Ka-blag!

That's the sound of my heart falling after seeing this beautiful thing. OH NOES talaga!
Two of my favoritest things in the world. Adidas + Stormtrooper = LOVE!

Ang tanong, dadating naman kaya sya sa Pilipinas? I loved the Vader hoodie too. Angas!
At kung dumating man, kamusta naman sa presyo di ba? Hwoo.

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Black Hole Sun

This is just my first day off work and already I am bored to death. I keep listening to one song cover over and over again, I keep staring at other people's status and apparently I slept the whole afternoon off, even forgot eating.

I have never been good at this. Being holed up. Too many idle times in my hand was never a good thing. I know I have tons of books to pick up and keep me busy for the next 6 months but surprisingly I am not in the mood to be entertained by fictional characters. Yet. I'll change my mind soon I know. If I was probably living off someone else's monetary pity, it might've been another story.

But for the meantime, I am boredom personified.

CNN Hero of the Year

Congrats Kuya Efren! You couldn't have said it any better. Thanks for donning a barong. You make me proud to be a Pinoy. <3

Impromptu Date

Nakipagkita ang Pamela para um-achieve ng 3 bagay:

• Magpalinya sa Sun (failed).
• Bumili ng contact lens (check)
• Magpa-earpierce (nawalan na ng oras).

Nawalan na ng oras kasi pagkatagal-tagal ma-i-shoot ang contact lens sa bawat mata. Prinaktis na din ang pag-aalis. Kawawang mga mata, namula na't lahat haha. Mabuti na lang napakatyaga ng mga tao sa paligid. Salamat Dr. Steve!

Mariela, Pamela at Sarah

Dinner at Gotti's. Kahit mga walang cash, ang card ng isang bata ay hindi pa activated, para kaming mga batang nag-fi-figure out kung pano gumagana ang mga payphones. Ang saya! Namiss ko 'to. Hanggang sa muli!

After Eight. Must try Gotti's dessert!

My First Trooper

Before that fateful Friday, I was already decided to buy the Lego Stormtrooper watch. But after that, I didn't think I still could afford. I was all set to buying it after Iget my Christmas bonus but of course the Cheese offered to buy it for me seeing how I get obsessed with anything Stormtrooper related as each day passes. What an early Christmas gift!

Thanks a looot! <3

Magtatanim Muna..

That's why it was called a surprise darling, it creeps up on you without you ever knowing what the hell just happened. :O

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Malaya na ako. Sort of. Kahapon, natanggap ko ang isa sa pinaka-nakakagulat na balita sa buhay ko: wala na daw akong trabaho. Dismissed. Redundant. Gardening leave. Backpay. December 11. Thank you. Yun na lang ang mga naaalala ko. Kasama ng apat pang kaopisina, kami'y pinapunta sa Aquarium. Akala ko may meeting lang. Byernes kasi nun. Naglitanya na naman ang boss naming mahilig sa mabulaklak na salita. Pero naramdaman ko na eh. Eto na siguro yun. Habang lumalalim pa ang pagpapaliwanag ng boss namin, hindi ko na maiwasang mapangiti.

Totoo. Nakahinga ako. Hindi ko na kailangan mag-isip ng kasinungalingan para lang may maisulat sa resignation letter sa Disyembre. Eto na, sila na mismo ang nagsabi. Para kong nabunutan ng tinik. Hindi ko na kailangang magsulat araw-araw ng tungkol sa sugal. Hindi ko na kailangang lokohin pa ang sarili ko na hindi na talaga ko masaya sa trabaho ko.

Malaya na ako.

Wala akong sama ng loob sa kahit kanino pa sa management namin. Hindi naman talaga ko yung tipo ng nagtatanim ng sama ng loob in the first place. Eto na yata ang pinaka-weird na dismissal na nangyari sa buhay ko (not that I've been dismissed before, actually first time ko 'to!). Lahat kami nakangiti. O siguro kami lang yun ng isa kong kaopisina. Hindi ko rin masasabi kung ano yung naramdaman talaga nung iba. Sana okay lang din sila.

Hindi na ko nakapag-alam sa mga kaibigan ko sa kabilang kwarto. Mabilisang exit eh.

Ngayon, gusto ko mang aminin na masayang masaya ko sa nangyari bigla syang nasapawan ng thought na ito: hindi ako pwedeng mag-slack off. Bakit? Dahil wala akong magulang na sasalo sakin kung sakali mang mawalan ako ng trabaho. Hindi ako pwedeng humiga lang maghapon sa kama at pag naisipang bumangon o kaya maramdaman ang gutom e pwedeng magpunta sa kusina at tingnan kung ano ang pagkain. Ilan lang yun sa mga eksenang hindi ko mararanasan.

Sa madaling salita, kailangan pa ring kumayod.

Nagpapasalamat ako sa lahat ng mga kaibigan kong nagpaabot ng simpatiya. Whether nag-IM sakin, tumawag, nagtext or nag-email. Ito ay isang balitang sa iilang tao ko lang sinabi pero may pakpak talaga ang balita eh. But the general emotion was of surprise. Akala nila nagbibiro lang ako.

So kung isa ka sa hindi pa nakakaalam, ngayon alam mo na. May alam ka bang opening dyan? Hehe.

Rebel Scum

Yes, I am flooding my posts with Stormtroopers and this will not be the end of it.
I want something Stormtrooper-y this Christmas. Anything. Something. *sigh*








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see more of adorableness in Stefan's Flickr. I LOVE HIS WORKS!



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a pixal.us image I scoured somewhere.

Robin and the Stormpooper

Robin: Isn’t it time you got rid of your stupid doll?
Barney: It’s not a doll. It’s a stormtrooper.
Robin: Uh, it’s wearing a diaper.
Barney: It’s not a diaper. It’s protective armor.
Robin: Stormtrooper. More like storm pooper.
Barney: Stop it.
Robin: Pppt. Oh, it sounds like your storm pooper needs a changing!

~The Rough Patch, How I Met Your Mother

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Shameless reposting from my one of favorite Star Wars blog! I WISH I ALSO HAVE A TROOPER THAT SIZE! I SO LOVED THAT EPISODE. Scherbatsky + Stinson no more.

Wednesday LOVE

When we were introduced to each other a few years back, I fell in love at once. If I was ever born in the 80's you would be the soundtrack of my life, along with Tom Petty and Everything But The Girl, while watching Molly Ringwald movies and sporting that riot hair exclusive to the decade alone.

And I Quote Raj..

It feels like I haven't been forgiven yet. It must have been really awful and I didn't even know it. As Raj Koothrappali of Big Bang Theory will say to his bestfriend Wolowitz, "sucky, sucky friend".

And that's how you wrap up a Tuesday.

Strike Two

Maliban sa loob ng mall, sinong tao ang nagbubukas ng Christmas tree lights ng pagka-aga-aga? Take note: nasa loob ng opisina na napakaliwanag courtesy of haring araw. May tinatawag na pagtitipid di ba?

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Tanong: kung may kaibigan kang nagsabi sayo na ayaw ka na nyang maging kaibigan, anong mararamdaman mo?

Naisip ko lang, minsan pala mas insensitibo tayo sa mga taong akala natin nandyan lang palagi. Samantalang, isip tayo ng isip sa mga taong hindi naman nga natin sigurado kung naiisip din ba tayo at ang papel natin sa buhay nila. Talagang minsan, huli mo na maiisip na may mga taong di mo pala kayang mawala sa buhay mo pero maiisip mo lang pag sila naman ang unti-unting nawawala na sa buhay mo.

Naniniwala akong may break-ups din sa friendships. Minsan kailangan. Minsan talagang bigla na lang nangyayari. Pero hindi ako makapaniwalang kamuntikan ko na palang gawin yun. Ang sama, oo.

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Moving on, sana Byernes na ulit! Looking forward to seeing the Cheese more. Haha.

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Lunes. Pagsusulat na walang kamatayan boo.

Today Is The Day

Of course, no need to ask who we're rooting for here. Go Pacman!

UPDATE: Yes. The PACMAN won. Lucky Seven. Team Pilipinas!

Cheers, buddy!

It's the Binx's birthday today. And burned out that he is he decided to lift off somewhere. Ha! I wish you peace and happiness even for just a day :)

The Thought at the Back of Your Mind

Under the Sea

where it's oh so pretty! where fishes are simply adorable, content to feed on tutong rice. heehee.


where idiots like me break their peace, trying hard to catch their fins only to be slapped by their powerful tails..



thank you Papa Jesus for them fishies! Such a sight to behold. Sigh.

Wednesday LOVE

Finally, my long-overdue Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans has arrived. Harry Potter fans would know what I'm talking about here. Excited! What to taste first? Booger? Dirt? Earthworm? Vomit? Rotten Egg? or Earwax? Can't wait!

Flying Solo in Iloilo

Last week, I embarked on my first solo adventure out of Luzon. Due to some unfortunate circumstances, the Cheesewas not able join me in this trip nevermind how long we've waited for this. Alas, still nursing a slight fever from the past week's illness, I almost did not wake up in time for my flight. Thank goodness for unlimited calls.

And so I flew in Iloilo without the slightest idea of where I will be staying nor where I will go. Okay. So I do have a little but those notes are not sufficient enough in my opinion. So I spent the whole morning walking around Iloilo City, feeling (and figuring) my way around while looking for a place to stay. My feet and back killed me from too much walking (I had a heavy backpack), I was slowly becoming irritated. The down side of traveling alone is this: hotel rooms are always expensive because you have to shoulder everything. But of course, I did not let all that dampen my mood. I took a jeep to Jaro to also take a look of a place to stay, went to a museum before going to city proper. After finally scoring a decent enough inn, I took a nap. Yes a NAP. I was so darned tired forgive me.

So far, my favorite Iloilo Church - St. Anne of Molo

They have a really cool campus ha, with provincial effects and all!

But I have to say. My trip to Miag-ao the day after made me appreciate this whole thing of traveling alone. There's a certain kind of freedom and sense of achievement one can get when traveling alone. You know, fending for yourself and relying to strangers' kindness to get you through it all. It's all liberating for me.

Yes I admit it gets really sad knowing that you cannot share the experience with your friends or special psomeone but hey, I believe that this is one thing that everyone should do at least once in their life.

Next on my list: a trip alone outside Philippines yeah!

An Updated Lakbayan Map

Imma fill you up white spots til there's no land unconquered by maryelogs!



My Lakbayan grade is C+!
How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!
Created by Eugene Villar.

Guy Fawkes Night

"Remember, remember the fifth of November.
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.
I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot."

Hullo work

Malcapuya Island giving Boracay a run for their money.

And just like that I'm back. Five days went like a breeze. But I loved every single day of it. :) Who wouldn't want to be in a place like that?!?!