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thank u manang shem for the comment! my comment box was not working but at least i got it in email so i'll just post it here ... sorry about that :) ...

comment from manang shem: Your stories are always interesting in writing...I think I prefer reading them than hearing them from you...I guess it's because you don't leave out anything when you have them in writing...hehehe...

By the way, you could have Avani anytime...I'll make sure she has her baby bag filled with all her necessities so you won't have to worry...hehehe...

Ciao






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too much has happened so far this summer - it's almost impossible to recount everything in just one blog ... so to save time, i was going to post some pictures --- but ... changed my mind on that ... well - ok, so maybe i'll post a couple of them ...

first things first - WEDDINGS galore!!! first lani & richard - then myla & rob ... ALMOST convinced me that matrimonial bliss was the way to go ... then i remembered --- oh yeah, no - wait a minute - what the hell was i thinking there for a second!?! falling in love is great and all - a lot of fun, but most definitely NOT something that lasts forever! why tie one's self down when you can have a plethora of friendships to keep you from going over the deep end? anyway, my independence is too precious to go to waste --- NO WAY was i going to give that up unless of course it was for an interdependent relationship with someone too fabulous to let pass ... and, of course, hopefully he is well-endowed --- i mean in the cash department you pervert! ... oh, and of course ... let us not forget to mention funny funny funny ... God, i love men who can crack me up ...

back to reality ... the wedding ceremonies were all sorts of romantic & dizzyingly joyful ... and hanging out with my family was just about the equivalent of a waffle bowl of coffee & brownie-flavored coldstone ice cream in the middle of a hot day in my little riverside hellhole ... i am certainly giddy for the beautiful ppl who tied the knot - they seem joyful and secure and blessed --- and may they have happiness always and forever and ever --- amen ... yet true to the cynical tone of voice i like to throw around, i was all the more convinced that the BONDS of marriage don't match any of my newly-purchased outfits ... shiny chains and deceptively soft leather are soOoOo not my style ...

of course, i'm not saying never --- no no no ... like i said ... i still believe in forever after and "meant to be after all" ... just not anytime soon, you know what i mean jelly belly?

ALTHOUGH ... i have to admit - it's silly, i know ... but i think i would like to have a baby ... a light-haired, soft-skinned, sweet-smelling, pleasant-tempered, perfect little baby ... and i think i would name her -- i don't know ... something fanciful like Sierra Faye or some other woodland fairy-inspired conglomeration ... but of course ... those bouts of lunacy only hit me up until i see a real-life infant and realize that, really, who would want one of those smelly, needy, thingy-majiggers with the pooper you have to scoop at irregular intervals ... yeah yeah ... i suppose i'll just settle for manang shem's baby ... i'll cuddle it until it takes a piss or does something equally disagreeable - and then i will simply hand it back to its parents ... ahhh ... so nice ... so ... free ...

got to see my good friends aimee & martin perez in the lovely Lacombe, Alberta ... she and i wore the SAME DRESS to myla's wedding!!! how funny is that!?! all i have to say is, GREAT MINDS - though separated by thousands of miles - THINK ALIKE ...

what else? oh yes ... i went to las vegas to see phantom of the opera!!! PHANTOM!!! OF THE OPERA!!! LIVE LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE!!! !!! !!! the hooters hotel and casino was completely awesome! i even gambled a little bit with the penny slots and won NOTHING, of course ... then i found out that when you gamble they give you free drinks --- whee!!! i fell in love that night ... with "sex on the beach" ... mmm mmm mmm good .... of course, after two drinks i was pretty much ready for bed - alcohol, however pitiful the amount, sends me straight to dreamland ... so --- no clubbing for me that night ...

the next day, lounged around the pool and got a heavenly swedish massage --- awwwww ... man, oh man, i HOPE the man i end up with knows how to give back rubs! i've always been a sucker for back and neck rubs! ... ... later that night, saw the pussycat dolls at club pure ... to be honest, they were all right - my favorite "doll" spent some of the night in a bath tub on the stage with bubbles all over ... how cutely provocative! i think i only liked looking at her because she looked so hot in those fishnet stockings with her wavy dark hair and drop earrings ... (no no no - i know how this sounds ... but i DO like men ... i just prefer looking at women, that's all ;) ...

later that evening, watched the Sopranos "last supper" - a spoof on the tv show ... and the actor who played the older "uncle" who shot tony in the last few episodes kept pulling me out of my chair and dancing with me ... it got to where the actresses even asked me to come up to the front of the stage with them and do their little dance with them but needless to say i refused ... it was already bad enough being seen in public trying to jive with the utterly dapper and smooth-stepping dude ... for an old man, he really could dance ... hmmm ... there's nothing like a guy who knows how to lead you in a social dance --- if it had been a younger guy, i would most definitely have found that sexy ...

after over-dosing on my favorite buffalo shrimp HOOTERS-STYLE - i headed home in a euphoric mood, ready to face summer school at La Sierra University in high spirits ...

speaking of La Sierra ... ugh ... let's not speak of La Sierra ... the school itself isn't bad ... let's just say the daily coursework and the demanding schedule i've had to endure has been, in a word, quite hellish ... so i won't comment on it anymore on this blog ...

earlier this month, i made my yearly pilgrimage to the Del Mar Fair ... whatever, i know what the other name for that event is but it has always been and will always be the Del Mar Fair to me ... i tried deep fried asparagus and deep fried garlic mushrooms for the first time in my life ... i have never been so deeply enmeshed in deep-fried goodies ... i swear, i could feel myself sweating canola oil ... it was delicious, that's for sure! but i'm not sure my blood vessels were too excited with me after that day ...

just last weekend, went to DISNEYLAND and CALIFORNIA ADVENTURELAND ... i don't care what you say ... yes, i am a dork! i'm not scared to admit that :) i'm a complete nerd when it comes to amusement parks --- it's just my kind of thing! i had the best time there! and i rode the kiddie rides, yes i did!!! and i screamed like a banshee during the "scary" portions of the roller coasters ... yes!!! teehee! :) yes yes, yet another highlight in my otherwise monochromatic existence ... :) ...

and so there ... you have been brought up to date ... and now - you may continue living your life in blissful unawareness of what other adventures i've managed to concoct for myself ...

until next time then ... thanks for the comments and for the updates on YOUR lives ...

and just so you know --- i love ... i love ... i love ...

... johnny depp ...

no really ...

i am in love with him :) ...

hanggang sa muli
... i remain yours truly ...

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