cHeFsTeR!!!

i miss you already..... :(

12am.... hinatid....

kelan ulit kita makikita??

for the third day iam sick.. ngayon na lng ulit ako nag ka sakit... but still i have to go to work... its 6am now.. iam already at the resto ng 4am to prepare for breakfast.. awww...

If your in a restaurant business, it's hard to please every one. Kahit anung gawin mo, may complaint sila.

"Lord, you've been faithful to me all this time, in my career and life. Please Lord give me strenght, to overcome this frustrations and to be faithful in my testimony as you son, Amen"

Nov. 10, 2008 Monday

We went back at the aeroporto in Fiumicino to rent a car, we are going to drive around Italy and some parts of Europe. We got a brand new FIAT Bravo with a 1.8 diesel engine to drive around.
We left Rome around 2pm going to Firenze or Florence, Italy after passing Firenze we passed Bologna, then Modena (known for its balsamic vinegar and Ferrari) then Parma (known for its Prosciutto de Parma). Our final stop for the day is Como, Como is the boundary of Switzerland and Itlay, as soon as we arrive at Como around 9:30pm, we saw the beautiful mountains of Switzerland (which is by the way just 15 mins away from Como by bus). It feels like Baguio with 13 C... hehehe.. We checked in at Hotel Como and we met a fellow Filipino working at the hotel as a chef let's just call him Jeff the Chef (hehe) a native of Laguna, after having dinner and a nice chit chat with Jeff we decided to walk around the small town of Como, we walked from the hotel down to the centro or central town... walking pass those alleys reminds me of some spy movies in Europe.. hehehe.. its 12 midnight and its freaking cold outside.. we stopped at his ninong's work, a bar.. hehe we had a nice glass of warm beer and chit chats with fellow Filipinos working there.. they told me how they started working there, got a couple of invites to stay there and work, itatago daw nila ako.. hahaha! we decided to continue walking to the plaza and stopped at Lake Como, there we can see the mountains clearly. I told my self tomorrow morning i have to bring my dad here and tito manny... they brought me back at the hotel, kinda tired and sleepy. Nice walk and nice company.

Day 2. Saturday Nov. 8, 2008

It's 8am, i had a good sleep.. Pagod na pagod.. we had breakfast at he hotel, its buffet hehehe smorgasbord... assorted italian cold cuts (salame, prosciutto, breasola etc)  assorted freshly baked breads, italian cheeses (riccota, mini buffala mozzarela, parmesan etc) egg station, asssorted jams.. cereals, juices, fruits, sweet pastries, and sausages. After 45 mins of eating hahaha! we are full.. As i said before we are not riding the taxi anymore.. We rode the complimentary bus to the aeroporto, then bought a train ticket to the termini or central terminal in the city. After a 45 mins ride we were at the termini bought a tourist bus ticket that goes around the whole city of rome.. 16 euro for 1 day. not bad.. by the way its raining.. and iam wearing shorts hahahaha! (never ever wear shorts during winter season) san na ba ako?? ahh..

The bus is heading to the vatican city so we go down as soon as the bus stops near the basilica. It's beautiful! the Basilica de San Peitro or St. Peter's Basilica thats were the Pope resides. At the pLaza there's a huge curve of pillars, but when you stand at a certain point near the fountain and you look at the pillars again.. its a straight line.. amazing.. hahahaha!
After walking down on the rain, it's lunch time.. we searched for an old pizzerria ristorante along the alley called Trattoria Marcela, it's family owned the staffs are all part of the family the  old dude standing along the door greeting everone in is the owner, its a house converted to a ristorante, small but good ambience. We ordered Antipasti di mare or mixed seafood appetizer, squid, shrimp, fillets of sardines, olives, onions, carrots, peppers, marinated in olive oil and vinegar. served with bread.. its delicous.. next is capricciosa pizza with seafoods and olives tomatoes, egg, and ham. its good.. not as good as the one i had before.. next is Frito calamare e gambrese or fried squid and shrimp served with a slice of lemon. squid is tender the shrimps are fresh, finished with a shot of caffe.. busog ulit.. we rode the bus again, this time we sat on the top of the bus (d na umuulan eh) we stayed there till the last stop which is the termini we rode the train back to the aeroporto it was a nice 45 min ride staring at the window listening to JOSHUA Radin.. and thinking of her.. alas we are back at he aeroporto.. we rode the complimentary bus again back to the hotel. My dad and I ate dinner at the hotel, no choice na eh.. had veal steak which is dry.. my dad had pork chop with pepper sauce.. its BAAADDD... hahahaha!

Time to sleep..

I'll upload the pictures and the part 3 when we get back from france..

Ciao!!

Day 1: Nov. 7, 2008 Friday

After 11 torturous hours of flight from Singapore to Rome.. (i watched all the movies available in flight including MAMA MIA, Peirce Brosnan made me cry) at last we arrived a Fiumicino Airport or better known as Aeroporto da Leonardo de Vinci at around 8am, it was huge compared to our local airport of course.. we had our breakfast at a popular "serve yourself" ristorante, i had caffe machiatto and a croissant i also bought a SPRITE ZERO! dude may Sprite Zero sila hahahaha!

We rode a bus to the hotel at exactly 10am, we checked in at Holiday Inn Eur Parco Dei Medici and hired a taxi to bring us to Lido di Ostia good thing we have tito Manny with us sanay na sya dito eh. The taxi costs us around 35 euro thats freaking 2,450 pesoses!! (jasper don't compute and compare, ur in europe!!) had our first lunch at a seaside ristorante called Ristorante Edone its friday not much people dining.. but our lunch is spectacular!! fantastic!! as we sat down they gave us a complimentary bruschetta with grilled eggplant and olive oil. We ordered rissoto alla pescatora or seafood rissoto, its fantastic, the best rissoto i ever had, with mussels, squid, shrimp and clams, tomato based rissoto yummy! then we had a big bowl of insalata mista or mixed salad tossed in extra virgin olive oil and vinegar, very refreshing mix of romaine, lollo rosso, rocket, chickory and red cabbage. Next we had a filleto di baccala or deep fried fillet of cod served with a slice of lemon and salt, the cod is very fresh and tasty, well seasoned. next is a pizza called capriccio della casa, their specialty pizza with seafood, mozarella, tomatoes, and a huge slice of prosciutto or ham from parma. yummy! best pizza ever. for dessert we had tiramisu, and gellato with caffe. fresh gelato then shot of espresso is poured on top of the gelato. very new for me.. all in all we spent around 40 euro for the good meal.. mas mahal pa ung taxi kamote!

Next stop we went to old rome or the city centrale, we saw the ever famous colosseo, the palace,a lot of archeological sites, (i'll post the pictures next) we walked around the city.. we almost got lost.. and we rode the taxi again.. another waste of money.. hahaaha! after seeing all the tourist attractions in Rome. we went back to the hotel, and had dinner there.. i know i know we should have our dinner outside.. crappy food in the hotel.. as i expected its a crappy food... i had salad buffet, and appetizer buffet my dad ordered a fillet of lamb which is breaded and soggy with out sauce served with fries.. FRIES???!!! yeah fries... good thing they have heinz.. hahaha! time to sleep, we told ourselves that tom. we will never ride a taxi again.. hahaha!

I'll post the pictures as soon as i uploaded all of it.

i find it amusing to stare at the huge window of the hotel lobby looking across shaw blvd, the traffic and the people walking to and from work.. kinda reminds me of how fast this year passed by. Its always a busy here at the hotel but most of the time you'll catch me staring at the window... thinking... praying.... 

its been a year... :)

Patience and trusting the Lord.......

sitting here at the resto and listening to my staffs talking and chatting with one of my friends then suddenly, i missed her, and it makes me sad... iam going home early.... 

bought flowers online last tuesday... she received the flowers today around 3:30pm... kagabi pa ko kinakabahan, anu kaya magiging reaction nya.. the last tym i sent her a bouquet of flowers sabi nya wag ko daw sya padadalhan ng kahit anu... well, makulit ako eh.. so when she received the flowers kanina... Text: "makulit ka nga.. but thanks for the flowers.."
Jasper: "hehehe.. hope u liked it"

yan ang highlight ng araw ko....