yesterday was super cool! went out to dinner with jeckie cos it was so freaking hot in the house plus we can't focus on the tv cos there was so much gamu-gamo flocking the light sources haha ! anyway, on the way to the mall we decided to watch Amazing Spider-Man 2 (arg that awkard dash!)! hehe when we bought our tickets we were given this coupon! yeyy!
you get a coupon for every purchase of 2 movie tickets at the cinema >:D
<3
while waiting for the screen time, we had dinner at yoshinoya! haha my favorite restaurant forever! i was so happy they opened a branch at Fairvew Terraces! that makes my cravings more tolerable! hihi
the usual!
i had regular chicken teriyaki + miso soup + 2 red ginger + green iced tea = 200 pesos! :D jeckie ordered a regular gyudon bowl to test how he would fare at this contest...
*drumroll please* GYUDON EATING CONTEST!!! woooh! jeckie was thrilled! so was my sister when i told her about it! hahaha
As per the flier, here are the details:
Yoshinoya 4th Gyudon Eating Contest Eat-all-you-can in 5 minutes! Every purchase of Gyudon Meal worth php199 entitles you to join the contest
Prizes: 1st place - php150,000 2nd place - php50,000 3rd place - php25,000 with a free ROUND TRIP TICKET TO JAPAN
Dates: Grand finals - June 14, 2014 Weekly qualifying round - April 21-May 30, 2014
oraaayt, as some sort of practice, i clocked him as he downs a bowl of gyudon meal!
good job! >XD
aaaaaand the result: 1 min 35 secs for that 1 bowl! so far the record holder listed in 3 bowls and 40 grams in 5 minutes! so we'll see! hahaha go jeckie! hahaha!
on to the movie.... i wasn't so surprised to find this haha
the movie was really amazing! mejo matagal but it was action-packed and intense at the same time naman! and the visul effects were perfect! i really loved peter parker's character here, sobrang angas and funny. haha crush ko na rin si harry osborn (i was to type harry oscorp sarrehna hahaha) because of his eyes and his smile, the hair was a deal breaker though. haha
anyway, my favorite quote:
Aunt May: What happened to your face? It's filthy!
Peter Parker: You know, I was cleaning the chimney.
as you can see, i changed my layout again... i guess i was bored with my old layout. i also believe i've used this header countless times already. haha anyway.
// losing sense
maybe it's because i haven't been reading a lot lately and i haven't been spending some really good quality time with God... i feel like my life is losing sense. arg hay. life.
ngayon pa talaga no? right when i'm sure i'll remain employed for the next 3 months hehe. ewan ko ba. i need some soul searching looool.
i really wanted to get rid of it asap cos i badly wanted to buy a sony xperia z1 compact already! HAHAHA so last week i was finally able to sell it out to some guy from tipidcp.com. it's as good as sulit/ebay but i've come to realize that most of the lurkers there are shop owners who buy and sell stuff over at their tiangges, so transactions are usually sure and fast, but then expect your item to be sold at a really low price. :P
and so....
// finally got my hands on a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact!
ahhhh my dream phone! i'm super duper happy! this is the most expensive phone i bought for myself to date, and well, i'm loving it (so far! HAHA). i have a few complains though: the loud speakers are really low, and the battery drains too fast for a 2300mah phone. i had to be on stamina mode forever, argh. but anyway, the size is perfect, the camera is good, and the design and build is just so awesome. i couldn't care less about the bezels though i would appreciate it better if the screen was stretched out a bit.
will probably do a review? idk. when i have time. haha
// i topped a module in our boot camp!
i can't believe it too! i was next in line to be truncated, i sweaaaar, so it was such a joyful moment for me when it was announced that i topped java web apps (so much that i promised my batchmates dinner. errrr i should contain myself when i'm happy no?)!
you see, i was always at the bottom 3, and the 2 people below me have already been truncated so i was worried that i'd be next! but thank God grabeeee. arggggg. T____T; yeyyy. i feel kindof accomplished, though looking at my record i was rather a very inconsistent trainee. hehe
pero you know what, seeing how much i've learned during the training, i can already confidently go back to Smart and take on the projects I left behind! srsly. chos. but i won't do that. yet. too far. yes.
// watching I Hear Your Voice kdrama
aaaah Lee Jong Suk why must you be so hot? this series is super duper kilig and seriously intense at the same time. i cried so much last night over one episode so my eyes looked so bad this morning haha. and uhm, i'm just halfway pa lang through the series but it felt like it like it already climaxed grabe lang. hahaha
this could easily become one of my favorite kdramas already, next to School 2013! hihi
// designed my resume cos wala lang
no, i'm not looking for a new job cos my 3-year bond just started haha but i created a new one because i got so inspired with the creative resumes i saw online!
uhm, i would love the description to be true after 3 years you know hahaha, but who knows hehe
to hell with corporate looking resumes. >_<; i want to be a designer so i could have all the liberty to be crazy with my resume lol
# i still want the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact (oops, not the lenten season reflection you were expecting ba?) after all, i'm still in love with the phone. after getting a 4.7" Lenovo S650 i thought i wouldn't want the z1 compact anymore. i thought i'm just being materialistic, i don't really need the z1 compact, i'm just lusting over the specs and design. i'll be fine with the s650. kaso, i realized that it isn't my ideal phone at all. i thought i could live with big screens but i can't. it's fascinating at first cos i really got to appreciate the pixel quality of display. it's fast and responsive and it's an overall cool phone. but it's not handy for me. it's too big. hahaha! what i need is a high-end compact phone. in short, SONY XPERIA Z1 COMPACT!!! HAHAHA (someone buy my ipad air please!)
with that, i might SELL MY LENOVO S650 na lang! watch our for my ad hahaha
# pokki windows 8 start menu is crappy sorry, it's really slow. i click on the start menu button and i wait 1 second for the menu panel to appear. not cool. but it's the prettiest among the 3rd party win 8 start menu apps i saw eh. :( huhu might upgrade to win 8.1 but i have to research muna parang di maganda dating sa iba eh haha
# i failed the MASTER CLEANSE diet and wasted php 1,400something for it + sore limbs! let me tell you a story hahaha
# RIP: my sd card just died >X'(
nakakalungkot. lesson learned, next time i'm going to save my mobile photos sa internal memory na lang! huhu all my pointwest memories and stuff over (na hindi ko pa narereview arghhh) pics are goooone! oh no, is this a sign? nooooooo askjdhaskasd
# i haven't made progress in our java web apps project
which reminds me, i should be doing it now... k. >XS
if you're curious, the Master Cleanse is a detox method using lemonade diet for 10 days. for the span of 10 full days, you are only to drink lemonade and water. no other food.
wednesday this week, i was so eager to start the master cleanse diet b/c of the super long weekend, kasi that meant less temptations kasi nasa bahay lang ako, and being on laxative meant na dapat nasa bahay lang ako hahaha
... so that night after work, i dropped by healthy options trinoma to purchase the ingredients! kaso out of stock na ung pure lemon nila, even at the sm north branch, so i asked them if megamall and shang still has stocks (after all, i expected a lot of people are going to be on the same diet this week haha), buti na lang meron!
... so i went from trinoma to shang via mrt and purchased the stuff on the picture above. here's a breakdown if you're curious:
- 354ml cadia 100% organic grade B maple syrup (php 799.00)
- 370ml lakewood organic fresh pressed pure lemon (php 220.00)
... oyan, pagkabili ko nyan, i was supposed to ride the mrt back kaso the line was sooo disappointing. super duper haba tapos stop-entry pa. di nako sanay mag-mrt so sinukuan ko to. magb-bus na lang ako. but then it's much worse outside pala! the stretch of people waiting for buses is soooo looooong! but i was hopeful naman, i know na when i walk farther back, the density of people will decrease and there'll be plenty of seats sa bus. HAHA i was wrong. i was walking and walking and literally laughing at myself na for ever giving up on mrt shaw. my feet are sore and it's so mainit pero natatawa na lang ako. exercise lang yan, yan.
okay, so i exercised! from shaw, i walked all the way back (passing by the ricoa building which smelled suuuuper good! ganon ba talaga don? laging amoy chocolate? >8D), and ironically padami lang ng padami ang tao sa daan. a lot of people were already resting on the sidewalk. ako naman, what are you waiting for? anyway, my walking led me to mrt boni station, so nag-mrt na lang ako. tawang-tawa ako sa sarili ako cos i walked a mile away from the mrt station just to ride the mrt rin pala in the end. haha thank God cos mejo maluwag sa boni! and kuya guard allowed us to ride the priority coach pa so hindi siksikan sa loob>XD hihi i was further relieved when i looked down at cubao area, all the bus terminals were jam packed with people! grabe there was not a patch of ground visible! hanggang kalsada puno ng tao. buti na lang di ako nag-bus. hehe
... okaaaaaaay back to the diet, assuming you're going to follow the minimum of 6 glasses a day (8oz/240ml/glass), your stock will take you 4 days, that's 24 glasses, php 363.25/day, and roughly php 60/glass! not bad, in fairness! after which you have to shell out some more for the maple syrup and lemon hehe.
... if you're curious about the recipe eto pala sya:
*for 1 glass (8oz/240ml)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp pure lemon
- 1/10 tsp cayene
- purified filtered water (pwede warm, pwede cool)
*drink laxative tea before bedtime, and first thing in the morning.
ako, i just use 1 tea bag for bedtime (1st dip) and morning (2nd dip) para tipid, and also to avoid bathroom heavy mornings, esp if you're in the office! haha
... anway, don't get excited no. as the title suggests, i failed the diet! i cheated on day 1, and again on day 2. so i stopped. bakit? because i realized that THIS DIET IS NOT FOR ME! i started day 1 right, i drank tea in the morning, and lemon juice for breakfast, but i got hungry/tempted during lunchtime so hindi ko na pinigilan sarili ko. HAHA sabi ko, i'm not supposed to starve if it's a healthy diet. hahaha pero tinuloy ko parin even with the solid foods i ate, sayang ung binili ko eh. kumbaga, added refreshment na lang ung lemonade di na talaga ko nag-diet.
... waste of money, yes. a desperate attempt to lose weight? YES. i'm sorry, but if you really want a healthy way to lose weight, this is not the way to go. i was halfway on the master cleanse book and i was very convinced that it's healthy, that it's gonna turn my body alkaline, and that it's going to rid me of my allergies for good. but then i was starving! sino ba namang hindi papayat sa 10 days liquid fast diba? haha
... eto suggestion ko, if you're willing din naman to undergo a liquid fast to lose weight, i suggest you take a fruits/veggies juice diet na lang. i've tried it and i never craved for solid food, in fact i was never hungry! 6 bottles of pure cold-pressed juice a day, and i was full the entire day without the bloat! >XD here's my experience on juice cleanse!
... another suggestion, since i'm not confident about the idea of just taking lemonade for 10 days, why not just include it in your daily eating habits? say a glass of warm lemon water every morning! i read it works wonders, so why not give it a try! >:D
this is it! we're on my favorite module! web applications! oh yeaaah! err... not really. the reason i'm liking this module is because it lets me design! since day 1 all we've ever faced is the console and it's so sickening having so limited design options. duh, cos it's not even needed. T___T;
i see a little bit of hope. that's if our super kind trainers decide to deliberate against kicking me out. argh. there's still this huuuuuge chance of me getting kicked out of the bootcamp, after sucking so much on the core java finals exams yaknow. i'm just glad it's over cos i never really got to appreciate the topic. sorry sir. you're really smart and your knowledge is just becoming of a sun certified java programmer naks, but i can't seem to drill the concepts in my head without much practice.
after our core java finals, i was ready to exit (scandalously. chos). seriously. but i was also hoping they'd give us a chance at web apps, after all, it's where we get to apply core java naman diba. kkk.
i'm not saying web apps is easier, but at the very least it's familiar. oh thank you, smart.
there's so much to learn and i'm so excited! err... again, not really! i'm just excited at the design side yun lang talaga! hahaha
on the bright side, if ever i do get kicked out, i'm 90% eager on taking up short courses on select topics about multimedia arts (graphic design, web design, and illustration please!), and just... you know... enjoy the shift! haha saves me from having to explain to my next employer why i got truncated from the batch.
then i can just freelance diba? and finally become a full-time blogger major in ranting! wow, that kind of future actually excites me!
Being a working girl, it's always hard to keep up with my favorite TV shows. In my case, isa lang naman, and that's Be Careful with my Heart! <3
Now that BCWMH has entered its next season, with Maya and Sir Chief happily married and having a baby soon, it's hard to miss out on anything! During the first season, my eyes were glued on how the lead couple's relationship will progress, but now, I've got eyes on Nikki and Nicolo na! Hahaha bagong love team yiiie! Carlo Mortel's (Nicolo) inclusion in the hit series made it more refreshing and engaging to watch because his character is just so hilarious! >XD
Unfortunately, in the rare case that I catch the show at home, ganito pa ang eksena...
static, malabo at masakit sa mata! @_@
Sarap manood no? >XS
That's definitely not how i want to watch my favorite TV show, And i'm sure kayo din!
So what's up? The problem really isn't that my eyes can't stand the horrible reception at home. Because i love the series so much, I can forgive and bear all that! What I find most depressing though is how I cannot re-watch it in case I missed an episode.
Thankfully, there's SKY CABLE! ano raw? pano tayo napunta sa Sky Cable HAHAHA
Of course, if there's a problem, there's a solution! And believe it or else, this is just about the best solution i found!
So how does that solve my problems?
Sky Cable has four amaaaazing features that lets you enjoy your television the way you want it! First off, my favorite feature:
Sky Cable enables you to take control of your TV viewing with iRecord
Exactly what I needed right? Having the first and only Personal Video Recorder (PVR) feature in the country, iRecord gives you the ability to pause, record and rewind live TV! That means I will never miss out an episode of my favorite series! Ngayon pa na Ms. Charo Santos (jokingly) said in an interview that the series will go on forever! >XD
Here are your options!
Pause - iRecord has a timeshift feature which lets you pause TV shows in case you need to step out for a while.
Record - obviously, you can record your favorite TV show! but more than that, you can do it while watching on a different channel (from the same channel group) pa! amazing!
Playback - bookmark, fast forward, and rewind that show the way you want it! Plus may slow motion and frame by frame effect pa. winner na winnner talaga!
That's just the first feature guys! take a deep breath as I reveal 3 more exciting features from Sky Cable!
Up next,
Sky Cable has the most number of standard definition (SD) and high definition channels!
Kung hindi ka ba naman ma-windang with 180 channels to choose from? Truly, Sky Cable offers you and your whole family a chance to enjoy all the programs in the world! Seriously! From movies, sports, kids, learning, music, general entertainment, news, lifestyle, religious and international channels, name it and they have it! What's more is that Sky Cable brags about having the most number of HD channels (that's 42 as of now!) among its competitors in the Philippines! And i'm sure it'll stay that way! >;D
Feature #3...
Sky Cable gives you the ability to add channels and packs that you like to your basic plan
This my 2nd favorite feature actually, being that it allows me to select just the channels I wanted! This is pretty similar to Smart's Flexibundles and Globe's Superplan (if you're familiar with those!) because it gives you the power to just select what you want on your TV! Sky Cable allows you to add channels and packs on top of your basic subscription plan to suit you and your family's preferences.
Take a look at some of these select packs:
FOX Pack (P299/month): Fox Channel HD, FOX Crime HD, FOX Family Movies HD, FOX Movies Premium HD, Nat Geo Adventure HD, Nat Geo Wild HD, National Geographic HD, Star World HD, Channel M HD
HBO Pack (both SD and HD at P350/month): HBO Family, HBO Hits, HBO Signature Movie Pack (P550/month): CinemaWorld HD, FOX Family Movies HD, FOX Movies Premium HD, HBO HD, Sundance Channel HD
Sports Pack (P550/month): ASN HD, FOX Sports News (SD), FOX Sports Plus HD, NBAPremium TV HD, Outdoor Channel HD
Kids Pack (P249/month): Baby TV, Cartoonito, Cbeebies, Discovery Kids, Disney Jr., Jim Jam, Kids Co., Nick jr.
Korean Pack 1 (199/month): Arirang, Channel M, CTS, KBS World, YTN
Korean Pack 2 (P900/month): Arirang, Channel M, CTS, KBS World, MBC, YTN
HD 40 Pack (P1999/month): ASN HD, Balls HD, Bio HD, Cartoon Network HD, Channel M HD, CI HD, Cinema World HD, Cinemax HD, Classica HD, CNN HD, Comedy Central HD, Discovery Channel HD, E! HD, Fashion TV HD, Food Network HD, Fox Action Movies HD, Fox Channel HD, Fox Crime HD, Fox Family Movies HD, Fox Movies Premium HD, Fox Sports Plus HD, H2 HD, HBO Family HD, HBO HD, HBO Hits HD, HBO Signature HD, History Channel HD, Lifetime HD, MTV Live Asia HD, NatGeo Adventure HD, Nat Geo Wild HD, National Geographic HD, NBA Premium HD, Outdoor Channel HD, RTL-CBS Entertainment HD, Star World HD, Sundance Channel HD, Syfy Channel HD, Travel Channel HD, Universal Channel HD
That, and a whole lot more!
I know, I know, by now you're probably just amazed as I am, but there's one last feature I'm gonna share to you and I'll end with this hehe...
With Sky Cable, you get access to special shows and events through Sky Cable Pay-per-view and Free view!
Oha! Sa mga sosyalin dyan, you don't have to fly all the way to Las Vegas to watch Manny Pacquiao fight live HAHAHA, else suffer the agony of watching a delayed telecast! With Sky Cable, you get free access to special shows and notable programs! Also, you get access to the widest variety of live entertainment (sporting matches, blockbuster movies, special events, concerts, etc)!
Naks naman diba? All that and more, only on Sky Cable!
So what are you waiting for? Give your family a gift of bonding and quality entertainment by subscribing to Sky Cable!
Aaaand because I can finally record Be Careful with my heart, here's how I imagine my 8pms will be, watching my favorite TV show the way I want it!
<3
Now let me walk you through this campaign poster...
and this commercial...
odiba, tv Sky Cable lang pala ang katapat ng pagiging homesick from new york!
Only from the biggest digital cable TV provider in the country,
Cheers to being able to enjoy your television #TheWayYouWantIt!
