i saw you watching me... sip my cup of tea...

its a holi-holiday in oz today and ive wasted off half of it by sleeping in till 12 noon

i must have been really tired from my last 2 days oddventure starting off with my sleepover at mavics house, again mavic has showed us her culinary expertise and her skills as a charming hostess, especially having abnormal guests like me hahahaha i was joined by marini, followed by marissa and brian who came a few hours later but i was the only one that could stay for the night. we watched some dvds and then when they left, i asked mavic to recreate the 80s look on me (im a fan!):P i had it all planned, and mavic was just game enough to play along with me. she did the make up and took the photos and we were cracking up when we looked at them afterwards. im quiet embarrassed to show the rest of the pics coz its too hilarious. but it was the first time i wore blue mascarra and bright blue eyeshadow, unfortunately we didnt have proper lighting so you cant really see it clearly on the pictures.

and then i had to go to janets wedding the next day, my mom was still making my dress yesterday and was commanding that i go home early so i can fit the dress properly, but being a really obedient child *lols* i came home around 2.15 pm, the wedding was supposed to start at 3pm and i was originally asked to be there by 2.30 pm. so my dad told me off -_- but we made it to the church anyway, 20 minutes late, we missed their marching down the aisle. and i didnt get to read the responsorial psalm anymore *O__o*

but i did sing on their wedding waltz and survived it. i was so nervous, i messed up a few lines, but to my surprise, everyone was saying i did very well. some apparently cried. and one of the waitress approached me after and said i sang beautifully. so i guess i did alright. whew! thank God for that.

actually the main reason why i was late was because mavic did a total makeover on me and made sure i was all glamorous. she curled my hair and applied proper make-up on me, and i almost did not recognize myself when she was finished. i felt so grown up and so pretty and so ladylike hahahaha

so from the 80s drag look to glam! compliments of Maria Vicente Trinidad Javier. luv ya sis!

† geri lamented [+] Monday, 25th of April 2005, 14:53 pm †

some thoughts...

"on getting things done"
peter: (talking to mick) tom cruise is the guy for mission impossible, not peter sumner.

"on staying awake at work"
graeme: how the hell can you work with that on? (referring to my cd playing)
me: well if i dont have it on, ill fall asleep.

"on diplomacy"
graeme: you have to learn these things, what are you going to do when im not here anymore?
me: thats why you have to teach me these things whilst your still here so id know what to do when youre not here anymore -_-.

"on working with your imagination"
graeme: have you seen tracey?
me: (yeah shes around 5 foot 10, big lady, pretty face) No.

"on victory"
me: graeme has finally retired :P

"on parking"
peter: what are you trying to do ger?
me: im trying to straighten my car!
peter: (looks at the car then turns to me) rrright!

"on fetishes"
robert: hey i got your email of the hoff, are you obsessed with him?
me: eerrrr. no! (denial queen)

rhys: have you stopped drooling over tom yet???
me: ei ei am not drooling *blushes*

"on being secure about ones gender"
daniel: why am I getting pics of half naked guys?

† geri lamented [+] Friday, 22nd of April 2005, 21:35 pm †

ive been reading some pages of this book called "Why first borns rule the world and last borns want to change it" by Michael Grose and i must say it really is an interesting little book plus its very easy to read :-) coz its not so thick and its not so scientific, in other words its not too technical for me XD

anyways, it talks about how gender affects birth-order personality, when birth order doesnt make sense (hahaha), it also discuss personalities of first-borns, bad timing (meaning middle children -- shusshh I can name a few), youngest and yeah single children like me.

single children were referred as "super first-borns" (yay). Being an only child i can attest that indeed i have never suffered the ignominy of dethronement *lols* but it also pointed out that "single or only girls" can swing between quiet sophisticate discussing the news of the day one minute, to a silent pout the next over an issue as trivial as not getting the flavour ice-cream that she wanted -_- (true true)

curiously, which birth order are you?

† geri lamented [+] Thursday, 21st of April 2005, 23:36 pm †

i went shopping at carousel today with my parents. damn the place has "temptation" written all over it. but if i had known we were to cross the bridge to go to the other side of the road, i would have not worn a short skirt.

call me prude, but i was right when i got worried coz just when i was nearing the mid section of the bridge, a bunch of jabronis in a P plater car, started honking their horn, and were cheering and waving up at me. feh! talk about embarrassment 101 i felt as though i melted right there, but my parents were just laughing at me. O__o

am i too prudish? oh well, i shall remind myself to wear a much shorter skirt the next time im crossing that bridge again ahahaha (NOT)

but other than that (and my 2 broken fingers) i am perfectly ok.

i think, after purchasing my Romeo + Juliet soundtrack for 7 bucks, (yep guys at sanity, go alert before they ran out of stock) ive never been better. actually i had been meaning to buy it for ages now, way back circa 1996. i so love the song "kissing you" by des'ree. everytime i hear that song, i get all teary eyed. sighs and i am thinking of singing that song at janets wedding this coming april 24th but i dont think she'll like it. i will just secretly sing it for someone else hahahaha.

† geri lamented [+] saturday, 16th of April 2005, 22:00 pm †

what could be more bubble-heart-defying than watching a romance movie with the lead actor looking like the long lost twin brother of the one person you are trying to forget (geri falls off her chair)

*sighs*

i skipped kung fu tonight. my body is still sore from last mondays "bare hands vs double knives fight" practice. coz theres one part there where you literally have to drop yourself on the ground with only your left knee and elbow supporting your body, whilst still holding the double knives -_- and making sure you've positioned your right leg on top of your opponents left knee (i think... but this is done spontaenously though) and you have to jilt or kick his/her knee while pulling your body up at the same time and then completing a fancy double kick. feh!

oh, i could hear my bones breaking now... i dread the thought of doing this and having arthritis at the same time.

but anyways on a much lighter note, ive changed and added some pics below, as per mavics request :o)

hello hello everyone!!!

† geri lamented [+] wednesday, 13th of April 2005, 20:19 pm †

i ended up doing only half of what ive written on my proposed saturday "scheduler" hohooo! i didnt jog, thats one X there, (but i did on sunday ^-~)

i picked up mavic from her house to accompany me (thanks sis!) to see the dermatologist, and finally had my haircut too! mavic and i didnt get to have lunch so by the time my hair was done we were starving but almost all the restaurants nearby were closed so we ended up eating at mcdonalds hahaha and thats where i got the call from marini telling me that the rockclimbing plan was cancelled (they chickened out hahahaha) but before going home, we took loads of pictures.

me and mavic

its always nice when we didnt have to ask people passing by to take our photos, we had some peeps volunteering to take our pictures this time. how sweet! but unfortunately all the pics they took were crap. i dont mean to sound ungrateful but yeah they looked crap hahahaha.

on sunday, i had church and afterwards mavic came to our house and we rented some DVDs (this is where the "jogging" comes in") we decided to walk to the blockbuster video shop instead of driving, but instead of wearing trackpants and running shoes, we were dressed up in some lovely skirt and high heels and we had our little black umbrella up for our protection from the sun = enemy hahahaha.

we had people staring at us and drivers looking amused. but we coudnt care less, it was noon time, and the mighty sun was at its prime, and the ill effect of the harsh UV rays is much more frightening than them.

after watching the dvd, we got ready to go to a birthday party, mavic didnt come with us anymore, it was the 60th birthday of maitas mom, my ex band mate. and the band set up a stage and there were a couple of musos that came to jam with them. they made me sing on the spot (my resistance proved futile *lols*) they played 2 of my songs "if this aint love" and "walking on sunshine" i could not remember the lyrics and was blabberring the words hahaha

aside from the band, they had a spa, where kids and adults joined together, i could just imagine the amount of urine in there (eeewww) and they also had my favorite favorite, bouncy castle *yeyey*

we didnt stay long though, we left shortly after Andy arrived (the guitarist i had problems) i couldnt stand him, and i didnt want him to ruin my day.

i went home feeling nauseated from all the jumping i did. geesh i must be getting old ahahahahaha but it was soo fun, id do it again!

† geri lamented [+] monday, 11th of April 2005, 20:11 pm †

i noticed ive been very organized lately...
well lets just say im not a very organized person, (i know a lot of you can attest to that)

they say being organized shows a level of maturity, so i suppose its all possitive. but i still get struck with the realization that im quite organized now. to the point that it scares me. for instance, my office desk used to be a BIG mess. i was quite accustomed to seeing piles of paperwork in every corner and at times, it was kinda depressing to look at, but i thought it was always much better than looking at the really huge picture frame of one of our old trucks gleaming "80s style" behind me. how sad. (i should take that frame off)

but suffice to say, my desk is looking immaculately clean these days. im so up-to-date with my paperwork i could cut my hair! i am cutting my hair anyway hahaha

anyways, my being organized extends to my room, our computer room, i havent reached our kitchen yet, (id like to take this one step at a time) and i dont think its my territory anymore :P actually im worried that once i start organizing our kitchen, ill end up organizing our neighbors mailbox as well.

im also working on being more organized with my time -- my tardiness is still my biggest challenge, i was an hour late today, feh! but other than that, i believe im doing fine. im so proud. *sniff* i even made a "geri scheduler" for saturday. how organized is that!!!

P.S. note that the "geri schedule" can change anytime without prior notice *lolz*

† geri lamented [+] thursday, 7th of April 2005, 23:06 pm †

some scribble diddles... my very own chicken pox for the soul hahahaha

autumn winds
by. geraldine goopio

im beginning to feel the chill of autumn winds... it always bring a feeling of melancholia that makes you want to hide behind the disguise of what they call artificial vibrancy.

curiously, i wonder if it would be a different story if i have had a significant other... mind you this is not the first time im going to spend autumn alone, I would have liked to have a male companion spend some time with me to feel slightly more feminine or just plain romantic, but circumstances on my last enamorado proved unfavorable.

it must be true that the more you seek love, the more it eludes you. or could it be that im just afraid to give myself away when it comes to dealing with potential love?

like most of us, i also wish for that somebody to take my hand along the way, somebody to relish the sense and nonsensical moments we encounter everyday but then in my mind i resonate whether it is what i really want or if it is just something that i want to experience coz everyone else seem to have had experience it.

but i found solace in knowing that i am my own unique person, i no longer feel sad despite having nobodys hand to warm with my own, because i know that if i want to have someone now, just for the sake of having one, ill most likely end up with having more than one. however, in doing so i would defeat the purpose of loving, i would ruin the very essence of love itself.

i want to fall inlove naturally. I love the thought of love and everything good about it. nevertheless, i chose to wait and let true love in its own time and space present itself to me, who knows when -- but with God's will and guidance, i know that everything else will just fall into place perfectly.

† geri lamented [+] Saturday, 2nd of April 2005, 13:35 pm †

today the office uniforms we ordered arrived. for some reason, they got the wrong shirt for me. it was a different color and design and although it was a size 8, it was still too big for me, so we had to return it :-(

the skirt was alright, just a bit long because im obviously short, but when i tried it on with the top i was wearing, i thought i looked like Fraulein Maria from the Sound of Music especially with my boots on, so i started singing and dancing "the hills are alive with the sound of music..."

and our receptionists was threatening to throw a pen on me if i dont stop coz she was on the phone with one of our clients and she was cracking out, eventually she had to apologised to the client and said, "im so sorry, geri is being silly."

poor tracey ahahaha! i do that to her all the time. she should be used to it by now.

† geri lamented [+] Wednesday, 1st of April 2005, 10:28 am †

its quite cold lately... and its not even winter yet. tis the taste of whats to come -- ho-hoo 2 more months and its gonna be really winter. how exciting -_- i hate winter. i dont mind autumn, i actually like autumn...

the only thing i dont like about it is, if you put your coat on, its too hot, if you take your coat off its too cold.

*sighs*

† geri lamented [+] Wednesday, 1st of April 2005, 09:01 am †