Salamat po!

Today was one of those days where the good and great things just kept on flowing. Quick rundown:

• I got to finish a huge bulk of my work. Only minor updates on Monday!
• Had lunch with the team, and I didn’t have to pay anything except the parking
• Found the third book in Philip Pullman’s “Sally Lockheart” series for only P95!
• Got film (36 shots)
• Found a hardback copy of Nora Roberts’ “Black Hills” for only P99
• Went to my best friend’s house so she could give me her gift from Japan: A yukata!
• Her brother gave me a Professor Layton gashopon
• Arrived home save & dry

Will post photos of my finds and gifts later. Thank you for this most amazing day! :)

I haven’t been religious in updating this Tumblr, but that doesn’t mean I’m not thankful for the blessings around me. So, even though I can’t list everything everyday, here’s a few things that I’d like to say “thank you” for.

Hanging out with my college best friends last Saturday. We didn’t do anything special, but just basically hang around. It was enough for me. Oh and that day in itself has a lot of little things to be thankful about.

Finally got to have Toffeenut Latte at Starbucks. This is the only time in each year that I actually splurge on coffee because I love the taste of this drink. I don’t buy it for the journal.

Spending time with my friends from my old office. Yesterday was a long day, but I had a lot of fun doing, well, nothing again. But it was a day of nothing that was filled with everything: laughter, jokes, serious discussions about odd things, food, sweets… All in all a good weekend.

Also yesterday, one of the friends from the said office gave birth to her first child! We were all excited and visited her as soon as we could. That’s where I saw a handful of my old friends and we caught up with each other. I got teased by them but it was all good fun.

I also got to watch the Pacquiao-Cotto fight live. As much as I hate seeing people punch each other for entertainment, it was… interesting. Although I had more fun seeing my brothers’ reaction while watching it.

Still so many to be thankful for, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. I hope you won’t get tired noting all the blessings. Cheers!

Friday, October 9

• Having my family safe & sound together
• Keeping my brother safe despite his mishap while driving

Saturday, October 10

• Book Geek. I didn’t win, but I had fun, met some nice new people and got a free book.
• Going around the mall with Drew, stinkbombs aside.
• Dinner with the family, my siblings meeting Biboy. Bean Boozled game and just having fun with the cousins.

Sunday, October 11

• Osky’s successful check-up
• Hanging out with Mama, Papa and Otki
• Papa’s delicious chicken tinola
• Getting my Internet back

What are the things you are thankful about? Be it material, spiritual, people or anything at all, say it! Let the world now.

The word “Salamat” is the Filipino word for “Thank you.” It has variations all over the country, depending on the dialect, but it sounds similar and all has the same meaning.

For Muslims and Arab speakers, it may sound familiar because the root word of “salamat” comes from the Arabic spoken greeting “Salam Alaykum.” Salam means peace, and the statement as a whole can be translated to “peace be with you.”

Personally, I find it easier to say “salamat”. Somehow, it’s more meaningful than saying “thank you” even though they have the same meaning. I guess for me salamat has more weight when you say it to someone when you are thankful.

I’ve got tons of blogs that I rarely get to keep, but I hope to keep this one up as best as I can.