Sunday, November 11, 2007
selling footages
custom essays
loans
Saturday, November 10, 2007
mailing lists
Friday, November 9, 2007
smorty
another scrap event
gold coins
my birthday
As much as possible I really try make a small get together party with my friends and family whenever it's my birthday. This year is no different. With all our busy lives, birthdays are great excuses to see each other again and catch up with each other's lives.
Since I love cooking, it's also a great time to show off my cooking prowess (hahaha!). I really love cooking for my loved ones. Just hearing compliments and knowing that I've satisfied their tummies is a great feat already.
There was lots of food! I couldn't really make up my mind what my menu would be so I ended up making almost everything I felt like making. I made pasta with white sauce, garlic bread, fried sandwich, macaroni salad, potato salad, lumpiang shanghai, siomai, and bbq. I requested my mom to make lengua which I really love! She added in some buttered shrimp, tokwa't baboy and a fish dish which I don't know what to call. Everybody's diet was surely ruined! I also had some brownies from Goldilocks, Pistachio ice cream bought by one of my friends, chocolate rolls from Red Ribbon bought by my brother, and an uber delicious ube cake bought by another friend. There was also some wine (my favorite: novelino luscious peach) and of course, beer!
Read more about my birthday from my other blog.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Photoholic Itinerary
Nov 29, Thursday
10:00 PM Meeting & Distribution of Tickets at Jollibee, Dapitan corner Forbes (beside UST)
11:00 PM ETD Manila to Vigan
Nov 30, Friday
06:00 AM ETA Vigan
Vigan:
- St. Augustine Parish Church of Bantay &
- Bell Tower
- Breakfast at Villa Angela Heritage House
- Crisologo Street Walking Tour
- St. Paul's Cathedral & St. Paul's Bell Tower &
- Plaza Salcedo
- Paburnayan Pottery Making
- Buffet Lunch at Villa Angela Heritage House
- Sinking Bell Tower
- Sand Dunes
- Fort Ilocandia
- Batac & Paoay:
- Marcos Museum in Batac
- Paoay Church
- MalacaƱang of the North
- check-in at Polaris Beach House, Saud Beach
- Buffet Dinner at Polaris Beach House
- Socials & Games
Dec 1, Saturday
06:30 AM Assembly at the lobby of Polaris
- Breakfast on the road
- Cape Bojeador's Lighthouse
- Bangui Windmill
- Picnic Lunch at Kabigan Falls
- Patapat viaduct
- Agua Grande
- Bantay-abot
- Maira-ira Blue Lagoon
- Buffet Dinner at Polaris Beach House
- Socials & Games
Dec 2, Sunday
- Relax, take more photos,
- beach bumming @ Saud Beach,
- swimming, resort hopping
- Breakfast at Polaris Beach House
- Buffet Lunch at Polaris Beach House
- Buffet Dinner at Polaris Beach House
Dec 3, Monday
05:00 AM ETA Manila
ROOM DESCRIPTION
• 6-pax sharing: 3 queen size bed
• 4-pax sharing: 2 queen size bed
• 3-pax sharing: 1 queen size, 1 single bed
• 2-pax sharing: 1 queen size (depends on room availability)
*** solo travelers will share room with others
BOOKING/RESERVATION GUIDELINES
• Deadline of booking is Nov 16, 2007
• Book & Buy Policy. Only limited slots available. First come, first serve basis.
• To reserve, please fill-out registration form and send to travel.factor@gmail.com
Subject: PHOTOHOLIC REGISTRATION. Then you will receive thru email account details where to deposit payment (BPI, BDO, Metrobank).
• Full payment must be settled within 2 days. Unsettled slots after 2 days will be given to other interested participants.
• Non-refundable but transferable to other person. Travel Factor must be notified asap or at least 2 days before the trip. In this case, the "proxy" must fill-out and submit registration form.
• Participants must be at least 16 years old to join
FOR INQUIRIES/COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS
email your concerns to travel.factor@gmail.com with your name and contact number
Subject: PHOTOHOLIC INQUIRIES
DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM
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Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Photoholic
ILOCOS HERITAGE TOUR
Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2007
Travel Factor's 3 Days 2 Nights Photography Tour of Vigan, Laoag, and Pagudpud. Open to all photography enthusiasts of all levels. Posers, Barkada, and Solo Travelers are invited too.
PACKAGE PRICE
Regular Rate: P4,800 per pax
Discounted Rates: P4,500 per pax for group of 6 (reservation/payment must be done by group)
P4,500 for all paid slots on/before Nov 9
PACKAGE INCLUSIONS
• 3 Days and 2 Nights air-con room accommodation at Polaris Beach House (beach front resort at Saud beach)
• Full board meals (3 Breakfast, 3 Buffet Lunch, 3 Buffet Dinner)
• Roundtrip Deluxe Bus with CR; Manila to Vigan and Pagudpud to Manila
• Guided tours using mini-tour-bus from Vigan to Laoag to Pagudpud
• Souvenir for each participant
*** please read itinerary for list of sites
care homes
I know in the states the elderly are sometimes put into care homes since most are busy people and there would be no one available to take care of them. There are actually a lot of care options already. Some would just hire caregivers to take care of the oldies at the comfort of their home. Well, I wouldn’t mind taking care of my grandparents. They lived in our house on and off and I enjoyed having them around. Even when my grandfather was half paralyzed already he still had humor which I really miss now. Oh well. I hope they’re still around. But I know they’re all in heaven already watching over all of us.
emergency money
My 27th birthday

I divided my party into 2...one for lunch and the other for dinner. For lunch I had mostly high school friends over. It was really great seeing them again. It was just like old times. Next year would be our 10th year from graduating from our beloved alma mater (Philippine Science High School). I'm happy for my friends since they're all successful in their chosen fields. One is already a manager in Unilever. Another one just bought a new car.

Despite all these years, it seems like it's still the same us when we're all together. That's what's great about us. We can not see each other for the longest time but when we do see each other again, it would always be a riot! Great food, wine, poker and great friends are really a great combination and spells awesome fun!

A high school friend who's now in Australia (Faye) whose wedding I'm coordinating, sent me some flowers through Andrea. It was really sweet of her. My sweetie's sisters also gave me a cute little bear and a super cute and sweet card. Things like these really makes me feel well loved!
Come dinner time, my college friends were my guests. It was really great seeing them and hearing how they've been. There were more booze and a little gambling. All in all, it was a great day to celebrate my 27th birthday.















