Lord, please look after Mia and guide her towards a full recovery.

LV Bloomsbury

Interesting--

maybe i'm not meant to ever enjoy thailand..

The same conditions that marked my first trip there are the same as this second trip tomorrow, i.e. time of the month + hot weather.... Tsk tsk tsk... At least the hotel looks nice.. I'll just bring my laptop and ipod and hope that I won't get too scared sleeping alone...

On the other hand, I can't wait to come home from Thailand (on Friday) because that means....

I can watch JL's new movie! YEAH!

(walang kokontra)

tang ina!!!! i can't wait!!!!

2010 na ba?!?!

Is it normal to wish that this year passes by already and we move on to the next?!?!

:(

bead-style earrings....

After buying myself this--I find myself wanting this--
I'm soooo stressed lately that I am soooo tempted to buy something to cheer myself up!!! Tsk tsk tsk...... :(

STATISTICS

is the new bane of my existence.... WAAAAHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

all i want to do...

is spend every waking moment with you....

resolution

Ok, I don't really make resolutions, but this looks as good a time as any to make one--

Control spending. Curb consumerism and get more moolah in the bank.

Bow.

:)

Happy New Year!!! Time to face reality today!! :p

holiday over....

I feel like a kid again right now, but not in a good way... You know how when you were little and you have a 2-week long holiday break... You enjoy it so much you forget how school, homework and exams feel like....

And then, the Sunday right before school starts again comes along and you wish you have the power to stretch time to the point that the following Monday never ever comes.

That's how I feel now.

This is GMA's fault, for spoiling people :p

Arg! I don't want Monday to ever come!!!!!!!!

Zara Mania...

What is it about sales that make girls go so crazy? Dennis got so shell-shocked observing the girls over at the Zara sale; he said the boys side was much less violent and aggressive, plus the fitting rooms are never full and the place is much quieter. Hahaha!

Fitting Room Funny Moment:
Background: Zara imposed a 6-item limit for people who want to fit clothes, so it's easier if you have a companion outside who can grab stuff for you, like an additional shirt or a change of size or color, instead of stepping out and lining up again. I was already inside, fitting, when I suddenly heard:

Fitting room girl: Ma'am, pila po kayo sa likod please.

Random mom: Hindi, hindi para sa akin ito, para ito sa anak ko, iaabot ko lang. Yung anak ko nasa loob eh... yung mataba. Yung matabang mataba.

WOW! I would have broken down in tears if I was her daughter...

Second Funny Moment in Zara:
Two girls arguing:
Girl 1: I told you to grab that grey shirt already. It was the last one. Tuloy, that woman got it na. You're so slow kasi.

Girl 2: If you wanted it, you should've gotten it yourself noh...

Girl 1: But you were closer to it! Hello? Arg! You're so kakaasar..

Hehehehe :p

Also, the woman in front of me in the cashier spent almost 23k in that sale... buying mostly shirts and cottony tops... My gosh... Made my purchase of 4 pairs of slacks look like buying mints. Dennis hugged me after seeing how much that girl spent. He was so glad daw I'm practical.. Hello, me?!

In other news, I accidentally dropped a hanger while inside the fitting room and it landed smack on the top of my foot. Hence, a big bad purple bruise emerged from my skin about 30 minutes afterwards. My dad said, jokingly, I should sue Zara, for using "dangerous" hangers. My brother replied that I was the dangerous one. My clumsiness is... legen... wait for it, wait for it... dary. Hahahaha! :p

Ok, enough Zara for now. I shall stay away from that place until the sale is over. :p

new money advice

Never heard these before til today, but they ring so true:

"Remember that money's power is not in what you can buy with it now, but in the freedom and choices it can provide you tomorrow."

and

"While it's true that life is only one time, you will have many years to live it. So while you shouldn't fall in love with your money, you should also learn how to save a buck or two for a rainy day. Because rainy days will come, and you won't want to be caught without."

Herve Leger

His signature "bandage" dresses are actually kinda nice.... They're growing on me.... At first, when I saw them on InStyle, I thought, those are weird dresses and must be hard to get in and out of.. now that I see them more and more, they're actually not that bad and are kinda (or rather, really) sexy...

BONUS BONUS BONUS!!!!

Merry ang Christmas!!!!! :D

impending liberation....

One more final exam on Monday and I'm done for the year!!! YEAH!!! 2008 has been such a tiring year, in large part because of this MBA... so at this point, I can only be so short-sighted as to be ecstatic to be study-free for the next 2-3 weeks :p

iffy...

Christmas is just 2.5 weeks away, but I'm barely feeling the holiday spirit. Must be the fact that I have finals coming up, that I have 5 more days of training (intellectual training, not physical exercise, in case you're wondering) to go with a lot of work to do, and "bonus uncertainty" is definitely in the air. Hay.. Maybe I'll feel better (or at least more certain) after the 19th... (the company Christmas party) :p

Hay... I've been "secreting" things (you know.. The Secret) so hard and so much these past few days that I'm thinking maybe the universe is getting sick of me already... hehehehe... So I'll try my best not to overdo it... :p

talk about taking action....

In relation to my previous post, I've decided to take action towards remedying my problem (of not having enough photos with Darling Beau... not much of a "real" problem, if you think about it, but a problem nonetheless :p ), and went on a canvassing trip today with Darling Beau all over the Ayala triumvirate malls, searching and comparing different models, brands and features. And finally, I've decided, after everything, I'm gonna get the Sony Cybershot T77! World's slimmest camera, with 10 mega pixels and 15mb memory! It has a special technology that detects smiles and takes photos accordingly... which I must say will come out pretty handy in the future (think babies whose smiling faces are hard to capture if your hands aren't quick on the clicking).... Hehehehe.. I know, too much into the future... but still.... It helps me justify this purchase. This model also allows editing on-screen and can even detect if the image is blurry (if your hands are shaking) or if a subject blinked (and can even be set to automatically replace the shot with another one without the blinking)... Ain't that neat??!! I love it!

Hopefully I get my hands on my new black T77 within the week. Hope the delivery comes already!!! :D

Oh, on a last note, I decided to get the camera in black, in consideration of Darling Beau's ego. Hahaha!

ting! pochette is done!

My new epi pochette is finally done! Hehehe... I got it about two weeks ago, pre-loved, and since its strap needed some repairing, I left it to be repaired... and I just got a text yesterday that my precious new-to-me bag is finished and ready for pickup! Yay! I'll get it on Saturday! Can't wait :D

pichurs!

I realized tonight that Darling Beau and I do not have a lot of pictures together!! What a shocker! This is brought about by the ff reasons:
1. Both of us are not "ma-picture" kind of people. Nor are our families. So in general, we do not have a lot of pictures that document different parts of our lives. It may sound odd, but that's just how we're (not) wired.
2. We do not travel outside of Manila. This is because both our families do not believe in couples traveling and spending nights together (even innocently!) when they're not yet engaged. Hence, no traveling photos.
3. Neither of us own a camera. This may be a symptom for #1 above, but really, we do not own a camera between the two of us. Sure, our families both have a token camera (which largely remain unused, by the way, for the reason, see #1), but to take photos often, we'll need our own. Which we do not have.

So what to do... I realize if I don't act now, we'll end up with our wedding on-site video being composed of nothing more than a few baby pics, some pics with friends, some pics in Manila, and nothing else. We'll look so boring!

So, should I buy a camera now??!!? I figure this may be a small step towards a state of picture-dom. I can at least document our time together more often... or rather, I'll be equipped to (doesn't mean I'll do it, haha!).. but hey, a small step for mankind but a huge step for not-pala-picture me...

So, what should I do?!

great weekend

I'm so happy I declined the work trip to Macau (or rather, got myself out of it creatively)... this weekend was definitely one of the best... Simple.. we didn't really do anything extraordinary, granted, but it was just full of fun, laughter and love love love! :D

I say this to him a lot, but really, there are just those special moments when my heart feels so much love for him that it just wants to... burst! Hehehe :p He always groans and says why do I have to choose such graphic language, but really, that's how it feels! And I think graphic is better than mushy / gushy :p hehehe...

Happy happy happy :D