Kilay is Power!

I had another evening call tonight for work (whoopdeedo!), which I only found out about this morning.  It was not too late a call, which made it more alanganin, in terms of my household chores / wifely duties.  I promised J I'd cook his favorite arroz a la cubana for dinner tonight, so to make sure I delivered, I decided to cook it during my lunch break (yay for living near where I work!).  Since I also had to EAT lunch during my 1-hour break, I was all Iron Chef, slicing and dicing like a madwoman to finish early and be back on time (for more meetings, sob).  I didn't change out of my work clothes (precious time!) and since I have yet to buy a new apron, I just took extra care not to splatter tomato sauce on myself.  This Manila heat is still unbearable, and add to that the burning heat of my stove fire...well, I was sweating like a piglet from hell in no time.

Truly a Working Girl 

The good news is, I was able to finish the dish, clean up, speed-eat lunch without choking, and go back to work on time!  I was happily (ows?) checking newly received e-mail when I briefly caught a glimpse of my face in the small mirror I keep on my desk.  Que horror!  My eyebrows had disappeared!  Okay, that's an exaggeration.  I meant, my make-up melted after all that sweating in front of the stove.  

Let me explain myself.  

EEEK!

My eyebrows take after my father's, which means they are sparse, all over the place, and are close to non-existent at the ends.  I've tried smearing petroleum jelly and olive oil to make the hairs grow where I need them, but I gave up after a while because who wants sticky brows?  I started going to brow studios to have them professionally groomed (too late in life, in my opinion) and also discovered the magic that is the eyebrow pencil/powder.  Now, I refuse to leave the house without first drawing my eyebrows on (HAHA).

Don't worry. I don't go out in all my towel-y glory.

So in case you're wondering what happened to my melted eyebrows earlier today, I went downstairs to the nearby drugstore and bought a Php50 brow pencil (score!). I would have endured the browlessness, since I only had half a day left in the office anyway, but I had two meetings lined up and I wasn't ready to go in like Powder. 

Powder needs brow powder

Extra Nuggets, Please:

- J loved my arroz a la cubana!  My eyebrows melting was worth it!

- What is alanganin in English?

- My officemate Mae let me try spicy tuna-flavored crackers today. I liked it!

- Our pantry food store didn't sell lumpiang toge today and I was so disappointed!  Been having it for the past 2 days for merienda (with vinegar, YUM!) and I still haven't eaten it to the ground.  I hope they restock tomorrow *crosses arms*

- 3 out of 4 of my nuggets are about food (nuggets = food also). Oink!