n Reasons to Celebrate the Holidays

I'm making a list of the many reasons why I'm thankful for this year and the following year!

1. My sister's 18th birthday--> you could say we're an old family already... the youngest celebrated her 18th birthday last Dec.22.... which leads to...

2. Our Baguio Trip--> the original plan was to celebrate Christmas at Camp John Hay Manor but due to our house renovations, it was cut short.

3. Our new house--> our house underwent a major renovation... it's very different from the old 'ancestral house'

4. My new room--> I have a spankin' new room! My own TV, N64, stereo and double bed! yipee~

5. Trip to Japan--> I'm finally getting my wish to travel outside South East Asia! And to one of my 'must-go-to' places! My dad's really supportive and bought me woolen sweaters and pullovers!

6. Star Wars--> I'm loving Star Movies as they are airing the whole Star Wars Saga! I'm a sucker for that movie and I'm loving George Lucas right now. General Obi-wan Kenobi is hot~!

7. Toby--> He peed on the corner of the stairs but he's so cute with those big puppy eyes I can't bear to scold him.

8. Family--> my nephew and cousins came over to celebrate Christmas with us. The more the merrier!

9. Mouth Sores--> with luck and timing, I got this very huge wound in my tongue and the pain was unbearable whenever I ate or drank something other than water... in a way, it was a blessing because I didn't get to eat much.

10. Officemates--> they've been very supportive of my project and personal concerns. Basta, I'm loving them! hehe!

11. DP--> we had a reunion in Ateneo under the stars in Bel field. It was a very nostalgic feeling!

12. Sweet Valley Kids--> I recently arranged my books....some I had to throw away/ give but I can never part with Sweet Valley Kids. Those were reminders of my grade school days. One Sweet Valley book was a reward for a high grade in mastery tests and long exams. I'm trying to find time to read them all again.

13. Pagong--> for being with me through thick and thin. Seriously, if he were a real person, he would have been my life partner

14. A certain fiction--> There's this story I've been reading at adultfanfiction.net. The author made a sequel and it literally drove me to tears! The reason why it's in adultfan.net was because the theme was very deep. The setting was in Finland, 1945 during world war 2. It was a story of a boy who was forced into war, separated from his family and struggled during a time when humans did not act humane. The ending was very beautiful and I cried! If you want to read it too, let me know and I'll give you the link. The sequel is in process and I'm keeping track of it every single day~

15. PS2--> it's fixed! After 6 months, PS2 is now online! yeah~

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Today, dad and I went to Divisoria. We went to his favorite textile store (which he was a fan since his days in Petron) and bought wool fabrics. We will then have it tailored for me. The cost is actually half than that of retails and I'm confident that the fit suits me well.

It's actually my first time to visit Tutuban. Living in the suburbs of Southern Metro Manila, I don't get opportunities to go to old Manila. And with malls like Ayala, Megamall and ATC, there's no need to go there anyway. We bought fabrics for winter clothing. I also found a pattern like the ones I saw in Zara and Mango! Yey~ cheaper and fits better!

As usual, we went around old Manila, Escolta, CM Recto, as usual...

After buying the fabrics, we went back home so I can drive mom to the airport. She'll be going to Aklan for a reunion. When I got home, it was only me and dad (the others went malling) so I spend the afternoon resting and relaxing in my room.

By late afternoon, Dad and I went to Duty Free. There, I bought a laptop backpack, chocolates, L'Oreal moisturizer and some groceries. Masaya ang araw ko ngayon.

Christmas Lattes

My dad and I are getting hooked on Starbucks' Christmas Blend.

Anyway, apologies for not updating regularly. It seems that it's my apologies that are the regular ones!

The network at home is just starting to get back on its feet. The past few weeks, my sister was getting frustrated with the internet getting disconnected all the time. We didn't know what was wrong until we vacuumed the modem and the router. It was the dust!

2 weeks ago, we had our annual Christmas party. I was part of the team that presented and made our team win the competition. Mabuhay ang ADSI! I was so proud of Marco, Bev, my partner Bailey and the rest of my groupmates for latenight practices. We all deserve it! ^_^

Yesterday, we had our ADSI and TOM party. I have nothing to say except my Christmas wish was granted! Evidences are found in my multiply account. Don't ask me for the link!

Raindrops and Sweatdrops

Today, it rained. It rained the whole day. I thank God there was no wind, just water from the skies. A blessing.

This weekend, my sister and I, together with my highschool friends, Kim and Paolo...and my sis's friends, Judith, Karla and PK, went to UP AME. We went cosplaying...again! ^_^

This time, I decided to use my Tifa outfit. I had this notion that the place will be very hot. My Lacus costume was toasty! I wasn't much of in a cosplay mood. My sister had a group while I cosplayed alone. Talk about being deviant! I was the only character from that anime/game! It was too bad that my camera died in the middle of the catwalk. In a while, I'll be off to leech some of the people's pics. For my personal use of course and not to post them anywhere!

After the group skits, we ate at World Topps in Katipunan. I miss that place! We then dropped Kim and Paolo off at Kim's place and dropped Judith at her place. We got home around 11pm. *drops dead on the bed*.


Today, we Anne and I were a bit stressed from the DSL connection and the router. For some reason, the connection's very messed up. It keeps on fluctuating so I'm not able to leech manga from MIRC--> your connection should be steady coz the downloading stops when the connection's on and off.

Anyway, I'm still thinking about getting my own DSL connection, which the company will pay for by mid-next year. But for the meantime, I have to pay for it. Anyway, that's still undecided.

This Tuesday, we'll be having our company Christmas party and I was foolish enough to be part of the dance troupe... akala ko lang for fun! I didn't know all of them were really good dancers. Thank god for Arnie's mask and my position behind the curtain! ^_^

Welcome to my Abode

This is my new room.

The left side of the TV is my bed. Sort of like a stage. ^_^

Right now, my place is still a mess. My mom and sis are playing roomies. Their rooms are still being fixed. Hopefully by next week, they get to move down to their rooms and have this as my own.

My own place! Nyahahha

Nearing Normality

We finally have internet connection at home!

*clap*clap*clap*

You can't describe how I'm feeling right now. Absolute utopia and seventh heaven galore!

I am not limited to secretly surfing in the office.

Can't post coherently right now.

I'm visiting all the sites I haven't visited since October. @_@

What a relief!