Sunday..

As of now, I just got home from Robinson's Manila and I had so much fun.. I watched "The Back-up Plan" starring Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin... I kept on laughing my heart out while I was watching it and I was ALONE, which makes me very conscious but I can't help it.. ^^, The story was nice and everything was balanced.. I give it 5 out of 5 stars :) You must really try to watch it if you have time :)

One of the movies I am looking forward to this year is "Letters to Juliet", starring Amanda Seyfried, who played the daughter of Meryl Streep in "Mamma Mia"... I find Amanda Seyfried as a very good actress.. I love most of her movies especially Mamma Mia.. :D


Today is also the day I got baptized indeed.. Praise God!!! :) one goal for this year (check) ^^,

take care and God bless...

A Bend in the Road

I finished reading this book last Thursday and I know that it is not in my reading list but, at least, I finished a book for the month of April. :)) The story/plot of this book is good but out of 5 stars I am going to give it a 3.5... Yup! Just 3.5, because I find it not that interesting like the other books I have read in the past.. The story is quite predictable and at the same time it is the type of book that, (for me) is not something you are very eager to finish... Though you want to know how it ends, there is no urge or will for you to sleep very late just because you want to know how it ends... Because books that make me do so are the ones I find great.. So, I guess that you can read this but it's not like The Notebook, Nights in Rodanthe, A Walk to Remember those kinds of stuff.. The story all in all is quite ordinary..

I'm sorry if you don't agree with me.. Sorry.. :)

take care and God bless...

coffee.. cafe... 커피.. :D

Hey everyone! How are you doing.. Well, I am really doing good these past few days hehe.. Everything seems to go perfectly(not the way I want) but its all good.. ^^ The picture above is taken from one of my loved coffee shops as of now.. ^^ It is "coffee.com" located at Trader's Hotel.. I first got to know about this place last Easter Sunday when we met with some of our relatives there. As I entered the coffee shop I was instantly knew that it was a great coffee shop, the ambiance was wonderfully relaxing, a feeling you don't always get from typical coffee shops.. One of the top reasons why I love this place is because it lets its customers use the internet for free and it isn't just any ordinary internet connection, it's even faster than our Sun broadband :D Their service is one of the best I have ever had, and I'm not joking, their staff is very friendly and at the same time very courteous (are those two the same?? haha) Oh! They also have a wide variety of choices for foods and drinks, you can even order from the hotel restaurant, "Latitude". The coffee shop also has a TV for their customers, though its not that big of a deal it is still something I need to point out... Anyways, if it so happens that you are along Roxas Boulevard and your feeling tired or stressed or happy, you might want to check out coffee.com at Trader's Hotel.. I give it 5 out 5 stars :D but the best day to go there (for me), is during Sundays because there are less customers during those times (as what one of their employee have told us)...

These past few months, I really have that urge to go to new coffee shops or coffee shops that are new to me some of which are Noriter and Sidewalk Cafe... Noriter is a coffee shop located at 2nd Flr. Reyes Bldg., Estrada St. cor. Taft Ave. Malate, Philippines.. Their store hours are from 10am to 11pm on Mondays through Fridays and 10am to 10pm on Saturdays.. It is a coffee shop originated from Korea and was franchised to the Philippines. I have been wanting to check out this coffee shop for a very very long time.. It is near DLSU-Taft so I asked Abi about it and she told me that she never tried it and I asked her if she wanted to meet with me and Jeannine there but since she is currently busy, we have to wait for a little while longer.. On the other hand, Sidewalk Cafe is(what I think) a Hong Kong inspired owned coffee shop.. It is located at 1149 Soler St., Binondo, Manila.. I went there once to have a drink to-go and base on what I have seen and experienced, service was good, but there were very few customers. I am not sure if it is because there is just one parking space alloted for their customers or because I just went there the wrong time.. Based on what I saw, they have a lot of Hong Kong based magazines and even sovenirs with Sidewalk Cafe treademark in it.. and most of it also came from.... Hong Kong! ^^, So I had their Cookies and Cream Frappe to go and (for me) it was too sweet... It did taste like cookies and cream but its really to sweet.. but I do believe that the coffee shop gets another chance from me :D haha They also serve breakfast and meals.. Do you guys know Tazza Cafe? Its along Banawe or Maria Clara or Dapitan.. If you know that then, Sidewalk Cafe is somehow a Binondo version of it.. hehe.. Now that sums it all up.. Oh! They also have free wi-fi, so since it's hot these days, you might want to go there along with your laptop, phone or PSP and order a cup of coffee and relax your way for the whole afternoon.. There are couches and a huge plasma TV there.. hehe ^^,

Well, these are just some of the coffee shops I want to try real soon.. I hope I get the chance to try them soon.. :) School is going okay.. Summer class sure drains your summer excitement easily and entirely.. hehe BUT just as I have said, everything's going good... ^^

커피주세요 (kopijuseyo).. -> coffee please.. hahahaha

take care and God bless,

summer plans

Okay, so since I don't have anything productive to do this summer, I decided to go to school and take summer classes.. (ang gulo gulo ng buhay ko!) ^^ I am going to take up 7 units equivalent to 2 subjects namely HKO(housekeeping) and HBO(human behaviour something) :D At first I did not want to take summer classes that will consume my afternoon time but I'd rather be someone productive than just to stay at home facebooking, blogging, watching TV, and doing other things that are not really useful for my life in the near future. With that, I will be at FEU from around 9.30 to 5pm.. :o I still can't believe I am going to this, though I know that I will benefit from this someday, somewhere, somehow ^^

Aside fromgoing to school, I am really excited to read some of the books I have in my shelf that I bought but never really got the chance to read.. Some of which is The Da Vinci Code, another is The Time Traveler's Wife, next is The Kitchen God's Wife and many more. I also have tons of book that I would love to read if only I had them in my shelf.. Some of which are, Addition by Toni Jordan, which based on the reviews I have read is a great book. Another book I would love to have is Kitchen Chinese I just knew about it from a newsletter I got from fully booked. ^^ What I like about it is that the title itself are some of the things that I love.. Lastly(on what I can remember as of now) is The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. Honestly I am a very huge fan of Dan Brown and I believe that if you keep in mind that his stories are fiction and the only facts there are are the locations and organizations involved, you will surely love him as a writer.. The way he writes his story and keeps you wanting to read more is something not easily achieved and the way he makes you think is just amazing.. If you like, you can start with one of his bestselling novel which is The Digital Fortress. It is a great book that can really kick off your interest with Dan Brown's Novels ^^ If you want, you can borrow my copy though as of now, I am not sure if I have lend it to someone or if it's just misplaced at my house hehe.. Jeannine (my bestfriend) just told me that she has The Lost Symbol and that she will lend it to me ^^, .. If you want to have a pdf copy of the book here is the link ^^ Oh! And I also have downloaded The Secret, which base on the feedback I got from my friends is a very wonderful book, I have it on pdf file and how I wish I have those gadgets that lets you read e-books with ease and style.. Just like the one Amazon.com is offering to their customers ( I forgot what it is called ^^)... So I guess this is where I say goodbye.. Bye!

take care and God bless...

:(

I did not pursue my work for King's Bakeshop anymore. :( and I am very sad about it, because I thought that my summer'10 will be very productive.. :( BUT if you know anyone looking for a summer job employee, please do inform me.. THANKS! :D

take care and God bless...

update

Hi.. It's been a long time since I posted something decent here.. I'm sorry if I keep on posting pictures but aren't they interesting...? :D Anyways, here is a very long or short (I am not really sure) update about what happened, happening and is going to happen in my life.. I hope you will enjoy reading it... :D

The last decent post I placed on my site was about the tumblr thing, where I decided to stay with blogger since I don't want to waste all the time we had together, though I am still updating my tumblr site which is sydneylyntan.tumblr.com. I will just mainly post interesting pics there which can either make you think or make you cheer up.. And IF they are really very interesting, then I will also post it here, which what I am recently doing.. :D

Hmm.. At this moment, I just came from my first ever JOB interview, and even though it is just from a small bakeshop which is King's bakeshop, I was still very nervous and I was shocked with the whole process I have gone through. At first, I thought that the interview will be very brief and casual since if you know the bakeshop, it is quite different from the whole French Baker and Delifrance that sort of thing. BUT I was wrong because they do have a HR department and I did take a simple application exam where there were simple questions asked regarding Math and English, and I also went through a very nerve wrecking interview (or it is for me, since it is my first time).. So I went there around 3pm which I know is not a good time since if you want to have a good impression, being an early bird is plus plus.. :) I brought with me my resume and a folder where I placed my resume :)) As I went to the back alley where their office is located, I met their HR representative who accommodated me and gave me an application form where the information to be supplied were also printed in my resume, anyways, after that, they gave me the very simple examination for applicants which really shocked me since I never thought that they were going to do so. It was quite easy though I got 3 mistakes.. After the exam, I had to wait for 40 minutes since the HR representative was MIA. hehe... When she finally arrived, she directed me to her desk and we had a very long conversation about everything under the sun which was both scary and funny since we really did talked about almost everything.. and she gave me things where she will see if I can handle worst case scenarios in working there, and I really have to admit that I myself know that I can't handle those worst case scenarios but I still gave my response and it seems that the representative didn't not like my responses, so I was a bit relieved. When she finished testing my ways in handling things she transferred me to Sir Jun who conducted the final interview. This time, he asked me more on practical or technical questions, which thanks to my marketing and management professors, I can answer them quickly and correctly. :D After briefing me with things I need to know about the uniform and other stuff I was then dismissed or allowed to leave the bakeshop (it was already around 5.20pm) hehe.. and this was how my first job interview went.Now my only problem is that they are somewhat requiring me to work on Sundays which I TOTALLY don't like because Sunday IS and FOREVER will be FAMILY DAY! and if I don't spend that time with my family, I will feel really guilty.. I also have to pass some documents which I have to take from the City Hall. Up to this moment, I still can't believe that I am somehow going to have a serious job.. hehe (end of narration about my first job interview)

I have decided not to take summer classes for this school year since the only subject available for me to take were two subjects and one of which is from 9.30 to 3.30 which I totally dislike because its summer and I decided long before that I am only going to take up summer classes for half day which is from 7.30 to 12.00pm and that's it.. And since I have only one subject to take I told myself and my parents that it will be a waste of time, money and money. See, no matter how many units you take (which in the case of summer classes, 9 units is the maximum), you will still be charged with a miscellaneous fee which is around 4000+ plus the total of units multiplied to 1155. So if I just take 3 units I will still be charged with the same amount of miscellaneous fee, which for me is a waste of money. Another reason why I don't like to take up summer class is because the only schedule for that one particular course is from 7.30-9.30am and I decided that if things go well on the first semester I can just take the summer class next year or none at all and have a full load once and for all just to make myself a regular student and have the privilege of being a scholar student.. Lastly, having to wear uniform and to get my allowance for just one course/ subject is really (for ma) a big waste. So there, I am decided not to take summer classes :D

What else can I update you guys with??? hmm.. During the Holy Week, our family did do much except during the black Friday, we went to Tagaytay and had lunch at LMZ along Silang, Cavite.. and oh! I am almost finish with my baptismal class and the baptism will be on April 25 but it is still tentative and finally I can check something on my 2010 to-do-list :D I am so happy..

With regards to the other goals here are the updates:
- I really want to baptized this year!! soon
- I also want to lose some weight.. (kahit na kunti lang..^^) not yet happening :(
- I hope I can find another way to have income aside from my "weekly allowance" the king's job thing is the answer (i think)
- I hope that I can do my devotion everyday.. Sort of not happening everyday
- I hope to be able to attend church regularly and also be a part of YPF! in progress :)
- I really really want to travel again this year.. maybe HK or China?? or Europe?? (anywhere??) ^^ maybe China but with the work I am still torn
- If I get baptized this year, I hope I can juggle in Church Choir.. (azi Pat have been asking me to join.. and I really miss singing in a choir) ^-^ I am still thinking about this because I am having seond thoughts about this, I sort of like to try to be a Sunday school teacher for a change, but nothing is sure yet..
- I hope I can do well in my studies.... Excel if I can :) I am doing good (I can proudly say) Praise God for this..
- I plan to vote this year but I don't know who to vote for YET.. :( Gordon, Noynoy, Mar or BF
- hmm... what else?? I plan to... save money.. (this is my everyday struggle LOL) not happening LOL
- I hope I will be more disciplined this year :) I am not sure if this is happening

whew, it has taken me around 3 hours to right this blog together with chatting, facebooking and uploading... hehe uhmm.. OH! Good news, Philippines topped the Earth Hour event third year in a row.. Finally, there is something I can really be proud of about our very chaotic country..

what else can I say?? hmm... hm.. uhm.. since you know what happened to me and what is happening, it's time to say what is going to happen after I finish this post. So aside from turning the computer off, I am going to school again tomorrow to get my grade card even though I already know what my grades and GWA is, I am also going to prepare the requirements needed for my application at King's.. For this week, my uncle is coming from Hong Kong together with my aunt and cousin, because on April 9, we will be having a family reunion lunch in accordance with my grandmother's second year death anniversary.. (I miss her so much) She is as cool as Betty White but Chinese.. :D Whenever I see Betty White, I remember my grandma and I have mix emotions about it.. :D

okay, so I guess its a long post and I am about to end it. :) I hope that you have been enlightened, inspired, cheered up by my post.. Feel free to comment.. So until my next post..

take care and God bless...

Alice cupcakes..

the movie was good.. :D

take care and God bless..