MP3 players

My cousin dropped by our house this morning. It was unusual for him to drop by our house on weekdays. He usually visits the house on weekends. Unless!.. he has something important (and interesting) to share to my parents or to me. And I was right! (big grin). He was there because he wanted to "show off" his new gadget - an MP3 player. Apparently, he bought it at the appliance store last Wednesday night. The thing was on sale. And according to my cousin, there are a lot of MP3 players on sale. The unit he bought is on sale; he got a discount of 20% (not bad). He was telling me to buy one for my niece. Its a good deal but I don't have budget for it (big grin).

Token of Appreciation

About a month ago, I prepared a post for a site that offers baby products. I got interested with the Ergo baby carrier while I was browsing the site. If you want to see my post about it, please click here. Anyway, the following day I got a comment from Ergo Baby. It was a thank you note actually. And then we exchanged a couple of emails; I was surprised (and I got excited) when they told me that they are sending me a token of appreciation for my post about Ergo baby carrier. Isn't that nice? (smiles). I think it is a very kind gesture to do. And I truly appreciate it. Now, I can't wait for the token to arrive (big grin) (blushing). I was told that it will be mailed to me (excited). Can't wait! Thanks to Ergo baby carrier! You're very kind. God bless!

A Different Yey! Friday!

Last Friday, me and my colleague was tasked to attend the Green Philippines Island of Sustainability workshop. It was actually the third workshop. The first one was held last June; the second one was held last Friday.

The seminar ended a few minutes early than scheduled. We were fortunate again to hitched a ride from one of the participants. He dropped us off at the Magallanes MRT Station. We were already climbing the stairs of the train station when my colleague asked me if I want to take the bus instead. I paused for a while to think about it; I think its a good idea. So we walked towards the bus stop; but then I remembered I am meeting my other colleagues in the mall; which is just a station away from Magallanes. For a few minutes we stood at the bus stop trying to figure out what bus to take. And then finally my colleague suggested that we walk going to the mall, since the traffic was also terrible at that moment. In other words, we walked our feet out from Magallanes station to Ayala Station (big grin).

It was a tiring day but I had fun. I learned new things from the workshop, like -"waste are good stuff at the wrong place" - we just need to know how to use them at the right place. Another new thought that stuck to my mind is - "system of trust" - suppliers and buyers build their relationship with the system of trust. Others are - peak load, electricity charges, parallel and serial.

The other nice thing about seminars - meeting new and interesting people.

Online Coupons

Nowadays, one of the commonly used form of incentives for employees are coupons. There are a lot of call center offices here offering coupons to their employees as incentives. These coupons may be used to various types of establishments like grocery and department stores, drug stores, restaurants, hotels, etc. In our office, sometimes we give coupons as prizes whenever we have something to celebrate and reward. I was surprised to learn that there are also online coupons that are already available. Apparently, these online coupons are used for online shopping. Sounds cool, is it not? What really got my interest is the benefits one can get when using online coupons. It somehow help you save money (as compared to using your credit card when shopping online). Imagine saving money while shopping? Sounds weird and contradicting (big grin); but also sounds interesting. I am sure everybody (especially women) would enjoy the benefits.

Photos of a Busy Week

For the last few weeks, my mind's been occupied with a lot (as in a LOT) of stuff - from work related concerns, issues at home, heart aches & heart breaks, personal hang ups, to the smallest details that are certainly getting into me. And because it has taken me a LONG time to bounce back, I have neglected some of my other obligations (apart from the things I mentioned above). One of those is my blogging. I am not able to do my blog hopping habit as frequent as I used too. Well, I try to visit other blogs as much as possible, but the number of blogs that I usually visits decreased. And apart from that, I was not able to update my blogs as often as I used to.

That's why I thought I would share with you guys what were the activities I have been busy with for the last few weeks (apart from focusing on my hang ups and problems) -

This photo here was taken a couple of Saturdays ago. I spent it with my dear friend B. We watched her daughter, who's dance group was a contestant in this Hip Hop Battle Contest. It was held in SM Mall of Asia. Her daughter's team was one of the finalist representing the National Capital Region. There were 26 finalist that are from all over the country. And I am proud to say that her daughter's team won the 2nd runner up spot. We were not actually expecting that they will win because there are a lot of contestants that really danced well.

This photo here would represent my busy day at the office. I am having my coffee break on my desk. No time to go to the pantry for a short coffee break. And honestly, my colleagues are the ones preparing coffee for me (big grin). Truth is - I really don't know how to prepare a nice, warm and potable coffee (hehe..) And as you can see in the photo, I have stained my notes and the some of the coffee spilled on the saucer (blushing)(big grin). Well, that represents my clumsiness (wink, wink).

The other one here was taken using my phone's camera. My colleagues and I were on our way to the retail area or the techportal. We decided to drop by there for a couple of beers and unwind a little. I noticed the moon and the planet Venus (I think) are very close to each other. And so I took photos of it. I got a couple more, but this one is the best shot I got.

For more Photos of a Busy Week, please visit my other blog - My Life's Collection.

Week-END

Weekend is almost over. And it feels that I still need another couple of days to take a rest. I am sure most of you would agree with me with that (big grin). The 2-days weekend is not enough to unwind and relax after a long week of tiring work and stressful days. Sometimes I wish we have 4days work week and 3days weekend/rest day (big grin). But don't get me wrong, I am not complaining, I am just trying to share my thoughts about work days and rest days, hehehe... Of course I am thankful that I have my job. I am thankful that I got something to get busy with and at the same time I earn a living. We should always be grateful for all the blessings that we have - our family, relatives, friends, jobs, houses, and all the other blessings that He gave us to make our lives fun and happy and worth living.