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Spent Christmas day at my aunt's house and here's a fussy photo of their tree. So here's a usual story -- I ate too much, I was lying on the couch because I was sleepy (from eating too much) for about an hour before we left, and it's now almost 3am post-Christmas day and I'm wide awake. [smile] Our Christmas day feast included potato salad, pancit molo , baby back ribs, steamed fish w/ herbs, grilled fish, roast chicken, chicken estofado rice, and pasta. And there's more that I did not eat like ice cream, fresh lumpia , and fruit salad. Then here's an unusual story -- We did not celebrate Noche Buena (traditional Christmas eve dinner) and we opened gifts like two hours before Christmas. This left a slight "Bah, humbug!" feeling -- only a slight feeling -- but, yeah, it was there. [frown] Maybe it was that I did not get to eat ham last night like I expected... Oh well. There's still ham in the fridge (I think) and I will have a go at it before

I am snacking on Wheat Thins crackers (had a handful before I took this photo, btw) with a cup of Joe. It seems unreal that Christmas day is less than 48 hours away. I guess that fact is starting to get a reaction since I've been in a blogging mood lately (notice that I've posted almost every day this past week). Like, I want to put as much as I can in before the year ends. Last night, we had talented carolers at our door. They were four teenagers - one played the guitar, another one played the violin (yup! the violin!!!) and the other two sang while they were holding music sheets. Oh, they were good. They sang three songs and it was very pleasant. Usually, when we have carolers who are organized and this talented, they would inform us beforehand - to let us know that they're coming - and kind of, ask for our consent. So, last night's entertainment was a wonderful surprise. I suppose they already planned to come to our house because they didn't stop at any of the ot

Funny title haha but then again, maybe not. [cheeky grin] But that pretty much sums up what I had yesterday. OK, this is going to be mean but it makes for an interesting post, I think, like food that just wasn't good at all. I did finish the sandwich, though, so that it wouldn't go to waste. I am not someone who tolerates throwing food away... unless it was spoiled, of course. The burnt toast tickled the tongue in a gritty way... not good. The bit of mayo did lessen the saltiness of the ham a bit but it would have been better if there were greens too. Plus, the crumbs flew all over the place with my first bite. Good thing that I pushed them books away to make room for the plate. It goes without saying that I did not make the sandwich and that makes this post a mean commentary. But hey, if I'm going to talk about the good, I'd have to talk about the bad too, yes? This IS just another personal blog post so I'd better shut up about defending whatever. Yeah... back to

Ah... lovely cool weather's here so it's time to break out some serious moisturizers. I have been putting on lotion several times a day for a few weeks now because of this nice weather. It's cold but not so cold that you'd have chapped lips or blue toes. It is just cold enough that your skin gets dry but not cold enough that you'd have to wear a sweater. In a few months from now this lovely weather will go and I will have to wait until December again to enjoy it. So, I think going back to this post during the heat of summer 2009 will make it more bearable. :)

Just went through my second-to-the-last Hebert's candy bar last night. We received a boxful of it as a going-away gift from friends. I used to think that there is only one bar that I can finish in one sitting (since I'm not much of a sweets fan) and that is a Nestle Crunch. Now, I'm going to add Hebert's Fully Loaded Rocky Road bar to this very, very short list -- only two items on there, so far. [salivate] Oh, and I like the Godiva dark chocolate bar too. My sister went in a shop inside a mall (shop was LV, I think) and came out with this Godiva in hand. I cannot finish a dark chocolate bar in one sitting though so that can't be put on the list. Of course the kind that Godiva makes, well, a little surely goes a long way.

OMG, it's 26 degrees tonight -- loving it! I am feeling the pressure of trying to get as much in my friend's in-house accounting books before the year ends. My goal is to complete them "as of June" and from the looks of it, I just might do it too. That is still a "maybe" though but setting a goal is always good. I know that sounds terrible since there is that annual thing (LOL) by April next year -- nyee... But I think their current BIR liaison's all right. I mean, I was expecting that they'd ask for the "as of September" reports last November but they didn't. I suppose they were considerate enough to understand that I was on hiatus for three and a half months and that they won't get anything in-house for a while! LOL But come April 2009, I've no excuses. NO EXCUSES, I tell you - I mean, I tell me !!! Huh?!? :P

Thought I'd put in a picture now so... hehe. But what I'd really like to write about is what I want for Christmas!!! Since I got what I wanted for my birthday after I wrote about it then, I figure, I'd write about what I want for Christmas here too!!! Now, it's highly probable that I'd be getting this for myself this year but... what the heck! I'd still write about it! There's only one thing I want (so far!) and that is The Script album cd!!! :D OK, glad that's out of my chest. LOL

My darling nieces received their Christmas presents from moi already -- last night! My sister called and said that the gifts arrived na . LOL Man, I was expecting them to get there in about a week but they arrived just three days after I ordered them! Cool! Anyway, it was so good to hear my 3 year-old niece saying, "Thank you, tita dada" and "Merry Christmas". Awww... it melts my heart. Obviously, she opened it already! Ate said that darling was all "Wow" and "pretty"! I got her a dressy top. :D My younger niece is still a baby so I would've loved to see my gift on her (got her a funky bib with skulls and bones!). Unfortunately, I was already in bed so we didn't get to video-chat. This is definitely one of the reasons why I love Amazon -- I'm able to send my darlings presents na without any muss and fuss with my Mturk earnings. :D

This has happened for two days this week - not on consecutive days too so it's not beginning to be a habit, thank goodness. But it feels terrible and right now - I just did it again last night/today - I am feeling... terrible. How do I describe it? Like, I'm awake but my head's not in it and my eyes are all heavy or something like that. On these two occasions, I had an early dinner like around 6pm. I went to bed at midnight and I remember not being able to sleep for the longest time. I was really tired by then because I'd be working on the books or writing or doing a different kind of work entirely. I'd be in bed and I was comfortable and all huddled under the covers because the weather has been wonderfully cool recently. So, not being comfy wasn't the problem. I think it would already be dawn (maybe between 4am and 5am) when I'd finally fall asleep. Both times that this happened, I woke up at 8am -- all hungry. I'd have breakfast but still be tired (obv

OK, I received this Goldilocks brownie as a pasalubong and I thought it'd be interesting to compare it with RR's (Red Ribbon) version. So... it's bigger than RR, there's more nuts. This Goldilocks brownie is sticky and oily like there's too much butter (or shortening, whatever) but it tastes good. This bar was enough for two servings. I ate half of it with a fork, on a plate, the first night and the other half, again, with a fork the next night. Yeah, yeah... I'm not a big dessert eater, OK. :D My verdict on Red Ribbon and Goldilocks brownies... RR, hands down. Goldilocks was good but RR was better. :D Like I have nothing to do!!! LOL OK, I do have work so... later!