The Boss Is Out

It is a quiet day at the office today. Our boss went to another branch to interview applicants sent by the employment agency. That is an old branch but it has been revamp since the branch manager retired at the beginning of this year.  They need seasonal drivers that will service the Philadelphia area. I do not know what made my boss went down there to personally meet the applicants. He has not done this with the previous ones.

Some of these temp hires get lucky when they are eventually absorbed by the company they work with. Our receptionist for one, she got a permanent position after working for six months with the temp. My boss liked her performance so he offered her the job. She was so happy because she is a working student and at my job, they are more flexible with your hours when you have to do something for school.
Everybody is aware that she is not staying for good. Once she is done with school, she will be looking for a job in line with the course she is taking. As long as she gives sufficient time for us to get a replacement, it is fine.

At Chipotle

It was our first time to try Chipotle until one day a new branch was opened nearby. We stopped by and tried it. And, we really really like it. The set up is not new because we frequent Qdoba and another Mexican restaurant which I cannot remember the name right now. I ordered the burrito bowl which filled me up, hubby had the chicken quesadilla and daughter one of the kids meals. Now we know why a lot of people go to chipotle. We are one of them now.

A Day Off and A Lunch

My husband took a day off today to do some work in our house (change the lights to energy saving induction lamps) and go to motor vehicles for the car inspection. I know that the last day of the month is still on Saturday but since we already learned our lesson from the past, we will never do our car inspection on the last day of the month anymore.  Other than the car inspection, he also has to go to the town center to get a street parking sticker for the new car before we get ticketed by doing overnight parking on the street. If our drive way can only fit two cars at a time, we don’t have to get this sticker anymore.

On a day like this, we normally have lunch together. During lunch break, hubby came to my job  and he brought me to this nice outdoor restaurant for lunch. It is located on the hilly side of town, overlooking NYC with tables on the patio.  It was a little breezy but we still took one of the tables outside the restaurant. I had a soup and salad while hubby had lobster pizza. The food was delicious was great. We stayed a little longer for coffee until it was time for me to go back to work. It was really a perfect day to have an outdoor lunch together.

Veggies From Neighbor

These are fresh vegetables from our neighbor. This is the second batch this summer. He always invites us to his house and do the harvest ourselves. My daughter had fun especially cutting the ampalaya and okras. One of her favorites is tortang eggplant. Me and hubby love the ampalaya with egg or cook it with sardinas. lol. 

Let Us Pray for Philippines

If you are a Filipino, you probably heard about what happened in the Philippines two days ago.  Another storm struck the country again, bringing non-stop deadly rains in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces since Monday. It was raining for almost two days and they were saying that the amount of rain that fell is more than what Ondoy (another storm) brought in 2009. Classes, work and even trading has been suspended due to neck-deep waters on roadways. The water submerged cars and houses forcing thousands of people to flee their homes for safety.

I have been glued on TV watching the live telecast of news from my hometown. The rescue operations were being fed via satellite, and you can see that they do not have the necessary equipments for these emergencies. You see people on the roofs shivering while waiting for somebody to get them. The hospitals were running out of gas for their emergency generators. The evacuation centers are all getting filled up with not enough bathrooms or shelters for those affected by the flood. They are saying that help is on its way but do they have enough resources to do so?

All we can do is pray for everybody’s safety and that the rain will stop. The death toll rises every day and the damage left behind is not yet accounted for. A lot of infrastructures were damaged. Hope the Philippines can get back in due time and life be again normal to a lot of people.

Chicken with Lettuce Wrap

Another favorite at pei wei is the minced chicken lettuce wrap. This is made of small bits of chicken with shitake mushrooms, water chestnuts, scallions, garlic, rice sticks and lettuce. The way to eat it is to wrap the chicken in the lettuce, roll it and eat it like an egg roll. It is an appetizer but to me one serving is enough as dinner. I can finish one whole. We always order one for me and one for hubby.

Preparing For Back to School

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Before the school ended last June, they sent a list of supplies that are needed for back to school. There are what the kids would need for the new school year. The list specifically said what type of notebooks and folders the kids would need. There's nothing that is offered for free these days, even boxes of tissues, they are required to bring at least three boxes when the school opens. 

 

I always buy the school supplies first because they go on sale early. I am also very happy that I don't have to shop for clothes anymore. This is the second year that they are wearing uniforms. All I need to buy is a new pair of shoes, a bigger size than her old ones. I think her foot grew one size bigger over the summer. I do not panic buy when it comes with shoes since I found Famous Footwear that carries hundreds of name brand shoes and style at a great price. I like to shop at Famous Footwear because it is not crowded compared to other department stores. I am a busy mom so when I shop I just want to be in and out of the store if possible.

 

 

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