Saturday, August 30, 2008

Opinions please


Need your opinion.

I'm planning to buy a new gadget.

A) Should I get one right now while there are Sales signs sprouting in every mall to get rid of old stock?

B) Should I wait for the holidays sale?

C) Or should I wait till the Christmas season is over?

D) other opinions: ____ (please indicate)


I've already asked (bugged) a couple of people, but I'm still undecided.


August


It's the last day of August. Time flew so fast.

Looking back, August was a blast. All the blogging really made it more special. The fact that I can share my day with the rest of the world (or maybe just within the office) made the trivial things more meaningful.

We're entering the BER months now... the holidays are coming up. Lots to blog about!

Can't wait!

Friday, August 29, 2008

Plum Appeal


I tried out my new lipstick. Revlon Creme de la Chrome in Plum Appeal. It's thick, rich, has a shiny metallic look and leaves a nice stain on your snout, este pout. Hmmm... It tastes like berries too.

So how do I look?


The shade is definitely out of date... 90's look pa itish.

saturday morning traffic


It's Saturday morning. Saturday!


There shouldn't be any traffic on Saturdays! Especially not within the subdivision area!

Whatdafa?!!

I can't believe I spent 20 minutes crawling along Don Antonio drive this morning... no accidents, no cars broke down, no film shooting, no demonstrations... just inexplicable traffic at 10 o'clock on a Saturday morning!

Leche, buti pa sa Edsa, it just took me 10mins to get to Ortigas.

GRRR!!!!


Kyle, new blogger


My nephew insists I help him create his own blog. He wants to publish his pictures of his field trip and other activities.

I'm teaching him how to create and update his own blog.

You can check out Kyle's Adventures Blog.

That's him as a cowboy. Kamukha ko ba? Hehe, we're wearing the same shades.

Blogger na rin siya.


B.I. talaga si Tita Marie! hehe...



*(blogger influence)

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Left out by Google

Have you googled yourself lately?
What does a person have to do to be in Google?

My best friend Jay today said "alam mo pala you can literally find anyone in the world in google".
True enough, I found her and Mak, my other best friend.

I found my mom, my sister, my brother, my best friend's mother and sister.

I found my friends and classmates in high school and college.

I found the obituary of my dead classmate Anouk in Wikipedia.

I found everyone.

I can't find me...

Good Omens

At last, Jonas and Bebs returned my book.

I'm such a slow reader. I bought this book in October last year, but I'm still on chapter 3. So far 5 people have borrowed and read it since then.

I am a huge fan of Neil Gaiman, ever since I first read his famous comic novel, The Sandman. I've been collecting his books ever since. He naturally blurs the lines between fantasy, literature, mythology, dreams and reality, and the way he weaves words into imaginative stories have always fascinated me. Though most of his work seems have some dark Tim Burton-ish overtones, amazingly this novel does not.

You can easily tell you're reading a Gaiman book just by knowing the characters and the cultural references to mythology, biblical icons and rock and roll. But Pratchett's humor jumps out of the pages as well.

Chapter 3 palang yan hah! Hehe!


The back cover says:

There is a distinct hint of Armageddon in the air.

According to "The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch" (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, "before" she blew up her entire village and all its inhabitants, who had gathered to watch her burn), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact.

So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, the Four Bikers of the Apocalypse are revving up their mighty hogs and hitting the road, and the world's last two remaining witch-finders are getting ready to fight the good fight, armed with awkwardly antiquated instructions and stick pins. Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. . . . Right. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan.

Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon -- each of whom has lived among Earth's mortals for many millennia and has grown rather fond of the lifestyle -- are not particularly looking forward to the coming Rapture. If Crowley and Aziraphale are going to stop it from happening, they've got to find and kill the Antichrist (which is a shame, as he's a really nice kid). There's just one glitch: someone seems to have misplaced him. . . .

First published in 1990, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's brilliantly dark and screamingly funny take on humankind's final judgment is back -- and just in time -- in a new hardcover edition (which includes an introduction by the authors, comments by each about the other, and answers to some still-burning questions about their wildly popular collaborative effort) that the devout and the damned alike will surely cherish until the end of all things.

More details

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
By Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
Published by William Morrow, 2006
ISBN 0060853964, 9780060853969
384 pages

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Better deals



Finally got my ticket for my Cebu-Bohol trip. Yehey! Weeks of procrastination has finally ended...


Supposed to avail of Dexter's free trip vouchers from HSBC. Well, basta libre, go ako! But the tax alone costs P4000+. Shaks!


The PAL agent offered me their Great Value Flights promo for only P2500+ for the exact same flight. This was definitely a better deal!



Woohoo!!!








Monday, August 25, 2008

Auntie Mame


What a find!


Saw this book lying underneath old copies of Anne Rice and Maeve Binchy at Booksale in Ever Gotesco yday. It was in good condition, with a minor fold on the left side of the front cover. Bought it for P90 bucks!

I just love this book!

We never really know what wonderful treasures are lurking underneath our noses, we just have to stop for a minute and take a look!

Allan's photographs

I was chatting with my cousin, Kuya Allan Penaranda the other day who shared his love of photography with me. He's literally been all over the world working on a cruise ship. He gave me permission to share some samples of his work as he travels along the Mediterranean and the Carribean. Thanks Kuya Allan!
Image of the gondolas bobbing along by the night lights of Venice, Italy.
Gondolas in Venice by day.

Santorini cliffside hotels and resorts. Hmmm, reminds me of the set of Mama Mia! the movie.


His cruise ship off the coast of Santorini in Greece, taken from pool deck of one of the hotels.


A black and white photo of an iguana taken at Orenjestad, Aruba.

I love his work! Composition is great, and his play of shutter speed and lighting really paid off in capturing the beauty of the places!


A Day With the Fishes

Had a wonderful day with the coaches, QS and trainers yesterday at the Manila Ocean Park. We were the first to arrive, good thing coz we had the best parking space! While waiting for the rest of the gang to arrive, I spent a good hour taking pictures of everyone by the welcome sign.

Bad trip lang, my camera ran out of battery juice so soon. We haven't even started the tour yet! I found out later that the battery compartment was just loose, thank goodness... so I ventured on.



Although, may mga Injans na hindi nakasama, I'm glad madami ring nakarating.

So finally we were complete. It was a good thing it was a cloudy morning, kaya we were all cool outside waiting by the steps. For the record, sila Lyn and Madz and last dumating at around 9:40 am!


So inside sobrang sabik sa camera mga tao! Even though the sign says No Flash Fotos, some people still had theirs on... including me. In fairness, my camera's flash turns on automatically, not my fault!

Here Coaches Ervin and Ron measure up against my 8-year old nephew Kyle, trying desperately to get a discount. Yeah, keep dreaming!
The underwater tunnel was great, I would say better than the one in Sentosa. Although not as long, it was brightly lit, there were more animals in the tank and they were more hyperactive. The rays were definetely putting on a show for us!

It's only 10:45am but we were all famished by the time we finished the tour. Actually, mas napagod ako chasing after the fish with my lens rather than walking inside the vast aquarium. E lecheng mga isda, ayaw tumigil for a pose!

We had buffet lunch at Tamayo's Ozeana Restaurant on the 2nd floor. Hard to miss, the exit pathway goes through the resto, teasing passersby with its beautifully laid buffet and flowing chocolate fountain. We stuffed ourselves with fresh salmon sashimi, sushi, siomai, roasted chicken and halo-halo.


Bakit tuwing lalapit ako sa buffet, nakatingin sila Ervin? Are they counting my trips to the buffet? Excuse me, I'm just getting a spoon! The nerve! Wahehe!

After dessert, we burped and belched and held in our stomachs while we were serenaded by 3 guitarists, to the tune of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours". Walang may birthday, so we just dedicated the song to Coach Anne, who paid! Wuv you coachie! Chenks for the food!

Needless to say, we had a great time watching the fish, taking pictures of the fish, and of course, EATING the FISH!



*more pictures available here.

*coach sheryl also posted pictures from her camera on her multiply account, see here.

Fish Spa



Kyle insists that I post this on my blog. This was his favorite part of the tour of the Manila Ocean Park.

Hundreds of tiny Doctor Fish (Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus) nibble and tickle him as they feed on the dead skin cells of his feet and toes.

The fish spa cost P120 where you spend 20 mins sitting on the edge of a small pool filled with the tiny hungry fish. This includes a free small blue towel that doubles as a souvenir after wiping your wet feet.

Kyle couldn't keep still or quiet the entire time, to the delight of his "spa-mates".


Kyle, happy now? Let's go back next month! Next time, let's bring your Mama and cousin Borgie.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Tek!


I'm very happy to have the best sister in the world!


Happy Birthday Tek! Mwah!
Love you sis!

Friday, August 22, 2008

Yummy page


Hope everyone enjoys the new look of my blogsite. GODIVA CHOCOLATES!

Thanks again to my blog guru, Coach Shei, I used the template from
FinalSense.com to customize this. Good ol' copy-paste lang!

I've added page numbers below so that my fellow Ka-bloggers and other visitors can view old posts easily.

Still don't know squat about HTML editing. But at least the site looks YUMMY!


Eye

direct, contentment, calm, peaceful, comfortable

discord, fear, anxiety, bewildered, stressed


How do you feel when you look at these eyes?