the dude to my dudette
the homme to my femme
the smile on my lips
the joy in my heart
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if it's not broken, don't fix it
a month ago, i brought my car to a service center near my parents' place to have it checked. no trouble actually. it's just that i had a full load of passengers in the backseat one night and i heard a grating sound as if the bottom was scratching the ground. this happened several times, i was afraid a hole might have been borne or something : }
well, they raised the car, checked it (i looked as well), no scratches whatsoever. what could that have been?
they checked under the hood. everything seemed ok.
they test drove the car. nothing.
i told them to fill the car and asked to ride with them. three guys in the back seat, i on the passenger seat in front, another guy on the wheel. we test drove again, over humps and around curves, sudden acceleration and quick stops. still nothing. they were kidding we were not heavy enough. they said we should load a truck inside. yeah, funny...
anyway, they checked the shocks. they said the shocks are good.
they were telling me maybe my car is just not used to having passengers. hmmm... true. but then where did that sound come from? how come there were no scratches?
i was already at the shop anyway, i asked them to check everything and replace whatever needs to be replaced.
they again checked under the hood. they asked me when i last had my timing belt replaced. i said i really don't know. they replaced the timing belt and switched the tires.
a few days later, i started hearing a faint, high-pitched sound from the hood. i'll be parking in my garage, i'd get off to open the gate and i'd hear it. this does not happen all the time but it has happened several times. i have not heard that sound before.
so today i brought the car to the shop again. i told them my brother was saying it could be the fan belt. they checked. they said the fan belt is not aligned. i go, 'weren't you the ones who fixed the car before? no one else has touched it since.'
i don't go around tinkering with the car. all i do is gas up and bring it to the car wash. whenever i gas up, i request the attendant to check the oil, the power steering fluid, the brake fluid, etc. i don't think he goes around tinkering with the fan belt.
anyway, the shop fixed the fan belt then turned over the car to me. i drove off. guess what, just a block away and i started hearing this loud, piercing sound. whoa! that was definitely waaaay beyond the faint, high-pitched sound that brought me to the car shop again. i drove back.
this time, they said the belt is too loose.
eh?! you're the one who just fixed it. how come it is now worse?! fix it well. this is supposed to be a reputable car shop here.
they fixed it again then told me if i hear a sound again then maybe it's the water pump. oh, yeah?! i don't want to wait to hear another sound before i replace the water pump. i told them to replace it as a pre-emptive measure.
now the car seems ok again. i hope nothing unusual crops up. otherwise, i'm going someplace else.
my dad was telling me it's about time i replace my car. i told him i'm actually saving up for a new one next year. i was planning to get it on installment through bank financing. guess what, he offered me a loan so i could buy in cash. wiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee!!! : D
he told me to just tell him anytime. gee, thanks.
actually, i prefer the year 2012. dunno. i just like the number. my officemates, however, have been badgering me to buy a new one asap, i don't know why. hmmm... hmmm... hmmm... two of them are waiting to snap up my vehicle the moment i put it up for sale. aha! so that's why?
well, they'll have to wait some more. i'm really still happy with my car. to me it's still ok. i'm not really a car person. as long as it's running then i'm fine with it, haha.
well, they raised the car, checked it (i looked as well), no scratches whatsoever. what could that have been?
they checked under the hood. everything seemed ok.
they test drove the car. nothing.
i told them to fill the car and asked to ride with them. three guys in the back seat, i on the passenger seat in front, another guy on the wheel. we test drove again, over humps and around curves, sudden acceleration and quick stops. still nothing. they were kidding we were not heavy enough. they said we should load a truck inside. yeah, funny...
anyway, they checked the shocks. they said the shocks are good.
they were telling me maybe my car is just not used to having passengers. hmmm... true. but then where did that sound come from? how come there were no scratches?
i was already at the shop anyway, i asked them to check everything and replace whatever needs to be replaced.
they again checked under the hood. they asked me when i last had my timing belt replaced. i said i really don't know. they replaced the timing belt and switched the tires.
a few days later, i started hearing a faint, high-pitched sound from the hood. i'll be parking in my garage, i'd get off to open the gate and i'd hear it. this does not happen all the time but it has happened several times. i have not heard that sound before.
so today i brought the car to the shop again. i told them my brother was saying it could be the fan belt. they checked. they said the fan belt is not aligned. i go, 'weren't you the ones who fixed the car before? no one else has touched it since.'
i don't go around tinkering with the car. all i do is gas up and bring it to the car wash. whenever i gas up, i request the attendant to check the oil, the power steering fluid, the brake fluid, etc. i don't think he goes around tinkering with the fan belt.
anyway, the shop fixed the fan belt then turned over the car to me. i drove off. guess what, just a block away and i started hearing this loud, piercing sound. whoa! that was definitely waaaay beyond the faint, high-pitched sound that brought me to the car shop again. i drove back.
this time, they said the belt is too loose.
eh?! you're the one who just fixed it. how come it is now worse?! fix it well. this is supposed to be a reputable car shop here.
they fixed it again then told me if i hear a sound again then maybe it's the water pump. oh, yeah?! i don't want to wait to hear another sound before i replace the water pump. i told them to replace it as a pre-emptive measure.
now the car seems ok again. i hope nothing unusual crops up. otherwise, i'm going someplace else.
my dad was telling me it's about time i replace my car. i told him i'm actually saving up for a new one next year. i was planning to get it on installment through bank financing. guess what, he offered me a loan so i could buy in cash. wiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee!!! : D
he told me to just tell him anytime. gee, thanks.
actually, i prefer the year 2012. dunno. i just like the number. my officemates, however, have been badgering me to buy a new one asap, i don't know why. hmmm... hmmm... hmmm... two of them are waiting to snap up my vehicle the moment i put it up for sale. aha! so that's why?
well, they'll have to wait some more. i'm really still happy with my car. to me it's still ok. i'm not really a car person. as long as it's running then i'm fine with it, haha.
bouncing back
my best friend was telling me she asked the guy whether this was the first time i got mad at him.
she says the guy chuckled and said no.
haha... true. we've gone through worse... and survived.
credit goes solely to him. if it were up to me he would have been out of the picture the first time. but then he knows how to handle my wrath (yup, that strong : }). and he knows how to creep back.
this recent one is nothing compared to the first. we survived that one. we're surviving this one as well.
what doesn't break you makes you stronger...
she says the guy chuckled and said no.
haha... true. we've gone through worse... and survived.
credit goes solely to him. if it were up to me he would have been out of the picture the first time. but then he knows how to handle my wrath (yup, that strong : }). and he knows how to creep back.
this recent one is nothing compared to the first. we survived that one. we're surviving this one as well.
what doesn't break you makes you stronger...
jumping into conclusions
i was on the phone with an old friend and i was trying to give a push to his much delayed action on this other girl. we kept on parrying each other's arguments and the conversation ended in a stalemate, i think. neither of us would concede : }
after the call, my mom who was right beside me all along, chided me, "ang tiyaga mo naman! tingin ko sa iyo may gusto 'yan..." (you're so patient! i think you're the one he likes...)
huh?!
me: "do you know who that was, mom?"
mom: "no"
eh?! hahaha...
the guy and i are DEFINITELY just friends. no romantic angle whatsoever.
oh, moms...
after the call, my mom who was right beside me all along, chided me, "ang tiyaga mo naman! tingin ko sa iyo may gusto 'yan..." (you're so patient! i think you're the one he likes...)
huh?!
me: "do you know who that was, mom?"
mom: "no"
eh?! hahaha...
the guy and i are DEFINITELY just friends. no romantic angle whatsoever.
oh, moms...
dreams
i dreamt twice early this morning. maybe more, but it's just these two i remember. (i've read we dream several times during sleep, we just don't remember).
around 3 am, i woke up from a not so pleasant dream. there was this stranger who was following me. he wanted me to board his car. hmmm... i think i know where that dream came from...
even if the dream was unpleasant, it didn't really bother me. a little something someone did a few days back crossed my mind and it brought me so much joy, hahaha. (nothing big... super trivial actually... i feel so silly feeling so happy about it. yuck!)
i went back to sleep with a smile in my heart : )
and then the second dream. the guy whose action brought me so much joy appeared in this dream. if i remember right, this is the first time i ever dreamt about him.
there were free tickets to a show. i thought he was going to invite me but then it seemed like he was going to invite someone else. ouch!
the dream did not really show him inviting another girl. what it showed was him seated on a long table (not on a chair) side by side with this girl and they were holding the tickets. i was just looking at them from not so far away, hurt and disappointed at the thought that he would invite her not me. oh, heartache... : }
i wonder why someone who gives me so much joy in my waking hours appears a heartbreaker in my dreams. hmmm... hmmm... hmmm... not sure i should analyze. i prefer to hold on to my joy...
around 3 am, i woke up from a not so pleasant dream. there was this stranger who was following me. he wanted me to board his car. hmmm... i think i know where that dream came from...
even if the dream was unpleasant, it didn't really bother me. a little something someone did a few days back crossed my mind and it brought me so much joy, hahaha. (nothing big... super trivial actually... i feel so silly feeling so happy about it. yuck!)
i went back to sleep with a smile in my heart : )
and then the second dream. the guy whose action brought me so much joy appeared in this dream. if i remember right, this is the first time i ever dreamt about him.
there were free tickets to a show. i thought he was going to invite me but then it seemed like he was going to invite someone else. ouch!
the dream did not really show him inviting another girl. what it showed was him seated on a long table (not on a chair) side by side with this girl and they were holding the tickets. i was just looking at them from not so far away, hurt and disappointed at the thought that he would invite her not me. oh, heartache... : }
i wonder why someone who gives me so much joy in my waking hours appears a heartbreaker in my dreams. hmmm... hmmm... hmmm... not sure i should analyze. i prefer to hold on to my joy...
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