current frustrations

1. Forever 21 just opened in Manila. There's an ongoing sale in Mango AND Zara. I have money, but I don't want to spend it. Boo.

2. I'm tracking how I've been spending my money. I'm afraid that after this week, I'll feel bad and get mad at myself for being such an impulsive spender. I've been planning on opening two more bank accounts, plus another account with my insurance (more on forced savings, actually). The reality of adult life...sucks. I'm trying to look at it positively, i.e. I guess I'm being financially responsible (I think).

3. No replies yet from my job applications. I guess I still have a purpose here in my current job. Maybe I'm being taught some sort of life lesson. But mark my words, I WILL get a job that's related to my one true love: Development. *crossing my fingers for Asia Foundation*

4. There's this guy that I really like now. We're really close. He's a great friend. He's also cute, not my type of cute though. But....he's gay. Why is it that I fall for the guys who are seemingly gay or are really gay? There's something off with my taste in men. Sheesh.

5. I'm having a hard time organizing a group for a foodie trip I'm planning to Bale Dutung, Pampanga. It's said to be one of the best foodie experiences you'll have here since it's hosted by renowned Chef Claude Tayag and his wife Ms. Mary Ann. My lovely godsister Tippy was able to go there with her family and their friends.

So there, I'm done (semi) ranting. Hopefully I'll be able to post something 'happier' later this day. After work.

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Too lazy to think of an entry title.

Again, I'll be going on about random stuff....and here I go...

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I'm slowly seeing myself staying with my company for a while...depends on whether the promised improvements will be fulfilled, but as of now I'm quite positive about the changes that'll come next year. Oh God...I hope they didn't forget about my promotion *fingers crossed*

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There are just some people you can never be friends with; you can never like. It's better off that you stay away from them as much as possible. Having common friends isn't a reason for you to also be friends with them.

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Went to the bookstore this afternoon. Though I love fashion and I was really hoping the October issue of Preview or Mega was already delivered (good thing there weren't any), I couldn't resist buying the October 5 issue of The Economist. There's an article about the boom of the telecommunications industry in developing countries and I figured that'd be useful for work. Yes, I'm a dork.

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I FINALLY bought the pair of Zara boots I've been drooling over for the past month. I have yet to post a picture of it..maybe tomorrow. Since it started raining again (God when will this end??), tomorrow would be a great day for me to wear my new booties :)

Now, I'm actually obsessing over a pair of torn up Vintage Boyfriend jeans from Topshop. There are actually a lot of nice stuff at Topshop now, also at Zara. There's this dress from Mango I've been wanting to buy for the past month and a half already...am just waiting for it to go on sale because though I do spend my hard-earned moolah on clothes, I won't go crazy spending a portion of it on just one item. And yeah, I have to lose a bit of weight first before I can wear that dress which is also why I haven't bought it yet. Haha!

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I almost forgot about the bazaars I'm joining! I have to fix everything so that I wouldn't be all over the place--with work and other stuff--next month. Peak season for research starting the 3rd quarter so yeah, I haven't been getting a lot of sleep and personal time off from work. The past two weeks, though, I got a bit sick so I was able to stay home...still did stuff for work, but at least I wasn't stuck at the office.

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So....when?

I caved..so I will blog today :)

First of all, Happy Hearts Day everyone! :) It's past 1 a.m and I was supposed to sleep about an hour ago but I couldn't just go to bed without posting this. There are those days where I can't sleep unless I post an entry about something I feel like I should share with someone--hence a blog about Friday the 13th, 2009.

I'm not a superstitious person so I don't really believe in bad luck. I think believing that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day sort of predetermines your day already. I mean, once you believe that it'll be a day filled with disaster, it probably would be..if not for you, for somebody else.

Well Friday the 13th wasn't such a bad day for me. Though I was an hour late for work, I was still able to get a decent parking spot (which rarely happens once you arrive later than 9:45). Payday today, so though there was a long line at the bank I was able to pay my credit card bill, my PruLife bill, and my deposit for the clothes I purchased online (thanks Daniel from Viva Vintage). Even if we left the office at 2 p.m (we had a meeting at Globe at 2:30), and even if we were a bit late, our meetings (we had two) at Globe went well. It was a very interesting meeting we had, specifically the second one. Why? Because the person we had a meeting with was Ate Trina, my cousin...practically my sister. Hahahahahahaha! Twas so funny. We were signing in the log book before our first meeting when Oni told us that, and I quote, "Chesca will meet with you first because Trina's still in a meeting now." I just had to ask if the Trina she was referring to was Trina Sebastian. Obviously yeah. Hahahahaha! After our first meeting, we went up to my cousin's office and when we saw each other we couldn't stop laughing. Well, we were excited to see each other but we were also quite weirded out a bit. The meeting went smoothly, with a few bursts of giggles sometimes from Ate Trina and smirks from me (haha!). I just had to thank Ate for giving us a project with a killer deadline and a pre-launch study that would give our DP sleepless nights (memories of Project Alexa 2 started coming back to me when I was going over the project specs).

We went back to the office after our meeting. Though we were stuck in the horrendous traffic at Pioneer, Shaw, and San Miguel Ave, we were able to arrive at the office safe. Plus, my boss treated us to merienda so we were able to eat while stuck in the car. Thank God! I wasn't able to eat lunch since it took me an hour to pay all my bills because all the banks were packed with people. Anyway, I didn't leave Ortigas until 9:30 because I didn't want to get stuck in traffic again. What did I do? Hmmmm...how do you spend the eve before Valentine's a. without a significant other and b. with cash to spare and c. oodles of time? Well....you go shopping, of course! Hahahahahaha! I spent 2 1/2 hours in Megamall looking around (initially). I ended up buying two knit blouses from Mango, a pair of Havaianas, and two pairs of pants from Bench. It feels good to have money for shopping. Hahahaha! I was so tempted to buy shoes at Charles & Keith but I didn't find anything I liked enough for me to buy. I mean, there were a lot of really nice looking pairs but I didn't find anything I thought I needed. I was looking for a decent pair of black pumps. There were a few nice ones. The styles were great but I didn't like the material. I'm not particularly fond of patent shoes. I dunno...they just don't appeal to me, that's all.

Note to self: I will avoid malls for the next two weeks. Hahaha! Though I do still have money (safely kept in the bank), I don't really want to spend more of my hard-earned moolah. I think I'm done with my shopping quota for the month :) Hahahaha! My mom's going to be here next week until the 24th so another money saver...I don't have to bring my car to work :) I don't have to pay for parking and gas for a week and a half! Yay!!!! :)

So yeah...Friday the 13th wasn't really a bad day :) For me, that is...How about you guys? How was your Friday the 13th? :)