worst hangover

April 21-22, 2012 my company summer outing gave me the worst hangover. After dinner there was a mini acoustic concert and a mini bar. I don't know if the shots they were giving had alcohol on cause I wasn't getting kicked (maybe RedHorse would). So we went to our room and got our The Bar Tequila shots. Our resident 'tangero' Boss Ops was passing 4 shot glass and it was fast. And it was stupid of me I forgot to say NO or PASS. I have never been drunk like that before. Please don't tell my mother I went on binge drinking like a college student when I'm pass that stage.
I can't remember how many times I vomited (yelch!) on that morning. I had to drink water just to throw it up after few minutes. I really thought I was going to die, but told myself (nakakahiyang mamatay dahil sa kalasingan) that it is shameful dying because of alcohol intoxication. Why? Because PERIOD.

I was so wasted I skipped breakfast and lunch and was a bit dizzy. I was better when we reached the office. Horah! And this will never happen again...I swear. Oh yeah the worse part is that it's my shift later that night...waaah!

Solution:
1. Throwing up makes you feel better.
2. Cold shower
3. Coffee with no cream
4. Bring any menthol (Katinko, Chinese Menthol  Crystal)

27th Name Day!!!

It's my NAME DAY!

I still have 3 years for the big dirty 3-0...I can't stop thinking about the number because I want to have a grand birthday (ako na talaga). While everyone may be dreading that day, I don't. But hey it's only my 27th name day. It's a time to take life more seriously now...(who am I kidding?!)

I have listed a lot of things I want for my birthday you see. Mostly material things which I want to have and I am thinking that I will really get most if not all this year...I wish my friends would see the list (LOL) but I would love to spend time with my friends and family and just have a good time.

But I really would love to have these:

1. New DSLR Camera (sad that my Nikon D40x gave up on me before I could replace it. I think It committed suicide the time it knew that I had plans on replacing it. But I do hope it's just the battery) it's the charger hoorah! - Nikon D7000, my Reign.

2. New Laptop (for editing photos and other stuff, net book can't handle it no more) - Macbook Pro mid-2012, my Rennoir 2.0 and Asus, my Renaud.

3. Lumix LX5 (camera which is portable and still getting the kind of shots that I want) - I could always borrow the one I bought Mom. ^_^

4. XBOX 360 Limited Edition: Star Wars (oh please please please) - STARS!!!

5. Lens (portraiture lens, telephoto lens) - got the 55-300mm one with Reign on it! and the 35mm too!

6. Cake with 27 candles on it (I love the idea on how they will fit in a small cake hahaha.)

7. NY Trip - and so I thought it won't happen...but it DID!

8. CA Trip - San Diego Trip, my Apung Amon passed away. I was hoping to see him alive and well but didn't. :(

9. NZ Trip

10. New Clothes (PHP 5000 Shopping Spree and please DON'T stop me!) - Lampas na ako sa quota.
xth. Peace on Earth (I always ask for this so yeah.) ∞ (Weird. When I heard mass today the Priest said you do not wish for peace but be the peace you want to see.)
yth. Me + You ∞
zth. Happy Family! ∞

I think that's about it. Lets blow 'em candles away yeah?
HOORAH!

picture grabbed here for the mean time...
I would post another blog for my post birthday, on what I did...shoot it's my shift, I should be working...

when migraine attacks!

Migraine, it is not a just headache. (I'm going to kill that person who ever said it was just like that.)
It is a severe headache which makes you want to bang up your head on the wall, kill the lights off and kill whoever is making that effing noise. You just want the world to shut down and turn pitch black. You become hypersensitive with light and sound.

My mom had migraine attacks when I was a kid. Being a kid I would be a pain in the a** if some unplanned  events like going to the mall won't push through. All the whining and crying I did back then makes me want to kill myself if I was my mother, because now I understand how painful migraine is...(seriously dude!)

How would you know if you have it?
Mostly younger women have it and it's HEREDITARY! 
It's starts as a headache that is mostly on occurs on one side of the head and can spread.
What triggers our migraine are these specific foods which by the way I think we all love to eat. (Cheese is mostly my trigger ouch.)
Though what's causing migraine is still under research. To prevent it you'll just have to limit the triggers and rest before the headache becomes migraine...and have a healthy lifestyle.
I always have my chinese menthol crystal maybe it is not approved by doctors but it does help to ease the pain a bit. And if it comes to worst take a mefenamic acid (or any NonSteroidalAntiIinflamatoryDrug) and sleep it off...of course call your doctor demmit.

what's your music?

My music taste is so diverse that I cannot say that I have a favorite.
Music is in my blood, it flows within me. I guess I have a soundtrack for everything. I can go from Pop to New Wave, Country to Rock, Contemporary R&B to Hip Hop, Electronic to Britpop and did I say theater music as well? Okay fine all the music that this world has got to give, I can take it all in.

It was the 90's music which really stuck in my brain. When you sing or hum the notes you can already name that tune. Well, those were my childhood years of course.

The music genre grew and had these categories: Emo Rock, Indie Rock, etc. and right now I'm more fond of listening to these sorts. Bon Iver /boʊn iːˈvɛər/ Death Cab For Cutie, and Lydia are constantly on my playlist. Though I cannot sing along with their songs, I love the music they make. It has become my soundtrack music when I'm working...makes me relax.

I have never tried much Screamo music which is evolved from Emo genre /ˈʒɒnrə/ (do pronounce it right demmit) I would like to try this one too and give it a chance. On a second thought, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is considered to be a Screamo...and I like it.

I remembered what my Professor in ARTAPRE said to us back in the day, "I admire people who can appreciate Metal music genre even with it's loud, almost like noise sounding music...", after hearing I was like ugh! and mentally blocked the whole words I am hearing from him. Now I'm gonna say, "I understand now". I've grown appreciative of their music because I have given it a chance to understand and listen to it...

January 2012

My grandmother was taken away from me last January 08, 2012.

It was heartbreaking because we were very close. I guess I was much closer to her than to my mom. She was hospitalized for more than a month then, went to our home so we could take better care of her. Or maybe just to enjoy the last remaining weeks with her. She went on peacefully, but I was not there...I wish I was there. I never got a chance to say how much I love her...how much she really means to me. It was because I was clinging to hope that she'll get better tomorrow or the next day, or the day after that. Damn tomorrow how I wish there was never a next day, so I will just have today that day when I held her hand...

I am missing her so much, up until now. Her loud laugh, her sarcastic laugh definitely which fills up the house. And every time that I see her favorite chair, I'm imagining that she is still there...but as the image I planted on my head slowly fades away and realizes she's not there, she's really gone.
I am grateful God took her in a way. He relieved her of whatever pain she was feeling, from her suffering. I am thankful that God gave me 26 years to be with my grandmother...Thank You.

I had many dreams for you that I have not fulfilled, and I still remember our last conversation together.
That was when I came home from Ortigas, decided to drop by your house since your house is nearer.
I dropped my paper bags which I have collected from the office. You laughed because there were a lot. Then you were suppose to give them to your sisters since they own a store and could use them. And then I jokingly asked, "Ima, angga kang kapilan? Dapat malwat kapa kalupa ng Apung Amon." which basically means (When are you going to die? It should be longer like Apung Amon.) You only replied, "Ha!" with your sarcastic laugh. It was because I wanted you to receive some gifts that I will be able to give when I go to the States, those little things that I know will make you smile the least...

Goodbye Ima, we will surely miss you! We love you! We will always give you a call...

We Welcome 2012!

As we leave the year 2011 to its end, we welcome 2012 with open hearts and open minds. It's not like it’s the end of the world or something (hahaha). Well I'm kinda hoping that it is (world's end) but then again who knows. Why? I would want to spend my remaining days being good, helping others in any way that I can and live a life that I will never regret.

I pray that 2012 will be something great for us all.