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Starbucks Christmas!

It’s back! Peppermint Mocha, Dark Mocha Latte and Toffee Nut Latte. Yum!

And the Sticker card issued for today at all branches come with one sticker slot free. Yay!

So it’s just 17 sticker slots to fill up. My first card has 14 stickers to go and I can choose 1 of 3 2010 Limited Edition Starbucks Coffee Planner.

Each of the planner is basically the same, wider than their 2009 version, three cover designs and textures and with date spaces vertically printed.

It’s Christmas in a cup!

 

 

 

Filed under: Personal, Random

This Is It!

I had the privilege of watching s private screening of the worldwide two-week commercial showing of the Michael Jackson documentary. 

The production of his supposed 50-city London concert was nothing short of innovative and well-researched. It was certainly one big musical event that will be missed.

I am not a fan. But like what my colleagues in the industry said, “you would be once you watch the film.”

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Filed under: Concerts, Movies, Music

Orange to Purple, & Then Some…

I went to Digital Hub – V-Mall this noon and had my unopened 1-week-old, orange, 5th Gen Ipod Nano into this.

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After the DH staff, Grace, assisted me with the replacement, I then got a

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Apple Mini-Display Port to VGA Adaptor

Nicer! Now I don’t have to use the thick, old laptop at my classroom for case presentations. Mac is the way to go!!! :-)

Filed under: Apple, Back to school

Raffle

I have never been lucky in any raffle I have joined in since birth. But not until over the weekend.

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An 8G 5th generation orange Ipod Nano. Sweet!

Filed under: Apple, Random

Second Trimester

A new set of classmates and professors starting tomorrow. I am anxious. This is something new for the next 14 weeks.

I know I am in for a lot of surprises similar to what happened during last term. And frustrations that will come my way. And disappointments that can dampen me.

But I just need to hold myhead up high and conquer it.

Life may not always be fair. But it is at these incidents where lessons are learned.

Filed under: Back to school

The Right Thing To Do

If you were invited for something, just anything, and you accepted the invitation, what is the least you should do?

At times, showing (not even saying) appreciation is appropriate. But not even talking or acknowledging the host or pretending that the host never existed is way out of line bordering on disrespect.

A simple gesture showing courtesy would have been better.

Just a thought.

Filed under: Personal, Rants

Disappointed

I have not been updating my blog as often as I used too. I miss it actually and at times I have thoughts to write but opt not to as my studies take top priority.

I look forward to every class meeting. It is difficult and time consuming to prepare before each class especially when one has a full time job. A lot of chapters have to be read plus case studies to be submitted weekly. However, I feel fulfilled every time I learn something new and when I reap the fruits of my labor. I can say I do not really mind the tall order.

However, at my Statistics class tonight, I can not help but feel frustrated and annoyed as the professor breezed through 4 topics in three hours. From the course syllabus, these item should take 4 class meetings. At first, I thought I could not blame him with several class meeting suspensions happening this trimester brought by two 10-day swine flu quarantines, a number of non-working holidays plus one time when he had a family emergency to attend to.

I am perfectly aware that as a graduate student, advanced readings should be consciously done. However, each class session is an opportunity for us to interact or even make queries to the lecturer for details that may be left unclear. This particular night, the lecturer just breezed through all the topics, of which should be made part of the final term paper, without even asking if everything was understood.

For the first time when class ended, I felt that there was something missing.It was only when i was driving home that I just realized that I just have to cope and work double time until the finals next week.

I am ranting, I just need to end this here.

Filed under: Rants

Rush

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I tend to find myself in this situation every Monday and Thursday just before my classes. I hate it.

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I am not sure if I can still say that I am still getting the hang of school work. I just find it difficult and entails so much of my time.

Looking on the bright side, I get elated when I see the rewards. 

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But just the same, I hate cramming. It seems there is always a lack of precious time. It’s either that or I have failed managing it wisely.

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Filed under: Rants

Tita Cory

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You will live forever in our hearts.

Filed under: Corazon C. Aquino

Nokia

After four long years of being provided with units by the office and telco provider, I gifted myself with a new mobile phone. I can still recall the last unit I purchased, a Nokia 6230, back in 2005. I loved this phone. Its petite size is packed with features I would normally use (at that time).

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After that, Globe has already provided me with units with a 24-month holding period. From the Nokia 6680

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to my current Nokia E90.

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I was just lazily walking along a mall’s “tech area” when something in my fancy got stimulated. So I ended up buying this….

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I am happy with the purchase, I think it is well worth it.

*Photos courtesy of www.gsmarena.com.

Filed under: Mobile Phone

Twitter Updates

  • Quiet long weekend. Lunch with a cousin from Denver. Dinner with a friend from KL and read and worked on my cases most of the time. 1 week ago
  • Wow! It's been days. Grad school really takes a lot of one's time. 2 weeks ago
  • I won a 5th gen Ipod Nano. Yippee! 3 weeks ago

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