Bits and Pieces
Some days can be good or bad. Some days they can be both. A day I had last week was downright nasty. Some people think I don't have it in me to be bitchy, but I do. I can be sarcastic at times and that is something a lot of people have noticed about me. I can't help it. Smirk. I get stuck with Erika and Jill and the sarcasm intensifies. We ganged up on our kleptomaniac teammate, Sally. She hasn't been going to work since. Am I sorry? Well... Guilty maybe. Sorry? No.
I'm trying to be good now you see and I don't want to act like such a mean bitch. That was the last time I'm going to feel good about getting even. Revenge has never been my thing and being bad is not something I can ever be proud of. It was well worth being evil though.
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I was eating my shark's fin dumplings that I bought in Dimsum and Dumplings while my friends were pigging out at KFC a few nights ago when I read Gem's message that he lost Kit's Adidas trainers. Somebody stole the shoes while his whole class was having an exam. I felt bad for him because the pair wasn't his and shoes like that don't come cheap. My lola told me the next morning when I got home that he arrived dazed and troubled. Kleptomaniacs abound. I comforted him by saying that he'll get a thousand pairs someday and the guy who stole his shoes might find himself with no feet at all. Karma I say.
One thing that cheered him up was the news that he won't have to take the Statistics final exam. Smart. It makes me so proud.
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I am back to reading my Tolkien books again. Five years after I secretly hoarded them from National Bookstore, I find myself whipping them out in the bus on the way to work. Days off are spent in bed clutching at my books and softly reading and absorbing the words. You know you're crazy when you cry at the parts that are not even mushy. I am insane.
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Augy and I spent another lazy Sunday together. I headed straight to Yellow Cab in PeopleSupport after work and ordered Manhattan Meatlovers and hot wings. I was excited to see him. He frowned at my sudden weight loss. Am I anorexic? I don't know. I'm not THAT thin. Eating just scares me sometimes. I don't eat at night during my days off and I eat only a little rice once a day. I pigged out on pizza though. There's nothing like eating without thinking of getting fat. I shoved food into my mouth. Pizza and chicken have never tasted that good.
For lunch, we decided to eat at Gerry's again. It's becoming a tradition now. I sipped at my Venti mocha frappe on the way to the restaurant. That was the last of my Starbucks gift certificate. Sigh. We sat near an old Chinese couple. Augy told me that it would be such a great achievement to grow old together. How it would feel really good to be together after so many years. Sweet.
The rest of the time we spent at Serendra walking around and looking at books in A Different Bookstore. Only one thing spoiled the beautiful day. My tummy ached terribly and I had to go to Xbox to use the washroom. I sent a message to Iryn because the moment reminded me of her own misery weeks ago. Haha.
Serendra
Market! Market! ***
I went home early Saturday morning with Erika and Jill. I was in Cavite at 4:30 am. On the way to the village's guardhouse, a huge white dog looked at me with contempt and barked. Uh-oh. Not another one. Nobody was out in the streets since it was a weekend. I tiptoed back beside the dark vulcanizing shop near the gate and called our home phone. My dad answered the phone and he said he would pick me up near the gate. I was standing nervously waiting for him to approach me but I saw nothing. Then out of the darkness, I saw a man in shorts with no shirt on running and flapping his arms. My dad scared the hell of the poor dog. It ran into the opposite direction and the dogs in our block barked and howled. I was so ashamed to have roused the whole neighborhood.
My dad followed me home and I discovered that a friend gave him a puppy that he will bring to Mindoro on Wednesday. We couldn't find the pup anywhere. My lola looked under the beds using a flashlight and I peeked out the door to see if it slipped past my dad when he went out to pick me up. After so many tiring minutes, it ventured out of its hiding place. My lola christened him Jack. I wonder where she got the name. I'm starting to love the puppy but I can't hold on to him with three grown dogs that we already care for at home.
Jack, what big mouth you have!
Iryn and I have plans of traveling here and there. I feel like a hobbit with my love for adventure, home, food and nature. I will keep mum about it lest I ruin the beautiful, wonderful plans. Excitement runs through me like electricity.
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I spoiled myself today. I drank lots of Milo, bit into Oreo cookies, sipped mango juice and feasted on Bread Pan and choco caramel balls. I love losing control sometimes. I deserve all those munchies.
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I had my hair trimmed. Summer, here I come!
