Personal Ramblings

It’s been six days and I feel fine

I’ve been watching my usual favorites on the tube. ALL DAY. EVERYDAY. Been getting more than my usual fix of Criminal Minds, Law and Order SVU, NCIS, and Bones. Fox TV rules. Ahlavet.

I’ve also been trying to finish my current book, Angel Isle by Peter Dickinson, a teen fantasy book about magic and adventure. It’s the sequel to Dickinson’s The Ropemaker. Interesting stuff, but I can’t seem to finish it. I’m already thinking about what book to read next. I need more books!

I’ve caught a few music videos on Channel V and MTV.  It’s been a LONG LONG time since I’ve tuned in to these channels. Discovered that Zachary Levi of Chuck can sing. Holy cow. I’ve been living under a rock. Also realized that, yes, Justin Bieber really IS cute and very talented. I get it now.

Anyway, so there. I’ve been staying in mostly to avoid spending unnecessarily while I’m between jobs and also because I’ve been too lazy to get out.  But I think I’ll go hang out somewhere else one of these days or maybe go jogging or something. I don’t want to be too lethargic while I’m on this pseudo sabbatical.

Okay, that’s it. No bumming around outfit post ’cause I’m in really bummy clothes this time. Hah. Kthxbye!

Inspiration Monday: Noah’s Ark

Another day, another week. Here’s something I got from the mail. Read! Read!

Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah’s Ark .
ONE: Don’t miss the boat.
TWO: Remember that we are all in the same boat!
THREE: Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark.
FOUR: Stay fit. When you’re 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.
FIVE: Don’t listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.
SIX: Build your future on high ground.
SEVEN: For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.
EIGHT: Speed isn’t always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.
NINE: When you’re stressed, float awhile.
TEN: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.
ELEVEN: No matter the storm, when you are with God, there’s always a rainbow waiting.
Have a good week!

Bum life day 2

Official bum life day 1 was yesterday and I spent it surfing the net and watching TV at Carpet Head’s wifi zone and cable ready pad. Woohoo. Today I did a little errand at the bank, surfed the net, and opted for a book instead of the TV. Woohoo. So productive. Yay me!

Okay, so I’m not used to being a bum. I was a bum for about a year right after college, but that was ages ago. I’ve forgotten how it is to not go to work on a weekday. Anyway, I do have a semblance of a plan and it does include scouring for a job and all that grown up stuff, but I think for now I’m trying to have a few no-plan days before I launch into my plan B.

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Cleaning house, er, cube

It’s my last week and I’ve been trying to clean up my work area. Trying is the operative word. Seven years and 11 months (eep!) of being a corporate lackey means a four-drawer filing cabinet crammed full of files and reports, a whole desk of loose papers and what not, three drawers full of admin files and personal stuff, and almost 40gb of electronic work files. Whoa.

I started with the easiest thing to back up – the electronic files. I have about 40gb to back up because I’ve also been keeping the backups of 4 former colleagues. The easiest thing to do was to just create DVD backups. I managed to organize everything into 8 discs, which I need to label in a bit after I finish this post. Hello, procrastination.

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Machine of Death Volume 2

The awesome peeps behind Machine of Death are doing it again!  They’re putting together a second volume and are on the lookout for writers and artists. If you’re interested in submitting a story or art portfolio, check out the submission guidelines. Deadline for submissions is on the 15th of July. Ain’t that the coolest? :)

I’m trying to decide right now if I should even attempt to write a story for this. Gah I don’t know if I can even commit to writing one with the deadline just a month away. I don’t want to submit anything half-assed and, frankly, I really don’t have the time to sit and conceptualize and write and edit and [insert other lame excuses here].  I think I’ll go read the book again. THAT I can do! Hey, you can read it, too, by clicking here. Yayyyyy. Awesome.

Updated Books to Movies List

Okay, I’ve updated my list. And then there were six. Yay.

  • Children of Men (P.D. James)
  • Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
  • About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
  • Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
  • Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
  • The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)

I’ve been carrying Children of Men around in my bag for a couple of weeks now and I still haven’t gotten back to it. GAH. Methinks this is going to be a tough challenge. Ahaha. Plus I’ve to look for the movie versions. I’ve already seen half of them, but I want to watch them again for the challenge, which officially starts tomorrow. Ahaha good luck to me.

Second Look

Oh my gosh, we have THINGS! :P

Yay we are almost done with fixing our place. On the other side of this kitchen and dining showcase are our remaining stuff to be sorted and arranged. We still have our books and bags to display or store somewhere, and our old clothes and shoes to give away, but at least we’ve gotten rid of most of the clutter. And we shopped for groceries last night so at last we have FOOD! Yayyy we will liiiive!!

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A First Look

We piled all our crap in a container van and moved them to our new apartment! Yes! Well, actually, the movers did all the piling and lifting and moving and what not. We did the pre-move stuffing of aforementioned crap into suitcases, bags, paper bags, and boxes. It took us several hours to pack away all our things.  How could one room fit so much crap?!? LOL. Anyway, it was all good. It was a pain to sort and pack, but at least we are now staying in a place all to ourselves.  Yayyy…

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Apartment # 6

Well, technically it’s apartment number 4 since the first two places I’ve lived in here in Manila were dorms. OR is it apartment number 5 since the second one was a pseudo dorm? Hmm..

Anyhoo, yes, I am moving again! I mean, WE are moving. Sister and I have been apartment hunting since August last year and finally we’ve decided on an itty-bitty studio in Makati.  It’s in an old condo around Makati’s “fun” neighborhood. Okay, it’s pretty near the red light district, but that’s not really bad. The location is convenient akshully.  The building is old, but it seems to be well-maintained and well-secured.  The unit itself wasn’t in its best state when we first saw it, but it wasn’t anything a little paint and some handy-dandy-man work couldn’t fix!  The place is not big, but it’s enough for the two of us.  At least we’ll have a lil place to ourselves for practically the same price! We have a week before we move in because the condo admin peeps are still making the place “livable” again. Seriously, the place was sad when we first saw it. Apparently, the girl who used to rent the unit didn’t stay there much because her boyfriend lived in the same building. LOL chizmax courtesy of the building’s maintenance guy. Tsk.

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