Author: Justine

What’s Been Up

1. Days Off Thanks to the Holy Week and unexpired vacation leave credits, I was rewarded with a few days off work the past week. I got to do a couple of things, like finally watching Cinderella in the cinema, catching up on crazy sleep, going home to the province and beaching it up, and giving worthy people my quality time. The best part is, I have another 2 days off the upcoming week because I am determined that April is going to be an awesome month. Having said that.. 2. Throat Business I am having the worst throat inflammation right now, it’s not even funny. It’s been a while since I’ve had this and I hate remembering how much it feels like shit. Of course, I make the mistake of drinking things I’m not supposed to like that sparkling wine I had at a dinner party earlier tonight and screaming my head off because we had such a fun game night of category BINGO. Our team won, if you were interested in knowing. 3. …

The Sunday Currently, v6

I am actually cheating because it’s hardly Sunday anymore.. but I made the big mistake of sleeping at 6pm as soon as I got home from a children’s party and woke up just a little bit before midnight. It would be an ideal scenario if I didn’t have work on a Monday morning but here I am, typing away. I’m gonna try a different approach to this entry and make it a bit more comprehensive than usual, and only answering the ones that make the most sense and are the most applicable given the current situation. READING Tasks on my project management tool and work emails to prepare for later. I never thought I’d become one of those people who would be so addicted to work but look at me. I guess it also helps that you actually like what you do, so you don’t really mind at the end of the day. Maybe I should remove my work email from my phone so I stop checking shit all the time. Seriously. WRITING To-dos and …

Let’s Get It On, 2015

It’s already the start of February and I have yet to lay out my goals for 2015. I was reading this tweet that said January lasted for a good 3 minutes and somehow I agree! There are days that seem so long but the next thing you know it’s the end of the month, or worse.. the end of the year. 41. What do you want the overarching theme for your 2015 to be? Finance discipline. Money management. Money matters. Right now it’s not going as well as I hoped, but I guess I won’t beat myself too much over it because I did just sign up for two investment plans so it’s not entirely a failure on my part. Just can’t help those impulses, you know? Especially when you see pretty and shiny things even though they are a product of looking into a computer/tablet/phone for far too long. I am the ultimate consumer. 42. What do you want to see, discover, explore? More of the Philippines. I know I said this last year, …

The Sunday Currently, v5

Can’t believe it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these things! A year, to be EXACT. What a coincidence.. and I didn’t even plan for it to be that way. I was just reading my previous one and I realized, wow a lot of things came true. How my friends visited me, how I changed my iPhone, watched That Awkward Moment shortly after that entry, had a good trip to Jakarta last December, actually working on my money matters and how some things never change because I STILL am wearing my old Victoria’s Secret tee and polka dot shorts which was THE EXACT same thing I was probably wearing last year. Entry in a bit! I’m on time too because it’s exactly an hour before Monday comes through. Reading my previous Sunday Currently! You’ll see what I mean. I’m also reading This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz. It’s a fairly short book, but I’m taking a long time to wrap it up because I’ve been very busy the past week. Writing this entry and rediscovering …

2014 Year In Review, Part II

21. What was your most common mental state this year (e.g. excited, curious, stressed)? Anxious but resilient. 22. Was there anything you did for the very first time in your life this year? I didn’t go out of the country for a span of 12 months. I even thought 2014 would be the first year in about 20 something years that I wouldn’t get to travel. Somehow, I was fine with it. 23. What was your favourite moment spent with your friends? MY BIRTHDAY WEEK! Beach, mountains, beach again, island hopping, my birthday dinner, parties. I was probably the most blessed in this category. 24. What major goal did you lay the foundations for? Financial discipline. I’m past 25, I need to start taking my finances seriously. 25. Which worries turned out to be completely unnecessary? Worries about how I will get through the day/week/month/year. 26. What experience would you love to do all over again? MY BIRTHDAY WEEK WITH JAKARTA FRIENDS. Sand, sun, beach, fun, the water, food, friendship, love. And so much more. …