let's talk about...

I have not been blogging for a while now. By blogging I mean not only posting photos but pouring out my heart and soul, unneccessarily broadcasting drama into the wonderful wonderful web. Not that I haven't had any crayola sessions or near-breakdown experiences these past months, because I have... but let's not talk about that.

Let's talk about how I discovered I'm good at something else other than what I do now. I always thought that if wasn't in I.T., I wouldn't be anywhere. Now, I found something I'm passionate about. Never mind that some people might find it mundane. At least I'm good at it. (More details on this in July - don't ask why!)

And that I am struggling financially? (Should I be blogging about this? Haha) Seriously. Contrary to what my mom and other people think, I don't get paid a lot. It's enough to get us through a whole month, but with my non-existent budgeting skills, it's really a challenge.

And that Paulo is turning 2 in a month?! It's crazy! Seemed like yesterday that I had this huge belly and swollen feet. Oh wait, I still have a huge belly! Grr. I'm planning on a pyjama party - not an all-nighter, just a costume party - but that idea seems to be a little shaky seeing that it's winter in June.

And that I'm officially addicted to Gossip Girl? I blame Ria. :-)

That's it for now. I'm watching Drawn Together. Kinda hard to blog and watch that show at the same time.

Toodles!

ultimate realist

I saw Hannah's post about the personality quiz and decided to give it a try. Answering the questions were quite fun and I was surprised to see that the results were accurate. :-)



The question that made me think long and hard was (something like) "do you find Geometry easier than Algebra?" :-)

mr. cheeky at 21 months

ex post

I've had such traumatic break-ups. Really. Traumatic to the extent that the only way I could cope was to put every memory on the back of my mind. Honestly, I can not remember ANY good thing that happened over the course of the relationships, just the bad break-up.

But as they say, when God closes a door, he opens a window.

Not only am I stronger and happy and in a better relationship, I have more in my life because of those break-ups. The friends I gained are truly a blessing.

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Hanep na intro. Ang gusto ko lang sana ikwento ay may bago akong kaibigan dito sa Melbourne. Ex ng ex ko. Oo, yung ex ko na yung ex niyang isa naging suuuuper close ko. Mag-vo-volt in na kami. Hehe.

longing

Before anything else - Congratulations and best wishes to the newly weds, Rea and Ken! :-)

Nothing blog-worthy has happened in a while. Not even our move to the suburbs, which probably was the highlight of the past month.

Nothing blog-worthy, that is, until last night. Yesterday was my good friend Rea's wedding. She and I had been comparing wedding prep notes over the past year. Since she wasn't a December bride and therefore she got the services all the suppliers she wanted. For that, I envy her. Hehe.

But the part that was really really heart-wrenching was the fact that *almost* all my very close college friends were at her wedding. With my wedding just a few days before Christmas, most of my barkada couldn't make it because they were on holidays. Don't get me wrong, I didn't transform into a green-eyed monster. I turned into a home-sick uni girl.

Seriously, I became so nostalgic, I got dizzy. The practical part of me wants to stay in Australia, because let's face it, everything here is better. But the rest of me wants to go back to Manila - to be with my family and friends! Oh God, I miss them.

groupie

Here's me, Melanie, Eva, birthday bakla Chie with Aussie Idol Dean Geyer at the Maroon 5 concert.

Eek! Fafaness!

barely breathing

I stopped breathing last night.

It must have been because I was vividly dreaming I was underwater. Someone was probably trying to drown me and I was trying hard not to breathe. I woke up as I felt my lungs were about to burst. My chest hurt so bad and I was sucking air so hard.

I didn't think much about it last night but thinking about it now, I might have died! Worse, I might have died without saying "I love you" and "thank you" to those dearest to me.

So, to you (you know who you all are), even if I tell you this every day, or if I haven't told you enough... I love you and thank you for everything we've shared. :-)

i'm yours, heart and soul... i'm yours

I'll get straight to the point: I love James McAvoy. I've recently seen him in Becoming Jane and honestly, I've never seen an actor with more fire and more passion. Because of him, I watched the movie and felt my heart break again the day after I first saw it. The only consolation I had was finding out (thanks to Wikipedia) that the story is not 100% true. And so, James is now high on my people-I-want-to-meet-before-I-die list.

what's up?

I haven't been blogging lately. Probably because of the wedding or my 4-week holiday or my 3-week back-to-work adjustment... whatever. But here's my time to catch up. So, be warned, this will be a long post. :-)

manila, manila...

We went back home last December 7th and it was GREAT to see familiar faces. I made the most of my four-week stay and went out every night! I spent a lot of time with my family, especially my cousins. I met up with Pisay, UP and Retek friends. And of course, spent my last night at Red Box, singing my heart out with my most loyal and most loving friends. :-)

kong kong!

Of course the first couple of weeks was really busy due to wedding preps, but Herbie and I found time for ourselves in Hong Kong. It was supposed to be a pre-wedding "honeymoon" but, hehe, nothing happened! Wala man lang dookit session! (Too personal, sorry!) We were too tired at the end of the day to even cuddle. The first night, I planned to have a quick nap but ended up waking the next day with the same clothes I had on the previous day. The next night, I fell asleep on the bath tub and woke up 4 hours later. Good thing I didn't slip and drown! It was a great weekend nonetheless. Herb and I acted like young giddy couples. :-)

I took a lot of (good) photos at Disneyland but I haven't uploaded it yet, so I'll do it when Herbie comes back.

comes back?

Yeah, my husband decided to take a well-deserved 6-week extension of his holiday in Manila. So I'm here in Melbourne, all alone, feeling much like the OFW that I technically am. Everyone thinks of me as dalaga (single young lady) here, but really, I haven't even gone out much since I came back. I went out to see a couple of movies and an Aussie Open night. I'm off to Gold Coast this weekend then I vow to go out next week and maximize my so-called me-time.

tennis hotties

I went to my first live Australian Open match last night. It wasn't a full house, but the intensity was hard to describe. Defeaning grunts (screams) from Maria Sharapova, whose gorgeous legs seemed to stretch until forever. Full-on support for unseeded wonder, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Too bad he's not as good-looking as the other players (read: Safin and Hartfield) but he's got humility and a huuuge... talent. Hihi.

And so I've decided that Paulo will take up tennis when he's four. Or younger, if possible. He'll turn pro at 17 or 18 like Roger. He'll be the first Pinoy to get to the Aussie Open finals. Herbie and I, along with our Aussie posse (Tita Bev, Tita Chie, etc etc hahaha) will be there to cheer him on! I will be the greatest stage mother evaaah!

*Sigh* I know that it's just a matter of time before someone beats displaces Roger as the World's #1 tennis player, but I really hope it doesn't happen soon. I want to watch a live match before he retires!

moving out

I'm currently looking for a new apartment. The one we have now is fine, but the landlord increase the rent by fifty freaking dollars per week! I really don't think this unit is worth $325. And so Herb and I decided it would be better to move a bit farther from the city and invest that $50/week to furniture and, of course, a big HD TV. Hehe.

chillax

Like I said, I'm off to Gold Coast this Friday for a relaxing long weekend. We'll be spending all day Saturday at Surfer's Paradise and then Movie World on Sunday. Yay! Looking forward to it.

Tequilalalalalaaaaaaaaa...

p.s.

Paulo had his hair shaved off. He now looks like a kid from the streets of Pasay: bald, thin, dark, with sipon all over his face. No, I won't post a picture. hehe.

2008 aussie open hotties :-)

here's the list of the papas, as found on the aus open webbie:

honorable mentions: Mikhail Youzhny (kamukha ni Chris O'Donnell) and Novac Djokovic
#10: Janko Tipsarevic
#9: Roger Federer (happy happy)
#8: Diego Hartfield (omg, eto ang papa kooo!)
#7: Marcos Baghdatis (cute sya, but i wouldn't say papa sya)
#6: Rafael Nadal (my mom loves him)
#5: Richard Gasquet
#4: Andy Roddick (papa ni bev, hmf)
#3: Tommy Haas (papa ng lahat)
#2: Marat Safin (OMG!!! MCSTEAMY!!!)
#1: James Blake (sana si safin na lang haha)

feeling ofw

i'm back in melbourne, alone and missing my babies. sigh. i've started cleaning the apartment - which is a great feat since i found a DEAD pigeon on the terrace - just to kill time.

i hope 6 weeks fly by reeeeeeally fast.

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something to make you smile

kasal kasalan

hello from the philippines!!! :-)

i've been here for two weeks now but i've decided to delay blogging until after the wedding. the wedding was, by the way, super fun! stress-free thanks to jeng and her team! i'll make kwento ha, for the benefit of those who were not able to attend. :-)

i was probably the most relaxed bride ever. it might be because i was really confident that jeng will take care of everything. i slept at 3:30 a.m. going over some last-minute wedding details, and woke up at 4:30 a.m. to get ready for my hair and make-up session. buti na lang magaling si miss ej, kundi ngarag ang fezlak ko di buzz?!

the ceremony started about 15 minutes late, which was fine, but unfortunately, the delay caused the priest to rush the mass, which was not fine. kainis! nag-e-emote ako sa vows ko tapos sya tuloy tuloy lang. grr. oh, and yes, i cried on my wedding. i cried the moment they opened the doors of the church and i heard my "tunay na ligaya". i cried when my mom hugged me. herbie cried when he saw his nieces walking down the aisle. i cried again when i said my vows. sigh. i only made my vows half an hour before i went to sleep, but when i said them aloud, the emotions came flooding in. grabesh.

the reception was fine, medyo nalipasan lang kami (pati ibang guests) ng gutom kasi around 2 pm na nagstart. but it was fun, really. the buchi-eating contest for the girls was great! mejo luto lang yung beer-drinking contest for the guys kasi i knew na si babes ang mananalo dahil labiduds nya yung nanalo sa girls. grr.

yumi's cupcakes were super duper delicious. nurture spa's food was excellent. the place looked lovely. everyone loved our first dance (kahit maputi na ang buhok ko) hehe.

i'll post my supplier ratings and photos at www.herbieandfaye.com soon.

a million thanks to jeng - you are da bomb! hugs to everyone who helped with and attended the wedding. :-)