post christmas rush?

I just got back from my vacation in my hometown. I had a wonderful time, really wonderful time with my family, nothing fancy, but such a happy memory to remember. Enough for such drama..

Anyways, the only reason I was eager to come back before the 30th is that I need to check on my bank accounts and settle some bills. Welcome to the adults' world. After the holidays, reality check. When I got off the cab, the guards and some men greeted me with their faces smiling, and me- with a quick smile thinking- "are they just being nice or they just need to be friendlier because they think I'm Ms. Scrooge because I haven't given anything to the guards and some janitors in our building?" Then, when I opened our door. Tadah! No one greeted me to say "welcome home" but the bills, bills, and bills and more bills, and a pigsty! Just realized that I was such in a hurry before leaving for our hometown that I forgot some garbage and my room was in an organized chaos.

I should be sleeping now so I could wake up early to start my day much earlier, but I missed this Internet. So many things to do before the 31st! Time management I need you.

emo mode

"People don't realize this, but loneliness is underrated.."

- Tom, 500 Days of Summer

Loneliness is underrated (I think most of us have realized this)...and I say as well as the pain of  missing someone...

Have you ever felt like everything seems to be nonsense because the person you are supposed to enjoy wonderful moments with is in the other side of the world with a 16-hour difference?

As I always say, I looove Christmas. I just can't help but feel so emotional these days. As much as I want to enjoy it and have fun, but there are things that are best enjoyed when shared with the person you chose to spend the rest of your life with. That being said, just realized that the way I celebrate Christmas hasn't changed, only this time I have to wait for another Christmas to have someone to kiss me under the mistletoe, open Christmas presents with, or set up our Christmas tree with. Yikes! cheessy..

Hay, If only.......

So emo.. Blame it on the chilly wind, blame it on the Christmas-ish weather, or blame it on the alchohol...

:)

random random

Almost done with Christmas shopping! I just spent I think more or less 9 hours for shopping for gifts, roughly 3 hours last Nov, 3 hours last Monday night and more or less 3 hours yesterday. I've shopped for my gifts for everyone in the family and for the children of my 2 friends. How could I possibly shop for my parents, 9 siblings, 4 brothers in law, 4 sisters in law, 3 nieces, 10 nephews, 1 tita, 1 tito, 2 female cousins for such a short time. I wish I still had time to buy gifts for some friends and in-laws before Christmas. I'm running out of time, I'm already going to my hometown later. I'm also running out of cash. I have maxed out my credit card and I have spent God-knows a lot of money. I'm officially broke! hehehe

With all these shopping trips, I'm beginning to hate going to Megamall. It's too crowded. Yep, there are a lot of good stores there, but it's just awful. I think if I always go there, I'll be able to master the art of controlling my urinary organs. The comfort rooms are so messy, and you have to wait for like forever only to find out that the person you've been waiting to come out was crapping.

 Good thing I love shopping and it does not take me a long time to buy something. Whenever I wanna buy something for myself, I just go straight to the shop I frequently visit. I don't waste time trying on clothes I cannot see myself wearing. As Sandra Bullock said in the movie, The Blind Side: "wear something that you can really see yourself wearing..." It's not verbatim, I hope I remembered it right hehe, but something like that.

Well I hope I'm making sense here with my random thoughts. I'm not just doing anything here in the office. It's our last day before the Christmas break and my first student is absent. After this day, we'll come back on Jan.11, '10. My much awaited 3-week vacation! I hope I'll have fun. I'm planning to travel alone, I just wish my husband would allow me. Well, if my husband doesn't allow me (most likely), I will just be busy again with my movie marathon, cooking, decorating our house, and reading. I need to experience this life of a bum again, because after this I'll be swamped again with my crazy work schedule, raket, and studies. I'm excited though for next year. I don't really have a definite game plan, but things will be a lot better than last year.  

It's time for my next class. Looking forward to having lunch later, I'm sooo hungry!

oh it's christmas

All I want for Christmas...

Gift giving every Christmas eve has been a family tradition since I was in grade school when my older siblings were already capable of buying us (my parents and the younger ones) gifts. So, in college when I could already save my extra allowance, I also started giving everyone in the family gifts I could afford. The only time I missed this wonderful tradition was during the rebelious stage of my life when I had to go somewhere else while everyone was on a festive mood because of Chrismas holiday, though before leaving the city I made sure that I bought gifts for everyone.

Anyway, every year I also make a shameless Xmas wish list. I even tell my family what to buy for me. Yes, I can afford those things, but it feels better to have something you really want that will be given by a family member.

For this coming Xmas, I wish I would receive the following :p

- a nice pair of shorts. I don't care if it's a cheap one, just want a nice pair that will flatter my short legs

- big scented candles. I need them for my house

- gray or beige cardigan. I saw a nice one from Zara. I swear I can wear anything with it, and I collect knits/cardigans

- a new lip balm from Godiva. It just costs 120. I haven't bought a new one, I'm waiting for my sis to buy one for me.

- a pair of slippers. I'm not refering to Ipanema or Haviannas, I mean a pair of fluffy slippers I could wear inside our room

- a bath robe. I don't have one anymore, poor me.

- a pair of pajamas. Nothing beats hitting the sack with a nice pair of pajamas

Very simple wish list right...for the expensive things I would like to have, I'm gonna save up for them. It would be better though, if I expected an instant tourist visa for the States with a roundtrip ticket.

All selfish and materialistics points aside, all I really want for Christmas is to be with my husband. I would not care if I did not receive any gifts. I just wanna be with him. I love Christmas. I love everything about Christmas, the drama, the festive mood, Xmas carols, the Xmas rush, the cold weather, shopping!!! I would love all these even more if I were with him. Goodnessgracious, this cold weather makes me more emotional.

Anyway, since this is my first Christmas in our new home, I decided to put some decorations so our home would be more Chrismas-ish.

here is my Christmas tree..

and some add ons

stairs with li'l Santa with a li'l brown bear

and my annual photo with a fake tree :)

with my big arm

Merry Christmas everyone!