30 April 2010

TGIF #5: something funny



it was a stressful week for us: bathroom's still a wreck (the job's unfinished). another leakage problem; bank issues and all... so, i was actually going to jot down my friday rants today, but i changed my mind. i'd rather be relaxed than to add wrinkles on my forehead. the ranting will have their own time. i want a cheerful weekend. i need some laughs!





here are five funny stuffs about marrriage that i grabbed from net surfing:

1.)

Man: Is there any way for long life?
Dr: Get married.

Man: Will it help?
Dr: No, but the thought of long life will never come.

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Why do couples hold hands during their wedding?

It's a formality just like two boxers shaking hands before the fight begins!

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2.)

Wife: Darling today is our anniversary, what should we do?

Husband: Let us stand in silence for 2 minutes.

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It's funny when people discuss Love Marriage vs Arranged.

It's like asking someone, if suicide is better or being murdered

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It is difficult to understand GOD . He makes such beautiful things as women and then he turns them into Wives

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3.)

If u r married please ignore this MSG,

For everyone else: Happy Independence Day

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Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you say.

After marriage, he'll fall asleep before you finish.

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There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage

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Galfriends r like chocolates,
Taste gud anytime.

Lovers r like PIZZAS, Hot n spicy, eaten frequently.
Wife r like Dal RICE, eaten when there`s no choice

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4.)


Man receives telegram: Wife dead should be buried or cremated?

Man: Don't take any chances. Burn the body and bury the ash.

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Prospective husband: Do you have a book called 'Man, The Master of Women'?

Salesgirl: The fiction department is on the other side, sir.

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5.)


Q: Why dogs don't marry?

A: Because they are already leading a dog's life!

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There was this guy who told his woman that he loved her so much that he would go through hell for her. They got married and now he is going thru hell.

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Fact of life: One woman brings you into this world crying & the other ensures you continue to do so for the rest of your life !


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now i'm stress relieved!

29 April 2010

patti austin: a doze of solace

i just got home from zendra's check up. i didn't bring with me the stroller, 'coz it's too heavy for me to carry when travelling. it's not easy to pull it up when you're alone in the tram. the tram's stairs were too high. i just carry my daughter with me on the way to the hospital. it's the going back home that's tiring. i was carrying along a plastic bag of groceries on my left and zendra fell asleep in my right arms. whew! i'm sweating under the sun.

anyway, i got home finally! i can't feel my arms. gosh she's too heavy now. first thing i did is to turn the radio on. yeah,i need some music!

"....although music is sweet,
but the song's incomplete..
now in my life...
boy in my life..
something is missing...
it's the truth,
yes, it's true..
still there's no me and you,
here in my life..
boy in my life...
something is missing..."


wow, i'm in heaven hearing patti austin's in my life song! i came to know her music when i was in freshmen years in high school. i love her type of music: r & b, soul/jazz...sarap pakinggan! (nice to hear)





patti was born on august 10, 1948 in new york, new york

Selected discography

  • End of a Rainbow, CTI, 1976.
  • Havana Candy, CTI, 1977.
  • Live at the Bottom Line, Epic, 1979.
  • Body Language, CTI, 1980.
  • Every Home Should Have One, Qwest, 1981.
  • In My Life, CTI, 1983.
  • Patti Austin, Qwest, 1984.
  • Gettin' Away with Murder, Qwest, 1985.
  • The Real Me, Qwest, 1988.
  • Love Is Gonna Getcha, GRP, 1990.
  • Carry On, GRP, 1991.
  • Live, GRP, 1992.
  • That Secret Place, GRP, 1994.
  • In and Out of Love, Concord Jazz, 1998.
  • Street of Dreams, Intersound, 1999.
...

here's the in my life song grabbed in youtube.

28 April 2010

bathroom's a wreck

we had just changed the flush knob of our WC (water closet) more than a month ago because it doesn't close well. the water keeps on running all night and it made our WC yellow. i think we paid 100euro for the labor and new flush knob. anyway, about a week ago, my hub noticed a leak coming from the wall, so he guessed the tube inside is the problem. my hub's right.

we had an appointment today around 9am. the italian plumber is punctual (as they always do). he said, he has to remove the tiles to change the whole tube. so be it!


the problem is, they have no tiles the same as ours. hmm? any solution to that?





plumber at work

my daughter zendra keeps on going inside the bathroom and so curious about that flame thing. he said we'll pay about 125euro. we'll see about that when the labor's finished.

now where do i pee?

26 April 2010

10 commandments



by helen steiner rice

* 1. Thou shalt be happy.

* 2. Thou shalt use thy talents to make others glad.

* 3. Thou shalt rise above defeat and trouble.

* 4. Thou shalt look upon each day as a new day.

* 5. Thou shalt always do thy best and leave the rest to God.

* 6. Thou shalt not waste thy time and energy in useless worry.

* 7. Thou shalt look only on the bright side of life.

* 8. Thou shalt not be afraid of tomorrow.

* 9. Thou shalt have a kind word and a kind deed for everyone.

* 10. Thou shalt say each morning -- I am a child of God and nothing can
hurt me. *

23 April 2010

TGIF #4: something on my birthday



i turned 39 yesterday. i'll do something fun or a special treat, i silently thought. i woke up around 6am and my hub's already having his coffee. he greeted and kissed me. "happy birthday...now, here's my credit card. buy what you want". ghee! would that mean i could buy diamonds? hahaha. my smile reached my ear. the dilemma begins: what do i buy - what do i like.

for today's five (it's friday again!), here are what happened on my birthday.

1.) i know our curtains are yelling for laundry for months, i'm just continuously ignoring their complains. i decided to clean the windows (yeah you heard it right!) it should have been my hub's job. anyway, i just did. what a nice day to start my birthday. i headed to my chinese friend's store and bought some curtains. i treated my windows a touch of lavander. cool!



2.) my son is at school. zendra and i headed to piazza duomo. my daughter haven't experienced feeding the doves herself. months ago, she panicked when doves surrounded her. i need to test her again. hurray! she wasn't scared at all. she enjoyed feeding the doves, and keeps on running around the wide space in front of the duomo di milano. she fell asleep on our way home.


3). for snack i bought 1 box of doughnuts. don't ask me how many minutes i finished the 6 doughs. =) for lunch i treated myself with one of my fave pinoy dishes, spicy bopis. i don't know how to cook that. i just bought it from my aunt tuding. i am so full, i could just burst. hahaha!


4.) i don't really celebrate my birthday. the last time i really had a party was when i turned 30. my colleagues at work contributed and bought me gifts. wow! what can i say? i got two United Colors of Benetton bags! a big black and a small white. yahooooooo! i love UCB!



5.) my mom cooked some pancit (rice sticks), and fried chicken. then my aunt patty baked a custard cake for me. we had a small party before work. i found a greeting poster on the wall next to my locker. i was really ecstatic! i wish i could live that long - 4 thousand years, giuliana wrote. she's american, but lived in italy for decades. she still remember speaking english though. the italians love the pancit. one of them, (patrizia, the blonde) kidded, (translated in english) "we've been eating this spaghetti di soia (pancit) for 10 years and we're somehow filipinized". not to mention the fried chicken. it can compete the KFC. =) mom's the best!



all in all, i had a great birthday. my heart can't contain my happiness.

i'm still flapping my hub's credit card.
hmmm...still thinking what to buy...

22 April 2010

39 today


Birthday is about being glad i was born;

a day of looking back and

remembering the changes that made me up

to be what i am today.

thank you Lord for the 39 years!







21 April 2010

birthday greetings


(mich did this)

WORDS CANNOT CONVEY MY GRATITUDE.

I WANT TO

THANK YOU ALL

FOR TAKING TIME

TO JOT DOWN

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

FOR ME.

THE MERE FACT

THAT YOU THINK

OF ME IS

MORE THAN

ENOUGH.

THANKS FOR

THE THOUGHTS,

TEXTS, & GIFTS.

you are

all loved.



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16 April 2010

TGIF #3: something garfield



for today's five, i would like to share one of my fave cartoon characters: GARFIELD

Garfield began in the seventies created by Jim Davis. He was an unknown cartoonist then, publishing strips featuring insects. at that time, most of the strips in the newspapers were all about dogs, so he finally decided to base his new strip about a cat. the protagonist's name came from Jim's grandfather: James Davis Garfield. in june 19, 1978, garfield debuted in 41 american newspapers.

here are Five (funny) Garfield's Laws:



1.)
cats move at a speed proportionate to the amount of food at their destination. they may even exceed the speed of sound.



2.)
cats are independent. cats are loners. they are underfoot only when you're carrying groceries.



3.)
cats instinctively know the precise moment their owners will awake. then they awaken them ten minutes sooner.



4.)
cats are naturally attracted to only one type of human being: the type who is allergic to cats.


5.)
cats can't hear commands. cats can't understand cajoling, but they do sense when you want to take them to the veterinarian.

that's it!

happy meowwing...



13 April 2010

looking back




maybe it's the honking of the jeeps or tricycles. maybe it's the smell of the fish ball or banana-q. or .. maybe i'm just homesick! living away from home often times gives me that urge to go home and experience the things i was used to. it has been a long time i'm living here and i only had 3 vacations during those 15 years. whew! i can't help but look back...

it was one of the cold days of february 1995, -2°C of temperature, i remember -- when another filipina sneaked up on me while i was standing in queque at questura (foreigners' bureau). it was five o'clock in the morning and, probably i'm the 400th person on the line! "how long have you been standing here?" asked the filipina who'd just arrived. "well, i've been freezing out here since five o'clock", i replied. she just shook her head and said, "it's hard to be an immigrant here, isn't it?", she added followed by a deep breath while travelling her eyes to the diffferent nationalities in line. her name is haydee and she had just arrived. the office will be opened at 8:30 am, so while waiting for our turn to get ourselves an appointment in applying for permit of stay here in italy, we passed our time sharing experiences of living in the fast-phased city of milan.

when i first came here back in 1994, i felt like a little kid wondering about all the new things i see -- the places, the people, the foods, etc. i asked myself "how could i possibly live in this strange place?" i simply panicked, but told myself "it's all right, everything's gonna be fine".
i think everyone who first got here experienced the way i did. being a stranger - i'm expected to be a little stupid. i mean, being stupid is the pattern, or the norm, because you don't know what everything is all about. i can exist on the level for weeks or months without reprimand. together with hundreds, i'm granted broad freedom and immunities. i can go on taking pictures, wearing what i want, looking haggard...

i can do walking around dazed, squinting into fold-out maps...i don't know how to talk to people because most of the italians don't know english language, i don't know how to get anywhere, what ticket to buy for travelling; don't know what the money means...whew! all those things made me feel stupidly funny!

it's just nice watching the italian people around. i was amazed of their blue, green or gray eyes; their mannequin looks; the blond hairs and towering heights. but the adolescent ones were much to notice. i keep seeing teenage males wearing enormous pants the two or three teenagers could occupy. pants that a clown would probably refuse to wear. the young men wear these pants so low, so that the waist is about knee level and pants' butt drags on the ground. what i want to know is how do they buy these pants? do they try them on to make sure they don't fit?
for teenage girls, they wear a lot of earrings, maximum of 6 pairs each ear, plus one or two on their nose. i wonder how do they manage them? contrary to the big pants, girls wear the so-tight fit ones and with a low waist cut letting the people see their navels. i even see some bald headed teenage girls, or long-haired guys. what had happened to the teenagers now?

whew! totally, some kind of wanders when you're not home and had grown up with the conservative environment and society, filipino culture, which mainly based on traditional values.

but, that's just the way it is. being far from home, you tend to miss all! the culture, the way of living at least "normally" compared to a strange country. life could be good here. with a good-paying job, you can even buy things you want, as you never did in your own home. sometimes, i tend to wish i could live here: having high standard of living and the comforts. but, i certainly love my "real home", the philippines where i grew up.

My family and friends are all there, and i can't trade it for something else...