Faith to Last a Lifetime - Finally

Mac: Bro, pina-format mo ba 'tong PC mo?

Butch: Oo bro, lagi nagha-hang eh. Bakit?

Mac: Nakow! Yung mga fonts na ininstall natin nawala na...

Butch: Ha?! Ganun ba yun?! Hindi ko man lang nagagamit pa! Yung font na gagamitin natin andun pa.

Mac: Tsk tsk. Ok lang, download na lang uli natin. =P

Yeah... Yeah... Yeah... One of those days when you thought everything is just doin' fine. Hehehe. No worries, a few steps going to the nearby internet shop didn't hurt. A few clicks, searched a bit and off we go, back to the shop.

I've been dreaming of this day. And it finally arrived. Of course, for every tattoo collector, nothing else would be much sweeter but to see the finished artwork on your skin. It took us a while, not because I chickened out on every session or something but, you know, the Master had to go out of town for several weeks.

All in all, it took us 5 months of waiting. Around 15 hours of total needle work. Whew. Sa tagal nga eh nakabuo pa ko ng website ni Butch. =)

Now I present to you: my tattoo's timeline... Plus some bonus pics too... =P

This is the actual printed material we used for my tattoo... May autograph ko pa yan... =P

The Hall of Fame...

Finally... The Wall of Fame...

The Whole Tattoo Experience

Do I miss my back being tattoo-free? Nope.

1st Session - May 26, 2007 - 3 hours

2nd Session - July 28, 2007 - 3 hours

3rd Session - August 11, 2007 - 4.5 hours

4th Session - September 5, 2007 - 2 hours

5th Session - October 25, 2007 - 3 hours

You know what? It was just fitting to end the session on that day, Thursday - St. Jude's Weekly Novena.

I don't know man. I just can't describe the feeling. Not just because the tattoo's done, but I kinda felt spiritual in a way. Everyday I've been praying to St. Jude for guidance and assistance and I can assure you, he helped me in one way or another. Sigh... I'm just happy in every aspect that you can think of.

So, I guess the blog about my tattoo ends here. But of course, as what my title says, my faith would never end. =)

Salamat sa lahat ng dumamay sa akin from the time I started with my tattoo. Sa mga sumama sa akin sa shop, sa mga nag-assist sa akin mag-maintain ng tat ko, sa tattoo artist ko at shempre to the Higher Being above, and St. Jude of course.

This Ain't...

This ain't EXTREME, this is just STUPID! =P

I just can't stop laughing when I heard this line from my friend.

Mac: Pare, umuusok na tayo pare...

Lewi: What the... Anong kalokohan 'to?

Itian: Ok lang yan, ganito lang yan, madali lang naman eh...

Mac: Madali?!?! Anong madali ha?!?!

Lewi: I'm watching your back pare...

Itian: Hehehe... Just ride it pare...

After almost a year of straight work - no play, I finally managed to take a week-long vacation from the office. So now what? What do I do? Hmmmm. Picked up my cellphone and texted best bud Christian.

Ouy pare, leave ako sa 22-30, bike naman tayo!

Oo ba, just tell me when.

We had a hard time deciding where to go. Caliraya? Majayjay? Montalban? Hmmm. Finally, the night before the "big day" turned out to be an issue. We got no venue yet! Oh by the way, another good buddy Lewi joined us.

How about La Mesa Ecopark? Yeah, I heard that it's a nice place to do some trail. So the next day, off we go. Wow, damn rain man. It was really pouring hard. Dam boy! Dam! Literally we were at the Dam. =P

Pero teka, eto na lang ba talaga 'to? Tsk tsk. Nabitin ang mga kasama ko. Wala daw thrill yung trail dito. Uh oh...

Lipat tayo!!! Saan? Saan pa, eh di sa atin mismo! Sa Taytay!

After lunch at our place, we headed to my Kuya Garry's house (he's the one that owns the bike and the gear I'm using) to prepare again and climb Taytay's own Mountain Bike Trail. Their village is the gateway to the hill, just in case you're wondering.

My mom said not to go anymore as it's raining hard and the trail will be so slippery that I might fall off the cliff. Even the workers there at my Kuya's place said the same thing. What the heck, minsan lang 'to.

It was a lot of fun. Battered and bruised after but I got no complaints. Total of 3 bike-falls, a couple of scratches here and there, torn clothes, heavy rains, slippery trail and a very hungry stomach after would sum up my experience that day...

So from here, I'll let the pictures tell the story. Hokay? =P

They call this the Butterfly Trail at the La Mesa Ecopark...

Dam boy! Dam! La Mesa Dam!

Pahinga muna sa taas...

After 117 steps, I guess you would need water too...

First stop at the Taytay Trail...

Parang SMB... Ibang may pinagsamahan...

Before rushing down the hill...

Almost 2 hours of climbing, only 15mins of rushing down...

I should have listened to my Mother... =P

Turn On The Motor

Mac: Boss, gising Boss...

Manong: Yes sir?

Mac: Boss, paki-on naman po yung jacuzzi oh...

Manong: Ah sige sir, pero isang oras lang po yun kasi yung motor eh...

Mac: Nye! (Pero natulog ng mahaba si Manong, kaya ayun, 6 hours na naka-on)

Last October 9, the Partorizans (for the lack of a better name to use :P) led by Mader Deb and the whole crew spent the night away at this pretty cool and simple place located in Antipolo City.

Oh yeah... Cattleya Farms... I've been familiar with this place since I was a kid. We usually spend our family reunions during Easter here.

I've got nothing much to share about the trip, that's why I'm gonna let the pictures and the videos do the talking for me. Hehe.

A few interesting things though. I really enjoyed this team building activity so much that I wanna go back again. Sarap magbabad sa jacuzzi eh. We were overflowing with food and booze, thanks to my new teammate who was a bartender before. Haha!

Not to forget na inindiyan kame ni Renee aka Dre. Ayun, nagkanda-letse-letse pagkain namin kasi sabi n'ya siya daw magluluto and we'll go crazy over his dishes. Yeah right!

Enjoy the gallery peeps...

Meeting Time: 4:00pm... Nakaalis kami 5:30pm, galing noh?

Wearing jersey #21... Taga-prito lang pala ampf...

Ayusin ang pagluluto ha...

"Boss, ang sarap ng nilaga, ay sinigang ba yon?"

Susumbong ko kayo sa pulis!!!

Lintek ang mga ngiti... Hehehe...

Hmmm... Aaaahhh... Eeeehhhh....

Alam ko rock ang kinakanta dyan eh, pero sumasayaw kame...

May balak kame mag-model ni Kuki eh...

I-try daw matulog eh... Eh di sige...

Unfortunately this ain't a complete crew... ;)

Por da boys lang daw...

Nagdamot sila sa camera...

Erika's Car - - from Popo's Camera...

Bangag na sila sa bahay namin before breakfast...

BONUS GALLERY!!!

Tribute to Dre... Hehehe...

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Insert Card with Chip

Mac: Miss, baka naman pwedeng swipe na lang?

Cashier: Sorry sir, kasi 1st day po talaga namin na ganito ang sabi eh...

Mac: Ang tagal kasi eh...

Cashier: Ah hello, yes mam, paano nga po ba 'pag ganito? Ah ok po sige.

Oh well. It got in for sure, but after some gruelling minutes. Talking about this new process that if your credit card has a chip on it, it's gonna be INSERT and not SWIPE anymore.

Hmmmm. I busted my ass for 6 months trying to be a bibo kid at the office. I did pretty good I guess. So, I decided to treat myself for some love and affection. After all, I'm done treating my whole family for dinner and already have some bucks saved up so... my turn.

First up was SM Makati. Got some Everlast apparel. It's on sale so, why not? :) Got new boxing shorts (yes, I will go back to gym, promise!) and a shirt. 900 bucks for both. Not bad noh? It could have cost me 50% more. Thank you for putting them on sale.

Next, Red Lane Glorietta. Or almost. The shop is called Vurve. First time to buy a 3/4 polo shirt, printed with purple and the like colors. I'm sure my AM's gonna have something to say again whenever she sees me kinda looking semi-formal. =P Sale price of 650 bucks. But original price of 725 bucks for credit card. So go figure.

Let's walk some more and head to Landmark. I always wanted new walking shorts but their kinda pricy so I went on and search for the cheapest. Bobson shorts. I'm not brand-conscious. Sale price of 500 bucks. Sale AGAIN!

Last one, coz I'm getting tired of walking. I need another shirt. Hmmm. One brand that I don't have yet. Let's try Mossimo. Whow, sale again? Yes but not on the one I picked. Hehehe. Black shirt with a simple print for 690 bucks.

Whew. So there, please don't add up and tell me aftewards how much I spent today. =P

And yes, all of 'em were charged to my card.

Aaaaah, a week ago I bought a shirt too. Manny Pacquiao Nike Shirt. But I paid cash for it.

Sorry, no pics for this post eh.




Oh lastly! Please don't tell my mom about my ICP bonus. Sssssshhhhh..... Hahahaha!