Is This a Sign???

Medtecs Team arrived at Jumbo Kingdom Floating Restaurant at around 1120am for a planning meeting that would start at 1130 am... and such a big surprise that no auditors were in sight... they arrived before noon... I hope that this would not be a sign of things to come as I'm more of an early bird when it comes to work... After everyone has arrived, the planning meeting started... and it went on smoothly and was quick and painless... Funny how much difference it makes when you take out one annoying person out of the equation... =>

We then proceeded to Mall of Asia for a few rounds of bowling... and nothing beats heartbeat stopping moments in bowling in fact the first game was won by our team by just a hairline... Thanks to Peps for missing his last two pins... => and second was redemption for the other team but was close until the last frame until H hit two straight strikes on his 10th frame... Well, you can't win them all... Dinner was next at La Mesa Grill... and speaking of grill, the new staff from SGV was definitely grilled... that's what happen when you get the worst seat in the dinner table =>

Last was our trek back home... Had a nice long journey to bring Jing home to Fairview (Memory note... accomplished one challenging task... hehe...) and after a while in Jing's house... We're on our way back... dropped Joth in Boni and I'm now off to my Makati pad... reached home before midnight... Isn't it obvious how my journal blogs usually end? If you haven't guess it right... it's sleep... hehehe... but one last sigh... I really hope the late start of the planning isn't a sign of things to come... Nope... I know they'll be able to meet their deadlines... I've been involved with SGV for too long to know that no matter how difficult, deadlines are beatable... =>
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FAA's Get Together at Pizza Hut Bistro

This was a long overdue dinner with FAA as we were not able to celebrate his birthday this year due to conflicts in schedule... attendance was low with me, FAA, Sharon and Jo-C but at least, it's the quality of conversation that counts... so much to talk about...

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Was really excited with this meeting to get some info on FAA's new resort... well, it's still under construction and can't wait to visit his resort... hopefully, we can go visit his resort in Taal, Batangas by December...

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Sharon was fresh from a few months stay in New Zealand for her business trip... Jo-C was somehow a new addition since we (Sharon and Me) regularly have this dinner with FAA... Ruth, Cathy, Macoy and Anna had to beg off due to various commitments... Anyway, all is well and the dinner was fine... probably to fine for me and Sharon as we had so much to eat... hehe... Be in the Gym soon... hehe...

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A real nice dinner with FAA this time... it's probably nice that we're all coming of better times... and really looking forward to seeing FAA's little bridge in Batangas... Anyway, there should be more dinner like this soon... but still need to lose the calories I gobbled up this night.... hehe...

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Mascy's Shooters Night

This was a much awaited event for the AGSB Gang… Mascy’s grand birthday party… A shoot all you can party exclusively for AGSB Gang and Mascy’s closest friends…

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Party started at 830 pm… we (Grace and I) arrived before 10 pm after being stuck in traffic in the Valenzuela/Balintawak Area… Still among the early birds though… So many AGSB friends in here (Mascy, Bogs, Blue, Jan, Cig, Owen, Rocky, Nice, Gryf, Zed and whole lot more)… Too bad some were not around due to some fortuitous events…

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Despite the long day, it was still a great night… and of course, the traffic light shot got the most attention… cool, one shot with red, yellow (orange) and blue (green)… of course, there’s also a variety of other shots for the night… again, lost count on the number of shots I had…

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There was also a game wherein, Mike, Bong and Mark had to gobble up a series of shots and whoever finishes everything first win… People had fun, Nice even got a chance to bartend and mix some shots…

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Party moved onward and lasted at around 3 am and it was my drive back to Makati afterwards… and it’s time for a long rest after a long day and a long night… and look forward to the next stop… Lighthouse Subic c/o Zed… but then again knowing how much outgoing AGSB people are, there may be lot more in store before that…

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Bahay ni Lola =>

Alpha’s definitely gonna kill me with the title I chose… anyway, the term “Lola” was somehow coined due to a more mature preference of Alpha for movies compared to the light hearted movies Grace and I prefer… So now, the “Bahay” part – Alpha had her newly constructed house blessed last Saturday in Tabang, Bulacan…My journey began at a trip back the office as I left the map going to their area at the office… then a straight drive from Makati to Bulacan… traffic was bad at Munoz area and even worst in Valenzuela area in NLEX… though I still had a chance to run at fast pace after the Valenzuela Area…

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Arrived at Alpha’s place at around 3 pm… then I remembered to call Ronald, who was suppose to come with me but was MIA all day… He just woke up when I called him, so much for seeing Ronald after 2006 Graduation… Grace came over an hour later… After meals, we got a tour of Alpha’s mansion… It’s a big structure and a nice house… Grace and I hope to be back here, when Alpha and her heli-hubby would finally have their kids of their own… I am so happy for Alpha to have her own house to call her own…

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Left before 6 pm to go to Grace’s house in Malolos, Bulacan… to hangout and wait a while for Mascy’s party at Kamuning, QC… Good thing, I did bring some chips for us to churn while waiting… The place was so homey that while watching several shows, we were so relaxed that we forgot that we were suppose to leave at 8 pm… Anyway, we left half an hour later… It’s gonna be a race at NLEX…

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Protection Bubble

I tend to create this so called "protection bubble" for people I'm close to... Somehow, I get the ability of an empath and share in their troubles and emotions... It just so happen that I was raised with such a positive disposition that I'd like it to radiate within me... within the next block and a long way after... but of course, reality of it is that you can't protect everybody and that you can't always be around... people are meant to feel pain, pressure, stress and problems for a reason... to build character!!!

No matter the desire to alleviate people's dispositions... I guess I can only be of help to certain extent that I can... and to a certain extent that people allow themselves to be helped... One thing I've learned is that everybody takes pride in a little bit of independence... Our character is not created by how much we depend on others but on the other things we are able to surpass on our own... and I guess as years passed, I've come to realized this...

Quite profound but somehow, I'd probably develop a deep sense of responsibility for others rather than myself... and it's not a coincidence that I'd picture my self as Super Franc... and really I don't regret sharing a thought or two but then again, being too helpful is not always good... but still I won't burst my protection bubble cause we all have a set of people we place in this bubble... people called family and friends...

Talk About Bad Service

Had Lunch with Jing at Kitaro in Valero today... and the service was so bad that I didn't even notice if the food taste fine or not...

It was suppose to be early lunch at 1145.. but as things are, it took until about 1230 (or probably even later) to meet our orders... We entered with just few patrons in the place... and it turned out that the other people who came later even got their orders earlier... and every time, we followed up our orders, the waiters would just go back to the counter and somehow, do something different again... It wouldn't help to say that they'd check on it... and really just do it... after all, we should have been served ages ago...

After a long wait, I already got my order and Jing still wasn't served her meal... and still the long follow ups with no result... it was only when Jing personally went to the counter that they'd serve her order... Apparently, our order got mixed up but still through out the frequent follow ups they should have done something already...

Anyway, after finishing our meals... I was suppose to have my bottomless ice tea refilled but the service was not even slow but definitely non-existence so never mind the refill and just had to bill out... and settle the bill and somehow, promised ourselves that this would be the last time we'd eat here... =<

Running with Banggigay and her Happy Feet

When things don't go your way, it's probably a nice thing to change your routine... so instead of a work out at fitness first... I had a run around Velasquez Park with AGSB friend Banggigay and her Happy Feet buddies (they are a group who share a common passion in running)... They actually run in marathons and I just jog (or at times walk... hehe) in the threadmill...

It took sometime for me to find Banggigay since she was with running around the whole Velasquez Park while I was running inside the park... how convenient of me to take the easier path... hehe... Finally, found them at around 8:30 pm and there I was running with them... a challenging act considering they are really long distance runners... and as it is, I got to unload a whole lot of sweat and weight, I hope...

So after a run with the Happy Feets, now it's time to deal with my sore feet... hehe... but really, it was a nice run to cap a rough and tumble day... maybe I ought to make a habit out of this... hehe... I mean running and not the rough and tumble part...