Halo-Halo

Eksena from pasukan last January

TPS: So, how was school today?
Sharkteeth: It was okay at first. Teacher M was being so nice. Then, in the afternoon, BAM! UNLEASH THE KRAKEN! Teacher M has gone crazy again. I knew it's too good to last.

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In despair, part 1

Sharkteeth: I really love this R2D2 Lego figure I borrowed from J. I'm going to be sad when I return this tomorrow.
TPS: Bakit di ka na lang magpabili kay J?
Sharkteeth: That seems DESPERATE of me...
TPS: But you are...
Sharkteeth: Yes, I am, but you should NEVER show you're desperate.

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In despair, part 2

Sharkteeth: Sr. X gave away puppies earlier.
TPS: Why didn't you ask for one? Or at least tell her to reserve one for you next time her dog is preggers.
Sharkteeth: That seems DESPERATE of me...
TPS: But you are...
Sharkteeth: Yes, I am, but AGAIN you should NEVER show you're desperate.

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Sharkteeth: Nuns do not get married, right?
TPS: Well, they're married to God.
Sharkteeth: If they are married to God, then God has soooooo many wives.
TPS: Weeeelllll...I guess so.
Sharkteeth: CHICKBOY...

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Magpa-Pasko noon

TPS: 13th month -- the thing I miss the most [nung mag-freelance ako] saka aircon all day...
AttyR: Pero not wearing bra all day, so WORTH it.

Oh. Em. Gee!!! So true. I don't even know why bra was invented. It, along with corsets, is simply ridiculous, and OPPRESSIVE. I feel that brassieres are a tool of the patriarchal society to "put women in place." Hmmmm...this needs to be expounded upon. Maybe in another entry.

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Yung isang onion ko sa ref sprouted some leaves, so I planted it in a mug and placed it near the door. Just a couple of mornings later, eto ang eksena:

Tapos ang dakilang aso, pasukab na naman tumingin. Mukhang guilty. Obviously, hindi simpleng nabagsak lang. Talagang ang layo ng narating ng mug/planter. Nagselos na naman yun sa tanim. Every time na lang, nagseselos sya sa mga plants na tinatanim ko. While on the subject of TheDog, diba nagkasakit sya last year and akala ko matutuluyan na? Well, as I said in the same entry, he survived. Well, not only did he survive, but it seems he got a second lease in life. He looks much fitter now, with fuller, glossier fur. Dati kasi, nawawalan sya ng patches of fur and he was shedding so much. Yun nga lang, all gums na halos. 

Nakup...TheHamster naman. Sus, napakarami nyang trials and tribulations na pinagdaraanan. I let her roam the house last week, not knowing that a rat was inside the house, and it attacked Bacon. Hayun, pilay ngayon si Bebeh Bacon. Kawawa naman. Hirap na hirap tuloy sa pagtakbo nya sa hamster wheel. Hiyang-hiya naman ako sa kanya. Sya, pipilay-pilay na, todo exercise pa, eh ako? Well...huwag na nating pag-usapan.

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Minsan, I picked up a parcel from JRS, which is located near the mall I frequent. When I attempted to leave my boxed parcel sa baggage counter:

Baggage counter crew (BCC): Ma'am, bawal ang box.

TPS: 'Di ba pag sealed lang ang box? Heto, oh, isang plato lang ang laman.

BCC: Ma'am, bawal talaga ang box.

Punta ako sa security guard. 

TPS: Pa'no ito, I need to buy something, eh bawal daw iwanan ang box?

Guard: Ma'am, bawal talaga ang box.

TPS: Tanungin mo naman yung supervisor.

Supervisor: Ma'am, ano ba laman ng box?

TPS: Isang plato lang.

Supervisor: Ma'am, ilagay mo na lang ang plato sa bag mo and iwan mo na lang ang box sa tabi ng baggage counter.

Kaya ko gustong iwan yung plato sa baggage counter ay dahil pupunta ako sa houseware section and I didn't want to look suspicious having a plate in my bag. And papaiwanan di naman nila yung box. Hay, if this isn't an example of stupidity, I don't know what is. *eye roll*

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Pahulaan Portion: There's this important [to me] Instagram account who followed my seller IG account. Itago na lang natin sa pangalang Baby Pink. As pointed out by Diane, I am one of the few accounts that Baby Pink follows. Halong flattered and bewildered ako why they're following my account. Feeling ko eh Baby Pink just wants to keep tabs on my selling activity. Anyhoo, that's not the point. (But I had to say it 'cause feelingera ako!) Napansin ko na isa sa pina-follow ni Baby Pink na account was someone I directly messaged ONCE(!) in IG, offering her Cath Kidston mugs (at my very discounted rates, of course, not free -- or baka dahil hindi free? hahahahaha!). Itago natin sa pangalang Pistachio Green. Aba, aba, aba! Beast mode ang hitad, ni-BLOCK ako!!! I just messaged her that one time, block agad? Di ba pwedeng ignore lang muna? Obviously, bitter ako. Not because of the blocking chuva per se, but more on the realization that so many bloggers out there have this charming-I-spread-love-hope-and-rainbow-to-the-world-benevolent-goddess public persona, but I am not quite sure what to make of their private persona. 

I wasn't able to screengrab everybody, but she's there in the list...nuninuninuninu...

Dog Shaming

Paki-dedma na lang ang wrong syntax...

When we were looking for a dog, I chose Kelly because he resembled my beloved dog, Bastic. Little did I know that Kelly's behavior is like Bastic's as well. Bastic, although very loving and devoted, is prone to jealousy. He never really warmed up to TheHusband and would either bark at him madly or ignore him when he visited. Well, except that one time when we had a new puppy whom I played with a moment too long -- Bastic got mad at me and ignored me the whole time, and when TheHusband, then still TheBoyfriend, came to visit, Bastic welcomed him with so much enthusiasm that TheHusband was a bit stunned of the attention he was getting. When I was back to his good graces, he was also back to ignoring TheHusband. Little surprise he died a few hours after my wedding.

Kelly is pretty much the same. Before he murdered our bunny, he was already showing signs of jealousy. He was always trying to "remove" the rabbit away from us when we were playing with it. He would give it sly side glances when we cuddle with it. Not just with the rabbit. It happens every time when we have a new animal or even when there are guests in the house. Alam nyo yung mga batang papansin and making "pasikat" when you have guests and gusto sila lang ang pinapansin? Ganun sya. Anyhoo, when we moved here, I tried to plant monggo, but when it started growing up, Kelly dug up everything. I thought, he must have liked that area kasi merong bit of shade and cool earth, and besides, okay lang, I can always plant new ones. Ever since last year, when we moved Sharkteeth's playhouse, he dug a hole behind the playhouse. It's the perfect spot. Cool soil, shade from the wall, cozy spot. I started planting again, away from the first spot, away from his spot. After successfully germinating the seeds, I moved them from the potting wells to the soil, an area where full sunshine falls in the morning. The plants took well to the soil -- the leaves were lush and the plants were growing up fast. ABA! ABA! ABA! A couple of days ago, makita ko, may hukay dun sa garden where I planted -- everything, save one plant, was uprooted. TheDog? He was eyeing me askance and wagging his tail tentatively. The very same manner he reserves for when he's guilty of something. When I told TheHusband about it, he concluded, "nagseselos na naman 'yan." And I realized that, yes, perhaps TheHusband is right. That TheDog got jealous of the plants. Why would he deliberately choose those locations to dig on those two separate occasions? Which brings me to my question: If dogs are capable of complex behavior such as jealousy, what other "human" attributes and behaviors do they have? Curiouser and curiouser. Meanwhile, Kelly and I are friends again. I mean, how can you hold grudge when he makes paawa look with his eyes?