Day 45: Sugar for My Valentine

I got a sweet tooth.  The fact that I will swear by ice cream is a testament to that.  And even if I'm not exactly fond of Valentine's, I have to admit I like seeing the abundance of flowers and candy around.  It's overrated, but at least people still give love past Christmas.  One of our associates gave the candy above.  The cupcakes, I got from my colleagues.  We all get a cupcake each, and we're supposed to give them to someone we admire professionally in the company.  Well,  all that running around with the printer last week paid off with candy! 

So, I end this day eating chocolate while listening to Echo & the Bunnymen's Lips Like Sugar.

Day 44: Writing Letters

No one writes letter anymore.  I guess, in this day and age, it's so much more easier to connect and get your message across through e-mails, text messages and social networks.  I'm pretty much updated with everyone I know so long as they post on their Facebook walls.  Writing letters seem to be an antiquated activity.  No one wants to make the effort, and hardly anyone has the time.  I like old-fashioned letters, though.  In this day and age, receiving one in snail mail gives it a whole lot more meaning.  It takes more effort from someone writing to reach you, I guess.

Day 43: For the Love of Shoes

I love shoes.  I love them so much that at one point, I owned over a hundred pairs (Yes, Imelda?).  I no longer own over a hundred pairs.  I have grown more meticulous when buying shoes.  I look more at a pair's durability and ability to hold me up when I need them.  Most of the time, my shoes would not fail me.  That's one reason why I love them.  They're very good friends.  They compliment me, too.  A good pair of shoes can make you feel good about yourself.  My favorite quote on shoes came from the manga Hana Yori Dango.  One character advised the heroine, "Wear good shoes, and those shoes will take you to good places."  It has truth to it.  My favorite pairs have accompanied me to every good place and moment I had in life. 

I chose the pair above, because I like brogues.  I like wearing men's items and making them feminine.  I've been called a tomboy because of it.  I guess, some people have never heard of the term 'androgyny'.  Also, since it's Valentine's weekend, the pair made a pretty good heart-shaped image hanging like that.

Day 42: Banappled

Doesn't it look yum?  I promise you, it tastes even better.  I have always wanted to try Banapple at Ayala Triangle after hearing rave reviews about it.  I just never found the time.  After a long week of love-hate relationship with the printer, though, I figured I deserve a break.  My colleagues were playing ball at a court nearby, so I decided to drop by en route to wherever my taste bud fancied.  Turns out, Banapple was the only place open at 9am.  Well, there's BFast and Momo, but they didn't have the same appeal.

I got myself penne and my friend got the lasagna roll-ups.  They were both heavenly.  The servings, too, were man-sized.  I was already full halfway through my penne bowl, and I haven't even started with that cake yet.  However, glutton that I am, I couldn't possibly pass up the pretty slice of fruity goodness.  It was so good, it was sinful.  But it certainly felt like the right kind of wrong.

Day 41: Year of the Rabbit

I did not get to take any picture specific for the Chinese New Year that passed.  There were days when I would take a picture, but it was either too early, too late, or too poorly taken.  I guess, this is me compensating.  It was a wonder getting Yan Yan today.  I miss the food from my childhood.

There was a fascinating thought that crossed my mind today.  Now that I'm all grown up, I seem to prefer doing things I enjoyed when I was younger than the things I've always thought would be cooler to do as an adult.  I often say that I'll always be half-eight years old.  There's a part of me that didn't grow up.  It got stuck in 1992.  Every now and then it comes out and reminds me she's so much more cooler doing her ABC than me dealing with a moody printer.

Day 40: Open For Another Day

This photo should be self-explanatory, right? 

I don't want to bore you with stories of my friendship with the printer again.  This is just another day, really.  I hope your days have better stories to tell. :)

Day 39: Breakfast of Champions

I almost did not get to take any picture for today.  I spent most of yesterday and today with the printer (I raped the print button).  It was a good thing that I have good friends who I work with, and who look after my welfare when I'm beginning to forget about it.  Yesterday, they bought me my lunch.  Today, they brought me pan de sal and peanut butter, which I love and miss like Disney movies. 

I appreciate the people I work with.  I would have suffered from the insanity brought by stress if I weren't blessed enough to work with people I enjoy working with.  When things go really crazy, I know that my team is all I need.  Work isn't always fun, even when you enjoy what you do for a living.  But it's easier to get by when you're surrounded by creative and positive people who serve as constant reminders that it all boils down to the choices you make each day.  The choice to find something good everyday.  The choice to be happy.  The choice to believe. The choice to make it right.  The choice to make it work.  The choice to be a champion everyday.