Tssssssssssssssssssss........

I have been waiting for summer to come and now, yes, just now, I can declare it...
IT IS OFFICIALLY SUMMER!!!

Why do I say that? Here are a few signs:

a. HUMID! It'ssss soooooooooooooooo huuuuuuuummmmmmiiiiiiiiiid!!! I feel like I have never taken a bath for a month! Reminds me that our summer implies at least one bath a day.

b. We're buying new electric fan - AGAIN! Reminded me that yes, summer means each person may need his/her own fan to cool his head off.

c. Everyone seems to be hot headed. Everyone gets easily irritated by stuff that on 'normal' circumstances would just be a 'normal' conversation. Reminds me that on hot, hot weather, it's not too easy to stay ahem, "cool."

d. Beach! I am going to Boracay next week. Nice way to start the season. :)

e. More outings! I keep on receiving more text messages on plans for the summah outings... Ilocos and/or Galera with my college barkada, some more beaches with my high school friends, a plan on going to the Pahiyas Festival with some more friends, and to add up the family outings.

f. It's almost 6 PM and the mighty sun is still there, hitting me smack on the face.

I can list down so much more about the symptons of summer, but right now, I just need a bath! A really cool, lonnng one. Aaaahhhhhhhhhh...

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Smile with the sun everyone! :)

Mr. Cab Driver

On my 20-minute Makati to Commonwealth avenue cab ride last night, I met the world's most talkative driver.

So I wanted to quote him for his thoughts:

On his studies: "Sa Lasalle taft ako dati, Accounting ang course ko. Pero nung namatay ang parents ko, huminto ako kasi ako ang nagpapa-aral sa mga kapatid ko."

On his job: "Kung nagpapabayad lang ako sa panghihilot ko, di na sana ako kailangan mag-taxi."

On politics: "Ang hirap kasi sa gobyerno ng Pilipinas, kung sino ang maliliit, sila lang ang pinapahirapan."

On fortune: "Mamaya, pagbaba mo, bilangin mo ang stars mo para malaman mo kung suwerte ka. Ako, pinakamarami ko na yung eight."

On health: "Ma-balda na lahat, wag lang ang mata naten."

On love: "Ang mga kabataan ngayon, laging kawawa talaga ang mga babae. Eh ang kasalanan lang naman nila ay nagmahal sila ng tunay."

On money: "Habang bata ka pa, matuto ka nang mag-ipon."

On grooming: "Kapag puyat ka, wag ka maliligo kinabukasan, lagyan mo lang ng oil ang batok, leeg, dibdib, likod, bewang, tuhod at paa mo."

On karma: "May nasagasaan kanina na estudyante, kaya tinulungan ko, hinabol ko ang civic... Pero di nako sumama maghatid sa ospital kasi masyado nakong maaabala nun."

On his advices: "Pinapayuhan kita dahil para na kitang kapatid, like friends... like sisters, di ba?"

I got off the cab on our subdivision gate and just took a walk to our house. I didn't want him to see where I live, you know, baka isipin niya eh friends talaga kami... "like friends, like sisters..."

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Pero naprove ko na "like friends, like sisters..." ang tingin niya saken, humingi ako ng discount at pumayag naman, di nako pinagbayad ng butal. I saved 2.50 pesos. Haha.
But still, I hope I won't meet him again.

Anticipation

For the past weeks of hectic work days, my only stress-reliever was to anticipate the surprise birthday celebration I was attempting to organize for Paolo.

I will be working at least 10 hours a day - without having the liberty to leave my desk even during lunchtime - and then work another 8 hours during weekends as well. In between those hectic hours, I would try to surf for the perfect venue for the suprise, look for friends who are willing to help, or try to research how to contact his friends without having to ask his help. It came to a point to a point that I felt more stress with this attempt but was well worth it anyway. Some friends we're willing to help (thanks to all of you, by the way!) and that made it a lot easier. After 300 pesos worth of cellphone load for "text brigading", some hours spent messaging his friendsters, some more hours chatting with his friends who were helping me (Laya and Nap, thanks again) and an almost unending wait for his vacation leave to get approved, the so called party finally happened.

I reserved the place for 15 people (basing from those who confirmed, I was expecting about 8 people) at 7 PM. At around past 8 I finally got into the place and found around 8 people there, just enought to satisfy my expectations, so I said, I can call over the celebrant and get this thing going. Paolo came and he didn't look surprised at all, more of confused. Hehe. Maybe because his body clock has been so messed up lately (having to work night shift one week, then the next during normal hours, etc). Anyway, dinner came and so did some more guests. All in all, more than 15 people came to celebrate with us, and I was really really pleased with that (Thanks again!). The tsikahan did not take rest for even a minute, you can hardly hear the background music because of people talking (mostly from Rigel) and Pay's laughter. Hehe.

It was really very gratifying to see my friends, Paolo's friends, his officemates, my relatives, his relatives, all in one room. :)

It makes me want to organize and think of more excuses to have them all together again.
I know I should have organized some games, or program, or as some has requested - videoke, as part of the party but I didn't. I should have gotten party hats, or balloons, but didn't. Well, I was just hoping people will come join us for dinner full of chit chat with friends anyway.

That's exactly what happenned, a night full of laughter, meeting new - old friends, beer or iced tea, and a lot of stories to tell.

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Thanks again to those who came, and expect that those kinds of gatherings will happen again... videoke perhaps?
I will post the pictures as soon as I find my missing usb cable.