In Between

most of week 9 was spent grouching over (again) the work situation.  although there was a bit of good news towards the end...can't complain much about that but still, so many things to factor in.  let's just hope that i will make the correct decision(s) when the right time comes. the highlight of the entire week, however, was my trip to the DFA office for the releasing of my authenticated school documents.  you know how much i hate government offices.  but this one i had to do because it plays a big part in my 2011 goals. i applied for the CHED and DFA authentication of my Transcript of Records and Diploma at my alma mater last jan 28.  i went back there 10 days later to get the claim stub.  this claim stub has the release date of my documents from the DFA office.  so i filed for a leave (more of offset really, half day nga lang) to get the whole thing over and done with (plus, i had to go to my derma that day anyway). DFA authenticated documents...

tempting...but no. Photo taken: bus in Ayala i am so behind at everything. my christmas shopping. my tasks. my social activities. and my personal goals. it is really starting to scare me. last night was the company christmas party. wasn't able to enjoy it much since i'm down with the flu (again). i think my new year's resolution should include drinking more vitamins and avoiding staying up too late. *sigh* i hate being sick. thinking and re-thinking my plans over and over. my best friend told me i should take the EPEC thing. but i need to get my TOR and diploma authenticated first. aargh! so many shit to do. but i really need to get started on these things. otherwise, i would most likely regret it in the future. my machine readable passport arrived exactly 7 days after my scheduled appearance. so i suppose, service wasn't so bad. then again, i did pay a lot of money for it. i don't like the ugly brown color. don't know why. *sigh* must make a ...

at my best friend's urging, i found myself renewing my passport for no reason at all. the possibility of me going abroad either for work or leisure seems to be a far fetched thing but i gave in after a detailed daydream sequence that involved hk disneyland and universal studios sentosa. damn. so i decided to try this new thing they call Philippine Passport Express. anyway, since i'm only renewing, not a lot of requirements were needed. in my case, just 3 new passport photos. i had them taken days before (and this was during a really stressful day that involved several clinics and a sonogram) which looked like i was dragged to hell (READ: haggard). FYI: you are not allowed to smile in your passport photo. and you should be wearing a collared shirt. the background is royal blue. and your hair should be tucked behind your ears so they would show in the picture. pretty interesting. i had my photo taken at Tronix megamall branch. they're really helpful by the way....

i hate it when i plan things and i never get to do them. i planned on purchasing a pair of chucks from the converse sale. i planned to do some grocery shopping. i planned to get some reading done as well. and i planned to watch a couple of movies. though i was able to see paper heart, i couldn't, for the love of everything that is good and pure, write a review. this is really frustrating. i am such a lazy cat. i blame the weather. the long overdue "ber" chill finally arrived about 2 weeks ago. it is now soooo much harder to get up and go to work (or basically do anything else), assuming that's even possible. i bought a few holiday gifts for myself last week. just some random little things. essentials like jeans and undergarments and a couple of cute tops. i am not much of a shopper. i finally realized that as a fact. i do not have the patience for it i suppose. or maybe because i hate shopping on a budget. it's always so much easier if you can just ...