family trip

hello everyone! sorry i was not able to blog immediately about our trip. it took some time before i could upload all the photos and i have been quite busy... sleeping that is (^_~) since we arrived, except for today, i fixed the condo. (^_^) anyways, here are the details of our family trip. (^_^)

to naga and day 1
the adventure of this family trip started when we rode the bicol express train from manila to naga city, camarines sur. it was our first time to ride this specific train and it was our first time to ride in a sleepers coach. the travel time was approximately 12 hours, but supposed to be it was only for 10 hours. we didn't mind the long travel time because we were enjoying the experience of sleeping and eating in the train. (^_~) oh, i almost forgot, by chance, señor jaime fabregas was on the same coach with us, only on a different sleepers chair/bed. anyways, when we arrived at naga, we ate breakfast at jollibee. then we visited the san francisco church. after our church visit we rode a taxi to pasacao, camarines sur. there we stayed for a night. when we arrived at the resort, we got our room and immediately prepared for the agenda for that day. we rode a boat to an island and swam there. when you look at the pictures closely, the foot of the island is not a beach. it's actually black rocks immediately meeting the sea. i was really amazed! after about an hour of swimming we went back to the resort for our lunch, which was prepared with freshly caught seafood. delicious! we had about 15 minutes of rest then we headed to our next destination, the suminabang cave, via boat. we saw stalactite and stalagmite formations. after that we went to another part of an island and we had our second round of swimming. the sand at the second venue was yellowish and we saw these amazing colored stones. we were there for quite a time before we decided to call it a day and return to the resort. it was still a little early for dinner so we had snacks, bread and whatever leftovers we had during the train ride. i had a bottle of tanduay ice while my parents had beer. my brother still wanted to swim so i accompanied him at the beach which was just a few steps from our resort. come dinner time, we had this large shrimp. yes! a large shrimp! it was the best dinner that we had. and that was the end of day 1.

day 2
we had our simple breakfast, leftover from the train ride, and then we got a taxi back to naga city. on our way, we passed by an old church, the st. joseph the worker church. we said our prayers, looked around then we continued our travel. we attended mass at the naga cathedral. after the mass, we started looking around the church. after that we went to our hotel, golden leaf hotel. though my parents did not like the fact that we were on the fourth floor, they still liked the balcony. (^_~) special mention, the doves beside the balcony. anyways, we then walked around to find souvenirs. after that we had our lunch at the mall. again, the food was delicious! despite the commercial place, the food tasted quite authentic and fresh. after our meal, we went to the supermarket to buy some food to eat during our church visits that afternoon. we passed by the hotel to drop off some things then we rode the tricycle to the our lady of peñafrancia basilica. the church was huge and there were beautiful colored glass designs. we went behind the altar and wiped the statue of the our lady of peñafrancia, and prayed for a few minutes. after the basilica, we then went to the our lady of peñafrancia church, it was the original church of the our lady of peñafrancia. the church was smaller but still beautiful. after visiting the church, we visited the cemetery behind the old church. we took pictures of the designs of the tombstones. you rarely see these designs on the present tombstones. we finished early with our church visits so we decided to take a taxi to another church which was at the other town. we visited an old church, the bombon church and the leaning tower of bombon, the bell tower of the said church. it's not clear on the pictures but the tower was really leaning on it's side. you really have a feeling that it was about to fall. after we said our prayers, we looked around, then went back to the hotel. we rested for some time before we went out for dinner. the dinner was our father's birthday dinner so we ate at a japanese restaurant. oh, his birthday was the next day but we decided to have the birthday dinner that night because the next night, we would be traveling back to manila. anyways, for dinner, we had shabu-shabu and okonomiyaki. really delicious! it did not taste commercial like the japanese food here in manila. the japanese food really tasted authentic. it was such a great meal! after eating we headed back to the hotel to rest and get ready for our last day at naga city.

day 3 and departure from naga
for our last day, we only had one agenda, to visit the museo del seminario conciliar de nueva caceres. the museum is beside the cathedral. it featured memorabilia of prominent bishops from the town, ecclesiastical vessels and artifacts, paintings and archaeological finds like burial jars and chinese wares. after the tour, we had some rest at a small shop near the area. we then headed back to the hotel to eat lunch and to prepare out things for the trip back to manila. while we were fixing our things, we noticed that it was raining. we were really lucky to finish all our visits before it started to rain. (^_^) before we left, i took a last picture of the view from the balcony, the isarog mountain. (^_^) we did not go straight to the train station since it was still too early for our train, so we went to the mall to buy food for our trip and to each early dinner. after about two hours, we went to the train station. luckily we were able to get tickets for the sleepers bad/room. we once again took our own beds, ate some and slept the whole trip. we arrived at manila after 12 hours.

my family spent most of the day sleeping when we arrived. but for me, i had a different agenda.

please see next post. (^_^)V

oh! by the way, did you all notice that i was wearing dresses the while trip? (^_~)

sunday outfit

the dress is from my aunt. (^_^)

i'd like to take this opportunity tell you all that this is the last of my "sunday outfit" series.

thank you for your support. (^_^)

sunday outfit (late post)

the dress is from my aunt.

really artsy looking ne? (^_~)

there is an orange version of this dress,

i wore it during new year's eve. (^_^)

shoes? well, i was wearing my school shoes.

but i already took them off when then picture was taken. (^_^)

sunday outfit

sunday outfit

dress - from my grandmother's baul

belt - from my aunt

shoes - owned by socorro

(^_^)

sunday outfit (late post)

sunday outfit

all from my aunty maite. (^_^)

sunday outfit

sunday outfit

dress from my aunt. (^_^)

shoes: graduation (march 2010)

22b christmas party

the other night was the christmas party of sfc-22b! (^_^)

"22Bs' Dream Come True: The WestB2B Christmas Party"

we dressed up according to our childhood dream.

me? i dressed up as a ballerina because i wanted to be like the "sugarplum princess" in the nutcracker. (^_^)

anyways, we had a short "walk on the catwalk", dancing, games and eating!

it was a fun night and i enjoyed it a lot, most specially the dancing! (^_~)

sunday outfit

the sunday outfit this week is very simple. (^_^)

this dress is from my aunty.

i think it's a dress usually worn in a bussiness or in a work setting.

chao~

sunday outfit

sunday outfit. (^_^)

dress: picked it from one of the boxes in our house.

(was adjusted by my request, from long sleeves to sleeveless)

white top: bought it from a 2d hand store

green belt: from my aunty

black shoes: college graduation shoes (march 2010)

sunday outfit (late post)

hello everyone.

this is already a late post but i'll do it anyway.

this was today's sunday outfit.

the dress was bought a few years back at an ukay-ukay (a place where they sell second hand things)

the belt was from our aunt.

shoes are school shoes.

on a side note,

me and my siblings,

we were all wearing pink for the mass.

i'm not sure if they merely copied me or they really had planned to use pink before hand?

sunday outfit

the dress was bought from an ukay ukay. (^_^)

cabugoy - cruz nuptial

congratulations to the newly weds! Isabella Cruz - Cabugoy and Casey Cabugoy! (^_^)

their wedding was yesterday and everything was perfect for the event.

here are pictures from the wedding.

most are pictures of the couple and pics with my friends. (^_^)

on a side note, i wore my high school graduation dress for the event.

yes!

five years has passed and i can still wear it! (~_^)

pendant

today's sunday outfit. (^_^)

the pendant was my favorite part. ♥

dress

another dress that i got from the baul of my grandmother. (^_^)

yukata trio

i nice way spend the first day of the year,

1/1/11

wear a yukata with fuji-senpai and kin-chan,

eat dinner where there are different kinds of cheese served at the table

and watch tenimyu! (^_^)

around the same time last year, we were together partying. (^_^)

we love each other so much. (^_^)

happy happy times! (^_^)
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one of the reasons fuji-senpai came today was actually Fanta. (○^_^○)

we gave her two cans so she can also brag it to a friend or two of hers. (^_^)

Ozine Fest

i went to Ozine Fest held at SM Megamall yesterday. ^w^

i went with eiji-senpai, rei and mray (eiji-senpai's friend).

this had been the second event i have gone to with my sister, rei.

she was wearing a costume and as usual, people wanted to take pictures with her. ^w^

i had fun looking around and buying stuff (anime and live action DVDs). (#^○^#)

till next time. ~_~

*feeling lazy today so i put the pictures here. XD

a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Psychology!

i am officially a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Psychology! (#^.^#)

i have been busy since the recognition ceremony.

well, one of the reasons was because the day of our recognition day was the graduation day of my sister rei.

after our recognition ceremony, i rushed to Kostka School Katipunan to attend the graduation ceremony of my sister. (*^。^*)

i had to leave seigaku cause they had other plans that afternoon. (*^。^*)

when i arrived at Kostka School Katipunan, i climbed 4 floors to reach their gym which is the venue of the graduation.

please be reminded that i was wearing a short black dress and i was in high heels. ~_~

when i arrived at the top floor, the graduates were having a break before the graduation ceremony.

when i finally saw my parents, the first thing they said to me was,

"did you buy water? did you buy flowers for your sister?"

i was lost for words. (*^。^*)

i was so tired and this was what i get? (笑)

i made a short drama but i was smiling. (*^。^*)

i did not mind doing the errands since it was for my sister who was graduating. (*^。^*)

what i cursed was the fact that i was walking along Katipunan Road doing the errands in a black, short and warm dress and high-heeled closed shoes. (笑)

when i arrived at Kostka, i was surprised to see that the graduation ceremony is done and i did not see my sister march on the stage when her name was called.

i was heart broken.

but after a minute, i moved on. (笑)

i congratulated her, gave her the bouquet and took pictures with her. (*^。^*)

we had a nice and simple dinner that night. (*^。^*)

come friday, i was editing videos for my sister and my father the whole day.

evening, i was looking for a dress for the baccalaureate mass for the next morning.

saturday morning was our baccalaureate mass and in the afternoon/evening was the graduation ceremony.

i was so excited cause it was the day of my graduation! (笑)

i must be full of energy and i was so jolly that i played with my hair using the hair iron of fuji-senpai. (笑)

i was supposed to just iron it straight for the graduation ceremony but i experimented with it. (笑)

in the end, my hair was curled at the ends for the graduation ceremony. (笑)

i was proud of the fact that it was an experiment that i kept on telling it to other people. (笑)

anyways, during the actual graduation ceremony, it was so hot.

it was a good thing that our senior council prepared fans and water for us.

it's a good thing the graduation dress my grandmother made

was quite light despite the warm toga we were wearing. (*^。^*)

anyways, the graduation ceremony went well. (*^。^*)

i made a mistake during the ceremony but i did not care for i was already holding on to my diploma! (笑)

after the ceremony, seigaku had a photo shoot.

i then had to rush home for our graduation dinner.

we only had a few guests but i was glad that those who came were those who, i would say, i was comfortable and close to. (*^。^*)

my guests were actually fuji-senpai and her family.

the other guests were relatives from papa's side and mama's side and of course, kuya les and jerome. (*^。^*)

fuji-senpai gave me and rei gifts, but before that she had a short speech and she made me cry.

i was so touched by her gift and her speech. ~_~

we all had a delicious dinner and as usual, we made fangirling stuff. (笑)

it all ended around 11pm and i was so tired that i literally had to force myself to take a bath before going to sleep. (笑)

but in the end, i was so glad that i finally graduated! ~_~

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photos to be uploaded in my multiply site tomorrow. ~_~

final practice

yesterday was the final day of practice for graduation. ~_~

we had our departmental pictorial in the morning.

we wore our toga for the pictorial in the morning and during the practices in the afternoon, for us to get used to wearing them while marching.

in a way, the heat we felt while practicing yesterday was a trail of the heat we will experience on saturday, the GRADUATION DAY! (*^。^*)

later will be our recognition day and the graduation of my sister, rei-chan ~_~

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on a random note, i took a picture of a tree with flowers in full bloom despite the very hot temperature here in the Philippines.

it was on the very "exposed to the sunlight" part of our school grounds and it was hard to miss because the flowers were yellow. ~_~

you could see the brown, dry land as proof of the lack of rain during this very HOT season. (*^。^*)

later minna-san ~_~

my drama

i have a headache. (TwT)

anyways, i'm forcing myself to blog because i feel depressed recently and because i feel bad when i do not get to blog. (笑)

updates since friday.

seigaku went to Eastwood, Libis last friday to have a graduation celebration.

(they easily got tired walking, but i was still craving for more walking.)

unfortunately, fuji-senpai was not there.

(which i very much regret. TwT)

i had fun in general but the feeling felt so temporary.

we walked around, ate pasta, drank coffee and ate blueberry cheesecake.

oh, i bought a white feather! (*^。^*)

i really love this!

saturday, i attended the recognition ceremony of the Psychology Department of Miriam College.

i was proud and pleased to hear the awards given to my fellow coursemates and was more proud when we were recognized for presenting our thesis in two conventions.

i don't have much pictures.

after the event, i passed by fuji-senpai's house and we had a heart-to-heart talk.

well, it was kind of one-sided as i was the one pouring my heart out. (笑)

after the talk, fuji-senpai described my face with this icon.

(TwT)

please expect this in some of my blogs. (笑)

thank you fuji-senpai. (*^。^*)

when i arrived home, rei-chan was the only one awake and at home.

ryo-chan and mama stayed at the hospital to take care of papa.

we watched two episodes of Here is Greenwood. (*^。^*)

we were amused once more by the slight shonen and the funny actors. (笑)

we slept around 2am. (笑)

we were forced to wake up around 6am today to go to mass around 6:30 am. (笑)

talking about EFFORT!

oh, i left the computer on the whole night because i was downloading DD-Boys Episode Four!

so when i woke up, the download was done. (*^。^*)

rei-chan and i went to mass then watched the download when we arrived home.

oh zukki ♥

we then went to the hospital to spend our day with papa.

we came home around 8pm because i really have a bad headache.

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oh, my aunt arrived from Thailand and gave us Toblerone ♥

i ♥ chocolates. ~_~

for now, oyasumi minna-san ~_~

graduation dress

i had my measurements taken for the graduation dress my grandmother will make for me. (*^。^*)

clue about the dress?

its green. (笑)

buchou came to my house this afternoon so her measurements can be taken for the graduation dress my grandmother will make for her.

we then went to Farmer's to buy the cloth for the dress.

kin-chan was with us.

making... odd comments as usual. (笑)