Just One More

I have not been posting lately because every week, my schedule is booked and I can no longer find the time to focus on the fun stuff. Not that I'm not having fun.. But I guess I just miss being bored. Hihi. That can be fun, right?

So. This week and the previous one before this was apocalypse period. Two straight weeks of pure madness. Orgs and other outside stuff, included. Hmm. I'm itching for it to be October already so The Dream can be realized. Hehe. Srsly. But I am a person who lives for the day and so I can't just lull through the time waiting for the big tour date.

Check out my essay, if you please.

Just so you know, I was listening to John Mayer, Jack Johnson and Pablo Neruda poetry readings while doing this. So I guess you can see where my inspiration evidently comes from. :)

Speaking of stressful days past and ahead, I NEED THESE.

Chocolate Mud Mask. Mmmmmm... Smells great and it feels good. I'm not exactly sure what it's for as long as it feels gewwwwd. Nom nom. Can't lick it though.

Oh, Noriter! We meet again! :3 I missed your heavenly orgasmic (whut haha) Oreo cheesecake!! Sigh. It's been too long. Till the next one! :)

Sooo. What else is new? I'm busy!! And.. I can't wait for October and December. My God, I simply JUST cannot stress that enough myself for the life of me.

ONE MORE EXAM. Oh, wait.. TWO actually.. TWO MORE EXAMS TILL ALL OF THIS IS OVER. For this week, at least. Daaaamn </3 Well technically I won't be taking the other one.. Did I mention? I'm proctoring on Sunday for the USTET. Woohoo! >:)

What I might be wearing + strappy heels:

Uhmm. We don't have a decent full-body mirror at GT. Haha.

And for my final bit of news.

Yesterday, I decided that I want to learn how to play the drums. My brother has a friend who can teach me. Yay! I hope I can get started ASAP :D And hopefully, I'll find the time to learn.

OMG It's Friday

5:30AM. I do NOT miss waking up this early :|

So, today was pretty crazy. Everything was so hectic and there were a lot of activities. At least I got to wear civilian clothes during class. Yeah, so bad ass :))

Anyway, UST's Behavioral Science Society from the Faculty of Arts and Letters had a team building for the freshmen entitled "BEStified". They told me to be a facilitator for the event. ASDFGHJKL. Long story which I don't really feel like relaying for now. Bottom line is: extemporaneous facilitation. It wasn't that hard but let's just say I was a little.. underexposed to facilitating for team building activities. Yadigg? So sue me.

I have to say.. I was pretty impressed with the output shown today by the BES babies. It was an incredible experience; to be a part of their team building and to hear what they have to say about batch unity and such. It literally brought tears to my eyes. Ugh. Yes, roll your eyes all you want because I sound so melodramatic but really, if you heard their speeches and seen for yourself how united they were as a group.. I think.. yeah. :')

It's a little tearjearking to know that I was also once a freshman and, in a few years.. Sigh. And that I went through what they did, too. And that I'm going to miss it all when I leave. Sentimental noh? That's how it is when you get attached :')

It's a damn shame we weren't able to record their speeches about batch solidarity. I could even see in the other marshalls' and facilitators' reactions that they were impressed. It started at 8:00AM and ended at around 2:30PM.Thank God it was a success! :D Pictures will have to wait because I didn't take any! Haha. I'll just grab and go.

So! After the team building, I headed straight to the Ed Tech center in the library for my TOMCAT interview. It was pretty quick, thankfully, because I had a class at 3PM. I felt a little panicked because, other than the fact that I was running like a madman from TYK to the library to the AB building, I didn't study at all for my Spanish quiz. Sigh :( Bad move!

Spanish class until 9PM. Oh, and Naomi stayed at GT until her parents were done watching something at Resorts World, I think? Girly bonding. Hihi :3

That's my Happy Friday :)

P.S. Just added pictures today. Haha. (July 25)

I love being BUSY

..but I am NOT a workaholic. Or at least, I think so. :)

So. Good morning! I had a scary dream, a weird one and a lovely vivid one. I woke up with a smile wider than the Cheshire cat's. Teehee.

Not exactly the Cheshire, but still a cat, right?

SCARY DREAM: My usually quiet and timid blockmate (yes, in real life) was throwing her yosi (but she doesn't really smoke haha) ashes at me and bullying me around. I got up and BEAT the living daylights outta her. As in I really beat her to a pulp. Everyone else was just watching and staring and not caring about what was going on. Then suddenly, one of my previous professors (didn't like him/her very much) came in and intervened. He was telling both of us off because we were both at fault here; me more than her though. He then proceeded to tell me that I didn't act like a lady (F if I care) and that I was in danger of expulsion and never finding a job and never having my dreams come true. Wow, deep. Haha. Moving on..

WEIRD DREAM: I was hanging out in the rooftop deck of my condo. But!! Before that, I rode on an elevator that was lightning fast. Hehe. Anyway, It was raining. After a few minutes or so, IT WAS FLOODED. As in the condo (well except for the top floors and the rooftop deck) was submerged. Uhm. Weird? Scary? Damn. Pero it didn't seem like much of a big deal because everyone I knew was hanging out at the rooftop deck. Haha. I think there was a party going on.

LOVELY DREM: WARNING! This is pretty mindless and superficial. Well, don't say I didn't warn you. So. I had a dream about my crush from another college in UST. I think it was because my friends and I hung out at Starbucks last night then I wrote his name on a napkin to show to my friend because I didn't want to say his name out loud in public, especially in a place were he MIGHT frequent, or have friends who are there. What have you. On to the dream! We had a date, and it was lovely. I don't wanna go into specifics here because it would give everything away. Nah. So I'll just leave you with this:

@mchmglsng

"alam mo yung tipong you had such a vivid dream, it seemed so real that you didn't wanna wake up? wow. good morning indeed :>"

Sigh.

I'm back to reality now though, and my conscious mind tells me there's much to be done today. Lezzdoodizz. Oh and yeah, THANK YOU FOR THE MADDENING INSPIRATION! Haha <3

Chicken noodles with egg for breakfast.

Meanwhile..

Hello everyone. I don't know what I've been doing lately because it's all been a stressful surreal blur. On a happy note though, mommy's here! :D

Yay! Hihi. Plus, this week, I only have classes on Wednesday and Saturday. Why is it that I find I've been repeating that an awful lot lately?

Anyway.. My to-do list has gone haywire, I don't know. Which reminds me, I have to fix my USB files. Oh, and I'm planning to buy an iTouch, half with my money and half with mom's. And after I've saved up for a few months, I'll buy a Lumix DMC LX5 or any other compact digital camera that has the functions of an DSLR.

I just simply can NOT go on my tour without a camera in hand.

Hey, you're online and reading this anyway so why don't you check out my sister's blog? :) I designed it myself! :) Go now.

Meanwhile, today is going to be a long day. I have to stay here and study for World Literature and Experimental Psych while my mom and sister are going to Mapua. After, Rob Manila. I need to brush up on my lists.

Apparently, my head is a mess right now.

One Love

Aside from the fact that he looks cool, his music rocks my socks. It speaks to me, and to everyone else who listens to him for that matter. The Late Great Bob Marley, everybody! :D Anyway, had to ramble about this because of the title and the meat of this post.

Let's get together and feel alright.

I just found out about this on Twitter, through @katyperry's retweet. Hihi. Click on the photo to go to the link. I feel inspired! She's cancer-stricken, she's young and she has her own Bucket List which she posted online. I keep procrastinating about that. Tsk tsk.

Know her story and read her blog :D Let us support! One love :D

Her name is Mary. She has delayed schooling.

The people at DEOS are helping her achieve her education. Last Tuesday, I had the privilege of  tutoring her simple letters and numbers, though she prefers learning the alphabet. They say she's improving every time she's being taught. Yay! :D

The materials given to me to use. Next time, we'll probably get to use number flash cards. The program I'm volunteering for, by the way, is called "English and Math Lab". So yeah, you probably get the gist of what I'm teaching. Hihi.

Phew. Oh yeahhh! Yesterday, my sister and I toured The Village. Ohmygod, the place was amazing! Photos photos photos everywhere :D After that, we saw X-Men First Class. I F loved the movie! Super fun to watch and the characters were just incredible. A lot of talent and awesomesauce going on. Weeee! :D

Oh. Did I mention? I went crazy in ATC yesterday. Damn, I bought a military jacket from People are People and concealer from The Body Shop. Wenk wenk wenk. There goes my allowance and it's not even almost the end of the month yet. Haha.

No photos yet so maybe next time Have to watch this movie and then "get ready" for class later. Big whoop. Au revior! :)

Bookworm Heaven

I bought WAAAY more books than school supplies.

Book List:

1. "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
2. "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
3. "Haroun and the Sea of Stories" by Salman Rushdie
4. "Franny and Zooey" by JD Salinger
5. "Fools Die" by Mario Puzo
6. "The Invisible Man" by HG Wells
7. "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
8. "1984" by George Orwell
9. "A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
10. "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" by Seth Graham-Smith
11. "Twisted 81/2" and "Twisted 9" by Jessica Zafra
12. Reader's Digest May 2011

Look!! Look!! Fabric pastel sticks!! I cannot wait to try them >:) Also, I bought Rome and Paris-inspired tiny sticky notes. I've been dying to get my hands on pads like this ever since I saw my sister's Paris-inspired one from Scribbles.

Reader's Digest May 2011 issue! Everytime I go to National Bookstore, I have to get one. I mean, when I have money of course. I haven't read it yet because my nose is still stuck on my books. I am currently reading "Haroun and the Sea of Stories" by Salman Rushdie as we speak. Pretty good so far. I still have Mel's books to dig in to. Bookworm Heaven, indeed :D

Another item which I have WAY too much of are notebooks. I buy even when I don't them. I hate this. It's a disease of the pretty. The eye-catcher syndrome. The notebooks, I mean. I bought four more!! I have another post for that. Maybe some other time. I'm thinking of selling them. It's not like I can use them all simultaneously :|

There you have it. Dreading this Saturday. Ugh. I don't know what to expect. Huuu. Can't wait for Friday's movie day at ATC + gig at Saguijo. Weeeeee :D

Last few days before summer! Lunch for the time being.

Last Thursday

Can I tell you about last Thursday?

 

 Home > Norwegian Embassy > Greenpeace PH Office (Tomas Morato) > Powerbooks (Greenbelt)

I just felt like adding the above photo because I love the architecture in Makati. The bulidings all look cool. Last Thursday was one of the most exhausting days of my life. With only 4 hours of sleep, minimal breakfast and a full day ahead of commuting from north to south.. I think you get the picture.

We went to the Royal Embassy of Norway in Makati for lolo's visa application. Yay. Things are looking up. We'll just wait after about 10-12 working days.

In the interview area, they said we couldn't use our cellphones, had to turn them off. Okay, I am not totally at fault here because I saw the sign AFTER I turned on my phone. I did it to take a snapshot of this lady's shoes. I love!

Well.. that's done. Let's head down to the ground floor now. Click on the photo for a better view. Such a curious thing if you ask me.

 

HUG. Cute, huh?

After the embassy, Philippine Columbian Association for lunch then I get dropped off at UST then I head over to the Tomas Morato area for my Greenpeace orientation. After all that, Greenbelt for my Hands on Manila orientation.

Happy to say I am now a volunteer! Yay :D I haven't started working on anything yet. But I will.. soon. For now, I'm kinda grounded because I snuck out last Saturday. Hihi.

I WANT AN IPOD TOUCH OR AN IPOD CLASSIC. I'll be saving up for two months to get either one. Hopefully, that mission won't prove to be futile. In other news, enrollment tomorrow! Yay, friends! :D Annnnnnnd. We've been having gloomy weather these past few days. Just the way I like it. Also, bought school supplies last Saturday morning. Yes morning; because people get crowded and crazy in the afternoon. I bought more books than school supplies. Srsly. Pending a post about that. Hihi

I'm done ranting. More to come. Follow blog with caution. Au revior! Have a good one, everybody :)

Whirlwind

I'm happy to be far from bored. Although, I am not saved from the blistering tropical heat (who is?). Since Fashion Week, I've been.. around. Haha.

I am now a volunteer for Kythe! I haven't started on my volunteer duties yet because the affiliated hospitals are all up north in Quezon City :( I will start when school does. Luckily for me, USTH is a Kythe-affiliated hospital. Yehey! :D

During my NSTP days.

Last Wednesday (18th), me, JJ and Ate Yanyan along with her DLSU friends went to EK! Some of my blockmates, Stella, Luisa, Joshua, Lara and Donna (balikbayan from Canada!) were also there. Awesome.

I conquered the Space Shuttle. Booyah. I wasn't able to go karting because damn it, it rained and they won't allow it. Huhu. I borrowed books from Mel. I'm so happy to have a fresh new stack of reads again. Three cheers for nerd-om.

Photos!! :D

LOL. awkward photo.

Can you see the cane? Hehe. Borrowed it from this 50's dude.

Friday (@ Rescue) and Saturday (Kam's 18th) nights were all rounds of drinking with my beloved HS batchmates. I finally saw a movie! Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides. I also had a photo op with some cosplayers dressed as, what else, PIRATES. I wore the pirate lady's hat too (in another photo). Hihi.

SO. That's what I've been up to. Well, mostly. Still working on Asahi's despedida video. It pains me to think he'll be jetting off this Thursday. Sigh. I need to finish it by tonight. Should be fun. I have a lot more to look forward to and a lot more to get done. Hopefully, matuloy si lolo sa trip niya on June. And it rests upon my ever "capable" hands.. Lezzdoodizz.

C'est la vie.

Scorching Wednesday

Can I tell you about my day? Yes? Okay.

I was supposed to submit my requirements today for passport replacement at the Bel-Air apartment in Ermita, Manila. I had no idea where the building is but I know that it's just along Roxas Blvd. Okay, good enough.

I asked the FX driver where Bel-Air apartment is and he says it's right beside Robinson's Ermita so I get off at Pedro Gil. WRONG MOVE. As it turns out, the Bel-Air Apartment is near the Bayview Hotel. From Pedro Gil to United Nations. Get the distance? Pretty far, mate.

So I decided to walk along Roxas Blvd. under the blistering heat of midday Manila. Ugghhh. Luckily, a few friendly breezes blew. But still. I sweat like a pig. After walking for what seemed like forever, I finally reached it. I got nervous because there were a lot of people waiting outside the building so I asked a random stranger if there was a line to go inside.

His reaction? Hmm. He ignored me for full 30 seconds and then said, "Tanong mo nalang sa guard." Needless to say, that really grrr. Ah! Ignored. So I went inside, did my business at the DFA office and headed out. Now I am hungry and tired. Tomorrow, Embassy naman with lolo.

So fun.

On Moving

I can still remember that fateful day.

It was year.. crap I don't really know. But I'm pretty sure that I was in grade 1 in Marie Ernestine School Cebu at that time. Natural science class. My teacher asked her students, "What is one thing that ALL animals do?"

Naturally, kids love guessing. For about 10 minutes or so, everyone was screaming out their guesses at the top of their lungs. My teacher, I think her name was Ms. Necy, shot down every answer because they were all wrong. Haha. Then the class went quiet. I knew I'd get shot down but hell, I said it out loud anyway.

MOVE.

Ms. Necy finally had a look of approval on her face and clapped her hands a little. I was correct. Oh yeah :)) Back to the present. This post is not meant to reminisce on that proud moment I had during my early elementary days. Haha. That would just be too sad.

I heard/saw somewhere: "If you're not happy where you are, MOVE." I could not have expressed this any better myself. I don't know what it is. Was it the RH bill debate? The fact that my trip will be delayed? Or that I got stung by a bee? I really don't know. Some stuff (unexpected turn of events, etc) have been keeping me from being happy lately. So I just resorted to, well, MOVING.

If only I knew and comprehended back then the philosophical weight that that simple word carried. Crazy right? Years later, I saw the disney movie, "Meet the Robinsons". It is from here that I got my new life philosophy.

KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

So true, so true. Change is inevitable so we can't always just rest on our laurels and be benchwarmers for the rest of our lives. You know what? Just do it.

God, look at the time. I'm coming, bed!

Day 4

Bullet your whole day:

• Woke up at 11AM.
• Ate shrimp and nilagang baka for brunch. NOM NOM :3
• Watched TV (boring!)
• Went to Ormoc Centrum with Ate Sheila, Mikey, JJ and GC to buy pasalubong
• Bought ice cream (Hershey's milk chocolate :D)
• Went home, packed up stuff, ate ice cream. Naturally.
• Watched TV
• Chicken barbecue for dinner
• Played with baby sister
• Watched "Anak" on Cinema One. Hihihi :D
• We tried catching a gecko in the house. What? It's worth 30k, y'know :))
• Watched TV again
• Went online to the usual sites and posted this.

That's the way the cookie crumbles :3

Canigao Island

Day 2 of the 30-Day Challenge was delayed because we went to Canigao Island! :D I didn't have a camera on me and I didn't want to use my phone so I grabbed photos from here. Hehe. We actually had shirts made for this trip. HAHAHA. Cuz we gangstahz and that's how we roll :))

Front: Canigao Island / Summer Outing / April 30, 2011

Back: BARANGAY PUNTA / "I'm proud to be a puntahanun"

HAHAHA :)

Urgh. 3-hour road trip, 10-minute bangka ride going there. Hassling but very fun experience nonetheless. It's still new and a little underdeveloped but there is adventure to be had in this little island. Weee.

floating raft!! :)

bangka ride!! :)

Lola Lily and my baby sister, GC :) 

 

There were no cabins so we set up camp and slept in tents. Haha. If I'm not mistaken, that was my first camping experience.

We also had to eat with our hands, which I love doing :>

Aside from that, we played beach volleyball, beach badminton. Yeah, you have to add the "beach" word. Haha. We also trekked the entire circumference of the island and saw sea creatures. :3 We caught a jellyfish! :D

Say hello to Jerry the Jellyfish :D (Grrr. We left him back in Canigao :|)

Trekking! :)

I think it was a 2-day team-building activity for dad and his colleagues. So in team buildings, you have to have games, bonding activity whatnot, etc. They played a LOT. Sobrang nakakatuwa tingnan :)) My sister and I won P500 from playing Pinoy Henyo! Woohoo :D

Bonfire! You must choose between sharing (talking) or performing. Haha

The beach looks lovely :D It kept raining though. Grrr.

 You can't go to the beach and NOT build sandcastles :)) My brother, sister and I are currently building a channel from our castle to the sea.

 

Come again :D

Super fun! YES :D Too bad my older sister missed it. Oh well.

I still have sand on my slippers. I can still feel sea water in my eyes. I am still very exhausted. But the Canigao beach trip was unforgettably undeniably awesome :))

Visayan Holiday

Hello Blog! I missed you :D


Still on vacation. From lola's province (Bogo City, Cebu) and now currently in dad's place Ormoc, Leyte. Cannot make an elaborate post yet because keyboard is kinda fussy and the internet connection is not cooperating. Why you do that, Globe?

Anyway, stressed about Visa application. Thanks, mom. HAHAHA. Till here. Peace! :)

Oh, and HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY everyone! :D

Cubao Expedition

Today, I went to Cubao Expo with Ate Yanyan (older sister) and Kuya Carlos (guy friend). Super fun :D Tiring yes... Absobloominlutely. Because I went to UST earlier today then to the condo then commute all the way up to Cubao and back.

Lovely shots from today's adventure! :D Needless to say, I also put them up on Facebook. Teehee.

@ Libreria! :) The interiors are so cozy. Perfect for reading time.

So many books. I'm in awe :O

@ Bellini's! I am now in love with this Italian restaurant.

meatballs pasta. nom nom nom :3

Complimentary red wine! It tasted really sweet. Two thumbs up v :Dv

Cubao Expo is also known as "Marikina Shoe Exchange". The shoes are cheaper here! Too bad I didn't have enough moolah on me :(

I love the dolphin art displayed on the walls here.

I wanted to chill here but decided against it. Next time I guess. It looks like a cool place :>

This store. So old school. I love it! Nostalgia :">

At the end of the day, I bought two camera rings. Lovely! Wasn't able to picture though. Huhu. One's for me, the other is my sister's birthday gift. Also, I got a pretty London journal. All were bought from The Reading Room.

Heima Store was closed. Sad. Wanted to see it pa naman :( My sister and I wanna buy furniture there, should the need arise. Hihi.

I wanted to take more shots because the place looks so.. uh. Photogenic? :)) The ambiance there was so relaxed given that it was an ukay-ukay haven. Hihi. One thing's for sure, I will definitely be going back there :D

From South to North all for the love of lovely vintage things.