We can always randomly assess the things that happened in the past, but it’s when it’s nearing to year end that it seems more meaningful to take a quick glance to anything and about.
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Congratulations to Kayni for winning the Jane Austen journal and pen. Her entry is a twist drawn on the epistolary novel, Lady Susan:
Reginald to Lady Susan,
The spell is back. Amidst all the rumors and that your heart already belonging to Sir James Martin. I, your Reginald, is still spellbound by you. In your last letter, you mentioned how your heart’s lonely even with the company of Mr. Martin. I am here, been here, always. I know you must have heard about Frederica, but she is no match to your kindness and caring. She doesn’t hold the qualities that you do. My family have fought me in this decision, but my heart have been captured by only you, Lady Susan.
I am willing to meet you anywhere.
Yours,
Reginald
Since there was only one submitted entry as of 25th of December, the other prize (the special edition JA calendar) will be awarded to one blogger-JA book club member, based on randomizer results. Those who have blogged about the four featured novels in the online Jane Austen Book Club qualified for one point for each blogged (novel) review:
JMOM: Persuasion, Emma, Mansfield Park, Lady Susan (4 points)
Sinta: Persuasion, Emma, Mansfield Park (3 points)
Jeanny: Persuasion, Emma (2 points)
Renin: Emma, Mansfield Park (2 points)
Odette: Persuasion (1 point)
Sheng: Persuasion (1 point)
CandyQ: Emma (1 point)
Congratulations to the winners! The prizes will be sent to you via postal mail.
We will read Sense and Sensibility for January 2009. Click here to find out the reading schedule and/or schedule of next contest.
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Since my preceding post, this was how time passed by:
December 19-21, 2008
1230am-2am: Dusted off stuff
1030am-430pm: On the road
445pm-7pm: North Park-Convergys merienda/early dinner with group of friends. If you happened to have seen the so loud group that time, as if we have rented the place, that was us.
730pm-10pm: Tsoko.nut-RCBC Plaza dinner with two friends. Tablea cake, batirol, bibingka on the side of the main meal are satisfying. Off to Greenbelt.
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I’m writing this post while waiting for my dentist. I’m sort of sleepy. Well, consistently sleep-deprived for a week now… but I’m enormously happy. Especially since I got home, it’s like I (and the people around me) am savoring every second. It’s been more than 48 hours since I hit the airport. But it looks like I’ve been in, out, and going around for almost a month already. I stayed in Laguna the whole Tuesday and reasonably did catch up with family and relatives. Gawd, there’s no place like home.
Yesterday, I’ve been up since 3am and been on the road an hour later off to Manila and Makati. It was literally whirlwind. No photos and much details for now (I will make separate posts about my side trip in Hong Kong and Macau, in next year probably. For now, I’m enjoying anything and everything about the Philippines). Some of the random recent occurrences in my life:
(a) I planned to have tuyo, sinangag and itlog as my first breakfast while at home. But the street taho vendor passed by early in the morning and indulged in it instead.
(b) After my Grand National Museum Tour yesterday with my friend, we both realized we missed the area much. So we walked up through the crowded Manila City Hall till we reached the nearest mall near there. I was craving for Jollibee, but it was so jampacked at 2pm. We had kare-kare and bicol express in Max’s instead. Yum!
(c) I had few minutes meet-ups with friends (former officemates) to initially drop by my pasalubongs for them. I’m so surprised they have prepared gifts for me. So thoughtful.
(d) Those few minutes meet-ups (as in super bilis lang) included seeing two friends, who are both known to one of my blogger pals (one is a common friend, the other one is her sister). We discovered only recently that it’s indeed a small world for this blogger pal and I. I also handed a pasalubong for her through her pretty (just like her!) sister. Oh well, thanks for the gift also. (I’ll make a separate post about this.)
(e) Before meeting up with my super closest friends in my previous office, I met up with another blogger who’s office is nearby. Yes, we had photos together. My partial anonymity is seemingly fading now. It’s really wonderful how blogging connects people. I’m so pleased to meet her. Thanks for the goodies, they are all so Pinoy nibbles!
(f) At night - over midnight, my closest friends (those in letter E) had dinner and videoke somewhere in Jupiter area. It was also like a reunion because there are two of us based abroad who are both home for the holidays coincidentally. It was FUN. I super missed them. Ang saya. 
(g) Kwentuhan and pigging out to the max.
Definitely, there would be more.
Happy weekend, everyone.
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