Moving and Tiring

I forgot how many days have passed... felt like weeks already. Oh, well I guess, it's only one and a half weeks since I've written here in the blog. So what's new in Andy's life? Well ... guess what? FRIENDSTER! I am somewhat addicted to this new hype of meeting people (not nearly as friends), answering surveys from bulletin posts. Actually, Friendster does some good despite draining your wallet from your allowance. It makes you good in correspondence, meet difference kinds of people and who knows? Find your soulmate ... what a bash!

Last Sunday, Butch and I went ventured in Kapitolyo, Pasig near Ortigas to look for a new house. After hours of walking, and being drenched in the rain, we haven't finf any. We found a room that costs 5000 and it's sooooo tiny ... insulting my size... it's clean though with squashy beds and a cool CR. It's actually a good place, very comfy yet very tiny... so it's an X-mark!!! Well, as walked inside Brgy. Kapitolyo, we saw a poster "Room For Rent: #15 San Roque Street, Kapitolyo, Pasig City" and as we passed each corner, we would find a similar ad. I thought, "Wow! This room is well advertised. This must be a good house!" So as we entered San Roque street, we were greeted with elegant houses which remind me of Ladislawa Village. I was impressed and out of nowhere, a shabby sloping area like a squatters' area, materialized in front of us. This couldn't be it until Butch exclaimed it's #15. X-mark!!! without an explanation.

The following day I looked for another house and after two hours, I found one... and that's the one I'm having problems with. It's too crammy, too hot and rain drips from the ceiling. Need I say more? And we have to consume two months to live in there... oh, what a life!

Well, just brace for the next episode.

Unplanned Things


Well, I'm back in Manila and many things start to cram my head like finding a new house and a new job or joining in a gym to lose weight or to buy pamapayat... Speaking of being fat, if you're fat you're in a big risk for heart attack, high-blood pressure, and all of those fat-related diseases. Just a while ago, particularly last morning, Butch told me that I snored TOO loud last while sleeping last night... I was surprised by that comment ... hmmm, I SHOULD consider losing weight more seriously. Anyway, today was a week of unplanned things because things which were originally planned are not done and things which are not supposed to happen are done and they are better than those planned. Hmmm... last Thursday and yesterday, I stayed with Butch at his mom's posh room at Pan Pacific in Malate ... It was an exhilirating experience especially the food ... I said yo myself that I really had ENOUGH of food ... and this thinking would help me to lose weight more easily.
We targetted a house in Makati for several days but our plans were not pushed through since we woke up very late and are tired walking with the sun baking (or burning rather) our skins. Anyway, I'm still in the process of looking for a job. I have my new resumé ready and a set of my 2 x 2 pictures. I'm hoping that the bosses in an establishment will respond to my application...
Well, ciao :>

Hideous!


The night before I departed back to Manila, my sister finally made me watch "The Call", our local church presentation last Christmas. I looked forward seeing my performance as singer and whether I'd make it as a singing pop star (char mo chak!). Well after the 2nd song in the repertoire, I waited intently at the third song which is my solo. I hid my face with a pillow, I don't want to see what I look like. However, voice-wise, I was really satistfied with my voice. My months with the HIMIG surely did pay off... I was really good with the low, baritonish notes ... I removed the pillow from my face and woah!!!!! The biggest man in Earth is right in front of my face ... I was several pounds bigger on screen and remembered correctly that I really looked skinny even during Christmas... and so I think of myself maybe real singers are too skinny in personal since they looked okay in TV... Guess I have many pounds to lose. And so back to the story, the part came when a choir is supposedly to sing the part in which, however our musical director made me do it solo since we don't have a decent choir to do it. It was so obvious in the video that I was straining, my voice really quavered and uneven ... it was totally disastrous. If Jimmy Santos was there holding his gong, then it would have sounded... However many people still think I did great... anyway, the botttom point is, I make poeple entertained, right? Okay ... so let's proceed. The next song I sang was a duet. It was more relaxed and I guess it's the best performance of all my songs in there... And then finalé came. Waah!!!! I really regret the ad-lib gestures I did ... the facial expressions are soooo fake and even the hand movements seemed restrained and I was soooo big. Well, I can't do about it, can I? It's me in there and I can't change that. Well, watching the video ... I realized that "marami pa akong kakaining bigas". Truly, I realized the hardships Sarah G. or Eric Santos went through to be in the place where they're at right now... oh well, life goes on for Andy.

Two Weeks in Davao


I've been feeling sick when I arrived in Davao. I still have the after effects of yesterday's Colds and Fever. Nevertheless, my first breathe of Davao air took my breath away. I'm home again. My nanay and tatay, fetched me at the airport. I was telling them about my resignation and what other prospect jobs I'll be applying. We stopped at Sta. Farmacy in Cartir Square to buy ingredients for Spaghetti. I missed nanay's spaghetti. When we arrived home my sister greeted me, "Taba-a na nimo uy!!!!". Well, I was physically challanged, my stay in Manila made me overbloated that I was afraid to be obese again...
Anyway, tomorrow that day, I visited good old Ateneo Davao to claim my yearbook. The Kalasag staff told me that the yearbook will be due this October pa!!! Ang tagal naman! It's been 2 and a half years... Anyway I visited Choes after that and we talked about our classmates applying in ATO and stuff.
Two weeks came in a breeze, I devoted most of my time, working out Superbodies with the manongs in there. I was pumping again iron using my favorite "Circuit Routine". I also frequented Port Café at Gaisano Mall to eat Grilled Malasugue. Ah, I was recalling one meal, good old days are back again. I also met with Mayang, who needed help with her HIMIG concerns. I also bought many pirated DVDs, most of them concerts like "Children's day" by McDonalds featuring Celine Dion. Josh Groban, David Foster and the like...
Two weeks are over and before I go, my family led by my tatay, blessed me with a prayer ... all I can say that I'd be forever grateful to God for giving me such wonderful parents.
I'm back in Manila... and I'm glad I'm more inspired than ever.