Health:

• visit Dra. Atacador
• go to the dentist
• take Calcium supplements more regularly
• fiber, fiber, fiber
• get diamond peels at a place closer to work

Work:

• buy suits for training
• get a parking permit for work
• be regularized

Finance:

• save up some moolah again for possible travel plans
• set aside P200 each week
• organize and divide my different accounts for more convenience
• learn to budget with le new salary :c
• sell...

From most recent to most dated.

Jobs I've Had:

• airline staff (two words: free tickets!)
• do-gooder at a German Foundation
• teacher/trainer
• English tutor
• advertising account manager
• advertising intern

Jobs I Turned Down:

• advertising account manager (again)
• a sales job in Singapore
• corporate communications assistant at Metrobank Foundation
• project support coordinator
• office manager for the American Association
• a jo...

Because I like remembering and I like lists! :)

• 2004 - Body Shop lip gloss, pouch bag, and a silver bracelet
• 2005 - small pink jewelry box and star earrings
• 2006 - cellphone (because I lost mine and I specifically asked for one. Hehe)
• 2007 - On The Road by Jack Kerouac
• 2008 - my super duper kadooper expensive eyelash conditioner. Thank you, lab! Hee hee.

• I feel bad for paper that's being shredded (and mentally apologize to them)
• I have constant mental images of myself falling down the stairs and dying.
• I don't like most popular American TV shows. I noticed my favorite television shows are the ones that get cancelled after one or two seasons.
• I start liking a celebrity I normally wouldn't like if I see him or her on an interview and they seem smart/ni...

This is due to the nerd in me rediscovering my love for theoretical perspectives as applied to my own personal "causes". These are some of the issues that ignite my nerd moments.

• Regional Integration (go Asia!)
• State Intervention (when is it right?)
• Globalization of Culture
• Cultural Heritage and Preservation
• Climate Change
• Myanmar (go monks)
• Education
• Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship
• Darfur
• Extremist...

• how to say NO.
• how to stand up for myself
• how to be mataray
• the look a man gives you when he is checking you out
• distinguishing when a guy is interested in more than being friends (or when he's just horny)
• money comes and goes but you can never buy time
• being a student IS easier
• how to commute by myself (without relying on a boy)
• work hard for money but also let your money work hard for you (i.e. invest w...

The ones I liked best are marked with an asterisk.

1. What Should I Do With My Life by Po Bronson
2. On The Road by Jack Kerouac
3. A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle*
4. Kissing Doorknobs by Terry Spencer Hesser*
5. The Watcher by James Howe
6. The Calhouns: Catherine, Amanda and Lilah by Nora Roberts
7. The Boy List by E. Lockhart*
8. Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier*
9. Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle
10. The House of the Spirits by ...

I've seen. Because I'm forgetful like that. Those with asterisks are favorites

Korean:

• She's On Duty ( Jambok-geunmu)
• Wet Dreams ( Mongjunggi)
• 3-Iron ( Bin-jip)
• Virgin Snow ( Hatsuyuki no koi)
• Innocent Steps* ( Daenseo-ui sunjeong)
• Windstruck ( Nae yeojachingureul sogae hamnida)
• My Boyfriend is Type B* ( B-hyeong namja chingu)
• Il Mare* ( Siworae)
• The Classic ( Keulraesik)
• Spring Bears Love ( Bomnalui gomeul johahaseyo...

Things I can cook/prepare, not necessarily well.

• rice
• sushi
• breaded chicken
• pork chops
• grilled lamb chops
• sauteed beef with mushrooms
• brownies
• chocolate chip cookies
• corned beef
• cup noodles
• most breakfast meals (eggs, hotdogs, pancakes, etc.)

I hope to add more to this as time goes on. =(

Movies I watched this year. Rating scale is out of five

1. Martian Child (3.5)
2. Last Life in the Universe/ Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (4)
3. Merry-Go-Round/ Choh luen kwong cha min (4.5)
4. I Am Legend (4)
5. Stranger Than Fiction (5)
6. Bee Movie (4.5)
7. Jarhead (3)
8. John Rambo (2)
9. Two Weeks Notice (3)
10. Cloverfield (2.5)
11. The Bucket List (3.5)
12. Jumper (3)
13. Memoirs of a Geisha (4.5)
14. Juno (5)
15. The Game Plan (3)
16. I Know Who Killed Me (2.5)
17. B...

I welcome kind souls who will lend (or give) the following:

• April Snow/ Oechul
• A Little Romance
• Rebecca
• All About Eve
• The Women (the original version!)
• Paris, Je t'aime
• Man, Woman, and the Wall
• Nana 2
• 2046
• Shall We Dansu?
• April Story/ Shigatsu monogatari
• Infernal Affairs trilogy/Mou gaan dou
• Once
• Chinese Odyssey 2002/ Tian xia wu shuang
• Dolls (2002)
• 20 30 40
• 3 Iron/ Bin-jip
• Breathless/ À bout de souffle
• ...ing
• A Mil...

So excited to move already!!!

• vintage cameo artwork and cameos in general
• owls
• penguins
• vintage postcards
• display for my postcard collection
• clothes line?
• postcard album where to find, though?
• cigar boxes? for character
• note: check out Make Room store for ideas
• bracelet and jewelry rack
• mini mannequin thing for my necklaces and accessories. I'd prefer something smaller and black though
• a vintage world map
• a d...

To help remind me. I just hope I remember the passwords and usernames for all these accounts.

• Yahoo! Mail
• Gmail - 3 accounts
• Listography
• Facebook
• Etsy
• PayPal
• Multiply - 3 accounts
• Livejournal - 3 accounts
• Photobucket
• Friendster
• Flickr
• Ebay
• Delicious
• Last.fm
• Bookmooch
• Postcrossing - inactive
• Bookcrossing - inactive
• Yousendit
• Youniverse
• Jobstreet - inactive
• JobsDB - inactive
• WorldCrossing
• Prospects - inacti...

• Crochet. Need more practice
• Photography
• Cooking
• Baking. More, more, more please!
• Making bento boxes. So cute.
• Origami. I just need to perfect the crane!
• German. Ehh...? Je n'aime pas.
• French. Tu me manques! I miss studying this. Wish I had the money. =(
• Stock Market/Investing
• Mandarin. Sounds so cute!
• Golf. Already tried it in the driving range, fun! If only my family wasn't so obsessed with it. Maybe when ...

• The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
• Never Let Me Go -Kazuo Ishiguro
• Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt
• His Dark Materials - Phillip Pullman
• The Giver - Lois Lowry
• 1984 - George Orwell
• Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
• Flowers in the Attic - V.C. Andrews
• The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood
• Einstein's Dreams - Alan Lightman
• Mayfair Trilogy - Anne Rice
• The Alchemist - Paolo Coelho
• A Ring of Endless Light...

"If you never say your name out loud to anyone they will never, ever call you by it."

Books:

• main character in Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
• main character in Property Of by Alice Hoffman
• the man and the boy in The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• Pip's sister in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
• Madame in Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
• "the gentleman with thistle-down hair" in Jonthan Strange and Mr. Norre...

• lighthouses
• ancestral homes
• museums
• geeks in the pink
• buco pandan
• snail mail
• postcards
• surprises
• tsokolate-e
• the smell of freshly baked bread
• johnson's baby cologne
• nautical
• dresses
• Spanish architecture
• penguins
• stars
• sushi
• libraries
• cul-de-sacs
• window seats
• McDonald's french fries (fattening but yummy)
• milk shakes
• the British. accents, humor, everything!
• proud pinoys
• acts of kindness
• Joan of Arcadia
• International Herald T...

• Use Blackle.com (the energy-saving Google)
• No plastic. If I'm only buying a few items, I forego the plastic bag. (It takes 1000 years for plastic to decompose, guys)
• Avoid using straws (plastic!!)
• Keep the receipt and use it as scratch paper.
• Re-use or re-print old documents for scratch paper.
• Don't get a receipt from the ATM.
• Switch off the lights when not needed.
• Commute or carpool.
• Pick up litter and t...

Things that make me happy that are not reliant on the presence of friends/boys/family.

• learning French
• learning. Period.
• watching DVDs all day
• finishing a book
• being on a plane
• living alone
• listening to music I like (and singing along if I know the lyrics)
• helping those in need of help
• getting a massage. (but pricey)
• teaching people who want to learn
• accomplishing a hard, stressful task (like when I was in a...