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- 21:54:39: i saw Jeeves and Wooster clips on YouTube. now i have a desire to abandon reading Genji Monogatari in favor of my Wodehouse books. :)
- 22:28:41: via @ssowy, a list of the most bizzare Christmas remixes EVER: Umbrella mixed with Angels We Have Heard On High L (cont) http://tl.gd/1ad6a
- 22:47:58: @yazmanian_devil thanks for sharing the kitty vid! i found it a few days ago, but it will never grow old, never. so cuuuuute! :)
- 23:28:55: @bicolanodevil i hope you and yours stay safe. btw, are you aware of any live webcams trained on Mayon?
- 23:39:52: @bicolanodevil ok. i found this entry (http://ow.ly/NWKY) dated 2006, to a webcam, but the link doesn't work now. pity, that.
- 23:43:35: ok. i'm hitting the sack. time enough for tweeting tomorrow. :)
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A Twitter friend of mine was manning a booth at a Christmas bazaar with all manner of bizarre remixes in the background, to wit:
Umbrella mixed with Angels We Have Heard On High
Low mixed with Jingle Bells
Just Dance mixed with Away In A Manger
Womanizer mixed with Deck The Halls
Boom Boom Pow mixed with Silent Night (I DON'T EVEN KNOW, BB.)
Single Ladies mixed with Jingle Bells
Jai Ho mixed with O Come All Ye Faithful
Poker Face mixed with Away In A Manger
@_____@ And these are actual tracks on an actual CD, says the Twitter friend, hand on his heart for realz. He has my total sympathy for making it through the day against that kind of background music.
- 00:00:30: just to acknowledge, once again, all the congratulatory tweets! i'd name you all, but then i wouldn't have space for the tweet! :)
- 14:11:00: have been seeing talk about Kindle, Nook, Sony E-book readers. I have a netbook, it will do just fine as an e-reader, for sure! *bounce*
- 14:40:08: just one more load of laundry to finish up, then i can head off to a nap. or at least, into a reclining position with a book and coffee.
- 14:41:10: am working through Taylor Caldwell's "The Listener" (an all-time favorite), and "The Tale of Genji".
- 14:59:04: @OfficialBidemi hi! good to know you're safe and sound in Geneva. not surprised the ride was bumpy; weather looked turbulent on the maps.
- 15:00:29: @gangbadoy Greenhills at this time of year...it's either be there at break of dawn or not at all. As you already know. My sympathies!
- 15:16:05: @OfficialBidemi just threw the last load into the washer. :) now semi-reclining, with laptop to catch up on Twitter and other online stuff.
- 16:00:12: done with email, feeds, LiveJournal, a bit of Twitter, and coffee. now to see if I can lie down before I get distracted...
- 21:10:55: have just spotted tweets on Eurostar issues. @__@ stuck in the Chunnel for 16 hours? augh.
- 21:12:17: @BaffaMustapha Oooh! @ErrolCNN just acknowledged your tweets...missed the read-out, though.
- 21:13:12: @WoodsonHawk cool! @ErrolCNN acknowledged your tweet/s! missed the read-out, though...
- 21:16:09: @tonyocruz re spread of Save More supermarkets: reminds me of the way Starbucks went and 'shroomed all over the landscape.
- 21:19:44: @pinkybreva seeing who his aunt is, i do believe the young man (your nephew) comes by his geekitude honestly! :)
- 21:22:21: http://ow.ly/NEJ4 >> Philvolcs: Mayon ready to blow top, maybe Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve. (AUUUGH.)
- 21:24:33: @octavianasrCNN i read your tweet about skambla.com and followed the link. now i'm following it on my tumblr account. It is made of awesome.
- 21:26:46: @BaffaMustapha @WoodsonHawk *waves hello*hi guys! will be away from keyboard while do my pre-bedtime beautification routine. *grin*
- 21:40:32: @WoodsonHawk not in immediate area of volcano. but Ma's childhood hometown under eruption warning. :( hoping all will be safe there.
- 21:57:01: @owenworld sending well-wishes that you'll feel better soon! 'tis hard to be sick over winter hols.
- 22:00:51: via @obsidianmcnight http://ow.ly/NF6q >> gingerbread houses that perch on the edge of your mug of hot chocolate!
- 22:31:22: @jsvasan weekend treating me just fine so far! it has seen fit to give me sleep! :)
- 22:40:10: @jsvasan re avatar: oh! my hubby found it on the internet, and sent it to me. looks like the cat heard something funny!
- 22:51:04: @zuzufalta hi sweetie! :) doing fine, reading some stuff from my LiveJournal friends. and you?
- 22:52:11: @jsvasan *grin* yes, avatars/user icons are fascinating to look at, aren't they?
- 23:07:18: @zuzufalta reading different kinds of stuff. there's a link to a not-safe-for-work (NSFW) parody deleted scene from Twilight. @_@
- 23:15:09: @zuzufalta here is the link to the scene >> http://ow.ly/NGaE
- 23:41:08: ok, calling it a night. back tomorrow, hopefully not too tired after expedition to grocery on the 5th day before Christmas...
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Despite the overcast weather, I ran the parental laundry. So the management of loading the machine punctuated most of my morning.
As hoped for, I managed to sleep in this morning. Woke up at around 8.30am, which is pretty much the definition of "sleeping in", as the day usually begins at 5.30am with the opening of the house gates and the breakfast rush of the cats. Ramon usually takes care of this part, comes back to the room about 6am, watches a little of the early news, nibbles a little something, then goes back to sleep till 9am.
So when I get up, I make the bed (Ramon sleeps in the rocking chair now), wash face, tidy up some stuff, have breakfast, start laundry if it's a laundry day. Look through whatever backlog there is of papers and things to do. Take a bath. Say good morning to Ma if she's up; open her venetian blinds just so.
Managed to get through e-mail, feedly and LiveJournal before lunch. Set up Transmission to download torrents while the family had lunch. Watched TV with the parents, had coffee, then once the last load went into the machine, I lay down for a nap. There is something about cold weather that promotes sleep, I don't know what it is. But whatever it is, I had a good sleep, and feel a whole lot more human now.
What else...I took my Canon D-SLR out of its case and gave it a test run. Am planning to take it with me when the family runs up to Tagaytay on Christmas Day, as the Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and the Skyway will be toll-free on that day and on New Year's Day. Took some pictures of Pebbles-kitten with the Aiptek, for uploading at some point in time.
Technical House picked up the pancit malabon and the soft drinks that are our annual donation to their Christmas party. Amber's did not let me down this time, and delivered the pancit at 12nn, well before the scheduled 1pm deadline. Hmmm...am thinking yesterday's late delivery may have had something to do with a deluge of orders coming in. After all, it *was* Friday night. But as Ma said, the food arrived in time to be eaten, and there an end. The White Forest cake is all gone, and tomorrow I'll buy a cake for the parental anniversary on the 22nd. Home-made pancit this time, with liver and Chinese sausage and all the fixings that can be had. Chicharo (snow peas), if there's any to be had for the pancit, and shrimp. Arce Ice Cream, definitely!
Am planning to get out of the house as early as possible tomorrow, so that we can get back early for Rose to cook the pancit in time for dinner. We have to swing by Mercury for Ramon's medicines first, so getting out by at least 8.30am would be a lovely thing. *meep*
Such is a normal holiday day at chez moi.
- 22:12:37: Today was my 18th wedding anniversary. :) It was spent enjoying mundane stuff, and we are content, supremely so.
- 22:36:26: thanks for all the congratulations, everyone! (if i name you all, there won't be room left for the tweet! *grin*)
- 23:40:12: *listens* I hear fireworks. That means (a) a party, (b) someone testing their stash before New Year, (c) a special display somewhere.
- 23:45:43: Whoa, that sounded awfully close. Ever since the coup attempts of the late '80s, I get wary at the sound of explosions in the night.
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Well, seeing as it's 12.06am...
Yesterday, the 18th, Ramon and I celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary. Geez, but the time flies when you're living, is all I can say. *grin*
Spent the day doing what we normally do when we're out of the house. Went to Mercury Drug to pick up medicines for the parents, both of whom are under the weather. Dad's cough is worse than Ma's, though he has moved from the expulsion of gunk stage to a drier sort of cough now. He *would* go and attend Misa de Gallo in his condition, but what can a daughter do? *sigh* Ma isn't so bad. She had the good sense to medicate at the first sign of something wrong, and has been taking care not to expose herself to any more germs/bacteria than necessary. Still, the sound of coughs in the night does make for a certain amount of concern.
Ramon, so far, is doing well. *crosses fingers*
At Mercury Drug, I had my eyes checked at Vision Express, and bought new contacts; they were running a "buy 2, get 1 free" promo, so I had to buy an extra box to make it come out even. Ran into my delightful goddaughter in the hallway in front of Marks & Spencer (or Marks & Sparks, as I like to call it), then we had lunch at the Glorietta Food Court. Then Rustan's after that, to pick up some groceries and the Christmas ham from Majestic. Also bought scrap ham and a ham bone for the makings of soups and other delicious things.
Then home. Dinner was a sumptuous affair: Amber's Pancit Malabon, which had me on edge, as the 3pm delivery date turned out to be a 5pm delivery date (Ma: "Never mind, it's here and we eat dinner at 6pm anyway..."); a white choco version of a Black Forest cake from Red Ribbon (which was both YUM and a gift); Lapid's chicharon to go with the pancit; calamansi soda. *happy sigh* Nice end to a simple day.
Well, I've stayed up too late, as usual. May as well get to bed. But at least I'll have the chance to sleep in! *bounce*
- 00:00:11: #tweetup@thepark >> http://ow.ly/MHQ3 >> I'd love to go, but Friday is my wedding anniversary (18 yrs, how time flies)! rain check!
- 00:08:23: http://ow.ly/MI1z >> Adverse commentary on Amazon reported by author to FBI >> WHUT?
- 00:14:02: @holmescnn you'd better make it to that wedding - i'm thinking customer disappointment will be *nothing* to the happy couple's if you don't!
- 00:16:17: *blinks* it's after midnight? I have to get to bed soon!
- 00:17:13: @jenmelia re your tweet about Richard's hat: LOL! and so true!
- 00:46:07: I uploaded a YouTube video -- PNR Buendia Station http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gysUtzlk_8E&feature=autoshare_twitter
- 00:49:27: RT @jakemarsh: EPIC! RT @sarahcooley: Stephen Colbert remix of Empire State of Mind w/ Alicia Keys (approx 1:50 in) >> http://ow.ly/MJ1D
- 00:51:07: I uploaded a YouTube video -- The view from the train http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBSLse3YgN0&feature=autoshare_twitter
- 00:54:01: @pinkybreva WHAT? Erap is in, LADLAD is not? GAH. that's beyond wimpy, it's outrageous.
- 00:55:07: @JenDelgadoCNN I don't think you're missing much by skipping the coffee, Ms. Jen! At least milk has calcium in it. :)
- 00:56:00: @zuzufalta *does the dance of jubilation* Congrats!
- 00:58:10: I uploaded a YouTube video -- 168 Food Court 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTn5xIc91M&feature=autoshare_twitter
- 00:58:13: I uploaded a YouTube video -- 168 Food Court 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnhN7x4s9cU&feature=autoshare_twitter
- 00:58:33: @rosemaryCNN will try and catch your story: my ma's relatives are in a town not far from Mayon Volcano.
- 01:00:59: @rosemaryCNN re Mayon: legend says it's near-impossible to get a clear picture of the volcano. she hides in clouds once the camera's out!
- 01:05:26: mental_floss Blog » The Quick 10: 10 Really Bizarre Soap Opera Plots http://ow.ly/MJv9
- 01:10:15: @WoodsonHawk @kenshinasuka *does the dance of jubilation* Congrats on the read-out, guys!
- 01:11:16: Ok, I'm calling it a night...or day...it's 1.10am. Busy tomorrow, need bed now. Catch you all whenever! :)
- 01:12:06: @JenDelgadoCNN trufax, the prices they charge for coffee...! could buy a whole lot of stuff on week's worth of Starbucks. :)
- 13:10:23: Ordered Amber's Pancit Malabon for tomorrow, Saturday, and 23rd. Fully paid and for delivery. Have to call people later.
- 13:11:44: Lunch now at Mann Hann Market Market. Yum!
- 13:58:24: @rosemarycnn as far as i know maternal relatives have taken the usual precautions against eruption incl evacuation of elderly and kids.
- 14:00:11: @rosemarycnn adults will be on standby as part of volunteer emergency corps.
- 14:03:31: Finished lunch. Can actually be leisurely now since important stuff done.
- 22:55:37: http://ow.ly/N27l >> The Long View: "Perlitang Tinola" by @mlq3 >> I could actually *hear* Madam's voice in my head while reading this.
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- 13:56:13: St. Anthony (patron of lost) answered my SOS re Mocha: the poor cat was LOCKED INSIDE DAD'S CAR all this time. *bounce*
- 13:58:02: Likely theory is that he went into check out the contents of the Innova behind Daddy's back, and got locked in.
- 14:12:37: want nap. want to do things. GAH. trying to figure out why Linux Mint notes utility is called Tomboy?
- 17:12:34: caught replay of today's BS - airport duty while you're supposed to be on vacation! great job, as usual. \o/
- 17:18:15: RT @dragonsigh: RT @anakarylle: hope you can watch MMK on sat. it's the tara santelices story in Maalaala Mo Kaya http://ow.ly/MBRq
- 17:21:29: @bogster re semi-transparent white pants: seems like the undies you saw were not the thigh-length girdle type (ala bike shorts). tsk!
- 17:22:28: @bogster i mean, geez? semi-transparent, should know to wear longer leg undies. with support.
- 17:24:20: RT @bogster when the ladies wear those semi transparent white pants, they do know that everyone can see her underwear right?
- 17:37:43: http://ow.ly/MC1f >> Zipline in Corregidor! I want to try this...
- 21:40:57: @WoodsonHawk re that BA strike: I agree with you. The workers may win, but if paying public shuns the airline from henceforth...
- 21:43:36: @dragonsigh anything i can do to help! :) ps. congrats on the scholarship! just saw the FB note last night while catching up on stuff.
- 21:45:20: @vicki_in_greece re transparent white pants: i feel for the man who had the TMI moment. hope it wasn't a thong he saw.
- 22:19:36: @WoodsonHawk *waves hello* well, of course they'll return. though it may take a good long while if their holidays are ruined.
- 22:34:21: @zuzufalta hi, sweetie! i have been busy with holiday stuff, distributing presents and shopping for Christmas ingredients. crowds all over.
- 22:37:04: @jenmelia aww, our Mr. Holmes is supposed to be standing up at a wedding on Saturday - he was reporting from Atlanta, now Heathrow? :)
- 22:39:08: @clancycnn I have two answers. The serious one: Efren Penaflorida, the CNN Hero of the Year, for his work to bring education to poor kids.
- 22:40:24: @clancycnn the light answer: The Back Story team, for all the stories behind the stories. :) that includes you, as substitute anchor. :)
- 22:48:01: @jenmelia on BS he was saying something about being pulled out of vacay to cover the possible strike...
- 22:52:36: @richardquest hoping you're warmer now than when you were doing the live shot in the street! :)
- 22:54:27: @WoodsonHawk re BA competetitor opportunity. yup. all they need are a couple of empty planes on key routes, and they'll be good to go.
- 23:00:04: @WoodsonHawk heaven only knows. i've been lucky, my bags always arrived at the same place and time i did.
- 23:01:50: @anooprk07 people complaining @neilgaiman that his tweets aren't showing up on Tweetdeck also. i doubt Jim would block you!
- 23:07:34: @WoodsonHawk LOL! Maybe it was all those prayers to the patron saints of travel my Ma kept saying from the moment we booked the trips! :)
- 23:08:53: @stevebruskCNN agree about the timing. but recent events are a blip in the timeline of all Tiger has done, i think.
- 23:22:00: @Lauratheexpat *glomp* I wuv you, not to worry! :) enjoy being a foodie! :)
- 23:48:45: @holmescnn hoping for the best. the disappointment and frustration from customers would be epic.
- 23:49:34: @octavianasrCNN that is amazing! 3 kids of diff ages celebrating one birthday!
- 23:56:54: @anooprk07 *waves goodbye* catch you soon! :)
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Nothing like sitting down at the computer, knowing one's home is all settled for the night, and everyone where they should be - including the cats. *smile*
Today we distributed gifts to our maintenance crew, so it was a fairly busy morning, what with finding Mocha and all. Oh, and the new maid came back from her day off, so that was good, too.
Rewarded myself with a good long nap, and a shower upon waking up. After dinner, I fixed up the various bins in my bedroom, with all the Le Sport Sac knockoffs moved to one bin, and all the other bags in the other. The leather bag that Ma gave me, which is too small for daily usage, turned out to be the exact size for the netbook, its cords and peripherals. *fist pump* I can now stop wondering if I should get a netbook bag, yayz!
I also managed to tidy up the office space a wee bit. This is something approaching miraculous, considering how utterly lazy I have been feeling in the wake of holiday preparations. However, it is a good thing, as tidying helps a person discover how to re-purpose existing materials to work better. Goodness knows, I still have to decorate the Christmas boughs on the front windows before too long; misa de gallo has started, which means exactly nine days to get them all...sparkly? *grin*
What else. Oh! I *finally* downloaded all the pictures and videos from my camera, and will be sifting through them to see what's fit to post on the photoblog.
Tomorrow I will be out of the house. Mercury Santuario, Makati Central Post Office, Amber's Pancit, Market Market. Hitting the home stretch on celebrating the holidays - Ma had one of the fruit cocktail cans brought down today. *bounce*
