I have yet to meet an Aries I didn't like. I stay away from Aquarius. Gemini boys must be avoided. I believe my soulmate is a Cancer.
No, that is not the number of boys I have dated. No, that is not the number of boys I have kissed. No, that is not the number of boys I have been in a relationship with. That is just the number of people who (1) I have been "more-than-the-average" attracted to, (2) I actually remember the birthdays/sign of.

Let me first qualify, I had a certain degree of crush on them that I actually even committed their birthdays to memory; These are the people I liked for more than a month without hating their guts while I am at it; People who I have had major crushes on.

Despite the fact that I have liked more than twelve people (this number is particularly important as there are twelve signs on the zodiac), I seem to naturally gravitate to only some of them.

I have this tendency to stereotype people based on their signs (shallow, I know) and form an assumption of their personalities based on the traits of those who came before them.

I have yet to meet an Aries I did not like.

My first boyfriend is an Aries. We were together officially for two weeks. That is because he had a girlfriend when we became "official;" Long story. Most Arieses I met are hard-headed and have a tendency to be a little narcissistic and spoiled. I like that trait about them. They have a certain rudeness and brusque in them which are sharp and attractive.

I do not seem to meet a lot of Virgos, though.

Virgos are familiar. I like how they can be so grounded and gentle with their words. They feel safe and comfortable to have around. They, however, can not seem to keep my attention for long.

Aquarius and Gemini are my least favorite experience.

Gemini boys are crazy and unpredictable--in a bad way. They can choose to ignore you one moment and then show you that you are the center of their universe. My least favorite ex is a Gemini. He is to never be included in a discussion of my life. I ran away from both of the Geminis in my life. I just chose to magically disappear and erased all traces of existence where they could find me. Unless of course they feeli like googling my name.

Aquarius boys are a different story on why I hate them. In fact, it deserved a whole other entry. My attraction for Aquarius begins in a very favorable manner, only to leave a sour taste in the mouth. (Forgive the bad metaphor) It is like eating candy with a rotten middle, you will never know how bad the insides are until you eat through the sweet coating.

I have a special affinity for Scorpios--boys or girls.

I like their air of mystery. I like that I can not seem to get them completely. I like how they can be so guarded. I like how they can be occasionally rude and jealous and sweet at the same time. Considering, though, that I am a Scorpio, a relationship with another Scorpio is said to be bad for my health.

Cancers seem to be my favorite.

I have only liked two cancers in my life. I have liked both of them for more than three years. My soulmate is a Cancer.

Too little to form an opinion: Libra and Pisces.

The only Libra that I like is this boy who reads good literature, with bad hair and bad teeth. The only Pisces I liked had a girlfriend who turns to be my college roommate.

I have never had a crush on a Taurus, a Leo, a Sagittarius or a Capricorn. Perhaps, they are just not my type. I have yet to be convinced about this though.

Oh, hey, my birthday is coming up next week. Make me happy, this is my wishlist.

Yes, there I said it. I think I like my job. I like the flexi-time, I like the free lunches. I like the small boutique hotels, I like the school,  like the restaurants, and most of all I like the people I work with. Small as the company may be, I still like it.

Why I Like This Job More Than My Last

• It is more intelligent than the last.
• This one does not force me to wake-up at unholy hours of the morning unlike the previous ones where I have to go to work at 7am.
• This one provides us free lunches.
• This one has a higher ratio of more intelligent people. The previous one perhaps can be said to have a higher ratio of stupid people as it is a very big company. I am not saying that the people there are unintelligent--quite the contrary as my friends from the previous company are all very, very smart.
• I can steal fondant from the kitchen--that's a plus, yo!

Why am I Scared of this Job

• My fear in this company is rooted in the fact that there are times when I feel useless and inadequate as this is a real-job as opposed to my previous job which could easily just kick you out when they feel like it.
• I am new to this kind of thing. I used to work as a ghost writer in my previous company.
• I have to deal with more people.
• I have to do marketing--which I am not used to as I am a literature major.

Why I am Desperate Now

• I know completely nothing about inviting people to go to events. 
• I know completely nothing about sponsored advertisements.
• I know very little from the blogging community.
• I need people who blog about food and I need to invite them to the opening of one of our restaurant outlets.

Next time, I will go discussing about the way the company is structured. (team CHAMP and the Cravings Group and all that) kthxbai

I did a lot of crazy shit back in college. No this does not include falling for the ridiculously stupid and ugly boys--which by the way I have done way too many times that anyone should ever do legally. I do not exactly call myself reckless or rebellious but I think I did my share of crazy shit back in college. Here are but some of them.

1) Gayuma. Ex. Unrequited Love. No, I did not gayuma an ex. I had this friend who was ridiculously in love with her ex. In order to win the said ex back, I would accompany my friend to places where they sell gayuma and other trinkets. A lady who sells gayuma suggested that she feed him this bag of cat hair. Of course, the cat hair would be guised in some sweet food. We made a batch of cookies, me and my friend, and my friend made us (me and another friend) go to her ex to feed him the said cookies--spiked with cat hair. No, she was not able to win him back.

2) Bus Ride, Seat Fare, Chance at True Love. It was a cold December night and I was on a bus bound to Manila. A few minutes into the ride, a little right after I paid the fare, I got an SMS from a friend who told me that the boy I had a huge crush on was on stage our college Pasiklaban stage (that is pretty similar to UPDiliman's Lantern Parade--only with more drugs, alcohol and rock and roll), drunk and looking for me. Never had a chance to think, I went down the bus not minding the ticket I had already paid and took the cab back to our school. I saw said guy making-out with some girl in the college parking lot.

3) a Pencil, a Gang of Four, Police Blotter. Hello, my name is Kath and I had stabbed someone with a pencil. (Hi, Kath!) I just came from Nihonggo class which was a grueling three hours on a Friday evening, one could easily imagine that everyone is looking forward to a sleepy weekend, but no I had to go to class. I was out to have dinner (alone) so I decided to withdraw money from the bank, I accidentally bumped into a girl who was just coming out of the ATM booth. Their gang of four decided to gang up on me the moment I went out the ATM booth. They were pushing me and pushing me (all four of them) so I decided to protect myself. I stabbed one of the girl's arms with a pencil. A few seconds later a guard stopped us and called to bring us to the police station.

4) Bid a Guy for the Highest Amount. It was during the College Fair when this Org in my college had this idea that a great way to raise money is to bid cute college guys to lonely college gays, guys, girls (like me!) I had the meanest crush on the captain of the college debate team, so I bid for him! Needless to say his bid was the highest bid for anyone that day.

5) Put down a Restraining Order on a Boy I Dated. My dating history is not stellar. My dates included boys with girlfriends, boys with fiances, bums, drug addicts, etc. I was dating this boy when I had the biggest crush on our organization's chairman. After the said ex and I broke-up he would occasionally go to my place in the morning and ransack my clothes and personal belongings. One time I saw him going through the photos I had printed taking copies of photos of the said boy I had a crush on. He was ballistic and mad and was prepared to hit me. A few days later I put down a restraining order on said boy. He could not come to the baranggay where I live unless he wants to be jailed.

There were some other crazy shit I did which can not be written down mostly because they would consist of several felonies. What crazy shit did you do during your time?

Beware: scammers are all around now, especially that it's Christmas season.

The terrible things happen to good people. However, this is not my story.

I have been working for the hotel and restaurant industry for only two months. I have only heard of scams happening to friends and I do not have the slightest idea on how they operate until recently.

A friend of mine works as an account executive for one of the hotels the company I work for owns. Her job involves talking to clients and getting clients.

The Gang

My friend, R, was befriended by this woman who goes by the name Sonia Romero. Ms. Romero claims to be working for NLEX and its team. Romero claims she is from Cebu and will be working in Manila for a few days with some of her colleagues. She has with her three of her kids.

The Ploy

She will befriend one of the staff. She will ask about long-staying rates and other promos which the hotel offers. She will tell her friend from the staff, in this story my friend R, that some of her friends plan to check in the hotel for a long period of time and will take up a few rooms. Naturally, this means a notable account for the said friend/account executive. The  con artist will act to gain the victim's trust. Either by introducing the AE to her kids and talking about her fake life. She asked for random requests such as lugaw from the kanto, a hair clip, and a van to be used for when her kids will decide to go to Enchanted Kingdom the following days.

She paid for her first two nights of stay in the hotel. Making it seem like she is a legitimate customer.

The Execution

The day before she leaves the hotel her kids will be fetched from the hotel. She will claim that they need to be going someplace--her children. That night, she then decided to borrow my friend's laptop saying that she needs to be doing some papers considering that the work week is about to commence. My friend naturally would let their guest borrow her laptop so as to please the client.

The next morning, she pays the hotel a cheque and claims to just be going to church. The check is from a closed account. My friend's laptop along with some other things were stolen from her.

Oh, crap.

Much as we would like to think that our parents had raised us well imparting the age-old knowledge of never trusting strangers, we can not help it.

Terrible things happen to good people. I would like to think I am a good person, now I am afraid.

In other news, my birthday is about to come up. Have you thought of what gift you would like to give me? :D

2008 and 2009 had been one of the worst years of my life, if not the worst.

The truth is: I am not looking forward to anything at all as of the moment.

I remember a girl named Anna, I think I know too many Anna's in my life. I wonder why there are people who have a lot in their lives but they can not seem to be contented with what they have that they invent the sordid details of their lives.
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Sometimes I think I need some help, but maybe that was just me being too maarte.

If only last.fm allows for retrieving of old data I would have erased that as well. My lack of a spine has only caused me to temporarily delete my twitter and facebook (again).