I like burloloy. I have this nasty habit of buying accessories but never wearing them. Most of the time I feel like there’s never a good time to do so.

But I like them, especially silver and white gold jewelry.

Imom’s sister just kicked off her online shop called fopperies and by chance a friend was travelling to Pinas (and back) soooo…  I grabbed the opportunity to shop!

Look what I received last week courtesy…

there’s also a bracelet but I forgot to include in the photo

Chat’s sister is very generous! Since I sent the money via remittance, there was some extra pesos left & she gave that very cute Murano red bracelet! Naks! I hope mine wasn’t a buena mano

I very rarely use Pinas online shops/services but when I do find gems, I keep them. With fopperies, it was almost like telling a friend to shop for me! Sherry was quick to reply to my queries & request.

All the items were superb! Actually, it was too late when I realized my mistake was not to buy a few more pieces for Nanay. She was the first to see them & was liking the heart necklace but eventhough I kept telling her to keep it, she still gave it to my balikbayan friend.

Ohh yeah, I had one more mistake. I bought this lightning pendant  I didn’t realize it was this long… Well at least I will have a fitting accessory if we ever go see another heavy metal concert!

I am BUSY.

I have a couple of things I need to deal with & I want to complete before the end of the month, so blogging is taking a backseat.

I thought of linking my tweets here but I can’t be bothered to even login to Twitter from my crackberry.

The only leisure I indulge in nowadays is Facebook but since I am all-alone-by-my-lonesome at the moment (nag-holiday teammate ko), talaga namang hanggang bumbunan ang trabaho.

I could relax and not try to complete some of my tasks within August but pogiBoy is back in school this coming September & that means time is even from critical.

Not that many people out there cares, but there’s my excuse just in case you come in here & there’s been no update.

To those who do care salamat

Eto na, tomorrow is D-Day for us. We’re live hahaha

Fingers and toes crossed tightly.

A few things to note:

1. Si Dong ay mabuting anak sa kanyang ina, at least in terms of superficial distant letters. Nung Pasko at ngayong Mothering Sunday may card syang naka-ready to send. So hindi naman sya heartless jerk.

2. Si Consultant sobrang nag-i-stress sa dami nang trabaho namin. Ako naman parang in-denial na very calm. I keep telling Consultant to chill. Kaso sabi nya nagising daw sya nang 5am at ang nasa isip daw nya e “I haven’t finished this and that”. Before lunchtime sumasakit daw sikmura nya. Sabi ko very stressed kasi sya and it showed. Consultant was even testier than me! But I tried not to make patol & today sabi nya okay na sya.

3. I watched a British porn film for the first (& last) time over the weekend. I nearly fell asleep. Western porn films are boring. Mas na- titillate (basahin uli ang word for maximum impact) pa ko sa mga sexy na pinoy films like yung original na Scorpio Nights.

Wag nyo nang isipin na dahil sa #3 kaya relaxed ako sa #2. Naisip ko na yun.

We’re nearly there. The project is to go Live in 3 weeks!

Everyone is busy. We’re all highly stressed and toxic… Or maybe it’s just me.

I peeked in the Metro today and my horoscope says:

Those you work with seem to be balancing precariously on the thin line between barely there sanity and outright madness today, which isn’t much of a comfort facing the looming deadlines. Looks like it’s down to you.

Salamat ha.

Kainis kapag umuulan at tulak-tulak ko ang stroller ni pogiBoy. Mas nakakainis pag na-realise kong wala pala akong pera’ng pang-cab.

So kanina’ng umaga ang lakas ng hangin at ang lakas din ng ulan. Bumigat ang pantalon ko sa sobrang basa at para kong naligo uli. Pagdating ko sa opisina, sabi ng opismeyt ko kamusta daw. I was going to reply “I feel like a wet chick” but it doesn’t sound right. Paano ba ita-translate nang maayos yung “Eto parang basa’ng sisiw“?

Sa traffic light may couple na sobrang affected yata ng bed weather, halikan ng halikan. Gusto kong itulak nung nag-green man at sabihan nang “Pwede ba, mamaya na kayo mag-sipsipan ng mukha?”

I kept my cool. Naiinggit lang ako.

Warning: Walang kwentang post ahead.
Okay I succumbed. I’ve seen this on several blogs & I knew I wanted to try it, too.

You Are 47% Vain

You’re a little vain, but more than anything you have a healthy amount of confidence. Thinking the world of yourself is great. Just don’t think less of those who aren’t as pretty as you!

How Vain Are You?

Okay na di ba? But then it reminded me of those quizzes I used to take in “Woman’s Home Companion” mags. I couldn’t stop myself. Before I realised it, I did another test…

You Are 43% Scary

You’re a pretty normal, nice girl… but you definitely have your scary moments. As long as you acknowledge them and apologize, you’ll probably keep your guy around.

Do You Scare Off Men?

… and another.

You May Be a Bit Obsessive Compulsive…

Meticulous and detailed oriented, you have some irrational obsessions. Maybe it’s your super neat closet or washing your hands a gazillion times. You probably know it’s weird, but you just can’t stop thinking about it. In fact, the more you think about your quirks, the more you have to do them.

What Personality Disorder Are You?

Okay enough.

I thought I won’t be able to blog tonite because of my broadband problems. Actually the problem is ‘me’. 1.5 years ago wireless wasn’t very affordable so I stuck with wires everywhere. Now I’m regretting every inch of the trail. When I try to work downstairs (like now) I struggle to set up my backup modem etc etc. So I have decided to hold-off buying new curtain sets. I am going for WiFi.

Whinging over.

A Pinay called me at 9pm (while pogiBoy was saying his prayers & I was thinking of watering the plants!) to say that our common friend (20 mins from us) has a 1-yard long snake in their bathroom. When I called up this friend they’ve run out of options. They rang RSPCA, a charity for animals, but were told RSPCA cannot help but the snake must not be harmed as it’s against the law to hurt animals. They dialled 999 (ala-911) and were told the police or firefighters cannot help, stray animals are not their job. They rang the Council hotline but were told to ring RSPCA. NGEK! Thankfully, Kuya RC managed to fight their corner & an RSPCA rep arrived just now (1030pm). Unfortunately, snakey was ‘hiding’ behind the loo & the rep says they’re not allowed to “coax” or “force” the animal out. In the end, the family has to wait until it comes out & “trap” it so RSPCA can collect it. Problem solved. In the meantime, the wife is terrified she might want to wee and they’re apprehensive about tomorrow morning when they need to brush their teeth & of course, have a shower. I don’t think I’d be able to sleep with a snake in the house, even if it’s harmless.

Two things came to mind:
ONE. If they were in Pinas, either a neighbour or the trusty tanod will volunteer to catch the serpent - dead or alive. Do we care?

TWO. I wished we lived next door or across their street so I could take a sneak-peak & take its picture. You know, blogging opp… sicko.

*smile you’re on candid camera*

Well guys, pogiBoy still has a slight temp (sinat) so no nursery for him tomorrow. We’re paying a Pinay £20 to look after him for 8-9 hours. I wanted to take a leave but hubby says no more. England’s crazy weather brought all sorts of ailments. One child at pogiBoy’s nursery has chickenpox and 6 of them has the coughs-cold-fever tandem like my pogi-boy. As for my hay fever, Autumn is not so far away — right?

Of course, I first knew of Penelope Cruz via Tom Cruise and I was in Pinas then. Since coming to London though, I’ve seen a couple of her Spanish films & I really like her now. All of her films that I saw were very well-chosen & she is an impressive actress.

I saw Volver just last week, courtesy of my Amazon DVD rental (really cheap!). If you haven’t seen it yet, I suggest you do especially if you’re a woman or a mother to girls. This film revolves around women, their relationships as sisters, as mothers and daughters. It also dealt with child abuse and the twists were very well played. I guess the film did lose some “feelings” because of the sub-titles but even then you’d be captivated by the simple yet charming cinematography & flow of the whole film. It’s really a must-see!

A few weeks ago, my family and our friends & their kids went to check out the Kids AM on offer at our local cinema. There were 3 adults and 3 kids and we only paid £4.50 (est 450Php)! Really Nice. The film was “Meet The Robinsons” & it was pogiBoy’s first time to experience the “big telly”. He enjoyed it! And he was very, very well behaved! I thought he’d be scared but he was so happy he kept looking at his dad & I with a huge smile on his face. He even held our hands as if to hug us but not wanting to take his eyes away from the screen. We missed the Kids AM showing of the Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles, but we’re hoping to catch Shrek 3 next week. It’s a good thing, too, because everytime pogiBoy remembers the cinema he’d smile really sweetly & then purr “muuumm big telly please”.

Well, we went back to the big telly last night, but just daddy & myself. We watched the Fantastic Four. It’s a family film & I did enjoy it with a few good laughs in-between my admiration for the sexy Silver Surfer. But I don’t think my son can sit still for 90 minutes for this film.

What I really want to talk about are two films they’ve shown on preview. This is Steve Carell, for those who don’t recognise him, he’s the uncle in another great film, “Litte Miss Sunshine”. I think the UK is behind in Hollywood films compared to Pinas so you might already know this, but I saw clips of the “Evan Almighty” & it cracked me up. So I will make sure to catch this, even if it means I will leave my hubby at home to look after pogiBoy (it’s not rated yet so I’m not sure if it’s suitable for a 3-y/o)!

And do you recognise this hunk of metal? Yes! It’s like a dream-come-true! Sad I know but hey I used to run as fast as I can just to singalong to “transformers more than meets the eye“. In fact I can still hear Optimus Prime shout “Autobots! Transform!”

Well, should I still say it? I am defintely going to see this film! By hook or by crook. And pogiBoy will not be there, it’s too violent. But mama’s cool to go! “Ride!”

Now, the “horror” bit of my entry. On our way to see Fantastic Four, we had a near-miss accident! Hubby was driving and when he turned right towards the cinema, he entered the opposite lane!!! I’ve seen this on the news countless of times and often I go “what are they thinking?!” But when I saw where hubby was going the only thing I could say was “mahal!” Thankfully, it wasn’t a busy lane. The only oncoming car managed to swerve away from a great distance & probably cursed us, too, for which I wouldn’t blame them. Then hubby managed to get on the rightcorrect lane (meaning the left lane). Only when we were “back on track” did I realise my mouth was hanging open all the time. To think our experience was probably no more than a 1 minute or 2, it did feel like forever. When we were parked, hubby was so flustered (and perhaps shaken) he nearly forgot to switch off the engine & lock the doors! Poor guy. Thank God nothing happened.

Every other blog has it. It looked interesting, so why not ‘eh?

Frequent regret: I don’t have my camera to take interesting shots of London life. I always think something will fit well in my blog but alas no camera. Either that or I’m too shy to start shooting with my phone!

Simpler regret: That I only have a point-and-shoot digicam.

Regret: That I don’t have enough money to get what I see as “luxury buys”

Constant wish: Have enough time and energy to do everything I want. When my job is in full-swing I know I will barely have enough time to blog much less visit all the nice blogs I like to read! Family comes first, so I have been maitaining a “no PC at home” rule on weekdays & most weekends.

Simple wish: A complete cupboard of ingredients & tools so I can cook whatever, whenever.

Wish: For my body to acclimate & rid me of hayfever.