Aug.23, another saturday, another game of badminton with the execs.
And together with friends, we had our afternoon game played and sweated out.
A day before my birthday… nothing to be expected really. But came my surprise, when sweethearts dhunve and eloise, gave me a present!!!
wow.. totally unexpected… they gave me a boobie-mug..ahahhahaa
it’s a mug with a print of a girl and an extended boobie.. hahaha..it was funny.
didn’t match my character but intended for fun.. Thanks again to dhunve and eloise, for your joint effort..

And the day couldn’t get any better..hehehe..we were about to go home, when my friend jo-ann told me
that michelle was going to btc to look at something.  now that  time i was already hungry and thinking
that they might grab something to eat at btc, i then said yes.
Hmmm..now at BTC, while we were looking at some shoes in one  of the boutiques, i then asked jo-ann about the time since i had plans to go to SM and it was getting dark and they didn’t mention anything about eating either..waaaa..ahahaha..
and here comes the surprise, jo-ann then reluctantly told me that we were supposed to have dinner at 10 doves street!!! aaahahaha..my plans for SM scared them for their surprise might not have been carried out..ahahhaha i had them there didn’t i? but then, my craving for revenge on the restaurants’ Decadence cake overrode my SM plans..(this was because the during the first time we ate there, i wasn’t able to finish even half of the cake… huhuuh) ahhahha
and so i said – to 10 doves street we go..ahhahahhahaa.. their cake was just too sweet to ignore..ahhaa
and besides, the 3 of us already had plans to go there again.. So dream come true for all of us..aahahhaa

At 10 doves street, we had our fill of soup,salad,sandwich and the most awaited Decadence Cake!!!!
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.. totally sweet, chocolatey (to the fats – Whatever!!!! hahahaha) and sumptuous..yum yum yum.. aahhahaa.. and i thought that this was already their gift to me..ahahhaa
but there was something else..dandandandan!!!! hora!!! rat!!!!!!!!!! no! mouse!!!! hahhaa
i was so happy that they gave me a mouse for the laptop..ahhhahaa.. i have been planning to buy one but they beat me to it (that was one of the things i was planning to buy at SM..ahahhahaaa…) So much thank you for the both of them.. I’m so touched…. touch me more..awhahhahahaha
After rounds of picture taking with the gifts..ehehhee.. we headed home… or so i thought..again.. ahhaha..they had another surprise up their sleeves…and guess what it is? hhahahaha
Spa/Massage treat!!!!!!!!!!!!
weeeeeeeeeeee..ahahhahaha..so so happy…
now to the funny part..ahhahahah.. we went to the massage salon of their first choice, we went in looked into their services menu and ….. later then realized that their attendants were all  male..ahahhahah.
totally scared the women in us…ahahhaha.. women daw..cge nalng gd..chance..hahaha
anyways, we then decided to pass and went to another one.. there we had a facial,foot spa and body massage.. wow!!!!!! callouses on our feet were scrubbed off..ahhaha… unsaon nalng..nalain najd ang mga kubal kay gtangtang na sila..ahahahaha..our faces were pampered..wow!!!..feeling artista, looking NOT artista..ahhahahaha…and our body massaged..unsaon nalng ang tanang panuhot..ahhahaha

and so the night wore on. i really am happy ..thank you to jo-ann and michelle for the treat..
hontou ni arigatou gozaimashita.. totemo ureshii deshita.. mou ikkai? hahahahhahaa

again, thanks so much for the surprise..
mwaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

20080816 @ the Waterfront

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Jesus
Songs and Praises
SonicFlood

This is the night. Me and Michelle have planned to watch this concert and so we did.
That night, the Waterfront lobby was full of Jesus-hungry Christians, lining up to buy tickets  for the event.
Cebu rarely gets the chance to host international artists who provide concerts such as this.
And so we didn’t pass up on the opportunity, we lined up, got our tickets and seated ourselves.
Everyone around us was excited, there’s so much to look forward to.

Around 9pm, the concert started. SonicFlood started singing and so did we..
Everyone was up on their feet, singing, shouting praises. You can feel Jesus’ presence amongst us.
We, SonicFlood and Jesus in the center of us all; for everyone who are gathered in His name, He is ever present. He is always present. The songs lifted our spirits.
It doesn’t matter if you’re good at singing or not, just open your mouth and sing His praise. Give Him glory. And that is just what everyone was doing. For it is just one of the ways to say Thank You to Him;
we can never thank Him enough. His love is so profound and unconditional that while singing the songs and hearing the lyrics and the meaning behind them brings tears to  your eyes.
You can feel and see everyone’s hunger for Him, it was so poignant and overwhelming.

A testimonial by the lead singer about how he knew of Jesus and the turning point in His life -
Jesus healed him of his illness and cleansed his body and soul; to how he decided to give Him glory all the days of his life, made us all realize all the more, that our Creator has great plans for us. He can vanish and cure our illness in a blink of an eye; we just have to surrender to Him and all we need to have is faith. Faith in Him to make things right for us according to His plan.

The night could have gone on forever. We could never have been tired of singing and praising Him; but
like all other concerts, it has to wrap up. It was one experience i would never forget.
The night ended with all of us trying to be better Christians, knowing Him all the more and
never forgetting to praise His name.

And together in Jesus name, we sang Amen!

18 Exec June and July babies
It’s the time of year for their TREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!
TRICK or TREAT!!!
SURPRISE or TREAT!!!
that day was loads of sweat!! food!! songs!! laughter!! and pictures!!!!!!!!!!!
weeeeeeeeee

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18Exec gathering once again!!

The day started with a badminton game @ Raquetzone. This was the 1st game we had for 18execs this year ..ehehe However, there were only 5 of us who played and sweated it out!!!
As always, Badminton ala 18Exec is 30% play and 70% laughter..we just laughed at any  minute mistake, bullied each other and even at our own selves..ahahahahhaa.. some players just did not want to pick up the fallen shuttlecock..ehehhee (sa maigo lng..eheh) ; while some have invisible badminton partners..ehehe..they just keep hitting the shuttlecock to the court beside us..hmmm… i wonder who could have been there? ahahahaha

Afterwhich, the badminton pips went to SM Northwing to have dinner with everyone. Dinner plan was at Flavours of China.
While waiting for all of them to arrive, we just sat by the Northwing central area listening to acoustic music. And after almost an hour, voila!!! they all arrived. Surprised and shocked we were when we saw who arrived.
Those with *ehem-partners-ehem* came hand in hand, while some friends way back in college came too..
Wow!!! Exchanging hugs and shrieking “how are you’s” were endless – literally shrieking!!!!!!
Everyone was just happy. You can just imagine the noise we made. Our contribution to noise pollution had just begun..hhahaha

And so we proceeded with our dinner and in true 18exec fashion, it took us a looooooonnnnnnggggggggggg time to be seated, to make our orders and so forth…we were just too busy talking, joking around, making noise and taking pictures – oh well, nothing’s new really..it always was, is and will be everytime we are all gathered..
and another achievement this time.. – we were actually 18 people all in all..ahhahaha..well, not the original 18execs, but with the surprise guests and all, we nailed 18..ahaahaha
so imagine, 18 crazy young adults(in short, mga wlay buot..ahahhaa) seated on a long table, chatting … no! not chatting..but boisterously talking and laughing and drowning each others voices with personal antics ..ahahahhaha..Just CRAZZZYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!
now i would like to apologize for the staff and the other patrons eating around us for the noise we made.
we didn’t really mean it, we just can’t help ourselves.. hehehe
There were so many things to celebrate that day. Not just the birthday celebration of 3 of our friends namely: mayang,brian ang artista and joyax, but also of new relationships..uiiiiiiiiii…
and came the inevitable introduction of the special someones to the group..ahahhaa..well, friends need to know right?hehehehe..
To make matters worst – err – crazier and funnier..ehehe, Q&A portion in “The Buzz” style was thrown to
the couples and recorded on video..ahahhahaha..congratulations to the new couples!!! weeeeeeeee
but when the food came, of course, everyone went silent..ahahahaa..it’s stomach over mouth people!!!..ahahahha..
afterwich, notorious picture taking everywhere.. 1×1 pix, 2×2, partnerxpartner, group pix..hahhahahahaha

i thought we would go home by then, but then they suggested we go karaoke!!!..ahahaha..18execs rarely do karaoke.. and what a surprise again! this was only the 2nd time we did karaoke..hahahaa
and so to pod5 we went and sang,dance and laughed our hearts out..from opm alternatives, to spice gurls, backstreet boys, nsync and no air, we sang..ahahhaa

the bday bangka really was really fun.. never expected that day to be ridiculously hilarious and crazily fun..
thanks to the celebrants for the treat…for all those who came and took part in the celebration.
thank you for bringing so much fun.. the day was unforgettable..
looking forward to next time..
whose treat is it next? hmmm..ahahhahaa
we’ll see..

I’m poor at memorizing birthdates; so having people close to me whose birthdates fall so close to each other makes it more confusing..ehhee
so friends, please forgive me for this one..

These three are Jeph(7/26), my father(7/27) and Tomoe(7/28) respectively.
To tom and jeph, i hope this time i got your birthdates right..

I rarely get to see these friends in a year, so having a get together, celebrating both of their birthdays is something i surely wouldn’t pass.
And before this , Rey had his graduation rights that calls for another celebration.
And I so wanted to give them gifts but can’t think of any.

Together with a friend of mine, we saw this unique package of a picture frame @ Premium Concepts near our office.
It’s nothing extravagant nor fancy but it’s kinda unique and fun in it’s own way.
Blocks are bound together to form a base where the picture frame will be placed.
And the fun part is, these blocks has letter prints and you are free to choose the letters to be used. How fun is that?
So there i was, picking up the letters to form the names of these friends to whom i shall be giving these gifts.
Next problem? What picture shall i place in the frame?
I’ve got no recent good quality pictures of them except for those ones taken when we went to Bantayan Island. But even with those pictures, how do i make them more presentable? hmmm..

Luckily, another friend of mine showed me a mosaic that she had made..ehhee… and to my sheer envy and delight (sa akong pagka-suya..hhehe), i took a liking to make one for jeph, tom and rey..hehehe

And so , I , in the wee hours of the morning made a mosaic out of the pictures we had recently.. and a special mosaic for tom who has recently taking a liking to a japanese idol in the name of ikuta toma)..ehehe..
The mosaics were not really of good quality, but it was worth the shot.. It was my first time doing one and there’s always room for improvement..Whose mosaic shall i do next? I wonder..

At the end of the day, when all the work done,
all that’s left is that feeling of anticipation. Will they be happy when they receive these?

And i was ever so glad that they liked it and was happy with it..

To tom and jeph, more birthdays to come.
To rey, happy graduation!!

Till the next time we see again!!!