| Hong Kong proven fact |
[17 Jun 2009|05:23am] |
It is still cheaper to fly to Hong Kong via Cebu Pacific versus taking a Philippine Airlines flight even with the add-on's (additional 5 KG fly out and fly in; seat reservation at 300 PHP per flight) included.
However, it is more expensive to fly to Hong Kong via Cebu Pacific if you're going to book your ticket close to your departure date. Philippine Airlines is more forgiving for people who make spontaneous decisions to fly and can't make future dated plans.
I still prefer flying via Philippine Airlines though. NAIA 2 is 10x better than NAIA 3. Plus since it's a small airport, the walking that you would have to do to get to your boarding gates and back is minimal compared to the trek that you have to take when you take a Cebu Pacific flight or PAL Express.
Sigh. This is what you get when you're obsessed with travelling but you have no money so the next best thing is to just check for flights.
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| strawberry flavoured lip gloss? |
[16 Jun 2009|03:41am] |
Surprised to find that item there on my interests lists here on Blurty.
Strawberry flavoured what???
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| motoring......!!! |
[14 Jun 2009|08:22am] |
I'm listening to Rock of Ages OBC - yes! The one with Constantine Maroulis! - and now I can't get the word "motoring..." out of my head.
It's the fault of "Motor Ed" the villain from Kim Possible.
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| Prodigy vs Enya - Smack Up The Orinoco Flow |
[09 May 2009|01:37am] |
Smack my bitch up, indeed!!!
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| the wait has ended! |
[08 May 2009|11:17pm] |
28 April - called the centre
29 April - Air 21 picked up the docs
30 April - in transit
1 May - 1st working day
2 May - weekend
3 May - weekend
4 May - 2nd working day
5 May - 3rd working day
6 May - 4th working day
7 May - 5th working day
8 May - my passport and I together again - this time with a one year multiple entry visa to Australia!!!!
:)
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| hmp. |
[07 May 2009|05:17am] |
I officially hate my job.
1) I work with old people - they think they can boss me around.
2) I don't know how to talk to engineers in engineer talk - I'm not one!
3) Being a girl has its disadvantages - you got no one to discuss bags or shoes with apart from the odd gay man whom you're not close to.
4) It's graveyard - and it's not worth it.
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| prolonging the agony |
[06 May 2009|09:37am] |
So against my better judgment, I contacted the Australian embassy which cost at PHP 32.00 ++ per minute. At least I officially got word that today, 6 May, is the 4th working day.
The operator, Michelle, said give it until 7 working days.
I can't stand it. I hate waiting. The flipside to applying for a US visa is right then and there, you know if you got approved or not. I'm not saying that's the better of way of doing it cos rejection is never pretty. I'm just paranoid because of my upcoming Cambodia trip even though that's still on the 21st of May.
I should just really stop fretting.
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| ring tone |
[05 May 2009|11:15pm] |
I need to change my ring tone. It's still Britannia High's "Wake Up" until today.
I'm thinking Britney Spears's "If You Seek Amy" - which btw, I only got to find out what it is recently. Kainis... if you seek Amy nga naman.
Susunod diyan, "See You In Tea". Pwede, di ba?
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| waiting...waiting...waiting... |
[05 May 2009|07:33am] |
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Texted tracking system of Air 21, found out the documents got to them the morning of the 30th of April.
April 30 - working day 1
May 1 - working day 2 - if they don't follow Philippine holidays
May 2
May 3
May 4 - working day 3
May 5 - working day 4
This is agonising.
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| TV Shows |
[05 May 2009|05:06am] |
Random post about the TV shows that I watch.
I used to do this a lot when majority of my time was spent on blogging. Heck, I had my own domain, my LJ, my AML (I think I got 2 of those), my Blogspot and Blurty.
Good times.
1) Grey's Anatomy
2) Ugly Betty
3) Cupid
4) Gossip Girl - only because I started watching it, not because I really like it
5) America's Next Top Model (when it's on)
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| annoyed |
[03 May 2009|03:34pm] |
Sometimes I don't think he knows how immature he's acting. Just because he doesn't want to spend time with his family doesn't mean that I share the same sentiment with him. Besides, getting to that place was such a major bloody chore that for him to dispense it as something trivial is a little insulting, really.
Do I miss him? Sometimes, I do, but sometimes, I really don't.
Is it so bad that I want my weekends to be just about me and not about someone else? I felt like when Drew was still around, I lost all of "me" and it's just nowt hat I'm trying to reconnect with who I am again.
So I'm sorry, I'm not at your beck and call anymore, but it's time that I put myself as the priority. Besides, it's not like I promised anything. I haven't broken anything.
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| the agonising wait |
[03 May 2009|03:18pm] |
Last week, I submitted all the documents that I have got with me to the Australian Embassy. It's been an agonising wait indeed and it has been the majority of my thoughts for the past couple of days since I submitted it.
I read online somewhere that it can take up as quickly as 3 (working days) to a month which scares me since I am going to Cambodia on the 23rd and the idea of not having my passport as early as next week is making me anxious. Also, when I read "3 working days", I got more nervous because Friday was the 4th working day the embassy had my application (I reckon 1 May is not counted as a working day since I figured, the embassy is following Australian holidays) and I haven't heard from them since. I check my Gmail account every day since that's the email address that I gave them and ticked that option that they can communicate with me that way.
All this time I thought I submitted my application on Tuesday, only to realise that it was Tuesday (MNL time) that I made the call for them to pick up my documents at San Roque and they sent the courier (via Air 21) on the Wednesday (MNL time) so technically, they only have got my documents since Thursday.
That was quite a relief in a sense. A little bit of rationalising on my part as well thinking that's how it went. But nevertheless, I just really hope the documents got to them in good condition.
Now here are the reasons why I think I should be given a visa:
a) I have a job
b) I have a US visa (not that it's required but I'm hoping it's a plus)
c) I am a traveller - as you can see on the stamps on my passport
Here are the reasons why I think they would not grant me a visa:
a) I answered certain questions there as if I was answering a slum book.
b) They might think that my bank account balance was too low.
c) The application form did say to write in BLOCK letters. There were questions where I forgot that part and answered in proper case letters. Stupid me.
At any rate, I'm still nervy. I really want to go to Australia.
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| Errol Barnett |
[30 Mar 2009|10:13pm] |
I already found out the name of the CNN reporter I was ogling at during the weekend.
Errol Barnett - he's fit. Super fit.
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| Here Comes The Mayo - Molotov |
[09 Mar 2009|03:55am] |
Everyone on Facebook is doing it, so I'm posting mine on Blurty! :p
9 March 2009
3:49 AM MNL
Monday
RULES:
- Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
- For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
- YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
- Tag 20 friends (make me #21 so I can see your results).
- Everyone tagged has to do the same thing.
- Have Fun!
1. IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY' YOU SAY?
I Don't Dance - High School Musical 2 (embarassing!)
2. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
So It's You - Christian Bautista (I have this song? Ha ha ha)
3. WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
You Spin Me Right Round - Dead Or Alive
4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
I'll Cover You - Rent
5. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Sabi Mo - Smokey Mountain
6. WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?
I Melt With You - Jason Mraz
7. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
We've Only Just Begun - Salena Jones
8. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Whatever You Do To Me - Take That
9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Like A Friend - Blue
10. WHAT IS 2 + 2?
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
11. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Eternal Flame - The Bangles (major LOL)
12. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Free - Ultra Nate
13. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Do The Same For Me - Hanson
14. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Baby Can I Hold You - Boyzone
15. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
I'm Going Home - Hootie and the Blowfish
16. WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Jump - Girls Aloud (say what now???)
17. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
L'Olimpiade - Tiziano Ferro
18. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Paradise - Vanessa Carlton
19. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Do What You Like - Take That
20. WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
Rushes - Darius Danesh
21. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
The Visitors - ABBA
22. WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Here Comes The Mayo - Molotov
Sorry - but I think mine has got to be the most incoherent. Maybe it's supposed to not make sense in order to make sense? There I go again, overanalysing.
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| 0-4! |
[08 Mar 2009|07:28pm] |
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"Manchester United players celebrate their third goal"
Boys won over Fulham - advances to the next round of the FA Cup. Yay! Next up is Liverpool so that's more exciting. I can't say "I can't wait" cos I need to NOT know when it will be so will steer clear of that information.
Off to the bathroom again (2x in the last 10 minutes or so). My tummy hurts...
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[07 Mar 2009|01:40am] |
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There was a woman whose credit card got declined when she was paying for a 2000 PHP-ish bag at Debenhams at the Shangri-La this afternoon. It got really annoying because she was just going off on a tirade as to how she has got this long standing battle with MasterCard and how she pulled out all her investmens with BPI because of that battle of hers with them and included HSBC in her wrath by saying they're useless.
Obviously it's difficult to ignore an overgrown woman curse in a place that could be considered quite high end (at least here in the Philippines) so I can't help but overhear some details about her aggravation. In the middle of the "I'll sue them bastards" sound off's, I kind of heard that she just paid her credit card that morning? So I thought, well there you go. That wouldn't apply until next wek. Can't help but think don't go shopping until you know how much available credit you have - and if you have available cash.
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| nonsense meetings |
[06 Mar 2009|04:26am] |
I am at that point where I hate meetings. I used to love meetings - it's a place where you trade ideas and such. But when you don't really get on with the people you have meetings with and from time to time you feel like you're cornered (and genuinely annoyed by majority of the people you share the room with), it eats a lot of your energy. So you spend your time post-meeting blurtying out how you feel.
Just like right now.
Hay. I wish I can get out of here. I miss my niece.
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| rio getting married |
[06 Mar 2009|12:58am] |
Rio's getting married this August and I really wish I hadn't known and only knew about it when it was done. Now I have to endure the upcoming days and months with this painful thought that he is no longer someone I can fantasize about. (I have this unwritten rule not to fantasize about anyone who's married - it just doesn't feel right.)
So either I stop right now and let him go gradually - or I can do it the Ugly Betty way and enjoy the remaining 148 days I have left of gloriously objectifying him as a single man...
Hmm.
I think I'll choose the Ugly Betty way because I'm a romantic like that.
Sigh.
Seriously - I have no more will to live.
:(
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