random mumblings

It's already almost the end of July! How fast time flies. I've been back in Manila for almost two months! In fact, last time I checked, I'm almost done with my 20 personal-trainer-gym-sessions! I can't believe it. I don't know if there are drastic changes, but I do feel great. I can even do a lot more push ups now! I'm planning to renew my Personal Trainer sessions again after the 20th session. For some reason, having a pt around doesn't make me feel as lazy to go to the gym.

The past couple of weeks has also been really an eye opener to me. I've been trying to work more on the 4-12 timeslot and it's really helped a lot in terms of my life anyway. Now, I can meet up with friends more often, talk to my family more often. In fact, Tuesday nights are more often than not one of the nights of the week I really look forward to. It's quiz nights! And last week's disaster has encouraged us to "study" different "trivias" for our own sake, and team "LEDA's" sake. Let's see how we do next Tuesday. I think we'll do better this time. Should we have told the quiz master we were from Ateneo instead of DLSU? :D

On another note, it's currently 6 am. I've been working for more or less 2.5 hours. I'm taking a halfday today. I'll stop working at around 8 so that I can go trek to Makati for a 9 hour seminar regarding stock market trading. I think it'll be an interesting discussion (has to be, I paid big money for this seminar!). I'm going with my x-coworker who is my current stock market buddy. He's way more aggressive in his stock trading style compared to me! Really curious what I can learn later.

Ipod Touch

After a couple of weeks, I finally found the Ipod Touch. Kaso ang daming nakapila dito sa Ipod touch ah!

Max's successful Eat All You Can

I did not expect that Max's 165 Eat All You Can Chicken was that popular!! We went to Max's near RCBC, there was a line up. We went to Max's at Glorietta, and by the time we got there, we were on the 20th in the waiting list! Whatthe!? I don't think Max even advertised this (or I just missed it?), but I guess, if it's worthy, word of mouth is enough to make this promo a huge success.

Ok, so we ended up just going to Savory Chicken, ordering one whole chicken.

Robinson's 10km Run

I had my second 10km earlier this morning. It's the Robinson's 3rd Buddy Run and I ran together with Sally. The last time I ran the 10k was last year! Ok, so it took as roughly around 1 hour 36 minutes but nevertheless, I had such a great time, even if Sally and I took that long to finish. I think I pushed Sally too much, I hope she doesn't feel as sore tomorrow. :)

Format

I can't remember the last time I have formatted my laptop myself. I've always asked him (the X) to do it for me for the past how many years. Oh it felt so good reformatting my computer by myself! I can do it! Why was I asking him to do it for me for so many times before when I can do it myself?

Me and Mama at MTR

While waiting for our cousin to meet us up in MTR Central Station, we got our mom to do some jump shots! Cool mama!

I AM BACK!

I am back! And I realized just how many shades darker I've turned over a span of 4 days. HK heat was tough! Especially if you're at Ocean Park and Disney for two straight days!!

Anyways... I will post more about my fun trip within the next few days.

As for tomorrow:

Jam packed Tuesday tomorrow. Google Dev Fest + Murphy's Quiz Night!

Will see everyone tomorrow at Murphy's Quiz Night! Hope we can win at least one round of shots again!

3rd day in Hongkong Realization.

I went to Hongkong to get away from everything. To forget about everything that happened the past couple of weeks. I thought that going to HK would've been liberating for me, facing the what could've been, without him, and enjoying it without him. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this trip very much (with my mother and brother), but every now and then, I have been faced with the reminders of what the hell happened to me and him. And it makes me so sad and disappointed.

Not to dwell on it, but maybe going to HK made me realize that maybe all along, I was just attempting to go with the flow, and I am not really trying to move on at all. Maybe that's why I am still hung up on everything's that's happened. So I think it's about time I exert a wee bit more effort on it.

And I need to pray more.
These relapses have got to stop. NOW.

Edit / Add on:
Technically, today is the 4th day in HK, but I just have to share some more thoughts. I woke up this morning feeling slightly still imbalanced by all the feelings and thoughts that rush out. But instead of pondering on these thoughts and feelings, I opened my book - EAT PRAY LOVE, and in chapter 56 - Liz Gilbert talked about Vispassana.

Vispassana is a meditation technique where basically what you do is meditate, just sit, and you're not even allowed to move an inch, even if it means trying to get out of an uncomfortable position.

So Liz was trying this new meditiation out while she's in India. She decides, ok, why not try it out at dusk. Just as she was just into her meditation, she starts getting bitten by mosquitos. She asks herself, was this the right time to even attempt vispassana? But then, she later realizes, when is it actually a good time to go through the discomforts of life, similar to what she's experiencing at that moment)?

Further, she shares that what if we just sit through an hour of this discomfort? If we can sit through this hour, then what other discomforts can we go through as well? What about emotional discomforts - probably the hardest to make your way through.

So Liz successfully sits through an hour of stillness, and after which, assessess the damage - received 20 mosquito bites, but eventually they disappear. I guess Liz's point is that, all these discomforts we go through in life, they're temporary. Sit through it, feel the pain until it eventually is just some sensation. And later on you'd realize that it's over. All these pain, it'll eventually go away.

Off to HK

I am off to HK to do some sightseeing and retail therapy.
I will see you back by Monday night! And Tuesday - murphy's quiz night!

no plan yet for hk!

Tomorrow is our flight to Hong Kong and as I'm usually the one who plans it out, but it's already Thursday and I haven't got a clue of our itinerary! I have one day to book us for a hotel, and plan out where we're supposed to go! Today including, and the next few days will surely be interesting...