Life as I Know It

So what am I doing blogging at this ungodly hour?  On valentine’s day?  Why the hell not?  I’ve been having my extreme zombie episodes again.  Last night (dawn), I texted doc edith for a sleeping pill prescription.  Of course she said no.  Yes my doctor friends.  I’ve been counting.  Twice I’ve been turned down.  Jongki you know you win the first place ribbon.  Hmp!

Now let’s see… I was holding back from blogging today until Kenneth texted.  So Irog, thanks to you, I will put my thoughts into html.  It is the same thing anyway - today is not among my favorite.  Especially not since I “grew up”.

My valentine trivia.

… My earliest memory of valentine’s day is a jolly card from mommy.  It was for me and my brother.  The cover shows a little girl in red dress and a BIG smile holding a heart beside a boy with an equally big grin (all teeth showing to the world hehe).  The message says “we be valentine’s ja-ja!”  For the longest time I wondered who ja-ja was.  I suppose even mama was clueless at that time hehehe  well what can I say?  Mommy has class.  She knows german. Ja?  I wonder where that card is now.  I’m sure it’s there somewhere.  Will look for it next time I’m home.

…Back in elementary, I dreaded the art class valentine’s card project.  And why not?  How many versions can there be of cupids and hearts can there be?  And the local store always seems to ran out of the glossy red colored paper.  but the flat faded kind is always available.  how sad.

…High school holds the best valentine memories.  What with the crushes and the carefree ways of a teenager!  If I manage to reach old age, I would have a lot to show the young ones how I grooved.  Really! Hmmm sometimes I do wonder where all the charm went hahaha

…The valentine best forgotten was 1998.  It was suppose to be a “surprise” picnic at the UP fair grounds.  I bought cheap wine, plastic cups, Japanese take-out, and chocolate cake.  I fell asleep waiting in vain.  Should have woken up and walked out the next day.  Silly girl.

…Most embarrassing (read:  shamelessly drunk and wasted) was in 2000.  a broken heart + a commiserating bestfriend in the name of vina + a tolerant friend named ram + countless rounds of flavored lambanog shots at the UP fair = endless waterworks, passing out, waking up with eyebags bigger than balikbayan boxes, an upset stomach, and a 2-day hang-over.

…The most trying-hard valentines was in 2001.  I remember how vina and I wanted to celebrate valentines with a single-but-happy attitude.  It backfired! Hahaha we ended up swearing off going out on such occasions in a busy district like Timog, car-less, and hungry!

…Most terrifying was in 2002.  I had a prom tour event then.  I didn’t make it.  I was battling high fever and chills.  For the first time in my life, I seriously got scared (umm second time pala).  I thought I’d never live until daylight.  As soon as daylight broke, I left for Capitol Med.  The doc ordered I check in right away.  Turned out I had pneumonia.  I was hospital chick for a week then.  The running joke at Summit: “Ste ganun na ba kalamig ang valentines mo at nagka-pneumonia ka?!”. ouch! I just had to laugh in between coughing bouts.

…Best valentines ever was 2003. Wine, home-cooked mushroom ala jillo, candle-lit veranda overlooking pasig, music, easy conversation and the very best company – jenny, ed, and vina. I still think it was the happiest valentine’s day by far.

… and all the years after, I was saved the hassle of making up an excuse for something to do on this day. I had prom tours back in summit (feeling high school? hahaha). My first year in smart, I was romancing Andres Bonifacio at Monumento during Caloocan’s fiesta. Last year, I was on a hyper travel mode connecting the dots from CDO – MNL – DVO – CDO.

… so how about 07? Kebs. Lived through broken hearts, pneumonia, and events. Who knows where I’ll end up today? Life always has a trick up its sleeves. I’m game!

and mekla thanks to this i had an early laugh yesterday :))