Plan C

So today I got fed up.

This is wasting my time.

As the over achiever that I am... this is humiliating me to myself.

For the next few weeks I'll be working in our home business.

and a few weeks later I am planning to work for free in a restaurant in the Fort.

In cordial preparation to Plan B which is well on its way though I got a notice that Plan A is still a hanging thought.

And another plan came up. Plan C.

CIA.

Excuse my French but.. putain ! je veux que ce "PLAN A" se terminer deja!!! putain. ça me coute trop de temps déjà!!

No, my emotions are not getting over me, its just the way plans are going to unfold.

23 - 23

One week left. I'm really really excited. It's that day of the year. From the planning I start being excited, from the minutes and seconds waiting I feel glad, during the hours I enjoy every moment.

This Saturday had been spent preparing.

Hotel booked. Clothes pre-fitted on my petit luggage bag. Budget allocated. Time frame and itinerary taken note. Menu items to order had been chosen. Sequence of service modified.

Its a self made tradition.

2009.

Wake up late... have a relaxing morning doing groceries

Cook Lunch.

Train to Montreux.

Buy wine, cheese, chips, and fruits.

Walk along the lake.

Have a picnic along lake Geneva with friends

Train to Lausanne.

(Censored)

Train to Geneva

Watch Filipino concert

Go to Geneva Airport to fetch sister

Dinner with her at apartment - having mom's morcon for dinner in Geneva - cooked all the way from Bulacan was quite interesting.

2008.

Woke up early in the morning to go to my friends house.

Donuts for breakfast

Make sandwiches.

Gym with friend.

KFC Bucket meal for two.

Distribute sandwiches to hungry people at the streets.

Rest

Combo dinner at Fort with Highschool and College friends.

On another day: Charity visit - donate rice. Dinner with family.

2007. A bit boring.

Happened a couple of days when I arrived from England. Jet lag killed me and I was sleepy all day.

Snack at McDonalds.

Chinese resto dinner.

2006.

Big Breakfast with my Accom mates.

Attend Class from 810-11:10 AM

Lunch with mom

Early dinner with college people

Late dinner with highschool people

Midnight fun with room mates

2005 - ?

2004 - Rented a swimming pool for the highschool classmates ?

Gee. I don't remember much anymore.

Hello. May 23, 2010.

Yeah. 23 years old. Well it's about time.

23 years old. Let me welcome you avec un grossss bisous!!!

Again... I'm excited.

Edward Theorem

"Have we been hiding from each other? I wonder..." - Rod, Avenue Q

I was in the gym, doing my thing... Prepping my stuff and somethin' somethin'. And he approaches me. "Hey, matagal ka na ba nagygym dito?" - with a smile, and he was kinda pretty. And gee, he was wearing white undies only.

"Mga ilang months na din... ikaw?"

"Ah, ngayon lang ako nandito... nagpapaspa lang ako, binigyan kasi ako ng friend ko ng GCs kaya ginagamit ko today..."

"Ahh... Parang ngayon lang kita nakita dito.... Naggygym ka ba? San ka ba galing? What do you do?"

"I work in Singapore, ngayon lang ako nandito kasi vacation ko, I work out sa fitness first pero dun sa Singapore. Mukha nga... maganda na katawan mo..."

"Huh... not really... madami pa kong kelangan iwork out... tingnan mo to..." Here I found myself showing him a portion of my body... "Diba...?"

"Hindi.. ok nga eh..."

.... (and we talk about each other's life for a few solid minutes) ....

then suddenly....

"Hey by the way I'm Edward nga pala..." Said with a sweet smile, with the looks of his eyes sharp enough to pierce through my soul...

"I'm Joey..."

And we shook hands... a handshake that was revolting enough that it solidly made me feel a strange rush of embarrassment, and it seemed that he did as well...

Corruption

Gee. Finally my laptop is fixed!

The long time screen flicker is gone... LCD Cable fixed.

So I dropped by the service center of my computer and there I told the service guy my dilemma.

Well... we collided on an agreement that he can have this fixed himself.

Instead of the 20 working days that I had been told at the other service center of the same brand.

Instead of the alleged 500 pesos diagnostic fee + cost of parts (no less than P2500) + cost of labor.

I got mine fixed under 15 minutes + 500 pesos.

The sweet convenience of corruption.

At the end of the day... service guy gets 500 pesos for his outstanding service. (fun intended)

And me... with a grin.

How can I make this work?

First, the average cost of hiring someone per day is how much? It's so little that a little amount can afford it. Its the same ol' technique we love doing in the streets of metro manila. In a way I corrupted the brand, but they corrupted me one time too much already.

With such an over complicated layer of what it takes to get the product from the manufacturer to the consumer... practicality and wits taught me to find ways to find convenience and economy in the word hierarchy.

And I've been eF-ed up too much already by the trouble of this brand. And certainly in a world where one gets eaten and the other is the one who eats... I don't want to afford all them shenanigans no more. You've got to play smart, and that one time is enough for you to do all the research, homeworks and upgrading for yourself.

Wohoo! Laptop fixed.

Pinoy Tortilla de Patatas con Mah-ling

So something to cheer me up...

I remember a few nights ago that Giada de Laurentiis was cooking tortilla so here I was today hungry and wanting to eat something more human-ly than the day old food in the kitchen.

I reminisce with what she added to her tortilla...

Eggs, cream, grated parmesan cheese, basil, thick slices of prosciutto, salt, pepper, potatoes, onions

My version since I don't have all ingredients...

3 eggs less 1.5 yolks for less cholesterol, all purpose cream, cheddar cheese, basil, pre-cooked until crisp mah-ling, salt, pepper, thrice cooked potatoes (boil, fry, bake), onions.

And here it is. Served with 7 buck kick ass bread from the nearby tindahan.

It was superb. Perfectly cooked, great texture, great color, calm and balanced taste, potatoes were crisp and tender, mah-ling was crisp and tender too.

It's love until the last bite.

BITCH

I am having a really bad bad mother fucking day.

Mother fucker.

Someone save me.

Please.

Chueca

I love the costume. I love the choreography. I love the effort. Love this video.

And so I realized this video was taken in Chueca, the more gay and fabulous district in Madrid, Spain. And so I remember the night I when I walked alone the streets of Chueca, looking for sympathy, a little company. Well, I didn't! But I saw great looking Spanish twinks holding hands on the streets over there. It's a romantic place, great bars along the streets, great restaurants, and it felt very liberating being there. Being alone and a naive 21 year old Pinoy at Madrid on a cold winter eve, gee... all that I'd prepare myself for was be a tourist... (What does this mean? I don't know)

And I don't wonder much now why every one was Gaga looking, its in Chueca! Awesome!