Ok so let's start the promise. 

First stop. December-January Holiday weeks (or should be Holiday weeks). December 24 -January 2. were supposed to be Holidays but I'm off to work at those times. What motivated me on those times was the fact that it's double pay and we get 30% night differentials and holiday leaves (talk about money!) at that time. Even if it's the first time that I'm not spending the Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve at home, it's still fun having it spent on the office. I made sure that on both 12AM's of the eves, I went down to look at the midnight sky and pray. Woo yeah, new experience indeed.



----------Robb----------

My Bad

I know.. I started this blog with the full intention of telling about the whatevers and the what-nots of my everyday life. But the thing is, with my PC breaking down before 2008 ended, it affected my whole online life. But this time, I really do promise and hope at the same time to make a very detailed blog post (or posts) about everything that happened since late December to this month of April.

I miss my blog, the blogs of others and the wonderful ideas everyone has on their posts. Huhu...

Hopefully I can still catch up.

MOTIVATION! Ideas, come here!



----------Robb----------

MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS!

Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas GUYS!

Too bad I have to go to work.. (^_^)



----------Robb----------

MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS!

Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas GUYS!

Too bad I have to go to work.. (^_^)



----------Robb----------

Three newbies

The last week of November was one of the most memorable week for me. I remember it was the first week when I had the most sales for that week ending. I was able to close 6 sales in a matter of two days! By the end of the week, I got 9 sales just for that week ending! (^_^)



It was also the week when we got three new members for the team. Ma. Anna Fillado, James Centeno and Joseph Castillo.



----------Robb----------

Sad Week for Team Villains

Week ending: Nov.16 - Nov.21

The ambiance was not that inviting. Everybody can feel the pressure that 5 of our members will be transferred to another team. Jomel, Jewel, Samir, Loki and my Mini-team OIC Mira will be transferred to a new team with a new Team Leader. We tried to make every moment the best as possible for that week.

I remember that was also the time that a new member from Wave 8 entered the team - Norman Tabanao. He's a bit physically fit, though not that tall. My first impression - "Promdi". But now, I stand corrected. He's approachable and a joker at some point. Mira was always "bullying" him with her ususal "harsh" words just to let go of the ill-feelings she has for what's going to happen the following week.

Later by Friday (Nov.21), STL invited everyone to attend an emergency GA at his house (which I heard was his first absence ever) so everyone can celebrate a farewell party for our soon-to-be-former teammates. Almost everyone was able to attend. I think Jomel, Ping, Lyka ('coz she just bore a child), Pam (sick), Leops and Tom weren't there.

STL prepared some rather tasty food and we ordered pizza as well fit for everyone to eat. Overflowing drinks were, of course, present. Picture-taking is not forgotten, here are some:

Ian, Bhuds, Marvs, Mira, Jane, Me and Norman

Bhuds, Me and Marvs


Villains


Norman making me bluff

Jane, Me and Samir


Before we went home - Louie, Jeni, Samir, Me, Jewel, Marvs, Elai, Jane, Loki and Weng

----------Robb----------

Tagaytay trippings

After that awesome meal, we talked into having some more fun (like bar-hopping or such) after Dampa. Everyone was still busy taking pictures. Somebody suggested Tagaytay instead of going to the bar. When we were inviting our other teammates to join us, not all of them can come. Jeni has to go some place else. Lyka ad TL Mel, of course needs to rest. Jomel has a class by tomorrow. Turns out, Elai, Marvin, Loki, STL Alain, Jewel, Tom, Louie, Honeylet and Me were the only ones ready to go.

I rode STL Alain's van going to Tagaytay. We waited for Jewel and Tom who parked Jewel's car in front of STL's house. Then the two of them joined us on the ride on STL's van. We had a very nice ride towards Tagaytay. We were even talking spooky stories along the way. We arrived there a couple of minutes after midnight.

The entrance to Tagaytay (yeah, I know it's blurry)

Elai and Me (shot when we stopped over a 7-11 store)

Marvin and Loki looked for a nice mini-hotel where we rented their cottage for the whole evening. We drank the night away, took pictures, had some naughty conversations. Simply enjoyed the night.

Drinkers galore

Honeylet and Me


Honeylet, Me and Tom


Louie, Honeylet, Me and Tom


Us again


STL Alain

At about 3am, STL Alain has to go home already. Jewel was obliged too because her car is parked on front of STL's house. Louie decided to go with them as well.

The ones who were left finished up all of the drinks up to about past 4:30am. Loki suggested that we should spend the night there and just rent a room.

And here we are before we went to sleep.

When we woke up, Loki said we'll be having breakfast in the nearby "bulalohan" restaurant. Of course, we took some pictures before we left the mini-hotel.

Honeylet, Me, Elai and Tom

Loki, Tom, Me, Marvin and Elai

We drove all the way to the location of the restaurant which happened to be on the borders of Tagaytay!

one of the cottages

waiting for our orders...

While waiting for our orders, I noticed giant ants roaming the ledge overlooking the view. I tried to take a snapshot of them zooming only to about 50%!

Then came the FOOD!!!

the meal.. yeah!


Me (drinking some fresh coconut juice)

Me, Honeylet and Elai

Elai, Honeylet and Me


Marvs, Elai, Honeylet and Me


Elai and Me


Marvs, Elai, Honeylet and Me

We were serenaded by a local band with a female singer. (yep, and we had her sing "Umbrella", and she knows it!)

It was cozy, and nice because the resto itself is overlooking the Taal Volcano, one of the famous volcanoes of the Philippines.

The Taal Volcano


the view

We were so full that we decided to take home the leftovers. (^_^)

----------Robb----------

Last week on Lean Shift

The schedule that was assigned to us for a 4-week time has come to its last week. I remember I was just very excited (as always) because it was fun starting the shift with the calls not that much queuing but it ends up queuing. But what's good about it is that I get to see most molino's on the floor before we get out. (^_^)

That week, I got engaged on a LOT of drinking sessions along with my teammates Weng, Loki, Elai, Honeylet, Bhuds, Marvs, Jane and Tom. It was almost every after shift. Weng usually initiates the invite, and most of us follows. What can I do, it's fun hanging out and having some drinks after a tedious day at work.

By the end of that week, PAY DAY!

STL Alain prepared a get-together party for the whole team on Friday at the Dampa Seafood Restaurants near the Mall of Asia. Specifically, the restaurant's name is Trinity Seafood House, I think. Since we all came from our shifts in the morning, I went to sleep and rested up to the afternoon. I went to the F Salon to get my hair colored again (brown with lighter higlights than last time). I spent about 2 hours plus and went straight home to refresh and get dressed for the event.

At the salon

Yeah... hairdo!


My hair (re-colored!)

I arrived at the front of the office building and met my other teammates as well as STL Alain. I rode along Jeni's car and we drove all the way to the restaurant. It was a hell of a ride, we were talking about everything under the sun and got to the Dampa later than everybody.

When we got there, I found Lyka, our teammate who just bore her first child earlier that week, grace the event. She came along with TL Mel, her partner. The food was awesome, the ambiance was so superb. Everyone definitely enjoyed the event. I think we were about 20 there. We even have leftovers because of the overflowing amount of seafood ordered! (^_^)

Along with some of my teammates

Me and Jeni

The table

Eat up, guys!


Lyka


Lyka, Me and Jewel


Drinker


Smoker?!


Marvs, Me, Elai and Jeni

The feast didn't end that evening. It was continued at Tagaytay, which I will be posting on the next post.

----------Robb----------

Three weeks?!

Oh yeah, this is what I hate the most about blogging. I sometimes to update it every now and then. I just didn't have the urge to do it these past three weeks. Even though there has been a lot of happy things that happened, I'll try my best to come up with a concise but complete summary of what happened on my November 2008. (^_^) I missed blogging! Much as I missed everyone here...



----------Robb----------

A Night Out at Miles' Place

Well, this happened way last week, November 1 to be exact. Our text clan members got together to celebrate (actually it's Harry's idea) a farewell party for everyone at Miles' place in Dulong Bayan, Bacoor. The recent days are not-that-exciting as one by one a member quits. Harry gathered all of us but he arrived pretty late in the midnight because he came with Clarence from Malate. I arrived there at about 9pm already because it took me a long time to prepare.

I met with my co-varsity player (who's also a member, codename - Katch) Osler besides SM Bacoor. As soon as we arrived there, the house was already full of people. I felt the urge to eat dinner because we're going to have some drinks there so obviously I need to eat. I invited Osler and his buddy Jedd, and the buddies Jake and Hartlove (I'm singled out, yeah!). I treated Jake and Hartlove to some meals on the resto we went to. Jedd and Katch told me they already are full so I just ordered for three.

When we got back inside the house, it's now more jam packed than earlier. The drinking is about to begin and I freshened up and got along with everybody. Miles was very accomodating and everyone seems to be enjoying the night. Stories here and there, shots passed on turns, the usual house party drinking. Of course, smokers abound the place as well.

It was very much late when Harry and Clarence arrived. We (Jed, Katch and Me) were in Miles' room talking (and me passing songs from Jedd's phone to mine) until about 3-4am. Then, Miles persuaded Jedd to treat us on a meal. We headed back to the same resto we ate earlier. But this time, Jedd and Katch ate along with us. I took some photos while were there because it ws ages before our orders arrived.

Me

Me again


Zaijha and Taki




Katch, Miles and Jedd




Harry and Clarence

And this is the time when we're waiting for our ordered meals...

...and thank Heavens it arrived!

and then everyone's happy!

mmmm!

After that very much satisfying meal (worth the wait), we headed back to the house and continued the drinking along with other members left there. Miles proposed that the clan be restored and she'll be the moderator-somewhat. Everyone agreed and up to this day we're all still textmates. It's fun having friends that many. (^_^)

----------Robb----------

My cat

I told StarFish that I'll try to post pics of my cat. Haha. He's kinda dirty because I wasn't able to bathe him for about three days ('coz I was busy at work). He's called SnowBell, I wonder where my little bro got the name, but I think he resembles Fat Louie of "The Princess Diaries" but I know he's thinner than it. (^_^)


I couldn't make him pose properly so I just disturbed his sleep on top of our jeep and took snapshots of him:

----------Robb----------

Halloween

My halloween wasn't that much typical. Of course, I went to the cemetery just as what most people do here in the Philippines. But the thing is, not in the family cemetery where I usually go, but in Dasmariñas Manila Memorial. I was invited by my friend Kurt to have some drinks in the cemetery (imagine that!). I went on and met up with them first at Kurt's house in Dasma. We carried some stuffs for preparation for the tent we're going to use for the whole evening of stay there. Since I'm on lean shift, I'm kinda used to being awake at night.

After they set up the tent, we started the drinking. JC and I went out of the group a couple of times just to eat at the nearby stalls of Dokito and Zagu. (^_^) I think the only picture that I got saved in my phone was this:









It's JC, my friend Kurt's buddy. It unfair 'coz I wasn't able to take my own picture that night. haha... (^_^)

I took a nap at about 3am then woke up an hour after. I went home straight immediately because the sky's about to pour rain.



----------Robb----------