January 26, 2005 - Wednesday

SOUNDCHECK: none

PLUGS: sorry. next time.

GEOCITIES - Hi, guys. Overtranced.net went down so I'm back in Geocities for awhile. In the meantime, I am now looking for possible hosts. Check back soon. I shall be revamping everything from the layout to the site name. Thanks. Ciao. :)
P.Y. - 6:23 pm [guestbook]

December 31, 2004 - Friday

SOUNDCHECK: Ituring ang iyong sariling...Tagahawi ng ulap...Sa kalangitang kulimlim...Kampanang yayanig... Sa bawat nilalang...Magigising ang lupang...Kulang sa dilig...Ikaw ang magsasabing...Kaya mo to...Tulad ng isang tanglaw... Sa gitna ng bagyo...Isigaw mo sa hangin...Tumindig at magsilbing!...Liwanag...Liwanag sa Dilim!- Liwanag Sa Dilim by Rivermaya

PLUGS: kaye jam leanne diane mayee

NEW LAYOUT! - There you have it, my first layout for 2005. :) It may not have a "New Year-ish" theme to it but I love it just the same. Pirates of The Caribbean featuring 3 of the main characters: Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. I just watched the movie on VCD and PoTC is now a current addiction for me. ;) It's the first time I didn't use scrollbars in my own coding. Looks great, if I say so myself. I also experimented a bit with the brushes in Photoshop and used it on the images. Please comment or sign the guestbook for any reactions you might have. :)

[EDIT]
MUCH thanks to Abby for helping me out with the color codes. :)

Last day of the year - Year 2004 is at an end and 2005 is just around the corner. What was year 2004 like for you? Was it better than the previous year or was it much worse? I would say that this year was better than 2003. A lot of things happened, though good and bad alike. A lot of laughter, a lot of tears, a lot of memories. I can't wait to see what's in store for me in 2005.

A recap of 2004:

• January - Welcomed 2004 with a bang. Royale Tagayay w/ cousins. Angel. Romeo & Juliet - a prelude [Champions]. The O Girls. Sixters. Frenchsters + P.Y. Theatre rehearsals for The Hunchback of Notre Dame.\ Career Tour to the Philippine Stock Exchange, UA&P and ABS-CBN. Justin's dad's wake. Mcsi Perlas's wake. Chorale rehearsals. J.P. left for the States. =\

• February - Blind date arrangements w/ Kat, Jenny and Laura! :) Angel. Valentine's Day. Blind date in Town. The Hunchback of Notre Dame shows. Cast party @ Izzy's! ;) Four-ten. Chorale concert. Cast reunion at Alana's.

• March - Theatre-Chorale gimmick in Town. Heart or mind dilemma. My parents gave me permission to join Repertory's summer workshop.\m/ Mini cast reunions at Gate 3. Got excited for summer. Vanity w/ phone cameras. "Flag-pole" issue. Mililiter. The Talk. Yaps' dad's wake. SUMMER!!! Senior's graduation. Re-established friendship w/ Camille, Eden, Rendel and Guelo. Bonding galore!

• April - Y.M. hysteria. Movie marathons with Mara. Repertory classes start. :) Jazz session. Voice sessions. Hectic rehearsal schedule. Phone conversations with D.J. Repertory auditions.

• May - Twisted ankle from jazz session. Formed close friendships with Reppers. Hotter than hot! with DenLau. ;) Repper dares. Rehearsal-Bonding sessions at Jay-Ar's place. :) Palasyo.org went down. Looked for new host till Chio finally hosted me. :) National Elections. Camp C.O.P.E. w/o Celina. :( Forbidden Broadway --showtime! Cast party at Chili's.

• June - Trip to BOHOL w/ tito, tita, cousin, parents and nephew. LOVE the beaches, LOVE Bohol. SCQ Grand Questor's Night --heehee. Start of S.Y. 04-05. Junior year happenings. Angel. Search-In vs. LSYC.

• July - Infatuation. Angel. Angel. Angel. Celine's birthday dinner/gimmick. Re-joined the swim team. Joined the Prom Committee. Applied to both. Rejected in Search-In, accepted in LSYC --membership comm.<3 Started my Livejournal. Land training. Fashion Show for T.H.E.

• August - Angel. Polo. DLSU chorale rehearsals. Joseph Yeo? :) U.B.E. Bro. Armin Luistro's investiture at Taft. Filipino TulaAwit. 8274.

• September - Angel. 8274. First term final exams. O.C.C. galore. I Love La Salle concert --BAMBOO! 9/17 --I officially turned 16. :) Dance practice for Modern Dance competition --intrams. First Runner Up --Modern Dance.\m/ UAAP Swimming Competition.

• October - Justin's S.C.Q. days. ;p Campus Tour to U.P. and Ateneo. El Filibusterismo auditions. I got in --Paulita Gomez. Theatre rehearsals. 8274.

• November - Cousin bonding @ Greenbelt. 8274. Inter-La Salle competition --Zobel Girls, swimming champions!\m/ L.S.Y.C. retreat --Camille Batch 3 rocks! Inter-level and J&J dance competition practices --stress, hunger and bonding. :) We lost both dance competitions --there's always next year, watch out.

• December - St. James bazaar. OBMC Food Fair w/ Celine and Dru. 8274. Caroling preparations. Class Christmas party. Penny's debut --ragin' 70's! Caroling w/ Abby, Nica, Gab, Andrea, Bea, Richard and Gian. Christmas. Sleepover in Batangas w/ Dad's side relatives. Prom hysteria!

Yeap, my yearly year-end blog. It really is a mixture of good and bad and there are so many memories that I can't choose the best one. Year 2005 is arriving in just about 12 hours. Here's to good health, blessings and more opportunities for the coming year. Cheers! Happy New Year! :)
- 2:29 pm [guestbook]

December 27, 2004 - Monday
SOUNDCHECK: Dahan dahang lumalamig...unti-unting dumidilim...Sa saliw ng yong pagtingin...ang oras ay... bumibilis...kumakaripas...naghihintay na lang...kasama ng ulan...at ayokong magising...sa umagang nangaakit mabuksan... naninimdim...di alam...walang patutunguhan... - Lunes by Spongecola

PLUGS: aneesah mayee leanne tina sheryl kaye aura joie

It wasn't like before... - I don't know if it's just me but Christmas wasn't how it used to be. Less preparations. Less gifts. Less visitors. Less phone calls. I find it sad. Is it because of the sudden events? Is it because the economy is getting worse again? But let me start at my own home. Ever since my grandmother and uncle [who both lived with us] passed away, my parents and I always had a quiet Christmas together. But this year, it was more lonely and less cheerful. My mom would get really stressed and my dad would always come home tired. Of course, come Christmas Eve, I was trying to shrug it off, telling myself that I was just getting paranoid. We finished our Noche Buena early and sat in the living room. We then exchanged presents and also gave our helpers their Christmas bonuses. But I couldn't help remembering that we used to have bunutan before. It was our family tradition and I forgot when we stopped doing it. I wished we could have had it again but my mom said that times were tough and some of our helpers wouldn't be able to buy gifts and such. :( I just hope most of you had a better Christmas than I had this year.

Batangas - After Christmas lunch with my mom's side relatives the other day, my parents and I drove to our rest house in Batangas since my dad's side relatives are staying over. They were there for 3 days and we just arrived in Manila today. It was kind of fun but there were a lot of screaming toddlers about and I didn't get much sleep last night since all of them slept in my room last night. What the hell. My inaanak kept screeching and my cousin-in-law [who I absolutely loathe] was snoring loudly. But they all commented that our rest house was nice and how they wish they could have one too.

My mom wants me to invite my friends over there sometime. :) I told Nav about it last night and he said that it would most probably happen at the end of the school year. I can't wait. :)

2005 - The new year is fast approaching and I'm still thinking about my New Year's resolutions. What are some of yours? I end up not following some of mine anyway. :P One of my goals last year was to attend and complete Simbang Gabi this year but I never attended one. Pathetic of me. :P I have a feeling 2005 is going to be one fun year. Lots of U.B.E. and Ka.Mo.Te., right classmates? ;) HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! :)

Questions/Comments -
q&c: Have you viewed your site in Mozilla Firefox before? It looks a bit weird.
- No, I haven't. I'm sorry though. I'll see what I can do.

Online gift - Oooh. Thanks to Riana for this one. :)

- 4:12 pm [guestbook]

December 19, 2004 - Sunday
SOUNDCHECK: I used to think maybe you loved me, now baby I'm sure...And I just can’t wait ‘till the day when you knock on my door...Now everytime I go for the mailbox, gotta hold myself down...‘Cause I just can't wait ‘till you write me you're coming around... I’m walking on sunshine...I’m walking on sunshine...I’m walking on sunshine...And don’t it feel good... - I'm Walking On Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves

PLUGS: yet leanne jam nicole sophie aura sarah

KC De Venecia - Such a tragedy to happen right before Christmas. KC De Venecia, daughter of Jose and Gina De Venecia, passed away last Thursday night at their home in Dasmarinas Village due to a fire caused by christmas lights. KC was my classmate in Repertory class T3 just last summer. She barely attended rehearsals but you could tell she was full of life and energy. She being a cousin of Honeyboy, Meynard would always ask him where she was. It always turns out that she's busy with school, as KC was studying in the International School. The Reppers and I couldn't believe it when we heard the news. Please pray for KC's soul and for her family. REST IN PEACE, KC. WE LOVE YOU.

Christmas break - Change topic please. So, it's Christmas break once again. :) What have you guys planned for the break? Too bad we're only staying at home. Anyway, our class Christmas party was okay. We really didn't have anything planned and Ms. Camacho just let us do our own thing, which was pretty cool. Michelle showed up too and it was great seeing her again. :) I loved giving [and receiving] gifts. ;) Thanks, you guys. :) EK on December 22? :P

I went to Penny's debut last night at Chorrize's house. :) RAGIN' SEVENTIES, BABY! The party was super fun. :) There was a band and they played 70's music all night long and everyone was dancing. Practically our whole barkada was there: me, A.V., Celine, Laura, Richele, Justin and Mara. :) We made a pretty cute group with our retro outfits. ;) Then we had an U.B.E. at a small room at the 3rd floor, overlooking the billboards of South Super Highway. We just hung out, stretched our tired feet and watched Batman and Robin on Studio 23. :P We were supposed to go to Figaro though but we had no ride. =\ Chorrize says that on her 18th birthday, she's allowed to bring the entire barkada to Boracay. Yea boi! ;)

Caroling - Some of my classmates and I are going caroling this week. We're all choralers and orchestra-ers. Lol. We're going to sing at some of our parents houses and connections inside AAVA. We need more houses to visit though. Do you want us to sing for you? :) Then go ahead and just inform me. :)

Questions/Comments -
q&c: i dont care of u..or do i?
- What the--? If you're going to ask me some weird questions, please make sure your grammar is correct.
q&c: ur so cute
- Thank you. :]
- 12:53 pm [guestbook]

December 5, 2004 - Sunday
SOUNDCHECK: The world could die, and everything may lie, still you shan't cry...‘Cause time may pass, but longer than it’ll last...I’ll be by your side - 214 by Rivermaya

PLUGS: leanne yaps gliza kaye mayee aura ria

Shopping - Whew! I'm almost done with my Christmas shopping! I went to the St. James bazaar at Cuenca with Celine and Ticky yesterday. :) I can't believe I got to scour the entire bazaar in just one afternoon! It was just like last year. The place was filled with interesting stalls and booths and it's like I needed eyes at the back of my head to see EVERYTHING! Ticky contradicts me on that part. He says Celine and I should have that eye-piece that the horses have so we could only look in one direction. :P Well, what could I say? We're girls.
We love to shop. :P

Anyway, I had to practice a lot of self-restraint at the bazaar yesterday. I found so many things I wanted to buy for myself! But, of course, I needed to save or else I won't have money left over for my gifts. Here are just a few things I've debated with myself in buying:

- Candy Cane lipbalm from GAP [100 bucks]
- Striped pink shoulder bag from Bangkok [140 bucks]
- Pink dreamcatcher [250 bucks, more or less]
- Pink A-line skirt [250 bucks]

Get me any of these for Christmas? I'll love you forever. :D Haha. I went out this morning to buy some last-minute gifts too. But I'm afraid I'm not quite done. =\ What do you get your friend who has EVERYTHING already? :P

What do you regret? Why? - Hmmm...I guess I regret a LOT of things. Things in the past which I did without thinking first. Things that concern my parents, my close friends, my peers and even God Himself. I regret disobeying my parents' rules. I regret lying. I regret not studying and not bringing home a good report card. I regret procrastinating. I regret being hard-hearted at times. I regret having too much pride. I regret judging others before I REALLY get to know them. I regret doubting God at my lowest. But that is all a thing of the past. Now all I can do is learn from them and make sure not to commit the same mistake...over and over again.

- 3:24 pm [guestbook]

December 2, 2004 - Thursday
SOUNDCHECK: Natatawa sa atin kaibigan...At nangagaral ang buong mundo...Wala na raw tayong mga kabataan...Sa ating mga ulo...Kung gusto niyo kami sigawan...Bakit hindi niyo subukan? Lalo lang kayo hindi maiintindihan...Ang awit ng kabataan...Ang awit ng panahon...Hanggang sa kinabukasan...Awitin natin ngayon... - Awit Ng Kabataan by Rivermaya

PLUGS: christine

I'M BACK. - Finally. My hiatus is over and I can go back to blogging here. I missed working on this thing. ;p Anyway, new look and layout for Angel Mist. How do you like the layout? I think it's the best one I've done so far. Please comment or sign the guestbook. Thank you.

Inter-level / J&J dance competitions - My class didn't get a place in the Inter-level while we [the juniors] got 4th Runner Up in the J&J. Congrats to the winners most especially to the seniors. I loved your routine in the J&J. ;) As much as I'm glad it's over, I kind of miss the whole thing. Don't get me wrong, I don't miss those times when the group would disagree and fight and shout and get all stressed.
What I'm saying is that I miss the practices and bonding itself. For two solid weeks, we worked on the routine, the steps, the transitions, the music, the costumes and even on the dancers themselves. For two solid weeks, we would go home late and tired that we don't get to do homework or study anymore. Recess and lunch periods were spent on practicing in the classroom. After classes, it was straight to Gym 3 for, what else, practicing again.

We sure did a lot of sacrificing for the sake of the competitions. We even sacrificed enjoying the fair. We may not have bagged champions or gotten medals or received a large amount of cash, but at least what matters is that we showed up, danced, and did our best. Diba? ;)
So congratulations again to the winners. We might be able to beat you next year.

CHRISTMAS - My favorite holiday is coming up! :) Mmmm...presents, food, get-togethers and money! Definitely my favorite season. ;) Speaking of presents, I have made my shopping list already and it seems like I'd need a lot of cash to buy gifts for my friends. =\ That's always the tough part. Oh well. Like they say, what comes around, goes around. Or something like that. I have 2 more weekends to go before the Finals and I have to have everything done by then. Or else I'll be too busy studying to mind about gift-giving. =\

Please pray for the typhoon victims. It's a possibility that they'll be spending their Christmas in a cramped space along with other families. We may be happy that there are no classes but think about what they're doing or where they are right now.
- 11:37 am [guestbook]