In solidarity with my colleagues at Avatar Media, here's my list of ten things I want to accomplish in 2010: Wear a tankini. Which implies I must lose weight and stay fit and healthy. I hope to accomplish this by May 2, 2010, the date of a planned island tour. Buy a netbook. Save money. Budget efficiently. Do not create a new blog. I already have too many blogs on my own and I have several others that I am maintaining. I need to focus more in maintaining the ones I currently have. Read 5 books. Last year, I spent most of the year just re-reading books I have already read. Must read more. Attend dance classes. Last year, I made a goal of attending culinary classes and I would like to think that was a major success. This year, I want to re-kindle my love for dancing, learn new skills, and stay fit. Travel around Mindanao. Must visit at least 3 places. I want to travel but don't have much budget. Plus, I think Mindanao is a really great place to explore. Organize at least 4 events. The Davao Bloggers and the Avatar Media Team both have a lot…
Seven Things to Do When You’re In a Relationship
...with Kim Sam Soon :) I have been obsessing over the Korean Drama "My Name is Kim Sam Soon." I already liked it when I was able to watch a few episodes when it aired on the local channel GMA 7. But I wasn't able to watch everything. Thanks to the magic of the internet and my Kdrama expert friend Brendel, I am now watching the complete series, with two episodes to go. I am loving every moment of it, except the scenes with Yoo Hee Jin and Doctor Henry Kim. Pft! Otherwise, I love it. <3 In Episode 14, Kim Sam Soon and Sam Shik finally dates, FOR REAL! And Sam Soon tells Sam Shik they should do seven things as a couple. Here's her list... #7 Shopping while holding hands. #6 Photo of Sam Soon's boyfriend on her phone. #5 Take a train ride while drinking beer on the way to Pusan. #4 Say "I love you Kim Hee Jin*" in front of everyone. #3 Get intimate while watching a horror movie. #2 Get couple rings. #1 Introduce each other to their parents as each other's boyfriend/girlfriend. *At this point of the Kdrama, Sam Soon changed her name…
GOAL: Wear a Bikini
I have a new goal this year. Wear a bikini during the summer. Well, it's easy to do that, actually. I just have a to buy a bikini and wear it. But the hidden goal there is to lose weight and be gorgeous while wearing the bikini. LOL! Realistically, I can never look good in a bikini as I have fugly stretchmarks from my pregnancy. Kidding! I have it from the constant weight gain and weight loss I've had since high school. So I will actually wear a tankini, something like this. So yeah, I'll try to eat well and stay healthy until that day on Summer 2010 when the shores of Samal, Davao and the fab (and lucky) people of Davao will witness me and my body in a tankini. Wish me luck! ;-)
Starting the New Year
I began the new year with this status message on my Facebook: Happy New Year! May 2010 be kinder, more fruitful, and more productive for all those who deserve it. A toast to beauty, truth, happiness, peace, and love! May we all get what we deserve. ♥ But here's how I really spent the last days of 2009 and first days of 2010... I was frantically busy in the kitchen cooking and baking stuff for my family and friends, most challenging of which was preparing the Noche Buena for the Abellas. Main dish was steak, served with a cheese platter, sashimi, mashed potatoes, gravy, and blue cheese sauce. I also prepared my famous beef stew and tiramisu for the Joses. And the pastry kitchen? I spent hell in it for four days... brownies, cheesecakes, chocolate cakes, OH MY! I also spent a lot of time with my classmates. Both my high school and grade school batchmates had 10 year shindig things. I was able to attend my grade school batchmates' party. I was able to re-connect with a lot of old friends. Had a fun time reminiscing. But I missed our HS batch's grand thing at Eden. I was too…
Happy Birthday Daddy!
I have two dads. My biological father, Papa, passed away when I was 5. I barely knew him. My other dad, is my father's brother-in-law who raised me until I was 9 years old. ANYWAY... Daddy celebrated his birthday on December 13. But we had his birthday celebration on December 14. I prepared Paella Alla Majorcana and Beef Stew for the dinner. I cooked the beef stew flawlessly but I almost failed with the paella coz there was just too many seafoods and the rice didn't cook on time. Daddy liked both. Mommy liked the paella a lot. :) Brian and Aimee bought sugarless chocolate cake from their friend. It was very nice. (The polo of the figure looked a little girly though.) And it was very yummy. Didn't notice that it was sugarless. It was an intimate dinner. A nice way to celebrate Daddy's birthday. It was worth the effort and pressure of cooking the nosebleed inducing dishes. Happy birthday Daddy! :)
Being a Duck
November started out with being confined in my aunt's house due to a severe asthma attack, punctuated by a meet-up with an ex, a meltdown caused by politics, cooking and baking for relatives, a couple of poker tournament wins, and a hectic work schedule. Articles. Blog entries. New projects. Deadlines. It's December and the madness continues. I am being like a duck. Calm, smiling, constantly perky and warming up to the new people I meet. But underneath it all is frantic paddling, crazy panic, and random bouts of insecurity and depression. Do not let the smile fool you. Don't let the blog entries and articles deceive you. Let it be known that the blog entries and articles, and amount of work I do is symptomatic of how troubled I am. I fight depression and loneliness by writing. Example... When the Maguindanao Massacre happened, I wrote 3 blog entries, one right after the other. Totally not about the incident. That's how I roll. Paddling... crazy ass fighting of emotions, struggling to beat the odds, to survive this crazy life. As I've told a good friend, I have not been ok for quite sometime, and I have been lonely. But I'm ok…