places to go, so little time

My Lakbayan grade is C!

How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!

Created by Eugene Villar.

i saw this at aoitenshi's site and i remember that 3 or 4 years back, my officemates and i photocopied a map of the Philippines and we would highlight all the places we've been to. it was sort of a race, paunahang maka-yellow ng Pilipinas (yellow ang stabilo na gamit). a few years later, the race was forgotten and we just maintained our maps for our personal goals. my map's still alive (it's still at the office), and it looks just like the map above (sans yellow). nakakaaliw!!!

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i miss going out for a drink with my kids (aka cousins)... although we didn't stay long, it was very relieving to see them...

at Saguijo: with Ba-hey, Margo, Carlo

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bummed at the beach last long weekend. this is actually my first langoy sa dagat this year, not being able to go back to Bora. a spontaneous out of town planned by Plee's husband Pitoy's barkada and they dragged me along the trip (i crashed their party! hahaha!Ü). finally, a major "day off" for me and my best friend.Ü this was at Canyon Cove in Nasugbu, Batangas.

camera whoring at the beach

all tanned up

now Plee's tan, and i'm black! bwahahaha!!Ü next stop, Bohol!!!

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i just wanted to share my own freak show... i took this picture when we were in Batangas last weekend. my close friends know this.


alam nyo bang yung left foot ko size 8 tapos yung left size 7 1/2? walang trick yan! kaya shetness, ang hirap maghanap ng sapatos!

wala lang...

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"our wicked lies is where we hope to keep safe from pain..."

we miss being here

reminiscing in the place where we used to have coffee and play games during lunch time every single day. and how sweet, they remembered us! hindi lang sila nagpahalata... hehehe!

super nakaka-miss ang Podium... Ü

*syempre wala ako sa pic, ako kumukuha eh! Ü

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"you were like a dream, woken up just as begun"

in case of...

as much as possible we would all want to be prepared for whatever unfortunate events that might come our way. we somehow already have in mind the things we need to prepare, need to do, need to pay, etc etc. but it's the first time i've known someone actually do this:

in case of war. to hoard...

written by Rica, as stated, during the Oakwood muntiny. at that time she was still living within the Makati CBD area so she and her roommates somehow got into semi-panic mode. thus she wrote this. this is her complete list:


take note of the addition below 4 years later...


para kasi sa kanya, currency ang yosi. if ever daw they're stranded in an evactuation center with limited sources of food and supplies, pwede ka makipag trade. parang "excuse me, pwede pahingi ng yosi?", ang sagot "trade tayo, corned beef penge!"

haha kaloka!!! =D

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"... and fighting all the demons will take time, will take time..."

party time

personally, i didn't come to celebrate. yes, i'm glad that finally, what we have been waiting for has been completed. but i'm not too ecstatic as to jump for joy for the people who made it possible (but i did thank them, sincerely). instead, i came for the free beer and for them...




not complete, but i'm happy i was with my Bicol II family again... =)

we made it look like it was OUR party... Sir Ben dancing most of the time with us (and not with the hired DIs), we doing all the ingay... happy time. =)

and congratulations to new manager "Sir Jaime"! the best definitely deserves the best! =)

see you guys this weekend!

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"...you're still on my lonely mind
i think about you, baby
and i dream about you all the time..."

hot Tagaytay

if you want a cool out of town retreat this summer, Baguio is the coolest. or if you'd want to go for a day only, go stay inside a mall instead, mas malamig pa dun. we went to Tagaytay this weekend for our company summer outing and it was scorching! and take note, this was held in Tagaytay Highlands ha! last time i was there (same time around 4 years ago) ang lamig lamig don. ewan ko lang kung ano nangyari. ayun, may na-heat stroke, kami na-dehydrate, may nag nose bleed. masaya sana sya, relaxing... nyeta ang init nga lang!

overused word for the day: STRESSFUL!!

my friends and i decided to stay for the night (this is not an overnight function kasi) so we can stay as late as we want to without worrying how to get home. friday night we were told that a vacant cottage is available for a fair price so we had it reserved, para di na kami maghanap sa labas. of course being there, we expected no less than a small hotel-type room (kahit good for 4 lang) complete with hotel services. so after 4 hours of waiting for the person holding our room keys, we are here...

yeah, welcome to Tagaytay Highlands!!!

that's our kubo at the far back. that's Yanee looking, well, stressful! in fairness, may aircon na malamig. the small room has one twin bed and two end tables... that's it. the bathroom is outside and you have to share with your neighbor, if you have one (duplex kubo). it's made entirely of bamboo and the roof is made of straws. there's a mini mini-pool outside (size of a big jacuzzi) and we call it our "bathtub".

this small room can hold max 4 people (with extra matress) but 3 can't sleep well on the twin bed so to maximize the space, we had to haul the bamboo bed frame up on its side and place it by the wall. we spread the matresses side by side on the floor para hindi kami siksikan:

chaotic bedroom

josme, bago namin maakyat yan riot naman at 1am! tawa lang kami ng tawa! but anyway, successful naman so we were able to sleep peacefully. buti na lang talaga malamig ang aircon kaya mahaba ang tulog namin. =)

at eto pa pala, yung isang kumot may butas! wahahaha!!

hindi po ito entirely panira sa Highlands ha! it's still a beatiful and relaxing place to stay. we just find it so hilarious that we would be staying at a kubo inside a high-end place. ika nga ni Rica, "i feel so deprived! bwahahaha!"

something takes a part of me

ASTIG!!!



wala na ako masabi... ang galing!

boom

Sana May 14 na... sana eleksyon na... i can't wait for it to end... kasi super nakaka LSS na yung mga jingle nila sa TV and radio ads... kakaloka...

zzz.......