metrokidde

july 7, my birthday, was awful. it was terribly plain like any common gray day plus the rain. i just went to class, and as expected, fewer people remembered it was my birthday. only my real close friends and some new ones remembered to greet me (though they're still quite a lot). my boyfriend, and i were suppose to go out that night and eat persian cuisine. sadly, his long day exhausted him and he had to stay home and review for his NCM exam the following day. and being the good partner that i am, i said that everything's ok and that his reason was valid enough to warrant some understanding. so i simply went home after classes as i had nothing planned for the night.
as much as i understood why he failed to show up on my brithday, i still felt sad for not feeling special during my special day. so i brushed through dinner and sulked in bed right after. all the time i was texting with my boyfriend's best friend. she was trying to cheer me up which i appreciated so much. and i love her. and at that time, my boyfriend was busy studying fgr his prelims. he would call every once in a while to check me up.
then, before the night ended, he called. knowing that i had no classes on wednesdays, he asked me to stay home and rest the whole day. that was a bit dubious to me. why the hell would my boyfriend forbid me from going out after my boring birthday? but i said yes and promised i'd stay home. and i did. and expected him to be texting or calling me ever so often so i won't feel lonely at home since all my other family members were out. but i got few text messages, a few calls in the afternoon. and that's all. and that quite pissed me off. now, are you asking why we're still boyfriends? haha!!
at around 630pm, i was getting furious. he got dismissed at 5, he should have been home at around 6. but still no calls. so i called his house. i got an answer from his cousin who said he still wasn't home. sorry, but his cousin was such a lousy actor. now, i was enraged. i kept walking around the house trying to think of what's happening. his bestfriend was not replying to my messages. he wasn't answering my calls. i was getting frustrated and things were running in my head like crazy.
finally, at 8pm, his bestfriend sent me a message saying "kid, pumunta ka sa park (our subdivision's park) and wear something presentable. now na." shocked, i tried asking her what's happening but she wouldn't say. so i threw on my favorite pair of skinny jeans, a jacket over my home shirt, and flipflops. i went to the park with anxiety of what's waiting for me there.
when i arrived at the place, i was surprised to see a familiar silhouette of a boy in a shirt and jeans with a cap on his head sitting on a bench. it was my boyfriend. and before i got the chance to shout at him, i was overwhelmed with a smile i failed to surpress. i sat beside him, he smiled and handed me a paper bag with a box wonderfully wrapped in a red mesh. he requested me to open it later. he grabbed my hand, pulled me up, and said "let's go."
where?
that was totally out of plans. i had no plan at all. i wasn't able to ask permission from my family to go out.
but he was persistent. he kept pulling me and my feet followed. and i said to myself "bahala na."
we got in a taxi and headed to an american pizza parlor in QC. of course he bought dinner for both of us: cheesy pizza and charlie chan pasta. as we were waiting for our order to arrive, he revealed every secret, every white lie to me. everything that happened since my birthday was planned. from me getting sad to staying home the whole day on a wednesday to his scarce text messages to me getting pissed off. it was all planned. just so he can prepare for a special night with no interruptions whatsoever. and to top it off, he was in league with his bestfriend. but i felt really special.
and i felt just how much he loves me.
i opened the gift he gave me. in it i found a chocolate cake. it was awesome. i've been abstaining from chocolate cake for like forever. it was pure heaven. but he doesn't run out of surprises. underneath the cake was an envelope with his letter for me. i read it and i was all kilig about it. haha! and after reading his note, he pulled out a beautiful box from his pocket and handed it to me. it was his real gift. i opened it and found the sweetest thing ever. and i'm not going to tell for it is only for me to relish and savor. haha!
when it got late already, he dropped me home. though we hated to part that perfect night, we had to. we both have busy lives to live. but i will never forget that night. and i will never forget how much he made me happy.
i kissed him and thought i'm so lucky to have this man.
i fell in love with my boyfriend when he was still courting me. and i fell in love with him again that night.

thank you, babe.

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life is two more summer dreams away from the opening of classes in the loyola schools. the summer break just swooped over me. not much happened this season due to my consuming summer classes. thanks a lot, stat and histo. but to be fair, i had fun with studying during summer rather than being a bum the whole time. but of course, i still wanted to spend it more freely. oh what the heck, i got to do relatively lots of stuff during the break which i will once again gonna stock up on my memories. label them the good times, babe.

quino's 20th brithday




my friends and i celebrated our dear matriarch, quino de jesus' birthday at embassy. we arrived at serendra early hoping that quino would be there before us. but no! the bitch was still coming from ortigas when it was already 11pm. so we started eating the ice cream i bought for him even if he was still 45mins away. and what a great surprise when the birthday boy arrived drunk and stoned. he was singing lady gaga while strutting down serendra- "let's have some fun. this beat is sick. i wanna take a ride on your disco stick!"


amadeo fiesta 2009



please excuse my fugly face. this year's fiesta is quite memorable to me. i spent a lot of time with my most recent boyfriend during this time. i'm wearing his glasses in the photo. and it was a lot of fun. however we broke up a few weeks after. i know it's pathetic. i guess we're just not meant to be. but i do learned a lot from him. he is such a disciplined man. anyway, life goes on.


tagaytay trips



since our house in cavite is extemely near to tagaytay (15 mins away), my cousins and i often go there to excite ourselves. yes, the province can be really boring at times. so we go to starbucks, rummage through thrift shops, haggle at flea markets, and visit different sales in the area. i bought quite a lot there during the last week of my stay. i got a loot bag from HBC filled with arte stuff from exfoliating milk salt to hair color to razors. i also got myself two books from a booksale. the red thread is really interesting. it's about a couple who found their lives parallel to that of a couple in an ancient novel they're reading. and the other is more of a chick flick actually. haven't read it yet. i also bought this cute monkey keychain from a souvenire shop at summit ridge which i will give to a special friend as a gift. :) and the best buy of all is a vintage giordano classics club canvas bag with leather trimmings which my uncle bought for me as a gift. haha!! we were actually the worst enemies before. haha!!
besides shopping the unnescessary stuff, my cousins and i always enjoy chatting in tagaytay. the cold weather allows us to open up for some reason and spill all the beans. we unravel secrets during our stays in starbucks everytime we go there. those coffee shops hold a lot of memories.


manor



it was an epic fail with regards to getting the whole group together to party at manor club in eastwood. but despite having only three people present, gian, quino and i still enjoyed the night. we enjoyed a pitcher of harddrinks as a starting point and headed off to the club to do the real thing. it was fun even if there were just three of us. i wish we'll be more next time.


trips downtown

sorry, but i have no photos to share for my afternoon trips around marikina. next time i won't forget to bring my cam. anyway, it was caused by my utter boredom and i needed to find a way to lessen my electricity consumption at home. so i decided to stroll around the city to wherever my feet can take me. i visited a lot of shops where i bought vintage items like jackets and sweaters. i also saw different people. ;) some of them are really interesting when you come to think of it. but most of the time was spent sitting around, puffing a cigarette and reading some magazines. it was wonderful to have some time alone exposing oneself to the heritage and culture of his own town.


i know i could have done a lot more. i promise myself now that i will make the most out of the next school break. but before that, i'm looking forward to tomorrow. it's my cousin's birthday lunch at greenbelt. she promised to buy me a bag as a payment for desiging her multiply. weee!! i'm excited!

Mikee,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I miss you, my friend. You have been one of the greatest and truest friends I ever had. Though I know how much you bitched me before (well, I bitched you back, just so you know :P), we've forgiven all our wrongs to each other because we've matured and grown together. Napansin mo ba 'yun? From our old grade school relationship which was totally pathetic to our rocky high school friendship to the love we shared up to college and up to now even if you're halfway around the world.

I miss those times we had sa Mcdo with Tek and Nathan. We just used to talk about anything and anyone without thinking of the problems we had in life. Miss ko na rin working with you. Remember how we had fun working as heads sa Decors Com? :)

We've experienced so much both happy and not so happy moments.

We've had lots of memories together which I will treasure forever.

We've shared lots of laughs and liters of tears which I will never give up for anything.

Alam ko minsan I can be quite evil. But you know what? I am able to show that dark side of me sa yo because I know you will understand me. And even if you really can't understand me, I know you will still try, That's why I'm all comfortable when I'm with you. That's why I am so thankful to have you as a friend.

Anyway, I really wish you a happy birthday. Take care of yourself, magpapayat ka nang bonggang-bongga!! And if ever you need someone to talk to be it about love or sex or problems or simply the new arrivals at urban outfitters, I'm all here for you. No matter what, babe. :)

I love you.

Happy birthday!

-Kid


so old photo!!!

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