With a bang!

omaigad. 2010 is coming to a close and I thought I might share with you my year in photos. yey! :)

23 January. Went to Cebu for the first time for the scholars' orientation. I had to catch a plane in the evening because I have an exam the next day. So basically, I was in Cebu for just 9 hours.

30 January. I sooo love this fieldtrip. Marine science 1, oceans and us. The class went to Lian, batangas and had some ocean adventure. We went snorkeling, hiking (see photo below), and made a skit out of everything we've learned. HAHA. It was fun, really. The class really bonded and our professor was never "kill-joy".

A view from Mt. Tikbalang which we climbed very early in the morning.

5 February. Thesis presentation. We presented our thesis in front of students and professors from the department and got to answer some questions while ignoring a few difficult ones. ha!

7 February. I went home to the province because grandpa died. Why am I even smiling in this picture with mom?

13 February. H and I we're supposed to watch the hot air festival in Clark and had to travel early in the morning on the 14th. We we're supposed to go with some friends and one of them offered to bring his car. But nooooo, his date backed out and everyone had to suffer the consequences. So it was Feb 13 and we were fresh from UP Fair. We decided to drop by a friend's house because some orgmates were drinking there. So this is how we made salubong Valentine's day. haha. T'was fun. The next day, we woke up to a slight hangover but managed to go to a grocery store and buy ingredients for a pasta dish. Going Italian for Valentine's! :)

                            

 6 March. Formal dinner at the dorm. Of course, I brought H as my date.

7 March. We watched the pyromusical show at MOA. What a spectacle! 

31 March. Huling Hirit! Sem-ender party with orgmates at Batangas. Thanks to Joseph's very accommodating family!

21 April. Grad dinner. Presenting the graduating batch of 2010!

 24 April. It was graduation day, a momentous day in my life where I get to reap the fruits of my labor with my parents as witness. We had lunch at chocolate kiss afterwards. And got free cake!

Free cake for the graduates!

 24 May. Started working. Yes, I thought so too. I'm too young to be working. haha. Thanks to these great people who make the workplace less intoxicating.

8 August 2010. I can't believe it's been 2 years. H and I celebrated our anniv brunch at the Chocolate Kiss - Roces Branch with mouth-watering treats that'll keep you full till the next day.

17 August. Board Exam. Yes, we were all wearing white. After a not-so-rigorous review period spent at home (and also at work, for 2 months) over carafes of coffee, we had to endure 24-hrs (over a period of 3 days) of nauseating examinations. whew!

16 September. I served as booth attendant for our company at the Mine Expo held at the Manila Hotel. I've never seen so many chandeliers in my life! The first photo was taken near the hotel's pool and overlooking the manila bay.

17 September. Got my license! Now, I'm officially a mining engineer!

16 November. Attended the Mine Safety Week at Baguio. Met up with old pals and got my D60 on a test run! See my shots on my previous posts "Baguio baby" and "Photos from Baguio".

3 Dec. Met up with grade school pal Apol and HS acquaintance Elias. It's been years, I must say, so I really appreciate this catching-up dinner at Spicy fingers in Greenbelt.

17 December. My first ever Lantern Parade as an alumnus! I never thought I would see this year's parade since I was scheduled to be back on site on the 9th. I guess UTI's a blessing in disguise. December has been quite a fruitful month for me, in terms of my walks, places I've been to, people I've reunited with, and photos I've taken! yes, ze photos! :)

I have an excellent plan for new year's eve and new year's day and I will keep you posted. I am in the workplace now but with my spanking new plan, everything's gonna change tomorrow. (R and I have been conspiring to welcome the new year with a bang.)

2010 has been good to me, how about you?

Lonely Metal Souls

I closed my eyes and listened carefully for the descendants of Sputnik, even now circling the earth, gravity their only tie to the planet. Lonely metal souls in the unimpeded darkness of space, they meet, pass each other, and part, never to meet again. No words passing between them. No promises to keep.


Haruki Murakami (Sputnik Sweetheart)

My pseudo-xmas vacation

Yes. My 10-day supposed vacation became 3 weeks because of UTI. UTI does not anymore manifest itself in the form of painful and "bitin" peeing. Now, it's just fever and joint and back pains, which made me drag myself to the doctor after 6days of on-and-off fever. 6days! I thought it was just flu or something. But then the lab tests proved me wrong. That's the look of disease on the 2nd photo.

 Row of colorful tees from artwork.

 My taste buds were useless. Everything was tasteless. I should have had lugaw instead of the teriyaki boy chicken ju.

Went to Sa-boh-ree Ayala before I got sick. super sulit! :) 

Ayala Triangle Gardens. Boring by day.

Will post night photos taken from this same place. the light show was awesome!

h's elbow always becomes the subject of my photos. haha!

 Elevator at the old GSIS bldg, which seemed to be out of place in the high-rise ayala district, at makati ave. 

 Stolen shots from Mercury Drug. Yes, picture-taking is prohibited there, for no apparent reason.

 Stress on the road. Commonwealth Avenue.

T-hub. H was reviewing for the board exam. and yey, he passed! CONGRATULATIONS H!

Walked from Philcoa to AS since traffic was heavy along the University Avenue, watched the lantern parade afterwards. Then had dinner at banapple, morato. Mile-long waiting list! But it was all worth it.

Lantern Parade 2010

(lantern parade. very first as an alumna.)