Discount Coupons

I was introduced into the world of discount coupons by my colleague who is very fond of looking for good deals on food. He just likes to look at good deals but never really got to try any of them because payments are mostly made through credit cards and he doesn't have one.

So far I have purchased 5 coupons and have used 1 one of them. I wasn't disappointed and it made me more excited to try the other coupons. Aside from great deals on food, beauty and wellness, there are even greater deals on travel.

Last deal I got was from Metrodeal, a lunch or dinner eat-all-you can buffet at Flower Stories Cafe in Intramuros. I am planning to use this on my birthday with BF and a few friends.





You can check the details of the deal here. You may also wanna check out Ensogo and Groupon for more great deals!

Better Luck Next Time

God gives us what we want in His time....

I sometimes think of working abroad to save up and help my family with its financial needs. I had an opportunity to be interviewed for a job in Singapore. Although half-hearted because this was very sudden, I went to Singapore for the interview. The expenses were shouldered by my Aunt. BF even gave me pocket money. I had the support of my loved ones and received a lot of good lucks.

I had two interviews and I thought it went well. I had to go back to the Philippines even before I receive the result of the interview as I was only allowed one week leave of absence.

I received an email Monday morning that they preferred the other interviewee as she has more experience with the job. I was saddened but thought it was ok. The location of the company is very far from where my Aunt lives and I would surely have a hard time going to work.

I guess this is not yet the time for me to work abroad. I may still have a purpose here that's why I wasn't accepted.

In God's perfect time...

Travelling Alone

I am back in Singapore for a job interview and vacation at the same time. This is my first time to travel without a companion. I was a bit scared but at the same time excited because it's going to be an adventure.

I woke-up very early Saturday morning. My flight is at 1035 AM, and since I'm travelling alone I want to be at the airport 2 hours before my flight. I told my father (who will drop me off since BF's car is unavailable) that we should leave at 630 AM the latest to avoid morning traffic.

I seemed to have over estimated the time because we were at the airport by 7 AM. The flight was delayed about 30 minutes but we landed at Singapore on time. I don't know how the Pilot did it but I guess I should thank him for it.

Anyway, I was completely lost at Changi Airport. I don't know where to get my luggage. I had to ask the information desk which was a bit embarassing.

My aunt was already waiting for me and we had lunch as I was so hungry. There was no free food on the flight.

It was a fun experience travelling alone but I still wish I could have someone to travel with. Maybe next time...

Contemplating

I've been considering working abroad just to have enough savings for the future. I don't want to live the rest of my life there since my family is here and BF of course.

Earning money here in the Philippines is very hard except when you have a high position and is working in top companies. I have been working for over 6 years now and I haven't saved much.

Last thursday, I received a message from my Aunt, who is residing in Singapore, to send her my updated resume. A friend of hers is looking for someone who has a background in chemistry.

I sent her my updated resume yesterday and she asked me to send it to the office administrator of the company. I immediately received a reply and the office administrator was asking me if I am coming to SG. I will be going through 2 interviews and the job success would depend on whether I am qualified to be given an employee pass. BTW, my aunt would shoulder the travel expenses should I decide to pursue my application.

It seems, everything is happening so fast. I don't have my full heart on this decision. I don't think I'm prepared for this transition, for this change in my life.

I need pieces of advice. I need people to tell me this is for the best. I am feeling sad. I don't know if this is what I really wanted....

Making My Own

I was having a chat with my good ol' friend Rizza. Her mom is a dressmaker and she reminded me of my late aunt. She was a dressmaker too. A good one I would say. She used to make dresses for us every Christmas, repairs our uniforms and made our flower girl gowns. She even made our Prom dress! I miss her so much... One thing I regret was not asking her to teach me, even just simple sewing. I never learned it, it wasn't included in our curriculum back in high school.

It's never too late to learn how. I've been browsing for tutorials on dressmaking. My sisters and I are planning to start an online clothing business. We're just starting. I've requested for a quotation on sewing machines online. Hope I could receive their reply soon so we could buy it right away.

My sister also searched for someone to teach us the basics. There are times when you need an actual tutor and not rely on tutorials.

I'm excited and I really want to pursue this. It would minimize costs on clothes and would give me a feeling of accomplishment because I am wearing something of my own...

Watch out for my future posts on this endeavor. Wish me luck!

Desserts!

Huey Ying Restaurant is opening a new extension in their Macapagal Branch soon. And with this extension they are going to open a desserts bar, a joint venture of BF's sister and her BF. They requested that I take photos for their menu and banner. I was surprised and hesitant at first. Food photography is already in the advance photography class, which I didn't take. Anyway, I couldn't refuse. I browsed through the net and found these very helpful tips. I also visited a bookstore and checked out a few books on baking.

I was expecting that we will do the photoshoot (kuno) at their restaurant in MOA. But it seemed inconvenient for them to bring all the cakes so they decided to do it at home instead. I was picked up by Kaling at MOA then off we went to their house.

I chose to set it up on the back of their house where there is natural light instead of inside where most of their light is incandescent (it would be harder for me to control the lighting). I wish BF was there as he is very artistic when it comes to presentation. Me? I have no talent in that area.

I was having difficulty taking shots of the whole cake but was loving the sliced one.

Well, here are the final outcome of my shots on their desserts. These will still be edited and I hope the outcome will be great.

Moist Chocolate Cake

Mango Cheesecake

Blueberry Cheesecake


Almond Jelly w/ Lychee

They also have mango sago which they haven't perfected yet so I had to skip posting that one.

I hope they could use some of the photos, if not, no biggy. I enjoyed the shoot and it introduced me to the world of food photography.

Enlarging photos at blogger

I've been having this dilemma about the photos I'm uploading at blogger. It's too small for my eyes! I wanted to enlarge it but it gets pixelated. So I did a little research on google and I have found the easiest way to enlarge my photos.

If you too want to enlarge your photos the easiest way, check it out here.

Summer in SG

I've been wanting to revive my interest in digital scrapbooking. I have downloaded a few new kits but couldn't find the time to use them yet. So for now I resort to using Quickpages and I found a cute one here. It's a bragbook freebie and it contains lots of quickpages for boys and girls.

I've chosen one and dig up some photos from our Singapore trip last summer.



Credits:

Quickpage from hawtmamas using Traci Reed's summer kits.
Alpha - created using paper from YOU+ME kit by kitty designs.

Hope to create more digiscrap LOs.

Not liking regulatory job

I've been asked to facilitate notification of our products since our regulatory officer resigned. Nobody seems to want her job. Now I know why.

I went to FDA, Alabang yesterday to notify 4 products and have some layouts reviewed. I've waited for 2 hours only to find out that the FDA logo on the notification forms is incorrect. The culprit would be my old computer in the office where I downloaded the form on the website. I couldn't seem to view logos on that computer, ggrrrhh. Anyhow, my trip there wasn't wasted because I was able to have 2 layouts reviewed. There was only one correction on one layout but the other one have major issues because the claims doesn't seem to fall in to cosmetics but as a drug already.

I had no choice but to go home and correct the mistake on the notification form the following morning.

After I downloaded and filled up the correct notification form, I was having second thoughts on the balm and ointment part that we declared. It was intended for drugs and not for cosmetics. My boss insisted on those terms so I went to FDA and filed it.

My hunch is correct, those products were rejected again! The regulatory officer at FDA told me what to write but my boss said that before I change anything, marketing needs to be informed first.

Well, there goes my second day at FDA. One product was approved but I couldn't notify it because the cheque I have is intended for all those products that I was supposed to notify.

Now, I'm hungry and tired. Hope BF relieves my stress, because I'm going to meet him later.

Change Shift

It's a start of a new week and I am back to my regular 7-4 shift. For the past two weeks, I was assigned to an 8-6 shift to assist with in-line QC. Our production is at its peak and they needed extra help so I rendered my service. When we were told of the overlapped QC schedule I had a little objection. Even though I am a trained In-Line QC it's not my main job. I have been asked to assist before but they never changed my schedule. The 8-6 schedule does have its perks. I am never late and I have a 1 hour overtime. But then, I have lots of things to do in documentation and now that our Regulatory Officer resigned, I had to step up and do some of her job.

Despite the work overload because of the people leaving. I am happy now that I'm back on a regular schedule. This means that I could go home early and just have my OT whenever I want to.