What's Up?
So I've been feeling a bit down lately...discouraged and unmotivated and down in the dumps mainly because of my feelings of inadequacy and uselessness. I know I haven't been in touch with a lot of people for a while...no calls, no emails, no messages or letters and I really don't have any good excuse. I've even rejected invites to parties and get-togethers stating that I'm really tired although I know that if my mood was at its normal high that would not stop me from hanging out. A friend blames it on the bf-syndrome but I think it's much worse than that. I've just basically been avoiding people because I'm sick and tired of being asked the same questions and having the same sad answers. That and this cruel blast of winter we're having is feeding my yearnings of cozy couches and general unsociability.
So it's been several months now since I've stopped gallavanting around the world...I guess that's pretty obvious since I have not been able to update this blog in a long time. It's also has been several months now since I've joined the job hunting field and judging by the the title of this blog, you don't need to be a genius to realize that i have yet to find a suitable employer. I admit...I haven't given 100% to this task but for a University graduate with some sort of experience to not even get at least an interview...well...it's pretty down right depressing and discouraging.
So the leaves are slowly turning and the weather's getting colder and though summer isn't officially over, it might as well be.
Game Night with Gavin, Juan, Ate, RJ and mom...and Shaza made us some yummy cookies. Nothing like beer and games (Cranium, Scene It....Char and Gavin...ultimate Game Night Champs!)
Charlotte's Bday and April trying to DJ at some bar lounge...the name of which I can't recall.
Hangin out at Bern's townhouse downtown and playing Taboo. That was fun too.
Getting smashed over Jager Bombs with Joey, Gavin and Rudolph and playing fun xbox games.
Kuya Jerome and Cecily's wedding where Shani and I took a bunch of pics and danced like crazy. Unfortunately, my mom's comp harddrive died and I lost all the pictures. Booo!!!!
Visiting Lola Buds, Tita Cora and Tito Benny at Olympia, Washington...going shopping, eatign a lot and playing poker with Lola Buds.
Well, now the long days are getting shorter which also means that I really gotta get out of my lazy mode and start doing some serious job hunting.
Sigh...I miss the road...
With its quaint harbours,friendly atmosphere, rolling hays and gorgeous coastline, Dingle truly is beautiful. I can totally see myself retiring in a place like this (given that the weather stays as beautiful as it was when we were there). Yeah, after obsessing about it in years, Dingle did not disappoint me at all. Afer cruisin around the small peninsula, we headed back to Dublin to drop off Charlotte. Unfortunately, we were too late for last call but we did enjoy a short walk around Temple Bar. The next day, to avoid getting our car towed, Rudy and I left early in the morning to head to Northern Ireland. First stop was Newgrange, a stone age tomb that predates the egyptian pyramids. Unfortunately, it was still closed when we got there so we had to satisfy ourselves by takin a pic of it from the road. Next stop is Slane Hill where it was believed that St. Patrick lit an easter fire and proclaimed Christianity in Ireland. He also used the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity here to some Irish pagan king...hence makin the clover leaf a national symbol. After a long drive, we finally made it to the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge...the site we were looking forward to. The bridge itself wasn't that scary (although Rudy did hesitate to cross it for a bit) but the place has spectacular views. Then we went to the Giant's Causeway. It was super cool and very windy there and I almost got blown off several times. We didn't want to stay in Northern Ireland for the night since we didn't carry enough pounds with us so we made the long trek to Donegal. The best part of the trip however was when we spent the night in the car parked on Slieve League...the highest cliff in Europe. Rudy actually thought of putting a rock by our wheels just in case the brakes fail on us. It was amazing!!!
How beautiful is Ireland...I don't even know where to begin. After a long flight, Rudolph and I arrived in Dblin where Charlotte met us. It was so nice seeing her again after a long repas. Driving here is a challenge. Rudy who has never driven on the left side of the road...shifting lefthanded with a manual cars as well and well...crazy roundabouts everywhere was having the time of his life. hahahaa. First stop we made was at a little town called Montaverin where according to Char's friend is a good pit stop for food...umm..not really but we did have some yummy fries (i mean chips) with curry sauce. Then we hit the city of Limerick where we checked out King John's castle but didn't go in coz we had to pay so we ended up at the tiny museum instead coz it was free. Limerick is pretty busy, lots of shops and pubs but after buying some food, we decided to head out since we still had a long drive to Killarney where we are to stay for the night. Our hostel in Killarney is awesome, small but clean and the host is pretty friendly. We walked around the National Park where we saw the Ross castle, it was beautiful, right by a pretty lake. We wanted to hit up a bar but decided to stay in for the night since we were pretty exhausted.