BFF’s FOCL

I have a childhood friend who is preggy again and another one who just gave birth. I have a cousin who’s about to give birth in a month’s time and I have a high school friend who just got married. Another friend just got engaged while a guy friend from high school has finally gotten himself a girlfriend! A best friend is cruisin’ Venice and another crazy friend quitting work to raise a baby in West Virginia…and me? Loving and thankful for my friends and so loving every single minute of my life!

We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere. -Tim McGraw

Funny Bones

My college days coincided with a lot of acts of terrorism all over the world. So it wasn’t unusual between me and my friends back then to crack jokes about war and terrorism. And because I had a bunch of crazy friends who loved to pull prank jokes on people (even strangers), I now have a collection of funny memories stored up there in my head. So when I chanced on Achmed in Youtube, funny college memories burst from my head like a dam and went straight out to my mouth in the form of LOLs Not only is Achmed hilarious, he also reminds of my college friends who, being in Achmed’s shoes, would probably say the same thing..

Watch Achmed..The Dead Terrorist

Bachelorette Party

Last Friday, my sis threw the wackiest party for me…a bridal shower!! All our childhood friends were there. I can’t remember the last time I laughed as much as last Friday’s! And ate as much! It was a good feeling..I hope marriage would feel like that, too.

Can’t Wait!

I saw some friends today. Not just friends but good, old friends. Not just old friends but old as in waaaaaaaaaay back childhood We’ve seen each other played backyard football and barbies, talked about our high school crushes; ransacked each other’s house; mulled over college school applications, debated which job to take, attended each other’s wedding and stood as godmother to one’s child. Yep..those kind of friends. The sort of friends you can’t hide from because they’ll know where to find you

 We planned what we’ll do when my sis comes home for my wedding. Hah! My sis..she’s so excited I’m sure her mind’s in Manila already! We planned my bridal shower, too. Oohhh..this is going to be FUN! From dinner to spas and dinner and did I say dinner?

Hay…I should be able to finish my practicum by then para makasama sa lakwatsa! And do all these MA stuff! Hay ulit. My mind’s no longer into studying..!

Today’s sing along song: I’m So Excited!

A Real Havaina Snob

For the life of me, I cannot understand Havainas.

A new girl-friend and I were in Trinoma awhile ago. While strolling, I noticed a number of people carrying Havaina paper bags. Because I couldn’t stop myself anymore, I shared to my new friend my hang-ups with Havianas. I told her how I cannot understand why people would want to spend at least P700 for a measly rubber slippers! I mean,  when I was a kid, when it wasn’t called Havainas yet but Spartan, people just get them for P15! I don’t know. Maybe if I don’t know that Spartan slippers existed, maybe I would go gaga over this Havainas, too. But….P700?? For a slipper?? D-uh! One time, I found this multiply account solely dedicated for the site owner’s (a Filipina) collection of…you got it…Havainas! I was like, “Does a Filipino feel P700 richer/prettier whenever there’s a Havainas on her/his feet?

My rave went on and on and on and on. When I finally took time to gasp for air, my new friend told me she’s got 3 Havainas (me and my tactless mouth!). I said, “Oh?” She said she feels guilty that she has 3 of them but before I could say “told you”, she defended that Havainas “make one’s feet pretty even if she’s wearing rags.”

Because I was obviously not persuaded, I told her to take me to a Havaina store and let me be the judge of how “pretty” these slippers can make me. I also told her that Havainas might be on sale since everybody I saw in that mall had Havainas goodies. I even saw one lady with 4 (!) paper bags. I said there’s no way a typical Filipino can afford that much for a slipper. After saying this aloud, I was sure the “to-die-for” (quoted from the hardcore Havaina collector in Multiply.com) slippers were on sale. I convinced myself that.

Anyway, when we got to the store, I discovered the place packed with people. Everybody were either trying on a slipper or paying for one. My new friend coaxed me to try one on and see what she meant and since that’s the reason I came to be in that place anyway, I tried one skinny (?) or something slipper. I forgot what she called it.

I stared at my Havaina-ed foot and looked hard. Half-expecting for some magical thing to happen.

None did. No matter which angle I looked at, my foot looked perfectly the same to me. It didn’t looked any prettier. Worst, I realized how badly I needed a pedicure. “Well?” my friend inquired. I just shrugged my shoulders like a true blue Havainas snob and placed the slipper back in its rack.

My friend asked the sales attendant if they were on sale and to my surprise…they were not! In my head, I was like, “You mean, all these people are REALLY buying them for that price??  You mean, those people we bumped into earlier carrying Havainas paper bags bought theirs at a minimun, P700?? That lady with 4 (!) paper bags paid at least P2800 for a rubber slipper??Wow..guys! Get real! Give me that money and I will buy you hundreds of spartan slippers in Divisoria!” (hehe)

And now, I’m more perplexed at the way Havainas wound their way into the Filipino heart. But it’s no wonder, really. Havainas and Starbucks have something in common…HOWEVER, I’ll be tactful now and keep my opinion to myself.

Today’s sing along song: One More Addiction by Natalie Imbruglia