I was in the mood to play pool with a cold beer for the past couple of days. I am nowhere near good at pool but I still found myself in the mood to play. And I did just that last night, but not as I imagined. Although I did have a good time.
We double dated and were headed for a greasy burger but found ourselves in the Cuban restaurant Cabana @ Forest Hills at 11pm. Past midnight we were full (this is the latest dinner I ever had), feeling the effects of the delicious coconut mojito, & finishing off dessert and the pitcher of sangria. 1am rolls around and we are at PLAY to play some pool. I don't know how 2 games ended up to be 3 games, me playing the worst ever (yet laughing a lot), and getting home a little after 3am.
Needless to say, Joaquin overslept and got to work dumb late, and I woke up at 1pm trying to justify the much needed sleep since I felt a cough coming on. No actually, the cough is there. Boo.
The impromptu plans, nice dinner, pool hall, and staying out late reminds me since I work so hard Mon-Fri and pay bills, I need a weekend to remind me I am still 25.
12.29.2007
12.27.2007
Merry Christmas!
Merry Belated Christmas, People!
This Holiday wish is slightly late, but its because I've been a busy bee in every sense - physically and mentally.
Oh, and my PC is not itself lately so I don't have any motivation to sit there and log on. I have sooo much to share starting w/ pictures from the Philippines. I can't wait to get a laptop or have my PC repaired b/c the pics are long over due.
Christmas this was exciting w/ the family:
- Drive upstate was definitely calming (haven't driven in awhile) and relaxing w/ the music pumping in the CTS
- My family's rendition of Iron Chef was pretty cool (we came out w/ more food than we can deal with! But then again, that's nothing new)
- 15 seconds of fame
- Kuya Charlton's travel/geographic Q&A (of which I got correct, thank you very much)
- games, games, games
- prizes, prizes, prizes
- I actually did kareoke!! In Tagalog! But only won 17 points for that out of 100 =P
- I like this christmas b/c we did the gift giving a little different this year and it worked out great (I'm super ubber happy w/ my detergent, hand soap, lotion.. Lol! (no, seriously)
- Everyone sleeping past 3am (some kids until 5am), then waking up 10am for 'brunch' of rice/beans, ribs, chicken, fish, meatballs, pork...
- Finally got a digital camera after mine broke
- Dressed up for pictorials and wasn't as disappointed as I thought I would be
I did major retail therapy damage, that I think I need a follow-up retail therapy to just cope with the first one =X. I'm returning a pair of boots, and I better read the $70 worth of books I bought soon!
I've also learned that I don't mind eating by myself in certain places. I barely talk when I'm eating anyway (I'm focused, man! lol), and I eat so damn fast, that eating alone actually doesn't feel any different. I mean good company is better, but when I'm at a pizzaria, costco, fast food, then it doesn't matter whether I'm with someone or not.
New Year's Resolution: eat at a slower/normal pace
This Holiday wish is slightly late, but its because I've been a busy bee in every sense - physically and mentally.
Oh, and my PC is not itself lately so I don't have any motivation to sit there and log on. I have sooo much to share starting w/ pictures from the Philippines. I can't wait to get a laptop or have my PC repaired b/c the pics are long over due.
Christmas this was exciting w/ the family:
- Drive upstate was definitely calming (haven't driven in awhile) and relaxing w/ the music pumping in the CTS
- My family's rendition of Iron Chef was pretty cool (we came out w/ more food than we can deal with! But then again, that's nothing new)
- 15 seconds of fame
- Kuya Charlton's travel/geographic Q&A (of which I got correct, thank you very much)
- games, games, games
- prizes, prizes, prizes
- I actually did kareoke!! In Tagalog! But only won 17 points for that out of 100 =P
- I like this christmas b/c we did the gift giving a little different this year and it worked out great (I'm super ubber happy w/ my detergent, hand soap, lotion.. Lol! (no, seriously)
- Everyone sleeping past 3am (some kids until 5am), then waking up 10am for 'brunch' of rice/beans, ribs, chicken, fish, meatballs, pork...
- Finally got a digital camera after mine broke
- Dressed up for pictorials and wasn't as disappointed as I thought I would be
I did major retail therapy damage, that I think I need a follow-up retail therapy to just cope with the first one =X. I'm returning a pair of boots, and I better read the $70 worth of books I bought soon!
I've also learned that I don't mind eating by myself in certain places. I barely talk when I'm eating anyway (I'm focused, man! lol), and I eat so damn fast, that eating alone actually doesn't feel any different. I mean good company is better, but when I'm at a pizzaria, costco, fast food, then it doesn't matter whether I'm with someone or not.
New Year's Resolution: eat at a slower/normal pace
12.10.2007
Immediate Regret
Immediate regret is a Big Mac, 2 medium fries, a coke, and washing it all down with a few gulps of chocolate milk shake.... All this after 3 hours of already having dinner!! I can see an image of a treadmill now...
12.01.2007
rewinding to Alicia obsession for 2 seconds
"Other than that, just sitting here listening to Common and zonin' and making sure that I am taking care of myself, smelling the flowers, and taking those little moments to be GRATEFUL! because life is short and we have to live hard, Work hard, play hard, LOVE hard..."
No More Grinch
I think this Christmas season will feel more like Christmas. Actually, I'm going to make it an effort to lift my head, look around, and appreciate this holiday -- from the garlands and lights on the street lamps to the Christmas lights on trees and buildings to the chilly weather and bundled up people w/ shopping bags. This is the Holidays in New York. And this is what I've been missing out on for some years now b/c I'm too caught up in what I'm getting ppl and with what money. This year my family is doing a spin on our tradition (for a good reason) and doing something different, but still fun. In a 18-20 person household, you can imagine just how expensive Christmas gets for ALL of us. Expensive = Stressful.
So since almost all of us came from vacation, the budgets are tighter. Thanks to my family, we've come up and agreed on only 2 gifts this year: one for our traditional yankee swap, and
another as a prize for games (trust me, these games are fun, and sometimes so funny you might pee on your pants). The babies will of course get their gifts b/c I doubt they will be playing games =)
Merry Christmas everyone! Happy Shopping!
So since almost all of us came from vacation, the budgets are tighter. Thanks to my family, we've come up and agreed on only 2 gifts this year: one for our traditional yankee swap, and
another as a prize for games (trust me, these games are fun, and sometimes so funny you might pee on your pants). The babies will of course get their gifts b/c I doubt they will be playing games =)
Merry Christmas everyone! Happy Shopping!
To worry or not to worry...
That is the question.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/23/magazines/fortune/barr_recession.fortune
/index.htm?postversion=2007112615
See.. if I was a kid again, I wouldn't care b/c I wouldn't know what was
going on and worry how it would affect my job, bills, and the ability to pay those bills. boo.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/11
/index.htm?postversion=2007112
See.. if I was a kid again, I wouldn't care b/c I wouldn't know what was
going on and worry how it would affect my job, bills, and the ability to pay those bills. boo.