free…

January 27, 2008

 after two long weeks in  a self-imposed hiatus, i finally tasted freedom.

cleaned up and finished everything in my to-do list, and off i went to let sun’s rays kiss my skin.

we had a lot of meetings in our planner.

we started with the "jeepney pictorial," somewhere in buendia, makati. jeepneys had, indeed, transformed a lot–from the camouflage-style jeepney of the post-war era, to the pimp-my-ride look of the 90’s to a more sophisticated style and tourist-friendly jeepney of the new millennium. air-conditioned, 20-seater, jumbo jeeps are not new to "snaking" manila’s complicated streets. these huge jeepneys have started to become a staple in the crowded streets of the country’s capital as an answer to tourism needs and hotter climate. when we arrived at the terminal, i saw the excitement from mommy ri’s face (considering it was 12:00noon). she was so amazed to see these new PUJs.

after taking some photos, which we will send to disney-singapore for approval, we went back to greenbelt to kill time before our 4pm amway meeting. never did i know that in that afternoon, i’d see r*an. what a surprise! and it was nice to see him again after a long time. and it’s even nicer to know that he’s responding well to medication.

we then went to meet lori to give her the materials for a project mommy ri asked her to do. she was so happy to be working on another project. she’s planning to go to boracay this summer; extra income…yehey!

then, off to lasalle for danz dish, DLS-street’s concert. i left my alumni i.d. that’s why i had to wait for a savior. and she arrived. thanks to andrelou i was able to get in in the heavily-guarded campus of ours. the dance routines were great. the stand-up comic was hilarious. but the lighting was terrible. i literally had a headache after.

after the show, we went to greenbelt for our late-night dinner. there, we met up with mimai, chuckie, mario, and ivan. we had a looong chat especially about heath’s sudden death; who didn’t?

aaahhh…the joy of mingling with friends again!

but, of course, i enjoyed that half-month hibernation. i practiced my parenting skills (or the lack of it), and i arrived at a realization that "the more i go through parenting, the more i say i owe my parents an apology."

it was great to be out there again…especially, as how my magic 89.9’s boys (sam-y-g, slick rick, and tony tony) put it, "single and ready to mingle."

*sparkles!