1. BARISTA day for me (one Saturday in October)
- my aunt opened her very own coffee shop, Cafe Belly Rocks, somewhere near robinson's galleria. the cafe is located inside the corinthian regency build
ing at sapphire road. it was our (me, my mom, and 2 sisters) first time to go to their shop, so we brought a business good luck charm for them to display in their store. :) the cafe was closed that day, but since my aunt heard we were going, she opened the doors for us. and it was then that i became a barista for an hour or two. :)my aunt taught me how to make cafe americano, cafe moccha, vanilla smoothie, and nai cha :) my favorite was the nai cha. and i highly recommend the nai cha to the people who will visit my aunt's coffee shop :) it's super delicious. anyways, it was fun. i got the chance to know how being a barista felt like. though i wouldn't know how serving customers esp. during rush hour feels like, it was thrilling to be standing behind the counter and making coffee. one of the fun parts was putting whipped cream on a finished coffee drink. i liked squirting the silver can and hear the "poot-poot-poot* since 'cuz the can was almost empty :)
cafe belly rocks sells a wide variety of drinks - from coffee to smoothies to tea :) the shop also sells dishes like pasta, rice, sandwiches, and the like :) it's an affordable place to go to :) and i guarantee you that the nai cha (milk tea) is a MUST, MUST, MUST try! :)
cafe belly rocks - ground floor of corinthian regency building (the first shop on the left when you enter the building). sapphire road. just across robinson galleria's gold's gym. :)
as the name itself proclaims, cafe belly ROCKS! :D
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2. UHSAAI funfest (november 9, 2008)
-the UHS alumni association decided to have an alumni funfest, which was a totally great idea! kudos to the people who organized the whole event. they deserve so much more than a grand round of applause. :)
the challenge for this funfest was to actually get people to join our team (the 'o4 team/gray team). since the '04 batch was split into two teams, our team ('04 team) and the other team ('04-'05 team), we had to look for more people who were free that day and who wanted to join our team. :) in the end, our team had around 20-22 members. 20 (i think) from our batch, and one '03er and one '05er. :)
before arriving at UHS, i met up with michie, fen, lou, and jo at wai ying, benavidez. my sister decided to tag along so i had the sister-responsibility of taking care of her. after lunch, we headed to UHS (as usual, late). we registered, got our shirts, reunited with a few many friends, and waited for the games to begin! :) it was really fun being back at my high school again. it was fun reminiscing the times well spent in that gymnasium - deco com, events, P.E., CAT, intrams, tiong lian.. all those memories in just one place - magical. :)
i got to play 2 games - tshirt relay game and the paper suck-up game. it was pure fun and enjoyment. :) there were 8 games or so, and it was fun cheering our team on. it felt nice to feel so united once again. so much energy and laughter coming from our team. i'd have to say we might've been the noisiest team in the whole gym. :) but we didn't care even if we looked like fools cheering our team on like crazy, 'cause we were united. and we were having FUN :)
and it looked like our team did great! we won the UHSAAI funfest competition! :) we garnered first place :) it was really unexpected and really joyous! hahaha :) and we got cash! and we didn't even spend a dime! how cool is that?! :)
i love my batch :)
