Krispy Kreme Drive Thru!

Yesss. Krispy Kreme drive thru. Jemmi's idea. Didn't believe it until I saw it. It was my first time to drive thru a doughnut shop!

Here's the entrance that says Drive Thru :D


And here's the drink selection, and the doughnuts by the dozens

And here's the doughnut selection. My personal favorite is Hershey's special dark chocolate. I bought New York Cheesecake for my hubby :)


Cool huh!

The only un-cool thing was the car before us changed their orders several times -- to the point that they actually gave back 2 of the 3 boxes they already had... jeez... in fact, one passenger actually got out of the car and transacted in the window, making it look like a sari-sari store. Excuse me, drive thru nga eh! :D Ocge na nga, at least I got my dark chocolate doughnut, and Jemmi had her chocolate covered chocolate cake or something like that (that I finished for her... yummy!!!)

Save or Splurge? Cosmetics 101 (Part III of III)

Foundation = Splurge! The best beauty brands are the ones that offer foundation in a variety of non-irritating shades that suit every woman's natural skintone.

Concealer = Splurge! Unfortunately, those cheap concealers don't cover your flaws as naturally as the expensive ones.

Powder = Save and splurge! For daily wear, you'll do fine with cheap grocery face powders, but for special events, you need to use long lasting powders offered by more pricey brands.

Source: Belle de Jour Power Planer 2009

Save or Splurge? Cosmetics 101 (Part II of III)

(Part 2 of a 3-part series)


Blush = Save! There are so many choices out there, so it actually boils down to proper application and blending.

Lipstick = Save or splurge! As long as the formula is non-drying and non-irritating, then the choice of shade and brand is up to you.

Lip Gloss = Save! Most of them contain the same ingredients, anyway.

Source: Belle de Jour Power Planer 2009

Save or Splurge? Cosmetics 101 (Part I of III)

For lack of proper knowledge in cosmetics, these simple tips from my trusty Belle de Jour Power Planner prove to be practical and useful ones. Read on.

Save or Splurge?

Eyeshadow = Save! If you don't have enough money to buy designer brands, then go for the cheaper alternatives. Just make sure the eyeshadow formula is not chalky. That's what testers are for. Apply it on your hand or arm. If it feels rough and uncomfortable, then try another brand.

Mascara = Save and Splurge! If all you need is daily mascara that you can easily remove, then opt for cheap ones that come with a small brush size. For parties and nights out, spend on waterproof volumizing mascara.

Eyeliner = Splurge! While there are a lot of cheap brands that are good enough for daily wear, you need to invest in branded eyeliners that are gentle on your eye area and don't smudge easily.

Source: Belle de Jour Power Planer 2009

(hmmm... So that's why I keep getting eyeliner smudges... Ok will be looking for branded ones na... sigh...)

Till next :D

Ciao!

Wedding Aftermath: Reality sets in - updating records, accounts etc.

Below is an excerpt from my post in my yahoogroup Weddings@Work. It basically summarizes what we women must deal with after the wedding. I wished there was some kind of primer on this, to guide us... coz admittedly, after Christmas, my December wedding, the family reunions and the New Year honeymoon, it was pretty hard to descend from Cloud 9 and get back to work -- let alone think and organize all the paperwork and updating I had to do.

So here's a summary of what happend in the aftermath of my wedding. May this serve as somewhat of a primer for other soon-to-be-married brides, and may you succeed in carrying this out in a more organized manner than I did. Teehee. Read along. :D

"FIRST: practice na ur married signatures. Kc in the weeks following ur wedding, you'd be updating your records and you will be giving new specimen signatures. So dapat tlga comfortable na kyo sa new sig nyo kc ung specimen signatures nyo ung basis ng mga bank transactions dba? kya dpat maganda na ung sig natin dun. narealize ko to wen I was signing 3 sets of sig cards sa bank. medyo alangan pa ko sa signature ko, and there was even a time na nagsign ako nung old sig ko, kya I asked for another sig card. Practice na tayo mga sis.

SECOND: pra sa mga nag-aask ng monetary gifts, uso na ngayon ang nagbibigay ng cheque. Problem dito is kng nakapangalan ba sa maiden or married names nyo (buti ung iba nakapangalan kay hubby, so ok lng). Ung iba, like samin, Jon and Eva Capistrano nakalagay, so napilitan kmi mag-open ng AND acct pra lng maipasok namin un -- mgr's check kc un. Wat I did for the cheques in my maiden name was I deposited them agad. Then we had to wait for the marriage contract so I can update my bank records before I can deposit those in my married name or ung mga may AND/OR na nkalagay.

THIRD: LTO License/valid Gov't ID with MARRIED NAME. for those who drive, better update your LTO agad, pra magkaron agad kayo ng VALID GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID. Eto ang pinakamadali kunin coz all you need is your marriage contract and your BIR 1904 ata un. The other banks kc want a valid ID na married name na, not just your marriage contract. Malaking ginhawa sakin to nung na-update ko license ko.

FOURTH: credit cards, bank accounts etc. We really have to take time for this. kya ako mtagal bago ko nakumpleto kc hindi ako maka leave ng sunod-sunod after the honeymoon. Best to update bank accounts after you got a valid government issued ID with your married name.

FIFTH: SSS, PHILHEALTH, BIR etc... wala tlga akong kaalam-alam dito sa docs na to, kya super nangapa ako dito. Better talk with your HR/ACCTNG sa ofc pra matulungan kyo with the requirements. side note, wala pa rin akong SSS ID na married, kc sira lahat ng capturing branches nila. GRRRR!

SIXTH: Passport. To-do ko pa rin to, 5 months nako married pro hindi ko pa to naasikaso. Altho ok lng nmn sana hintayin ung renewal, pro kc kelangan sa application ni hubby for immigrant ung married passport ko. haaays.

So eto, summarized na. Just to give you an idea. kc sabog tlga ako nung ginagawa ko ito, wala nmn kc nakapg advise saken ng mga ito, bgla nlng ako tatanungin ng tga acctg namin, "oh, asan na ung sa BIR mo? ok na ba ung Philhealth mo? dpt kc ikaw magpareciv nun eh..." ako prang... "whaa--?!" hahaha!!

hope this helps! lamko usually preps tlga ung focus dito, kya sometimes nattake for granted ung aftermath, kya nga sabog ung pag-asikaso ko dito kc galing christmas, tpos wedding, tpos honeymoon, tpos... waaa! wala nmn ngsbi sakin na ganito pla un hehehe! Icp ko sana pla may Primer din abt this! kya eto nlng contribution ko :D"

Ciao!

Bossing around, are we?

A fine line exists between bossing around and delegating.

Delegating is when you make the other person feel that he is integral to the group. Bossing around is when you make the other person feel as if a) you’re just passing on a task that is supposed to be yours; b) you feel very superior that he should just do whatever you say without question, because he is a subordinate; c) all of the above.

Whenever the manner of delegating tasks is totally devoid of “Please” or any other word synonymous to it, it is borderline bossing around. The clincher now lies on how you make the other person feel. Do you make him feel inferior, or do you make him feel like a part of a team?

And how about you, what do you feel? Do you feel superior over your subordinates? Do you think you could do better, and therefore do not need to give importance to them and their feelings?

The funny thing is, one doesn’t even have to be a leader or boss to be able to boss others around. Insecure people do this as a defense mechanism. Also, brattinellas do this simply because they have the notion of being the center of the universe – or whichever entity they're currently in (office, family etc). Maangas guys also do this just to prove their machismo, because they have nothing else.

Of course we all have our own reasons. But the general rule is to be humble. The rest will follow.

Ciao!

p.s. I'm not talking about my immediate superior (jemmi) because she is my soul-sister. She knows when to give out a firm order and when not to. And I know her well enough not to misconstrue her actions. (ok na, jemmi? hehehe!)

Bulilit Fever

By now, most of us must have (at least) heard of Camella Homes' Bulilit TV Commercial, featuring a very cute little girl. If by chance you haven't watched the commercial just yet, here's the link, and see for yourself:

Bulilit TV Commercial on Youtube

This commercial never fails to put a smile in my face... and that of my mom's & dad's faces too. I'm not really obsessed with it, but it's so cute I always want to be reminded of it.

Top things you have done to know if you've got the Bulilit Fever:

1. No matter what you are doing, you rush in front of the TV when the commercial starts
2. You constantly resist the urge to tickle and kiss your TV set when the little girl does the "wide-eyed-innocence" look while eating her meal
3. You downloaded the clip to watch in your laptop/pc
4. You converted the downloaded clip and loaded it in your Ipod
5. Furthermore, you extracted the clips audio and converted it into MP3 to be used as a ringtone
6. You have screen-captured the picture of the bulilit kid.
7. You have made the screen-captured picture the wallpaper of your laptop/pc
8. You have made the screen-captured picture the wallpaper of your mobile phone
9. You have influenced other officemates to like the commercial too
10. You have spent ample time searching Youtube for videos of the cute kid's TV guestings.

Hmmm...not too much, eh?

Yeah yeah. I guess if you put me through a scanner I'd be diagnosed positive of the Bulilit Fever. Hey, but at least, this is one fever I won't mind having.

Bulilit... bulilit... sanay sa masikip.. kung kumilos kumilos... ang liit liit... bulilit...

Ciao!