My Pink Shoelace

I am watching Sex and the City, TV series for the second time and I;m loving it. It’s actually nice and just like the first time I still get fascinated with the shoes and the dresses and the way they live their lives. Of all four women, I love Carrie’s work as a writer and Miranda’s strong personality.

I’d someday want a pair of Manolo’s … lol as if I’d have any place to wear it to. I have given my stilettos to a friend who is the same shoe size as I am …a after all since I am now working from home, I really don’t need them anymore.

I have been working as a full time freelancer now for over a month and I gotta tell you my work schedule is downright crazy. lol. Let me outline what I have been doing … this is the schedule I posted on the cork board in my make shift office.

8AM – 4PM : I work as a Virtual Assistant for a developer based in the US.

4PM – 8PM : I used this hours to write articles for clients based in Poland and India. Yes I have two clients who provide me continuous writing projects.

8PM – 4AM : I work again as a Virtual Assistant for an Internet Marketer based in UK.

5AM – 5:30AM : I use this time to follow a video workout which is a fusion of belly dancing and yoga.

5:30 AM – 7:30 AM : Sleep

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM – shower then breakfast

And the cycle repeats … I am only free on Friday and Saturdays. Now I use these days to cater to personal affairs [char!]. I have my Mandarin classes on Fridays at 5PM to 7PM and on Saturdays I try my hardest to jog around Abellana, offer my prayers and visit mom and chill out with friends.

Waaaaaaaaaa. I can no longer remember the last time I sat down and read a book!

I saw this news when I was about to log in and check my email account with yahoo and it caught my attention. Guess what??!! The maid is a Filipina … let’s read the content of the news now shall we?

I have ran out of ink again huhuhuhu. I hate going for refills as I was told they might damage the printer and buying the original ink is just expensive. *sigh* I have been printing out those ESL materials I have used with Monica last year so I could compile them in one folder but without ink, color printing right now using my HP printer is impossible.

So it’s either I finally take a leap of faith and use refilled ink or close my eyes and just go head buy brand new cartridges. Which is which Weng? Should I do this with a coin toss?!!! lol

Kokopelli is a fetility deity shown as a humpbacked flute player and is venerated by some Native American cultures in the Southwestern United States. Kokopelli presides over both childbirth and agriculture.

The image of Kokopelli is very famous and can be seen in almost every type of crafts, from vases to necklaces. It is also a famous design in tattoos and I got one on my right wrist.

Let’s take a look below:

Kokopelli On My Right Wrist

Kokopelli On My Right Wrist

What do you think?

I have this mobile phone that carries two active sim cards, my Smart sim which I’ve been using since college and my Sun sim for texting all those peeps at work. Just about two hours ago, it has been ringing full blast non-stop. Some guy said he wanted a friend … like I bloody care. He kept texting stating that he was only trying the number as we both have close to similar mobile numbers … the only difference is the last digit. And he’d like to have a friend.

Great! So this f^ck!ng idiot has been calling my number since 11PM … what a great way to make friends. Annoy someone in the middle of the night. Don’t you have a life or something? Grrrrrrrr ….

And oh … a friend said, that it could be a sign and a potential boyfriend. Riggghhhhtt …. I’d rather join the convent!!! Pissed Off mode.

As you already know, I have left the “typical call center” industry. I left my first work of four years and I am now working full time as a freelancer. A friend once asked, what I do now for a living and I responded that I am an all around freelance geek. This is something I have considered since 2008, right about when mom died. It took me two years to finally gather the guts to let go of my comfort zone and tender an immediate resignation. I miss my friends and the pay but I most certainly do not miss the ever increasing workload.

So to give you an update, I am now working as a full time virtual assistant. 8 hours a day, 5 days a week a total of 40 hours per week. My client is based in the US and is a quite agreeable fellow, I get to choose my own hours.
I won’t disclose the pay [hahaha], it is not as big as I am used to but boy I love it. Stress free! I mean literally, I get to divide my screen into two. The media player on the left side showing whatever anime I am watching and on the right, the excel spreadsheet or my browser working on a project.

My aunt asked me how I am, and I told her I love my new found work but I miss my old pay. She said life is all about choices. High pay + stress or regular pay + less stress. I chose the latter and she’s quite glad with my choice. Besides as she plainly put it … you don’t have to worry about your pay, you got your allowance from me anyway.

So that’s life for me now … full time freelance, working on my masters, my mandarin class and joining all travel escapades with friends from work and oh not to mention …. learning the arts of raqs sharqi.

Ssssshhhh … no laughing on the last part. I am dead serious!!!! *wink wink*

I have been wanting to get a sassy laptop bag since last year. I’ve had crumpler before when I got my mac but I realized it was too … typical. I gave it away to the owner who bought my macbook. So just last Thursday I convinced MJ to buy a Bratty Bonita Bag so we could both order it together. I showed her pictures of the ones I really like and we ended up ordering the following:

Pink Fashionista Travel Mate

Yellow Fashionista Travel Mate

- images taken from Bratty Bonita’s Website -

Size: 14×12x4

Since I am too lazy to photograph my bag, I am posting the images taken from the Bratty Bonita website. If you are looking for a laptop bag better check them out. They have tons of other designs … I chose the Travel Mate line as I intend to bring my notebook with me wherever I go … in future trips. I chose the Pink Fashionista Travel Mate and MJ got the Yellow Fashionista Travel Mate.

With the increasing number of older women worried about their looks, several pharmaceutical companies have emerged with products claiming to offer the best anti wrinkle creams, anti-aging creams and the best acne treatment there is. Most of these beauty products all contain close to similar ingredients with the rest available in the market.

Picking which beauty to go for needs careful consideration. You have to check with your dermatologist first to ensure that you won’t cause damage to your skin.

I have watched Street Fighter when I was a little girl and I have always liked Chun Li. You know how it is with kids, they like to pretend to be their favorite character. Just like with Sailor Moon, my classmates and I back in elementary grade had our favorite sailor star. I have always been Sailor Mars.

Now I just watched this movie, Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li which stars Kristen Kreuk. Because of her role in Smallville, I would always call her Lana Lang. I find this movie really great and I am amazed at how Kristen spoke Mandarin with complete ease. The martial arts is not bad either.

A friend back from high school always had smooth skin. We used to envy her because while everyone was worried about zits and the like she had smooth skin. People said that the zits and acne would be gone as we grow old. Now that we are all in our mid-twenties, signs of adult acne are showing on her face. Late bloomer? lol But its kinda crazy how they begin to appear at this age. She has seek counsel from several dermatologist and right now she’s hoping the damage would not be tremendous.

The prototype 37c review is said to be best wrinkle cream on the market. It is said to be made up of close 99% concentration of peptides. The remaining 1% is a mix of oil free mositurizer and hyaluronic acid. Several people who have use it sure made a whole lot of positive reviews about it. Before purchasing this wrinkle cream, do a bit of research first and see what you can find or check with your dermatologist first to make sure it is safe to use.

With the demise of my previous work, I have somehow managed to catch longer hours of sleep.  I am hoping that this new sleeping pattern will eliminate my need to use the eye cream I have been using since a couple of years back.  Someone used to say that the dark circles under my eyes would probably lighten but traces would remain as they have been there since I was in high school. This is what you get for staying up all night reading who knows what. *sigh*

Just got home after watching the third installment in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, Eclipse. I watched it with MJ at Ayala Center Cebu and it was full packed.  The last movie I watched this full was The Karate Kid still with MJ. The movie was okay, don’t get me wrong I was a huge fan back then, I’ve read the books long before they started showing Twilight. But now lets just say I’ve gotten over it and am just watching the movies now for the sake of watching them … lol

Several online retailers have used the power of wholesale shopping to maximize their profit. When you shop for items by bulk you get to save tons when you resell the items. There are companies out there that offer bulk discounts for small to medium sized resellers. Whats great about it is you do not have to go to the factory yourself. Just take a look at the online catalog, select which items you want, fill out the form and the company will take care of the shipping for you.  Isn’t this time and profit saving?

Weight loss is a major problems amongst people working in the call center industry. When sleep deprived it has been said that you indulged in binge eating. Exercising is only for those who are patient and disciplined enough to follow through. What most people now want is a quick solution to get rid of the excess fat. There are several diets for quick weight loss that one can follow through and with enough time and continuity the results might just show. But ruining the diet plan even for just a day would jeopardize the whole thing. So dedication and discipline is needed to achieve maximum results.

So I have been trying my luck at cooking ever since I’ve been home bound and I think it was fun, I hate the part where I have to wash the dishes after though. lol Nothing major really just frying and oh I made Mango Float yesterday afternoon and just earlier today I had Bena and Diva sample a huge slice. Hope they liked it. Hehehe

- Scrambled Eggs -

- Corned Beef with Eggs

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When Stacy got pregnant she was given by her OB a set of prenatal vitamins to take for the entire duration of her pregnancy. It was a long shot but it paid off when she delivered a healthy baby girl. Her pregnancy was rather shaky and they were worried that she might lose the baby. She had to quit work as she gets sick all the time and had to be home bound with the occasional stroll outside. But after 9 months of care and encouragement she gave birth to a healthy baby girl who weighed 8 pounds.

Lie To Me is a tv series that was recommended to me by a friend back at work. I am now watching it and I love it … really. It’s like Numb3rs where they use Charlie and Math to solve crimes; with Lie To Me they use experts in lie detection to solve crimes.

I look forward to the start of Season 3 just as I am waiting for the start of Season 6 on Supernatural.  Resigning from work definitely gave me all the time in the world to catch up on my movies. lol .

- LG Cookie -

I’d love to have this phone … its just so piiiiiiinnnnkkk. But at the moment that is out of the question. I am the epitome of “no work” slackey. lol At the moment all I can do is just look at it from the web … *sigh*

This bubble gum pink kitchen setup is just “kawaii”, and I’d love to have one of my own someday. I was thinking of a multi-colored house meaning the kitchen would be pink, the living room black and white while the dining room a combination of pink and brown. Hehehe I think that’d be nice.

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I’ve searched online for Kohler kitchen sinks and found several websites selling them. Some pieces are on sale and others are offered with free shipping.  This brand seems to be one of the leading names in the market and maybe by time I get my own house, they would have kitchen sets in pink. All shades of pink … so I’d have many to choose from.

Apart from Math and swimming, cooking and everything that goes with it is also one of my many weakest links lol. I had a conversation once with a friend who asked who’s doing all the cooking now that I live alone since mom died. Her eyes went as round as saucers when I told her that in case she has forgotten I lived in the downtown area and there are several fast food chains nearby, one of which happens to be a favorite of mine, Chow King. Her reaction was actually funny and of course if I am lucky I might be able to coerce a friend or two from work to dine with me at a Japanese restaurant or at Big Mao.

I never attempted to learn how to cook that I admit … its just that I don’t get along well with kitchen utensils. Nyahahaha … anyways now that I am unemployed [now feeling the signs poverty creeping in] I encouraged myself to start cooking [if you call frying hotdogs and eggs cooking lol]. So yesterday I cooked corned beef with eggs and onions and by my standards [which is really close to nil] it went rather well. It was edible so I guess that went well.

I have made a promise to myself that from now on I’ll try to avoid fast foods and so long as am at home I’ll cook my own meal. Good luck to me …. many more burnt rice to come. Nyahahaha

He died two days after I was born and he was never a good topic for dinner conversations. Let’s just say mom was never comfortable talking about him and I was not one to press on … so to the Dad I never met, Happy Father’s Day wherever you are now.

This is the setting of one of the Japanese restaurants here in the city and I love the environment. The way the interior of the restaurant is arranged and decorated is just cozy and private, the food is good too. RJ, Rose and I had dinner here when we celebrated my 23rd birthday and it was fun. I look forward to dining again in this restaurant with the same company.

Now that I am going back to school with the hopes of finishing yet another degree and textbooks are a majority of this are probably not that cheap basing on the course I plan to take on next. Given that  I am not also the type who would settle with secondhand books am placing school books on major costs list. Checked on several book stores already in the area one textbook cost about three to five hundred bucks and I am looking at probably 10 to 12 books not the official list, I added a few of my personal favorite resource books based on the research I have done online.

*sigh* My penchant for school and getting yet another degree buffles my friends and colleagues and it does me at times but hey I love to learn and I am better off reading than dancing at bars.lol

One of my two close friends, the sister am never blessed to have just passed the CPA licensure examination on last May 5’s examination. Whooohooo. It’s just amazing to see her pass knowing that this board examination is pretty tough and that the passing rate with each year tends to be on the small side.

So that’s us with empty plates during her Thanksgiving and B-Day dinner celebration last Sunday, several of our friends are there as well Lovely’s family. It was nice to be able to catch up on friends, dinner was amazing and all except for Lovely head up for a couple of beers and lots and lots of talk.

Partially eaten muffin, a glass of iced tea, my notebook and unlimited wi-fi … hmmm … just like any other day

I have been a fan of Mr. Miyagi of the Karate Kid movie franchise and have watched the entire movie franchise including the latest remake. I gotta tell you Jaden Smith is one cute kid and with Jackie Chan taking the “role” of Mr. Miyagi made it a full packed family movie.

The movie house was full with families looking forward to watching the movie and we had a hard time looking for a seat. There were a whole lot of kids and am just thankful that none of them were crying lol.

If you don’t have nothing to do for the weekend then go watch this movie with your family and friends and I tell you it’s worth your time and monies. It’s full of action, comedy and drama perfect for any family to watch.

Now that am out of work, I finally have the time to watch my tv series and what not. At the moment I am watching Numb3rs still on Season 01. I am overwhelmed I should say, Math has been my weakest link in school and I hate numbers. I couldn’t even add two to three digits in my head at a snap.

So now am watching and I love it … really I look forward to get a hold of the rest of the seasons. If you’re up to shows that would keep your adrenaline going this is it. So am putting my anime on hold for a little while.

I am obsessed with everything and anything of Emily the Strange. During my latest trip to Singapore I looked for books of Emily the Strange but all I could find was a comic magazine. During an excursion to Fully Booked I found one last copy of a hard bound Emily the Strange: Stranger and Stranger and readily bought it. Let’s take a look below …

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I also made reservations of the other titles as the sales lady mentioned that they will have new arrivals within the week and should the titles I want are included in this ship then they will notify me via text message so I could pick it up. I’m so so so excited … maybe I should change my hair to that of Emily’s …. hmmmm.