MMMiii!

I’ve mentioned over and over again about my plans of getting some rest. Like a month or two of rest. And then I’ll get another job. Is it wrong of me too much to be confident that I’ll be able to get a job when I decide that I want to work again?

My friend in Michigan told me that the unemployment rate there is double digit (more than 10%). He’s been unemployed for some years now. I looked it up again recently and I read that it had gone down, however it was also mentioned that a big chunk of that is because a lot of people have moved to another state. A Boston job search would definitely be different from a Detroit job search or a Los Angeles job search.

I sometimes feel guilty that I have a job because some people don’t. I sometimes feel guilty knowing that I’ll be able to get a job in the field I prefer pretty easily. I might not be able to start soon on where I want to work, but I know I’ll be able to get it.

I’ve also loaned out a lot of money to people and with this pending plan to stop working for a couple of weeks, I’ll need to gather all my resources so that I won’t be too much of a freeloader at home. I also need spending money.

Aargh.. need to be more aggressive in collection -_-;

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Not here in the Philippines. But in other places. I hear my friends online talk about how cold it is where they are. One of them said they don’t even get snow, only ice. It’s funny that here I am snuggling in my warm blanket because my air conditioner keeps my room cold that I need a blanket. But I can’t stand it if it’s hot in my room. I’m even tempted to look for heated blankets. I just don’t know where to find them here.

Maybe Baguio? Taba keeps me warm when I’m about to sleep. He’s furry and smelly though, not that I mind. Lately he’s been staying with me until I fall asleep too. He’s not beside me anymore when I wake up though. Sometimes he’s at my feet or under the bed.

I’ve lowered the thermostat to 6 now. It’s 1-9, 9 the coldest. If I put it on 5, it gets … not cold enough.

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I was chatting with my friend from Japan and she mentioned that she found one of the guys working at the convenience store near her place really cute. She said she wanted to try looking him in the eye but she really couldn’t. Then she mentioned about Valentine’s Day approaching. In Japan, Valentine’s Day is mainly big on girls giving chocolates to guys. I suggested giving that guy some chocolate. She’s worried that he’ll see her eye wrinkles and get scared. *lol*

Maybe I should have just sent her wrinkle-removers. I sent her earrings and she just received them yesterday.

Same as what I have. I bought 2 sets. She just received them yesterday. Hopefully she could find a chance to wear it. I’ll be really happy if one day I watch a video of her somewhere and see her wearing the earrings I sent.

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I feel like I’ve been eating nonstop for the past three days. Seriously. I feel like if I lie on my tummy right now my body can be used as a see-saw, like my tummy can be a fulcrum already. I’m hardly even eating at home! but the days I’ve been out… it really feels like I just went out to eat. Food is just so good. Today I’m going out again. I’m going to meet with my brother to return my netbook to him (I’m lending it to him, but I borrowed it for yesterday, so now lending it again) and then this evening I’ll be meeting with Loraine. Ohhh… I should control myself. Next thing I know is I’m looking up fda approved diet pills again because I’m too lazy to go to the gym to burn off everything I ate.

Just a rambling. I’m going to take a nap.

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And so I went and conquered Corregidor yesterday. Man, I’m so tired. We were even planning to go to Ocean Park after it but we were so exhausted we just wanted to go home when we got back to Manila.

Now on to the damages.

Financial Damage:
The travel package was P1999 from Sun Cruises.
Lights and Sound show is an addition P150. This is optional and it lasts for 30 minutes. But what are you going to do in a remote place for 30 minutes? You also won’t get to go inside the historical Malinta tunnel with out it, so it’s going to end up a requirement. I paid for my brother so it’s P300 total.
I wanted to buy souvenirs but I ran out of cash. Good thing the place where we ate accepted credit cards. The keychains I got were P175 each. I got 2, so that’s P350 in total.
When we got back to Manila, I wanted to thank my brother for coming with me even if he had work that same night, so I treated him to dinner. We ate at Sizzling Pepper Steak amounting to P620.
We met at Ministop in the morning and I bought Silvanas, Powerade, and candies = P98.
Random transportation fares that I paid for:
Jeepney from house to train station = P7 x 2 = P14
Cab from Pureza LRT2 station to the bay = P100
Cab from the bay to Recto LRT2 station = P100

Weight Damage
Lunch was a buffet with Menudo, Roasted Chicken, Leche Flan, Buttered Vegetables. Minestrone, Pandan juice, and my favorite of the day, SEAFOOD PAELLA!
The damage here is to my tummy. :( And to my weight.

Tiredness
Well… I’m sooo tired and sleepy.

I read some phentermine reviews and this one uses caffeine to raise the heart rate for fat burning purposes. But a lot of people drink coffee and other caffeinated drinks anyway right? Maybe I should just drink espresso everyday.

So much being a tourist. My camera’s battery died out on me in the last hour of the trip :( I need to buy a spare battery.

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I’m a little worried about today. Today is the Corregidor trip. I received a confirmation email and they said I just needed to print that out. Thank God I’ve got a printer now. That would’ve been a problem. I also received an email asking for the names of the members of my party or their manifesto purposes. I think it’s like if the ship sinks and we drown, they’ll know who were on the ship. I replied through email and I never got a receipt confirmation for that. I called 2 days ago and the girl said she’ll take care of it. I still didn’t get a confirmation after that. I’ll go to war with them if this becomes a problem.

Another thing I’m worried about is my headache. I’ve had this headache since yesterday at work and I’ve already gone home and slept and woken up but I still have my headache. I feel like I need some energizing. I was looking around if there were safe energizer supplements and guess what I found? There’s this supplement called Stimerex ES that gives an energy boost AND burns fat. I don’t know how they intend to make it work since I couldn’t bother reading everything since it’s almost 5am and I should get going soon instead of blogging, but I think that is an awesome thing that I should check out.

Anyways, my friend said it’s a ferry, not a ship.

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While I was thinking of what to write here, I kept saying to myself, “I have no motivation. I have no motivation.” I kept uttering it to myself, as if saying a mantra. Not that it would do me any good, but I just somehow ended up saying it over and over again. I couldn’t think of anything–a topic, a gimmick–anything at all.

Until it clicked in. I could just write about how I have no motivation at all. I don’t want to go to work anymore. I don’t want to blog anymore. I don’t want to think about things anymore. I want some things. I want money, I want to meet with my friend, I want to share my thoughts and ideas to the world… but for what purpose?

Someone tried to be philosophical with me and told me that it’s the journey, not the destination, that matters. But the end justifies the means.

…

I guess.

I know I just posted my New Year’s “Resolutions” but I feel that it’s such a great big effort. Like for getting thin, I still keep on looking at reviews to find out what are the best weight loss pills because I have to admit that I’m still being lazy with going to the gym. I know I have to think that I paid a lot for the monthly membership for the gym, but I don’t really have the time. Or rather, I’m not willing to lose 3 hours of sleep to go to work. I get really cranky when I lack sleep and being in the Escalations team, it’s not a good idea to be cranky.

Anyways, the Corregidor trip is tomorrow. I’m excited! I’ve never been on a boat. Or a ship. Whatever the best term is…

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I know it’s pretty late in bringing this up. One of my online buddies cracked a joke about his New Year’s Resolution… he said, “My New Year’s Resolution is 1920×1080″ so I added that mine was now in HD.

Bah.

Anyway, I’ve been thinking about where my life is going. I’ve made this big decision in my life but I haven’t done anything to get it rolling, and I have to get it done in 2 weeks. By March, I need to be out of the office so I can accommodate my friend who’s coming over for an indefinite number of days so I don’t want to worry about work at that time.

So here are my “resolutions”

• Save money. No more mindless spending.
• KNOW where my money is going.
• Collect from people and be heartless if I have to.
• No more lending money.
• Use a planner and use it.
• Blog more often.
• If I’m going to buy weight loss products, I have to actually use them.
• Get back into recording.
• Go to the gym more often.
• Fix all my websites.

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And so today, going home, I figured that I should walk from the train station to my street once in a while. It’s a 10-minute brisk walk and usually after work I’m already really tired, but I walked anyway. On the way, I saw this old lady selling Baguio lettuce that looked really fresh. The roots haven’t been chopped off and there’s still some soil. I bought a bundle for P10 which would probably cost like P50+ in the groceries.

While walking home, I was thinking of what to eat with it. So I thought… hotdogs! Actually, I’d love to eat it with beef, like this Korean dish som geop sal (spelling?) wherein you cook the beef on a grill on the table and then wrap it with lettuce and dip it in sesame oil and some other sauce.

Anyways, going back to the hotdogs, lately I’ve been cooking it in the oven toaster, as if I’m grilling it. I slice little wounds on the sides and give it half-octopus legs and then put it foil shaped into a box, then put some butter, and cook it for 10 minutes (5 minutes, turn it, then another 5). It’s really good. Everyone should try it.

It’s not the best diet, but at least I’ve got my greens. Do you know any fat burners that work? Like, really work? I’m so lazy and I really like eating unhealthy. :( I sometimes take fat burning tea but it makes my tummy hurt too much sometimes.

Oh well, time to eat. Ta~

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I bought some bars of soap and it came with this eRAse solution for scars, wrinkles, dark spots, pimples etc. Since my elbows are dark because I used to lean on them a lot while reading, I tried it on my elbows. To be honest, I only read the “Directions for Use” so it surprised me when my elbows started peeling after a couple of days of using it.

Apparently, the “eRAse solution provides faster peeling action followed by regeneration of new tissues of the ageing skin. It improves skin’s texture thus reduce dryness and fine lines. Already with sunscreen protection.”

I don’t think I’ll be putting it on my face though. I don’t want to be peeling all over unless I’ll be staying home for days. I’ll stick with acne face cream for acne and moisturizer for lines, thank you.

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