Earth Run 2010 Aftermath

I am now officially dead tired and pissed off while I’m writing this, so expect some rants here… 

The Earth day run is a fun run event in Bonifacio Global City for the benefit of Greenpeace. Yes I was running for charity and for myself as well (to lose weight? yes). It was sad though that the 10k wasnt available on the event, so I signed up for the 16k race.  Little do I know that the race will gonna be a major disaster on my part.

I admit that I had made some mistakes in this event. I wasnt prepared physically due to some time constraints (rehearsals at the upcoming MADZ et al concert, overtime work in and out of the office, etc.) but that’s not it… 

The organizers of the event is also a major mess. As I registered to the event though I had my race kit with me the singlet is not available… I called/texted the organizer days before the event for my singlet (and my friend’s racekit/singlet) but no luck. On the day before the event Cris (one of the organizers) texted me and said that the race kits and singlets are already available…but as I went to Res|Toe|Run trinoma they told me that it was already out of stock, and told me that the singlets will be available after the race…AND YES I WAS SOOO DAMN PISSED OFF AT THAT TIME! 

And so before I went home, I had to make a detour to SM San Lazaro to buy some extra singlet (for the event end future gym use), went home, fix things while doing some files on the internet and went to sleep. 

Woke up early for the event and I was suprised that my best buds are not here! Isshi, who I think influenced me to join the running spree went with her officemates and Eric was still sleeping as I called him on his mobile. And so I was alone during the event. 

Gun starts at exactly 5:30am and we went off. I was happy to run at the Buendia Flyover again, seeing the not-so-breathtaking view of Makati, feeling the windy morning chill and  the seeing the people on all ages running all over Makati and Taguig.

I started to feel some muscle cramps as I approached Mckinley Park.(refer to this map) My thighs are now offfically tired so I was now in a slow pace… The sun was up at this time, heat has became my worst enemy. Water stations are two miles apart. I was about to give up…but not yet. I looked backwards to see if I was the last runner in the bunch and saw some who were running for 16k and 21k. 

I can’t give up just yet.

I whispered a little prayer to God to help me finish the race, even if it means I was the last on the 16k bunch. I’m just simply thankful that He’s there to give me enough strength…

…And I finished the race in two hours and 30 minutes. Definitely not a good PR (personal record) for me. But before I went home I grabbed my bag at the package counter, got my freebies (hurray for free granola bars and headcaps!), had a hearty breakfast (alone :c) and went home.

So it was a bittersweet experience. As much as I want to enjoy the lovely scenery of the Bonifacio Global City,Serendra and Market Market, I can’t. It was a sad experience for me. As much as possible I don’t want to think that I was wasting my money on this one. True that I love to run, but it’s no fun to be alone as well.

Next fun run will be the the Runrio Trilogy 2nd leg (aka nature valley run). Registration is more costly than some pervious fun run events but will be looking forward for this one! (and I hope everything went well in the event.)

A thank you letter for a literary genius

Dear B, 

IDk if you’ll be gonna stumble down to my personal journal but if you’re reading this, I just want to say that I’m thankful for everything that you’ve done. Your simple gestures and online conversations has kept me sane this past few weeks, for I was so stressed out with all the work and shit stuff. Your endearment to me makes me felt that I was special, and I really appreciate that. 

Didnt I tell you that I enjoyed reading your blog? well I seriously do.

I may not be as great as you are when it comes to doing some uberly mushy (and sometimes erotic, lol! ok make it “hawt”) poems and articles, but it inspires me to do so (will try, hahaha!). Well maybe minimizing some grammatical errors in this blog will do. Nakakahiya pag me makabasa nito at makiita na puro barok ang english, lol!

Well that’s it for now.  

Thanks again.

~Cristal 

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seriously dead tired…zzzz… 

It’s already 4:53am and im officially awake for more than 24 hrs. I was supposed to be sleeping at this ungodly hour, but i’m here in this gloomy room, where my laptop can only be seen, and currently doing my part time work that is already 2 days due. 

I just couldnt take the pressure anymore. I need to unwind, rest and just sleep. 

As of now now, I’m currently bombarded with tons of work from my superiors. Added to that is the articles assigned to me  on the company newsletter. I’m thankful though that my team mate, whom I call “Buddy” came to help. I was thankful that he’sjust a few clicks away (tru YM). 

Added to this is the assignments on my part time job (that I think, I almost give up on finishing this) and on the choir as well. I thought that being assigned as one of the section heads is just a piece of cake but what the heck, some of the members in my team hasnt memorized all the songs for the concert, and it really pisses me off. 

IDK if I can still survive this week. 

opps I forgot, I  still had a race to finish on sunday, and I hadnt gone to the gym for some workout, pls help me Lord… 

I.miss.you.

I never had a courage to tell you how much I missed you… 

 I hope you’ll read this. 

~c 

Currently searching…

*warning, this is not another mushy post, lol!*

A friend of mine told me to add this facebook group (ESPS Batch 2000-2001) and saw my long lost high school classmates. I was suprised of they had become right now…

 Most of them became successful in their respective careers, and some are already tied down and had their own families. I was also happy that they accepted my friend request and even remember me as one of their classmates on the last two years of high school. For me, it was one of the best I’ve ever been. 

To be frank, I never felt happy when I was in high school, esp. when I was still a freshman. majority of my classmates came from upper-class families and most of them I think were really cool, while I am not as priveledged as they were.

On my sophomore year, sickness strikes, financial woes increased and I even flunked on math. So I decided to stop school in order to minimize financial woes and also to recover myself from sickness.

and after a year of being left out, I enrolled again. This time, with new classmates, new teachers and new shoes to fill in. School has been a breeze since then. And I never felt happier.

And now I’m happy that after all these years this giddy feeling is still there.

Hope that the former batch will still add me on my FB account.