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2009-07-18T07:12:00.002+08:00

Baby Heinrich

2009-04-25T10:54:00.001+08:00

This is my first time to post a picture of my half-brother (dad's side). So, this is baby Heinrich or Heinz as they call him. I'm not so sure if I am happy or sad when the time comes for me to meet him when I get to Canada. So, there! He's turning 9 months old on April 27.

A V-Day Blog Entry

2009-02-15T00:34:00.002+08:00

It's been a looooooooooong time since I last blogged. Anyway, I had a movie date with my roomies Kat and Grace. We watched Marley and Me. The movie which made me cry really hard. It was a really good movie. Actually...one of the best movies I watched so far! I plan on buying the book. Hmm, that's it. Watch it, guys!

Mixed Emotions

2008-09-27T13:13:00.002+08:00

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

2008-09-18T22:54:00.001+08:00

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

2008-09-15T18:40:00.000+08:00

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...

2008-03-29T23:18:00.001+08:00

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?

2008-03-22T22:35:00.001+08:00

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

2008-01-02T21:20:00.000+08:00

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

An Appropriate Poem For The New Year

2007-12-31T20:54:00.000+08:00

I got this from http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/poetry.cgi?record=10 .

These Are My Wishes For You
Sandra Sturtz Hauss

May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand.

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism.

Always know that there are those whose love and understanding will always be there, even when you feel most alone.

May a kind word, a reassuring touch, and a warm smile be yours every day of your life, and may you give these gifts as well as receive them.

May the teachings of those you admire become part of you, so that you may call upon them.

Remember, those whose lives you have touched and who have touched yours are always a part of you, even if the encounters were less than you would have wished. It is the content of the encounter that is more important than its form.

May you not become too concerned with material matters, but instead place immeasurable value on the goodness in your heart. Find time in each day to see beauty and love in the world around you.

Realize that what you feel you lack in one regard you may be more than compensated for in another. What you feel you lack in the present may become one of your strengths in the future. May you see your future as one filled with promise and possibility. Learn to view everything as a worthwhile experience.

May you find enough inner strength to determine your own worth by yourself, and not be dependent on another's judgment of your accomplishments.

May you always feel loved.

Goodbyes

2007-12-31T19:13:00.000+08:00

This is the day that will end the year 2007. This year will finally say goodbye but where shall it go? Does a year die and journey to a next life just like humans? Or does it just stay in our memories forever? This year has been a year of goodbyes for me.

This is the year I said goodbye to my high school life. I graduated from high school last March.
This is the year I said goodbye to the high school friends, classmates, and batchmates I shared my happiness and sadness with.
This is the year I said goodbye to my high school teachers who imparted a lot of knowledge and wisdom I needed to survive life.
This is the year I said goodbye to my alma mater where I spent 9 years of my life.
This is the year I said goodbye to my family as I leave for Katipunan to study in college.
This is the year I said goodbye to Dagupan and Calasiao where I grew up.
This is the year I said goodbye to curfews, household chores, and parental supervision. (haha. Well, not really.)
This is the year I said goodbye to singlehood and finally gave my heart to a "fried chicken".

With all these goodbyes came all the hellos, too!

This is the year I said hello to my college life.
This is the year I said hello to new friends in college where some of them already hold a special place in my heart. I won't mention their names because they already know who they are. =D
This is the year I said hello to new professors who will make my college experience hard but fruitful in the end.
This is the year I said hello to my new school and new home (hopefully) for the next four years.
This is the year I said hello to my roommates and orgmates whom I consider as my new family.
This is the year I said hello to my dorm where I will live while studying in the Ateneo.
This is the year I said hello to more freedom and less parental supervision. (haha. But then again, not really.)
This is the year I said hello to a relationship that I pray will last for a lifetime if not forever.

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I spent this last day of the year with my Karlo. I'll miss him so much. He will go back to Baguio this January 2 because their classes will resume the next day. This christmas break, we almost saw each other every other day. We went out last December 24, 26, 28 and 31. I so much miss him. *sigh*

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Geez, classes start on January 7. Argh! Back to school, back to hell! Goodbye comfy outfits and hello dress code!

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Blessings I received this year:

January - I passed almost all the college entrance tests I took except for UP.

February - He tied my shoelaces. haha.

He danced with me in our last prom.

March - I graduated from high school (is that really a blessing?)

I received the "perfect attendance" award during graduation. haha.

April - We became closer friends even if he already knew about it.

Precious moments were spent with my high school classmates and

friends.

May - Just like in April.

I started to meet potential friends through the net and some of them

became my blockmates!

June - My college life started. (Is this really considered a blessing? Oh well!)

July - I celebrated my 17th birthday and I gave my heart to Karlo (cheesy?mushy? corny? Who cares? =P haha)

Anna and I went to Baguio

August - I love chocolates! M&Ms, kisses, toblerones, twix, cadbury...

September - Hmm, can't think of something.

October - My first sembreak! Yay!

November - Hmm, I can't also think of something.

December - My first christmas as a college student and with my Karlo.

Unfortunately, this is the first christmas I didn't feel the christmas

spirit at all.

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Have a super happy new year. I hope that 2008 has a lot of good surprises in store for all of us! Enjoy the last day of 2007 and the first day of 2008! Start the year with a prayer! God bless us all!

I Am Super Sad

2007-12-27T20:30:00.000+08:00

...why can't chocolates or choco oreo donuts make me happy?
...why did Baguio seem different today?
...why can't I just forget about that girl who wants to steal my Karlo?
...why do I have to go back to Manila?
...why does this holiday season has to end?
...why am I still not used to college life?
...please take me back to high school!
...why can't I have super high grades?
...or why am I just not contented with the passing or so-so grades?
...why am I missing you so much?
...please tell me something comforting!
...why didn't I feel the Christmas spirit this year?
...why does this Christmas break has to end soooo soon?
...why can't I just live my life the way I want it to?
...why can't time just fly so fast and make me graduate already!
...I hate EMOs!
...but why do I feel like one?
...at one point in my life, I wanted this so therefore I do not have the right to complain in the first place!
...stupid me!
...I just want to shout at you "R"rrrr!
...just PLEASE! get lost!
...can someone just please cheer me up?
...it will be my hell week when I get back to the university.
...I'm gonna miss my blockmate, Michi. [take care!]
...happy birthday, dear papa! i love you!
...I'm not that li'l girl who used to be problem-free!
...I will turn 18 in about seven months.
...oh! how wish to go back to my childhood days and just think about dolls and cotton candies!
...life was sweeter back then.
...my life is really complicated right now.
...I don't even know why I'm taking up this course.
...not knowing where to end up in the future.
...kept on telling myself, "I can find a job anywhere." 'coz that's what the upperclassmen and alumni told me.
...it is a minute before nine o'clock in the evening.
...bonsoir!

My Christmas Blog Entry

2007-12-25T12:20:00.000+08:00

It has been exactly a month since I last made an entry for my blog. Well, I had been so busy with school work and this is the only free time I have. Yesterday, Karlo fetch me at our house and brought me to their house together with Vinizza, Gabby, and Sev. We ate our lunch there. I also met one of Karlo's blockmates. Hmm, as always time flies soooo fast whenever I'm with him. Parang lagi na lang bitin. It's like I just started hanging out with him then it's time to go back home again. Hayy, long distance relationship is really hard. Parang ayoko na nga umuwi kahapon, tapos nagcomment si Sev...sabi niya "Ano ba yan! Parang adik ka na sa kanya!" I just igonred it. I mean, we don't always get to see each other. Kaya when I get the chance to spend time with him, sinusulit ko talaga. I do not think that is considered being addicted to a person. An example that I could think of when you say "adik sa isang tao" is when everyday na nga kayo magkasama, every day pa kayo magkatext and parang one minute lang kayo hindi magkita, nababaliw ka na. That, for me, is being addicted to a person.

So at around three in the afternoon, Karlo brought me back to our house. My tita, tito, cousins and I went to Quesban to celebrate our christmas there. My tita, tito and I also visited lolo Hilario, my tito's lolo, in the hospital. Even if lolo Hilario is not related to me, I cried when I saw him. He was really weak and he can't celebrate Christmas in their home even if he wanted to.

Anyway, I hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas this year. =D

A Happily Ever After

2007-11-25T00:50:00.000+08:00

For the past week, Karlo and I have not been in good terms. Admittedly, we often fight over small things. I guess it is a normal thing for couples but I am so tired of crying. I am so tired of all the pain which are brought by these frequent quarrels. Though we immediately fix things between us, everything still seems wrong. All of these made me come to the point of thinking about leaving him. Depression has somewhat become my bestfriend for the past week. Nothing---not even chocolate bars or choco oreo donuts can make me happy. I have become so depressed that I disregarded the thought of a "happily-ever-after", thinking that it is just some silly thing Walt Disney came up with---until...

Grace, Anna and I watched the movie Enchanted. It was because of the movie which reminded me of all the beautiful things love has to offer. Though love offers joy, it also comes with pain and hurtful moments at times. It's a package deal, y'know! Love = joy + pain. You can not fall in love and only feel joy and happiness and throw pain in the trash bin. Sorry but love does not work that way. Anyway, it is about a princess [well, not actually] named Giselle who is somewhat teleported to New York. She met Robert who took care of her. Giselle's supposedly prince charming followed her to New York to bring her back to Andalasia [where they came from] and marry her. Prince Charming's mother, the witch, ruined everything when she herself followed them to New York. Robert, a man from the real world, who does not believes in happily-ever-afters and other fairy tale stuff, fell in love with Giselle while Robert's ex-fiancee married Prince Charming in Andalasia. In the end, everyone lived happily ever after.

A lot of the scenes and quotes/lines from the movie made me think about my relationship with Karlo. I know that I had taken him for granted so maaaany times and I feel so guilty about it. I now realized how important Karlo is to me. I know that he loves me so much but I often ignore his feelings. If I want to have a "happily-ever-after", it is all up to me and Karlo [us] to make it happen. Karlo may have done something wrong but I have my own shortcomings, too! I guess it is unfair if I just constantly blame everything to him. So now, I would like to say sorry for everything I have done to you, Karlo. I know I have caused you pain and made you cry for the past week and I really, really regret it. I love you so much. I don't know if you believe me but I do still love you. I hope we will have our own happily ever after in the end. [emo ba?sorry.]

Anyway, this is the lyrics of the song "That's How You Know" by Amy Adams. This song is my favorite song from the movie along with all the other songs included in the movie's soundtrack. Watch Enchanted and I promise no one will get disappointed. Enchanted is now one of my favorite movies.

Lyrics of the song:

Giselle: How does she know you love her?
How does she know she's yours?

Man: How does she know that you love her?

Giselle:How do you show her you love her?

Both: How does she know that you really, really, truely love her?
How does she know that you love her? How do you show her you love her?
How does she know that you really, really, truely love her?

Giselle:It's not enough to take the one you love for granted
You must remind her, or she'll be inclined to say...
"How do I know he loves me?"
(How does she know that you love her? How do you show her you love her?)
"How do I know he's mine?"
(How does she know that you really, really, truely love her?)

Well does he leave a little note to tell you you are on his mind?
Send you yellow flowers when the sky is grey? Heyy!
He'll find a new way to show you, a little bit everyday
That's how you know, that's how you know!
He's your love...

Man: You've got to show her you need her
Don't treat her like a mind reader
Each day do something to need her
To believe you love her

Giselle:Everybody wants to live happily ever after
Everybody wants to know their true love is true...
How do you know he loves you?
(How does she know that you love her? How do you show her you need her?)
How do you know he's yours?
(How does she know that you really, really, truely-)

Well does he take you out dancin' just so he can hold you close?
Dedicate a song with words in
Just for you? Ohhh!

All:He'll find his own way to tell you
With the little things he'll do
That's how you know That's how you know!

Giselle:He's your love He's your love...
That's how you know (la la la la la la la la)
He loves you (la la la la la la la la)
That's how you know (la la la la la la la la)
t's true(la la la la la)

Because he'll wear your favorite color
Just so he can match your eyes
Rent a private picnic
By the fires glow-oohh!

All:His heart will be yours forever
Something everyday will show
That's how you know (That's how you know)
That's how you know (That's how you know)
That's how you know (That's how you know)
That's how you know (That's how you know)
That's how you know (That's how you know)
That's how you know (That's how you know)
That's how you know!

Giselle:He's your love...

Man: That's how she knows that you love her
That's how you show her you love her

Giselle:That's how you know...That's how you know... He's your love...

Firsts?

2007-11-06T10:11:00.000+08:00

Last November 2, my KFC and I went out for the last time before going back to our old lives. That was the first time we spent our monthsary together, the first time we ate lunch in a place more special than Mcdo, the first time he gave me a letter and a lot more. He gave me letters before but this time it's different because he used a colored pen and paper. He usually just e-mails me his letters. This is the greatest gift that Kaloi gave me so far. I love it because this is the first creative gift of Kaloi. He presented the letter in a creative way and he called it the "bomb". I really miss him. As much as I want to share every detail that happened that day, I decided not to. All I can say is... I really had fun. I just love him so much. =D

Uhm----Iyakan Na?

2007-10-24T20:06:00.000+08:00

klanglahigfoangbml vbasokhtioyrtionsvlk dnsklzngoaiushgioasnmglkasngoashetuhnwklgv sadklfjaowie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ayoko na! Ayoko na! Hindi ko kilala sarili ko! Hindi ko na kilala mga tao sa paligid ko. I just want to breakdown na lang at umiyak. Akala ko ba masaya ang sembreak? Bakit tumutulo luha ko? Panahon na naman ng pag-iyak. Tuwing sembreak na nga lang kami magkikita, halos hindi pa payagan lumabas. Hindi na naman kami pasaway ah. Alam naman nila lahat ng ginagawa namin pero bakit wala pa rin yung full trust?

Oo na! Ugaw-ugaw nga ako eh. Ang kulit kulit ko. Isip-bata, ganyan! Ang sad. Love mo nga ko diba? Ewan. I'm sorry for not acting like I should be. I am aware that I do not act like a seventeen-year-old person. I don't know. I'm stupid siguro.

Hays, I just want to be with you. Sorry ha? Ang hirap kasi. Gusto lang naman kita makita at makasama kapag pareho tayong nasa Dagupan. Super layo ko kasi. Super bihira ka pang makasama. Hindi ko kasi alam gagawin ko. Loneliness. Ewan ko. Mahirap pero gusto ko. Gusto ko kasi love kita. Mas lalo ako nagmumukhang makulit [at sabik na makita ka?] dahil lagi kita pinipilit na lumabas. Sorry pero yun na nga lang nagpapasaya sa akin eh.

Wala naman kasing nakakaintindi sa sitwasyon ko. Ayoko magreklamo pero parang ganun na nga nangyayari. Ayoko magreklamo kasi it's my choice rin naman na mag-aral sa admu na super layo sa pamilya, mga kaibigan at sa iyo. Kaya kapag nahohomesick ako, bakit ako magrereklamo? Kapag may sakit ako at walang mag-aalaga sa akin, bakit ako magrereklamo? Kapag malungkot ako at walang magpapasaya sa akin, bakit ako magrereklamo? Kapag namimiss kita at gustong makasama ngunit hindi maaari, bakit ako magrereklamo? Choice ko nga ito eh. Pero hindi ko naman maitago yung kalungkutan ko. Marami akong gustong gawin pero hindi naman pwede. Posible pero hindi pwede.

Ayoko na ngang mangulit. Andami kong gusto sabihin pero huwag na lang. Baka may masabi pa akong mali at pagsisihan ko din sa huli. Ang eng*t-eng*t ko talaga. Err! Naiinis na ko sa sarili ko. Ayoko na! Ang hirap iexplain ng nararamdaman ko ngayon. Ang hirap iexplain kung sino ako ngayon at kung bakit ako ganito. At bakit ko nga ba ieexplain? Wala rin namang may pakialam. Sh*t! Ang komplikado ng buhay. Walang nakakaintindi at walang nakakatulong sa akin. Wala----kahit isa-----Wala------kahit isa man lang sa mga taong mahal ko------wala-----wala sa pamilya ko-----------wala-----wala sa mga kaibigan ko-----wala----pati yata ikaw----wala-----pati sarili ko.

What Happened To The 17-year-old Prune Juice?

2007-10-22T09:21:00.000+08:00

October 12, 2007

My roomies [Chrissie and Grace] and I went to the Powerplant Mall and shopped. Well, I haven't bought anything from PM except for a chocolate crepe. It's sooo yummy! It was only Chrisse who shopped for clothes and shoes. After PM shopping, we went to Greenhills and guess what we did? Well, uhm----shopped again! Hahaha. This time I bought two blouses, a dress, a necklace with a japanese pendant, silver shoes, and food. Hahaha. Yeah! I love food. Good thing I was able to control myself not to buy a box of Krispy Kremes. We went home after shopping and eating dinner.

October 14, 2007

I went to the college chapel for the send-off mass for the retreatants. After the mass, we [ACLCers retreatants] waited for the bus to bring us to Baguio City. We had our retreat in Mirador Jesuit Villa.

October 15-19, 2007

Silent retreat. Magnum Silencium? No cellphones, no laptops, no iPods/mp3s, no talking, modesty of the eyes and monk walk. Waaaaaaah! I can't believe I survived the five-day retreat! I really wanted to give up because I don't think I can survive without communicating with other people but since God loves me so much......He made ways for me to stay. He gave us the chance to talk when the RD of the common points for wednesday lifted the silence during that time. God also made way to reach out to me when Greg and Kuya Jason gave me letters. At least, I was able to communicate with other people even in just a few minutes. That made me continue with my retreat. I realized that God really answers my prayers. All I have to do was to wait. On the last night of the retreat when the QMs broke the silence, no one slept. Hahaha. Everyone was talking and laughing the whole night. Hmm, we were just enjoying the freedom to talk again. Hahaha. Remember: we didn't talk for five days except for the few minutes of lifting the silence last wednesday.

October 20, 2007

I've been waiting for this day. During my five days in Baguio City, I was feeling sad because everytime I look at everything around me, it reminds me of the times I spent with Kaloi in Baguio City. Yeahp yeahp! The very first time we spent time together was in Baguio. I enjoyed every moment of that. Thanks to Anna Moreno and her family, thanks to Grace and thanks to Kaloi. Anyway, after breakfast I said goodbye to the ACLCers. They were really really kind and kept on asking me if I'll be okay on my own. Hmm, after saying goodbye to them, I went to the new Victory station and since I was too early, I just sat there while waiting for Kaloi and his family. I was really scared and nervous. I didn't know what to do and say when they arrived. I just smiled and said "Good morning po!". They smiled back and asked me how long have I been waiting for them and said maybe an hour but it's okay with me. His mom, dad and sister went to his dorm while Kaloi and I went to SLU to get his grades but SLU will release their grades pa pala on October 23. So, we went to SM na lang and ate lunch with his family. I wasn't talking much except when his family asked me questions. Eeeh! I was so shy and nervous eh. I really don't know what to say. After lunch, his family shopped while Kaloi and I just strolled sa SM. After magshop ng family niya, Kaloi and I went back to the new victory station to get my big bags and brought it to the old victory station. Tapos ayun, we went home na. Basta, I had fun! Thank you to his family and thank you na rin kay Kaloi. =D Thank you sa lunch, sa pamasahe, sa fruits and sa pagbuhat ng bags ko. Thank you might not be enough but really----I'm super super grateful for everything. I love my KFC. On our way home pala, Kaloi called me the 17-year-old prune juice kasi I smelled like prune juice daw! Hahaha! Ang loko talaga nun! Tapos I was wearing a violet-like jacket pa nun kaya sabi niya "Bagay talaga prune juice sayo! Nakaviolet jacket ka pa!" hahaha. Ang loko mo talaga! [kaloi]

Random Things

2007-10-14T02:01:00.000+08:00

Top ten things I did yesterday ( 13th of October, 2007):

10. woke up at noon
9. wrote a letter for Chrissie
8. watched HSM 1
7. went to the Ateneo with Grace to pass her physics project
6. met her physics prof
5. went to National bookstore, Cello's, and the supermarket
4. ordered Mongolian Rice Bowl at KFC for take-out
3. watched HSM 2
2. bid Grace goodbye and hugged Chrissie [I'm gonna miss you Chrissie! I hope you'll still be our roommate. Have fun in Connecticut and keep in touch.]
1. text my kisses

Top ten things/persons I miss:

10. my blockmates
9. school? [haha =P]
8. the mall/s
7. gonuts donuts
6. UAAP season
5. bangus city and puto town
4. baguio city
3. my roomies
2. my Kaloi and my HS friends/batchmates
1. my family

*****************

Ooooh! I can't believe the first sem is over.

I just can't explain what I feel about my first sem in the Ateneo.

A lot of things happened in just four/five months.

I admit, it was hard keeping up with the demands of the university but with the help of my roommates I survived the first sem.

Of course, not only my roommates but a lot of people helped me during my first sem.

They are:

my family, Karlo, HS friends and batchmates, block R3, ACLCers and my profs.

Aside from them, God was there and will always be there for me.

I'm just feeling sad because I'm all alone now.

My roomies left me tonight except for Aimee who left last Friday.

I'm so gonna miss my three roomies!

They're simply the best!

Four different people from four different cities placed in one room to live with each other for a semester and turned out to be friends not only for this sem but for life.

Room 407:

Bed A: Aimee

Bed B: Jusz

Bed C: Grace

Bed D: Chrissie

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I soooo miss my Kaloi na!

I want to see him na.

Ooooh. Wala lang.

I miss my Zzy Che na rin. =D

I can't wait to give my gift for her.

I want to go home na!

Retreat.....uhm!

*****************

Ooooh!

I got a B+ in my PE class [soccer].

I think that's my highest grade for the sem.

Too bad it can't pull my grades up because PE grade is not a part of the QPI's computation.

*****************

I can't sleep but I must because I have to wake up early tomorrow.

.zsuj.

Isang Sulat Ng Magulang Para Sa Kanyang Anak

2007-09-29T18:27:00.000+08:00

I found this somewhere in the internet and it really made me cry. =C

Sa aking pagtanda, unawain mo sana ako at pagpasensyahan.

Kapag dala ng kalabuan ng mata ay nakabasag ako ng pinggan o nakatapon ng sabaw sa hapag kainan, huwag mo sana akong kagagalitan. Maramdamin ang isang matanda. Nagse-self-pity ako sa tuwing sisigawan mo ako.

Kapag mahina na ang tenga ko at hindi ko maintindihan ang sinasabi mo, huwag mo naman sana akong sabihan ng "binge!" paki-ulit na lang ang sinabi mo o pakisulat na lang. Pasensya ka na, anak. Matanda na talaga ako.

Kapag mahina na tuhod ko,pagtiyagaan mo sana akong tulungang tumayo, katulad ng pag-aalalay ko sa iyo noong nag-aaral ka pa lamang lumakad.

Pagpasensyahan mo sana ako kung ako man ay nagiging makulit at paulit ulit na parang sirang plaka. Basta pakinggan mo na lang ako. Huwag mo sana akong pagtatawanan o pagsasawaang pakinggan. Natatandaan mo anak noong bata ka pa? kapag gusto mo ng lobo,paulit-ulit mo 'yong sasabihin,maghapon kang mangungulit hangga't hindi mo nakukuha ang gusto mo. Pinagtiyagaan ko ang kakulitan mo.

Pagpasensyahan mo na rin sana ang aking amoy. Amoy matanda, amoy lupa. Huwag mo sana akong piliting maligo. Mahina na ang katawan ko. Madaling magkasakit kapag nalamigan, huwag mo sana akong pandirihan. Natatandaan mo noong bata ka pa? pinagtiyagaan kitang habulin sa ilalim ng kama kapag ayaw mong maligo.

Pagpasensyahan mo sana kung madalas,ako'y masungit, dala na marahil ito ng katandaan.Pagtanda mo, maiintindihan mo rin.

Kapag may konti kang panahon,magkwentuhan naman tayo, kahit sandali lang. inip na ako sa bahay, maghapong nag-iisa. Walang kausap. Alam kong busy ka sa trabaho, subalit nais kong malaman mo na sabik na sabik na akong makakwentuhan ka, kahit alam kong hindi ka interesado sa mga kwento ko.Natatandaan mo anak, noong bata ka pa? Pinagtiyagaan kong pakinggan at intindihin ang pautal-utal mong kwento tungkol sa iyong teddy bear.

At kapag dumating ang sandali na ako'y magkakasakit at maratay sa banig ng karamdaman, huwag mo sana akong pagsawaan alagaan. Pagpasensyahan mo na sana kung ako man ay maihi o madumi sa higaan,pagtiyagaan mo sana akong alagaan sa mga huling sandali ng aking buhay. Tutal hindi na naman ako magtatagal.

Kapag dumating ang sandali ng aking pagpanaw, hawakan mo sana ang aking kamay at bigyan mo ako ng lakas ng loob na harapin ang kamatayan.

At huwag kang mag-alala, kapag kaharap ko na ang Diyos na lumikha, ibubulong ko sa kanya na pagapalain ka sana ... dahil naging mapagmahal kasa iyong ama't ina...

Let us learn to appreciate and be grateful to our parents and grandparents. Always love them and try to understand them even if we don't get along with them sometimes.

WE definitely bleed BLUE

2007-09-10T19:23:00.000+08:00

I have blue blood running through my veins.

After all the trials we've been through like going to school at 9 pm (thursday) to line up for the selling of tickets the next day but ended up getting a GA ticket and going to Araneta at 7 am at the day of the game itself to buy an upper box ticket----it is ALL worth it.

You could really feel the school spirit in the big dome.

The blue babble was just behind us and I felt like my heart and the drums beat as one.

I wasn't able to watch the first ateneo-lasalle game in araneta but it's okay.

The second game was just as fun as the first one.

The outcome of any admu-dlsu game is never predictable.

Chris is, without a doubt, TIUperman.

I felt really bad when the score was 38-51 but then we caught up soon enough.

I can't stop cheering out loud and jumping up and down because the game was so intense.

Almost no one in Araneta was sitting down during the game.

Almost everyone was wild and cheering for their own team.

The big dome is full of people wearing only blue or green.

Maybe only a hundred people wore a different color of shirt aside from blue/green.

I was super tired after the game but really happy.

Here are pics taken after the game:

One Big Fight!

Go ATENEO!

Ang Sarap Maging Atenista

2007-09-02T14:31:00.000+08:00

Bakit nga ba?

-dahil maraming freebies
-dahil ang mga atenista ay men and women for and with others
-dahil masarap kumain sa Manang's
-dahil may mga kaibigan akong gaya nila Grace, Anna, Aimee, Chrissie at marami pang iba
-dahil maganda ang campus
-dahil ang daming pwedeng kainan sa may Katipunan
-dahil maganda ang LRT station sa Katipunan
-dahil maraming cute at hotties sa blue school
-dahil cool si Dean Ang
-dahil ang daming walang pasok noong Agosto
-dahil kasali ako sa ACLC at mababait mga tao doon

Ngunit kahit masarap maging atenista, nahihirapan pa rin ako... at bakit kaya?

-dahil kahit anong aral ang gawin ko 1.86 lang ang aking QPI sa advisory mark
-dahil naka C lang ako sa Filipino at ES Lec at D naman sa ES Lab
-dahil bagsak ako sa PE practical exam
-dahil ang gastos tumira dito sa Katips
-dahil ang layo ko sa aming home sweet home
-dahil nasa Baguio ang aking kisses
-dahil hindi ko kasama ang aking Zzy
-dahil tumataba na ako
-dahil yung Easy A daw na natsci ay mahirap din pala
-dahil dalawa ang basic subjects ko
-dahil ang tagal ng sembreak
-dahil hindi ko alam kung gagraduate ba ako sa unibersidad na ito o magpapaalam lang ba pagktapos ng isang taon?
-dahil hindi ko na yata matutupad ang aking pangarap na maging DL at makasama sa JTA

Ang tanging pangarap ko na lamang ngayon ay gumradweyt sa Ateneo kahit na hindi ako maging cumlaude/magnacumlaude/summacumlaude. Sapat na sa akin ang simpleng diploma na iaabot sa akin sa taong 2011.

A Series Of Unfortunate Events

2007-08-07T20:41:00.001+08:00

Yeah. Yeah. Blah Blah Blah.

A lot of bad things kept on happening to me at this moment of my life!!

KFC and I are not allowed to see each other anytime we want to because of the distance and also because some people do not allow us.

When I received my math long test result, I saw that I got a 75.5 but then I recount it and it turned out I only got a 65.5.

So that is a 10-point decrease in my score.

We have a project in English and uhm--better not tell it.

My favorite checkered shoes was super wet with the dirty canal water yesterday because of the heavy rain.

My umbrella got broken and my file folder, too!

My papa stopped calling me.

I still don't get along with some of my blockmates and I didn't even get the chance to talk to some of them.

I'm missing kaloi so much but I don't want to keep on texting him or whatever because I don't want to disturb him during his study time or class hours.

Hay, I will trade all my chocolates, an ateneo-lasalle game or whatever just to spend a whole day with him.

A day without thinking about rules, school or things like that.

I want freedom from all the chains of my life.

Things that stop me from doing things which makes me happy.

Really happy.

I value my education.

I'm grateful for all the blessings God gave me but...

...despite all those things, there are still some things missing.

You can never really have everything you want.

And for every thing you get, there is a price to pay.

Thank you to the people who are always there for me...

Elaine, Brent, Grace, Anna Moreno, Aimee, Chrissie and Zzy.

A Letter

2007-08-04T21:49:00.000+08:00

My Peter Parker/veggie pizza/heart<3,

I really want to see you eh pero some things/people just won't let us. I want to be with you before going back to Manila again tomorrow. I want to hug you before I leave or just whatever...see you or touch you. I hate myself. I can't hold back my tears. I was really happy kanina when I was with you. I'm going to miss you so much. I'll be back sa Manila na. I don't look forward to it unlike before na excited pa ako. I have to study hard para wala silang masabi. And ikaw rin ha? I know naman na we're both doing our best. I know wala na talaga tayo magagawa para magkita bukas pero I know na pagdating ko naman sa dorm andun si baby piggy na bigay mo. I just have to hug him at once because I know that baby piggy can comfort me. I love you, my KFC. Sorry nga pala wala pa tayong picture together. Next time na lang, alright? Ingat sa Baguio trip. We just have to see each other again. I love you. Argh! Tears kept on falling. I can't sleep. I love you so much. I'm sorry din if makulit ako sayo. I'm sorry din if I posted it here sa blogspot. I just don't know where to put it. I can't write naman a letter for you kasi hindi ko rin naman mabibigay. And this is super haba if itetext ko lang sayo. Let me know if nabasa mo na ito ha?

Again, I LOVE YOU ... <3

Go Ateneo!!!

2007-07-26T19:43:00.000+08:00

Way to go, Ateneo!!

It was the first game of the Ateneo and La Salle held at the big dome!

Though I wasn't able to watch the game in Araneta, I am quite happy in the end.

It was a good game.

Most of the time, the score is tied.

The score is 80-77.

I watched the game on the big screen TV in the caf up.

I was with my blockmates and all the other Ateneans.

Everyone was cheering and yelling.

Yee!

I could feel the school spirit until now.

Everyone was so supportive.

Long and Tiu, in my opinion, is soo good at playing basketball.

I think I'm starting to fall "in-crush" kay Tiu. =P

Ooops. haha. Crush lang.

Oh well! Tiu has it all.

One description nga sa kanya is:

"Simply Tiu Good"

yee!

He's a cute and rich student-athlete of the Ateneo.

He's popular, you probably know him.

Anyway, for the next blue eagle-green archer game, I will make sure na mapapanood ko na sa Araneta.

Go Ateneo! One BIG fight!

"THE" Game

2007-07-24T18:01:00.000+08:00

Honestly, I feel bad. So bad.

The Ateneo-La Salle game will be on Thursday and they started releasing tickets today.

I heard rumors before that some people camp near the ticket booth just to be the first in line.

I just laughed at it when I heard it and didn't believe.

Today, my roommate and I went to school at around 7 am but my first class starts at 9:30 am.

I saw that the rumor is true!

People actually slept near the door of the covered courts just to be the first in line the next morning!!!

And it actually paid off because they got a good seat for the eagle-archer game.

Hmp.

My roommate and I waited in line until 9:30 am.

I asked my blockmate Brent to wait in line for me and get a ticket but he soon left.

So in the end, I don't have a ticket for the much awaited game of the UAAP 70th Season.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Keep Holding On...I'm Loving It!!! <3

2007-07-22T19:41:00.000+08:00

I Chose To Be Blue...So Maybe That's The Reason Why I'm Sad

2007-07-20T14:24:00.000+08:00

Today's the day I feel so alone.

I feel like everything is going wrong.

I have almost everything naman.

I'm studying in one of the best universities in the country, I have a supportive and caring family, I have good friends, and Karlo who means a lot to me just as I am to him.

Pero bakit parang nothing's going right.

Something is missing.

I'm not happy with my life.

Maybe I'm suffering from depression.

College is no joke.

College is hard.

If you don't work hard, you won't get anything.

If you work hard enough, you still won't get anything.

And if you work super hard, you only get a fraction of what you deserve.

Hardwork is really needed to survive in the Ateneo.

Ang hirap mag-adjust sa buhay college.

I'm doing my best to survive pero nahihirapan ako, gusto ko ng umiyak.

I feel so alone din.

I'm 5 hours away from home and 7 hours away from Karlo.

I miss my high school friends so much and my high school life, too!

I have high school friends din naman dito sa Manila pero hindi rin naman kami lagi nagkikita.

High school life is way too easy compared to my life right now.

I'm missing it.

If I survive a day in college, accomplishment na yun for me.

And now, I reminisce my old life and cry... trying to remember how much fun I had.

During high school, I can study and have fun at the same time.

Pero now, if you study...study lang. If fun naman, hindi mo masyado enjoy kasi iniisip mo pa rin yung mga schoolwork na dapat mong gawin.

I don't have a good foundation pa for my English and Math classes which makes it even harder for me.

In my old school, I'm one of the smart kids(modesty aside) pero now in my university, I'm one of the clueless students.

Minsan tuloy I wonder...bakit kaya ako pumasa ng Ateneo?

Parang it's impossible eh.

I'm sorry masyado ko yatang dinadown sarili ko.

Pero it's true eh.

Nahihirapan ako.

The transition from high school to college is never easy talaga.

Minsan naiisip ko, sana hindi na lang ako nag-ADMU para hindi mataas expectation nila sa akin.

Nakakahiyang maging drop out ng ateneo.

I will definitely disappoint the people around me if mangyari yun.

I'm studying hard naman eh.

It's just that parang kahit anong gawin ko kulang pa rin.

Dati, I want to graduate with latin honors sa ateneo.

Pero now, all I want is to graduate kahit walang makuhang honors dahil super nahihirapan ako.

Wala naman akong sinisisi sa nangyayari sa akin ngayon.

Maybe masayado lang ako naii-stress sa dami ng ginagawa at iniisip.

Sana sembreak na..

Nakaka-perfect rin naman ako ng quizzes, minsan one mistake. Pero may mga quizzes din ako na 2/5 at 4/10.

Those quizzes make me sad.

Anyway, makakabawi pa naman siguro ako.

I'll really do my best.

I don't want to switch universities.

I have to stay here.

I must stay here.

Though I know it's not going to be easy...God will take care of me.

stressed. depressed. tired.

will I survive?

Bitter Sweet Weekend

2007-07-18T07:14:00.000+08:00

Yay!

It's my 70th post in Blogspot.

Oh well.

I haven't updated my blog for almost two weeks.

I go online everyday but I don't really have time to post an entry.

A lot of things happened lately, particularly last weekend.

I don't want to go into the details because it makes me sad I don't want to talk about it and it makes me so happy I want to keep it to myself.

I saw a lot of people I missed so much and I saw that one person I've been longing to see and spend time with.

Some people got mad at me for going there but some people were happy, too.

I want to thank Anna Moreno for everything.

That's all.

I will go to school in about an hour.

Good morning.

The Greatest Birthday Presents Ever!

2007-07-07T06:28:00.000+08:00

Two of my high school friends, Kimi and Cleo, plus two of my college friends, Anna and Grace, went out with me to Eastwood.

We had a lot of photo ops and also ate yummy ice cream.

I had so much fun with them last July 1 and tomorrow, July 8, we will be seeing each other again.

Just look at the pictures and see how much fun we had.

I love them.

Sexy me! nyahaha. Ang feeling ko talaga. =P

Cleo, Jusz and Kimi with a super duper cute dog.

Kimi and Cleo

July 2, that's my birthday. A lot of things happened.

My roommates and I (together with Anna) ate our dinner at Sandbox and also went to Red Ribbon to eat a slice of cake.

A lot of people greeted me.

Aside from my roommates, Butch was the first one to greet me a "happy birthday" at twelve midnight right on the dot.

My roommates and I waited for my birthday to come and they treated me for a midnight Mcdo snack.

I love them.

I also took a chance on love. It was the best thing that could ever happen to me on my 17th year on planet earth.

I never really thought something like this would happen.

At first, I didn't want to believe him but I still did.

I realized I shouldn't really look for any reason why he loves me.

Knowing that he does and I do is enough for us to be together.

I love Karlo Angelo Fernandez Camagay.

'Nuff said.

Chrissie and Jusz

He is MY KFC!

July 6,2007.

We just spent our friday night at Starbucks and took a lot of pictures once again.

Above: Grace and Chrissie

Jusz and Grace

Model ng Starbucks. nyahahaha =p

Ang Buhay Asul

2007-06-30T00:05:00.000+08:00

This is an informal blog entry.

-Life is hard. I'm stressed out. I'm confused.
-I'm beginning to like my college life, though.
-I'm learning how to cope and survive in this big, bad and blue school.
-I'm trying to make as much friends as I can but I only have a few close friends.
-I love dinners. =P It's the most fun part of my day.
-We had the university cheer rally from three to five in the afternoon (or did it end up at six?)
-Elaine, AC and I had to leave early because we still had our math diagnostic test.
-I pray na sana pumasa ako sa diagnostic test. I don't want to be transferred to basic math. One basic subject is enough!
-Should I believe or should I not? Will it be a yes or a no?
-All I want is one thing for my birthday and I don't think I will have it.
-Lunches at Manang's with Elaine.
-Trike every morning. Long walks every after class.
-I'm still in regular Filipino. =P
-Room 407.
-Block r3.
-Soccer every monday and wednesday with Cara, Jas and Elaine.
-I'm sorry, I'm just in basic english.
-I need to improve my writing and reading skills.
-Am I nakakahiya?
-UAAP starts soon.
-What do I want?
-Piso?... Trike...? or Fried chicken...?
-I want the third one....ssh!

Home Sweet Home

2007-06-22T18:45:00.000+08:00

I have been a university student for only 12 days (including Reg Day, Guidance Testing, OrSem and regular class days) and I am already stressed out!

We had diagnostic tests in English and Filipino and for English, I'm still in basic. The Filipino diagnostic test results will be released on Tuesday, I pray that I will be in regular Filipino.

Math diagnostic test will be on June 29, I think?

I also pray that I'll stay in Sir Teng's class in Math 11.

There are a lot of homeworks and projects given to us.

I didn't expect college life will be this hard.

But this is just my first year (and first sem) in the Ateneo and I can't seem to handle everything.

I sometimes think of giving up.

I'm actually scared of having a QPI less than 2 because once you hit the bottom, it's bye-bye Ateneo na.

And I don't want that to happen.

I'll try my very best and not give up.

I now live with the motto:

"If you ever think of giving up, think about why you held on for so long."

Atleast, I befriended a number of my blockmates na.

I'm starting to love my life in the university.

But I admit, it's kind of hard but I just have to deal with it.

I have close friends na.

They are:

Grace, Anna, and Aime.

We had the rec week last June 18-21,2007.

I signed-up for ACTM, Musmos, ACLC, and Loyola Mountaineers.

I'm not sure if I could be active in all those orgs but if I can't, I will be forced to give up one or two of those orgs.

Today is Faculty Day and I am in Calasiao right now.

My last class yesterday ended at 4:30 pm, I went back to my dorm first, fixed my things and headed to the bus terminal at once.

I arrived home at around 10:30 pm.

I brought my homeworks with me.

I'll be back in Q.C. on Sunday.

That's it for now, I'm kind of busy.

'Til next time!

Matteo's Girl

2007-06-18T12:10:00.000+08:00

Who's Matteo?
It's Matteo Ricci. It's a building in the Ateneo that provides Ateneans a place to study.
It's air-conditioned, by the way.
It's the perfect place to study, sleep and look for cuties.
hahahaha.
It's where I hang out during my break time after eating my snacks/lunch.
Right now, I'm with Elaine Yeung, she's my blockmate.
Our next class will be PE at 3 pm and it's only 12:20 pm on the brown wall clock hanging on this room.
This week is RecWeek and I'm planning to join Musmos, ACLC, Guidon, Gawad Kalinga, YFC, ACTM, and a lot more.
It's still unofficial, though.
I have to limit myself and join just two or three.
We have to report in PE and I think I bought the wrong shin guards and it's too expensive pa!
I don't want to spend again to buy shin guards because I get to use it only for a sem.
Oh my!
I better choose the perfect PE next sem.

It's The First Day Of School, Y'know! =P

2007-06-13T19:09:00.004+08:00

Hahahaha.

I'm sorry for the lame title.

Okay, first day of class went well.

I had Math 11 for my first class.

Ate Coreen accompanied me to my room.

She is a sophomore and she's really nice.

It's a good thing we didn't have a diagnostic test in Math because I hate math!

Math kills me!

Our prof is really nice.

He's Sir Timothy Teng.

I pray that I'll pass the diagnostic test in order for me to stay in Math 11 or else it's basic math for me.

Next class is basic english.

We had a test.

Part I and II plus the vocabulary was fine, what messed up my day was the essay part!

Wooh!

My mind is still on vacation.

Geez,

After English class, I went back to my dorm, ate my lunch and bought some stuff in National bookstore.

After that, I went back to the Ateneo, specifically in Matteo Ricci.

I transferred my notes in Math in another notebook and slept until 2 pm.

By 2:15 pm, I started walking and I was on my way to the cov courts.

When I got there, I don't know anyone, so I went back.

While I was walking, I saw Jas and her friend and we went to the cov courts together.

Elaine showed up a few minutes later.

We met our teacher and classmates in soccer, and we were given a topic that we have to report on Monday!

Shucks!

I don't know a thing about goal clearance.

That was the topic given to me.

And I have to buy a white PE shirt, black shorts, shin guards (is the spelling correct?), and knee-high socks.

Well, the first day of school was bearable naman.

I met new friends again, except for English class.

I'll have ES 10 and Filipino 11 tomorrow.

I hope tomorrow will be a better day and hopefully, I'll meet a lot of new friends.

For those people who had their first day of class today, I hope you had fun, too!

A New Life Begins Tomorrow

2007-06-12T20:33:00.000+08:00

Classes start tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be the first day of the first semester of my first year in college.

Wow!

I can't believe I'm in college now.

Time flew waaaaaaay too fast!

I don't know how I feel.

Everything is different right now.

I live in a different place away from home.

I don't live with my family but instead I share a room with my dormmate/roommate, Grace.

She's from Baguio City, by the way.

I don't eat lutong bahay anymore.

I always eat outside.

Living in Katipunan doesn't leave you much choice but to eat chicken.

Most of the restaurants or fastfood chains found in Katips serve chicken.

Chicken, chicken, chicken!

Whether it be fried chicken, roasted chicken, chicken inasal---name it! I ate it!

In Katipunan, there is KFC, Max's, Chicken Bacolod, Kenny Rogers, Jollibee, Mcdo, etc.

Though, we also have Yellow Cab and Pizza Hut in Katips, I don't want to eat pizza for my lunch or dinner because I want rice.

Anyway, it's 8:55 pm on my clock.

I need to go now.

God bless to all of us.

Money, where are you?

2007-06-11T20:03:00.000+08:00

I woke up at around 10:45 am.

I decided to eat my brunch.

I got up from my bed, fixed myself, got my wallet, put it in my bag and off i went to hunt for the perfect resto that will fill my tummy with yummy food.

As I walked along Katipunan, Chicken Bacolod caught my eye.

So, I decided to eat my brunch in there.

I sat down, ordered chicken inasal *yum**yum*, and waited for about ten minutes.

Finally, my order was served.

I had about five spoonfuls of that delicious chicken inasal when I realized that I don't have money in my wallet!!

Uh-oh!

I stopped eating. I thought of a way on how to get back to my dorm and get my money without letting the waiters or anyone know about it.

I thought of asking someone in my dorm to get my money for me but it was so embarassing.

I thought of another way.

I got up, told the cute waiter (honest! one of the waiters is cute!) that my mom's in my dorm and I need to go there for a while.

I told him I'll leave my phone and bag in order for them to be sure that I'll be back.

So, I left and ran back to my dorm.

hahahaha.

I got my money, and ran back to the resto.

Whew!

That was tiring and I was hungry more than ever.

I wolfed down my food, paid my bill, scribbled on the receipt that "ang cute naman po nung isang waiter niyo =P hahaha"(ask me why I did that...I also don't know the answer), and left at once.

hahaha.

Yuck, Justine!

Now, can you call that embarassing?

Soundcheck!!!

2007-06-09T21:56:00.000+08:00

OrSem2007: Soundcheck!

The upperclassmen of the Ateneo welcomed the newest batch of students in the Loyola Schools, the Freshies.

They prepared a three-day orientation seminar filled with fun activities, helpful talks, and tiring tours.

The Orientation Seminar or OrSem as we call it is the best thing that could ever happen to a freshman.

This year's theme is Soundcheck.

Here is something that I copied from the OrSem letter:

Soundcheck is perfectly orchestrated to help you harmonize with the acoustics of the Ateneo community. Just like in an orchestra, each one of us has his own instrument. Each one plays different notes. When combined, these notes can form delightful symphonies that move our emotions and describe our own identity as Ateneans - as one big family.

We look forward to being part of this greatest concert in your life - college.

Honestly, for the first two days, I didn't enjoy much. It's not because the activities were boring. The activities were great but it's sad because I didn't make friends yet. For the third day, that's when I gained (a few) new friends.

On the first day...

When we arrived in the cov courts, we registered.

Then the OrSem started with a mass officiated by Fr. Nebres.

After the mass, we went to the Henry Lee Irwin Theatre for the Loyola Schools Presentation.

Some videos were shown and some talks were given then we went back to the cov courts to eat our lunch.

After eating lunch, we went to Faura and had our GDs or group dynamics.

We played some games. The first game was Pornstar game, I think.

And my pornstar name is "Potchie San Miguel".

hahaha.

On the second day...

We had the morning show. This is when the Blue Babble Battalion or BBB, performed and taught us the cheers of the Ateneo.

After that, we had our council tours.

Went to HLI Theatre again, watched the OrSem film made by the Loyola Film Circle.

Then followed by the organizational talks.

After that, we went back to the cov courts and ate lunch.

After lunch, we had some more GDs in the same location, in Faura.

For SOM students like me, we went back to HLI Theatre for our SOM Night.

The SOM night's theme/title is:

Atenista

Big Brother

seaSOM 5

Some alumni went there. The only person I remembered is Karylle. The other two, uhm---I forgot their names but the woman is a model and the man is a musician.

On the third day...

We had another morning show.

Followed by Course and Department Talks, this is when we get to learn more about our course and some alumni of this course told us what they do now.

Then we ate our lunch followed by a campus tour and then the OrSem night!

The best activity so far.

The bands who played:

Dicta License, Kjwan, Hale, Chicosci (this is love :P), and Spongecola.

We also had the OrSem Idol(one for singing and one for dancing) in which you can win an iPod video.

Our host for the OrSem Idol is Nikki Gil.

I love Miggy! I'm near the front stage pa!

Yikee!

Even if siksikan and people were sweating ( of course I couldn't do anything but bear with it), I just enjoyed the night.

I never missed an OrSem activity.

I will definitely join the OrCom next year.

I love the TnTs (this is the kind of TnT that will NOT explode, okay?).

They're crazy, fun and full of energy.

And when they say "MOB!", you better "MOB!!!" or else!!!!

hahahaha.

Funny TnTs but I love them expecially block R3's TnTs, Kuya Lui and Ate Peanuts.

Biased ba?

hahahaha.

Pero really, I love them... no doubt.

They danced on top of the monoblock chairs.

hahaha.

I love the Banana, Chuga, and the sexy Pacific Ring of Fire.

TnT means Talk and Tours, by the way.

Thank you TnTs and Logs, thank you OrCom, thank you upperclassmen, and thank you Ateneo for welcoming us in the university.

I really feel very happy because I am a part of your big family and you made us feel really special because the OrSem's well-prepared.

For our sponsors:

Tradeport.com, Figaro, Lipton, Hangten, P&G, Jollibee, MYX, and a lot more (sorry I forgot)...thank you so much!

I love Ateneo!!

Side note: I love Ateneo daw...pero pag classes na. I hate Ateneo na siguro dahil sa terror profs, harder subjects(aihy sh*t! math!) and a lot of projects.

Dapat talaga hindi ako maevict sa bahay ni kuya (ateneo).

Pictures:

The shirt of the person in front of me.

My OrSem name tag.

New found friends:

Maki(from Newton), Grace(my roommate) and me.

Kjwan!!!!

OrSem Idol

Hale

Wooh! The best ChicoSci!!! I love you! wahahaha.
Sayang talaga itong picture na ito. huhu.

Spongecola

Goodbye Old Life, Hello New!

2007-06-06T15:27:00.000+08:00

Right now, I am sitting on my swivel chair, typing a new blog entry.

I'm sorry because I wasn't able to go online last night and tell something about our enrolment and my first night away from home.

Well, yesterday, freshies were asked to register alone. The process was looong and tiring. I didn't make new friends and that's the sad part. Though, I saw some acquaintances and they're Chris and AC.

After the enrolment, my tita, some family friend and I went to SM. I don't want to tell every single detail because for sure I would be sad and cry again.

For the first few hours that I spent here in my dorm, I felt so alone. I called my lola mommy in Calasiao because nahohomesick talaga ako.

Good thing, my roommate who came from Baguio arrived later that night.

Her name is Grace. It is such a small world because she was from the same school as my tito Francis/Kidas came from(they're batchmates actually).

Today, Jessica Lazaro fetched me at my dorm and we both went to ADMU for our Guidance Testing. I was so sleepy talaga that time.

I met Elaine Yeung nga din pala.

Anyway, this is my Ateneo ID. Geez, I don't look good (as always). And I hate my signature, haha! I changed my signature anyway. And the new one is the official one.

Today, I also tried doing things on my own.

Like plan on what to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Bring your dirty clothes in the laundry shop.

Hays.

But I really do feel sad.

There's something missing.

And going to ADMU doesn't excite me anymore.

Why should I look forward to it if I only know a few people and what do I do when I'm not with them?
I'm alone and that's sad.

If you only know how it feels to be alone.

It's not really nice.

And for some people, life's ok. It is because some (if not most) of their schoolmates in high school are also studying in ADMU right now.

I really hope I could make a lot of new friends tomorrow.

OrSem starts tomorrow.

Anyway, this is my life now.

A new life began yesterday.

This is my home, my place.

Hmm, I was a bit disappointed din pala kasi I want fencing for my PE class but then laging may conflict sa schedule ko kaya I chose soccer na lang.

My schedule:

Monday:

8:30-9:30 Ma 11 (J)

9:30-11:30 En 10 (E13)

12:30-1:30 Intac 1 (ZZ)

3:00-4:00 PE 110 (I women)

Tuesday:

9:30-11:30 Es 12 (C)

12:00-1:30 Es 10 (C)

3:00-4:00 Fil 11 (PP)

Wednesday:

8:30-9:30 Ma 11 (J)

9:30-11:30 En 10 (E13)

3:00-4:00 PE 110 (I women)

Thursday:

12:00-1:30 Es 10 (C)

3:00-4:00 Fil 11 (PP)

Friday:
8:30-9:30 Ma 11 (J)

9:30-11:30 En 10 (E13)

Now here's the schedule of OrSem:
June 7 (Thursday)

7:30-4:00

Registration

Mass

Loyola Schools Presentations

Group Dynamics

June 8 (Friday)

7:30-4:30

Morning Show

Council Tours

OrSem Film

Organizational Talks

5:00-7:00

SOM Night (for SOM students only)

June 9 (Saturday)

8:00-8:00

Morning Show

Course and Department Talks

Campus Tours

OrSem Night

Incoming Blue Eagles

2007-05-31T19:16:00.000+08:00

I visited the blog of Jessica Lazaro and she mentioned the names of the incoming atenean freshmen na kilala niya.

To Jessica Lazaro: I'll do it rin ha? I just want to let you know.

Okay, here goes...

I've met a lot of incoming atenean freshies.
Yung iba marami na akong alam tungkol sa kanila pero yung iba minsan pati pangalan nakakalimutan ko.

I'll only mention those people na lagi ko nakakachat or those people na hindi ko makalimutan.

First, si Jessica Lazaro. We've met sa OrSem forums. The moment na nalaman niyang magkalapit Random Numbers namin, she added me sa YM then ayun...chat-chat na!
On registration day, there will only be three people between us. So, for sure we'll see each other. Balak nga din namin sabay pumunta ng ADMU sa OrSem eh.

Next, AC Illustre. She's a candy girl/teentalker like me. Malapit din random number niya sa akin, 138 siya and 142 ako. Lagi rin kami magka-chat. We're both CTM students and nung lumabas na yung block lists, I found out na blockmates pa pala kami! Happiness naman oh! =D

Third, si John Edison Ramos or Jason na lang. Hmm, I won't forget him because he was the "matiyagang" guy na kumuha ng picture ng block lists sa Bellarmine and posted it sa multiply ng batch. Andaming natuwa sa ginawa niya.

Fourth, si Trisha Palor. She's really friendly. She was the first one who asked me on a gimmick. She invited me to watch PotC sa Glorietta but then hindi naman ako nakasama because andito pa ako sa Pangasinan.

Next si Juan Luis Faylon or Don. Ako una nakipagchat sa kanya but then nung ia-add na niya ko sa Mssgr List, I ignored him. hahaha. Ang sama ko yata. But then, okay na. I added him na and ayun. Friend ko na rin sa Multiply. Makwento rin siya.

Fifth si Leonard Loo. Smart kid toh! Siya ang pinakamatagal kong nakakachat sa YM. Alam na nga niya yata buong story ng buhay ko. Makwento rin. Bored nga yata yan kapag kachat ako. Siya madalas nag-iisip ng topic eh.

Sixth, Jan Chan. Hindi ko man siya lagi nakakachat sa YM or kahit saan, I won't forget him kasi sa OrSem forums, lagi siyang patawa! =P

Seventh, si "kittyness". Sorry, I don't know her first name eh. Pero mabait siya. She's my batchmate, fellow teentalker, plus SOMmate pa!

Eight, Elaine Yeung. Nakakachat ko rin sa YM and she informs me kung may changes bang nangyayari na related sa ADMU. Blockmate ko rin siya.

Ninth, Angge Tioseco. I don't know her first name or maybe I forgot. Friendly yan and lagi nagbibigay ng advice. Makwento pa!

Next, si April or Aea. Fellow teentalker din, tapos same dorm din kami. So, I guess we'll see each other often.

Next, Diandra Ngochua. I can't forget her because of her name. It's unique kasi.

Next, Gwen Co and Nyssa Kho. They're both from PUI in Dagupan City kaya hindi ko sila makalimutan.

Latest friend ko sa YM si Mark Reyes. Makwento rin.

And the person whom I know personally na incoming freshman din ay si Maki Lambino. Classmate ko sa Newton last summer, same course din kami but hindi ko siya blockmate. Block R1 yata siya and I'm in block R3.

So far, sila pa lang ang medyo kilala ko. And they're the friendliest and most makwento sa lahat ng nasa Messenger List ko. I hope I get to meet all of them sa Reg Day or sa OrSem. And syempre, I want to meet the others , too! Hindi lang yung mga nasa list ko. =D
I hope to see you all soon! Lapit na rin, June na bukas. =D

I Wanna Go Back To School!!!!

2007-05-29T15:47:00.000+08:00

I'm tired. So tired.
Tired of what you ask?
Tired of doing nothing.
Due to lack of physical and mental activities, I feel weak and stupid at the moment.
It seems like I forgot all the lessons I learned from school.
It is because my brain (oh and my body, too!) had its vacation for two whole months.
My brain cells are not functioning anymore for I haven't learned anything this summer.
And I hate it.
I feel dumb---really!
I'm afraid my future schoolmates will look down on me once we meet on June.
For sure, they will be the kind of "smart" kids and maybe even geniuses!
And here I am, a kid who doesn't know anything at all.
I guess I have to relearn everything again before June.
I'm afraid that if they will start a conversation with me, I'll end up saying dumb things or doing stupid things and therefore, they will have a bad first impressoion of me.
boo-hoo!
=C

OT: MY very first pet (which is a Kacheek) in Neopets is already 500 days old. Just sharing. =P

Oh! Gaya-Gaya Na! =P

2007-05-27T19:20:00.000+08:00

Yeah! I know marami nang may ganito....hahaha...pagaya lang ha? i just want to know lang kasi kung sino may kakilala sa akin..as in super kakilala ako... =P . Salamat sa mga sasagot ..and please...just send your answer through e-mail na lang...=p or PM it to me through Multiply. Thanks .=P

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(4 Points) Who am I in love with:
(2 Points) Where did we meet:
(6 Points) Take a stab at my middle name:
(1 Points) Where do I work:
(4 Points) What am I afraid of:
(2 Points) Do I smoke :
(3 Points) Do I drink:
(3 Points) Do you think I'm a virgin:
(2 Points) Do I have any siblings:
(3 Points) How many:
(3 Points) What's one of my favorite things to do:
(2 Points) How many piercings do I have:
(4 Points) How many tattoos do I have:
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(4 Points) Am I shy or outgoing:
(3 Points) Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules:
(2 Points) Whats my favorite color:
(3 Points) Name something I hate:
(4 Points) Name a talent I have:
(4 Points) Whats my phone number:
(4 Points) What kind of sneakers do I wear:
(4 Points) Do I have any pets:
(2 Points) Who am I dating/liking right now:
(5 Points) How long have I been dating/liking them:
(6 Points) How tall am I:
(5 Points) What is my worst habit:
(5 Points on creativeness) If I were stranded on a desert island, what would I bring:

96-100 Points; Lover♥♥♥
86-95 Points; Best Friend♥♥
80-85 Points; Great Friend.♥
70-79 Points; Friend.
40-69 Points; You should hang out with me more! Ask me when.
20-39 Points; Either you're a crappy friend, or you're a new friend!
00-19 Points; You don't know me

POOReigner

2007-05-26T21:55:00.000+08:00

Nanood ako ng Jessica Soho kanina lang.
At isa sa kanilang ifineature ay ang mga taong iba ang lahi at namumulubi dito sa ating bansa.
Sila ay tinawag na "poor"eigner.
Ako'y naaawa sa kanila.
Naisip ko kasi mas nakikinabang ang mga Pilipino sa kanilang mga bansa, samantalang sila ay nandito sa Pilipinas at wala man lang tumutulong sa kanila.
Habang ang mga Pilipino ay nagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa at kumikita ng dolyar ang ibang dayuhan ay naghihirap dito sa atin.
Alam kong mahirap ang buhay ng mga Pilipinong nagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa pero ikumpara naman natin sila sa mga dayuhang pulubi na gumagala sa kalye kalye ng Pilipinas ay mas nakakaawa naman ang mga dayuhang pulubi.
Balak ko ngang bisitahin at tulungan kahit papaano ang isang dayuhang pulubi sa may Circle, Q.C.
Isa yan sa aking gagawin pagdating ko sa kyusi.

Am I Weird?

2007-05-26T18:03:00.000+08:00

Sorry if I didn't type anything here for a looooooooong time.
It's just that I can't understand what's happening to me.
There are a lot of things I want to do but can't or I'm just being lazy.
There are a lot of people I want to talk to but when I get the chance I easily get bored.
I'm so bored I don't know what to do or say anymore.
I want to make the most out of the few days I have before leaving for kyusi.
I want to spend time with my family but my time is being consumed by this computer.
I want something but I'm not doing anything to get it.
At kapag yung "something" na ang lumalapit, I'm doing things and saying things that will make that "something" go away.
I think I'm sick.
Care to cure me?

Undecided

2007-05-17T10:24:00.000+08:00

My cousin woke me up and told me my papa was on the phone and he wanted to talk to me.
I woke up, went downstairs, got the phone and talk to him.
He asked me a question and needs an answer at once.
He asked, "Ano? Gusto mo bang tumira sa condo? May binebenta yung nanay ng tito Jake mo, malapit rin lang sa Ateneo. Ano gusto mo ba? Kailangan mo ng magdecide ngayon dahil tatawag na si Mrs. Laigo sa akin."
Sigh.
I didn't know that was coming.
Since the day of my graduation until the moment I woke up this morning, I know and everybody else knows that I'm going to stay in a dorm.
I really don't know what to answer.
I can't decide.

Condo:
I'm alone. (sad)
May swimming pool! (yeah!)
Yung pera hindi nawala kasi napalitan lang ng condo.

Dorm:
Four in a room. (new friends)
Pero yung pera lumalabas. Bayad ka ng bayad, saan napupunta yung pera? Sa dorm lang.

I'm thinking kasi if sa dorm ako, hindi ako malulungkot.
Okay rin naman sa condo kasi you get to learn how to be independent.
Kaso I don't think kaya ko na.
Maybe next year?
And isa pa, yung money.
Money-wise get a condo.

Waaaaaaaaaah!
So I just told my papa, "Bahala ka na. Hindi ako makapagdecide. Ikaw naman gagastos."
And then he said, "Kasi kung sa condo ka, mag-isa mo lang talaga. Wala kang katulong or makakasama. Sinasabi mo nga malulungkot ka. Sige, mag-dorm ka na lang."

Ayun.
What do you think mga friends?
I can't decide.
waaaaaaah!
Let me know what's best for me...

Boredom or Vanity?

2007-05-12T14:19:00.000+08:00

Summer bummer!
Look at me!
Okay, go ahead!
Laugh!
I'm sorry.
It's the result of boredom plus camera and the fun of being silly.
I've got a short hair!!
Shocked?
wahahahaha.
I laugh everytime I look at this picture of mine.
So, how do I look?

Ooooh!
The bangs.
Reminds me of someone...as always.

Forgive me for being vain.
It's the least thing I can do at home.

More pics...less words.

Now if you dislike me or vain people, quickly close your browser and never visit my blogspot again.
It's my blog anyway, I have all the right to put anything into it.
And well, I'm not always vain.
I only take pictures of myself whenever I'm bored not every minute and every second of my life!
Oh and one more thing!
I'm a just a girl who's not afraid of being silly.
A quote meant to be shared:
If you can't accept me at my worst...
...then you don't deserve me at my best.
Good aft to all.
.zsuj.

Left Behind

2007-05-07T21:42:00.000+08:00

Everytime my batchmates/friends and I spend time together, we talk about college.

Yeah! It's nice to talk and spend time with them again but I am usually left behind in our conversations.

I mean, they talk about their subjects, schedules and other things related to their university.

As for me, I can't say anything about the blue school since our enrolment is still on the 5th of June.

And since I am not yet enrolled in the Ateneo, it's like hindi pa ako ganap na atenista.

Hays.

Anyway, I have met some of my future schoolmates and potential friends.

I hope I won't be a loner sa OrSem.

Oh yeah! Our batch created a multiply account and buhay na buhay talaga!

Hahaha.

Check out the site:

http://ateneo2011.multiply.com

Jusz Is Crazy About

2007-05-06T19:14:00.000+08:00

Halo squared!
It's the perfect thing to eat/drink during summer!
Chocoholicgirl Jusz traded her chocolates for this halo-halo.
Kaya ayun, andaming tsokolate sa fridge hindi nagagalaw.
I asked my tito and tita to buy me one sa Chowking.
And, yes! They granted my request!
Haha.
If possible, I would like to eat halo-halo once a day pero syempre not everyday naman kami lumalabas ng bahay.

Out of boredom (and well, lack of money during summer), I decided to make....
Tsaraaaan!

.....short pants!
hahaha!
Ganun na ako kadesperadong magkaroon ng bagong damit!
Wooh!
Sinira ko yung pants ko para makagawa ng ganito.
Okay ba or pangit?
I need comments para alam ko kung ano gagawin ko sa shorts na yan.
:D

.zsuj.

A Day With Peter Parker

2007-05-04T17:49:00.000+08:00

Informal:
We watched the movie, Spiderman III. The movie was nice only because of Peter Parker's hair which resembles the hairstyle of someone I know.
Wahaha!
Cool!
Not the nerdy Peter Parker hair, okay?
It's the kinda bad Peter Parker hair..
Wahaha!
A day with Kaloi, Che, Kimi, Jenzen, Geng, Lloyd, Rommel, Roger, and others.

Formal(??):
My friends and I watched Spiderman III today.
I was with Jenzen, Angela, Cherry Lou, Karlo, Kimi, Roger, Rommel, Lloyd, Ernie, Aisel and Gieson at the mall.
But Karlo, Ernie, Aisel, and Gieson didn't watch the movie.
I thought I was going to be sad but when I saw Peter Parker's hair.....

....Okay, not the picture above. Peter parker looks good on that one but I want the Peter Parker who has this kind of hairstyle.... look here...

That may not be the best picture but it's the closest picture I can find in the internet that made me fall in love with him(Peter Parker that is!).
Wahaha!
Basta, yung Peter Parker na ang hair ay parang ganun sa hair nung kakilala namin ni Che.
haha.
Che! Sssh!
Waah! Good thing I was able to spend time with my zzy che ulit!
I miss her na!
Oh yeah! I got my NCAE results na rin and my over all GSA is 97.
And my occupational field of interest (daw) is Artistic!!

My 50th Blog Entry

2007-05-03T12:01:00.000+08:00

Yeahp! That's right!
This is my 50th Blog Entry sa Blogspot.
(insert the sound of people cheering here)
woohoo!
And not only that!
I noticed something on my multiply home page, read this:

Your home page has been viewed 1000 times by 275 people, most recently on May 3, '07.

*clap* *clap*
Kumusta naman yun?
Oh well! I'm bored.
For the past few days, I've been sitting here in front of my computer for almost 12 hours a day.
But I guess it's worth it because I've met some of my batchmates and potential friends sa Blue School.
They're nice naman.
So, tomorrow my batchmates/classmates/friends sa high school and I will watch Spiderman.
Yun lang.
Wala yatang kwenta ang 50th blog entry ko ah?!
.zsuj.

A First Timer In The Bangus Fest

2007-05-01T12:45:00.000+08:00

Gilon-Gilon...

I attended the street party ng bangus fest last night.
Puno ng taong nagsisiksikan ang AB Fernandez.
I've seen Orange and Lemons and Brownman Revival pero umalis din kami agad kasi ayaw na namin makipagsiksikan.
Naexperience kong makipagsiksikan sa mga taong pinagpapawisan, mga taong amoy-alak, mga taong naninigarilyo, at mga taong nakikipagtulakan.
An experience na parang ayaw ko na yatang maulit muli.
Natry pa nga ni Ethel na mabuhusan ng alak sa likod.
People were so---uhh!
I've seen a lot of people I know.
Mostly Ednasians and some I've met sa Newton.

Newton peeps:

Kuya Andrew
Maki

Ednasians and former Ednasians:

Kuya Michael
Kuya Christian
Bernadette
Jamie
Danielen
Pamela Sibal
Lawrence
Kimi
Hanille
Arvin
Philip
Butch
Jayson
Mikx
Sev
Simon
Rommel
Al
Marc
Justine b.
Diana
Ronellyn
kapatid ni Ronellyn
some incoming third year peeps
Ina
Kiara
Angela
Aisel
Ethel
Francisco
Justine Quinto
Daniel Pot Pot
Kim O.
SFY band
Gieson
Adong
Shekinah
(did I forgot someone?)

Oh well!
My batchmates' initial reaction when they saw me was like:
"Wow! loyal ah!"
or
"Grabe! Naka-PE pa talaga!"
Natatawa na lang ako.
hahaha.
Naubusan na kasi ako ng damit kasi nga pinag-empake na ko, right?
So, I wore my PE uniform minus the jogging pants and rubber shoes plus pants and slippers.
:)
I didn't have money pa with me.
Pamasahe lang dala ko.
Though may 35 pesos pala akong nahanap sa aking wallet at naibili ng inumin.
Nilibre din pala kami ni Lawrence ng Palamig.

Galing ng SFY Band.
Grabe may fans na sila agad dun sa first show nila sa stage one.
Girls and gays *wink*.
Hay naku! Pero dun sa show nila sa stage four, people were so rude!
Grr!
Sabihin ba namang "Laos! Laos!"
Tss.
They're my batchmates and hindi niyo sila pwede ganunin.
Hmpf!
As if naman magaling kayo?!
Wait, mali pala!
As if naman may banda kayo?!
Magaling ang banda ng batch namin!
Pag sila sumikat huwag na huwag kayo manonood ng gig nila!
Hmpf!
Nung tapos na ba naman sila tumugtog, nag-cheer yung mga tao, ang saya saya nila.
Parang nang-aasar. Nang-aasar pala talaga!

Anyway, here are some pictures taken from the party.

The SFY Band (hindi naman makita si Eph!)

Kumanta si Ken..

Si Eph...

Si Ken...

Si Aries...

Si Lloyd...

Hanille, Kimi, and me...

Ma'am Ivy was there, too!
=D

Grabe! My tootsies were so tired.
Until now, it hurts still.
What I've learned?
If you will be attending a big event, remember to wear comfy clothes.
A shirt, pants and rubber shoes is the best get up.
Sure! It's nice to dress up but the best is to be comfy.
NEVER wear sexy clothes! Especially because there are manyaks sa events na ganito.
Tapos makikipagsiksikan ka pa baka matsansingan ka pa!
Eew!
Bring water!
Para makatipid.
And do take a bath after the event.

And just like Cinderella, I went home at midnight (well, five minutes past midnight, actually).
T'was my first time to attend the Bangus Fest but it didn't turn out to be great!
Oh well!
I went there just to see my friends and to watch the SFY band, anyway.
The things I do----is always for them.
.zsuj.

After A Month...

2007-04-29T12:00:00.000+08:00

Today is April 29, 2007.
I'm here to express what I feel right now.
One month ago, my papa went home from Russia.
For a month, we spent time together with my brother.
We went to a lot of places and did things together.
We attented the wedding anniversary of my Papa Joey (uncle) and Mama Myla (aunt), we went to Manila to arrange everything in my dorm, paid for whatever fees we need to pay, we had a foodtrip(jollibee, mcdo, 7eleven), we went to Araneta Coliseum to sleep, we went to the airport, we went to Vigan, we ate our lunch at Goldilock's, we watched Wild Hogs at City Mall, ate our dinner at Chowking, etc.
And now, he left me again...like always.
It's not that he wants to leave me here.
It's just that, he must.
He works abroad.
I know he wants us to be with him in Canada but my mama won't allow us.
For almost 17 years, I've been living this way.
Living alone...alone meaning without a parent by my side.
My parents separated when I was 6 or 7 years old.
My mama's in Manila, my papa's not living here in the Philippines.
Sometimes, my papa's in Singapore, Russia, Korea, Canada, etc.
He can go anywhere because of his job.
And I'm left here in my granparents' house with my tita, tito, cousins and sometimes with my grandparents (if they're not in San Diego).
It's not that I'm complaining or something...It's just that I'm sad.
Maybe I'm used being left alone but I really don't know why I'm feeling sad.
After a month, ako naman ang aalis.
I'll be leaving Calasiao and Dagupan.
I have to start a new life away from my home, away from my family, away from my friends, away from people I know and love.
Soon...I'll be alone.
:(

************************************************************************************

Seniors 2007 is already a graduate from high school for a month.
I just can't explain how I feel.
It feels weird thinking that I won't be going to the same school by June.
There's a funny feeling inside me thinking that I won't see the same people when classes start.
It's funny how I pretend I'm happy and excited to be in college.
Sure! I will be studying in my dream school but is this what I really want?
I know that there are perks in being in Ateneo.
A chance to meet new people and gain experiences.
A chance to live in a different place alone.
A chance to be different from the person I am way back in high school, meaning I get to change some of the bad characteristics I possess and turn over into a new leaf.
A chance to forget about the bad things that had happen during my high school days.
A chance to start a new life (and maybe a new me).
Well, I guess it's a nice idea.
Change is such a big word, though.
The result of change may either be good or bad.
In order for me to have these kind of changes in my life, I need to sacrifice some things.
Things I love.
Things I am used to have by my side.
Like the daily routine I had when I was still in high school
Gone were the days when we were reading the exciting stories of Ibong Adarna, Florante at Laura, Crisostomo Ibarra, Maria Clara and other characters we've met in Filipino.
Gone were the days when we enjoyed meeting the different gods and goddesses, epic heroes, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Little Women and Little Men, Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu of Da Vinci Code in Literature.
Gone were the days when we were struggling to memorize the different terms in Earth Science and Biology, Periodic Table in Chemistry, terms and formulas in Physics.
Gone were the days when we were hard up tackling the mindbleeding problems in Basic Math, Algebra, Geometry, Statistics, Business Math, Trigonometry, College Algebra and Calculus.
Gone were the days when we were cooking, sewing, and doing other arts and crafts in HE.
Gone were the days when we were analyzing how to draw our seatworks, quizzes and exams of Mr. Revota's Drawing class.
Gone were the days when we were memorizing different terms in sports and less application in PE.
Gone were the days when we were agonozing on how to write the perfect sentence/article/story/essay/term paper in Grammar, Journalism, Research and Creative Writing.
Gone were the days when we were singing and studying different musical instruments/composers/singers in Music.
Gone were the days of Microsoft Powerpoint, HTML, and Typing Lessons in Computer class.
Gone were the days when we met the Spaniards in Philippine History, when we learned yoga and tai chi in Asian History, when we learned more about world history in third year, and how the government works in Economics.
Gone were the days when we realized how God loves us and how he wants us to live life the way he did in Values.
Gone were the days learning about the different diseases and cures in Health.
Gone were the kulitan, tambayan and kwentuhan after class.
Gone were the "cheese"misan in the classroom.
Gone were the tiring cheering practices and yet we didn't even end up as champions not even in our Senior year (though, I know we did our best).
Gone were the days of prom practices and the kilig event itself---the prom.
Gone were the fun-filled field trips, great christmas parties, cool pep week and boring student assemblies.
Gone were the days of spiritual renewal during recollections and retreat.
Gone were the awayan, tawanan, kopyahan, asaran, and iyakan.
Everything is gone.
For college will be a lot more exhausting, more stressful, and more serious.
I can't be pa-easy easy lang.
High school is waaaay different from college.
Hindi ko na siguro afford ang mag-mall during hell week.
Unlike high school, kaya ko pangmaka-perfect ng exam kahit na nasa mall ako with friends the day before.
More responsibilities pa sa college since I should be taking care of myself na.
No one to prepare my breakfast and baon during schooldays.
No more tita to take care of my needs especially when I am sick.
I guess it will be a goodbye to everything and everyone I love.
But this I tell you----goodbye doesn't mean we won't meet again. It also doesn't mean forever.
Goodbye as always means "until we meet again".
.zsuj.

Life Is A Little Bit Twisted Ain't It?

2007-04-27T22:33:00.000+08:00

Cleophine fetched me at our house and went to ESDC to get our diplomas and graduation pictures.

Wisdom people should have their reunion but only six wisedumbs showed up (including me).

We should be at school by 9 am but only Cleo and I were there at the shed of ESDC by that time.

While we were waiting, Sev arrived so we asked him to be with us while waiting for the others.

Kimi arrived at around 10 am, followed by Karlo after an hour.

We got our diplomas and grad pics before leaving the school.

Aww. I miss Ms. Calicdan.

She was the one who gave our grad pics.

We had a little chit-chat and left afterwards.

Karlo bought an ESDC envelope for each of us.

Thanks nga pala.

Karlo and Sev paid for our CSI Lucao jeepney fair, too!

Thanks again.

At Mcdo,

I ordered: burger+ Mcfloat

Cleophine: Mcfloat

Severino: Mcfloat.

We ate at the foodcourt.

Cheese dito. Cheese doon.

Bonding time.

Sometimes, when the topic is USTe, I can't relate ( I think even Kaloi can't).

Well, with a 3:1:1 ratio, I can't relate talaga!

3 Tigers

1 Eagle

1 SLU

We texted Justine Bianan and Ronellyn if they would still go to the mall but they weren't replying to us.

So we thought they won't come.

We decided to go to Kimi's house.

We had cookies and cream ice treat + juice + water for our merienda.

We watched ---- uhm, I forgot the title of the movie.

hehe.

Basta, I was kind of bored with the movie.

I was sleepy nga eh.

So, ayun.

But I did have my own movie to watch.

Kimi and Cleo knows what that movie was.

*wink*

Sumunod din sina Bianan at Ronellyn.

Nauna umalis sina Kaloi at Sev.

We watched a little bit of the Material Girls and left Kimi's house (plus our diploma) at around 5 pm, I think?

I had fun.

Yeah!

I thought I will leave Calasiao and Dagupan without seeing them once again.

I thought the last time I will ever see them was during our graduation.

But God is good.

I am happy and sad at the same time.

Alyssa's quote explains it well:

"It's so damn hard to deal with emotions when you want to touch someone but you can't.

There's nothing you can do about it. No matter how hard you try to distract yourself, how you try to smile and laugh it out, it still comes to that point where you find yourself alone in your room. "

Forgive me.

My life is twisted.

.zsuj.

It's All About Being Pinoy

2007-04-26T18:16:00.000+08:00

I surfed the net and compiled articles about Filipinos and/or the Philippines. I don't know. I just feel like doing it. Maybe it's a way for me to show how much I love the Philippines and it's people. It's the least thing I can do for now since I can't vote yet. Read on....

Noypits ka ba?

Sabi MO , ang gobyerno natin ay palpak.
Sabi MO , ang mga batas natin ay sinauna.
Sabi MO , ang lokal na pamahalaan natin ay hindi
maganda ang pagkolekta ng basura at ang paglilinis ng
mga lugar.
Sabi MO , hindi gumagana ang mga telepono, katatawanan
ang kalagayan ng trapiko, at hindi nakakarating sa
paroroonan ang mga sulat.
Sabi MO , parang nasadlak sa basura ang ating buong
bansa.
Sabi Mo , sabi MO, sabi MO.

E ano'ng ginagawa mo tungkol dito?

Kumuha ka ng isang taong papunta sa Singapore . Bigyan
mo sya ng pangalan, yung sa IYO. Bigyan MO sya ng
mukha, yung sa IYO. Lumabas KA sa airport nang
pinakamatino mong sarili na maipagmamalaki sa mundo..

Sa Singapore Hindi KA nagtatapon ng upos ng sigarilyo
sa kalye. Ipinagmamalaki MO ang magaganda nilang
underpass. Nagbabayad KA ng mga 60 pesos para
makapagmaneho sa Orchard Road (parang EDSA) mula alas
5 hanggang alas 8 ng gabi. Bumalik KA sa parking lot
para bayaran ang parking tiket mo kung napasobra ka ng
oras sa shopping o sa pagkain sa isang restaurant. Sa
Singapore , wala KAng sinasabi, meron ba?

Hindi MO susubukang kumain sa lantad kapag Ramadan sa
Dubai .
Hindi MO susubukang lumabas ng bahay na walang takip
ang mukha sa Jeddah.
Hindi MO susubukang lagyan ang isang empleyado ng
kumpanya ng telepono sa London para mapunta sa ibang
tao ang mga long distance na tawag mo.

Hindi MO susubukang lumampas ng 90 kilometers per hour
sa Washington, at saka sasabihin sa pulis "Alam mo
kung sino ako?"

Bakit di MO subukang dumura o magtapon ng upos ng
sigarilyo o balat ng kendi sa mga kalye sa Tokyo ?

Bakit hindi MO subukang bumili ng pekeng mga papeles
sa Boston tulad ng ginagawa sa Recto?

Pinag-uusapan pa rin natin IKAW.

IKAW na gumagalang at sumusunod sa patakarang banyaga
sa ibang bansa pero hindi makasunod sa sarili mong
lugar.

IKAW na tapon ng tapon sa kalye pagtuntong mo pa lang
sa lupa.

Kung IKAW ay nakikisalamuha at pumupuri ng systema sa
bansang banyaga, bakit hindi KA maging ganyan sa
Pilipinas?

Minsan sa isang panayam, ang dating Subic
Administrator na si Gordon ay may katwiran ng sinabi
nyang "Ang mga aso ng mayayaman ay pinalalakad at
pinadudumi ng may-ari sa kalye, tapos sila mismo ang
pumupuna sa may katungkulan sa kapalpakan sa
paglilinis ng mga kalye. Ano ang gusto nilang gawin ng
mga may katungkulan? Magwalis tuwing makakaramdam ng
hindi maganda sa tiyan ang kanilang alaga?"

Sa America , bawat may-ari ng alaga ay dapat maglinis
matapos ang pagdumi ng aso. Ganuon din sa Japan .

Gagawin ba ng mga Pilipino yun dito? Tama sya.

Pumupunta tayo sa botohan para pumili ng gobyerno at
pagkatapos nuon ay tinatanggal na natin sa sarili ang
responsibilidad. Uupo tayo sa isang tabi at
paghihintay ng pagkalinga at umaasa na gagawin ng
gobyerno ang lahat habang wala tayong iniaalay.

Umaasa tayo sa pamahalaan na maglinis, ngunit hindi
naman tayo titigil sa pagtatapon ng basura sa kung
saan-saan, at ni hindi tayo pupulot ng anumang piraso
ng papel para itapon sa basurahan.

Pagdating sa mga panlipunang talakayin tulad nang
hindi pagiging tapat sa kasal, sa mga dalagang ina, sa
pagtatalik ng walang basbas ng kasal, at iba pa,
maingay tayong nagpoprotesta ngunit patuloy naman
nating ginagawa ang mga ito.

Sa sandaling tayo ay mangulila kapag nasa labas tayo
ng bansa, naghahanap tayo ng aliw sa iba, kadalasan sa
kapwa rin natin Pilipino, na hindi natin iniisip ang
ating katungkulan na ating sinumpaan sa ating pamilya
nuong narito pa tayo.

Tapos sinisisi natin ang pamahalaan kapag nakikita
natin ang karahasan sa kabataan, pagkagumon sa bawal
na gamot, at iba pa, samantalang sinimulan natin
ito sa hindi pagpansin sa pangangailangan ng ating mga
anak ng tunay na pag-gabay at responsibilidad ng isang
magulang.

Ang sabi natin, "Ang buong sistema ang kailangang
magbago. Ano ang magagawa kung ako lang ang
magpapabago sa aking pamilya?"

E sino ang magbabago ng sistema?

Ano ba ang mga sankap ng sistema? Napakaginhawa sa
atin na ang sistema ay binubuo ng ating mga
kapitbahay, mga ibang tahanan, ibang syudad, ibang
komunidad, at ang pamahalaan. Pero hindi kasama IKAW
at AKO. Pagdating sa ating pagkakaroon ng positibong
handog sa sistema, ikinakandado natin ang sarili, pati
na ang ating pamilya sa loob ng isang ligtas na pugad
at tumatanaw na lang tayo sa malayong mga lugar at
bansa at naghihintay ng isang Mr. Clean na dumating at
maghatid na mga himala.

O lumilikas tayo. Parang mga tamad na duwag na hindi
pinatatahimik ng ating mga takot, tumatakbo tayo sa
Amerika upang makisalo sa kanilang luwalhati at
purihin sa kanilang sistema. Pero pag naging
masalimuot sa New York tatakbo tayo sa Japan o
Hongkong. Pag nagkahirapan ang paghanap ng trabaho sa
Hongkong, sakay agad tayo sa susunod na eroplano
patungong Gitnang Silangan. Pag may digmaan sa Gulf,
inaasahan nating masagip at mapauwi ng Gobyernong
Pilipino.

Lahat ay handang umabuso at gumahasa sa bansa. Walang
nag-iisip na handugan ang sistema. Ang konsyensya
natin ay nakasanla sa pera. Mga mahal kong kababayan,
ang sulating ito ay matinding nakakakislot ng isipan,
nangangailangan ng maraming pagmumuni-muni, at
tumutusok din sa konsyensya. Medyo inuulit ko lang
ayon sa ating salita ang mga salita ni John
..F.Kennedy sa kanyang kabansa upang maitugma sa ating
mga Pilipino:

"Itanong natin kung ano ang magagawa natin sa ating
bansang Pilipinas at gawin ang nararapat upang ang
Pilipinas ay maging tulad ng Amerika at ibang
kanlurang bansa ngayon."

Gawin natin kung ano ang kailangan ng Pilipinas sa
atin. Ipasa ito sa lahat ng Pilipino.

100 VERY PINOY THINGS

1. Merienda. Where else but in the Philippinesis it normal to eat five times a day?

2. Sawsawan. Assorted sauces that guarantee freedom of choice, enough room for experimentation and maximum tolerance for diverse tastes. Favorites: toyo't calamansi, suka at sili, patis.

3. Kuwan (Kwan), ano. At a loss for words? Try these and marvel at how Pinoys understand exactly what you want.

4. Pinoy humour and irreverence. If you're api and you know it, crack a joke. Nothing personal, really.

5. Tingi. Thank goodness for small entrepreneurs. Where else can we buy cigarettes, soap, condiments and life's essentials in small affordable amounts?

6. Spirituality. Even before the Spaniards came, ethnic tribes had their own anitos, bathalas and assorted deities, pointing to a strong relationship with the Creator, who or whatever it may be.

7. Po, opo, mano po. Speech suffixes that define courtesy, deference, filial respect--a balm to the spirit in these aggressive times.

8. Pasalubong. Our way of sharing the vicarious thrills and delights of a trip, and a wonderful excuse to shop without the customary guilt.

9. Beaches! With 7000 plus islands, we have miles and miles of shoreline piled high with fine white sand, lapped by warm waters, and nibbled by exotic tropical fish. From the stormy seas of Batanes to the emerald isles of Palawan--over here, life is truly a beach.

10. Bagoong. Darkly mysterious, this smelly fish or shrimp paste typifies the underlying theme of most ethnic foods: disgustingly unhygienic, unbearably stinky and simply irresistible.

11. Bayanihan. Yes, the internationally-renowned dance company, but also this habit of pitching in still common in small communities. Just have that cold beer and some pulutan ready for the troops.

12. The Balikbayan box. Another way of sharing life's bounty, no matter if it seems like we're fleeing Pol Pot everytime we head home from anywhere in the globe. The most wonderful part is that, more often than not, the contents are carted home to be distributed.

13. Pilipino komiks. Not to mention "Hiwaga," "Aliwan," "Tagalog Classics," "Liwayway" and "Bulaklak" magazines. Pulpy publications that gave us Darna, Facifica Falayfay, Lagalag, Kulafu, Kenkoy, Dyesebel, characters of a time both innocent and worldly.

14. Folk songs. They come unbidden and spring, full blown, like a second language, at the slightest nudge from the too-loud stereo of a passing jeepney or tricycle.

15. Fiesta. Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow is just another day, shrugs the poor man who, once a year, honors a patron saint with this sumptuous, no-holds-barred spread. It's a Pinoy celebration at its pious and riotous best.

16. Aswang, manananggal, kapre. The whole underworld of Filipino lower class mythology recalls our uniquely bizarre childhood, that is, before political correctness kicked in. Still, their rich adventures pepper our storytelling.

17. Jeepneys. Colorful, fast, reckless, a vehicle of postwar Pinoy ingenuity, this Everyman's communal cadillac makes for a cheap, interesting ride. If the driver's a daredevil (as they usually are), hang on to your seat.

18. Dinuguan. Blood stew, a bloodcurdling idea, until you try it with puto. Best when mined with jalapeno peppers. Messy but delicious.

19. Santacruzan. More than just a beauty contest, this one has religious overtones, a tableau of St. Helena's and Constantine's search for the Cross that seamlessly blends piety, pageantry and ritual. Plus, it's the perfect excuse to show off the prettiest ladies--and the most beautiful gowns.

20. Balut. Unhatched duck's embryo, another unspeakable ethnic food to outsiders, but oh, to indulge in guilty pleasures! Sprinkle some salt and suck out that soup, with gusto.

21. Pakidala or padala. A personalized door-to-door remittance and delivery system for overseas Filipino workers who don't trust the banking system, and who expect a family update from the courier, as well.

22. Choc-nut. Crumbly peanut chocolate bars that defined childhood ecstasy before M & M's and Hershey's.

23. Kamayan style. To eat with one's hand and eschew spoon, fork and table manners--ah, heaven.

24. Chicharon. Pork, fish or chicken crackling. There is in the crunch a hint of the extravagant, the decadent and the pedestrian. Perfect with vinegar, sublime with beer.

25. Pinoy hospitality. Just about everyone gets a hearty "Kain tayo!" invitation to break bread with whoever has food to share, no matter how skimpy or austere it is.

26. Adobo, kare-kare, sinigang and other lutong bahay stuff. Home-cooked meals that have the stamp of approval from several generations, who swear by closely-guarded cooking secrets and family recipes.

27. Lola Basyang. The voice one heard spinning tales over the radio, before movies and television curtailed imagination and defined grown-up tastes.

28. Pambahay. Home is where one can let it all hang out, where clothes do not make a man or woman but rather define their level of comfort.

29. Tricycle and trisikad, the poor Pinoy's taxicab that delivers you at your doorstep for as little as P3, with a complimentary dusting of polluted air.

30. Dirty ice cream. Very Pinoy flavors that make up for the risk: munggo, langka, ube, mais, keso, macapuno. Plus there's the colorful cart that recalls jeepney art.

31. Yayas. The trusted Filipino nanny who, ironically, has become a major Philippine export as overseas contract workers. A good one is almost like a surrogate parent--if you don't mind the accent and the predilection for afternoon soap and movie stars.

32. Sarsi. Pinoy root beer, the enduring taste of childhood. Our grandfathers had them with an egg beaten in.

33. Pinoy fruits. Atis, guyabano, chesa, mabolo, lanzones, durian, langka, makopa, dalanghita, siniguelas, suha, chico, papaya, singkamas--the possibilities are endless!

34. Filipino celebrities. Movie stars, broadcasters, beauty queens, public officials, all-around controversial figures: Aurora Pijuan, Cardinal Sin, Carlos P. Romulo, Charito Solis, Cory Aquino, Emilio Aguinaldo, the Eraserheads, Fidel V. Ramos, Francis Magalona, Gloria Diaz, Manuel L. Quezon, Margie Moran, Melanie Marquez, Monsour del Rosario, Ninoy Aquino, Nora Aunor, Vilma Santos, Pitoy Moreno, Ramon Magsysay, Richard Gomez, San Lorenzo Ruiz, Sharon Cuneta, Gemma Cruz, Erap, Tiya Dely, Mel and Jay, Gary V.

35. World class Pinoys who put us on the global map: Lea Salonga, Paeng Nepomuceno, Eugene Torre, Luisito Espinosa, Lydia de Vega-Mercado, Jocelyn Enriquez, Elma Muros, Onyok Velasco, Efren "Bata" Reyes, Lilia Calderon-Clemente, Loida Nicolas-Lewis, Josie Natori.

36. Pinoy tastes. A dietitian's nightmare: too sweet, too salty, too fatty, as in burong talangka, itlog na maalat, crab fat (aligue), bokayo, kutchinta, sapin-sapin, halo-halo, pastilyas, palitaw, pulburon, longganisa, tuyo, ensaymada, ube haleya, sweetened macapuno and garbanzos. Remember, we're the guys who put sugar & franks (horrors) in our spaghetti sauce. Yum!

37. The sights. Banaue Rice Terraces, Boracay, Bohol's Chocolate Hills, Corregidor Island, Fort Santiago, the Hundred Islands, the Las Pinas Bamboo Organ, Rizal Park, Mt. Banahaw, Mayon Volcano, Taal Volcano. A land of contrasts and ever-changing landscapes.

38. Gayuma, agimat and anting-anting. Love potions and amulets. How the socially-disadvantaged Pinoy copes.

39. Barangay Ginebra, Jaworski, PBA, MBA and basketball. How the vertically-challenged Pinoy compensates, via a national sports obsession that reduces fans to tears and fistfights.

40. People Power at EDSA. When everyone became a hero and changed Philippine history overnight.

41. San Miguel Beer and pulutan. "Isa pa nga!" and the Philippines' most popular, world-renowned beer goes well with peanuts, corniks, tapa, chicharon, usa, barbecue, sisig, and all manner of spicy, crunchy and cholesterol-rich chasers.

42. Resiliency. We've survived 400 years of Spanish rule, the US bases, Marcos, the 1990 earthquake, lahar, lambada, Robin Padilla, and Tamagochi. We survived Erap.

43. Yoyo. Truly Filipino in origin, this hunting tool, weapon, toy and merchandising vehicle remains the best way to "walk the dog" and "rock the baby," using just a piece of string. 44. Pinoy games: Pabitin, palosebo, basagan ng palayok. A few basic rules make individual cunning and persistence a premium, and guarantee a good time for all.

45. Ninoy Aquino. For saying that "the Filipino is worth dying for,'' and proving it.

46. Balagtasan. The verbal joust that brings out rhyme, reason and passion on a public stage.

47. Tabo. All-powerful, ever-useful, hygienically-triumphant device to scoop water out of a bucket and help the true Pinoy answer nature's call. Helps maintain our famously stringent toilet habits.

48. Pandesal. Despite its shrinking size, still a good buy. Goes well with any filling, best when hot.

49. Jollibee. Truly Pinoy in taste and sensibility, and a corporate icon that we can be quite proud of. Do you know that it's invaded the Middle East as well?

50. The butanding, the dolphins and other creatures in our blessed waters. They're Pinoys, too, and they're here to stay. Now if some folks would just stop turning them into daing.

51. Pakikisama. It's what makes people stay longer at parties, have another drink, join pals in sickness and health. You can get dead drunk and still make it home.

52. Sing-a-long. Filipinos love to sing, and thank God a lot of us do it well! 53. Kayumanggi. Neither pale nor dark, our skin tone is beautifully healthy, the color of a rich earth or a mahogany tree growing towards the sun.

54. Hand-woven cloth and native weaves. Colorful, environment-friendly alternatives to polyester that feature skillful workmanship and a rich indigenous culture behind every thread. From the pinukpok of the north to the malong of the south, it's the fiber of who we are.

55. Movies. Still the cheapest form of entertainment, especially if you watch the same movie several times.

56. Bahala na. We cope with uncertainty by embracing it, and are thus enabled to play life by ear.

57. Papaitan. An offal stew flavored with bile, admittedly an acquired taste, but pointing to our national ability to acquire a taste for almost anything. 58. English. Whether carabao or Arr-neoww-accented, it doubles our chances in the global marketplace. 59. The Press. Irresponsible, sensational, often inaccurate, but still the liveliest in Asia. Otherwise, we'd all be glued to TV.

60. Divisoria. Smelly, crowded, a pickpocket's paradise, but you can get anything here, often at rock-bottom prices. The sensory overload is a bonus.

61. Barong Tagalog. Enables men to look formal and dignified without having to strangle themselves with a necktie. Worn well, it makes any ordinary Juan look marvelously makisig (good-looking).

62. Filipinas. They make the best friends, lovers, and wives. Too bad they can't say the same for Filipinos.

63. Filipinos. So maybe they're bolero and macho with an occasional streak of generic infidelity; they do know how to make a woman feel like one.

64. Catholicism. What fun would sin be without guilt? Jesus Christ is firmly planted on Philippine soil.

65. Dolphy. Our favorite, ultra-durable comedian gives the beleaguered Pinoy everyman an odd dignity, even in drag.

66. Style. Something we often prefer over substance. But every Filipino claims it as a birthright.

67. Bad taste. Clear plastic covers on the vinyl-upholstered sofa, posters of poker-playing dogs masquerading as art, over-accessorized jeepneys and altars--the list is endless, and wealth only seems to magnify it.

68. Mangoes. Crisp and tart, or lusciously ripe, they evoke memories of family outings and endless sunshine in a heart-shaped package.

69. Unbridled optimism. Why we rank so low on the suicide scale.

70. Street food. Barbecue, lugaw, banana-cue, fishballs, IUD (chicken entrails), adidas (chicken feet), warm taho. Forget hepatitis; here's cheap, tasty food with gritty ambience.

71. The siesta. Snoozing in the middle of the day is smart, not lazy.

72. Honorifics and courteous titles: Kuya, ate, diko, ditse, ineng, totoy, Ingkong, Aling, Mang, etc. No exact English translation, but these words connote respect, deference and the value placed on kinship.

73. Heroes and people who stood up for truth and freedom. Lapu-lapu started it all, and other heroes and revolutionaries followed: Diego Silang, Macario Sakay, Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Apolinario Mabini, Melchora Aquino, Gregorio del Pilar, Gabriela Silang, Miguel Malvar, Francisco Balagtas, Juan Luna, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Panday Pira, Emilio Jacinto, Raha Suliman, Antonio Luna, Gomburza, Emilio Aguinaldo, the heroes of Bataan and Corregidor, Pepe Diokno, Satur Ocampo, Dean Armando alay, Evelio Javier, Ninoy Aquino, Lola Rosa and other comfort women ho spoke up, honest cabbie Emilio Advincula, Rona Mahilum, the women lawyers who didn't let Jalosjos get away with rape.

74. Flora and fauna. The sea cow (dugong), the tarsier, calamian deer, bearcat, Philippine eagle, sampaguita, ilang-ilang, camia, pandan, the creatures that make our archipelago unique.

75. Pilipino songs, OPM and composers. "Ama Namin," "Lupang Hinirang," "Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal," "Ngayon at Kailanman," "Anak," "Handog,""Hindi Kita Malilimutan," "Ang Pasko ay Sumapit"; Ryan Cayabyab, George Canseco, Restie Umali, Levi Celerio, Manuel Francisco, Freddie Aguilar, and Florante--living examples of our musical gift.

76. Metro Aides. They started out as Imelda Marcos' groupies, but have gallantly proven their worth. Against all odds, they continuously prove that cleanliness is next to godliness--especially when those darned political candidates' posters have to be scraped off the face of Manila!

77. Sari-sari store. There's one in every corner, offering everything from bananas and floor wax to Band-Aid and bakya.

78. Philippine National Red Cross. PAWS. Caritas. Fund drives. They help us help each other.

79. Favorite TV shows through the years: "Tawag ng Tanghalan," "John and Marsha," "Champoy," "Ryan, Ryan Musikahan," "Kuwarta o Kahon," "Public Forum/Lives," "Student Canteen," "Eat Bulaga." In the age of inane variety shows, they have redeemed Philippine television.

80. Quirks of language that can drive crazy any tourist listening in: "Bababa ba?" "Bababa!"

81. "Sayang!" "Naman!" "Kadiri!" "Ano ba!?" "pala." Expressions that defy translation but wring out feelings genuinely Pinoy.

82. Cockfighting. Filipino men love it more than their wives (sometimes).

83. Dr. Jose Rizal. A category in himself. Hero, medicine man, genius, athlete, sculptor, fictionist, poet, essayist, husband, lover, samaritan, martyr. Truly someone to emulate and be proud of, anytime, anywhere.

84. Nora Aunor. Short, dark and homely-looking, she redefined our rigid concept of how leading ladies should look.

85. Noranian or Vilmanian. Defines the friendly rivalry between Ate Guy Aunor and Ate Vi Santos and for many years, the only way to be for many Filipino fans.

86. Filipino Christmas. The worlds longest holiday period. A perfect excuse to mix our love for feasting, gift-giving and music and wrap it up with a touch of religion.

87. Relatives and kababayan (countrymen) abroad. The best refuge against loneliness, discrimination and confusion in a foreign place. Distant relatives and fellow Pinoys readily roll out the welcome mat even on the basis of a phone introduction or referral.

88. Festivals. Sinulog, Ati-atihan, Moriones. Sounds, colors, pagan frenzy and Christian overtones.

89. Folk dances. Tinikling, pandanggo sa ilaw, karinosa, kuratsa, itik-itik, alitaptap, rigodon. All the right moves and a distinct rhythm.

90. Native wear and costumes. Baro't saya, tapis, terno, saya, salakot, bakya. Lovely form and ingenious function in the way we dress.

91. Sunday family gatherings. Or, close family ties that never get severed. You don't have to win the lotto or be a president to have 10,000 relatives. Everyone's family tree extends all over the archipelago, and it's at its best in times of crisis; notice how food, hostesses, money, and moral support materialises during a wake?

92. Calesa and karitela. The colorful and leisurely way to negotiate narrow streets when loaded down with a year's provisions.

93. Quality of life. Where else can an ordinary employee afford a stay-in helper, a yaya, unlimited movies, eat-all-you-can buffets, the latest fashion (Baclaran nga lang), even Viagra in the black market?

94. All Saints' Day. In honouring our dead, we also prove that we know how to live.

95. Handicrafts. Shellcraft, rattancraft, abaca novelties, woodcarvings, banig placemats and bags, bamboo windchimes, etc. Portable memories of home. Hindi lang pang-turista, pang- balikbayan pa!

96. Pinoy greens. Sitaw. Okra. Ampalaya. Gabi. Munggo. Dahon ng Sili. Kangkong. Luya. Talong. Sigarillas. Bataw. Patani. Lutong bahay will never be the same without them.

97. OCWs. The lengths (and miles) we'd go for a better life for our family, as proven by these modern-day heroes of the economy.

98. The Filipino artist. From Luna's magnificent "Spolarium" and Amorsolo's sun-kissed rice fields, to Ang Kiukok's jarring abstractions and Borlongan's haunting ghosts, and everybody else in between. Hang a Filipino painting on your wall, and you're hanging one of Asia's best.

99. Tagalog soap operas. From "Gulong ng Palad" and "Flor de Luna" to today's incarnations like "Mula sa Puso"--they're the story of our lives, and we feel strongly for them, MariMar notwithstanding.

100. Midnight madness, weekends sales, bangketas and baratillos. It's retail therapy at its best, with Filipinos braving traffic, crowds, and human deluge to find a bargain.

and thats...
100 VERY PINOY THINGS

Jusz says:

I have been to only two foreign countries ( Singapore and Hong Kong) and I admit I like what I saw. Singapore and Hong Kong are both Newly Industrialized Countries. Singapore and Hong Kong are really different compared to the Philippines. They have a cleaner, safer, and better environment for people to live in. In some cases, I admit that Singapore ang Hong Kong is better than the Philippines. It is made possible because of its citizens. The citizens of Singapore ang Hong Kong are very discplined. They follow traffic rules, they don't use the city as a big trash bin, they don't spit or pee anywhere they want to, etc. etc. etc. Most of the Filipino citizens do otherwise. That's the problem with us Filipino people we lack discipline. Based on my Economics book last school year, development means to reduce or eliminate poverty, inequality and unemployment within the context of a growing economy. Well, we don't have to be a government official to do those things. We can help our country by choosing and putting the right people in position. As a concerned sixteen-year-old Filipino citizen (who can't vote yet), I ask you to please vote for the best leaders who can somehow change the situation in our country. But of course, after the election, we just can't let the government do all the work. We, too, should do something. Be disciplined enough to follow traffic rules, use the ped xing, dispose your trash in the garbage can, pee in the proper places, etc. I want change and I'll try to start with myself. If you want change, start with yourself, too! And encourage your family to do the same, followed by your community, then your province, and then your region and eventually the Philippines. I believe that there's a bright tomorrow waiting for everyone. Mahalin natin ang Pilipinas. Hanggat maaari, huwag nating takasan ang problema ng ating bansa at huwag na ring dagdagan pa.

WiseDumb Kimi

2007-04-25T18:46:00.000+08:00

Kimi sent the wisdom people some loooooove.
hehe.
Well, it's actually a text message showing how much she misses us.
Here's the message:

wisedumb exclusibew..

naaaliw aco. ang tanging 8 na babaeng mag-aaral sa USTe ay manggagaling pa sa section natin. haha. cute pa kasi iba-iba course namin. haha. at PE. yey!

alleli.
anna.
bianan.
belle.
cleo.
lynne.
vinz.

see yeh around schoolmates. haha :P

at para sa mga SLU.
takte! sinakop niyo.
andaming ednasians.
hehe.

alysz.
che.
jack.
jaja.
kaloy.
leo.
marga.
pammy.
reynan.

sa mga mafeefeeling na nagsarili.. haha. joke lang :P

drex -FEU
edward -UPANG
jes -UE
jusz -ADMU
nanah -UPD

g'luck sa pagsasarili. hehe :P

pucha! miss co na kayong lahat.. mga tae kayo. mag-load naman kayo. lalo ka na MARGA. sakim ka sa load. hahaha :P

may pahabol aco! may TUESDAY's w/ GRANNY aco. haha. lunch kami ni akulaw b. every tuesday. haha. yes naman! date kami. haha. hayy..

basta miss co na kayo. keep in touch lalo na sa mga kornyclesz ;)

wubyew wisedumbs.
mwup!

-hime kimi

waaaah! I miss the WISEDUMB people, too!
Tsk! Hindi naman matuloy-tuloy yung reunion natin!
Punta naman kayo sa school this June 4!
Kitakits naman!
Punta na nga pala ako sa Manila this June 5.
Balik ako sa Dagupan/Calasiao sa October 13 pa.

Road Trip: Vigan, Ilocos Sur

2007-04-23T22:13:00.000+08:00

A few days before I kept on bugging my papa to let me travel again.
He told me that he was planning to bring us to Thailand but then we don't have enough time since he'll be going back to Canada on the 29th of April.
So, we thought of a place here in the Philippines where we haven't been before.
He suggested Vigan and I agreed.

We spent more or less 5 hours in the road.
When we arrived in Vigan, we ate our baon for lunch in a bench.
(Tipid ba? haha.)
After eating our lunch, we hired a kalesa.

So, we toured Vigan.
We visited the place where the original Panday movie was shoot. It was the Panday wherein FPJ has the lead role.
And then we went to see how a pot was being formed.
My lola and Tita shopped for t-shirts, pots, and other souvenirs, too.
Our next destination was in the mini zoo of Chavit Singson.
For our last destination, we visited the very old houses.
We saw the house of Father Burgos and the house of the late President Elpidio Quirino.
After the tour, we visited the church and prayed, thanking God for everything and for the wonderful experience we had that day.
Then, we're back to Dagupan and we had our dinner at Matutina's.

This is the sign of the kalesa of Manong (I don't know his name pero he is mabait talaga.)

This is where a scene of the movie Panday was shoot.

This is how the Philippines look like noong panahon ng mga Kastila...

Now this is your modern Maria Clara minus the Maria Clara outfit and the hinhin factor. =P

The old days....

My lola and me.

After a very loooooooong journey, we had a scrumptious dinner at Matutina's.

Thanks, papa! It was a wonderful trip, really! We had fun.

Kalesa: Php 150 an hour.
Visit Vigan! You won't regret anything.
The tiring trip? It's worth it!
The people there are accomodating pa!
Have fun!

A Year Younger...Two Years Smarter

2007-04-17T20:38:00.000+08:00

There was this boy I met at school.
He was my classmate for three years.
The first time was when we were in sixth grade, the next was when we were Juniors and for the last time, when we were already Seniors.
He's a year younger than me but he's like my kuya.
He knows a lot.
Next to him, I'll look like an immature girl.
He's wise and smart.
He is a dreamer.
This summer, we chat and text a lot.
I don't know why. We're not really like this before.
I'm thankful, though.
Even if he discovered my little secret, he never changed.
He's still the same...only a lot better.
When we text or chat, we talk about things we never talk about before.
We update each other with the different things that's happening to us this summer or we talk about our dreams, future, or random things/topics that just pop into our minds.
Though I have deleted most of his texts, I saved some and I'll post it here:

"Ang pangarap k ksi psychiatrist sa mental or gen physcian na pmpnta sa liblib na lugar para exciting
kaw san gs2o mgtrbho?"

"I mean cum 2 thnk of it, lyf is nt stble, there is no prearanged plan, its lyk a buk stil on d proces of being writen, endles twists n trns. Change is key fctor.
If there were now crusades den were not chrstians. no world war 2, usa wnt b a major power, d namatay c ninoy bka pa marcos regime pa"

"U knw a great buk is nothn 2 do with da stry, its how an author acurately n graphcly can descrbe a chracter's emotion n bhavior, as though it goes bynd d boundaries of mere literary form and bcms real un ang mgndang libro, kya ang mga greeks msydng nhmaling d2"

Actually, there are a lot of things that he taught me.
I can't type it all here though because like what I've told you, I erased most of it.
It'll be in my heart, though.
Oh yeah!
He loves Stephen King, Mr. Coelho (sorry, I don't know the first name, is it Paolo?), and Anne Frank.
This summer he read HP books 4-6 again, Veronika Decides to Die, book given to him by Che and he also watched 5 movies.
He stays at home but comes out of their house occasionally (that is if he needs to get something in school like report card or something or if he needs to go arrange something in his school for college)
He writes very well. Just read his blog.
He will be a great doctor, philosopher, and maybe an author too, someday!

Visual DNA

2007-04-14T13:33:00.000+08:00

I saw this from Blake's multiply and so I decided to get one for me, too!

Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

Eriatarka

2007-04-13T17:27:00.000+08:00

Credits to Ms. Nancy Sanchez, a teentalker in candymag.com.

Here are some tips for incoming Ateneo freshmen; I wrote a paper on the subject for my Journalism class last semester. Good luck, guys!

# You are not allowed to smoke anywhere on campus except the designated smokers' pocket gardens (or smockets).

# "TBA" is not a room, it stands for "to be announced."

# You are actually allowed to wear anything along the corridors of the John Gokongwei School of Management, and only have to follow the dress code when you plan to enter the department office or if your teacher requires it. However, if you have the grave misfortune of running into the dean, prepare for trouble!

# Wear your I.D. at all times or the guard will apprehend you and you will be sanctioned. If you forget to bring your I.D., you can get a temporary I.D. (which is basically a slip of paper) at Xavier Hall for 30 pesos. The guards will totally chase you if you try to run away, so don't. And don't give a fake I.D. number, either; it will super !@#$ someone off to have a random Hold Order that they didn't incur come finals or enrollment time.

# "B-205" refers to Berchmans Hall, Room 205. "BEL-205" refers to Bellarmine Hall, Room 205. "C" is the Schmitt Building, also known as the Chem building, which is right next to the cafeteria, not CTC.

# Leave extra early for 7:30 a.m. classes; you are contending with the entire student population of Ateneo de Manila University High School and Grade School, and Miriam College High School and Grade School.

# Refrain from sitting at the benches within the SEC B and SEC C foyers. Most people have probably heard of the Ateneo bench culture, and that's generally where they hang out. Some people will be nice and ask you to leave nicely, some people will even let you stay there, but may mga masusungit rin. It's probably going to be super annoying (it was to me in the beginning), but then matagal nang ganyan.

# For MWF classes (which are 50 minutes long), if your teacher is 10 minutes late after the first bell, the class is considered a free cut (unless the teacher specifies otherwise, or texts the beadle to say that he/she will be late). For TTh classes (which are 80 minutes long), the waiting time is 15 minutes.

# Don't bother making out in the upper stairwells of SEC B and SEC C. Marami nang nahuli doon, and nakakahiya mahuli. The guards will generally let you finish whatever nasty things you're doing before approaching you to sanction you. Ick! (P.S. I don't know this from personal experience; upperclassmen nagsabi.)

# You can get a lot of perks from being nice to the university staff, whether the profs, the maintenance, or the people handling the equipment rental and the Office of Student Chakalore (I forget the word). Of course, it's always good for your teacher to recognize who you are so that he/she can put a face to the name in the class list during grading. You can sometimes borrow equipment (like speakers, etc.) even without a slip, if the people in charge of them like you.

# In the event that you don't have your I.D., you can avoid guards by walking through the little gardens/patches of grass with small trees between the Sec buildings, and taking the secret route behind CTC (the path beside the smocket) to Faura to SocSci.

# You don't have to "fashyown" when you go to school (though I do because I'm crazy like that and I go out after classes), but my friends says that the trick to dressing for Ateneo is to wear something light and airy, and then pack a cardigan and an umbrella in your bag. The weather is super erratic.

# A lot of the food sold on the second floor caf is discounted after 430 PM everyday.

Medical Examination + ATM

2007-04-12T20:08:00.000+08:00

My Tita accompanied me to the hospital to have my medical examination. I need it kasi for my enrollment in the Ateneo. After my med examination, we went to the bank to open my ATM account.
Short story. Wala lang. I just want to post something on my blog. Can't think of a topic naman.
Ka-chat ko si pritong manok ngayon. Share ko lang. Bakit ba? Amiss ko met la. =P Woooh. Makalimutan ko kaya siya pag nasa ADMU na ko?
haha.
Asa pa!
Eh katabi ng dorm ko fastfood ng Fried Chicken!
nyahaha.

Norbit

2007-04-11T19:33:00.000+08:00

Ohwkieh.
I don't know why I chose Norbit as the title of my blog entry.
It doesn't really mean anything, it's just that my friends and I watched Norbit at the mall.
Here's what happened:

Justine B. and Ronellyn fetched me at our house at 12 noon.
We went to CSI City Mall where Gelit, Diana, Ina and Al were waiting.
We strolled around a bit.
Then we decided to watch a movie, specifically, Norbit.
I want to thank Ina Billie Chanliongco because she paid for our movie tickets.
Thank you talaga.
Sorry ha, kasi dahil sa amin wala ka nang panglaro.
Try ko makabawi next time. =D
Thank you again.
=D

Ang Munting Regalo

2007-04-09T16:30:00.000+08:00

Drama Thing

2007-04-05T09:52:00.000+08:00

RUBY BATCH!!!

I still can't understand though why people greets us "Congratulations" or "Happy Graduation".

Why do they say "HAPPY grad" when we are all sad about bidding farewell and going on our separate ways.

We've been together for how many years now. For me, I've been with you guys for nine years. Some of our batchmates have been together for thirteen years. For almost ten hours a day, almost six days a week(including gimmick days every saturdays or sometimes even sundays when we have practices), for ten months a year! Imagine how long we've been together. I believe were so close already---too close. We know each other more than our family knows us. There are certain things that we share our batchmates that our family don't know. It's hard to let go. I can't understand why fate allows us to meet at some point of our lives, bring us closer together and breaks us apart in the end. It's unfair, it's cruel. Nasanay na tayong magkakasama tapos maghihiwalay hiwalay din pala.

I really hope that our friendship is endless. You molded me into who I am right now. You took a a very big space in my heart and you'll stay there forever. You changed my life.

There are certain times wherein I would rather be with my friends than with my family. Maybe because they understand me more. They can see a different side of me that my family don't know.

Kilala ako ng friends ko. Alam nila ang flaws ko, weaknesses, pangit na ugali (like pagiging ugaw-ugaw or iyakin) but still loves me anyway. They learned to accept me rin naman in the end. It is because they TRULY love the REAL Jusz. I hate pretending. What you see in me is what you get. Be thankful nga kasi hindi ako naging fake.

The picture above is fried chicken. Haha. =P

To fried chicken:

I'm sorry if I posted your picture here.

Hindi naman nakita mukha mo eh.

They wouldn't know it's you, unless close kayo or kilala ka nila masyado.

***Inamin ko na pala sa kanya na siya nga si fried chicken dun sa letter na binigay ko nung graduation pero nalaman ko nung Batch Farewell party na matagal na pala niyang alam nung January pa! Nyikes!
I know that it doesn't really matter whether I reveal my chicken secret or not because in the end...nothing will happen.

He likes someone else and I admire him not love...it's so not a big deal.
And besides, we're friends ( I think?).
We'll be miles, miles, miles, miles away from each other but I wouldn't deny----I'll miss him.

Yeahp! Goodbye always seems to be the hardest word to say. We can't deny the fact that there is a possibility na hindi na natin makita ang isa't-isa. But still, I pray that our paths will cross again. I won't say goodbye, though. All I can say to you is "Until we meet again...I promise, it wont be long."

I know that I have not been a good girl. I made some mistakes here and there. I hurt most, if not some, of you. I uttered words you shouldn't hear, did some things you didn't like, and I had been a brat, sometimes. I'm not a perfect person , though. No one is. And here I am asking for apology. I can't promise you that I won't do it again. Sometimes, mistakes are being repeated and you can't avoid that. I believe some people hate me but well-----let's hug, anyway. This is not the time for hating each other. It's time for us to break the barrier between peace and war. Come on, let's cross the boundary and move on to the peace side. I love you and I'm sorry again.

I hope maging totoo yung nabasa niyo sa taas ^^. Whatever happens, magbago man ang lahat....friends pa rin tayo. Batchmates: magkaroon man tayo ng kanya-kanyang "new set of friends", sana may space pa rin ang "old friends" niyo sa heart niyo, ohwkieh?
Sa Grand Alumni Homecoming natin, dadalhin ko yung scrapbooks ko. Yipee! A trip down memory lane. Ang saya siguro nun noh?

Kornickles ng Wisedumb. In order to understand, the 22 students of wisdom...you must first be mentally retarded like us. That's soooo true!
Siguro akala niyo na porket wisdom kami napaka-geeky namin, pero we prove you wrong. Kami ay certified "Matatalinong Bobo".
We make things complicated.

Miss ko na kayong lahat.
By june, iba-ibang mukha na makikita natin. Not the usual---pangit and abnoi na mukha ng batchmates natin. Haha. Peace people. I love you, guys (more than you know.)
We are simply the BEST---among the WORST (wushoosh! Asa sila! I-proprove nating mali sila).

Sweet Messages

2007-04-04T15:47:00.000+08:00

"aiee. ur welqam fwen. . zta tubong miqnez mhal n mhal q ae naqx! wavsz qta" ~Pam Sibal

"o0,naman .. we lav u , 4 hu u r .. un t0t0ng ikaw .. un switnes mo, argH ! ur rly diff. .. mami2s q un chkahan ntn , as a grup. un lakas ng twanan,bALaw*some text missing*" ~Alyssa Joy Torio

"I knw. Kilala kta. Peo magigiv up k b? Ndi d b? Bsta pagdating sa fuTure m alam ko d ka papatalo, wise k naman eh , yan ang magpapalakas sau. ." ~Jessica Nepomuceno

"Takot dn ako. Lhat na tau eh. Peo tlgang ganean kailangan nating pagdaanan para guminhawa dn buhai natin pagdating ng panahon. Cguro nga mahirap pero kaya dn ntin yan.." ~Jessica Nepomuceno

"loving you s all that means to me.. being happy is all id hope you'D be.. haha.. gndng gbe.." ~Hanille Reyes

"harts cud luv juz 4 a wyl. feet cud wok juz sum miles. clothes cud b n style juz a little tym bt memories w/u? hmm, it wl last til i die!" ~Jim Mark Ferrer

"Thanks f0r everytHing, i'lL misS y0u, y0u wilL always be cl0se to my heart and remEmber always as my true friend. " ~Reynan Paul Tamondong

"AwW, salamat jusz. STUdy hard s colej ha? Wag m0 po. tAke caRe of y0urSeLf ha? Khit d n tau kta c0lej, i wil never 4GeT u at kung meh pR0blem ka po, txt m0 lng ako and i'm 0lways reDy 2 help u. mwah." ~Reynan Paul Tamondong

"Dagdag mo to dun.. At pagwala c che,dyn naman c arbin at c God eh.. At pag wala c arbin at che..andyan parn c God..at pagandyan clang dlwa.. Andyan parn c God" ~Arvin Paolo Sotes

"iloveyou ! i think you're one of the sweetest in our batch . i really appreciate the things you gave me , i kept all of them . those are the treasures i won't exchange for anything else ! i'm glad you're still the sweet , caring , thoughtful 'jusz' i used to know . ILOVEYOUFRIEND , not jusz an ordinary friend but a friend beyond words , beyond time , a friend 'til the end ! muuaaah ! -vinz , march 29, 2007 ,10:50" ~Vinizza Caballero

"'lam m0 kht gnyan ka napr0ve k0 tlga na caring at l0ving pers0n ka k2lad ko tnx 4 evrythng d kta mkklmtan. .luv u" ~Mikhael Malapit

"0k lng yan mdmi ka mamemeet..ang importante nkilala mu n kme" ~Nathaniel Ruisan

"Isipin m na lng na parang isa i2ng advntre mrmi kng mdidscvr n bgung bgay indpendntly" ~Karlo Camagay

"Mgnda nga un atleast exctng buhay d bltant n apasakey" ~Karlo Camagay

"Sbi pa nga ni dumbledore; theres nothn 2 b afraid of darknes, death, solitde or change it is only d unknown one is afraid of" ~Karlo Camagay

"I'll miss u" ~Nathaniel Ruisan

Busy Si Jusz

2007-04-02T16:31:00.000+08:00

Sorry if I haven't posted an entry for the past few days.

I've been quite busy lately.

On the 28th of March, we had our general rehearsal for our graduation.

Here's a group pic with Ernie.

We love Ernie so much despite of his being "pasaway" and besides we're all "pasaways", too!

Now, here's a girls' group pic.

Hays, I'll miss these "kodakan moments".

Another pic with the girls.

On the 29th, it's our graduation day.

We had the baccalaureatte mass at 2 pm. The mass celebrant is no other than the very cute Rev. Fr. Garret Ulanimo. He came all the way from Baguio City! Father Garret is our retreat master last December at Betania Retreat House in Baguio City.

After the mass, we were ask to go to our classroom while waiting for the recognition of the freshies, sophies and juniors to end. So, what else do we have to do but to take loads of pictures. I didn't post everything here, though.

Finally, it came! It's time to sing our grad songs and our school hymn.
Look at us! We're all packed like sardines but on the brighter side, Mrs. Ivy Bautista told us the day before, "you are the most beautiful sardines we have ever seen!" Oh yeah!

On the 30th, we celebrated Papa Joey and Mama Myla's 15th wedding anniversary. I was a bride's maid together with ate DJ. We had the reception at Leisure Coast Resort. After the reception, I changed my clothes and went straight to our batch's farewell party. Here are some pics.

Here's a picture of me together with Joyce and Leo.

This picture was taken when we had our boat ride. My brother Jayson paid for me. Thanks brother! I love you. In this pic, I'm with Cleophine, Francis and Aisel. The boy behind us with the black Superman t-shirt is Butch.

At 5:30 pm, I went back home 'coz my cousin Nic Nic will have her concert at LCR again.

Here's a picture of her while singing.

On the 31st, the whole family together with Terry's family ate our dinner at Dagupena's. This is a picture of me with my cousins Angel and Martin.

On April 1st, we went to Baguio City and stayed there for a night at Lola Beth's house. Here's a picture of the gang though it's incomplete. A lot of things happened but I'm too TIRED to type everything here. When I get the chance, I will.

I miss my cousins Jacob, Jackie, Andrew + my Tita Anne and Tito Jake + Terry, Taylor and Railey. (I'm not so sure with the spelling of the names of Terry and her kids.)

Walang Katapusang GM!

2007-03-29T22:31:00.000+08:00

"Seniors.. ndi pa toh gudbye.. magmeemeet pa ult tyo.. at mgssma sma. sna wlang limutan..and2 ko para senyo kht nu mangyari. mhal ko po kyo! bbctahn pa natn c ernie.. bhfm.ilovyu.slmat sa hba ng pasenxa. bsta! mhalkorubybatch07!!" - teen quinto

"sa lhat ng mga nag grad congratz sana wag nyo akong kalimutan ah... mahal ko lhat n tao khit mga kaaway ko mhal ko din cla kya humihingi ako ng patawad dun sa mga nakaaway ko. patawad din dun sa taong pinagtapatan ko ng aking tunay na nararamdaman. mahal ko kayong lhat at khit saan man kayo magpunta khit san dako pa ng mundo kayo mapunta hindinghindi ko kyo makakalimutan. { Cj_09} = Rebels rock!" - reenjay

"RUBY batch: THANK YOU & SORRY .. i wil mis u guys! wa limutan ha. i respect. i care. i love YOU! nd, am concern. godbles.=D *9am tondaligan NOW!" -aitch 0_o

"^mournin evry1^ ~SMILE, Be GOOD, GOD Loves YOU!!!-ms massah ~sNA kh8 mlYO Kyo d nyo k mkakalmtan+2583463 /wrds na d mbubura s kng isipan/ men graduate n tyo!! Dnt b sad gnyan tlga bhay... txt2 n lng tau n YM pagg miss ntin isat isa!! Its gr8 2 hav bn in eDNAS.... bkit kci mhal k isang trese anyos ang hrap bumitaw" ~ Karlo

"'d me mk2log.ang bgat pa ng fling k0 xit ma miz ko kau. Lal0 na xa. . ." ~Mikx

"(^_^)nyt2 ruby batch. . . Wag natin klmtan mg pray tnx 2 God hndi nya tau pnbyAan. . . luvrubybatchrebelzrockx" ~mikx

" lyf goes on... i'l mis u folks.. : dont know if i shud b hapi or sad. thanks foh evrythn. happy graduation mahal kong SENiORS.. d2 paren aco para seniu. am jaz a txt/YM away." ~dipti

"atlast im fresh agen& full ! haha :P watta nite seniors . it was fantastic, telebombastic ! woahaha. kht na inaasthma ako, knakaya ko parin :') take care. -wiigle ." ~ badet

"g'am hayy .. dna tlga aqo mkatlog .. hayy .. saturday nnman .. tss .. sana monday na ult ! hayy, wla na plang pasok .. :c i misz goin to skewl .. =/" ~vannie

" a goodbye isn't painful unles you're never going to say hello again . dandang hapon . :)" ~ Diane Romero

"Ruby batch,msya ako't nksma ko kau.s inu ko nabuhos lhat ng oras q.mramdaman ko ibg sbhn ng tahanan,sa inu ko lng nppkta ung 2nay n aq.s mga 2manggap sakn slamat.s mga taong nsaktan ko sori.ilang bses aq nghangad n mgn una tau s lhat ng bagay pro sunod sunod na kmalasan dumaan satn.npgicp icp ko d rn pla nkkta ang pgkpanalo s kng anu nkuha mo,kundi s pgssma at tibay ng grupo.sna wlang limutan dahl wlang ka2lad mga kranasan ntn,dadalhn ko un hnggang pgtanda kkwn2 ko s mga anak ko.pgbgyan nio n ko mgng senti kht d2 lng sa GM u npka laking bagay n sakn ung 10taong pgssma ntn.. lalo n c jim mark n drchong 6yrs.! skalooloo \m/ dami p ko gus2 sbhn eh, pro short cut n lng

I LUV U"-Ethel Boac

"SENIORs!! Arms 4wrd raise.jajajok lng nak2swa na ang lnyang yan. .ngaun i wnt 2 grit u GRADUATIN n CNGRATZ .tRu ol da tymz we hv bn 2geDer i knw dt da mem0riz we built 2gdEr wl oNli b r mst pRizeD posesioN..WE may hav flaws and difErenses. .bt ds are wt makes us. ."US" i rily apreciate da trust u gav me.n sori 4 my shortcomings and sa mga pgkukulang q..HOPE we learo frm r mistakes. .wlng limutan..MAhAL NA MAHAL q ANG BATCH NATN.ktaktz(jackilyn" -Jackilyn Tamayo

"EDNAS is COOL.u -i am 0ne ov the graduates of ESDC batch '06-'07, saying thanku and Godbless 4 dos pe0ple who became part ov my life. Imagine, after 12-13 long years dat we've been together in dis institution, here we r ryt now, a well trained teenagers. :) - and salamat ke God " -Laarni

".. WEehHh .swkaz!! We're gRaduate na..u.u've seD 8 ol n po..bsta d2 pu q d one en nli 'ASWANG' in r btch..jaja..u.tenx 4 d neym..4 4yrz. 0f c0lin me wid dt balaw!jajaja,auiz lng..im usd 2 8.kht pag ngkta tau twgin neu q ng aswang..titingin aq..jaja!grb..mmi2z ko keung lht.u..mahal q poh kau rubybtch. Lge aqng and2 pwa senu.tx neu q flyfly q agd senu..jeje.u..sta Sory po s mga naofFnd..nsktn.nphiya..n outcst q.nsungitan..en s iba p.i ask 4 ur 4gvnez....ktaktz nln sumwer.u....BATCH 06-07 . WE RULE !! WE ROCK !! WE R ONE . u .. .. lavyah ol .u" -Kim O.

"Nsbi ny0 lhat...wla na aq msbi...kya ida2an q na lng sa kanta...

My last s0ng 2 u...

(~"~)

My bags ar pak n im ready 2 go...im standing hir 0utside ur d0r..i h8 2 wake u up 2 say gudbye...bt da dawn is breaking 8s ulredy m0rning... Da taxis w8ing his bl0wing his h0rn... So kiss me n smile 4 me tell me dat ul w8 4 me...h0ld me like ul nvr let me go...c0z im liven 0n a jetplane d0nt n0e wen ill be back again...0h0h ruby batch i h8 2 go...

Mr.suave(~"~) saying gudbye...u" -Jim Mark

Next time na po yung iba.

Remember These...

2007-03-28T20:21:00.000+08:00

o skalulululop!
o ate Vangie
o lady guard
o "You are the most beautiful sardines we have ever seen!" - Mrs. Ivy Bautista
o "We are challenged to love you." - Mrs. Blancaflor
o dvd vcd bold
o "The earliest bird catches the earliest worm" - Carrot Cake
o moon cake/japanese cake
o playground
o pag-JEBS
o kornickles!
o bloop bloop
o Shawie
o Bunny
o Pia
o Grendel
o Virago
o Barbie Doll?
o "Smile. Be good. God loves you." - Ms. Massah
o "Oremus." - Mr. Domer De Vera
o "There oh!"
o CHEESEmis
o Meathook! =P
o "Skalamboogy"
o "Like a BURGEON!" - Hannah Marie O. Agas
o kotseng pagong/Francisco
o "Baging" - Marc Maniacop
o Marami pang iba...mag-iisip muna ako. For the Seniors: are there any suggestions?

Preparing My Wings

2007-03-24T19:48:00.000+08:00

My lolo and I went to Q.C today.

my brother picked us up at SM North Edsa.

We then rode a taxi and went to their house to leave their pasalubong.

After that, we went straight to the Ateneo to confirm my slot!

Yay!

I'm so happy!

Though I am still conditionally confirmed because my report card wasn't signed by the principal.

I already had my picture taken for my I.D.

After confirming my slot, we checked out My Place just across Gate 3 of the Ateneo.

I like it!

It's the only place for me.

Too bad, our money isn't enough to pay the Php 5,000 reservation fee.

Waaaaaaaaah!

Anyway, I really pray that I won't run out of slot (do you call it a slot? Oh well! Whatever!).

I want to stay in My Place!

We ate our brunch at KFC.

*yum**yum*

Chickeness!

haha!

Then, we went home na.

Ohwkieh, I don't look good. I'm still tired when I took this picture. Just look at my messy hair.

Yay!

Future school!

Dalawa Na Sila

2007-03-22T19:38:00.000+08:00

Wow!

Mahal niyo talaga kaibigan niyo ha?
Kahapon si Gabby lang nagsermon sa akin sa YM...

...ngayon naman pati si KARLO na rin!

Alam ko kaibigan niyo siya pero sorry ha?

Intindihin niyo naman ako, diba?

Nakakaasar na.

Ang sama sama ko na yata talaga kasi hindi lang kayo ang nasasaktan ko pati na rin sarili ko nasasaktan ko na (hindi physically ha?)

Kahit na walang nagsasabing masama ako, sa mga pinagsasabi niyo sa akin...lumalabas na isa akong masamang tao.

Ito pinagusapan namin ni Kaloi sa YM.

I know hindi ko naman kailangan i-post pero gusto ko lang maintindihan niyo ko at malaman kung ano nga ba nangyayari.

Ako naman may gustong malaman niyo kaya't basahin niyo lang kung nais niyo.

karlo camagay: maarte ka met
justine kimoden: bakit?
karlo camagay: bakit type ka ni burger tsk3x
justine kimoden: grrrrr
justine kimoden: yun lang pala sasabihin mo!
justine kimoden: hmpf
justine kimoden: hindi ako maarte
justine kimoden: nakakaasar ka
justine kimoden: ano ba magagawa ko ha?
justine kimoden: eh si fried chicken nga gusto ko eh
karlo camagay: watay met PM mo gus2o ko fried chicken
justine kimoden: eh yun namn totoo
justine kimoden: bat niyo ba ko pinagtutulungan?
karlo camagay: bat masasabi mo un sa hrap nya
justine kimoden: hindi
karlo camagay: o pala wag kang ganyan magpasalamat ka nga may nagcrucrush sayo
justine kimoden: ano ba ginagawa ko sa kanya?
justine kimoden: wala nmn
karlo camagay: wag ka kasi magGM ng ganun kasi kaibigan ko sya
karlo camagay: mag PM pala*
justine kimoden: o cge..
karlo camagay: yan watch ur mouth
justine kimoden: para sumaya kaung dalawa ni gabby
justine kimoden: kung magggm man ako
justine kimoden: o pm
justine kimoden: sa inyo lang
justine kimoden: hindi na sa kanya
justine kimoden: okay na?
karlo camagay: yah
justine kimoden: basahin mo blogspot ko
justine kimoden: sorry, karlo ha?
karlo camagay: w8
karlo camagay: bat ganun
justine kimoden: anong bat ganun?
karlo camagay: dpat hapi ka kasi may nagcacarush sau
justine kimoden: eh ang sama sama ko
justine kimoden: kahit na walang nagsasabi nun
justine kimoden: alam ko masama ako
justine kimoden: kasi iniiwasan ko siya
justine kimoden: d na tintxt
justine kimoden: or watever
justine kimoden: ang sama ko dba?
justine kimoden: d ko lang maiwasan
justine kimoden: pasensya na
justine kimoden: sa lahat ng kaibigan niya
justine kimoden: sa iyo
justine kimoden: kay gabby at sa iba pa
justine kimoden: sorry talaga
karlo camagay: nakakarel8 ako sa nadarama nya
karlo camagay: pasensya pag nakakarel8 ako nababadtrip ako kasi
karlo camagay: ang hirap kayang maisnub
justine kimoden: dahil hindi ako makapagsorry
justine kimoden: sa inyo na lang
justine kimoden: ako magsosorry
justine kimoden: sa inyo ni gabby
karlo camagay: parang ang pangit mo and d mo kauri ung crush mo
justine kimoden: huh?
justine kimoden: d ko nagets
karlo camagay: sabi ko nakakarel8 ako sa nafefeel nya ngaun
justine kimoden: "parang ang pangit mo and d mo kauri ung crush mo"--anong ibig sabihin niyan?
karlo camagay: un ang nafefeel ng taong d inaacept ng crush nya
justine kimoden: crush lang nmn yun eh
justine kimoden: d yun love kaya
justine kimoden: ayunjustine kimoden: basta...

chaka kahit na love pa yan..d pa rin pwede. chaka kahit na pwede...ayoko pa rin.

Ito naman pinag-usapan namin ni Gabby sa YM:

justine kimoden: gusto ko ng kausap

Richzeimer Nurulla: yup

Richzeimer Nurulla: naantuk ako eh

Richzeimer Nurulla: bket ba?

Richzeimer Nurulla: cge

Richzeimer Nurulla: pwd aku

Richzeimer Nurulla: anu ssbhn m?

I told him lahat ng pinag-usapan namin ni Kaloi...

justine kimoden: ayun lang naman pinag-usapan namin ni kaloi

Richzeimer Nurulla: hai

Richzeimer Nurulla: bti may kakampi ako

Richzeimer Nurulla: haha

justine kimoden: hmpf

justine kimoden: bat niyo ba ko pinagtutulungan?

Richzeimer Nurulla: u see

Richzeimer Nurulla: si karlo na ang ngsbi yan

Richzeimer Nurulla: hnd ka namin pnagtutulungan

justine kimoden: tsss....

justine kimoden: bakit ba kayo ganun?

justine kimoden: ha?

justine kimoden: bakit siya lang iniintindi niyo?

justine kimoden: parang ang sama sama ko na talaga

justine kimoden: hindi niyo ko intindihin

Richzeimer Nurulla: ang point namin

Richzeimer Nurulla: sana maapreciate mo na may nagcrcrush sau

Richzeimer Nurulla: hnd lng naman sia ang iniintindi namin eh

Richzeimer Nurulla: naiintindhan kita

Richzeimer Nurulla: kaso

Richzeimer Nurulla: ung hnd mo pansinin ung taong nagcrcrush sau

Richzeimer Nurulla: alwa met man

justine kimoden: grabe naman

justine kimoden: sorry ha

justine kimoden: kung hindi ko pinapansin

justine kimoden: pag may nagkakagusto ba sa iyo..

justine kimoden: papansin mo pa rin ba?

justine kimoden: hindi mo rin maiiwasang

justine kimoden: hindi pansinin yung tao

justine kimoden: yung ilang andun na

justine kimoden: alam ko yun

Richzeimer Nurulla: gnto nlng

Richzeimer Nurulla: kung ayaw

Richzeimer Nurulla: mo kay burger

Richzeimer Nurulla: friends nlng kau

Richzeimer Nurulla: back to normal db

justine kimoden: ayoko pa rin

Richzeimer Nurulla: kaht

Richzeimer Nurulla: "hi"

Richzeimer Nurulla: lng

justine kimoden: mahirap yan

justine kimoden: akala niyo lang madali

justine kimoden: kahit na sabihin mo pang

justine kimoden: friends lang

justine kimoden: iba pa rin

justine kimoden: nakakasar na

Richzeimer Nurulla: hnd sa ganun

Richzeimer Nurulla: kung ayaw mo sa kanya

Richzeimer Nurulla: bad naman ung hnd mo rin sia pansinin d b?

justine kimoden: ang kulit niyo!

justine kimoden: sabi na ngang mahirap yun eh

justine kimoden: chaka

justine kimoden: khit nung d pa niya sinasabi

justine kimoden: d ko na talaga siya pinapansin

justine kimoden: oo na! alam kong ang sama sama ko

justine kimoden: sabihin niyo na lahat ng gusto niyong sabihin

justine kimoden: pero

justine kimoden: ayoko nga eh

justine kimoden: sorry na

justine kimoden: ang hirap ng pinapagawa nyo!!!!!

justine kimoden: sorry ah?

justine kimoden: asar na asar na ko

justine kimoden: ang sama sama ko

justine kimoden: hindi lang sa inyo

justine kimoden: pero feeling ko

justine kimoden: pati sa sarili ko

justine kimoden: masama na rin ako

justine kimoden: oo

justine kimoden: nakikita niyo akong naka ngiti sa school

justine kimoden: pero bakit pag dating sa bahay

justine kimoden: wala na

justine kimoden: yun ay dahil

justine kimoden: pag magisa na ko

justine kimoden: sa kwarto

justine kimoden: naiisip ko lahat ng reaksyon niyo

justine kimoden: reaksyon ng mga kaibigan niya

justine kimoden: pati si karlo

justine kimoden: napagsasabihan na ako

justine kimoden: ang sama sama ko talaga

justine kimoden: naasar na ako sa sarili ko

Richzeimer Nurulla: cge

Richzeimer Nurulla: na nga

Richzeimer Nurulla: hnd na kita kukulitin

Richzeimer Nurulla: hnd ka masama

Richzeimer Nurulla: ikaw ang nagiisip ng masama kang tao eh

Richzeimer Nurulla: baket

Richzeimer Nurulla: nging masama ka b sa akin??

Richzeimer Nurulla: hnd nman d b?

justine kimoden: nakakaasar kayo

justine kimoden: kayo nagpapaiyak sa akin

justine kimoden: nakakaasar na talaga

Richzeimer Nurulla: sa akin lng ah

Richzeimer Nurulla: ok lng

Richzeimer Nurulla: na

Richzeimer Nurulla: hnd mo na pansinin si burger

Richzeimer Nurulla: pero

Richzeimer Nurulla: para malinawan na ang lahat!!!!

Richzeimer Nurulla: magusap nlng kau

Richzeimer Nurulla: para malinis na ang gusot

justine kimoden: pansinin nga ayokong gawin

justine kimoden: mag usap pa kaya? ayoko talaga.wag na kau makulit!!!

Richzeimer Nurulla: hmm

Richzeimer Nurulla: i understand

Richzeimer Nurulla: cge

justine kimoden: wala nga kayog

justine kimoden: *kayong

justine kimoden: sinasabing masama ako

justine kimoden: pero sa mga sinasabi nyo lnag

justine kimoden: parang lumalabas na ang sama sama ko talaga

justine kimoden: mabuti pa ngang gumradwyt na tau

justine kimoden: hindi namn sa ayoko na kayong makita

justine kimoden: kundi dahil

justine kimoden: gusto ko lang makalimutan

justine kimoden: lahat

justine kimoden: kahit sandali

justine kimoden: at kapag nakalimutan ko na

justine kimoden: chaka na lang ako ulit

justine kimoden: makikipagkita sa inyo

Richzeimer Nurulla: hmm

Richzeimer Nurulla: kaw bahala

Richzeimer Nurulla: bsta andto lng askpo

Richzeimer Nurulla: *ako

Richzeimer Nurulla: cge

Richzeimer Nurulla: naiintidhan kita

Pasensya.

Masama mang pakinggan ito pero ayoko talaga sa iyo.

I'm not mean...I'm not ma-fee...I'm just being true to myself and to my feelings.

If you think I'm a bad girl...forgive me and please just UNDERSTAND.

I love my papa and I won't be doing something stupid again or anything that will disappoint him.

Whatever I'm doing right now is the best thing I must do.

I'm sorry.

Sorry Sa Lahat

2007-03-21T22:00:00.000+08:00

Sorry.

Sorry sa lahat ng taong nasaktan ko.

Sorry sa lahat ng taong galit sa akin.

Sorry sa mga taong kinasamaan ko ng loob.

At sorry sa sarili ko.

Magulo ang buhay ko ngayon.

Nasasaktan. Nababaliw. Nagdadrama.

Forgive me, people.

I'm sorry.

Feeling ko ang sama sama ko.

Gusto ko ng makawala sa ednas, hindi para iwanan ang mahal kong batchmates ngunit upang iwanan ang mga pangit kong karanasan.

Nais ko nang lumipad bilang isang blue eagle (sana nga...sana nga).

At sana, sa aking pagdating sa blue school ay magbago ang lahat.

Sa lahat ng mga bagay na nagawa ko, nasabi ko, at naisip kong masama...forgive me.

Hindi sa lahat ng oras mabuti ang isang tao.

Minsan talaga hindi tayo nagbibilang anghel.

Naiiyak ako. Nasasaktan.

Dahil pakiramdam ko, isa akong masamang tao.

Paumanhin kay hamburger...ngunit naasar talaga ako sa ginawa mo.

Hindi mo naman kailangang i-gm yun at ayokong matanggap ang text message na iyon.

Sorry sa lahat.

Wala kang maaasahan.

Sorry talaga.

Sa mga kaibigan ko:

Alam ko na minsan(o baka naman kadalasan) ang sungit ko o 'di kaya'y ang sama ko talaga.

Sorry at salamat sa pasensya.

Lubos akong nasasaktan. Lubos akong madrama. Ngunit lubos ko rin kayong minamahal.

Dito nagtatapos ang aking blog entry.

~bow~

Boredom Unleashed The "Editor?" In Me

2007-03-20T19:27:00.000+08:00

Hei!

I don't know what to call those people who edit pictures, so, I just called myself and all the others an "editor".

Oh, forgive me.

Here are some of the newly edited pics.

Please give me credit whenever you use it.

Salamat.

Mukha namang may sakit ako sa skin nito. =P

Yellowish!

Our cute, old uniform.=D Pretty nice!

Elaine, Jamie, Krisha and Hannah.

<3 We heart the beach. We heart life.<3

Guess who are the other two people are.

Beach lovers?

The Nerd's Stuff

2007-03-16T17:47:00.000+08:00

I got my report card today so maybe it is the right time for me to tell you, guys, how I feel.

I feel disappointed and happy at the same time.

But I feel 84% disappointed and only 16% happy.

Let me explain it to you....

So, I got my card and here's my rank:

First Quarter: 9 (90.008)

Second Quarter: 11 (91.142)

Third Quarter: 8 (92.420)

Fourth Quarter: 10 (91.005)

Final Grading: 9 (91.144)

So, I'm on the top 10 and my rank is 9.

I have all the right to be happy, isn't it?

WRONG!

Blame it to all to my Trigonometry grades!

Trigo grades:

First Quarter: 95

Second Quarter: 91

Third Quarter: 82!!!

Fourth Quarter: 81!!!

You know what?

I'm getting higher scores in Trigo than in College Algebra but I never got a grade below 85 in my College Algebra.

You see, an honor student shall not have a grade lower than 85.

Heck, it was my first time to get a grade of 82 and 81!

S**t!

When I was in Second Year it was in her subject, too, that I got a problem.

I got a grade of 83!
H*ll!

I'm sorry if it sounds mean.

I just want to express how I feel.

Oh, the grades found above are my grades for fourth year.

I guess I'll have a lower grade if my third year grades will be combined to it.

Everything's a cr*p!

Oh well.

I'll get an award by the way.

"For what", you ask?

Perfect Attendance!

nyahaha!

It's true, though.

I Went To School Just To Hang-Out

2007-03-13T16:22:00.000+08:00

If there's one word that can describe my student life at this moment, it will absolutely be: BORING!
Geez, we're going to school just to hang-out and all.
As in, we're just sitting there, waiting for the time to pass us by.
Buti na lang yesterday, my classmates thought of a game.
I don't know the name of the game basta half of us itutuloy itong phrase: "What if.......?" and the other half ito naman itutuloy: "I will......" We also tried doing it pero sa Filipino language naman. Here are some na natatandaan ko pa:

Q: Paano kung mahal ka rin pala ng mahal mo?
A: Asa! Mangarap ka!

Q: Paano kung hindi ka na virgin?
A: Tara! Byahe tayo!

Q: What if Edward kisses you?
A: I will kill you!

I forgot na yung iba.

Today naman, I brought my scrapbook sa school tapos ginawa ko.
Boring noh?

Live Your Senior Life To The Fullest

2007-03-10T11:02:00.000+08:00

Schedule:

First Day

College Algebra
P.E.
Break
Literature
Health
Music
Lunch
Filipino---exempted

Second Day

Physics
H.E.---exempted
Break
Grammar
Values---exempted
Drawing---exempted
Lunch
Calculus

Third Day

Trigonometry
Creative Writing
Break
Research
Computer---exempted
Economics---exempted

*whew!*
Final exams are over.
Hurrah!
I just can't believe it's over and I'm not only talking about exams but high school as a whole.
Graduation practices start next week (I think...)
And it is a sad thing to think about.
Graduation is on March 29,2007.
Yeahp! We only have 14 more days to go before finally saying goodbye to each other.
I get teary-eyed just thinking about it.
Think about this:

I only have 14 days to spend time with my super duper "pasaway" batchmates.
10 days to wear our regular uniform.
3 days to wear our PE uniform.
and 1 day to wear my graduation dress.

After spending 9 years in that institution (some even spent 13 years), saying goodbye is really a hard thing to do.
They aren't only my batchmates, classmates, or friends...they are more than that.
I don't even know what to call them.
They became a big part of me.
They somehow shaped me into who I am right now.
I learned a lot from them.
They taught me how to be good and they taught me how to be bad but most of all they taught me how to love and accept people as they are.

"We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature."
-Edmund Burke

Yes, I am just waiting on my world to change.
My high school life will really be very different compared to my college life soon.
I don't know if it will be better or it will be worse.
All I know is that I'll meet new people, new friends but nothing---yes!---nothing will compare to my high school friends.
I love them----super!

And if only I could tell them these words.....

......I will.

*sad*

The Pink and Blue Experience Plus Some "Extras"

2007-03-05T17:51:00.000+08:00

Last March 2, 11 pm, Che and I went to the Five Star terminal. We're headed to Manila. So, we were already seated at around 11 pm but we left Dagupan at around 12 pm. We arrived in Pasay at 5 am (binaba nga kami ng driver dun sa place na maraming prosti****). We went to Wendy's and ordered hot chocolate while waiting for Tita My and Kuya Mac. We ate donuts to go with our hot chocos. After having that quick snack, we rode a taxi to their house. Che's lola together with Angel welcomed us. We slept for more than two hours. We ate our breakfast, took a bath, fixed ourselves and off we went to CEU Makati. Che took her exam. After taking her exam, we went to SM Makati which is our(my mom and I) meeting place, specifically at Watson's. Tita My sketched their house so that my mom can pick us up the following day. After that, we went our separate ways. Tita My, Che and I ate our lunch in the food court. Che ate halo-halo, Tita My and I ordered our food at Tokyo Tokyo. I bought ensaymada at Muhlach's and gave it to Tita My. After eating our lunch, we went back to CEU to get the result and Che passed! She got 94! *clap* *clap* She will be going back to CEU for her interview once she get her report card. Though she's not yet sure whether she will be studying in CEU or not. We went home afterwards. I went upstairs at once and watched TV, but then I didn't notice that I fell asleep. Che woke me up and I had my dinner. After eating my dinner, I went back to the room and texted until the shores of sleep came.

The next day, Che woke up earlier than I did. We ate our breakfast, took a bath, fixed ourselves and our things and waited for mama to fetch us. AT 11:30 am, she told us to go to Mercury Drugstore near KFC. We bid goodbye to Che's lola and Angel's mom. Kuya Mac accompanied us to Mercury Drugstore. Che's relatives are so kind and hospitable. So, mama, tito, Angel, Joseph, and Rap-Rap fetched us. We ate at Kenny Rogers located in Katipunan and at 1 o'clock we went to Escaler Hall at ADMU where the first part of the Open House was held. The Open House was held for the JGSOM incoming freshmen. I registered and my second name is spelled incorrectly. This is the content of the paper:

Ateneo de Manila University
John Gokongwei School of Management
Openhouse

Kimoden, Justine Joepelle

Schedule:
Time Subj./Course Room
3:00 PM Marketing Room: Escaler Hall
3:20 PM Information Technology Room: SEC LEC 3
4:00 PM BS Mgt & Legal Mgt Room: Escaler Hall
4:30 BS Comtech Mgt Room: SEC LEC 3

After I registered, ushers led us to our seats. I am seated right next to a Chinese mom. The orientation began by introducing the Dean of the SOM, Mr. Rudy Ang. He started the talk by showing a small presentation. The presentation is based on th movie the Da Vinci Code. It's a funny presentation actually. The paintings, codes and all. The presentation is named:

The Dean Sees Code

FM: Find Rudy Ang

FM means Freshmen, by the way. I like the show. In fact, everyone likes it! Dean Ang started talking about whether or not Ateneo is the right school for us and how to determine the answer for that. He talked about the famous alumni of the SOM, the number of students enrolled, students doing well (having honors and the like), the Junior Term Abroad and the China Business Study Tour, scholarships, confirmation and a lot of other things. While Dean Ang was discussing about those things, the mom beside me started a conversation...

Chinese mom: Did you take up a Math Course?
Jusz: Ano po? (yeah! I spoke in Filipino.)
Chinese mom: Math course.
Jusz: Yes. (I can't understand her question at first.)
Chinese mom: Which one?
Jusz: (after absorning what she said) I mean--no! I didn't take up a math course.
Chinese mom: What course?
Jusz: CommTech Management. (pointing at my course written on the blue thingy ADMU gave us.)
Chinese mom: Oh! Where are you from?
Jusz: (hesitant to tell where I came from.) I came from Pangasinan.
Chinese mom: Really? That's far!
Jusz: Yes.
Chinese mom: Is she your friend? (pointing to Che)
Jusz: Yes.
Chinese mom: Where's your mom?
Jusz: She's outside.
Chinese mom: Did you take the exam in La Salle?
Jusz: Yes.
Chinese mom: How about in UST?
Jusz: Yes.
Chinese mom: Are you the valedictorian of your school?
Jusz: No.
Chinese mom: You're good!
Jusz: (I just smiled.)
Chinese mom: So, which school do you like more? La Salle or Ateneo?
Jusz: Ateneo.
Chinese mom: (she just nodded.)
Chinese mom: What school did you come from?
Jusz: (again---I was hesitant to answer) Ednas School.
Chinese mom: What?
Jusz: Ednas School.
Chinese mom: E-D-N-A-S? (she spelled it pa!)
Jusz: Yes.
Chinese mom: Is that the best school in your place?
Jusz: Yes, of course! (haha, jusz met!)
Chinese mom: (she can't say anything.)
---pause---
Chinese mom: Are you paying a high tuition fee?
Jusz: Yes.
Chinese mom: How much?
Jusz: (I asked Che) I think , Php 30,000 a year.
Chinese mom: Not expensive.
Jusz: (I just smiled.)
Chinese mom: (she was talking to Che) She's good! From someone who came from the province and passed the four exams(four?maybe she thought I passed in UP! nyee!) She's good!
Che: Of course, she is a part of the star section.
Jusz: Sssh!

After Dean Ang's talk, he entertained questions. He opened the topic about that thing La Salle sent to those La Salle passers. He was funny. So, he answered the "question"---"Is that true?". So, there! After all questions were answered, we followed the schedule written on the paper given to us. We had demo classes and more talks about the different courses in SOM. After attending the IT demo class, they served snacks (Red Ribbon bread and juice). And we didn't even pay for anything. Senior ADMU students (management, I think?) were also there selling their products. After the Open House, my mom and her family drove us to the terminal of Victory Liner. When we reached Siesta, I bought a "chicken burger". *yum* ! haha! I arrived home at around 11 pm, I think? I was so tired! Though, I enjoyed!

It was really nice spending time with Che's family for the first day and with my family for the second day. Che's relatives were so hospitable talaga! They were so kind and all! Thank you so much to all of them. I also love the experience my Zzy and I had. It's really unforgettable. Yay! Bonding with my Zzy! Happiness!

Third Day of Celebration

2007-02-26T15:51:00.000+08:00

Last night (February 25, 2007), we had the Aming Handog 2007- a runway concert held in the Dagupan City People's Astrodome.
It started at around 5:30 (I think?).
Pero dapat 4 p.m. ang start.

It was fabulous!
I love the show!
I can't explain it eh---pero it was great talaga!
The Philharmonic Orchestra was there.
They're great, great, great!
Wala akong masabi.
Two thumbs up for the show!
Ang galing ng Ednasians!

Nung pagdating sa bahay, picture picture agad!

Smile lang.

Uhm, hello?

The stage.

The Ednasian Ballerinas.

Elementary students (models)

High School students (models)

Dr. Edna Torio-Gonzales sa Big Screen!

I'm sorry for the low quality pictures.

Second Day of Celebration

2007-02-24T22:58:00.000+08:00

For the second day of celebration, we had a market fair from 8 a.m to 3 p.m.
I did my job as a part of the Dedication Booth Committee.
There were a few people who went to our school today.
I also had a star painted on my right cheek before going home.

At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, we had our washnight.
But first, we went to Ronellyn's house, watched Princess hours and fixed ourselves.

We were having so much fun during the Senior's presentation of the modern and ballroom dance.
I also love the SFY's performance.
One more thing, *tooot* looked so cute!
I even had the chance to sit beside him.
Hayz.
But I know that he was looking at somebody else.

I went home sad.
Not because of *tooot* but because of the result of the dance competition.
I believe that the Seniors did their best.
They had a fantastic performance.
I just don't know why they ended up in the 3rd place.

First place: Juniors
Second place: Sophies
Third place: Seniors
Fourth place: Freshies

According to Che, "Nakiluha si God." It's because after announcing the winners, it rained.

For the band competition, the SFY band won the first place.
*clap**clap*
And each of the SFY band members won a special award.

Best Vocalist: Aries Abulencia
Best Bassist: Cesar Gutierrez
Best Lead Guitarist: Kenneth Constantino
Best Drummer: Ephmari Valenzuela

Cleophine, Jubelle, and me.

Jusz

It's me again.

The tukayos.

My pic with the Rebels.
=P

Another pic with them.

Kimi and me.

On my way home.

Aww. Nakulong si Zzy.

Cleo. Belle. Jusz, and Tine.

Mameh and Garapats.

Brother Jayson and me.