Yay: My fishies are now in Hong Kong, safely kept in a freezer and away from Customs.
Nay: I found out that I'll have to make a 5-minute speech at one of the China events.
Me?! I've never spoken to a room full of Asian people; heck, I've never even been in a room with just Chinese people! Dare I include "Wo ai ni, Ken Chu" in my speech, though? HeHe!
Yay: Brussels in four days.
Nay: Packing is such sweet sorrow! Packing light is not in my vocabulary; Pen can attest to that. Plus, how do you make sure your business clothes don't get wrinkled?
Yay: I finally bought Sunsilk shampoo and Cream Silk conditioner at the local Asian store (which I shall bring to Brussels).
Nay: Each 200 mL bottle is $3.99.
If anyone in Manila cares enough to send me the very best, please send me some bottles! Shoot, I'll even accept those sari-sari sachet packets (Belle, I've finally found something much heavier than Chalk magazines! LoL). I swear, ang babaw talaga ng kaligayahan ko!
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Monday, April 18, 2005
Home Sweet Home
This is from Rosa's blog. In a nutshell, the article hits home. However, unlike the original author, I've only been "talking the talk," but haven't "walked the walk."
For someone who has spent more than half of her life away from the Philippines, I don't know why the yearning to go back and live there is still so strong. I'm the only one in the family who feels the way I do so I don't know where it's coming from. Anyone care to enlighten me on this topic?
For someone who has spent more than half of her life away from the Philippines, I don't know why the yearning to go back and live there is still so strong. I'm the only one in the family who feels the way I do so I don't know where it's coming from. Anyone care to enlighten me on this topic?
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Hail, Bill
I finally parted ways with my Dell computer of three years and gave it to my brother; I am officially a Mac girl now. Well, when I'm home that is.
Papa the Powerbook and I are still in our getting-to-know-you stage. I guess a lot of things has changed in the last ten years since I had a Mac. Things are definitely much "cuter" now, but that also means more expensive. I won't even get into the issue of my unopened/uninstalled legit copy of Microsoft Office 2004 Professional Edition that I bought some two months ago; I'm still in utter disbelief that in order for me to use my Mac like my old pc, it will cost me more than an arm and a leg. My gosh, this is probably God's way of making sure that I don't make the mistake of having a high maintenance boyfriend in the future.
My current obstacle right now is figuring out how to make exact copies of DVDs. Apparently, you can't just save the DVD on your desktop, insert a blank DVD-R, then drag the files onto the blank DVD-R and burn. Apparently, I'm missing a step because I already wasted two of my DVD-Rs by trying to be a genius about it. And that's another thing about having a Mac, you can't just ask anybody for help and the ones you think would help you aren't doing so. It's been frustrating to say the least.
Boo hoo hoo, I know. You'll just have to excuse me; I'm still mourning the loss of my uber easy-to-use pc.
Papa the Powerbook and I are still in our getting-to-know-you stage. I guess a lot of things has changed in the last ten years since I had a Mac. Things are definitely much "cuter" now, but that also means more expensive. I won't even get into the issue of my unopened/uninstalled legit copy of Microsoft Office 2004 Professional Edition that I bought some two months ago; I'm still in utter disbelief that in order for me to use my Mac like my old pc, it will cost me more than an arm and a leg. My gosh, this is probably God's way of making sure that I don't make the mistake of having a high maintenance boyfriend in the future.
My current obstacle right now is figuring out how to make exact copies of DVDs. Apparently, you can't just save the DVD on your desktop, insert a blank DVD-R, then drag the files onto the blank DVD-R and burn. Apparently, I'm missing a step because I already wasted two of my DVD-Rs by trying to be a genius about it. And that's another thing about having a Mac, you can't just ask anybody for help and the ones you think would help you aren't doing so. It's been frustrating to say the least.
Boo hoo hoo, I know. You'll just have to excuse me; I'm still mourning the loss of my uber easy-to-use pc.
Friday, April 15, 2005
Sounds Fishy To Me
During the latest round of e-mails on the cousins listserv, it was announced that I have the most glamorous job out of all the cousins. Glamorous? Hardly.
During the past three weeks, I've been preoccupied with worrying about getting a fish from Alaska to Washington. Yes, fish! Who cares about finding a boyfriend? I care about my sablefish being caught and flown to Seattle before I leave for Brussels! Who needs an iPod when it can't get me a fish that I need for work! Oh, the life I live! LoL.
And contrary to Pen's belief, we do not have a talipapa in our office, okay? We market seafood; we don't sell them! Hmph! LoL.
One week until Brussels! Bonjour, je m'appelle Mina...and that is all the French I know. I'd like to thank my 8th grade Language Exploratory class for that one. HeHe. Why I took Spanish in high school, I will never know.
During the past three weeks, I've been preoccupied with worrying about getting a fish from Alaska to Washington. Yes, fish! Who cares about finding a boyfriend? I care about my sablefish being caught and flown to Seattle before I leave for Brussels! Who needs an iPod when it can't get me a fish that I need for work! Oh, the life I live! LoL.
And contrary to Pen's belief, we do not have a talipapa in our office, okay? We market seafood; we don't sell them! Hmph! LoL.
One week until Brussels! Bonjour, je m'appelle Mina...and that is all the French I know. I'd like to thank my 8th grade Language Exploratory class for that one. HeHe. Why I took Spanish in high school, I will never know.
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Life Worth Living
I'm starting to learn what people mean by not having enough hours in a day. How does one maintain a balanced life?!
I wake up at 6:15 a.m. While eating breakfast, I'm cooking my lunch to bring to work. While it's cooling, I shower and get ready for work. I leave the house at 7:15 a.m. After surviving the madness called Seattle traffic, I get to work at 8 a.m. and start the grind. After all the e-mails, phone calls, and writings, I start my journey home at about 4 p.m.
I get home at 5 p.m. I sit down and try to relax. At about 5:30, sister-in-law calls and asks if I want to go with her somewhere. Fine. After we eat dinner and shop, it's already 9:30 p.m. I get home at 10 p.m., leaving me with no time to do anything else. If I want my eight hours of sleep, my butt has to be in bed by that time.
So where does exercise fit into this picture? When do I read a book? When can I call a friend? When can I update my website?
Hence, my silence for the past three days. On Monday, we ate out for dinner. On Tuesday, we bought my luggage for my upcoming trips. Yesterday, we shopped and ate out again.
Aren't I allowed to do more than one thing after work? Help meeeeee!
I wake up at 6:15 a.m. While eating breakfast, I'm cooking my lunch to bring to work. While it's cooling, I shower and get ready for work. I leave the house at 7:15 a.m. After surviving the madness called Seattle traffic, I get to work at 8 a.m. and start the grind. After all the e-mails, phone calls, and writings, I start my journey home at about 4 p.m.
I get home at 5 p.m. I sit down and try to relax. At about 5:30, sister-in-law calls and asks if I want to go with her somewhere. Fine. After we eat dinner and shop, it's already 9:30 p.m. I get home at 10 p.m., leaving me with no time to do anything else. If I want my eight hours of sleep, my butt has to be in bed by that time.
So where does exercise fit into this picture? When do I read a book? When can I call a friend? When can I update my website?
Hence, my silence for the past three days. On Monday, we ate out for dinner. On Tuesday, we bought my luggage for my upcoming trips. Yesterday, we shopped and ate out again.
Aren't I allowed to do more than one thing after work? Help meeeeee!
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