hello stranger: 2010

Studies

I will be gone for a 3- day vacation.
I have started my studies for the series of paintings I'm doing.
few more days left and it's a whole new year!
We'll all have a fresh start, and hopefully this year would bring us more blessings and opportunities.

Peace Love and Beauty to Everyone! :)
KEEK!

sketch 1.3 jaflorendo

Sometimes it takes an unfaithful man to show you that you deserve so much more.

A First Time Dad Tumblr-Friend

reblogged:

Dear Pregnant Women Everywhere,

This is your time to sit back and relax. Take care of your body and the child you carry. Follow the pregnancy rules, get a good amount of sleep, and prepare yourself for what may be a difficult 9 month ride.

It is NOT a time though, to be super pregnant woman. To force yourself to do things you use to to do. To stand on chairs, to try and lift heavy things, or shovel 14 inches of snow in the first winter storm of this season. This is not the time for that ladies. We, as husbands, boyfriends, sperm donors, etc, give you permission to sit on your ass and chill the fuck out. My husband head is spinning with worry that something awful may happen to that child of mine. Along with my wife too ;) Your round pregnant bellies remind us of balloons blown up to their full compacity ready to POP.

We’ve hit the pregnancy stage that I worry that any fall for my wife my pop that stomach of hers. Any icy sidewalk, hole in the ground, or slippery floor is putting our child in jeopardy. And it makes me worry. So I’ve been catching myself recently telling my wife that she needs to take it easy and relax a bit. I know it sucks not being able to do the things you once were able to do, but hopefully soon enough you will be back to normal ready to go. For now, stop making me worry so much. This is your free pass ladies, to have your men do things for you while you sit, relax and eat ice cream, or whatever your little pregnant heart desires. If you have a good man, you can get them to do just about anything for you. Just huff a bit, struggle to move around, say you’re in a bit of pain, and remind your man of the son or daughter you are carrying for them. Then, will you be able to get them to do all the things you and your little heart only dreamed of. That’s a bit of a secret, but don’t tell them I told you that

then

you are asleep. i take your hand, place it between the pillow and my cheek.
my face is cupped.
i am comforted. you are asleep.

i take a strand of your hair away from your brows.
i say it wrong, brows.
you laugh at me.

you give me feelings that people write about.
you have come to hate me.

edited

stealing moons to fit my needs:

there is no telling where it went to. i do not wish to know either. whoever gets it will hide it. I am sure.
i know it because i would do it myself.

i can be honest i know that the core and center of my nature is love of the beautiful, a passion for the beautiful, and that it would not be safe to trust me with such a beauty that belonged to another person.

i could give up a moon that i found in the daytime, because i should be afraid some one was looking, but if i found it in the dark, i am sure i should find some kind of an excuse for not saying anything about it. i will steal it. i know it. and if given yet another chance, i will steal it again.

Meek

To Meek

i do not know how you feel.
if i was to paint it, i wonder if i should use subdued tones.
if it was in words would it be as lengthy as a novel?
should i string words like heavy, heart, broken, pieces into a sentence.
is it like the fading hum of a song about to end?

he broke your heart yet you still love him with the little pieces left.
tell me all about it a friend of a friend.
all i know is that your name means gentle.

flutter

my papa is singing to me on the phone.
imagine if every word to every song was written on paper and sent thru bottles or attached to the ankles of small birds.

perhaps i should write every lyric and verse that way,
then it will be strewn across the sky, and scattered across seas.
it will be drawn by the waves to the shore to reach every broken heart or dry another tearing eye.

will it soften your heart?
maybe i should envelope my smiles, but will you keep them?

my papa has stopped singing.

igoogle

how long is forever?
i typed this using 3 fingers from each hand, i do not type like you do.
some fingers are just left there to rest.
a query in the Google search bar.
i hit enter.

i wrote you a hundred letters, not one was sent. not one published.
i know once i write about you i am defeated.

Of Glory In The Flower

A few lines from Ode on Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood
by William Wordsworth

What though the radiance which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;
In the primal sympathy
Which having been must ever be;
In the soothing thoughts that spring
Out of human suffering;

nobody talks or writes like that anymore. nobody is as romantic. people gave up on being creative a long time ago. is it because they ran out of material? like how promises never mean anything anymore, like how much you can't expect people to honor their word.

and as for love.
what happened to courtship, poetry, letter giving, holding hands? to waiting?
when did couples start giving up, and how is it that marriage is no longer a binding contract? is there a free pass to everything. and commitment or loyalty is just another fictitious word.

somewhere along the road people thought it's okay to give up when things start to become difficult.

I think I would like travel back to the time when people were still people. when everything mattered, when chivalry was still alive, i'm all for equal rights, but a man should still be the man, and all that damsel in distress saving never gets old, not to me.
i just expect too much.
double standards.
too much disney films growing up.
good morning philippines. good morning reality.
as they say no man is happy without a delusion of some kind. delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.

yes, i am talking about how relationships end.
i am gonna be very cautious now.
compared to my grandparent's time, finding true love is harder these days.
the funny thing is i still believe.

cause I will never forget how my lolo used to sing No Other Love to my lola.
I grew up believing and witnessing the ups and downs of marriage.
They never broke up, they never remarried, annulment was mythical dragon in our family.
everyone knew about it, but no one was defeated by it.
53 years lolo, 53 years lola. 53 years of being together.
No Other Love, Forever yours
till death did you part.

what if

if i was a penguin will you still love me?
if i was a reindeer will you still love me?
what if i was a sewer rat, a cute one, the one who tried to hide under my bed, will you still love me?
:)

oh happy day

I've been thinking about getting another dog.
another pug.
No dog can replace Happy. I want him back.
My brother is visiting my dad soon, so...
:)
I miss you Hapsters!

Noches Buenas Noche Buena Noche

ANG PAGTRITRIP NI BEBENG

Coleslaw

Baked Beef Stew

Stuffed Chicken, mushroom corn stuffing

rhum fruit cake

Roast Beef with Mashed Potato Piping

Mashed Potato

Cream Crab Pasta

Home Made Glazed Ham

Macaroni

Peach Cream

I told you she's OA. MY MUDRA IS SUPER OA.
tatlo lang naman kami kakain, plus the help.
I took photos of the stuff i help make...

My dad was not able to join us for Christmas.
Nadisappoint ako, I thought when he said he couldn't he was just bluffing, that he would show up xmas dinner and surprise us.
This is my first christmas without him since 2002.

I am happy despite everything cause this too is my first christmas with the baby.
I want to tell you na may personlity na talaga sya, I feel him inside me, fluttering. swimming about. doing the acrobatics.
Ang saya ng feeling. aside from your hormones, ito tlaga will make you shed a tear sa saya.
I talk to him sometimes, especially when i find something funny i tell him why.
when I'm on my side, i can feel him lalo, like he's pushing or kicking, ayaw nya napipisa. nagagalit sya. ang cute!

spinoil ko sya this christmas, I bought us tons of snacks!!!

so baby, pag tinanong mo saan kita pinaglihi, ayan o. :)

Merry Christmas again!!! much love to all! :)

aminulz rule

i just received a package from a friend. thanks super super thanks!
safari na hat and socks, tsaka isang elephant na small na stuffed toy.
i've decided na animals ang theme ng mga gamit ng baby.
so if you're thinking of sending/giving me gifts, aminulzzzz lang pls!
preferably giraffe, turtle, penguin, and elephant designs

THANKS! :) picky ako! sige na.

reblogged.

I asked you if you ever thought of leaving me and you said yes. Other people would have said no because it was easier to avoid the truth; or maybe they didn’t know the truth at all. But you’ve thought about leaving and you might have even pictured the girl who would come next. You weighed your chances at other circumstances; you plotted out the steps for how you will disappear,

and yet—

it is this point that makes uncertainty the only truth. Every day we spend together is another day you could have left. You could because I’d let you. And yet.

I love because of the urgency of loss.

-oh pilar. your beautiful writing makes me so sad. love, ja.

share!

xmas shopping

naghoard na naman ako ng make-up. yun lang, di ako bumili ng shoes or ng damit, kasi sayang.
mama: anak, magtatayo ka ba ng parlor?

nagtrip nalang ako sa baby's department instead.
mas may alam pa bata kong kapatid ko sakin. take note, lalaki pa sya! may mga infant to 3 months pa syang nalalaman na tags. haha.

mahal pala ang gamit ng mga bata! grabeeeeeeeee.
pero nakaka-aliw bumili. ang cu-cute!
di pa ako bumili ng bottles kasi sabi nung sales lady na super friendly magsesale daw ang Avent before end of january, since di naman ako nagmamadali, hintayin ko na yung sale! :)
happy holidays everyone! happy shopping!!!

back to basics

I am completely and utterly inlove with Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain!
whoah whoah whoah whoah, my heart sings today!
i read my boss' email wrong, no work from 22 - 26.
yey yey yey!
after all the crying and heartbreak life has never been so good. good things do come to those who wait.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
:)

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength

on expecting

okay, hayaan nyo lang ako mag emote.
dumating na yung first batch ng onesies at frog suits.
nung pagabot sakin ng package kinilig na ako.
pagbukas ko, natuwa ako talaga ng sobra.
tinanggal ko yung isa sa plastic, at inilatag sa kama.
naiyak ako.
totoo na to. ang weird man, pero pag latag ko sa kama nung damit parang gustong sumabog ng puso ko. ang liit liit. tapos ang lambot, ang linis.
para akong namalik-mata na yung baby na yung hawak ko.
nagulat ako at iba yung feeling.
parang yung tuwa mo galing sa pinakaloob loob loob loob ng katawan mo. tapos di na kaya icontain, unti unti nalang aapaw.
malalim na paghinga.
ano pa kaya kung hawak ko na sya talaga.
iba pala talaga.
hindi mo maexplain. at di maiintindihan ng kahit sino, unless ikaw mismo makaranas.
ito yung mga pagkakataon na talagang maniniwala ka na may diyos nga.

yun lang. sige ayaw ko lang palampasin yung pakiramdam. gusto ko isulat kagad. lagyan ko pics soon. :)
mga train train, funny looking fishies ,at cars and candy stripes yung mga design, at lahat may hoodie. cutie cutie.

PUG and BABY, Daddy's home

who-lah!

after a couple of days lahat ng ngayon, will be so last year na daw.
true.
i have nothing to blog about today cept the fact na maganda yung lars and the real girl.
nachop chop din yung off ko. nagsplit off yung akin for the holidays, double pay naman ata. grabe ang mga paulan ng bonuses ngayon! talagang nakakakilig!

ay i share ko lang, malapit na matapos ang year of the dragon, at mahihirapan naman daw ang lahat ng 1986 (dragon) pag dating ng rabbit year. so kung 1986 ka, lagot ka! buti nga sayo! lulz!
maganda naman ang forecast for me after the chinese new year, things will definitely pick up pa. dirediretso lang daw ang asenso dahil prineprepare ang buhay for 2012 - 2013 yan daw ang pinaka maswerteng mga taon for yours truly. hindi yan applicable for all the oxen, sakin lang. haha. kaya kung ox ka din magpahula ka sa sarili mong chinese gay friend, wag mong angkinin ang akyen.
may sarili akong prediction and advice para sa mga atat na atat na for next year, i bet ang panget ng taon nyo ngayon ano pero wag mag alala mag suot lang ng pink all thru out the year at huwag maligo ng huwebes para suwertehin. magsuot ng luya sa leeg kapag umuulan at iwasan mag flush ng toilet between 11pm to 3am para sa masaganang love life!
(ano ba yang mga ganyang advice! may nauuto pa ba nyan?)

o sya i ll leave you with a quote from Stuart Chase.
"For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible."

chararat!

Why

A true soul mate is probably the

most important person you'll ever

meet, because they tear down your

walls and smack you awake. But to

live with a soul mate forever? Nah.

Too painful. Soul mates, they come

into your life just to reveal another

layer of yourself to you, and then

leave. A soul mate’s purpose is to

shake you up, tear apart your ego

a little bit, show you your obstacles

and addictions, break your heart open

so new light can get in, and make

you so desperate and out of control

that you have to transform your life.

-Elizabeth Gilbert

my lovely lady bump

my freckly jelly belly boo

This was taken before i murdered my hurr. kasi I tried to maintain it for months and trim off the extra growth, to see if I could get rid of the split ends that way, pero talagang wala na. kelangan ko mag start ulit kasi most damaged award na sya..

umoblong nanaman ang aking tattoo. this happened during the first pregnancy at ngayon ulit, i think i need to get it redone kasi masyado na sya nastrestretch strech, pero after i give birth naaaaaaa

yan ang aking end of first trim photo. :)

I WANNA SEE YOUR PEACOCK

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

death by cuteness

gumawa ako ulit ng multiply account para makashop online ng mas mura na baby clothes di ko na kaya yung mga tig 30$ na damit, ang mahal masyado, sabi ng lahat ambilis lang daw nila lumaki. sayang ang damit.

nakahanap ako ng sobrang cute na sites for baby clothes, if you want the links pm me! :)
i want most of the outfits to be a surprise, but i just have to show you these 2...

little pea

baby caterpillar

gggggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! masyado lang. masyadong nakakagigil!!!

Family Is The Best

wala ng mas spoiled pa. exag na, my mom would ask me what i want for lunch and dinner, at talagang ket ano, KAHIT ANO ang gusto ko yun ang maiha-hain.

para akong nakapila sa death row.

potato gratin, roast beef, tausi chicken feet, spaghetti, linguine, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, grilled lamb (c/o lehmann's), steaks, palabok, sushi, kare kare, lechon, lechon paksiw, lechon kawali, kaldereta, pochero, spicy pata with beans, gambas, callos, sinigang, burgers, pizza, vegetable tempura, baked macaroni, alimango, lemon butter cream dori, sardines, hotdog, pancakes, icecream for dinner, cereal for lunch, walang katapusang dessert, pistachio cake, oreo, almond roca, taho, inihaw na liempo, fried rice, lahat ng klase na luto ng itlog, kohol, ginataan, baked mussels, chicken- pastel, roast, soup, fried, tinola. spare ribs rice, asado rice, lahat na. as in di ko na maalala yung iba, talagang ipagluluto nya ako! kung di ko na kaya mag antay, salamat sa diyos at may delivery pa rin sa probinsya.

grabe talaga!
ngayon ko sya naappreciate, kasi dati parati lang kami nagaaway. kasi OA siya. eh OA din ako. pero mas madrama sya ng mga 2 points kesa sakin.

kahapon nagsigawan na naman kami, after an hour pumasok sa kwarto ko may dalang mga prutas, sabay tanong ng "ano gusto mo for lunch?". Tinext ko nalang sya ng "sorry mama", kasi nahihiya ako.

I have the best mother, hindi perfect, pero super pasalamat na ako sa diyos. :)
gusto ko syang ganyan, mabait na baliw, na makulit. para may balance naman sa strict kong tatay na bawal tumawa ng more than 30 seconds. kaya pinagsama sila ng diyos kasi para magcompliment sila, yata?

maya't maya naman ang text at tawag ni mannyf. parati nya akong tinatanong kung may kelangan ako. parati sya nagtetext na wag daw ako hi-blood para di daw maging ganun yung baby. wala na akong mahihingi pa sa totoo lang.

napakabait din ng kapatid ko, sya tiga tulong sa work ko ngayon, tinuruan ko na sya, para maka-nap daw ako at di mapagod, halos araw araw may pasalubong saking kung ano ano. at nagmistulang errand boy slash driver ko na sya, punta dito bili jan, kunin to, withdraw dun.

san ka makahanap ng pamilyang ganyan?

marami man dumating at umalis sa buhay, sila jan lang forever. at mahal ka nila kahit mega-flawed ka din. diba, bakit ganun? ang swerte ko lang.

Landslide, Stevie Nicks

Baby

Be brave little one

Make a wish for each sad little tear

Hold your head up though no one is near

Someone's waiting for you

I, The Querent

okay ako na, ako na talaga ang ADD.
di pala ako nag eedit ng blog so kung may grammatical lapses here and there okay lang yan dahil ikaw lang naman ang nagbabasa at di naman ako nakikipagtagisan ng talino sayo dahilllllllllllll mahal kita. ahem.

di ako makasulat ngayon nag mamadali na nga ako, andami kong DEADLINES!

at ako'y magpapaka super serious dot com muna dahil sayang itong mga offers.
tinanggap ko lang sila dahil imbis na nag-sasayang ako ng oras sa kung ano ano, mas maganda ng effortan ko ang mga bagay na worthwhile at pwepwedeng ilagay sa aking resume.

Jacquiline Florendo, Equestrienne.
pwede?

birthday ng kapatid ko at busy busyhan ngayon sa aming bahay akala mo naman pitong baryo ang darating.

o sya yan lang muna, gusto ko kasi iprove din na hindi ako ni-something kugon, nakalimutan ko yung tawag. sabi ni drew kelangan ko daw tapusin lahat ng sisimulan ko, at dahil daily itong blog thing, kelangan di ako magskip ng araw.

may work na ako in 45 mins.

i love what i do, i love my job i love my job i love my job

p.s.
nag tatarot card reading na din ako on the side.
kaya kung gusto nyo magpahula?

kthnxbai

tan nan nan nan nan :)

sunny day walking around holding hands mushu mushu. :)

as i draw a mustache on my finger

watch this video and your day will be made!
i heart him but the site is just so funny, for more hey girl click me

We're going bingo later at 11, just my brother and i. consolation prize is 10,000php. just imagine what the jackpot prize is. we have to be there early early early. before we run out of tititickets.

I have started my studies for my second one man show. It's coming along real nice. I'm going for 10 - 13 pieces.

what does it take to get inspired?
http://www.nomorefriends.net/
hilarious book! hipsteryygoodness according to drew.
we need new material.
how hard is it to collab and make a cool children's book???
he's right, we will be our biggest critics.
mental note. search for nick joaquin's Pop Stories for groovy kids.

brief pause.

ah yes!
Thanks to the creative people from skins, i have gotten my comment box back! and the links per post are now available! swell, isn't it. yes it is!!!!!

and lastly...
I cannot wait for this film!
seriously!

Who Loves Who More Contest

: I love you.
: I love you more.
: I love you more than he loved you.
: I love you more than I loved him.
: I love you more than Popeye loves spinach.
: I love you more than a fat guy loves cake.
: I love you more than Snooki loves tanning beds.
: I love you more than plants love the sun.
: I love you more than a mother...marry me?
: I love you more than I love cheese.
: I love you more than I love quiche.
: I love you more than You love yourself.
: I love you more than you love your best friend.
: No! I love you more than you love me and thats final.

FINE I JUMPED ON THE BANDWAGON

okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy i still think it's lame and over rated but what the heck.
and since fb has been down for quite some time.
TWITTER here i come!!!

follow me!
http://twitter.com/jabadonkadonk

chopped

i was aiming for something like this

but we'll get there! soon-ish i hope

I Think We've Lost This One!

I just woke up. I slept for more than 12 hours.
Do you do funny things when you're asleep?
I talk pretty much every night, I got this from my dad. he's the worse kind, he's kind of violent asleep. haha!
Once my mom came into my room, and I asked her if she would go make me a sandwich. she figured out I was sleep talking when she was trying to wake me up to give me my sandwich, and I told her "WTF? I dont want a sandwich, its the middle of the night!".

anyway, I was able to sleep so long cause my dream was so wonderful.
I had the chubby baby in the crib. He/She was just so cute. and everybody wanted a hug. and I was just there watching everything.

ga ga ga i am so excited!!! :)

Just saw this now

Video - Chef Avelina Florendo

So proud :)

Package just arrived!

Uh oh. I bought boy clothes already :(

There's Only Me and You My Darling Baby

weeeeeee Yes Santa I've been good this year

It's raining bonuses. 13th month pay, xmas bonus, monthly bonus, plus regular salary!!! woot woot!
gtg shopping for more baby clothes now!

Dearest Emilio,

Have I told you that you have a little brother on the way?
I love you both my darling boys, and I think about you always.

Momma

men heap together the mistakes of their lives and create a monster they call destiny

In Youth We Learn, In Age We Understand

Letter from A friend

Dear Ja

The next time you feel miserable know that you are envied sometimes. You may have lost a boy but you are gaining a child. You will give birth to one more person in this world who will love you, one more person in this world who someone else will love too. This is the kind of love that never leaves, only grows. Do not listen to people who will tell you otherwise; you are far more fortunate than they are. You are a daughter to a mother and a father who understand, who are excited for you, who are right there, filling even more space in your life than you thought was possible.

And now you have the biggest space to fill but you are not alone: your son or daughter is already filling that space with you. Go on and fill the spaces inside you. Then look outside and ask yourself what makes a place a home. We will all come back to a home. There is no way out of it.

If he comes back, my dearest, ask yourself if you have room for him. You are already surrounded by so much love.

I found my reason

you can not hurt me anymore after this day.
everytime you or your girl or friends try to make me feel bad. i would just have to look at one picture, and i know i'll be okay.

he's a lot bigger now, I'm on my 14th week.
I want you to know the baby and I are stronger than you think.

i rawr you

could you get any cuter than this?

Troy and Abed in Stop Motion

i love sitcoms, you all know that.
cartoonatized sitcoms. brilliant.
story was sloppy, but the animation is wow.
:)

To Things We Love

I care for

i care for vodka. i care for worldwide travel, and coffee breaks. &/or spiking my coffee.
i care for sparkly things, and expensive pieces.
i care for mark down clothes and flea markets.
i care for letters, for poetry and romanticism.
i care for art, but not for her critics.
i care for packs of reds, but not of its stench.
i care for small rectangular plastic cards that make every shopping experience pleasant.
i care for little smiles, care little for frequent sighs.
i care for dewy greens and moldy browns
for delicate laces, and satin and tulles.
for fur, feathers and leather.
for sugar, for salt.
for woody scents.

ah, lovely lovely things.
but in the end I care most for you.

Telephone

zzz

corn muffin, coffee, and criminal minds, my sleepy time routine. keeek!

tiny desk concert

i'm gaga over phoenix. hayyyyyyyyy! my instapickemeupper!

just a little sumthin sumthin to make you smile :)

they are so dang sexy

tweet this

why i hate twitter,

first of all it makes no sense, second of all it makes no sense, 3rd of all it makes no sense.

if i ever become a celebrity... i will still be twitter-account-free.

DIE BIRD DIE!!!

Lines

when i get sad, i stop getting sad and start being awesome instead. true story!

-ala barney stinson

Ano raw?

Inaantok na yung right eye ko.

let's google translate!

Lethargic for your right eye I
Lethargisch für Ihr rechtes Auge I
Léthargie de votre œil droit, je
Letargico per il tuo occhio destro I

Hoarding Baby Clothes

yes! i know! but, could not help it. they were so dang cute. Natakot ako baka maout of stock kagad! Maxed out again. Oh well!!! :)

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