I was chatting with Bbboy the other night, and today I found some photos of my and my high school classmates on Facebook, and I realize that I miss them so much. We will be having our 10 year reunion this year, and I am excited. Before I had my Sequel boys, BoyzTrek boys, DotA boys, poker buddies, Bes, and exes turned bestfriends, I had Tiani and Joey, Neil, Bbboy, Patrick and JJ, and the rest of my high school Tech stream classmates. Though we haven't seen each other in a while, and they probably don't know what the hell I am doing right now, I'm sure that they will always, and I mean always, be there for me. Anytime I need somebody to talk to, a shoulder to cry on, or just a drinking buddy, I'm sure I can count on them to be there. If only most of them still lived in Davao. And yes, I miss the girls too... Mimi, Kim, Ronnie, and Rhoda. They're not really girls though. Like me, they were raised and toughened by being around guys too much. These guys have seen the best (I think) and worst of me, the mood swings,…
Category: Friends
Frantic Night
Yesterday afternoon, we received word that my maternal cousin Mark needs blood donations in case he needs a blood transfusion since he has dengue fever. He has a O+ blood type which is a universal donor, but cannot receive other blood types. My relatives exhausted all means possible, including contacting our family friends who are somehow working for Red Cross Davao. Luckily, we were able to acquire enough units for him. In the evening, we became more panicked because the platelet count of his dad, Tito Jing who also has dengue fever, dropped significantly. Thing is Red Cross Davao is NOT OPEN 24 hours and there are no stocks of O+ Platelet Concentrate anywhere in Davao City. My cousin, a doctor, called all hospitals in the city to ask if they have any. One the Davao Regional Hospital/Davao Medical Center had one. We needed eight more units. We even called up Tagum (a nearby city) hospitals to check if they have any. They didn't. We called up all our relatives and friends in the medical profession. We felt so helpless. We are a big family, and people often joke us that we're related to everybody in Davao City. And we…
Guess that Cloodle!
So we attended a children's party over at Jim Haw's house, and we ended up playing a board game. We played Cranium, a fun mix of all the games we usually play: Charades, Pictionary, Guess that Song, Trivia, and more. Brendel was really good in humming. And Jim Haw? He's an encyclopedia. PFT! Kuya Andrew, of course, did well in drawing stuff. Lyle was good at sensing which trivia questions are trick questions. Some people, they sucked at spelling. LOL! I was the only one who didn't win a single game. :'( What made the game really fun were the boo-boos we made along the way. Chattee did a really fun acting out of "Karaoke Bar." LOL! And the clay sculptures were hilarious. Try sculpting on clay the expression "Can of worms." In a minute! Here are some samples of what some of us drew... try guessing what they are: (The clue/category for all is "thing" except for B which is a "band.") FUN TIMES!
Happy National Ria Jose Day!!!
Today is officially National Ria Jose Day!!! (WOOT) It's my 27th birthday and it's been a happy one so far. Even before 12 midnight, people already started greeting me via Plurk and Twitter. And at around 12, Gwing and Kuya Andrew both sent me birthday greetings via SMS. And the greetings and well wishes haven't stopped pouring in via Plurk, Twitter, Facebook, and SMS. :) Thank you to everybody who greeted me. The day started with a breakfast of corned beef (my favorite) and Pepper Jack Cheese in pan de sal sandwich. I then proceeded to go online and rest for a while. I just finished eating lunch. As a birthday treat Mommy let me eat half a scoop of ice cream even if I'm forbidden to eat it as I haven't fully recovered from my sore throat. :P Figaro's Tomato Con Al Tonno, Jose Raphael's Jasmine Tea, and Jose Raphael's Choco Chip Jaffle Kuya Andrew and I went out to have coffee. We ended up at Figaro where he ate pizza and I ate Tomato Con Al Tonno pasta. YUUUUM! Kuya gave me his pasalubong/birthday gift from Singapore. He also gave me gifts from Ate Aileen, and from Hana…
Patient Maria Jose
The past few days have been a blur for me. Mainly, because I had been spending it confined in a hospital room. A large and nice room, but a hospital room, nonetheless. Holy Week, I was already coughing and had a sore throat but I disregarded it since I am so used to having those minor illnesses already. I thought that the regular plenty of water and no sweets rules would apply and make me feel better. After a few days I did get better. but last Friday, the sore throat had come back. Being the pasaway that I am, I still went out with friends that night (sans the beer drinking). I spent the entire Saturday resting in preparation for a long Sunday. Last Sunday, I spent the entire day, and night until 3 am working by monitoring the on-going Poker Face tournament at the Metro Card Club Davao. By 11 pm, I had already felt very ill but couldn't leave a I had to finish the tournament. I went home at around 3:30 am feeling very sick. Monday, I went to work again as I was supposed to have a meeting. Unfortunately, it was postponed, but I wasn't…
It Took a Village
...to make this happen! Photo courtesy of Christian Te It's no secret that I'm a big sissy who is super afraid of heights. And I am definitely not an adventurous girl. So when it was my turn to ride the Outland Adventure Xcelerator last January, I begged off as I was too scared to go to the edge of the jump off point. SAD! But I promised my buddies Kuya Andrew, Blogie, and Winston that I will do it during the Davao FAT 2009. And so March 14 came... judgment day. I went to Outland Adventure again, this time with more than 20 other bloggers... from Davao City, Manila, General Santos, and Cagayan de Oro. Chickening out for the second time was not an option anymore. Would have been too embarrassing. :( So there I was with the harness strapped on, walked the almost kilometer trek with my friends, and one by one my companions had the thrill of their lives. Some shrieked (*ehem* Mr. RP!), some were calm, some were more daring than others (HANA!). When it was my turn, there were only three from our group who were left with me: Jeff, Chattee, and Fritz. (The four of…