Wednesday Meme #1

I got tagged three times of different memes since Sunday and so let me start with the first one.

Tagged by Gracey.

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night? Chris
2. What were you doing at 0800? Turning on my computer at work
3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Meeting with the boss
4. What happened to you in 2006? Adjusting to Aussie Life, preparing for my wedding
5. What was the last thing you said out loud? ---
6. How many beverages did you have today? just water (lots of it)
7. What color is your hairbrush? fenk
8. What was the last thing you paid for? bus ticket
9. Where were you last night? at home
10. What color is your front door? off white
11. Where do you keep your change? wallet
12. What’s the weather like today? cloudy
13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor? strawberry
14. What excites you? surprises
15. Do you want to cut your hair? nope
16. Are you over the age of 25? yes
17. Do you talk a lot? i think so, but then I can be very quiet too
18. Do you watch the O.C.? I've seen Seasons 1-3 on DVD
19. Do you know anyone named Steven? yes
20. Do you make up your own words? sometimes if I need to
21. Are you a jealous person? No
22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’. Anne
23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’. Kathy
24. Who’s the first person on your received call list? Chris
25. What does the last text message you received say? Chris
26. Do you chew on your straw? Yes
27. Do you have curly hair? Nope
28. Where’s the next place you’re going to? Dubai
29. Who’s the rudest person in your life? Ewan, di ako mahilig magtanda ng mga ganyan.
30. What was the last thing you ate? Tuna and rice
31. Will you get married in the future? Kung si Chris pa rin ang groom, why not?
32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks? Hairspray!!!! I love it!
33. Is there anyone you like right now? asawa ko lang
34. When was the last time you did the dishes? last night
35. Are you currently depressed? Nope
36. Did you cry today? Almost. When I was on my way to work inside the bus, then I heard the song "Pangarap ko ang Ibigin ka"--na-teary-eyed ako! emote!
37. Why did you answer and post this? I got tagged
38. 5 people you tag next? Armi, Enchie, Eve, Cheryl, Janis (ang hindi sumagot panget! hehehe)

One of the Best News I've Received This Year

A few minutes after I arrived at work, the Admin Officer (who was surprisingly early this morning) approached me and said:

"Hey Avigail, while you were on a day-off last Friday, the decision for the Training Administrator application got finalized and you got the number 1 spot. So this week, we'll be offering you the permanent position."

I almost screamed and hugged him right there and then. But of course I didn't. Instead, I said "Wow, that's like the best news ever!!!! Thank you, Im soooo happy!!!!" With matching pa-cute smile at nag-twinkle pa yata ang eyes ko hehehe.

Now let me just say it out loud here: YEEHAAY!!!!!! I got an offer for the job that I wanted and worked for for so long!!!!!

And now all I have to do is wait for the papers before I celebrate.

I Feel Like Writing Tonight

I'm very much awake (it's already 11:42pm now) and I find myself wanting to write again. Nangungulit ang utak kong malikot! Kaya heto, magkukuwento muna ako bago matulog.

Yesterday, I took a day-off to do some personal errands. I declared a health and well-being day yesterday because the focus of my errands was to (1) apply for a private health fund (2) see a doctor coz I need to get a check-up on something and (3) get myself a hair trim.

All three were accomplished. The private health fund was sort of an anniversary gift to myself (2 years in Sydney, instead of rewarding myself with some material thing, I opted for this) and in preparation for motherhood. Oh ha? Is this me talking about motherhood??? Enough said. I'll blog about motherhood later, hah! For my friends in the Phils who doesn't know, Australian government gives free medical assistance to all Australian citizens and residents. Although you can avail almost everything in terms of medical needs here, for someone like me who has more medical needs or who'll have more medical needs in the future, it would be better to get a private health fund. Of course you will pay for this but at least you're assured that if you need more medical coverage, you have your private health fund to fall back on. In my case, I really want to prepare for later on, in case I get pregnant, I could at least get a private doctor, give birth at a private hospital and have the neonatal services for my baby for free.

Check-up with doctor was alright. I'll get the results of the tests on Friday. I'm actually quite anxious to know. Everytime I have any kind of medical tests, I get a little nervous. Today, I had an ultrasound and I asked the attendant if she saw anything bad and she said "no, not at all, but then I'm not a doctor", which I hope she said because it's true and not because she didn't wanna panic me. In the meantime, I'll stay put.

Now for the haircut. My hair is now similar to that of Mariel Rodriguez. I told my trusted stylist to just trim it but he thinned it as well so parang lalo syang umikli :( I really want my long hair back---I missed it, especially when I'm looking at my old photos. Di bale, since I trust my stylist, I'm sure he has a very good reason for thinning it.

When I got home, I got news from the internet about the Glorietta bombing that happened at around 1:30pm (Manila time). If you want to read updates, you can check it out here. I immediately called my dad because he works in Makati and sometimes he goes out and have lunch somewhere. I'm glad he's safe when he answered his phone. According to him, he was close to the area when he felt the earth moved or something. Unfortunately, some people died and a lot were injured. Nakakaiyak. When Chris and I saw the photos, bigla naming naalala na yung area na yun kung saan madalas kaming dumaan papunta sa Greenbelt. We were really in utter disbelief. When we used to work in Makati, Chris usually eat lunch at Glorietta especially on Fridays. Bigla ko tuloy naisip, "pano kung nandyan pa tayo sa Pinas? malamang nasa Glorietta ka at nagla-lunch out kasama ang barkada mo." (I seldom go out for lunch and if I do, I also hang out with my own barkada in the office) Nakakalungkot talaga. Sa ngayon isa lang ang masasabi ko: sana matapos na ang lahat ng gulo sa Pilipinas para wala nang Pilipino ang masaktan.

Happy thoughts naman. Today is our 8th monthsary. Yay! We remembered! Kagabi palang, we greeted each other already para di makalimutan. We're happy today because finally, we were able to buy a Canon flash for our DSLR. May IS lens na, may flash pa :) The flash naman was my birthday present to Chris (birthday nya Sept pero out of stock yung flash na gusto nya). Sabi nga nya, kailangan na daw nyang pag-isipang mabuti ang christmas gift nya sa akin and he's thinking of giving me a new mobile phone. I said he didn't need to give me one because my parents already told me na sila na daw ang magbibigay nun sa akin. And I also said that I don't really need anything, I just want him here. When it comes to Chris, all I really want for Christmas is to know when we'll see each other again. Yun lang. Is that so much to ask? Sana pagbigyan naman ako ni Santa Claus :)

Ayan, nakapag-kwento na ako...medyo inaantok na ako. I hope everyone's having a peaceful and enjoyable weekend! Good night!

Remembering Hongkong

I finally found the time to scan four of our souvenir photos from our Hongkong honeymoon.

The photo above was taken by our travel agent's photographer when we had a stopover at Baywalk on our way to Disneyland. A similar photo was also pasted on a small plate where it says Hongkong, another souvenir item we had to pay for. This photo reminds me of our first day in Hongkong (although this was taken on our second day hehehe), walking along the Avenue of the Stars, watching the Symphony of Lights, sightseeing at The Peak and enjoyed walking around Central District (Honkong's financial hub).

Now here's two of my favorite photos from our HK trip:

San pa ba kundi sa Disneyland???? I love Disneyland and I love theme parks!

Our second day in was spent mostly at Disneyland where Chris and I became kids for a day. Ang saya-saya namin dito. I wanted to live there!!! hehehe. Imagine living in a fairytale everyday? Who wouldn't want that! Because I loved it here so much, I told Chris that the next time we visit HK, I'd want to stay in Disneyland Resort even for one night only.

Our third day was spent mostly at Shenzhen, China for the Window(s) of the World Tour. We have a souvenir photo but I forgot to scan (boohoo me!). This was also the day we went out night shopping at Mongkok HK.

Now, here's our souvenir photo for our last day:

This was taken before getting on the cable car in Ocean Park. Tatawa-tawa pa ako dyan yun pala eh maiiyak naman pala ako sa cable car ride. I have fear of heights but in order to make the most of my trips, I try to get it over it if I need to get on something. The cable car ride was only 8 minutes but it felt like forever. I was so glad the moment it was over.

I love Hongkong. I haven't been around the world much but this is one city I love because it's like infusing Manila and Sydney together. Manila is very alive and vibrant then Sydney is disciplined and rich. I even mentioned to Chris that how I wish Sydney would be this vibrant, this alive so Sydney won't be so boring. Compared to Manila, Sydney can be very boring.

I want to go back, but next time, I don't want to join the tours anymore. Chris would specifically want to go in the deep deep ends of Hongkong streets, sabi nya gusto nya suyurin ang bawat kalsada ng HK. On the other hand, we still want to do some touristy stuff like going to Lantau Island to see the world's tallest bronzed Budda and hang out by the beach at Repulse Bay. Oh and one more thing we weren't able to do---hang out at bars at night! I'd love to experience HK's nightlife.

As to when we'd go there again, that I wouldn't know. All I know is one day, we'll go back there (hopefully we'll have a kid in tow para mas enjoy ang Disneyland hehe).

For more photos, please click below:

HK Day 1 - HK Day 2 - HK Day 3 - HK Day 4

Personal Note:

I've started writing this entry since August this year (would you believe that!) but its only now that I made the effort to finish the entry in time for our 8th wedding monthsary today. So happy monthsary to us!!!