Best laid plans.

I was supposed to go to Hidalgo today and check if any shops there have the Panasonic Lumix LZ8 available already. I've been wanting a digital cam for the longest time, and now I finally have the means to own one. Lately, this hankering is escalating; I got to have the cam NOW. Sheesh. When I'm obsessed, I'm obsessed.

Good thing I was able to go home early last night. I still felt pretty bad, and when my supervisors saw me at the office, they told me I could go on CUT already. Yay! At least I was able to rest thinking I'd have an early start going to Quiapo.

But my Tiya called me real early this morning to tell me she'd be coming over and bringing the orders of polvoron. Ayyyy. I couldn't say no to her because she was on her way already. I was thinking maybe I'd go after her visit, but by the time she left it was noon and my laziness was setting in :(

Oh well. Then again, I think it would be better to go next week when it's payday! At least I wouldn't have to worry if I go over budget or something. But Mary Anne says that's unlikely. I nearly went to Anson's and just bought the cam there for around 12K, but she suggested I should check Hidalgo first because they definitely have lower prices. And who will say no to a bargain?

I should keep in mind that Patience is a virtue ;)

Common sense.

See, I was tired yesterday I wasn't able to post here. Excuses, excuses.

Anyway, when there's a television on the bus I'm riding in to work, I'm able to watch the local version of Family Feud. The jackpot is at P1,450,000 already. Wow. (That is if it wasn't won last night already.) Sometimes I don't get where the contestant answers come from. They should remember the most obvious answer to the question would most likely get them points. I remember this particular question: Anong bagay ang karaniwan na itinutupi? (What thing is usually folded?) Damit, or clothing, was given by the first contestant in the Fast Cash round. So the second contestant was stumped. Then she answered: kurtina! (Curtains!) OMG. I don't even know how to fold our curtains because these are voluminous and defy neat folding! My own answer was paper. I think that was the top answer. Duh.

Of course, yesterday was Obama's Inaguration. I was already logged in then, but I could hear some of my callers were watching it on television. One wasn't even paying any attention to me as I was explaining dialling procedures. I'm not even sure she was watching tv because she sounded groggy. Americans will ask for operator assistance but not listen nor even believe a word you say.

Hooky.

I went to the Inaguration yesterday vicarioulsy through CNN. After watching Obama & Michelle dance for the nth time, I was pooped myself. I went to bed around 2 p.m. thinking I'd just take a short nap then get ready for work, but when I woke up it was dark already. AAAHHHHH!!! It was around 8.30 p.m. already. Obviously, no matter how fast I moved I was already late late LATE for work :-( There goes my perfect attendance and my bonus for January! Then again, I already got two QA markdowns so my bonus was already in jeopardy. So, do I still go on half-day and just play hooky for the day? Do I even have to think about it? But I was not feeling quite good, and now I think I may have another fever coming on. Ugh. I was just sick a last week! My body is definitely stressed and telling me to go on holiday. Permanently. Haha.

I think I slept rather well, too, since I was full from lunch, or dinner from my POV. My bro did a bit of grocery shopping and bought chicken longganisa and bangus in oil. He also suggested he'd cook the T-bone steaks we got for New Year dinner supposedly. But we never got around cooking it then because our schedules didn't match. But I also wanted veggies with the steaks, and we don't have any fresh carrots and beans anymore. So he said he'd cook the steaks this weekend, and we'll just have the longganisa & bangus. The bangus was just canned but it was pretty good. And the longganisa was quite tasty, too. And I don't even like longganisa that much. So a fully belly = good night's sleep = late for work. Oh well.

It's supposed to be my day off already but I traded my weekend so still have to go to work tonight. Ugh. I am not going to trade skeds again. It disrupts my schedule obviously! Then I'll only get one day off. But I applied for leave this Saturday, hopefully it would be approved so I'll have an actual weekend.

Shiny shimmering splendor.

This girl was wearing a sparkly silver sleeveless knit top, shiny silver moccasins, shiny silver headband and was carrying a puffy silver jacket, kinda like a winter coat you wear when it's minus zero degrees outside. She was probably going to a late holiday ball on the moon. (Then we get off the jeepney at the same stop. We work for the same company. D'oh! I really "marvel" at the fashion sense of some kids I see around.)

I resolve.

One of my new year's resolutions is to update my diaries regularly. Supposedly. But we're well into 2009 and what? Oh boy. And that resolution goes something like to write an entry everyday, even if it's just some insipid detail.

I have some serious backlog, too :-(

Anyway, here's my tidbit for today:

I was supposed to buy fish for the cats today, but the bus conductor recognized me and woke me up when we were outside my subdivision. So rather than make a fuss, I went down and just walked to the palengke.

There's a story why the bus conductor recognizes me, and it's kinda creepy/flattering/d'oh! all at the same time. Of course there's a reason why I haven't written here for a while. And there's the same old story with work.

Haaaayyy talaga. I should have some more discipline writing here. Here's hoping.