i finished my task ahead of schedule..... i told them i'll be done by end of next week because i didn't know my problem was easy (never used itext before and thought what i need to do is complicated)....now, all that's left are cosmetic stuff (alignment, font sizes, etc).....anyway.... here's a blow by blow account of what i did last thanksgiving....
wed..
went home a little early.... i was thinking of cooking picadillo for my friends but i got lazy ....what else is new
thurs..
am:
9:00 - woke up at 9..still sleepy..pressed snooze...
10:00 - ok, time to get up! checked email until 11
11:00 - finally took a bath
pm:
1:30 - took off to get lunch at nifty fifty
1:45 - need to go back to my apartment to get my pillow
1:55 - really took off to nifty fifty
2:10 - nifty fifty is closed! grr..need to go back to the apartment to get snacks...
2:20 - back at the apartment...got some food and other snacks..
2:45 - stopped to get gas
3:00 - washington dc here we come!
5:00 - i think we're lost
6:00 - finally met with marie, russ and barbie...wow! marie brought me her famous angel cake!! SOOOO happy!! boy, it's windy at dc... my skirt is flying... thank gawd for leg warmer 
7:30+ - arrived at baltimore harbor... philips is closed, bummer...went out to look for other resto, taking chances...hmm... what are these people doing camping outside this mall....oh! it's best buy! wow! their lining up for black friday this early? interesting.....wait, is that an old woman, right there? wow! so this is what they mean by black friday..... interesting... i'm hungry!
8:00 - can't find a resto...agreed to just grab a quick bite somewhere and have dinner at a chinese resto in center city-philly....
10:00 - went to mai lai wa for chinese food...we had our thanksgiving dinner consisting of walnut shrimp, black pepper squid (yum!), special fried rice, hongkong wanton soup, beef chao fun... why did we forgot to take pictures! that's my first thanksgiving dinner...geez! tsk!
11 something: time to go home! i'm sleepy...showed my friends how center city looks like at night...oh! and we stopped by at the boathouse for pictures....i love the boathouse at night, really need to get a dslr soon....
fri..
am
7:00 - wake up time
8:00 - went to walmart hoping i could find a cheap microwave...
8:30 - no more $25 microwave....that's what you get by being lazy to wake up early......but i got my self a digi cam bag for $1.97..... yeah, that's it...no more cheap items, they're all gone...huhuhu....
9:00 - went to nifty fift for breakfast..ordered crab cake sandwich...it wasn't bad... note to self: order that choco shake that marie ordered next time...
10:00 - we have a crack in philly..... a crack on a bell, lol...... anyway, gave my friends a quick tour around the city-cityhall, LOVE, logan square, rodin, philly museum of art, independence hall...no bell, line is sooo long....
pm
12:00 - need to go back to the apartment... marie needs to get her batteries...
12:30 - left for atlantic city..
3:00 - atlantic city...pictures and more pictures..ate funnel cake.....
5:30 - it's getting cold..can we just take the car to taj mahal?
6:45 - arrived at taj mahal..more pictures..
7:15 - finally left atlantic city
9:00 - had dinner at a jamaican resto (jamaican jerk hut, one of the locations where they had shoot the movie in her shoes)... lessons learned: half jamaican jerk is not half the regular order size, it means half chicken...chicken bbque is good!
10:00 - time to go home..
sat..
8:00 - wake up time but i need to work on photoholic's booklet
8:30 - was about to take a bath but russ beat me to it
9:00 - took a bath
9:30 - need to go to wachovia to encash my first paycheck with my new employer..paycheck = 1 day salary only :P
10:00 - left for shopping! went to franklin mills outlet mall..15 minutes away from where i live...yes, clothes in philly are tax-free! but i would love to shop at delaware because there it's tax free for everything!
10:30 - on your mark, get set, shop!! i told them we need to leave at 1:00 pm...they need to catch their 4:00pm flight and they need to be at the airport an hour before...
pm
1:10 - left franklin mills... my friend and i surprised them to a treat in an indonesian resto... friend called his friend (who owns the resto) for our order while were driving back to the city and told his friend that we'll get there around 1:30 and we need the food ready because my friends need to catch a flight...hehe, ang demanding ba?
1:35 - welcome to indonesian resto! they liked the salad (gado-gado)....my guess was right that they'll like that salad.....
2:20 - left the resto...we need to buy philly cheesesteak for their baon...
2:30 - pat's line is too long, darn and geno's too! geez... huhu, we can't buy cheese steak anymore or they'll miss their flight.... i should have went there and bought them cheese steak while they were having lunch...*sigh*....next time, next time...
3:10 - at PHL airport...nope, not Philippines, ours is MLA, CLRK and CBU..tama ba? hehe... ayun, hug-hug, said our goodbyes and thank yous... they noticed my snickers..yeah, bought it at franklin mills that morning and was already wearing it
4:00 - went to ikea (again).... found my perfect computer table..... can't wait to move!
6:00 - left ikea....
7:00 - home sweet home....
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