last day in manila

24 hours from now, i will be on a plane for my next big adventure.

im excited as hell.

but first i have to re-pack fot the last time. hahahaha!

reality hits slowly

its official. i leave manila for my new life on july 27. may ticket na ako.

im not sure if im feeling weak in the knees from shopping (for work) at tutuban all day, or coz each day the reality of things are really starting to hit me.

there are going to be a lot of "lasts" and "firsts" these coming weeks.

good day

today was quick and painless... had an early am pitch in ortigas, which i think went well. kahit na i had to gather all my powers to present in english through and through. haha. good practice for my next life in vietnam. :p

had a wonderful and relaxed lunch at cafe juanita with elaine and paolo. sarap ng food! finally got to eat there. :p its felt good to slow down and have proper lunch naman for a change.

slid into a second pitch for the day (yes, sulit na sulit ako today!)which went equally well! sincerly hope gasso gets both accounts. we put so much into our work that it really hurts when we dont get accounts.

fingers crossed for both pitches. i wont be here to see them through but if we do get it, id feel just as proud to have been part of winning them. :)

yahoo, its friday! now i look forward to spending a lot of time with my mom and my family this weekend. in between finishing my turnover reports. i have 4 working days left... this is really it!

17 days

i have a few days left and still so much to do!!!

sigh. the reality of things are slowly dawning on me.

isa isa na ata ako magpapa-alam sa mga kaibigan ko. :(

still standing

the past few days have been a blurr. a fun blurr. when i wasnt working my ass of to finish all my pending requirements and turnover reports here, i was taking advantage of every opportunity to spend time with important people.

started when mommy ems surprised us with a visit. ang payat nya grabe. pano, one full meal a day??? shucks, akala ko OJT-er si mommy ems! hahaha. quick dinner with some old gasso peeps. ang sarap marinig ulit tawa ni mommy ems... at ang mga infamous words: "taka lang" "magkaka-meron". it kinda made me miss the old gasso... and of course old gasso friends. nako, nag-sesenti na ata ako with my leaving.

july 6, saturday

woke up real early for a saturday to get ready for rap and kaye's wedding. early morning stress with stubborn hair, but all was well. really happy i got to see kris. grabe, tagal na namin di nag-uusap ng matino. kaya yun. ang aga aga, nanlalait na ako ulit. hahahaha. the wedding was great. it was sunny! considering gloomy at maulan the days before.

too bad i missed parts of the reception... :( di ko naabutan rap ni berlin. though i caught the tail end of kaye's dad's speech... and their dance.. AND RAPRAP DANCING. my goodness. that was a sight. hehe. it was one hell of a party. i was tipsy at 330pm. may araw pa. haha.

that night, di pa ako nagpa-awat. vince promised we'd go out so we spent the night at tides sa BF lang. leah and jeanina were there too. i remember thinking kung isa-isa na ba ako nag-papaalam sa mga kaibigan ko dito.

so after waking up early, i slept early too.. early in the morning.

hours awake: 20

july 7, sunday

woke up early (for a sunday) again so we could all go to the tanchoco reunion on west ave. wasnt able to eat much. guess i was tired to have an apetite.

got home in time to catch the admu-dlsu game. WUHOO, WE WON!!!

cooked an insane amount of food for dinner. good thing my sisters were willing cooks as well. sa sobrang pagod ko magluto, literally i had 2 bites of food then that was it. knock out again.

hours awake: 15 hours

july 8, monday

see, when i dont get enough sleep on weekends, especially on sundays, i feel like shit the entire week after. hahaha. ang sagwa nga pakiramdam ko. barely got work done.

met with eric over dinner... really excited about the big move. he gave me some advanced reading and i cant wait to sink my teeth into them! will have to wait for the weekend for that.

watched hancock. hmm... the twist was just about the only thing that made it interesting for me. its was an hour and a half long, and nothing barely happened.

july 9, tuesday

met up with mic, lily, pat, karlo and mike at chief's. as usual it was an unusual night. haha. i will really miss these guys. i dont think they noticed, but i teared up often during the night when id realize it would be at least 6 months before we would be able to get together like that again. then again, i can look forward to that too.

i know you guys will read this. lets not spill any unnecessary information muna. id like to keep certain details of the night between me and my closest friends for now. ;)

BBB Family Day at Manila Ocean Park

Got the email from Coach Ivan. :) Hope people can come and support the Blue Babble.

ONE BIG FIGHT!

what brain?

i knew i would end up tired today. as in. boy, was i right!

got here at 7am to make final preparations for my 8am meeting. 3 meetings and 8 hours later, my brain has officially gone AWOL.

i have 2 more hours to try and get some work done. emphasis on TRY.

Breakaway --- Kelly Clarkson

seems appropriate for the changes im about to face. pat said i shouldnt wait to be set free but rather break away.

Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down
I'd just stare out my window
Dreaming of what could be
And if I'd end up happy
I would pray

Trying hard to reach out
But when I tried to speak out
Felt like no one could hear me
Wanted to belong here
But something felt so wrong here
So I'd pray
I could break away

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly.
I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky.
Make a wish, take a chance,
Make a change, and break away.
Out of the darkness and into the sun.
But I won't forget all the ones that I love.
I'll take a risk, take a chance,
Make a change, and break away

Wanna feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get onboard a fast train
Travel on a jetplane
Far away
And break away

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly.
I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky.
Make a wish, take a chance,
Make a change, and break away.
Out of the darkness and into the sun.
But I won't forget all the ones that I love.
I'll take a risk, take a chance,
Make a change, and break away

Buildings with a hundred floors
Swinging with revolving doors
Maybe I don’t know where they’ll take me
Gotta keep movin on movin on
Fly away
Break away

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly.
Though it’s not easy to tell you goodbye
Take a risk, take a chance,
Make a change, and break away.
Out of the darkness and into the sun.
But I won't forget the place I come from
I gotta take a risk, take a chance,
Make a change, and break away
Breakaway
Break away