My Plans For The Weekend

It's "Thank God It's Friday" (TGIF) once again. As much as I would like to be excited and think of ways on how to spend my weekend, I could not do so. Right now, I'm nursing a sore throat and a mild cough. I don't feel okay.

I would have wanted to go malling and/or eat something fancy and spicy tomorrow. But then, doing that would just worsen my current health condition. I guess I will just have to settle with watching a marathon of dvd movies at home. Or just try to hibernate until my eyes would swell from too much sleeping.

Or, what have you?

Lost and Found Bag

Before I could even blog about mama’s recent vacation and our escapades here in Manila, something happened on her way back home.  When she arrived at the Surigao airport, she found out that her black bag was lost!

I was so disappointed when I learned about the incident.  Few months ago, I booked her a round-trip Cebu Pacific ticket and disregarded the go-lite discount just to ensure that she won’t be inconvenienced with the necessity of accounting for all her carry-on baggage while on travel.  I even accompanied her all the way to the check-in counter at the Terminal 3 airport just to spare her from carrying and lifting the bags from/to trolley.  I also instructed the lady at the check-in counter to mark the three bags with the “FRAGILE” stickers.

Fast forward, my mama learned that should the bag be declared lost and irretrievable, my mama would be paid P100 for every kilo of the bag lost.  Since that bag weighed only a little above 5kgs, my mother would receive a measly amount of P500 only!  That’s adding salt to the injury!

Mama almost fainted.  The value of the contents in the bag costs no less than P10,000.  It was not about the items lost, it was about the fun memories my mama and I shared while acquiring those items for herself and for my niece.

In fairness however to Cebu Pacific, the Surigao staff properly handled the situation and nicely treated my mother.

My mama didn’t bother to claim the “refund”.  Until exactly one week after that incident, she got another call from Cebu Pacific.  This time, she was told that the black bag has finally been found.  Accordingly, it was wrongly-picked up by another passenger. Hmmm... something is fishy here…

So many speculations have been playing in our minds as to what and how it really happened.  But what the heck!  What matters most is that, the bag that was lost… is now found.

My Little Girl...

It had been almost seven (7) months already since I last saw my baby.  My recent visit to Surigao gave me the chance to bond again with my Zhea, who just turned five (5) years old today, August 3.  She is growing so fast that I find it hard to catch up with what I missed while I was away.

Just like what happened few minutes after we met again.  My little girl couldn't wait for us to reach home from the airport that she excitedly gave me her sketch of a plain house with my name written underneath.  I was trying not to be emotional by asking her where I was in the drawing.  She immediately replied that I was inside that house since it was night time already.  Isn't she smart?

Nah!  It must be in the genes!  :)

Belated Birthday Greetings

The most important man in my life would have celebrated his 71st year in this world two days ago, July 14.  Nevertheless, to my papa, happy birthday!  Knowing that you are smiling up there while lovingly gazing at your children and mama is already enough to make me feel that you are still here with us. :)

Thank You Lola Basyang!

Don't get me wrong.  I am grateful for Lola Basyang not for the unexpected devastation it recently hit Metro Manila but because ... office is SUSPENDED!  Yehey!

The announcement received from our head office just this noon is a welcome news for me who literally drag myself from bed this morning just to report for work.  I was not able to sleep well last night due to sudden rush of winds blowing through my window.  I was forced to get up and rescue my hanging plants lest it might bang against my glass window.  Although my mama said the plants won't cause damage as it was light weight, i still took no risk.  I found it hard to sleep thereafter...

Speaking of sleep, I'm signing off... Zzzzzzzzzz

Taxi Receipt

About two weeks ago, I took a taxi on my way home from office.  Just to kill time, I started to strike a conversation with the driver since traffic was already building up along edsa extension anyway.  The driver was polite and was even patient enough to explain to me that the taxi meter he is using is not an ordinary device as it shows not only the fare but also the mileage consumed including the waiting time when the taxi is on halt.

I was even surprised that the taxi driver issues an official receipt.  For more than two years that I have been living here in the metro, it was my first time to see an official receipt generated from the taxi meter.  I also found out that the distance from my office to my residence is about 9.3kilometers (which is already considered far, if based on my hometown's standards).

If only all taxi drivers were as honest as that driver who ferried me home, the world would be a better place.. :)

Yipee! We Have A New Office!

It's exactly one week already since we transferred to a new office.  Actually, it's just an office adjacent to ours.  But the thought that it is newly-painted and installed with a huge shelf, not to mention the fact that our tables were rearranged, is already enough for me to get excited even few weeks before we transferred.  (I don't know with my officemates though. Hehe)

I really like my office space now.  Although it is small, still it is spacious enough for me to move around.  It is accessible to the LCD computer and telephones too.  I can't wait for the cubicles to be installed soon!  With that, I can have my own privacy especially when I am busy working... with something. lol