Send-Off

Last Friday, I bade goodbye to Sykes.  It's been sad thinking that come Monday, I'll no longer be reporting to our Ortigas office, my place of work for nearly four years.  What's more saddening is the realization that my friends and I will no longer be sharing a laugh over spam, sisig, Quickly, Yoohoo and Ministop's chicken.

Frankly, I didn't expect to feel so sad but during my last few days, if it's even possible, my team and I have grown much closer.  They truly have been the best one could ever hope for.  Sure, we've had our share of arguments here and there but it has never gotten in the way of our relationship as friends.

We had our last dinner at Tramway.  Some of them also decided to tag along with me at the airport.  I also received a few presents to remember them by. Thanks much.

The slippers from the team and Aidz that Chammy tried in vain to hide

Boxers and a few pairs of socks were what Oliver gave me

PJs from Clarice

My sister and Joanne also surprised me with this tumbler

team picture

Joanne and Micah also dropped by and decided to tag along with my brother who was bringing me to the airport.

Diet. Out the Window.

The mindless eating during the holidays made me gain a bit of weight. This is a cause of concern for me since the pain in my lower back is once more starting to rear its ugly head. I swore to stick to my "abs diet" last January but I haven't been as successful.

First off, we started the year by having a filling buffet at Royal Plaza. We then had to spend our team fund at Dampa during the 2nd week. Clarice also treated us out at Max's while celebrating a mini-success. The 3rd week, we discovered Kenny's feast and we just had to eat there twice. I also went back to Singapore where we celebrated Abby's birthday at an eat-all-you-can dinner at Sakura.

The 4th week, Yuth had our favorite chicken curry prepared at his restaurant, Khao Pad. Add to that our countless trips to McDonald's and Dairy Queen. Craving for a late night meal, Portia, Selle and I went to Mang Inasal at around 3 in the morning where I had three hefty servings of rice!

I haven't been as successful this February. Our team went to Tagaytay and the trip wouldn't be complete without having Bulalo and Mushroom Burger. Clarice discovered Sisig Hooray and we became addicted it to that I had to eat there three days straight. Over the weekend, I met up with Jencarps and we had lunch at Cyma and then desserts at Crepes and Cream. Come Tuesday, I met up with Rhommel and we finally had our breakfast buffet at Richmonde.

This weekend, Micah and I met up with Joanne at Trinoma. We had dessert crepes at Crazy Crepes which is way way better than Crepes and Cream. Craving for old fashioned style chicken, we then had dinner at Savory.

I have a couple more buffets to go to. After that, I swear to then go on a diet.