DAY 49: Lil' MIss Sunshine

Moments... Precious moments. They come once in a blue moon and when they do, it makes for good emotional fodder and memories that anchor you through and through. You look back at them and go... oh ya, remember when... way back when... and in good tidings, history is formed which at the very least becomes your common, undeniable, and indefatigable horizon. History unites you through the years.

This is Gabbi, Ate Carissa's second daughter. And I'm thrilled to be Ninong once again. Yesterday was her baptism at the St. Andrew's Church along Reposo street, and she was just the cutest little baby thing. I'm thrilled to reprise my role as a ninong to Ate's second kid. I swear and vow that I will take care of her, and spoil her to death, and nurture her, and be her friend when she grows up.

After doing work duties, I had lunch with mom at Polo before deploying again in the afternoon. We didn't really get to talk much because she was crisis-managing something from the phone - something to do with Pangasinan. There you go... I've officially lost mom, just like I lost dad way back when. She's heavily entrenched in the inescapable prison of politics - the dirtiest field of all. It's really just me now... left to fend for myself and maintaing some semblance of home - which I now seek out in friends.

I also caught the last 2 Saturday shows of RENT... After doing my store inspections, I headed to the RCBC theater and was able to catch half of Act 2. From the point where Nicole starts to sing Goodbye Love... I was hagulgol and all tears 'til the very end... through I'll Cover You Reprise, and even during America coz the energy was so good and I was thoroughly overwhelmed. Wow, the run is ending later today... it's gonna be really emotional for the whole team. Shoot, I don't even wanna think about it yet.

WHAT I ATE TODAY:
 Breakfast:
none

Lunch:
Grape Slush
PIadine Mica

Merienda:
Mango Shake from Nuvo (where Gabbi's reception was held)

1 Longga Burger from Rockwell
*Yes the one from Bora. Flown straight in. Yum!

Dinner:
1 glass of sweetened soymilk from North Park

Midnight Snack:
Beer from Dubplate

*really nice place. It's the Cubao X of Makati. The crowd is extreme which is what makes it really fascinating. You have power gays dressed to the nines. You have socialites. You have rockers. You have indie scenester. Saw a lot of the streetwear community and I was surprised to see Shepard Fairey's artwork being displayed there. Shepard is the originator of the streetwear label called Obey. I think his DJ was there too. There are apparel stores shooting up left and right, and I hear there's gonna be a 20s barbershop, and vinyl record store. How cool is that? It's nice to see a new spot in the Metro.

Caesar Salad w/ Chicken Breast from Manila Peninsula

*After about an hour in Dubplate, I headed to Manila Pen to join Mela and Gege who were having an understated, sit-down dinner. I was really more in a sit down and talk kind of mood coming from North Park, so my feet were getting all antsy in Dubplate - though i'd like to go back there someday.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS:

AT GABBI'S BAPTISM 

*Mama Tutu w/ Gabbi

*Ate Carissa with Gabbi and the priest.

*Family shot

*Bigger family  shot

*Brattybella

AFTER THE AFTERNOON SHOW OF RENT

*Ninoy, Bulings, Nicole, Mayor and Job!

AT THE NIGHT SHOW OF RENT

*I just love being with fan girls. My kind of people. Mia and Erika

*as Maureen and Mimi.

*Bitchtits and Mustache: Maureen, Angel, and Mimi. haha. Oh Erika, don't go there.

AT NORTH PARK WHERE THE CAST ATE AFTER THE SHOW

*Carla and the Golden Boy Felix Rivera

*Fifi with Rony and Fred

*Robbie and Peachykinz

Alcoholics Anonymous: haha! Me and Noel.

AT DUBPLATE:

Jap and Engki

Chino

MORNING WEIGHT:
198.5 pounds


EVENING WEIGHT:
202 pounds


EXERCISE:
30 Minutes Running in the Treadmill


- 2000 and Thin

DAY 48: You'll See Boy

I was too exhausted and tipsy last night to write a blog entry. Dinner was composed of nothing but alcohol, alcohol, and more alcohol - ergo, I was doubly red on top of having a sunburnt face from the beach. Haha. Watching the RENT dvd I bought right now. It's the one of the last show of RENT on Broadway. Talk about addict. haha. I think I'm gonna be really sad when this ends.

WHAT I ATE TODAY:
Breakfast:
(none)

Lunch: (BULALO REPUBLIC)
- 1 Buko Juice in Shell
- 2 Cups of White Rice
- 1 Skillet of Fish Tofu w/ Mushroom
- 2 Slivers of Crispy Pata

*This fish tofu from Bulalo Republic was extra good. Actually, everything was really good.

Merienda:
Bottled Water

Dinner:
- Apple Vodka w/ Sprite
- 2 glasses of Malibu

EXERCISE:
30 Minutes of Treadmill

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS:

 *Guess who watched RENT? Rene and Rychus, my classmates from High School :)

MORNING WEIGHT:
198.5 pounds


EVENING WEIGHT:
201 pounds


-2000 And Thin

DAY 47: SOAK UP THE SUN

Today was probably one of the longest days of my life. Today was my out of town shoot that I've been organizing non-stop for the past couple of weeks. Left the house at around 240am in order to make the 3am calltime in Magallanes. Obviously, I couldn't afford to sleep anymore; lest I might have overslept and woken up to a thousand missed calls and a lot of angry faces. I only had about two to three hours sleep in total on the way and coming back, and since it was a huuuuuuge day for me - problems came abound that usually come in threes.

1. Transpo Problems = not enough vans for the team. problem solved eventually. thankfully, I found a spare van.
2. Board Shorts = a lot were pulled out but only a few were included in the box when I picked up the items from the branch. I should've gone through it instead of just trusting management. Palpak.
3. Beach = we had some problems initially with the guards of Terrazas de Punta Fuego and had to do some guerilla shooting by the rocks until it was finally resolved. I was trying my best not to blow up on this security guy, who in fairness to him was really calm and respectful but was essentially wasting our time while the sun was at its perfect state, arguing about how we're not allowed to shoot when we were already allowed yesterday. We were able to come into a settlement eventually.

Wow, I'm actually learning how to become a manager. I'm learning how to solve problems on my own though i still need my superiors and colleagues' help from time to time. But with regards to the shoot, I didn't have anyone with me that day... and i'm doubly proud of myself for everything I've accomplished so far. I have a good feeling about this one! Watch out for it all over the metro come in March.

I also realized that I'm blessed to have a job that allows me to be wacky, creative and pursue ideas that are otherwise... hmmm... too out there for most people. I'm not bound by fear; rather, I am fueled by my gut instinct, creativity, bold moves, and bold decisions. We had an excellent team today and I am looking forward to seeing the marvelous output by the creative agency.

WHAT I ATE TODAY:

Breakfast: (JOLLIBEE)

- 1 Cup of Sinangag White Rice

- 2 Pcs. Longganisa

- 1 Poached Egg

- 1 Cup of Hot Chocolate

*ang dami lang.

Lunch:

- 4 pcs. Torta w/ Ketchup

- 2 Cups of White Rice

- 1 Cheese Roll from Mary Grace

*parang di ka pa ba nabusog from Breakfast. Shet. Pag-beach nga naman talaga oh... you end up eating more.

Dinner:

(None)

*And I should've ended at that note... but no.

Midnight Snack: (Manila Pen)

- 2 Bottled Water

- Caesar Salad with Egg, Croutons, and Grilled Chicken Breast

*This is what killed me. As if I hadn't already eaten a shitload the whole day I was in Batangas. Plus, I must be really bloated from all the water weight I gained from all the water I drank.. This El Nino season is terrible.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS:

Joan's spur of the moment idea. Shot here with David.

*Arlen takes a pose.

*Ms. Ressie looking all jolly and pa-cute! haha.

*We love Archie!

*Hanging out by the veranda.

*Supermodel pa rin ang dating ni Joan, kahit tumatambay lang.

*Summer Bound!

*Eto na naman tayo! Dikitan at dutdutan sa dingding. Haha. I love it!

*Color Saturation.

*Geo, Archie, and Mikey - good job guys!

*Celebration Dip! Sans everybody else. Pag model nga naman, ang dali lang maghubad.

*Photo Check

*Pong, Dong, and Harold - our amazing videographers. Thanks for hooking me up Vicky!

*Rare Moment: Jo striking her famous hunchback pose. Haha.

*Me and Jo!

*Me with my beloved family from the agency... Ressie and Ewa. I'm gonna miss them so much - can't believe this is our last shoot together. Shet. It's not gonna be the same na talaga. Everything is changing and I don't know why.

EXERCISE:

None

MORNING WEIGHT:

199.5 pounds

EVENING WEIGHT:

203 pounds

- 2000 and Thin