i got sidetracked...

i was going to write something about my astrological sign (leo) and was actually looking at some articles when i chanced upon one about "leo wyatt" who was a character on wbc's long running hit show "charmed".
so, instead of me blogging about how different i am from my sign, i'm here relieving all the memories i had back in the days when i used to watch charmed every monday nights in the philippines and how i fell in love with leo and piper's characters.

...and that's how i got sidetracked.

maybe i'll blog about my sign tomorrow?
or maybe not...
anyway...too lazy eh...

nyt!

this one's for junior...i mean roger!

hey! i did tell you that i was going to post your pic right?

so here it is!

never you mind that it's less than flattering...

as claire told you, you still look good no matter what...

but i will still call you junior!

and you still owe me cupcakes!!!

p.s.

hi wynne!!!

i found it!!!

i found it!

finally, after a long and exhausting search, i found cupcakes, cute, tempting, delicious cupcakes!

found them at freakin' crystal jade in takashimaya. if i knew that it's where i was gonna find them, i would have gone there long ago! my friends and roomies all think i'm nuts, but when they taste these yummy little treats, they're going to thank me!

cupcakes...

what i got

is different from...

what i want!!!

over the past few weeks, i've had this insane craving for cupcakes...the kind that i used to see back home at bonifacio high street at the fort, in a little heavenly shop called "sonia's cupcakes".

so, because i'm a crazy person, i made it my mission to find cupcakes here in singapore, because you know, when i want something, i gotta have it!

i've become so infatuated with the thought of eating these delicious little treats that i even bugged the heck out of one of my colleagues at work! (sorry, roger!) he couldn't find any, so i asked (nicely) my friends rovie and claire if they could kindly go with me in search of the elusive cupcake.

so, on 1 fine evening, after going to the karaoke the previous day (and staying there until the wee hours of the morning!),going shopping at the warehouse sale at charles and keith and swimming at claire's place...i finally persuaded my friends to go with me to marina square.

after about an hour of searching, we found cupcakes at a coffee shop (will not say the name) but it wasn't at all what i wanted. (just look at the pictures!) this was just too sweet! as in a big lump of sugar put on top of a muffin! i swear it's going to give me diabetes, i wasn't able to finish it, so i just gave it to the little kid at home, i think she likes the flower icing!
so, the search for the elusive cupcakes continue...

retail therapy

today, me, claire and rovie went to the charles and keith warehouse for their annual sale. we got there at around 1pm and the place was just jampacked! you'd think that with a brand like theirs, only women would flock to the sale, but nope, there were a number of guys also present, whether they were with their girlfriend,wife,significant other or just with a group of friends, they were there too.

it was too hot and there were just too many people looking at the shoes on sale, but in the end, i still manage to buy 2 new bags and 2 pairs of shoes! whoo! that's what i call retail therapy!

will post pics later...

ciao!!!

karaoke...singing...fun!!!

when i was still in the philippines, whenever there was an occasion, my family and i would always rent a karaoke machine and sing our hearts out. it doesn't matter if it's just a simple birthday, a fiesta or a holiday, we'd always have karaoke as a part of everything.

ever since i got here, i've been looking for a decent place to go to just to sing. it's not easy, since there's nobody to go with, and i don't know where to go to.

tomorrow night, the girls and i are going out singing, and nobody's going to stop us! this frustration has been building inside for weeks already, and people better not say anything bad about our voice!

will update once i have pictures of us singing...

today's horoscope 12-03-2009

it's getting freakier and freakier...


The Bottom Line
You may be feeling some anti-romance feelings right about now. Get some alone time.

In Detail
You may be feeling some anti-romance feelings right about now. Maybe it's the weather, or maybe it's just some subconscious need to focus on yourself today. Whatever the reason, you aren't going to be in the mood to share your feelings with anyone. If you're in a relationship, this is a good time to take a break and give each other space. If you've been on the market for a while, it's time to step back and perhaps reassess what you are really looking for in a mate.

'nough said.

lonely no more by rob thomas

one of my top anthems of all time...
the words just draw me in, they reflect me in the most basic of ways...
listen to the song or just read the lyrics and you'll find out why.

Lonely No More

by Rob Thomas

Now it seems to me

That you know just what to say

Words are only words

Can you show me something else

Can you swear to me

that you'll always be this way

Show me how you feel

More than ever baby

[Chorus:]

I don't wanna be lonely no more

I don't wanna have to pay for this

I don't want to know the lover at my door

Is just another heartache on my list

I don't wanna be angry no more

You know I could never stand for this

So when you tell me that you love me know for sure

I don't want to be lonely anymore

Now its hard for me with my heart still on the mend

Open up to me, like you do your girlfriends

And you sing to me and it's harmony

Girl, what you do to me is everything

Make me say anything;

just to get you back again

Why can we just try

[Chorus:]

I don't wanna be lonely no more

I don't wanna have to pay for this

I don't want to know the lover at my door

Is just another heartache on my list

I don't wanna be angry no more

You know I could never stand for this

So when you tell me that you love me know for sure

I don't want to be lonely anymore

What if I was good to you,

what if you were good to me

What if I could hold you

till I feel you move inside of me

What if it was paradise,

what if we were symphonies

What if I gave all my life to

find some way to stand beside you

[Chorus:]

I don't wanna be lonely no more

I don't wanna have to pay for this

I don't want to know the lover at my door

Is just another heartache on my list

I don't wanna be angry no more

You know I could never stand for this

So when you tell me that you love me know for sure

I don't want to be lonely anymore

I don't wanna be lonely anymore

another horoscope 11-03-09

seriously, this is getting a lil' bit freaky... it's like everytime i read my horoscope, it goes straight to the heart of the/a problem i'm having...or something that i think about too much...
anyway...

The Bottom Line
Taking action is something that you need to take seriously. Take your time today.

In Detail
Taking action is something that you need to take seriously right now. There should be no kneejerk reactions or spontaneous bursts of energy for you today. If you move forward just because you don't feel like standing still right now, you're bound to do something you regret -- and that you can't undo later on. So deliberate. Take your time. The people who really matter will wait for you to come to your own decisions. Ignore anyone who tries to rush you.

-get that?! do not rush me or I WILL IGNORE you! hahaha!!!

the master rapper passes away 06-03-09

just found out that francis "kiko" magalona passed away today.
known as the "master rapper" in the philippines, he made famous what is now called "nationalistic rap" with songs like mga kababayan and my fave song from him, kaleidoscope world.

so, in honor of a brilliant artist, here are the lyrics to kaleidoscope world. may he forever rest in eternal peace.

So many faces, so many races

Different voices, different choices

Some are mad, while others laugh

Some live alone with no better half

Others grieve while others curse

And others mourn behind a big black hearse

Some are pure and some half-bred

Some are sober and some are wasted

Some are rich because of fate and

Some are poor with no food on their plate

Some stand out while others blend

Some are fat and stout while some are thin

Some are friends and some are foes

Some have some while some have most

Every color and every hue

Is represented by me and you

Take a slide in the slope

Take a look in the kaleidoscope

Spinnin' round, make it twirl

In this kaleidoscope world

Some are great and some are few

Others lie while some tell the truth

Some say poems and some do sing

Others sing through their guitar strings

Some know it all while some act dumb

Let the bassline strum to the bang of the drum

Some can swim while some will sink

And some will find their minds and think

Others walk while others run

You can't talk peace and have a gun

Some are hurt and start to cry

Don't ask me how don't ask me why

Some are friends and some are foes

Some have some while some have most

Every color and every hue

Is represented by me and you

Take a slide in the slope

Take a look in the kaleidoscope

Spinnin' round, make it twirl

In this kaleidoscope world

fast and furious!

i just saw an article about the latest fast and furious movie, and by gosh, its looks absolutely freakin'tastic! it has all 4 original main characters, meaning vin diesel and (my ex!) paul walker! oh, and let's not forget the ladies, jordana brewster and michelle rodriguez (sorry ladies!).

it's been several years since the 1st movie came out, and i've always wondered if the director was going to make another one that's directly related to it. the first one kinda left me hanging and wanting for more, and the next 2 were just big disappointments. i wanted to know what will happen to the main characters. now it looks like i'll find out!

can't wait till april '09!

heaven help

Heaven Help

by Lenny Kravitz

There comes a time

To be free of the heart

I wanna be ready

Ready to start

On a love journey

Got places to go

Made up my mind

And I have got to let you know

Heaven help the heart

That lets me inside

Heaven help the one

Who comes in my life

Heaven help the fool

That walks through my door

'Cause I decided right now

I'm ready for love

A funny feeling's coming

Over me

Now I'm inspired and open to being

In a love place

But it's out of my hands

I'm telling you baby that you got to understand

Heaven help the heart

That lets me inside

Heaven help the one

Who comes in my life

Heaven help the fool

That walks though my door

'Cause I decided right now

I'm ready for love

Ready for love

I can't see what's out there for me

And I know love offers no guarantee

I'll take a chance and

I'm Telling you something babe

I got to let you know

Heaven help the heart

That lets me inside

Heaven help the one

Who comes in my life

Heaven help the fool

That walks through my door

'Cause I decided right now

I'm ready for love

Ready for love

Take a chance

Take the chance on love

The heart, the fool

my horoscope

i have this often funny fascination with reading my horoscope. it doesn't matter if i read it from the newspaper, online (like friendster) or from a really old copy of a magazine. i just read it, i kinda gravitate towards it.

so today, while checking my friendster account, guess what it said?
here it is, and i quote:

The Bottom Line
Too modest to flirt with that incredible new hottie? Go on -- take a chance today!

In Detail
Too shy to say what you really want to say to that incredible hottie you've been crushing on? Saying something out loud that reveals your inner hopes and wishes might feel like an invitation for rejection, but in reality it's a very empowering act! So state your truth, stand by your statement, and be ready for whatever consequences come. It is better to try and miss than to not try at all and let a chance pass you by. Own your feelings by giving them the respect they deserve.

it's really probably just coincidence, but this one made me think. my train of thought these past few days have been going to this direction. i'm not really one of those girls who say what they want to say out loud. most of the time i just keep it to myself.

there have been times in the past when i really wanted to stand up and just declare my feelings for all to hear, but too often, at the last minute, i always chicken out.

yep, i'm a coward.
it's not something i'm proud of, but just thinking of rejection and the pain it'll cause me later just makes me want to shake to the very tips of my toes. plus, add to that the humiliation of having to see that particular person almost every freakin' day. yeah, i'd rather just die... but then again, it does have it's advantages, like finally having to unburden myself from all the pent up emotions and feelings that's all bottled up inside. sooo... what do you think?

should i tell?
...
...

uhmmm...
nope, i don't think so!
yep, DEFINITELY A COWARD!

rest day with jorie and claire

Swimming!

our pics with cute little sam!

self pic!

photo op w/ ate aileen, me, jorie and claire. notice how the pictures are taken inside the bathroom?

i swear to God, my hair never looked this good whenever i step out of the shower in the morning!

woke up late this morning after a late night doing stuff online. i promised claire i'd go to her place EARLY for lunch then we'd go swimming with jorie after. hehehe...that didn't really go as planned. i had to go to far east plaza to get some things then drop off some of rovie's stuff at PS after. i wasn't able to arrive at claire's place until after 330pm.
had lunch with the girls then we all took sam for a swim. jorie and i didn't get to go home until after 930 pm.
now i feel so tired.
better go to sleep or i'd feel too lazy to go to work tomorrow.

ciao!!

for my bestie(!) yeye

girl! i mishu!
this one's for you naman...
in pink, of course!

Count on Me
by Whitney Houston & Cece Winans

Chorus:
Count on me through thick and thin
A friendship that will never end
When you are weak
I will be strong
Helping you to carry on
Call on me, I will be there
Don't be afraid
Please believe me when I say
Count on...

I can see it's hurting you
I can feel your pain
It's hard to see the sunshine through the rain
I know sometimes it seems as if
It's never gonna end
But you'll get through it
Just don't give in cuz you can

Chorus:
Count on me (mm) through thick and thin
A friendship that will never end (ah)
When you are weakI will be strong
Helping you to carry on
Call on me, I will be there
Don't be afraid
Please believe me when I say
Count on...
You can count on me
Oh yes you can (ah)

Oo, I know sometimes it seems as if
We're standing all alone
But we'll get through it
Cuz love won't let us fall

Chorus:
Count on me (count on me, i'll be there) through thick and thin
A friendship that will never end
When you are weakI will be strong (I'll be strong)
Helping you to carry on (yes, you know)
Call on me, I will be there
Don't be afraid
Please believe me when I say
Count on...Count on...

There's a place inside all of us
Where our faith in love begins
You should reach to find the truth in love
The answers' there within, oh
I know that life can make you feel
It's much harder than it really is
But we'll get through it (we'll get through it)
(Just) Just (don't) don't give in (oh)

Chorus:
Count on me (count on me) through thick and thin
A friendship that will never end (it'll never end)
When you are weak (you)I will be strong (I will be strong)
Helping you to carry on
Call on me, I will be there
Don't be afraid (don't be afraid now)
Please believe me when I say
Count on
Count on
Count on
Count on
Count on
Count on me
Oh yes you can
I know I can
Yes you can
Well
So glad I can, count on me

more jason mraz!

i'm on a roll and there's no stopping me...
harhar...yeah right...
so since i'm blogging about jason mraz and his songs,
here's another one he sang with colbie caillat, the girl who sang "bubbly"
it's called "lucky"
just read and find out why it's such a cute song!

Lucky
Jason Mraz w/ Colbie Caillat

Do you hear me,
I'm talking to you
Across the water
across the deep blue ocean
Under the open sky oh my, baby
I'm trying
Boy I hear you in my dreams
I feel your whisper across the sea
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Oooohhhhoohhhhohh
ooohhooohhooohoooh

They don't know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Every time we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I'll wait for you
I promise you, I will

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

And so I'm sailing through the sea
To an island where we'll meet
You'll hear the music, feel the air
I'll put a flower in your hair
Though the breezes through trees
Move so pretty you're all I see
As the world keeps spinning round
You hold me right here right now

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday
Ooohh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooooh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

i'm yours

i recently saw an ad in a mag about Jason Mraz having a concert here is SG. i'm crazy about the guy and his songs! he's a terrific song writer. you should watch him and see what he can do with just a guitar and a mike, nothing else. he's absolutely fantastic! i'm hoping to see him here but i guess that's just impossible...
so, since i'm in the mood to listen to his songs, here's one of my fave songs from him.
i always think of this one as a sweet song to sing to that special person in your life...

I'm Yours
by Jason Mraz

Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks,
and now I'm trying to get back

Before the cool done run out,
I'll be giving it my bestest
And nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some

But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait,
I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart
and you'll find love love love love
Listen to the music of the moment people, dance and sing
We're just one big family
And it's our God-forsaken right to be loved
loved loved loved loved

So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm sure
There's no need to complicate, our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

D-d-do do you,
but do you, d-d-do

But do you want to come on
Scooch on over closer dear
And I will nibble your ear

I've been spending way too
long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards
just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and I laughed

I guess what I be saying is
there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do,
our name is our virtue

But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours
Come on and open up your mind and see like me
(I won't hesitate)Open up your plans and damn you're free
(No more, no more)Look into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yours
(It cannot wait, I'm sure)So please don't, there's no need
(There's no need to complicate)There's no need to complicate
(Our time is short)'Cause our time is short
(This is our fate)This is, this is, this is our fateI'm yours
Oh, I'm yours
Oh, I'm yours
Oh, whoa, baby you believe
I'm yours
You best believe, best believe
I'm yours

to my sis yhelly...

my baby sister (maybe not quite a baby anymore)
congratulations! you passed the exam!
good for you...
now all you have to do is study harder for the boards! (boohoo...more studying!)
you can do it, i know you can,
you've made it this far thru sheer will and determination (and a lot of hard work).
you can do more.
can't wait to see you guys.
i want so badly to be there to see you graduate but i can't.
but nevermind, i'm still ecstatically happy for you!

love you, bebe...

aaahhhh!

i cant login to my friendster account!!!
dammit,
dammit!!
dammit all to hell!!!!!

it keeps giving me this weird message about an unknown error that occured.
its been like this for the past several days already.
i dunno if i can go on like this...
its trying my patience, this website...