Quips! Natnat

March 21, 2011
Cafeno, San Juan, Batangas

Me: Gaano mo kamahal si Van?
Natnat: Mahal na mahal... na mahal!

Good Burger, Good Friends

Nat's 28th Birthday

August 1, 2010

from the order of arrival:
Nat & Van, Kid, Boinx, Dyn&Trish, Web and Ria, Poli, Ronron, Lester

this is the Nat's first (and hopefully last) birthday celebration na walang alcohol. I don't believe we're too old for beer, Nat! :p

Food and Friends Entry Number 1

  
ASC decided to hold a monthly get together to make sure we get to see each other regularly. It was set to be on every first saturdayof every month. The venue changes every month, and will be a regular thing even if only 2 people show up. It's gonna be like our own little food club since we all love to eat. 
      
For the 1st ASC (and gfs) monthly get together, Linus suggested Nomnomnom.

 

Nomnomnom Happy Food

Tomas Morato
July 3, 2010
Boinx, Ria, Linus and Enton

We enjoyed the cozy and quirky interiors, very pleasing to the eyes. Ria enjoyed taking pictures of the place (she's with an Interior Design degree, that says a lot!) I have to say though, this is a girly girl place. So guys may not appreciate it as much.

I'm not very adventurous with food so I ordered the Fried Chicken with Red Wine Sauce.

It's no different from any other fried chicken I've tasted, but I give them props for the heavenly smell of the food. And the presentation, of course. Also, for a not-so-veggie person, I enjoyed their side salad; their dressing, the best.

Linus ordered the Lemon Butter Fish with Side Salad.

I had a bite and I liked it.

For dessert, gusto ko sana ng Boom Chika Wawa:

But they're out :( So we ordered their Chocolate Cake...

which for me, the best chocolate cake I've ever tasted. It has a certain flavor to it (mint or cherry) that makes it really yummy.

We weren't able to explore the menu but for sure, we will be coming back for more!

the nomnomnomers

for 3 years and eight months...

    
I've been part of the APS Workforce Department. And I can say it has been the most fruitful, fulfilling and fun filled years so far.

I absolutely adore my WFM family. But of course, there are favorites and there ARE exceptions (but that would be a different entry altogether).

I especially fancy my old school FD peeps; and a few of the new bloods from the tech and telco RTA pool (who almost all are now accomplished level 4s). At syempre pa, my FDD OWW team.

It was during my WFM years when I experienced my first plane ride. Enjoyed the sandbars of Bantayan Island, embraced the scenery of old Vigan, photographed the Pahiyas Festival, raced to Laguna and tried to outplay teams in Caliraya.

However, as I grow up (and blow up), I felt the need for greener pastures, some things outside my comfort zone.

But I know even if we don't get to be in the same office anymore, we still have a lot of places and adventures in our future. :)

a late introduction

   
I have 2 distinct set of friends. Everybody else falls in between. I've mentioned them before here.

The first set is my high school buddies; most of them, guys. Guys who girls would be proud to introduce to their parents as their boyfriends. Guys, who a couple of years back founded ASC (Amorsolo Singles Club). During that time, all of my guy friends were single. Back then, they had weekly basketball-Senor Pedro nights, occasional roadtrips and girl watching slash hunting days.

From left: Enton, Poli, Linus (or Kid), Nat, Ronnel. Ain is the guy kneeling. 

Dyndyn and Neil (not in picture) are also members. 
Dyn is the only guy who has a gf when ASC was established.

Today, Kid is the only guy who doesn't have a gf.

The only girls in that group are me, Ria (who we sometimes refer to as Bude) and Ching.

Watch the cute video I made for them. :)

for TJ / Mark

this is a shortened version

for TJ / Mark

a farewell video for mark

will miss you badet!

asc's EK at TAGAYtay

april 5, 2009

with the paps, kiddo, natnat, ronron, ain and enton; and the ever-perky bude! :p

had fun in EK (kahit sobrang madami tao), had the stomach to ride anchors away, laugh trip sa shake, rattle and roll, got really wet sa rio grande! then lamon and inuman sa tagaytay!

sa uulitin!

Riza and Gideon's Wedding

April 4, 2009

another special wedding for the amorians. this is the 2nd one for amorsolo and 4th for OBHF.

the guys looked cool really with their barongs and the girls are all dressed up. riza is so beautiful; gideon, you had quite a catch!

congrats riza and gideon! we wish a long and happy life together!

Biglaan: Galera

march 14-15, 2009

it was a sort-of biglaan plan. on that week, we are still undecided if it's gonna be galera or nasugbu. basta magdala na lang daw ng gamit at bahala na kung saan. si des, sinabihan lang the eve of the departure at si chris, ginising lang para yayain ulit.

suuuper enjoy! at sobrang aliw ako sa gay show sa galera. at daming check! hehehe!

one sunday

january 11, 2009

walang basketball game ang ASC pero pumunta pa rin kami. so paul had to do with the 3 of us (boinx, ria and kid). si nat maysakit kaya hindi pwede pagurin. and at last, nakakain na rin kami ni ria sa famous senyor pedro!

amorsolo xmas party and Linus' 1st EVER birthday celebration

december 30, 2008

attendees: natnat, linus, dyndyn, ain, ronron, poli, lester, enton, chad, mela, mm, dale, ria, boinx (and friends of linus)

cars line up to celebrate linus's most anticipated birthday celebration - the first in more than 10 years of friendship

hanging out with HS friends

january 3, 2009

ria, boinx, ronron, natnat, neil, kid, ching, ain

it started with a text "gusto nyo tumambay before we get back to our busy lives?" it was an impromptu tambay. as in! wala talagang plano. from starbucks convergys to sm trinoma to pork barrel to starbucks kalayaan. as usual, favorite topic si nathan.

last year, i had less time spent with them. especially because i moved to makati towards the end of the year. i had a roller coaster of a ride last year and though we don't get to see each other that often, they are always there for me. im always thankful i have friends like them. love you guys! (yuck, cheesy!)

birthday celebration

december 20, 2008

again, i apologize for the late posting.

attendees: HS friends: Neil, Poli and his girlfriend, Des.
Lala, Angel, TJ, Ms. Ellen, Paul, Jj, Zigfreed, Vicmark, Aissa, Jemai, Brenda, Jaryl

Get this, TJ did the pamamalengke with me and COOKED the spaghetti. at syempre, it should be noted that Vicmark hoarded the mic. hehehe!

P.S. Andami pang alkohol sa bahay, pwede pang ituloy ang inuman. :D

WFA and Friends Christmas Dinner

December 25, 2008

shalang dinner in People's Palace, bonggang dance revo sa Time Zone and walang tigil na kantahan sa Red Boxx

for wfm xmas party, supposedly

a night of glitter, glam and glitz!

December 13, 2008

i guess my string of bad luck had rubbed in on our christmas party. everything that could go wrong HAD gone wrong.

from tiney's disaster dress, aissa's runaway dressmaker, lala and angel's christmas decorations that weren't displayed, to wamu and expedia's music dilemna, the planned photo booth that didn't happen and the usb port that wasn't there, it seemed to be that the night was gonna be a disaster.

but everything pushed through (though not according to plan) and the night ended up as i expected it to be, a fun reunion of the old and the new. made me miss everybody more.

i enjoyed all the presentations (too bad i wasn't able to see wamu's) but it was good to know that everybody was game for the night. i am biased, of course, to my own vertical. the spice girls were really cute and the menudo guys were really hot.

tsktsk jemai, binata ka na! the button did it for you.

kris, best beyonce impression ever!

tiney, in fairness, uma-outfit! parang sweet sixteen lang talaga!

wea and ivy, kunwari pang ayaw sumayaw. :p

tj, if it weren't for the skinny jeans and cowboy hat.. hehehe!

rhaymhond, discreet na discreet lng. :p

and kudos to those who i think had the best outfits and nailed the night:

chiqui as blair waldorf
bhinggay as samantha jones
lalabelles as audrey hepburn
bonicole as jay manuel
mike ymata as i dunno (but if he's aiming for bon jovi or any guy from nirvana, he suceeded)

we sure know how to turn it around.. from an almost disaster... to a PARTEE! and we darn look good doing it!

btw, you can check here in a while to view the presentation that was supposed to be shown at the christmas party.

birthday ni arni

yep, i know it's sooo late...

but as they say, better late than pregnant.. pun intended. hehehe!

Kangkang (formerly titled The Virgin Flyers)

November 8-10, 2008

it was my first time to fly and boy, was it fun! hehehe! these pictures should have been posted a month ago but there was so many, tinamad na ko i-organize. anyways, almost everybody in the trip posted these pictures already.

FEATURING:
Naia Terminal 3
Laoag City (Airport, Palayan, etc.)
Sand Dunes
Malacanang of the North
Paoay Church
Calle Crisologo
Pagudpud
Oldest Lighthouse
Marcos Museum
Baluarte

for those you haven't seen these photos, enjoy! warning: not in chronological order. (but then again, kilala nyo naman ako pagdating sa organizational skills. hehehe!)