Okay, so I decided to post my outfit for my rant to not come along as selfish. Is is just me or assuming my post for the promotion is taking decades? Yes, I'm not complaining or anything, or maybe I am. I mean a month after they announce to the whole world or office that you're getting promoted but you're still doing you're same old job, people start asking you questions. They start with, "Whatever happened to your promotion?", "Why are you still here?", "Diba VA ka na?". And I'm like, "I don't really know, I'm still waiting for the management's notification". I guess what I'm really trying to say is, if there is something unsettled within their level that regards my promotion, they should have settled it before alarming the whole world that I got promoted even before celebrating a year with their company. So I stop there.

And because I don't wan't to spend my hard-earned moolah to shop and binge on unhealthy food, I decided to dress up. Well not really dress up, but at least gather some energy to take an ugly photo of myself and couple it with my rant. So, photos!

Taking self-portraits is difficult even with a tripod. Remote, please!

Outfit details, the loose, gray sleeveless top is from American Blvd, the workout leggings from Yvonne's and the Owl accessory from Divisoria. Parang gigimik lang, no? When you don't have the zest to go to work because you're tried of people asking you the same irritating question everyday, this is what you wear so you can do a ninja move by just speeding your way out of the conversation.

A closer look at the Owl necklace

My ring, which according to my officemate looks something from Saudi. Yeah, you know the cliche. Haha

I got them cheap from Parisian.

Hello again, folks! I've been pretty busy for the past few weeks as to the explanation why I haven't updated my blog for quite sometime. Also, my new laptop Batman broke down. I transferred all my files from my old laptop to this new one that I bought some 3 months ago thinking it would last. I haven't even thought of doing a back up on my files, because, I dunno. Who would ever imagine that after 3 months of use it will break down? I certainly didn't.

Not wanting to delve more into details, let's talk about my promotion. So, not wanting to make people who helped me reach this position feel indispensable, I had to give each of them a small treat. That is even if I haven't had a taste of the sweet monetary value of the promotion, I just had to, starting with the boyfriend. After I found out about the news, I had to wear something light and fun so as to embody how I felt that day. Photos!

I had to crop my face on some of the shots because my hair is all over the place!

So, here goes! I decided to wear something pink so it'll be easy on the eyes. The top I got from American Blvd, the skirt was thrifted from Divisoria and the shoes which is not that visible in this slide, I got from Marks and Spencer. The photos from the series of mini treats for the people I love and adore will be on a separate blog, all together.

Hell yeah, my hips don't lie. Darn.

Flats from Marks and Spencer

And that's about it. I haven't assumed the post yet, I will hopefully run the role come mid-December. A higher salary means more responsibilities, I'm keeping my hopes and my attitude up. Have a happy Sunday!

Hi. This is probably not a good time to surprise me or to invite me somewhere because I'm not in the mood. For the nth time, my laptop is broken again and they're blaming it to the motherboard after 3 fucking months of use. I mean, how could that happen? If its under warranty they always do a reformat but if its not they always blame it to the motherboard. I don't get it. If you must know, my laptop is more than a vital piece of gadget to me. Aside from it being a "personal" space I can explore anytime and also use to create another world on the web, I also consider it a part of myself. That's how dependent I am to it, and knowing that fact, I don't know why I always fail to back up my data.

Here's what happens every time I try to turn it on:

I get the notorious gray screen!

I have searched online for a possible cause of this problem and it seems like its a common issue for Asus EEE PCs. Darn it. Should've known better. Anyhoo, there's no hope for this laptop.

So there you go, 11months worth of photos, audio files, movies, word documents and presentations gone in an instant. I found a recovery tool from the web which costs roughly P2,500 but I don't think it's worth it. I'm still looking for geeks over the innernet who can help me save my files. Wish me luck, or it's going to be the start of the destruction of my social (networking) life.

When it rains, it really does pour.

So, basically yeah. That's how my Halloween went. Prior to that, we also had a party in the office which included trick or treat for the kids, and since I'm also a kid, I've got lotsa candies! We also had an event for bay decoration but I wasn't able to take photos because cameras were not allowed inside the office! Sucks I know. Bun and also had our own version of Halloween, we had dinner, that's it. Nothing kinky or scary. Heh. Photos!

That's me, Thon and Jeanelle showing you people how a telenovela cover should look like, sans the Photoshop! Haha

Say hello to our friend who got us drunk!

The gang under drunken glory!

I haven't introduced you to two of the people I spend most of my time with at work. Meet CG and Dan, the people that I love the most from work. In a non-sexual, non-romantic way, please. CG and I have had issues in the office, they thought we were a couple even if they knew that he had a girlfriend and I had a boyfriend. I don't get it, office affairs that is. I don't know why Dan and I never had an issue, but anyway, I'll be mentioning them a lot so I thought I'd introduce them first.

Last week, we were emailing each other at the star of the shift and something unusual occurred. I started the convo and was a bit alarmed because Dan was a all quite, not replying or anything. I though maybe he was just busy, but when I stood up to shout at him, he was not there! His things not there as well, I had to check our VL(Vacation Leave) folder only to find out that the bitch is on VL for 2 days! What the hell, that tin man didn't even tell us! CG and I thought this will be bad for our reputation because it's only the 2 of us for the next two days. After shift, I told CG I needed to be hooked up to the internet 'cause I need to dload my presentation. I was jokingly asking him to treat me for breakfast, knowing the tightwad that he is, I know he won't budge. But he did. What a MIRACLE. He told me that I'd be his investment if ever I get promoted. That explains it, user! But I thought, I may never get promoted so what the hell. Haha! We chose Yellow Cab for the WiFi only to find out its not working, we both can't connect, and that is after ordering the 3-cheese pizza for breakfast. Darn it.

What a relief to find out that there's free wifi around the area, it took me 2 hrs to dload 9mb worth of files.But anyway, the point of this blog is to make Dan envious for we didn't only spend 2 lonesome days without him, it was 3, for on the 3rd day, Dan supposedly got "sick". Whatever, Dan. Drool over  the photos!

Drool over, Danilo!

Hi, Dan! The pizza says hi!

Enjoying my treat courtesy of CG!

My favorite!

We gobbled up the pizza and poof!, it's gone. Sorry you weren't able to taste it Dan! That is for being on VL for 2 days and on SL(Sick Leave) for another one! Too much text in this post, goodbye for now. We love you, Dan!


Photo Credit to my 2mp N90.

Hello, I'm back again! I just want to update you guys of the recent purchases that I've had. Remember that I've been saving up for something big come October? That was actually for a 3-day vacation in Vigan/Pagudpud/Ilocos Norte but due to unforeseen circumstances like my boyfriend forgetting that we both agreed to go there, I cancelled the reservation and therefore will be spending 3 consecutive days of paid vacation leave by my lonesome. I tried not to blog about it because it might get jinxed, but I'm getting a new philosophy now since it got jinxed anyway. So, here goes what I've spent my money on because of minor depression.

This is not really a splurge because I (or mom?) bought it at a local store, and it was almost a courtesy from my mom.

I bought them at Ohrelle in SM North, they sell very cheap but sturdy and hot-lookin' pumps, wedges and flats.

This pair is a spur of the moment purchase I had almost week-ending September. I as actually looking for a plain pair of black doll shoes and I spotted the pair with an unbelievable tag so I went home with this pair instead of some black flats.

A tripod, finally!

Yes, a tripod! Since I have been into into getting photos of myself on a daily basis to document my outfits, it has been rather a struggle for me to get a good angle and also to focus my photos. My baby boy is also kind of heavy so I get all nervous when I mount it into just any available surface. So, CD-R King's tripod was the solution, and did you know, Len also bought the same one, I think. Because I got mine for P250 too, just like hers. And PS, CD-R King is heaven sent when it comes to a lot of mechanical, electronic, etc. things. Just make sure you examine the product thoroughly because sometimes there really is a defect on the product upon purchase.

The box of my creamy Canon 50mm f 1.8 lens! *sigh*

Hello there lovely!

Now I can guarantee that Canon is bound to make me happy! Hurray!

Yes! That's my new 50mm f1.8 lens, that's the most expensive splurge I've had so far, and I was really, really, really wanting to buy this lens for I know it'll be a good investment for my baby boy. So there, I have 2 more things but I haven't transferred the photos yet so I guess I'll keep them in queue until tomorrow.

For now, lull me into my deep slumber for I'm still broken-hearted and the person that I least expect to care for me is the one doing so, look at the bright side right? I therefore conclude that it is indeed true that even if you have a lot of money but you don't have that person to spend it with, it's totally f*cking useless. Goodnight, folks!

PS

Happy 70th Birthday, Sir John Lennon! I don't like
you that much but google made such an awesome
job of liking you a bit more today.

Not for the movie but for the time when I can have a companion and watch this pretty darn movie! The unusual after-his-work-and-before-mine dates are getting quite old, I need a hold of time! This is UNACCEPTABLE.

Moving on from the work rant, because I can't help but feast on chicken and pork during lunch and dinner, I've decided to just cut off a bit on my breakfast and start the day with cookies (the healthy ones, of course)!

Thank God for Oatmeal cookies from Quaker oats! I specifically love the Apple and cinnamon flavor!

I munched on a whole pack yesterday for I was having paycheck woes, for the nth time, we have a payroll dispute! It's been 5 months since the HR transition, when are you going to get it right? Gah. Can't rant too much about this matter though or I might end up in court defending myself.

How scattered are my thoughts right now? Hormonal maybe, I'm about to have my period. But thank you for Oatmeal cookies and Easy A for making this day a bit lighter. Happy Sunday!

Or at least tries to. Since I can't work out before or even after shift because I am always tired, I had to opt for a different way on keeping my body healthy and free of fats, as I'm already experiencing the down side of not being able to exercise this early. I always feel heavy when I wake up, maybe because I oversleep a lot, but that is to compensate for the hard work I do when I'm awake. So, I came up with a plan to always eat veggies as much as I can, not strictly though, for if you must know, our office pantry doesn't offer much.

My mom taught me how to cook this recipe because this was the transition from me not liking vegetables, to me liking vegetables a lot, and she thought that would be a good start into patronizing veggie than meat.

I don't know what it's called but it has squash and greens of some sort.

I had to learn how to cook this one in any case I'll have to leave home. In the middle of my wanting to eat more vegetables than meat phase came Burger King--on the way home. Darn it. Who can resist Burger King??

That's a very thinly sliced mouth-watering bacon inside.

Eat that together with fries and ketchup!

Cheating aside, this is my friend Dan's burger.

Sundae for dessert!

And, to top that up, I had another dinner date with Bunny and here is what I had:

Chicken Teriyaki, with green peas and carrots.

Oh well, for this time, or maybe until after Christmas or New Year, that's when I'll definitely go vegan. Or maybe when I get a new job and the list goes on. Oh meat, how can you be so irresistible??

Hello, non-productivity! I've been on sick leave for the past 2 days and I don't have a valid medical certificate I can present to my boss on Monday. How Can I have one when I couldn't even stand up because I was experiencing heavy poopoo-ing(LBM) and vomiting. And, no people, I'm not pregnant. I just had amoebiasis take me down again. And I was diagnosed by a non-intellicare accredited doctor so even If I do get a med cert from him, that wouldn't be valid at all. In the midst of all this, how can I even look for one that's accredited when I'm almost spitting my guts out? Darn health care.