Kickass Experience

Dear Juliet,

I've scratched off some items in my bucket list and one experience I am thrilled to tell you is about my first shooting experience. Nope, hindi pa ako nag-aartista. Am still thinking if I'll accept the showbiz offers, but what I mean is that I got to shoot a gun in a firing range. FOR. REAL. It was so kick ass! I'd like to thank the most loving guy for bringing me there and making it happen. ♥

So for my first try, the gun had a silencer attached to it. Kumusta naman yung naka-kagat labi pa ako di ba? Lol.

And then during the next series of tries, they wanted me to shoot without the silencer. "Alangan namang magkabit ka pa muna ng silencer kapag putukan na?" said the range officer. And so, I complied. Look! I got a video c/o the supportive guy ;)

I was taught how to unload the gun after use. I also learned how to load the magazine with the bullets. We weren't able to fire his bigger gun, but I was already satisfied with the one we used, which I had no idea what was called. LoL. All I know was that it was a Glock19 kemerloo chenes chenes. OR NOT.

Left: the silencer and the difference between his Glock and M16 bullets.

Right: ammunition

Lastly, let me show off the hits I made. I wasn't bad as a beginner daw. Clap, clap.

So this was the last of my attempts. I was given 10 rounds--I spent 3 trying to knock down the steal plate [which I hit on my third round] and 7 in this target board. Out of 7 rounds, 6 got inside the ALPHA area of responsibility chenelyn. Haha!

Ang bakla lang ng entry na ito. Halatang wala akong kaalam-alam sa "gun vocabulary." This entry is proof that guns and gayness don't jive well ;p

The funny guy jokingly said that he regrets bringing me there, delikado raw sya pag nagalit ako. LoL! After the shooting range, we headed to Choco Kiss to have some meryenda--green salad, taco salad, and blueberry cheese cake! Yum! It was a happy Saturday ♥

TOUGH TIMES NEVER LAST.
TOUGH PEOPLE DO.
★ HAPPIDEZZ

APP-lifting my Mood :)

Dear Juliet,

Out of all the work-related stress that are going on in my life right now, I found something that de-stresses me. Nope, surprisingly, it's not food. It's an application for my very "pobre" Nokia X3-02 which is much like instagram, only peke and with less filters. And since I'm your typical narcissistic cam whore, I enjoy it so much! Nawawala ang kunot ng noo ko due to work at napapalitan ng wagas na camera-ready smile :)

The app is called Sophie's Cam and I got it for free from the Nokia Ovi Store. Yeheeeeey! Here are some photos I captured today. Pardon the vanity shots. Pagsasawaan nyo ang fez ko ;p

After gym, picture-picture agad :)

Fish tayo! Galunggong ;p

Galunggong with a goblet of soda. Haha. Para sosyal ng konti ;p

SPEED BALL! I love this thing. Its rhythmic sound is so soothing ;)

TOUGH TIMES NEVER LAST.
TOUGH PEOPLE DO.
★ HAPPIDEZZ

Snatched and Scratched

Dear Juliet,

I've been wearing a necklace--i never take it off; not even during bath time--for more than 8 years. Only now have I experienced being snatched of one. A FIRST, I must say. It was a funny and scary experience at the same time.

I was at the back-most part of the jeepney, texting a contact for work. When the jeepney slowly came to a hault, I noticed a young man--a teenager--na nakasabit [Sorry, ano ba sa English ang nakasabit? Clinging? Hanging? LoL]. His hands were so fast! Next thing I knew, he jumped off the jeepney with my cute little star necklace in his hands.

What a bastard! He left a scratch on me! WHAT IF MAY RABIES SYA?! Baka bukas pagkagising ko, infected na ako, maloka, at bigla na lang manaksak ng evil, offensive, unreasonable, and inconsiderate people. Nyahahaha! ;p

Things happened so fast. Napasigaw talaga ako sa gulat. At heto pa, wa-poise lang talaga yung sigaw ko. Pang-horror yung effect eh; hindi pang-hold up na eksena. Hahaha! Good thing, may pumansin naman sa akin. The passenger seated in front of me was kind enough to ask me what happened. Because of him, I managed to calm down and be sane.

At the end of the day, it was better that he only got my cute little star necklace [which I only bought a few days back and loved a bunch, by the way. Huhu.] Remember, I was texting and buti na lang, hindi yung cellphone ang naisip nyang hablutin.

Lesson: Huwag masyadong mag mukhang mayaman. Yung sakto lang para iwas snatcher moments. Mwahahaha! ;p

TOUGH TIMES NEVER LAST.
TOUGH PEOPLE DO.
★ HAPPIDEZZ

You Know What's Disappointing?

Dear Juliet,

The company I'm currently working at is a sponsor of the Miss Philippines Earth 2012. We've put up an online voting album in our Facebook fan page dedicated to gather votes for the candidates. The votes in the said album will be added to the votes garnered by the contestants in the MPE Facebook fan page and the MPE Official website. The candidate who garners the highest number of votes wins the Ms. Photogenic and Ms. Ever Bilena titles.

What's disappointing is that people comment rudely against these contestants who are WOMEN--women who deserve RESPECT. As administrator of our fan page, it pains me to see tasteless, harsh, and degrading comments coming mostly from men and surprisingly, even from women. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE? What do they get from posting useless comments?

GAHD! It's really infuriating. I am a woman myself and it really sucks to read demoralizing comments directed to fellow women and most especially, to fellow Filipinos. We are Filipinos and yet we lambaste our own countrymen? How can we even claim Filipino pride if we're barbaric like this?

To the ill-mannered bad mouthers:

THE CANDIDATES ARE WOMEN, MUCH LIKE YOUR MOM WHO GAVE BIRTH TO YOU!

Shheeesh!

TOUGH TIMES NEVER LAST.
TOUGH PEOPLE DO.
★ HAPPIDEZZ

Amazing April

Dear Juliet,

My life has been kinda lame and depressing the past few months, so let's make this April fantabulous, shall we? Let's forget about my quarter life crisis and try to make things more fun from here on. I've made my past years SPLENDID, so making this year AMAZING is gonna be a cakewalk for me.

FIRST

I've been missing a lot as far as staying fit is concerned. So this month, I have to make sure to workout more than thrice weekly. It's a good thing Elorde has opened a branch in Lagro, which is just a stone's throw away from home sweet home! It's along my usual route, so I can drop by after work. Yey! 

I haven't really gained much weight after more than a month of "gymlessness." In fact, I think I lost weight because of the adjustment of my body from the long commuting, and because of my new eating habit. But still, I need exercise to help me stay physically strong and active. Long hours of just sitting in front of the computer is not fun. I miss sweating like a man! Besides, all the cellulite forming in my tummy is painful to look at. So, I'm saying yes to boxing this month!

SECOND

I can't believe it's already April and I still haven't gone to any summer getaway! In April 2011, I was in Boracay with my HS Buddies. We were supposed to go to Zamboanga last February, but then it was the peak of my low moments, so I bailed. 

This April, I've already made plans with friends, so travel escapades are in order. Escaping a stressful job and a stressful life is really a must. Hopefully, my travel friends and I could push through with our getaways by next month. May the TRAVEL GODS and FORTUNE GODS be with us. Hehehe!

THIRD

I must learn to be thrifty so that by the end of the year, I will be able to get myself all the things I want. FIGHT!

TOUGH TIMES NEVER LAST.

TOUGH PEOPLE DO.

★ HAPPIDEZZ