JOANE PANGILINAN

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Pong Thoughts: Dagat 2017 🌊

Hello! 👀

First dagat of 2017 is happening today! Another tick off my bucket list!

Will blog about it soon! Stay tuned! 🌊🌊🌊

This is Masasa Beach, but am going to a different place this time.

- Pong 🐢

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Friday, January 20, 2017

Pong Eats: Isaw - Baga Manila 🔥🔥🔥

Hello! 😀

Just want to share my childhood favorite street food - Chicken Intestine or Isaw.
Isaw was introduced to me by one of my Titas (Aunts) when I was a kid. Tough I eat this in moderation now, it's still something I could not resist especially when am in Food Bazaars or when am at Baga Manila (street food night market, Banchetto kind of).

Go check-out 3 J's Grill. They have the tastiest Isaw and Pork Barbeque in Baga Manila - All Home, Imus. It's tender and the suka (vinegar) where you dip the intestines is flavorful too. 👌

Some images I took below. Enjoy! 😉

- Pong 🐢

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Setting-up

Tofu,Pork Intestine, Chicken Intestine, Barbeque, Hotdog

FAVES! Chicken Isaw, Pork Barbeque

Tibzi enjoyingher Isaw

Pricelist

Baga Manila around 6PM

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Pong Thoughts: GY Hits 👧👦

Hello! ☺

So, am writing this with that Subject Line as this week, I will be doing the Graveyard Shift. I will be working from 12MN - 9AM. It's been awhile and I must say certain adjustments were made especially the sleeping time. All good so far. 3 days to go! ☺

Happy to see familiar faces doing the GY Shift and spending some time with friends from other company. Haha!

Thanks for the company and the cray-cray moments, Bera! See you again! Ganda ng ilaw sa Chowking! Hehe. ☺

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- Pong 🐢☺

Chowking - Ortigas. 📷 MarkBera

That's him! ☺ 📷 #pongtograpiya

Sunday, January 8, 2017

Pong Thoughts: Tennis: Andy Murray 🎾

Ola! I am a self-proclaimed Andy Murray fan. ❤

I cry when he cries - either winning or losing and I am happy when he's happy. But when he got married? Yes, he's happy. Me? Not so. Hahaha!

2017 Season already started. He started his campaign as the World No. 1 in Doha. Novak Djokovic, the Defending Champion to the event, was also playing. As it happened they faced each other in yet another entertaining Final - Djokovic prevailing 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. 😭

It would have been a very good start of the season had Andy won, but on a positive note, the match was a battle of the World No.1 and No.2 so it was still a good match after all.

More of matches like this this season? Oh, it's going to be fun, entertaining and heartbreaking. Haha!

Let's go, Andy! #AllinforMurray

- Pong 🐢🎾

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Photo Credits to: http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/10721893/andy-murray-thinks-his-week-in-qatar-was-good-prep-for-melbourne

Pong Thoughts: Journey to the Healthier Me. 🏃🏊🚵

Hello Everyone! Am following this training plan sent by a friend (Thanks, Jong 😊) and was made by Coach Norman (Galing ni Coach!). Looks easy and yes the first day went fine. 🆒 Hopefully, I can keep up until the last day of the 5K Training Plan - kaya ko 'to! Will reduce food intake especially rice and sweets and that's it. Healthy running should never be rushed. So try nyo din 'to!

Sharing the link and photo below. The link has the 10K Training Plan too.
http://www.pinoyfitness.com/wp-content/downloads/5K-10K-Training-Plan-Coach-Norman.pdf

Day 1 - ✔

- Pong 🏃🐢

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Galing nito Coach! 🏃🐢

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Pong Thoughts: Back to the Jungle! Roar! 🐯

Hello! Today, am back in the office! The Holiday fever has ended and am back to my usual to-do list stuff. I tend to write everything as I don't want to forget anything. 📎

I kinda miss working or uhm not really 😀, maybe just the feel of waking up every morning and commuting from Cavite to Ortigas.

It was a catch-up meeting when I arrived. People leaving is still the major ish, hopefully, this year though, we can sort things out. Am drafting another incentive plan for the team, crossing my fingers to finally get this approved. 👍

On my way home, am aboard Jasper Jean Bus and a kid with his Granny sat beside me. The kid, I know right away that he has motion sickness because he had candy right after sitting down and his Granny handed him an empty Picnic (potato strips snack) can inside a plastic bag. So anytime he feels like throwing up, it's ready. He tried to sleep while inhaling Vicks. He slept for some time but he couldn't help it - he threw up. No mess, in fairness. Then he fell sleep. Since I am sitting beside him, am not sure if I would let him rest or lean his body against me, I want to do it, but I don't know how to start; but fate already made its way, so the boy slept leaning his body against me. Did not move at all. When he woke up, he felt dizzy again, so I handed his Granny a plastic bag and some tissue. Finally, am getting off the bus, so I bid my goodbyes to them and I said "Ingat". I even told the Granny, "Nay, dito na po kayo, bababa na po ako." So there, when I was walking, I looked back and they are looking at me too, the Granny smiled at me and kinilig ako. Made my day. I miss my Lolas. 👵😂

Remember, it pays to be good and do good no matter how small it is. Thank you Lord for the opportunity! 👆

- Pong

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Wynsum Corporate Plaza - I work here! 😊 📷 Jorge

That's me chillin' outside the building. 📷 Jorge

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Pong Travels: Discovering Nasugbu 🌴🌊

[17-18 December 2016]
Been wanting to have a Year-End Beach get away but another typhoon is in forecast at the initial choice of destination - Quezon. Aside from Quezon being on my bucket list and am dying to have that tick off of it, yeah, nature has different plans for me. Haha! Maybe next time. 👍

As we all know, Nasugbu is near Manila and we're on a tight budget as well.
So, we chose Maryland Beach Resort despite the not so good reviews in Facebook. But if there's not so good reviews, there are some good ones too. We took the risk, phoned them and voila - we found ourselves on our way to Nasugbu.

Maryland Beach Resort is now known as Merry Beach Resort. 2-3 hours from Manila BUT because of the naughty traffic, nah, it became 5 hours. No sunset shot again. 😥

Facilities are simple - cottages, room and pool (4-6 feet deep). Some offered Island Hopping packages but we did not try. Staff are accommodating! Love 'em! Waves are big during the time we were there. Ang ganda! Personally, had the beach was maintained properly, panalo. Sand in Nasubgu is black, so do not expect a white one like the ones we have in Boracay or nearby Islands such as Fortune Island. There are nearby resorts like Bernabeach - it's just one stretch. 😊

How to get there: Ride a bus bound to Nasugbu from Pasay and ask to be dropped off to Nasugbu proper.

SET BUDGET: 2K/pax (2 lang kami)
Expenses:
Pasay - Nasugbu: PHP155
Nasugbu - Maryland Beach Resort: PHP15/pax
Room: PHP1200, overnight non-ac
Towel: PHP100 for 2
TOTAL: 990/pax

The rest of the expenses is for food, but we did not spend on it as much too. PHP500 is more than enough.
Coffee/Hot Chocolate: PHP5 (Vendo) 👌
Food: PHP80 - PHP120 (Sisig is good! 🍲)
Minute Burger's Bacon Cheeseburger (Buy 1, Take 1): PHP55
Water: PHP25/Liter
Jollibee: PHP100/head
Mang Inasal: PHP100/head

GRAND TOTAL of EXPENSES: PHP1372.50/pax
Swak sa Budget! 😀😁😂

Contact Number: 09321030335
Website: http://marylandbeachresort.com/

Maryland is near the terminal so ayos! There are nearby fast-food chains too. So we bought Bacon Cheeseburger at Minute Burger and ate it for our lunch. We had Mang Inasal for brekky and we ate at Jollibee before heading home. We struggled to find a "local" resto and some souvenirs like magnets, so we had just pictures instead. Not bad at all. Take a peek!
- Pong

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