Are you crafty? I am… a little. I love beads and I used to make beaded jewelries like bracelets, earrings, pendants, necklaces and anklets. I’m also into digital scrapbooking, which I’m very much hooked into. But what I’d really like to try is hybrid scrapbooking projects. But to do that then I’ll be needing lots of supplies like papers, embellishments, glue, box cutters, paper cutters, a good printer, plus lots more stuff. And scrapbooking products here in the Philippines are pretty expensive (compared to digital scrapbooking) and very limited. But I’m still going to try it. Maybe I’ll start with something small that doesn’t need much supplies like a small album, cards, invitations, altoids tin albums. I can even have my niece and nephew involved in the projects, I’m sure it’s going to be lots of fun.

My brother-in-law is back! Actually, it’s already been awhile… he got back first week of January. And he brought home a new wireless phone, I’m so happy! We already have 3 wireless phone and 1 base unit installed around the house but some of the wireless units are already old and it’s really very hard to press the numbers. I even sometimes feel like throwing the phone… yes, it’s that hard. So what I do is I dial first on the base unit and then when the other line starts ringing, I would shift into the wireless unit. Lol! But now I don’t have to do that anymore because we’ve got a new phone! Yipee! So now we have 4 wireless units and 1 base phone. Mind you, we don’t have a big house, it’s just that we’re really that lazy. Lol! It’s like having small business phone systems minus all the fancy stuff that business phones can do.

I really want to buy a new watch and I need one cause I’ve noticed that I’ve depended on my phone when it’s time to tell time when I’m outside the house. I’d love one of those expensive brands like Franck Muller or Rolex, or Bulgari, but of course I couldn’t afford those. Maybe I’ll save up for something sporty like Tag Heuer or Technomarine which I can still wear when I’m out on a trip to the beach or an outdoor activity. I used to have a Tag Heuer and I had the battery changed at an unofficial Tag watch center and it leaked. I have to get it fixed and totally forgot about it. I don’t even know where it is now and I miss it. It’s been with me through a lot of my trip already. If I find it, maybe I’ll keep it just for old time’s sake.

… my best friend and I saw each other again! Jing finally got home for a two-week vacation after 3 long years. She still looks the same, except for a few pounds, but who hasn’t gained weight? LOL! Jing was wearing a blouse and pants that looked like maternity clothes, but it didn’t make her look pregnant, it in fact looked pretty cute on her. We ate dinner at Balsa in Malabon with Che. We had grilled Tuna belly, then another fish with gravy on a hot plate, and of course Sisig and garlic rice. I missed eating together with them! Then we just stayed there and exchanged stories about what’s going on with our lives over a couple bottles of beer and cigarettes. Then we dropped by Che’s place on our way home and had a small chit-chat with her mom, reminiscing about our high school days. After that, we dropped off Jing at her place and then Che dropped me off. I really miss this and I’m looking forward to our next get-together. Hopefully, this time, Deb will be able to join us

We spent the night in Bicutan first before going to Tagaytay, in Che and Deb’s place. I missed their place! They live there alone so we can practically do anything there. It was like heaven! We can smoke inside the house while sipping coffee! I missed their espresso machines! Yes, they have two already. One was the old one which they bought and the other was given by Che’s client. They now have a househelp so the house is cleaner and she cooked our dinner that night. And Che also bought Magic Sing (videoke microphone) so we all sang after dinner till we all were too sleepy. Too bad Armin didn’t make it, he said he is now hooked on videokes. Haha! Can’t imagine him singing… well, maybe next time.