‘di na ko takot sa tuko

    I love going to Batangas when I was a kid, non-stop street games to the max ang favorite pastime ko. No one can make me stay indoors except for one thing… Tuko… and pinakamabisang panakot sakin (bukod sa ipis).

    There are so many myths about this reptile. It will stick to your skin and leave an ugly mark that you will regret for the rest of your life. Hearing its voice… tukkku… tukkku. I thought of it as an animal with brown soggy skin, yellow eyes, looks close to a fierce croc, and two feet long. Big enough for a 5 to 7 year old kid (just like me way back then). I have maintained this image in my mind since then.

I have almost forgot about this.  

Today is happy hayop Thursday. We have this segment about pets, this morning we have different kinds of geckos. the infamous tuko is one of them. The myth is broken! I finally saw it for the first time! and it’s far from I imagined. In fact it’s a cute creature. Here’s a proof!!! Matapang na ko! I have finally conquered my fear!

emo

“Why do birds suddenly appear? Every time you are near. Just like me, they long to be close to you…”

I have to admit that it’s killing me! I miss him. I miss him.  It’s the first time we got separated this long since we got married last month.  Corny noh? It has been two days and I’ll still be waiting for three looong months. It’s pretty different living together on our own.

This is the third time he went out of the country; I should be used to it. It always feels the first time each time he  leaves. I am having a hard time going to sleep and coping up with things not having him aside.

(eto na naman) back in my old home… I can easily turn my attention to other stuff, like playing to the kids or just having a plain conversation with my Lola. Here, I can feel his absence easily. I sleep alone, eat with the maid, watch TV alone … everything alone! I easily get stressed and feel a lot more sensitive about my emotions (emotera ako ngayon kumbaga!). I hate this feeling.

monster incorporated

May one-eyed monster sa room na to!!!

He only sees himself.

He uses his big floppy ears, prying on to his victims.

He has a "bigmouth" that can swallow you whole.

He has many hands.

 One handles a girl magnet that he thinks works. He feels good proving himself macho gwapito (e.g. flirting with his tropa’s girl), but he’s the exact opposite. He loves meddling in things and situations, even if he’s not needed. Then if something goes wrong, he goes missing in action and plays dedma.

One has a big sharp meat trimmer that stabs people at the back, this one works bigtime!!!

One hand has a mirror.  He’s loves to look good among those above him, agrees to what they say, laughs their jokes, and nods at every shore but acts oppositely at their backs.

One have an artist’s paint brush, because he really wants to be one and really think he’s creative, even people say he’s not.

The other hands are empty, but snatches things you have in mind.

He’s Mr. Knows-it-all and thinks he’s really really good at everything. He’s only tiny, but thinks as himself humongous.

This monster is really really scary. You'll only know him when you meet him. Watch out, you might catch me snooping behind your back.

out & in

I have so many wonderful thoughts about moving in to a new home and a sad feeling when it comes to moving out of the old one.

 OUT: I will definitely miss the house where I grew and the comfy feeling that my cousins and Lola bring whenever something depresses me. I’m sure they will miss me too. It’s kinda sad that I will be leaving them, with the thought that there will be no one to take care of my Lola like I did. The kids will have nothing to play with when I bring the console and portable games with me (of course will bring them, I had a hard time saving money to buy those). There will be no one that will regularly bring them to the mall at weekends just to eat at Mcdo or buy stuff that they like (hehe! I’m such a spoiler). I’m sure will visit them every weekend or whenever I have free time.

 IN: It’s both happy and tiring to move in to a new house and start a new life with my honey. We had so much fun shopping for furniture, appliances and stuff for our apartment. I wish I can do this more often. So much for the enjoyment… we ran out of money! Whew… thank God I have a supermom that has a big heart (and pocket) that came to the rescue when we ran out of budget. Arranging things. Cleaning this and that. Moving this to there. Haaay… So tiring. Afterwards we had coffee and stare at the place. It’s worth it…

home sweet home

Back in my old abode…

Market, grocery, drugstore, hardware, church, parlor, fastfood chains, bakeshops, LRT station… they’re all just a block away. The mall and the hospital are walking distance. The animal clinic and pet shop were two LRT stations away. Jeepneys and trikes are just around the corner. I can almost reach everything within my reach (except for my place of work). Haaay… my old place was more convenient than the sari-sari store.

It’s pretty hard to adjust to a new environment. Here, it’s the exact opposite.

There is only one sari-sari store, which only sells RC cola and e-load then closes around 7 in the evening. 711 is the only grocery near but it’s still 5 minutes walk. Everything else is so far. There are no jeepneys or trikes around. Cabs are the only means of transpo. The only thing close enough is the office. Well, I don’t have to travel for an hour just to go to work. We still don’t have internet and landline. I’m in the middle of the metro, but it feels like I’m far from civilization.

This morning I applied for the PLDT internet bundle. I called this afternoon and they told me that my application is already approved and I can have my payments done right away. Yippee! They’ll be installing it within this week till next week. What a nice birthday gift this is. I can’t wait to call my friends or surf the net. I’m so excited!

1st post

New Year, new life, new house, new age, new blog…

It’s been a while since I blogged (been busy with the wedding preps and moving in to our rented apartment). I almost forgot its therapeutic benefits. This year, the whole world changes… so much have happened… so many things to blog about. We’ll better get started…