Fro-Yo Diaries

STORE:
YOGURT FLAVOR + TOPPINGS = RESULT

Red Mango (Greenbelt):
Original + Chocolate Crumble =


Red Mango (Trinoma):
Original + Peanut Crumble + Mangoes =


Californiaberry (Morato):
Original + Graham Crumble + Mangoes =


Golden Spoon (Shangri-la):
Vanilla + Strawberry =


Golden Spoon (Shangri-la):
Belgian Chocolate + Almonds =


I Heart Fro-Yo (UP Village):
Vanilla + M&M's =


Qoola Frozen Yogurt + Fruit (Greenbelt 1)
Original + Strawberry + Yogurt Chips =

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Legend:
= I would soooo want to gobble this combination again.
= I will try this combination again, someday.
= Puwede na for that moment. But not again.
= Why did I get this???
= Shet sayang, give me back my money!

Annie idol!

So our block held our annual Christmas--or rather, Holiday---party this year at Jecky's place last December 5. Our theme for this year: Your favorite childhood icon. While most of my classmates racked their brains recalling their idols from the early 90's, as some of them were born '85 and much later, my choices became pretty much limited to:

• Annie from Shaider
  
• Jem of Jem and the Holograms
• Debbie Gibson
• and of course, Maricel Soriano. 

My choice? See for yourself:

O di ba? If only I had white boots, curly hair and wearing white panties, dead-on na sana. But still, I managed to place second in the best costume category. (Even though some of my blockmates didn't know who I was! Those who didn't grow up watching Shaider thought I was Annie Hall, while some thought Anne of Green Gables!)

Btw, I was escorted by Alexis that night. Haha. :)

Bad Day

"Bad Day" by Daniel Powter was named today as Billboard's Top One-Hit Wonder of the Decade.

Coincidentally, this is a pretty, bad, BAD day for me. I had a terrible fight with Christian starting at 12 midnight, and which continued until morning. When I went to school, I got pissed off and snapped at some of my Law school barkada. I walked away and spent $$$ buying expensive shoes, in my effort to make myself feel better. By the end of the day, I had blown off a crucial percentage of my monthly allowance and still remained distant with my boyfriend and some close friends.

Things I learned today:

1) A little patience goes a long way. 

If only I had waited for a few more minutes for Christian to turn off the tv and dress up (just like he promised he would), we could have gone to Tonton and get massages together last night. We could have ended the day on a happy note, slept close together and woken up happy. Instead, I snapped at him, picked a fight and went to get the massage alone. We slept far apart from each other, so I slept lousily. Naturally, my morning started out bad.

2) Control your temper.

If I had not snapped at my law school friends, and accepted their offer to put me on the guest list for the Congress session today, I could have joined and watched the session with them. Instead, I held on to my pride, thought "Putcha, bakit ko isisiksik ang sarili ko sa inyo", and walked away from their sincere offer of help. So I ended up walking alone in UP on super high heels that I curse.

3) Appreciate people. Give them credit.

My irritation with my friends might have stemmed up from my feelings of alienation. Feelings which were made worse by the fact that I brought this upon my self. I am always the one missing on dinners, movie dates, lunches, birthday celebrations, study dates, etc. Hence, even as I was irritated with them (and LSG), I guess I was more irritated with myself. 

On the other hand, I would always try to justify my being MIA: since all of them live within the UP vicinity, they always pick a restaurant or mall in QC, and sometimes I'm just too tired to take a commute from Mandaluyong to QC just to have dinner. Also, as I am the only one who is in a relationship (with the exception of one who has a long-distance girlfriend), I miss some barkada moments because I also have a boyfriend to attend to. I also have the sorority taking up some of my time. Secretly, I wish they wouldn't alienate me as I do have legitimate reasons. Then, today happened, and I instantly felt alienated and rejected.

In hindsight, I should have given them more credit. Maybe it was a case of a simple mistake. Maybe it wasn't their intention not to inform me of the name registration for the Congress visit. Maybe I am the only one thinking these things. Maybe they still consider me a part of the barkada.

With respect to Christian, I should have given him more credit. Instead of second-guessing him, I should have trusted him to keep his word. He promised to take me to get a massage, knowing I badly needed one, so I should have trusted him to take me to get the frickin' massage.

Just like every crucial lesson in life, I learned all these things the hard way.

Happy!

I'm happy---happier today. Yesterday, I was able to come up with a life plan. 

I've been turning and thinking about these things for the past couple of weeks now, experiencing utmost anxiety, frustrations, disappointments and sleepless nights over my career, law school and my personal life. And yesterday, a light bulb went on and everything fell into place.

My plan was able to address my anxieties regarding the stress I'm feeling with law school, my age and the fact that I feel like I'm lagging behind, personal motivations and the feeling of a sense of fulfillment, meeting my mother's high expectations, protecting my relationships. Most importantly, taking care of my health. Yes, "the plan" connected all these points it was almost magical.

How? It was maybe a coincidence that it happened after talking to sis JM last Sunday about her life experiences and Christian Meditation. It's when I started to listen. I started listening to God, my environment and my body and finally understood what I needed to do.

I'm excited. I really am. Now that I've been given direction, I know it's only a matter of time before I get there.

Iyang Daldal

These past few weeks, I've been listening to these voice tapes of me and my sisters when we were children that we would send to our parents who were then working in Saudi. Good thing my aunt from Bulacan was able to salvage these tapes my mom calls "our family's treasures". And I agree. Listening to myself when I was roughly around 5 years old cracks me up. I spoke and sang nursery rhymes in Tagalog, complete with R-deficiency. Plus, I was such a smartass even at an early age. Haha.

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"Daddy kumakain na po ako ng gulay. Pati nga po sinugod ako sa hospital. Pawang yung boteng nilagay sa tubig, naka-dalawa ako, naubos ko po." (Referring to a dextrose.)

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"Daddy pag nafiwst honow po ako, punta tayo sa SM Toyland ha. Ibili niyo po ako ng Bawbie na may kagamitan."

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"Oo ate, oo ate, puwo na lang, oo ate!" (I was imitating Sharon Cuneta's famous line in the 80's movie Nakagapos na Puso. Haha.)

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"Silent Night, Holy Night.... ay tagalugin ko na nga lang po, ang gabi ay matahimik..."

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"Mommy, tutula po ako pewo wala po akong alam."

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And a lot more. That's the beginning of me. Jologs, speaks her mind, madaldal... never runs out of stories. That's still me, 22 years later.

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Welcome to my new blog! Less drama than my previous blogs, I hope. But more musings. I hope you readers will enjoy. :)