Happy New Year Everyone!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Hello to 2009!
I'm counting down the last hour of 2008 and waiting to welcome the new year with a hopeful heart :D
Friday, December 19, 2008
La Luz R&R
Maitz arrived from Singapore in the wee hours of the morning last Saturday. After a brief rest, we all headed off to La Luz in San Juan, Batangas for some R&R. I've heard a lot about this place, so I was really excited. It was a fun drive going to La Luz. We always have fun during roadtrips dahil sa kulitan. So, the 2 1/2 hours (traffic) passed by quickly and we soon found ourselves taking in the crisp, clean air of La Luz.
First, we had lunch and then settled in one of the large cabanas by the beach while we waited for our room. And of course, we took the opportunity to take some pics.
When we've had our fill of swimming, we all had a nice massage in the cabana while watching the sun set, except for Gabby of course. Then dinner was served in the main pavilion and the setup was so nice with all the candles and lights which were in stark contrast with the dark beach.
After dinner, my sisters and I stayed in the cabana and played Uno cards while drinking Tequila Rose and eating Tostitos with dip. Actually, Tere and Maitz drank most of the Tequila, I was being a good girl and drank mostly Sprite with Bea. :) We went back up to the room by 11.
The next day, we had breakfast by the beach. And being the camwhores that we all were, took the opportunity to take more pictures. Even Gabby already knows how to pose, hehehe.
First, we had lunch and then settled in one of the large cabanas by the beach while we waited for our room. And of course, we took the opportunity to take some pics.
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After we settled in our room, Maitz, Tere, Bea, Gabby and I got ready to do some snorkeling and swimming in the beach. We went snorkeling in pairs, we're all pretty strong swimmers, but pretty clumsy along corals, hehehe, so a buddy was a good idea in case one of us accidentally hits a coral (ahem Tere, that's you!).
The next day, we had breakfast by the beach. And being the camwhores that we all were, took the opportunity to take more pictures. Even Gabby already knows how to pose, hehehe.
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Before we knew it, we were already leaving La Luz... it was a very short break, but I think we made the most of it. I really loved it, the place is clean, the people were accommodating, and although the beach is almost gravel-like, I still enjoyed swimming in the water.
From La Luz we went to Kusina ni Salud in San Pablo, Laguna. We love the seafood kare-kare in this place, and also their ginataan. Unfortunately, during Sundays, they only have a buffet service and we couldn't order our favorites. But we did thoroughly enjoy the laing, hehehe. And that ends my weekend R&R. Next Sunday, we'll be going to Dagupan to celebrate Christmas with my dad's family. It'll be a 1 day trip...tiring, but I don't mind, I already know it's going to be another fun road trip. :)
From La Luz we went to Kusina ni Salud in San Pablo, Laguna. We love the seafood kare-kare in this place, and also their ginataan. Unfortunately, during Sundays, they only have a buffet service and we couldn't order our favorites. But we did thoroughly enjoy the laing, hehehe. And that ends my weekend R&R. Next Sunday, we'll be going to Dagupan to celebrate Christmas with my dad's family. It'll be a 1 day trip...tiring, but I don't mind, I already know it's going to be another fun road trip. :)
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Red Box Mayhem
Delayed post... but nonetheless...
Tuesday night is Ladies night at Red Box, so last Tuesday, my office pals and I decided to let loose and sing our hearts out in my favorite KTV joint. Together with Cindy, Jo, Aimee, Treenah, Mitch, Dianne and her bf, we trudged up to Red Box for a well deserved break from our stressful work lives (hehehe).
It was a fun, no-holds barred free for all. We sang songs from different genres and times, oldies, new hits, rock, pop, R&B, English, OPM, you name it, we did it. We even sang Halik by Aegis, Low (oh yeah, we rapped) and danced to Treenah's rendition of It's Raining Men and even had fun with Katy Perry's hit I Kissed a Girl. We took videos, but I think we'd rather keep those to ourselves, hahaha.
But anyway, some pics. :) Sa uulitin!
Tuesday night is Ladies night at Red Box, so last Tuesday, my office pals and I decided to let loose and sing our hearts out in my favorite KTV joint. Together with Cindy, Jo, Aimee, Treenah, Mitch, Dianne and her bf, we trudged up to Red Box for a well deserved break from our stressful work lives (hehehe).
It was a fun, no-holds barred free for all. We sang songs from different genres and times, oldies, new hits, rock, pop, R&B, English, OPM, you name it, we did it. We even sang Halik by Aegis, Low (oh yeah, we rapped) and danced to Treenah's rendition of It's Raining Men and even had fun with Katy Perry's hit I Kissed a Girl. We took videos, but I think we'd rather keep those to ourselves, hahaha.
But anyway, some pics. :) Sa uulitin!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Busy Weekend
2 days have already gone on this 3-day weekend...and it's been a pretty busy one for me. :) On Saturday, I had my regular blood check (to monitor my TSH), had breakfast at Starbucks (got my planner yay!), had my contacts cleaned at Makati Med, then in the afternoon, I watched Hairspray with mom. Then, we went to mass.
Hairspray, as a whole was a fun play to watch. But I do have a lot of caveats. First of all, I didn't like the theater, it was too cold, and smelled dusty, I don't know if you know what I mean, but I get allergic from too much dust, and I was feeling allergic by the end of the show, so I'm assuming the theater was the cause. Then, it started a few minutes late and not only that, even after the theater doors closed, people kept coming in! I mean, come on! I would never expect this kind of thing to happen at the CCP. And last, the lights...I just didn't like the lights, there was one time we had this beam shining straight at us!
Oh well... but all these caveats didn't matter. The cast was great! I loved them! Nyoy Volante was an unexpected surprise... he danced so well and played Seaweed perfectly. Penny (I don't know her name) was a laugh trip, Michael de Mesa was great as Tracy's mom, Dulce was awesome as always (although some of her lines made her appear kinda 'high'). And Madel Ching (playing Tracy) was sooo energetic! I loved her. I'm sure with a few more years in theater, she's going to be absolutely awesome.
And then today, we went to Glorietta and watched Twilight! Of course I have already set my expectations (to a very low level) and I was really pleased with the film. :P And I actually think the next books (New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn) will be better on film. So, I'm excited about that.
Tomorrow, Tere and I will go back to the mall for some facials and shopping, then we'll have dinner at Mandarin Hotel to celebrate my parents' 29th anniversary. :)
Whew... it's been a hectic 3 day weekend, I feel like I didn't even get a chance to rest at all! But I guess that's what the holidays are about right? Everyone gets busy. :)
Twenty five days to go until Christmas! :D
Hairspray, as a whole was a fun play to watch. But I do have a lot of caveats. First of all, I didn't like the theater, it was too cold, and smelled dusty, I don't know if you know what I mean, but I get allergic from too much dust, and I was feeling allergic by the end of the show, so I'm assuming the theater was the cause. Then, it started a few minutes late and not only that, even after the theater doors closed, people kept coming in! I mean, come on! I would never expect this kind of thing to happen at the CCP. And last, the lights...I just didn't like the lights, there was one time we had this beam shining straight at us!
Oh well... but all these caveats didn't matter. The cast was great! I loved them! Nyoy Volante was an unexpected surprise... he danced so well and played Seaweed perfectly. Penny (I don't know her name) was a laugh trip, Michael de Mesa was great as Tracy's mom, Dulce was awesome as always (although some of her lines made her appear kinda 'high'). And Madel Ching (playing Tracy) was sooo energetic! I loved her. I'm sure with a few more years in theater, she's going to be absolutely awesome.
And then today, we went to Glorietta and watched Twilight! Of course I have already set my expectations (to a very low level) and I was really pleased with the film. :P And I actually think the next books (New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn) will be better on film. So, I'm excited about that.
Tomorrow, Tere and I will go back to the mall for some facials and shopping, then we'll have dinner at Mandarin Hotel to celebrate my parents' 29th anniversary. :)
Whew... it's been a hectic 3 day weekend, I feel like I didn't even get a chance to rest at all! But I guess that's what the holidays are about right? Everyone gets busy. :)
Twenty five days to go until Christmas! :D
Monday, November 24, 2008
Half Blood Prince Trailer#3
It sucks that I have to wait until July of next year for this! But I just know it's going to be awesome! Can't wait!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Wii Unboxing...Wheee!!!!
OMG... I finally bought the mother of all game consoles...a Nintendo Wii, complete with Wii Sports, an extra controller and nunchuck, 10 games and of course... a DDR dance pad, which as I'm sure my college friends can attest to, is something I'm 'very' fond of.
Anyway, we tested the Wii Sports and had fun playing tennis, bowling, some golf and boxing. I kicked ass in tennis, but got my ass kicked in boxing by both Tere and Sweet. Grrr... I wonder how Maitz will fare with this game when she comes home for Christmas. I bet she'll suck, hahahaha!
Tomorrow, I'll try the Dance Dance Revolution..and I'm sure, an inevitable addiction will develop. Anyway, unboxing pics below. :)
Anyway, we tested the Wii Sports and had fun playing tennis, bowling, some golf and boxing. I kicked ass in tennis, but got my ass kicked in boxing by both Tere and Sweet. Grrr... I wonder how Maitz will fare with this game when she comes home for Christmas. I bet she'll suck, hahahaha!
Tomorrow, I'll try the Dance Dance Revolution..and I'm sure, an inevitable addiction will develop. Anyway, unboxing pics below. :)
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
In retrospect...
Finally, I've closed an issue that took me several days (and a few nights of troubled sleep) to investigate...
You might think I exaggerate when I say I have trouble sleeping... but I don't. I get that way when there's something I can't finish, I obsessively think about it until I start dreaming about it. I kid you not, thesis issues were resolved because of this 'gift'.
But anyway, it's been a while since I did actual support work... but of course, this was my bread and butter back at the Sunny company. And this SIR made me feel the same frustrations I once had when I was still in Production support... and then when I actually figured out the cause... I felt the same rush of endorphins that I used to feel when closing a difficult request or identifying why my GL was unbalanced or fixing a batch problem at 3 in the morning.
Although I'm not saying I actually want to be back in support... it just makes me think... dev or support, both have their pros and cons. Back when I was in support, I talked with a lot of people, had great working relationships with my users, and learned different tips and techniques from other developers' codes, but there was always the stress, the urgency of things and the frustration of figuring out what went wrong that can take its toll on a person. In dev, I speak to fewer people, but at least I can schedule what needs to be done, and I can have my own approach to development, but it also gets tiring and stressful when deadlines approach and you still haven't figured out how to code a particular functionality or if you're not getting the expected result during testing.
I don't really have a point to make, I just noticed I haven't been updating my blog...so I just started typing the thoughts off the top of my head. All I know is, whatever I do, dev or support, everything is bound to end sometime... like the song in Avenue Q, 'Everything in life is only for now.' :)
Lapit na mag-Pasko...can't wait. :D
You might think I exaggerate when I say I have trouble sleeping... but I don't. I get that way when there's something I can't finish, I obsessively think about it until I start dreaming about it. I kid you not, thesis issues were resolved because of this 'gift'.
But anyway, it's been a while since I did actual support work... but of course, this was my bread and butter back at the Sunny company. And this SIR made me feel the same frustrations I once had when I was still in Production support... and then when I actually figured out the cause... I felt the same rush of endorphins that I used to feel when closing a difficult request or identifying why my GL was unbalanced or fixing a batch problem at 3 in the morning.
Although I'm not saying I actually want to be back in support... it just makes me think... dev or support, both have their pros and cons. Back when I was in support, I talked with a lot of people, had great working relationships with my users, and learned different tips and techniques from other developers' codes, but there was always the stress, the urgency of things and the frustration of figuring out what went wrong that can take its toll on a person. In dev, I speak to fewer people, but at least I can schedule what needs to be done, and I can have my own approach to development, but it also gets tiring and stressful when deadlines approach and you still haven't figured out how to code a particular functionality or if you're not getting the expected result during testing.
I don't really have a point to make, I just noticed I haven't been updating my blog...so I just started typing the thoughts off the top of my head. All I know is, whatever I do, dev or support, everything is bound to end sometime... like the song in Avenue Q, 'Everything in life is only for now.' :)
Lapit na mag-Pasko...can't wait. :D
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