Heartfelt Thank You

Hey friends! Sorry about yesterday, I was really pissed off, and I'm sure most of you were after reading what I had posted. Well news has it that the mayor has finally surrendered to government officials. But his father, the governor still hasn't surrendered and is nowhere to be found.



On the brighter side of things. One of my favorite bloggers, Andhari awarded me with the Thank You for Blogging Award. I'm so touched. I have always looked up to Andhari not just as a blogger but as a person, she is not only a talented blogger but she is an amazing rapper, fashionista, and an even better friend. So I'm really flattered that she awarded me with the Thank You For Blogging Award. And I'm glad to be part of the blogosphere. It's my little space where I can rant about anything under the sun and where I can share my memorable and embarrassing moments with all of you.
So now it's my turn to share this award.

Here are the rules:

1. Each recipient who receives a TYFBA must give away at least four (4) TYFBAs

2. Each recipient must describe, in at least three words why they are giving that person the award.

So drum roll please.....
1.) PinkNic's Planet - She's got a feel good blog. And she really tries to get in touch with her readers with her Friday Discussions. This is one of the blogs that I visit on a daily basis simply because it makes me smile.

2.) Manju Gone Blog- Gotta love this blog also. This blogger is very down to earth and is super friendly. Plus she let me guest blog for her which is a first for me. So I'm happy to have done that with her. She is a very creative blogger, she talks about shaved ice to snowflakes, to headbands and other girly things, but she also talks about things that everyone can relate to.

3.) ScoMan from A Name in Your Recollection- This fella is super witty. His twisted mind always has me laughing and always shines new light from a different aspect of things. He is known for his Facebook Fail Fridays which is definitely something EVERYONE HAS TO CHECK OUT. It is absolutely hilarious. Sco is not only a blogger but for me, is someone I have considered a buddy of mine. He is not always witty and twisted but he's got a sweet side to him. He never fails to send me a message on twitter which always makes me smile.

4.) RicAdeMus from Waiting for Wisdom- I'd like to say Thank You for Blogging to RicAdeMus for had he not blogged we would never have known each other. He is one of my treasured bloggers, who holds a special place in my heart. He is very sweet and thoughtful. He does his best to communicate and keep in touch with his blog buddies by commenting on their posts and interacting via twitter. I feel his sincerity and honesty. His blogs are light and fun to read and always have a special lesson to them.

5.) Kym from Bee Creative- I love this girl and her blog! She is, super creative. She makes the cutest shirts ever. And her blog is also a feel good blog. It's one of those blogs that leave you with a smile.

6.) Duni from Lovely Purses- I'm so thankful that this sweet lady is blogging. And I am proud to call her my friend. Everyone should drop by her blog. She is so crafty, she never ceases to amaze me. From her blog you can tell that she is a really warm generous person. She is so kind and oh, not enough words can describe just how much this lady means to me. She is a treasured friend and truly one of a kind. Thank you for blogging Duni.

Ok So I'm jumping again to another topic...
Hey guys I've just opened a shop on Etsy. My handmade headbands are there as well. Please check it out and show me some love. Mwah Mwah Mwah...

Updates:
Gifts/Presents Exchange Project:

Sender Recipient
1.) Bee Creative ---------- EyeSpy
2.) PinkNic's Planet ---------- ChinkyMel's Corner
3.) TravelBug920 ---------- InBetweenBreaks
4.) GirlInStiletto ---------- Bee Creative
5.) AlrightStill ---------- Material Girls
6.) EyeSpy ---------- Little Tiara
7.) IAMKRISSY ---------- GirlInStiletto
8.) ACuteLife ---------- XoXoAmy
9.) ManjuGoneBlog ---------- PinkNic's Planet
10.) Defining Amy ----------- AlrightStill
11.) LittleTiara ----------- IAMKRISSY
12.) Material Girls ----------- Defining Amy
13.)InBetweenBreaks ----------- ACuteLife
14.)ChinkyMel's Corner ---------- ManjuGoneBlog
Reminder: Please send presents no later than November 30, 2009. Thanks for joining. mwah

Disgusted

Hey guys. No this is not going to be another story of something disgusting I ate today or yesterday. I learned my lesson from my previous post. This is something a bit more serious. I really wanted to blog about something happy, but I just couldn't bring myself to blog about something happy while a whole part of me is just struck with grief.

I'm not sure if you guys are aware of what's going on in Maguindanao, Philippines but it's all over the news here. There was a massacre that took place a few days ago. This was due to political rivalry.

Vice Mayor Ismael "Toto" Mangudadatu wanted to file for candidacy as governor of his place. He sent his wife and other women to file for his candidacy because he feared if he went with his men, that they might be ambushed by their political rivals. Their convoy was stopped by a group of 100 armed men. The victims were taken to an open field and were killed. The total body count as of today has rose to 57! The victims were not simply murdered, but women were raped and tortured, the men were tortured. Some bodies were no longer recognizable because they were already squashed by bulldozers/backhoe. One of the women who was killed was pregnant. Some of the people killed in this massacre were found to have bullet wounds on their privates, others were beheaded and others were just no longer recognizable.....

Also among the 57 people who were killed were media men and lawyers, the Vice Mayor's wife and his sister. The number of people killed are still rising as investigators have dug up more bodies. The people who are suspected to have been behind such gruesome acts have not yet been captured nor interviewed. These people, I will not drop names since they have not yet been found guilty are from very influential families. One of them is the governor of that place and the other is the mayor of that place, both are related to each other. These people have enough money and power to buy court decisions. They have not released any statements regarding the allegations. But isn't it, if you are the governor or a mayor of a certain place and this amount of people were killed in such a gruesome manner then you as head of your area would deliver a statement and show acts of compassion for those who were killed and for their families? No statements were released. And another thing, the bulldozer found at the crime scene happens to belong to the city government which had the name of the alleged suspect.



if you would like to read more about what happened, you click here.

I am disgusted with what has happened. This was such an inhumane act. I know it's pretty harsh for me to say this but I wish these people would also be tortured just as how they tortured their victims. To the animals who participated in the killing of these people, I hope they die a slow death and their penis's should be chopped off and fed to dogs.

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.