Hooping For the Best

It's now back to a new season for Hoops Fantasy Basketball after a year of absence... I'm entered into KREB Cup c/o Mark and the Usual XGV Hoops Year 6 with former SGV colleagues... Of course, it was a lot more exciting back then when we can easily trash talk since we are just cubicles apart but despite being miles apart it's still an exhilirating exercise to once again monitor NBA scoreboards as if it were stocks where I can gain something...

Too bad, my league leading team was then disbanded... Imagine a core of Marion, Wade, Lewis, Terry, Okafor, C. Butler, Igoudala, Felton and Pachulia... but I guess I'll have to draft a new team again... but that's the fun part of it... I'm in a middle of the draft... though I don't research as much as I do before but I hope I can come up with a competitive team...

At least, watching the nba season would be more exciting as every statistical point would affect my fantasy games... so it'll be a close watch again... and for now, I'm hooping for the best... and I know we all are raring for the new season to start...

A Fairy Tale Wedding for Blue and MJ

It was a festive day for the AGSB Gang as Blue and MJ got married in a solemn ceremony in Sanctuario de San Jose in Greenhills yesterday. The Mass started around 4 pm and after a mass and the "I do," we now welcome Mr. and Mrs. Viray.

Reception was held at Crown Galleria Ballroom B and then the fairy tale inspired reception was at the spotlight. The event was ushered in by a Phantom of the Opera dance number, then songs by the bride and groom and of course, dinner, dancing and all those picture taking.

After all the merriment, we transferred to a room in Holiday where we resumed the party. Everybody was still full of energy that night so it was a long party. Most of us went home before 1 am the next day.

That ends three straight busy days for me and I'm spending this day on pure rest and relaxation. We all need a break sometime. =>

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Bahay ni Le

After Alpha's houseblessing last month... It's now Grace (AKA Le) turn to host their own houseblessing in Bulacan... so this blog is a sequel of Bahay ni Lola blog last month... as it's back to Bulacan for me in another Houseblessing... the last of this series should go as Bahay ni Franckee (but that should take some time as owning a house hasn't even crossed my mind yet)...

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Woke up late for this one after attending last night's shooters night... Initially, I was undecided on going... but since Alpha would be coming from Manila... the burden of travelling to Bulacan would be easier at least, I have a passenger... So might as well go...

Picked Alpha up at Gbelt area... then Chelsea at Cubao area... and finally, Alpha's Hubby Jon in Tabang Exit in Bulacan... I'm obviously more of a driver today than a guest... and also Grace phtographer, as always.. hehe... EDSA traffic was light... NLEX and Malolos was smooth... so arrived early in Malolos, Bulacan at Grace House in Northfields...

The mood was festive with Grace's sisters having a grand time singing and dancing... Too bad our good friend Grace only has talents in evading to perform... hehe... so no performance from Grace... It was my second time here as I also joined Grace here last month after Alpha's houseblessing... By the way, food was great...

So had to leave around 7 pm and we had to go to Alpha's house in Bulacan before going back to Manila at around 830 pm... NLEX was smooth and EDSA was terrible... and after dropping Chelsea in Cubao... I took C5 instead... and traffic there was much better than EDSA... so after so much time driving... I'm finally home... blogging and getting ready to sleep... cause it's gonna be another long day tomorrow...

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Still Shooting

A bizaare week ends with a long day yesterday... Meeting in Cafe Breton in Podium Mall at 4 pm... Cocktails at Discovery Suites at 6 pm... Gym at FF Ortigas at 7 pm and another Shooters Night at Cig's at 10 pm...

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It all turned ok... I'm an ok person (Right Jing?? hehe...) Crepes at Cafe Breton was great... Didn't eat much at the cocktails though met one of my MBA classmates there... Nice workout at Fitness First and the night's highlight... another Shooters Night at Cig's...

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Only a few of AGSB buddies around... Me, Mascy, Gryf and Cig... We were joined by most of Gryf's friends... and the place was real full... Congrats Cig!!! And if it's a shooters night then it's drink all the shots you can... so as usual lost count of the amount of alcohol I consumed... tried 7 shooters (correction, it was 8 shooters for me)... and another one where we had to sip in a bowl... and all the shots that came in all colors...

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A part of me really wanted to unwind... as some thoughts and events has caused a lot of stress on my part... thanks to alcohol... I was able to unload some stress... sometimes looking forward leaves out the fun part of today but at least for this night... I had fun!!! Too much fun that I went home at past 1 am... and the rest is the usual stuff... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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On Days to Come...

There so many changes to deal with lately... and as days past by, there seems to be more and more developments... I'll just let things be and once they are tired of all the changes... only then should I start dealing with it... Hiro, can you help me travel 2 to 3 months forward to see what's in store... Nevertheless, I know I won't be irrational or impulsive in taking the next few steps... Everything should fall into place in due time...

Anyway, a long weekend is upcoming and after complaining on an Empty October, this weekend should take up the most of my time... Meeting with banks at 4 pm at Podium later, Cocktails with another bank at 6 pm... Gym at FF Ortigas then Shooter's night at Cig's, probably at 10 pm... got tired just typing it...

Tomorrow, still thinking if I should attend Grace house blessing in Bulacan since I still have to get the outfit I'm gonna wear for MJ and Blue's wedding on Sunday... But knowing how demanding a friend Grace is... I think I should find a way to cover both tomorrow... It'll be Blue and MJ's wedding on Sunday and it'll be a big celebration...

Monday is still a holiday and as things are, this is the time, I get to relax a bit... and after two more work days it's gonna be a four-day weekend in Baguio... Yehey!!!

Empty October

So many things planned this month failed to push through... of course, top of the list would be my vacation in Australia(Next year, I hope)... then several aborted FAA get together(really taxing to plan one as you get so many confirmations early on and a lot of cancellations after... Help!!! She and Jay Anne)... and then you have limited mall time for safety reasons (Makati is not the safest place, nowadays)... Well, that's life!!! (sigh...) At least, I still have gym to look forward to....

Even if it seems I'd like to unload some stress... I guess, the cancellations might mean that I should spend more time digesting recent events in my so-called life... or is there something to digest??? hehe... Living by the day is more fun, anyway... Maybe I'm used to having a very outgoing and busy life that finding some slack seem foreign to me... hehe... => There's always an upside to any situation...

Anyway, will be back to busy weekends... with Shooter's Night at Cig's on Friday (though still undecided whether I'll be attending)... and Blue and MJ's wedding on the 28th... and then it'll be another long weekend with first four days of November in Baguio... Yehey!!!

A Bomb That Scared Us All

By now, the Glorietta blast is now history yet it's more of a mystery as of now... but last Friday, it was a fresh news... as I'm just a few blocks away from Glorietta... and too think, we should have been in Glorietta for lunch had Jing not all of a sudden thought of going to mass... Divine intervention... I guess... Several ambulance has since passed our office that afternoon... so many dead and injured... not a nice day for our country...

I always had this school of thought since the 9/11 world trade bombing...that we are now living in an age of terrorism... Like it or not... we already have lost the comfort of going in and out of the mall without the comfort of being inspected... even travelling via public transport is not as safe as it used to be... checking in for flights takes so much protocols already... that's how much they have affected our everyday lives... but safety should come first over convenience...

The next day, had my change oil and my regular maintenance check for my car... so had a few carless hours... Funny how hard it is to wait a few hours without the comfort of a mall... hehe... It could have been easy waiting a few hours in a mall... and to think there's so much sale... Anyway, things should be normal in a few days... I hope... Finally, got my car back at 7 pm yesterday and had to drop by Rockwell shortly to buy some stuff... Maybe Rockwell won't be much of a target since so few people come to this mall... hehe...

The rest of the time, I returned home and decided not to go out anymore... there's always so much stuff to do at home... and on ending this blog... I hope incident like these won't happen again... and I mourn not only for those who died and were hurt but more on that there are people evil enough to be come up with events like this... =<