The Versatile Blogger Award

I got an award! The last time I got an award was way back in high school when I received a loyalty award. :)) Thank you Lil Divine for this one big surprise, I didn't expect this. ... and to my fellow awardees, Congratulations!

The rules of this award are the following:
1. Thank the blogger who gave you the award. Don't forget to link his/her blog.
2. Post 7 random things about you.
3. Give the award to 15 other bloggers you love and let them know you gave them this award.


Good thing I have thought about this a long time ago when I posted my "31 Truths About Tatum" blog post years ago. So, I copied and pasted most of it for the 7 Random things about me. Easy as eating peanuts! :)) ... but for the 15 bloggers, that's a lot! I only know and follow a few. So if you're one of the few bloggers i know, you're pretty special.


7 Random things about me:

1. I'm a cry baby. I even cry at commercials.
2. I love Christmas. Decorating as early as November and getting it off on the feast of the three Kings or the Chinese New Year makes it the longest season for me.
3. Clowns and mascots give me the creeps. It freaks me out. Behind that happy face facade is a mysterious, evil and creepy creature.
4. I hate ants. Killing spree with ants is so therapeutic for me.
5. My sister tells me, I eat icing on the cake like no other. I'm leaving it to your imagination.
6. I always thought that I can get good-piano-playing syndrome if I go with my brother wherever he goes when I was young.
7. I can be loud! I burp like a truck driver. I snore like a drunk and I fart louder and deadlier than Shrek. Take that!


... And the Versatile Blogger Award goes to :
Aimee of I, mee and myself
Mother Lili of Mga Kuwento sa Buhay ni Mother Lili

Pet Lobster or is it?

Hello! It's been a while since my last blog. I'm having a dilemma here. I got myself a pet lobster. The store says it's a lobster and it's going to grow big in time. But is it really a lobster?

( I'm sorry about the photo. My camera's been stolen, so i have to put up with my camera phone. )

What does it mean to have a pet lobster? Does it matter in feng shui?

Should i take him for a walk? By the way, it's a he as the store owner says it is. ... Meet Barnabas!

I'll stab you with a spoon.

Back in the 90's, when I was a freshman in high school, I used to watch Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It was one of my favorite films. When I say favorite , I mean ....
- I would watch it over and over, more than twice a day.
- I memorized all the lines.
- I would know what's the next scene.
- I know the actors and actresses' names.
- NO one can touch the VHS when I'm using it. By the way, VHS was the dominant home video player during the 90's.
- ...and to the point that I planned to get a custom made replica of Robin Hood's necklace.

Kevin Costner played as Robin Hood who was so hot back then and until now. I hate to admit this but I guess, men do age better. Together with him was Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, the outstanding Morgan Freeman and a lot more. It was a combination of action, humor and love story.

For the hopeless romantic like me, who doesn't love the soundtrack?



One of the favorite lines in the film was when the Sheriff of Nottingham said that he'll cut out Robin Hood's heart with a spoon and his cousin asked, "Why a spoon, cousin? Why not an axe?". ...and the Sheriff replied, "Because it's DULL, you twit. It'll hurt more."

Until now, I would want to stab someone I hated with a spoon.

Thank You!

I'd like to list some of the things I'm grateful for just to keep my perspective on what is really important in my life.

- For my family.We may not think or act alike; we may differ in our principles and opinions ; we may be geographically apart but we relate to each other, we understand, we love and we respect one another.

- For my parents. I'm thankful to be the daughter of two imperfect and unique people. They gave me everything that they possibly could and even some things they possibly couldn't. They supported and loved me in many ways they could.

- For technology. Technology connects people.

- For my real friends and fake ones too. It’s not always that you meet friends who’ve been there for you not just for the highs but also for the lows. And for the fake and peek-a-boo friends, thank you for all the lessons and making me appreciate the real ones even more.

- For fulfilling my dreams... to learn how to ride a bike. It is somehow one in the many dreams I wrote in my bucket list.

- For my funky Lazer helmet which keeps me safe when I go for a ride with the bike I borrowed. tehee!

- For the opportunity to travel. Thank you Ma for the support in my travels even though it always worries you my safety every time I travel; even though we get little fights on the expenses, and yet you still allow me to.

- For my healthy eyes. Despite how abusive I can be with my eyes, I can still clearly see without any aid. Thank you God!

- For the opportunity to live in a relatively peaceful province, Bohol, where there is less crimes and robbers, thieves, snatchers scavenging around.

- For my weirdness, for this indicates a creative force.

- For my awesomeness. I'm not at all perfect ,but I know in my heart that I'm a nice and a kind person. As much as I could, I don't want to hurt anyone or be mean to anyone. I love to make people happy and see them happy. Love! Love! Love! Thanks to my family for nurturing an awesome me and for all the guidance despite of being stubborn and a brat that I have been in my childhood.

- Thank You Lord for keeping me in good hands no matter I tend to slip away sometimes.

Guilty Pleasures

A guilty pleasure is something one enjoys and considers pleasurable despite feeling guilt for enjoying it. (source: Wikipedia). I too have a fair share of guilty pleasures.

1. Playing Sudoku justifies the time I wasted. With all the time consumed in solving puzzles, I could have done more productive things. Yet, it doesn't make me feel I've wasted any of my time.

2. Watching the Jamie Oliver, Everyday Giada, Anthony Bourdain Shows or the Food Network are fattening for me. I don't like to watch it because these shows make me hungry every time I watch it and yet, I still do every time they're on.

3. French Fries is obviously one sinful food.

4. Cyber stalking - the thrill of finding things, connecting with friends from across the miles and keeping up with the family away from home. It's not much of a bad thing but sometimes it consumes all my time when I could rather paint, plant in the garden, bake or blog.

5. Chocolates and desserts --These are the things that need no further explanations.

6. Getting a tan every summer. It is not common for a Filipina to love getting a tan, and it is somehow unhealthy but for me, it makes me feel great and sexy.

7. Popping bubble wrap. For the past few months, I am giving an extra effort for the preservation of the environment. I am for the earth-friendly movement. This earth has always been good to me and I want to give back to the environment by stopping it from destruction in my own little ways. I have been practicing a lot of ways on how to reduce the use of plastic but, oh my! popping bubble wrap is just so irresistible. Those satisfying pops just gives me a stress relief magic and a fun surprise.

8. Daydreaming. Daydreaming can be two things, it keeps you motivated and gives you room to be creative or it will remain as a lazy, non-productive pastime. In my case, it is a combination of both.

9. Cleaning my ears with cotton swabs even if it's already clean. Frequent cleaning of ears can cause problems, worse it can cause deafness. But I can't help it, it just gives me that certain kind of high when I clean my ears. Eargasmic!

Now, it's your turn, what are your guilty pleasures?