Sweetest thing on a gloomy Friday

 

Watch what I do....



Ok, ok... lemme show you...

Now, do as I do... see?

Now, do it on your own...

Lemme tighten it... good job.

why.i.am.jologs.or.baduy

I guess the new term is jejemon. For me it's still ba-duy. Here's what I found online.

Baduy- low-class; uncouth; unfashionable; having mass appeal; similar to jologs.

Jologs-Derived from the combined words daing (salted fish), tuyo (a type of dried fish) and itlog (egg). Dyolog then became Jolog, a term for someone who is tacky, but implied in a more negative tone and often referred to people who belong to the lower class of society.

So, yeah I guess I am jolog. I am a jolog because:

1. I love Aga Muhlach and Richard Gomez. Hey, they are really handsome men. Right?

2. I love Ruffa Guttirez and Kris Aquino. Oh my gawd, this is really baduy. Try saying this ala Ruffa G.

3. I like wearing "dusters". I had one that was so worn out, my sister tried to throw them away. I just feel so comfortable with them.

4. I think Ocean Deep is the best love song ever, followed by Maybe It's You. So what? C'mon give me a break. Don't tell me you never liked this songs?

5. Before I buy anything, I check the price first. I do not buy full retail unless it's a bag.

6. I eat like a  patay-gutom ( destitute), ala kargador ( stevedore). Yes, you can laugh.

7. I am loud. Super loud. But I am fun.

8. I eat tuyo, daing, bagoong, cornik and all the talipapa food you can ever get. Talipapa= A Filipino term for fish-market with temporary stalls under a flat shed. Like this:



9. I believe SPAM is gourmet.

10. I openly discuss my love for House and Bones.

11. I insist Charice and Regine Velazquez are world class singers. Yes, they are!

12. I reenact any funny antics in my little village like I am paid to do so. I dance like Manang Amparing, I mimic Manang Carmen when she used to call her daughters, I tell stories of how our neighbors used to fight, I illustrate how the ladies in town would breast feed their babies while playing cards and smoking cigar all at the same time. I should be a clown. Is clown baduy?

13. I eat isaw and balut. And kwek-kwek. And fish ball. And pretty much all Filipino street food, especially binatog.

                          

                          

                         

14. No matter what people say, I still think Hello Kitty is cute, and so is Garfield.

15.Despite my age and all that I witnessed in my existence in this world, I still believe in love. Naks. Ang sweet.

First off, this would be so long if I did not decide to do this list in less than 20 minutes. I wanted to challenge myself on what I can come up with in this timeframe so it is more authentic. I thought of this mainly for fun and in know way should offend anyone who likes/dislikes my list. I suggest you make your own list and see what you can come up with. I actually had fun doing this. Most importantly, I am not ashamed to be baduy. Not at all.

Can you tell me what makes you baduy too? Have you ever had that moment when you thought you were baduy only to realize everyone does the same thing, they were just too " quiet" to say?

On a more serious note, I think calling people baduy/jologs based on their color preferences, food choices and habits is not a good thing. Of course, I have my own share of misgivings. If you are in the receiving end of "malicious" intent being called a baduy, please refer to this list and make them know, you are not baduy because Bernadette thinks it is actually cool. Kidding! have a good evening peeps and bring on the baduy mow-ments!

Weekend review ( Labor day weekend edition)

I worked double shift Friday so I slept half of the day. Hurricane Earl left Boston without much damage and by Saturday, Bostonians saw Mr. Sun and everyone re-booked their Cape Cod hotel rooms. The kids and I went shopping at a&f because I managed to have $75.00 in gift cards. They had spend 100, get 25 back promo, and yes, you guessed how much I spent. Technically, my sister and I spent it together. I get to spend the gift cards by myself. Methinks that's fun. By the time you pick up 2-3 shirts at Abercrombie, that $75.00 is gone though, so I had to shell a few more moolah. " Aber, aber..." Hahhaha. KC and I went to the nail spa and she had her first real spa visit. Funny thing is, it was a teen age boy who did her nails.

 My DD ( Dear daughter) is a kikay too.

 I saw the cutest thing ever. Look for yourself.

I got KC new shoes and new flipflops. They are adorable.

 The boys went to the Apple Store while we did all this. I love my 2 boys--- NO COMPLAINTS WHILE Ate and Mama shop. After the spa, we met up with my sister, Janette who was visiting from Montreal. We went around malling for a bit and we went separate ways to prepare for Sunday's big event--- Joey's first bday party at the Lombardo's in Randolph MA. The kids and I had to pick up Mr. Hubbs in Holbrook, but before that,  we had our ice cream-hotdog bonding moment. We do this as often as can be. I love spending this moment with them.

Sunday was party day. Saw a lot of friends and family. Though we constantly see each other, it is good to see friends and family in a different place, all dressed up to the nines. It is one happy party. The staff at Lombardo's is awesome, the place is clean and very well prepared.  We played a lot of games and it is nice to see people relax and be on party/vacation mode, letting their guard off if only for a brief moment. There was a lot of smiles and laughter and a whole lot of love for Joey. There were cameras everywhere. The "official" and designated memory keeper is Vince. He has the nicest lens and if you see this guy in action, you will be amazed. He has the passion of a professional yet the relax mode of a playful memory keeper. I have to constantly remind myself that someone might catch me at a bad angle... joke! Have you ever been to an afternnon party where people danced like no one was watching? This is the ultimate crowd! So much fun!The day is not over yet though. The "After Party" is at Fridah's place and we had tons of food and we all gorged on lobsters. We stayed there till 11:30 pm. So, to summarize, the brunch is at 11am, party ended at 4pm, after party starts right away and the night is over by 1130pm. Did I say I worked double sHi*t on Friday? I know.

Labor Day- Since Mr. Hubbs is working, he was just going to meet us at Georges Island. Yes folks, we went to explore Boston harbor Islands, ended up exploring only Georges Island because there is so much to do. We went to take a peek at Spectacle but did not have time to explore this beautiful island. This is my family's second time here at Georges but it is still beautiful. Miss Sol and RN Eric with Grace liked the place though, so I am glad I tagged them along. Just exploring the islands seems to give me this sense of vacation, although technically we are only 25 minutes away from home. We hop on the boat in Quincy, it is so much cheaper and easier to get parking than if we did Boston. The sight of boats, water, birds, hills, old Fort Warren, war ruins and families is a sight to behold. As Boston Harbor Islands slogan says "minutes away. worlds apart."

Unfortunately, Grace had to leave the island earlier than us because she has to catch her flight out to Cali. Boo! We capped the day ( or the summer) by deciding to do a barbecue. We bought tilapia and eggplant, some okra, chicken wings, pork ribs and fruits.... called my sister and her family... INSTANT party. Again, family and friends make the difference.

How about you? How was your weekend. I hope it was fabulous like mine.

Notes From A Child

I saw this at Daphne Osena's blog, thought I'd share.

1. Don't spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for. I'm only testing you.

2. Don't be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it, it makes me feel secure.

3. Don't let me form bad habits. I have to rely on you to detect them in the early stages.

4. Don't make me feel smaller than I am. It only makes me behave stupidly "big".

5. Don't correct me in front of people if you can help it. I'll take much more notice if you talk quietly with me in private.

6. Don't make me feel that my mistakes are sins. It upsets my sense of values.

7. Don't protect me from consequences. I need to learn the painful way sometimes.

8. Don't be too upset when I say "I hate you". Sometimes it isn't you I hate but your power to thwart me.

9. Don't take too much notice of my small ailments. Sometimes they get me the attention I need.

10. Don't nag. If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf.
11. Don't forget that I cannot explain myself as well as I should like. That is why I am not always accurate.

12. Don't put me off when I ask questions. If you do, you will find that I stop asking and seek my information elsewhere.

13. Don't be inconsistent. That completely confuses me and makes me lose faith in you.

14. Don't tell me my fears are silly. They are terribly real and you can do much to reassure me if you try to understand.
15. Don't ever suggest that you are perfect or infallible. It gives me too great a shock when I discover that you are neither.

16. Don't ever think that it is beneath your dignity to apologize to me. An honest apology makes me feel surprisingly warm towards you.

17. Don't forget I love experimenting. I couldn't get along without it, so please put up with it.

18. Don't forget how quickly I am growing up. It must be very difficult for you to keep pace with me, but please do try.

19. Don't forget that I don't thrive without lots of love and understanding, but I don't need to tell you, do I?

20. Please keep yourself fit and healthy. I need you.

The weekend review 7/31

Well, I have decide to create a weekend review and hopefully it will be a weekly deal. Hahahah! Goodluck to me.

Saturday was crazy. When I say crazy ---- it is crazy. I worked double shift Friday ( 3pm-11pm-7am) not knowing  ( maybe forgetting is a better word) that my friend Grace and Vince's joint birthday party is LUNCH time. What could be worse than that? I can tell you. Worst is, when you are tasked to deliver the catered food! This is what I needed to do--- the food should be picked up in Randolph, 20 minutes away from my place and get the rest in Brockton, approximately 10 minutes from the first pick location and bring it to Boston about 25-30 minutes away from where the food would be coming from--- the food should be there before the guests arrive at 12pm--- and making sure to the very least able to take a shower and prepare the kids as well.. So, I enlisted the help of Mister Hubbs to pick up the food for me since he is at my in-laws which is about 5-10 minutes from food pick-up location. That did not go very well because traffic was bad on I-93 even on weekends! So, change plans. I told him to go ahead, bring the food to Boston, me and the kids get ready,  go to the party and he will come back home and dress up too--- that way, even if we were late, the food is there.

With great company and great food--- the afternoon was awesome. Wait.... that should be, "the day was awesome"  for we all stayed together till about 10pm. We had so much fun. What with the boys dancing Katy Perry's Hot and Cold  and playing the Wii like "parentless" children! Our group seems to be trending towards children--- we had 3 babies and 5 kids, easily creating chaos. But it also offered opportunities for beautiful photo ops, darn those kids... they are so cute! It was nice catching up with friends who I have not seen for a long time and meeting new ones as well. I have to say, the view at Vince's place is beautiful. From their aparment, in both bedrooms, you have waterviews. From the living room is the awesome view of the harbor.

The girls ended up going to the movies after the party. Yes, I know, we are tireless. They watched Leonardo Di Caprio's Inception movie. I was dead tired and the kids needed to sleep so I decided to go home too. I am sure the girls appreciate the "no kids zone". Hahahha.

Tha was fun.