Spooky and Festive
October 28, 2009I am experimenting with a new schedule for myself. It goes like this:
12 mn - 9 am > work stuff
9 am - 12 nn > blog and biz stuff
12 nn - 5 pm > sleep
5 pm - 12 mn > fun stuff
And by fun stuff, I mean, whatever it is that I feel like doing. It may be reading the many books which I have yet to finish/start reading; it could be playing with my toys (wii, drums, guitar, keyboards, PSP, videoke); it could be watching movies either on DVD or at a nearby cinema; doing some witchcraft; it could still be blogging like what I am doing now at this hour (It’s 8:45 pm on a Wednesday evening); etc. I thought of changing my schedule so I’d feel more productive without getting burnt out.
Today, for fun stuff, I started it by playing with my drums while listening to Chicago hits on my ipod. Since I’m the queen of multitasking, I also cooked rice and reheated my tuna and hotdog tomato sauce for dinner to save time. After about an hour, I decided to play some spooky music (Harry Potter Soundtrack is my favorite) which then inspired me to decorate the house some more. I want it spooky and festive. To make it spooky, I used my flimsy scarves and shawls for effect as well as my plastic jack o lanterns. To make it festive, I hung the star lamps I got from IKEA in Singapore last weekend (yeah, I haven’t blogged about that trip yet…coming soon…next week…promise…check my side bar for the upcoming posts) So for about 1 1/2 hours, that’s what I did. After this blog post, I’m gonna head downstairs to watch a horror flick while having dinner. I love Halloween!
Here are the photos. What do you think?
P.S. I’m all alone at home. Mwehehehe.
Cagayan de Oro Highlights (Oct. 9, 2009)
This travelogue is actually a continuation of my trip to Cebu last Oct.6-8, 2009. I had a very early flight (something like 5am) and so coming from my Sky Adventure, I didn’t sleep anymore. I just took a bath, dressed up and packed. Abba and Chris brought me to the airport. They were scheduled to visit us in Manila some time third week of October and so I won’t really be missing them a lot (they’re now here as I write this post).
My flight to Cagayan de Oro was uneventful (thank God!). I was a bit apprehensive when I boarded the plane because I saw the darkness looming in the horizon. Must be the typhoon that was expected to hit the northern part of the Philippines that weekend (Pepeng). But since I was going the opposite direction, the sky was sunny and clear.
My main agenda for visiting Cagayan de Oro was to spend time with my best friend Mer who is currently 8 months pregnant. It’s been so long since I last saw her and I just wanted to be there for her even if it’s just for a few days. Also, I wanted to visit my grandparents to see how they are and what have they been up to lately. The last time I visited them was back in 2005 when Peter and I did our 3-week Visayas-Mindanao Tour. Wow!
During my stay, Mer and I resided at her Aunt’s house (thanks a million, Tita Wink!). We were out most of the time hanging out and catching up. On my first day, considering how tired I was from lack of sleep the day before, I decided to rest. In the evening, we went to her cousin’s place where there’s wi-fi so we can do some VA work. That’s it on my first day in CDO. It’s pretty boring but for some reason, I welcome the normalcy of that day. Cagayan de Oro (despite everything that happened to me there back in high school) still feels a bit like home. And you know when you’re home, right? You just want to chill and relax and do normal things. I didn’t even think about taking photos of the surroundings every step of the way. I was just happy I was with my best friend in a city that witnessed my puberty (with all those feelings of angst and states of hormonal imbalances during my early teens). Teehee.
To be continued…
