I'm Tired

This week has been a stressful one with Zabbie getting sick, some issues with the hubby and some inner struggle with self. I know I’ve been sweating the small stuff and I admit that I am to be blamed as well. I allowed myself to be stressed, to be hurt, to be fragile, and to be the sensitive one.

I just want to escape from all the negativity that’s sucking me whole. And I want to feel numb from all the pain. I wish I could do that without disappearing from the face of the earth.

Please say a prayer for me.

Gone Too Soon

Like a comet

Blazing 'cross the evening sky

Gone too soon

Like A RainbowFading

In The Twinkling Of An Eye

Gone Too Soon

Shiny And Sparkly

And Splendidly Bright

Here One Day

Gone One NightLike

The Loss Of Sunlight

On A Cloudy Afternoon

Gone Too Soon

Like A CastleBuilt

Upon A Sandy Beach

Gone Too Soon

Like A Perfect Flower

That Is Just Beyond Your Reach

Gone Too Soon

Born To Amuse, To Inspire, To Delight

Here One Day

Gone One Night

Like A Sunset

Dying With The Rising Of The Moon

Gone Too Soon

Gone Too Soon

∼ Michael Jackson∼

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Photo credit: Reuters

The world mourns for the death of an icon. I practically grew up to his music and became a huge fan in high school (together with Juliet – my high school buddy) and even until now. Heard on the radio on the way to work that he's supposed to do a series of comeback concerts in London. Oh well, it's just sad all the controversies about him and not being able to bounce back. But he has made a mark in the music industry and that is really something that most of his fans will remember him the most.

RIP, MJ!

These Feet

Soon, these feet will walk a thousand miles

Conquering every street, every road, every path

These feet will linger to familiar and unknown places

Leaving footprints, memories and some traces

But these feet aren't too strong yet

They couldn't even stand on their own

Thus these feet will stay with me momentarily

Until they're ready to embark on a journey

Photo: Zabbie's feet

Weekend Party

To the eyes of our bosses and colleagues, the party we had over the weekend was a success despite half of the company populace not in attendance. But to the committee, it was a hell of an experience with Pacific Cebu Resort’s staff and management. They had the crappiest service this side of the planet. You wanna know why?

* They don’t stick to what has been agreed.

* They made you pay for the water and dispenser. They’re serving us food and they’re supposed to provide water, right?

* If you ask for a salt, they tell you “it’s in the kitchen, get it yourself”. Whoa!!!

* If you ask for hot sauce, they cannot give one. A small carenderia always has Tabasco in case a customer would ask for one and here comes a resort who claims to be Class AA resort and yet cannot provide a hot sauce. Crap!!!

* And the beer we sent a day earlier was chilled during the event day itself. That’s why we’re sending it a day prior because we want it cold not warm during our event. And their reasoning is so stupid.

* They have unkempt facility with cobwebs hanging by the ceiling. There seems to be a water drought as well because their shower is in droplets - this according our expat who booked a room for her family.

* And the banquet manager who happens to be a colleague’s sister was nowhere to be found after we paid in full.

Why am I ranting? Considering our volume (450 guaranteed heads), we expected excellent service. Even the mere fact that one of the owners is our employee, we were also expecting some considerations to our little requests but NO, our requests landed in deaf ear.

As in any business, excellent customer service matters a lot and I mean A LOT. Word of mouth travels fast and we have blogs like this that will document our experiences with service providers just like Pacific Cebu Resort. We still have upcoming company events but it will NEVER, EVER be at Pacific Cebu Resort. Mark my word for it. And just a piece of advice to PCR... don't mess with the event committee or you'll experience their wrath in the most unimaginable way.

Bantayan (again)

Finally traveled to beautiful Bantayan over the weekend. We have a free accommodation waiting for us courtesy of Kota Beach. It's just me, hubby and Alex leaving Zabbie with the yayas because she's still too young to travel. Hubby was too lazy to drive so the plan was to take the bus. We reach Bantayan after 3 and half hours of rollercoaster bus ride and smooth sailing boat ride.

Bantayan never cease to amaze me with its charm and beauty. And despite summer finally coming to a close, the island is still a host to a lot of tourists both local and international.

Here's sharing some photos of our Bantayan weekend...

Blame it on Facebook

… that’s why I haven’t updated this blog for such a long time. I’ve been busy as hell too I didn’t have the time to even bloghopped. I should’ve blogged about some exciting events the past few weeks….

… like my one day of fame – fresh from my APY glory, my fat self appeared in Sunstar’s neighborhood page two weeks ago.

… like having a new boss and adjusting to her blabbermouth.

… like my brother’s cebu vacation and our weekend mall tours.

… like our yard sale at home making us hundreds of pesos richer and our piles of clothes lesser

… like the “Magdalo” gathering last Saturday.

So many stories to tell yet got no time to really compose an article. I miss updating this space. I also got hooked with facebook that whenever I get the chance to go online, I just check on some people’s not so ordinary lives in broadcast mode. Yeah, yeah sounds pathetic but I guess I’m just jealous because summer is almost over and yet I’m just confined indoor while some of my friends have been to some lovely resorts and back enjoying the sun, sand and booze.

Zabbie...Almost Four Months

Smiles...Giggles...Babbles...Interacts

That's Zabbie now, almost 4 months.