The Past, Future and Present

Hmmm....Sounds interesting? Ligaya gave me this assignment. This is my first time being tagged, so without further delayed here it goes:

20 years ago:
I was 9 years old and
in grade 3. My teacher was Mrs. Edith Padilla. Naks! hahah naalala pa. She was a very brilliant teacher but we considered her strict because she gets angry whenever she asks questions and nobody can answer from the class. Reminiscing the past I could say I am one of her pet because she always gives me responsibilities like when she goes out of the classroom she would asked me to lists down my classmates names who would get noisy. And when there are assignments, she would asked me to collect it for her, I am also asked to correct my classmates homeworks. Most of the times, she would asked me to get her snacks or buy anything she needs in our own sari-sari store. In other words...ako ang kanyang utusan! hahah she is very nice to my Mom though. We had a small sari-sari store back then and it is situated outside the school premise. My teacher would always stopped by into our store and talked to my Mom.
I also remember, I had a sitmate/friend named Mambri Terrando...she was very pretty and looked liked artista but she died of leukemia. I never had a chance to see her wake though.

15 years ago:
I was 14 fresh and young! hihihi ;-) and i was in second year HS. My teacher was Ms. ms. ms. gossh i can't remember her name. I can remember her face she's got very curly hair and very strict too. She was similar to that teacher of mine while I was in grade 3. This time mas matindi pa because she would punish all of us by sending us out of the room and sit on the air while under the heat of the sun. I remember she was very particular about cleanliness of the classroom. This time I was the Secretary of the class...meaning taga sulat sa blackboard whenever she wants something to be copied by my classmates. Kukunti lang kc ang mga books that time. Second year, hmm...that time my long time ago crush - Jay Navata courted me. He was guapo as usual. He was being paired to me since we were in grade one, take note! Back then, I just cried whenever my classmates would tease us. We were paired untill grade 4. Then here comes Marifer Montoya the third party. She is also pretty but unlike me she would accomodate Jay's pa charming effect. I think they became a couple until we graduated in grade 6. My heart was bleeding whenever I saw them and heard our classmates teasing them. Ayan kasi pakipot pa! heheh I was that hard-to-get kc at that time.
Anyways, we went to differerent schools in high school. Marifer went to Davao City, I went to the local school and Jay went to Holy Cross of Bansalan. One night of August incomign fiesta of our baranggay, he came with his cousin who is also my friend. So we talked and courted me. Aba ang bilis ha, tagal tayong di nagkita tapos pagnagkita, ligaw agad. Pakipot na naman ako, I said let me think about this...come back after 2 months. Ang sira ulo di na bumalik! Looser!

10 years ago:
I was 19 yrs. young and blooming as usual. This time I was working hard to maintain my government scholarship for PESFA or Private Education Student Fund Assistance. I go to Cor Jesu College a catholic school administered by the Sacred Heart of Jesus Brothers. We have 3 brilliant mentors: Ms. Saberon, Mrs. Navales and Mrs. Cansancio.

5 years ago:
I am in my 4th year working at UIC. The University of the Immaculate Conception run by the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM). About my lovelife, I just broke off with my BF since college. He was like one of those guys who are atat na atat to get married. He's got a nice job though working for a government agency but he was still on his way to stabilizing his financial condition. I was like show me a house (hi's a civil engineering grad.) and lotzz of money then i will marry you. LOL!
Adding to my broken heart, I found a textmate from Zambo who'm we became serious with for a year, he's got a niece going to the same school I worked with but obviously our relationship didn't worked out.

3 years ago:
26 years old and was on a dilemma...to get married or to stay single? Nahh, can't imagine myself being buro. Bitaw oi, that time I was seriosly talking to John online. We met at Lovestinks: one of the internet chatroms of yahoo.

On my 26th birthday I received the very first flower from a guy (JJ) which he ordered online. Never in my past bf's gave me flowers before...it sucks ha? He also sent me a box and it has a ruby earrings, 2 CD collection of music a VHS for Taebo (he knows that I am going to the gym), and a photo of him.

Image007His birthday card says: As gently as the fragrance of a rose, may these loving thoughts come to you...I love you! And he wrote: Happy Birthday Elise! I hope this brings you even a fraction of the cheer that you bring me. Signed JOHN and then there was a little note that says: here are the rest of your bday presents...enjoy. I love you very much. I hope all goes well and we meet in a few months...love John. (photos taken by a camera phone) last year:

My search for my lifetime partner has come to an end. Obviously, John and I got married a year ago. I am enjoying my stay here in the united states of america. I have also visited several states and mostly I am enjoying being John's wife. Achochooo!

this year:
I've been working my ass off for my project in the PI, a house for my family. Still enjoying vacations and our love for each other is going stronger...evryday! haha i know that word is rusty but its true.

last night:
I was like a zoombie, I can't get myself away from the square-headed bf. I spent a lot of times talking to Michelle from Denmark and Joan from Marysville, Ohio over the yahoo pc to pc call. I was also busy checking out for the Sarimanok One card. I sign up for one but i didn't hear anything from them yet.

today:
obviously busy blogging and doing laundry at the same time. I did clean the house a little bit earlier. I also made us a good breakfast, pancake with sugar free syrup, bacon and scrambled egg with a glass of orange juice.

tomorrow:
I don't know what to do in the morning but I will be closing the store at 9pm. It sucks ha? I had to cancell my dental appointment at 6pm.

next year:
Hopefully, saving for my project in Pinas will be over. There is a possibility I could go home and visit the family and see the fruit of my work. I would also like to catch up with my classmates, friends and co-workers in UIC.

5 to 10 yrs. from now:
Hopefully, I could buy an extra farm for the family. Maybe helped finance my sissy to migrate either Canada or US of A. My nephew will graduate the nursing course and get a job here so he can help his siblings go to school.
For JJ and I...maybe a baby or two? I want a twins...a boy and a girl para stop na. Getting a bigger house is up sa Padre de Familya.
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OK, I am done. I had a grand time doing this. Thanks Aya for tagging me. I never thought this would be that fun. Guess what John said? He said, I would like to read that one! heheh of all the posts I have dito lang sya nagka interes.

Anyways, Do I have to pass this on? Jenny, LeiaTosh, Tracy and Maya its your turn. Have fun guys. No rush though.

A Super Hilarious Movie

Girl: Are you looking for something?

Andy: Is there something I should be looking for?
Girl: We have a great selection of...do it yourself!
Andy: Do you want to do it yourself? (Both of them cracking up)
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Hope you have a big trunk
because i am putting my bike on it!

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These are only a few of the hilarious lines I remembered from this movie the 40 year old virgin. There were too many of them to remember. Doug (JJ's friend), JJ of course and I watched it earlier at Easton Town Center. This movie has a rating R for its pervasive sexual content, language and some drug use.

I swear Steve Carrell, Andy Stitzer in the movie is very fitted into the role, he's got the look of the 40 year old virgin and can really play a big old dork.

Andy attempted to loose his virginity before...ya know when he was young-er but it never worked out. Until he got older and he was more and more embarassed so he just stopped trying. It didn't bother him until his 3 co-workers at Smart Tech knew about it and so they were all very excited for him to get laid. They helped him by giving advices, hints on how to flirt to women. Nothing seemed to worked out until Andy met Trish who sells stuff from eBay...sounds familiar? She was also a 40 year old but with 3 children and she's a grandma.

It was very funny too when his 3 co-workers took him to a spa for a hair wax removal...I could almost feel the pain whenever the lady would pull the hairs off from his chest.

Ahhh can't wait until the DVD is out so I can ask JJ to buy it. It was a good movie for someone like me who's been depressed lately...ahhh char...sistah don't react. Im Okidokie now! But I am telling you...I'm serious this is the first totally funny movie I've watched for quite awhile, it was funny all the way through. Even the Deuce Begalow: European Gigolo and the Wedding crashers didn't quite crack me up. So if you are on ur way to watch a movie and don't know what exactly to watch....I would highly recommend this movie. It's worth every penny you spent!

Btw, outside the Easton Town Center was a childrens playground. I snapped some photo using my camera phone:

Kadayawan Festival sa Davao

I got here July of 2003 just a month before the Kadayawan Festival which is always celebrated in the month of August. I missed two festivals already. Kadayawan is a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the gifts of nature, the wealth of culture, the bounties of harvest and serenity of living. Its a very fun celebration.

Remember the past - ahem! I used to go to Magsaysay Park for the mini-trade fair which is like a flea market here in US. They have carnival rides, lots of games and concerts, or programs performed by different groups.

My officemates and I would go to the park and buy the famous durian. Nothing beats the taste of the fruit that smells like hell but taste like heaven! Waahhh i am missing it so bad! Nwey, we used to eat our heart out untill we are stuffed like its the last durian we can eat for the rest of our lives - ingon ana mi ka dalo! They said eat moderately because it will make ur body hot, asa ka hot! heheh Its a good aphrodesiac daw eh.

How can I forget the lanzones, rambutan, mangga cebu, mangoosten and marang? These yummy fruits are soooo darn cheap! Luckily, we have 1 rambutan tree that was full of fruits month's before I came here...so kaun jud ko ug taman.

Usually the Malls and shopping centers will have their Kadayawan Sale too...and they will have their Midnight Sale which is our favorite time to shop.

One of my favorite part of the festival is the Floral float parade. It is a parade and contests of floats wherein they are dressed with flowers and/or vegetables. I've read that this years winner is the NCCC entry. Its very amazing how they imagined on how to create different sizes and shapes of their float. Thumbs up to the brilliant minds and ideas of those behind every float. Some of those floats have Manila stars riding on it, adding to the merriment of the crowd.

How about the Indak-indak sa Kadalanan? Yes, I was one of those thousands of davaoeños who would line up on the streets so we can watch the Indak-indak sa kadalanan. It's davaoeños celebration through street dancing with the beat of tribal music. We used to line up around Ilustre streets with my Mom and Sister's and pamangkins and after that we would go to Central Bank for the Trade Expo. Here, you can see a lot of shops, shops and florals that you can't imagine. In Davao you can see the best and unique Orchids and its different hybrid's, so many flowers and bonsai's you can also buy at a minimum price.

I used to go watch the Pasalamat Concert or a Thank You concert from Mayor Duterte. I am pretty sure each of my friends whoever they are with, were having a blast. Yesterday, I recorded the ASAP show thru tfc and I just watched it a couple hours ago. It was a lot of fun watching stars from the Kapamilya performing at SM Davao. Davaoeños were having fun and enjoying the show and overall the festival.

Wat'sup wid ME!

Waz up! I't been over a week the last time I blah! I don't know but I just can't think of anything much interesting to talk about. I am the same ol' same ol piece of crap. Either I am working too hard or if not, just lazing around the house, spending time with the square-headed girlfriend.

Jen came into our house one time to pick me up for her baby shower. I was just gonna let her stay outside and wait for me but she asked for water...wahhh! I had no choice but to let her in and she saw how messy the house is. I usually just do general cleaning like every other week since its only hubby and I. And besides we seldom have visitors. I think I am lucky enough that our house is not that big compared to most of our neighbors. I guess because hubby bought this house when he was single and according to him never in his mind he thought that someone would put up with his crap. It was a 2 story house with 3 rooms and 2 and half bathrooms with a great room and a descent kitchen. Its pretty easy for me to use the vaccum cleaner. I just wished he'd buy me another one so I don't have to take that heavy vaccum cleaner up and down the house. I can't imagine those with BIG Houses like Jen :-) and most of our neighbors. nahh mamayat ko'g nilimpyo!

Anyway, what caught me behind is when I do the laundry. We had so much laundry within one week. Hubby's work clothes and pambahay double it with mine. Add the bedsheets and wash clothes, towels, a lot of little garments. Plus stuff from the kitchen!

On the positive side, doing laundry is very easy here compared to pinas where we have to do the kuso-kuso! I remember we have a washing machine but it doesn't rinse the clothes. We have to do it separately. Unlike here, we can't even touch the water, everything is done by the washing machine and when its done we just have to threw it in the dryer, viola! Folding is the very big challenge for me! I always end up leaving the clothes in the great room of which I can see them waving at me every time I leave and arrived in the house.

You know I always love getting mails but not the junk mails which I hated the most! We received them almost every day. I usually throw 'em in the trash especially the ads but most of them end up waiting for hubby to be checked wither its a legit mail or not. I tell you hubby is too slow in doing that. I remember one time we accumulated 1 box of mails before he decided its about time for him to do something about it.

Whine, whine, whine! Hala katapul pa! heheh ok i have to go watch ASAP performing in Davao's Kadayawan. I saw the first few parts earlier and it looks like they had so much fun. Tomorrow, i am off the house but I am going out with Jen hopefully... asa? mag Mall asa pa!

Jenny's Baby Shower

I had sooo much fun at the baby shower. Sonia, Guadali and Dora threw a shower party for her second bundle of joy and I was invited. It was my first time and it was great seeing Jen having fun even if the party was in her house. There were actually 6 of us- the three hostesses, Cez, Liberty and I. Most of the invited friends were not able to come due to some errands. Nevertheless, everything came out good and worth the effort of the hostesses. They did a great job planning it. It was also great being able to give her some things she will need as soon as the little one arrives. She's got mostly pink stuff's so I am hoping it will be a girl afterall. I can't wait to meet her ;-)

Dublin Irish Festival

Yay! Dublin Irish Festival was the first festival i attended during the first couple months I got here back in 2003. That time, we met up with JJ's friends Dave and Debbie. I did not bring any camera so I missed taking pictures. The next year 2004 we decided to skip it. This year we decided to go again to check out what's new.

It was held at the Dublin's Coffman Park. A three day affair which started friday, the 5th of August. Today was the finale.

The attractions were pretty interesting. They have six stages that features Irish Music and Dances. A cultural area which includes lots of exhibits, workshops, theater performances, and story telling. They also have Irish Marketplace, a lot of food vendors, a Wee Folk Area for kids with entertainment, games and crafts.

The weather was pretty hot. After a few rounds at the park, we decided to stay at the Irish Thunder Stage. We had a descent sit, although not too near to the stage. When we got there, everyone was having fun. It was the Baka Beyond concert. They were an original African Celtic Crossover Band that represents musician that represents a collaboration of musicians from northern Europe and West Africa. An african beats and Gaelic vocals were mixed, making their music unique and danceable. After the concert was a the Columbus Celtic Dancers. They were groups of adult irish step dancers using soft and hard shoes. Di ako masyadong na entertain...hehe matatanda na kc..tapos wla pa sya silang budget sa uniforms...wlang bihis2x from the start of the program till na tapos. Performing next was the NiChiara Dancers. This time I was pretty much entertained. They were the cutie, charming and graceful dancers. They were all dressed up too. Everyone was clapping after each performance. They also performed the Buckeye Dance in which the crowd were clapping and shouting with fun...most especially when they shout, GO BUCKS! :-)

Then we moved on to watch other displays on the tents. Lots of exhibits and musicians were everywhere.

What amazes me is the Sand Sculpture. They have an expert sand sculptors who carved tons of sands into a musical masterpiece honoring the 25th Anniversary of the Columbus Feis.