Ang hirap mag-diet. Hmpf.

It's something I need to do for myself if I want to look any better on my wedding day. The last thing I want is for my groom to take one look at me at the altar and then bolt. Nakakaiyak.

Though I have my doubts that'll happen, I don't want to take any chances.

Last time I checked, I weigh a little over 110 lbs ~ yup, overweight for my height. And as if that wasn't enough, the excess weight got a little too comfortable around my midsection. In other words, I still have bilbil and I've developed a kangaroo pouch, or puson. Nakakaasar.

I need to lose the pounds, and fast. I've got around 7 more months to go before the big day, and less than 2 months before my modista takes my measurements for the gown. WAAAAAH! I've been eating less rice now, especially during dinner, and if I can, I try not to eat after 6pm... I know, I know, ang hirap talagang gawin, and they're not even surefire ways to lose fat... But I couldn't find the time to exercise, and I've got so little time left! Huhuhuuuu..

Pa-lipo na lang kaya ako? :-(

Doland's Birthday Bash

Saturday night, my fiance Archie and I braved the rains and drove to Tomas Morato in Timog to attend good friend Doland Castro's birthday bash at Music Match KTV. (If his name's familiar to you, yeah, he's that police beat reporter from ABS-CBN.) Because Archie's has had lots of utangs already, he was compelled to go. Ako, dakilang sabit lang naman.

Just finished my kakarampot dinner (need to diet!) so pwede nang magpicshure. Here with Archie, Daei, Wendy, Obet and Doland.
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With Vanny and Daei. Doland is our common friend from college at UST. Archie was Doland's buddy and best pal in freshman year while we girls became friends with Doland in sophomore year.

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Me, singing Claire Marlo's "Til They Take My Heart Away". I didn't mean to emote. Archie took the picture and it just so happened that I was so... feeling the song. Haha. Kita nyo na ngayon kung kanino nagmana ng kaartehan ang pamangkin ko. ;-)
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Packed up around 1am, but the KTV pary was still in full swing. Tired but happy for our friend, mukhang inlab eh. Hehe.

P.S. Thanks Ja, huli man daw at magaling, may comment pa rin, hehe!

The last person in the world

... whom I thought would apologize to me just did.

Earlier in the office, Giraffey, Mrs. Mouse and I talked about whom Big Boss would possibly appoint in Mrs. Mouse's position* once she and her family migrate to Australia. We were speculating that it would probably not be DL, whom everyone knows is not one of Big Boss' favorite people in the office.

Then, out of the blue, Mrs. Mouse says, "I think she's reserving the position for someone... Someone not from this office."

HELLO??? I'm from "this office", and I'm definitely one of 2 lawyers who will aspire for a higher position once it becomes vacant.

I continued to pretend to browse through today's newspapers while Giraffey carried on the conversation with her... nagtatalo sila kung sino ba talaga ang ilalagay sa puwestong yun.

So I finally comment: "Ganito na lang. Walang nakakaalam kung sino talaga ang ilalagay dun ni Justice kundi siya lang, at siya lang ang makakaalam nun hangga't hindi lumalabas ang appointment papers."

They probably agreed, probably didn't, couldn't remember anymore... But after a while, Mrs. Mouse gets up and goes to the mezzanine, leaving me with Giraffey.

Later, after I've left, Mrs. Mouse sends a text message, apologizing for being tactless and saying that she didn't mean to offend me or anyone, for that matter.

The mere fact that she acknowledged that she made a mistake was all I needed.

I told her that it's not a problem, to just forget about it.

Thus, I learned 2 things today:

(1) Never jump into conclusions. You might fall flat on your face ~ kasi di mo naman alam lahat.

(2) It's so refreshing and easy on the conscience when you know how to forgive. It feels great to rid oneself of the unnecessary garbage. As they say, don't sweat the small stuff!

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*There are 4 lawyer positions per Associate Justice: 2 CA5's and 2 CA4's. Mini Boss and Mrs. Mouse are CA5 while DL and I are CA4. CA5 is the higher position than CA4.

pop quiz #6

One of my officemates was reviewing her rollo today and asked this question, out of the blue:

In a robbery-holdup involving 10 passengers inside a jeepney, how many counts of the crime should be filed against the accused? Should it be 10 counts of robbery, 1 count representing one victim, or just 1 count considering there was only 1 criminal intent?

How about if, for example, out of the 10 passengers, only 8 were divested of valuables and the robbers did not get anything at all from the other 2 passengers. Would they have any cause of action against the accused?

Tricky huh. Review lang ng aking criminal law. Doesn't hurt to tickle one's brain cells a bit once in a while.

scrat loves scratte *heart*

Scrat's got a girlfriend... and they're sooooo cute!



MY Skrat and I saw "ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS" last Friday and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, we might as well have been rolling-on-the-floor-laughing-our-asses-off laughing, it was that funny. Siempre labs na labs namin si Scrat, the original one (fake kasi ang Skrat ko, hehe) and his new girlfriend, Scratte, a sabertooth squirrel.




There's a 3D version of the movie at the SM Digital Theaters in SM North Edsa, but we didn't want to drive all the way there and besides, we already wanted to see the movie, ASAP! When we saw it in its original format, we thought, OK pa rin kahit di 3D.. We absolutely loved it!

No problemo!

Notwithstanding the lack of opinions on my flower poll below (I know that people read the post ~ hey, that's what Sitemeter's for) I already figured out what I'll do with our entourage's bouquets. Nothing like a sudden burst of inspiration after leafing through wedding magazines. Hehe.

July na... 8 months to go! Still have a lot of meetings, stuff to accomplish and iron out but thankfully, Archie helps out every way he can. Opo, kahit puyat. Haha.

Today was abandon-the-irresponsible-husband-talk day... and in its place was I-hate-my-parents day. Nakakaawa na sila... Mrs. Mouse and Mini Boss don't deserve what they're getting. Mrs. Mouse may not be exactly one of my favorite people in the world but she at least needs to feel loved... So sad. :-(

flower poll

At today's Bridal Summit at the PICC Forum, Archie and I finally found and booked our florist. Siempre, di kami kukuha ng hindi taga-Dangwa. :-)

But one teeny detail was left unsettled, and that's where I'll need your help.

Question:

Which color of rose bouquets would look best with a periwinkle blue dress?

Here are a few samples:

WHITE

PINK AND YELLOW

LAVENDER AND PINK (or maybe just lavender?)

ORANGE

HOT PINK

Contrasting colors would be nice, but something complementary would also look good, don't you think? That's where I'm stuck. :-(

Would appreciate any comment from you guys. Girlies, help! Thanks!

losing my cool

For the very first time, ever, I lost my patience with my niece.

She's only 3 years old, so I know that I should have tried to stretch my patience a bit more. She understands things naman when you try to explain them to her, and you only need to talk to her and be really, really patient when she seems just about ready to throw a tantrum. A distraction would definitely help, but the key, really, is to stick it out and be cool with her.

Today though, I completely lost it. She didn't want me to clean her up and instead, wants the housekeeper, Tisay, to do it. But because today is Tisay's ironing day, she can't afford to get her hands wet.

When I tried to explain this to Venice, she didn't want to listen. Instead, nakipagsigawan pa sa akin. I tried my best to reason out to her, even wheedled and threatened, but to no avail. And one of the things that's a complete no-no to me is when a kid screams back at an adult. (I know though that she doesn't truly understand her actions yet... That's why I wanted to teach her.) I so wanted to give her a good spanking but ended up holding her hands tightly, and then the child cried.

The only thing that kept me from giving her a whipping is that she's not my kid.