Jan 18, 2025

Saturday continued with us still walking to Starbucks 8 Forbes Town and we eventually got there after some walking. I got a free gift within the app that entitled me to any 1 item on the menu. I just chose a "pure matcha" drink because it was already midnight and I was going to sleep soon. After drinking, we booked a ride home and arrived quickly. We rested shortly afterward.

My Saturday was supposed to be a bit nerve-wracking considering that I have to do my pre-employment medical exam and I hate having to do that fecalysis and CBC again, but whatever. I went to have my PEME done and went to the Filomena building in Makati pretty early. I got my paperwork filed and organized, and thankfully everything was paid beforehand so I didn't have to do anything else aside from having my tests done.

I actually made a mistake in that I waited too long at the X-ray section, around 1 hour, because I thought that they would call my number. It didn't occur to me that I would submit my paperwork first in order to have my number called, so I just waited like an idiot. I talked to the other members of Baguettes, Maxine and Meryll, and we had a small talk before I did my other tests. Unfortunately, I took too long in the X-ray examination. Actually, I just wasted an hour of my time because I didn't submit my paper and I thought that the doctor would just call my name. He never did and I had to submit my paper in order for him to actually call me and made me do my chest X-ray. Eventually, I got my tests done and my sister informed me that they'll be headed directly to SM MoA to fetch their ColorFest Asia run numbers, as well as their other stuff for tomorrow's run. I told them that I'd catch up, I just need to go to Glorietta to buy that Blue Cloud Sport Loop band for my Apple Watch.

I eventually arrived at Glorietta and the band wasn't at Switch, so I checked other Apple resellers nearby. They didn't have it. I went to SM Makati and checked out The Loop and Digital Walker there, and they said that they didn't have it as well. I then went to Power Mac Center in Greenbelt, and they didn't have it either. Frustrated, I just booked a ride to SM MoA to meet up with Mom and my sister. I got there quickly and, since I had time, I went to SM Cyberzone to check if the Power Mac Center there had the band I was looking for. Apparently, they did have it, but it was only for the 42mm Apple Watch, and mine was 49mm, so they didn't have it for my watch. Disappointed, I just waited for them to arrive and my Mom and sister eventually saw me.

We walked around a bit more to find a restaurant to eat and we eventually settled for Manam. The line was long and there were a lot of people ahead of us, so we just waited outside. I was getting really tired so my sister bought me some tofu sisig and water at a tofu store nearby, which was really good. I felt okay afterward and we got seated inside.

I enjoyed the food, especially the pancit and Bicol Express. We talked about their run tomorrow and they said that they would have to leave early, at 2 a.m. or something, and I noticed that it was already around 7:40 p.m. I asked for the waiter to pack up all our food for take-out and had the bill paid. Thankfully, we booked a ride quickly and got home just in time. We all rested early afterward.