Stormy weather and cookies

I wonder why my three recent posts are all about NZ weather...hehehe... Guess I'm still marveling at its difference with Davao weather. I'm now home alone listening to the strong wind and the rain drops hitting the window every time the wind blows.

There was a storm over the weekend with gale winds reaching over a hundred kph. Many of the seaside towns experienced floods and power outage. Good thing it wasn't too bad in the city. We even managed to watch the Dark Knight despite the news advising people to stay at home. Tigas ulo no?

Today the I didn't even notice the sunshine. It was cloudy and dreary. It could also be the reason why my day wasn't so good as well. I had tons of work. Don't get me wrong. I love to have a lot of things to do. The difference is that today, it was a lot of the small stuffs. Each vying for their attention. I couldn't stick to one task and concentrate cause the phone would ring or an email would pop up or someone would drop by needing something. My head is spinning just thinking about it. I hope tomorrow will be a better day.

Today, I also became the cookie lady. Our receptionist is on holiday and people assumed that I have the keys to the drawer where the cookies are kept. I don't have them. The HR lady does and she's keeping a tight lid on our cookie supply. There are 15 of us in the Finance Dept and we usually have 2 packs for morning tea and another 2 for afternoon tea. Since the receptionist went on holiday, we were down to 2 packs a day. Today, the HR lady said that we should stick to 1 pack a day because we don't have enough supplies and that the cookies are a privilege. Well well...she should hear my colleagues complain. They want their cookies badly. I was able to keep 1 pack today so hopefully, we'll have 2 packs for tomorrow. How I wish our receptionist is back.

Borders DVD Sale

Over the weekend, Borders was selling DVD box sets 30% off the full retail price.

Saturday night, we went to Borders before going to the movies. I wasn't interested in buying but since I was already in the store, I went to take a look at the box sets. I got all excited seeing the entire series of West Wing, Dawsons Creek, Star Trek, Twilight Zone and other shows that aren't shown anymore. Ate asked if I wanted to buy Dawson's Creek and I said no and walked away.

Lo and behold, Sunday afternoon came and I couldn't shake loose Ate's question. I've got the CDs back in Davao, did I really want a Dawson's Creek DVD? Will I be watching it or just keep it around as a collection? Am I wasting my money? I can't stop thinking about it. So an hour before closing time, I hoped in the car and drove to Sylvia Park to look for a Dawsons Creek Season 3 box set. I thought to myself, if i will be buying DC, it should be Season 3. So off to Borders I went. I searched and I searched and I searched. Hidden behind the stacks of DVDs I found it.

Was I happy with my purchase? Yes I am! I went on a DC marathon....It was a wondeful trip down memory lane. Andun pa rin ang kilig feeling. Call me names, I don't care. That was one of my favorite shows.

Next sale, I'm buying West Wing Season 1 and Charmed Season 6.

Car Trouble

When I left for work this morning, my car wouldn't start. The lights and radio were working so I new that it wasn't the battery. My problem was that the car is an automatic. I'm familiar with a manual but I have no idea how to troubleshoot an automatic.

I thought I was gonna be really late from work. Luckily, the car started after I tinkered with some wires under the hood and added water in the radiator. I didn't have any problems since. I was just 15 minutes late. *whew*

I think I really need to have the car checked but I have no money. hehehe... Will have it checked next month..promise....

Mid-winter

Brrr... its the middle of winter again. I think it's colder now than last year. One good thing is that the house is warmer than the apartment, so I get to stay warm in my bedroom. I rarely watch tv in the living area coz it's sooo cold outside. I don't want to move the heater from the bedroom just so I can watch an hour of tv.

Last Saturday, it was so cold that rain turned to hail 3 times that day. One in the morning, one in the afternoon and one at night. Temperature went down to as low as zero degrees celsius. That night, I just watched droplets of ice fall in front of my window. The lawn was littered with pebbles of ice. I can hear the wind howling. I was so happy that I stayed home and didn't have to suffer the cold outside.

This morning though was an experience I don't want repeated often. My car was covered in frost. The door was frozen shut!! I had to pour water all over the car to melt the ice. I had to trickle water around the door so that I can open the door. Once I was able to open the door, I turned on the the car heater so that warm air will hasten the melting of the ice on my windshield. For all my trouble, I was late going to work. *sigh* I need to wake up earlier tomorrow just in case there's frost again. I'm so happy I don't live in a place that snows.