These are the plates from when we were done eating dessert. Also spanish hot chocolate, bwahahaha
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Jenny, Me & Cara at dessert last night. Cara is an old friend from grade school who went to the same uni that I did for college. We saw each other every now and then but I haven't really seen her in at least five years. Nice to catch up and chat about what we were doing. Cara now works for NEDA, the govt economic authority and is about to apply to take her masters somewhere. We also bumped into Flordeliz, an old high school classmate who is now a dentist. We all remember her grad ball dress, which was ahead of his time as its halterneck was made of fur. She is doing very well, and is also teaching anatomy and physiology!
12/15/06 01:04 pm - So far...
(cos im tamad to retype)
dear sacha, andee, carolina, kat & miel,
greetings from the humidity of manila!
so far i have done nothing but eat. my tummy isn't used to eating that much so its protesting a bit. i shouldn't go into detail cos its kinda gross. So far I've had adobo, pancit bihon and lumpia (sacha you like lumpia!). Mum has gotten me soy milk so I'm still having cereal for brekkie. I have a prepaid mobile and yesterday I finished my first load of PhP 300 (about 8 dollars aus) in two hours just telling everyone what my number was and calling. Its been really fun to call these people who don't know the number and are all like, who's this and go "Poooopieeeeee" or "heeeelllllooooo its meeee" and have everyone scream.
my flight was slightly uneventful. I watched three movies (yes, three!) scoop, los dos lados de la cama (its the sequel to los otros lados, sacha it wasn't as good and the actresses changed! they made everyone gay.) and stormbreaker with this really hot 14 year old. I also saw the end of step it up the channing tatum movie and project runway. i was soooo bored during my layover in singapore i kept going on line. there was a 15 minute limit for the internet so i would go, walk around and come back. i have had the shittiest coffee ever - the place i got my coffee from had bad coffee but a really good cranberry-orange cake.
when i got to manila it was really humid. from the air, before landing you can see SM Mall of Asia, the biggest mall in southeast asia. as you descend, tis like this big blue SM sign is looming up at you from the ground next to all these lights from the fishermen's boats on the bay. my cousin anthony, who works in the airport met me at the gate. he saw my name on the manifest and went to say hi. of course the first thing he said was, "lumaki ka ha" (you've gotten bigger) so far my family has been considerate enough not to mention this, although mum throws it in every now and then in a fake discreet way.
when i got home everything was the same but different. they got a new giant jelly bean shaped car because my cousin vanessa studies in UST where it floods and she has to be picked up there. its a bit ungainly and it seats seven (perfect for kat and co!) but i am from a family of two so that doesn't really make sense to me. mum had packed up a lot of stuff in my room but all my books are still there. i am surprised that there are less books that i haven't read than i thought. all my romance novels are on the top shelf which is the biggest and they are very dusty. i am rereading some old ones now.
i still have some jetlag. it is three hours ahead and i am quite sleepy by 9 o'clock. i still however get up at 830 which is the equivalent of 1130 australia time bwahahaha. i looked through my closet. mom has always said that she can't send me anymore stuff because none of it will fit me anymore but hello they're all t-shirts and i fit!!! yesterday i tried to wear one of them but you know how there's always a strip of skin that shows between your low rise pants and your shirt, mom goes, its not uso anymore (that's not what people wear here anymore) and i think she thought i looked fat so i rolled my eyes and changed. otherwise mum has been quite nice and strangely we have been bonding.
yesterday i had lunch in cibo my favorite restaurant with my friend therese. we had gorgonzola & spinach dip, penne al telefono (cream, cheese, tomatoes) and red grape shake. i knew what to order before we even sat down. I also wandered around the malll quite a bit. i almost walked up the wrong escalator. i also kept going to the wrong sections, and i would remember when i was almost there, its good to know that the mall (glorietta) hasn't changed so much and that i still remember how to get around.
i tried to get my nbi clearance for my visa but they wouldn't let me cos i didn't have the original so i have to go to carriendo which is like in old manila, in the trafficky part of the city. i also went to the giant Zara flagship store (carolina! the clothes are soooo nice!!!). i want to get a suit and a pair of jeans and maybe a mini skirt. the skirts here are kinda long, its only zara and mango that have short ones. i also saw this really nice winter coat, but not like i need another one.
my best friend joey came over for dinner and i fell asleep at nine while he was downloading my music. the broadband here is a bit wonky, you have to double click on something to connect and get the internet!!! my cousin's internet connection is sooo complicated, she has one cpu, another machine, a dsl box, a ups and you have to have the fan automatically opened pointing at the cpu battery thingy or else it overheats!!! and you don't always get to connect to dsl. its quite strange. i had to go on dial up yesterday and of course i ran out in like an hour.
today i am having lunch with a family friend, having coffee with my old persian boss who is visiting from the states and then watching casino royale with my cousin and having coffeee with my friend john. (okay im loaded up till i leave!)
Okay at this point suddenly my cousin's monitor just blacked out and i have had to go to my room and get into the dial up!!! i have tried to fix it but the myriad of connections are too much for my patience. (I miss our broadband connection. siiigh)
Andee: my cousin has this really nice bag for 150 pesos bought in divy i think i know where to get your present hahaha also how do i get in touch w/ your mom/dad re crossword puzzles
Miel: i told my mom about the house and she is very interested. will talk to you about it later.
hope you are all doing well!
cheers!
dear sacha, andee, carolina, kat & miel,
greetings from the humidity of manila!
so far i have done nothing but eat. my tummy isn't used to eating that much so its protesting a bit. i shouldn't go into detail cos its kinda gross. So far I've had adobo, pancit bihon and lumpia (sacha you like lumpia!). Mum has gotten me soy milk so I'm still having cereal for brekkie. I have a prepaid mobile and yesterday I finished my first load of PhP 300 (about 8 dollars aus) in two hours just telling everyone what my number was and calling. Its been really fun to call these people who don't know the number and are all like, who's this and go "Poooopieeeeee" or "heeeelllllooooo its meeee" and have everyone scream.
my flight was slightly uneventful. I watched three movies (yes, three!) scoop, los dos lados de la cama (its the sequel to los otros lados, sacha it wasn't as good and the actresses changed! they made everyone gay.) and stormbreaker with this really hot 14 year old. I also saw the end of step it up the channing tatum movie and project runway. i was soooo bored during my layover in singapore i kept going on line. there was a 15 minute limit for the internet so i would go, walk around and come back. i have had the shittiest coffee ever - the place i got my coffee from had bad coffee but a really good cranberry-orange cake.
when i got to manila it was really humid. from the air, before landing you can see SM Mall of Asia, the biggest mall in southeast asia. as you descend, tis like this big blue SM sign is looming up at you from the ground next to all these lights from the fishermen's boats on the bay. my cousin anthony, who works in the airport met me at the gate. he saw my name on the manifest and went to say hi. of course the first thing he said was, "lumaki ka ha" (you've gotten bigger) so far my family has been considerate enough not to mention this, although mum throws it in every now and then in a fake discreet way.
when i got home everything was the same but different. they got a new giant jelly bean shaped car because my cousin vanessa studies in UST where it floods and she has to be picked up there. its a bit ungainly and it seats seven (perfect for kat and co!) but i am from a family of two so that doesn't really make sense to me. mum had packed up a lot of stuff in my room but all my books are still there. i am surprised that there are less books that i haven't read than i thought. all my romance novels are on the top shelf which is the biggest and they are very dusty. i am rereading some old ones now.
i still have some jetlag. it is three hours ahead and i am quite sleepy by 9 o'clock. i still however get up at 830 which is the equivalent of 1130 australia time bwahahaha. i looked through my closet. mom has always said that she can't send me anymore stuff because none of it will fit me anymore but hello they're all t-shirts and i fit!!! yesterday i tried to wear one of them but you know how there's always a strip of skin that shows between your low rise pants and your shirt, mom goes, its not uso anymore (that's not what people wear here anymore) and i think she thought i looked fat so i rolled my eyes and changed. otherwise mum has been quite nice and strangely we have been bonding.
yesterday i had lunch in cibo my favorite restaurant with my friend therese. we had gorgonzola & spinach dip, penne al telefono (cream, cheese, tomatoes) and red grape shake. i knew what to order before we even sat down. I also wandered around the malll quite a bit. i almost walked up the wrong escalator. i also kept going to the wrong sections, and i would remember when i was almost there, its good to know that the mall (glorietta) hasn't changed so much and that i still remember how to get around.
i tried to get my nbi clearance for my visa but they wouldn't let me cos i didn't have the original so i have to go to carriendo which is like in old manila, in the trafficky part of the city. i also went to the giant Zara flagship store (carolina! the clothes are soooo nice!!!). i want to get a suit and a pair of jeans and maybe a mini skirt. the skirts here are kinda long, its only zara and mango that have short ones. i also saw this really nice winter coat, but not like i need another one.
my best friend joey came over for dinner and i fell asleep at nine while he was downloading my music. the broadband here is a bit wonky, you have to double click on something to connect and get the internet!!! my cousin's internet connection is sooo complicated, she has one cpu, another machine, a dsl box, a ups and you have to have the fan automatically opened pointing at the cpu battery thingy or else it overheats!!! and you don't always get to connect to dsl. its quite strange. i had to go on dial up yesterday and of course i ran out in like an hour.
today i am having lunch with a family friend, having coffee with my old persian boss who is visiting from the states and then watching casino royale with my cousin and having coffeee with my friend john. (okay im loaded up till i leave!)
Okay at this point suddenly my cousin's monitor just blacked out and i have had to go to my room and get into the dial up!!! i have tried to fix it but the myriad of connections are too much for my patience. (I miss our broadband connection. siiigh)
Andee: my cousin has this really nice bag for 150 pesos bought in divy i think i know where to get your present hahaha also how do i get in touch w/ your mom/dad re crossword puzzles
Miel: i told my mom about the house and she is very interested. will talk to you about it later.
hope you are all doing well!
cheers!
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Showgirl!
Today I went to see Kylie with my friend Jaya. Our seats were quite good, on the floor section near the ramp where she well, makes rampa. The first half of the show I didn't know most of the songs, except for Come Inside, Kids and Spinning Around. Security also stopped us from taking pictures, "at Kylie's request". After the 20 min intermission - where I bought myself a " I am a Showgirl" shirt that I quite possibly may never wear in the philippines for fear of misinterpretation - we managed to squeeze to the floor section near the ramp which was on the end of the row where we were and that's where I took these pictures.
Kylie came back singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" while sitting on a moon, but my pictures of her there are so fuzzy so you're getting the picture of the back of her neck!!!
You can tell why Kylie is much loved by the gay community - all the male dancers were 90% of the time in swim trunk type undies and were shirtless. At some point they wore trunks and giant peacock style wings - which caused me and my friend (who is gay herself) to burst into laughter and for her to say, "I can see why Kylie is such a fag hag!". To be fair she had excellent dancers. I really admire their stamina, skill and their ability to dance around in their underwear. I don't think that would have been easy particularly for the men.
She changed outfits at least 6 times, and more often than not the dancers had to change quicker and get on and prance about first. They also had quite a few complicated moves. And at one point, where they were all dressed like robots, the guys had giant metal nose shaped triangles stuck to wear their dicks were supposed to be. (Gaultier designed, perhaps, like Madonna's cone boobs?)
One of the ladies in line at the bar during the intermission remarked to a gay man, "One of them has to be straight. You can have the rest, but one of them has to be a straight man!!!" In fairness quite a few of them looked straight, especially the guy with a lot of tattoos, but I guess you'd have to be pretty open to allow yourself to parade in your underthings and touch other men as well through the course of your dancing. Most straight men I know are rather squeamish about that part.
There was a middle aged woman in front of us who had brought her daughters and was just screaming "Kylie! Kylie!" the whole time. I tried to be considerate as I thought, she must be this woman's Bono but my friend just wanted to kill her. Also the lady next to her had this fluffy feather duster like thing that she kept waving in the air, which makes quite an appearance in my Can't Get You Out of My Head Video.
Kylie did two encores, the first doing CGYOMH and two other songs dressed like a cross between an Egyptian and a butterfly. Then she did the last one in a rhinestone studded bustier type top with funky graffiti printed pants and a coat, none of which matched. The back of the coat said "Kylie Says Relax. She's back!" and one of the signs on her pants - next to a pic of Keanu, of all things - said, "Kylie likes tea better than sex"
My favorite renditions were of "Locomotion" - which she did cabaret style with a Vogue intro - "Lucky" (yes, 80s!) and CGYOMH. She also sang "Especially For You" in the end as a tribute to the fans who waited for her to come back. Was especially horrified that I knew all the lyrics, thanks to pinoy radio. At some point she said, "Thank you to all of you who kept your old tickets from the last shows " - she had to postpone because of her cancer and old tix were still valid but could also be refunded if not used. She also asked, so where have you been keeping them? Anywhere interesting? Tell me! And I said "Underwear Drawer!" cos that's where I keep all my tickets! And she heard me! In the end she said so far the knickers drawer was the most interesting one (Go Me!).
Kylie came back singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" while sitting on a moon, but my pictures of her there are so fuzzy so you're getting the picture of the back of her neck!!!
You can tell why Kylie is much loved by the gay community - all the male dancers were 90% of the time in swim trunk type undies and were shirtless. At some point they wore trunks and giant peacock style wings - which caused me and my friend (who is gay herself) to burst into laughter and for her to say, "I can see why Kylie is such a fag hag!". To be fair she had excellent dancers. I really admire their stamina, skill and their ability to dance around in their underwear. I don't think that would have been easy particularly for the men.
She changed outfits at least 6 times, and more often than not the dancers had to change quicker and get on and prance about first. They also had quite a few complicated moves. And at one point, where they were all dressed like robots, the guys had giant metal nose shaped triangles stuck to wear their dicks were supposed to be. (Gaultier designed, perhaps, like Madonna's cone boobs?)
One of the ladies in line at the bar during the intermission remarked to a gay man, "One of them has to be straight. You can have the rest, but one of them has to be a straight man!!!" In fairness quite a few of them looked straight, especially the guy with a lot of tattoos, but I guess you'd have to be pretty open to allow yourself to parade in your underthings and touch other men as well through the course of your dancing. Most straight men I know are rather squeamish about that part.
There was a middle aged woman in front of us who had brought her daughters and was just screaming "Kylie! Kylie!" the whole time. I tried to be considerate as I thought, she must be this woman's Bono but my friend just wanted to kill her. Also the lady next to her had this fluffy feather duster like thing that she kept waving in the air, which makes quite an appearance in my Can't Get You Out of My Head Video.
Kylie did two encores, the first doing CGYOMH and two other songs dressed like a cross between an Egyptian and a butterfly. Then she did the last one in a rhinestone studded bustier type top with funky graffiti printed pants and a coat, none of which matched. The back of the coat said "Kylie Says Relax. She's back!" and one of the signs on her pants - next to a pic of Keanu, of all things - said, "Kylie likes tea better than sex"
My favorite renditions were of "Locomotion" - which she did cabaret style with a Vogue intro - "Lucky" (yes, 80s!) and CGYOMH. She also sang "Especially For You" in the end as a tribute to the fans who waited for her to come back. Was especially horrified that I knew all the lyrics, thanks to pinoy radio. At some point she said, "Thank you to all of you who kept your old tickets from the last shows " - she had to postpone because of her cancer and old tix were still valid but could also be refunded if not used. She also asked, so where have you been keeping them? Anywhere interesting? Tell me! And I said "Underwear Drawer!" cos that's where I keep all my tickets! And she heard me! In the end she said so far the knickers drawer was the most interesting one (Go Me!).
Sunday, November 19, 2006
My Weekend
Here are some snapshots of my weekend.
Happy Birthday to Toby the dog!
Toby is 7!!!
Andee and Hazel the boxer. They both want cookies.
Kartini in a wig & Sacha at Kartini's house party
(The theme was colour, and just for effect, she wore a wig)
Thanksgiving
Me stuffing the turkey
The finished product, complete with meat thermometer. Cooked for three hours. Nicknamed "Morales" by Nic, the ultimate Paquiao fan because Manny Pacquiao our champion beat the Mexican boxer Morales again. (In short, luto si Morales)
Thanks to everyone for coming! I think Ala & Nic might have other pics as well...the rest of mine will go up soon.
Happy Birthday to Toby the dog!
Toby is 7!!!
Andee and Hazel the boxer. They both want cookies.
Kartini in a wig & Sacha at Kartini's house party
(The theme was colour, and just for effect, she wore a wig)
Thanksgiving
Me stuffing the turkey
The finished product, complete with meat thermometer. Cooked for three hours. Nicknamed "Morales" by Nic, the ultimate Paquiao fan because Manny Pacquiao our champion beat the Mexican boxer Morales again. (In short, luto si Morales)
Thanks to everyone for coming! I think Ala & Nic might have other pics as well...the rest of mine will go up soon.
Saturday, November 11, 2006
In the City of Blinding Lights!
It was the best night of my life.
I Have seen U2. I now understand why people follow them around the world. Now I know that even if they don't come here next time, I'm going to see them somewhere in the world, and I don't give a shit how much it costs.
And yes, we were Jologz. Kulang na lang may sampaguita kami sa kasisigaw namin. I'm still riding high on the U2 wave, 2 days later. (And we're back for more on Monday!!!)
I don't mean to rub it in, but the more y'all go, I hate you, I can't believe you went blah blah the more I will just say:
Belat! We went to U2!!!
Also, in case you had any doubts as to how close we were...I mean we didn't line up at 9am for 530 entry (concert started at 700) for nothing...
See the stage behind us!
Bono I love you!
Bono flying a kite
I can't quite figure out how to turn this around, so if someone could tell me that would be great. Otherwise, here he is :)
And the screaming in the background? That's Claudia.
(Will post a more detailed entry later!!!)
I Have seen U2. I now understand why people follow them around the world. Now I know that even if they don't come here next time, I'm going to see them somewhere in the world, and I don't give a shit how much it costs.
And yes, we were Jologz. Kulang na lang may sampaguita kami sa kasisigaw namin. I'm still riding high on the U2 wave, 2 days later. (And we're back for more on Monday!!!)
I don't mean to rub it in, but the more y'all go, I hate you, I can't believe you went blah blah the more I will just say:
Belat! We went to U2!!!
Also, in case you had any doubts as to how close we were...I mean we didn't line up at 9am for 530 entry (concert started at 700) for nothing...
See the stage behind us!
Bono I love you!
Bono flying a kite
I can't quite figure out how to turn this around, so if someone could tell me that would be great. Otherwise, here he is :)
And the screaming in the background? That's Claudia.
(Will post a more detailed entry later!!!)
Friday, November 03, 2006
Things I did while waiting for something to print
| Your Unique Costume is a Cockroach |
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| Halloween Horoscope for Capricorn |
Your friends see a whole other side of you on Halloween - brash and bold. You make be reserved and conservative most other days, but on the 31st... look out! Costume suggestions: A stripper or naughty priest / nun Signature Halloween candy: M & M's |
| Your Vampire Name Is... |
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| Your Gluttony Quotient: 59% |
 You definitely have your gluttonous moments. For you, eating is a true hobby. And while you do spend a lot on food, you can always make it back winning eating contests. |
Thursday, October 19, 2006
The week in tidbits...
10/13/06 - Big Day Out
Its 1:17am. I have been trying to get big day out tickets for in fairness, mga almost an hour. The first time I got through and confirmed. I was shocked at the quickness and then it timed out right after the confirmation. So from experience, there is a 99% chance we didn't get those tickets. Everytime this happens to someone on our website and they call to check if its gone through - it never has, except for the one time that it did, and that's once in the entire year I have been there.
The next couple of times I've just timed out after selecting that I need four tickets. Right now I've just finished typing in my particulars for the enth time - the website has stored my credit card number to automatically pop up when I type the number 4 even (must clear cache afterwards...) - and I have no idea if this will go through. If it does, its a miracle.
Wait a minute...
You've ordered too many tickets!!
You've already purchased tickets to this event and as a result have reach your maximum allowed tickets. Start again
So it went through? We'll never know. For now I'll presume yes, seeing as I'm getting this message. Confirmation takes up to 21 days (hahahah) so I guess I'll call Ticketmaster in the evening tomorrow to see if we can check. This is providing that they actually have a record given that the purchases were done on the BDO website...
I'm not desperate enough to get tickets, so if we miss out, then we miss out, there's always next year. When maybe I'll actually know who the bands are. Though having now downloaded Muse, its not so bad.
EDIT 10:33 am
I received the confirmation email. We have 4 tickets to Big Day Out. I am still so freaking sleepy. And I am liking Tool. They sound like old school rock.
For a list of all th bands that we're going to be seeing, go here
10/14/06 16:00 - It's getting hot in here
Whatever made Sydney decide to be 37 degrees today? As far as I know its supposed to be 19-32 but I just checked the weather department and it says that's the temperature.
It is way too early to be this hot. Waaaay to early. To quote my housemate, "it looks like its going to be a long, hot summer." See! Global Warming! That's what you get!
I had to take the IELTS exam again to prove that I can speak english for my residency application. I finished faster than most people and I even asked for extra paper for the writing exam, where we had to write about exercise. We also had to write a letter to a hotel that we'd supposedly left stuff in and ask them to find them and send them back. It was not hard. I think the guy that interviewed me for the speaking portion was a bit surprised as well, I spoke to him with a full on american accent and I guess, well, I didn't even really try. I was just sort of thinking, well they are looking to see if I can speak english, and I hope they can tell that I do!
My winter clothes got packed today. I've brought up my cooler and I have my electric fan is upstairs.
Tomorrow though, I think it goes back to normal weather at 21 degrees. I've decided I like Spring and Autumn the best, though I shouldn't really have to pack up my stuff till about October (so now is really about right) and bring out my winter clothes till May at the earliest. So far its been on time...
Oh, if only I could go to the beach.
10/15/06 12:49 pm - Elvis and other things
Last night we saw Elvis the musical, which featured a projection of Elvis on screen and his original band playing in the background. They were rather good. Elvis kept kissing all these girls that were hurling themselves at him at various concerts. It was well cut and the sound quality was very clear and crisp. Sacha and I both agreed that he had dating (although in english it was translated to charisma and magnetism) even if he wasn't that hot and that there was no one like him in present day. I mean, it didn't change - they showed various concerts and people were still hurling themselves at him in technicolor, as much as they did in black and white. And he sure as hell kissed anybody who was near the stage. Wonder if he'd still be able to do that now. In some shots, he also really, really looked like Lisa Marie (obviously).
Today my plan is this: get up. Buy cheapo Thai take away for lunch (or possibly dinner, we'll see) Take shower. Write paper. Buy Red Bull. Write paper. Have dinner. Write paper. In theory I can do this in 4-6 hours under massive time pressure. I want to be done by at the latest, tomorrow morning so I can prepare my 5 minute powerpoint presentation on the topic.
Also, I just want to buy stuff from Gap for the Red Campaign. Not just because of Bono, but because Africa has always been one of my interests. The Inspi(red) t-shirt is already sold out online, but I still want to get it, so I put my name down for it. (Hello, honey76, sama ka ba?) Ideally I would like to wear it to the U2 concert (hello, flipped_jaffa). There's also a really nice hoodie (not that I need another one) and a sweater. The t-shirts are 25 bucks, I think and that's not bad. I miss gap. I want to shop in America.
10/18/06 10:07 pm - - Estoy cansada
I did full on yoga for the first time in my life today. There was only one other beginner in the class and she left early. I got a bit of help and specialized instruction because of that, which was great. It was quite hard though, we did ashtanga and everyone knew the poses. Our teacher mentioned that it would be best if the people at the gym did beginners and advanced seperately but for now it was mixed. I tried to do a bridge and my lower back hurt. Sigh. I have been able to do that every now and then, randomly but I can't hold it. But its okay, cos I just stuck with the basic stuff.
Then there was this bit where you stuck your feet up in the air, with your bum in the air, toes pointed up and elbows in. Seriously the position itself wasn't painful for the butt or the back, I just had problems with my elbows, they wouldn't stick properly to the mat, so it was hard to get them in. I am eternally greatful to kickboxing for giving me stronger arms and legs to better support myself.
The gym that I did the yoga in was part of a 2 week trial for 35 bucks, unlimited classes. After that you can continue the membership, pay the yearly fee of 199 and then pay 35 bucks a week for the rest of the year. I just can't afford that for now, as much as I would like to join so before the 2 weeks are even over I will call to quit. Maybe if I wasn't a student I could afford the 140 a month plus my kickboxing fees. For now I'm happy with the casual classes at uni, plus I am considering taking up latin dance, so that would mean less time to make full use of the 35 bucks.
I am so excited for uni to finish. That means 2 kickboxing classes a week - three if I'm ganado - one dance class, possibly on a wednesday and maybe i'll even throw in some yoga which I can take as part of the class pass I pay for kickboxing.
We decided to do a mesa redonda - round table - featuring different countries of the world discussing the nuclear situation en Corea del Norte for my Spanish Oral Exam. I have a short speech that I will have to add to once the rest of my groupmates get everything sorted. I'm trying to get out of work on Friday so that I can join their group meeting. Carolina and BBC Mundo helped me write my speech.
Next Wednesday is my Spanish final exam. I will start studying tomorrow.
Okay I'm really tired now. Oh, and I'm liking Eskimo Joe... (this is so not grammatically correct, is it?)
Its 1:17am. I have been trying to get big day out tickets for in fairness, mga almost an hour. The first time I got through and confirmed. I was shocked at the quickness and then it timed out right after the confirmation. So from experience, there is a 99% chance we didn't get those tickets. Everytime this happens to someone on our website and they call to check if its gone through - it never has, except for the one time that it did, and that's once in the entire year I have been there.
The next couple of times I've just timed out after selecting that I need four tickets. Right now I've just finished typing in my particulars for the enth time - the website has stored my credit card number to automatically pop up when I type the number 4 even (must clear cache afterwards...) - and I have no idea if this will go through. If it does, its a miracle.
Wait a minute...
You've ordered too many tickets!!
You've already purchased tickets to this event and as a result have reach your maximum allowed tickets. Start again
So it went through? We'll never know. For now I'll presume yes, seeing as I'm getting this message. Confirmation takes up to 21 days (hahahah) so I guess I'll call Ticketmaster in the evening tomorrow to see if we can check. This is providing that they actually have a record given that the purchases were done on the BDO website...
I'm not desperate enough to get tickets, so if we miss out, then we miss out, there's always next year. When maybe I'll actually know who the bands are. Though having now downloaded Muse, its not so bad.
EDIT 10:33 am
I received the confirmation email. We have 4 tickets to Big Day Out. I am still so freaking sleepy. And I am liking Tool. They sound like old school rock.
For a list of all th bands that we're going to be seeing, go here
10/14/06 16:00 - It's getting hot in here
Whatever made Sydney decide to be 37 degrees today? As far as I know its supposed to be 19-32 but I just checked the weather department and it says that's the temperature.
It is way too early to be this hot. Waaaay to early. To quote my housemate, "it looks like its going to be a long, hot summer." See! Global Warming! That's what you get!
I had to take the IELTS exam again to prove that I can speak english for my residency application. I finished faster than most people and I even asked for extra paper for the writing exam, where we had to write about exercise. We also had to write a letter to a hotel that we'd supposedly left stuff in and ask them to find them and send them back. It was not hard. I think the guy that interviewed me for the speaking portion was a bit surprised as well, I spoke to him with a full on american accent and I guess, well, I didn't even really try. I was just sort of thinking, well they are looking to see if I can speak english, and I hope they can tell that I do!
My winter clothes got packed today. I've brought up my cooler and I have my electric fan is upstairs.
Tomorrow though, I think it goes back to normal weather at 21 degrees. I've decided I like Spring and Autumn the best, though I shouldn't really have to pack up my stuff till about October (so now is really about right) and bring out my winter clothes till May at the earliest. So far its been on time...
Oh, if only I could go to the beach.
10/15/06 12:49 pm - Elvis and other things
Last night we saw Elvis the musical, which featured a projection of Elvis on screen and his original band playing in the background. They were rather good. Elvis kept kissing all these girls that were hurling themselves at him at various concerts. It was well cut and the sound quality was very clear and crisp. Sacha and I both agreed that he had dating (although in english it was translated to charisma and magnetism) even if he wasn't that hot and that there was no one like him in present day. I mean, it didn't change - they showed various concerts and people were still hurling themselves at him in technicolor, as much as they did in black and white. And he sure as hell kissed anybody who was near the stage. Wonder if he'd still be able to do that now. In some shots, he also really, really looked like Lisa Marie (obviously).
Today my plan is this: get up. Buy cheapo Thai take away for lunch (or possibly dinner, we'll see) Take shower. Write paper. Buy Red Bull. Write paper. Have dinner. Write paper. In theory I can do this in 4-6 hours under massive time pressure. I want to be done by at the latest, tomorrow morning so I can prepare my 5 minute powerpoint presentation on the topic.
Also, I just want to buy stuff from Gap for the Red Campaign. Not just because of Bono, but because Africa has always been one of my interests. The Inspi(red) t-shirt is already sold out online, but I still want to get it, so I put my name down for it. (Hello, honey76, sama ka ba?) Ideally I would like to wear it to the U2 concert (hello, flipped_jaffa). There's also a really nice hoodie (not that I need another one) and a sweater. The t-shirts are 25 bucks, I think and that's not bad. I miss gap. I want to shop in America.
10/18/06 10:07 pm - - Estoy cansada
I did full on yoga for the first time in my life today. There was only one other beginner in the class and she left early. I got a bit of help and specialized instruction because of that, which was great. It was quite hard though, we did ashtanga and everyone knew the poses. Our teacher mentioned that it would be best if the people at the gym did beginners and advanced seperately but for now it was mixed. I tried to do a bridge and my lower back hurt. Sigh. I have been able to do that every now and then, randomly but I can't hold it. But its okay, cos I just stuck with the basic stuff.
Then there was this bit where you stuck your feet up in the air, with your bum in the air, toes pointed up and elbows in. Seriously the position itself wasn't painful for the butt or the back, I just had problems with my elbows, they wouldn't stick properly to the mat, so it was hard to get them in. I am eternally greatful to kickboxing for giving me stronger arms and legs to better support myself.
The gym that I did the yoga in was part of a 2 week trial for 35 bucks, unlimited classes. After that you can continue the membership, pay the yearly fee of 199 and then pay 35 bucks a week for the rest of the year. I just can't afford that for now, as much as I would like to join so before the 2 weeks are even over I will call to quit. Maybe if I wasn't a student I could afford the 140 a month plus my kickboxing fees. For now I'm happy with the casual classes at uni, plus I am considering taking up latin dance, so that would mean less time to make full use of the 35 bucks.
I am so excited for uni to finish. That means 2 kickboxing classes a week - three if I'm ganado - one dance class, possibly on a wednesday and maybe i'll even throw in some yoga which I can take as part of the class pass I pay for kickboxing.
We decided to do a mesa redonda - round table - featuring different countries of the world discussing the nuclear situation en Corea del Norte for my Spanish Oral Exam. I have a short speech that I will have to add to once the rest of my groupmates get everything sorted. I'm trying to get out of work on Friday so that I can join their group meeting. Carolina and BBC Mundo helped me write my speech.
Next Wednesday is my Spanish final exam. I will start studying tomorrow.
Okay I'm really tired now. Oh, and I'm liking Eskimo Joe... (this is so not grammatically correct, is it?)
Monday, October 09, 2006
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