Mixed Emotions

Je suis très heureux, but at the same time, triste. Okay, forgive me. I miss speaking in French. I'm not even sure if that particular French phrase is gramatically correct. What I mean about that is "I am very happy but at the same time, sad." I've been thinking of the right words to say/type but------sigh. My thoughts are very disorganized. I guess I'll just type in whatever comes into my mind.

-I am not just happy for the ateneo for being this season's champion in the UAAP Men's Basketball, I am more than happy that I can't find the perfect term to use.

-I surely am very proud of Ateneo and the team. Good job, guys!

-I guess I am truly blessed to be in the right school at the right time. Rapsa Atenista.

-I am sad, though, because this is Chris and Yuri's last year in the Ateneo. Yuri is so friendly. Too bad, I paid too much attention to Jai and Chris and forgot about the other players of the team. I feel so guilty.

-Jai never fails to make me happy.

-I have read a lot of stuff that I could not forget like "It ends in Game Tiu", "Wow! Baclao!", "gRABEH na TIU!".

-Paying Php600 for an upper box b ticket is really worth it. I am so glad I was there in Araneta during the championship. Oh! And cutting Accounting class is also worth it.

-I am really, really happy that this is not Jai's last year. I will be able to see him again next year. :) Yay!

-Spongecola's Puso is really, really nice. Watch the video of it. I like it because of the song and well, because Jai's a part of that video. Haha.

"Matalo kung matalo
Huwag ka sanang
Magkakamaling
Sumuko na lang
Woah"

-We did not lose, though. Haha. Yay!

"Kumaripas ka na
Humanda ka na sa
Paglipad
Pakpak nati'y
Ilalantad
Woah"

-Blue eagle na blue eagle ang dating :)

"Ang puso
Iaalay
Sa laban
Kapalit ay tagumpay"

-The team really worked hard for it and true enough nakamit natin ang tagumpay!

-Let us thank the Lord for the victory. :)

-One Big Celebration after a One Big Fight! See you guys at the bonfire! :)

Justine's Holiday

Since it's Justine's holiday tomorrow, I got too lazy to do anything related to school. Since I don't have any class tomorrow, I decided to rent 5 movies to watch and bought a Java Chip frap. And since I got too bored after watching one movie, I decided to do some photoshopping. And that's it.

Oh and I wanted to watch a free musical play in Alabang tonight but I don't know how to get there by myself since my roommate can't come with me....and so I stayed at our dorm. Okay! Gotta do my english paper now.

Justine's holiday: I've got two classes for tomorrow (Com11 and Eng12) and both are free cut. :) yay for me!

To Everyone Who Loves Chris: This Blog Entry Is For Tiu

I didn't actually write a blog entry for or about Chris Tiu but I just copied and pasted these stuff I have read in the internet and I just want to share it with you guys. :)

Riding the Tiu-Tiu train By Bianca Consunji
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Last updated 21:45:00 09/07/2008

(INQUIRER.net apologizes to the Ateneo Sports Shooters for a photo that appeared on this page that INQUIRER.net had not known to be its property. INQUIRER.net received the photo from the Philippine Daily Inquirer without any instructions or note that it was owned by the group or any of its member photographers. The way the photo appeared only conformed to the specifications of this page’s print version on page D1, 2bU! section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer last September 6. We have removed the photo to respect the group and the member photographers’ copyright of the image. Again, our apologies)

MANILA, Philippines—Right now, one of the most frequently photographed spots in the Ateneo de Manila University is probably in Gate 1, right by the Blue Eagle Gym. There, larger-than-life standees of the entire Ateneo seniors basketball team hover over pedestrians and motorists, orange basketballs perched on their fingers.
However, more often than not, people stop to pose with only one standee: Chris Tiu’s, to be specific. The 23-year-old cager single-handedly raised female basketball fandom to strange heights, and advertisers know it. After all, it’s his chinito mug that’s selling thousands of Adidas jerseys (plus shampoo and skincare, among others) across the country. And don’t forget the TV shows.
While basketball has always been a popular sport in the Philippines, even the most prolific players in the past couple of decades will be hard-pressed to match Tiu’s popularity. It’s partly because Tiu has become the epitome of the so-called “perfect guy.” Ask any bubbly teenager what she likes about Chris Tiu, and chances are she’ll gush, “He’s good-looking! And smart! And nice! And wealthy!”
The more cynical will remark, “He’s too perfect, so there’s probably a catch somewhere.” However, aside him from already being in a relationship (much to the dismay of thousands of girls), it’s hard for fans and detractors alike to pinpoint any visible faults. He isn’t gay, he doesn’t have a secret violent streak, and he doesn’t spend his off-court hours dealing with shady characters. So, what’s the flaw?
From the way I see it, he was born with a flaw that was magnified the moment he stepped on the court and achieved superstar status. It’s his name. Every single shrieking female Chris Tiu fan has, at one time or another, used his name as a pun. It’s an epidemic that no one case escape—a religion, almost. Some call it the “Iglesia Ni Chris Tiu.” Others choose to call themselves Christiuans, followers of “Christiuanity.”
Some girls even have an anthem, sung to the tune of “You and Me” by Lifehouse. It goes, “Chris Tiu and me, and all other people…” It probably won’t make it to the Top 10 hits, but teenage girls are singing it, anyway (and consequently driving their boyfriends nuts). In Ateneo, shirts with “Today is Tiu’s day” emblazoned across the front sell like hotcakes.
Scary
The scary thing is that it isn’t just the fans who effortlessly come up with corny puns. When I first wrote about the Chris Tiu phenomenon on my blog, dozens of people just had to put in their own bits of wordplay. My own boyfriend, for instance, said that Chris Tiu probably sinks all those great three-pointers because he wears great “rubber Tius.”
The madness isn’t limited to Ateneo, either. After watching UP experience a crushing defeat at the hands of Ateneo, some friends said, “Tiu-gi na ‘yung chances natin para makabawi sa UAAP, nadaan sa Tiu-nami.” Others pretended to be better, saying, “Tiu-mamba lang ‘yung Ateneo.” Rabid fans think that he’s a Tiu-perman of some sort, egging him to “Tiu-t that ball!”
It’s an epidemic that almost makes me want to hide under a rock until the end of the UAAP season; who knew that Filipinos could be so corny? Personally, I think it’s time to “es-Tiu” this madness.
Corniness aside, Chris Tiu has become a god of some sort not just in Ateneo, but all around the country. It’s been a while since women have had a good-looking basketball player to fawn over (half of them look like they’ve been beaten with a heavy wooden club), so the levels of adulation are getting quite crazy, especially since Ateneo looks like it’s headed for the UAAP crown. Online forum threads are dedicated to him, and whenever he posts an entry on his blog, hundreds of people leave comments in a matter of hours.
It’s quite amusing to step back and watch the hordes of women go nuts about a single basketball player. Maybe it’s because his sister is a good friend, and it would be weird to gush about her baby brother. Maybe it’s because I never really understood the UAAP hype, since I studied in UP, where our “UP Frightened Maroons” have consistently placed in the lower ranks. But in any case, it’s fun to play around, thinking of puns for Tiu’s name.
Food for thought. Tiu on that for the meantime.

Napakapogi ni Chris Tiu sa poster ng Adidas kung saan naka-uniporme si Chris ng #17 ng Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball team.Malapit nang matapos ang UAAP at number 1 pa rin ang Ateneo Blue Eagles.Nagte-taping pa rin si Chris para sa Ripley’s Believe It Or Not (Lunes nang gabi, GMA 7) at Pinoy Records (Sabado, pagkatapos ng Wish Ko Lang sa GMA 7).Kahit late na umeere sa telebisyon ang Ripley’s ay mataas pa rin ang ratings nito at pinapanood dahil very educational.Kahit alam ng marami na may girlfriend na si Chris Tiu ay marami pa rin itong female fans.Paanong hindi ka raw mai-in love dito ay guwapo ito, mabait, matalino at wealthy.Hindi siya nabalitaang nasa grupo ng crooks or addicts. Very conservative at down to earth si Chris. Hindi mayabang.‘Yun Na !Talaga palang inalok siyang tumakbong Vice Mayor sa QC under Congresswoman Susano pero tinanggihan niya. Hindi niya inaambisyong pasukin ang pulitika. Tama na raw ‘yung ginagawa niya ngayon.Samantala, ang pambansang kamao ay magte-taping ng ilang episodes ng Pinoy Records bago siya umalis papuntang Amerika bilang preparasyon sa laban nila ni Oscar de la Hoya sa Disyembre 6 sa MGM Hotel sa Las Vegas, Nevada.Bibigyan siya ng send-off ng SOP sa Linggo kung saan isa siya sa guest co-hosts sa araw na iyon.***-abante-tonite.com

Anyway, in addition to Consunji's article, here are some words/phrases/sentences I have read that involves the name of Tiu:

1. We're proud to be aTIUnistas!
2. Win or lose it's the school we TIUs!
3. TIUperman saves the day!
4. chemTIUn na kami!
5. We love seventeen, don't TIU?

Exactly A Year Ago...

Joyeux anniversaire, little cousin Martin! Oh my! My little cousin is already seven years old. Who would have thought that God will let us have him for seven years and I pray we'll have him for sooooooo many more years to come. He is a premature baby and when he was born, the doctors were not sure whether he will survive or not. I think he was only 6 months and 2 weeks old in his mother's womb and then his mother gave birth to him already. He celebrated his birthday twice but today is his real birthday. The first celebration was at KFC Dagupan last March 19.

Justine Bianan, Ronellyn, and Karlo went to our house and celebrated Martin's birthday with us. After eating, we went to our old school and attented the HS '08 graduation. Wow! I didn't notice I survived a year in college. Exactly a year ago, we were there in our school's gym, wearing our caps and gowns, assembled to march, to receive our diplomas/medals/awards, to bid goodbye to our friends/barkadas/batchmates/teachers, and to prepare ourselves for college. When we arrived in our old school, I felt an extraordinary kind of joy, a joy I can't exactly explain how it really felt like. All I know is that it felt so good. Especially when I saw a few of my HS batchmates, those people who made my HS life sooooo memorable. It was just like the good--oh wait!---great old days, when we were sharing "cheese" and "kornikles", when we were copying homeworks (especially in math), when we were giving and calling our teachers a different name behind their backs (ssh!), patiently waiting or more like stalking our crushes, and when we were just hanging out and enjoying each other's company. Sigh! How I miss those times but oh well! I'm trying to get used to my new life now. And it was nice to spend time with them even if we only get the chance every vacation and not everyday. We laughed a lot today, took a lot of pictures, smiled a lot, and hugged a lot, too! We may not be the seniors of our school already and some may have forgetten us but I know that we somehow contributed/left something in our old school which will make our alma mater be proud of us. Our batch is already a part of history. Only a red book which we call the "roots", stuck in a corner in our library, will remind the future students of our old school that we became a part of ES. I miss my teachers, the guard, the canteen staff, my friends/classmates/batchmates and other people I met in my old school.

Oh and I miss Karlo, too! Not Karlo my boyfriend but Karlo when he was still my fried chicken.

(Butch Miayo (3/30/2008 12:12:37 AM): sama mo kami ni simon sa blog mo ahh....)

Kumusta Naman Daw Ako Ngayong Holy Week?

Una sa lahat, tinamad akong mag-aral para sa Finals Week. Paano naman kasi, nasa vacation mode na ako tapos biglang magkakaroon ng Finals? Wala akong ginawa ngayong Holy Week kundi makipaglaro sa aking mga pinsan. Medyo sumagot lang naman ako ng problems galing sa sample test na ibinigay ni Sir Durwin Santos. Naku. Kumusta kaya ang magiging grade ko lalo na sa math at chem? Bahala na.

Ngayong Holy Week, nagkaroon na rin ako ng time para pag-isipang mabuti kung kumusta na ang lagay ng relasyon ko sa iba't ibang taong mahal ko. Napag-alaman kong hindi ko na nga talaga naaalagaan ang mga ito. Naramdaman ko ngayong bakasyon na sobrang namiss ako ng pamilya ko, lalo na si papa. Okay. Tanggap ko na na meron na siyang anak. Namiss din ako ng mga pinsan ko sapagkat sobrang saya nila nung dumating ako at gusto na agad makipaglaro sa akin. Gusto na nga rin tumabi sa akin sa pagtulog samantalang noon ay ayaw akong tabihan. Namiss din ako ng mga ibang kaibigan ko sa high school. Kahit magkakalayo kami, hindi nila ako nakalimutan at sabik silang makipagkita at makipagtelebabad sa akin. Well, hindi pala lahat. Masakit lang para sa akin na ayaw nang makipagkita sa akin ng bestfriend ko. May sinabi naman siyang rason ngunit---ahh basta. Alam ko magkalayo kami sapagkat sa Baguio siya nag-aaral at sa Manila ako. Bihira mag-usap at sobrang busy pero kung gusto pa rin naming maging magbestfriend may paraan, kung ayaw eh di maraming dahilan. Ahh...tama na. Nasaktan na ako ng maraming beses. Oo. Yug naramdaman ko ay parang nakipag-break sa boyfriend. Sinabi kong siguro kasi hindi ko pa naman naranasang makipagbreak at siyempre ayokong masubukan makipagbreak.

Kay Karlo naman, okay lang naman. Siyempre kailangan laging sumunod sa parents niya kung kelan kami puwedeng lumabas. Parang ako nga yung lalaki eh kasi mas ako yung pinapayagang lumabas with him. Haha. Niloloko ko nga siya kasi parang siya tuloy ang gf ko. Nyek. Once lang kami lumabas this Holy Week, sa mall lang kami. Ayaw niya kasi pumunta ng beach eh niyayaya ko siya. Twice ako napaiyak ni Karlo sa isang araw ngayong Holy Week. Una, kanina habang kumakain kami ng ice cream sa mall, nagsulat siya ng isang poem for me, nakakatawa yung mejo first part...pero ewan kung bakit at napaiyak na lang ako sa last part. Siguro kasi ang galing niya magsulat, nagawa lang niya yung poem within 10 minutes or siguro dahil naiyak ako sa tawa or baka naman mahal ko lang talaga siya kaya ako napaiyak? Ha. Ang labo ko. Gusto niyo ba mabasa yung poem na ginawa niya? Haha. Sige, share ko:

Summer oh it's so hot,
Like we're inside a boiling pot.
But with you, the heat I can bear.
Especially if I tossle your hair.
Eating ice cream and pizza with you,
What a joy to do.
Even if I am holding the umbrella,
It's okay, you are my little Cinderella.
I love it when we went to church together,
And you said I resemble my sister and mother.
I don't want to go to the beach today,
Maybe some other day?
I love you so much Justine,
To smell your hair with the scent of Pantene.
I miss you so much my wife,
You are the cream of my life..

Haha. Oh yun. Yung next na napaiyak niya ako dahil nakita ko yung scrapbook na gawa niya. It's not for me. He made it for a project. And naiyak na naman ako. Oo na. Iyakin ako. Para sa mga taong kilala talaga ako, alam na nila yun. Bakit ako naiyak? Uhm, may mga narealize lang kasi ako habang tinitignan ko yung scrapbook niya.

Anyway, masaya rin ako ngayong Holy Week kasi nakakain na rin ako ng masarap na luto ni tita at atsi Cion. Yay. Sa wakas, hindi na food from KFC, Mcdo, Shakey's o kahit ano pang kainan sa Katipunan. Nakakain na ako ng gulay at bangus. Yay. Ang sarap kaya ng bangus dito[Bonuan/Dagupan]. Namiss ko yun nang sobra.

Hayy, oh yun lang. Ang dami ko nang sinabi. Balik pa ako Manila bukas at may exam pa ako sa Monday at Tuesday. Rawr. Bahala na. Mamimiss ko buhay ko rito. Ano ba yan.. Magsesecond year na ko, hindi pa ako sanay sa buhay dorm at buhay sa univ.

Seventeen Years And Six Months Down, Six More Months To Go

Okay. I am only six months away from being an adult! Whopee! I used to hate birthdays because it reminds me of all my responsibilities as I grow older. And yeah! I used to hate growing up. It only means I am not that little girl anymore who may not care a thing in the world she's living in. Maybe now you're asking why I am excited on my birthday. Well, it is because I can sense more freedom from everything though I know that a lot of responsibilities come with it, too. I will be able to make decisions on my own most of the time. Though I will be more independent, I know that I still can not live on my own. I still have to depend on my family, especially my papa, to support me. So, somehow, I am like---in between. Sure, my age will be just right for an adult but I might still think and act like a sixteen-year-old teenage girl. So, if I want to have the best life on my 18th year on earth, I must not only grow old but also grow up.

Oh and yeah! Karlo and I will celebrate our anniversary at the same day as my birthday. <3