Bisdak Babbles

As far as I can remember, Cagayan de Oro’s airport terminal had always been a “under-developed”. For years, the terminal wasn’t air-conditioned and baggage inspection had to be manual so going early was really a must. The check-in counters of the three airlines were detached from the terminal itself.

When I went home last May, I could say that the airport underwent a lot of improvements. Though the building is pretty much the same, at least the check-in counters are now inside the terminal and the whole terminal is already air-conditioned! But even for a small terminal, it now houses digital signage. So while waiting for your flight, at least you now have something to fix your eyes on aside from observing the other passengers.

When I was a little girl, I usually played with girl toys but there were times when boy toys were more fun to play with. I was not really into car toys but I loved playing with marbles and water guns. So, when I went home last May, I wasn’t really surprised to see my nephew playing with Shaynna’s dolls and I was but a little bit worried to see Shaynna playing with a toy car.   She has a toy car, but I think she’s still more of a girl because her toy car is colored pink with flower prints on it!  One time, I took her to a shopping mall and she saw one of those remote control helicopters and demanded to buy one.  Nope, I didn’t buy one for her but I was able to replace it with something more girlie… a nurse toy kit!

It’s only been a month since I wrote about my current job. Now, I’m going to say goodbye again. Goodbye to comfort, goodbye to casual clothes.

Last week, we were taken to an interview again for a bigger and well-known company. The project is very interesting because it’s also a Java project, but what I don’t like about it is the train ride. A special rapid service ride plus a subway ride would take me about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Whereas in my current job, it’s only about 5 minutes by bike from my apartment. So, no more 8:30AM wake up time for me. And I’m wearing casual clothes to work only up to end of this month. Starting October 1st, I’m gonna say hello to my heels again. Ugh!

There are two more colleagues with me who will also join that company. We have no choice.  An assignment is an assignment.  We must take it.  I’d just look at it in a positive light: another Java project! Yipee!

My little girl is turning four next month. At such a young age, she’s really taking care of her things and she seldom loses her toys. When she got a new bicycle, she just played with it inside our house. She has this doll that’s been with her for more than two years. But her oldest possessions are the blue and pink comforters. She won’t even allow her baby cousin to borrow it. Even if she sleeps with just the electric fan on, she has to have one of these comforters. Here’s a photo of how she enjoyed using that blue baby bedding. Now, even if it’s a little bit small for her, she just can’t be separated from it.

These are photos of the roads that make me feel at home.
Taken at my hometown in the Philippines:

The nice thing about Japan and some countries is that it would cost a fortune to have the garbage collector pick up big stuffs such as electronics, furniture, etc. So, many people who are leaving Japan, either hold a “Sayonara sale” or give their stuffs away. And where can I find such Sayonara sale ads? Where else, but online at the Kansai Flea Market website.

I often visit this website hoping to find stuffs that might be useful to me. I don’t mind buying and using second-hand electronics, books and some furniture. After all, I save a lot if I buy second-hand stuffs. Plus, they are way cheaper than those in the second-hand shops. Recently, I’ve seen this ad at Kansai Flea Market and here are the treasures I found:

Yep, I got myself a fax machine! It has an voice recording feature but it’s no longer working but all in all, it is still working good. It’s really a great bargain since I got it for 500 yen (US$5) only.  The best one I got was a complete set of His Dark Materials books! They’re still as good as new and it only cost me 1,000 yen (US$10)!  A new novel here costs around 1,000 yen.  I hope somebody would sell his complete set of Harry Potter books.
For those who don’t know what sayonara is, it means “goodbye”.

One of my Japanese acquaintances is a biologist. He is currently involved in a research about losing weight. Nope, I think he is not trying to develop a new diet pill. One very important point he told me was that decreasing one’s food intake is effective in losing weight but the effect wears off in the next few weeks. Even with the decreased food intake, one could still gain weight. His suggestion? Find a fast fat burner. This doesn’t have to be a medication. It could mean that we have to sweat it out. The more energy the human body consumes, the higher chance of getting rid of those extras. If you’re dieting and exercising at the same time, then you’re on the right track. So, now I’m no longer afraid of eating anything I crave as long as I jog every night. Hope the rainy days (and late-night work days) would go away soon because I feel that my ugly curves are getting bigger. Ugh!

Since I’ve transferred to this domain, I’ve never regained my Google rank. So, it has become impossible for me to grab paid post opportunities. Hope this one would help me get back in line.

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