bonus eh!

last night was a going away party of pong's co-worker at cha-cho's. karaoke night (miss those reeves days where we go straight from work for thursdays karaoke nights) and the best margarita's in town. never drink more than two top shelf rita's if you don't wanna have a dwi. got an 8:30 early call (oh no she did'nt just wake me from my sleep) from my coordinator today. my yearly eval was up and i got an outstanding (yea right!) performance. yup! i had her repeat that. can't believe. 95% overall performance and it comes with a $300 bonus. i even said, " are you sure i get a bonus??? " she said...yes yes yes BUT...(ok! here comes the but...) since you took 2 pay periods of vacation last year, you will only get lump sum of $276 (still good...{imagining of what i can buy with this bonus} aha!). ok i forgive her for waking me up early, she even said that i don't have to go and sign any papers this morning (my appointment with her at 10am which is like 45 min drive one way). she just made my day.
i gotta work this weekend. ok! i'm going back to sleep.

summer vacation

this time of year starts summer vacation in the phil. march is graduation month. oohrah! to the new grads. to new college grads, welcome to the world of unemployment (sigh*). i remember the days, the long lonely days of unemployment in the province that is. just don't know what to do as the days goes by. just bumming around the house, doing some cross-stitching, strollin' sa palengke, get manicure and pedicure or hair cut, eat halo-halo in the afternoon with my friend or my cousin. sometimes go to clark or manila to window shop (no money then to go shopping'). but those were the good old days. i miss those days. at this time of my life. you can't just waste time. in fact, not enough time for anything.

ron's mom passed on thursday. which i only learned from cris saturday, while on our way to houston. got hold of veronica sunday morning. she sounded so hurt and sad, (of course that's her mom, i can just imagine her crying everynite). had a chance to go to the viewing monday. weather was gloomy and damp. traffic was so bad. viewing was in a small little town ~ castroville. burial was tuesday but i could'nt make it because of mom's chemo.
yesterday's chemo was fast but my mom complained of her spotting for few days now so dr kost examined her after chemo. he found a tumor behind the vaginal opening which is approx. golf size. he was certain that this was'nt there before. mom was'nt surprise and actually commented that "let my new tumor meet my colon and pancreatic tumor, and say hi to each other." then laughed. it's not funny but i'm glad that she's accepting the fact that she will not get cured, cancer will be there no matter what.

driving back from castroville monday, rick from reeves called me (left message on my voicemail) and offering me my job back. joy must have given him my cel no. ( dammit* i never give my cel no. to people from work...it's a NO NO) he learned about my boss carlos leaving a.r.u. and since rick knows that he was the reason i transfered over there and now that he's gone, (he thinks) i might consider going back to reeves (which i considered really!) so when i spoke to him, asking why and ofcourse the pay??? (my thick face, ingrate, mukhang pera)...the PaYolla is very important. hellooooo! after telling me the amount, he then added...'not much ha!' (damn! he knows me...tsk tsk*) then i said, nah it's ok and i really don't care about the pay (yea right!) but i'm going on vacation in may for a month. (then added...) but if you really really need one right now, " my previous boss (i know he heard about it already coz' i told joy about it and it's like anouncing it on national tv...i actually called gertrude from nights and confirmed that joy told everybody! ) is looking for a staff position not administrative and had put in application." i added more marinate on his abilities and presonality which i assured him 100%. i hope he calls him. as for me, i don't know. just go with the flow.

i uploaded some pics of arend while lola's having her chemo sessions
















march 28 ~ at the hospital's patio gave me an actual
cheeze smile. love this photo, he looks big in this pix















march 21 ~ watching video while munchin' in oreo thin
crisp at the oncology waiting area
















march 7 ~ 3rd floor's clinic waiting area listening to
shakira's















feb 28 ~ oncology waiting room

road trip

trip to houston today. yay! i think of shopping when i think of houston. on the way, arends dvd player was'nt working (piece of sh*t). so we stopped by sears and got him a new one. this time it's a cheap brand -mintek. but smart idea to get a service plan this time, so there goes my 160 bucks money for shopping. just can't imagine a 3 hour drive of him restless. i don't care(ok!) how many times the pediatricians warn me about tv addiction among kids. this is my first weekend off for more than a month. i deserve peace and quiet relaxing trip, and it was. thank goodness. ate lunch at sihn sihn in bellaire, peking duck *yum!

at the galleria, i stopped by channel, ysl, nieman marcus, saks, gucci and lv. feels like paradise.
i decided to get the lv berlingot (braging) key and change holder designed by takashi murakami, mastermind for LV's funky creations. it's so cute, i had to let go of my old monogram key holder.















in the store as i was checkin' out the inside, trying it with my key in it and everything. i took out the care instructions and tags in it then just handed it back to the sales lady. i paid and she handed the bag to me. on the way out i decided to check the bag and i noticed that she (that b*tch) just covered with tissue paper without even giving me a dust cover. went back and asked for one. then again after i left the store. i noticed she did'nt put back the care instructions and tags inside. so went back again unfortunately they got rid of it but i insisted that i want all that. (she pulled one out from another berlingot ) com'on $240 + tax, sh*t! i want all that. not that i'm gonna put it in the dust cover everytime i turn off my engine and read the care instruction book every nite before i go to sleep. but hey! i want all that! all that suppose to come with it. with frank (my fave lv associate), he would be boxing that thing (even thou it's for me and i paid for it) so i would go home and open the box, look surpise and feel like i just recieved a precious gift and feel special.
the rest of the day just spent watching ice skaters then more window shopping. on the way back we stopped by sihn sihn again for hot soup and peppered dungenous crabs. uh! sarap*

rules and policy

no cel phone, personal calls and drinks
at the work station!
(YuP!) and i was freezing!

1st day of spring

at work last night and as we were all at the staff lounge eating our dinner. ( i had pork friend rice and wonton soup...yummy* ) this security guard that always hangs out and talks to me ( even with all pretentions that i am busy -- like trying not to look at him while continously writing, or computer charting, or pretending that i need to call somebody and pick up the phone and say excuse me i need to make a phone call. ) came up and warned us that there's a severe storm heading our way in few hours. so we all decided to take turns to move our car off the roof top of the garage which where we all park all the time. and sure enough after few hours, we could hear thunder and see lightning falshing thru the windows. it was a good half hour thunder storm.
what's good with this severe weather, after severe storm comes severe sunshine. oh yea!
but i slept all day!





weather forecast from mysa.com
BUNDLE UP... The first night of spring will feel very winter like tonight. Expect overnight lows in the lower to mid 40s for the next several mornings with afternoon temperatures a little cooler too with highs in the mid to upper 60s this week. Hope you have a great evening
---- Bill Taylor

humid

felt so tired and lazy last night to blog.
pong came home early and we went out to eat lunch at an indian buffet.
it's been awhile, i was craving for tandoori chicken. i was stuff (belch*).
i ate like there's no tomorrow (damn! i feel like throwing -up).
then it was humid and i'm getting a migraine. i asked him that we take a walk.
so we went to this new underconstruction subdivision close to our house and decided to browse at the new model homes. i did'nt have my cam but i took pics from my cel.


outside the 2 story's that we really like































the bedrooms




































































































kitchen and dining mostly are open spaces










































































living spaces













































before we went to sleep. pong was asking me..."what if we buy a new house?"
(yea! what if?)

updating wish list...

i had put my self on the waiting list for the pochette accessoires monogram perforated in fushia last week when i was at the LV store in neiman marcus. they called me yesterday, it's already available.



















but i change my mind even days before they called me.
i am more in love with the goyard st.louis junior tote.

















only available online from barney's. there's a goyard stores in nyc and miami. otherwise it's only available overseas. i wish i can fly tomorrow to paris and shop there.

i'm still at the "convincing stage"... (convincing my beloved sweetheart to buy this for me) pong is just very supportive with what i want to buy. he kept telling me to go inside the goyard store when we were in paris but i refused. it's a very simple purse but goyard was founded in 1853, is the oldest trunk manufacturer in business today. their history is custom luggage for european society and royalty. ( i know, i'm not royalty and not european either)

















anywho, i saw a lady yesterday at the lily's filipino restaurant, carrying this trendy louis vuitton demin baggy gm. i never imagine it would look so fabulous! it looks so chic on her! (drooling*) make's me think (again! ) if i should get one. by the way, i was informed by frank (my favorite louis vuitton associate) that the demin lv is going to stay in the lv collection. as a matter of fact, a pink denim collection is coming out in few months. i'm already hallucinating over how this would look in person. (i'm getting sick thinking about it ....or maybe i'm getting sick thinking how can a pretentious bitch like me can afford purses this expensive...wait, i gotta throw-up) whew! ok. maybe i win the mega millions or mega lotto or even the pick 3, so i can afford this obsession over expensive unnecessary things in life. gotta go check my lotto tickets.

my kalbu!

after bloodworks and gettin my mom her new ID from bamc to lackland. we took arend for a refreshing new hair do. he behaved from the start. he was actually so excited and he asked for it. we have been planning this for weeks now.
i love it! he looks so cute and fresh.

gone shopping...(again!)

i woke up still on a shopping mood. this time at la cantera. first stop
stride rite. had arend fitted since we did'nt get a chance yesterday since arend was sleeping on this stroller. the sales associate insisted that he needs to be standing on the shoe fitter.


























i also bought four pairs of shoes. mine were on sale, of course! arend's shoes are more pricey and he only wears it less than 3 months everytime i buy him shoes. pong insist on getting him good shoes because he is flat-footed. i can be cheap with clothes but he has to have a good shoe. which i very much agree.

i love...SaKs !

since the shops at la cantera opened last year. we have been going there more than going to nordstar mall. but today, i felt like strolling there since it's been chilly outside, a covered (meaning with roof) shopping mall would be better. spent the whole day just shopping around, trying on spring clothes... was modeling in front of my mom and arend. there was bunch of good deals for the spring. (i love SALE)
at saks, i bought arend some kiehl's baby stuff.
i figured out we give it a try since pong loves using this product.



















as for me, i bought a marc jacobs tote
it was on sale.














i'm exhausted!

cancelled application

i called the lady who interviewed me last monday and notified her that i want to cancel my application. she asked why and told her my reason. it was painless.
i spoke to carlos (my ex-boss), he sounded alright and was actually out having fun that time. workplace just not the same. so much tension, fear that i might be asked to leave too. i don't know, i guess just do what i have too.

it beats me

i filled up and appliation for another job last monday and they had taken me for interview right away. was offered. the position i wanted was not advised, the manager thinks that i'm still a newbie for this kind of thing. she offered me a full time, with benefits and 5k bonus and work the department i requested for, even just the days i prefer - which is 3 days a week, fri-sat-sun. weekend and nights are plus six bucks. the offer is 12 bucks lower than what i'm getting paid for right now. but i don't have any kind of benefits because of my husbands. i work same days and hours.
i'm still thinking if i should back out. maybe i will not be happy where i work at now bec of new manager. i don't wanna say no then have no choice in the future. i already resigned from my part-time for 8 years not thinking that there would be any problem. i cannot go back there for another 6 months. then there's this vacation i'm taking this april and may. oh god, enlighten me.

21st century

Our communication - Wireless
Our dress - Topless
Our telephone - Cordless
Our cooking - Fireless
Our youth - Jobless
Our food - Fatless
Our labour - Effortless
Our conduct - Worthless
Our relation - Loveless
Our attitude - Careless
Our feelings - Heartless
Our politics - Shameless
Our education - Valueless
Our follies - Countless
Our arguments - Baseless
Our boss - Brainless
Our Job - Thankless
Our Salary - Very Very less

(email from daddy)