Saturday, May 30, 2009

the weekend that was may 9-10: overdue

Saturday. Sariray went home from Guam a week ago to attend to her mother who was hospitalized. Sinamantala na din ang time para mag-ayos ng ilang errands na dapat nyang gawin. So this Saturday, Agnes and I went with her sa meeting nya with designer Cecilio Abad and Queen. Tapos, we ate at Aveneto in Glorietta and shopped at Landmark. Btw, I bought Krispy Kreme doughnuts for Nanay and for my MIL for the next day, Mother's Day.




Sunday. Dropped by our house to greet Nanay a Happy Mother's Day. Then Irvin and I went to SM Bacoor to watch Wolverine (yes, again).

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

backlogs!

Backlogs and flashbacks!

1. Marie's birthday celebration last February 19. Seaside Macapagal + Café Breton!

2. Ate Lois' wedding last March 3. (I'm so happy to be reunited with my photographers again, ang kukulit!) Ate Lois is now pregnant! :)

3. My highschool friends Mavel and Orlyn visited me at home last April 8. We had lots of catching up to do so we had an afternoon full of nonstop talking and laughter. It's good to see them again.

4. Ordered pop-up invitations and personalized tumbler from Business Shoppe. Goodies were okay but we had glitches regarding the delivery that Irvin and I had to go to Makati Shang to pick up the invitation, on Maundy Thursday morning!



5. One thing which kept me busy is to shop for my Ate and pack things and make sure our package doesn't reach 21 kilos. Whew! I liked the shoes I bought for them!



6. I tried cooking while I was on vacay. One time, I tried preparing chicken curry. Delicious (naman daw)!
7. I am so happy that Manny Pacquiao won against Ricky Hatton. One of the few moments that I could say I'm proud to be Pinoy!

8. Against Irvin's will, I attended a short training, a short team meeting and a hearty team dinner with my teammates last May 4, one week before I officially go to work. I had a great time with them! (Tony Roma's + Haagen Dazs!)
9. Sari-saring trip!

Corporate Look Day - January 19
Red Day - February 13
Green Day (wala ako) - April 17
Pink Day - May 15
10. Workstation upgrade activities - packing and unpacking! Goodbye old WS!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

the weekend that was may 1-3: overdue

An extraordinary weekend (for me, at least).

Friday, Labor Day. Went to MOA with Agnes, dined at Congo Grill (we did not enjoy the sisig, but the pancit habhab is great!). Watched Wolverine and liked it! Hmmm, not liked it, loved it! So much! Hugh Jackman is sooooo hot (Agent Zero and Deadpool are runner-ups!).


Saturday. I never expected that this day would be the day I would have to prove my courage :) We left Tanza at around 4 PM to go to Tagaytay (Nana and Bryann backed out…sad). What I had in mind: food! Them: adventure! We waited for Enald's gf, Hazel, at Robinson's Dasma. The zipline and cable car closes at 6 PM so we (I mean, they…) hurried up to try this out.

Had some photo opps before I lose myself in that line.


And then, there it is. (Well, if you know me, you would know I would think about riding this seventy-seven times seven times.)

Tagaytay Ridge Zipline and Cable Car is a thrilling (more like scary to me) 250 meter ride, 300 feet off the ground. When they saw it, they were all excited, except me, of course (but I know how to act as if I am excited). They were like children seeing a carousel for the first time. Me? I was like a child caught with a stolen cookie on hand. The next thing I knew, they were already buying tickets for the ride (See? I made them believe I was excited also. If only they knew...).

With palms sweating and knees shaking, we climb the stairs to the starting point. Irvin was first to be set with the safety harness. Sensing how afraid I am, he requested that we be seated instead of lying on our stomach. But the manong said, "E sir, baka po hindi kayanin…huwag po kayong magtataka kapag biglang tumigil sa gitna…" He was saying this while throwing a sideway look at me, hmph! I agreed to lie on my stomach, I told myself, it's just as if I'm flying (only I don't have wings and I am 300 feet up). I put on the harness and the manongs lifted my feet. Sigh. (I think I heard a voice telling me, "Conquer your fear, gagah!")

Me (trembling voice): Irvin…ayoko na yata…
Irvin: Hindeee…kaya mo 'yan!
Manong: Ma'm wala na po kayong magagawa, nakataas na po ang paa nyo…

You know, Manong, you are so customer friendly. The next time I go there, I will hunt you down.

The ride was exhilarating but I enjoyed it nevertheless, especially the cool Tagaytay breeze hitting my face. (Photos to follow...)

We ate at Mushroomburger and talked about the zipline experience. We played at Mushroomburger's playplace, Irvin and I were on the see-saw. Super enjoy! Then, Starbzzz!

Irvin and I went to UMC (that was around 11 PM) to visit Sarah's mom. Sarah came home from Guam when she learned that her mom suffered from a mild stroke. Good thing, her mom's already out of danger. We'll just meet up some other time to catch up with the chikas.

Great, great day!

Sunday. Went to SM's 3-Day Amazing Sale! The Estacion brothers bought floorstander speakers (hope I got it right). We ate at Countryside in Covelandia, yummo!

the weekend that was apr 25-26: overdue

* Haaay, andaming backlogs! *

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Just an ordinary weekend.

Saturday. Went to Imus for the "epektus" and merienda with Irvin and Enald :) Watched DVD that night.

Sunday. Had breakfast at Jollibee with Irvin, Kishie and Bryann (pre-birthday celebration hehehe). Sleep, books and TV!

Friday, May 15, 2009

thought for today

Happy weekend everyone!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

the weekend that was apr 18-19: overdue

Kinda' high ang mga taga-Chevron ngayon kaya naman ni-meet ko sila para pagsamantalahan ang pagka-high nila, hahaha! We dined at John and Yoko sa Greenbelt 5 (later on, nalaman ko na kay Marvin Agustin pala itech). Super happy, good friends and good food makes up a good combination, you know. Nakaka-insecure, ampapayat na ng mga bruha!


Ayaw sumama ni Irvin so ginala na lang nya ang buong Ayala Malls, sumakit nga lang 'yung paa nya dahil sa bago nyang Adidas Stan Smith, aaaawww! Went to Fully Booked, then naghiwa-hiwalay na kami. Nag-shopping pa kami ni Irvin para sa ipapadala kay Ate.

Sunday. Began the day with a road trip to People's Park Tagaytay!

Shopping again for my Ate later that night. :)

Monday, May 4, 2009

my united nations pamangkins

Native Pinoy:


Semi-Canadian:
Vietnamese:

 
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