Trigger Happy

Chinese New Year went by quietly. As we grow older, festivities seems to be just another day of the year. I suppose its because of the routine that we have been going through annually. There is no longer any excitement over it. Family gathering, dinners, gambling, gathering with friends, dinner, gambling…That pretty much sums up the activities of the Lunar New Year. Despite the boring description of what has occured, I still enjoy my Lunar holiday a lot. Being home, relaxing away from all my work and having to meet up with some very old friends, I can’t help but break out a smile.

Zoom past the Lunar New Year and fast forward to my Cebu trip which I have been so eagerly looking forward to. We left Singapore at12am  21Feb09 . The flight there was prettty smooth, though I did not manage to get any proper sleep on the plane at all. The seats were too hard and the cabin was kinda too bright for me to fall asleep. 4 sleepless hours later, we arrived safely at Mactan International Airport around 4am.

Got on to a cab for 300peso, headed towards the resort that we booked, arrived, and to our disappointment, they were fully booked and was unable to let us check in early. With nowhere else to go at 4 in the morning, the 5 of us just slumped into the seats at the lobby and tried to get some shut eye. 4 hours later, we were given a single room, to which we happily accepted and quickly moved our stuff into it. Dumped my belongings into the room and off I go exploring the resort with 2 other friends. 5 minutes later, we were done exploring the whole place. That’s how huge it is. With that, once again we were left with nothing to do, so we sat by the pool side. The gentle breeze, the sound of the nearby waves and my fatigue from the sleepless night before quickly overcame me  and I dozed off right there and then for a couple of minutes.

Woke up, went over to the restaurant and had some breakfast. Once we were done with breakfast, the rest of the rooms were ready. Took a shower and off we go again. The rest of the group were interested to go Island Hopping and snorkelling, so I went along even though I would have loved to just lie down on the bed and sleep. Initially we found out that the activities would’ve cost us about 2750peso per person, which pretty much equals to daylight robbery. Luckily for us, my friend’s friends were there a day earlier and have found out that we could just rent the boat to head to the islands and 3 hours rent would only cost us 3500peso. Total sum including snorkelling gears only cost us less than 5000peso and there were 9 of us. That was a steal! or at least to us, it already is. 

I think I’m pretty much a hammer. I couldn’t swim even with the life-vest on and after a couple of minutes struggling in the sea, i got myself on board the boat again, no sooner have I gotten on board, I had a cramp on my leg. I definitely have no affinity with the sea. On the way back, I sat at the bow of the boat, it was a great ride.  Dinner wasn’t that great either, even though we went to a restaurant that was recommended. Went back to the resort, slumped onto the bed and a good sleep till the next morning.

Explored the nearby shops and we found a wonderful Korean restaurant. The food was great, looked pretty authentic, and the owner/cook was very good host and took great pride in his cooking. The only eventful thing to happen during lunch was when the stove or rather the mini gas canister leaked and caught fire. Lucky for us that the thing did not explode. City Tour was the next agenda. Visited the Magellan’s Cross, had a glimpse of the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, did not manage to get in since they were having Sunday Mass there till 7pm.Would’ve loved to go in and have a look. Also visited Fort San Pedro. Unfortunately that was all the time we had to tour the city as any longer would’ve been very expensive. Everything is pretty expensive in this tiny little city. Dinner at night was again a wonderful affair, again we had great food. The 3rd day was just a quick visit to Shangri-la Resort and we made our way there on their local mode of transport, known as tricycle. It was a pretty brief visit and nothing interesting to talk about. and with that, is the summary of my stay in Cebu. 

photos are posted in Facebook. if you know me, you’ll know i’m just too lazy to post it here again

No Time! NO TIME!! NO TIME!!!!

aren’t those the words we often hear or use.  usually used as excuses but darn good ones to be used. until you realised, it’s not that you have no time. it’s just that it was utilised properly. by then it’s too late. time waits for no one.

i’m amongst those guilty of this crime. i always use it as a cover for my lazy attitude. i use it when i don’t want to go out and exercise. i use it when i don’t want to go meet people(that for reasons only known to me) that i don’t feel like meeting. i use it for a whole load of other occasions, just because, it’s a darn good reason to be used.

well, i’m trying to break this habit. and damn, it’s hard to break. can someone teach me how to break a habit that’s been molded for more than 10, maybe 20 years?

other than that, my dear little sis has finally moved on with her life and has gotten something which may turn out to be just oh so wonderful for her. i can’t help but feel happy for her. in the midst of all the happiness, i just can’t help poking fun of her for it. it’s just too damn bloody irresistable. my bad, kid!! :p

not all bad news though. i had an amazing time during the last weekend of july.attended my friend’s wedding in KL but, the highlight of it was the gathering i had with my friends. it has been ages since i’ve met up with them and it sure is good to meet up with them again. annie’s little girl was bloody cute. so much so that i’ve ended up calling annie and her hubby my future in laws.  but i’ll have to wait another 18-19 years for her to be of age. lol!! i really have to make it a point to hang out with my old buddies more often. it just isn’t the same at all. no wonder i enjoy their company so much. despite being out of touch for so long, it doesn’t show at all.best of all, they are all a bunch of people who aren’t hypocritical at all. they say shit right to your face. they truly are a bunch of mates for life. unlike the ball sucking friends i have over here. i don’t mean all of them are ball suckers but most are anyway. that explains why i just can’t seem to totally let go and have fun with them here.

not to mention that this hasn’t been a great week for me at all. crap cropping up at work, and not to mention my life. i’m also without my laptop, which i’ve finally gotten sent for servicing. nice timing though since it only has a month of warranty left. i’ve always thought that you should never send someone else to do a job for you, and once again, i was right on that. got a colleague to cover some work for me, lo and behold, practically nothing done. even when instructions were clear cut enough. maybe next time, i should spell out everything down to the smallest details and add in pictorials and screenshots as well. then again, god forbids that i ever send someone else to run tasks for me ever again.

the whole country may be rejoicing, almost every turd head maybe going “yay holiday tomorrow” but i sure don’t feel the mood at all. first up, i still have to work, doing totally meaningless and retarded standby which in my opinion does not need my presense at all. well, not that i have anything important on tomorrow but i’d appreciate it if i could just get my day off like almost everyone else. sorry folks at hotels and f&b outlets. i share you pain….

it’s late, i’m still awake. i crashed a switch and now i’m off to bed.

in life, there are certain things that are worth it and some, just ain’t worth a shit.
however, some people just value shit more. it just makes you wonder but that’s life
and there’s nothing you can do about it.