Happy New Year!

I can't believe how screwed up the phone system this holidays. I have been trying to call my family back home since christmas using my Sarimanok One rechargeable phone card. All it did was ring the phone on the other end but nobody picks up my call. Apparently, it wasn't ringing on their end. Christmas ended and I wasn't able to talk to anyone back home.

After christmas, I tried again...same thing. I don't know which one has the problem. Either the Sarimanok One or the Smart Communications. Which ever has gone wrong, made me pissed off!

JJ bought me a Skype kit which gives me a free 30 minutes call. I tried to use it at exactly, 12 midnight in the Philippines hoping it would work but to my dismay. What is going on? Somebody tell me? Is this how bad the traffic is for the telecommunications? They have to do something.

Naf, of me whining. New year is coming i should look on the positive side.
I just enjoyed myself blogging about Star's improvement. I also submitted a bio and a picture of her at PetsMart.com hopefully they will choose her one of these days as the Smart Pet of the Day.

How do you guys celebrate the New Year? Until now, we had no plans yet. JJ and I were stuck infront of the pc ever since we got up this morning. We were talking about getting a shower and hit the mall or watch the Kingkong and tonight will hit the Sportsbar. Thought I had to make some food for us to share this midnight. The clock is ticking! Any new years resolution for you guys? Let's share one day.
Meanwhile, Johnson's family is wishing all of you a


Cheers!

Santa Was very Nice

Since der was no kids in da house, we da old wans did not wait for the christmas morning to open our gifts! Heheh why wait? Dba?

Santa was so nice to me dis christmas. Few days ago I got gifts from my friend Michelle, some under garments from VS, an additional picture frame for my collection and socks. Yesterday, another friend gave me another picture frame (dey know i collect picture/photo frames), a night gown (i have to wait for spring/summer before I could wear it), and more under garments -huh?? and a pink earrings, thanks Lyn!

Yesterday, I caught JJ wrapping some of his gifts for me so he indeed up not wrapping stuff he bought from the Thinkgeek which is the black shirt with "There's no Place like 127.0.0.1" (127.0.0.1 is the Loopback address of the computer which basically means There's no Place like Home), he also added those silly HTTP under garments (agen?! wth?!) one says: 411 Length Required and the 413 Requested Entity Too Large.

Anyways, as we open gifts Dad was wid us and of course Star. Dad seemed to have fallen inlove with the little critter. Star on the other hand loved him. She liked to nibble with his beard just like jj's goatee. Star's toys were accumulating and by the way she has already learned to go up and down our stairs. I thought her about a week ago. She learned how to go up but she was scared to go down. One day, I taught her how to go down step by step and she learned it pretty quick. Now. climbing up and down the stairs has been one of her exercise routine.

Anyway,I got VS gift card from JJ worth $75. Next, I got a white gold Ruby and Diamond Cross Necklace and the free 14K Necklace with Pearl pendant (he got me a Ruby necklace instead of the earrings), finally, JJ got me one from Brookstone which is the Tempur-Pedic Comfort-step Slippers (i might send it back because small size is still too big for me), Dad on the other hand got me a shirt from Abercrombie & Fitch, a candle from Yankie Candle and a candle burner.

Yay, I'm happy I got most of the stuff from my list and then some. I might still be able to get that sunglasses from Rayban in replacement of the Tempur-Pedic Slipper OR this Bang and Olufsen A8 Headphone from Apple Computer Store as a replacement for my old headphone for my Rio MP3 player. That iPod Nano seems so tempting but JJ just think they are just too popular. Also it only has 2GB or 4GB while mine does have 5GB.

What JJ got from ME? Oh, he was so happy that I got him the Bose Speaker System. Although he kept saying I shouldn't have bought him the expensive one's. But I figured he deserved to get something pricey. If I can send most of my earnings for my family back home, why not for my husband, right? Besides I won't be working all my life. Time will come I'd be staying home if ever we decided to have kids. So I wanted to buy him something from my earnings.

I also got him something that he can use everyday which is the Coffee Mug from Thinkgeek. Star got him the Ethernet Croosover Adapter. Jen ur right! Da wans I did not buy for him, he indeed up buying it for himself. He woke up early this morning to clean da house while I cooked for our food for tonight and then off he left to buy the Remote Control he's been wanting from Bestbuy.

He also got a shirt from Abercrombie and Fitch from Dad.
Basically, he got all he wanted except the new Xbox360! Yesterday, he also bought xbox games worth $80+.

Dad on da other hand, got 2 Performance Fleece Pullovers, a Plasma Mug with Electronic Coasters (its creates this one-of-a-kind lighting effect) and a $100 gift card from Kohls.

How about Star? Momma got her more toys to chew on! Dada got her also a toy from Discovery Channel Store! What a spoiled rotten puppy!

Overall, everyone is going to bed with a big smile on our faces and a tummy full of food.

Merry Xmas everyone!

JJ's Christmas Wish List

Wow, I just got JJ's christmas wish list sent thru e-mail ---> from JJ: ok, here goes: some of this too expensive and some are goofy I would be embarassed if you bought. But use your best judgement. I'll enjoy any of these stuff I think. ---> signed, JJ

These are his wish list:

Phatnoise Digital Car Audio System from Volkswagen.
How much? I don't wanna know 'coz Im pretty sure its beyond my budget.

Logitec Harmony 15-Device Universal Remote with Color LCD and Smart State.

Price: 249.99 with $25 mail-in rebate. His been wanting to get this because I always get confused with all the remote controls we have. I have to pindot a lot of bottons pa before I can watch tv programs or movie using the dvd player or vhs player, hear music or radio. He bought one from Sony before which is about $500, at nagamit lang for a short period. So I'm not sure if I will get this or not? Pero it made a good review naman from the customers. We'll see.

Bose Companion Multimedia Speaker System (3 piece). He was so impressed with this when we went shopping at Prime Outlets a month ago. Pero mind you, bago pa lang tong speaker system nya sa kanyang pc, upgrade agad? How much? $239.99 lang naman!

SwissmemoryThis is Swiss Memory USB
Regular 1GB is $159.99 /
Aluminum 1GB is $159.99.
Gorgeous Swiss Army Knife with Built-in USB flash drive.

Flavia Fusion. Blame the idea to his fren. State of the art technology. Make head turns, kuno!Those who have husbands who love to drink coffee or a tea drinker like me...you might be interested with this. $99.99 lang naman plus Drink Medly which is $29.99

What else is new? Time to upgrade Call of Duty...now Call of Duty 2! I don't think so brother! heheh your butt should be off from sitting infront of the computer...remember doc says loose 20 lbs.? I'd rather get get you and exercise machine, pero baka kalawangin lang...sayang $49.99 ko.

This one. Yakang-yaka ko to! $14 lang naman eh! Emancipation of Mimi CD by Mariah Carey.

Now, for the useless but interesting (to me at least) gadgets. (according to him)


The perfect gift for your 32 year old child! In my case if I will get this for him would be perfect gift for your 33 yrs. old husband. This is an office toy from ThinkGeek - a remote control microblimp costs $129.99

Another toy from ThinkGeek which is Dynaflex Powerball Gyroscope in glowing blue.
Basically the blue LED light starts to glow once the Powerball begins rotating and will glow even brighter as the rpms are increased. Sounds cool for $39.99?

The Universal Chart for $26.99 from ThinkGeek.
This print illustrates in detail the Milky Way in other words this shows a unique look at our Universe.

This is for the SUV daw - a mini torch flashlight for $26.13.With a turn of its head this little flashlight puts out a mighty bright halogen light.

A calendar which features the artwork of twelve Demotivators as well as a plethora of depressing dates, another one from ThinkGeek for $15.99. This 2006 Calendar is simply perfect for gift for person who has everything, but still isn't happy about it.

If a pretty poster and a cute saying are all it takes to motivate you, you probably have a very easy job. The kind robots will be doing soon. This is from ThinkGeek worth $15.99

This might be a good choice, for $12.99 im pretty sure its very usable pang palit2x nya dun sa isang coffee mug nya. Made of stainless steel with famous Caffeine Molecule printed in black on the front. Also from ThinkGeek.

This is Ethernet Crossover Adapter from ThinkGeek for $6.99. You can carry this adapter on your keyring and forget about those stupid numbers. Having this adapter on your keyring quietly shows the world your status as a prepared geek. (really?)

Lastly, he wants this Linux Fish for $4.99 at ThinkGeek. With this he will surely get an awkward stares from clueless passersby when he is driving down the freeway with this chrome plated fish on his vehicle.

Hmmm...notice daming choices? Daming naka lista ha! I'm pretty sure mamayat ang aking bulsa nito. I was trying to weigh which one is the most that he will surely need? Most of these fall into the "want category" but I checked on my lists and they were the same thing...they're not really "needs but just merely wants". I used to tell my nephew back home to use the basic of Economics which is Want vs. Need. Needs are the one's you can't go on without it like shelter, food, clothing, something you have to have. While Want are something you like to have...meaning you can survive without it - not very important in order to live. I have one conversation with JJ one time. I told him my observation about the kids here in America. They get a lot of toys or presents on christmas and birthdays. They get not only 1 or 2 presents but a lot! I said how lucky they are! When I was a kid, I could only count on my fingers the toys that I own and was given as a gift. I remember I only had 1 Ninang who always give me a gift on christmas and birthday, but that was only when I was a kid. She practically stopped giving me gifts when I was a teenage. JJ said yah, I had all kinds of toys when I was a kid. A lot of gifts are not only from my parents but from my relatives, aunts and uncle, family friends. That made him not being able to appreciate the small things or the cheap stuff. Oh well, its christmas time anyway. My motto: Its better to receive than to give! ('.')

My Christmas Wish List

This is a very interesting topic for me. Hmm.. JJ and I have been talking about making a wish list for christmas.

Star was our christmas gift for both of us. She's really been doing well exploring her new home. Potty training still was hit and miss. Infact, JJ just bought us a power washer for our carpet. Thank goodness the carpet is back to its life...even more cleaner and fresher now.

OK so here's my wish list: (edited for jj's convenience)

This is a Soap Genie Automatic Soap and Lotion Dispenser from the Sharperimage. I like this because of the no-drip technology and the musical chime that not only fun for kids but for adults like me. It is also a smart, economical and sanitary way to keep everyone hands cleaner and helps the kitchen and bathrooms free from cross contamination.

I know I don't really need this since I already have one from Ray-ban which is my first christmas gift when I got here in 2003. But this is new Babe he-he-he! Maybe I can upgrade? For your convenience, this is model number 511212. This is UVA, UVB, UVC Protected. Lens material is polycarbonate and the frame material is metal.

I also know I already have a Ruby earrings...SMILES! but when you get this for me it comes with a Pearl Pendant and a 14K yellow gold chain FREE! I can give you the coupon from IDG jeweller. The price range is just right - wink! (coupon is right infront of my pc)

Yup, you can also get me a either Signature Cotton Bra's (preferably in pink color - triangle bra - with or w/o wire) which is on sale today for 2 for $39 or from Victoria's Secret Pink (either color or style will do). You can also get a matching color of underware. And - I have a complimentary card here which is $10 off when you purchase $50 or more. I am going to put the complimentary gift card in one of the red stocking and will not checked on it until after we exchange gifts, BIG SMILE!

How about an Address Label Software? I'm not really sure which one I want but i'm sure you can figure it out. Maybe you can download online or buy me one from Bestbuy.

This is a Return to Tiffany oval tag bracelet made with Sterling silver(white gold is too much to ask). This is a little bit pricey but if you get this for me, I'd be settled with just one christmas gift. Mind you, this is one of the cheapest from Tiffany and Co. Engraving is also an option. If you want, you can match it up with a necklace...he-he-he! I searched it again at Tiffany and Company's and for some reason it won't show up. (it did show up last night) maybe you can call 800-843-3269?

This is a geek shirt thing...heheh you think ur the only geek? you know where is this from!

Ok, that's all for now. I may add if there is anything I remember that I like from Santa.