dear jo, dom, em, dylan, and nicky:
i should not be here right now typing this blog. i was suppose to be at the gym taking this spin 101 class. i am not new to spinning but the last time (which was also my first one) i took it, i walked out after the first 5 minutes. it was brutal and i was in pain the whole week. yes yes, i know that sounds i'm out of shape. who can blame me? i am not into physical exertion. anyway, if i haven't told you yet, i am back in the gym. cost me a lot of money but i am looking at the future outcome....not there's any.
anyhow, like i said, i should be at the gym right now. but as you can tell, i am not. i have this hangover from drinking last night. it's not as bad as it sounds but i woke up late and my head is just "spinning" a bit. geli and i decided to meet up after work and grab a drink. since i was hungry, i told her that i want to eat first. she recommend going to st. marks area again but i told her that i (we) need a new scenery. so i suggested the west village area.....down the hatch bar.
on the way to bar, we stopped at this random restaurant called Kingswood. It was about 7:15 pm so the place semi-empty. we were seated on the front window area (which was kewl by the way) but next to this two wall street type guys who just doesn't know when to stop talking. anyway, the ambiance was nice and food was great. we order steamed mussel for starter. it was ok but i had better. for main course, gel ordered their famous Ruby's Bronte Burger and i the roasted chicken. for drinks, we settled for a bottle of pinot noir. now, since we ordered a bottle of wine that cost us more than we normally spend for a drink, we decided that we'll just have dinner and not go drinking afterwards......what can i say, NYC is not a cheap place to eat or drink.
anyhow, by the time we left the restaurant (that was about 9 or so), the place was already packed. the two over the top wall street guys was still there (which gel and i agreed that they should stop the yapping foreplay and just get a room). gel and i parted ways on christopher street. gel on her way to see her boyfriend and i on my way home.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
the return.....
dear jo, dom, em, dylan, and nicky:
you're probably wondering what happened to uncle allan for the past month. well nothing much. went back to the Philippines as i said for 3 weeks. didn't do anything exciting except go to the gym in the mornin, walk around the malls, eat tasty filipino foods, and sleep. all my plans of going to vigan, cedu, davao, and hong kong didn't materialized.....i blame this on your granda. JUST KIDDIN. i guess i got too comfortable in manila that i decided to stay. it was the first time that i stayed at home....i usually stay in a hotel (which was silly of me to do since we have a house there).
anyway, after coming back from my vacation, the jetlag was pretty bad that i've basically been sleeping most of the time. waking up at three in the morning, working from 9 to 5, and then just go to bed again. so that was basically what i've been doing.
in regards to my new year resolutions, as i said, your tita janet and i joined a local gym in the philippines for a month (since we have nothing else to do). the gym was inside the mall so basically after the workout, it's mall time.
i also met someone (resolution # 2)....but as i write this email, we both understood that it's better for us to be just friends....it still fall in my resolution.
on a lighter note, i fell in love with a song which i was told (and confirmed by google) was an old song...about 2 years ago. i heard it the first day that i arrived in manila. i didn't realized it would be the theme of my vacation. you might say too dramatic of me but what can i say, i am a sucker for love songs. hopefully you enjoy it because i did.
Rainbow by SouthBorder
Lyrics:
Fallin' out, fallin' in
Nothing's sure in this world no, no
Breakin' out, breakin' in
Never knowin' what lies ahead
We can really never tell it all no, no, no
Say goodbye, say hello
To a lover or friend
Sometimes we never could understand
Why some things begin then just end
We can really never tell it all no, no, no
But oh, can't you see
That no matter what happens
Life goes on and on
So baby, just/please smile
Coz im always around you
And ill make you see how beautiful
Life is for you and me
Refrain
Take a little time baby
See the butterflies color's
Listen to the birds that were sent
To sing for me and you
Can you feel me
This is such a wonderful place to be
Even if there is pain now
Everything would be all right
For as long as the world still turns
There will be night and day
Can you hear me
There's a rainbow always after the rain
Ohh, whoa
Hittin' high, hittin' low
Win or lose you should go, yeah yeah
Getting warm, getting cold
Weather could be so good or bad
But baby this is life now don't get mad no, no, no
Coz oh, cant you see
That no matter what happens
Life goes on and on
So baby, please smile
Coz im always around you
And ill make you see how beautiful
Life is for you and me
Ref
Life's full of challenges
Not all the time we get what we want
But don't despair my dear coz I know now
You'll take each trial and you'll make it through the storm
Coz you're strong my faith in you is clear
So ill say once again this worlds wonderful and
Let us celebrate life that's so beautiful, so beautiful
Ohhhh
Ref
you're probably wondering what happened to uncle allan for the past month. well nothing much. went back to the Philippines as i said for 3 weeks. didn't do anything exciting except go to the gym in the mornin, walk around the malls, eat tasty filipino foods, and sleep. all my plans of going to vigan, cedu, davao, and hong kong didn't materialized.....i blame this on your granda. JUST KIDDIN. i guess i got too comfortable in manila that i decided to stay. it was the first time that i stayed at home....i usually stay in a hotel (which was silly of me to do since we have a house there).
anyway, after coming back from my vacation, the jetlag was pretty bad that i've basically been sleeping most of the time. waking up at three in the morning, working from 9 to 5, and then just go to bed again. so that was basically what i've been doing.
in regards to my new year resolutions, as i said, your tita janet and i joined a local gym in the philippines for a month (since we have nothing else to do). the gym was inside the mall so basically after the workout, it's mall time.
i also met someone (resolution # 2)....but as i write this email, we both understood that it's better for us to be just friends....it still fall in my resolution.
on a lighter note, i fell in love with a song which i was told (and confirmed by google) was an old song...about 2 years ago. i heard it the first day that i arrived in manila. i didn't realized it would be the theme of my vacation. you might say too dramatic of me but what can i say, i am a sucker for love songs. hopefully you enjoy it because i did.
Lyrics:
Fallin' out, fallin' in
Nothing's sure in this world no, no
Breakin' out, breakin' in
Never knowin' what lies ahead
We can really never tell it all no, no, no
Say goodbye, say hello
To a lover or friend
Sometimes we never could understand
Why some things begin then just end
We can really never tell it all no, no, no
But oh, can't you see
That no matter what happens
Life goes on and on
So baby, just/please smile
Coz im always around you
And ill make you see how beautiful
Life is for you and me
Refrain
Take a little time baby
See the butterflies color's
Listen to the birds that were sent
To sing for me and you
Can you feel me
This is such a wonderful place to be
Even if there is pain now
Everything would be all right
For as long as the world still turns
There will be night and day
Can you hear me
There's a rainbow always after the rain
Ohh, whoa
Hittin' high, hittin' low
Win or lose you should go, yeah yeah
Getting warm, getting cold
Weather could be so good or bad
But baby this is life now don't get mad no, no, no
Coz oh, cant you see
That no matter what happens
Life goes on and on
So baby, please smile
Coz im always around you
And ill make you see how beautiful
Life is for you and me
Ref
Life's full of challenges
Not all the time we get what we want
But don't despair my dear coz I know now
You'll take each trial and you'll make it through the storm
Coz you're strong my faith in you is clear
So ill say once again this worlds wonderful and
Let us celebrate life that's so beautiful, so beautiful
Ohhhh
Ref