Friday, June 27, 2008

back to home away from home.

so nakabalik na ako at busy mode ulet. eto nga pala ang kinalabasan nang sobrang pamimili ko sa Belgium. i had 5 bags to carry - 1 big luggage + 1 smaller luggage + 2 laptop bags + 1 heavy canvas bag. nicheck in ko ung 2 luggages dahil pagbaba pa lang nang taxi eh nde ko na kinayang maglakad sa train station para pumunta sa air france office. nakakahiya, nadulas pa ako sa sobrang dami ng dala ko. nicheck in ko un excess baggage ko sa AF office sa Brussels Midi train station at umabot ng 22kgs. akala ko okay na, pero pagdating sa Paris CDG airport eh hinarang nila ulet ako dahil bawal daw na may 3 handbags. so kinailangan kong icheck in un canvas bag. buti this time eh nde na nila ako pinagbayad. sa sobrang hassle, pagkatapos ko sa immigration eh i was just in time for boarding na wala na akong time to recuperate the VAT ng mga binili ko sa Europe.

on a lighter note, eh pagdating sa Mauritius airport eh nakapuslit ako sa "Nothing to Declare" lane. hehehe. so nde ko kinailangang magbayad sa customs sa lahat ng nishopping ko. hehehe. at ang pinakaimportante eh naiuwi ko naman ng maayos ang lahat ng pinamili ko.

naset-up na rin ng aking boys ang laptop at ipod. sa lahat ng techy stuff na wala akong kaalam alam, charms lang ang kelangan. hehehe. isa na lang kulang, internet connection! after that eh im online for good at ready na to take the part time job.

will keep you posted.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

last day @ inbev office and last shopping with papable!

pag pasok ko sa office eh napakasunny, kumusta naman pero todo boots ako. hahahaha! btw, eto nga pala ang sinuot ko as suggested by madz. ;)

as usual upon arriving in the office eh pinuntahan ako ni papable sa room ko to confirm that we have to leave early dahil uulan daw in the afternoon. at eto pa ang remark nya, "good that you're wearing your comfortable shoes". hahaha! obvious talaga na i'm ready to go shopping. walang makakapigil sa plano ko, kahit pa umuulan which is "the famous belgium weather". we left the office at 11:45am at kelangan pa namin dumaan sa ibang route so as not pass by the meeting room kung nasaan ang boss nya. hahahaha.

5-minute walking distance lang ang shops from the office which made it more convenient. first stop eh watch! gusto ko gayahin si juday kaya gusto ko ng guy's watch. yun nga lang wala akong ryan agoncillo na may kamatch. hahahaha! as suggested by papable, na diesel fanatic, eh diesel na lang daw ang bilhin ko. ate wala akong nakitang tag heuer. i was eyeing for the D&G pero since nde ko naman weakness ang relo eh i settled na lang for the diesel one and i lurve it!!!! papable says it looks nice. :)
mot iuuwi ko tong carton na to. hahaha. synthetic leather sha.
guy's watch sha pero may touch of pink pa rin. hahaha. and it's not so big.
on me! :)

next stop eh mobile store. i was telling him that i want the Samsung U900 Soul tapos ang lolo mo started converting to philippine peso. he said, "you have an ipod touch already, you bring your camera everytime, you also have your Blackberry, all you need is a simple phone!" errrm, yann/mommy ikaw ba yan? oh well may point naman sha kaya i settled na lang for a girly fliptop phone. of course, sony ericsson pa rin. he liked the color, atleast not in pink this time. hahaha!

may free cd pa ni madonna! :)
last store eh computer shop. i had to buy some accessories for my laptop. :) the hard drive comes in pink pero hanggang 160gb lang. he couldn't help but roll his eyes when i reach for something that's pink. the price of 160gb is not much different with that of 250gb so this time eh kinuha nya un 160gb pink sakin at pinalitan ng 250gb in black. okay sometimes kelangan kong tanggalin sa selection criteria ang kulay. hahaha.

i bought the security cable then 'cause i will be leaving my laptop at home sa mauritius. mas maigi na na nakacable sha sa malaking lamesa. hahahaha. and of course earphones with mic para makapagvoice chat na ako with friends and family. :)
so un, we finished at 12:45pm, oh diba in 1 hour ambilis ko makapili! hahaha. oh well i have to, i cannot afford a day's salary ng freelance para masamahan nya ako to shop. hahaha. on the way, bumili na lang kame ng sandwich then we're back in the office at 1pm.

at around 2pm eh bumalik na naman sha sa office ko dahil may solution daw sha sa luggage problem ko. hahaha. humanap daw ako ng 3-4 guys on the same flight at gamitin ko daw ang charms ko to ask them that we check in together. kumusta naman un?! hahaha. pakapalan na ng mukha talaga. hahaha.

at 3:30pm eh bumalik na naman sha he's quite worried on how i will take the train tom. with all my luggage. if only his boss had left for france today, he said he would have taken a day off so he can drive me to Paris and ... arrive there in style! ang angas talaga ng lolo mo kaya napakalamig dito eh. of course nakakahiya naman, i said it's enough that he had been my personal assistant during my 2 shopping sprees. hahaha. may naging tagabuhat ako ng mga shopping bags. hahahaha!

at 4:30pm eh boss christophe had left. we said our goodbyes at shempre may hug. then i started packing my things na rin. i pinged papable that i'm leaving in a few minutes and he came rushing to my office saying "you're actually gonna leave without saying goodbye to me??!". hahaha. todo complain ang lolo mo then he invited me for one last smoke. this time eh nagyosi sha for me. =)

after yosi break eh i stayed for a couple of minutes to send some emails. then before i shut down my laptop eh i pinged him that i'm leaving na talaga. of course bumalik ulet sha sa room ko to finally say goodbye. nakakatuwa 'cause he even offered to walk me to my hotel pero i declined. nakakahiya naman. hehehe.

so un, i'm really sad to leave dahil i like it here, people are very nice and chivalry exists here infairness! at maiiwan ko si papa rouslan. huhuhu. hahaha. si papable nde ko mashado mamimiss yan dahil araw araw naman akong tinatawagan nyan. ang pinagkaiba lang eh dito naguusap kame in person. kaso wala na akong PA sa pagshoshopping. :( hahaha.

p.s. he said the best gift that he had received on his birthday was the one which came from me, he likes it better than those that he had bought and he wears it everyday. =)




Wednesday, June 18, 2008

hilarious Romania souveneirs

i was very gloomy today dahil iyak ako ng iyak sa sobrang asar ko sa lead ko but come afternoon when girish showed me his RO souveneirs, it really made my day. hahaha. i will ask lucian to bring me some of these when he visits mauritius. hahahaha.

i didn't know na sa Romania pala nag-originate ang dracula at witches. tama ba? hehehe. anyway, pero eto ang mga famous souveneirs doon eh.


un dracula na cow eh tumutunog tapos bigla nya ishoshow off ang *toot*toot* nya at magvivibrate un balls nya. kakaloka. hahaha.

meet polar jr.


may bago na akong doggy. shempre love ko pa rin si polar at cholo but since i don't have the time na mag-alaga ng totoong doggy eh i will settle for a stuffed toy, souveneir ko na rin sha from Belgium. malambot sha at makinis ang fur. =) meet polar jr.

Monday, June 16, 2008

dilemma of packing

nagbabasa ako kung panu magcheck in online. most likely excess baggage na ako. sabi ang baggage daw eh nde dapat magexceed ng 32kg. so kung mag-eexceed ako ng 32kg eh kelangan ko magbawas at muhang kelangan ko na rin icheck in un maliit na suitcase.

bago ko problemahin yan pagchecheckin eh kelangan ko muna magcheck out dito sa novotel at lumipat ulet ng hotel for one night. habang nagpapack ako eh narealize ko na napakadame kong dadalhin pauwe. bawat klase ng gamit eh 4 or more ang dala ko. goodluck sa akin.


Sunday, June 15, 2008

i don't like friendster anymore

after 10 years eh nagupdate ako ng friendster ko. pinipilit kse ako ni ate. pero one time lang to at ni-redirect ko na lang sila dito sa multiply ko. ang hirap magpost ng multiply url sa shoutout at kelangan ko pa iformat. nadedetect ata ng friendster kaya kelangan ko pa isulat ng ganito http://sanguinegal [dot] multiply [dot] com. hahaha. ayoko na ng friendster naloloka ako panu magupdate dun.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

nagsisimula na ako! hahaha!

Functional guys says:
how are you beautiful?
Xianne says:
hello, still here in belgium.i thought you're going to mauiritius or ibiza?
Functional guys says:
wow, I am seriously thinking to mauritius
Xianne says:
when? :)
Functional guys says:
tomorrow is my last day on this project
Xianne says:
ohhhhhh :S why oh why???
Xianne says:
because my contract expires
Xianne says:
ohhhhhh :S but your offer to still have me as your ghost abaper is still open?
Functional guys says:
yes, still open , my offer
Xianne says:
really? so we can still work together then :)
Functional guys says:
of course
Xianne says:
all my functional friends are freelance
Functional guys says:
hehehehhe
Xianne says:
so they are not long term in the project :S
Functional guys says:
you should become freelancer too
Xianne says:
how? i mean any opening in Romania? hehehe
Functional guys says:
just register your own small company or work through an umbrella company
Xianne says:
okay? but i need a visa first :(
Functional guys says:
we can get the visa, it's not big deal. eh... there's nothing impossible to get
Xianne says:
really? i thought it's hard to get a visa. i would love to migrate here in europe :) i was thinking of australia but if there's some opportunity here in EU why not! :)
Functional guys says:
there are lots of projects in europe
Xianne says:
but i need someone to you know assist me on how to do it
Functional guys says:
I can do it
Xianne says:
really???? >:D<
Functional guys says:
really
Xianne says:
wow lots of func are offering me to work here in EU huh! hehehehe. so just lemme know what i should do or start working on. i would love to work and soon migrate here :)
Functional guys says:
I will ask a lawyer here



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Functional guys says:
by the way....in few days, we'll have a new deal with INBEV :)
Functional guys says:
the trial balance program has some bugs. hehehehe. so, we can make some money ;)
Xianne says:
hahahaha :)
Functional guys says:
I should give you more details about trial balance program
Xianne says:
:p
Functional guys says:
SAP AG developers are a kind of stupid. in old versions, the program had read from table GLT0. now, because of New Ledger functionality, it should read from FAGLEXT
but... :-S strange, it reads from some stupid structures SKC1A and SKC1C.
Xianne says:
oh.... hmmmm i should read more FI stuff
Functional guys says:
heheheehheh
Xianne says:
if you can send me the program then i can help you check it ;)
Functional guys says:
GLT0 is table with totals from BSEG. you know, documents for each account, in a certain period, are sumarized in GLZT0.
Xianne says:
BSEG being a cluster table
Functional guys says:
yeah. we can get 2-3.000 eur for this program ;) so... 50-50...
Xianne says:
3 or 3000? heheheheheheheeh. okay what is your decimal notation.
Functional guys says:
3000. hahahahaha.
Xianne says:
wooooooowwww!
Functional guys says:
in Romania "," is decimal. hahaha.

Friday, June 13, 2008

food binge at EU

kelan lang ako nakakapagpicture ng food. kse ako sa mga kasama ko dito. sa pinas lang maraming camwhore. hehehe. so lately eh sinusulit ko ang stay ko dito at i was trying un iba't ibang restos dito. promise, kahit walang kanin dito eh tataba ako dahil sa laki ng servings!

ang food eh combo ng healthy and junk food. may salad pero may fries. hahaha. since may DLA naman eh nde ko tinitipid ang sarili ko, minsan lang ako magEU so splurge bebe. hehe.

eto ang mga kinain ko lately.


Tuesday at the Plaza

cocktail: cherry + olives - i was expecting it to be red at berry flavor. nde pala!!! ampanget ng lasa.

bread and butter. ang matigas na tinapay na nilalapag lang kung saan saan pag nidedeliver at walang gloves gloves. ganun sa mauritius, pati ata dito. pag bumili ka ng tinapay sa supermarket eh sandamakmak na ang pumisil.


beef stroganoff with fries.raw ang meet na lumalabas pa ang dugo habang ni-iislice ko. hahaha. pero masarap sha kaso hirap ubusin.


Wednesday - Dine in at Novotel Foodsquare

ang view at may football match


tinapay again.

beef once more!

as usual fries. kelan ba nawala yan sa belgian meal.
complete meal!

Thursday - Room Service since I went home at 9pm na and I still had to work from the hotel.

tinapay na naman.

kip curry - kip is chicken. kaya siguro kips ang tawag dun sa isa sa SM foodcourt.

basmati rice - i don't like this, nde nakakabusog. mas gusto ko pa rin ang kanin sa bigas or un thailand rice sa mauritius.

creme brulee!

fries ever!
eto lahat - lamon to!

TGIF at Leuven La Grand Place

cocktail olives ulet...

cappuccino!

and sweets combo ng coffee

Moroccan Lamb Tagine!
tastes like mauritian food... pero masarap kaso matabang for me!

closer, malambot un meat.
beer afterwards + chips while watching a football match (holland vs france).
so kung napansin nyo eh talagang malalaki ang servings nila dito. tumaba kaya ako dito sobra! hai sayang ang ipinayat ko. hehehe.

Monday, June 9, 2008

patikim sa boys

matutulog muna ako para nde ako bangag. pero dahil nde ko pa mapopost un amsterdam pics eh eto muna ang patikim ko sa inyo harry and jason. hahaha! actually bawal silang picturan pero para sa inyo eh nitry ko talagang kuhanan!

at wala akong nakitang gigolo!!!!!!!! waaaaah!!! hahahaha. eto lang nakapagpaligaya sakin pero wala akong lakas ng loob bumili dahil baka maloka mga kasama ko. bwahahahaha! mga madz, samahan nyo akong bumalik para bumili! bwahahahahahaha!


my real fettish

bukod sa bags, shoes (kse shoes always fit), havs (sama mo na ang havs na nde kelangan sexy ka pag bumili) eh eto ang real fettish ko. fake man or nde. pero i usually invest sa original, unang pair ko eh gucci (thanks to acn medical reimbursements, hahaha). oh well pag summer eh nde naman ako makapagswimsuit kaya daanin na lang sa shades. hahaha!
talagang nun nakita ko un shop sa amsterdam eh tumakbo talaga ako. seryoso.
framed na un style nun gucci ko, so try ko naman un walang frame.
i love it!

Weekend Eurotrip

so ayun, maximized na maximized ang first weekend ko. saturday i checked out of Novotel then met up with the other guys at Binnenhof. wala pang noon non since it was around 10 kaya iniwan ko muna gamit ko sa room ni Yasmine. we left the hotel at 10:20 to meet up with Lucasz, master data central team, who would tour us around Brussels. ambait nya at nilibre pa kame ng lunch, un nga lang french lang ata ang alam nya so most of the conversations were in french. oh well sanay na ako. after nya kame itour en iniwan na nya kame dahil magshoshopping pa kame. we parted ways at around 3pm tapos nagsimula na kame magshopping til 8pm.

pagbalik sa hotel eh nagcheck-in na ako tapos nagpictures ng mga nabili ko. natulog ako at around 12pm tapos gumising ng 6am dahil pupunta kame ng Amsterdam. nagtrain kame from Leuven to Brussels tapos Brussels to Amsterdam. nag-ikot sa red district at nagshopping ng gamit and souveneirs. at around 5pm eh we decided to catch the train back to Brussels para naman may mapuntahan pa kameng iba. we ended up at Rotterdam kung saan sarado na lahat ng shops by 7pm pero maliwanag pa ha. so picture taking at nagdinner lang kame dun. reached Leuven at 12 midnight tapos kinuha ko un gamit ko to check in back again here at Novotel. sobrang nakakapagod pero sinulit ko un travel time sa train na natulog ako. ngayon eh im posting the pics. watch out na lang kau mabilis naman ang LAN connection dito, hehehe.

true nomad nga ako.

ang hirap magcheck-in check out ng hotel. twice ko tong gagawin dito sa 3-week stay ko. nagcheck out ako nun saturday sa novotel before we went to Brussels. pero perfect timing ang check-out dahil we planned to go to Amsterdam kahapon. so sa Binnenhof hotel ako nagstay for the night, un standard room lang ang available pero cozy naman sha at katapat ng prison. hahaha. maganda naman ang view dahil nasa Leuven center ang location.

eto sha, maliit lang pero one night lang naman at since 11 na kame nakauwe eh 7 hours lang ako nagstay dito.
single bed + acn laptop, na kay papable pa rin un laptop ko dahil ayoko iwan sa hotel.
study table, smoking room opkors.
madilim na kaya nde ako makapagpicture sa labas.

tapos sa wakas ngayon eh balik ako sa novotel. 11:30 na ng gabi ako nakapagcheck-in, kakapagod.
sa Binnenhof parang haunted at de-susi dito modern at mas higit na mas maganda dahil may free LAN. hahaha.

nde na rin ako nag-effort ihanger at ayusin ang gamit ko. napakahirap kaya, 8 days ako dito tapos check out tapos check in the next day. goodluck to me. true nomad nga ako.