Weddings and whatnots

My friend is getting married this afternoon. She's about 2-3 years younger than i am but she's getting married already. Hmmm...in our group only 3 girls are still single...1 is engaged...2 are married and 1 to be wed. Talk about pressure! hahaha! Soon our get togethers will be filled with kwentos about babies and hubbies. And I'll be completely speechless. Hahaha!

I often wonder if I'd ever get married one day...I still have no answer to that. I still have a lot to do with my life. Talk about responsibilities.

Anyway, I'm off to the mall in awhile for a last minute shopping of other beach essentials for my pandan trip tom. I also need to have my legs waxed! I almost forgot that one! Whew! I guess I have no time to waste so i better move my butt now.

Summer thoughts

In the last 30 days, a lot has changed...it felt like i took another detour and i have no idea where this detour will lead me eventually. In this journey, I've made a couple of realizations...which i hope will do me more good than bad. =)

1) Look at the bright side of things - In this chaotic world we live in it's getting more and more difficult to look at the bright side of things. But if we succumb to that...it will be a lonely life to live. So take a moment and look at the bright side of things. You'll be surprised how good it will actually make you feel.

2) Never settle for second best - More often than not, everywhere we go everyone is in a rush and most of the time because of that we end up settling for second best. Don't fall victim to that. Take your time...don't rush things...eventually, things will fall into place and you'll get whatever it is that you've always wanted...nothing but the best!

3) Love yourself - Don't get into something in the hope that it will make your life better or more meaningful. Chances are it wont. Instead allow yourself to grow and be the best that you can possibly be. Learn to love yoursel first and share that with someone who will complement what you hold dear.

4) Learn from the past and move on - There are a lot of things that we can learn from our past but don't get stuck in it. Take the lessons to be learned with you and move on...there's still so much out there for you. Just believe.

5) Laugh more - Laugh at yourself once in awhile you'd be surprised how good it will make you feel. Problems will always be there but it wouldn't help if you frown all day...so go ahead and laugh! Life is too short.

6) Accept your mistakes and start a new - We all make mistakes but what's important is we are able to pick ourselves up and continue with the journey we've started. Forgive yourself for those mistakes. Everybody deserves a second chance.

7) Treasure your friends - When the going gets tough and the tough gets going...you'd be glad to have true friends around. They won't always agree with you but when everything fails they would still be there to support you no matter what. So appreciate your true friends.

8) Even the "meanest" person has something good to offer - Never give up on someone. Sooner or later something good will happen and you'd be glad that you hang on.

9) Do something good for your soul - Smile. Give. Help. Pray...these are some of the things that i need to do more to make my sould happy.

10) Go after what truly makes you happy - If you can't decide on what to do...just go after what will truly make you happy. You can never go wrong with that. If it still fails, you won't have any regrets. Fight for what you believe in and you dont have to worry about the what ifs.

Planetdive Outing

Before my memory fails me...i should write about our planetdive outing last april 8 and 9. Actually, I did the initial planning for this outing as a request from a friend who will be in town for a few weeks. But because of unforeseen circumstances...I had to lie low and ask my friend to take charge of arrnaging the outing. I wasn't supposed to join them since I got too much going on that time that i wasn't really in the mood to go swimming or spend a fun day at the beach with some friends. I felt with my mood i wouldn't be good company. But with some kakulitan I finally agreed to join them and I don't regret doing that. The outing allowed me to rest and do some thinking minus the city noise and crowd. It actually helped me put things in perspective.

Here are some of the pics i took...

the lounge area facing the beach. nice!

the pathway going to the dive shop.

With my friends

Anilao Sunset never fails to take my breath away

The planetdive outing was actually my first beach outing this summer. It's always great to take time out and recharge even just for a day especially with the company of your dear friends. Somehow it allows you to appreciate the simple things in life that you've taken for granted unintentionally. You go back to your city life with more hope that things will get better, more strength to face whatever comes your way andmore aprreciation for what you have and will have...life can't get any better than this!

I'm losing it!

This pandan trip is starting to get into my nerves! A friend wants me to plan everything from getting the airplane tickets to san jose right to the moment we step off the plane...to the boat ride going to pandan...not to mention the apo island tour...and of course our way back to manila! I swear this guy is too OC!!! way too OC i should say!

Will i be able to stand this guy's OCness?

off to pandan

I can't wait to go to pandan! Two more nights and i'm off to pandan with friends and friends to be. I can't wait to laze around the beach...walk barefoot...enjoy the sea breeze and of course, get a tan! Hehe! I still haven't decided what outfits to bring...got too busy looking for a van to rent for our landtrip from san jose to sablayan. With a little help from sikatuna hotel in san jose i was able to talk to this guy who has a van rental service. He's quote was 4500Php roundtrip...and take note he'll take care of the gas. It sounded like a really good deal considering the first quote i got from another van rental service connected with sea coast hotel. They were asking for 3500Php one way! That's only one way!!! So 4500 was a really good deal for me!

A friend who's a master of the art of haggling insisted that i still haggle for the price...i hate haggling! but i know i have to learn to haggle sooner or later. Anyway, i tried to haggle for the price but the guy insisted on the price he earlier quoted...too bad! But hey! when i asked if he could throw in a free tour of san jose...he agreed! haha! as if there's anything worthwhile to see in san jose. Lol! But it's still free so it's still cool nonetheless! hahaha! i'm such a sucker for freebies!

In the meantime, I'll daydream of pandan and everything in between! This is the life!