re-energized

Hi everyone, am back from Bacolod :) Busy two weeks for me. Last week, I was at Cebu for work. Thank God I had a couple of hours to spare on my last day to tour the city a bit. Just got a cab and asked the driver to take me around. Took a few photos, then off I went to the airport and worked a bit from there. When I got back to Manila, my high school BFF Val and I had our nails done in time for our Bacolod trip the next day. Our flight was so early, 4:15 a.m! We didn't sleep anymore which was why we were so exhausted when we arrived at Bacolod. Will be devoting an entire post about Cebu and another one for Bacolod, maybe tonight or tomorrow :)

Sneak preview of Cebu...

...and of Bacolod/Negros Occidental

this is how I know I'll get married someday

...I can't stay single forever. Why? Because I get lonely easily. Hahaha! I'm here in Cebu, it's just been a little over 24 hours and I want to go back to Manila already. I had meetings until around 4 this afternoon, so I had the rest of the day to just do whatever. The first two hours alone, I was fine. After that, I got really bored...then I felt sad because here I am, in wonderful Cebu, but I had no one to talk to and with no idea where to go or what to do. I wasn't in the mood to go exploring because it was too late in the day already so I opted to go to the mall--good thing the Ayala Center's nearby. I spent 2 hours in Starbucks, 1 1/2 hours in Friday's, and 1 1/2 hours with relatives (I actually have relatives in Cebu...I only found out when my mom told me).

Though I was busy for most of the day, and I was alone for just a few hours, I realized that I couldn't end up this way. I mean, I can't go on just being solely concentrated on work and by myself. I really did feel lonely. Yeah, it's great that I get to go to different places but it's sad that I don't really share the experience with someone else. I'd be happier if I had an officemate or a friend with me right now, but that's not the case. Since projects at work are 1:1, or at times 1 researcher handles 2-3 projects, we rarely have someone accompany us during fieldwork trips.

It's just been a day, and I'm aching to go home. I didn't feel this way when I was in Davao because I was staying with relatives, and I knew that the next day I'd see my dad and little brother in Malaybalay.

Gosh, I wonder how much my phone bill is right now...while at the mall, I called up a few friends already just so I'd have someone to talk to.

I'm going back to Manila on Friday, and I can't wait! ...I hope things will get better tomorrow..

I'M LEAVING FOR CEBU!!!!

I'll be back on Friday....

I'll try to blog from my hotel :)

Will post pictures as well...

"...you should be a stylist"

Heehee :) That's the BEST compliment I've received about me and my style of dressing up. My aunt told me this evening that she really likes the way I dress and I should style people as a side job. Hahaha! I dunno about that...I believe that you are your own stylist. You don't need someone to dictate what you wear, just put on whatever you feel like wearing. Being a stylist must be fun, though.

I felt like going a bit casual at work today so I wore ....

button-down shirt dress: I bought it at a thrift store :)
my d-i-y leggings
ballet flats: CMG

Cute ring :)

All of the bracelets I'm wearing are from both my grandmothers


I love the buttons on the dress. They're made from coconut, I think.

So I'm leaving for Cebu next week. It's a quick trip, though. I'm taking the last flight out of Manila on the 26th, then I'm taking the first flight out of Cebu on the 29th so I can go straight to the office from the airport. Busy busy busy next week.