Obanyaki, Flickr, a hot cup of soup and a beautiful backhand

It's the end of another work week and time to look back at the things that made me smile.

1. My workweek did not begin too smoothly as last Monday I began to suffer from a headache which was most probably caused by the anxiety of having to deal with another round of administrative duties this week. It was with great relief therefore that I set off around noon to buy my lunch. As I approached the entrance to campus, a welcome sight greeted my eyes: the obanyaki cart in its old location. Wow! I didn't expect that. I thought it was one of the few businesses that folded up after a year of trial. Needless to say, the sight almost completely chased away my headache and I bought the usual Php20 worth of obanyaki.
2. I had been considering using Flickr for storing my digital pics but was reluctant to open an account there since I already had one with Yahoo! Photos filled with hundreds of pics I had uploaded over the past five years. That point of indecision was cleared up this week when I received news that Yahoo! Photos would be closing this coming September and that those with accounts had the option to transfer their pics to another online photo sharing account such as Flickr. So I finally will get to use Flickr after all!
3. Last Wednesday, I had to miss lunch to work on some documents needed urgently by another unit. I just munched on a few crackers to stem the hunger and hurried to my lecture class at 1pm. After class, I made myself a cup of soup from one of those small packets containing one-serving of soup powder to be dissolved in hot water. Nevermind the high sodium content and MSG. It was the first cup of hot soup I've had in ages!
4. I've yet again been mesmerized by the beauty of Federer's game and knack for shot-making. I just saw him make a beautiful curving backhand slice in his quarterfinal match against Ferrero which the latter could only push wide. Too bad I can't recall exactly when during the match he made that amazing shot.