Can't tweet this

HOW IS IT THAT I'M FRUSTRATED FOR SUCKING AT DANCE CLASS? IT'S JUST A FRIGGIN DANCE CLASS! PUCHA.

No pressure kind of pressure

Today is hiphop Saturday! Was actually anxious to go back to class because Jen pulled off a really good joke on (Coach) Prince and I need to break the truth. Of course that didn't happen because Prince never really engages in small talks with us so FML#1.

The steps are harder now! As in WTH why can't I follow? Eventually I was able to keep up but it was more of trying not to embarrass myself. And the room was quite packed, I couldn't move freely coz we'd end up too close to each other. I dunno, maybe that's just me.

Two of our classmates got special mention for really 'grooving'. I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT I'M NOT A BAD DANCER BUT TODAY, I'M BEGINNING TO DOUBT THAT. FML#2 :)) For some reason, I couldn't groove without looking like a trunk (was gonna say 'stick' but we all know why it doesn't fit).

And my goodness we have teenagers as classmates. Feeling ko talaga, if we were all in the same age group, gora na sa giling-giling noh! I can imagine a class full of ASAP jokes and banats and I just can't do that in this class. I feel that if we're all 'friends', we can groove without having to think that someone will laugh at us.

Prince probably saw our frustration OR worse, he was frustrated with how we moved. He kept telling us to "relax, don't get pressured, just have fun." But many times he made us repeat that 'getting the groove' move. That's obviously a sign of 'why are they not getting it?!' in a mentor-ly fashion. You know what's crazier? He had this pep talk about grooving before he dismissed us. Did we really suck that bad?

Needless to say I went home frustrated. Thank goodness Cams was there in class. Jen and Fa couldn't make it. If I was 'alone', I bet it'd be even moooore frustrated.

Oh well. Maybe next week it'll be better. I'll make friends na nga with our 'special mentioned' classmates! I could sure learn a thing or two. haha Btw, one of them said 'Hindi naman siguro ikaw yung na-injure dahil sa Steve Martin in heels?' Wow. Ang galing ng acting ni Jen. SIKAT NA AKO. hahaha Well, I told them it was a joke but I would have preferred it was Prince who asked. I guess the joke's on me? FML #3.

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Oh, I wanna share something I tweeted today.

I find that even if we knew the facts first, we still entertain fiction. - Adz Garcia 09.18.2010

Today

Today was better.

Maybe because it's Friday tomorrow. I have plans with my GNO (Girls Night Out) group to watch Jon Santos' 101 Jonjemons show at Teatrino. I'm excited! I've always wanted to watch him. He is one of the finest, smartest actor/comedians in the country- along with Eugene Domingo and Malou de Guzman. All three are from UP by the way so that makes me extra proud! My aunt (mom's sister) who's now a doctor was classmates with Jon Santos back in Diliman. He even came to this house according to mom. Dunno though which subject/s they were classmates in. My aunt was also classmates with Jessica Soho. Makes me wonder, 10 or 20 years from now, who among my classmates will be the big names in their fields that I'll end up bragging about? haha!

Jon Santos

My favorite (even before she had her own movies), Ms. Eugene Domingo

Malou de Guzman

*all photos from Google

Earlier Dad and I went out for dinner. You see outside our village, we have Puregold which houses Mang Inasal and Jollibee. If you cross the street there's Mercury Drug, Andoks, Baliwag, KFC, Lydia's Lechon, Pan de Manila and other restaurants so you'll never go hungry even if you're lazy to cook. Anyway, we parked at Puregold and crossed the street to get to Mercury coz he had to buy his meds for asthma. Sooo funny, my dad and I were playing 'patintero' with so much cars, jeeps and buses. I'm used to it coz I commute around but Dad does not commute so it was a tense moment for him. It was really fun. Don't get me wrong. Of course it was dangerous! Drivers here generally do not give way to pedestrians. But it was fun because I was with dad and he kept saying 'ayan dali dali dali!'

I also told Dad about my schedule for Friday and Saturday. Some friends tell me I'm too old to be asking permission from my folks. I know I'm of legal age. But it's not like I have to ask permission. It's a gesture I voluntarily do because they're my parents, they worry about me and it's not like they're not gonna allow me. I just feel it's better that parents know our whereabouts rather than keeping it from them and they end up sneaking into your phone or computer or nagging you about your plans.

I better stop now because I find my writing incoherent. :)) Here's to an amazing weekend!

CWC yet again

I already mention the hot wakeboarders I saw at CWC but never really mentioned anything else so here goes!

So sorry I didn't take food shots because 1) I forget too often! 2) I end up taking a bite before remembering to take a shot. Meaning, the plating has been destroyed=not photogenic. 3) I'm shy to take photos of the food my bosses ordered. Next time nalang when I'm with friends! At least I can stop them from taking a bite until I get a good shot.

Cabanas. Behind are the container vans. All the accommodations except The Mansion are walking distance from the cable park.

First, the room. There are different types of accomodations at CWC. The famous container van, the log cabin, the cabanas and the hotel rooms at the mansion which is far from the cable park. We booked five cabanas for everyone in the trip. It's small, but good enough. It's supposed to be a place to sleep and bathe in, not to hang out because you'll probably spend most of the day outside the room. Airconditioning is good (as in I wear a jacket to sleep and still feel cold!), and the bathroom is clean. We didn't have soap though. You know, the tiny- almost half a centimeter thick freebie that you expect in decent accommodations. We later found out they actually provide soap. Probably the attendant forgot to leave one in our room. Anyway it wasn't much of an issue coz I bring my own soap whenever I travel. The bathroom had heat-adjustable faucets and showers by the way. The only confusing part is that the faucet had a hot-cold heater (pulled to the left and water flows hot, pulled to the right and water flows cold) but the shower had an opposite direction! I freaked out a bit coz the shower was too hot- as in pwede ka mag-kape! I managed to fix it after a few seconds. I'm not sure if its the same in other cabanas.

The attendants. Oh my gosh, where do I begin. I LOVE THEM! For some reason, they're genuinely niiice! Unlike other tourist places who are nicer to foreigners and just nice to locals. They greet everyone good morning. They engage you in small talks. Offer really good service. There's this gay room attendant who greeted me good morning when I was about to leave our cabana to have breakfast. He reminded me so much of Emm! He was mahinhin pero kikay. As in he had eyeliner and lip balm on. Sooo landi! hahaha

"Good morning m'aam!"

Hi!

"Papalinis kayo ng room ma'am?"

Uhhh, sige. Ngayon na ba?

"Okay po-uh. Mamaya maya na po-uh." (The "po-uh" is like po but with that flair or twang in the end. Sooo bading in a good way!)

Then at the Mansion where we had a meeting, the waiters (we had our lunch served in the conference room) were just so polite, quick, efficient and exceptionally nice. Uh, I'm so impressed! It's like they're all so happy to be working there. Sometime that day, there was no water in the bathroom of our conference room and attendants came immediately.

The waiters at the clubhouse were nice too. Although they're slightly forgetful (took us at least three times before our water came), they were very patient and polite.

The Clubhouse.

Their wakeboard-shaped menu. Cute detail!

The service. I mentioned the good people already. Now their service. At the clubhouse, it's a pretty decent waiting time. Ten minutes was the longest I waited, I think. The best service was the room cleaning. THEY FOLDED MY CLOTHES! hahahaha That morning I laid my clothes flat on the bed to remove some creasing due to folding in my bag. There were only two hangers so I couldn't hang all my clothes. When I got back, even my used jacket was folded in style! I was sooo amazed I had to take a picture. Day two of cleaning, it was my dad who left his bed cluttered. When we got back, his stuff were piled neatly! Crazy! Even our phone chargers were rolled and placed on top of the bedside table. I never even do that to my chargers at home. Usually I don't like strangers touching my stuff because I might lose something but I noticed the attendants only fix stuff on your bed. Our cabinet was still the same cluttered space when we got back so that's really nice.

My neatly folded clothes.

All in all, it was a great experience at CWC. It would have been better if I tried wakeboarding but I promise I will when I visit with friends.

BLAH

Did you ever feel sad but didn't know why? Like suddenly you realize you never smiled at any point of the day?

I've been feeling that way since yesterday and I really hope it ends soon. To me, a day without a smile or a good laugh is a wasted day and I hate wasting my day. People close to me would know how much I loooove laughing or smiling.

So can someone or something please make me smile before the day ends? Because I'd really like to make this day count.

Oh, for the sake of having a photo in this post, here's my shot of Mt. Isarog. Taken from the clubhouse of CWC, Pili, Camarines Sur.

HERE'S TO HAPPIER DAYS!