So this is Christmas...

... and what have you done?

A LOT. Sabi nga ni Shirley Maey "Ang dami-dami mong ginagawa wala ka Pang asawa niyan a!" Intrimitidang bruha yun, muntik na kami magaway. E bakit ba!? Si Cherry nga nagpakasal nung dec. 3 e. Labo ko kausap no? Walang magrereklamo a. Nakikibasa lang kayo e.

Seriously, december started with Ebs' birthday and Shirley Maey's Christmas party. Then ryan's board exam coinciding with Cherry's wedding. Sakto sana e, 3 exams on the first day (saturday, dec. 2) and then 2 more exams on the second day (Cherry and big Daddy's wedding day) which will end around noon (yung exam a, hindi yung kasal). E kaso, dahil sa bagyo, hindi nakarating yung exam papers sa Naga ata. E they all have to take the exams the same time kaya na-late start nila, naging 2 exams on the first day and 3 exams on the second. So ayun, dumating ang prince charming ko (yaaaaks) sa reception, tapos na yung dinner at parlor games na. I wont discuss the wedding muna, I’ll reserve that and all my wedding talk for my next blog.

The following week, I worked my ass to death. For my insane friends: No, my ass dint actually die. I was supposed to help Ade with a debut, but I had to work. I couldnt go to the gym because i had to work (really. seriously. promise talaga) I dint get to go to Divi too because of work. No Christmas shopping for me this year. My friends either got recycled christmas gifts or beads which i made a few months before, or left over gifts from last year, the year before that and from years years years ago. Hindi niyo naman alam yun di ba!?!?!

Sometime in between all the work I did, I got to practice for the SFC Chapter christmas party, changed the lyrics of a song and prepared an AVP for that party, went to the SFC Unit Christmas party, sent Ryan to Bicol for the Gawad Kalinga build, arranged flight details and an itinerary for my unit for the February SFC ILC at Lanao, organized and prepared for the SFC household Christmas party, bartended at that party (since i sent my bartender to bicol), went to Matti for the AGSB christmas benefit party (mas mahal pa yung cost nung party kesa sa mga donations e), then went to Vbar for Celeste's birthday party (where i saw a whole bunch of my artista friends... ahehehe... blog ko to... bawal nga magreklamo.), went to the office retro party in my new retro hairband, then went to ryan's friend's christmas party, then to manong val's christmas party for the heart center nurses (kasabay sya ng grand dream night ng PDA, dami pala akong classmates na nurses), had christmas dinner with my high school best friends, then had a christmas party at home for the original Boondockers (reunion of sorts ito, laglagan kami magdamag), then the Boracay reggae benefit party at Capones (i saw a whole bunch of people from SFC, then my ex, his wife and his mba friends -- was actually nice to see them a), then had two drinking sessions here at the office c/o my bdo cap and bdo sec families, and then, wala na. Yan ang pinakamahabang running sentence na naisulat ko buong buhay ko. The next time my chairman dad tells me "Oy jenny lyn hindi ka na naubusan ng pupuntahan a, hindi ka na natigil dito sa bahay" --- hindi na lang ako sasagot. Or better yet, Il give him a thoughtful answer "Aaaa...kaya pala parang pagod ako." Goodluck to me. Baka ipa-barangay ako.

Anyways, my holidays werent just parties. I successfully earned from stocks and got enough to buy a cage for Jasper the cockatoo. Ryan, my mom, Jom my brother and I went to Cartimar and found a mansion for the bird. In the same store we found two very playful Siberian Huskies (Ryan's dream dogs). On another cage I found a much much much much cuter little puppy who turned out to be semi-blind and with underdeveloped teeth. I asked the manang how much the little puppy was since i cant afford his brothers, the 17K normal pups. She just laughed at me. Funny ata talaga ako. But before we left, she asked if we wanted to adopt him. Syempre sabi namin yes. Kawawa talaga e. Parang lasheng. Ambilis ng takbo sabay mababangga sa pader. Lintek na mga pader kasi ang kukulit e. Jom named him Victor. May kapitbahay kasi kaming bulag yung isang mata. Tawag ng buong barangay sa kanya si Victor bulag. Para lang ma-distinguish, uso kasi dati yung pangalang Victor. Parang yung pangalang Boy. Tatlo yung sikat na Boy sa barangay namin e. Si Mang Boy Dyaryo (na nagtitinda ng dyaryo sa kanto), si Mang Boy Del (yung mananahi ng pantalon sa kanto, Del yung pangalan nung tindahan), at si Mang Boy Battery (tubig ng baterya kasi pinapampaligo niya tuwing umaga. de, syempre kasi nagtitinda siya ng battery ng kotse sa kanto, katabi ng Del's). Ewan ko lang kung bat nagka-label si Mang Victor na Bulag, siya lang naman kilala kong Victor dun. Ay, teka teka teka lang. Me and my short attention span. So, going back to the dog. I changed his name to Viktur para parang vampire. Wala lang. He's the best christmas gift ever.

This is a disclaimer pala for everybody who Ryan sent christmas text messages to. Hindi po ako buntis. Ryan kasi sent a text message to most of our friends. He said something like "Merry Christmas from Ryan, Jenny and baby Victor." Kilala niyo na si Victor a. Hindi yung kapitbahay naming bulag yung isang mata.

The Viktur story doesnt end there. Christmas, he had seizures. Nilagnat because of his 3 week old ear mites. We had him confined for three days. Ryan and I wanted to camp outside the clinic sana, buti na lang nasa bahay ko lahat ng tent. He was quiet the whole time in the hospital daw (si viktur a, hindi si ryan). But he started howling a few minutes before we arrived to visit him. He licked us all over when we picked him up. He wags his tail everytime he hears our voices. He always has this blank look, but at least its a loving blank look. He's the sweetest little wolf in the world. In fact, I woke up one morning and i had a message on my phone. "Mrning mama nag drnk n kmi wataer at kamot at eat ni papa mz u - viktur" Akalain ninyo. May anak ako na puppy na marunong mag-text. Astig.

Viktur's back in the hospital today, bulate naman, nag-lbm tapos pinainom namin ng combantrin at gatorade. Napatawa naman namin yung doctor. I hope he gets out tomorrow (si viktur a, not the doctor). New Year's day naman siya nagpa-confine. Sana naman wag sya magkasakit ulit sa Valentine's. Hindi na kami maka-date ni bugoy e.

Aaaaaat, isa pang kwento. Naglayas ang lola Jappy ko nung new year! Jappy is my 12-yr old japanese spitz. Iv had her since she was a few months old and she sleeps in my room. Kitang-kita ko siyang tumatakbo sa kanto. Naisip ko tuloy yung mga movies na yung bida rides off into the sunset and then at the end of the movie, the bida dies. Ay naku, lintek ang iyak ko. Sabi nga ng tita ko, alam na daw niya na autistic ako. Ilang boyfriend na daw ang nawala sakin hindi daw niya ko nakitang umiyak, tapos nawala lang yung aso ko humagulgol daw ako. Namaaaaan. I-compare ba yung dog ko sa mga ex. hellooo!?! Anyways, I couldnt sleep that night, New Years Eve pa naman. Tried crying myself to sleep but for the first time it dint work.Nakulitan na siguro yung mga santo sa kakadasal ko sa kanila. Finally I made a super hard promise to God ibalik lang niya si Jappy. Aba naman, akalain ninyong wala pang one hour, eto na yung aso ko. Langya. Alaskador si Lord! Napailing na lang ako at nginitian si Jesus. Kakatawa siya. Buti na lang mabait ako. Tutuparin ko yung promise ko. Naman kasiiiii. Tita Peeeeys a, suportahan mo ko. Naalala ko the last time I tried to do this, dinemonyo mo ko e.

This is now officially a novel. But what this actually is, is my excuse for not texting back during christmas and new year. Namaaaaan. Sino namang gaganahang mag-text back kung sa pagtingin mo sa phone mo e mababasa mong "63 new messages." aber!?!?! So bale, this is my "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year too" to the following people who texted me:

Peeys, Tart ni Ebs, Ebs, Lyne ni Mike, Sharon from Bounce, Baby na Pod ni Ga, Pia Chua, Joy Tang, Doggee, Dondee, Baham Mitra, Blue Viray, JanJan na kapatid ni Baby na Pod ni Ga, Mikes, Manong Val, Frozen Ana, Richell, Car ng Jollibee, si Mai na ka-level ni tetch, Katrinne Antipatika, Keeshiaboo, si Lani China na matagal na kong hindi pinapansin, Joel Javier, Tagay Annie, Milton Tiburcio, Pheng, Mr. Boracay Edwin, Delisyus Mec, Aby, Karen Yakultness, Sherryl dela Torre, Mike and tintin Albis, Aldrin Salubayba, Pipo na boss ko, Bogz Roa, Jonas, si Chriz na pinakamalupit na programmer sa balat ng lupa, Mikko Goco, Mike kulot, Eds Evilclone, Tintin Tinsay, Mama Beth, Joan Tepico, Sushi, Janet, David ni Sabs, Francis Sarmiento, Ola Manansala, Lays, Yska, Patrick from Mastat, Twinkle Dee, Mama Millie Ruth, Awee na Engkanto (hindi naman to nag-greet pero nagtanong kung may coding ba daw, e hindi ko rin na-replyan), Kiongers, Sir Maxxx, Tita Rho, Darleng, Budz, Dindi from Bounce, Pochie ni Rabor, Wax na ninong ni Viktur,
Flipper, Cherry na bagong kasal, Rabor, Moan, Art Lingo, Gilbert ni Sharon ng bounce, si Ninong Dennis ng Rated R, Gwyf, Goolie, si Sungkit Kit, Cienna, Devi, Shirley Maey, Shiela from HR, LR, Hex Melencio, at saka yung mga aksidenteng nabura ko na mga nag-text sakin. Pati yung mga hindi ko naman kilala. At lalong lalo na yung mga nagtampo ng sinagot ko ng "Who's this please."

That's all thank you.