A (week)Day in the Life of Relocated Newbie

I wake up in the morning now to this...

And because I generally have a hard time waking up, I had to buy myself one of these...

I hop on one of these (the bus, not the kids!)...

get off here...

walk down this street...

And make my way to my new work place...

through the lobby...

and over to my desk in the client servicing area.

I'll head upstairs....

into the pantry for some coffee in the morning...

Or a glass of wine in the late afternoon...

Lunch I'll grab in the area...

Usually some Malay...

or generally Asian cuisine... 

Moroccan...

or sometimes even Mexican.

Sometimes at the end of the work day, the company will celebrate something out on the balcony, 

like an upcoming trip...

for an upcoming event.

Evenings, I'll either grab dinner 

or drinks (or both!) with friends...

before hoping on one of these (or an expensive taxi)...

and heading home for the evening, where I'll tuck msyelf into bed.. and do it all over again the next day.

Hallelujaha! I've survived 3 weeks of this new life I've jumped headfirst into. My old life feels like a million years ago.. and at the same time, this new chapter seems both familiar and strange at the same time. 

Week 4 coming at me shortly. Will keep you posted.

textures: holy week '11

I love patterns. I love textures. Here's a look at my holy week trip through design-tinted glasses. 

 Kitchen flooring in the over 100-year old Locsin home (Jaro, Iloilo)

  Stone steps at the Talisay Ruins (Talisay, Bacolod)

  Ornate old frame on wall of Balay Negrense (Silay, Bacolod)

  Rosaries galore being sold at Jaro Cathedral (Jaro, Iloilo)

   Exterior facade of Jaro Cathedral (Jaro, Iloilo)

   Open window at Jaro Cathedral (Jaro, Iloilo)

  Friends making way out of banca (Jordan, Guimaras)

   Bamboo at Trappist Monk Abbey (Jordan, Guimaras)

   Door at Miag-ao Church door (Miag-ao, Guimaras)

   Miag-ao facade (Miag-ao, Iloilo)

   Street side cotton candy as (one of many) roadtrip snacks (Iloilo) 

     Empty glass bottles (Jaro, Iloilo)

    Light switch at Nelly Gardens (Jaro, Iloilo) 

rant: phooonnneee eetttiiiquuuueetttteee

So, there are a number of things I'd like to blog about given the events of the last few weeks, but will need time to compose each of things I'd like to share. Time I still have yet to make, but may not find this week.

But there is ALWAYS time to rant and share the little irritations in life that make it more... interesting? This particular one has been my flavor of the month recently:

• When you're super in the zone working on something and you pick up a phone call to hear: "Helllloooo....?! Goooodd affternoooon. Thiiisss issssss blaaaah blaaaaahh. Maaaaayyyyy I plllleeeaasseee spppeaaaakkk toooooo...." 

Ay yay yay! Get to the point people! And get to the point FAST!

I'm connected to the main trunk line so I KNOW i'll always get a call like this everyday. So when I'm in not in the mood, I'll never want to pick up the phone. I always do though. And when I'm in a super irritable mood,  I am always so tempted to respond by putting the phone down. But I never do.  Hehe :)