suiting up

at a wake this afternoon, a concerned old lady so thoughtfully asked me:  'aren't you cold?'

ooops...  there were heavy rains outside, the air-con was running so efficiently inside, we were at a wake and there i was wearing this oh-so-summery sleeves-sliding-off-the-shoulder top...  : }

uhm...  'twas hot and bright and sunny when we left home...  all my mom told me was that i was going to take pics at the turn-over of an aunt's new place.  'twas a short drive.  i was thinking to-and-fro and everything else in-between will take just two hours, three tops, so i wore something light and comfy.

well, it turns out we'll be out for eight hours  ->  until nighttime...  my mom didn't tell me we were going to proceed to a wake...  i didn't know the weather would change to rain...  i was so inappropriately dressed!  : O

next time i should keep a cover-up in the car...  next time i should ask for an itinerary...  ; )

simply successful

my mom was checking out hats this morning...  while waiting for her, i talked to the very simple and unassuming hat seller who was manning the stall all by himself...

after my mom paid for her chosen hat, i asked the seller to smile for my camera...  he told me he doesn't know how to smile...  i coaxed him to, took his pic then said goodbye...

what do you know, this afternoon i learn from my dad that the guy actually has a very good business with branches in baguio, vigan, boracay and this other tourist place i can't recall right now.

the guy seemed very humble!

hmmm...  good thing i wasn't in my chilly mode and was warm and friendly this morning...  ; )

not fair ; )

last saturday when i got home, my sister went, 'why are you so dark?!'

me:  'i am?'

sister:  'yes!'

mom:  'she kept walking about taking pics so she got dark...'

sister:  'you get that dark doing that?'

well, it was sunny...

then now it's my mom's turn:  'how come you're so dark?'

me:  'i am?'

mom:  'yes...'

me:  'i walked to the supermarket to buy facial cleanser...'

mom:  'you just walked?!'

me:  'yes...'

mom:  'next time don't do that...'

hmmm...

now i'm scheduled to climb a mountain...  boy, do i expect to get burned...  i guess i should expect another round of you're-so-dark-comments...  at least this one's expected...  ; )

blessing in disguise

i wanted to go out to buy some stuff this afternoon...  the thing is, i'm 'coding' today...  my car is supposed to be off the road 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ...  well, there's a 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. window but that would be too tight for me...  i therefore just stayed home somewhat disappointed that i wasn't able to go out...
and then i receive a totally unexpected phone call...  the caller told me someone's asking for my number...  i asked for the purpose of the request first and after finding out, asked for the requestor's number instead and made the call myself (don't call me, i'll call you, haha)...

what do you know, the conversation turned out really well...  the requestor volunteered (!) to do certain things for me which could at long last give a push to something that has been stalled for quite awhile...  yay!  that is so good!  imagine, i wasn't even doing anything and something like this comes up!  whoa!

after that unexpected development, i again receive another call...  this time it's the courier for a certain magazine...  they're giving me a complimentary copy and they're already in the street trying to locate my house...  aw!

hmmm...  my being unable to go out turned out to be a blessing in disguise...  i would not have been able to answer my phone had i gone out...  i would have left it in the car...

to think i was initially disappointed...  well, God turned my disappointment into joy...  He is just so good  ->  even when i've been, ugh, 'bad'...  He just keeps on showing me His love and i am just so humbled and i really am so thankful...

my fave

' dropped off something at my aunt's place...  she invites me to have some sweets...

i decline saying i have to go...

she then says the magic words:  'leche flan...'

ooops...  sure, i can stay awhile...  hahaha...  ; )

and guess what, i did not just finish the slice on my plate...  she made me bring the whole pan as well...

aw, i am so happy...  i am so thankful...  : )))