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Dec 31 2008

new year, new (hybrid) car!

We had been planning to buy a new car to replace the gas guzzler BMW M3. I liked that car, but it was hard for me to drive because I am pretty short and it was hard for me to see the front and back (being a sports car, it has bucket seats). Also, it’s a guzzler and only takes premium gas. And it was getting too expensive just to keep it. It’s my husband’s car and he’s had it for a while, but he rarely uses it anymore because of the above reasons. While trying to sell the car, we’ve also been looking for hybrid cars. Being environmentally aware, we have decided that the next cars we’re going to get to replace our cars would have to be a hybrid car. So, whenever we had to rent a car for road trips, we made sure we rented a hybrid car. First we tried the Toyota Prius. I hated that car because of the looks but I started liking it when we rented it. Drove just like my honda. It fit me just fine. The husband, on the other hand, liked the technology so much that he actually decided that was the car we were gonna get. Until he drove car himself. It was way too small and uncomfortable for him. He is 6′4″. So Prius was out. The next time, we rented a Honda Civic hybrid. Since we have another civic, there was no problem for us size-wise. But it was a civic. We already have one. We needed a little more room. So, last christmas, we rented a Camry Hybrid. Camry’s don’t usually get rented out, and they were about to give us a Nissan Altima hybrid. We asked the rental person to look around to check maybe there’s one in the lot and we got so lucky because they found one that was just about to be delivered on the lot! We got a brand new Camry to drive with only 20 mi on it, with the stickers still on and everything! So, we drove the car and liked it very much. Last night, after two days of negotiations over the phone and via email, we got the best deal (a few hundred dollars below invoice!) for the car we wanted and so went and just bought it.

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Dec 30 2008

christmas is over, but the headaches are not

Published by buntis under family, life Edit This

So after a long break, we’re back home and back at work. Real work isn’t that bad, it’s actually very quiet these days. I guess that’s kinda bad in a way, meaning, we’re not getting customers! It’s kind of good for me because I get to work on my own personal stuff. We took down our christmas tree, which was seen by just a few friends and family. I finished putting away the christmas decorations, all the gifts, etc. But it feels like it’s never ending chores right now and on top of that, I don’t feel well. I got sick as soon as we got home (stuffy nose, sore throat). I have been taking Sudafe for and that seemed to help a bit. I feel good the whole day but then I crash at the end of the day. I guess it’s because of the nonstop work. I want another long break! We’re thinking of going away again for the the New Year, but as usual, we haven’t made any plans this late in the game. Oh well. It’s probably good to stay in and welcome the new year in our “new” house. 

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Jul 15 2008

baby pictures, anyone?

Published by buntis under family, job, life Edit This

A lot of
Hollywood stars have given birth to their bundle/s of joy. Yay for them! The thing about being a superstar is that you can command a lot of money. You make money from your job, and for posing for photos. And then they have babies and their babies’ photos cost millions of dollars!  These babies haven’t done anything in this world and they already make more than a lot of people who have worked their asses off their whole life! I kind of want to think that maybe I will do the same thing if I had a baby (or babies!) but then I also think about the privacy of this child. I don’t know, I guess it will all about the money.

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