I'm Going to Puke

A friend of mine who I haven't seen in years invited me over to her house for dinner. I wanted to stay in because it was really pouring and something was wrong with the car. It just wouldn't start. But she insisted that I had to come over and we had to catch up since she would only be in town for a couple days. I tried to reschedule the get together and suggested that we meet up tomorrow, hopefully when the weather is better. So she mentions that her mom made my favorite super spicy soup and she made Coffee Krumble cake which is my absolute favorite type of cake. How could I resist right?! And besides really spicy spicy soup sounds great for rainy days. She said she was just nearby and she would be over in 30 minutes to pick me up.

I really missed her mom's special spicy spicy spicy soup. So when we got to her house the aroma of spicy oriental soup covered the house. Dinner was set and we all ate. Her mom served me some soup. I had about 3 bowls it was that good. And the meat she had in there was a bit weird but it was pretty yummy. It was a bit rubbery but very juicy. I had no idea what it ways. Mid way through my third serving of her yummy spicy soup, my friend giggles and so does her bro. Her bro says something like, "you really missed mom's soup huh?" So I said "Yes, you know I'm a sucker for spicy food and spicy soup, plus I've never tried anything like this anywhere else."

Everyone has this awful smirk on their faces. So I stop and ask them what's so funny. So they told me that this soup is a delicacy. Hmmm..Delicacy, I hate that word, because it usually means rare and exotic. My heart starts to pound. What exactly is this soup made out of? Her mom clears her throat and says, "Ok, Mel, Don't be shocked ok?" So I nod my head and drink large gulps of coke. Her mom continues, "That's cow's balls and penis that you are eating." And she points to something rubbery and oddly shaped with little veins and another thing that was circular in form. OMG! OMG! OMG!

I wanted to get out of there! I can't believe I just ate that and I ate tons of it too. I wanted to puke but didn't want to be rude. They all break out in laughter at me gulping tons and tons of Coke. And her brother breaks the silence and says, "You really love those balls and penis don't you?!" I give her brother a small punch on the arm.

When I got home I tried to throw up but my gag reflex just wasn't functioning. What am I going to do?! I was seriously entertaining the thought of taking laxatives just to get it outta my system.

So excuse me while I throw up now or at least try to throw up.

Oh and that picture of the cow throwing up, now isn't that just so ironic! hahahaha.

On a totally unrelated topic, for those of you who love giving gifts as well as receiving gifts, here's your chance to give and to receive. Join in on my Gifts/Presents Exchange Corner click here to read the details. Hurry deadline for submission of entries is by the 25th of November.

Gifts/ Presents Exchange Corner

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So tell me who doesn't like receiving gifts/presents? Anyone? No one...Giving is a lot of fun and so is receiving isn't it? I know some of you have entered blog contests giveaways and were hoping to win (I'm guilty). Here, everyone is a winner and everyone will receive something. If you would like to join in on the Gifts/Presents Exchange Corner all you have to do is:
1.) Leave a comment on this post, please include your email address so that I can get in touch with you or you can always email your email address to me. My email address by the way is ChinkygirLMeL@hotmail.com
2.) Also, to help out the fellow blogger who has been assigned to send you a present please let me know what your favorite color is.
3.) Lastly please help me out on this, do you guys want this to be a secret Santa project or would you guys like to know who got who? If you would like to know who got who I'll be posting it all on my blog by the 26th of November.

To everyone who is joining I'll be sending each of you an email. I'll also be asking for your mailing address. And by the 26th I'll email each of you the mailing address of the person you are to send a gift to as well as a link to their blog that way you have an idea of that persons interests.. Everyone must send their gifts by the 30th of November 2009 in this way we would all receive our presents at just about the same time or hopefully a little near Christmas.

Deadline for joining this project is by November 25, 2009.

P.S. gifts do not exactly have to be really big, they could be keychains or small trinkets, they don't have to be super expensive guys, let's be creative. You can also post on your blogs what you got too. =)

COME ON PEOPLE, THE MORE THE MERRIER. Let's enjoy giving and receiving. =)

I Wish I Hadn't ....Part 2

Last year I went to a friend's wedding. I was one of the bridesmaid there and had a beautiful beautiful gown. June of this year, one of the other bridesmaid's asked if she could borrow my gown and the gowns of the other bridesmaids. She was going to attend an event where they had to perform a cottilon or special ball dance and they all had to wear similar gowns. So we all let her borrow our gowns. This was in June. And now...We're already in the month of November and she has not returned the gown. But then again, I did not call her to ask her to return the gown either. But I thought, if you borrow something you are supposed to return it. So I sent her a text message this afternoon as well. I asked her if I could have my gown back because I'm going to a ball by the end of this month and would like to wear that gown. And well people, guess what?! She did not reply?! So what do I do now? It's not like I know where she lives. And it's not just my gown, she borrowed gowns from the other 4 girls!

I wish I hadn't helped this person....grrrr....

***UPDATE****
I called her yesterday and she was like "Oh, ummmm...I'll try to look for the gown" and I told her "Ok, ummmm I need the gown by the end of this month." So she told me to call her back in 2 hours because she has a small closet and she's sure she will be able to find it... After 2 hours I called her mobile phone just kept ringing and ringing and ringing... And then I called her again and when she finally picked it up, she said, " I don't think that gown is still here with me, it might be with one of the girls I lent your gown to and they are all from out of town, maybe you can rent another gown, you have tons of money anyway." WHAT?! ok, so It's like that now huh? well...I just hung up on her.

I Wish I Hadn't...

I Wish I Hadn't...Part 1......

There are people who are genuinely nice...and then there are those who are nice because they want something in return. Now tell me, how many of you have met one or two of these kind of people?

Unfortunately I have. Back in my previous work there was an older lady who was just freaking miserable with her job as an auditor. It was not something she wanted to do at all. We became friends over the months that had passed. And then months turned into a year. She mentioned one day about wanting to work in a bank. Well, my uncle works in a bank and holds an influential position. She asked me to help her out. And well I did. I put in a good word for her and assured the bank that she would definitely be an asset to the company.

So anyhow...needless to say, she got the job. Though my uncle had his doubts, especially during her training period. She seemed too needy and needed constant approval and checking from everyone around her. My uncle mentioned that she was just too dependent on everyone and that he didn't feel that he could leave her alone without her messing up. I talked my uncle into keeping her. And he did just that. Eventually the lady, let's call her Tammy and I lost touch.

I didn't hear a thank you from her or anything. But it's alright. I helped her because I wanted to help her, not because I wanted anything in return. What bothers me a bit is that I ran into her earlier at lunch. I was in McDonalds to grab something quick to eat. She was ahead by around 3 people in the line to the left of me. She turned my way. I smiled. And then she glanced again and she had the nerve to say in a really loud voice, "Ummmm hey...What's your name???I totally forgot your name..." I'm stunned. I mean after all I did for her, she forgot about me just like that. That kinda stung. My smile disappeared into a quick frown and my eyebrows started to raise. I turned the other way to ignore her. Then she tapped and said, "We used to go to work together! how are you?" So I answered, "i'm good, I heard you're still working for my uncle. how's everything at work?" She's been in my uncle's company for 4 years now and she is happy.

I dunno, is it normal for me to wish I had never helped her? Well that is exactly how I feel.

The second part of my "I Wish I Hadn't" will be saved for my next post.... So people, what is your "I Wish I Hadn't" story? If it's short do let me know about it in the comments, if it's long, write a post about it and link back to me. I'd love to read your stories. I just hope I'm not feeling alone about wishing I had never bothered to help her. Am I mean?

Toothless Nightmare!

I've been having this really awful dream lately. Actually I've been having it for almost 5 consecutive nights now. This dream is really starting to bother me.

In my dream, there is this ghastly pale tooth fairy. She has a crown of bloody teeth around her head. Her fingernails are made of teeth as well. She comes after me every night. And each night my tooth falls off. Some nights it falls off and other times she pulls them out of my gums. It came to the point where it was no longer on a one tooth per night basis, there were nights when a number of them would just fall off. I cried and tried to get away but there was no escaping this evil toothfairy.

I could not talk and could not eat. Whenever I opened my mouth blood would gush out of my gums and out of my mouth like a running faucet. It was awful. Then one day, I only had 3 of my teeth left. These were the front three. I bargained with the toothfairy and she let me keep these last three teeths. But that was in exchange for the lives of 3 people very close to my heart. Then I was surrounded by 3 coffins and I would just wake up in a sweat and my heart racing and pounding.

This morning I was in tears. In filipino culture, dreams that have anything to do with teeth, or a tooth falling out usually signifies death. Honestly, the last time I had this sort of dream was about 2 years ago and about a month after my granny passed away. I dunno, maybe that was just a coincidence. But I can't seem to shake of the feeling of fear. By the way, there is this black cat who is always on my door step and sometimes I find this black cat sitting on my slippers. Is that strange or what? Ok, maybe I'm just being too superstitious. I hope tonight will be a better night, hopefully a dreamless night for me.

Online Lover

I'm sure you have all had your encounter with online weirdos. The ones who magically finds you on the internet and tries to sweep you off of your feet. Funny thing is you guys don't know a thing about each other.

I was just checking out blogs and chatting with my brother when suddenly I get an instant message on yahoo from this guy named Mark David Leo. Thinking he might be someone who has read my blog, I decided to go ahead and be nice and to reply to his message. The usual thing happens, starting off with ctc (care to chat) and a brief introduction. hmmm...and now let's fast forward to the interesting part... Click on the picture to enlarge and read a copy of the instant message.

That was a bit weird. For someone you've chatted with for only a couple minutes talking about marriage and all that is not something you would want to bring that early into a conversation, and with a complete stranger? I mean, come on, how much more desperate can this guy be? No wonder he is not in a relationship, heck if I met someone like this in real life, I would avoid him like the plague. Luckily, this was just in yahoo, wherein if you get annoyed you can just click the beloved IGNORE button. But anyway, gosh, this guy just seemed a bit racist to me. Respect is earned, it is not a matter of what race or nationality you belong to.

So anyways, you've heard about my experience, now tell me about yours. =)

My Baby's Daddy

No no no...I don't have a baby. And I'm not having one any time soon either. So what's up with the title? Well...Flashback....

Rewind to 2 years ago...

After tons of shopping I was super hungry. My brother and my little cousin Brian, who was 4 years old at the time accompanied me on my shopping escapade, but of course that was in exchange to some stuff they had me buy for them.

So after walking endlessly around the mall our next stop was food. My little cousin Brian was in the middle of me and my brother. We were trying to decide what to have for lunch. And then all the sudden my cousin started laughing. He asked me who I was talking to. Apparently I had been talking to no one but myself. My brother had suddenly pulled the disappearing act on me. So trying to look around I found him talking to some girl. I think he was asking for her number of something. And so the flirting went on. I sent him a message saying"I'm freakin hungry". His phone beeped and he just read the message and kept talking to this girl. No reply. I called him and he didn't answer. Ok fine, now my stomach is growling and I'm pissed. And little Brian needs to go to the little boy's room to tinkle.

So what do I do? I have my little cousin run up to my brother saying "Daddy, I need to peeee and I'm hungry. Mom's there waiting for youuuuuu". The girl look mortified. My brother tried to explain that Brian is just his cousin, and Brian really played along, tugging on my brother's shirt saying daddyyyyyy...And the girl walked away. My brother glared at me with evil eyes as I batted my eyes at him and flashed him the sweetest smile. When he was near the only thing I could say was "hey daddy, where have you been?"

hahahaha....

Ok, so before I forget, this is totally off the topic, but last Saturday I had in an oktoberfest beach event. There were lots of drinking and games and the music was awesome. So here are a couple pictures from the party.


Me with the Coke Team and Sponsors
Ending the night with fireworks. Happy Oktoberfest to all. =)