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Wisdom Tooth

Grabe, para kong nabunutan ng tinik...
Nabunutan nga ko, dalawang ngipin nga lang! Haha, corny!

Share ko lang:
Isa s'yang painless procedure! As in hindi s'ya dapat katakutan. Thanks so much to Dra. Aurie! Dalawa lang kasi ang tinanggal contrary sa press release ko na apat.

Ang tooth sa lower right, nakahiga, as in horizontal. So ang ginawa, nilagare ang ngipin tapos hinila. Sa taas naman, medyo slanted at naka-baon na parang may hook ang isang paa ng ngipin. Ito naman pagkatapos ako lagyan ng anesthesia, e tinulak-tulak ng mala-screwdriver na gadget.

As for the left side na walang ginalaw, tama ang tubo ng ngipin sa lower part, at for some reason ay wala akong wisdom tooth sa upper left. Either daw nag-migrate to be a regular tooth or natanggal na for some reason when I was younger, or talagang wala pa s'ya at sa susunod pa magpaparamdam.

Nakakaloka lang kasi super namaga talaga ang fez! Square talaga ang mukha ko. Sabi ng mom ko, kamukha ko raw yung dati kong cheeks nung bata pa ko na parang nakalaylay. May picture ako ng mukha ko at ng mga ngipin ko pero hindi ko na gustong ipakita dito. Hahaha.

Hindi rin ako nahirapan kumain! Mas marami pa nga akong nakain kaysa sa mga regular days e. Kung saan-saan din ako pumunta, as in right after the surgery! One week after, I even went to Pagadian.

Ngayon ay nag-aadjust pa rin ako sa bagong configuration ng ngipin ko. Nakaka-panibago lang kasi gumagalaw pa ang parts ng gums na hiniwa. Kailangan ko na rin sanayin ulit ang jaw ko, kasi for the longest time hindi ko na s'ya ma-fully open.

Hay... buti tapos na. Problema lang ngayon e wala na kong pera.

Yikes!

Hala! Friday the 13th!
Ngayon pa naman ako magpapa-tanggal ng 4, as in 4, kong WISDOM TEETH!

Mamaya na yon! 1pm hanggang 3pm akong nakanganga.
May ice cream na sa bahay. Maraming yelo!

Wish me luck!

5

A day of thanks for the 5.
A day of promise for the rest.

Thanks Mym. I promise.

Welcome back to me!
I've been away from the internet for two weeks. Tambak na ang e-mails ko at miss ko na rin ang blog ko.

Oh well... busy ako sa pagkikipagkaibigan sa mga international visitors ng Pilipinas through the Imaging Our Mekong Fellowship. Now, I have friends from the Mekong region: China, Cambodia, Burma, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Sosyal!

Saka ko na lang iku-kwento ang mga escapades namin.
Pati ang mga pictures. Hehe...

JASMS

I passed by JASMS-QC today... Napatigil ako sa gitna ng EDSA.
Wala na. Giniba na.

Goodbye...

Mountain, where we rolled around in our gala uniform, played almost every sport and had our class pictures

Love Garden, where we had our first communion, saw a snake caught by Mang Pabling, almost ate a leaf

Mr. Montero's version of Mt. Rushmore, a JASMS landmark

War Toys' Cemetery

Preschool Playground, where I always go back and play, where I got my first injury running down the slide

Gym, where I learned ballet, led the national anthem, had classes

My volleyball court, where I spent most of my afternoons training, and which I called my home for 3 years


Hindi ko na alam sasabihin ko.

I don't want to forget...

Ghostwriter... Leni, Jamal, Alex, Tina, Gaby and Hector

Babar

"Ako si Miem!"

Texas bubblegum

Pong Pagong at Kiko Matsing

Fanta and Slush

Peter Pan and Trapp Family Singers

Coney Island Ice Cream

Bulag na mamang nagbebenta ng ice buko sa Teacher's Village

A&W Rootbeer Float

The Wonder Years

Doogie Howser, MD

98-102

I don't understand.
I've been doing it for 60 days now...
still with no great results.

Do I need to be more disciplined?
Am I doing things wrong?

Maybe it's true that it's hardest for the last 10-15.

I just find myself lost...
I'm getting desperate.

Do desparate situations really call for desparate measures?

Davao and Kidapawan, not once but twice!

Shiyet... ang corny ng title... pero sige na.

Went to Davao and Kidapawan for the past two weeks. I'm tired...
Some random thoughts dahil ayoko nang karirin ang pagku-kwento. Hehe...

1st trip, August 11 to 14
There's no smoking in Davao! Hmm... clean air! Sarap!
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May nakasabay kaming mga Herbalife agents sa airplane. Bigyan daw ba ako ng leaflet?! Ibig ba n'ya sabihin I have to lose weight! Pucha! At ayon sa leaflet n'ya, I'm 13 lbs over my ideal weight. Kainis...
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Ang galing ng mga taxi drivers, sakto kung magsukli.
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While in Kidapawan we stayed at AJ High Time Hotel na kung saan nung nakaraang araw lamang ay may nagpasabog. Kamusta naman 'yon!? Pero sabi ng van driver, "Wag kayong matakot sa mga pasabog, normal lang yun."
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We had dinner at Matina Town Square, their version of Eastwood. We had coffee at Blugre (read: Blue Gray). Natawa lang ako kasi nakalagay sa mga chalk board nila:

Coffee of the Month: Durian Gatchpuccino
Drink of the Month: Durian Larcepuccino
Dessert of the Month: Durian Cheesecake

Hello?! The last time pumunta ko, yun na ang nakasulat, and that was in 2004! Tapos natawa pa ko sa Gatch and Larcepuccino, pangalan daw ng mga may-ari. Hehe.


2nd trip, August 18 to 21 (Mas Eventful, hehe)
Overweight ang baggage ko papunta with all the equipment. Anyway, nagawan ko naman ng paraan. (I made the mistake of texting Momon: Overweight ako! Ang dami tuloy aberya sa pag-check in ng bags!)
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Dami kong nakitang artista sa flight namin... Kadayawan kasi kaya may show siguro sila sa Davao. Jolina, Christian Bautista, Nikki or Star in a Million, Niña of Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition and Angel Locsin. Daming nagpapa-picture sa kanila. Dami ding mga media crew na super sa pag-flash ng kanilang media ID. As if.
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Bumili kami ng Suha... kay VIRGIE! So sikat.
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I walked around Davao alone to meet with my college friend, Rica. Feeling independent. Wahaha. Ang saya nung nag-meet kami, pumunta pa kami sa factory ng Durian candies, kaya yun mas masarap ang mga naiuwi ko. Mas okay din ang suha na nauwi ko this time around, at friends na kami ni "Long Hair" and nagbebenta sa stall ni Virgie.
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May bruhaha pa ako sa airport, nang-abala pa ko. Kasi nga overweight ang bags ko, (ayan di na ako) plus may suha pa. I had to find someone na onti lang ang dala tapos sabay kami mag-check in para ma-off set ang baggage weight problem ko. Then, I asked the officer to put a fragile sticker sa bag ko na may camera. Tapos... gusto ba naman n'ya na ilabas ko ang mga camera at lahat ng equipment at ihand-carry ko raw! Waaahhh! Na-delay pa tuloy kami, kakahiya sa pinakiusapan ko. Buti na lang super bait s'ya.


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Kaya nga after these two trips... dito muna ako Manila. I'll be back in Davao on September.

The Magic of Disney

I can still remember how I watched the Little Mermaid for seven consecutive days.
To this day I can still sing "Belle" (with all the dialogue) from Beauty and the Beast.
I always almost cry when I hear "Feed the Brids" from Mary Poppins.
And I will always be proud that our very own Lea Salonga voiced for Princess Jasmine and Mulan.

That's why finally... I understood why the young ones like High School Musical so much.

Whereas I was completely disappointed... I could just picture myself loving it at their age. It's just that I had so high expectations, ones with basis. I marked it on my calendar, checked for the countdown, and patiently watched the film even if it made me crazy because of the chipmunk voices of the two female leads. Belle, Jasmine, and Ariel didn't have those voices!

But when I saw a young girl in Kumon singing "Breaking Free" quiet loudly I may add... and just this morning when I heard a young boy singing the same tune while playing basketball... I finally understood.

They've found their Belles and Beast, Ariels and Erics, Aladdins and Jasmines.
High School Musical, you're okay.