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Sunday 17 January 2016

Star City with babies

January 17, 2016 0
Star City with babies






The guardians. Since it's been a while since I got together with my cousins, I decided to gather the kids and go to an amusement park with the eldest "cousin" and Bestie.











My fave. I don't know if I shared this but you know in this blog yet but Peter Pan is actually my ish. 










Then we queued for the classic giant sway boat and yeah. My sisters are actually okay with rides. Our two teenage cousins though. Hahaha they were cute.  










To sort of calm the situation, we decided to walk thru this maze first before riding any big rides. 










I think this might be one of the few times I was able to hang out with my cousins (left side) because usually when our families get together, we usually just eat and often times we dine separately, you know. Like, different tables and stuff so even though I didn't get to hang out with 3 other cousins, 2 of them being extremely young to hang-out and 1 celebrating his mum's birthday, this day is phenomenal. 










Pirate stuff is also my ish. I wish they would widen the ride and come up with more surprises though. 











Surf Dance, I noticed kind of shortened its running time which I didn't like. I mean, it used to be my favorite-ish but now, not so. It's still good though. 











Sisterly love. I guess I'm lucky to have a bestfriend that my sisters treat as their own so we're like a family there. 













sister and bestie











There are a lot of new stuff in Star City and I was happy to be able to roam around and try. 











Besties since 1996. True story hahaha. Well with my cousin and bestfriend, it's been around almost 8 years now so yeah it's been a while for us all. 










The view from the gondola is beautiful with all the lights on. I don't know, it's coming of age or something but I am enjoying slow rides more nowadays. Like, relaxing rides. 










Trying out this Korean craze. Confused as I am, I think it's better to try it yourself. 









Also, there's this new annex that has some awesome rides.







Annex







Too bad Cat wasn't able to insert herself here. This should be like all of us. 







Christmas Lights




Our last ride 







Even though this is maybe for 2-3 years old, our big old group still rode this and it was kind of embarassing but still, you gotta do what you gotta do. Ciao!

Friday 15 January 2016

Retrying J.Co Donuts

January 15, 2016 0
Retrying J.Co Donuts

I have mentioned before that I don't really  go gaga over J.Co. But I don't hate it, you know. If it's within my reach, I'd gladly make myself a cup of coffee and munch on! 


I don't know what's the situation now with this but 2 years ago, you couldn't have this doughnuts if you wouldn't fall in line for maybe like 15 minutes minimum. Did the hype subside? 

Blueberry More


I chose these two flavors because I remember liking them before. Or did I? 

Alcapone

This almond flavored one is probably what I enjoyed more. Or I don't know. Not sure of everything lately. Ciao! 

Saturday 9 January 2016

Emotions. A lot of it.

January 09, 2016 0
Emotions. A lot of it.

I'm already 23 years old. Young to have experienced it all, yes. But old enough to know things even when it doesn't necessarily directly apply to me. 

Blogged: April 7, 2012 

Well, being left alone as to say. Let me tell you a story. I used to have this Vietnamese friend from Sydney, Australia. I met him when I decided I wanted to study French (I still do) and I would be willingly teach that person English/Japanese/Filipino. Well this guy wanted to learn Japanese. He didn't teach me French because he only knows English but he was actually awesome. He's very down to earth, kind, bubbly, sweet, and everything you could ask for. We used to talk everyday, every effing night for let's say 2 years. I actually ended up not teaching him the language at all haha. We talk about the most random stuff. Like, sometimes he would call and not say anything at all. And we're fine with that. Sweet silence. Most of the time he would say sweet things, we listen to his or my playlist and all that but you know, 3 years ago, after that 2 years of consistent communication, it stopped. No warning. I mean, I don't know why but it got me real hard. I guess part of my disappointment is that I expected too much. Who wouldn't, right? But you know, he's not even my boyfriend. I assumed. It was like me not wanting to talk to anyone that time. My friends and family excluded of course. Other guys to be specific. After 2-3 years of no formal communication, we managed to somehow try to reach out again. For me it was a form or closure. An assurance that we still are friends. Once in a while, we text. 

Blogged: November 11, 2012

There are still scattered blogpost about this guy but you know, overtime, I learned to accept. I guess time was really just in our favour and magically fixed everything. We're cool. 

I am going thru the same crisis right now. This is not even the story. But the same thing. A more complicated story actually. As much as possible I don't want this to end because it's beautiful but I guess sometimes things are really meant to end and teach us a lesson. Whatever that is, we'll learn later in life. It's painful now, yes. It's painful even just to think that tomorrow might not be the same anymore. More or less, I think we would know when to let go. We're just really denying it and just trying to deal with the pain well in fact, it's about time. Time to free ourselves of things that once made us happy and sad at the same time. It's complicated. But it's gonna be alright. You know, thinking about what I went thru 3 years ago, I know it's gonna be hard but at the end, it's gonna be okay. Not right ahead but eventually. You shouldn't be in a situation (for too long) where you feel worthless. Ciao! 

Thursday 7 January 2016

A day in Cavite and MORE

January 07, 2016 0
A day in Cavite and MORE







My auntie summoned us to her lovely home so from Manila, we travelled for like an hour (I think) to Cavite.










My first boodle fight. I was actually informed about this ahead so I was really looking forward to this. We had stuffed squid, pork chop, Tilapia, and kare-kare. Man, I was really full. 











Nailed it!














At night, we went to a place called Evia Mall where they have this lighted things set-up. We were there for two things. Coffee and pictures. 








Younger cousin, myself, and eldest. 











After all the pictures, it's time to have a drink and guess what? Hanggang labas ang pila! Crazy. It must have been national coffee day that day or something. Like, it was my first time to see a line that long. I never in my life queued that long. Grabe lang. Anyways.  










Even though a little skeptical, I still tried this. To be honest, even though I knew I wouldn't like it because it's peppermint and I knew it's gonna taste like toothpaste and stuff, I'm kinda into it. I don't know but it's ironic how I thought I wouldn't like this when my favorite ice cream flavor is actually Choco Mint. So me. 










I know this is like "A DAY" post but the next day, my co-worker from Japan contacted me and asked if I can meet her for lunch at Baclaran. So we did. 













 Then when I got home, I probably had like 15 minutes of rest and then we went to the mall to watch a movie. We watched My Bebe Love. It was alright. Nakakakilig but you know, very predictable. 









Then you know, before we go home, we had dinner. Hahaha my mom holding the menu. Ciao! :) 

Sunday 3 January 2016

Suzuki Beach Club (Subic Bay)

January 03, 2016 0
Suzuki Beach Club (Subic Bay)






It has been a tradition of our family to go to the beach when it's dad's birthday. This time is no exception.










We went to Olongapo. Actually, we don't really go very far from the city. Years and years, we've been alternating Bataan, Batangas, Subic, and Olongapo. 










We went to a resort called Suzuki. I think the owner is dad's friend of some sort. I'm not sure. Anyways, the view when we arrived blew me away. 








Just look at that. Very nice. Not the best beach but the view of the mountains will surely sweep you off your feet.










They only have one pool there and it's more of like for kids but it did it for us. Also, I have no idea why they opted for Shrek when it's irrelevant. For me at least.










Mika and papa just chilling. The landscape isn't anything grand but it's well maintained so that's okay too. 










The sunset was a show. I mean, I saw breath-taking sunsets somewhere and this is not near any of those but you know, sunset is sunset, can't go wrong really.








The next day. It was a very nice morning and we woke up extra early for the sunrise but we were a bit late so yeah. Went to the beach and enjoyed what's for us instead.









Grumpy sunshine faces. 










Last sunset of the trip so we kind of went out for a longer stroll that day. 










Glad mom was able to join us this time. :)) 










Still didn't make it early enough to view the sunrise but still early to enough to do stuff. We picked up starfishes, crabs, hermit crabs, and stuff. It was a fun-filled morning for sure. 










The moon was still out this time and the sun gives the mountain it's gorgeous red color so I thought I'd be nice to take a photo with it.







Gorgeous view 





It was a very nice trip away from the city. I recommend you book one too! I mean, city life is not really much of my thing so this kind of trip once in a while really gives me that refreshment I need. Ciao!