Two more days and it’s Christmas already! Somehow I’m feeling down under the weather. Probably because of working in order to reach the quota for the week in order to have more time to enjoy the vacation. I just hope the pressure won’t take its toll.

Those who has got a wish this Christmas whose wishes are most likely to come true are surely going to be very happy about it. I just like the fact of being able to share and give what you have to people you care about. But it wouldn’t also hurt if I were to win a cool gadget such as maybe an ipod or a professional digital camera of some sort.

How I wish I could just win a contest out there such as one that I scouted and found online. All you have to do is virtually sit on Santa’s lap by submitting a photo of yourself. This contest will just make you upload a picture and submit some minimum information and you can join a chance to win 500 dollars which is great when you want to buy that present for yourself. What makes CEIVA nice compared to other digital picture frames is that it’s more personalized and you can customize it according to what you want.

I’ve been trying to catch up on a lot of things. Rest, blog and rest. I spent the weekend just at home trying to update some old entries as well as make sure I’ll be a lot richer the next year. hehe. Also, I’ve been spending my time watching some movies that have been pending on my stack.

Anyway, I’ll be finishing my stickers in Starbucks and I just need one until I can get my planner.

My colleague asked me how much I’d have to pay all in all in order to get a that item. I gave her a rough estimate. Afterwards, she asked me how much it would cost to just go to a bookstore and just purchase one. She made a good point. But I was feeling all arrogant and that I needed coffee to keep me awake (minus the hotness) since I was juggling both projects in school and special tasks at work –> such a lame excuse.

I just hope I wouldn’t disregard it the coming year.

For the next week at least, and work too! I’m just glad that my department doesn’t have any work during the holidays and our off’s during the weekends so it’s going to be a long break from work and school. I’m planning to go to Dumaguete some time next week or this, it depends. I wouldn’t have to think about anything. I can be a bum again, bwahahaha.

More pictures of my Manila trip! These all happened last month when the account sent some of us off to Manila to help out in a new site. Anyway, I was able to hang out with a couple of friends who from Cebu who are now residing there. We first went to Divisoria and they toured me around some historical places afterwards.

It was a Saturday and I just got off straight from the nightshift so I didn’t have any sleep at all. Good thing if I didn’t really do much however, I had to walk most of the time which was pretty tiresome. But I’m still glad I was able to meet my friends again. Thanks for touring me around Niz and Carl!

Was waiting for the sunset in Manila Bay but clouds were hovering that the sun was covered. When we couldn’t wait anymore and proceeded to Mall of Asia, that was the time that it showed underneath the clouds but above the sea. I managed to take one cheap shot at it.

I was not really able to walk around MOA already because I was dead-tired. That’s why when I tried to take a bus back to the hotel, my friends just accompanied me instead of heading directly towards their place just to make sure I could get to the hotel with everything still intact.

Binondo Church, Luneta Park, Quirino Grand Stand, Rizal Boulevard, Mall of Asia

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Binondo Church

A wedding we were never invited. hehe

Ongpin Street

there’s a park in between the streets.

busy

Luneta Park

old house and a canteen

having some snacks

the monument

random shots in Luneta

Punk’s not dead.

engraved.

distorted reflection

random again. Quirino Grand Stand

fake guard, Manila Museum

Manila, Baywalk

Rizal Boulevard, Baywalk

my only shot of the sunset, and we were on a cab to Mall of Asia already.

fountain at Mall of Asia

the people were waiting for the fireworks, but I couldn’t wait to sleep.

Pfffttt…

4:10pm I woke up one afternoon in order to get ready for class at 4:30. We were going to have an exam that’s why I hurriedly took a bath and wore some clothes and went out of the house. It was already 4:20pm and I even hired a taxi just so I could get there fast. School is a bit far from where I stay and to make things worse, it was rush hour.

When I finally arrived, I had to race 4 floors up (why do I always get classes in the 4th floor in this campus). But when I got to the room, there were no people. I went to the department and they told me that because of the Accounting department’s party, our class was postponed.

^#@^*&%@$#*&^#$)#$)*#&$)&#)&

Why didn’t even announce it way back? This is all so stupid. I had to wake up and sacrifice my time just to attend classes. I had to pay extra for the taxi ride. I had to shift to a groggy state from sleep and cram for the exam and then they’d say that they have a party that’s why everything’s rescheduled?

I want to get back my sleep but it seems that I just have to wait for the weekend. Aarrgggh.

It’s upsetting to know that you haven’t slept for more than a day already because of work and school and when you’re supposed to attend classes after waiting for two hours during a vacant schedule, you find out that the teacher went AWOL. The least he could do for his students was inform us–>I know, informing people that you’re going AWOL doesn’t really have a point.

Don’t get me wrong, I like the fact that there’s no class and that the long exam’s going to be postponed. I just don’t want to be stood up after waiting for a couple of hours which is actually a lot already considering the weight of work that I carry everyday. Bad trip!

I’ve been meaning to update this now that the party I attended is over. It was a night of fun and booze. It’s been a looong time since I last got drunk so it’s nice to be able to hang loose and get wasted.

Unfortunately, I had classes the next day, I also had an expectant hangover at the time. But I was able to get over it. I’m just looking for more time to work on things and update some important tasks.

I still have one more week though; one more week and it will be Christmas vacation. Bad trip’s that this week’s all about exams as instructors are looking for ways to close the chapters of units that we’ve discussed already.

Anyway, will be giving more time to this blog over the weekend… probably.