Tonight: Noche Buena!

It’s almost Christmas! Hours from now people all over the world will be celebrating the day our Saviour Jesus was born.

We’ll be celebrating this year’s ‘Noche Buena’ in my brother’s place in Parañaque. We (me, my parents along with my niece and nephews) wil be leaving this afternoon. This is our first time to celebrate Christmas away from home. But I know that we’re going to have so much fun later tonight and tomorrow. Even if life hasn’t been that good lately, having my family on this special occasion is more than enough for me. Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Something Red for Pumpkin

I’ve got a hello kitty purse for this week’s something red and I gave a red pouch and red undies (lol) for my baby Sakura. The pouch costs is almost enough but it’s a little plain so I thought of adding something which would give my gift a little blow in the mind haha, sometimes (or most of the time lol) the naughtiness in me comes out unexpectedly.

Our next gift-giving will be on Christmas Day and the theme will be something ‘big’, and should cost Php 50.00. Hmmm… what something big will Bella give to her baby Ange for Christmas? *thinking...*

Early Christmas Gift

I am nearsighted; I’m having a hard time reading sign boards on a bus while waiting for it. I have an eyeglass but don’t want to wear it because they’re teasing me that I look like a teacher and most importantly, I don’t feel comfortable wearing it.

One time while going to my brother in Parañaque, stupid of me but I got lost hahaha (why do I always get lost?). I rode a bus going to terminal 3 instead of terminal 2 and 1 which is on the way to Baltao. Maybe this incident is what pushes my brother to decide what Christmas gift would benefit me most. So he decided to buy me a new eyeglass.

So, I got now a new eyepiece which according to some looks good on me hehehe. Well, we just had a hard time finding a frame that would fit my small face (ugh! That was the disadvantage of having one). But then, after a few tries we were able to find one and what’s good about it is that the frame only costs Php800.00, along with the lens my brother only costs him around Php1700.00. By the way I got my eyepiece from Unique Vision Center in Mall of Asia.

Tonkatsu at Okuya Food Express

After buying some groceries from the hypermarket, my brother and I decided to have our lunch in MOA’s food court. He was asking me where we would buy our food. I am thinking of something sizzling, a sizzling sisig perhaps but having this ever-changing mind I just couldn’t decide what to eat.

Then, Okuya Express caught my attention and told myself “I wanna try this one”. Since I haven’t tried any of its food yet I go for a simple dish even if my brother is insisting that their Tuna is good. I ordered Bento 1 consisting of plain rice, tonkatsu, a sautéed mongo sprouts and a sauced tofu.

Their rice serving is ok, a little too many for me that day. Tonkatsu is good as well as the mongo sprouts but the sauce in tofu is a little sweet. But all in all the food is good for its price (which I forgot how much since it’s my brother who pays for it hahaha).

So, I’m looking forward to our next malling and eating adventure, how about on Christmas Day? *wink*

Exhausting yet Satisfying Day

Wake up at 2 in the morning and start preparing for today’s venture. After two hours I rode a bus, get off in Bacoor and waited half hour for another bus going to Olongapo.

I’m off to my hometown for an exam and interview in a company located in Subic Bay Freeport Zone, for a position of Senior Leader in QA Department. The invitation was quite a surprise for me as I have submitted my resume last September with the position of Engineering Staff. And, frankly speaking I didn’t have any supervisory experience yet. But then, I decided to give it a shot thinking they would not call me if they think I don’t suit the qualifications they are looking for. Also, looking for a new challenges in life and been eager to raise my intellectual level a notch which I think must have been stagnant for not working in years, I traveled for more than five hours to take the challenge.

I arrived at 9 a.m., and decided to drop by at a church first since it’s still early for my appointment. After thirty minutes I headed for SBFZ, the guard asked for my ID and when I told him that I’m for an interview he said that I should get a one day pass from Building 606. But the lady-in-charge said that she could not give me a pass since the company do not have a request for that day. So, I go out of the Zone and rode a taxi which costs me P120 (well I have it in mind to ride in a taxi going to the company to avoid getting lost lol).

The exam starts at 11 a.m., consisting of four parts. Gone through two interviews, first from the HR Personnel and the second is a two-man interview. At 4 in the afternoon, I and three others were later informed that our applications for Senior Leader are for review. Whether I fail or pass the interview, it’s alright, haven’t had this experience for many years now, it feels good going through this thing again. What matters most for me are the things I gained from every attempt that I take.

Something Long for Peanut

It’s almost Christmas time, the season of gift-giving. Monito-monita is pinoy’s version of kris kringle. For fun, I decided to join an exchange gift which mostly comprises of my sister’s nieces. The mechanics are: gift should be at least P20.00 (this is fair enough since most are still students and I’m the eldest of them lol) and each participant should use different nicknames every week.

Our theme for the first week is something long. I used the nick peanut. I thought of buying a rosary but ends up buying a flute made out of bamboo for Baby Phudge (my baby).

Our first exchange gift was held yesterday, I received a Rainbow Magic Spring, three pieces of long jelly sticks and a Snoopy Sticker (so looove it!). So, what’s with the snoopy sticker got to do with something long?  It just so happens that my santa for the week, Angel of Death is my niece. Of course, she knows very well that it could possibly be me since I love Snoopy.

Next week’s theme would be Something Red… and Pumpkin’s baby is Sakura. 

Don't Cry Out Loud

I've been following the Bedroom Blog by Veronica on Cosmo Philippines for sometimes now, got hooked on it after reading a post last September. The story is realistic enough for me and most of us girls could actually relate to V's blog. When I check yesterday's post, Beware The Sign, I remember what I've been through, the dilemma of admitting to someone what's the real deal or just keep it inside. I chose to follow the signs, something I'm not accustomed to. I take the risk which makes me happy, inspired and contented for almost seven months. Then I checked today's post, Do You Believe In Signs? It wasn't something that I could say I can relate to, but I think it was I should've done when my fairy tale ended.
For V, the song 'Don't Cry Out Loud' is a sign. For me, it is a message, a wake-up call. Through this blog and a few talks with my friends, I've been quite vocal about how I am and how I feel after the break-up. I could and was able to hide from my family and friends how hurt I've been but I wasn't able to hide it from him. A sissy from a forum told me that she prefers to be wasted in front of her friends than her ex-boyfie, and she made me think with that. Then, after reading the lyrics of the song, it made me think more.
I've lost when I lose him, and made myself lose more by being emotional and crying out loud to him. I should've kept the hurt inside, by myself, but I chose to let him know how devastated I've been from what happened.
Now, after that fall, I'm standing on my ground (trying my best), and as the song goes I shall remember that I almost had it all.

Don't cry out loud, Just keep it inside
Learn how to hide your feelings
Fly high and proud
And if you should fall
Remember you almost had it all