Happy Hearts' Day, everyone! I always associate Valentine's Day with roses and chocolates, so you can imagine my happy, unexpected surprise when I received this 'anti-Valentine' gift from one of our senior officers at the office: It's a bag of sea salt! Hahaha! Something salty instead of sweet! How novel can that be? Isn't that sweet? =) ... READ MORE
Club Balai Isabel
This is another overdue post. Was meaning to write about this really nice place we went to for our teambuilding activities in December last year. We are about 70 in our group, and we found the perfect place in Club Balai Isabel. This idyllic lakeside resort in Talisay, Batangas is very accessible, just an hour-and-a-half drive from Manila. It has the perfect indoor ... READ MORE
Turtle Bread
Just sharing with you this turtle bread I got as a gift from our (working) trip in Tuy, Batangas last week . It's so cute! It took us a while before we sliced it into bite-sized pieces. I sure am hoping I could preserve until Christmas so that my 2-year old nephew, Liam, can see it and say "turtle"! But it begs to be eaten hehe! Anyway, I hope you had a good start ... READ MORE
New Work, New Stress = Chocolate Fix
Wow, only 4 days into my new position and I am feeling both preppy and tired already! You see, our office underwent a major re-organization last year and as a result, I was offered a new position by my boss, which I decided to take because I've been into a same job for 7 years and I think I'm ready to take on a much heavier and stressful environment hehe. I decided to ... READ MORE
Tuguegarao
I was at Tuguegarao last Sunday until Tuesday this week, for work. We held a dialogue there and being a first-time visitor in the area, I know I just have to take some pictures as souvenirs hehe. But too had we had a full sked pala so we only got to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Piat. This was last Sunday, right after our arrival. I was only able to take pictures of ... READ MORE
A Christmas Party in September
My colleagues at the office decided to celebrate our Christmas Party very early because of the impending office re-org that will see us being transferred to different units. It became our farewell party as well. The party was held at my boss' house (or should I say, mansion?) somewhere in Quezon City. It was a sight to behold! The Christmas lights adorning his house ... READ MORE
Motivational Things and Muji Pens
As a young girl, I always look forward to the little "rewards" I get from my parents every time I get good grades in school. It may be a Hello Kitty pencil or a small toy or a school accessory of my fancy. When I was in high school it became shirts and branded jeans. Then I think in college it became extra money (allowance) hehe. The material rewards (however small it ... READ MORE
Working from Home
Because of the heavy rains last night, the roads going to my office in Pasay were still flooded as of early morning today. As a result, I was not able to report. But since I have two major reports to submit today, I was forced to work at home. I have just submitted the 2nd report through email and I came to the realization that working at home is more ... READ MORE