AMANA RESORT

As part of the annual planning of Salamat Dok, this time we held it at Amana Resort in Pandi, Bulacan. The attendance is almost complete.

Since I'm from Meycauayan, Bulacan...I decided to go straight to the venue instead of meeting them up at ABSCBN.

The resort is soooo big but not really that finish yet. In all fairness, it has this life-size statues of animated creatures like Superman, Batman, Wonderwoman.

The place even have the hut of Shrek complete with his family aligned at the hut's facade as if welcoming guests.

ADVANCE HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

OMG!!! February is soooooooooo fast approaching. Like I can hear it knocking on my door. Hehehe.

Yes, I'm single! And I'm back to my old self of celebrating Valentine's Day without anyone to be with. Sigh! But on the brighter side, I still have my family and my friends to keep me company, give me a tight hug and a kiss on Feruary 14...that is if they are available (Of course they will be!)

My plans for Vday?! I might just stay at home(thank God it will fall on a Sunday..Lol) maybe watch some dvds. I can also go to the mall and treat myself for a dinner or whatever. Who knows...that by just simply walking alone, you make one couple's Valentines day not sooo good! Harharhar!

So to all single ladies, gays out there like me...HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

SHOULDA, WOULDA, COULDA

If you have been following my blogs, you probably have an idea who was Richard So in my life.

Last Sunday, January 17...I was hanging out with my couple friends Zelda and Mael in their house in Heritage. Mael and I were drinking and Zelda's just there chatting with us while watching Kris Aquino's interview on The Buzz. Then I spoke and told them that January 17, should have been my first year anniversary with Richard.

January 17, 2009...I can still remember how we met. Where we met and what we did that day. What we talked about. Richard was a blessing to me after being single for a year.

My friends keep on telling me how lucky I was to have him and that we compliment each other. Richard taught me about so many things in life...so many things about love. There even came to a point that I told myself how lucky I was to have him.

I experienced a lot of "first" with Richard. I experienced how it feels like to dine on a V-Day. I got to the point where I met his parents and so did he. Apparently, I also experienced the first heartbreak. That infamous heartbreak where you can't do anything but to cry and ask questions and hoping for him to answer them all.

When Richard and I...actually when richard broke up with me on May 6, 2009, I was devastated. I was on my way to Asian Hospital then for my shoot when I received his text stating that we're over. Saying that we can no longer patch things up, saying goodbye.

I WOULD have been the happiest guy in the world just by having him until FOREVER ONLY IF WE DIDN'T BREAK UP.

And that same day, where I found out from Zelda that Richard now has a boyfriend. I was stunned for like 3 seconds and then I managed to say something which I already forgot.

Two nights ago, I texted Richard this:

"Hi, Jerome here. Heard it from Zelda. Congratulations on your new relationship, from the bottom of my broken heart..."

It COULD HAVE BEEN THE LAST TIME I'LL FALL IN LOVE but maybe he's just there to teach me the goodness in life and the people around me...

SOMETHING TO PONDER

I received a forwarded quote yesterday from my friend Roselyn and the quote goes like this:

"Sometimes we find ourselves FEELING INCOMPLETE...longing for something we can't explain, and you're caught in the middle GOING NOWHERE. WEIRD ISN'T IT? But that's beauty of being human, it's knowing that there is a purpose for each existence, and whatever that may be, it's also the reason why we still wake up each day, TO DISCOVER THE MISSING PIECE OF THE PUZZLE thay would make our lives complete..."

The quote somehow striked me. Like a spear straight to my heart.

I have been feeling this for the past 7 months. Asking questions to myself and to God. Random questions like why, when, where. Questions that needs to be answered.

WE go on with our lives as time goes by. Meeting certain individuals, encountering new experiences and discovering new things that AFFECTS us mentally, spiritually and emotionally.

How long does one's journey in life should take? What's at stake? What's the catch?

Personally, I'm longing for those days when everytime I wake up each morning...I have someone I can hug right by my side. Someone to cuddle with. Someone to exchange "good morning" messages through text. I MISS BEING IN LOVE.

There were times that I FEEL SO ALONE! So EMPTY. I remember one time, I browsed through my phonebook and I told myself how pathetic it is to feel that I have like more than a hundred (not including my collegues) and you can't have anyone to talked to knowing that you were always there for them everytime they wanted you to be there.

But like what the quote said, maybe that's beauty of being human. That's the mystery of life. We just have to live with it and embrace it. That the missing pieces we are looking for are still to come. That the people that can make us feel complete is still making his/her own way towards us...

ME AND THE CITY

I find it so puzzling looking at the city's skyline when I was on the 13th floor of ELJ Building.

Looking at the city, it's buildings, skyscrapers, busy streets...I can't help but wonder how this busy Metro could hold my series of ex-boyfriends. How Manila gave me such fond memories of my escapades since I was just a teen and now that I'm all grown up...I wonder what can still the city offer me?

I used to be the child of Malate when I was in College. Almost every Saturday, I go there together with my girlfriends Ian and Ross. We always head to Verve, our favorite club there and just party the night away. We were not really that much of a beer drinkers back then...we just wanna parteee!!!

After like almost a decade (gosh, am I that old now?!) my idea of fun (drinking) is not on a Friday or Saturday night. It can be everyday. Saturday for me is like Christmas, like Holy Week, like New Year in the context of it comes only once a week. Since work is taking a big toll on me, I need to have Saturdays and even Sundays for myself, family and friends...in short NO WORK ALLOWED!!!

The metro has changed quite a bit since that last time I looked at it. The clubs and bars are more bold, more young, more hip than it was before. Or is it just me?!