Stripping

From NYC...



It's my new hobby. JUST KIDDING! So last night I get a call from my friend Ed who's in town from Philly with his girlfriend and cousins. They want to meet up and go out. So I'm game since me and Junior haven't seen them since they met up with us in NYC last July. So I ask where we're going and he says, a titty club! umm ok... I've never been but to me honest I've always wanted to go! Call me weird but it's true. So ok, we're down. PLUS he says he's got BIG news! Well he told me back in July in NYC that he planned to propose in December! SO... when he said big news I thought... he did it already! But apparently there is MORE news. So I'm thinking... Angie's prego! But then again... why spring that news at a titty club?

Anyway, we meet up at Treasure's down Westheimer and oddly enough I run into my cousin Boycel who is half way mortified to see me there. hahaha! oh well. and then even more mortified when I tell him that our other cousin is meeting up. He's all, "The family is coming???" ahahhaha..

So we're hanging out (which I must say that girls get more attention from the strippers than guys do!)and Ed tells us that they are pretty much married AND... AND they are expecting!!!! Oh man I was so excited!!!!! Turns out the titty club was for his cousins bday.

Irene, Raja and Cheetos (I'm sure I'm spelling that wrong) meet up with us so we're all hagning out; it was fun. All 4 of us girls (Irene, Rachelle, Angie and me) decide to put some dollar bills during one of the acts and she was really sweet. It's funny to hear

what she really thinks about these guys drolling over her!







Down to Houston...

Beautiful

Today that is. Freakin beautiful outside. Leave it to Houston to have crappy, CRAPPY weather for 2 or 3 days (even more) and then you wake up and it's freakin' beautiful. Well I guess it's more a storm passing through than Houston and it's inconsistent weather, but whatever. Today was beautiful. NOW it's starting to feel like fall!

I've been in contact with my cousin Kuya Ric in the PI last few days. Him and his wife were approved a visa to come to the states! His wife got a job in New Jersey which is kind of far, but at least it'll be a lot easier to visit each other rather than in the PI.

Junior and I had dinner at this kick ass korean place called Seoul Food. hahaha... man that bulgogi is GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD. I can eat that for the rest of my life. haha!

I figured it out!

I think I wanted to keep a blog because I tend to talk to myself a lot... in my head! And now I sound insane. Maybe keep that one to yourself, Gail. Great. But that's it. When I think about stuff, it's almost like talking to myself... almost like I'm narrating my current life, thoughts... but in my head. ha! I am my own film.

Bought the murder mystery dinner party today! woo hoo!! I can't get enough of those things. AND it'll be in lieu of Halloween since that's coming up. Dressing up in character is fun! Acting in character is even funner! I can't wait! This will be my 3rd dinner party! Well actually, I went to a theatre in Toronto one time and attended one. So I guess that would be 4. But the decorating, props, CLUES... oooooo!!!! I can't wait! I hope everyone gets into character!

Tecson

I'm going through my junk mail folder in my email to see if there is anything I should keep before emptying out the whole folder. I come across and email by someone I don't really know, but it grabs my attention because the name is Tecson. I opened it and it is addressed to several people with the name Tecson. Firs thought was, "oh great, one of those spam emails that sends it out to everyone who has a smiliar email, in this case, Tecson. But I read on and as it turns out, it's an article by someone who has done, is continuing to do research on many including the Tecsons. Well the article is very long (http://baleria.com/?page_id=69) but from what I gathered is pretty damn awesome. I've always wondered where my roots come from. I know a little from my mom's side but never really knew much on my dad's side. I got bits and details from him, but even he wasn't so sure about the details. He always said there was one man left in the PI that really knew a lot.

Well in this article, that man is mentioned. In the article he's 94 (2005) so he may be 96 by now, God willing. I was so amazed that he had boxes of documents... DOCUMENTS! HELLO! Most people in the PI don't have documents about hteir ancestors. A lot of stuff was burned by the Japanese and well, we don't know much about our ancestors.

I found it odd that this man that research was done on was also a Mason, as was my dad.

Lately I have been into heritage, genealogy and ancestor-hood (if that is a word). Not too sure why, but I'd really like there to be some sort of history for my children and their children and so forth. It's not like here where John Smith has centuries of documents and historical stories, etc. You don't hear of many filipinos having those type of stories to tell or even really know.

Anyway, that's all. Rained A LOT today. Just wondering when it's doing to get cold! I'm looking forward to wearing long sleeves already!

My Celebrity Look Alikes

I came across this site myheritage.com. I haven't explored the whole thing yet, but I found this celebrity look alike thing I thought was fun.


Here's another one:


This next one is crazy b/c one of my biggest matches for this photo is Rosario Dawson (which is in another one of my matches. Crazy part is I am EXACTLY 2 months older. AND I don't think I look like Hally Barry at all but I'll take it! shoot... I think more than anything the angle of our photos are similar and that's it! haha


Repeat offenders: Gabrielle Union, Kyoko Fukada, Song Hye-kyo, Matsu Takako (do I look japanese???)
SHOCKERS: Condeleezza Rice?!?!?


Having fun:
















ok that's enough fun for today.

Missing you

My first blog. I'm not sure, really, why I've even created a blog. Who am I typing to? Do I even want people to read this? I'm not sure. But during my drives to and from work I think of a whole lot of stuff and sometimes I want to record that... somewhere. I've always thought about keeping a blog but then I think... everyone will be all up in my business. haha... but then again, it's almost self therapy except that I'm in no need for therapy. Dammit... I just decided to keep a blog.

So my first "reflection" is called 'Missing you' and that's directed towards my parents. Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of Dad's death. I can't believe it's been a year already; still seems like yesterday he passed but then again it still feels like yesterday Mom passed and that was in 2004. I assume it's common for people to think about a lot of things while driving... I mean it's really the only time you have time to think/reflect during our busy lives. Recently (and I mean these last few months) I often think about things I will miss because Mom and Dad are no longer physically here. Aside from missing their presence, I realize how much I've grown since their passing. I mean, I know I am still the same person, but I've grown in some aspects that are more... adult-like. Married life. Sure we have ups and downs, but overall it's great. But I miss that I will never be able to talk to my parents about that. Not necessarily to get advice (well maybe that) but just little things. Little things like, "So Mom, when Dad irritates you what do you do?" Or "Dad, when Mom had her once a month "deals" how'd you deal with that?" Not really advice but common ground... topics to share with your parents. In some sense I miss that although I was very close with my parents, I will miss the chance to be friends with them. That sounds weird. But on some level I feel that as you get older, as you get wiser, you start to understand your parents more and therefore have more common ground... stuff to chat about. I'm going to miss that.

I'm going to miss that feeling of calling my mom when I first get pregnant... I already missed her during the planning of my wedding. When I have my first child... buy my first house... my children will never know my parents and I think that bothers me the most. Oh... and how GIRLY I've become in the last two years is insane. I've been a tomboy my whole life, and when I start to become girly, Mom passes... the ultimate girl of them all! I'll miss the shopping, the "Mom guess what I bought!" or "Look at the earrings I got and just for $5.00!"

Mom... she was the most caring and loving person I think I'll ever know. Dad has got to be the wiset person I'll ever know. Although I miss them everyday, I have no regrets. Sure, if I could, I'd do some things different like... be girly sooner, grow up faster... but really I have no regrets because I have and always will believe that everything happens for a reason. And maybe I grew up more when I did because they passed. And I certainly don't want anyone feeling sorry for me because that is not the point of this. It is what it is... a reflection.

Tomorrow we celebrate Dad's life and remember and celebrate Mom as well. I'm grateful I had my parents as long as I did. I'm gratful I had freakin' awesome parents. If one day I can be half as good a parent as they were I will consider myself lucky.

Rest in peace Mom and Dad. I love you both very much.