Together Again - For The First Time

I know, the title is ironic. Well, let me have my explanation to that, I said "together again" because after a long time, we hang out again as a group, complete. And I said "for the first time" because this is the first Samal Trip wherein Ta joined us. The four of us (Ting, Goo, Toi, and I) had been to different parts of Samal together, but this would be a lot more memorable.

It was a Sunday, October 23, 2011.

On our way to Samal around 7 in the morning.

On a tricycle on our way to the resort. 

The receipt. We didn't spend so much for the resort fees.

We played a card game called "99", and that's the punishment for the losers.

Ready. Jump!

Lunch time!

I had headache and so I opted to take a power nap.

Going to the place where we chose to have our photo op.

Smile!

The where-I-am-tourist pose. LOL

We just took random pics and just had fun.

Toi and Goo's planking attempt. 

So candid!

No need to say, we just really love taking pictures.

Ta? What's wrong with you? LMAO

During the boat ride/island hopping.

Just striking a pose. LOL

It took several attempts to achieve this shot wherein all our faces would fit . Toi took this shot.

Happiness!

Excited as we are.

I'm feeling quite sleepy for I did not get enough sleep the night before just preparing.

I'm reluctant to jump.

After the boat ride, we head back to our cottage.

Exhausted from the boat ride.

Pack up. All set to go home. Thanks to the "ate" who took this picture, the sunset should be included. But it's fine, thanks again! Laughs

Nice clouds. We're on the barge when I saw this and can't afford to miss a shot.

Finally. Touch down. Oooops! Angry birds key chain on my bag. Thanks Jay-r!

We went to Buhangin memorial park after since it's Ta's grandfather's birthday.

We just had dinner there and as usual picture taking!

I had a long and great Sunday. Thanks to my friends. Thanks M5! I just love being with you.

sightings

Below are funny pictures that I've taken few minutes after we arrived at the resort. LOL

While chatting with friends, I sighted this young boy doing a dance routine and I just can't help but laugh watching him.

Whispers To An Empty Wind

It took me quite some time to have a grasp of how everything is. It took me several downfall and mistakes to get to that point where I just have to cross the line and break what is there to break. It took me few conversations over the phone and exchange of SMS to feel at ease with someone I haven't met personally. It took me less than one month to feel attached. It took me one day to feel that I was important; and it took some  few words and actions for me to realize that everything between us was a fallacy.

I was trying to be optimistic, I was trying to listen to what everyone has to say, I was trying to conform with what is usual; but at the end of the day, I have to go back on asking myself how I feel about everything. And I ended up asking myself another question: AM I SUPPOSED TO FEEL THIS WAY?

I did cross the line, I took the risk, I gamble, I did things which I don't usually do; I hoped for the better, I was hoping that all my efforts would be appreciated. But it all turned out to be a failure and I don't know what's wrong. Was it wrong for me to break free and cross the line? Was it wrong for me to expect something from it? Or was everything just wrong from the very beginning? Was I assuming? Or was I just complacent? What are the reasons behind these glitches? Was it me or was it just the situation? Was it love? Or was it just not meant to be?

My FUN-tastic Weekend

“It’s not that I keep problems from my friends. It’s just that I always forget about it whenever I’m with them.”

Weekend is really something to look forward to; no classes for students, no work for employees, bonding time, etc. However, for someone like me, it’s just like any other day, aside from the fact that it’s also a break for me from my tutorial stint.

A great and fun weekend is something to look forward to. I was hoping to experience one. And my prayers were heard, I had one, it was outrageously fun!

FRIDAY. It was meant to be a normal day. I went to Goo’s place to have my one-week busted phone checked by his cousin who owned an electronic repair shop. I was hopeful that time that my phone would be fixed after it got wet from the rain, and fortunately, it was fixed. And to check if everything with the phone was alright, I tried all the apps and then called Ta to check if the audio is working fine. We talked over the phone and planned to meet that afternoon after Goo’s examination.

It was final; we would meet by 5:30. I went to Ting’ house (another friend) to inform her about it. Goo initiated to wear our m5 shirt but it ended up with only me and him wearing it.

We went to Ta’s family-owned snack store and hang out there. After a few chat, we decided to have some street foods. I would admit, I was so full that time that I just want to sit down and let it all subside. So, we tried to look for a suitable place where we can relax and talk, and we ended up at Jollibee. Since it would be off to stay there ordering nothing, we decided to eat again.

While eating, I received a phone call from my mom asking me to go home. I remembered, we are bound to go to the wake of my dad’s driver. So, I just told my mom that I will go there directly after finishing my meal. But she told me that I need to change my shirt because red is not allowed. And I just learned that time that it is an old belief.

I changed my shirt and went there, and as expected, boredom killed me to death. I didn’t know anyone aside from my family. So I asked permission from my dad to go ahead and I did.

On my way home, Goo texted me that we would be hanging out at Ta’s place and we’ll make gulaman. That was the first time for us to make gulaman and it was somehow successful; successful in appearance. At least. I went home around 2 am that day.

SATURDAY and SUNDAY. I woke up by 6 in the morning and had to get myself ready for a forum that same morning. I reached the forum, I registered, I did listen to the talk and I bore myself. Thank God Goo texted that he’s heading to G.Mall, so we met and did random things. We visited various electronic stores and after that, we decided to sit down and have some zip of tea at Tealoca. And as expected, we had a blast of laughter.

After G.Mall, Goo volunteered to come with me on my scheduled monthly haircut at Hair Expert Salon. The haircut was great, thanks to Belnor Tayong, my official hairstylist for years now. Actually, I’m a also planning to have my facial treatment that day but decided to reschedule it.

Everytime I have my haircut, next thing I would really do is go home and take a bath. I just hate the after-haircut feeling. It makes me feel conscious and uneasy. But that day was different, after haircut, we went to Ta’s place and had our late lunch, then had street foods again. I just love it.

That day, we are planning a sleepover at Goo’s place since his parents went out of town. So, we went to their place and as usual, since chatting and eating are our two main habits, we did enjoy doing it. Everyone’s on their hype when Toi came in with Ta, but Ta went home earlier since she was not allowed to stay so much late. That night was filled with so much fun and futility. We ate then we slept, we woke up then ate then slept, then the chain continued. I guess, playing x-box and facebooking were the only interventions we had.

Maybe around 2 am, we decided to go out to look for other foods, so we went to nearby convenience store and needless to say, we did eat again. I actually fell asleep ahead than everybody, around 3 am, I guess.

We woke up around 7 am, Toi and Goo prepared breakfast and we ate. After breakfast, we watched TV (Britain’s Next Top Model), then went back to sleep again. We woke up by lunch, went out to a food house blocks away from Goo’s under the scorching heat of the sun, and just to find out that they’re not operating on Sundays. Persistent as we are, we finally found food for lunch, so we ate, then we slept. (I know what you’re thinking. LOL)

I went home earlier than everybody. When I got home, I took a bath, rested for a few minutes, and the next thing I knew, it’s already 6 in the evening, I fell asleep. I just ate my dinner and went back to sleep.

If you think that’s all for my weekend, well, you’re wrong.

MONDAY. That day was so much unexpected. I woke up around 8:30 and ran some errands for that day.  Surprisingly, Goo texted me asking what’s the best stress distraction. I then replied telling him that I don’t know and that I’m needing the same thing. So he suggested to go to the beach and I agreed with no second thoughts. We met around 12 noon and got to Mahan Beach Resort around 1 pm; we ate (as usual), we chat, and then we took some pictures, then we head home and that’s it. It was like 3 hours but it seemed to help me a lot. It was so relaxing and peaceful.

The night of that same day, Goo went to our house and stayed there, we texted Ta to come over but she can’t, so we went to their place instead. It was fun because we did scan some one-year-old pictures of ours that brought so much fun and euphoria. The rain spoiled our moment that night so we went home. Monday became my extended weekend and t’was great.

A four-day weekend with friends, different places, different trips, different emotions, but all’s well that ends well, and I can say that I had the longest weekend of my life. And everything had contributed to my disposition today, right at this very moment as I write this blog entry.

Time is of the essence and it’s gonna be your choice how to make the most out of it. I’m happy and that’s all that matters now.

Cheers!

so twitter-ish

Life is like Twitter. Follow. Unfollow. Block.

Quoted from the tweet of the famous author Paulo Coelho.


I love retweeting tweets from Paulo Coelho, not just because he authored some of my favorite books making him my all-time favorite author, but simply because his tweets are sensible and realistic.


It's true, twitter reflects our life. A lot of people had asked me, "what's with twitter that made a lot of people crazy about it?", and I just can't answer that simple question. All I know is that, unlike facebook, twitter is a lot simplier, really a lot.


FOLLOW.
Of all the things in life, we should carefully choose what to follow especially the road that we should take. Remember that time is so short to be wasted on regrets. Follow your heart, follow it's desire, and you will know that it's meant for you when at the end of the day you're smiling and you're happy. That's the simplest consideration you have to make.


UNFOLLOW.
It is a reality that in life we do make mistakes, and the reason why UNFOLLOW existed is because you FOLLOW in the first place. So, as simple as it can get, we just have to be careful in choosing what to follow, and if we followed the wrong thing, then don't hesitate to unfollow. Remember, that life is about making decisions, and part of that decision-making is to know when to let go of something you thought was right.


BLOCK.
I believe that there would really be a perfect timing for everything, maybe right now it won't work but who would know it might work so well in the future. Resistance is really a big thing in life, you should know how to refuse on things which you believe won't result to something good. And blocking means not allowing anything from certain form to intervene you and reach you. But always remember, as follow has unfollow, block has unblock. So, when time comes when you feel you're ready to face something again, you just have to unblock that road to allow the flow, and that would be a start of something new.


And at times, you can RETWEET.
As what I've said, everything in this world starts by you making a decision; a decision that will open a door for you. When you follow a certain road to take, it doesn't mean that everything in that road will be suitable for you, so you have to choose certain things on that road that you will carry to yourself. Like in twitter, you can receive all the tweets of someone you follow in your timeline, but you have your choice to display that tweet in your profile by retweeting it.


Everything's a matter of choice, a responsible judgment can change your life. 


So, FOLLOW. UNFOLLOW. BLOCK. RETWEET. 

health and fun as one

It was the 26th of last month when my friends initiated this jogging activity that would last a month. But it formally started 28th. It was the four of us who made an extra effort to wake up four in the morning. At first everything was so wearing, especially the part when you have to get up and prepare yourself when all you want to do is close your eyes and sleep. But due to the desire to drop some weight, everything had became quite easy.

Our venue was an old park with a lot of joggers running every morning, with also a group of oldies doing some sort of an exercise with music. It was actually my first time to jog there and I find the place good enough to run around.

First day was great, it feels good and it actually helped. Though when I got home, all I want to do is eat my breakfast and sleep again. Nonetheless, day 1 was a success.

Fast forward to the next days, it became much harder, not for me but to some of my jogging mates, one of them got sick so she wasn't able to come with us. But it didn't stop me and my other persistent jogging mate who shares the same desire with me of losing extra weight. We still jogged even if it's just the both of us. Actually, I think half of that 9 days it was just the two of us. However, there was that one day when I passed out and throw up after two rounds of running, I don't know what happened that time.

I'm so proud to say that this is the 6th consecutive day of me jogging. It is such an achievement. But counting it all, this would be the 9th. And by far, this is the most fun day among all, imagine aside from jogging, we did picture taking. I sweated and at the same time had fun, and of course had it all captured by a mobile camera.

TODAY:

We actually went their late,the 4am meeting time became 5, and we actually reached there thirty minutes after five, so it wasn't dark anymore unlike the previous days. We started running and stopped to take good pictures.

A refreshing view of the sun set.

The one in the center wearing black is the one who asked favor from  passersby. She asked two old men and a teenager.

I took this picture.

Having some rest and posing at the same time.

This was at the monument of Ramon Magsaysay. The teenager who took this didn't include Magsaysay's head. LOL

This was before we went to the inner circle of the park which we  had a 9-round run.

On our way home, we passed through a fly-over, so we stopped for a pose

And no one will stop this girl, she loves the camera so much. :)

Love this.

Time by time, i'm adapting to this new lifestyle. I can wake up fifteen minutes before four without the help of my alarm clock. I can now control my food intake, especially unhealthy food and softdrinks. The jogging was so much of a help for me, and a realization that it takes so much effort to drop off some extra weight.

Indeed, day 9 was more than a success.

And hopefully, the coming days would be as successful as this is.