The Sunday Currently (vol. 25)

I guess this is the first time this year I'm blogging on a Sunday. My last Sunday Currently was December 2017 can you believe it? Anyway, I still use this format in my Life Lately's so it's not like you haven't heard from me haha.

What's up?

Reading:
Nothing

Writing:
This and some pending articles about travel and buying furniture in Miami.

Listening:
To the faint sound of vehicles passing by.

Thinking:
About the things that transpired a few weeks ago til this week, work wise.

Smelling
Nothing, my nose is clogged.

Wishing
We had 3-day weekends. As in. I need 1 day for myself, 1 for my family, and 1 for church. Then I'd go window shipping to buy nice clothes. Like these stylish sweaters from ZAFUL (click here).

I need a more regular me time. Time to get my nails done, my eyebrows threaded, time for spa and time to window shop! How I wish!

Watching
Still Love in Moonlight when I'm alone, Designated Survivor and Kim's Convenience when I'm with my husband!

Loving
That I was able to score three cute tops yesterday at Fishermall and I was able to conquer my fear of parking along the gutter. Going out was hell though but thank God for daddy Larry for patiently guiding me through it. Jusko babagsak gulong ko my goodnessss!

Wanting
Some guidance on my career goals lol

Needing
To lose weight, as always!

Feeling
Thankful about the recent happenings.

The Sunday Currently (vol. 24)

Long time no Sunday Currently! I didn't really want to go back to this format, but I needed to organize my thoughts haha so yeah. It's already Monday but my Sunday hasn't ended yet so. Who cares.

Dinner!

My husband asked me if I have trust issues because I have trouble warming up to people, don't have any "close" friends, and doubts every claim advertisements make (but really, who doesn't). He also thinks I'm borderline conspiracy theorist with the amount of skepticism I show with things, adding he wouldn't be surprised if I thought the earth was really flat. We've already discussed it but I don't think I made my point clear so imma get defensive here instead hahaha. 1. I'm pretty easy to be friends with, but my natural aloofness will make me doubt if I've really made friends. LOL. 

2. I have close friends but I'm not big on hanging out because aside from gastos, I also grow distant with people I don't see regularly. I'm bad at keeping in touch too so I'm not sure if I could still consider my old best friends as my close friends til now. I'm plagued with thoughts like, what if they've changed? What if they don't get my jokes anymore? Are we still close? Can I still tease you? Aaaaa-aaaa-aaaaah. Identity crisissssss. And in terms of hanging out, I prefer to be alone so there's really nothing conclusive in this sentence sorry hahaha.

3. I'm actually pretty gullible, and I'm only fascinated with conspiracy theories. I hardly believe them... even though I have one (which I'm saving for a novel, or selling to Dan Brown HAHAHA). Anyway, I just don't believe in ads so much because hello has anybody measured how Safeguard kills 99.9% of germs off-cam on an actual hand?! Nope. Because we don't have the tools, the bacteria meter is fiction. So is that dandruff strip. And that germ-revealing UV gun. The media is the real spawn of satan. Misinformation, deceit, and thievery right under our noses. Charot. 

4. So yeah, I'm really just a very very shy person who'd rather keep her nose down.

Reading: Sally Thorne's The Hating Game (what a swoonfest!). More on the book when I finally finish it. 

Writing: This. And according to my pending job list, I have 2 home improvement articles due tomorrow. Urgh.

Listening: Nothing, but I have a favorite playlist on Spotify: Classic Road Trip Songs. Rock and roll. Check it out.

Thinking: About how to save on electricity. We're p500 over the budget this month huhu.

Smelling: Coconut scented massage oil from earlier's swedish session at Mont Albo.

Wishing: We had tons of passive income right now.

Watching: Brooklyn Nine Nine. Sobrang funny please watch iiiiit and let's geek out? Definitely a favorite, next to Big Bang and 2 Broke Girls which I never finished haha.

Loving: Bulletproof coffee. I just tried it this morning with local ingredients and it tastes amazing. I once talked about BPC in my Battle Brew post years back, if you want more blah. I've been meaning to try it but the ingredients - grass-fed butter and MCT oil - sounds imported and expensive so I dropped the thought. But just recently I learned you can make it with regular brands (anchor, magnolia, arla) and virgin coconut oil. So yeah, I'm sold. I'm thinking tuloy how easy it is to make money out of this fad. I can just repackage local brands, give it a face-lift and slap all sorts of organic terms to lure people in. I'd sell it at a 300% markup and people will still think it's cheap. Anyway.

Wanting: Money to pay my credit card.

Needing: To finish The Hating Game before the year ends. 

Feeling: Such a loser reading chick-lit. HAHAHA. What can I say? They're the only types of books I like to read. 

The Sunday Currently (vol. 23)

Long time no Sunday Currently, so here you go hehe

Currently

Reading
Nothing. I wonder if I really liked to read in the first place. I'm never the voracious reader, who could read almost any type of material and has a huge vocabulary. I get easily bored if I don't like the style.

Anyway, God is Disappointed in You and Me Before You are both on hold. I started reading The Last Song this week but I didn't like the heroine so I stopped reading haha.

Watching
Rewatching Heartstrings KDrama. Also regularly waiting for new uploads of Game of Thrones S06.

Listening
To instrumental cafe music on youtube (here). I hope I could download them but no online converter would let me cos they're too long, like three hours huhu.

Two weeks ago my playlist looped around Reese Lansangan's first album, Arigato, Internet. Grabe, love her voice (but hate her rapping)! My favorite (and I'm trying to kapa the chords) would be Creeper 'cos I could relate haha. Edit: I'm not trying to kapa anymore, I'm just asking around for the chords lol.

Thinking
About how to really get back in shape. I want to lose at least 5kgs for the sake of my withering self esteem and wilting wardrobe funds. The healthy lifestyle doesn't excite me too much and requires a lot of commitment, but I'm always willing to try. I'm looking into subscribing to diet meals (again) but I'm getting frustrated trying to bargain for a different delivery schedule (Monday to Friday PM) just so it would fit my fkn graveyard shift.

Speaking of the graveyard, looks like working a different shift isn't going to be possible for me unless I get moved to another team or get sent onsite long-term. I'm hating it again cos it's starting to (yet again) get in the way of my bonding time with Jeckie. We only meet on Saturdays and I'm always so sleepy pa huhu

Smelling
Massage oil <3

Wishing
I get to work a different shift naman. I'm really going to resign next year if my shift doesn't get better or if I don't get promised long-term onsite assignment (blog, don't jinx this). I know it's going to be unfair to my team lead, cos if anything, he's the most deserving to be flown for good, but I can't ignore my own needs as well. Whatever.

Wearing
Singlet and shorts

Loving

This footbridge being constructed along Quirino avenue, between Robinsons Novaliches and SM Fairview. Soon there will be no fear crossing the pedestrian! I do wish it was connecting the two malls directly but this is already superb. I wanted to say change is really coming but I'm not sure if Duterte is to be credited with this project so, Thanks DPWH! Rare times they build something sensitive to the commuters' needs. 

Wanting
To start reading Inferno by Dan Brown.

Needing
To lose weight

Feeling
Heavy, as always lol.

The Sunday Currently (vol. 22)

Haler! As usual, posting this a little over Sunday here hehe.

Currently

Reading

I started with Me Before You a couple of weeks ago but I was diverted with something more interesting for me, God is Disappointed in You, so I want to finish that first haha. It's a modern retelling of Bible stories from Genesis to Revelation in a style that's disturbingly hilarious, I had to pause and ask myself if it's okay to laugh at Adam and Eve's banishment! Well, it's really the writing style that caught me so I'm putting it first. hehe

Watching

Nothing hehe

Listening

To this on loop

Thinking

About the small things I want to buy for our new car like a phone mount, USB chargers, etc. OMG we have a new car! YEYY! Our 15 years old SUV is already showing signs of retirement so the family thought we should replace it already. It was hard, cos we're not really making much as a whole and getting a new car entails expenses here and there but God is good! Yeyy!

Sooooo, I need to learn to drive ASAP. haha

Smelling

Warm air from the vent

Wishing

I had pumped the bike tires as early as I knew I had an inflator I can borrow. Could've taken it around earlier! Haha

I adjusted the seats but the lowest setting is still too high for me (arg). It's a pretty cool bike, it has gear shifters I don't know how to use, and a nice frame. <3

Wearing

Hoodie and pajamas

Loving

Coinstar! It's a kiosk where you can cash in your loose change. Recently I learned I can also exchange my coins for eGift cards instead to avoid paying the processing fee of 11% so that's what I'm gonna do! I'm eyeing on more Amazon funds! <3

Wanting

To buy all the pretty decors and kitchen items at Michael's earlier but figured I don't have enough luxury to ship a FOREX box (aka Balikbayan) LOL.

Needing

To convince myself of  a stricter weight loss agenda. Right now I'm just skipping rice but hello potatoes and bagels and pasta and craaaap. My portions didn't change! How do I live with smaller portions?! Aaaargh.

Feeling

So heavy. HAHA

The Sunday Currently (vol. 21)

Hey goys! It's been a while!

I've been busy with a lot of things, mostly work and setting up my new laptop YEYY! I bought a refurbished HP Spectre on Amazon and I'm still in the process of feeling it out. I already have a growing list of pet peeves but they're mostly first world problems like,

1) It boots too fast I can't catch the BIOS setup, 

2) The screen is so high def and my favorite apps aren't being scaled properly (ie. photoshop and illustrator), 

3) I'm scared of scratching the aluminum casing and it bugs me when my watch's buckle taps on the surface as I type. Gaaaaahd,

and so on...

On the plus side, it looks like a Macbook Pro 13 after putting on the black keyboard protector yeyy! HAHA Laptop goals eh ano ba.

Anyway

Currently

Reading

I started reading Me Before You by Jojo Moyes after watching this trailer:

Well, the clip pretty much shows the entire story already but I thought it should still be worth the read hihi. I cried watching the trailer so that makes it a must read. Also, Daenerys x Finnick and their lovely accents!

Watching

Nothing in particular, I'm thinking of indulging in an OTWOL marathon once the series is finally over (LAST 3 WEEKS NA OMGEHH)

Listening

My boyfriend told me about this new band called Unit 406 where two of our friends are in. Since then, I've been playing it on loop! Seriously, their music is all original and super nakaka-LSS. Embedding here so you could listen,

PENDULUM #WalangForeverCredits to Lakbay Production for this video.
Posted by Unit 406 on Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Acoustic version of our new song entitled "Kahit Na Anong Sabihin Ng Iba". Enjoy! :)#KiligSession
Posted by Unit 406 on Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Unit 406 - Hahanapinsaan kaya nagtungo ang sayangdatiy umaapaw sa iyong mga mataoh wag na sana pang ipagkaitlambing at langit na bakalumipad, napadpad sa kalawakannagtatago mong pagibigsaan ko hahanapin
Posted by Unit 406 on Sunday, January 31, 2016

Thinking

About how to properly manage my files so that I don't get bummed whenever I'm moving from PC to PC. I have more than a hundred gigs worth of files that I don't know where to keep, and thousands of photos I'm having a hard time sorting out! T__T It takes an era to move them completely arg.

Smelling

Nothing hehe

Wishing

Software is sold cheaper. It's only here in the US that I ever considered buying software cos torrent is illegal and somehow, there's a level of security I feel with using up to date apps. But then, software companies are suddenly rolling out their products in subscriptions instead of one-time purchases and I don't think I'm ready to shell out $20/mo on Adobe Photoshop alone. T__T

Right now, I've just decided to subscribe to 1 thing and that's an antivirus haha

Wearing

Shirt and long johns :D

Loving

That I'm being financially helpful to my family right now. I wish this could go on forever but eventually I have to go home, and all the extra income I have saved here will be poured to renovations and investments and I'll be back to feeling poor and underpaid HAHA.

Wanting

To save a lot cos I've been spending too much on Amazon lately. 

Needing

To get a cracked version of Adobe CC cos I heard it supports HD screens and Retina display. The perils of engaging in new technology agad agad. I thought it was cool that my new laptop has a super crisp and HD display but then most of the apps I use and web pages I visit aren't HD ready so it's a bummer having to see pixelated icons and scaled down views. Now I have to wait for everything to upgrade huhu. T_T

Feeling

The need to step up my game in losing weight. It's already Feb! I'm going home next month and I need to recover from all the weight I gained and all the cholesterol I've happily welcomed to my arteries.

Have a great week you goys! :)

The Sunday Currently (vol. 20)

Creating this entry earlier than usual cos I had a long day and finished quite a lot of things too! Yey!

Currently

Reading
Nothing hehe

Watching
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 on ABC Channel. They've been playing the series since yesterday and as usual, I failed to hold my tears when Sirius and Dumbledore died, and also when Hermione removed herself from her parents' memories. T__T Hayy

Listening
to the TV

Thinking
About whether to do a Mr Robot marathon tonight, it's only 7:30pm so I have time! I'm just afraid of getting too hooked

Naaah I got too distracted it's already 11pm HAHA

Smelling
Nothing

Wishing
For a good work week ahead!

Wearing
Shirt and pajamas

Loving
That I saved a lot from yesterday's purchases at Twin Cities Premium Outlet. I got 3 pairs of shoes, a peacoat, and a couple of shirts. I was soooo blown by my savings, pretty much because the stores are still on holiday sale mode! The first pair of shoes I bought was marked down by $10 but when I took it to the cashier, it was slashed off by 50% pa! I was so shocked I only had to pay $15 dollars for a pair of running shoes. Ang saya saya huhu. Now I understand why people would always want shoes as pasalubong from the US haha

Gap, here, I've observed is quite an ordinary brand. But they offer the best discounts I've seen so far! And the quality is superb

Wanting
Free Amazon Prime so bad I did something illegal. I signed up at Amazon Student to avail of their free 6 months Prime trial. I have to have a .edu email in order to sign up, so I commissioned someone on Fiverr to give me one. For $5 I was able to get an email, sign up at Amazon Student, and enroll in their prime trial. That's a hefty amount of savings for what's gonna cost me a hundred dollars instead.

So I got an account, redid my wishlist and finally used my remaining gift card balance from my regular Amazon account just to zero it out (sucks that you can't transfer gift card balance from one account to another). I was ready to start anew on my student account but something's holding me back.

I was so guilty about it I decided not to use my new account anymore. Sucks that I had to reach this point and spend $5, when I could've just avoided the thought entirely. :( God, I feel so bad. :(((

Needing
To sleep early cos we have to be ready by 8am for tomorrow's carpool arrangement. Haaaay eto na, the hassle of not having a resident driver huhu.

Feeling
Accomplished. Naks. I woke up pretty early this day even though I slept in around 4am last night. Turns out I forgot to turn off my alarm so I was forcefully awaken at 10:30am.

I did my laundry, took a bath, cooked ham glaze, shoveled the driveway and sprinkled salt all over it, then cleared our freaking cupboard of expired stuff. I'm so tired but I'm also so proud. HAHA Our cupboard is mostly free of potentially dangerous stuff now but I can't be too sure cos there are a couple of items without any expiration date on them, and I put those back so I wouldn't know. haha

Yey

 I just hope I don't confuse my housemates when they start looking for things. XD

My arm is aching from shoveling the driveway. I really wasn't supposed to do that on my own but when I looked out the window this morning and saw our neighbors' super clean and salted driveways, I got envious and thought I wouldn't mind the workout so I put on my jacket, slipped on my boots, and shoveled away. There was only some 3 inches of light snow piled up so it wasn't too hard to put them on the side. I wanted it to be perfect but it's such a chore digging through snow which has been flattened by car tires because they get packed, hard, and slippery and overall a literal pain in the back. Anyway, I was able to clear it decently enough. Sprinkling salt was my favorite though! haha

I also checked out the bike that has been sitting on the garage, I thought we can use it for nearby errands when the temperature permits haha. So far I've adjusted the seat to the lowest setting, my next problem would be the flat tires. Will get help. Haha XD

Okaaaay. Gotta sleep I guess. But I'm hungry lol Well, I just ate.

The Sunday Currently (vol. 19)

Writing this 30 mins before Sunday expires and publishing 2 hours after but whatever hehe

Currently

Reading

Nothing. I was lazily getting bits of The Hunger Games, but recently I moved my ebooks from the internal memory to the SD card and in the process lost my bookmarks so I don't know where to continue reading haha

Watching

Nothing on a regular basis.

Earlier watched Insurgent on HBO and I CRIED when Tris died after passing 4 of 5 simulations. Then I recalled it wasn't the last of the series so I was hoping for her to be revived eventually, and she did! Tears wasted but who cares haha.

Also, I wanted to watch Miss Universe 2015 but I couldn't find FOX on the TV so I thought I'd just live stream the thing but I overslept HAHA so in the end I just watched snippets of the coronation on facebook. You already know how crazy it was! Congratulations Ms. Philippines! My heart goes to Ms. Colombia as well. I wouldn't mind her giving an attitude about this, that was a damn hard call on her.

If I were Ms. Colombia, I would feel terribly bad, probably bitch about it in a joking manner since I'm sure everyone's already assuming I should give in to the bitterness LOL. Also, I would forgive Steve Harvey.

Listening

to The Vents lol

Thinking

That everything really just comes to pass. This week I was fidgeting over being emcee of our company Christmas party, but now that it's over I just got to say... yes, things really just go along with time. Look, it's over now.

I was too nervous the entire week cos even though it wasn't a formal event, I still think my co-host and I had to practice. Well, we didn't. Then again I thought it's not really a big deal, they just wanted voices to keep the program flowing so the least we had to do is announce raffles and presentations, and everything will just come into place. It wasn't too formal anyway, so that helped. Didn't need a script for it. Yeah right.

To be honest, I liked the idea of emceeing but not on informal events (cos you had to adlib a lot and joke. And I'm not a funny person). This was my second time emceeing but the first was super formal, we had a script, and my co-host and I had practiced. But this... was more spontaneous. And being super stiff on jokes and a non-spontaneous person in general, it was an embarrassing feat for me. Anyway, they'll forget about it! At least I have an extra-curricular onsite activity to report LOL.

Sir Kim who won the major prize, Ayie my co-host, and I

The theme was ugly sweater, and well I just needed a sweater. :P

Smelling

Nothing

Wishing

I had a driver's license. My housemate's license is expiring on the 25th and we couldn't get it renewed cos LTO's being its usual incompetent self, denying absentee renewal even though it's the first item in their FAQ, saying they're fixing some system issues and stuff and couldn't accommodate renewals without personal appearance.

Ever since I got here, I've been hating our government more and more. Grr

Since he couldn't drive past the 25th, we had to carpool with others.

The bad: It's a hassle for them. We have to wake up early. We have to adjust to each other's schedules. We can't go out on random errands anymore (not that it has ever happened).

The good: The more the merrier. I think it's going to be fun. We're not gonna be left out when they go out after hours HAHA (I hate the feeling of being left out lol).. unless they forget about us. or me. LOL

Wearing

Pjs

Loving

Uhm, Minnesota? Naks. Maybe the steady paced life and the environment here.

Wanting

To get my brows fixed at Eyebrowdery or Pretty Looks. It's a hefty 20k something though. I'm seriously considering this HAHA. Who knows lol.

Needing

To snap out of my being soooo affected about the little things that don't matter to the people I think who should care. Most of the time I'm just overthinking LOL so yey, that's a good thing. At least I only have myself to fix, now isn't that a problem.

Feeling

Confused about myself, no homo. How hard is it to be myself and just be true to my own ways? Wow. I guess I was too sheltered and loved to ever bother thinking about this HAHA.

There are days when I just wake up in a bad mood for no reason then remember that I can't be in a bad mood cos I didn't want to bother any one with my mood swings so I get up, take a shower, prep, and literally force a smile. MOOD SWINGS ARE REAL, but forcing a smile is like forcing the universe to to give me a happy day. IT WORKS.

I seriously have mornings when I just want to keep silent all throughout the day, but I'm not one to deny any one a conversation so sige na nga lol. Was I always like this?

I'm also bothered that my boyfriend thinks I'm childish. All these time I thought I was doing well as an adult, so it gets to me when I'm perceived as childish or immature or too young. Well, I am inexperienced in a lot of ways but I didn't want to be seen as childish, argh. :(

Oh well, whatever. I'm hungryyyy

The Sunday Currently (vol. 18)

It's a little over 12mn here in MN but it was Sunday when I created this so I insist haha.

I know I mentioned I'm over doing TSC's so I'm sorry to be back. I'm still bad at scheduled posts, but I'm really just looking for reasons to blog regularly cos I'm too lazy to tell stories recently. Even PR postings are becoming a fuss. I'm just too lazy for anything.

Lumbersexual dude getting my skis 

So here you go, I'm reviving the old tag, trying to get back to writing every now and then about what's up. Mind you, I have a ton of entries sitting in drafts but I never got the time to complete them cos there's just so much happening I want to share, and it gets me lost trying to arrange them in a cohesive manner haha. I guess it pays to be really religious in updating stuff so events don't pile up and I don't confuse my tenses lol.

Currently

Reading
Nothing. I'm struggling to finish my Good Reads goal of at least 1 book a month but I guess I'm not the reader I used to be anymore.

Writing Watching
Yesterday, I watched A Second Chance and graaaabe lang how emotional and relatable it is. At the end of the movie I was bawling like crazy 'cos I was afraid of ending up with their problems a few years into married life. But oh well, I realized Jeckie and I are nowhere near Basha and Popoy so if ever we get into those challenges (cos they're real as hell), we'll work it out differently. What I'm sure of is that there'll be no plates and toasters breaking. Yey.

Listening
To a couple of youtube videos and the vent humming.

Thinking
N/A cos I just inserted it just now haha. Forgot lol. Sarreh. Wasn't thinking, yah.

Smelling 
Nothing (cos I got used to it) but my room smells like this body oil every time I enter, AND I LOVE IT!

Neutrogena Body Oil in Light Sesame Formula. I use it as an after shower moisturizer cos it's faster to apply compared to lotion, isn't sticky, moisturizes really well, and smells like the spa. I haven't checked if it's available in the PH but it's a drugstore staple here. Hope to find this when I'm back home next year! XD

Wishing
For our Christmas bonus to arrive already. Arg.

Wearing
Pajamas

Loving
Amazon so freaking much. I've invested most of my dollars in gift cards and lately it's become a happy place for me. Like a garden I could get lost in and come out broke, haha.

Wanting
A lot of material stuff. I've put tons of items in my Amazon wishlist but we'll see. Right now I think I've hoarded enough art materials to last me a couple of downtimes but so far that hasn't happened yet. Makes me think if I've wasted moolah over these, but heyyy they make me happy just by looking at them! haha #hoarderProblems

Needing
To lose weight! I'm bordering on 150lbs already omgehhh so part of my Amazon wishlist is actually weight loss items like MCT oil, GHEE butter, blender bottle, OH YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING. HAHA

I figured that since I've always wanted to try how bulletproof coffee works, might as well try it now where it's super easy to get the real ingredients. In the PH we have Battle Brew, but I never got to buy my own starter kit so yeah, I feel like it's about time! haha

Feeling
Super sore after skiing for the first time last Friday. Here's a photo of me at Buckhill Ski Resort with the skis off cos I never got a decent pic with them on being that I'm always skidding off somewhere trying to get my balance haha. What a struggle!

The boots are freaking heavy and tight and I just can't get how to brake and turn properly. Twice I ended up sliding off the edge and onto the pavement and man was it a chore to get up. I can't. I always need someone to push me to standing position. Grabe. HAHA. I would also always cross my skis in an attempt to brake, ending up in a dangerous position where I had to muster all my remaining balance to keep still while waiting for someone to take me out of my misery. It's that position where one misstep could break me a leg, literally.

Anyway, it was a great experience! I know I won't be back on the slopes anytime soon, except perhaps when they finally open tubing, but it's good to have tried it at least once! It was a great night overall! We also became friends with one of our instructors, Roger, who couldn't believe how nice we are! HAHA I know we're nice and all, but until now it puzzles me how nice he thinks we are. I mean, we just kept on laughing at his grandfather jokes and engaging in conversation about his yesteryears, and we're already the nicest people he knows! What an honor! Also a validation that the Philippines is a really happy nation. HAHA diba diba. :))

To be honest, I didn't expect to have fun specially that there's just the four of us. But oh well, we we're laughing and teasing each other on the way back cos we earned a lot of titles that night. When we got home we spent the rest of the evening guffawing over baked sausages and vodka (w/ ginger beer and lime. it's pretty perfect)!

That's about it! I was warned this week's gonna be crazy at work so wish me luck!

Have a great week ahead! :D

The Sunday Currently (vol. 17)

Another late update!

Currently

Reading

I recently bought an interesting title yesterday at BookSale, it's called "Damn Good Advice (for people with talent)" by George Lois. Flipping through a few pages and I think it's more for people in the advertising industry but his tips are very encouraging and somehow I feel energized and inspired with it haha, it must be the writing too. >XD

Watching

Catching up on Akagami no Shirayukihime and getting frustrated with framed Youtube videos. You know when the actual video is just a fourth of the video screen? WHY? Is that a way to compensate for quality? Why don't they just effin declare they max out at 140p! Grrrr

Listening

To Daniela Andrade's cover of Creep by Radiohead. She was on the related videos panel while I was listening to Sassa Dagdag's La Vie En Rose cover. What soothing voices they have <3

Thinking

About where to get my phone repaired. I inquired over at Sony and the technician said the screen has to be replaced because the touchscreen sensor could be damaged. huhu. I didn't want to have it replaced cos the screen isn't even cracked. :( I figured if I could only open the device, I could somehow clean it or whatever cos there may have been chlorine deposits on it? I was even thinking of submerging it in faucet water to kindof rinse it, or saltwater cos it worked the last time I took photos under the sea haha! Sounds stupid but I'm seriously considering it. T__T

I watched repair videos on Youtube and I could only cry. I wanted to try cleaning the insides first, but to be able to get to the LCD connector I have to disassemble through the front panel which is superglued to the body, and doing that would break the screen in the process. Now I finally understand why it really needs to be replaced. What a bummer.

Price check: If I order through Sony I'll be charged some 6,000 *cries*. Other repair shops have estimated some 3,800 huhu . I searched ebay for spare parts so I could DIY and I saw an entire display module for 1,500 but I have to wait for one month cos it will come from HK pa. I can wait but I can only hope I'm still in the country by then. Hay. It's so frustrating!

Smelling

Nothing

Wishing

I had a lot of discipline when it comes to eating! I just earned 2lbs over the week! Huhu

Wearing

Jersey + shorts

Loving

The soup we made earlier using Soupmate Pro. Yikes! We just fell into an infomercial trap! Anyway, I love the soup and the recipe book but I can't say the same for the product (yet). It looks really fragile in its all-plastic glory, and they never mentioned it was a pain to clean (duh) cos you're not allowed to wet the base! Craaap! 

But really, the squash soup we made was delicious: 3 cups water, 3 cups chopped squash, 1 small carrot, 1 onion, 1 medium apple, 1 can Campbells cream of mushroom soup, 1 tbsp butter, and finally salt and pepper to taste. Super yummy!

Wanting

To have my phone repaired asap but where are you funds.

Needing

To start doing something with my health. I'm pretty aware I haven't been eating that much greens and fruits, I can feel it in my breathing oh no. Sucks to be sick. Maybe I'll try the 7 day soup diet. Maybe. Depends on the soup! But that squash soup?! I can eat that all day!

Feeling

Generally okay despite being worried about not being connected to social media that much because of my phone. I'm using a basic Nokia phone right now that allows me to call, text, and set alarms and holy moley did I not feel any discontent. What a surprise.

It's sad though cos I don't have a camera and I can't post to Instagram but thank God I remembered I still have a digicam! Yeyy! I feel bad not being able to post anything live during the two foodie meets I attended last week though. :(

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Hope you had a better week haha

The Sunday Currently (vol .16)

Last week at Nuvali :)

Currently

Reading
Nothing. Aw. I'm so behind my GoodReads 2015 Reading Challenge haha

Writing Watching
I'm changing it to watching cos writing isn't really that relevant for me unless I tell you about my backlogs lol.

Right now I'm busy watching and downloading OTWOL (On the Wings of Love). I never thought I'd ship JaDine this much since James Reid isn't really my type plus I'm still laughing over the title of one of his albums, Reid Alert. WAHAHA. But you know, the series is really good. It has the charm of a typical koreanovela romcom. It's funny but not corny and it's succeeding in its attempt to koreanovela-ize a primetime bida. Yess! Hope for Philippine TV at last! I mean, hope in a sense that we're graduating from Mexican soap inspired series. Nako, Jadaone please don't fail us hahaha.

So yes please. Learn from Koreanovelas. PLEASE.

Listening
Would you believe it... METAL. I copied a ton of Megadeth and Metallica albums from Jeckie cos I kindof liked one song. In fairness I appreciate the complexity of producing such loud music. Plus the lyrics are usually deep and may substance! Kaso I hardly understand the lyrics when I'm listening to it haha.

Thinking
About changing the current voting system. Wow may power kasi ako diba. haha Instead of casting votes on paper why don't we cast votes in terms of community service or volunteer work. It will be long and it will require a lot of organization but in my head it'll go like this: 1 week will be allotted for each candidate to pool volunteers who will work for different activities -- tree planting, road cleanup, feeding program, etc. Then the presidentiable who gets the most number of volunteers win.

So it's like if Mar Roxas was given a week for Metro Manila, then everyone who wants to vote for him must participate in any of the open community services so they can have their votes counted.

Haha wala lang I was thinking kasi at least even if my candidate lost, I got to plant a tree for the country, or cleanup the roads! Charr. Effort ba? I think so too but isn't the idea of a nationwide cleanup compelling enough??? Hahaha

Smelling
Petrichor. Naaaaks! Never thought I'd use the term. It's the smell of rain. May tagalog yun eh. Di ko maalala haha

Wishing
For better traffic management in the country. It's already taking first place in the list of reasons I want to live in another country, neck and neck with poor internet service. Hay Pilipinas, how do I love you.

Wearing
Singlet and shorts --- I might replace this category too cos I can't expound my regular sunday fashion statement lol any suggestions? haha

Loving
That my phone can finally read the sim card for 30 minutes (and counting). It broke down when I used it in the water last week. It was supposed to be waterproof, I don't know what happened huhu. It's not the first time I used it in the water to take pictures soooooo. Huhu

Wanting
To have my phone repaired cos aside for the sim card problem, the touch screen isn't responding anymore. Good thing it has OTG so I was able to navigate through it by using a mouse. I didn't want to leave it in the repair shop with all my photos in it HAHA so I deleted a few, specifically yung may picture ng kilikili ko kasi it's a frkn black hole now haha.

Needing
A camera cos I have three events to attend to this week. Hala na.

Feeling
Excited for the recent episodes of OTWOL I'm downloading! Waaaaaahh!!!

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How was your weeeek? :D

The Sunday Currently (vol. 15)

Currently

Reading
Nothing... but I plan to continue on The Graveyard Book tonight. I need to lull myself for a 5am call time tomorrow. XD

Writing
Nothing! XD

Listening
The faaaan

Thinking
About my weight. HAHA Haynako sobrang ewan ko ba. Sarap kumain. Katamad mag exercise. I was only able to attend zumba once last week and it was such a struggle having to convince my lazy ass to work out. The thought of walking back to the terminal to get home just dreads me so. It's so far eh. Katamad?! I'm thinking about following diet plans AGAIN but haynako is there any cure for katamaran and poverty? char. I want to try slimming pills ulit like LIPO6 cos that truly worked for me but idk my boyfriend won't approve. >XD Hirap magpa-payat no?

Smelling
Nothing, but thanks for reminding me! Spritzing on my citrus sanitizer from Human Nature because hmmmmmmm I love the citronella-lemongrass combo XD

Wishing
I had a lot of money as usual. Like 5 million, that should be enough for a new car, my parent's retirement house, and apartment building costs. Hay life.

Wearing
Sando and shorts

Loving
I don't really know. I love what I've been eating recently but they're all too unhealthy for me haha
Oh wait let's not be so nega here... I LOVE  LIKE THIS RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM SMART:

Finally, a legit reason to switch! I've always wanted to switch to Smart cos it has the best signal here in our area and I figured I could always subscribe to their TRINET--- Oh wait... I haven't confirmed if it's only for UNLI call & text promos and not TRINET. Huhu sayang. :( I hope they push the same promo for TRINET naman! How hard could it be? Charrr. Not one to say haha

When I was working for them, I recalled thinking "bakit kasi may prefix prefix pa" --- cos we had to create modules to handle them, extracting the actual dialed numbers, removing the prefix and all so we can make us of the data for development. At least now they would have fewer numbers to normalize! Yeyy devs, rejoice! Okay, that was a flashback. I'm not missing dev work. LOL.

So yeah, that's good news but until I confirm it stretches to TRINET promos as well, I can't officially love this announcement haha.

Wanting
The Sony Xperia Z5 Compact IF IT IS INDEED coming out with a dual sim variant. I could probably work with it being 4.6" inches, it's still frkn too big for me, but....argh.. high end dual sim!

Needing
To download new Just Dance videos just so I could excite myself to do some workout. OA talaga yung pagka-tamad ko magworkout, I swear. T__T I want to join a sport but I hate making effort if it's too far or too early for my own liking.

Feeling
HUNGRY. Oh no haha.

The Sunday Currently (vol. 14)

My sizzling Bibimbap from Chef's Noodle

Currently

Reading
Nothing!!!

Writing
This

Listening
to some Christian music my dad is playing

Thinking
About my expiring passport haynako!!!

Smelling
Human Nature's All Natural Spray Sanitizer in Citrus Burst! I bought it because I thought it was an air freshener but it's a hand sanitizer pala so lol. IT SMELLS SO GOOD! Like lemon, oranges, and lemongrass. Lakas maka-relax.

Wishing
I had some 20k to spend right now so I can buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab A w/ S Pen HAHA

Wearing
Shirt shorts

Loving
1) My repainted laptop!

I WANT MOAR RED THINGS K

Yeyy redddd! I really wanted a red accent on this thing but two years ago all I had was a red pentel pen and it was ugly asf on top of a gray coating. Thank goodness I discovered PAINT MARKERS!! They're extremely opaque, smells good (rugby good, yan tayo eh), and are oil based so I didn't have to worry about accidentally smudging the color whenever I clean my laptop with alcohol (which is rarely lol). By the way, paint markers are relatively pricey. I bought a UNI Paint Marker at National Bookstore at Php 123 something. Office Warehouse also carries paint markers in Schneider, halos same price. But you know what else they're good for? DRAWING ON CERAMIC MUGS. OMGEHHH <3

2) This coffee dripper from Japan Home Center

I'm saying goodbye to my Starbucks pour-over brewer. This thing is way way cheaper at Php 88 and works just the same! Can't wait to try it. XD Sana hindi matunaw?! HAHA

Wanting
Some really good news this week.

Needing
To work on my reading list and this logo I was commissioned to do a month ago! Shocks.

Feeling
Stupid that I accidentally cancelled my passport renewal application in an attempt to book another date which is later but is less hassle. Yan tuloy. Praying to have my passport validity extended because my dreams are at stake LOL Joke lang. But really. I hate having to deal with any government agency cos 9/10 times they suck. I have never had a banging good experience transacting with any government office. There's always a lot of hassle and corruption involved. Haynako when is change.

Apart from that I'm feeling generally happy (and fat) so there's that! :D

Hope you have a great week ahead!

The Sunday Currently (vol. 13)

After so long! Oh, I just realized I lacked 3 items from the previous TSC hehe

Yummy cupcakes from Theo Brew (Robinsons Nova). Made with love by ate @syiellagurl <3

Currently

Reading
No progress on The Graveyard Book haha But I just finished reading this article from Matt Slick of CARM

Are we saved by faith alone, or do we need works, too? http://t.co/JAzV1GYKMD

— Matt Slick (@MattSlick) August 16, 2015

Writing
I just finished a couple of blog posts a while back. Yeyy!

Listening
To the radio at 106.7. Tune in for Christian songs! <3

Thinking
ABOUT TOMORROW OMG. I don't want to overthink, I haven't even practiced. I keep on telling myself I have nothing to lose but it doesn't help pacify my worrymones. I don't want to spill anything yet. LOL

Also, about what photo to use for this post haha.

Smelling
The faint smell of Avalon Organics' Rosemary Hand and Body Lotion! Finally, something from Healthy Options has reached Watsons! haha Smells like the spaaaa <3

Wishing
For good sleep tonight though I doubt cos I'm too nervous. AAAARGH

Wearing
Sando and short leggings

Loving
My latest online purchases! A bag from CCP and a bluetooth speaker from Lazada!

Wanting
Samsung Galaxy Tab A w/ S Pen (LTE) - I'm usually decided on saving up for Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact but this recent installment from Samsung, albeit being mid-range, is pretty artist friendly! And reading about it from an artist had me decided on saving for this instead! Oh you wait!

Needing
To sleep already!

Feeling
Too nervous. Argh. Loooooord! XS

The Sunday Currently (vol. 12)

I'm wearing glasses soon! I was advised during our annual physical exam that I should get corrective lenses. I usually nail reading the eye chart up to line 8, mainly because I could already see the sequence beforehand and therefore memorize it. But this time I got caught when asked to read it backwards! HAHAHA Nastress ako! Tipong, shocks shocks DEFPOTEC spelled backwards is C...E..T..something right?! E BAT DI KO NA LANG KASI BASAHIN?!... why the heck am I being competitive with a freaking eye test?! 

And that, my friends, is how I was prescribed to wear glasses.

Aaaaah Levi! <3 I tried okay!

Currently

Reading
No progress with The Graveyard Book because I was busy reading Levi fanfics.

Writing
This?

Listening
The fan

Thinking
About the things I have to accomplish tonight: a logo request, and a header makeover for this blog. I want to do something I drew, and also put another navigation bar at the top to segregate the category links from the other links (Home, About, Contact, etc.). Still playing stuff out from other layouts. I think I have the general idea of what to do, but implementation is a bummer.

Also, I've been thinking if I'm being too hard on myself for not being impressive enough at work. I'm always so slow. To be honest, I'm not capable of impressing anyone with my, uhm, work skills LOL. I've never impressed anyone at work. I always end up mediocre. And it sucks cos I have a habit of comparing myself to my peers. Did you know I accidentally read an email about my officemate being regarded so highly by our clients that apart from my respect for him growing double, I also felt burdened that I have to at least be at par.

But it's all a matter of perspective ika nga, that email confirmed that indeed, there's a genius in our team, and also someone I can bother with my work (ie. get knowledge from). I'm always too shy to ask for help. You know when you're faced with a problem and you want to solve if yourself first before asking someone? Then you start digging and eventually get frustrated and stuck. Then you resort to asking people for help. Then you get scared cos you've been looking into that problem for too long already and they might think, why did you only ask about this now?!

My question is, how long should you usually try to get things done by yourself before asking for help?

Smelling
nada

Wishing
For more focus. I get easily distracted. You can't get me to work one thing for an hour without pausing at least 5 times doing irrelevant stuff.

Wearing
sando and shorts

Loving
The fact that I got to sleep for 16 hours yesterday! And I even dreamt twice!

#1: I was being interviewed for a US Visa (talk about how dreams confirm a nagging desire) by 3 people: my non-favorite blogger, a vocalist of an indie band, and one of my teammates. It was a series of interviews and I got an impression that I passed, though who knows.

#2: I was congratulating my sister on her 1st year anniversary of working at UCPB saying, you can finally resign! yahoo!

Also, Levi! hihi <3

The Sunday Currently (vol. 11)

After missing two weeks! I'm back with another The Sunday Currently! :D

Papemelroti

Currently

Reading
I finished reading Wonder by RJ Palacio (read my reaction here!) last week! I was supposed to read The Book Thief by Marckus Zusak next so I brought it in the office with me, unfortunately i never got the chance to read there and I forgot to take it home so when I finally had the chance to read, it's 8 kilometers away so today I'm reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman haha. More on re-reading actually cos i totally forgot what it's all about already.

Writing
Nothing! I'm starting to wonder that this 'Writing' is for haha.

Listening
to Us the Duo's No Matter Where You Are album! :D Catch them here in the Philippines! They had a concert last July 10 at Rockwell, but this weekend they're holding 2 free mini concerts at Robinsons Galleria (July 11) and Robinsons Magnolia (July 12), both at 4pm! <3 --- Oops, publishing late so sorry for the late news. XS

Thinking
About how to save properly and stop spending money I don't have yet! I've been borrowing from my emergency funds to cover for my cravings like eating out at Chili's or Army Navy thinking I can repay it naman when swelday comes and justifying the expense as an emergency cos i'll probably go crazy if I don't eat burrito right now. It's so wrong, I'm still trying to figure out a way around my cravings and food phases such that I don't get to touch any more of my supposed savings. huhu T__T

Smelling
Nothing! I have colds so yeah. -_-

Wishing
I had lots of money to spend on food, books, gadgets, and clothes. Don't we all?

Wearing
T-shirt and shorts!

Loving
That I've been getting good sleep lately because of the overcast weather. The day isn't bright and it's cold too (perfect bed weather!). But of course, I wouldn't trade it for a series of storms. We live near La Mesa dam and last Friday, the nearby communities were advised to "force" evacuate because the dam is near spilling level already. Of course, they weren't really forced... knowing the people, everything they hear from the authorities are mere suggestions. :\

I thank God we weren't that affected yet. We're literally surrounded by waterways. I hope the weather gets better, even though it would mean sleepless mornings for me. huhu

Wanting
1) A Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact! Haha! Whenever I go to the bookstore, I take pictures of books I would love to read, and it always gets me into a mental debate of whether to buy them all or just download ebooks. Most of the time ebooks win cos it's free, add to the fact that most of the time i'm broke so I figured I would need a tablet to better my ebook reading experience. So much for being broke no?

2) Google Cardboard! My officemate showed me a cardboard he bought online and I'm so bent on getting my own! Sucks that I already deleted most of my cardboard apps!

Needing
To find a way to avoid growing my eyebags worse over the night shift. They're so evidently black already I may have to spend for concealer na. huhu

Feeling
Blessed and excited for swelday to come cos I wanted to know how much I'll be actually earning extra by working the graveyard shift. To be honest, I think I already spent all of it. :\ HAHA So let's see. Bakit ba kasi ang gastos.

The Sunday Currently (vol. 10)

i like how no face was revealed in this picture as if i cared about their privacy haha 

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! In fairness, Mother's Day was a greater hit in malls, i remember us retreating home after failing to find parking space. But earlier, there wasn't even a waiting line at Chili's. Where have the fathers gone? I wonder where the daddies preferred to spend their special day? :D My dad, for one, just stayed at home! XD

Currently

Re-reading
Almost Heaven by Judith McNaught. Haaaay, i'm dead smitten over Ian Thornton even though i know i wouldn't be able to stand a person like him for real. rich, mysterious, handsome men, with towering prides may be swoon worthy in romance novels but will likely get me domestically abused if i ever cross with someone like that in real life. yikes.

Writing
nothing.

Listening
faaaan

Thinking
on how to go about today at work. i'm so up and awake right now after practically sleeping the entire sunday because i was almost awake the entire saturday because i thought i needed to be awake on saturday daytime so i could sleep at night and wake up the next morning.

i did sleep late last saturday, so i thought i could stock up on enough rest to be awake on sunday morning but no. i was so frakkin sleepy i slept the entire morning off, woke for a short lunch and slept again. attended church in the afternoon and roamed the mall, and now i'm home and awake like crazy. T__T it's almost three.

and i have to be up early because we have a lunchout later (with my old team).

also i'm stressing about how to work around my shipments because obviously i can't schedule for a Xend pickup at 3 in the morning and there are no qualified 7-Eleven drop-off points near my place! huhu

anyone knows a courier service that picks up parcels on a nighshift schedule and has pretty packaging? huhu

Smelling
nah.

Wishing
someone would buy my phone (and my other stuff) this week. hehe

Wearing
shirt and shorts

Loving
that my most recent client agreed to pay me 100% more for the work i rendered for them. we all agreed it merits some extra charges so i was happy they didn't think twice or negotiated about it! yeyy for extra moolah.

Wanting
a bike! and a tablet! and paypal to lift off their  2.9% + 0.30 USD charge FOR EVERY PAYMENT RECEIVED. it sucks so much. i'm never putting it again as a payment option on ebay. grrr

Needing
to cover up some 10k for not attending World Vision Run. remember i was asleep the whole day, but quite frankly before going to bed last saturday i already decided i can't make it because SLEEP! on the plus side, at least the run is for a cause and my 800 (sans Run Rio's part) is going to World Vision Foundation. :)

Feeling
paranoid about the entire night shift lifestyle. i suddenly want to become super fit and healthy because i'm so sure my health rate is going to drop any time and my weight is going to be skyrocketing (chos. i'm still watching it so hopefully not!)

i was online window shopping at Superfood Grocer and Homegrown Organics listing out the vegetables i want to buy so i could prepare my own power smoothies HAHAHA. good luck! ang gastos magpaka-healthy bakit ganon.

The Sunday Currently (vol. 9)

I don't know about this week but it's pretty lax! nothing serious about work yet, just a couple of tedious project closeout (finally!) documents to do plus i feel like i'm about to move to my new team this week? that means 1) NO MORE DEV for me (but technically there's still coding.. so uhm.), 2) less of my batchmates T__T, and 3) the frkn nightshift (which i'm physically trying to prepare myself for).

wip of my side of a ballpen art collab with jeckie <3

Currently

Reading
started with our weekly VG material (just a bit) -- "Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Heart" by John and Stasi Eldredge. it interested me because our VG leader was really smitten by it.

Writing
nada

Listening
fun fun fun fan

Thinking
of getting some Bible study guides so i could study the Bible once again, for the purpose of understanding His word, and not for the epic history book that it is. this afternoon's message was so powerful. i realized that daily devotions aren't enough, and is actually more selfish (i can't even stick to it, tbh).

studying the word is what i need to do if i really wanted to know Jesus more and be able to defend his word from these extreme liberalists who have made a hobby of making up stuff to fight for just because it's cool and trendy and allows them to (for instance) dress up however they want because eff the rapers! it's annoying and as much as i want to shove some knowledge down their asses, that's not a very Christian thing to do and would hardly enlighten them. plus i'm most probably just as stupid so i'll just frkn study even if i hate studying. am i too late/judgy/hateful/proud for apologetics? wait i need to re-purpose this thing. argh. so much hate.

Smelling
nah.

Wishing
i had some spare 50k so i could buy a decent tablet and a bike!

Wearing
shirt and shorts

Loving
the possibility of more sweldo because of a looming nigh life (work).

Wanting
more funds to fund our weekly diet thing. hooray for last week cos i was able to prepare for four days! here's what i cooked for me and my sister.

check out my cooking yo!

i wanted to label the food but it don't know how to call them. i don't know what they're called. they're nothing fancy. i even burnt all the kamote. haha but heeeey it's all chicken and fish and no beef and pork! plus, all things fried are cooked with olive oil. black rice is the bitch as it takes some getting used to. haha

sadly, the scale didn't budge to my desired mark but it feels really nice to be able to cook for myself and my sister. it also limited my spending cos i already have enough baon! XD

it's a big big labor of love on my part because i had to wake up at 5am everyday to prepare our foods cos my sister leaves for work at 6:30 (deeeemyu makati).

NEED MORE VEGETABLES

also, did you notice the portions are getting bigger each day?! HAHA di namin kinaya ang ideal 1200 cal portioning! chos. Wednesday White Rice is an accident cos i thought we're already out of black rice. replaced it immediately when i found some rice in the ref! haha

Needing
to frkn start training aready. i have a 10k run this sunday and i haven't conditioned myself yet! anyway, i could probably jog the 5k and walk the other 5k but i'm afraid that'll take me forever so. err. hm. yep.

Feeling
super happy because i won a Xiaomi Redmi 1S from GooglyGooeys and got to meet her too to claim my prize!

with Tippy of GooglyGooeys! :D

my dad is so happy for the advanced father's day gift! haha

ALSO, a picture with my favorite fashion blogger DAVID GUISON! he's super niiiiice! he's one of those celebrities i wouldn't mind running after for a picture because i'm sure he wouldn't turn down a fan! and he didn't! i finally have a picture with him! yeheyy!!!

happy new week ahead goys! :D

The Sunday Currently (vol. 8)

but before that, let me share the rare experience of seeing an actual end of a rainbow! ooooh this is so for real goys.

homaygaaaas! should i put a watermark? 

i don't know much about rainbows except that they're great visual treats and unicorns use it to cross over to our world. i'm also old enough to to have figured out the myth of the pot of gold, but i still dared my officemates to go check it out with me, you know, just in case there's actually a mass of gold where that rainbow seems to be sprouting off. even leprechaun gold will do. anyway, it sounded more like a joke so i never got to check. tsk. sayang. grr.

it's funny though cos even though you see an end to it, you'll never really reach its end because the arc changes relative to your viewing perspective. gosh, i could be nearing a banging epiphany if i dwell further on this rainbow metaphor thing.. but i digress.

here's what's up!

Currently

Reading
bits of Harry Potter 5. haha

Writing
nadaaaa

Listening
to the fan and a random playlist of an 8-gig-huge music collection i copied earlier from Kids. screening em out at it plays!

Thinking
about what's gonna happen in the next few days or weeks. training has ended, yeyy! i appreciated the hell lot of Performance Testing now, and i feel like i've learned enough to put HP LoadRunner in a list of softwares i have basic knowledge at. LOL. but not quite.

i mentioned that i was being pressed to do good so i could be part of the team our trainer is handling, and last week they told me why. apparently i was already a candidate because i'm available (project just ended), and i wanted to change tracks (dev to QA). but i still need to prove myself to our trainer (a handsome indian mister who's got some enrique iglesias and richard gomez arrive to him) because he holds the final word and he wants to pretty much select the best from his class.

needless to say, i was selected! or at least that's what i understood from what he told me when he talked to me alone. it seemed like a promising deal, being part of his team. but as far as i know he also talked to a bunch of others from my class about who knows what and i'm thinking we're all on the same boat. the slots on his team are limited. i'm not exactly vouching for it. but it's a good experience.

i think it's something i could push forward in my career if given the chance. err. yehey for some direction! haha

Smelling
nadaaaa

Wishing
i had a lot of money to spare for a gym membership and a month of diet food delivery. haha

Wearing
singlorts.

Loving
my ministry more. it sure gets tiring at times but there's something rewarding about getting to know the kids better and being friends with them. listening to their prayer requests and the things they're thankful for. i feel like there's a growing responsibility in me that says i should always always watch out for them and make sure they grow to be the Christians God wants them to be. :)

Wanting
uhm. monehhhh.

Needing
to wake up super early like 5am tomorrow to cook food for terai and i! we've just planned out our meals and want to take on a 5 day diet meal program that isn't calorie counted (cos we dunno how) but is portion aware (at least). i took the liberty of copying last week's food from Princess Healthy Kitchen after trying it out. is it bad? haha it's not exactly the same naman. and my intention is really just to feel how much 1200 cal fills.

i tried Lunch Box Diet before but i couldn't remember the feeling because i was struggling to eat during that time (read: four mouth sores). XD

let's see how this week fares! :D

Feeling
the need to sleep haha.

How was your week? :D

The Sunday Currently (vol 7.)

Currently

Reading
I just started with Harry Potter 5! yeyy! i want to challenge myself with the 12 books i signed up for at GoodRead's 2015 Reading Challenge! haha it's so hard to look for the time to read books nowadays huhu. anyway, my reading list consists mostly of re-reads because i keep on forgetting things and i want to refresh myself with the books i know i used to love.

Writing
this?

Listening
the faaaan! and some background noise from the TV hehe

Thinking
about tomorrow's training. my manager signed me up on a 4-day automation performance testing training to formally "introduce" me to the QA track. she says i should do good so i could be selected to be part of this QA automation performance team but tbh i don't want to because

a) i heard they're a bunch of nighshifters and i would hate to be on that shift cos it has messed my life once lol
b) as if i'd have a chance of doing good? i have no idea about testing. at all.
c) being selected means dealing with stressful expectations. i've had it with those.
d) i wanna wait for another team. and probably dev a bit while doing so. but nothing major i hope! haha

i'm finally leaving software development! i feel scared, being a developer taught me so much and also gave me so much pride because dev is dev! haha but it also gave me so much stress. so yeah.

QA testing isn't something i signed up for because i like it, more like i wanna try it because it's NOT DEV. may mali diba?! that's why i'm thinking if i still made the right choice. LOOOOL. but programming is just so frkn stressing me out that i can probably tolerate anything not it. haha

i'm probably being steered by my escape mechanism so i'm gonna pray for this real haaarddd. haha

Smelling
uhh nothing!

Wishing
that my client would agree to my additional charges. omg. XD

Wearing
the usual, singlet and shorts!

Loving
Adobe InDesign! when i learned about Illustrator, it seemed so magical to me. now that i've learned InDesign for real, aaaaaargh heaven! it has fewer tools than Illustrator but for layout work it has everything you need! you know how i struggle so much with layouting and illustrating because i do everything in photoshop?! this is it. i've found the answer. it would cost me some RAM tryna run at least two of these softwares at the same time but heeeck i'm buying more RAM if that's what it takes haha!

Wanting
well, money to buy more RAM! hahaha how do you know if i have enough slots for more memory cards? ok google.

Needing
to free myself of a loooot of hate and insecurity. to be honest i'm one those anons who sometimes trolls on the comments and bash people for being so perfake (pun intended?). but that's just me being judgy. i need to die to this sin and join the cult of The Seven. kidding on the latter.

Feeling
the need for a credit card. OK STOP. because there's this tablet that's... STOOOOP. grrr. but the annual fee is waived for life and STOP.STOP.STOP. i hate myself. T__T