nothing like the holidays

Oh it's the love month! I see. How about a blog post about the holidays? Haha! Forgive me guys, you know how I got so preoccupied last month - my resignation, moving out of the condo, meeting friends before I hibernate, and of course, blogging about Boracay! Long list, didn't I tell you? So if you'd allow me, here's a post on.. my holidaaayyss! Yaayyy! So appropriate. :) 

Let's begin with Christmas parties.. I only got to attend two. Three supposedly but at some point I decided not to attend our project's western-themed party. Let's just say I wasn't in the mood to dress up. No, scratch that, I really didn't want to attend. Period.

So I only got to attend our team's party and a simple 'badjao' get together. Our team's Christmas party was held in.. a.. uhmm.. conference roommm! Yeeyy! But at least it was the first time that our team {test team} and the dev team had a joint celebration. It was a little awkward but fun nevertheless. The best part though was that we had mango bravo. Yes, the popular cake from Conti's. I want I want I want!!

mango bravo is love ♥

exchange gifts

dev and ku-yu-ey

I currently do not have photos of our badjao get together but I'll upload some as soon as I get them. It was really simple - chips, exchange gifts, cards, killers {I mean the game}. I wasn't feeling well that night and became really sick afterwards. 

Update 04.03.2013

Because I just had to do what I told my readers {imaginary ones I know, and so?} I'd do. Here are photos of our simple badjao get together. And yeess, another reason why I added them is because I'm purty in them. Harhar.

Ms. Ana's treat that same day

exchange gift photos, just thought of stating the obvious

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Let's move on to our Christmas at home, shall we? I promise not to bore you with all the details. After all, it was just the traditional Christmas Eve that we always had - dressing up a little, picture taking, some fireworks and a lot of eating. With a lot, I really mean a looottt! I have my big belly to prove that!

outside the house for some fireworks

fooooddd

opening of gifts

before they went to our bellies

mother and daughter

more photos to cap the night

Come New Year, we exerted a little more effort. We had customized shirts, lights and sounds outside, a lot more fireworks, more food I guess. 

lights, sounds and fireworks

lechon and ice cream, ftw

As expected the girls, including the old ones {hi mom!}, were crazy over pictures. See how our faces were fully made up? Mahiya kayo sa foundation at blush on namin. On the other side of the world, which meant just outside our house, the guys were busy setting up for their show. It's been a tradition as well, kuya will have sort of fireworks display while our neighbors watch them for free. I am seriously thinking of asking them viewing fees next time. Kidding. But what do you think? Hehe.

girls will always be girls

as for the guys.. here's what they do

We also had some crazy dances to summon the water serpent. I'm doubting this one though. We might have shooed it away instead.

this is how you summon the water spent

And when it struck midnight, we went outside to watch the fireworks! Kuya did an awesome job with the show while I did a not-so-awesome job taking its video. It was cut in five {or was that six} because I am panicking, I stop it from time to time. I also kept shouting "hindi ko na kaya magvideooo" because I was so scared. Hahaha! Loser!

before the show started

outfit of the night, why not?

Update 07.26.2013

Ha! I can't believe I thought I only cut the videos into five when the truth is I cut them into a whopping number of.. 10 videos!! Just saw my 'o1.o1.2o12 new year' folder again and it made me shake my head of dismay. Anyway, here's half of them. And oh, my voice is annoying. You've been warned.

Then of course, the longest part of the program is eating time! I bet you all agree. We ate until we can no longer move. But remember guys, there's no excuse to gluttony. 

And because we're camera whores.. here's another one! Happy Holidays guuyyss! Hahaha! xP

Now let's loose the extra pounds holiday gave. You with me?

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some other good things on my birthday month

Although not related to my birthday, a lot of other good things happened this month. Apparently, I've been such a mess for months now and it's only this July that I'm seeing gleams of light. I won't say that I'm completely fine but I assure you I'm getting better. For the meantime, allow me to share the things that add up to my recovery. And I say it like I really went through a lot. But I did, I really did. However, not so obvious. :)

Moving on, Beth visited the country early this month. She left our company for greener pastures somewhere else in Asia. That was the first time she returned after leaving so I made sure I get to see her - no matter how hard to force my other teammate to do so {well hello there, Jabey! :P}. We ate at Giligans, Glorietta while sharing quite few updates with our lives then hurried back to the office. Work, as we all know, is such a party-pooper.

missed you teh Bet :*

Also early this month, we met with our cousins' relatives from the US of A who are someway, somehow just like our own relatives too. They have always been so nice and generous. The only downside was that you have to speak to them in English. Ohmigad, it was like so hirap, like yah know, like uhhmmm.. Hahaha! So my brother and sister opted to shut their mouths instead. I, on the other hand, forced my self to talk to them and got my nose bleeding by end of day. Blood donations are still very much welcome. :P

thanks tita Sue, Else and Kyle

and on that day, my niece was crazy like this

Mid this month, a day after my birthday to be exact {oh well, that's still not exact but whatevs}, I met with my closest batchmates. We had dinner at Blufish. It's so expensive I'm not eating there again. Hahaha! And to make this easier, I'll just quote my lines from Facebook. Lazy blogger is lazy so.. "more than the crab, which by the way is my favorite, what I love most about meeting these people is that I get to be myself completely without being judged and I can rant all night long without them getting tired of listening - or so I guess." And yes.. may pinagdadaanan ako when I posted that. :')

nom nom nom xD

Last for this post are the series of merienda treats from our previous lead. We have some office drama going on and she wanted us to feel better. And what better way to make us feel better than to make our tummies happy? So yes, we definitely feel a lot better now. Except for some more office drama that's soon to happen. Just the thought of it makes me feel.. uhmm.. what's the perfect term.. dramatic!! I got it. 

mango bravo

Did I say last with that previous one? No, let me take that back. Because today, I'm officially announcing that I'm an official Eastwood girl, officially. Was that redundant? :P So far, I'm loving the urban night view and the mirror at the lobby. I have yet to experience the pool because the weather just won't cooperate lately. Who knows maybe this weekend?

tell me you love them as much as I do x')

I'm blabbing too much already. I probably should hit the sack now. Goodnight everyone. Hugs and Kisses. ♥

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