bat ka nagpapastress diyan? :P

a pretty casual question but coming from someone i admire so much i guess it kinda rattled me. oo nga naman, bakit ako nagpapastress dito (work)? why can't i work happily? 

you see, i have an unfinished task that was due yesterday but i wasn't able to finish it because i couldn't get some bastarded blocks of code to work, that or i didn't know the right code to use (most probably). it was depressing, you know, not being able to beat a deadline. not being able to deliver. being judged indirectly for your lack of skills. although i admit it's more of paranoia, the latter part, i can't help but be reassured everyday of my shortcomings. i just have to look to my side. literally. 

i just can't go on knowing that at this point, i haven't learned enough to say i deserve my job. maybe i just need a change of environment. or a change of seats. not again? haha kidding. 

weekend diet fail

argh. i always fail my diet during the weekends but now, i'm not going to repeat week 1, i'm gonna continue with week 2 even though i downed 8 blocks of dark choco, 2 bowls of champorado, a cup of rice, 1 jco donut and a cup of ice cream this saturday and sunday. the guideline says we could have a joker (aka cheat food) once in a while. apparently once in a while is every saturday and sunday to me! haha

i don't really feel bad. right now i'm not anymore counting on the diet to slim myself down, i'm just gonna use it to start a healthy and balanced eating habit! did you know that i've never eaten this much vegetables in my lifetime? i kinda got addicted to lettuce, pipino and kamatis salad hahaha >XD i eat like 2 plates a day. it's just so ozom. >8D

on other news, i'm getting irritated having to answer people's questions about the yearbook distribution. oh you have all the right to take me wrongly cos here i'm gonna admit that i was really ticked off by SOME. in case you're sensitive, i made it all caps. most of the time i try to be polite, but uhm. yeah. these days, a lot of things get to me easily. my patience has turned volatile due to climate change. but i'm not blaming the weather either, let's just say i wanna quit being nice all the time. no, kidding. haha i'm generally a nice person *chokes*. and i try my best not to judge people by their questions. i too have my own shortcomings of course.



work. uhm, i was supposed to be productive last friday but i kinda got caught up chatting with my boss. HAHA he probably thinks i'm not working na since it's past office hours, but honestly boss... that's actually the time my brain is starting to just fire up. huhu >XD no really.

oh my gym+pool hunt. would you believe i'm actually considering joining at DFit gym at Dusit Thani Makati? HAHAHA ang yaman ko lechugas! that's 40k a year (one time payment darlings). and their pool closes at 9pm, the gym is well maintained (well compared to gold's intercon!), and i feel like it's more private there hahaha but my wellness loan is already approved and they're gonna release just the amount i need to join Gold's gym intercon, which is 12.5k haha >XD so i asked jeckie for input and he said that as long as it serves the purpose you want from it, don't look anywhere else na! non-verbatim but it really helped! gusto ko pa kasi yung maganda at comfy eh no. ang loser kasi talaga ng gold's sa intercon HAHA sorinaaaa. at least may pool? yeah? YEAH! sobrang inet kasiii grrrr

joker

grrrrr



[CGN Diet] Week 1 Day 4

breakfast:

- 100g chicken fillet marinated in pineapple juice

- 2 tbsp australian harvest instant oatmeal

- 1 glass (approx 250ml) soy milk

- lettuce, pipino, kamatis salad w/ caesar dressing

- chauchard tea

lunch:

- 120g pan seared chicken fillet marinated in lemon and rosemary

- 1 glass (approx 250ml) malee vegetable juice

- 40g bbq flavored almonds

- chauchard tea

snack:

- 75g adobong mani spicy garlic flavor

- 2blocks dark choco

- chauchard tea

dinner:

- lettuce pipino kamatis salad w/ caesar dressing

- 1 glass (approx 250ml) malee vegetable juice

- 8blocks dark choco (JOKER!)

- chauchard tea

hmm

i spent yesterday lunch with kdv, my school mate during highschool na office mate ko na ngayon.
hahaha nakakatuwa lang mag-reminisce about how the batch was just so frkn un-united before. sobrang daming clashes, ayaw, nakawan and all. even after grad, reunions would be a pit of criticisms about how it doesn't really matter cos we're never really that close. nakakatuwa rin maki-chismis kung ano na nangyari kay ganito, si ganyan naganto daw, si ganto mabait na daw, si ano malandi parin, si ano bumigay na. hahaha

ewan. nakakamiss!

kung pwede lang mag-FB backtrack to just check the people out. stalkerish, i know but sorina chismosa lang. haha



CGN Diet
Week 1 - Day 3

breakfast:
- 2 tbsp australian harvest instant oat meal
- 120g sauteed chicken breast fillet with tomato and onion
- 1 glass (250ml approx) soy milk
- lettuce, pipino, kamatis salad w/ caesar dip
- chauchard tea

lunch:
- steamed kalabasa
- 120g ground beef patty with celery, carrots, and onions
- green tea

snack:
- 2 blocks dark choco
- 50g salted garlic peanuts (i forgot to buy apple huhu)

dinner:
- lettuce, pipino, kamatis salad w/ caesar dip
- 180g canned century tuna flakes in oil
- 1 glass (250ml approx) malee vegetable juice
- 4 blocks dark choco hihi

schweeming bleh

hay ewan ko ba sa araw na to andaming trabaho andaming deadline andaming support! hahaha

anyway, have i told you i've been scouting for public lap pools near ayala ave. makati? so i could get started on my 'project swimming' chuvaness. i'm cutting my fitness first membership because it's super mahal and i'm not using it anyway. huhu

andami kong cinonsider! here's a list,

MASA (Makati Aquatic Sports Arena)
160php for non-makati residents. 30mins-1hr travel time from Ayala ave. via 2 jeepneys.
akala ko malapit lang to anlayo pala, ang mahal pa, and they close at 8pm. huhu

Makati Sports Club
it's the nearest to our office! but lechong kawali, for members, and guests of members lang pala (and also if you're enrolled in their swimming classes).
to become a member, there are many ways. one is to pay a lifetime mem fee of 300k. and pay 1,500 monthly dues. grabe diba? pag member ka na, you can use the pool for 30 pesos only. HAHAHA natawa na lang ako. at naiyak rin.

Makati Shangrila Health and Fitness Club
sorina diba ang yaman ko nga kasi. HAHA
annual membership is 80,000+ pesos, they also have semi-annual, and quarterly modes.the good thing here is that their gym is 24hrs on and their pool is open until 10pm. free and unlimited access to all of those plus their wet area (sauna, jacuzzi, showers.. the usual) and tennis court. they also have 20% discount on other amenities of the hotel. and 1hr free PT session at the gym. oo tumawag ako bat ba.

YMCA Makati
ang chipipay ng comments sa mga forums so i decided to check it out. 80 lang daw eh and according to my friend walking distance lang from the office. sa sobrang tuwa ko dahil sa sobrang mura at lapit nya, pagdating ko dun SARADO NA PALA. as in no more pool area forever! huhu

La Mesa Eco Park 
they have a lap pool! this is located at Fairview malapit samin so i thought okay, kung wala akong makita sa Makati, weekends na lang huhu. kaso super lapit nga, and mahal naman ng pamasahe. dalawang tryke + isang jeep. hay buhay.
50 pesos general admission (40 for QC residents) + 80 pool use = 130 pesos ++ pamasahe. lugi much kahit na twice a week lang. huhu

Ascott Hotel Makati
eto yung nasa gitna ng mga glorietta haha
in fairness mejo reasonable, they emailed me kanina... annual membership is 40k. that includes the same benefits as what Makati shang offers. odiba? pwede na rin! gym + pool na rin naman to in fairness. so lumalabas na mga 3.3k per month. keri ba? takte eh yung one time payment nga na 40k di ko maimagine eh! haha

and finally

Intercontinental Hotel Makati
sa tabi tabi lang ng Ascott. dito ako natuwa. their hotel gym is actually Gold's!!! i inquired and they're offering 25,200 for 1 year unlimited access to all branches. gym + pool na rin to. and this is different from the Gold's in glorietta. hehe and they have a lot of other options as well, like 14,500 for 144 visits for 1yr, 13,500 for 120 visits for 1yr, 12,500 for 96 visits for 1 year, etc etc etc. the usual marketing strats you'd expect from them. haha i kinda like the 12,500 for 96 visits nga eh kasi per visit sya so walang lugi factor...

then i remembered... smart employees have a 70% discount on Gold's! 12k for 13mos. unli access. iyak na ko Lord. answered prayer. >XD

*all amounts and figures mentioned in this post is subject to change. doh hehe

okay, diet details below the cut, feel free to leave!



breakfast: 7:30am
- 2 scrambled eggs with onion
- lettuce, pipino, kamatis salad w/ caesar dip
- 1 glass soy milk
- chauchard tea

lunch: 11:30am
- 120 grams beef steak
- steamed kalabasa
- 1 glass malee vegetable juice
- green tea

snack: 3:30pm
- 40g almonds (grower's almonds hickory bbq flavor)
- 2 blocks dark choco
- green tea

dinner: 7:30pm
- lettuce, pipino, kamatis w/ caesar dip

the GMAT challenge

it's time to get into business, seriously. a lot of management majors opt to take masteral courses after they earned their undergraduate degrees. but the road to become a true master is hard. let's talk about the GMAT or the Graduate Management Admission Test. it's a standard application procedure that aids a handful of institutions in their student selection process. have i mentioned it's hard? my sister is taking her masteral in business administration right now and she would always remember her GMAT exam as crazy and totally brain damaging. i'm not really sure why, it's just a couple of math, logic, grammar and time management questions right? not to mention the time management part was actually a practical test. hahaha but NO. one must not underestimate the power of GMAT, or any admission test for that matter.

the GMAT exam covers a wide array of questions from the world of math, english, ethics and blah. and as the name implies, it's a deciding factor if you're going to be admitted to the instituion you want. depending on the school, items may range from 500-1000 questions, spread over 4 hours at the suggested least with small breaks in between so you could contemplate if you still wanna pursue that shiz. haha wanna get some tips? here are sample gmat questions (you may also want to follow VeritasPrep for that!) i found around the web. >:D

anyhow, fear not cos there's the internet for you to turn to. all the resources you need are scattered around, just google GMAT and voila! you might even get a leak haha

good luck!

day 1 again haha

naiirita na ko sa sarili ko hahaha

CGN Diet
Week 1 - Day 1

breakfast: 7:00am

- 2 hard boiled eggs

- 2 tbsp instant oatmeal

- 1 glass (250ml) soymilk

- lettuce, tomato, cucumber salad w/ caesar dip

- chauchard tea

lunch: 11:00am

- 120g marinated chicken (in lemon,turmeric,salt and pepper) fried in olive oil

- steamed kalabasa

- green tea

snack: 4:00pm

- 1 pc medium sized apple

- 2 blocks of dark chocolate

- green tea

dinner: 9:30pm

- lettuce, tomato and cucumber salad w/ caesar dip

- 1 glass (250ml) malee vegetable juice

- chauchard tea

others:

- 1 bite of kakanin around 2pm. didn't finish cos i remembered this diet! haha

- 1 serving (approx 10g) of adobong mani sa tabi tabi. i was otw home around 8pm without a chance to sit down and munch dinner. hehe