My long trip to Lima.

Lima, the only coastal capital city in south America was the venue for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation’s two day International Seminar on SME Policies and Practices to Promote the use of ICT.

It took me more than a day to arrive in Lima.
From Manila, I boarded a plane to Tokyo on Sunday, 8am. In Tokyo, I deplaned then after almost an hour reboarded the plane to New York. 17 hours of total flying time so far.

I arrive in New York’s JFK airport at 3pm, Sunday. My flight to Lima isn’t until 12:30am of Monday, so I claim my bags, clear US Customs then take the Airtrain to terminal 4. There I check in my luggage with LAN Airlines, get my boarding pass and head towards Manhattan.

I took the Subway from the Jamaica station to Lexington ave, since I was meeting a friend at 50th st and 2nd ave. I get there by 6pm. We have dinner at the Smith restaurant and kill time till it’s time to catch a cab back to the airport. I leave at 10 pm to get to JFK at 10:35.

TSA security check, then I wait by the gate . Get informed that our flight is delayed to 10:25 am. We’re sent to nearby hotel for the night.

The next day, all goes smoothly and I board the flight to Lima. After 7 hours, I arrive in South America.

Local time was 6pm, Monday October 25. Finally.

Pet peeve

I don’t like it when the person behind me at a queue sticks too close to me. I need my personal space. The line won’t move faster if you push me forward.

Things I love: Travel edition

I like being comfortable while traveling. Ate Sheila and I went to HongKong last week wearing our trusty Vibram Five Fingers shoes. I love it because we breeze through security checks! It’s great for walking around and it’s so light it packs in a suitcase real well too!

I’m wearing the classic in silver and Ate Sheila is wearing the KSO in black. Both available on http://Vibramfivefingers.Shopinas.com

Check them out!

Bertha

NBA Fit at Air21

The NBA Fit team, with Coach Erik Spoelstra, graced our company’s quarterly morning program. They facilitated warmup, reaction time, agility and shooting drills among employees.

It was really a treat to host the event and meet Coach Spo and the rest of the NBA Fit Team. They’re spreading the good news of exercise, proper diet and wise choices among the youth.

The Miami Heat Team has their healthy meals prepared by their chef. I’m curious to see how NBA players eat. I wonder how much food the average sports team consumes on a monthly basis.

Bertha

The Shopinas.com Clickers

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We’ve been blessed with having a team in the Philippine basketball association.

Here I am with Team Manager Jovie, Coaches Franz and Cholo, Ate Sheila, and my dad/boss, ADL.

The season starts in October, I can’t wait!

Bertha

Sheila Lina photo- makeup by me!

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Ate Sheila will be featured in a Go Negosyo book, so I did her makeup for her Photoshoot.

I used Temptu airbrush foundation in 04, Makeup Designory eyeshadow and eyeliner, NARS orgasm blush and laguna bronzer.

Doesn’t she look nice and fresh? Ü

Genya Tonkotsu Ramen

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I tried the Shoyu tonkotsu ramen with Tamago and garlic. I still prefer Ukkokei’s ramen better. The noodles at Genya aren’t as chewy.

The spicy fried chicken and the beansprouts appetiser were good though, so it’s still a good place to eat if you’re in the mood for Japanese and you’re in the Macapagal area.

I like that parking is available and free!

Salpicao at Cerveseria, Greenbelt

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I really enjoy beef salpicao. It’s one of my favourite dishes since it’s cooked with a lot of garlic. I usually order it when I see it on a menu, so when I first ate at Cerveseria that’s what I picked.

The tenderloin they used was good, cooked just right to keep the softness of the meat. The salpicao had nice big cloves of garlic in it and was seasoned just right.

I’m glad this opened so that I’ll have a yummy salpicao option really near the apartment.

The decor is well put together, with the old hardbound books and candlewax dripped chandeliers. Another thing I appreciated was that the drinking water had some lime in it. Nice and refreshing!

Wall slides

This is what wall slides look like. I have to do 50 of these each therapy session. This exercise is for my knee to reach the full range of motion. It used to be really painful but now it’s getting easier. The goal is for my left knee to be able bend as far as my right. I’m almost there!

Therapy Week Three

After three weeks of rehab, this is how my routine is. My knee is getting stronger but my lag is still present. My left leg is noticeably skinnier than my right.

Ice
Patellar mobilization
Heel slides
Wall slides 50 reps, max 110 degrees ROM
Leg press with two black theratubes
NAP -40 mins
Leg curls 5lbs wt
Balance board- one legged balancing, reach left foot 15 reps
Bands with ankle straps on both legs- 50 reps
– bent knee raises
– straight leg front raises
– side leg raises
– back leg raises
– diagonal back leg raises
Step ups
-diagonal- 150 reps
-straight- 100 reps
Wall squats 20 secs hold
– 60 degrees 10 reps
– 90 degrees 15 reps
Single leg wall squats 20 secs hold, 10 reps
prone hangs 4lbs wt

I’m at work now attending strategic analysis training. Then I’m off to the beach with my friends for a mini break. I can’t swim yet so I’m confined to sunbathing.

ACL rehab is long and repetitive and boring so it really helps to have a therapist you like talking to. Most PTs are happy, positive people. It’s part of their JD. They have to be firm when making patients do the hard exercises.

I played scrabble dash while doing prone hangs with Raissa today. It’s a good way to pass the time and distract me from the pain.

Will write more on other non-acl topics soon, like my latest makeup tool discovery, restaurants I’ve tried recently and pictures from my last trip.

I have other interests aside from my ACL injury and I just have to try to make this 6 months pass as quickly as possible.

Love,
Bertha