Feed My Vanity

The other day I had lunch with a friend who I haven’t seen in a long time. The first time I met him he related to us how his last relationship went. He summarized it in five words “I was a battered boyfriend.”

Before I had lunch with him, his status in facebook (oh what will we do without facebook? Were we happier in our ignorance?) went from “single” to “in a relationship” but when we met it was “It’s complicated”. I asked him why, apparently, it was a whirlwind romance but the girl started having second thoughts.

The Clock starring Judy Garland and Robert Walker

Him: “She said we moved too fast, but it’s so frustrating because everything felt so right.”

Me: “I bet people said to give her more time”

Him: “Yes, and that’s what I’m doing now. And now she’s texting me asking where I am!”

Me: “Nah, she likes you, she just wanted the whole whirlwind romance as well as the courtship phase”

“But then it’s kind of impossible to have both”

Don’t you agree? I blame chick flicks. After the seemingly serendipitous romance, and the stars in your eyes, the snuggling and kissing, the excitement of the unexpected well… novelty has to die somewhere along the way. Eventually in the height of it all you find out he takes no more than two baths per week, does not put the toilet seat up, and you’re stuck in a relationship and you’re cursing whatever led you to going out with Mr. Not What He Seems. It just goes against logic to have a movie romance then want the human, more logical part, of it.

Dating is always good. Because it lets you know if the guy that you might wind up tied with for the rest of your life, is actually an a$$hole when it comes to waiters, or think he’s God gift to women, or worse, can deliver a punch instead of breakfast in bed. Dating is the getting to know stage, when you find out he has gross table manners and you notice if you care that he does. Does he buy you flowers, make you laugh, has the tendency to know too much where you are AND who you were with while you were on your way to the laundry shop? Dating cannot tell you all of these, but then it can hint you to it.

This post isn’t really going anywhere, and God knows mine was whirlwind romance. We’ve been together more than a year now, and I’m one of the few lucky girls to actually still have thaa-a—a-t lo-o-v-in’ feeling even when the novelty has long since worn off.

BTW, I bought a new compact, the Revlon PhotoReady powder. In the new, might, world of HD. It pays to be ready don’t you think? I’ve been using it for only a few days, let’s see if it can surpass my love for L’Oreal’s Ideal Balance.

Until then, have a happy Holy Week and if you’re going to any public pools, the news last night says you can get skin diseases if you don’t shower before AND after a dip. Yes, I ruined it for you because I’m not going anywhere this Holy Week but spend it in my PJs sulkily watching How I Met Your Mother because I’m too broke to go to the beach. and I hate crowds for that matter.

Yeah, that title’s kind of cheesy. I was kind of hesitating to post this because my US Visa expired and it will take time to renew it. Dammit.

DAMMIT.

DAMMIT.

DAMN IT!!!

!!!

I hate you whoever is fated to win this contest. I am a fairly new gLeek, but I love this show! Most people don’t know it (except those who have seen me horribly, disgustingly drunk) that I am a frustrated eeek

I can’t even say it because I’m a wimp, story of my life. Anyhoo, you’re probably not interested in my dreams that has long been used as a bin liner, but well, if you love gLee you’ll probably love this too:

Do you consider yourself a Gleek? Prove it by sending a video, letter or photo telling us why and you could be sent to the U.S. for a walk-on role in the second season of Glee! Join Jack TV and ETC’s Glee off to Hollywood Promo and you could win this once in a lifetime experience.
 
Brought to you by the channels that first showed Glee on free TV and cable, the Glee Off to Hollywood Promo will send you and a guest to Los Angeles, California for four days/three nights. While there you will take a tour of the Fox Studios in Los Angeles, visit the set of Glee and participate in the production of the show as an extra. Jack TV and ETC will even give you US$1,000 in spending money!
 
Just come up with a creative video, photo or letter of why you deserve to win this über special prize and submit it via an online entry form at www.jacktv.com.ph or www.etc.com.ph or thru snail mail addressed to 11th floor Solar Century Tower 100 Tordesillas St. Cor. H.V. Dela Costa St. Salcedo Village, Makati 1227, or thru fax at (632) 8131354. Deadline for submission of entries is Monday April 5, 2010.
 
Those interested in joining need to be 18 years old and above and hold a passport and US visa valid until December 2010. The top 20 entries will then be chosen by representatives of Jack TV and ETC. Finalists will be notified and invited to the finals party on Wednesday April 14 at CIRCA Club in Eastwood City where the most creative and inventive will be announced as the winner.
 
Only Jack TV and ETC can bring you to Hollywood for this not to be missed experience! So get creative and prove why you’re a Gleek! One, two Glee, go!
 
Before airing all-new episodes of Glee this April, both Jack TV and ETC will pre-empt the second half of the season with marathons aimed to get you in the mood for more song and dance numbers. Catch Gleek-A-Thon, Sundays at 3PM-6PM from March 21 & 28, April 4 & 11 on ETC and Jack TV’s Gleek Streak, consecutive episodes of the first half of the season starting April 1, Wednesday until April 13, Tuesday at 8PM.
 
Glee airs every Wednesday at 8PM on Jack TV and every Tuesday at 10PM on ETC. Watch out for all new episodes of Glee starting April 14 via satellite Wednesday at 4pm with a primetime airing at 8PM on Jack TV and 10PM on ETC.
 
For more details and competition mechanics on the Glee Off to Hollywood Promo keep watching Jack TV and ETC or log on to www.jacktv.com.ph or www.etc.com.ph
 
Jack TV is seen on Destiny Cable Channel 81 and Cable Link Channel 41.
 
ETC is seen on SBN Channel 21, Sky Cable Ch. 16, Destiny Cable Ch. 28, and Cable Link Ch. 48.

AGAIN, to the lucky b!tch / ba$tard who is fated to win…

AHETCHU!

Because this is in danger of looking like an advertorial I want to point out it’s not. I wish it was because that would mean I have money, but I don’t. Money just comes out of my wallet on the rare days I want to enjoy the finer things in life such as Marriott Hotel Manila’s Sunday Champagne Brunch!

I mean come on, an international buffet and free-flowing, I repeat FREE-FLOWING champagne and sparkling wines… how can I say no to that?

Anyway, I’m gonna get myself one of those portable broadband thingies, except I can’t decide between Smart and Sun. Which is better? the point being so that I can post more on a regular basis now without being under the mercy of cafes who are too cheap to provide free wi-fi when their coffee alone is enough for a cab ride home.

That’s it for now, I just had to share this because if mytastebuds weren’t so picky with liquor (it prefers expensive, we have a term for that in the Philippines KAPAL NG MUKHA. The gravity of the pinoy term is much heavier, but I guess if you translate it into english in the context of this post, it means you want something you can’t even afford), I would probably be in a downward spiral. Who knew that my minutiae salary had it’s blessings?

Till my next post meh dears, I hope the broadband thingie won’t cost much. Have a great weekend! If you can’t be good, be safe, if you can’t be good, and you can’t be safe, have fun along the way!

My love on the cover of GQ:

Shia LaBeouf on the cover of GQ

The hair is very Chuck Bass or maybe Jun Pyo from Boys Over Flowers *snigger* (The word *snigger* isn’t a particularly popular word, but it’s the first word that pops into mind whenever I hear Boys Over Flowers *sniggger*), yeah I’m immature like that.

Guess who Jun Pyo is in this photo?

But that doesn’t take away the fact that those curls on said GQ cover is on Shia’s head. Everybody can have Johnny Depp, but it’s Shia I’d want to come home to everyday (real, living, breathing, boyfriend! I am just pining for the impossible! But in the off-chance you get the chance to do Megan Fox’s mani-pedi, I don’t think you’d deny me the same if it was Shia right?).

I have an update for my readers who I can count on two hands! (okay one, one hand!), I have just plunged into the corporate shark tank. But it doesn’t mean the adventures and fun are any less. Til’ my next post.