my back is killing me

it's been aching for the longest time ever. i've been telling peepee about it (since early this year, i think), but i wasn't doing anything about it. i wasn't even minding it because i thought it was just stress, or that i was just tired. but, last saturday, on our way to tita ruby's, it was really painful and i couldn't sit up straight because it was very uncomfortable. i was in the passenger seat, slouched.
the pain is coming from the lower back part, right on top of my butt. i was slouched, and i was a massaging it a bit, when i suddenly felt a small lump. i thought it was just my bone, but it was moving a bit and when i tried touching the other side, there wasn't anything there. i told peepee about it and he said i should go see a doctor immediately. i told him next month when i go with my dad for his monthly checkup. hope this isn't something i should be scared about.
keeping my fingers crossed!

pcci show in sm fiarview

last saturday (and sunday), peepee, his mom, and me, went to another dog show in sm fairview. the show starts in the morning, about the same time as the mall opened, but since beauty and happy belonged in the toy group, we didn't go there until after lunch. we got there around 1:30-2:00pm, during the lunch break. we weren't able to go around because no one would stay with the doggies. but from what i saw, most of the boutiques were still under construction. i think they were doing some renovation.
our group started around 4 or i think it was 5 already. by 7pm, we were ready to go home, but unfortunately it was raining so hard outside. the mall's parking was a few meters away from the mall and we didn't bring an umbrella with us when we went inside. we also didn't want beauty and happy to get sick. so, we had to wait inside the mall for the rain to either subside a bit or to totally stop. it didn't stop, so peepee had to race through the parking lot and get the car. we were able to leave the mall at around 8pm, and we also had to go to tita ruby's place for a quick stop.
luckily there was no traffic going to tita ruby's place (she lives near cubao, i think). we left peepee's mom at tita ruby's and went home. unfortunately, it was traffic in araneta avenue. we were able to get home at around 11pm. we were so tired, but peepee still had to unload the doggies and all the things we brought with us.
i was no help to peepee that night. my back was really hurting and i can't bear to stand up anymore. he told me to just lie down and rest when we got home, so i did.
we still had to go to work (peepee at 2am, while my schedule was 3am, sunday). unfortunately, we were unable to go to work on time because it was raining so hard, it was impossible to go to work on time.

ps..
thanks a lot to coach angie and to coach berns. we're sorry if we weren't able to go to work on time. thanks again. and to kuya alvin, our walking gps. hehe..

basang-basa sa ulaan!!!

peepee and i had bonding time..hehe..we bathed in the rain..then we washed miguelito together, while it was still drizzling.

i just got my camera...haha!! it's so pretty! i can't wait to use it tomorrow..i'm still doing the initial charge thingy so, i can't use it until tomorrow. buti na lang there's another show over at SM Fairview that peepee and i would go to..

haha.. basang sisiw..

i'm a celebrity, get me out of here!!

peepee and i enjoyed the first season..
now it's the second season, and as of now, i'm rooting for janice dickinson (she was the runner up last season), and stephen baldwin, and of course, lou diamond phillips.
i wish heidi montag, spencer pratt, and sanjaya malakar gets kicked out..primadonnas! haha!

what's for dinner..

last night i prepared adobong pusit sa kamatis. i first tasted it when we went to pangasinan, and lee cooked it for us. i asked him how he cooked it, but i forgot what he said. hehe..sorry lee. so i went back to the drawing board and just prepared how i thought it was prepared.

although i'm a fan of pusit lumot, for this recipe, i used the long types of squid that has reddish or maroonish-looking skin. sorry, but i forgot what it's called. it's the thinner types of pusit compared to the pusit lumot, which is great for stuffing.

ingredients:
enough squid (i bought a kilo), cut into rings, leave the tentacles as is
about 5-6 tomatoes, chopped into chunks
minced garlic
salt, sugar, and pepper to taste
vinegar
soy sauce

preparations:
1. brown the garlic in a bit of oil. take it out of the oil, then put the tomatoes in, then cook it until it's soggy enough to mash it.
2. after mashing the tomatoes, put the squid in. don't put water since the squid will sweat and the water that will come out is enough. let it simmer in low heat until the squid is cooked.
3. add salt, vinegar, about a couple of taplespoons of soy sauce, and just enough sugar. make sure that when you add the vinegar, let it simmer for about two minutes before stirring it.
4. add the browned garlic and simmer for a couple of minutes more.

tada! done in a matter of minutes. oh, and one more thing, remember to remove the ink sac when cleaning the squid so the sauce won't be too dark.

boredom

i took this vid when we attended the pcci dog show last saturday and sunday at SM City Sta. Rosa (Laguna)...

once on this island

this is the title of the musical that my brother did when he was still studying at UST. he was a member of the Teatro Tomasino, and of all the plays they did, this one was (and is) my favorite.

i was in the ladies room, washing my hands when i suddenly started humming one of the songs included in this musical. i guess it growed in me. since my brother was part of the supporting characters, he had to practice a lot. he brought home a copy of the entire musical (they had recorded it on a cassette tape, so it's easier to rewind and play) as well as the entire lyric sheet. he would practice the entire play, and would even ask me to join him in his practice. he taught me how to read the lyric sheet and he would even ask me to play the part of one of the gods. he would also practice with me whenever he thinks he's not singing it right.

because of all the singing that we did, i got to memorize the entire musical. i know how it sounds like. i know where the second voices begin, and i know how it should sound like.

so, i was washing my hands, then i started humming one of the songs. when i got to my station, i immediately began searching for a site that has the complete lyrics, if not the lyric sheet, for the entire musical.

basically, it's a story about love between two persons with way different backgrounds. the boy is from a rich family, while the girl is an orphan, adopted by peasants. the boy was betrothed to someone else when he got into an accident, and it was the orphan girl who nursed him back to health. they fell in love, but then the boy had to return home and marry the other girl, which left the orphan girl broken hearted.

i guess i'm a sucker to love stories. haha..

to those people who knows what i'm talking about, here is the link to the lyrics: http://www.allmusicals.com/o/onceonthisisland.htm

enjoy!