25 September 2015

"Serenade"

It's my 40th birthday & my blog is on its 10th year.
 So let me umm..."serenade" you with the most fabulously fabulous greatest song in the universe! LOL!
I'm so good I almost sound like the original huh? Hehe!
Forgot to turn on the lights. 'twas a spur-of-the-moment ;-p



I promised before that I won't be singing in my blog anymore so I dubbed ;-)

Note to self: Caffeine in the wee hours of the night = foolishness galore! Haha!
Have a nice weekend!

06 September 2015

Cheater!

Hooray for cheat days!
My current addiction.
Chips!


I can only consume them on weekends.
Everyday my mouth waters when I catch a glimpse of them.
My mouth is watering now as I'm typing this down. LOL!
Pagkatapos sundan mo pa ng ice cream at malamig na bote ng Coca Cola.
 My gosh, ang tiyan. Haha!


My current fave is Mang Juan's veggie chicharron. Hehe!
Oops! I forgot the vinegar :-)
Happy weekend!

17 August 2015

Dad Bod?

So, do I qualify? Hehe!
I've gained some weight.
I'm almost at 160 lbs. and yes, that is my limit.
I might look shorter if I bulked up too much.
I'm not that tall. I'm only 5'7" in height.


It's tricky trying to obtain muscle mass without getting fat. 
I have to admit that I haven't been doing much cardio and ab exercises, hence
the tummy.
But I'm already turning 40 this year.
I think I'm allowed to have a little "daddy" belly at my age ;-)

29 July 2015

"Bagsak"

It's been a while :-)
The photo was taken last weekend after I arrived home.
Drove all the way from Bulacan to Quezon City.
 Dropped by my dermatologist's clinic to restock/buy my skin care supplies.
I'm not getting any younger and I don't want to look like a "prune" anytime soon. LOL!
Prevention is much better than the cure.
After I left the clinic, it started raining heavily so I decided to head towards TriNoma mall.
Whenever it rains in the city, heavy traffic is always the result and I don't have any intention of getting stuck in traffic.
It took me about 15 minutes just to find a parking spot and I had to parallel park.
I hate parallel parking. Kainis!
Fortunately my vehicle has a back-up camera. Made things a lot easier :-)
I ended up buying a shirt and some video games. 
I wanted to buy a pair of jeans but I couldn't find where Levi's is.
My sister told me today that it's on the mall's ground floor.
I didn't explore that area because there were too many people that time.
I'm not quite familiar with the mall's layout. 
Mas kabisado ko ang Greenbelt or Glorietta.
I was so tempted to purchase a pair of sneakers at Lacoste BUT I didn't give in to the urge.
Although I really wanted to give in. Haha! I just bought one a few months ago.
Kapag sneakers kasi it's either Adidas or Lacoste for me, and usually sa Lacoste ang ending at medyo masakit sa bulsa :-)


I thought about calling a friend to accompany me to a movie but most of the films being shown during that time were not to my liking.
Di ko type ang mga palabas.
Paper something and Minions? Umm...NO!
I just went home after I was done shopping and eating. LOL!

Going back to aging, I'm noticing more and more white hairs on my goatee.
I really cannot hide my age anymore. Oh no!
It's a sign that I have to.....shave it ;-)
Maahit na nga yang balbas na yan. Walang pakisama talaga. Nambubuking. Tse!
Uncooperative goatee exposing my age. Darn you! Haha!
Have a nice day/evening.



14 June 2015

Foolishness

A musical madness courtesy of yours truly. LOL!
Fooling around in my guest room/office.


Fear not my loyal readers. All two of you. Hehe!
 This is the last time I'll post such a thing ;-)

27 May 2015

Vroom!

I got my new "steed" earlier in the month.
It's in white which is the color I wanted :-)


Not too big. Not too small. Perfect fit for me.
I do not have a spouse nor do I have children so a small SUV will do just fine.
Wala naman akong asawa at anak, kaya okay na yan.


My nanay (mother) is paranoid of the glass roof.
She was with me when we took it from the dealership.
She doesn't want to take a ride in it again. LOL!


Unfortunately, I can only drive it around the family compound because of the "No Plate Number, No Travel" policy of the Land Transportation Office.
Hindi pa ako pwedeng lumarga ;-)



I hope my official plate number gets issued as soon as possible BUT since this is the Philippines, wish me luck. It might take more than a month.
Good luck na lang sa inyong abang lingkod.



My old car which I nicknamed pogi (handsome) can finally go into a much needed semi-retirement. It has served me well throughout the years.
I don't want to sell it fearing that it might end up being abused or chopped for spare parts.
Kawawa naman siya pag ganun.
 Sentimental value is strong so it's hard for me to let it go.
It will still be the car parked in my garage.



I'm thankful that my parents allowed me to use their warehouse garage which is about less than a minute walk away from my home.
They know that I do not have the patience at the moment to undergo another home renovation just to expand my garage.

I have been driving vehicles with manual transmissions for the longest time.
 It's weird switching to an auto/CVT.
Vroom! Vroom! :-)

06 April 2015

Tranquil

Something smells "fishy" :-)
Just a quick video blog on a quiet, relaxing evening.
Nighty night!

16 March 2015

P is for Palpak

Confirmed! The P in PLDT stands for "Palpak."
Palpak is synonymous with incompetent or failure, in case you don't understand Filipino.

My PLDT land line phone still doesn't have a dial tone after reporting a complaint 3 days ago.
To make matters more annoying, when I called PLDT's customer service hotline for a follow up which isn't toll free since I'm using my mobile phone, their automatic answering machine informed me upon entering my land line number that the land line number is invalid. How stupid is that?

My internet connection is also affected. It keeps getting disconnected and has become as slooooow as a slug.



My basic monthly service fee alone is already P2,348 (around $52) , and that doesn't include the call/usage charges.
I feel like I'm paying so much for such crappy service.
This is what Filipinos get when there is a monopoly in telecommunications.

19 January 2015

Repairs

Deja Vu!
The tiles in one of my spare rooms started rising and became loose.
The same thing occurred in another room a few years ago which I also blogged about.


I want to punch my home's original contractor.
I had to remove 29 tiles.
I did so to prevent them from pushing and exerting more pressure on the other tiles.


 Finished! Good as new. Well...almost good as new.
I decided to fix it myself since I had nothing much to do anyway during weekends.
It's good exercise as well.


It wasn't really difficult reattaching the tiles, but the process can be hard on the knees even with pads on.
The part I disliked the most was grouting and applying the waterproof seal.
 It's a messy task and I did not like the smell of the sealant.


Thumbs up! My job is done.
If you need someone to help you fix your loose tiles, you can call me. LOL!

-repair cost-

ready-mixed ceramic tile adhesive: P700.00 
grout: P80.00 
grout sealer: P200.00 
rubber gloves: P60.00
labor: free :-)

Total Cost: P1,040.00 (est. $23.33)

 I also used a trowel, a bucket, a small paintbrush, and some sponges for the job but I didn't include them in my computation since I didn't need to purchase them. I already have them in stock.
Happy New Year!!!

24 December 2014

Happy Holidays!

Just a quick selfie to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season.
This season only comes once a year so it's best to make the most out of it and smile.
Look at me, I'm spending the holidays alone yet I'm smiling. At least I try to :-)


Happy New Year as well.
2014 hasn't been my favorite year. Emotionally taxing.
I hope 2015 will be a much better one for me and to everyone.

I think it's time for me to purchase a new smartphone with a more high res front facing camera.
But I'm also planning to purchase a new laptop. I don't know which one to buy as a Christmas gift to myself. Oh the problem with being a Libra. LOL!
OK I'll choose the laptop. I'm not obsessed with phones anyway.
I'll buy a new smartphone in February as a Valentine's gift to myself. Hehe.

I was also planning on getting an S.U.V. before the year ends but the model and specifically the color (white) I want is not available until next year. Hay naku! Gusto ko ng lumarga at magmaneho ng bagong tsikot no!


I was considering a pick-up instead but I realized it will be a pain to maneuver should I drive it in the city, horrendous traffic and all. 
Tricky to park too since parking lots specially in city tend to be tight/small.


If it weren't for the flooding during heavy rains and the usual hassles that come with 3rd world roads, I would have already purchased a hatchback or another sedan.


Good things come to those who wait. I can wait.
Besides, new models of SUVs will be arriving next year from different car brands.
I'm excited to check them out.

That's about it for today.
Take care :-)

08 December 2014

Encounter

It's December already. The year went by so fast and we are now on its last month.
So, what news can I share today? Nothing really special happening lately.
I did recently meet someone however.
Two weeks ago while I was at the supermarket buying my groceries, someone I've been corresponding with sent me a text message.
He asked how I was doing and where I was. I told him I was at the mall, in the supermarket.
He informed me that he's at the same mall as well and asked me if I wanted to meet.
I have been corresponding with the guy for the longest period now and I thought that perhaps it's about time for him and I to finally see each other eye to eye.
Besides, I have been living like a hermit for 6 months now. My home and the office have been my constant environments.
I felt like my life has become stagnant, boring and lonely so I agreed to meet the guy. Meet a new face. Just a friendly meeting. Nothing more. Nothing less. No high expectations.
After I was done with the groceries and placed them inside my car, I went back into the mall and proceeded towards Starbucks. So typical a meeting place huh?
First impression? Tall! He's 6 ft. tall which made me a little conscious at first since I consider myself short. I'm only 5'7".
He looked much better in person than in his photos. He's 3 years older than me. Okay bod. Fair skinned. Pero sabi niya mas maputi daw ako sa kanya. Sagot ko naman, di importante ang kulay ng balat. Basta malinis tingnan at hindi tadtad ng singko at bente singko. LOL!
Natawa tuloy siya.
We talked about trivial stuff, the same trivial stuff we discussed whenever we exchanged text messages. Again nothing serious nor personal which is what I prefer at the moment.
Although he did open about his last breakup which happened a year ago, and that he has been single since then. It's only recently that he had started seeing people again.
After we finished our frappuccinos, I told him that I had better head home before the butter and frozen bacon I purchased earlier begin defrosting inside my car.
He told me he had to go home as well since he's the one preparing dinner for his parents later that night. 
As we were heading towards the parking lot, we noticed something strange.
Of all the areas in the parking lot, areas A B C D and so forth, it turned out we were both parked in the same section, area C. Not only that, our vehicles have the same color and the same brand. He drives an SUV though. I drive a sedan. I forgot to mention earlier that we were both wearing white shirts as well. He was wearing a white long sleeve shirt which I teased him about. I told him he looked too formal for a casual meeting. He didn't even roll up his sleeves. He reasoned that it was his office attire. I on the other hand was wearing a white tee shirt with an image of a 1970s Eric Clapton printed on it :-)
We joked about the weird similarities. Eventually we said our farewells and went our separate ways. I had a nice time.
He texted me last Thursday asking if there's a possibility of a repeat of our meeting.
I haven't replied.
He texted me yesterday.
He said, he's willing to wait.
 He said, he understands.

21 November 2014

Home

Home is where the heart is.
Yeah, that's one of my favorite lines from Erasure's "Blue Savannah Song."
Oldie song huh?
My age is showing again. Hehe!



Just a quick selfie taken after I finished replacing the ceiling light and one of the LED's on my wall.
Very happy that I'm also able to fit inside my favorite tiny old shirt again without having to do the "stomach in" technique. LOL! 
I've been working out more regularly now but I think it's time for me to cut down on the whey protein.
Have a nice day/evening :-)

18 October 2014

Comeback

So which one is better, the chunkier one on the top (taken a month or so ago), or the less meatier one (more recent) below? LOL! :-)


My belly has shrunk and I'm not even working out a lot.
The number one culprit in my battle of the bulge was/is my addiction to sodas.
Ever since I drastically cut down on my consumption of colas, my waistline became slimmer.
I love Coke, especially Cherry Coke, and I despise the diet version. "Walang siyang lasa!" I'm salivating right now for a drink as I'm typing this blog. Hmmm...so tempted.
I hope I can keep this up (avoiding sodas), so I can be confident enough to wear my thong in the beach. Haha! Kidding.

I have been gone for quite a while. Personal issues.
I am feeling better now.
Time to let go of all of the negativity, along with my fatty bits. LOL!
Now I feel like singing Frozen's "Let It Go" but my ummm..."beautiful" nightingalish (nightingalish talaga lang huh?) voice might cause a snowstorm so I better not. Hahaha!
Have a nice day/evening :-)

31 July 2014

Solitary

Honey I'm home! Oops! I forgot, I'm not married. LOL!

 


Nothing much to do at the end of the day than to sweat it out in the gym :-)


A cricket found its way inside the house almost making me burst into a Mulan song number.
♫ When will my reflection show.... ♫  LOL
I wanted to keep it since they are believed to bring good luck but I felt sorry for it so I carefully picked it up and released it in the garden.

Have a nice day/evening :-)

03 June 2014

Update

It has been a busy summer here at my home.
The repair and renovation of my roof deck is finally over. 


New tiles. New paint. New skylight. Stainless steel gutters polished.


It rained heavily a few days ago and the additional floor drains that have been installed
worked well in preventing the occurrence of ponding. Neither did water spill over the rails like it did in the past.


What's left to do now is to add some potted plants. Bamboo is the likely choice.


Thinking about placing some outdoor furniture as well, but since the monsoon season (typhoons and all) starts this month, I may have to postpone that for the time being.
For now, I'll just enjoy my new deck and the cool breeze of the wind at the end of another day in a sleepy provincial town.


13 April 2014

Heartbroken

Deeply missing a family member, a companion and a dearest friend.
The plan was for us to stay together for as long a time as possible.
I'm heartbroken that you left me too soon.
6 years were too short a time.
Why did you have to get sick?


Whenever I'm down, you were the one who brought smiles on my face.
I miss coming home, and you running towards me to greet me.
I miss the company that you gave me whenever I had my midnight snack.
I miss walking you around the compound.
I miss taking you out at night in the front yard so you could do your "dirty deed" before you went to bed.
I miss that cute raspy voice whenever you bark.
I miss your big expressive eyes and wrinkly face.
I miss everything about you my dear friend.
If the heavens would accept tears as payment for them to return you back to me alive and well, I know that the tears I had shed and are continuing to shed are more than enough.
I'm sorry that life is unfair. 
Bakit hindi na lang ang mga masasamang tao ang bigyan ng sakit?
I'm sorry that I couldn't save you.
I love you Enzo.
You are forever in my heart.

19 March 2014

Renovation

It's been 10 years since I moved into my house.
I decided that it's time to have my home renovated and address the areas that need to be fixed.
My major concern is my roof deck. The flooring on my roof deck used to be plain concrete that was smoothened and made to look like tiles.
Problem is, my former contractor did a botched up job and in a span of a few years, the concrete "tiles" developed cracks. I've made the decision of using real ceramic floor tiles this time.
I also had a new skylight installed because the old one already had cracks and leaks because again, the former contractor did a poor job of installing it.


The house will be repainted as well. That isn't the final color in the photos. It's merely the first layer of coating. The gutter also needs to be polished.
So many things to do.
Iisa lang ang bahay ko. Dapat lang na ayusin, iimprove at gamutin kung ano mang sakit meron ito.
I'm hoping that it will all be finished before the end of the month. Fingers crossed.
No grand vacation getaway for me this summer, I can't afford it at the moment.

07 February 2014

Friday Flashback

LOL! Found this image when I was organizing and deleting files in my laptop.
I think this photo was taken during the 1990s with a camera that still used AA batteries to power it and a roll of film to save images in....and afterwards you have to go to a photo processing store and pay someone to "develop" hard copies of the images stored in your film. So much trouble back then just to get your photos huh?


I was probably 20ish in the pic.
I'll be 39 this year.
Yeah! Yeah! I looked blah! in the photo. LOL!
But what am I gonna do? It is what it is.
Ganoon talaga po itsura ko noon eh. Wala na tayong magagawa ;-)
The 1990s. Time flew by so fast.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!



13 December 2013

Minor Problem

What will you do if a minor flirted and continuously nagged you into meeting him?
How do you turn down his advances without hurting his frail feelings?


The twink contacted me through a mobile "social" app.
Here's a translation.

Toyo : But you're a minor.
Twink : Can I see your face?
Twink : Hey! Please send me a facepic :)
Twink : Nobody will know anyway.
Twink : Hey!
Twink : Let's meet already please, nobody will know anyway.

The young man is only 16 years old.
I do not show my face pic on my profile in that app site which explains why he was requesting for it. The only time I disclose an image of my face is if I'm about to set meeting. I very rarely meet though.


The twink is really adorably cute, BUT I do not want to get into trouble so he's off limits.
Wala akong balak maging Freddie Aguilar junior, o ma DSWD. Hehe! 
I told him that when he's already 18, daddy Toyo will be more than willing to pop and drill his cherry.  LOL!
I was thinking of blocking him in the app site but that would've been too harsh of me to do. I know guys his age tend to be very emotional when their feelings are denied so I instead ceased from replying.
A silent treatment will be a diplomatic way of stating that I cannot reciprocate his interest, urges, and so forth...until he becomes of legal age ;-)
 Drop me a line 2 years from now twinkie and I might reconsider
No-strings-attached of course.

24 November 2013

Sentimental Sunday...Tease

Back in the days when I was still a 130 lbs. skinhead.
I miss my size 29 waistline.
Though I'm not that much of a tease anymore, age has "mellowed" me down I guess.
This is my favorite of all of my videos in YouTube, since I am an insomniac.
I made a mistake of recording parts of the vid a week apart.
Notice how my hair in some scenes is thicker?
I was too lazy to re-shoot it.
My bathroom still has its sliding glass doors in the ummm...shower scene ;-)



Now fast-forward to 5 years later, if I remade this video, there'll probably be no side-view shots. My stomach isn't flat anymore as you can see from my photo.
A tummy comes with aging.... Yeah! That's what I keep telling/lying to myself. LOL!
I wish I could turn back time.


I used to workout regularly because I wanted to look good whenever I go out. Whenever I'm out clubbing, I can take off my shirt partying on the dance floor together with the other guys.
But I'm already retired from the "gay scene." 
I have to get motivated again to workout religiously, especially for health reasons.
I'm not getting any younger.