After weeks of preparation and anticipation on June 27, 2008 we conquered Boracay. Besting all other teams at work - we soared high at number 1. 

Our flight was 10:30am Friday, July 27, 2008. We were on time for the flight’s check-in. Most of us just came from shift and we haven’t had any sleep at all but nevertheless we’re too excited to conquer the Island. The flight was not that boring with Cebu Pacific’s in-flight games and too bad I didn’t get any of the prices. Hahaha! Anyway, the flight took us to Caticlan Airport in just less than an hour. We took a tricycle to the Jetty Port and we were on our way to Boracay Island.

We settled our bags in Tirol and Tirol Beach Resort and went to D’ Talipapa for Lunch. Haha!

Friday night was a party.

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Well, I have been brought up as a kid watching television from morning til’ the evening. Primetime Telenovelas are already part of our Filipino culture. And yes, I admit that I, too, love telenovelas. Anyway, for the past 3 weeks watching primetime shows has been part of my daily routine. Yes, I watch Lobo. Haha! I even watch Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus. And there’s where the problem lies. The first time I watched PBB I thought it is nice but after a few episodes I’m thinking How crazy the show’s producers are. Can you just imagine these Teens hugging each other intimately in front of national television. It’s gross! Yeah, I am somewhat conservative but what these teens are acting way over the limit. No wonder Teenage pregnancy is such a hit.

Now take a look at these photos…

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There are a lot of changes in my life recently. I’m not even sure if I’m keeping up but I guess these changes are tolerable.

One. I just got new responsibilities in the office and I’m not sure if I can live up to the expectations. I know I can handle the responsibilities, but I need all the help I can get and I know my colleagues (especially my manager) are there to support me. I need to be more focused this time. Career is getting good, I know that for sure.

Two. I just got moved to the morning shift. Yeah, I kinda like it but I am still adjusting my body clock. I have been on the evening shift for almost 3 years now and suddenly my schedule goes back to normal working hours. I may need to take supplements this time, seriously.

Three. On my previous blog entry, a friend met a horrible accident while intoxicated. That made me realise that I need to slow *sigh* down my alcohol in-take.

Four. In relation to my morning shift. I haven’t smoked any cigarettelately. I’m quite busy on the reports. This is actually good. lols.

Five. I’m nose-bleeding from a friend’s bragging sessions about her so-called career. Worse - It’s almost on a daily basis. 

Six. Cebu’s temperature is getting into my nerves.

Seven. I haven’t been to the beach for almost 2 weeks now. By the way, I love the beach just recently. I used to hate beaches.

Eight. I’m torn between our company summer outing and our team’s beach outing and what’s bad about the two - they’re both on the same dates.

Nine. I miss my family.

Ten. My Internet connection at home is down, 2 days now.

Eleven. I need to pay my bills or else…

Twelve. I need to save more and get a decent -ahem- laptop this time.

Thirteen. I need to reconsider the option to transfer to a new crib. My current crib is getting crowded.

Fourteen. I think, I need a love life. lols.

Fifteen. I want to be really really HAPPY.

That’s all.

My recent absence from the blogosphere is due to an accident. An Accident that almost took a friend’s life. The accident happened wednesday morning, I was busy finishing a report and it occured to me to check my mobile phone. And yeah I did. There were several messages on my Inbox. As I carefully read through each message my heart skipped a beat when the last message popped-out saying a friend met an accident a few minutes ago and is now being rushed to the hospital. Fortunately, it was already my time-out. I hurriedly logged off my station and cleared my desk. In less than 3 minutes I was already out of the office. I called my friends asking them which hospital she was taken. In minutes, I was already in the emergency section but was not admitted - hospital policy. I had to wait until almost 11am until her sister came out and said that everything was gonna be okay. I went home and was half-asleep, half-awake. It was 6pm when I decided to back to the hospital. The moment I entered her private room, I froze. My knees locked. It took almost 3 minutes for me to utter a word. I saw her eggplant-colored swollen face. Her left eye was severely swollen, her arms were full of bruises too. She had to be scheduled for surgery. Titanium will be implanted on her left eye. The surgery was just this morning. I’m praying that everything will turn out just fine.

She was drunk when the accident happened. She was brave enough to drink and drive. Too bad. Tsk. Tsk.

From now on, I’ll Never DRINK and DRIVE. Not even a single drop!

I’m sad.

A week after escaping to Camotes Island, there I was again. But I was on another island. You see Camotes Islands consists of 3 main islands - Poro, Pilar and San Francisco. I was in San Francisco, this time. Right after my friday’s shift at work Bjorn, Yellie, Yasmin, Clancy and yours truly took the first fast craft to Camotes at 9am. It was an uneventful 2 hour trip. The AC was not all working, hot. hot. hot. It was almost 12 noon when we arrived at Sitio Santiago and we’re immediately ushered by our dear friend Oslec to our reserved room. We had a great lunch at Santiago Bay Beach Resort. An hour later we went back to our rooms and took some rest. We all decided to take a tour around the island. It was 7pm when we’re back to our rooms and had dinner. By 10pm we’re heading off to the beach front to start drinking what’s supposed to be drank. lol. Yeah Beach and Beer. We had Beer and Ice Cube scarcity so we called it a night by 3am.

The next day was a Sunday. The breakfast was good. We trekked the sides of a very treacherous cliff just to invade a very secluded portion of the island but the sea current was strong enough and all our efforts were lost. We spent most of the first half the day soaking up the sun. The Lunch was great by 2pm. It was already low tide so we decided to trek again back to the secluded portion of the bay. It was a 15minute walk trough very sharp rocks and last we arrived, and guess what? that part of the beach turned out to be a local cemetery! We had fun though. It was 5pm when we all decided to start the videoke and beer match. The beer was totally -ahem- excellent, not to mention the videoke. lolz. We called it a night 1am.

Monday, we’re back to reality

For the record, this is one trip I wouldn’t forget. The laughter, the fun, the beer, the videoke, the adventure, the near-death experience of a friend, the soaking up the sun, the sunburn, and the camwhorage are definitely not worth forgetting.

To Oslec: Thanks for everything. I thought the weekend wouldn’t be really fun but oh well, I was wrong. I had so much fun.

To Bjorn: Our trips together are worth remembering. Thanks for the company. There’d be no fun without you around.

To Yellie: We have the same wavelength. I am glad to have spent a weekend with you. “Naleke ko geng!”

To Yasmin: You are one great friend. I thought we wouldn’t get along so well but again I was wrong. I’m looking forward to our next escape. “Shot sa, Shot sa!”

To Clancy: You are one true friend. Thank you for being so patient. I thought you know how to swim?

Before I get teary eyed here. lolz. Lemme share some camwhorage:

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I started the Summer of this year by heading off to an Island known for it’s white sands, crystal blue waters and fresh seafoods - Bantayan Island. The Bantayan Island, as far as I’ve known is the only island (aside from Boracay) celebrates the holy week partying on the beach front. It is also known for having been allowed by the Vatican for its people to eat meat during the lenten season. A brief history of the Island is etched somewhere in their centuries-old church. Well, the trip was dated March 1-3 and everyone had a great time.

A little less than 2 weeks later, we were headed off to a beach on the southwestern side of Cebu - Moalboal. Although the sand is not as fine as the one from Bantayan but the weekend was still great.

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Sunday was supposed to be a rest day but it turned out otherwise. I got a very stressful Sunday. I woke up thinking it was still Saturday night. I slept 12-hours straight. I immediately checked my mobile phone and whoa I’ve got 48 text messages received. I took time to read through each message while I was making my way out of the bedroom. I wondered, why the house is so desolate…. it turned out to be 230am! omg. I supposed to be with friends on a Saturday night. And yeah I was more than 4 hours overdue. Clumsy me. Still I was carefully digesting the fact that I wasn’t able to wake up as planned. I called up my friends and it seems that I can’t talk to them clearly because background noise is deafening. I tried sending them text messages but to no avail. Its either they’re mad at me or they’re just drunk to even bother. And so I turned on the computer and wasted my time blog hopping and browsing. I went back to sleep 530am. Couple of hours later, I woke to my landlady’s call for the garbage collection. Argh! And it was still 8am. Argh again. Anyway, now that my body has fully awakened I took the time cleaning up the room and sorting my ever growing pile of laundry. I admit My Laundry is really giving me a headache and I’m serious. lol. It was 930am when I was finally done with the first few pieces and I am already exhausted. I had my breakfast, prepared by my house mates. It was a good meal. The weather is giving me a headache too. I was supposed to complete all my laundry and it seems the weather is not cooperating. The lazy I am, I folded my clothes back to the laundry basket and stayed in front of the PC until 12noon, which is just in time for lunch. We had our lunch accompanied by Ice Cream. Yum. It was already 2pm when my most of my friends sent an invite for another round of beer drinking session. I carefully plotted my Sunday night itinerary, only to find out that a long lost friend sent me text message asking me to have a cup of coffee at Starbucks 8pm. Amazing, after 8 years of not having to see each other we’ve managed to connect the gap. Amazing. Again. Lol. It was 12midnight that finally we called it a night. As for me… the night is still young. I went out with a couple of my colleague-friends for a round of beer session. It all ended up 4am.

Omg. I need to sleep now. I need to. And seriously speaking I need to detoxify myself from all the bad habits. Seriously.

I need to quit smoking. I need to slow down beer in-take. I need to get at least a 6-8 hours of sleep everyday. And this starts now. bleh.

get a life.