June 18-21 (Thursday-Sunday) Reunion with Dale. We ate and ate. One night we went to a karaoke bar. Xali and I travelled 2 hours to attend Dale's wedding (it was funny and a complete joke lol). It was all Dale's treat except for when we treated him lunch at Mad Mark's Glorietta. We were supposed to visit him in Korea and it didn't push through because Dale chose to be relocated in Africa (we would have done the same thing because the salary will be doubled lol). We already have the tickets and it was a hassle so Dale treated us generously to make up for all that.
June 27 (Saturday) Xali visited me in our apartment because Ian (her boyfriend) had some work related activity here in Manila. We just went to nearby malls and shop a little (this was the most fun part because we just shopped at Fashion Market and the clothes were real cheap). We had dinner at Banapple and ate ice cream at Cold Stone. Cold Stone's ice cream was heaven. Very smooth and creamy. I'll definitely go back... if I have extra money. It was expensive but worth it. Php 168 for the smallest cup.
July 5 (Saturday) Celebrated my cousin's graduation in a resort in Laguna. The place was very nice. Perfect for a barkada getaway. There were billiard tables, videoke with the screen widely projected on the wall nearby the pool, you can play darts and pingpong, and the rooms were clean and spacious. I highly recommend it. The resort's name is Duplex Plus Hot Spring Resort (I didn't see any hot spring).
July 6 (Sunday) Still in the resort and my laptop died on me. I was forced to have a VL without pay. Stupid laptop.
July 17 (Friday) Went out with my current and ex officemates to have Jen's despedida. She's leaving the company for Dubai where her sister works. We ate dinner at Mad Mark's BGC and had three pitchers of cocktail at The KEG. We had fun and I got drunk (for the first time in a long while).
July 19 (Sunday) Tried Shawarma Bros with Kenneth and it was ok. Still planning to go back if, again, I have extra money.
July 25 (Friday) Daddy's confinement at St. Luke's Global (liver tumors). We slept at Ate Gigi's condo. I was on vacation leave until Sunday for my Mama's supposed party. Before we go to the condo, we went to SM Makati first to shop and eat. I didn't buy anything. I'm in kuripot mode and I don't want to waste any more money on new clothes. We had dinner at Tim HoWan. Their pork buns were yummy and their hakaws mouth watering. There wasn't much on their menu. Their menu was rather simple which I liked.
July 26 (Saturday) My cousins, Isabelle and Illysa, together with Kuya Irving, arrived at the condo and woke us up. It was about 7 in the morning when they arrived. Isabelle and Illysa discovered the pool and had a kiddie fashion show.
July 27 (Sunday) It was my Mama's birthday. We celebrated at the hospital and surprised her with food, cake and balloons. She was planning to have a party in our province but due to unfortunate circumstances, she had no choice but to cancel.
July 30 (Thursday) Sick with fever and nasty colds. I wasn't able to visit Daddy.
August 3 (Monday) Daddy's discharge. The doctor advised Daddy to stay here in Manila to avoid the trouble of travelling back and forth to the province. Daddy and Mommy temporarily stayed in Ate Gigi's condo until his checkup on Saturday.
August 5-7 (Wednesday-Friday) Since it's already my week off, I stayed with Mommy and Daddy at the condo to clean Daddy's surgical wounds and help Mommy with some errands (buying medicines and diapers and other stuff).