Joke time

Doctor: Lola, kailan ho ba kayong last nakipagtalik?
Lola: Mga 1955...
Doctor: Matagal na ho pala ano?
Lola: Di naman! (sabay tingin sa relo). 20:55 pa langnaman ah!






Sssaaaallllooooppppeeeee!!!!!

I hearts and I hates

I love airfare promos. Cebu Pac's piso promo, Air Asia's free seats promo, anything that can be used for travelling cheap, I absolutely adore.

I hate having only 15 vacation leaves in a year. Well, technically I can use 20 leaves for this year since I still have 5 left last year. Actually if I don't use those 5 days before June, they will be converted to ca$h. But seeing that I am leaving for our yearly USG (ultimate summer getaway) in 2 weeks, I am forced to use those 5 days from 2006 before being able to use any of my 2007 ones. Hence this year, I have 20 paid days off but no vacation leave pay out at the end of June. Yuck.

I also hate other people who take advantage of these promos from the first second they come out. Excluding me of course.

I only realized that I can take advantage of Air Asia's free seats promo since travel dates start from October 1. G and I will be in KL on Oct 7 (at 1 am thanks but no thanks to Cebu Pac's piso promo). We have planned to go to the Perhentian Islands but are thinking twice since travelling there by bus is quite the endeavor. Or we can fly to Kota Terangganu and from there it's only a few minutes by taxi to the port but will be, obviously, more expensive...Not if I get free airfare!!!

So, slow me only checked out Air Asia's website a few minutes ago and found out that only the return flights are now free. But the fare's not that expensive so it's still a possibility. Slower me thought that maybe flying to Siem Reap instead would be so much cooler if I manage to get free seats. No luck. Hanoi? Nope. Bali? None. Phnom Pehn? Nada. Any other international destination? Nope!!! Although I did see a couple of return flights for free but from unknown places. What the hell is in Pekenbaru that all seats from November to March next year are all taken?!?!?!

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!!! Why can't people stay put wherever they are????

Oh well, I guess I'd have to wait for another time to be able to go to Cambodia. But damn! This was the chance!!

Come on airline people!!! Me want more promos!!!


grrrr,
xc

My Travel Guide

There are tons of travel books and guides popping up everywhere and everyday. Well, I too have an idea for a travel thingie!! And if I'm not too lazy, I might just find myself actually doing it (imagine the shock!). Plus, G is coming over and surely we'll be able to go to places I've never been to nor would ever think of going to. So I might as well document everything and get a few bucks (hopefully) from it. Not to mention I have my own personal photographer to get me them cliché-ish yet oh so awesome sunset shots for the book. I'm posting my plan for the world to see so that I can say I thought about it first...or at least I think I thought about it first.

So here's the plan: the guide will sort of be a weekend warrior's quick and easy travel plan. 52 weekends in a year (or something like that), 52 quick and simple weekend getaways.

-We wouldn't have access to our own car so it will be a real step by step how to get there guide.
-We are backpackers so accomodations will not be very luxurious. Quaint, certainly (or at least it should be) but fits in a weekend budget. Surely pitching a tent in a rat infested island with no water nor food will not make the cut. (Believe me, we have done that and will not do it again...EVER)
-It wouldn't be in the usual over crowded areas. Serenity and seclusion will be highly regarded. (Maalala mo Bantayan and Pandan)
-A weekend is all we have, hence, the getaway should be doable in just 2-3 days.


This should be the perfect guide for those who rack their brains out thinking of what to do for the weekend...aside from partying and such, of course.

The best part of all is that I would have been to all these places and would be writing from experience!!! How cool is that???

Well, maybe a book is too much. Maybe a nice blog will suffice. Oh well, we'll see, we'll see.

Wachatinks??

excited,
xc

Presenting...

My über kulit nephew Julien:

Facts:

- 3 years old

- Drinks coffee

- His teacher has already told his parents that she doesn't want to see him again

- Sniffs everything first before touching them

- Super dooper ever kulit

What's in my bag?

I don't usually bring a purse whenever I go out. I use my pockets (yes, fashionistas will kill me for that) or my brothers' pockets or mom's purse. But whenever I do bring a purse, it is filled with useless stuff that have been there forever and I forget or am too lazy to take out. But aside from the usual wallet and phone, I do have some other things I never take out of my purse:




1. Cherry Chap Stick...a necessity. When I was in Paris I had super dry lips but they never hurt nor chapped too badly...thanks to Chap Stick. I've only tried Strawberry and Cherry and Cherry's my favorite. It's not as useful here but old habits are hard to break.

2. Fino coin purse...I used to have on of thos magic wallets you get for Php100 and of course it didn't have a coin purse. So for our office Kris Kringle, I asked for this totally cute orange coin purse from Fino. And voila! Ryan was kind enough to buy it for me.

3. Earphones/Hands free thingie...I have an iPod but my brothers seem to think it's theirs. So instead, I use my phone as an mp3 player. In fairness, it has iTunes but it can only accomodate about 50 songs regardless of the size of the memory card. Loser.

So there. Actually, the only point to this post is to show off the pictures I did this morning. I've been super frustrated with my cam and tried to shoot some stuff this morning to see if they would come out good. In fairness...some where okay...after a lot of tries! These particular ones turned out cool...sans photoshop too! But I'm still thinking of getting a new one and am restraining myself from even thinking of it. Argh! Help!

peace & luv,
xc

Apartment Therapy

Now that I'm in the mood to write more than two sentences, I would like to talk about my new favorite website...and no, it's not perezhilton.com. That has been my favorite since 2 months ago...

Apartment Therapy!!!

I discovered this site while surfing through ikeahacker (my next favorite site). On Aparment Therapy, I get my daily fix of beautiful furniture, amazing designs and of course, awesome apartments!!! The best thing they have is the Smallest Coolest Apartments contest!!! (I can't help the !!!s) We get to see how others live in style in a small space. For those of you who has had the weirdest desire to look into other people's places (um, like moi) this is the site for you. You can peek into how other people have decorated their units and get great ideas on how to spruce up yours and make it look chic and expensive.

The only thing is...this site sort of makes me depressed. Seeing all those great designs and decors make me wish I had my own pad..and not just any pad...a cool one!!! With wide big windows, a bathroom you would wish to live in (I know some people who actually sleep in theirs *ahem*), a killer kitchen...the works!!! I already have the look I want in my head, I just need the moolah to make this dream come true.

But while I'm still cooking up schemes on coming up with the moolah, salivating on the cool apartments on apartmenttherapy.com will just have to be my own therapy...even though it just lights the designing desire within. How that classifies as therapy, I don't know. I just know that I love the apartments they feature on the site. It's not like the unlived ones you see in design magazines. These are real flats where real people live in. There's actually hope that mine will look like one of those someday.

So everyone should check this site out and don't forget to look at the smallest coolest apartments section. I promise you it won't disappoint. Someday you'll see mine there!!!

Besides, spying on other people's houses makes a good time killer.

dream & design,
xc

I want to be...

an Interior Designer!!!!!!!

Promise to self:

-Try to be better
-Actually be better