How to maximize your weekend :D

Friday:
Leave the office early, head out to Hard Rock Cafe. Meet up with friends (kahit indianero yung iba, calling Yvonne and Chris!) and enjoy the Side A music!

Drool over the guitarist as he sings "Always Be My Baby" while you're at it :P

Saturday:
Go home at ~1am, pack your stuff and sleep at 2am. Get up at 3am, then meet up with Aileen and Mela at McDo Banawe at 430am. We're going to Zambales!! :D Breakfast at NLEX, arrive at Crystal Beach by ~9am.

Surfing at 1-2pm! Make sure you apply several layers of sunblock, kahit parang wala ring effect (we no like skin cancer :P). Super duper fun!!! I was able to stand several times at my first session, I'm so proud of myself :D hahaha... Thanks to Kuya Rex for patiently teaching me.

Snooze time: 4pm to 7pm at the JohnEva Resort. Dinner at Green Cab Pizza, then do a little road trip (actually, we got lost on the way to Canoe, hehe. Peace Carlos :P). Magpatalo ng Php40 sa In-Between card game with Anna, Aileen, Mela and Andrew. Magpatalo uli sa Pusoy Dos at uminom ng cocktails prepared by the MDO peeps :P I want copies of Mela's pics!! hehe.. Sleep uli at ~2am, then wake up at 630am.

Sunday:
Head off to Crytal Beach Resort for another round of surfing!!! Swim-swim muna till ~10:30 while waiting for our turn. Brunch at the resort's uber bagal kitchen, then surfing uli at 12:30!! Love it!! I think we surfed for ~2hrs, e dapat 1hr/session lang. Anyways, okay lang. Super okay lang!

Late lunch at Dude's Pizza, then go to Canoe's again - this time, for island hopping! We were supposed to go to 2 islands, but we stayed in Capones Island instead. I guess we really enjoyed the beach and "cemetery-making" kaya we didn’t notice the time J

Leave Capones at 5:30, shower at Canoe's, then drive back home. Dinner at Kenny's sa NLEX (yummy yung kiwi smoothie), then then be home by ~11pm.

LESSONS LEARNED
1. Get a tight-fitting rash guard, and wear “heavy duty” swimsuit underneath. I swear, super hassle ng clothes that do not stay put.. lalo na kung laging wipe out, haha.
2. Learn how to prioritize. Punta ng gig ng Friday or next week na lang? 430am ang alis or 9am na lang for Zambales? Surfing or island hopping? So many things to enjoy, so little time. :P
3. Bring a beach bag. It’s hard to keep all the necessities wrapped in a sarong.
4. From Kuya Vergel, the surfing instructor: Mag-gym na kasi!! Hahaha, ang kulit mo Manong!! I’ll make sure you’ll eat your words when we return. Magpupush up na ko!!
5. Ask friends to take pics while you surf. Para naman may cool kang pic pag-uwi :P
6. Magbaon ng Alaxan when you go to work the following day. Magpa-home service na rin ng massage :P