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a quick update about my ongoing thing with this online store that i talked about last time : - i didn't receive a reply to the last question i sent thursday last week, and - it's been 3 business days (Feb 18th Fri, 21st Mon, 22nd Tue) and this online order is still pending/awaiting approval. that's the longest time that an online store hasn't communicated with their potential customer (a.k.a. me), as far as i can remember that is. at this point, i would suggest that they get someone that's dedicated exclusively to their online presence since obviously, no one's manning their website. i sent a "follow my order up please" message through their web form tonight and hopefully, that would speed things up. if they don't reply by tomorrow, that will be 4 business days of lull.

struggled all week with an online store. i'm still getting to know their process before diving in and they haven't really given the answers i'm looking for... to think that my questions are quite clear. waiting for a reply to a hanging question is never good, and i know i'll have to wait till the weekend's over to get it. so far, their replies were "weh???" for me. it was like they didn't really read my question in the first place, and then they weren't giving me straight answers. i'm not going to mention the store name until this is through. or unless they quit talking to me all together either by choosing to ignore me or by the unfortunate possibility of them forgetting about me over the weekend.

Brunch was pale adobo , itlog na maalat , and fried rice. I say it's "pale" adobo obviously. Too much vinegar, short on the soy sauce. This was cooked in a rush. The garlic was a little raw pa. My guess is that it was intended to be like this, no mistakes really. The pork belly was cut so thinly I'm almost sure this is how they wanted it - pale and all. Typically, I take my tea with powdered milk and sweetener. But tonight called for an earthy-taste-something so I did away with the rest of the stuff. Funny that someone turned up their nose when they got a whiff of this. I didn't mind though, I just held my breath whenever I took a sip.

nokia is leaving symbian for windows . feeling strangely affected by this. i wonder how they're taking the news down at nokia hq.