LIFE SOUNDTRACK

I got this one from Patty Liboon. Super fun, I must say. Just follow the rules and enjoy.

RULES:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Media Player, iPod, Winamp etc.)
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. Press play.
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing.
5. When you go to the next question,press the next button.
6. Don’t lie and pretend you’re cool.
7. When you’re finished, tag some other people to do it!

A.Opening Credits

“Beautiful Ones” by Suede

“High on diesel and gasoline…….here they come, the beautiful ones.“

B. Waking up:

“Black Balloon” by the Goo Goo Dolls

C. First Day of School:
“Beautiful Girls” - Jojo’s version
( I can already imagine this playing in my movie. Hihi)

D. Falling in love:
“Insensitive” by Jann Arden
(no comment)

E. First song:
“Umaaraw Umuulan” by Rivermaya

(Oh, this is very apt as the song speaks about the inevitable ups and downs in one’s life.)

F. Breaking up:
“Lightyears Away” by Mozella

“It’s almost like you had it planned, you smiled at me and shook my hand and said, ‘hey, I’m about to screw you over big time’…….but I don’t blame you anymore that’s too much pain to store”

G. Prom:
“Tulog na” by Sugarfree

(Nyek. Unsuitable)

H. Life:
“This is Your Life” by Moony

(This is so my life song!!)

“Where is the purpose in your life? Where is the truth, do you remember your hopes, your dreams?...This is not a story, this is not a book this is your life. And this is not a play, some TV show you've seen this is real life. You know that this is your, this is your life…”

I. Mental breakdown:
“Irreplaceable” by Beyonce

J. Driving:
“Something to Lose” by John Creamer

K. Flashback:
“Best Day of My Life” by Jesse McCartney

L. Getting back together:
“Sorry, Blame it On Me” by Akon
(not so……)

M. Wedding:
“Could You be Messiah?” by Gary Valenciano
(no plans of becoming a nun, period. Aaarg, I don’t even know why this turned up as my wedding song!)

N. Birth of a child:
“This Is Why I’m Hot” by Mims
(funny!)

O. Final battle:
“No Mes Ames” by J.Lo and Marc Antony

P. Death scene:
“I Love My Sex” by Benny Benassi
(for my death scene? Hah! Maybe I’ll die shopping)

“love my dresses, skirts, perfumes and jewels
I love my money, power”

Q. Funeral song:
“Being So Not For You” by P.M Dawn

R. End credits:
“I’m A Flirt” by R. Kelly
(fuuunnyyyy!!!! Til the very end!)

MARGARITA TALK ON A FRIDAY NIGHT: Frozen vs. Straight

I went out with Ida last Friday. Well, change venue for me as we headed to Promenade, Greenhills. Most days, I hangout with friends either in Makati or Ortigas so for this particular gimik night, I asked Ida to please please pick a different place. Yay, Greenhills.

Before anything else, it's worth noting that I’ve been trying my very best to cut down on alcohol (for the nth time), and since Ida is not (and was never) much of a drinker, I realized it would be impractical and unsafe to order a bucket of beer. In such a case, heaven knows she’ll probably just consume one bottle and the rest would be mine for the taking. Yeah yeah…but nope. Hence, I just decided to order cocktails. It was Margarita for me that night because they don't have my everdearest Bloody Mary on the menu. Initially, I asked if they serve the Margarita in its frozen form, but the waitress assigned to us informed me that they normally don’t. As I was not in the mood to argue, I just said “oh okay, straight then”. True enough, I just gulped the glass of Margarita as if the same was water. Yikes! This cannot be, this cannot be. Thus, when I ordered my second round, I called another waiter and this time, I insisted that my Margarita be served to me frozen. Thank you, good waiter, thank you for heeding my request.

It took more time before I was able to finish that second glass (as compared to the first one). It was then Ida pointed out to me that it’s a better idea to always order frozen Margarita unless I want to forget about lessening my alcohol intake. In addition to that, I’ll be saving up money because it will take time before I order my next glass. Good point! But who was I kidding? After that second glass, I couldn’t take it any longer. I called out “Beer” :)

Excess: Spicy Sashimi of Gerry’s Grill is really yummy. Might feel as if you’ve a bonfire in your mouth, but it’s really worth it. I mean, especially if you’re going out on a Friday night since seafood is quite popular on Fridays (well at least for this season of Lent). Enjoy!

WHEN YOU'RE BORED

Very lazy day. Nope, it’s not because I don’t have much to do at work today. Truth is, I have so much to do, but I’m just really not in the mood. Anyways, like I have a choice, right? Hence, I tried to at least start working on one of the many tasks assigned to me. Type, type, research, type, yawn, type, call secretary, type, yawn, yawn. I have to take a break. I’m this lazy today that I can’t even get up to take a cigarette break. Grrr.

I surfed the net for a while, waiting for this laziness/boredom to die down. Yay, I found this site created for people about to die out of boredom. It has links to webpages one can go to for music, trivias, fun stuff, games, etc. In short, it will give you something to do…in a fun way. : ) I went to this page where the site will create you a painting based on your mood. Well, take a look at my painting which I’ve decided to call…”When the Cat is Away”.

NECESSARY CHANGES

Waking up at 5:30am (okay trying to get up! 6:00am tops!) to get ready for work. Of course, the morning ritual stays—coffee plus yosi before finally realizing it’s time to take a bath. Tic toc tic toc says the clock and still I’ve no idea what to wear for office. Regardless of all the planning that I do the night before, I can’t seem to remember what I've decided to wear the following morning. Brain still not working ….not used to waking up early (especially this early)—yup, that’s that. Then there’s hair issues. Here’s the brutal truth: I never really got used to combing my hair. Sheer luck, some would say, that my hair never fought back considering my utter disregard. Anyways, since I cut my hair last September, I’ve been so obsessed with hair care and hair products to the point that I’m nearly damaging (I think) every strand of hair that I was blessed with! Roughly 1 hour of my morning is spent thinking of how my hair should look like for that day and how I can accomplish that look. Blowdry, mousse, styling blah blahs…eeeek. I won’t even mention time spent for make-up. Hihi.

The computer is still my friend. BUT this time, we don’t share much time on writing papers, downloading pictures (well, okay sometimes!), writing the drama called my life or surfing the internet. This time, the computer and I work mostly on stuff I never imagined I’ll handle. But it’s fine. I’m happy most days (when the office isn’t a stress palace) and so I guess that’s a good thing. Besides, during lazy times, the computer and I surf the net for the latest gossip, fashion, hair products (haha) out there, so fun fun fun still.

Heading home is a thrill. No, not because drinking spree awaits, but simply because…I’m heading home, period. Nowadays, drinking is limited to weekends. I mean, save for wild weeks where I still drink every night, but have to drag myself to work the following day. Well, at least in that way drinking sprees find its way to challenge me. As Momsy would say, drinking isn’t so much fun when you know you have nothing to do the day following anyways. As alcohol intake is supposed to be for weekends only, there’s this mission to make every gimik night worth it. Hence, the search for the coolest and newest (cheapest even) bars and restos in the city, and the motivation to exclude life crisis in stories to share. So far, so good.

That’s life for now, I guess. It seems yuppie-ish (maybe even boring due to lack of my usual drama) to certain extent, but somehow, I’m learning to see the other side to this shebang. The fun side, I guess. Hihi. Anyways, I’ve been cursed to have fun regardless of time, place and circumstances.

Hence, I’m dealing with these changes. Rollin’ with them until I discover how long I can last without my usual drama. :)