QSP Get Together (Feb 19 - 21 Weekend part 2)

Feb 20, 2010, Saturday

I had a lot of activities planned for today. As I have mentioned, our Baguio trip got cancelled so it gave me the time to attend the long planned QSP Get Together.

I stopped by the office at 10am because Mini-Team #3 of Team Babylonians will bring food today as their punishment for having the most Lost Hours for the month of January. It was a pleasant feast because Kirby prepared Bicol Express, Mommy Dina brought her famous Caldereta while Yazz bought cake and Geoff took care of the refreshment.

And you have to know this about me, If there is Free Food, I'm there!!! I am such a sucker for free food (pun intended, LOL).

Afterwards, Angel and Gab invited me to join their lunch out with TL Chris at Bonifacio High Street so I tagged along and we ate at TGIF. It was a really good treat, and since it was free, I was more than thrilled.

From left: Gab, Melvin and Me) @ TGIF - Bonifacio High Street

 We then went to Seattle's Best to cool off after having that wonderful lunch. Thanks to Team Unlimited by the way for feeding me. Hehehe.

After that, it was time for my DVD hunting in Quiapo. I drove off to Arlegui St. dropping off Frankie in PWU for his class because it was on my way anyhow.

I got good selection of movies and series at Quiapo and I'll talk about them on my next blogs.

Night time came and I'm off to Center Stage in Jupiter Street for Bellsouth-PBCom's QSP Get together party. This has been postponed several times and I am very excited to be with my previous QSP's to talk about the past and reminisce the good times.

We ended the party at about 1am Sunday morning and the party was all that I expected and more. I got to talk to my fellow Quality peeps again. Most of us have been promoted already. The attendees were: Febz, Sasha, Jos, Me, Rhoobz, Anjaimar, Jay, Lester, Aiza, Danzel, Diana, Myla.

Until Next Time fellow QSP's. You all have been a good friend and better as co-workers, mentor and coach. As our motto goes: "I like to mownit, mownit".

Feb 21, 2010, Sunday morning

1am: I'm on my way to Malate to meet with my date for the night. I'm supposed to have shift later at 3am but I filed for PTO because I know that my get together party with my fellow QSPs will run until the morning.

I have never been to Chelu so I was kinda excited to see what's inside this bar.The entrance fee is P200.00 which entitles you to two (2) free drinks.

It was basically the same as with other gay bars. It was funny that when the DJ played "Bad Romance" almost everybody in the bar started singing along. During the song, it seemed like I was the only one in the entire bar who has not memorized the lyrics.

4am: I was starting to get really sleepy because of the full day that I had, Saturday, so I excused myself from my date and his friends and slept at my car.

5am: I suddenly woke up disoriented and I saw that my date had several miss calls to my phone which I accidentally turned to silent mode.

5:15am: Date and I decided to go home. I ended my weekend profusely apologizing to my date for sleeping while we were out on a date. That was really funny!!!

Until next time peeps.

The World of Stars Hollow (Feb 19 - 21 Weekend part 1)

February 19, 2010


Tita Clar, Cousin Panget and me initially planned a Baguio trip last weekend (Feb 19 - 22) for the Panagbenga celebration but it got changed to this coming weekend because apparently, the festival's main attraction, The Flower Float Parade will be held on Feb 28, 2010.

This worked out well for me because I had a bac-up plan of attending the QSP Team Get Together after almost two years that I left PBCom and transferred to CVG1.

Friday was a drag because I had nothing planned that day so I just stayed at home and watched reruns of Gilmore Girls in DVD.

I can still remember how engrossed I was with this series when it first came out in local TV (Studio 23). I was still in college then and I had to fight Tita Clar for TV rights every Saturday nights @ 9pm. Lorelie (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) were fun to watch. Their co-dependent, bordering on unhealthy relationship, as mom-and-daughter tandem will make you want to have a mom as cool as Lorelie with you being the cool, smart and boy-irresistible Rory.

As I was on the same age as Rory by then and her story appealed to me most. She started out as an underdog in a private high school, Chilton, and emerged as the class valedictorian. She was so unassuming and humble about her accomplishments, she didn't even brag about the fact that she is really good at school and that she was named first of the class. She was on her way to a Harvard education and nothing will stop her to get in the Ivy-Leagues. On the side, you will fall in love with Rory's first boyfriend, Dean Forrester (Jared Padalecki) and the bad-boy, second boyfriend Jess Mariano (Milo Ventimiglia) and eventually to the very cute and wealthy Logan Huntzberger (Matt Czuchry).

Dean Forester (Jared Padalecki)                                   Logan Hutzberger (Matt Czuchry)

Jess Mariano (Milo Ventimiglia)

This summary could not end without me mentioning the other boys that attracted my attention. Rory's father, Christopher Hayde (David Sutcliffe), with his scruffy look and the Harley Davidson. Tristin Dougray (Chad Michael Murray) and the pained look in his eyes when Rory said "I Love You" for the first time to Dean. Marty (Wayne Wilcox), the naked guy in the hallway and Lane's Dave Rygalski (Adam Brody) and his harrased look after he read the Bible in one night tryin to decipher what Mrs. Kim answered him when he asked Lane out for prom.

Christopher Hayden (David Sutcliffe)                                Dave Rygalkski (Adam Brody)

I will always be thankful I stumbled into the fictional world of Star's Hollow that the Gilmore Girls have given me. I can just close my eyes and dream of Luke's Diner, Miss Patty's show room, the Independence Inn and The Dragonfly, Taylor Doose's market... all of these makes me realize, life is too good to waste.

Assuming I'd Grow Old...

♫♫What's going to happen?
What does the future hold?
So many things that I put off
Assuming I'd have time, assuming I'd grow old
What's going to happen?
And will I be alive tomorrow?
What's going to happen...to me?♫

Haven’t you ever wondered what you have in store for you when you grow old?

I was watching reruns of Scrubs last night and there was this musical episode when the song above was performed. The message of the song struck me more now than when I first saw it a long time ago because I just finished reading “The Time Traveller’s Wife” and both song and book story made me think…

Assuming I’d grow old, what’s going to happen?

I wouldn’t mind having the ability to travel through time in the future and sit down with my future self just to get a glimpse of what my future looks like. I imagine asking him so many questions.

Do I have a lifetime partner in my future?
Would I have my own house and lot?
What car would I be driving?
Would I still be working?
What kind of books would I like by then?
Am I happy?

These are the questions that I would have liked to have some answers right now, just for me to know if there is something out there for me to look forward to. I’d like to know what my future holds. I especially want to know what were the opportunities that I’ve let pass. It is way too easy for us to take a pass on a chance because we always think, “hey, I have plenty of time to get to it.”

I’d hate it if my life is made up mostly of “what ifs”. I wish someone could tell me everything's going to be okay.

Unfortunately, life is not a book that you can read in one sitting. It is not a movie that you can fast-forward in the end and see what would happen. Nor can anyone time-travel in the future to tell me how my life would be.

I’m already 25 and so far, I’m having the time of my life. With this blog, I want to chronicle the thoughts that crossed my mind, the things that I did, the books that I appreciated, the movies that gave me my flair of emotions and the romantic experiences that I’ve, all of which would shape how I would become.

I can say that I’ve had some dreams on my to-do list that I’ve put on hold for the meantime because LIFE got in the way, but I swear, once I’m financially stable, I’ll definitely go back to them and cross ‘em one by one.

So if you ask me what is going to happen assuming I’d grow old? I really don’t know. Although, I am going to do my best to make sure that I enjoy every minute of it.

And to my future self, all I can say to you is “Wait for me, will ya? I’m making sure you’re happy and fulfilled.”

"You're going to be OK."