It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Pre-Xmas gifts received: a 5-ft-tall black minimalist lamp
shade with a 3-way light bulb, two bamboo placemats, a water glass with a purple
flower plus our picture inside and a cute purple bear spring toy for the car –
all from Banggoy! My dad and I were in SM a few days ago and we were checking
out that Pentax waterproof digital camera at Colours. He was so ready to pay
for it since it was offered with a six-month deferred payment term. Too bad the
store wouldn’t accept checks because they want it purchased with a credit card!
Alas! Nobody in my family has a credit card! My folks just don’t believe in
credit cards. *sighs* So that left me really heart-broken. So we went computer
shop-hopping to look for an external DVD burner instead. I couldn’t find the LG
model that I wanted. *double sigh* I guess some things will have to wait until
Christmas.

My parents wanted to try their luck at the casino last
Tuesday night. Together with the Cousin Club, we headed off to the Duty Free
shop when we arrived at Waterfront Lahug. They have all the dark chocolates I
want Santa to fill my stockings with for Xmas but too bad I’m so broke I can’t
even afford some Hershey’s Kisses. Dang! I went sniffing all sorts of perfumes
instead and I ended up with a mother-lovin’ migraine afterwards. Check out the
Xmas tree at the lobby. O Tannenbaum!!!

So here I am downloading all sorts of Christmas songs to
lift my spirits up after a tiresome graveyard shift. There are so many messed up
issues at the office that I just want to forget that I even have a job. Not
that I’m totally ungrateful for having one but me and my buddies at work
couldn’t agree more that we all need to quit our jobs. There’s so much still to
explore out there that we might as well start looking for greener pastures. So
cliché? I know. But that’s life. We all need to move on sooner or later. I do
love my job but there are unavoidable factors that just make me depressed when
I’m there. And that’s not healthy. I’ll spare you the drama by omitting all my lamentations.
I’ve considered going back to school. This time only for a couple of months,
just to get a certification to be a medical transcriptionist. A chance to
finally land my dream job – to work at home and get a generous compensation,
nevertheless. This is the next big thing and I might as well be prepared. I’ll
update you on this endeavor as soon as I take that leap.

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‘Tis The Season To Be Jolly.

I just finished decorating my lil Christmas tree with purple flowers and balls. Imagine? It’s so ME. Teehee. My parents have been here all week, so that kept me busy because they demanded my time. No problem! Except that I get so pissed when my mom wants me offline because she wants to go out already. She is such a mallrat, I tell you. She could shop all day but I do understand since I could stay at National Bookstore all day and not get tired of the place. To each his/her own! So from one mall to another, off we went today. We got a bunch of Christmas ornaments which some people think is impractical considering the crises we are facing. As my mom puts it (addressing to my dad), "Christmas comes only once a year." I take it that she meant it’s okay to stretch the budget as long as we squander it for the sake of the yuletide season. That’s my mom. So conventional.

My notebook’s been bugging me a lot because it shuts down for no reason at all. I have the feeling it’s due to intense heat (so it’s overused?) and the cooling system isn’t working well enough. My hard drive capacity is almost depleted so I asked my dad to buy me a mobile hard drive this Christmas. I can’t afford it yet. I am so broke, but I’m happy. My dad even bought me a new MFG wallet today. I’m so blessed to have all the love in the world — my family, my banggoy and my friends. I am just hoping I get moved to the graveyard shift soon and this Christmas would indeed be a season to be jolly! Fa la la la la, la la la la.

I’m applying for a new credit card so that I can buy the new Casio Exilim camera that I’m heavily crushing on. Check it out for yourself and tell me what you think. Tricia showed me a neat camera trick. Look! It’s my long-lost twin sister! Hopefully, I can save enough for a new digicam before the summer starts, credit card or no credit card. I was also thinking of asking my cousin to buy me the cam in the States because it’s much cheaper there (plus rebates!) and bring it here when they come back in a few months from now. Speaking of the US, my mom informed me that a lot of VISA applicants have been approved lately and that I should get mine renewed. Most have been given five-year multiple entries. She’s so dying to go to Hawaii. I don’t think I’ll be up for it because I would rather save money for the rainy days. Then again, she deserves a break since she’s not getting any younger.

I better eat now so I can sleep because I have work tomorrow. I need to get my payslip and figure out what went wrong with my salary this period. I’m not getting what I’m supposed to. Hmm.

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