11Jan15

Today:
I just stayed home the whole day.. Cooked something for brunch.. Watched 4 movies - Mockingjay, Into The Woods, God's Not Dead and watched Kenshin again! Had a lot of sleep too and picture tripping! Uploaded too many pictures in my Instagram account, around 10 in just 24 hours haha! Trip ko lang, wala kaseng magawa...What I love about posting pictures in my IG is that I can make fun of it and a little private too.. medyo lang.

Here's my most recent posts.

The Woman in Me versus the Woman I Wanna Be

She's a strong and confident woman who's not afraid of taking risk. She's not afraid of getting out of her comfort zone. She doesn't think twice in getting lost if its her only way to find what her heart desires. She knew exactly what she wants in life and she does whatever it takes to achieve her goals... She drops whatever burdens her and when somebody offended or hurt her, she wouldn't hesitate telling them "screw you!" . And after saying that, she'll be okay as if she doesn't hate anyone, she wont hold grudge in her heart for too long, instead, she forgets easily. But she will voice out everything she wish to say.She will be heard. She wont let her thoughts spoil inside her. She doesn't cry over petty things. She doesn't really mind if she fails, she wont give up easily. She won't be hopeless... She wont let her dreams be just dreams. She's not just contented in getting what she needs, she uses her skills, her abilities, her profession and her very best to get more than just what she needs. When she falls inlove, she'll give her love the way it should be offered. She fight for things that make her happy.  She'll forgets those people who don't deserve to be part of her, she's not anyone's second choice. She doesn't really care. She lets go of things that are not meant for her and she knew it very well. She hates drama, she writes articles about beautiful places and not about drama..She's brave enough to travel alone. She knew how to deal with all kinds of people, then she gains more friends. She's cheerful, happy go lucky, she says Hi to everyone, she's not shy, and she smiles most of the time, she knows how to handle and fix herself to look presentable, and that would make her lovable. When she's tired of things, she could have a break or just let it go. She wont hold on to something that has no use to her. She doesn't wait too long, she can't waste her time. For her, age is just number, she wont let midlife crisis eat her up. She uses her head rather than her heart. And she wont let anyone break her heart, or lose her self esteem.

And most especially, she's the woman that I'm not but I wish I could be. Yes, I'm not because I'm just....

a woman who doesn't have a concrete plan about everything. She just go to where life brings her. She's both happy and unhappy to where she is now... she's not tired of being tired and I hate her for that. Sometimes she believes that she doesn't have to be rich, as long as she gets everything she needs, its enough..  She's a little morbid sometimes, she thinks like -- why you have to work too hard, buy this and that, get a lot of money when sooner or later you have to leave them behind. She's such a dork, a despicable drama princess. She's dull and boring... weird, but sometimes she wants it that way. Though it isn't really obvious, she cares too much.. she breaks her heart..but she's not afraid to get her heart broken, she doesn't really mind if she involves her self into something that makes her happy even she knew it isn't forever, because she believes that life is too short to waste it not trying... yes, she maybe not a risk taker, buy in her own way, she is trying too. she's a little foolish... she's inconsistent, she keeps on changing her mind but not her heart...  she's not a good pretender, her eyes can't lie. She doesn't ask for too much, she doesn't have too many favors, she try to work on her own. She's not hated by many, not even loved by many too. She got few friends because she didn't know how to deal with people but she value friendship too much. She forgives easily but never forgets.. don't try to promise anything on her, because though it seems that she forgets it, but she did not.. she's just waiting for you to prove that you mean what you say. She try her very best to do whatever she tells you because she hates being lied, she knows how it feels. She's comfortable with few, so once you had it, don't break her trust. She doesn't push herself to anyone, she rather be alone. When she's sad, she'll cry and it will make her feel fine. Yes, she's such a crybaby.. when she doesn't get what she wants, she doesn't insist.. she's not really persevering, but she's such a worrywart. When she's hurt, she doesn't talk too much, instead of ranting or shouting, she shuts her mouth. ..

Now, you can like her or hate her, she doesn't really mind... and as for me, I both hate and love her because she's me.

8Jan14

Today:

Met one of my few good friends jeny...  she's a friend that defines that you don't have to be together for a long a time to get to know each other and feel comfortable with one another.. we've been workmate for maybe just less than a year only but I knew she's that someone worth the keep.

Here's a photo (credits to lee) na bawal ipost sa facebook kaya sa instagram na lang..hehe..

After we ate there... Lee and Mac left us.. So we stroll around Landmark, Glorietta and SM.. and had some coffee and just-us-girls-talk..  Just like the old days, we took MRT going home..

And its nice to see her again... i missed her.

Planner 2015

I stopped making new year's resolution but maybe I should use this Planner that out company issued to us.. 2015 na! And I haven't used my 2014 planner!! I'll try this one.. dapat gamitin ko na to... haha

Our 2014 planner.. and I haven't wrote anything  on it yet... pero parang mas gusto ko to...

5th Day of the Year

Despite me having one of my worst days, feeling uncertain, feeling like the most ugly creature in the world who didn't know which is which, feeling "i don't know", feeling forgotten and lost, feeling like the most lousy drama princess, feeling like I couldn't fool my self and blah blah blah, that nonsense and so on and so forth ....... yes, despite my tears almost fell, actually it did .... yes, despite that everything, I still managed to smile... why??? I turned my head at that corner of my room (that picture below).. I saw doraemon, that bear and that blue star smiling at me.... then I smiled back! Sound crazy, how could I be so deep yet so shallow... sometimes simple things really works in overpowering my darkest thoughts.

Good night doraemon! Thanks for being there.

 (P.S. My sister fixed my shelves, she almost put all my stuff (yep, unwanted stuffs)  into thrash... I told her, okay lets throw them too (im referring to doraemon and the rest), she said no.. Now, I know why. I miss my sister already.)

Tapos na ang maliligayang araw ko!

Oo! Tapos na ang maliligayang araw ko.. this could be my longest vacation in December, pero parang kay bilis.. di man lang ako nakauwi.. pero di bale na nakapag out of the country naman ako.. medyo biglaan.. pero ayos lang.. nag-enjoy naman ako.. kaso sa isang iglap lang.. tapos na!! Wahhh.. hahaha.. ang sakit ng puso ko.. ang o.a ko nanaman.. pero oo nga, nalulungkot ako.. sobra.. bukas back to work na.. uuwi na rin yung sister ko. Nalulungkot ako. Ahahaha...

Back to work nanaman.. nadudurog nanaman yung damdamin ko.. diko maintindihan kung mahal ko ba talaga ang trabaho ko o tanga lang talaga ako. Haha.. hindi ko alam bat diko magawa gawang magresign at humanap ng iba.. e ano naman? Saan naman? Ang tanda ko na para mag abroad, di na ako tatanggapin dun.. wat do you think? Coz I don't think so.. Bagong taon na! Dapat mag bagong buhay na ako! Haha nakakainis na talaga...

Now, is there such job na araw araw pag gising mo e nakangiti ka kase gusto mo yung ginagawa mo? Excited lang pumasok kase hindi lang dahil sa kumikita ka kundi naeenjoy mo yung ginagawa mo? May ganon ba??? Kung meron man.. Dear God, ibigay mo naman saken... masyado naman ata akong demanding..

O sya tapos na yung drama ko.. nakakirita yung drama ko kaya.. ayaw ko namang magdrama kaso likas lang talaga akong madrama..

Eto mensahe ko sa sarili ko.. syempre magmukha man akong baliw, ako pa rin ang bukod tanging kakalma sa sarili ko.. sino pa nga ba?? Wag na akong mag-inarte.. nasa tamang attitude lang yan.. kahit san ka man mapunta kung chakaness yung attitude mo sa buhay e, dika magiging masaya.. hanggang wala ka pang option..ayusin mo na lang trabaho mo.. wag mong isipin ayaw mo.. pasalamat ka nga may trabaho ka e.. makakapagtour kaba kung wala kang sahod??? Balance balance lang yan... sa trabahong di mo siguradong gusto e at least you are being paid to get what you want.. hindi man lahat pero okay na rin.. alam ko iniisip mo na kung sa abroad ka sana nagwowork e mas mas malayo mararating mo... baka naman kase hindi para sayo kaya wag ka ng maarte.. feeling mo naman kase pang teleserye yung buhay mo?? Haha.. tsaka dimo alam anong hirap pinagdadaanan ng mga nasa abroad... (e pano ko nga na malalaman??!) -  sumasabat kapa.. dami mong naiisip.. kinokomplikado mo mga bagay bagay.. para tuloy akong baliw! Haha..

O sya.. matulog kana...!

Kuala Lumpur - Malacca- Singapore Breakaway!

I always take my vacation at home every December break, but to make a difference, I booked a flight to Kuala Lumpur, I've been to Malaysia before but not on it's capital, it was at Penang.

Its supposed to be "Kuala Lumpur -Hatyai  -Phuket Thailand trip", I wanted to be in Thailand because I never been there, and I want to have a Baht currency.. hehe... (pwede naman bumili).  We've already drafted an itinerary, but we found it complicated considering the minimum 8hour by land trip to the border of  Thailand and another 4hours to Phuket...

So instead of Thailand, we chose to be in Singapore as per my sister's request because she's never been there.. See you someday Thailand..

Day 1 (27Dec14)
We arrived at Kuala Lumpur at past  4am.. that's almost 4 hours delayed from our original schedule. We're supposed to be picked up by the hotel service but since the plane arrived late, they maybe got tired of waiting. So we took the taxi going to our Hotel Barry Inn at 35MR... We cancelled our schedule for the morning -the Putra Jaya tour, we chose to sleep instead, we needed it... we don't wanna walk around Kuala Lumpur like zombies. Haha

The hotel was just fine.. it's far away from the city center, so we asked the hotel staff how we can go to KL proper, she said we need to get back to the airport and take a taxi or train from there. 

The Kl express. It's a bit expensive but it's the most comfortable and fastest way to get to KL proper.. Travel time is about 40 minutes.

You'll know you're almost there when you'll see this scenery.

We arrived at the KL sentral at about 2pm,  it's the station where all of Malaysia's transit rails meet. We took a taxi from there going to hour hotel.. The Maju Point - it's the worst hotel we got, I've expected that because it gained poor reviews, but it doesn't really matter, the good side is, it's at the city center, it's affordable, and the female receptionist was too accommodating... there's a bus stop just walking distance from there where a Go KL bus passes, its a free ride going to KL Sentral.

Later that day we went to The Batu Caves. As soon as our train reached Batu caves station, the rain was pouring heavily, so we bought umbrella on the local vendor.

Glad the rain stopped when we reached the main attraction.

So this is how monopod works.. haha... 

The train experience!

The Petronas Twin Tower

Maybe nowadays, there are too many attractions and skycrapers that are newly built, but the Petronas Twin Tower is truly enchanting. When  you're just down there, it's like you are looking up in a huge painting in the sky.

Day 2 (28Dec14)

Another cancelled plan was going to Genting Highlands, we knew that the place was partially closed for renovation, but maybe we could atleast try the cable car.. But that day, we changed our minds and visited the Merdeka. We met first our friend who works at Malaysia at the Kl Sentral. Anyway, this is how the busy KL sentral looks like.

Medeka Square. This place is packed with with cultural, historical and architectural sights.. Such a nice spot to walk around.

After strolling around at this area, we headed to Berjaya Time Square

In the afternoon, we headed to TBS to take a bus going to Malacca. It is just 2 hours south of KL. Only our bus for Malacca to SG  to KL was booked online so we have to join the crowd falling in line for tickets.

The bus drop off point was at Melaka Sentral and we took a taxi to our hotel - Hallmark Leisure Hotel. We had a beautiful room, but the staff weren't the helpful. Guess that's the balance of nature.

I Just loved this picture with my sister.. despite that stain in my teeth.. haha! I was eating chocolate donuts.

Day 3 (29 Dec 14)

Exploring Malacca. The Jonker street is just few meters from our hotel.

For me, the foods were okay, I'm actually overwhelmed that I have variety of choices, not much of pork..

But my sister didn't like it that much.. so we kinda overfed ourselves with Mcdonalds.. 

Before checking out, we had this group pictures.. hehe..

We checked out at 12noon to catch our 2pm bus schedule to Singapore. That's about 4 hours from Malacca. You need to alight at the bus twice. First to exit at Malaysia then enter to Singapore. You need to be quick on doing things on the immigration, the bus might leave you at Singapore border if you're taking it too long.

Singapore at night

Day 4 (30 Dec 14)

Universal Studios

Sentosa

The Merlion. I said, I needed to get back here because the last time I was here, it's under construction.

Bought souvenirs at Lucky Plaza.

Gardens by the Bay

Clarke Quay.

And thanks to my friend's brother for our accommodation.

Day 5 (31 Dec 14)

Time to leave Singapore... just the two us. Margaux will be extending her stay at SG.

We left 8 am at Singapore and reached Kuala Lumpur at around 2 pm. Drop off point was Berjaya Time square. We hired a taxi for our hotel, the driver had a rough time in search of our hotel. Anyway, we rested for an hour then had our late lunch at Kenny Roger's KL Sentral.

Then we had our shopping spree at Berjaya Times square.

Our hotel, Bagasta Botique Guesthouse. We're lucky to get a room overlooking the Petronas. They had a nice rooftop where we watched the fireworks at midnight.

Day 6 (1Jan15)

We're too tired to go somewhere, so we consumed our time in the guesthouse the whole morning.

Checked out at 12 noon, had lunch at KL Sentral (suki na kami ahaha)... Took KL Express again going to KLIA2. 

Skybridge at KLIA2.

Our flight  was supposed to be at 6:35pm but once again, it was delayed for 2 hours. We had a rough flight, it was too bumpy up there. There were moments we thought we're going to fall. Maybe its because of what happened to one of Air Asia's flights recently that made us more terrified... May the passengers of that flight rest in peace, my condolences to their families. After 3 and half hour of feeling tense and ill at ease, Thank God, we landed safely.

Anyway, to sum it up. This trip with my sister and friend was something I will always remember.. Its one of my best days, traveling makes me happy. Getting yourself outside of your comfort zone is like an achievement. Getting lost is totally fine, when you find your way, it's a great feeling.

If you're to ask me about expenses. I'm not really computing things. All I know is that we can always earn money but not the experience..  when we get too old, traveling could be a little hard I guess but I hope not, I still have more places to see.. hehe

Hotel bookings thru agoda. Bus tickets thru bus online booking and easy booking.

That would be all!