I was watching TV at my parents room a while ago when all of a sudden dad commented that I do teenybopperish mien for photos slash like those he sees in one Taiwanese reality TV show. I wondered where he was coming from. Little did I know that he was looking at our photos. I took glance and saw my then-zit-free face!
Celine in Before Sunset said that memories are of wonderful things if you don't have to deal with the past. My simple dilemma of having zits makes me sulk inside. I used to really write posts that might help one solve acne problems, yea. But nothing apparently works for me now since I'm drowning from job-related stress and sleep deprivation.
Current occurrences in my life make me miss school days and bum days. I miss those times when I can say yes to every spur of the moment invites. I miss sleeping in the afternoon. I miss cutting classes just so I can spend time with friends and just because I don't feel like attending, oops and to take nap. I miss deciding for myself alone not worrying that my decision might affect others' work and performance. Accompanied by all of which is zit-free years which I am indignant about.
I wouldn't say I wanted to rush graduation to earn on my own, for my own, in fact I literally didn't. I wouldn't say either that I didn't want to work. I had relatively great internship experience and thought that working isn't that bad and hard after all. So, the thought somewhat made me feel all grown-up and that I am somehow equipped. On one end, I didn't expect that the real thing would be this hard and would entail you to work beyond limits yet is still self-deprecating! Then again, there's this reality that at one point you have to bid goodbye to your comfort zone and delusions.
Don't get me wrong, I don't loathe my job. Not yet. I am thankful for this position. It makes me do things I never thought I could do. I delve on tasks really deep. I never stop till I finish even if I have to work 15 hours straight and be at work early. On top of it all, it reminds me to put my trust in God alone for it is not by my might but by His grace alone. But why ramble, you ask. Because dang, I wouldn't want to see another zit anymore! I slept the entire afternoon to recharge --thank God for the long weekend!
After all the seeming ramblings and musings, let me share with you guys some photos that my dad were looking at and share a story or two.
My 'rents don't really see our uploaded photos. It is just recently that dad savors looking at them on his iPad since he asked for photo transfer. Have I told you, iPad is not that bad! There were mixed response during the first release of iPad, but most people didn't like it. But it is actually pretty nice and really handy! It is truly the best way to see photos, e-mails, and the web. It's user-friendly which is perfect for totally non-techy individuals like my dad. You cannot multi-task in iPad, though. :| Or you may now? I have yet to check. It slipped my mind to validate this when I used it since, as far as I know, fall-released iPads are capable of multi-tasking already.
Going back/About the photos, I loved Hongkong even if mom believes otherwise. Ma told us that there is no way that we are going back since people there are/were rude --were rude as for me. Filipinos were looked down upon the first time we went there years years ago. We were stereotyped as OFWs. The treatment, thus, followed and showed.
We still went back in 2009 and people weren't that rude anymore. I just don't know now after what had happened.
Despite the impudence we already attached with Hong Kong, it is one country I can go back to several times mainly because of shopping and its weather. LV and other designer shops/bags sell like pancakes! It was as if I was in a department store. Everyone really asks for stocks and goes out with a paper bag. HK boutiques (top of mind shopping paradise: Granville Road) also offer great items and have the nicest pieces. Accordingly, almost everyone is carrying a designer bag and are really well-dressed.
Next, Macau is much like the Philippines yet just a small country. It's just that there are lots of casino and it's a country with two systems. We bought and tasted Portugese egg tarts which taste really like Lord Stow's only cheaper since it originated there. We also bought beef jerky and I forgot other else.
Above all these y'know what, I was glad to know that dad can travel again now! YESSSS!
I wouldn't say I wanted to rush graduation to earn on my own, for my own, in fact I literally didn't. I wouldn't say either that I didn't want to work. I had relatively great internship experience and thought that working isn't that bad and hard after all. So, the thought somewhat made me feel all grown-up and that I am somehow equipped. On one end, I didn't expect that the real thing would be this hard and would entail you to work beyond limits yet is still self-deprecating! Then again, there's this reality that at one point you have to bid goodbye to your comfort zone and delusions.
Don't get me wrong, I don't loathe my job. Not yet. I am thankful for this position. It makes me do things I never thought I could do. I delve on tasks really deep. I never stop till I finish even if I have to work 15 hours straight and be at work early. On top of it all, it reminds me to put my trust in God alone for it is not by my might but by His grace alone. But why ramble, you ask. Because dang, I wouldn't want to see another zit anymore! I slept the entire afternoon to recharge --thank God for the long weekend!
After all the seeming ramblings and musings, let me share with you guys some photos that my dad were looking at and share a story or two.
My 'rents don't really see our uploaded photos. It is just recently that dad savors looking at them on his iPad since he asked for photo transfer. Have I told you, iPad is not that bad! There were mixed response during the first release of iPad, but most people didn't like it. But it is actually pretty nice and really handy! It is truly the best way to see photos, e-mails, and the web. It's user-friendly which is perfect for totally non-techy individuals like my dad. You cannot multi-task in iPad, though. :| Or you may now? I have yet to check. It slipped my mind to validate this when I used it since, as far as I know, fall-released iPads are capable of multi-tasking already.
Going back/About the photos, I loved Hongkong even if mom believes otherwise. Ma told us that there is no way that we are going back since people there are/were rude --were rude as for me. Filipinos were looked down upon the first time we went there years years ago. We were stereotyped as OFWs. The treatment, thus, followed and showed.
We still went back in 2009 and people weren't that rude anymore. I just don't know now after what had happened.
Despite the impudence we already attached with Hong Kong, it is one country I can go back to several times mainly because of shopping and its weather. LV and other designer shops/bags sell like pancakes! It was as if I was in a department store. Everyone really asks for stocks and goes out with a paper bag. HK boutiques (top of mind shopping paradise: Granville Road) also offer great items and have the nicest pieces. Accordingly, almost everyone is carrying a designer bag and are really well-dressed.
Next, Macau is much like the Philippines yet just a small country. It's just that there are lots of casino and it's a country with two systems. We bought and tasted Portugese egg tarts which taste really like Lord Stow's only cheaper since it originated there. We also bought beef jerky and I forgot other else.
Above all these y'know what, I was glad to know that dad can travel again now! YESSSS!
zit free
Hong Kong
We stayed at BP Int'l
oops, unseductive bra strap
HK. Our next stop after Cebu! :))))
ReplyDeleteI love looking at the photos... they made me want to go to HK real soon. Speaking of which, I was just browsing the PAL website for the fare to HK just now. I guess this is a sign... I really have to go.
ReplyDeleteAnd about the zits, it's just a phase. It's just cause by stress. You had a very clear complexion and I believe it's in your genes so don't worry about the zits, they will vanish sometime soon.
I miss you Nina! xoxo
you're beautiful
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