Bee Me

I would pluck flowers and sip their sweet nectar. A bunch of ixora coccinea aka santan flowers are fun to flick until all petals are gone. Carefully pulling out the center pops a tiny ball of sweet liquid, such a delight to my taste buds.

Other options would be violets or red fountain plants from my Nanay's flower garden.

Yes, I was once a little bee..


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Funny kind of sad

One fine day, Dani hugged me and said..

"Laki Mami!"

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blech to diet pills!
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Topic during our commute last night was child memories - unusual food you ate when you were a kid. Here's a few I remember:

Rice with any or all of the following toppings: Milo/Ovaltine/Birch Tree/Nido/Sugar
Pouring brewed batangas coffee on plain rice
Star Margarine Rice
Palakang buntis - my Apong Babae (grandma) will stuff the stomach of frog with ground pork (i think) and deep fry

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One grade school summer afternoon, I had nothing better to do and decided to climb the guava tree beside my grandparents house. Perched on a thin (but sturdy) branch, with the flowing brown river and green rice fields as my backdrop, I sang my heart out.

I could care less whenever a bangkero passes by every now and then.

I do think I woke up the pigs ;p

First Communion

I am a bit to surprised that there is such a thing as first communion invitations. I could barely remember my first communion. I was seven then, the usual age where one gets to finally have a piece of christ’s body. I do remember feeling more adult-like afterwards. Dressed in my white gala, we just attended the mass and went home.

Mismatched Cufflinks

Like in most schools, I am required to wear our uniform. I remember when I was in highschool, we have this white long sleeve inner shirt and a navy blue jumpskirt as uniform. In order to display some sort of individuality with the others, I have these cutecufflinks which my mom usually bought from garage sales, some of which has designs in butterflies or flowers. As always, I would lose one of the pair and would have to wear two different designs at a time. It doesn’t matter to me though, I still find them perfectly mismatched and cool at the time.

Flying Nut

When I was in grade school, I remember my naughty seatmate throwing green peas or cornik upward hitting our room ceiling fans and would accidentally hit someone. It was his idea of fun among his other practical jokes. Gladly, I was never one of his victims, it's a benefit I get for sharing my assignments with him. I haven’t tried yet searching for his profile in friendster. Maybe one of these days.

Nang dahil sa tubo (Sugar Cane)

nung malubog sa tubig ang mga bukid sa pampanga (nagoverflow ang ilog dahil sa lahar) at wala kang malakarang puritil, no choice ka kundi sumakay ng bangka para makapunta sa malapit na tindahan. pag bakasyon, usually panahon ng tubo at ito ang aming chichiria sa bukid. dahil sa wala akong makasamang matanda at naghahanap ako ng mangangata, niyaya ko na lang ang pinsan kong si marie na bumili ng tubo sakay ng bangka. kahit parehas kaming nde nman bihasang mamangka eh nakarating nman kami. pagabot ko ng bayad at dahil kelangan kong sumampa panandalian sa gate ng tindahan eh umusog patalikod ang bangka at ako nman eh nakasampay sa gate at nagsisigaw, takot na mahulog sa tubig na puros burak. ang lukaret kong pinsan, nagtatawa muna bago sumagwan papalapit sakin. nakakatawa daw kasi talaga ang itsura ko. pagsakay ko ng bangka hanggang pabalik sa bahay eh tawa pa rin kami ng tawa. ayan kasi, addict sa tubo.

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akala ko noon, nakakaalis ng tartar ang tubo. pero hindi nga? nakakalinis naman sya ng ipin diba? pero ang kaibigan kong si O, natapyas ang ipen pagkagat sa tubo haha

Si Kit

dati may owner kami, kulay dilaw. Kit ang tawag namin sa kanya, hango sa high-tech na kotse ni Knight Rider hehe pag bumibyahe kami pauwi ng batangas at umuulan, syempre kelangan lagyan ng tarapal. Pero ako gustong-gusto ko nakabukas sya ng kaunti ung makakalasap ako ng hangin na halos malunod na ko sa bilis ba naman kasi magpatakbo ng tatay ko hehe huli na at matanda na ko nang malaman na hindi lang pala ulan ang dumadampi sa sa aking mukha at pag nagpunas pala ako eh maputik pala :))

Human Jukebox

When I was in grade school we lived in an apartment across an eatery that's open for 24hrs. At night their jukebox will often play 80's song like "Lost in your eyes" by Debbie Gibson or "Eternal Flame" by Bangles. I even tried picking a song once and remembered how nervous I was and might not be able to choose the song I wanted.

Here's a random list of songs and the people who spring into my mind the moment I hear them.

A01 - Once in a Lifetime - Bards and Joy
B02 - I don't have the heart : Peobo Bryson (?) - a summer crush in my teens.
C03 - The Gift : Jim Brickman - Kers and Jona
D04 - Angelina : PSY - Faithy
E05 - I've been waiting for you : Faithy & Jasmin
F06 - I'll be there for you : Bon Jovi - Te Jops and ex (forgot the name)
G07 - I Think We're Alone Now : Tiffany - Mark, grade 6 summer crush.
H08 - Next in Line - Minnie's Father
I09 - For my love will see me through - Dad
J10 - Pocahontas Theme - Mami, reason behind this one's funny hehe
K11 - My Girl : The Temptations - Dani
L12 - Leader of the Band - Garry
M13 - The Octopus Garden - Keng & Vince
N14 - Sleepwalk (Instrumental) - Keng
O15 - Two Occassions - Bane
P16 - Stay The Same - Keds

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I can't believe I came up with such a short list. I swear every time I hear a familiar song, there's always something there in my memory bank to associate it with. Maybe I'm too distracted right now. I'll keep this in my side bar and add more as I go along.