Ilang taon nang lumipas. They still haven't lost their magic. Mag-aalas tres na't nasa opisina pa din kami. May tinatapos na trabaho. OT ika nga...Pero tumutugtog ang Eheads. Haneeep. Gising na gising pa rin ako. Kani-kanina lang sinisipon pa ko, kinakabahan na manghina. Bawal magkasakit sa mga panahong 'to. Pero ang sarap, sarap, sarap lang uli makarinig sa boses ni Ely, tugtugan nila Raymund, Markus at Buddy. Akala ko college, high school, grade school ako uli!! Blast from the past. Haneeeep.
Wala na ata akong ibang bandang minahal pa. Pero bwiset, bat kailangang magkahiwa-hiwalay pa sila. Kailangan bang isabuhay nila ang kasabihang, all good things must come to an end. bullshyeth. Kung may magic lamp lang ako ngayon sa tabi ko, iwiwish kong sana ibalik ng genie ang dating tuwa, saya, at kakaibang musika ng tunay at nag-iisang Eheads. Yun, plus 1million more wishes. Syempre madami pa kong gustong hilingin.
Fine, world peace malamang isa dun. Atsaka sana masaya forever and ever ang lahat ng mga mahal ko sa buhay. Okay. Lahat na sa mundo.
At isa pa, sana manalo kami sa 6/45 at 6/49 mega lotto.
Wooooo-hooo!!!
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
On love and shoes
Yesterday I fell in love.
I had nothing specific in mind as we walked around the mall. I just knew it was time to buy my Christmas gift. Any style would’ve worked, assuming of course they had my size. But after a few stores and a number of running shoes I’ve seen, my eyes were fixed on a pair that casually called to me to come try and fit it.
I just knew I wasn’t going for anything white—because white shoes, are hard to clean. So I was drawn to those made mostly of dark tones. There it was, in between two other pairs…running shoes which would have been otherwise so ordinary. But no, I already had a Nike on my right foot which seemed to fit me just well, (plus it was undeniably on the budget) but these black/blue shoes just seemed to feel right. I hadn’t even tried them on, but they absobluminutely felt right for me. We were meant for each other, I just knew it.
Regi said so too. I actually pointed them out casually, but he was the one who excitedly said, “Yan, oo yan, mas okay!”
So I asked the salesman to get me those shoes in…eherm…size 9. Too bad the largest size they had was 7.
But this time, I already knew what I wanted. In my head, I already had a picture of the perfect running shoes. This would make for a great Christmas gift! I never thought running shoes hunting could become so exciting.
We went back to the Adidas store, they didn’t have that style. To Toby’s…they didn’t have it either. To Sports Central…but the salesman just gave me a surprised look when I asked for the style in size…9.
“Ma’am, UK size ba ‘yan o US? “
“A, e, US, size 9. Alam kong size 9, kasi may sinukat na kong size 9, pero ibang style yun e.”
After a few minutes, he hands me over the shoes and says, “Ma’am, pasensya ka na ha (nagulat ako) kasi ngayon lang ako nakarinig sa babae ng…size 9. Ang laki pala ng paa nyo.”
Ok lang, sanay na ko. Maliit lang ako, pero sadyang malaki ang paa ko. Wala namang ibig sabihin ‘yun pag babae ka diba?
Still, the largest size they had was 8 1/2. Aaarrrrgggghhhh….
He tried to make me compromise. Maybe it’ll expand, then it’s going to fit me perfectly! Or maybe I could try the other styles. They’ll probably feel just as good. Pero ang sabi ko lang sa kanya, “Hindi e…(eto seryoso, sinabi ko talaga to drive home the point) Alam mo ‘yun…napatibok na nya yung puso ko? Iba e.”
Na-gets na nya. Tinuro pa nga kung saan kami baka makakita ng same style pero may size ko.
On to more stores. We searched bldg.A then bldg B for other stores which carried Adidas. Minsan pa nga pinilit kong magtingin sa Reebok, sa Fila, sa Nike, baka sakaling may humigit sa kanya…pero wala. Wala talaga. There was only one specific style I had in mind: Adidas Tremor, size 9.
Pero wala talaga.
So I went home, brokenhearted. Naawa na nga si Regi sakin e. Buti pa sya, isang tingin lang sa mga nakadisplay na basketball shoes, alam nya kagad yung gusto nya. Kuha ng size. Sukat. Solb. Nabili namin kagad yung Christmas gift nya.
(Kundi lang ako makulit na nagsabing magtingin muna sa ibang tindahan baka mas mababa ang presyo dun, bibilhin na nya kagad. Pero matapos mag-ikot, dun din kami sa unang store bumagsak. Ang galing e.)
Hemingways…
Today, I came to the office itching for lunch time. Today, I will find you.
Pag patak ng alas dose, takbo kagad ng Gbelt. Wala sa Adidas. Sa Landmark, andun…pero walang size. Direcho ng isa pang Adidas sa Glorietta 3…wala na naman!!! Sa Cinderella, meron ding style…pero 8 1/2 ang biggest! Sumpa ba ang 9 na paa?! Ano ‘to, parang roller coaster ng emosyon. Sasaya, aasa, pero madidisappoint dahil wala pala. Walaaaaa!!
Aaarrrggghhhhh! Why God? Alam kong OA, pero type ko na talaga sya, bakit di pwede? Bakit nyo pa pinakita sakin kundi rin naman pala pwedeng makuha ko sya? Ang saklap.
I was supposed to go back to the office already, but there was one other choice…SM Makati.
Pero teka, malayo…at saka, may oras pa ba? Kaya pa, lunch time pa din…Skip na muna sa chibog. I had to know I did everything I can, given the time I had, to search for those perfect shoes. Ewan, basta may nagging feeling na kailangan kong subukan pa rin sa SM. Yun na lang. Last na. Kung wala doon, wala na talaga. Magmumukmok na lang ako.
Malay mo, someday, I’ll find the perfect pair, tapos sale pa. Or, hindi ko na lang hahanapin. Basta, pag namasyal na lang ako, bahala na, pag may makita pang ibang running shoes. Basta, di na ko maghahanap, I’ll just wait for the perfect shoe to come along. Tutal, I started off with no expectations when I started this search. Might as well abandon all hope and start anew.
Pero nasa glorietta na ko e…kaya sige. Fight!
Pagdating ko nang SM, parang kumakaway-kaway pa sya sakin. Yooo-hooo!! Andito lang ako.
“Miss! Meron kayo nun, size 9?”
Tingin ang miss sa notebook ng inbentaryo.
Suspense. Over. Parang slow-mo habang binubuksan nya yung notebook tapos dahan-dahang hinahanap yung style ng sapatos…at kung may size 9 nga ba…
“Ah, meron.”
One of the sweetest words I’ve heard this year (kakasimula pa lang ng taon e)
Isa pa nga…”MERON.”
At eto pa…iisa na lang.
Sinukat ko. Sakto. Ang ganda nya. Ang ganda nya talaga. At ang sarap lang ng pakiramdam nang magkita pa kami nang halos di na ko umaasang makakamtan ko pa sya.
It was a match made in SM.
Ngayon, parang nahuhuli ko lang ang sarili kong napapatingin sa kanya. Minsan, totoo, di pa rin ako makapaniwala halos na sa dinami-dami ng pinuntahan ko’t, nag-akala na kong mapupurnada na ang pagkuha ko sa kanya, e kami din pala ang magkakatuluyan. Totoo pala, kung kayo talaga, kayo.
I had nothing specific in mind as we walked around the mall. I just knew it was time to buy my Christmas gift. Any style would’ve worked, assuming of course they had my size. But after a few stores and a number of running shoes I’ve seen, my eyes were fixed on a pair that casually called to me to come try and fit it.
I just knew I wasn’t going for anything white—because white shoes, are hard to clean. So I was drawn to those made mostly of dark tones. There it was, in between two other pairs…running shoes which would have been otherwise so ordinary. But no, I already had a Nike on my right foot which seemed to fit me just well, (plus it was undeniably on the budget) but these black/blue shoes just seemed to feel right. I hadn’t even tried them on, but they absobluminutely felt right for me. We were meant for each other, I just knew it.
Regi said so too. I actually pointed them out casually, but he was the one who excitedly said, “Yan, oo yan, mas okay!”
So I asked the salesman to get me those shoes in…eherm…size 9. Too bad the largest size they had was 7.
But this time, I already knew what I wanted. In my head, I already had a picture of the perfect running shoes. This would make for a great Christmas gift! I never thought running shoes hunting could become so exciting.
We went back to the Adidas store, they didn’t have that style. To Toby’s…they didn’t have it either. To Sports Central…but the salesman just gave me a surprised look when I asked for the style in size…9.
“Ma’am, UK size ba ‘yan o US? “
“A, e, US, size 9. Alam kong size 9, kasi may sinukat na kong size 9, pero ibang style yun e.”
After a few minutes, he hands me over the shoes and says, “Ma’am, pasensya ka na ha (nagulat ako) kasi ngayon lang ako nakarinig sa babae ng…size 9. Ang laki pala ng paa nyo.”
Ok lang, sanay na ko. Maliit lang ako, pero sadyang malaki ang paa ko. Wala namang ibig sabihin ‘yun pag babae ka diba?
Still, the largest size they had was 8 1/2. Aaarrrrgggghhhh….
He tried to make me compromise. Maybe it’ll expand, then it’s going to fit me perfectly! Or maybe I could try the other styles. They’ll probably feel just as good. Pero ang sabi ko lang sa kanya, “Hindi e…(eto seryoso, sinabi ko talaga to drive home the point) Alam mo ‘yun…napatibok na nya yung puso ko? Iba e.”
Na-gets na nya. Tinuro pa nga kung saan kami baka makakita ng same style pero may size ko.
On to more stores. We searched bldg.A then bldg B for other stores which carried Adidas. Minsan pa nga pinilit kong magtingin sa Reebok, sa Fila, sa Nike, baka sakaling may humigit sa kanya…pero wala. Wala talaga. There was only one specific style I had in mind: Adidas Tremor, size 9.
Pero wala talaga.
So I went home, brokenhearted. Naawa na nga si Regi sakin e. Buti pa sya, isang tingin lang sa mga nakadisplay na basketball shoes, alam nya kagad yung gusto nya. Kuha ng size. Sukat. Solb. Nabili namin kagad yung Christmas gift nya.
(Kundi lang ako makulit na nagsabing magtingin muna sa ibang tindahan baka mas mababa ang presyo dun, bibilhin na nya kagad. Pero matapos mag-ikot, dun din kami sa unang store bumagsak. Ang galing e.)
Hemingways…
Today, I came to the office itching for lunch time. Today, I will find you.
Pag patak ng alas dose, takbo kagad ng Gbelt. Wala sa Adidas. Sa Landmark, andun…pero walang size. Direcho ng isa pang Adidas sa Glorietta 3…wala na naman!!! Sa Cinderella, meron ding style…pero 8 1/2 ang biggest! Sumpa ba ang 9 na paa?! Ano ‘to, parang roller coaster ng emosyon. Sasaya, aasa, pero madidisappoint dahil wala pala. Walaaaaa!!
Aaarrrggghhhhh! Why God? Alam kong OA, pero type ko na talaga sya, bakit di pwede? Bakit nyo pa pinakita sakin kundi rin naman pala pwedeng makuha ko sya? Ang saklap.
I was supposed to go back to the office already, but there was one other choice…SM Makati.
Pero teka, malayo…at saka, may oras pa ba? Kaya pa, lunch time pa din…Skip na muna sa chibog. I had to know I did everything I can, given the time I had, to search for those perfect shoes. Ewan, basta may nagging feeling na kailangan kong subukan pa rin sa SM. Yun na lang. Last na. Kung wala doon, wala na talaga. Magmumukmok na lang ako.
Malay mo, someday, I’ll find the perfect pair, tapos sale pa. Or, hindi ko na lang hahanapin. Basta, pag namasyal na lang ako, bahala na, pag may makita pang ibang running shoes. Basta, di na ko maghahanap, I’ll just wait for the perfect shoe to come along. Tutal, I started off with no expectations when I started this search. Might as well abandon all hope and start anew.
Pero nasa glorietta na ko e…kaya sige. Fight!
Pagdating ko nang SM, parang kumakaway-kaway pa sya sakin. Yooo-hooo!! Andito lang ako.
“Miss! Meron kayo nun, size 9?”
Tingin ang miss sa notebook ng inbentaryo.
Suspense. Over. Parang slow-mo habang binubuksan nya yung notebook tapos dahan-dahang hinahanap yung style ng sapatos…at kung may size 9 nga ba…
“Ah, meron.”
One of the sweetest words I’ve heard this year (kakasimula pa lang ng taon e)
Isa pa nga…”MERON.”
At eto pa…iisa na lang.
Sinukat ko. Sakto. Ang ganda nya. Ang ganda nya talaga. At ang sarap lang ng pakiramdam nang magkita pa kami nang halos di na ko umaasang makakamtan ko pa sya.
It was a match made in SM.
Ngayon, parang nahuhuli ko lang ang sarili kong napapatingin sa kanya. Minsan, totoo, di pa rin ako makapaniwala halos na sa dinami-dami ng pinuntahan ko’t, nag-akala na kong mapupurnada na ang pagkuha ko sa kanya, e kami din pala ang magkakatuluyan. Totoo pala, kung kayo talaga, kayo.
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