Taong Timog sa Hilaga

2 weekends ago, i went to the libis area.. havnt done this since 6 months...it's my inaanak's 3rd bday and it was held in jollibee libis. (Belated Happy Birthday Mr. Gio Riofrio! a.k.a superman!) after this, my sister and some of our old churchmates went to eastwood and afterwards at the new market in Tiendesita's.

The last time i went to Eastwood was 3 years ago so it's still something new to me. nways, i didnt know shops there were open until midnyt during weekends. sobrang ok ito! there was also this event for pets.. they had dog shows and all...tiangges for dogs too! lemi show you picture i took:

here is a stall that sell sofas for your pets and shoes as well. how cute!
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and here is me going thru small tiangges! hehe..

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after this, i went to see the new TIEN DESITA'S. this is mytha, sam and i. Nways, It's this new market place that is supposed to promote Filipino products. it has this asian design.. um, how do i describe this.. something like gigantic huts? shops were in rows and some were air-conditioned while others were of the typical tiangges. We went there at around 7 pm and it was really hot! imagine shopping there at 12 PM! naku, super pawis ang mga tao nun! yikes! there were sections for accessories, furnitures, food, antiques, and pets. in the center, there's this big food court with a stage for a band. it's this big circus tent thingy with colorful lamps and vintas (not sure) hanging. nway, the food's yummy and a bit expensive.. there was nilaga for 90 pesos per order and tuna belly na 2 inches lang for almost 200. my friend, IRIS, on the other hand said the food they ate was realy cheap like this big plate of nachos for 90.. oh well... i enjoyed my bbq with rice and violet puto (putobungbung ba yun? hindi ko alam spelling eh)

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take a look at this litl tiger. you can find him or her sa pet section.. too bad he or she was asleep when i passed by:

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here are the lamps you can find haning in the food court and some stalls as well:

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My Harry Potter Weekend

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Finally! My Harry Potter tickets werent until Nov20, Sunday.. so by the time i watched it, almost all fanatics textd me their views about the movie.. Nevertheless, I was still excited to see it! I loved the movie but I think it’s not for kids anymore.. well, maybe for some parts of it. But most of the issues were for teenyboppers already. The picture above is one of my favorite scenes from the movie.

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Here are my comments on the 4th movie:

Voldemort reminded me of the girl who played satan in the movie, The Passion of the Christ. He looked so scary and just like what I pictured sa book. I do hope book 7 would reveal harry as the winner and not voldemort.. this will be a real big disappointment for me..

Cho-Chang was not that pretty too.. I think Heart Evangelista would make a prettier Cho-Chang… I heard she tried out for that part (not sure if it’s true though)

Parvatti and her twin (tama ba?) were not who I expected. I never thought of them as Asians.. (let alone Indians). did they mention this in the book? I always imagined them as Caucasians. But anyways, they did a good job in playing their roles.

Fleur was supposed to be a lot prettier and kikayer than she is in the movie..

Cedric should be more handsome.. and Krum was supposed to be ugly but he turned out to be guwapo!

Nway, all in all, I think the movie was great!

Another reason why I had a great weekend was because the whole glorietta was on sale! I only found out lunch time last Friday! Sus, instead of buying a set of silver earrings lang, I ended up buying 2 pairs of shoes, 2 skirts, and a top as well. Waaaahahahah! Pero in fairness, I got 50 to 70% discount. Not bad right?

After work I met up with my sister, cuzin, and bestfriend jacky to have dinner and to look for more bargains. We left at 11 pm.. then the next day, my sister and I had breakfast before I went to work. We met up with my boo for lunch and continued to do more serious bargain hunting. We left the mall at 5pm.. exag ito! Then the next day, boo and I returned for pretzels and to see the movie!!! Although halos wala na akong pera and I’m already currently spending from my savings, happy naman ako.. um, happy na shocked na naubos pera ko..

Here are some shots from my weekend:

My boo posing beside his great great great grandpa at the Big Grill.. wahahaha!

One of my favorite shops during midnyt madness coz it’s 50% off all clothes plus they let you fit their stuff:

Me in Kamiseta trying to find my size. (yung naka pink ako) Grabe, lahat ng tinda dito nung sale ay small or extra small. Buwiset! Wala ako nabili dito, galit yata sila sa matataba, ano?wachu think?

i am sick

i am sick. yun lang. sobrang sick since yesterday. SL ako yesterday but had to report to work today for an after-work meeting. wellll.. bale wala ang aking effort kasi i am going home na and 6pm palang. wala na akong strength to join the meeting... Thank God my boss was kind and cool enough to let me go. Thanks Ma'am Sue! sobrang thankful ako.. i might not even work tomorrow para i could rest for next Monday. uuuuugh!!! i am ms. runny nose girl with matching occassional cough and nasal voice... havnt been sick like this for 3 months.. i hate it!

Honesty

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A few Sundays ago, it was my turn again to be Teacher Dessa for Sunday School. Nways, We did some handprints.. it was fun since they took turns and didnt do it all at the same time...this is a lot neater. Nways, as usual, meron nanaman magagandang hirits. but my favorite is this one:

Teacher Dessagirl was standing next to this smart-mouth kid.. my butt was directly behind her face so when she turned:

Student: Teacher, parang lumalaki yung pwet niyo! (Siyempre she did not mean any harm (?) )

Teacher Dessa: Um, talga? Oo nga eh.. (Sobrang shocked ko ay hindi ko alam ang sasabhin ko!)

Student: Oo, ang laki eh!

Grabe na ituuuu! It's weird.. i am well aware that i gained 20 lbs even if i have been trying to lose weight for 2 years now.. but when this kid said it, parang sobrang ~OUCH! i guess i know kids really tell the truth.. =( sobrang depressed ko, maybe i'll just have some choklits in a while.. (i know, i know!) ito ang mga pictures nila. hulaan niyo nalang kung sino jan ang mabait na nagsabi nun. pero ganun paman, masaya pa rin ako most of the time pagkasama ko sila.. wehehehe! i like being a kid..

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ukay-ukay

Ever since i got back from baguio, i have been more fascinated with ukay-ukay. Here in the philippines, this is what we call stores that sell second hand clothes. some people don't like the idea of getting hand-me-downs.. let alone BUY them! Personaly, I really don't mind at all! A couple of years ago, i had to change my WHOLE wardrobe due to the addtional 20 lbs i now house inside my fat storage system. i had a garage sale in our house and earned PhP 4,000+ by selling jeans for 60 pesos and shirts for 30 pesos.. plus all the junk na ok pa like my statio collection when i was a kid, some erasers, old figurins, bags, shoes etc. (tsk, nasenti tuloy ako)here's a pic of the girls and i in baguio. hindi pa kami naliligo niyan at suot pa namin ang pantulog namin when we went out (gross no?) dats sarah, moi, gen and katz:

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nways, one of things i looked forward to before going up to Baguio (this is the summer capital of the Philippines) was to go ukay-ukay shopping! kaya lang mahal! they'd even sell stuff for 120! heeeeeeelllloo??? anu itu? brand new sa sm? nway, ang best seller sa akin ay ang 80's vintage outfits na super cute! aaah! being on the big side made it hard for me to find my size though. even if i really liked the style, them clothes just wont fit! then there were these cute shoes na 550 daw! huuuwaaat? eh yung huli kong binili na flats sa landmark 420 lang! Best buy din daw ang designer jackets.. although i just bought a super thick trench coat na purple!!! for 250.. kahit na wala akong idea kung saan ko sha gagamitin ano?

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when i got back to manila, i discovered this ukay-ukay shop near our house. it' s real big with a good selection. i also found out that the owner is from baguio and had a shop in Bayanihan (ukay-ukay place) in Baguio as well. He had a sale na 3 for 100 kaya super bili ang lola mo! sa sobrang tuwa ko, the blouse i picked out had a hole sa may kilikili! mweheheh! be careful lang when you buy. make sure the shirt doesnt smell like B.O.! yuck!

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jo-lo!!!

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I finally got to meet jo-lo!!! he is soooo cute! all i want to do is to pinch him and pull his leg! wehehehe... sobrang cute kasi eh! Jose Carlos Ballesteros is a 3.5 month old baby who is staying in baguio. his daddy is watson, also a blogger and his mommy is mommy tina.we went up to baguio last weekend.. and here are some pixs:

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Trading Post

Another Baguio adventure for me! I've been to baguio and it's only the first time that i got to visit this trading post.. it's not exactly in baguio though but still in the province of Benguet. (tama ba itong pinagsasasabi ko? nways, it took us like 20 mins from Baguio Condotel to the trading post.. this is so cool. It's like a covered court full of buyers and sellers and loads of veggies!!! as in trucks of green thinamajiggies! the catch is, it's really cheap! like a kilo of small potatoes were 10pesos! the big ones were only for 20pesos!! although i am not a vegetable fan, i still bought some which i eat occassionally with meat! Like cauliflower was just for PhP 45 a kilo while broccoli was selling at PhP 50 per kilo... (actually, nung una, 45 lang. Aba! after buying my potatoes, pagbalik ko, 50pesos na! tumawag daw yung may ari and nalulugi daw sila... blahblahblah!) pero mura pa rin ito.. tapos yung binili kong young corn na 55pesos napanis! grrrr! i wanted to buy 2 kilos each but then we were only taking the bus going home so kawawa ako dahil ang dami ko nang bitbit pauwi. Nway, when we went back to baguio sa palenke mismo, they were selling a kilo of brocoli for 90! may tawad daw hanggang 85.. sowssss.. sana pala dinamihan ko na ang bili.. I also this super cute baby sitting on top of a sack of i-dunno. He or she was just there in the midst of all the bargaining... when we all stared at the baby admiring his or her cuteness, umiyak! oooopsssyyy.. natakot ata..

VOCAS

My friend watson brought me and my friends to this cool cafe in session road. it's called VOCAS -(short for something i really duno).. nway, if yer into art, you'll definitely like this place.. it's an art gallery and cafe in one. you can order mostly veggie stuff.. so i had a difficult time reading thru the menu.. aside from everything being all green and leafy, i only had 3.25 in my pocket. watson brought us their right after our trip to good sheperd and mine's view.. so super nasimot yung moolah ko.. naawa sa akin yung iba ko pang friends na walang pera... so we chipd in and decided to order the following: kamatis pasta -- pene wid supr dming tomatos for 90 pesos and super sosy - peach crep for 70 pesos. The picture to the left was taken from the second floor. Ang ganda anu? yan si manong waiter sa gilid nakaka tuwa when he took our picture.. he was looking thru the small hole kahit na kita na sa monitor ang aking lovely kamera..Here are some of pictures i took: Hope you like them!

Ito na ang mga patay-gutom na gels.. nakita mo ba ang barya namin? sobrang chip-in yan na tig-5, 10, or 20 pesos.. ako ang pinaka foor kaya 3.25 alng ang nabigay ko. after ordering the pasta, sarah discovered that she had an extra 100 in one of her napaka daming wallets so we orderd for another pasta. the food pasta was great!!! tapos nakihingi ako ng salad na may apples and mushroom... at aba! masarap din sha! hehe... this cafe is really cool! We also got to meet Kidlat- a famous filipino artist who had his work displayed in the galery together with the works of his kids. =)

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WITH KIDLAT:

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A FOGGY BACKGOUND

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WITH AN ANITO

Noong Birthday Ko

I recently turned 25! =) Just wanna share pictures of my week-long celebration! (hindi ko 'to libre lahat ha! easy!) At dahil maraming nagmamahal sakin, ako ay tumaba nanaman kakakain!

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Having pizza with my sis, mel, and noel last sunday (25)

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Lunch at cravings with all September celebrants! (26)

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Lunch at chilis with boo's family... not because it was my birthday though.. may answerd prayer kasi sila! =) (24)

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dinner at bonapetite wtih my cell group/cuzins (16)

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AT SIYEMPRE PAAAA! My boo gave me super pretty flowers! mmmmmwaaaaaah! tek a luk o!(sobrang komang pala ako no?)

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Cool glasses

my new look
Originally uploaded by dessagirl.

Check out my new glasses!!! Penny, my officemate made these for Apple who was feeling really sleepy 2 days ago. Isnt it effective? You can wear these during boring meetings and no one will know you dozed off. Wahahaha! NO ONE WILL KNOW THEY ARE FAKE! It's the perfect Christmas gift and halloween costume (i love halloween)! for orders, please dial 1-iwantmyglassestoo! First 37 callers gets an extra pair free!

Seven

Since i got tagd by CHERRY FLAVORED AMPALAYA:

Seven things that scare you:

1.F...r.........o...........g
2.Papaya sliced open with all the seeds inside (parang puro matang nakatinghin sakin eh)
3.Baha and Bagyo
4.Earthquake
5.Scary lolas with long white hair na mataray
6.Kathy's dad.. (heehee)
7.My boo (when he is SUPER mad)

Seven things you like the most:

1. Laughing
2.Purple stuff
3.Goofy
4.Cute fat babies
5.Chocolates
6.Bargain hunting
7.Sleeping

Seven important things in your bedroom:

1.My snugglepuffs
2.all the food under my bed
3.electric fan
4.the boxes boo gave me for Christmas
5.mirror
6.my goofy phone!

Seven random facts about you:

1.i like smelling kilikilis
2.i pinch anybody's big butt
3.i am ticklish from head to toe
4.i am komang
5.cry baby
6.actually has frizzy hair (i love rebonding)
7.i usually snore

Seven things you plan to do before you die:

1.get married
2.see my kids have kids
3.go to a super beautiful secluded beach
4.decorate my own house
5.lose weight!
6.be a good cook
7.i'm not sure yet

Seven things you can do:

1.teach preschool kids
2.text with my eyes closed
3.travel by plane to another cournty alone
4.sleep until 1:30 PM
5.eat chocolate as if it were rice
6.listen
7.be honest

Seven things you can't do:

1. swim
2.drive
3.eat vegetables (lots of it)
4.split!
5.write anything without any mistakes in spelling
6.sit up straight for 5 mins
7.leave my pimple alone

Seven things that attract you to the opposite sex:

1.hair
2.shoes
3.the way he talks
4.when he is maasikaso
5.sense of humor
6.height
7.spritual maturity

Seven things you say the most:

1.yuck
2.shucks
3.ngek
4.nyar
5.gutom ako
6.i'm sleepy
7.talaga

Seven celeb crushes (whether local or foreign):

1.BRAD PITT
2.keanu reeves
3.richard gomez
4.john hall
5.borgy
6.marcus shenkenberg something
7.cant think of anyone else as of the moment

Seven people you want to see to take this quiz:

1.watson
2.princess em
3.babewolf
4.fearless
5.naomz
6.chona
7.batjay

HAY SALAMAT, NATAPOS DIN. ANG HABA NITO CHERRY!!!!!

Hong Kong Disneyland

My parents were so blessed to be invited to a dry run of the park. Our friend, Pastor Demi is one of the engineers of Hong Kong Disneyland.. before they opened the park last Sept.12, each employee was allowed to bring 4 (can you imagine?!) persons for an overnight stay at the Disneyland Hotel with breakfast and dinner, and of course, to go around the park and watch all the shows and parade!!! Nakakainggit!! Nway, hopefully the Lord will allow me, my sister, and my boo would go there early next year. Here are some pixs i wanna share:

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The train (i think this is the MTR) that takes you there:

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I know this picture's dark but find the hidden micky:

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The Disneyland Hotel:Pastor Demi and my Mom and Pastor Sunny at the back!

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My parents saw this parade and of course, para inggitin ako, got lots of pix with my goofy!

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My mom got me a goofy pen, ruler, and of course magnet. other items were way expensive daw

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My cousins!

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My cousins and I usually meet every Friday for our cell group. It's the time where we all sit together and share whatever we have in our minds.. (uuuy, mejo emotional ito minsan..) then we pray for each other. Our topics usually revolve around scriptures we read from the Bible (which vary every week). It' s a real nice experience and it's been going on for 2 months now.

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Last Friday, after our cel, we took pictures coz my ate ghe had a tripod and loooooooooooovees collecting pictures.

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(L-R) SARAH - full time mom to 3 kiddies! JENNY- full time mom to 2 kids! GHE - older sister of jenny, graphic artist, mommy to baby justine! RONS - my lil sis, engr at a japanese firm! (BELOW) BECK - full time mom to her one and only son, gabriel, makes accessories, and bakes too! and the girl in bright green is meeeeh!

Successfulnessism

"When can you say that you are truly successful?" -one of the questions i ask whenever i interview an applicant.

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Of course the answer to this question is subjective. Fresh grads say it is when they graduate and find a stable job asap. yuppies say it's when they have their own car, house and lot, and able to buy whatever they want. married people say it's when they can be a good provider to their family and at the same time be happy with their career. Some say you can never actually achieve success since is a continuous process.

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I guess i have to agree with all of them. One thing i learned from life is that success depends on your relationships and achievements. I truly (ever) value my relationships... this gives me the happiness and joy when things around me get rotten. My achievements on the other hand, are of course a big part of it as well.. but then i think it' s more on relationships that really counts.. people around me suffer from broken relationships and unforgiveness. marriages that break up and people passing away lately have allowed me to sometimes reflect if i AM successful right now..

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how bout you? (kunyari interviewhin kita: Looking at your life right now, can you say you are successful?)

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Aside from my relationship with the Lord, here are the other things that make my life successful:

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Inventory Part 2, Etc.

I'm super loaded this week and will be even more swamped with work next week. Anyway, here are my thoughts lately: (i'll just try to squeeze everything into one entry):

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THOUGHT NO. 1 I was listening to a Christian radio station last week and i heard from the news that Christians in China and Bangladesh are being persecuted and they don't have the freedom to worship the Lord anymore.. this made me realize how blessed i am to be able to go to Church or cell groups or any other religious gatherings without having to worry of going to jail. I hope all Christians would pray for our brothers and sisters who are suffering right now.. that their faith in the Lord remain especially at these times

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THOUGHT NO. 2 I wonder how it would feel to be married and at the same time be a mom.. my friend, Lisa, is getting married this saturday and again..... i can't help but imagine how it would be for me... idealist kasi ako ko eh.. as much as possible, i wana be a full time mom someday. but then again, with today's economy, both parents usually have to work to be a good provider.

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THOUGHT NO. 3 Last Saturday, we went back to our warehouse in Cavite to do some more inventory.. aysus, i ended up counting these!!!!!!!! ang ganda nga ng kamay ko eh.. very clean ang dating..color gray...

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er.. so far, that's what i have in my mind right now. have to get back to work and avoid missing deadlines. God bless! I missed blogging

Mcdo!

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When i was a kid, going to mcdo or jollibee (although i hate jollibee right now) was a big deal for me. I guess it's the same until now for any kid! I dunno why but these 2 have such an appeal for kids that they're everywhere!

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Nways, i went thru some old stuff and look what i found! 80's mcdo giveaways!!! hehe.. la lang. they don't make it this nice no more coz they usually have toys free for happy meals. and it's no longer mcdo characters but mostly cartoon characters (pooh, hello kitty, snoopy, etc.) I found coasters of grimace and ronald, this purple grimace box thingy, a mayor maccheese mug, sundae eraser, pencil case, chuvaness. It's funny how they look weird.. ang pangit pa ng mga drawings!

Until now, i still love mcdonalds. when i'm far from home and i see one, parang feeling ko mabubuhay nako. kung may mcdo sa province or out of the Phils, ok na ako! YEAH! Hmm.. so what other stuff were you able to keep?

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