in preparation for my CMA board report presentation in june, i decided to try on my 2 suits. i have not worn a suit in over 2 years (since my last job interview) and so was a weeee bit worried that i got fatter and now can't fit...which would either lead me to 1. buy a new suit or 2. start working out so that i can fit into my suit by june 20th. knowning how cheap i am plus that fact that summer is coming i would opt for #2.

anyhow, i tried on suit #1 that i bought in vancouver almost 3 years ago and was surprised to know that i am either thinner now than i was before or i was in a rush and just bought a size too big lol. experience with suit #2 was not as pleasant. while i can still fit into the pants and button them up, they are tight :( but then again, i was in the middle of dinner and i felt uber bloated...

regardless, my goal now is to fit into suit #2 (b/c i don't want to gain weight to fit into suit #1) hence the working out shall begin!!!...soon...:P

1/2 hour makes a huge difference in the morning. just 1/2 hour earlier means THAT much more traffic. i sat in a turning lane for 10 mins! and the subway is a LOT more packed. didn't get a seat like normal :( but i made it on time - infact, was 15 mins early. i took a full hour of lunch and it was nice! :P

but for now, i must get back to reading Remember Me? it's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD :D :D :D

i must rant about work today...

yes, i come in late every morning (approx 15 mins :S). i know its not good, BUT i always make up for my time AND MORE. i work through my lunch atleast 3 times a week = 3 hours which more than makes up for my 15 mins x 5 days = 1 hour 15 mins.

Furthermore, i work late whenever necessary. there was a time when i worked late for 3 months straight - usually til around 8:15-8:30pm but some nights were until 9:30-10:00pm!! ANNNDDDD i do not claim overtime!! not because my position doesn't allow me to but b/c the VP asked me to stop so that he could show the president that OT is on the decline b/c we are getting all our work done. that and the fact that my company doesn't make any money so he has to keep the expenses low. anyhow, he (VP) said that he doesn't want an official record of it, but i could just come in late during down periods to make up for it...hence my tardiness every morning.

isn't it funny that when you're slaving away during your lunch hour or during your dinner hour, you are never "monitored" or told "you should go home, its way past your home time" or anything remotely close to that?!

so OFCOURSE the morning that the subway is delayed because of some power outage at yonge station, is the morning that the president and the VP decide to come by my desk and notice that i'm not in yet. they tell my supervisor to start "monitoring" me. pfffff! if you want to go ahead and be a penny pincher and monitor my every minute then go ahead - monitor me. don't worry i'm going to be on time for EVERYTHING! on time to start, on time to finish, and on time to go to lunch EVERYDAY! oh and i will still stay for overtime if required but it will no longer be free :)

my mommy and i had a delicious lobster dinner tonight! :) lobster is on sale at T&T for $8/lbs so my mommy bought 3! it's so easy to cook. just bring a huge pot of water with salt to boil and throw in the lobsters. Once it comes to boil again, lower the heat and simmer for about 10 mins (for 1-1/4 lbs lobsters).

we ate two and couldn't finish the third so we're going to make lobster bisque tomorrow :D can't wait!

work sucked today. my deparment's latest project: translating english financial statements to french. here's the kicker: NONE of us are fluent in french. retarded right? *sigh*

i decided to be somewhat productive today (domestically) and made a huge ass pot of chili :P Mmm tasty!

Chapters is having a sale. I love Chapters and I love sales :D

Sale (in-store only): best selling paperbacks for only $10!

So i went and bought Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella. It is about a 28 yr old girl who lives in London and has just woken up in the hospital after a car accident. Unfortunately she now has amnesia and doesn't remember anything that has happened during the last 3 years of her life -- in which she got promoted to Director of her division ($$$), went from slightly chubby, crooked toothed, frizzy haired to almost supermodel material, began owning Louis Vuittons, and went on a reality show where she met her now husband who is a gorgeous multi-millionaire. So as you can see she's woken up to a dream life :P

So far (as of chapter 8) it is a fantastic read. Super easy and entertaining :)

About a month ago, my laptop screen broke :( (was a dell and it was getting old anyways). So i need a new laptop now. Did my research and found that all new laptops come with windows vista which i hear is CRAP!

I originally didn't want to spend more than 1G on a new one but then i started considering getting a macbook. They are so pretty, hardly any problems with viruses and spyware, doesn't operate on vista, and has all these cool features ie. time machine that backs up your files every hour?

I know i can only afford the 13.3inch macbook. But now I have to decide whether to get the white book (plastic) $1150 or the aluminum $1399 (diff of $250!). I hear the plastic one cracks easily and i don't want that since i don't plan on buying the 3 year warranty thingy...but then $1399 + taxes = $1609.

*sigh* what to do...

"Look King Kong. Why don't you take you and your 1980 pick-up lines, climb all the way up to the top of the Empire State building, beat on your big old monkey chest and then jump off?"

LOL :D hehehe

TGIF!!!!! I finally made it through another torturous week! It's a miracle! :P (you know you need a new job when...lol)

Also, today marks 4 months left until i'm done the CMA!! In other words, 4 months left til i get my social life back! FREEEEEDOM!!!!!

ANNNNNDDDDDDD Shirley's home from OZ!!!!! :D :D :D yay!

Here are the most recent pictures of my nephew.

Isn't he adorable? :D

Julie's bday at Tryst. She's a party animal :P What a fun night ;)

so evidently i didn't win the jackpot...i didn't even get one number! lol

so here i am at work...again...debating whether i should spend another $2 on saturday's draw for $48 MILLION DOLLARS! damn i'm so cheap.

hmm...odds are 1 in 14 million...

I decided not to be a fatty and take a walk on my lunch. I ended up breaking my new years resolution and spent my money on an unneccsary item - $2 for a 649 lotto ticket :P But the draw is for $39 MILLION!!! If i win, you wouldn't know though because i wouldn't post it here for everyone to see. ha.

My First Blog!

Yay! I've created my first blog!

Now i just need to figure out how this thing works :P