Skippy

I've been pretty responsible lately. And I make myself proud.

I've read Anthony Bourdain's laugh-out-loud book 'A Cook's Tour' and now I'm reading the starting pages of Nigel Slater's 'Toast'. I'm discovering my blatant foodieness and I fear (and secretly hope) that I'll end up something like my sister, Marishka, who is in advertising and is an utter foodie. She loves to cook and I love to cook. I'll be hosting my second cooking party (details about the first one in a bit) and I've been craving for things I don't normally crave for. Isaw, grilled livestock (usually pork or chicken) intestine, is great when it's there and when I have my classmates around me seeking a short break from the oil paints and dangerously addictive thinner fumes, but to atcually go to the talipapa, wet market, just for me if quite odd. I even seared them for a bit to make the gumminess just a tad crisp and ate them with chopsticks. I know, what the fuck right?

It's Bourdain's fault!!

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Last monday, a day before classes started (the usual mass and orientation for the freshies) I conducted a cooking party in hopes of celebrating, for the last time, our summer as students. I e-mailed my class that weekend (because getting permission to go to a dinner party is better than getting permission to batangas) and presented them with this menu:

Appetizers:
Fresh pita pizza points

Main Course:
Inihaw na liempo with mango salsa
Mashed Veg
Herbed and Garlic Rice

Dessert:
Pacenciawich (Pacencia cookies with sweet cream and fruit)
Espresso n' Cream (Vanilla Ice Cream with Brewed Coffee)

Brewed Coffee

The food was good (though some of them didn't turn up as planned) the atmosphere frantic, hot, crazy but incredibly fun and rewarding. I'm quite glad only a handful were able to make it, because the setting is more intimate. There were no private conversations at one edge of the table and no one was left out. I am super duper glad that everyone had fun and are raring for a second round! :D

HOSHIT! I have to prepare a menu!

This is gonna be fun!!

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So far, so good. I just need faith in my life and I'm set. :) :)

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Also, I would also like to thank Petter for being absolutely awesome ;D ;D

Lovingly yours,
Creole

P.S.
School has started and Addos always seem to meet up after every class. ILOVEIT!

Work is trouble

Work really is trouble and old issues of insecurity and paranoia resurface.

Or maybe it's just too much coffee.

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Yesterday was my dad's Deathday anniversary. It's been 13 years since he's died and we really really miss him. When I remember him my eyes well up and I feel drained. I guess I haven't really paid much attention to him for so long. I really miss my dad.

I didn't have enough money to buy flowers for him yesterday so I'm counting our Monday get together will be a blast. I'm sure it will because everyone is going to be there!

I'm inviting dragging Petter so Leslie can start calling him a winner xD I love it.

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On better news. Sagar and Marishka are back together! I love this news so much and I'm so happy for the both of them!

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Wow, this post is really a rollercoaster of emotions.

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I'm typing happily away in the office because there's no one around. The PD people are somewhere having a meeting and the quietness makes me think better and be more productive.

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I really miss him too (even though wre just saw each other the other day). The past few days were so draining and all I need a good non-relative hug. Yeah.

I'm also hankering for some serious Kabab pigging out. Mmmm Keema with eggplant.

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For the first time ina very long time, I am very much broke. I can't even buy a bottle of C2 without thinking hard about it. Seriously!

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I promise pictures soon. :)

♥ Creole

P.S. Does anyone know a good diet pill? One that doesn't have severe side effects like cardiac arrests, an extra head or vagina failure? I really want to loose weight. For reals.

Ozine, death note, MoA and tofu

There was a generous amount of fun last weekend with birthday/swim parties, conventions, an aborted movie marathon and long walks in my bitch heels. It's like I'm hoarding all the fun just in time for Holy Week where God tells us not to have too much fun, mkay?

Lulz, I still feel odd not having any birthday plans.

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Last Sunday, was Ozine fest 2007. Got pretty tired of all the Naruto cosplayers and eventually bored with the repetitive Rozen Maiden and Death Note cosplayers (Ryuuk and Remu not included). Gundams and transformers and all sorts of large-scale cosplays are still made of win and cool while chibi Sailormoons are losing its cute factor (at least their costumes were elaborate. So much pearls! So much kira kira!).

I took pictures of some cosplayers but my film roll was dominated by non-cosplaying otaku styles. There were cute outfits, cliche "anime school girl" outfits and the eer present goth. It was a good time to take pictures. This kind is part of my thesis research :D

I got free arts from Patrick, the long lost Berd and the amazing Kuya Wilson Tortosa. Will scan/take pictures as soon as my scanner stops being funky.

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The following day (monday), I had a meeting with fellow org-officers concerning the Org's scheduled events for the upcoming year. Then Petter and I went home to watch the Death Note movies and read a bit of Yamada. Twas a very good day.

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Yesterday, I went to the HOOGE Mall of Asia with my long lost high school friends Eunice and Johanna. That was a lot of fun (even with my beautiful feet contraption I call my Fiorucci heels) I watched 300 for the 3rd time. :D One more and I've finally hit my 1,200 mark!! :D

I spotted some glue-on nail jewels at one of the craft shops in MoA. It's only 70 pesos so I believe I shall buy it :D And pale, ballerina pink nail colour. Yis. :3

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Today is 'hand around, draw, watch a couple of movies, disregard your damn diet and read a book or two' day for Petter and I. Since we're low on funds, I decided we can have lunch here at home, read a comic books, draw, watch movies and just talk. Kinda like the Kada's infamous geek-outs (NEXT WEEK!!!). I'm quite excited.

Today , we'll buy a tub of vanilla ice cream and mix it with a bit of my mum's coffee. Yumm. :3

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On sunday (april 8th) we can officially start celebrating my birthday xD I' not sure when the La Sallians start their summer so I'll ask around. I want my geek out complete ya knoes.

I missed you lot!!! ♥

2nd

Whoa. What? We're going to present on the second day (competition day) so we have a week to fix our shitty paper and get our act together. YES!

I'm planning on fixing the ads Monday evening together with our adprod project. It's going to be quick naman eh.

Petter and I saw 300 the other day. Holy shit, I wanna watch it again. Though there is something lacking about it, I can still honestly it's brilliant. I love the end credits. :D :D

Work work work. SO much work, so little time.

I'm glad I have a little David Sedaris to keep me company. Naked (by David Sedaris) promises good laughs.

Ta~ Off to buy some cake

♥ Creole