Wednesday, November 30, 2005
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Got an e-mail today, reminding me that it's 25 days until Christmas. Goodness, where did November go? When I was a kid, November seemed to drag on forever and ever. Christmas was so far away, but now that I'm older, the months just seem to zip by. I mean, where did the year go?! I feel like 2005 went too fast and I have so many things to do yet. I've been getting envious of people who've completed their Christmas shopping, way before the rush. Waah! I am completely stumped on what to give people for Christmas this year. I usually have an idea of what to give--so far, I just have a gift idea for my super (which Crissy and I agreed to half) and for myself (haha, my hair!). I don't think my usual supplier is around this year so I have to think of something new and interesting. Hmmm. I would've thought with all the bazaar/mall hopping I've been doing, I would've come up with some ideas... ugh, unfortunately, I don't have any idea at all.
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Monday, November 28, 2005
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I've been meaning to post a bunch of stuff I've been worrying about but some of it has already ironed itself out. Take the three bags I had laundered three weeks ago. I love bags--my dad knows this because he was the one who started my fixation on bags when I was nine years old and he bought me a navy blue Esprit bag in Europe. How I loved that book bag, I only used it during Post Test week. I still use it up to today, even if it's a tad discolored. That was my very first fashionable bag moment and started a lifetime of being in love with bags. Anyway, back to the three bags I almost had laundered. The laundromat wanted to check the bags I brought in for bleeding, as they said the fabric on my bags were the kind that would bleed. They said they would call me after 10-15 days if they could clean it. I was worried for those three weeks because those bags were pretty, unusual and well, were me. I got them Monday--unfortunately, they couldn't have it cleaned. Sigh. So now my dad and I are going to handwash them (he's going to teach me how to do it). A concern now is my right eye. It has this bruise-y pain beneath the lid that acts up occasionally. I first felt it when I was on the flight from Bohol to Manila. The flight was pretty bumpy--it was the first time for me to experience turbulence--but generally okay. The landing, though, was not as smooth as I expected and my right eye started tearing up. Tears were flowing from my right eye because it hurt so bad. I had to hold my hand over my eye to keep it from hurting even more. Sniff. I thought it was nothing until I moved to a new workstation recently and it hurt again. I think it hurts under strain. I don't like to worry about it so much, but sometimes it bothers me. :(
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I finally had my hair straightened again, only this time using the less strenuous process of relaxing. Last year, I had my hair semi-rebonded, which was ironed three times and it lasted for quite sometime, although I think my hair really suffered. I feel my hair looks and feels much better now. What finally made me really go and have my hair straightened? I had been intending to have my hair relaxed for quite sometime already, I was just waiting for a good time. But then someone asked me if I had my hair curled! I was momentarily stunned and went "Uhh... no?" "Oh, you're harassed?" Ummm yeah. Remember last year? The reason why I decided on a rebond was because everyone was greeting me with a "Mahangin ba sa labas?" Sigh. My hair really looks bad when I don't take care of it. Two different friends suggested I was kulang sa suklay... in fairness, I've been combing my hair more than usual already. My hair texture's just really bad. As in conditioner and regular combing cannot fix it. * * * Spent a (retail) therapeutic Saturday with my friend Tessa. We hit Metrowalk, St Francis, Podium and Megamall--and we're not yet through. I thoroughly enjoyed looking around and getting ideas on what to wear or what's new. I miss doing that. When we were going around the mall/s, I was wondering where I was the past few weekends. In a daze, I guess. Everything seemed surprisingly new. We were revelling in the Ortigas area, to think that was our haunt for five years. * * * I finally got my Starbucks 2006 planner. I didn't think I could complete the 21 stickers to get it, but with my friends' (Watty and Crissy), dad's, brother's, my brother's friends' help, I was able to finish one card. Wah. Finally. Goodness, I was getting a bit obsessive about it already. So when I claimed my planner today and the barista asked me if I wanted another card, I was like, "No thanks!" I'm going to help my mom and an officemate fill up theirs naman. :)
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Thursday, November 17, 2005
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 Currently very slowly reading Everyone Worth Knowing by the same author of The Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger. I am always not so surprisingly attracted and intrigued by the author's heroines: both slightly square (but they're probably good-looking and fashionable. And they can write or aspire to be writers) girls who take the big leap of faith which is completely impulsive and so not who they are and somehow end up where they're really meant to be. Oh, and they get an amazing guy along the way (I liked Christian from The Devil Wears Prada!). Sometimes though, I don't like their paths to self-destruction and the characters can't seem to make me empathize with them and what they're going through, but somehow they get to redeem themselves in the end.
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Monday, November 07, 2005
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This is my favorite PostSecret postcard. I love how it looks and the simplicity of the words to evoke the feeling... but most of all, I love it because I can relate to it.
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Saturday, November 05, 2005
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I am zonked after two days of tiangge hopping with my parents. We finally went to the famous 168 mall last Friday. Waah. Big mistake, so many people, difficult to find parking (it was pretty late in the day). It was okay, I guess. The stuff's cheap. Today, we went naman to St Francis. Everything looked the same there! I guess I was just overloaded with seeing the same things over and over again from 168 and St Francis. So. In 168, I saw so many people there loaded with shopping bags and holding a list, crossing out some details there. I assume that's their Christmas list. Wow. I should get organized like that, but I tend to cram everything nearer to the holidays. Especially since I haven't been to the bazaars yet. :) Big, busy day today! Even if I'm exhausted, I'm still wired and happy for my friends! Big day for my friend Loida (Happy Birthday and... I'm soooo happy for you!!!) as well as for my friend Isabel (Best wishes!)! :)
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Wednesday, November 02, 2005
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Upon the enthusiastic suggestion of my brother, I spent my Halloween holidays watching two horror movies. Now I don't particularly like horror movies--I hate the idea of something lurking around, but my brother was insistent on having me watch Shutter and Feng Shui (as in Kris Aquino) on Cinema One. I have to admit, Shutter was good, even if it was Tagalized and I laughed right out when the editor/publisher (?) guy said something about "Balete Drive" when the movie was made in Thailand. I liked how the little details throughout the movie all add up and make you think, "oo nga ano!" It's not scary in the gulat way, which is a good thing. Plus, a lot of people have said that there aren't any loose ends to the story or are there any subplots that keep one wondering afterwards. On the other hand, Feng Shui was... amusing. Maybe because my brother was also narrating the funny parts. I mean, with the blatant product placement of the corned beef and the appliances as well as the special effects, the movie really came off as semi-comedy, semi-horror (only because I got surprised with the ending. Well, just a bit). I kept on laughing over the horse-kabayo thing which I kept on demonstrating to my brother (writing about it gets me snickering again). I got a good laugh talaga out of this movie.
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