happy thoughts

randomly speaking:

à Gymrat career. Running is the best.

à Rediscovering swimming. Still not particularly great at it, but a vast improvement. I do get to the other side of the pool now! True to my nature, I am most content at the pool after a long day at work.

à Bubble wrap. Seriously. When was the last time you popped those cheap wonders?

à Peppermint milk tea. Lots of it, my exclusive recipe.

à New shoes. 3 ½ inch-stilettos. Quite an achievement, actually. Didn’t think I’d be able to do it, but I survived a 15-hour workday in it. Breaking in new shoes is a lot like test-driving a car.

à SeaAir’s Adventure Pass. How great is this? A pass for 45 days to any island destination of your choice (where they have their routes- Boracay, El Nido, Camiguin, etc). Say it with me- I need my vacation days now!

à And of vacations. Discover Eskaya, in Bohol. Ok, yeah I know, dude, I need to get to Bohol, shame on me.

à M&Ms Dark Chocolate. In purple packaging, with preppy-classic m print and a tiny “dark” script below. Yeah, in case you miss the one emblazoned on the front. Between M&Ms Dark and Snickers Dark, it’s the ms for me; Snickers has a lot going on, what with the nuts and nougat. Rather takes away the dark chocolate experience.

à Speaking of. You can never go wrong with a white chocolate martini in rich, dark Belgian chocolate coating. Shaken, not stirred. Guys, forget wining and dining. If you must do a date right, it is this. And juicy olives on an otherwise boring spaghetti. ;)

(I remember Chef Billy King. At a Children’s Hour luncheon sometime in December last year, my colleagues and I were raving over his dessert, and much to our embarrassment, he noticed how we were so enjoying it. He quipped, Enjoying your dessert, ladies? You can never go wrong with strawberries and cream, can you?” All in that lovely accent of his. Hello. Take me to a genteel, gorgeous man who cooks, is well-read, tapos ang usapan. Hmmm. Accents are a plus. Not bisaya ha.)

Nothing wrong with local accents, but I meant to illustrate how sexy European accents are.