I wish I was in the crowd

This is truly awesome!!! Watch the whole clip and im sure you will be amazed by it. Like Oprah said, "this is soooo cool!" I agree with you Oprah.

What do you think? Isnt it incredible!?

My to-do list keeps getting LONGER.

Lesson learned : Work is never ending. Period.

Busy Mode

I just realised that i haven't been updating since my first day of work. Ive been super busy lately and i literally mean it. Weekdays seem to zoomed pass so quickly perhaps because i am always loaded with paperwork, deadlines, housechores, meeting, training and what not. When i reached home after work, i'll usually be all exhausted and sleepy. Sometimes, i felt so tired i just passed out without eating dinner, showering, going online, managing my farm on Fb(wtf). I dont talk to my mom and sister so much now, I dont gossip on msn anymore, I dont play bejeweled anymore (yes, i have a life now. tq), i dont SOCIALIZE that often anymore =( and that sucks. My life is so monotonous now - wake up at 7, get ready to go to work, take the subway to work, reach office, chat and have a quick breakfast with coworkers, do paperwork, call clients to come in for assessment/ meetings/etc, go for lunch, more paperwork and follow ups to do, get off from work, reach home, have dinner (if im tired and have to cook, id rather just go to bed), shower (if im tired i'll shower next morning), go online, go to bed (most of the time, i'll be in bed before 10.30pm). I feel that im like a robot now; doing the same thing over and over everyday. Is it just me or is it common to feel that way?

Anyway, a quick updates- i had a hair cut last weekend, i lost weight, my dark circles became worse, im getting my first paycheck this Fri (yay!!), i made new friends and they are super intelligent and competent they made me feel useless and stupid at times, i go to bed early its unbelievable, the season is changing, i bought a new hair curler and a few new tops, im planning to get a branded bag with my first paycheck (might change my mind tho. haha), im in the process of getting the CDA Credentials and i have a new laptop and phone to use at work (im so easily satisfied), Starbucks is my new bestbestfriend (used to be my bestfriend but apparently, it is much more significant to me now than before. Its definitely a bad good idea to have a Starbucks located a block from my company. I go there every morning, sometimes twice a day)

Alright, im signing off from here. Will be blogging again this weekend. Oh and guess what!?!? Im off from work this coming Monday , it is Labor Day. We all just love long weekends, dont we??

Till then ♥

First day of work was amazing!

First day of work wasnt bad at all! It was really interesting and i met many nice and very friendly people in the office! They are super laid back and the working environment isnt stressful at all. I like =) I even have my own work place and was at one point tempted to log onto msn to chat with David. HaHa.

Basically today was orientation for me. I was brought to different departments to be introduced and was shown around. Didnt realized my company was pretty big until i was brought to the auditorium and the gym room which was located on the fifth floor.

One thing that worries me about this job is that i am required to do alot of paperwork (set developmental goals with clients, develop an individualized family/child plan addressing family and child needs, etc), write reports after each session with my client, assess child developmental status, provide families with appropriate referrals and more paperwork to do T.T I admit im quite overwhelmed by the workload but im confident that I will get the hang of it very soon. This is what i always wanted to do and now that i have the opportunity, i will not waste it!

Okay, im pretty sleepy already. Hope tomorrow will be as wonderful or better than today.

Happy 25th+22 Birthday, Mommy ♥

Happy News

I am starting work on August 24th, 2009!!! yes, it is the official date ♫♪♪♫. wheee~

The day that ive been looking forward is just 4 days away! After being unemployed for almost 2 months, im now all ready to work my ass off. Super excited and i mean it.

To be honest im a tad worried too. Im afraid that i wont be able to handle the tasks that they give me or even worse, do silly things and embarassed myself infront of everyone. The thought of it makes me cringe. ugh.

I hope everything will turn out great.

So i have four more days to relax and enjoy my life to the max before stepping into the real world-work force.

Eat, drink, sleep, play, relax, sing, dance, shop, blog, cook, bake, shop, etc...

Lets toast. *cheers

till then ♥

La Maison du Macaron

I've finally satisfied my craving for macarons. After a whole night of researching, I've found a few very famous patisseries in NYC that sell french macarons. I realized that there are only a handful of them in NY that sell this pastry and almost all of them are high-end bakeries ...Financier, Kee's Chocolates, Payard, Bouchon Bakery, Madeleine Patisserie, Tisserie, David Bouley, and La Maison du Chocolat.

I decided to visit Madeleine Patisserie after looking at the very good reviews they received.

The sight of all the colorful macarons will blow your mind! There are seriously tons of flavors to choose from. I had a really hard time picking my macarons *swt*

This is the type of cafe i love- very cozy and beautifully appointed. When i stepped into the cafe, i thought i was in Paris for a few seconds.

I've been searching for that Eiffel Tower poster for some time. Thought of hanging it up in my bedroom. Anyone know where i could get it? ...besides Paris.


Tadaaa! These were the ones that i picked out of the many. Passion fruit, Apricot with mixed berries, chocolate and raspberry. The food was served on a doily on a nice silver platter--So French. I ♥ it!!
The outside of this pastry is delicately crisp, the inside is smooth, creamy and light, filling is luscious. It tastes like umm.. a combination of cake, icecream and very light cookie. wtf. ignore me.

I only sampled four flavors because it's ridiculously pricey. It's $2.50 for a tiny macaron (about 1.5 inch in diameter), literally one bite. Well, i think its worth the try though *grin*

Mom thinks Payard is better and said Payard is much more expensive *cry*. I however have not been to Payard before so cant compare.

Our afternoon tea costs around 30 bucks-a cup of coffee, a cup of hot chocolate, four macarons and a danish. Told you i have to save already.

After tea, we took a trip to Grace Church since sister said it's ridiculously pretty -_- Well, i think it looks like any other ordinary Catholic churches except that it was build 200 years ago. She claimed that it looks like a mini Hogwarts. lols.

Mom brought sister to Rockefeller since she hasn't been there before. As usual, that place was crowded with tourists from all over the world.

Next stop was at St. Patricks Cathedral- the largest gothic style catholic cathedral in the US.

We had our dinner in one of the famous japanese shops located at Japanese Street called Oh!Taisho. If you are thinking about sushi and sashimi then you are wrong. OH! Taisho is well known for their yakitori. Hmm..thinking of it makes me salivate. The food was as great as usual and most importantly, the food is decently priced.

Time to go to bed.

Till then ♥