MMMiii!

I’ve always worn my hair long. Except when I was a kid, of course, and that one time when I was 10 years old, my hair has always been long. There were times when it had gone past my waist, or even past my butt (but that got a bit uncomfortable so I had it trimmed). The shortest I would have it would be past the shoulders.

A couple of days ago I woke up around 3am, and thought to myself… “Ah~ I think I want to have my hair cut short.”

I would have done it. I know of a hair parlor open 24/7 near my place. I could have walked there if I wanted to. But since this was a big decision, I figured I’d think it over.

Eight hours later, I still wanted to do it.

And the result?

Hairchop.

The stylist couldn’t make it how I was wanting it mainly because of my hair itself. They (the stylist and his assistant) tried. Over and over again. We all gave up in the end. I wanted to have a fringe that “flew” up at the side, and my split to be somewhere more to the side. It wouldn’t happen. My hair will need more time to get used to the new split or I’ll have to use hairstyle-holding products, which wasn’t an option for me (too lazy).

I’m still pretty satisfied with it. I told the guy to donate my hair to charity.

Now with the new hairstyle, what’s left is to diet (ugh!) and maybe one day fantastic clothes, maybe even designer clothes like Elie Tahari’s would fit me nicely. I just need a little more motivation for this diet thing. *sigh*

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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 was sitting back as I was reading this magazine that featured Mikee Cojuanco and suddenly I remembered watching some of her movies. She had this pretty smile and a sunny disposition. I decided to look her up and noticed that she was also an equestrian that represented the country a few times.

My brother saw me looking her up and he casually told me that she was hot in full equestrian gear. With the helmet, breeches and her little horse-whip. i raised my eyebrow at him and continued my little research about that person that was I was currently interested in. He just laughed and and went straight to the fridge.

Come to think of it, those kind of pants were sexy to look at to begin with as they seem to be streamlined to produce the least amount of drag. It looked comfortable too. Maybe I’ll fit in to one someday or they make something in my size. Whichever comes first.

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Here’s something readers won’t probably expect from me.

It’s a … ME!

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Wearing eyeglasses. I know I don’t look awesome, but I’m bored enough. Lori now wears eyeglasses occasionally too. Sarah and Sara have been wearing glasses before as well but they use contacts more often now, it seems. At least whenever I see them.

So now, all the amigas wear glasses! muahahaha!

I started wearing glasses when I was 8 and I wore them religiously for 2 years before I stopped. Now I seldom wear them, only when I feel that my eyes are really tired and everything is blurry.

I hope no one got scared. O.o

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I’ve been shopping for clothes lately, and I get so exhausted at the end of the day that I just want to rest. I’ve also been looking at toys and some jewelry. I’ve bought some toys, but I’m refraining from buying jewelry coz that’s already beyond my budget. Yu will kill me though because he told me that I do buy little things that are within my budget, but I buy a LOT of little things that when you add them all up, it’s like I bought a big thing.

My schedule changed at work again, 8pm to 5am, so rest assured, malls won’t be open when I get home from work, so I won’t be malling a lot any time soon. That will probably make me spend less.

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Lately, I’ve been checking out ukay-ukays (if I’m out during daylight) for handbags.

Yes, the girly handbags. I want to buy at least one. My sense of fashion is awful and the price really has to match. So until now, I still haven’t been able to buy one for myself.

And then Sarah sent me the invite for Handbag Planet’s launch on October 15 for free handbags. They’re going to be giving away 24 handbags in 24 hours on that day–absolutely free. No shipping and handling. It doesn’t even mention anything if you need to be in a certain country to avail of it. Wouldn’t it be nice to have one of these trendy bags for free?

I would! I really wish I would win. I saw one bag that I really liked and even if I don’t win it, if the price is right, I might seriously consider getting it. Or I’ll be looking all over the discount stores for something like it.

Sign up anyways! Won’t lose anything, might gain something!

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Corvettes are Sexy. Don’t you agree?

But Corvettes will never have a place in this country. Well… maybe in showrooms, or really mad rich filthy filthy rich car collectors. I want a corvette though. Although I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to afford one with my meager salary, but dreaming is free, right?

I’ll probably be dressing up my corvette or keep customizing it. I’ll be adding stuff like fancy stylish wheels or housing for the headlights. I’ll decorate it with stuff like wings maybe, like Ayu’s backpack… somehow.

Inside, I’ll make sure it’s got nice floormats with matching seatcovers and matching steering wheel cover and … well… and an uber cool dashboard–matching as well. I’ll probably end up having a set and I’ll go broke just prettifying my car.

To top it all that, I don’t drive at all.

I’ll have to live in the States for it to have meaning (or reality) and since http://www.corvetteguys.com ships out their parts for free this July, I’ll probably buy from that site.

Well, to sum it all up, my pet corvette will be like my baby Taba who is high maintenance because I buy all sorts of stuff for it without it giving me anything in return. Except maybe an empty pocket and a headache.

P.S. He (Taba) chewed on the other ear of my Sennheiser earphones (that he mangled a couple of days ago).

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Who ever said that being on Night Shift is healthy?
Who ever said that being on a different shift every month or every two weeks is healthy?
I don’t think anyone would.

Being on a shifting schedule is unhealthy, yes, but what kind of unhealthiness? Especially if you’re on Night Shift, and your schedule only changes with an 8-hour difference, but still basically at night?

While waiting for UnionBank to open this morning at Starbucks, I was so bored that I read the papers (Yes, OMG! I can read!). I just found out that the country is having a food shortage and that the Ifugao Rice Terraces was selected as a UN treasure or something and that they’re kind of renegotiating our country boundaries for the Kalayaan Group/Spratly Islands, and some other stuff. Well, the only one I really read on was the Ifugao Rice Terraces.

What caught my eye was an article about how being on Night Shift can cause sleep deprivation (no, really?) and the health problems that come with it. What really piqued my interest in the article was how people had a higher risk of obesity when they’re on Night Shift. Because you get more hungry often when you’re on Night Shift and something to do about your metabolism and body clock and what not. I do notice that always, after my shift, I’m so hungry. Like I’m starving. So I grab something to eat sometimes on the way home, and when I arrive home, I’m going to eat again because Mama cooked breakfast to me (I know I could say ‘no,’ but who the hell can say ‘no’ to Filipino breakfast?).

Double breakfast.

I also think feel that I’m getting a tad heavier. *sigh* *starts blaming getting fatter on Night Shift*

But anyways, there were tips on coping with Shift Work.

Coping with shift work

Sleep experts suggest various ways to cope with unusual work and sleep schedules.

• Regular hours: Keep the same sleep schedule on days off from work.
  • No really? It’s past five pm, going on sick six and I’m still awake. Although… I really should be waking up at this time on normal work days. I time myself. I try to sleep by 10am, not later than 11am. I wake up at 4pm, not later than 5pm. That’s on normal days, but today is my day off…
• Strategic napping: Studies show naps of 20 minutes to two hours — either just before a shift or during a shift — can improve alertness and performance at work.
  • Strategy? Like whenever I’m Sleeping at Work? I’m really trying to avoid that now. What I do is if I get done early with bath and dinner, I sleep until 5:30pm or 5:45pm.
• Bright light: Exposure to bright lights during the first half of a shift may help fight fatigue later in the shift.
  • I’m not really sure about this. It’s always usually bright there, so I don’t really know the difference if I started in a dark place or bright one.
• Light restriction: Avoiding bright lights in the morning (such as by wearing sunglasses on the way home and sleeping in a very dark room) can help night-shift workers sleep better during the day.
  • I think my mother noticed that I’m still really having a hard time sleeping in the day even after she put curtains on my windows to kind of reduce the sunlight so I could sleep, so she put on thicker
    curtains. I really love my mother. Now it’s dark … ish…. here, but it’s really a LOT of improvement. I just got hooked up on J-Drama what’s why I’m still awake, not because of the light.
  • I have these neat cheapo shades that I use a lot these days. I bought 2 expensive ones but they weren’t dark enough. One was P200 and the other one was P250. This uber neat shades was just P55. One can usually find the best buy in cheapo places like Dakki or Daisan or whatever you call it, or Uncle Ben’s Store… Ugh, I can’t remember. But it’s UBL sunglasses and I got it in a Japan Home+Dakki+Daisan(?) Store.
    
• Melatonin: Supplements can promote daytime sleep when taken an hour or two before bedtime.
  • Haven’t tried. Probably will not try.
• Modafinil: This medication, brand name Provigil, was approved in 2004 for the treatment of shift-related sleep disorder. Taken just before a shift, it can enhance alertness at night, studies have shown.
  • Haven’t tried. Probably will not try.
• Caffeine: Caffeine has been shown to counteract drops in performance levels at night.
  • I love coffee. Except that coffee hates me. I have hyper-acidity and coffee gives me diarrhea as well. But sometimes, I do feel the need, and sometimes it doesn’t really wake me up, but it’s good anyway.

Sources: Dr. Diane Boivin; American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
c/o Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times

Stolen from … Darn I forgot. I’m not even sure if it’s Manila Times. -_-;; But thank you, one of the local news papers. I do remember the page. It’s on E4.

The ones in italics are just my side comments. Don’t pay too much attention to them.

Anyway, my first thought of this was, “This should be shown to all Call Center Agents. This should be circulated so that we can all stay healthy.” A lot of my teammates have fallen ill and may resign because of health issues. It’s really sad.

So… to all you call center agents out there who are on shifting schedules or always on night shift, make sure that you get enough sleep.

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Lately, I’ve been hanging out in eBay. I’m getting frustrated not being able to get my money from PayPal because Xoom is being utterly stupid. Not that I’ve got a lot in my PayPal, but still… it would be nice to be actually touching them or seeing them take interest in my bank account, right?

So… I signed up for eBay! And I bought three things.

Silicone Skin Case for my Zen V Plus with lanyard and armband.

You’re probably thinking I’m crazy. The item is $1.00 but shipping is $9.49, a total of $10.49. If you convert that to peso, that’s still less than how much the silicone skin case will cost here. Including the arm band. So I’m still fine with that. It’ll just take about a month to get here plus red tape, so that’s two months… maybe.

Brand New Sennheiser CX300 Ear Canal Headphone Silver Black.

Actually, I wanted the black one, but stupid me didn’t notice that I bid on the Silver one. I emailed the person and asked him if he could send me the black one instead. I don’t know if it’s real or not, but it’s cheaper than the Phillips in-ear earphones that I’ve been eyeing for some time now. a LOT cheaper, and a LOT cheaper than it’s price in malls. I can’t spend my real money, so why not spend money that I can’t obtain? right?

And my last purchase…

Nodame Cantabile: Megumi’s Piano Pattern Tote Bag + Coin Purse

I don’t remember seeing Nodame with this coin purse, but what the heck. I’ve been wanting to buy a new bag and I don’t see anything that I like that is within my budget (my budget for a new bag is P150). Nothing I see, even in Ukay-Ukays, meet that budget and design that I want. So… I thought of getting the Nodame bag. And it’s … not very cheap, but good enough. It’s about 5 times my budget, but considering I didn’t really spend anything from my salary for these… s’all good.

Well… those are my first eBay purchases. I hope I don’t get addicted and spend too much. The things I usually see have to come from overseas, and knowing how this country’s postage system works, these things will probably arrive past my birthday. *crossing fingers*

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So… how many months have I been working? At work, I have to wear business casual most of the time (except for weekends), and sure I’ve got some slacks. I’ve got one really nice one, one so so, and another one… well… another one which will have to do most of the time.

I wear the three of them in constant rotation. Sometimes just one of them for the whole week when I need to (My shift is Saturday to Wednesday, so I only wear slacks thrice a week… for this month, that is. and last month).

And well… I guess it doesn’t really matter much since it’s just black, but sometimes I wish I had more than one good slacks. I brought this up with my mother and sure enough, she offered me some classy maternity jeans. I know I’m really big and all… *sigh*

BUT ANYWAY… I’m not really into clothes or fashion or what not. I hardly care about how I look. Heck, sometimes a whole week or two passes before I even comb my nice, long, straight black hair which doesn’t tangle much (I mean, comb with a comb. My fingers do the job most of the time, but that’s not really combing, is it?)

I think I’ll go out and get a new pair of slacks tomorrow. *sigh* I hope I Could find a cheap one. Really. It really depresses me sometimes when I go and buy clothes, and they just don’t fit. I know I should diet or something… so that buying clothes won’t depress me anymore. But…

There are good things in life that are just hard to give up. Like noodles.

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