Mondays...

I don't know how this came about, but it's just the first day of the work week and my workstation is already WAY TOO MESSY!!!

I am not in the mood to work, all the more clean up this mess.

Maybe tomorrow... MAYBE.

The Smaller the Better

The pen point, that is! :P

It is probably the architect in me, but I have been very particular with the kinds of pens I use. It reminds me of an episode from H.I.M.Y.M. where it took Ted a week (or weeks) trying to figure out his official Mosbius Designs pen.

Now that I have my new Starbucks planner (and I have vowed to actually write on the pages of a planner this year!), I have been searching for it's perfect pen. One in red and one in black.

The Pilot G-Tec pen 0.3mm has always been my number 1 favorite since college days. Too bad I forgot to buy some back when I was in the Philippines. I searched the whole island of Guam and as expected, they don't have it here.

I did find a Pentel Slicci 0.3mm pen, which was good enough... UNTIL...

I was browsing eBay and found out that there is such as thing as a Pilot G-Tec 0.25mm Pen! I couldn't resist but order them! I know it will cost at lesat three times it's actual price in the Philippines, but what the heck, I WANT THEM NOW!!!

And so here they are... they write so FINE, yes, literally, fine, 0.25mm fine. Haha!


P.S. I don't care what you think, I love my pens! :P

A Sweet Experiment

I came in this morning and found two packs of M&Ms on my seat. Apparently, my co-worker brought these for me hoping that this is the "best" way she can keep her hands away from chocolates. That's what she thought.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE CHOCOLATES and M&Ms are on top of my list! Ironically, since I got pregnant, I haven't been that addicted to sweets compared to pre-pregnancy days. One piece (mind you, a small piece, not a bar) of chocolate per day is enough. In fact, it took me a week to finish a small Twix bar... and it was just lying there on my desk the whole time.

So for a social experiment, I put my leftover Kisses and these two packs of M&Ms in a container, and placed it at the edge of my workstation - along the hallway - where everyone passes by. As expected, each co-worker who passes by couldn't resist but get a piece or two, or handful of these sweet treats.

The experiment: How long will an office of 11 people finish these?


Note that you have to pass by my workstation to go: in and out of the office, to go to the printer, to go to the boss' room, etc. Everyone will pass by this hallway at least 3 times a day.

I did the same thing months ago, seeing a pack of Three Musketeers in the office pantry; It's been there for so long that I felt bad it will go to waste. I put it on a container, 'displayed' it on my desk near the hallway and it took the office less than one business day to finish it! Ha!

Let's see how many days will the M&Ms last. ;)

Seasonal Hiatus

As I was archiving all my blogs since 2004, I suddenly realized a recurring pattern in terms of my blogging abilities:

I do not or very rarely write blogs from November til February.

I kind of know why this is the pattern:

November kicks off a season of celebrations for me. It is my birthday month, thanksgiving, my sister's birthday, etc. This is when I start to get very pre-occupied with Christmas preparations and that includes mostly Christmas shopping! This is also the month where I get to focus on nearing Christmas vacations.

January is when reality bites me again. So come February, I finally get to accept the fact that it's back to reality. Better keep myself pre-occupied (by blogging?) until the next Season of Celebrations.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!! :)