Thankful

I spent a lot of time by myself both yesterday and today. Other than myself, there were Dave and Jose, whom I am truly thankful for everyday. They came to help me set up a computer, fix my bathroom heater, keep me company, and of course, have great food. Yesterday we had Lu's Garden, which just changed their name to House of Fragrant. The porridge was just what we needed in colder days like this, and it was comforting to share it with dear friends. Today they visited again to fix my heater and also had dinner. We also replaced my toilet seat - FUN! Later we went to Nguyen Hoang for Vietnamese food. Their spring rolls were disappointingly thin and dried. The noodle dishes tasted the best. We really liked their vegetarian selections, however, I could do without the MSG. My tongue felt funny afterwards.

The big holiday weekend had come and left. I can't say I did much except for cleaning my place a bit. I still feel relaxed for the most part. Let's wait and see how things develop the next few weeks. Wow the year is almost over.

Unproductive

Another day had passed and I was thankfully unproductive still. There weren't new jobs posted today. Of course, I looked at Black Friday sales here and there too. Being unemployed I had no place in the mall. Online window shopping was fine though. I hope there were enough shoppers out there this weekend who would help bring the economy back. Until then, I will enjoy my time off and take it easy. Man do I sound lazy or what.

Thanksgiving night

This year's Thanksgiving we went to Miwa's apartment for the festivities. Dave made squash soup, endive salad with walnut pear & blue cheese, and an apple pie. Jose's pumpkin cheesecake looked stunning. We arrived at her place at 3 and started eating half an hour after. The food we brought was a hit, especially the cheesecake. We ate and ate. After finishing our meal, Dave played music with Miwa and later played ma-jong with Jose PK Yutaro. I started to get sleepy around 9 and we left before 10. Tonight's party was less hectic than last year's. I hope I will always get to share Thanksgiving with close friends.

Pre-Thanksgiving

Today went by like a light breeze. I woke up before 6 and stayed up 'til 12 something. Went back to take a nap and got up again around 4:30. Spent the evening at Dave's. He made chicken fried steak, mustard greens and mashed potato (YUM!) while Jose worked on the pumpkin cheesecake for the feast tomorrow. I did laundry. TC tonight was good, Rosie Live... not so much. I came back around 11:30 and am feeling very sleepy. I can't believe Thanksgiving is tomorrow and 2008 is almost over.

Day goes by

I spent so much time on the computer today. I don't think I did anything productive. Yes I applied for one job, but that was about it. I just went to this site, then to the next, then to the next. I did manage to get out of the apartment and hit the gym. The rest of the day was sitting in front of the computer and TV. Wow did I get an eyeful tonight. New episodes of The Real Housewives of ATL and OC were both on and oh dear, can these ladies bring drama to Bravo. 

So that's my day. I did spend time talking to Jen about her planning her wedding. It's so expensive and time consuming. Oh I remember now. I also wrote Syl this long and awesome letter, explaining the reason why I was upset. I guess this day wasn't completely wasted, haha.

Referral

It's good to have friends. Two of my new friends referred me to their companies. I will need to update my resume though. Of course, because these are new friends, they don't always know my previous experiences and specific skillset now. We'll see. I can't say I feel confident these job leads will get me places. I am going to try and wait. Still - these new friends - They are very kind.

Spicy and Sweet

I had a relaxing day today. I went to the gym in the morning, came back and had lunch. The afternoon was spent mostly online and in bed. Then I had dinner at Hunan Chilli King with Dave Jose Cameron and his friends. It was a lot of spicy food, but I made sure we had a couple of dishes that weren't so mouth-burning. The fish-head was a hit, so was the eggplant with string beans. We also had sweets at Fosselman's. The taro + rocky road + pumpkin ice cream sundae was a perfect dessert to end this first week back in town.

I am feeling sleepy now but Dexter is on - This jetlag thing is good in a way. I rarely felt like I could go to bed before 11 and this week the sleepy bug kept hitting me around 8, 9, and 10. Should I accept this and perhaps make it my new routine? It's possible.