End of the Month

Whoa! that was fast....

The next thing we know it's already 2006!!!

What the heck!

Yeah...yeah...yeah....I don't feel good when I'm broke! Can't you tell that it's the end of the month and it sucks to know that you're running out of money...How I wish that living paycheck to paycheck will be over soon, yah know what I mean????

It's really hard stretching the money!
Yet, it's funny to think that before I receive my paycheck, it's already gone. Bills piling up! OMG! If I'm gonna stress out about this, heck! for sure I'll be growing more and more gray hairs!

Few more days and Fall semester's ending. On the contrary, as Christmas season draw nearer, I am RESPONSIBLE for working extra shifts----> tons of presents to buy for my growing family...

By the way, I did a mini online shopping yesterday coz I heard on the radio that yesterday was the Black Friday for online shoppers like me. I found several stuff at OVERSTOCK.com that sooooooooo cheap, and it doesn't matter how many stuff you buy... you only pay $1 for shipping... 'Twas a good deal... At least, I was able to cross out names from my list.

Online shopping is starting to be a hit this year.. it's easier, cheaper, and saves you time to look for the stuff that you wanted to buy. As you can see, I am now a consistent online shopper... guess what my favorite sites to visit? Amazon.com, ebay.com, shopzilla.com, and overstock.com

Miss You

Miss You
by MYMP

Miss you…

Everyday and every night, this feeling I’d fight
Try as I might but I won’t win, I surrender, I’d die
You are winning here alright

Every morning when the sun would shine on me
I’d flash a smile but deep inside
I feel so sad and lonely
I need you here and now

I miss you
It’s crazy to pretend that I don’t think of you
The more this feeling just seems to grow and grow

I miss you
Oh how much longer can I hold on to
Maybe you can come and tell me that you miss me too

Miss you…

All I want is for this love to last forever
You walked away, never came back, oh I tried to recover
I can’t bear it boy alright

When I hear a song that we had used to share
I’ll try as I might to hide the tears, and when the pain is over
I’ll wish that you are near

I miss you
It’s crazy to pretend that I don’t think of you
The more this feeling just seems to grow and grow
I miss you
Oh how much longer can I hold on to
Maybe you can come and tell me that you miss me too

Miss you…

Early BIrd

My brother and I were out of the house at 5AM.
I'm telling, if I'm not leaving for the Philippines this December, I might be one of the shopping freaks outside Best Buy or Fry's Electronics at 3 AM. Yesterday, I checked out the major stores who'll be having this giant after thanksgiving sale. I could have bought a laptop, a 7.0 megapixels digital camera, and an Apple Ipod for 500 bucks! Super crazy savings! yet I have to save for the trip...

These were just the unusually cheap stuff that I bought.
* Harry Potter 1 DVD $5
* Harry Potter 2 DVD $5
* Harry Potter 3 DVD $5
* 12 bags of Hershey's kisses $15
* 4 pc luggage set $49
* red cardigan $12
* 3 pc pajama set $12

I haven't been to the mall yet... I'll prolly do that this weekend...

I can't believe that my list is getting longer every year!...It's all good and shopping is fun...Well, this season is where the most exciting shopping takes place. You're definitely not shopping for yourself but for others...Isn't that great?

I might put up the Christmas tree tomorrow, too!

PS.. My brother's upset coz he lost his wallet..

PS2.. There were still plenty of left overs from last night! Lotsa lotsa food!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Yum! dinner will be served later...
I'm done cooking. I came home from work at 3 PM then I had to cook. I cooked the Alfredo fettucine, turkey gravy made from scratch, wonton spinach soup, and mashed potatoes.

I'm just relaxing right now coz somebody called asking me to check something out yet I can't actually find the stuff. :p

I am so ready for the after thanskgiving sale tomorrow!!!

Long Weeeeekend!

Heck yah it's long!
I had my last class today and school won't start til next Monday! Isn't that great?

Another exciting story coz another friend of mine and Chissa's will be joining us in the Philippines. We've been trying to do our itineraries earlier but we're so darn excited that all we did was plan for where to go for the After Thanksgiving Sale.

I'm so hyped up right now and I can't do anything about it....and it's not caffeine. The thought of counting the days before our trip makes me jump up and down.

Argument-filled day

I want to share what happened today at work. I had two! TWO!!! freaking discussions... one from a freaking stupid customers, another from a freaking stupid co-worker. Pardon my vocab, it was just so freaking stupid!

But before I do that, I have to do my homework first. I have no clue if I have the time post it tonight but I am sooooo into sharing my screamings!

Do I really have to post the details???
Oh well, I don't. But imagine me a quarter inch close from screaming to those idiots (meaning the customers).
Then imagine me, arguing with my coworker( meaning the other manager). Heck! I haven't raised my voice in my entire McDonalds career (LOL). Well, I survived the whole 8 hours. Thank God!

Speaking of the phone... this one is addressed to my dear froggy buddy. Don't you know that one of my friend was ripped off through Ebay???? She wanted to buy the phone for 600 bucks. She later sent the money to the seller through Western Union. OMG! It was a freaking scam!... She never got the phone plus wasted 600 bucks for nothing!... Poor dear....

Christmas Wishlist

Yeah, right! Dream on!


My mom and I went to go turkey shopping. Gees, we never found one weighing less than 10 pounds! Then we looked for an "outfit" for Sunday. Wonderin' what the occassion is? we'll having our annual family picture. This time 2 members were added...I'm so excited...

I've been thinking of what to cook for Thanksgiving. I'm not sure if my mom will do the roasting... prolly she will. I am scheduled to work so I'll be home a bit late. But I told her that I will make the mashed potato (I've seen this recipe on TV, and it really tasted so darn good, not an ordinary mashed potato. Then I'll also make chicken fettucine. Then as requested, I'll make my own version of wanton soup. For all of you who doesn't know, I love cooking for my family. Since I'm on a so called "dieting" I try to make sure that all my frustration from eating will be given to my family by feeding them. I'm just kidding....cooking is really one of my hobbies.

Good night

Sleep Deprived

<---- my favorite scene...I'm a Harry-Hermione fan yet being an HP reader, seems like it'll end up Ron-Hermione... oh well...

Unbelievable!
Guess what? my brother went to the theater prolly and hour and 15 minutes early coz we thought there's gonna be a long line for sure. We're so right yet we underestimated it. Why? We had a hard time looking for a parking spot. Seriously, I never experienced this before. We went round and round still plenty of cars were roaming around with us, too hoping somebody will pull their car out of the spaces.It took us 20 minutes to freaking find a space plus it was quite a walking distance. Not bad for a "burn-the-calories" gal like me. When we got to the theater, deng! the line was long already! The good thing, since there's only the two of us together, we didn't had a hard time to find the perfect seat and to tell you the truth, we got our FAVORITE seats where we can freely put our feet up! and to make it even better, the theater that I booked the ticked from was DIGITALIZED! isn't that so awesome! you can really feel the intensity of the movie!!!

Speaking of the movie,
'twas nice...bit choppy for a reader like me of course. Not bad...and the three youngsters were so cute! Gees, Victor Krum was so hot! Cedric Diggory looks a bit dorky yet he looks so adorable. Too bad, he died. I'll rate the movie 4 and half stars out of 5. Can't wait for the HP and the Order of the Phoenix where Sirius Black is going to die. The book/movie is starting to get darker huh? Oh well, that's the way it is...

I am so sleep deprived. I only had a total of 6 hours of sleep for two days. I can barely wake this morning and I was dragging myself out of the bed. I can barely open my eyes at work and my brain isn't working right. We are supposed to go to a surprise birthday party today but I can't and I will not try to drive like these. I will definitely fall asleep behind the wheels. I decided to take a quick nap (when I mean quick that's a minimum of 2 hours). I'm feeling better now....

End of November is coming so fast I forgot that my CPR license will expiring this month. Now, I'm a hurry to schedule a renewal test and trying to fit it in my very very hectic schedule for this month! Ayy! that sucks big time!


Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

***Interesting Fact***
Nicole, one of the Pussycat Dolls (the lead singer in the Video ) is 1/3 Filipino. I was browsing the web coz she really looks so familiar. I'm right she was the one of the Eden's Crush singer who won WB's Popstars. Way to go Filipinos!

Goblet of Fire

Yeah!
I'll put my frustration aside and enjoy the night...my brother and I will be watching Harry Potter tonight!...

Don't care that I won't be getting enough sleep...Heck! Harry! Harry! Harry!

Firing of my Neurons

I have one class that makes me sad. I am all messed up with my tests. What the heck is wrong with me? Am I losing my neural connections???? =(

He makes me smile

According to what I'm studying right now, we tend to like those who are near to us...yet, he's located at the other side of the globe...

Is this a crush???


Yeah... I would say that this is just a crush...

No wonder!

This post is a bit related to the one posted earlier... Engagement rings were on SALE!...Have you guys ever been to an engagement ring store?????

I haven't, and I'm just wondering how it feels like...Ever saw the movie "Sweet Home Alabama"? yeah, something like that would be WOULD BE really really really great!...

Speaking of proposals, my favorites include Chandler's and Monica's engagement on Friends, sounds cheesy but I also like the one with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore on The Wedding Singer (want me to sing the song?), what goes on top of my list is the real one with the Ludy's, the authors of the book when Dreams Come True.

Switching gears here....
As a FRIENDS fanatic,I officially completed all season of Friends today. Got a good deal, too for the last 2 seasons coz it was on sale for 19.99 and 27.99 respectively. I am left with only 2 collections to complete, Harry Potter and Lois and Clark. Other than that, I'll be spending my time browsing at the DVD section once a month searching for DVD's on sale.

Few more weeks!!!! I'll be home soon!

Engagement Ring

I just thought about this coz earlier today at work, I've noticed that a few of our regulars were wearing engagement rings. Prolly, several guys this month popped the question. Men! their rings were huge, I was blinded! Hahahaha...
I know someone who proposed last Friday...

It is because of the weather??? or maybe the special season coming up????

Whatever that is, the feeling that comes when someone special to you comes up with one knee in a very unexpected place in that very unexpected moment with a sparkling ring on their hand is one of the most amazing experience I am so dying to have...

Ay! I better get of this topic coz I feel so mushy...

My nephew

Gosh!... He's so freaking cute!... I hope he walks soon. Can you believe that he's only 9 months and he crawls like a lunatic...He's so funny and he brings so much joy in the family. Last night, they (my bro, sister in law, and Caleb) were here. I am usually snoozing by 9 PM coz I have to wake up at 3 AM the next day. But heck! I stayed up til they went home at around 11 PM. Not getting enough sleep didn't bother me at all. He loves to giggle and touch your face. It's just so awesome.

Hah! I didn't mind having one pimple today due to lack of sleep. I really have no clue, but I'm telling if I get less than 6 hours of sleep, for sure, I'll wake up with a zit...

It's so dark outside when it's only 6 o'clock. I am not really into this kind of season because days are shorter. I prefer longer days coz I get to do more things outside the house. Now, when it's dark, I am so lazy to go out and to think that I suck (not really suck, not my fave I mean) driving at night coz of the glare and flashing lights. I am planning to but new eyeglass frame in the Philippines hoping it'll be cheaper then get new lenses when I get here. Frames here are so freaking expensive...plus the lenses with special effects and stuff rips me off!...Suck! but gees, it's a necessity!

I am down to my last pair of contact lenses and I'll prolly stick to my glasses for a while coz I'm broke! Hahahaha! I'm so stupid that I can't even afford to buy new sets...Oh well, it's all good...

I'm hungry... wonder what'ts for dinner... Ciao!

T.G.I.F

Stupid me...
I didn't know that it is holiday today...I salute all the Veterans and admire their bravery!

Anyways, my plan of going to the bank after work is cancelled coz of the this holiday. I have several transactions to do and needed to talk to a person face to face because aside from those transactions are bunch of questions.

It's Friday I know but I am left with reading assignments. I haven't been out in a while. It's fine with me, coz I think, as I get older, I prefer getting sleep instead of spending money by going out. It's really weird coz since I reached that freaking quarter of a century, everything changes...My friend was right...Now, I know most of the things I want. I'm beginning to be less fickleminded. You know what I mean? I know exactly what I want and how I want it to be. Weird. For instance, sleeping wise, I know exactly how am I gonna position myself to get a good night sleep. I think I am starting to become the master of trial and error but this time, there's less error. It's fun yet I am so missing the aggressiveness of being an 18 or 21 year old. Before, heck I car about how many hours I sleep. I even have the guts to stay up all night doing nonsense crap. Now, I know how my body will feel after sleep deprivation and I pretty much doesn't like its effect. Is this really a sign that I am moving on towards a different phase of life???? One more thing that is really really weird is how I am annoyed with high school kids who feels like they know everything about the world. Seriously, it just pisses me off. Oh gees, I sounded like an old maid! <----- this scares me the most!

Life is full mysteries waiting to be discovered.
No matter how weird life can be, we should always enjoy life 24/7.

Have a great weekend!

What have I been doing?

USS NIMITZ
My brother, Asher arrived yesterday at 9:00 AM at the Coronado Bay. He was gone for 8 months in what they called WestPac (West Pacific). He was on that USS Nimitz carrier for months... can you imagine how boring that can be???? All you see most of the time is the big blue ocean. It's nice to know that he's back home. Moreover, I can't believe that he enjoyed it. Probably because he got to see other places such as Dubai, Hawaii, Australia, and Hong Kong. The most interesting part though was the the "pasalubongs". Hahaha...
I've ditched my last class yesterday to meet with them for lunch. My mom was the only one who was able to see him arrive at the port besides his wife and son. I wanted to go but I can't ditch my first 3 classes that day because midterm is coming up.
We also had a nice famiy dinner afterwards. It's a nice feeling that the whole family gathers around the table chitchatting about how's it going....

COMPULSIVE (???) SHOPPING
Is it??? I would define it as my "pasalubong" shopping.
Sunday afternoon, my mom and I went to Mervyn's. I thought I'm not gonna spend anything. Yet, knowing that there's this huge SALE plus the coupons that I have on hand, I went crazy. Fifty percent off plus my coupon which is another 20 % off totals to 70% off!!! Who can't say NO to that huh???? I bought several stuff for my friends.

We went to Big Lots last night after dinner and I saw several stuff to buy for my godson and god daughter. It was a closeout sale and I've got great deals with the toys. Then also saw couple of stuff to give to some of my friends. Also, I also bought more stuff for the church kids, I'll be using those as my Christmas giveaways.

Then later this afternoon, I dropped by at Old Navy just to check whatever they have on sale. I was supposed to buy stuff for the Philippines but I ended up buying stuff for myself. I won't feel guilty this time because I deserve to have it...why??? I've noticed when I was in the fitting room, that I dropped a dress size! WOOOHOOOO!!!!! All the sweating that I've been doing the past couple months finally paid off!!!!


PAIN IN THE BUTT
I went to see my orthodontist Monday morning. What the heck! My appointment time was at 8:30 AM, I ended up waiting 45 minutes which also means that I'm so freaking late at work. I was so pissed that I snapped at the receptionist asking them how long STILL was the waiting time. She checked the list and she told me, few more minutes. FEW MORE MINUTES????? Are you kidding????? Finally, they called my name up. The temperature went down a bit when the ortho told me that I can stop wearing the tiny elastic. That's a relief. BUT, she told me that I have to wear another elastic on the opposite side to fix my chewing. *bah* Thought I can get away, but here's another elastic bugging my right side jaw. Oh well, no pain no gain.

BRAIN OVERLOAD
Again, for the nth time... another brain overload!
*sigh* one more month and the semester's over. "Abby, just hold on! You'll make it!"

FINALLY
I finally applied for graduation. I'll be graduating May 2006, everyone's invited! :p
Hope to pass it with flying colors! :)

*bah*

Hmpf!

I'm Broke

I"M BROKE!!!!!

Gees! I think this is the least money I have on my checking account. I have 45 cents left!
And to think that I was all broke since Tuesday... I dunno how I survived! but I did!...I just don't wanna use my credit cards and I don't want to touch my savings account. And you know what, payday is on Monday so basically, I have a couple more days to go with 0 spending.
I don't usually carry money in my wallet coz I'm a good spender if I have cash. I'd rather use debit cards for every transactions I have. If they don't accept card, then it means, I save money coz I don't get to spend anything. I also don't bring my checkbook with me which lessens the load of my very heavy purse..LOL
Anyways, I always go to school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. I do stay there the whole day meaning I have to buy lunch. How managed 3 days without using my card???? I grabbed my Hello Kitty bank and stole all the quarters. Hmm.. stole? wrong word! I borrowed. Ten bucks went a long way...Told yah! I can stretch a dollar! Usually, regular meals cost around 5 bucks but I only have 10 dollars and I have to stretch that in 3 days. The secret??? Three days with SALAD! a small salad. It worked for a diet freak like me. Vegetables are good for our body not to mention what it does for our skin...I didn't buy any snacks in school at all, which means, no green tea with honey and no bite size blueberry muffins for me. It's all good, I get to eat healthier..LOL! String mozzarella cheese and an apple which I took out of our refrigerator for my snacks + water.
Also, my mom put $10 worth of gas in my car, enough to last this week. For sure, my gas light will blink tomorrow afternoon!

So the sad face turned into a



THE END....


That's my story for this week... :)

Current mood: SAD

I PMd a very close friend in friendster to ask him how's it going... Of course, the tone of my message was very bubbly and upbeat (if you're a my friend, you'll know how's that like. Anyways, I actually told him that I'm coming to Manila sometime soon and hope we could get together with the rest of the FEU gang. Sadly, he told me that he was sent home from the ship for 10 days because his father passed away. I really haven't met his father personally but I can't really tell how sad he is. He's usually like me, when we exchange messages, always goofing around. This time, he's so different. Friends share feelings, so if one is sad and grieving, I also feel the same...Don't you hate the feeling when you're not there to comfort a friend??? But yeah, hope he feels better soon..

On the other hand, I need to fix a tiny dispute over my paycheck...I love discussions but I hate talking to my supervisor! Prolly, he's gonna be saying, "here she goes again!"

Stupid me!
Why?
I didn't read the terms when buying from Ebay...
I thought it's like Amazon.com that you can cancel stuff when you realize that it's not worth it...Anyways, I didn't know that once you click, BUY IT or BID...you're getting into a binding agreement that once you won or the seller decided to give the item to you, that you have to pay them in 7 days!!! I just felt so stupid because I got in into something that's just so stupid to explain!...Oh well, good thing, they were just cheap items... But hey, I'm a stingy person that's why I'm making a big deal out of it!...Oh crap!

Weekend Getaway

Oh yeah right!
In my dreams!

Thanksgiving's coming up...anybody want some turkey??? it's buy one get one free... Heck! what in the world are we going to do with an extra turkey????

Sleep

I had plenty of sleep today! Yey!

*blush*

We have to conduct a survey for my research method class... guess what out topic is????? Birth control usage...
I was assigned to do 10 males and 10 females...
I realized that I need 5 more males and I have to do it today because it's due tomorrow at 8 AM...
I went to the gym, right? Well, I saw this two trainers at the front desk...As they swipe my membership card, I asked them to complete the survey for me. They said YES but they didn't know what the topic was...when they came to this very personal question, I saw both guys blushed!...in return, I blushed, too of embarassment...I told them, "Hey! I didn't make those questions!" with a big grin on my face...

I suck at approaching guys!
Seriously, especially when I know that they're good looking and stuff...I have to take a deep breath, practice my speech, and boldly (hoping) approach them!...What the heck is wrong with me!