Today was AWESOME. :)

I went to SM Bicutan today to be a Wifi user of the mall to get apps and games for Peewee (btw, that's my iPod's name. haha). I have been using the mall's wifi for sometime now so I knew how good it is.


So I sat on the food court and started with the downloading. After a while, I wasn't really connecting so I got pissed off. I then thought of another place where internet access was as free as me. Haha. 
I came up with the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf because I heard they offer free internet access to their customers. So I immediately look for its nearest outlet and next thing I know I was in the jeepney to the Mall of Asia. Not really far from where I was. 


As the jeepney went on, I suddenly remembered the time when our office wifi sucked. We badly needed internet access then so we were also looking for a better provider. Then Mcdonalds came in. 


Mcdonalds Evangelista is their branch nearest to our office. And we have discovered how powerful their WiFi service is so every time we need one, we'd always go there. SO the magical light bulb ting-ed and I decided to stay at McDonalds near our office to have my pleasure guaranteed. Haha. Luckily, the jeep I am riding on will pass by it, cause it's the same route to office. 


So I was there for an hour and a half maybe. Ordered twister fries first then coffee. Brought my book so I have to do something while waiting for the installation of the apps. For roughly an hour, I was able to install 46 applications on Peewee! Was so happy. 


But then I had to go back to SM Bicutan cos none of my family knew that I went that far for that Wifi. Haha. Pretty tiring because of the Holiday rush but then I was absolutely happy and satisfied. :)


Awesome day it is!

Most impulsive day I've ever had and promise I won't regret it.

Today was the most unexpected day of the year. I went to the mall to check my ATM and pay my Globe broadband postpaid bill. All of a sudden, I thought of strolling by the gadgets store. And after 5 minutes, I found myself buying my newest baby.

iPod Touch 4th Gen

32GB

Yes. FINALLY. But of course I got this through credit (installment) and cash. Credit card can only pay 9k of the total amount so the rest I paid in cash. I can only declare this mine after 6 months of payment. 

Nonetheless, this is my newest baby and I'm sure this will keep me awake at night.

Ciao!

Restless Christmas it is! (part 2)

Aside from the Christmas parties I attended this year, what makes this Christmas exceptional and yes, restless?


Dec. 11 (Saturday)
It actually began last Dec. 11 (Saturday). We (Urban Elite) had a performance for an event called Mr. and Ms. Runway Tagay 2010. According to the program, we are supposed to perform at 8pm. But because it was a beauty pageant and everyone else had to prepare, we performed at 10:30pm. I went home at my best friend/officemate Kate's apartment at 11:00pm and had to wake up at 2:30am (this is already Sunday) to supervise the set-up of our event  the following Monday. 


Dec. 12 (Sunday)
I arrived at the venue 3:15am and was there until 8am. I couldn't catch a wink because it would be very embarrassing to all the carpenters and workers to see their supervisor snoring while they are catching their breaths because if too much exhaustion. After the supervision, I went home to Kate's again (around 9am) to get more sleep because I knew I am scheduled for a meeting that same day at 3pm for the event. Suddenly, at 12nn I woke up to my boss's text message telling us that we also have a meeting at 2pm with another guest for the event. So see, it really hurts when what you already planned will be suddenly scrambled up by a text message, especially if it involves diminishing my hours of sleep. So in my mind, if I have a meeting at 2pm, I have to take a bath and prepare 1 hour earlier (that is 1pm) meaning I only have 1 hour left of sleep. Darn it! 


We arrived at the venue of the meeting at actually 2:30pm to learn that the supposed meeting was moved. So we started at around 3:00pm and ended at 6:00pm. Left the venue at 6:30pm and decided to go home first to get some clothes because I am sleeping overnight again at Kate's. I arrived home at 7:00, left at 7:15 (I was really fast) and waited for a cab for 45mins. DAMN. When I finally got to one, I learned there was no one in Kate's apartment. To my dismay, I looked for a Starbucks coffee shop nearest to her apartment and tried to kill time. Without me knowing, it was already 10pm (still Sunday) and I'm still there! I was actually planning to sleep early because the event next day was an early morning event but because I was at Sbucks that late, I slept late too. Arrived at 11:00 pm (finally) at Kate's and dozed off fast. I had to wake up 1am (Monday!) the next day because I had to supervise the finishing set-up for the event.


Dec. 13 (Monday)
I arrived at the venue at 2 in the morning, and I was diligently doing my job. But since I am no superhuman, I was still able to catch some sleep at 4am-5am (I guess) until I saw my officemates arrive for the event. Fortunately, the event was so hyped up that we were running here and there so we did not felt sleepy at all. The event ended at 12:30 in the afternoon. We had lunch and headed back to the office afterwards. 


I thought it was going to be a normal day BUT I have another MORNING event the next day, Dec. 14 so I have to check if everything is ok. Though it was not a big event, still I have to do a checklist.


Dec. 14 (Tuesday)
Come Tuesday, I woke up at 4am and was at the office at 6:15. I was at the venue of the event at 7:30am. The event went smooth and to my surprise, it was also the day of our Christmas party. Demet.


I shall now continue this writing to another entry as this is already long. :)

Restless Christmas it is! (part 1)

Christmas 2010 has broken the record of all time. I have attended a total of 4 Christmas parties in less than a week! Here's a rundown of the parties I've had to celebrate the most important event of the year:


1. Company Christmas Party at Stagecoach Saloon Bar and Restaurant , A-Venue:
          Was really looking forward to this party coz it's time to get wild and loose with my officemates and bosses. We had a competition, something they do every year, and once again, our department won. Haha! It was an MTV-Sync Contest wherein teams have to choose 1 MTV and have to mimic it - dance steps, costumes, lip singing and all else you can mimic. For our group, the Accounts Management (AMG), we did the video "May Bilog na Hugis Itlog" by the Sexbomb Girls. The video was made in line with the introduction of the electronic voting machine used in the 2010 Presidential Elections. We practically rehearsed just on the day of the Christmas party but being the competitive selves that we already are, we bagged the first prize of 10,000. 
         We had also the Kinect Dance Showdown. It's not your ordinary dance showdown because we are using the latest technology brought to us by Xbox 360. If you are familiar with Wii, this is a lot better. You won't be needing any gadget to perform what is needed. You only need yourself and your very quick reflexes to do what is said of you. So of course, we won again and added 4,000 in our bucket. 
         Last part was the highlight because it was party party time! We got to jam with the in house band and being the tipsy me that time, I was able to sing a couple of my faves. Hehe
         Overall, I enjoyed the party but was actually expecting for more. :)


2. San Miguel Brewery Christmas party
       Just next day after our company's party, we held the San Miguel Brewery Christmas party that the company does every year as well. They have been our client for over 8 years and it's the perfect time to giveback. We had fun and a lot of games and big raffle prizes for them! Program ended at about 11pm and we partied our way til the midnight. The band was great and I had the chance to jam with them during their last songs. Again, the tipsy me was there to push it. Twas a very good night! Had 3-4 beers and Sbucks coffee right after. Great night indeed. :)


3. UPLB Street Jazz Alumni Christmas Party
       Fever did not stop me from attending this very much awaited pajama party with my beloved brods and sisses. We crashed in to one of our sisses condo unit to celebrate Christmas together. We prepared food, games and raffle prizes to make the party more exciting! Noel was in charge of the games and I must say, he did a very good job. He prepared 3 games and that was the best part of the program. Aj and I were in charge of the game and raffle prizes so we met earlier in his office to wrap everything up. The party started at 7pm and after an hour, let the games begiiiiin!
       First game was the charades. It might sound very usual but this charades has a twist. You have 3 levels to choose from - easy, average and difficult words. Every time you get an item guessed, there is a corresponding point on its level of difficulty. If you passed or wasn't able to get it before time runs out, your points are deducted based on how difficult the item is. I remember one item, I was making them guess "Pahiyas Festival" and all I do was wave my hands and walk like a beauty queen, my team mates were shouting, "gay? gay pageant?" I was really laughing that time, actually, we all are. So these are the people that when I'm with them,  I don't really care much about myself looking like stupid. They're second family.
       We also did Pinoy Henyo with a twist (again) and this is so much harder. There are 10 words that you have to make them guess and all those words lead to a secret phrase. Funnier but needs more brains. Haha
       We also played Who am I. We have to guess certain famous personalities as they are being described by our game master. This game also needs brains and general knowledge on celebrities and fictional characters. You also have to listen very carefully as the game master may have been giving clues in the descriptions. 
       Last game was Taboo and this was really fun. You have to make your mates guess this certain word but you cannot use some 5 words to describe them as they are Taboo. Tagalog words also cannot be used. So you have to think of another way of describing the words and be careful not to mention the taboo words because the point goes to your opponent. Funniest is to describe a chandelier as 'something put behind the roof '. What's that again? Behind? HAHAHAH. We all made a good laugh.
       Raffle prizes were cute but I didn't think they're gonna like it. We raffled a planner, bossa nova cd, an umbrella, and the grand prize is: Lord of the Rings Blu Ray Disc, all installments complete. Haha. Congrats to the winners!


4. AMG Christmas Party at Malabanan Residence, Parañaque City
          All AE's gathered at MamaBel's residence to partyyyyy like what they do every year. So it was just actually a simple dinner and games night but of all the parties I've attended, this party is where I felt I'm drunk, or at least I really am.
          It was because shots of vodka's going around and my chaser is red horse. Talking about testing my alcohol tolerance. Haha! So as far as I remember, I was thrown into the pool that night. I also scratched my big toe so it was sort of bleeding that night. And then when I thought it was time to go home, I went with Cecil (one AE) and slept at her condo that night. The catch, I puked while riding to the condo at her car. But of course, I tried not to do that INSIDE her car so I opened the window and put my head outside and did the deed. Hahah. Luckily, there was no truck or any deadly circumstance that can hit my head and kill me instantly. But sadly, I had ruined the door of Cecil's car. Hehe. Sorry!
         Overall, it was a fun night plus we had great fooood and drinks (because we had ze money) and lotsa lotsa games. 




WHATTA Christmas celebration! I was really tired after all of these parties and all of us deserve good rest. But what a way to spend Christmas is to be with your whole family enjoying Noche Buena together. Merry Christmas! :))

Biggest turning point

If you will ask me why I got this haircut 3 weeks ago, I'd certainly answer you with this line of a song:
"Where do broken hearts go, when they find their way home..." and it gives you a hint on how it hurts to learn that your prospect love turns out falling in love with another.


But since everything's good now, including myself, I have realized there were a lot of reasons behind this drastic change:


1. My work is a big fuss. This has been the most stressful 6 months of my life and that is mainly because of my work. Spending long looooong hours in the office, meetings with clients, consolidation of reports, la la la la.


2. Twas a preparation for my debut performance as an alumna of my college dance group. So I got my haircut Nov. 30 in time for our performance Dec. 4. I was thinking of doing something different that time with my hair, and voila! Hello scissors, give me your best shot!


3. Philippines has becoming the hottest place on Earth. So why not be the next? Hahaha! Joke. Srsly, I've been complaining a lot about the weather and I think cutting off inches in my hair would be a great help. Turns out, a lot of inches were cut. Hahaha


4. I wanted to show some change. That's it.


So for the benefit of those who has not seen me in my long hairstyle or has not seen me yet in my new one, here are pics of my transformation:

photo taken Oct. 1, 2010

photo taken Nov. 20, 2010

photo taken Dec. 4, 2010

photo taken Dec. 11, 2010

That is what we call CHANGE.

Retrieving the space I once had.

Last night, I found myself deleting all your text messages from my inbox and 'energy boosters' folder. For some reason, I felt so much relief doing so. It was like emptying my room, removing all the dirt that once occupied it that made me harder to breathe.


It wasn't easy though. I was given the chance to read them all over again. Made me think twice during the last second. But thinking of what happened, I said to myself, "how stupid of me to believe all these lies? How come I fell for that?"


It was kind of irritating as well. It even came to a point that I was convincing myself that something was really there, behind that sweet messages. But I had to slap myself and face reality. "Hey! During that time he texted this, they're already together! So how come something will happen between the two of you?!"


*sigh*


I suddenly remembered you and him and whatever you may be doing now.


I remembered that night when a friend confirmed to me your relationship.


I remembered how badly I cried on the jeep, on the bus, during our office GA, during lunch and dinner with my dad.


I remembered how happy I was when you called and asked about me.


I remembered how calm I was when you finally came out.
And yet how hurtful it is, still, that night as I get home.


All of these came rushing back into my mind. And everything lingered really bad.


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Last night, I found myself deleting all your text messages from my inbox and 'energy boosters' folder.
And I was happy. I am happy. With finality I can say that I'm halfway there, moving on. Forgetting all about you, all about us. 


More than anything, I was happy because I emptied a portion of my phone's memory. From around 500 messages from my inbox, it's now down to 270. Giving space to more important messages. And maybe reserving that space for somebody else's texts.

Wishes I never asked. But happened.

Was really joking about this but then I realized I was f*cking hurt.


After the performance, I spent my my tequila sunrise, bangenge and frozen margarita drinks thinking about you. It irritates me so much that I have posted an FB status about you, again, something that I swore myself will never do again. I really wanted to cry that time, but I guess tears weren't enough compensation of how hurt I am because of you. 


While the numbness is still there, I did the most wrong thing to do that time: lit up a cigarette. I have not smoked for 2 years now and I believe I already stopped. But because of this whatever hatred I am feeling, I was able to light up a cigarette without thinking twice. That, I hated myself so much.


I wish I never have gone to that videoke night with you.
I wish I did not receive the sweetest messages from you.
I wish I never let this happen, bond with you in LB and really think we had something in between.


I wish I never met you.
I wish I never trusted you.
I wish I am not like this now trying to forget you and erase all the memories that we had.




I wish you were just someone passing through my door, 
which I have nothing to feel to..




I wish I can just erase every bit of memory.
I wish I am not sniffing and wiping tears now as I write this down.

Back to you.

Last Saturday, Dec. 4, I am back to my real world.


We, the Urban Elite (UPLB Street Jazz Alumni) was given the chance to showcase our talent at the World Aids Day celebration at Tomas Morato, Quezon City. 
With how my life is going right now, I can't believe I was able to perform once again in front of a real audience, with the people I love the most - the UPLB Street Jazz Dance Co.


So anyway, we were at the venue at 4:30 pm. We looked for a place to stay (or maybe rest) until before the show. We found Figaro the best place there because of the coffee and the aircon. Haha. Before dressing up, we ran the routine on stage twice (to check our blockings and transitions) and then headed back to our self-proclaimed headquarters at Figaro. From 6-7:30 pm, we put on our clothes and applied make-up and pictured la-la-la..

We waited for our turn and practiced the routine as often as we can. We thought that's just it but our concentration was suddenly moved by the wind when International Singing Sensation Arnel Pineda approved our photo op request. Everyone else zoomed beside Pineda and smiled their best to have a once in a lifetime photo op with him.

Because of it, we were hyped enough and waited again until it's our time to shine.


MOMENT on STAGE: The BEST.


We were at one of the best moments of our lives. Hearing our music and moving along with is was awesome. Our hardwork in the past 2 weeks paid off. We enjoyed the performance very much. It's like I wanted to cry after. For 6 months I was pretending to resist something I know I really can't. With this performance, I can proudly say, I'm back on the dance floor, the only place I know I belong to.


*sigh*


I'm excited for the next performance. And hopefully, this won't stop. Cause I will not, even though the world already did.

No Time for Now

I just don't have time right now. But I want to write about many things that has happened these past week. Certainly will post within this week.