friday night was lem's company's christmas party.
being only 3 months in sydney, we were plunged into the social scene.
it was a nice time of many firsts.
the event meant dressing up and meeting a lot of people.
we cruised the sydney bay on a ship up to qstation.
chitchats, cocktails, dinner conversations.
ate raw smoked salmon, medium rare roast beef slices, salmon caviar and a sour plum dessert with cinnamon! the dinner conversation was very informative. we were seated with the company's big wigs (most probably because the younger ones didn't want the place). they talked about raising kids, traveling europe, labor unions and stock prices falling.
on the way home, the reef goddess had a propeller trouble,
we were transferred to a water taxi.
thankful for broadening horizons.
too bad we were not able to take any pictures.
seeing double
we usually do our groceries at woolworths. the cashier near the entrance looks very much like mama. and we'd go in snickering, thinking that mama is here. obviously we miss mama and i think she'd be thrilled to be here.
last friday, we queued at her checkout counter. she had a slight problem with the customer before us. she called to a colleague, asking what to do, in filipino! i was ecstatic! when our turn came, i said, "kumusta po kayo?" smiling. she was obviously thrilled too, "uy, pilipino rin!"
when she finished with the checkout, we said our goodbyes only to realize we were hand-carrying a roasted chicken we had not paid for. we laughed and said, "ay eto pa po pala!" and hurriedly paid for the item. we left laughing some more, knowing now that mama-look-alike is pinay.
it's always nice to see a kababayan. and better still if the warmth shared melts the coldness that usually comes with a big city.
last friday, we queued at her checkout counter. she had a slight problem with the customer before us. she called to a colleague, asking what to do, in filipino! i was ecstatic! when our turn came, i said, "kumusta po kayo?" smiling. she was obviously thrilled too, "uy, pilipino rin!"
when she finished with the checkout, we said our goodbyes only to realize we were hand-carrying a roasted chicken we had not paid for. we laughed and said, "ay eto pa po pala!" and hurriedly paid for the item. we left laughing some more, knowing now that mama-look-alike is pinay.
it's always nice to see a kababayan. and better still if the warmth shared melts the coldness that usually comes with a big city.
alarm me not
i have always disliked being woken up by the sound of alarm clocks.
but like most people trying their best to be responsible and punctual, the cost of my staying-up-late luxury is being jolt out of bed following few hours of sleep by loud alarms.
so i am thankful for weekends, where my body tells me i have had enough rest. and it is sweet revenge shutting my alarm clock up --- even just for several days a week. hmmm, maybe i should try shutting it up more and more.
but like most people trying their best to be responsible and punctual, the cost of my staying-up-late luxury is being jolt out of bed following few hours of sleep by loud alarms.
so i am thankful for weekends, where my body tells me i have had enough rest. and it is sweet revenge shutting my alarm clock up --- even just for several days a week. hmmm, maybe i should try shutting it up more and more.
soapy
i love the liquid hand soap at work.
it leaves a very nice scent that lingers long after the washing.
someone told be little things entertain me.
he may be right.
it leaves a very nice scent that lingers long after the washing.
someone told be little things entertain me.
he may be right.
grapefruit is pomelo
happy that lem convinced me to get the mason cash ceramic citrus juicer.
i now enjoy freshly squeezed orange and/or grapefruit juice at home.
happy too i get to watch csi vegas and new york on tv.
today is ma's birthday. calling her in a few.
i now enjoy freshly squeezed orange and/or grapefruit juice at home.
happy too i get to watch csi vegas and new york on tv.
today is ma's birthday. calling her in a few.
super windy day
on my way out of the train station, ears plugged, sarah mclachlan singing
"a very long day isn't it?"
removed one earphone and smiled, "yeah it was."
"i woke up 15 minutes before i had to leave for work.
that meant i had to dress up really quickly.
then told myself 'what the heck', stopped to have a smoke,
arrived 10 minutes late for work. only to find out there was a meeting,
and they were all waiting for me. and my boss is quitting.
and i am most likely to quit when they'd hire the 2 new guys i don't want to work under."
"i hope it will get better."
"it can only get worse."
"i don't think so."
"remain positive. haha! may i?"
she reached out and touched my right cheek, "you are sweet."
"have a great night!"
"see you later."
i went off to the library.
"a very long day isn't it?"
removed one earphone and smiled, "yeah it was."
"i woke up 15 minutes before i had to leave for work.
that meant i had to dress up really quickly.
then told myself 'what the heck', stopped to have a smoke,
arrived 10 minutes late for work. only to find out there was a meeting,
and they were all waiting for me. and my boss is quitting.
and i am most likely to quit when they'd hire the 2 new guys i don't want to work under."
"i hope it will get better."
"it can only get worse."
"i don't think so."
"remain positive. haha! may i?"
she reached out and touched my right cheek, "you are sweet."
"have a great night!"
"see you later."
i went off to the library.
expo sure!
last week i helped out manning the company's booth for the visual impact expo.
it was a nice experience --- dressing up, time out of the office, people watching.
"hi, would you like a brochure?"
"right, what do you have there?"
"we are a software company and we do online proofing..."
"interesting.."
"what do you do?"
"i am a builder."
"a builder?"
"ya, i just dropped by to look around."
"are you feeling the economic crunch?"
"actually, business is alright. i got a call from a mcdonald's branch."
"that's good news! so you'd be building for them?"
"nah, that would mean i have to work 7 days a week."
"haha! so how do you find the show?"
"i got a poster printed for my son."
"i'm sure he'll be thrilled. you have a good day."
"see ya later."
contentment. priorities. lessons i pick up along the way.
it was a nice experience --- dressing up, time out of the office, people watching.
"hi, would you like a brochure?"
"right, what do you have there?"
"we are a software company and we do online proofing..."
"interesting.."
"what do you do?"
"i am a builder."
"a builder?"
"ya, i just dropped by to look around."
"are you feeling the economic crunch?"
"actually, business is alright. i got a call from a mcdonald's branch."
"that's good news! so you'd be building for them?"
"nah, that would mean i have to work 7 days a week."
"haha! so how do you find the show?"
"i got a poster printed for my son."
"i'm sure he'll be thrilled. you have a good day."
"see ya later."
contentment. priorities. lessons i pick up along the way.
unknowingly
earlier i sat at my desk musing about my work
i have been thinking of doing something else
no more software development for me
then i thought of doing puzzles i enjoy
text twist, jigsaw, crossword
my work is just like that
problem solving
and i am getting paid for it
i am going back to work tomorrow,
content, thankful.
i have been thinking of doing something else
no more software development for me
then i thought of doing puzzles i enjoy
text twist, jigsaw, crossword
my work is just like that
problem solving
and i am getting paid for it
i am going back to work tomorrow,
content, thankful.
micah 6:8
He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
welcome me back, corporate world
30-minute hassle-free commute
thankful.
and it rained on my first day
it rained yesterday and today too
happy.
thankful.
and it rained on my first day
it rained yesterday and today too
happy.
optimist pessimist
the other day, i learned that it is nice to engage myself in a conversation with children.
samuel, a 6-year-old boy, had been constantly kidded about grown-up talks:
"sammie, is this container half-full or half-empty?"
"uhrm, half-empty?"
"sammie is a pessimist! ate joy, is this container half-full or half-empty?"
"half-full!"
"girls rule!!!! we are optimists ate!"
we spent the morning trying to clean up the garden. weeding a bit here and there. come lunch time, we settled in our designated places around the table. after saying grace, sammie blurted out,
"my bowl of soup is half-empty!"
"we can see that..."
"no, when you are taking from the bowl, it becomes half-empty. but if i am pouring juice into my glass, then it is half-full."
urhk. i wonder why i never thought of it that way.
samuel, a 6-year-old boy, had been constantly kidded about grown-up talks:
"sammie, is this container half-full or half-empty?"
"uhrm, half-empty?"
"sammie is a pessimist! ate joy, is this container half-full or half-empty?"
"half-full!"
"girls rule!!!! we are optimists ate!"
we spent the morning trying to clean up the garden. weeding a bit here and there. come lunch time, we settled in our designated places around the table. after saying grace, sammie blurted out,
"my bowl of soup is half-empty!"
"we can see that..."
"no, when you are taking from the bowl, it becomes half-empty. but if i am pouring juice into my glass, then it is half-full."
urhk. i wonder why i never thought of it that way.
fried ice cream
who announces shifts to daylight savings time? we found out today that dst started yesterday when ate wimmy, who we were supposed to meet at 11am for a day out, called us up at 10am[according to our watches] asking us where we were. good thing today's labour day and we weren't late for a job interview or something like that. thankful!
background music: abba
sneezes and runny nose and headaches. just when i thought not getting colds back in the philippines was enough guarantee i wouldn't get it here. thankful i am getting better.
spent a warm time with jlao, bath, cindy and marv last night. we had a spicy dinner at tandoori palace. [their after dinner mint was a delightful surprise.] walked around the city in a cold night after dinner to make space for a passionflower dessert. i had black pearl: black sesame and azuki ice cream topped with black sesame coated glutinous rice balls. warm, hot, cold, cold, cool!
spent a warm time with jlao, bath, cindy and marv last night. we had a spicy dinner at tandoori palace. [their after dinner mint was a delightful surprise.] walked around the city in a cold night after dinner to make space for a passionflower dessert. i had black pearl: black sesame and azuki ice cream topped with black sesame coated glutinous rice balls. warm, hot, cold, cold, cool!
child's play
today was yamble reserve with sara and sammie.
in the playground, i went down the slide 3 times!
[i remember not being fond of slides ever, so the first one down was to appease the children's prompting, the second one to conquer the un-fondness, the third for sheer bliss.]
i got static, after all the slide was made of plastic.
then there's the scooter. tried it too and didn't fall.
this one's for yesterday:
"The truth is I'm getting old, I said. We already are old, she said with a sigh. What happens is that you don't feel it on the inside, but from the outside everybody can see it." - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
in the playground, i went down the slide 3 times!
[i remember not being fond of slides ever, so the first one down was to appease the children's prompting, the second one to conquer the un-fondness, the third for sheer bliss.]
i got static, after all the slide was made of plastic.
then there's the scooter. tried it too and didn't fall.
this one's for yesterday:
"The truth is I'm getting old, I said. We already are old, she said with a sigh. What happens is that you don't feel it on the inside, but from the outside everybody can see it." - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
uhm
i guess i will never learn how to go about interviews.
i have never been confident about technical terms. and interviewers ask exactly those.
thankful for interviews though, glimpse of a job.
thankful too, mcdonald's soft serve cones sell for 30cents, happiness is almost free.
i have never been confident about technical terms. and interviewers ask exactly those.
thankful for interviews though, glimpse of a job.
thankful too, mcdonald's soft serve cones sell for 30cents, happiness is almost free.
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