Moni Christmas!
21-29 December
Manila / Nueva Ecija
PHILIPPINES
Call me 'excited' but I don't care. I filed my vacation leave for December as early as the first week of August. I just wanted to make sure that I send the right message to my boss: I plan. Ahead of time.
I know that the Christmas season is the worst time to travel for airline staff because as chance passengers, the probability that you'd get boarded is close to zero. So I bought a full-fare revenue ticket that added strain to my already bleeding pocket. Waah. But at least it was a stress-free travel. Really, really worth it.
I arrived in Manila at about 2pm, almost at the same time that my sundo (Uncle, Nanay and Mommy A.) were parking at the arrival area of the NAIA. We stopped by the condo to pick up my shirts and ham that I planned to give to our friendly neighbors. Then another stopover at NLEX to grab a bite of KFC and my favorite pat patatas. And then at last, we reached home by 8pm.
My mother planned a Christmas dinner with her siblings on Dec23 at Luz Kitchenette. My pamangkin Dion was with us and stayed with us the whole time because my sister-in-law's parents were going to Dubai. Happiness. I was able to bond with Dion. I'm not fond of kids but he just makes me change my mind. (He calls me Ninang 'anda, as in Ninang Ganda! Hehehe!)
On Dec24, guess what I did? I cleaned my room! Wootwoot! I've been wanting to clean that room for several years now. Imagine, since high school, I haven't been sleeping in that room and I just make 'tambak' my things in there: from college to working at Amkor, to working at Trends, to taking my master's, to working at Cebu Pacific, to working at SAS! Shame! Yes, you're right. One whole day was not enough so we continued the terrible task of sorting and cleaning until Dec27!
As a tradition, my family does not celebrate anything on Chrismas eve. So we just slept, woke up the following morning and went to Church. We had lunch with my father's family in Jaen and then proceeded to my mother's side later in the afternoon. Lechon was the bida during the day.
On Dec28, I went to Manila all packed with Don's bilin which I will detail in my next entry. Hehe. Pathetic yon. Upon arrival in Manila at 2pm, I went straight to V's 'pc photolab' to have our Christmas pictures printed. Then I went to Glorietta to buy some cd's for big brother (oh well). Then I met with the Duck and ate my ever-so-delayed lunch at 5pm. Later that night, I had dinner with Ligaya and NZ girl at the Mall of Asia, shopped for Terranova (sale!) clothes and I's national footwear (Havaiana's, haha!) and called it a night. My flight to Hong Kong was on the following day.
Manila / Nueva Ecija
PHILIPPINES
Call me 'excited' but I don't care. I filed my vacation leave for December as early as the first week of August. I just wanted to make sure that I send the right message to my boss: I plan. Ahead of time.
I know that the Christmas season is the worst time to travel for airline staff because as chance passengers, the probability that you'd get boarded is close to zero. So I bought a full-fare revenue ticket that added strain to my already bleeding pocket. Waah. But at least it was a stress-free travel. Really, really worth it.
I arrived in Manila at about 2pm, almost at the same time that my sundo (Uncle, Nanay and Mommy A.) were parking at the arrival area of the NAIA. We stopped by the condo to pick up my shirts and ham that I planned to give to our friendly neighbors. Then another stopover at NLEX to grab a bite of KFC and my favorite pat patatas. And then at last, we reached home by 8pm.
My mother planned a Christmas dinner with her siblings on Dec23 at Luz Kitchenette. My pamangkin Dion was with us and stayed with us the whole time because my sister-in-law's parents were going to Dubai. Happiness. I was able to bond with Dion. I'm not fond of kids but he just makes me change my mind. (He calls me Ninang 'anda, as in Ninang Ganda! Hehehe!)
On Dec24, guess what I did? I cleaned my room! Wootwoot! I've been wanting to clean that room for several years now. Imagine, since high school, I haven't been sleeping in that room and I just make 'tambak' my things in there: from college to working at Amkor, to working at Trends, to taking my master's, to working at Cebu Pacific, to working at SAS! Shame! Yes, you're right. One whole day was not enough so we continued the terrible task of sorting and cleaning until Dec27!
As a tradition, my family does not celebrate anything on Chrismas eve. So we just slept, woke up the following morning and went to Church. We had lunch with my father's family in Jaen and then proceeded to my mother's side later in the afternoon. Lechon was the bida during the day.
On Dec28, I went to Manila all packed with Don's bilin which I will detail in my next entry. Hehe. Pathetic yon. Upon arrival in Manila at 2pm, I went straight to V's 'pc photolab' to have our Christmas pictures printed. Then I went to Glorietta to buy some cd's for big brother (oh well). Then I met with the Duck and ate my ever-so-delayed lunch at 5pm. Later that night, I had dinner with Ligaya and NZ girl at the Mall of Asia, shopped for Terranova (sale!) clothes and I's national footwear (Havaiana's, haha!) and called it a night. My flight to Hong Kong was on the following day.
