love at first anticipated bite

me: are you hungry?
her: i'm always hungry.
me: *swoons*

friends just

her: do you like me?
him: huh? what's with the question?
her: no reason. just asking.
him: ahhh...
her: well? do you... like me?
him: ummm... yeah. yeah, of course i like you.
her: as friends?
him: right. that's right. as friends.
her: just as friends?
him: you know i haven't put much thought into it. i mean, um. yes. why?
her: i just think you're interesting and i'd want us to be friends. is that okay?
him: um. yeah. me and you. we should be friends.
her: okay. good.
him: right.

clubbing

present


past


future*
~~~

*all are nerds in the future. sorry cool people.

take me out tonight

i was planning on sleeping after watching the first in-flight movie, whatever works (which didn't really worked for me, whatever.) and after eating that late hefty delicious dinner (who said that airline food can't be good?). but as i was adjusting my seat, reclining it in the optimal comfortable position, 500 days of summer started playing. i missed the first ten minutes of the film the first time i saw it with my friends so i decided to watch what i didn't saw and doze off afterwards. i ended up watching the whole movie, again. ehe.

*skip this if you're not fond of spoilers.

i really do feel for tom and my heartbreaks for him on day 290 and the days after that. the resolution of the movie (tom and summer meeting at the spot) didn't quell the betrayal i felt. "the end of summer and the beginning of a new season" was a little contrived for me, more of expectation rahter than reality, and was just a way to end it all in a good note.

realisticaly, this is how i think the movie should've ended.

alternate ending 1
after the cute banter with the girl, tom going in for the interview, then tom turns back around,
tom: excuse me.
girl: hmm?
tom: when this is over... uh... would you like to maybe... grab a cup of coffee or something?
girl: oh. i'm sorta supposed to meet someone.
tom: oh. got it... no problem.
[the end]

alternate ending 2
tom arrives at the interview. tom seats at the waiting area with a fat sweaty man, his competition.
[the end]

/end cynic tirade

mini bucket of tries

i'll be hitting the big three-O in a couple of years. call me a cliche but i also do have a list of things, a very very short one, that i want to accomplish before landing on that third decade. i've already shared the top item on the list with my closest friends and i know it's quite hard, it involves a lot of time, effort and discipline but i think it's doable. (after all i have a year or so still ahead of me. hehe.)

but let's save that for later and focus on something on the list that i'm officialy crossing out today. that my friends is, drum roll please, introducing myself to a perfect stranger. this may not be a big deal to other people but this is a big deal to me; me being super eprot and all. bus girl, the (un)willing victim of my clumsy charms was quite surprised, although i think she was half-expecting it because i had to follow her off the bus, over the overpass and her falling in line for a taxi (stalker-ish, i know. so TRO me.) it went something like this,

me: [taps her on her shoulder]
she: [turns to look at me]
me: hi... ummm...
she: [starts to remove her earphones. wth is happening expression.]
me: i don't mean to creep you out or anything. [removes my sunglasses] pero ayoko na kasing umasa kung makakasakay pa kita ulit.* [looks at her directly]
she: [small smile is forming]
me: [sticks out my clamy hand] i'm jam
she: i'm ****.
me: [mind goes totally BLANK! argh.] so... see yah!

*not in verbatim but something to that effect.

so that happened this morning and 10 hours after i'm still, umm... giddy. i really don't know if i should pat myself on the back or kick myself in the shin. it could've gone better, i know but i didn't want to press my luck then. at least i got her name, right?

stating the obvious

if your new boyfriend/girlfriend recently broke up with his/her girlfriend/boyfriend which has a striking resemblance with you then you're just a rebound. and we all know the track record with that kind of relationships.

~~~

lets say you're im'ing with this girl and the conversation goes something like this,

you: have you watched hp6?
her: i already did with my friends.
you: ahh...
her: but i still haven't watched ice age 3.

that is an opening for you to ask her out. if you're not a dense-head you should've picked up on that signal and go ask her out.

dense-head version of you: ahh... but hp6 is way better (gayer) than ice age 3. i guess i'll just watch it by myself.

non-dense-head version of you: i haven't seen that movie too. let's go see it when it comes out.

~~~

her status message: needs a movie buddy, or a boyfriend who has time to watch movies with me.

her qualifications vs you:
got free time? yes: passed; no: fail
likes watching movies? yes: passed; no: fail
single? yes: boyfriend; no: movie buddy (no fail criteria)

your qualifications vs her:
is she cute? yes: passed; no: fail

assuming that her status message was to fish you out and if you passed her qualifications and she passed yours well then my friend should i state the obvious?

mbp goes xkcd

here's my stab at being a web comic artist... err... person.

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scenario #1

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scenario #2

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scenario #3

~~~

*normally you'd see this entry in dialogue form.

shake tayo

kani-kanina lang,

kgirl-opismeyt: shake tayo.
rgirl-opismeyt: shake? ... sige!
kgirl-opismeyt: anong flavor?

sa isip ko lang nagshe-shake as in nagke-kembutan na sila. hehe. :P

~~~

ces: cr tayo.
luz: mahirap maging cr.
ako: CR! (sabay taas ng dalawang kamay sa ibabaw ng ulo para mag-mukhang "cr")
ces: *natawa*

sa wakas nakuha na rin ni ces kung bakit ganun yung "sagot" ni luz pag ganun yung pagyaya nya. apparently isa na naman tong eccentricity ng mga pisay-ers. hehe. (sa 98 lang ba 'to?)

pauwi na, sa may ayala

di nila maibaling ang kanilang mga tingin sa isa't-isa. ba't sa dinami-dami ng lugar dito pa nilang napiling magtalo sa mrt?

michael: you deplete me!

ellen: sana hindi ka na lang nag-hello!

dun natapos ang eksenang mala-pelikula. pinaghiwalay sila ng linya na nagsasala sa mga babae mula sa mga lalake.

parating na ang last trip.

~~~

isa pang sample ng fifty five fiction na gawa ko ay ito at ito.

text nung huwebes, gitna ng linggo

19:58 gaeb
nu b nmng fwded msg un. ang lungkot!

7:59 pm ellen
Uy! Affected sya o! Itago na lang ba natin sa pangalang Gaebril Dean D? Haha. Ü

20:01 gaeb
wlang pasahan. bka ang sabhin mo itago n lng ntin sya s pangalang ellen r. hehe.

8:02 pm ellen
Hahaha! Ü

20:03 gaeb
twnan lng b ako? c bespren michael n nman b 2?

8:09 pm ellen
Haha! Ü Oo. Kawawa nga yang si Ellen R. Ang sad nya. Hehe. Ü

20:10 gaeb
haha! bat parang masaya k p?

8:24 pm ellen
Kasi madali lang maging masaya sa text. Dalawang 4, isang 2, dalawang 4, isang 2, limang 1 masaya ka na. Haha! Ü

20:25 gaeb
msubukn nga. haha! smhan mo n rin ng walong 8.

8:36 pm ellen
Ang dami naman. Apat lang na 8 kaya. Ü

20:38 gaeb
e s walo s fone ko e. nokia gmit ko. nokia d best!

8:39 pm ellen
Nokia bulok! Ericsson the best kaya! Ü

20:40 gaeb
pgbgyan pgbgyan! pra sumaya k nmn. hehe.

9:03 pm ellen
Masaya kaya ako. Haha! Haha! Ü

sopla

ako: sya! kamusta?
sya: oi long time! ayus naman ako. ikaw?
ako: eto, ayus din. nagpapataba.
sya: pansin ko nga. ilang buwan na ba yan?
ako: haha! sobra ka naman.
sya: hahaha.
ako: di ka pa rin nagbago.
sya: ...
ako: busy ka ba ngayon? wanna have coffee?
sya: i'm meeting some friends e.
ako: ahh... rain check then?
sya: we'll see. i'll call you.
ako: okay.
sya: i have to go na. bye!
ako: 'kay, bye.

~~~

ako: hey you.
sya: ... ei.
ako: kamusta?
sya: ayus lang.
ako: tagal na nating di nagkita a.
sya: medyo.
ako: tagal na din nating di lumabas a.
sya: ...
ako: coffee naman tayo minsan. kelan ka pwede?
sya: di na ko pwede.
ako: bakit naman?
sya: may boyfriend na ko. si jeje.
ako: ahh...

~~~

ako: *kilala ko to a.* hi miss.
sya: ???
ako: ako. remember?
sya: ???
ako: from the event last week.
sya: ???
ako: you know... the gig... last week.
sya: oh.
ako: how have you been?
sya: good.
ako: you wanna catch up sometime?
sya: ...
ako: coffee maybe?
sya: we're not supposed to talk with each other.
ako: huh? why?
sya: because i'm not intereseted.

singles night sa grocery

gaeb: pare, may na-observe lang ako.
michael: o ano na naman yan.
gaeb: alam mo ba na pwede mong malaman yung character ng isang tao sa grocery items nya?
michael: alam ko.
gaeb: weh? paano mo nalaman? di ko pa naman nasabi sayo tong theory ko na to a.
michael: o sige sige. di ko alam.
gaeb: ano sample?
michael: sige, pero ako pipili.
gaeb: game! yun lang pala e.
michael: ayun. *turong nguso kay miss*
gaeb: teka. hmmm...
(gulay, low fat milk, low fat mayo, tuna, salad dressing, bread, fruits)
michael: tagal.
gaeb: easy! rich, health buff. malamang more than one year na syang nagwo-work out.
michael: explain.
gaeb: health buff, give away sa mga bibilhin nya. rich, dahil lahat ng items nya may tatak. salad dressing pa lang e. e pwede mo naman yang gawin. nagwo-work our for more than one year, dahil toned sya at kaya nyang kumain ng normal na tinapay at hindi wheat bread.
michael: pwede. pero di pa rin ako kumbinsido.
gaeb: sige, turo pa.
michael: ayun. sa may counter. *turong nguso sa counter*
gaeb: ahhh...
(diet coke in can, sprite in can, potato chips, chippy na pula)
gaeb: wala na bang mas mahirap? magsyota yan. malamang more than two years na. manonood sila ng sine.
michael: huh? paano?
gaeb: di mo kasi nakitang sinalubong sya ng gf nya. malamang more than two years na sila kasi di na sila nahihiya sa isa't isa. yung tipong kelangan pa nilang bumili ng mamahaling pop corn at drinks.
michael: sige last na lang. *turong nguso sa isang mama*
gaeb: ...
(instant noodles, assorted de lata, assorted junk food, tinapay, hotdog)
gaeb: chicken! tulad mo pre, single yan at di na nakitara sa parents nya.
michael: *napatingin sa basket nya*
gaeb: teka. pare, kulay berde pala ang dugo nyan.
michael: ha?
gaeb: tignan mo yung kinukuha nya.
michael: ano nga ba?
gaeb: lufa, facial wash at liquid soap.
michael: so?
gaeb: no straight guy would buy those pare.
michael: ows?
gaeb: ikaw ba bibili ka ng liquid soap?
michael: hindi.
gaeb: i rest my case.

uso

sya: ayoko ng ganito.
ako: ha?
sya: hanggang ngayon wala pa rin tayong gelpren.
ako: ahhh...
sya: kailan nga kaya tayo magiging uso?
ako: yaan mo pare, balang araw magiging uso din tayong mga pogi.

sya: mahirap yan.
ako: kaya naman e. masmahirap kung dun pa ako maghahanap.
sya: ...
ako: nung isang araw nga lang may nakasakay ako sa mrt. maganda. kamukha nga nung niligawan ko nung college e.
sya: si ***? di ko trip yun.
ako: ako trip ko. pretty naman sya a.
sya: o tapos?
ako: makikipagdate ka ba sa nagtatrabaho sa sm?
sya: ha? nagtatrabaho sya sa sm?
ako: oo.
sya: ba't naman hindi?
ako: grocery girl sya.
sya: so? doesn't matter...
ako: sabi ko nga rin yun sa sarili ko e.
sya: tapos? nakipagkilala ka?
ako: iniisip ko nga, paano ba magpapakilala pag nasa mrt ka?
sya: sa madaling salita di mo nakilala.
ako: sabi ko lang naman oks lang sa akin na i-date ko sya e.

her: why haven't you asked me out on a date?
him: what?
her: why haven't you asked me out on a date?
him: seriously?
her: seriously.
him: because you're already dating someone...
her: so?
him: oh, i forgot that women are entitled to date around.
her: well?
him: well… so are you free friday night?

sya: pare may man-crush ako.
ako: taena. ang bakla mo.
sya: wala pare, ampogi kasi pala talga sa personal ni judah paolo.
ako: ...
sya: bakit wala ka bang man-crush?
ako: ... ... ... meron.
sya: sino?
ako: ... ... ... si anne curtis.
sya: sabi ko man-crush.
ako: kaya nga. si anne curtis nga.

gah! my eyes!

got this link from nikki yesterday.

click

did some searching after reading the article and guess what i found out...

~~~

ako: demet.
ako: this confirms it.
ako: it's official.
ako: i'm totally color blind.
ako: demet. :(
nikki: anoooo????!!!!
nikki: pero..
nikki: di naman big deal, di ba? =p
ako: hmmm... di nga. masyado. :P
ako: i'm sticking with my black and whites then. :P
nikki: wahehe.. artsy pa! =p
nikki: anyway, condolence na rin.. =)

for me

text: and it always hurts the first time. what you're going through made me recall what i've been through twice in the past. it was tough. i had to be less romantic if i wanted to survive. see why i told you that it's only love. because that's what i've learned. i don't put love in a pedestal anymore. it's not the world. it's not everything. for me.

reply: hmm... i can't do that. because love has to be in a pedestal. i'll survive eventually, but a lot slower when i think that way. i can be less romantic but i can not think less of love. i just can't live in a it's-just-love world when love is everything. for me.

i really don't understand this statement:

"i trust you. i just don't trust you when you're with them."

shouldn't trust be absolute?

it's like saying,

"i have nothing against you. as a whole you're a good person. it's just that i don't agree with your decisions."

ang bagong diks

mabanget - mabait na panget

usage:

"pare may girlfriend na pala si xxxxx a."
"kelan pa?"
"bago lang. siguro wala pang isang buwan."
"nakita mo na ba?"
"oo, nung minsang lumabas kami. double date."
"panalo ba?"
"panalo pare. ganda ng ka-date ko."
"e yung girlfriend ni xxxxx?"
"... ... ... mabait."
"haha! langyang sagot yan."
"wala e."
"di nga?"
"mabait nga e."
"... ... aah... mabanget."