to the land of the gods

Had dinner with Leica last night at CYMA Greenbelt 2. It's a Greek restaurant. The food was really good except that it was oily. The ambiance and our server for the night was really good too. It was our first time to eat at CYMA and I could say I was pretty satisfied. The servings were really big. A solo pasta could feed two people and a single chicken gyro which they said is good for one person is actually good for two. We ordered the Garides Mi Feta Pasta, it was tossed in tomato sauce with four big shrimps and cheese cubes. The price may not be cheap but at least you could half the price since all the food is for sharing. One food really caught our attention, we ordered Saganaki for appetizer. It is also called the flaming cheese and indeed it was flaming...hahaha. I was shocked when I saw the flame and heard every server shout OPA! all together, I thought it would burn Leica's hair...hahaha. Our dinner didn't end in CYMA, we wanted to have Mcdo ice cream but we ended up buying Gelato, one scoop of ice cream for 100 pesos!!! But the ice cream was really good, at least for me who ordered Hazelnut ice cream.

It's feels good to meet up with friends once in a while. Leica and I actually decided to make it a date to eat out once a month at restaurants where we haven't tried. Though it would be happier if the Stowkies were complete, we decided to make it just the two of us first and just invite anyone who's interested and available because of the schedule difficulty.

Work is just like school, it interferes with barkada life...hahaha

once we were kids

I'm a kid at heart and simple things really make me laugh out loud. Minsan sobrang babaw at corny pero nakakatawa at nakakapagpasaya pa rin sa akin. My relatives and I went out trippin' last night at Roxas Boulevard. This our favorite destination when we just want to go out and have fun. All we have to bring is our desire to be kids again...hehe..

This is a list of the games we play. By the way the players' age is from 6yrs old to 46yrs old...hahaha

1. Patintero - luge ang maiksi ang kamay!

2. Badminton - iskoran upto five, palit talo..

3. Bente Uno - parang mata-mataya pero padagdag ng padagdag ang mga taya

4. Moro-moro - outan base ang ibang tawag..

5. Agawan Panyo - dapat madiskarte, hindi kuha lang ng kuha ng panyo dahil baka bigla kang ma-out..

Masarap tumawa pag nakikita mong muka ng tanga ang mga kamag anak mo habang nag lalaro na parang hindi sila 46yrs old...haha. Isa rin tong paraan para makita mo kung sino sa mga bata ang may potential mandaya at sadyang magaling...hahaha.

pancit canton at hot pandesal

Totoo na for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Dahil malungkot ang post ko last time, eh masaya naman ang post ko ngayon. Gabi gabi kami magkakasama nila mama dahil tabi tabi kami matulog sa sala. Parang usual Sunday night lang gabi pero may ibang ambiance or should I say level of happiness. Nanonood kami ng tagalized na My Little Bride (Korean Comedy) sa channel 11. Kakagaling ko lang ng kapilya at may dala ako na pancit canton at mainit na pandesal. Sa taas na kami kumain dahil manonood nga kami ng tv. Simple lang yung palabas, pero ibang klase ang comedy kaya naman we really laughed our hearts out, kami nila mama at Maika. Dumating si papa galing din ng kapilya, may dalang ulam. Sa mga hindi nakakakilala sa tatay ko, isa syang makulit na tao, yun lang. Pinaparinig nya talaga kagabi na may dala syang ulam para bumaba kami at sobrang pag ka exaggerate nya ay alam namin na kinukusot lang nya yung plastic para mag mukang marami syang nilalabas na pagkain...hahaha. Ang hindi nya alam kumakain na kami sa taas...hahaha.

Kahit na madalas kaming kapos at madalas din nagrereklamo sa kung anong meron kami, yung mga ganitong pagkakataon ang hindi ko kayang palampasin at ipagpalit, yung simpleng tawa mula sa puso at yung panahon na alam nyong kumpleto pa rin kayo sa kabila ng lahat lahat.

Masaya pag pamilya mo ang kasama mo hindi lang sa hirap lalo na sa saya at tawanan.

one of those days

This is just one of those days wherein I just can't get things together and I'm really trying not to snap. For no reason at all, while sitting infront of my pc, I cried. I know it won't decrease whatever it is that I can't contain but at least it made me feel a little better for a moment.

king of the road

I ran and FINISHED the 10k ADIDAS King of the Road Marathon today and it feels liberating to finished something you started. This is not actually the 1st marathon I joined but this is technically the first marathon I started and finished and I didn't even train. I'm maybe boasting to much, so to set it straight I finished the marathon while jogging, running, and walking most of the time..hehe. But hey, I think 10k is not a joke for a beginner.

Everything about the marathon was wrong except the running/jogging/walking itself. I was registered as MARIELLE BATONGBAKAL because Jihan didn't know what my last name was. I was registered for the 10k because there were no race number for 5k anymore. I also got the male's singlet because again there were no girl's singlet anymore. All of these happened because we didn't register early. Speaking of early, Me and Voltz started 45mins after the race has started..hehe. Anyway, what matters is I was able to run and finished the 10k marathon.

When did I start running?

I started running back in college because it was our training for mountain climbing. But I wasn't really a fan of it and I didn't really ran fast, I guess my weight had something to with it and I was too lazy to do it, so I stopped.

Why did you start running again?

When I started working, I wanted to get fit and running or jogging was the cheapest exercise I could think of, also it can be done alone so if I didn't have anyone to jog with me I could still do it.

What does running do to you?

It keeps me sane. It's a time for myself. It's a breather.

I can't wait to join another marathon.

closing cycles

It's hard when the one you like likes someone else but it's much harder if both of them are good friends of yours. You can't actually wish them bad luck because they your friends and wishing them good luck breaks your heart.

I actually got surprised when He told me about it althouh I already have a hunch, It was more real if He told me himself. I think I acted mature enough. It sinked in and I accepted it. I know I felt sad but I can't keep on feeling this way and besides He didn't really have feelings for me in the first place, He was just plain nice and friendly and it was only me and my malicious thinking again.

Again, it's time to let go and move on.

drama

It's 11:00 pm and I'm really sleepy but I don't want to sleep. I still want to work my mind 'til it drops, I want to fall asleep as soon as my head feels the comfort of my pillows. This week has really been tiring for me. I can't seem to focus on what I want to do, I seem to be out of bounds these days and I still can't figure out why.

It's funny when we try to find the real deal and feel ambivalent when the result seems unfavorable to us and at the back of our mind we're wishing that it turned out the other way around. It's emotionally frustrating.

Right now, I just wish that everything will be better next week.

don't oversleep

Oversleeping is bad for our health. I feel lazy, sleepy, and numb.