Happy Birthday Bhee and Pecto!

Photo by Panoramio
This was the same pool we swam on since yesterday and this morning =)

I just went to Antipolo yesterday and am recovering from mild migraine because I was drunk last night. My closest friends and I just celebrated two of our common friend's birthday. Ruby Esguerra and Josephine Recto just got a year older today, and this post is specifically for them. I think it would be nice to know that even how minuscule their contribution is with what we have since college... they are still important people obviously. We celebrated it in picturesque Boso Boso Highlands Resort. This location is not that new anymore since I think I have been there for like 4 times already. It was apparently their first time there and the place I think was cozy enough for us. It was not as posh as expected but the place was nice considering it's remoteness and being really really (did I say REALLY?) far from Metro Manila. An hour or two away but I think it was worth it because it was not that expensive... and we all went there for these two people who made some difference in our lives in one way or another.

Ruby Esguerra is already married so she just snook away from her husband and spent time with us which she never has done for like 2 years I guess?!!! Apart from being brutally beaten up every now and then, (I guess that is her hobby LOL) she still manages to go to work in San Miguel in a call center of some sort. It's quite good she ended up there than when I found her in the asphalt streets of QC... when she was getting dragged by her now husband Bong sumthin... they even shout Iglesia Ni Cristo things and matters they do are of evil beginnings. I really don't believe in what they have to say anymore LOL.

Josephine Recto aka Pecto has been a friend since first year college, I guess of all the friendly people we have in our circle, she's the one you would always treat as the "coolest" since she rarely does not get along with anybody of any race, any culture or any economic standing. She is a jack of all trades of sorts and takes care of us whenever we need a couple of rounds to drink. Yeah, she's tougher than your average MANANG when you need it most and NEVER leaves you behind on any given situation. She's one good person I know and there are only a few of them left. =)

You Really Got to See This!

I know the importance of our eye sight; otherwise I would not be able to look through the lens since I took up photography. We can do it all because most of us probably have 20/20 vision. I have friends though who suffer eye problems because they had it since birth. It was hereditary I guess and they had to wear those thick glasses you usually laugh about in TV shows. But it was not that funny now I guess.

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Tired but I'm Okay =)

Sleep deprived. That is one thing I can tell you that I have been experiencing this week. With lots of reports and deadlines, and a lot of other activities in the weekend... it seems that I have not taken care of myself. I needed to go back to the gym so I really lack sleep.. but to think about it, what's new! =)

This weekend, I'll be going out with friends to Baguio City waaaaaay up North. I don't like going there but since I am going to spend time with friends, I think that would be better. Anyway aside from taking photos, I would probably end up sleeping over this vacation.

I know, you ask how would I get back with my photographer friends? Well they always are out on weekends, one week off is just missing one shoot. Though tempting, it always is nice to know that if I could not attend this week, I would be able to attend next week. =)


Let me share to you some photos I took from other photo walks to end this article:

Don't worry I'm okay! =)

Better in Time

I was wondering what I could do to make things happen in my career and life. It is hard and I think we are not in the right place and mind to complain about how we are faring in today's economy. We need time; we need one so accurate that if we lose something we could not get back and it would spell disaster to you and your company.

As a gift to my people in the department that I belong to, I was planning to get them Patek Philippe watches as a symbol of how important time is for me. If their work ethic and this small gesture I do uplift our morale, then I think I have succeeded in my career's purpose. I want them to know how much time means to me and let them be inspired by it. Wasting it on these hard economic played times is not a good thing to do, because we know people may lose their jobs if we waste our corporation's resources. Helping the company survive would mean thousands will be able to eat three meals a day and people satisfied with the services that we provide. This is a cycle that we all go through in the work force. As long as we work hard for what we earn, both the company and its workers will have a better chance in leaving this world a little better than when we found it. I love my job and love the people I work with. What better way to let them know how I care but by just giving them these watches as a token of my appreciation. Thank you and I will never forget those who have helped me these 5 years I have stayed with the company. Everything will be better in time!