why?

i am at a loss for words and can't wrap my head around what happened today in newtown, connecticut.  =(

hug your family close and always remind them how much you love them.

michelle-isms

I just found out yesterday about a conversation Michelle had with a family friend from san diego last week: 'why are you in san francisco? Are you looking for a job? Maybe you can work at Tselogs Tapasor at Oneway Mission? My ninang Chel Gilla is not here, but when she comes back, I can tell her and maybe you can work at our restaurants.' Yup. She said that. Lol


here's one more:

most clementine oranges are seedless, right? so when michelle ate one today that had seeds, she said, " mommy, this isn't seedless, it's seed-with!"

BAAAAAD LOGO!

i am proud to be a University of California - Davis alumnus.  the UC system is one of the most successful (if not the most successful) public university system in the whole world.  so when i heard on the news on sunday that there was a new logo going around, i was curious....and then i was shocked....and then i was appalled!

i've read countless comments on the web about how terrible the new logo looks.  some say it looks like a loading gif (as stated in the photo), some say it looks like a blue tongue, a toilet flushing, one even thinks it looks like placid penis (lol on this one!).  

no matter how they interpret this new image, one thing is for sure - there is an overwhelming disapproval on the use of this logo.  one comment i read was that she/he was part of the focus group that reviewed the logo. the group consisted of alumni, marketing folks, etc.  a majority of them disapproved the logo for many different reasons, but the UCOP (UC Office of the President) decided they liked it and didn't care what the focus group had to say.  

it looks awful.

i shake my head each time i see it.  

my two disappointments this week:  AT&T and this new UC Logo.

don't wait for my full length post on AT&T.  i'm not going to write the whole story on here just yet.  maybe in a couple of months.  

terrible experience with AT&T

i've been in business for about 2 months now and in the last two months, i have called AT&T customer service at least 7 times, spent about a total of 2 hours on the phone with them.  i placed a call with them earlier this morning and i was SOOOOO FREAKIN' MAD that i was crying to the customer service agent! ganon ako ka frustrated!!!

as a result, i will not be transfering my cellular service to AT&T and will go with Verizon instead.  i don't care about the discount paul will be getting from AT&T.  i can't deal with that kind of inept service anymore.  if i could only move my business phone and internet service elsewhere, i would.  but unfortunately, i am tied to a contract for 2 years.  

on manny pacquiao's loss

we did not buy ppv for manny's fight on saturday.  i was very disappointed from the last fight which pacquiao clearly won against bradley.  after that i told myself that i will not pay $70 to be made a fool again.

so last saturday, my husband found streaming video of the fight.  we watched.  

juan miguel marquez has always been manny's toughest opponent.  they are very evenly matched and i think they are two of the best boxers in recent history.  each of their fights could go either way.  not one person had the clear advantage.  this fourth bout was not different until that last punch that marquez threw against manny - it was all over after that.

needless to say, i'm sure you've seen it all over the news, on facebook, and twitter - manny pacquiao lost in a knock out.  manny was out.  it was scary.  

after the fight i tried my best to not read the tweets, facebook posts or the news but it was inescapable.  i knew i was going to read comments that are ignorant, sarcastic, idiotic, and just plain mean.  

there are several thousands, including manny's mom, that blame the loss to manny's new found faith which is completely ignorant and idiotic.  not often do i use such harsh words here in my blog.  they are not a regular part of my vocabulary either.  manny's faith has nothing to do with his loss.  manny was up against a great fighter, there is no doubt about that.

it's really easily to blame his faith.  2012 has been a tough year for manny's boxing career. but manny's life isn't just boxing alone.  sure, it's his bread and butter.  but compare the state of his life from previous years - the gambling, the women, the often rocky marriage with his wife...his life was in shambles while his boxing career flourished.  now, the tables have turned.  he lost 1 match this year ( i still refuse to believe that he lost the fight to bradley so that doesn't count), but the state of his personal life couldn't be better.  i don't know anyone who would pick success over their family and whoever does will regret it years later.  manny's life isn't just boxing.  that is not the center of his life.  

why does a nation put their hopes on one man?  he is a boxer, not anyone's savior.  i am amazed at manny's humility in his defeat and his positive outlook for his life and career. i pray that despite this setback, that he continues to develop his relationship with the Lord and that he will remain unwavering in his faith.  he has been blessed tremendously in many aspects of his life.  there is nothing he can complain about.  he is blessed.  

i wish he would stop boxing.  he's got nothing else to prove because he has a sure seat in the boxing hall of fame.  his record will stand for a long time.  but i don't think this is is last fight and we'll see him back in the ring again soon.  

nothing can make me blog except

the excitement of a potential vacation!

i've had vienna, austria in my mind for the last couple of days.  ever since i saw an old episode of Rick Steves' Europe while we were still living in the Philippines, I have dreamed of spending the holidays in Vienna.  I saw a new episode of Rick Steves' in Austria a week ago and i just can't stop thinking about it.  i told myself that someday (soon), we will go.  and so after consulting my husband, we MAY go Christmas of 2014.  two years away but hey, it's never too soon to plan, right?

i will need to brush up on my Deutsche.  i took two quarters of german in college and have retained very little (if any at all).  i want to see go walk in the night markets and buy loads of christmas ornaments.  i want to see the palaces and listen to the opera...haaaay!  dreaming is for free so why not dream big dreams, right?  we have family in italy who said they may join us in vienna if we ever go.  i have very close friends in germany also who said they'll make the trip to vienna.  that should be fun!!  ay so excited na ako kahit na two years away pa at mega ipon ang kailangang gawin!

but before that, we gots to save money and try to spend christmas in the philippines first.  i would love for my daughter to see how her dad and i celebrated christmas when we were kids.  that is going to be a really pricey trip, too.  now that i am in the travel industry, i know how much airfares to the philippines cost and it is crazy expensive!  so before my dream trip to vienna....it's christmas in the philippines first for 2013 so we can also be with our family and friends over there.  =D