I’m back! To visitors who come back despite the lack of posts, thank you so much.

Badodong.Com is one year old! The anniversary went by without me noticing it. I guess Vera was too busy to think of a gimik. But that’s just as well. Okay lang, dahil kahit isang taon na ang blog, parang hindi rin naman dala ng katipiran magpost.

Nakalipas na ang Pasko at Bagong Taon pero ngayon palang ako babati ng Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a great time with family and friends.

Vera and I also celebrated our 10th anniversary on the 19th. On the Sunday before that, we spent the day at Enchanted Kingdom. It was our first time to visit the amusement park which has now been around for 13 years. Kaya lang hindi kami sumakay sa Space Shuttle. Next time.

Ilang araw na lang, Pebrero na. Malapit na uli ang June. Nabawasan na ba ang listahan na ginawa ko last year when I turned 30?

Tsk. Wala pa kong pwedeng i-cross out sa listahan. I’m running out of time!

Matagal na naman akong missing-in-action. Disyembre na. Nakaraan na ang unang Christmas Party ko sa aking kasalukuyang trabaho.

Ahh. The Christmas Party. I got soooo drunk. A lot of us did. It was a costume party held at quite an interesting venue (I never would have thought of it as a Party venue, let alone one for Christmas), and anyone not in pirate-themed attire was refused entry.

Nag-paparazzi mode ako sa party, share ko ang ilang pics sa susunod.

Dahil malapit na ang pasko, marami din tayong mga iniisip na mga regalo at kung paano makakatulong sa mga kapos-palad. Ako, nag-donate ako sa Red Cross through salary deduction. In return, the company gave me a free pass to wear casual clothes at work for the entire month. Si Vera, marami pang iniisip na ways para makatulong, syempre damay na rin ako dun.

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Alfred and I (well okay, mostly myself) are on a Black Friday shopping mode though there aren’t even any big sales around here this weekend. But Alfred, being the ever enabling boyfriend specially when it comes to my shopaholic tendencies, encouraged me on this uber spending spree.

After work on Friday, we had a simple (read: cheap) lunch at The Loop before heading out to Trinoma. Then we figured that I was going to need a whole new wardrobe because, well, the past year’s work clothes just won’t cut it for the next year. Long story. Let’s just say that I’ve been wearing jeans to work 8x out of 10 in the past 12 months and that will be reversed now.

So while I was playing barbie doll and trying out the clothes we picked, he was out waiting for me and playing with Maxine. I am pleased with the results, and I believe so is he. Look here:

Take 1

Take 2

Take 3

I love how he finally got it in Take 3, although the exposure at Take 2 wasn’t bad too, just a little out of focus.

I wonder if we’ll ever get that second DSLR babe?