singapore day 2

singapore day 1

changi airport budget terminal

hello from singapore

i'm currently on leave from all my editing duties to have some time for friends and self. my first stop is singapore. just wanna share with you my unique experience in the lion city. more photos to come. patikim pa lang 'to. enjoy!

3 na si burutoy!

the little boy is now 3. he's grown so fast. he's adorable.

he's makulit. he's sweet. he's brilliant. he's a little devil.

happy bday, my dear dimitri . . . mimi loves ya!

reunion

it has been years since i last saw these two people. it was so nice spending an afternoon with them. meet noe and katsoot.

suka pinakurat

presenting the best suka in town . . . the pride of iligan city

armel's masterpieces

here are beautiful pics taken by armel. beautiful kasi beautiful ang mga models:)

an afternoon at the park

welcome to the washington sycip park in makati. it's just across SEDCCO bldg where my office is. it's a nice place to relax and be with friends.

tsoko.nut batirol

tsoko.nut batirol at the 2f of sm makati is our (armel, gil, and i) favorite eating spot. the fud is good and the place is quiet.

gil's bday

yesterday was gil's bday. fortunately for armel and i, we were able to spend time with our friend on his bday. medyo puno kasi sched nya. buti na lang at may nagback out:) thanks to armel for the beautiful photos.

gil's bday at the renaissance hotel

gil and i celebrated his bday in advance last september 22. his actual bday is september 29. we had dinner at renaissance hotel after we watched elliott yamin's show at the glorietta. happy bday, gil.

nostalgia

medyo nostalgic ako these past two days. naaalala ko lang ang meeting ko with marat safin sa thailand open last year. september 27 ko siya unang nakita. tapos the following day, napanood ko naman ang doubles match niya. unfortunately, wala ako ngayon sa bangkok for the thailand open at wala din si marat.

di pa rin ako makapaniwala na exactly a year ago, di ko mawari ang sobrang kasiyahan ko nong finally makita ko siya. nagtatatalon ako sa hotel bed ko pag-uwi ko non. yong picture ko na lang with him ang makakadescribe ng aking naramdaman at that time. sana maulit yon. at sana sa grand slam na:)

reflection

something i've been thinking about since last night. from grey's anatomy:

" the ones who suffer the most are those who don't know what they want."

sad to say but i'm no longer sure of what i really want. i don't wanna suffer anymore, any longer. i need to know. but how?

T2T 2007

here are pictures from last saturday's tribute to teacher's (t2t) 2007 at the araneta coliseum. t2t is an annual gathering which my company holds to honor dedicated and extraordinary educators who have made a difference in their field.

i'm gonna miss thailand open 2007

damn i'm gonna miss the thailand open in bangkok next month! although marat will not be there (which is a good thing kasi it lessens the pain), still i'll be passing up the opportunity to see some great players including these guys. sayang pagkakataon ko na sana. i really want to meet novak before he becomes the next roger federer.

photos taken from http://www.atptennis.com/

better save up for next year. malay mo, grand slam na pala mapapanood ko. yahoo!

a love story

kahit sobrang lakas ng ulan dahil bumabagyo, tumuloy pa rin kami nina noel at jeff manood ng "a love story." excited kasi ako mapanood ang movie para matigil na rin ang paghula kung sino talaga ang querida!

mali ang hula ko at di ko nagustuhan ang movie. consolation na lang siguro na napaiyak ako sa isang scene sa movie.

bakit di ko gusto ang movie? sa tingin ko mas maaappreciate ko ang story kung linear na lang ang presentation. nakakalito ang flashback. sabi nga ni noel, maganda sana ang material, kinulang lang sa execution. imbes na manood ako para magrelax at siguro makarelate sa movie, ang nangyari tuloy nastress ako sa tagal ng revelation. nabore ako sa first 20 minutes ng movie. for me, mas maganda sana kung nag-umpisa ang movie nong nameet ni aga si maricel.

hindi ko rin nagustuhan ang treatment ng topic. siguro sa ilan, natural na ang mga illicit affairs. pero naniniwala ako na ang karamihan hindi pa rin carry ito. iilan lang ang asawang handang harapin ang querida at magtatanong ng, "tell me what your life's like?" at iilan lang din ang queridang handang magkwento ng buhay niya sa tunay na asawa.

ewan pero mataas kasi ang expectations ko sa movie dahil star cinema siya. sad lang at hindi nameet ng movie ang mga expectations ko. well, kanya-kanya naman yan. may mga friends naman ako na nagustuhan ang movie. bahala na kayo.

open letter to marat safin

dear marat,

i know how frustrated you are right now. it has been a very tough climb for you. but believe me when i say that it's doubly frustrating for me (and for all your fans throughout the world) to see you go through such an ordeal. but it's part of the game, right?

no matter the hurts and the frustrations, i still believe in my heart that you can pull this through. you have the heart of a champion, and you have proven to the world that you are one great champion. you just have to believe, marat! believe in yourself. believe in your game.

it will take time, i know. but i see your determination and efforts. all these, for sure, will not be put to waste. in time, everything will just fall into place. hang on there.


april

mabuhay team pilipinas

congratulations to smc-team pilipinas for a job well done in the 2007 fiba asia championship. hindi man natin nakuha ang olympic spot, napatunayan naman natin na tayo'y magaling! see you sa 2009 at sa 2012.


photo taken from: www.fiba.com

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.