The University of the Philippines is celebrating its 100th year and the celebrations kick off today. It will start with a mass at UP Manila, then a motorcade to UP Diliman, flame passing and cauldron lighting, ceremonies, revelry, a concert, and finally fireworks!!! More info here.
Back To Work
Back to work finally from the quite long vacation. The whole family came to visit for the holidays and we went malling, dining out, playing paintball, playing badminton, swimming at Laguna, etc. (my sister commented why it is that people want to do so many things during vacations). This also meant traveling practically every day from QC to Makati. Then there are the parties and get togethers. I’m not complaining. It was loads of fun, but it really was also quite exhausting. Still, I can’t wait till the next time. Haha.
Hapy New Year!
I haven’t had a New Year resolution since forever. But this year, at Cez‘s suggestion, I have these:
- Reach French level B1 by the end of year. This means I actually have to study!
- Read more books. Specifically literary classics but maybe I’ll throw in a contemporary book. Maybe also one in French.
- Take cooking or dance classes.
- Take advanced photography classes.
- Watch F1 in Singapore on September 26 to 28. Shanghai would probably be nice but I heard it will be way crowded. Singapore will hopefully be less so. Besides, I like F1 more than most Olympic sports.
- Go on a road trip. Maybe Pagudpud. You’ll probably be driving more than you actually staying there but in this is a road trip. It is really about the journey! Question is who shares this philosophy? :))
- Go surfing in Zambales or La Union.
- Go hiking and camping in one trip.
- Resume wargaming whether via paintball or airsoft.
- Be less patient with people. You read that right :D
Plans more than resolutions :P
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! It’s the season for giving and a very apt time to share The Gift of the Magi, a story from long ago that I recently rediscovered.
Department Christmas Party
Yesterday, we had our Department Christmas party. We first went to Global Gutz for paintball. It was tough going there because of the horrific traffic. But we all eventually got there and Sir Sonny himself briefed us. We then played 2 rounds of capture the flag and 2 rounds of speedball. It was tiring but fun especially since I racked up 3 or 4 kills. It helped that everyone else were newbies >:)
After playing, we went to Marina, a nearby restaurant where we had a late dinner, an exchange of gifts, and a raffle. I got a 7-piece pitcher and glass set in the gift exchange but didn’t win anything in the raffle :P
After dinner, we proceeded to Malate. It’s my first time at Malate and I hated it. It’s like SM malls on a 3-day sale weekend except instead of shopping, the people were out to dance and drink. Maybe to eat too though there certainly are better places with better food to eat in. Maybe also to be seen but I can’t figure out how you could be seen in that crowd or why you would like to be associated with them.
I’ve decided not to drink and without the benefit of an alcohol-induced haze, I came to the conclusion that the whole damn thing is mindless. At one point, people started cheering when they heard the first few bars of Teriyaki Boyz’s Tokyo Drift. It’s actually something they always do before they start bouncing around to any overly-played bouncy song. Mindless.
Without anything better to do, I went off to sulk at a corner table and drank coffee till it was time to go.
I’m so not fun. Haha.