Literally z_z

the boss gave me more stuff to handle.. and although flattering.. i'm almost always stressed, fatigued, and just plain tired. if only my salary could catch up with the workload, i could pamper myself to make up for it.

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Ohemgee Puppies

sometime after 2 in the morning of october 10, our mini schnauzer started labor and pushed out 4 super cute puppies by 5:30. it was my first time watching something/someone give birth. It was messy, tense, and somehow still magical. definitely not in a glittery-cartoon-children’s-fantasy-magical, but more like touching-miracle-magical.

thank God for our super sweet and malambing dog, fifi, and now her 4 uber cute pups!

they look like longanisa sausages when they come out, but they look like really really cute rodents when dry.

have i gushed enough on their cuteness?

Impressed with Acqua

this is to formally acknowledge acqua salon’s commendable effort in valuing customers like me. here’s the story:

last month, i wanted to get a haircut. my criteria were simple: the salon had to be accessible and must have accommodating but not pushy stylists. based on that as well as a dozen tabs worth of internet research of good reviews, i came up with acqua salon, trinoma.

unfortunately, as narrated here, i was not able to do as planned due to bad timing. i came in early to avoid crowds, but that morning, acqua was understaffed. i went to a different salon instead and then blogged about the day’s experience when i got home.

i actually have no idea how or where they got my blog address, but last night, i noticed a comment on the said entry coming from acqua salon apologizing for not being able to serve me that time. it even went on to request for a private communication via email. considering they did not really disappoint me with a bad haircut and/or service, i was really impressed with their effort to compensate and especially with the fact that they did not even try to make excuses. these admirable gestures just goes to show how exceptionally nice they treat their customers regardless if you're a patron or a first timer.

dear acqua salon,

i've heard and read a lot of good things about your salon and I’m really delighted to experience the courtesy firsthand. it's just a case of wrong timing that time i went there. No apologies necessary. I'll be looking forward to visiting and having my hair done by Ms. Laila sometime next month.

Random

i've been out of blog-circulation for a bit with laziness being the culprit so here's a few random stuff that's been happening in my life lately.

due to recent outings, i've turned into a common negrita. while i do not have anything against morena people, dark skin, especially on the face, does not suit me. so i then start my quest to try and speed up the process of getting back my old complexion.

i decided to get the power peel at forever flawless, plus a whitening mask after. the pricking during the facial cleaning hurt a bit, so did the peeling, but it was bearable. then there's the usual (at least my due diligence research says it's normal) after procedure hapdi. but all in all, it was ok.

after that, as per my brother's advice, i needed to get sunblock for my face. apparently, office and household lights contribute to skin darkening as well. so i got a mild exfoliating toner and a whitening sunblock at the face shop last week.

i think my face is actually starting to lighten plus they actually smell nice. my boyfriend says so. :) so i'm hoping they're really working and it's not just all psychological. ^_^

next, my new sling bag. it's a nike cordura. i got one in black for tan a while back to replace his dilapidated oldie. he liked it and so did his sister. unfortunately, it went out of stock and we were not able to get one for tintin. anyway, it recently went back on the shelves and tan got me one to match my cebu-bought doll shoes. yey!


hmm, what else? trying to lose some weight in time for christmas pictures.. really really hard, but i'm somewhat determined. um.. trying to cut down on shopping and unnecessary purchases.

oh, and waiting for our dog to give birth!

that's all for now.

September Hangover

still for september, here are a few events i feel the need to post about..

haven't had the time been too lazy to blog about my cebu-bohol trip last september 13-17. also haven't had the time been too lazy to print and crop pictures for the album and this blog.
i've actually been to bohol four years ago. back then, we did the loboc river thing, man-made forest, the tarsiers, chocolate hills, and too much churches. this year, we did all of that minus the churches, and more of some other stuff.
since pictures do paint a thousand words, see what these say..
may 2007:


september 2011:


that being the week of my brother's birthday (16th), we celebrated at johnny rockets on the 18th. just me, him, and tan. i was not able to take a picture then.

the next weekend, september 24-25, i spent with tan's family at poracay, porac, pampanga. it was perpetually crowded, noisy, and soooo much fun! ^_^ they're all so nice to be with and very accommodating.

i miss them already :)

that's it.. ciao!