ULTIMATE BEACH BUMMING IN CALAGUAS + SURFING IN BAGASBAS

They say Calaguas is better than Boracay. I can't compare. I haven't been to Boracay, but if there's anyone generous enough to sponsor my trip, I would love to go. I promise, you will be given due credit!

We went on this trip with Travel Factor last April 30 with four of my friends + a new travel friend. I thought it was a surfing trip in Calaguas, but it turned out pretty lazy dahil literal pala talaga that when they say it's "BUMMING" they say it's "BUMMING" and trust me - if you are not a beach person, you might as well bring six of your multi-colored PSPs and unlimited stories to tell. (Write them down just in case you are forgetful) Liquor is optional, but again, necessary. It took us a total of 12-hour travel, both by land and by sea.

TIMELESS APPEAL OF THE CITY OF PINES

Cafe by the Ruins, Chuntug St., Baguio City

Tired of the routines of urban living (Manillergic), I was raring to go for a short out of town trip. With little money to spare, I wanted an adventure somewhere cold and relatively cheap. Before I went up the North, I had to ask a friend who recently visited Baguio. She claimed that Cafe by the Ruins' ambiance is artsy. (Definitely not the usual hop-on-a-park trip.) And because I felt the need to be alone, this place is perfect for a loner artist like me. There, I packed my bag and rode a bus to Baguio before Saturday daybreak to make the most out of the weekend. Anticipating a long trip, I spent the first hours of it asleep.

I awoke to stomach rumbling when the bus came to a stop in Pangasinan. The sun was crawling out of the sky but it was still cold. For a quick fill, I had a bowl of goto. Then I leaped back on the bus, watching the steep mountains as the bus made its way through and sharp curves to Baguio.

MISSION: THE GM DIET - DIDILOG NO MORE!

Today, I feel bad, heavy and full. I ate too much again today and I don't know how to resist the temptation! Rice is very addicting.

Today, I feel like my neck is missing. My head is attached to my body lang, ganon. I am having problems with my breathing. And I will not allow it to happen completely from this day forward. I am tired of being fat and unhealthy. It's my way of saying: lose the bad habit! Let's get you healthy this time! And, this is your

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• Make sure that you tick the Expand Widget Templates
• Find the < div class='post-footer' >. 
• Paste the generated code after that. (See sample)

I find it difficult to memorize the post-footer thing, so I use the word jump sometimes. And there.. It's a sort of a shortcut for me. :) I hope you find it useful too. You can always click the "clear edits" button if you feel like you messed up. I suggest you copy your template first before anything else.

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ANTETENG KA TEKNOLOHIYA!

I felt the need to post. Wala lang, para masabing nakapagpost lang ako using my mobile phone. Tindi kasi ng technology. Naeelib ako, kaya lang tinatamad din akong pagaralan ngayon lahat. Feeling ko din kasi, yung time na gagamitin ko to study the newest hacking techniques, kulang na kulang. Marami akong pwedeng gawin. Hmm, ano pa ba?

Masaya ang araw na to. Lumipas ang Birthday ko na hindi ako tumangkad. Sabay kami ni Father dear na magblow ng candle. Kaya lang, hindi ko pa sya nabibilhan ng regalo. Mareklamo kasi yun.. Maarte, kala mo kagwapuhan. Hehe.. Gusto ko syang bilhan ng kyuwerti na phone kaya lang baka ibalibag sa akin. Imbes na salamat at kiss ang itanim nya sa
mukha ko, baka bukol lang. Hehe, kaya wag na. Kering keri na nya ang normal colored phone. Saka sa liit ng pindutan, baka abutin sya ng bente kwatro oras para buuin ang salitang "wer n u?"

Stig nga e. It got me thinking: bakit walang ganito noong 2002? Sabagay, 2004 nang magkaron ako ng Friendster account. Haytesh na yun. Tas diskette ang meron nun, walang USB. Nagkaron ako ng USB pero aksidente kong nalaman na pwede akong magsave ng .doc file sa mp3 player kong Muvo Creative na 250mb lang. Stig pa rin! Kaya may instant USB ako. 2005 yun.

2011 na ngayon. Paliitan na ng USB. Sa susunod, paimbisibolan na. TV nga, capable na ng internet. Sa susunod, sa salamin, pwede ka ng magteleport. Ewan ko sa iyo technology, para kang babae. Mabilis magbago! Minsan nabbwisit ako sayo kasi yung pinaglalawayan kong gadget na sobrang mahal, pag ready na akong bumili, phased out na! Anteteng ka.. Try mong sumabay sa akin, baka mahalin kita.

There. Typing like this is harder than I thought. I can't hold my phone properly overtime.

KILIG AND LANDUH MOMENTS

I am deeply inlove with a friend. Urgh! I want to tell that person to stop rocking my world because really, I am spending most of my time thinking about ****. It is consuming like, 80% of my time. That's a huge percentage. Because 20% of my time goes to sleeping. So my life today is basically spent in day dreaming. Minsan nga 10% na lang sa sleeping kasi even in my dreams, kasama sya. Oh no! Sometimes I can't help but to stare at my phone and pray na makatanggap ako ng message nya. Kahit I love you lang, hindi naman ako demanding. 

A lot of times, binabasa ko na lang ang mga previous messages nya. Haha! Kamote. Kilig moments pag nasa-sight ko sya. Ang landee, parang High School! Gustong gusto kong sabihin sa kanya ito: you made my heart skip a beat. You love me, I know right? Hahaha, in my face! Haaay, kilig! Yon, so

makita ko lang sya, I can die anytime. 

This post is through mobile email blogging. I can blog about my kiligs in an instant! Minsan kasi rush..

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Snippet, snippet, snippets.. Sniff, sniff!

OH HELL, I AM TIRED!

I thought tapos na ako sa feeling na sad and tired. Both physically and emotionally. Talo tayo pare. Bakit ganun? I've been doing things that I know will make me happy. Pero wala pa din. At some point, I am confused. Confused of the unknown. Oh God, I hate it. At some point, I feel tired of having this f*cking big stomach -- everything! I feel tired about Summer. I am tired of creating this blog post. I wanna sleep na, pero ayaw ko pa din.


Sadya talaga atang may mga tao na hindi alam ang salitang privacy and you just had a bad day at work or while walking. I don't want to get mad at the world again. I don't want to isolate myself from the world again. I still have a big future out there, somewhere out there! I am starting not to trust the people I've known for like what? For a lifetime? I don't think that's fair. Hindi ko naman masabing I am sad. Maybe, mad. I am getting angry again. I know. Can I just skip at least a week in Manila? Completely away from my comfort zone? A time to be just me and regain kung ano man ang nawala sa katauhan ko? Ang problem, hindi ko naman alam kung may nawala nga ba. O wala? Kitams. Confuse talaga!

Maybe, I need to start taking my life seriously? Respect myself, move and get fit. I am tired of being fat! Oh there, I said it. Dahil ba sa weight ko kaya ako ganito? Ewan ko. I've been like this for four agonizing years, and I don't really care about it. Not until recently? But why?

Or because I fell in love with someone pero walang courage to let the person know? Pero I don't care naman. Hindi ko naman hinangad na malaman nya. I don't have plans of divulging my extra little feelings. Biatch! :D

Or dahil wala akong masyadong project sa office? Hindi rin e. Minsan nga, mas okay ang wala. (Kadalasan pala)

Masaya naman ako sa office. Okay naman ang mga taong kasama ko. Okay naman ang mga friends ko.

Oh! Mukhang alam ko na kung bakit. Hindi pa din ako sigurado nga lang.

WHAT'S WITH THE WORLD?

SUSHI TALK

Whatev..

I was browsing food shots for Mega Creations earlier. And then I saw these cute sushi(s).

I created dialogues para may saysay ang pagpost ko dito.

Center sushi grabbed my attention so much because it appears like "he" is having conversation to the sushi next to him. Him na talaga.. :)

Image c/o Mega Fishing Corporation. Credits to the photographer. Konting credits for me dahil ang corny ko. Wahaha!

DAY 5 @ ORTIGAS OFFICE

It's sad today! Almost everyone is out of the office. They are attending some sort of training at Manila Grand Hotel in Avenida.. Kuya Totz is sick din. So, ako lang mag-isa sa Creatives. :( On the bright side, malakas ang hangin! Walang masyadong ulan pero literal, puro hangin lang. Nanunuot nga yung lamig ng hangin sa loob ng jacket ko. Madilim outside. I am wishing that somehow, maging ganito ang weather until tonight. But spare the unfortunate people na posibleng masalanta. Parang ang gulo ko ngayong umaga.


So yun. Nakikinig ako sa Tattoo ni Jordin Sparks today with Chuckie on the side. Good morning Manila! So-so ang travel ko earlier papunta sa office. Walang bago. Although yung katabi ko kamukha ni Alan David kaya okay lang. Papalibre sana ako ng pamasahe. So parang kunwari may kilala ako sa loob ng FX. I missed the FX na sinasakyan ni Vaneza earlier din. Sayang! Sana nakasakay ko na sya kanina. Sabi nya tinatawag nya ako, pero hindi ko naman narinig. Haha. Paos pala sya, kaya siguro mahina.


Kainis. Puro period! Ang dami kong sentences!


I guess, well - proven na mas mahirap mag-Tagalog pag magsusulat. Parang bawat words, matigas. Haha! Ewan! Dapat TagLish na lang para maarte.


Tatapusin ko na ang brochure ng Mega Gift Packs at ibang fliers na binigay ni Regi sa akin last Friday. Para bukas, if ever, mga revisions na lang ang aasikasuhin ko. 

25 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME

A few more days to go and I am bidding goodbye on my 25th year of existence. Kasi, 26 na ako! Wooo! So what? I am traveling as much as I could, I meet friends along the way, I am happy with my work and co-workers. Naks! 

1. When I was in first grade, I used to harass two boys in my class. I would kiss them and hug them in front of our teacher. I still remember their names: Dave and Norman. 
2. I find it easier and I am comfortable browsing my phone book from Z to A. (Instead of A to Z) Sometimes before I sleep, I would browse my phone book and when I reach the first person in my list automatic yun, tulog ako. I am such a weirdo.
3. I unwittingly fall for someone who's extremely-naturally sweet and has a deep sense of humor. Get this fact: I fall in love so quickly. Malandi lang.
4. When I was a kid, I thought that it's the shirt that shrinks to fit a child. May Mighty Mouse shirt kasi ako noon. Sabi ni Mommy ko, maliit na daw sa akin kaya ibibigay ko na daw sa younger sister ko.
5. I am happier when it rains. Sometimes, even when it's the strongest typhoon. The only typhoon I ever cursed was Ondoy. Naglilimas na kasi ako ng baha palabas ng bahay namin. E dapat kasi pakanta kanta lang ako sa labas ng bahay habang naliligo sa ulan.
6. I am efficiently productive when the lights are off. Meron kasing productivity na pinilit lang. So hindi ako ganun.
7. I don't pay jeepney fare sometimes. Here are the most common reasons: Super lazy to reach for my pocket / wallet, Intimidated by a cute person in front of me that the words "Ma, bayad po" can't get out of my mouth, and when the driver is a jerk.
8. I shy away when I find you attractive. Sometimes, I bully you. Or both. But most of the time, yeah, I shy away.
9. A friend once said: "You easily blend with people". Well, I don't. I am extremely shy when approached sometimes.
10. I hate it when someone talks to me bragging about what they have and what they wanna have. I don't like it when people say Starbucks at least five times a day. I don't like it when people talk to me about what they bought using their credit cards. I have one, and I only used it once and I bought a tumblr theme for $12. I also don't like it when you talk to me about your actual savings. I don't care about yours. I am not interested about your digits. I only care about mine.
11. I don't like it when someone talks to me about their personal lives in the middle of nowhere while working.  I was like, huh?
12. I can join a hotdog eating contest. My friends from High School knew very well that I love hotdog so much. I can eat hotdog for breakfast, lunch, dinner and in-betweens for a long period of time.
13. I can be your most KJ companion when watching Tagalog horror films in big screen. I know when they will use the medium close up shots, dolly in and outs and other technical movements of the camera by listening to sound effects. Or sometimes, just by watching the bida's expressions. To your disgust, I will say it out loud. To your surprise, I was right! :)
14. I don't like bathing most of the time. Well, during weekends. If on a weekend, you ask me out and I said no, that's probably because I don't wanna take a bath.
15. I am known for being sobrang masungit and sobrang maharot at home. I can be both in a single day. If I am masungit and maharot to a friend, that's when I can say that I am being really true to you. If you find me jolly most of the time, that's because there's a lot more about me that I am not comfortable to share to you just yet. So far, some of my High School friends, Joanne, Andrea, Eric and Myrna are my friends na nasusungitan ko.
16. I only accept text messages, I reply to text messages. I don't answer calls. If I happen to accept a call, that's because I am in some place that I don't have an excuse of not answering it or plainly I wanna hear your voice.
17. I considered suicide a couple of times over petty problems. It all started when I was in High School. I have super low tolerance on pain. Be it physical pain or emotional pain. I had my tongue pierced twice to cope up with an emotional torture back in 2004 and 2008. If not with the help of my loyal friend, Aivy baka dead na ako ngayon. I super value life now. I travel because I want to see the value of life. So there, I travel for life. 
18. Pet peeves: Sluts, jejemon caps, basketball jersey, and sossy snobs.
19. I joined drum and bugle band in High School. I played flute. The shiny silvery kind of flute. I played soft ball in High School and I was a pitcher, I was an athlete. In fact, I chirped a tooth while playing. I played Fencing in College, but had to quit for a very petty reason.
20. I don't attend classes in college. In fact, they barely notice my existence. One time, Chi Manzano thought I was an irregular student attending their classes. I said no and that I was a part of the section too. And we both laugh. Sa sobrang hindi ko pagpasok, nung kukunin na ang grades they were so nervous that baka may bagsak sila. They asked my classmates kung may bagsak ako. Upon learning that I passed, they immediately went back to playing basketball. Nathaniel Simon said: "Tara na! Pasado si Di e!" it just goes to say that I am a bright kid. :) I am a humble star. 
21. I can easily get along with guys than girls. I find some girls so cocky and bold when they form a group that I wish to get out of the place fast.
22. I was kidnapped for a day when I was 15 years old. I was retrieved the following day. Fortunate little Di.
23. I have this playful habit with mascots. I kick mascots. :) It's a fun thing to do. Try it! The fun started when I wore Grimace for a birthday party at McDonald's. My co-worker, Abby tackled me! For God's sake! But do not kick a national mascot. You don't wanna pay for a lawyer, trust me. 
24. I feel uncomfortable when you say that I am cute. Try to just pinch my cheeks lightly and hug me instead and I will forever be grateful that you did. :)
25. I can make someone fall for me I I want to. :) I can be that deadly. My closest friends can attest to that.. :)

So there you have it. I had fun creating this post. Even more, I was surprised that I shared too much information. I'm pretty sure you didn't read all of them anyway. :)

SURFBOARD'S HOSPITAL STATUS: UNKNOWN

Yeah, yeah, yeah I know, right?

DAY 1 @ NEW ORTIGAS OFFICE

I really can't get over it. I am sooo not 100% productive today. Ano bang gagawin ko later?

1. Check out AAK for Capoeira class
2. Walk with Aivy
3. Go home
4. Sleep

We went to AAK after office to check out Capoeira class at Megamall. Unfortunately, they moved out of the gym 2009 pa. Ha! Updated ang website nila, I don't have a doubt about it. :(

ADVANCE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! (AND TO MY TAY NA DIN)

Funny lang. Emo lang. Post ko lang. Blog ko to e. Saka malapit na ang Birthday ko, excited ako. Pero konti lang. Period.

Screenshot ng MFC homepage. Araw araw na sumasampal sa mukha ng mga taga Mega.