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May 1, 2007

Dahil naging hobby ko na ang magtampo lately, I declared this summer as the Sensitivity Season. Actually Sensitivity month lang dapat ang April kaso natapos na. Ee feel ko pang magtampo at mapikon kaya EXTENDED na! haha… parang promo! Choz!

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I haven’t gotten the time to go to Batangas every weekend. This is a dragging experience to me because weekends in Pasig seemed to be really long and I miss having “the cheka talk time” with my mom. I know this is also something she looks forward to every end of the week. Unfortunately, I have to attend  workshops Saturday nights. I have Sunday and Monday for catching up sleep.

Last weekend however was different. Saturday night after our class, Bon, Adan, Ronald, Cesar and I met to grab afew drinks and catch up with our lives. Like Bon and I really need that! Well, we sinply wanted to unwind since our weekdays are really hectic. We planned to hang out at Metrowalk but ended up in a videoke bar in Timog Ave. There was nothing unusual about our get-together. Only Beng and Rey weren’t there!

The highlights for the night: 1)Adan, whom I nakakatampong-level miss was there. QB, goodluck on *** and with ***. I know you can make it! 2) Because Cesar and I didn’t get to talk alone at the bar, he walked me home from San Mig Ave. (malapit lang naman di ba? *wink*) I really love our personal talk times. Luv you Cesar! Thanks sa advice!

The following day, Markut planned to surprise Arnold (Buddy! Apir jan!) on his 25th silvah birthday. Naks! Andrama! May ganon pa talaga. With Gabe and Dino, we routed to the Novaliches Province (as in probinsya level sa kalayuan. may mga baka pa sa daan, imagine that!). As expected, madrama si Arnold. haha. We met his folks and girlfriend, ate of course (ng di daw napaghandaan na birthday pero napakarami naman foodies. pano pa kaya kung napaghandaan?!). I could not contain my happiness because these four brods were the ones closest to me in college. Also, sabay-sabay ang kalakasan namin (though ako ang pinakabata at way matatanda na sila) so walking along the memory lane, everyone had a part to share. Hilarious talaga. Sayang wala sina Mars, Chupi, Denz, Bogchi, Tin, Bart, Karlo. Ramble na sana! Hehe

After the out-of-town experience (OOT tlga?!) Gabe and I attended mass near his place. Tambay at his place for a while (for a while daw oh!) and had another therapeutic conversation. haha. Chitchats with Gabe is something therapeutic because most of times we aren’t really talking about a single issue. Most of the times we are talking of completely skewed topics. Pero mejo related naman. Basta malabo. Matatawa ang makikinig samen. hehe.. Anyway, thanks Gabe! Pagpray natin ang mga quasi-qlc questions natin. For the mean time, career-in natin ang picozzi! hehe

Magaling, magaling, magaling! Na-enjoy ko ang weekend kahit sooooobrang miss ko na family ko.

haler baler

April 10, 2007

Haler?! Baler?!

Every Holy Week or any long weekend break, I cannot stand the thought of just staying home. I have a weird relationship with my family. I love them dearly but most of the times, our harmonious relationship has a shelf life of 2 days. Beyond that period, my mother starts to nag about my laziness, I start to get uber-bored and we end up arguing about anything. So when our Palawan trip finally did not push through I got really bothered. I just had to be anywhere but home during Holy Week. As in ANYWHERE!

With less than one week planning, I knew that I would be have a hard time asking friends to join me. We would have a hard time finding a place that will accomodate us with all these vacation spots fully-booked already. But then again, salamat sa todo text, todo tawag, power to the piso. Gabe, Tin and Cesar agreed to join. Gabe settled the reservations for our rooms.

Pero dahil super smooth-sailing ang mga pangyayari, kailangan may pakirawraw ng konti last minute. Kelangan talaga yon?! Cesar said that he could not join because his lola was still in the hospital. Mygolay! So Gabe had to cancel the reservations. Pero subalit datapwat, di pwedeng malakdawan ang 2007 Holy Week na walang ginagawa. At dahil pakirawraw lang naman si Cesar at di talaga pasaway na KJ sumama pa rin siya. Di mo ko matitiis Cesar alam ko yan! Then join na rin si Rey and Son.

So all set na. Instead of leaving Thursday, we decided to leave on Good Friday early morning. So nagkita-kita muna kami kina Gabe. Lafang, inom muna, konting chika at planning. 4am ay go na kami sa Genesis Terminal. Pero di natuwa ang nature sa mga last minute pakirawraw ni Cesar kaya na-test nanaman kami dahil walang byahe na papuntang Baler. As in nadrain bigla ang spirit ko nang makita ko ang nakapadlock na gate ng terminal. Kala ko hindi na kami matutuloy. Thanks to the model buses of ES Transport.

Eto na ang highlights (+) and dimmed lights (-) of our trip with the theme: PENITENSYA!

(+20) Thankfully, may byahe going to Baler.

(-800) Nakasabay namin sa jeep ang founder ng KJ Baler Chapter na si RJ na walang tigil ang bibig sa pagkkwento ng mga walang kakwenta kwentang bagay.

(+150) Binigyan nya kami ng baraha in fairness

(+205) Nalaman namin na Harpers talaga ang tawag sa mga pabidang tao na nagbabalance waves at nakasakay sa board. Who ever said na surfers ang tawag sa kanila?!

(-50) Wala na rooms sa AMCO (na AMCOR daw according to RJ)

(+60) May rooms pa sa RAS Garden

(+200) May masasabayan kaming truck na dadaan sa RAS Garden

(+500) Dahil spontaneous kami, di muna kami pumunta sa RAS. Instead, sumama kami sa truck na on the way pala sa falls.

(-200) Walang nagbebentang food kaya ultimate test ng Penitensya trip namin

(+100) Salamat sa paperbag with foodies goodies ni Son

(+100) Nagsimula na kami magsugal

(+150) May natira pa sa caterer ng food so nasolusyunan ang problema namin sa gutom 

(+500) Nag-goal setting kami para sa trip na to. *General Objective: to be as grover (grabe sa over) spontaneous as possible. *Specific Objectives: makareach ng 500 jokes si Tin; Mamaintain ang 5 butterfly clips with swarovski ni Son; ma-maintain pa rin ang penitensya spirit vis-s-vis the adventures. haha

(-10) Natangay ng hangin ang cap ko

(+10) Pinulot naman ni Cesar. Offsetting lang. hehe

(-300) Nakakita kami ng mga nagpepenitensya. OMG!

(+200) Photoshoot sa Museum de Baler

(+200) Visit sa San Roque Church ng Baler

(-100) 2 hours pa bago maserve ang food sa Bay’s Inn upon order. OA!

(+50) Sa Carinderia kami kumain. Penitensya trip nga e.

(+250) Inom trip ng Gran Matador

(-100) Tinulugan kami ni Rey

(+500) Sugal trip. In-between galore na to!

(-1000) May isang tao na napakasarap matulog. Sa kasarapan ng tulog nya, nagdusa ang kanyang mga kasamahan. Ayoko sanang ipaalam sa World Wide Web na naghihilik sya pero sobra na talaga.

(+10000) Walang katapusang surfing este harping trip

(+5000) Walang kamatayang burst photo-shoot

(+500) Sugal trip galore

(+655) Sugarol na si Tin.. hehe.. may putal talagang 5?

(+50) Nanalo ako sa sugal {talagang 50 lang kasi lugi ako}

(+10) Ang posters ni Bobong Ong na kakandidatong Bokal

(-500) Naunang umuwi si pakirawraw na Rey

(+700) Therapy chikahan namin nina Tin at Gabe kung saan iba-iba ang pinag-uusapan namin. Eto ang tinatawag na ‘Makapagsalita lamang trip!’

(+1500) Reminiscing the College and E4 days

(+300) Lumipat kami sa AMCO kung saan nagsiksikan kami sa 1 room pero may extra bathroom at pillowcases kami (as in pillowcases lang)

(+1500) Masarap ang tulog namin ng 2nd night kasi may nagsakripisyo. In fairness, may conscious effort na isang bata na icontrol ang kanyang sleeping habits. hehe

(+1000) Soccer with the Harpers

(+2500) Frisbee!

(+1000) Ang newly-invented game ng rolling sands. (Ask Gabe, Son and Cesar for details)

(-500) Di kami natuloy sa Mother Falls at sa pamosong Balete tree

(+2000) Pero ayus lang na di kami natuloy sa plans kasi ultimate test to ng aming spontaneity

(+1200) Ang systematic concept of sharing of expenses na tinatawag na Care of-care of. This has 3 stages: a) care of-care of   b) care of-pay-off   c) pay-off-pay-off 

(-1000) Ang dami kong sugat, pasa, singaw at may 2 bukol pa ako sa ulo dahil tinamaan ako ng harp board. Ako ang epitome ng penitensya sa trip na to!

(-500) Define risky na daan papuntang Cabanatuan

(+220) Discovery of the Papi Payls

(+100) Sa pamosong NE fast food kami nagdinner. Napakasarap Eka nga!

(-250) 1.30 am pa 1st trip ng buses

(+555) Coffee trip sa Select near drive-thru ng Jolibee. Very posh coffee trip!

(-300) Tama ang hypothesis ko na pagdating ng Cubao ay parang strangers kaming naghiwahiwalay

(+500) Kumpleto ang 5 butterfly clips with swarovski ni Son

(+5000) Soooobrang daming jokes ni Tin

Obviously, all of us enjoyed the trip! Forget the math! Care of care of na yon! To the Harpers, thanks for the company! Can’t get over pa rin ako sa adventure plus the fact na masakit pa katawan ko. haha! Luv you all! mwaaaah!

of villains and of heroes

March 26, 2007

So I’m hooked again with two more TV series, Heroes and Prison Break.

Heroes - It’s all Germs’ and JoAnn’s fault. Had they discussed any other topic every freakin break I wouldn’t be pushed to watch this series. I thought this was just like some X-men inspired series but it’s different. What I like much about the plot is the genetics explanation. I also like how HIro explains the concept of time. Most of all I like how the characters always question destiny.

Anyway, I like the part when Mr. Lindermann asked Nathan Petrelli which one he likes, a life of happiness or a life of meaning and it’s impossible to have both. Mr. Lindermann said that a life of happiness dwells on the present and the present alone and a life of meaning lingers on the past and worries much for the future. Makes me wander which life I want to live.

So much for heroes, I like the villains more. Not just like, I love them. Especially (reader discretion is advised) Michael ‘anakan mo ko’ Scofield! I love Prison Break. The creators are so brilliant. I swear this my most favorite series (uhmmm next to Friends but they are of different genre anyway). Even my mom and Renzee liked it. Nakipaglabanan sila ng pamorningan saken. haha.

Scofield’s intelligence is so amazing and even saying that is an understatement. My mom said that what touches her much is the extent of how much a brother will do to save his family. He has the brains, the heart, the body, the face, the lips (tee-hee). Michael Scofield, marry me! haha

Too bad I don’t think the series will be around for a long time. I heard it will end by third season.

March Madness!

March 22, 2007

Ano nga ba ang nagaganap? Well.. marami ang naganap! Magaling, magaling, magaling! Hindi na ko nakakapag-blog kasi feeling ko wala naman sooobrang significant na kailangang-malaman-ito-ng-buong-mundo level na nagaganap sa buhay ko. Pero naalala ko na konti lang naman talaga ang nagbabasa dito. As in super friends lang (Naks naman, swerte mo kung nababasa mo to). Besides, this site is some sort of a extended memory because it’s really not a wonder that there are many things I’ll forget in the future. Neurons, once they die, don’t regenerate. Sa sandamakmak na nikotina, alkohol, polusyon sa buhay ko, malamang, matsugi ang brain cells ko noh? hehe Speaking of memory, I read somewhere that ‘Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind’ is now possible. The drug called U0126 can erase a single specific memory. In mice for now. Of course there are many moments that I just to forget but given the chance, I’m not really sure if I want to do that, tsaka di naman ako daga e. Speaking of memories, naalala ko si Tin. Tin, di ba we’ll collect and dwell on good memories. Like last Friday, some Tyrone-loving Econsoc (sounds like Tyrone is a pet) met up at KrocGrill. Rollcall: Tin, Son, Gabe, Tristan, Ralph, Emil, Rain and moi. Of course, it’s a typical get-together walang humpay ng chikahan at planning ng summer get-away. By the way, we ate Ostrich Bistek (which I prefer to call Ostek since Bistek is coined Beef Steak and it is obviously not beef, so technically it is Ostrich Steak, thus Ostek). Anyway, I did not file for Vacation Leave that day but I was there. Hehe.. Log-in, takbo sa Shang, kain, balik sa office, e-mail, early lunch break, takbo sa Shang, inom, balik sa office. Define pasaway na empleyado! Walangyang soc, sinisira nyo buhay ko! hahaha. Di ko na talaga ulit gagawin to (sana mapanindigan ko na this time)! Ako na talaga ang pinaka-sutil na empleyado samen. Speaking of sutil na empleyado, 45 minutes late ako kanina. Well, honestly, I hate late (promoting Pizza Hut delivery… hehe). I’m rarely late at work. In fact, for the past six months I was never late even a single millisecond. hehe. E ayun, si tanga, di nagising sa alarm kaya 45 minutes late ako. Ang galing noh? Parang inipon ko lahat ng pwedeng i-late ng kalahating taon. hehe.. Paging Sony Ericsson, di effective ang alarm ng phones nyo kahit maximum ang volume. Dahil kanina pa ko speaking of nang speaking of ay di na gagawin ulit yon. ~ ~ ~ By the way, (naks, for a change daw) I received a text message from my HS buddy Kimmy. I felt a sudden sense of nostalgia of my high school days. Most of the times, I blog about college life and how I miss my college friends but I’ve never said much about my high school life. For some, high school life is the best. For me high school and college lives are two different incomparable experiences. Both are remarkable. It’s just that the latter is the more recent past that’s why easier to relate with. Also, I rarely see my bestest high school friends because of differences in geography (Mae in the US, Icy is in the US the last time I heard, Kimmy is in Australia), priorities (Patty is now a proud momma to Dada) and well time zone perhaps (Rica and Kat work in the morning while I am on graveyard shift). Alexie, though also on graveyard shift, works in Makati so I guess I can let geography be our reason. I feel guilty for not exerting much effort or go out of my way to meet them(at least Patty, Rica and Alexie). Sorry naman! In fairness to all these girls, everytime we talk, there is no sense of hesitation in our stories. We talk for hours and giggle like we used too (perhaps even louder this time) as if the last time we saw each other was yesterday. Sigh! High school days… The Dawson’s Creek hype, the telebabad craze, the Brigetine blue jumper uniforms. Anyway, I’ll write the random moments I remember (in no particular order) * Our sleep-over party at Kimmy’s place - Ang hirap pang magpaalam non. Effort talaga. Patty had to cook their family dinner. We had to tag along with Mae to her mom’s office. I remember asking my mudra for two weeks daily to allow me. Haha! Before we went to their place we all had our hair cut short. The following day, we used all the hair leave-ons to set our hair. That day, we looked like we had stiff  necks because we were very conscious one wrong movement will mess a strand of our hair. Plus, who will forget Icy’s ‘Plak’ high-dive plunge to the pool. * Nung mahilig kaming mangotong. Nanghihingi kami ng P5 sa mga makakasalubong namin at yung naipon namin ay binibili naming ng scramble. * Nung nagrereview kami kuno kina Mae pero wala kaming ginagawa kundi magkwentuhan, manood ng tv, magtelebabad with matching Hard to Say I’m Sorry sa background mala-MTV. * Nung nagrereview kuno kami kina Kimmy pero in reality, nagbi-billiards at nagbo-bowling lang kami. * Nung nagrereview kuno kami sa bahay namin pero sumasayaw lang si Mae sa bintana (ala Babae sa May Bintana) ng room ko kasi may perfect view to sa room ng kapitbahay namin na crush niya. * Nung nag-cut class kami 2nd year para lang manood ng walang kwentang sine. Sa bahay pa namin ang meeting place at walang nagawa ang mudra ko. * Nung tinakasan namin ang guard. Bawal lumabas ng campus non pero nagcrave kami ng KFC, bakit ba?! * Nung tumambay kami sa bahay nina Rica. Nakakita sila ng shooting stars kaya pala nagsisigaw sila while moi, in my paranoid self thought there was a manananggal whatever who was going to abduct me. haha. Binalot ko tuloy ang sarili ko sa kurtina. * Nung naging idea namin ni Partner Alexie to have fishes as Christmas gifts for a change kaya nagsleep over ako sa kanila para maprepare namin ang sangkatutak na fighting fishes. * Nung lahat ng teacher halos nagalit, nagwalk-out, umiyak dahil saken at kay Mae. Minsan pa e clueless na kami na kami pala ang dahilan kahit alam na ng buong klase. Kaya naman kami ni Mae ang lowest sa Character among girls. Ako syempre among girls and boys. hehe. * Ang almusalan trip namin sa hallway na kami lang ang alam kong nakakagawa sa tanang-batch. * Nung umiyak ako kasi pina-squat ako sa CAT. hehe.. Maarte ako e, bakit ba? * Nung pinalo ko sa pwet ung teacher ko sa Physics. * Ang makulay na buhay ni Ma’am Cordero aka Baby Girl whose topics in class come out of nowhere. * Ang Accounting teacher namin na tumawa ka lang e papasa ka na (Classified info na nalaman ko sa ibang batch kaya sinabi ko sa mga katabi ko na dapat sabay-sabay kami tumawa with matching palo sa desk kulang na lang mag-tumbling) * Ang Shakey’s customer of the Months days namin kung saan kachokaran namin ang managers at crew kaya kahit pagpalitin namin ang Sign ng Female at Male sa CR at mambiktima kami ng customers ay di sila nagagalit samen. Those were the days na kapag Friday na at wala na kami allowance ay nagka-Capt. Shakey Meal na lang kami. hehe * Ang ultra-pasaway moment ng Station of the Cross around campus ng section namin. Habang ang very obedient classmates namin nina Mae ay masisipag na naglalakad papunta sa next station, kami ay nag-iisip ng short cut para mauna kami sa next station kaya naman tinangka naming magluksong-baka sa napakataas na halamanan ng mga madre. At talaga naman dalawa na lang kaming babae with the pasaway boys e nag-uunahan pa kami kaya naman humandusay kami sa hardin ng kamulatan habang clueless ang  teacher namin bakit kami napadpad sa ganoong sitwasyon. Napakarami pang iba alam ko. Marami rin nagyari after grad: Debut parties, Kasal ni Patty, random get-togethers, et cetera et cetera. Haaaay! Kailangan ng ultimate get-together mga shufatid! Isama natin si Sister Catalina! Salamat sa inyo. Kayo ang unang nagmulat saken sa mundo ng kabaklaan, kabalahuraan, kapasawayan! Miss you all! Mwaaaaah! Too bad eto lang ang pic na nakita ko! Pucha! Umuwi na kasi kayo! DISCLAIMER: Sa ibang mga makakabasa, nawa’y hindi kayo magkaroon ng impression na sutil kami. Ipagpalagay natin na eksahirado lamang ang mga nasabing eksena at marami dito ay dala lamang ng kamnuduhan ng aming kabataan.

pursuit of fitness

March 14, 2007

Knock! Knock!

Who’s there?

Gym buff.

Gym buff who?

Gym buff bidoo-bee-dap Gym buff bidoo-bee-dap Gym buff bidoo-bee-dap (tone of MMM-bop) Har har!

Gym buff na kami nina Germs at Jo-ann! Haha…

Kaninong idea to?! Kaninong idea and 3 oras na kung ano-ano ang gawin sa gym aber?! Ansakit tuloy ng katawan ko? Kelangan ko ng Alaxan, Pacquiao tulungan mo kami!

But seriously, less the para-akong-nagfinals feeling, we enjoyed it. The dance classes at Fitness First (aka Flirtness First sa mga kabaro nating badaf) were so cool. No sweat! (Figuratively lang syempre! hehe)