Ria Jose

Podcast 8: Drunk Dialing

I'm baaaaaaaaaack! Have you drunk dialed? Or have you been the recipient/victim of drunk dialing? Well I have experienced both numerous times. LELZ! Download at this LINK. How about you? Got any embarrassing drunk dialing stories? Thank you to the guy who served as the "inspiration" for this podcast! Sorry, friend. I didn't bash you naman eh. And I know you don't read my blog, hehe! Relevant link: 15 Rules of Drunk Dialing by LaughOutLoud.com - LINK I hope you listened to the end. I was kinda boring and rambled on. The podcast was originally more than 25 minutes long. I also apologize for the grammatical errors, I didn't have a script. I need to improve on my next podcast. If you haven't yet, check out my past podcasts. Got any new topics for me to talk about? ;) PS Yeah, you heard that right. I haven't been dating the past year. :P

To The Guy Who Got Me So Confused

Dear You, You know who you are but I'm quite sure you don't read my blog so whatever. ;) First off, wag mo masyadong i-feel ang moment, ok? Haha! I'd like you to know I'm so frustrated by the entire situation but I'm thankful you finally had the guts to be honest. When you first approached me, it was obvious you liked me. You never denied it. I wasn't really into you but you seemed like you were a nice guy. And even my guy friends told me you seemed sincere. I told you I wasn't ready for a commitment or anything serious. And I meant it. I don't regret telling you that. And yet you tried to win me over. A for effort! Actually, A plus kung tutuusin. Bilib pati mga tao sa paligid ko. Wala pang lalakeng nag-effort ng ganun ka bongga. You didn't do anything grand or extra special but you were there. A constant presence (so to speak) in my life. Just when I was about to change my mind and let you into my life, the tides changed. The calls became fewer and the conversations started getting colder. You admit that your ex, the one…

Maria Ria Abella Jose

Muchas Gracias

Dear Love, I was apprehensive taking the trip we were supposed to take together. But it was better than I expected. It's great being single again. I finally understand why we can't be together and I thank you for giving me that. When I went on the trip, I thought maybe I'd be thinking about you all the time and how the trip would be better if you were there with me. Truth is, it was almost perfect without you there. The combination of work, old and new friends, booze, partying, and stress gave me a new perspective. It would have probably been a fun trip with you but I would have probably been too guarded, too worried about you that I wouldn't be able to work and party as hard as I did. I finally see what some of my friends told me, that I wasn't me when I was with you. It's both good and bad. Good because I became a better person when I was with you. And bad because somehow I made us the center of my life. You might not believe it, but I was trying very hard to make us work and I suffered…

A Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Day 50

...and I'm still counting. I just finished watching "The Love Affair," and I am now in the middle of "First Love (A Crazy Thing Called Love)." These films are two of my most favorite romance films. I have been watching a lot of those lately because for 50 days, I have been trying to do everything there is to do to try to get over a break up. I have tried staying in for two days. I have tried going out and staying up late. I have tried watching cheesy Tagalog films. I have tried binge-ing and I have tried dieting. I have cried myself to sleep. I have tried drowning myself in work. I have posted emo messages and status updates. I have become addicted to Facebook games which I was so against before. Yes, I have tried almost everything there is to do when one is depressed or heartbroken. Kulang na lang mag-droga ako. Last weekend, we saw each other and it was then that I realized he was right. That we are not for each other. That while there is nothing fundamentally wrong with each one of us, it could have never worked out. I could have…

A Letter to My Love

Dear Love, I wanted to write this last night but the pain was just too raw. I randomly saw a link a few minutes ago and I know I had to write something. People are wondering why we broke up. While I didn't and don't want it to happen I understand why it happened. I accept your reasons. Thank you for being a great boyfriend! Even if it lasted just three months. Thank you for taking care of me, for being proud of me, for giving me reasons to be hopeful, for believing in me! Thank you for the memories! There is an endless list of reasons that I need to thank you for, most of all... I thank you for loving me and for telling the world that you do! Thank you for changing me without asking me to change! I will never regret everything we shared, I will never regret that I loved you. You have been very good and you deserve this chance to focus on you, your family, and your work. I support you and I will continue to support you for a long time. I know you'll do great. I survived Day 1 without you.…

Exclusively Dating

I used to wonder what "Exclusively Dating" means. It's one of the relationship status options of some social networking sites. And some friends told me that's their relationship status. I found it stupid and illogical to exclusively date one person without committing to that person. Now I understand. I am currently "exclusively dating" somebody and I'm happy about it. It's been more than a month but we're not quite a couple yet. He's a stickler for details and dates and stuff so we're not yet committed. He wants to wait out a couple more months before we can say we're a couple. Every now and then I jokingly ask him when he's going to let him be my boyfriend. He say's on the third month. So I have a month or so of waiting to do before I can say he's my boyfriend. We're doing great. A few bumps and kinks here and there. I am not used to relationships and he has some expectations that I have not been able to deliver thus far. But we're both trying. And it's been good. I hope we reach the second and third month marks, maybe then sasagutin niya na ako. Then,…