Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Where's my Chuck????


When I first saw this sneaker(All Star Deluxe Mary Jane) last month, I so wanted to buy it right there and then. I've been searching for my ultimate sneaker for awhile now and so far that's the only one that I really, really, really liked! However, during that time I couldn't afford to buy one. Boohoo... Even if I was soooo tempted to use my credit card and buy it, I didn't. I restrained myself from adding it to my list of debt. So I told myself, I'll sleep over it and see if I still like it. Maybe even save some money first before I buy this shoe. The following day I still want it sooooooooooooooo bad!!! But my budget wouldn't allow it. It was the holiday season and also the wedding of my brother so there were a lot of expenses and if I buy this one it would really destroy my budget and I'll be half-happy if I get it.

So I decided to save some money first before I buy it. Even if it breaks my heart to not buy this shoe, I had to wait. I don't want to end up having a big debt when the year ended. To console myself, I visit this shoe everytime I go to the mall and try it on and feel the sole on my feet, imagining that I finally have my own pair. hehehe Pathetic I know!

Finally, the day came when I have enough money to buy it. I hurriedly went to the shop and asked for a size 7 on this style. My heart broke again when the salesperson said that the display was their last pair and it was a size 5. Wah!!!! I wanted to shrink my feet to a five just to make that shoe fit. Wah!!!! I felt so low. Sniff! Sniff! I've been waiting for this shoe for a long time, imagining that I'm wearing it. Only to find out that it's not meant to be. Huhuhu I just wanted to eat lots and lots of ice cream after that. Sometimes.. it really doesn't pay to wait.

But I'm not losing hope. I'm gonna search every mall here in Manila and find a size 7 of my Chucks! My precious!

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Closing Time

Kainis talga! Shifting na naman kami sa opisina ngayon. Simula bukas eh iba na ang oras ng trabaho ko. Sakto pa talga sa unang anibersaryo ko sa kompanya. (Ayuz! Sarap magdiwang ah!) At syempre pa ako yung magtr-trabaho sa gabi. Kung dati gustong-gusto ko yung pasok sa gabi kasi ang laki ng natitipid ko, ngayon ayaw ko na ng kahit anong shift dahil mas nakakatipid ako ngayon pag regular working hours.

Pag morning shift kasi matitipid ko lang eh konti sa parking at konti sa pagkain. Mas mura kasi ang pagkain sa umaga kesa sa tanghalian at mas nakakabusog pa ang agahan no. Yun nga lang eh gigising ako ng super-aga.

Pag evening shift naman eh medyo malaki natitipid ko sa parking at onti sa food. Konting oras lang kasi eh pwede na ko makakuha ng free parking sa gilid. Sa pagkain naman eh pwedeng mag-tinapay na lang ako. At ang pinaka-maganda dito eh di ko kelangan magising ng maaga.

Kaso mula nung nadiskubre ko yung regular hour commute ko eh walang-wala itong mga natitipid ko sa shifts na to. Walang-wala talga. Kahit anong adjust ko sa allowance ko sa mga shifts na yan eh panalo pa din ang regular hours. Nakaka-badtrip talga. Parang mas ok pa tuloy yung night shift, kaso ayaw ko naman kasama yung mga moomoo sa opisina namin no.

Pero syempre bilang isang responsableng empleyado(Huwahahahaha natawa ako dun ah) eh wala akong magagawa kundi gawin yang shifting na yan para matapos lang ang trabaho. Binibigyan ko lang sarili ko ng onting oras para magreklamo at ilabas tong kainisan para pagkatapos eh magtigil na sa kaiinisan at makapagtrabaho ng maayos. Sana di lumampas ng isang buwan to. Tapos!

Monday, January 29, 2007

So let the pain remain

Sa wakas at nakahanap na kami ng pinsan ko ng mga kalaro sa badminton. Nakahanap na din kami ng mga manlalaro na gusto din mag-badminton. Ang sarap talga pagpawisan lalo na kung matagal-tagal ka ng hindi nakakapag-ehersisyo.

Sana nga lang eh magtuloy-tuloy na tong paglalaro namin para yung sakit ng katawan, braso at kamay ng dahil sa tagal ng di nakakalaro eh matanggal na.

Aray ko, ang aking likod. Aray ko, ang aking braso. Aray ko, ang aking kamay. Masakit! Buti na lang at nakapag-warmup muna kami kundi eh mas lalong masakit at di ako makakapasok sa opisina.

Saturday, January 27, 2007

Friday Classics



I thought that this was going to be another CLASSIC Friday nightout. A little poker, dinner, then choose from videoke, movie, more poker or drinking session with friends. But none of those were on the agenda last night.

First one crossed off the list was poker. I got an invite from Augs to play at a certain time. But since I came to work late, I have to leave work late also. Plus, out of nowhere, an OLD college friend wanted to have dinner with Doths and me. According to her, she just suddenly had an inkling to go to Makati and have dinner with us. So, as I was torn in playing poker or meet an OLD friend(whom we rarely get to see), I couldn't decide instantly. But a poker addict as I am, I told Doths that I would just follow them for dinner after I get to play a wee bit of poker. hehehe That's how I so wanted to play.

But the poker gods wasn't on my side and the guilty feeling sunk in a little. hehehe True enough, when I got there, they were already playing. :( As a result, I didn't get to play poker. :( Ggggrrr for being late for work. I could've played a little if I didn't come in late. Oh well, at least I got to watch them play LIVE! That's still better than playing with a computer on my laptop or watching a boring poker game on TV. After the first game, which Mike turned out to be the lucky winner, there was supposed to be another game. But the only players left were me, Augs and Donish. It's boring to play threesome.. poker. Teehee.. especially if there are no new players to play with. So we wrapped up and parted ways. Everybody was planning to go home early anyway so it was really a sign for me to go see my OLD friend.

So as a lesson learned(yes, it's a lesson learned for me),I hurriedly went to meet Doths and Jonki for dinner. After dropping off Beng at Glorietta, I was off to Recipes to finally meet them. When I got there, I thought that they already started eating. To my surprise, they were still waiting for a table! So I thought this is great! I'm not late! Yey! Clappity-clap!



Anyway, we got the yummy general chicken, cripy tilapia and the gising-gising, which is a vegetable dish that was so delish! I was surprised that I liked that vegetable dish. During dinner, there were lots of talk about OLD times, OLD and new romances, OLD crushes in college who are now married and what could've been called love at first sight. The love quotes for the night came from the always hilarious Jonki, that went:

1.) GIRL(finally realizing she was falling for a guy that's not her type and stopped it before it became serious): "Oh my God! I was hit!"

2.) BOY:"Labs talga kita!"
GIRL:"Ahhh hehe"

and lastly

3.) BOY:"Pwede ba ko manligaw?"
GIRL(took a deep breath and stoically stated a memorized line):"Sorry I can't entertain your courtship."
BOY:"Ah, bakit?"
GIRL(surprised at the follow-up question):"Ah eh.. bata pa kasi ako."

Mind you, these are all true and uttered by one girl to two different guys that are NOT her type.

After dinner, I was craving for a delish ice cream so we had dessert at Cold Rock. Doths had the Cookies and Cream with additional mixes of Oreos and Soft Batch cookies. Jonki had the Aussie Vanilla Low Fat Ice Cream with an additional mix of Cookie Dough. I had the Chocolate Ferrero and the Chocolate Chipaholic Ice Cream with an additional mix of Cookie Dough. Doths had the best combination of flavors but it was too sweet. Jonki's combo was "nakaka-umay." While mine had a hint of medicinal after-taste but still good.



After dessert, it was still a little early to go home from a Friday nightout but Doths had to catch her ride home, so we called it a night and promised next time Chelle should also be there and we have to either go to Red Box or to a Comedy Bar. I'm looking forward to that and I promise no to poker on that day. hehehe Also, we need a camera or a better camera phone to clearly capture memorable moments. Hhhmmm... I wish!

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Changes in My Life

I was supposed to start something new today. Errr Ok Fine! Something I haven't done in a long time then. I was supposed to start commuting to work today. My goal is to lessen my expenses for the year and to start saving a little money. And one way to start attaining that is to only bring a car every Monday and Friday; and commute to work from Tuesday-Thursday.

Bringing a car takes up a lot in my allowance and there a lot of choices for me in going to work everyday. This idea so far has a lot of positive outcomes for me. So now, I choose this.

I woke up early today to prepare for my commute 'coz I know I'm gonna have to wait a little for the FX rides in my town, also I was a bit excited. (Hehehe Babaw no?!) But instead of commuting this morning, my Dad offered that I hitched a ride with him because he's going to attend an early meeting in Makati. (Naawa ata sa akin. Hihihi) I couldn't say NO to that so Yey! I saved half of my commute money! So as a reward, I bought some food for brekky. Mwehehe

The last time I commuted was when I was in 3rd year college. It's been a long time since then, so this is somehow a big challenge for me. Especially since I've experienced the conveniences in bringing a car everyday, it's really hard to go back. But this is a goal I've set myself to do for the day, the week, the month, the other months to come and for the year. I'll take it a day at a time, let's see how far I will go.

Of course little adjustments have to be made, like waking up a little early than before, walking a few more meters to the office and inhaling the fumes of other vehicles in the road. But just thinking of the money I'll save in doing this is enough motivation for me to bring back my commuting days.

Monday, January 01, 2007

A New Year

Here are the pics we shot while we waited for the new year. We didn't get to play poker this time as people were getting ready to go somewhere in the morning.

Here we are jumping, wishing hard to be a little bit taller this year... just a wee bit more hehehe

Here we are in our dramatic poses, while watching the dragon fireworks of our neighbors... no budget for expensive paputok

Picture taking during Medya Noche... we all had three heavy dinners from three different houses

and of course our first kiss of the year is from our cutie brave baby boy Yuan... he's quite big now and he didn't even cry while all the fireworks are booming around us. He was even pointing to the sky every time he sees one.