Archive for December, 2007

Merry Christmas!

so whoever reads this blog entry, i know it’s kinda late, but i wish you had a happy christmas. :)

until now, our christmas shopping is not yet done. still having some last minute shopping here and there. we still have to wait for our salaries to buy more gifts. next year, we might not give out gifts anymore, especially as our big day comes near. we really have to save, save, save!

last sunday, we stayed in trinoma with our doubledatemates bong and ria, plus oliver.

our annual gift-wrapping/picnic on the 24th didn’t turn out good. we were able to eat our food and wrap some gifts until the freakin rain poured. grrr! we had to continue wrapping our gifts at home.

Also had to split ways. Had to spend my 2nd to the last Christmas eve with my family. I did, and  I ended up sleeping. I didn’t hear my hon’s phone call. hay!

Christmas lunch – some relatives dropped by and had some sort of exchange gifts. In the afternoon, my hon and I went to the cemetery to visit his father and our departed loved ones. Funny because he introduced me to them as his fiancee now. This dear Maya became too emotional again and had tears of joy, which was embarrassing.

Jinggoy’s predicting every “tears of joy” event be always blogged. HAHAHA  :p

Anyway, I’m back to work now, and so is he. Not much people in the office. No traffic jams. No cars in the parking lot. It’s so silent in the building. I feel like we’re working on a holiday. :S  weird.

Xmas Party

we had our “company” christmas party in Pampanga. Whew!

It was an hour and a half’s drive away from Manila. Most people there were oldies. Our department, ICTU, were the youngest (aside from probably 2 or 3 other girls under 28).

Let’s call the others “thunders”. Thunders=”tanda“=old people

FOOD was just ok. Crabs, sugpo (tiger shrimps), kare-kare, lechon baka, tilapia, and veggies.

I don’t eat crabs if I’m not sure where they come from. Usually, I eat crabs from Capiz. Those fresh ones dad gets from the airport alive. I don’t want to risk having asthma attacks or itches.

I just ate 1 piece of shrimp (now I’m coughing, regretting it) and lots of lechon baka (roasted calf – this one’s good!).

GAMES – some are naughty. some are corny. we didn’t want to participate in it. At least everyone’s names got called and everyone got a cash prize. ;)

PISSED OFF
@the thunders who kept on yelling inside the bus, louder than megaphones. Someone kept on yelling “wassing massine”.
@the thunders who “reserved” their seats in the bus. Kat was a victim. GRRRRR!!!
@the thunders who were smoking inside the bus. YES, inside the airconditioned bus. We asked the conductor to tell them since it’s a no smoking bus. DUH! it’s airconditioned, everyone will suffocate with their smoke!
@the thunders who smoked AGAIN after a few minutes of being warned. THEY DENIED smoking. geez! they’re even worse than teenagers! Very inconsiderate and undisciplined.
@the thunders’ SARCASTIC humor. They can still be funny but not that way.
@the thunders who kept on staring at us, whisper to each other while looking at us from top to bottom. I wanna take their eyes out and throw them to the punch bowl. INSECURE!!!
@the thunders who were interrogating us. They were not trying to strike a decent conversation. The way they question us was like, “you have no right to be here”.
we’re glad we’re not working in the same building as they are. we work properly. they don’t.

 

Pix from Kat’s multiply and Gracie’s multiply sites. You must be logged in to multiply though. more pictures to come when boss uploads her pix.

Congrats!

Congratulations to Victor Espiritu for winning a GOLD Medal (Cycling, Men’s Points Race) in the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand!

another engagement!

Of course, not for me, but for another friend of mine… Jade!

Attended a surprise/engagement party for her with with Fids, Vicky, Mayen, and Jade’s other friends. After their couple of bottles of beer, we went to ABS-CBN to meet up with my hon. He was glad we dropped by because he misses those girls (and Fids) a lot. Wish Jing was able to join us. Heard she was sick. Hope you’ll be well, Jing!

Salie and Kat got engaged October. Then, Jinggoy and I. A day after, P.A. proposed to Sab in Bora. Jade’s the 4th engaged. Yipeeee!!!!

This January, 3 sets of close friends will tie the knot! I’m so excited for all them!

updates, anyone?

hehehe yep, since the engagement, I haven’t updated this site.

I’m not keeping myself busy with the preps… i have more than a year to prepare!  Well, so far, we got our church and our caterer already. still having probs looking for a venue. after the venue, it’ll be some rest for me.

Still keeping our Saturdaydoubledates with Bong and Ria. Went to Music21 a week after the engagement. Last weekend, we just hung out at Station168. Us girls were talking about weddings!  Hopefully, when they tie the knot in January, we’ll still be able to go out together.

Something I’d rave about: cute li’l dogs to be given to hon’s  nephews and niece! the brown one’s the girl. They gave it a name “snowbelle” but we eventually renamed it “wee-wee”. she pees a lot.   The white one’s the aggressive and he’s called “snowball”.  cute, huh? wish they won’t grow up big and naughty. :)