we had shutdown maintenance in the office last sunday. i only worked from 4am to 9am... i had no plans to do that day. so, i hit gold's gym right away. i stayed there for like few hours to kill time.i did indoor rowing for 6o minutes. i did cycling for an hour. lift weights for like 45 minutes. stayed in the sauna/steam room for 20 minutes. took a shower for 30 minutes. while doing all these, i thought of what to do next. since, the gym is just near the mall, i headed to it and started "malling". first stop:Fruit HAven.i had a banana flavored fruitshake with strawberry flavored designer whey protein powder and started walking around.sightseeing, people watching.window shopping. 2nd stop: Powerbooks.i picked some interesting books and magazines, stayed in one corner and read.i took notes of some important tidbits,trivia,quotes, etc.i didn't notice the time. when i finally felt kinda hungry, i went out of the bookstore and went straight to "The Coffe Shop" and had a taste of their baked macaroni with toasted bread plus H2O. 3rd stop: Odyssey Record Bar. i checked out the latest cd's . i listened to Ne-yo, Chris Brown, Jason Mraz, John Mayer and even Miley Cyrus (my niece Jade is crazy about her music)i also listened to Sitti's Christmas album, Rico Blanco,EHeads,C.Bautista. when i'm finally done, i went out. to my surprise, there was a free concert at the activity center of the mall. it was Ogie Alcasid, promoting his latest album. I chose a nice spot to have a good view of the concert and started listening to his music. He rendered OPM. soothing, relaxing pilipino music. compositions by rey valera, george canseco,ryan cayabyab, louie ocampo and of course, his own compositions. The man is truly one of the best singers we have in the music industry. he also has good stage presence and has a great sense of humor. he made the peole laugh with his antics and when he sings..he does it with ease and effortless. after the show, i went straight to the church and heard mass. that's how i spent my day. that's how i was able to kill time.

TROPIC THUNDER.. is the kind of movie that you need to watch from the very start. Don't be late. It starts with fake advertisements which make way for the movie making it very funny. Ben Stiller is an action star who made a picture called "Simple Jack" (a mentally challenged farm boy) in order to be recognized at The Oscars." Robert Downey Jr. plays an Australian actor so devoted to his craft that he undergoes a "pigmentation-alteration procedure" to play a black man. Jack Black's character just plays a comic actor who has made a fortune out of donning fat suits and FARTing a lot.
Tropic Thunder is a Vietnam War movie based on a book by Sgt. Four Leaf Tayback (Nick Nolte).A group of self-absorbed actors who set out to make the most expensive war film. However, prima donna behavior of the actors threatened the production which cause the studio to cancel the movie. The director doesnt want to stop shooting so the actors were thrown into hostile territory,leading the cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia nevertheless still remain in character and keep complaining to their agents even as the real-life situation gets actually becomes very dangerous.This movie points about race, sex, drugs, and Hollywood.
The movie is funny from start to finish. For several times,i found myself laughing out loud.it was even funnier when i realized at the end of the movie that Les Grossman, the war movie's bullying, foulmouthed producer is played by Tom Cruise.
Check out his dance moves. very very funny! Cruise even ended the movie with his funny dance steps.famous line of the movie... "DONT GO FULL RETARD"

EAGLE EYE is an action and mystery thriller produced by Steven Spielberg. It stars Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan..The movie is about Jerry Shaw (LeBouf), a copy-store clerk who’s been living in his twin brother’s shadow his entire life. While his brother did well in college and now holds a big-time government security job, Jerry wasjust getting by travelling around the globe with different odd jobs.. The exciting and thrilling part of the movie started when Jerry learned that his brother has been killed. Strange things occur.Jerry Shaw received a call on his cellphone from a mysterious voice of a woman saying.. "Jerry Shaw, you have been activated." this happened shortly after an ATM unexpectedly spits $750,000 in his direction.Jerry Shaw, along with Rachel Holloman (Monaghan) is being tracked by a woman and organization he has never heard of. Ironically, these people are tracking both Shaw and Holloman through the simple technologies, such as cell phones, laptop, pagers. As the tension escalates, they become the nation's most wanted fugitives and neither of them knows why. The action is fantastic, with enough explosions, car chases, and government conspiracies to keep things interesting. The movie simply wants to say..."WE CAN RUN BUT WE CANT HIDE." . You know what happens when one was given intructions on what to do and didn't follow? Go figure!

the much talked about topic in the office these days is SEX. it has become so famous and almost everybody wants to try it in the office.i admit, i kinda like the idea of having it right exactly at the workplace but,i always have second thoughts.as much as possible, i want to control my actions.i dont easily get influenced by other people.if i say NO , i mean it. no one can forced me to do something which i try to avoid.i've been hearing a lot from my colleagues to try it even just once.some already had it and enjoyed it...all i hear from them is satisfaction. for about two weeks, i was being teased,i was being told to at least try having it just once.much as i wanted to turn them down, much as i wanted to ignore them and shoo them away, they still bug me. they never surrender.if you can't beat, join them ..so i gave in.i had it just this morning. and the most exciting part is,the whole team participated. imagine the moment of finally doing it in the office together with all the other team members.it was cloud nine! i savor every moment of having it. with eyes closed, smile on my lips. OMG! it's so sinful. what can i do? i'm weak.SEX in the office is actually real great! but i promise myself i wont do it again. not in the near future. BECAUSE I AM STILL ON A STRICT DIET, REMEMBER?
NOTE: SEX means-- Sinangag Express.breakfast meal. belongs to silog family.Sinangag Express offers tapsilog, longsilog, tocilog. i so love Adobo Flakes silog! YUMMY!sex is open 24hours and just a call away for delivery service!

yesterday,i only stayed at the gym for like an hour and a half. i did my usual cardio exercise and stayed at the sauna for exactly fifteen minutes. soon after, i headed to my office and registered for the annual medical physical examination. i never miss this activity in the office because i always want to make sure i'm physically fit. i had the usual routine,the health care provider studied my body to determine if i have any physical problems.i submitted blood, urine and stool samples. i have undergone ECG procedure, chest xray and physical therapy session. i'm quite sure the result will be good because i have always live a healthy lifestyle.

one bad trip! that's what i experienced yesterday at gold's gym. you can just imagine the feeling of uneasyness when you work out and sweat out. only to realize the shower room cannot be used because of water interruption. how low can gold's gym go? good thing their rival gym is within the area. immediately i left gold's and hit the other gym! it was a very smart move. i am not a member of that fitness club. i just availed the free trial work out and eventually took a warm bath there.whew!relaxing!
i went back today at gold's gym. everything went back to normal. full water supply. no more interruption. i told one of the staff what i did and where i went yesterday. informed the person how disappointed i was. all apologies , that's what i got. well, no one is to blame. so, i just pretended as if nothing happened. after all, it's still the best gym for me. spacious, warm people around & friendly staff.

i put on my favorite pair of pants one day and i was shocked because it doesn't fit me at all.. i couldn't believe it because i always work out at the gym. how can i gain weight? this is so not good. from that time on, i decided to go on a diet. i believe, working out is not enough. i also have to watch what i eat. for about a week, i was on a very strict diet. no rice. oil/grease-less food. everything steamed, fruits, veggies.wheat bread.no soda. no sugar.just water. plain H2O.
BUT.!!

what are you going to do if you belong to a group of people who loves to pig out? very unfortunately, that's the kind of group that i have on the floor. my colleagues love to eat. food delivery is what they always have in mind. we have this rule in the office. it's when someone comes in late, he has to order pizza. when someone celebrates birthday, we also have to treat pizza. that's what happened the other day. a latecomer and a bday celebrant. OMG..! it means.. pizza party! you know what happened next.

i enjoy watching stage plays. the very first play i ever watched was " frankie & johnny" at the insular life theater in makati. i was with my big sis & big bro. it was actually my sis's birthday. we went straight to pizza hut after the show.
Repertory Philippines is already in its 71st season and i'm proud to say that i have watched all its shows : January-"Tuesdays with Morrie", February-"Hamlet", March -"Romance in D", April-"Altar Boys"... there are 2 more show i need to watch this year-- "Disney's Mulan" (August-December) and "A Christmas Carol" (November-December) .
i was also able to watch PETA's "Skin Deep" and "Noli at Fili :Dekada 2000"
i also watched the Filipino musical "Desaparecidos" by Philippine Stagers Foundation (PSF) , formerly known as Dulaang Bedista Alumni Production (DBAP)

the most recent play i watched was "West Side Story", STAGES' major musical offering in 2008.

i was able to watch the movie on dvd before.it was the 1961 film version of the show. This show is like a Broadway version of Romeo and Juliet.

The show turned out to be something which i really expected. great choice of actors. they have given justice to the characters they played.the show was a feast in the eyes and ears. great songs & dances.truly one of the great musicals of all time.

Christian bautista played the role of Tony. He has given justice to the show's songs which suited his voice quality. This is his first lead role in a play and he did it quite well. However, there are minor flaws when it comes to his movemement especially when he's suppposed to dance.
Joanna Ampil played Maria in the show. As expected she played her part close to perfection. The sweet and naive girl from the start until the part when she loses Tony, she is full of emotion and sang her songs almost flawlessly. She started singing on high note and goes higher and higher. Still, the quality of her voice never changes. She sings smoothly unlike other newbie singers who screams and shouts to get the high notes. Joanna delivers crystal clear voice to the audience.
Rowena Vilar who played Anita was a scene stealer. She was one of the best performers of the show. She is a real dancer! Anita’s songs were one of the challenging ones but she carried them off as fantastic. Her acting is oh so good. She's got real talent!
singing, acting, dancing .these are what the rest of the cast members did.Each character,minor roles may be, were well executed. the actors in this show actually sing, act and dance pretty well. it's like watching a grand production from a tv show. kudos to everyone and the people behind the scenes

Body Massage by the beach at Puerto Galera.

Wooo..hoo..!!!