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Quezon City: Sunrise in the Circle







Good Morning Sunshine! What comes in your mind when you see sunrise?  I remember when I attended a meeting before that talks about sales and marketing the speaker greeted us good morning even if it was already afternoon. He then said that saying good morning towards people has a positive impact. It's like you are opening door for a new beginning or another chance to someone. This keeps people become more motivated. I was really moved thereafter. It helped me to appreciate more what sunrise wants to convey to all of us.
Whether you like it or not sun will rises in the bay. There's always a morning to expect. In our lives, in this generation now we become more impatient, we always want instant. We despair easily, we give up right away. I hope that everyone would widen their mind and strengthen their emotions. In our lives there's really a time that we will encounter sunset where we need to sleep and prepare so that when we wake up for another day we are ready and can face the sunrise. So, let us not lose hope, there's always a brighter morning. You know I am getting deep now but I hope you'd learn from it. "We can learn something in what is happening in our surroundings"

I'm Back! Welcome 2016! Ok, so it was almost 2 months since I posted my last entry on my blog and now I am super ready to post for more this year. I was busy at work and totally exhausted on these same old routine so to break it I am going back blogging. For my 7th entry it will be a flashback. Yes, Flashback! I guess because this entry suppose to be posted last year but due to procrastination this is the only and (maybe) perfect time that I'll be able share this.
This happened after we had a staycation in Microtel Manila, my friend Rachel who lived in Quezon City convinced me to go on overnight with ate Che in their house, I was not sure at first but I decided to go with them afterwards. I still had 2 spare days that time since I was on vacation leave. My main purpose was because they told that we would run in U.P. (University of the Philippines) Diliman by morning the following day. They were concerned about me because I brought running shoes and sweat shirt. I thought I could go to the gym in Microtel but I have not seen any even stationary bicycle. They felt sorry on what they said. Really sorry for me too. But I appreciated how they pacified me though. We slept early that's why we succeeded to wake up roughly 5 am. When my super loved friends Rachel and Ate Che woke up, at the very last minute said that we would run in "Circle" instead. I just agreed and said "eitherway, is ok".



When I ran in Quezon Memorial Circle. We went there almost 7 in the morning, sun was really bright but not hot which is really perfect time to run and get sweat.I indeed love running.That was my first, to spend in a long span of time in the circle. It was also my 2nd time to go there.My first was back in our high school fieldtrip. Quezon City though it's still in Metro Manila I find it really far. Circle is also a perfect place to run. I would surely go If I'm near there. It is a well maintained national park surrounded by trees.



Memorable picture of the sunrise behind this mausoleum. I was really trying hard in photography and I think this shot was good.



National Shrine. This very distinct mausoleum where you can see inside the remains of our 2nd official Phillipine President.


My closest friends Ate Che and Rachel (Me in the middle) As if I really know how to bike lol 😁😆 But I really tried at first it's just that it really didn't work, so why self flagellate. I also missed them.



A Three Wheeler for me. Sadly, I was one of the kids in 90's who did not get a chance to learn how to bike (two wheeler) so this was the result of my innocence. This was one of the activities we did in the circle. We rented each 100 pesos for an hour. I enjoyed it and really sweat alot.



Coconut Juice to energize. One of the important things in running is to restore fluid in your body to keep you up.We had also a chance to go in an area where there were different gym equipments you can use to improve a specific part of your body. It was like an outdoor gym, those were unique for me since that was my first time to see those.



We ate street foods in U.P. Diliman. Before we went back home, we had a short visit in sunken garden in U.P. to eat siomai and fruit shake.

And this is how I would like to end this. Well, I may not have enough knowledge about the history of Quezon Memorial Circle or U.P. Diliman but one thing I can guaranty is I gained memories here.  From that sunrise to running. From riding a three wheeler to eating street foods again in U.P. Looking forward to go here again!









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