In Random

 The hiatus is over! I'm back and I'll be updating my blog again.
Updates are in random!

1. Krispy Kreme's Competitor - J.Co

After work, I went to Mall of Asia to check the  newly opened J.Co Donuts & Coffee located beside the Hypermarket and just across the terminal.  To give a little background, J.Co is an international donuts and coffee brand. J.Co started at Indonesia on 2005 and continuously opened more branches in Asia.  As of the moment, they only have two branches in the Philippines - SM Megamall and SM Mall of Asia; but they will be opening soon at Greenbelt 3, Trinoma, ATC, SM Fairview and Eastwood Mall.

Speaking of the price, a box of 6 J.Co donuts will only cost you 250.00  (definitely cheaper than Krispy Kreme)  while a dozen will cost you 375.00. They also have the mini donuts called J Pops priced at 250.00 for 24 pcs. 

I can say that J.Co has a unique way of naming their donuts.  Usually, donuts are named based on their flavor - strawberry, pineapple, etc. ; but with J.Co, you'll read the flavors as: Al Capone, Blue Berrymore, Coco Loco, Cheese me Up, etc.

Aside from their unconventional but cool way of naming their donuts, the company's website says that their donuts have healthy ingredients. TheirAl Capone is rich in protein, Vitamin E, Calcium and Antioxidants because of the Almond ingredient. Coco Loco is also rich in antioxidants (with its dark chocolate ingredient) that helps to protect the body against degenerative diseases. 

Aside from donuts, J.Co also serve yogurt and frappe.

2. A New Camera

photo from google images

Bought a new camera! My Olympus T100 easily consumes its battery so after 2 years of use, I decided to buy a new one.   Priced at 8,995 it came with freebies like Tripod, Battery -disposable and rechargable, 4GB Memory Card and Camera Case. The picture above is taken using my X500.


3. Dinner at Toastbox

A few weeks ago, my friend and I met for dinner at Robinsons Place-Manila to talk about our upcoming Cebu trip (on May 31 - June 3).  We wanted something light for dinner so we went at Toastbox.  I enjoyed their French Toast with Skinny Milk Tea.

4. Mini-Business

Yes! I'm selling Bath and Body Works products! If you're interested to buy, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'll be selling Nyx Round Lipsticks soon! I'm just waiting for the delivery of the lipsticks I ordered.


These are all for now! Thanks for the time readers!
*smiles*

 

This Week I'm Grateful:

Inspired by my Belle de Jour planner which has a portion where I can write the "This Week I'm grateful"...I decided to try doing the same here in my blog.

Aside from the everyday blessing of waking up and having food to eat.. I'm grateful that:

1. I didn't cram on a usual "manic" Monday.

2. I was able to prepare our Monthly Billing at an early date.

3. I had a dinner with my best friend whom I haven't seen for the past 2 years. Of course, we took pictures of us! A few hours of unending chit chats would never be enough for us, but I'm still grateful to meet her on the first week of this year.

4. I bought two new lipsticks and 2 new cardigans.  

I now have a total of 25 lipsticks. 25 more to reach my quota. LOL!
The cardigans were on sale. It wasn't in my plan to buy even one, but..

yes, you saw that right! The cardigans were on 80% off so I didn't hesitate to buy them as they would be very useful for me.

5. I spent time with my love :)

According to Leonardo da Vinci:

When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

I'm Back

It's already 11:46 in my lappy but I'm still wide awake! Just so you know, my laptop had been away from me again for more than a week because of the same problem. I hope it will be completely okay from now on! ^_^

I apologize for the late response on my chatbox! I appreciate all of your messages.

FROM KINDERGARTEN

All I Really Need to Know is a compilation of essays that are short-read and simple. They presented ordinary circumstances filled of life’s lessons.

I want to share some moving lines from the book. I will put them here verbatim:

1.ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW about how to live and     what to do and how to be I learned in Kindergarten. Wisdo m was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandpile at Sunday School .


2.It’s the spirit that counts. The time may be long, the vehicle may be strange or unexpected . But if the dream is held close to the heart, and the imagination is applied to what there is close at and, everything is still possible.
3 . It’s elemental: When in doubt, get down Take a nap.
4 . And we haven’t even dealt with the existential items , such as: Why is there Something instead of Nothing? When will I have time, and who knows where the time goes? How deep is the ocean - how high is the sky? When enough is enough? What are people for? Is there life before death? Is it true that a little knowledge is a dangerous s thing? And if birds fly over the rainbow, why can’t I?
5. I was reminded that peace is not something you wish for; it’s something you make , something you do, something you are, and something you give away! You begin with what you have, where you are, and pass it on.


6. The Credo list: 
• Share everything
• Play fair
• Don’t hit people
• Put things back where you found them.
• Clean up your own mess.
• Don’t take things that aren’t yours.
• Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody
• Wash your hands before you eat
• Flush
• Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and politics and equality and sane living.


7 . Once I thought that getting the words just right was essential. Now I know the words will never be just right. A well-lived life is always under construction.

MY OWN REFLECTION FROM FULGHUM ‘S BOOK: We’ve been taught about the basic lessons during our Kindergarten days. As they say, Pre-School is the foundation. I always believe in that. Eversince we’re little kids, our first teachers at home (our parents) and in school taught us the word RESPECT and some things we need to know and do as we go along each day of our lives. Isn’t that we started dreaming since we’re kids? We’ve been used to hearing I want to be a doctor when I grow up; and most of us pursue our childhood dreams after graduation.  
Questions are bound to be answered. However, some, remained to be just questions that are yet to be answered.

  
All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten written by Robert Fulghum.


    

BACK ON TRACK

YES! I miss the blogging world! I miss everyone! The laptop problem has been fixed! I'm back with a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOT of stories to tell! Just bear with me for the possible lengthy posts.

• I've already watched Alice in Wonderland since its first week but never got the chance to blog about it. 

• I have another airline application to share but I'm still not ready to tell the whole story, but, just to give an intro, it's an-ALMOST-DOES-NOT-COUNT story. Maybe you'll have an idea on the airline but I'm keeping my mouth shut about the whole story. Maybe, next week, I'm ready to share it to the whole world. 
• I'm excited about the thought of doing a Visita Iglesia on Maundy Thursday, just like what my friends and I did last year! I hope it will push through next week. I think I need to recharge!
• I've never been bookish. I mean, I read books before but not that much. I may be a MASS MEDIA graduate, and in a way, I'm expected to read a lot. I read magazines, newspapers, but books? I don't really read them most of the time because I end up leaving my bookmark at one page and never get the chance to get back on it. But, things changed, so am I. I started to love reading after college, because I have all the time to read! I guess, it will never be too late to realize that reading can take you to places even when you're just sitting in your living room or at your bed. Reading can give you so many realizations and lessons that you can live through.

MIA

My laptop is still in ICU (just my term). A family friend whom I consulted my problem with said it's because of a virus! =( The virus is the reason why I'm missing a lot lately! I have more entries to publish in this page. Thank goodness to our neighbor! I'm using their computer now haha. I'LL BE BACK SOON friends! I'm going to do my brothers' project for now! =)

Wordless

=| I don't know what to feel today and I think I'm also running out of words to say. I tried calling BPI's hotline, hoping to talk to my batchmates so I can request for a waiver of my annual membership fee. It's not that I don't want to pay the fee.  I've read the terms and conditions and I'm well aware that every card has a membership fee though, I just didnd't expect that they would bill me as early as now.  I tried calling twice. No luck of talking to my batchmates. So I decided to pay that 1,500! Crap! Being a bum was NO FUN! I hate it! Oh job? where are you now?                                         

March March March

Welcome MARCH! :)

I'd be turning a year older next month, should I or should I not be happy about that matter? hahaha. I hope good things will come.

I wished I have been more productive today, but, after drinking energen for breakfast (I'm into cereal drinks! Energen and Nesvita are my picks), I fell asleep again. haha. I know, I have been lazy today!

In the afternoon, I asked mom to come with me to the mall. I'm in a quest for finding a new suit and a pair of pumps for future applications. I was successful in finding a new suit. I was supposed to go to my dermatologist after hitting the mall but I failed to do so! Boo!

Tomorrow will be another day and today would be a history. I hope I could accomplish more things tomorrow.

Before I end this entry, I want to share one typography: