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Fave Vid

I can vividly remember Government when I hear this song. Nice one!!!!!!

Another Fave Vid

The first time I heard this song, I can't wait myself having a CD of this heart pounding music.Well thanks Bed and Rainbow Project.Wheeeewwwww!!!!!!!!!!

Friday Dates

What a start today. I am late for work for about 45 minutes. Not a good day for me, I suppose. What makes my day OK is a call from my new friend. I haven't met this guy yet but I can sense the goodness in his heart, caring, jolly and not boring.We will be meeting tomorrow night. I told him that I discovered this bar grill and restaurant at Timog and I can say the ambiance is very good.I invited him for a drinking spree and he accepted.It is the Zayteenya Bar Grill and Restaurant.
The bar is located near GMA, beside Gloria Marris.The moment you entered the said bar, you will be welcomed by a song from their nightly live band performers.
I have been in Zayteenya bar for two consecutive Fridays, each with a different companion, hehehe.
My third Friday will be a different date also. I hope it will push through.
Some observations in Zayteenya Bar:
1. Crowd- the crowd is composed of middle class to elite students, yuppies, and social addicts.Age ranges from 19 to 40, i think.
2. Place- the place is spic and span, well ventillated that's why you can't smell the disgusting smell of cigar smoke.Restrooms are also clean.
3.Food/Drinks- the menu are superb not to mention affordable. San Mig Light Beers costs only 25pesos a bottle.
4. Performers- the best performers.

Visit the place once.You will surely enjoy.

Well, as I was browsing my folders for pictures, I saw this picture of mine.
This picture was taken before my date and all went well. Hmmmmmmmm. But I will not wear that same attire on my third date at Zayteenya Bar. Maybe a polo shirt from Folded and Hung and a jeans from People are People is quite vintage.What do you think?........

Aboard Negros Navigation

It's not my first time to aboard a sailing vessel. In fact,I have already experienced the luxury of a Super Ferry, the comforts of Sulpicio Lines and the enjoyment of Cebu Ferries, but the moment I set foot on Negros Navigation, I felt a shiver. Is this due to all soaked-up get-up of mine or am I just scared?

After an ecstatic Boracay vacation comes the head aching long lines of boarding a ship, paying the terminal fee, and the countless hours of waiting for your vessel. All are talking, some even quarelling due to these things.I hope our port authorities can do something about this.

In our ticket, ETD says 7:30PM.ETA Manila North harbor: 7:30AM. Guess what time we departed, its 12MN, a time lag of more than 4 hours.What if you have a flight to catch at 10AM? What if you have a conference to attend to at 11AM? What if you assured your IS that you will be in the office before 9AM? Too many what if's.
For sure the scheduled morning activities of all the passengers were cancelled due to the delayed trip.I even informed my supervisor that I will be on leave that day due to unavoidable circumstances, where in fact I already told him that I will finish all reports on that same day.Wow, what an irony.

A free breakfast was being served. As per their PA, this is in apology to the delayed trip. Can a semi-circle ham, a hard boiled egg and a cup of rice patch
the incovenience they have brought to us. A big NO.

The Negros Navigation docked at Manila North Harbor shortly after 12 noon, greeting their passengers with a dance number from their Dancing Porters.I can't wait myself going down that sailing vessel. What a relief for sure........hehehehe.

The experiences we had at NN were just OK. Too memorable to ignore though................

Boracay Adventure

Welcome to our Boracay Escapade!!!!!!!

Early Friday morning around 5:30 , I miscalled my friends inorder to ready themselves for our Ultimate Stop... The fine Sand and Shore of Boracay in Aklan.This voyage have been planned barely a week ago, after the exciting Galera adventure.Still drowsy, I went back to sleep. We have agreed yesterday that all of us will meet at Cubao Bus Station at 0800H sharp for our initial trip to Bora. We will be cruising the nautical highway, in short Roll On, Roll Off.

7:00 AM- Al texted me informing that they are already in Cubao. God, I'm still enveloped with my bedsheets.Those two "pasneah" guys are really excited.The agreement is 8:00AM. Its barely 7:00 AM. Maybe they are thinking we will be boarding an air vehicle where you need at least an hour for check-in, seat picking and all other stuffs you do before flight. Dude, our mode of transportation is a BUS, an ordinary BUS. I hate the idea of riding an unairconditioned bus.
7:30 AM- After a quick shower,I'm already headed to Cubao. Hope I can make to our 8:30 AM trip considering the intense traffic during Fridays.
8:15 AM- I did it! I'm at the bus terminal 15 mins. before the trip.Hmmm.....It's a good start........
Imagine my shock when my friends informed me that the bus where we supposed to be boarded already left.All my energy just turned negative.Huhuhu.....
What now? was our question to ourselves.....

Too drained to argue with the bus staffs,We just looked for another bus that will transport us to Caticlan.Fortunately, we found one, GASAT Bus: ETD, 1:00PM. Time check, it's 9:00AM.God, we have to wait for 4 hours, imagine killing 4 hours of time with no malls open yet.Primary outlet: reading Sheldon's "Are you Afraid of the Dark".

The trip to Caticlan was very tiresome, not to mention the unexplicable incidents happened through the entire trip.And boy, it's my first to experience that the travel from Cubao to Pasay took 3 hours......It's only here in the Philippines, hehehe.
The barge have also its own share of headaches to us, making us sleep in the observation deck area.Imagine if it rained through the entire trip, just imagine.

At last, after a tiring, endless travel of land and water for about 17 hours the barge already docked to Caticlan Jetty Port.Whew....... BORACAY here we come!!!!!!!
A little info. Travelling to Caticlan via the nautical highway:
1) bus from Cubao to Batangas Port- I got cramped legs here.
2) barge from Batangas to Calapan Mindoro
3) bus from Calapan Mindoro to Roxas.
4) barge from Roxas to Caticlan-we were like stargazers here, sleeping while gazing in the open sky.

BORACAY DAY 1: I have here one of the best 15 minutes of my life.The banca ride was truly pleasurable, the scenic attractions are remarkable.Boracay sand are very fine, white and close to powdered.I have to smuggle some of these when I get back to Manila, my mind says. Palm Trees are strategically located, giving awe to beach goers.Truly magnificent.
We stayed at Station 3,to a newly constructed 2-story house.At Php 1200, it's not bad.We have a king size bed, a sala and a restroom with shower, no aircon.
After an hour or two of rest, we were already submerging into the cool waters of Bora.It's very refreshing......
As the dusk turn to twilight, Bora seems to change it's appearance,transformed into a well-lit splendid resort.What an astonishing landscape........
Our whole night were being spent by Watching Century Tuna Beach Bodies, firedancing, strolling into Boracay's D' Mall, and ended up with a drinking spree.

BORACAY DAY 2-Due to the drinking session last night, we woke up around 10 AM. That tequila(????) we drank flooded our senses with peculiarities.
I despise that wine, in fact we just drank only half of it and I can't withstand drinking the other half or just a sip of the half.

Wake up guys and lets explore Boracay waters again.....and let's explore the other image of Bora within the confines of stone structures near Station 3, hehehehe.

BORACAY DAY 3-I woke up without the ray of sunlight touching my face.This day is cloudy, with a cirrocumulus and a band of cumulonimbus in sight.I think it's going to rain.How's the feeling of swimming while raining???? Wet of course. (not a joke, hehehe).
Since it was our last day at Bora, we went shopping for giveaways to ofcmates,friends and relatives. I bought myself a Bob Marley malong, a Bora T-shirt (I tell you, Galera shirts are far better in print and quality than Bora shirts), a Bora cocomangas sleeveless shirt, and a Bora bandana. Wow, that cost me a lot. Whewwwwwww......

3:00 PM , we went home wet and exhausted....
At 4:00 PM, day 3, all our things are already packed and ready to leave Bora Island.
Our trip to Manila will be 7:30 PM via Negros Navigation.

Superb Bora Pix