I have been wanting to have a haircut for a long time, and I finally did it yesterday. Instead of the trim I usually get, I decided to have it cut drastically shorter. And people are saying I made a good decision coz it makes me look younger. LOL! This is one of the last photos taken of me before my haircut: photo courtesy of Kuya Andrew and his brand new Lumix And here's the new me: Somebody told me I look ten years younger. Bolero! But I am loving my new hair. But today... not so MUCH! I realized why I hated having short hair... fly away hair. PFT! This will be harder to maintain than my long hair as I hate blowdrying my hair everyday. But I don't regret having the haircut. :) The guys at the poker club are saying I have a new hair coz I prolly have a new guy. Correction... I have a new hair coz I NEED a new guy. :P Haircut by Ms. Josie of David's Salon NCCC Mall of Davao branch. :)
Category: life
Happy National Ria Jose Day!!!
Today is officially National Ria Jose Day!!! (WOOT) It's my 27th birthday and it's been a happy one so far. Even before 12 midnight, people already started greeting me via Plurk and Twitter. And at around 12, Gwing and Kuya Andrew both sent me birthday greetings via SMS. And the greetings and well wishes haven't stopped pouring in via Plurk, Twitter, Facebook, and SMS. :) Thank you to everybody who greeted me. The day started with a breakfast of corned beef (my favorite) and Pepper Jack Cheese in pan de sal sandwich. I then proceeded to go online and rest for a while. I just finished eating lunch. As a birthday treat Mommy let me eat half a scoop of ice cream even if I'm forbidden to eat it as I haven't fully recovered from my sore throat. :P Figaro's Tomato Con Al Tonno, Jose Raphael's Jasmine Tea, and Jose Raphael's Choco Chip Jaffle Kuya Andrew and I went out to have coffee. We ended up at Figaro where he ate pizza and I ate Tomato Con Al Tonno pasta. YUUUUM! Kuya gave me his pasalubong/birthday gift from Singapore. He also gave me gifts from Ate Aileen, and from Hana…
Patient Maria Jose
The past few days have been a blur for me. Mainly, because I had been spending it confined in a hospital room. A large and nice room, but a hospital room, nonetheless. Holy Week, I was already coughing and had a sore throat but I disregarded it since I am so used to having those minor illnesses already. I thought that the regular plenty of water and no sweets rules would apply and make me feel better. After a few days I did get better. but last Friday, the sore throat had come back. Being the pasaway that I am, I still went out with friends that night (sans the beer drinking). I spent the entire Saturday resting in preparation for a long Sunday. Last Sunday, I spent the entire day, and night until 3 am working by monitoring the on-going Poker Face tournament at the Metro Card Club Davao. By 11 pm, I had already felt very ill but couldn't leave a I had to finish the tournament. I went home at around 3:30 am feeling very sick. Monday, I went to work again as I was supposed to have a meeting. Unfortunately, it was postponed, but I wasn't…
Good Night
The other night, as I was watching TV, random memories came over me. As a kid, I had nightly routine. At around 6 pm, I had dinner with my family. I was a picky eater back then. I didn't eat much veggies. Potatoes, to me, were considered as vegetables. Like most normal kids, I loved fried food... fried chicken, hotdogs, pork chops. I didn't like saucy dishes or soups. When soup is served, I only got the potatoes, and a lot of rice. I would then drown the rice in soup. But I loved Maggi Instant Noodles. I loved instant soups in general. Other soups, however, like sinigang and nilaga, I wasn't fond of. But I did like Bulalo. After dinner, Mommy would then have me and my cousins drink our vitamins. Back then, there was only Enervon-C. So for the longest time, I thought it was the only kind of vitamins in the world. So when we learned about vitamins in school, I got really confused. LOL! Anyhow, I loved the taste of Enervon-C. It's probably the reason why I love sour, citrusy stuff even until now. Come to think of it, the Ponten Cee tablets I take now,…
Life is Dull
Life is boring. It's full of work, disappointment and stress caused by work. Other than work, it's all DotA, poker, blogging, Plurk, and Facebook. In other words, I have been a boring geek. There have been guys, and some flirting. But those have been blah! Boys aren't able to commit. Mebbe not my time for love and romance. What I'm saying is I need something or someone new. I need to discover or try out something different. Something not work, not DotA or poker, not blogging or with my cousins. Definitely not a guy who says and does the right things but can't commit. I don't think I really need a boyfriend, just new people, and new stuff to be interested in. I don't know what I want or need, maybe that's part of the problem. I'm thinking of taking dance classes, something I have been wanting to do for a long time. Also thinking that maybe I should go speed dating again. Maybe I should go out with the guys who obviously like me, but don't interest me yet. Or maybe... You have any suggestions? I like my life now. Not as complicated as it was before. I get…
New Year's Resolutions 2009
Here are some specific targets I have for 2009... Blog more. Target: 4 blog entries a week, 2 vlogs a month. Take dance lessons and attend cooking and baking classes. Have P_____ in my savings account, P_____ in time deposit. Won't get a credit card. Shop less. (Actual amount is in my notebook. :P) Play DotA no more than 3 times a week. Play poker no more than 4 times a week. Buy a better laptop and printer. Move. Lessen beer intake. Maximum: twice a week. Lose weight. Target: 120 lbs by December 2009. Clean and organize room once a month. Hire a permanent assistant. Watch a Filipino movie once a month. Finish reading a book once a month. It's quite cluttered and all over the place but these are what I am aiming for in 2009. Wish me luck! ;-)