GEEZ....when I got home there were 4 posted messages on my door!!!! Guess who?????...But of course...from the future in-laws and the gang....geez...my hun knew where I was for Thanksgiving...but I didn't have to report my daily schedule/activity to THEM...right???? GEEZ..!!!

Butt-out from my life...or our life!!!

I know family is always gonna be family no matter what...but his is just so unreal!!!! They were actually upset at me bcz I didn't tell them I was gonna be out of town...!!!

The Houston trip was awesome, as always: Home SWEEEEEET Home!!!! My bro was acting a bit weird @ the end of my visit but that’s sooo him though….soooooo no biggie…whatever..!!

Anyhooos, being around familiar faces for Thanksgiving…it was kewl. I had too much fun, sooooooo much to eat and drink, my poor throat is suffering the consequences now.

Each night except on my last night there (Sunday 11/26), I would have only 30 mins to get all pretty to the “Club/PUB and be seen”…my first EX (the drummer) was playing every night except for Fri and Sun. On Friday, we still went up to the Club/PUB to support his EX-band: “V”, since we both are pretty close to all the band members and their wives/gfs/buddies.

*Horror of all horrors*, there are really skanky people out there…LMAO!

Also with way too much alcohols - DRAMA queens and kings suddenly appeared...whiney-a**es...starving for any attention...

I digress…..

I simply LOVE seeing those bunch again (not the skanky or whiney a**es...he...he)….hours of partying and loud music left me feeling all UUUGGGHHH!!….so we gals went to the “ladies” for some touch ups before we all headed out home….it’s a girly thingy…

So, yeah…the last time I was partying at the same Club/PUB (few months ago), I was totally crunk with too many merlots….(everyone was buying me drinks religiously)… I swore that morning after… (vomiting the whole night and morning just doesn’t go hand in hand with my idea of complete composure he..he) that I won’t do that NO MORE!!! Well, I kept my promised (Clap..Clap!!)….. Now that was priceless…

Oh and I didn’t wanna repeat the part where I fell and landed right on my arse!!! OUCH!I damn smart….quickly pointed to a super comfy – Rocket Dog sandal on my left and said “I’m alright…just slipped on that sandal….of course, they didn't buy that excuse *dammit* bloody hell, I’ve got a small bruise on my left knee as a result…

N-e-wayz…I did plenty of kewl things in a such short period of time. Thanksgiving day I spent with my drummer ex and his dad, just the three of us….was really neat too, we didn’t have a full house like last year…since everyone else was spending Thanksgiving with the in laws/gfs or bfs parents'….

I will miss Houston for a 'lil while…cuz I don’t think I will be coming back to visit until 2007. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA…here I come….HOT SUMMER-y Christmas anyone????

Got back on Monday evening (11/27)...and looking forward for this weekend so I can be M.I.A......enjoying a quiet one myself!

THANKSGIVING 2006














University of Houston - Alma Mater














The Greenway Plaza

The Galleria Area (610 - 59)












The 5 Level Stack Interchange between Bltwy 8 and I-45

U people surely have your freedom to be jealous of me or even hate me!
BUT dont forget that I also have my own FREEDOM to be HAPPY and be MYSELF!



Do people only start gossips when they are jealous? C'mon, wake up people. When you want to start anything nasty rumors about someone, do some homework first please! Why wait 'til this time before you want to gossip about me? Again, I must emphasize that I'm not toying with anyone. Have not, am not and will not!! I do not want any Tom, Dick or Harry to just become my guy. I admit that I am picky and I do HANG OUT w/ guys but that doesn't mean I'm playing. Get this clear. I always put effort in all the guys I date. It just happens that relationships are not that easy to fathom. Sometimes things just freaking don't go according to plan! Only my close friends will know what happened in my past-relationships and I do not have to report to everyone. I'm already sick of explaining myself. I have my fair share of heartbreaks; I do not need anymore of y'all to judge me!!!

I know that I could be over friendly sometimes and get close to someone quite easily. I mean, if you have been in a relationship before, you should know that: When it comes, it just comes. You can't hide from it. Please let me have some peace and let me be....is not too much for me to ask, is it?

Gossiping usually accompanies back-biting and is strictly prohibited. It means passing on to others what you hear from someone in such a manner that will cause dissension among people, sour their relationships, or increase already-existing bitterness between them.

My closest friend in ATL, she had a share of these stupid rumors that created problems w/ her husband….WHY??? becz people are jealous….I salute her for the confidence and cheery attitudes she has that makes her attractive to a lot of people (and yeah..she is beautiful too)…..so there are some out there who obviously jealous of her that felt the necessity to start some *(&#^=%$ rumors. And of course, her husband and she sorted things out but still people should really mind their own business!!!

Quit that “W”itchy attitudes, get your broom and fly away elsewhere!!!

Houston - Atlanta Weather

Houston, TX - Home Sweet Home!!!

Now...pls...don't forget to pick me up @ Hobby Airport, arriving at 10:36A - - (Meet me at the baggage claim area?) :)

I know I’ve got it great really. Loving family, great friends, great job (could be way worse I guess..LOL!), my fave cup of coffee, total freedom and long bubble baths. What else could there be?

I’m grateful for the fact that:

I have my faith [I know that GOD loves me with His grace and blessings]

I have a wonderful family who loves me to bits [I luvvvvvv my cute niece and mischievous nephew]

I have a delightfully vain and arrogant froggie who thinks that he’s the center of my universe [Froggie has traveled with me to many, many places]

I have a hot and sexy boyfriend who thinks I’m crazily-yummy [Which is always good for the ego]

I have few but extremely precious friends whom I genuinely adore [Friends ‘til the end, babes]

I have clothes on my back, a roof over my head, food on the table, coins in my pocket and a matching handbag to complete the look.. *silly grin*..he…he.. [Good to know that my sense of humor is still intact!]

So yeah, basically I am quite alright and thankful…..!!!

Next week, I will be flying back to the warmth and comfort of a good ‘ol Houston, Texas to spend Thanksgiving with those who I hold dear in my heart….My heart is still in Houston, Texas…!!!!

Wouldn't it be nice to be a froggie.....to be able to eat what "bugs" you!! LOL!!!

Weekends are the best!!!!!

Bcuz....

You get to sleep and wake up late.....

Hangin' out late without having pangs of guilt of not being able to wake up the next day supa' early to work.......

Do nonsensical stuff at the comfort of your own space and time..........

Everyone else (your familia, your kewl buddies, your hunnie...etc..etc..) is always (usually) available during weekends....

ZzzzzzZzzz all day long........being laaaazzzzyyyyyyyyyyyy...

Just because......

Friday, November 17, 2006 - A Windy Night!

Pretty darn eerieee...it was 3A and I heard the strong wind blowing as though there was a tiger roaring right outside my glass panels....

The trees are swaying.....strong windst.....the angry growling wind coupled with the thunder...

Weather is geting colder....as Thanksgiving approaches....


Saturday, November 18, 2006 night will be extra special bcuz....


"Mid-November brings us the return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, which has a storied history of producing some of the most sensational meteor displays ever recorded."

2 hours of meteor shower!!! From Midnight to - 3A!!!

I remember that my ex-Denver born Texan bf is always crazy about this meteor shower (he still is - LOL!). He and I both would stay up and stay out or even drive to his sista's ranch house in Austin, Texas with our blankies........to watch the shower....uber romantic huh????

Oh well, tonight, I would be watching by myself...why not???? He...he..those who are interested to do the same...look into eastern sky.....!!

Meteor Tips:
Stay up late - nap early if you must
Get out of town - go far away and city lights and haze
Get comfy - lounge chair, blank-ie, or sleeping bag
Be patient - it takes a few minutes for the eyes to adjust to the dark
Look around - meteors may radiate from one point (Eastern sky), but they can flash anywhere in sky….

Petit poéme...trés mignon

Je t'ai demandé si tu m'aimais bien, tu m'as répondu non
Je t'ai demandé si j'étais jolie, tu m'as répondu non
Je t'ai demandé si j'étais dans ton coeur, tu m'as repondu non
Je t'ai demandé si tu allais pleurer si je partais loin, tu m'as repondu non ...
Donc j'ai commencé a marcher ... tu as attrappé ma main et tu ma dit ...
Je ne t'aime pas bien, mais JE T'AIME...
Tu n'es pas belle, tu es magnifique ...
Tu n'es pas dan mon coeur, tu es mon coeur ...

et je ne vais pas pleurer si tu pars, mais je vais mourir ...

PJ's Coffee and Wine Bar.....Atlantic Station! Fun - hanging out w/ good frenzzzz......!

Currently Listening:

Corrine Bailey Ray

Tomorrow after work, I will meet some frenz at the Atlantic Station!!!! This place reminds me of Houston, around the Galleria Area.....kewl restaurants, cafes, shops...just really need to hang out....

Dear whatever name ur parents gave u,

1. U do not be super-fake nicey-nice to my bf if u can’t even half friendly to me. Oh wait! u do not freaking friendly to my bf when u could not even look at me in the face whenever you bump into me. Even though u are my bfs fren and supposedly your dad’s and his dad’s are a long-term best buddies or whatever! It’s onli polite to smile and acknowledge my existence.

2. U do not freaking sit down and talk to my bf and den walk away and come back again all super-fake-all-too-happy and continue ur chat when I am right there with of him….especially when he has tried to ignore you many times…….

U are sending me a signal that u are a fugly B. HALLLLLO!!! I EXIST!!!!! DUH!!!!

Find ur own.
Leave mine alone.

Thanks for making my bf’s parents house a little less welcoming for me.
I hope all your hair falls off…..and i think you should join the monobrow associations at monobrow.com to show off your UNI-BROWS!!! They would be eager to have you as the new member of the monobrow club….

I just don’t get some gals (or guys too – to be fair)!!!!! I have a lot of buddies both males and females and many of them are married….we have never had this problem because we all respect each other. I dun want their hubbies/bfs….and I don’t want their hubbies/bfs to be flirting w/ me either….we laugh, joke around having a good ‘ol time hanging out..etc..……but we just DON’T GO there!!! Never e’vr..e’vr!!!! I dun want somebody else’s…!!!! Vicey-versi!

Get a life!

Wrong Number!

This morning I received a call on my cell.. @ 3 A.M in the morning…..(RINGGGGG…RINGGGGGGGG)

Me: Hellooooo????????????? (half asleep ZZzzzzZZ, sleepy voice and yawning)

Him: Tina? Tina?

(Tina is prolly the girl who had this number before me, and I realized that this man had called me several times a few months ago and kept asking me if I were her. Oh and he also text-messaged me a few times too. I think he was her ex bf and he is desperately looking for her. The calls and the text-messages stopped after I suggested him to put a missing person report for her…GEEEEZ)

Me: No such person here….you have a wrong number and pleeeeazzzzzzze stop calling.

Him: Are u Tina?

Me: No! I already told you that I am not Tina…GEEEEEZZZZZZZZZ!

After I hang up the phone, I was wide awake…and I was pretty much irritated about this “continuous” mistaken identity. I mean, this ex bf person is obviously so desperate to contact her. Despite my urge to actually being nosey and asked him why does he continue to try so hard to contact her, and if he really thinks that by calling me gazillion of times…one of these days that his ex gf would finally pick up the phone instead of me??? But I stopped myself….I did ask him though to quit calling especially after I already told him umpteen times that I am not her….I also wanted to ask him (but I didn’t) if he does believe in magic ponies? If he does than I can understand if he thinks that one day his gf will magically answer using my number.

Or yeah maybe he doesn’t believe that I am not Tina…duh…cuz if I were really Tina and I tried to say that I tried this hard to avoid him that he muz be a stalker or somtg, or I might be owing him money……or…. …whatever…who knows!!!!!!

As my repeated attempts to explain to this guy didn’t really work….CLEARLY….so I think I would try to do a different approach next time or maybe I would be lucky enough that he is blog-surfing and finds my entry by a chance:

Dear Tina Stalker,

Please find ur ex gf's new no. in the white pages or something. If you do not know her name or address or do not have a residential phone book, you should try looking at www.friendster.com or the other internet friends connection websites that will allow you to track down people.., there are many other ways to try to locate her rather than calling me..REPEATEDLY!!!!

Regards,
Call-Me-Miz-M
(Please Note: I am not Tina)

Once Upon An Autumn Day

Once upon an autumn day,
Colorful leaves began to fade
In the midst of a chilly, frosty air
As multitude of trees grew steadily bare.

Once upon an autumn day,
The whispering breeze was here to stay
Moving aimlessly through the countless trees
Scattering leaves with the greatest of ease.

Once upon an autumn day,
The leaves whirled freely in every way,
Until at last they came to rest
Finding a haven in which to nest.

Once upon an autumn day,
The trees were dormant, and the leaves lay
Waiting for the winter snow to fall
To quickly obscure them one and all.


Joseph T. Renaldi