- two hundred bucks salary differential from when i was still at the court of appeals.
- an unplanned lunch with a good friend
- ... especially if good friend decides to order gambas which happens to be one of your ultimate favorites
- ... and decides, at the end of lunch, to pay for everything, including your meal!
- surprise checks which will allow you to buy yet another suit for work
- free tickets to west side story ... especially since every time you'd pass by the billboard at edsa you tell yourself that you'll find a way to watch it
- honorariums without withholding tax
- secrets :)
- being assigned to a case you secretly hoped you'd be assigned to
- sm megamall and everything that goes with it
- knowing you've passed by krispy kreme every single working day for the last two months and you've yet to yield to the temptation of buying half a dozen donuts for yourself
- having your own tiny little office where you can hide out
- finishing your first ever pleading as a lawyer ...
- ... and signing that pleading!
- having a tita mayu :) (everyone should have a cool aunt who feeds you like any mom would but shares your secrets like a good friend, supports your luho like a grandparent, and covers your back like a sibling)
- unlitxt80 ...
- ... and friends with globe phones :)
- waking up to a LOT of messages on your phone ...
- ... and answering them one by one.
- phone-oke with your best friend
- ... who doesn't mind if you have your own version of "narda"
- theme songs :)
- rainy days
- trying on jeans you haven't worn in a while cause they've gotten a bit tight and realizing that they now fit way better than they did a couple of months ago
- benny, benny, benny
- free tissue at work!
- clothes you like at 70% off
- lunch at o'boy (4th floor West Tower, PSE Centre)
- not caring how much gas costs and bringing car to work to make the commute easier
- the kids at tuloy sa don bosco
- special mention: christian caroro (i swear it's wrong but he's really my ultra favorite kid!)
- mass with lingkod people ... ibang level yung high.
- rltc '08
- new friends
- saturday nights with the girls
- explaining something then seeing that exact moment that the other person gets exactly what you're trying to say
- no saturday work
- the lovely new buses that ply the mia route :)
- P55 shuttle to atc - makes having relationships at alabang easy!
- cheap stuff at sm
- cheap stuff anywhere!
- 12 noon or 8pm mass at PCJ
- thursday kaberks
- jojet (my tuloy kid) memorizing the multiplication table
- junjun (my other tuloy kid) breaking into a big smile upon realizing that i wasn't absent and would be there to tutor him
- friends who don't mind taking me home
- jollibee spaghetti
- mcdo drive thru
- sarsi light
- vacation at cabanatuan
- removing something from your to-do list
- my work :)
- that feeling after a confession
- bacon, bacon, and more bacon
- creative ideas
- when it's raining and you're at home with absolutely nothing to do except watch dvds
- long, long phone conversations late into the night and ending the wee hours of the morning
- long, long conversations ... standing in parking lot, then moving into the car, then realizing it's raining crazy outside already!
- cheetos twisted puffs
- gourmet tuyo
- champorado
- tuyo + champorado + bacon + fried rice = surprise send off party
- banners
- handwritten notes
- postcards :)
- post its in all shapes and sizes
- smileys
- YM conversations
- driving
- ruins @ bf
- hair that dries in place
- freshly sharpened pencils
- answered prayers
- sleeping
- deleting people who hurt you from your life
- balikbayan boxes
- mama and papa
- mama and papa finally buying a home
- the prospect of a US vacation
- fresh towels and sheets
- hotel rooms
- hotel buffet breakfasts
- paper -- all kinds of paper
- lovely planners
- colored pens
- the internet!
- pink hello kitty keyboard
- leaving your office dirty and coming back to find everything neatly piled on your desk
- new shoes
- resisting the urge to buy a bag
- matching luggage
- swivel chairs
- phones with lots of buttons
- parties!
- project runway
- reality tv (yes, i know, i watch crap on tv)
- pictures
- finding the perfect case to support an argument
- getting home after a long long long day at work
- you (and me) finally getting to the end of this list
Friday, October 10, 2008
one hundred things to be happy about
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