D-day:)
I celebrated my 29th birthday last week (March 15). I took a leave starting March 14 until March 16. Well, I really do take a leave everytime my birthday comes. Why? I don't wanna stress myself out even on that day alone. Being in HR is really stressful so I always make it a point to reward myself with a vacation and to offer the said day to God. You might be wondering what I did during those days...
March 14
I renewed my driver's license, LTO was so packed and it took me 2.5 hours to finish everything. Well, not everything since I was just issued a temporary license due to the change in my name and status. They said only LTO main has the right to change data so I will get my license on August (hopefully). Nothing much has changed with the LTO's system, I hate to say it but "palakasan" is still there. There was this one woman I saw who was being assisted by an LTO employee to everywhere she goes and bingo... she finsihed getting her license in 20 minutes! I can also do that since the husband of Kokoy's officemate works there and told us that if we need help we just have to approach him. I realized however, that it would be unfair to those who woke up and lined up really early just to get ahead.Call me stupid or super straight gal but I don't care, change has to start from us and this system proves that sadly, a lot of people has not changed their ways (so don't blame the government people for being so "trapo" if you don't want to change yourself). To make things worse, there were some people smoking inside the said compound, I almost had an asthma attack! After the said LTO charade, Kokoy & I went to Cainta Municipal Hall to get our residence certificates (this just took 15 minutes) then we proceeded to PRC to get Kokoy's Mechanical Engineer's license. We parked our car at Robinson's Metro East then took a jeepney ride to bring us to LRT Santolan Station. We rode the LRT then went down to Recto Station and we just walked going to PRC. I think my husband enjoyed the LRT ride (it's his first time, hehehe)...not only was he able to rest from driving but the usual 2-3 hours ride to PRC only took us 30 minutes (LRT is indeed very convenient)! Towards the end of the day, we had dinner with my clan because my Tito Danny & Tita Au were about to go back to New York the following day.
I renewed my driver's license, LTO was so packed and it took me 2.5 hours to finish everything. Well, not everything since I was just issued a temporary license due to the change in my name and status. They said only LTO main has the right to change data so I will get my license on August (hopefully). Nothing much has changed with the LTO's system, I hate to say it but "palakasan" is still there. There was this one woman I saw who was being assisted by an LTO employee to everywhere she goes and bingo... she finsihed getting her license in 20 minutes! I can also do that since the husband of Kokoy's officemate works there and told us that if we need help we just have to approach him. I realized however, that it would be unfair to those who woke up and lined up really early just to get ahead.Call me stupid or super straight gal but I don't care, change has to start from us and this system proves that sadly, a lot of people has not changed their ways (so don't blame the government people for being so "trapo" if you don't want to change yourself). To make things worse, there were some people smoking inside the said compound, I almost had an asthma attack! After the said LTO charade, Kokoy & I went to Cainta Municipal Hall to get our residence certificates (this just took 15 minutes) then we proceeded to PRC to get Kokoy's Mechanical Engineer's license. We parked our car at Robinson's Metro East then took a jeepney ride to bring us to LRT Santolan Station. We rode the LRT then went down to Recto Station and we just walked going to PRC. I think my husband enjoyed the LRT ride (it's his first time, hehehe)...not only was he able to rest from driving but the usual 2-3 hours ride to PRC only took us 30 minutes (LRT is indeed very convenient)! Towards the end of the day, we had dinner with my clan because my Tito Danny & Tita Au were about to go back to New York the following day.
March 15
Well, it was my D-day! We woke up early to catch the first mass in one of the churches in Tagaytay. I got worried on the way there because at 5:30 am, SLEX was traffic! Good thing it was not that long, there was an accident which caused it and the traffic was only up until the accident site. We reached Tagaytay at 6:15 am and attended a mass in a monastery. It was my first time to hear mass there. Hmmm, I was thinking of hearing mass to a church or chapel I haven't been to whenever my birthday comes, lets' just wait and see if I really can do that. After the mass, Kokoy & I had breakfast and went to Good Sheperd to buy pastries. At around 9:00 am, we decided to go back to Manila. We went to Galleria and had lunch. We also watched a movie (She's The Man), I really liked the film. I'm still a sucker for teeny bopper and feel-good movies plus the fact that Amanda Bynes (I like her, she acts really well and she's sane, compared to her contemporaries) was the lead star. Family and friends went to our place in the evening to celebrate with me. I just had a simple celebration but I'm still grateful to all who came despite the fact that I told them I won't have much to offer.
Well, it was my D-day! We woke up early to catch the first mass in one of the churches in Tagaytay. I got worried on the way there because at 5:30 am, SLEX was traffic! Good thing it was not that long, there was an accident which caused it and the traffic was only up until the accident site. We reached Tagaytay at 6:15 am and attended a mass in a monastery. It was my first time to hear mass there. Hmmm, I was thinking of hearing mass to a church or chapel I haven't been to whenever my birthday comes, lets' just wait and see if I really can do that. After the mass, Kokoy & I had breakfast and went to Good Sheperd to buy pastries. At around 9:00 am, we decided to go back to Manila. We went to Galleria and had lunch. We also watched a movie (She's The Man), I really liked the film. I'm still a sucker for teeny bopper and feel-good movies plus the fact that Amanda Bynes (I like her, she acts really well and she's sane, compared to her contemporaries) was the lead star. Family and friends went to our place in the evening to celebrate with me. I just had a simple celebration but I'm still grateful to all who came despite the fact that I told them I won't have much to offer.
March 16
It's our laundry day so after breakfast I did the laundry. At around 10:00 am, I went to the nearest PNB branch to deposit my siblings' (Third & Trian) allowance. We met Kokoy's mom and sisters at Tiendesitas for lunch and we basically just roam around the area after that. We went back home to take a nap and we texted Ria late afternoon to meet us up. We fetched her at Megamall then we proceeded to Eastwood to have dinner.
So there, I enjoyed those 3 days of leave, I was just not able to relax but I was able to spend quality time with family, friends & even to our Almighty Father.
It's our laundry day so after breakfast I did the laundry. At around 10:00 am, I went to the nearest PNB branch to deposit my siblings' (Third & Trian) allowance. We met Kokoy's mom and sisters at Tiendesitas for lunch and we basically just roam around the area after that. We went back home to take a nap and we texted Ria late afternoon to meet us up. We fetched her at Megamall then we proceeded to Eastwood to have dinner.
So there, I enjoyed those 3 days of leave, I was just not able to relax but I was able to spend quality time with family, friends & even to our Almighty Father.
posted by such_a_sassygirl @ Wednesday, March 22, 2006
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home