Christmas here in Canaduh is downright sad for me and Denise. Yeah, we do celebrate it with our families but that’s it. No family reunions, no little cousins running around, no titos/titas/lolos/lolas to mano to and get papasko from, NOTHING. Christmas here means meal + family + gifts. Depressing compared to the Christmases that I got used to. Sad sad saddy sad sad, no exaggeration whatsoever. Maybe not as bad for the people who stayed here longer because they either got used to it OR they have lots of relatives OR they have found ways to improve the situation. I however, still have to find those ways. Depressing I tell you, vair vair depressing.

On the other hand, the one thing that I really really like about Christmas here is I get almost all the material things that I want! Not like MacBook Pro though, just somethings that are in my budget or the gift giver’s budget.

And who would forget? BOXING DAY!!! I hate shopping at this day though. Prices are indeed marked down but dammit I don’t like the whole crowd of people in one store. I feel like I will suffocate. But for the sake of beauty, I will fight my way through this coming boxing day. I am vair vair excited.

I remember last boxing day, I was gonna buy a new camera in Future Shop that I saw in their website because it is in my budget but when I got to Future Shop, the damn camera was gone! I was so devastated, I didn’t buy anything anymore for the rest of the day. My sister went into the stores checking out the sales, as I was just sitting outside, whining. Hahaha.

So anyways, since everyone has Christmas wishlists, I decided that I will make one too. Make that two. Two lists. A realistic one and an unrealistic one. Lol.

My realistic wishlist:

1. sewing machine – Jeff has agreed already that this will be his gift for me. In fact, I’m getting it this tomorrow =D Too early I know, but whatevs, soo exciting!
2. new purse or messenger bag – any brand, I don’t mind. As long as it looks fab.
3. cash for boxing day

Ohmy. That’s it? Haha am I this unselfish now? Unbelievable =D

My unrealistic wishlist:

1. Jeff – he’ll be in Pinas for the holidays =(
2. iPhone
3. MacBook Pro
4. plane ticket to Pinas
5. world peace

What can i say, Unselfish is my middle name. Muahahaha.

Anyway, random photos:
Jeff and I bored at school, modelling our kicks. hahahhaI was jelous of this shot of his so I tried it too

Lion king much? Jeff said the picture reminds him of Simba, complete with the sun light and hair.

And here is your best shot.

A few days ago, Jeff and I celebrated our 14 months anniversary. =) Who knew we would last this long huh. We celebrated it a week before the real anniv simply because we were hungry and I was wearing the I heart JEFF shirt.

While waiting for the food, Jeff took pictures of me doing the FBI pose with my school ID.

The service was superb so we gave a generous amount of tip, 10%. I know, that’s not generous considering tips are supposed to be 15% of the total amount but Jeff and I don’t really tip that much because we usually get bad service and we are kuripot! =D

The food was yummy!!!

I love you tarts! Thanks for being the bestest friend/boyfriend in the whole world =D

There I was, in front of my computer, innocently browsin’ around PerezHilton.com when suddenly, a daga came out from the back of my comp desk and ran to the other side of the room. Now I loved the movie Ratatouille, but living with a rat in real life is borderline gross.

So I called the owner of the house, Tito Mark, who lives upstairs (I live in the basement), and told him about the freakin’ rodent. He went downstairs right away and tried to look for it but didn’t find it. He then gave up and gave me 2 golf clubs instead.

What the heck do I do with the golf clubs? Golf the rat? Like I’ll swing the club in a golfing manner and use the rat as a golf ball? Will that kill the rat? What if it bounces to the wall then hit my face? Ewwwww. How the heck do you kill rats anyway? Chase it with a knife and slice it? Ugh. I will throw up now. I can’t even kill a bloody ipis because I always think that if I try to hit it with my flipflops, it might fly to my face!!! And because of this, I always use Raid to kill the damn cockroach when I see one lurking around. Or Baygon. Or cologne. Or spraynet. As long at it has spray, I will use it. I don’t care if it doesn’t work. Bugs. Are. Gross.

So I went back to my computer, still terrified. In less than 2 minutes, it showed itself again. I ran upstairs again. Tito mark came chasing it and tryna hit it with his golf club while I lock myself in one of the rooms in the opposite side of the basement.

After 3 minutes, TM said he wasn’t able to catch it and it went to its hiding place again and he couldn’t find it anymore. He said I should just use the computer upstairs and he’ll try to look for the damned rodent tomorrow. I said that it’s okay, ill just lock myself in my room and indulge on my latest read.

After 30 minutes in my room, I felt like I needed to pee. I tried to hold it longer, but like a girl, the urinary bladder can only take so much. And so I opened the door and found the rodent lying in the middle of the room.

Yes, lying down on the floor like it was sleeping or something. I was like WTH I thought TM wasn’t able to catch it, why is it there? I wasn’t sure if it was dead or sleeping but the damned thing was there… just.. chilling.

I didn’t proceed to my washroom business and instead hold my pee much longer and called the house phone through the cellphone, telling TM that the rat is lying down the floor.

TM: Lying down? Hahaha. Maybe it’s sleeping. You better keep quiet then, you might wake it up. hahahaha.

What a guy. LOL.

So he went downstairs once again and it appears that the rat wasn’t dead, it was just injured. Maybe its tiny legs got sprained or something. I know, poor daga. NOT. It could still walk though but just very slowly. TM then again chased the rat and this time, he caught it! It was probably the most comforting part of my life. Thank you, Lord! Yes rat, that’ll teach you! I know it’s freezing cold outside and you want to be warm but you can’t live with me! 1) because you don’t pay $350 for the rent 2) cause you’re plain disgusting dammit!

My only worry is that the rat that TM killed, might have relatives. And if you’ve seen Ratatouille you’ll know what I mean. They have so much relatives, they can break down a whole house. I know I know it’s just a movie but still =\

And what if I was eating and someone rings the doorbell? I have to leave my food to check who’s there. What if I come back and the relatives of the rat are having a fiesta in my bowl of rice? DISGUSTING!

What if I was sleeping and it decides to cuddle with me and it steps on my face? Ughhhh disgusting! I may never sleep ever again…… ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz.

I have this theory that the reason why Disney is still keeping Vanessa Anne Hudgens after her XXX scandal is because Vanessa knows that Zac Efron is gay and Vanessa threatened Disney that she’ll tell the whole world if they won’t keep her.

Yes, they can easily replace Vanessa for HSM 3, or who knows HSM 10. Disney is so good at milking money from 12 year old girl’s pockets, they might do HSM until Corbin Bleu turns white. But then again the cast will be too old for anymore HSM’s won’t they? But then they are already too old for “highschool” musical BUT I DIGRESS…

So where am I? Oh. Yes, they can easily replace Vanessa but if Vanessa exposes that Zac is indeed gay, confirming my theory and Perez Hilton’s as well, then there won’t be anymore HSM right? Because replacing the leading lady is one thing, but replacing both the leading ladies (hahaha) is totally gon ruin everything.

And look at his clothes. He dresses too well to be straight.

I don’t really mind him being gay. I love gay people. Lol.

Never in my life have I dreamt about this actually happening. Never have I thought that this, THIS is possible.

I, Francine/Cindy Tac-an/Mercado, the official rice bucket of the century, the girl who is living BUHAY-BABOYlike (translation: kain, tulog, kain, kain, kain, tulog), have just lost my interest… in eating.

pieces of evidence:

1. I haven’t touched my rice cooker for four days now. And no, it’s not because I’m too lazy to cook rice** because it is already cooked and 7/8 full, I even have some cooked ulam in the fridge, but because I don’t know.. I just don’t feel like eating. The normal gluttonous Cindy would have chowed down the rice in one day. Yes, I can finish 3 gatangs of bigas (not 3 cups of rice, there’s a difference. 3 gatangs of bigas expands as you cook it, meaning 3 gatangs of bigas is probably 6 cups of cooked rice? I don’t know but I know there is more) in one sitting. How do I know? Because my mini rice cooker can only hold 3 gatangs of rice. But now here I am, turning down the rice.. and longganisa. Must be normal for some people but mind you, that is anything BUT normal for me.

2. Normally, the 3 gatangs will be my dinner (yes, one night only) instead, my dinner consists of instant kimchi noodles and… that’s it. No rice, no bread, just noodles. Freakin miracle that I don’t get hungry after that.

3. Gave up my fave junk foods ATM – Lay’s Salt & Vinegar and Taquitos. I used to eat either of the two every night, I couldn’t help it. And now, I don’t know why, my mouth stopped craving for both.

I once saw this book, Skinny B*****, which celebs like Jessica Alba and Victoria Beckham have been reading and I was like “Woah. The book is smart and funny and everything, but I can’t do THOSE. I’d like to keep my coffee, thank you very much. Those are just too healthy”, I said this almost puking. Plus, I never liked green tea.

Hello, Skinny Cindy!

Everything is still too weird for me right now… I’ll still have to take my time to fully comprehend this miracle. NOT. Napilitan daw kunwari eh. Hahaha. To be honest, I am looooooovin’ it. Who wouldn’t? Oh I know, those lucky people *ehemSHEILAehem* who, no matter how much burgers they shove down their pin thin bodies, still have a 2 digit lb weight. But now, I will have my skinny chance too. Horrraaaaah God is goooood!

I don’t think this will last a long time, though. Christmas is just around the corner.

**the rice is safely in the fridge if you’re worrying it might go panis.