oh my god...

although my browser's home page is set to my blog page, believe it or not, i haven't had the time to look at it. even the tagboard! not until now. oh my god. please forgive the absence. things at gotcha have made my life so hectic that i'm always tired.

the store will open next tuesday and there is still a lot to do. the items have slowly been coming in either by deliveries or by our "shopping trips" to makro or wherever. whew! nakakpagod talaga. ricky and i haven't even resumed our wedding preparations.

jenny! thank you, thank you for the garfield dvd...hehehe i'll look forward to that in dec. i enjoyed the movie and whenever kuku & i pass by the garfield store in glorietta, i spend a few minutes to watch whatever episode of the cartoon series they're playing. i'll watch that on our honeymoon HAHAHA (di naman kaya magalit kuku mo sa akin?) so, how's wilcon doing? i'm sure you won't have any hunger pangs anymore now that the chef is there :) i haven't visited your blog lately but i will promise!!!

kuya boychie! i didn't know the amazing race won. what i do know is that sarah jessica parker won an emmy for SATC ! i was torn between her and jennifer aniston because i also love friends, they're two of my fave shows.

tomorrow, the finale of the amazing race! i hope to catch it at gotcha in the morning.

that means, i must go to sleep so i can wake up early!

see yah! mwah!

amazing part 2

the teams unanimously yielded colin & christie, the leading pair (for most legs). they travelled from malaguena motors to victoria and had to choose between "plow" or "fowl". in plow, magaararo sila as in may kalabaw! in fowl, they have to herd 1,000 ducks from one pen to another. after that, they travel to coconut palace, this leg's pitstop.

they all chose "plow" and nakakatuwa ang pagararo nila. they plow till they unearth their next clue, hidden in the ricefield.

watching the teams, well, i must say teamwork is really essential. i noticed that most of the teams were both on the ricefield with one leading the carabao and the other one holding down the "araro" which worked to their advantage. one pair didn't work together, which had the carabao going around aimlessly which cost them some time.

fortunately for them, it was the last non-elimination leg of the race therefore, it's still 4 teams. next week, they're off to el nido in palawan then to the finale, in canada if i'm not mistaken. that we've got to watch...

ciao!

amazing!

i woke up earlier than usual just to catch this week's episode of the amazing race 5 because the 4 teams left are coming here! woohoo :) so far, they're all enthusiastic about coming to manila and i hope they enjoy their "stay" here. right now, they've arrived, travelled to cavite to malaguena motors and are now "embellishing" a jeepney.

it's such a thrill to see them in the race here!

i wonder if ricky & i can join the race? heehee that'll be an experience!

something for ricky

tess and i were strolling around the music section of sm because she had some cds to buy and bring to canada. i looked around as well and found a couple of cds (digitally remastered) of one of ricky's faves, apo hiking society (AHS). there were several and i didn't know which ones to get. so, i just chose two because i couldn't remember if he already had any AHS cd. now, we listen to those cds most of the time when we're on the road :) certainly amusing. specially when he sings along with "blue jeans" or "when i met you" nakakatuwa :)

looks like these cds are going to get lots of playing time in gotcha :) :) :)

sing me a song

on our way to gotcha, i asked ricky, "ano paborito mong mga kanta?" after thinking about it, he gave me his favorite artists instead, whose songs he loves. here goes:

1. VST (tito and vic sotto's group, sikat during the early 80's, tama ba ako?)
2. Ric Segreto (undoubtedly, one of the most popular pinoy balladeers. "don't know what to do" is a great song and a lot of recording artists have sung their version of it. too bad he died a couple of years ago due to an accident.)
3. Apo Hiking Society (sino ba ang hindi nakakakilala sa group na 'to? when it rains, i sometimes find myself saying "pumapatak nanaman ang ulan sa bubong ng bahay...")

ricky's faves are from some certain periods in his life. VST & Apo from his high school and college days; ric segreto from the days we worked at mcdo. the crew would always play a ric segreto tape, over and over... :)

i like listening to upbeat, pop and dance tunes. ironically, three of my fave songs are:

1. love moves in mysterious ways (julia fordham - it's how i "describe" what happened and is happening to me and ricky. hehehe i know, mushy-mushy)
2. the way you look tonight (tony bennett although michael buble's version is great too...)
3. what you won't do for love (originally by bobby caldwell but i got hooked on go west's version)

artists well, i like, julia fordham, babyface, brian mcknight, j. lo. (yup, the latina), sarah mclachlan, matchbox twenty. locally, of course, ariel rivera ;)

hmmmm....it's been a long time since i popped a cd into my discman, drifting off to sleep listening to whatever it is i feel like listening to...

g' night guys... mwah!

hi, my name is chie

that's just in case you guys have forgotten me. hello! i'm so sorry for not having posted anything for the past 4 (or is it 5? oh my god...) days. whew, my days have been a mish-mash of hellos, goodbyes (in the form of a despedida), thank yous, and pondering on fave songs.

hello because a very good friend of mine, rose, came back from a month-long assignment in cambodia. we (our barkada) met up the other night at megamall and she had a lot of interesting stories about her stay in cambodia. she gave us our pasalubongs and she gave me this adorable watch :) it's a bracelet watch, which is the best way to describe it with the straps made of piggy faces!!! it's so cute and i promise to post a picture of it, hopefully soon...

goodbye because one of my closest friends will soon leave for canada to join her husband. it's sad that she's leaving but of course, being with her husband is more important. so, even if the barkada is sad to see her go, deep down inside we're happy that they'll finally be together. bakla (our term of endearment for each other, please don't be alarmed) I'M GONNA MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY....

thank yous, well that's actually thank you, because, our electronic cash register was delivered today. soon, we'll start pragramming it to contain our items and all that stuff. truth be told, ricky and i have forgotten everything they taught us during our training hehehe. but there's always the trusty manual ;)

then from the tagboard, my kuya boychie (hello kuya boychie!) asks, "lynchie, ano ang favorite song(s) ninyo ni ricky?" i must admit that question got me thinking bro...

let me count the ways...

this question was posed in my yahoogroup (one of the best in the world - W@W) today, "name 3 things you love/adore about your partner/hubby/wifey". let me answer that question here. but instead of 3 things let's make it 5, just like in John Cusack's film, 'High Fidelity'.

what i love about ricky:

1. the way he cares for and loves his family is an indication of how he'll be with me and our future family.

2. he spoils me! on a recent trip to korea and china early this year, he bought so much stuff for me, WOW talaga! things he knew i'd really love, things that made me realize he was thinking of me often. :) and he still spoils me until now... ;)

3. he always wants to hold my hand. when we're together, he automatically reaches for my hand and holds it. even if i'm busy searching for something in my bag, he'd be waiting. if i'm carrying something, he'll take whatever it is i'm holding so that my hand is free to hold his.

4. he is determined, responsible and hard-working. he wanted to finish college and earn a degree even if it meant being a working student (he paid for his tuition) and taking 8 years to finish his course.

5. he accepts chie for who chie is. inside and out. i'm far from being flawless and sexy; at times i'm bitchy, lazy and stubborn. still, he wants me to be his wife...

gotcha!

hey! sorry no post yesterday. even with the absence of wedding preps, ricky and i are still very busy.

we are opening a convenience store in makati. and for a store that occupies a mere 57 sq. m., there sure is a lot to do! especially now that it's crunch time - the store is slated to open on september 28. just like the wedding preps, only ricky & i are attending to the business.

the store is named GOTCHA MINI MART. it's the 15th business name we submitted to SEC for approval. names 1 -14 were all taken so, gotcha mini mart it is. it's also a chinese deli because we will be offering hopia, eng bee tin products, mahu (pork floss), canned chinese products, candies and haw flakes just to name a few. as soon as i can, i'll post pictures of GOTCHA, don't worry...

it dawned on me recently that working together on the store has allowed us to know more about each other. it's heartwarming to know that this project is for ricky and me and our future family.

bye! take care!

1 + 1 = twogether

in my first post, i announced that ricky & i are getting married on dec. 30, '04.

i just realized that we have officially entered the BER months which means that our single days are definitely numbered :) the prospect of getting married is daunting because it's a big step for us. but we definitely love each other and marriage is actually something we look forward to.

wedding preparations are underway. once i've uploaded some pictures, you can all click the SNAPSHOTS link and view some of the wedding stuff there. for now, you can visit the website of our ceremony & reception venue, Fernwood Gardens. ricky & i really, really fell in love with the place when we checked it out. we didn't book it immediately because it is beautiful but you've got to pay the price (if you know what i mean *wink,wink*). until february, we finally wrote out the checks for the cycad garden (or the 3rd venue).

then we chose VS&F, one of the accredited caterers of Fernwood. after a delightful food tasting :), we decided on getting them. then we slowly accomplished other things like a photo/video supplier, a couturier, & our wedding rings (yehey! we were soooooo happy when we got them!).

ricky also got confirmed so, we're also attending to the req'ts for the church; for submission hopefully by the end of the month.

whew! that's not all, there's the entourage line-up, invites, make-up, misalettes, reception program, candles, shoes, hotel accommodations and a "million" other details. but preparing for a wedding is actually something that's fun! specially if your husband-to-be is as involved as ricky is. it makes me love him more ;) wonder if i can turn it into a business? on second thought, not for me. let's leave it to the pros.

hmmm, i need my coffee fix so, catch you guys later or maybe tomorrow! mwah!

good morning ;)

rain, rain go away, come again another day...wow, it's been raining again since early morning. i'm thinking if this keeps up, each household should have a kayak, speedboat or something. if it's not a tropical depression, it's monsoon rains or a typhoon...oh well...

for those of you who have visited more than once (anyone out there? please??) you'll notice i added a tagboard. i can't explain what it really is HAHAHAHA but in lieu of a guestbook, feel free to "TAG" me. think of it as a virtual post-it.

also, if you want to be on my Bloggers Block (link to your webpage or blog) just drop me a line at cpacot@yahoo.com. or better yet, put it on the tagboard.

okay, see you guys tonight. i'm off to the mall ;) mwah!

me? a blogger?

yes, i just had to give in. mmmm, your first time is always memorable, isn't it?

hehehe i have just created a blog! (what were you thinking?) well, blogger has made it easy for me ;) others may read this and say "where the hell has she been?" well, i am extremely proud that i've taken that first step!

i'm just so overwhelmed at everything that i've got to "format", "edit", "post" and "publish" so please bear with me. (if you're still with me, thanks...mwah!)

disclaimer: the author may be incoherent at times no, make that, most of the time