ang aming "noche buena" part 2

( moved from a previous now-defunct blogger account, because the santa pics are too good to be sent to cyberspace oblivion... diba derek? =D )

Christmas 2005:

our very own personal Santa Claus... o, meron kayo nan? =D

of course, nagpa-pic ako with Mr. Santa =D ...

hehe, look at our Santa o, parang buang... hahaha =P

also, here's a pic of my first encounter with snow...

***** MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!! *****

peso vs. dollar

one telltale sign of adjustment in a new country is when you don't compare each and every price of a merchandise against your local currency anymore.

i can still remember my first week in singapore when i didn't buy anything because everything seemed to be at least 200 pesos, when they should have cost me a third of that amount.

i found myself doing the same thing on my first few weeks here, not only because i have no money (i miss those days when i still had scholarship allowance), but also because i feel guilty asking my mom to spare me a couple of dollars since we are not dollar earners yet.

i still don't consider myself an official dollar earner right now but i don't feel alarmed anymore when i find a simple top (key word: simple) that costs about 20 dollars (that's 1000 pesos for you). that doesn't mean i'm gonna buy it, but i just might do that after i get a full-time job... =)

=)

hehehe, i drove by myself to the grocery today. i bought some oranges and nectarines lang naman. i know it's not much but it meant a lot to me because this is the first time that i have driven alone in my entire life.

yun lang. yey, hehehe =)

i am now a licensed driver!

HEE!

need i say more? =D