Another Amazing Boyfriend Story

Last night, while I was having a massive headache because I was just so hungry, I lamented to my boyfriend, "That's why I don't like staying in this house. There's no rice; I get hungry!" Tonight, i came home late, and was surprised (and let me just add scared) to find this sitting on my bed:

He bought me a rice cooker! Haha. Last year, when I just broke up with my ex, my friend Kate lent me a book called Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man in the hopes that I will find myself a great partner. In the book, it said that if a man loves you, he'll find a solution to your problem. No, comforting you and all that jazz is something your girlfriends will do for you. But approach a man with a problem, and you'll know he loves you when he gives you a solution. I remembered that the moment I read what he wrote in the note he left with the rice cooker "SURPRISE!! Rice cooker para di ka na magutom."

I am happy to have found a great partner who loves me. =) And I probably don't need to say this, but I love him just as much.

Some Random Ramblings

because I am tired on a Sunday and alone and cold on our monthsary.

I ticked the things I needed to do next week: recruit, train, and finish 50 essays (because Chad and I are aiming for 100 essays next cut-off :D), and I got a little overwhelmed. I went over that list again and realized that this is my chance (MY CHANCE!) to prove that the Super Employee from two years ago is still somewhere inside of me. This is my chance to prove to everyone that I can do more than be the Sleepyhead and Music Out Loud Awardee. Hahaha! I got two cute little silver trophies because of those, though, so I am not complaining. But seriously, I'll be mighty proud of myself if next week will go without any hassle or delay in any of those things I need to do. So I will:

• Wake up early each day next week. Be at the office between 9-10AM
• Sleep early. No later than 12:30 each night.
• Do at least 12 essays on Monday. It's best to start strong.
• Dress like the supervisor that I am since I will be interviewing candidates.
• Finish all my essays in the office, so I will be able to focus on training simulations when I get home.
• Cut-down on Facebook time and drama. Only one hour per night is allowed.
• Cut-down on shower time. Only 30 minutes allowed. :(

Next, I've been admiring these gorgeous pairs of Jeffrey Campbell inspired shoes in Facebook for a while now:

I didn't even bother to take out the shop's watermark. Haha. This is free advertising for Erika's online store which can be found at daintyshop.multiply.com and Shop Dainty at Facebook. I have bought a couple of times from Erika already who conveniently lives in the same village as I do which means no shipping fee. I love this tech-savvy girl because, unlike other online shops which make it so hard to browse products because of image-heavy and cluttered sites, her Multiply site is well-maintained, organized, and very browser friendly. Never had a hard time loading her website.

Anyway, enough advertising for her. Haha. I've been wanting these pairs since I first laid eyes on them sometime last May, but I was saving for my trip to Palawan and then when that was over, I had the house to pay for. I still don't know how I'll get these for myself considering that these are pretty cheap (1,550.00/pair. That's cheap already when I use to shop for 4k worth of clothes before per cut-off!). I hope that I don't just drool on these pairs until they run out-of-stock already. :(

I don't really have anything to ramble about anymore. I was supposed to write about our Palawan trip (Yayay said, "Pag di mo yun blinog ako magbblog don." Che. Mag-Math ka na lang. :P), but I really don't have my opening and closing lines for it yet (Those are the lines I need to have in order to write about something well), so I am postponing it for now.

A Tricycle Mishap

Today, I rode a tricycle from ATC (that's Alabang Town Center to you, non-Southerner. Hehe.) to the office which is in the same vicinity (both in barangay Ayala Alabang) because I was running late, and it was already too hot to walk along Daang Hari to the office which I usually do when I get up early. Anyway, I've been riding in this particular stop for over a year now, and I am pretty aware of how much I should pay -- 40 pesos from ATC to the office. Today, I rode on one and the driver stopped right in front of the office building. I handed him 50 pesos and waited for my change to which he replied "50 hanggang dito."

"Kuya, hinde. 40 lang."

"50. araw-araw ako naghahatid hanggang dito."

"Hinde, Kuya. 40. Araw-araw ako nasakay hanggang dito."

"50. Naghahatid ako dyan yung 2 Koreano tsaka yung isang nagtatrabaho dyan. 50 eh dyan lang sila mas malapit."

"HINDE, KUYA. 40 lang."

"Ikaw lang ang nagsabi na 40 lang hanggang dito."

At that point, I was already looking for the tricycle's TODA number (which is number 016, btw), "Araw-araw ako nasakay hanggang dito ikaw lang nagsabi saken na 50 hanggang dito. 40 LANG."

"Ang 40 hanggang Madrigal lang."

Sa isip ko "Punyeta, asan ba tayo?!? *)(#*@#^)@". "40 LANG, KUYA."

Driver inabot ang 10 pesos. "Sa susunod pag nakita mo yung no. 16 wag ka nang sasakay ah."

"HINDE NA TALAGA." Baba.

What I don't like more than anything else are "Mga Pilipino na nandurugas ng kapwa nila Pilipino" (Filipinos who take advantage of Filipinos). It's just so freakin' unbecoming of people who are very hospitable towards others of another race. I mean, fine, it was just 10 pesos, but if he does that everyday, that's not just 10 pesos anymore. Besides, if there was a raise in fares, he would have that laminated sheet of paper announcing the raise and the updated fares which he didn't have. He didn't even tell me that there is a raise in fare (which would've made me budge. On second thoughts, maybe still not because there is no announcement whatsoever). I hate delays and confrontations like this which could've been avoided if everyone's just honest. ARGH.

Anyway, there. Remember TODA no. 016 in ATC and do not ride on that thing. Such a dishonest person. Your mother will not be proud of you.