samut saring kuwento

- i've been busy for the past few days and haven't been able to write anything ... now that i have the chance, i'll run through all the past events that i want to remember ;)

- may 9, tonie's bertdi bash was fine and dandy. papi, david and me surprised her - even if she was sick, umuwi kaming 3 sa bahay bringing balloons, a pizza, some chicken and a cake.

- channel 501 ... truth is, tonie and i love star movies. it offers a lot of good sitcoms, gives this feeling of comfort *naks* and has american idol *haha*. so when mae told us about this unit that will let us watch star movies, we readily called our provider and asked for it ... right now, our tivo-like unit is sitting on our "tv shelf" ... just for kicks, we decided to subcribe to channel 501 ... i called our cable provider ... conversation was like this ...

me : ni hao, ni shuo ingwen ma? *hello, do you speak english?*
lady: yes. (isip ko - buti na lang!)
me : how much to subscribe 501?

i guess i didn't phrase my question right because the lady thought i was complaining about not having my 501 ... but i said i don't really have it since i haven't subscribed yet ... after some verification using our home number -

lady: so, you're ...
me : "dui,wo yao wu-ling-yi" *yes, that's me ... i want 501*
lady: ah, you want hot?

i've been controlling myself from laughing but the last question made it impossible for me not to do so ... i had to give her another contact number and that was when i really lost it ... i was laughing with every number ... buti na lang, she was such a good sport ... 501 until 505 *i think* are adult channels that are only accessible via the tivo-like unit. we got hot *no pun intended* but we still have other options - i.e. happy, hi play

- may 12, i have this feeling that i'll be seeing jan tomorrow - in the flesh. toneh, papeh and me are planning to go to costco tomorrow to enjoy the costco lunch

- may 13, morning ... i took my ielts general exam today ... i initially wanted to have the certification because i wanted to migrate to canada ... but now that i don't want to do that anymore, i took it kasi - wala lang :) ... listening was ok ... you just have to listen *malamang hehe* ... my mind was wandering off, though *dadating ba si jan today?* ... but it was ok ... and then reading ... it was ok ... and then there was writing ... i had to write a letter of complaint and it was ok ... and then i had to write about shopping and why it's "replacing" age-old hobbies ... i lost it ... as in ... i'm not a writer pero parang naintindihan ko yung sinasabi nila na "writer's block" ... i can't f*$cking think of anything to write at that time ... sabi ko pa, "shopping???? shopping???" (said in a very bitchy manner) ... i blabbed - too senseless ... as soon as i handed the paper to the proctor, i finally found the word which answers the why question -> commercialism *tsk tsk tsk*

- still a little stunned and disoriented, i called toneh and papeh ... i felt a certain weirdness ... we decided to meet sa bahay ... when i got there, the door to my room was closed ... and i never do that ... and so it was confirmed, jan has arrived *yey!* ... mejo naging excitement killer nga lang ako ... hehehehe ... kasi i wasn't too surprised na e ... pero tenkful pa din ako sa kanila for the gesture ;)

- went to costco for grocery galore and costco lunch experience - ultra mega jumbo na hawaiian pizza

- had a great dinner with toneh, papeh and jan ... jan brought grilled food from PH ... papeh and toneh cooked sinigang na hipon ... ang sarapppp!!! ... we had refrigerator cake for dessert ... and while they were busy preparing, nasa kuwarto ako, nakanganga hehehe ... napagod ako sa ielts ...

- may 14, 1240PM ... i had my speaking test for ielts ... i think i did well ... i felt that i was confident and that i was able to answer the tester's questions ... naku, sana lang pumasa ako noh ...

- looking forward to a work-week since jan will be in the office with me ...