GOOD NEWS for me
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thanks to mom and dad's generosity, i will be able to go back home end of june for a break before work starts on july 2. well i am excited to start work there, but am more excited that i will be back home speding time with my family and friends. WOOOHOOO. giddy. i really can't wait to eat and spend time in manila once again. this is the longest time that i haven't been home, near 6mos - and its killing me. i mean a lot of people have been here, but still its different, i need to breathe the pollution in manila once in a while, and i need to see my family and friends. YEAH!

so after thinking, i need to reschedule my trip, and maybe i wont be home by august anymore, since ill be home by end june. its better that i go somewhere with tita bot, and i need to ask her. hk in august doesnt sound bad anyway. i'll see.


things that i will be doing once back in manila:

1. order piece of cake by yumi castrillo - i love cupcakes! i remember when sonja's at serendra wasn't there yet, i need to pick those cupcakes that i've ordered at good earth in greenbelt 3, nagpasama pa ako kay paulo, at nilamon namin ang cupcakes sa car pa lang. HAHA! now, am really excited to get a hold of these, i better email her now pa lang.

2. since year 2006, i have been dying to try omakase or omikase in eastwood. heard really good reviews on the place and i cant wait to try. i better ask tita bot, ags and mom to join me, sushi fest and movie should be fun. YAY!

3. CYMA! its one of the major reasons why i want to go home. i want to eat at CYMA. i'd asked julette and the gang to join me here, maybe on one of the office nights.

4. enough about food, will visit AMA (my grandma) and bring her some stuff, kiamoy are her favorites so i better bring back some home. i need to buy mom the wallet she likes, since she's gonna pay for my airticket and stuff. i promised to get here these shoes, but wala daw available color. so lets see, its GSS (singapore sale) anyway.. i hope its payday.

5. i'd want to visit ongpin, go buy fresh fruits, eat at those places i used to eat at when i was still back in manila.

6. i'd want to go to tagaytay, but its too far for me. i dont think id have the energy pwera lang kung biglaan and if someone would drive for me.

7. go and fix the dollar investment with mom

8. go and look for an insurance policy.

9. try the ARTIST CHEF (yeah!!!!)

10. sleep. have lots of sleep and maybe shop a bit.


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well, offhand, i want to really rest while in manila. i want to take my own sweet time, go read a book in beautiful coffee places. eat good food and good company, simply enjoy the moment. ciao!

PLANS, and late night THOUGHTS
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sunday night is always my reflection night, i can't sleep and just keep turning around. yesterday night, i was thinking about so many things - and one is whether ill be going back home this end june or just stick with my original plan. from the looks of it, i'll be here this end june before i start to work in CRUSH. (yep, am working there!!!) rebecca told me that it is better to get my rest here, before everything else starts, rather than go back home and feel harassed as usual.

so, i was thinking that hey, she might have a point, maybe am just going to stay here, and just go back home later part of the year. FUN! anyway, that means i need to move my BOHOL trip with tita bot too. AAAAHHHH, well actually i am okay with it, its just that i hope tita bot's fine too. i am planning to book it now, so it would really push through, i just need to confirm the dates with tita bot. anyways.

rebecca and i also plan a trip to one of my TOP 5 dream destinations which is tokyo. HAHA! we plan to go there next march, and i plan to save up. HAHA! checked out SQ's ticket, which can cost around SGD750, which is supposed to be fine. actually, kelly spent around 2,500SGD for the whole 1 week trip. and i plan to save that amount of money to be able to go tokyo. chicken feet. i wish.

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well, a rundown of my travel plans within the next few months:
( i just really hope and pray that we can do this, and without much leave needed)


AUG 2007: Manila and Bohol with Tita Bot

DEC-JAN 2008: Manila to celebrate the new year

FEB 2008: Mom and Dad back in SG(hopefully), we might go to BANGKOK on the CNY holidays.

MAR 2008: Tokyo, Japan with Rebecca

APR 2008: Home for Pat's wedding


anyways, thats it pansit. HAHA! then maybe, MAY na lang ulet. i just find it weird that my travelling months would be january and may. i am just really looking forward to ending this mysery that i am into right now. oo, exag ang mysery, pero mysery pa din para sa akin ito. AH. one more month!

ang dilim ng SABADONG ito
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was suppose to meet up with a friend for dinner and movie, but since sobrang dilim, i decided to stay home and do some chores. woke up around 12.30pm cause last night, i was fixing my luggage from last weeks trip to bangkok, ang gulo ng mga gamit ko, so i needed to organize things so i know what to bring back home when i go back in june.

went to church cause its been 2 long months that i haven't visited the church nearby, guess what?? they have filipino mass, 7.30pm on every 4th saturday of the month. its maybe because of the influx of filipino workers here in singapore. la lang, quite interesting.

went to the grocery to buy some dishwashing liquid, pears, ice cream, bathroom cleaner and softsil. cleaned the bathroom, handwashed white clothes, and i will do some ironing later. tomorrow, i have to work, but i'd meet my friend for lunch first. i want to eat something nice, actually, bagel and cream cheese lang ang hinahanap ko. punyeta. san naman ako makakakita non, sa bansang puro nasi lemak, at beehoon ang meron. nasasawa na ako!

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i am thinking of getting some insurance/investment, yesterday on the way home, someone from prudential life approached me and talked to me about savings and investment - and if i want to do it. actually, i do want to have some insurance and investment, but hindi siguro dito, maybe pag-uwe ko, ill try to call joice, and have her make a plan for me, i remember philam life siya eh. and i liked the first plan she did for me. all long term investment should still be done in manila, well, am not sure naman kasi how long am i gonna be here. if i am not mistaken i needed to pay 20k plus for 5 years or 10 years, then wait for another 10 years then get over a million. ay ewan. di ako magaling dito. better ask her to help me.

back from an AMAZING trip
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its nice to be back to a world where people can finally understand you, and what you are saying, but being lost in a world as a strager is not so bad after all. it was actually fun, minus the feet mishaps. (note: bring a more comfortable pair next time) the funny thing was on the last day and on my flight back, i was actually wearing slippers na. sakit na ng paa ko eh. take note: nagdugo ang isang side ng paa ko, at ang sakit sobra, exag.. HAHA. it was an experience, must be all the waling and shopping i did.

ACCOMPLISHED. i feel like i have accomplished all my mission from my previous post. i wasn't able to go to pat phong nga lang, pero next time na lang with friends, natakot kasi ako mag-isa eh. HAHA. i did MAJOR SHOPPING, MAJOR IKOT, and MAJOR EATING.



mango sticky rice - one of the best reasons to be in bangkok


arrival at airport, i am trying to absorb the 1,000THB ride to hotel


gusto ko itong kuha na ito. wala lang.


sesame fried chicken in chatuchak. as ching would say... WINNNNEERRRRR!!!


oh the sky was just beautiful. mainit nga lang talaga.


me at the botique


i am doing my part, and got a carrying bag - for my groceries and stuff.


i am in love with this chain, kaya nung nakita ko ang shorts with a free chain, bili agad.


i bought this shirt, kasi kelangan ko na magpalit ng shirt dahil super init and i wasnt comfortable na. so i bought one and asked them in the best way i could explain with matching acting that i will WEAR the SHIRT. TAKE OFF THE TAG!!!


black for me, and lime green for cho


it was fun naman. i overspent nga lang. the money i brought was ubos, and i swiped a lot of things pa. but it was all worth it. i love bangkok and i guess ill be back next year. hahaha!

FLYING OFF to BANGKOK
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i am excited to be in bangkok this weekend, and the fact that being in a foreign place alone for the first time is quite something to look forward too. i really can't wait, i booked myself in moeleng botique hotel, i hope it has nice bathrooms, please?! and a nice bed. i want to have some major sleep this weekend.

i also want to do some MAJOR THINGS - major shopping, eating, picture-taking and walking. yeah, i do have a vague plan on how these 4 days would go. i would want to do some major TOUR of the grand place, and all these temples (wat pro) and museums around the area. para ma-feel ko pa naman ang pagiging tourist ko, cause knowing me, id rather go shop and eat in nice places rather than go see temples, but yeah i need to see these places as well.

i want to go on some major SHOPPING. i hope zara is on sale. HAHA. i am excited to visit playground, greyhound and stuff. i also need to do some major-earring shopping for colleagues and friends here in SG, my producers, clients and all that. need to buy stuff for them. i'll go and try visit the chatuchak weekend market though i feel na wala naman akong mabibili dun eh, except for accessories for friends, some chipipay shirts for cho and ags. i also want to buy some nice thai things for mom and dad, they liked those stuff i got in krabi kasi, so i want to buy something for the house.

i want to EAT, they say MBK foodcourt is okay, i have also researched some real nice places to eat, some in hotels, some are side-restos, but it should be fun, buti na lang i can handle eating by myself, that its not really an effort for me. pad thai, thai green curry, pomelo salad, mango catfish salad, tom yum soup, tom yum goong, and all that. wicked!!!!

anyways, i'm so looking forward to it....

9th of MAY Updates
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election season once again, i feel like most of the candidates running for the senate position are full of bullcrap. i mean, come on, tessie oreta, tito sotto, loren legarda, and all those artistas who are trying to run. ano ba??? anyway, if i can vote, they will be - mike defensor, cheez escudero, kiko pangilinan and noynoy aquino. yon lang. some of my choices are politically influenced, hahaha! mom told me, dad and uncle david met ninong noy somewhere in QC for some support or whatever, banners, etc. HAHA

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GM talked to me this morning, asking me to reconsider and revoke my resignation letter. they are offering me higher pay, higher position, AND another ae or traffic, whichever i chose. but i think, i just chose to say NO. anyway, i need to talk to her, and maybe i'll just break the news on friday. anyways, she told me that the management don't want to rock the boat when i leave, and all that. i super want to help out, but i guess this is the best i could do, to stay for 2 months and thats it. pagod na ako, i think even if they offer me x3 my salary, i'd say no din. i just hate to break the news.

one more thing, i feel stiffled when people keep calling me for things, and it is just plain irritating when they keep asking me the same things. i want to leave a voice recording saying .. "i am over and done with it, please get over it and stop bugging me.." i know its a bit too rude, and i know that they just want the best for me, and offer me a lot of things. but my point is, its all settled, nothing more to do, signed and sealed.

to give you a glimpse, someone asked me why i needed to sign that thing so early? and how much i am gonna get from it? hinde ba NAKAKAIRITA. Lord, give me more patience.

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i super like the song "i'm not missing you" by stacie orrico, my sister gave me an MP3 version for my ipod, since kinukulong ang mga nagdownload sa limewire dito, ata ayaw ko pang makulong, so when i found out, stop na muna. the song is just catchy, and it somehow lifts me up in a bad day or whenever i am stuck in a rotten situation. it gives me my own space and all that.

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well, i'm planning either to go back home to manila or HCM this end june. if i get more than a weeks break, ill be going back to manila, but is its just a few days, ill be going to HCM to visit obee, mic and kate. i just need a break, but i want to go home na din, i feel like i can recharge better in manila, seeing my family, mom and dad too. friends and eating at my fave restos. hahaha!

bye!

DURING TOUGH TIMES
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to all my friends, i am sorry that i cant be there for you guys right now. but hope this helps.

i know we are all going through real hard and tough times, and its so easy to give up and not to care.
but being our age right now, we have to enjoy life and what we are doing.
i am not in the best position to say what to do, or what not to...
becuase i am also in that position, just like everyone else

its just that i believe something bigger and better is waiting for all of us.
this professional work dilemma can be drowning,
but lets try to stay afloat and keep on surviving,
let this not eat us, and who we are

times now are really challenging than before
we need to work extra hard, go the extra mile
and for what?
that i cannot answer, each of us has our own reasons

i know we will make it, we'll all make it
i look forward to the day, seeing all of us having a nice get together
-- at antonio's, cyma, amici, pepato, something fishy, sonja's, coffee bean,
starbucks, salcedo park, or ababu, even...

anyway, i just want to see all of us together again.
i long for the days, and miss 'em so much
anyway, ill try to be home this june and
see all of you guys