Gonna Get Over You

"Gonna Get Over You" by Sara Bareilles

Sunday Conference

i'm finally free this Sunday.

NO early run for me.

knee still hurts.

and i think this would take long.

Niji took a bath this morning.

i cleaned our room and gave her a treat after.

i always feed her after giving her a bath.

well, that's after she pees on the floor as soon as she goes out of the bathroom. lol

i had a great time with ghedi and rhodora earlier this morning.

spent hours in skype, talking about just anything.

and we are planning to have a zumba conference soon.

excited much.

i went to church at around 3pm.

then i got a bit hungry so i fixed myself a quick snack.

had Vcut with cheese pimiento and pine-orange juice

while watching Care Bears on YouTube.

i just love care bears.

they never fail to make me smile.

i need a dose of Cheer Bear.

rainbow badge please work.

Greetings for Papa Boy

Happy 61st Birthday to my forever boyfriend Papa Boy!

i miss you so much and mama too.

Niji can't wait to see you both when you get home.

We all love you.

Have a blast on your birthday papa!

this is papa's birthday cake

and here's Niji's birthday surprise!

Mabu Tofu Don

i love morning love love moments with Niji.

i hug her. i kiss her. i say i love u a hundred times.

i tickle her. she tickles me back.

i can't imagine life without Niji anymore.

today is Me Time again.

i was supposed to meet Mac and Bong for a burger date

but it got cancelled on the last minute.

good thing i waited for them at Sushi Dito

and had my solo time on a rainy night.

as usual, i tried something new.

i didn't have sushi but instead got myself a bowl of

MABU TOFU DON.

p.s. visiting Sushi Dito again made me miss my Sushi Buddy Patricia :-c

Feeling Sad

contemplating over a glass of Hot Choco Mint

and my first slice of Durian Brazo at Chicco di Caffe.

well, it's ME time again.

i guess i'm starting to get used to going on solo nowadays.

but i somewhat kinda like it in a way though.

i get to think of a lot of things, both sad and happy.

two days ago i started feeling sad.

it was really strange.

i'm not really sure why i'm feeling this way upto now.

i've been having this feeling that something is going to happen,

unexpectedly.

something i would never wish to happen.

with an injured knee, i could not run this feeling away.

and this makes it even harder.

such a sad thought.

but what if?

what if it really happens?

i'm speechless.

i can't wait to be happy again.

i can't wait to wear a smile like what these happy boxes are wearing.

happy hormones, please come back soon. please!

"We have two options, medically and emotionally:

Give Up or Fight Like Hell."

~ Lance Armstrong

Sporty Wednesday

it's too hot in here..

here's a little dirty ice cream treat on a summer afternoon at work.

and since today is our scheduled monthly sports,

i got to visit Timezone again.

played some hoops and drove like crazy.

happiness!

then a Pasta Fully Loaded Meal from KFC finally sealed my day.

yum! yum!

Ice Bag

how cool can this be?

working on my office uniform with an ice bag tied to my knee..

i just hope this injury doesn't put a period to my running addiction.

but for now, i really have to stop.

temporarily it is.

promise i will not run for days, even months.

the pain is sometimes unbearable.

i could not walk normally.

my knee would hurt when i stand up from sitting.

i even find it hard to get off a vehicle.

it's hurting me so much.

and in times like this, how i wish somebody would take care of me.

honestly, this makes me sadder.

**sigh**

Run with the Masters 2012

Run with the Masters

April 15, 2012

Davao Crocodile Park

21 kilometers

TIME: 3:13:30

just before the run, i prayed to God to guide me and let my knees cooperate.

i had a bottle of Pacq Sting to somewhat get myself ready for the long run.

this is my worst time ever.

forced my injured leg to run my 3rd 21-kilometer run.

my knee was already screaming STOP and REST but i didn't listen.

so my knee decided to shut itself down.

3 hours and 13 minutes on the road is no joke.

just before the turning point, i started walking.

i could not run anymore. i could no longer bend my right knee.

every step i made spelled pain.

i got lured by a friend to turn before the turning point

and start walking back to the finish line with him.

but i refused. i just answered NO.

then on my way back, an old man who was running too approached me and said

"injured ka? gusto mong sumakay? may pickup ako dyan."

i politely said "NO, kaya ko pa po. I'm going to walk til the finish line na lang po."

i'm glad i didn't quit.

i finished the race late but i still got my medal.

happy and proud.

but now, i'm hurting so bad.

i find it hard to bend my knee.

i so want to cry in pain.

Solo Flight

i decided to visit Crepelato for dinner today since i was at the mall to pay my bills.

so glad they have free wifi access. yay!

as usual, i ordered my fave pasta con malunggay

plus a new treat, malunggay spring rolls.

Pasta Con Malunggay

Pasta made right for your health.

Mixture of ground beef, hotdog beefies,

tomato sauce with nestle cream plus ground

malunggay leaves as toppings.

Malunggay Spring Rolls

Meatless lumpia made mainly with sotanghon,

malunggay leaves and other veggies.

i saw a flowershop on my way out of the mall.

i just realized...

why don't i get flowers?

i'm a girl and girls want flowers, bears, balloons and chocolates.

how come i never get my share?

oh well, maybe twice.. first on my birthday on 2005

and the other one was in Cebu after our massage.

nothing after that. so sad.

nakakamiss lang.

Thursday Date

i had a date with Mac and Bong last Thursday, April 12, 2012.

oh how i miss our boys...

tatlong itlog strikes again. LOL

at The Peak (Gaisano Mall of Davao) while waiting for B2.

Seafoods for Dinner at E.Y.'s

good food. good price.

and adobong pusit is highly recommended.

Coffee Bonding Time after dinner.

paid Coffee Hut a visit.

and then moved to Cafe Demitasse.

i ordered a double-shot Espresso con Chocolate.

so strong.

see yah again on our next date B1 and B2.

sincerely yours, B3. hahaha

FacebookLESS

people have been asking me, Why don't they see me on facebook anymore?

well, once and for all i am going to give them the answers here.

you won't see me on facebook because i stopped logging on to the site.

i just had to stop.

why?

because..

1. there are people i don't want to see.

2.there are posts i don't want to read.

3. there are things i don't want to know.

plus

when you stop doing what you are used to doing,

4. you will know yourself more.

5. you will know the people around you more.

6. you will know what things really matter.

7. you will know who cares if you're gone or not.

8. you will know who knows where and how to find you.

it's really not easy.

it's not easy giving up on something you really don't want to give up.

it's not easy having and knowing those reasons why you should give up.

and definitely it's not easy to let go of something you've had for years,

got used to doing and has been part of your daily life.

this act of abstinence has taught me so much.

it may look simple, but i definitely learned a lot.

10 Lessons in Life i learned when i gave up facebooking:

1. you can only be truly happy when you let go of the things that make you unhappy.

2. sometimes, being silent is the best way to deal with things.

3. not everybody around you is your friend.

4. you should know when is the best time to talk and when not to.

minding your own business and keeping yours will save you from trouble.

5. talk to the right persons.

6. try not to find out things if you think you're not ready to deal with it.

7. a time away from those people who has brought you hurt makes healing easier.

8. some things happen for UNobvious and obvious reasons,

some things just simply happen.

9. a person only hears what he wants to hear.

10. there are questions in life that you can't really answer by yourself,

the hardest and most painful is the WHY?

i'm not yet going back to facebook.

i am not ready.

and i don't want to.

honestly, the pain is more than the happiness it brings.

i'd rather stay out of it than turn my friends into enemies,

turn the people i love into people i don't want to be with,

and turn somebody i know into a total stranger.

goodbye for now facebook.

and see you soon.

i will be back.

i promise!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter Everyone!

hope everybody's enjoying this special day.

here's an easter bunny for all of you.

i took this photo when we were in Macau, i know this would come in handy.

so how did my day go?

well, i spent the whole morning with Niji as usual.. playing, eating and sleeping..

here's a pic of my Pretty Baby Niji having her time on my bed.

one of our morning love love moments. pure happiness!

and here's our BIG breakfast! Easter Sunday is a feast day ayt?

i went to Sunday mass at around 8am.

so sad i didn't get to wake up early for the "SUGAT"

where the Risen Christ finally meets Mama Mary.

it has been a long time since my last super early mass.

i took a nap when i got home, recharged myself for my lunchdate with relatives.

on saturday, i was torn between going to Enchanted River with some friends

and staying home so i could go to our family's little gathering.

it took some time for me to decide cos i wanted to do both.

here's a chance for me to go somewhere new and far for the long weekend,

something i was wishing for even before the vacay started.

but i wanted to see some of my relatives too.

i guess family should really come first. i turned the offer down.

well, Enchanted River can wait but these little kids can't.

Nasasaktan din ba ang langit? Bakit tila umiiyak siya?

Alam ba nya ang nararamdaman at nilalaman ng puso ko?

Bakit tila yata napapanahon ang kanyang mga luha?

**sigh**

aaaaahhh! a little bonding session with my titas and cousins..

wine drinking and some catching up moments..

a bottle of Maria Clara and Cointreu surely did the trick.

i visited my other lola afterwards. i called my mom so lola and her can talk.

i had a conversation on ZUMBA with my cousins who were there too.

such a wonderful day. surely, i did not regret not going out of town.

(all photos on this blog entry are from my Instagram Photos)

Milky Monggo

i miss having this.

boiled monggo with milk and sugar. happiness!

mama and papa used to make this for us when we were still kids.

simple things, simple joy.

sarap talaga maging bata uli!

Greetings for April and JP

It's the 5th of April 2012, Maundy Thursday.

And two of my friends are celebrating their birthdays today.

One in Cebu and the other one's in Australia.

Happy Birthday April Teresa!

Can't wait for another one-on-one session with you again.

Well, do you want some absinthe for your party te? lol.

Guess Iloilo is not your place.. i'll just see you in Thailand then! haha

Wish you more luck in life and love.

Let's all spread LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!

Love you much!

SPOTTED! Ms. A in a kissing mode. lol

Happy Birthday JPFlo!

Hope you'll win the lotto na para pati ako happy. lol

I could not even remember how we met. hahaha.

But one thing is for sure, your presence is highly appreciated.

Let's go visit Ghedi!

But first, go have your Google+ so Ghedi, me and you can Hangout na!

Have a wonderful korean bbq party.

and save some Soju for me!

Seasons of Love

‎525,600 minutes. how do we measure a year?


In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee...

In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife. =)

Ghedi's Hangout Party

Distance doesn't separate true friends.

And there's no other way to make birthdays extra special

than hanging out with the kadas and bringing some foods and drinks..

here's a treat from Queen R.

and these are from me..

Ghedi's connection was really bad.

April didn't have her cam.

But it didn't stop us from having a good time!!

(i told yah mga te baliktad sa ako ang nakasulat! hehehe)

it's another Thank You Google+ moment.

i miss you much mga te!

Happy Birthday te Ghedi!!!!