It Has Arrived!

I wanted to take a photo of it while hugging my laptop but even that couldn't happen. The sleeve I recently purchased over the Internet was delivered this afternoon and immediately as I got home, my brother who received it shoved it to me excitedly. Of course I was excited to, it being my first shopping experience with Zalora.

But as I was opening the package, I was doubting the size of it and was instantly disappointed to find it a tad bit smaller than I would have preferred. It wouldn't close. My creys. Good thing though, Zalora accepts returns within a 30-day period should the sizes of the products do not fit or does not suit the customers' preferences in exchange for another size, another color, or store credits. All I need to do was to send an email to their customer service and fill up a form for the exchange and wait for Xend to pick-up the item from my house. Talk about convenient.

I wanted to take a photo, but I couldn't. I was so heartbroken. Thankfully, the swimwear I bought along with this order was the perfect fit. Yay!

Photos would be taken when both items I bought fit both me and Kappa (the laptop) hehe.



On other news, I bought some halo-halo this afternoon because it was just insanely hot today. Guess what I did? I had the manong sorbetero make my halo-halo more espeysial by topping it with dirty ice cream. Tada!

Oh and yes!!!! My office computer is now FINALLY Win7.

Golden Week

Why do I like Japan's Golden Week?

Most of my students are either absent or offline.
Either they're out of town or are too lazy to attend classes because, hey! It's the Golden Holidays for the Japanese people~

 

It's a week of consecutive holidays when the Japanese can finally have a chance to have a very long vacation. Although there are some days when they should go to work, they are companies who allow their employees to relax and just take a break from their busy days and hard work.

A break for us ESL instructors too! Yesssss~

Today, it's the previous Emperor's birthday which can also be called Showa no Hi.
I hope my students enjoy their well deserved holidays~

Intensity 10

I came home yesterday from PRC to have lunch before heading to my university for some TOR shizzles. Aware yes, but a fan? Not really. I've seen maybe two or three whole episodes of this drama but has never been into it. Although I know the storyline from my friends and my mom's retelling. I can't believe how much fans this program has gotten. Phenomenal indeed.

My mom is an avid fan. Even while eating, she would not miss a single scene of Be Careful With My Heart. As we were eating the Chickenjoys I brought home, I was surprised to hear her scream. Why? See here..

Sir Chief: Good night.
Maya: Good night!
Sir Chief: I love you.
Maya: I love you~

The whole Philippines was shaken by the squeals and shouts of the fans of Sir Chief and Maya who now apparently are dating. Define KILIG:

The Perks of Online Shopping

The other day, I posted about my discounts from Zalora.
Today, I was finally able to look for something I can use the discount for. Talk about forced shopping. Only, isn't that much of a torture because, come on! It's shopping!

Success!

Shopping with Zalora was very easy. I clicked the item, chose my preferences, added them to my bag and then checked out, paid using my credit card, and then this~ Soooooo easy~

Why is shopping so easy? But earning money to pay so very hard? It's unfair. loljk

The only other things I need to do as a first-time buyer of Zalora is to..

"For CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY, please send an electronic copy of the front and back of your credit card and a government issued ID toverifications@zalora.com.ph within 48 hours of placing your order. If the cardholder is not the same person as the one ordering, please include a signed authorization letter. Please cover the digits at the back of the card for your security. If you have already sent us your verification documents for a previous purchase, you do not need to send us these documents again. "

Noted Ma'am/Sir. Will do so when I get home later.

Haggardo Versoza Adventures

Today is my day off.
Technically.

I woke up early despite being tired and lacking sleep from last night's dinner out with my family and relatives in celebration of my cousin's oath taking ceremony for engineers. Congrats!

Hi Me. I love you~ Thanks for coming with me >3<
Payat mo dito hehe :P

Mela and I decided to meet up at MRT Guadalupe for our long journey to PNU to register for our review classes in preparation for the upcoming LET. So everything was going well but we were sent to PRC as soon as we arrived. It turns out we have to make sure which subjects or major we would be taking before they allow us to register for the review.

So, off to PRC we went.

Guise. Instructions. Take note.

3rd floor, Window 12 or 13 or 14 or any window which has an available person you can inquire from.

We showed the lady present our curriculum and our COR to be checked for which Major we would be taking. Since we were there na, we asked her to semi-evaluate our subjects if they fit the requirements of PRC for the LET. To our surprise, she marked 0 to several of our subjects and made us very verrrry nervous coz we really wanted to take the LET before this year ends. TT^TT

Mela was thinking twice about going back to PRC without confirming our chances of taking the exam. Since I would be finishing my request for my TOR, I volunteered to check it with the school registrar and our college secretary.

After interrogating Ms. Armie from the Registrar's Office and with the help of Ate Vivian (THANK YOU I LOVE YOU) who's been to PRC before to have our subjects checked, I was able to confirm that with the 8 subjects we took for the last 2 semesters, 6 are enough to get us through the LET application. Kaya don't worry guys. Mejo nag-panic lang kami kanina. Pero okay na. Gahd.

Kasi diba there are 4 clusters plus other relevant subjects.

Cluster 1: Child Growth and Development, .....
Cluster 2: Principles of Teaching
Cluster 3: The Teaching Profession
Cluster 4: Special Topics: Assessment of Student Learning
Others: Educational Technology + Developmental Reading (which although is not in the list, I was told that they still include as a relevant subject)
Field Study is not counted. Boo.

6 subjects: 18 units :)

Goodness, UMak. You could have saved us all the trouble of worrying about our subjects if you had lined the curriculum for TCP with the LET requirements. I felt like Sherlock Holmes finding out if all the subjects fit for the application. I even ranted on fezbuk about it.
I hope our TOR has complete descriptions for our courses. I SINCERELY HOPE SO.

So, yeah. From Makati, to UN, to PRC through the Friday traffic madness of Quiapo, to Makati again, to Market!Market! to meet my other friends.

Surprise! Surprise! Omiyage from Eita-san~ I swear he gives THE BEST OMIYAGES EVER.

Those are potatochip chocolates yo!

This, and some ChickenJoy turned pagpag and fresh creamy melon juice made this truly tiring but overly productive day.

P.S.: Dear classmates, should you have more questions about the LET or the review, please text me. I can't text you. I lost all your numbers. Sorry. I miss you~

Online Shopping From Heaven

Every girl loves to shop.

Actually, who doesn't?
My dad maybe. Or all dads for that matter. It depends. My dad likes shopping for car parts and some home DIY thingies. They're cool and all, but it's not my kind of shopping.

Since the start of eBay, my family has been a fan of online shopping. From books to gadgets to laptops to any other random interesting things. You name it, we got it from the Internet. It's so nice when you hear the doorbell ring and find out that it's JRS or Xend or FedEx on your doorstep. It's like Santa came early to give a gift that you yourself ordered... and paid for. The feeling is just inexplicable. Even this laptop was delivered to my cousin's doorstep in California. It should've been sent here to the Philippines but the shipping fee cost as much as the laptop itself. No, thank you. Luckily, my aunt was about to go visit us here and agreed to bring it to me. Yay!

This afternoon, I was surprised to receive an email from one of the newest online stores, Zalora. When I first saw their ads in several websites that I frequent to, ehemfezbukehem, I didn't really believe in it's credibility. Well, up till now no, I don't, having never tried their services yet.

Apparently, a friend referred me to Zalora and gave me P500 off my first shopping spree from the store. I'm not sure who that friend is, but hey, whoever you are, THANK YOU!!!

Upon reading the details of the offer, I learned that I have to shop for at least P2500 worth of items before I can avail said discount. That's a bit too high for me at the moment because of my previous engagements which I shall explain on my next posts.

After exploring the site, another offer popped out and said that if I register and subscribe to the site's newsletter, I would get P250 off my first purchases. Since I wouldn't lose anything but a little time and effort signing up, I went on and did it. And received this:

Similar to the first offer, they're giving me P500 off my first order. Better than that, the minimum is lower at P1500 minimum purchase. Yes!

I've been eyeing this laptop sleeve from Punchdrunk Panda and would like to get it with this discount. Hopefully I can avail it before the end of next week. I'm still choosing between the different designs.

If not, then I'd be looking for some new swimming shorts in prep for my barkada's Caramoan trip. Who's excited? Haha!

Money Food Money

Lately, I noticed our depleting supply of food in our refrigerator and pantry so I decided to stop by the grocery on my way home from work. Accompanied by two of my officemates, we entered said store and shopped for what I needed. Ja was tempted by the many junk food and so bought some ice pops and some cereals while Lai bought ice cream. Nom.

That was just about 5 items and already, it cost 109 pesos. Wow.

Now, my items totaled to 24 pieces and it cost 1800 pesos. Double wow.

When we were children, a cart full of groceries can amount to about 2000 pesos.

My money's worth is becoming less and less in this worsening economy more so because of the political and national security problems our country is facing.

But, hey! News from TV said that our Php is getting stronger.

I don't feel it.

Sometimes, I just want to be like Captain Eugene Harold "Armor Abs" Krabs.

Pinoy Politics

Watched a debate sponsored by ABS-CBN between 12 candidates running for senator in the upcoming midterm elections. I was discussing about my brother's tuition fees with my dad and was unable to focus on questions and answers. From what I was able to hear and focus on, there were some veterans whom I would like to keep and several newcomers whom I would like to see in the senate. The number one concern for me of course is their track record, supported by their views on the RH Law and divorce.

A lot of time would be needed if I ponder on their platforms, but I would make sure to list down the candidates whose vote I might give to and the reasons why they deserve it. Maybe. That would depend on my schedule. I'll be busy in the next few days planning for my students' arrival on Friday. Details to follow.
I need to sleep. It's a Monday tomorrow and we all know how frustratingly impossible the traffic and the crowd is in this impossibly busy city. Toodles~