Escape with my forever friends!!

Roomates, schoolmates and girlfriends roll into one--my forever friends. I last saw them months ago except for Koren who I last saw like around 5 years ago. Being with them was unexplainable. It was wonderfully fun and amusing--the simple talks and the "kakulitan". We took a walk down memory lane. We reminisced about the funny and crazy things that we did back then. We talked about our future plans and it was so amazing to find out that some of us planned to find a new job and relocate.

The past few days were quite tiring but it was worth it. DJ who just came back from Canada have her vacation in P.I. She had plan a lot of things to do here in Manila. It seemed like her schedule was always fully booked. She painted the city red. Good thing that our friends took turns in going out with her since I could not accompany her everywhere since I have to work She was so full of energy that it sometimes made me wonder where got it all. . I think I would die in tiredness if I were in her place. She went out everyday--shopping, partying and hanging out with friends.Oh! one of the highlights these past few days was Koren's visit here in Manila. So, all the girls got together and  went out of town last weekend to celebrate our valentines day. The valentines day of the single ladies with one exception (BTW, Koren is the only one who is in a relationship. *wink*). We went to Balai Isabel in Talisay, Batangas and there we stayed for one night. The place was superb though we didn't have much time to stroll and use their facilities. Our escape from the city was indeed worth remembering not just because of this beautiful place but because of the laughters that we shared, the hilarious things that we did and the weird imaginations that we had every time we talked about something. How I wish we could travel again and have a get together even though we live in different places.


Feb 16, 2010--Kitchen, Greenbelt 3


Last night, we had dinner with some of our high school batch mates. It was Koren and DJ's last night here in Manila though DJ would be coming back next week since her flight would from Manila to Vancouver [I think]. Time flew so fast that I realized we didn't have a chance to have serious talks. It was a little bit disappointing because I realized that I didn't actually know much about their lives these past few years. Yeah, we hanged out and chilled out but then I think the most important thing is to know more about them. We might be the same person as before but some things changed. In a way, we are different.


Anyway, I'm glad that after all these years, we remain as friends even though we have separate lives. We are still familiar with each other despite the fact that we seldom see each other. It's so amazing how we easily blend even though we don't see each other as often as we want to. It's like chemistry. How fortunate I am to meet these people in my journey of life.

These past few weeks and months

This term is my last term in school. Finally last Friday, my oral comprehensive exam was done and I am now qualified to apply for graduation. YAHOO!

These past few weeks or let's say months were so hectic. So after our oral exam, we hanged out in one of our classmates house. I will really miss Andrew Bldg, DEAL office and my classmates. OH! my professors too. After all the tears and laughters, everything is almost over. We are just waiting for our graduation day. I feel so glad these past few days because I don't have to worry about deadlines and research papers anymore. This kind of thing seems so new to me. It's so funny that I don't really know what to do after my work. Since I'm now done with my studies, I can certainly do the things that I've been planning for quite some time. I hope almost all of my plans will be pushed through. I'm so excited for 2010. I feel like it will be an awesome year because many things will surely change. SO EXCITED and HAPPY!

Here are the pictures we took after our exams...

summer is over...

Last Monday, it was officially our first day of class and summer finally ends. There were many things happened, to me and my friends.

Last summer...

• I found out that one of my friends is going to have a baby but then after a couple of weeks, bad news came. There would be no baby anymore since the "baby" didn't have a heartbeat. All of us feel so sad about what happened but then everything happens for a reason.
• I was so lazy. I didn't open my books or my laptop. In short, I didn't study. I told myself before summer that I have to start studying but then I ended up watching soap operas and tv series.
• I planned to go home to my grandmother's house but since I had so many commitments, I wasn't able to do it. Part of me is pissed off since I will have no time to go home after summer. For the next few months, I'm sure I will be stuck here in the city because of my hectic schedule.
• My sister and I fought. I'm a little bit guilty about the things I've said to her but then deep inside I know she deserves it. Guilty or not, I didn't regret what I did but it irritated me that I didn't handle it well. I should have handled the situation calmly. I still have so many things to learn when it comes to handling emotions.
• Many things happened in our office and most of them were not so pleasing. I don't want to think about those things because they give me mix emotions.

Summer is indeed over. I hope the next one will be better than this summer. More time to spend with my family, friends and myself.

Blogging and tagging...SUHS2000 saturday night

A few minutes ago...I got my grade in Second language Acquisition. I thought I did not make it. I can't imagine if I'm going to take that subject again. Last trimester was so traumatic that I don't think I want to repeat the same course. Anyway, I'm thankful that GOD is so merciful that he helped me. I was so happy when I opened my online grade. It was like I was about to jump out from my seat. No more worries about SLA. Now, I can focus on my courses this trimester. FIGHTING!

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Saturday, Jan 31st

I was so excited to have dinner with my batchmates that I didn't even want to attend my classes anymore last Saturday. Because of my laziness and excitement, I was absent in one of my subjects and that was unplanned and unexcpected. Well, there's always a first time. Anyway, I met my SUHS2000 batchmates here in Manila because we had to talk about our homecoming and the activities that we would like to have. Of course, all of us want it to be grand...palaban kasi batch namin..hahaha! So, we dined in Krocs again and then we had a meeting. It was so funny when we were about to pay the bill. We coerce our other batchmates to shell out some money and pay for the bill. In the end, some of us only paid less. hahaha! After that, we went to Ponte to hang out but then we there were bands playings so most of us didn't feel like it so we transferred and went to Absinth. There, we danced until our feet hurt. I think, this event is going to be one of the highlights this year...What a memorable Saturday night!

Here are some of our pictures...

First stop: Krocodile Grill, Greenbelt3 (dinner and meeting)

Paying of bills....well, some of us didn't want to pay much since we are students..hahaha! OH! wait...the students (Jogie and Carlo) were the one who gave a thousand...mmmmm...

LET'S START THE PARTY...

Absinth, Greenbelt3

single ladies...let's have a party..hahaha!

Deejay's farewell dinner

Monday--January 26, 2009

Greenbelt 3

I got a long weekend and I planned to go to La Union and Baguio with Ayka and Weng but then unexpected things happened and it was postponed. One of the reasons why was DJ..she was in town and she wanted us and our other highschool batchmates to meet up. Well, I'm cool with it. Who doesn't want to see her batchmates, right?

Meeting place: Starbucks, Greenbelt 3

Okay..I arrived first in the meeting place. Good for me. I think I'm now a punctual person. Thank god for our company rule which is--one can't be late even a minute. hahaha! Then, DJ arrived then followed by Carlo, Astrah, Apyang (though she's not our batchmate but she's like an adopted alread..;]) then Miguel. Oh! we were busy calling people to confirm if they were coming or not while waiting for the others to arrive. mmmm! Some people are just too busy that it's hard for us to have a get together...after few minutes, we decided to look for a restaurant so that we can have dinner...Gosh! Everybody was hungry already...

Krocs grill, Greenbelt 3

All right, we had some drinks before ordering food then snapping of pictures then chatting about our lives then other people's lives or shall I say our batchmates' lives.

The topics were:

1. the high school love teams--the unforgettable high school love teams like sssshhhh...

2. the batchmates who got married--Oh! we made a list and I think it was quite a long list. Maybe I'll post it one of these days.

3. our career and lovelife--I don't know if it is a good thing or a bad thing that everyone of us are single hahaha!. When it comes to career, I think everybody or maybe almost everybody are contented.

To wrap it up, the dinner was great. It was so fun! It struck me how I miss my high school friends, our school and our escapades. I'm also glad that we had that dinner since it was DJ's farewell party. It might take us years again to meet. For us who are still here, hope we will find time to hang out...

Excursion sa Enchanted Kingdom

Team building--
Destination: Enchanted Kingdom
Team: TeamJanbie
Date: Friday, December 05, 2008

I know that I don't have the right to have fun 'coz of my deadlines. I have papers to submit and I only have one more week to finish all of my papers. Anyway, I didn't regret that I joined our team building. It was fun even though I had a headache when I reached home and there were things that I had to do hours before I go to school. I was stressed out again and I didnt have the right to sleep since I spent my Friday afternoon having fun in EK. Well, I had to do my school stuffs...Again, sometimes cramming brings the best in me...

Going to the horror house...I think it was the the most unforgettable event. When, we entered the horror house, my TL's flip flop got broken maybe because everybody was pushing each other. Anyway, it was chaotic. When we realized what happened, my teammates and I laughed so hard that I almost roll and crawl because of my TL's reaction. Instead of getting scared, my TL was shouting to the "scary people" and was pissed off because of her flip flops. She even asked one of the "monsters" to help her out.well, I think we entered the wrong house because I though it was a comedy house...

The time I spent with my team was memorable and enjoyable. It's so nice to go out and have fun once in a while instead of just staying at home and cover myself with books and papers...hahaha! It sometimes make me feel so geeky and outdated.

Visiting Manila's Historical places

Djhai and I went to Fort Santiago and Intramuros. It was so funny. It was like an educational trip. It was my first time to visit Fort Santiago and my second time to visit Intramuros. The feeling was great. It was like "me and my being a Filipino". It made me appreciate "me" being a Filipino. Sometimes, we dread to be one because of the discrimination that we usually get from other people and because of the things that is happening in our country but then Philippines is our home. The more I encounter people from different countries, the more I know about other culture then the more I appreciate our country and our values. hahaha! What can I say...I LOVE PHILIPPINES! and there is no place like HOME.

Anyway, we had a lot of fun. After Fort Santiago and Intramuros, we went to Harbour Square to experience the view of Manila Bay.