she's HOT!

Yaris went for a tint job this morning and look at her now...

Ain't she hot?

The car is hot but the driver is not. :0)

Beaufort Street Festival

First time nag-celebrate ng festival sa Beaufort Street kahapon, at sa totoo lang, ang boring nya! Walang binatbat sa festival natin sa Pinas. Karaniwan kasi dito pag sinabing festival ay puro inuman. At ganun na nga ang nangyari kahapon, tanghaling tapat pa lang may mga lasing na. Dahil sa hindi kami nag enjoy ni Jenny sa festival kuno, eto at nag-picture-picture na lang kami.

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Kanina after church service ay nag punta kami nina Jenny at Hermie sa Oscar & Sons Restuarant para mag tanghalian. Ni-recommend kasi ni Sylvia 'to sa akin noon pa. Over looking the ocean daw kasi yung restaurant at mura lang ang pagkain at malapit lang naman daw sa church. So mega drive ang lola gamit si Lee (ang aking GPS na malapit ko ng itapon!). Ang napaka-reliable kong GPS, inukut kami kung saan! Gusto ko ng maiyak dahil 25Kms na kami mula sa church ay hindi pa rin namin nakikita yung restaurant! Alam mo ba kung ano ang pumapasok sa isip ko habang nagmamaneho? "Sana andito si Bill. Hindi mangyayari 'to kung sya ang nagmamaneho." Oh well...

After almost 30mins of driving natuntun din namin yung Oscar. Over looking the ocean nga at masarap naman yung pagkain. Pero hindi sya kamurahan ha.

Ibang way ang dinaanan namin pabalik ng Perth. Kahit saan ako sumuot, malayo talaga sya! Isang oras ang layo nya sa Perth. Isa lang ang masasabi ko sa experience na 'to - HINDI NA AKO BABALIK DUN!!!!

and out they go

At long last, I’ve finally sorted out my stuff and guess what? I’m going to give to charity 5 bags of clothes, a weighting scale, a microwave oven and a cd player. Maluwag na uli ang closet/flat ko!

I’ve never been a hoarder that’s why when I stop using an item for a year or two it goes out the door. I’d rather have more space in my flat than fill it with things I’ll never use. When I was still in the Philippines, my mom was usually my beneficiary but since it’s more expensive to ship my “garbage” to her, I now give it to Salvation Army or Good Samaritan.

This batch will go to Salvation Army.

my baby’s going to get her tints

Three years ago hindi ko inakala na masasama sa aking “things-to-do list” ang:

- mag punta sa petrol station para magpa-full tank,
- mag punta sa car dealer para sa every 6-months car service,
- mag canvass at magbayad ng yearly car insurance,
- magtingin kung saan may murang car wash service at
- mag canvas ng presyo ng car tints.

Masyado ng umiinit dito at hindi ko na kayang tiisin yung burning feeling tuwing magdi-drive ako ng tanghali o hapon. Ayaw ko ng mag mukhang katawa tawa na naka-jacket at 40 degress para lang wag masunog ang braso ko. Mase-save ko ang braso ko pero yung mukha ko naman ang nadadali. Ayaw ko din naman na magsuot ng big rimmed hat sa loob ng kotse. Masyado ng katawa-tawa yun!

Kaya kanina, tumawag na ako sa ilang car tinting companies para mag canvass ng presyo. May isa akong nahanap na swak sa budget ko kaya nagpa-schedule na ako for Monday. This Friday sana kaso fully booked sila. Meaning, isang lingo pa uli ako magdi-drive ng naka-jacket! Waaaahhh….

Nae-excite ako na ipa-tint si Yaris. I’m sure it will make her super cute.

the drama's over....i hope

One of the advantages of being on my own (read: newly single) is that I have lots of time on my hands that I'm now able to do the things I've wanted to do. Things like having more quiet time, doing afternoon and/or morning walks, sorting my dresser, going to swap meets, watching dvd's, spending the whole day in my flat and spending my afternoons in the city as long as I want. It's not that I wasn't able do these things when I was with him, it's just that I had to consider him too. And sometimes he's got other plans that I had to forgo my plans. Now I only have to consider and consult myself and no one but myself. (Do I sound selfish?!?)

Those are the advantages but there are also disadvantages. First on the list is that I lost a companion and a friend. These past weeks, there were many times when I had to stop myself from calling him to tell him of my latest happening or my latest gossip. For almost a year, he was the first person I would call every time I wanted to talk someone and suddenly it just had to stop. BANG! Just like that.

However, I believe this is a blessing as well because I've been depending on him for almost everything and I know that I should depend on God and not him. And you know what, I've started to love driving too! I used to hate driving that if there's a chance for me not to drive I won't. In the past, I would often give the keys to Bill and ask him to drive my car or we would go in his car which he prefers. (Just because he's got a nicer car than I do. Hmp!) But now that I have no choice but drive my car, I'm actually gaining more confidence and I'm beginning to enjoy it.

I've been cooking a lot lately too, maybe because I find it therapeutic. Just like yesterday, I made sticky rice cake (biko) and banana & almonds cake. I brought it to church as it was my schedule to bring something for today. They liked the banana & almonds cake. Naubos nila eh! But I think they can't figure out the sticky rice cake. I took home 75% still. Hay! I don't know what I'm going to do with it but it's in the freezer now. (This is where Bill will come in handy as he eats anything. But anyway...) I also made chicken curry for Sylvia and egg & tuna sandwich for Michelle. Michelle was supposed to have afternoon tea at my place yesterday but she didn't make it. I ended up having the sandwich for breakfast this morning instead.

The egg and tuna sandwich.

The chicken curry

The banana with almonds cake

The sticky rice cake

Oh they joys of cooking, makes you forget things! :0)

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Yaris needs a wash! She's sooooo filthy. Honestly, it's embarrassing driving her around. I could only imagine what people think of me as I drive Yaris around. They might be thinking, "Oh, look at that Asian girl with a cute top and a red lipstick, she can't even wash her car. I wonder how her place looks like." Or, "What a lazy girl! I won't get too close to her, her dirt might rub off on me".

Well, I'm not lazy and my place is not filthy. I just can't wash my car at Bill's place anymore for obvious reasons! I'm planning of taking my car to the car wash only once every month because it's expensive - $15-$20/wash. But you know what, I think I'm going to take her today! This will be my first time to go to a car wash. I'm scared!!!

Goodbye for now, my friend

beneath the pain,
beneath the uncertainties,
beneath the tears streaked face,
is peace...
the peace that i've never known for the last 12 months,
the peace that comes from obeying His commands,
even if it hurts.
the peace that comes from following His will,
even if it doesn't make sense.

Goodbye for now, my friend.

1 Nov 2010...

...was when I decided it's over.