Visita Iglesia

The view. This is the church near Mall of Asia after the procession. 

Yesterday, I officially turned 24. Yay! Nothing spectacular just love and serenity. 

Since this year, my birthday falls on a Holy Friday, we decided to do Visita Iglesia by biking. Last year, I was at home with my family. Rommel and I went to underground subterranean park. This is the second time we are observing this tradition. 

Literally, Visita Iglesia means church visit. It is a custom of the Roman Catholics to visit seven churches because seven as they say is a significant number to the church. I know that Visita Iglesia is traditionally observed on a Maundy Thursday but since I have work, we chose to do it on a Friday night instead. 

Parked Bikes. We just stayed outside the church. 

I hope we could make this our yearly tradition. Traditions are nice. Somehow it creates a special bond with your partner and it makes the custom itself more meaningful. 

Paco Park. Feeling so brave being able to cross a crowded street. 

Just three weeks ago, I would really panic whenever I hear a car coming. Now, I can can really feel that I am in control of my bike. I can maneuver sporadically. I feel like I'm such a bad-ass. *queue electric guitar* 

Adamson Church. This is sentimental to me because i used to go to this church to hear the mass when I was in college. So, after N years, here I am. 

This is actually an achievement for us both because this route has been the longest we've driven since the bikes were bought. I am so happy and fulfilled. Of course, I have Rommel to thank for that. We had to rush back home because he still has to work afterwards. 

Tired smile. love.love.love. 

Hola España!

You know how tight competition is these days and every single peso you're earning is just not enough. Well, in my company, we do have bilingual "process experts" and soon I'll be handling Spain and Portugal shipments. So, I figured this could pave way for more opportunities for me in the future. And you know what they say about education being an investment. Apparently, it really is literally. 

What if Chuck Norris was my teacher?!

Good thing, I have friends who are really a blessing of some sort (hello Labeee). I was advised of a cheaper way to learn Spanish. In Instituto Cervantes, it costs P3600 per level. So, before I reach level 5, i would have spent P18000 which of course I cannot afford at this time. I also have to think about my tuition fee for my Masters this coming June. With that being said, I thank good heavens for having "Beginners Classes" in Tesda. And did i mention, it's for free! 

One of the few perks is that our teacher is Filipino. So, if we have questions or we really have a hard time grasping the lesson, we can ask away for as long as we want until we understand the lesson. And Señor Pedro is very kind and patient to all of us. 

We have 100 hours to complete the course. That is, 8am-12nn weekdays from March4-April 9. I was lucky enough to be included because when i went to Tesda several weeks ago, they were already starting. I had to beg the administrator to include me in the morning class because otherwise it would be conflicting with my work schedule. In short, I got in because one student suddenly backed out. Yay for me! 

It has been three weeks now of five-hour-sleep. And it's really tiring! I believe I'm doing pretty well. I can ace our seatwork if it's translating spanish to english but if it's the other way around, i still keep forgetting about the masculinity/femininity of their words. LOL! 

Anyway, this month has been really challenging for me. After this course, I promise myself to get a vacation. Beach, please!?

Wonderful Women of the Month

Because i'm all warm and fuzzy today from having ten hours sleep, I might as well post this  now in my blog in line with Women's Month. 


1. Nanay
You know I was never vocal with my feelings. I appreciate all that you are. If it had not been for you, I wouldn't have achieved so much. i love you. 

2. Hot Mommas 
I may not exactly know what you've been through but I'm sure it has been tough. I admire all the courage you muster into all sorts of situation. Kudos to you guys!

3. Sexy Mommy 
You're sexy and you know it. You are one of the coolest mommy I've met. I like your fashion style and I bet all your twitter friends love you as well. 

Overdrive

Yay to our new hobby/extra-curricular activity/bonding/love. 

Along Macapagal Ave. 

Saturday

Rommel just came from a graveyard shift and I also didn't have enough sleep for waking up too early because i wanted to show off the new skill i learned which is curling my hair (it didn't last long enough though). We went straight to their home because we wanted to save up our energy for the most awaited bicycle we wanted. 

2 pm: at robinsons place manila 

We couldn't sleep (as in kating-kati na mga paa namin). Stan (from Bicycle World) texted us that our bikes would be ready at around 4pm so we strolled around first and took some picture with the cosplayers. We were both hyper and super excited that having coffee wasn't enough so we eventually decided to watch Jack the Giant Slayer to pass time. 

After the film, we went straight ahead to Pasay. As soon as we procured the bike, I realized how scary it would be to ride the bike home considering the number and types of vehicle (i.e. jeepneys, cars, bus) that pass through Gil Puyat Ave. I haven't ridden a bike in a loooooong time and i'm not even an expert to begin with. I am the biggest coward of the cowards. Everytime I would hear a vehicle coming, I automatically panic. I almost crashed on a brand new car. It was really scary! The owner kept on checking for scratches around it. Arrrrgghhh! I was so afraid. 

(Top right-Bottom Left) 1.Rommel with a Cosplay Artists 2.i don't know her 3.Me at Coffee Bean 4.The giant catching another giant. 

Up close and personal with our bikes. 

Sunday

3 am: at CCP Complex 

Again, we couldn't get it our of heads. I kept on dreaming about bicycles. Haha! I remember blurting out to Rommel with my eyes half open...

me: puro mga bike panaginip ko. 

estong: ako din e. tara bike na tayo.

So after eating in a nearby Tapsilogan, we drove off to CCP at 3 in the morning. And since there were very few vehicles, i became a little braver. 

They see me rollin', i hate 'em... 

Upon arriving, we laid on the grass just for fun. The camera's flash killed our moment so I edited our picture with me as grumpy cat.

We actually wanted to go to Mall of Asia but there was an ongoing Fun Run and we were not allowed to go through. 

Two heads are better than none. hehe. 

We had a stop over at Petron Station because i had to pee and it has started drizzling. Given the weather, i took a little nap while waiting for the rain to stop. Yes, I was that exhausted and my butt really hurts already. 

Just some parked bike getting gasoline??? hehe... 

Had some quick panini and tea latte at starbucks. 

When the rain finally stopped and I got to restore my energy, we decided to go home. 

Pumo-pose para kunyari professional biker. 

Sya din daw bida. 

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Thanks for the early birthday gift babe! <3 data-blogger-escaped-i="">