I had a slight fever yesterday morning. I felt so sick, like my tonsils were on fire and I couldn't get back to sleep after waking up at 7am. So I got up, ate some cereals, and loaded up some vitamin C and water. Then I got back to sleep and I woke up at 1pm. :O

By the time that it was Nas' birthday bash, I was feeling okay. Ehehe... although a bit hungry because they gave us the wrong food. We were like wah.. That's only good for 4 people. Are you people blind? There were ten people on our table. TEN. @.@

Nas playing with the DS

Phin and our birthday girl!

Here are the guys at the left side of the table.

Other half (of the table)

Anyway, I was really stuffed with all the food and laughs while we were at North Park. I can't believe I was brought to tears because Nas kept on joking about the food while my mouth was full and I was trying to stop laughing. XD

Phin (wearing Ivy's jacket) and Chrissa

Ivy and me after drinking a whole glass of Tequila Sunrise.

A last wacky photo of Nas

Then we had some drinks at Dencio's. I already ordered a glass of pineapple juice but Tin and Ivy really wanted to see me drink so I ordered what I knew (meaning: what I drank at the Grad Bash). I got my Tequila Sunrise and it tasted like... cherry-flavored medicine (the one's in Fiamma taste a lot better and sweeter). But I finished the half glass in one straight up drink. Just to get it over with.

When we got out of Dencio's, that when it hit me. I was feeling a bit woozy and I had erratic actions. (I almost thought I could float on water... ALMOST.) By the time I got home, my heart was beating like crazy. It was as if I ran a mile, but I only walked going home. Around 2am, I was ready to sleep but my heart palpitations wouldn't stop. It was driving me crazy. T_T So I got up, measured my heart rate and woah... 102 beats per minute. No wonder I couldn't go to sleep (normal heart rate is around 80 bpm). :(

Eventually, after a lot of prayers and calming meditation the heartbeats finally slowed down and I got to sleep. Serves me right for drinking that much alcohol. :(

And I woke up today with a cold. Ooff...

Sagada... :D

My friends and I have planned to go to Sagada, Mountain Province since last month. We almost canceled the whole outing because of the typhoons before the weekend. Fortunately, we were able to push through with the plans because Albert already bought the bus tickets. :P

The bus ride going to Banaue was the longest and COLDEST bus ride ever! We boarded it on Friday evening. I was already wearing a jacket, a cap, and I had to get a towel from my bag to cover my arms. The aircon was on full blast. I wasn't able to sleep at all. T_T The bus ride took 10 hours and we were in Banaue by 8am.

When we got there, we booked our tickets for Monday afternoon. Then we got inside a van going to Sagada. We stopped over at Banaue Rice Terraces viewpoint to take some pictures. It was a beautiful Sunday morning. The rice terraces were amazing! :D

Going to Sagada was a long and bumpy 3-hour ride. I slept for about an hour and just watched the mountains for the remaining time. We were brought to our destination, George Guest House. Chrissa picked this place because it has hot/cold showers! (Very important when going to cold places. :D)

After eating lunch at Haddekus and resting for a while, we went to the municipal hall to register and get a tour guide. We went spelunking in the Sumaging Caves. It was one of the most dangerous and coolest thing I've ever done. I never thought I'd be able to use my amateur rock climbing skills to hang on for dear life. There was a pool of water at the bottom of the caves and the water was freezing! It was fun to take a dip in that pool, it was like facing your fears and just trusting the people who are there to help you. Sounds like a team building experience. XD

After that, we were completely exhausted. We went back to the guest house to take a shower and change clothes before heading off to Bana's Cafe for dinner. We stayed there up to 10pm. When we finally got back to the house, we finished planning for our adventure for the next day then plopped on the bed and went to sleep.

The next morning, we woke up around 8am. But we finished taking a shower and having breakfast around 11:30am. Then we went to the municipal hall for our tour guide for the day. Turns out it was still Kuya Ruben who helped us at the cave. First on the list, we had a 2-hour trek down to Bomod-ok Falls. The falls was so beautiful, it was just... awesome! I took a dip in the cold waters before we decided to go back because it was raining. It was another 2-hour trek going up which was definitely harder. I was so tired when we finally got back to the van. But we still went to our next destination, the Kiltepan Viewpoint. It was a 30-minute trek up the slopes. The view from that place was great! You can see the whole Sagada. We took a few pictures and videos before going back to the van. Next stop was Lake Danum. It was unfortunate that the water was murky when we got there because of the rains. There was also a lot of cow poop... haha! XD Anyway, we just went to our last destination... the Echo Valley. We saw the famous hanging coffins and we took lots of pictures. We also tested if the valley would live up to its name and shouted lots of silly things. XD

By the time we went back, we took a shower and went straight to Yogurt House for dinner. I had tuna fried rice and strawberry yogurt. Yum! :D Servings in Sagada were good for 2 people but you had to wait for an hour for your order. @_@

When we got home, we watched American Idol reruns, the movie 300, and played cards before going to sleep. I couldn't sleep so I just packed my bags. The next day we woke up and washed up before getting ready to leave. We had brunch at Masferre and bought a few souvenirs.

By 11:30am, we were already inside the van going back to Banaue. It was another bumpy ride and the roads were a bit slippery because it was raining. At least I think it was raining, or maybe it was because we passed by a rain cloud? :P

I was quite disappointed when we got to Banaue viewpoint because we were not able to buy choco flakes and other delicacies. So we had to stop at the local market to buy some. I bought a few vegetables and other things that my Mom told me to get. It was fun to go shopping there! XD

We finally boarded the bus going back home around 5:30pm and we were back in Manila by 3am. :)

Some pictures can be found here. I'm still waiting for pics from my friends cameras because I was only able to bring a video cam. :) It was one of the most memorable trips ever. I have a deeper appreciation for the beauty of nature after that adventure. ;)

BREATHE

I was so tired when I got home from school that after dinner and relaxing on my parents bed, I fell asleep. @_@

Well, stress stuff started last Wednesday, escalated by Saturday and started to diminish yesterday (Monday).

Stressful things:
1. Lola's funeral - Spent the whole Friday night up to Saturday morning. No sleep. Parents were not home for the past 3 days. ^^;
2. Thesis - Not yet finished. Target to finish the first draft by the end of January.
3. Academics - Report for 151, Interview for 197, EEE exam and homework, and Presentation for 173
4. Yearbook - For the ads and barkada pages and marketing stuff.
5. Jobfair - Where am I going to apply? What am I going to put in my resume? O_O
6. Gifts - Ahaha... last minute shopping! XD

De-stressers:

1. Barkada Bonding - Yay for Nikki's comeback! So sad I wasn't able to bring a camera, I forgot all about it because my parents used it that the morning and I didn't have any sleep. We didn't get to go to Global Fun Carnival because it was raining, but the seafood feast, cheesecake galore, exchange gifts and Monopoly more than made up for it! (I really wanted to go to the Carnival. ^^;) :P
2. My nephew and nieces - I love them to bits.
3. My pets - Because fun-loving dogs are so cute! Birds do the silliest things. XD
4. The Secret - Positive thinking gets you EVERYWHERE. ;)
5. Shopping - Enough said. :D
6. Internet - It's always nice to unwind by just browsing stuff.

Yesterday, I was in school by 8:30am for our report and got home around 7:10pm because we had to finish our interview. That explains the super tired feeling. ^^ Right now, I'm still researching for the homeworks. Ehehe... good thing I got some sleep before working. :)

Let's go!

Wah! T_T

I was in Trinoma last night when I noticed the CHANGE... @_@

DQ has changed the prices (ice cream prices went higher) and there was no more pineapple and strawberry shake. NO MORE PINEAPPLE AND STRAWBERRY SHAKE! Noooooooo!!! T_T

I really like those fruity flavors (Isn't it obvious?). I guess it was a good thing I was able to taste them before they were gone. :(

In other news, the barkada pics are missing. @_@ Ate Jayna said that they might have misplaced the pics. They'll check but they cannot promise me anything, and she also said that we might have to go back and take barkada pics AGAIN. Oh no... I don't want to bother them again... T_T

Sadness.