castle hopping journey

last nov 7, i had a day off from work with leny, my official driver :) we went to counties: sligo, mayo and galway.. dropping by castles:

donegal castle

soli's castle

parke's castle markree castle
cloghan castle
athenry castle
but still, i didnt find my prince :(

but there's a knight.. in a real shining armor :)

something irish...

well, aside from their love of beer.. the list goes on but so far, these are what i've stumbled/found/heard:

what's the craic? -- translate -- anong balita syo?

thursday gimmick -- kung sa tin TGIF, dito thursday ang pubbing. im thinking, they dont wanna be wasted on a saturday kase sayang ang weekend. kaya friday na lang haha

how are yah? -- up to now im still trying to comprehend, who's rude? the who who was asked or the one who asked. first, for not answering or the latter for not waiting on the reply. i mean, i heard this all the time.. parang hello, kumusta ka? regardless if you know the other person -- personally or not. sometimes, i feel guilty for not replying but most of the time, its enough for me to say hello back. comeon, mahirap mag-english and by the time na naisip ko na ano reply ko, zoom, wala na din ako kausap!

not too bad -- most of the time, yan ang reply sa 'how are yah?' -- does it mean that you're not good? did something not-so-good happen???

doll, sweet, pet -- terms of endearment ba 'to? complement? you're a doll.. hmm, pwede na. you're sweet.. pwedeng-pwede na. you're a pet, ano ako aso? haha

class - di ko pa din gets kung ano ibig sabihin nito, cguro sosyal haha

grand -- sa tin, its nice. its ok. dito kelangan, superlative.

any plans for the weekend? -- kelangan may plan ka sa weekend.. parang ang boring pag wala. since ako laging wala, ang lagi kong reply.. i'll just have a quiet weekend. at kung meron man, baket ko sasabihin syo?? taray! haha

'wee' -- for something small.. pwedeng wee brain :) wee olive haha

dinner -- dito pag lunch, dinner. pag dinner, dinner pa din. well, minsan supper. basta, something heavy, dinner na un. so pag lunch, what do we have for dinner? eh lunch pa nga lang ako nag-iisip ka na ng dinner hehe

jumper -- ang alam kong jumper ung damit na nilalagyan ng shirt sa loob. dito, ang jumper -- sweater.

half past 7 -- sa tin, 730. o kaya 7 quarter. sa knila quarter past 7. feeling ko tuloy pag tinatanong ako, shortcut ang reply ko hehe

eto naloka ko dito, pero parang di ko pa naman sya nadinig.. sabi lang ng friend ko: yung 'you'...pag singular 'you'...pag plural 'yous'...magaling! = ) at sir'yous' daw sya dyan haha

modelo ng fridge

At my friend's new house, checking the fridge :)

With Leny, Laurice, Jean and Norvs.

Singapore to Ireland -- model pa din haha

6 months and counting...

i've been here in ireland for exactly 6 months and 11 days.. i still dont like the weather and the place seems dull esp for me who's used to the big city. it gets boring but i think im better off here, i think so.

i dont have the same friends i have in singapore, but i know, i still have them and i have different set of friends here.

my work is a lot better. dont get me wrong, i learned a lot in my previous job but this one's different. i like the busy days, the weekend work, the incomplete BRD, the status call, the pressure -- it makes me grow, improve my craft, rather, my skills. we're not busy now, i dont hate it, but i dont like it either -- there really is no work. but all in all, i believe that i have a bright future here. i got to use my testing skills and prove that i can still break a software for a living :)

summer cruise

summer may be over in this part of the world.. but before i fully bid goodbye to the sunshiny days (which happened not too often), some friends and i joined the summer cruise.

foyle bridge leny and i

with caroline and caryl

with the guys: mark, peter and roberto

the sunset...

summer's gone

tomorrow, summer will officially end and autumn begins. that fast noh? i haven't had the time nor the chance to wear my summer clothes :)

weather sucks here! big time!! i swear!!!

... the beach

Went to Rathmullan beach last weekend. It was a sunny day. But still, the wind is chilly. Good thing, I've decided not to wear shorts and flip flops. Instead, I had jogging pants, sweater and sneakers. Hah?! The beach babe has turned manang along the shore haha

For that, I will always miss Phuket and Bintan.. And of course, the 'Girls' and the gorgeous boys along the shore haha

no longer feeling a beach babe...

with my housemates: norvs and leny