11:25a

connecting with family
woke up late again today.
seems like ever since I switched to a different pillow, my
sleep has gotten better and deeper too.

came home around 11 last night from my parent's house.
finally got to see Tita Doris, Dara, Jason, Jessica, and Tito Ramon.
Tita D is my mom's first cousin.

Hey Chi, If you're reading this...DARA is soooo tall now!
She's so cute and very confident, yet very down-to-earth and polite.
She can only understand a little bit of Tagalog now, though, and she can no longer speak it.
Darn! You should have seen her when she was little.
She spoke perfect Tagalog!

Anyhow, Dara also plays basketball and both her and Jessica have talent agents!
Apparently some talent scout saw Jessica in a department store and
told Tita Doris that she should get her into commercials.
She really is a cutie. Defnitely an Albis.
Also, is a typical middle child. she's the quietest.
But, maybe that's because she hasn't completely warmed up to us yet.
She's really very friendly though and very mature for her age.
She's even watched Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets twice! Lucky girl.

Jason is 6...he's so malikot but very cute.
he cracked me up when all of a sudden he asked
my dad where the phone was.
'said he wanted to call his friend. we were like, "you're girlfriend?"
poor kid blushed. hehe!

I gave him my cell phone instead since I figured he'd be making a long distance
call to L.A., which he did.
and he took my phone, walked up to the staircase and just
sat there, casually talking to his friend.
I was dying of laughter! i didn't know 6 year olds could be doing telebabad already! hehe!

Then, when my dad fell asleep on the couch in the living room,
we told Jason to go wake him up, which he did.
We all looked on in laughter.
I was like, "You said you wanted grandkids, dad. There you go!"
My dad is always hinting about how he wants grandchildren already.


Crab Feast and gifts
We opened gifts after pigging out on crab.
Tito apparently LOVED it. He kept repeating how good it was
like 20 times. 'cracked me up.
We were joking that he better take a walk or something before he
went to sleep.
Otherwise, he might get bangungut (sp?).
"Good night! Don't let the crabs bite", we told him. hehe.

My brother got
my dad - an MP3 player...which my dad could not figure out how to work. and when my brother tried to show him, he kept falling asleep!
my mom - a fish tank starter kit....apparently my parents had not been taking care of their now deceased fish properly. my brother did lots of research and will now be teaching my parents the right way.
me and my bf - Giants jerseys with a 2002 World Series patch....it was soooo cool! I got a black one and my bf got a cream one.
I swear, my brother is so thoughtful!

My mom got all of us gift cards for the Gap.
She also gave my bf and I a broom and mop for our Pergo floor and some cool cooking utensils.

My bf and I got
my dad - 2 DVD's: Lord of the Rings and Blackhawk Down and an earphone for his cellphone....cause he's always talking on the phone when he's driving
my mom - a hip looking sweat suit, and 2 heat packs for her eyes and neck...she's always getting headaches
my brother - a shiatsu massager and a heat pack for his neck...he's always getting headaches, too and neck pains.

Oh and I got my bf a cool scrap book for when he creates his photography portfolio.

scared of Chandler
after the festivities, my bf and I drove home. My brother stayed with us
since there was no more room in my parents' house.
He had a little something to eat before going to bed and I sat
with him while sipping on my hot cocoa.

And then I saw it...the mask that my friend brought from her work, NBC 11.

It was a mask of Chandler from "Friends".
I decided to put it on while my brother wasn't looking.
He was also talking to me at the same time.
When he finished his last sentence, I said,
"Well, I'm not sure what Chandler would say about that"

then, he looked up, did a little double-take and
SCREAMMMEEED!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I was dying of laughter! I couldn't stop! I even fell to the floor, tears came pouring out of my eyes...
Oh, man...that moment was priceless.

maybe that's why I slept so soundly. hehehe!

more feasting
after this, 'gonna give my parents' a call to see what their plans are with the kids today.
I'll be going over there again today.
my parents are hosting another dinner tonight with
some of my other uncles and aunties from L.A.
And of course, there will be more crab to feast on.

unfortunately, my mom got sick yesterday, so I had to help out a bit.
I hope she's feeling better today, though.

ok, gonna go have breakfast.

til later...