With the pressure of his gingerbread duties increasing by the day, Gingerbreadman decided just to go away from it all to chill out, lest he implode and flatline like a pancake. The chosen destination was Pearl Farm, located in the durian-infested land of Davao. Will he survive the travails of Northern Mindanao? Will he battle it out with the Abu Sayyaf? With running taking a back seat for the first time in ages, our tale unfolds in the witching hour of a dreary Saturday in Ortigas
Chateau Gingerbread, 4:00 am
*Yawn*. (u_u) Oh lord this is so stupid . Why did they ever create this thing called check in? My flight is at 7:30. Why do I need to get there 2 hours before? Must...sleep..... sweet sweet bed... I'd wake up this early for race but for a flight? UGH. OH GOD the DOG gave me a LICK on the PECKER. His name is Stroganoff but I should have named him Yuckzilla or Slobbomania. I better get outta here.... Ptooey.
All I ever wanted was to be loved......
Somewhere in Edsa, 5:30 am
Tito Caloy : So what airline are you taking?*
GBM : Cebu Pacific. Didn't I just tell you that before we left?
Tito Caloy : What a crab.
GBM: Why shouldn't I, you still owe me 350 bucks from that Mizuno no-show of yours
Tito Caloy : Ohhhh, that. Ah, eh, I'll give it to you later, um, all I have are thousand peso bills and I don't wanna break them.
GBM: ........
Tito Caloy : .........
(awkward silence)
GBM : Ugh,I can break it, I have change....
Tito Caloy : Aaaaaah.... Yeah of course. Anyway, have I told you of that time when I dated Doc Vicky......
GBM : Sigh. This internet celebrity thing is really getting to him....
* courtesy of Google Translate
70's Casanova here
NAIA Terminal 3, 7 am. Counter Girl in the Coffee Shop where the Chicken Sandwich was horrible.
Hi. You don't need to know my name. It's not that you guys would care . Okay okay for the sake of discussion maybe you could call me something. Call me... Chastity. Anyway, I'm the girl that works the counter here at the fancy coffee place here in NAIA- 3. And everyday, I see people flying out into the great unknown, fulfilling their hopes and dreams. Exploring hitherto undiscovered lands, savoring life to the fullest. How I envy them. Except for this chump. Yeah, the one in the baduy yellow shirt and oversized weird watch. Was never a Kris fan. I thought Phillip Salvador was cute though. What a freeloader. He bought a paltry chicken sandwich and he's been sleeping here for nearly 2 hours. What a loser. I am so tempted to record his snoring and turn it into the next novelty hit for Lito Camo. Oh, the king is awake. Finally going to get some peace and quiet here. But hey, at least he's going somewhere. ....He just talked to someone on the phone, I presume it's his chick. His voice turned really cheezy. Sigh. At least someone cares for him..... Pearl Farm. So that's where he's going. I wonder where that is. Hay. One day, I'll get my chance. I'll get my shot .... Someone will love me and show me the world too.....
It was so much better when he was seated there...
Boarding Gate. 7:20 am. GBM
Boy, that was the most emo counter girl I've ever seen. Freaky. Too much of that Jake Cuenca/Kim Chiu telenovela. Anyway, we're boarding now. Ouch the dude from Cebu Pacific tripped on the Indian guy's laptop charger. Indian dude is steaming. Which is weird. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around. Boarding time. So many people in masks. A single sneeze sets off an exponential series of leering looks. I should have taken that vitamin C Gingerbread Gal was giving me. *sneeze*
The Swine Flu got em all.......
Cebu Pacific Flight 5J750, 8:00 am. Kajo. 
wow! i was suppose to give a comment about your post. but your new blog layout is the bomb! =)
awesome! nice blog layout. i am already longing to see your pics at pearl farm.
yeah, luis, your layout is awesome! was looking for you at the takbo shoutbox lunchtime this afternoon. i think you're sleeping or something hahaha...
Thanks Red! Glad you liked it hehe. Uuuuy upgrade na din sha! :D :D Alriiiight!
Thank you very much Sir Jovie, still working on it but had to run it live to test certain elements :) No worries, I will be posting the pics of Pearl Farm in the second part, I decided that cramming everything into one post would be too long :) Was such a beautiful place, I'd definitely go back there.
Hehe thanks Jet, long way to go! Let's hope it works out :) I was out during lunch, I just leave it there. Is there anything you need to ask? :)
Well, well, well. GBM is certainly going places not only in vacations and running, but also in blogging. Very nice lay-out. Looking forward to your next blog surprises.
By the way, your tzu is not bad-looking at all; in fact, it looks like it has a lot more redmarks on its pedigree than what you mentioned before. Once again, I was entertained by the references to Tito Caloy. I sure hope he does not disown you. Hehe.
Luis, I'm with everyone here that I like the new layout!
Take care and in advance (per what I read in Wilbert's blog) good luck at Botak!
Hehe thank you boss Rix! Lots more work to do with it, didn't want to launch it live but had no choice :) Glad you liked it!
Wahaha Strowgie? He's a 3 red- marker hence he's pasaway :D He's cute though so I guess that compensates for it haahaa :)
Thanks Wayne! I'm happy you like it even in it's beta state :) Hey thanks! I'm glad the race is pushing through, and I'm all pins and needles. It's my first ultra, any tips? :)
Lis, I've never done an ultra but it's a lot of kms. Important thing is not to go out fast, hydrate and survive. The longest I've run is 28 miles, just three miles less than a 50km. It was actually easier for me than a number of marathons. Is the Botak ultra on trails? Take care.
Really Wayne? Was that because the pace was slower? It's a road ultra actually :) I'm nervous!
Hehe, lupet pala ng tiyohin mo bro! Baka naman may agimat yun, abah, very discriminating ang taste ni Dr Vicki para i-date yung uncle mo hehe :-)
Hehe nice Gene, oo palikero un! High-end daw eh lol.
To The Collective, thank you for dropping by. I could have sworn I published your comment but I couldn't find it anywhere. Anyway, maybe your alien powers have transcended my blog. Thanks again, please do not take over my body :) :)