Just a Girl in a Clinic

RN ∙ FAN

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GOOOOOOOD MOOORNIIIIIIIING!!! It has been a while since I was able to get up (VOLUNTARILY!! 🤪) before lunch. Today is day 42 of ECQ so you know why. Hehe! I also just heard the official announcement of the extension. Additional 2 weeks, *sigh* but what else could we do?

Anyhow, I slept at around 4am today so I was really surprised to be up at 8:30 am. As per usual, checked all my social media first and an hour later decided to get up and cook breakfast. It was actually my “toka” to prep meals today so tadaaaaaah!

• CDO’s Funtastix Chicken Nuggets - I can’t actually remember if I have “cooked” this before. The wrapper says I could just pop it in the microwave and oven toaster but I opted to fry it. Wrapper also says I could so that it’ll be crunchy. Just realized later on that there’s no point because the fam starts their first meals roughly around 1pm. That’s few more hours from now. Hope toasting it a little will keep the crunchiness of it’s coating.

• Sunny Side Up - I love eggs and I love it even more if it’s cooked the way I like it - toasted on the edges but still with runny yolk! Only prepped three because it’s going to be for the fam. I was not yet in the mood to eat.

That’s it for our “breakfast” a.k.a brunch for today. Will most probably post another one tonight because I am cooking again for dinner. Yaassss!

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Peter Frampton cameo

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Baby I Love Your Way

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Ohhhh boy, I got the post it as my wedding but this is going to be my kind of renewal. 🥰

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Video Links- MSec Related

AOL Build Erich Berge, Geoffrey Arend, & Patina Miller http://sendvid.com/0n6ciqyt

Better Connecticut interview with Tim Daly http://sendvid.com/kp47g4oi

Bob Schieffer on Madam Secretary http://sendvid.com/x409xi40

CBS Philly MSec Cast Talks Season Finale/Off Screen Friendship http://sendvid.com/fab5w95q

CBS Press Tour Tea Leoni on Red Carpet http://sendvid.com/lk1dxy12

CBS Watch Mag Party http://sendvid.com/98ikmejl

Channel 5 News Tea & Tim preview MSec http://sendvid.com/2ptg0v4e

Charlie Rose interviews Tea Leoni http://sendvid.com/vm7jkngd

E!- Téa Leoni (at Upfronts) on Her Return to TV http://sendvid.com/urr45g4q

ET Canada- Interview with Tea http://sendvid.com/thdvmwbd

ET Canada- Téa Leoni and Tim Daly Remember their first meeting http://sendvid.com/hvvlx8wi

ET-MSec http://sendvid.com/89m6fnw8

ET-MSec #2 http://sendvid.com/ynvexqti

Everything Zoomer- Tim Daly Interview http://sendvid.com/x42s9tey

Extra!-MSec BTS- Morgan Freeman Directs http://sendvid.com/yk3y1nzw

Extra!-MSec BTS-Tea & Tim interview http://sendvid.com/wkf6gaex

First Look- MSec http://sendvid.com/noj8fxi2

Golden Globes MSec Exclusive http://sendvid.com/t1yctjux

Inside Look of Madam Secretary http://sendvid.com/z6w7s28f

Jane Pauley gets her close up with Madam Secretary http://sendvid.com/v89wp6yg

Kathrine Herzer Interview http://sendvid.com/wqtbj0mh

Last Call w Tea Leoni http://sendvid.com/m4fu8fvo

Madeline Albright and Tea Leoni http://sendvid.com/cz7bnkxm

MSec Promo http://sendvid.com/dgefvuyn

MSec Promo- Rolling Chair http://sendvid.com/w9vjc2i6

MSec Promo- Superbowl http://sendvid.com/ylxysl9q

MSec- Deleted Scene http://sendvid.com/pe207nns

MSec- Deleted Scene- Elizabeth and Russell http://sendvid.com/9xsrfz0m

MSec- Evan Roe http://sendvid.com/nrakx4p1

MSec- TV Guide Preview http://sendvid.com/88rgwf4t

MSec Mannequin Challenge http://sendvid.com/bm0lrv88

Stars of CBS Drama Series Madam Secretary Ring NYSE Closing Bell http://sendvid.com/8q76zoae

Talk Stoop featuring Tim Daly http://sendvid.com/ctagehc8

Tea & Tim promoting MSec http://sendvid.com/y5uas4fu

Tea & Tim promoting MSec- Entertainment Now http://sendvid.com/1fzqhpb6

Tea & Tim promoting MSec- Great Day Houston http://sendvid.com/i07jjkdk

Tea & Tim promoting MSec- Sky Living http://sendvid.com/8eqy3lu8

Tea & Tim Season 2 Renewal http://sendvid.com/n63czp9o

Tea Leoni & Morgan Freeman at D.C. Premiere of MSec 2014 http://sendvid.com/7nzpfrff

Téa Leoni and Tim Daly- AFN Television http://sendvid.com/0tkziysm

Tea Leoni on the Talk Clips 1 and 2 http://sendvid.com/n85mdxwa

Tea, Tim, & Morgan http://sendvid.com/xwk3jh44

Tea, Tim, Bebe, & Patina Upfronts 2014 http://sendvid.com/8yzjagls

Tea’s Bday Surprise http://sendvid.com/whb9k3ka

Team Lucy Meyer on MSec Set http://sendvid.com/1lat0yrh

The Inside Reel Interview with Tim Daly http://sendvid.com/9fy3wgli

The Trend With Erich Bergen http://sendvid.com/xxm9f0nv

Tim Daly Season 4 Interview http://sendvid.com/hrk8vm4f

Tim Daly- MFOTUS http://sendvid.com/dhdudonj

Tim Daly- The Talk Promo http://sendvid.com/72bt8go0

Tim Daly on Colbert http://sendvid.com/7qxjlyvv

USA Today interview with Tim Daly & Tea Leoni http://sendvid.com/6z7edax9

Variety 2015 Emmy Contenders http://sendvid.com/d2eb6m6d

Yahoo Insider Téa Leoni Reveals Why She’s Back on TV 2014 http://sendvid.com/riz3760a

Yahoo Insider- A Look at MSec with Erich Bergen http://sendvid.com/7jokjcau

MSec Premiere-KPIX http://sendvid.com/6zqboxwy

MSec Premiere-The Tommy Show http://sendvid.com/9eh6qabh

MSec Premiere-PopSugar-http://sendvid.com/c1dz1s0o

MSec Premiere in D.C. 2014 #1 http://sendvid.com/y7xxuy4i

MSec Premiere in D.C. 2014 #2 http://sendvid.com/7nzpfrff

MSec Premiere- Erich Bergen and Sebastian Arcelus http://sendvid.com/oo2q0mbg

MSec Premiere- Washington Post  http://sendvid.com/xb8jtjcu

MSec Premiere- WTOP http://sendvid.com/gh9h7n3i

Conversations with Téa Leoni of Madam Secretary SAG AFTRA http://sendvid.com/gwemlrya

Conversations with Tim Daly of Madam Secretary SAG AFTRA Pt. 1 http://sendvid.com/9da5hrnq

Conversations with Tim Daly of Madam Secretary SAG AFTRA Pt. 2 http://sendvid.com/enu74hco

Happy Father’s Day CBS http://sendvid.com/6ei9rlls

Happy Holidays from CBS http://sendvid.com/oen0r0xr

Happy Holidays from CBS TV Studios 2014 http://sendvid.com/ctzpob4b

Happy Holidays from MSec http://sendvid.com/crjmktfh

Happy Holidays- Lori & Morgan http://sendvid.com/lzvk9jow

Happy Holidays- Tim & Tea http://sendvid.com/9r1pzxgz

Happy Mother’s Day CBS http://sendvid.com/1w6exc90

Thanksgiving- Tea & Morgan 2014 http://sendvid.com/t7qhwini

Thanksgiving- Tea & Tim 2014 http://sendvid.com/9h0z5otf

Kathrine Herzer Interview AfterBuzz TV’s Spotlight On Part 1 http://sendvid.com/owpkvh54

Kathrine Herzer Interview AfterBuzz TV’s Spotlight On Part 2 http://sendvid.com/ta2pzwrn

Live With Kelly 2016- Tea Leoni http://sendvid.com/j2cxn1ho

Live With Kelly 2016- Tim Daly http://sendvid.com/3uv8mblv

Matt Meinsen Reel 1 http://sendvid.com/itt75zpj

Matt Meinsen Reel 2 http://sendvid.com/mj6bbpug

Matt Meinsen Reel 3 http://sendvid.com/p0p97l24

MSec PaleyFest 2015 Part 1 of 2 http://sendvid.com/akdbg114

MSec PaleyFest 2015 Part 2 of 2 http://sendvid.com/ynigavz3

MSec PaleyFest 2016 Part 1 of 2 http://sendvid.com/04rbksiy

MSec PaleyFest 2016 Part 2 of 2 http://sendvid.com/191ufait

Tea at Paley Center 2016 http://sendvid.com/m6cdc7p0

Playbook Lunch with ‘Madam Secretary’ Part 1 of 2 http://sendvid.com/xmgwgmhw

Playbook Lunch with ‘Madam Secretary’ Part 2 of 2 http://sendvid.com/4qa9scie

Popcorn with Peter Travers- Tea Leoni http://sendvid.com/svaluo0g

Popcorn with Peter Travers- Tim Daly http://sendvid.com/dnsecnuv

Tea Leoni on CTM 2014 http://sendvid.com/dc9lp47f

Tea Leoni on CTM 2015 http://sendvid.com/3ew63fyn

Tim Daly on CTM 2016 http://sendvid.com/0vcnhb2l

Tim Daly Really Famous Podcast Part 1 of 3 http://sendvid.com/sfz89gz6

Tim Daly Really Famous Podcast Part 2 of 3 http://sendvid.com/pqik71d3

Tim Daly Really Famous Podcast Part 3 of 3 http://sendvid.com/kmi1tgcn

Times Talk Part 1 of 3 http://sendvid.com/vmawnr36

Times Talk Part 2 of 3 http://sendvid.com/phmpqqdv

Times Talk Part 3 of 3 http://sendvid.com/14q6x79v

MSec BTS 1 http://sendvid.com/aj5063bz

MSec BTS 2 http://sendvid.com/ha5ceo4b

MSec BTS 3 http://sendvid.com/nb4y4bc2

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MSec BTS 24 http://sendvid.com/zu13h8xe

MSec BTS 25- Kathrine & Tea Dancing http://sendvid.com/v61a9tc5

MSec BTS 26- Eric Stoltz as a cat from Tea’s Twitter http://sendvid.com/u6vk7r7m

MSec BTS 27 http://sendvid.com/w1mh06t3

MSec BTS 28 http://sendvid.com/8ubn66js

MSec BTS 29 http://sendvid.com/fvwe5kcv

MSec BTS 30 http://sendvid.com/hsv9e62t

MSec BTS Erich Bergen 1 http://sendvid.com/72a0ahar

MSec BTS Erich Bergen 2 http://sendvid.com/ezy5be92

MSec BTS Erich Bergen 3 http://sendvid.com/9k1sn4kd

MSec BTS Evan Roe http://sendvid.com/qd1pkuc5

MSec BTS Patina Miller 1 http://sendvid.com/ot7pdb7y

MSec BTS Patina Miller 2 http://sendvid.com/erc2voay

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MSec BTS Patina Miller 5 http://sendvid.com/c211s9nc

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MSec BTS Wallis 1 http://sendvid.com/5hb05ov4

MSec BTS Wallis 2 http://sendvid.com/69bs1plq

MSec BTS Wallis 3 http://sendvid.com/j00ki9qi

MSec BTS Wallis Dubsmash 1 http://sendvid.com/p0d0m8wz

MSec BTS Wallis Dubsmash 2 http://sendvid.com/r3dkwkwf

MSec BTS- Erich Bergen and Tea Leoni http://sendvid.com/o6byboa6

MSec BTS- Filming at UN http://sendvid.com/neoarct2

MSec BTS- Filming in D.C. http://sendvid.com/h0y8yig2

MSec BTS- Final Table Read http://sendvid.com/pfdpbycq

MSec BTS- Fly Fishing http://sendvid.com/levkiumt

MSec BTS- Green Screen http://sendvid.com/0uoset2c

MSec BTS- Patina & Tea Live Tweet http://sendvid.com/u2u4t9a5

MSec BTS- Singing Happy Bday to Lori http://sendvid.com/g9qmbrva

MSec BTS- Table Read http://sendvid.com/piud59z0

MSec BTS- Table Read from Erich Bergen http://sendvid.com/ed1etubg

MSec BTS- Tea Birthday Table Read http://sendvid.com/l5lhqbyl

MSec BTS- Tea on set http://sendvid.com/c5kflpjn

MSec BTS- Tea playing with dog http://sendvid.com/jgy73yxh

MSec BTS- Tim Daly http://sendvid.com/2uot8ufh

MSec BTS- Wallis & Tea http://sendvid.com/eqguwq4l

MSec BTS- Wallis & Tim FaceSwap http://sendvid.com/oj9v9oaj

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Téa’s Mannequin Moments (x)

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Okay, so because of the sets I’m doing with The Best of Téa Interview, it’s leading to a lot of questions of where to find certain ones. So, I’ve made you all a Master List. A few things first; if the interview you are looking for is NOT listed here it is because it is no longer online. I will not be uploading missing interview. Sorry. Some interview may only be available to North American residents, there is nothing I can do about this and I’m sorry. I spent hours putting this together and have NOT included all of them other there but these are the main and popular ones. I hope it is useful to you all and you find something you haven’t seen before. Enjoy.

Madam Secretary:

The PaleyFest Interview (with Tim Daly, Barbara Hall, and Lori McCreary) 

TimesTalks (with Tim Daly, Barbara Hall, and Lori McCreary)

Conversations with Téa Leoni (SAG Interview)

EMMY Magazine

Popcorn with Peter Travers

Charlie Rose

EXTRA (with Tim Daly) 

Behind The Scenes with Madeleine Albright

Behind The Scenes with Morgan Freeman

Variety Magazine

CBS Morning News (Sept 18, 2014)

CBS Morning News (February 26, 2015)

TV Guide Fall Preview

Entertainment Talk Now (with Tim Daly)

AFN on Location (with Tim Daly)

On What It Takes To Play Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary Review

Fall 2014 Preview

On Madam Secretary HEPA Exclusive

Téa Leoni Exclusive Interview (with Tim Daly)

CBS Press Tour

First Look

Téa and Tim Preview Madam Secretary

USA Today (with Tim Daly)

Other:

Leno

Regis & Kelly (Spanglish)

Good Morning America (Spanglish)

Letterman

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Tim’s reasons for looking so good at his age in one picture.

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Wheyhey! Ease up there.

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👀 💕

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👀👀👀👀👀

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My favorite kiss of all time. 😍

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Téa and Wallis (via Wallis’ IG)

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Let’s Face It!

Two weeks ago I had my mani/pedi done. (in prep for Bali 😂) Before, I wasn’t really specific about the parlor or the salon even the podiatrist. For as long as I get a nice polish and my fingers and toenails don’t get murdered, then we are good and I will probably come back. Until I discovered dead skin! HOMYGHAD, these little monsters are hiding underneath and can and should only be touched by those how know how because dude, one wrong move and you’ll say hello to stubborn ingrowns. Yikes!

Moving on, so now and for the past 2 years, I go to Let’s Face It in Trinoma and MCS. Thanks to a good friend for introducing this to me.

Let’s Face It @ Trinoma. They have these small room with chairs specifically made for Mani and Pedi.

Nail polish selection. I usually bring my own but I ran out of dark red. 😬

Ha! Look at those dead skin! It has been a while since my last cleaning kaya ayaaaaan. Oh noes!

Left vs Right | HAHAHA! Told you it has been a while. 🙊

And then tadaaaaaa! Thank you, Lisa! See you again soon!

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Ahhhhhhh!!!!! My #SMASH heart is making a cartwheel! *hyperventilates*

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Let’s Go to Binutas Trail! 

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Let’s Go to Club Manila East!

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My First Trekking Experience: Binutas Trail

Tricia, Jiecel, Ara and Kuya RA.#CousinGoals is probably the most perfect way to describe my relationship with my cousins. I have 12 legit first degree cousins in my father’s side and still counting since we have now grown up and started having partners. As of this moment, we are 20 in the barkada and it’s not very often that we would be able to spend time with all of us together. We literally grew up together – seeing each other once a week ever since we were born and since we live just close to one another. Now, that almost half of us have already graduated, we’re now capable of making plans independent from our parents. Thanks for the help of social media and our mobile devices, we’re all able to get in touch and make plans almost any time.

April 13, 2017, Maundy Thursday

The plan to do trekking was just randomly opened up by Tonek. It wasn’t until the day before our Bataan trip that it was “finalized”. I was never into hikking or getting under the sun in general, but for the sake of bonding, I said yes. Ayoko namang maging KJ, noh!

After our sumptuous lunch, we all got ready to make our way to Baranggay Tala in Orani, Bataan.

We arrived roughly around 2pm. We hoped out of our cars, not really knowing what to expect and how far we’re gonna walk and started our trek up. Kuya RA brought his 4×4 car up as he was just wearing slippers – made our trek down then easier.

I was profusely sweating and literally catching my breath during the entire walk. I wasn’t ready for it and the sun was really getting into me. Tiis ganda, ika nga.

We had two stops before we made it to the top of Mt. Natib. It’s still an under developed place but is already planned to be one of Bataan’s EcoTourism Destination.

Ofcourse, endless “hugot” photos happened…

My turn now…

Once everyone’s satisfied with their Instagram worthy photos, we started now our ride back. We all hoped to the Hilux and we had the noisiest and funniest joyride.

We then went to our lolo’s farm in Tala to load some buko and have some fresh buko juice for refreshment. I don’t eat/drink buko so I just striked a pose with it.

This is another place we could call home because back then, this is one of our ultimate destinations. I remember picking up calamansi straight from the tree when we were little and running around while having a dip in the wading pool. So much memories were talked about while we were there and all of them were shared to our added company. It just saddened us though to find out that the Bayabas tree we used to claimed was already chopped down.

Overall, it was a successful “biglaan” trip. We all went back to the resort dead tired but with smiles in our faces. Here’s to more adventures, my first barkada! Let’s go!!!

📷: Tricia, Jiecel, Ara and Kuya RA.

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HOLY WEEK 2017 @ Orani, Bataan

I was born and raised in Manila and having said that means I have no province. My dad and his siblings, however grew up in Bataan and that’s what we consider our province ever since. (My mother is from Manila too.) Back in the days when we were all still in our elementary years, every summer, all of us would leave for Orani to spend Holy Week. We would normally leave Manila on Maundy Thursday and be back Black Saturday/Easter Sunday depending on my dad’s work schedule. (He works in casino so holidays are not really applicable to them.) Me and my cousin, Jiecel though would sometimes stay a little bit longer with our Lola and spend time with our only cousin living there, Ate Irish.

Fast forward to many years later, us, kiddos have grown. Half of us now are already working and the other half are in college. Taking a time off our busy lives in Manila became a problem. The tradition then of coming to Orani became less and less until it wasn’t even a Holy Week “thing” any more. But this year was different. An uncle decided it’s time again for a get-together in our third home, Orani, Bataan!

April 13, 2017, Thursday

We left Manila at exactly 8:05am. As expected, there would already be heavy traffic; the normally 2 hour drive became 5 hours. I didn’t actually felt it though for I was sleeping (and playing Pokemon Go) the first half of our trip. We had a quick stop for bathroom break at Total gas station in San Fernando, Pampanga then off again we go to Peninsula De Bataan where we will be spending the night.

We arrived in the resort at around 12:30pm. To my surprise, the small resort wasn’t as full as I expected it to be. We headed directly to the gazebo where we will have our sumptuous lunch prepared by Tito Arthur and Tita Cel, who lives there. If there’s one thing I can really be proud of with Orani, Bataan, it’s their seafood. They are just really fresh and delicious.

                            I instantly dig in the seafood. #SeafoodQueen

After lunch, we all get settled in our rooms and prepare for the adventure we have planned and up until now, I still can’t believe I agreed. All the kiddos stayed in a dormitory type of room so just imagine how chaotic and fun it was. We rested for a while and geared up to our first outdoor activity: Trekking! – This is my first ever trek so it deserves another blog.

We got back to the resort almost in time for dinner. We were all stinky so all had a shower before we were tasked to set the table for the night’s boodle fight. If I am not mistaken, this is the first boodle fight of our entire family. We had Adobo, Mangga with Bagoong, Grilled Tilapia, Seafood and Meat Balls. Yum! I could still remember how much I ate that night. Sirang sira ang diet!

To say that we were so full that night is an understatement. We were 36 all in all and it was really fun to have dined with all of them at once – definitely the highlight of this outing. It was also Tricia’s birthday on the 15th and since half are coming home the next day, we celebrated it a little early.

                                          “Happy Birthday, Tricia!🎈”

April 14, 2017 – Friday

As expected, no one from the kiddos would be up early – except maybe Ate Irish who got a kid and Kuya Mac who didn’t join us in the trek. I woke up a little around 9am and was not really surprised to find my father and Tito Mon still drinking. It’s obvious that they were both drunk already as they were jumping from one topic to the other along with the sober titos and my lola. We had breakfast and not long after prepared for lunch. It was just a quick but delicious lunch as we need to check out of the resort at noon.

I was supposed to come home as well that day but me and my sister were pulled to stay ’til Sunday. So much drama also happened but we all just kind of shrugged it off and tried to have as much fun as we could. After checking out at Peninsula De Bataan, we went straight to Tito Arthur and Tita Cel’s house where we will spend Friday night before we head to Vista Tala the next day. We rested for a bit and went to Sibol to get charcoals to bring home to Manila. Despite still being dead tired, we all hoped to the van to spend time with each other. Maximizing every opportunity to bond.

When we got back, we were all craving for shake/halo halo to beat the heat. Luckily, a milk tea hub was open that’s almost right next to our home. We all grabbed something refreshing to drink and got back to rest before our much awaited Good Friday Procession. It has been another tradition to watch the procession when we were still little kids. We love seeing the statues of saints decorated beautifully with flowers and lights. Also, the “padugo” and mourning ladies that used to scare us to death. We were lucky that we’re situated near the church so we just have to go out of our gate and we’ll see all this “caros”.

After the procession, we had our dinner and settled ourselves in our respective sleeping beds to cap off the night.

April 15, 2017, Saturday

We all woke up at 5:30am as the kiddos were bound to have a quick beach trip before we head to our next resort, Vista Tala. Since we slept early the night before, we were all up and ready as soon as we got picked up. We had an hour drive before we ended up in the beach were we went years ago. A lot has changed and there were already a lot of people swimming contrary to how I remember it back then. Once we arrived, we instantly sprayed sun block and ran to the beach. We were time constraint so we couldn’t afford to waste time.

We left the beach around 11am and headed to Vista Tala. We stopped first at Nanay Susan’s Lomi house, a famous one in the vicinity to have a quick-lunch. This is where then my stomach ache started. After lomi and gotto, we went now to the resort. I was really feeling my tummy upset and was having cold sweats while waiting for the keys. I went to their in-house resto and there I had my first explosive poop. As expected, it was watery but I was surprised to find it clear and not smelly at all. Hmmm! I was still thankful it all happened there. Imagine if it started while we were still at the beach? Yikes!

I was roomed with my sister and Ate Irish and Baby Raphael who’s 1yr and 7 months old. After getting settled we wore our swimwears and went to explore the resort. It was really cold up there since it’s situated on the top of the mountain. You could see a large horizon of mountains and trees from any angle. There’s also a zipline that I missed to try because of my stomach. We had photo ops and swam on their small but cozy infinity pool before we prepped for dinner.

At exactly 7pm, we all gathered in the private KTV room of their in-house resto. Tita Au ordered nachos, sisig, pancit canton and chicken wings and cucumber lemonades for all of us to enjoy. I was bummed that I only ate a little because I was afraid that my tummy will do somersault. At that point, I think I had 4 episodes already of still watery but not so smelly poops. All 16 of us enjoyed a night of singing and some had few cans of beer too. I ordered one but ended up not drinking it. At 10pm, we all retreated to our respective rooms and agreed to meet at the breakfast buffet the next morning. As soon as we get to our room, I fell straight to bed and was instantly knocked out. I was awaken at 12:30 because I was freezing and I felt a need to poop once again. (Damn! I realized at that rate, I would be needing some LRS when I get back to Manila.) Then instantly fell back to sleep til the morning.

April 16, 2017, Sunday

Our room was the last to get into the restaurant because: one, it was still so early and two, our room was far from theirs and there was no signal in the entire resort. After breakfast, we all agreed that we’ll check out early to avoid heavy traffic back to the Metro. We all get dressed and packed then after 4 of my cousins tried the zipline. I was left with Baby Raphael who just slept the moment we got to the other room. The crying must have worn him out.

We left the place at 11:30am and headed back to Orani to pick up some goodies and had our last lunch there.

Overall it was nice but low-key outing. I enjoyed alot despite my stomach issues and I was grateful that once again we got to experience the tradition we enjoyed when we were still kids. ULTIMATE COUSIN GOALS!

Photo Credits: Tricia, Jiecel, Krystel, Ara and Tita Baby – I was enjoying too much to remember taking shots even if I have planned to blog this trip out. Thanks for these photos.

Peninsula De Bataan, Orani, Bataan Website:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Peninsula-de-Bataan-Orani-Bataan/251839694839068

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“I DARED TO DREAM” to be in this concert

It’s been 4 days already yet I still can’t believe everything that happened last Tuesday and Wednesday. After the “Lea Salonga: Songs From the Stage” concert last Feb 17 & 18, another Lea concert was announced in partnership with Globe Telecom and Walt Disney PH – I Dare To Dream. Apparently, there’s a digital reality series featuring six young girls with big dreams competing to be chosen as the PH’s reprsentative to Tokyo, Japan for the International screening of Beauty and the Beast and Lea Salonga’s the Guest Mentor who’ll choose as well the Grand Winner. The Grand Finals was set March 22, 2017 at SM Mall of Asia Arena.

                  Source: http://go.globe.com.ph/idaretodream/the-cast.html

I was actually undecided whether I’ll attend  this show or not. Another Lea concert was as recently announced too and I just bought ticket for it. (Lea Salonga w/ BYU Chamber Orchestra, May30. For tickets, visit Ticketworld.com) Also, it was held in MOA Arena where there’s almost 0% chance of saying “hi” or even seeing her upclose. Aaaaaand tickets were quiet pricey too.

I wasn’t really thinking much about it until few days before the concert. I checked out TicketNet everyday until the seats I was aiming were gone. Everything changed though come Tuesday morning. I usually work from home every Tuesday so I kind-of woke up a little later than usual. At around 10am, I scrolled through my Twitter feed and checked out tweets for Lea (Fangirl hobbies. HAHAHA!) and there I saw this 12hr old tweet from @enjoyGlobe -Instantly I was like “Maka-sagot nga. Wouldn’t hurt to try.” and so I did. Ofcourse, I answered Lea Salonga, the sole reason I wanna see the concert. I wasn’t really expecting anything since there are alot of artists in the show and that means a lot more fans to compete with too. Also, if I won’t be able to accept to miss the show, I still have time and there are still tickets to buy. But mostly I was looking for a sign.

My day went by on a slow-pace after. I read and sent tons of  work e-mails throughout the day until I had a late afternoon break where I found out that the concert’s already sold out. Sigh. Globe’s now my only chance. I also already started conditioning myself that I’ll miss the concert. Until after dinner, while I was taking photos of my Fun Home MNL programmes, I received a tweet reply from Globe asking me to follow them so they could DM me. “Pota mananalo pa yata ako!” is what I instantly uttered upon reading it. ‘Cause why the hell are they going to DM me? Afterall, I am a Smart postpaid subscriber. So I followed them and few minutes later, I received a DM from them saying I won 4 tickets to Globe’s I Dare To Dream concert! Swear! I couldn’t believe it. It was just a careless shot I took. I was really surprised and hell, it was the sign I’ve been looking for! I then messaged my workmate if she wants to come with me since it’s a Wednesday night, I thought it would be easier to invite people from the South.

Fast forward to the Wednesday, I ended up with a confirmation from Kath who was coming from Banawe, QC and my sister, Ara who was from UP Diliman. I left work early to claim the tickets. I thought the surprise were over, because when I checked out the tickets it was Lower Box 217, the seats I was aiming days before. Grabe talagaaaaa! I was really so happy and kilig. The show was really for meant for me.

I waited for the girls to arrived as I killed my time strolling inside the mall. When my legs and feet started to complain, I bought freshly squeezed lemon juice and sat in one of the benches provided by the mall. It was there I remembered my childhood friend Pinky who lives and works in Makati. Sayang din naman kasi yung isang ticket ‘di ba. I sent her a message and luckily she’s free and will be out from work on time. We then agreed she’ll just meet us at the arena.

Fast forward again to the show now, Kath and Pinky made it on time while Ara got stuck in traffic on her way to the arena. There were lots of people and kids in their Disney Princess costumes. We made it to our seats and get ourselves settled when we realized our seats were really close to the stage. The show started roughly around 8:30pm and Ara arrived just after the first prod number. I have her ticket so I literally ran to get her and ran back to our seats. Just as we’re both catching our breathe, Lea came out alonh with Hya, who aspires to be a Broadway singer/actress. Talk about being right on time! Phew! The girls then came out one by one showcasing their talents and dreams.

Spread out through the young girls’ production, were performances from the other guest artists of the show. Aicelle Santos did Roar, Julie Ann San Jose sang How Far I’ll Go, Christian and KC and Morisette sang songs from Beauty and the Beast and Lea with Christian Bautista as her Aladdin sang “A Whole New World”. It wasn’t my first time hearing her sing this live but swear, my late bloomer Disney heart was experiencing PVCs during this production. It was just so magical and I really felt being on a magic carpet. Lea nailed it like it was 1992.

After all the young girls were presented, Lea then came out in a royal blue gown where she later on exclaimed “I feel like Pia Wurtzbach in this gown” eliciting laughter from the audience. She then called the 6 girls to join her on stage as she was going to announce the winner. Few pieces of advice were given before the announcement which I’ll summarize to “Keep on dreaming!” Then quiet unexpectedly, atleasy for me, all 6 girls where declared a winners which means all 6 of them are going to Japan! Yay! The show ended with everyone singing “When You Wish Upon a Star” led by the real life Disney Princess, Lea Salonga.

Once again, thank you very much Globe for giving me the sign and choosing me to get on this magic carpet. My late – bloomer Disney heart was really overjoyed. Thank you! Thank you!

                                          L to R: Kath, Pink, Me, Ara