Mystical Sagada: Boarding the bus

Republished circa 5/02/2006

We've heard all the raves from Ria that SADAGA is a mystical and one of the 100-things-to-see-before-you-die place. So curious, Georgia, Joseph(Joe), Yiek and I decided to go to there last weekend.

This trip from start to finish was one heck of an adventure. All my other trips paled in comparison. So I hope I can tell this story as interesting as the time we spent there.

Monday

I'm not really an O.C. in planning a trip, I didn't make any room reservations, didn't have a clear itinerary. I think it is more fun this way; I like surprises and what a surprise the trip proved to be. I reserved our selves’ seats to Baguio since all other buses going to banaue or bontoc were all full. I attempted to make some room reservations but forgot about it by the middle of the day that I ended up with no reservations at all. I just trusted Ria's claims that it would be easy to find a place to stay.

Friday

We were scheduled to leave at 12:15 am Saturday morning. So, I went home 7:30 to prepare our things and watch PBB. All right, I admit I went home early so I can watch PBB teen edition. But to my chagrin, I left my keys at the office and I had to wait 45 minutes for Yiek to go home. I was too lazy to go back to the office to get my keys. So, I just sat at the fire exit stairs and ate my dinner, I felt like a homeless nobody.

We were told to go to Victory Liner station 2 hours before the trip. I was watching a little bit of "Sa piling mo" (I know jologs), so we were a bit late in going there and arrived 10:30. Georgia wanted to watched Encantadia and Kim San Soon's finale so Yiek and I just went ahead.

I was smug enough to gloat that I have reserve tickets while others were waiting for cancelled ones just so they can ride the bus. But but .. the tickets we reserved were for April 28 not April 29! (it was a misunderstanding) and we were left with no reservations, no tickets and no bus to go to Baguio. Yiek was pretty much irritated because our other companions were not yet there. We were having a mini shouting match and I wanted to throw our bags for the heck of burning out my frustrations. I called Georgia to please please hurry up because our trip to Baguio was scheduled at 11:30 pm and Makati is quite faraway and the traffic was terrible in Edsa.

11:30 pm...wala pa rin sina Georgia! The bus was leaving and there were still at the skywalk! They didn't even know where the station was. I was running around trying to look for them and Yiek was VERY pissed off. Good thing the driver was very kind and suggested that they go to a certain hotel and they would just pass them by. The passengers were pretty much grumbling. It was an amazing race experience to the two of them.

Just another morning ....

What's a normal morning for Inday ?

6:30 *ti-ti-tit ti-ti-tit* ugh just when my dream is going somewhere, sumasayaw na si Magic Mike please naman oo .. *pressing snooze*

6:39 *ti-ti-tit ti-ti-tit* huhubarin na nya ang ang ... kanyang relos, huhubarin na ang relos "5 mins more 5 mins more"

6:49 Syet syet late na ako. *Gets Zaia's uniform* Zaia, quick get dressed.

7:00 - 7:20ish *Hair uncombed but thankfully dressed* Zaia, eat now we are laaaatttteee! Where is your homework? What you lost it? Where are your shoes? Where is the comb? Why are you not wearing panty!!!!! Go get your socks NOW! We are late, we are late, we are laaaattteeeee!!!!!!


*** running to and from car *** Where is my phone? Where is the coffee that I was just holding a min ago? Where is it? Where is it?  Looks in the ref, freezer, bathroom, trash can, litter box *Stress Level : 10*

Finally in the car and zooms away. Di ako dadakipin ng pulis right ? right? pushes car to 80ish speed limit.

At the car pool... "saan,saan ang shortest line? Right, left, top, bottom"

Mentos Moment

Original Publish Date: 2/8/06


Crack...

"What the hell was that?"

"Syet yung front clasp ng bra ko naputol, papano ba to? pakshet!"

"Syet parang nakikita na yung nipple ko" sabay takip sa hinaharap ng braso.

Umiiling, pinagmamasdan yung mga tao, sabay punta sa c.r.

"Papaano ba to huhuhuhu, buti na lang maliit yung boobs ko. hindi obvious masyado."

Sa cubicle ng c.r....

"parang sprite to a, a la straw sa baso-baso sa straw. Parang kailangan ko ng Mentos para magkaroon ako ng bright idea."

"Papaano kaya to huhuhu, bad shot talaga. sabi ko na nga ba mangyayari to, kasi naman pinagpilitan kung isuut yung bra na alam kung sira na yung isang clasp. Hindi umepek yung scotch tape kung nilagay.Ang ganda kasi ng bra sayang naman itapon ko, seamless pa naman."

"Hmm..strapless naman tong bra ko. Kunin ko nga yung isang strap."

After placing the clasp of the strap on both ends..

"Syet, di carry, ang haba kasi ng strap."

Tinali yung strap nang tatlong beses...

"Ang sagwa tingnan, pero ang luwag pa rin eh wah!"

Ini-ikot ikot yung strap sa kung saan-saang bahagi...

"Ayos! keri pala pero hindi pang long time. Nako 30 minutes na ako dito wala kasing Mentos eh!"

Dumaan sa receptionist at nakakita ng paperclip

..Ting! Biglang may light bulb sumulpot

"Jheng...may paperclip ka ba, naputol kasi clasp ng bra ko"

Sagot naman ni Jheng , "O ito, pili ka ng dark color para di obvious. Oi ang ganda ng blouse mo!"

"Oo, maganda nga" Sabay smile

"Ano yan, burda?"

"Ay! print lang. bwahaha hindi nya alam 50 pesos lang to sa ukay-ukay. Galing ko magdala ng damit!"

Punta ulit sa c.r. ...

"Ayos! fit na fit yung paperclip. bagong Style ito, di nyo ba alam? Ako ang magpapa-uso nito."

Girl Boy Bayot Tomboy

Kailangan ko mag sulat kasi lutang ang lola mo!

Nakita ko kasi ang video na to at  na alala ko lang ang nakaraan. 

Alam mo ba? Na dati nag ka crush ako sa isang girl. Not once but twice. Dahil highschool ako at all girls school walang lalaki sa paningin ko at nagka crush ako sa isang medyo tomboyish na classmate. 

Nung college natipohan ko rin akong isang girl, di siya tomboy pero super girlaloo. Anuveh yan! Pero yan ay panandalian lamang at lalakwe po ang gusto ko. Mas masarap ang hotdog kesa bibingka.

May nanligaw din sa akin na tomboy, super sweet nga niya. Iba siya manligaw teh, inukit nya pangalan  ko sa palad nya. 

Wa na poy pulos nga tabi

Original Date Posted: Can't remember the month and day 2005


Hay, Friday na pud. Wa na koy gimik2x. Pag hawa ni Ria ning kalit lang ug kawala ang among usual weekend night out. Ok ra pud para ka save mi, cge na lang mi tan-aw sa t.v.

Jologs na kau ko ron, mo tan-aw nako ni Judy Ann ug Piolo. UG ambot nganong mo tan-aw ko. Grabe na dyud cguro ko ka walay lingaw.

Si Georgia kada weekend mo adto sa balay para mag marathon ug Jewel in the Palace. Way undang hantud dili mohayag. Si Mr. Pesky, na-adik na pud sa Jewel in the Palace. Siya pa gani mang hagad ug tan-aw. Kung dili lang gwapo si captain dili dyud ko motan-aw unsaon taman nga lami man siya tilap-tilapan di motan-aw ko. Di bitaw, nindot man siya ug isturya. Na memorize ug gi-sunod-sunod nako ang "ee, mama nie", "mama nie, mama nie", "sho sho" ay ambot na lang.

Pastilan, chapter 3 ra ko kutob sa akong gi-tun-an nya 15 chapters tanan. Hapit na intawon May 12, Tabang mga parente, kinhanlan ko ni pasaron!!! Letse man ning Jewel in the Palace mamumngot man ko kung di nako mahuman.

Katugnaw na diri sa ofis oi. Kurug akong lawas apil na ting-gil. Bug-naw na kau akong kamot. basin mamatay nako ani ug hypothermia.

Way lami ni akong gibuhat oi! GIKAPOY nako ani nga project. Gusto ko Web Development napud. Gusto ko makat-on ug SOAP dili sabon ha, kuan na siya simple object access protocol ug ambot sakto ba na basta mau na akong tag-an. Ok ra man pud, kay nakat-on nako ug SQL kabalo nako mo join join mo count count ug mo sum sum. Nalibat na cguro ko sa kadaghan Select nga akong makita. Na kung di mo kasabot pasensya na. Basta nag join join ko.

Hapit na maabot among camera, Yipee! Sure dyud ko kumbate mi ani. Ilog galore! grabe cguro akong piang2 ani. Mag-himo nya mi ug photoblog para manghambug mi sa among shots kay mga hambugera man mi ug hambugero. O siya, kay ning text na akong bana mag lunch na kuno mi. Mag-luto na pud ko. hahay! unta parehas ko ni jang geum lami moluto.

ug sa ikaduhang parte sa akong walay pulos nga sugilanon, wa koy giluto kay gi-taps man ko. Nag himo-himo ko ug excuse nga wala daw rice. Palit na lang mi ug sud-an sa carenderia. Sus! 150 among nagasto. kamahal na ba sa palaliton oi. Sa una ni adtong naa pa ko sa Cebu, mo kirig naman ko kung mo palit ko ug 35 sa among canteen. sakit na kau na sa akong dughan. Di dyud ko mokaon sa una kung molapas na ug 100 sa restawran. Nya kaning si Yiek kay pirti man artiha magpalabi man ug order2 so atong naa mi sa cebu makagas-to mi ug 250-300 kada kaon namo sa mall.

Diri sa manila, baratohan na ko ug 40 nga sud-an. Kung mang laag man 500 dyud na kada kaon! pastilan. Bantog ra wa dyud mi tinigum mas daghan pa cguro ko natigum katong naa pa ko sa Cebu. Naa gud koy tig-prepare sa akong baon, nga pirmi sawayon sa akong officemates kay gamay kuno kaau. Taga mopagawas ko sa akong baon, naa dyud mo commentar ay ambot basin wa na sila lain matabi.

Gisapot ko ron kay akong peyborit shirt nagisi ang sleeves, kay gwapa man ko ning kalit lang ko ug banga sa poste nya naa man diay talinis nga parte didto. Paksit! Nauy peyborit ra ba ni Nako. Pink nga plain, nya butangan nako ug kwentas nga mura ko ug mang-babarang. Taga sul-ot nako ani nga kuwentas naa na pud mo kommentar, unhan na lang nako ug ingon nga voodoo ni kung gusto sila pabarang pwede kau kay expert nako.

Hala cge. moundang nako aw kung naa ko lain ma huna-huna-an na pud itabi ako ni sumpayan. Mag join join na pud ko ug SQL ron unta lain nga join join mas lingaw cguro no?

I am, I love, I have

Original Date Posted: 5/31/06


Got this again from my yahoogroups. Feel free to copy and post it in your blog.

I AM proud of myself for having the will power not to eat rice. It's been 3 days now, though I don't know if i can stop myself from eating tonight as we will have dinner out with office mates. It's amazing what rice-deprivation can do, I swear my belly is a wee bit smaller than before hehe.

I HAVE two feet the left and right. Hold them up high so clean and bright.

I WISH I could just go home and watch Charmed. nabitin ako kagabi eh.. :)

I HATE being corrected even though I know that I'm wrong. Ma-pride kasi na tao.

I MISS Mr. Pesky, no one to tickle me at night, no hugs *sigh*. On the other hand, I really like the peace right now.

I FEAR that I might be dead without me making a difference. Naks deep.

I LOVE chocolates, especially Lindts, kisses, Ferrero, Mon Cherie and Gabo.

I AM NOT docile. Medyo may pagka resistant to change ako :)

I DANCE when I am really wasted.

I SING when i hear someone singing. Last Song Syndrome.

I CRY when I am frustrated. Specially when I don't get what I want (spoiled brat ba?)

I WRITE when I feel the tingling on my fingers. I love writing, writing does not love me hehe :P

I SHOULD get back to work and quit blogging but I can't stop the tingling eh.

All I want for My 27th Birthday

Original Date Posted: 7/8/06

1. house and lot
2. jacuzzi
3. red jaguar
4. original Hermes, LV, Coach bags

kidding!

1. lots of hugs and kisses
2. world peace!

ang o.a. naman nito!

I'd like to have

1. a set of tarot cards. tagal ko ng hinihinigi to ah!
2. blouses (small please), panties (small and medium), bra (smallest na cup! wala kasi sa mood yung pangino-on nung ginawa nya ako, kaya ayon cup A lang ako)
3. chocolates! no dark chocolates please. Para lang akong kumakain ng cocoa.
4. shoes, shoes, sandals, sandals (size 7)
5. cheek tint from body shop, shue uemera (may nag promise sa kin ewan saan na yung shue ko)
6. bags, bags, bags
7. super thin condoms or vibrating condom (LOLZ! kidding pero pwede na rin :P)
8. poker set! kaka-adik na game.
9. I think i need a new watch. I want the girly and silver kind.
10. use your imagination na lang wala na ako ma-isip eh basta from the bottom of your generous heart.

I don't like to receive

1. Perfumes, I have lots of those already. Besides, it can sometimes trigger my allerginitis (not sure if I spelled it right). Sneezing 60 times in 60 minutes is not my idea of a perfect day.
2. Stuff Toy - cute but I'm not the stuff toy kind of person. Lahat ng stuff toys ko nasa closet, puno na ng alikabok.
3. Figurines - same with stuff toys.
4. notebooks and diaries - I'd rather write it here.
5. music cds - i can always download it via net

Sa totoo lang mababaw naman yung kaligayan ko eh.. a simple card or greeting will do. Pero mas liligaya ako pag may gep hehehe (kapal!)

oo sya, ina-antok na ako eh wala akong ma-isip na ibang entry. Eh since birthday ko this July 8. Tandaan nyo ha Saturday,JULY 8. Greet kau sa kin!

Uwi, ako Cebu nyan mag pa-party. Magsasaya dahil 27 na ako at dahil mabait ang diyos, kahit na pasaway ako binigay pa rin ang lahat sa 'kin. Mga friendships huwag nyo kalimutan JULY 8 tapos, huwag nyong kalimutan magdala ng gift sa party ko ha. (ang kapal talaga! hehehe)

Why? Ngano? Bakit?

Antokins ang lola mo. Makapag brew nga ng kape ... 2 tablespoon of dark coffee and 1 big mug of water. Itim na itim at walang halong gatas. Para dumilat ang mga mata at mag mukhang tarsier.

Officially, one month na ako dito sa bagong trabaho. Ngunit bago ba talaga? Nagbalikbayan lang ako konti, tumikim ng iba ang pait pait pala kaya bumalik. Ika nga "If you love someone set her free if she come's back to you, she's yours" Ganern!

Pero napa-isip isip ako bakit, why, ngano hindi ako nagtatagal ng 3 years sa isang company. Sadya ba talagang mapula ang puwet ko? O sadyang parong parong bukid lang ang aking drama?

Maraming dahilan kung bakwet. Mga first few lipat ko for career improvement, gusto ko lumaki ang sweldo at gumanda ang future, kasi wala ng pag-asa ang boobs, ibang future na lang. Pangalawa, lumipat ng ibang bansa ang aking esposo kaya napilitang mag resign, pangatlo nag boojie at na juntis so kailangan mag resign para maging dakilang yaya, pang apat nag end ang contract or na retrench, pang lima nagalit sa recruiter and spur of the moment naghanap ng ibang trabaho and ang last di nakayanan ang culture ng amerkano at lumipat sa meron syang ka berks. That's it pancit! oh, bilanganin mo na kung ilang beses ako na iba-ibang trabaho. Sama na rin natin yung trabaho ko nung college sa Jollibee at Greenwich.

Ang makaka guess may ........ isaw pandora limited edition from muah!

Resume ni Inday Part Deux

Noong bata pa ako gusto ko maging sterwardess kasi gusto kung makita ang world. Sa kasamaang palad ako ay di hamak na 5'2" lang at hindi pa 20/20 ang vision ko.