i frequent the starbucks near our office that i’m now on speaking terms even with the security guard. ha ha. no, really. one, the place is just a short walk from the office, and when you’re stressed out and in dire need of some pick-me-up, nothing beats the fact that there’s a starbucks nearby. two, starbucks coffee tastes way better than the instant coffee from the pantry. pfft. so my caffeine needs are high maintainance, sue me. i’m friends with baristas. i don’t know if they’ve got an incredible memory, or it’s the fact that i’ve been patronizing peppermint mocha frap for the longest time that they already know me. these days, i don’t even have to recite my order, they go straight to the cash register, punch in keys and prepare my drink. they’re really nice, those baristas. rochelle is the girl who would always greet me with a smile, and even compliment my newly painted nails. alma will chat with me while she’s sweeping the floor. dax, the perpetually makulit one, will pester me into attending some coffee seminar, and then will introduce me to his new co-worker, giving her instructions on how i like my tea <with lots and lots of sprinkles>. bj is my smoke-buddy. harhar. he would join me during his 15-minute break, have a smoke, a little chat, and yes, he offers free lighter-refills. woo. so i’m hanging out with them, sue me. one of the best things about being friends with baristas is that you get to know them in a cool, "chummy" way <sorry, it’s still in my vocab>.. and yeah, they already know what you want, so even if you’re standing in line, when it’s your turn, you’ll have that drink already prepared. how cool is that? and when you’re drying to read a couple of articles in the newspaper, you don’t just read it, you get to take it home. he he. but you know what’s the best, best, best thing about being friends with them? they call me MARIE. ^^* 
for the longest time, i’ve been drowning myself in peppermint mocha frap. when it was no longer available <funny how it fell on a valentine’s day>, i contented myself with mocha fraps with lots of mint. then i realized that it’s not the same thing, and minty mocha fraps make me sad for some reason. to lighten up my mood <and give myself a coffee break, harhar>, i decided to go for tea.. in barista-speak, a grande raspberry frappuccino blended tea, no whipped. so i’m now into tea, sue me.
Archive for February, 2007
best feb fair so far…
i’d like to start this post with the lyrics from cas’ song everytime the genes submerge themselves in booze:
"we drank last night, and we drank the night before
and we’re gonna drink tomorrow like we never did before
‘coz we’re the members of the GENESOC family <hooray>
GENESOC family <hooray>
juggle up… juggle up"
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damn, i just had probably my best feb fair so far. woo. gawd, everything was worth it: the long wait, the hellish bus ride to Elbi where maita and i had to sit in the stairs of the bus <you know the one right after the door>, the friggin’ traffic, whew… everything was worth it. =)
coming back to see my family in UPLB GENESOC, my god, it was a nostalgic night.. and i’m so happy that practically everybody from batch 2k were there! woopee! there were so many alumni that i think the residents were outnumbered hwehe.. shoutouts to all who came: my one and only batch, da tank steph, grappy, menard, seth, janet, coy, honey, puto aka cris, madel <who had to take an unannounced leave from the office just to be there>, dottie <who i got to kiss hwehe>, mary ann aka casti <sorry for slapping you oh so many times, and no, i wasn’t drunk..yet>, jojo, yo, eric, ranelski, tongerkz, murks with his cute lil kiddo ulrich, gi, evachu, pabs, kc, fan, fefing, deri boy <genes can’t get enough of our jokes haha>, trixia, mitch, lady, eds, triccie and everybody else i might have forgotten… it was soooo nice seeing you all again.. *jumpclap*
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i have to say, the booze was kinda bitin, but it’s understandable, considering the number of people guzzling down that genesoc juice.. i was a little tipsy at first, but all spirit of alcohol left me as i gabbed with one gene after another. there was so much stories to absorb, so much laughter, so much nostalgia, so much of everything.. and yeah, so much picture-taking that we could pass as celebrities for the oscars. haaaay. such a happy, happy nighty.. =) haaay, i simply can’t describe how happy i was that night.. we should do this more often, you know.. it’s really nice to see all the oldies <yeah, okay so i’m already one of them> of the org mingling with the kiddos hwehe.. and to think that we’re not even THAT complete yet heehee..
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the next day, after all the excitement and lack of sleep, another best thing happened.. PENGUINS & US complete again! after ages!! gawd, it was sooo damn good to be laughing with all of them again. shoutouts to chinette, imong, yenertz, fatty bum8 and nesta!! =) we had loads of fun in such a short span of time.. and i realized, nothing’s really changed. chinette is still his old SLOW self, imong’s still got his syndrome of explaining things to the letter, nesta’s still her wacky self, posing with the mannequins at a thrift shop hwehe, yen’s still the camera gurl but this time with a new digicam to flaunt, and bum8’s still the chubby penguin with a bigger guppy tummy that can pass as a pregnany belly <wow, that rhymes hehe>… oh well, happy times. =p
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i’d really love to post pictures here, but unfortunately i still don’t have them. so paging all the genes with pix of that wonderful night, please send them all in, post it anywhere, make a photo story and post it in youtube or wutever.. just be sure we all get to see <and copy> it, okay?! ^^*
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last na: to all the genes who were there, it was a blast! *cheers* and to all those who missed it, belat! =p you missed one hell of a night mwahahaha!! ciao all next year! ^^*
istufid
apparently, whoever owns this email address is living up to it. STUPID. since i dunno if it’s a he or a she, i’d call him/her "freak" from this point on. this freak tried to add me as a friend. funny, because when i checked freak’s profile, it says there that:
1. it’s a SHE <which, i doubt>
2. joined friendster on Feb 2007
3. no friends yet.
4. goes by name: IM SANE <seriously, i think it’s a typo error and it should have be ‘N’ instead of ‘M’>
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hmm, either freak doesn’t have any friends AT ALL <not even those M&M’s and Red Horse accounts> or he/she is just trying to add me as a friend to view my profile. i’d settle for the latter. and yeah right, like i’m crazy enough to include a freak in my friends’ list. HALLER!!! why do you need to view my profile for anyway?! and please, don’t be too obvious… at least have the discretion of viewing me anonymously, if you really want it so bad. PUHLEEAASSEE!! i’m sick of seeing you in my who’s viewed me. my gawd! yu ar istufid!!! get that?!
see, i don’t get it. all of a sudden, i have all these unknown freakos viewing me here in friendster. for all we know, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. but i can only assume. the point is, i don’t get it that people go through so much trouble when in fact, they can’t really see the WHOLE profile since access is restricted. pfft. goodness! don’t you have brains?! oh yeah, i forgot.. you don’t have any. now, now, you should be proud i’m bashing you. if you’re THAT stupid, it’s not a pretty word.
excited?!
i’m a little smashed right now. i’m here at the office. STILL at the office. a great way to start the week >> work late on monday. woo. this is going to be a pretty busy week. hmm. a meeting tomorrow, presentation on wednesday <yep, i’ll be spending v-day with doctors and belgians>, and of course, the usual work load. cheers! i’m kinda dreading wednesday… well, aside from the fact that i’m dateless <not that it’s a big deal, no> i’m a little freaked out because of my presentation. i’ve been working on it since last week and i still gulp whenever i think about it. *gulps*
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one day down, four more to go. after all these brouhaha at work, i’ll have tons of reasons to celebrate on friday. weeh! i’m enjoying my sober days <and nights> because come friday, i’ll be drinking myself dead on the last day of the fair. mwahaha!
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to all alumni, see you all! genesoc juice is waiting, my friends mwahahaha!! obie, bring the stash ahaha! to the genes, get ready to smash bottles heehee. to my batchmates <in and out of the org>, my gawd, please tell me you’re all coming. and to my elbi fwends, time for that toast again. ^^*
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okay, back to work. i need some coffee. smoke baby.
My first week in the city is almost over. I moved in Sunday and spent my first night on Monday. Hmm. I’m living in with my boss <she’s a girl, btw> and we’re living in an exclusive townhouse chevers in a village near our office <about 5 mins jeep ride from GSK>.. It’s a pretty cozy place… and by cozy, I mean that "home-y" scent when you walked in, and birds chirping outside in the morning.. yeah, that kinda thing. Our landlady, Tita Pilar, lives there too <in a room across from ours>. She has a maid who prefers to be called Inday, for reasons I do not know. Oh, details: Tita Pilar is single <aka old maid> hwehe.. Now, living with old maids is old school to me <as you already know I used to live with five> and it’s no biggie. =) She hosts these rosary-praying sessions in the house once in a while, so don’t be surprised if one day I’ll be praying with them heehee.
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Okay, perks: I GET TO WAKE UP AT 630 IN THE MORNING!! Woohoo! There’s nothing like a good night’s sleep, and you don’t have to wake up sooo early in the morning! The first morning, I woke up at 6 and I panicked for a while, then I realized I’m not in Batangas and I don’t have to stress myself. It was a good morning! ^^*
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Shining moment: This is totally unconnected, but I just had to post this. Sigh. This morning, I had breakfast at Country Style <near the office>.. I was in a good mood because a) it’s the last working day of the week <no work tomorrow weeeh!>, b) I was having my favorite cheese muffin. On my way out and down the stairs, I TRIPPED AND LANDED ON MY BUTT!!! Pakshet!!! It was so embarassing, I didn’t even dare to look if anybody saw me.. ahuhuhu! So humiliating.. Thank God I wasn’t wearing a skirt. Oh well.. *turns red* = (
