Dear STARBUCKS, you are Like a Mocha Sweet Love!

Dear STARBUCKS, you are Like a Mocha Sweet Love!

My whole game plane was just to collect all the stickers from Starbucks and to finally claim my ever desired first 2012 Starbucks planner. Addicted much? I know!

I started last week. It was a Thursday, 17th of Nov since it took me a little while to be aware and remember of this kind of promotion every end of the year. But at least the “lateness” was not late enough to disqualify me. Thank Goodness!

So, during the first day, I had my first two stickers (two since I was with my bf). But the real story behind this...

..was the fact that I had never been back in Starbucks for almost 5 years. Imagine? The last time was during my unforgivable high school years and most of the things that preoccupy me at that time were mainly academics and the reason why I stepped my foot on that coffee shop was to serve as a chaperone for a friend. The price for a cup of frap as far as I could remember was P115. And I thought for that gap of years, prices also did rise high but it wasn’t really that apparent.

Then 5 years after...

I took my steps back on Starbucks but it was a whole lot different than my last because I took it nervously. Who wouldn’t? For 5 years, it was impossible for me to remember all my Starbucks memories and as if I was addicted when I was able to order only once.lols I would not dare my ass go inside and ask the saleslady all about their products. That’s a total humiliation. I still got this pride.haha

So what I did, like in an emergency situation when first I had to survey the scene. I looked at almost all the nearby posters of their products. Forget about the prices, I was aiming for the names so I would correctly say it in the counter. Luckily, our seat was outside near a clear window so we were able to see from that distance the menu posted in their counter.

I exhaled and inhaled deeply (haha) and went straight inside. My perfect alibi to hide my nervousness was to get my phone and keep myself busy with the wifi. And ohe I heard a voice calling my attention and I just noticed that the other counter was already empty. I gulped for the last time. This is it!

So, my intention was really for the planner and stickers so I made it as the introduction. At least the saleslady was approachable enough to explain everything in detail and even by the time when I already said my order. She clearly clarified that what I ordered was “iced coffee” and not the “frap”, the blended one. Then, it was just later when I was able to grasp what she said that I did really order the wrong one. For in my mind, I was thinking of the shake-like coffee and after calling my name, I was holding a cup full of ice and no signs of shake-like thing. (tsk)

Then, I had my stickers. Yipee! And I did not take my eyes off it for a while because I was just too excited to get it full. The question was when? As long as it would not be later than Jan 8, everything would be fine.

So, the whole game plan I guess turned out to a different one, more of a cold, hot mixture of love. You know what I mean? Like a Mocha Sweet Love with him. You know what I mean. So, I’ll show you the best picture I got from our Starbucks memoirs. I edited it a little and here it is.

Sincerely,

Sincerely,

ME Day: A Solo Flight

For today, I decided for a ME day to forget everything and think only of "my"thing. Of all the stress in work, sleepless nights, lack of sleep and almost stuck at home everyday, of course I deserve some reward to go out and just feel the outside world and the surroundings. And that is today and for a day only. So I carefully planned out the things I was about to do. I had a not really normal span of sleep like I slept 4am and woke up at 8am and I blamed it to my stomach for its grumbling sound had awoken me up. But at least, I was still able to compensate my lack of sleep through a dose of 3 hours so all in all a 7-hour-sleep for the day, acceptable already. And I woke up with this picture of our front yard (since it is not the backyard so I guess, front yard). The calm and friendly weather along with the green-ness of the leaves and plants seemed to agree and nod at my ME day and is awaiting for me to come out. Then, I was able to get out from the house with this.




I took a picture of my cousin sleeping on one of the benches at our mini canteen. I had no intention for humiliation, bribery or anything, I just went to the flow. It was the least thing I could do to maintain my positiveness for that day.

My first stop was at Limketkai Mall. I first paid the shirt for the halloween fun 2 weeks from now. I bought it online so I need to use gcash. I am way so excited for the items will be delivered exactly tomorrow. Afterwards, I stopped at a magazine store. When I go malling, I do not limit buying to clothes and food only but also to my brains (char). I always stop by at on sale bookstore and browse through to see if there's something to read. But for this day, I chose magazine instead of books. The other thing why I am fun of buying literature stuffs aside from feeding my brain with read stuffs is for me to enhance my writing skills and broaden my vocabulary and establish my own tone and voice because I admit that I am not really gifted with writing but hey it's a skill and I can master it. And with my travel blog, I need that special skill on how to write about places. I browsed the old copies of magazine as they are a price lower from the original already but never found any for travel. Thus, the call for assistance and he handed me just what I need and I meant literally. A Lifestyle asia magazine with a huge heading of travel. I got fascinated immediately with the pictures on the cover and has a subheading of choose adventure. I liked it and bought it with my eyes closed as I handed the 195 bucks. Ouch. I intentionally went to that store to find a cheap old magazine and ended buying the new expensive magazine. Anyway, it was a thick one so I guess it was worth it.


Before proceeding to the city divisoria, I stopped for a while at Robinsons to take a look for some items and yes there were displayed already. And I am lucky to be the first ones since the said sale is still be the next day. The prices were not really that sale like 200 plus and up. I am not really the kind of person buying those stuffs and so I choose to thrift instead. But if they give me a very good reason such as a 70% marked down sale, branded and worth buying, I can give exemptions.hehe The only thing I am in the mode of buying that time was a sheer polo. What I did was to just look at the sale rock and never did I expect to find one. I found a high waist trouser shorts. And believe me or not, the original price was 900 and its sale price was only 150php. Amazing right? I even asked the sales lady herself to confirm the price. Without wasting my time, I headed straight to the fitting room and boom I got to buy it.



Though, I still needed to make an adjustments there. But I believe I can gain the pounds I loss for the past months so figured it was the right size for me.

How did I end my day? A slight turn of the letter "M" of my ME day, maybe a 180% to describe it. Because it ended with a "WE" day, catching up with a friend and the night was so not enough for all the biz and stuffs. For an overall, I enjoyed the day with great satisfaction.

Sincerely,

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An afternoon of October: Trip to the Mall

An afternoon of October, when the sky seems to be cold and dark, crossing the highway and heading to the city is for the brave especially if the ride available is a motorcycle. I pray as I climb my feet on the motor step, encircle my arms to my boyfriend that the rain be postponed for a while as soon as we arrive to our destination. But without listening, the sky starts pouring small drops of rain not so hard but with deep impact once in contact to our skin. Neglecting its existence we drive past it at a faster rate still hoping to reach the place with our clothes dry and as close to normal. The faster we are, the more the sky grows wild. It seems as if it has made many accomplices turning the traffic light red when we almost reach the end, giving way for big trucks and blocking the way so in anyhow we could not make a chance. As desperate as its motive to wet us, our goal is just as pure as to arrive in the place safe and dry and so made us winners from the battle of the sky. Good game!

Whew. That is as close as getting caught in fire but the game continues as we level up for the parking space problem. Another accomplice again. We are greeted with a full-packed line of motorbikes from all walks of types. The first in line is a bit of old model as evidenced by the improvised cartoon taped at the butt part of it. I must say this one is owned from one of the personnel inside as it is parked at the most convenient part. We go further searching so to spot that very space just enough for the motor to fit but I am afraid there are none. My boyfriend then suggests that I go inside first. To skip this level of parking space problem, I head to the entrance without hesitance except in the part of opening my bag for inspection. With my sanitary napkin just scattered inside it, I think no one should see it there.

I have not checked my watch but the text message I received from him is a signal that it has been minutes already and he still did not get away and passed the hideous parking space level. I am in a bookstore. Good thing something keeps me busy while waiting. I look behind and hope no one bothers as I endlessly transfer from a rack to rack and flip every book finding for good reads. Don't worry, if ever I am gonna find something my money will be in your safe-keep. I did find it and as I am about to hand these two books for pricing and packing, a guy in a white shirt get near and oh he is my boyfriend. I almost forget that I am with someone and not alone so I decide to just come back after the more important things have been done already. For the meantime, I put you somewhere no one can track you so I still get my eyes on you by the time I come back. Be right back.

Now together at last as if we have been away for a very long time but the minutes of waiting seem to be years and made me think. Yeah, I remember the main purpose of going to the mall is to withdraw my first pay which is why we are heading there. I expertly put my hand in my bag without looking grasping the list for the day I made before. Ooh here it is. I got it just perfectly. The upper part of the list are all slashed leaving the right side and the lower part untouched. Still a handful of list here huh but things need to be postponed a little while giving way for this blogging workshop. Getting my pay is not only my very reason of going malling and spending it as much as I do because I am also meeting someone for my ticket. Sorry impulsiveness-me for you are to be kept in the corner for a while. You'll have your spotlight soon.

The second on the list is to buy some vitamins. Imagine I spent my 200 bucks in seconds for a 12-pack tablet of multivitamins. That's only for 12 days obviously and did not even reach a week. So I am gonna buy another for the next 12 days? I think so. As they say, the best investment one will ever make is health. It is past 6pm already and we have no means of starving ourselves. We are up for a new deal of food. Uhm is Greenwhich a new deal of food? Never mind me as long as it is not the daily paired-with-rice meal. Pizza is a new deal of food but I end up ordering a combo with rice but cooked of course in a not-so-daily way topped and baked with chicken ala king melting the mozzarella all the way. Yum. Yum it is but my food stayed on the table for about an hour until my last spoon of food. I can notice the table next to us is already empty and my boyfriend is already looking at my plate wondering if it will ever be finished. This is my problem lately loosing my good and heavy appetite before extending my meal hours to even days. The reason why I bought the vitamins to bring back my appetite. I open the vitamin box, tear 1 tablet for me and meditated. Another problem of having difficulty swallowing a tablet. I pause for while, I even take the sign of the cross and at last, I have swallowed it straight.

The afternoon is turned to an evening and almost to the end of the day. I head back to Robinsons to meet for the ticket and for the books I have promised to come back. And this I have shared to all of you my experience during an afternoon of October, the game with the sky, being the winners and arriving home safe and sound and as I click publish the moment I finish this post.

God bless everyone!

Sincerely,

Keeping A Traveler On Schedule

I am a nurse by profession but totally not my current occupation, a blogger hoping to bring some inspiration and finally a traveler wishing soon to reach a whole lot of destinations. I can still be more than that but as of now I am going to focus on my undying imaginations, my travel spots and busy schedules. Indeed an imagination, and I accept "my as if it is true" revelation to ruin my moment of dreaming but this does not exempt my daily basis at home for I treat it as my top spot which makes my room my favorite then. So I lit the lamp trying to make the whole fuzz of this and hoping you bare with me, keeping a traveler on schedule.

What keeps me busy these days are work, articles and the normal eat-sleep pattern. I can't believe I am fooled of the so called $$$ guaranteed nursing profession and now giving me what? ... an online job. But I am at least happy to have one enough to supply my needs as well as my wants. Now, the problem is the time-gap stuff working like Americans staying awake while the rest are all asleep is a bit of abnormal and until now I am wondering if my eating time or pattern is at the right track. But the most important thing, I guess is sleep and should not be less than 8 hours. No problem with that. The thing is my work hours and the food. If I am in a normal Filipino working hours then that already includes a lunch and snacks but since I am working midnight neither of the two do I have. I am hungry but I have no food to eat (poor me. but I am gonna buy lots of them once I received my first paycheck). So for now, I am gonna adjust and finalize my daily schedule and I'll start with work hours.

(Monday - Friday)
9:00pm - 5:00am : Work hours
5:00am - 1:00pm : Sleep
1:00pm - 2:00pm : Take a bath
2:00pm - 3:00pm : Lunch
3:00pm - 7:00pm : Free time (articles, blogs, "lakwatsa")
7:00pm - 8:00pm : Dinner
8:00pm - 9:00pm : Prepping for work

I can't see the word breakfast and snacks so they must be in my work hours so 1am for snacks while 4am for my breakfast. As for my weekends, I am in a T.G.I.F.-for-no-work the next day and the ideas of my T.G.I.S. night outs are seem to be fading or now out of the picture because in Sunday I am in a full day getting busy with at least clothes and not my laptop anymore which makes sense now the reason of my fading night outs. I'll be a zombie already if I still keep up my usual vampire hours on weekends.

Sincerely,