I've been ranked by Google!

It was only through Lissa that I learned that my blog was awarded PR 1 by Google. She called me up yesterday about this & for a while, I don't know exactly what is she talking about??? In the first place, I never imagined that my blog can get ranked higher than zero! I never bothered checking from the several blog rank widgets available. But then, I was so thrilled & really surprised with the news. It felt just like receiving the news, also from a friend that I passed the board exam! (exag!) Lissa also explained the relevance of that ranking & of course it may be significant, being a ranking thingy!

I have not done anything extraordinary with my blog that i know that contributed to the rank. They say it is somehow difficult to earn it that's why I'm so... duh? I will have to attribute it to the links I installed in my blog...It must be the HARRY POTTER ADDICTION where I linked several interesting sites about HP. I would like to thank all of my new found friends in the blogging world who visits my site from time to time. I think it contributed a lot. Thanks to Google!!

Car Insurance

I'm driving a company sponsored car for ten years now. The current one I'm using is with me for almost 2 years already. This being the case, vehicle maintainance & repair coverage is not a problem for me. We have a comprehensive car insurance provided by our company. The real challenge for me lies on how religious i keep track of all the required services for my car especially when i encountered accidents. Yes, i have been into a couple of car accidents & thank God just minor ones. Like now, my car has a dent at the passenger-driver side that i failed to investigate when & how did it happen. I attribute it when I have my car parked by a hotel vallet service during one of our sales meeting. Too bad I noticed it late. Whew, now, I have to "fabricate" an accident report for me to file it to our accredited car insurance.

It is not till my sister & brother-in-law encountered a car problem that I realize that having a personal car insurance is necessary. They asked me things about it & all i have to answer are basics of how to file it to the insurance company. Then, what?

This is why I have come across sites that explains everything about car insurance. The site is called CarInsuranceRates.com Good thing there are available sites dishing out this kind informations . It all explains how to get a car insurance, discount & how to get cheap insurance & even how can we save on the next car insurance policy. Their site is very informative & interactive that you can post a question directly. They have links for related articles too. They also offer customized insurance that best fit anyones lifestyle. Really interesting!

Oh, well, at least we have a guide in getting the next car insurance. What my sister & BIL got is not a comprehensive car insurance since their car is more than 7 years already.

Or maybe they need a new car! Hahahaha!

No work Monday, again!

"I don't like Mondays"... that's what I said from a previous blog entry... I justify my statement that if the Monday in the offing was coming from a great weekend that you don't want to end. And thinking of the ton of work you left before the week end.. whew...

But now, for two Mondays since last week, I Love Mondays! hehehe. Imagine 2 consecutive non-working Mondays! Its a heaven! Tomorrow, we'll be playing, again, badminton! This time with other friends (last time was with Beng only) for at least 2 hours.

This will be a great way to start the week. I just got back from Bicol, so, my paper works is piled up already. have to do lots of catching up for pending memos for approval. Then my weekend is not so good. I'll be going back to Bicol for the shooting of my brands avp for the new campaign. And worst, I'm leaving Saturday. I'm spending my weekend in Bicol, working & be back by Monday. huhhhuhuhuh... Well I thinks that's the price I have to pay for the 2 non working Mondays!

This is me- today

Carol tagged me with this.

Rule:
1. List 6 things that describe yourself today.
2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.
3. Tag other online friends you know.
Links: Creative In Me Little Peanut Me and Mine Pea in a Pod Sugar Magnolias Doll Me Up Deviously Creative IamDzoi My Happy Place To the Moon and Back Raising Sandy My Colorful World Working It MyParty.Finds.A Home. Em's Detour Stripe & Yellow Something Purple Vanity Kit Mind Bubbles Living the Healthy Life Insights from the Grocery Cart. One in a Lifetime

Today, I am...
:: Blogging...catching up, I was out of the blogging circuit for 5 days!
:: Down with colds... maybe because of the weather in Bicol
:: Planning to have a massage
:: Very full. I just ate my early dinner
:: Unpacking things from Bicol to bring to laundry
:: Planning a badminton game with friends on Monday. No work on Monday! Yipee!

Long weekend almost gone

Its already Sunday night... no work tomorrow! yippeee! I went home to Cavite with my sister & nephew. Now, am back here at my Pasig apartment... done some cleaning... but its not yet finished. I want to completely overhaul my room... well, theres still a long weekend ahead!

Got nothing to do.... can't think of anything to blog too...

Why do we need friends?

Thanks Carol sharing this one!

We need friends for many reasons,

all throughout the season.

We need friends to comfort us hen we are sad,

and to have fun with us when we are glad.

We need friends to give us good advice,

We need someone we can count on,and treat us nice.

We need friends to remember us, one we have passed

sharing memories that will always last.

Spread the poem of friendship.

1. Everyday Life 2. Words of Love 3. Sheng's Simple Thoughts . . . 4. Insights from the Grocery Cart 5. Once In a Lifetime 6. You here

Im passing this to Lissa, Jacque, Michy & Julianna...

Blast from the past

Just came in from Spandau Ballet concert. Tony Hadley rocked the house down with the bands popular songs! Those are the songs I've grown up with... Gold, True, Lifeline, Round & round...He sang just like in the past. I've browsed through info about Spandau Ballet & tracked down their beginnings & the time thay become oh so popular... they started hitting the charts at '81... I was in grade school then when pop & rock music with all those synthesizers banging in the radio.... that was the 80s era trully... I really love the 80s ... retro & new wave... other popular bands I recall are Duran Duran, Culture Club, U2, Fralippolippi, OMD, A-ha, Petshop Boys, Depeche Mode, Wham... and a lot more... maybe I'll check on to my CD collection...

Oh well, just can't let this night end without posting an entry here about how was i able to travel down memory lane with Spandau Ballet's song. Trully a classic!

Off to a concert tonight

Do you remember Spandau Ballet? Or do you even know who Spandau Ballet is? They are really popular band way back 80s. They'll playing tonight at Araneta Coliseum & I got a free ticket. Ill be going with my officemates, who, obviously know & love the hits of this band with Tony Hadley as the lead vocal. Here's a list of some of their songs I know dearly: Gold, True, Round & Round, Lifeline, Through the Barricade & Only When you leave...

$8 Complete Prescription Eyeglasses + case

Are you wearing spectacles like me? If you are, you can get a new pair from Zenni Optical $ 8 Rx Eyeglasses.

I saw really Incredible Stylish New Frames From Zenni that are very affordable. The features I like about their eyeglasses, as I browsed in their site, is the thin and light 1.57 index lens with anti scratch coating & the full guarantee!

All their products comes with a hard case & microfiber lens cleaning cloth. My friend told me that Zenni Optical was on FOX news. We should check this out!

Favorite song of the day

I really love this song... I remember when Richard Fish sang this in one of the episodes of Ally McBeal

Spiral Starecase - More Today Than Yesterday

I don't remember what day it was

I didn't notice what time it was

All I know is that I fell in love with you

And if all my dreams come true

I'll be spending time with you

Every day's a new day in love with you

With each day comes a new way of loving you

Every time I kiss your lips my mind starts to wander

And if all my dreams come trueI'll be spending time with you

Oh, I love you more today than yesterday

But not as much as tomorrow

I love you more today than yesterday

But, darling, not as much as tomorrow

Tomorrow's date means springtime's just a day away

Cupid, we don't need ya now, be on your way

I thank the lord for love like ours that grows ever stronger

And I always will be trueI know you feel the same way too

Oh, I love you more today than yesterday

But not as much as tomorrow

I love you more today than yesterday

But only half as much as tomorrow

I'm Incommunicado

My cell phone is dead. I can’t make call nor text, albeit, I can’t receive call & text too! I have this uneasy feeling, as if I’m invisible. I learned about this early this morning when I realized I have not heard alerts from my phone which is very unusual.

Just like everybody, I can’t live without cell phone, its part of my body. I inspected my unit & there’s nothing wrong, the call settings are intact. Since this is a company phone, I reported this case & it seems that it’s either my SIM card is busted or SMART is encountering problems. Up till now, as I write this post, our telephone services cannot identify what is really wrong with my line connection.

Will you feel like this if it were you? Or am I just paranoid?

Cinderella

This is must-see! It is already given that Lea Salonga is playing Cinderella. When I first learned that Cinderella is actually a play and that it will be staged here, I said to myself that I will watch it by hook or by crook.

What really struck me was the production set & design! The curtain is shimmering blue with the infamous glass slipper of Cinderella. Credits are up to the production team on how they did the transformation of Cinderella in rags to a ball gown and then back to rags again... and of course, the pumpkin into a golden carriage & mice to horsemen! They had really spun magic in the stage right before my eyes!!! Kudos too to the director, Bobby Garcia.

The orchestra is equally great! Though I'm more familiar with the songs rendered by Disney, Rodger's & Hammerstein's selection is a thumbs up! ... You should grab a copy of the OST.

It was indeed a worthwhile 2 hour show! The kid in us sometimes need to be unleashed once in while...

I don't like Mondays... Tell me why?

It's raining. And it's Monday. It's not that I hate raining, but, on a Monday! Its a bed-weather!

Getting ready for office on a Monday is really hard for me. I had a great weekend... Saturday I watched Cinderella & gone to Powerbooks sale! Sunday, i left my car at Shell Station in Las Pinas for undercoating & shampoo. Went to Greenhills with Beng to buy lap top accessories. We ate spicy tuna pasta that my sister Ruthie cooked. Went to see a movie, now with Laurence, Mariel & Daenielle... we watched "A Very Special Love" ... hehehehe.... we did enjoy the movie.

In short, my weekend was so great that I dont want to go to office to work! I was on meeting practically whole day. I'm not productive today because of the meetings & have to go home late to finish pending works i failed to do today. I was able to go home by 8:30!

Tell me, do you like Mondays? It's still raining...and now, I'm coming down with colds...

Wishful Thinking About my Condo

Time is really ticking fast right under my nose. With lots of things in my mind regarding work, I completely forgotten that I have to find time to furnish the condo unit I bought last March! Maybe the reason why I have forgotten about this is that the contractor and the financing firm has not yet given me the statement of account & the actual amount i have to pay every month.

With the time elapsed, I was looking back at it and wishing that I have furnished it already & have it rented out.

Well, anyway, its not right to cry over a spilt milk. Now, I'm organizing my thougths on what will be the look, mood & theme of my 31 sq m condo would be. I'm really planning on getting an expert, like an interior designer... but because of budget constraints, I'm looking for someone who will do charity on me & design my condo for free just for the experience. Any takers?

But if no one answers to my plea.. real living magazines can be the solution. In my opinion, I know that curtains & rugs will actually do the magic! Well, I really hope I can find cheap rugs & curtains!

I'll just settle for a white wall paint so that i can play with printed & colorful curtains, rugs & sofa set. Since the place is small, I will make all spaces functional as possible. I can remember my dorm back in college where "my space" can be identified by area rugs. It marks my domain in the room since I'm sharing it with my 3 roomates. Actually, I'm the only one with a rug in there... So, in my condo, the sala, dining & bedroom will be separated with different rugs! What do you think?

Since it is just a studio unit, I'll place a divider, may be made of wood for privacy. For the kitchen part, Ill have a counter with cabinets for keeping kitchen utensils & wares. I'll not bother with a dining set but a counter with high bar chairs. I'll put pin lights, shelves for my books, and stylish cabinets for my bags & shoes. My sofa will be red. Abstract paintings on the wall.

Maybe I don't need professional help at all! Hahahaha. What I need is the money to buy all those stuffs! Well, wish me luck. I really hope i can post picture of my furnished condo very very soon.

What's up, Ritz?

Eeeeee... What's up, Doc?- BUGS BUNNY

Thats my text message alert tone. Hearing it lots of time through the day made me pause & review what has transpired, what is going-on & what are about to happen to me.

For starters, as what i've written in the post before this, my classses at DLSU is over. I'm just waiting for the grade & diploma... met up with a college buddy & talked about alchemy, mysticsm & natural laws for 5 hours (this is really a mind boggling encounter!)... bought 4 items from ebay, got 3 new bags & 2 shoes... submitted PAM for merit rating (basis for salary increase)...got a new hair cut! i felt all the stress & pressure left me as mi sais goodby to my always long hair. It wea a nice feeling indeed!

Moving on, tomorrow, ill be watching Cinderella @ CCP with my sisters, Jacque & Simon... scheduled a massage on Sunday... travel home to Cavite...watch movie...burn cd...attend LRP, Supply Chain & Sales Meeting until 3rd week of this month.

Whats really major coming up is that of my job assignment. I was just informed that ill be handling additional products in my portfolio. So, all in all, Ill be handling total 8 brands (previously 3)! I'm not sure if i can do this all by myself. It sure is a challenge & opportunity to earn more incentive because 6 out of 8 of this brands are major brands.

Well. this is going to be a tough one for me. I'll just do my best, crossed fingers.

Class is finally over!

No more classes! No more books! No more teachers dirty looks! Does this sound familiar? Hehehehe... i remember this in one of looney toons flick... a certain rabbit hunter hunting for bugs bunny.... anyway...my class is over!!! Originally final project presentation is scheduled tomorrow but we did our presentation today at Boz cafe in the absence of our classmates...we requested a special time since I can't attend tomorrow because i'll be watching Cinderella starring Lea Salonga!....

Though we were given 2 weeks to prepare the project, we finished it practically in ~4 hours!...thats us... me & Ayn, a true blooded UPLB student that adheres to the belief that cramming is a way of life. Best ideas comes out instantly when time is against you! Oh, well, we really think we pulled it out quite well since our professor did not comment much... or maybe, he does not really understand our product & market (animal health & nutrition. But we are really proud with the finished product since we accomplished all the required details. Our presentation run for 1 houR! Congrats to us! Got a new diploma! Hope we get high grades!