What's in my bag?

Oh-kay. decided i needed some time to break away from my dramatic thanksgiving blog. so here's a blog that has nothing to do with anything or anyone but me.

Was asked what can be seen inside my bag?

A lot of things actually. That's why a small bag can never work for me. So here's a peek inside my bag, with or without an event to go to.

For normal days:

Girbaud wallet : contains everything, cards, different sorts of ID's, money (err) memorable pictures, unexchanged dollarS ( yes, with an S, hehe), old and new atms and receipts that I cant even remember when was it issued to me.

Lipbalm: i used to use Chapsticks then Nivea and now, im loving Maybelline.

Make up: omg omg omg! kasalanan to ng Megaworld, now i ALWAYS have make up in my bag.

and just recently, i included a set of makeup brushes too! so to sum it all up, i got a new set of make up and make up brushes. So see, why i need a big bag to stack up all my everyday

necessities?

Belle de Jour Planner: once you see mine, you'll really think that I ALWAYS use it. sobrang gamit na gamit. bugbog, kung baga. Now Im thinking how i'll take better care of my new planner this 2011. But for sure, just like my other planners, sobrang gamit na gamit ko din 'to.

Gtec, .03 - i've been using this pen since 2nd or 3rd year high school! OMG! they can give me a loyalty award anytime!

coin purse: this is where all my coins go.. ooops..

lrt AND mrt ticket: yep. i always have BOTH.

eyeglasses AND shades: being nerdy and classy in just one pack.

baby wipes and alcohol and sanitizer: yes im no longer a baby, but i like it when i get my hands cleaned for being dirty for some reason. now this reminds me of Emma Pillsbury (glee,guidance counslor)

cellphone: can be occasionally seen inside my bag, in the pockets of my bag, in my pocket, in the computer area, in the car, anywhere! shet. could this be the reason why kokok would always nag me for not taking care of his gift? sheessshhhh....

ipod: its always present, however, its not always fully charged. so sometimes i use it, sometimes i dont

camera: my super handy-dandy camera! but just like my ipod, i dont use it everytime.

cologne: you what's this for. right?

comb: for my hair. and no, i dont let anybody borrow my comb. it's like lending your toothbrush, more or less.

napkin: just in case the girl thing arrives unexpectedly, or if somebody else's visitor arrives. hehe!

i think that's it.

but if i need to attend to a formal event, i use smaller bags which only contains of:

lipbalm, face powder and cheek tint,mascara, some money and my atm, cellphone, ipod, camera, comb and tissue.

that's pretty much everything.

now i can go back to my thanksgiving blog. :)

Just a flashback.

Okay. So I caught myself doing nothing except munching cap n crunch and rice krispies with my fave fruits (strawberry and peaches) on this so-so yogurt. ( Ang hirap kasi wala naman maxadong branches and White Hat and Red Mango) nagtataka nga ako kay gela, AYAW nya daw ng yogurt, nung una nyang tinikman tong yogurt na 'to. Pero ngayon, everytime na meron ako, tumitikim sya ulit and looks like, she likes it already. unbelievable! hahahahaha! now no one can ever contest my encouraging and influencing prowess! hahahahaah! :) oops, then naisip ko si theng, na kahit anong pilit ko, ayaw ng yogurt. BAHKET??? anyways...

It's already the 29th and in a few days, it's 2011 already. Indeed, time flies so fast. Im not gonna run down the highlights of my 2010 just yet. Just this December lang, because for sure, this December is the busiest December that I had since my father passed away, four years ago.

Last week of Cebu, was all about work. Cebu then client coming over, meaning good times with the Boss and the team. December came in, celebrating David's birthday ( the Boss ) and Paul's wedding, may i say, EXTRAVAGANT wedding. ( now i have a new criteria for my own wedding. It's scaring me a bit, but i think my groom would be more scared if he knew this. haha! ) Then the Chirstmas kicked in and got me. So Christmas shopping here and there and Christmas bondingS with the family. (take note of the "S") Oh! and before I forget, was able to book to Bohol for our anniversary too! and just before Christmas eve, I was able to book another trip to Puerto Princesa. That's why we got so much to look forward for this January 2011.

Thanks to the people who helped, but im not gonna drop names just yet, okay? Im reserving it for my final blog this year, will be posted exactly on new year's eve.

Oh,what to have on media noche Just remembered what we had last Christmas!

Bacon and hashbrowns and waffles and grilled steak, liempo and tilapia and spaghetti and chicken nuggets and two oh-so-sumptuous cakes from my fave cake shop ( actually, this shop is so special to me because i ALWAYS remember Munch and Cieds, we used to hang out in there! )

Okay. now imma stop. Because something just popped in my head right now. my expenses! $$$$$$!!!!! bills to pay for laptop, for bookings, thinking i just bought a new headset, and a lot of spendings just because its Christmas! Oh Christmas, what power you have to make me splurge this much!

I have plans of enrolling myself in a lyrical hiphop dance class around February, MAYBE after dancing with my former crew for Musicfest, legis/consaltia. ( its one. )

Tis the season to be jolly!

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas everyone! :)

Im just so happy this week! ;)

23rd, went to MOA for a part 2 for Christmas shopping, caught up in the traffic in Edsa!

So when we were working, everybody else was so anxious in going home early because of the traffic. Was so thankful that David allowed us to go home earlier because of the traffic. So, I was home before 3am of the 24th!

Short drive going to Laguna and wow, were we amazed. No traffic at all! As if everybody anticipated that a lot would be going out, so everybody else opted to just stay home. So happy.

The resort was great! Super. And i promise, we'll be back!

Pictures can be seen in my facebook account.

25th we left the resort at around 1130am, just the same! No traffic. Seriously. Hahahha! Received gifts from Ma, Theng and Chok! The best! Then, short talks with Kuya Toti and Ate Sol, left immediately to go to Mandaluyong and Mayon.

Received cash gifts from my future in laws (hehehe!) and my future 2nd family. Aside from being so happy receiving cash gifts, I am so thankful to Kuya Pao and Miani's gift for me. A tumbler from Starbucks! Hahahaha. Though I know the price, ITS TOTALLY FINE! I wasnt expecting any gift from them at all, so sure thing, this is something to be thankful for! PLUS, the fact how cute the tumber is! People in the office might envy me for that. Hahahaha!

Mama ( Kokok's grandma) gave me a violet top ( she might have noticed I most of the time wear violet, not knowing i usually wear my sister's and my mom's) Tita Girly gave me cash just the same and Tito Vic a nice mug! :)

today, people are playing poker. supposedly scheduled for a caroling, but you know, first things first. MOA tomorrow, ice skating, bowling and billiards! Oh, and good food! :)

More stories soon! :)

A quick shot @ Marriott Hotel immediately after the girls arrived and before we headed for CNT’s Lechon in Ayala Mall just beside the hotel. So im going to begin the story with the picture. Just ride along… :)

Plans for December

Plans for the holidays:

December weekends: usual family bondings, bowling and pigging out

December 18th - Enchanted Kingdom, billiards and videoke

December 19th - Christmas Shopping Part 1

December 22 - Christmas Shopping Part 2

December 23 - 25 - Christmas Eve Swimming Tradition

December 26 - Ice Skating, Bowling/Billiards

December 27 - Reunion with my girls

December 28 - Backpacking with the Team

December 31 - Tagaytay/ Laguna

Jan 2,3,4 - BOHOL for the 4th Anniversary.

All is well and planned.

Coincidental Influence - NOT!

being so influential is not really fun. at all.

but sometimes, it gets me too! now im gonna run back in time to prove that everything is not just coincidence.

CAT days, i was influenced to join it. But i was able to inlfluence others to join in too.

Commerce, i was influenced to take it too. later on i was able to influence a classmate of mine to major in B.A. di ba munch? :)

Pax Romana, yeah, was influenced by the seniors, but later on, was able to influence others to join not only Pax, but legis and chorale too!

I kinda know that i am that much of being an influence not just in major life changing decisions but even in small instances like:

the bdj planner : was influenced by my bestfriend but then, i was able to influence first my sister then miani and angela and now, never mind. i'll be going forever if ill continue.

The rollers ; was influenced by my sister then i was able to influence a lot too. so they had their hair longer, bought their own rollers so they could do it-themselves.

Same with haircolor, you know. And the high lights. You could just wonder, one day they'll say i have this nice hair color/highlights, the next day they are on it too. And when i tried confronting them about imitating me, they'll say no? come on. you think you could get away with that. that was just so damn-right obvious.

The braces, the contact lenses, the eyeglasses, the slippers, the shoes, the scrapbook, whatever. Some may say coincidence, but in my eyes, definitely not.

CEBU!

this is soooo it. i finally had this chance to sit down and think things over. November was so great. And for sure, this December isnt going to be left behind even a bit.

The Cebu Trip was so cool! (Im so sorry you guys, im working on my blogs using our desktop so the pictures cant be uploaded at the same time. )

It was supposed to be a trip to Hong Kong, but since some have expired passports, then thiw wont work. This is supposed to be our Thanksgiving/Team Building activity. So everyone was expected to be there. Then everybody checked for seat sales, first found was in Davao. Thought of things to do there, cant really think of A LOT, then there came CEBU and as in in that instant, David told us to book. And so the Aa and vren and remy did. That was awesome. Airfare was solved. Then, things got so out of hand, the team just decided to do it backpacker style. Meeting adjourned.

The next day, we had a problem! Some of the tickets didnt went through so they have to go to the office to manually do it. SO, what happened was, we were divided into two groups, the first flight, at 4am and the 2nd @6am. And guess what. I was included in the first group, not mentioning that the 1st group was composed of the BoVi gentlemen, David,Paul, Rob, Carlos and Jax. Yep, all boys. and im the only rose. AWKWARD! that's what i thought. But honestly, there's no air of awkwardness then! I felt like being on an airplane with my big brothers and i felt like nothing could go wrong and everything's fine. ( David is my Boss, btw. so everything should really work out great with the 1st group right)

We arrived 5am, walked a long way and really commuted going to Marriott Hotel. From there, we received a news that the 2nd flight, composed of the BoVi ladies will be delayed. So what's left for us to do? Easy. Boss treated us to a buffet lunch! That's what we get for being with the boss and im so thankful that im with the boys! I really felt like i was back to being that tomboyish girl from elem-hs! hahahah!

Once the ladies arrived, we started the tour! for starters, we tried the best lechon in CEbu, (CNT) in ayala mall, which gave me the feeling of being in greenbelt. as in same design and all, less people nga lang. Went to their very own Divisoria too, less people nga lang ulit, as in much less. Then off we went to the Taoist Temple, On our way there, i was like thinking if this was like the Grotto in Baguio, But buti na lang hindi. lesser steps. hahahah.

After that, we hired a jeep going to Mactan Shangri La where we tried their best selling drink : BUKO JUICE! Oh my! that was really tiring! trying to finish that up! it was like it was bottomless! and no matter how hard i tried to kill it, i cant. I felt disappointed for not finishing that Buko. Then off we went to Imperial Palace. Our thing here is to have a feel of the finest hotels in Cebu. 7 star daw. That i cannot believe kasi from what i know, isa lang ang 7 star hotel sa buong mundo. at nasa dubai yun. Oh well. Then when we were about to go back to the city proper it started raining! reallly! so hungry and tired we ended up eating in a locale grill which was actually good naman!

Then, we had this room with 11 beds! yes, we all slept in one big room! and that was soooo fun! parang i could feel the bond, and im just so happy that im rediscovering myself again. Its been a long time since i last felt this way. With Akdang Buhay, then with pax and now with them. Just so nice.

We woke up around 4am the next day kasi we need to make habol sa bus going to Bantayan Islands! And 'the boss' was one of us. Im just amazed by this person because he is so humble! Then that was my first time to rife a RoRo too! shet. This just keeps getting better and better! And when we actually came to Sugar Beach, oh my! Was so clean and looks like we were the only people there! we immediately changed outfits and rode a small banca so we could go snorkeling na! everybody jumped into the water just as soon as the banca motor stopped!

From Bantayan Island, we again visited another VIRGIN island and thoughts came rushing in, someday, im gonna bring my family here. Someday.

We were so tired going back to Marriott but the feeling diminished when the boss said, we are going to have a feast. Buffet dinner it was. And from there, they gave me a name, silent killer, for i silently kill whatever. hahahahah! going back to our big room,i immediately fell asleep while the others had some story telling over bottles of beer.

The next morning, boss was about to say farewell so we had breakfast at UCC before he left. Then i went with the group who was scheduled to go to Tabuan, where dried everything was being sold. I spent Php2,000 for dried pusit and daing and dried mangoes and dilis! Whoa. Then had some massage while some had their time at Redbox in Ayala. Then went back to the airport for the flight going back to Manila.

Kokok, Mama, Dad, Chok and Theng was there to fetch me, and we had a very nice late dinner at Iceberg's by the bay. ( Was supposed to be at seafood island but since that was a tuesday, we bet they were already closed.)

So that's pretty much everything that happened in Cebu. Not that detailed blog but will for sure be forever be remembered.