BITS AND PIECES

How could I face the faceless days
If I should lose you now?
We’re so close
To reaching that famous happy end
And almost believing this was not pretend
Let’s go on dreaming for we know we are
So close
So close
And still so far

10:00 pm

of all the out of town trips i've ever had, this is one of the best!!! syempre kasama ko ang aking partner in crime cum sis na si minnie...

this is the jeepney that took us to the start line of rafting activity... here. we were given all the stuffs that we need... lifevest, helmet, paddle, etc...








i really love this shot... taken from the first stop-over for picture taking... this was taken by Clint... may talent din sya sa photography no? *big grin*... fyi: super lamig and lakas ng water current... kaya kelangan holding hands kme.. heheheh!

this was the five of us... we get to know the three of them during the briefing... just so happened that they are only three and kami naman, 2 lang.. so might as well we'll join together as a group...

they call this rapid as Cloud 10. I forgot why.. this is where the raft will bump into a big rock making the raft move upwards.. having the tendency for us to fall.. pero sorry!!! mahigpit kapit namin.. di kme nahulog!!!the "sneak preview" cave (kasi daw marami daw snake dito pag summer).. one of the parts i like...may maliit kasi na falls... ang sarap!!!



it was really a fun, exciting adventure i (or should i say we) ever had. you guys should try this kahit once lang... its really worth the experience...

MANILA --> OZAMIZ CITY --> OROQUIETA CITY --> CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY --> BUKIDNON --> back to CDO --> MANILA

- naging supergirl ako for one day kasi kelangan ko magconduct ng training sa Ozamiz at Oroquieta (1-hr drive away ang pagitan) at the same time makapunta ng Cagayan De Oro (na may last trip na 5pm sa Ozamiz) the same day kundi e di ako makakabalik pauwi ng Manila. Ang CDO is 4 hours away from Ozamiz.

- syempre di ako umabot sa last trip. natapos ang training ko sa Oroquieta ng 5pm. Buti na lang mabait yung client namin sa Oroquieta.. hinatid ako sa barge. yun na kasi ang last option.

- First time ko sumakay ng Barge. Sa mga di nakakaalam, eto yung barko kung saan sinasakay ang mga land vehicles para makatawid ng dagat. Syempre natakot ako, ako lang kasi mag-isa and di ko naiintindihan ang salita ng mga tao...

- Yung bus na nasakyan ko sa barge e hanggang Iligan lang.. so kelangan ko pa magtransfer ng bus sa Iligan papunta Cagayan... a enong oras na???? Nakarating ako sa Iligan ng 9pm.. pagdating sa terminal e yung nag-iisang bus (last trip na yata yun) papuntang Cagayan e paalis na... muntik pa ko di umabot... tapos non-aircon bus pa! kapag sinuswerte ka nga naman...

- nakarating naman ako ng safe sa Cagayan De Oro... mga 11pm na yata yun. Tapos wala pa kong hotel na matutuluyan... ni hindi ko alam saang lupalop ako ng Cagayan De Oro... si Minnie kasi na dapat kasama ko e di nakapagland yung flight nya dahil sa bad weather.. pinabalik sya ng Manila. So, ako lang talaga mag-isa...

- May lifesaver naman ako... I have this "newfound friend" na pinakilala ni jaymie na nakabase sa CDO. Sya tumulong sakin na malaman ko kung saan ako magchecheck-in.. yung hotel katabi ng bahay nila.. hehehehe... Tawag nila dun sa area na yun e Divisoria... yun pala ang center ng CDO... malapit sa lahat...pagdating ko dun, yung Night Market agad and nakita ko...

- Pagdating ni Minnie kinabukasan, walang pahi-pahinga.. go agad kame sa WHITE WATER RAFTING! Panalo sa experience!! yung details sa susunod na post. Here's one of my favorite pic...



- Kinabukasan, uuwi na dapat ako. Biglang cancelled lahat ng flights papuntang Manila. Ang lakas ng ulan. No choice ako.. kundi tumawag sa office at sabihin ang situation... kelangan na rin kasi ako sa ofc dahil ang dami kong naiwan na work... Nagparebook ako ng flight for next day... buti na lang may available pa.. pero 2nd to the last flight na..

- Sumama na lang ako sa trainining ni Minnie sa Bukidnon. Dito ko natikman ang sizzling bulalo... panalo!

- Bago umuwi, di namin pinalampas ang ukay ukay.... mas mura dito kesa sa baguio...




Super memorable experience ito of all the out of town trips namin ni Minnie... thank you thank you sa lahat ng tumulong sa amin... kay Ms. Eliezer ng Petron Ozamis sa pagsundo sakin sa airport ng Ozamiz at sa lunch na masarap... kay Mr. Fred ng Petron Oroquieta sa paghatid sakin sa Ozamiz Port ... kay Rich.. and aking "newfound friend" for keeping up with us, sa tanduay mix at sa mahaba habang kwentuhan.. and kay Serge sa pagsama sa amin sa Bukidnon...

This was indeed one of the best ever adventure weekend i ever had....

im going out-of-town again this weekend.

destination: Oroquieta, Ozamis City in the morning to train one Petron station. After the training, Minnie (who's then in Bukidnon) and I will meet at Cagayan De Oro and spend our Sunday there.

Hopefully, we could do the White Water Rafting, which we always plan before. And now that we have the chance, i really hope to enjoy the thing.

And, yeah.. im going to meet a new friend, as introduced by my dear Jaymie (through YM) who happened to be bases at CDO. They've known each other for more than 2 years and just recently, last Monday to be exact, jaymie asked me if she could introduce to me her friend... and there... so far, ok naman...

Just so happened that we were abruptly scheduled for a training there... timing lang. *wink*

hope things would be fun... part of "reformatting" my system.... hahahahah!!

it was like the whole day i am doing nothing at the office... internet, limewire, facebook.... waaaahhh!!!! feeling ko tuloy wala akong kwenta...

i am feeling great because slowly i am able to cross this state of emotional and mental torture caused by what happened recently. this is an accomplishment for me. *big grin*

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will meet besty nikay later for Trina's wedding invite. I can't believe i am (still) invited. *big big grin* (again)

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i hope we could start working on our charity work christmas activity... soon..

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sooooo bored.

* jaymie introduced me to facebook.. and ngayon, ito ang bago kong kina-aadictan... give it a try... www.facebook.com

* a new hang-out place every sunday after church : witch's brew @ blu wave (dito masarap na mura pa.. may libreng wi-fi pa!)

* macky - my new baby toy...

* a new perspective in life... keep quiet, still and do not go down to the level of people who doesn't seem to know what they're doing.

* now smiling

* new life

We had a meeting earlier for our upcoming Christmas Party (as usual, I am once again part of the committee). I am very much glad that I have this thing to keep me busy. And I love being part of company activities like this.

In a nutshell, we were thinking of celebrating Christmas with the less fortunate instead of spending a lot for ourselves. We thought of spending it in an orphanage. An all-out children's party. I loved the idea. I actually have something in mind while everyone is discussing the details.

I love kids. I really do.

And this comes to me: a chance for me to make a difference in my life. Maybe I could find a kid there and then make it a point to spend some time with that kid every week.. maybe once or twice a week. maybe this is a chance for me to share my time with someone who needs care and attention... its been so long since i wanted to have a kid of my own. and at this point in time i really don't have any way to have one (of course unless i have a family of my own).

i just thought of making a change. Its always been that the love i usually give to some people always turned out to be "unappreciated". so why not give it to some innocent kid who would surely cherish everything that i could share?

this idea gave me a different perspective. if this would push through, i really think it would make me happy and feel accomplished.

i shared this thought on one of my officemates and she said "baka naman timandang dalaga ka ng tuluyan nyan?" And I said, "di naman siguro.. e di aampunin ko pag kaya ko na... at least may anak ako... "

just something for a change... and for a good deed...

i am starting a new step in my life...

i'm pretty sure this is going to be hard for me. but i have to do it. for my own self's sake.

so anyone who who want to make things easy for me, you are most welcome... i would appreciate it... *wink*

... and to you, i know they would take care of you, more than i could. thanks for everything... you've given me a lot of lessons in life... you'll always be a part of my life...till then....


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part of moving on...

a bonding time with my favorite tita and cuzins....

... do not trust easily.
... believe in the power of your instinct.
... loving unconditionally is not bad, you just have to spare something for yourself.
... learn not to expect.
... trust GOD.

and everyting else will fall on its proper places.