I Love Camping!

Camping and mountain climbing has been a hobby for me since high school (which would translate into junior high in the US) and it has been a very good recreational activity for me and my friends. I never hesitate to go out and hike a bit because of the things you can get from the camaraderie and lessons when you go through this arduous task. Imagine going through the trail for hours before you get to a certain camp site and take your well deserved rest. I don't know if this is what you call torture in some cases but it seems effective. Getting some parts of it to be a chance to help each other builds strategy and rapport. I don't know if that is rocket science but if you ask where we are now, I think we have used that kind of service to better prepare ourselves in the corporate world. I know it looks odd but I felt it had a good overall effect to what we are doing in planning and execution. This is definitely a good exercise! I would have opted to have travel trailers so we would all have the most comfortable place to sleep and eat but at that time we settled for the harsh weather, a couple of tents and a fire pit to cook our barbecue. It was still nice and scrumptious!

The view from the mountain top was extremely beautiful! Just take a look at this photo that I took using a non commissioned GSM phone. It made all of us feel that the 6 hour ordeal to the summit well worth it. I screamed my lungs out when we got here and I was proud to have even achieved the feat. I was not that healthy looking when we did this so imagine the weight I was carrying around while doing this. The reason for mentioning this trip is because we plan to go back to this place on April. I would never be surprised if it is going to take a couple of hours less since we already have done it. I love camping and being with the best team of people to work with. It makes life easier bar none!

Diet Epic Fail

Yummy lunch was at Fazoli's this afternoon. Actually this is a change of pace for me since I am always in the graveyard shift. Daylight for me is really weird. I don't even want to get into the scorching hot sun but thinking about it, it looks like I will have to be under it after a few hours. I always take a cab going home and if my guess is right, around 3 PM would spell ME as a solar panel.... one that only absorbs heat! LOL!

I already finished the meetings we planned this morning and tomorrow we will have the additional person in our team. I hope he lives upto our expectations. Well not really... I guess in everything that we'll encounter we have to test the waters. I heard he's a good guitar player and he has done some pretty neat stuff with it. I saw his videos in flickr and he was doing some string tricks here and there. At least we got something fruitful out of this day. But I'll be going back to work later at 12 AM. I wonder if I can really wake up that early LOL!

Note for tomorrow: Eat less, eat healthy and watch your weight!

The FACEBOOK Learning Experience

I am so addicted to FACEBOOK that I literally keep my laptop open the whole day so I would not miss anyone updating their profiles, posting events, games and everything in between. I have been a fan of a couple of groups too which interest me. I did not know it was possible but I learned a thing or two about FACEBOOK; it is also one of the best marketing tools you can ever find. Even the ones running for the presidency have their own accounts and committed to informing everyone everyday about where they are and what they are doing. It definitely does have a target audience because most users are adults. There are those fan pages where you get to learn a lot from too like Invesp. At least I get to see some industry leaders who know how to grow ECOMMERCE markets even at a time when markets are crashing down. One thing I never noticed before I joined the social network is that I get to learn new things from other people. It was definitely not in the instructions but being the small pawn in projects that I am, I like the thought of getting ideas and short nibbled information on management. I plan to work on this subject when I take my masters in June. Thank you for the learning experience FACEBOOK!

Hayyy... I Am Gaining Weight =(

I am kinda depressed today. It looks like I did gain a lot of weight over the week and it is showing. Or maybe it is just my hair growing too fast. I checked my weight yesterday and I think I gained 2 pounds because I did not work out that much in the last 2 weeks. Something has to be done to stop this vicious cycle of yoyo diets, binge eating and the habit of not working out after work. I need to discipline my self again. Although what disappoints me is that I ate a double cheeseburger again this evening. It is not really healthy to do that on a day where I am not working out again! Sheesh I feel so guilty. =(


Anyway, I still have those big guns that I have. My biceps are evidently getting bigger and I can do maintenance for that. Although I need to do more ab work than the usual and run a couple of kilometers. I mean it should be more than an hour to spend in the treadmill. I also had some knee pains a week ago, and I think it is already okay to run a bit faster later. Yeap I will be working out today, and I will concentrate on more cardio + weight training.

Wish me luck and hope I don't waste my hard earned money paying for the thousands of pesos worth of gym time... I probably am just gonna be drinking expensive brewed coffee there LOL!