Malling Solo

I was supposed to go to the Mckinley office to get my reimbursement check and pass my sickness forms yesterday. The office was just a 20 minute walk away from our house but since it's drizzling I decided to take the long way by taking 2 jeepney rides, one to Market! Market! and the other to McKinley. I was already at the mall grounds waiting for the other ride but unfortunately nothing was coming and from where I stood I could see the heavy traffic jam. Seeing that the time was already 25 minutes to 5pm, I decided not to go and just phone the HR I couldn't make it before they close. Not wanting to waste my fare, I went to the mall. 

I never really liked malling solo. I'm usually with Hubby, my folks or a girlfriend when I go, so this adventure was kind of lonely. I went to Ricky Reyes to have my hair treated and had a haircut as well to pass time. I tried fitting in some clothes and tho they were on sale I didn't get any because I still don't like my figure :p and so I just went to Greenwhich, ate lasagna and chicken, did grocery and went home around 10pm. 

I never had lasagna yet some place else but at Greenwhich. More than their pizza, it's really what I crave for when I want an Italian food that doesn't cost much. Their Chicken ala King rice topping is great too!

Hubby was with office friends because one of them is  going to Japan for masters and they had a going away party. By 12.30am he was home and he brought me 2 pizza and a slice of cake from the party! :) Oh, and I was surprised in a bad way seeing that my pay was only 1/4 of what it's supposed to be. Apparently, they deducted the excess sick leaves I charged due to my myomectomy leave. I have to really go to Mckinley this Monday to inquire about my pay and get the check because until the next payday that's all the money (and of course plus Hubby's as well) we have waaah!

Greenwhich:

2nd level, Market! Market!

McKinley Parkway, Taguig

Philippines

Pat Pat Pat* :p

After almost a year of being married, I can attest to this :p haha

*Pat (how I would have pronounced "fat" had it not been for my call center training :p ) 


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Going Nuts over Donuts

Look what I got from Hubby to cheer me up. A dozen of Go Nuts Donuts! Yey! <insert very happy face here> 

12 soft yummy donuts :) Could have been more colorful had Hubby chose different flavors but he picked 2 of each. Too sweet for my taste tho and a little bit pricey too. But hey, they have this buy 6 get 6 free thing, so no more complaints here. :p 

Go get yourself a bite :) 

Go Nuts Donuts

Coliseum Circle, Araneta Center

Cubao, Quezon City

Philippines

Comfort in a paper bag

I have been on a special leave since May 7 as I underwent myomectomy the following day. I was supposed to go back to work last June 11 but my OB extended my rest for another month so I'm still under house arrest until July 8.

Some may think it's a good thing to just be at home for 2 solid months but for someone like me who has been working since I was a student, it's quite boring especially that I have to endure sticky hot days sitting alone with nothing to do. Since I am expected to rest, I couldn't go to the mall - well I did twice within my leave hehe just to save our electric bill from AC consumption. I tried to be productive but to no avail, my everyday routine would be to eat, surf the net, cook dinner and sleep (very late).

I feel bad. So I phoned my best bud 8MCDO and in less than 30 minutes my comfort lunch arrived.

They say calories make you feel happy. Hope this one works :(

McDonalds Metro Manila Delivery 
Hotline: 8MCDO (86236)

Bread Love

Breads from BreadTalk are heaven made :) Tho a bit pricey, every bite's worth it. BreadTalk's been expanding their business here and almost all the big malls got a branch. They've opened recently at Market! Market! so Hubby and I, after a long and tiring window shopping, went in and grab breads and a cup each of their hot Belgian chocolate.

The one on the right is called 'Rise and Shine'. It's more like a toast with cheese, bacon and egg on. The other one I forgot to take note of the name. It's got sweet vanilla tasting cream in the middle.

Personally I prefer cold drinks but I don't know if this branch only serves hot or they've ran out of cold the time we went there. Since Hubby wanted something to drink and they've ran out of coffee as well (wow, they've got a lot of customers here :p ) we took hot choco instead. 

Other branches like the one in Trinoma offers several hot and cold drinks, and if you're looking for a place to sit and have coffee or chocolate without spending too much, you can go sip on one of them offerings for as low as P60. :) Oh, and they have yummy looking cakes too! 

Since we love green tea, we tried their Green Tea Chocolate cake which looked very luscious. Fair warning: if you don't like tea, don't order this one. It's too "leafy" tasting even for us. 

Haven't tried BreadTalk yet? Visit them and indulge :) 

BreadTalk:
Ground Floor, Market! Market!
Mckinley Parkway, Taguig
Philippines

Life crisis on a gloomy morning

As much as I want to make this first post light and fluffy, it seems it won't be. My mood must have been affected by the weather today. It's drizzling outside and at 7.30 am the sky looks like it's 2 hours late of light. I'm not a morning person but today I decided to wake up early for 2 things: 1. to prepare for hubby's breakfast and 2. to hopefully sleep early tonight as I have been suffering from insomnia. My parting from the bed before 11 am (which is the usual since I am on leave from work) is not the reason why I couldn't even fake a smile today. It's because I had this dream which included my parents (who are both senior citizens) driving a rented, old and broken car to get me to a wedding. I felt sad not because it's old but because they have to rent it. We still don't have a car you see. No, don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to be just maarte. I'm fine with commuting. It's just that I promised myself I'd buy them one when I start working just so they don't have to ask relatives to carpool with them during reunions or weddings, so they don't have to wait for a cab while all others pass them by in cars to get from the church to the reception or cemetery. I want them to have the comfort of just having to stand and wait for me to drive them to anywhere they need to go. But I still can't. After almost 6 years of working (which includes the 2 years I was a working student) I haven't saved for a second hand car. :(

Let's go blame Mr. Sun for this life crisis because he refuses to shine today. But on second thought, let's not point fingers on anything nor anyone. This will pass and Mr. Sun will soon be beaming, I hope. As they say, Happiness is a choice so I am choosing to be happy.

Hello World!