Thursday, December 25, 2008

Let's Do The Year-end Thing

owe it to this year's unexpected Christmas house arrest due to the flu-- i already weeded out my old clothes, bags & notes, and got to do my year-end thing way earlier than expected. =P i usually make a calendar/wallpaper as an ode to year that has passed, but for this year, i made animotos instead (sinong tamad?). rummaging through my PC and online albums for pics made me see that this year was more eventful than i realized. the fact that i can't squeeze all the pics i want into the vids tells me i have a lot of thanking to do. =) i'm thankful that The Man Up Above granted me the chances, as well as the challenges, I've encountered this year. admittedly, i've grown, even just for a teeny bit. thanks for everyone who's been part of my 2008, who's made it something worth making all of these vids. =P

here are some of the year's highlights:
.: Sinulog + Bohol Adventures (Jan)
.: SWAT's Putipot Offsite (Feb)
.: Ben's homecoming @ Palawan (Apr)
.: SWAT's life-changing Anilao offsite (Apr)
.: Anawangin getaway with Cla, Patch & Xtin (May)
.: Bugsy encounters Baboon-Shark, among other things, @ Boracay (May)
.: Kaladkarin Loose in Bangalore, India (May)
.: SWAT Resignation Dramas (June)
.: The Legendary SEA Backpacking Escape: Kuala Lumpur - Siam Reap - Ho Chi Minh City (July)
.: SG F1 Grand Prix + A Peek at my Sister's Life in SG (Sept-Oct)
.: My 1st dance compet @ Dolce (Oct)
.: Cliff-diving @ Tali (Oct)
.: Bugsy's day-out @ Tagaytay (Dec)


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Sunday, December 21, 2008

note to self

Dear Self,

Nobody was ever born perfect,so get used to making mistakes.

Get used to doing things that you wish you haven't done. Get used to NOT doing things you should have done, if only you had the wits (or guts) that a meaningful life calls for.

Bottom line - get used to making mistakes. Lots of them. In fact, start enjoying the experience.

Monday, December 08, 2008

shout-out for 1984 kiddos

the thing that i love about hanging out with Team Bugsy are the zany theories we throw at each other, ranging from the hands-down-insane to the this-might-be-worth-taking-a-look-at. during one of our bouts during the long weekend, a friend piped up with this conclusion -- there are no good-looking guys born during our year, 1984.

okay, okay, before the hostile reactions, i admit that this might be quite a rash generalization --- that's why we're asking people to prove us wrong. do you guys beg to differ? send us pics, and we'll eat our words. =P otherwise, who knows, ridiculous as it sounds, this might just have a hint of truth that we never really thought about. [i have a feeling i might have a lot of hate mail after this. haha!]

Saturday, December 06, 2008

i hate motorcycles.

nah, hate isn't the word. i LOATHE motorcycles. got hit by one earlier while i was crossing the street with Ikay. joey was right -- it'll literally send you spinning. the driver didn't even have the decency to stop and go back to apologize; i absolutely hated myself when i stood there, stunned, and then shouted after him, 'Sorry!'. tanga. grrr.

i wish that was the worst part. in all the flurry, i didn't realize that he sent my earphones flying off to oblivion. kakabili ko lang nun! grrr talaga. buti na lang mabilis ang karma. Dear Lord, kung okay lang naman, please make this one extra fast. Amen.

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

bugsy chills @ tagaytay



another long weekend well-spent. =) after watching Live Aids just the night before with the girls, we whisked ourselves away to Tidoy's pad @ Tagaytay to bum together (couldn't imagine a better way to spend the time =P).

for girls with no plans, we certainly got to do a lot together:
.: crashing 2 weddings @ sonya's garden (even bumped into Joy!)
.: braving the cold with only coffee from starbux
.: stuffed ourselves with greek dishes @ a-random-greek-resto-by-the-road
.: got wowed by tidoy's awesome driving through the fog and the Highland's winding roads with a visibility of only 3 feet (holy cow, how does she do that?!)
.: had dancing lessons courtesy of tidoy's floor-to-ceiling mirror panels
.: went loony during an emo pictorial with joey & tetel (and found a new respect for kids putting eyeliner, btw)
.: saw plants, plants and more plants, and got treated to a healthy breakfast at the Highland's Bistro Saratoga
.: capped off an idyllic weekend getting pampered at the T House Spa

Unwinding with these guys was exactly the type of rescuing I needed, and I'm utterly euphoric that I wasn't able to miss this one. It was a thrill to see how much we've grown, and how much we haven't really. =P Here's to Bugsy, and can't wait til our next escape. Mace, Kmed and Crisel, you absolutely HAVE to be there next time! =)

Pics over at http://ishg.multiply.com/photos/album/28/bugsy_chills_tagaytay.