Another Super Slow Long Weekend

When: October 30-November 1, 2010 

I suppose this blog is a living document of my daily activities. Well, almost.  It keeps me in check. And so I go. So here's how my recent long weekend fared along. I feel old and young all at once, but mostly young. My "young" feeling comes somewhat from the fact that I am happy to share pictures which made me smile somehow. Or is it the other way around? In real life, I'm old, that's why I took delight in cheap thrills? Geez, I don't know. :)

Our pet cat Tisoy is such a sleepyhead. Here, he seemed so peaceful and comfortable catching some zzz's in my sister's lap. Plans to tickle him at his most vulnerable state were aplenty!

Durian love! FYI, I love durian. It's an acquired taste, really. The whole family loves durian. And I feel sorry for those people who can't stand its smell.

Oh, puh-leez, enough with McDo's Twister Fries craze.  It's time to go back to pizza fries. :)

Gave some TLC to my recent and not-so-recent book haul. A roll of plastic that cost Php 30 covered these thirteen (13) books. Pretty cool and, yes, a nerdy side of me.

 

An impromptu walking tour to Tomas Morato was rewarded with Cherry Garcia! I literally squealed with delight when I saw this yummy pint in Rustan's Supermarket at Il Terrazo. Memories of Ben & Jerry's ice cream parlor in Barracks Road rushed in. It was fun reminiscing how we discovered this ice cream and, since then, it became our mutual favorite.

For a pricey ice cream, I must have a souvenir shot. Hahaha! 

 

When we got home, we stuffed ourselves with Mama's version of spaghetti with (cute) meatballs. I had two platefuls. Argh.

Family, love, food, books, good health and prayers to departed souls. That's my long weekend. I still feel old and young. :)

New DO!

Let me preface this post by saying that I am a 100% advocate of  "a woman's hair is her crowning glory". I am a firm believer of a woman's right to choose what hairstyle she would want to have.

That being said...

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I couldn't believe that I sported an utterly dry hair for almost a year. By reasonable standards, the "after" pic is the most practical haircut I've had since 2008. On my first short hair day, I had it blow dried. Please note that my hair can really get out of control and "fly" to opposite directions. It felt strange at first to have a bit of a bare back. I love my new hair to bits!

Stranded in Boringsville

When I say Boringsville, it's actually my little corner of the world in the offshoring biz. I'm not inclined to spill the actual details of our work in my blog but, mind you, this blog was born in Boringsville. So I felt like I owe a lot to Boringsville. Whatever "a lot" means. TBD. 

Anyway, there are days that I feel I'm stranded and the only immediate comfort within my arm's reach is a bunch of munchies.

Tong Garden salted sunflower seeds

Mango Tic Tac

Quaker Oats chewy chocolate chip granola bar

Orion choco pie

Fibisco choco crunchies

Jack 'n Jill Nova multigrain snack bar

I don't mind getting stranded once in a while. But I do mind the extra calories not getting burned from my dormant state. :)

My shoes are out of the box... literally!

"There's a little Imelda in all of us."

~ Imelda Romualdez Marcos in a 2009 print interview

Due to lack of outdoor activities during the long weekend, I was forced to do my part in household cleaning. I've lost count how many times my mother would tell me to sort out my shoes. Throw or give away some, things like that, blah-blah. I finally heeded my mother's plea this morning and I got the biggest surprise of my life! 

 

Magic 27

After throwing out some damaged shoes (say, 4 hopeless pairs of shoes, meaning, beyond repair already) and lining up all my rescued shoes, it dawned upon me that I have a total of 27 pairs of shoes! Well, I think the oldest shoe was bought in 2005. I know I have bought  more pairs of shoes all the way from 2005 which unfortunately didn't survive that long or were given away to relatives in the province. 

Wow, it was very, very nostalgic just staring at my old shoes again. I hope to write some details or memories behind every pair. That would be exciting and fun! :)

The Beauty Gaga Birthday Giveaway

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Epued Giveway

 

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