BITS AND PIECES

back from a long weekend road trip...

my first beach getaway for 2008 at Canoe Beach Resort at San Antonio, Zambales for our company's yearly team building. 

plus

a "back-to-vigan" trip after our 2-day company outing. A 10-hour drive from Pampanga to Vigan via an L-300 no aircon delivery van, it was really a ROADTRIP... It was then, our most memorable land travel ever...

more pics at my multiply site. 

to my long missed home...

for the next couple of days, i'll be away...

This year, I personally declare Valentine’s Day as the SINGLE’S AWARENESS MONTH. Haha!! Nah! I am not pathetically bitter about being single. It is actually my choice not to be in a relationship now right after that painful stage of Marlo’s death. It was traumatic. And I have no reason to be emotionally stressed just because I am “now” single.

But even if that’s the case, we (or should I say I?) even celebrated it… for 3 consecutive days…*wink*

FEB.14 – THE MAIN V’DAY…
Aside of course from that dinner with a “friend” (on which details I can’t reveal for my own self’s sake) we (the kagerz + gracia “parteegurl”) had dinner and a bucket of beer at Metrowalk. 

We call this “cheers-to-singlehood” night out. We had our favorite Shawarma first at Behrouz and then the bucket of beer at Bacolod Chicken Inasal. Going out with friends really helped. It always makes me realize there more to the world than to get stucked on the thought of being left alone.

FEB 15 – A POST VALENTINE TRIP
At Pier 1, Fort. As per someone's request, i wouldn't post the details...  hahahahaha!

FEB 16- A POST VALENTINE MOMENT WITH MARLO
Of course I wouldn’t let the season pass without spending a time with him. Even if he’s not here anymore, I still can feel his presence and there is still my longing to be with him.

But this time, it was different. It was not just me and him. But us and him. The four of us --- me, nel, anthony and ryan --- took time to spent a post valentines moment with him. I know, each one of us had been a great part of his life and shared precious moment together. And now, what’s good is that we are all friends.

we share one common ground: him and the good memories he left...

And the most meaningful thing that happened that night: all complicated issues was resolved.

anthony, rye, daei and nel with tita mirla--  marlo's mom: 

closing the chapter of complicated issues and opening a new book of friendship...

click here for more pics..

And it all makes us feel better.

it has been a long day...

had a meeting at Petron with the Petron Fleetcard people and my other co-trainors for the upcoming nationwide retraining program.

wasn't able to report back to office because we ended up past 6pm and since we're already at makati area, i decided not to go back and just head straight home.

tired...

i wanted to sleep... and i tried.. but i can't...

still have lots of things to do... deadlines and projects...

ganito ba talaga pag walang lovelife? sa trabaho lahat napupunta?

one of the last words that Marlo told me before he left: "WAG KA AGAD MAGTITIWALA SA MGA TAO, LALO NA SA MGA DI MO PA GANUN KA-KILALA"

and now i understand why he told me that...

ganun pala yun, darating ka sa point na di mo na alam kung sino ang paniniwalaan mo...

and my choice is to believe on what i used to believe in. para less pain, less emotional stress.

im glad things are slowly clearing up... and im pretty sure, truth will be revealed very soon.

anyway, wherever it is that this "complicated issue" will lead to, useless na rin. everything was said and done... harms already made (on the process of recovering na nga e).

i just hope everyone would find their inner peace... and that it would be easy for everyone to move on.

right?

On the 29th! Can’t wait… thanks jae!!!

A lot of unexpected things are happening lately. I am amazed, surprised as on how things are going its way.

Now I believe that sometimes, you just have to let time heal all the pains and let God do the works. Then one day, you’ll just see yourself smiling…

… and then you’ll realized, you are more blessed that anyone else

Toxic.

What my day was.

For the whole day, I haven’t talked to anyone in the office. (Aside of course from my boss who asked me to do this thing that caused me to have my own world today) They seemed to be afraid on talking to me or to even approach me. I didn’t mean to make them feel that way though. It’s just that they are already used to me when “cramming-toxic-can-I-just-stop-the-clock” mode of mine attacks.

Why?

Because I am doing this AVP for one of the MANCOM’s (Daddy Bu, who are very dear to us) 60th birthday celebration today. Really, it was a “photo-finish” job. I started doing the first few video clips yesterday and the remaining, well most of it I’ve done today.

I haven’t been able to go online, I wasn’t able to check my e-mail, no ym. The whole day, the only thing that’s been running to my Mac was the iMovie where I’m doing the video editing. Oh yes, Photoshop was also up. If there’s a need, I have also the Limewire on standby (for the songs which I don’t have in iTunes).

I’ve done everything in 9 hours. It was a 9-minutes AVP, which I am very proud to say was a “very good” AVP. Something that earned an applause right after showing it to the birthday boy and to everyone else. It was actually played 2 times as per their request.

Hardwork paid. A tap on my back. A “good job” phrase from almost everyone. And the wink and a high-five from my boss, it paved all the stress. Knowing that I have done a productive work today, its enough to say “I had my day”.

wisa treated me to lunch earlier and we talked about her wedding invitation... she asked me to scout for a supplier who could print it and gave me the soft copy of the file. 

 definitely a must-see movie!