I’m broke BUT I’m happy.

Where was I this weekend? I was in Ormoc for my Lola’s 86th beerday. Last weekend? We
were celebrating Sinulog all over Cebu City. Where I will be this weekend? I don’t know. As far as
being transporation-deprived is concerned, I’m so not going anywhere. Until I
get another ride. Before mid-February, I hope.

I’ve been trying to come up with ways to make money — as
per year 2006 goal of MyMaria. I still need to polish my financial knowledge,
especially on figures and statements. What am I talking about!??! Bottomline: I
need to work hard AND save. Even if it means getting a nose-bleed with all the computations. Math oh Math! The bane of my existence…

Why all the need for ca$h? I have a list of things to buy,
that’s why… and mouths to feed. Gawd! I feel like I have a family to support… at 22! I
have three other people living with me at my apartment and the bills are
killing me.

Speaking of bills, I downloaded a bunch of Bon Jovi classic
hits (for free!) and this particular song, “Born To Be My Baby”, reminds me so
much of how I am living my life now with Banggoy. The lyrics goes, Rainy night and we worked all day / We both
got jobs cause there’s bills to pay / We got something they can’t take away / Our love, our lives / Close the door, leave
the cold outside / I
don’t need nothing when I’m by your side / We got
something that’ll never die / Our dreams, our pride / My heart beats like a
drum (all night) / Flesh to flesh, one to one (and it’s alright) / And I’ll
never let go cause / There’s something I know deep inside / You were born to be
my baby / And baby, I was made to be your man / We got something to believe in
/ Even if we don’t know where we stand / Only God would know the reasons / But
I bet he must have had a plan / Cause you were born to be my baby / And baby, I
was made to be your man / Light a candle, blow the world away / Table for two
on a TV tray / It ain’t fancy, baby that’s OK / Our time, our way / So hold me
close better hand on tight / Buckle up, baby, it’s a bumpy ride / We’re two
kids hitching down the road of life / Our world, our flight / If we stand side
by side (all night) / There’s a chance we’ll get by (and it’s alright) And I’ll
know that you’ll be live / In my heart till the day I die / Cause you were born
to be my baby / And baby, I was made to be your man //

We’ve been playing Poker a lot on the Internet lately. I
think I’m getting good at it. Lolz. I’ve received so many invitations while I
was in Ormoc for a poker game. I declined all of ‘em (Texas Hold’Em)!!! Why?
Ask Banggoy what happened at the casino one time when we went there earlier
this month. *SiGh*

I’ve been experiencing this annoying dull pain at the lower
left side of my abdomen. I’ve had colonoscopy before and I sure don’t want to
go through that again! I wonder what’s wrong this time? I ought to go see a
doctor to get a check-up. Must be a lot of shit stuck in there! HaHa! Also,
I’ve noticed these bumps on my legs. It looks almost cyst-like… (knock on
wood!). There’s one very distinct huge bump that’s been in my right leg since
2004. It’s very negligible UNTIL I hit it (accidentally or what) and then it
hurts like hell… and there’s a few smaller bumps here and there on both my
legs. Hmmm…

Anyway, I’ve decided to sell my PlayStation II with all
original and non-original
games, controllers, memory cards, etc. for only
PhP8T, as well as the Samsung E600C that I gave my mom last year, for the very
cheap price of only PhP6.5T. Both in very good conditions. Gawd! I must be
really broke. Tee hee… But more than happy.

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A Sequel: Hello 2006!

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
> Paris Hilton… because she is Paris Hilton.

Who was the best new person you met?
> Banggoy (baboy+unggoy), DappyDapoiee the Penguin, Insoiee the fish and NabbyNabiiil the Parrot

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
> Money comes and goes, therefore, we should save for the rainy days.

What was the nicest thing someone told you about yourself:
> "You are now the Pixietoy™ pressed in my heart, only YOU.

The most touching experience you’ve had this year?
> Patching my relationship with my mom.

What did you like most about yourself this year?
> Living the simple life. Trying to make ends meet.

What did you hate most about yourself this year?.
> Stupid extravagance.

Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
> I wake up
I wash my face and go
here’s another day, I’m sure
I’ll fight for what I love

and my music keeps going on
my heart begins to beat
and my music keeps going on
it makes my life complete

I’m flying away, I’m flying away
I’m flying away, I’m flying away

It’s the sound I cannot live without
as the rhythm goes, I’m sure
my soul will never pause

and my music keeps going on
it opens up my eyes
and my music keeps going on
’cause one day I was blind

I’m flying away, I’m flying away
I’m flying away, I’m flying away

I’m flying…
I’m flying away

Was 2005 a good year for you?
> generally speaking, yes…

What was your favorite moment of the year?
> the 4th of July… i felt free and loved at the same time… ayeeeee!

What was your least favorite moment of the year?
> realizing for the first time in my life that I AM BROKE…

Where were you when 2005 began?
> moved to Cebu on the10th of Jan.

Who were you with?
> Cheryl

Where were you when 2005 ended?
> in Ormoc

Who were you with when 2005 ended?
> my family

What was your favorite month of 2005?
> December… because of the holidays.

Did you lose anybody close to you in 2005?
> no one that I can remember

Did you miss anybody in the past year?
> no, we’re all pretty much connected…

What was your favorite record from 2005?
> various future trance music and chill-out/house music

How many concerts did you see in 2005?
> i don’t recall any

Did you drink a lot of alchohol in 2005?
> only half of the year

Do a lot of drugs in 2005?
> not much… i’m drug-free

You do anything you are ashamed of this year?
> i guess not

How much money did you spend in 2005?
> and you had to ask!?!?!?! possibly equivalent to my current annual salary

What was your proudest moment of 2005?
> i became quasi-independent

What was your most embarrassing moment of 2005?
> could not recall any

If you could go back in time to any moment of 2005 and change something, what would it be?
> i wouldn’t… it had been a good year… i learned a lot.

What are your plans for 2006?
> i have so many, i won’t tell… don’t want to jinx it. tee hee.

How are you different now that the year has ended?
> i have more experience so to speak

What are your wishes for the new year?
> MAG UWAN UNTA UG KWARTA! bwahahaha!

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Hello 2006!

1. What did you do in 2005 that you’d never done before?
> Found a job,
lived away from my parents, struggled with being independent,
gotten-broke-almost-filed-for-insolvency, fell
madly-truly-deeply-crazily-in-love [with Banggoy] that I have been faithful to
the longest, patched differences between me and my mom, became a whole new
person.

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make
more for
next year?
> I didn’t make any resolutions except to do
better, if not the best, what I did good in 2005.

3. Did anyone close to
you give birth?
> Close before yeah… Maribelle Conopio & Madel
Macatual, and Cathy Cataag is going to give birth this March.

4. Did
anyone close to you die?
> The only funeral wake I remembered going was
Lola Inday’s and we weren’t close.

5. What countries did you
visit?
> I didn’t travel in 2005…

6. What would you like to have
in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
> money… i wanna be filthy
rich.

7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and
why?
> the 4th of July… no, make that the 5th (since we’re in Cebu).. I
didn’t only see fireworks, but there were sparks somewhere else. In Banggoy’s
eyes. Tee hee.

8. What was your biggest achievement/s of the
year?
> Finally moved away from Ormoc City and found the love of my life
in the land I was originally born in, the Queen City of the South –
Cebu.

9. What was your biggest failure?
> not $$$aving

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
> not anything that’s
life-threatening

11. What was the best thing you bought?
> i didn’t
buy much.. but i got a lot… especially from Banggoy. He gave me Lady
Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book AND Journal.

12. Whose behavior
merited celebration?
> me, for the first time… I am contented and
satisfied. ^_^

13. Whose behaviour appalled you and made you
depressed?
> know-it-all people from work and also from management..
totally depressing… I ought to find another job. I’m sick of taking
calls.

14. Where did most of your money go?
> BILLS! and taxes…
grrr!

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
>
Christmas Holidays… Banggoy in Ormoc.

16. What song/s will always
remind you of 2005?
> Kitchie Nadal’s songs.. dunno y.

17. Compared
to this time last year, are you:
A. Happier or Sadder? > so much happier,
you simply have no idea how
happy I am. ^_^
B. Thinner or Fatter? > was
at a doctor’s office today and surprisingly,
I weighed just 98lbs with my
slippers on Go figure.
C. Richer or Poorer? > poorer.. I might as well
be bunkrupt.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
> $aved
money; looked for a better-paying job

19. What do you wish you’d done
less of?
> (useless) spending

20. How did you spend
Christmas?
> back in Ormoc City with my family

21. Did you fall in
love in 2005?
> you bet!

22. this question i gotta scrap >
HUH?

23. What was your favorite TV program?
> still NOT fond of
TV.. and I guess I will never be.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you
didn’t hate this time last year?
> hate…tsk tsk tsk…such a strong
word!

25. What was the best book you read?
> All four
of Dan Brown’s thrillers…

26. What was your greatest musical
discovery?
> that I was born to be part of the Aegis group.
lolz.

27. What did you want and get?
> Banggoy.

28. What did
you want and not get?
> lots of money.. lolz.. I have everything else.

29. Favorite film of this year?
> Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Into the
Blue, D’Anothers(?)

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old
were you?
> Family dinner at Aranos, turned 22.

31. What one thing
would have made your year immeasurably more
satisfying?
> if i had
found a better high-paying job…

32. How would you describe your
personal fashion concept in 2005?
> vintage… blue jeans… and
flipflops.

33. What kept you sane?
> the same thing that drove me
crazy — LOVE.

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
>
Bush’s admin and nepotism in the US govt, the Supreme Court nominations and the
debate on evolution-intelligent design for the new science curriculum, and of
course, the gay marriage issue.

35. Who did you miss?
> the Barks
& Co.

36. Who were the best new persons you met?
> the Batchoy
at PeopleSupport, Dapoiee/Insoiee & Nabil at Western WATS

37. Tell
us the valuable life lesson you learned in
2005.
> $$$ave for the
rainy days!!!

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