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Excited for the weekend. :)

Travel Inspiration

Just excited for April. Been saving up for this. Traveling with Hec and fam again. :)

Packing Time

I'm leaving Pampanga on Sunday so I already have prepared the stuff to be sent home in Iloilo.

I'm traveling light, so I have to send that box through any courier or delivery service. I have to consider the cheapest delivery rates, so I might go with Air21.

I'm keeping this short since I'm blogging this with my mobile phone. :)

What's Up, Marie?

Holy Molly! I can't believe I have actually neglected this blog. Well... almost. Don't know where on earth do I begin, seems like such a chore when I haven't updated for months. but I'll just say I have been soooo busy I have less time updating. Let me just sort things out of what to share and what to keep for myself.

For the past couple of months, I have been working and been going in and out of Iloilo. From April to second week of July 2011, I was in Pampanga with the bf, then went back home in Iloilo on July 19th. From then on I became busy meeting friends, outings, and work during the weekdays. I went back to Pampanga on the first week August but only stayed there for a week. Thanks to my bf's mom who paid for my plane tickets.

In the next few months I will be flying back to Pampanga, that's for sure.

That's it for now. I really don't have much to say since my thoughts are reserved. ;)

Weekend in Manila and Pampanga

I had a great weekend. I spent my 3-day short vacay in Manila and Pampanga. My trip was unplanned, so it was a short one but worth remembering for.

So here are the photos:

Pampanga Again

Yesterday BF and I were just simply chatting. Then all of a sudden he asked me to come visit him in Pampanga, so without any further thinking I agreed to come visit him and then booked my plane ticket right away for October 1-3, 2010 only. Short days off from work and spent them with the BF will be awesome. If only I have no work by Monday, I 'd be staying in Pampanga for a week. And besides, he does not have a stable internet connection, so for sure I couldn't work well. So anyway, just thought I'd give you an update about my short trip.

Happy Sunday everyone!

Manila Ocean Park June 2010

Here is my almost one month overdue post. Few days back I blogged about going to the Manila Ocean Park with my boyfriend and gay friend. Hec and I have planned of visiting Ocean Park few months ago since I'll be visiting him in his place, also, I tagged along Raymund with us since it has been a long time we haven't seen each other. Hec said there's nothing much to see at the Manila Ocean Park, well, I must agree. but it's the experience I was up to. Anyway, when Hec said that, he acted otherwise.. he seemed very excited and interested to be at the oceanarium. He pointed this and that for me to see.. haha well.. nothing much to see, huh?

So I will just show you the photos, and I'm sorry they are a bit blurry. I just don't know how to use my camera properly, plus I don't have an eye for composition hehehe. Oh, the first few photos are at the NAIA and KFC, LOL.

Manila Ocean Park (June 6, 2010)

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

Headache and Runny Nose

Today I woke up with headache and runny nose, but it didn't stop me from getting off bed early and make breakfast for bf before he goes to work. I think I am going to be sick because I still have a headache and I have been sneezing since last night.

Headache

I think what causes my headache could be my eyes. I have not been wearing my eyeglasses since I arrived here in Pampanga. I left my glasses at home. Oh the forgetful me. What I have are my contact lenses only, and I'm not used to wearing them all day. I may even forget I have them on. Another thing, it could also be with the weather. I left Iloilo City with a high sun up, but when I arrived Manila an hour after, it rained. But I didn't seem to care on wearing my hoodie since I was to excited to head out the Manila Ocean Park. So when we arrived in Pampanga, I was having a horrible headache but it was gone after I took a pain reliever. So I'm going to wear my contacts after taking a shower and see if my headache will be gone, if not then I'll take a pain reliever again.

Runny Nose

I guess what's causing my runny nose is the dusts I have accidentally sniffed on since I started cleaning the whole apartment on Monday(June 7) until yesterday.. that includes the toilet. Oh yeah, another thing.. it could also be because of smell of muriatic acid, Toilet Duck, Domex and detergent soap I used to clean the bathroom.

Now that I'm not doing anything today aside from daddling around the internet and watching movies, I feel like all the hard work I did for cleaning the whole apartment for the past 3 days has taken its toll on me. Not to mention all the lakwatsa since Day 1 in Manila and Pampanga.

Now I think I'm sick, and this is me today.

I better sleep this off, and wait for the bf to come home at 4pm, because we're going back to the mall again to buy some stuff, and maybe watch a movie.

Manila and Pampanga Arrival

I left Iloilo City at around 7:05 am - my departure flight and arrived in Manila at 8:10am. It was sunny in Iloilo when I left, but it was raining in Manila when I arrived. I was still in the plane when I thought Manila is gloomy. Well anyway, it was Raymund (my gay friend) who arrived first at the NAIA airport, while my boyfie was stillon its way.. we didn't wait any longer since he was like 15 minutes away from the airport. Then we had breakfast at KFC (my favorite fastfood), and stayed there for like 45 minutes waiting for the rain to stop, then we went to the Manila Ocean Park (as planned few months back). It rained again, so we hurriedly went inside to get our tickets. It was a Sunday, so as expected, the crowd in unbearable.. but even so, we still had a great time. Raymund and bf enjoyed the time we had at the Ocean Park, however, we took only a few photos since it was crowded.

After the Manila Ocean Park, we decided to go home in Pampanga because I was already tired I need a good sleep. Upon arriving home at 2:30 pm, I took a shower and went straight to bed, boyfie woke me up at 6pm because we need to buy some stuff at the mall. Though I was still sleepy, I had to be up to go with him,plus I was hungry so I had to eat!

It was a long day alright, but it was fun! I will be here in Pampanga for a month. This is going to be a long vacay.. and I have been waiting for this. :)

P.S
Pictures will be posted maybe later..laptop cannot read my memory card, so I have to buy a memory card reader so that I can upload photos.

Pampanga Love

Whoa! so tomorrow I'm leaving Iloilo for a month and stay with the one I love - the bf, in Pampanga. My flight is at 7:05 AM, and I'm taking Air Philippines this time. Cebu Pacific sucks, and I hate them. Well anyway, this is not the best time to rant about them. This is just a quick update because I am gonna pack my things now.. I haven't started packing even a thing yet.

More updates when I get there. :)

Coffee and Weird Dreams

I have been drinking a lot of coffee again lately due to my poor sleeping. I also have been having weird and sometimes fun dreams for over a week now... but mostly weird dreams. Those dreams make me not want to close my eyes and sometimes want to close my eyes as well.. depending on the kind of dream I'm having. hahaha, oh gosh I am strange!

Maybe I am just too excited for my upcoming trip - that would be a one whole month vacay! Yay! I will be away in Iloilo for that period of time. So when I get to Pampanga, I'm not going to have weird dreams again, but happy and fun dreams *grins*. And whenever I have weird dreams, I will be lucky enough to having someone to hold me or me to hold when I wake up from weird dreams and soothe me back to sleep will be a great great help! LOL!

Booked a Flight Ticket for my Pampanga Trip

I finally have booked a round trip flight ticket for my Pampanga trip in June. I will be staying with the boyfriend for a month and celebrate our 3 year anniversary. I don't have enough words to describe my excitement.

I Do Not Like Sundays

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.

Words cannot explain how much I do not like Sundays. Negative and bad things seem to always happen to me on Sundays. Those are like the days of laziness, accidents, bad news, pigging out and arguing. Yep, you heard it. I just had an arguement with the boyfriend over petty things. I always end up losing the arguments. Argh. But good thing we are ok now. We also talked about my June visit. So prolly by tomorrow or Tuesday, ima gonna get me self plane tickets.

Guisi Beach, Lighthouse and Ruins

April 7-8, 2010 my classmates and I, together with our school adviser went to one of best beach resorts in Guimaras, Iloilo. We have agreed to go at Guisi Beach Resort and Lighthouse on weekdays to avoid the crowd during the weekend, plus the fact that it's summer here in the Philippines and school is out, so we had a feeling that excursionists, foreigners, and some balikbayans would go there too. It was a great experience to have spent my summer with my classmates - the MK 4-1, the last batch of marketing students in our school. We made it uber memorable since it would be the last event that we will be spending our time together, so we stayed there overnight.

Here are the people I will truly miss, the MK 4-1.


Ok, enough said. I will just show you some photos. :)

The long road ahead to the resort. It won't be turbulent when there are friends who get to walk with you. :)

The unspoilt beach

Me enjoying the water. I find this picture weird though, but it's rather candid. :)


Clear waters

Breath taking view

You have to climb for you to get to the ruins and old lighthouse

Climbing up

This is the original Guisi Point Lighthouse, it was built in 18th century. It's really really old and rusty just by looking at it. It might even collapse anytime from now.

It's rusty stairs


There's actually a sign not to climb to avoid danger. (words in Hiligaynon; Ilonggo)


But I tried to. Luckily, it didn't collapse. LOL


The white lighthouse - it's active and working. (sorry was not able to a good picture of it)


Ruins of a settlement during the Spanish Era

The sunset


Before going home, we did side-trip Trappist Monastery. Went inside the church and purchased some delis.

Tired From the Beach Escapade

I just came back home from the Guisi Beach in Guimaras Iloilo. I had fun with my classmates, we stayed overnight, enjoyed the sun and the crystal clear water. Right now, I am really really tired, I lack sleep, and my body is sore. So I be back tomorrow for the proper update with pictures. :) I am off to bed now.

Future Travels

I woke up with a smile on my face. And so I though I gotta text my boyfriend about something silly and sweet. Oh I miss the boy so much, I cannot wait to be visiting him again soon. Yes, I'm the one who visits since he cannot come home anytime soon because of his work. He comes home only during special occasions. Anyhow, I am not complaining since I love to travel. So...there will also be a lot of traveling this year.. it would be amazing. Hmm.. it is mostly just a wishful thinking at the moment, but I' am hoping for that to really work out. There's only one trip that I'm sure about in June. But I'm really really hoping things will go according to plan. :)

Manila and Pampanga Trip

Sorry for the late update, I have been away! Well, I got back home yesterday from visiting my friend in Manila, and my boyfriend in Pampanga.

I had a stupid experience to be at the Iloilo Airport early in the morning on the day I thought my departure time was in the morning. I went there at 5:30 AM and was about to check in when the lady told me that my flight is at 7:55 PM, hahaha! I then have to look at my ticket and there.. it shows 19:55 H.. that means 7:55 PM. By the time that I have booked my flight and got my ticket, I didn't bother to check on it again. LOL, charge it on experience. So I went home and slept, then woke up at 3pm and went to the Iloilo Airport again. I was 2 hours early before my departure, so I checked in my luggage right away and got my boarding pass.

I then sat on one of the benches there.

Took a photo of this lady and the sunset. Dramatic?

Met CJ, the CEO of Teletech Iloilo (the guy on my right). And I took this photo before he saw me. His flight was 30 minutes earlier than mine. We chatted a little and asked me if I wanted to work with the company again. LOL.

I was hungry and ate at JD Cafe. My food - chicken cordon bleu with rice.

Boarding time. My seat 18A - window. By the way, if you are early, you will be asked if you wanted to be seated by the window or isle.

Bye Iloilo.

I arrived in Manila on November 3, 2009 at 8:55 PM, and waited for my friend at the waiting area. This guy is keeping the NAIA clean.

My friend Raymund picked me up at NAIA and we went straight to The Fort to get something to eat, then chill a little at Starbucks.

With Raymund

At Starbucks, taking advantage of the free WiFi with the iPod touch

Lurvin' my frappe

I stayed in his apartment overnight, because I'm off to Pampanga the next day anyway. He then dropped me off to the bus terminal. I traveled for like 1 1/2 hour from Manila to Pampanga. Hectril then picked me up at Dau, Mabalacat terminal and went straight to his apartment. We spent the whole day sleeping since his work schedule is in the evening, and I was tired from the day I traveled, so it was best to sleep the day off.

It was Hec's day off the next day, so we decided to go out and buy some stuffs we need. But before anything else, we had breakfast at McDonald's,

Took a photo of us while waiting for the hash browns

Went to SM City to purchase some stuff we need at his apartment, and visited Globe business center


then to Starbucks; here's Hec and his Mocha Frappe


My Peppermint Mocha


We went home around 4pm, because I still need to organize some stuff in his apartment. I let him play Plants vs Zombies, and he seemed to like it. In fact, every time he wakes up and or before he goes to sleep, he'll find time to play the game. I believe he's addicted to it now.


I always find time to daddle around the internet - update my Plurk timeline, Facebook-ing, emails and all.


I didn't have much time exploring Angeles City, well.. I don't think there are nice places that I could visit there, but for most men.. Angeles City is the place to be. LOL! I always spent my time at home, internet and preparing food for the bf. Spending my five day vacation with him is a sure win.

The MaLing I cooked using the over toaster only, because Hec does not have a stove in his apartment yet. I opened the can using a knife since there was no can opener.. and so it looks like this. hehehe. but it's still edible! :p



My return flight was on November 4, 2009 at 4PM, this time I had it right. :D
Hec and I took a bus going to Pasay and took a cab going NAIA. With the exception of his lack of sleep, Hec was making faces and all smiles inside the bus hehehe.


Aren't we cute? hehehe!

Again, I was 2 hours earlier before my departure time. Hec left NAIA after I checked in my luggage and got my boarding pass. He needed to go back home in Pampanga because he needs to get more sleep.

Here are some people checking in their luggage and getting their boarding passes.


I sat on one of the benches there... bored and was about to cry. I didn't really want to leave yet, but I had to.

Boarding time. My seat - 4F

Goodbye Manila.


It's really nice to be up here


Finally, I arrived in Iloilo at 4:55PM. It shows 4:58PM at the baggage claim.


As I was on my way home, my bf and I were still textting, and we both agreed that it was too short a time to explore Pampanga. I so hope there will be a next time.. and when that day comes, I'll make sure to be visiting Subic again. :)