Gratitude Journal - 31 October 2013

Happy Halloween! I have been feeling a bit under the weather the past couple of days. Spent most of the day just resting. I did other things, too, but I'll reserve those for tomorrow's journal entry. Meanwhile, here's my list for today:

1.  Catch-up over lunch - Bgy. Kapitolyo in Pasig is such a foodie place! I decided to meet my friend for lunch, and she asked if it was all right to eat at this quaint deli  she saw. Poco Deli it was called, and

2. Sweet desserts - after lunch we went to a dessert place called Lai's Cake of the Season. This is still in Kapitolyo. I have tried the ube cheesecake before, which was so-so for me. I needed to find a place where I can catch up on my reading (as I was preparing myself for my interview), with free wi-fi as well. Good thing there was only one other customer when we went in. I ordered the avocado cheesecake (I know, I know - I'm such a cheesecake lover), which was delicious! Their brewed coffee was blah.

3. Interview - the interview was very short. Mine took less than thirty minutes. Will just continue praying at this point. Thanks

4. Running at Capitol Commons - the newest development property in Ortigas is called Capitol Commons. This was where the seat of the Pasig government lay. Now it is a beautiful place filled with children, runners, yuppies, students, etc. Per Google Maps, a one-way length from one side of the property to another is around 450 meters. Since we did a full loop, that would make it almost a kilometer! And we did more than three rounds! Cool.

5. Thor: The Dark World - watched the last full show in Alabang with my friend. This film gave me a star wars-techie feel at some point. The movie felt long at some point, but it was still a great movie.


Namaste


post: I had a hard time writing yesterday, no thanks to my fever and colds. Just realized how short this entry was. LOL

Gratitude Journal - 30 October 2013

1. Running - I ran at Filinvest again last night, and it felt great! The thing is, it was pretty late when I started (aound 7:45 pm), and there weren't a lot of runners that night, so it felt pretty creepy, since there are some parts of the trail that are really dark. I guess if you let your imagination run wild it can get the better of you. LOL Seriously though, the good thing is once in a while there are roving guards/police in motorcycles and/or patrol cars. But I guess it's still better to run with a companion at night.

2. Yoga - after running, I went to Gold's and did an hour of yoga. Well, almost an hour. I haven't done the Bikram series in a while, so I incorporated a lot of those poses in my practice last night. Standing head to knee (Dandayamana-Janushirasana), seated head to knee, and the Japanese hand sandwich (Pada Hastasana or hands to feet) are really challenging poses for me. Just keep practicing, and I'll get there!

Some routes that I have taken recently

As promised, I am posting the routes that I have taken recently when running.

The first one is a run from BF Homes all the way to Filinvest, Alabang. What I like about this route is that there are hills that you need to traverse (Tirona heading towards Alabang Hills, Palms Country Club area). Also, the fact that you ran from one city to another and back sounds really cool. LOL

Map of first route

The second one is just within BF Homes. What I like about this course is that it's relatively flat, so you can run at a very easy pace. The problem is that these are the busiest streets in BF, so you have to be on the lookout for stoplights, vehicles, bikers and other pedestrians.

Map of second route

Now that I know the actual distance of these routes, I can time myself better. My goal is to finish a 10-k run in under an hour before the year ends. Wish me luck!

Gratitude Journal - 29 October 2013

Good morning! Let me post my gratitude list for today:

1. BBM on Android - since BBM launched in iOS and Android last week, it has gotten a lot of downloads. In fact, in the Google Play Store, it was already the 2nd most downloaded app as of yesterday. I installed the app, and I got connected to my high school friends! I really miss them. What's great is that even if we're thousands of miles apart from each other (at least with some of us), we're still good friends. Charge that to having a solid foundation due to a very small class size (and I do mean VERY small).

2. Kare-kare pasta - I turned the left-over kare-kare into a pasta sauce, and it turned out great! In fact, I think I ate too much and I gained five pounds since Friday last week. LOL

Gratitude Journal - 28 October 2013

1. Democracy - today is the barangay elections, and I'm grateful for the fact that we have a right in choosing who will be leading us. I just hope that our next set of barangay officials will really do their jobs, and put their constituents first before themselves.

2. Serving at Mass - really happy that our service went well yesterday. It's good that our choir director, who had a bad case of gout a couple of weeks back, is in a much better shape. I hope he gets to become more physically active and join us for sports, too!

3. Delicious food - we had kare-kare and dinuguan for lunch yesterday. Weird combination, I know, but hey, it worked! Also, my Ate gave us buko pie as she and her family came from a weekend in Tagaytay.

Gratitude Journal - 27 October 2013

Forgot to post this yesterday! My bad. But no worries. The important thing is I just keep up at this.

I had a great Saturday! My dear friend Jeyn and I initially blocked off our calendars to try out a new spa in QC (yes, we would go all the way to QC to check out a new spa. Or a new resto. LOL). However, Jeyn had already tried the spa a week before, and she said it wasn't good. That, plus the fact that we didn't have any more funds for getting a massage, meant we had to think of a different activity. What initially started as just a free breakfast turned out into a whole day filled with fun, laughter, food and friendship! Here I go:

1. Free Starbucks breakfast - Jeyn's older sister said she needed help with a seminar she organised at St. Luke's Global, and in exchange for our help she would treat us to breakfast. So that's what we did! The help was really just to make sure everything was organised, especially on the meals side (for the attendees). When I got there, everything was pretty much set, Jeyn and I just took care of the coffee. After less than half an hour, we trooped to Starbucks where we had our free breakfast! Yay!