a million of firsts

Yes, I’m already 25 and I just had my first trip out of the country. Pathetic ba? Travel is not a priority in our family that’s why I guess I’m bad with directions (may connection ba?) Perhaps I’m just defending my so called “ignorance” with directions. Well you know I could always ask so I shouldn’t worry getting lost. Anyways….enough of that. I'm digging my own hole.

Our sales and delivery team winners and the marketing department left for Singapore last Friday. We were the 2nd batch who went there and we were quite a big group, about 29. It was quite rainy here when we left here but when we got there, the sun was scorching hot!!

Singapore is a beautiful city I have to say. Philippines is about 30 years behind. All Singaporeans have their own flats (which are by the way 80% govt subsidized), which allowed the government to eradicate squatting. It was clean, no traffic congestion, no pollution, not much littering in the city (some areas near little India’s quite a mess). We reminded the winners on how strict Singapore is when it comes to law implementation. And they abided consciously. Maybe we can learn a thing or two from their country. We can still make the Phils a lot better if we will only make conscious efforts to change the system (as well as the government). A matter of mind setting I guess, but well we have more than a 100 years of changing this crab / colonial mentality we have. Perhaps there’s still light at the end of the tunnel…

Enough of the political shit…it ruins my mood…



Anyways, a million of firsts nga di ba? I had my first ever cable car ride. It was a different experience and the usual me, im all excited! It was a smooth ride and we got a better view of the city. I also had my first underwater aquarium experience. We were in a travellator which made the viewing easier. It was my first time to see an actual dugong (not just the stuffed toys I had), piranhas, and even over a meter long of aruana. I saw dory again (that fish in finding nemo). My first time to eat sri-lankan chili crab, man it was huge! And it was gooood! It was also my first time to feel like a foreigner…you know I sometimes make fun of Japanese, Korean tourists who come here…I bet they were making fun of us as well. My first MRT ride (in Singapore) too. Hi-tech, nakakaaliw we were looking where we will be inserting the card, but we just have to tap it sa sensor…aliw! And their cig flip tops, had photos of what looks like a rotten mouth! The government highly discourages smoking and puts a premium on the price. It was also my first time to walk at 11pm at quite a distance, with Donna (my officemate), to go shopping. We went to Mustafa center, and walked about 30 mins on what smells like a long stretch of stinky armpits! There were a lot of Indian stores, and Indians of course, and their stores would be playing this Indian music, it was soo funny.

It was my first to be an official photographer. It sucks, I usually want to be the subject…not the photographer. But it was okay…it was a job that came with me going to Singapore for free…well… Donna and I snuck a few photos of us two…(well it was around 58 shots, hahaha!) I was able to take a total of around a 100 shots… (minus photos of me and donna).

Overall, it was a good experience…learned a lot…about people…about diff cultures…about me, hahaha! I didn’t know I had such a capacity to go all night long walking just to shop!

I haven't mentioned, I bought a 5.1 megapixel digicam it was sooo nice. I gave in to temptation...I didn't had any plans of buying one coz i already have my ever reliable casio exilim (which i love by the way). It has optical and digital zoom, has a 2.5 inch screen, and is very handy like my exilim. Well, its the first conjugal property of me and my bear. There you go...one more first..