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Shopped online at tradeport.com.ph again. I bought the Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500. I wanted it in pink but their MS vendor only had it in purple, so purple it is! Tradeport had a technical problem last week -- the PAY button did not work. They had to manually send my invoice {with pay-link} before the order was processed. I kind of thought there was a problem because the last time I shopped there, I got straight through to paying without a glitch. Anyway, I hope the problem's fixed. My package arrived Friday afternoon. I paid for it Tuesday afternoon. 3-day wait = nice! They used Air21 for shipping. Air21 sent me delivery-progress text messages all day on Friday: * {8 AM} that shipment is Friday, * {10 AM - twice!} that it was scheduled then + a reminder that either I or an authorized rep be there to receive it, and * {4:30 PM} that it was delivered + name of who signed for it. So much attention from Air21; it was great. Tradeport communicated well too.

now this is messy, but it's tapsilog ! transferred from a polystyrene container, microwaved and into my tummy. yummm! i've been told that there might be enough leftover rice for sinangag tomorrow. oh no, don't you dare kid about that. nothing hurts me more than broken promises of sinangag . oh right, nobody promised anything.

5 audio minutes done in 50 minutes {clear audio, unedited}. that may be my standard speed to date. i rarely transcribe now; more important things on my plate. but when i heard this, i grabbed it. the recording was clean, clear and nearly {not quite} perfect. it took only an hour of my time {editing included}. why is it when you're busy, you inadvertently do something else? oh you don't? right.

i really like stews that are thick and savory. this is pork kaldereta {last night's dinner}, they put cheese cubes in it. i was supposed to get another plate after i wiped this out but i was still full from brunch. i remember we used to order a big bowl of rice topped with beef kaldereta, topped with a zig-zag-squirt of cheese whiz at a hole-in-the-wall when i was at uni. we didn't go to that place often but when we did, we'd always get the kaldereta. i remember we'd go there at the worse time: during our lunch break, and i hated it because we had to eat quickly or we'd be late for class. it would come out of the kitchen hot and steaming, and we'd have to wait to have a first bite. fun times.