Yes, that's me. I'm the lazy shopper.

If I were to buy a pair of shoes, for example, I would buy the very first one that I like. I would not take some effort to scour around other malls to find out if there is a cheaper pair of shoes. I am that lazy. And I sometimes hate myself for not checking out other prices.

I carry the same habit even when doing some online shopping. See, I hate going from one store to another just to check out if they sell the same product and check out the prices of the product that I am eyeing. Now, I blame myself for buying that book which I just discovered is offered a couple of dollars lower (that's a huge amount here in the Philippines!) than where I bought it. Too bad.

But I guess I could change this habit a little bit. Well, I don't think I can actually change everything but I know I can "edit" this habit a little bit. Come to think of it, I must have been spending too much. I have been computing and the whole total makes me dizzy and it also makes me think that I should've been able to buy something else with that amount. Too bad I don't compare prices each time I purchase something. A little price comparison should help, I know. *sigh*

See, I know it takes just a little effort to check out prices from other shops and I promise that I would start doing so. I won't just pounce on whatever sale I see. That's bad and it's hurting my wallet (and my plans to take another vacation somewhere). I can feel another sigh coming up.

I'm currently watching CSI: New York's fourth season and so far, I'm having fun. Just the same kind of fun I've been feeling ever since watching my very first CSI: New York episode. I dunno why but I just so love CSI: New York compared to all other CSI shows. I do like CSI: Las Vegas but I'd rather stare at a blank TV screen than watch CSI: Miami. Don't ask.

Anyhow, one of the things I've found different in the fourth season is that Lindsay (slash Montana) now has straight hair. It has also been cut fairly short. I do like her with her shoulder-length curls though. Hawkes now sports some stubble. Or maybe it's his hair. Medyo makapal na. Not sure. Basta there's something different about Hawkes. And yeah, that part of each episode which plays "Baba O'Reilly" and shows the characters one by one, it now has a different appeal. I have no time to browse through YouTube to find a sample but if you have already watched an episode from the fourth season, you'd know what I'm talking about.

Did I already mention that I love watching this show because I have always loved the lure of New York? At least I imagine what New York is really like and I feel like I have already been there. I dunno. Maybe I had been a New Yorker in my past life. Haha.

And so that's my update for today. Back to my usual CSI: New York marathon.

I am just so happy with the friends I have here. I mean, they are just so... well, crazy. I can't say cool because saying cool just is not cool. You know what I mean?

Anyhow, I just had learned yet another secret. I mean, I didn't have to pry it out of the keeper. I just asked one very simple question, and there it was. No biggie. And I'm like kilig here. Haha. I wish you guys luck and I hope you'd be happy. Haha. But with this itty bitty piece of info I have here, I'm sure someone's going to be really happy. And I really mean happy.

And then there's the crazy stuff of just chatting with each other while working our different duties no matter where we are. I know we're supposed to be focusing on our tasks and all but I just love chatting with them. That's when feelings are really shared and secrets are really brought out in the open. Sometimes, there are just some things you can only share when you're chatting online even if that person you are talking with is just right beside you.

And then they tell you, "See ya later." And I just feel special. I don't know why. I mean, we've just seen each other a couple of minutes or hours or days ago and you tell me "See ya later." And I just love it each time they say thank you for the smallest of things that you don't even consider to be something special. Just something you do because you want to. Something that you don't even remember doing because it was something of a habit or what have you. Those things. That's why I'm happy.

Oh yeah. There's this other thing with a friend who has just parted ways with somebody. I don't know the whole story. I didn't know that it happened. I only confirmed it today and I'm like, "What the...?" And so I'm not so sure what to think now. Somebody has just talked to me about that and I'm even more confused because I don't know the whole issue and the concerned person hasn't even told me anything about it. Not that I'm expecting him to. It's just that I can't comment on something that I'm not even familiar with especially with people who don't even understand the whole deal themselves. Then they try to take your word as something concrete and a whole range of lies and gossip and rumors spurt out from that. I don't like that.

I did find myself defending that friend. I don't exactly know why but I'm pretty sure I did the right thing. Honestly, I think I can sleep well tonight too knowing that I did something for a friend. Oh well.

Just so you know, I've been part of rumors before. Involved in rumors in fact. But the best defense against rumors, you know, is to keep silent. See, they can only make up more stories and more accusations or what have you but they certainly can't take away the truth that is inside you. The rumors die out and whoever started it only loses in the end. That's why I'm still silent on some matters. At least I know that my truth that I keep still remains pure and you can brandish me all you like with your "ideas" but I'll never be affected. I'll be more than happy to know that you're acting just the way I expected you to act. And I take total pride and satisfaction in that. Believe me.