as if i don't know...

You Should Be a Musician

You have a rare combinations of talents: an ear for music, nimble fingers, and the willpower to practice.You could master almost any instrument you choose to play (if you haven't already!)

What Sort of Artist Should You Be?

another overdue post

As the saying goes: "Life is short. Always grab the opportunity when it comes your way."


Okay.


Put together a shitty week, stressed out girlfriends, an invitation, and a heart's desire. Behold.....

Baguio City Weekend Getaway on a Shoestring Budget

Tsiki & Eva

ang mga dalagang gala

your shot, my shot (at Bell Church)

Confession:

I haven't been to Baguio City before. Ever. So when i started working in my present job and the cashflow has been coming in quite steadily, i promised myself i would go there someday.

Perhaps the stars were properly aligned when, one day, Eva asked me to come with her to Baguio (also called the City of Pines) for the weekend. She said i don't have to worry about lodging, just the busfare and my other incidental expenses. So i gave in. Besides, i really wanted to get away, for many many reasons. I needed an escape.

We left Manila on Friday night. Arrived at the transient house by 4:00 am, Saturday. Slept through the cold and then headed to the city proper by 10:00 am.

The Itinerary:

Saturday

• Mines View Park
• The Mansion (the president's "summer palace")
• Wright Park
• a stroll around SM Baguio (a mall. nice architecture.)
• Session Road with its famous ukay-ukay shops

Sunday

• Bell Church - where we had our fortunes told
• Burnham Park
• Baguio Cathedral (Church of Our Lady of Atonement) - for spiritual nourishment
• Session Road (can't have enough of those ukays!)

Of course, a weekend getaway is not the same without some pictures. And a lot of camwhoring.

what better way to beat the cold: Gran Matador brandy (with pineapple as chaser). Serve with grilled blue marlin, oysters and mussels. Yum!

seen at SM Baguio (sounds familiar?)

one of the many dragons that line up the passage to Bell Church

Me and Eva got to roam around, bought some stuff for pasalubong and some quality ukays for ourselves. How much damage, if you may ask? Php 1,500. All of it.

Thank you very much to Dr. Ed and Monica for accomodating us and bearing with my singing voice during the videoke night and Shanchai's birthday celebration. Sa uulitin po!

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Mom in Hongkong, when she got the pictures, e-mailed me: "why do you keep wearing that yellow jacket on your trips? i sent you a lot of jackets and coats for you to use. not just that yellow jacket."

Tsiki said: "it's my lucky jacket. it's the only jacket that fits me well. besides my companion won't be having a hard time looking for me if i get lost in the crowd."

If I could only see her, she would have laughed at my reply and said "chi-sin!."

the curse

...of the papercut!

There's never a training/workshop where i end up scratchless. Geesh!
Had another papercut yesterday at the Orientation of Sourcebooks held at Robinsdale Hotel. Sorry, no picture here, so as not to gross out.

My last papercut was a couple of months ago at the Health Sector Introductory Course in Tagaytay. After the 4-day training, i ended up with band-aids on almost all of my fingers. That was the worst. Ever.

Has my skin become that sensitive? Wehehe! *sigh*

'til next training!