Summer Vacation Part 2
On May 12, 2005, my brother and I celebrated late mother’s day with of course, my mommy! Hunbun and my aunt were there too. We ate at my favorite Korean resturant, Kaya, in Podium. “Gahm-sah-hahm-ni-da” (thank you) to the incredibly wonderful staff there. We then window shopped a little and ended up in Living Well - which apparently is the local version of Crate & Barrel. With the a little coercing from me, my brother and I bought pristine white Sleepcare anti-allergy, anti-bacterial pillow and comforter. I’ve been wanting those for a while now since I’m incredibly sensitive to dust mites and the like. 
The next day was Friday the 13th and au contraire to most, I had a wonderful day! 
That afternoon about 4pm, Dianne and I met up at Rizal Library. We went to Mag:Net to check out their beautiful ethnic-inspired earrings and spend time catching up on each other’s lives at the upstairs cafe. We split an overpriced salad and I ordered fresh mango shake. After a lot of girl talk, Dianne noticed Jessica Zafra, her writing inspiration. Coincidentally, Jessica Zafra was having a Tw7sted book signing there. *lol* Dianne bought one and had it autographed. 
We then passed by Rustan’s Supermarket and waited for our ride in her nearby dormitory. Hunbun and his cousin fetched us there at around 7:30pm. All four of us headed to Eastwood, met up with hunbun’s childhood friend, had dinner at Ebisu, and watched In Good Company. The movie was so-so and it left me really hanging with the ending. But all in all, I had a great time! It was fun mixing girl’s night out and boy’s night out. 
The boys slept over at hunbun’s house so understandably hunbun fetched me a wee bit late. Actually, a lot late! We had a dentist’s appointment and since I have very chapped lips, my dentist gave me a little pot of cocoa butter lip balm. It smells incredibly yummy - I just had to share that! *lol* Afterwards, I had lunch at QC with the boys. Hunbun and I had a little alone time finally and stayed at his house for a while. We ended up having a nap there. *awww*
I had no classes on May 19, 2005 since I got an A-exemption in FIS. That was certainly an unexpected surprise! Friday the 20th was my father’s 8th death anniversary. I accompanied my brother and mom to the temple. We brought along some food offerings, lit incense, and send our loving prayers. I hope he is happy in the afterlife… Then, my brother and I passed by the bank to settle some bank matters. *hehe* He also drove me to JV’s house where our SA21 group was meeting for the ethnography final project.
On May 21, 2005, I had brunch with Jen and Steph at Heaven And Eggs, a new country restaurant with an angel motif which i love! And the servers all have little tranlucent wings. 
We haven’t met for at least a year since the debut season ended. It was great to have girl time with high school friends. Too bad Vassy wasn’t there. I’m feeling a bit sentimental about high school right now. *sigh* Anyway, hunbun and I arrived at JV’s house again at 2pm. I worked on the project while he enjoyed the “guy game room” at the attic. We finally finished that project yesterday - May 24, 2005. And I’m finally starting summer vacation part 2!
Lounging at home sounds sooo good!
ayielle commented on:
May 26, 2005 at 11:16 am
dentist appointment. i wish i have an appointment like that, only if my mom allowed me to have braces..
grr..
hehe.. take care!! muah..
kitty commented on:
May 26, 2005 at 5:13 pm
kitty commented on:
May 26, 2005 at 5:23 pm
hello, sweet gretch! I wanted to link you kaso di ko masave yung mga buttons? I’ll put a text link muna, ok? ^_^ btw, napakasweet nyo rin!!!! ^_^ and thank you so much for accepting my invite!
mary commented on:
May 26, 2005 at 6:05 pm
hi gretch! na link na po kita thanks so much!
have a nice day ahead! 
Trinnah commented on:
May 26, 2005 at 9:13 pm
Awwww. The nap — so cute. I, for one, don’t really believe in Friday the 13th, so normally, I wouldn’t think that anything bad would happen on that day. LOL. Sounds like you had a great day though. Plus, you got to hang out with friends and catch up. That’s always nice. Well, take care!
Carme commented on:
May 26, 2005 at 9:52 pm
hi ate gretch!
miss it here. wow, loads of fun. aliw.. hehhe. i miss podium. mdyo malayo kaya d ko msydo pmpnta dun eh. 
hehehehe. mwah! 
erised commented on:
May 26, 2005 at 10:04 pm
yay for your second summer vacation! ^^
Brenda commented on:
May 26, 2005 at 10:46 pm
For me, most Friday the 13 ends up to be good days, so it doesn’t really matter to me. After all, it’s just a date on the calendar.
Am envious of your hectic yet enjoyable lifestyle.
Tammy commented on:
May 26, 2005 at 11:29 pm
That Friday the 13th stuff usually turns out to be the opposite as what people think.
I know Jessica Zafra, pero wala ako nung book niya. Buti pa siya, alam yung hitsura nung mga fans niya, si Bob Ong, walang nakakaalam kaya di makapagpa-autograph. Haha
shayne commented on:
May 27, 2005 at 12:25 am
yeah… buti ka pa… happy day huh!?? hope you’ll have more of those happy days. tc
Hazel commented on:
May 27, 2005 at 2:32 am
I think I’ve heard that Sleepcare pillow from some commercials before. Hehe =) Ahh. I wish I can have that too. ’cause my skin is the super sensitive type.
Seems like these past weeks were eventful for you. And yay for getting an A-exemption. =)
jessica commented on:
May 27, 2005 at 3:17 am
wow your life sounds so great lol
sarah commented on:
May 27, 2005 at 4:05 am
wooot!! Jessica Zafra!! sana ako ren !!! i like her points of view!! heheheh!!
Chau commented on:
May 27, 2005 at 7:58 am
Hehe, that’s cute that you guys took a nap together! Man, I have chapped lips also! I need to use my chap stick! Hehe. Anyways, hehe, doing nothing is great!! I love doing absolutely nothing on vacations!
Aneesah commented on:
May 27, 2005 at 5:56 pm
Translucent wings? Wow, sounds very sweet.
Haha, that’s quite a coincidence, the writer being there for a book singing! Very very coincidental.
Theresa commented on:
May 27, 2005 at 10:29 pm
Lucky lucky lucky you! lol Is the Korean food in Podium good? I should try eating there.
Anyway, it’s rather late now to celebrate Happy Mother’s Day but nonetheless, any day would be a good day! I like Jessica Zafra’s works! It’d be an honor to have her autograph my books written by her. ^^ When you said you and your hunbun took a nap together, I remember SOMEONE again…. T_T It’s so sad (for me anyways)… *sighs*
Precious commented on:
May 28, 2005 at 7:27 am
Wow. So outgoing. Me, I grab a popsicle out of the fridge and plop down in front of the computer. Akoy tamad xP
ayel commented on:
May 28, 2005 at 8:54 am
muahhh…
just dropping by! i love your teeth tlaga.. =)
aline commented on:
May 28, 2005 at 10:13 am
good old high school days. i miss that too.
Jannett commented on:
May 28, 2005 at 12:48 pm
Seems like you’ve been having a lot of fun lately. I’ve never had Korean food, it sounds good though
And congrats on getting the A-exemption!
Robbie commented on:
May 28, 2005 at 11:13 pm
I’ve heard a lot about Jessiaca Zafra and her great works…. but I haven’t had the chance to actually get a copy. I’ll have to remedy that some time.
Ang galeng naman! A-exemption!!
You always seem to have really positive days!! I envy you.
exene commented on:
May 29, 2005 at 9:00 am
hey i’m sensitive to mites too and glad you had a great summer doing somethings
May commented on:
May 29, 2005 at 3:13 pm
Hehe, it’s always fun mixing girl’s night with boy’s night =)
So lucky you have summer vacation already hun! I still have 3 more weeks of school =(
Meredith commented on:
May 30, 2005 at 7:43 am
Sounds like good times to me! hehe. That Heaven and Eggs place sounds so cool! I’ve never been to a place where the servers wore wings! lol. Anyhoo, hope you continue to enjoy your vacation. =)
mary commented on:
May 30, 2005 at 8:49 pm
hi there! just checking if you have some updates! :) have a nice week ahead!
xtel commented on:
June 1, 2005 at 9:37 pm
ang saya2 ng buhay mo hehehe
Aurus commented on:
June 4, 2005 at 12:16 pm
that heaven and eggs restaurant sounds really nice. note to self, check it out some time. hehe. i must say, your blog is like a restaurant guide.
Crispulo commented on:
June 5, 2005 at 12:32 pm
Jessica Zafra sounds familiar… Pero I haven’t read any of her works… So… Yun… Wala ako massaabi… Hehe! Cute ung site nya…
Well, you’ve been everywhere! Hehe… Sama naman ako minsan! Lol