How Much of the Philippines Have You Visited?

Got this from Beboygum's Blog.
I only got a C+. This must be a message from DOT Secretary Ace Durano.
I should take this test again when I come back from Davao in October.
YES!!!!!

My Lakbayan grade is C+!

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Created by Eugene Villar.

Weekend #21

Saturday
Last week, my sister asked me if I wanted to watch “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.” I readily said yes but added that we have to make sure that somebody will be with mama if both of us will be going out. We then thought that that would not be a problem since all the Ate (2 house helps plus 2 yaya) will be there. Around afternoon of Saturday, I was already bugging my sister that if we wanted to watch now, we should watch now, or else… To make the long story short, we weren’t able to watch Saturday *me disappointed*

Geena is Star Struck Again
Around 10:00pm that night, heard my sister and her friends downstairs having drinks, playing billiards, just catching up with each other. My sister texted me saying that our niece, Geena, who is turning 4 on 30 October, went down from their room to say “Hi” to her friends. Actually, the reason why she went down was to have her picture taken with one of my sister’s friends, Say Alonzo. After a while she went back to their room because it was getting really late. But guess what, after a few minutes, she came back with her mom’s camera hanging on her arms. So another picture taking session took place.


Did you know that she also has a picture taken with Shaina Magdayao and Bea Alonzo in Shangri-la Plaza Mall (she approached their table and posed infront of them)? And also another with her then ultimate crush Sam Milby (in Metro Walk)? Showbiz na showbiz hahahahaha!

Sunday
After hearing mass in the morning, I told my sister that we should watch "Pirates" today since I won’t have time to watch during the week. So we decided to catch the 3:20pm screening at Shangri-la. When we arrived, no more seats were available so we just settled for the 4:20pm screening.

While going around the mall, we saw a new store, TMV or Touch Music and Video. There were some people outside checking out the place. At first we thought it was a downloading station because there were I think around 20 touch screen monitors but they explained to us that it’s actually a record bar without the CDs. You still receive the CD but you get to listen to all the songs first before you make any purchase. So for kicks, I tried it out.

On the screen, 4 different CD covers (with the price) flashes every few seconds, if you see what you like, just touch the screen and all the songs will appear below it (and you get to listen to all songs). You can also view the CD covers by genre (R&B, Jazz, Pop, etc). Or if you already have something in mind, just choose “Search” and a keyboard-like screen will appear. You can search by Artist, Album or Song. I searched for Fergie (for Fergie – The Dutchess CD), three listings appeared, all from compilations, “Fergalicious” and 2 entries for “London Bridge.” Unfortunately, they didn't have the CD (-1 point). Next, I searched for Nelly Furtado’s Loose. Great, they have it (+1 point). I then clicked on “Add to Cart” and then some last step button appeared to confirm the purchase. It then said, “You are customer no. 25, please approach the counter to pay and claim CD.” The chinito looking guy (cutie ha +1 point) at the counter smiled (+1 point again) as I approached the cashier. As I was paying, he asked me what I thought about the store. I told him that it looks like the store’s stock is not complete yet because I was earlier looking for Fergie’s The Dutchess CD and they didn't have it. He mentioned that they opened last Monday and they are still completing/inputting more from their inventory. So that explains it. Buti na lang cute siya *grin* After the cashier handed to me my CD, he said, “Please come back ha.” I just said, “Sure.” *wink*
The store’s on Level 5, just beside Trattoria Gourmet. Check out the cute guy, err, I mean, the store.

Of Pirates and Weddings

Finally, we were able to watch the movie. Like its predecessors, I also enjoyed the third and last installment. It started out eerie but full of action all the way to the end. The story has a lot of sub-plots, full of betrayals (just to show that pirates will always be pirates) and at times I got a bit scared, amused, even confused (all at the same time). I love all the funny one-liners from the minor characters. As always, Johnny Depp is hilarious as Captain Jack Sparrow. My favorite part is the wedding. It's a must see!

Tip: Stay until the end of the final credits!!!

I so love

...Nestle vendo’s Cappuccino (Without Sugar), I think I’m addicted to it. Even though I have to go 4 floors down to buy one, I really don’t mind.

A few weeks ago, to my disappointment, the machine went out of order. To satisfy my craving, I checked the locations of the other vending machines with cappuccino on the intranet and found one other machine. It’s on the 6th floor, west core pantry area. Like an addict, I walked from east core (where my workstation is) to the west core and down one floor, only to find out that it was also not working. Feeling dejected, I went back to my floor and got myself a Nescafe Black (no sugar). Everyday, I would go down to check whether it’s already working.

After a few days, I was so happy to discover that it was up and running. Wahoo! I excitedly dropped my two 5 peso coins and two 1 peso coins and raised my finger ready to press the big red button. Found the Cappuccino with Sugar at the very top and that means the Cappuccino Without Sugar is not far behind (actually, it should be at the bottom). You can just imagine my excitement building up. As I was about to press the big red button below it, I FROZE. It just said “Cappuccino”. I suddenly got a bit confused. All I remember saying was “Oh sh*t.” Anyway, it’s still Cappuccino. Right. So I pressed the big red button, but not as excited like a few seconds ago. Fortunately, it didn’t have sugar.

I really think I looked stupid but I was actually expecting to see “Cappuccino without sugar” just like what it used to be before it went out of order. It’s like my brain’s conditioned to see “Cappuccino without sugar.” “CAPPUCCINO” on top and “WITHOUT SUGAR” right below it. I later on admitted to myself it was a no-brainer. “Cappuccino With Sugar“ is cappuccino with sugar and “Cappuccino” is just cappuccino (obviously no sugar) *sigh*

Every time I think about it, I don’t know if I should laugh at myself or hit myself with a stapler or blame Philippine Vending Corporation!!! PEACE!!!

My Thoughts...

A "blog" (short for web log) is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.Blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. (Thanks to wikipedia.org)

Hmmmm. So that's what it really means. I have been meaning to start my own blog a few months ago. But I'm just not sold yet to the fact that people who I don't know will be able to read about my life, my deepest secrets, my treasured moments. I'm not sure if it's different from doing a journal but I have been doing that since grade school, which contains my rants and raves of the day. In grade school it was just a notebook. In high school, I moved to doing my daily rants and raves on a planner from PLDT (from my mom's office). In college, I had my filo-fax which served as my planner and journal.

When I started working, I had a Palm M130 PDA. Problem started when I changed computers and all archived journals got lost =( ...I lost interest doing a daily journal. Imagine all the entries I've made over the years...

It's just this year, in February, that I started doing a journal again. Thanks to the planner I get for free every year, I felt that it should be put into good use.

As for this online journal, hopefully, I will be able to update it as often as possible.

So be patient as I carefully try to open up...