Happy Birthday, Mama

10 03 2010

Today is my mother’s birthday. She would have been 55.

Mama,

I cried watching Lost the other week. I was bawling enough tears to fill a china cup. I was thinking of you. I know you were really waiting for it. John Locke is dead, that made me cry.

It’s 2010 and you are not here. You are in a better place now, and I hope you get to sit on a rocking chair with a can of condensed milk in hand. I still think of you everyday, and I wonder why I never asked you too many questions, I should have.

Have fun in heaven, I’d light a candle for you. *kiss, kiss*

Love,

Your Tina.


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A Mixtape for A Kiss

8 03 2010

Mixtape: Summer Heat

Hey, babe, I made you a mixtape.

It is that time of the year when everyone complains about the summer heat. It is surprising because it is just the start of March, and from what my childhood tells me, it is not supposed to get this hot. One has to wait for April. But who am I to tell what mother nature has in store for the next few days. Here in Antipolo, hours can drag on at 35 degree weather. What makes it bearable is the food we have at the restaurant near us.

In the afternoons, in the office where I work, the heat gets unbearable, we could not work and we would only just listen to music to pass the two hours of afternoon heat. This is a compilation of some summer songs.  Indie rock, punk rock, what-have-you. All of which are meant to make you want to get up on your feet and dance. Enjoy.

Artists: Various Artists

Album: A Mixtape for a Kiss: Make Me Light Enough to Move

Genre: Indie Rock, some Punk Rock, Power Pop

Tracklisting:

1) Minus the Bear – Pachuca Sunrise  ♫

Midnight on a beach in the Mediterranean/ And I miss you even here

2) The Decemberists – Oceanside ♫
Innuendo #1: If I can only get you oceanside, to lay your muscles wide, it’ll be heavenly

3) Acid House Kings – That’s Because You Drive Me ♫
This one just makes me want to put on a summer dress, and walk beside you and smile.
It takes a lot of walking/ to get to know you/ It takes a lot of talking/ To see through you/ It takes a lot of walking by your side

4) Moonbabies – Sun A.M. ♫
This song does not make much sense, but Moonbabies is just too fun not to listen to.
And I follow you/to where we meet up/ so far, so near

5) Flunk – On My Balcony ♫

Here comes summer/ Still feels fresh as morning air/ Today I’ll just stay here/ And do, well, whatever

All I wanna do

Is sit here on my balcony
And think about you and me
And how happy we could be

6) Local Natives – Sun Hands ♫
I can’t find lyrics of this song online, I am just currently obsessing with Local Natives the past few days. Thanks, Vikki.
And when I can’t feel with my sun hands, I promise not to lose her again.

7) Ultimate Fakebook – When I’m With You, I’m OK ♫
Ah, power pop. My guilty pleasure. Roadtrip music. Roadtrip music which will make you feel like you are in high school, again.
When I’m with you I’m OK, my skies are blue everyday

8) The Matches – Wake The Sun ♫
Oh, punk rock, you make me feel like summer is an everyday affair.
Wake up, wake up, wake the sun

9) The Summer Set – Punch-Drunk Love ♫
Ah, power pop, again. <3
Passed out on her bathroom floor/ still drunk from the night before/ but when this party ends/ wake up and do it again

10) Frightened Rabbit – Swim Until You Can’t See Land ♫
and the land is a marker line/ all I am is a body adrift in water, salt and sky

11) Sahara Hotnights – Visit to Vienna ♫
We need a visit to Vienna/a weekend of romance sounds fun

12) Rogue Wave – Good Morning (The Future) ♫

So they ordered up a love machine/ Directions to your house were demanding

13) Sondre Lerche – Bluish ♫

This is a cover, the original is by Animal Collective. Delayed gratification is not exactly my best suite. This heat could be the perfect excuse to TAKE OFF that dress that you like. Sorry, Animal Collective, I don’t want to keep on my dress.
Innuendo #2:  When we’re alone, I wanna say “let’s just stay in, no one’s here in our apartment babe”

Is it just me, or this summer heat is very conducive to have crushes? Yes? No?
**The photo directs you to the music mix. Download, listen and enjoy. The ♫ gives you the link to the individual songs.

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Reasons Why You Should Date Kathrina

4 03 2010

WHAT? I’m adorable.

This I had promised to do to Alex and Elaine. I got this from Elaine, Alex, Joy, Helga and Jean. Their versions include reasons why you should not date them. I have already written why you should not date Kathrina. I guess maybe, it’s time to try to save myself from too much bringing down.

1.) Kathrina looks like this in the morning. I am not saying that I am stunning, nor do I have any delusions that I can be your next beauty queen. All that I am trying to say here is that I do not look terrible, that in the morning when you wake up next to me you would not feel that you had too many drinks last night because you are beside an ugly girl.

2.) If Kathrina likes you enough, she will wake up at 5 a.m. to make you breakfast. You need to know that I do not like waking up before 8am. I like my sleep more than I like people. If I like you enough, you would see me up for breakfast making you a full meal. Fried Rice, Eggs (however you like them), Bacon, Ham, Spam, Corned Beef, Longganisa, whatever you want so as long as I have it around, I will make it for you. I will even try to make Kare-kare or Sinigang if you so desire.

3.) Kathrina can cook.

4.) Kathrina will write you love letters. Decent ones, at that. This means she is sweet and will most likely volunteer to kiss you in the middle of the street, or hold your hand while you get your teeth cleaned and other things.

5.) Kathrina likes beer. Yes, she likes it as much as you like beer.

6.) Kathrina pays for her dinner. Unless you insist more than she will, Kathrina will most likely pay for her dinner.

7.) Kathrina is not prissy. She is willing to go through knee-deep sewer water, take the MRT/LRT/LRT2 and consider that as a date, will wait for you for two hours so as long as you tell her you will be late, among other non-prissy things she is willing to do for you if she likes you enough.




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There is a New Boy in the Office

23 02 2010

and it seems that a lot of people like him.

My name is Kathrina, and I work for a group of hotels and some restaurant chains. For posterity, here are some of them: (photo is from Jezreel, during Valentine’s Day in the newly opened Hollywood Steakhouse. )

Sevensuites, a romantic wedding venue in Antipolo. This one is located along Sumulong Highway, Antipolo.
OrangePlace, a budget hotel in San Juan and Quezon City.
ASHA, a hospitality arts school which teaches HRM, CHRO, Barista, Cookery, etc.

Now that is out of the way.

***
There is a new boy in the office and the people in the company seem to like him. By like I have to say that the people in the office are warm towards him. Before he came to the office, there was this girl who people did not like–as much. The type which some of them would talk behind the back of. There is a certain pride and recklessness with the way this girl talks. She acted too abrasively that people were cold toward her, that when she resigned, people could only sigh a sense of relief.

The past few days I have been wondering what makes the new boy in the office seem very likable, as opposed to that other girl which not a lot of people liked. In the sense, I feel that while it is true that intelligence is a good currency in an office, interpersonal skills make for better currency.

The new boy in the office call the other office assistants “Kuya”. He does this out of respect.

In the morning, he greets all of us sincerely with a “good morning.” Perhaps, he is thoughtful.

He would always remember to ask people what they need before he heads out to get things for himself.

He does not wait for people to get stuff for him. For lunch, he makes it a point to clean up after himself.

Every time he is not around, people ask for him. They always reserve an extra plate for lunch for him. They always ask for him when they pass by the work station. They would make nice jokes behind his back. The kind that makes you wonder why he is well liked.

Today, he left around 3pm to go to school. The new boy in the office still goes to school. Before he left, everyone was sending him “good luck” greetings. Tomorrow, I bet the other people in the office would ask him about his recitations and his classes. As they always do.

I hope really well that the new boy in the office goes far in life. The kind that makes you proud to be associated with him-far in life.


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This is the Post where I talk About my Pets

21 02 2010

My sister tells me that we use to own a pet bangus–a pet bangus we would pat and play with while we watch said bangus swim.The pet fish died and became lunch for a Sunday afternoon.

As of the moment, we have 7 dogs in the house: Baby Doggy, BbGrr, Baby Bitchy, Capri(chingching), Moowie Cow, (Meet Boy) Elroy, and Bambi.


This is Baby Doggy.


This is BbGrr


These are (Meet Boy) Elroy and Moowie Cow when they were much younger.


These are the puppies when they were younger.


These are Moowie Cow and Bambi, a few weeks back.


This is Bambi.

We have had several dogs, all of which we loved dearly. There was: Goldie, Percy, Bonna, Didi, Jason and Stacey.

We also had several cats: Mimi, Sabrina, Casper, Harvey, Chewy, Janey and Tootie.

We also had an iguana (which I hit with a sword), several pet birds, a pet bangus, and maybe other pets which I have lost memory of.

Goldie died because of poisoning. I remember crying knowing she is dead. Percy was a few weeks old, our cousin suddenly hit the dog when the dog barked at her. The next morning, Percy died. Bonna was my dog. I was holding her little paws when she died. I would feed her mangoes and rice because she loved that one. Didi died because of poisoning, too. Stacey was hanged by a neighbor, I came home one day with her mouth bubbling with yellow fluid and ants on her nose. Days after Stacey died, Jason had to be dragged from our house by a neighbor, only to be eaten by the street drunks.

We had too many cats, they all just died of old age. Except for Chewy and Janey who were eaten by big sewer rats, and Tootie who I rolled over when I was asleep.

I think people should have pets, it makes them more caring and sweet.

Do you have any pets? I hope you do.


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