New Drivers

The regular drivers for the bus I take are on strike.

For these past three days, passengers had to deal with
new drivers ... who are new to the route ... and I just
found myself laughing at the situation ... even though
I'm coming in to work 5 minutes later than usual.

It seems like the bus drivers are taking directions
from passengers on where to turn ... and where
to stop.

Just one of those things I guess ... as long as they
dont go on strike ... and there will be no drivers
at all.

Crash DVD

** WARNING ... SPOILERS **

"It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something. "


Okay ... This movie was ... AMAZING!!

I still wanted "Brokeback Mountain" to win the Oscar ... but I
definitely understand why members of the Academy voted for
this movie ... ofcourse there might have been many members
that only saw this movie and not "Brokeback Mountain" .. this
was great storytelling .. and deserving of the Oscar for the
orignal screenwriting.

But ... WHY / WHY / WHY did "THAT" have to happen to
Ryan Phillippe ... He becomes the BAD guy .. and "finger
fucker" Matt Dillon saves Thandie Newton and he's the
GOOD guy!!

The impenetrable cloak
The blank bullets
The fathers & daughters

The Fairy / The Angel / The Saint

The wives / The husbands

The cops / The robbers

I could go on and on about how AMAZING this movie is!
I will definitely get it for my collection!

p.s.
Can someone tell me how Ludacris got away ... WITH EVERYTHING!!

The Cutting Edge 2: Going For the Gold

Okay ... so I kinda liked this "sequel" ...

But just remove "The Cutting Edge" and its just another
ABC Family TV Movie ... Going For The Gold ..

Where was D.B. Sweeney?
Where was Moira Kelly?

And "Toe Pick" !! Say it once, might as well say it
a couple of times!

The end .. was .. kinda .. cheesey ... but hey its from the
Cheese Factory ... er Mouse Factory .. er ..

Yes .. its a guilty pleasure.

The Fifth 16-hour Saturday

I will use the barstool for the last 3 hours
of my shift ... and my feet will thank me for
it!!

Another night of Free Pizza!

I actually like this .. working at night ... when
its not busy .. and I can do this ... the first month
is over!!

Thoughts About The Oscars

Funny Opening Sequence ... I'd love to be in bed with George Clooney too!

Clooney ... Sexy mofo ... wins ... ONE PICK RIGHT!

I really didnt think Ben Stillers "joke" was funny ... green man!

Wallace and Gromit wins!! TWO PICKS RIGHT!

I wish I saw The Constant Gardener .. R Weisz WINS .. THREE PICKS RIGHT!!

I really wasnt into the "Oscar Smear Campaign" Parodies

I REALY, REALLY, LOVED THE FACT THAT Three 6 Mafia Won!! So I was
WRONG about best song .... They Thanked Jesus .. and George Clooney!!

I kinda laughed when Jennifer Gardner ALMOST had an accident ...

I now want to watch TSOTSI ... was right about this win!

I now want to watch MARCH OF THE PENGUINS .. another winner for me!

Im soo glad Reese Witherspoon Won (and another right pick) ... but bummed
that Joaquin Phoenix didnt.

I knew that Brokeback & Crash would win the screenplay category ... NOW
I REALLY WANT TOS SEE CRASH ... but I still liked Matchpoint!

I loved GClooneys speech .. where he says sumtin like "i guess im not getting
director" ... really glad that Ang Lee got it .. "i wish i knew how to quit you" :-)

AND ... THE OSCAR FOR BEST PICTURE ... wow .. I REALLY SHOULD
WATCH "CRASH" !! Upsetting yes ... but .. it must have been good .. but
hey ... Million Dollar Baby won last year .. over Aviator .. and I watched MDB
on DVD ... I was just sooo upset and depressed of the ending .. AVIATOR
WAS ROBBED!!

BTW ... Did Cathy Schulman say she wanted to thank her husband AND WIFE??
Or "our husbands & wives" ... I couldnt pay attention to her acceptance speech ..
I was also suprised she also thanked Bob Yari .. since they are suing each other.

The Fourth 16-hour shift

My feet doesnt hurt!

I'd had more time to sit down today/night

We had pizza for dinner ... for free .. with the Free Pizza Coupon

Sitting on a barstool for the last three hours definitely helped!

Oscar Picks

Tomorrow is Oscar Night!! I didnt get to see MOST of the nominees
but .. well .. here are my picks!

Best Picture:
Brokeback Mountain

Actor:
Joaquin Phoenix

Actress:
Reese Witherspoon

Supporting Actor:
George Clooney (I think will win / but I didnt watch)
(Who I want to win is Jake Gyllenhaal)

Supporting Actress:
Rachel Weisz (I think will win / but didnt watch)

Directing:
Ang Lee

Animated Feature:
Wallace & Gromitt

Documentary:
March of the Penguins

Foreign Language:
Totsi (Havent watched any in the category, but heard about this)

Adapted Screenplay:
Brokeback Mountain

Original Screenplay:
Matchpoint
(but I think Crash will get it)

Original Score:
Brokeback Mountain

Original Song:
In The Deep (didnt watch Crash though)

Ash Wednesday

I went to church for Ash Wednesday.

It's been awhile since I've gone to Sunday mass, I've
been soo exhausted lately working a long Saturday shift.

I've decided to give up my "usual" not "daily" breakfast
food --> Chocolate Croissant / Chocolate Bar / Chocolate Muffin

My sister & niece said I should be giving up Hot Chocolate ...
but I know that I wont be able to do that for Lent .. I dont
have that much will power!

I ate Shrimp Tempura for dinner ... hmmm .. is it every
Friday that we cant eat meat too??

The Third 16-hour shift

My feet doest hurt that much!

I can soo definitely do this for FOUR months!

I still have to get new FLAT shoes though!

Match Point

Okay ... So I've decided to watch SOME of the movies
nominated for best original/adapted screenwriting.

Today I saw Match Point ... Mr Woody Allens movie.

It started out slow ... but hey Jonathan Rhys-Myers is eye candy!

Anyways ... I was semi pissed at the end ... why / why / why ... as much as
I hated Scarlett Johansson .. (she plays an actress too) ... her character did
not deserve what happens ... the whole ring / ball ... Match Point thingy ..
and I thought I knew what was going to happen ... but ofcourse ... for me
it was a surprise ending ... crap .. but it was good .. in a bad way ..

I guess I know why it was nominated ...

The Second 16-hour shift

My feet hurt!

Need new FLAT shoes!

But I'm getting used to this!

Walk The Line

"Rule number one: Never propose to a woman on a bus"
"Rule number two: Dont tell her its because you had a bad dream"

"I will not leave you like that dutch boy with your finger in the dam. "

I not a big fan of Johnny Cash .. dont really know most of his
songs ... but I was really interested in watching Reese Witherspoon
& Joaquin Phoenix sing in this movie.

I absolutely love the story of Johnny Cash & June Carter!!
Their friendship & love for each other ... awww ... He really
loves this woman.

My feet were tapping ... people were clappin .. I think I'm going
to get his CDs ..

I think they are both going to get the Oscars!

Make A Wish

Oreo Birthday Cheesecake

Strawberry, Chocolate, and Apple - Martinis

Birthday Dinner at Cheescake Factory With Apple

Birthday Dinner at Cheescake Factory With Weng

The First 16-hour Saturday

My feet hurt!

But I survived!

Brokeback Mountain

"I wish I knew how to quit you"

I love this movie!!

Jake Gyllenhall & Heath Ledger were amazing!

Michelle Williams deserves her nomination .. great acting ... her face when
she sees the both of them kissing (to say mildly) .. and the scene she talks
to Ennis about "Jack Nasty" ... aww .. the pain of this woman ...

I cried ... especially about the shirts ... especially how Ennis looks at the
end of the film ...

p.s.
what the hell was going on with all of Anne Hathaways hair stlyes!!

Saturdays

Okay ... this is going to be my LAST SATURDAY that I will be
able to go out ... and do something fun ...

Every Saturday ... for the next FOUR months .. I will be doing a
DOUBLE shift at work ... YEAH, IM CRAZY LIKE THAT. 16 hours
of .... i dont know ... work i guess.

I have a vacation planned for the summer ... and I want this to be
a REAL vacation spanning about two weeks ... one of them unpaid ..
thus I have to make up in some income.

So bring on going to the movies one last Saturday!
One more Saturday to have DVD night!
One more Saturday to have dinner out!

31 in 31 days!

In 31 days ... Im going to be 31 years OLD!!!

Last year I freaked about turning 30 ... have I accomplished things
in my "list" ??? Not everything!!

Well ya'all have a month to go shopping ... but here is my
Birthday wish list!

1) Digital Camera
2) ipod (pink)
3) LOST DVD
4) Desperate Housewives DVD
5) The Complete My So Called Life DVD Collection (I still dont have it!)
6) Gift Cards: Express / Victorias Secret / Barnes & Noble
7) Gift Certificate to AMC Theatres OR Loews Theatres
8) running shoes / 5 lb weights / Yoga blocks / Yoga Ball (the big one)
9) Final Draft software (i have an OLD burnt copy)

The Wedding Date

Okay...so this was the first DVD I watched this year...and
it was "just o.k." ... in my opinion. I should have listened to
my friend Mike who said it was "stupid" ... but I didnt think
it was "stupid" .. it just wasnt "great" and will not find its
way to my "collection".

Dermont Mulroney was hot as always ... but I do think that
the movie poster does NOT flatter him at all!!! I enjoyed
watching Debra Messing ... away from her "Will & Grace"
role.

The only thing that bothered me in this movie is that
Nick & Kat didnt really have much quality time together
for me to believe that Nick would really give up his
"profession" for her. So yeah .. they "got it on" but
really ... I dont think they spent enough time for me to
believe they should be a couple.

Well worth my $1 rental at the library

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I finally got the chance to watch this movie!!

Overall ... I really enjoyed this movie ... considering this was my
favorite from all the books. A friend of mine at work reminded me
of all the things that were missing in the movie ... but it actually
worked out fine ... its just been a long time since I read the book
anyways.

I cant wait for "The Order of the Phoenix" to come out ... I just
hate what happens in the end though.

I really should have watched this movie sooner!!!

Christmas Trees Everywhere

We took our Christmas (Holiday) Tree down at work today. The fresh pine scent
will no longer be filling the lobby.

I've noticed that other people have "trashed" their trees as well. One still had
light bulbs wrapped around it ... another was blocking a sidewalk I usually take.
My neighbor still has theirs lighted up by the window ... I think its fake ... but
I dont think it matters ... its still pretty all decorated and lit up.

Reading & Time

I've finally finished "Shopgirl" and about half-way to "The Other Woman".
Im going to TRY to read a novel everyday this whole year ... I just have to
find time between work ... writing .. and watching TV and DVDs and going
to the MOVIES.

I thought of getting books on tape and CD for the times I walk and ride the
bus ... but I think I'll stick with listening to music while I read.

Just go to the "Roz Is Reading" to checkup on my progess ...

New Years Resolutions 2006

1. Work Out Daily
2. Write Daily
3. Eat Healthy (more salads - less junk food)
4. Go to church every Sunday (and/or Saturdays)
5. Dont stress too much about STUPID things

Goodbye 2005

Well ... 2005 will be over in a couple of hours .. and a new year is about
to begin. There were sooo many things I wish I could change .. but
really ... I have NO regrets (well ... maybe just one or two) .. seriously ...

Im thankful for soo many things
I've turned 30 this year!!

In 2006 ... i've got changes in mind ... hopefully I can achieve that goal

Happy New Year Everyone!

Another Reason To Love My Computer

I can watch TV!

I can record TV shows!

I bought a cable splitter and hooked up a cable line to my computer ... I was impressed
with the quality of the picture ... I tested out the Program Recording .. at 5pm I selected
to watch "Hot Properties" at 9:30pm ... AND IT RECOREDED THE SHOW! I guess
I have to keep my computer on to use this feature. But its a better quality than my
VHS tapes.

Strange Shower

Just when I thought this whole SHOWER problem was over ... something
happens!

I started the shower ... but at some point there was this STRANGE SOUND
and the water started to lose pressure! I got paranoid so I turned off the
shower ... then used the Tabo again .. then I turned on the shower awhile
later .. it would work fine ... BUT THEN THE WATER PRESSURE WOULD
go LOW ... and a strange LOUD sound would go off again ... please tell me
that these pipes wont burst!

Bathroom Finished

Finally ... my bathroom is finished!

The ceiling is there ... New Paint on the ceiling ... and ofcourse ... what
started all of it ... the pipes seems to be working!!

My neighbor upstairs began her shower/bath ... and there WASNT any
water dripping from the window or ceiling!!

How long will this last!

Cant Sleep

Can't Sleep ... some much going on ... stress ... stress !

I love my computer ... but I feel that I'm not doing anything productive.

Bathroom Not Finished

Well ... some progress has taken place in my bathroom. The ceiling is there ... but
a major paint job needs to be done. I decided not to put anything in there yet. I
did notice that the maintenance guys used my hand soap ... It was running low
and I noticed that there was water in the container ... THEY WATERED DOWN
my hand soap!!

Shower without using "the shower"

Okay ... I needed to bathe / shower this morning ... I didn't wet my hair ..
but I did run the water and used the Tabo to pour water over my body.
I was able to shower at Kuya Rommels house ... but still I didnt want to
"not shower" today ... tomorrow they work on the ceiling ... then I dont
have to worry about this ... AGAIN!

No Bath Until Tuesday

My Apt Manager called me at work and told me work wont be dont in my
bathroom until Tuesday ... THATS FOUR DAYS!! ... She said that I could
still take a bath/shower ... but its creepy to have the pipes / beams exposed
while Im taking a shower. I really dont want to keep asking Nora if I could
shower at work ... it was nice I was able to do it today ... but not for more.

I will not use the shower tomorrow .. maybe just the Tabo .. or maybe I
wont take a shower and go to Kuya Rommels house Christmas Eve ... and
shower there instead!

Thats a better idea ... I dont sweat that much anyway!

Christmas Shopping

I've never been sooo exhausted!!

It was my day off so I decided to finally go Christmas Shopping.

Started at Target at 8:30am -- bought one gift

While waiting for the bus .. decided to have breakfast at McDonalds.

Went to Glendale Galleria around 10:30 -- walked around looking for OLD NAVY
and DIDNT find it on the Mall Directly -- I went to that Mall just to go to OLD NAVY!
Anyways ... went to Victorias Secret / Express / and GAP ... it turns out the item
I bought at Target has some kind of "security device" and set off the alarms in those
stores ... but no one bothered me. It was just walking around finding the stores .. I
was soo exhausted. Bought four gifts at GAP.

Do I buy Lunch here??? I decided to PASS

Left Glendale Galleria around 1:30 ... then arrived at Burbank Town Center at
2:00 ... I really didnt feel like shopping there .. so I decided to go home .. the
maintenace guys should be done "putting back" my bath tub ceiling.

When I got back around 2:30 ... NOTHING WAS FIXED ... AND I LEFT MESSAGES
ON MY APT. MANAGERS PHONE ... NO ONE WOULD ANSWER. Where in the
world am I going to shower??

I called work and Nora said I could shower there ... I spoke to Gloria and she said that
there IS an OLD NAVY "in" the Glendale Galleria ... its just outside in a building of its
own!!!

Realized still hungry ... but do I eat/cook something ... nope .. cuz ..

Around 4:00pm I decided to go to Hollywood & Highland shopping center to buy more gifts.
I went to Victorias Secret (again) / EXPRESS (again) / GAP (again) / Banana Republic.
Bought one gift at Victorias Secret and one gift at GAP. I saw Melanie at GAP and she also
bought gifts at Victorias Secret.

I think I must have arrived home at 6pm ... soo tired ... I have to get all these gifts
"ready" by tomorrow ... I decided not to wrap them ... and use the boxes as is ..

I'm "malled out" ... "bused out" ... and glad I dont have to commute like this anymore ..
until next Chrismas!!

To Burn or Not To Burn

Okay ... so I found a flaw in my computer / internet access ..
I can go into a "particular" website and Download songs for
free ... during a 90 day free trial ... HOWEVER ... these songs
are licensed ... SO I CANT EVEN BURN THEM AS A MIX CD!

There are some songs already in my computers "Jukebox" ...
some that I've heard of ... and some that are new to me .. I
listened to some of them .. and there are some that are pretty
nice ... I decided to test the "Burn CD" feature ... I guess the
ones without a license worked fine.

I have a new "mixed CD" with various artists that I've just
now heard of.

Holy Cow .. Where is my Ceiling!

I just got home ... and walked into my bathroom ..

"holy cow ... where is my ceiling"

Thats exactly what I said ... If only I have a camera.

The bath tub ceiling is gone ... the pipes and beams are exposed!

Bath Work To Be Done

Okay ... today is the day maintenance guys will be working on my bath
ceiling! No more holes ... no more water dripping from the window ... no
more water flowing on floor. I just wonder how long I wont be able to
use the shower area.

I Love My Computer / My Printer Works Too

I'm soo happy I have a new computer ... this is the best Christmas Gift I've
given myself!

I went to Comp USA to buy the extension cord/surge protector ... so I could
hook up my 2-year old HP 2210 Printer that I've had but couldnt use with
my 5-YEAR OLD Sony VAIO laptop ... Its just been gathering dust.

BUT IT WORKS! I CAN SCAN PICTURES! I CAN PRINT DOCUMENTS!

I love my computer!!

Got My Dell

I finally got my DELL Computer Today!!

My manager Tony gave me his MS Office Software to use ... since I didnt
want to pay $100+ for the software.

I thought I could install my OLD MS Money 99 to this computer ... I dont
know if I was the one that installed it "incorrectly" but it doesnt seem to
be working right .. so I UNINSTALLED it ... I guess it was too old.

I tried to install my "burned" version of Final Draft ... nothing happened ..
I couldnt run the program ... I guess my computer was able to detect a
burned version.

I was able to write something ... I was able to go online (AND NOT WAIT AT
THE LIBRARY) ... I'm soo happy !

The End of the Night

We're all tired ... great food ... fun dancing .. wonderful company .. and drinks!

Secret Santas

I was Rob's Secret Santa ... and HE WAS MY SECRET SANTA TOO!

Roz and Big Daddy

Here's Big Daddy (Dennis) giving me my Daily Hug!

Roz . Melanie . Marga

We Miss You Margaret!

Our 3rd or 4th Round of Shots ...

The Beginning of the Night

Our first round of Russian Vodka

Christmas with the Ladies

The Girls Guide To Hunting & Fishing

Well, I finally finished reading the book .. and Im quite impressed.
I like reading short stories but the way these stories were written ..
that they were linked together by a main character .. simply
wonderful!

I dont know why it took me so long to finish it.
I hope this does eventually become a movie

Cancelled Netflix

I Cancelled Netflix because:

1) getting a new one after I've returned one took too long
2) I couldn't afford the membership
3) I would have to watch two movies a day .. send it the next day ... and wait
for the next ones to come ... to make it worth while for the $$ spent.

Fever Pitch

I decided to also watch Fever Pitch today .. and return both DVDs tomorrow
I guess these two will be my last DVDs to watch for thiis trial membership.

Anyways .. I thought it was REALLY FUNNY ... and romantic ... It made me
miss Boston a little bit ... but I enjoyed watching Drew Barrymore and Jimmy
Fallon. Im so glad I watched this after Upside of Anger.

Upside and Fever

Two DVDs came in today!

1. Upside of Anger
2. Fever Pitch

I decided to watch Upside of Anger first ... it was OK .. Joan Allen was
brilliant as usual ... but the other characters didnt appeal to me. I also
wished Keri Russell had a "better" part. Kevin Costner was funny too.

I checked out the DVD extras ... and I am so glad that they didnt include
Joan Allens "dream sequences" in the final cut ... it would have been
OUT OF PLACE ... but so were some of the things that made the final cut.

NO DVDs Today

I mailed out Supersize Me today ... but there were no other DVDs
that came ... so nothing to watch !!

Note to Roz: Do Not Sign Up for Paid Membership

Supersize Me

I finally got Supersize Me today ... and really enjoyed this documentary!!
I STILL want to eat at McDonalds ... NOT IN A DAIY BASIS .. even the
section on "how they make nuggets" didnt make me want to stop eating
my favorite meal.

I checked my Netflix account and it states that I should be getting
"FEVER PITCH" tomorrow.

It's still Lagging .. so I probably wont sign up for membership.

No DVDs Today / Bye Bye Baby

I sent out Millon Dollar Baby ... but havent received a new DVD yet.
I checked out My Netflix account and it states that I should be getting
Supersize Me tomorrow.

Hmm ... Im already thinking its taking too long for Netflix to receive and ship

Millon Dollar Baby ... depresses me!

Okay ... so I finally finished Millon Dollar Baby .. I dont remember any other
movie that has DEPRESSED me as much as this movie did. I now really
wish that AVIATOR won the Oscar!!!

I was so happy with Hillary Swank (I remember her name) winning her fights
and her friendship with Clint Eastwood ... but then that stupid STOOL incident!
And her freaken family!!!! I cried ... yes I cried ... but I felt DEPRESSED!!

AVIATOR SHOULD HAVE WON THE OSCAR ... BUT THIS MOVIE WAS
AS DRAMATIC AS ONE CAN GET!!

No Baby Tonight

I tried to watch Million Dollar Baby when I got home from work ... but
fell asleep! Too tired ... the last scene I can recall was when Morgan Freeman
gives whats her name a cup cake for her birthday ... I cant even think of
her name ... was it even a cup cake??

Anyways .. today I mailed out Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind .. I should
get a new DVD on Wednesday right?!?!

The Christmas Wishlist 2005

1. iMac / eMac Computer
2. Digital Camera
3. Running Shoes
4. Scarf & Glove Sets
5. Gift Card to Express
6. Gift Card to Victorias Secret
7. Gift Card to Bath & Body Works
8. Gift Card to Barnes & Noble
9. LOST DVD
10. Desperate Housewives DVD

Eternal Sunshine

Second Netflix DVD:

I decided to watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind next ... I loved
this DVD soo much ... fabulous story ... no wonder it won best screenplay.

I returned Garden State today ... and since tomorrow is Thanksgiving .. Netflix
should receive it by Friday .. and I should get a new DVD by Monday .. right?!?!

Netflix DVDs Arrive

The DVDs Arrived!

1. Garden State
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Millon Dollar Baby


I watched Garden State first and thought it was o.k. If Im not mistaken I think it
won a Grammy for best soundtrack ... but I really wasnt impressed .. the story
was nice though ... makes me want to put on a garbage bag when its raining and
climb up a truck overlooking a canyon and yelling ...

Signed Up For Netflix

I signed up for a FREE TRIAL for Netflix ... two weeks ... lets see if I like it.
Here are the DVDs that I chose.

1) Garden State
2) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3) Million Dollar Baby
4) Super Size Me
5) Upside of Anger
6) Fever Pitch
7) Kill Bill 2
8) A Long Engagement
9) Batman Begins

The Drowsy Chaperone

Last night I was able to see the Premiere of "The Drowsy Chaperone" .. FREE .. One of the perks we have at work!

Anyways ... GO OUT AND SEE IT!
Funny .. Funny .. Funny

Great Performances! Wonderful Premise!

Catalina Island.View From Casino

Catalina Island.Lunch at Busy Bee

Lost Is On Tonight

My Best Friend Is Getting Married!

And Im Gonna Be Her Maid of Honor :-)

Maintenance Work Done?

I come home from work hoping that some kind of work has been done to my
bathroom ... I thought that it was weird that the blinds in my living room
window was open ... did they think that it was my living room window leaking?

There wasnt any other notice that they were going into my apartment for
additional work ... Im just thinking that they wont know what to do if they
dont see water actually coming down.

Damn bathroom ceiling ... Im cursed again!

Notice To Enter Dwelling (for mysterious leak)

Well I guess maintenance is finally going to check this
"new" leak. I just wonder why nothing happens when
I take a shower .. but only when my neighbor does.

They are suppose to be coming by tomorrow ... I didnt see
anything posted on my upstairs neighbors door ... maybe
she read it already ... BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO TO
HER APARTMENT AS WELL!!

I wonder if anything strange happens to her tub ... does water
flow out of the bottom of her tub ... does water drip from her
bathroom window ... it seems like something always happen
to my aparment!! And I dont want to move! I hate moving!

LOST ... and found

I really enjoyed tonights episode of Lost!

Jin and Sun is my favorite couple (now that nothing is happening
with Jack and Kate) and Im glad that their flashbacks were shown
tonight. I really hope that the show producers doesnt kill off one of
them .. cuz really .. how could one survive without the other!

When Sun told Kate that she buried the bottle with the messages, I
knew that that's where she lost the ring ..

I still dont know how I feel about the "new" survivors ... a part of me
is annoyed with Anna Lucia ... but it'll be nice to see Rose and her
husband find each other ...

The Mysterious Leak Continues

Okay .. so I turned in a work order ... just wondering how long it'll
take for them to respond. Now that Charlie (Apt Manager) left .. I
dont know how soon the Apt owners will see the paperwork.

I know that this ONLY happens when the person upstairs takes
a shower ... not when I shower .. not when the person next door
showers .. ONLY when the person upstairs takes a shower!!

Please let this job take only one day!!

New Leak!!

There's a new leak in my bathroom!!

I've just noticed that water was dripping from my bathroom window, at the
same time that my neighbor upstairs was taking a shower. Its not much..but
something is really wrong. This doesnt happen when I shower so I dont think
its my pipes ... and I thought that maybe there might be other parts of my bath
ceiling that may be leaking too ... thank goodness there arent any.

I also noticed that water would flow out of the bottom of my tub ... to the floor
which explains why my bathrug is wet! I was paranoid that it was my toilet
leaking ... but now .. WHY .. how could water just leak out of the bottom of my
tub!!

TIME TO CONTACT MAINTENANCE!

Mysterious Water

I just noticed that my bath "rug" is really wet ... and I've
been gone the whole day ... just wondering if water is
leaking out from the bottom of my toilet ... or tub ...
but WHY!!

The floor is dry ... but why is the bathrug wet! It doesnt
get this wet when I get out from a shower.

4 months until I'm 31

Well ... I've survived 8 months of being 30 ... and now ..
wow .. 4 more months and I'll be 31 .. Im part of the
thirty-something crowd ... I really wish I watched that
show ... maybe it could have prepared me for whats in
store for the future .. I remember a couple that had kids..
and then there was a couple that someone cheated on
someone .. or was it the same couple .. I do remember it
was the same creators of My So Called Life .. which I still
want the full season DVD collection ... for my birthday ..
in four months ..

wow .. THIRTY-SOMETHING

I Was Wrong About Earl

I hate to admit this ... BUT I WAS WRONG!
When the new Fall line-up for NBC was announced ...
I said that NBC should be committed for cancelling
"Committed" ... and picking up a show called
"My Name Is Earl" .. I was really cynical (but didnt know
what the show was about) ... after watching a
"marathon" of the first three episodes ...

I REALLY LIKE THE SHOW!

Holy Freaken Lost: Part 2

WOW!! This Episode was better than the season opener!!

I absolutely loved the scenes with Sawyer and Michael:
"Got a bandaid?" --- loved it!

I'm also happy that Jin is alive!!

Great show today!

Holy Freaken Lost!

Okay...I LOVED the first episode of the season!

Now where the heck did this "brother" guy come from?!?
He must have some kind of "power" which made Locke walk
and also Sarah (Jacks patient/wife).

And WALT ... OMG ... I had goosebumps when Shannon saw
him in the woods ... and his freaky whispers ... where the heck
are the guys in the raft!!

Jack was once again really hot tonight ... except his flashback
scenes ... the hair has to go.

Cant wait till next week!

Clogged No More!!

When I came home last night there was a notice
posted on my door.

"Notice to Enter: Repair for Garbage disposal to be
done on 09/20/05"

The sink is now in working order!! Its no longer
clogged!

Im soo happy! No more:
1) paper products
2) washing cooking materials in bathtub
3) stress over what to cook for dinner

As a reminder:
1) never throw rice in garbage disposal
2) never throw any form of oily sauce in
drain/garbage disposal
3) contact maintanace when a problem first
occurs.

The Draper House

After the wedding reception we went to the Draper House

Ate Rose (Zamora) Draper and her husband David told us to visit aftewards.

This is with more of the Zamora family

I've actually sobered up ... after throwing up

Guam Hut

Post Wedding Pictures

Garden Photo With Couple

Tipsy and hanging on an umbrella

I had way too much wine at this point

Mich.Roz.MJ

Mich caught the bouquet

Roz and Mich V.

Thats Michelle Villacorta.
During the years Ruel and Naida were dating we kept calling each other "cousins"
We would joke around about when would they finally get married.

And now we are finally "cousins" by marriage!

Sweet Photo

Reception With The Couple

The Ladies with shades

Wedding Reception

Mr & Mrs Abadam

Some Thoughts On The Emmys

Outstanding Comedy: "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* I kinda wanted Desperate Housewives to win...but they
have next year...and since its the last season of ELR..I was
actually glad.

Outstanding Drama: "Lost"
* YES! If they lost (haha / funny) they would
have been ROBBED!

Oustanding Writing - Comedy: "Arrested Developement"
* Okay ... so three nominations for the same show ... it
must be good writing ... I dont watch this show show
I really cant say if they deserved it ... but Desperate
Housewives "should" have won.

Oustanding Writing - Drama: "House"
* Once again ... another show I dont watch ... but come
on ... LOST should have won! ..plane crash / polar bears /
mystery numbers /wheelchair bound person who can walk /
flashbacks / the "others"/ etc.

Lead Actress - Comedy: Felicity Huffman
* I felt somewhat relieved that Teri Hatcher
didnt win ... and that some other housewife
won.

Going to a Wedding

Okay ... so I'm off to another road trip to Tracy
to go to the wedding of my cousin Zenaida and
Ruel (Abadam) -- at Madroma Manor (wine country)

I would usually blog interesting things that we
did on the drive over...but nothing much happened.

1:30pm - Clock out of work / Kuya Rommel is the
driver ... on the 5N

2:00pm - Start reading "Jemima Jones" By Jane Green

3:30pm - Get coffee from Starbucks / Tall Cafe Mocha

4:30pm - Get food from McDonalds / still reading

7:30pm - Arrive at Tracy / munch on some Kare Kare
We made it in time for the Emmys!

Clogged Sink: Delimma "Worsens"

For some reason ... the water is flowing much slower
than before.

I think it might have been the "CLR Plumber". There's a
possibility it loosed some grime...contributing to the
collection of grease/food particles in the U-Stop...the amt
of water I had in the sink should have been "drained out"
already ... but there are still some trace of water!

FCUK ... solution 3 ... will cost me money!

Clogged Sink: Solution 3

Okay...its been done..

I filled out a work order form for the sink.
I just hope that I dont need to pay for the
"damange" -- I hope that the maintanance
guys/gals for the Apt. doesnt find anything
MAJORLY WRONG!

Clogged Sink: Solution 2

Okay ... so the plunger didnt work for my sink.
Now I have option 2 ... Draino ... I've been told that
Draino may be too strong for some pipes .. so I
decided on buying "CLR Plumber" its supposed to
be stronger without the harmful chemicals...

Well ... I used it ... and .. MY SINK IS STILL CLOGGED!
I think it might have cleaned out "some" grime, since
some actually floated out of the sink.

My sink is still clogged! I even tried to use the plunger
again ... its not working. I really think that the "U-Stop"
may now be the problem .. clogged up with extra grime/etc.

Power Outage

Okay...for one hour today I felt completely helpless and
paranoid of the power outage in Burbank. I thought of the last
news I heard this morning that there was some kind of terror alert
in the LA area and then ... BOOM .... no power ... what was weird
was that there were several other places in LA that had
power outages .. but then ... at 2pm ... Power resumes ...

"Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials said
the outage was linked to human error at a receiving station
near Burbank. Workers connected the wrong wires, causing
a surge of power that led to shutdowns at three power generating
stations, according to officials."

Thank goodness this was just human error .. rather than
human evil!!

Clogged Sink: No Progress

I really dont want to touch my sink again.
I dont have any progress with the Plunger!

Its empty right now...but as soon as I try to
wash a pot / pan / rice cooker ... the water will
rise ... and I would have to wait a couple of
hours before it SLOWLY drains itself.

I'm really okay with Paper Products .. and I've
been using foil for baking chicken so I dont really
have any Pan cleanups to do. And washing things
over the tub isnt that bad ...

I guess I have to result to Draino or Liquid Plummer

Clogged Sink - S.1. Problem

I just told the peeps at work about my still clogged
sink and had told them the Plunger didnt work...I
explained to them that the water was still in both
sinks when I was using the plunger..

I guess I was doing it wrong...since its a DUAL sink..
I was supposed to keep one of the sink "closed off"
while I plunged away on the second one...OHHH...
and Im supposed to know this because ....

Anyways ... I guess I have to wait till both sinks are
empty...then close off one sink...and fill in the other
with some water ... and PLUNGE away...

I guess I have to live with paper products for now ...

Clogged Sink - Solution #1

Okay...So I tried the plunger to unclog the sink...
and NOTHING happened!!

I worked that plunger really hard and NOTHING
happened the sink is still clogged.

I. Now. Have. To. Use. My. TUB. To. Wash.
SOME. Dishes! FCUK!!

Still Clogged

Well ... I thought that somehow the sink would
unclog itself after some time. I had to wash my
RICE cooker and a pot .. I water seemed to be going
down .. but then ... slowly kept rising up!! So I stopped
the water.

I asked people at work if they ever had this problem,
and they told me to

1) use a plunger
2) use Draino
3) call maintenance

CRAP! I really think ... the problem might have been the
"Sabow" from the Chicken Adobo. I was contemplating on
whether to throw it in the sink ... or pour it out in the trash.
I decided on the sink ... BIG MISTAKE

Clogged Sink

Dammit! I have a clogged kitchen sink!!
I really dont know what could have happened.
Yesterday was the last day I remember using the
sink. The only things I remembered putting down
in the garbage disposal was

1) some rice
2) some corn
3) some left-over "sabow" from my Chicken Adobo

Crap ... and my landlord/maintenance cant help because
in my lease we (tenants) are responsible for our garbage
disposal!! We are NOT suppose to put into the garbage
disposal

1) rice
2) pasta
3) lard / grease

Im guilty yes ... but I've put rice in the garbage disposal before
and was never clogged!