Birthday Party

image source: Science of Drink

“Tatlong tulugan na lang… apat yata.” Oo nga, tatlong tulugan na lang birthday ko na. Iyan ang status na nakalagay sa Yahoo Messenger ko ngayong araw. First time ko rin na ginawa kong public and birthday ko, sa Internet pa. Eniweys, di yata ako takot nai-publicize birdthday ko.

Yesterday, I am making a list of who I am going to invite on a party I am hosting. Siempre ibang set ng invitees sa bahay, iba din sa work, iba sa kapamilya at iba din sa kapuso. Pero di ibig sabihin na mayaman ako ha. Bawat tao may kanya kanyang style sa pag-celebrate ng birthday. HINT: basahin ang tagline sa heading ng blog na ito. Hahaha.

Kaninang umaga may naka-usap ako sa yahoo. Ito ang napag-usapan naming.

Trey : invited ka pala sa bday ko sa sabado ng gabi.

Cox : I hate you, but at the same time thank you! Saan ang handaan?

Trey : sa bahay lang. kuwentuhan lang. dapat busog na bago pumunta doon. hahaha

Cox : Asus.;0 Saan ba ang bahay mo? Punta agad ako paguwi ko.

Trey : may branch ang bahay ko diyan sa cali. meron din sa jersey. hahaha

Cox : Baliw. Branch ka dyan.

Trey : kung tutuusin worlwide ang branch ng bahay ko. as long as may internet connection ka. at saka YM. hehehe

Cox : Naks naman. Sige. Tignan ko yan sa cam.

Trey : hahaha. parang totoo ah.

Cox : Sa cam nalang nga. Haha!

Trey : pay per view. hahaha

Cox : Sira ulo! Invited ako, tapos payper view! Baka naman paper view?

Trey : sige discounted ka. hahaha

Cox : Baliw!

Trey : di ako baliw. may sayad lang. teka mas ok yata pakinggan ang baliw kesa sa may sayad. Hehehe. baliw na lang.

Cox : Hhaa! Kaw tlaga. Naks namna. Birthday mo na?

Magandang idea nga yata na gawing online ang birthday party ko. Matipid tapos worldwide pa. Tapos bawat tao na invite ko online mag dala na kani-kanilang pagkain. Sila din ang kakain ng pagkain nila. Ibig sabihin kahit malayo mga mahal ko sa buhay sa birthday ko, feeling nandiyan pa rin. Kahit virtual lang. Sayang nga lang, sira ang PC sa probinsiya.

At ngayon naman habang sinusulat ko tong entry ko, nagba-browse ako ng mga recipe kung anu ang ihahanda ko sa aking mga kagimik sa sabado night. Simple lang, tipong pika-pika-chu lang. Importante lang naman iyung atmosphere ng celebration di ba? Good for ten lang ang apartment. Pero ok lang kung sumobra. Sa hallway na lang iyung iba. Hehehe.

Bakit kasi iyung may birthday ang nagti-treat. Doon sa dati kong workplace iyung may birthday ang tini-treat. Walang hassle. Pero siempre tradition na rin natin to. Lalo na iyung pansit. Pampahaba ng buhay. Magluluto ba ako ng pansit? Instant pansit kanton na lang kaya. Hehehe.

Ilang araw na lang. Di naman ako excited. Di lang naman ako papasok bukas at sa biyernes. Maglilinis ng bahay, ng banyo, ng kusina, maggo-grocery. Anu ba lulutuin ko? Hala, tense na yata ako. Pag tense ako, natatae ako. Pag natatae ako, paano na lang sa sabado?

Breath in… Breathe out… (repeat till respiration normalize) ;)

Dog bite

image source: Best Dog Photos

Was that a month ago that some guy was bitten by a dog somewhere between his ring and pinky fingers. The dog was a little dog. Yeah, it was a little dog with an attitude. I think we all know how little dogs are. They thought they’re big so they thought they could just bully anybody. Some insecurity little dogs have. Anyway, this made the guy endure five injections from a public hospital at 1.5K (in pesos, not km.) each.

I was bitten by a dog when I was just a kid. I don’t know how many times but there was only one dog bite that I took seriously because it bled. The dog was a puppy mongrel. It was my puppy and it’s my fault why he bit me. He bit me just below my knee. Because I was just a kid and kids usually kept their misdemeanors with themselves, I did not tell anyone that I was bitten and besides smart kids don’t need adult intervention. (Insert “ngiting-aso” here.)

The smart kid always knew what to do. So I let the wound bleed, wash it with water and apply garlic. (Boy Scout po ako.) By the way, to surely kill all the “germs” I placed the crushed garlic on the wound and tied a handkerchief around it. After some few minutes I could feel the burning sensation on my skin. I thought the remedy was taking its effect already. After the pain, I felt nothing.

That same night I removed the dressing from the dog bite, and guess what? I saw a blotch where the garlic was. The “germs” dead and so was my skin. The garlic burned my skin. Whoah! The garlic was indeed effective. The rabies was gone, that I am sure. The following morning I am taking care of a second degree burn. Isn’t it toothpaste an effective remedy for burns? Just kidding. (Insert smart-ass grin here.)

Some friendly reminders:

1. Not only small dogs bite, the big ones do bite also. They could even tear you apart.
2. Get informed about rabies. Don’t rely on garlic please, or on poison-seeping horns.
3. Don’t go to private hospitals. They will charge you way way up high that your head will spin not from rabies but from where you’ll get the money to pay for the vaccine.
4. Don’t even think twice whether to get a vaccine or not. Its better to be poor in life than wealthy in death.
5. While on treatment, please follow what the doctor says. Don’t drink alcohol means don’t drink alcohol even once.
6. Lastly, RABIES KILLS. They just don’t leave humans crazy.

P.S. That some guy is having his last injection this week. He stays in Mandaluyong even before he was bitten. ;)

Hair vs. Clothes

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This is just too weird. While I am having a session with mother nature this morning, I took a glimpse of my hair down under and immediately a question was posted into my mind. Why do I have hair there? Is it necessary to have those nearly covering my private part? Another question followed on why we have to wear clothes.

I guess what struck me is that the inconvenience of having clothes. I need to earn a living just to buy them, wash them, iron them and suffer the inconvenience when it starts to give more heat on the body during summer season. Can’t we just push something on our body to control how much hair do we need to adjust our body temperature depending on our environment’s condition? Technology should adapt to the needs of the human race you know.

By the way, I mentioned “private part” a while ago. A smile was forming on my lips saying this. There are many nicks used for this “thing”. I think it is always better to pick the appropriate term. For me it is not private anymore. Let us just say semi-private. (Insert canned laughter and BOO here.)

Wala lang magawa o maisip. Ha-ha-ha.