We'll all go march-ing down

Not only is it the first day of the work-week, it is also the first day of the month! More than anything else, I wanted to start the month right with positive vibes and a stellar entry for Make Me Smile Mondays. However, external forces make it very difficult for me to do so. So, instead of my regular Monday entry, let this post be filled with semi-rants and future plans.

I mentioned (more like complained 'til kingdom come) in my previous post about me getting waaaay less salary than I expected. I received my payslip today and guess what, they have deducted four days' worth of work in my pay because of (gasp!) absences! Let it be known that I am a very diligent employee and the last time I have been absent from work is two years ago (because of an extreme case of menstrual cramps). I never skipped work even when I was sick, not if I can help it. For me not to get paid because of these "absences" is so wrong. What happened is that something messed up the automated system we have for our attendance which is linked to the payroll system and my rest days and two VLs were tagged as absents. Now, they owe me half of my half-a-month's salary and I do wish and hope and pray they give me my money back, the soonest time possible.

Okay, enough about the rants. Let's try to inject a little more positivity here.

Three more days, and Alice in Wonderland will be shown here! I have been waiting for it for I-don't-know-how-long and realizing that the date is almost upon us is so surreal! 

Alice: This is impossible.

The Mad Hatter: Only if you believe it is.

Sorry rest-of-the-world, but Tim Burton's latest offering will be shown here on March 4. :) And then after that, my family and Dane will go to Enchanted Kingdom on March 6! I am so excited! I can't  wait to be in a theme park again :)

What follows is my two weeks-long vacation from work. We are required to be off work for two weeks each year, and for this year I chose the second and third weeks of March to be my core leave. We were actually supposed to go to Palawan but it got cancelled because my aunt got a new swell job at another company so I'm afraid this family vacation has been put on hold indefinitely.

I then planned to go with my Grandma to Bicol and see this:

Mayon Volcano

This almost symmetrical cone-shaped volcano buried the entire town of Cagsawa in 1814, including this church, whose only legacy left behind is its bell tower.

My maternal grandparents actually came from Bicol and then settled here in Manila. I hail from here, but I've only actually been here once (when I was in grade 6). Anyway, there are times when you can really feel them missing their hometown, that's why I invited my Grandma. But then again because of the glitch in my salary, it seems like our plans will be cancelled as well.

What I would really, really want to go to though, is this:

Owl City in Manila!

March 14, 2010

I really, really, really, honest-to-God, really want to watch. But I haven't found someone to go with though. Wouild you like to join  me? :)

I just love their songs, very dreamy and innocent. Their songs never fail to make me happy. :)

Pssst! In case my Bicol trip will be really cancelled, then I guess I'll just have our Ilocos trip  to be excited about! :)

*Images from Google.