Naaalimpungatan

7:30am. 7 Aug 2010

aaron: Gusto ko ng... bedpan

me: how about starting the day with "good morning"

aaron: Good morning, gusto ko ng... bedpan

to my mad hatters...

i just saw Alice in Wonderland (i know, i'm late) and a quote reminded me of you guys:

The Mad Hatter: Have I gone mad?
[Alice checks Hatter's temperature]
Alice Kingsley: I'm afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are.

stay mad peeps!
:)

just a minor kwento.

got home sunday night from a weekend beach trip. pretty tired from the journey but i went straight to the Church to catch one of the last few evening masses. first time it ever happened to me:

I Fell Asleep!

While Standing!

True story. I swear. Quite an experience. I was off balance for a second but good thing i was able to hold on to one of the pews and thus prevent complete and utter humiliation!

Maybe this is the reason why i can't find my passport. :D

mid western yoga (y'all)

usual yoga teacher: open your chest, lift your arms to the sky.. exhale.. roll down vertebrae by vertebrae.. send the top of your head towards the earth.. inhale.. relax your heart center...

substitute yoga teacher with twang: beind over.. lit chur head haing, lahk a shanny lil weight on uh feeshin' powl.. [hiccup]

My Brush with Pet-loving America

TOASTMASTERS INTERVIEW:

Toastmaster: tell us something about yourself that few people know

me: umm. I like rabbit

Toastmaster: awww (with a sparkle of innocence in his eyes) you like bunny rabbits?

me: no, i like to eat rabbit.

[no response. perhaps I should elaborate]

me: I guess they're dual-purpose that way

[perhaps I should have stopped at "rabbit"]

me in a desperate attempt to redeem myself: BUT I don't eat them if they're named, domesticated or vaccinated

[STILL no reaction from the crowd]

I told Aaron as soon as I got home (sumbong) -- FINALLY got some laughter out of this (God bless supportive spouses or at least ones with a similarly twisted sense of humor).

my best (my only) comeback!

aaron: I'm gonna show you who's boss around here

me: ..by holding a mirror in front of me?

[laughter]

Sweet (& pungent) Dreams are Made of These

Wednesday morning I was the first person at the bus stop (wow an early Filipino!), followed by 2 Indians in SHORT SLEEVED office shirts. Now this made me (the minority) look pretty ridiculous in my 5 layers of winter clothing. But just as I began to second guess myself, I saw them pull out some thick gloves from their bags. Apparently the poor chaps just arrived from India and forgot their coats at home. Not a very warm welcome at all!

I chatted them up and enjoyed their conversation while waiting, but that was the end of our encounter because I decided to sit elsewhere on the bus. And no, the motive was not prompted by my Filipino nose (tiny but sensitive!) because they didn't appear to carry the distinctive signature Indian aroma. But alas, 3 stops later another Indian gentleman who not only possessed the scent but also exuded it well beyond his 3 layers of clothing, stepped into the vehicle and decided to sit beside me. Breathe in, breathe out. This exercise was not exactly calming given the circumstances. At this point I thought I'd just pass the time by sleeping off the rest of the trip. And with that I resigned myself to a long nap and several dreams of curry.

I woke up 30 minutes later and glanced at my neighbor only to find him asleep. Perhaps dreaming about... kitkats and longanisa?