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Ice Candy, Bubble Bath, Halo-Halo, Ice-Cold Pink Lemonade

One-of-a-Kind Tweet

Who would have thought that the best-selling author of this era does not only follow tweets but a boxing follower, too! :)  And this tweet from him made me admire him more and feel even prouder as a Filipino.  Thanks, Sir Paulo! :)

A Call from Singtel

Thursday last week when I received a call from Singtel:

SA(with local accent): Good afternoon, is this (my full name)?
Me: Yes?
SA: I'm glad to inform you that you won the 3rd prize in Singtel Ferrari Draw.
Me: What? Prize? What prize?
SA: A --------phone (I only got the word phone because the signal was not clear)
Me: What? A cellphone?
SA: No...no...no... a headphone (that's how I understood it).
Me: Ahh ok. I thought a cellphone.
SA: May I ask for your passport number for verification?
Me: Sure. (I dictated my passport number)
SA: Ok. We will send you the redemption letter by next week and you may claim your prize.
Me: Ok. Thanks. Bye!

*SA - Singtel Agent

And just an hour ago, together with my housemate Teena, we checked our mailbox. As I opened the letter, it wasn't a headphone that I'd won...... it is a..... Abangan......

Wishes and Dreams

I've noticed that these past few weeks, I've been wanting and wishing a lot of things for the coming days. In time for the Christmas season, I have listed down my wishes, plans and dreams hehehehe....

plan to buy
Canon Digital Ixus 950, desktop computer, Sony Walkman MP3 Player, DVD Component, Flat Screen TV, car (*wink*), lots of DVDs (more to come ;) ) and orig VCDs, DKNY Be Delicious

looking forward to
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds LIVE, Beyonce in Manila, PBA Games (SMB games to be specific), My Nanay's birthday, Company Christmas Party, CHRISTMAS, Christmas Shopping... anything and everything about Christmas, my first business card, lose more weight, Baguio vacation, Singapore trip, Bohol adventure, Mitch's vacation (and her pasalubongs (*laugh*)), do a part-time social work, practice my cooking skills, enroll in a danz class, enroll in a driving school

would love to have
Beyonce's Greatest Hits album, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus by John Gray, regular body scrub and facial

wish to have
a business that will give me an extra income of at least 20,000 pesosesoses monthly to get all these mwehehehehe......


In Read - Done! :)

Starbucks Tumbler

For the first in my life, nagkaron din ako ng Starbucks tumbler!!!! Yahoooooo!!! Kundi pa mag-resign si Pau, di pa ko magkakaron ng ganito... hehehehe.... thanks, Pau!!! Tama 'yung nakalagay sa card, you're the best! Hehehehe....

Got a free drink and I chose Strawberry Frap....
sorry bawas na, di nakapaghintay sa picture-taking... hihihi...

Another Long Weekend

Walang pasok sa friday, another long weekend... yahooooo!!!! Hopefully, magawa ko ang lahat ng plans ko this weekend. Magpapasko na kasi... busy-busyhan na ang drama, so kelangan masunod ang sked ;)

November 30, Thursday - hmmmm.. last day of the week, walang pasok kinabukasan kaya dapat me gimik.... hehehe.. hindi pedeng hindi.... nagpaalam na ko sa bahay.. mwehehehehe..... saka me costume na.. hahahaha...

December 1, Friday - dahil me gimik kahapon, pahinga muna ngayon...

December 2, Saturday - hmmm... sana makapag-mall ako ngayon.. sana di ako tamarin... kelangan ko ng makahanap ng makatotohanang wish for our kris kringle (any suggestions?) plus maghahanap na rin ako ng gift for my baby (un e kung maglalagay na sya bago dumating ang araw na ito.. kaya pls baby, mag-wish ka na, yung carry ng mommy ha...hehehehe...). Mag-wi-window shop na rin ako ng mga pangregalo sa relatives and friends para pagdating ng 13th month, me idea na ko kung ano ang bibilhin for them. Whew... parang loaded ako this sat ah...;)) hihihihi...

December 3, Sunday - Grocery. Laman ako ng SM North Edsa sa araw na 'to.

Actually, late na nga 'tong pagpa-plan ko e... :( Dati rati, mid-november pa lang plantsado na lahat at hinihintay na lang ang biyayang galing sa accounting... hehehehe.... Medyo feel ko ang rush ngayon... haayyy... super busy... pero mabuti na rin 'to kesa sa walang ginagawa.. :)

Long & Busy Weekend

Friday - Had dinner with my best friends at Chili's to celebrate Raylan's birthday and Mitch's promotion.

Saturday - Went to the parlor with my friend Liza to fix our hair. Hehehehe... the power of super relax.. ;) We spent 6.5 long hours just to have our hair look this good... hihihihi.. yabang! :P

Sunday - Boring Sunday.... why? E kasi..... yun... tapos... ayan..

Monday - VL
- Kuya's birthday
- Went to the bank to deposit my 1500-peso worth of 5-peso coins.
- Shopping galore at SM megamall. Bought 2 blouses (Red Hot Chili Jeans Company/Folded & Hung) and a pair of black pants at 25% off from Giordano.

Joy, masarap palang mag-shopping talaga pag masama ang loob... hahahahha... nakaka-release ng tension.. kaya lang magastos!!! bwahahahaha....

Trivia: First time kong hindi sumilip sa department store para tumingin ng clothes. Feeling kong mag-shopping sa mga boutique, ung after mong mamimili ng damit e nasa sosyaling paper bag... bwahahahaha!!!! Then, lalakad-lakad ka sa mall habang binablandra ang mga paper bags na bitbit... hehehehe... La lang, feeling ko lang mayaman ako... hahahaha... feeling lang huh... :P Me balak pa nga akong balikan sa kamiseta e... hmmm... sa glorietta na lang siguro or sa MoA this coming friday or saturday... ;)

Pringles

Last Tuesday afternoon, a friend of mine was craving for Pringles BBQ flavor. Being a good friend that I really am (naks! hehehehe.. walang kokontra blog ko 'to! :D) I tried to look for one. Before going to work yesterday, I went to 7-11 near PBCom (no BBQ flavor), then to Mini Stop along Herrera (wala pa rin), then to 7-11 Convergys (wala na talaga...). Wanted to surprise him sana with a can of his favorite chips yesterday morning kaya lang... wala akong mabilhan :(.

Before going home yesterday, I decided to drop by at SM Makati to check for this chichirya that my friend is craving for. Finally!!!! I found it! I grabbed one and put it inside my bag right away. Hehehehehe.... syempre jowk lang un noh! I paid for it naman and even used my SMAC hahahaha.... :D

While entering the MRT station, I was lucky enough that the lady guard did not inspect my paper bag where I placed the Pringles. FYI, tin can containers are prohibited inside the MRT. Dahil kung nagkataon, either bubuksan ko ung can or mag-bu-bus ako pauwi ;)).

This morning naman, siniksik kong maigi sa bag ko ung item para hindi na makita.. hehehehe.... ayun.. nakarating naman ng safe ung Pringles sa patutunguhan nya... hehehehe....

When a Stranger Calls

Anong ang gagawin mo kung sa kalagitnaan ng mahimbing mong pagtulog e makatanggap ka ng isang tawag sa telepono at pagbintangan ng bagay na hindi mo ginawa o ginagawa mula sa isang tao na hind mo naman kilala?

Lunes ng madaling-araw, habang ako'y mapayapang natutulog ay biglang nag-ring ang aking cellphone. Kahit pupungas-pungas pa, nakaramdam ako ng kaba dahil ano pa bang aasahan ko mula sa isang tawag sa alanganing oras ng umaga? Syempre, unang pumasok sa isip ko.. baka emergency ito. Tiningnan ko kung anong pangalan ang nakarehistro pero wala.

Candy: "Hello, sino to?"
Walang sumasagot, ang tanging naririnig ko ay ang ingay mula sa patalastas sa TV.
Candy: "Hello, hello?"
Hinintay kong may sumagot pero wala pa rin. Hanggang may boses akong marining mula sa isang batang lalaki.
Batang lalaki: "Sumagot...sumagot..."
Hinayaan ko lang na makapagsalita ang bata pero biglang naputol ang linya.

Akala ko, isang simpleng "wrong number" case ang nangyari. Tiningnan ko ang orasan, 3:20 ng umaga. Isa at kalahating oras na lang, gigising na ko para pumasok sa opisina. Pesteng tawag yun. Hindi pa man nagtatagal, nag-ring ulit ang cellphone ko. Sa pagkakataong ito, babae na ang nasa kabilang linya.

Candy: "Hello".
Babae: "Bakit nasa 'yo ang cellphone ni Mark?" (galit ang tono)
Candy: "Ano, sinong Mark?"
Babae: "Bakit nasa 'yo ang cellphone ni Mark?"

Agad, mabilis na nakabuo ng hinuha ang aking isip. Maaaring ang babaeng ito ay nagdududa/nagseselos/naniniktik sa kanyang asawa o kasintahan. Kung saan man nya nakuha ang number ko at kung saan man sya kumuha ng lakas ng loob na mag-akusa, wala na kong pakialam. Dahil sa naistorbo ang pagtulog ko dahil sa walang kapararakang bagay, ang tanging magagawa ko lang ay gulantangin ang nasa kabilang linya.

Candy: "P*t*ng*n*a MO!!! wala akong kilalang Mark at hindi rin kita kilala. Punyeta ka! alas-tres y medya ng madaling-araw at nang-iistorbo ka ng natutulog. I-check mong maigi yang number na dinial mo. Sa susunod bago ka mambulahaw, siguraduhin mo muna yang ginagawa mo. Cellphone ko ang hawak ko at hindi ito galing sa Mark na sinasabi mo. Naiintindihan mo? Gago! Leche!

Hindi ko na sya hinintay na makasagot pa at pinatay ko na ang cellphone ko. Tinuloy ko ang pagtulog ko at hindi nagtagal, alas-singko na. Kelangan ko ng bumangon dahil marami na namang trabaho ang nakaabang sa kin. Sana lang hindi malasin ang linggo ko dahil sa isang walang kwentang tawag sa cellphone.

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PAUMANHIN

Sa mga nagbabasa, paumanhin po sa mga hindi kaaya-ayang pananalitang nailathala dito. Ito po ay tunay na pangyayari na bunga lamang ng emosyon ng pagkagalit.

Perfume, CD and Punishment

Received an email from Maidette informing us of RUSTAN'S ESSENSES PRIVATE SALE. Forwarded the email to Nikki and afterwards, we found ourselves having lunch together and finished it in 15 minutes... hehehehe... (hindi naman halatang excited). Don, Nikki and I rushed to the Rustan's office in Salcedo Village and to our surprise......... CLOSED!!!! But, will resume at 1:30 due to the volume of buyers inside the not so spacious room. We arrived there at 12:30, meaning we have to wait for an hour to get inside. After waiting for around 30 minutes, Don decided to leave and so did I. We went back to the office empty-handed :p. Anywys, I just told myself that I wouldn't waste 3 hours of my precious time just to buy a bottle of perfume at 70% off :D. All I wanted was a bottle of perfume, that's all. Not interested in other imported beauty products like shampoo, soap, lotion.. etc. Better luck next time, dudes!! :)

Before going home, I went to Picture City in Park Square 2 to get the CD that I left last Tuesday night while having my pics printed. Sa kasamaang palad, hindi nila maalala kung saan nila naitago.. whew! Tawag na lang daw ako para di masayang oras ko. Ok. Actually, kahit hindi ko na kunin ung cd ok lang, I have my copies naman dito sa machine ko sa office pero for security and privacy, ayaw kong me makakitang iba nun noh! Baka mamaya kumalat ung mga face namin sa internet na iba na ang katawan... hahahahaha....

So, usapang PBBTE naman.. :D. Gerald was punished by Big Brother for the crime of cheating. Yes, he cheated in one of their tasks recently. Ayun, di mapakali ang pobreng housemate. Ang parusa? Pinabalik sa original Big Brother house sa kyusi ng mag-isa. Mr. Lonely ang drama nya ngayon sa bahay ni Kuya. Pero pasalamat sya at malapit ng matapos ang show kundi baka evicted na sya. Siguro pinagbigyan na lang ni Kuya since un nga, malapit ng matapos.... hindi na Big Four 'yun pag kulang ng isa.. :p.