Wednesday, September 07, 2011

10 things I learned today

Halloo, halloo! Just got home and, seeing that I've been terribly negligent of this blog, let me dash off a few things I learned today!
  1. Hair extensions make me look so much thinner!
  2. The Maldives is just 8 feet above sea level so that when the 2004 mega tsunami hit it, well, it didn't just hit the country, it drowned it. Yes. The entire country! (Thanks, Dylan, for this tidbit!)
  3. Some people look cool and sophisticated in a blazer, other people look boring. I, sadly, belong to the boring group. I am going back to leather jackets. It may look ridiculous in this country but I'd rather look ridiculous than boring!
  4. Some bloggers are required by PR groups to write about their events. Required! Guys, if you aren't paid to write about it, you don't have to!
  5. To send one of my handmade leather satchels to Singapore costs P639.
  6. In a group of 100 25-year-old people, statistics show that by the time they reach retirement age, only 1% will be wealthy, 4% will be financially independent, 5% will still be slaving away. The rest? They'll either be broke or dead. And, at 60 years old, I don't know which is worse!
  7. SM Makati has wooden hangers!!! P600 for a box of 20! I bought 4 boxes!
  8. Wearing a blazer while you're in a super packed MRT coach is insanity.
  9. Wearing long hair extensions in a super packed MRT coach is not a good idea. Not at all. My head kept getting jerked back!
  10. (SPOILER ALERT! GAME OF THRONES SPOILER ALERT!) The Lannisters aren't all evil. Well, most of them are, but Jaime just redeemed himself in my eyes.
And that is what I learned today! How about you?
Typed away by a bleary-eyed at

29 comments:

  1. AnimetricSeptember 7, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    On no. 4 -- required with matching editing and pre-approval chorva... over!

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  2. PaolaSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    What book are you in? I'm curious why you think Jaime's not evil :)

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  3. JoanneRKSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Jaime Lannister redeemed himself?!! I did not watch that episode yet :)

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  4. J.September 7, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    I second Paola. May season 2 na ba? :)

    -Jen

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  5. Ria HazelSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:55 PM

    I learned that you ride the MRT. Really? I never thought of you as the type Ms. Frances. :)) Ang down to earth mo talaga :)

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  6. FrancesSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Ack! Sorry sorry. It's in Book 3. Wala pang Season 2. Well, it's not much of a spoiler and Vince says just because Jaime did one good thing doesn't mean he's a good person especially since it's only Book 3 of 7! So jury's still out.

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  7. FrancesSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    Ria, why not??? I think I've said it often enough in this blog that Vince and I try our best to save the planet and so we only use the car when we have Vito. Most of the time, we commute or walk! In fact, we only bought a car when I was 5 months pregnant =)

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  8. JoanneRKSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    Okay lang. They become good guys later on anyway just didn't expect it to happen so soon.....uh, in the same way they killed Khal Drogo's character :/

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  9. FrancesSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    I know!!! Just when super okay na ang relationship ni Drogo and Khaleesi, pinatay nila! Kainis! Enjoy pa naman kami sa sex scenes nila =D

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  10. DuniSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    Hi Frances!

    Nr.3 - and I look ridiculous in a leather jacket :-/

    Nr.6 - I'm wary of statistics; there are so many other factors to consider and lots more possibilites...however I'm working to be part of that 4% :D

    hope you are your family are well and know that I think of you often!

    Duni

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  11. MelSeptember 8, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    OMG must get those wooden hangers!

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  12. Ginny B.September 8, 2011 at 12:36 AM

    where in SM Makati did you get the wooden hangers? do you have photos?!

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  13. JogelsSeptember 8, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    I like the Cut of your Blazer Today !

    LOLs Thank Goodness I was not in Maldives during the 2004 Tsunami LOLs Charlot! infernez the Maldivian Gov. is trying to arrange a piece of land for it's people maybe a territory in bigger counties like india and australia .. Global warming churva ek ek go Visit maldives while it's still there! chos Thanks sa mention Mother pearl

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  14. FrancesSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    Duni, you can never look ridiculous in anything. You are absolutely stunning! And, like you, hubby and I are working really hard now to belong to that 5%!

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  15. FrancesSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    In the home section, Melvel and G. Saying nga kasi nag home sale ang SM nung long weekend daw and super bagsak presyo yung hangers. But at the regular price of P600 for 20 pieces, mura pa rin!

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  16. FrancesSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    Jogels, you have the most fabulous gay blog super! Kaloka ka! :)

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  17. roxySeptember 8, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    i have 2 boxes of the wooden hangers as well! thing i discovered though is you can't squeeze as much clothes in your closet if you're using wooden hangers as opposed to those plastic tubular hangers. when they were on sale, they were on 20% off and i wasn't able to get any cause i was commuting that day :( sadness!

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  18. AlvinSeptember 8, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Nice blog huh. by the way are interested in my blogroll? here is my link: http://www.alvincortez.com/ and I will be very thankful if you would. Thanks in advance.

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  19. Jam SantosSeptember 8, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    i got sad din when they killed drogo's character. =P jaime lannister - good? i find it hard to believe haha! i'm excited na for season 2!!! :D

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  20. FrancesSeptember 8, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    Roxy, you're not supposed to squeeze in your clothes! Magugusot! Your hangers should be one inch apart to allow your clothes to breathe =)

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  21. FrancesSeptember 8, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    Jaime, as I said in a comment here, my hubby thinks one act of goodness doesn't make a person good so we'll see! =D

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  22. FrancesSeptember 8, 2011 at 10:59 PM

    Alvin, thanks! I looked at your blogs and it's not related to mine at all. I usually link up blogs that are like mine--pang-girl ba: fashion, beauty, shopping, shoes. But thanks for dropping by!

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  23. ReahSeptember 9, 2011 at 1:32 AM

    SM Makati has wooden hangers!!! P600 for a box of 20! I bought 4 boxes! -- where exactly? :)

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  24. crickette insertoSeptember 9, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    8 and 9 is funny!!! And about #4, I've noticed that some of the blogs I follow are now events infested and I don't really want to read about those things... So I hope that if they're not getting paid for it, they would stop focusing so much on blogger events and go back to blogging normally.

    Just a thought, of course...

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  25. roxySeptember 11, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    i have two tiny closets in my room, hence the need to stuff things without any room to breathe! bad cause i iron my clothes just before wearing them which means malakas sa kuryente :(

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  26. WendyBSeptember 12, 2011 at 3:13 AM

    I've always dreamed of going to the Maldives!

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  27. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    only 600++ to send to Singapore? What courier Ms.Frances? I love your blog!

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  28. FrancesSeptember 25, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    Crickette, I will try to keep events out of my blog. For you =D

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  29. FrancesSeptember 25, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    Last commenter, I made a mistake. I thought it was P600+ but when the Xend guy weighed the bag, it was P800+.

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