Why is everyone more excited than me?

It's so funny how everyone in my family is more excited than I am in my upcoming trip this weekend. A few instances showing their immense excitement:

1. My dad texting me two days ago, " Gel, what's the size of your laptop? 15. 4 inches ba? I'm looking at a laptop bag right now!"
2. My tita (take note, my tita fairy aunt hehe) giving me a full make over at Salon Esa (complete with hair treatment, haircut... the works! And to think I just got my hair treated last week. haha!)
3. My dad (again) getting me a credit card extension to buy him VITAMINS. wahahahaha =))
4. My mom lending me her pair of black shoes (because mine already "split into half" haha)
5. My brother calling me more often lately to keep posted on the updates of my trip

And this one's actually the winner:

A late afternoon to late night session from my Tita on the following topics: How to pack light, how to plan your attire, things to bring for the trip, how to keep valuables in the safe, how to struggle with my forgetfulness, how to bring the suitcase properly, how to wear the coat properly, and most of all..... How to do my make-up and look more "business-like". wahaha. And we stayed up until 1:30 AM last night to check how I can blow dry my hair properly.... What an aunt! hahahaha=)

On the other hand, I also got a bit of "scolding" from her such as:

"Yung buhok mo parang helmet. Ipagupit na natin yan!"
"Ang baduy mo!"
"Para kang bata sa look mo. Hindi ka paniniwalaan ng buyers mo!"
"Dapat lagyan mo ng "whiskers" yung buhok niya (to the stylist). Hindi ko alam bat di naniniwala ito (addressed to me) sa 'kin!"
"Kasi, pa-rebond rebond pa ng buhok. Hindi ka na bata!"
"Isulat mo lahat ng kelangan mong dalhin! Makalimutin ka pa naman! I-highlight mo!"

It's kinda irritating, but at the end of the day, she's my single (emphasis on the single= walang anak) aunt. I've been her "lab rat/barbie doll" since I was a kid (imagine, giving me a make-over back in 5th Grade... huwaaaaattt?!?!). Even if she makes me her living barbie doll, I still love her for being my carinyo brutal Tita.... And I still do get perks despite of these all. hehe =)

"Kering-keri ko to..." (my tita actually sang this song while blow drying my hair! haha!)

Shoes Miyo!

I looked through all my shoes last night and found that almost half of them are on the verge of breaking down. The sole of my black peep-toe shoes (which I bought in SM for about 300 bucks!) already gave way and broke into half. My patent brown flats (aka my walking shoes) are about to be ripped, not to mention that the patent doesn't seem so patent anymore (ie., natatanggal na ang balat ng "patentness" niya hehe). My silver Schus are in a similar situation as my patent brown flats, also in a state of losing it's "shine", for this case.

It doesn't really help that all of these shoes are my favorite ones.

Shoes Miyo! Shoes ko 'Day!

Fustration!

Just when I thought I would be looking forward to something on our upcoming business trip, I am again in a state of shock to find out from various websites (the official ones!) that the malls (as in ALL 8 of them) at our nearby hotel will be closed on Sundays. GGGRRRRR.......

This will definitely be a "formal" trip then... *shivers*

(Mis)adventures of Angel in the Workplace

Scene 1:

*Angel and boss discussing office-related matters*

All of a sudden....

Boss: Parang gumaganda ka ngayon ah... (bola manner)
Angel: Talaga? Tumataba nga ako eh!


HUWAAAAATTTTT?!?!?!?!?! Wala man lang "Thanks Sir!". Feeling ko talaga. haha!

Scene 2:

*Angel types, writes emails and chats*

All of a sudden....

*BROWNOUT*

Sabay sigaw at taas ng aking mga kamay sa screen, takot na baka mag-off ang PC ko....

BUT.....

Naka LAPTOP pala ako.

Tuloy, napagtawanan ng mga officemates.... :-) :-) :-)


And all of these happened 2 hours ago.


What a life!