More pictures, less talk.

The rest of April has been a lot of fun. There were less bum days and I got to spend more time with few of my favorite people in the whole wide world- my beloved high school friends. Although we only get to see each other at least once a week this summer, the 'planning stage' of our next get together was enough to sustain my sanity and keep my excitement on a mile high during the remaining parts of the week. The 'planning stage' of our next get together is usually accompanied by my being stuck in my room all day, reading books I got hold of courtesy of Sharmaine. I am currently reading The Stolen Child, a novel by Keith Donohue. Before this novel, I've also read A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer and Book Two of The Bartimaeus Trilogy, the one entitled Golem's Eye. Meanwhile, most of my non-bookwormish days were spent with friends.



Last Good Friday, we spent the afternoon for a drive to Tagaytay City for another visit at Pink Sisters. This trip to Tagaytay is slowly becoming a ritual for some of us still living here in Cavite and still capable of meeting up given a very short notice. After visiting Pink Sisters to pray, we ate meal at Mushroom Burger before heading home.

on our way to Tagaytay City

at Mushroom Burger

My Easter Sunday was spent with Sharmaine with her good friend (now boyfriend!) Mark, her Dad whom she haven't seen for eight long years, and her Tita Tess together with her kids. Sharmaine and I relived our high school days at Enchanted Kingdom where she once spent her birthday back in senior year.

Mark, Sharmaine and I

Enchanted Kingdom, Sta. Rosa Laguna

meet my new boyfriend hahah :]

Sharmaine and I with Tita Tess and her Family

The following week, we met up again to quench the summer heat and get some tan. This time, Katrina whom we haven't seen for years joined in the fun too. This was a great time for catching up over lasagna and BBQ. We even got to spend time with Russell who usually skips trips to Tagaytay because of hospital duties.

with Shar, Emay, Russell


us! :]] rusz, jen, emay, carlo, kat, shar and I


well, I hope you're not trying to steal my boyfriend. hahah

Then last Friday, April 24th, we saw each other again in Dani's surprise graduation party in Makati City. This time, Mav became our latest addition to our small group of get together attendees. After our non-stop cam whoring during the party, we resumed catching up on each other's lives over a cup of coffee before finally heading home. :]]

reunited once again at ACCM Bldg. Salcedo Village Makati City

again

and again..

and again.. this time we're trying to be serious

later that night while doing some catching up :]]

I'll see them again this coming Friday. Now THAT is something to look forward to. I can't wait! :]]

Summer Lovin'

Airheads, anyone?

I am so loving my mornings with the kids. Aside from running around, laughing and trying really hard make themselves noticed, some of them found useful things to do. Renz started reading some of his new books for the incoming school year, he's also doing some practice writing and solving math problems every morning, thanks to dad. Louise on the other hand is mustering up all her strength, hopeful to make some progress in her newly found ordeal. That is, to finish reading 430 pages of Dan Brown's Digital Fortress. She'd been reading Goosebumps for the loooongest time and now I'm glad she's taken her reading skills into greater heights. But wait, here's the catch. I promised to buy her new Goosebumps if she finish the book. Ha! Seeing her so engrossed with the book, I can't help but think of the many quiet times I used to so enjoy like finish reading not half a book but several books.
Unfortunately, my little cousin isn't too fond of books or pens. He's just started learning some of his first few words which for grown ups like us are incomprehensible. Pito's words for the day are 'Accchiiiii', which I would take for 'ate' and 'Paaaakiiiii'. First word's a give away but the second one still remains a mystery. :) Aside from the constant muttering of his 'words for the day' he also learned flying kisses today. That was cute.

I'm planning this get together with highschool friends. We haven't decided on our destination yet but Shar suggested the ecopark. So I googled, and here's what I've found:

Lopez Picnic Grounds – Five hectares of picnic spots with grilling facilities underneath a forest of varied trees.

Salt Water Swimming Pool – Probably the only salt water pool that is open to the public. Salt granules are used instead of chlorine making the water safer and less toxic.

Superferry Boating Lagoon – To experience and enjoy a paddle boat ride, one once had to trek all the way to Baguio’s Burnham Park to do so. Now this popular activity is available right here in Quezon City.

Fishing Lagoon – Fishing is another very popular to-do at the park.

Petron Fitness and Mountain Bike Trail – Here, one can enjoy a full-body workout under the shade of trees. The fitness trail has 17 exercise stations and connects to a forested 1.2 km mountain bike trail.

Shell Flower Terraces – Two hectares of flower terraces. This is actually the dam wall of the reservoir.

Ecomuseum – A museum dedicated to environmental education and biodiversity conservation.

Butterfly Trail and Hatchery – An educational walk through the wonderful, colorful world of butterflies.

Various pavilions for rent are available for private functions.

Overnight camping facilities also available.

I can't wait to see my highschool friends. It's been a while and we surely have a lot of catching up to do! Can't wait. :)

Been there. Done that.

I was so absorbed with office and field work for the past four weeks. I did enjoy my internship. sooobra. The wonderful people I've spent my summer with, the pressure of the non-stop arrival of SOs, the tension brought by alarms, telephones ringing off the hook, the non-stop tawanan and kalokohan that we've shared- all of these deserve to be written here.



Surely there's a lot that I've missed- a friend's grad celebration, my sister's birthday, a get together with friends, lots of time with Archie BUT I've gained new friends at the office, I had fun, learned new things, helped people out.. I might have skipped the beach and all the fun-under-the sun stuff but my time in Digitel was time well-spent. :)



Don't get the wrong idea. That wasn't easy. My arms and legs hurt like hell the day after. I couldn't even walk or sit down properly. :) But it's ok. At least I experienced being up there. The experience was anything but ordinary.



It wasn't all about the call path tracing and subscriber line testing and managing SOs all the time. It also involved some dirty work. Literally. Dirty. They advised me to bring an extra shirt next time, but I was thinking 'there will be no next time. If it's an RSS you're visiting, I'll pass.' :)

Messy, huh?!

Internship's over. I guess this is how reality bites. And it's the sad part about SUMMER FUN- it STARTS and ENDS in summer. Bye bye for now. But THANKS for the memories.