A little bit of update

i know, i should be doing my laundry but i can't just yet. someone else is doing their laundry right now. i should be tidying my rumbled up walk-in closet instead but i'm not in the mood to.

so, a little update wouldn't hurt. cuz besides the fact that i need to finish straightening up my room -- i really have nothing to do. therefore: technically, i'm bored!

i went to vegas with kristina and her family a week ago. and like any other vegas trip, we hung out in the casinos and the bar at the hotel we stayed in. i'm not a big fan of gambling though, so, i'd stop whenever i'd lose 5 bucks at every slot machine we go to. most of the time, i'd play just once or twice (or really, thrice at the most) and just drink while i watch kristina spend her money on the nickel slots. random note but mention worthy (i think?): i had piñacollada for the first time and i loved it. i liked the fruitiness, tropical-ish flavor and the 5% alcohol content. i think, i'd need to drink like 5 of those before i could get buzzed and 20 of those to actually get me close to being drunk. haha. vegas was fun nonetheless.. we were sleepless but it's okay. we went shopping at the fashion show mall. i just had to go get something from ZARA. and then, i discovered an even better news, MANGO is on its way there. i saw a big ass poster that's covering the soon to be spot and i got really excited. i'm definitely saving up for the next vegas trip. there was a lot of stuff on sale but i didn't buy much clothes. i figured, what good is it to buy clothes when i'm trying to lose weight(?). so, i held off. i promised myself that i won't go on a shopping spree til i fit into my favorite green washed jeans.

nothing much happened after that weekend, just work. and tons of cookie cake orders. i got a little bit busier than usual towards the weekend cuz it was my inaanak's birthday party. we had to go shopping for the party stuff and plus, we cooked all the stuff. the kids loved the pizza spaghetti i made with egg noodle pasta.

we (kristina and i) went hiking at echo mountain a.k.a. the haunted forest. it's my second time there (and kristina's 4th). i love it there, despite the rumors that it's haunted at night. i guess there used to be a resort up there that burnt down. but you could still see some of the remains and some information about the place. i like reading the information thing-a-majigg, it feels like i'm actually in the same time and space with those people who used to vacation there. the picnic area/dance area is still there and my imagination just runs wild when i'm there. sometimes, my head plays those soft music and i imagine people dancing just like the 40's. and the best part of the place is the echo area. when you get to the top, there is this megaphone shaped thing that you scream or shout into and your voice will echo throughout the place. hence the name echo mountain. we're planning on hiking there atleast once a week and we might actually have a picnic there next week. i think i'm going to drag mac-mac along this time. and i'll take pictures next time too.

so, yeah, i'm sore right now.. i was moving like a snail at work today and people noticed how sluggish i was this morning. that's how out of shape i am and this is why i agreed to go hiking on a regular basis -- cuz i don't excercise!

[edit @ 6:34pm]

i really want to watch the black dahlia. i saw the movie trailer yesterday and i remember my brother mentioning a long time ago that he saw a documentary about it. i'm not sure how the story really went but i found this website that had info about the murder.

IN TWOs

Two Names You Go By:
1.) Dei
2.) Debb (only my mom and dad could call me that)

Two Parts of Your Heritage:
1.) Spanish
2.) And all sorts of Asian mix

Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1.) Miss Bisou brown jeans
2.) White tee

Two Things You Would Want In A Relationship:
1.) The understanding that God will always be first
2.) Unending Love

Two Of Your Favorite Hobbies:
1.) Hiking
2.) Boogie boarding

Two Things You Want Really Badly At The Moment:
1.) 13” black MacBook
2.) Scrapbook my photos

Two Pets You Had/Have:
1.) Kronk, my baby american pittbull terrier
2.) Puffles, my late white bunnie

Two People Who Will Fill This Out:
1.) Tweedlededum
2.) Tweedlededee (haha. j/k)

Two Things You Did Last Night:
1.) I got home and fixed my room
2.) Gathered my books and CDs

Two Things You Ate Today:
1.) Hummus with pita bread
2.) Semi-sweet chocolate chip cookie

Two People You Last Talked To:
1.) My boss
2.) Kristina

Two Things You're Doing Tomorrow:
1.) Practice driving
2.) Do my laundry

Two Of The Longest Car Rides You've Been On:
1.) L.A. to San Francisco (about 6-7 hours)
2.) L.A. to Clearlake (8-9 hours)

Two Favorite Holidays:
1.) Christmas
2.) Thanksgiving

Two Things You Can't Live Without:
1.) GOD
2.) My closet (w/ everything in it)

Two Things You Should Be Doing Instead Of This:
1.) I should really start doing my laundry, like now!
2.) Read my bible (I'm two and a half weeks behind)

I'm so disorganized.. it's so sad.

haha. i am though.. i think i need to work a system; especially with pictures i save on my drives. plus, i have ten million other films that needs to be developed (some are 3 years old already).

i wanted to post pictures last night but i ended up not doing it. my pictures were scattered all over my picture document that i finally gave up folderizing them. that, and i felt lazy to upload them. this wifi connection i have is crappy -- signal's always either low or very low, when the main connection is just literally on top of this room i'm in.

anways, i finally got out of my comfort zone and started to conquer one of my fears. driving. seriously, i'm such chicken shit when it comes to driving. i started learning when i was 18 but i've been lagging to get a liscence ever since then. but all that is going to change now. i'm still a little bit nervous but i'm doing okay. except for that fender-bender incident yesterday. yes, it's like my third day driving around the area (running a couple of errands with my cousin) and i get into a minor accident. well, i wouldn't even call it that cuz i got was a scratch on the bumper.

okay, so, i was making a left turn on a green light when i see this jackass rolling through trying to make a right on a red RIGHT ARROW. how fucken dumb is that?? so, i sort of panicked and my instincts told me to slow down but i made eye contact with him. i saw him see me, so, i thought he would have the courtesy to stop. but no.. the stupid boy went ahead and made his right turn (he didn't even atleast speed up or anything). i tried to break but it was too late.. i scratched his mama's purple lexus. we pull over and i could just see how scared he was (he barely got his liscence + he's fresh out of high school) and all he had to say was.. "oh, my bad". i wanted to tell him off so bad but i was sooo shaken up, i couldn't even talk. my cousin did all the talking like she was my lawyer of some sort.

so, yeah, that was my story yesterday. this weekend.. i'm going to organize my picture folder (crosses my fingers and hopes it gets done) so i could post my summer happenings.

the internet's finally back on.. but i'm not..

how sad.

yeah, i need to get my own computer.. i want a laptop. when my mom gets here, i'll probably be able to save enough money to buy something from apple. yes.

anyways, speaking of which (my mom) she's in philippines right now with my dad. they arrived last saturday and are leaving next saturday. i wish i was there with them!!!! i so do!

so yeah, a lot of stuff going on.. i don't even know where to start. i'm loving my summer (even though the sun can be really mean.. global warming is really extreme on this side of the globe). you can tell when i get to post pictures. i'm so dark!! very negra-status right now.

man. i just hope i find the time to sort pictures and blog about it soon. i never expected this summer to be this much fun. but it's crazy at the same time. i've been trying to slow down these past few weeks cuz it's kinda getting crazy at home too. i found peace though.. i never really expected it to be literally 5 minutes away from my work. but yeah, God is good... ALL THE TIME!