leaving my vacation spirit and other oddities

March 23, 2007

back again! arrived here in baguio last tuesday night. grabe ang haggard. its been 3 days but i still feel so exhausted. and the crazy climate we have right now's not helping (super lamig in the morning, super init during lunchtime, windy in the afternoon and back to super lamig all night long) along with the feeling of laziness hovering over me like a cloud (ive been on vacation for 5 days, you don't expect anybody who's been on total bliss for 5 days to easily be on work mode again just like that)…so yeah, im just ranting.

so what happened in manila? nothing much. dint even shop that much (or make that dint shop at all). the heat was too much for me on the first day that i just slept through it all morning. my Be had to drag me out of bed by lunchtime. supposed to play airsoft somewhere but i was feeling nauseous from the trip and not really in the mood to do anything. and the thought of donning a complete battle gear and run around under scorching heat dint sound appealing at all, so i had to pass. but there's one thing i could not NOT do while in manila, and that is to eat at Ma Mon Luk. yeah im a sucker for authentic chinese food (not the chowking-type-assuming-chinese-food) and Ma Mon Luk have the best mami and siopao (well for me, it is). so since we're headed to divisoria anyway to look for airsoft stuff, we went to the Ma Mon Luk located at Ongpin (it was a good thing i read about it changing its name to Ma Ku Si…thanks snglguy!) and had a feast! i was so full, it was almost 2pm and the warm weather made me so drowsy i could sleep then and there. but my Be's not through with me. we went to Carriedo where we found more stalls selling airsoft guns and stuff. so there. believe it or not, the shopper in me died that day. when i got back here in baguio, i was suprised myself when i realized that i only bought 3 items on my stay in manila. ready? 1. olive drab canvass belt (for my Flight Suit BDU) 2. a DVD (The Sentinel) 3. a looonggg loofah. pathetic.

that was my first day. on the second day was my Be's brother's wedding. it was a simple civil ceremony it was over by lunchtime. so we ate somewhere (forgot the exact place but i think the resto's name was Silver Spoon or something like that). it was a very intimate affair, family and close friends only. no crying and ring bearers chasing flower girls. no bridesmaids fighting over the bouquet. no groomsmen punching each other for the garter. i was in fact wearing jeans and a girly top, that's all. after eating, we drove straight home cuz the groom will be having party for his officemates and their other friends at home. while everyone was busy preparing for the party, me and my Be slept all through out the afternoon. yeah you heard it right. we slept for atleast 5 hours. i was playing CountrStrike while visitors poured in (i was Miss Anti-Social that day…must be the heat). we mingled at the party for an hour or so and then i played World of WarCraft until my Be announced that we're going out. we met up with Stephen and Ahmad at Stephen's house at West Av (an airsofter friend) and we talked airsoft, food and more airsoft until everybody realized we were at it for almost 6 hours already so its time for us to go home. slept more. woke up at 9AM. supposed to go home to baguio at 12NN but moved it to 2PM. had 2 penoys, 1 cheeseburger and lots of sleep on the way home. a cold blast welcomed us back at 8PM. i was asleep by 10.

and that ladies and gentlemen, is the most booooring vacation ive ever had.

gawd, il make bawi to myself next month on my birthday. will go to la union and bask on sea, sand and sun. yes, that's definitely a vacation i could look forward to.

things i realized i missed when i went to manila:

1. Krispy Kreme

2. DEC's shrimp  and fish dumplings.

3. DVD shopping galore at Quiapo.

4. goin to Mall of Asia to skate.

5. watch a movie at IMAX.

Pffftt. next time, il make sure i don't forget to bring with me my vacation spirit. next time.

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it was my off yesterday. me and my Be's off. we were both on house arrest. we feigned stomachache and turned off our cellphones because we couldn't bring ourselves to get out of the house to play airsoft. we got up around 9AM and feasted on leftovers for breakfast (leftovers =  pasta drenched with slightly stewed tomatoes and basil + tuna). watched DVD. had lunch (lunch = fried rice + porkchops). watched more DVD. went back to bed at 2PM. woke up around quarter to 6PM. watched a little bit of TV. had our leftover lunch for dinner. watch more DVD and TV. i went to sleep around 11Pm while my Be followed around 12:30. now how's that for a blissful day off…

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FLASH REPORTS!

Flash Report # 1

we're on a diet. we meaning me and my Be. low carb. we decided that low carb diet is the best option cuz we could still indulge ourselves with meat (basta lean meat!) and not feel guilty after. downside? no rice. no pasta. no bread. no potatoes = no french fries!!! and don't ask why we're on a diet. its complicated. (although we gave in yesterday and had pasta friday night basta vegetarian naman! and had fried rice on saturday.) gah, this low carb diet thingy has finally sunk on me. you won't believe the smile on my face when my Be happily feasted on our thursday night dinner which is composed of red lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and carrots all thrown together and dressed with a little bit of basil vinaigrette. yeah, salad for dinner. my Be eating green salad for dinner. kill me if we don't lose some weight in 2-3 months.

Flash Report #2

im smoking again. started last friday. bout 2-3 cigs a day. after being clean for more than a year. blame it on the diet. hunger weakens my diet. smoking weakens my hunger. thus, when i smoke i don't get hungry. and besides, i was able to strike a deal with my Be. we promised each other we'd quit once we've attained our desired weight. good deal. quitting's never a problem with me. can't wait.

Flash Report #3

i just found out this morning that my immediate supervisor (or team leader or coach as we like to call them) was forced to resign. why? because of some issues on his monits (monitorings with his agents) and other paperwork related stuff. we think its unfair. those are just numbers and stats and graphs. those are not agents excelling or agents hitting a high Rep SAT every end of the month. those are not agents who enjoy coming to work because their team leader motivates them in ways no other team leaders can or have. its just unfair. makes me wanna resign again. Pffftttt. 

Flash Report # 4

the guys finally uploaded some of our pics from our airsofter friend's wedding and other game pix, so delayed as it is, here they are anyway:

 

here's a group pic after the game. im the one smiling goofily in the middle. 

 

 

here's me and my Be. Clyde at the back and mam tina on the left. as you can see, this is supposed to be a solo picture of me and my Be.

gah, you can't have a decent solo pix when you're with a bunch of camwhores…lolz 

 

 

im not on this pic, neither my Be but i liked the way that all the guys are wearing one of our official BDU's (US Acupat) and they're all smiles! 

 

 

here's the only decent picture we have as a group on Karl's wedding.  

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pahabol post: i have a new office crushie! *kilig kilig kilig* basta, i heart him. i heart him more than my previous office crushie that lasted only for 3 days. so since he just said hello 2 mins ago, im doing cartwheels on my head and decided to compare my old office crushie to this new office crushie.

comparison 1:

old crushie is suplado while new crushie is super friendly he might hug me if i ask him to (haha! as if.)

comparison 2:

im as tall as old crushie while new crushie is a tad taller than me (yeah, height matters)

comparison 3:

i can't remember seeing old crushie smile, at all. new crushie smiles all the time. when i talk to him, he smiles…when he talks to me, he smiles…when we see each other at the office, he smiles...*sigh*

comparison 4 :

old crushie never talks to me unless talked to. new crushie comes by our bay and says hello atleast 5 times a day. *double sigh*

comparison 5:

ive never eaten/smoked with old crushie. i had lunch once with new crushie and asked if id like to smoke after (thank gawd i was smoking again when he asked me!) *triple sigh*

so as you can see, im all giddy over my new found crushie. just giddy, of course im still getting married to my Be on January, silly.

teehee!