If only

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Reality

What this blog has been missing

+ Four birthdays

August 26 (Jian Alvarez's 23rd and Kim Alvarez's 20th)





August 28 (Tin Esmerio's 22nd)



September 4 (My Mom's 50th)


She doesn't look 50, does she? O ngayon alam niyo na kung bakit ako maganda ;) HAHAHAH

September 5 (Dos Alvarez's 22nd)


Check out Atty. Paraiso (right)

+ Two beach trips
The first one was my first ever attempt to learn how to surf. Surfing has always interested me but my fear of water has always been a hindrance to me actually doing it. Hahahaha.








Surfing is not my sport, hahahaha






(L-R) Bri, Mark, Pat, me, and Tonton


Kawawa naman yung Skullcandy ko :(

+ Persian food tripping with Pat and Mark


(L-R) Mark, me, and Pat @ Uncle Moe's in Julia Vargas

There was a time when I indulged in Persian food with these two very hungry boys for two almost two weeks. Hahahahaha. Ababu, check. Tri Mo Shawarma Co, check. Uncle Moe's, check. Mister Kabab, check check check. Persia Grill up next! :)

(Saka ano ba yung Bagdad na yun Pat lilibre mo ko dun diba? Hahahaha)


+ Finals Week


OBLICON fucked my mind up; pero okay lang my final grade is 3.5 woopteedoo! ;)



Next term I will REALLY try to read my text books everyday, hahaha.


+ Jollibee Chicken Barbecue


Its good :( Hahaha sira na naman diet ko.


+ Mac OS X Snow Leopard


Nothing very fascinating; konti lang difference sa Leopard

That's all. Good bye for now. I don't know how to blog anymore.

1st QC International Marathon

The first ever Quezon City International Marathon is just around the corner! This is in celebration of Quezon City's 70th year of existence.

This will be the second time that I will be running a half-marathon. Hehe, so exciting :) Those of you who enjoy running, go and register now! Cool kasi FIRST ito eh hahahaha



Race route:



Click for info on how to register.

I am so back

Finally gymmed today after what felt like forever! Hahahaha

I had a swine flu scare since Sunday night kasi so I rested first. Plus my body was sore because of Sunday's run. After antibiotics and Alaxan if-r, I regained strength in just two days.

After my class I went straight to the gym for RPM. Grabe what a feeling. Namiss kong mag bike, three days lang naman akong wala but it did feel like forever hahaha. After that I ran 5k with Mark then a little resistance training.

(Tapos sinira ni Emman yung insane diet ko by feeding me cheeseburger ugh!! But daaaaamn, was it so good!!!)

Thanks Mark I had fun working out with you even though you made me do this

Kanina I saw my BFF, Ace, with his other client. Ugh selos mode hahahaha nakakainis kaya! Sinasamahan mag cardio at pinagbubukas pa ng water bottle. PAMPERED MUCH!? Hmpf! At least ako lang ang may massage after workout CHYEEEHHHH :)) Just kidding! Hahaha :D

Endorphin overload!

I ran a half marathon today.

I can't believe I was able to do it. Joining this fun run was even an impulsive thing; I was staring at the ceiling mga Friday morning and I heard the ad on RX 93.1, and I was like 'Wow sige I want to join that event'. I was supposed to sign up sa short distance lang, say, 5k or 10k. But when I got to High Street yesterday, hindi na pala puwedeng mag sign up dun, sa 21k na lang. Argh but I really wanted to join so I was like 'Fine. I hope I don't die.'

Hahahahaha. It's my ultimate dream to run a marathon someday, and I've never thought that I could finish a half-marathon this soon. It is so...fulfilling! Hahaha!!

Pero eto, I was 30 minutes late for the run cause I woke up late. Pero ok lang kasi siyempre kahit naman on time ako as if naman I'd win, hahaha. I just wanted to finish the run so I didn't care much about my starting time.

I crossed the finish line after 2 hours and 30 minutes. I stayed on a pace that I could maintain throughout the run--I never stopped, but there were times that I slowed down a little, lalo na sa uphills. It was not at all easy! I wasn't really prepared.

I think doing RPM almost everyday and running at least 15km per week really helped build my endurance. I never really trained for speed, hahaha endurance ok na yon.

The only preparation that I did was this:


Carbo loading with Carlo in Amici!! How I missed eating real food. Hahaha.

Photos from the event:


On the way up to the Buendia Flyover! First 3k ata ito (I can't really remember)


I just had to shoot it!!! "TANGINA ISA NA LANG WUHOOOOO" hahahahahahahaha


Its me with Mommy Cristine, Fitness Manager of FF-North Edsa

Wuhoooooo what a feeling :-)

***

Yesterday naman was the launch of RPM 43. Grabe. Insane. FATAL! But I love it, this release sure is different from the others.

I must say track 5 is the craziest. Feeling ko mamamatay ako dun. Tracks 4 and 6 were supposed to be rest and recovery time pero bat ganun, parang di naman ako nakapag pahinga, hahaha!

Pero ang galing grabe. This is something to look forward to every...day? Hahaha. And I was so happy that my two favorite instructors were the ones who presented during the launch!!


My friend Js and me with Les Mills certified RPM instructors, Hannche and John!!

Hehe. I heart RPM. Too bad I can't attend later nor tomorrow because my legs feel dead.

Steady steady

My search for the ultimate happy place in school is over!

What do you think? Its at the second floor of St. La Salle Hall, right across the football field and Velasco Hall. To your left is the SJ walk, while to the right (not in photo) is Taft Avenue.

I really like this place--aside from having a strong wifi signal, parang I feel some sort of serenity when I'm here, haha!

After my accounting midterms kanina, I went straight to the gym to attend the 10:30 RPM class of Kiko. Omigod I think I'm addicted to RPM. I've been attending classes at least 6 times per week; once a day for 4 days, tas twice pag Monday (back-to-back with Hannche) or Friday (back-to-back with John). Its such a feel-good thing for me though my thighs are really sore now. But its probably because of the imbento, not to mention insane, hamstring and quad exercises that Papa Ace made me do yesterday.

Anyway, I love how my 5-hour break went this time; there was no rushing back to school that occurred and no worrying about schoolwork while working out. Wuhooo! I saw my home club gym friend Myron, too. Haha. Around 1, we went back to school because he has class at 2, ako naman 2:40.

Now I'm on break again, this time I'm in the conserv cause my laptop's battery is dying. Ah ayun pala yung wala dun sa happy place--no power outlet! But still, its a nice place to spend your me-time, hahaha

I am itching to cross the road; I see Starbucks from where I am sitting, but its raining pretty hard.

Well how about that, its already 5:45. I must walk to my class now. OBLICON na naman huhuhu! But first I must find a way to have a quick joanna. 'Joanna' hahahaha miss you Nica and Sammie!

Omigod

Back, arms, shoulders, abs, and legs to die for, ugh! ♥

Zero-workout day

I like this. I am bored here. I am itching to go for a run or attend RPM. Ugh =\

Yesterday I bought my first ever cotton dri-fit tee. Hahaha. Nike makes me feel better. I wonder how the cotton dri-fit feels like when I get really sweaty when I run.

I also bought Incubus' Monuments and Melodies. I'm listening to it right now. I love it.

I'm doomed. I'm in Batangas right now, going straight to school tomorrow. I left my FILDLAR readings at home and we have a long quiz tomorrow. Death.

The yosi I bought here tastes old.

I like Kate Hudson's running outfit:



I don't know what to say anymore, bye.

Flop

1. Thursday morning, I got stuck in traffic because I left the house later than usual. I was really itching to have a smoke but theeeeeeeeeeen look what was right in front of me for a whole hour


HAHA FLOP

2. A few weeks ago I went to Technohub to study. I was planning to stay there for like, half the day, so I could finish everything I needed to do before going home. SOBRANG FLOP LANG



May bayad na yung parking, and that time when I got there was their first day of implementing the pay parking scheme. SOBRANG FLOP nung mga guard, they were still figuring out how to work the computers and stuff. MUNTIK PA AKONG MABAGSAKAN NUNG BARRIER THING hahahahaha flop!

3. Yesterday I had to be in school for some makeup classes and an SAT-like exam. Coding ako ng Friday so yesterday was commute day. I didn't know that Friday was also Quiapo day. SO FLOP TALAGA--BAKIT AKO NAG FX!!! Grrr!!! Sa Taft pa lang sobrang traffic na until Quezon Ave!

I was so pissed so when I came back to Trinoma (I parked there), I went to my happy place to cool myself down. Hahahahaha. Effective talaga ang Nike. Let me share my new terno outfit hahaha


I wasn't able to resist it. The fact that it has just arrived and it says 'Run Like a Girl' were screaming BUY MEEE! Hahahahaha


Skort! Woopeee!


Ternong terno diba HAHAHA. Sorry I'm no expert with this self-portrait thing.

Another way to de-stress was to be with the T-gang! I love you friends!


(L-R) Tita Fina, me, Sammie, Yeye, and Vincent


Nicapepe

That's it! I've got to get going cause Ace the Nazi is texting already. I need to get crazy in the gym today because of all the food I ate yesterday hahaha bye!