Here you go:

1. I'm back spinning again, and am really happy about it. Am also very surprised at finding out firsthand what I've been reading about, but refused to believe: a 50 minute spin is about a 1,000 calorie workout. The heart rate monitor says so.

2. The embarrassing little dust-up at the Peninsula could have been avoided if I had my crystal ball polished. Okay I'm flattering myself.

3. The expensive broadband connection at the office has an upside: I'm back on Last.fm.

4. Christmas shopping tip: other than not getting people anything, the easiest way to start checking off those names is to get someone else to do it for you. (Way to get into the Christmas spirit!)

5. Seriously, I stare out my window and see the neighbors with their giant inflatable snowmen, parachuting santas and blinking lights dripping from every shingle and I wonder how we're able to live with our energy bills.

6. I went to the hills of Antipolo for the first time in my life. I wonder why I'd never been up there before.

7. Back to Christmas: in that ditty "Christmas Alphabet", do you remember what the first "s" stood for? Damn!

8. On #2: The curfew was way out of line. But that's been said before. What might have skipped your attention was that Akon was in town that night. Guess some people risked getting "Locked Up" to see him. Okay, hahaha, funny.

9. Back to Christmas: Instead of giving money to, say, the dude that delivers our paper in the morning, I'll give away t-shirts that would cost me way less than an underwhelming P100 bill. Now, I just have to go out and buy them.

10. Speaking of stuff to buy: I need new socks. Imagine, these days, getting me socks for Christmas will actually cheer me up.