Durian Yum

I used to not appreciate Durian for what it is. I can live up with the smell but I was just not into eating the fruit. My Mom used to make me learn to like durian, so as my sister and my Dad because they obviously love it. I remember days when they'd eat durian and my Dad used to buy me my favorite fruit (yellow mango) instead.

Davao is well-known for its feast of bountiful harvest every August. I love everything about Davao, and I always look forward to Kadayawan Festival but it was just now that I've learned to love one of the things our city is proud to showcase --Durian.

After years of just tasting a bit of the fruit's "membrane" (as what I call it), I finally had finished the "meat" of one durian seed. Here it is.

My 1st ever naubos na durian to the buto. Haha! Yey! Better late than never. :)

I'm just so happy. :) I wish my Mom could see my latest accomplishment. She'd love to see this. :)

I love my own company

The other day (or was it yesterday) I wanted to have some alone time today at a coffee shop just to chill. But I wasn't able to do so because I had some change of heart.

I ended up having a lil retail therapy ('cause I just can't resist buying that lil angel) and some street-food-trip. I had a hotdog, kwek-kwek, 3pcs pork barbeque, 1 isaw, 1 probin (whatever the spelling of it is), and Sparkle. :) Now, you don't have to remind me how takaw I am. :) All in all, (I actually hate computing the money I spent but for the sake) I spent 44 bucks.

And this is what I hate about adding up how much I spent: I just figured out just now that I could have enjoyed sitting in Mcdonalds rather than standing on the side of the street busy with my food. Haha! Or it could have been my ever favorite Dunkin Donuts.... Oh well. At least I was still happy. :)

Isturyang Adik

Kabalo ko dali ra ko malain.. Imung giingon months ago --long as naay impact sa ako to kay makahinumdum gihapon ko ana. Mura lang kog walay pake pero nagbantay lang ko. I know I'm matampuhin. Sige lang, there will come a day when I get numb from all there is to feel and I'll never be Ms. Matampuhin anymore.

Sa kadali nako malain, dali lang pud ko maanad. Ironically, pag naanad ko, astang dugaya nako maka-unlearn. Right now, the greatest thing I find difficult to unlearn is the very thing I've been used to for years.

Nakasabot man ko. Gusto lang nako magyawyaw run sa kadaghan na akong wala ginasturya or ginagawas na emotions in my 21 years of existence... major major... Haha! Shit. At least man lang, once in a blue moon, mag-isturya kog murag adik. Haay!

May naisip tuloy ako na thought. Bad cheetah. Gusto man siguro ko magka-lung cancer. Binuang. Maypa siguro run kay magtrip to Paris ko ugma (after namu mag-adto ni Gg sa Palau ug sa Florida) unya saka sa Eiffel Tower unya ishagit tanan na energy nako hantod sa mashagit pud nako akong lungs. Ug sa dihang, karon lang nako naisip na dili pwede akong lungs akong mabuga pag mushagit ko sa Paris ugma. Maypa siguro akong larynx na lang.

In that manner, maski unsa akong buhaton, wala na koy larynx. Yehey! Ok na unta ang tonsillitis frequently pero kung magka-ingana, labad ang dysphagia. Dili ko pwede magfood trip. Kung pwede lang maghikog.

No to lung cancer. No to lung cancer. Magbasketball na lang guro ko ugma. Depende kung naa pay spare time sa amung pag travel around the world ni Gg ugma. Giuhaw nuon ko dah. Best served with ice.

Maremember nako sa una kay manlabay kog mga libro or maski unsa akong magunitan. Sa karon, ang gwapong NCP kay Violence directed to self. Hilig kog WWF sa una. Hahaha!

Ok man diay mag-isturyag wala diri wala didto ui. Nahuwasan ko gamay in fairness major major. Sa kung kinsa man ang nagabasa ani karon, pasensha kaayo kay nahimu kang saksi sa kung unsa kagubot akong utok sa karon. Ug para ingnan tika, wala pa na sa tunga sa akong adik na utok.

Isip nuon nako na magbuhat kog separate inadik na blog. Haha! Shots shots shots! Sige, mangape sa ko.

Told ya... Isturyang Adik..

And oh!

I mentioned basketball on my previous post. And it got me thinking now that I miss playing basketball. I hope I can get back to one of my loves soon. Most probably after I do some stretching and cardio exercises days before firing up the court (basketball or badminton), else I will need to buy more Salonpas for the body aches.

Now it got me thinking to have some sweaty Saturday. Hmm...

Knee "pain"

Me got a new favorite. Salonpas. Haha! I may smell like an old woman now but I found the patch soothing to my knee "pain". I don't know what's with my knees I think it's more on "fatigued" (if knees ever feel that kind of feeling). So I decided to put on that patch I last wore when I got my hand slightly injured from playing basketball almost 6 years ago.

Here's how my knees looks like right at this very moment. :)

:)

"Daym! I like this!"

On one of my Fb's news, Janely posted:

Did you know that love experts say that it is TRUE LOVE if you still feel the same after 3 long years? If not, that isn't love. That's just infatuation. The highest level of infatuation lasts for 3 years. And it is always mistaken for love.

And I forever agree... simply because I've experienced it for my self. I'm not just talking about the time mentioned above (3 years) but rather I felt that thing called "true love". And ok, just to settle the time issue, it's more than 3 years.

December, wait for me!

The original plan was that after my board exam, I'll head to Visayas to attend a wedding. Bad bad thing was that the PNLE was moved from December 3-4 to December 12-13. So I won't be able to go after all. :(

December 12-13 was moved again to December 19-20, 2010. This time it's final. WAAAH! Just a few days before Christmas, eh? What I'm just keeping in mind is that, the day after my last exam day, it's me and my berx' 6th Anniversary! Haha! At least I have a reason to have them right after my board exam. And it's going to be heck of a de-stressing get-together. :)

Speaking of friends... I super thank God for friends like Gido and Yan yan. :) Earlier this day, we had our papers filed for the said exam. Praise God it went smoothly. YAY! :D We lunched out after, though it's still 10am. HAHA! We sure did finish early. :)

It's so refreshing to know that people got your back. I was really really tensed this morning and they were like asking me if I'm fine, pats my back, and just boosting my energy when it was already my turn specifically when the one on the counter (who was so nice) was already checking my papers. God knows how tensed I was then. :) Thinking back, I might have pulled it off alone pero iba pa rin talaga kung may kasama ka. Talk about moral support.

When finally I was called at Window 4 to get my Notice of Admission slip, a guide, the official receipt and my change, I was so elated. FINALLY! Finally all the hard work and stress of having our exhibit forms signed and other papers notarized/get done was totally over.

We are yet to face the true battle --the reason for every sweat and blood we shed for four years. The battle is on December 19 and 20. No reason to be lax on reviews anymore, now that we had our load a lil lighter since we're done with the paper works.

I dedicate my battle to my Dad, my Mom, and my sister. December, wait for me! I'll conquer you, by God's grace. :)