Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Grateful

... for mom being back after being out of town for more than a week

... for having crabs, prawns and shrimps from Surigao - sea-food diet!

... for keeping the faith in a person

... for such person being worth such trust

... for not being that tired

... for a hug received and given

... for spending time with people

.. for merely a scratch on the car

... for nice parking space

... for being okay :)

Monday, August 25, 2008

A Very Special Love

Nakapanood din!

A Very Special Thank You dahil ang daming nanood kaya tuloy naextend .. now, on its third week!

Definitely no regrets in watching this flick! It is one that will really make you feel good as well as make you sing .. either Kailan or A Very Special Love .. hehe :)

I admit that I am no big fan of the John Lloyd-Bea tandem. But I admit that I really had fun watching Close to You a few years back. John Lloyd was really funny in that film and makes you wish you had that kind of a friend .. hehe

Anyhow, I was able to watch bits of the Maalala episode featuring John Lloyd and Sarah. It was pretty much okay.

I confess (confess jud!) that I am quite a fan of John Lloyd and Sarah separately.
Admittedly, John Lloyd is super good looking and mukhang mabait. And he can pull off comedic stuff in ASAP and in his interviews. And kahit anong ipasuot sa kanya, hindi ako nababaduyan

Sarah, on the other hand, is quite talented. She is very simple and alam mo na walang arte sa buhay. Hindi lang siya birit nang birit. I love watching her numbers in ASAP. Add to the fact na parang may pagka-bubbly siya.

Before the Maalala episode, I don't think I had any idea that putting two of them in a movie would turn out quite fine.

And it did! This time around John Lloyd was not that funny person like in Close to You. But he played his character in A Very Special Love really quite well. Da best ka John Lloyd .. hehe! The storyline on why he is that "saputon" was very well laid out. Ayos!

Sarah did quite okay. Swak sa kanya yung mga funny scenes and funny lines.
Basta nalingaw jud ako!

-oOo-

I just noticed na built-in na jud di ai sa akin ang law school.

John Lloyd was telling his family background. I was thinking about the Family Code.

John Lloyd was telling his staff that the publishing house is about to close down. I was thinking Labor Standards.

Hehe ...

-oOo-


Anyhow, I just was quite elated when I heard John Lloyd saying that he was a work in progress. That has been my shout out a week ago in Friendster. Binalik ko ngayon kasi sinabi ni John Lloyd .. whattacoincidence!


-oOo-

I like the editorial that John Lloyd made for the magazine.
Unfortunately, hindi ko memorize and hindi ko mahanap sa internet. Toynk!

-oOo-

Medyo disturbing lang ang wig ni Sarah .. hehe

oOo-

Hmmm .. bili kaya kami ng DVD pagrelease .. haha!

-oOo-

Ah, basta .. the movie was indeed a pleasant surprise!

















Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Nothing is impossible

The greatest thing is proving nothing is impossible.

So many people said it couldn't be done, but all it takes is an imagination.

That is something I have learned.

- Michael Phelps, 23

I have an imagination!

- Jazzie Sarona, 27

Friday, August 15, 2008

The X-Files : I Want To Believe

Assuming din iyong ticketera sa SM. Isip niya A Very Special Love ang panoorin namin .. hehe

Pinalampas ko na hindi makapanood ng A Very Special Love. Tanggap ko na iyon.

Pero hindi ko pwedeng palampasin na hindi mapanood ang X-Files. Ako pa? Anyone who knows me since high school is very much aware how much a fan I am of X-Files. I was ready to watch it by myself (my first in Davao City if ever) but I was blessed because Lyn was not yet able to watch it. And so, we enjoyed watching it together!

The first few notes of the X-Files theme was played .. I got thrilled! Haha!

Spoiler Alert!

It is definitely different from the first X-Files film. While alien and conspiracy was written all over the first one, the plot for the second was totally devoid of such stuff.

I was excited to see Mulder and Scully back again. Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) may have aged but she is indeed prettier. Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) really looks older .. maybe just to show how much a recluse he has been and that he does not look that old in person (haha .. defensive jud ko).

Lyn was right in saying that it was a prolonged single TV episode of the X-Files. It didn't have any great effects or superb sets or pulsating actions. It was X-Files the way it started on TV.

If you have been an avid fan of the X-Files, you may already have an inkling as to how things are going to be.

I already had an idea as to how the psychic is connected to the crime. There was an episode which had almost the same theme where the "psychic" was a girl who was previously kidnapped. She was muttering the same words of the abductor and was the key to finding a girl who was recently kidnapped. (Season 3: Episode 8 - Oubliette)

I was excited when Amanda Peet's character muttered psychics featured in the X-Files, especially Clyde Bruckman.

I was most especially excited when Scully ask as to who are the big guns she has to ask for help from. Guess who? Skinner! I was really thrilled seeing him again and I don't think he has aged that much .. hehe

It was also predictable (on my part that is) that Scully's research on stem cell would somehow be linked with the crime. Why would they show Scully printing all those research while letting us listen to Mulder's explanation as to the case?

And of course, a true X-phile would have guessed that there would be a cliffhanger in the end.

The never ending questions as to science balancing with faith in relation to paranormal is as always present.

All in all, the film was truly in the tradition of the X-Files. It was not a super blockbuster film but it was a film that pays tribute to a great series, of which I am truly proud to have been a part of.

If you are not an X-File fan, I think you would enjoy the film as well. But not as much as a true X-File fan would do .. hehe :)

PS: I missed watching a 5-second scene after the credits. I thought nothing like that would be shown. Oh well, after having no classes, getting excited, watching a movie, reminiscing a favorite TV series and hanging out friends, maybe, it would have been too much of a good thing and too blessed if I got to watch that scene ... (trying to rationalize .. hehe) .. anyhow, I will wait for it on TV or DVD perhaps ;)

Monday, August 04, 2008

Sunday Morning

I already slept at around 3 am and woke up at 7 am for our 9 am Crim exam.

The sleep I had was pretty good since I felt that I was really in deep slumber. Sino ba man ang hindi kapuyin sa lagay na to? Hehe ...

Anyhow, I felt good in the sense that the song "Sunday Morning" by Maroon 5 was ringing in my head. It has that feel good tune for me.

"But things just get so crazy, living life gets hard to do"

And yes, things got kind of crazy for me at school. The exam was held an hour late (but I was expecting this .. hehe).

No matter how much I try to memorize provisions before the exam, hindi na talaga ma-save sa brain ko, as evidenced by "my own words" in the fill in the blanks part. But I was still expecting this because my brain has limited capacity for memorizing the exact words (I think). But thanks to my classmates who try to quiz me as to the cases, I was able to cite some cases in the essay.

Ah, here comes the essay part. My mind goes blank on the first question. Next question please. Ai, blank uli. Tsk, tsk .. things are now getting crazy as I try to decipher what provisions to apply, what cases to cite and what words to write. Hahai .. buhay ...

After 3 hours of the exam and 7 snowbear candies (hehe), I am not sure of my answers. I was happy when I found out that I had similar answers with some of my classmates and the fact that I remember some stuff mentioned in our Crim 2 back in first year (some kinda effective jud di ai =P)

After listening to sir as to the answers, I was half-and-half ok (see .. I am crazy!) I missed the motion to quash, tsk tsk .. shame on me since I was able to pull off this kind of answer back in first year. If only sir would be lenient as to the deductions .. pwede ako makasurvive :)

Our Crim exam entails more effort than our Consti 2 exam. But this does not necessarily resonate a better grade over the other .. believe me .. I have been there, done that.

Getting home at almost 2 pm, I was really hungry. And I was so thankful that we have sinigang na hipon and grilled fish .. ai, kadami ko jud nakain! haha

Unfortunately, we were not able to watch "A Very Special Love" which I was really looking forward to watch. I don't know when and if I will still be able to watch it on the big screen :(

At the end of the day, I am back studying for our other subjects. Oh, well ...

See .. life indeed gets crazy!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

ATBP

sari-saring kwento

-oOo-

Bajeck: Ano panoorin niyo na sine? Batman?

Hanna: Hindi. Dark Knight man siguro.

(Silence .. akala namin joke .. seryoso pala .. hehe )

-oOo-

My dad wears a sweater as pantulog. Pero baliktad kasi hait daw ... siya lang ang kilala ko na ganun .. hehe

-oOo-

My dad is turning 58 this August. And he is still playing basketball. I joked that maybe press release lang niya sa amin na nagabasketball siya pero hindi na pala siya ginaplaro because of his age. Gitawag dayon ang sister ko na witness na gipalaro jud siya .. hehe

-oOo-

My heartbeat went so fast last night. I was able to catch up a few seconds of the Magnolia vs. Air21 game. My dad was watching it at first. Looking at the score where Air21 was quite ahead, I decided to read Criminal Law. Medyo nakahabol. Sabi ng dad ko, wala na. He turned the TV off. But I turned it on again kay magwatch kami ng PDA. Eh, naka-3 pts ang Magnolia. Hanggang 1 pt lead na lang, 30 seconds to go. I was nervous. Air21 had possession. Pasa--dribble-pasa .. a steal by Racela. Nag-ambak-ambak intawon ko. Tapos failed attempt, no foul. Ubos na ang time :( Sayang .. Pero ok lang it was for Air21 to lose, the game was practically theirs.

-oOo-

So, tie pa naman sila. Medyo weird lang kasi Magnolia na ang SMB. I am so used to seeing red when its SMB. Things change. Although, I don't really watch PBA that much in recent years, medyo updated pa rin ako sa news and because my dad watches .. hehe

-oOo-

Sometimes, there are just people who are quite frustrating. I don't know where they get their angst against some people. Basta there are people that are really confusing .. tsk, tsk

-oOo-

After class in Pub Corp:

Knock Knock: Demotion

Demotion Who?

It's just DEMOTION taking me over
Caught up in sorrow
Lost in the song
But if you don't come back

-oOo-

After class in Succession:

Knock Knock: No Heir

No Heir Who?

Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with NO HEIR
Can't live, can't breathe with NO HEIR
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's NO HEIR, NO HEIR

-oOo-

Until our next class and whatever song that comes to my head :)

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Overbreadth

Subject: Constitutional Law 2 (Review) - Bill of Rights

We had our first fourth year exam yesterday. All I can say is my answers were generally "overbreadth" .. hehe

One of my favorite subject in law school is the subject on Bill of Rights. The reason? Well, it deals with "you have the right to remain silent" and all that stuff, evidence and all those interesting story lines in detective and investigative TV series .. hehe.

Given that we had to study a subject discussed in less than 3 weeks, which we took up in 1st year in one whole semester, I guess the effort was not that much bad. The reason is probably because we had it before and thus, it is easier to absorb. But that does not mean that it is easier to answer the questions .. hehe.

I can say that my answers were practically "overbreadth" .. whatever that means .. haha! Kumbaga, familiary breeds concept in the sense that most of the things are familiar with the cases in the outline. Not exactly similar for some, but quite familiar. That is why, I can make a concept out of the questions because of the familiarity. The problem is I forget what I read and I am not sure of my reasons and the words that our coming out of my pen .. hehe .. kaya siya overbreadth, hindi siya narrowly defined kumbaga. Although, all my answers for each sub-question did not go beyond one page.

In the end, isa lang naman ang prayer ko .. kahit 75 lang Lord :)

Anyhow, pansin ko that I am quite tired during Saturdays. I was practically in school from 10 am to 5 pm last Saturday. For the past 3 Saturdays, whenever I get home, I feel tired, hungry and sleepy. That's why I sleep for 30 minutes or so .. hehe. I guess my Saturdays will be really like this .. leaving me, not overbreadth, but out of breath .. hehe

Organized Chaos

These are practically most of my law school stuff.

Res Ipsa Loquitor

I am not sure why I decided to post this .. haha :)

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Hits & Misses


As usual, here are some of my random thoughts .. hehe

-oOo-

Hit: Father mentioned some stories in our class today which I can still recall that he menitoned to us in our Lab Stan and Corpo class

Miss: I could not remember the answer to his oyster soup bar question .. hehe

-oOo-

Hit: I though I saw Alia walking near the Gazebo, so I called her name. Hindi pala siya iyon. But she was just right behind the person whom I thought was her. Whattacoincidence!

Miss: Such incident really means I need an upgrade with regard to my eyesight .. hehe

-oOo-

Hit: There are a number of materials from my classmates to read for our subjects

Miss: So little time to read them and so expensive to have all of them photocopied .. haha

-oOo-

Hit: Too many stories heard

Miss: Too many stories to keep .. hehe

-oOo-

Hit: I underwent a basic medical check-up and everything seems fine .. yahoo!

Miss: Watching my chest x-ray and realizing that my 'thoracic scoliosis' is really obvious. This was the only major comment the doctor had

-oOo-

Hit: I am doing ok :)

Miss: Some of my friends are going through some tough times :(

-oOo-

Sabi ni Father: In the end, it is your horizon which operates (or something to that effect)
hehe .. dili related sa hits & misses .. toynk!

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Weird!

1. This game starts with 6 weird things about you.
2. People who got tagged need to write a blog entry of their own 6 weird things.
3. They should as well state this rule clearly.
4. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names.
5. Don’t forget to leave a comment that says you are tagged in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

Here we go..

1. When I sleep, dapat naka-tuck yung shirt ko .. insert na kung insert .. ayaw ko mapanuhutan .. haha

2. I eat candies, preferably snow bear, whenever I take exams. This has been a habit of mine since high school pa. Yup, kahit nung board exams may supply jud ako ng candy. Usually, 1 candy for every 30 minutes. Tapos if panic mode kay lisod ang exam, ubos agad ang supply. If some kinda kaya, sobra ang baon. So, if sabay tayo mag-exam and may narinig ka na may ga-open ng candy .. ako yun .. hehe

3. I have this habit of joining a conversation, assuming na alam ko ang topic tapos mali pala ako, pero minsan, hindi ko masyado ipa-obvious na mali pala ako .. hehe

4. I don't drink coffee. Kahit may times na super OT sa work before, kahit na gastudy for school.. hindi jud ako ma-kape .. hehe .. ayaw ko lang ata iyong pagkapait .. hehe

5. Since I love talking, there are times that I talk to myself .. ask my sisters. Kulang na lang ata idala nila ako sa mental hospital. But since dumadami na rin kami na kinakausap ang sarili, baka hindi na ito weird in the near future .. hehe

6. Hindi pa rin ako makaget-over sa break up nina Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston .. haha .. hanggang ngayon, wala pa akong pinananood na film ni Angelina since naging sila ni Brad .. parang naka-move on na si Jennifer, ako hindi pa .. o di ba weird!

I tag YOU!

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Big Yellow Taxi

Admittedly, there are so many thoughts running through my head.

However, to put it all here would take so much time.

Para mapadali ang buhay, lyrics na lang muna ng song na pang-LSS .. hehe

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

Ooooh, bop bop bop
Ooooh, bop bop bop

They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
No, no, no
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot

Ooooh, bop bop bop
Ooooh, bop bop bop

Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don't care about spots on my apples,
Leave me the birds and the bees
Please
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey now, they paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Why not?

Ooooh, bop bop bop
Ooooh, bop bop bop

Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
Now don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Well, don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Why not?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey hey hey
Paved paradise and put up a parking lot

Ooooh, bop bop bop
Ooooh, bop bop bop

I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna giving it all away
Hey, hey, hey
x2
Now you wanna give it
I should wanna give it
Now you wanna giving it all away

Hey, paved paradise to put up a parking lot

Why you want it?
x2
da da dada da da da da da

Friday, June 20, 2008

With A Little Help From My Friends

What would think if I sang out of tune,
Would you stand up and walk out on me.
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song,
And I'll try not to sing out of key.
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends,
He gets high with a little help from his friends,
Oh I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends.

What do I do when my love is away.
(Does it worry you to be alone)
How do I feel by the end of the day
(Are you sad because you're on your own)
No, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I get high with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I'm gonna to try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody?
I need somebody to love.
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love.

Would you believe in a love at first sight?
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time.
What do you see when you turn out the light?
I can't tell you, but I know it's mine.
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I get high with a little help from my friends,
Oh I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody?
I need someone to love.
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love
Oh...
I get by with a little help from my friends,
I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
Yes I get by with a little help from my friends,
with a little help from my friends

the song speaks for itself :)

Thursday, June 19, 2008

10 Things I Hate About You

I got to watch "The Break-Up" today. The words of wisdom of Johnny-O (Jon Favreau) to Gary (Vince Vaughn) towards the end of the film somehow struck a chord with me that I decided to search for it in the Internet.

Unfortunately, I could not find it for now.

Fortunately, I stumbled upon this quote from the movie "10 Things I Hate About You." I truly enjoyed watching this film. And I have to thank Maia for introducing this one nice flick to me.

I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair.

I hate the way you drive my car.

I hate it when you stare.

I hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind.

I hate you so much it makes me sick; it even makes me rhyme.

I hate it, I hate the way you're always right.

I hate it when you lie.

I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry.

I hate it when you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call.

But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you.

Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Tears

"There are 5 types of tears:

  • Sorrow
  • Regret
  • Joy
  • Fear
  • Allergic Reaction

The one thing they have in common is DNA."

This is what I learned from CSI the other day.

How appropriate. I wonder ...

Monday, June 16, 2008

The Fast and the Furious

Windang!

This was basically our reaction after our Constitutional Law 2 class a while ago.

So, this is fourth year. As expected, things are quite fast and furious. Masyadong mabilis ang pangyayari .. hehe .. Review class na talaga! No matter how much I expected that things would really be fast in fourth year, it is indeed quite different when I'm now experiencing it.

But I am not in panic mode just yet. Being in a panic mode would just make me panicky .. ano daw? Hehe .. I mean, I just have to chill it out and do what I am supposed to do. Panic would just lead to chaos .. chaos leads to disaster .. disaster is the end of me .. hehe.

Obviously, I am not yet panicking considering that I am here blogging =P But I am keeping this short since there's a lot of stuff to do ..

On the other hand, having so much to do would keep my mind off things .. hehe ..

Friday, June 13, 2008

Social Loner

I am not sure how I came up with this irony. But I guess I am a social loner. Weird but true.

I do not know how to explain this further .. hehe.

Well, I know a lot of people. I get to go out with different people every now and then. I get to talk and share stories with different people. But don't get me wrong because secrets and confidential stories are not shared along the way .. hehe ..

Still confusing? Well, I think it's about I can be with different sets of people. If I get invited to an event or just a simple dinner, I try to come. In the next event, I am with a different set of people. If I had too much of a good time in a month already, I stay at home.

Don't get me wrong because there are people that I am constantly in contact with, I think.

But maybe there is something wrong with me. Because at the end of the day, it is just me. I am alone with my thoughts and rarely say my innermost sentiments (if meron man).

Hai .. confusing man ako oi .. but I just have to write this even if does not make sense to humanity just save my insanity .. hehe .. yes, I am already insane :)

Tired

Nope, this is not about being tired about law school and all those law school stuff .. well, not yet anyway considering that I am still in my first week as a fourth year law student.

Anyhow, napaisip lang ako that there are just some things that I seem to have grown tired of. There are certain situations which I have dealt with almost everyday and somehow I just have to let go because it has come to a point that it drains my energy somehow. Well, it hasn't really drained my energy but I don't want to get to that point. I know I should just go with the flow and maybe this is going with the flow.

Things happen. Circumstances change.

Ang akin lang naman huwag pangunahan. Mangyayari rin naman siguro kung yun ang dapat mangyari .. hehe .. SMB commercial man ito noon.

Anyhow uli, there are situations that I have grown tired that I prefer not to be attached to such situations anymore. Some people will not understand. But this is personal and this is me.

There are certain images and perceptions that I have grown tired of being attached to me. I have grown tired of certain remarks that I feel nagmumukha na akong kawawa .. hehe .. self-pity .. haha. I guess that's life. It is just a matter of dealing with it. They just have to manage their expectations and I just have to live my life and manage my expectations within my own world. And just deal with it!

But that's about it. I may be tired since I am only human .. hehe .. but I still have more than enough energy to go on, for now that is .. hehe

Oh life!

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Mmmbop!

I was surfing the net and I heard the Mmmbop song by the Hanson being played on TV. So, I decided na yun ang title ko sa blog ko for today .. hehe

-oOo-

First time na nag-enrol ako sa first day of school .. hehe

-oOo-

I did not know what to expect today except that I know I will be busy with the video stuff for the Freshmen Orientation

-oOo-

I am happy that the music videos and powerpoint presentations went ok

-oOo-

I am happy that my opening prayer went well. I think I seem nervous with the prayer. And I think it would seem that way since I just came from running when the program was about to start.

-oOo-

I am happy that the opening prayer was acknowledged .. haha .. feeling :)

-oOo-

I don't know what to say when Father addressed me while I was at the Dean's Office. He asked me about my mom still not taking the bar exam. I said she was already ok not taking the bar exam. I mentioned to him that before, we joked around na sabay kami magreview and mag-bar ng mom ko .. hehe. He then said that "it is better to have tried and missed, than never to have tried at all." Ok na sana, dinagdagan pa niya "it is better to love and be hurt, than to never have loved" Hala! Damay-damayon pa jud ko .. hehe .. affected!

-oOo-

Afterwards, Father then mentioned to another professor that before, their student was my mom. Ngayon, anak na daw ang kanilang ginaturuan .. hehe

-oOo-

I am happy and blessed when I officially found out that 5 of us in third year are dean's lister. Happy jud ako kasi madami kami and I super care for these people and this is a super blessing that is shared by all of us :)

-oOo-

Grateful for those who expressed their congratulations, including teachers :)

-oOo-

Hmmm ... medyo makapressure din iyong bar bets na speech ni dean ha .. hehe .. walay pressuray .. haha

-oOo-

I am really happy seeing all those people in law school. I think I get my energy from the people around me .. mas energy, mas happy!

-oOo-

Happy that we went out for dinner. Aside from food, nabusog pud mi sigeg storya ug sigeg katawa .. hehe .. sana padayon kahit fourth year na :)

-oOo-

Cheers to a new school year!

Trip


After a super enjoy beach trip with friends, sinulit ko na ang mga natitirang araw ng summer .. hehe .. This time around a quick but super adventure trip with family.


We left on June 4 in the afternoon. My mom and my sisters proceeded to 168 Mall while my dad, my brother and I stayed at the airport for the son of my mom's officemate who was going along with us with the trip. Afterwhich, we proceeded to Mall of Asia and had dinner at Congro Grille. What a happy stomach! Then, uwian na.


We woke up early the next day for our interview at the US Embassy. Yes, this was the main reason why we had to go to Manila. Before 8:30 a.m, we were already done with the interview. We had good news and bad news. My mom, dad, JJ and I were ok for a US Visa. But my two sisters, whose courses were BSN, were denied for that reason alone. No other papers were asked. We think they also had doubts to issue a visa in my name since I am already 27, still a student and unemployed. But I think the fact the my dad is a lawyer convinced them that I am staying to practice the profession with my dad. Hai .. sadness for my 2 sisters. It would still be years before our family would be really complete ..


While it did dampen our spirits, we still made the most of our time there.


Off we went to the Manila Ocean Park. It was pretty ok but I think a lot of it is still under construction. So, I am hoping for more improvement. And I do pray they clean up Manila Bay as well. Seeing the trash was quite frustrating. I guess the highlight was when my brother decided to have that fish spa .. it was a delight seeing him enjoying that experience :)


We then headed for lunch to Aristocrat, which is one of my mom's favorite restaurants. Then, we went to see the PBB House ... haha .. I know! Jologs na kung jologs! We watch PBB and it was really nice for us to see the house and realize how small it is sa front yard. At umakyat kami sa stage at nagpapicture .. hehe. Hala! Picture galore .. hehe. Trinoma was our next stop. We were supposed to go to Bonifacio High Street but I guess everyone was already tired so we decided to go home and catch up some sleep considering that we slept at 12 mn and woke up at 5 am.


We headed for the Ocean Adventure the next day. My mom decided that we should take the swim encounter. We love you mom!!!! It was an experience in a lifetime jud! We really love dolphins that's why we were so ecstatic when we had that encounter. Abot tenga ang smiles. Siguro, kahit tulog kami after that .. nakasmile pa din. And we know that our mom and dad really enjoyed taking videos and pictures of us .. hehe

Back to Manila, we went to Bonifacio High Street, ate at TGIF (sarap, sarap) and saw John Estrada, his girlfriend Miss Earth Priscilla Mereilles and his kids.

The next day, we were back at Mall of Asia and tried ice skating. Hai, I fell 3 times .. twice on my left knee and one on my butt. Nabun-og intawon akong left knee. Aside from the fact that it was my first time, I had a hard time getting a hang of it (pero pinakamahirap pa rin ang snow boarding .. promise!). Nasugatan ang paa ko and it was too late when I decided to change shoes. Pero lingaw na ako na naka-ice skating nako .. murag bata .. haha .. We had lunch at French Baker, another of my mom's favorite.

We then proceeded to Enchanted Kingdom. It was fun because this time around my brother JJ can ride the rides (hehe), unlike the last time we were there. First ride, Rio Grande Rapids! Of all of us, my mom was the one was the most wet. I think I was second .. hehe. Then, there was Rialto! Up next was space shuttle! My brother was shouting "ayaw ko na". And I was nervous and excited at the same time .. hehe .. Then, we proceeded to log jam. I decided not to go with them sa Ferris Wheel. We then went to watch the Diving Show. Basta, we had fun there jud!

We went to get our stuff then proceeded to the airport since our flight is at 4:30 am. The gates won't open until 1:30 am. So, I sat on the floor and slept for some time, quite uncomfortably. Nung nakapasok na kami, hala, higa sa upuan. I got a one-hour sleep. And then, wala pa naka-take off ang plane, natulog na uli ako ..hehe. Pag-uwi sa bahay, we ate breakfast, nanghipos ug gamit and then off to sleep again. I woke up at 3 pm na .. feeling jet lag .. haha

All in all, it was a great family adventure. Short but super fun! Happy, happy, joy, joy!


Tuesday, June 03, 2008

The Great Island Adventure

This is some kinda belated ... nabusy man gud .. hehe

Anyhow, I had my 3rd trip to the beach for this Summer last May 30. The first one was in Paradise with a friend from Manila na parang 3 hours lang and I didn't swim. The second one was in Paradise where nakisabay kami sa team building sa office ng mom ko. That was a one-day affair. So, it was just appropriate that my 3rd trip to the beach would be an overnight and hindi na sa Paradise but sa Isla Reta.

That was my second time to Isla Reta. The first time was summer after first year law school. Overnight din yun. Come to think of it, the summer after second year, nakapagbeach din ako with law school friends overnight din sa Paradise. So, ayos talaga to. Dapat next year uli :)

It was quite an adventure since we had to ride two boats to get there kay giinspect or gipakyaw ata iyong boat talaga ng Isla Reta.

When we got there after some hours, the water was great for swimming.

After eating and some picture taking, I had fun swimming and discovering the different parts of the beach - underwater, by the rocks, sa sand, sa shore .. hehe.

We had so much fun taking pictures. Unfortunately, I did not take enough pictures kay murag nalingaw na jud ko sa tubig and sa company. Oh, well .. sa heart na lang .. haha .. Pero enjoy talaga iyong jumping pictures .. daming attempts just to get it right. And I think we were able to burn enough calories with those jumps.

Siyempre, meron ding card games .. haha .. lingaw din ako dito sige katawa. Sana nalingaw din sila akin. Pero super laugh trip talaga to.

Around 1 am, it started to rain .. hala! Buti na lang may vacant huts, kaya hayun. hehe

At 4 am, wala pang sun, the water looked so tempting that we decided to take a dip. Malamig pala .. haha! Pero naaliw ako because clear ang water. Makita kay may ilaw man sa isang part .. hehe

Kaya lang, we had to get back at 6 am kay ang next trip 3 pm pa .. hehe

Basta .. super nag-enjoy kami. Just a perfect way to spend summer .. not really to end the summer kay hindi pa tapos ang summer ko .. hehe ;)