08 June 2010

Awesome Moment #6

Since schools have started this week for some, traffic is horrible. My usual 30-45 minute travel is now converted to 60+ minutes. I sometimes go home hungry and that's okay but with the new travel time i have to grab something before going home, less i want my intestines to fight with each other. Today, it's exciting to find out

that the leftover food you feasted on a few days back is still inside the refrigerator and still has its same good ol' taste you enjoyed.


Jaims brought home chicken lasagna from the wedding he attended last Saturday. I got to taste it last Sunday and it was really good. Yesterday, I ate Spaghetti when I got home but i remember seeing the lasagna still inside the fridge. When I got home I made Sofi milk, and prayed hard that the leftover is still there. And it was there, as if waiting for me all along. I heated it using our microwave oven, sniffed it if it smells funny and gobbled it up. While I was thinking of my Awesome Moment and I was on my last spoonful (forkful?), I realized the leftover needs to be captured.

07 June 2010

Awesome Moment #5


a rescheduled Parents' orientation/PTA/meeting


there's nothing more  heart wrecking than finding out that your daughter's scheduled parent activity falls on a weekday and you just can't afford to go on leave for work.  The original Parents' Orientation was scheduled last June 5, a Saturday but the school moved it to June 11 Friday.  Today I got a text message from teacher Che informing us that the orientation was rescheduled on June 12, Saturday. WOOT! Now I don't have to worry about going on leave on Friday :)

06 June 2010

Awesome Moment #4


finding that another store has the stuff you wanted all along



last thursday, i went straight to Megamall after work (see June 3 post) while roaming I saw a nice bag. i've been looking for a handbag this past few days to kick off a new school year but i always end up not finding what i really like.  More than the style, it's the price that hinders me from buying something.  Last time, I saw a Secosana bag on a sale but i felt that the 600 php is too expensive for a bag.  I didn't buy it.  But when I got home I realized I like it.  The following week, just 3 days apart, I went back to get it but it was no longer there.  I was hoping it's still there but with a regular price but i failed to see it.  I told neri and MC about it and they were laughing at my stinginess.  They advised me that if i find something i like i should get it.  P600.00 isn't bad a price for a nice handbag.


So when I saw the bag last thursday, I went back to Jaims to ask for our leftover GC who was in Building A.  He kept it since he was the last one who purchased something from hypermart.  He said he left it at home. I thought what the heck I'll just come back for it.  When I got hold of my GC I waited for Saturday to come.  Tracking back to Saturday's post, we all know we didn't get the bag.  Since it wasn't there anymore.  I texted Neri and she was laughing at me big time.  she advised me to get another bag even if it's expensive already but when you have that feeling of not getting what you wanted, everything else does not appeal to your liking.  Good thing Awesome Moment#3 happened or I would have cried over a "lost" bag.


when Jaims and I were planning our Sunday, going to the mall was part of it.  He initially wanted to go to Market! MArket! but since I have GC and I have a plan of using it to buy my bag, I insisted on going to another SM -- SM Marikina.  When I got there I went straight to the bag section and found what I was looking for.  I told the saleslady to hold it for a while so I can go around (in search for a cheaper bag) and ended up buying that exact bag I wanted 3 days ago.  The brand is Jovanni (not too familiar as it's my first time to see the brand in SM also).  In a way, I told the saleslady my story and she said that they only hold 2 stocks for each style in each store.  I felt lucky that I still found one.  My plan was to look for another bag/style/brand.  To me finding that same bag is near impossible, but I did.


*NOTE: this entry was delayed in posting because I couldn't resist family time. I tried continuing the post when I woke up but I might get late for work so I stopped.  Thank God for lunch breaks :) picture to follow

05 June 2010

new toy

When Ninang Shy came to Manila, the godchild received new toys – a Dora the Explorer Sleepy Dreams Doll and a replica of Dora’s backpack. Of course the kumares’ also got their share of pasalubong. I got a Digital Picture Viewer with keychain -- a small USB powered photo slider and has a 1.5” display that can hold up to a hundred digipics.


I tried it today while waiting for my turn to load the laundry and it’s quite easy to use. Just plug it in your computer using the provided cable and the software to download pics from your PC will launch. You don’t even have to worry about the size of the pic since the software is capable of cropping the pictures for you. Just set the crop area at a specific cut/angle and the pics are ready for downloading.

I loaded a few pics just to test the system and it’s working fine. I’m charging it now using that same cable.

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Smartparts Digital Picture Viewer with Keychain
www.smartpartsproducts.com
Stores up to 100 photos
Anti-scratch panel
Plug and Play – Works with windows ® 2000/XP/Vista ™
Compatiblewith Mac ® OS X
Includes USB cable for easy photo transfer and recharging
Smartparts Desktop software included

Awesome Moment #3

freebies when you least expect it

Sofi and I went to SM to buy the bag i saw two days ago but when we got there the bag i was eyeing was no longer in the display.   I searched for another bag but i couldn't find anything i like. anyway, i just treated Sofi to Krispy Kreme.  I've been craving for it last week and i felt now's a good time to give in since sofi will surely enjoy it.  i ordered 3 pcs glazed and a small smooth coffee.  While in line a guy handed Sofi a Krispy Kreme hat. We're so used to the hat and at one time Sofi even got a Krispy Kreme balloon.



Tonight Sofi and I decided to sit near the doughnut conveyor. I pointed to her that they are making doughnuts at the moment.  She stood up her chair and was giggling at the sight of the moving doughnuts.  the next thing we knew a crew approached her asking her name and handed her a special variety - a round, filled doughnut topped with one hershey's kisses. (i tried to look for a picture in their website but i couldn't find one, but i found the Krispy Kreme Limited Edition Valentine's Doughnut. picture taken from Brian Ong's blog)


Sofi took the kisses but didn't eat the doughnut.  She still prefer the original glazed.  So she ate two of the glaze while i ate her special doughnut.  I just love having an adorable daughter...and the perks i'm getting because of her.

04 June 2010

blogroll

what happens when the members of your blogroll do not blog anymore? do you still call it blog roll when technically they don't roll anymore?

with a daytime job, i must admit i can't afford to blog everyday but to totally remove blogging from my system would be another issue.  i have friends who got inspired by my blogging and i also have some friends who discovered blogging on their own.  But it seems the people on my list are no longer updating their blogs.  Too bad because it's my way of knowing how are they feeling at a certain point of time.  They update me without that stalking feeling.  Blogs also introduce me to different writing styles.  Blogs define new things.  They are a source of new topics for my other entries -- whether it's a repost, inspired by another blog entry, or a reminder of some sort.  Most of all blogs make research easier (or harder because of the trash other people make).


I'm completely lost. I started this entry just wondering what happened to my blogmates but i ended up thinking of what to say to my class come 2nd week of June.  I was told I'll be teaching WP to my internet research class this school year.  This means I'll be blogging for the rest of the SY, to say the very least.

3 units or 6 units?

it's enrolment time again and i'm still not decided if i'll pursue my MA this year.  i'm still far from compre and i'm not sure how long it will take me to finish it. my school buddy told the big boss that he's stopping already.  I still want to continue but with all the responsibility i have right now plus the expenses we'll incur in the next months because of Sofi's tuition I'm not even sure if i can afford to pay my own tuition.


can i afford 6 units (2 classes) financially and physically?  I asked jaims just now if he can afford to send me to school next sem with 6 units:
mommy: daddy, kaya mo ba ako paaralin ng 6 units?
daddy: how much?
mommy: last sem, i paid 1500 per payday.
daddy: that's just 3 units, right?
mommy: yes
daddy: so that's P6,000 monthly
mommy: around that price
daddy: NO!

hmmmkei! so we can't afford it financially. i don't even have to ask myself if i can manage 6 units physically, i know the answer without even blinking my eye. i'll settle for 3 units, i guess.

Photo source: http://mappery.com/maps/Ateneo-de-Manila-University-Loyola-Heights-Campus-Map.mediumthumb.jpg

Awesome Moment #2

Before I  completely forget, have you ever experienced arriving in a meeting really late but still being able to answer a question as if you've been there the first second of the meeting? today i felt that way.  although there was no question literally thrown at me, everyone was surprised when i was able to tell them the name of the form they were talking about even if i have just arrived. i know it's very shallow but i felt triumphant at that instant.  even if people were looking at you because you came in late, that whole instant justifies your lateness.  that's my awesome moment #2 :


able to answer an instant question despite being late for that meeting