my birthday wish list 2009

this will be a very easy list.. but somehow difficult to think about.  i'm thinking about very simple things.. Ü

• custom nameplate silver necklace - this was made famous by "sex in the city" through the "carrie necklace".  i would also want one for myself and i haven't found any boutique that make such..  i'm still not sure if i want a "barn" or a "laarni" necklace.  but i'm leaning towards the latter
  

 

• brelli umbrella - i know i'm allergic to umbrella's but i guess the ones on the list would not make me squirm.  yes, this is not the only umbrella on the list.  this one looks like a japanese/chinese umbrella.  i like it because it's multi-ribbed and it's clear.  i'm not sure how sturdy the materials are, if it is, go get me one!  or perhaps there's a brelli umbrella made of metal.
  

• clear umbrella - a brelli umbrella might be hard to find so, i'd settle for this one.  but all or any umbrella on this list would just cure me from the phobia. Ü

• clear bubble umbrella - maybe you would find not just a simple clear umbrella.  i would want the bubbly one! 

• color spectrum umbrella - the previous items are all clear umbrellas.  you might think i don't like color.  well, i don't. i like colorS!  so, maybe i'm not really allergic to umbrellas.  i just haven't found the one that i really like.

• ice age trilogy - the first one was hilarious!  and i didn't get to see the second one.  so, i decided not to watch the third one.  but i really really want to see these movies!  so, it would be great if i would have the whole trilogy.  vcd or dvd would do!

• gossip girl complete season 2 dvd - i have seen the complete season one and some of the season two episodes but it's not complete.  since i celebrate my birthday on the month that tv shows premiere their new season, i would want a copy of the complete season two and see what happens to the teens of the upper east side. xoxo

• grey's anatomy complete season 5 dvd - i have been a fan of this tv series since it began.  and it has been a long wait for season 5 to end.  since it's again september, they're airing a new season and i need to get the one that just finished.

• desperate housewives complete season 4 and 5 dvds - i recently got hooked to this tv series and for a couple of weeks this was the only show i was watching on tv.  restie bought it and the dvds for seasons 4 and 5 are not working properly, so my marathon came to a halt and i'm left wanting more.  the women of wisteria lane are so entertaining.

•  jon and kate plus 8 complete season 1-4 and the latest of season 5 - i know that their separation made TLC stop airing the episodes, but i still love the kids and what jon and kate used to have and how they were able to survive until last month.  i haven't seen any store selling the series due to their popularity now.  how sad that they became more popular when tragedy came upon them.  poor kids.

 

 that's my list for this year.  i want umbrellas (still hate rain), necklace, and a bunch of dvd's.

i also started a new blog this month.  check out personality barn.  it's filled with personality quizzes we love to take.  and i'm still picking a name for another blog that would a little less personal than my entries here.  

i have always believed that i'm jinxed and more during this time of the year.  so, i'm keeping my fingers crossed.  i would be spending most of the day at work, then, with tin, then with my family.  hope it would be a good one! 

Project Laptop: COMPLETED!

my dad gave me my laptop back in november 2007.  it got broken sometime before september 2008.  i was able to get it back, working but with a faulty battery, june 2009.  and having a faulty battery meant that it only works for about 5 minutes without being plugged to an outlet.  so, it's not really as portable as a laptop should be. 

so the first task is to buy a working battery for my laptop.  and it was really hard looking for it in coputer stores in malls.  we tried greenhills but it would take 2 weeks to 2 months, since it needs to be ordered.  dell's service centers are of no help.  the numbers i have tried calling kept on transferring me to a department where no one answers.  other authorized dell dealers have the simillar wait time. 

we fould one store or booth in SM North Edsa who repairs laptops and we could order the battery, the wait time is about 3 days.  i held back.  i forgot why but most probably it's because of how much it is.

we weren't able to reach gilmore.  we were so tired already going from mall to mall and asking from shops to shops.

i then, asked my cousin, since he owns a buy and sell site (pinoybuynsell.com), he may know someone selling laptop batteries.  eBay doesn't have any available for my laptop brand and model (dell lattitude d620).  he recommended that i check TipidPC.com and there i fould someone selling laptop batteries and specifically having my brand and model on the list!  it's for Php 4,000.00 and they have a store at St. Francis Square!  the store is named HotToyz and they carry a lot of replacement laptop batteries.  and it's a good thing they have one for me readily available!  thus, no more hassle of waiting for days, weeks and months!  after buying the battery, we went to the mall (of course), and i tried it out.  viola!  my laptop is now portable!

after settling the biggest issue, i considered Project Laptop to be 50% complete.  the next steps would be to get a laptop bag that doesn't look like a laptop and a prepaid broadband internet service provider.  and i'm all set.

while we were searching for a battery, we were also looking at the malls for a good looking laptop bag.  and whenever i find something to my taste, i would look at the price tag and it would range from Php 3,000 - 5,000!  and no, i don't think i have the heart nor the wallet to be able to buy a bag of such extravagance.  so, tin, the one who is more addicted to eBay than i am, was searching for a bag for me.  then, she found this seller that points to a Multiply site where the gallery of laptop bags are.  and the price showing on eBay is just Php 1,000.  so, i went to check out BrattyBonita.  and their laptop bag designs are very much to my liking!  they really don't look like a laptop bag at all.  i asked tae to pick up a design for me.  she said, that there are too many bags and she's too lazy to look for the laptop bags.  to her surprise, i told her, "all the bags there are laptop bags!"  so, she searched the site and recommended a number of laptop bags for me.  she picked out 5 designs.  they were on sale last august so, i was able to get some discount on a bag.  thinking about how much bags these good costs in malls, i bought two!  one that's sort of sporty and one that's a bit formal.  and but still not looking like a laptop bag at all!  i was able to get both bags for the price of one if you buy it from a store. 

at almost the same time, cha offered to sell me his broadband prepaid kit.  and as i researched, it's the cheapest among those who offer the same service.  thus, cogitations is now powered by Sun Cellular!

my laptop is now portable.  i could carry it without being obviously carrying a laptop and i can go online! yipee!

HELP!

friends, i need your input! please give me one adjective to describe me.. Ü  i'm thinking of starting a new blogsite.  not as personal as my inputs here.. but pretty much simillar but on a more public note.  i can't seem to crack the perfect word.. so i just need one adjective.. hopefully less than four syllables..  thanks!