DOT Davao Region

It's more fun in the Philippines!!!

There's really no place like home.

All my life, Davao has been my home.

and Davao will always be the best for me!

Proud much!!!

Greetings for Mama Glo

 Happy Birthday Mama Glo

and Happy Mother's Day!!!

Me Time at SBARRO - SM DAVAO on a Saturday.

Angus Beef Pizza with Extra Cheese

Meaty Lasagna with Meat Sauce

splurging much on my foodies again... 

guess this has really become an addiction!

Up Close

just feeling pretty!!!

took this pic right after coloring my hair.

I Wont Give Up

Can we make this our paradise?

i won't give up on us

even if the skies get rough 

i'm giving you all my love

i'm still looking up.

and when you're needing your space

to do some navigating

i'll be here patiently waiting

to see what you find

I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz

Snacks at Work

imported Latte with Sapin-sapin and Biko for snacks while working

My Daughter Niji

i am a PROUD HOT MOMMA! lol

Food Feast with +1s

my bestest friends are out of town.

UMANGS are now scattered all over the world.

but UMANGS+1 are still here for some bonding sessions.

Bong invited me and Mac to have lunch at their house for a fiesta celebration.

we had a great busog time at their house. Bong's family was really accommodating.

it was as if it was not our first time to go there. feeling close lang ang peg. lol

i was supposed to go with Mac to their group's feeding program.

but unfortunately, we got lost. LOL. so we parted ways after that instead.

but we decided to meet up again for dinner.

after my Me Time at the Salon, I met up with Mac and Bong at Cafe Demitasse.

I was so surprised to see the wall full of lovely frogs.

Oh! surely, another reason to love the place.

Patty actually joined us for dinner from Ilocos.

Indeed, another thank you Skype moment for us.

i really had fun. well, it's fun with good friends around ayt?

share and share alike lang! 

sweet kami eh so hati-hati sa lahat! lol

this is our monte cristo sandwich..

and our tapsilog...

and this is our dessert!

and since i can't bring any of the froggies home,

i just have to take a picture of me with one of them. lol

My Copper Brown Hair

today is hair coloring day.

it's another FIRST for this year. yay!

these mags and my tab kept me company while they were doing my hair.

and this is what they used to color my hair.

and he is the color expert at HAIR STUDIO-SM.

and this is my COPPER BROWN hair!!!

Dancing in the Moonlight

this is my qoute for the day!

and today, and officemate gave me a Lipton lemon-flavored tea.

but i like my clear and green better.

and here's my lunch for today:

Sari-Sari and Chopsuey with Rice. Yumyum!

and tonight is really a perfect night to dance with the moonlight 

and call it a night!

Sexy Beach

went to a government office today.

i'm sorry to say, but i'm really disappointed on how their system works.

such a waste of time.

i was there the whole day and didn't even finish my transaction.

aarrrrgggghhhhh! if only i can have somebody to do it for me,

then i won't hesitate paying.

had the best fresh Lumpia in the City for a super late lunch at Dencia's.

plus a bowl of Goto. super busog!

and i came across this image on a magazine.

oh yeah! i want to be sexy on the beach!

Green Tea

i have learned to love drinking green tea.

it really has become a morning til afternoon habit when i'm at work. Lol.

Here are 10 Great Benefits of Drinking Green Tea according to healthmad.com

1. It is used to treat multiple sclerosis.
2. It is used for treatment and prevention of cancer.
3. It is used to stop Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
4. It is used to raise the metabolism and increase fat oxidation.
5. It reduces the risk of heart diseases and heart attacks by reducing the risk of trombosis.
6. It reduces the risk of esophageal cancer.
7. Drinking green tea inhibits the growth of certain cancer cells, reduces the level of cholesterol in blood, improves the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol.
8. It is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular diseases
9. It is used to treat impaired immune function. .
10. Some researches show that, drinking green tea regularly may help prevent tooth decay by killing the bacteria which causes the dental plaque.

and here's for my late afternoon snack at work,

ARROZCALDO at P15.

and BICOL EXPRESS for super late dinner!

Checking on my Wishlist

OMGeeee!  Barely 4 months and it's my BIG THREE OH Celebration!

oh crap! i forgot all about my "Things I Want To Do Before I Reach 30" List!

i'm not really sure if i already did most of it... 

keeping my fingers crossed that i crossed out more than half...

Pressure! Pressure! Pressure!

Here's the WISHLIST I made last August 10, 2008 ; that's 4 days before i turned 26:

soul-searching even for a week or two  (isa lang ang masasabi ko, magastos akong mag-emote! ubosan ng yaman ang peg. LOL. Cebu-Dumaguete on 2009, Cebu on 2011, Iloilo on 2012)

experience the thrill of sky-diving

go to CAMSUR and do wake-boarding (did wake-boarding at Deca though)

reach the top of Mt. Apo

play with dolphins in SUBIC.  ( had the chance to go to Subic with patty,mac and gary.. i haven't played with the dolphins but still i can consider it done, that's for going to Subic and watching the dolphin show..)

have my own license in diving

go to PALAWAN

swim with jellyfishes in PALAU and eat at Rainbow Grill

go on a Caribbean cruise

go back to Siargao and surf

experience Boracay (August 2011)

go bungee jumping

do rock climbing

play paintball

have my own laptop. (i have my HP mini and my Samsung Tab)

have xbox and a pro camera. (Nikon D3100. i won't give up my other cams.. NEVER!)

 pursue a medical carreer. (took up and finished nursing last March 2011 but did not take the board exams yet)

work abroad

drive my own car (the bigger the better.lol.) actually i'm into pick-ups but i do want to have a Super Grandia and a mini cooper too.. extremes ayt?!

have a tour around the Philippines. ( i just love travelling but i prefer doing it by plane though)

visit Disneyland and Hollywood. ( 2010 Hong Kong Disneyland adventure it is!)

own a condo unit

have my own house by the sea

have my own NUDE painting

have my pictures taken by the windmills

eat Vigan empanada again

visit Hundred Islands

watch a PBA game LIVE. (2011 oh yeah! i luv GINEBRA!)

sleep at SHANGRILA HOTEL.. an overnight stay will do ;-)

do an outreach program. (actually, i want to be the Philippine's ANGELINA JOLIE... a woman with the beauty and the heart ;-)  been running on the road for a cause.. that would count ayt?)

have my own coffee shop

have a vacation in HAWAII.. i soooo love the place... i wish i could go there soon..

have a birthday party full of veges and seafoods

stargazing on the beach shore and think of nothing

spend days with my man on a yacht and a private island

recieve a surprise romantic proposal and get engaged

get married (i want it intimately done)

go on honeymoon in Greece

have a baby

SOME REVISIONS on my wishlist :

• i said in my 2008 list that i want them BEFORE i reach 30.. but i changed my mind.. getting married, having a honeymoon and a baby needs some rearrangements..not in the near future i guess..lol...i still have to enjoy my single life cos when i finally get married, i want to stick with the married life.. no more going back to stuffs i missed during my being single... guess that would take some time.. besides, i still have to complete my 27 dresses..lol hope i get a lot wedding invites..lol
• i'll change honeymoon in GREECE to honeymoon in GREECE or BALIor MALDIVES..lol

TARGET for 2010

• have my own NIKON DSLR. CHECK!
• watch a PBA game LIVE... i sooo want it na! CHECK!
• more travels around the Philippines and hopefully outside the country (should get my passport stamped before it expires again..lol) (HK on 2010!)CHECK!
• go diving again but this time with pictures underwater
• more photoshoots (can i do some magazine shots?lol) CHECK!
• go on zipline galore CHECK!
• finally go to PALAU
• visit more beaches and have more swimsuits..lol CHECK! (lots of new swimsuits! yay!)
• do some rockclimbing
• a seafood/vege birthday party
• do some stuffs which i still haven't tried CHECK! (ZORB and eating croco and ostrich foodies)
• attend more weddings..lol... everybody's getting married ;-) CHECK!

this is so effin kewl! checked 8 out of 12 ! wooot woot! and i got to see GINEBRA play live and had the chance to spend a day on the happiest place on earth...yay! double fun! 

so what am i planning to do with my 2011?

hmmmmmm....

TARGET for 2011

• join at least 25 runs this year (guess i got addicted with long runs and medals.lol)

• have more travels and another stamp on my passport (visited MACAU last May 2011)
• more beaches, more swimsuits (went to Bora last August 2011... and got lots of swimsuits from friends)
• go diving
• go to PALAU
• do some rockclimbing
• go firing
• finally do an INVERTED zip
• more photoshoots (i just love shoots)
• attend a photography workshop
• finish school (how many courses do i have to finish? lol... Accountancy on 2002, Nursing on 2011..)
• watch PBA live again!
• go Karting (didn't do it in Manila, so i did it in Cebu. haha)
• have a seafood/vege birthday celebration
• and do some NEW exciting stuffs (i do travels on my own. new places, new food, new everything... and i'm loving it much.. it's sooo addicting!)


7 out of 15 as of May 2, 2012... oh crap! this spells P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E!!!! 

104 DAYS and the basket is still FULL.... 

Oh My! Help me Dear God!

i need a MIRACLE! lol

Kwek-Kwek

Kwek-Kwek at P10 each

Kwek-Kwek has become a Pinoy fave when it comes to street foods. It is made up of hard-boiled egg wrapped in an orange-tinted batter, and deep fried until batter is crispy. It is usually served with vinegar, cucumber and seaweeds with a bit of chilli.

HOLIDate

SMILE at ALL COSTS!

SMILE and STAY BEAUTIFUL!

i am not happy at times, but still i smile.

it's my way of calling for positivity. 

it's my way of putting myself up.

cos i simply find comfort in smiling.

remember this,

THE WHOLE WORLD DOESN'T NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE SAD!

these made me smile today:

Treats from SUSHI DITO with my friend Elvy

YAKI UDON 

(Noodles, Cabbage, Tauge, Mushroom, Pork, Tonkatsu Sauce, Nori)

CHICKEN TERIYAKI BATTLESHIP

(chicken teriyaki,rice,nori)

RAINBOW ROLL

(salmon, tuna, kanikama, mango, cucumber)

and my pasalubong for my Pretty Baby Niji.

Chicken-flavored Maxi Bones!

this is why i love giving her pasalubong when i get home..

she appreciates it.. and it makes us both happy.

SMILE!

Holiday Conference

So what's the best way to start a new month?

of course, to HANGOUT!

people from different parts of the world came together 

for a fun-filled morning/evening chat...

from Davao, Cebu, Laoag, Thailand, Australia, Cayman and New York..

technology it is...

thanks Google + and Viber!

i really had fun...

meet you again on sunday my loves...