Rica
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Rica
23 November 2009 @ 05:56 pm
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I feel: drained
 
 
Rica
18 October 2009 @ 12:17 pm


I miss you and love you everyday, Daddy.

I still can't believe that a year ago, the man in my life, my hero took his last breath and walked on to a better world.

If someone told me early last year that by the end of 2008, I would'nt get to hear my Dad's laugh or get to hug him again, I would have just shook my head and wagged my finger at the possibility.

When we were in the hospital, there was one night when I couldn't sleep so I just settled myself on the couch and read a book. I heard my Dad moving in bed so I shifted up to check on him and there he was, sitting up, glasses on, reading a book as well.

"Hi Daddy."
"Hi Kadick, can't sleep?"
"No, what about you? Go to sleep na, get some rest."
"I've been sleeping the whole day eh. You should get some rest. I know you're tired."

I remember thinking how unfailingly kind he was, how much he put others ahead all the time. Who, despite their pain and suffering would think about the needs of someone else? My Dad, that's who.

It's unbelievable how much he went through in his life and how little I knew about them. Of course, I remember all the stories but I had no idea that there were still more to find out. His achievements, his generosity, his kindness, his honesty can't be compared. And the fact that he never showed them off makes them even more special.

A year ago, I was getting ready to go to the hospital and as I came back from the bathroom, I saw missed calls from the hospital phone. Thinking it was the usual, "Where are you" questions, I didn't call back and resumed to dressing up as fast as I could.

Then, my phone rang again.
"Your Dad is gone. Your Dad is gone." Our helper, Erica repeated hysterically.

I felt the wind knocked out of me as I fell on my chair.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" I cried out in panic.
"Just come here. Your Dad is gone. Your Dad is gone."
Then she hung up.

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I feel: sad
 
 
Rica
30 September 2009 @ 11:02 am

What was your least favorite subject in grade school? What was your favorite? Did your love or hatred of those subjects change with time/age?


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I hate math. I still hate math.
I love and will always love English.

But yeah. Math. GROAR.
 
 
I feel: blank
 
 
Rica
30 September 2009 @ 10:41 am

All the pictures & crazy times
Sisters at heart & partners in crime.

One wasted, fun night, my best friend grabbed her notebook and amidst all our giggles, she managed to write down the reasons why she loves me. Out of the blue, for no reason at all. Until this day, it never fails to touch my heart:

All about HER. (she's fucking awesome)


1. She is the only person in the whole world who thinks that Rupert Grint is the shit and the hottest muthafacka in the world
2. Only she can make me laugh so hard that i fall on the floor, clutching my sides
3. She’s smart and witty and intelligent, and one hell of a writer!
4. She has farting boyfriends contests
5. She doesn’t let me get away with shit
6. She’s adorable
7. We both want to build shrines for our men’s ****’s
8. We spoog to Dirty Dancing 2
9. She says “Tite ng kalabaw”
10. She loves chili
11. We grew up together and she has ALWAYS been there for me
12. She collects Harry Potter fan art
13. We both find the same guys to be worthy of being deemed “shalomnations”
14. She’s a true romantic, just like me, and knows what love is and that it exists
15. We laugh together for hours
16. We can fit one whole conversation in one shared glance
17. She possesses such inner strength…
18. To shit is to live
19. She’s one of  a kind, you’ll never meet another like her in the world.
20. She is, to me, perfect in every way

These are but a few reasons why i love my best friend. She’s fucking awesome and i love her to death. :)

 I always meant to do the same for her but all I could come up with was some crappy letter in my crappy writing thanking her for being who she is and even though it was enough for her, it's still not enough for me.

So here I go:
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I feel: loved
Listening to: Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful
 
 
Rica
29 September 2009 @ 12:34 am

Are you competitive when you play games like Trivial Pursuit or Monopoly? Have you ever gotten into a serious argument over a game?


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No. I remember playing "Guesstures" with a friend and her boyfriend eons ago though and she was screaming her ass off because he kept fucking it up. I got mad at her and told her it's just a game. Which it is.

Now....playing Tekken with sore losers is another story. :P
 
 
I feel: contemplative
 
 
Rica
25 September 2009 @ 05:41 pm

Did you ever say anything to someone in anger that you lived to regret? Did you apologize? If so, did it bring you closer?


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Of course I have, I don't think anyone is spared in doing this at least once in their lives. And it depends on what was said and done if things got better afterwards.
 
 
I feel: exhausted
 
 
Rica
21 September 2009 @ 11:58 am
And that's totally fine.

Seriously. Who wants to be normal anyway?
If you think about it, what IS normal?

If normal is to be whoever wants you to be... 
SCREW NORMALCY.
SCREW MEDIOCRITY.
Imperfection is beauty. Madness is genious.
And it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

I'm Rica, I'm absolutely insane and I'm damn proud of it.
 
 
I feel: mischievous
 
 
Rica
19 September 2009 @ 11:08 am

I'm a smoker.
 
Yes, I know, I know. It's a horrible and a disgusting habit but I can't help it. It's an addiction. It's my one and only vice.
 
Before I started smoking, the mere thought of it made me want to throw up. My brother was an avid smoker when he was younger and one time, I even left fliers and brochures on his bed that I took from a seminar in school about smoking. Now, karma has bitten me on the balls and I am worse than he was then.
 
I still remember the first time I smoked a cigarette.
 
I was 11 years old, in the 5th grade and was hanging out with 3 of my friends in one of their houses. Two of them, twins, already tried smoking cigarettes. So, there we were, 4 kids walking around a village, bored out of our minds.
 
"I need a cigarette." One of the twins, exclaimed.
"Me too." Replied her twin.
 
My other friend and I looked at each other and shrugged.
The 4 of us then proceeded to the village store and bought some sticks.
(Welcome to the Philippines where age doesn't matter. I miss it.)
 
We ran to the playground and settled on the swings.
The twins started lighting up as I stared at the stick of Marlboro Light in my hand.
 
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I feel: full
Listening to: Vertical Horizon - Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)
 
 
Rica
17 September 2009 @ 05:26 pm
This isn't easy.

 But then again, who said it would be? When I left home, I knew I would be struggling but then again, I didn't anticipate the other cons of it. Well, maybe I did but I was just so excited to finally be able to do what I want to do that I ignored it.

 I took a lot for granted at home.

I knew it would be hard and lonely but I never knew it would be THIS lonely.
I'm alone at home most of the day, still waiting for my applications to pull through.

My best friend has work and my boyfriend has work and school.
My sister is also busy and I'm very grateful that she can still spend time with me.

I'm so far away from the life that I knew that it sometimes feels surreal. Sometimes, I look around and still can't believe I'm here.

I miss my family and friends.
I miss the household helpers.
I miss the household drivers.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy doing the laundry, the dishes, and cleaning, things that I didn't have to do when I was back home. I love the feeling of doing things for myself.
Spewage Up The Ass... )
 
 
I feel: apathetic
Listening to: Simon & Garfunkel- The Only Living Boy in New York
 
 
Rica
16 September 2009 @ 10:25 am


This is what I look like when I'm hungover as fuck in the morning and looking at cheesy ass Tumblr posts.

 
 
I feel: thirsty
Listening to: Chairlift - Make Your Mind Up
 
 
Rica
13 September 2009 @ 09:00 pm
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I feel: anxious
 
 
Rica
13 September 2009 @ 11:25 am
Honey, it will be okay. I hope you know that.

I know you felt bad last night and I don't blame you. You were hurt, angry, confused, and sad. I'm sorry you had to go through that. And I'm sorry for whining with you when it turns out, I had nothing to whine about in the first place.

He doesn't have the right to make you feel that way and you don't deserve to feel that way.

But still, I hope it will work out for you just because I know he makes you happy.

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I feel: hopeful
Listening to: The Postal Service - We Will Become Silhouettes
 
 
Rica
12 September 2009 @ 05:02 pm

As my fingers fly on the keyboard, I think of how much you inspired me to write again. A great accomplishment in itself because of the fact that I haven’t written as much as I should have been and considering the fact that I want to be a writer, that was pretty much a low point for me.

Then, you came along and suddenly words and sentences started pouring out of me again. Now, the problem is I can’t stop.

You inspire me.

And I am so, so grateful for that.

You are my inspiration and my muse.
 
 
I feel: inspired
Listening to: Norah Jones - Nearness of You
 
 
Rica
11 September 2009 @ 05:01 pm

If an annoying acquaintance got spinach between his or her teeth or an embarrassing salsa stain, would you tell them or let them suffer in shame?


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Tell them by announcing it really loud for everyone to hear.
 
 
I feel: high
Listening to: AC/DC - Highway to Hell
 
 
Rica
11 September 2009 @ 04:37 pm
I miss my siblings.

Unlike most of the people I know, I can proudly say that I am close to my brothers and sisters. As the youngest of 6 kids, it was hard to keep up with them. Especially since our age gaps are so far apart. (My brother who is before me is turning 34 this year.) They never made me feel like an outsider though. Ever. Even if I'm adopted, it didn't make a difference to them at all.

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I feel: grateful
Listening to: Kjwan - Twilight
 
 
Rica
10 September 2009 @ 11:28 pm
I am totally in dire need of a new tattoo.

Oh God, just the thought of it is making my heart race.

I need, I want, I pine, I crave. Now, now, now.
 
 
I feel: anxious
Listening to: Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
 
 
Rica
10 September 2009 @ 02:32 am

If your friend or partner left his or her email open, would you look? How about a journal? Have you ever peeked at something private?


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Funnily enough, I never have.
Too scared to see something I don't want to see, I guess.
 
 
I feel: sleepy
 
 
Rica
10 September 2009 @ 01:17 am

Putangina, I almost died laughing.
 
 
I feel: hysterical
Listening to: Sponge Cola - Dragonfly
 
 
Rica
05 September 2009 @ 04:02 am



Take that road with me.

I don’t want to walk alone.

Take off that protective shell.
I don’t want to do it myself.

Trust me, trust me.
The last thing I want to do is hurt you.

Believe me, believe.
Everything I have told you is true.

Don’t you want to risk it with me?
I would do it for you.

In a heartbeat.
 
 
I feel: curious
Listening to: Blue Foundation - Eyes On Fire