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Hello. Went outside and was welcomed by this sight. Neighbors did some gardening, I assume. I wonder when the garbage truck will come by to pick that mess up. Obviously, it rained before I took this. Was expecting to see a bit of flood out there but I suppose the gutters aren't clogged up even if it has been raining for a couple of weeks already. Well if that mess outside isn't sorted out before the heavy rains start again I would see some flood, surely.

Looking over my amazon GC balance, I'm considering the possibility of purchasing "friction, baby" by BTE before the year ends and yes, have it sent here to the Philippines. It is tempting but the $17.98 international expedited, shipping+handling charge does (and should) hold me back. Nonetheless, I don't have to worry about it not arriving here safe and sound because I know that it will arrive safe and sound -- based on first-hand experience . It's just that I don't think I'd have enough for Christmas this year if I do go ahead with it since I am only "mturking" on the side. Unfortunately, other mturkers on the third-party mturk forum have confirmed the same observations that I've been noticing that there is a growing number of iffy requesters there as of late. Thus, the call for further restraint and having a healthy dose of suspicion come into play. And as a result, there is lesser earnings for amazon gift certificates - in my case. On the

It's a few minutes past 7pm now. - Watched basketball on TV -- my team lost. - Ate a burger from jollibee, a "jolly yum?" but I may have eaten it too fast 'cause my head hurts and my gut feels uncomfortably full. - We ran out of decaf and the corner store doesn't have it in stock - and I want a hot cup of it now. - Weather's cool which is nice. That's all.

No more Deezer for the world, I suppose, and it makes me wish I were in France 'cause it seems to only work for users there now. Namechecking the music-streaming site over several months on this blog, I think it has finally succumbed to labels and lawyers which bullied it into observing their imposed territory limitations that snub every other country on the planet. Such a shame. I will miss using its wonderful, classy interface. It is a fact that most music that I've listened to on Deezer eventually led to proper purchases of digital downloads and CDs. These are music that I would not have discovered and enjoyed and wanted to buy if not for Deezer. For what it's worth, it was wonderful having a beautiful on-demand music streaming site for anyone, anywhere in the world - even if it's just a short while. But I hope that in the future, I'd be talking about "deezer resurrected" or something like it after this eulogy of sorts. Sayang talaga .