Monday, July 17, 2006
a weekend treat..
MOOD: still hang up on the weekends..MUSIC: I Saw the Sign - Ace of Base
Weekend came and went. It's back to work again. But honestly, i'm still hang up on everything that happened this past weekend. Yup, it was Radix' 13th Anniversary Celebration, an outing in a nice place in Bucal(?), Laguna, a place called BluSyl. The bus left Manila at around 8am, on Saturday, and we got to Laguna at a little past 9. Mabilis din naman ang biyahe. Pagdating dun, everybody got settled into their respective rooms. After i dropped my bag off, i went out to the hall, and saw everyone grabbing a quick breakfast of bread and coffeee and whatever. I found Arjay, and after we got our food, we sat ourselves on one of the tables that had one familiar face, Caryl. At that moment, thankful ako that Allan invited Arjay and me to join them for lunch last Friday. At least, i met Caryl.
We haven't been seated for a long time yet, when this guy to my right began talking to us. His name, i found out, was Alex. Naipakilala na siya noon ni Allan sa amin, kaso medyo limot ko na rin. A little while later, these guys, JR and Jec, started noticing us too. I didn't know then, that for the rest of that outing, i(we) will be hanging out with them.
A game of Taboo started a little after 10, where i was able to participate. Arjay and i were on different teams, magka-team pa sila ni Allan, and it was their team that won. Another trivia game came up afterwards, and we just watched the other players. Before lunch, Caryl joined us, and we played several rounds of Uno. By lunch time, the guys were back and shared the table with us again. It was after lunch that Arjay and i decided to mingle, and followed the guys off to the billiards table. We watched for a while, until Allan invited Caryl and me for a round of videoke. Arjay was left behind to play with the guys. He followed with the videoke a little while later. In fairness, napakanta ko siya, and to his credit, may boses naman. Promise.
The big bosses took over the mic after some time, and we went back to the billiards hall to the guys. There, we found Jec drinking his heart away. He offered me a glass of a Fundador/Emperador looking liquid, and i hesitantly took and drink it. Later, he told me that it was lambanog from Quezon. It was my first time to taste something like that, and though i could say it didn't taste bad, i don't think i'd try it again. Mapait lalo't water lang ang chaser. After three to four sips, i was already feeling dizzy. They offered me some more, pero i asked the other guys to take my tagay. Sabi ko, delikado pag nakarami ako. Hehehe. Jec and Alex, as i learned after a while, can both speak Ilocano, so i finally felt comfortable with them. Can-relate eh. To wash of the drunkeness that i think i have, sumama na rin ako nung nagkayayaan ng mag-swimming. Arjay excused himself and went to take a nap, while Caryl was nowhere in sight. So again, i was left with the guys.
We weren't really swimming at all. We just sat on one side of the pool, and got to know each other better. Actually, they already knew each other since they belonged to the same batch of trainees at Radix last year. We got along pretty well, and before i knew it, i was already goofing around with them. We cracked jokes, and teased each other. They told me stories about their work and their batch, while they asked me about our internship and school. A little sharing and bonding time with them, it felt good. And, take note, mas matatanda sila kesa sa akin. Puro 'kuya'.
A little before six, Sir Vic called everyone out of the pool for a game of Bingo. Me, the guys, Arjay and Caryl were once again seated at one table. We had two Bingo cards each, but unfortunately, neither of us won any round. Nagkakabiruan na nga kung sino raw ba ang may balat sa puwet sa amin eh. Tapos, nung last game na, block-out round, I-17 na lang ang kulang ko, Bingo na ako. Sir Alex asked kung may namumuro na raw ba sa I. Um-oo ako, pati yung isa pang lalaki sa kabilang mesa. I waited for I-17 to be called. Then when I-16 was said, this guy from the other table jumped and shouted Bingo!. You could just imagine how i looked like when i heard that. Tahimik tuloy ako nung dinner, pero syempre, not because i lost. Wala lang akong maisip na sabihin.
After nun, nagkayayaan uli mag-videoke. Ang mga lalaki, di ko in-expect, marurunong palang kumanta. Oldies pa nga eh. In fairness, may tono. After magpakasawa, swimming uli. I didn't want to get wet again, kahit medyo damp pa ako, so Arjay and i just sat at the kiddie pool's edge, while they swam. Maya-maya, kumuha na si Alex ng San Mig Light at San Miguel Beer sa fridge, and we drank again. Di ko naman naubos yung Light ko, and Jec finished it for me. Afterwards, nagtimpla na lang kami ni Arjay ng kape, and went to watch the guys swim again, this time at the deeper pool. Nagkuwnetuhan na lang uli kami. Tungkol san? Of course, ang favorite topic namin. Hahaha.
Before two, we packed ourselves in, and slept until a little after 5am. After a quick breakfast, we were on our way back to Manila. Like the day before, isang oras din lang ang biyahe. Di nga lang namalayan kasi tulog kami for most of the trip. Puyat-puyat eh. Pagbaba ng Radix, i didn't see any more of the guys, which was better. Feeling ko kasi, parang ang hirap mag-goodbye. Eto na nga ba yung sinasabi ko eh. Ayaw kong napapalapit at gumagaan ang loob ko sa mga taong pansamantala ko lang makakasama. Haaay! Nwei, i've emailed Alex already, and i hope we become good friends.
So there. A lengthy recap of Saturday and Sunday. Not much kuwento about yesterday, kasi pagdating ko ng bahay ng 8:30 am, plakda agad ako sa kama, and slept until 7 in the evening. Haba ng tulog noh? Bawi lang. Tapos eto, back to work na naman. Parang ang hirap magtrabaho after mag-relax. Sana relax na lang lagi. Hehehe. Wish ko lang.
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Anonymous had this to say
Im happy with you nay. Mukhang enjoy na enjoy ka talaga dyan ha. Anyways baka naman pede dyan na rin ako sa inyo mag-intern. Nagtake ako ng exams nung saturday sa webworks ikaw kasi eh wla aka sa school ahihihi. Nakita ko sila basti, lovely, kuya lord, kuya mj and yung iba pa. kung ikaw nagenjoy dyan ako nagenjoy din. nakita ko na sarili ko and I am so so happy talaga. Its been a very rough road for me pero I learned a lot. I became contented with my life na.
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