Always late ako the past 2 months. Lagi nalang 7am ako nagigising. Wala nang epekto ang alarm clock sa akin. Nakakaasar pero I need to adjust. Sarap kasing matulog pero anong magagawa ko? Ako'y isang empleyadong kailangang pumasok sa oras na itinakda ng opisina...hay!
Nakikita kong dahilan bakit ako late magising.
1. Late na rin matulog (Inaabangan ko kasi lagi ang Jumong eh...hehehe)
2. Late umuwi galing sa work (Madalas, need kong mag extend kasi dun lang ako nakaka trabaho ng husay, pag konti ang nangiistorbo, hay IT nga)
3. Stress sa whole day of work.
4. Ayaw talaga namin matulog ng maaga dahil.... hahaha!
Ah basta, dapat, maayos ko na ang sleeping and waking habit ko. Hay!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Tardiness
Saturday, September 22, 2007
The Successful event at Laoag
Last September 18, nag travel ako papuntang Laoag, Ilocos Norte. I'm one of the committee ng company namin for our company promotion na Dare to Win, Reach for your Dreams 3, kung saan, ito ang 2nd monthly draw, for Laoag. Sa Grand Draw, 1 Toyota Avanza at Trip to Hongkong Disney Land ang ibibigay. Guest namin don si Dominic Ochoa.
Byahe palang papunta doon, nagkukulitan na kami ng mga officemate and co-committee ko for the said event. Nariyang nagkabukingan na ng mga sekreto. Tanungang di matapos tapos ang tawanang halos magiba ang sasakyan. 
2 beses lang naman kaming pinagtulak ng sasakyan namin, Nagka-trouble kasi ang electrical nito, ang payload nya, naglo-lowbat ang battery ng sasakyan, di na tuloy makapag crank ng maayos. Hay! tulak tuloy kami.
We've set the whole preparation by September 19. Whole day ito. Prepating the stage, the motorcade path, double checking the permits, DTI, all technical, safety and security concerns, tinapos sa araw na yun.
The big day was September 20. Naging maganda naman ang panahon nung nag motorcade were a lot of sponsors participated like Jollibee, Shakeys, Coca cola and marami pang iba. Pero pag dating ng hapon, inulan ang Laoag. Sa buong akala namin, di na titigil ang ulan. (Walang silbi ang pag-aalay ng ilog....hahahaha). Nag move kami hanggang 6PM sa pag-asang titila ang ulan. Sa awa ng diyos, tumila nga at natuloy ang event.
Sinimulan ito ng isang magandang dance performance, then our 1st set of fashion show. Right after that, nag draw na for the winner ng mga prize namin for September.
Turn na after nito si Dominic Ochoa ang pumatok sa masa. Nag perform ng 3 songs then nangulit ng audience. After nya, rumampa ang last set ng fashion show namin then the finale is another dance performance.
As a whole, successful naman yung event. I went back to Manila by 11PM, solo na ako umuwi dahil may meeting ako sa Manila Head Office the next day. Hapit ako. The rest went pa sa Tuguegarao pa for our monthly genmit.
For link to the pictures, click http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/andrew.minglana/20070920LINFS
Saturday, September 15, 2007
1 Document to go
Sa wakas, nakuha ko na rin ang Confirmation Document ko last Thursday, September 13, 2007 sa Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Silang, Cavite. Thanks kay Ate Jho Corro, nai-coordinate na na agad sa Parish yung information kaya madali ko lang nakuha.
Hay! 1 more nail nalang sa coffin to go. Banns nalang sa Parish namin.
Tinininininggggggggggg.....Tinininingggggggggggg... sound of the glasses.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Conquered Mt. Pulag
Natupad din ang matagal kong pinapangarap, ang maakyat ang Mt. Pulag. Highest peek of Luzon rising 2,922 meters above sea level. Wah! Here also registered ang coldest part of the Philippines. It records as low at negative degree celcius.
Together with my schoolmate and friends, we climb Mt. Pulag namely: Apol, Ian, Rhanz, Babes, Binx, Jessie, Edwin, Ross, Chippy, Ethan and Sam with OA's Mike and Marky, MFPI's Chris and Ren
Mt. Pulag is considered the 2nd highest mountain in the Philippines, next to Mt. Apo of Mindanao with only a few meters difference. It is considered as one of the most beautiful National Parks in the Cordillera Area. Mt. Pulag is typically different from the rainforest mountains in the Philippines because of its open area (no trees mountain). It also has its distinct characteristics of changing color on different occasions and season. During the dry season, Mt. Pulag is brown similar to the chocolate Hills of Bohol. During the Rainy Monsoon season, it will vary from light green to rich dark green rolling plains, almost similar to a well maintained golf course. Local People believed that is was, and is a play ground of the gods.
Nahahati ng 3 probinsya ang Mt. Pulag namely Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya and Benguet.
We scheduled the climb last Septeber 1, 2007. Following the itinerary, we arrive 5:30AM at Baguio via Victory Liner. In the city, we took our breakfast and prepared all our things for the trek. We've ride a jeep going to Bocod, Benguet. We've seen the fascinating Ambuklao Dam. Grabe!
Before tumuloy ng akyat, nag seminar muna kami sa DENR, Ambangeg. Dun palang ulan at lamig na ang naghahalo. We've transfered to another jeep. This time, 4x4 na to endure rough terrain going to Ranger Station.
Finally, after roller coster ride, murmuring of prayers and instense nervousness, we finally arrived at Ranger station. Mike briefed us of what we expect on the Camp and the summit, the trail and the weather. We've started trekking at 2PM after our lunch.
Mahabang lakad at akyat. Ofcourse, nakakalibang kasi malamig at maganda ang tanawin. We've passed Camp 1 then pitch our tents at Camp 2.
Dito na. Kasabay ng lamig at ulan while putting up our tents, inabot na ko ng mala-hypothermiang feeling. Sobra, chill-out talaga, to the extent na namanhid na mga daliri ko sa paa at kamay. By night, we decided na sa Kubo nalang kami magpalipas ng gabi. Gin and Matador helped us fight the antagonizing freeze. Below 10 degrees celcius na raw yun. Wah! Grabe. Sa huli, kami nalang nina Arian and Rhanz ang naiwang gising, sa balitaktakang computer warranty ang dahilan...hay, hanggang sa taas, trabaho parin...Hehehehe.
After a chilling night, we woke up at 6Am, we continued the trek to the summit. Ang sabi, if you've taken pictures without the endemic dwarf bamboos (Yushania niitakayamensis) and Benguet Pines (Pinus insularis), di maniniwalang nag Mt. Pulag ka so we made sure, may souvenier pics kami with that. Sayang, wala nga lang kaming na-encounter na Cloud Rat.
The summit. Thrilling and breath taking talaga. Kahit madalang magpakita araw, overwhelmed parin kami. Finally, we've landed sa highest poing of Luzon. After several picture shots, we descent back to Camp 2. There, we took up our breakfast. By 10am, we've started to descent back to Ranger station. This time, pabilisan na ang balik.
May mga mabilis nakarating, may mga relax lang lumakad, at may mga pinahaba ang lakad...hahahahah!
We've took our lunch sa Ranger station. By the way, all the foods served were prapared by Mikes group, with Marky (Chippy's apple of the eyes) as the chief cook. Swabe ang food. Teriaky, Nilagang Baboy, sushi rolls, bacon and egg with soup (Don't know the number...hahahahah), asado and the best....Buttered Veggies.
Sabi nga, babalik ka parin sa pinanggalingan mo. So we headed back to Baguio, enduring same rough agonizing terrain to Ambangeg.
We've also sited the MFPI and ASMSI project, "Bring books to the Boondocks" were the group in cooperation with the Asian Foundation distributed books for the indigenous brothers and sisters of the Cordilleras.
After arriving at Baguio City, some of us decided to head back then to Manila, some took time to experience night life at Baguio were we enjoy the BEST BAR at Nevada Square... hahahah, thanks Ethan. and some, enjoyed the city till next day.
For link to the pictures, click http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/andrew.minglana/Pulag
Mt. Pulag is considered the 2nd highest mountain in the Philippines, next to Mt. Apo of Mindanao with only a few meters difference. It is considered as one of the most beautiful National Parks in the Cordillera Area. Mt. Pulag is typically different from the rainforest mountains in the Philippines because of its open area (no trees mountain). It also has its distinct characteristics of changing color on different occasions and season. During the dry season, Mt. Pulag is brown similar to the chocolate Hills of Bohol. During the Rainy Monsoon season, it will vary from light green to rich dark green rolling plains, almost similar to a well maintained golf course. Local People believed that is was, and is a play ground of the gods.
Nahahati ng 3 probinsya ang Mt. Pulag namely Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya and Benguet.
We scheduled the climb last Septeber 1, 2007. Following the itinerary, we arrive 5:30AM at Baguio via Victory Liner. In the city, we took our breakfast and prepared all our things for the trek. We've ride a jeep going to Bocod, Benguet. We've seen the fascinating Ambuklao Dam. Grabe!
Before tumuloy ng akyat, nag seminar muna kami sa DENR, Ambangeg. Dun palang ulan at lamig na ang naghahalo. We've transfered to another jeep. This time, 4x4 na to endure rough terrain going to Ranger Station.
Finally, after roller coster ride, murmuring of prayers and instense nervousness, we finally arrived at Ranger station. Mike briefed us of what we expect on the Camp and the summit, the trail and the weather. We've started trekking at 2PM after our lunch.
Mahabang lakad at akyat. Ofcourse, nakakalibang kasi malamig at maganda ang tanawin. We've passed Camp 1 then pitch our tents at Camp 2.
Dito na. Kasabay ng lamig at ulan while putting up our tents, inabot na ko ng mala-hypothermiang feeling. Sobra, chill-out talaga, to the extent na namanhid na mga daliri ko sa paa at kamay. By night, we decided na sa Kubo nalang kami magpalipas ng gabi. Gin and Matador helped us fight the antagonizing freeze. Below 10 degrees celcius na raw yun. Wah! Grabe. Sa huli, kami nalang nina Arian and Rhanz ang naiwang gising, sa balitaktakang computer warranty ang dahilan...hay, hanggang sa taas, trabaho parin...Hehehehe.
After a chilling night, we woke up at 6Am, we continued the trek to the summit. Ang sabi, if you've taken pictures without the endemic dwarf bamboos (Yushania niitakayamensis) and Benguet Pines (Pinus insularis), di maniniwalang nag Mt. Pulag ka so we made sure, may souvenier pics kami with that. Sayang, wala nga lang kaming na-encounter na Cloud Rat.
The summit. Thrilling and breath taking talaga. Kahit madalang magpakita araw, overwhelmed parin kami. Finally, we've landed sa highest poing of Luzon. After several picture shots, we descent back to Camp 2. There, we took up our breakfast. By 10am, we've started to descent back to Ranger station. This time, pabilisan na ang balik.
May mga mabilis nakarating, may mga relax lang lumakad, at may mga pinahaba ang lakad...hahahahah!
We've took our lunch sa Ranger station. By the way, all the foods served were prapared by Mikes group, with Marky (Chippy's apple of the eyes) as the chief cook. Swabe ang food. Teriaky, Nilagang Baboy, sushi rolls, bacon and egg with soup (Don't know the number...hahahahah), asado and the best....Buttered Veggies.
Sabi nga, babalik ka parin sa pinanggalingan mo. So we headed back to Baguio, enduring same rough agonizing terrain to Ambangeg.
We've also sited the MFPI and ASMSI project, "Bring books to the Boondocks" were the group in cooperation with the Asian Foundation distributed books for the indigenous brothers and sisters of the Cordilleras.
After arriving at Baguio City, some of us decided to head back then to Manila, some took time to experience night life at Baguio were we enjoy the BEST BAR at Nevada Square... hahahah, thanks Ethan. and some, enjoyed the city till next day.
For link to the pictures, click http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/andrew.minglana/Pulag
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