April is just about to end today.
Here in the Philippines, it is technically summer season (summer is from mid March to late mid May) but it seem not to be what's happening right now.
It has been raining for 3 straight weeks now.
Reminds me of June/July wherein, most students get lazy going to school because of the not-so-fine weather. Also, my beloved coastal city of Malabon is on the peak of stardom in all forms of media becuase of its infamous product - floodwater.
Can we still consider this a summer? I don't know.
Luckily, my coastal town is not yet into floodings, maybe because the tide cycle is still in good shape.
30 April 2009
Empty
I am not so much into mingling with friends lately.
I don't know why.
They are my close friends but somehow, I didn't enjoy their company.
All was in me during these days with them are blank minds.
What was it? I don't know.
What I do know is I hate this feeling. Empty.
I don't know why.
They are my close friends but somehow, I didn't enjoy their company.
All was in me during these days with them are blank minds.
What was it? I don't know.
What I do know is I hate this feeling. Empty.
20 April 2009
Bataan Summer 2009 Adventure
Last Saturday, our department went to a beach resort in Morong, Bataan for our annual department summer outing. This is the second time I am joining the department outing (and it is my second summer here at JPhil).
The way to Bataan
Since I am living in the northern part of the Metro, it is convenient for me to be picked-up somewhere before the North Luzon Expressway than to go back to the office (which is the southern tip of the Metro). So my colleagues decided, they are to pick me up at Trinoma, along with Ms. Ampy, Jeckoy, and Ruben's family. I was the first one to be there, at around 7:30. And after an hour, the van than we rent came at the pick-up location. Whew! The sun is hot but it is ok. I never lost my patience. And in a short while, we are off to conquer Bataan! Yahoo! With a little stop overs to have our fixs (We stopped at the Candaba Wetlands, The gasoline station along NLEx to take our call of nature and to buy some stuffs, and at Balanga town proper for our lunch and to fetch a nameless girl, I am sorry, never had a chance to know her name, hehehe.) at around 2:30, we find ourselves at the resort - Juness Beach Resort.
The Resort
The resort is not as grand as expected. It is probably a 2-star resort, but we may say, it did look good and clean, so there will be minimal, if not, totally no problem for us. THe facility is good, except for the pool, which is a bit far from our accomodation (I not even seen it myself, they say it is so small). The rooms are also very neat and ordered. I was assigned in one room with Ryan, Vernard and Alfons. While Alfons and Ryan played DOTA in our room, me and Vernard, like excited child, went to see the sands separately. Vernard starts to swim at the beach while I enjoy the sands, wetting my feet from the waves coming to the shore. The rest came and we played beach volleyball. I am not a good player, I must say I played horrible. And after we called the game quit, I immidiately went to the water for some dip and wave shooting. The waves that time are huged, frightening but fun. With a very little time, we didn't felt afraid of the waves but rather so much enjoying it. The feel of asking for more waves is in oour heads that time.
The cloud started to get dark as the night approach and waves got bigger and bigger, the lifeguard signals that there should be no one swimming at the sea by that time, so we stopped swimming and went back to our rooms to get ready for dinner.
The Dinner
The resort has it's own restaurant inside. I must say they are one of the many overpriced restaurant you could have imagine. My meal cost me Php185 for a stick of chicken barbeque, a cup of rice and a glass of iced tea. And the service, it is so fast I lost my patience. We waited for around an hour before our meals are served, and when the time comes, the sizzling plate of Ate Carol is not longer sizzling, you could even touch the plate for an hour without a degree Celcius change in your finger's temperature.
Bonfire
After a the dinner, we went to the beach side again, but this time for a bonfire. Roasted mallows and chocolate sandwiched in graham crakers are simply the best! We rented a videoke but unfortunately, there is no available unit for us, so we sticked to eating mallows and hotdogs, while singing. Manong and Ryan, played the guitar while we requested songs and sing with them. It is a totally different bonding experience.
Day 2
After breakfast (I should have to say this, I waited another hour and tons of expediting for my toasts to be served, the omelet came faster, the toasts did not!), we head back to the beach to catch more waves. This time, waves are bigger and they came in smaller intervals, but it didn't gave us the idea not to pursue the swim. We also made a sand castle, all complete with Kuya Wacky's Dam to protect the castle from being hit by the waves. There we met new friends, a local siblings who watched us and helped us in building the sand castles.
After a lot of picture taking, we leave the resort to head back to Manila. While the waves are still inviting us to come, we are to go back home. So we went inside the van and head towards home.
The Side Trip - Shrine of the Valors (Mt. Samat, Diwa, Pilar, Bataan)
Before going back home, we decided to visit the Bataan Cross on the top of Mt. Samat. The other van didn't pushed through because the driver wouldn't want to take the risk. So they head to Balanga to eat their lunch there.
The slope of the treck is very steep but the ride is worthy. We walked from the parking space to the foot of the cross, I think it is more than hundreds of steps. Inside the cross is an elevator that lead us to the horizontal part of the cross. At that point, the Bataan Peninsula can be seen in a bird's eyeview. What a lovely scenery! It made me love my Philippines more.
SCTEx - the best expressway so far
After eating our lunch at the Balanga town proper, we continue our travel back to Manila. We used the newly opened Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) for easier faster travel. Men, the sights is the best! Endless view of unadulterated fields of rice and other crops. Mountains so perfectly and carefully carved to give way to the road (by the way, Ate Anna told us it is the mountain the myths are saying that Bernardo Carpio splited into two). Smooth ride, efficient travel, we take Dinalupihan to Clark in 30 minutes and Php88!
We say, the best time to enjoy nature and friendship is summer. And with this experience I had last weekend, I must say we are right. I enjoyed so much the summer weekend. It made me realize how blessed we are Filipinos to have this beautiful country. It made me think on how genius God is, He planned a perfectly wonderful nature.
I love the water so much, I wanted to have my own beachfront.
I love the earth so much, the gush of wind and the sight of greens thrilled me.
I love the Philippines so much, it made me proud to say this is Paradise.
The way to Bataan
Since I am living in the northern part of the Metro, it is convenient for me to be picked-up somewhere before the North Luzon Expressway than to go back to the office (which is the southern tip of the Metro). So my colleagues decided, they are to pick me up at Trinoma, along with Ms. Ampy, Jeckoy, and Ruben's family. I was the first one to be there, at around 7:30. And after an hour, the van than we rent came at the pick-up location. Whew! The sun is hot but it is ok. I never lost my patience. And in a short while, we are off to conquer Bataan! Yahoo! With a little stop overs to have our fixs (We stopped at the Candaba Wetlands, The gasoline station along NLEx to take our call of nature and to buy some stuffs, and at Balanga town proper for our lunch and to fetch a nameless girl, I am sorry, never had a chance to know her name, hehehe.) at around 2:30, we find ourselves at the resort - Juness Beach Resort.
The Resort
The resort is not as grand as expected. It is probably a 2-star resort, but we may say, it did look good and clean, so there will be minimal, if not, totally no problem for us. THe facility is good, except for the pool, which is a bit far from our accomodation (I not even seen it myself, they say it is so small). The rooms are also very neat and ordered. I was assigned in one room with Ryan, Vernard and Alfons. While Alfons and Ryan played DOTA in our room, me and Vernard, like excited child, went to see the sands separately. Vernard starts to swim at the beach while I enjoy the sands, wetting my feet from the waves coming to the shore. The rest came and we played beach volleyball. I am not a good player, I must say I played horrible. And after we called the game quit, I immidiately went to the water for some dip and wave shooting. The waves that time are huged, frightening but fun. With a very little time, we didn't felt afraid of the waves but rather so much enjoying it. The feel of asking for more waves is in oour heads that time.
The cloud started to get dark as the night approach and waves got bigger and bigger, the lifeguard signals that there should be no one swimming at the sea by that time, so we stopped swimming and went back to our rooms to get ready for dinner.
The Dinner
The resort has it's own restaurant inside. I must say they are one of the many overpriced restaurant you could have imagine. My meal cost me Php185 for a stick of chicken barbeque, a cup of rice and a glass of iced tea. And the service, it is so fast I lost my patience. We waited for around an hour before our meals are served, and when the time comes, the sizzling plate of Ate Carol is not longer sizzling, you could even touch the plate for an hour without a degree Celcius change in your finger's temperature.
Bonfire
After a the dinner, we went to the beach side again, but this time for a bonfire. Roasted mallows and chocolate sandwiched in graham crakers are simply the best! We rented a videoke but unfortunately, there is no available unit for us, so we sticked to eating mallows and hotdogs, while singing. Manong and Ryan, played the guitar while we requested songs and sing with them. It is a totally different bonding experience.
Day 2
After breakfast (I should have to say this, I waited another hour and tons of expediting for my toasts to be served, the omelet came faster, the toasts did not!), we head back to the beach to catch more waves. This time, waves are bigger and they came in smaller intervals, but it didn't gave us the idea not to pursue the swim. We also made a sand castle, all complete with Kuya Wacky's Dam to protect the castle from being hit by the waves. There we met new friends, a local siblings who watched us and helped us in building the sand castles.
After a lot of picture taking, we leave the resort to head back to Manila. While the waves are still inviting us to come, we are to go back home. So we went inside the van and head towards home.
The Side Trip - Shrine of the Valors (Mt. Samat, Diwa, Pilar, Bataan)
Before going back home, we decided to visit the Bataan Cross on the top of Mt. Samat. The other van didn't pushed through because the driver wouldn't want to take the risk. So they head to Balanga to eat their lunch there.
The slope of the treck is very steep but the ride is worthy. We walked from the parking space to the foot of the cross, I think it is more than hundreds of steps. Inside the cross is an elevator that lead us to the horizontal part of the cross. At that point, the Bataan Peninsula can be seen in a bird's eyeview. What a lovely scenery! It made me love my Philippines more.
SCTEx - the best expressway so far
After eating our lunch at the Balanga town proper, we continue our travel back to Manila. We used the newly opened Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) for easier faster travel. Men, the sights is the best! Endless view of unadulterated fields of rice and other crops. Mountains so perfectly and carefully carved to give way to the road (by the way, Ate Anna told us it is the mountain the myths are saying that Bernardo Carpio splited into two). Smooth ride, efficient travel, we take Dinalupihan to Clark in 30 minutes and Php88!
We say, the best time to enjoy nature and friendship is summer. And with this experience I had last weekend, I must say we are right. I enjoyed so much the summer weekend. It made me realize how blessed we are Filipinos to have this beautiful country. It made me think on how genius God is, He planned a perfectly wonderful nature.
I love the water so much, I wanted to have my own beachfront.
I love the earth so much, the gush of wind and the sight of greens thrilled me.
I love the Philippines so much, it made me proud to say this is Paradise.
15 April 2009
Count Your Blessings
In this time of economic strive, it may seem best to complain and point fingers to blame.
Here's a sad really of discontentment, not only of a few, but majority of the world's population.
But somehow, should we really be doing all this negative toughts?
One day, I asked myself why am I in to this little budgeting problem. Maybe it is because of my compulsive buying and eating-out. Or maybe because I expected to have money (bonus, increase and all) by a time but didn't pushed through. Or maybe because I am so much meek to ask those who have debts on me to pay me right now. Complain and blame, that whould be the mastery of everyone.
But somehow a tought struck me days before.
Should I not be thanking God I still have a job?
Sometimes, when all things fail, we tend to complain and ask Him, "What the heck are You doing to me? Am I not serving You enough to deserve more than this?"
Are we not suppose to say "Thank You for this another day, a chance for me to better my life."
We should be thankful about everything, for He knows He is God, and He knows what He is doing. He is the Ultimate Engineer - long before creating, he layed-out the plan. Trust instead of complaining. Accept instead of blaming.
Thank You Lord and I am sorry for my ways. I trust you and I am ready to accept the bountiful plan you have for me.
Here's a sad really of discontentment, not only of a few, but majority of the world's population.
But somehow, should we really be doing all this negative toughts?
One day, I asked myself why am I in to this little budgeting problem. Maybe it is because of my compulsive buying and eating-out. Or maybe because I expected to have money (bonus, increase and all) by a time but didn't pushed through. Or maybe because I am so much meek to ask those who have debts on me to pay me right now. Complain and blame, that whould be the mastery of everyone.
But somehow a tought struck me days before.
Should I not be thanking God I still have a job?
Sometimes, when all things fail, we tend to complain and ask Him, "What the heck are You doing to me? Am I not serving You enough to deserve more than this?"
Are we not suppose to say "Thank You for this another day, a chance for me to better my life."
We should be thankful about everything, for He knows He is God, and He knows what He is doing. He is the Ultimate Engineer - long before creating, he layed-out the plan. Trust instead of complaining. Accept instead of blaming.
Thank You Lord and I am sorry for my ways. I trust you and I am ready to accept the bountiful plan you have for me.
01 April 2009
About Blank
There's nothing much to say.
Wala lang magawa and now trying to compose a post.
Sometimes, I do have matters to post in this blog, but unfurtunately, when time gave me opportunity to log-on to my blog, I can't seem to compose it properly. The ending, these thoughts disappear in thin air forever - unrecorded, forgotten.
This time, I had free time to do this post, but no idea seems to pop in my mind for a nice post.
This is the typical situation of my after-the-office mondays through thursday (excluding tuesdays, I have a very important schedule every tuesday nights). After the 5 o'clock bell, people one by one leave the office while I remain here at my desk, doing nothing.
I am waiting for 6 o'clock or past to have my dinner at the canteen, and wait for 7 to ride the shuttle service to dorm.
You see, I am living at our company's dormitory and only during weekends I go back home. I don't know how to cook so that's why I need to wait for the canteen to open for dinner so could have my night's meal.
Going home (what I mean is the dormitory) that early bores me. You know, an introvert-slash-weird like me don't know how to start a conversation so the moment I go to our dorm until early morning before going to office, I am all alone in my dorm room, listining to radio, reading books (and yes bible too) and do what a typical introvert/geek/weird would do - talk to himself and dream.
It seems to be boring, but you know what? I think I am getting use of it.
O, should I want to say this:
I am planning to stage a new blog, and I am thinking of posting trivias and other informations that may be of help or not to anyone reading it. Dork!
Wala lang magawa and now trying to compose a post.
Sometimes, I do have matters to post in this blog, but unfurtunately, when time gave me opportunity to log-on to my blog, I can't seem to compose it properly. The ending, these thoughts disappear in thin air forever - unrecorded, forgotten.
This time, I had free time to do this post, but no idea seems to pop in my mind for a nice post.
This is the typical situation of my after-the-office mondays through thursday (excluding tuesdays, I have a very important schedule every tuesday nights). After the 5 o'clock bell, people one by one leave the office while I remain here at my desk, doing nothing.
I am waiting for 6 o'clock or past to have my dinner at the canteen, and wait for 7 to ride the shuttle service to dorm.
You see, I am living at our company's dormitory and only during weekends I go back home. I don't know how to cook so that's why I need to wait for the canteen to open for dinner so could have my night's meal.
Going home (what I mean is the dormitory) that early bores me. You know, an introvert-slash-weird like me don't know how to start a conversation so the moment I go to our dorm until early morning before going to office, I am all alone in my dorm room, listining to radio, reading books (and yes bible too) and do what a typical introvert/geek/weird would do - talk to himself and dream.
It seems to be boring, but you know what? I think I am getting use of it.
O, should I want to say this:
I am planning to stage a new blog, and I am thinking of posting trivias and other informations that may be of help or not to anyone reading it. Dork!
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