so much for lunch

knowing i'm going to be busy the rest of week and won't have time for food prep, decided to cook all my lunches in one go. all i had was chicken and some veggies and close-to-tapon basil, lemongrass too little to make tea--and a dayap tree behind our house. 

obviously, this called for red curry and then some. man, nothing beats red curry with fresh lime leaves. and nothing beats togue stir-fried in green sili.  the adobo was just from the parts of the chicken breasts with bone.  and yes, sometimes i like my adobo with onion. =)

used the lemongrass leaves in the cooker with brown rice.

this should at least last me till thursday.

DESIGN SHARE by UPIDAA

"Trajectories: An exploration"

The event will feature UP Interior Design alumni who will share the different paths they took after obtaining their degrees. It is a celebration of the diversity and intrinsic flexibility of the course. While the target audience of this event is the UPIDAA and UPID students, this event is open to non-members and design enthusiasts.

Speakers are:

• Ms. Noelle Tiongson, Visual Marketing Manager at L'oreal Philippines (on visual merchandising)
• Ms. Gaille Vergara-Bautista, Interior Designer and Senior Lecturer at UP Dil (on mall decoration)
• Ms. Janet Alejandro, Jewelry designer and ethnic group advocate (on her art and cause)
• Mr. Paolo Lopez, PIID-SAB president and UPID senior student (on the UP senior class exhibit "Tanglaw-Design for the Blind")

Early registration Fee Rates (until Feb 29 only): Student: P50; Member: P100; Non-member: P150. 

Regular Rates will apply for payments to be made starting March 1 (additional P50). 

Registration fee may be deposited at @ any BPI branch, 

Current Account Name: UPIDAA; 

Current Account Number: 3081 1164 81. 

resignation

i quit my job earlier this week. finally handed in my 1-month's notice after putting it off for over a year. it was time. i needed to have something that's just, simply--mine, i guess. just need to figure out what (or more specifically, choose my own (ad)venture). i am tempted to make a rated list but am maybe too lazy or scared. as if putting it on paper increases the pressure of accomplishment, and relatively increase the anxiety of anticipated failure. the thought stresses me out.

so i'll put off the worrying about what to do next month when i'm actually along the ranks of the unemployed. right now i will just revel in the freedom. breathe. smile.=)

i've actually been catching myself smile more times this week than any other. i want to kick myself for waiting this long. i think at the top of my list, i will put "no regrets" under "go lang nang go".

per aspera ad astra. recently, i seem to be seeing this on random signs after i declared it my mantra months ago--once on an ad i accidentally clicked online, and another on a street sign in CDO after volunteer work. the latter was pretty cool surprise. i mean, other than "stop" or "slippery when wet" it had that. wanted to take a pic after the double take but had to catch a flight and it was on the side of a hill so a u-turn was a no-go. anyhoo, this year those words will be the fact that gives me strength. maybe just maybe i will have it inked... i smile some more at the thought =)

may this dragon girl be on fire this year. oh, by the way, happy chinese new year!