isolation Mode

Last week's ER adventure was not over.  After the weekend, I noticed some rashes in my skin.  I was a bit afraid as I thought it was chicken pox.  I decided to visit the clinic and I was advised to consult a specialist but their initial diagnosis was it's something viral.  I went to Makati Med but they have no doctors that day so I decided to directly go to Medical plaza where the specialist confirmed that it was a viral infection and that I need to Isolate myself until Wednesday to ensure no one gers the same virus in the office.

My manager told me to get the week off and rest.  But as hard headed as I was I still worked while at home.  Good thing no one was there with me in the condo so i was really isolated.  My brother delivered some food for me and fruits which helped in my recovery.

Tomorrow is a new day, back to the office, :)

Pacquiao vs Algieri

I availed of the PPV of skycable and invited my brothers over our condo to watch the fight with me since Earl is in Dubai.

Of course, Manny won! :)

ER

The last time I had to go to a hospital was when I was in highschool.  Yesterday, I needed to.... my fever was up at 38.8 and never went down since thursday, my head was really killing me it was very hard to keep my eyes opened.  Good thing my brother accompanied me to Makati Med.... i was not admitted (thank God) but they needed to give me meds directly in my nerves 

Yes that was my hand right there... results? Bad viral infection + tension headache

my travel buddies for this week

Here are my travel buddies in Hyderabad

Quite busy finishing their slides 😊

1st week in Hyderabad

We flew to Hyderabad, India last Tuesday (October 28, 2014) as part of the preparation for the client visit the following week. I was really hesitant to go given the circumstances but we had NO choice.

I was really afraid of getting sick as I did the last time that I went here (2012).  Unfortunately, it did happen yesterday.  I kept on vomitting and my head was killing me. ���� I really am sensitive to the food and environment here.

Today eventhough it's a weekend, me and my team prepared for the client visit.  We had to wait for more than 2 hours just to find a decent fastfood which delivers in our hotel.  Out of all that we've called, only Dominos pizza delivers.

By the way, today is my 10th year in Accenture.  What a way to celebrate it! ����

Anyways, tomorrow is another day.  Goodluck to us.

#onestepatatime

Loooong Day...

Jet Lag as per google means "Extreme tiredness and other physical effects felt by a person after a long flight across several time zones."

It's pretty hard keeping myself awake... I hope I can survive this day... hehe...

Visiting Den Haag

This is not the first time that I was required to go to the Netherlands to attend a workshop.  I can say my trip this time of the year is quite lonelier than before.  Why?

• the trip I had last year was full of excitement,  I was nervous but very excited.  I was sent to attend the workshop as part of the transition activities for our client.   It was really a good experience meeting most of the people that I was working with in person and actually experiencing their day to day life (even for only a week),
• the trip this year... is uncertain.  It is the same workshop.  However, I don't feel as much support as I got compared to last year.  Honestly, I feel like I'm going to a war all alone with one 45 mm gun. 

It was nice going back here.  At least I was allowed to choose the flight via Singapore which gave me a chance to enjoy a day with my brother's family before I went here. 

It was really nice to spend the time with Jay, Ia and Sashi... my family outside of Manila :) We ate and played with Sashi... talked about little things in life.. and it was nice to catch up with what's happening.  I'm excited to see them again on Sunday.  :)

My flight from Singapore to Amsterdam took around 14 hours (left SG at 12:00MN arrived Netherlands at 2:00PM).  Surprisingly, I was able to sleep better than last year. 

As I am travelling alone, it gave me time to think about what's going on with my life, the choices that I took, the opportunities I let pass me by, the burden that I seem to be holding within me. 

Angels

I dreamt of angels today.  Saw my lolo sitting right in front of me....he was smiling.  Then he told me and Earl "ok yan... kilala nyo ang isa't isa" then he hugged us both.  Not sure what that means but I'm happy to see my lolo again...

Then after a few minutes, I saw lola Belay and lolo Sionga... we were eating in their dining room in Kamias.... there were a lot of people... it felt like the old Pabasa days... all of them were smiling....

Despedida of my Inaanak

It's always sad to say goodbyes.... my niece was here for almost a month.  She was the first baby in our family and now how she's grown into a young lady :)  How time flies....

we've been to places when she was here... of course nothing beats our Boracay adventure... I will surely miss this girl... i took care of her since she was a baby...

i was even touched when it was time to say goodbye she hugged me very tightly and told me that she'll miss me... and then she turned to Polgas... Polgas gave her his hand as if to hand shake... but then she told him... "pede pa-hug?".... so they did.... I'm very happy to see that she trusts Polgas very much... then she told him, take care of my ninang... i'm watching you (with matching hand gestures)... i was very touched.... knowing my niece... she doesn't get close to guys so easily...

i'll surely miss my niece...

SWW - Saturday Weekend Work

Hmm.. almost a week ago, I was just in the sandy beach of Boracay... relaxing and enjoying the view.... now... I'm in the four corners of my cubicle... reading mails and doing whatever it is that I can to be able to lessen the things that I need to do for the coming week.

My boss will be out in the next 2 weeks and some of his tasks were handed over to me..... I hope I won't mess it up...

Not feeling well

It's been a long month for me. A lot of kt activities and meetings that really stresses me out :(
I need some time off... Right now i didn't go to the office as i'm not feeling well...

Kuala Lumpur Day 1

This is a very interesting day for me... I was packing my things very late last night.. I set my alarm to 4:00 AM as my flight is at 8:00 AM... I was surprised when I was woken up by my mom opening my cabinet.... and guess what time it is... 6:00 AM?!?!?!!?!? I immediately stood up... knocked on my brothers room door.. get dressed (without bothering to take a bath)... gargled some mouth wash.. and headed towards the door...

My brother was driving like mad.. I felt like I was in the fast and the furious movie.. good thing there was no traffic... we were able to reach NAIA terminal 3 in less than 30 minutes... :) whew...

since i was travelling alone.. i have no choice but to observe people around me... here are my observations:

• SQ915 MLA to SG - I was seated at 41D.... there was a vacant seat between me and this old looking business guy.... he had a lot of newspapers and magazines on his seat.... he's chinese looking... so i minded my own business and browsed through the magazines... i decided to watch scream 4 during the flight.. while watching the movie... food was served... hmmm i wonder why the guy sitting beside me was served first and his food is different from that in the menu.... ... then he keeps on looking at me... it seems that he wanted to talk to me.. when a stewardess approached him.. he asked how to operate the video... hehe...
  



• immigration KLIA - there was a long queue of people... it took me around 30 minutes before it was finally my turn... while waiting i noticed an arabian girl... she's so covered up and only her eyes can be seen.. he was looking intently at the girl next in line to her... unlike her that girl has too little clothes on... hehe... i wondered what she was thinking.. does she want to wear less too? or maybe she was offended of her? i dunno... aside from this.. i also noticed a lot of persian/indian looking fellow directed towards the immigration office for clearance... i kept on thinking and hoping that I won't have to go through that...
  

After immigration, i went to a money changer... 10,000 PHP = 653 RM... oh well... then I queued up for taxi... budget taxi here is 74.30 RM from the airport to my hotel (Renaissance).

My room was ok... not as big as my room last time in Traders Hotel but this would suffice... I'm 5 minutes away from KLCC so not bad... :)

I'll clear up some of my SERP mails tonight so I can concentrate on my HR tasks for tomorrow... wish me luck!!

Cebu Adventure - July 21 - 26

In progress....

Long weekend day 3

Monday!!! It's a holiday....

we're still here in Tagaytay... and took advantage of it...

We bought beef for my little brother... then ate one big bowl of Bulalo (pig out mode)....

after that we drove again going to Manila... went straight to Taguig and checked Polgas' condominium along 9th street... only the church is standing there... no signs of construction yet... hehehe...

then we went to Marketmarket and bought some stuff....

then we went to MOA and bought groceries.... the food trip doesn't stop there....

We ate Kaya !!!!!

Long weekend day 2

After so many months, we will be conquering another mountain J DORA will be going to Mt. Batulao today. Pulgas and I will just directly go to Evercrest and meet the gang over there.

3AM – it was raining hard… I immediately texted Spidey to confirm if we are a go.

4AM – it was decided to postpone it.

Oh well… I’m a bit disappointed but it’s ok.. better safe than sorry….

Pulgas and I decided to go to his bestfriends’ house to drop off a gift from another friend… he lives in Cubao.. on our way.. I teased him of having a roadtrip to Tagaytay… and surprisingly he obliged.. J

ROADTRIP!!! We didn’t bring anything at all.. just ourselves… well I really have sets of clothes in the car just to be safe.. J it was a good drive… no traffic at all.. we drove through SLEX without any problems at all… of course except for the drizzle…

It was very cold in Tagaytay!!!! It’s FOGGY as well…

Long weekend day 1

Long weekend!!! Yippee!!! We are on holiday on Monday and I’m looking forward for a good weekend… Plans for this weekend:
- Saturday : Badminton with the gang
- Sunday: Trek Mt. Batulao in Batangas
- Monday: Sleep day 

Badminton did not push.. some of the people were not available to play… what to do? I went to MOA and did some window shopping… I was able to accompany my brother and bought something for Ingrid… then I craved for chicken.. Maxx chicken!!!! They have this eat all you can chicken from 6-10PM… great! I need someone with the same appetite as I have go with me… good thing Pulgas was available and is willing to eat as much as he can… 

I was soooo excited.. we went to Max at around 8:00PM… was able to get in at around 8:15… I was a bit hungry… we ordered softdrinks + 1 rice only… hehehe.. as much as possible we want to eat more chicken and less rice…
We ate 5 servings of chicken each… below are our proofs…

It may take another 6 months before I go back to Maxx again… hahaha… we’ll see…

My plate..

His plate

Green Lantern Day

Green Lantern day!!!!



This was one of the movies we’re looking forward to watch this month… Honestly, I’m not that familiar with the comic book but the trailer is really appealing and curious…

Ryan Reynolds was cool for the role… however I always picture him not as a hero but more of a comedienne… Blake Lively looks gorgeous in her role..  I envy her.. hehe..

Story-wise… it’s ok.. but it’s not a movie that I’ll watch over and over again…

One movie crossed out of our list once again 

Sleep

Sleep is the easiest thing to do...you just have to close your eyes and then dream... however, not everyone is capable of having a nice long sleep...

why?

some studies say it may be because of stress, of what you eat/drink, worst you might have a sleeping disorder...

for me... it's difficult for me to sleep if I am bothered or am thinking of something... I'm still not sure on how to overcome this but milk helped...

maybe I should try the sleep test... hmmm.....

How to make a french toast...

How to make a delicious french toast? we will need the following:

• bread
• butter
• vanilla
• egg
• milk

we just have to mix 1 egg, 1 tbsp of milk, 1 tbsp of vanilla. Then, dip the bread in it.

Heat the pan with butter.

Fry the bread in low fire.

:)

lunch with my CAT friends

I was very looking forward for this day... my CAT co-QMs will be coming over to McKinley to have lunch :)

It was a very relaxing and open conversation... I dunno why.. but we have a bond that we all understand each other... i miss working with them... it was never like working when I was still in CAT... it feels like a family....

Thanks guys!!! I miss having you around...