weekend post

6.20.09

CJ and I were supposed to go church hopping (bisita iglesia) today but I received a text from a client that they have new orders. So after visiting only three churches, we decided to first meet up with them and maybe continue the bisita iglesia later. But on our way to the rendezvous, a wardrobe malfunction occurred. The straps of my havaianas ripped! Good thing we were near the mall and CJ was kind enough to buy me a new pair of slippers (read: spartan). After we collected the initial payment from our client, we went directly to Uyanguren to buy supplies. We bought 64 pieces of shirts and hell yeah, they are quite heavy. And btw, we do not have wheels, so we have to commute by jeepney. And being kuriport that we are, we'd rather walk a hundred meters or so rather than taking multiple jeepney rides. Seven pesos can go a long long way. So there we are hungry and drained, carrying for God knows how many kilos of shirts. And nice thing is that near our personnel's place where we were supposed to deliver the supplies is a Minute Burger chain. Buy 1 take 1 burger!!! Imagine..you get two burgers for only 24 pesos. That's 12 peso a piece. Thank God for Minute Burger. And after delivering the supplies, we now have to deliver the finished products to another client. At least it's just 20 shirts. Carry lang! But unfortunately, it started to rain, and we still have to walk, and we still have to wait for a jeep. CJ and I would always joke around and comment that it is really hard to earn a living. Now we know! It was already dark when we delivered the product. Heck, that was a loooooooong day!

6.21.09

It's a Sunday. And guess where we went to shop and dine????????? Just in the uber-sosyal and hippest place to be...
Where else but in Agdao Public Market! My sister needed a new pair of school shoes, so we went to shop in the ukay-ukay. She was able to buy a pair of cute doll shoes for only 100 pesos. Yeah, as in 1-0-0.
And because the air-conditioning system was not functioning, our throats all went dry. So we decided to enjoy some thirst-quenchers. We had buko juice served in chilled goblets! And after shopping, what's good to do is to dine and eat. So we went to a fine dining restaurant where they serve Filipino cuisine specializing in local delicacies. We had rice cake (puto maya), hot choco (sikwate), sweet treats with ice shavings (halo-halo), noodles with seafood sauce (palabok) and noodles with beef stock (mami).

Dream on tedpen! Dream on...

I know...I know, been climbing again, socially that is. haha!

Juggling

I have been thinking about a myriad things lately. So much things to do, so little time. Even before this month started, most of the days are already scheduled and packed. And add to that some unplanned and impromptu things.

Number 1:
Just lately, CJ and I started operating our nano-enterprise. Originally, it was Miguel's but because he is already busy with a lot of stuff, he handed it to us. Whats good with it is that we do not need finances for capital. All we need is a lot of guts. And good thing CJ and I know a lot of people and the right people. That's what you call good connections!

And just a couple of weeks ago, we had our very first client. Sweet thing the result was good and they're planning to add some more. And now, there are more clients. Orders are pouring in. Hope everything's gonna turn out well. We still need to plan for that bidding next month. And we still need to buy materials, contact the clients, contact our personnel, calculate prices, follow up orders and a lot lot more. But I'm not complaining. I am actually enjoying every second of it. I feel like I'm Henry Sy, Jr.! And good thing CJ and I mesh and work hand in hand because if not, guess I am already knocked down. I really cannot handle all these stress alone.

And if you might ask, all of THESE is for us to be able to sustain that “uber-cool-out-of-the-country-vacay!” Refer to previous post. Heck! The things you do just to have a vacation.

Can you repeat what you just said? Louder please... C-L-I-M-B-E-R!!! I totally agree. hehe!

Number 2:
Speaking of vacay, I still have that planned out-of-town trip with my kalog bestfriend. Where you might ask? Cebu! O yeah!!! Mark your calendars coz I already marked mine. June 24^th to the 30th. Six days of fun and whatever things that pop into our minds. We actually don't have anything planned yet (and I don't know if anything's actually gonna be planned). Itinerary's totally blank. Let's see where our feet takes us. Hope we will have lotsa fun in the land of danggit and dried mangoes.

Number 3:
Days ago, CJ received a message from MM that there are new job orders coming. So this afternoon, we dropped by our school-cum-agency. And boy, there is! They're hiring a total of twenty nurses to be deployed in Finland. But here are the requirements: at least 25 years of age; with at least 1 year experience; and with a level of A2 in Finnish Language.

God bless us!
Age requirement: X (sound effects *eenngkk*)
Experience: X *eenngkk*
Language proficiency: doubtful

So what to do? I don't know! Guess, we have to sit in class again. Rehash and review the language. That means we have to be in school every Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 4pm. Whew! Wait for some cerebral overload.

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaays.... That's definitely a lot, right?

And did I say I still go on duty???

God bless my soul. I will endure. Good things come to people who persevere.

Godspeed!