What the hey, it's new year's anyway and there's no better time to make resolutions so i'm making them here and now. all of you reading out there, try and hold me to these resolutions ok?
1. spend less on clothes. . . well, spend less in general. must learn to save money for sending home and possibly buying a car in the near future (like in the next 2 years?)
2. stop watching too much tv and devote time to more worthwhile and enriching things like reading important (what?) books, learning new languages (owwwws), and cleaning the tub (not very enriching but worthwhile in a sense)
3. stop being so critical of others (i.e. pintasera)
4. will become mature, sophisticated woman (meaning will control giggling, swooning and blushing over every other hot guy)
5. expand color choices (stop buying pink stuff!)
6. walk more quickly
7. not make schedule revolve around doing the laundry
8. learn to cook food other than adobo, teriyaki, bistek, afritada and molo
9. blog other things that are important, other than me. and blog regularly
10. learn to apply makeup
hmmmm. . . ten is a nice round number so i guess i'll stop here, though last item is very anti-climactic. i'll probably think up more soon. and please post your suggestions and comments.
HAPPY 2005!!!!
Friday, December 31, 2004
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
calmer me
i will attempt to write a proper update now that i am reasonably less panicked. somehow, shopping allows me to find the inner peace i need to blog coherently. . . does not make any sense but is very true.
went to market! market! again today. and then greenhills afterwards. talk about overdoing it. though i didn't make that many purchases due to my woeful shortage in peso. most of my money is still in my bank which i could only use through my debit card which is useless when shopping in the tiangge. but i always have fun when at the mall and i got to buy some stuff for my apartment that will hopefully add a tropical flavor to my otherwise drab apartment. we also had leeron and zeth with us which drove us nuts but they are just so adorable!
it's really strange how the shopping season here in manila doesn't seem to end on christmas day. the malls are still packed 4 days after christmas. it's just insane.
we just confirmed our reservations for montemar next week. so i'll be in the beach come january 3rd while the rest of the folks at osu are starting classes. wooohoooo! . . . my mom was getting a little paranoid about going to the beach what with the tsunami and all. pardon me for this morbid thought, but wouldn't that be a good way to go? i mean, one minute you're having fun, swimming, or snorkeling on the beach and the next you're in heaven? just a thought.
i could barely keep my eyes open now. better go to bed. . . and prek: parang di pa rin sapat na rason yon. i need more!
went to market! market! again today. and then greenhills afterwards. talk about overdoing it. though i didn't make that many purchases due to my woeful shortage in peso. most of my money is still in my bank which i could only use through my debit card which is useless when shopping in the tiangge. but i always have fun when at the mall and i got to buy some stuff for my apartment that will hopefully add a tropical flavor to my otherwise drab apartment. we also had leeron and zeth with us which drove us nuts but they are just so adorable!
it's really strange how the shopping season here in manila doesn't seem to end on christmas day. the malls are still packed 4 days after christmas. it's just insane.
we just confirmed our reservations for montemar next week. so i'll be in the beach come january 3rd while the rest of the folks at osu are starting classes. wooohoooo! . . . my mom was getting a little paranoid about going to the beach what with the tsunami and all. pardon me for this morbid thought, but wouldn't that be a good way to go? i mean, one minute you're having fun, swimming, or snorkeling on the beach and the next you're in heaven? just a thought.
i could barely keep my eyes open now. better go to bed. . . and prek: parang di pa rin sapat na rason yon. i need more!
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
back home
hey you! i've been here in manila for a couple of weeks now and i haven't blogged yet. well once, but that's not a real blog. anyway, i've been too busy with other more important stuff (like shopping, sleeping, eating, sleeping, eating. . . and oh yeah, sleeping). i'm so happy to be home for christmas. i really couldn't imagine spending christmas in THAT place. . . yeah, since i got here, i found myself really hating THAT place and dreading going back THERE so badly that thinking about it gives me a tummyache. anybody, give me one really good reason why i should hop on that plane for the horrific 18 hour flight to be all alone again in that blizzard-ridden place huh? huh!?. . .
jona, calm down.
i was fully intending to write down a log of what i have been up to since i got here but i was so overwhelmed with the thought of me having to go back THERE. geeez
maybe i'll do the update some other time. . .
jona, calm down.
i was fully intending to write down a log of what i have been up to since i got here but i was so overwhelmed with the thought of me having to go back THERE. geeez
maybe i'll do the update some other time. . .
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Collide
The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you
Yeah
I'm open, you're closed
Where I follow, you'll go
I worry I won't see your face
Light up again
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find, you and I collide
I'm quiet, you know
You make a first impression
I've found I'm scared to know
I'm always on your mind
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find, you and I collide
Don't stop here
I've lost my place
I'm close behind
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find, you and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide
***
letse
The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you
Yeah
I'm open, you're closed
Where I follow, you'll go
I worry I won't see your face
Light up again
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find, you and I collide
I'm quiet, you know
You make a first impression
I've found I'm scared to know
I'm always on your mind
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find, you and I collide
Don't stop here
I've lost my place
I'm close behind
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find, you and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide
***
letse
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
stream of consciousness blog
ohmygosh. just had 2 cream cheese-lathered, banana cupcakes. i feel a sugar buzz coming on. . . buzz buzzzzz. . .
that's one thing i like about america. . . the sweets. . . cookies, cupcakes, chocolates. . . there's a lot of variety out there. . . not very good for the figure, but very good for the soul. . .
anyway, i have been wandering around campus half-awake for 3 days now. I've been taking allergy medicine, the drowsy kind, since sunday. just because i had a couple of glasses of wine last saturday while watching love,actually and elf. geeez. i've slept through every class i've had since then. and i've been oversleeping every morning. it really doesn't help that it's getting really cold and getting out of bed in the morning is the last thing you'd want to do. it would probably help if i had someone who'll wake me up every morning other than my alarm clock. . . another downside of living alone, i guess. . .
just did my very first rna extraction experiment. was really sleepy while doing it. made the mistake of using 15 ul of water instead of 115 ul. good thing my postdoc caught it just in time. . . well, it's actually her experiment it would have been bad for her if she didn't. . . now i'm just blabbing. . .
so excited to go home. looking forward to all the christmas parties. i just have one party to go to here and i can't even wear my cute christmas outfits then because it's too cold. . . i'm so tired of looking like a bubble all the time. . .
blah blah blah. . . better get home now. it's just 430 and it's starting to get dark! what is wrong with this place?
that's one thing i like about america. . . the sweets. . . cookies, cupcakes, chocolates. . . there's a lot of variety out there. . . not very good for the figure, but very good for the soul. . .
anyway, i have been wandering around campus half-awake for 3 days now. I've been taking allergy medicine, the drowsy kind, since sunday. just because i had a couple of glasses of wine last saturday while watching love,actually and elf. geeez. i've slept through every class i've had since then. and i've been oversleeping every morning. it really doesn't help that it's getting really cold and getting out of bed in the morning is the last thing you'd want to do. it would probably help if i had someone who'll wake me up every morning other than my alarm clock. . . another downside of living alone, i guess. . .
just did my very first rna extraction experiment. was really sleepy while doing it. made the mistake of using 15 ul of water instead of 115 ul. good thing my postdoc caught it just in time. . . well, it's actually her experiment it would have been bad for her if she didn't. . . now i'm just blabbing. . .
so excited to go home. looking forward to all the christmas parties. i just have one party to go to here and i can't even wear my cute christmas outfits then because it's too cold. . . i'm so tired of looking like a bubble all the time. . .
blah blah blah. . . better get home now. it's just 430 and it's starting to get dark! what is wrong with this place?
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