I just finishing ironing just a few of my clothes and my arms hurt. Ang arte ko shet. I don't know how our maid back home can iron everyone's clothes in the house. BOW.

I saw The Day the Earth Stood Still last night before bed and when the movie ended, all I could think of was "WTF was THAT?!!?" The movie was ridiculous but the one good thing I got from it was the line Keanu Reeves said to Jaden Smith's character in the cemetery,

"Nothing ever truly dies. The universe does not waste anything. It is simply transformed."

Amen. este, Nam Myoho Renge Kyo!
hehe...
That single line saved the movie for me.

I overslept today and woke up at 12:30pm. I did laundry, shopped a few groceries, washed dishes and made daing na bangus with tomatoes and onions for a very late lunch. I ironed my clothes after that and am currently infront of my mac for the first time today. It's already quarter to 6pm. That's SOMETHING believe me.

Oh btw, I forgot to mention that I bought myself an all in one printer yesterday! Yahew! Joyce dropped by the restaurant again for lunch and Lily gave me a two hour break so I can go out with her. We went to SoHo (omg, how come I never bothered coming to this side of the city? It's a SHOPPER'S HAVEN). I went with her to the Apple Store since she was getting herself a Macbook. One of the genius guys told her she gets a free printer with her Macbook purchase but since she said she didn't need one, I decided to take the offer instead. I added $30 to be able to get the model with wireless capability. I installed my sexy new printer last night. Mica bought photo paper today and I am on my way to change my framed vanity photos into my real photographs! YAHEW! NMRK!!!

Mica and I are taking Undrea to the center for the Introductory meeting at the center later at 7pm. Undrea (in case you didn't know, she's subletting Andy's room) has been exposed to our chanting since she moved in and she left this on our whiteboard on the fridge.

This house truly is the Filipino Buddhist Center in Brooklyn :)

That would be Nam Myoho Renge Kyo...and action!

Mica and I were BORED to death last night that we started calling everyone on our contacts list for kicks. Jordan was the only one who picked up and he said he will chant for us not to get bored. Right after that, I ran downstairs to the corner convenience store, scored a pint of haagen daz and 6 bottles of Smirnoff Ice. Mica and I called for pizza and calamares and put The House Bunny on. Then Undrea and her friend Brandon came by and the party kept on rolling. Benny came home from dinner and the dead evening turned out to be not so bad after all.

It's gotten a bit chilly again lately. The sun is out but the winds are relentless. Ugh...Bring on the 60 degree weather already! I want a tan!

*****

Yesterday's AWWWWWW moment...

Background:
From my November 3, 2008 post

We had dinner at a Friendly's nearby and it was hilarious how Tita Chon was so fascinated by the restaurant, the food and the menu. I couldn't understand why she was so amused by it at first until I realized why. You see, restaurants like Chili's, Applebee's, Red Lobster, Cheesecake Factory and IHOP which are in abundance in California, are sparsely seen here.

Tita Chon left a message on my FB wall yesterday...

Stopped by F----- on our way home from Montreal - The place that serves sliders, shirley temple, extra thick milkshake, fish 'n chips, rootbeer, and ice cream galore for dessert...the same place that gave me childlike excitement the last time we were there. Wished you were with us, Kari.

Awww...

Mica and I went to Ikea again yesterday to supposedly buy a few items for the house and for our rooms. I ended up with a cartful of stuff instead! I had to leave some items behind before checking out since I really didn't want to spend so much again. I got shelves, mirror, plants, a wok and other little items I needed around the house. Spent the day indoors drilling holes in my wall. I broke the power drill attachments while doing so but that didn't stop me from mounting my full-length mirror, two wall shelves and coat hook even if I had to manually screw holes in my wall. I'm SERIOUS. I was hungry and exhausted after all that, that I only had energy to make myself instant ramen.

Before.
Drab walls, cramped spaces.
After!
You can't see it in the photo but the box that the butsudan used to be on is gone which leaves me with extra floor space. Yahew!

I am not a huge Picasso fan but the framed art is pasalubong from Baby's trip to Madrid last February.

My Butsudan has a new home!

Mica bought me an orchid from Union Square today.
It's a wonderful addition to my new design space!
I framed a leaf I got from Prospect Park last fall.
It's my first autumn in New York and marks my arrival in the city.
I bought chayote from the asian store a couple of weeks back with intentions of making tinola. I never got around to cooking it and the vegetable began to sprout so I placed it in a vase with water and pebbles I got from Ikea yesterday and let it grow.

I stayed in yesterday and I didn't really want to do the same thing today no matter how much I wanted to save. I went out and watched Monsters vs. Aliens 3D. It wasn't as hilarious as people said it was going to be but I enjoyed it anyway. There was still light out when I got out of the theatre and I didn't really want to call it a day so I headed to Manhattan to shop! Went to H&M on 34th street and spent two hours going through stuff I don't really need but want. I had a $10 gift card from Christmas so I figured I'd use it. Of course I spent waaay more than that and got a pair of navy slacks, white blouse, grey denim skirt and a wool cardigan. Mica texted she was having dinner with her friend Nathan at the tapas place on Chelsea (Cafe Riazor) so I paid for my goods and cabbed my way to 16th st. We had sangrias again but this time drank only enough to look drunk but not actually be drunk. Took a nice, long, hot shower when I got home, steamed my new clothes which I am wearing tomorrow (naturally). I will finish watching Sabrina until I fall asleep. I have a long day tomorrow but I am actually looking forward to it because a friend from Manila is in New York (Joyce) and she will drop by the restaurant tomorrow. I haven't seen her since I worked in Podium (yeah, THAT long) and it will be nice to see her here. I'll be hosting tomorrow so I have free time to entertain guests while my boys do most of the hard labor. Hee!

I was cleaning out my harddrive and was looking through the old flip videos in my mac and saw this. It's a video I took of my mom in San Francisco when I saw her for the very last time before she headed back to Manila last September. I don't think I ever uploaded this but it was so hilarious just watching her talk I just have to upload it for posterity.

This is humor only her daughter would understand. I had to edit out a few bits of it because there was mention of he-who-must-not-be-named in there. The mindless joke may have been funny then and is still is now but it wouldn't be appropriate for my current state of buddhahood. CHARING!

I also found this video that I uploaded in this post last year. I can't believe it's already been a year since. Wow...So much has happened already!