it's just cake

cake...

sister:  'you finish that...'

me:  'i'm full...  why don't you finish it?'

sister:  'i'm full, too...'

<silence>

sister:  'don't tell me we're still going to put that in the ref...'

me:  'if no one's gonna eat...'

sister:  'it won't anymore taste as good tomorrow...  why don't we just eat half each?'

me:  'ok...'

sister makes an uneven slice...  one's bigger than the other...

me:  'you get the bigger one...'

sister:  'i'm bigger than you, you get the bigger slice...'

me:  'you're bigger so you should get the bigger one...'

sister:  'you're thinner so you should eat more...'

me:  'i'm not thin!'

sister:  'but you're slimmer than me...'

me:  'you know what they do?  the one who cuts is not supposed to choose a slice first...'

sister:  'well, i'm youngest so i get to choose...'

me:  'you know marginal utility in econ?  when we were eating cake initially, we were very happy, our marginal utility was high...  as we were eating more cake, the marginal utility was diminishing...  we were still happy but not as much as the first bite...  look now, we're already forcing ourself to eat cake...  we're not happy anymore...  you should find your maximum utility and stop there...'

look and see

dad asked me to hand him this spice bottle...

ok...

was i surprised when he removed the cap, poured some content on a spoon then sprinkled it across his food...

me:  'that has holes...'

i put the cap back, flipped open the top, then showed him the holes where the spice should pass through...

dad:  'oh...  i didn't know...'

i don't know how long they've had that bottle but i'm sure it's not new...

i remember this classmate before...  i borrowed her mini-tripod for a group shot...  i mounted the camera on the tripod then pulled out the inner tubes to make the legs longer...

she laughingly said she's had that tripod for a long time and she didn't know you could lengthen the legs...

sometimes it takes new eyes to make you see what's special in what you have...  \m/

diversity

on my bucket list is a 2K run...  well, 2K walk, actually...  i don't want to run...  i intend to just walk...

anyway, last sunday, there was a lady in front of me and she was wearing a '5K Finisher' shirt...  i got excited!!!  i thought to myself, once i've done 2K maybe i could shoot for 5K next...

then yesterday i saw a guy wearing a '21K Finisher' shirt...  whoa!  21?!  i had to do a double-take...  yup, it was indeed 21K...

i tried to check how i felt...  do i want to gun for a 21K, too?  hmmm...  no...  is it because i can't do it?  hmmm...  no...  maybe i can, maybe i can't...  whichever, it doesn't really figure in my lack of desire to do it...

i think, yeah, some things you like; some things you just don't...  the things you like, some people hate...  those you dislike, others love...

that's why variety thrives...  and the world is an interesting place...  : )

i can't even

i bought ice cream...

me to cashier:  'miss, could you put cardboard, please...  so the (car) seat won't get wet...'

she put cardboard on the bottom of the paper bag but since the tub was kinda big (3 liters), she put the bag on its side and then pushed the ice cream tub inside...

she handed me the package sideways, with the cardboard perpendicular to the bottom of the tub...

some logic are just beyond my comprehension...  : }

it's not you, it's me

intending to turn left so i signalled left...  then my companion told me i could go straight...  so i went straight...

i wanted to merge to the lane to my right but the oncoming vehicle picked up speed...

me:  'look at that!  i'm trying to merge and he accelerated?!'

and then i saw my signal...

'ooops...  my signal's still left!'

my bad...  sorry...  :"}

just stop it

at my parents' place...  not much chips left...

me to sister:  'finish that so i can wash the container...'

sister:  'i'm full...  why don't you finish it?'

me:  'you're the one who likes chips...'

sister:  'you eat chips, too...'

me:  'but i'm not really into it...  you finish that...  it's not much...'

sister:  'i'm going to refill that...'

me:  'don't mix old with new...  you finish that one before you put in the new...'

sister:  'ok...'

me:  'eat it now so i can wash the container before you refill...'

sister:  'i'll refill tomorrow...'

me:  'good...  finish it now so i can wash now and 'twill be well-dried by tomorrow...'

sister:  'i'm full...  i'll just eat it tomorrow...'

me:  'how can i wash if tomorrow?  i wanna wash before you refill...'

sister:  'ok...  then i won't refill tomorrow...'

:"}

guesswork

picture puzzle...

me to cousin:  'were you able to get it?'

cousin:  'we couldn't...'

me:  'so do i now tell you?'

cousin:  '<toot> says it's fingertoe...'

me:  'fingertoe?  wahehe...  what on earth is that?  manicure-pedicure?  the answer is mistletoe!'

partially correct, totally wrong...  ; )

low-key

talking strawberries...

i tell my sister-in-law i don't eat them...

sister-in-law tells me she, on the other hand, likes them...

me:  'oh...  so did you like the cake i bought?'

sister-in-law:  'i ate the strawberries on top...'

me:  'how 'bout the tart?  did you find it yummy?'

sister-in-law:  ''twas just ok to me...  <brother> and <niece> really liked it though...'

me:  'the cream there is not ordinary whipped cream... it's almond cream...'

sister-in-law:  'aw!  i avoided the cream!  had i known i would not have...'

me:  'haha...  you passed up something good...'

it looked ordinary but it actually was special...  : )

wag the dog

sister checking out mats...

i saw one in blue, my favorite color...  <3

me:  'how 'bout this one?'

sister:  'the one i'm replacing is green...'

me:  'oh...  ok...'

look around...  look around...  look around...

sister finally decided on one...

good...  : )

grocery...

dinner...

then in the car...

sister:  'i suddenly remembered the one i'm replacing is blue...  i got green...'

me:  'we can still have that replaced with blue...'

sister:  'never mind...  at least it's a new color...'

me:  'ok...  whatever you like...'

sister:  'but then my pails and dipper are blue...'

replace the pails...  ; p

tinker belle

sister:  'were you the one who left this door open?'

me:  'no...  i haven't even gone there yet...'

a short while later...

sister:  'were you the one who put these plastics here?'

me:  'no...  how come you're asking me?  i'm too far from there...  the other day, mom was asking where i got the newly cleaned stuff she saw on the bed...  in the first place, i wasn't even the one who washed them...'

sister:  'well, you're the one who likes to fix things...'

oh...  i'll take that as a compliment...  : )

the customer is right

i called this cookie store...

staff:  'good afternoon...  this is <toot> from <store name> - <branch name>...'

me:  'good afternoon...  i'm going to inquire about your cookie cakes...'

staff:  'yes, ma'am...'

me:  '<blah-blah-blah>...'

was i surprised to hear what seemed like an off-topic reply...

me:  'are you talking to me?'

no response...

me:  'hello...  hello...  hello...

♩ ♪  hello, hello, hello
hello, how do you do?
i'm glad to be with you
and you, and you, and you  ♫ ♬'

(wahaha...  i am silly like that...)

still no response...

i realized that the one on the other end was already talking to someone else...

i hang up and called another branch...  the conversation went fine and we ended the call properly...

then the phone rang...

me:  'hello...'

caller:  'hello, ma'am...  this is <toot> from <branch name>...'

me:  'hello!  what happened to you?!  you left me hanging in the air just like that...  that is very rude...'

caller:  'i'm sorry, ma'am...  what was that you were asking earlier?'

me:  'i've already called <other branch>...  they've answered my query...  but next time don't do that again...  you gave your name when you answered the phone...  i could easily send an e-mail to your office and tell them what you did when i called...  good thing i'm in a good mood today so i won't do that...'

caller was profusely apologetic...

me:  'it's ok...  but make sure you don't do that to others anymore...  you might chance upon someone who will report you to your office...'

even when customers are wrong you're supposed to treat them right...  what more if they are right...

moving on

'one more chance' on tv...  three-month-rule scene coming up...

i call my sister:  'you watch that...  three-month-rule...'

sister:  'three-man?  one man...  who's the second and third?'

me:  'month!  three-month!  when you break up you're supposed to wait three months before you enter another relationship...'

there's a time to heal...  and a time to love again...  >-<3-<3->

smell the flowers

arrival of plane carrying mexican president enrique peña nieto in manila for APEC in the news...

me:  'is he the handsome one?'

sister:  'i don't know...  i'm busy...'

me:  'you're busy so you don't notice anymore who's handsome?'

sister:  'yes...'

you should find time, y'know...  ;")

judge not

overheard a teacher telling a former student she got into teaching because someone told her that it was easy.  well, she later found out it is not.  according to her, checking papers and giving grades are VERY hard.

oh...  non-judgmental...  : )

garbage

saw someone throw tissue on the floor...

me:  'you dropped something...'

woman:  'what?'

me:  'there...'

woman:  'tissue?'

me:  'yes...'

woman:  'is it yours?'

me:  'no!'

woman:  'must be mine then...'

me:  'yes...  i saw you drop it...'

intentionally, i think...  >: (

vague

on the phone with my mom's DSL provider...

tech support:  'just leave your modem on, ma'am...'

me:  'for 24 hours again?'

tech support:  'just this day, ma'am...'

me:  'ah...  so up to midnight?'

tech support:  'this day, ma'am...'

me:  'this day...  what is 'this day'?  midnight is this day...  10 pm, 9 pm, 8 pm is this day...  if you tell me midnight, we'll just turn the modem off tomorrow...  if you say 10 pm, we'll turn it off before we go to bed...  can we turn it off 10 pm?'

tech support:  'you could, ma'am...'

me:  'so not necessarily midnight?  it won't affect whatever you're doing if we turn if off 10 pm?'

tech support:  'you can turn it off after the line testing, ma'am...'

me:  'how do we know when the line testing is done?  how long will that take?'

tech support:  'this day, ma'am...'

me:  'this day?  you know, you should be more specific than that...  you should give a time instead of just saying 'this day'...  say midnight, 10 pm, 6 pm...  next time be more specific, ok...'

tech support:  'ok, ma'am...'

you are welcome...

make it double

i choked...

me:  'number!'

sister:  '10!'

me:  '10 again?!  J again?!  why is it always 10???'

sister:  'okay...  make it 20...'

me:  'oh...  so J remembered me twice?'

; p

icing on the cake

picking up cake i ordered last week yet...  i've been seated in the bar for quite some time and they have yet to hand me the cake (well, they did serve me chips while i was waiting)...

me:  'why is it taking too long?'

staff:  'sorry, ma'am...  we ran out of boxes...  they're still getting from the stockroom...'

oh...

hmmm...  what if we just leave the cake exposed?  no one will be eating the box anyway...  ; p

sharing

i excitedly called a friend...

me:  'there's this cute shoes...  canvas... with lip prints...  it's on sale...  i'm buying...  you want, too?  we'll match...'

friend:  'what kind of shoes?'

me:  'hmmm...  rubber shoes?  well, it's not really rubber shoes...  it's like the shoes girls wear for P.E...  and then it has a lip design...'

friend:  'where?'

me:  'all over...  it has lip prints all over...  you know lipstick marks?  like that...  cute...'

friend:  'it's buy one, take one?'

me:  'huh?!  no!  you think i called you because it's buy one, take one?!  i called you because it's on sale and i have an additional 20% discount plus free shipping because i have other purchases...  i'm calling for you not for me!'

wahaha...  why suddenly ballistic???  ;"p

keep calm
and
buy cute shoes

; )

boomerang

sister in the bathroom...  i heard her sneeze...

me:  'bless you!  say 'excuse me'...  even when you're alone...  make it a habit so it will come automatically...'

sister:  'excuse me...'

me:  'good...  do that even when no one's around so it will be second nature...  you won't have to change behaviors in the presence of others...  develop good habits...'

soon after, i myself sneezed...  :"O

sister exclaimed:  'say 'excuse me'!'

me:  'haha...  excuse me...'

sister:  'develop good habits...'

; )

captive audience

last night, i overheard my sister's TV...  it was the pinoy big brother 737 finals...

me:  'what does the 737 mean?'

sister:  'i don't know...  i don't really watch this...'

oh...  ok...

then i went downstairs...  my mom was also in front of the tv and it also was showing the pbb finals...

me:  'what does 737 in the title mean?'

mom:  'i don't know...  i don't watch this...'

me:  'how come yours and <sister>'s TVs are both on that channel if you don't watch it?  because it's the finals?'

mom:  'i'm waiting for 'your face sounds familiar'...  it's normally shown before this but now they switched timeslots because it's the finals...'

; }

choosing outfits

shopping...

my nephew quickly checked out sweatpants...  picked one...  tried it on...  then decided it's what he'd buy...

then he quickly checked out jackets...  he picked one...  tried it on...  then again decided it's what he'd buy...

me to sister-in-law:  'are guys really like that?  he was able to choose right away...  when i was here last, i tried on so many tops before i was able to decide on one...'

sister-in-law chuckled:  'maybe...'

and then we looked for my niece...  guess what, she was still in the fitting room trying on different clothes...

; )

same feather

two normally negative persons talking...  said one to the other:  'don't think such thoughts!  should be positive...'

oh, wow!  surprising / astounding but good to hear.. : D

so math applies, huh!  negative times negative equals positive...  go flock together, peeps...  : )

loophole

nephew says he'll gas up my car...

me: 'huh?! doesn't it have gas???'

nephew: 'you said if i'm going to use it i'll have to gas it up...'

me: 'what i said was you can use it to school but you'll have to take care of your own gas... i'm not going to shoulder your gas if it's everyday...'

nephew: 'ah, so if it's not daily i don't have to gas up?'

me: 'yes... just use it; you don't need to gas up... i'll take care of it...'

nephew: 'a, thank you, tita...'

later it occurred to me that he might use it to school just every other day...

toinks! ; )

then and now

presented my ID as i entered a building...  uhm, my face was a bit too round and plumpy there...

guard:  'is this you, ma'am???'

me:  'yes...   years back...  20 lbs. ago...'

older...  hopefully wiser...  definitely slimmer...  ; p

that's it

cousin invited me to visit them in the US...

and then he said i might as well bring this other cousin of ours, too...

in the course of the exchange, the original one expanded to two then to four/five to hopefully six (from just me to me plus our other cousin and her family)...

and so the inviter went:  'Just like the line in Jaws --- I'm gonna need a bigger boat. Haha'

i didn't see the movie...  just parts of it too long ago, i don't anymore remember...  i was thinking when i read his comment, 'don't tell me he's gonna load the shark in his boat...'  i therefore replied i don't get the analogy...

well, my cousin explained he realized if what we were talking about materializes then he will need a bigger car...

oh...  so that really was the message!  wahaha...

sometimes that thing you discount turns out to be the main point actually...

note to self:
'keep an open mind.'

grown-up halloween

cousin's granddaughter went trick-or-treating at my place yesterday (yup, extended halloween)...

cousin:  'what did you give them?'

me:  'a butterfly mirror plus clip for the hair...'

cousin:  'oh...  i liked the mirror!  i like butterflies...'

me:  'ask her...  see whether she'll give you...  or you can go trick-or-treating yourself...'

in which case, if she knocks at my door, i'll opt for trick...  that would be interesting...  ; )

more

extended halloween (it's already november 2)...

me: 'kids trick-or-treating, mom...'

mom: 'is it <toot> and her playmate?'

me: 'yes...'

mom: 'they were already here a while ago... i've given them...'

me to kids: 'were you already here earlier?'

kids: 'yes...'

me: 'ah... should be just once...'

<toot>: 'we want again...'

me: 'try other houses...'

<toot>: 'it's here we like...'

me: 'trick-or-treat is different houses... you're not supposed to come back...'

<toot>: 'we want more of what we were given earlier...'

me to mom: 'they want some more, mom... what did you give them?'

mom: 'i gave them candy from singapore...'

oh... i'd come back, too... ; )

that much i know

i overheard the tv as my mom was watching 'Your Face Sounds Familiar'...  so someone got eva eugenio from the iconizer...

me:  'who's eva eugenio, mom?'

mom:  'contemporary of imelda papin...'

me:  'hehe...  i know eva eugenio, mom...  i mean, who got her from the iconizer?'

mom:  'oh...  kakai...'

; )