I always check the mail before entering the house…mail box open…hmmm bills, junk mails, freebies…hmmm what’s this? a package? “To Carmina…”. At first I thought it was just the stuff that I bought from Ebay, I wasn’t really paying attention to the return address (yes Edc, Chie it has a return address, hehe)… But then again I thought, this must not be it, the package is too small for the item….so I turned my eyes to the upper left corner…aha, it’s from Edc! OMG OMG…I got so excited.

And I thought that Edc was just kidding when he told me to expect something from the mail. But surprise, surprise it’s here! A package from the ‘dynamic-duo’!

I first opened the card because the soccer ball sticker caught my attention (i love soccer!), and as expected, Edc wrote something sweet and very thoughtful that got me teary-eyed (again) and made me miss him more (have you ever thought of writing for Hallmark? hehe). The thoughtful Edc, never fails to give me ‘extra’ surprises…there’s a set of soccer ball stickers secretly sneaked inside the folded card! awwww that was sweet :-)

Here’s another ‘OMGness’ lol…Richie knows that I love cats, he got me this cute kitty bookmark made of metal! The tassel even has little kitty trinkets. I especially love what was written on it “Happy is the home with at least one cat” surrounded by paw prints :-)…so adorable! I will definitely use this one!

And lastly there’s the True Faith CD from Edc. Oh my, it’s reminiscing time once again… Back to the good ol’ 750 connection days,haaaay. I love the cover Edc, very inspiring… for my next web project haha.

Thanks guys, you’re the best!

It’s definitely Christmas in July!
I’m so happy today because the package from Mimi has finally arrived…and it’s heavy! As I anxiously opened the well-sealed box, my heart was throbbing…I guess to the tenth power! One by one, I pulled out the much-awaited goodies from Edc, Richie and the sweet Mimi. You guys are the best!

Edc never forgets me during his travels. He sent me souvenir magnets from his trips. I especially love the turtle magnet…my tarsier magnet has now a companion, hehe. The shawls are adorable too, I now have an addition for my fall wardrobe…good choice of colors Edc, green and brown, luv them! The picture frame is very nice, luv the bamboo and the woven canvass…so unique…so ethnic…so tribal! hehe… though I still have to figure out how to make it stand.

As I continue to pull more goodies from the box, the tiny soccer cellphone trinket almost fell on the floor. It’s so tiny and cute, it needs to be showcased…I think i’m going to hang it inside my car.

I can’t believe Edc sent me a Japanese fan…he remembered! I collect anything that is Japanese…arigato gozaimasu Edcel San!…I want a kimono next time, hehe.

It will never feel the same if Edc will not include something with Lea. Thank you so much for the magazine. Is that lea’s signature? ohhh how I wished! hehe.

So what else do I have here…hmmm…Oh my gosh, a Ronan Keating CD! “I bet this one is from the darling Richie” hahaha. Walang kakupas-kupas, Richie never fails to send me Ronan stuff and a cd is a staple goodie…it’s a must, LOL.

I luv the Scooterista magazine. I never knew it existed, LOL…and nope Richie, I’m not the editor, just the walking model, hahaha.

Another suprise were the stuff from Mimi. The sweet note from her made it really special. It was very heart-warming and I was touched, we will definitely meet someday my dear Mimi, maybe we can visit Manila together :-)

The heart-warming note from her was enough for me but I didn’t know that there’s some more.Inside the nicely wrapped box were Malley’s chocolates. You know me, when it comes to chocolates, resistance is futile! The scrumptious chocolate cookies were so delectable, very rich and decadent… the box is almost empty now, hehe…

Thank you so much guys for everything. I’m so happy, my birthday is just days from now, but it feels like today! Wow, this really made my day :-)

Again, Edc never fails to give me pleasant surprises. Awww, he’s the best!

While we were chatting last week, he told me that i’ll be getting some postcards soon, but I didn’t know that he also included DVDs! My heart was pounding as I impatiently opened the yellow-orange Jiffylite package…And there they were: the much awaited films that we’ve been talking online for quite some time now, “The Kite Runner” and of course “The Coffee Prince”.

The postcards were very nice as well, with Edc’s doodles and the ‘wish you were here’ remarks, really made me miss him more. But the best of all is the picture of him with Lea. It’s definitely a photoframe-material. I promise to showcase it. Thank you so much Edc for this natural high moment. This will linger throughout the day or so. By the way I still have the LSS of the mp3 you sent me last night LOL.

The temperature is starting to drop (again)…that’s bad,coz it’s cold and I hate cold weather. And according to the weatherman, we might have snow flurries and rain the coming days (again??!?), yuck!…I can’t wait for spring to come.It’s cloudy outside, and cold wind creeping through…i need to get into my “comfort zone”…drink hot coffee! hehe…I don’t know about you guys, but coffee makes my day.

(PHOTO: coffee from Old Louisville’s Coffee House, “Keep Louisville Weird” sign from Courier Journal)

The month of March here in Louisville has lots of unpredictable weather conditions…Just like last sunday, the weather was nice, it was sunny and breezy, a nice day for afternoon walks…Then comes a rotten day, monday, lots of rain and wintery mix, glad I managed to go out and had a haircut( I badly needed one)…Talking about the fine weather on Sunday, it was perfect! I went out for a walk, coz the conditions outside were just so inviting, sunny and breezy, and the streets were quiet. I saw people walking their dogs, joggers and some town visitors (admiring the old victorian houses that we have here in the neighborhood). I stopped by for a coffee in this quaint little coffee shop that’s called “Old Louisville’s Coffee House”, and I couldn’t help but to reminisce…and compared it with my all time favorite cafe, “Cafe Breton”…

Ahhh Cafe Breton, that’s where all the good times happened and still hapenning (for friends back home)…The cafe itself has a reputation for fine coffee, teas and French crepes! It has a unique ambience where, in warm weather, you can eat al fresco, and inside, chat with friends, listening to some jazz or cafe inspired music while sipping your warm cafe mocha. But for us, the “750″ people, it’s not just all about that, it’s a place where all the “750 connection” conversation-classics are centralized, being held with solemn rituals and non-stop-never-ending reminiscing! Solemn rituals include: Asking the ever-courteous waitstaff,(who, maybe know our faces by heart)to take us to the best seat in the house, the second floor near the window (of course)and then ordering “good eats”…the “usuals”: cafe mocha for chelo, tea for edc, some slush or maybe coffee for chie and a capuccino for me…not to forget the crepes: Nutella crepe and Fantastic Pinay (yummo!). After ordering the “eats”, comes the best part…the start of the conversation-classics! I can go on and on about this, but i might start to bore you, coz I know by now you’re wondering, “what the heck is 750 anyway?!”…Sorry guys, it’s a well guarded secret, only a few people are allowed to know it, hehe.

(PHOTO: Cafe Breton, Malate Manila CREDITS: Chie, for the words,”solem ritual” and “conversation classics”…i like that!)

First of all I would like to thank my dear friend Edc, for inspiring me to start my own blog. I didn’t expect to have this kind of effect on me…it’s kinna exciting in a way(maybe because i’m just new to this stuff). The other day, we were both online (on YM) and we talked about things we would like to blog…There’s so many of them! We don’t know where to start! But my blogs will be just about anything, I’m not a good writer and I plan to make it just simple,hehe. When I first start using Blogger, I used the template “minima black” but this day I changed it to “thisaway”, I think it looks better now. The black template is nice, it’s very simple but I kinna like this one better coz it’s more of a coffee color(i think) and it represents a bit about my blog title(my gosh i feel like i’m back in highschool!). Today is a very dull day, we’re experiencing snow flurries and some rain…it’s “yucky” out there, so I just spent my entire afternoon discovering new ways to add more stuff here. I added a site meter to track visitors, from sitemeter.com.