Dito na ko....

I got back from a one week business trip to Naga this Saturday which is practically the V-day. The bear arrived in the airport with a bunch of yellow roses and pale yellow colored carnations... just the color of flowers I had in mind. We had a sumptuous lunch of shrimp and crabs (we bought from dampa) at home. Grabe talaga yung kain namin... parang wala nang bukas...

Anyway, regarding the Naga trip, it was very short and we had no time to check out the CWC (Camsur Water Complex, famous for the wakeboarding thing). But we were able to hear mass at the Penafrancia Basilica and have this 'palengke' tour -- where we shopped for bicol products and goodies and dried fish. As usual, work all day and night. The only break and 'me' time I had is my 2-hour internet surfing courtesy of the unlimited wi-fi at the hotel's lobby and my new netbook (see previous entry on that).

We stayed at Naga Land Hotel. Its location is good because we're just accross the mall, very close with some of their best restos like BIGGS DINER AND GEEWAN and the market. The place is well-maintained and like what I said, has WIFI!!! Generally, they're okay except for one thing.... yung HEATER.... yung lowest level ng heater, pwede nang pang-kape. Ay naku...

Di ko pa naload ung pictures. Maybe later....

That's all for now.

The Garden of Ann

Gardening keeps me sane and preoccupied when I'm home. This hobby started when my colleagues and I bought some orchids on our Davao business trip. Since then, I would go 'ga-ga' over plant shops in Tagaytay. I've been into cultivating plants from seeds... got some sunflowers, tomatoes and chili peppers growing in 'coco-pots'. These are pots made from coconut husk and natural rubber... which are really amazing because I don't have to remove the plant if I plan on transferring it to the ground... I could plant it with the pot.

So.. behold....

Our grotto which dates back in the 70's...



A closer look... there are my orchids....



The seedlings sa bakod... yeah! those are the coco-pots



The first bloom of the euphorbia...

Hello Netbook!

Yup! Surprisingly, I bought myself one. My stupidity cost me P19,500 in cold cash. At least I'll have something to use for the rest of the week. This is the cheapest I could find and the one that fits my budget (P20K and below). I must admit that I was tempted to buy an HP mini (P23,950) but I restrained myself because first, it's out of my budget and second, adding a few more bucks would have bought me a full laptop with all the specs. This one, is a netbook that costs like a netbook.

The personnel at Complink was kind enough to assist me with everything. The netbook has a SRP of P22,999. Good thing I have the brochure of the competitor, which is willing to sell the same product for only P19,500 on a cash basis. And so they (Complink) agreed to give me the same price but they said that there will be no freebies. Pero dahil makulit ako, pumayag na din sila. I got a free flashdrive (1GB). And they even installed the usuals.... YM, Skype, Firefox and my preferred antivirus and spysweeper!!!

For this purchase, I'd like to thank the helpful guys at Complink for giving me EVERYTHING that I need.... to Asianic, for giving me that very helpful brochure.... and of course, to LOLO (hello!) for the guidance he provided me and for being available kahit busy siyang mag-ala-carpintero sa kanyang bagong computer table.

Lonely....

Scenario right now...

The house is quiet. I'm alone... The bear is away... I have no load... One person is on chat with me via yahoo messenger...

Nakakalungkot mag-isa. Siguro ngayon lang ito. Gotta keep myself busy lang talaga.

Although I could call overseas (courtesy of Vonage), I can't because my mom is in LA to visit my cousin, Alvin.

I feel crappy....

Siguro things will get better tomorrow. I do hope I'll have all the things I need within this day...

Hello laptop...

Regrets...

I'm now paying for a decision that I shouldn't have done. It's that simple bakit hindi ko pa nagawa? E di sana wala akong problema ngayon...

If only I listened to that little voice this morning...

ay naku naman!!!!

Finally....

It's a GO! I was just informed today.

Yesterday's a hell of a meeting. Apparently our big boss would not approve of the travels because of the limited procedures we had to perform -- she disapproved when we already made hotel accommodations and already bought our tickets. Good thing I didn't bother to finish the meeting last night.

Anyway, it's a go..

yun lang..

This is it....

I never had a problem with this one really during my past life.... but ever since this particular person divulged this information very frankly, life has never been the same for me.

Sometimes I ask myself, why can't I change my perspective on this one? why can't I change so that I won't have to fear? why can't I change? I dunno. Hindi ko ba kaya? Or wala lang effort on my side?

I can do it.... I believe I can do it.... but everytime I'm on to it, doubts and apprehensions go in... I let these pests control me that I end up doing nothing... back to square one.

I'm so excited... (and obviously can't hide it)

I was conversing with my Kuya Raymond last night.... and then he dropped the BOMB!!! He bought me an Iphone. I'll be receiving it this March pag-uwi ni Uncle Alex. I don't know what to feel exactly. Maybe hindi pa nagsisink in lahat. I never expected it kasi.

Thanks bro! You're the best!

and my Supernova? I don't know.. Haven't thought about it yet. I dunno if I'm going to sell it or keep it. But I certainly won't give it away for free...