8 Minutes to Go

I'm not really 'inspired' to write today.

Consider this as a free flow of ideas and thoughts while in the office and just waiting for 8 minutes to pass and log out and go home.

Thankfully - walang OT today.  Downside is, may trabaho pa ring naghihintay.  At least may trabaho, hindi tambay.

Nakakauta na kasi tumingin sa spreadsheet at numbers at tumingin ng left and right para magcompare ng numbers.  I am not complaining.  Syempre - stop na lang muna kasi - malapit na uwian.   At least may time to write something kahit walang spirit ng mga writers na sumasapi sa akin ngayon.

5 mins na lang.  Make it 4 mins. After this shift - I can finally eat  and go home.  

Last 2 minutes. I will be closing some applications na.

Akalain mo... may nagawa ako in 8 mins. hahahaha

Getting Touristy

The Tower Bridge.  A great mix of the old and the modern.  Just a few steps from our Apartment.

Near the London Eye. Dream come true! :)

The London Eye is just a few steps away from the Big Ben.

A view from one side while in the London Eye.  Di bale di ako nakasakay ng MOA Eye... London Eye to.. hahaha

First Few Minutes

Lovely.

Expression ng mga Briton.  Description rin sa paligid.  Totoo naman pala.

Yeah, lovely talaga ang paligid.   Unang hakbang pa lang paglabas ng airport - lovely na agad ang klima - malamig at presko. Walang kainit init kahit na alas 3 or alas 4 na ng hapon yun.  Ang sarap lang maglakad.  

In any case -  check out a few pics while we were on our way to the apartment.

Right Hand Drive.  Whew.
This is totally new to me kasi naman Left hand sa Pilipinas.

My First Step in Europe

View from the top.

Well, the United Kingdom isn't really in the middle of continental Europe, but hey, it is one of the primary hubs of the continent.  I can't be more thrilled to step in the UK - almost a year ago.  It's still fresh in my mind.
Yung UK trip, particularly London, was not a liesure trip but a working trip. Thank you sa company ko, QBE, for sending me and an officemate, there - for free with allowance. Bongga talaga. Nakakakaba man ang visa application but hey - approved. 6 months Business visa. Choosy pa ba ako?!


Skip the other stuff, i was off to London via Hong Kong - and that wasnt bad for a 1st time out of the country trip!

It was a long flight and it was literally an "all day" flight - from the time we were off at Terminal 3 at around 5AM and arriving in Heathrow at 3PM - timezone is backwards. 12 to 15 hours travel time in total. No sleep. The heck. It was pure excitement!

Touchdown - Heathrow.

While on the plane, para akong tangaa. Di makakilos. Palibhasa economy. Pero di na ko choosy. Libre naman kasi. Nasa window seat ako, dko naman mabuksan ang bintana kasi mainit. All throughout the flight tanghali ang dinadaanan namin. Mainit talaga. Di rin ako makatulog kasi alanganin sa pwesto. Masikip kasi may katabi akong magasawang foreigner. Maybe nakatapos ako ng 2 or 3 movies. Di na masama.

May flight path. Dun ko tinitingnan if malapit na kami. Nakaka excite. Di ko lubos maisip,  nasa ibabaw kami ng China, Russia at iba pang bansa. Saya lang.
Ignoramos.
Bakit ba, di lahat ng Pinoy nagkakaroon ng chance to travel - for free.
Finally, nagsalita na si Captain, malapit na daw kami.
Excited.

Binuksan ko ang bintana.
Behold!
My first glimpse of the United Kingdom.

Beautiful. Green.
Smile. Thankful.
Then a few more moments, nagland na sa Heathrow.... and my companion, Joms, and I inched our way out of the plane... to finally breath London air.

What this means is.....

1st step outside the airplane door and brrrrr... it's cold in here. No aircon needed.
Smile. Thankful - we arrived safely.


Next hurdle - Immigration. Di pa lubos ang tuwa dahil baka mapabalik kami ng de oras. In any case, at that point though, I was thankful enough to have my first step in Europe.

PAANO ??!!!!

I have gained a lot of weight.
OO, ang taba taba ko na.
di ako nagtitimbang pero ang sukatan ko ng pagtaba ay ang mga pantalon ko.
Ang binili kong pants pang pasok sa office 2 years ago na waitline ay 34 - masikip na ngayon.  Nakakatakot na mag-snap or matanggal ang button, or worse, baka masira pa ang zipper - nasa office pa naman din ako.
Paano ba kasi ang magpapayat - PERMANENTLY.
Sabi nga nila - complete lifestyle change.
I smoke.
I eat a lot.
I love chocolates.
I love to eat burger.
I occasionally drink soda.
I like lechon kawali and bagnet.

Tamad ako mag exercise.
Tamad ako bumangon ng maaga.

Mid shift ako - from 2 PM until 11 PM ang pasok ko.
Pagdating ng bahay - antok na antok na ako.

Di ba - paano magpapayat?!