Hello 2 0 1 1 !

I'm back to blogging. Again. I've probably typed that same line every time I disappear from the blogosphere. (Is there such term?) Well, if there wasn't, now there's one.

So much things has happened the past few months, where do I even begin?

Ah, my trip back home: Philippines.

It was short and bittersweet. I could not believe that I was only there for 3 weeks. Better than nothing at all, right? I had the best time of my life when I went home. I spent loads of time with my family and friends. I wish I could say I ate lots of food but I got sick during the first week that I opted to eating soup instead of all the lobster tail, calamari rings and fresh seafood that were in front of me. I've never been so mad at myself for having a sore throat, other than that exact moment!

We visited both of my parents' hometown and get to see my family. So much fun!

Needless to say, that vacation was so much fun. Me and my family get to be together again. :)

Now, I'm back to reality. Back to working. Back to mundane routines. At least I get loads of kisses from my little furry lovelies! :)

I usually don't do resolutions, I think they're a waste of time. but I am making a promise to myself that I am going back to blogging more regularly. I'm going to make an effort to write down my thoughts, I know that when I first got here in the US, my blog was my outlet. It helped me with preserving my sanity, and really, I should just write. Writing helps me vent out this pent up emotions.

So here's to 2011 and more blogging!

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Cheers to my few readers!!!

The one where I had to kiss a dummy!

Yesterday, we had our First Aid/CPR training from the American Red Cross. It was quite informative and I learned so many things.
Also, I never realized that I have the capability to be human enough to function after only 3 hours of sleep and to sit there for hours and hours listening to all those First responder blah blah’s.

I could not get pass the graphic images of people losing fingers and other body parts and oh, the lacerations too! How am I supposed to proceed on studying Nursing if I can’t even stop myself from cringing at the sight of those images on printed paper!!

The worst part was doing the CPR on the dummies. I was shaking, palpitating and felt like I saying “screw this whole thing, I’d rather fail this than give CPR to that limbless, lifeless, creepiest piece of rubber and plastic!”.

"Pimp in distress! Pimp in distress!" LOL!

But then, I got over it and passed!
Yeah, this entry is as boring as my day was yesterday. Blah.

The end. =)

on things that have been running on my mind...

• Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning - I want a clutter-free house. Seriously. I didn't think it would be too hard to ask.
• Laundry - it seems endless.
  
• Home Decor - I want this apartment to be full of personality (our personality). I have been looking for inspiration and I'm hoping it's not going to be expensive and David goes along with it.
  
• Crafts - I already have too many pending craft projects.
  
• Blog List - for some reason, my blog roll doesn't allow me to add my fave blog list. I guess I have to do it manually.
• Time - I want a lot of time to do all of these...
  

things to do:

• Organize the walk in closet. I already have 3 shirts in the donation box, that's a sign of progress, right?
• Toss out shoes that gives me torture I don't wear.
• Take out more boxes to the garbage can. The thing is, our trash day here is Wednesday. It feels like forever!
• Tackle the mess pile laundry that I have to do in the guest bedroom.
• Organize my desk upstairs.
• Stop procrastinating!
  

Random thoughts

• I hate moving with passion. I told David we are not moving for a year. I don't care if Obama wants to evict us.
• Well, unless Edward wants me to move in at Forks with him, I might give that a thought. ;)
• Tod, our lil pup is out of control. He thinks it's all fun and games and he doesn't care how tiny he is and the scary thought of getting stepped on isn't on top of his priorities.
• The house is a mess.
• I can't wait for this mess to be over with. One more week to go... We're giving up this place and finally just settling in at the townhouse.
• I'm excited though... It's about 3 blocks from where I work and I can walk to and from work. It's a new work out for me. Wooot!
  

Thank goodness she didn't see my butt cheeks blush!

People say the most awkward things sometimes...

David and I were at the Wal-Mart parking lot, trying to fit the dining set and a bookcase into the back of my car, when a girl suddenly said, "Hey".

I looked at her and she was looking at me and said, "I like your butt".

I was like, "umm.. thanks?". Insert awkward smile here.

She shrugged, "I'm sorry but I just like it". The boyfriend was shaking his head.

Again, I gave her my awkward smile and went back to what I was doing.

Well, I'd to take it as a compliment despite the weirdness and the awkwardness of it all.

I can't sleep...

It's past midnight and I'm wide awake. I have work tomorrow and I'm pretty sure my eyes will be as puffy as it with allergies, if not worse.

For the life of me, I cannot sleep.

I'm getting stressed out. Planning a trip to Vegas, the prospect of moving to a new place, plus I'm getting my new vintage car (fancy way of describing a second-hand car) plus the insurance, paying rent for two places (since there will be an overlap), trying to get myself a well-deserved long-lasting birthday present and making sure that I'll have an awesome time for my birthday getaway...

I feel like I'm the only one working too hard on this. Planning, spending, making sure the reservations are made so I can score a good deal...

I'm getting exhausted.
I'm beginning to feel like I'm the only one who wants this.

Maybe I should just consider staying in town and forget about this whole thing.
It's just another year anyway...

✌,
April

Las Vegas or San Francisco????

• It's been a while since I last blogged. I think I'm really good at breaking my blogging promises. I lurk on people's blogs though. I try to keep up but I'm just not good in leaving comments. Sowee.
• I need to put my birthday wishlist some time soon. I only have seven more days to put it out to the world and for Santa to hear me out. lol. Christmas on April, that's heaven for me.
• I am still not done with the blogging layout dilemma.
• Also, I need to plan where I want to go for my 25th birthday. Seriously, it's not like you turn 25 every year. That's quarter of a century. That's a big deal. :-p
• I'm thinking of either going to Las Vegas or San Francisco. Le Boyfriend hasn't been in either places.

So I'm making a poll. You, whoever is reading this, will have to summon whatever will power you have to click on comment and leave an answer. (Pretttyyy pllllleaaseee...?)

(If you're over 25, pretend like you're turning 25. if you're not close to being 25, still pretend you're turning 25 *wink*)

Where would you want to go on your 25th birthday, Las Vegas or San Francisco?

One of the gazillion reasons why he rocks!

I cannot decide!!!

I'm thinking of switching to Wordpress because I have a Wordpress app on my iTouch. Lame, I know. But when I'm at work, I'd have this "This needs to be blogged" moment and for some reason by the time I get myself to write it all down, it'd completely slip my mind.

On the other hand, I'm still working on redesigning this blog. It might encourage me to blog more often.

I swear, I need a creative outlet. My mind is full of ideas but my laziness is getting the best of me.

check out these babies!

I've been "salivating" on these purses. Aren't they pretty? No. They're gorgeous!


I'm trying to save money to get either of these two for my birthday. I'm excited! Hopefully the prices will go down three months from now. :)

Dear Snickers bar & Ritter Sport,

Love(handles),

Shoes and Haunted Houses

I guess it's about time I post some updates... I've been a really bad blogger lately.

My American Express fiasco is already taken care of. I called them and I made sure that I ain't paying for that charges made to my account.

So now, I'm all moved in & almost "unpacked". I could not believe how much shoes I've got. They're actually just piled up in the middle of the living room. I have no room to put them. So I guess I'll be donating them or something.

Anybody there who's size 8 and lives in Fallon and wants some good shoes, holler at me!

Other than that, life's good. I've been taking things one day at a time. David is quite awesome. I really appreciate his presence in my life and how he always assures me that it's all going to be okay whenever I have my "freak out moments".

On the other hand, last night Steve ( a workmate of mine at Starbucks ) mentioned something about going to a Haunted House. He asked David & I if we wanted to go. I was laughing because how could there be a haunted house here in Fallon??? Seriously.

Well, apparently, I was wrong. There is one and it's on the Fairgrounds. It's like $3/person. That's cheap. Plus $2 for a hay ride. No, I'm not kidding. HAY RIDE! Well, it's Fallon. lol.

The last time I went to a Haunted House was in Jentzen Beach in Portland. That was fun! It was quite pricey though but sooooooo worth it!

So now with this haunted house in Fallon, I'm all intrigued and I want to go...

When I got nothing else to do...

• How tall are you barefoot? not tall enough :-p
• Have you ever smoked? nope
• Do you own a gun? no, I don't
• Do you hate someone right now? no, I don't. hate is such a strong word. let's stick with the good vibes
• Do you get nervous? yeah
• What do you think of hotdogs? they're okay.. specially the ones from Whole Foods!
• What's your favorite Christmas song? The Christmas Song
• What do you prefer to drink in themorning? Water
• Can you do push ups? I could
• What's your favorite piece of jewelry? Earrings
• Do you like pain killers? no
• What is your secret weapon to lurethe opposite sex? LOL. That will forever remain a secret ;)
• Do you own a knife? Thanks for reminding me, I need to get some kitchen knives
• Name? April. And you?
• Name 3 things u wanna do at this exact moment? Sleep, see David and clean up the house
• Name the last 3 things you havebought lately: I've been buying A LOT of things lately
• Name 3 drinks you regularlydrink: Water, Water, Water
• What time did you wake up today? 6:30
• Current worry? Lots....
• Current hate? Waking up so bloody early as the weather gets colder
• Favorite place to be? Home.
• Least favorite place to be? My old place
• Where would you like to go now? Home.
• Do you own slippers? Ummm, yeah. It would be so sad if I don't
• What shirt are you wearing? work clothes
• Favorite colors? Brown, Purple, Pink and Black
• Would you like to be a pirate? No, I can't stand dirty fingernails. lol.
• Last time you had an alcoholic drink? two weeks ago, had that Strawberry Smirnoff that was just disgusting...
• What songs do you sing in the shower? Depends on my mood
• What fear gets you at night as a child? Monsters underneath my bed
• What's in your pocket/s right now? Nothing...
• Last thing that made you laugh? I haven't laughed yet so far today... pretty sad.
• Last thing that made you cry? Annoyance, hurt and pain that I'd rather not discuss about
• Worst injury you've ever had? Back when I was 2 years old, I fell down the stairs, hit my forehead and I have that scar to remind me how "playful" I was.
• How many cellphones do you have? 3
• Who is your loudest friend? Via, Fidel, Clauden & Courtney! lol.
• Who is your most silent friend? Hmmm... Andrea can be really silent
• Last movie watched? The Eye, unfinished
• What is your favorite book? Twilight Series
• What is your favorite chocolate? Ritter Sport
• What song do you want to be played at your wedding? "At Last" :)
• What were you doing 12 AM lastnight? Sleeping
• What was the First thing you did today? smiled :)
• What was the last thing you did the day before yesterday? kissed my baby! :)

It's like a neon sign saying "LOOK AT ME"

There are three ugly creatures sitting on my face. They're annoying and they're attracting attention for wrong reasons.

The first one, I call it the "Boogimple". Because it's sitting right near the opening of one of my nosetrils. It looks like a booger but it just really is an ugly pimple.

Second one, I call it the "Angelina Joliemple". Because it's sitting right below my thick lower lip and it hurts like crazy. And also because I'm wondering if Angelina Jolie gets pimples like mine sometimes...

And the last one, I call it the "Flashing One" because it's resting near my chin and it's HUGE and it makes people stare at it like you just want to pop it.

They're only here for a short visit to welcome "the red flag". Pretty soon (like tonight), they're soooo getting evicted through in any means possible, Proactiv, Witch hazel, Yes to carrots facial mask or heck, sand paper! I don't care, whatever it takes.

Biting the bullet

Since I am working my tushy off like a mad horse, I am buying myself new toys. Read: gadgets.

So I got an iPod Touch and I'm totally inlove with it. I have an 8gig but I think I'm getting an upgrade and get myself a 16gig, I'm uploading photos and my audiobooks in it, plus music and some videos too.

And today, I just ordered an HP 15" dual core laptop. I bought it at WalMart because they have the best prices and less-hassle return policy (I hate paying "restocking fees). It should be here next week or two. I can't wait.

They are not exactly cheap and I know the economy sucks right now and people may think I'm just wasting my money, but hey! I work 70 hours a week, I deserve some treats. ;)

South beach diet, anyone?

If dolphins can do it, I possibly can!

On the bright side? At least, I don't have to do some aquatic stunts. ;)

Whoever said that...

...time flies fast when you're having fun is lying!

My day is flying and I'm not sure if I'm having fun.

I don't know where the rest of the day went because I'm SO busy. In between taking phone calls, I've had a lot of paperwork to do. I'm pretty sure, it's not as much as other people does, but still, it's driving me nuts because I hate clutter. Ugh.

Not to mention that I've been feeling under weather since last night.

Now, I'm taking a breather because "they're" on a meeting and I'm going to try this yummy scoop of chocolate ice cream and a slice of chocolate cake, dang it!

Oooppsss! There goes the phone ringing again, I spoke too soon.

At least there's no need for a heimlich maneuver

You know what's funny?

... I just spent my half an hour lunch walking to the gas station to get me some 100% beef hot dogs (no nitrates and all those other crap).

... and I'm sitting here on my desk eating the oh-so-good hotdog!

... and every bite I take, I silently pray that the phone doesn't ring.

I've marked this date weeks ago!

September 22, 2008.

My most awaited night. Why? Why because it's the premier for Dancing with the Stars!!!

For those who don't know yet, I love to dance. I love dancing. I blew hundreds of dollars when I went to Arthur Murray School of Dance and I know it's worth it.

So yeah, I'm a dork like that. :)