BITS AND PIECES

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....

:-)