snapshots of my so-called life

i have finally decided to join my friend, myn in her condo last wednesday, january 18. the schedule at work already took its toll kaya nagdecide na din ako na mag-move in na with her. there were days kasi na i would stay until 8-9 pm in the office then nakakauwi ako around 10-11 pm na. safe pa naman kasi may MRT pa pero we can never tell pa rin. apart from the long ride home, another inconvenience is the fact na hindi na ko nakakakain when i get home. mas gugustuhin ko na lang mag-rest rather than eat dinner. tapos kinabukasan pa super early kami aalis. we should leave the house at 6:30 'cause if not, we'd be caught in heavy traffic. i need to be in the office kasi by 8:30 am. mukhang naging puro rant yung post ko ah. hehe well, i would not have to worry about all those things now. ngayon, i can leave the office kahit super late na without worrying how i should go home; 15 minute walk lang kasi yung place namin from the office. hindi ko na din mahahassle sina dad and lep sa pagsundo sa kin. hindi na din ako masstress about being late in getting to the office in the morning kahit 7 am na ko magising. aaahhh.. the life! :-)

i just love the convenience of my new place. hirap kasi ng nakatira sa probinsya! kahit na sanay na kong mag-commute and transferring from one mode of transpo to another, nothing beats walking leisurely along the streets of makati. i remember nung college, my daily commute totals 10 rides going back and forth from our place in valenzuela to UP. imagine that?!

aside from the convenience that i'm enjoying right now, i'm also embracing my new-found independence. sabi ko nga sa friend ko, i feel like a real adult now. it really is another milestone in my 20++ years of existence. :-)

sharing my favorite pictures from our baguio trip last december 26-28. write-up to follow. :-)


taken from our hotel room


check out our backdrop!


i've finally found mr. right!


mwah!


golfing with pinnochio


hugs!


ang cute ni pau!


lamiiiig

dali! mahuhulog na yung hat!

at the lourdes grotto

at the mansion

at the mansion

one of the highlights of my december was the homecoming of my dear friend, jojo. super awaited talaga namin ni mareng beck ang pagdating nya kasi siyempre makukumpleto na naman ang trio namin. for sure, laugh trip and endless chikahan ang mangyayari. hehe

as soon as we learned that she already arrived, we immediately arranged a day to meet up with her. super sikat kasi ng lola, kailangan magpa-sked pa talaga. hehe so we agreed to spend the morning till afternoon of december 23 (friday) with her. we met up at monumento took a cab going to the MRT then boarded the train going to ayala. hindi pa din talaga nagbabago ang kumare namin, super cowboy pa din. she didn't mind commuting here in manila kahit sleek SUV na ang dinadrive niya sa states. hehe

being the one who knew makati among the three of us, i suggested that we check out greenbelt 3. so we surveyed the restos lined up at the second floor strip. we arrived there pretty early and we discovered that some of the restos were not open yet. the only one which opens an hour early was bubba gump. so we decided to just have brunch there because we're all starving already.

after sharing a delighful meal, the girls asked if there's anywhere we can head off next. i told them that there's a videoke place at the third floor. you'd immediately notice a spark in the girls' eyes upon hearing the word "videoke". hehe well, jojo was a videoke champ in the states and beck was the resident singer of SADE way back when. so where does that leave me? i'm their back-up dancer. wehehe :-p so we headed off to red box for our videoke singing spree. we had such a great time singing songs, dancing and goofing around. i just wished that our day together would not end...medyo matatagalan pa kasi bago makauwi uli si jojo dito sa pinas. well, sabi nga namin ni beck, kami na lang magvivisit as kanya sa states. :-)

last sunday (january 8) was the wedding day of yves and pepay. it was held at fernwood gardens, qc. it was such a joyous occasion for the couple. very simple and intimate yung wedding. the part which i loved most was when they showed a video presentation about the couple. well, normal na namang may mga ganong presentations during the reception pero what's unique and cute was they showed an MTV on how they first met. as in sila mismo yung nag-aact sa MTV. ang cute talaga! haha :-)

time flies really fast talaga, dati-rati lang debuts yung mga occasions na inaattendan namin, ngayon weddings na. flo and paulo (her finace) was there as well. next month naman ang wedding nila. haaaay! pressure ito! hehe actually, flo teased me that she reserved two seats daw for me sa wedding nya so dapat daw may kasama ako. next month na kaya yun?! oh well, let's see. hehe