have you ever had that awkward feeling when you know that someone is doing something just to stir a reaction from you?
symptoms from exhibit b1:
eating time chatter:
you would think that it was just a normal exchange amongst friends until someone interjects:
b1: i mean, fuchsia girl, if you were my girlfriend, would you get mad if i tell you what to wear or what not to wear?
me (obviously not b1's girlfriend): yes. if your advice was unsolicited, i would be mad.
girlash1: i agree. it's ok for you guys to tell us what to wear only if we asked for your thoughts.
flashback a few months earlier:
b1: fuchsia girl, wag ka masyado mag-heels, mas matangkad ka na sa akin nyan... (don't wear (high) heels too often, you'll appear taller than me...)
me: e ano naman kung tumangkad ako sa 'yo? (so what if i (appeared) taller than you?)
still earlier:
b1: what are those holes for? (referring to the tiny holes bored into my shirt that revealed a hint of abs)
me (sarcastic): e ano pa? para aircon. sheesh. (what else? (it's) for air conditioning (purposes))
b1 (sly smile): alam mo naman ako, may pornographic memory. (you know me. i have pornographic memory.)
ACHTUNG! disturbing mental images. DISTURBING. MENTAL. IMAGES.
fast forward after the vacay (after we went to the beach in my bikini-clad self):
b1: sige na chokoleyt, patulan mo na si thundercat1 (known to have girlfriends half his age and then have nude paintings with them). susunod nyan ikaw na ang may mga nude paintings kasama sya. (go on fuchsia girl, get it on with thundercat1. in the end you'll also have nude paintings with him)
me: (to myself: i do admit that t1 does look hot even at his age, but he's no Brad Pitt. i still have to let out a blood-curdling...) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
prognosis: cute ka sana b1 and there are times that you do look hot. there are a lot of instances when i believe that we really are on the same wavelength and that the feeling is mutual. dapat lang natin parehong tandaan na may girlfriend ka na. do not think that i'm not aware that some of your advances are bordering on sexual harrassment.
diagnosis: gosh, kung pwede lang ba at kung gugustuhin ko lang talaga, e di matagal na kitang hinila. harharharharharhar [no translation needed]
i can go on rambling about exhibit b2, exhibit t1, etc. but the point is, we are not children anymore, nor are we pimply adolescents (well, we do get the occasional pimples here and there, but that's beside the point). Just like our toys that we now like to refer as gadgets (dude, check out my new watch/ car/ cam-phone/ multi-cam/ i-pod/ shoes/ earrings/ skirt/ boytoy(!)), our 'plays' have also evolved from the innocent bahay-bahayan. it just feels weird when i recall how i wanted to be this-and-that when i was a kid, only to end up being this-and-that and staring at the reflection of a kid in an adult's body.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Saturday, June 18, 2005
shoe fetish
last night i watched jay leno show (or was it conan o brien) and they featured a new coffee table book that had pictures of female celebrities wearing nothing but their Choos - Jimmy Choos (alright, bad ass stilletos!) and i could not help but feel envious -- of their shoes.
i have always had a fetish for nice footwear- strappy heels, stilletos, running shoes, sneakers, sports sandals - you name it. the minions of the credit company can always count on me to have at least a pair on my bill.
i know, i know, i should cut back on my shoe shopping sprees but i cannot help but be drawn to beautiful things in general, especially if they complement my other beautiful things, like that wicked skirt for instance.
my friends and i would find ourselves bound by these moments of weakness and i have proven myself weak in a couple of instances when i got home with several pairs of shoes. case in point: feeling imeldific
most of the shoes i bought are useful. some of them i really loved to the point that they had given up on me. i really miss that strappy pair with strings that you could tie up a la ballerina shoes, and those non-marking rubbershoes that i recently put to sleep.
there are some who are just there for sheer face value, like the tan shoes that looked great but inflicts so much pain when i wear them that i now call them "trauma" shoes.
scanning through this entry, i cannot help but notice an eerie resemblance of women's quasi-relationship with shoes and of human relations in general - dependable shoes: friends and family; trophy shoes: flings.
man. that sure did not sound right.
i would like to believe that there is more to feelings than physiological chemical outbursts, such that responses would differ on the kind and level of stimuli involved (i.e. shoes NOT EQUAL to human interaction; endorphins from eating chocolates NOT EQUIVALENT to those you get from that loving feeling).
for now, i will let go of that urge to go existential with shoes (or feelings or chocolates for that matter) and be content in appreciating them from a distance and resisting the urge to have them as often as i do.
Currently listening to: traffic
Currently feeling: hungry
i have always had a fetish for nice footwear- strappy heels, stilletos, running shoes, sneakers, sports sandals - you name it. the minions of the credit company can always count on me to have at least a pair on my bill.
i know, i know, i should cut back on my shoe shopping sprees but i cannot help but be drawn to beautiful things in general, especially if they complement my other beautiful things, like that wicked skirt for instance.
my friends and i would find ourselves bound by these moments of weakness and i have proven myself weak in a couple of instances when i got home with several pairs of shoes. case in point: feeling imeldific
most of the shoes i bought are useful. some of them i really loved to the point that they had given up on me. i really miss that strappy pair with strings that you could tie up a la ballerina shoes, and those non-marking rubbershoes that i recently put to sleep.
there are some who are just there for sheer face value, like the tan shoes that looked great but inflicts so much pain when i wear them that i now call them "trauma" shoes.
scanning through this entry, i cannot help but notice an eerie resemblance of women's quasi-relationship with shoes and of human relations in general - dependable shoes: friends and family; trophy shoes: flings.
man. that sure did not sound right.
i would like to believe that there is more to feelings than physiological chemical outbursts, such that responses would differ on the kind and level of stimuli involved (i.e. shoes NOT EQUAL to human interaction; endorphins from eating chocolates NOT EQUIVALENT to those you get from that loving feeling).
for now, i will let go of that urge to go existential with shoes (or feelings or chocolates for that matter) and be content in appreciating them from a distance and resisting the urge to have them as often as i do.
Currently listening to: traffic
Currently feeling: hungry
Thursday, June 16, 2005
eye candy and the wicked skirt
mr. and mrs. gorgeous
we watched mr. and mrs. smith last night at the podium. kasama ko si ailyn and her friends from french class.
i would never tire of seeing beautiful creatures. haay...brad pitt is simply yummy... not bad for a forty year old guy. he and angelina jolie made a gorgeous pair.
i love the fight scenes. watch out for the scenes where the two of them started to become wary of one another.
if only for the aesthetics, this movie is tops-- beautiful people in equally beautiful clothes and shoes with their big guns and disposable cars. it's exciting, funny, and for a few seconds there, heartbreaking, BUT i felt like there's something lacking in the end, like a plot perhaps or some kind of closure. if you're craving for eye candy then this movie is a must-see.
the evil skirt strikes back
it never ceases to amaze me how a simple leather skirt could command attention.
was it the texture? there was actually an incident where i got groped by a kid(!) at mc donalds(!). the kid could not resist satisfying his curiousity by running his hand down the skirt/booty behind the skirt. of course i surprised/weirded out during that time, but you should have seen the million-dollar look on the kid's elder male companion. definitely a sheepish grin moment.
was it the fit? thanks to beyonce knowles we now have a word to describe it: bootylicious.
never mind that we are in a tropical country, or that the dry cleaning bills will suck your blood dry...
the skirt is a flirt.
the skirt is powerful.
all hail the skirt.
...and its wicked partner, the heels --- but that's another story.
Currently feeling: pretty shallow but happy
we watched mr. and mrs. smith last night at the podium. kasama ko si ailyn and her friends from french class.
i would never tire of seeing beautiful creatures. haay...brad pitt is simply yummy... not bad for a forty year old guy. he and angelina jolie made a gorgeous pair.
i love the fight scenes. watch out for the scenes where the two of them started to become wary of one another.
if only for the aesthetics, this movie is tops-- beautiful people in equally beautiful clothes and shoes with their big guns and disposable cars. it's exciting, funny, and for a few seconds there, heartbreaking, BUT i felt like there's something lacking in the end, like a plot perhaps or some kind of closure. if you're craving for eye candy then this movie is a must-see.
the evil skirt strikes back
it never ceases to amaze me how a simple leather skirt could command attention.
was it the texture? there was actually an incident where i got groped by a kid(!) at mc donalds(!). the kid could not resist satisfying his curiousity by running his hand down the skirt/booty behind the skirt. of course i surprised/weirded out during that time, but you should have seen the million-dollar look on the kid's elder male companion. definitely a sheepish grin moment.
was it the fit? thanks to beyonce knowles we now have a word to describe it: bootylicious.
never mind that we are in a tropical country, or that the dry cleaning bills will suck your blood dry...
the skirt is a flirt.
the skirt is powerful.
all hail the skirt.
...and its wicked partner, the heels --- but that's another story.
Currently feeling: pretty shallow but happy
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
emancipation of **
yesterday, i was thinking of leaving the house and moving in a condo with my office friends.
being the o.c. person that i am, i listed down an itemized list of costs that i incur on a daily basis and projected the monthly costs. upon further inspection, i found out that my preliminary calculations were wrong and it turned out that i would lose money in the long run if i moved to che and amy's unit. (not their real names )
haaay. sayang din.
i mean, think about it. the condo is a just a stone throw away from our office, the mall, the movies, and it has a swimming pool and gym at the roof top! i already get along well with the current roommates pa. nevermind if there was no cable tv nor a/c or that my room back home is actually bigger than their shack. i could live without those. but the perks man! i hope i do good on my papers so i could haggle for a heftier paycheck. then i'll go and have a condo unit of my own. hehehehe. basta gusto ko may swimming pool. now if only i could get rid of that so-called writer's block...
being the o.c. person that i am, i listed down an itemized list of costs that i incur on a daily basis and projected the monthly costs. upon further inspection, i found out that my preliminary calculations were wrong and it turned out that i would lose money in the long run if i moved to che and amy's unit. (not their real names )
haaay. sayang din.
i mean, think about it. the condo is a just a stone throw away from our office, the mall, the movies, and it has a swimming pool and gym at the roof top! i already get along well with the current roommates pa. nevermind if there was no cable tv nor a/c or that my room back home is actually bigger than their shack. i could live without those. but the perks man! i hope i do good on my papers so i could haggle for a heftier paycheck. then i'll go and have a condo unit of my own. hehehehe. basta gusto ko may swimming pool. now if only i could get rid of that so-called writer's block...
Ano ba ang ibig sabihin ng boylet?
(galing kay cecile.)
Tanong yan sa akin ng isang boylet. Pero ano nga ba ang ibig sabihin ng 'boylet'? Pero kung talagang pag-iisipan, mahirap ma-define ang boylet. Ito ba'y dahil sa age? Sa maturity? Sa height? Sa looks? Ang boylet, kailangang bata, or at least, ka-age mo.Kasi pag mas matanda ng ilang taon, hindi na boylet yon, tander-cat na. As in tanders. Tanders from matanda--matanders--tanders--tander-cat (origin-thundercat). Grabe ang evolution ng mga salita, di ba?
Dapat din daw, ang boylet, hindi mo boyfriend, pero hindi lang din friend. So, ibig sabihin, napakalalim ng kahulugan ng "-let" sa suffix sa boylet. Biro mo, ang "-let" ang nag-define ng isang relasyon na mas malalim, at malamang mas intimate sa friendship, pero less committed at non-exclusive kung ikukumpara sa boyfriend. Tsk, tatlong letra lang yan, pero it makes a world of difference. Kaya ang isang boy, para maging boylet, kailangang maging isang tao na kayang tumawid sa pagitan ng pagiging isang boyfriend o lover at isang kaibigan.
So pwede din ba gamitin ang "-let" sa mga tander-cats? Hmmm...parang masagwa--tander-lets? Tander-cat-lets? Kasi naman pag tander-cats, mas malamang na naghahanap ng isang relasyon na hindi passing fancy lang. Pero hindi yan generalization, okay? Madami pa din namang mga tander-cats na isip-boylet. So, anong tawag natin sa kanila? Closet-boylets?
Ano pa ang distinguishing factor ng isang boylet? Sabi ng isang kaibigan na nagkaroon na ng relasyon mula sa both ends of the continuum--from the youngest of boylets to super tander-cats, ang boylet, fling lang daw. Kapag naging seryoso ang relasyon o "arrangement" sa isang boylet, pwede nang tanggalin ang suffix na "-let" at palitan ng salitang "friend". But it is not necessarily true na promotion sa boylet ang pagiging boyfriend. Isipin mo yon, pag may boyfriend ka na, bawal na ang mga boylets. Eh kung puro boylets lang, walang hassles, walang guilt involved, kasi nga, ang "-let" ang sasalba sa iyo. Ang "-let" ang nagsasabi na hindi naman kayo exclusive sa isa't-isa. Ang galing talaga ng "-let"! Pwede din kaya itong gamitin sa ibang salita? Halimbawa, kung itatanong sa iyo ng jowa mo, "Do you love me?" Ang problema, hindi ka sigurado kung anong isasagot. Isipin mo, pag sinabi mong 'yes', sangkatutak na exclusivity na yan. Pag naman 'no', aba, eh, baka mag-isip ang jowa mo at iwan ka. So, pwede bang "yes-let" ang isagot? Ang "-let" na lang uli ang bahala to fill in the gaps. Ibig sabihin pag 'yes-let', oo, love kita ngayon, pero may possibility na bawiin ko in the future. O kaya naman, oo, love naman kita, pero pwede pa ba akong humirit ng one last boylet?
Boylet... boy na maliit o cute? Di ba't ang ibig sabihin ng suffix na "-let" at cute o naman kaya'y maliit? Parang islet, maliit na island; booklet, maigsi o manipis na compilation ng materials. Hindi naman kasi magandang pakinggan kung tatawagin silang mini-boys. Mas maganda at endearing nga ang tunog ng boylet, parang honeylet.
Pero pano naman pala ang tawag sa girl version ng mga boylet? Girlet? Parang hindi akma. Mas maganda siguro kung girlash. Pero hindi nito ganap na mailalarawan kung ano ang essence ng pagiging quasi-gf, semi-friend. So, in short, sa mga boys lang pwedeng magkaroon ng suffix na "-let", ganon ba yon? Baka naman kasi ibang suffix ang angkop sa mga girls.
Kung ikaw ang mamimili, ano ang mas gusto mo, isang boylet na nagpapaka-tanders, o isang tander-cat na nagpapaka-boylet? Magulong isipin, pero ang isang boylet na nagpapaka-tandercat ay yung tipong pa-mature effect. Ang dami kunwaring angst sa buhay, pinapalaki ang pinakamaliit na issue - para nga naman makasabay sya sa lahat ng angst ng nakakatandang babae. Insecurity siguro ng mga boylet, o maaari rin namang mature na talaga, pero hindi natin malalaman, unless, gusto mong makilala ng masinsinan ang boylet mo. Ang mga tandercats naman na nagpapaka-boylet ay yung mga feeling groovy at w-a-a-a-y-y C-O-O-L, na kadalasan ay hindi naman talaga, nagpupumilit lang. Maaari din naman na sila yung mga tandercats na may mental age ng isang 15-yr old. Ito ang isang proof na may mga taong walang pinagkatandaan, at ang emotional at mental age ng tao ay iba-iba sa biological age.
Ang isa pang tanong, gaano ka-boylet ang kaya mo, kung baga sa low-waist pants, how low can you go? Basta siguraduhin na above 18 ang boylet, kundi, sa kalaboso ang bagsak mo, statutory rape yon, kung di mo alam. 3 years? 4, 5, 6? Depende naman talaga sa iyo yan. Pero isipin mo lang na kung 9 years ang gap nyo, aba ineng, nung pinanganak sya ay may monthly period ka na! Hindi ba kapangi-pangilabot yon? Pero kung kaya mo, o 'carry' mo, ika nga ng aking mga baklakekok na kaibigan, eh di sige, magpakadalubhasa sa pangangarir ng mga boylet. I-career! At bakit hindi? Ilan pa lamang ang may MA at PhD degree sa Boylet Affairs Management.
Pero bakit nga ba natin kailangan ng mga boylet? Sabi ng isang kaibigan, gusto nyang ma-re-affirm na sya ay may asim pa. Suggestion ko lang, pwede naman litmus test na lang for acidity ang gamitin, di ba? Yung iba naman, pantawid-gutom daw. Ano ang akala nila sa mga boylet, mini-cup na pansit canton? Yung iba naman, just so they'll feel alive again daw, to feel young, fresh and to get their groove back. Aside from botox treatment, napakadami pang mga services ni Dra. Vicky ang pwede para magmukha at maging feeling young.
Pasalamat tayo at nandyan sila - para magbigay ng kasiyahan, company, aliw, o kung ano pa man. Sa dami ng mga benefits na dinadala ng mga boylets na ito sa ating buhay, gusto ko lang magbigay ng pugay sa kanila. Mabuhay ang mga boylet, dakila kayo! Go forth and multiply!
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hehehe. para kay boylet1, boylet2, boylet3, boylet4, boylet5, tandercat1, tandercat2, mabuhay kayo! buti na lang hindi lahat sa inyo magkakakilala at kung magkakilala man kayo buti na lang na hindi nyo alam na sya na pala yun...
Tanong yan sa akin ng isang boylet. Pero ano nga ba ang ibig sabihin ng 'boylet'? Pero kung talagang pag-iisipan, mahirap ma-define ang boylet. Ito ba'y dahil sa age? Sa maturity? Sa height? Sa looks? Ang boylet, kailangang bata, or at least, ka-age mo.Kasi pag mas matanda ng ilang taon, hindi na boylet yon, tander-cat na. As in tanders. Tanders from matanda--matanders--tanders--tander-cat (origin-thundercat). Grabe ang evolution ng mga salita, di ba?
Dapat din daw, ang boylet, hindi mo boyfriend, pero hindi lang din friend. So, ibig sabihin, napakalalim ng kahulugan ng "-let" sa suffix sa boylet. Biro mo, ang "-let" ang nag-define ng isang relasyon na mas malalim, at malamang mas intimate sa friendship, pero less committed at non-exclusive kung ikukumpara sa boyfriend. Tsk, tatlong letra lang yan, pero it makes a world of difference. Kaya ang isang boy, para maging boylet, kailangang maging isang tao na kayang tumawid sa pagitan ng pagiging isang boyfriend o lover at isang kaibigan.
So pwede din ba gamitin ang "-let" sa mga tander-cats? Hmmm...parang masagwa--tander-lets? Tander-cat-lets? Kasi naman pag tander-cats, mas malamang na naghahanap ng isang relasyon na hindi passing fancy lang. Pero hindi yan generalization, okay? Madami pa din namang mga tander-cats na isip-boylet. So, anong tawag natin sa kanila? Closet-boylets?
Ano pa ang distinguishing factor ng isang boylet? Sabi ng isang kaibigan na nagkaroon na ng relasyon mula sa both ends of the continuum--from the youngest of boylets to super tander-cats, ang boylet, fling lang daw. Kapag naging seryoso ang relasyon o "arrangement" sa isang boylet, pwede nang tanggalin ang suffix na "-let" at palitan ng salitang "friend". But it is not necessarily true na promotion sa boylet ang pagiging boyfriend. Isipin mo yon, pag may boyfriend ka na, bawal na ang mga boylets. Eh kung puro boylets lang, walang hassles, walang guilt involved, kasi nga, ang "-let" ang sasalba sa iyo. Ang "-let" ang nagsasabi na hindi naman kayo exclusive sa isa't-isa. Ang galing talaga ng "-let"! Pwede din kaya itong gamitin sa ibang salita? Halimbawa, kung itatanong sa iyo ng jowa mo, "Do you love me?" Ang problema, hindi ka sigurado kung anong isasagot. Isipin mo, pag sinabi mong 'yes', sangkatutak na exclusivity na yan. Pag naman 'no', aba, eh, baka mag-isip ang jowa mo at iwan ka. So, pwede bang "yes-let" ang isagot? Ang "-let" na lang uli ang bahala to fill in the gaps. Ibig sabihin pag 'yes-let', oo, love kita ngayon, pero may possibility na bawiin ko in the future. O kaya naman, oo, love naman kita, pero pwede pa ba akong humirit ng one last boylet?
Boylet... boy na maliit o cute? Di ba't ang ibig sabihin ng suffix na "-let" at cute o naman kaya'y maliit? Parang islet, maliit na island; booklet, maigsi o manipis na compilation ng materials. Hindi naman kasi magandang pakinggan kung tatawagin silang mini-boys. Mas maganda at endearing nga ang tunog ng boylet, parang honeylet.
Pero pano naman pala ang tawag sa girl version ng mga boylet? Girlet? Parang hindi akma. Mas maganda siguro kung girlash. Pero hindi nito ganap na mailalarawan kung ano ang essence ng pagiging quasi-gf, semi-friend. So, in short, sa mga boys lang pwedeng magkaroon ng suffix na "-let", ganon ba yon? Baka naman kasi ibang suffix ang angkop sa mga girls.
Kung ikaw ang mamimili, ano ang mas gusto mo, isang boylet na nagpapaka-tanders, o isang tander-cat na nagpapaka-boylet? Magulong isipin, pero ang isang boylet na nagpapaka-tandercat ay yung tipong pa-mature effect. Ang dami kunwaring angst sa buhay, pinapalaki ang pinakamaliit na issue - para nga naman makasabay sya sa lahat ng angst ng nakakatandang babae. Insecurity siguro ng mga boylet, o maaari rin namang mature na talaga, pero hindi natin malalaman, unless, gusto mong makilala ng masinsinan ang boylet mo. Ang mga tandercats naman na nagpapaka-boylet ay yung mga feeling groovy at w-a-a-a-y-y C-O-O-L, na kadalasan ay hindi naman talaga, nagpupumilit lang. Maaari din naman na sila yung mga tandercats na may mental age ng isang 15-yr old. Ito ang isang proof na may mga taong walang pinagkatandaan, at ang emotional at mental age ng tao ay iba-iba sa biological age.
Ang isa pang tanong, gaano ka-boylet ang kaya mo, kung baga sa low-waist pants, how low can you go? Basta siguraduhin na above 18 ang boylet, kundi, sa kalaboso ang bagsak mo, statutory rape yon, kung di mo alam. 3 years? 4, 5, 6? Depende naman talaga sa iyo yan. Pero isipin mo lang na kung 9 years ang gap nyo, aba ineng, nung pinanganak sya ay may monthly period ka na! Hindi ba kapangi-pangilabot yon? Pero kung kaya mo, o 'carry' mo, ika nga ng aking mga baklakekok na kaibigan, eh di sige, magpakadalubhasa sa pangangarir ng mga boylet. I-career! At bakit hindi? Ilan pa lamang ang may MA at PhD degree sa Boylet Affairs Management.
Pero bakit nga ba natin kailangan ng mga boylet? Sabi ng isang kaibigan, gusto nyang ma-re-affirm na sya ay may asim pa. Suggestion ko lang, pwede naman litmus test na lang for acidity ang gamitin, di ba? Yung iba naman, pantawid-gutom daw. Ano ang akala nila sa mga boylet, mini-cup na pansit canton? Yung iba naman, just so they'll feel alive again daw, to feel young, fresh and to get their groove back. Aside from botox treatment, napakadami pang mga services ni Dra. Vicky ang pwede para magmukha at maging feeling young.
Pasalamat tayo at nandyan sila - para magbigay ng kasiyahan, company, aliw, o kung ano pa man. Sa dami ng mga benefits na dinadala ng mga boylets na ito sa ating buhay, gusto ko lang magbigay ng pugay sa kanila. Mabuhay ang mga boylet, dakila kayo! Go forth and multiply!
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hehehe. para kay boylet1, boylet2, boylet3, boylet4, boylet5, tandercat1, tandercat2, mabuhay kayo! buti na lang hindi lahat sa inyo magkakakilala at kung magkakilala man kayo buti na lang na hindi nyo alam na sya na pala yun...
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