Workout Mantra?

Brother Otter: Do you have a workout mantra?
Otter: Man-what?
Brother Otter: Mantra.
Otter: No?
Brother Otter: You should. It'll motivate you.
Otter: Okay. Do you have one?
Brother Otter: Yup!
Otter: What's that?
Brother Otter: It's, "Curls for the girls. Thighs for the guys. Bi's for the bi's. Repeat."
Otter: Oh, geez.

Embarrassment The Old School Way.

So, I'm looking at some photos that I'd like to share with Brother Otter because he couldn't stay long enough to find it with me. However, as the greatest sister in the whole wide world... I thought I'd share some with you.

This is probably my favorite one so far. <3.

And Brother Otter is pretty proud of this one.

Mornings with Brother Otter. 15 years later, 

we're still the same... Every single morning.

Awwww. When we use to eat breakfast together.

My failed attempt to box Brother Otter in the face.

Until now, he's still like this. Trying to 

strangle me when he gets the chance.

Hahahahaha, I think that'll be enough to entertain you for the rest of the night. My aunt and I have made a plan that hopefully Christmas time, we'll be able to go to Canada and see Brother Otter. I'm excited however, having a job during Christmas? Chances are they won't let you travel. Eh, we'll see. As far as I know, it's just a plan. Haha. But I want that plan to work out.

Tagging Brother Otter in embarrassing pictures,

Otter

My lovely nephew, Zach.

So I have six days left until I leave and mother's been telling me that before I work, I should go to Canada and visit grandmother because apparently, she's hating Canada again. According to mother, mema is being a bitch. (LAUGHS) But I wouldn't mind. I've been missing Canada for a while too and I'm already missing Brother Otter and I haven't seen his girlfriend in a while~ She's so cool though. And she can't watch any scary shows without me; shows like The Haunting and Ghost Lab. UHG, SUCH GOOD SHOWS. (laughs)

And of course, my nephew Zach!

LOL, Brother Otter and Zach.

LMAO! Zach on the ride... That hasn't started yet.

Ohhhman, just wait until he's at least 14. Brother Otter and I are going to have so much fun! We will teach him the ways of rollercoasters and other fast rides. Grow up well, baby Zach!

"Am I allowed in?... I don't want to look."

LOOK, LOOK, LOOK! IT'S THE BACKPACK FROM DORA THE EXPLORER THAT I BOUGHT HIM! I see that he's really liking it. (chuckles)

Happy Canada Day! I love you. Can't wait to see you!

Is it normal for me to be jealous of my own nephew's curly hair?

He got a new drum set! He must practice on the little drums before he enters into Brother Otter and I's rock band. Just wait and practice a little more, youngin'. You must rock before you roll.

LOL. He said to Brother Otter, "Daddy. I hurt my legs." and applied bandages to the affected area... However, Zach. Why is there a bandaid on your forehead? LOL. Dorkiness runs in the family, I suppose.

So there you have it folks; my nephew. My number one, all-time love, nephew. I know he's the second greatest thing that has ever happened to Brother Otter (first being him meeting his girlfriend; the mother of Zach) and I know that they'll be a wonderful family... Now, Brother Otter. Marry her already and give me another child to take care of. I'd like a boy but I'm sure your girlfriend wants a girl. But either way, give me one more. Thanks!

Sincerely, 

Otter

Thanks, Brother Otter.

"Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic."

Feeling a pinch better,
Otter

Sexy Genes Runs in the Family

See. This is Sports Illustrated-worthy. This sold millions!

Brother Otter and I

AWWWWWW! LOOK AT US! We're sharing~ Which is rare. Just kidding. There's more where that came from and I will post more sporadically. ♡

Clubbing with "Oldies"

My grandmother, Ottermema, really believes in me to do good, be good and all goodnesses. She believes that I'm really refined so she tries her best to do what she can so I can stay refined until I'm too old to mingle. So, I guess you can say that mother and Brother Otter bringing me bars and clubs would - (clears throat) - tickle a nerve with Ottermema. (giggles)

Ottermema: You! (Mother) Why are you bringing Otter to those dirty bars and clubs?
Mother: It's not like she's going out with boys or friends. She's with me and her brother...
Ottermema: Ahk! No! You old hag! Don't bring her to those anymore!
Brother Otter and I: (laughs) She just called mom an 'old hag'!
Brother Otter: Ottermema, we weren't really doing anything bad. Just listening to a local band.
Ottermema: I don't want Otter to be around those things. If you guys are going to go to those things, bring your friends that are your age and leave Otter at home. She's too young for that! You old people do what you want.
Brother Otter: Alright, alright. We won't bring her. Otter, I guess you can't go along with us tonight.
Ottermema: RIGHT! Tonight, don't go Otter. You stay here, eat all you want and watch tv.
Brother Otter: Yeah, do that. We'll bring Ottermema with us because she's the oldest-old-friend we got.

ROFL! XD

Gifts with Brother Otter

- Shopping for Brother Otter's girlfriend -
Brother Otter: I think she'll like the two Coach bags and Chanel bag...
Otter: I think she will.
Brother Otter: She better. I don't care if she doesn't like these two Coach wallets, she can give them away but she has to like the bags. It's meant for her.
Otter: (Thinks: Awwwwwwwwwww) Yeah...
- Shops more in native gifts -
Otter: OH! Look! Those Baguio-handmade gifts!
Brother Otter: Aw man! Yeah~ Let's get her this! (A Penis-keychain)
Otter: Ew. Why? She'd be like, "Wtf?"
Brother Otter: Yeah, but... It's funny, she'll put it with her car keys and look stupid. (laughs)
Otter: (laughs) A penis that says "Baguio City"?
Brother Otter: Yeah, and I have to check if it's all spelled right. I'll get three; one for her and her two sisters. One is actually pregnant so I think this will be a nice gift for her.
- Pays for our keychains; goes next to the store next door -
Brother Otter and I: (walks around)
Brother Otter: Miss, how much is this? (points at a 'longer' penis keychain) Why is it more expensive compared to the one next door?
Lady: Because you can get whatever you want to write on it.
Brother Otter and I: (laughs)
Otter: Anything?! Uh-oh!
Brother Otter: Write your name and phone number.
Otter: (laughs) Or, "Always and forever"
Brother Otter: You + Me = Love. OH, but if I got it for my girlfriend, it would say, "You + Me = Zach" (son)
Otter: (laughs) Very sweet, almost romantic.

Farmers Tan and Otter

During my stay in Baguio, going to La Union to visit the beaches that Brother Otter and I use to go to... I realized that being under the sun was a horrible idea because just walking to the beaches, gave me the most horrible farmers tan you can imagine. First off, my skin whiter than cooked rice and sometimes comes off as pasty or the color of white glue. Since I wore I shirt to begin with, only my forearms were exposed! So now, my whooooole body is still rice-white... But only my forearms are dark like tree bark! Sigh. I guess this means that I have to hibernate away from the sun for a few months now.

Cookies with Brother Otter

- Buying peanut brittle and other goodies -
Brother Otter: Hey babe, I'm going to take some Lengua De Gato home for you guys.
Girlfriend: What?! Ewww, gross! You guys eat cat tongue?!
Brother Otter: What? No! Their thin biscuits!
Girlfriend: Ooooh, good. Sooo... Do you guys have Spanish bread?
Brother Otter: What the hell is Spanish bread?

ROFL! I love them both. :)

Pranks with Brother Otter

- In the living room -
Brother Otter: Can you get me the toothpaste in the bathroom?
Otter: Why? You can get it yourself.
Brother Otter: No, you go get it.
Otter: You have to brush your teeth in the bathroom anyway...
Brother Otter: I know. But I want you to go get it for me.
Otter: Fiiiine.
- Goes to the bathroom -
Otter: (screams) THERE'S A COCKROACH ON THE TOOTHPASTE!
Brother Otter: (giggles and comes to the bathroom to close the door)
Otter: (frozen solid, scared and staring down the cockroach) BROTHER OTTER!!!
Brother Otter: (opens door, runs away and laughs)
Otter: (runs back to the living room)

Brother, Shots and Oldness

May 26th: The last day for Brother Otter before he leaves to go back to Canada with our grandma. I know that he's been missing his girlfriend and his son. I was a little worried for her because she was taking care of hyper Zach all by herself but she's such a good mom and was able to do it herself. Next time he comes back, he'll take her and Zach like the original plan so hopefully, the next time they do come, it'll be better and a longer vacation. I ate everything I usually don't eat all because of Brother Otter. Do I eat Jollibee? No, but I did it for Brother Otter. Do I eat rice, eggs, hotdogs, fried salted fish and corn beef for breakfast? No, but I did it so I can have breakfast with Brother Otter. There were so many things that I usually don't eat but I did it so I can spend every second with him. He hasn't been to the Philippines in twelve years and hasn't seen me for almost three years so we had to make these 15 days worth it... Aunts and uncles were asking me what I wanted and I told them that I didn't want anything and in the whole box of things that they brought home, there were only things for Ethan. Almost EVERYTHING was for Ethan. None for mother, nothing for me... And we are the ones taking care of Ethan. Like, what the hell is that? They apologized that they didn't get anything for us but we all know... They aren't. I didn't want anything, I just wanted Brother Otter to come home. Now that he left, I feel bored. There's no one extra in the car, in the house or anywhere. There's no one throwing pillows and folded blankets at me when I'm waking up, there's no one who's going to eat lunch with me, there's no one next to me who'll translate something on tv for me, there's no one who's going to download movies and watch it with me, and there's no one who's going to hog the shower for 15 minutes... And there's no one who's going to tell me weird stories. Sigh. He needs to come back now. Sad face.

Movies with Brother Otter

While we were in Baguio, we were able to watch the "Fast Five" movie with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. My two main men~ And when we arrived back to Manila, we were able to watch "The Pirates of the Caribbean". We're renting out a unit in Excelsior for about four~five days and we decided to watch some movies on his laptop and looking through all the videos that he had... I chose "Tangled", why? Because I haven't seen it. Why does he have it on his laptop? Because Zach watches it. Haha, he called Disney movies "Disney Blu-Ray" or "Disney Blu-Ray Combo Pack" LOL. So, yes. I finally watched "Tangled". I teared when the king was losing hope that he would find their daughter ever again. Sigh. But it was a pretty good movie...

Eat Bulaga and Brother Otter

Ohmygod, seriously. I don't know what he was thinking... In the first place, mother and I don't even watch it on TV so actually getting seats and even going on set was just out of your mind! And the worst thing that happened was being placed near the stage, in the center of the whole location, where everyone can see you on TV. It was slightly embarrassing but Brother Otter said that he wanted to do it "for kicks" and he was taking pictures during the whole thing. They even gave us a LED flashlight and whistle if ever there's an earthquake. LOL.

Before starting the whole show, two gay comedians were coming up and telling us to clap, cheer and be lively and they were also making us "rehearse" some dance thing-y. Uhm, I think it's called a "Shembot"? Like, what the eff? Uhg. What else? OH, during the commercial breaks, they would come out and talk, remind us to cheer and whatnot. All this time, I thought that people were just naturally excited to be on the show, to see certain artists and whatnot but it's all rigged so I was a little disappointed.

They passed around thunder clappers and I think that was the most exciting thing yet. So, during the game "Pinoy Henyo", there were students from certain schools that had to play a word game where you guess the word through "yes" and "no" and sometimes, it got so intense, I got into it. So, I'm screaming, hollering and banging my thunder clappers and I would often glance up at the TV to see how it looks like to the viewers watching and I would see myself with Brother Otter acting like some wild freak during the early noon! He laughed so hard at me... (laughs)

Near the end when there was another commercial, the two gay comedians were going around talking and were looking at the audience for "cute/handsome guys" and they seemed like they were scouting for them... And then after three other guys, they were looking at Brother Otter! (LOL-ING) It's the girl that plays "Michelle O'Bomshell".

MOb: Oh look~ This one's handsome! (points at Brother Otter)
Gay Comedian: Oh yes, sister~ So so so cuuute.
Brother Otter: (giggled and flattered)
MOb: Where are you from?
Brother Otter: Canada.
Gay Comedian: Ooooh~ Wurr? (where)
MOb: Ooooh~ Where in Canada?
Brother Otter: London.
MOb: Oh yes, there's a London in Canada. How long have you been here in the Philippines?
Brother Otter: A little more than a week.
MOb: Aye! Do you have a wife?
Brother Otter: None...
Gay Comedian: He might be free~
MOb: How about a girlfriend?
Brother Otter: Yes.
MOb: Aye! What a waste... You should be with me!
Gay Comedian: Oh no~ What nationality is she?
MOb: Filipino? American?
Brother Otter: Canadian. Latin-Canadian.
MOb: Aye, aye, aye... You're too taken. (moves on)
Otter: (Laughs)
Mother Otter: Too bad that wasn't actually on TV.

Although it would have been the first choice of mine to do something like that but Brother Otter wanted to do it so I come along. (laughs)

Sharing with Brother Otter

- Brother Otter leaves the bathroom -
Otter: (enters bathroom with a stank face) ...
Brother Otter: (sneaks near the bathroom and giggles)
Otter: Did you...
Brother Otter: What? (smells bathroom) EW, OTTER! YOU FARTED!
Otter: NOOOOO! OHMYGOD, YOU FARTED IN HERE!
Brother Otter: (runs out into the kitchen laughing)

Mornings with Brother Otter

- Everyone's just waking up, walking around the house -
Otter: (ties hair into a bun on top of her head) Good~morning, Brother Otter. (smiles)
Brother Otter: (pause) ... You look like a shrimp.
Otter: -_________-;;