Cyma after dark

april and i usually have margarita nights on wednesdays. a fave hangout is Cena in Greenbelt 2 where margarita is reallllyyy cheap and the ambiance ain't that bad.

last week, however, we decided to try something new. since my friend wanted to check out Cyma, a relatively new Greek resto/bar, also in Greenbelt 2, we ditched Cena for the week.

i have dined there once before and, being a Greek food lover myself, i loved their menu. their best-seller, pastisado(osso buco) - beef shank stew served over pasta is to die for.

another favorite, and i must say, crowd pleaser is Saganaki or flaming cheese served Opa! style. cheese freaks like moi will want more than one order of this deeee-lish appetizer!

while dining at Cyma is an entirely delightful experience, wait til the sun sets and the party music starts.

Cyma after dark is one helluva place for cocktail hours. the second floor was turned into a bar where people can chill and be with friends. the interior is simple and cozy. equipped with top of the line sound system and the DJ plays fab fab music.

add to that, an AWESOME and i mean really AWESOME and impressive cocktail menu. with over a hundred choices from shooters to beers to wine to vodka and tequila. name it, and i'm pretty sure they got it.

it may be a bit pricey compared to Cena or Masa's but it's W-O-R-T-H it!

personal faves are bikini (vodka, white rhum milk, sugar & lemon juice) and blue sex (midori, blue curacao, tequila & triple sec)

Cyma sure can make one scream Opa! and i can't wait to go back and try 98 other cocktail drinks on the list!

is it Friday yet?

10 Things

1. my stylist is MIA once again so i can't get a decent haircut.
2. i'm a certified DVD freak! i'm on the second season of The L Word and i have to say, i'm surprised i like the series. i love shane but i adore alice' character more. hmn...does that make me a lesbian??? hahahha my friends are so gonna freak out!
3. NO i'm not a lesbian.
4. i can't wait for season 4 of grey's anatomy
5. i'm back in the gym. thanks to april, i'm on my second week. woohoo!!!
6. april and i have a new fave cocktail place - Cyma in Greenbelt 2 (i'll make a separate entry just for this later)
7. i got to use my dream cam in one of our tagaytay trips. no, i have yet to buy one but my dear friend dennis let me use his.
8. i'm still waiting for my promotion as my boss talked to me about it last week
9. i'm sorta kinda slightly scared of it. what if i can't do the job? what if i don't get it???
10. it's 1 am and i'm still at work.

father's day weekend

i feel like i have so much to say but i can't seem to find the perfect words to do so. i need the perfect words as this weekend was that, PERFECT.

spent it with my whole family on a road trip to lian, batangas to attend to my cousin's funeral. i know, it's ironic that one of the happiest weekends of my life is the same weekend that my cousin was laid to rest.

as they say, it's the journey, not the destination that matters. and in this case, the journey was simply awesome.

it was the first time in a long time that my family got to spend an entire weekend away from the hustle of the metro. and while the drive took almost 4 hours, we all didn't mind.

we talked, we ate, had coffee @ starbucks, we laughed and reminisced. we had fun.

it was like those weekends when my dad would drive from laguna where we used to live, to go visit my lola in bulacan. i felt like a kid when my parents were the most awesome people in the world and both my siblings felt the same.

on the way back, we stopped by Leslie's to have a late lunch and the view was breathtaking. it just stopped raining and the sky was the perfect backdrop. we took pictures of course but i know we all felt that no camera can capture how happy we all are.

it's been almost 24 hours and i still have a hangover. and alcohol has nothing to do with it.

gotta love the weekend

all work and no play makes sushi a dull fish! and boy, that ain't pretty :D

it's a good thing i get to spend the weekend with dear old friends out in the quiet and peaceful, foggy hills of Tagaytay.

time to bring out the booze! woohooo!!!

workwhore!

it's half past 5 in the morning and i'm STILL at work!

my eyes are bloodshot. my fingers are nearly numb.

thanks to some idiot who can't seem to know how to make a simple SQL script!

blast from the past

i got an email saying that jon has a new baby.

NO, i didn't go around asking stuff about him.
NO, i don't care what goes on with his life.

YES, i know i'm not fooling anyone with that last statement.

i DO care.

memories long forgotten came flashin back.
all the pain, all the drama which i tried to erase suddenly resurfaced.

i DO care.

NOT the i still love him kinda care. not even the i wish he's miserable kind.

i just know i still DO.

and until i stop doin that, i know i'm in deep shit!

here come the rain

and the flooded streets of makati is proof that the season has started.

i have a terrible headache and i'm stuck in the office for fear of getting stuck even longer in traffic.

i don't mind though.

heck, after the worst summer of all, i welcome the rain.

American Idol : 6 - Finale

while this season's finale wasn't as strong as the ones before, Jordin's take on the final song showed everyone why she deserved to win.

This Is My Now, written by Scott Krippayne & Jeff Peabody which bested 19 other original songs, paved the way to Jordin's idol victory.

it was perfect. Jordin gave the kind of vibe Taylor did on the first few lines of Do I Make You Proud.

same goosebumps, same message.

different song, different person.

and what do u know? my fearless forecast came true.

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personal faves on the top 20 songs:
This Is My Now, One Night, You Never Gave Up on Me, If You Ask Me To, All The Love Your Heart Can Hold

i'm in love!

first time i laid eyes on him, i was in awe.

i knew we will make plenty of good memories together.

best of all, i know he won't leave me, not til i say so!

i want him! i gotta have him!

fairy godmother please, pretty please!

Canon EOS 400D

isn't he adorable?

Caylabne Bay Resort

yet another fun weekend on the beach.

this year's annual team building was held at Caylabne Bay Resort. a good 2-3hrs drive from manila (if you don't get lost that is!), the resort, located just a few minutes away from Puerto Azul, is a wonderful spot for huge company outings.

they have a vast array of water and land activities, including a paintball course.

fire trees lined the road towards the resort

hula hot hawaiian party was held just near the shore

everyone had a blast. it was a weekend of fun, free of stress and it's all about the booz!

beer....lots and lots of ice cold beer!

and of course, what's a party without lechon! yummeee!

the day activities were capped by a hawaiian dinner/dance party held on the beach, complete with leis and bonfire.

oh and by the way, i was voted hula hot momma for the night. beat that! hahahhaa!

American Idol : 6 - Melinda Goes Home

surprised? YES.

sad? NO!!!

while it's true that she has the best voice among the three, i have to say i was never a fan of Melinda and seeing her go this week kinda brought a smile on my face.

listening to her is one thing. watching her is another.

and i stand by what i said on my fearless forecast that adorable Jordin will be this year's idol.

For Mama

the most wonderfully beautiful woman i have ever met

whose love shows no bound

who continues to inspire me every day. and makes me believe in the promise of a better tomorrow

you are more than my mother, you are my friend.

you have made inang proud, you have raised us well and for that i will forever be thankful.

you have stuck it out through the good and the bad and though i know there were times when you wanted to scream in utter frustration, you never did.

you are what moms are supposed to be. gentle and kind yet strong and driven. loving and patient yet able to stand up for herself.

i love you mama, happy mother's day.

American Chopper

yet another sleepless night for me but i didn't mind. i was, after all, watching one of my fave shows. American Chopper, for those who have yet to hear of the show, is about a garage turned bike shop called OCC (Orange County Choppers) which is regarded as one of the world’s premier builders of custom motorcycles and are known for their theme bikes.

i first learned of the show last year through my brother and i got hooked eversince. not because of the bikes that they make but because of the way they make them. plus the fact that the cast are totally hilarious. well, at least most of the time.

the cast includes founder Paul Sr. , his sons Paul Jr. and Mickey and Paul Jr.'s friend, my new eye candy, Vinnie.

he ain't buffed. he ain't clean cut. he's chubby. he's chunky. he's my new eye candy!

show airs on the Discovery Channel. you may wanna check your local cable stations for the airtimes.

Scammed?

a couple of my friends and i were havin drinks at cable car last night. they won a basketball game and wanted to have a short night cap.

we went out for a few mins to smoke (since we can't inside) when a fairly decent guy approached us and started blabbering about how his atm got stuck and he can't get cash. that he knows it's embarrassing to ask strangers for gas money but he just needed to go pick his wife up who apparently was in a taping for Sis .

so, after all the blah, i told him how much we can spare. that if it's just gas money he needed, it was ok. gave him a couple of hundreds and said we know shit happens. he wanted to get our number so he could pay us back but we said it was no biggie. after all, it was just gas money.

off he left in his pretty nice car. we went inside. if he was lying, then so be it. karma's a bitch. either way, it was an act of goodwill on our part.

then came one of the waiters. asked us if we knew who that guy was. told him we didn't. apparently, he is the hubby of an actress, a very popular actress. and that he is often seen around the area selling stuff just for a couple of hundred bucks.

oh well, like i said, either way, it was an act of goodwill on our part.

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four sheep....five sheep....

sleep deprived

that's how i've been for the longest time! it's a good thing i'm one of those who never develops eyebags but that's the only upside to it.

no matter how early i go to bed, i ALWAYS end up tossing and turning til i finally doze off, which, is usually around 4 or 5 in the morning.

now, if i had a night job, that would be such a wonderful thing but no! i have a regular 9 to 5 job which means i have to be up before 7 or risk being late! what does that leave me? a good 3hrs of sleep at most! and i'm talkin 5-6 days a week!i'm actually surprised that i (bite my tongue) haven't had a meltdown.

according to the National Sleep Foundation people my age should sleep at least 7 hrs.

7 hours? i didn't even make it halfway! i'm contemplating on taking melatonin since i read it helps but i am too freakin scared of possible side effects.

i'm not depressed. i'm not overworked. i go to the gym. i don't take caffeine after 6. i'm a chronic insomniac! deng it!

one sheep...two sheep...three sheep....

weekend on the beach

An almost perfect weekend at La Luz Resort in Laiya, Batangas.
Considering the events of the week before, i say, we all had fun.

the sand

the cabana

the beach

the sunset

my greatest fear in life

last week, my bestfriend's lola died.
today, one friend lost her baby and another lost his dad.

if there is one thing i know i suck at, it is the way i deal with moments such as these. what do i say? what do i do? how does one deal with it really?

i know no amount of words or cards or flowers or hugs can ease their pain. so what does that leave me? what can a friend do? what can i do?

NOTHING

frustrating isn't it? on the one time you need to do something for someone you care for, you stand/sit still and do nothing because the truth is, there is really nothing one can do.

some say it's enough for you to be there. i say it's not.

my greatest fear in life is not to be unhappy. it's not to be unsuccessful nor poor nor rejected. it is not to be judged nor to be ignored nor to stay single.

my greatest fear in life is death. not my own, but of a loved one.

and everytime someone dear to me loses someone dear to them, my heart breaks into pieces.

not as excited anymore

tomorrow is supposed to be a day free of stress, worries, drama and anything negative.

we've done our shopping, prepared the food, bought new slippers and swimsuit, had the car checked, and every possible preparation there is for a weekend of fun in the beach.

sadly, due to circumstances beyond our control, the excitement over this much awaited weekend was extremely dampened.

but...
we are still going to the beach.
we are still going to chill.
we may still get drunk.

this much i know, it won't be as much fun.

'Nuff with the drama. On with the fun!

the past couple of weeks have been quite stressful.

overtime work up to the wee hours of the morning, not to mention on weekends; bad terrible case of insomnia; add to that the emotional drama in my personal life.

to top it all off, i've been barking like a dog the last couple of days with the added bonus of the extreme heat in the metro!

sheesh! i NEED A BREAK!!!! and KitKat ain't gonna do it for me :)

an out of town trip is in order!!!

so, this weekend, i'm off to the beach with my posses!

gotta soak
    gotta chill
        gotta get drunk

and I can't wait!