Sunday, February 08, 2009
Of the past and its effects on Hailie
Feeling: bored
All ears to: the TV, showing October Road
Curled up in bed with: Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom
Labels: dramaness
Zenni Optical makes the New York Times
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Random thoughts on a lazy Sunday morning
All ears to: Stars: The Best of 1992 - 2002 The Cranberries
Curled up in bed with: A Personal History Katharine Graham
Labels: dramaness
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Saturday survey
1. What is your best friend's name?
Erm, andami nila eh. Hehe!
2. What color underwear/boxers wearing now?
Black lacy underwear. OO, dapat vivid description. Haha!
3. What are you listening to right now?
Secondhand Serenade's "Awake" and "A Twist In My Story" albums. The first one's still way better.
4. What's your favorite number?
For some weird reason, I love the number 8. Must be the curves. ^shrugs^ I also love 25. Because it holds something significant for me (no, not my age)...
5. What was the last thing you ate?
A Crunch chocolate, post breakfast of tortang talong and kanin.
6. If you were a crayon what color would you be?
PINK!!!
7. How is the weather right now?
Sunny and windy at the same time. Come to think of it, the perfect weather to stay out. Pero tinatamad ako, that's why I just decided to stay home and park myself in front of the PC. LOL.
8. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
"TL" Biloy called, asking me if I wanted to transfer to the graveyard shift. (NooooOOOOOoo!!!)
9. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Hmmn. The bukge? Hahaha! Nah...second na lang 'yun. It's the smile. Hehe...
10. Do you have a significant other?
Nope.
11. Favorite TV show(s)?
Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, House, American Idol, and October Road.
12. Siblings?
A younger sister and brother.
13. Height?
5'1"
14. Hair color?
Black
15. Eye Color?
Black
16. Do you wear contacts?
Nope.
17. Favorite Holiday?
Halloween!! Tee-hee.
18. Favorite Month?
Summer months, April and May!
19. Have you ever cried for no reason?
Yes. Because I tend to be a bit on the paranoid side. Haha! Pero binabalanse ko naman...tumatawa din ako for no reason. LOL.
20. What was the last movie you watched?
Sa Cinemas? Hmmn...I think it was "Desperadas 2" with Jen and Loki. Haha! Watched "Malena" at home just the other day.
21. Favorite Day of the Year?
Hmmn. None in particular.
22. Are you too shy to ask someone out?
Sometimes. But mostly not. Haha!
23. Can you do a headstand (not using the wall)?
No...
24. Hugs or Kisses?
Dahil maganda ang sagot ni Olai, gagayahin ko lang sagot niya --> hug AND kisses... and so much more! bwahahahaha
25. Chocolate or Vanilla?
CHOCOLATE, hands down!
26. Do you want your friends to respond to this?
Err, bahala sila.
27. Who is most likely to respond?
...
28. Who is least likely to respond?
...
29. What books are you reading?
Katharine Graham's "A Personal History" and "Ladies' Erotica" (hindi joke 'yung last one).
30. Piercings?
Ears and navel.
31. Favorite movies?
Super dami! But "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", "Beauty and the Beast", and "Monster" top the list.
32. Favorite football team?
Err, am not into football.
33. What were u doing before this?
Watching "House".
34. Butter, Plain or Salted popcorn?
Buttered and salted!
37. Dogs or cats?
Not much into pets but dogs, I guess.
38. Favorite flower?
Tulips and white roses.
39. Been caught doing something you weren't supposed to do?
HAHAHAHAHA!!! 'Yun lang.
40. Do you have a best friend of the opposite sex?
Yup.
41. Have you ever loved someone?
Yeah. Fell in love twice.
42. Who would you like to see right now?
My college and high school friends! And Jeypi.
43. Are you still friends with people from kindergarten?
Hmmn. I don't think so. Haha, I don't remember who my classmates were back then.
44. Have you ever fired a gun?
Yup, during Sir Palmones's BC 186 Seminar in Broadcasting class. And I wanna do it again!!!
45. Do you like to travel by plane?
Yeah. But I like travelling by water more.
46. Right-handed or Left-handed?
Right-handed.
47. How many pillows do you sleep with?
Usually three. Pero kapag may katabi, isa lang pede na. Hahaha!
48. Are you missing someone?
Yeshie.
49. Do you have a tattoo?
No. I'd like to get one pero papatayin ako nang nanay ko if I ever do that.
50. Anybody on Friendster that you'd go on a date with?
... ... ...
Labels: meme
I'm beginning to think...
Feeling: pensive
Curled up in bed with: A Personal History Katharine Graham
Labels: dramaness
Saturday, November 29, 2008
He's coming to the big screen. WHEE!
Feeling: happy
All ears to: Miss Saigon Soundtrack London Cast
Curled up in bed with: The Kitchen God's Wife Amy Tan
Labels: Astro Boy
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Movie in triplicate
Ciao!
Feeling: sleepy but uber happy
All ears to: Broken Secondhand Serenade (plus the office noise, agents taking calls)
Curled up in bed with: The Female Eunuch Germaine Greer and The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty Anne Rice
Labels: Glorietta, James Marsden, Jeypi, Madagascar2, Quantum of Solace
Monday, June 02, 2008
Roland Garros 2008!!!
Feeling: excited
All ears to: live performances from Dicta License and Urbandub (listen to them here)
Curled up in bed with: New Moon Stephanie Meyer, Fear of Flying Erica Jong, and Haunted Chuck Palahniuk
Labels: French Open, Rafael Nadal
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Lesson learned
Someday soon, that one person I truly deserve will come walking into my life.
Labels: 27 Dresses, James Marsden, mush, siya
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
"Hindi bagay sa'yo ang cheap. Hindi bagay sa'yo ang karma."
"You're too good of a person for that."
Gusto ko na noon umiyak. Pero hindi pa din rumolyo ang mga luha. Sa sarili ko kasi, ayokong isipin na may ginagawa akong ka-cheapan. O na may cause para ma-alarma ako na hahagupitin ako ni karma ng napakalupit. Sa isip ko, this is a way for me to save myself from too much pain. Na ayoko lang matali sa isang sitwasyon kung saan sa dulo ako na naman ang talo.
Pero sa dulo, napag-isip pa din ako. Bakit umiyak ang una kong reaksyon? Kasi alam ko din, kahit paano, tama si Mabie. Slut has never been my forte. I'm playful, yeah. I may be open to try new stuff here and there and willing to learn new things but I've always been the "bubbly, secretly hopeless romantic" one. The one who, despite being a hurt a couple of times, keeps her belief in being happy with just the one. I always fall hard. I keep crushes yeah, but I've always been the loyal one. I still am. But I came so close to being that one girl whom everybody brands as "easy". Nang sabihin sa'kin ni Mambie na I shouldn't be blowing my chances with this one person, 'dun ka na-realize kung bakit ginusto kong umiyak. Kasi naalala ko na in the deepest wells of my heart, I want things to work out with him. That at the end of the day, kahit ayoko lang matali sa isang sitwasyon kung saan sa dulo ako na naman ang talo (gaya nang nasabi ko na), I'd still willingly throw everything away para matali sa kanya. At alam kong hindi ako talo.
At isa pa. Masaya din naman maging hopeless romantic. It's like being a kid forever; which means that even as your classmates tease you so hard, you still hold on to the hope that Santa Claus will give you a gift on Christmas night if you become good all year round; and that the tooth fairy will leave you some cash if you leave your tooth underneath your pillow; and that the Care Bears do exist; and that you can be one of the Bioman if you wish it really hard. Yeah, just holding on to the hope that love can be true and love can be pure and love can -- eventually -- be bliss is a happy thought. Just as much as the feeling of being in love itself.
At doon ko na-conclude...
Hindi bagay sa'kin ang cheap. Hindi bagay sa'kin ang karma. I'm too good of a person for that.
Labels: mush
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The first (and hopefully not the last) letter
All I expected to come out of our first meeting was a light, cutesy flirting moment. I never thought that that 15minutes of coaching session will lead me to now, a moment when I feel like I'm lost when I don't see you around. When I get paranoid when you don't text back. When I'd feel a stab of jealousy everytime you think of your "alaga". I never wanted things to get this deep. Not now. Not ever.
See, I have commitment issues. This is not saying that we're already in a commited relationship, but sometimes it feels that way. And those sometimes are enough to make me feel guarded. For someone who falls so easily (I hate admitting that but it's unfortunately true), I have a heart that has big, strong walls. I've put up these walls caerfully after being hurt numerous times before. I know that guys can be huge a$$holes at times and that no matter how stubborn my heart can be, falling even to the baddest boy of them all, I'll never, ever be the fist to say, "Hey, I love you." I've never been in a relationship to date because of this. I think it's only now that I realize that I've forever been in pseudo-relationships because of my own choosing. Pseudo-relationships come with the perks of relationships, sans the things that make me fear them: the bounds, the restrictions, the possibility of a heartache. Yeah, heartaches may also come with pseudo-relationships but they hurt less and sometimes are easier to soothe.
So here I am. 25 years of age. With a heart that's been bruised and broken a couple of times. And a defense that, I thought, is harder to break -- especially after my last heartache. Then you come walking into my life. And you come armed with a sensitivity that is slowly melting all my defenses away. And as much as it makes me afraid, I can't deny that I want it all. That despite this sense of an impending heart ache (aren't all love stories built that way -- impending heart aches?), I'm willing to risk my heart once again.
Less than a month ago, I was telling one of my closest wavemates that I'm not going to give in. That despite your oh-so-wonderful words, I'm going to stick to my resolve: that I'm just going to have pure fun. No strings attached. But recently, when you walked into your favorite pizza place and told me you loved me, my resolve dissolved. And I wanted to say "I love you back" but I was still struggling to keep a piece of my old self. I was debating with myself whether what we have is worth leaving my comfort zone. And I think I hurt you by not saying those words back. But I figured if you really loved me, you'll let me take my sweet time.
What's the point of this letter then? To let you know that I love what we have. That I'm happy being with you. That in fact, I've never been happier. But that if I can't say the words back, it's not because I don't love you. It's just that I'm still struggling to keep my ground. To convince myself that letting go of my single blessedness ain't that bad.
Stay. The same way I said I'll wait...
Karen
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Hailie's back with a corny post...
"Of Trouble Sleeping"
Feeling: in love, unfortunately
Curled up in bed with: Fear of Flying Erica Jong
All ears to: Is It You? Cassie
Sunday, February 24, 2008
New template
Simba almost re-emerges
Feeling: woozy
Curled up in bed with: False Impression Jeffrey Archer
All ears to: Future Urbandub and Dicta License
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Blogging hiatus
Okay, since I'm online I'll go and post some update on what's been happening.
Feeling: giddy
All ears to: Complex Dicta License
Curled up in bed with: False Impression Jeffrey Archer
Friday, February 15, 2008
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Friday, February 08, 2008
Post-WGA strike
Feeling: curious
Curled up in bed with: If Only Geri Halliwell
All ears to: the Loco Roco Theme
Labels: Avatar, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes (TV), House (TV), Ugly Betty, WGA
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008
A new high (low?) in fangirlsm
Feeling: better
Curled up in bed with: If Only Geri Halliwell
All ears to: Torpedo Eraserheads
Labels: fangirlsm, Photoshop, Rafael Nadal
Of diamonds and engagement rings
I am 2:11 a.m.
Feeling: frustrated
Curled up in bed with: If Only Geri Halliwell
All ears to: Ale Bloomfields
Labels: meme
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008
More awards and tags
* Racists and discriminatory people
* Garbage lying on beautiful landscapes
* RATS!!!
* And COCKROACHES!!!
* My friends
* Smart, funny, and socially aware guys
* Blogging
* Colours and colouring books
* Anything Hello Kitty
* My iPod
* The DS Lite (which I'm about to get in a few weeks!)
Curled up in bed with: If Only Geri Halliwell
All ears to: 3 Libras A Perfect Circle
Labels: blog award, meme
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