Ice Carvings

As of May, i remain hopeful that the local Adidas stores should be carrying anything that has the word "Kings" on it. As the official outfitter of the NBA, they have a number of team-specific goodies that i would snap up in a heartbeat. Since they have a large prsence here, i was hoping they'd carry a number of goods that featured my favorite team. I started asking around February, and so far, i snagged a single black shirt with a modest Kings logo at the center. the shirt's ok, but considering that the jerseys, sweatshirts, practice Ts, and tanks carry the more popular teams: dallas, chicago, boston, cleveland, the hated lakers, i feel alone in my devotion to Sacramento's baskteball club. Then came great news, i left my number at a few outlets so that they can contact me whenever a new shipment with Kings gear arrives. This particular friendly one from Megamall called the other night to excitedly inform me that he was able to get a Kings superstar collection shoe...

"Tito, swimming na tayo." The whole time we were at Palawan, these four words would always wake me first thing in the morning. My niece, who i believe is more fairy than human has managed to do something no alarm clock can do: wake me up with a smile. Despite her request, we had to do away with swimming at the resort pool. The borrowed Expedition just arrived, and we all needed to shower, dress up, stuff the luggage, and eat before we embark on a long road trip. Puerto Princesa is smack down in the middle of Palawan, and our vacation lies somewhere north, hence a 4 hour drive is in the works. And this is not the same as driving via SLEX to Laguna. 1/3 of the journey is smooth road, 1/3 is unpaved road, and the remainder is composed of rickety bridges and dirt trails. Lots of trees, lots of farmland, and lots and lots of soil. Luckily, my brother managed to get ahold of a big vehicle like this Ford, so the bumpiness was reduced. A lot. But not enough for my nephew to chuck ...

(note: instead of adding a new entry, i just decided to update this piece. What??? do you need further explanation?) i never imagined me saying this, but i thought that after Boracay, summer was officially over for me. Although i have had the gracious opportunity to visit three beaches in one month - Puerto Galera, Matabungkay, and Boracay, plus a side trip to Tagaytay, nothing prepared me for the final leg: We went to Palawan! Not just Palawan, Palawan mind you - but a free stay at Club Noah, courtesy of my generous and South Luzon assigned brother. So who's complaining? We're only paying for our plane fare but we got to stay at Club Noah for 2 days (the remaining 2 we spent at Puerto Princesa and traveling). Here i was, my tattoo not even completely faded, yet back on terminal 2 to grab a quick flight to Puerto. The kids were with us this, as well as my brother and his wife, so this promised to be a different trip. Plus, the 2 elder girls, Mikee and Eina, having an airline mo...

So much for going to Bora during the weekend. it's only tuesday and now i'm swamped with work with schedules until October. Good thing everything i'm doing has "beer" written all over it. Thanks to the people at Marketing, who thought it was time i went with them and write about what i saw, i was able to see what the fuss was all about. Man, it was better than advertised, and you while i dreaded seeing the expected overflow crowd and too many structures, it wasn't as bothersome as i thought. The sea and the sand and the sun is more than enough to overlook these trifles. Apart from work, we spent our free time sitting idly in front of the beach, drinking beer or sampling the island fruit shakes. The hotel we stayed in offered a great view, (but you'd really be thick if you chose to spend your hours in your hotel room) and even then, there was no shortage of getting a good view - anywhere! Simply go down to the powdery white sand of a beach and walk left o...