Christmas Et Cetera

It's my first Christmas abroad. I remember back in the Philippines, I used to rush during the 24th to go home to Bulacan to catch up with my dad's birthday celebration. Here in Singapore, during that time, we were also rushing up, to go to Orchard and do our last minute shopping! And god I think we only need tomato sauce to make us like sardines. That's how crowded Orchard was.

We went to Philippine Embassy to buy exit pass. Then after that we headed back to Lucky Plaza coz my friends forgot to buy Datu Puti when we were there earlier. Things were still okay until I got this craving for Subway that ate up our time and energy! We walk to and fro. What made it even harder was that we didn't really know where to find Subway! Finally, before we can decide to go home like worms, we did locate Subway! Yipee!

Then there goes our Christmas Eve celeb. We were joined by our friends namely Almin, Kuya Angel, and Renie. Sumptuous delight that was; Sweet and Sour Lapu-Lapu, 3 hams, Spaghetti, Fried Chicken, and some more. Oh, plus Grass Jelly dessert.

I love the gifts I received this Christmas; an irreversible shirt, a checkerd flight-attire shirt (which I'll wear when I go home to Pinas), some other stuff and of course, my greatly-desired book, The Time Traveler's Wife.

I went to bed at 5ish if not because of that wine Kuya Angel brought us.

Belated Happy Birthday Jesus!

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This is one thing need not to be redacted...
I miss my blog! (aawww)

And it's so nice to be back.

Dear Blog,

Miss me no more. You are part of my personal legend.
Thank you for listening to all my risible, silly, serious, yarns.
Until then.

With utmost loyalty,
The Dreamer

(Extra)Ordinary Day

Yesterday (12/22) I was off from office, so I got as much sleep as I could but needed to wake up about lunch and went to office because I forgot to do something I need to up. I can actually brush it off 'coz it wasn't that important, but what motivated me to go there was my ipod. hehe. I need to upload some pix and mp3.

I got off 4ish and decided to go to Wheelock Place and have my ipod battery checked. I've been a bit paranoid about it lately 'coz I just really want to make sure it's worth the price. Imagine, 2 days after I bought it, it hang. But as they told me, it's a crunch you normally encounter from its disk. So I went there again yesterday for the battery. I fully charged it prior and have it drained, but it didn't last for 14 hours like the manual said. As usual, the service crew told me to just set some stuff from my ipod to a minimum, like the backlight, shuffle off, etc. I'm not sure if it's gonna work, but I did it anyway.

Then since I was in Orchard, and a bit bored and uhm, lonely, I rather mosey around (again) and enjoy the views of the shopping capital. I just realized that Orchard has been my saving grace for some sort especially when such condition hits me. And I'm glad I did it.

I reached Dhoby Ghaut about 5ish (it was in deed quite a walk), and kill the time window shopping (again) while waiting for my friend to arrive. We're supposed to watch either Night at the Museum or The Holiday but we run out of seat so we end up watching Charlotte's Web. It was a bit uplifting film though. It's about friendship, who knows no bigotry but looks at the purity of one's heart. It's also about seeing miracle that happens everyday. Sometimes we don't really notice it, but everyday is life's miracle. And that we can be a source of miracle for someone.

After seeing the flick, we waited for another friend and went to Mustafa to buy some pasalubong. It was a 24-hour mall where you can find almost anything you need (especially every Indian's need; it's their territory anyway), but my energy wasn't good enough for 24 hours so after a while we head home.

I just bought 3 packs and 2 bars of Cadbury chox. I'm such a stingy. Well, just for that.
This is one lousy blog I write. I wish to improve soon though. Or rather, bring back my writing power.

And hey! Thanks to my friend Tubby! She bought me my coveted gift this holiday, a book entitled "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffeneger. Everytime I take a look at it at every bookstore (and Paulo Coelho's Like A Flowing River), I always have goose bumps. Serious. Now I can't wait to start reading it.

Indeed I had a great day.

The Sleeks and The Pricks

Now pardon me for coming back without even a dramatic prelude of where I have been. I just want to pour my fussiness out lately for some living and non-living things. But before that, I would rather speak in my native tongue to avoid Jim Crowism.

Nakakaasar na talaga sa opisina! Hindi ko alam kung nasa akin ang lahat ng problema o nasa kanila. Pero isa lang ang sigurado ako. Mga pangit sila! Hindi naman sa itsura, though pwede din, I'm speaking more of ugali at madami pang iba.

Una, hindi ko alam kung ako lang to or what, pero parang naiinsulto ako, lalo kanina, nung pinaulit nila sa kin yung report na ginawa ko. Although may typo error naman talaga that made my statement logically incorrect, pero yung approach nila sa kin eh parang hindi maganda. Parang gusto kong sabihin, duh?!? Who do you think you are?!? eh yung word nga lang na "impartial" eh nagulumihanan ka na. At pwede ba, yung pananalita ha, nakakairita talaga. Kung ako hindi nila maintindihan dahil westernize ang tunog natin, sila naman hindi ko maintindihan kasi sadyang pangit sila magsalita. I sound masama pero totoo. Ok lang sana eh, matatanggap ko na ang pagkakaiba namin ng dila. Pero sana yung tolerance natin sa hindi nila kaaya-ayang pagsasalita eh maisukli naman nila sa tin.

Pangalawa, karamihan sa kanila walang galang, lalo sa mga kainan o restaurant. May mga mababait oo, pero may sobrang hindi mabait din! Ikaw pa aawayin. Kaya dapat talaga dito unahan mo sila ng tapang at kung hindi, papatiklupin ka nila.

Yun lang. Kairita di ba.

Ay about the sleeks, I did some splurging recently when I bought an Everbest shoes and 30gb iPod video enhanced 5th generation.

That's all bye.