Ever since I got my new E75, I only kept it in the drawer. I did not want to use it yet because it was very shiny. I was afraid of scratching it (haha, OCD). A friend suggested that I buy a screen protector for it so I went to the mall to find one. The problem was, the stores did not seem to have the exact size for my phone. So what I did was buy the biggest size.

At home, I measured my phone and cut the screen protector with a box cutter. This is just simple, the tricky part is how to stick it on the phone. I was able to make two protectors from the big one. In my first attempt, bubbles formed after sticking the protector on the screen. My bad, I was too excited to read the manual. haha. Fortunately I had a spare.

And so now I’m a proud user of an E75. But i’m still worried of dropping it. Oh well, it’s just a matter of positive thinking…

One of the perks of being promoted from Project to Department Manager in our company is having a new company mobile phone with a great subscription plan. I recently got mine almost like a birthday gift just this 27th – a black E75.

I used to look forward to acquiring the company phone. I even thought of immediately getting a phone insurance quote for it. But right now, after all the unending, galling office issues, I cannot help but associate E75 with dampened thoughts. It’s like E75=unnecessary but unavoidable responsibility.

I know these things should not affect me, and I quote from Megan McCafferty’s Second Helpings, “The ignorant take themselves too seriously. The brilliant know better and laugh at themselves.” But then again, no matter how small my problems are, I just cannot stop obsessing about them, especially if it’s related to injustice – which by the way is the case in the office.

Anyway, I thank God my friend is willing to take over my new phone for a week or two. I really hate having a new expensive gadget go unappreciated. For me, that’s worse than being stolen – a thing being unappreciated and left on the shelves (which surprisingly is what I literally did after receiving the E75). Sad right?

Now I’m sure my phone is happy with her temporary owner. ^_^ And that makes me happy as well. Until then, my E75!

I was so embarrassed yesterday when I was shopping for some accessories in the department store. There was this cute lacy bracelet that I liked so I tried it out. I looked at it and I thought it looked so cool on me. The saleslady was smiling at me so I also smiled at her, thinking that it’s just part of her job to be friendly. When I asked how much for the bracelet, the saleslady replied “10 dollars for the dog bracelet ma’am”. I don’t remember blushing but I still bought the bracelet. Who could have known that I am in the dog supplies section. Oh well… at least the saleslady did not know me personally… Oh wait! My name showed up when I swiped my card! Arrrgh… this is so embarrassing really.

It seems that my weight loss diet is finally working. That is, after three weeks of cranberry juice and all green diet. At first it was hard because I was very used to salty, fatty food. I experienced hyper acidity because of the fruit juices. Also, I had acne breakouts – my doctor said that it was part of the body’s natural cleansing process. but after a few days, I got used to it. Now I lost twenty pounds already and I feel really energetic. I no longer experience that bloated feeling, neither do I feel easily tired.

I guess the struggle really paid off. There were lots of parties I did not attend because of this diet and fortunately it paid of. Now I’m planning to continue this diet. This is probably the best achievement that ever had for myself. And I am really very proud of it.

A friend of mine gave me a chat and asked me to do a search in Youtube with the keyword “Jayesslee Officially Missing You”. The search returned videos of two very pretty ladies who have very beautiful voices. What’s more special is that Sonia (the one with guitar) and Janice are TWINS! They obviously looked alike but it never occurred to me that they are really twins. This video certainly reminded me of my highschool days when I used to play the guitar for my band. And oh, I envy their flawless faces. I guess they’ll never have to need any acne treatments.

After watching the video, I felt I needed to watch another one. I search for all of their videos and they were all amazing. They have worship songs, covers, original compositions, and even children songs! I especially loved the “Bubblegum song”! As of today, Jayesslee videos are on the top of my list.

Halloween is up in just a few days and everyone is excited. This year, we are hosting our annual Halloween family reunion party so I took a week off to help in the chores. We have already finished cleaning up most of the house, what’s left is the fun part – decorating! I bought lots of web spray and red glowing lights to scare off my nieces and nephews. Haha.

We were supposed to be done by now if only the vacuum cleaner did not break down. It suddenly stopped working! (I think I accidentally use it on a wet carpet). I went to the service center and they replaced the central vacuum motor I think. Anyhow, everything is turning out as planned. Tomorrow I’ll get some candies and stuff for the kids. Can’t wait to see my nephews in cute costumes again!

As I’ve mentioned in my previous posts regarding the Philippines being in a state of calamity, a lot of areas in Metro Manila were massively flooded and many people were severely affected with it. According to more news, as of September 27, Sunday, at least 73 persons were killed and nearly 70,000 families were displaced by massive flooding after Typhoon Ondoy (international name Ketsana).

Relief operations have been ongoing, but the scale of the devastation is still overwhelming. However, although food and donations are good short term, helping rebuild the severely affected areas is best long term. Industrial equipment, as you know, is quite expensive. Philippine President Arroyo said the government was planning to extend an extra 150,000-peso individual home improvement loan to help typhoon-hit victims rebuild houses. The US government is also bringing in heavy-lift helicopters, trucks, bulldozers and forklifts to be used to bring supplies and relief goods to the flood victims, as well as to help clean-up the areas affected by the flood.

I do suggest to those who intend to donate cash to do it via the ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya Foundation and the Philippine National Red Cross. After all, with all the commotion, the chances of that money ending up unmonitored to the politician’s pockets are immense.