it sounds dorky but...

blogging is not at the top of my list of things i have to do.
(please refer to the february 24th, 2006 entry: "am i so bad?")

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but since i'm here, i would like to ask anyone reading this if they know how to get a return flight out to brussels on the 7th of august to at least the 18th for less than $1700CAD. that's how much i'll have to scrounge up to get to dance with kp in belgium. i'll do my share of fundraising, but if i don't somehow get that cash by 30 days before the departure date, i'll be here all august, folks!

if you're free on april 7th...

woohoo! lookit me!! come out and watch me dance!! tell your friends!! then tell me, so i can hook you up with tickets ;o)

so yeah, this is basically the group of girls i've been dancing with every week for the last year or so. i am so proud that we dance well. seriously, we're good. absolutely NO "elaines" or "carltons" here. thanks lynn and lei... ;o)

now if you see me dance with kababayang pilipino, i'm definitely not up to par with that group. for real, that stuff is challenging to engrain into your system. i'm definitely the "elaine" of kp.

this one's for you. you know who you are.

(he really is quite intimidating.)

how can you have a bad morning/afternoon/evening after seeing good ol' chuck?.. his last name is " norris" and his first name is "chuck"!

spring break in full effect!

i had nothing planned for this week.
so far, this is what i've been up to in the last hour:
trying to make a ringtone for my phone.
msn-ing with my twin sis.
listening to my lil sis clean her room to rave music.
transcribing my dance routines onto paper.
thinkin bout my best friend.

am i so bad?

it's not that i'm typically lethargic or lazy. i just don't feel motivated to do anything anymore.
i think i'm just down.
lately i've caught myself saying "i need some time to myself... right after i finish..." a lot.
seriously, if god put me on this earth to accomplish things, at this rate, i'll never die.

things i wanna be thinking about:
- dancing and music.
- arnis and kung fu.
- dragon boat (can you believe i've been so busy that i missed TWO whole meetings already?!! i wonder if they're already deciding to cut me :o(.... noooo!).
- getting back into school.
- cleaning my room.
- blogging!

things that are preventing me to think about the previous list:
- work.
- relationships (with everyone around me).
- previous engagements that i can't get out of but i really want to.

although the second list is shorter, it does cover more area.

i think my emotions are best described by a certain comic strip character who never seems to have a good day. it goes something like this:

*ARRGH!!*

on the corner of georgia and howe

that bear is always there offering his fish! how can you say no?

don't you hate it when you feel sooo overwhelmed you're not even sure what you gotta get done?.. yeah, i'm not super overwhelmed, but i've got things to do and they just keep on piling up... i feel like i'm gonna forget something. i honestly can't see farther than this friday. maybe i'm tired. i went for acupuncture today and i think i'm still too relaxed from it all.

and here i am, just bloggin.

our birthday pics

yeah i know, it's about time. but they're here now... i don't wanna hear any complaints! ;o)

i would've taken pics of the rest of the food, but it was gone in a flash. mind you, our birthday is usually 1% for celebrating our age, 99% an excuse to get our friends together to eat all our favourite filipino food.

sabz and baxter

oooh, so cute!

our "nice pose"

our "silly pose"

the sisters

good times.

sometime in late november...

remember i was telling of the foggy weeks we had been having?.. yeah, this is a pic from my upstairs window. creepy!

if anyone asks, yes, he's mine.

this is baxter at almost 4 months. he's a sweetheart. i'd tell you his story, but it's a long one.

i'm a little girl... but i carry a big stick!!

this is me with my small kali class. my kuya louie (bottom left) is our guro. he was asked to participate in a new book called GUARDIANS OF THE LEGACY, which will be distributed internationally and launched this july at the 2006 FMA festival in the philippines. i'm so proud of him. ooh, it's all so exciting!

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i was gonna post something yesterday. i didn't get a chance cuz i spent the day at the seattle premium outlets. when i got home i was already more than tired. and now i'm up and awake... and i forgot what i was gonna write. oooh, but at least i have something to write for my other blog.

check it out.

yay!

okay, so i've got pics from my weekend/week so i'll post them up when i get a bit less lazy. like later. i need a breather. i'm done with all my christmas shopping, baking, and wrapping... now all that's left is my dance performance tonight and i'll be all chill.

i swear if anyone needs a good cardio regimen, just take up dancing. any kind of dancing. it's more fun than pilates and you get just as great a workout. i kinda wish i could go back to ballet, but i can't seem to find my old dance company. oh well, i'll search. oooh, which reminds me... mike, i'm going to get back into kung fu now. well, i guess after christmas eve and new year's eve... sorry for the delay!!

i think i'll watch elf again today.

go shorty!

... yes, it's my birthday. and i partied like it was my birthday... on friday, and saturday (sorta) then i kinda recuperated on sunday, then today annie and i went out and renewed our licenses (they were due today!) and tried to get things for free... mind you, even tho the free things on your birthday didn't work to well (we got nothin), there's still denny's. apparently we can score a free meal! yeah i'll try after dance rehearsal.

and kuya, the pics of my party will be up later. i'm not finished partying yet!!!

finally!

it's the last day of school til january... and i'm so excited! it's annie and my bday party tonight and we'll be partying til the early morn. i hope i made enough food...

it's just barely 745 am right now so i'm going to get ready for work. i'm actually not going to work so that i can work... i'm going there to party it up with the kids. we have games and stuff til noon then we're outta there for the break! woohoo!

k, lots to do... i'll be writing more soon.

by the way, long division isn't so bad. just think: multiply, subtract, bring down. repeat as necessary. monsieur yap actually made up a song for it... yes, it's quite silly, but he's proud of it.

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this morning is not a particularly good morning.

the first email i read was from a friend that is not going to come back to vancouver (from toronto) for the holidays. dammit. i think it's been like 2 years since i've seen him last. i guess i'll have to visit out there when the weather warms up to the positive side of the thermometer...

then that kid i usually tutor at 10am saturday mornings shows up with starbucks... but at 1050!!... seriously folks, i don't mind the attempted bribes, but she already did that last week. it's tired and the fact that she still doesn't practice her long division when i ask her to makes every saturday more and more repetative. her being late is at least a bonus then... that way, she only stays with me for 40 minutes of long division madness.

i also missed arnis. i better catch up this winter. lots of gym time for me :o)

HOWEVER...
i managed to send out the evite for annie and my birthday party. woohoo! that always feels good. i can't wait til the party! i'm gonna start my cooking prep this weekend.

and i'm going to do some serious christmas shopping with my buddies... i'm done with most of the major shopping... just getting things for the kids i tutor. maybe i'll give them homework for christmas!! hahaha i'm mean!

to top it off, it's a sunny day today.
this afternoon is definitely looking up :o)