bada bing bada boom!

yesterday, at the cemetary, my cousin told me that his girlfriend in ICA studied a past article of mine for 2bu!. he didn't say anything more about it, like for what subject and what they did with it but it warmed the heart knowing that what i wrote before wasn't just mashed up into recycled paper or sandwich bags.

today, we went to the other cemetary early in the morning and then to a kiddie birthday party at the esplanade. it was so traffic, we almost missed it. we had to eat the cold leftovers from the buffet trays and the waiters had to wash some plates because there weren't any left.

ahh family reunions! the party was for the son of my dad's cousin, which meant meeting up with my uber-chinese father-side relatives. which usually meant that if they found out you were still single after your debut, you were fresh meat.

my great-aunt wasn't even subtle. she pulled this guy to our table, and, after exchanging names, she blatantly told me, "o, bigay mo sa kanya number mo! mabait siya, parang anak ko na rin siya."

i was stunned. i ended up giving both of them a pained "oh-my-god-this-is-so-awkward-i-want-to-bury-my-head-in-the-sand-like-an-ostrich" grin.

i think the guy was as shocked and as unprepared for it as i was. i tried to keep it as light as possible by trying casual conversation but it was hard because my great-aunt kept insisting i give him my number--like every 5 seconds. (isn't it supposed to be vise versa?)

the good part is, i saw sam again! she's my adorable little seven or eight-year old distant relative that reminds me of abigail breslin. i first saw her at the airport in hong kong a few months ago. she was thrilled we shared the same name. i was too. then, i found out from her mom that she heads straight to the bookstore instead of toy stores when they're in malls. and that she's shy around people, but once she warms up to you, she will talk nonstop. i loved her already! she's just like me!

anyway... after the party, we checked out our sales in glorietta. the air near g2 still reeked a bit of burning rubber. the whole place was boarded up with white walls. it's like they're renovating a store. it's really sad when you think about all the innocent, unsuspecting lives that were lost because of *ahem* someone's selfish need for a news diversion.

my mom bought a pink angel halo from sm. we plan to wear costume on the 31st while we're at macau. my sister is going to be a vampire. i'm still deciding on being a japanese samurai girl or a blue "playboy" bunny. (or both, like my friend karl suggested. i don't think so it's a bit porn-ish already.) we got into trying out the halloween head gears and did a lot of camwhoring. after makati, we went to landmark, trinoma and then dinner at red crab. i always wear the bibs at crab restaurants since i don't want to spill anything but my mom found it strangely funny because i don't even eat the crab.

so there, long day, long entry. i'm too late to start packing now. will cram tomorrow.