Roaming Around

So it has been a really fun and busy two weeks. But I got to travel a lot and relax! The best ever! Watch out for it on my next post.




Xoxo,

Ellie

Unplanned

It was a usual Saturday and I had nothing to do. Paul was busy with pimpin' his ride and so I asked one of my bestfriends if she'd want to grab some dinner with me. A day without any plans turned into an unplanned catchup with my bestfriends. Good thing we all didn't have work that day.

We went to Greenhills and had the best buffalo wings for me so far (Paul and I are actually searching for the best) and we went to Rita's. My favorite is the Jelly Belly Ice!










I was about to leave early because Paul wanted to grab some coffee and show me the outcome of his pimped car but my clingy friends asked if they could come as well. And because I'm clingy too, we all went to Capitol Commons to have coffee with Paul (yes, coffee after Rita's, our tummies were happy...not). Haha!








Until next unplanned date you guys! :)

Keystone II

So the project where I am assigned for 4 years already has been extended for another 4 years. It has been a wonderful ride with our client and even though it's considered one of the busiest projects in Accenture, Keystone is still the best.
Here are some pictures of our celebration on the contract renewal. It was so fun because we got the chance to dress up since the theme was 'cocktail nights'. I wasn't able to buy a new dress so I used an old one and paired it with a white blazer. The funny thing here is...it looked like as if it was my birthday (HAHA!). Why? You'll see why...












So yeah..I turned 18 that day. Haha! It's actually good to have these celebrations once in a while. You can forget about work and just enjoy. Not to mention it was an open bar that night, though I didn't drink too many because I had to drive home.

Did my own hair and make up by the way (feeling):

Hiatus

Hey guys! I am currently on a hiatus as my plate is full with stuff I will be sharing to you pretty soon! But hear this, life is just so amazing!!! God is so good and I can't wait to get back so I can update my blog and reconnect with my readers. Blessings have been pouring non-stop and I'm thrilled to make kwento about it. For now, I will be sharing a selfie. Hahaha! I haven't done one for quite some time so allow me just this once. Haha (may time tayo para jan! ;))

Anyway

You're probably familiar with how I do my introductions here.. "It's been a while", "I've been busy", "Work's crazy" and how I end things with inspiring quotes as if nothing crazy happened. You know, in my reality, it's not that simple. Yes, WORK IS CRAZY. Unless you are an SAP FI/CO support then you won't understand me. I've been sick lately and as far as I can remember, I was blaming it on my work. The hectic schedules, the crazy routines, the never-ending investigations that I do and people calling me and there telling me to do stuff they can actually do themselves.

I honestly have cried countless of nights because of the stress work brings upon me. Luckily, I have my boyfriend who has this uncanny ability of listening to my rants 24/7 and not complaining about it.

I'm thankful also for my mom who listens to me even if she's busy playing her tablet games and my dad who keeps on joking me to just quit my job and handle his Ministop dream. (Lol!)

And friends who, despite the distance, keep on reminding me that I should never give up and that I should never forget what's the purpose of me working...to travel.

So after realizing what matters most, I came up with my own version of a famous saying by Mother Theresa (not all holy though).

I might get sick after a weekend with friends, I enjoyed the 10 shots of tequila anyway. ;)

I might get tired after an entire day at work, I learned new things anyway.

I might get frustrated with life sometimes, I have better plans for the future anyway.

Apart from the above, I have realized how blessed I am with what God has given and the plans that awaits me and me loved ones for the future.

Here's to more...

Family Vacations

Team Buildings

Coffee with friends...

Adventures with the Love...

So yeah... I'm still sick while writing this but thankfully, I'm so much better not bitter. ;)

And of course it's not the tequila that made me sick. ;)

Xoxo,

Ellie

Art In Island

Last week, Paul and I gave this artsy museum we saw on Facebook a shot. It's a two-storey building in Cubao Expo that's full of art illusions and 3D images that are totally entertaining. Here are some pictures we have:

Lost in Egypt

Skiing and Sledding with Santa

Frustrated Surfer Dreams (Can't wait for the real thing when we go to Baler!!!)

Venice on our minds

Giant Crocodile Attack

Stuck in a desert

Fallen Angel 

Dyesebel (haha!)

Me and Michael Scofield (Haha! We're so damn addicted to Prison Break!)

Love just love <3

It was so exhausting but so fun as well! It took us 2 hours to finish our tour inside the museum. When we're done, Paul took me to this fancy restaurant that's quite famous due to its feature in the movie 'One More Chance'. The place is called Bellini's. Too bad we weren't able to take lots of pictures of the place but here's us with our pastas. They're delish by the way! 

So..when you feel like you want to get artsy, go ahead and check out Art In Island! Enjoy! :)

#corOWNEDit

A couple months back, Paul told me he wants us to go to Coron and as fast as lightning, our tickets were booked. To be honest, my head is still floating upon writing this...I guess it's still stuck in the beautiful island of Coron.

We spent half of our Valentines week in the magical island and all I could say is just that it's awesome (I even got a shirt that says it)! My blog and Paul's pictures won't do the beauty of Coron justice so to summarize our sweet escapade, I'll just show you the highlights in no particular order.

This was inside the small cave in Kayangan Lake. Getting to this part will actually cause your legs to be sore since you'll have to trek a bit before getting to this part of Kayangan.

My hot love!

This was taken in Banana Island..oh how clear the water is!

This one was taken back in our hotel - Sunz En Coron which I must say has a superb service! I would definitely recommend this one to my friends! And oh, this is the shirt I was talking about. Paul got one too!

We had Korean for our Valentine salubong and of course lots of kisses from mi love! If you could observe, our skin is already toasted (lol, it still is now)

Yummy lunch that our boat guys prepared for us.

Oh magnificent nature! This one is in Malcapuya - the mini Boracay of Coron.

Here we are sipping our fresh buko juice while waiting for lunch to be served in Malcapuya.

Our hotel view at night! Awesome ain't it? It has a lighting display at night which makes us wanna just stay there and dip.

Me feeling the hot water at Maquinit Springs.

Oh nothing... just exploring Malcapuya!

On our 3rd day in the island, Paul and I rented a motorcycle and had a quick roadtrip around the 'bayan'. It was so much fun! We even had it on video! :)

Another view of Sunz En Coron...

My cutie patootie lovey feeling the rush of heat flowing in Maquinit.

Another shot in paradise...

After our Valentines dinner, we explored Sunz En's mini bar.

With our awesome tour guide Kuya Niel of Coron Galeri.

Clear blue water at Bulog Island Sandbar...

I kinda actually wanna be a mermaid...

My love at our favorite spot at night. Oh how I much I miss that spot! Sitting beside Paul, drinking beer and watching Prison Break under the stars is just soooooo romantic!

Our four day escapade ended with a blast. We had soo soo much fun and sweet memories in Coron and this definitely will not be the last. Paul and I will always hold a special place for this island in our hearts. And oh, the picture below shows our bungisngis smiles because this was taken right after landing in Coron. Wishing it's always Day 1. 

Xoxo,

Ellie