Fooods I Miss From the Phils
Post created on October 30, 2008 by Reesie under Blogger Posts · No Comments »
Oh boy, I was so excited when these came to my door. Straight from the Phils? These are the fruits that I truly missed. Rambotan, atis, lansones, santol and of course my favorite, kangkong. And the onions? Never mind them, they’re just there as “extras.” They are all frozen that’s why some of them are dark after unfreezing them; but they are still good though.
Look what we have here! Iba or sour cucumber or something. I remember I used to gather them from the wild and my mom would yell at me for they are too soury and are not good for me. These odd looking fruits can be used to make sinigang or inun-unan. Hmmmm.. Can’t wait!
Horseradish leaves? Is that how you call malunggay in English? I don’t think there is an English equivalent of it. Well, I just look it up in wikepdia and this horseradish is different from the real horseradish. Anyhoo, I just love these. Can’t wait to make “utan” out of it with kalabasa, gabi, ukra and all. Of couse, utan is nothing without “buwad”(dried fish).
And oh by the way, these golden leaves are expensive – they’re like $3.00 for one bag – and they are frozen, of course.
Budbod or suman in Tagalog. I am not really a fan. My sister and Jaime love them.
Red Ribbon ensaymada! Love these bread. Oh how I miss them. 
And of course, the top my list — Jollibee, sarap to the bones!! I miss them so much that the moment I saw them I hugged them very tight. Lol. I grabbed one and ate the whole chicken joy all at once! Haha. And I shouted, “Isa pa, isa pa”, with my two hands with chicken joy-swinging up and down. LOL. Jollibe has distinct delicous taste that you can’t find in any other buttered chicken. They’re incomparable.
Of course, these two buddies cannot be absent in times like this!
Ebaby Hiccup
Post created on October 30, 2008 by Reesie under Blogger Posts · No Comments »
I am having a baby…
Well, sort of……
My sister is having a baby this December. I am so excited. I can’t wait to see my very cute nephew. Jaime and I have been shopping for the baby. One thing we can’t find is a diaper bag. Well, we found a few but they were horrendous. They’re sloppy and just plain. My sister is glamouros and boy, how she loves designer bags. And I, the lovely aunt, can’t afford them. So I went to ebay to save a few bucks.. Look what I found:
It’s D&B plus it’s very stylish. My sister would love this. So, I tried to bid. I was the highest bidder. I was so confident that I would win when somebody outbid me. I was the only bidder and this conniving bastard came out of nowhere.Few minutes left, so I locked my lovely fingers on my keyboard to outbid the bidder from hell. (char lang.) He must’ve used the automatic bidding machine of ebay because I couldn’t outbid him. Until:
What the heck!! I was typing the “135.00″ and then, “sorry, you were outbid” . I should’ve automatised my bidding but ’twas too late. I was too confident. And damn , it was frustrating. I was already imagining what my sister’s reaction would be.. her big smile and her teary eyes. 
Oh boy, I have no choice but to get her a Louis Vuitton diaper bag. LOL
“Writing can never be this sweet, just like coated candies.” – Mimi
In Memory of Mimi
Post created on October 21, 2008 by Reesie under Blogger Posts · 8 Comments »
Today, I learn that she’s gone…
I’ve lost a friend..a very good friend.
She’s my listener and a great one. She’s my supporter. We’ve been chatmates for a year now. We were batchmates in college but there was no opportunity for us to be close back then. We even have plans laid out when I’ll be back in Cebu. I never get tired of listening to her stories. I just love her energy. I promised her that she’ll be one of my bridesmaids when I get married.
She’s online everynight – which is daylight over here. She was there when I was bored with work. She was there when I was sad. She was there when I was down. She was there when I need someone to talk about my father’s accident. When I was angry with someone, she was there to take my side. She was there when I was happy and excited with something. You see, I have no friends to talk to over here but she’s there. I know she’s still there.
I will miss you so bad, Myat! I love you! I hate to say, Goodbye…..
“Writing can never be this sweet, just like coated candies.” – Mimi
Blast From the Past
Post created on October 3, 2008 by Reesie under Blogger Posts · 1 Comment »
I was browsing my messages in my email up to the very first message I saved. I found thread of messages from cityniceguy dated March 2002:
first message: (verbatim)
Dear Rester,
Congratulations! You know, I just came from the AVR, I was exactly there when our President announced the second placer of the quiz bowl, Congratulations. You did not tell me you are joining the contest, I should have given a standing ovation for you. Anyway, thanks for the time u spent with me last Monday, I hope we could meet again, I’ll go with u next time, sugot ka? Di bitaw. How are you now? Still busy with your projects? I guess I could not help with respect to programming, I’m still using C++. Anyway, I’ll pray for you. Just don’t forget to ask God’s guidance in everything u intend to do. Hope to see you soon. God bless. Reply pls.
second message: (verbatim)
Rester,
I got your mail last week, I did reply, but there was something wrong with our internet connection (Library). I tried to send it but I could hardly sent, til I logged out. Anyway, you are very much welcome about it, how can I let you walk alone to the terminal, you’re pretty and as what I have observe, you’re such a nice and deserving person I’ve ever met. Thanks also for the time u spent talking with me, although you dont know me yet.About your problem, I guess that guy is desperately falling in love with you. I never felt any buffling mystery when u told me, ang cute mo kasi. I’m sure also, he is one of your admirers, if I’m right, that is not the prudent way of courting. Anyway, what’s ur last subject during mwf? what time, what room? I can wait you, or even accompany you Rester, I wanted to know more about you. Please tell me more about urself. Rester, if you need my help again, just call my name and….I’ll be there. I can be ur hero sweetheart.Til next time, I’m looking forward to seeing you again. Can I have one of your photos? If you hate to give, I understand, if you like please do. Jeffrey is there, he can bring it to me. Thanks. ALways remember, I’m always at your side, willing to help, willing to do anything for you. I’m lucky to have a friend like you.
Missing you,
another message: a greeting card
Hi rester ,
Ok, I’ll try to call you. I wanna see you again.
And I found this message for him on the Draft folder of my email. I am not sure if I ever did send this: (verbatim)
I’m sorry, I can’t make it on Sunday. We already have a plan with my sister on going out before you asked me. If you like , you can come with us. Honestly, I don’t usually go out with a guy alone especially if I barely know him. I’m sorry, I need time to know you better..and I really don’t know how long it takes . I just can’t give my trust right away. I hope you can wait for that time. I think your feelings for me can wait. Why don’t we just enjoy our friendship? We should take one step at a time. I just want you to be friends with my friends and my sister – because they are important to me. Jesslee, Ed and Epoy are like brothers to me. We’ve been together for six years. Well, that’s me. I’m very sorry if I disappoint you.
Please also consider of knowing me better before saying things you are not sure of..you just don’t know, you don’t like me after all.. Take care…
I was 18 at this time. I remember I met cityniceguy (this is his email id) when I tried to get away from my stalker. The stalker was this guy who always wait for me outside the gate of the school and then followed me until the bus terminal. He never approached me and even tried to introduce himself. He was a working scholar like me who worked near my office. One time, I smiled at him and then the next day, he sent flowers and love letters. I freaked out. He followed me almost everyday to the bus station. One time, I intentionally stayed late at school – I have to finish a project anyway – to get-away with him. Surprisingly, he was there at the gate standing. He followed me and I got really nervous and afraid — haller..who wouldn’t be. So I tried to squeeze my self in a group of student who were walking ahead of me. One of them was cityniceguy. He started talking at me and I tried to converse back – to make it look that I was not alone — that I was with him. When I turned back, the stalker stopped and just looked at me from a distance. He didn’t follow me anymore. I was relieved. Now, cityniceguy was being really nice to ask me if he can walk with me to the terminal. We introduced ourselves, etc. Apparently, we took the same course and he was also a working scholar. I was ahead of him one year for he stopped school for a year. We exchanged emails. I didn’t have cellphone back then. He asked me when he could see me again and I told him that I’ll be in the AVR the day after.
The first message was sent by him two days after we met. I joined a quiz bowl and he was there. From that time on, he called the office where I worked and walked me to the bus station. I was really “kilig” at that time. He was guapo, nice, smart and a perfect gentleman. I introduced him to my friends Ed, Epoy and Jesslee. I even introduced him to my little sister who was a freshman back then. He wasn’t comfortable with them and I wanted him to accept them. He was already courting me at that time and I was considering him to be my bf. But I didn’t see any effort coming from him to be close to them. So I told him that I don’t think “me and him” will work out.
This is how I value my bestfriends — Ed, Epoy and Jesslee are important to me. They can never be replaced. Love you guys and I miss you!
