#49. Whenever I drink coffee - ordinary, 3in1, coffee shop - I don't finish the entire thing.

PisoBid

I've recently registered with PisoBid and I just failed my first auction a few minutes ago. I was going for that 100 bids auction because it was closing, just so I'd get the feel of the auction. To make the long story short, I didn't have enough bids - I only have the 5 bids that were free upon registration - to win it. To be perfectly honest, though, it was exciting even if I lost. PisoBid is like playing the crane machine. I mean, the excitement you get while playing the crane machine is the same as the excitement you get while bidding on PisoBid.

PisoBid is a piso auction site that offers up to 99% discount off of products. You can get an iPod for 1 peso. Really. I saw testimonials. It's crazy, right? You can try it, too! Just click on http://pisobid.com/?r=babyandmuffi and register. Upon registration, you will be given 5 free bids which you can use for closing auctions. Once these free bids run out, you can always buy bids.

You know what will be really great?

I have been working my ass for two years in oDesk and I have always been wondering if they offered medical plans to their freelancers. Good news: They do. Bad news: They're only offered to US citizens.

I really hope they offer this to other suppliers, too. I guess it's safe to say that majority of the contractors in oDesk are mostly based in another country, right?

There's no harm in trying...

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Damn you, Ronald McDonald!

I was on one of my depression streaks these past few nights. How I Met Your Mother and a bag of chips would usually put my foul mood on the backseat but last night, the depression was so stubborn, a bag of chips wasn't enough to make me feel better. So instead of sleeping it off (which might be the perfect remedy for such a thing, anyway), I ordered a McChicken sandwich, LARGE fries and orange juice from the McDelivery website at friggin' 12 in the morning. It was that bad. I got so guilty after finishing everything (in 10 minutes) that I got up early enough to join my parents run at Boni High Street thus my first EVER run since 2009.

Of course, I brought Brianna with me. It's added exercise for me (and my huge arms) and it's another day out of the house for her.

After running, though, we went to McDonald's 32nd cor. 5th for breakfast and I ended up finishing one full order of the Big Breakfast and a 2-piece pancake meal plus one whole hash brown.

Damn you, Ronald McDonald. Mark my words: I will eventually get tired of the food you serve but until that day comes...DAMN YOU.

#48. I can finish a whole bottle of wine all by myself. In less than an hour.

Welcome to my life.

Ah, the life of a freelance writer can be really fun and frustrating at the same time. There are a lot of truth in this picture. Especially the What I Really Do part. Hee.

WHAT MY FRIENDS THINK I DO: Actually, that's literally how I look when ending my articles so it's kinda consistent. Yes, I get writer's block in the end. I know how to start my articles but I always go "Huh?" in the end.

WHAT MY MOM THINKS I DO: Well, at first, she thought I wouldn't build a career out of this freelancing stuff and I didn't contradict her on what she thinks of my work. It gets really tiring to prove whatever it is that I "need" to prove. Anyway, now, she thinks that I will be able to pull this off...and I definitely will. I am even planning to take up an online marketing course offered by DLSU in order for me to offer even more services to clients.

WHAT SOCIETY THINKS I DO: I don't think freelance writers look like that but I accept it. I mean, the guy's hot so I assume that society thinks freelance writers are hot. *wink wink*

WHAT PUBLISHERS THINK I DO: Okay, I don't know what that is about because the monkey looks mad but I don't think my clients think that I'm a monkey. Too literal? Sorry.

WHAT I THINK I DO: Yes, and I want to believe that I am that great, too... NOT! Well, I don't think that I am great but I think I am literate enough to get my works published.

WHAT I REALLY DO: I don't play solitaire, though. I usually tweet and browse online stores and apply to more jobs and watch It's Showtime. Hee. But I get the job for the day done before the 4pm deadline. *snap snap snap*

Anyway, I knew I could succeed in this work from home gig. I just need to be even more hardworking to get more projects...and yeah, that IMMAP thing with DLSU. I definitely am aiming for that this year. Hopefully.

Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2012

It was my first time ever to attend the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Clark, Pampanga this year and I am glad to have Brianna as my hot air balloon date. It was a great chance to bond with the cousins while experiencing hot air balloon-ing at its finest. I really had a great time watching it.

Should I?

I have a very big dilemma (Oh!) and it includes money...

Should I get a portable digital camera?

Yes, I am having second thoughts about buying a camera. I don't think I'm gonna use it as much as I'm using Happy now but I think I need it. I think. I'm not quite sure now but when we're in some sort of event, I feel that I need it. I've been so used to taking photos in college that I have so much of my memories captured by the camera. Now, I still have memories caught by the camera but I feel like someone from the outside looking in. I know it sounds profound but it's really not. I just want my point of view captured, you know? No? Okay, forget it.

#47. I always experience writer's block. I know how to start my write-ups but I don't know how to end them.

I have a new baby.

To celebrate my and Bry's 2nd year anniversary, I got myself a laptop.

Meet Happy. (I'm sorry for the quality of the photo, I just used my phone but I swear, Happy's really sexy.)

I decided to get Happy because she's a need now that I am trying to be serious with this freelance writer thing and I know that it will be a good investment. I'll be getting my money-back in a month's time, anyway, so it's not much of a hassle when it comes to my budget.

Originally, I just wanted to get a netbook because it's so small, I could literally lug it around everywhere I go but Happy is a really handy laptop compared to those other bulky laptops Octagon was selling so I thought it's a win-win situation. I get a laptop instead of a netbook and I could lug it around with me all the time.

Here are some of the first photos we've taken using Happy:

I haven't edited any picture and the lighting was really crappy. I shall try again tomorrow at the party...if the place is well-lit.

So, basically, I bought a gift for myself for our anniversary and for Brianna's birthday. I'm a happy (mommy) bee. :) Crossing out items from the wishlist from 2011.

I'm sorry if I sound really proud about something so small but Happy is, by far, the most expensive thing I've bought with my own money. This is an achievement for someone so cheap like me.

I have a confession to make.

Confession: I CANNOT, FOR THE LIFE OF ME, COOK.

Yes, I cannot cook. At all. I know how to cook rice using a rice cooker. I know how to make instant pancit canton, too, but that's about it. So yesterday for early dinner, - I don't eat after 6pm - I decided to make myself a meal. Actually, it's not really cooking because it's just Hamsilog (Ham, egg and fried rice) but heck, I'm still too proud of my achievement! It's a start, right?

Sorry na, I really don't know how to cook. The yaya even laughed at me when I was happily eating my meal. Malamang, I'm the only one who's gonna appreciate the food I cooked, right? Love your own! Haha!