Day 43: The Wisdom to know the difference.

Shar was classmates with Yung Rizzo's sister in 6th grade!

Couple things:

1. Always so lovely seeing my dweebess. I miss her already, and I think her & Yung Rizzo are cute. Oh and his sister too, aww.
2. It's never too cold for yogurt. Thanks Llama!
3. Sometimes I'm not quite sure what to think.
4. My mom, lola, Bap Jim, Auntie Anele, Auntie Nong, and baby James came to my work and were so loud while I was on the phone with a patient :/
5. Looking forward to going to church tomorrow!

Have a lovely sleep sleeps, brush your teeth, and do not forget to floss.

Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can and the Wisdom to know the difference.

Day 42: Confession

I cried during my last confession.

Part of the process of my First Communion in 2nd grade, was going through the Sacrament of Reconciliation first. I don't remember the actual confession with the priest, but I do remember practicing what I was going to say to him. "Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. This is my first confession..."

I hardly remember going to my second confession. I don't even know what year.

Third/last time going to confession was during my Confirmation retreat and it was pretty deep. I actually knew the priest, which made me sort of scared to talk to him. However, once I started letting out whatever I needed to say, I became emotional. The comments, advice, and prayer the priest said to me afterwards brought a sense of peace. God Forgives.

Part of Holy Week is going to confession, and I didn't go. Why? Because I'm scared. Haha.

Some thoughts:
1. What do 2nd graders say during confession?
2. Do I have to confess to a priest? Can I just talk to God and tell him myself? Just wondering.
3. I think I should've went today. Dangit.

God,
You answered my prayers quick! Thanks for bringing Jbendo home tomorrow :) May he have a safe flight back.
Thank you a zillion,
KMD.

Stormy weather tomorrow, please dress warm and bring an umbrella! Watch an episode of HIMYM and go to sleep with a smile on yO face. :)

Day 41: Bedtime

Hi, my name is Kristine[dash]Marie Ventura David and I sleep at 11:00PM.

Ever since I started working, my sleeping schedule has changed dramatically. For about three months, I slept at around 4AM and managed to wake up before the PM. However, that has all changed. I now sleep by 11:00PM. I feel old. But hopefully this is just a phase. Once I get use to working, I'll be more in a mood to do something and sleep later.

Um....but for now, I'm going to get ready for bed. I have 30min before my eyes have to close. I can hear Jbendo brushing his teeth as I type right now through Tokbox.

God,
Can you please send Jbendo home before the Triduum? I really want him to attend Holy Thursday & Good Friday mass. It's going to be legen...wait for it....dary!
Thanks,
KMD.

Happy sleep sleeps everyones! Don't forget to eat breakfast tomorrow. Goodnight!

Day 40: Palm Sunday

"The cat is out of the bag." ;D

I am now on Season 3 of HIMYM, and I love it. After every episode, I become more and more fond of Barney. Like I stated in my previous blog, I want a Barney friend. Besides his wacky, stupid, and oh so very humorous personality, he really is a GOOD FRIEND. Aw *high five to him!

The start of a new week. Oh Monday, let's hurry up shall we?

Holy week starts tomorrow!
HEADS UP! Come to Good Friday mass at Holy Spirit at 7pm! It'll be awesome, promise!

Try picking out your clothes the night before, it'll save some time. Watch out for the weather, Mother Nature might trick you. Start off the week right and SMILE.

Day 39: I LOVE...

Day 38: A blog for Llama.

Kaiser has some pretty good pizzas.

Whenever I eat out, I tend to order the same thing, or same type of food. I guess it can be bad, but at least I'm almost always satisfied?

1. Cheesecake Factory: Pasta Da Vinci
2. CPK: Roasted Garlic Chicken
3. Elephant Bar: Chicken Tenders w/ Fries
4. BJ's: Grilled Chicken Club or Great White Pizza
5. ANY Sushi Place: Seaweed Salad and Spider Roll or Dragon Roll (whichever has shrimp tempura)
6. Lock Chun: Combination Chow Mein, Shrimp w/ Black Bean Sauce
7. Red Robin: Clucks & Fries
8. Fenton's: Half Chicken Salad Sandwich & Half Fruit Salad, ANNNDD ALWAYS a "Create Your Own" Regular 2 Scoop Sundae
9. Wingstop: 10 Lemon Pepper Wings and sometimes fries.
10. Chili's: I use to get their Chicken Club Tacos, but now they got cheap and are super tiny and gross, so I'm in the process of searching for my dish hea.
11. St. John's: Depends what day. Wed/Sat: Bacon Swiss Burger, Fri: Chicken Quesadilla

That's all I can think of right now. Llama, I hope this doesn't make your mouth water too much. One more week until Easter, you're almost there! I believe in you!

Enjoy the sun while it's hea! Rain appears to be in the forecast next week. Don't forget to do your laundry and always wear your seatbelt. Happy Friday to you all!

Day 37: Dream jobs

I haven't seen my papa all week! He works night, I work day. When I'm awake, he's asleep. When he gets home, I'm asleep.

If money didn't matter, and we could be absolutely ANYTHING we wanted to be and do ANYTHING we wanted to do, I'd...

1. have my own little bakery shop for humans AND dogs!
2. be a meteorologist for KTVU Channel 2 News! I'd work side-by-side with Bill Martin and make fun of Sal Castaneda after he reports the morning traffic.
3. work for a magazine and design layouts for articles, trends, and celeb stories.
4. sleep.
5. be a cotton candy maker who not only designs cotton candy into different shapes, but creates new and mixed flavors like shrawberry banana, chocolate shrawberry, oreo, atis, and rambuton!
6. take over Auntie Anne's
7. be on Broadway (better luck with the cotton candy maker huh? :P)

to be continued...

The day we've all been waiting for is tomorrow! Happy Spring Break to whoever is on break, enjoy! Wash your face, don't forget no meat tomorrow, and give hugs!

Day 36: Butterfly Birthday

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAPA!!



Birthday card thopping is fun when you know you can be fun because the birthday person is fun. Check out the card we (sibs) gave my papa! It's a joke, laugh. :D Since I didn't see my papa today, I texted him when I was at work:

Me: Happy Happy Birthday again! Did you like the card? Hahaha
Papa: Yes...very mucho:)thnx 2 all my children...hahaha...

A couple things why this text is weird/funny:
1. He said "mucho"
2. He actually used an emoticon
3. He has a full texting keyboard & still chooses to type the number 2 instead of "to"
4. "All my children" ummm it's just 3 of us, not 14.

Watch The Runaways. Eat chicken. Have a happy night. :)

Day 35: Worrywart

Tis true, there's an L&L's on Homestead!

1. I fret about the "little" things.
2. Tiny mistakes overpower my mind like no other.
3. Honestly, I really do care what people think.
4. The work baggage follows me home.
5. I am a worrywart.

Day 34: Tough Monday

Today, I felt that feeling-that feeling of rather going to school than going to work.

PROS of working:
1. no homework
2. no studying
3. $$$
4. no commuting
5. no papers
6. experience
7. benefits

PROS of schooling:
1. create your own schedule
2. "college" environment
3. learning
4. breaks
5. scrubbin' it out
6. friends
7. wearing a backpack

It'll take me forever to write the cons for both, so let's just think positive for both, yeah? Man man man what to do, what to do.

Tuesday, fly by please. FLY BY!

Day 33: Mothership

I finally got a pair of black-everyday-shoes.
Honestly, it's been years since I bought black shoes. I think the last pair I bought (not including flats) were black converses. Chyeah...years.

Holy freakin' moly. I went to the Fry's in San Jose, off of Brokaw, and let me tell you...
Before entering Fry's, I was a bit amazed, stood outside, and observed the building. This is a picture of what I saw. I was a bit confused and wondered why the heck it looks like a pyramid. Once I entered, I instantly felt like I was walking into the Indiana Jones' ride in Disneyland! Bamboo sticks, fake lizards, Egyptian designs, hawman, is the big ball going to run me over soon? After asking Jbendo about it, he asked me, "haven't you ever seen Fry's commercials?" Then it hit me, this Fry's is just like the commercial! Hahaha, how cool is that! However, I must admit, Sunnyvale Fry's is still betters. :)

I really hope this week goes by fast. Safe studying, safe working, and safe traveling to you all. Listen to Dangerous by Yung Rizzo, and follow him on Twitter!

Happy sleeps sleeps and let's pray for a speedy Monday, shall we?

Day 31 & 32: Triple Fail.

I'm taking Llama's advice to just type anything and just edit later...

Couple thoughts:
1. Cotton Candy Machine: on hold.
2. Sunday, then Monday...
3. I'm really not that dumb.
4. What do I teach Pre-K and K tomorrow?
5. What to get my papa for his bday?
6. I think I'll just sleep.
7. Ta ta.

Day 30: A Friend Named Barney.

I want to have a friend like Barney (HIMYM).

You know how fun it would be if Barney was your friend? Man! Too fun!

When you're having a bad day, who can you rely on to make you laugh and forget about everything for at least 14 minutes as you drink a glass of bourbon? Barney.

Who can you "suit up" with just for the heck of it? Barney.

When you feel like a 12 year old kid, who would totally go laser tagging with you? Barney.

Wingman? Barney.

Wadduuup.

Barney.

On a side note: Jesse James cheated on Sandra Bullock?! :(

Tomorrow is Pryday! I hope it goes by fast, I can't wait for the weekend. Let's enjoy tomorrow, shall we? Miss you all, take care, and it's almost Easter! Hang in there!!!

Day 29: Stories

1. Giving Jbendo a tour of Kaiser:

Me: And this is the Pedi Department to the left
Jbendo: Huh?
Me: Pedi...Pediatrics...
Jbendo: What???
Me: Pediatrics Department
Jbendo: Ohhhhh, kids.
Me: Wow, that's what you call Berkeley education, ah?

2. Kuya, Jbendo, and I talking about how my brover was drunk after VIP, while mom washes the dishes:

Kuya: What else did I do?
Me: You ate the whole bowl of boiled eggs.
Jbendo: Yeah! Hahaha
Kuya: Really? Man, I don't remember.
Mom(angry & very serious): Ay! That's bad if you don't remember! You never know what might happen. Someone might steal your kidney!
Kuya, Jbendo, and I: WHAT THE FUH! LOL AHAHHA

Happy St. Patrick's Day, don't forget to take allergy medicine, and bring snacks to work/school tomorrow! Enjoy!

Day 28: Chewsday

April 13, mark it on yO calendars...GLEE RETURNS!!!


Be a pal and watch this video. In The Sun by She & Him. Zooey Deschannel is gorgeous!



One day closer to the weekend guys! 72 tomorrow, wadduuup *high five* Perfect day for a ChocoTaco! Yums!

Day 27: And Another One!

Jbendo is leaving again....on Monday...for two weeks!!!

Yah know what? When Jbendo went to Berkeley, it wasn't so bad. Although Berk is only about 50 minutes away from Santa Clara, I would see him about once or twice a month. Of course it was hard at first, but I got use to it and it wasn't a big deal. The longest I've gone without seeing him was a month. A full month!

Now, two weeks is like having a sleepy right foot for me. LOL, dumb Kristine[dash]Marie Ventura David. I think it's because I got the hang of seeing him almost everyday since he works a few minutes away from me. I must admit though, once he graduated college, holy moly, it was totally weird seeing him more than usual. Haha, good weird duh.

Jbendo, you are one lucky piece of $10 PizzaHut. Washington D.C, Washington State, Florida, Washington D.C again, then Washington State again...man you should start collecting something from each state you travel to! Maybe Starbucks mugs, no? Hopefully, you'll get to travel out of the country soon! Bring me if you go to England k?

Soak up some Vitamin D and enjoy this freakin' beautiful weather! Wear sunblock, of course! Update your calendars, set your alarm, and have a nice sleep sleeps.

Day 25 & 26: I Failed Again.

I watched the first five episodes of HIMYM, and absolutely LOVE BARNEY!

Again, I forgot to blog last night. I knew I should have blogged earlier in the day since family/friends were over for the fight. Man, I hope I keep this up til Easter. I must!

Pacquiao vs. Clottey:
1. Yay for Arnel Pineda for singing the national anthem.
2. Boxing has cheerleaders? Psh, get outta hea!
3. Pacquiao, you are such a comedian.
4. Clottey, you are so boring.
5. This fight wasn't as exciting as previous fights, but still happy for PacMan!

VIP:
1. Crocodile game = tradition.
2. King's Cup + Crocodile = tradition.
3. Yogurt & Pineapple Soju...oh so yummy!
4. Shot of Henny...not so yummy.
5. Again, I can't wait until the rest of the cowsins turn 21!

I'll have a better blog tomorrow. This daylight savings thing messed me up today, but am very happy that the sun is out longer :)

I wish you all a happy week. Dress light! 70 degree weather this entire week! Exciting, no?

Day 23 & 24: I Failed

Hi, my name is Kristine and I just failed part of my Lenten duties.

HAWMAN! I totally forgot to blog last night. I thought of it plenty of times while typing up my work notes, and then it completely slipped my mind. Thanks Llama for letting me know. Haha. Oh well, I shall still continue.

It's Friday and man am I happy! Why? Because...
1. Weekend = no work
2. Jbendo comes home
3. Mel comes home
4. Hanging with the cowsins
5. Pacquiao fight!
6. Girl scout cookies
7. Sleep!

My brover is going to Miyake's. You know what that means? He gets to eat sushi. MMM! ANNND I guess take some sake bombs too. Boo.

Ok, til tomorrow! Have fun, be safe, eat some girl scout cookies, and bring an umbrellas! It's a rainings!

Day 22: =X

I'm not at liberty to say...

Day 21: Messed Up Schedule

I wanted to go to Vegas on Memorial Day weekend, but my parents beat me to it.

Dude, so this whole waking up early thing messed up my schedule. Not so much as my sleeping schedule, but my restroom schedule (if ya know what I mean). I have a set time of when I go #2. For example: For the past four months, I woke up around 10ish, and would have the need to go by 11am. Then throughout the day, whenever I need to. Just knowing that I'm removing all the waste in my body makes going to the restroom a two thumbs up experience. I can't go a day without going at least twice. There has been a couple of times when I actually went four times, one after every meal...haha. But that's if I'm lucky and comfortable. I'm sure Mel and Francis the praying mantis agree with me, as we talk about poo often. Haha, especially that Melanie Ryla, she's obsessed.

Waking up early for just two days so far, ruined my restroom schedule! Since I'm at work by the time I usually go, it scared it away and I am not able to go. :P I have this issue of how comfortable I feel going #2 elsewhere. UGH. I guess my body has to adapt to this time change. At least Kaiser has clean restrooms.

Ok, random gross blog. I apologize. Not really. Finally, it's Wednesday tomorrow! Don't hold your need to use the restroom, it's bad. Laugh! :D

Day 20: My First Day

"Welcome to the KP jungle!" ~Bapa Jimmy.

[I'm not that white, I promise. Ok ok, maybe I am. :( Spring, where you at? ]

Last time I spoke with HR, I was not scheduled to start working today; however, I received a morning call from my manager asking me if I can come in at 11am. It was already 9:30, so I rushed to get ready. Side note: the weather was quite weird today. Sun, clouds, rain, wind. I got to work by 10:45am and was introduced to the entire staff. Turns out that I actually recognized the employee I am replacing! She was a former Health Sciencer, c/o '08. Small world.

Today, I basically observed the Health Education Assistants & volunteers. I was even able to help a few members because it got so busy in the department! When members come, they come in spurts of about four or five at a time. It was a bit overwhelming.

The HED in SC is definitely larger than the Mt. View facility. There is so much to learn, and to be honest, I'm quite nervous. I know it will take time and they're not expecting me to know everything by the first week.

Important dates to remember:
March 9-12 Jury Duty
March 15 & 16 New Employee Orientation
April 19-23 Training at Santa Teresa

That's all for now! Pray that I don't have to report to Jury Duty this week. Thanks. Don't buy lunch, pack lunch!

Day 19: My Favorite Lesson

Jamie-Anne thought Snow White was boring. :/

For about five years now, I've been teaching Kindergarten Catechism at my parish. Although it is tough and tiring working with five year olds, I enjoy it very much! As I teach almost the same topics each year, I realized that today's lesson was/is my favorite lesson from my workbook!

The lesson is titled: Jesus Wants Us To Pray
I grew to like this lesson a lot because it delivers a great discussion. It's difficult trying to engage the children in a discussion without any distractions and side topics. However, with this particular lesson, the children actually paid attention and participated. The discussion went on so long that there was only 15 minutes left for the activity! Here's an outline of how our discussion went:

1. Where do you pray? [church, home, table, room, boat, school, park, hospital, airplane, train]
2. Who do you pray with? [mom, dad, brother, sister, grandma, priest, teacher, friends, dogs, cats, bunnies, cousins, classmates]
3. What do you pray about? [family, friends, helping others, caring for others, people who are sick, the poor, people who are hungry, people with no kids, people in Chile, the soldiers in war, old people, bad guys, good guys, people you love who died, safety]

It is quite interesting what they all came up with. I love how children think and respond. Adults should never underestimate the minds of children, especially my batch of kids. They are well aware of what is going on in the world, which amazes me because some people my age don't even care to acknowledge the issues surrounding nature, war, and poverty.

Annnnyyways, what my kids got out of this lesson: You can pray anywhere, with anyone, about anything. Do not be afraid to talk to God. No matter what you tell him, good or bad, he will always listen to you and will always love you. Always.

So why don't you stop right hea, take one full minute, and pray. Say anything that comes to mind. C'mon, you can do it. I believe in you. Right now. Ready....Set......GO!

Day 18: A Saturday.

Wishing Jbendo's Grandma a Happy Happy 90th Birthday!

When it comes to weekends, I really do not like sitting at home doing nothing. Especially today, holy a moly! Today was such a GORGEOUS day, filled with a whole lot of sun! Although it was difficult waking up early, I couldn't pass up the weaver. Woke up early, got ready, and waited for my parents to come home from computer class.

Shar and I ran errands all day, and was able to use my 50% off Jamba card one last time before it expires. I don't drink Jamba often, and ever since my mom gave me the card, I think had Jamba about five times in the month of February. I wanted to take advantage of the card. But I must admit, I won't be drinking anymore Jamba for awhile. This afternoon, I also bought two dresses and a pair of earrings, all on sale! Ow, I ow!

I'm on a hunt for heels.

Snow White is on ABC Family. I don't think I have ever fully watched it before. I think Cinderella is a hogger and steals the spotlight. She needs to retire.

Be thankful, be kind, be generous, and eat Chinese food tomorrow.

Day 17: Top 5

Melanie & Yung Rizzo are official....on facebook!

Top 5 reasons why my cousin, Melanie Ryla Buss David, is a dweeb:

1. She thinks EVERYTHING is funny. :P
2. She likes to talk about farts.
3. She's going to have a black house with a black lawn.
4. She is secretly Mexican.
5. She is related to me...DUH.

Say hi to Mel! Be NICE and have a fabulous weekend!

Day 16: Just You Wait!

My parents spent 5 hours straight on facebook last Saturday.

One stormy February evening, Jbendo and I drove through the pouring rain to fulfill one of my ultimate dreams! The six minute drive felt like eight hours, as I was so eager to reach "the mothership." As I stepped out of Quince, I was nearly blown away by the 93mph wind, but knew in my heart that my soon-to-be new baby was waiting for me. Drenched from head to toe, I made my way through the not-so-crowded building. Computers..no.. Games..no...Electronics..no..where could my baby be?! Appliances....yes, it should be here! I searched from left to right, and suddenly saw a light shining bright. The choir began to sing as I laid my eyes upon the greatest creation in the world....


Isn't this a site for sore eyes, eh? Eh? I snapped back to reality as I saw the $49.99 price tag. Shucks. This is on my list of "things to buy with my first paycheck." For those who know me, I love love love cotton candy! I take advantage of the Art&Wine Festivals every year just so I can have the oh so yummy blue/pink sugar melt in my mouth. MMMM! Just thinking about it makes my mouth water!

Oh Mini Cotton Candy Machine,
I shall see you soon, just you wait! I love you already.
~Your Future Mommy.

Wipe that drool off yO face people, and brush your teeth! Don't forget to floss and think of something happy before you sleep sleep. :)

Day 15: Blind Eyes

I finally found the "Follow" link on Ivan's blog!

Jbendo and I had the hardest time trying to figure out where the heck the "follow" button was on Ivan's blog. It wasn't in its usual place- on the left or right side where you can see who is following you. We had to resort to subscribing to his feed on our blackberries in order to be notified of his updates. This went on for a FULL year, until today!

Apparently, there's a "Follow" link on everyone's blog, located on the top of the page near the search bar. Great, how blind am I? Very, I know. Now I can finally receive his updates on my actual dashboard, yay! :)

Speaking of my terrible vision, last night, my eyes started to ache. I went to bed early, and when I woke up this morning, my left eye was throbbing. The pain felt like it was coming from the back of my left eye and was spreading to the left side of my head. When I got up, I started to feel nauseous, but still managed to eat a bagel. After, I took Tylenol and feel back asleep. I had a really weird dream, but I remember being half awake at some point and feeling a little shackin' up. I thought I was really sick until I heard my TV shake. Was that just an earthquake? Eh, I fell back asleep and had a completely new and wacky dream.

I think I had a migraine and my oh my did that hurt.

The sun is coming out tomorrow, just when I was starting to enjoy the rain. Set your alarm, charge your phone, and have a happy sleep!

Day 14: Mr. Rogers

"Won't You Be My Neighbor" was actually written by Mr. Rogers himself.

As a child, I loved watching Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood on PBS. He was such a positive role model for children, teaching them about the goodness of caring, helping others, and loving one another as well. I liked every bit of the show, from visiting the post office and fire station, to virtually taking us to a factory through his tv, and to sending us to "Neighborhood Make-Believe."

Getting ready for pre-school, I would toss my shoe from one hand to the other like how Mr. Rogers did in his intro. And how catchy are the songs?! Take a look/read!


It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...

It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood,
A neighborly day for a beauty.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...

I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.

So, let's make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we're together we might as well say:
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won't you be my neighbor?
Won't you please,
Won't you please?
Please won't you be my neighbor?

Dang, Mr. Rogers was "dope" with his cardigans dontcha think? Haha.

Search some of your old favorite tv shows, it's good to bring back memories. Want a Wyder's Pear Cider? Stay dry and drive safe!

Day 13: A Productive Monday.

Bapa Rico, Francis, and Melanie jumped out of a plane at 13,000 feet!

Here is what I accomplished today:

1. Scheduled my Employee Health check-up appointment
2. Went through ALL my college papers and sorted them out into two piles: to shred & not to shred
3. Organized all my shoes and labeled the boxes
4. Vacuumed!
5. Took a thower :P
6. Made a speedy 20 min run to Target with Shar
7. Baked Oatmeal Raisin cookies with extra raisins for Shar's "friend"
8. Washed my bedding
9. Watched the finale of The Bachelor even though I have never watched an episode, and was highly upset with his decision.

I hope you all had an ok Monday! Check out Kina Grannis' new CD, Stairwells. You can find her on YouTube! Eat an apple tomorrow morning k?