vacay planning

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yesterday ive learned that cebu pacific is having some kind of a happy hour where domestic flights are at 299 php while international flights are at 599 php.

my heart skipped a beat. is this for real?

and so i immediately texted CJ, the lakwatsera, about it. ok, for this post, lets just call her CJ, the explorer to give it a bit of formality. i like the sound of it, just like Dora.

but she's NR (read: no reaction) about it.

and so a while ago i told mike about it. he then researched about it. at first we thought of palawan. coron to be exact. but the two of them had already been there. and so mike suggested hongkong.

our hearts skipped again. HK? why not, right? with just 599 bucks, my passport will already have its very first tatak.

and mike being the OC-type, got a pen and some paper and jotted down the budget for the trip. hes already been to HK that's why he knows. the initial budget was around 12k, inclusive of food, lodging, disneyland, ocean park and the likes.

not bad right? with 12k, you can already have an uber-cool-out-of-the-country-vacay for three days!

and now, CJ the explorer and i are totally excited.

but first, we have to find ways to pay for our plane tickets because as you know we dont have any income/pay. we totally rely on our stipend. the fare would cost about 1,800+. but were already having a big problem were to get such amount. and for the pocket money, we still got around 4 mos to accumulate that staggering 12k.

CJ the explorer and i are now scheming plans to have the necessary finances.


plan A: business deals

ive already contacted some people to be our potential clients. and to refer some people to us and do some networking. if we can make a deal, then thats it. but if not, then proceed to plan B.


plan B: make some solicitations

from whom you might ask? i dunno. this is CJ the explorer's plan. I gladfully proposed a suggestion to make some letter which goes like: dear maam/sir, we would like to ask for your financial support for we will have our vacay in HK. how bout that for a solicitation letter.

weve also thought about begging from our moms, dads, relatives, friends.... modern day beggars/social-climbers!


plan C: night duty

in san pedro st. that is. i dont know if how much i will earn from this. for a couple of nights, maybe i can already have enough cash to go shopping. note to self: look for my pink card. kidding!


plan D: sponsorship

go and meet people who are willing to be our sponsor. in exchange of what? some ol' good lovin'. haha! weve met before some people who actually have such sponsors. i dont know how much they get/earn and whats the mechanics of their so called game. we also heard of a story in which someone found a sponsor through chatting online. s/he was even able to tour around asia with the help of his/her sponsor. well, if s/he can do it, then why cant i. i bet i can even do it better. haha! kidding again!


see how desperate we are... if theres some kind soul out there who is willing to donate, you can contact me through this site. i accept cash and all major credit cards.

i hope and pray though that mike can make the necessary bookings later. for sure their site will be jampacked by people who will also take advantage of this promo. hope he can get through their site and that there will still be available seats for the three of us.

Godspeed!

Bad day

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Feeling so ugly today. I dont deserve my white uniform. Got popping zits on each cheek. I look like krusty the clown on high definition. Having a bad hair day. My uniform looks so big on me. And its raining...

Oh well,tomorrow's another day.

random.

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My day.

2+ hrs sleep. am shift. sign in. duty. stomache pain. omeprazole. duty. duty. duty. sign out.
1 hr jeepney ride home. meet up with friends. second thoughts. money matters. cancelled.
got home. pandesal. kitchen. cooked. sunny side up. stuffed.
internet. no connection. hiphop abs. shower.
nap. dinner. internet. connected. facebook. blogs. blogged.


My thoughts.

how boring was that? it was so boring my muscles ached. sorry for the exaggeration. i dont know, i was just not my usual self today. the word fun was saved for more important days. what a lame excuse. i really dont know the reason bah-hind this lame day.
so now i know how it feels to be boring. oh c'mon.
oh ok. lets just blame it to the pestering stomache pain. it ruined my day. hahaha...

ok... this is very random, just typing directly what comes out of my mind. sorry for wasting your precious time.
Godspeed!

Dessert Hunt

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Scouring the mall for some long-yearned sweets. First,i headed to dunkin donuts to have some munchkins but it was packed. And considering how small there store was, it would take bajillion years for me to grab a table. And so i went to chowking to have some halo-halo but unfortunately, they dont have any. And so to jolibee i went to have my favorite strawberry frost blends. But it wasnt available. Thats why i just decided to eat at igloo. For sure they wouldnt run out on cold deserts for thats their specialty. If they dont have any,they better just close the store down.
And fortunately they serve halo-halo. I had the special one. Nothing special bout it though. But who am i to complain, its better than nothing.

Gokey's screech

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He just beat Martin Nievara's last note of the Lupang Hinirang in the Pacquiao-Hatton fight...

Fool's Month

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AFTER LENT, THERE WERE ALREADY A FEW SIDETRIPS THAT I'VE BEEN TO. FOR ONE, THERE'S THE MINI REUNION I'VE HAD WITH MY HIGHSCHOOL CLASSMATES LAST APRIL 18. IT WAS AN OVERNIGHT IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. IT WAS HELD AT DUMOY GARDEN RESOT. WE GOT THERE AROUND 8PM, BUT WE STILL WAITED FOR THE OTHERS. WE ATE AROUND 9PM, HAD A COUPLE OF DRINKS AND PLAYED SOME GAMES. WHILE OTHERS CONTINUED DRINKING, I ON THE OTHER HAND TOOK SOME SHUTEYE. I WOKE UP JUST BEFORE DAWN TO APPRECIATE THE SUNRISE BY THE SEA. WE LEFT THE PLACE AROUND 7AM WITHOUT EVEN TAKING A DIP IN THE POOL OR IN THE SEA BUT STILL I HAD A LOT OF LAUGHS AND FUN WITH MY FRIENDS.

LAST APRIL 27, TOGETHER WITH SOME OF THE STAFF NURSES IN HOLY SPIRIT, WE WENT TO LUPON. IT IS THEIR PAROCHIAL FIESTA AND ATE MALOU, ONE OF MY CO-VOLUNTEER, INVITED US TO THEIR PLACE. AND AS EXPECTED, THE FOOD WAS OVERFLOWING. WE GOT THERE AROUND 8AM AND BREAKFAST WAS SERVED. RIGHT AFTER, WE TOURED AROUND TOWN. WE ALSO WENT TO THE BEACH. CJ AND I TOOK A STROLL ON THE SAND WHILE APPRECIATING THE VIEW. WE FOUND A PERFECT SPOT ON A BENCH UNDER THE SHADE OF SOME TREES. THE PLACE JUST TOOK ALL MY STRESS AWAY. THOUGH THEIR BEACH IS NOT COMPARABLE TO THAT OF BORACAY OR BOHOL, THE SIMPLICITY OF THE PLACE IS JUST SO RELAXING. I LOVED HOW THE PLACE IS SO LAID BACK. AND THE WAVES ARENT THAT LOUD, THE ONLY SOUND YOU WILL HEAR ARE THE BIRDS AND THE DISTANT SOUND OF SOMEONE SINGING ON THE VIDEOKE. WE WENT BACK TO ATE MALOU'S PLACE TO HAVE LUNCH. AND THE PLACE WAS ALREADY PACKED. THERE WERE SO MANY VISITORS. THEY EVEN WELCOME PEOPLE THEY DONT KNOW AND SERVE THEM. THE FOOD WAS SUPERB. IT WAS A BUFFET FIT FOR A KING. LATER DID I KNOW THAT HER FATHER WAS A FORMER VICE-GOVERNOR AND HIS BROTHER A COUNCILOR. AFTER EATING, WE JUST TOOK A BREATHER THEN WENT TO THEIR NOT SO FAR FISH PONDS. AND AGAIN IT'S EATING TIME. IT WAS AROUND 3PM AND WE HAD SHRIMPS, CRABS AND MANY MORE FOR SNACKS. WE STAYED THERE UNTIL SUNDOWN THEN WE ALREADY DECIDED TO HEAD OUR WAY HOME. IT WAS ALREADY DARK AND MOST OF US WERE ASLEEP IN THE VAN – TIRED WITH ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES AND THE LONG DAY WE'VE HAD. ONLY ONE OF US WAS AWAKE AND GOOD THING SHE'S WIDE AWAKE FOR WE WERE HEADING THE WRONG WAY. SHE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DRIVER'S ATTENTION AND WE STOPPED. NOW ALL OF US ARE AWAKE. WE ASKED FOR DIRECTIONS AND FOUND OUT THAT WE WERE REALLY HEADING THE OPPOSITE WAY. WE U-TURNED AND HEAD THE REAL WAY HOME.

TWO DAYS AFTER THE LUPON ESCAPADE, I WAS AGAIN ON THE ROAD WITH CJ TOGETHER WITH MIGUEL AND HIS COUSIN DEC. WE WENT TO EDEN NATURE PARK. WE GOT THERE AROUND 8AM AND A COOL BREEZE GREETED US. WE TOURED AROUND THE AREA. MIGUEL ALSO BROUGHT WITH HIM HIS SLR CAMERA. MOST OF OUR TIME WAS CONSUMED BY THE PICTORIALS. JUST BEFORE NOON, IT RAINED AND WE WERE STRANDED IN ONE OF THEIR RESTING HUTS FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. RIGHT AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED, WE HAD OUR COMPLEMENTARY SNACKS – SPAGHETTI WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE. DEC AND CJ ALSO WENT FISHING FOR US TO HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT FOR LUNCH. IT TOOK FOREVER FOR THEM TO CATCH SOMETHING. GOOD THING DEC WAS BETTER THAN CJ. ALL IN ALL, THEY CAUGHT 3 HITO AND 1 TILAPIA. CJ ONLY CAUGHT 1 HITO AND THE REST WERE DEC'S. WE REALLY WAITED FOR CJ TO CATCH SOMETHING FOR HER CONFIDENCE' SAKE. HEHE... GOOD THING THE HITO PARTICIPATED. AFTER THE CATCH OF THE DAY WAS COOKED, WE GORGED INTO IT. AND IN FAIRNESS, IT WAS SUMPTUOUS. AFTER EATING, WE HEADED TO THE POOL TO COOL DOWN. WE ONLY HAD MORE THAN AN HOUR TO ENJOY THE WATER. AND AGAIN IT WAS PICTORIAL TIME. AROUND 5.30PM, WE SHOWERED, DRIED UP AND HEADED HOME. EVEN IF WE ONLY HAD A FEW HOURS AND IT EVEN RAINED ON US, NONETHELESS I STILL HAD A LOT OF FUN.

THOSE WERE ONLY 3 FUN FILLED DAYS. AND NOW THAT IT'S ANOTHER MONTH, THERE ARE STILL SO MANY LISTED ON OUR CHECKLIST. I HOPE MANY OF THEM WILL BE MARKED AND CHECKED.
GODSPEED!

BTW, SORRY FOR THE CAPS. BLAME IT ON MY FREAKIN KEYBOARD. IT WONT BUDGE EVEN IF I PRESS CAPSLOCK SO HARD.