'Red Carpet Massacre'

i went to watch the DURAN DURAN concert yesterday with Liz & Michelle.  They called it their "Red Carpet Massacre' Tour and was held at GM place.  WE had great seats and we had an awesome time.  Some group called 'Your Vegas' opened for them...don't ask me who they are cause we pretty much missed that part.  Some of you might be wondering 'who the hell is Duran Duran'  Well people it was back in my time and they sang great songs back in the day...songs such as Reflex, Rio, Hungry like a Wolf, Save a Prayer & Notorious...and so far there new album has some pretty up beat tunes...thanks to JT!

the show was a success and we all had a great time.  Always good to go back in time when we were still in our teenage years!

And guess WHAT, Boy George from Culture Club is coming to VanCity...What's up with all these groups in the 80's coming back...i'm not complaining, loving it!

The 80's are coming back!  WooHoo!

my big boy

today is my boy's b-day...Hayden Mathew Marquez...I beleive they went out to dinner at a Japanese restaurant with close family.

Having to be so far away, I'm not able to always travel to Toronto to celebrate my brother's kids birthdays...I feel sad knowing that they are growing up so fast and i'm missing out watching them grow...

Hopefully soon we can reunite!

Happy Birthday Hayden...We love you!

THE bustamantes

a beautiful day for a beautiful bride...and the handsome groom!

today was carlo & aleili's big day...

arrived at IC chruch in Delta to attend the ceremony. i went solo to the church cause the hubby had just came home from work (7am) so i just let him sleep so that he will be energized for the evening festivities. the ceremony was amazing...everything was perfect.

the reception started at 5:30pm at the Westin Bayshore Hotel (downtown). the traffic was so bad we did not arrive until 6:00pm. arrived at hotel and found out it was cocktails and dinner was not until 6:30pm...phew, i hate arriving at an event late. the first place i walked to was the bar..i totally needed a drink after that hectic drive to downtown and to my surprise, it was open an bar wedding...yeah-ha! first open bar i've attended to (in Vancouver) other than our wedding. the food was DE-lish, a buffet style and at the end of the buffet table was the filipino tradition food, lechon (roasted pig). it was a very eventfull wedding with plenty to DRINK & lots to EAT. they even had a midnight snack.

the night ended with our drive back home but first a stop to Gourmet Castle (chinese restaurant) to have yet another late night snack.

CONGRATULATIONS to Carlo & Aleili Bustamantes...wishing you both ALL the happiness in the world....we love you both!

Burning down the house

we live in the clayton village area...more and more houses are being built in our area.  when we first moved in, the land in front of us was all trees and in the middle of all the trees there were 2 houses left.  about a year ago the house directly in front of us got torn down along with the trees and now there are lots for sale.  Beside that house in front of us was another house which has been abandoned and boarded up for about a year.  

On Monday I woke up at 2:30 am to sirens of police and fire trucks.  i lied there thinking why does that sound seem so near so i got up to check.  as i entered the guest room, i looked out the window and found the house that was abandoned full of flames.  i went downstairs and straight outside to find my neighbors watching this house go down into flames.  

with all this going on i was not able to go back to sleep until 4:30 am...and i had to go to work that morning.  as i arrived home from work that day, i asked my neighbor what happened and how it started and we all predicted 'sqautters' were in the house and started the fire.

yesterday evening it happened again but at an earlier time.  someone started yet another fire at the back of the house...fire trucks came once again and put the fire out.

as what my neighbor said "what kind of a neighborhood do we live in?"

i wish the city or the person that owns the property would do something.  you're probably thing, why don't they tear the house down.  well, enable to demolish a house, you have to pay to have it demolish and i guess the owner does not want to pay for it.  so i guess he is waiting for someone to buy his lot.  and its a huge lot, i must say.

someone has to do something about this and soooooon!

computer geek

yes i am a computer geek...i remember telling you that I have a new iMac...and i am loving every minute of it. But before i got the Mac my good friend from Toronto gave me his Sony Vaio laptop and for the longest time I could not get it to work...tah rah! Its working now! So now Al and I don't have to fight over the one computer anymore...FINALLY!

celly

so i finally got my own personal cell phone...and yes, i am now carrying 2 phones with me, personal and work...i bought the HTC s720...loving it!

oh yeah, your probably wondering what the NEW # is...i'll text it to you!

income tax

i can't beleive that i waited this long to file for my income tax. i received my T4 and receipts from waaaaay back but for some reason i waited until yesterday to do them. i don't know what's wrong with me this year...everything seems to be last minute lately...

here i go again

we'll i'm doing it again...looking for a dress last minute...i have a wedding i am attending to this Saturday and again, don't have a thing to wear...at least i'm not waiting till the day before...this time its 3 days before the wedding...hahaha...YIKES!

mr & mrs. dela paz

attended Oliver's and Celia's wedding. it started off with a ceremony at St. Matthew's Parish. Very simple ceremony with the ladies dressed beautifully in black long dresses and the flower girls with the white cute dresses. the men were all suited up with their tux and bow-ties.

but of course we can't forget the bride and groom who looked exquisite.

then we headed over to the reception which took place at the River Rock Casino. many guests attended and for some took their luck downstairs at the casino.

the best part of it all was the bride and grooms dancing to the foxtrot...absolutely amazing!

CONGRATS to mr. & mrs. dela paz

RIP

i was driving to work this morning on my regular route (fraser Hwy). As I was driving I was on the phone with my co-worker and BAM!...a Jimmy that was driving in front of me hit an off-white lab dog crossing the street. It was a terrible sight where I had saw the car hit the dog from the front end of his vehicle and to watch the dog come out from underneath his vehicle and to the side curb. It was too late for me to stop cause then I would cause a big accident with the other cars behind me so I decided to follow the vehicle that ran over the dog and take down his license plate. After i got the license plate, I knew I had to report the dog and was unsure of who to call so I called 911 and they were kind enough to give me the emergency number for SPCA. Called SPCA and gave them the location of the dog and provided them the license plate of the vehicle that ran over him. I had told the lady if she can call me later to let me know if the dog was OK and so she did and told me he passed away. I wished there was more I could have done...

Spring Musical

I was invited by the Sumalings to come watch Marcus sing. I attended the Cloverdale Catholic's Spring Musical Event which was held at Pacific Academy in the Chandos Pattison Auditorium. Tickets were $20/person but it was worth watching this musical event.

Marcus was the first group to sing and they sang three songs. During his 3rd song, I noticed his lips not moving but instead his whole body. Next thing I saw him raise his hands to his teacher(keep in mind that the rest of the kids are still singing). Then it hit me...he had to go to the bathroom. So Liz ran up to the stage to grab him and take him to the bathroom. Poor Marcus!

During the show I was able to see two more of my little friends perform, Jaida and Talyssa. They as well sang three songs each.

The event was a success and my three little friends did an awesome job!

GoLf

so i finally bought a set of golf clubs on craigslist for $50. great deal or what. I pick them up on friday. it c/w clubs, putter, bag on wheels, gloves, balls, tees...i'm really excited. As a beginner, i don't believe in buying brand NEW ones since i am just in the learning stages. When I get better at the game, then the NEW clubs will roll in! Right now its the learning stages.

In the meantime, I have been attending the driving range with the hubby to practice on my swing. ALOT of work needed but get there.

A co-worker of mine is a member at the Kings Links Golf and is enrolling me for lessons with a pro teacher over there. Can't wait!

Now, I need to get some ladies to participate in the game...anyone?

last minute

i hate last minute shopping but with work and all, i've been really busy and have not been around to look for an outfit to wear for not 1 but 2 weddings and both weddings are this month and the first one is this coming Saturday...

arrrgggghhhh...totally screwed!

i don't like to shop where i know other people shop at cause i am scared that someone else will be wearing the same outfit as myself. It already happened where I attended a wedding and someone had the same dress as me. luckily i had a shawl so incorporated the shawl to my dress to make it look different. GAY! I need to find more little boutiques in the middle of NOwhere...

i have another wedding in July plus my brothers in December so more dress shopping for me. But since we are going to Cali next month, I am totally going to look for dresses for the other 2 weddings that are coming soon. At least this way, nobody from here will have the same one as me.

happy shopping for me...yeah right!

weekend update

on saturday, i woke up with the sun just beating right at me...rolled up my shades and knew that it was going to be a beautiful day today...20 degrees to be expected...spring is here and summer is right around the corner! yeepee!

I thought of doing some gardening but i knew if i started, i would not finish until the late afternoon...and i had to attend a party so i decided to hold off till the next day (Sunday).




we attended a jack n jill bridal soiree for carlo & aleili held at the bustos residence. its been a while since i've been back at the residence and was really nice to see everyone again. arrived at their home and was ON TIME...2pm, unlike some people. we're always on time or at least i am. i never come any earlier & i never arrive late. its always been like that for me. anyhow, there were plenty of food which Shella and I devoured during the wait for the rest of the visitors...and we became full by the time the main course was served. which again was de-lish!

we played a couple of games which had everyone involved (gents and ladies). the funniest of the games was when the gents were placed in groups and they had to assign a model to be dressed in a wedding gown using 2 rolls of white streamers...(pics and video to come) I can honestly say that group 3 out did the other 2 groups by a mile...hahaha!

the afternoon/evening festivities ended with a game of poker which ended till the wee hours of the morning...

sunday came and woke up late. if some of you know me, i never sleep in. i am such an early bird. but for some reason, today i woke up late but when i did, i didn't find the sun rays beating on me...rolled my shades and just saw the cloudy sky..boooo! so guess what i did? stayed in bed and watched tv...hahaha

my little man

today was my evening with my little man, marcus.  since Al was going to be at work, i thought i would have some company for a change.  he is to come over around 6pm after my prior engagement.  We are to have some bonding time, he is to sleep over, watch his alive and chipmunks movie, go to the playground by my house and maybe hit the chuck e cheese or some ice cream afterwards.

phoned him up to make sure he was still coming over and found out he was sick.  boooo! all because he forgot to wash his hands.  poor marcus!  there'll be more weekends to spend some time together.  feel better!

blogger

i've come back to blogspot cause i got so use to html codes and i was just having a hard time with wordpress codes...so here i am! happy blogging..

??? i wonder how many of you read my stuff and yet you yourself don't have a BLOG...get one already...share your stories...if you have the time to read my blog, then you have the time to set one up and posts some stuff...get on to it!

some thoughts

have you ever been so frustrated in your life that you can't handle it longer? that's what i feel as i am typing this post. it has come to that point where i feel like what i say does not matter. nothing seems to be going right especially with 1 issue i am dealing with. if you tell someone to not do it, then don't do it. but in my case, it was done and need it to stop. everything i had said did not matter and i am not about to lose everything i have worked hard for, for something that someone has pushed the other person in doing. stop the nagging already. it has come to the point where moving will have to be the only option so that i don't have to see their faces again.

i know some of you might be wondering, who the hell are you talking about? hahaha...well, you'll never hear the names from me..only those chosen ones will know...

awww, that was good...always good to vent...until next time!