0 Too Much

My friends are important to me. I guess, everyone treasures their friends as much as I do. They are actually one of the reasons that keep me going. I’m not easy to deal with. I know! So, if there’s this person who can stay with me whatever I’m doing, I love them. I love them as much as I love the people who are connected to me biologically.

Pero, hanggang saan ba ang pagkakaibigan? May hangganan nga ba? Dapat ba talaga may hangganan? If meron, why? Is this necessary? For me, true friendship should not have a hangganan. I mean, you trust that person as much as you want them to trust you, right? Treat them well, love them, make sure they’re okay. You expect that person to be crying with you if you’re crying even without a reason. Laugh at your corniest jokes. Will go out and look for food in the middle of the night. Something like that. You may not live together but that person is the extension of yourself.. That’s me to my friends, I guess.. Up to the extent that I share some information to them that they should not know. I am confident in them. I trust them, that’s why..

This past few days has been hard for me. I guess, I expected too much from the people I call friends. I expected them to tell me everything that’s happening to them also. I expected them to treat me as I treat them. I expected them to make me feel important. Maybe, I think, that’s one characteristics of a Leo, loves to be the center of attention – loves to feel important. I just realized, this should not be what’s happening. I mean, people tend to be close to you and make you feel you’re important to them but not the way you treated them. Some people would hold off their affection.. We cannot force them to do what they don’t want to do. We cannot force them to tell you everything to you. Sometimes, you’re the last person to know whatever they’re going through..

And this hurts me a lot. I get easily hurt when it comes to my friends. Given that we all have different personalities and we got different life situations to deal with, I want them to include me as part of the solution of what they’re going through.. But, its not happening. The other day, I learned some things from my friends that shocked me. It got me devastated. I know, they have the right to choose on who to tell it to, but sometimes, it just hurts that I am always the last person to know between the four of us. I have to keep on asking just to get the information I want. Whereas, all the three of them knows so much.

I remember praying for a true and long friendship. And I’m learning.. With what happened, I learned that no matter how you want things to be, there will be uncontrollable circumstances that will make your life change.. Right now, I’m hurting.. I’m not really sure yet on how to overcome this. I guess, I’ll just take this one day at a time……

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0 Thoughts on Moving

Life doesn’t always require us to simply just wait. There are times we also have to make the move. Eventually, I know I will have to give up some things, even happiness, just to have what I want. But giving up present happiness doesn’t mean giving up future happiness, too. It doesn’t mean that I won’t be happy in the days after. Living life is taking risks, and I want to brave all risks. I’m confident. I’m strong. ‘Coz I’ve been telling myself that no matter where I’ll be, my God will forever remain the same and He’ll always be with me. I’m confident. I’m strong. Because I know for a fact that the God that I know is the GREATEST in the whole wide world!!! And that God? Hmmm…”will NEVER leave me nor forsake me.”

0 Indian Curry House

I guess my blog is becoming more of a food blog. Oh well, I just wanted to remember all the places I have been to and the experiences I got. This is actually a late post. Indian curry house is located in Almendra St., Mabolo, Cebu City. Everytime we go out for dinner or to get coffee, cab would normally pass by this street. And at the end corner of it, there’s this tiny homey-looking restaurant. While you’re in the cab and you blink, you will surely miss it. That’s how tiny it is. Been telling myself that I wanna try this restaurant. I’m not sure why but I love curry. I love Indian food.

Anyway, it was one weekend when I just thought of eating out alone. I decided to go and try them out. I was thinking that they’re might be close since its a weekend. I didn’t mind because without getting off the cab, I can see if its close or not. If it’s close, then I can just tell the cab driver to get to another place.

The place is really small. I think it can only accommodate 12-15 customers. Well-lighted. Air conditioned. Clean and relaxing. It was being managed by just one waitress that time. Funny was, there were 2 American couples who were also dining there.

I ordered their Mango Lassi (mango shake with yogurt), chicken masala and chicken kebab. Lassi is a popular and traditional Punjabi yogurt-based drink of India and Pakistan. It is made by blending yogurt with water or milk and Indian spices.Traditional lassi (also known as salted lassi, or, simply lassi) is a savory drink sometimes flavored with ground roasted cumin while sweet lassi on the other hand is blended with sugar or fruits instead of spices. This is sooo good!!

Chicken Masala. Chicken cooked in think, mildly-spiced, tomoto-flavored gravy. This is more of a chicken curry with more spices and is really delicious!

And finally, the chicken kebab. It says in their menu Chicken Boti Kabab. Boneless chicken in garlic, ginger and other spices cooked in tandoori oven. Sarap!!

It was a very good dinner experience for me. But for those of you are are not really a fan of hot and spicy food, you can always tell the waitress that you don’t want a spicy food and they will customize your order for you. LOL While eating, the Indian owner came out of the kitchen and greeted me and asked the usual questions if how’s the food and all. I asked him, why there were a lot in their menu but not available that time. He told me that the spices that he ordered from India hasn’t arrived yet. He doesn’t want to serve his food using some other spices. Nice noh? And his cook is an Indian too. The only Filipino I saw was the waitress. Haha!

Rating:

Place: 9/10

Service: 8/10

Food: 10/10

Money: 9/10

I will definitely recommend this place to my friends. And oh by the way, I’m craving for curry again, and I’m thinking of going back this weekends. =)

Ciao!

0 Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken

My husband has been telling me that he wanna go back to a restaurant in Greenhills where chicken is so good. I was thinking, maybe it was just an ordinary place. So, I really didn’t pay attention. When we were in Megamall, we saw the place he was telling me. It’s the peri-peri chicken. I cannot remember totally how their chicken tastes and why my husband want it so bad. So, since I love chicken, we decided to have our dinner here.

The place is nice. They got these yellow lanterns that made it a happy-looking place. It has a very light ambiance too. I got excited. I don’t know why but the very easy and light feeling made me feel excited to the chicken that we will be ordering. I can sense that my husband was happy too that he got to go back to this restaurant.

We ordered chicken quesadilla with fries as the starter. It was good. Not a typical quesadilla that you know because this one has veggies in it and when you bite it, the moisture of the chicken will eventually come out. =)

For the main course, I orderd the 1/4 chicken with carbonara pasta. I got the hot and spicy chicken. I soo love it! Carbonara was good but it was just too heavy for me. But my chicken? Simot-sarap! As in sarap to the bones!

Here’s comes the order of the husband. He ordered the java rice and 1/2 chicken with original spices. OMG! When his food came to our table, we were both speechless and we just laughed so hard because, the java rice was so big that I think, 3 people can share to it. The chicken is triple extra large! Haha!

We were really happy with the food. Oh, I forgot, they also have the bottomless soup and drinks for only Php49.00. You get to enjoy all their drinks and all kind of soup for the day. When we were there, there were 4 kinds of soups. It was so hard to decide but I tasted all of them. Haha!

Rating:

Place: 8/10

Service: 8/10

Food: 9/10

Money: 8/10

I bet my husband will ask me that we eat here again. And I won’t say no. =)

0 Never Again

Finally, na-share ko na din ito sa isang friend. Y is one of the most positive person I ever met. Well, this post is not about her, by the way. Haha!

1st time ko na mag blog ng feelings ko about a certain person who I called a friend and treated as my sister. I would say na, na hurt ako. A few weeks ago, we were really okay. Happy sa workplace, having dinner together whenever we need a breather from the stressful deliverables to office, coffee together until dawn.. Ganyan ang life nmen. We were actually four. T, Y, me and her. Some people would think that we are the elite group in our office because we always have money to eat out, coffee everyday, etc. Pero di alam ng ibang ng tao na we’re just ordinary people who finds comfort in each other because we can understand each other. I think, that’s the most important in a friendship, right? Understanding. I really don’t know. But for me, if a person understands me, then we can be together as friends. And these 3 creatures (hihihi), I love them. I can be myself when I’m with them.. Everyday is a learning process to us on getting to know more about each other..

Anyway, few weeks ago nga, all of a sudden, she distanced herself to me. Not sure if sa akin lang or also with the others. I didn’t mind at 1st. I was thinking na baka she’s going through something or baka wala lang sa mood. So deadma. I know how to respect people. Specially my friends. If I think, they want their own space, I give it to them. Kasi ganyan din ako. Sometimes, I just wanna be alone and quiet.. After a few days, ganun pa din sya. And since we are 4 sa group, hindi masyado halata na we’re not talking to each other. We eat together, deadma. Smile lang. Parang hanging lang, ganun. We even sat beside each other during dinner, pero she was cold to me. And this time, I can really feel it.

I am the kind of person who will say what I wanna say and what I feel. But when it comes to my friends, mahina ang loob ko. Because I treasure them so much. Maybe because I am an only child and people who I think can understand me are precious people. I didn’t ask her. I was thinking na baka I said something wrong to her. or, I did something that made her mad. I kept on thinking, what did I do?? I blamed myself for a while.. because of my tactless mouth, I don’t know.. Since I really don’t know what happened, I tried approaching her. Talking to her as if walang issue. Sa chatroom, dedma. I talked to her like the others. And she’s responding din na para talagang wala lang..

Several days na ganyan. I got tired.. I got tired of thinking if I did her wrong.. So, I stopped. I know the effort that I gave to try to know what’s wrong, is not enough.. But what can I do, I have my pride din naman.. Iba na feeling ko that time. Feeling ko, ako na naghahabol sa kanya. Para lang kausapin nya ako and mabalik sa dati ang friendship. Kinakalimutan ko ang pride ko pagdating sa mga friends ko pero may hangganan.. It was Y ’s birthday, when I decided to stop. She told me that there will be a surprise bday greetings for Y. I purposely did not respond to her. Kasi nasa state na ako ng nagsawa na din ako kakasuyo sa knya kumbaga..

Though it was a very busy day for me before going to a vacation. I can say, I still have time to join the beer session for Y’s bday. But I chose not to join na lang.. If Y can read this, I’m so sorry.. Kasi, if I joined you guys there, I’m on the edge of blurting it out that time. Kilala ko sarili ko. I know when ako sasabog. So, I just stayed sa office until dawn then went home just to pack my things.. I was on vacation for a week in Manila. We never talked. We never tweet each other. For the sake of T and Y not noticing what’s happening, I will include her in my tweets.

It was only the other night that I was able to talk about this. Honestly, I’m hurt. Ngayon ko lang talaga na confirm na shet, nasaktan ako. Now, everything’s back to normal na parang walang nangyari. Pero, I cannot just go back. I’m the kind of person na kapag nasaktan, matagal bago ako bumalik. Worst, minsan hindi na bumabalik.. Ngayon, she’s talking to me like nothing happened. Ano ako, bata?? Hindi mo ako kinakausap noon kasi bad mood ka or may problema ka? I can understand. She could’ve talked to me na, she just wanna be alone muna or whatever.. Now that’s she’s okay na, parang walang nangyari? Wow! Good mood ka na kaya pwede na tayo mag-usap? Hmmm..

Sorry. Ang arte ko, but honestly, na hurt ako. Not just me, but my pride. But what can I do, malambot ang puso ko sa mga kaibigan ko. So, I will understand. But the friendship will never be the same again.

0 Bruno Mars Concert

It says in the ticket that the show will start at 8pm. Since we didn’t get the tickets for reserved seats, we tried to be early. Let me tell you remember what happened on a timeline mode. =)

6pm : We arrived in Araneta around this time. There were a lot of people lining up already waiting to be able to come in. The place was so busy. Lots of Security Guards, men in blue shirt with the word ‘Marshall’ printed on the back.. The ticket counter was busy too. I think the concert management decided to sell some more standing room only tickets due to demands of the people. We lined up, patiently waiting…

6:15pm : The woman in front of us started to check her bag. Then her pockets. Looking so nervous and scared, she started panicking. She told her daughter that she can’t find her ticket. The daughter started to get worried also. They looked and looked on all of their bags and pockets, but no concert ticket appeared. Then they called the marshall. They told him what happened. Not sure what they talked about  coz I’m busy tweeting. LOL Then the mother and daughter disappeared. I think, they were not able to find their tickets and just decided to go home. Sad..

6:30pm : The line started moving. And we can see people starting to get inside with all smiles in their face. Then our turn. We were so excited. I did not let go of my husband’s hands as I was afraid that I might lost him in the crowd.

6:40pm : We got our seats. Right in front of the stage. Super nice! We took a seat and then just looked around with people busy choosing where they wanna be seated. Hotdogs, bottled water, popcorn, french fries and pizza are available for the people while waiting. Even shades with flashing lights in different colors were being sold. No, we didn’t but anything.

7pm: I was busy taking pictures. My husband went to the comfort room and when came back, he got us Jamaican Patty – our favorite! So yum. But since they were fresh from the oven, it was so hard to eat them as they were super dooper hot. Beatles songs were being played while waiting for the show to start.

7:15pm: I called the bottled water vendor and got two.

7:30pm : There’s this girl who’s in a completely backless top roaming around looking for available seats. Up and down, left and right.. She’s pretty by the way.

8pm : People started to show their excitement. Clapping, shouting and all other things that can get the attention of the organizer to start the show. A few celebrities were also spotted: Jinky Pacquiao with her Mom and Sister, Valerie Concepcion with her daughter, Kris Aquino, Vice Ganda, Raymond Guttierez (not really sure if its Raymond or Richard though) and many more.

8:10pm : Juris, previously with MYMP came out of the stage. She got a very nice face in screen. She sang two songs. Good voice, too.

8:25pm : Michael Copon and some dancers came out. I would say, I thought we were in the wrong show. LOL Well, he’s just doing the front acts before the main show. This guy’s hot! Handsome, moreno-looking, tall. He is the Blue Ranger in the Power Rangermovie – interesting! I was all smiles when he was singing. He requested for a girl to come up in stage andthe rest is history. All the kilig moments you can think of. I can say, he knows how to excite the crowd and he’s good. Hahaha!

8:45pm : No Bruno Mars yet. Beatles songs started to play again. People were getting impatient. There were a long dead stage moments. People shouting, clapping their hands, shouting Bruno’s name, etc.. Me, I am getting impatient too..

9:10pm : Crowd went wild. Bruno Mars is on stage already. This is all I can say, O.M.G.! He’s really good. The expensive tickets are all worth it. Me and my husband enjoyed it so much. Bruno sang most of the crowd’s favorite songs: Billionaire, Marry you, Grenade, Nothing On You, Just The Way You Are and many many more. hey were a couple of times where we had to stand and dance. Haha!

10:10pm : He announces his last song.. After singing, he said ‘I’m a Filipino. I promise to coma back soon. I wanna see the same faces again!’ People got wild again, shouting ‘More! We want more!’ But he went ahead.. I saw everybody standing. No one sat after Bruno left the stage. People were still shouting.. No one is sitting. Everybody was hoping Bruno will back on stage and sing another song.

10:20pm : And… he’s back, on stage! he changed his top already. He gave in to the people’s request for another song. But he gave more. He did a song and dance number. Super nice!!

10:35pm : Show is over. Everybody’s happy. We really enjoyed it. Every penny spent to the get the tickets, was all worth it.

0 To Kill A Mockingbird

“Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square. Somehow it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summers day; bony mules hitched to Hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. Men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o’clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum.”

0 Happiness

When I saw this video in You Tube, I fell inlove with it. Goosebumps all over me. Aside from the fact that my childhood land was featured, this made me smile and happy. Filipinos love to laugh. Small things makes us happy. I hope, someday, I get to meet this happiness truck and see what it will give to me.

Watch the video so you will understand what I am trying to say..

0 Flexi-Sched

Well, March is my 6th month with P. So far so good. Since I got my regularization paper and a salary increase on my 3rd month, I did not expect anything this time. Though it will be much better if.. you know.. Haha!

I was not wrong. I was advised by R that there will be no added perks yet since I got them on my 3rd month already. I said okay. But then I realized, I can still ask for another one which I think will be easy for P. I asked if I can get the full flex sched. R asked my boss and we got a green light. I was so happy. At least, even if no more salary increase, I won’t get any deductions on my payroll if I report for work after 1pm.

Most of us were on a semi-flexi sched. This one, the employee needs to report to the office for work on or before 12pm for them not to get a deductions on their payroll. If they come in past 12pm, deductions comes in by the minute. Meanwhile, full-flex sched is a privilege given to some employees by our company. This means that an employee can come in anytime of the day to report for work, as long as a total of 40hrs was rendered in 5 working days. Super nice.

For me, its so hard for me to get up early since I usually stay in the office until dawn. This is to make sure I get to talk to our clients since they are in the US. You know, night time here, morning for them. Oh well. I love it, coz I get to talk to different people. Being in a BPO industry for almost most of my professional life, I am used to dealing with foreigners. With being in the office until dawn, I usually wake up late in the morning. I always get deductions on the payslip. Biggest deductions I got was Php700, I think. Which I can already use to pay for my bills. Tsk tsk.

Effective March 14, 2011, I get to enjoy the full-flex sched now. Woohoo! Thanks to my boss and to P.

0 The Ranch – Banilad, Cebu

My GFFs K and L usually go out together to eat. Three of us loves to eat. It was K’s idea that we try The Ranch. The Ranch is located in Banilad, Cebu with a Western style restaurant. The place was super nice! I loved the ambiance. Aside from a huge Woody who welcomes us in the entrance of the restaurant. Look!

That man in white hat is I think the owner. Not sure though. Haha!

Here’s the menu:

And here is our food:

Food was great. Place was great. I should come back, soon. =)