pervasive

pervasive seems to be the word of the week.

boredom. apprehension. tiredness. silence. stress.

all in their pervasive states this week.

im tired. my body is, and so is my mind.

but my eyes aren't yet so i'll have to stay up for another few half-hours or so until the heaviness sets in.

have i mentioned that stress and escapism have been pervasive this week? :|

on the lighter side of things, judy ann santos provided me with a few minutes of comic relief. loved the PA system scene in habang may buhay where she admits to loving derek's character on the PA system for the whole hospital to hear. kilig :D haha :P

it doesn't take much to cheer me up :)

back in the working world though, i really do need a fairy godmother. i can literally feel my skin allergies break out again :|

roasted pumpkin wrap

Had dinner with D at Kozui tonight.

I had their newest vegetarian offering - roasted pumpkin wrap. D had the tendon rice bowl, but with the cream dory instead of tempura.

It was a yummy blend of roasted pumpkin, cumin, sour cream (or was it yogurt?), and walnuts. It was quite the exotic blend - with hints of Indian spices and Mediterranean flavors.

Enjoyed the wrap with korokke (potato balls with broccoli and cheese, i think), spinach soup, and roasted green tea latte :)

Green tea latte soothes the nerves and senses.

Capped dinner off with melon anmitsu~

Finally got to see D's famous Doughboy shirt :)

I loved watching Pillsbury commercials as a kid. He made baking seem so fun hehe.

D got me (and my family) a Red Ribbon chocolate mousse.

It had a congratulatory message :D

Here's to sweat and sore muscles! Hehe.

I'll need a few more 5k runs to burn off the calories from this cake :P

Love this little photo I found on imgfave. Posted it on tumblr but I'm re-blogging it here as well.

5k

I ran my first 5k marathon today! :D Yey! Well, I didn't run all the way hehe.

I woke up at 3:30 today for the Century Superbods Fun Run at the Fort. D woke up earlier at 3 so that he could pick Ni and I up :O

Even at 4am, there were already so many cars and so many people at the Fort.

Met up with Lin, Kristine, Rainier, and of course Bogey, who is just adorable :)

I love how he gets all excited when he hears "pasyal." Haha :)

The run was tiring but it felt pretty great to finish it :)

Had breakfast at Conti's afterwards.

Hang around at home after the race. D slept most of the afternoon. Driving + Running can be a pretty sleep-inducing combination :| Hehe

Had dinner at Greens, the vegetarian restaurant in the Tomas Morato area. Had sisig (yummy with hot sauce), potato patties (with soy cheese), minestrone (herb-y), pumpkin soup (creamy), and tofu and mushroom barbecue (i liked the slightly burned crunchy bits). The food's pretty simple, not gourmet vegetarian. I'd go there again when I'm in the mood for simple home-cooked food :)

Dropped by Amici's for gelato before heading home.

My legs are really sore :| The next time I run another marathon, I'll prepare better for it :D

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The rest of the weekend at a glance:

Friday. Watched Rent with Nini and D. My favorite songs are "One Song Glory," "Another Day," and of course, "Seasons of Love." I loved the actors who played Maureen and Angel, respectively. Strong performances :)

Had dinner at Felix. Ran into Teds at Greenbelt :)

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Saturday. Met up with Leah and her friend Nash (who's half Indian, part Spanish, and part Filipino), who told the most entertaining stories about her boyfriend Max, who's German. She shared an anecdote about "the wife and kids," which was really funny. Some people have the most interesting stories to tell :)

Had dinner at Pepper Steak along Katipunan, then headed of to RMT to watch Zanna, Don't, the musical which Leah's brother is starring in. The musical's cute and funny :)

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Overall, great weekend :)

valentines day happiness

I have the sweetest boyfriend :)

Today started well enough. I woke up without the help of my trusty cellphone alarm today, which is usually a sign that it'll be a good day. Waking up at your pace is always good :D And then when D came to pick me up, he gave me a beautiful bouquet of roses and a bar of lindt chocolate with pistachio nougat ♥

He didn't just get me flowers, he got my sisters and my mom bouquets too, plus chocolate! I was just absolutely surprised :) Apparently, he got up at 5:15 to buy flowers :| I think Zel enjoyed getting her own bouquet hehe.

I spent the day with D's family today.

Had lunch at Tao Yuan in Malate. Got to meet D's relatives :)

Side note: RP looks nicer now. I haven't been there in years.

Afterwards, played Wii with D. He totally won the two ping pong games and the military tank shooting game. Lopsided wins :/ I'll have to practice before the next match hehe ;-)

D's dad sent me these cute and funny Chinese new year animated messages :) Oh, and Lin sent a really nice message too, a rhyming greeting :)

Went to Seng Guan Temple to offer prayers and give thanks for the lunar new year.

Then, headed off to Serendra. Watched Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief at Market Market. The cinemas aren't bad. I enjoyed the movie :) Greek mythology gives the story a nice twist, plus the story's pretty straightforward.

Had dinner at Stock Market. Yummy garden salad with fruits and candied walnuts. The berry vinaigrette livened up the salad. Capped off dinner with yogurt topped with organic honey, pistachios, and almonds. I've always felt that honey has a really distinct and strong taste, often too strong for my liking; but, the honey topping on my yogurt was pretty light :)

I'm sleepy as I type this entry. And i'll most likely fall asleep as soon as my head touches my pillow. I just wanted to document today. It was wonderful, in every possible way :)

valentines

1. the Valentine's Day, 2. Love without demand {Explore FP}, 3. day onehundredseventyeight: love is knowing we can be., 4. Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! Love live laugh! :D

weekend roundup

Down with the cough (>_<)

But despite my tired throat, the weekend was still filled with fun, laughs, and *tears ;)

On Saturday, had a shabu-shabu dinner with cousins at King One in Macapagal. Highlights included chatting with ste and sharmane on the way to macapagal, mozzarella fish balls, funny camera shots, and walking out on Ministop's ube ice cream. We unanimously agreed that we're not that into ube ice cream.

Today, went to Ever Memorial to give offerings to Angkong. It was fairly laidback with lots of food - congee, siomai, donuts, calamares, toast with crabmeat and egg toppings, etc. Chatted with aunts and cousins about how kids ask permission from their parents to go out or to buy things :) To each his own tactic haha.

Afterwards, went to Trinoma with my sisters and D. We watched two movies in a row - Paano Na Kaya & Dear John. I wanted to watch Where the Wild Things are, but 3 movies in a day is just too much @@

Paano Na Kaya was enjoyable. The plot was nothing new but I enjoyed watching Kim and Gerald :) Memorable lines included: "Tanga na kung tanga" (D's esp. good at re-enacting this, with matching slaps to the face haha :P), the comedic "...ikaw lang naman hinihintay ko eh." The scene where Kim was hiding from Gerald in the fire station was also cute :)

Dear John's nice :) I think one would enjoy it more if he/she's read the book, just as a sort of backgrounder. The casting was perfect for this movie. I think I'm beginning to be an Amanda Seyfried fan :) My favorite scenes include when John visits his dad at the hospital (The scene was just touching) and when he and Savannah meet again after having lost contact - definitely a tearjerker. It's a film about love and family. Tugs at the heartstrings, which is a stamp of Nicholas Sparks work.

Chinese new year weekend next week! Oh, and it's Valentines' Day as well. I can only imagine the traffic :|

sometimes

Sometimes, on days like this, I wish you'd do things without me having to ask you to.

Sometimes, on days like this, I wish I could learn how to curb disappointment.

Sometimes, on days like this, I wish I didn't feel you were so distant.

Sometimes, I wish it were easier to talk to you. But for some reason, it's tough. Could be your happy disposition, could be your seemingly easy-go-lucky attitude. Sometimes, I open my mouth to say something, only to clamp it shut again, because I can't seem to connect.

Sometimes, you're this whole other, different person.

Just sometimes.

"Some people never say the words 'I love you'. It's not their style to be so bold. Some people never say those words: 'I love you'. But, like a child, they're longing to be told."

- Paul Simon

jinx

Sometimes I think I'm a jinx. I jinx good moments :(

And then I end up thinking of reasons as to why I did a certain action in the first place.

Sometimes I wish expectations could be communicated silently. Relationships would probably be less complicated if expectations could be communicated in an open and healthy fashion. I never was good at communicating expectations. I will silently stare at you until I feel my telepathic powers have worked. But of course, they never do. Well, only about 1 in 50 times, which makes for pretty sad statistic data.