TREN-ta

Maihahalintulad ang buhay ni Abiwitch sa paglalakbay ng isang chug-chug train.  Hindi ito yung makikita mong tren sa paborito kong pelikulang “Before Sunrise.”  Mas malamang, eto yung produkto ng PNR.  Hehehe.

Hindi kasi smooth.  Hindi rin classy.  Pero experience ito men.

Eto ang ilan sa mga unforgettable kong memories sa 30 years ng pagtambay sa mundong ito (not in order ha):

1. Magkaanak - Sabi ni Pamster overrated ang motherhood at dito lang ako nag-disagree sa mga sinabi ng isa sa pinaka-cool na taong nakilala ko.  Ibang high ang magkaanak.  Ibang stress.  Ibang happiness.  Ibang fear.  Nabasa ko sa isang quote, it is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.Amen.

2. Ma-inlove ng 9 years sa isang taong hindi ka naman mahal.  Hahaha! Kung akala mo, waste of time na ang pumila sa lotto at hindi ka naman nanalo, ano pa ito?  Pero tulad ng lotto, dami pa ring gumagawa nito.  Kahit ilang kopya pa ng “He’s Just Not That Into You” ang ipabasa mo sa isang tao na tulad ko, wiz effect.  Ang konsolasyon ko lang ay naging isa sa pinakamabuting kaibigan ko ang taong ito.

3. Frannie Wei the Runaway.  Minsan lang ako naglayas ng bahay at hindi ko na uulitin yun.  Hanggang ngayon naiiyak pa din ako pag naaalala na hindi ko nakita ang last moments ng tatay ko dahil sa tigas ng ulo.

4. Eheads fever.  Ano nga ba si Abi kung wala si Ely?Malamang hindi nag-UP, hindi nag-Film, hindi cool (haha!)..Si Eleandre na hindi man lang ako kilala pero ang laki ng impact sa buhay ko.

5. Matulog sa sahig.Hindi ko na matandaan kung ilang taon din na wala akong matawag na bahay.Me pinsan ako na nila-lock ang pinto ng kwarto nya kasi ayaw nya ko patulugin dun.So natutulog ako sa labas ng room.Grabeng experience ito.Dito ko ginaya si Maricel Soriano sa dialogue na “ayokong ng masikip, ayoko ng mabaho.” Bwahahahaha…

6. Maki-New Year sa iba’t-ibang bahay.Pinaka-unforgettable dito yung kina Mona kasi na-feel ko na sobrang swerte ko sa kaibigan kong ito at sa napakabait nyang pamilya.

7. Matanggap sa workshop ni Maestro Ricky Lee.Hala, para akong na-freeze nang tumawag si Sir Ricky para sabihin na kasama ako sa napili para sa Batch 14 ng workshop nya.Parang American Idol, me golden ticket ako!Dito ko rin nameet ang mga kaibigan na halos mga kapatid ang turing ko.

8.Umiyak sa labas ng gate nina Seymour Barros Sanchez aka Boss Meyor.Kaka-break lang namin ng ex ko at ewan ko ba kung bakit dito ako napunta at nag-iiyak.Salamat Meyor at Louise sa pag-iintindi.

9. Napurnadang shoot.Dito nasubukan ang pagkakaibigan namin ni Jules Jedi (at dito rin halos nagtapos haha).Eto yung point na naisip kong hindi para sa kin ang filmmaking (which is actually correct).

10. Gumawa ng breakup zine.At i-distribute (lalo na sa hometown ng ex na kinatay sa zine).Isang perfect example ng “don’t mess with me” stance.Dati, hindi ko sure kung dapat ito ipagmalaki o pagsisihan.Ngayon, natatawa talaga ko pag naalala ko to.

11. Mag-attempt ng suicide.Bago ko pa nabasa ang Veronika Decides to Die, inisip ko na ang glamour ng pag-inom ng sleeping pills.Dito kasi, cute ka pa rin matitigok unlike talon-talon sa building o magbigti.Besides, wala talaga akong urge na mamatay.Magpapansin lang siguro or subukan pano mapunta sa border ng life at death.So onti lang talaga ang ininom ko at ang resulta e parang adik na sobrang magugulatin.Don’t try this at home.

12. Lawrence.Eto ang “You Changed My Life in a Moment” (na incidentally e videoke piece ko bago pa ginawang pelikula).Nag-180 ang buhay ko, promise.Not a perfect relationship but made perfect sense.

Madami pang eksena bukod dito pero antok na talaga ako.  Na-miss ko lang magsulat ng walang edit-edit.  Isa pa, ito ang isa sa napaka-self centered na post na ang mag-eenjoy lang bumasa e ako =)

Abiwitch sa PDI

My 800 Words of Fame

Bwahaha…Sana sa Yes! Magazine naman.  Gusto ko yung showbiz ang dating.  Mala-Tita Annabelle

my elybelly

it was difficult not to be able to watch the eheads reunion gig.  but it was even more difficult to see ely on a stretcher headed for ER.

ano nga ba si abiwitch without ely buendia? 

eheads took me by the hand when i was still on sophomore high.  14 years ago na pala.  like any eheads fan, i bought albums, watched concerts, stole posters (haha! alot of them on UP) collected every eheads stuff i could..

i’d like to think i was no ordinary fan, though.  because aside from those, i took film in UP because it was ely’s major, i fell in love with E. (initially) because he resembles ely in a lot of ways and i named my son liam eliandre (after ely eleandre).

i couldn’t be as active, as a fan, now as i used to be.  but still, my heart goes to ely.  and i’ll forever keep him here where he’s considered a rockstar.

get well soon elybelly.

Liam FAQs

As I can’t stay long enough online to chat with friends, here are FAQs about our new arrival…

Why LIAM ELIANDRE?
- LIAM is from Oasis’ frontman, Liam Gallagher and ELIANDRE is from E’heads’ ELY (longtime obsession) though his name is spelled Eleandre.  I changed the second E with an I to form my in-law’s name (Erlinda).

Sino kamukha?
- Got his dad’s eyes pero sabi mas kamukha ko daw.  Whoa, take a look at his latest pics, nagbabago ata itsura ng baby ko.  Parang hawig na sha ni…baby James hehe.

San ipinaglihi?
- Dami ata.  Craved no particular food.  Minsan gusto ko bibingka, sausage mcmuffin, pansit etc.  Matakaw lang talaga ko.

Normal o CS?
- Should’ve been normal since di naman high risk pregnancy ko at walang complication.  I labored for like 10 hours.  Was induced for a whopping 5x, pumutok na waterbag, nag 5cm pero hindi bumaba si Liam.  Tamad na bata.  Nagpasundo na sa tiyan.

Birth Facts
- Liam came out June 16, 2008 at 8:18 pm sa Las Pinas Doctor’s Hospital..He weighed 6.2 lbs

On Parenting..
- Rollercoaster! Most of the time naman, I feel the highs of being a mother especially pag nakikita ko si yence na sobrang happy sa anak niya.  Pero shempre exhausted, pagod, puyat, gastos..nakaka-drain din minsan..madalas..minsan..

What I hate most..
- Yung pain sa pagbe-breastfeed.  Nobody told me it was that painful!

What I love best..
- Seeing Yence with Liam..and I thought Renee was sappy in that Jerry Maguire line

Lullabye
- Beatles’ Blackbird ang pampatulog ko kay Liam

hey potchi, are you coming out?

today is my due date but i am still in front of our pc, typing away this stuff, letting you guys know that all i am having are painless contractions (braxton hicks) and a coupl’a twitches and hiccups from potchi.

raining out there..i wonder if he’ll be coming out soon, gusto ko kasi maligo sa ulan.  yenzi and i are talking endlessly about his arrival.  inip na din kasi mga tao sa paligid namen i’ll be visiting my doctor in a while.

potchi..potchi..waiting had never been this happy

waiting game

days to go and i’ll be seeing our little potchi face to face.  ngayon lang ata ako naglaro ng waiting game na masaya…hehe

now i feel excited, a bit scared, a little paranoid.,eased only by prayers na maging healthy at normal si potchi.  who cares if i’ll be screaming and pushing hard. basta ok sha.

mga kaagaw ko kay lawrence

current : Perfect World
ex:            Yakuza, Hitman, Samurai, Rome Total War, NBA Live, Text Twist

Minsan gusto ko na lang gupitin ang linya ng internet..igatong sa bonfire ang ps2, ibenta sa ebay ang computer…

Pero pag naiisip kong ito lang naman ang bisyo ni law (inom-occasional, yosi-verrry rare, chicks-subukan lang nya) …hmmm, sige na nga basta wag lang uli niya kong piliting matulog para makapaglaro.

post bday blues

first off, merci beaucoup sa lahat ng nag-greet nung birthday ko.  as i’ve said, it was uneventful pero dahil sa mga pagsipa ni potchi sa loob ng tiyan ko, haping-hapi ako.  i missssss celebrating it on sunken garden lalo pa at centennial ng peyups.  3 bdays na kong absensha.  nung first year, pareho kameng me sakit ni lawrence.  nungs econd, nag-file kame ng marriage license. at ngayon, jontis.  alam nyo na next year, malamang absent ule.  si abiwitch, nag-aalaga naman ng potchi :))

benay asked me if married life is indeed happy…at tulad ng sagot ko kay benay.  hindi lage.  pero most of the time.  and i can say na kahit sa mga panahong hindi okay ang pagsasama namen ni law, i still sleep and wake up in love with the same man.

belated happy hearts to everyone!

potchi

I’m on my second trimester now and feeling a LOT better. At last nakakakain at nakakakilos na ko ng maayos. Also got a new OB - Doc Heidi, who’s very cool. On our first check up with her, Lawrence was with me and she asked both of us to listen to potchi’s rapid heartbeart. shucks. ayun na nga talaga sha
In a coupl’a months, butete na si Abiwitch. Hehe. How I wish I could see the old nice wine gang this time na nandito na uli si Yoy. And Red Room, I missed Grazi’s pa-dinner. Eniweis, hope to see you all real soon.

baby bump

expect me to talk about pregnancy as most of you know how happy and excited i am :)) i’ve always been fond of kids and been surrogate mum to my younger cousins, nieces and nephews.  can’t guess the thrill now that i’ll be having my own mini-me hehe…though if it happens to be more like lawrence, i’ll be more than happy.

lately i’ve been acting crazy over yenzi’s face and bod.  like i want to squeeze his chubby cheeks every 5 minutes.  you should see me chasing him after he’s taken a bath — i sink my teeth on his butt =P crazy, crazy witch…crazier when preggy.

the only unhappy part is that i still suffer from morning (and afternoon and evening) sickness which makes me really weak.  hopefully after the first trimester is over, i’ll get better.  please pray for  me and my baby dear friendships.