the Pink Line

I never knew that I would find really nice friends here in blogosphere. Nakikita ko man sila in person oh hindi. I just love the fact that blogging and reading other blogs would give me so much emotion. Nalulungkot, natatakot, nagugulat, na-eexcite, napapatili, nai-inlove, kinikilig (hindi lang pala ako sa pag-ihi kinikilig), napapatawa at sumasaya.

Oh ang arte lang ng intro ko noh? Wala lang, overwhelmed lang siguro ako dahil sa pagkikita kita ulet namen nila twin sis Joanne at Zai. I really miss these two beautiful and nice person and I love them so much na! Im telling you, they are really nice and fun to be with. (Zai and Jo, pili na lang kayo sa wishlist ko ah hehehe.) Kidding aside they are easy to get along.

Matagal na yung huling kita namen nila Joanne at Zai. October pa, oh diba ang tagal na. So dapat magme-meet kami ng November kaya lang nagka-sore eyes nga ako, ayun postponed. Nung gumaling na eyes ko, schedule agad agad ng meeting, then came December 3.

But before that I asked Zai kung sino ang mga kasama. Na-excite ako sa mga names na tinext nya including, Marge of Coffehan, Kulapitot and Lori of Here You'll Find Me. Gustong gusto ko na talaga kasi sila ma-meet in person but sadly hindi sila nakarating. Why kaya? Paki-explain sa comment box kung bakit, required yan hmp!

I also texted Maria of Super Wander Girl to join unfortunately she has work at medyo malayo ang place hindi na rin kakayaning humabol pa. Anyway. I hope next time makasama na sila

4pm ang usapan sa Mega. Una kaming dumating ni bff Hash, may ginawa pa kasi kami regarding our tropa's Christmas party. Habang busy kami sa foodcourt dumating si Theo of Theo's Casanova na muntik ko ng di nakilala dahil wala syang suot na eye glasses. Pangalawang beses ko ng ma-meet si Theo, the first time was when I claimed my prize in his blog contest. Ilang minutes lang dumating na rin sina Joanne and Zai at lumipat na kami sa Pepper Lunch para dun na lang hintayin yung iba. Gutom na kami, hindi kasi kami kumain ni Hash sa World Chicken at hindi rin kami kumain ng cupcake (haha! alam nio na yan).

Zai also got his prize (a planner with freebie coupons) from Theo.

me, Hash and Joanne

After namen umorder ng food dumating na si Mr. Smiling Face. Si kuya Mar of Unplog. He's always smiling kasi kahit stolen shot naka-smile pa rin. He's mabait din at ayaw nyang sabihin kung ilang taon na sya. Ok lang kuya Mar kung ayaw mo sabihin basta yung hinihiram ko na book ah!

kuya Mar, Zai and Theo

After namen maubos yung food dumating naman si Superjaid na galing pa sa kanyang OJT (kaya dont worry sis hindi ka late..maaga lang talaga kami hehe). Napag-alaman namen na classmates pala sila ni Theo nung college. Nagulat kami, akala namen magpapatayan na sila haha chos lang. Na-miss lang pala nila ang isa't isa. First time ko rin ma-meet ang batang ito. Nakakatuwa sya, parang ang sarap nyang maging younger sister. Napaka-jolly ng arrive!

Superjaid, kuya Mar and Theo

Halos magkasunod lang sila ni Empi na dumating. We concluded na nag-date muna sila pinauna lang si Jaid ni Empi para hindi halata hehehe. Hindi na kumain si Empi kasi busog pa daw sya. Pangatlong beses ko na ma-meet si Empi. Nung una tahimik lang pero ngayon nakikisalamuha na sya hehe at si Joanne ang gusto nya laging katabi hmmmmm.

After madaliin ni Theo si Jaid na ubusin na ang umuusok pang food from Pepper Lunch lipat naman kami sa kapihan, saan pa eh di sa Starbucks.

At dun dumating ang isa sa mga idol ko na Pinoy blogger, si Bino of Damuhan. Gusto ko sanang makipag-kwentuhan sa kanya kaya lang hiya ako eh. But he's nice at kinilig ako ng slight ng i-shake hands nya ko hehe.

(left-right) Theo, Joanne, Empi, Zai, Hash, me, Jaid, Bino

Jaid, Theo and Bino.

Naisipan namen magpapa-picture sa Christmas tree. Naalala ko si Archieviner dahil sa hinihiling nyang Christmas greeting. Na-haggard ako sa mga notifications ko dahil si Archie, ni-like lahat ng picture namen, na-inggit haha! Wag ka na mainggit eto para sayo.

Merry Cristmas Archieviner! he he he

Pictures overload!

Stolen pero naka-smile pa rin si kuya Mar

stolen ulet..pigil ang smile ni kuya Mar

stolen.. photowalk?

Ang mga first time kong na-meet.

with Superjaid

with Bino

with kuya Mar

Salamat kay ~~McDonald~~ Donald Duck na nagsilbing tripod namen at natupad ang kumpletong group picture.

yung gift na hawak ni Donald ang ginawa nameng tripod

But wait there's more! Dahil sa picture taking may mga bagong nabuong love team. Janjarajan...Heto na sila!

MarJo loveteam
by request ni sis Jo ang name kaya pinalitan ko ang JoMar

ZaiLin loveteam
bagay ba kami?

Nung pinost ko sa fb ang picture namen ni Zai ang dami nag-PM saken tinatanong kung bagong bf ko daw ba sya haha! Kaya tumabi tabi na ang ZaiJo love team eto na ang bago...go ZaiLin!

It's really fun and nice meeting and knowing these people na dati ay sa blog ko lang nakakasalamuha. Hope to see them again at sana next time makasama din kayo ;)

wacky!

Napapadalas na tong sakit na nararamdaman ko ah. Not emotionally but physically. Hindi naman talaga ako magpo-post eh kaya lang ang sakit talaga.

Una, masakit ang puson ko. Hindi dahil wala (alam ko ang nasa isip nyo!), kundi meron. Meron akong dysmenorrhea. Sa mga hindi nakakaalam kung ano ito i-google nyo na lang po. Tinatamad kasi ako eh. Yan pa isang epekto saken kapang meron ako. Sobrang tinatamad ako. Gusto ko lang laging natutulog, nakahiga at ang bigat bigat ng katawan ko. Buti nga nagawa ko pa tong post na to eh (over!).

Pangalawa, masakit pala ang IPL. Sa mga hindi nakaka-alam paki-google na lang po ulet, please bear with me. Second session ko na kanina, from 20 jolts to 24 jolts. Nung una tinanong ko si ate kung masakit ba, sagot nya medyo daw pero tolerable. Parag pinitik lang daw ng goma. Napaisip ako, teka masakit yung pitik ng goma ah. At masakit talaga sya. Ewan ko baka low lang talaga ang tolerance ko sa pain. Mas masakit pa daw sa mga susunod na session hanggang 35 jolts. Oh my gash baka himatayin na ko! Eh ano bang magagawa ko ginusto ko to eh. Tiis ganda!

Pangatlo, natuklap yung kuko ko sa daliri ng kamay, yung hinlalaki sa kanan specifically. Pasintabi sa mga kumakain. Nagpalinis kasi ako ng kuko, after ko magpalinis kinabukasan nakita ko na may crack yung kuko ko. Hindi ko sya ma-gupit kasi nakakapit pa sa laman. Eh kanina sumabit yung kuko ko sa kung saan so yung maliit na crack ng kuko ko ay lumaki. At ang sakit nya! Errrrrr nangingilo ako habang nagta-type nito. Ginupit ko na sya kasi humiwalay na sa laman. Pero ang sakit talaga mas masakit pa sa 24 jolts promise.

O.A. lang ba? Sorry naman, pero masakit talaga eh. Lately, pansin ko lang na puro lumang kanta naririnig ko. Yung tipong mapapa-emo ka dahil sa mga kantang may mga dalang masasakit at nakakalungkot na alaala. Ay ewan! Ayoko mag-emo ngaun, wala ako sa mood, tinatamad ako. O sya yan na lang muna. Sana bukas sipagin na ko dahil ang dami ko pang kelangang gawin at wala pa kong nabibiling gift kahit isa.

Yap, that's me! Im claiming it dahil sa mga natanggap kong award at dahil blog ko naman to, pagbigyan na. Hindi ko na patatagalin pa ang intro, eto na!

Versatile

It's been a couple of months na ata ng ma-recieve ko ang Versatile Blogger Award from one of my blogger idols, Ms. Balut of The Lucky Blog. I want to thank you Mamalut (nakigaya na ko kay ate Gracie) with all my hypothalamus. Sorry naman ~~medyo~~ natagalan ang reply ko dito. Ang dami ko lang po talagang ~~tamad~~ ginagawa. Medyo busy po talaga ako, please maniwala na kayo.

The Rules:

Thank the blogger who gave you this award. Don’t forget to link her blog.
Post seven random things about you
Give the award to 15 other bloggers you love and let them know you gave them this award.

I already did the thanking part up there but of course I wouldnt mind doing it again. Thank you again dearest Mamalut. I appreciate this so much!

7 random things about me

1. Nung bata pa ko, mga 5 years old, tuwing makikita ako ng mga relatives at kapitbahay namen palagi akong pinapasayaw ng "Ice Ice Baby". Yun nga ba title nun di ko na matandaan. Naging trade mark ko na sya. As in pag nakikita nila ko they were like "sayaw ka naman ng ice ice baby". Ako naman si uto uto sumasayaw naman. Nakakatawa na nakakainis pag naalala ko yun. Hindi po ako dancer, singer ako.

2. Super mahilig ako sa baby. Ang sarap sarap nila pagmasdan, laruin, panggigilan, kagatin, ihagis hagis ganyan. Kidding aside lumalambot talaga ang puso ko pag nakakakita ako ng baby. Madalas nga akong gawing yaya ng mga friends ko pag magkakasama kami at kasama nila ang baby nila. Gustong gusto ko naman dahil love ko ang mga babies nila. Kung pwede nga lang gumawa ng baby mag-isa eh. Ang dami ko na sigurong nagawa pero hanggang 5 years old lang pag 6 na sila ipamimigay ko na charots! Basta gusto ko ng baby.

3. Bossy ako, mahilig akong mang-utos. Im also a dominant when it comes to relationship. Gusto ko ako ang nasusunod.

4. I dont eat bangus and kare-kare.

5. Super hate ko pag kinakalabit ako as in! Lalo na yung sunod sunod na kalabit. Nakakairita talaga ng bongga. Ang sarap lang manapak pag ganun gggrrrrrrrr!

6. Sa sobrang mahal at hassle magpa-rebond nagpakulot ako ng hair ko dati. Pero dahil na-broken hearted ako and I thought of the need to reinvent myself ayun pa-straight at pa-short hair and drama ko. Na-miss ko tuloy ang long curls ko na hindi na kailangang suklayin mula pagkagising hanggang sa pagligo. Piga piga lang ayos na. Bunos fact, ang TABA ko dati! Ayan kita sa picture bilugan at malaki ang muka at braso ko.

7. I know how to play "Crazy for You" by Madonna, "Bakit ba?" by Siakol, "Story of Us" by Taylor Swift on guitar. Selected songs lang talaga alam kong tugtugin, hindi ko kasi memorize lahat ng chords lalo na yung mahihirap, hanggang basics lang ako. May mga nagawa na kong cover ng mga kanta na yan kaya lang baka pagkaguluhan at maging talk of the town ako sa kahihiyan pag in-upload ko.

And Im giving this award to:
1. Maria of Super Wander Girl
2. Ric of Life N Canvas
3. Phioxee of Wanderer
4. Xoxo Grah of Chicturista
5. Rogie of The Ignored Genius
6. Pao Kun of To infinity and beyond! Pangkalawakan
7. Anthony of Free to Play
8. Fiel-kun's Thoughts
9. Cheenee of Kwentong Palaka
10. Cyron of ikwento
11. Mga Kwento ni Nyabachoi
12. Adventures of Manong Unyol
13. Kwentong baliw ng isang Rixophrenic
14. 5-12-4-14-33-44's Farm
15. Chateau de Archieviner

Cool

I want to thank Fiel of Fiel-kun's Thoughts who gave me the Cool Blogger Award. Nilamig ako sa award na to. Seriously, this is so much appreciated.

As for the tagging part, alam kong cool kayong lahat that's why Im tagging you ALL for this award.

Popular

Ang lastly but not the least, thank you to my sweet, pretty and talented friend Maria of Super Wander Girl, for this another award called SMP Blog Award (Samahan ng Magaganda't Pogi chos!). It's called the Super Ms. Popular Blog Award. Thank you din kay ate Gracie of Gracie's Network, Rix of Kwentong Baliw ng Isang Rixophrenic and Anthony of Free to Play for tagging me as well. I love you all with all my heart.

The rules are:
1. Answer the questions below.
2. Choose your Super Mr. Popular and Super Miss Popular who you want to give this award. (Maximum of 15 people)
3. Copy the provided question below or you may create a new question you want to ask them.
4. Don't forget to send me the link of your post so i can see it too.

Your life is going to become a script for a movie. Whose local/foreign celebrity would you want to play you?
Since naunahan na ko ni sis Joanne kay Anne Curtis at ni Lori kay Angelina Jolie so ang choice ko ay si Angel Locsin sa local at Keira Knightley sa foreign, simply because they're both hot like me chos! Gusto kong maging leading man syempre si JLC at si Orlando Bloom.

You get to become a villain for a day from a Disney movie. Which villain are you?
Wala akong matandaang villain ng Disney movies eh. Tinatamad naman ako mag-google hehe. Sorry naman.

Aside from family, what's your greatest accomplishment in life?
Aside from the 3 consecutive years of being an awardee on my previous job,

my 2nd awardee's plaque

I think it's when I decided to resign as an employee and invest on our family's business and doing it well so far.

In your own views, what's the spirit of Christmas?
Family, giving, loving and remembering the birthday of our dear saviour, Jesus Christ.

And the award goes to:

Super Mr. Popular

Overthinker Palaboy of afterthoughts

Gord of Crumpled Papel

Tripster Guy

Olivr of the Beat Box

JonDmur

Super Ms. Popular

Superjaid

Sherene of Our Journey

Lizzie of Pretty Ugly

Marge of Coffeehan

Sa mga hindi ko nai-tag nakita oh nabasa ko na kasi na may ganito na rin kayong award or post.

Thanks ulet sa mga nagbigay ng award and congrats sa mga awardees. Sorry for the long post.

Merry Christmas my friends!

Hello hello friends! How's your Christmas? I hope you had it happy and merry. Me? I had an extraordinary one that I cant afford not to share. Bukod sa talagang nag-enjoy ako, this was also another first for me.

Me, my mom and relatives spend the Christmas on Blue Coral Beach Resort in Laiya, San Juan, Batangas. First time ko sa Blue Coral pero second time ko na sa Laiya. My first was in La Luz Beach Resort where we had our branch outing with my previous employer.

Among Batangas beaches that I've been, I think Laiya is the most promising. It may not endowed with the golden sand of Puerto Gallera and the finest sand of Boracay but for me its semi-white sand is still worth a try for beach bumming for only two and a half hours trip from Manila.

We arrived there afternoon of the 24th.

We hurried to the beach after we had our merienda. The wave was a bit strong and the water was freakin' cold. I was shivering the moment I took a dip.

We cant stand the coldness of the sea water kaya lumipat kami sa pool. Swimming kami until the night falls. Ayoko pa sanang umalis sa tubig dahil sobrang namiss ko magswimming (ng hindi marunong lumangoy) at ine-enjoy ko ang pageemo pero nagutom ako.

nag-eemo sa pool

We had our buffet dinner by 7pm. No other options, buffet lang talaga and I dont know why. Kahit sa La Luz ganon din ang set up. Buffet ang breakfast, lunch and dinner. We paid 1,200 pesos each for the three buffet meals. Its kinda expensive for a so so taste of the foods.

my dinner

After dinner tumambay kami sa tree house. Ang saya dahil may free Wifi sa buong resort.

with my cute nephew
Kasalukuyan akong may kainuman virtually. Alam nyo na kung sino kayo ;)

Busy preparing the food, I forgot to take photos but we had spaghetti, cake, salad and bread. We were supposed to have our noche buena on the beach but my cousin's first born threw tantrums and we cant just leave them inside the room while we're eating by the beach. Kaya ayun, ang ending sa veranda kami kumain. But it was still fun!

After eating nag-aya ng totoong inom si cousin and we went to the bar and after, to the beach.

at the bar with my cousins
This trip was courtesy of my cousin in green.

with my cousins, Mom and Aunt

We woke up early morning of the 25th, had breakfast and swimming again.

with my cute nephew, Mom and Aunt

view of the pool from the tree house

having fun with my cousins, Aunt and cute nephew

Dyosa ng Laiya.. pasok sa banga!

bonding with my Mom

with cousins and nephew..epal yung paa ni kuya hehe

After our lunch, by 1pm we leave the resort and drove back to Manila to be with the rest of the family na hindi nakasama. That's how I spent my Christmas. How about you?

P.S.

I want to thank all blogger friends who exerted their effort to greet last Christmas. Alam nyo na kung sino kayo. I will make a separate post for it. Baka kasi may humabol pa for New Year para isang post na lang hehe. For the meantime eto muna. Gusto ko rin sanang um-effort na i-greet kayong lahat like doing a picture greeting, kaya lang sobrang busy talaga kaya hanggang tweet, text at status na lang muna. Promise babawi ako next year.

Pasensya naman kung hindi ko nabibisita ang mga blogs nyo these past few days. Ang dami lang talagang ginagawa at kelangang unahin. Alam ko naman na busy rin kayo this Holiday season kaya alam ko na naiintindihan nyo. Pero pag may time nagbabasa naman ako hindi nga lang ako makapag-iwan ng comment minsan. Makakabawi din.

P.S. ulet

Kasalukuyan na po tayong tumatanggap ng donations for our first PBO Project. For more details please click here and visit our Facebook Group. Sama sama nateng pagtulungan na ma-achieve ang ating goal, na makatulong sa mas nangangailangan hindi lang ng financial kundi pati ng aruga at kalinga. Sa tulong ni Lord sana'y marami tayong mapasaya at matulungan. Let's do it!

Happy New Year!

Today is my birthday! Ang bilis bilis ng oras. Feeling ko hinahabol ko sya at hindi ko sya maabutan ganyan.

Tuwing birthday ko nagwi-wish ako ng isang particular thing na gusto ko. Pero ngayon ginawa kong 10 ang wishlist ko total naman eh meron ~~ako~~ kayong until the end of this year para tuparin ang wish ko. Dapat pala last month ko pa to ni-post para may 1 month kayong preparation (assuming ako). Pero ayos lang tumatanggap ako kahit hanggang next birthday ko pa. Kaya huwag kayong mahihiya ah.

10. Unique birthday cards. Yung tipong out of this world. Ang choosy ko lang, sige na nga kahit yung message na lang ang maging out of this world.

9. To have a photo of me on a birthday suit. I've always wanted to do this. Problema ko lang kung sino magpi-picture saken. Ayoko ng tripod, gusto ko yung tipong umaanggulo.

8. Sana may manlibre saken. Para maiba naman. Lagi na lang kasi ang birthday celebrant ang nanlilibre eh. Ang totoo namumulubi kasi ako ngayon. Nagpaka-generous kasi akong ninang at tita last Christmas. Oo, hindi ako nagtago.

7. New business oppurtunities at sana ay mas tumatag pa ang business namen ngaun.

6. Pug puppy. Matagal ko ng gusto nito kaya lang ang mahal nya talaga. Sana may magbigay na lang saken.

5. Flowers. Matagal tagal na rin nung huli akong nakatanggap nito.

4. DSLR. Hindi naman lingid sa kaalaman nio na may hilig ako sa photograpy. Unfortunately hindi ako nakabili sa kadahilanang kinulang ng malaki ang budget ko. So baka may gusto mag-regalo saken, hindi naman ako choosy sa SLR kahit yung pang beginner lang pwede na.

Speaking of photography, Im now officially launching my photoblog, Pink Line Photography. Sana magkaroon kayo ng time na bumisita. Please click the link or the photo below.

That is my photo blog's header courtesy of my sweet friend Maria. Sya rin ang nagdesign at sumagot ng tarp na gagamitin sa unang project ng PBO. Maraming maraming salamat Maria! To know more about this sweet girl just visit her blog Super Wander Girl.

3. All expense paid trip to Batanes. Ito ang pinakapangarap kong lugar na mapuntahan sa Pilipinas.

2. God's Gift. In other term, lovelife! Hindi naman ako nagmamadali pero kung darating sya this year mas mainam. Feeling ko kasi nagtitiktak na ang matres ko. Bottomline talaga is gusto ko ng magka-baby.

1. Success of the first PBO project. Let's pray hard for this. Sama sama tayo dito. Bukas na!

My original plan was to celebrate my birthday sa isang orphanage somewhere in Marikina. But PBO came and I decided na dito na lang muna mag-focus. Pero happy pa rin ako dahil magkakaroon ng deeper meaning ang birthday ko ngaun. Maraming dahilan at isa na kayo dun. Salamat sa pagiging part ng buhay ko. May you continue to be part of me until I reached 60 or older. Magba-blog pa rin kaya tayo nun at mage-EB?

Idadagdag ko na rin pala sa wishlist ko ang blog secretary. Ang dami kong pending post. Ang dami ko pa ring ~~tamad~~ busyness.

Ngaun palang nagpapasalamat na ko sa kung sino mang tutupad ng mga birthday wish ko.

Thank you ng bonggang bongga!

Love,

Sexy, Free and Single Arline =)

It all started with a humble wish of a blogger with a pure heart named Gracie of Gracie's Network. Matagal ko na rin itong gustong gawin. Pero hindi ko alam kung pano ko sisimulan. That is why when ate Gracie posted about her wish for Christmas agad akong nagpahayag ng suporta. Nag-post din ang isa pang blogger na sobra ang dedication na si Mar of Unplog ng tungkol sa Project Piso. Kasama ang maraming kalokohan pero may napakabuting puso (hindi ito dyuk) na si Archieviner of Chateau de Archieviner we had serious talks over twitter on how we could make it happen. At mula sa Project Piso natuloy sa Pinoy Bloggers Outreach na naglalayon na tumulong at magbigay ng saya sa mga mas nangangailangan.

More bloggers showed support. Donations came, in cash and in kind. Hindi ko na patatagalin pa. Heto na ang resulta ng ating pagsasama sama.

Mula sa usapan sa twitter, FB, at Skype, the group finally decided to held our first project on White Cross Children's Orphanage in San Juan.

The Preparation -January 6, 2013
Kasama si kuya Mar namili kami sa Divisoria ng mga pangregalo at pampapremyo sa mga kids. Nabanat ang mga malalaking maskels nya sa pagbibitbit ng aming mga pinamili na mula Divisoria ay diniretso namen sa Gateway, Cubao. Doon namen inayos ang mga pangregalo katulong si Axl, Sey, Rix at Erin.

The Main Event- January 8, 2013

We met at Robinson's Galleria by 1pm. Nang makumpleto ang mga volunteers tumuloy na kami sa White Cross. Hinintay namen sandali si kuya Mar na hindi namen kasabay dahil doon sya nagmula sa Chickboy Cubao branch (one of the sponsors) kung saan namen iniwan ang mga inayos na gifts and prizes. Pagdating nya ay agad na naming inayos ang venue.

At maya-maya pa dumating na ang mga bata na nagsimulang makihalubilo at makipagkulitan sa amin.

Kanya kanya ng laro at kalong sa amin. May mga malalambing, may makukulit, may sosyal, may bibo, may komedyante at marami pang may.

Nagsimula ang program sa pamamagitan ng dasal at pagpapasalamat kay Lord. Dahil sa mukang excited ang mga bata games na agad. Pagkatapos ng ilang games ay nagperform na ang mga clowns.

Pagkatapos ng nakakatuwang performance. Games to sawa na ulet.

Pagkatapos ng magulo at masayang palaro ay pinakain naman namen sila. After ng early dinner ng mga kids pinamigay na ang mga regalo. Konting picture picture at natapos na ang program. Sa pagtatapos ng party pinayagan kami na makalibot sa kwarto ng mga batang 2 years old and below.

Pero bawal pumasok sa loob. Mula sa labas ng glass door ay nakita namen ang mga munting angel. Sa totoo lang sila talaga ang tumunaw ng puso ko. Ang ku-cute ng mga babies ang sarap nilang i-uwi. Hindi ko lubos maisip kung pano magagawa ng isang magulang na ipamigay ang kanilang anak. Siguro may kanya kanyang mabibigat na dahilan pero kung ano pa man yun para saken hindi yun magiging sapat para iwan ang kanilang mga anak.

Buti na lamang at may mga ganitong institusyon at mga tanong may hangarin na makatulong at magpasaya katulad ng PBO.

Acknowledgement

Maraming salamat
sa mga Officers: Mar, Gracie, Archieviner and yours truly
sa mga Volunteers at: Axl, Zai(donated candies), Joanne(donated books), Empi, Senyor IskwaterSenyor Iskwater (contributed name plates), Paokun, Rix, Sey, Jun, Kulapitot(donated toys), R-jay, Deo, Erin
kay Maria sa pagdesign at pagsagot sa tarpaulin
sa mga nag-donate ng cash: ang mga pangalan ay lalabas sa official statement of account na aming ipo-post soon
sa Chickboy for the discounted food
kay Mr. Fitz ng Bloggershirts.com para sa malaking discount sa T-shirts (courtesy of Gracie)
sa company si kuya Mar na napakaraming naitulong
sa lahat ng member na wala man ang presence sa event ay buong buo ang suporta sa proyekto

Kung wala kayo hinding hindi magiging possible at successful ang unang proyekto ng PBO. Maraming maraming salamat mula sa aking puso! Words are not enough to show how much Im thankful. Sana ay ipagpatuloy naten ang ating misyon. More power PBO!

January 19, 2013 was the wedding date of the two of my closest friends, Bobong and Nene. Magkakaibigan na kami since college. We were on a two different groups on our block section. Pero dumating yung time na nagmerge ang group namen and then poof ~~it became coco crunch~~ naging isang malaking barkada na kami. Actually hindi naman ganun kalaki. We were originally eight, nadagdagan na lang dahil sa mga bf or gf at ngaun asawa na nila. That leaves me the only single (not taken) on our barkada. Saklap diba? Oh well, anyway I believe and will still believe na makilala ko rin ang tamang lalakeng nakalaan para saken (punong puno ng pag-asa). Baka nga nakilala ko na sya hindi pa lang nagpaparamdam. Hoy paramdam ka na! Anong petsa na oh?!

Syempre, one of the special occasions ito for me kaya hindi pwedeng hindi ko isasama sa aking online diary. Always na lang kasi akong bridesmaid at first time ko mag- maid of honor.

The wedding ceremony took place in Sta. Clara de Montefalco Parish church, Pasig City.

Dumating ako sa Exchange Regency Hotel ng 10am. Ang aga ko diba knowing na 2pm pa ang kasal. Eh excited ako eh bakit ba?! Pero naman mga teh ako pa ang huling naayusan. Yung tipong naiihi na ko sa sobrang pagka-pressure dahil ako na lang ang hinihintay, ganyan. Buti na lang hindi kami na-late, saktong sakto lang at nakapag-pictorial pa before the march.

the groom with his parents

the bride with her super cool parents

Baket kaya nakakaiyak yung eksenang naglalakad yung bride sa aisle? Well, its for me to find out hehe.
They have a promise na kapag 10 years na sila mag-bf gf eh magpapakasal na sila. Kaya ayan, finally!

Gamit na gamit pala pagiging maid of honor ko dito dahil bukod sa pagpapapirma eh kami rin ni best man ang pinag-hawak ng mike habang nagpapalitan sila ng I do's.

At dahil biba ako eh pati sa mga ninong ako na rin ang nagpa-pirma na dapat pala yung best man na. Eh first time eh.

Habang nagpi-pictorial ang groom at bride, may moment din kami sa gilid.

the prettiest maid of honor on earth (ang kokontra panget!)

Instead of the usual na pagpasok ng entourage sa reception area, kailangan daw eh sumasayaw. Kaya ayun napasayaw ako ng slight lang nemen.

While in the middle of the program, may na-spot-tan akong nagi-stand out na kagwapuhan. Dahil supportive sa ~~single~~ love life ko si bff Hash kinuhanan nya ng picture, kaya lang nakatalikod. Hindi ko na lang din ipopost wala rin namang silbi. Basta nanlambot tuhod ko dahil taglay nya ang weakness ko, matangkad at singkit.

Officemate pala ni groom si Mr. MS (matangkad and singkit). Dahil supportive din ang friend kong groom ipinakilala nya saken si Mr. MS. Ehmeged! He's more goodlooking sa malapitan. We shook hands and he smiled so sweet. Tumalon puso ko! Gusto kong magtakip ng unan at umirit sa sobrang kilig. Single din sya kaya lang may pagka-suplado. Oh well, move on na! Ganyan ako kabilis magpalit ng feelings, from kilig to deadma chos!

More ganap sa program hanggang sa dumating sa throwing of bouquet. Hindi na sya yung traditional na literal na ihahagis. Idinaan ni bride sa game. Naghagis sya isa isa ng mga roses with stem. Kung sino ang may pinakamaikli ang stem na nasalo sya ang mapalad at ako yun bwahaha! Dahil dyosa ang nakakuha nag-unahan ang mga single boys sa pag-ubos ng wine at ang nanalo ay si best man!

Kung ano daw ang gagawin ni groom at bride gagawin din ng mga nakakuha ng bouquet at garter. Paalala: ang mga sumusunod na eksena ay bawal sa mga batang manonood. Patnubay ng magulang ay kailangan.

kiniss ni bride si groom sa forehead kaya kiss din ako kay lolo sa noo

malakas kiliti ko jan hihihi

hindi po yan lips to lips..effects lang ng camera :P

Over yang si best man, nakarami ng halik sa aken huh! Hindi ko po feel na feel ang mga eksena. Napilitan lang talaga ako dyan (defensive?).

Hindi pa nakuntento sa kiss, sinayawan pa ako habang papalapit saken para isuot ang garter.

nadidiri ako hindi ako natutuwa!

tuwang tuwa ako, diring diri si best man

Buti na lang pareho kaming single kaya keri lang.

The bride and groom ended the program by thanking everyone for being part of their big event. Like what I've said sa wine tossing, I wish them happiness, stay in love unconditionally and have a baby agad agad.

Dahil mga adik kami sa picture, more more photo shoot bago umuwi.

That's all for now.

Thanks everyone for reading and commenting on my last post regarding the success of PBO's first project. To those who want to be a part of a fulfilling mission to share, please do like our fan page Pinoy Bloggers Outreach or follow @iHeartPBO on twitter for updates. Thank you!

Hello dears! This is a quick post. PBO's next project is coming near. Please do share your pre-loved items for our fund raising event entitled "Bazaar for a Cause" which will happen this Valentine's Day.

I didnt know what items to share since I already turn my room upside down and found no interesting since most of my things were stock on our house in Cavite and I still cant find time to gather those. But Senyor Iskwater suggested that I can sell my cupcakes. Full proceeds will go to PBO's fund for our next project in March. Great idea indeed, so I will be selling my cupcakes by three's in a box. Just like the photo below.

Christmas themed chocolate and vanilla cupcakes ordered by a friend for giveaway.

So what are you waiting for? Come and share some love too.
If you already have your items to donate please send the photos to cepsdee@me.com

For more details please visit the links below. Thank you!
Facebook page- Pinoy Bloggers Outreach
Twitter- @iHeartPBO

Funny how time flies really fast! My birthday month was over that's why I wanted to thank all of you who made my birthday very special through this post.

Nag-post ako ng wishlist noong birthday ko mismo. Out of my 10 wishlist meron namang tatlong natupad na as of posting time. First one was the success of the first PBO's project <= click to read the whole story.

Second was the unique card and messages.

thank you PBOers for this cute musical card with your messages

Thank you for this unique musical card. Galing ito sa mga blogger friends na nag-volunteer sa first project ng PBO. Im so touched! Muntik ako maiyak kung di lang ako masaya dahil sa outcome ng PBO malamang naluha na ko. At may kaakibat pang picture collage ni Archieviner. Hindi ako sigurado kung kaninong idea to hahaha!

Salamat din sa sobrang nakakatunaw sa puso na message from Archieviner and Cyron.

thanks Archieviner

thanks Cyron with feelings ;)

At sa mga gumawa ng picture greetings for me. Natuwa talaga ako!

thank you sis Maria of Super Wander Girl

Thank you JonDmur

thank you mama Joy

thank you Senyor Iskwater

thanks to my friend Arnold :)

thank you Gord

Salamat din sa mga gifts.

thank you Zai for this super cute bear :)

thanks sis Joanne..i love the color :)

thank you Pao.. so talented kid :)

Last but definitely not the least is my wish na sana may manlibre saken.

Thank you Archieviner for granting this wish. Finally we met when he arrived from New Caledonia. Kung gaano sya kaingay sa twitter, blog at facebook kabaliktaran in person. Hindi ako sanay na tahimik sya. Well ang masasabi ko lang he's mabait and generous. Sige na nga pogi na rin hehehe. A real friend.

And now let me give you a sneak peek on how we enjoyed the beautiful islands of Siargao.

best in tingala :P

ang Hari at ang Dyosa

after surfing at Cloud 9

Summer Models 2013

Watch out for more!

Im so overwhelmed with the greetings, messages, gifts and granted wishes from you my dears. My special day will never be the same without you. Thank you so much! ♥ ♥ ♥

We traveled by air, by sea, and by land just to get to Siargao. I mean I have no problem with travelling but experiencing all in one day? aarrrgh gives me so much pain in the butt! We traveled almost 2 hours by plane from Manila to Butuan. Another 2 hours by land on a van from Butuan to Surigao. 3 hours from Surigao to Sta. Monica and more than 1 hour to Gen. Luna where our accommodation was located. In short it took us the whole day just to get to there. Though there's a direct flight to Siargao but kinda expensive for us budget tourists.

I love the fact how helpful the locals were. Naiwan kami ng boat going to Dapa port and they were so nice enough to help us find another option. We were like celebrities when they have to brought us from a small paddle boat to the large boat that would carry us to Sta. Monica because it already leaves the port.

I hate the habal-habal ride. Imagine me wearing a summer dress and have to ride a motorbike, how awkward was that?! Its not my first time to ride a motorbike but riding it for more than an hour was a lot different plus the ride was so bumpy. I had to ask our driver to stop and rest a bit. I remember myself blurting to our driver, "kuya dahan dahan, masakit!" then Arvin and Empi laughed out loud and Im wondering why.

On our second day, we have to travel more than two hours to reach Sohoton Cove where the stingless jellyfish and caves were located. Few minutes after we leave the shore the boat suddenly stopped. Oh yeah we got stranded! It was raining and the waves were getting bigger. I can see Manong was trying so hard to start the boat. Im scared but Im praying hard. Moments later and after Manong gave his best, the boat finally started, thanks God and we go on.

On our third and last day, we woke up as early 2am to travel to Butuan for our flight back to Manila. This time we didnt ride the habal habal, instead a van took us to Dapa port to catch the 5:30am boat trip to Surigao. Another long and butt ache sea, land and plane trip back but was all worth it!

The stingless jellyfish was one of the things that made me excited about Siargao.

We reached Bucas Grande Island after ng two-hour na maulan at maalong boat trip. On our way I felt something na hindi ko na talaga kayang pigilan. Sabi nga ni sis Joanne, I did a "fascinating intermission number" at naaliw sila dun, aminin!

can you guess what i did?

It was still raining when we reached the registration area. We dont wanna waste time dahil 2-day intinerary ang kelangan namen pagkasyahin sa isang araw. Below were the prices we paid for our tour to Sohoton Cove. Credits to sis Joanne.

Environmental Fee: P50 for local / P150 for foreign
Rentals of helmet and lifevest: P40 each
Docking Fee: P100 per boat
PumpBoat: P500
Boat Guides: P165 per guide
Paddlers: P100 each

After paying the necessary amount nangunguna na kong sumakay ng paddle boat! Excited sa jelly fish.

They were on a lagoon just beside the tourism deck, a very peaceful place. A small paddle boat brought us to the jellyfish's sanctuary. Thank God the rain stopped.

the cool entrance of the jelly fish sanctuary

At first I was so afraid to touch them but my guide told me that they're harmless and showed me how to hold them the right way.

bawal sila iangat sa tubig mapuputol ang mga tentacles nila

I so love them specially the baby ones. They're soooo cute! Did I mention that Im amazed about jelly fishes? They're a mystery to me. Gusto ko silang iuwi but they're gonna die if I take them out of the water.

Me: Pwede ba kaming mag-swimming dito?
Paddler: Hindi po pwede maam.
Me: Bakit naman po?
Paddler: Dati po kasi pinapayagan namen na mag-swimming dito yung mga tourists kaya lang po napansin namen na madaling namamatay yung mga jellyfish. Lalo na yung mga maliliit.

Too bad that I cant swim with them but the thought that something about human might harm them, relieved me though.

My guide slash paddler told me that there's another jelly fish specie, the colorless one, that lives on the same lagoon but unfortunately it didnt showed up. He said that it only appears late in afternoon when the sun was down.

The crystal clear water was so inviting. I was ahead of the others so I took a quick dip on the other side of the lagoon while waiting for the them. Ang daming corals at may mga colorful fish din. And then I saw sea urchins, ok aahon na ko!

nagsnorkling ako ng walang snorkle

It was a short but fun encounter with the stingless jellyfishes of Siargao. Im definitely recommending this place to be included on one of your future travels my dear friends. I can say that these jelly fishes alone was worth the travel! I will come back here and will bring my future children. Well, I just wish that this place is preserve forever.

Im not really into caves. Aside from being afraid of dark, Im also not comfortable staying long at enclosed areas. I cant breathe easy whenever Im in a cramped and closed spaces. But Im astounded the first time I entered a cave in 2010, the Underground River of Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan. When I saw it, I was like a child again non-stop of wow's and awe. Then I thought with that kind of exquisiteness I cannot afford not to see another one. This story is about my second cave exploration happened in Sohoton Cove's Mangkukuob ang Hagukan Cave.

We entered this underground passage.

On our way to the first cave we saw this symbolic landmark that looks like a horse shoe.

We entered Hagukan cave first. According to our guide, it was called Hagukan for whenever the wave reaches the opening of the cave it produces a snoring sound. Hagukan comes from the bisayan word haguk which means "to snore".

It has a very low entrance, that we have to submerged to the water from the neck down in order to enter. Im a bit nervous while entering because it's dark and the water was kinda deep though we had our life vest. I had to hold on to Zai. I have problems on stroking my feet under water. I really need swimming lessons. Anyone who can teach me, please?

Im a little freaked out when the water was abruptly changing temperature. It was cold and then suddenly it becomes warm and then cold and then warm again.

We stepped on a stone that elevated us waist high from the water.

Our next stop was the Mangkukuob Cave.

Our guide told us that when we enter the cave the only way out was to jump off the rock face, which later on we discovered was just a trick just so we can have the best of this adventure, well thanks to them anyway. I was really hesitant to go, even more when I saw how high the platform was. If I estimated it right, it was roughly 15-feet high and I didnt even know how to swim! Isnt that frantic?! Everybody was off the boat except me. I told them I'll just wait for them on the boat. I know myself well and Im definite that I cant do that. But Zai, Arvin, Empi and Joanne didnt stop until I go and yeah I got convinced by them and thought sayang naman ang binyahe ko ng isang buong araw kung hindi ko masusulit ang adventure. "Kaya ko to!"

We saw this little bats inside the cave.

Climbing up the cave to the jumping exit.

Then we reached the platform.

My heart was beating so fast that time. Parang may something na sa tummy ko that wanted to come out. Arvin, who told us he cant swim but really can, jumped first.

Followed by Zai, then Empi. Next in line was sis Joanne. It took some time for her to jump, well actually she didnt jumped she was pushed by our tour guide which she said she really needed that push or else she would have stayed all day long on the platform.

Dahil sa tagal ni sis Joanne tumalon lalo akong kinakabahan. So I told her na mauuna na ko tumalon. "Wag!" she shouted. She doesnt want to be the last one to jump. Then I thought she will jump na pero hindi pa rin until manong tour guide pushed her na that made her wanted to kill him after haha!

My turn! Lahat na naisip ko, nakapagdasal na rin ako. "Lord help me", ganyan. One tour guide was left with me. He was holding my hand as if he wanted to push me too. But I told him, "wag mo kong hawakan kuya, kaya kong tumalon mag-isa!" haha! After 3 sets of counting 1 to 3, I jumped!

For me, it was breathtaking, dare devil stunt I ever did in my entire life, so far. "Thank you Lord", I whispered when Im afloat. Aside from having a tiny cut in my nose and feeling so frail after the jump, I never felt so much fine and relieved.

Too bad we dont have photos of our jump, maybe it means we need to come back.

I hope hindi kayo na-bored sa kwento ko about my adventure in Siargao cause there's two more story to go. The highlight of these trip and my favorite part, surfing and hopping the three lovely islands. Thank you for reading and commenting on my previous posts. It was so much appreciated!

♥ ♥ ♥

Congratulations PBOers for the success of the First PBO Bazaar for a Cause happened last February 24 in Pasig. Story here. Keep following our facebook page and twitter for the updates of our next outreach project, happening soon. Thank you.

Puputulin ko muna ang Siargao Adventure post ko. Isisingit ko lang ang ganap sa aking Saturday.

Reunited

Finally ay nagkita na ulet kami ng long lost kabarkada namen na bigla na lang nawala sa sirkulasyon. Almost 4 years hindi nagparamdam. Recently lang bigla syang sumulpot sa FB at ayun super daming kwentuhan through chat at napagkasunduan na magkita kita. Pero hindi magkatagpo ang mga schedules namen. Until nag-aya akong manood ng Pyromusical Competition sa MOA.

Me: (through SMS) Guys nood tayo Pyromusical Competition sa MOA sa Saturday

Barkada: Umaga ba yun?

Me: Ahmmm fireworks yun eh so malamang umaga sya.

Barkada: May pasok ako sa umaga eh

Me: O sige sa gabi na lang. Yung fireworks na maga-adjust para sayo.

Barkada: Okay, go na ko

Pasensya na ganyan lang po talaga kami mag-usap. Normal po samen yan. Though hindi lahat makakapunta itinuloy na rin namen ang meet up. James hasnt change a bit, well except the beer belly. Mas lumaki ang tyan nya. Pero sya pa rin yung barkada namen na mahilig sa sabaw. Kanin at sabaw lang solve na sya. Sobrang pagkamiss, pagkakita ko sa kanya nagpa-Dawn Zulueta ako charot! I just hugged him so tight. He has his own family na rin.

Richelle, long lost James and Me ;)

Fireworks

United Kingdom and South Korea were the competing countries who performed last Saturday for the 4th Philippine International Pyromusical Competion.

We bought our tickets on Metrodeal. Originally 300 pesos yung price ng Gold pero discounted ng 40% kaya 180 pesos na lang. Pero ang masaklap pagdating namen dun, buy 1 take 1 ang Gold tickets and worst may nagbebenta pa samen ng 50 pesos na lang nung malapit na magstart ang show. Kainis lang diba? Ayoko na ngang isipin besides nagenjoy naman ako sa fireworks eh.

Unang nagperform ang United Kingdom. Syempre amazed na naman ako. Mas nagustuhan ko ang pinakita ng UK kesa South Korea. Mas unique ang mga fireworks and upbeat yung music na ginamit. Opening song was Skyfall by Adele, followed by One Direction's Live While we're Young. Im thrilled when the song Diamond by Rihanna played, synchronized with the fireworks.

Medyo mabagal ang music na ginamit ng South Korea though mas synchronized compared to UK. Korean songs ang ginamit except for Frank Sinatra's Fly Me to the Moon, that somehow made the moment so romantic. Syempre hindi nawala ang Gangnam Style. Na-boring lang ako ng slight sa performance nila at parang tinipid. Plus yung mga ginamit nilang fireworks ay common na. In short walang kakaiba.

Well, I super love fireworks. Nakanganga ata ako habang nakatingala at pinapanood sila. So malamang manood ulet ako sa mga susunod pang Sabado.

(Nakalimutan ko ang digicam kaya walang photos ng fireworks.)

Bowling

Mga 9pm na natapos ang fireworks. Kumain kami then nagkayayaan mag-bowling since maaga pa naman. Another first time and another check on my bucketlist yey!

First time ko pero would you believe na unang tira ko strike?! Pati ako nagulat at sa sobrang tuwa ko eh nagpatalon talon pa ko na parang bata haha! May hang-over pa ko ng fireworks at parang wala lang na binitawan ko yung bola pero naka-strike ako. Wohooo! Standing ovation habang nagka-clap-your-hands ang lahat ng tao sa bowling centre ng MOA, syempre charot lang. Yung mga barkada ko lang ang pumalakpak.

Strike!

Super fun ang bowling kahit medyo masakit sa hinlalaki na kailangan ipasok sa loob ng bola para mahawakan ng maayos. Nakakaaliw na sports at great bonding with barkada. Uulit ulitin ko syempre.

After our cave exploration and that "buwis buhay" jump on Mangkukuob Cave we set sail to our next destination, the three lovely islands of Siargao.

We docked in first to Naked Island. Why naked? Well, as the name implies, it is indeed naked! You can see nothing but a fine white sand and some seaweeds carried by waves through the shores.

It is the best place for sun bathing. Weather you like it or not you will be sun bathed in this island.

After our pictorials we decided to move to the next island. It's getting really hot and we have to maximize our time. So bye Naked Island and hello Daku Island!

palm trees, refined white sand, blue waters- paradise!

Among the three islands, Daku was my favorite. When I was a child, I always dream of going to a white beach with palm trees and hammock. And everytime Im in a place like this it feels like my dreams were reality all over again. A real paradise.

This is where we also did our much anticipated Metro Magazine-peg photo session. Conceptualized, visualized and directed by none other than Zai! If you want to see our "flaming" photos just click here and feel the heat. Warning: view at your own risk.

Here are some of our behind-the-scene photos in my favorite Daku Island. Caption these!

And this is my favorite photo of me taken in this charming island.

Dyosa ng Daku Island

By the way Daku means "big" in Visayan, therefore it is the biggest among the three.

Our last stop was the Guyam Island. If you're looking for a tranquil uninhabited place then Guyam is perfect! This is a real depiction in my mind when someone is asking "if you were stranded on an island...". I wouldnt mind being a damsel, without the "in distress", stuck in this island. Well, atleast for a week. Just leave me with food and good books.

We didnt stay too long. We bid the island goodbye and wished to come back.

There's plenty of beautiful places to discover in our country. I never thought that Siargao has so much more to offer than surfing. Another wonderful place to be.

Surfing was on my bucketlist that's why Im so excited about this trip.

It was already 4pm when we arrived at the resort from a tiring but super fun island hopping. We changed outfit without resting a bit and instantly went to Cloud 9. Thanks by the way to the very accommodating ate Anita, the owner of the resort where we stayed, Jadestar Lodge, who find a habal habal that would take us to the surfing area.

Cloud 9

One of the best known surfing waves on Siargao and the Philippines, with a worldwide reputation for thick, hollow tubes is "Cloud 9". This right-breaking reef wave is the site of the annual Siargao Cup, a domestic and international surfing competition sponsored by the provincial government of Surigao del Norte.The wave was discovered by travelling surfers in the late 1980s. It was named after a chocolate bar of same name, and made famous by American photographer John S. Callahan, who published the first major feature on Siargao Island in the United States- based Surfer magazine in March 1993, and hundreds of his photos in many other books and magazines since his first visit in 1992. Callahan has put the island on the international map and has drawn thousands of surfers and tourists to Siargao. - Wikipedia

After 10 minutes, we're on Cloud 9, a famous surfing area in Siargao. We were approached by a local in his motorcycle who happened to be a surfing instructor too. He offered us a one-hour surfing lesson for 500 pesos each. We agreed then start the lessons immediately because the sun was also starting to set.

The waves in Siargao were amazingly big. I still remember when we were on our boat trip going to the islands, we were like riding a car passing a zigzag road.

I felt excited and anxious at the same time. Anxious because, again, I dont know how to swim. But then again, nothing can stop me and besides the water was only above waist high even though we're already far from the shore.

My first attempt to stand on the surf board failed. Second, failed again. Third, still failed. I cant manage to balance my feet on the board. Im always falling. My body was starting to feel the pain of falling hard on the water. But I cant give up, I should never give up!

Im envious of how Zai and Empi nailed it. They were like pros! Seeing them so relaxed while riding the waves inspired me and thought, I can do it too. And so, on my 6th attempt to stand, I finally made it! The feeling was as high as Cloud 9! Im ecstatic, I raised my both hands while standing on the board and shouted my heart out! Wohooooo! I did it.

look at the abs of my surfing instructor haha!

No one was left on the shore to take our actual surfing photos.

All the body pains and bruises paid off. I really had fun. It is something that I will always look forward doing again.

By the way, this is for the girls, if you'll gonna try surfing please dont ever ever wear string bikini.

Until my next adventure. See you!

Its been a week na since I came back from our Coron getaway with my family pero parang hindi pa rin ako nakaka-move on. Gusto ko pa ng bakasyon! Sana merong ang trabaho eh magbakasyon lang ng magbakasyon. Yung tipong babayaran ka dahil sa pagbabakasyon mo. Ako na siguro ang may pinakamataas na posisyon dun pag nagkataon.

Ang tagal na rin nung huling post ko, tinamaan na naman ako ng katam. Dagdag pa yung sobrang mainit na panahon, mas lalong nakakatamad. Pero napansin ko na konti lang ang nagu-update sa mga pina-follow ko na blog. In short hindi lang ako ang tinamaan ng katam marami kami o tayo (nangdamay pa!).

Anyways bago ang kwento ko sa super enjoy na Coron getaway gusto ko munang ikwento ang meet and greet with my mom in the blogosphere. None other than mommy Joy! Yey!

Na-excite ako ng malaman ko na uuwi sya from Norway. And then came March 17 at ayun nagkita kami with the other bloggers.

the girls: Kat, me, mommy Joy and sis Joanne

dapat may solo picture kami lahat with mommy Joy

Medyo nalate ako ng slight ahmmm sige na nga more than an hour pala akong late sa usapan, sorry naman. Pagdating ko sa meeting place (SB) nagtayuan na sila. Alisan na chos!

Pagkakita ko kay mommy Joy syempre kiss and hug, at ang sabi nya saken "ang sexy". Ang honest talaga ni mommy Joy hihi. Syempre sabi ko sa kanya mas sexy sya. True naman, lalo na in person. She really looks younger than her age. Speaking of age, happy belated birthday din pala sa kanya.

She treated us for lunch. Thank you po mommy Joy. Then kwentuhan, tawanan, kulitan. Medyo bitin pero we really enjoyed the time with her. Ang sarap lang ng kwentuhan na parang matagal na talaga kaming magkakakilala.

me with mommy Joy

Thank you for the time you spent with us mommy Joy. We're all grateful that we've met and be friends with such an inspirational woman like you. Thank you din po sa walang sawang pagsuporta sa PBO. Until we meet again, kami naman ang susugod sa Norway chos!

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I wanna take this oppurtunity na rin to greet a funny, bubbly and obessy blogger friend a happy happy birthday. I know you're genuinely happy for what you are and what you have right now. So wala na siguro akong mahihiling pa para sayo. Just stay happy. God bless you always. Happy Birthday Christian Paul Dee!

We love you Teriyaki Boy!

Ayan medyo sinisipag na ko mag-update ulet. Sana tuloy tuloy na to!

I've been to Nuvali for the first time last Tuesday. Nuvali is in Sta. Rosa Laguna by the way. Kasama ko si Pao at kuya Mar. Nainggit kasi ako sa mga pagkain na pino-post nila sa fb na sila lang ang nag-eenjoy. Then nag-aya si Pao ng picnic daw sa Nuvali. Kaya ayun gora kami.

I dont know how to get there buti na lang maraming beses na nakapunta dun si kuya Mar. We reached Nuvali by 1pm at sinimulan agad ang food trip.

Simulan naten dito sa Buddy's Pancit Habhab na dala pa ni kuya Mar all the way from Pasig. Since hindi ako kumain bago umalis ng bahay sa van pa lang gusto ko na syang habhabin. Pero syempre tiniis ko. Pumasok kami sa isang Mexican themed resto (I forgot the name) at habang hinihintay ang order namen we started eating this. Ang sarap nya lalo na kapag may suka (vinegar)!

In just a while, dumating na rin ang order namen.

Kain at kwentuhan ng matagal hanggang kami na lang ang tao sa loob ng resto. Nang mabusog lumipat naman kami sa Starbucks para magkape kahit na super init!

Perfect na partner ng kape ang siksik sa buko na Original's Buko Pie na dala ni Pao. Eto yung sikat na buko pie na pinipilihan pa daw sa Laguna. Um-effort dito si Pao sa pagpila. Thank's Pao! Parang redundant ang "Pao" noh? Eh kasi birthday nya kahapon. Happy Birthday ulet Pao! Sana makapasa ka sa board exam. Good luck!

More kwentuhan at tawanan habang nagpapaypay dahil sa init. Nasa loob na kami ng SB pero ramdam na ramdam pa rin namen ang init sa labas oh mahina lang talaga ang aircon nila.

Nung medyo nawala na ang init ng araw lumabas na kami para magfeed ng mga sugapang fish (according to kuya Mar) at magboating. Unfortunately sarado na ang bilihan ng pagkain ng fish at naglast trip na rin ang boat. Kaya more on picture picture at watch nalang kami ng super daming fish sa man made pond.

Hindi ako masyadong natuwa sa mga fish na to. Nakakasawa na silang tingnan sa sobrang dami. At talagang nagaagawan sila sa mga pagkain na binibigay sa kanila to the extent na tumatalon sila sa part na wala ng tubig para lang makuha yung pagkain.

fishes ba to o worms? lol

pig out!

Inviting ang halo halo na nadaanan namen sa Conti's kaya binalikan namen. Unfortunately na naman ubos na daw yung halo halo. Na-set na yung utak ko na magha-halo halo kami. Buti na lang may Razon's sa Paseo na isang gulong lang from Nuvali. So sakay kami ng car ni Pao at gora sa Razon's

Buti na lang may halo halo sa Razon's kasi kung wala magwawala na talaga kami char!

Tinikman din namen ang kanilang Silvanas.

Kunwari mga fish daw yung mga naka-orange na hinagisan ni Pao ng pagkain kaya ang saya saya nila.

I felt bloated after at habang naghihintay kami ni kuya Mar ng bus pauwi parang masusuka na ko sa sobrang busog. Buti na lang napigil ko sayang naman kasi kung ilalabas ko lang lahat yun. Pero paguwi ko naman ng bahay kumulo na yung tyan ko haha!

Thanks to these boys who sponsored this food trip specially to kuya Mar. Kelan pala despidida mo?

*PBO Update*

PBO is having it's 2nd outreach na po sa March 30, 2013 sa Bahay ni Maria, Calamba, Laguna. For more infos please visit our page Pinoy Bloggers Outreach. Nag-aaccept pa rin po tayo ng donations. See you mga ka-PBO!

Bago ang lahat gusto kong magpasalamat sa lahat na naging bahagi ng 2nd outreach ng PBO na ginanap sa Bahay ni Maria, Calamba, Laguna noong nakaraang Sabado. Sa mga cash donors, mga volunteers, officers and members, maraming maraming salamat. Kung wala kayo alam kong hindi possible ang gawaing ito.

Ang totoo wala na kong makukwento pa dahil naikwento na ng mga kasama kong bloggers ang mga naganap nung araw na yun sa Bahay ni Maria. Heto ang mga kwento nila:

Pinoy Bloggers Outreach, Bahay ni Maria, Couples/Youth for Christs atbp by Bino of Damuhan
PBO shares love to the grannies at Bahay ni Maria by Marge of Coffeehan
A Heart Bigger than a Home: Bahay ni Maria by Kulapitot
PBO Outreach Program: Bahay ni Maria by Sunny Toast
PBO 2nd outreach: Bahay ni Maria by Kol me eMPi
Si Lola Binay sa Bahay ni Maria by Nutty of Nutt Cracker Presents
Laruan! PBO's 2nd Outreach by Mar of Unplog
2nd PBO kick-off by Rixophrenic
Bahay ni Maria by Glentot of Wickedmouth

So bye bye na nag-thank you lang talaga ako charot! Syempre may kwento din naman ako, naks parang totoo.

Ako ata ang pinakahuling dumating sa mga volunteers, galing pa kasi ako sa bahay namen sa Batangas kaya hindi ako nakasabay sa kanila. Akala ko nga late na ko pero pagdating ko may nauna pa palang event. Hindi ko na ikkwento kung ano yun. Nakwento na rin ng ibang bloggers at ayoko na alalahanin naiinis lang ako ng slight.

Anyways gusto ko lang ikwento ang tungkol sa isang lola na nakakwentuhan ko ng matagal, sya si lola Natalia. Kinuwento nya saken kung paano sya gumaling sa pagka-bed ridden. Sabi nya nagkasakit daw sya noon na halos hindi na sya makabangon, hindi na nya maigalaw ang buong katawan nya. Pero sinabi daw nia sa nanay nya noon na pahiran ng gas yung tuhod nya. Ilang linggo lang daw lumakas na sya. Noong narinig ko yun, I was like "talaga lola?!". Hindi ko talaga alam kung maniniwala ako. Then I asked her, "paano nyo po nalaman yung tungkol dun?". Sabi nya nadiskubre lang daw nya sa sarili nya. Until now I have yet to discover if that was true. Ano sa tingin nyo? (tamad mag-google).

lola Natalia and me

Ganun lang daw kasi ang ginawa nya, ang pahiran ng gas ang tuhod nya, hanggang sa makatayo na sya ulet at kahit pano ay makalakad. Sabi nya kaya pa naman nya maglakad pero may suporta.
"Humihingi nga ako ng gas kay sister kasi sumasakit yung tuhod ko minsan kaya lang ayaw nya ko bigyan".
"Bakit daw po ayaw kayo bigyan?"
"Hindi daw pwede baka daw kasi masunog kami dito." May point naman si sister.
"Haha ganun po ba? Ok lang yan lola lakad lakad ka lang ng madalas pag nagtagal magiging maayos din pakiramdam ng tuhod mo". Yun na lang nasabi ko. Tumango naman si lola hehe. Napansin ko na dumaan sa harap namen si sister sabi ni lola, "andyan pala si sister hindi mo sinabi hehe".
"Ok lang yan lola hindi naman nya narinig eh hehe".

Lola Natalia reminds me of my own lola. May katarata kasi ang kanang mata ni lola Talia. Pareho sila ng lola ko. Mula kasi ng magkaisip ako bulag na ang mga mata ng lola ko. Sabi ng mom ko katarata daw yun. Hindi nila napagamot agad noon kasi kapos sa pinansyal. Noong may sapat ng pera para mapagamot sya hindi na rin kaya pang magamot. Hopeless case na daw yung sa lola ko. Nalungkot ako kasi ramdam ko na gusto pa nya makakita. By the way namatay ang maternal grandma ko at the age of 82.

Balik tayo kay lola Talia. Nakakaaninag pa naman daw ang mata nya. Nililinis lang daw nya palagi para kahit pano ay makaaninag pa. Marami pa kaming mga simpleng bagay na napagkwentuhan. Marami rin sana akong gustong itanong sa kanya kaya lang hindi ko alam kung dapat ko bang itanong yung mga yun.

"Gusto ko sana kuhanin na ko ng pamilya ko dito". Bigla ako nalungkot. Parang may kumurot sa puso ko. Hindi ko maiwasan na makaramdam ng awa kay lola Talia dahil sa sinabi nia. Ilang sandali din akong natigilan. Hindi ko alam ang sasabihin ko. Minabuti ko na lang na wag magtanong pa tungkol sa pamilya nya ayoko ng dagdagan ang bigat na nararamdaman nya. Hanggang sa niyakap ko na lang si lola at sinabi ko "wag ka na malungkot lola, kaya kami nandito ngayon para kahit pano mapasaya kayo". Tumango na lang sya na bakas pa rin sa muka ang lungkot.

Siguro nga kahit papano napapasaya sila ng mga katulad naten na dumadalaw sa kanila. Pero at the end of the day maghahanap at maghahanap pa rin sila ng pamilya. Sa ganitong mga sitwasyon matatanong mo na lang sa sarili mo bakit kaya sila iniwan ng mga pamilya nila. Sigurado naman ako na may mga dahilan pero kahit ano pa man ang mga dahilan na yan hindi pa rin tama na abandunahin sila ng tuluyan at kalimutan.

with lola Natalia and the other lolas

Wala na akong grandparents ngayon. Kasama na sila lahat ni Lord. Ang huling grandparent na nakasama ko ay ang maternal grandma ko. Namimiss ko na ang paghiga sa lap nya habang sinusuklay nya ang buhok ko. Namimiss ko na ang pagkanta nya sa tuwing magrerequest ako ng kanta. Namimiss ko nang makita ang mga ngiti nya sa tuwing bibigyan ko sya ng regalo tapos hahalikan nya ako at magpapasalamat. Sobrang miss ko na si lola ko at habang tinatype ko to hindi ko mapigilang hindi maluha. Kung gano ako natutuwa sa mga babies ganun din ako natutuwa sa mga lola kasi naalala ko ang lola ko na kahit kelan hindi ko na makakasama.

Bago kami umalis sa Bahay ni Maria niyakap ko ng mahigpit si lola Natalia.

*Thanks kuya Mar and sis Marge for the photos I used.

My Tinago Falls adventure was part of my Cagayan de Oro trip last September 2012. I cant recall why this was stock on my draft like forever and Im thinking of just deleting. But you know, I cant afford not to share my first time falls adventure. So here it is.

Before leaving CdO, we had our late lunch at Mykarelli's Grill. This place was worth mentioning the second time around. I cant and will never forget the yummiest chicken inasal I've ever tasted.

It was already seven in the evening when we arrived in Iligan. We contained ourselves from an exhausting but a delightful day at the Famous Pension House.

We have settled to leave the pension house as early as 7am so that we can have all our time to see the two most famous falls in Iligan. But our driver slash tour guide who had a convention at the same area got himself drunk the night before. I had already detailed this story on my bacon series post so lets move on.

Unfortunately with all the delay that happened we didnt get to see Maria Cristina Falls but I promised to myself that I will, one of these days.

Iligan is known to its majestic waterfalls which, of course includes Tinago. We almost got lost before we finally reached the mystifying trudge to the falls.

When we climbed out of the car, we're immediately approached by two local in their teen age, who claimed themselves as tour guides. They said they're gonna help us carry our things and guide our trek down to the falls. Since its our first time and we have yet to be familiar, so we agreed.

Beside the signage was the registration area. We paid 50 pesos for the entrace including the life vest.

On our trek, we passed by this unfinished structure. According to our teenager guides, it was supposed to be a hotel but before it was done the owner faced bankruptcy and now it was on the government's trusteeship. It looks creepy. Even when its done I wouldnt want to stay here.

Our guide led us to the 400+ stair steps down but they mention that there's another route which has more than 500 steps.

My legs were wobbling while descending.

The falls was literally hidden.

I really cant hide the excitement running through me as I hear the rushing sound of falling water growing loud as we get closer.

When I saw that view, I wanted to dive straight to the water as if I know how to swim.

I was stunned the moment Im standing in front of this strong falling water. The sound of him was like music to my ears and thats the only thing Im hearing. It was like I fell in-love again for the first time. And Im not amplifying, that was really how I felt when I saw this marvelous falls.

We took photos endlessly and filled our hearts and eyes with the view.

We rode a balsa that took us beneath the falls. Some locals were kind enough to assist us and helped us explore the falls. Though it was not compulsory, we gave them monetary tips after.

Locals told us to climb the rocks. They said the view was more striking up there. No one dared but me! I felt so overwhelmed by the strong sound of falling water so I accepted the challenge. The rocks were slippery plus the water falling through my face was destructing my eyes. It was really formidable but Im fearless!

That boy was telling me to enter the small cave he was pointing at. I was hesitant because the cave was so small and was very dark inside but I thought andun na rin naman ako why not try.

I found my love team here. I forgot his name but he was very kind assisting me all through out my falls exploration.

on another part of the falls

Dyosa ng Tinago Falls

Afternoon came and we have to fix ourselves cause we have a flight to catch (which unfortunately we didnt). While we were climbing back we came across people going down the falls. I can say that it is best to go there by morning when it's not yet crowded.

There's a shower room near the registration area where we rinsed ourselves. We paid 20 pesos each for the clean water.

This was another great adventure I would never forget.

Hello hello hello! Kumusta naman kayo? Ako? Eto almost a month ng walang blog update. As if may nagaabang ng update ko. Ang tagal ko na ring hindi nakakabisita sa mga blog nyo tsk. Ewan ko ba ~~tinatamad~~ busy busy-han na naman ang peg ko. Sa sobrang busy ~~nakalimutan~~ hindi ko pa rin nagagawa ang statement of account ng PBO for the last project, sorry naman. Eto na isusunod ko na dito. At talagang nauna pa ang blog update. Nagsunod sunod lang ang alis ko plus events and activities plus business and lovelife pa. Oh yes may lovelife na ang lola nyo ngaun.

Naalala nio ba si best man sa Maid of Honor post ko? Yes, korek, tama, palangak, walang duda sya yun! Eh hindi na nya daw kasi nakalimutan ang aking kagandahan mula ng makita nya ko sa wedding ng common friend namen. He courted me since then at ayun nung April 21 ibinigay ko na ang matamis kong OO.

Nung una hindi ko sya gusto. Although kinikilig ako sa mga effort na ginagawa nya. Pero syempre iba pa rin kapag may romantic feelings. I almost told him to stop na but still I give myself a chance. Hindi rin naman kasi dapat madaliin ang mga ganung bagay. Dumating din yung time na Im starting to fall na kaya ayun na nga. Kapag sinipag ako ipopost ko dito ang buong kwento. Syanga pala binabasa nya tong blog ko kaya hi my Love (kilig much!).

I thougt it was wrong timing kasi I have a friend who's currently hurting because her partner cheated on her. Medyo natakot ako at naisip ko pano kung mangyari din yun saken. Pano kung sobrang mahal ko na sya tapos biglang malalaman ko na may minamahal na syang iba? Ang dami kong naisip nun pero yung friend ko mismo nagsabi saken. Wag daw akong matakot kasi magkaibang tao naman sila at oras na para sumaya naman daw ako. Oha may ganong factor si friend.

Naisip ko rin naman kung palagi tayong matatakot magmahal eh wala talagang mangyayari. Nakita ko rin naman kung gano ka-sincere si best man. Sabi nga nila ang true love minsan lang dumating kaya kapag anjan na wag mo ng pakawalan, ikaw rin. At kung sakali man na magloko sya hindi ko kawalan. Magloloko pa ba sya eh neseken ne keye eng lehet charot!

Samantala sa ibang mga balita (segue segue din pag may time) natuloy na rin ang pizza making bonding namen nina Pao at Carlo. Andito ang kwento. Naaliw ako sa ginawa namen kahit mahirap pala mag-knead ng dough. In fairness nabusog kami ng bonga sa pizza at nagenjoy sa kwentuhan kahit medyo bitin. Salamat Pao and Carlo until next bonding time.

Ang dami ko pang gusto ikwento katulad nung Camsur vacation namen ni mudra at funfest ng suking grocery sa Enchanted Kingdom pero next time na lang ~~tinatamad~~ may gagawin pa kasi ako.

Nga pala may Feeding Program ang PBO sa Friday, May 10, 2013, 8am at TM Kalaw Taft. Kung hindi kayo busy sama kayo ah. For more details or questions and suggestions click nio lang ito Pinoy Bloggers Outreach or email me at pinkline_21@yahoo.com. Maraming salamat. Hope to see you there.

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Bloggers EB: meeting new and newer friends

ang sakit sakit na

Versatile, Cool and Popular

Happy Christmas

My Top 10 Birthday Wishlist for 2013

A Success for the First PBO Project

Maid of Honor

Bazaar on Valentine's Day for a Cause

my birthday wishes came true

Siargao Adventure: The Transport

Siargao Adventure: The Stingless Jellyfish

Siargao Adventure: The Caves and the Jump!

Reunited with Fireworks and Bowling

Siargao Adventure: Naked, Daku and Guyam Islands

Siargao Adventure: Surfing

Blog Mom

Nuvali Food Trip

Si Lola Natalia sa Bahay ni Maria

Tinago Falls- Iligan

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