Subic Adventure

I was in the mainland from February 25 to march 3 because I had to report to my mother unit to process my application for promotion.

Tanay, Rizal and fort Bonifacio became my staple destinations during that week. Thankfully, I was able to wrap up everything by Friday  march 1, morning so I was free the weekend just in time because our friends have invited as for a whole day gala at Subic, Zambales.

I never really had friends. I meant, I have friends but i do not spend time with them. We only exchange hi's and hellos thru text or over the internet. Why, you may ask. I say, 1) my friends in grade school are all working in the different parts of the country if not the world 2) I studied in Cagayan de Oro in High School so most of my high school friends are from there and 3) PMA, oh hail to thee! My mistah's are all so busy serving the AFP! OMG.

Given that, going out with the husband's friends is such a breather. We seldom talk about work and just simply enjoy each other's company. I may not be part of the original gang but I feel that i am very welcome in the group.

Here's our IT/ travel memo prepared by our very good and hyper friend Marian.

Walk on the Wild Side

prepping up for the free fall

Didn't know he wanted this one. Ikaw na ang extremist!

opted for the usual free fall

We made it!

Kate and Karlo, the Husband and me, Marian, Kris, John and Pam

 After Ocean Adventure and Tree Top adventure ( two adventures in one sentence{now you know why this is entitled Subic Adventure}), we went shopping and then had our dinner at Seafood by the Bay. The husband and I were not so hungry because we had early breakfast and we had sandwiches for baon. Iba na ang prepared.:) w

Arrived home around twelve midnight. Took a short rest then prepared again to leave for work.

Hmmmmm.....tired but sobrang happy!

'til, next time dabarkads!

For more photos check out marian's and pam's album.:)

Boodling Boys and Girl

This post is a follow up to my previous post. Last week was a blast when I tried my luck with golf (found out later that it's not for me). The rest of the story, you can read in sunday golf but the more enjoyable part of our trip is of course the boodling (eating) part! wohoooooooo!

We left the camp around eleven noon. No time for rally lunch so we opted to have lunch along the way. Q said we can eat at the clubhouse but B said that food there is sobrang expensive so our first stop is at a random lomihan. From clubhouse to lomihan. K!

Batangas Special Goto and Lomi

nomnomnom

Im trying to eat healthy lately so this bowl didn't appeal much to me. Tasty, yes but not healthy. It's thick but maybe because of the cornstarch added. i've heard that they're making their own noodles so that's a big check but still. this bowl is a 7.0 when i'm asked to rate.

One bowl costs Php40.00. Good price considering how yummy it was! No wonder B recommended the place. He has a thing for places with good food at cheap price!

Next stop for early dinner is Luca Cucina Italiana. The resto by the beach is at the end of the North Oriental Mindoro road. Literal. Yeah, you got me right. It is where the road ends.hahah

easy acoustic band as early as 5pm 

Food will be served fifteen minutes after ordering so i ordered for this relaxing cup of coffee to prepare myself for a heavy dinner.

pizza! the resto's best seller

Forgive me friends for not taking a shot. i was so excited to get my first slice that i forgot about the picture! This pizza gave justice to our 3-hour drive.omnomnomnom

seafood spaghetti

Forgot the name again. Sorry again!

already consumed, sir!

B and Q after the hearty meal 

There you go, you might have noticed that we went to Puerto Galera but we didn't get into beach related fun. This just goes to show that there is more to Puerto Galera than its white sand and blaring lights during night parties! 

Pitak Turismo: It's more fun in Mindoro!

Sunday Golf

hihihi

Because I was half sad because my Saturday plan was ruined, I was also half happy because of my (uber) cheap find. Half plus half equates one regular (size?) me. Yay! I'm fine with that!

Sunday is my lazy day. I always look forward to waking up around eight in the morning. Hanging by the moment. Thinking if I should get up or just wait if somebody would care and call me or invite me for brekky. Aaaahhhhhhhh…. Sunday is love!

After minutes of thinking about nothing, I decided to take a bath and started watching The Firm on my phone. The power of having a smart phone!:) I was annoyed when my viewing was cut when somebody called. Errrrr It was a senior officer and he invited me to go to Puerto Galera to play golf and later dive.

golf course overlooking verde island

this what became of the grass after so many attempts to swoosh the ball

my first shot? shot ba talaga?

I love Puerto Galera and I have shared some of our happy times here. But this time, the invitation was to play golf and I haven’t even held a golf club in my entire life and they’re expecting me to play? K! Hugutan yan.

To cut the story short , we played golf. It first I thought it was just like playing billiards with super huge table and I was surprised that I enjoyed it at first. But when the club became heavy, I could see how my fellow officers look so disgusted with my body forms when I tried my luck swinging the club like a baseball bat. Poor me. Note to self: golf is not for me.

 

after so many attempts, this is where my balls landed. or ponded.

pose na lang

dried leaf

refreshment after playing

Tired. Hungry. Walking some not-so-short distance is not funny. I used to think golf is nothing but a game of fools. Hit the ball, look for it, then hit it agan. But now that I’ve tried playing, I could say that golf is no joke. It’s a game of precision and not everybody can play it (count me in!).

How about you, how was your weekend?

Dear July

Dear July,

Im soo excited for you. The husband has laid out plans for you. He knows I want us to do fun things together and it's finally happening with you dear julie.:)

First off is the cousin's wedding somewhere somewhere. I love weddings! It gives me kilig moments as if the husband and I are remarrying for the nth time.haha The best part about it though is that it's another lame alibi to shop and spend:) baddmeee!

Next on the line is the fun run that we will both be joining. aha! I'm not a fan of running but definitely one of fun run. those two are waaaaaaayyyy different from each other. I hope you got my point.

Another one is a youthful date at star city. oh yeah, we'll work our cutie patooties coz it's gonna be our first time!

And of course, the last but not the least, these activities won't be fun if I were to experience it all by myself so again, as usual, vaultfiles, matic na, im soooo excited to spend time with the husband!:)

July, please hurry!

Love, 

tarrah

Tuesday Liqueur Night: Hopia Like it!

For six years, gian and i finally i got to celebrate our first hearts' day together. Well, at least the evening. We didn't plan of having a romantic dinner somewhere (gian is not a fan) so we just celebrated the day spending quality time together. 

Gifts? Again, Gian is not a fan. I am a big fan though but I think mindoro has really sucked out the creative juices in my head so I opted for something  I know Gian would surely like and appreciate. And guess what that safe choice is. Food. Food is one of the many things that really bond us together and I know I can never go wrong with it so that day, I decided to find my way to Ongpin Street to buy his favorite hopia.:)

now i got to experience commuting in this part of Manila

Gian is not a fan of dates nor gifts but definitely a SUPER BIG FAN (all caps, ikr?) of hopia. Any hopia will do even those which cost super cheap. On my part, I have heard good reviews of Eng Bee Tin hopia so I bought a few for my valentine.

Gian's stash

happy boy

mahopia

What's so funny about it is that Gian didn't immediately try each flavor. He took each one slowly as if he is savoring each single bite. Kung ako yun, wagam na kagad,hahahahah

When the husband went to Malaysia last December, he bought a box of Anthon Berg liqueur chocolate. At first, I hesitated to indulge since I had a bad experience with liqueur filled chocolates last christmas. When i first had one, it felt like my head would explode and i was dizzy evening to dusk.

But this one's different. It's so chocolaty (chocolate naman talaga,toink). What I meant is that the liqueur is there but it didn't took over the chocolaty taste. 

parang sumabit lang ung baba ko sa braso ni gian

senglot boy

yummmmehhh!

at the end of the day, hearts' day is just any other day. it's up to the people how they want it to be. for me, hearts' day 2012 was a blast simply because i celebrated love day with my beloved.

already consumed, sir!

What's left of it after a couple of sesh. NAUBOS DIN SA WAKAS!


Click to check our other hearts' day shots.

UGG in Baguio City

 I have been longing to wear ugg boots since I first saw them. They're very simple yet they look so stylish. i could imagine how my long legs would look sexy wearing them. Oh well, reality check: ugg boots are worn during winter and unfortunately (?) we do not have that season here in the Philippines so when the husband and i decided to go to baguio, i thought i would be my chance of wearing one.

Enough with ugg boots.

You might be pissed off why I shrugged off ugg boots when my post is entitled ugg.hahahah funny me. I entitled this post ugg since I will be talking about UGG. UGG stands for Upper Ground , unit G. UGG is our first venture on real estate and gian and I are so up and giddy about it.

Last 17 february 2012, gian and I went to baguio to check the unit and at the same time attend the PMA Alumni Homecoming. I'll be posting another article on Revisiting Baguio City some other time so watch out for that. Anyway, Gian and I were so excited because it is our first time to invest in something big, yes, 1.13M is already big for a young couple like us. 

We left cubao around 4 am of 17 and arrived at baguio City around 10 am. First stop was at Goshen land Office at kisad road. Gian settled everything from the move in fee, the utilities and all the other stuff that needs to be processed while I just sat and observed everything that is happening around the lobby. I felt like my king is prepping everything for his queen! Ang ganda ko!

Busy people at Goshen Land Office

The plan was to inspect the unit then leave so we can make gala in baguio city. Afterall, it’s in this cold city where our love story started. But as always, travel fatigue and laziness has taken its toll on us and we just found ourselves sleeping in each other’s arms in our new found crib.

Of course I felt like I have to wake up and take pictures for my not so documented life’s sake.

UGG is not that big but it is already furnished with a dining set, a refrigerator, an electric stove, a flat screen tv set, hot and cold shower and a wash area. Our objective in buying this unit is not for our own use but for business. The building is located at the back of St Louise University thus the target clientele will be the college students so UGG is accordingly designed to be used not as a residential condo. Hay, ansarap na pla maging college student nowadays. Buti pa sila!

the husband. so tall. so mighty.

the wife. so wife.hahahaha

 Oh wait! UGG stands for another thing though:

UBER GWAPONG GIAN! 

my Uber Gwapong Gian!

Love love love!

click me for more photos.

Commuter's Notebook: Cabanatuan Edition

after everything that's been said and done, i finally found my way to joining the Engineer Officer's Course (EOBC). the reporting date was last tuesday, 30 Aug 2011 and the course will be handled by the CSS, TRADOC located at Camp Tinio, Cabanatuan City.

will be scouring this place for the next three months

cabanatuan city is a 3 hour drive from manila but what believed to be just a short drive became a long, tiring and challenging five-hour adventure because of:

1. im supposed to be picked up at eight o'clock but our ride arrived at nine o'clock

2. there were only five of us but our luggage was enough for ten people. maybe this is just normal for a three-month long course.

3. we were apprehended by a police enforcer for violating a certain regulation which i do not have any idea about. i don't want to further elaborate because it's very humiliating and embarassing.hahahahah

4. the barracks where we were supposed to be billeted are still occupied so we didn't have a place where we can leave our stuff.

5. our sundo back to manila will be back after 2 hours pa so we're stuck in an unfamiliar place.

after registering, we had a three-hour lull time. dull moments. the problem is we do not the place and we were all tired up from waking up early to waiting for so loooooooooooooooooooong and of course the energy draining travel from manila to cabanatuan.

after our very late lunch (four thirty in the afternoon) we decided to just check in in the nearest hotel that we can find. so funny that we were apprehended in front of the one and only hotel that we saw in cabanatuan. that hotel is no less than:

hahahahaha

despite its reputation, the hotel was really true to it's claim that it is "so clean...so good" and that it has good air conditioning and strong wifi connection. lei and I shared in one of it's rooms so that we could freshen up while waiting for our sundo. i was able to take a nap and lei enjoyed the wifi connection with her new ipaaad1. good for you bonkie.:)

here are our photos:

ang sarap ng smile ni ate

 this shot was taken in a carinderia just outside camp tinio. we had our super late lunch there

our ride was a trisikel and we were dropped off at the hotel's parking 

istudyante blues

my shoes are so kyuuuuuuuuuuuuuutt

bonkichoinx: partners in crime

dapat daw nakaganito na ang kamay mo sa mukha pagkalabas mo ng hotel. in our case, papasok pa lang, nakaganito na.

one last thing , the only good thing about our commute was that after registering for the course, we were told  that we can go back home  and "kanya kanya muna  kme" until  sep 7, 2011. yahoooo! that's one whole week of relaxation and .... boodling.hahhahahah life, oooooooooooohhhh life!