super relaxing saturday

i had a super relaxing day last saturday. the outgoing 5s members, me included, were treated to a half day of water therapy at the ace water spa in qc. it was my first time there and my first time to wear a two-piece! i tried almost everything, but my favorite would have to be the hot herbal pool. i tried both the mint (36 degrees) and the jasmine (38 degrees) pools.

after ace, we had our lunch at gerry's grill in tomas morato. i was so full that i had to go to the rest room to breathe. i ordered quite a lot but ended up eating so little. the experience was fun. at least, i was able to squeeze in some relaxation time in my crazy schedule. what a breather.

on bravery

a beautiful text message forwarded to me by a friend:

"superman isn't brave. you can't be brave if you are indestructible. it's everyday people like me and you who are brave, we who know that we can easily be defeated but still continue forward. that's true bravery."


aja, abril. you can do it! you're one brave girl.

pag-ibig

kung tutuusin, dapat nga hindi na ako nagpapadala sa pag-ibig. sa dami ng sakit na inabot ko, dapat lang tumalikod na ako. pero hindi. kinikilig pa rin ako sa tuwing may taong nagpapatibok ng puso ko. nagmamalasakit pa rin ako sa taong may puwang dito. umaasa pa rin ako na isang araw may magmamahal sa akin. bakit nga ba hindi ko kayang tumalikod sa pag-ibig? siguro dahil naniniwala pa rin ako sa kapangyarihan nito.

the best of me

So many years gone, still I remember

How did I ever let my heart believe

in one who never gave enough to me

And so many years gone, love that was so wrong

I can't forget the way it used to be

and how you changed the taste of love for me

You were my one more chance

I never thought I'd find

you were the one romance

I've always known in my mind

No one will ever touch me more

and I only hope that in return

I might have saved the best of me for you

And we'll have no ending if we can hold on

and I think I've come this far because of you

could be no other love but ours will do

You were my one more chance

I never thought I'd find

you were the one romance

I've always known in my mind

No one will ever touch me more

and I only hope that in return

I might have saved the best of me for you

No one will ever touch me more

and I only hope that in return

No matter how much we have to learn

I saved the best of me for you

closer to home

finally, a flight so close to home. last sunday, july 8, air philippines commenced its newest domestic route, manila to ozamis. this is excellent news for me because ozamis is just a 15-minute ferry ride from lanao. this would mean that it will only take me an hour or so to get to the ozamis airport from home (30 minutes from home to the mukas ferry port, 15 minutes ferry ride from mukas to ozamis, and another couple of minutes from the ozamis ferry port to the new airport). such a relief considering that i travel for almost a day via the manila-cagayan de oro route!

air philippines flies from manila to ozamis every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday at 10 am. the plane arrives ozamis at 11:20 am. return flight to manila is at 12:00 in the afternoon, arriving manila at 1:20 pm. i'm already so excited to go home. thanks, air philippines!

inside the actor's studio

inspired by superbianca's blog entry, i thought of posting my version of inside the actor's studio:

1. what is your favorite word? TRAVEL
2. what is your least favorite word? STRESS
3. what turns you on? INTELLIGENCE
4. what turns you off? INSENSITIVITY
5. what sound or noise do you love? SOUND OF THE WAVES
6. what sound or noise do you hate? STUPID ARGUMENT
7. what is your favorite curse word? "PUNYETA"
8. what profession other than your own would you like to attempt? TENNIS PLAYER
9. what profession would you not like to do? PRESIDENT
10. if heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? "I'VE FORGIVEN YOU."