Sunday, December 18, 2011

Heavy Petting


After the trauma of having my dogs die due to different reasons which I will not elaborate for fear of having extreme sniffles while i'm alone tonight, I still want another dog. But my house is not the ideal place to have one, so the issue of whether to get a dog or not is still up in the air. 


Although I can't say I don't have pets. I do, they just don't belong to me, but they get under my skin in a good way. They belong to my neighbors but I consider myself a "minority shareholder" due to their close proximity to the house.  As of the moment, I have four. 


There's this dog we used to call Pet, who is actually named Kim because he is handicapped in the leg and in Cebuano that's called "Kimpang". He eats all our leftovers and quarrels with Alarm the rooster, because apparently Alarm wants to peck on the doggie treats, as well. 


The other one is a goat I call Goatee, just tied outside my bedroom window. He keeps on bleeeing 24/7 and he sounds so cute but I bet he's just lonely coz he doesn't have another goat to talk to, just the dogs and a rooster. I wonder if they understand each other. I really hate thinking about the day when he will be served stewed on a dinner table somewhere. :'( 


The third one is a rooster who I named Alarm, just roosting beside Goatee. He likes to tease Kim by pecking on some bits and pieces of rice kernels and meat bones. Kim is greedy and he doesn't like to share the treats with Alarm. Alarm gets agigated when all the dogs start barking. He's my alarm clock and I think he's a fighting cock so I always pray he doesn't die or get injured in a fight. 


The fourth one isn't owned by neighbors, and he lives within the walls of our back area so I consider him inclusive of the apartment rent. He's a tuko, and I was told he's worth 200 grand. I like him to stay within the property because he gobbles up all the stinky, fuckin' roaches.  


So while the issue of having a dog or not is not resolved, I still have these 4 darlings to love, albeit in a distant manner. No cuddling! 

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Booze Seduction

booze will always get in the way of toughness that's why i get mushy.

myself will always get in the way of mushy and everything else that's why i don't care except for those worth caring for.

booze will always get in the way of everything else, therefore making trivial and semi-important stuff ambiguous.

but brains will always get in the way of booze. that's why i'm here where i am right now. booze might kill me someday (i understand the facts that's why i'm where i'm at because i know and i understand) but my brains will make sure i will die happy. :)

by the way, why won't the mouse wheel thingy work on windows 7 sticky notes??

Thursday, October 27, 2011

The Black Legionaries

Last night:

Another one of those black ant colony invasions. I don't mind sharing leftover cocktails but to set up camp in the AC and then into the bed... now that's a different story. The captain awesome will destroy you in a bit, small creatures.

But the captain is still amiss. The legion is now divided into cohorts while i'm sipping my minty cocktail and biding my time. They'll never know what hit them when my butt lands on them! Mwahahahahaha!

Saturday, September 3, 2011

The Laundry Struggle

Ok. So most of you know that Awesome and I have been officially living together for almost 2 years now. This is different from sneaking around and sleeping about pretending nobody’s seeing stuff or hiding in the bedroom so our fathers won’t see actions that we’ve done for the past 100 years anyway. Judging us for living together?? Oh, go kill yourselves. We’ve been a couple for the past 14 years. We really don’t care if we end up televised while checkin’ in to a sleazy motel. Which we can do… But I won’t due to cockroach fear.

Anyhoo. The reason about this entire clamor is laundry. He does it all the time with or without my share of it. (the clothes share and not me “helping him” share) So all I do is just shrug and take my stuff to a pro. But, there are times (which is most of the time) when he just washes every single thing.

So, sleepless as I am, I decided to be on the occasional domestic goddess mode and wash his stuff. First, I soaked the whites in whiteners. Then I asked him thru text how long the soaking lasts. He replied “usually overnight” That was 6.am ago. Right now is 11.am and I sent him an SMS saying that I’m still awake and should I continue to wash his uniform and hang them to dry?? And the response was “Yehey!” And I was like WTF?????

Nothing

i am functioning under awesome's time. so i walked at 5AM with him 1/2km to where the jeepneys are. went aboard with him. got off where i can buy booze. walked down to dad's and mom's. stopped over the breakfast/lunch eatery across the street where dad used to buy breakfast/lunch. and bought soup and noodles and egg rolls and grilled pork. chatted with the proprietor. about how dad used to call her from across the street to have food delivered (a special service for dad coz they don't deliver), then i went with my goods and chatted with mom across the street for a bit before going home. then cried my heart out. i really miss my dad.

Merrily Farting

So Awesome is awake at 4AM preparing for work and I won't even elaborate on the title and he's like a 2nd grader still trying to steal some sleep on the couch. After which, I can’t even continue writing this coz he keeps on PEEKING here and trying to get me to sleeeeeeeeeeeeep. Grrrrrrrrrrr. And keeps on being snugly. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

Subdued Devious Horns

So it’s almost 4.am and I have the most minimal dosage of alcohol ever encountered by a boozy person who likes the booze on a Friday night. Even Friday night is surprised! Because it was one of the rarest encounters by Friday night with me! Just waiting for Awesome to wake up. Gosh, nurses are so grown up when they have work, especially early morn the next day!

And going back to the topic of boozing and alcoholic content, this is MINIMAL for moi, trust me. So minimal that I feel my angelic halo’s soothing warmth that's settling around my unruly curls is penetrating into my brains, telling me to go to sleep coz it’s almost 4.am. The devilish horns are so totally subdued. For the past 4 weeks. I think they're gonna fight back tomorrow. We'll see!

Thursday, September 1, 2011

My Life as Reflected on Facebook (Circa September 2008 to February 2009)

Ok. I've been putting this project off for a year and a half now. That is to collect all my FB stats and post them here. I started out manually; scrolling down my wall and copy-pasting everything to a note pad. Then I accidentally clicked on a link and got taken to another page. So there.

Then, I discovered an .ipa that downloads all my stats into my ipod touch. Alas, I didn't have to keep scrolling down to what seems like the center of the Earth anymore! But I had to do loads of typing, which I didn't have time for. That time, I was too busy juggling between meeting HR-related deadlines and advancing to the number 1 spot in Cafe World.

So I went into research mode and I discovered an FB app that exports my FB stats to an excel file that I can easily download. Still it wasn't able to collect anything beyond the 2nd half of 2009. Which is a moot point, actually.

Finally in February this year, I found out that FB already allows you to download a backup of your EVERYTHING! Photos, albums, videos, friends, all wall activities since the beginning of time -- the works!

And yesterday afternoon, I was in the zone of memories and histories and proofs and individualism and favorite things, which made me post this on my wall:


"they're all on my profile page and plenty of those are as old as the early days of friendster and multiply and even our very 1st PC's hard drive, bless its soul. and if i keep scrolling down and down and down on my wall, plenty are in my stat updates too! and the rest are just in the bedroom, the living room, in storage, my lappy, my ipod, external HD or my blogs! :D (August 31, Wednesday, 5:14PM)"

So I realized that what I had been putting off for the past year and a half, I'm already actually in the mood to do right now. So finally, all my FB stats, in periodic installments, for my viewing pleasure, again and again. Because yes, I love my life and myself and I always enjoy my thoughts, my quirks, my feelings and my activities even if others may not. So here goes:


Celeste Opolentisima has answered this week's Weekly Inquiry
What do you participate in that's greater than yourself?Celeste: a rock concert!...more
September 3, 2008 at 8:19 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is waiting for the weekend
September 5, 2008 at 4:56 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is having a bit of a hang-over
September 6, 2008 at 10:40 am

Celeste Opolentisima is waiting for the weekend
September 11, 2008 at 1:47 am

Celeste Opolentisima is having a bit of blood in her alcohol stream
September 15, 2008 at 11:14 pm

Celeste Opolentisima has answered this week's Weekly Inquiry
What worries you about the future?Celeste: an attack of cockroaches!
September 20, 2008 at 10:25 am

Celeste Opolentisima is lurking around
January 31, 2009 at 3:24 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is having a major hang over but is ready to drink again
February 1, 2009 at 2:09

2009 to-die for movies: race to witch mountain ice age 3 (our good friend scrat's got a girlfriend here)...
February 1, 2009 at 3:41 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is drinking beer with the Cap.
February 1, 2009

Celeste Opolentisima is having a Psych marathon and laughing like a hyena
February 2, 2009 at 9:40 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is at work while dreaming about the world out there
February 3, 2009 at 2:50 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is rolling around on the floor
February 3, 2009 at 8:33 pm

Hahahaahahahahahaha!One of my favorite scenes: The monkey kissing the penguin full on the beak!In the great and wise words of King Julien XIII and his lemur-minions: THANK YOU, FREAKS!
February 4, 2009 at 1:25 am

Celeste Opolentisima is planting rice
February 4, 2009 at 2:09 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is lacking half of her eye-brows due to shaving.
February 5, 2009 at 5:42 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is is inviting you to come over to the dark side. there's a lot of booze.
February 6, 2009 at 12:38 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is trying to become a proper Bosconian
February 7, 2009 at 11:18 am

It's the strangest thing ever.I was part of a heavy drinking session last night with a bunch of beautiful people.When I woke up this morning and opened my bag, I discovered a Toblerone bar, 20 Hongkong Dollars and hundreds of unshelled peanuts!WTF! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!
February 7, 2009 at 1:29 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is is a flaming mixture of 12 oz beer and 1.5 oz. Bacardi Rum. Slam.
February 7, 2009 at 3:42 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is having a lazy and mushy Sunday
February 8, 2009 at 9:20 am

Celeste Opolentisima is having a Psych marathon with her drink
February 8, 2009 at 5:51 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is rehydrating. And feeling gloomy. it's a Monday. :(
February 9, 2009 at 8:17 am
But I'm in love with Major John Casey. And Sarah Walker is the hottest thing ever!And everyone's just so damn funny in here.
February 9, 2009 at 10:52 am

Celeste Opolentisima is having a fever so she's drinking alcohol for medicinal purposes ;-)
February 9, 2009 at 8:41 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is planning to become a part-time jeepney driver
February 10, 2009 at 2:20 pm

Celeste Opolentisima still wants to become a part-time jeepney driver aron pang-ligsan niya ang mga tawong inatay.
February 12, 2009 at 2:54 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is addicted to Human by The Killers
February 13, 2009 at 12:45 am

Last beverage? strong ice Last phone call? smartbro customer service Last instant message? akong kaaway LOL Last song you listened to? human by the killers Last time you cried? it's been months.
February 13, 2009 at 1:11 am

Celeste Opolentisima is so miserable about Steve not being part of All Stars ;-(
February 14, 2009 at 2:42 am

Celeste Opolentisima is playing the song xtasy-xtano again and again inside her head. WTF!
February 14, 2009 at 5:46 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is about to get rough and colorful with some paintball action! Alright!
February 15, 2009 at 2:09 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is dreaming about her dream lover, the monster truck!
February 16, 2009 at 5:50 am

Celeste Opolentisima is havin' a Monk marathon and lovin' Tony Shalhoub
February 18, 2009 at 12:15 am

Celeste Opolentisima is having a geeky week =D
February 19, 2009 at 3:23 am

Celeste Opolentisima wants to put a chink on her armor
February 19, 2009 at 4:09 pm

Celeste Opolentisima feels that the Suns are back on track. Fingers crossed. haters --- back off!
February 21, 2009 at 3:43 am

Celeste Opolentisima is longing for a beach somewhere South... Sigh.
February 21, 2009 at 12:13 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is missing someone and filing a missing person case
February 22, 2009 at 9:14 pm

Celeste Opolentisima really, really, really, really hates Mondays and wonders how she can make each Monday a better day.
February 23, 2009 at 8:57 am

Celeste Opolentisima is having a video marathon: Role Models, Slumdog Millionnaire, Psych and Chuck. (insomnia: if you can't beat it, join it)
February 23, 2009 at 11:01 pm

Celeste Opolentisima wants to play Seven2x Up, Tubig2x and Pulis Dunggab
February 24, 2009 at 12:57 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is planning to go to Moal-Boal, Malapascua, Camiguin and Bangkok.
February 25, 2009 at 9:41 am

Celeste Opolentisima is doing videoke while everyone else is asleep. Sweet dreams! =D
February 26, 2009 at 2:42 am

Especially the battle scene towards the end of the film! And I love the characters played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Bobb'e J. Thompson. Although Ronnie Shields was totally cute and so freakin' funny,I would have loved to wash his mouth with moriatic acid.
February 26, 2009 at 4:45 am

Monmon Opolentisima: ATEEEEE...ligoa nya si moningkamot..di ko kahibaw unsaon..hehe..duha na ka langaw ga sige lupad2 niya..haha..thanks.. :)
February 26, 2009 at 8:54 am

Celeste Opolentisima is ambot
February 26, 2009 at 11:54 pm

Celeste Opolentisima is still ambot but having a Psych marathon. Nice!
February 27, 2009 at 12:09 am

Monmon Opolentisima: te, i take care si moningkamot ha..tuesday pa baya ko mobalik..huhu..
February 27, 2009 at 9:15 am

Celeste Opolentisima loves Fridays!
February 27, 2009 at 11:06 am

Celeste Opolentisima is looking forward to Beer Below Zero
February 27, 2009 at 4:22 pm

Celeste Opolentisima 's stomach is still hurting. From too much laughter. Nindot!
February 28, 2009 at 9:38 am

Celeste Opolentisima is trying to be a good girl so she can get up early and go the beach tomorrow!
February 28, 2009 at 10:52 pm

To be continued…

Sunday, August 21, 2011

The Lonely Sunday Brunch

It feels so strange to have the house all to myself and the brunch all to myself on a Sunday morning. While I am satisfied with 2 pieces of Hot and Spicy Spam and half a cup of rice, he always wants the full spread. Lechon, kinilaw, beef soup and seaweed one Sunday, home-made grilled pork belly, sinigang soup, veggies and noodles the next and squid, bangus, chorizo and blue marlin two Sundays after and so on. We usually eat leftovers the rest of the week. Hahahaha!

After countless Sunday feasts, today, my 2 pieces of spam were looking rather forlorn on the plate. Of course they still tasted yummy and I enjoyed devouring them while listening to the cheesiest music known to mankind. (I prepare my karaoke list every Sunday with these songs. Because I believe that Karaoke should be all about cheesy, outdated songs that when played in a different place at a different time, would give me the urge to pull my hair out or punch someone)

Anyhoo. Lonely weekend meals. The downside of living with someone whose profession calls for weekend work every now and then. At least I have the handymen fixing the neighbors’ rooftop for company. I can see them through the window over the sink. And they can see me. That’s why I am fully clothed.

Of Saturday And Sobriety

Last night was utterly unbelievable.

I did not have any booze at all, not even a single drop of it. And I hit the sack at around 8PM.

8PM!!!

Now, talking to my reflection in the laptop: Where is that crazy/boozy girl called Celeste and what have you done to her?

Slept at 8PM! With no booze! On a Saturday night! Can you believe that???

Okay, moving on.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Comfort in Spamming with Sinful Iced Coffee

Addicted to Spicy Spam for almost 10 years. The key is not to fry but to microwave per slice for about 1 minute. Retains the Tabasco flavor! Works as well for Black Pepper Spam and Garlic Spam! \m/

And even when I'm broke, I only buy Nescafe Gold or Taster's Choice, otherwise I don't buy instant coffee at all. But no, I don't drink coffee everyday (or coke) ever since I decided my priority was alcohol way back in '04. And this is why I'm sleepless at quarter to six. Nescafe Gold + Coffeemate + Sugar + Ice + Fundador! \m/

Saturday, July 23, 2011

The Body Slam Rehearsal

It's been a long time since we did the slamming in Ayala, SM, church (hahaha) etc.)

So, tonight, I came up with this plot point to realistically rehearse the body slam: We are in a grocery (Metro Ayala or SnR) and then we found something, whatever, that we've been looking for. And I say:


Van: Wow!

Me: Van, look!!!

Me: Terrific! Body slam!!!

And then he slammed into me and I stumbleD!!

Me: Hey! Don't be rough! I may be fat but you're stronger than me!

So we slammed once again. And it was perfect!

Epilogue:

Then he lay down on the bed. Maybe to rest. And I pretended to dive down into him (but with no intention) Because it was just "pretend" right? But he swerved sideways! And I was still on my feet. (coz it was pretend) this is my reaction: ????????: And he simply said, "KAYATA! what if a 10 story building was falling fast on you? you'd react the same way right??"

like i was gonna land on him like a pile of rocks. i went all huffy and then there was him tickling me and suggesting that i drink more booze. hahaha! all is well. i love myself. hahahaha. i love awesome more! with him, i NEVER long and i never ask! ;-)

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The Grief

when it comes to grief and sorrow, i tend to keep it private. but i'm not a hypocrite so i admit that i need all the kindness you conveyed. and all your kindness and sympathy combined span decades. from childhood friends to constant relatives, to those across the miles, to pre.school, to cic, to stc, to jollibee, to usp, to college special mention to forward publication and STC, to bigfoot, to jobs in between, to playtech, to family and relatives, to neighbors, to loved ones across the miles, to captain awesome and his family and to right now where all of you are a part of, THANK YOU.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Of Heavy Rains and Torrential Blessings

I’m blessed with a family who can laugh then cry in an instant or do both at the same time.

I’m blessed with life partners who are always there ASAP, in kindness and in presence, with or without me asking, to make me laugh and to make me feel certain that there will never be a lonely day, ever, no matter what.

I’m blessed that my dad, my mom, my siblings and I have about forty-six thousand friends combined, who flooded the household because of the rain.

I'm blessed with a boss who believes in respite with pay. :)

I’m blessed with relatives whose loving words from across the miles or their mere presence alone, settle like a comforting blanket, if not for everyone then for someone, and there's always someone.

I’m blessed that I have 3 living rooms of solace, and 4 bedrooms for drunken, dreamless or weepy sleep.

And I'm blessed with my very own personal, sexy-smelling broad shoulders to rest on, big, manly hands to hold and two strong arms that I can always wrap around me anytime I want to. An awesome man who dropped everything else in an instant and became in charge.

They say "thank you" isn't appropriate for a time like this. So I'll just say I love you. And you know who you are!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Sunday Bloody Sunday

I was pretty upset earlier when I heard the neighbor's pigs wailing in agony while being slaughtered. But now I'm practically drooling over the mouth-watering aroma of the murdered ones as they are slowly roasting over open pit! Lechon literally is a GUILTY PLEASURE!

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Skimboarding Catastrophe

Don't ever attempt at skimboarding when you've:

a. never done it before, ever
b. your butt is the size of Africa
c: you've drunk 2.5 liters of redhorse, 3 bottles of san mig light and one tall glass of Jaegerbomb (jaegermeister + 1 bottle of Red Bull) all in one afternoon.
d. all of the above

Obviously, I picked "d. all of the above" even before I learned about a. b. and c.

Look what it got me: partial amnesia about the experience, can only remember trying to wrestle a kid's skimboard away from him so I could give it a go. A stiff neck, a broken big toenail hanging by a thread and a very sore butt.

Oh, but I remember this clearly: laughing like a hyena whenever I crash landed! Which was in ALL 3 or 4 attempts!

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Let's Take It Outside!

Cause you feel like paradise and I need a vacation tonight!

Sadly, I'm still catching up with overdue work stuff on a sunny Saturday. While I'm tapping away on the keyboard, my mind keeps on flashing images of tiny blue and white and sparkly tropical islands and the other matter. So I'm taking my work to an outdoorsy resto-bar. I don't know how this will solve my concentration issues but it seems the best thing to do right now.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

The Party Animal Wants to be Unleashed on a High Noon

Soooo busy alternating between a DIY Landscaping article and SEO Project Management. Then suddenly Crash Bandicoot starts winking at me from underneath the TV stand! Plus I can smell ice-cold beer from the store half a kilometer away! Loud R&B music not helping to quell my urges, either. Ooooooh!

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Hag and Hagger

I haven't been outdoors in days! So I decided to go to the back area of my apartment and soak in some sun for a bit. I saw my neighbor. She looked so startled but quickly recovered and gave me a friendly wave. I waved back and said hello. After a few minutes, I went back inside, skipped the living room and went straight to the bedroom. I passed by the mirror, absent-mindedly glancing at myself along the way and then I mentally screamed: AAAAAAAAAAAA! So that explains the startled look! Hahahaha!

Friday, February 4, 2011

The Curse and the Luck

From experience, this is what happens when I write for a living. I can BARELY blog!!! But no complaints. Coz I have the coolest Aussie boss so far. :)

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Home-type-of-person On A Sinulog Weekend

Yep! At home coz I was addicted to a book. And working at the same time. So grown up!

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

1st Workday 2011

it's not as innocent as it looks :D



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