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Mood today: still very sleepy but wants to get out of the house! 
I’m stuck here in the room today. Just woke up an hour ago, actually. I came home at around 6 in the morning as I spent the night at my friend’s house for Yen’s despedida get-together thing. Our get-together was not really that grandiose, it was more simple - just the beers, grilled pork belly, grilled chicken, junk foods, tent and us. However, no matter how simple it is, the purpose of the get-together was met. We joked around, laughed, told our stories, recalled the past and the sort.
One thing that struck me was the time when someone opened up in the group. Her point was, harsh words should not be said between friends. If it can’t be eliminated, somehow, it should be lessened as it can hurt other people. And then she said, she realized her other friends are not like that to her. And then the boys reacted (maybe because they are the ones who love to throw funny comments or sometimes, harsh comments to us). They said that, that is the essence of true friendship. For only true friends can dare to care enough and tell you the truth (even if it’s harsh). Now, for a moment there, I realized the boys got a point. For when I compare the way I treat my other friends with them, it’s totally different. When I am with my other friends, I tend to be very tactful with the words I say. I look out to my actions and see to it that I would not hurt them. But when I am with the group last night, I get to be who I am. I get to be with myself and I don’t care if they hate what I do or say for I know they will always be there for me.
I closed my night or shall I say morning with “lagi bah? (it’s right) you can always be yourself when you are with your friends and you care enough to tell them what’s wrong with them. You never worry if it might hurt them for as long as they realize the truth behind their actions. You get to laugh at your mistakes with them. You get to stumble but then stand up not just with your two feet on the ground for support but with their feet too. You cannot afford to be shy to them for you know no matter how messed up you are or funny you are, they will always be there for you. And it’s nice to know that I am privileged to have found these kind of friends. I am very thankful that despite our differences, we can still reconcile with each other and manage to keep the friendship alive and unshaken.
True friends are like your family - they will always be there for you. I’ve found mine already, I hope you’ve found yours too! 
—- oh, sorry I can’t post the pictures here as the camera’s with Yen. I haven’t got the chance to copy the pictures last night —-
It’s my first time to visit Cebu for Sinulog and boy was I really excited! I have been looking forward to this trip since December and have even asked someone for our accommodation there (Cebu). But, something happened and that someone backed out the day before our departure. Worse, when I called up the hotels that day, they were fully booked. FAST FORWARD for I don’t want to talk about it further. Tish!
January 15, 2010 (Friday)
- My beau and I left CDO at around 11am - 12noon and expected to arrive in Cebu at around 7pm. Both of us were worried already as to where we should stay for the night. We contacted friends but to no avail, they can’t helped us either.
- Around 7pm, as expected, we arrived at the Cebu port. It was raining hard outside so we have to wait until the rain would turn into drizzle. Alas, the rain slowed down and we decided to go.
- Outside the port, we hailed a taxi cab and then instructed the driver to a hotel that my beau had stayed when he visited Cebu last year. It was at Sarrosa International Hotel. With fingers crossed, I went to the front desk and inquired a room. Thankfully, there was an available room which cost us Php 3,100 with free breakfast. Although it was a bit pricey, we didn’t have much choice so we booked it.
- Luckily, the front desk woman told us that a vacant and much cheaper room was available the next day. So, we reserved that room and decided to transfer there before 12 noon.
January 16, 2010 (Saturday)
- Had a late breakfast at the hotel and proceeded to work and send reports as well as checked our ATMs.
- Decided to go to SM and shopped. Jev decided to allow me to shop using his credit card as a gift for my birthday. I bought a Mango shirt (the design I have been wishing to have - plain shirt with the Mango print), a charm bracelet with the letters of my name dangling on it, bleach catastrophe shirts and a So F.A.B. sandals. weeee! My smile was sooo big!
had lunch at sbarro's
- decided to join the procession happening on that day. The funny thing was, we don’t have any idea on the route of the procession so we just followed the people walking on the streets! hahaha! However, we didn’t finish it though as we were so tired and somebody said it’s going to finish at around 8pm.
- At around 5pm, we decided to go to Ayala and wait for Jev’s friends there (Aron Ofngol, Bentot Ofngol). To kill the time, we strolled there and I happily took snapshots of him as I already have my own set of pictures there during my last visit in Cebu.
here's the two of us in Ayala
- After that, we had our dinner at Kenny Rogers (this where we’ve met up with the Ofngol brothers, too)
- Jev badly needs to go to the CR so we (Jev, Bentot, Aron and I) decided to go to our hotel and let Jev do his thing at the same time wait for Bel Govico to arrive.
a view outside our hotel room
here's a picture of us with Bel, finally :)
- Bel was our designated tour guide as he knows the place well since he studies in Cebu. We decided to go to Fuente, Osmeña then headed to Crown Regency Hotel to try the Edge Coaster.
@ the busy street of Fuente
- we headed up to Crown Regency Hotel and met up some of their MMV neighbors. I think they were the Alquisalas Family. Not that sure, though. But I heard Jev mentioned the name.
a view from the elevator going up to the 38th floor
with their neighbors
@ the 38th floor of the hotel. we're in between with the telescopes and behind us is the railing for the edge coaster
- I really wanted to try the edge coaster so I had to convince Jev to ride it with me. He was really scared but in the end, I got what I want. 
His friends tried the edge coaster too! It was really fun and worth the cost! No KIDDING!
here's us trying the edge coaster. it's before I tilted the coaster.
- then, we at around 1am, we proceeded to Cebu’s IT Park and strolled there for a bit. Rested at KFC and bid our goodbyes at around 2am.
January 17, 2010 (Sunday)
- Jev and I decided to have a side trip in Bohol (to save our money as I need to celebrate for my birthday, too). We decided to visit my relatives in Panggangan, Calape, Bohol.
- Had videoke sessions at Ate Bebeth’s house and was amazed by how Visayan my half Filipino - half German cousins spoke.
- Was about to go for a swim in their sanctuary but unfortunately, it was low tide. 
arrival at Bohol
January 18, 2010 (Monday)
- Jev and I had to wake up early since we’re going to Dumog, Island. It’s a white island somewhere in Tubigon, Bohol.
- We ate our breakfast and lunch there and enjoyed picking up shells as well as other sea creatures. BTW, the ones we’ve picked were the viands we had for breakfast and lunch. I love the food! Sa-ang (a big shell) really tastes good!
- And, I get to eat a lot of fresh sea foods as well as fruits!
on our way to the island
a picture of how the weather was during that day.
luckily, it didn't rain :)
- after our Dumog Island trip, we visited my grand mother (father’s side) as well as my father’s older siblings. We ate our dinner there too but didn’t stay that long as we have to travel early the next day.
Januray 19, 2010 (Tuesday)
- woke up extremely early so that we can catch up the earliest ride back to Cebu.
- though our flight was still in the afternoon, we decided to go back early so that we can visit the Sto Niño Church to pray.
- lit our candles in the Church, heard mass but we’re late
- visited Magellan’s cross
- ate a sumptuous eat-all-you-can at Cabalen’s
- did our last minute shopping and pasalubong buying at SM
- stayed in SM while killing the time
- and finally, by 4:40 PM, we’ve arrived safely in CDO.
buhbye Cebu, till our next trip!
greeting Cagayan de Oro with our tan (blame it on Bohol)
Despite some mishaps, I did enjoy the trip and I’m looking forward to the next one!
Congratulations to miss Chriselyn Clavano Bedolido for passing the NCLEX Examinations!
Here’s my new bum buddy (as we are the ones who are always at home nowadays, so we call each other as bum buddies) yet a very old and dear friend of mine. I am just so proud of her for having been able to pass and be a Registered Nurse already. After all the countless late night studying, finally, it has paid off! Good luck in your career, bummy! I’m gonna miss you by the time you’ll go home to your new place. And oh, don’t forget the Coach, Burberry or the LV. LOL! Kidding, bummy!
Congratulations again! You made me proud! Keep it up!
Just how important are friends?
For me, friends are really important as you grow and be the person that you ought to be. They are just like your family, they guide you and be there for you if you need someone to talk to. They stay no matter how messed up your life is.
In my life, I’ve made quite a bunch of friends. But there’s this certain group of friends that is really close to my heart. Probably because we’ve grown old together and have witnessed each other’s weaknesses. The good thing about this group is that they never left. They stayed and been very understanding to each other. I have known these certain friends of mine during my high school years. And yes, we’ve remained friends up until today. In fact, I don’t consider them as friends already. I consider them as my family - a very important part of me.
For the record, the boys in our group have vices and I think it’s pretty normal among guys these days. The good thing is, they did not encouraged us to drink and smoke with them. In fact, they hate the thought of it. They made us stay away with it. They respected us and took care of us (girls). See, when the girls are with them, no matter how late it is, they make sure that we go home safe and would even accompany us home to be sure that we’re okay. And, the good thing is, they never took any malice or whatsoever. We treated each other as family, so there was no courting or whatsoever involved among us. Furthermore, they protect us from the not-so-good guys.
The girls, on the other hand, are somewhat the spoiled ones. Why? It’s because if we go out together, our preference has always been granted. They may complain but they do give way to us. We, the girls, are like sisters separated at birth. We shop together, dine out and just like any other girls, we talk and talk and talk.
The best thing about the friendship I found in them is that we never took each other for granted. We sympathize to each other and cheer each other up if problem arises. We comfort each other when we’re down. We laugh and cry altogether. Through the years, our friendship has been tested but thankfully, it has never been broken. We stayed for each other. We’re one.
For this reason, I can proudly and confidently say, I’ve found my best friends, my true friends.
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