Just got home...It's the usual stuff. I worked and Boything worked so we kicked back and exchanged the little stuff we like to exchange. I want to preface any photos with this comment: I'm not really a big fan of big gift giving anymore. I like things that are made. I like makers of things - and things that last. Of course, Boything buys me random things when I ooh and aah, but it's not expected. Well, I'm hooked on these little canvas's that he makes for me...Going forward, I would actually like it if everyone made me a little one here and there [(Che
ez made me TWO already...) and eventually I will have a wall of them...Hear that Jasker aka Timoteo aka my Favourite Turdburgler...] Yuh, so anyway --- after all my chef duties today, and getting hammered with some steady selling of cakes as if they were crack, I cruised over to the homie hideout just to relax. Well, lo and behold - I spotted my Valentines Canvas.
How cool is this:
Here's a peek at others I've received...I got a tender spot for these robots...**doin' the robot**, but I lub them all...
...on work...
Work was both hectic and hilarious. The girls were on a weird one. I brought some pancit leftover from last night, since it was Uncle Cris's birthday mom made the yummy kind of soba for birthday noodles, then said OMG I never see you eat TWO bowls of carbs. I said if it's Filipino food it's outside the carb category mother. The girls split the pancit in 3 parts so they each got a bit and as usual they ooh and ahh how yummy the noodles are and when would I bring it again. Julia has this bottomless energy and though enigmatic she is not aloof to others. She genuinely likes people despite her stubborn individuality. We were randomly doing kung fu kicks and poses interposed with doing the robot. There was no dealing with us today - we were out of hand. The general manager was on a good one even though she's suffering from unrelenting insomnia. And I got to see my 'brother' Rocky...he seems different somehow after Italy, a little more manly as if some stuff went down that changed him. And yet, he's still the same Rocky we all love. Everyone adores him, we can't help it - he has such an easy charm, we all gravitate and orbit around him. Somehow, it doesn't go to his head - he just smiles and laughs and gives us shit. One of the shop owners called me to invite me to Korean Food!!! Yay, we set a date for Thursday night - woo hoo Korean food! Hmmm maybe it's raise time - we'll see...
...if you chef, love people who dig eating...
Last weekend, I was sitting at the Homie Hideout and I said what's it gonna be for Sunday dinner boys? Fish Tacos, San Diego style? Meat Loaf? Steak Nachos or what...Weirdly enough - Tim and n.... both said spaghetti. Sunday came and I picked up everything and made a huge batch of meat sauce - like with 3 lbs of meat in it. Hella Funny that I would make it that big, but usually Hyder and Phat E will drop by and other random folks. Funny enough, I think a dozen people ended stopping by the homie hideout even if all of them didn't eat. Sadly, I did not see Gya and Brez. Happily enough I saw Wendy. Oh it does my heart proud when I see Wendy eating. Mind you, Wendy can sit there in hipster sweats with a flat belly and a tank top and go head to head with the boys. She's a damn champ. I don't know anyone who can rival Wendy. Then we talked about truffles and Cheez said hey Saucy, I think there's one in the freezer still...and sure enough there was one cognac almond truffle that I'd made n.... that he'd forgotten about. Oh Lucky lucky girl...
My cousin AyCee finally got her cookies. I don't think the post office should say it's 2-3 day priority if it takes FIVE days to get to Hawaii...but I'm so so so relieved that the cookies got there. And I'm so tickled at the excitement that my family and friends have towards cookies...It could have been 10 years ago or 10 hours ago, but the excitement is still the same...
Only about 10 more days or so...and then I'm makin' cookies for everybody - it's gonna be a cousin invasion up in here, big fun, big meals and good times. It will do lola good to see us all together...And of course, I can't wait to see these 'fellas'...normally I am skeptical of boys bearing flowers...but what can i say:
Besides...
They seem to like my cookies
...on weird questions...
There's this salon near our shop. I call it fatal attraction. One of the guys who works there is a Filipino speakin' white guy. He likes to speak Filipino to me coz he can practice. Mind you, he's happily married, he's not hitting on me and he's practicing that Tagalog coz he can't with his wife as she is white, they have a baby on the way and he's prolly gettin' that baby shower cake from me...Anyway, strangely enough we were chatting today and he asked me what was i doin for valentines, what did i get my boyfriend, was my boyfriend white, what did he look like (was he tall, short, fat, thin etc.), how long have i been with him, how come i wasn't married yet, why not, what was i waiting for etcetera. I answered all of his questions as I've answered all these questions before...After I answered, he said..."Dapat magasawa ka na. Kasi kung hindi ka magka-anak sayang maganda ka pa naman..." Loose translation, "You should get married already. Coz if you don't have kids it would be a waste because you're beautiful..." My retort was,"...you are very possibly the most Filipino white guy i KNOW..." haha...He said,"Oo, sige na bye bye, don't forget my pancit next time..."
Bwaa hahahha...
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This is going to be a long week for me. I worked from Thursday to Tuesday. I have today off. Then I'll work Thursday to Monday. I'm not complaining, it's a blessing to be this busy. The days are filled with Sugar and the nights with falling stars. Only in this dark desert sky, can you still see falling stars.
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