June 29, 2012

#152 Free unlimited coffee!

Unlimited supply of coffee in the office coffee vendo machine. Choose your blend!


June 27, 2012

#150 Dirty ice cream

Still.. nothing beats the dirty ice cream being hawked by Mamang sorbetero!






June 26, 2012

#149 Getting a refund from an online purchase

Got this refund last month from an online purchase. The goods were delivered way past the promised delivery window. I got refunded, and then two weeks later the goods still arrived. Awesome!





June 24, 2012

#147 E-trike and the five peso fare

If you happen to be in Bonifacio Global City and maybe going to Burgos Circle, Serendra or the Market! Market!... you might want to try the E-trike. It roams some areas around BGC, and it runs not in gasoline, (the prefix E for electric, and i guess can be environmental ), and with  only five peso fare!





June 22, 2012

#145 Lebron finally earning his first championship ring






#144 Seeing a wedding proposal

I was checking Facebook feeds when one friend posted this video:



It is a video of Paolo Valenciano, in one his father's (Gary Valenciano) concert abroad, caught proposing to his long-time girlfriend of six years, Sam Godinez. 

Theres something about marriage proposal that catches our attention, tickles our hearts and make us inlove and feel warm inside. I saw this 25 awesome wedding proposals video in Youtube:




June 20, 2012

#142 Taxi drivers who give exact change

For anyone who regularly uses the taxicab as their form of transportation, it is a bane to meet taxi drivers who doesn't give change! Give them bills, and for sure your change would miss 20 pesos, or coins. They are good in Math, why you ask? because they're good in rounding off numbers haha! 85 pesos becomes 100, 172.50 becomes 200, 101.50 becomes 110. And if you prod them for change, would pretend to look for something, and sheepishly say, 'Pasensya na po walang barya'. But it is good to know not all of them does this, as once in a while I encounter such and just this afternoon, this taxi driver which I gave 200 peso (my fare is 124 pesos), gives me 3 twenties, 2 fives and 6 one peso coins. Nice Manong!


Not the taxi driver, just got this off the net , but you get what I mean =)

June 19, 2012

#141 "Tangled" boat scene

I just caught this movie on Star Movies. If you haven't seen the movie Tangled, i urge you to watch it. Disney has redeem their animation refutation with this one, using its old proven formula of singing and use of animals in the movie (Mulan, Alladin, etc.), this time integrating it in 3D animation. Rapunzel is so damn beautiful.

Here is my favorite scene, breathtaking, awesome and the highlight for me.




June 15, 2012

#137 Friday Magic madness and Wednesday Monster riot

If your are not familiar, I am referring to the radio programs of Magic 89.9 FM and Monster radio RX 93.1

All retro songs, from the 80's and 90's!






June 13, 2012

#134 Drinking without hangover

Inuman sessions... Our choice of drink during our La Union layover: Tequila. Got two of the biggest size available. What i love about tequila: No hangovers!




  

June 12, 2012

#133 La Union roadtrip

Two weekends ago, we went on a  summer getaway with fellow officemates to La Union. What started with only surfing in mind in the waves of San Juan, turned out to be a roadtrip and lots of sight-seeing along the way. Renting a van, we were able to afford to drop by as we wanted to.

The beauty of having your own ride.

Left Manila past midnight of a Friday, we reached La Union by Saturday morning, the sun already kissing and smiling on us.



First stop, municipality of Bauang, in La Union to buy some stuff in the market which will serve as our breakfast.

Bauang municipality market, in La Union
Breakfast which we cooked in our officemate's house, Marlon (without shirt haha)


After satisfaying our tummies (or maybe overindulging haha) with local longganisa and Igado, cassava and nilupak, next stop... Thunderbird Resorts, in Poro Point, La Union, to check out the place, and do some Kodak moments. It is a high class Mediterranean-inspired resort and best known also for its casino.














Third stop, the Friendship Pagoda, sitting atop the hill on San Fernando, overlooking the downtown city and the South China Sea.



















And then, were off to the main destination, San Juan beach!





Stayed at the beach for 24 hours, surf, bum, eat, and drink! On a Sunday afternoon, we checked out and headed home.

We passed on the way home to Manaoag church in Pangasinan, which is about two to three hours from La Union. It is a known pilgrimage site for Catholics, which houses the Nuestra Senora de Manaoag.










June 8, 2012

#128 Playing 5on5 DOTA with friends overnight until morning

I haven't done this in a long long time, but this is heaven. Kantyawan, sigawan, trashtalkan, and team strategy.. and you finally notice that it starts to get bright outside. Time flies so fast when you enjoy it.





June 6, 2012

#126 Loot bags and lots of freebies from a fun run

Just finished a 12km fun run last Sunday at the Bonifacio Global City. These are the contents of my loot bag/finishers kit and other freebies available at the booths. Medicines/vitamins from Potencee, Immuvit and Ascof Forte, 2 biscuits from Rebisco, a sandwich from Gardenia, 200 peso gift check and sticker from Toby's, a Runnr pin,  Oracare toothpaste, Clear shampoo, Nutribar, mineral water and 100Plus isotonic drink, Milo drink, GU power gel, a magazine from  Runner's World and a planner from SunLife!



And of course... the singlet!