MIA for a Week

Nooo! I didn't blog for almost a week now! :( I should be blogging everyday, boo! I guess I'll have to make a rundown of the past few days to make up for it ;)

Mar 24 (Wed)

Remember I told you I was supposed to go to a job fair today? Well, I did not.
Actually, I did go to Glorietta with my friend but after seeing from afar the banners and streamers of participating companies (and the long disorganized 'line' for the registration), we figured out there's no job in there for us who consider ourselves "creative." There's always almost no job for us in job fairs, not in this economy, at least. FAIL! :))

Anyhow, we just tried to help the economy by shopping, harhar. I mostly shopped for HOL, not for me :) And btw, I broke my no-soda diet again today (second time this Lent)! The sparkling green apple Sprite float from McDonalds is almost impossible to resist! Soda is the one thing I decided to give up for Lent. Not juices, not iced tea, only soda =)) I can't live without sweets!

I got my package #1 today! *Drama Cream*



Mar 25 (Th)

I think (plans for) yesterday didn't happen because today's gonna happen.

Remember the freelance job I mentioned in my first post? Today's the orientation. And when they said that I am qualified for their talent pool, it's really saying "We want you to be in our team, so we're going to train you. Are you game?" Hoho! I couldn't be any happier! :) I thought I lost it already but here it is again! I will be stupid to refuse Dream Job #2! I can't even believe that I thought twice about it. I'm so getting this. :) I won't care about the pay for the meantime but I will really work my ass off so I can stay in this job. I love it! Thank you, thank you, thank you, forces of the universe! ;)

I met a new friend today! She's a Lasallian, too :) Small world! I guess we'll be working together after Holy Week and the weeks after that! :) Rode the train with her on the way home because coincidentally, we live just 2 stations apart. Yay! :)

Got my Suesh brushes today! Package #2! :)



Mar 26 (F)

Woke up with a clogged nose! Of all the days, my body decided to bring down its defenses today - the day when I decided to treat myself a night-out, have some drinks and meet some friends. It must be from the Slurpee I drank yesterday :( Tsss, but wait, why am I complaining? It did not stop me anyway, haha.

My 3rd package arrived after lunch! Yay! :) Strip-it! I wanted to try it immediately, so I waxed my own legs! First time to do that, I was a Veet fan. ;) Shortly after, I got a visit from Mimmers (and Berbie)! :) Later that night, I went to A-venue with J to go to my friend's event entitled Royale. Someone got an epic fall! :O Went home before Cinderella's curfew to finish:

After the movie, I realized that I have this fetish for twisted stories that end not-so-happily-ever-after. I'm getting too tired of the usual happy ending that happen in most movies/stories, that when I see something that is the opposite, I get thrilled. Don't get me wrong, I'm not mentally deranged. I just find it refreshing to see something different, something... real, once in a while. This is probably the first Tarantino film I've ever seen and I give it two thumbs up! :)



Mar 27 (Sat)

J made me feel guilty for trading him for 'work'. But I truly did not, haha. ♥ I still put off work to have dinner and watch a movie with my baby! :) Ate at Kulinarya in Powerplant and watched When in Rome after. I don't know if it's just me, but this movie really tickled my funny bone! Super! Towards the end, I was laughing so hard until I was already crying! I was thinking about my lined waterline the whole time and how I might have emo tear stains after, haha.

I just love weekends with YOU! ♥

After J left, I was still working with Mimmers' assignment. Boo :( Stayed up til around 5AM :( But it was worth it, I just got news yesterday that they got a 90+ for that. Yay! :) Coming from Sir Aries, that's saying something! ;)

Woke up just hours after to bid J goodbye! :( He's gonna be away the whole week. :'(

That's it for now,

Happy Things Happen When You Wake Up Early

Today, I woke up at around 9am (an hour early than I usually do) because I was supposed to accompany my brother to Greenhills for a photoshoot. My brother slept over somewhere so I was waiting for him to come back home so we could go to GH together. Nobody told me that the shoot was postponed! I only learned about it over the phone when I was already good to go! Boo.

Happy Thing #1
Right after I found out that the plan for the day won't push through, I went to the nearest Robinson's Mall here in Otis. It's quite small but I scored a bargain with the following items:

• CDR King Premium Hi Glossy Photo Paper (3R, 20 pieces) for only 20 bucks! Wow! The cheapest I saw in National was P45 bucks. Jackpot! :)
• NBS Keepsakes Scrapbooking Set (Paper Packs + Stickers) - Individually priced at P44.50 & P32.50 respectively, set price is P49.50, I bought for P13.50!!! Can you believe that? :)) Super sale indeed :)

Happy Thing #2
I passed by BPI to pay for my online haul! :D Yay! Second time (I think) to shop online after browsing through threads in Girltalk. I ordered the following:

7 pc Personal Elegant Set from Suesh
Finally! I've been wanting to acquire a good set of makeup brushes :)
Thanks to my friend Crix for the BDJ Coupon :)

Strip It! Trial Kit (150ml) from Strip It!
Recently tried Veet's Cold Wax Strips and got addicted to it.
I'll try if this is equally effective and addicting ;)

and
Drama Cream xoxo from Nanay Earth
Whitening cream daw. Ma-try nga! :)

I can't wait to get my packages! They will probably arrive on Thursday! Yay! :)

Happy Thing #3
I fixed my printer and it's fully functional again! I printed out my resumes using it! :) Me and my friend are going to a job fair tomorrow. Just in case Happy Thing #5 . . . will not be so happy at all. But I hope not!!! :P

Happy Thing #4
My recently-launched mini online store, House of Lilliput, just received its first order today! Yay! :D So happy! I have plans for the store in May and I just can't wait! :)



Happy Thing#5
I've been receiving calls/letters/emails from companies who are recruiting fresh grads and I never had interest in any of them because I'm choosy like that! Kidding! :)) It's because all of them are either sales/management trainee/real-estate-related positions which doesn't interest me at all. :( But a while ago, I received a call from a company (It's an ad agency! I know I said I don't want to be in one, but now I'm thinking it's worth a try!) I submitted a resume to and they want to know if I'm free for an interview next week! Yay! :) If this goes well *fingers crossed*, promise, I'll stop being choosy already! :) Wish me luck! :D

Today is really something to be thankful for :)

♥ ♥ ♥

I wasn't able to blog yesterday, but nonetheless, let me greet my doggie a
HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY! :)

He wore denim overalls courtesy of the next-door neighbor :)) Cute ♥

Yummy Lasagna!

I cooked Lasagna to celebrate yesterday! :) It's a bit tedious to prepare this but I'm so proud of myself for cooking this without anybody's help! I did not have a recipe to follow either. So, yay me! :D Another addition to my repertoire of food-I-can-cook-without-any-guide! ;)

That's all for today! I've been missing my daily yoga sessions for 3 days straight now! I cannot not do it today! Nooo! Off to yoga now! :)

Saturday by the Bay

Yesterday, I kept my promise to have Czarcole, our very adorable black Shipoo (shihtzu-poodle), groomed. He's turning one on Monday and I figured I'd give him some well-deserved treat for bringing joy to our home and for treating my cynophobia (fear of dogs). It was his first time to be groomed outside because our dad believes it's a waste of money and he can do all the grooming by himself... which often results to disastrous dos (He once turned Czarcole into a lion! Poor dog!)

Czarcole in the backseat going to Cartimar

Shortly after lunch, the three of us, J, Czar and I, headed to Cartimar, the pet capital of the city. Initially, we put Czarcole in the front seat with us, but he kept on climbing up to J's lap to see things through his window. (I don't get why he doesn't like my side!) So to avoid any vehicular accidents, I put him in the backseat where he can freely look at the view outside, but to my surprise, he just lay there in silence. When we finally reached Cartimar, his lunch, in semi-digested form, is waiting to be cleaned right in the gap of the seats! Boo :(

We left Czarcole with the pet store stylist and it took more than an hour for the whole grooming session. I wonder if Czarcole enjoyed his treat because he hates taking a bath and having his hair cut. But whatever, he looks so much better now and is almost 100% tangle-free! Wee :) We walked him to MoA after (his first time, also) and I swear, I probably heard more than a dozen comments from random strangers about how cute he looked. :> I'm a proud sister! :D

J walking Czarcole at MoA

Czarcole at Red Mango

The clock struck six and we had to take Czarcole home already and get ready for a dinner at eight. I hope he had fun today. :D

Sunset at Manila Bay

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J and I met with Dianne and JR at King One Hot Pot along Macapagal for dinner. They debated whether to eat here or Yakimix and I don't have a say because I haven't been to either and I pretty much eat anything :)) I'm not much of a fan of eat-all-you-can buffets because I think I can only eat 50% of what I'm paying for if I'm not in pigout mode. But anyway, any new food discovery is worth trying.

I'd say there is nothing much to rave about the food because you cook it your own way. However, I do love the meatballs and fishballs with cheese in its core and the mango jelly slushie. ♥ Another thing that amused me is the conveyor belt (ala sushi train) which carries small servings of food you can add to your hotpot. It is conveniently located beside the tables so you can get whatever, whenever.

Steamy eat-all-you-can!

Hotpot Belt

We almost did not finish our food (subjected to P699 left over charge) but thankfully, some burnt scallop shell on the other half of our pot saved our crying full-tank tummies! Yay! :) The waiter emptied the other pot and threw the awful tasting contents away, saving each of us an extra P175 and more room for what's left for us to eat. *Whew*

Bickering Buddies JR & Dianne


Me and J

We returned back to MoA again to walk and help our tummies digest all the food we ate. We crossed to San Miguel by the Bay (my first time!) where we downed a pitcher of Margarita in less than half an hour. (I realized I'm sober for the longest time (since January, I think) and I missed alcohol and my alcohol-drinking buddies! :D)

Cheers to good times!

Was home around one and had a serious/fun conversation with J about our previous crushes! What a nice topic, I know. (Hangover from Dianne's HS stories!) It's surprising that you can still learn a lot from a person even if you constantly talk everyday for the past two years. Definitely, the best conversations happen late at night! :)

Yesterday night is one for the books! Next time, we'll definitely have Yakimix, more margaritas and late night chikas! :D

Jobless Blues

Ahhhh I miss blogging! It's been a while since I sat in front of the computer and type something worthwhile. (Mostly, it's just Facebook or Twitter.)

So what urged me to start this? Well, let's just say I still have all the time in the world.

I just graduated last February (but I'm done with schooling since December) and I'm still jobless. I have applied to several companies but only through jobstreet.com and some email addresses. Right now, I'm not receiving any feedback nor do I follow up. I don't know, I guess I'm just halfheartedly applying just so I feel that I'm not doing anything because seriously, I don't know where to take it from here yet.

Strange how when I was still in college, I was so eager to go on that stage and graduate so that I could start working. I'm an advertising management graduate but it never crossed my mind to work in an advertising agency. My target was publication (Summit Media) or events. Last January, I applied for a production design company (which handled mostly events) and I was hired immediately. But it was I who turned down the job because I realized how stressful it can get - no weekends off, no definite work hours. I can't possibly handle that - but then I applied to another prestigious events company (which handles mostly fashion events) and probably, had I not missed the second interview for my graduation practice, I would have been hired, too. I should be crying with regret by now but I'm not. I'm actually thinking if I can handle the level of commitment this industry is asking from me. Yes, I'm hardworking and all but can I devote that much time to my job?

Then came the answer: I WANT A 9 to 5 JOB. So probably I want to work on the marketing side, or event the account management side. But I find 'clerical' work too boring. I do not want to be stuck in an office cubicle doing paperwork. I want to be constantly moving places and meeting new people. I want to work because I love what I'm doing, not because it's my only choice.

Now, I'm caught in this dilemma only I can solve. And it's not as easy as choosing what clothes to wear or what shoes to match with my outfit. It's a big big big decision that will determine what career you will pursue for the rest of your life. I can be experimental but it's not like I can quit my job whenever I can, right? I really need to make up my mind and I'm in no rush!

The bright side about this is no one is pressuring me to work! I don't know exactly if that is good or bad, but I think having the most understanding parents helps. I mean, some parents are coercing their children to work already, while mine do not mind all the time I'm spending at home. I have a feeling that my dad doesn't want me to work... at all! He always tells me to not aspire working for others, instead, I should aspire to be the boss others are working for. Maybe someday, dad!

So what's my plan? I just got a text from that events company I mentioned above and they said I can work as a freelancer. I'm thinking of giving it a try and I'll take it from there. :) Ahhh, I love the word "freelance" and the no-commitment commitment it implies.

Til my next entry!