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As always, documenting an eventful, insightful and foolish day. Making this very blogsite a repository in case someone needs a recall. haha

Yesterday we went to Quisao ulet to join Sonet's 4th Birthday Celebration.
The meeting place was at Mc Donalds near Sta. Lucia Mall Cainta at 10am.

I was there at 9:48AM.
They came 11ish.
Read a good 3 chapters of Mockingjay before they finally came. (By the way, I recommend this book, the trilogy of course, especially to those who loved Battle Royal. I think it will be epic on the big screen. Come March and 'The Hunger Games' movie will be released.. hahahaha)

As usual, may sariling sasakyan and royal couple (bornats and mary) and as usual ulet 'nakihitch' ako sa starstruck ultimate love team (carlo and mitch)

Dinaanan namen ang 'THE MONARCHS' (Ae and Marah with very cutie baby Yienne, naiisip ko pa lang si yienne nanggigigil nako) hahaha...

Unfortunately, di pala nasabi ni Carlo na merong exchange gifts and them being Monarchs had no time to check each messages sa FB. hahaha

So we stopped by a charms store named 'IVANKA'S TREASURE'. Alam na!

After taking all in what we have just seen, we headed to QUISAO.

It's around 2PM when we reached Quisao.

Pahinga konti.
Playing with Yienne, a very happy baby. Nababadtrip lang pag ang tagal nakaupo ng may hawak sa kanya.
My inaanak have those curious eyes and a very firm grip. :)
Always smiling din sya.

Then Sonet Dale's Party time. Thomas and Friends Theme. The holies were in cute Thomas shirts. :D

Si Olive ang host. Sabi nya ako daw opening prayer.
Sabi ko ayaw ko.
Sabi nya "for the opening prayer may we call ninong Alex" on the microphone.

DEYM!!!

So I did the opening prayer.
Nervously.

hahahaha

There are kiddie games of course.
And for adults.
We were invited to join Pinoy Henyo game.
I teamed up with Bornats.

The word was "katawan". (KATAWAN is actually the title of the song the celebrant performed during their school presentation).
I was able to get the word naman few minutes before forever... hehehed (2min).

Di naman kami nanalo. The other team got the mystery word 'BIRTHDAY' in 20 seconds or so...

Tomjones nako.
hahahaha
actually kami lahat.
Di pa kami naglunch... hahaha nagiimikan pano sasabihin na tomjones na.

THEN its buffet time.
awesomeness...

nauna ako sa pila. sumunod na ako agad sa mga ate ni sunny.
Sa likod ko ang royal couple.

di ko alam na may VIP treatment pala kami.
pagpasok ko sa bahay ng royal couple eh may nagseserve ng food sa MONARCHS and Starstruck ultimate love team..
ohokey! kayo na!

so there.
we had lechon...
menudo
lechon ulet
di ko alam tawag na ulam
lechon ulet
pancit
lechon
spaghetti
lechon
lechon
and another lechon
sira ang diet.. hahaha

then kwentu kwentuhan
picture picturan na may konting laglagan ( di na ata to mawawala)

then the much awaited exchange gift... which by the way is something that best describes yourself.

DISCLAIMER: Ung gift ko eh nabili ko couple of weeks before it was decided na ganun ung theme ng gift. So I insist that my gift does not describes me at all. haha

We used the new bunutan system we came up with nung nagdampa kami. That is kung ano ang gift nang pangalan na nabunot mo will be given to the person to your right.

And they have this rule na kelangan iexplain, you know, the kind of thing they do during a 'prayer class' where u speak and the people will clap and sing alive-alive.. ganun ba ung dating. harharhar

We begin these almost-non-sensical rotation of gifts with Dolls. Dolls pick was Bornats which will be given to ME as I stand next to Dolls, on her left. It was a mini USB speaker. A red one. :)
Why Speaker?
Bornats: Kasi naghahanap ako ng speaker.
All . "ano daw?"
Bornats: Kasi nga naghahanap kami ng speaker.

So ayun speaker best describes Bornats at that very moment. ohokey!

Then it's my turn. My pick was Marah. The person on my left was Mitch.
It's a lucky charm, an arwana made of gold coins.
Do we need to say why this describes Marah? hehehe
Mitch loved it. In fact she mentioned about lucky charms on our way to Antipolo. And she got it!!
see?! moments like these just shows how the universe conspires to give you what you want.. hahahaha... it might sound so material but shaking the paradigm, we can say it still applies. :)

Then next to Mitch was Carlo. Mitch pick was the conjugal gift from the Holies.
It was an umbrella.
I first thought because its blue and the Holies wear blue?! hahaha
But the simplest reason and a very heartwarming one is - because we provide shelter.
Alam na kung san pupunta pag wala kang shelter. Deym! My moneys on this.. T-H-E-Y W-I-L-L P-R-O-V-I-D-E !!!
(hahahaha kidding)

Then Carlo's pick was Marycel and on his left was Ae.
Ae got a headset.
Why headset?
sorry.. hahaha i didn't catch this one. All i remember was because Marycel was a good listener.
oh diba?

Then on Ae's left was Marycel and Ae's pick is actually himself.
Marycel got another charm. This time a dragon.
Sorry ulet I wasn't listening closely to Ae, di ko alam ulet bakit dragonny charm. Maybe because like his wifey, lucky!

Then sino pa ba ang dapat katabi ni Marycel?
Marycel's pick was Mitch.
Bornats received the 'pahirap mirror' from Mitch.. hahaha pahirap talaga?
di naman masyado that's just how i see things na kailangan pa iassemble.
Why Mirror?
One word mitch gave us. VANITY.

Then Bornats pick was ME and on her left was Marah.
Marah received a 'NANO Block'.
alryt alryt
let me just tell you what nano block is just in case walang idea.
NANO BLOCKS are actually a toy puzzle very much similar to a LEGO but on a smaller/tiny scale. Its like a super miniature lego.
enough said.
ulitin ko lang, i bought it October pa.

Then Marah's pick was Carlo and on her left was Dollie.
Dollie got a pillow.
Why Pillow?
Si carlo kasi masandal tulog.
nakakatulog kahit nagddrive... :|

So there. natapos din ang exchange gift.

a little later... there is a very nice looking dessert being served.

blueberry bits and sauce on top.
perfectly whitish layer on top of the brownish crust.
A BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE!
texture was perfect.
the kind that you can order from somewhere.

BUT TO EVERYBODY's SURPRISE. gawa ito ni Dollie..
Owss???

Well apparently yes... we have a dessert chef. kung ano man ang tawag dun.
Sweetness/'Cheesyness' needs a little push.. hahaha ako na ang cheesecake connoisseur (tama ba spelling? pasensya na mahilig lang sa matamis! hahahaha.)
Perfect ang texture and i love the crust! :D
Good Job Dollie! pero hahanapin ko pa din kung san mo nabili! hahahahaha bad ko!

After devouring ourselves with the desserts (there's another salad, fruit and buco salad by Sunny), we decided to play the Pinoy Henyo game.

Bilang ako ay ang ODD.
Ang nagiisa at walang kapartner. I facilitated the game.

POT MONEY:
P160. P20 pesos each participants.

Mechanics.
Two Rounds.
Best team wins 160 bucks. yun lang. hahahaha

LET THE GAME BEGIN! MAY THE ODDS BE FOREVER ON YOUR FAVOR!

Round 1:

Pair Number 1: Sunny and Dollie (Pinoy Henyo Title Holders)
Manghuhula: Dollie
Henyo word: 'Eardrum'

dollie got the 'katawan ng tao' category
"mula leeg pataas?" "oo"
blah blah
"tenga?" "oo"

eardrum?
official time: 47 seconds.. (OO NA! IKAW NA!)

Pair Number 2: Bornats and Marycel (Challenger)
Manghuhula: Bornats
Henyo Word: "Puwet"

Bornats got the "parte ng katawan ng tao' category
"likod?" "oo"


laughtrip
"puwet?" oo
official time: 1:47 seconds (MUNTIK NANG MAGTIE WITH 1ST PAIR. SUMOBRA LANG NG 1 MINUTE. TOINKS)

Pair Number 3: Ae and Marah (Challenger)
Manghuhula: Marah
Henyo Word: 'Palayok'

marah was in 'part ng kitchen' category
"pinangluluto?" "oo"
"sandok?" "hindi"
"syanse?" "hindi"

Carlo was in 'uri ng tao' category
"Nanggugupit" "oo"
"Nagppluck" "oo"
"Nagaahit" "oo"
"..." "ANO KA BA BES?! BARBERO!!! KAINIS TO"
Official time: oats. 2 minutes was over.


Round 1 goes to the Holies.


Round 2:

Pair number 1, this time ung isa naman manghuhula.
Henyo Word: Tahong
Sunny was able to specify these categories.
PAGKAIN
SA DAGAT
"TAHONG!"
official time: 56 seconds

Pair number 2:
Henyo Word: TEQUILA
Mary is in food category.
"Niluluto?" "hindi"
"Hilaw?" "oo"
"Kinakain ng hilaw"
ooops.. overtime na. 2 minutes is over.

Pair numberr 3:
Henyo Word: 'CHITO MIRANDA"
Ae is in TAO category
Pangalan? oo
Bayani? hindi
Politician? hindi
artista? hindi


Pair number 4
Henyo Word: "Navotas"
Mitch was in LUGAR category
Sa Pilipinas? OO
Sa metro Manila? OO
blah blah
SM? hindi
blah blah
binabaha? oo
CAINTA!!! (with conviction) "hindi"
official time: forever.

So there.. malinaw. The Holies got the pot prize. :D

so another laugh trip event lang ang pinoy henyo..

then suddenly IKING wants to test us being filipino.

Ano ang tagalog ng CUSTOM? as in bureau of customs

Whatever sunny

Ano ang tagalog ng sewerage?

tigilan mo ko sunny

hahahaha

wala naman nakasagot

well nasagot din naman sa tulong ng galaxy tab and iphone 4s

syempre papatalo ba ang iba

nagbigay na ng mag terms na kailangan inglisen tulad ng

SAYOTE
english translation: "ITS YOURS, SISTER!"

tagalog ng PREDICATE
"panag uri?"
"panghalip?"
"pangbalana?"
MALI
correct tagalog translation: "PAKAWALAN ANG PUSA"

usapang gaguhan lang..

then its almost 8pm.

we said bye-bye to the winning team
the hosts..

:)

Bornats, Mary, Mitch and I had coffee ulet sa SB frontera verde. And talk for hours till its almost 11PM.

so there...
kahit pare parehas na mukha
we still get to add moments in our memory bank
the paulit ulit lang naman na kwentuhan
but still have the paulit ulit awesome effect happening
every given holiday...


HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2012 na!

Christmas Dinner 2011

After much effort with the planning to convince every BLK1 to celebrate the Holiday Season together, we end up celebrating with the usual people we get to see every once in a while.

I don’t know. I’m sure most of them have their own reasons. There are reasons which I think are valid enough but some are full of crap. I appreciate those who have the decency to say they cannot come and the possibility is very slim but I still don’t get it when people say they would come but they actually don’t or won’t. Anyways, I’m not gonna brag about that. IT’S THE HOLIDAYS! AS USUAL AND AS EVER, WE HAD A BLAST!

(For the onshore people who are 100% sure will be celebrating with us if they are home and to the good ones who unfortunately cannot come but really tried, and of course to YOU guys who always been there, this entry is for you. )

As usual magsisimula ako sa nakakabang Phone Call ni Sunny.
Around 2PM when he called asking asan na ako.
Sadyang matraffic ang araw na ito at halos nilakad ko mula sa amin hanggang Green Valley which is along C5 umaambon ambon pa. Akala ko naliligaw nako kasi based on the description sent by Dollie, it is after Canley Road. I’m way past Canley Road and I haven’t seen any sign of the location. But then again, I was not looking intently (or should I say, high enough). So there, when I sent a message na “I’m Lost”, di ko alam na I’m just few steps na lang pala. Hehehe.

GREEN VALLEY, PASIG CITY
2:30 PM

So pagkapasok ko sa bowlingan, andun na ang Holy family and the Bachelor with the Bachelorette named “Dianne”. They were actually in the middle of the first game “Practice Game”. Di pa man tapos ang game eh meron nang injured – mga kuko ni Mommy Dollie. Then I joined the second game. We had some STRIKES (huha!), some SPARES and a lot of GUTTER SHOTS. Hehehe.

Picture picture here, picture picture there.

2nd Game is over. Who’s the highest scorer??? EHEM!!! EHEM!!!

Then we asked people where they were. Pero ang ineexpect lang namin is si Monica and Josh, who by that time eh nasa WHITE PLAINS pa. Carlo and Mitch naman nasa UP Diliman pa.
(Hello guys 2PM ang assembly, di maliligo. Kidding! Mon and Josh attended a wedding pa kasi. Carlo and Mitch, di ko alam kung san galing. Hahahaha)
The other usual couple, by the way, are waiting for us sa Quisao. Sorry Bornats di na kami natuloy.

Then we had a very yummy chinese-y merienda. Pancit A and Pancit B ( I forgot how they are called). We also had shomai and liempo and fish something. Hahaha. Sorry naman, not a fan of Chinese foods. But I still can say, they are yummy. While eating, there’s a tourney going on. In fact ung lane lang namen ang di kasali sa tourney. Hehehe. We watched closely, noting every move of the hand, the wrist, the knee and the foot of the Pros. Syempre dapat ganun din ang porma namen!

Update with the late comers. Mon and Josh rerouted to EDSA. Carlo and Mitch are in WHITE PLAINS.

3rd Game.
Me, Sunny, Jun, Dianne (alternate with Dolls) had a rematch.
Okay! Okay, Jun is the highest scorer now followed closely by Iking. (Guys, don’t be too happy about the result, I wasn’t playing competitively at all! Hahahaha. Palusot)

5PM. The Bachelor and the Bachelorette needs to go. Meron pang importanteng lalakarin si Bachelorette. (Weh? Di nga! Canley Road is just around the corner with the group of flowers delicately ‘planted’ there. Hahahaha Peace Bachelor!)
So we said bye bye to the new couple (?). (Well too early for me to tell. O ayan. May bahid chismis ulet ito.)

4th Game.
Me Vs. Sunny.

Oo na lamang sya by two points.
Eto na ung game na ginagaya na namen ang porma.
Hold the ball with your right hand, left hand support. Raise the ball in level with your shoulder, elbows bend. Right foot first. Step one, and two and three and four. Bend your knees, release the ball without twisting your wrist. Slide your right foot on the floor at the back of your left foot with bended knees. (Promise this really looks like a pro.)
CANAL!

So there, inaral namen ang tamang porma, who cares kung wala kami parehas 100 ang score. Hahaha.

Then came Mon and Josh.
Hi! Hellos. Then di ko alam kung tama ba ang napanood ko. Parang US Sitcom lang.

Monica: Hi! This is Josh.
Dollie (waiving her hand): Hi!
(Sunny smiling at the couple who just arrived)
Dollie: Oh! There’s my husband!
Monica: Sunny, Right?! Oh Hi! (with the best actress facial expression)

SUSHALLL!!! LAKAS NG TAMA!!!

Unfortunately, the couple wasn’t able to bowl. It’s almost 6pm na din kasi. Carlo and Mitch are still in White Plains by this time. Then Josh advised them to reroute to EDSA. Can you imagine that? EDSA is a better option this time! OOOHHH… 2012….

We decided to transfer na lang sa Tiendesitas and dine there.


TIENDESITAS/FRONTERA VERDE, PASIG CITY
6:00 PM

We literally tumambay saglit with the dogs. We’re in the pet village. Sunny with that look na gusto ng aso. Kaso hanggang look lang may sinasabi si misis kasi. Hahahaha. (Peace!)
After few minutes, dumating din ang ULTIMATE STARSTRUCK LOVETEAM. We decided to dine na lang dun sa parang food court sa Tiendesitas. Carlo, Sunny and I went around to see what we could have for our Dinner.

DEYM!!! Ang mamamahal. Platito lang ang servings.
HOWELL..
DI UUBRA
TARA NA LANG SA DAMPA.

Unti-unti nako naii-STRESS.
Kanino ako sasabay?
Sa kotse ni Mon?
Sa kotse ni Carlo?
O sa kotse nila Sunny?

Dun nako sa kotse nila Sunny, andun gamit ko eh. Harharhar.


DAMPA, JULIA VARGAS, PASIG CITY.
7:00PM

It was decided na ako, sunny and carlo will go to the wet market. (sinabi ko na ngang ayoko eh, pero syempre wala ako magagawa)
We bought Shrimp, Squid, Maya Maya, Liempo, Tahong, Lobster, Crabs, Seaweeds, etc. Hehehe Joke lang, we bought only the first five seafoods mentioned.

We had Bibingka and puto bumbong while waiting for our food, niluluto pa lang.

Drinks were served.
Then the rice was served followed by the Butter and Garlic Shrimp.
In no time there’s the Squid Adobo (which by the way, are YUM)
Galit-galit muna.
The baked tahong were served.
Then the Sinigang sa Miso na Maya-maya.
Then a little later, the Liempo.

Galit-galit.
Ang magsalita, magugutom.

Now it’s time for a mumunting Da Who!

Subject: Girlash with a shrimp dash.
Da who itong girlilet na ito na biglang sumigaw nang “AY” sa iba’t ibang tono.
Bakit sya napa AY?
Ang isang hipon ay waring may buhay na tumalon-talon papunta sa kanyang lap.
Da who itong girlilet na ito? Walang sinabi si snow white sa kanyang complexion pati ang very red (as in uber red) na lipstick. Itago naten sya sa pangalang – MinekanikonimonicoangmakinanangmanikaniMonge. Ayun na!
Second Da Who.
Subject: Namachong Penguin.
Da who itong namachong Penguin na ito na sobrang ka-enjoyan sa adobo ay nangitim ang mga labi. As in waring naglipstick ng itim. Naging kamukha nya si Danny DeVito (Tama ba?) sa “Batman: The Bat, The Cat and the Penguin) na namachong version. Pwedeng gumamit ng tissue kuya para di ka parang kumakain ng putik. Da who itong Namachong Penguin na ito? Itago natin sya sa pangalang – “Abante-Car-Mo-sa-Arabia”. Ayun na!

Final Da Who.
Subject: Bully Seafood
Da who itong Bully Seafood na ito na gustong paiyakin ang namachong penguin sa mga kanta ni Minerva McGonagall (from previous issue ng Da Who). Super kwento si Bully Seafood sa kanyang karanasan abroad, kung pano tumulo ang kanyang mga luha nang malayo sa pinakamamahal na asawa na itago naten sa pangalang Di-bULLY Vidaloca. Pero infairness kay Bully Seafood sinabi naman nyang sa simula lang ang kanyang Justine-timerlake-cry-me-a-river mode. Da who si Bully Seafood – itago na lang naten ang pangalan nya. Wala ako maisip eh.

So there.
Kwentuhan.
Konting tawanan.
Konting kulitan habang pilit na inuubos ang mga pagkain.

Pero bakit ang drinks ko ay di maubos ubos? DEYM!!!! Shumushoot sa drinks ko ang tulo ng AIRCON!!! HUWAAATT???? Kaya pala it tastes like CFC. (yun nga ba un? Sa ref yata yun! Hahahaha)
Pinapalitan ko na lang tuloy kay KOYA.

Kahit anong pilit. Wala nang gustong kumain. Madami pang sabaw na natira.
Akalain nyo ba naman na gusto nilang lahat, oo silang lahat na iuwi ko ang sabaw kasama ang kaldero.
At tuwang tuwa sila na iniimagine ako na dala dala ko ang kalderong puno nang mainit na sabaw.
Kung pano ko DAW ito hahawakan kung nag Otsenta ang kotse nya. Or kung biglang lumiko. Anyways, kayo na ang graphic!

Ayaw nilang mag-uwi ng kahit ano. Gusto nila ako lang. But ehem!
I came up with a plan!
Why don’t we do a raffle!
A piece of paper and a pen will do.

Folded the paper which is actually Mon’s ATM receipt and tear it to 8.
7 papers are used. 3 will have a nonsense verbiage indicating na wala syang iuuwi.
1 paper written with ‘SOUP’
1 paper written with ‘SHRIMP’
1 paper written with ‘LIEMPO’
1 paper written with ‘ADOBO PLUS’ (+ tahong actually)

I carefully folded the papers.
Ayaw nilang bumunot ng basta bunot lang. Gusto nila may twist. So ang nabunot mo ay para sa taong nasa left mo.
Bumunot na isa-isa. Ang matira syempre sa akin.
Sunny for Lek: BEHLAT (BLEH! Di ako maguuwi, or magbibitbit ng malansang bitbitin.. haha)
Dollie for Sunny: SHRIMP
Mitch for Dollie: LIEMPO
Carlo for Mitch: ADOBO PLUS
Mon for Carlo: CHATIME (serysoso sana to kaso di naman sineryoso)
Josh for Mon: EWAN KO SAYO SUNNY (walang kwentang verbiage)
Lek for Josh: SOUP

Harhar kung nagkataon ako pala talaga maguuwi ng soup. So thanks iking for sparing me. 

After that heavy and sumptuous dinner na may kasama pang sakit sa tyan na tawanan. We decided to go to CHATIME.


CHATIME, PIONEER, MANDALUYONG CITY.
9:00 PM

After ordering our teas, nagpictorial lang sa magandang ambiance ng tsaahan.
Kwento kwentuhan. Laglagan.
Pahinga- pahinga. At dahil may wi-fi… wala na. naging cyber na ang mga tao for a couple of minutes.
Then around 10PM, nagpaalam na sila Mon and Josh.
Mon handed us a gift! THANKS MON!!!

By the way: ATTN: MARAH and AE. May mga regalo na nasa aken for you, 2 for Yienne and 1 para sa inyo nang dalawa. 

We wrapped up with a photo-ops. Continuous shot.
First sakto lang.
Second set dapat walang tatawa.
Third set dapat excited.
Hehehe..
Baliw baliwan mode.
Who cares what other people (in there) thinks?
Who cares if we literally made our place like a mess?
Who cares if we laugh out loud?
Who cares if we act like teenagers doing the crazy poses in front of the camera?

No one.
But me.
Yeah I think I do.

These are the things that are worth remembering.

Whatever the things that are in store for us,
Wherever our feet might lead us,
Just look back at the times like these and remember that once upon a December, there’s a crazy bunch we share good times with.

Happy Holidays Blockmates.