Sunday, January 31, 2010

Confused? Don't Stop Believin'.=)

Until now, I haven't decided about what I really want to do.

I am not happy with my current job anymore so I'll be leaving the company soon. Right now, I'm just serving my 30-day turnover, so I'll be with the company until the 27th of February only.

Talking about the 27th of February, well that's the QR OD in Diamond Hotel. So I think I won't serve my last day at work anymore so I could attend the QR OD. hehe.=P I better have new photos ready by then.


But I still have a dilemma. I don't know if I'll be applying to another full time job while chasing a cabin crew position on the side. Well I wanna take a break first. I got too tired and stressed from work so I think I deserve some rest. But I'm also considering getting a part time job instead. Uhm, maybe doing online jobs such as writing and tutorials, or accepting research work, or doing modeling stints again, or just grab any "rakets" that come my way. Oh my, I'm so confused! I need to make money or else I'll be useless haha! Plus, I really want to pursue with my Masters, so I need to save up for it. Too bad, today's the deadline for application to the Masters of Public Management at the UP Open University, and I wasn't able to make it. I prefer to take it there 'coz there, I only needed to go to school during exams. Everything else happens online, so it's very ideal when I'll be working full time. But since I didn't make it to the deadline, I think I'm postponing that for next year.


Another option is putting up a business. But what business? Hmm and I just wish my parents could give me a capital. But I don't think they trust me much that I could grow a small business into a big one. So I think it will be better to do a business which involves a small capital only, which I could earn alone, and get some business partners who could contribute to the capital and to the business as a whole. My coffee shop plans won't be feasible now. I think I'll consider event productions and fashion retail instead.
 

If all else fails, I still have a backup plan haha. I decided to push through with my 2nd exam at P&G, which was originally scheduled last December. Good thing they allowed me to take the exam yesterday. Luckily, I passed! What's next is not to mess up with the interviews (which I'll found out when after they have emailed me on the Feb.6). It's been one of my dream multinational companies to work at. So I'm really keeping my fingers crossed.=)
 

Oh gosh, I'm really confused now. There are so many things running in my head and I just can't run away from them. I hope that everything will fall into place in the coming days.

But thanks to this inspiring song from Glee...I'm being positive! =) 

So now I'm telling myself...DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'!!!




15th Phil. Int'l Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

Let's go and see these balloons fly above us! wee!=)


15th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta
Feb. 11-14, 2010
Clark Freeport Zone

Check out their website for the schedule and ticket reservations: 

Tickets at Php 100.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

This is Why I Love CEBU...

The first day of my first time ever Cebu visit was already elaborated in my previous post. Now let's get down to the other activities I did while I was there.

Of course I wouldn't try Skywalking and riding the Edge Coaster at Crowne Plaza 'coz I've got fear of heights haha! I think, 80% of the things I did in Cebu was EATING!!!! hahaha!=))

Being a city girl, I can't live away from the city for a very long time. I really like Cebu City 'coz it just looks and feels like Manila. haha!=))  From malls to the streets, to its hangout places...it doesn't really look far from Manila. I'm not talking about all that's positive here ok? Because just like Manila, they also got cab drivers who were acting as if they're driving a Golden Taxi haha.=)) I think I spent more than a thousand bucks in taxi rides (even if most of my cab rides were shared with friends).

My favorite mall now is The Terraces, an Ayala Mall in Cebu. Yes I like it more than Mall of Asia and other Ayala Malls here in Manila. It's like a fusion of Trinoma, Glorietta, Greenbelt, Mall of Asia, and Alabang Town Center. haha!


inside the mall

garden outside

Every single day of my 3-day stay there, I never failed to go to this mall. haha! It's where I had really good lunches! First was at the food court (i forgot the name of the stall) where I have tasted yummy Bopis and Kinilaw. My meal costed me less than a hundred bucks.

Next day's lunch was at Hukad, which means "hain". We ordered Bicol Express, Grilled Pusit, and Sinigang na Hipon. The best part: UNLIMITED RICE!=)) The place looked posh but actually, it's very affordable. It only costed us P554, and we were three who shared.



The third lunch I had there was at Casa Verde. It actually had a main branch but we only tried the one at the mall. It's known for its sumptuous yet very affordable Ribs and Steak. Imagine, Bryan's Ribs only costs P188 and The Dax (Steak) only costs P250 when each serving is good for two already. It was actually the longest longest lunch I ever had haha! Oh yeah, overeating at its best haha!=))


Bryan's Ribs


The Dax


Casa Verde's cozy interior

I also had good finds for dinner. First night's dinner was at Manila Foodshoppe, which looked like North Park. Three of us shared in a single order of Buttered Chicken (12pcs) which costs P115. Really affordable.


menu


buttered chicken


black vinegar

For the second night's dinner, a friend of mine from Manila who moved in to Cebu brought us to a place of Ihaw-Ihaw called Larshan. It had a series of stalls of grilled meats and fishes. What's very unique about this place was people eating using their hands wrapped in plastic. But in my case, since I found it hard to eat using hands wrapped in plastic and since I am eco-friendly, I just used my bare hands to eat. Another must-try there was their rice called "puso". It's actually rice cooked inside a woven pouch made from young coconut leaves. Each "puso" costs around P2.50 or P3.00. We were served a basket of "puso" wherein we could get as much as we want to. They wouldn't lose count of how much "puso" we've eaten 'coz they already knew how many pieces they put in the basket they served us. To open it, just find the sliced part and pull the wrapper away. Not to mention, I had 5 servings of "puso" hahaha!=))


Larshan


"puso"


this is how you do it!=)) 


models are over-eaters haha!=)) 

For the third night, we just had late dinner and a few drinks at Pier One in Park Mall.



shrimp sinigang and baked oysters


my favorite: weng-weng!=P

We actually did a lot of hanging out there. We bought some stuff at Robinson's Place, (I didn't like the place actually), we had coffee and wifi at Gloria Jeans  along Escario St. (looks like Buendia hehe), strolled around Terraces and Park Mall. We saw SM City Cebu but we've never been there haha. We didn't go to Magellan's Cross and Plantation Bay 'coz my friend has already been there before. But I was glad to have heard an English Mass at a church there, which I dunno the name.=p



billiards at Pipeline

Of course we wouldn't leave Cebu without buying Danggit, so we went to Tabo-an Dried Fish Market where I bought Danggit, Dilis, and Dried Mangoes.




Just for the sake of taking photos at the beach, we went to Maribago in Mactan Island where there were a lot of beach resorts. Actually, the original plan was to go to Bantayan Island, but we didn't have much time to take a 4-hour travel just to get there. And so we ended up at Maribago White Sands Resort, even if it costed us P500 just to get there.  Yeah I knew that the cab driver's overcharging but we didn't have a choice 'coz were in a hurry trying to catch the sunset. Day swim there costs P500 (P300 for swimming and P200 consumable food & drinks). Swimming time was until 6pm, but for in-house guests, they can swim 'til 9pm at the pool. It's already 5pm when we got there so we begged that they allow us to swim 'til 9pm too. And fortunately, they agreed! haha! Unfortunately, it rained!!! It's too cold to swim so we never attempted to haha! We just took a lot of photos to compensate haha!=P









So that's my super unplanned visit to Cebu in a nutshell. Three days was quite short. There were a lot of places there which I haven't visited yet so I think I really need to go back! haha! Next time, I'll stay longer. I hope my pocket would be cooperative by then haha!=))

Whatever It Takes...


...We'll keep trying!=)

That's the spirit! If you really want something, you gotta do everything to make it happen. In our case, it took us a plane ticket, a hotel accommodation and a little pocket money to move a bit closer to something we really want.

I am not actually referring to this as a dream because until now, I'm not really sure about what I really want in my career, or should I say, in my life? haha.=P But I think for those who were with me, what we're talking about is really a dream.

If only I didn't want a break from work, I wouldn't fly to Cebu. It was really unplanned. I just invited a friend to come with me and the moment she agreed, I immediately booked a ticket. I booked last Jan.19 for a roundtrip ticket (Cebu Pacific) dated Jan.23 (9:35pm) to Jan 27 (4:50am). I also announced to our forum in PEX that I'll be going to Cebu, that's why I got to join my fellow PEXers there.



It's actually my first time in Cebu and I almost missed the plane! I arrived at exactly 9am at the airport!!! Thanks to the help of the cab driver that it took us only 40 minutes from Marcos Highway to NAIA 3 haha! IF I came 5 minutes after 9, I think I wouldn't be allowed to board the plane anymore. It's the last trip to Cebu that day so I was really lucky to catch the plane before it's gone haha!=))

I stayed at Capitol Tourist Inn with my fellow PEXers. Though we're not all together in one room. One stayed somewhere else, while my friend who's originally with me stayed with her friend at another hotel since she's from a different flight.

We arrived at 9am at Marriott Hotel and there were already about a hundred girls in the room. The CV submission started after a few minutes. There were 3 QR representatives: one was a Chinese lady, one was a hot British guy (haha), and the other was Laura, the Argentinian lady whom I've met in Manila last Aug.'09 during the QR Assessment Day. There were also a lot of pretty girls from Cebu, Davao, Manila, and other nearby regions.




When it was my turn, Laura admired my suit in the photo, as well as the photo itself. She asked if I had it taken in Cebu, but I said it's from Manila. Well maybe it's just her way of finding out where I was really from. haha. She asked if it's my first time to apply in QR, but I said it was my 2nd time and that I've already met her during the Assessment Day. She asked what we did there so I answered that we had group discussions. I think she's verifying if I was really there haha. 

After me and my fellow PEXers were done. We had some pictorials outside the hall. haha. Only two among our group got a magic call, which meant that they're in for the Assessment the next day. However, they didn't manage to reach the final interview. But it's okay, we'll keep trying anyway. The most important part of our trip was spending the weekend together in Cebu, wherein we got to know each other even more, and we simply had fun!=) [I hope it shows in the photos haha]



Friday, January 22, 2010

You are my BB Love...

Make's me wanna sing that Nicole Scherzinger song. haha! But it's not BABY...it's BB! I'm singing for my new Blackberry Curve 8520. haha!=))




I've been using the phone for exactly a week now and it has never let me down. I really love it.=P

I am a Globe subscriber so I activated my prepaid data plan by sending BB ON 220 (P50/day, P220/5days, P1200/month). Well P1200 looks like a big amount if I'll lose it all at once, while P220 every 5 days feels lighter haha.=))
 


Top 3 reasons why I love my BB:

1. It makes my life more convenient.=)
-Phonebook contacts are linked with their FB and YM accounts
-I receive emails directly to my phone's mailbox
-I can download attachments and view office documents on my phone
-One push sends my photo to tweetphoto (easy tweeting)
-I can do research anytime anywhere (example: getting the hotline number of Shakey's pizza haha)

2. It saves me from boredom.
-Games and internet always keep me busy
-With loads of applications I have downloaded, I have no excuse to get bored haha!


3. It makes me cool! wahaha!=))
-Now I know why BB is the number one selling smartphone in the United States (as stated in the Blackberry website) hahaha!=))
-I can now relate to the celebrities in my twitter who keep talking about BB haha!
-With its professional look and popularity, I think it improves my image wahaha!=))
 


And now, I am recruiting more and more friends to use BB too! Well actually quite a lot of them were BB users already, it's just that, they don't apply for a data plan, even the prepaid one, that's why their BBs are not totally useful haha!=P

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Tastes Like Heaven!


If Selecta has its Gold Series, Magnolia has its Heaven Series.

And this is my favorite flavor!





It's really yummy! Very rich in chocolate.





Plus it has real bits of crushed chocolates!



Ultimate chocolate ice cream satisfaction.=)





Friday, January 15, 2010

Fun Finds Online


came across these interesting stuff while surfing the internet...just wanna share...


Ambigram Generator

Looks great as a tattoo!=)


Virtual Webcam

Cool webcam effects!=P


Palm Reading

My latest addiction! haha! Really interesting!


Yahoo Status Check


I've been using this since 2008 haha.=P



Asian Films & Series 

http://aznv.tv

Addictive...I love!=) 




Thursday, January 14, 2010

Movies to Watch in 3D!

My friends and I watched Avatar in 3D last Monday at Trinoma, which cost Php 300 (Php 400 for lazy boy seats). I enjoyed watching the trailers of the sequel/threequel/fourquel of some of my favorite movies! Made me even more excited for 2010.=)


Toy Story 3

It really has a lot of trailers. =P



Well this is the official trailer, but not the 3D trailer.
 


This is one of the 3D Double Feature.
 


This is another 3D Double Feature I saw in the cinema. Funny haha!


Shrek 4: Forever After



Yey! Another Shrek. Puss in Boots is so fat!=P


Ironman 2




MARVELous!=)


My list of movies to watch this year keeps getting longer! I guess I need to have lots of movie buddies hehe. I love!!!









Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Better Late than Never =P


I never made any effort in getting my own Starbucks Planner for 2010. Thanks to my friends who are indeed coffee addicts! haha!=)) Well it was unlike last year wherein I had to drink lots of coffee and bring lots of friends, including my grandmother to Starbucks, just to avoid turning myself into a diabetic. haha!=P


This year, I never attempted to collect stickers for the planner at first because I didn't like the planner that much. But since a lot of my friends already have it, I got pressured to own one! haha!


So to count all of my Starbucks purchases since the 1st week of December, it was only a total of 4 Grande Frappes (Holiday & Regular Flavors). It was on my 4th purchase that a friend of mine gave me his extra stickers, which left me in need of only 3 stickers more. Came January, my officemate took my sticker booklet so to fill the last 3 slots. And on the 2nd week of January, I finally got my planner!=)




My officemates and I didn't claim our planner together; but it was really cool that the three of us got different designs! It looked like a collection. Love it!






Saturday, January 9, 2010

ROYCE Chocos from Japan! yey! =D

I have been craving for Royce chocolates for the longest time but I never attempted to buy for myself 'coz I'm still hopeful that someone who find me special would give me even just a single bar or box haha!=))

Unfortunately, I got nothing from my suitors and friends. But luckily, two nights ago, my aunt and uncle from Japan arrived. I was surprised when they handed me a paper bag of Royce chocolates!!!



When I opened the bag, it had two boxes inside. One was the Royce' Potechi Crunch Chocolate, which I haven't tasted yet, and the Royce Pure Chocolate (Sweet & Milk), which was one of my faves from Royce.






Tita bought this from Narita Airport in Japan. Total amount she paid was 1320 Yen or about Php 646. It's really cheap, 'coz at Royce here in the Philippines, each box of Royce costs about Php 500. See the price difference?





Yey I'm so happy. haha! In fact, I haven't opened the boxes yet 'coz I was always away from home. hehe. But I'll be eating my Royce chocos this weekend.=)


Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Dear John...


Channing Tatum is so hot! I'll be watching this! Can't wait!!! =)




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http://twitter.com/DearJohnMovie

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Basketball Love


It's been a long time since I last played basketball at Timezone. Hmm I think I did better before. But given that I had no practice for the longest time, I think this score wasn't that bad at all.

Why missed a lot of shots? Well, my arms got weaker after my 1st try, wherein I only scored 55 points. What's surprising was that I got tired easily, like I found it hard breathing after my 2nd game. I remembered that I usually get tired that much only after my 3rd game.

I just realized it's a good exercise so I'll be playing more often now. haha! =P

Monday, January 4, 2010

it's an F day! :)

FAMILY
First bonding for the year at St. Claire and SM North.

FAITH
Prayed and offered eggs to St. Claire.

eggs to offer

my wish/prayer

wishing fountain

FULL
I finished all the food when we had lunch at Max's. Ruined my diet. Argh!

FINALLY!
We bought a laptop for my little cousin and it came with a free Smart Broadband Prepaid Kit! haha! I've been wanting to own one but I never attempted to buy. haha! Luckily, it came by surprise! wahaha!=))



FRIENDS
Went to UP to fly a chopper but the owner forgot it at home haha! We had picnic instead.

pancit canton, bread, chips, C2


FANS! =))
While having a picnic, we saw Duncan of Southboarder jogging. He promised to take a photo with us on his 2nd round so we waited for him. haha! On his 2nd round, he told us to give him another round, but we insisted that we're about to leave already so he finally granted our request. Yeah, he's in all sweat but we didn't mind.=P


FABULOUS!
We went to Manor Superclub at night. Pretty girls' night out (though two of us brought their dates).

outside Jack's Loft (and everybody stared at us haha)


FURIOUS
Had a daredevil moment as I took my friends' shots that they passed to me. Taking 4 straight shots of Bacardi was like jumping off a cliff. haha! (Well that's after having a glass of Apeach-7Up and 2 glasses of Long Island haha)

and last but not the least...

FUN!!!!!

I can feel that 2010 is gonna be a really fun year! this is a proof! wee! I'm so excited for the rest of the year! =)


Sunday, January 31, 2010

Confused? Don't Stop Believin'.=)

Until now, I haven't decided about what I really want to do.

I am not happy with my current job anymore so I'll be leaving the company soon. Right now, I'm just serving my 30-day turnover, so I'll be with the company until the 27th of February only.

Talking about the 27th of February, well that's the QR OD in Diamond Hotel. So I think I won't serve my last day at work anymore so I could attend the QR OD. hehe.=P I better have new photos ready by then.


But I still have a dilemma. I don't know if I'll be applying to another full time job while chasing a cabin crew position on the side. Well I wanna take a break first. I got too tired and stressed from work so I think I deserve some rest. But I'm also considering getting a part time job instead. Uhm, maybe doing online jobs such as writing and tutorials, or accepting research work, or doing modeling stints again, or just grab any "rakets" that come my way. Oh my, I'm so confused! I need to make money or else I'll be useless haha! Plus, I really want to pursue with my Masters, so I need to save up for it. Too bad, today's the deadline for application to the Masters of Public Management at the UP Open University, and I wasn't able to make it. I prefer to take it there 'coz there, I only needed to go to school during exams. Everything else happens online, so it's very ideal when I'll be working full time. But since I didn't make it to the deadline, I think I'm postponing that for next year.


Another option is putting up a business. But what business? Hmm and I just wish my parents could give me a capital. But I don't think they trust me much that I could grow a small business into a big one. So I think it will be better to do a business which involves a small capital only, which I could earn alone, and get some business partners who could contribute to the capital and to the business as a whole. My coffee shop plans won't be feasible now. I think I'll consider event productions and fashion retail instead.
 

If all else fails, I still have a backup plan haha. I decided to push through with my 2nd exam at P&G, which was originally scheduled last December. Good thing they allowed me to take the exam yesterday. Luckily, I passed! What's next is not to mess up with the interviews (which I'll found out when after they have emailed me on the Feb.6). It's been one of my dream multinational companies to work at. So I'm really keeping my fingers crossed.=)
 

Oh gosh, I'm really confused now. There are so many things running in my head and I just can't run away from them. I hope that everything will fall into place in the coming days.

But thanks to this inspiring song from Glee...I'm being positive! =) 

So now I'm telling myself...DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'!!!




15th Phil. Int'l Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

Let's go and see these balloons fly above us! wee!=)


15th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta
Feb. 11-14, 2010
Clark Freeport Zone

Check out their website for the schedule and ticket reservations: 

Tickets at Php 100.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

This is Why I Love CEBU...

The first day of my first time ever Cebu visit was already elaborated in my previous post. Now let's get down to the other activities I did while I was there.

Of course I wouldn't try Skywalking and riding the Edge Coaster at Crowne Plaza 'coz I've got fear of heights haha! I think, 80% of the things I did in Cebu was EATING!!!! hahaha!=))

Being a city girl, I can't live away from the city for a very long time. I really like Cebu City 'coz it just looks and feels like Manila. haha!=))  From malls to the streets, to its hangout places...it doesn't really look far from Manila. I'm not talking about all that's positive here ok? Because just like Manila, they also got cab drivers who were acting as if they're driving a Golden Taxi haha.=)) I think I spent more than a thousand bucks in taxi rides (even if most of my cab rides were shared with friends).

My favorite mall now is The Terraces, an Ayala Mall in Cebu. Yes I like it more than Mall of Asia and other Ayala Malls here in Manila. It's like a fusion of Trinoma, Glorietta, Greenbelt, Mall of Asia, and Alabang Town Center. haha!


inside the mall

garden outside

Every single day of my 3-day stay there, I never failed to go to this mall. haha! It's where I had really good lunches! First was at the food court (i forgot the name of the stall) where I have tasted yummy Bopis and Kinilaw. My meal costed me less than a hundred bucks.

Next day's lunch was at Hukad, which means "hain". We ordered Bicol Express, Grilled Pusit, and Sinigang na Hipon. The best part: UNLIMITED RICE!=)) The place looked posh but actually, it's very affordable. It only costed us P554, and we were three who shared.



The third lunch I had there was at Casa Verde. It actually had a main branch but we only tried the one at the mall. It's known for its sumptuous yet very affordable Ribs and Steak. Imagine, Bryan's Ribs only costs P188 and The Dax (Steak) only costs P250 when each serving is good for two already. It was actually the longest longest lunch I ever had haha! Oh yeah, overeating at its best haha!=))


Bryan's Ribs


The Dax


Casa Verde's cozy interior

I also had good finds for dinner. First night's dinner was at Manila Foodshoppe, which looked like North Park. Three of us shared in a single order of Buttered Chicken (12pcs) which costs P115. Really affordable.


menu


buttered chicken


black vinegar

For the second night's dinner, a friend of mine from Manila who moved in to Cebu brought us to a place of Ihaw-Ihaw called Larshan. It had a series of stalls of grilled meats and fishes. What's very unique about this place was people eating using their hands wrapped in plastic. But in my case, since I found it hard to eat using hands wrapped in plastic and since I am eco-friendly, I just used my bare hands to eat. Another must-try there was their rice called "puso". It's actually rice cooked inside a woven pouch made from young coconut leaves. Each "puso" costs around P2.50 or P3.00. We were served a basket of "puso" wherein we could get as much as we want to. They wouldn't lose count of how much "puso" we've eaten 'coz they already knew how many pieces they put in the basket they served us. To open it, just find the sliced part and pull the wrapper away. Not to mention, I had 5 servings of "puso" hahaha!=))


Larshan


"puso"


this is how you do it!=)) 


models are over-eaters haha!=)) 

For the third night, we just had late dinner and a few drinks at Pier One in Park Mall.



shrimp sinigang and baked oysters


my favorite: weng-weng!=P

We actually did a lot of hanging out there. We bought some stuff at Robinson's Place, (I didn't like the place actually), we had coffee and wifi at Gloria Jeans  along Escario St. (looks like Buendia hehe), strolled around Terraces and Park Mall. We saw SM City Cebu but we've never been there haha. We didn't go to Magellan's Cross and Plantation Bay 'coz my friend has already been there before. But I was glad to have heard an English Mass at a church there, which I dunno the name.=p



billiards at Pipeline

Of course we wouldn't leave Cebu without buying Danggit, so we went to Tabo-an Dried Fish Market where I bought Danggit, Dilis, and Dried Mangoes.




Just for the sake of taking photos at the beach, we went to Maribago in Mactan Island where there were a lot of beach resorts. Actually, the original plan was to go to Bantayan Island, but we didn't have much time to take a 4-hour travel just to get there. And so we ended up at Maribago White Sands Resort, even if it costed us P500 just to get there.  Yeah I knew that the cab driver's overcharging but we didn't have a choice 'coz were in a hurry trying to catch the sunset. Day swim there costs P500 (P300 for swimming and P200 consumable food & drinks). Swimming time was until 6pm, but for in-house guests, they can swim 'til 9pm at the pool. It's already 5pm when we got there so we begged that they allow us to swim 'til 9pm too. And fortunately, they agreed! haha! Unfortunately, it rained!!! It's too cold to swim so we never attempted to haha! We just took a lot of photos to compensate haha!=P









So that's my super unplanned visit to Cebu in a nutshell. Three days was quite short. There were a lot of places there which I haven't visited yet so I think I really need to go back! haha! Next time, I'll stay longer. I hope my pocket would be cooperative by then haha!=))

Whatever It Takes...


...We'll keep trying!=)

That's the spirit! If you really want something, you gotta do everything to make it happen. In our case, it took us a plane ticket, a hotel accommodation and a little pocket money to move a bit closer to something we really want.

I am not actually referring to this as a dream because until now, I'm not really sure about what I really want in my career, or should I say, in my life? haha.=P But I think for those who were with me, what we're talking about is really a dream.

If only I didn't want a break from work, I wouldn't fly to Cebu. It was really unplanned. I just invited a friend to come with me and the moment she agreed, I immediately booked a ticket. I booked last Jan.19 for a roundtrip ticket (Cebu Pacific) dated Jan.23 (9:35pm) to Jan 27 (4:50am). I also announced to our forum in PEX that I'll be going to Cebu, that's why I got to join my fellow PEXers there.



It's actually my first time in Cebu and I almost missed the plane! I arrived at exactly 9am at the airport!!! Thanks to the help of the cab driver that it took us only 40 minutes from Marcos Highway to NAIA 3 haha! IF I came 5 minutes after 9, I think I wouldn't be allowed to board the plane anymore. It's the last trip to Cebu that day so I was really lucky to catch the plane before it's gone haha!=))

I stayed at Capitol Tourist Inn with my fellow PEXers. Though we're not all together in one room. One stayed somewhere else, while my friend who's originally with me stayed with her friend at another hotel since she's from a different flight.

We arrived at 9am at Marriott Hotel and there were already about a hundred girls in the room. The CV submission started after a few minutes. There were 3 QR representatives: one was a Chinese lady, one was a hot British guy (haha), and the other was Laura, the Argentinian lady whom I've met in Manila last Aug.'09 during the QR Assessment Day. There were also a lot of pretty girls from Cebu, Davao, Manila, and other nearby regions.




When it was my turn, Laura admired my suit in the photo, as well as the photo itself. She asked if I had it taken in Cebu, but I said it's from Manila. Well maybe it's just her way of finding out where I was really from. haha. She asked if it's my first time to apply in QR, but I said it was my 2nd time and that I've already met her during the Assessment Day. She asked what we did there so I answered that we had group discussions. I think she's verifying if I was really there haha. 

After me and my fellow PEXers were done. We had some pictorials outside the hall. haha. Only two among our group got a magic call, which meant that they're in for the Assessment the next day. However, they didn't manage to reach the final interview. But it's okay, we'll keep trying anyway. The most important part of our trip was spending the weekend together in Cebu, wherein we got to know each other even more, and we simply had fun!=) [I hope it shows in the photos haha]



Friday, January 22, 2010

You are my BB Love...

Make's me wanna sing that Nicole Scherzinger song. haha! But it's not BABY...it's BB! I'm singing for my new Blackberry Curve 8520. haha!=))




I've been using the phone for exactly a week now and it has never let me down. I really love it.=P

I am a Globe subscriber so I activated my prepaid data plan by sending BB ON 220 (P50/day, P220/5days, P1200/month). Well P1200 looks like a big amount if I'll lose it all at once, while P220 every 5 days feels lighter haha.=))
 


Top 3 reasons why I love my BB:

1. It makes my life more convenient.=)
-Phonebook contacts are linked with their FB and YM accounts
-I receive emails directly to my phone's mailbox
-I can download attachments and view office documents on my phone
-One push sends my photo to tweetphoto (easy tweeting)
-I can do research anytime anywhere (example: getting the hotline number of Shakey's pizza haha)

2. It saves me from boredom.
-Games and internet always keep me busy
-With loads of applications I have downloaded, I have no excuse to get bored haha!


3. It makes me cool! wahaha!=))
-Now I know why BB is the number one selling smartphone in the United States (as stated in the Blackberry website) hahaha!=))
-I can now relate to the celebrities in my twitter who keep talking about BB haha!
-With its professional look and popularity, I think it improves my image wahaha!=))
 


And now, I am recruiting more and more friends to use BB too! Well actually quite a lot of them were BB users already, it's just that, they don't apply for a data plan, even the prepaid one, that's why their BBs are not totally useful haha!=P

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Tastes Like Heaven!


If Selecta has its Gold Series, Magnolia has its Heaven Series.

And this is my favorite flavor!





It's really yummy! Very rich in chocolate.





Plus it has real bits of crushed chocolates!



Ultimate chocolate ice cream satisfaction.=)





Friday, January 15, 2010

Fun Finds Online


came across these interesting stuff while surfing the internet...just wanna share...


Ambigram Generator

Looks great as a tattoo!=)


Virtual Webcam

Cool webcam effects!=P


Palm Reading

My latest addiction! haha! Really interesting!


Yahoo Status Check


I've been using this since 2008 haha.=P



Asian Films & Series 

http://aznv.tv

Addictive...I love!=) 




Thursday, January 14, 2010

Movies to Watch in 3D!

My friends and I watched Avatar in 3D last Monday at Trinoma, which cost Php 300 (Php 400 for lazy boy seats). I enjoyed watching the trailers of the sequel/threequel/fourquel of some of my favorite movies! Made me even more excited for 2010.=)


Toy Story 3

It really has a lot of trailers. =P



Well this is the official trailer, but not the 3D trailer.
 


This is one of the 3D Double Feature.
 


This is another 3D Double Feature I saw in the cinema. Funny haha!


Shrek 4: Forever After



Yey! Another Shrek. Puss in Boots is so fat!=P


Ironman 2




MARVELous!=)


My list of movies to watch this year keeps getting longer! I guess I need to have lots of movie buddies hehe. I love!!!









Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Better Late than Never =P


I never made any effort in getting my own Starbucks Planner for 2010. Thanks to my friends who are indeed coffee addicts! haha!=)) Well it was unlike last year wherein I had to drink lots of coffee and bring lots of friends, including my grandmother to Starbucks, just to avoid turning myself into a diabetic. haha!=P


This year, I never attempted to collect stickers for the planner at first because I didn't like the planner that much. But since a lot of my friends already have it, I got pressured to own one! haha!


So to count all of my Starbucks purchases since the 1st week of December, it was only a total of 4 Grande Frappes (Holiday & Regular Flavors). It was on my 4th purchase that a friend of mine gave me his extra stickers, which left me in need of only 3 stickers more. Came January, my officemate took my sticker booklet so to fill the last 3 slots. And on the 2nd week of January, I finally got my planner!=)




My officemates and I didn't claim our planner together; but it was really cool that the three of us got different designs! It looked like a collection. Love it!






Saturday, January 9, 2010

ROYCE Chocos from Japan! yey! =D

I have been craving for Royce chocolates for the longest time but I never attempted to buy for myself 'coz I'm still hopeful that someone who find me special would give me even just a single bar or box haha!=))

Unfortunately, I got nothing from my suitors and friends. But luckily, two nights ago, my aunt and uncle from Japan arrived. I was surprised when they handed me a paper bag of Royce chocolates!!!



When I opened the bag, it had two boxes inside. One was the Royce' Potechi Crunch Chocolate, which I haven't tasted yet, and the Royce Pure Chocolate (Sweet & Milk), which was one of my faves from Royce.






Tita bought this from Narita Airport in Japan. Total amount she paid was 1320 Yen or about Php 646. It's really cheap, 'coz at Royce here in the Philippines, each box of Royce costs about Php 500. See the price difference?





Yey I'm so happy. haha! In fact, I haven't opened the boxes yet 'coz I was always away from home. hehe. But I'll be eating my Royce chocos this weekend.=)


Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Dear John...


Channing Tatum is so hot! I'll be watching this! Can't wait!!! =)




http://www.dearjohn-movie.com/


http://twitter.com/DearJohnMovie

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Basketball Love


It's been a long time since I last played basketball at Timezone. Hmm I think I did better before. But given that I had no practice for the longest time, I think this score wasn't that bad at all.

Why missed a lot of shots? Well, my arms got weaker after my 1st try, wherein I only scored 55 points. What's surprising was that I got tired easily, like I found it hard breathing after my 2nd game. I remembered that I usually get tired that much only after my 3rd game.

I just realized it's a good exercise so I'll be playing more often now. haha! =P

Monday, January 4, 2010

it's an F day! :)

FAMILY
First bonding for the year at St. Claire and SM North.

FAITH
Prayed and offered eggs to St. Claire.

eggs to offer

my wish/prayer

wishing fountain

FULL
I finished all the food when we had lunch at Max's. Ruined my diet. Argh!

FINALLY!
We bought a laptop for my little cousin and it came with a free Smart Broadband Prepaid Kit! haha! I've been wanting to own one but I never attempted to buy. haha! Luckily, it came by surprise! wahaha!=))



FRIENDS
Went to UP to fly a chopper but the owner forgot it at home haha! We had picnic instead.

pancit canton, bread, chips, C2


FANS! =))
While having a picnic, we saw Duncan of Southboarder jogging. He promised to take a photo with us on his 2nd round so we waited for him. haha! On his 2nd round, he told us to give him another round, but we insisted that we're about to leave already so he finally granted our request. Yeah, he's in all sweat but we didn't mind.=P


FABULOUS!
We went to Manor Superclub at night. Pretty girls' night out (though two of us brought their dates).

outside Jack's Loft (and everybody stared at us haha)


FURIOUS
Had a daredevil moment as I took my friends' shots that they passed to me. Taking 4 straight shots of Bacardi was like jumping off a cliff. haha! (Well that's after having a glass of Apeach-7Up and 2 glasses of Long Island haha)

and last but not the least...

FUN!!!!!

I can feel that 2010 is gonna be a really fun year! this is a proof! wee! I'm so excited for the rest of the year! =)