Spoke lengthily on the phone yesterday with Jude and just now with Kathy, talking about stuff I want to change about myself.
Of course New Year's resolutions don't really work out, just the same I want to try and improve myself each year.

I want to pray more, go to Mass again. I have been seriously delinquent on those areas. Will explain more on the Mass part in a later post.
I want to read books again. My bookshelf has remained untouched for the longest time.
I want to transfer all my CDs to iTunes.
I want to watch "Boys Over Flowers" because Keri keeps raving about it. Is it really better than "Meteor Garden"?
I want to clean my house, lessen the junk. I bought this book by Lillian Too about decluttering the home. Got this at the feng shui store at Podium. This is something that really needs to be done.



I need to have another garage sale.
I want to shop less, honestly.
I want to give up Coke and all sweet drinks, chocolate, ice cream and rice.
I want to sleep at normal hours and wake up at normal hours.
I want to spend less time online.
I want to have more dinner and movie dates with Jeroen.
I want to do better work for the newspaper.
I want to fix parts of our house that really need fixing.
I want to have a cook that can cook.
I want to eat normal stuff and less junk.
I want to eat more fruits.
I want to exercise and lose 5-9 lbs, so help me God.
I want to successfully switch from Destiny to Sky Cable because I miss out when there's something on ANC.
I want to stop buying junk.
I want to find better shoes.

That said, I will sign off now and start my prayers.
I do hope Globe fixes our phone line tomorrow. They usually get things done within 24 hours.
Globe Tattoo and Smart Bro are hopeless until everyone's asleep, cause now it's working.

I want to be a better person, so help me God.

I'm updating on Globe Tattoo. I've called Globe already for repair, so until then I'll be updating on Twitter only.
FYI!
xoxo

sings together.
Happy holidays to the Magalonas from the van Stratens.
Too cute you are!

I'm not planning to watch any film fest movie, but if you are, you might see this sequel to the trailer with that strange voice over.

Part I


Part II - Comment ko lang ha, kadiri ang wedding invitation for a couple that doesn't look so bad(uy).

Poll #1503975 Blackberry poll - for users only
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What kind of Blackberry do you own?

How would you describe your relationship?

What's your carrier?

How much is your average bill?

Do you use a silicone case?

It's Lola! — anak ng Lola mo!
It's an old photo (taken earlier this year as she was leaving the Kabbalah Center) but clearly she's got her mom's unique sense of style—beyond all norms of normy fashion.



Via: @divasoria

—except for shoes

Via: @carlosceldran

Cranium Balloon Lagoon was one of the things Ben asked for Christmas.


Got it on Amazon, shipped it through Johnny Air. Opened on Christmas eve.
Problem is, one of the parts was broken.



I wrote Amazon a short email saying we're in the Philippines and can't send the item back for refund or exchange.
(I actually paid a lot to have it Johnny Aired over here.)
I sent them the photo.
Less than one hour later I receive this reply:

Hello,
I'm sorry to hear about the condition in which your Cranium Balloon Lagoon arrived.
We make every attempt to package items securely to protect them during shipping, but sometimes damage does occur.
We always appreciate customer input on how we can improve our store, and I've forwarded your message to our shipping department.
I've checked your order and see it was placed with Wonder Toys, a third-party seller on our website. Because Wonder Toys's inventory is constantly changing, we can't replace items sold by them that are Fulfilled by Amazon.
It would be expensive to return the item in this case, so there's no need to return the item.
I've requested a refund for $44.59, the cost of the item and shipping costs. This refund will go through within the next 2-3 days and will appear as a credit on your next credit card billing statement. etc.

I responded by saying thank you for the refund, and got an email just now that the refund is already being processed. Now that's customer service.

"The rule of the regift goes something like this: If you think you won't use it, but you know someone who absolutely will, then it's OK to regift. If you thought the present was a lame gift and questioned the sanity of the person who gave it to you, why pass that on to some one else who will, in turn, question your sanity?"

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