first of many vacays...

okay.. so here it is.. 
like what i've told you. imma be telling you all about the traveling i did with my fam & friends late last year. lemme start of this travel/laboy blog by giving it an apt nickname.. lets call it my "traveloy" diary.. travel na may kasamang bonggang laboy... ahahaha.... 


so there.. its settled then.. lets go on with my first traveloy entry.
country: Vietnam
dates: nov. 14-17, 2009


honestly, this out-of-the-country escapade was not planned.. i was not thinking of going anywhere.. especially since i did not have enough leave credits from work to do so. but my cousin.. who i only get the chance to see rarely asked me to go with them.. i couldnt say no. it was almost 6 years after i first went out of the country and its good to be able to experience it all again. and lets say.. its also the kind of break i need from the stresses of both personal and work related nature. if you know what i mean... 


and so, everything was settled. tickets were bought. bags were packed. itinerary checked.. we went on to board our plane. travel time was fast. it only took 1.50 hours from manila to ho chi minh city.. our hotel accomodation have been pre-book so we already had someone to pick us up at the airport. off we go.. 


my first impression about vietnam is that.. it almost seemed like i didnt leave home. though there were no tall buildings like ours here in manila, the surroundings and the people.. oddly felt the same. but not quite. thing is, you'll feel their reserved personality around foreigners. though we look like locals, coz of the skin color and features.. at exactly the time they know you're not from there, they kinda hold back on something.. but its understandable.. you see, they value their history so much that up until now, they have this feeling of remorse over the thought of 'one certain' country invading their shores.. so when they see new people.. they really fold as if thinking history might repeat itself or something. but s'all good.. they were friendly enough to open their country to other people.. so thats good.. very good indeed.. 


after checking our bags and getting some rest at the hotel.. which by the way is just a meager hotel.. not the extravagant one.. we went straight out and explored the city. --oh btw.. before i forget.. i was a millionaire in vietnam.. can you believe?.. i cant... hahaha.. i brought US dollars with me when i went there.. universal currency and all.. so we had our money changed at the airport for local bills. and guess what.. my money, amounted to a whopping 2.8 million dong.. and i was so freaking happy that my cousin and i joked that we can stay in vietnam forever and still be millionaires.. hahahah.. but thats just the first of alot of fun stuff..-- ok.. so the walk around the city was fun.. if we have jeepney in the philippines as our most basic mode of transportation, theirs is the motorcycle. i mean, motors were the king of the road. a single stop light instance accumulates dozens of motors.. and its sooo cool.. change of traffic view.. hehehe.. and so, our vietnam sojourn went on for four days. we spent one whole day exploring their revered mekong delta channel. then theres the exploration of the cu-chi tunnels where the viet guerillas camped during the us invasion. we even got the chance to experience going into the tunnel. if you are claustrophobic, then that activity is not for you. 50 meters and you'll want to get out.. but that was what made the tunnel so cool.. it was really something. we ended our stay by going to the cao-dai temple. viets are mostly buddhist. it was only proper to end our trip by going to the house of God, whatever religion, to thank Him for a blessed and safe trip. so after everything, we packed our bags.. several weights heavier.. pasalubong and stuff.. and headed back home.. 


all in all.. i would really recommend going to vietnam and experincing the country and its culture. it was one nice traveloy and i hope to do it again.. so just tell me if you have plans going there.. who knows.. i might join you.. 


-end of first traveloy log.. 

revive the long-been rested being.. :)

ggrrraaabbeee... 
ang tagal ko bago nabalikan 'tong blog kemme ko.. i kinda lost track of what had happened.. but mainly dahil na din sa nawala yung pw ko para sa account. hehehe.. lame ass semi-senile bekler.. nyahahah..


ayun.. what happened ba during my hiatus?.. lemme recall... 
in chrono order 'to ah.. para masaya at orderly.. shax.. orderly daw o.. hahaha


late last year.. my family, friends and i had so much fun.. separate fun times yun.. pero just the same.. fun times pa din.. travelled alot.. pero i will have separate blogs for it.. para mas detailed.. alam nyo na.. masarap kc i-reminisce yung mga ganung bagay.. so you'll be happy for and with me at the same time. 


ayun nga.. mga gala moments with the fam and with the gang.. sobrang cool talaga kasi those were unexpected moments.. super unplanned pero sobrang worthit.. nakaka-miss.. as in.. these days kasi, back to mega regular programming na ulet. mahirap na ulet makahanap ng mga ganung klase ng oras na sayung-sayo lang.. hays... basta yun.. all in all.. aside from the heartache of last year... all in all.. to wrap 2009 up.. it was a total blast pa din.. good or bad.. still changed my life in  a major way.. 


so here comes this year. had sooooo much fun activities with the gang. sobrang chill moments and bonding time. we also went to great places and found time to relax and unwind.. yung tipong away.. like away na away talaga sa stress ng metro.. kwento ko in a bit.. hehehe.. 


tas ayun nga.. these past couple of months have been a struggle.. kaya ko naisip ulet yung pag-blog kc atleast may outlet.. buti na lang nahanap ko yung password ko.. nyahaha.. rant sessions to come.. so people.. be prepared.. hehehe.. forewarned na kayo.. so if you are faint-hearted.. the next hardcore blogs arent for you.. but then again.. my life hasnt been that difficult naman.. it has its low points.. but altogether, everything's all good.. kailangan lang talaga ng refreshers from time to time.. 


again.. im resurrecting my blog.. so peeps.. thanks for reading and sparing your time.. 'till the next blog session.. peace out.. ;) 

its about time to tell you this..

weep your hearts out.. hahaha..
i guess this is the time when i can tell you this. its my own hearts story.. my friends know this well because ive told them the story alot of times already.. ive had my heart broken just recently.. and its something i wasnt expecting.. just when i thought that everythings going well.. boom... its over..
it was hard.. really hard..
but you know what?.. i got through it.. beautifully... oh yes i did..
admittedly.. it wasnt easy getting out of that low point.. i  had to muster all the strength i have within myself.. especially since, we work on the same offfice... same company..same everything.. what can you say about that?.. stone heart right?.. its never a ball during the first times.. but my family.. and friends made it easy.. they made me realize and feel that im worth more than what he made me feel. being surrounded with people who really cares for me was the best shield that was built for that kind of emotional saga.. hahaha..


the feeling that i trusted this person and he just left  it broken was really more than one could bear.. but one must go through that process to be able to say that they have really loved.. as cheesy as it may be.. being in love was and is the best feeling.. never regretted going through that stage.. it was the best and worst feeling.. but ultimately.. it made me a better person after..


so far.. we have been the most civil persons in the planet. making sure to greet each other with respect was what i want to for us to maintain.. its the least we could do, in reference to what we shared in the past.. i wanted to be his friend, not because, im still hoping for us to be reunited or something...but because i know it is whats right. i care for him, like i do with my other friends.. and he will always have one of the best spots in my heart.. what ever happens.. more of the fact that i loved him, is that ive learned tremendous lessons out of the hearache.. its rather reason enough to be thankful.. even.. if he hurt me..thank you for the memories sir.. hehehe..


okay then.. we've been at this long enough for me to reminisce the good times.. again.. to you.. thank you for the best memories ive had for the longest time.. you've given me so much to hope for.. that.. after the down times.. theres always that special sunshine for me.. and i will never have gotten to that realization if you havent brought me to my weakest point.. thank you.. is all i can say to you.. and one other thing.. be happy.. as i am..  

one worn out day...

its one heck of a freakin' worn out day. by far the most excruciating day of my entire december. never gotten an ounce of avail time. never.. ever.. as in nada. zero.. can you imagine?.. i dont suppose you can.. but if you do.. i know you'll think.. holy crap!!.. and i totally agree.. its been a looong day.. and we couldnt ask for any other prayer than for this day than to end. every one was so drained out to even mind any other thing than to finish the call to be able to relax and take advantage of the mighty ACW moment.. bloody slt people who kept on ringing our phones everytime we tried to even breathe a little.. i dont even want to think what laters outcome will be.. well.. worst or not.. we cant do anything but to take it all in.. until the right time comes.. got it? good..

but after the shitty shits.. we were able to convene and have our routine starbucks moment. 'twas as always.. fun and energetic.. with the help of gk and mrs montemayor... we were gonna wait for the delayed pay of the month.. so why not spend it together with the beks gang.. :))
twas a lot of fun yet again..

workmode / workmood

well.. well.. well..
another day to scratch out on my work sched. i cant remember when's the last time i felt like an eager beaver coming to work. honestly, even during the times that i HAD 'someone' at work.. i had times that i did not like going to the office and doing the same old routine we are so used to 'performing'.. sometimes things gets too hard too handle its goes to the point where you feel lke someones choking you.. yeah.. that bad.. it really is.. especially during times when we're being manipulated and exploited for being the 'more knowledgeable' people. is that our fault?.. hell no!!.. we werent even asked if we wanted to 'join the army'.. but instead what they did was to throw us out straight into the belly of the raging Service Level beast... oh what the heck.. even if i rant all 365 days of the almost up year 2009.. its not going to change anything.. come 2010, i believe its going to be far worst than what we've experienced.. again.. thats the price of being 'better than the others'... multiskilled = reskill = bullcrappy work load.. ngrrr.. if only...

ohwell.. enough of the un-pleasantries.. ive already poured my freaking anger out.. now is time to reminisce the fun-filled day.. maybe, one of the reasons why its full-filled was cause of the fact that we didnt have "eyes" looking at us all day. "marcos" was not in the office.. ahahaha.. no martial law was imposed.. the PpOW's (Pauls prophets Of War-ever.. ahahaha!!) were free for a day.. and so we all went to play the merry game of freedom&proxy galore.. ahahaha.. although i personally dont know how to do the 'magic'.. atleast i was able to take advantage of the times we were able to glimpse at some 'juicy' stuff over at mrs montemayor and gk's stations.. ahahahah.. its the kind of work atmosphere that we'd all love to have on the floor just so we dont lose track of the moment.. i know we've had our shares of ZT-ables, but nevertheless, we are all entitled to a working surrounding that'll enable us to breathe.. even for just a while. this was one of those days.. to the drain with floor decorum.. wahahahah.. we werent just having fun.. we were respiring to ease out the tension that going to that s*%#-hole of an office gives us.. our mini-get togethers in the office... on the work floor.. means a small way of relaxing.. and its sooo refreshing... we understand the fact that we are on the job.. but a small time of chika moment wouldnt hurt.. wouldnt it?.. especially if mrs montemayor gets a tempting offer from an admirer.. which gets the team conference burning with hot and spicy issues of arousingly exciting proportions.. ahahaha.. you'll get the point.. eventually...hahaha..

thats why.. workmode should always be equal with workmood.. 'coz not unless you've gotten better insight of what GOOD you should be expecting in the office.. you'll never get the encouragement you need to fill the void of your so-called station.. get it?.. got it? good!!... eventually?.. lol...

and so i start to blog...

this is it!!

omg.. for the nth time i've tried to 'setup' a blog page.. this is THE first and actual time i was able to really.. REALLY start it. i dunno if it was time or if i just was too lazy to think about how to make an outstanding intro.. haha.. but i guess its more of 'peer pressure'.. ahahah.. you know who you are beks'.. bwahahaha..

well.. how do i start?..
lemme describe my person in five words. im your new best friend.. :))
no really.. im not kidding.. im not that hard to get along with. my friends could attest to that. im the most freakishly laugh-addict person you'll ever meet. i love listening to uber happy/funny stories my beks tell. everyday should be a laugh-out-loud moment. i never dwell on lonesome issues.. they'll just bore holes in your heart that'll be hard to mend..and i sooo hate that. not that i dont care, but lifes too short to meddle on unpleasant memories dont ya think? (we'll work on that topic in some other blogs..hahaha..) i also have a share of emo moments (of course.. who doesnt.. ) but i guarantee you its manageable, controllable and totally valid.. if i have my fits of irrepresible anger.. it boils down to an uncharacteristic denouement in no time.. im that easy.. i love forgiving.. although it really pains me to forget.. but then again.. thats why the word positive was invented.. thats what keeps you up.. thats what powers your will.. again.. lifes too short.. live it with your heart and spirit.. and everything will fall into place.. just laugh all the un-cool vibes off.. and all will be well.. getch?.. ahahaha..


btw...im an only child.. never bratty..oh and yes.. i went through the stage of being spoiled.. but.. i was also priviledged to live my life in such a way that i was able to learn all the lessons i couldnt get from being the 'baby'.. yeah it has its perks and bonuses.. but altogether.. being alone meant all eyes are on you.. 'i see you'... hahahah.. dont care much though.. like what i said.. i never brood on negative things so why pay attention on the unwanted?.. aww... feisty.. :)


heck.. i have nothing else i can think of saying.. i dont know what else to tell you except that im happy i was able to start this blogging thingy...atleast its one way of expressing sentiments as they pass me by.. and its going to make 'mrs. montemayor' happy when the time comes.. ahahaha..


last thought: i have never felt happier in my life...im at this point when i know and understand how things go.. and being with my family and beks.. makes it all the more fun. so there.. thats one cheesy way of starting a blog huh?...you'll get to see more.. just you wait.. till next blog issue.. buh-bye...