Something New

I have decided to get my blog a new theme. I’m still not done with the customizations and I’m still thinking of going back to my old color scheme. But since I’ve also changed my theme club, I would have to re-learn how to customize the framework. But that’s work for another day.

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Today, I got my early birthday present from ze husband. I think he finally gave in just to shut me up. Hahaha. So anyway, welcome to the family, Stark.

Happy Birthday Blog!

Time flies when you’re busy earning money to pay for your debts.

I didn’t realize that lemonpassion.com celebrated it’s first birthday until the billing department of my web host sent me an email asking me to pay up. Hrhrhr.

I remember the time when I was still contemplating if I should take the plunge and get a domain of my own. I was new in Singapore and jobless. It was at the height of recession and here I was looking for a job that would make use of my mobile development skill set. I was getting a bit desperate and wanted to somehow learn new skills to reinforce what I had. And so I thought that getting a domain would help me renew my interest in web development.

One year later,  I still haven’t learned any web dev stuff, I am employed, still a mobile developer and the theme is the same as when I first started the blog. A fine year, if you ask me.

To close this very sentimental entry, I would like to thank my friends who still read my blog even if all I write about are stuff about, well… me.

Here’s to another year of self-serving entries and a bunch of created (albeit unused) sub-domains! Cheers!

Hello

Dear Blog,

I’m sorry for neglecting you for the past couple of weeks. I’d like to say that I’ve been so busy doing stuff that I’ve failed to tell you of the things that have been going on but that would just be an excuse. The truth is, sometimes I really don’t have the words. And there are times when the words just flow freely.

One of these days, I shall tell you about discovering the public library, meeting old friends, things about marriage, songs that I’ve been listening to, pina colada, our upcoming vacation and Bejeweled Blitz.

I haven’t forgotten you. I just wanted you to know that.

/M

Hair Cut

After months of procrastinating, I finally decided to get my hair cut.

I was actually thinking if I can put it off until we go home for our vacation in May since I have several… err, misgivings about getting a hair cut here.

First of which (though not so much) is the cost. A good salon will charge you from S$ 20 to as high as S$50 for a cut which is at least three times the cost of having it done in Manila. Another reason why I am wary to get my hair done is fear that I might not be understood correctly by the stylist which would result in a botched job. And finally, it looked like that the stylists in the salons that I am scouting are snobs and I think they’d judge how I want my hair to be cut. So there.

After going back and forth two malls and checking the possible salons, I finally decided on one which exuded an atmosphere that I think I can be comfortable in. Or maybe it was just the Schwarzkopf  Professional and L’Oréal Professionnel signs that did it. I dunno.

So anyway, Hair Inn (located in Century Square Mall) was packed when I got there. The first thing that I noticed was that they didn’t have a receptionist. Some of the stylists noticed me hovering outside and one approached me and asked if I can come back after twenty minutes. I said yes so I went to get lunch first.

After I’ve had my fill, I went back to see if they had an open spot. I was ushered to one of the chairs and the stylist, Crystal, started looking at my hair and started asking me some questions. It was a bit hard to understand her and I thought that this is what I was afraid of. Fortunately, we were able to figure out what the other was saying. She argued when I told her that I wanted a layered shoulder-length cut since she thought it would be too short and wouldn’t suit me. I bowed to her will and just said okay.

I think she also didn’t want to cut my hair as is so she said it would be better if she washed my hair first. I said okay. I was however surprised that she shampooed my hair while I was sitting at the chair. It was just a bit strange. It was only when she had to rinse my hair that we went to the the reclined chair with the washbasin. Surprise, the chair is actually a massage chair! Yay!

After rinsing, she proceeded to cut my hair as we agreed. It was going well until she asked me where do I usually part my hair. I answered at the middle. She tsk tsked and told me that it was not good and went to part it on the left side. I think she’s thinking how clueless I was about what suits me and what does not. I was a bit annoyed but I let her do whatever she wanted. Haha.

She went on to blow-dry my hair. At this point, salons in Manila usually let their assistants do the job but in this case, there weren’t any assistants to be had. It was just the stylist doing everything. While she was doing this, she told me that I needed a rebond because my hair are like “wires” and were a stubborn lot. Again, annoyance.

At the end however, the advices that she gave were actually good ones. And I am loving my new hair cut!

If this looks like a poor-quality webcam capture its because it is.

Guess who’s going back to Hair Inn at the end of the month to get a hair rebond. Clue: Me.

Let’s See If This Works

Trying to jumpstart this back to life by downloading a WordPress app for my Nexus One and enabling the XML-RPC accordingly.

Did it work?