camera-rant

i know it's friday today, the end of the working week but i'm a little pissed off... i got a compact camera last week but i'm having troubles uploading the photos in my pc...grrr... if only i can exchange it for a better camera, i will...but st*pid thai consumer laws, i cant just do it...another grrr... hmmm...i dont really know what to do... i'll try to review the manual tonight and go back to the store tomorrow to complain...i know it's such a waste of time but i have to try...phew!

so near, yet so far

i'll be in london in two days' time, right but i still havent heard from my french friend, yul who i am dying to meet. sadness... we're penfriends since 1994 and we havent seen each other in person. anyway, he was supposed to be in sydney twice while i was there but rien, no plans materialised. then i'll be going to london which is a few hours (i think) from paris, but i got nothing from him...(i emailed him twice and left a message on his band's myspace account...)

if only i have the visa to paris... *sigh*

but maybe london's not the right time and place, eh?

here i come, Wils

yeah, we're on a nickname basis...heheh!

after all the drama (see previous post, dilemma) i still have decided to push through with the media trip... all necessary things are in order and i am just waiting for the departure day. it's still like a week from now and as much as i try to downplay my emotions, i'm finding it hard...but im cool, really!

i have never dreamt of going there and visiting the queen, ehrmm.. london. but since this great opportunity came my way, i guess i have to grab it... carpe diem, remember?! it's not paris, but yeah, i'm still excited... to see its rich history and culture, and of course, hopefully drink tea, eat fish and chips and feel the london rain...weird, eh?!

but what really makes me look forward to that trip is the hope that yul will meet me there... (paris is close, right? unfortunately i wasnt able to apply for a visa to finally see le tour eiffel et mon cher ami)... but yeah, im looking forward to meeting him there... hope i receive a favourable e-mail response soon...

but whether i see yul or not, i'm sure i'll enjoy the trip... i have to and i want to (im the only filo in a group of thais), it's my first european trip.

so Wils, i'm coming...

ps. thank you Lord for this opportunity.

thank you, Lord

thank you for all the blessings...
thank you for wonderful opportunities...
thank you for the challenges...
thank you for giving me a beautiful family...
thank you for the gift of friendship...
thank you for all the LOVE!!!

dilemma

i may be late with my greetings but happy new year!!!

i had a supposedly new year pressie the first day i came back to work... i know someone from a PR firm who handles an airline and rang me to tell me that she's inviting me to visit the queen (not really, the trip's main agenda are to watch footy and visit the emirates stadium) for free. yeh, i know that there's no more free lunches these days but i still agreed. i have talked to the PR person what kind of coverage i can give their client... anyway, the trip is still on the works so everything is not definite (travel dates are from 27 jan to 2 feb). i asked my boss if i can go... we talked about it yesterday and allowed me to join the trip (with a few strings attached, of course!). i was fr*gg*n surprised today when the boss's hubby (who is also part of the company, which makes him my boss, too *smirks*) and explained again what that trip meant...of course, i know the consequences...penguin sr (the boss's hubby...) asked me that if ever they ask for more advertising space in our magazine, i have to shoulder the amount which is just fair, so i agreed. what i just dont like is that they're making a biggie out of everything!!! they repeatedly lecture me and cite the boss's past experience which i have heard yesterday.... it's as if im plain dumb and st*pid!!!

i dont like the vibes im getting... i know im not supposed to let anything dampen my excited spirits but they're getting to me now... the trip is not even that 100% confirmed yet everything is starting to look ugly... i know that this is a great opportunity not just to travel but to meet other magazine personalities as well but i'm having second thoughts now... i would like to go, really...but there's no more excitement...

what do i do??? do i give in to the b*tchy vibes i have around or just turn deaf and numb to them???heeeelllllppppppppp!!!!