Last Entry for 2005

I am so on vacation mode nowadays. Although most of my relatives have gone off to another country, I still long for the Holidays and all the reunions.

As I know it will take me a pretty long while to write another entry here (since I only write whenever I get bored at work), I’d like to take this opportunity to make mention of the things I will be doing over the break:

Christmas Eve with Family – Dec 24
The Christmas tradition of visiting relatives in Bulacan – Dec 25
Enchanted Kingdom with my highschool barkada, then maybe dinner in Tagaytay – Dec 26
Holiday Dinner with Kraft barkada – Dec 30

And then it’s New Year already! Yay! Last year we went to Ayala and spent our New Year there. I wonder saan kame ngayon.

Well, I’ll be going home now. I’ve got to catch up on my reading also. I haven’t got the time to finish the book Brian’s been dying to let me read. Anansi Boys.

Gawd. 5:15. Can you just imagine how bored I am already? Wala kaseng mga tao dito…No one to talk to…So quiet…

Wow, two posts a day…this isn’t ME. Okay, gotta publish this now. And I don’t make sense anymore! Bye!

Another Wishlist?

I would like to add some stuff to my wishlist. Mind you, the reader of this entry, I am not really a shallow, overly materialistic person. I just have this weird habit of writing down every single thing that’s on my mind, whether it’s a work-related to do list or shopping gifts I have yet to buy for other people. Just so it’s there, already, written, formalized, and reminded by the alarm. So I won’t forget. I’m starting to believe Topamax has something to do with this “Drew Barrymore on 50 First Dates” syndrome. Haha! But I’m serious. :-)

Anyway, so here goes…

• brand spankin’ new accessories – vintage, with engraved stones, basta I know it when I see it…
• a nice leather watch – classic, men’s style, light brown leather
• nice black pumps – I think I’d have to retire my old Charles & Keith, which I bough a year ago, when I started working here in Kraft
• Really pretty blouses and shirts
• Happy Feet by Hindy Tantoco styles – I saw these in the PHILSTAR, the designs are really nice! And I’m sure they’re pretty comfy too. I’m such a sucker for tsinelas…I think I already have about 5 pairs at home…
• A hair spa! Or whatever is needed to tame my hair…

That’s it…I think.

I can’t believe my luck.

The only day of the week (never mind it’s only Wednesday) when I arrive for work late, approximately 8:40 am, and I see my boss walking towards me. What is he doing here? He’s supposed to have this Six Sigma Training the entire day. Unfortunately, the moment he chose to step out of his training room to go to his car was also the exact moment I was just about to enter the office. Talk about bad luck.

I walk towards a different direction, thanking the gods of the rain for the umbrella that is covering my face. But lo and behold, he still recognizes me and shouts my name across the empty parking lot.

I smiled and waved as if nothing happened. He had a big smile on his face. Teehee...:-)

Towards the end of the year...

The year is about to end, and with it brings a lot of memories. I am truly thankful for:

…the set of friends I have gained while working for this company since 2004: Jing, Meann, Carol, Kelly, TP, Carlo, Droz, and Cloe.

…having read the novel “Veronika Decides to Die” as it has taught me to treat each new day as a “miracle”.

…truly realizing the value of money and the importance of saving it for the rainy days.

…the several companies who have turned me down, because what cannot kill me will only make me stronger.

…and a lot of other things I cannot possibly enumerate here…

Mellow Dramah

I barely got out of bed today…And I can’t believe I’m getting signs of a cold…It’s been a while since I’ve had sicknesses like these. As mush as possible, I take my multivitamins everyday and get my eight hours of sleep. I guess the abrupt change in weather is just getting to me…

Two of our interns are leaving today. I somehow feel sad over the realization that my life here in the company has been full of “despedidas” (as most people usually call it). We started as seven in the group, and now we’re just four. I just remembered, those times were so much fun! Hay…
I remembered, Carlo just e-mailed me yesterday asking for the link to the site where all the trivia quizzes can be found. Yung may showbiz, boy bands, fairy tale, etc. Hehe! Now that’s PRODUCTIVITY! And when I forwarded it to him he replied, “Jenny, ano phone number mo jan? I really, really, really need to talk to you and Droz.”… I wonder what that’s all about?!? I e-mailed him our numbers but I didn’t get a call. I hope it’s nothing serious though.

I don’t know why I’m so melodramatic nowadays. Maybe it’s the weather. Or baka dahil magpapasko na naman. Or maybe it’s that time of the month again (haha, I don’t even believe that!).

I really do miss the old times…

What I want for Christmas...

These are the stuff I usually write down whenever I make a shopping list, but I never really get around to buying. So kung may gusto mag-regalo this Christmas, or sa New Year or kung feeling generous lang talaga kayo (kapal!), basta these are the things I’d like to have in the coming months:

* a really pretty, girly, colorful (probably pastel), but at the same time elegant planner/organizer (with refill)
* a roomy bag (this can be in any color, basta stylish) – I like roomy bags with lotsa pockets inside!
* bigger than the kikay kit I have now, but not too big, I guess around 5” x 4”
* a snug white tank top, racerback or tee in XS (this has to have a really good fabric)
* Mango dark blue jeans
* metallic silver/champagne ballet shoes size 8

Talking about jeans, I’m still saving up for a really nice pair. Nakakahinayang kase…I don’t know why it’s so hard to find a really good pair for less than a thousand. I mean, can’t these people just imitate the foreign brands and sell them cheaper? Kung marunong lang talaga ako manahi I’d do that. Hay…

Overdrive

As I was walking out from the parking lot this morning, I saw two guys waiting for me at the shaded area. I actually knew both of these guys, one I got to talk to a few times (work-related), and the other, was someone I had interactions with when I need to “request” for some resources. Anyway, they were there, and I found it quite odd that they were just standing there and smiling at me.

When I got to where they were standing, one of them asked, “Nagdadrive ka pala?”

So yun pala tatanong niya! Ay sus ginoo!

Akala ko naman kung ano! I honestly don’t know how I’m going to take that, but what the hell. :-)

Mabait naman yung guy. I hope he’s not reading this. Hehe.

But to tell you honestly, I find it such a chore to drive. I really do. It bores me to death. I have no one to talk to, because I usually drive alone. It’s lonely. And when it’s all dark outside, nakakatakot. Wala lang. Good thing my boyfriend loves to drive. I mean, he really does. If I were rich I’d hire a driver. But only if I were super rich. As in sobrang yaman siguro…

Just enjoying the ride

Just to make my life a tad easier (and my boss’ too)…

Gumawa ako ng “TO DO” Master List ko for the year ahead. I wrote down everything that was stated in my contract, and then in another column, what I am currently doing no to achieve those goals.

Ang hirap kase ng nawawala…I need to prioritize my projects, what I need to do NOW, next week, next month, and those past due…

I know am long over that stage where I am constantly worrying about my future here in the company. Frankly, I am just enjoying the ride while it’s still here.

I want to leave everything behind knowing I did my best, however cliché that sounded. :-) I don't know exactly where I am going to be a few months from now, kung sa China man yun or sa Texas, but hopefully, it's a place I will be happy in.