Meet Curly's New Pal

Curly and Cosmo

They're all set to take a walk down Greenlake Park. CUTENESS!

Curly: "Hey, this dog looks like me"

Curly looks so light compared to Cosmo

GRR!!! CUTEE!!

The guy's name is Bob. He was the one who "adopted" Curly for a week. He owns Cosmo.

(click on the pictures to view a larger size.)

Classic. Just Classic.

I forgot how a Macintosh operating system sucks when it comes to gaming compatibility. I'm currently having this obsession of wanting to play classic games, games that I played when I was a kid. Trying to find a MAC version of these games in the net is a total pain in the butt for some versions are DOS base and others are WINDOWS compatible.

1. Prince of Persia.


and

2. Super Mario Bros.


I guess I should just stick to good ol' PACMAN.

Inspite the ODDS

Ever wonder how you still end up liking something that annoys the heck out of you? That inspite of how this something annoys you or how it just manages to do something that completely turns your stomach upside down, you still end up liking it?

Kahit na me gawin pang katangahan o kalokohan, nakakaya mo pa ring gustuhin yung bagay na yun.

Assumptions destroy everything. YUN LANG PO.

If people assume stuff about someone or something and then let's the whole public know about their "assumptions", without even confirming if it is true or not, I just feel "sorry" for them.

If you have "assumptions", may I suggest to you that you first confirm whether or not your assumptions are true before letting the public know about it.

Confirmation is like science people. Here's how: You first write down your hypothesis (your assumption, that is), then you make observations, then you test out your observations by asking, experimenting or surveying. After you've done all that, then you go make your own conclusions base on the results of your tests.

That's not hard now is it?

I shouldn't say that I'm a saint who doesn't assume at all. I'm also guilty of it. But I know how to control it and I know where I should draw the line.

Wishin' and Hopin'

i wish i have a long lost twin brother/sister. i wish that one day he or she will come by the house and tell my parents that he or she is the son or daughter that they gave away right after he or she was born. when he or she does come, at least i have someone to talk to during the ungodly hours that i'm awake, like right now.

hayy.. it doesn't hurt to wish right?

Only GOD Knows Why

Only God Knows Why
by Kid Rock

I've been sittin' here Tryin' to find myself
I get behind myself I need to rewind myself
Lookin' for the payback Listen for the playback
They say that every man bleeds just like me

-- Every person has the experience of struggling to find what they want to do with their lives. I'm going through that experience right now and I know a few people who are also going through it too. It feels good knowing that you're not alone in the struggle to figure out what you really want. It feels good to know that there are people in this world who are going through the same thing that you are going through.

And I feel like number one Yet I'm last in line
I watch my youngest son And it helps to pass the time
I take too many pills It helps to ease the pain
I made a couple of dollar bills still I feel the same

-- Sometimes my self esteem can go down the drain when things just don't go the way that I want them to go. I find things that could temporarily cure such insanity, but in the end, when the cure wears off, I'm still knee deep in sh*t.

Everybody knows my name They say it way out loud
A lot of folks fuck with me It's hard to hang out in crowds
I guess that's the price you pay To be some big shot like I am
Out strecthed hands and one night stands Still I can't find love

-- I have experienced being treated like s**t by some people, yet I still manage to put up with them and their s**t.

And when your walls come tumbling down
I will always be around
And when your walls come tumbling down
I will always be around

People don't know bout the things I say and do
They don't understand about the shit that I've been through
It's been so long since I've been home
I've been gone, I've been gone for way too long

-- People are judgmental. It's one of the sad sad truths that I've learned in this life. They assume things about you when they don't even have any clue about who you are and what you are and the most annoying part about it, is that they don't take the time to get to know who you are before judging you.

Maybe I forgot all the things I've missed
Oh somehow I know there's more to life than this
I said it too many times And I still stand firm
You get what you put in And people get what they deserve

-- I've messed around a lot which resulted to a lot of consequences. I've f****d up twice and sometimes thrice. I sometimes don't learn, but most of the time I do. I'm thankful that I'm surrounded by people who makes me realize how sh*tty I become when I'm messed up.

Still I ain't seen mine No I ain't seen mine
I've been giving just ain't been gettin'
I've been walking that thin line
So I think I'll keep on walking With my head held high
I'll keep moving on and only God knows why

-- I have given a lot to people around me. I don't expect to receive anything in return. But sometimes some people takes advantage of that. But, I still give.

Only God.....Only God
Only God knows why
Only God....knows....why, why, why oh only God knows why

-- Yeah, Only HE knows the why, the what and the how in my life. I've been lagging behind with my spiritual journey. I haven't read the Bible for quite a while now. It's sad because I remembered before that the only thing that kept me sane constantly is the word of God and God himself. Before, I always end my day by reading the Bible and praying to God. Now, I end my nights by surfing the net, blogging, and doing things that are so mundane and so shallow.

I realized that the things that I'm going through right now, all the crap that I'm feeling and thinking are due to me not wanting God to intervene with my life. I've been shutting Him out, not wanting Him to help me deal with my personal struggles.

I have messed up perspectives, which makes me look like a hypocrite. And now I know the reason behind all of it, it's because I did not want God to be there to straighten and strengthen them out.

Take me to the river eh
Wont you Take me to the river, hey hey heyeah

God played a joke on me.

I slept late again last night and by late, I mean 3:30-ish am late. I know... CLASS AT 7:30am. So, you can imagine the anguish and the frustration that I had when I woke up at exactly 7:07am, thanks to my dad who never fails to wake me up by just opening my door very hard. Today wasn't the regular days that I could just skip-to-my-lou with. I have a Math quiz which is given at promptly 7:30am and collected at 8, so I was in desperate need to get to school at exactly 7:30am.

So, I got up from my bed, did bathroom duties, got dressed and then headed out.

When I arrived, I headed to the classroom and to my dismay, there was a sign posted on the door of the room that said:

"MATH 126, 7:30-8:45am: CANCELLED, QUIZ WILL BE GIVEN TOMORROW, 19th OF JULY."

Hoookaaaiii... So I got back in the car, and I thought to myself that God must be laughing at me right now and saying, "HA-HA, GOTCHA... NEXT TIME, SLEEP EARLY!"

And with that thought came the thought of buying coffee for me and my dad (as a token of my appreciation for waking me up and because I kinda felt bad for making a face at him while he was trying to tell me something as I was backing out of the driveway.. so it's basically the caffeine bribe.... YES, I know.. BAD DAUGHTER.. )

In a way, this morning's class cancellation is a blessing to me because I didn't really want to take a quiz with an empty stomach and with a brain that's half asleep. So, thank you God for that.

Man.. I just realized that I wasted $1 for a whole day parking permit. ARGGGHHH...

Oh well.. at least I learned a lesson.

in the midst of desperation.... GAAHH!!

(sorry, i just had to write this in Tagalog)

nakakamiss makipagusap sa lalake.... ewan ko. I know na I do talk to my guy friends.. pero yung mga talks namin na yun, e mga casual talks lang.. mga ganon lang.. namimiss kong makipagusap ng seryosohan... yung tipong magshashare kayo ng problems sa life... tapos, pagkatapos nyong mag-share.. tatawanan nyo yung isa't isa at sasabihan nyo ang isa't isa ng, "ang drama natin!"

ewan ko... hindi naman ako sawa sa mga babae kong kaibigan e.. pero minsan syempre, gusto ko rin ng point of view ng mga lalake.. kas mas logical sila minsan, since they think with the left side of their brains.... (no offense sa mga girls out there)

masarap makipagusap sa lalake lalo na kapag me kasamang beer! LOL. kasi mas open sa isa't isa.. no holds barred...

ngayon, namimiss ko yung ka-close kong lalake sa Pilipinas. hay nako.. kung bat kasi kelangan pang umalis.. hehehe.. hay nako.. anyway, wish ko lang e makapagusap kami nun minsan.. yun lang pow.

tutulog na ko. titigil ko na kakaisip ko. ahahaha.. lecheng Starbucks na yan, kept me awake until 4. hahahahaha.. sisihin daw ang kape. hay nako.

Anyway, I leave you with a sunset picture that I took while we were cruising through I-405 yesterday. Don't mind the blurry rear lights or the trees. Mind the orange/bluish color of the sky.


A funny anecdote (happened while I was trying to take the picture above):

So, I was trying to take the picture above using the different settings of my camera. I went and tried out the night setting one. I completely forgot that it's default settings was on flash. So, when I fired the shutter, the flash was so bright that it creeped the heck out of my sister.

kapatid: LIANE NAMAN E!! SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME! I THOUGHT THAT WAS LIGHTNING.

(my mom was reprimanding me for wasting my camera's batteries, while my dad was laughing his ass off)

me: *laughing out real loud*

kapatid: GOD!! Scared me!!

husband ni kapatid: ohhh.. Sam (that's their pet names for each other), it's ok I'm here..

kapatid: (talking with a baby voice) Can you pull over and drop her off this freeway?

husband ni kapatid: (laughing)... it's ok ... I'm here..

(my dad still laughing)

me: Why did you think that was lightning? It's not even raining.. (yeah i know.. bad reasoning.. blame it on the latte i was chugging while i was playing with the camera)

kapatid: AY NAKO!

- THE END

Relate, Relate

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Thin, Thinner, Thinnest

(Note: Forgive me if there is any bias-ness in this entry. I'm not discriminating people. I'm just writing about my own experiences. )

What is it with people's viewpoints on thin people?

I have had my fair share of reactions and looks whenever I meet people for the first time. I know that once they shake my hand, they look at me from head to toe and I see it in their eyes that look, that certain look, that says, "damn, this girl's anorexic". A bit generalized I know, but that's just how I think of such.

I had a fair share of banters about me being thin. However, I only accept them from people that are really closely associated to me like my family and some of my close friends. It doesn't really bother me when my family does it to me since I can do it to them as well since most of them are thin too and as for my close friends, I'm just really that close to them that I rarely get mad at them for teasing me. But when a complete and total stranger or an acquaintance does it to me, I just go bizerk. I don't know the reason for it, but I just do.

I guess what really gets to me is when people comment (subtly or blatantly) on how I can't do things such as heavy lifting. Once, while I was carrying a heavy box towards a car, this guy friend of my mom just out of the blue blurted out, "ako na magbuhat nan, baka mabali buto mo". WTF was that? In split-second he just ruined my day. Why? Because (1) this is a guy whom I am not closely associated with, and (2) this is a guy who doesn't even know who I really am.

Another is when I play sports. Ok, so I may be thin and I may look like I can't throw a ball high up in the air or I can't get the ball go above the net. But for crying out loud, give me some credit or even just the benefit of a doubt. First of all, I don't play sports that much but when I do I usually do it for fun (Heck, I make fun of myself if I shoot an airball from the free throw line). Also, I don't get a lot of practice playing sports, therefore, when I play, I may not be the player who can throw far, serve hard, hit hard or shoot hard.

I've faced a lot of challenges regarding my physique and most of them I've been able to cope up with or I would rather say, I got through them with the help of CONFIDENCE

Being thin does not mean that I'm a wimp who can't do stuff that people with average physique does.

And for people who just loves to stare and judge secretly: How about getting to know me before you judge me? And by the way, just so you know, I have a strong dog who weighs more than me, whom I wrestle and push around all the time. JUST SO YOU KNOW.

Sex and the City + Math = A "Hopefully" Good Combination

For the first time, I got the chance to hug Curly tight without him budging.

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I'm craving for baked oysters with mayo again. DAMNIT! WHY MUST I CRAVE WHEN I'M BROKE?

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For Math: one exam down, two more to go.

Here's to hoping that my cramming, while watching Sex and the City, till 3 am pays off.

(UPDATE: My instructor in Math just posted this morning's exam solution sheet in her website. I got 5 out of 6 answers right. But I'm worried because I didn't do that much solutions work like she did in that solution sheet.

God, please tap my math professor's shoulder and tell her to give her diligent Calculus students many many partial points. In Christ's name I pray.)

First exam in Org. Chemistry tomorrow. *Must memorize TEN reaction mechanisms*

Ignorance can be a Bliss.

"Ignorance of the Bible is ignorance of Christ."

One of the few lessons I've learned today in mass.

Chronicles of Curly: Him and his BIG butt

I just love making fun of my dog. HAHAHAHAHA.. Perfect Best Friend Talga sya, kasi hindi sya gumaganti.... hahahahahaha... LOL...



and because I love science and technology.... well.. sort of.. I took a survey made by the MIT folks:

It Takes an Empty Chair to Figure Things Out ...

later on....

Papa

I realized that everytime my dad comes over here, I always have the power to cajole him into buying me something expensive. Last December, I asked him to buy me the Photoshop 3.0 software from the Apple Store. Just today, at the outlet mall in Marysville, I cajoled him (and my sister) into buying me the jacket that I've been eyeing in Adidas ever since my last visit there.

And just thinking about it right now, I'm lucky enough to make him buy me something expensive, since he has the tendency to be stingy when it comes to buying something, cheap or expensive.

And because I rarely get to ask him to buy me something (cheap or expensive), I think I deserve to cajole him into buying me those stuff. Plus, among my siblings, I'm the most "shy" one in asking him to buy me something. So yeah, I know I deserve it. HE.HE.

Don't make assumptions just yet. I'm not a daddy's girl; I'm very much far from it. I'm not that close to him, but, I joke around with him and tell stories to him, sometimes.

My dad's a cool guy. Well, scratch that, he can be cool .... sometimes. Sometimes, he can get annoying when he's makulit. I always laugh whenever he mispronounces words like.... uhhh...... I forgot the words that he always mispronounces..... hehehe.. sorry. I also laugh at him when he jokingly piss off my mom. He's also a strict guy, he always asks me questions whenever I'm gonna go out with friends (of course what parents don't ask questions right?). He's also strict with grades, but I think he became laid back when I started college. He also has these little quirks that sometimes annoys that heck out of me, my mom and my sister. Quirks like, taking a heck of a lot of time shopping. Just today at the outlet mall, he browsed at one store for a long time and then went out without even buying anything and when he did find something that he wants to buy, it takes an hour for him to decide whether he wants to buy it or not. Well, hehehe.. I'm a hypocrite, I, as well as my eldest sister, also take a lot of time shopping, so I guess that's one quirk that we both got from him.



on a shopaholic's note: I realized that it's o.k. to buy shoes, suits, jackets, jeans, and bags that are expensive (and also of good quality) since you'll be using them for a long period of time. It's also o.k. to be cheap with dresses, shirts, blouses, tanks, and swimsuits since you can never be too sure of how safe they will be in the washer and dryer.

on a frustrated writer's note: I'm sorry for the grammatical errors. I'm too lazy to edit them out.