failed break-in attempt

 someone tried to break into my place on july 19, 2022.  well, there are security cameras here. 

10:05 p.m., he arrived on motorcycle.  and yes, he was wearing a helmet.

he parked his motorcycle at the end of the street, in front / near the corner of our house.

10:09 p.m., he entered our side gate.

(during the interval, he checked out the neighbors' houses.)

when he was already at the 3rd floor (reached through the outdoor stairs), he did not have a helmet anymore.  he also was not wearing a mask.

10:16 p.m. i saw his hand and arm poking through the front window of my living room.  it looked like he was trying to reach the door stopper.

so it was him i've been hearing from my bed earlier!
i just ignored the sounds!
i'm so used to all sorts of noises in the neighborhood and a lot of times they seem so near.

i asked, "ano 'yan?!"
->  'what's that?!'

he immediately pulled out his hand.

still10:16 p.m. he rushed out the side gate which all along he left open.  he was not wearing his helmet but his head was covered.

he put on his helmet while he was hurriedly walking to his motorcycle.

10:17 p.m. he drove off.

his attempt failed.

and his face was clearly captured on cam.

i informed the neighbors (through facebook messenger) on the same night.

his actions were reported to the authorities the following day.

needs improvement

july 9, i ordered spicy pepperoni pizza from pizza hut - xavierville and when it was delivered, the pepperoni was burnt, as in the edges were black!

i took pics and emailed them to pizza hut's customer service center with the note, "next time please check the quality of the pizza before delivery."

they asked for my number saying the Manager on Duty will call me.

july 12, i gave them my number.

an hour and a half later, someone from the xavierville branch called me and was i taken aback by his tack!  the guy kept on saying maybe i was just used to their [non-spicy] pepperoni lovers pizza so i thought their spicy pepperoni was burnt.  he said that really is how their spicy pepperoni is.  we were on the phone for 12 minutes and no matter what i said, that was his repeated and aggressive stand!

(for the record, i'm over half a century old and i've probably ordered pizza hut's pepperoni lovers pizza only twice in my entire life.  i am not used to it at all.  my favorite is bacon cheeseburger and that is almost always what i order from their store.

i say the pepperoni is burnt not in comparison to anything else.  the edges of the pepperoni are black, that's it!)

i told the guy if that really is his stand then put it in writing, email it to me.

what the guy emails me instead is a request for my address saying they would give me complimentary pizza.

i don't send feedback to get complimentary items.  i have given a lot of feedback and i have turned down numerous offers of replacement.

i send feedback so the store could improve and other customers would have a better experience.

in this case, i hope pizza hut would look not just into the way their spicy pepperoni is cooked but also into the way their managers interact with dissatisfied customers.  the goal is to reduce dissatisfaction, not aggravate it.

coming to light

i was checking out branches of my mom's tree overhanging cables in front of her house.  i wanted to saw them off lest they damage the cables when they get bigger.

me to sister:  'what sort of cable is that?  is that an electric cable?'

dangerous if electric.

ooops...

me again to sister:  'btw, if i die and you see something still being posted in my accounts, i'm not haunting anyone, ok.  you can schedule video publication in youtube.  that's simply late scheduling, not my ghost.'

of course, if you've been spewing lies, you should still be scared.

nothing is hidden that will not be exposed.

the truth is out there.

do you

in a lot of decision-making processes, the majority, or even just the plurality, prevails.

but you don't necessarily change your views,
your beliefs,
your principles
just because you turned out to be in the minority.
you may have a change of mind,
a change of heart,
because of additional information or whatever
but you do not change simply because you are outnumbered.

"stand for what is right even if you stand alone."

not everyone has the same thought processes.
not everyone is on the same wavelength.

bees seek out flowers.
flies are attracted to filth.
both are free to roam the face of the earth.

honor is not in numbers.
follow your beacon
not the crowd.

edible joy

yesterday, my mom sent me champorado (chocolate porridge).

this morning, i had chocolate oatmeal.

late morn, i received a dozen (!) boxes of my fave chocs! 🍫😋

it's a sweet life 😊
and i am thankful 🙏