The Mystery of the Missing Creamsilk

Yes, that's what i call it and some people find it weird. Really weird.

When Marvin and I arrived in Bacolod, we went straight ahead to a pension house where we'd be staying for weeks. At the Casa, we were asked to choose our room. I preferred the one near the gate so I could easily see the sunrise. However, Marvin thought it wasn't a good choice because I would definitely be disturbed by the noise outside. Instead, we decided to get the rooms near the back part of the house. I chose room 410 and Marvin chose room 411.

On my first night, I was not able to sleep well. I'd still remember how many times I told Marvin how sleepy I am due to our early trip. But this time, I could not find my comfort zone. I had been awaken thrice. One was around 12am, next was at 3am and the last one was around 6am which is the time I have to wake up and get myself ready for work. I tried to convince myself that everything's fine and there's nothing spooky going on. I told myself, "Maybe, namamahay lang ako kaya hindi ako makatulog". So I did not mind what happened.

Same thing happened on my second night. The only difference is that there's something missing. As I went to the bathroom to take a shower, I noticed that my used Creamsilk pink sachet is missing.

As with my photographic memory reminds me, I believed that I left it beside my shampoo a little consumed so I know that I'd still be using it. I tried looking for it everywhere but no sign of it. I tried to compose myself and decided not to panic. I searched everywhere in my room and wondering if I left it somewhere. I even thought that the housekeepers might have done some housekeeping or something then they had mistaken my used creamsilk to be a trash so they might have thrown it outside of my room. But it was not. I talked to one of the housekeepers and asked if they went into my room while I was at work. They told me that they just don't go inside their client's room without asking permission. In short, they didn't do any housekeeping in my room. This finally led me to ask if there were some suspicious thing going on in that room. Ate Jane, one of the housekeepers, told me that I was not the only one complaining about the room. There were also some people who had the same thing but they experienced the worst.

Without thinking twice, I asked them if I could transfer to another room. I mean, personally, I could not stay another night into that room. I'm afraid I might experience another spooky moments. Unfortunately, there were no available rooms so I decided to share a room with Marvin for a night. Mitch and Ate Jane helped me gathered my things and moved to Marvin's room. I also asked for additional beddings which I would be using for the night. Anyway, I've got to transfer another room the next morning. I finally found a good sleep that night. Even Marvin noticed it. He said maybe I was too exhausted thinking about the missing creamsilk that's why I was able to sleep well. Maybe he's right, I was too busy to look for it.

Anyway the next morning around lunch time, I went back to the Casa to transfer my things to another room. This time, I picked the room I first chose (room 514) -- the one near the gate and the one where I would be disturbed by the noise outside. If that would be the case, I didn't mind. What matters to me that time was to able to move to another room. And finally I did.

I spent the rest of my entire Bacolod stay in my new room. I was able to sleep well and most of all, nothing was missed.

What happened to me there is such a memorable experience. Indeed, it was my first spooky experience in my entire life. And it all happened in just one night at the City of Smiles.

Hello from The City of Smiles with love

It's been so long since I last updated this blog. My bad, I should've updated this every now and then just like I promised before. I know promises should be made and I feel bad that I was not able to do that simple thing. Anyway, so much for my melodrama.

On a happier note, I'm finally here in Bacolod. Yey!I've been wanting to visit this province for so long and it made me so happy that I was able to make it for free. Just imagine, all expense paid back-and-forth trip to Bacolod with 200 meal allowance for lunch and dinner.. not bad especially where everything here is cheap. Though I am staying here to work for 3 weeks, I already had plans to visit some places nearby.

I've been in Bacolod 10 days and I love it. Super duper love it.

I have already been into places within the town, ate foods which are not available in Manila, saw the new SM Bacolod (still underconstruction), had trivia moments with my officemates, took some pictures and of course, had my first-time-moments but I'll save that for a new entry.

I will be leaving Sunday night and while I am excited to see everyone in Manila, a part of me is sad as well. I would go back to my normal life and I would be saying goodbye to a beautiful city not having any clue when and if I would return.

Bacolod is indeed "The City of Smiles". People are so accomodating and patient especially when they are communicating to strangers like me who slightly understand their dialect.

Being able to visit Bacolod is such a wonderful experience and I would never forget all the things that had happened to me both happy and scary. :)

Mahidlaw gid ko sa Bacolod..

havaianas 2007

Last week, a day before AFF's release, I was able to score 2 pairs of havaianas 2007 edition at Chocolate Clothing Co - SM Mall of Asia branch. The pairs I bought are the following: Havaianas high lite in white and Havaianas bronze metallic top.

With the 2 pairs added, I have accumulated 19 pairs already which means I have to get one more to make it all 20. I am still thinking on what would be my 20th pair: a havaianas brazil flag or a havaianas cartunista? hmm.. I still can't decide.

Anyway, here are my 2 new pairs added to my collection and the entire collection as well:

i'm back and i heart Nike

yey! i'm back! After 3 weeks of being electronically absent in blogger, I was able to find time to organize everything. And when I say everything, this includes my posts, layout and even the blog site itself. I tried the other blog site which Ms. Rhea suggested before but I was not satisfied with the layout that I have chosen. I was not able to customized everything there so I decided to revert and go back to blogger. And Viola! Here I am with the new blog layout. Thanks to the blog layout generator I have googled. The site was really a great help. :)

So what did you miss with my so-called life?

Oh, I am now a gym addict again. Yes, I am and I am taking it seriously. Believe me, I have my own valid reason. And since I go to gym, I bought a few items which I'd be needing like a gym bottle and towels. My original plan was to carry all my items using my brother's back pack until I accidentally discovered this cute barney-colored mini duffel bag from Nike. The bag really caught my attention, and I even dreamt of it. yay! I fell in love with it. I thought about buying it the first time I saw it but tried asking myself and my friends a hundred times if it's worth the price. A week passed and I went back with a decision that by hook or by crook, I will buy the bag.

I said, "If I see it there again at the rack then it's meant to be."
So I guess, it was meant for me.

By the way, I am using the bag for 2 straight days already and I am happy with it. I've been receiving lots of compliments from it. It's really worth the price. :)

Presenting my barney-colored Nike mini training bag:

havaianas greetings

I forgot to post my limited edition havaianas greetings that I bought last night. The pair comes with a havaianas bag and a metallic keychain as well. I was able to bought it at Chocolate Clothing Co. for 995 pesos. Not bad for a limited edition one. :)

Presenting my LE Havaianas Greetings in white/silver:

on erik and glenn

Last friday, kuya ferdie, louie, kathy and i went to see erik santos's birthday concert at bagaberde bar & grill in roxas boulevard. Honestly, most of us didn't have any plans on going to the concert but we had no choice, or else, majo will get mad. so we went to the concert and waited for an hour and a half to see erik santos performed. i didn't get the chance to take some pictures and videos of him since my cellphone is not that reliable. Good thing Kathy brought her digicam and so she became our official photographer.

+++++++

I've been using glenn's laptop ever since i started having difficulties in finding a perfect timing to use his workstation at home. I actually hated it everytime there's someone using his pc without doing something important and there i am waiting for my turn. Not this time anymore when I can use it everytime I want. haha.. bad! anyway, i was browsing some of my files when i accidentally saw his pic taken at abs-cbn's office. He said that it was taken by his officemate right before they moved to another unit.

by the way, this is candid but he looks great on this pic.. I even asked him to post it on his friendster account but he didn't agree on my idea. He's too shy to show the world how he looks great on this pic.. hehe..

When typhoon ‘Milenyo’ hit Manila

What happened last week was a total chaos. People were conscious on what might happen on the next few hours. school classes in all levels were suspended, total black-out in entire NCR, life-size billboards were scattered along edsa causing a huge traffic. And i, on the other hand, went to the office fully geared with my own weapons. I intendly not to wear my havaianas because i'm afraid that it might slip on my feet and be carried away by the strong winds. Silly? right, but i dont care that's how i value my possessions.

By 2:30 in the afternoon, our office declared an early dismissal. I kept on calling glenn who's currently staying in a hotel with generated electricity, to ensure if i can go home immediately and safely. Fortunately, there's earl to the rescue who brought his car and dropped me home. Earl was a such a blessing. Thanks, preppy!

So there. Our house was so dark, and it's only candles that gave us light for the entire night. I spent the night texting and calling some friends who i haven't talked to for ages until i fell asleep. Saturday morning and still no electricity, i decided to ask glenn to go out and spend the day at the mall. We went to MOA and bought some items at the grocery.

Given with perfect place and timing, i was able to take a peak at some of my favorite stores. First stop was chocolate cloting co. where i saw the new havaianas lines worth 895 pesos. I didn't let the time passed without even trying a pair. It was a perfect fit — so soft and comfy. I could considered it as a perfect timing if only i could buy the pair. That time, i didn't have any cash on hand, and glenn is having a difficulty looking for an ATM machine. So i let it pass. Next stop was All Flip Flops where i saw a huge bunch of people trying their own choice of havaianas. I was just only outside the store until i found myself joining the crowd while holding 3 pairs on one hand — brown metallics, havaianas lines, havaianas white cherries. i kept on asking karen who's with me inside the store, which one to buy. Since i dont have enough cash on hand, i bought the brown metallic havs instead. I was so delighted when the cashier handed me over the paper bag where my new havs are placed. It is indeed my 15th pair.