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Monday, May 30, 2011

Elmar's private resort

So hello there again! I am back with a vengeance! HUZZZAH! HAHA, that was just a joke. so I decided to make a blog about the resort we went to for one main reason. I want it to be known and I want this blog to be helpful for all the people who are looking for private resorts in Laguna. This is not a known resort but it's quite private. This resort is owned by the The Regio's and I've been here for quite some time. The place used to be the resort that the company of my mom used to have when they were having their annual outing. A safe and I think the last resort for them to have their outings since it is owned by their big boss. Anyway, this place has two swimming pools, a gazebo, a two-storey house equipped with a sala, kitchen, dining area, an air-conditioned room and a comfort room in the first floor and two rooms (one has aircon and the other has not) and a comfort room.


Living area equipped with a small tv.


One side view of the kitchen with a counter and stools.


The formal dining area with a view of the pools outside the house. If this place cant accommodate the people who will be renting this resort don't fret coz the gazebo outside the house can be used as a dining area where a long table is placed.


View of the second floor.


Kitchen. The only thing you have to know regarding the kitchen area is that the ref is not functioning so it is advisable to bring your own cooler and that is if you have to store your food or if you don't want your red meats or other ingredients to get spoil that fast. That I think is the only big problem that the house has.

What I like about this rest house/private resort despite of it looking old is the layout and how the space was planned. There is a comfort outside the house near the pool. This means that children and others who are using the pool don't have to go inside the house to clean themselves and litter droplets of water as they pass through the dining area and kitchen. As a student of Interior Design trust me when I say that this house was well thought of, well at least for the zoning. However, I think it should be revamped in terms of the aesthetic look since it gives a feeling of oldness looking from the chipped off paints and from the broken dados and cupboards of the kitchen.

Overall: the place is still good because the price it has is right and good enough for the accommodations. Php6000 is not bad for a two-day stay in Pansol. Yes! the group will just spend Php6000 pesos for a two-day stay. Not bad! Others would range from 10 to fifteen thousand and that would only mean a 12 hour stay plus you have to limit the number of heads who will be using the space. In elmar's resort as long as you can make yourselves at home and find a way where to sleep in - it's all good. I myslef experienced to sleep right next to the pools and I used a tent which by the way is my first time to experience. So there. If you have any questions, you can just pm me, send me a message since my mom knows the owner. Okie?

Summer's not yet over so invite your family and friends to have your last hooorah for this season! Spend it here in Elmar's private resort in Pansol Los Banos Laguna, Philippines.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Childhood friends

I've been here in our subdivision for 12 years now and since then I was able to meet new friends and built with them a bond that went through a lot of happy gatherings, overnight stays, and sometimes some issues, fights and misunderstandings - Friendship. Through this bond that we formed we were able to share experiences that made us know who we really are at times when we're together and even when we're apart. This 12 years that I've shared with them is not a joke. That's more than half of my existence, so far, here on earth and I am more than happy to know that I've shared some years with them. They are really my childhood friends.


(I don't have a decent picture of the whole barkada picture because first: we were'nt complete during this time and second: I don't have the strength to take pictures after dancing the night away. I was so tired that time)

So here's a picture of my barkada during our trip to Manor. God has been so great for reuniting us once again even if some of my friends weren't here in the gathering (and this isn't the usual gathering that we used to have). When we were still kids, and that was six years ago (oh, not that long ago... wait? six years? HAHA), we stayed until the moon bids us goodbye. Yes! We stayed the whole night playing patentero, bang-sak, tumbang preso and a lot more. We would kill time laughing at one another, sharing kilig moments, staring at each other's face and listening to the stories that one has to share. We used to do this fun-ctivities with a lot of enthusiasm and energy. I can still remember the days when we made our own P.A. system that was used to call each other's attention (especially when inside the house) and tell to everyone that we are in our street and ready to play some fun-filled games. That certain sound of clap made me more excited when I hear not just one but an audience clapping outside our house. I miss those days and even more I miss the kids I used to play patentero with. Sad to say but this isn't the case now but I am more glad to know that we've change and didn't stay as kids forever! HAHA



As days pass by, we stride different paths that introduce us to different worlds. Each one of us has an image of who we are 10 years from now and for sure we don't have an image of a kid playing bang-sak forever. People change, so do we. A number of us are in college now and chose the career path that either we pick for ourselves, parents identified it for us or just because the course is in so much trend now. Wherever the source came from and the reason that I blurted this out is because I think this has somehow influenced us and has an effect to the line of thinking we have now. Maybe it's really because we're not getting any younger and we have to act our age but still having this kind of thinking is a proof that we changed and still changing. I just wrote this blog not to blame 'change' for constantly changing, not that I want to play langit-lupa again (tho I would really have fun if I will be given the chance to play this game again), not that I regret getting old because I love the things that I learn from aging... Not any of those mentioned is my reason.

I just miss my friends and the days we've shared with one another. I know that I could not run back to the hands of time because that would never happen. I just want to reminisce the good-old-days and the not-so-good-old-days that we've had. I wrote this blog for my friends who I will miss a lot - The Olan brothers. They will be moving to Australia next week and that I think would sadden me a lot. :| But if that's what God has planned for you guys and your family, so be it... I'll be more than happy to know that you will have a greater chance of exploring yourself as men! :)


Tim Olan


JJ Olan

We will miss you guys! :) Have fun in Australia! :)

Thursday, May 12, 2011

REUNITED?



For the nth time, this I think is one of the most unexpected events of our group (atleast for me). Iba talaga kapag matagal mong hindi nakikita yung iba and then all of a sudden eh bigla na lang silang magshoshowup. It's nice to think na your clinging to people who are nice, smart, health conscious(?), have same interests as you do and a lot more. Hindi kami nakumpleto ngayon pero this day just made me smile kasi I saw once again two of my friends that I haven't seen for ages now. Gelo and Russel had the time to be with us and share moments again. Thanks also to Sam, who by the way will be leaving this friday for her organization, who made this event possible. Hindi sa pagdradrama pero na miss ko kayo (special mention: Gelo and Russel).

Reunited? Hindi siguro? Wala naman kasing nagkahiwalay. Maybe, we haven't seen each other for a while pero I guess we never forget each other's presence. We might not be physically present at all times pero I know we are still united kahit saan man kami pumunta. This thought just put a smile on my face. I'm thinking of this as our local version of Sex and the city 2. I know hindi kami apat (marami kami) pero the bond that we have is as same as what the story has. I can't still imagine by now the world that this bond will lead us to. Maybe miles away from the Philippines or just a few klicks from Rizal. But wherever the destination is as long as I'm with these guys... I think we would have the best moments together.

Hindi ko lang alam talaga kung anong nakain ko at naging chummy ako ulit pagdating sa mga ganitong bagay pero masaya lang talaga ako. Ok. I must stop here now. I get too excited discussing all these things. HAHA

Happy. just saying. :)

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

RareJob - Not that rare.

Malapit na matapos ang summer and I think I haven't done anything significant this past two months. Nuod lang ako ng nuuod ng movie, basa-basa ng kung anong mapulot, reading the manual of my newly found bestfriend na si Pan "Pentax" (my camera) and... reading my books in grammar for refreshment. Sad to say, these are the only things that keep me away from doing nothing. Atleast may ginagawa ako pero I think I can do better than this.

Last week, I tried filling out the application form of rarejob. Alam mo yun, trying my luck. Sayang din kasi yung perang maiipon mo dun. No one from my friends know about this thing. Cj, my real bestfriend (he's real, not a camera or inanimate object), pushed me to join rarejob. Even him, hindi niya alam na sumali na ako. One of my closest friends, Sam, joined rarejob I think but I dont have any updates about her regarding this matter. Maybe, after reading this, she will update me kung ano ng nangyari sa kanya. Anyway, nobody knows except my family - mom and dad. Anyway, joining this job is such a pain in the ass. Really. But I made it. I passed all the preliminary examinations that the company requires me to pass. Yes, I think I consider this as one of my significant achievements this summer.

I only have to reasons why I joined RareJob. First, syempre dahil sa pera. Second and my main reason is that I want to do something with my english proficiency/skills. I don't know how to play his game. Ever since I was in gradeschool (yes, ganon na katagal) I suck in that subject. I really do and because of that it made me hate English as a whole - grammar, reading, books and all things related to him. But then again naisip ko na wala akong kawala sa kanya. Kahit saan ako mapunta e makikita at magkakaroon kami ng engkwentro kaya naman sumuko ako sa kanya. I gave up. I gave up not in a bad way but in a good way. I know I'm no good in English but it should not stop me from doing something. I need to do something and start it as soon as possible. Kaya naman naisip ko na maglista ng mga dapat kung gawin to address this dilemma and one of my agendas is to join a job or organization that requires me to speak using our universal language. I hope I made the right decision - formally joining Rarejob. I know some people will not give a damn when they pass something like this. Oo nga naman, who cares kung pumusa sila lalo na kung chicken na lang sa kanila ang pagsasalita, pagintindi at paggamit ng ingles. Pero iba ang pedeng gawin sa akin nito. Malaki ang maitutulong nito sa akin kaya nga ang tanging dasal ko lang ngayon ay tumagal ako sa ganitong trabaho.

21577 - yang ang tutor id ko and that means pang-21577 ako na sumali para subukin ang kapalaran sa RareJob kaya masasabi kong hindi na ito bago.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

BEWARE OF NONSENSE BLOGS LIKE THIS.

Wala lang. This i think is a major blabla and nonsense blog. Feeling ko lang mag blog about what will happen tomorrow. It sorta kinda parang big day tomorrow for me-ah since i'll be having my interview sa DFA to have a VISA. I know right. Vumivisa na ako. HAHA. So yun. Im kinda sorta parang maybe feel like takot tomorrow kasi baka kainin ako ng live ni KOYA. HAHA... I dont know what to expect from it or what to say when they ask me questions. Like~ohmygosh... WHAT AM I GOING TO SAY... HAHA.. Kaasar lang..

anyway.. after that.. we might (I hope and pray that this thing would happen) buy my ever loving bilenna of super mega duper DSLR.., Im thinking of buying Nikon D3100 which is a good entry level daw (DAW). I really dont know. Pero I kinda sorta prang like the features of it since it has the specs I needed. ANYWAY... Im kinda not yet sure what to buy-ah but Im pretty sure that I'll have one soon! COMING SOON! hihih..

so yun lang. Sana hindi ka naassar... like kasi I said beware na nga e. I feel so konyo.. My betcha by golly wow! HAHA

BYEVYE! :)))

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Geek



I feel so geek now. I overhauled my account here in blogspot and I don't know what to say. I'm just happy with the fact that I'm staying up late again doing nothing... ay blogging pala. HAHA I don't know. The night feels like I was fully recharged from all the nights I've spent with my bed. I feel so geek again. I feel so new. I feel so May 1! And oh btw. A new month is here. April's over! That means we only have one month left to do the things we want to do! If pwede nga lang maging adventurous without having money e gagawin ko na. Pero that's not the case. Sigh. Anyway. Its too late na pala. I have to wake up early para mas madami akong magawa! :) hihihi.

GOOD BYE AND GOOD NIGHT! :)