Order of the Phoenix

The teaser trailer of the latest Harry Potter film is here!

Snap!

When one gets older, does he stop playing with toys? I think not; the toys actually become more lavish and pretty expensive: remote-controlled cars that run on gas, aeroplanes that look exactly like the real thing, and every small gadget that innovators could think of to make our lives easier and be mobile. My Dad is one whom you may call a techno-geek; he's the type whom you would usually in an electronics store, partly maybe because he was an engineer. I think I got that trait from him, even though I'm a girl I get excited over the thought of a new appliance to put to the test, never-minding that connecting wires could be trivial.

My dad likes photography as well and he likes taking candid pictures of me and my younger brother - like when I hurt my ankle with his teeth. I remember his Canon manual camera, which has a crank to wind the film. If he was alive today, he probably has his own iPod and listens to it on his way to work, a PDA phone on his pocket, and a digital slr camera to carry around during his trips (business or leisure).

I haven't posted for quite sometime because I've been busy playing with my latest toy, something that I have been itching to buy since three years back: a Canon 30D. So wait for the new pics.

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Little things

Life can full of little surprises
* like getting an SMS from my one of my Mom's oldest friends back home saying that she and her daughter Ate Malou will be dropping by at Singapore after a holiday trip in Bangkok
* or getting a "variable" way bigger that you have expected
* or getting an "E" in an exam which you thought you'll surely get a "T" (troll)

Breakaway

Today is the last day I will be sitting beside Mr. Stinky aka Mr. Fart Machine. This weekend the first phase of the renovation in Maybank Ang Mo Kio will commence and it's our side that must start the packing and movement to a temporary working place on Monday. One week after that I will be sitting in my new cubicle far from Mr. Scratch.

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My desk all cleaned-up and ready to be dismantled.

Things to do if I won a BMW car

If ever I would receive a call telling me that I have won a brand new BMW car, here's the list of things I would do:

1. I'd make sure that the call was not a hoax. If it is then I'd forget about the rest on this list.
2. Since it is the real deal, I would arrange for the day to claim the prize.
3. I'd go to the church and sponsor a thanksgiving mass.
4. I'd start looking for the current market price of the car that I have won.
5. I would look for a car agent who could sell my brand new car without COE at a great deal. Yes, I'd sell it for I don't know how to drive and neither does Herman.
6. I'd start taking driving lessons.
7. Once it is sold, I'd go looking for a cheaper car and buy it.
8. The rest of the sales from the BMW I would use to pay-up some debts and maybe pay our condo in Mandaluyong in full.
9. And of course, treat friends for some luxurious meals.
10. Give out the latest iPod Nanos to my Filipino officemates for Christmas.
11. Donate a Mac Powerbook to be the major prize in our office Christmas party.

Isn't it nice just thinking about it? But then again I'm not the one who won a brand new car. I'd just have to wait for an iPod nano this Christmas and hope that I'd be lucky enough to win that Powerbook.

Keep on wishing. Keep on dreaming.