: : carpe diem! : :

You only live once, so live & enjoy life to the fullest! Carpe Diem! Seize the day! This has been my on-going mantra for the past couple of weeks, & I must say, life is good! :-)

First off, my Palawan trip was great FUN! It was definitely an adventure from the very beginning right till the end...
~ Oct 28. We left Manila aboard a ferry & sailed through the night to Coron Palawan. We were a group of 12 - a hodgepodge of people from various depts who's game for anything - & I mean ANYTHING! And boy did we rock the boat! :-) We drank, danced, & were merry the whole night. Hehe. Pole dancing anyone? Although the pole wasn't exactly a pole but more of a pillar!
~ Oct 29. Arrived in beautiful Coron... The scenery was breath taking!!! We just checked in our luggages(did I mention that I had a lot!), changed into our swimsuits and headed back on a boat for island hopping galore. Sarap!!! No work! No worries! A day of swimming (though I can't swim), snorkelling(with my mini fins!), sight seeing, & a bit of trekking - & all with a splash of adventure written all over it. Night time was a whole different story... Hehe. Had my first taste of "bilog" & boy did I regret it the next day... But it's all good... Still FUN.
~ Oct 30. Another day of island hopping galore on our way to Calauit Island. GHOSTLY NIGHT at Calauit!!!!
~ Oct 31. Safari Ride!! Giraffe feeding! :-) Coulion Island, used to be a leper colony. The unending steps to the cross... And I'm not even religious! Makinit Lake. DRINKING TIME!!!
~ Nov 1. Buhbye Coron. Hello HOC! :-)

~ to be continued...

* kinikilig ako... LN out of the blue from a Mr. Somebody. haha. *kilig*

: : PBB... : :

Ok... Ok... I admit... I'm currently hooked on this reality show... Unbelievable!!! Pero grabe na ito... :-) I can't seem to help myself, but I just have to have my fix on what's going on inside the house...
Nakakaloka...

: : itching for the beach!!!! : :

One more week to go!!! Palawan here we come!!!
I can't wait!!!

And next month, it's gonna be BORACAY baby!!!!

B O R A C A Y ! ! ! !


Yep!!!
I'm making up for lost time with the beach...
Stocking up on mucho SPFs...
:-)

: : busy body me : :

I think my last post made quite a stir... Some people I tell yah... If you can't take it, then no nobody's forcing you to read on. Leave!
Makes me think about MTRCB on Pinoy Big Brother... Censoring reality? If only life can also be cut & edited like a movie, but unfortunately, it can't be so. On life whatever happens is the final cut, no chance for a second take to replace the "bad cut". You can try again of course, but what's done is done...

Moving on...
I attended a kiddie party over the weekend! It's the 1st bday of the daughter of one of our bosses - she was so adorable! A bubbling baby with such a happy disposition - she was just smiling the whole time!!! Afterwards, Pia, Erik & I went to watch a movie at Greenbelt - 40 year old virgin. It was hilarious!!! Hella funny.

I was off from work last Monday to Wednesday - a welcome break... I was originally planning to go home to Laguna, but lil sis was sick so I decided to stay in the Metro & be the caring big sis that I am (most of the time...). Nevertheless, I must say that I was able to do a lot during my "off days" - except for Monday... hehe

Monday ~ woke up with a start at around 06:00AM and freaked out. I thought I had work at 6AM! Thru a cloud of sleepiness I realized that I didn't have work so went back to bed... Grrr.... Woke up at around 11:30 with a slight headache from too much sleeping... I basically just bummed around the entire day & watched TV & eat! Felt horribly lazy...

Tuesday ~ I promised myself that I WILL do something, and I did! I decided to have my very first boxing lesson at Elorde as recommended by my roommate. It was great! Though I must admit I was comical when trying to box + footwork. I swear my instructor was laughing at me when I asked if I had to change foot when doing a left uppercut... And when I sashayed backward when asked to step back. Kinda had my dancing lessons mixed up with the session. Afterwards, with a stinky wrap at hand and with my knuckles red (naks!), I still felt ambitious enough to hit the gym and run! Was able to do some weights & even a bit of crunches. Damn I was on a roll that day. Well, at least I was able to release all that pent-up emotions!

Wednesday ~ Coding day! So had no choice but to stay indoors til after 7pm. Went to the gym and did my usual run on the threadmill, crunches, etc... To cap off my workout, I did Body Balance, a combination of yoga/tai chi/pilates. It felt great to stretch out...

So there you have it! I was quite the busy bee these past few days... :-)

: : casual sex? : :

If you do it, chances are it's not going to go anywhere. But if you both know it's not going anywhere, then there's nothing wrong with it.

--Paul Walker in Us, on having sex on the first date. Woo-hoo, the '70s are back! Around the office, we call it Casual Sex Fridays... (from Eonline.com)

: : All about LoVe AcTuAlLy... : :

I finally saw "Love actually" & I have to say it's one of the most charming movies I've ever seen!!! One of those rare movies that have me gushing over it with oodles & oodles of aaawhhsss & sighs... :-) I was already enthralled at the very beginning of the movie!

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.

With that kind of intro, who wouldn't? I'm lovin it!
Here are some more quotes from the movie that will definitely make you go "hmm..." or "awhhh...":

But you know the thing about romance is people only get together right at the very end. by Sam

Sometimes the chase is better than the actual "taking" they say... They call it romantic when he's courting you. Sometimes the romance ends when two people actually o get together! One of life's ironies...

Jamie: It's my favorite time of day, driving you.
Aurelia: [in Portuguese] It is the saddest part of my day, leaving you.

A definite "awwhhhhh" moment!

Natalie(secretary): Hello, David. I mean "sir". Shit, I can't believe I've just said that. Oh, and now I've gone and said "shit" - twice. I'm so sorry, sir.
Prime Minister: It's fine, it's fine. You could've said "fuck", and then we'd have been in real trouble.
Natalie: Thank you, sir. I did have an awful premonition that I was going to fuck up on the first day. Oh, piss-it!

A bloody good ole English humor... Had me laughing!
I dunno, maybe it's the British acccent, or just Hugh Grant (possibly!) but "Love Actually" actually made me re-think my views on Love (yes it did!)... Love is definitely everywhere. One doesn't have to search for it really, coz for all you know, it's just right there in front of you...

: : In the midst of a foggy morning & sleepy me... : :

* {YAWN!!!!!}
It's been extremely hard to get up in the morning these past few days... What with the weather getting colder & wetter as we delve deeper into the -ber months... Argh... I really have to struggle to wake up... And it's a failing battle between me & my bed- with my comfy warm blankets & plump pillows... But I have to say I am more than the willing victim as I press the snooze button yet again for the upteenth time... Before I know it, I look at the clock & I know I'll be late yet again... I force myself to go to the bathroom and prepare myself for a cold COLD shower. My senses would temporarily awaken at this point, but as I put on my clothes & reach the office... The sight of the computers immediately transports me back into a kind of stupor... Haaay.... This is how I am every morning this past week.


* I saw a VCD of "Patch Adams" lying around the apartment one afternoon (one of my sister's reference materials) & being too lazy to go the gym (eventhough I promised myself to go to the gym to "buff it up" before the Palawan trip...), decided to watch it... It wasn't such a good movie to be perfectly honest, it was too sentimental to the point of being sappy, but the story (it was based on a true story) was touching indeed nevertheless... There was one particular line in the movie that struck a nerve in me...

See what no one else sees.

See what everyone chooses not to see...

out of fear, conformity or laziness.

See the whole world anew each day!

HOW TRUE!!!! I can particullarly apply this to a recent "event" that happened... I know a lot of people that claims & thinks that they're so tough, nonchalant, the usual I-don't-give-a-fuck attitude. But then something happened that is obviously screaming OFF & FOUL - an incident that is practically begging for an action-- ANY action! An admonition? Some censure? Castigation? SOMETHING - ANYTHING!!! But these same people with their devil may care attitude chose to turn a blind eye on it... Why? Out of FEAR of course...
It's crap I tell yah.
It's all about "politics" they say... But then again politics is crap.
I never was a people person... And I never did care much about "politics".
I'd rather keep the respect that I have for myself and stick to what I believe in rather than conform to anyone out of this so called "fear"...

: : hum hum... : :

* "A lie told often enough, becomes the truth..." - Lenin
Wouldn't you agree?
I believe so...
Any lie, told often enough to the right set & number of people, in time (even instantly) becomes the truth... Hmmmmm....

* Is there such a thing as a beautiful disaster? Because I know there is a disasteer waiting to happen if I let it be... It could be beautiful, or it could be not, depending on who's assesing... Though I know that in whatever angle I try to justify it, it's futile, coz I'll just be fighting a losing battle... Damn is this being caught up? Or perhaps just an encounter waiting for another encounter to happen? In need of a diversion to distract one's attention? or too much concentration on something? Damn... I can't believe this is so... It's just not me.
This isn't an admission... But merely a jumble of confused (and repressed?) emotions... Perhaps... But maybe not...

: : Vacation Time!!! : :

Trip to Palawan-Coron

After a loooong hiatus from the beach, your pisces princess will finally have her reunion with the sea!!! Haaay SALAMAT!!!!
We just confirmed our reservations today to go to Palawan-Coron for Oct 28-31!!! Yey!!! I can hardly wait! I'm excited! :-D Imagine 4 days & 3 nights of gorgeous beaches, island hopping, beaches, El Nido! more island hopping, beaches, & I get to go to a safari drive & even feed the giraffe! How amazing would that be?! I have this huge (jaw-splitting) smile on my face right now... Bliss...
And to wet our appetite for this trip, we're going to Balai Resort in Batangas this weekend... :-D Gonna start working on that tan, but not too much though. Gotta save some for Palawan... Oooh! And I just got a really cute belly ring to go with the beach outfits. Haha. Nice...

I've been so busy with work that I haven't had the time to go to the beach for the past 5 months! That's a long time for me. hehe I've lost my tan & I am now getting light skinned... My last beach getaway was with my sister last May 11...
I badly need this trip to get away from it all and just relax...
:-D

how dya like the counter? I got the idea from davey & ronnie. hehe

: : err... : :

to err is human...

They say it is all part of human nature to err... It's an accepted fact. But sometimes people use it as a security blanket and a quick excuse just to make that mistake that we know we are not supposed to commit in the first place. A choice is always involved before making any actions, so even for the spontaneous acts that we do, there's that millisecond in our brain when we ask ourselves if we're really up for whatever it is we're gonna do... Yet for some people, no matter the hundred - or the million warning signals that goes off in their brain, the prospect of doing the forbidden is just far too tempting to pass up... It's the sweetest sin to do what is forbidden... Haaaay....

: : lazy me : :

* It's been more than a month since my last entry... I'm becoming too lazy really... Or should i say lazier? I'm still stuck reading the same book - "The Historian" for the past couple of months now... Still stuck on the same song as well - kinda... And still feeling some remnants of my vulnerability from last month as well... So now I'm lazy & stuck in a rut? haha
Well not really - really!

* Life is a journey indeed... And everyday you learn something new. Or just when you thought you had things firgured out, something happens and it makes you realize that things are not always what they seem to be. May it be a good thing or a bad thing, you can never really tell. You'll never fully understand it until it happens to you. And unfortunately for most people, they learn it the hard way. But then I guess it usually happens in that order. That's the beauty of Life.

I'm sleepy...

: : hum hum... : :

It's been a while (yet again) since I last posted an entry... The past couple of months went by like a blur to me... So many things have been happening lately that I can't help but be caught up or lost in the whirlwind of what we call Life - "My life"...

August has just started yet I feel swamped with it all! Leaving me still in a blunder... :-)

: : half way down the year... : :

i can't believe that we're already halfway down the road for this year! it's almost the end of June!!! before we know it the -ber months will be here and then it's christmas time! :-) but ok, I'm getting ahead of myself...

it's been a while since I last blogged... i guess i've been busy... it's pretty easy to get caught up with everything else that's happening in our lives that we just forget some things just like that... everything is so fast paced nowadays that it's tough to keep up... take for example with your family and friends; you tell yourself that you'll call or see them more often, a week passes by and you scold yourself to pick up the damn phone and call or send an email, and then the next thing you know a month has already passed you by and you still haven't done whatever it is that you promised yourself you'd do!!! procrastination is terrible terrible thing... it's sad though, coz it shouldn't be that way, but it happens... or is it just me? i'm terrible... =)
I know it's a bit late into the year to make a resolution, but this time I really ought to try to eliminate this habit of mine. There's this quote that I like that says "If you take too long in deciding what to do with your life, you'll find you've done it." (- Pam Shaw ), I guess that definitely does not apply with me. Sigh...

I feel a bit down actually... I had my annual medical check-up (yup, one that i actually went to!), and I got my result just this Thursday... I apparently have minor thoracic dextroscoliosis... My spine has a minor curve. I mean I know it's minor and my Mom has comforted me that it's not life threathening (after of course I my panic attack of questions if I'm gonna die...), I still can't help but feel sorry for myself... I'm a self proclaimed hypochondriac, my sister and Mom can attest to that, so I always think that something is wrong with me. But now it's different, I'm given the knowledge that there IS something wrong with me... And I guess it makes me feel vulnerable... I've always thought that there's something medically wrong with me, but even I know that they're really nothing, but I never actually thought that there is really something wrong you know... Sigh....
I was so down I went to the Mall and bought a couple of tops and some lingerie...

And then I saw a picture... and then another picture...
Why????
Grrrrr...!!!!!

Had dinner and a movie with a girlfriend and we had a good chat about life, love, and love? and then some... When do you know when the time is THE time? And when do you know when it is THE one? Possibilities are endless... But when you think about it, everything else really boils down to one argument that you'll never really know until you give it a shot... So perhaps it's time to bite the bullet and just TRY it huh????
Hmmmm...

* I was just browsing through my blog entries and I've noticed that it has been a while since I last posted a sensible entry - "profound" like as my sister would say... =)


* I just spoke with a dear friend of mine from High School. I haven't seen him for so long, I can't remember when was the last time we saw each other... I think it was '97 Trinidad - carnival time. I miss him! Eventhough we haven't seen each other for almost like a century, I'm proud to say that we did not lose touch through the years. =) I remember I had a crush on him back in high school, I never told him that. We used to call each other every night. The good old QC days, when everybody used to burn up the phone lines! I even remember there was a time when some of our friends was asking us if we had something - when we were really just good friends. He was also always there for me whenever I have just broken up with a boyfriend. I remember this one time after my break up, we were at this bar having a night cap and he forgot his wallet and he had to call his mum! Hehe
Good old John.
I have to see him soon. It's been too long.


* Yesterday was the company outing at Enchanted Kingdom. For one day, HSBC employees were transformed into kids and enjoyed the rides in the amusement park, or at least some of them. I had work from 6am to 2pm so we went afterwards. =) I must say I did have fun yesterday - surprisingly. I thought it was kinda boring that we were going there, in fact I didn't even really plan on going. It was more like a last minute thing. But I'm glad I did. I know we were supposed to "interact" with other staff from different dept, but I basically hung out with the same IT peeps! Hehe. We rode the Space Shuttle TWICE! Pia and I screamed like hell of course and had a laugh trip right after. We also did the Kart Track (go-carts) but I was a bit disappointed in that one coz my seat had a hole and my ass was being scraped!!! I wasn't able to zoom away. We also did the Log Jam and got soaked!!! AND for the first and LAST time I rode Anchors Away!!! I swear I did not stop screaming from the beginning 'till the end of the ride!!!! I thought I was going to FAINT!!! And Kit had the nerve to take pictures of my shrieking moment!!! Hehe! It was hella fun though. Exhilirating. Too bad we didn't get to ride Rio Grande. But all in all EK wasn't so bad.
Afterwards - yes, Pia & I still had the energy to go out still! We went to have a couple of drinks at Congo in Alabang. As you can imagine, I was dead tired by the time I reached home.


* I was a bit miffed today. You see I'm doing a re-run of meteor garden *blush* and I couldn't find the CDs!!! Found out that my room mate borrowed them for the day and she took them with her to work, and of course I couldn't say anything anymore coz she had it... Grrr....


* Ok... I really can't think of a reason why I should....

: : anonymous quote... : :

If anyone needs a vacation, it's you. You've been working hard nonstop, both physically (for your daily bread) and emotionally (to help keep your loved ones on the same page). Now, while you have the chance, it's time to get away. If you have a travel partner to play hooky with, so much the better. If you don't, that shouldn't stop you from going. You can bet that you'll find one there waiting for you when you arrive.

: : another survey... slow day : :

hug from behind - you like to feel what the other
person is feeling and see things how they see
them. you tend to be serious and emotional.


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=) really??? ME???

: : "?? Which Alcoholic Drink Am I ??" : :

Vodka


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ok, so i was bored =)

: : Postmodernism : :

Postmodernism is the belief in complete open interpretation. You see the universe as a collection of information with varying ways of putting it together. There is no absolute truth for you; even the most hardened facts are open to interpretation. Meaning relies on context and even the language you use to describe things should be subject to analysis.

So the Baguio trip didn't push thru. But it's ok. I went to the beach instead!!! =)

The whole week I was hyped to go to Baguio for the weekend, but come Friday, plans suddenly changed. Of course I was pissed! But I certainly was not gonna let that glitch ruin my rare weekend off from work. One thing was for sure though, I did not wish to spend the entire weekend roasting from the heat of the city. So I went to the beach instead! With my more than willing sister as my accomplice, we hastily packed our bags, & with no reservations whatsoever, woke up early the next (Saturday) morning and headed for galera. It was an adventure indeed! It was a good time to bond, though of course we still bickered & fought & quarreled with each other along the way (we are sisters you know), I had a great time. =)

Friday night before heading off for the beach, I went to watch a movie with Pia, & her friends Paul & Dal. We watched Triple X, & I gotta tell ya the movie sucks BIG XXX time!!! Waste of money. But oh well, we had a couple of beers afterwards and my weekend was set.

And now I'm back again in the urban jungle, and how I wish I was back again by the beach just lazin around doin nothing and having no worries and listening to some Bob Marley... Damn...

: : 05-05-05 : :

poof! It's the 5th day of the 5th month of the 5th year of the new millenium. Aint that cool?

Moving forward(it's a phrase that honestly just urks me at work), this week flew by so fast!
- May 1 -> Labour Day. Worked 16 hours. Not bad for OT. But was honestly bored out of my mind for doing practically nothing.

- May 2 -> Found 50 bucks on the pavement on my way to parking. Free breakfast it is then! Post Labour Day Blues. Declared by GMA as a special non-working holiday. Went grocery shopping with my sister, a necessity since we have no food at home anymore. Found this yummy body milk spa salt! Doing the graveyard shift. Since it was a holiday, this day wasn't anything different than the previous day...

- May 3 -> Went to the gym to do some pilates+yoga. It felt great to stretch those muscles and to FINALLY do something productive for the week! And hey, this nice guy even helped me out with some positions. It didn't help though coz I still couldn't balance myself using my wrist. Just injured my wrist that's all. And tried the yummy bath salts in the sauna - nice! Amazing what a simple conversation from a certain somebody could do to a certain somebody... *wink*wink* It made me go awhh... Graveyard still. Been feeling a bit off at work, but then what else is new eh.

- May 4 -> Was feeling a bit ambitious this particular morning. After my shift, I went to the gym and did Tai Chi to achieve that ZEN feeling. It was great. I had a
chat with the istructor and he's one of the most peaceful looking guy I've met. After Tai Chi, I went to join the Body Combat Session - a combination of kickboxing/tae bo etc. I told you I was feeling ambitious. I attacked the class with so much gusto I swear I even was amazed with myself. Talk about working a sweat. It felt GOOOD. And yes, now you can imagine what I'm going through... My entire body hurts like hell. Ugh! It hurts!

- May 5 -> I just realized that today was my friend's bday and I forgot to greet her! I'm horrible. Of course I went straight home to my bed after work and slept like a log. After effects of my ambitious workout. Though that workout made me feel like I've really lost weight already. Hehe. WIshful thinking I know.
I'm currently at work so gotta head off...

* * * I'm going to Baguio this weekend to attend a wedding!!! Can't wait to get there coz 1) it's been a while since I last visited Baguio 2)I'm gonna be driving with a friend And we have no clue how to get there. Adventure it is! (not my adventure though, we're using his car though)* * *