hazel is spelled S-T-U-P-I-D

Today, I was awakened by the sound of Mr. Bean's cartoon theme. My phone was ringing. Somebody was calling me at 6 in the morning. Nevertheless, that was not a phone call. All I heard were an enthusiastic "Hi Haze!" and my sleepy "Hello?" and "Hmm?" then the call went off. Well, I wouldn't call that interruption of deep slumber since it was so timely that my eyes opened a couple of seconds before my phone rang. I was surprised more than I was startled. (Ngirit ngirit lang da ang may sala ah...hahaha! Hirihi pa kun gusto mo!) I have an inkling what was that phone call for. And I was right about it. That certain earthling passed the NCLEX. (Congrats!! You deserve it!) I was not mindful that my sleep was disturbed. What bothered me was that I was not able to get back to dreamland immediately. I was worried that I may not be able to sleep anymore considering that I lack one. I returned to dreamland around an hour and a half after. (Today's dreamland adventure is another story. My crazy dreams striked again.)

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Anyway, what I was saying is how in the world that I lack sleep. That night I slept at around the same time. But the BIG BUT there, is that I was exhausted. Yesterday, my whole being was just transformed into a plain dumb idiotic stupid moron! Excuse the diction. Usually, even if I sleep late, it is because that I am watching TV, chatting or doing stuffs in the net. This things do not harrass me. This things may relax me. But last night (Tues), I was cramming up my homework to be passed tomorrow (Thurs). I did not realize that this week was already exam week! I asked our professor last week if we will pass our assignment on Tuesday, she said that we will submit it on the exam week. I did not realize that this week is already exam week! We will have our exams tomorrow. TOMORROW FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! I am such a shithead!!!! Daw sa gaga lang! hahaha! And so, after I got home, I logged on to start working on the 5 theorists.

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And as I logged on Yahoo Messenger, I saw THE offline message that much more affirmed that I am a big bird brain! I saw Manang Kim's message. We talked before I left for school that day. Not to mention that at noon time, I was confused of the time of our class..2 PM or 3?? I decided it was 3 since my intuition is strong about it. Anyway, the offline message said, "OK, Bye...malantaw pa ko di sang TV Tuesdays ta." UH-OH!!! Today is actually Tuesday. TV Tuesdays. One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl day. And I effin' FORGOT!!!!

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Preoccupation was never a problem. Anything was never a problem. Anything never came in my way to forgot watching those TV shows! That day was just not me. The dummy bug has taken over my whole already dummy being. This is just unforgivable! How can I forget to watch One Tree Hill that it has become a routine since last year! How can I possibly forget the highlight of my every Tuesday? This is unforgivable!!! haha! Even if anyone won't know I haven't watched it, I feel like I owe it to myself. To cynics out there, I am an addict. Deal with it! And so I hurriedly find a link in the net for me to watch it. The Gossip Girl link was not working and until now, I haven't watched it yet but I can deal with it. Luckily, God still loves stupid people like me, the One Tree Hill link was loading, slowly, very slowly loading. At least it did. And so, I used that time to motivate myself to work on my homework.

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I rammed through internet sites, did the usual copy/paste from my books and the sites and voila! I finished 3 theorists that night just as the link was already fully loaded. At first I confused myself as to the number of theorists I will be working on. I knew it was 5. But when I looked at my notes, I only have 4 listed. So that gave me a relief. But later on, as I browsed the syllabus, I saw that it was really 5! Shit! I remembered I did not include Erik Erikson in my notes since he is already in the book that I brought. See, how distraught I am that day?! Lesson learned? Follow your first instinct. And as Sr. George said this afternoon on our Spirituality of St. Paul class, "Your first gut feel is actually God speaking to you."...Makes really good sense!

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So, that was the tale of how hazel is now spelled S-T-U-P-I-D.

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I am happy that today, I finished my assignment ready for tomorrow! Wish me luck for tomorrow's exam! Thank God Grad School exams are open book ones!

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Love and Bliss!

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Listening to: Canon in D by Mozart (got a hang of this in Jam Legend in which i'll play after this..)

who will be the next American Idol?

American Idol has been one of my favorite reality shows since its Season 3. Tonight, it all came down to the Top 5 of Season 7 and it was Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Samuel Davis,etc) Night.

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Standard is one of my favorite genres because of its classic touch and timelessness. (In shorter terms, because it's old..hehe!) Some of the best songs belong to this genre and I think it was quite fitting to set tonight into a jazzy and tender mood after last week's discorama.

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I was quite disappointed that they don't sing two songs like they used to in the past seasons when the contestants have been lowered down in number. (Or maybe, it is not up yet.) I am not really quite sure if double song numbers were also up last year..hehe!

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Oh well, I was telling myself to make song reviews when they hit the Top 5. Because by then, I know that the best will remain, sparing me sheer dumb luck performances. And besides, 5 songs is not exhaustive to review..hehe...So, here we go!

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1. Kris Allen's The Way You Look Tonight -- This is one of my favorite songs since then! I love Kris' take on this song. He captured the tenderness of the song which is supposed to swoon all ladies away. It is really hard to comment on the technical side when the one who sings is a charmer! haha! I have week knees on cute guys who sing, and I mean sing well! Plus, I love the song first and foremost. I think Kris sang it well enough. He gave it his own twist (and not just the lip twist). The somewhat acoustic and jazzy feel to it was good to the ears (and eyes). Star Points: 9/10

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2. Allison Iraheta's Someone to watch over me -- This is another great song. I just wish that Allison took it into a lighter tone but her rough voice gave it an edge. It was refreshing to see her not take on a rock song this time. But I wish she softened it up a little bit. The song has an innocent feel to it along with a tender, flowy tone. I can see this better on the likes of Katharine McPhee whi has that sooth, clean voice who can lull you to sleep. Star Points: 8/10

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3. Matt Giraud's My Funny Valentine -- I heard this song first on Matt Damon's music video from the movie, The Talented Mr. Ripley. This is one of those great American Standards that I believe is very hard to sing. There was definitely some pitch points in Matt's performance. Of all contestants, he should be the one to nail this week since he has a ground on jazz. I would like him to take upbeat songs ang showcase his dueling piano act. Tonight was just a plain "hotel performance" for me. It needed a bigger oomph considering that this is the Top 5 and you have to fight for it! And, he has to prove to America that the judges' save on him is worth it. The end of the song was good though. Star Points: 6.9/10

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4. Danny Gokey's Come Rain or Come Shine -- Another natural charmer form Day 1! I love Danny Gokey! He just pierces right into your heart and soul the moment he sings a note! Again, it is hard to focus on the notes when the one singing makes you just stare at him and marvel through his eyes..haha! Though this week isn't that good as his Jesus Takes The Wheel rendition, it was better than Matt's..hehe! Star Points: 8/10

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5. Adam Lambert's Feeling Good -- Another week of his high pitched rocker screams. I feel like every performance I am waiting for him to do a rock sign down across his face along with a tongue out everytime he belts it out. haha! He is good and unique but that version of Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire scared the hell out of me! From then on, I see him as an evil tempter! hahaha! Weird! But he is really good. He is a stellar performer! Star Points: 7.5/10

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Good performances this week! hehe! clap, clap, clap!

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Let me just comment on the judges for a little bit:

• Randy Jackson - reasonable
• Kara DioGuardi - Thank God you were included this season! She gives constructive criticisms which are direct and also reasonable
• Paula Abdul - a blunt catalyst (hello worthless! haha...)
• Simon Cowell - still a favorite! love those creative lines!

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So, Danny vs. Adam in the finals anyone?!

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Love and Bliss!

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Listening To: Two Words by Lea Salonga

it was an honest mistake!

This past few weeks, I've been gathering some queer and funny lines from the people here in 24 Quezon Street. I think it's time to write them down mainly because I'm afraid I would forget some and the other reason is, I have nothing to do at this moment since Jam Legend's site is under maintenance. (I'm brushing up on my frustrated pianist dreams..haha! Just playing classical rock or acoustic songs so that I would feel it's a piano more than a guitar.) Anyway, so here we go..
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FOREWORD: All these lines were said with utmost innocence like there's no mistake in there at all!

Papa: Butangi bala ang mga ido sang tinapay nga may vetsin (MSG) para magbura baba nila kag indi na di sila magpalapit sa dalom salakyan.
Shaila: ano na gani tawag sa vetsin nga fifth taste ah?
JJ: ano? 50 First Dates?
Hazel: Hahahaha! Fifth taste! indi 50 first dates! bungol!
Everybody: hahahaha!
Hazel: Umami na bala tawag mo...Ara na sa QTV sa Quickfire.
Shaila: Funny gid ya sa imo shoti ah! 5th taste naghimo 50 First Dates?! haha!
Papa: Kagina pa bala, wala gid ko bala may naintindihan sa inyo mo...
Hazel: (bursted into endless laughter!)


JJ: Ano ang grandpa sang grapes? Raisins!
Shaila: hehe..ti ano na ya ang mga prunes?
Hazel: Ano na ang difference sang mga plum kag prunes man?
Shaila: Ano na gani ang gapa violet na bala?
JJ: Ano? Pintoora? (Pintoora is a bubblegum that stains your tongue and lips blue)
Both sisters: hahahahaha! Pintoora? bubblegum na ya!
JJ: Ano man bi? Chiki nene? (Hickey?)
Hazel: (threw the pen she's holding) Hahahahahaha! Ay, mga banat mo shoti!
Papa: Ang gapa violet? Lumboy!
Shaila: Na! amo na..lumboy..
JJ: Ano? Tomboy??
Everybody: hahahahahha!
Hazel: Baklan ta ka guro lumboy ay...
Papa: Indi na lumboy bakla sa iya..hearing aid na lang!
(JJ finally tasted his first lumboy last week...hahaha!)


Papa: (tasted the Cold Lychee Tea) Daw sansaw sabor ya..
Hazel: Abi, ako man...(took a sip)...kalaw-ay man ni man...
Mama: daw sansaw tuod..
Hazel: Sansaw man? Ang daw chinese na nga preserved fruit nga gina putos sa papel?
Mama: ha? ano man?
Hazel: Sansaw bala...ang ginakaon na bala nga daw brown..
Mama: Ang daw gina putos na kag daw gina lubag iya putos?
Hazel: Daw...Ambot gani ah! Ano ang sansaw haw?
Papa: Sansaw bala! Gelatin!
Hazel: Ha? Ang sansaw gali gelatin? hahahaha! Wala ko ya kabalo! Abi ko ya ang preserved na nga fruit.
(That was when I knew that sansaw=gelatin! Sus!)


Hazel: Ay shoti! Pila na ka course nakaon ko, ikaw ya main dish gyapon?
JJ: I don't care Achi!
Hazel: Lantawa bala ho..Nakatapos na ko main dish, duwa na ka desserts nakaon ko ikaw ya wala pa da katapos!
JJ: Ay, abi ko course nga kurso ginahambal mo..haha! Ngaa amo na noh? pareho lang ang course nga kurso kag course nga meal.
Josephine (our helper): Huo man gani noh..course kag course...
Hazel: Ano nga course?
Josephine: Ang course bala nga sumpa!
Hazel: Hahahahahahah! CURSE na ya! Haahahaha!

You know what they say...Innocence is Bliss! haha! I believe so..I cannot believe I don't know what sansaw is! Defensive pa ko! And I cannot even remember what the preserved fruit is really called!
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This time, Laugh and Bliss!

Oh Happy Day!

H-A-P-P-Y.....HAPPY!!!!!

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Today is Tuesday and I am soooo happy!!! I was just smiling the whole day from morning till this very moment. If all days were and will be today, then I have no problem of it AT ALL!

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This morning, I learned that my One Tree Hill book arrived at Nong Don's already! I was still in denial for like 2 seconds or so since I didn't knew he ordered it already! Waaaahhh! I let out a silent brain scream for like 30 minutes! AAaaaAaahhh!! Had I not browsed through Barnes and Noble, I won't discover this real treat!! I'm sure it will be just pure eye candy when I can get hold of it soon! My mind was practically a scrambled egg that time! I was thinking of some tasks to browse on and alongside with it was TV Tuesdays and my books!

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What better way to celebrate a book than to get another one! Last night, Kai and I also ordered online (after browsing and drooling over a lot of sites that afternoon!). I was supposed to get The Second Summer of Sisterhood and Girls in Pants by Anne Brashares for a step to complete my Sisterhood series. But, the Girls in Pants was already sold, so I just settled with the second book in the series instead. It was hardbound..hehe! This noon, Kai already cashed in for it so that it can be shipped. I'm expecting it tomorrow.

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Today, is also TV Tuesdays! Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill, my love, came back from another hiatus. I was happy...plain happy....Today's episode were not totally eye popping great, but the story was on. I love One Tree Hill's genuineness in friendship and relationships! I almost cried in the first 15 minutes of it! haha!

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I went to school at 5 pm for our supposed to be initial meeting on Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing 2 with Mother Queen. Turned out, we went out for a pizza and pasta at Piazza! I don't know if she informed some of our classmates that "plans have changed"..hahaha! Royalty Girls day out! We rode the Royal Car as she said! haha! We talked mostly about school stuff there, confidential or not..Rnjoyed every moment of it!

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After the "liver refill", she dropped as off at SM City. I decided to drop by at National Bookstore so I can check a book. What better way to top 2 books in a day than to buy another one! haha! I bought James Patterson's Sundays at Tiffany's. My impulsivity was on today. I felt like reading it as soon as I get home but I haven't since it was already getting late when I arrived home. While I was riding the jeep home, Mama called me that we will go to SM..so I went home, then went back again! haha! She bought me yellow sandals. YELLOW!! At first, she wanted the purple one but my eye was stuck on the yellow. It was so candy-ish and yellow-y!!! So, I got what my eyes wanted. Yippee!!!!

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Today was just a happy day! No problems, no hassles...Just pure bliss!!!

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MUCH Love abd Bliss Frecklesnoots!

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Listening To: There's a Kind of Hush by The Carpenters

talking pinocchios

yellow frecklesnoots!

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Well, you might have heard of the whole DH shebang by now. And as expected, you are not buying it. Well, denial sucks. hehehe! You might wonder why we did this is the first place. What would we get?! The answer, laughter! And as my brother said, "Laughter, Don...is not a waste of time!" (hahaha!). We didn't plot the whole thing from start to finish. Heck! I did not even know it started! I was just caught off guard when Chessa interrogated me and told me that that critter of a Don said something! And I thought he slept...Little did I know, he started the story already...And we did not expect it will 'roll' a long way...It was supposed to be until December only..Let's just say, we can't help it! hahaha!

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As he said, everything is true except that there was no December 6, therefore, no relationship, just pure etchos! haha! To be honest, it was really really fun going on endless dramas on YM and copy-pasting sympathetic responses on each other's windows! I know it is unfair but you can't resist laughing when someone says : "Ahhh! I just wanna zoom to her place now and see her!" and one responded: "No..Don't do that..It's bad to wake her parents up at 1 in the morning.." hahaha!(ouch! our livers!)

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But etchos aside, we found a friend above all this. All those YM chats are not totally for pranks, you know..(Shh! anay mga malisyosa..hehe!) It's really good to have a friend whom you have lots in common with that you don't even have to explain "why" if a problem strikes...Mainly because he will just say "I really don't know!" aside from reading my mind...hahaha! Now, that's where the DH part comes in! Problems aren't problems anymore if we talk! haha! From being alone to getting impatient, we would just turn them into DH then, voila! depression gone! haha..see what a good friend can do! haha!

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People might not get it why we did it. Similarly, we can't get it why people can't get it that it's just a prank! haha! Wala lang... Just in dire need of evil company! haha! Nong Don is just one of the craziest persons I know! haha! It's just keeps on rollin'! C'mon ladies! Get him while he's still, RED, hot and single! hahahaha! (advertisement na ni mo! ambot na lang kun mapalpak ka pa sa girlet! hahahaha!) Have pity on the lonely ones (including me)....hehehe!

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Well, I also learned and discovered a lot on this prank. I discovered that people can't resist juicy gossip! It will spread before batting an eyelash! But when the time comes that they will have to spread the "truth", everyone zips it. (Well, maybe because they don't believe it! haha!). Another thing is, friends really support you no matter what. The downside? They don't interrogate you much that is why they havn't found loopholes that will make them doubt if it's true or just another prank! hehe.. But they really do support and respect your decisions. On the other hand, some people have side comments which are not on the feel-good side but who cares?! There are more fans than there are foes! haha! We just laughed it off! Also, another nice thing about this is we got to test how well our friends know us by asking them in our "getting to know each other" DH style! haha! Clap your hands friends! Indeed you know us! Yippee!

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See..I told you this isn't all prank and evilness..hehe! But we still are sorry...I am..really...After all, we are all just a bunch of talking pinocchios, right?! Everybody lies and plays pranks...What's the difference between the two anyway?! hehe! But for the record, my nose is still the same..hehe! How about you, Your Evilness, Mr. Garcia?! hahaha! What do you have to say?! (And don't go 'konek' and 'magic word'...you are also a culprit...hehe!)

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Love and Bliss!

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Listening To: If I Never Knew You by John Secada

DH Etchos Principles of Life

by Don..(evil!)

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• Smile! life is short

• Being small is better, the world tends to be more bigger for you

• Fear not, that you cannot do something…Fear what you can do and not be able to control it

• Why talk, if you can laugh

• Truth hurts, live in fantasy

• Read minds (Cullenize), it’s fun!

• New stuffs compete, Oldies/Classics are legends

• RED is the color for insanity

• YELLOW is the color for happiness

• RED+YELLOW = insanely happy

• There is no such thing as ‘weird’; it’s just a matter of getting used to it

• Get ‘konek’ted

• Don’t lie, learn to be a ‘prank’ person

• Mind your manners! Don’t eat chocolate cake with your hands. Use chopsticks.

• Drink RED tea

• Give an honest answer: “I really don’t know”

• Give a good advice: “Wateva makes you happy”

• Hold your liver when you laugh

• Be therapeutic: Laugh before starting a conversation

• Chat, laugh, fall over, and roll

• Keep on smiling

• Start a joke that will make the world cry

• Extend contracts

• Plan ahead, plan good, and… just keep on planning

• Smile when you sleep

• Avoid depression, it’s the root of all evil laughs

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Love and Bliss!

DH signs

You know you’re a DH fan if….

You know who’s DH

You know they have a kid

You know what’s the name of the kid

You know the kid’s not really a living thing

You know they don’t really appreciate and love the kid genuinely

You know they “konek”

You regard them as a couple even if they are not, they haven’t been, they are, they aren’t anymore or they won’t be

You would tell them “basi mag tuod” or “tuoda nyo na lng bla”

Seeing them sitting side by side is sweet

Everything about them is sweet even if it isn’t

You know what happened on December 6, 2008 and/or January 6, 2009

You wrote a comment on the DH chronicles

You love the DH chronicles even if you haven’t placed a comment

You know the DH chronicles is a trilogy

You are looking forward to the third

You know they are fixated with the colors red and yellow

You know there are certain numbers which they regard as DH numbers

You know they love the oldies

You know how they have helped the November takers for the boards

You absolutely know they are good pranksters

You may have gotten pranked by them, once or twice or who knows?

You know they’re good friends

You even said once or twice.. ”nami kamo bunggoon!”

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You know you’re DH if…

You regard ‘1’ as Rambo, ‘2’ is a team and ‘3’ as a family

You have typed “hahaha” more than any other word

You have used the Dhanzel smiley more than the hahaha’s

The Dhanzel smiley is your favorite

You call all smileys Dhanzel

You have coined a lot of meaning for DH but…

You know only ‘1’ is the real meaning

You acknowledge a kid but…

You know very well that the kid doesn’t know you’re the parents so…

You start back lashing the kid everytime!

Until now, you haven’t decided on the kid’s gender

You don’t even know if the kid has one! Haha!

You are fixated with the colors red and yellow and

You know why

You are obsessed with equating everything to 1, 2, 3, 6 and 8

You know the individual meaning of those DH numbers

You never fail to smile when you see a DH color or DH number, whenever, wherever

You star in the DH chronicles

You are proud you are in it and it has gone a long, long way

You totally understand why resting, err, settling down is a disadvantage

You Edward Cullenize each other

You are surprised at every ‘konek’-tion you make

You are able to convert any serious problem to DH mode

Until now, you haven’t figured out what went wrong with the 72 bottles for 99 stomachs for 2 days

You are fascinated with anything related to liver, eyes and glutathione

Your favorite and most used phrase might be “I really don’t know”

You have converted that phrase to “magic word”

You do “whatever makes them happy.”

You regard yourselves as Team Betamax

You listen to old songs and watch old movies and cartoons

You can’t hide laughter when you talk to each other

You have tried to hide that laughter but it did not work

You know that hidden laughter generates more hidden smiles

You may have fallen from a bed due to excessive laughter

You have been to all stages of smiles…hidden smiles…random smiles…intriguing smiles…evil smiles…smiles with bulging eyes…

You have had nightmares of bulging eyes and smiley smiles, several times

You know that the hardest and most manifested of them all is the random smiles

You are having random smiles everyday

One of you may just be too slow or too fast

If you feel lazy, you are actually Ga-Te namad

You always feel the abovementioned

You regard Beautiful Girl by Jose Mari Chan as your lullabye and Please Be Careful with my heart as a theme song

Everlasting Love by The Company makes you smile

The movie, While You Were Sleeping reminds you of all things DH

You gave each other DH “gefts” last Christmas

You may have wished that Santa is blind last Christmas so that he won’t see what you’ve been doing

You don’t know what a coaster is at first

You have been fascinated with the coaster ever since

You had so much fun last January 6

You have played several pranks and the victims fell for it every time!

You laugh first before saying hello whenever you see each other

Not saying hello to each other in malls is better than saying hello and having random smiles thereafter while walking by yourself

You have talked the DH lingo to ordinary peeps and they “really don’t know” what you’re talking about

You just then gave them the classic “smile and wave”

It’s either etchos or etchos aside, if it’s in between, you Edward Cullenize each other

You think the DH chronicles generated many fans

You know ‘1’ person who never fails to tease and even went his way to send an email reminding you of his baseball bat to be used to beat you up “kun indi kamo magdayunay”

You have 1 ultimate secret

Your contracts are extending as always

That secret cannot be revealed soon since the contract extended

You know what a tally board is and who’s in it

You make fun of each other

You favorite time of the day is 1:38 or maybe 3:18 or…whatever! As long as it involves the DH numbers, you’re fine with it!

Most people are just better late comers than you do

As of February 6, you haven’t failed to talk DH every single day to each other

You notice something with the date 2-06

You can’t stop smiling right now

You can’t believe you’re smiling on a thing which makes no sense to others

These things totally makes sense to you

You consider you minds as sleeping monsters

You are far too ambitious thinking that you can author a book, teach, go to school and be a darn parent of an imaginary kid all at the same time.

You have written etchos poems

You support each other’s blogs

You call each other darling or baby kalbo or baby sunglass, whichever is appropriate

You are a hopeless, and I mean HOPELESS romantic

You prefer yellow M&M’s over other colors and use the red one as lipstick or face paint

You have eaten a chocolate cake using chopsticks which are meant to be the slicer

You know what day of the week is considered DH day

You are hunted by DH things almost everyday

You know what’s the DH curse and the ‘1’ letter that accompanies it

You know its DH karma if something bad happens

You are surprised to have same DH karma almost always

You have never laughed this frequent before DH came along

You have never been this “tingaling ding dong” before DH came along

You theorize that this will not end since we don’t have the “scissors” to cut it

You know why you don’t have the scissors

You live by the line “Life doesn't always turn out the way you plan it.”

You consider depression as a drive to make your imaginations and fantasies come into reality.

You believe that living ‘etchosly’ makes you so happy.

You keep on telling other people “You have no idea how it is to be alone.”

You are ‘techy’ and ‘alone.’

You believe a day would never be complete without DH stuffs.

You believe in the saying, “early bird catches the benta” but ...

You know as well that the late bird saves the best for last

You regard this as very memorable, you might as well make this a book

You know if someone DH tells you, etchos aside, it’s etchos aside, no questions asked

You know if someone DH is having a problem

You know if someone DH needs to talk

Etchos aside, you talk even if it takes hurrying up since someone DH is waiting in YM

In the middle of the serious talk, you still manage to inject DH things which will somehow ease the problem and will eventually ease the problem

You help each other and do each other favors, etchos aside

You can always say without hesitation, “Only a friend like you can put up with a friend like me.”

You are true friends at the end of the day, etchos aside.

And…you keep on reading all of these over and over again!

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Love and Bliss!