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Since it’s the christmas season, I’ve began to worry about what presents I should get for certain people in my life.

I have had most of them figured out, but one of the things I haven’t settled for yet would be possible christmas gifts for mom. I already got her a wallet for her birthday (which I’m happy to see that she uses everyday), and that’s the only thing I put on the list I made whenever I notice that people need or want certain things…

I’d get her shoes, but she has these specific types of shoes that she can’t wear. She has wide toes, so I don’t think getting her just any shoe would work. I don’t want to give her gift certificates either. I want to give her something with a personal touch, something she knows I’ve thought of so hard to get / achieve / give to her. I’m really running out of ideas, though.

Do you have any suggestions? What kind of presents are you getting your parents this year?

I just recently found out that my brother will become a doctor soon. If that actually happens that means he will be getting his fourth degree. Dude, I mean, fourth degree, really? How does one person become a fan of studying something so much to reach four degrees in that field? I know my attention span can’t handle it. My brother just earned even more respect from me. Seriously.

I want to get him something special as a form of congratulating him on his well deserved degrees. He has always been fond of pretty watches and he spends about a third of his salary to buy new watches, so I decided on buying him one of those michael kors watches. I still haven’t decided on which one to buy yet though.

Do you guys have any specific idea on which one I should get for him? So far all I’ve narrowed down from his owned watches would be that most of them are black, and I don’t really think that’s much to go by. Haha! A little help, please?

I went to visit my sister’s apartment in her university because she confessed that she was having issues with her roommate, and that her roommate has been seriously hard to get along with, not to mention stressful in a way that she couldn’t concentrate on her studies anymore. While I went in there and the apartment was empty, I could not help but notice how there were cords and cables EVERYWHERE.

It was an eyesore and I couldn’t help but cringe whenever I stepped on something for fear of tripping and losing a tooth if I ever fall flat on my face. I definitely need to get my sister one of those cord covers. Knowing her, she actually might fall flat on her face with a bigger chance than me.

It’s quite hard to get along with people, but there are some who just don’t know where and how to react politely and be civil. That’s the problem with her roommate, and if my sister trying to talk to her didn’t work out, I am obliged to step in and kick her out.

Just last month, I have successfully achieved my five year goal – to become debt free. At last, I was able to pay for all my credit card bills. So to celebrate, I went to the mall and bought myself a nice big bowl of healthy frozen yogurt. It was amazing. Yogurt never tasted that good, ever.
However, on my way home, I passed by a large crowd lining up on some items. I became curious so I looked. blu ray home theatre system packages for 70% off the price!
I was just, “what the h”! I must get one of these! But then I remembered that I have always dreamed of getting a player like that. And with that kind of price slash, who could resist.
So there, I gave in to the temptation. I am again, indebted to my bank. Thanks a lot you big bowl of yogurt!

Last week I went on a field trip with some of my colleagues at work. We went on a mountain hike. It was the first time that I tried that. Before the actual hike, I had so many expectations. I expected a lot of trees for shade, fresh potable water streaming through a creek, wild flowers, etc. However everything in that trip was not what I expected.
The trees were few, the sun was scorching hot, the creeks were dry, and the flowers, well, most of them I can see on my back yard. The worst part of this is, I ruined my five hundred dollar running shoes.

No one ever said that Backpacking Boots were necessary. I thought that if I wear comfortable shoes then I will not have problems climbing rocks. But then I was wrong.

Fortunately, there was one thing that made me love that trip. It was the view from the top. It was spectacular. Seeing that kind of view will definitely make you believe that God really exists. I took a picture with my DSLR yet it was very different from the real thing.

Oh well, I learned my lesson. Next time I will gear up appropriately to enjoy the hike much more.

I just cannot believe how easy it is to evade customs tax in the Philippines.

A friend of mine flew there last week bringing with him several silver dollar collectibles. These are very rare coins that he wanted to sell to a friend of his (both of them are avid coin collectors). At first I thought that it would be very difficult for him to get pass through the airport without paying customs tax. However, I was proven wrong. The moment he passed the airport, he called me up and said that the customs was a piece of cake.

He told me he bribed the customs agent with only a few bucks and he let him pass. As I was happy for him, I was furious because last year I got taxed a hundred dollars for bringing two if my laptops there. It was just insane. Also, I am really concerned that terrorists might abuse this kind of faulty security.

I kind of am considering looking for Travel Jobs. I don’t know, really. I don’t intend to quit my current job, but I guess it’s nice to know that you can still change your mind whenever you want to and that you’re not trapped inside this box and you can’t get out.

That’s kind of the way I feel right now, like everything else is planned out for me.

Sorry for the emotional post, but it’s just my way of venting out things I can’t normally tell people. I want to travel the world so I can visit my sister someday. I want to have a job where I get to see all the diverse cultures and appreciate each and every one of them.

On the list of places I want to go to, though, I’d definitely go to New York to see my sister first. She just left a while ago and I already miss her. Not to mention the free haircuts! Hahaha.

I’ve been starting to draw using SAI paint tool at the moment. My common technique would be to draw in between meetings, take a photo (because I don’t have a scanner) and trace the lineart using a line layer and a pen tool.

This isn’t always very convenient since I’d notice that the picture looks a little different from what I intended the drawing to look like after I trace it, so I am currently saving up to get a nice Tablet.

I made an art shop for this online game that I’m playing. Apparently people are willing to pay game currencies to get art for their in game characters, and this will help me a lot in upgrading my gear and buying all the potions that I need!

If you want to try my art, you can comment on what you want drawn in this post, and I’ll see if I can whip up something and if I’m not busy, I might even do it for free! I need practice, anyway.

There’s nothing better than being prepared. As the old and very famous saying goes, prevention is better than cure. And in the case of tornadoes and the like, I’m afraid I’m going to have to agree with the person who came up with those words of wisdom.

We don’t know what the future holds. One day, Japan gets a high magnitude earthquake, the next day, Singapore gets a tsunami. A lot of people ended up losing a lot of their assets and burying themselves in debts because they weren’t responsible enough to prepare for situations like that.

You know way back in the world war times when bomb shelters were common? I strongly recommend people to get tornado shelters so they know that they always have a backup plan.

Are there any tips that you would recommend a person preparing for these common disasters? I’d recommend keeping the fragile items inside the shelter to a minimum. As much as possible take away glass and ceramic items. They’re more trouble than they’re worth in times of disaster.

I received my package in the mail! I found out that I got it yesterday when my mom sent me a text message. My friend Sasha from Pennsylvania sent me make up because I mentioned to her once that I never learned how to apply makeup to myself.

I’ve never been a big fan of that, I guess. In my elementary graduation, I was the only one who didn’t wear thick makeup, and I liked it that way. I still looked like my 12 year old self when I graduated, and everyone else looked different.

I know makeup is a way for people to enhance their facial features, but I guess it just doesn’t work out for most people, and I’m too afraid of that to happen to me. My boss wouldn’t let that happen, so she mailed me make up when she had the chance. I couldn’t say no. I am now required to experiment with my face during my free time.

Maybe I’ll take photos of it and post it here for funsies! What do you think?