officially missing you...top ten

it took 8 months and another country for me to write a new post. oh dear, my poor blog! :p

i'm currently in singapore (but will be in jakarta in a few days..) as a "trainee teacher" in the merlion land. i'm starting to speak "singlish" (i.e. barok! hahaha) now to understand my co workers. arrggh! moreover, i really miss manila so badly that going home is the first scene in my mind once i start REM. :)

here are the top ten things that i miss:

10. street food (sorbetes, fishbols, taho, chicharon, atbp!)
9. my lettuce and corn salad lunch plus chicken fingers :p yum!
8. cheez-it!
7. driving along edsa (nakakamiss pala ang traffic!)
6. malls! (shang, gale, sm!, power plant, gb3)
5. badminton
4. jogging around UP (aking mahal)
3. san mig light
2. my family and friends
and most of all...
1. my bed! :P

zzzzz....starting REM...hehehe

a FREE weekend...

this weekend was probably one of the best weekends of my life. it was a FREE weekend...literally. who says that nowadays, nothing is free?!

friday - free CONCERT. watched twenty @ araneta, patron seats row B
saturday - free WORKOUT. jogged in UP; free VIDEOKE gimik. courtesy of Magic Sing. hehe
sunday - free DINNER. fine dining @ Portico, Shops at Serendra

but wait, there's more!
it comes with great company!

*balenski's FREE weekend is brought to you by jean, ritche, robert, ellyn, kuya lay, ate bay, and lorenz. :)

starbucks!

Caramel Frappuccino

Creative and expressive, you tend to match your Frappuccino flavor to your mood. And a flavored syrup is always a must!

http://www.blogthings.com/whatflavorfrappuccinoareyouquiz/

Be careful on what you wished for…

When you get stressed in work, love, or whatever aspect of your life, you’ll sometimes just get TIRED that you’d want to REST. Rest, in the real sense of the word. But because of our fast-paced lifestyle, we can’t even afford to rest. Minsan sinabi ko tuloy, “sana magkasakit na lang ako.” then…

3 days ago, on a Monday morning, I can’t get up for work! I said to myself, “Is this happening?” I literally slumped myself on the floor because I was too weak to move. I can’t even remember the last time I was down with an illness. I’ll have the usual headaches and allergies but not to the point of being UNABLE to walk straight or even get up! Then, it dawned to me, I am REALLY sick! Oh no! (nagkakasakit pala ako!)

After a couple of minutes, I said, “God, I’m sorry. Can I change my wish?” :P

eh lasheng...

happy mothers' day! it sure was a unique one for our family. san ka ba naman makakita ng mothers' day celebration na lashingan!? *hik!* we finished a liter of absolut citron and look what we've become! parang hindi mo na rerespetuhin. hahahaha!

on a serious note, i am so thankful to my family. all these years, every event becomes a moment, a moment worth remembering.
we made it a point to grow together even we're miles apart...
...and this, i can say, is one of the greatest blessings of my life. :)

The bum sked

It's only 5 more days before "back to work"! Well, it has been a quite busy and "confusing" (confusing? - hey friends, you know what i mean :p) summer for me. Nevertheless, i AM gonna enjoy the last days (;and nights!) of being a full pledged bummer.

May 12 - Recreation Day with Ritche, Robert and Ellyn; Moma's inuman night with badmin friends
May 13 - Meg's lunch treat; Badmin's weekly
May 14 - Mass with mom and dad; Mother's Day Celebration with family
May 15 - last night for sleeping late (yeah, right!)

I sure need a planner for this... :P

ngayon at magpakailanman...

maghapon...magdamag...
tayo'y sumabay sa agos (mag-surf),
makipagpalitan ng kuru-kuro (mag-chat)
at
...magnakaw ng pelikula't awitin (mang-pirate!)

joke, joke, joke!
masama po yun! (NO to piracy!)

broadband rules!
...woohoo!