It's the Thought that Counts

I am really enjoying the holidays now. Well besides being able to get a lot of sleep, I also get to eat a lot of sumptuous dishes!=)

I also appreciate the fact that I am employed during this season. I got a lot of gifts from my officemates and other people I have met through work. It was also my first time to attend a company Christmas party. It was indeed a very rewarding experience. And by the way, I just won P2000-worth of Gift Certificates at Dickies Concept Shop.


My family wasn't complete but it didn't stop us from enjoying the holidays. We still pushed through with our traditional Christmas games facilitated by our grandmother. It was really fun because it felt like we're all kids. haha!

After our Christmas party at home, we went to the Perya and Tiangge at Marikina Riverpark. I met up with my friend there and we played around. haha! We tried a lot of games, my most fave was the Color Game. Well I didn't actually win but I didn't lose as well. Haha I lost at first but I got it back after a few games.=P



Of course, Christmas won't stop me from leaving the house to visit some friends. Imagine, I had 4 Noche Buenas: at home, and at the houses of my three other friends haha! I just love to eat!=P

And what made my Christmas really special was seeing one of my wishes come true. I almost lost hope since I wished for it last New Year's Eve, and this year's already about to end now. But I never expected that God will give it to me on Christmas Day! I was really thankful and happy! weee!!!=)

Bye Bye Brittany...

It's so sad that she had to die at the age of 32. I was really surprised hearing the news that she already passed away last Dec. 20 (Sunday) morning. Though it's already been two days since she died, the Coroner who conducted the autopsy still defers releasing the cause of her death since some toxicology tests still have to be completed. Godo thing, there was no evidence of trauma in her body. It's just that a few days before her death, she's been suffering from flu-like symptoms; until she fainted in her bathroom.

Oh my, it's indeed a sad story. She's a very good actress that's why I loved most of her movies. I have watched a lot of her movies already, most especially the romantic comedies. My top faves were Just Married and Uptown Girls. She has already done a lot of movies and a lot more were in line. Unfortunately, she's already gone.

Life is indeed so short. We'll never know when it would be taken away from us. So I think, we should just live life to the fullest. Let's make every single day the best day of our lives. Let's dream and work hard to achieve our dreams. When we die, it's not what we have or how much wealth we have that would be counted, but how much honor and respect we have achieved and how much many lives we have touched.

The NEW Beer Tower!

Check this out.

Isn't it cute? =P


This is the new beer tower in Gerry's Grill at Greenhills. Well I haven't checked out its other branches yet to see if they're using the same thing.

According to the waiter, it contains about 8-10 bottles of beer. The center tube inside is where the ice cubes are placed to keep the beer cold.

Drink up!=)

Not all HOT BODIES are PERFECT!=))

Need i say more?

Wahahaha!

Uhm...I adore hot bodies...but they gotta be taller than me!

Well, in Jacob's case, good thing the movie posters didn't require a full body shot!=P

Why is it Best to Work at GOOGLE?

My officemate shared to me this Youtube video featuring Google as the best place to work in the world. Yeah, we watched it while we were in the office. Haha.



Well...I found this video really interesting. Hmmm...makes me wanna transfer.=P

Stressed? Give Yourself a Boracay Break!

Bye Iloilo and Hello Boracay! This was the real vacation honey!=P

We planned to do Flyfish and Island hopping but we just can't get over our fear of water haha! Well if you don't know how to swim just like us, you wouldn't even bother.

Best part of the trip was our first time to Ride the Zorb! It's a huge inflated ball with 2 pails of water inside, plus the three of us...all rolling down the hill. It cost us P300 each for a group of 3. P350 for duo and P580 for a single rider. The trip up the hill was so tiring but it was worth the 20-sec roll. haha!=)) Watch our video!

We were very much conscious 'bout our skin color that we only swim during sunsets. haha! We loved watching the sunset while swimming, playing in the sand, and walking along the beach.

We missed our skimboard lessons since we got up late due to last night's party. We played in the sand, had Jonah's Fruitshakes and isaw instead.

Guilly's was almost the same as last summer except that its DJ's booth was moved to the side, and its party people were mostly locals who were the ones selling pearls, offering massage, and offering watersport activities at daytime. Oh, who says they have no right to party? hahaha!=))


Juice Bar was the best for me now. Well minus the crazy foreigners there of course. But I loved their fun bartenders, who were very generous in putting cherries in our Vodka-Sprite. haha!

Oh and we met new friends from Davao and Singapore, which became our ticket to experiencing Fairways and Blue Waters. We swam at the back beach and the infinity pools. And oh, they got really nice rooms.

What is Boracay without Seafood Buffet?! OMG...we had it twice and it was awesome!


Another fun part of our Boracay trip was the ultimate shopping experience at the Mango outlet store! Too bad, i was on a budget so I wasn't able to get this Mango suit I really loved. But still, 2 tank tops and a dress weren't that bad. It only cost me P2000.=) One of my friends got 4 dresses for P4000 only. Wow!


After our tiring shopping, a Chocolate shake from Paraiso Bar didn't let us down.=)

ULTIMATELY FUN EXPERIENCE!=)

Don't Trust the Special Holidays Much! =P

The time that Nov.27-28 were declared holidays, my friends and i immediately booked a ticket to Iloilo so we could visit our friends and head to Boracay after...not knowing that the declaration would be reverted. Argh. So we filed those days as a leave of absence instead.

We flew via Cebu Pacific. Unfortunately our flight got delayed. They got a nice airport in Iloilo. Unfortunately we weren't able to take photos 'coz were already starving.

That's SM Iloilo. Went here right after visiting Guimaras 'coz we realized we can't survive a day without seeing buildings. hahaha!=))

Oh and that's the very stressful Guimaras. Trust me, this photo can't tell how awful our experience there was. It's just so weird that people there didn't know how to treat their tourists well. No wonder, until now, its tourism wasn't as great as that of other islands.

Well if not only because of their World's Sweetest Mangoes and the oil spill years ago, they won't get that semi-popularity. We didn't even had a chance to taste the fruit itself, we just had a shake. haha! Oh, not to mention, we had a very tasty seafood lunch too.=)

Boracay experience needs a separate blog entry haha!=P

Busy Girl

Oh yes, and this is the reason why I wasn't able to blog much last month.

Hello, how about working on a project *sort of* individually that's supposed to be done by a team. yes, a production team. Oh well, at least now it's over.

Thank God I survived and pulled it off last Nov.12-15.=)

This was our company's booth in the Philconstruct 2009 event at SMX Convention Center.

Production Time: 2 weeks! Waaah! Good thing I was a trained crammer haha!=))

Golden Water :))

I went to Krispy Kreme yesterday night to wait for my friend before we grab some dinner. If not of the free wifi and a little craving for honey glazed doghnuts, I won't be staying there while waiting.

So I ordered two honey glazed doughnuts, then the cashier asked me if I'm getting coffee but I said no 'coz I'm not really much of a coffee drinker. So I said I'll just have water. Well I was assuming service water, but the cashier pointed me the open fridge beside the counter wherein all the drinks were displayed. She told me to just get water from there. So my choices were a medium-sized Viva mineral water or a small Evian mineral water.

I chose the smaller one since I can't drink a lot of water. Then I was shocked that my total bill amounted to Php 117. When I was back to my seat, I checked the receipt and it stated that my water costed me Php 55. Yikes, exactly the same price of a small cup of coffee.

So it's expensive 'coz it's an imported one. Yikes, I think the local one is cheaper even if it's bigger in size. But it's weird, I wasn't even able to finish up the content of this little bottle so I didn't order a drink during dinner anymore 'coz I brought this water with me. haha!

Look at what Wikipedia shared about Evian mineral water:

"In popular culture, Evian is portrayed as a high-end and pricey bottled water, making it popular among Hollywood celebrities. David LaChapelle photographed an Evian campaign juxtaposing a supermodel next to an Evian fountain formed from a Greek statue, film actor Sebastian Siegel painted to look like stone by Joanne Gair."

Now I know...it's the celebrity feeling! hahaha! whatever!=))

This Makes a Funny Valentine's Day!:))

I wanna watch!

Opens February 2010

Yay, Can't wait!