I enjoyed Jen Lancaster’s other two books so much, I just had to get her 3rd book pictured above. I recommended her to Joy not too long ago but now I’m recommending her (once again) to all of you. Read her! If you don’t want to read her, then at least recommend her to all and any of your fat friends. I guarantee they’ll have as much fun as I do. I hope.

You Follow Your Heart

You’re romantic, sentimental, and emotional. You tend to fall in (and out of) love very quickly. Some may call you fickle, but you can’t help where your emotions take you. You’ve definitely broken a few hearts, but you’re not a heartbreaker by nature. Your intentions are always good, even if they change with the wind

Do You Follow Your Head or Your Heart?

I love that last line.  I’m not that bad of a person then, right? LOL.

Got this from Alpha. I posted it afterall (without my BMI number, of course!).

You Are Overweight

Your BMI is _____ – a healthy BMI falls between 18.5 and 25You are considered obese, and for your health, you should lose some weight. Your BMI puts you at a higher risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, certain cancers, and joint problems. Don’t starve yourself or crash diet. See a doctor to learn how to lose weight safely.Don’t agree? Blame the government standards we based this test on!

Do You Need to Lose Weight?

I’m a frustrated hairstylist, if you don’t know already. I.love.hair. Next to teeth, it’s the next thing I notice about a person. I wish I’d just go to hair school already and get it over and done with but I seem to come up with all these excuses for myself. Anyways, I don’t want to bore you but I just wanted to share this (only because Alpha reminded me of it):

Pardon me, I know — it’s a massive pic (I don’t know how to resize!). You can’t see it but the other side of Erynne’s hair is not as exact as the side you see here. It’s because the haircut took longer than usual and after a while, nothing could keep her from looking up every few seconds. I was starting to feel bad because the bakla cutting it was getting annoyed (“this is why I don’t cut little kids’ hair, it’s either I get cut or they do.” Reerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, sorry already). But dude, it was worth it because even he liked it at the end.  Isn’t this such a fun haircut?  Love.it!

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
Cheek, below my eye – my dad was shoveling snow early one winter morning and it was still pretty dark out. He accidentally hit me with a shovel and I got cut (my skin was sliced open!). I had to get stitches. I was 5yo then.

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
Dust maybe?

3. DO YOU SNORE, GRIND YOUR TEETH, OR TALK IN YOUR SLEEP?
I snore and I’m awake sometimes to know I grind my teeth.

4. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Music that I can dance to, slow music as well. Pretty much anything except heavy metal, jazz and most country.

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
12:04am.

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
Sleep some more.

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
Being problem-free.

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION?
I’m assuming you mean material things — if so, nothing is considered a “prized possession.” They’re just things.

9. HOW TALL ARE YOU?
5′ 1.5″ (.5 still counts for something!).

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
No.

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
Depends on where I am. If I’m in Manila, yes. If I’m in the States, no. I just close my eyes and sleep!

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
The husband.

13. WHATS YOUR WORST FEAR?
My child being molested or raped and having an empty life.

14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
I love guys who shave their head. Eye color doesn’t matter.

15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF PROPOSING / BEING PROPOSED TO AT?
Definitely not in front of a lot of people. Because what if you want to say no, how the hell could you (or would you) want to do that in front of people hahahaha.

16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK?
None. Energy drinks are a bunch of baloney.

17. FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
Pepperoni or mushrooms.

18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
The huge shrimps I bought at the grocery store yesterday — I just don’t know how to cook them.

19. FAVORITE COLOR OF ALL TIME?
Green!

20. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH?
No.

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST MEANINGFUL GIFT YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED?
Love letters. They last forever.

22. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?
Not just crush, boyfriends too — Matt Damon and Ed Burns.

23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
I think so.

24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
Ask me when I’m smaller and I don’t have to wear Lane Bryant or shop at Macy’s Woman section. Hahahaha.

25. WHO IS THE HOTTEST FEMALE/MALE CELEBRITY?
Male — Matt Damon
Female — Angie Harmon

26. DO YOU HAVE A PET RIGHT NOW?
If you can count the squirrels that like to roam around our back and front yard.

27. WHAT KIND IS IT?
I just said, squirrels.

28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
Yes. What kind of question is that?

30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
28.

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
Brunettes.. but I do think blondes have more fun.

34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE USA?
Yes.

35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
Erynne, food and starving, poor people.

36. MET ANYONE FAMOUS?
Sometime or other.

37. FIRST JOB?
Secretarial assistant for New York Life back in highschool.

38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
Oh yes!

39. DO YOU THINK EVERYONE OUT THERE HAS A SOULMATE?
Absolutely.

40. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED THIS OUT?
Getting Erynne her breakfast.

41. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY?
A c-section.

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
My hair.

43. HAVE YOU EVER HAD BRACES?
Yes, highschool.

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
I don’t know yet.

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
I originally wanted 5. Then I became a parent and I realized it’s harder than I thought. I’ll settle for 3 — and I don’t mind adoption at all.

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
No. Jennifer was just a popular name around the time I was born.

47. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST TURN OFF OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?
When they talk way too much about themselves.

48. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU MISS ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL?
Skipping classes, toilet papering and egging people’s homes, the sports…

49. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE?
Right now, Garnier Fructisse.

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Not as much as other people. It’s just handwriting, ya know?

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Turkey.

52. ANY BAD HABITS?
That I think I need nothing or nobody in this world. I can be pretty heartless.

53. ARE YOU A JEALOUS PERSON?
I can be, yes. But I don’t mind it — make the person jealous back.

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
YES!

55. DO YOU AGREE WITH FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS?
Yes.

56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
Intelligence counts more.

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
I either cry and scream, talk down to people with not so nice words, break everything in sight. I don’t like getting mad because it’s not a pretty sight.

59. WHATS YOUR MAIN GOAL IN LIFE?
I want to be happy and I want my child(ren) to grow up to be good people.

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
I think it was my Strawberry Shortcake house.

61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
Not many.

62.WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A LITTLE KID?
Was he already invented?

63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Everyday.

64. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE?
Mac and cheese.

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
Humor. Being smart doesn’t hurt either.

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NAMES?
Gin, Jean, Jen, Jenny, Jennay, Jennifer, Jenifa, Juniper, Jemmy, Injen, Juana, Juanits, manang biday, Jose, Mahal, Hal, Mommy, Sister.

67. Sino nag-bura ng number 67??
?

68. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?
As of now, my can’t-miss-it-for-anything is Hell’s Kitchen and The Bachelorette. I also like House Hunters on HGTV and the cooking shows on the food channel.

69.WHATS THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH YOUR ENEMIES?
Harass them until I get bored. Hahaha, kidding. I don’t know — ignore them (but I’d prefer to harrass them hahaha). They’re just jealous cuz I’m sexy. LMAO.

70. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Chocolate.

71. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES?
Yes, some are dead though.

72. DO YOU HAVE A COMPUTER IN YOUR ROOM?
No. But sometimes I use my laptop in bed.

73. PLANS FOR TONIGHT?
Dinner at home, nothing out of the ordinary.

74. WHAT’S THE FASTEST YOU’VE EVER GONE IN A CAR?
100mph, I think.

75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Why not?

76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
Sound of hubby’s computer. The system is loud.

77. LAST THING YOU DRANK?
Nothing yet.

78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My mom.

79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Teeth.

80. WHAT DO U LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME?
Surf the internet, watch the food channel or HGTV, sleep or talk to someone on the phone.

81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE?
People who piss me off.

82. FAVORITE MONTH OF THE YEAR?
September, I think. I love it when the leaves fall…

83. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF CANDY?
If I’m craving candy, I buy Twix.

84. HAVE YOU EVER REALLY AND TRULY HAD A BEST FRIEND?
I don’t like the term “best friend.” No need to single anyone out.

85. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR?
Black with faint brown streaks. Need to go to the salon asap!

86. EYE COLOR?
Dark brown.

88. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
I try not to eat fast food.

89. FAVORITE RESTAURANT?
Can’t pick one.

90. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
Yes.

91. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
Hell’s Kitchen — loooooove this show and Chef Ramsay!

92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
No day in particular.

93. PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?
Piano. Used to play the clarinet in junior high.

94. REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT?
I don’t vote, does that answer the question?

95. KISSES OR HUGS?
Hugs.

96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
Depends on what I’m looking for.

97. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
A ruffles-type of blouse that the bride and MOH and I will wear at the wedding rehearsal in June. We’re going to be triplets!

98. DO YOU HAVE A LOW SELF ESTEEM OR A HIGH SELF ESTEEM?
Somewhere in the middle.

99. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
Nothing right now.

100. DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE:
A lot of people love me.

Hahaha.

It’s past midnight and I really should be sleeping by now.  I have a full day ahead of me tomorrow (only because I slacked today) and I really want to get rid of some junk here at home (aka spring cleaning).  I feel kinda guilty towards the hubby because he really didn’t want to do the whole Vegas stint — he wanted to rest and check out the sales this weekend (like patch panels are going to go on sale, how boring is that?).

So after all the fun, it’s time to get crap done.  I need to hit the gym too.  Summer’s around the corner, did you know that?  So much to do, so little time!

You all know how I love being spontaneous, right? So imagine what fun it was for me that I was able to drive off to Vegas with hubby, Erynne and my mom with only a day’s notice (less than, actually.  Went online on Friday morning, reserved and paid for a car around 9ish, picked it up at the airport past noon and we were on the road around 4ish). It was awesome. The only maddening part was getting stuck in traffic for 3 hours (get this: 64 miles was all we accomplished in that time, HEEEEEELLLLLLLLL!) because people are retarded and don’t know how to freaking drive and then finally arrived in Vegas after 2am. Erynne deserves a medal because she was such a soldier both ways. She absolutely loved our short trip to Vegas. All that attention she got from her aunties and dude, the space in which she was able to run around in was insane. I’d walk around my sister’s home yelling and pretending I was echoing everywhere because her home was huge! I swear her upstairs area alone covers our whole home, it’s that insane. But then again, that’s Vegas for you. And along with good times, I even gained 2.4 pounds! What can I say? My sister’s frig and cupboards were stacked with the deadliest of foods — frozen pizzas? Haagen Daz ice cream? Mountain Dew? Oh and rice never seemed to run out (I was eating rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner!) which, you can imagine, was just heaven for me. I was so out of control folks and while I should go out and find diet pills that work, nope, I’m not even gonna go there. (Hey, I had a coconut cream pie that was 1/3 less sugar than the regular coconut cream pie — see, I was still making wise choices hahaha!).

Sigh. Loved our trip, loved hanging out with my sister and cousins — would you believe for one moment, I even entertained the idea of moving to Vegas? The weather (while we were there) was absolutely dreamy! It was totally Bay area weather — nice and cool with the sun still peeking through. Some said we must have brought it with us from California — I’d have to agree. Our weekend was p-e-r-f-e-c-t.

I was totally minding my own business and catching up on my weekly gossip magazine at the gym yesterday when some personal trainer comes up to me and tries to make small talk. I could tell he was new because I’d never seen him before. And it was really bad timing because I just wasn’t in the mood (when am I ever?). And yet I talk so much about Biggest Loser, right? Well, anyways, he goes on to ask me how long I’d been working out. Please! Why do I have to answer such a stupid question? But I do anyways and I tell him I’d been in the gym since mid-January. He’s pretty pleased yet shocked if I do say so myself. Then he asks how well I’ve done in the months that I’ve been working out. Okay honey, just because I’m fat and I’m only walking at 2.5mph doesn’t mean I’m always slacking off at the gym (and reading a gossip magazine at that!). But fine, let me answer that for you, “I’ve lost 30.4 pounds.” Ha! Didn’t expect that now, did you buddy boy? His eyes get a little bigger because come on, did big mama just say she’s lost 30.4 pounds in over a little more than 4 months? By this time, he’s all, “Wow. Woooow, since January? That’s pretty good, that’s really good.” Tell me something I don’t know, yeah? But no I continue to be civil and I answer, “Yeah, I guess.” At this point, he probably thinks I’m taking weight loss pills or something so I just had to defend myself some more and tell him I’m in the gym 4x a week and have been pretty consistent (until we came back from our cruise, that is hahaha!). He asks me if I lift weights as well and I tell him that I was in fact in the gym earlier that morning and that I was just back again in the afternoon to do some cardio. In the end, he gives me his number so that I could call to schedule a personal training session. Dude, if I wanted a personal training session with someone, I’d have done it when I joined the gym. And just because I’m fat doesn’t mean I don’t know what the hell I’m doing in the gym… so leave me the hell alone!  Yep, I’d definitely last on The Biggest Loser show alright.

O’s having an informal breakfast bridal shower.  I’ve come up with a list of what I’m hoping is the best breakfast places in San Diego.  All I have to do is make the reservation and we’re set to go.   I’m assuming it’s going to be a wholesome thing–which I think is a bit of a bummer really–as both of the moms will be there and I don’t think they could ride on with my humor hehe.  There’ll only be 12 of us but it’ll still be fun.  I still can’t believe O is getting married within a few weeks.  That she’s actually found someone to suit her standards is pretty shocking.  But hey, I did have a point to this entry:  what do I give O as a bridal shower gift?  If you have any ideas, let me know.  I don’t want to resort to giving her candles.