Post-birthday posting

It's nearly Christmas and I'm posting about my birthday which happened a month ago. Well I say better late than never. Here are just some of the highlights:

How to renew your Philippine passport the easy way

My passport expired last June but it was only last month that I was able to renew it. It turned out to be a good thing though because my passport is now machine-readable. Though it now required a personal appearance at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to renew a passport, the process is still hassle-free if one were to use the services of DFA Passport Direct. The steps are as easy as 1-2-3-4:

What’s in a name?

Ever wondered why I chose chococherrycoco for the name of my site? Chococherrycoco came from a childhood memory. Let me explain further.

Christmas Wishlist ‘07

In the spirit of Christmas and gift-giving, I am posting my wish list for this year. I had to come up with this list for our office exchange gifts so the price of each of the items is around P500. So just in case I don't receive any of the things I want here, posting this list would serve to remind me what I can buy for myself when I hit the malls. Happy holidays, everyone!

1. Matchbox Twenty “Exile in Mainstream” CD
2. Bao Ding Balls + Fortune Plant
3. USB Paper Shredder
4. Relaxing Eyemask / Sleep mask (Available at Body Shop / Beauty Bar)
5. Emily the Strange Morphing Journal (Available at Powerbooks)
6. For One More Day by Mitch Albom

And I thought I was conceived on the love month!

Saw this on Nocturnal Blogger's Introspect and I thought I'd give it a try:

Birthday Calculator
22 November 1979

Your date of conception was on or about 1 March 1979 which was a Thursday.

You were born on a Thursday
under the astrological sign Sagittarius.
Your Life path number is 5.

Your fortune cookie reads:
Your past success will be overshadowed by your future success.

Chaotic Makati

As I'm writing this post, the SWAT are storming into the Manila Peninsula Hotel, two blocks away from our office building. I doubt if the rebel soldiers will surrender. I just hope that it will not turn into a bloodbath.

We haven't been advised to go home yet. And even if we were let off, I don't know how we're going to be able to get out of the Makati CBD. The main roads are already blocked and I don't know if there has been any rerouting. Guess there's nothing left to do but to wait.