I finally got around to handling the pile of laundry that's been collecting the past two weeks. My days off last week which would normally have been dedicated to cleaning and laundry, were spent in Queens or out with my parents. I cleaned the bathroom and headed out to the Waldorf-Astoria to meet Tito Mo to pick up the blow dryer that mama left in Queens. I'll have to go back on Friday since Tito Mo forgot to bring it. I walked around midtown trying to look for a place to eat. It was already close to 5pm at this time and all I had to eat for the day was a tub of Dibs and a can of club soda. After a while I realized I did't really know my way around this part of town and decided to hop on a train to 32nd street and had korean fast food at Woorijip. $5.50 for a hefty serving of beef bulgogi over rice and kimchi.

I was almost done with my current read (Haruki Murakami's Sputnik Sweetheart) which meant I was due to another trip to Barnes and Noble. I skipped down to Union Square and picked up Breaking Dawn, Fragile Things and American Gods. I'm becoming a prolific reader now and can flip through 3-4 books in a week. I've decided to give the Twilight series another chance since I've already read one and will start reading Breaking Dawn (the last in the 4 part series) as soon as I'm done with my current one. Fragile Things was recommended by Jammi and I've also decided to give American Gods another go. I tried reading it in 2006 but found the book too long and the plot too complicated that I eventually stopped reading it. The bookcases in the living room are starting to look real cramped with all the books I've acquired on top of the ones Mama brought with her from Manila. My copy of Absolute Sandman Volume 1 arrived about a week ago and its so pretty I don't even want to take it out of its box. I have so much to read it's so exciting!

I bought myself a fan today since it's gotten real humid now and I didn't want to keep hogging Andy's fan. I got home and ate leftover corned beef and sorted out the laundry. I had a bit of time to kill so I decided to break in the CHI ceramic flat iron mama bought me. I've always wanted to get myself one but found it too expensive ($130!!! mama got me the mini version for $90). Mama also gave me a stuffed dog that, just a few minutes ago, I've decided to call Oscar. This is Oscar and me with my straight hair.

I'm getting into plants too. I got another small plant from Ikea and will try to see what's the easiest way to grow herbs by my kitchen window. They were selling potted herbs in Union Square earlier and I thought it might be a great idea to grow a few of them at home. I keep wasting the parsley, cilantro and basil I buy in the grocery. They only sell them in bunches and I only use a little in my cooking. The rest end up rotting in the fridge. If I'm really up to it, I might set up a little garden on the roof. My only fear is squirrels might come and mess them up.

Boredom led me here. I uploaded a photo and tried playing around with the different styles to see if giving my hair an entirely new do over would suit me. I found out that straight hair will never sit well with me.

There are two things that people remember when they
meet me, my height and my hair. People referring to me would always say the tall, curly girl. My voice and manner of speaking catch their attention next, Jammi once described it as "palengke slut." Thank you dear, I will never forget that. :p

Miranda: Smart, yes, sometimes cute, but never sexy. Sexy is the thing I try to get them to see me after I win them over with my personality.
Carrie: You win men over with your personality?

All throughout my lower and high school years, I never wore my hear in any other way but a ponytail. Curly hair was not the fashion back then and everyone in school had long straight hair and all the guys went gaga over the chick with the long locks. I hid my hair in the tightest of ponytails. There was a time though that I asked my mom to get my hair straightened so she took me to Freshaire (it was 1994, OK!) and I ended up like this, but with burnt ends.

I had an ID photo just like this once,

but with shoulder length hair

In college, most of the people who knew me from Benilde know me by this hair.

My then boyfriend just broke up with me
and I took it out on my hair

Then one time, I came to class and was greeted by gasps because I pushed it further to this.

think Cruella de Vil highlights

Eventually I grew it out but was still not at peace with my curls so I spent hours every morning blow drying them straight before work.

Then just before I worked for TPC, I said "f*ck it." I was exhausted of having to spend hours every morning just so I can end up with hair that goes crazy when it gets rained on or when I start to sweat.

I would get a haircut every 6 months
but when I'd look at photos, they all end up looking the same.

I had long curly hair for years and I was getting sick of it so I had it cut to what it is now. It's harder to manage since I can't get lazy and just tie it up like I used to because of the short layers but I grew tired of looking like a lioness and needed a change.

hair on a bad day


hair when tied back


hair on a good day


hair when dried straight


hair when I wake up in the morning

Once again, I've wasted your time with this post. Wag ka na kasi magbasa eh.