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I was on hiatus in the blogosphere for the last couple of months… as well in reality. It’s simply because…
of the holiday stress, stress at work, lost of words, lost in translation, laziness, idleness, lack of interests, emptiness, depression, oversleeping, drained energy, too much PSP and DVD marathon, addiction to spider solitaire, slow computer, obsession to brad pitt (huh?!), and the feeling of uselessness.
For what is worth, I was able to wake up from grave slumber and have switched off from being on zombie mode . Gee, I almost lost track in my pursuit of happyness…
Oh, and by the way, this isn’t a confession of a drama queen 
Somehow, despite of my apathy , I managed to move on my humble and old space to a new realm….. TADAAA!!!
Behold, my new domain.. swayinghome.com
Hope you could see more of my posts!
That is, if I maintain my energy frequency.. hehehe
The stalker in me found Wu Chun’s blog again He had been busy promoting his latest film Butterfly Lovers (though I don’t understand Chinese, the trailer looks promising.. hope it would be shown in here).
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Filed under: food galore, travel adventure | Tags: bicol specialties, pancit bato, pancit lapad, rice puto
Weather in Bicol was so unpredictable during my stay.
It will be sunny. It will be rainy.
Sometimes, simultaneously!
I sure won’t be betting my bottom dollar if there would be sun tomorrow.
Despite the weather, I was still able to capture Mayon.. But this was the best I could get..
Every day, I was blessed to eat these Bicol specialties for breakfast.
Pancit Bato
Pancit Lapad
They’re usually best topped with Dinuguan (Blood Soup?). I don’t know why, but I never liked it. I just want my Pancit plain, but served with puto! These are the traditional rice steamed puto in Bicol. It’s made of pulverized rice (instead of flour), and caramelized coconut as its filling.
Best to eat ‘em this way:
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: gom se mari (3 bears), korean children song, tomorrow (annie's song) lyrics
I had my vacation again in Bicol last Oct 25. I visited Bicol simply because I missed my family. Our home there was only supposed to be our vacation home for summer. But when my mama retired from her work, she decided to live there for good. She’s pretending to be too busy now with what she called business. She always used it as an excuse on why she can’t visit us here in Manila. But for pete’s sake! ..it is just a mini sari-sari store!
Okay, fine. Just let her be. She’s going to be 65 yo. So guess what I’ve brought her as pasalubong.. Hair Dye! and Pond’s Detox Age Defying Cream! Hehehe 
As for my Ate Meye, my eldest sister, she married and settled down there. She now have a wonderful 4 yo kid – Andrei. Too wonderful to be chosen to contend in a singing contest at his school! We were amazed because we weren’t expecting him to have so much confident to join a contest. He sang Annie’s Song, Tomorrow. Here’s his own version:
The sun will come out tomorrow
Betcha bottom dollar that tomorrow
There’ll be sun.
The sun will come out tomorrow
Betcha bottom dollar that tomorrow
Come what.. sun.
..ehen am stuck on the day that gray eh lonely
I stick out my chiiin and griiin and say.. oooh
The sun will come out tomorrow
Betcha bottom dollar that tomorrow
Come what may.
(swaying his both hands in the air while Instrumental)
When I’m thinking about tomorrow
So you gotta hang on ’til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow, Tomorrow,
I love you tomorrow
You’re always a day away
Tomorrow, Tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
You’re always a day away…. away!
Click here for the correct version
Though he didn’t get the right lyrics, he won 3rd place! I guess it’s because of his confidence, plus the swaying of his hands.. hahaha.
The kids nowadays are so brilliant! The school program was not only for singing, but also for poem, declamation, story telling, dancing and choral performance. It also has a theme of Asian Culture.. So, Andrei (and the Nursery class) are wearing Korean costume for their choral performance of Three Bears (Gom Se Mari, the stint in Koreanovela Full House).. and by golly, they had it memorized in Korean Language!!.
Filed under: random blah blah blah's | Tags: A Beautiful Mess guitar chords, jason mraz
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it kinda hurts
when the kind of words you write
kinda turn themselves into knives
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While waiting for my rocket to come at the Marlboro Cafe
Back from Bora, we’re walking under the sun.. But back here in Manila, we’re walking under umbrellas
Time to go home now
Filed under: travel adventure | Tags: ATV, Boracay, Jonas Fruit Shakes, Mt. Luho
Day 3: September 17, 2008
We spent our day (and our not so many moolahs) on shopping. Most souvenirs can be brought at the sidewalks along Station 3 and at the stores in DMall. Very popular and cheap things and stuffs to buy are bracelets, ref magnets, key chains, and of course T-Shirts.
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Day 2: September 16, 2008
Our adventure on Day 2 was Reef Walking! We were submerged 20000 leagues 28 feet under the sea using a traditional 30 kg. underwater helmet. It was so heavy that it sored the bones on my shoulders for days! Though there were few fishes to feed and very few corals (reef) to walk on, it was still a fun activity to experience.
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Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Boracay, Crystal Cove, island hopping, Puca Beach
Day 1: September 15, 2008
First thing to do, of course, is to take a dip on the beach and enjoy the waves and sands. I bet everyone who has come to Boracay the first time will do the same thing.. We didn’t plan anything and thought that we could just take a rest and relax the whole day. I could stay by the shore and stare at the beach all day and gaze at the water which turns from aqua blue to deep blue — the effect is just so relaxing and amazing!
But every time we pass local peeps, we were nagged asked to do island hopping, reef walking, paraw sailing.. etc. etc. So we took the offer and spent almost our entire day on island hopping.
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Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: How to get to La Carmela de Boracay Resort in details, La Carmela de Boracay Resort
Before we took off to Boracay, we searched online for resorts, restos, and activities that we could do there. We then decided to stay at the La Carmela de Boracay Resort. It’s a good find because we got this reservation for a very cheap price:
P2400 x 2 nights = P4800 (with breakfast for 2 pax); 3rd night free
That’s only P4800 per room, and we have to divide it by 4 (since we’re 4 in 1 room). Very cheap, is it?
We searched on how to get there, but wasn’t lucky to find any. Verlyn typed on google: “how to get to La Carmela De Boracay Resort in details“.. As if! as if putting “in details’ will get her better result.. hehehe. So, I wrote this post because of her.
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