I almost f*cked Andy's coffee table this morning by placing my very hot coffee press on it. I lifted it to pour my coffee out and was horrified by the very white ring stain it left behind. I was in mad panic and Mica suggested I use pledge. I ran to get my pledge wipes and started rubbing with fury. Nothing. I was prepared to grovel and apologize to Andy already saying I'd pay to get the table restored.

I'm a huge cross-referencer and I don't know where I'd be without Google, Wikipedia and Imdb to fuel my hunger for information. I googled tips on table stain removal and came across this tip. I grabbed Andy's iron and tried it, carefully raising the steam level since the site also mentioned that it may worsen the stain. I figured, either way, I was going to pay to fix it so I gave it a shot.

IT F8CKING WORKED! The stain is gone and no one will ever know. Well, maybe except YOU.

Mica and I were giving each other high fives. I LOVE GOOGLE!

Got home from work at 1am. Mica and Benny had Andrew over and were drinking. Andy was nowhere to be found. I still had three bottles of Stella in the fridge so I sat down and joined them. We drank, chatted (online to friends and to each other), Mica is such a chatty drunk its hilarious. I hate dried fruit but couldn't stop munching on their trail mix. We all passed out around 4am and it looks like I'm the only one up right now.

Made myself a yummy platter for lunch. Tomato, cheese and turkey sandwich with pickles on the side, carrot and celery sticks with blue cheese dressing and grapes. I've also been working on the cartons of citrus punch Rann gave us on our first day. The juice reminds me of the taste of Zesto. Louiie, I love the coffee press you gave me and I've been using it everyday. Btw, our housewarming party will be aroung the first weekend of March which means thats the weekend of our birthday. Come if you can. Although now I can't guarantee you can sleep in the house because I bet a lot of people will be crashing here after the party.

We postponed the housewarming until after our Ikea trip so we can properly furnish the house before we invite guests over. They were just discussing how we will need at least 2-3 seperate housewarming parties since all their friends won't fit in the apartment at one time. I don't have a lot to invite since the people I know are the people they know too. We're going to make an event out of it and I have assigned myself to make invites. I will even have to shoot for it! Yey! I love having such creative roommies!

My baby boy turned 8 years old today!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OMEE!!!I kept kissing him all night and pinching his belly.

Treated Ana, Poy, Tita Chon and family at Sri Pra Phai. Awesome awesome thai food. I ate so much I'm going to burst. Omee was so cute when we left the restaurant asking me if I was going home with them. Tita Chon also had a moment when she told us to not forget about them now that we all live in Brooklyn. Ana and Poy once stayed with Tita Chon before they eventually relocated to Brooklyn.

Got the day off today and went to Target to buy some stuff I needed (laundry detergent, hangers, etc.), shopped for a few groceries and did laundry before I headed out to Queens for dinner. I was so kalat today and kept running back and forth from the laundromat to the apartment because I kept forgetting stuff. I almost fell down the stairs running to the subway station in my haste to make it to dinner.

I got home to the smell of dinner cooking. Benny and Matt made dinner for them and Mica and Andy and we all sat down together. It felt wonderful having a home of my own that I can share with great people. Mica and I bought stuff online at Urban Outfitters that were on sale. Man, I spent so much today. I will need to tighten my belt the next few weeks since I will need to go on that Ikea shopping trip in two weeks.

Andy, Mica and I after clean up

I went to The Container Store during my break (thanks graceylou for directions!) and scored a few things to help me organize my closet and also got some small items for the house. I'm saving the big blowout for our Ikea trip mid-feb.

It was snowing the whole day today so it was mad slow at the restaurant. Lili sent me home early which gave me, Mica and Andy enough time to clean and organize the house as well as throw out all our garbage and moving boxes. The apartment is slowly looking more homey. Me and Mica were on broom and swiffer madness cleaning the floors.

My closet needs more work. I will replace the boxes with decent storage bins and it won't look this cramped when I finally buy a chest of drawers from Ikea.

My room looks like crap right now.
Will fix it as soon as this blog is posted.

The kitchen looks more like a kitchen now!

I can't wait to start cooking!
That's if I manage to find the time to do so.

I decided to keep my books out on Andy's shelving units to make more room in my bedroom.

I'd like to put art on the living room walls or maybe even (ahem) my photos.
When we manage to save enough enough moolah to buy a wall bracket, we will mount Andy's plasma TV above the faux fireplace.

It's 2:30am and I have a messy room waiting for me. Excuse me and good night.

LONG PICTURE POST AHEAD

We've officially moved in!

Tita Chon and Tito Mo were amazingly generous to lend both cars to haul my and Mica's stuff and drive us to Brooklyn. Tita Chon was laughing at the fact that despite me having only been in New York for a few months, I have more stuff than Mica does. We spent the rest of the afternoon fixing our rooms and whatever we can fix in the house. We were supposed to have a small gathering with fellow roommates and just a few friends, but what was meant to be a quiet dinner with chinese take-out and wine became an all out dancing party!

We had quite a few people come over and we breezed through 4 bottles of wine (not enough!). Tom later came with a few cans of beer and we all spent the night laughing and dancing to whatever music I had on my iPod and iTunes. We also enshrined Andy, Mica, and my gohonzon so we all had a gongyo marathon. Benny has yet to purchase his butsudan and we shall enshrine his when he does. An apartment full of drunk buddhists is so much fun. Later in the night, Jordan busted out balloons and started making ballon animals and hats for everyone and began juggling for everyone's entertainment. I haven't danced like that in a house party and I was soo glad that I didn't have to take a train home after. Rann has officially called the apartment Casa Cuadro de filipino (or some sh!t like that) also considered as the filipino buddhist center. Ha!

I handed my camera over to Rann who took 90% of last night's photos. He did an excellent job! I only saw the photos today and loved them! Galeng tsong! The rest were taken by everyone else who had their hands on the camera.

It was a fun night of music, dancing and laughter. At one point, Eisa graced us with her dancing and taught me and Mica a few moves. Eisa even gave me a lap dance which was more hilarious than erotic.

Rann's very rare appearance in a photo

Benny and Andy
I love how this reminds me of an 80's movie poster
Some Kind of Wonderful?
my butsudan

Left is Mica's, right is Andy's



Eisa, moi and Mica


The rest of the chaos may be viewed here.

I can't believe I have my own apartment. I woke up this morning and was like "OOOOMMMMGGGG."

I'm so happy I can't contain it. Tom, Eisa and Jordan slept over while everyone else left for the night. I walked to the grocery 4 blocks up to get breakfast food and coffee. It's almost 1pm and as I type this, Tom and Eisa are still passed out on the couch. Good thing I don't have work till 4.

Everyone's welcome to visit ok?