BITS AND PIECES

to all those who have been part of my 27th year anniversary...

to all those who greeted, send messages and those who offered thanksgiving prayer...

thanks to those who send their gifts.. weehheeee...

I welcomed my 27th year with....


august 23 (my birthday eve)

Marlo (unexpectedly) came over for a dinner. Unexpected because the original plan was for him to come at the office on the day of my birthday (which is today). I dunno what came up why suddenly he called up and said we celebrate a day in advance in time for the "salubong" of my birthday.

Had dinner together and had some quiet moment.

Somehow my birthday has been complete. He knew that. I need not to say.

After our dinner, I headed to the planned "salubong".. with gym buddies...

Jaymee, Kit, Abby, Chiqui and my cousin Ysa.

A buffet breakfast at Something Fishy...

Another year... another chapter...

Thank you, Lord...

it was...

its the start of my so-called week... and i want everything to be perfect... i don't want anyone or anything to spoil it.

Saturday...

I had a marathon class at the gym.. Body Jam and Retro Groove with Abi. It feels oh so good after the class...

Later that day, jaymie dropped by at the house to give me this:


cupcakes from Sonja... super uber sarappp!!!! I was craving for these in days and jaymie knows that... kaya dinalan nya ko sa house... happy!!! I swear masama sa loob ko magshare! hahahaha!!!

Sunday...

met up with Besty VanVan and her sweetie Junar. They gave me their birthday gift for me (will post pic of that soon). Hay naku!!! si Vanvan talaga.. natawa ako dun sa birthday tag nya.. bakit? kasi naman...

hmm.. medyo malabo. but i'll try to take another snap of this and post it soon.

we met at the same place where we met last year.. wendy's greenbelt. i terribly miss VanVan. Di kme maubusan ng kwento... tungkol saan pa ba???? *big big grin*


later that day, may bisita ako sa bahay...

just say.. it turned out to be "I am on my bad side" that time. Super bad girl, daei!!!

i don't think its right for me to post details here...


Monday...

puyat. super puyat... and sick.

nahawa ako ng colds...

not good of starting my week..

ayokong dumating ang friday ng may sakit ako

sigh!!!!

its friday...

and the weather is making me sooo lazy.

Bed. Blanket. Sleep.

Hot Chocolate.

but instead, im here at my workstation... busying myself with work. Have to be done with our company profile brohure... do call-outs and follow-up for clients...

Need to be busy. Though Abi told me I sound so happy when I called her up at her office earlier. I miss her. Terribly. Haven't seen her for weeks... miss her at the gym.. and sad I can't go with her at upperbox tonight.

I wonder if our office would send us home early today. Seeing that heavy rain outside, I don't know how will I manage to go home without getting wet. My umbrella gave-in earlier on my way here at the office. Which means, I need to buy a new one.

Maybe I would go to the gym before going home. I wasn't able to have a workout yesterday due to a client call. I hope I can attend the cycling class later.

Really... this is a lazy day for me. I am tooo bored to do my "should-be-done" works.

Exactly 1 week from now... I'm going to be a year older. I am not really looking forward on adding another year.. and yet seems like things are not so quite doing well.

I am happy. yes. But there seems to be lacking. I dunno.

There's just one thing that could make me completely happy. And i think it's impossible for me to have it....

Yup... after Davao, our next stop is La Union.

For the same reason: Petron Fleet Card Training.

We (Moi, Minnie and Red) were there last August 11-12. We need to train 9 stations in two days. Easy task.. we only have 3 stations each.

Actually biglaan ang trip. Sinabi lang sa amin ng Thursday and we're off Saturday and Sunday.

We left Manila at around 4am (straight from Wisa's bday party) and arrived at La Union by 11am. Grabe ang haba ng byahe.. Pero ok lang... natulog lang ako sa byahe....

We finished all the trainings by Sunday at around 2pm. And since maaga pa, nagkayayaan na umakyat sa... Baguio..

We arrived at Baguio around 3pm... umakyat kme para mag ukay. Promise! Happy ako sa mga nabili ko... Blouses from 30-80 pesos. Minnie also bought me a jacket as a birthday gift. wehheeee!!!

Some pics...

Oo.. kelangan huminto kame sa highway para magpapicture... sa Davao di namin nagawa to e..

August 10
9:00 pm
at South Sea Grill Metrowalk. . .


We planned the surprise party even before I flew to Davao. Together with Rhey-an and Millet, we contacted the group and scheduled the party. Everything was finalized 2 days after I came back to Manila.

We scheduled the party 2 days after her real birthday. We asked Acy to be the person responsible of bringing her to the venue.

Prior to the party, I am really not so sure whether I could make it on time that night. Iniisip ako ako pa naman may pakana tapos baka ma-late ako.

I had a scheduled meeting kasi at makati that afternoon. And I also have to accompany marlo in makati (which ended up, ako ang sinamahan nya). Sinundo nya ko dito sa ofc and before we head to makati, we first dropped by at the gym to get his stuffs there.

And then I went to my meeting at Gold's Gym and Globe Digital Exchange. Sa Gold's Gym dapat magpapass ng application si Marlo but he thought na wag na lang. Medyo long story yung reason e. Anyway, we took the chance also of seeing Mawel (one of his co-fi's at FF before) who now works as an FI at Golds.

After my meeting, we had dinner. Actually... twas our quality time together after almost a month of not seeing each other. (Thinking all the while that I have to be in Metrowalk by 5pm for Wisa's party preps). But then I though, everybody would be late anyway. So ayun.. we spent more time... kwentuhan lang... we check out for clothes, and he even wants to watch a movie kaso I can't. I really have to be in Ortigas by then.

To make the long story short, I arrived at Metrowalk by 7pm. Omar and Millet are already there. Buti na lang wala silang violent reactions. And then the rest of the people came. Kasama na si Rhey-an na may dala ng cake

Seeing Wisa's surprised face gave me a wonderful feeling. Coz I know in our simple way, we made her happy that night.



For the simple reason na natabunan ang bad memories nya sa Metrowalk because of this party.

more pics of the party here.

today is our yearly Annual Physical Examination.

as I woke up earlier, the first thing that came to my thought... "syet! tutusukin na naman ako ng karayom". This was the very challenge for me. The blood test. Though i got used to it starting last year when I was diagnosed with hyper-thyroidism.

And surprisingly, I didn't feel any pain at all kanina. It was nothing. Wala akong naramdaman.

The x-ray thing was so quick... my bp was normal... may weight is in proportion with my height...

everything's normal...

except of course for my hyper-thyroidism.. which i still need to undergo more treatments.

I can't believe it has been a year...

i have to post this shout out for a very very wonderful person i am blessed to have in my life...





~ we met during college junior year. and we were classmates, projects group mates, team mates.. lahat lahat na hanggang senior year. and up until now, that we have our each own's career, we still see each other and get together more often now.

and as much as i want to elaborate why we have this "sacred bond" right now, i can't. Sa amin na lang po yun.

A group dance class which I usually attend to at the gym.

Last night It was my Besty Nikay's turn to experience it. I have her as my guest at the gym. Why suddenly she's with me??

Kasi nacurious sya sa demo ng gx trainors sa mall of asia. Parang ang sarap sarap daw ng sayaw nila. then she sent me a message kung meron daw bang group class sa fitness kasi gusto daw nyang i-try...

so ayun.. last night, we found ourselves in the middle of the gx studio dancing on the new track of Body Jam. Yup, new track so hindi ko na memorize yung steps. Ang kabisado ko kasi is the old track.

Sobrang sarap ng after-effect ng class. Nakakarecharge...

Tapos...

Binawi na rin namin kasi nagdinner kme after sa Racks.. sa may El Pueblo.

Kmusta naman ang Baby Back Ribs, Potato Salad, Iced Tea at Rice????

Sayang wala kmeng pics e.. kasi.. low bat ang camera.. pati phones... hay!!!

but really, I enjoyed the workout with you besty!!!!

thanks thanks din sa ubong ko!!!! :-)

saturday.

wisa (fresh from hk), kuya and moi went out ot watch Temptation Island at mega. They picked me up and headed to Podium for dinner since the movie will start at 9:30pm. We are super duper early for the movie.. pero actually sadya naman na maaga para may time pa to make kwentuhan.

We had dinner at Pinoydon at Podium. Wisa is craving for chicken.. Fried Chicken to be specific. kaya ayun.. nung nakita nya sa menu nila yung fried chicken.. di na sya nagdalawang isip pa na umupo at magorder... Pero in fairness, masarap ang chiken katsu nila.

After dinner, since we still have an hour left before the movie, nag Timezone muna kame... enjoy... its a great bonding time together kasi madalang lang talaga kme lumabas ng ganito...

and then the movie. Temptation Island is an 80's movie. Di pa ko pinapanganak nung pinalabas to sa big screen. Good thing cinema one released movies like these for a limited screening. Great movie... i dunno if some people could appreciate it but im sure those like us who took up film course would definitely love it. Others may find it boring but no! it's something worth watching.. kaka-aliw lalo na yung dialogues and script...

after the movie, we took Haven & Eggs along Morato for an "early breakfast". past 12mn na kasi yun tapos wisa and I ordered pa brakfast meal... bacon, scrampled egg, pancake and mashed potato...

super sarap ng moment.. nagsama sama kmeng tatlo na parang wala ng bukas...

super thanks wisa for bringing me home kahit madaling araw na....and thanks to ur pasalubong! :-) i loooveee it!!!


pictures soon!!!!


sunday..

Laundry day.


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as for the countdown...

August 4 - di ka natuloy sa bahay kasi pinauwi ka na ng mama mo..
August 5 - di ka rin natuloy sa bahay.. sad....

Last night, I make the most on my workout activity...

Run on the treadmill for 15 minutes, abs exercise, 15 minutes on stepper... and 1 hour cosmic cycling.

It feels really really good...

I did the cycling with jaymie and some of the Pav5 peeps... at masaya ang class...

and after....

moi, jaymie, teacher jaymie, chix (my NFF) and Lloyd headed to...

PASTO at El Pueblo. Sayang naman kasi yung mga calories na nawala sa katawan namin so kelangan i-replenish. wahahahahaha!!!

Masaya silang kasama. Enjoy.

Buti na lang bumalik ako sa gym.

:-)

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for the countdown update...

August 3 - Pasto, El Pueblo
August 4 - (today) sa bahay lang pero dadalhan mo ko ng braided bread. Magkikita pa rin tayo... :-)

as per our agreement last night... here's the countdown..

August 1 - Pier 1, Fort Strip
August 2 - Brother's Burger, Highstreets
August 3 - It's today.. no plans yet. But definitely... meron!!!

Just in time when I wanted to go out and have some quiet time outside the urban area, Petron, one of our clients gave us some work to do in Davao. We conducted a Fleet Card Training to the staffs and people in-charge on all Petron Gasoline stations of the area. There are 30 stations all around the city and we are given 5 days to do all the works. It was the three of us -- Me, Minnie and Red.

It was a Monday (july 23) when they told us we're going to Davao that Thursday and will be staying there until Sunday (July 26-29)

I got so excited. Finally. im going out of town.

Thursday came. Our flight was 4:30 in the morning via Philippine Airlines. Oh yes! Nikay was right -- airbuses are the best. It was indeed. Just don't mind the snack that they are serving. It was just a 2-hour flight anyway.

We checked-in at 3:30 in the morning. With no breakfast yet, we tried to look for something to eat inside the terminal pero naman! ang mahal ng prices sa loob. So.. di na kami kumain.. we thought, ok na yung snack sa plane...

The plane landed at exactly 6:30 in the morning.

It was my first time in the city.

I am excited.

We headed first to Crown Regency Hotel where we will stay for the next 5 days. It's not a five-star hotel but the amenities are not bad. We have our living room, 2 HUGE bedrooms, a beautiful view from our veranda and there's a gym!!! Now that's what makes me so glad about our hotel.

30 Petron Stations is no joke for us to finish in 5 days. Aside from that we also do Mastercard decalization in SM, Victoria Mall, Gaisano, and several other establishments around the city. For us to be efficient and effective we divided the 30 stations amongst the 3 of us and we have our separate itinerary everyday. Meaning... kanya kanyang lakad kami. At kahit bagong salta ako sa Davao, I have no choice but to be on my own. Taxi dito taxi doon. Yup.. for the whole 5 days, my transportation means is a cab.

The difference is, sa Davao cabs are classified into two: aircon and non-aircon. Non aircon fare is cheaper because the plug-down rate is 26.00 and additional 1 peso per kilometer. Di naman dyahe mag non-aircon kasi malamig naman ang weather... and taxi drivers are mababait naman.

I travelled around Davao City and I even reached as far as Tagum City. Though iba-iba ang feeling sa bawat station, and going from one station to another is so tiring, ok lang kasi ineenjoy ko na lang yung paglilibot... in a way naging familiar na rin ako sa mga streets and area.

At the end of the day, the three of us will just see each other at the hotel. Both tired, harassed and wasted.

And, so to compensate, we make it a point to enjoy.

Some of the stuffs we did:

--> Workout after a very tiring day at the gym.

Though obvious na di masyado nagagamit ang gym coz some equipments needs to be "refreshed", worth naman ang workout. Nakakarecharge.


--> We also took a splash on the hotel's pool.

Somehow, we also enjoyed the free breakfast for two (meaning everyday, may isa sa amin na hindi kasali sa breakfast... pik-pak-boom na lang para fair..)
--> 2 Consecutive gimik night.

One is at Halo Bar. Promise, kakaiba ang crowd dito. You would see people in their mid-40's dancing on Beyonce's Irreplacable... with a harlem move. Kaya natatawa na lang kaming tatlo. But in fairness, nagenjoy naman kme. But before we enter the bar, we first dropped by at Marco Polo Hotel (wish lang namin dito kame naka check-in). Wala lang.. just to experience the ambiance since Marco Polo is considered as a five-star hotel there.



The next night, Sir Toni (from Petron) tagged us at POP's. Kaso.. di kame pinapasok kasi naka "tsinelas" lang daw kame. Kaya no choice, sa labas lang kme nagstay. Mas ok ang crowd dito. Mas nakakarelate kame.



--> Paradise Island

uhh... we didn't enjoy the place like we are expected to. LOW TIDE kasi. We are hoping we could at least experience the sea.. but no..

Since andito na rin lang kame, nature tripping na lang. Pictorial na lang din. Sabi nga ni minnie, parang nasa Cavite lang kame.



---> Pasalubong Galore...
Of course, as expected, maraming "excpectators" from our trip. hehehe!!!! Aldevinco is the place where webought our pasalubongs and stuffs from the city. From accesories, souvenirs, etc...


Though we missed a lot of places that we're suppose to go, ok lang. Ang dami naming plans but because of time constraint, di na namin na push through. Sana makabalik pa kami.. hopefully within the year pa rin..

Pero kahit pagod, kahit stressed, kahit harassed... enjoy pa rin... e magsama-sama ba naman kameng tatlo...


Till then, Davao :-)

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im back in Manila from Davao...

detailed story soon..

(i just need to finish some work here in the ofc..)

pictures soon....


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August na!!!!!

23 days to go....

:-)