"Hi Mina,
I visited your site a couple of times and I think it's really good. Your entries really interest me because I always wanted to go back to the Phils to work and be with my beloved relatives... I wasn't sure what to expect to happen if I ever did decide to leave my comfort zone and move back to the Phils... After reading your entries, I now know what to expect...Now, all I need is a courage to go the next level..:o) As for now, I just have to be content with my yearly December Phils. visit. Anyway, I just want to wish you all the best Mina..."
In the last year, I've been getting these kinds of e-mails from people who have visited my website (I'm not the only crazy person in this world afterall! HeHe). It makes me smile and for some dorky reason, I feel like I did something that no one has ever done before (though I know that isn't so true). When Mayie and I had lunch a couple of weeks back, she told me that she can't believe I did what I did (and she gave me a high-five when I told her that I'm living off of my paychecks and not from my savings account).
People have been asking me what's next or what are my plans now. I feel that others think that I already got what I wanted, that I'm already where I want to be (or they see the tiredness of my eyes from work and they're wishing I would go back na. HaHa!). I have so much to say, but I will just save that for my July 27 (my one-year anniversary here) entry. Yihee! Back to regular sawi programming...
Tuesday, July 4, 2006
Saturday, July 1, 2006
Cash Money
Oh, the things money can buy!
After doing the usual Saturday cleaning of my place, I made my way to Rockwell to take advantage of the Bayo sale. The funny thing these days is that whenever I walk into Bayo, I already have what they have on sale. The white, layered, embroidered skirt? Yup, got that one. The orange ruffled skirt? Got that one, too. Heck, I was even decked out in a Bayo outfit when I walked into the store! Konti na lang, baka mapagkamalan na ngang Bayo store yung closet ko. HeHe.
Anyway, I ended up buying five things (Belle, yung white polo na nakita natin sa Shangri-La the last time we were there? Got it on sale! Whoo hoo!) for my current mission in life. I've been wearing jeans and t-shirts to work because I don't want to pay extra for the laundromat to iron my stuff. Well, I've been feeling gusgusin lately at work so I wanted to buy a new wardrobe altogether. I'm on my way to achieving the mission; I just need to buy new shoes to go with all the stuff I've been buying. (It's expensive to be a girl nga naman!)
Hence, I didn't give in to what I saw next. I went into Shoe Salon and there it was! THE perfect pair of Nikes I ever saw in my whole entire life! The style that I've been waiting for from Nike and Adidas and voila! It's alive, este, it's made! Just perfect! As in! But hindi ko kailangan siya. But I might never ever see that style ever again! But hindi ko nga kailangan dahil I can't match it to my non-gusgusin wardrobe! I eventually told myself that if the pair is still available on my birthday, birthday gift ko na lang sa sarili ko yun. But, if I buy the pair on my birthday, siguradong walang librehan na mangyayari on my birthday. Oo, warning na yan sa mga umaasa. HaHa!
Afterwards, I went with Tita O to the Uratex Factory Store in Cainta to buy myself a much more comfortable mattress (I've been waking up with a sore back for the past two weeks). Success! Seriously, don't buy at SM for a mattress. You’ll save so much more if you just go directly to Uratex. I promise! Plus, they deliver for free!
So here I am, sitting on my brand new 6-inch mattress. Actually, 8-inches na siya kasi pinatong ko na lang duon sa old mattress that came with the condo. Heaven! Who needs Holiday Inn now? HaHa!
Now that I think about it, mas mahal pa yung Nike shoes na gusto ko kesa duon sa Uratex mattress. At least inuna kong bilhin yung mattress ha. I got flak from the titas for prioritizing my Bayo shopping sprees instead of buying a mattress. Asus, kung nabibili lang ang true love, eh di mas nauna pa yun kesa sa Bayo. Yack, another sawi comment. LoL.
After doing the usual Saturday cleaning of my place, I made my way to Rockwell to take advantage of the Bayo sale. The funny thing these days is that whenever I walk into Bayo, I already have what they have on sale. The white, layered, embroidered skirt? Yup, got that one. The orange ruffled skirt? Got that one, too. Heck, I was even decked out in a Bayo outfit when I walked into the store! Konti na lang, baka mapagkamalan na ngang Bayo store yung closet ko. HeHe.
Anyway, I ended up buying five things (Belle, yung white polo na nakita natin sa Shangri-La the last time we were there? Got it on sale! Whoo hoo!) for my current mission in life. I've been wearing jeans and t-shirts to work because I don't want to pay extra for the laundromat to iron my stuff. Well, I've been feeling gusgusin lately at work so I wanted to buy a new wardrobe altogether. I'm on my way to achieving the mission; I just need to buy new shoes to go with all the stuff I've been buying. (It's expensive to be a girl nga naman!)
Hence, I didn't give in to what I saw next. I went into Shoe Salon and there it was! THE perfect pair of Nikes I ever saw in my whole entire life! The style that I've been waiting for from Nike and Adidas and voila! It's alive, este, it's made! Just perfect! As in! But hindi ko kailangan siya. But I might never ever see that style ever again! But hindi ko nga kailangan dahil I can't match it to my non-gusgusin wardrobe! I eventually told myself that if the pair is still available on my birthday, birthday gift ko na lang sa sarili ko yun. But, if I buy the pair on my birthday, siguradong walang librehan na mangyayari on my birthday. Oo, warning na yan sa mga umaasa. HaHa!
Afterwards, I went with Tita O to the Uratex Factory Store in Cainta to buy myself a much more comfortable mattress (I've been waking up with a sore back for the past two weeks). Success! Seriously, don't buy at SM for a mattress. You’ll save so much more if you just go directly to Uratex. I promise! Plus, they deliver for free!
So here I am, sitting on my brand new 6-inch mattress. Actually, 8-inches na siya kasi pinatong ko na lang duon sa old mattress that came with the condo. Heaven! Who needs Holiday Inn now? HaHa!
Now that I think about it, mas mahal pa yung Nike shoes na gusto ko kesa duon sa Uratex mattress. At least inuna kong bilhin yung mattress ha. I got flak from the titas for prioritizing my Bayo shopping sprees instead of buying a mattress. Asus, kung nabibili lang ang true love, eh di mas nauna pa yun kesa sa Bayo. Yack, another sawi comment. LoL.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Not Feeling It
My only complaint in life (the second time for such a complaint in less than two months) right now is that I have to work again on a holiday. Grr!
I had to work during Labor Day weekend and now, I have to work on Pasig Day...an official holiday! And this is with no extra pay whatsoever. Grr!
Serving God and humanity is so hard talaga. Naks! HaHa!
I had to work during Labor Day weekend and now, I have to work on Pasig Day...an official holiday! And this is with no extra pay whatsoever. Grr!
Serving God and humanity is so hard talaga. Naks! HaHa!
Monday, June 26, 2006
Third Wheelin'
I love my cousin J and his girlfriend. I love them because we get along well. I love them because when I needed people to go with to a party last year, they went with me. I love them because whenever I tell them my hurty-hurt feelings, I'm 100% sure that they won't tell any of the family members. I love them because they take me along with them on their dates.
Well, I love being their third wheel...until last night. They totally set me up! After texting J that I was bored out of my mind in the condo, he told me to get ready because we were going to a children's party at El Pueblo. Thinking nothing of it, I dressed up and went with them (Long live second childhoods!).
When we got there, "he" was there - "he" being J's girlfriend's boss a.k.a. the guy they had mentioned to me before, but wasn't too excited about. Eek. If you're going to set me up, the #1 rule is: tell me first (the #2 rule is don't tell the guy so that he won't take it personal if I decide to be my usual antipatika self. HeHe!).
Anyway, I refused to entertain the idea of dating "him." I know my cousin and his girlfriend want me to be happy, but I think they're more interested in the free food that comes with dating this guy (an owner of a restaurant chain in the metropolis) that's why they keep insisting that I should give him a chance. HaHa!
While hanging out at The Podium after the party, my cousin joked that I should make a scrapbook of all the guys I've dated. It will give me something to do daw at the condo and something to keep me laughing when I'm feeling lonely. Ang sama!
*SIGH. It will be July next week already. Then, August...and we all know what my goal is for August. Hindi yata kakayanin ang deadline. Pucha, I know I said "special someone" pero puwede hindi pinsan ko and his girlfriend ang date ko sa birthday ko? God, are you listening? Listen, please. LoL.
Well, I love being their third wheel...until last night. They totally set me up! After texting J that I was bored out of my mind in the condo, he told me to get ready because we were going to a children's party at El Pueblo. Thinking nothing of it, I dressed up and went with them (Long live second childhoods!).
When we got there, "he" was there - "he" being J's girlfriend's boss a.k.a. the guy they had mentioned to me before, but wasn't too excited about. Eek. If you're going to set me up, the #1 rule is: tell me first (the #2 rule is don't tell the guy so that he won't take it personal if I decide to be my usual antipatika self. HeHe!).
Anyway, I refused to entertain the idea of dating "him." I know my cousin and his girlfriend want me to be happy, but I think they're more interested in the free food that comes with dating this guy (an owner of a restaurant chain in the metropolis) that's why they keep insisting that I should give him a chance. HaHa!
While hanging out at The Podium after the party, my cousin joked that I should make a scrapbook of all the guys I've dated. It will give me something to do daw at the condo and something to keep me laughing when I'm feeling lonely. Ang sama!
*SIGH. It will be July next week already. Then, August...and we all know what my goal is for August. Hindi yata kakayanin ang deadline. Pucha, I know I said "special someone" pero puwede hindi pinsan ko and his girlfriend ang date ko sa birthday ko? God, are you listening? Listen, please. LoL.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Destiny's Child
Tadhana ko na yata to be with geeks.
I went to a Robinsons mall to use the wi-fi. Papa the Powerbook couldn't find the wi-fi signal (like what happened at Galleria a couple of months ago) so I had to ask the barista. The barista then asked one of the "regular customers" to help me out. Not bad looking if you ask me. The problem? Pucha naman o, I didn't bother to do my hair before I left the condo. As in, I combed my hair lang, then off I went.
Throughout the whole entire "IT support" session, I was wondering kung ilang strands ng buhok ko ang nakatayo. Grr. But then again, if I didn't look decent, he wouldn't take the time to help me out (we couldn't figure out the problem for a good 30 minutes). If I didn't look decent, he wouldn't say goodbye when he left the coffee shop.
Lesson learned? Wala akong mahahanap na boylet kung sa condo lang ako all day on the weekends. Lesson learned? Huwag na akong magpakabit ng phone line sa condo. Lesson learned? P65 for an iced tea is worth it. Lesson learned? May bagong tambayan na ako sa mall. HaHa!
Konti na lang, destiny will do its magic (Wishing! And yes, I was checking out his laptop, too. Sige na nga, aaminin ko na: geek nga ako. The truth hurts! LoL).
I went to a Robinsons mall to use the wi-fi. Papa the Powerbook couldn't find the wi-fi signal (like what happened at Galleria a couple of months ago) so I had to ask the barista. The barista then asked one of the "regular customers" to help me out. Not bad looking if you ask me. The problem? Pucha naman o, I didn't bother to do my hair before I left the condo. As in, I combed my hair lang, then off I went.
Throughout the whole entire "IT support" session, I was wondering kung ilang strands ng buhok ko ang nakatayo. Grr. But then again, if I didn't look decent, he wouldn't take the time to help me out (we couldn't figure out the problem for a good 30 minutes). If I didn't look decent, he wouldn't say goodbye when he left the coffee shop.
Lesson learned? Wala akong mahahanap na boylet kung sa condo lang ako all day on the weekends. Lesson learned? Huwag na akong magpakabit ng phone line sa condo. Lesson learned? P65 for an iced tea is worth it. Lesson learned? May bagong tambayan na ako sa mall. HaHa!
Konti na lang, destiny will do its magic (Wishing! And yes, I was checking out his laptop, too. Sige na nga, aaminin ko na: geek nga ako. The truth hurts! LoL).
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