Day 7 went by like a John Hughes highschool drama… or an early episode of Friends, depending on what floats your boat. In short, STATUS had a feel good day with a slice of pie in the sky.

What We Celebrated:

Escapism!

The last days of work were plunking by like a perpetual hump day and your friendly neighborhood STATUS team felt like spicing things up a little… literally. We went to catch the health bug over at Makati’s Faburrito, a Mexican restaurant that (believe it or not) serves healthy and natural Mexican food. Now, if you’re a fan like I am, you’ll know that South of the Border cuisine is given a bad name (namely ‘refried beans’) when it comes to food on the fly but Faburrito surprised even our veggie-phobic friends with crunch, taste and the lack of preachiness that can only come with good food that doesn’t need to scream its cause.

After that HitGirl, LadyZaza, D-Sión, VeggieSamurai, our Art Director here-forth named LittleBro, and I all went on an impromptu trip to THUGAYTAY (or Tagaytay to those of you with no appreciation for swag). With nothing but a license to chill and the need to feed, we drove out after work ours for a there-and-back-again adventure chuck full of cold ones and laughter.

We’d tell you more but what happens in THUGAYTAY stays in THUGAYTAY.

What We Caroled:

“Float On” by Modest Mouse

“I Don’t Want to Be” by Gavin DeGraw

A musical WTF moment for beat snobs around the globe; our little trip down the South Luzon Express Way revealed that two of our editors (who shall remain nameless for the sake of our cred) were hardcore David Archuleta fans, and it is for them that we include “Crush”.

What We Wish:

Please take a chill pill and indulge in an escape every once in a while. Doesn’t have to be as far as Thugaytay or into the land of healthy living. Just rest. Have a drink with some friends, have a do-nothing day, smell the roses, frolic in a meadow—whatever. Just remember that you deserve to take a breather. Trust us, its the best lifestyle change you can make.

WTF:

Well you already know our editors’ dirty Idol secret, but we had more WTF moments than we care to share.—DEXYLEBOWSKI

• We became part of our very own meta-horror flick. A few minutes into our final destination, we kidded around about being lost with nothing but a camera and some mass murderer on the loose. On our way home, we took a wrong turn and drove into a fog where we saw what seemed to be a broken down jeep graveyard. And with no other working cars appearing on the road, windows down we screamed our way back to civilization.
• “Look mommy! No hands!” Yeah, one of our editors might as well have said that while driving downhill at high speed.