Birthday (warning: might contain X rated innuendos, LOL!)

Happy Birthday Tikboy!

We started the day early - as in 12mn, hehehehe! (naningil na agad ang loka! hahahahaha!) Nung napagod na (ngek!), we went and attended the 12nn mass. After the mass, we went to Tastebuds and ate lunch. As usual, mega busog na naman kami. Sabi ko nga kay Tikboy mukhang nakikisama ang weather sa kanya - maulan kasi. Di ba ang equation is Good Food + Rain = Excellent Sex, hahahahahaha!

As soon as we got home, napag-initan ko na ihair straightener ang mahal ko. Kaya heto na syaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! hehehehehehehe!

Angn cute nya noh?! Pero parang mas gusto ko na kulot sya - mas masarap sabunutan, hahahahahaha!

OVO at the Grand Chapiteau, SF

Si Lady Bug at ang manliligaw niya

O-kay!

Ito ang bukambibig namin kagabi pa, nanood kasi kami ng OVO. Hehehe! Tuwang-tuwa kami ni Misis Tikboy kay Lady Bug (sobrang landi) at sa manliligaw niya na sobrang kulit. Ang galing din ng mga stunts nila. Buti na lang wala kami sa front seats kung hindi nahatak kami ng cast para sa audience participation. Ehek! Hehehe!

Welcome Home

Eto nadatnan ko sa room namin ni Tikboy ko pagdating ko.... mukhang lalasingin ako ng loka, mwehehehehehe!

Ang sweet noh? Ano kaya gusto nito???? *wink*

Mapula ang hasang

'Yan ang sabi ni Misis Tikboy sa akin kaninang umaga pagkagising ko. Nagda-drive na kasi siya pauwi at kailangan niya ng kausap para hindi siya antukin, galing kasi sa duty. Masyado na naman daw kasi akong hyper! Can't help it Mahal.. you know why. Mwehehehe!

Anyway... I was half awake, half asleep in my bed (yes, my bed and later our bed) having lewd thoughts when my phone beeped. I got a message from Misis Tikboy that our e-Ticket is ready. So, I got up and headed straight to the library. I brought my laptop and inquired for printing services. But they don't offer wifi printing so I got to login using my library card to be able to do so. So, I did. I tried printing the e-Ticket but it failed. The error message said that I have to fill my account to use the printing service of the library. Ngek! Pano 'yun? Sabi ko sa sarili ko. So, I approached the library staff and asked. Dali lang pala, all I have to do is scan my library card and then insert money to SAM. And then I did print the e-Ticket successfully.

Sabi ko nga kay Misis Tikboy I learned something new today. Hindi lang puro lewd thoughts.. hekhekhek!

3 hours and 20 minutes to go.. *wink*

Ang lobo at ang mansanas

Ito ang bago kong iPod nano. Regalo ito ng Misis ko. Pero bago ko itong nakuha kanina, sandamakmak na kakulitan muna ang ginawa ko para mapaamin siya kung ano ang regalo niya sa akin. Nadulas kasi siya na may ipinalada siya sa akin, eh surprise daw sana. Ni clue ayaw man lang sabihin sa akin. Sabi niya lobo daw ang ipinadala niya sa akin. Ako naman, hindi naniwala. Pero syempre para hindi siya mainis sa kakulitan ko (na madalas mangyari) tumahimik na lang ako at sinakyan ang sinasabi niya. Hehehe!

Sabi ko na lang nung Martes, "Kailan ba dating ng lobo ko?" Sabi niya Huwebes daw. Kaya nagmamadali naman akong umuwi kanina nung nag-text sa akin si Kuya Ed na dumating na daw 'yung lobo ko. Nung nakita ko 'yung packaging, imposibleng lobo talaga. Ang liit eh. Naisip ko agad gadget o di kaya naman pabango. Kaya dali-dali kong binuksan. Nung nakita ko 'yun gift box sa loob ng kahon, text agad ako sa Misis ko...

"Hindi naman lobo ito eh! Mansanas!"

Hehehe... thanks for the gift Mahal. I like it. May engraved message pa sa likod. Personalized talaga.

Merry Christmas.. I love you. Mwaaaah!

Christmas gift for myself

After weeks of thinking it over I finally settled for the CK Euphoria Intense and the CK Intense as my Christmas gift for myself. Hehehe! Ito lang naman ang bisyo ko aside from gadgets eh. I was contemplating on getting a new BlackBerry phone - the Curve or Bold - pero masyadong expensive. Ito na lang muna, less than $100. Unti-unti lang ba. Tingnan ko kung makakaya kong birthday gift 'yung BB Curve by next year.

Kayod! Saan kaya ako makakaraket? Hmmm...

Isang taon

...na pala akong nagta-trabaho dito. Hindi ko na namalayan ang bilis ng panahon. Lahat sila noon ayaw maniwalang kaya ko ang trabaho na ito. Kahit na si Misis Tikboy. Usapan pa nga namin bago ako umalis ng Pinas, last resort ko ito. Kung talagang walang chance na makapagturo ako dito saka ko lang papasukin ang trabahong ito. Pero heto, isang taon na pala ako ngayon at marami na din nangyari.

Tinatanong pa rin ako ng ilang mga kakilala kung bakit ko ginagawa 'to, ang layo naman daw sa propesyon ko at sa mga naging karanasan ko sa trabaho sa Pinas. Kung hindi kasi ako nasa pribadong opisina, ahensiya ng gobyerno o maging sa kolehiyo at unibersidad at kadikit ng mga presidente ng kumpanya at eskuwelahan o di kaya hepe ng ahensiya nasa retail sales naman ako. Kaya lahat sila nagugulat pag sinasabi kong nasa RCFE ako. Nung isang linggo lang tinanong na naman ako ng bunso kong kapatid kung kailan daw ba ako magsisimulang magturo sa eskuwelahan dito sa California, sabi ko naman sa ngayon malabo 'yun kasi nga may mga eskuwelahan pang nagsasara dito. Di bale na daw, manager naman daw ako ng RCFE. Susme! As if ganun kadali 'yun?

Saksi si Misis Tikboy kung gaano kahirap ang trabaho ko. Lagi nga niyang sinasabi sa akin na konting tiis pa, mabuti nga at may trabaho ako. Sa dami ng walang trabaho dito ngayon, maswerte pa rin ako. Kung paperworks lang sana, walang problema. Ganun naman talaga ang nakasanayan kong trabaho noon pa. It's where I am good at. Nito ko na lang din natutuklasan na kung ginusto ko palang maging nurse noon, I can be a good one. Inuna pa kasi ang paglalaro ng volleyball eh!

Haaaay... promising naman ang trabahong ito. 'Yun nga lang, kailangan sobrang ingat kasi buhay ng tao ang katapat ng isang pagkakamali. Sandamakmak na kanin pa ang kailangan kong kainin bago ko makuha ang lahat ng teknik. Bawat pasyente kasi iba rin ang treatment.

Ang tanong, pag-aaralin ba talaga ako para maging administrator o hindi? 'Yan ang one million dollar question. Ang kasunod, may increase kaya ako? Ehek!

Abangan..

My Early Christmas Gift

Ito naman ang kinakalokohan kong meal when I go to Paradise Bakery & Cafe - Blue Cheese Salad and Chicken Walnut Sandwhich with a Chocolate Chip Cookie as desert...hmmmm....yum! Tandang tanda ko pa nung bago pa lang ako dito sa States - Inis ako nun when they serve salad during conferences. Feeling ko kasi para akong kambing, hahahaha! But I guess my taste buds changed.

My gift from my Tikboy - a Bulova watch - Ganda noh? hehehehe! Hindi na sya kuripot! Yeheeey!

Hello...Hellooo!

Nakapagsulat din sa wakas! Hahahahaha... It's been a while (as in a while). Busy kasi ang inyong abang lingkod pero hopefully I will start writing again - hopefully. I was telling my Tikboy, that I'm way too happy right now that sometimes I forget to blog. Mas masipag kasi ako mag blog pag malungkot saka nag se-senti hahahahaha!

We are doing ok. Napagtitiisan namin ang isa't isa, ehek!

Makulit pa rin si Tikboy (as in sobrang kulit). Sabi ko nga kung alam ng mga estudyante nya dati na ganun sya ka kulit. Sabi ba naman sa akin, hindi daw. Alam nila serious at pormal daw sya. Seriously??? Hahahahaha! O sige na nga. Sabi ko nga, hayaan ko na ganun ang tingin ng mga fans nya sa kanya, ehek.

I passed my certification, yeheeeey! - without studying (yabangers). I didn't even tell her that I was going to take the test that day. Although she has an inkling about it. Ang tahimik ko daw kasi masyado. Yun pala nag te-take ako ng exam, mwehehehehehe!

Since I made it, she gave me a gift :) A Bulova watch.

Yep, I know. Shocking. Hindi na sya kuripot noh?

Hahahahahaha! Will post pictures soon!

Balik tanaw

Naka-isang taon na pala ako dito sa Amerika. Hindi ko halos namalayan. Ambilis kasi ng takbo ng panahon. Hindi ko na nga iniisip at inaalala ang mga bagay na makakapagbigay sa akin ng stress. Sabi nga ni Misis Tikboy, "one day at a time" lang. Kaya heto, nagulat na lang ako nung Biyernes pagkagising ko, isang taon na pala ako dito.

Hindi ako nagre-reklamo. Ang daming magagandang bagay na nangyari sa akin sa isang buong taon mula nung sumakay ako ng eroplano - kahit ba na-delay pa ito ng apat na oras bago nakaalis ng NAIA. Kaya halos otso oras din ako sa Hawaii pagala-gala habang naghihintay ng eroplanong maghahatid sa akin sa Phoenix. Kumbaga, sobrang blessing. Hindi madali ang buhay, ganun naman talaga. Mahirap talaga ang buhay. Pero kung magaan mong tatanggapin ang mga dagok na ibibigay sa 'yo, nagiging maalwan ang pagtanggap dito. Di ko naman sinasabi na wag kang lumaban, hindi naman pwedeng ganun na tinatapak-tapakan ka na lang. Paminsan-minsan umaray ka rin. Kung panay ang tulak sa 'yo at mahuhulog ka na sa bangin, kailangan mo na rin tumulak pabalik hindi ba? Pwera na lang kung may death wish ka.

Dami sigurong nagtataka kung bakit hindi na kami halos makapagsulat ni Misis. Bisi-bisihan kasi. Kalalaro ng Cafe World. Hahahaha! At saka madami ring iba pang mga pangyayari, mga bagay na kinakailangan ng atensyon. Kaya heto, bihira na lang kami makabisita (parang hindi kami ang may-ari nitong blog ah).

Hayaan niyo, sisikapin namin na makapagsulat ng mahaba-haba sa susunod. Susme, kala mo naman sandamakmak ang nagbabasa nitong blog namin!

My song wishlist (partial list)

Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)
Boney James
Send One Your Love

What a Fool Believes
The Doobie Brothers
Greatest Hits

Heart to Heart
Kenny Loggins
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits

That's the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire
That's The Way of the World

The Most Beautiful Girl
Brian Gallagher
Rare Requests, Vol. 4

I Just Wanna Stop
Gino Vanelli
The Best of Gino Vanelli

Never Can Say Goodbye
David Benoit
Heroes

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
David Sanborn
Pearls

Sunrise
Simply Red
Home

It's a Shame
Paul Jackson, Jr.
Still Small Voice

Comin' Home Baby
David Sanborn
Time Again

Sadeness, Pt. 1
Enigma
LSD: Love, Sensuality and Devotion

Wrapped Around Your Finger
The Police
Every Breath You Take: The Classics

That's the Way Love Goes
Norman Brown
After the Storm

Soulful Strut
Grover Washington, Jr.
Soulful Strut

Another Sad Love Song
Euge Groove
Euge Groove

Get Down on It
Kool & the Gang
Disco Years, Vol.7: The Best Disco in Town

It Ain't Over 'til It's Over
Lenny Kravitz
Mama Said

The Way You Move
Kenny G
At Last...The Duets Album

I Can't Tell You Why
Eagles
The very Best of Eagles

The Look of Love
Dusty Springfield
The Silver Collection (Philips)


Biggest Part of Me
David Pack
The Secret of Movin' On

Enough of Owen

May sakit ang Misis ko at si Owen ang may kasalanan! Paano napupuyat kaka-date nila. Halos hindi na natutulog para lang maipagluto at mahatiran ng pagkain sa minahan 'yang Owen na 'yan. Hmp! Kaya ngayon banned muna si Misis Tikboy sa paglalaro ng Harvest Moon. Kailangan niya magpahinga at matulog ng maayos (oo na, nakahanap ako ng excuse para mapatigil siya sa paglalaro).

Misis Tikboy is now back on reading. I just wish she gets enough sleep or else she will be back in the doctor's clinic once again. I know her, once she gets a hold of a good book she won't put it down. And just today she bought a few books, she's almost finished with the first one. Geez!

Well, at least her mind if off Owen. That's a good sign.

Now, back to my reading spree. I'm on my second book by David Gibbins. Now I am asking myself why I did not study nor teach Western Civilization! I've been bombarded with info on Harald Hardrada, Vespasius, Crusades, the Menorah and a lot of stuff that I haven't heard of. Which makes me curious. Now I've got to read his next book while waiting for my copy of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (thanks Mahal!).

Halaaaaaaa! Lagot Ka Misis Tikboy!

Remote support via Team Viewer

Two nights ago my brother sent me a message in FB telling me that he's online. He asked me to go online so that he could send me the MS Office 2003 installer that I need for my netbook. It was two in the morning and I'm still at work but I opened my netbook and sent him a message using my BlackBerry. I opened my YM so that he could send first the TeamViewer installer. It took about 5-10 minutes before I got the file. When I got it, I installed it and then opened it. We needed the program so that he could send me other files that YM cannot handle. We thought it was going to be easy and fast but the moment he sent the file he was notified that it will take 4 hours. So, I told him that I'd just leave my computer open and then went back to sleep.

When I woke up at six in the morning, the file transfer was still ongoing. So I told him that I could not wait for it since I got to get to work. That's when he told me that he'd just remote access my computer - meaning papakialaman niya habang nasa Pinas siya at andito ako sa US. We usually do something like this when I was still in RP. So, I gave the permission. When I went back to my room to check up on the download status I saw applications in my netbook being tinkered by my brother. Then he was sending me messages via YM like: pinabilis ko na computer mo, alisin mo 'yung wallpaper at ilagay mo sa Windows classic kung gusto mo pa mas mabilis.. etc. We were supposed to install an anti-virus software but he was so sleepy so we postponed it to another day.

That night before Misis Tikboy went to work I was telling her what we did with my netbook via remote access. She said, Pwede pala 'yun? Sarap naman may kapatid na gaya ni Boy! Told her that anytime she needed to have her laptop's performance checked for optimal use we could always ask Boboy to do it for us. Sabi ba naman niya "Ayoko nga! Baka sabihin mo pa kay Boy tingnan kung ano mga nasa laptop ko!

Talaga naman itong Misis ko! Ambilis mag-isip! Hehehe.. Sana applicable din 'yung remote support/access sa tao no? Ehek!

Si Owen.. Si Owen.. Si Owen.. Palagi Na Lang Si Owen!

Got addicted pretty bad on farming games.... Since FarmTown no longer gave me challenge, I turned to a Harvest Moon, a Wii farming game. Hindi ko nga alam kung nakakatuwa ba o ano , pero I find myself staying more at home now because of these games. Mas gusto ko pa minsan ang maglaro kesa mag-ikot at mag shopping (haaaay salamat - sabi ni Mr Tikboy, hahahahaha!)

Harvest Moon is a game wherein you create your character and create own ranch from scratch. You'll have a barn - farm animals where chicken lay eggs, sheep gives you wool, cows give you milk, horses you ride. The "nice twist" in this game is that may mga "landian portion" - there are eligible bachelors and bachelorettes that your character can get involved with.

Among the bachelors, si Owen ang pinuntirya ko. A miner, loves to work long hours in the mines, loves rice dishes and cocktail. Dito umentra si Tikboy ko...

Tikboy: Ano? Nagpapaligaw ka?
Misis: Yesss! Sa game lang naman.
Tikboy: Sus!

As the game progresses, I tell my Tikboy that Owen asks me for dates now and gives me gifts. Last night, she went into a barrage of "complaints"...

Tikboy: Nagluluto ka na dyan sa game mo?
Misis: Yes..
Tikboy: Baka naman si Owen pinagluluto mo pa..
Misis: Minsan dinadalhan ko ng lunch sa mines.
Tikboy: Buti pa si Owen pinagluluto mo!
Misis: Ipagluluto din kita balang araw
Tikboy: Talaga!
Misis: Hahahahaha!
Tikboy: Baka naman unahan pa ako nyan sa pagpapakasal syo.
Misis: Malamang
Tikboy: Ano?? Sakit dibdib ko ha..
Misis: Ungas, hindi nga????
Tikboy: Kumirot nga
Misis: Malamang sa Summer o Fall ng Year 4, magpapakasal kami
Tikboy: Anong year ka na?
Misis: 3. Winter time na
Tikboy: Mauuna nga!
Misis: Magkakaanak pa nga kami sa future eh.
Tikboy: HMP!

I love my Tikboy when she is like this - so unpredictable, hahahahahaha!

Virtual date

Busy si Misis. Sa trabaho, sa bahay at lalo na sa games. Mapa Farm town, Farmville, Restaurant City man 'yan. Pero isa sa pinakamatinding umuubos ng oras at panahon niya itong Harvest Moon. Talaga naman maa-adik adik siya at halos magkaron ng withdrawal symptom kapag hindi nakakapaglaro nito.

Hindi ko pa ito nalalaro kasi wala naman akong Wii. Pero sa mga kwento niya, mukhang mas maganda talaga kaysa sa games sa FB. May mga hayop na siya at ang ku-kyut ng mga pangalan nila. May Mikmik, Muniknik at Manok. Andun din si Giddiyap, Papaitan, Bibe, Tetuts.. at marami pang iba.

Pero kaninang madaling araw nagulat ako sa text ng Misis ko. Sabi niya:

Misis: Hihihi! May date kami ng bf ko sa Harvest Moon. He asked me out.
Tikboy: Susme! Sino ba naging bf mo jan?
Misis: MU pa lang! Hahaha! Si Owen! Send ko pix sa 'yo.

Misis Tikboy and Owen at Caramel Falls

Mister: *selos mode pero nagtimpi* Hmp! Ang taas ng waistline ha!

Teka, ano ba talaga? BF o MU? Hindi naman halatang selos ako no? Virtual date pa lang 'yan. Pano na kaya kung real life? Hmmm.. abangan ang paglabas ng totoo ng kulay ni Mister Tikboy. Maghahalo ang balat sa tinalupan. Ehek!

RCFE turned office at night

This is my life at night. Aside from having to check up on my patients until midnight I have this makeshift "office" in the dining room. Hehehe! What do I do? I work. Well, I have my own farm to attend to and at the same time I have to work to earn some coins. Naks, akala mo naman kung ano ang negosyo no? Farm Town lang po! Hahaha!

Mula nga nung na-addict kami ni Misis Tikboy eh dito na nauubos ang oras namin kapag tapos na ang trabaho. Kahit nung umuwi siya dito, we made it a point to allot time for playing. We couldn't believe that we could both be quiet and stay in bed for the whole day playing this virtual game. Seryoso pa kamo kami habang naglalaro! Hahahaha!

I miss Misis Tikboy. I miss being beside her even while playing Farm Town.

I Know... I Know...

It's been a while I know... Pasensya na. It's just medyo busy ako sa Farm Town hehehehehe! Things have been ok. Sabi ko nga kay Tikboy, masaya kasi tayo ngayon kaya hindi tayo masyasdong nakakapagpost. Masarap pala ang feeling ng tahimik na namumuhay, ehek! Matagal tagal na rin kami hindi " nag diskusyon" ni Tikboy - which is good. We start our days with a phone call to each other and end it by playing farm town together - o san ka pa! Mega bonding.

I guess it really made a big difference that she came here. Mas panatag ba ako (lumabas na ang katotohanan! hahahahaha!) and in the same way, panatag din sya. We easily talk to each other....and when things start getting bad and we're missing each other, I go "home".

I feel blessed that He gave us something to work on. He gave us a glimpse of hope. Yeah, I still go by my "one day at a time thing". She understands that. We're more open now. More giving I guess... Things are different. We're both matured now. More realistic. We work on small things first - you know goals that are attainable at this time.

.... honestly, I'm happy right now.

Falling in love at a Coffe shop by Landon Pigg

Bike accessories

Nag-biking trip ako ngayon. Kaso bumili ako ng accessories nung pauwi na. Hehehe! Head and tail lights plus bike computer.