Wishlist

I have so many wishlist this year! Some are on my list last year that I have not gotten yet! Calling Santa Claus.. hear me pleaseee!

• Point and shoot camera – either a waterproof (canon or olympus) camera or the canon G10 or G11
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• watch – it has been a long time since I have a new watch

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• a new purse – a red one to bring more luck and prosperity!
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• pearl earrings
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• underwear – but not the lace ones

• new slippers/flipflops or doll shoes!!

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• BDJ planner – this I got as one early gift! Yey!
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• a green shirt – I only have a few green shisrt. Most are in red in blue.

• running shoes - time to start training for that 10k marathons!
  

Having the Belle de Jeur planner already makes my Christmas happy! It is a very comprehensive planner perfect for all the active bellas out there!

Aside from those “simple” wishlists, what I would really want for Christmas is for our house to be done as soon as possible. I hope and pray that it will be done soon or is God’s perfect time. This is my and my families dream house. Hope santa can also drop some furnitures for the new house.

Men's Health Urbanathlon 2009

Had my first Men's Health urbanathlon today. It was fun and something new for our team since it is a 5km run but with obstacles. i was hesitant at first to join since i saw old pics of urbanathlon. I got scared at first but the more adventurous side of me rose up to the new challenge.

here are the details from the registration:

November 22, 2009
5:00 a.m.
McKinley Hill, Taguig City
(behind McKinley Information Center)

Registration fee is P450 inclusive of the ff:

1. race kit
2. MH Urbanathlon Finisher shirt (for finishers)
3. Free breakfast at the festival
4. Free MH November 2009 issue . The November issue contains MH Urbanathlon training program that’s sure to bring out the Urbanathlete in you!

early dawn

For every marathon, there's an ultimate sacrifice. That is waking up very early in the morning. imagine waking up at 2:30 am. Just to get in the venue, have your warm up exercise and look for the place. That is after a night of partying or staying up late.

more pictures of the activity:

warm up exercises

hurdles

uphill/ assault

preparing for the weaver

sa ilalim na lang kame..

water and gatorade station

vertical climb (5 storey building)

up, up and away!

@ McKinley Hill

bananas provided at water stations

the crawl

the wall

congrats team maxim!

celebrity sighting

The Run:
Fort his run, there were just a few participants. unlike the other races. Might be because of the registration fee. This is my first run with obstacles, i had a lot of expectations for this run. i thought there was a 16 storey building, 30 hurdles and the weaver. I guess they downgraded due to safety reasons. the venue had a lot of portalets which is good. Also, goo d setup of drinking stations. All cups filled with cold water adn gatorade. banans are also given. Finisher shirts were good too. too bad for those who had not claimed, bigger than their size. I do hope, there be more loot bags the next time. It was not enough for evrybody. We lined up on this booth, only to find out, there was not enough for everybody. All that time for nothing. We could just haev taken our pics instead. It will be a lot of more fun if there was an entertainment. ntil the next urbanathlon!

Plants Vs Zombies

I am addicted to this game! I usually don't play pc games dahil alam kong naka-addict. Howell, tried on the trial version and then biglang nabitin. Ayun, hingi ako ng full version! Ive been late too work once just to play this game. Ive had puyat nights kaya laki na ng eyebag. Hay, sana magpagsawaan ko na d n to soon! hehehe! Pero in a while, maglalaro ulit ako. hahaha!

Bowling Night

close fight on the first game.

Congrats to our team for winning all of their first 3 games! keep it up guys!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Happy 53rd birthday PA!

Happy Birthday Papa! May you have more birthdays to come! I wish you good health and more wealth! We love you so much!

My First Adidas KOTR

yey! I survived and finished my very first Adidas KOTR run! It was so long ago since my last 5k marathon and it was the earth run. im glad that this marathon went thru as scheduled. there have been a lot of typhoons going on and a lot of marathons being moved to another dates.
For my first KOTR run, i think the organizers did well. Not bad for a marathon who had more than 7k runners. There was a glitch though during the claiming of race packets though my claiming of the race weren't so bad at all. I am in the 5k marathon and surprisingly had the lesser number of runners compare to 10k runners. There was a lot of freebies during the expo at megamall. On the race itself, i just have to complain on the drinking stations. I think water was not safe to drink. parang galing sa banyo. Next time organizers should make sure that they serve clean potable water. Hindi naman lahat ng tao eh hindi maselan ang tyan kagaya ko. After the presentaion of winners, there was also a cheer dance performance by the De la salle cheering squad. I'm sure guys enjoyed the show. There were also celebrity sightings, we saw, bebe gandanghari pero sayang at hindi kame nakapag-picture kay ms karylle. Oh well, until the next Adidas KOTR! :)

Mt Cinco Picos

Eto ay isang lumang karanasan na nahalungkat ko lang mula sa aking inbox. Year 2006 nang ako ay nagsimulang umakyat ng bundok. Naka-ilang akayat din ako nung taong un. Take note, wala pa akong equipemnts nyan at sandals lang ang tanging mga sapin sa paa. Wala pa akong mamahaling merrell shoes..

Eto na ang Mt Cinco Picos( Five Peaks ) experience. Ang Mt Cinco Picos ay isang alternatibong bundok na pwedeng akyatin sa Zambales. Makikita mula sa Subic ang Rounded Peak (Bundok Dayungan) at Pointed Peeak (Bundok Balingkilat). Ang Mt Cinco Picos ay kilala sa tawag na Tatlong Tirad o tatlong Tusok. Kung bakit tatlong tusok ay malalaman ninyo kapag inakyat ang bundok na ito.

Sa unang araw, sumakay kame sa first trip (0300am) sa Victory Bus Pasay sation. Ang baba namin ay sa Olongapo City malapit sa chowking kung san kame nagbreakfast at bumili ng packed lunch.

Pagkatapos kumain, naglakad kame papunta sa Marikit Park kung saan duon kame nagregister, kumuha ng ide at tshirt.

0830 am na kame nakalis duon at isang oras ang byahe papunta sa jump off. Mula sa jump off, dalawang maliliit na ilog na hanggang tuhod ang taas ang madadaanan bago makarating a bahay ng Aeta’s chieftain. Ang mga lugar na dinadaanan ay ang ancestral lang mga aeta duon. Pagkalampas ng bahay ng chieftain, may madadananag ilog na hanggang baywang ang tubig at ang trail ay parang miner’s trail. Maluwag ang daan at maraming water source (bukal) namadadaan papunta kina Solong david. Mga 1200pm ay lunch on trail naman. Pgakalampas kina Solong David, makikita na ang Tatlong Tirad.

Ito na ang Mt Cinco Picos. Open area at matalahib ang trail. Gradual ang pag-akyat pero mahaha-habang lakaran naman ito. Pagkadating sa campsite eh kinailangan pang maglinis ng onti. Meron ding water source sa camp site. Unahan ang makarating sa campsite para makapili ng pwesto. Kame ata ang unang grupo na makarating sa campsite. Sweetness at yabang !hehehe! Pagtapos magpahinga ay nagluto na rin kame ng panghapunan. Nagkaroon din ng mini socials ngunit nakatulog ata ang organizer namin. Nagkaroon din pala ng paraffle at nanalo si ate flor ng isang bote ng Bailey’s. Tinira na lng namin un the next day nung magswimming.

400 am ang wake up call para sa mga gustong umakyat ng tuktok ng Mt Cinco Picos. Matalahib at ,abato paakyat ng summit.

May mga nakita kameng bahay ng mga baboy ramo. Sa summit din makikita ang 360 degrees ang Subic Bay at ang Silangin.

By 0600am ay nasa campsite na ulit para magluto ng pang-agahan. 0800 am ay break camp at dapat meron na ring packed lunch. Kina Solong david pa rin maglulunch. Nagkaroon din kame makaligo sa ilog duon. Crystal clear ang tubig at ang lamig. Sarap magswimming.

After ng wash up, sinundo ulit kame ng mga jeep na magdadala sa amin sa SBMA Subic Freeport Zone na dating base militar ng mga Amerikano nuon. Gumala at nagdinner kame ulit dun. Nuod ng concert dahil octoberfest nun. Gumala ulit ng konti then dali daling pumunta sa bus terminal, muntik pa kameng maiwanan ng bus kaya ung papuntang caloocan na lng ang nasakyan namin.

Hay, isa sa mga hindo ko makakalimutang climbs ito.

Going mexican on a saturday

my tequila pa

with matching hat pa

Another successful story by A. He successfully made his first taco/nachos although lacking with a quickmelt cheese. Nothing beats a home cooked meal. yum!