The Best of 2007 Survey!

I was tagged by Raisia. Fun naman so I gladly answered the survey. Yay!

Name: Adeliza Lydia Albay Garcia
Nickname: Adz, Lee
How old were you in 2007?: Eighteen
What was the most important thing you discovered in 2007?: College is super fun! (I agree with you Raish.)
What will you always remember about 2007?: Block A love. Partying every weekend (which I plan to lessen this year.), new amazing friends.

In 2007 did you...
Keep your New Years resolution?: Not everything!
Go on a holiday?: a few times

Change jobs?: I don't have a job.

Buy anything from eBay?: no.
Prank call someone?: no.
Get drunk?: erm, yeah.
Get high?: Yah. alcohol high and love high. :)
Fall in love?: I think so...or maybe it wasn't love after all. HAHA
Break up with someone?: no.
Get married?: no.
Get divorced?:no.
Stop speaking to someone?: No. I stopped speaking to someone sometime in 2006 pa ata. :) Other than that, I actually started to speak to people I never thought I could get along with. YAY!
Kiss someone?: my friends.
Kiss someone whose name you can’t remember?: nah. haha

Make a new friend?: Loads of them!
Do anything embarrassing?: sobrang dami :))
Do something that you thought that you would never do?: Yeah. Drinking. Partying.
Do something you have always wanted to do?: Yeah, birit like no one's listening. haha (ABAM Xmas Party)
Do anything that you regret?: A couple of regrets which I try not to think of.

Do anything illegal?: Sort of. I took a photo of this cute chair I really wanted in a furniture shop in TriNoMa. On the chair was a sign that says "No pictures please." hehehe
Break a promise?: wala naman akong napangakuan, I think. :P
Lose something?: My handy ruler during a race in my camping class. that's the only thing I can remember.
Go crazy?: Pag nase-stress ako. hehe

Best of 2007...
Movie: Transformers!(thanks Ching!) or 300 (thanks Emm) orOne more chance? nyahaha!
TV Show: Gossip Girl and Heroes
Song: It's not the best but I'll remember 2007 as the year of "Umbrella" and "Beautiful Girl".
Album: Ewan ko.
Thing you bought: My latest bag.
Memory: Haha, lots! Bacbacan 1, all our system launches in BA 186, all the moments I spent with my friends- dinners, karaoke, 'spur of the moment' trips, McDo bonding, Pat Coloma's party, and the holiday bonding.

Worst of 2007...
Movie: Yung pinaka walang sense for me...30 days of Night.
TV Show: Wowowee.
Song: anything on Wowowee.
Album: I don't care.
Hangover: never had. :)
Memory: Marami ata. hahaha

About 2008...
What do you want in 2008?: Hapiness, peace and love for everyone. And oh, prosperity! Woot!
Is there anything you would do differently in 2008?: Take things one day at a time. And focus on important things like the people I love, the things I enjoy doing and the tasks that will help me reach my dreams. (nyak, napaka profound! haha)
Do you think it will be a good year?: YES YES!
What do you look forward to most about 2008?: More friends, more happy memories, more road trips and more knowledge! Yay!
Do you have a New Year's resolution?: Focus on my studies and my health. Try to get enough sleep during school days. Be more organized with my things. :) And all the other little stuff that can be executed at anytime of the year.

I tag everyone who has a blog! Special mention to fa, Miggy (if he sees this), Kyle (oi, double tag ka na. haha) Oh, I'll repost this on my multiply page. haha :)

Cubao-Xperience

I never thought going out in a small group (yes, group of 3 to be exact) would be really fun. It's one of those days when you don't have a plan and you just find yourself sitting in a clothing store in Eastwood, discussing geek-speak while waiting for a size 11 tsinelas to come out of the storage room.

"Bibili kaming slippers, gusto mo sumama?" HAHAHAHA

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Today's highlight was a trip to the Cubao Shoe Expo with Fa and Migs.

More than a shopping trip, it was a chance to get to know each other and exchange stories about our dads and their vinyl records, our knowledge about classic Filipino showbiz (the bold stars turned lolas and aiza seguerra, haha). It was a light and lazy day, perfect for some lazy stroll in a nostalgic horse-shoe shaped street. Our first stop was a thrift shop called Old'sCool where we found a vinyl player which still works. And an old de-ikot telephone. We then moved to the antique shops across Old'sCool. The first shop had a San Miguel Draft beer light which is working. Migs liked it and I'm guessing he will come back for it soon.
The second shop had this Russian binoculars sold for 600 pesos which Mr. Tirona was also interested in buying. Fa and I just looked around, checked out the old but cute little collectibles ranging from Coca-cola bottles, old beer bottles, moldy books and magazines. We found a San Miguel bottle with a porcelain cap. It had beer pa inside! Kuya Ronald (I think that's his name) told us that the beer bottle was manufactured for San Miguel Corporation's 100 years in the business. They also showed us a Coca-cola bottle from World War II. Cool noh?

Oh, one really funny thing happened. Kuya bragged to us about having this energy saving television. It's really old. Old as in the TV with 3 knobs- to switch the local channel, for cable channels and for power/volume. He plugged it and turned it on. The screen only showed half of the picture. Just the right half of the tv. Sabi ni Kuya "Kalahati lang yung picture kaya kalahati lang rin babayaran mo sa kuryente." Fa and I laughed so hard with Kuya Ronald and Ate Lety (the other lady). I'm quite sure our noise reached the neighboring stores. hahaha

While walking outside, Little Miss heard Lonely Boy saying Astig talaga yung San Miguel bottle. Howell, Santa just might hear you, Lonely Boy. Anyway, we then walked into the shoe stores where I found lotsa cute flats but I was not in the mood to buy one so maybe next time. Anyway, we checked this white gallery that sold action figures like the ones Migs collects and all he could do was look at them and occasionally ask for the price. Fa and I laughed at their lampshade which was a body of a little boy but his head was the shade. The switch was the funny part! It was the kiddo's dingdong! HAHAHA

Finally, we decided to eat dinner. We had beef tapa, lapu-lapu in garlic butter sauce and sole pasta. We all shared since we ordered the ones all three of us wanted to try.

Mauulit pa ba 'to? -Miguel Tirona
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Migs: Mas madali ang pang-inom sa isda kesa pang banyo.
Me to Fa: Tanga ba ako o magulo lang siya? Fa: Magulo siya.
Migs decided to translate it nalang to English.
translation: It's easier for a fish to find water to drink than water to pee in. AMFUFUNG TAGALOG.
I suggested that he should never attempt to speak in straight Tagalog.
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After dinner, dropped by the gallery that had this big RockEd streamer on its glass window.

I learned that RockEd was established by the family of my accounting professor,Jika David. Oh ma'am, you'll be proud we went to the gallery. haha After that, we went to Vintage Pop where we found taxi signs, a Blair Waldorf-ish hat and more of those de-ikot telephones. They also had old cameras, suit cases that looked really heavy and lots of clocks that are very pretty. The kind guy allowed us to take a photo with the hat. haha One last walk along the thrift shops where Ate Lety pointed the bottle collector guy she was telling me about earlier. Ate Lety said she was supposed to call the mister collector about the SanMig bottle. Fortunately, Santa was quick enough to purchase it first. Hurray! Can I just say...Santa is so mean. Very mean. Yay!

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Hindi ko kailangan magpawala ng kaba para uminom.
Mali ka naman eh. Diba dapat hindi mo kailangan uminom para magpawala ng kaba?
Yun nga sinabi ko. Hindi kaya! Sabi mo hindi mo kailangan magpawala ng kaba para uminom.

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We moved to Gateway mall to grab some dessert because dear Fa promised us dessert to celebrate her 'lost and found' phone.(YAY to you!) While looking for a place to eat, we saw this live band to which we sang along with. hahaha We walked past Starbucks araneta and asked Fa to help me count the glances Migs will be getting from gays and girls. I think she counted more than 7? I caught 3 gays and 3 ladies who took notice. hahaha Razon's halo-halo was very yummy! (Someone really wanted dinuguan.- not me. haha)

We eventually had to decide where we're off to next. I guess the right answer was 'home' but half of me thought I had a little more time to spare. Maybe ESP works because I had a feeling someone was trying to buy time and decided we join Fa to get her phone.

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I know these words, this summary of the day's events is paltry to what I really feel about this day.

Cubao-X: 12.29.07 will probably be my huling hirit for the year and boy am I glad we had a blast.

THE argument

Nag-away kami ng kuya ko...
















tungkol sa PAG I-INVEST SA STOCKS.

Kamusta naman yun?!?

MarkeThing

Marketing Strategies are really weird sometimes.

Sometime last November, I was late for my Marketing class so I ended up sitting on the first empty seat I saw when I entered the room. I was beside Weng. She told me about her experience one day when she was shopping for some grocery with Rhett. Alaska has two different packages for the same product. There's Alaska Condensed milk and Alaska condensada. Weng thinks Alaska is trying to target two different segments- the masa, then the middle and upper class. I asked her about the price but she didn't notice it daw.
This afternoon, I went with my Mom and Dad to the mini grocery outside our village. I remembered the trivia when my mom and I passed by the aisle of dairy products. Yes, i showed off a bit by telling her about the trivia. But don't worry, I acknowledged Weng for telling me about it. haha I took notice of the difference in their prices.

The yellow one costs P28.70 and the blue one sells at P23.30.

Oh, it's not just the condensada. Even their evaporated milk was re-packaged into evaporated milk and evaporada.







However, this time, the yellow one costs P18.45 and the red one is sold at P17.60.I don't understand the need to create two different packagings. I think it isn't only to target the masa and the better off markets. oh well. My next project? Try each of them and see if it tastes different. haha ;)

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Okay, now I have to go finish Chapter 2 of Kotler's Marketing Principles. :P

I watched Cars today. That animated movie by Disney and Pixar. It's so cute and touching! (Yeah, I didn't watch it in the theater so if I sound like a loser here, forgive me.) Oh, the funny part was...I watched it with my dad and mom. hahaha My dad had the remote control so I technically, didn't choose the channel.

We also watched Big Brother. Ethel got a DSLR from Big Brother for Christmas. I want one, too! It's so expensive though! The cheapest I saw from Sony was Php 49,999. kamusta naman diba? Maybe I should join PBB and wish for one as well. hahaha, just kidding!

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I got a few pahabol Christmas greetings from high school friends. Hehe I didn't greet them 'coz there's this thing they love to do- changing phone numbers every now and then. I didn't want to waste my precious pesos on messages that will get to nowhere.

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Our "let's-meet-and-see-where-the-wind-will-take-us" plan just got canceled a few minutes ago. Turns out, it's just gonna be Fa and I. Tim has a meeting, Kuya Juancho has a date and Migs has training. Kyle's nagtitipid. Punky has a hs reunion. Maybe these kinds of bonding sessions with my friends and blockmates will be more feasible after the exams. So I'm off to the mall tomorrow with mom and dad and see what the year-end sale has in store for us. YAY!

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I seriously need to study for Marketing. I tried to continue chapter 1 this afternoon but I fell asleep on the same topic I was reading yesterday. Why, oh why? I need to reach Chapter 7 by January 2 or else, I'm doomed.

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Kyle surprised me again with his unparalleled super fast skills. He found this invisible site. And worked his 'dare kita' style again. Please never ever do it again. I'm gonna die. He must have dared the other party because YES, it happened Kyle! happy? :P

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i remembered a thought from a priest's homily months ago. NO is also an answer.
i just want to remind myself.

Something new for 2008

Hello! I want to welcome myself, and you of course, to this invisible site in cyberspace.

I welcome myself because dear FA reminded me that I should blog for myself. I blog occasionally in my multiply site but multiply is just so...papansin so I decided I should get another space for my rants and kwentos. I thought this will be the my first 'something new' for 2008.

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Since it is only a few hours after Christmas, I think I deserve some recap.

I got myself a gift- a metallic bag from Maldita. It's pretty because it's dressy as it is but it has this sling that you can attach if you want it to look casual. I saw it around 3 weeks ago but I didn't have extra money since it was alloted for Christmas gifts so I painfully walked away, wishing I'd be able to find a cheaper look alike. The next week, my mom messaged me about sending me and my brother cash for Christmas. I rushed to the store but didn't find the bag. *fast forward* December 22- saw the bag. went ballistic.
December 24- pulled my mom into the store to showed her the bag. Since I had her approval, I didn't hesitate to get it. Oh, my mom ended up buying a shirt as well. So much for a super last minute shopping. haha Definitely a Merry Christmas to me.

I got some cash from my pilot uncle, my lola and my auntie next door. Mejo nabawi ko expense ko sa bag. haha
My brothers got me a Rip Curl clutch bag and a Girbaud wallet.

Other little stuff from my mom's cousins.
And of course, my free orders *wink* from Old Navy.
Yay!

Oh, Noche Buena was funny! We had hamonada, but the knife was missing so we weren't able to cut it. We ended up not trying it at all...We ate it for dinner nalang kanina. haha

Merry Christmas y'all!

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I miss my friends. I want to 'have fun' with them soon. Maybe before the year ends.

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Oh, i wanna tell the world I actually read my Marketing book this Christmas day. I wasn't very productive though as I fell asleep sometime while I was reading on customer value and relationships.

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I was about to message my crush a few minutes ago. Just when I finished my carefully composed message, he logged off. ouch.
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Happy Birthday Lori! :)