Any Day Valentine

This was taken during a wedding ceremony we were invited to :)

Parents. Being Asian, I have my very own traditional-ish parents.

The one in the spotlight today, would have to be daddy dear :)

My dad's the kind of man with a bit of a scary expression on his face even though he can be quite funny if he wants to be :)

The reason why I'm posting this? Well..to remind people that parents are strange beings. Why you may ask?

Because I had a convo with my parents during dinner a few hours ago asking if I could go to a friend's birthday party at the end of this week. My dad went into this walking around, thinking about the answer to this when for some reason my mom said that this was the birthday party of my best friend. The celebrant isn't my best friend, so to speak but we are very close friends.

When my mom said this, my dad commented about how the celebrant wasn't my best friend because she didn't approve of my boyfriend (o.o but it doesn't stop there.) he further said that the celebrant was rooting for someone else. AND THEN my mom says something like, how does your papa know about that issue?

What's completely insane is that it was like they BOTH knew. SO woah. Parents. I couldn't look them in the eye and I ran, literally for dear life to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. Escape for a bit, and tried to calm myself even tho my head was exploding with questions like: HOW THE HECK DO THEY KNOW THAT??? O.O

HAHAHAHA. Anyways, that's not the only reason I'm posting this up. Because my dad said yes in the end, he's not only the best tho sneakiest dad I have the pleasure of having, he's also the dad who doesn't believe I need shoes, clothes or bags as a girl. Instead, he buys gadgets that for who knows why he thinks would make a girl overjoyed :)) But I guess that's where my love for photography comes in hehe :">

I got some personality stuff from my mom, but I'm going to have to say I got her looks and the passion for experimenting in the kitchen. My first teacher, and the only person who still calls me Dai2 (childish nickname) and calls me in a baby voice like I'm two. It's not a problem when it's from her hehe :)

AND, my dad, no matter how dorky he is at times has always been my favorite Valentine :) Any time, any where, pag meron, binibigyan talaga ako ng chocolates <3 Oh mama and papa, I <3 you! :*

one of the chocolates my dad bought for me when I asked for it haha.
May chocolates of the month kasi yan sya, ito lang hingi ko :))

Because I suddenly remembered that I haven't tried this recipe out yet >.< but I will, SOON! haha

BUTTERSCOTCH BARS

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons sifted baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
2 cups dark brown sugar (spoon lightly into cup)
3 whole eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350degF. Line an 8"x12"x2.5" pan with aluminum foil and set aside.

2. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

3. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the white and brown sugar and beat until blended. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well.

4. Mix the flour using a rubber scraper. Beat until combined only. Do not overmix.

5. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and bake for 45-55 minutes until toothpick inserted in all four corners come out dry. Do not wait for the center of the cookie to test clean.

6. Cool then cut into squares.

teehee

Because this is one of the only places I can post this without feeling judged :))) Ahhhh, the baller that I..misplaced :( How my wrist misses you >.< Ahhh, hand that always holds mine, I shall feel your warmth again :">

*no raining on my parade :))

Sembreak :)

So we recently had our sembreaks and it wouldn't be fair not to post ANYTHING about what I did :)

Those 3 books up there? Yeah, accomplishment, as I read them in a total of 5 days continuously. I've gotten a little slow at reading tho so it wasn't as quick as my reads from when I was in highschool :\ but good enough haha.

From the last book :) These books were by Scott Westerfeld :D and they were amazing :D

Other than reading of course, I also did a bit of cooking late at night with my sister :)) This is one of our more absurd days of hunger; we actually went ahead and made spaghetti :D Next time, it might be even better, CARBONARA :D

My Bucket List :>

So there are things that I haven't done, things that I have done and things that I'd never expect to do in my life.

Some of the things I've written are just a couple of the thoughts I had when I was younger. I don't know just how many of them I'm able to do or will be able to do in the future but here's to my very own bucketlist :D

1. To have a sunny breakfast meal at McDonald's in my pyjamas

2. To travel out of the country (Italy, Rome, Greece, London, New York, Sydney, HongKong, Singapore..etc)

3. To learn how to drive

4. To finish the entire Bible, no skipping any books or chapters

5. To enter a bar (kay ignooo man kaayo)

6. To cry in the rain (char)

7. To have a friend who has a tattoo (relatives not included haha)

8. To train my own pet

9. To own either a Siberian Husky or a toy poodle :))

10. To go to a sleep over :>

11. To actually not SLEEP at a sleep over

12. To read a book for the entire day without disruptions

13. To find a library/cafe

14. To work an OVEN oven, not the electrical kind

15. To have a photography portfolio

16. To have an SLR camera (the old days :">)

17. To actually take good shots with an SLR camera

18. To have a lot of bubble wrap to pop

19. To have dinner with friends for fun

20. To sing like I'm drunk

21. To know what alcohol tastes like, why people like it so much and then how to cure a hangover

22. To travel anywhere with the fam :)

23. To travel alone anywhere >.

24. To learn how to swim

25. To learn how to ride the bicycle

26. To learn how to do a split :))

27. To cook a complete meal on my own

28. To cook a meal for others

29. To go jogging in the morning (because I can't wake up at the right times XD)

30. To have my own garden

31. To have a house with a HUGE garden

32. To have a swingset

33. To experience the Fall season

34. To dance like I don't care :))

35. To go on an all day laag trip :D

36. To go on a roadtrip with friends

37. To finish writing something that could be made into a book :D

38. To psychoanalyze a friend :))

39. To help a friend :)

40. To keep a diary

41. To have a travel journal

42. To have a journal

43. To eat sweets for a day

44. To share part of the Gospel :D

45. To jump off a waterfall

46. To bungee jump and not back out :))

47. To cry and mope around for a whole day

48. To have my own family

49. To marry the man I love

50. To have a boyfriend XD

51. To go on a lot of dates with said boyfriend. At the parks, at restaurants (even the not expensive ones)

52. To go to a fastfood joint and have a midnight snack

53. To befriend my enemies

54. To go to the mall in my pyjamas

55. To have a watergun fight with friends

56. To play in the rain with friends

57. To master a different language

58. To learn self defense

59. To have 18 chocolates :))

60. To just have a baking spree

61. To watch a movie in the garden (projector mode? :)))

62. To have a wacky family picture

63. To go karaoke with friends

64. To go to night bazaar

65. To sleep in a hotel in the city I live in

66. To dress in an anime outfit :3

67. To travel to places within the country (other than Cebu and Davao :D)

68. To have a photoshoot

69. To be a photographer of a photoshoot

70. To learn how to put on make-up

71. To own 5 inched heels

72. To own a DSLR camera

73. To wear something I made myself

74. To be a princess (at least feel like one for a day)

75. To have "kuyas" as kabarkadas

76. To have a lot of friends :)

77. To...

Friend

A friend is that person who
would tell you the most random of things,
would bare their deepest secrets to you,
would make you laugh at all the stupid moments,
would make you smile with their silly(and notsofunny) jokes,
would make you feel like you were the most loved person in the world with their hugs,
would cry for you, when you're happy and they're sad,
and would be waiting for you no matter the distance or the years away.

AfterEffect

The intrams experience was one I know I don't regret, but it's kind of troubling when people keep trying to stab you in the back and trying to bring you down with smiles on their faces.

I just don't understand how people from the same kind of place have to put up such tall walls of pride for a school event that was supposed to be a junction for shattering animosities and defying impossibilities. There are now innocent people involved in a war they had no idea they were participating in. It's even sadder that no one is willing to let things be. That more fuel had to be added to a fire and proving that although we are of college ages, there are still those who act like immature brats in the midst of bitterness.

The stress I experienced almost feels like it'll continue until the end of the semester and I'll probably bring it to the end of my years at the school. Whatever happened to being a wallflower, destroyed by the involvement during the intramurals :( Not only am I not allowed to move the way I freely did before, I'm actually afraid to walk around the school alone :(