June 30 2006 | Friday | 11:42pm

"THE CHASE IS ON"

    I can slowly feel the rush of works to be done, both in school and for my extra-curricular. My Friday has been greatly maximized with activities.

    There's a research work to be done for Filipino class. A while ago, we started to talk about it as a group. Generally speaking, our focus is on tabloids. We'll extinguish a study on the commonly read tabloids in our college. Obviously, this activity requires survey and tedious research for basis. Rarr, nagsisimula pa lang ang lahat pero parang ayoko ng isipin ang dami ng gagawin. We'll do this within 2 weeks. Bukod pa dyan, nag-iwan ng assignment si Sir Ampil para sa susunod na linggo. Pinapabasa yung Yunit I at may sasagutang mga pagsasanay. Hay.

    After morning class, I attended TomWeb's meeting. There's a new coverage to be accomplished. Since UAAP is near, we have to establish a pre-UAAP news update. This will cover an interview with our Thomasian athletes, taking photos of them and knowing more about their preparations. Pretty much I like it. Sports-related ulit. I decided to team up with Queennie, Haoson and Kuya Allan (a tomweb senior but I never met him yet) But surpsingly, our beat is on UAAP Volleyball -- all for divisions: boys, girls, men and.. tadah! WOMEN's! Kamusta naman yun. Sir Jun noted that we must interview the coach and TEAM CAPTAIN. Wahaha talaga, good luck sa akin kung paano ako lalapit kay Ate Ging matapos ang lahat ng kaganapan nung bakasyon. =p Siguro kailangan ko ng mag-practice kung paano makipag-kaibigan ulit sa kanya. Tsk.

    I went home afterwards. I was supposed to read Literature but because of tiresome, I decided to sleep first. So yun, 1 1/2 din akong nakatulog. Pagkagising, nagmadali akong magbihis ulit para pumasok. Kakatamad talaga. Pagod ka na nga, nadagdagan pa dahil sa init ng panahon! On the way, I hurriedly read a few pages of my Lit handouts. Too bad I missed reading some parts since I wasn't listening last time Ma'am Perena mentioned the page numbers that we must read. Pasaway. Medyo nahilo tuloy ako sa dyip.

    Hay nako, nagbasa pa man din ako, tapos di naman na-discuss yung binasa ko! Isang topic lang ang napag-usapan, yung "Sibi" (an Indian literary). Napakabagal ng usad ng pagtatalakay dahil si Ma'am ay mahilig magpa-interrupt din! Parang tinatamad din siyang magturo. Wahaha. She even went out to attend the blessing of a new room in AB and she left the class to view a powerpoint. Pero ano nga naman bang aasahan mo sa klase namin, di naman kami nagpaka-academic at sa halip, nag-ingay lang. Haha. Pagbalik ni Ma'am, akala mo kung sinong mga anghel. Kunwari pang nagdi-discuss kami ng powerpoint. Mga adek. =p At saan ka pa, wala namang nai-discuss masyado, quiz agad next meeting. Kakaloka.

    Spanish class came. As days go by, I begin to get bored in this class. Ang bagal din ng pagdi-discuss. Kanina, bumalik kami sa pag-aalpabeto. Oh well, mas okay na yun kesa naman isalpak sa mahihirap na Spanish terms agad. Naki-ride on na lang kami sa paraan ng pagtuturo ni Sir Obusan. Wala rin naman kaming magagawa eh. Mga hamak na estudyante lang kami. Uupo. Tatayo. Mag-aaral. Sasagot. Hehe. Para kaming mga lorong pinapasalita kanina, na animo'y naghihintay na subuan ng sky flakes. Wala pa rin akong matinong natututunan sa Spanish I. Nag-eenjoy lang ako sa pagsasalita ng Bisaya habang gumugulong sa kakatawa sina Madie. Hehe.

    My ka-tropas kept on asking if I would watch the V-league finals tomorrow. Too bad I cannot do so. Besides having a class in the afternoon, I still have many things to do. At siguro, mas gusto ko munang magpa-miss sa balibol. School mode muna dahil marami pang dapat tapusin at ayusin.

x`cez: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BEST FRIEND, AYNA! Libre mo ko sa Don Henrico's!!!

There's always a price in exchange of hard work and dedication.

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June 28 2006 | Wednesday | 10:45pm

"THE IRONY BETWEEN HAPPINESS AND SADNESS"

    Sometimes, no matter how you make yourself happy, if what's inside says you're not okay, you would simply end up following the innate feeling. It was hard to cope with a day where everyone was blissful whereas I solely minded the sad feeling. My day seemed unusual.

    I woke up badly. I caught a sore throat which made me ill. It was like having a fever but without a hot body temperature. That was why I really tried to boost up my mood. I went to school for my Wednesday class. I tried to smile. I tried to laugh. Somehow, everyone thought I was okay. I may have fooled the whole world but deep inside, I was shattered in sadness.

    Many reasons came upon my melancholy. I could have mended with one or two, but the hateful reality was, series of problem had come along.

    Last night, I knew that Ate Flo felt bad towards me with regard to the issue in Vleague.tk. Likewise, I also felt such disappointment on her that as of now, she can't understand the real score of my actions. So okay, here's what happened. Beforehand, Ate Flo posted some comments on an Adamson player (si Sang) via forum. In a way, her comments were negative but personally knowing Ate Flo, I believe there were no intentions of directly destroying Sang. Maka-Adamson din siya. Unfortunately, someone read Ate Flo's posts who was a supporter of Sang. It seemed that he didn't like what Ate Flo published and as an upshot, he replied against Ate Flo. It was really a personal attack on both Ate Flo and even to Ate Cherry (who's Ate Flo's fave player). So when Ate Flo read the reply, she told me that she really got hurt with what the fan had posted. I felt sorry of course, since she's my friend. I even reacted within that thread as my way of defending for a friend.

    The problem came in when Ate Flo plead to me to erase the fan's negative posts on her. Naisip niya kasing kesyo mabasa ni Ate Cherry, nakakahiya daw. Alam kong napahiya talaga siya sa mga pang-iinsulto niya kay Sang dahil may sumabat sa kanya. As Vleague.tk's webmaster, I can erase any post anytime. Much that I wanted to erase it (as her friend), but I couldn't do so. Ethics of a webmaster tells that you cannot erase any post for personal purposes. Saka kung titignan, sarili niyang kagagawan yun pero ipapasa niya sa akin yung konsensya. Isipin mo na lang, kapag binura ko yun, anong sasabihin nung fan -- na may kinakampihan ang webmaster. Ano ding karapatan kong magbura ng pag-aari ng iba. Hindi ko yun sariling post maski ano pang nakalagay dun.

    I take website maintenance as a professional arena. I've been into forums for several years already. Everybody knows that when it speaks of professionalism, I give off an iron hand. Hindi kesyo kaibigan o kakilala, papanigan kita agad. I would rather stick to what's fair and square than to be a predisposition. I tried all my might to explain why I can't grant her plea. Friendship is off from being a webmaster here. Still, she remained close-minded. As an alternative, I advised her to say sorry that she was misinterpreted but what the hell was her problem, she didn't want to. It seems that she's only thinking about herself. Siya na yung may negatibong sinabi, mataas pa ere. Simple lang namang mag-sorry para tapos ang istorya. Forum lang yun. At kung tutuusin, talaga namang hindi maganda yung mga nasabi niya at may nasaktan siyang iba.

    Hindi ako nagmamalinis. Minsan madalas din akong mamintas. I meant to joke but I never meant to seriously attack. Siguro ang makukuhang leksyon dito, dapat nasa tamang lugar ka kung saan ka bibitaw ng mga salita. Perhaps Ate Flo had forgotten that it was a public medium and many people know about the forum already. So now, it reached to a point that our friendship was affected. She's not communicating with me. Diah knew about this right away. Perhaps Ate Flo had told her. Matagal kaming nag-usap ni Diah. Nagpaliwanag ako. Nakakapagtakang si Diah ay naintindihan ako habang si Ate Flo hinde. Mas marami kaming pinagsamahan ni Ate Flo pero bakit ganun, hindi niya maintindihan ang rason ko.

    May problema ka na nga sa kaibigan, nadurog pa puso mo sa pagmamahal. Hay, ang saklap ng nararamdaman ko ngayon kay Ching. Have you ever felt the pain that you cannot do anything anymore to get someone back? Yesterday, you were inches close, enough to feel secured. But as time flew and situations changed, you became miles away from each other. It hurts to see someone who slowly gets away from you. I could have just closed my eyes to the reality that I have to let go. Minsan talaga, masakit umasang may mababalikan ka pa mula sa paglalakbay mo. Grr talaga, bakit pinili niya yung isang desisyong para sa akin ay sobrang mali. Ginawa mo lahat pero kulang pa rin. Nakakainis, na kung bakit ba kailangang magbago ng mga tao. How I remember the song Crazy For You which says, "you're so close but still a world away". Grabe talaga. It seems that I don't want to fall again. Bakit ba palagi na lang ako nasasaktan, nagmamahal naman ako ng tunay. Ewan ko kung lohikal ba yung mga pinagsasabi ko. Siguro mahirap ipinaliwanag ang isang bagay habang sa loob mo, di mo pa rin matanggap na kailangan mong ipaliwanag sapagkat sadyang di tumugma sa kung anong inasahan mo. HAY.

    Ang saya pa naman ng mundo sa USTe kanina. Bagama't masaya, nakangiti, tumatawa nang pahapyaw, napapabulong na lang ang puso ko na kahit buo ang isip ko, wasak ang damdamin ko. During Feature Writing class, how I loved Ma'am Alice' stories again. She's starting to inspire me with what she had gone through as a Journalist. Sana balang-araw, maabot ko din ang mga naabot na niya. Nung Newspaper Management class naman, we presented a timeline on the development of newspapers by groups. Siyempre, kanya-kanya ng style para sa premyong choc nut (haha ang corny ni Ma'am). My classmates had fun with my pausong touch-screen powerpoint presentation. Tsk. Di ko inakalang papatok nang ganun yun. Haha.

    Maulan ang gabi. Maaga-aga kami pinauwi ni Ma'am Pusta. Mag-isa lang akong pumunta sa hintayan ng jeep. Si Vet, na madalas kong kasabay pauwi, kasama yung boyfriend niya kaninang mag-dinner. O di ba, tamang swak talaga. Nung break time, pinili kong mag-isa. Pumunta akong mag-isa sa library. Pumunta akong mag-isa sa pagbili ng pagkain. Hay ewan ko ba. Para kasing ayokong makarinig ng magagandang istorya habang ang sarili kong kabanata ay nasa sad part. That is how ironic my day was. In the midst of a happy environment, you badly landed on the sad abyss.

Mahirap masaktan kung wala kang karapatan.

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June 26 2006 | Monday | 07:10pm

"MAKATI"

    It was another hectic day for me. I woke up as early as 6am on a chilly morning. I had to attend a Medical Exam as part of my pre-employment in Philippine Daily Inquirer.

    I didn't expect the thick number of people at the LRT station since I use to ride on late hours. Everyone seemed in a hurry, perhaps to reach their respective work places. So I let pass of three trains before getting into a spacey one. Anyway my call time with Ma'am Cristy Soliman was between 8-9aam pa.

    I really felt the oddity when I reached the PDI building. I used to have company when I go there, such that of Djhay or Pam but a while ago, I was already on my own. In a way, it saddened me. Sometimes, though you're happy with what you have, you intend to wish for somebody who can simply relate with you. So anyways, soon enough, I went to the 2nd floor to meet Ma'am Cristy. As I sat and talked with her, she gave me sheets of paper to sign on which were basically waivers for the drug test. Sinabi din niyang pupunta akong MEDICard para sa Medical Exam. Matiyagang ipinaliwanag si Ma'am Cristy yung daan papunta dun. It's located at M.V. Dela Costa in Makati as well. At siyempre, makulit ako sa pagtatanong ng direksyon dahil wala akong kaalam-alam kung saan yung MEDICard! Kamusta naman yon. Haha. In deed, how I like her kindness to me. Yun nga lang, na-diyahe ako nang mapagkamalan niya kong taga-UP!!! Hmmp.

    Adventurous trip ang paghahanap ko sa MEDICard habang bitbit ang direksyong iginuhit at isinulat ni Ma'am Cristy. I just followed what was on the paper and I noted every landmark that was mentioned. For some time I asked people for directions. Thankfully, I didn't get lost. Just imagine how huge Makati City is. I was like a lost sheep in the big city. Panay ang pagtingala ko sa mga building ng Makati. Lahat ng tao, bihis-corporate. Lahat nagmamadaling maglakad. Ang mga sasakyan, rumaragasa sa bilis. Tila ba noon ko lang nalaman ang kumakaripas na takbo ng buhay sa Makati -- na ang bawat segundo doon ay mahalaga sapagkat perang kikitain ang nakataya.

    I almost got a problem when I reached MEDICard. I forgot to bring a valid I.D.! Buti kamo't mabait yung receptionist at sinabi kong naka-surrender sa university yung school ID ko (haha mega imbento na naman ng kwento =p). I sat and waited for my name to be called. It was a typical scene just like in a hospital. All nurses and doctors were busy while the patients were patiently waiting for their turn to be checkd-up. Medyo nakakaantok ang paghihintay. I went through series of medical exams. Natawa ako nung kukunin na yung height ko. Paano ba naman kasi, sinabing 5"3 lang ako. It was an obvious mistake. Naman! Napasabat tuloy ako sa nurse, "Mukha ba kong 5"3 sa lagay na 'to?" Haha. The last test was a blood test and man, I went weak afterwards! They couldn't get blood from my ulna (opposite of the elbow) and so, the med tech had to prick my finger! Rarr, imagining the pain wanes me. Matapang man ako sa maraming bagay, nakakagulat na takot akong magpakuha ng dugo. Tsk.

    I think I will be back for the urinalysis. I wasn't able to give a urine sample since I'm having menstruation. Kainis nga eh, babalik na naman at nakakapagod pumunta. Around noon, I was already sent home. I was still feeling weak because of the blood test. Buti na lang at medyo maluwag na ang LRT. Madali ang pag-uwi. Pagdating sa bahay, natulog ako kaagad. At parang mali ang bangon ko dahil sobrang sakit ng ulo ko ngayon! Harhar. Too bad I still have many things to do. Tapos ko na yung powerpoint presentation sa Biz Mgt. pero waah, wala pa kong nababasa sa Literature!

Life isn't like a train that when you miss it, you can say "I can catch the next one". Never waste the opportunity to live and have fun because the joyride passes just once.

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June 25 2006 | Sunday | 08:18pm

"DRAGON BOAT"

    "It pays sweat to earn something". I was out on a news coverage for TomasinoWeb today. I was to join in covering the UST Tiger Dragon's performance at the Philippine Olympic Festival 2006. Then again, many new things had come along. New people. New realizations. New memories to keep ahead.

    Isang napakaagang Linggo. Para bang hindi pa nawawala yung pagod ko kagabi, lumakad na naman ako. The call time to meet with TomWeb was at 7:30am. Sa Harrison Plaza ang meeting place. Sa Manila Bay ang event venue.

    I never had worries about the meeting place since it was my usual destination when I still watch volleyball at Rizal Coliseum. In fact, I even passed by the familiar walls of Rizal. From LRT Taft, I chose to walk up to Mcdo Harrison. Siguro mas pinili ko na ring hindi mag-pedicab para matignan nang maigi ang dating gym kung saan una akong nanood ng volleyball. I was quite emotional. It was such an irony that the gym I got to know was noisy and ecstatic but at that time, no whistles heard, no shouts heard, no games were present. As I tried to tip toe and glimpse at what was inside, the seats were vacant, the court was dark and no one was there. It was an empty Rizal Coliseum that used to bring me smiles. The air was fair, yet a sudden breeze swung coldly towards me. It was a time to realize that the days were over. The people left already. And the classic volleyball game had ended there. Totoo ngang kahit balik-balikan mo ang isang lugar, hindi mo na makikita ang naunang imaheng ipinamalas sa iyo.

    I reached Mcdo Harrison then. I sat and waited for the others. Later on, Haoson texted me to inform that the correct meeting place was the other Mcdonald's (yung nasa Adriatco). Nakalimutan ni Sir Jun (our TomWeb webmaster) na dalawa nga pala ang Mcdo sa Harrison. Hehe. Paalis na sana ko nang tawagan ako ni Haoson para sabihing susunduin ako ni Sir Jun.

    Soon, Sir Jun came and he was on his rowing attire. Cool. By the way, he is also a member of a Dragon Boat team. Hindi nga lang siya sa UST Tiger Dragons pero nakiki-practice siya sa mga yun. So anyways, as we walked, it served as a moment to introduce myself more. I may have been in TomWeb for a time but somehow, I seldom share a piece of myself to Sir Jun. I shared with him that I'm into volleyball and that was why even if I close my eyes in Harrison, I could still determine the place since I would often go to Rizal. He asked me several questions about volleyball. Likewise, I also acquainted myself with dragon boats. It was a perfect sharing of personal sports. Rowing and volleyball may be distinctive from one another but com'on, these are still both sports. =)

    Haoson and Joan were eating breakfast when we arrived. Ate Clynne had just arrived too. We just waited for Gran so that we could altogether head to Manila Bay. While waiting, Sir Jun gave his last briefings. Somehow I felt the excitement already.

    Malayu-layo din pala papuntang Manila Bay. Pinagpawisan ako sa pagmamadali dahil nagwa-warm up na daw yung Tiger Dragons at kailangang makuhaan din ng picture yun. As news coverers, we could have arrived much earlier. Haoson and Ate Clynne were assigned on the small camera whereas Joan and Gran held the big one. I was in-charge of the write-up. Ako rin ang team leader.

    Hay, nagpabalik-balik pa kami para lang mahanap yung UST team. Sa dami ng taong nasa Manila Bay, ang hirap hanapin ng mga gusto mong hanapin. Just imagine the length of the bay and we even reached its end just to look for them. Nandun lang pala sa gitnang parte. Habol kami nang habol kung saan sila pupunta. Naisip ko tuloy nun, ito pala talaga ang trabaho at hirap ng isang mamamahayag. Mararanasan mong tumakbo, maghabol at mapag-iwanan kung babagal-bagal ka. Sumungit pa ang panahon kaya nabasa kami ng ulan.

    After the warm-up, the team boarded already for their first competition -- the Open Division. So okay naman, they ranked 2nd at  pasok sila sa semi-finals. When they got back, I looked for Kuya Chris (the team captain) to get some statements from him. Waah, how I loved it. Feeling reporter na talaga ko. May hawak pang notebook, at sunud-sunod ang flash ng camera. Di rin nagtagal at sumabak na ulit yung UST rowers para sa semis. Sayang nga lang at hindi sila nanalo. Fourth placers lang sila sa Open Division.

    Naupo muna kami habang naghihintay sa Collegiate Division. Tuloy ang pagbuhos ng ulan. Naramdaman ko na ang pagod at antok. Kung nung maaga-aga eh okay pa ko, mukhang nabago bigla ang mood ko. Haoson was joking and trying to cheer me up but I couldn't ride on it. Tsk. Para tuloy gusto ko ng umuwi nun. Ang tagal ng paghihintay talaga.

    Buti na lang tumila nang konti ang ulan. Minabuti ko ng tumayo sa pagkabagot. It's not an excuse that you're lazy already when you are on a coverage. Somehow I really took that TomWeb experience when I work in Inquirer soon. So anyways, the Tiger Dragons prepared for their last competition. We were all hopeful that they would bag the win against San Beda and DLSU. The Yellow Jackets arrived and they provided the festive beats. Cool. At tuluyan ng nawala ang antok ko. Tumayo na kami sa bay ridge para mag-cheer na rin. Victoriously, UST won! Astig. Ang layo nila mula sa 2 kalaban. Nakakatuwa pang pagsagwan nila pabalik, winagayway yung UST flag. What a team spirit.

    I congratulated Kuya Chris and the rest as they went back. He told me that he would look forward to read my article on them. So I noted some final words and got the last results before going to Sir Jun. Despite tiresome, I felt like it was all worth it.

    Sagot ng TomWeb ang lunch namin! Kumain kami sa Chowking. In deed, it was a scrumptious meal. Bukod sa libre yun, masayang kumain na alam mong may nagawa kang tagumpay. Sir Jun expected me to submit the write-up on Wednesday. We split ways in Adriatco after eating. Nag-piera kami nina Joan at Haoson hanggang Rizal Coliseum. Niloloko pa nga nila kong 'baka maiyak ka na niyan' dahil napadaan na naman ako dun. Haha. Sa Taft na ako nagpaalam sa kanilang dalawa. Nag-LRT ulit ako. Tuloy pa rin ang pag-ulan, kakainis. Nananakit ang mga buto ko lamig. At pag-uwi ko ng bahay, kamusta naman, natulog ako sa kapaguran.    

It feels good that each day, you know that you did something worth to open your next day.

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June 24 2006 | Saturday | 08:18pm

"LAKWATSA"

    I was out of the house all-day. I had no classes since it was Manila Day and I spent my time with TropaPeepz. It was another drastic adventure with them. Lots of unplanned events had happened.

Watched V-league

    As usual, I met with Ate Flo at Gilmore. We watched the Lyceum-Adamson match. We sat at the lower box for a clearer view of the game. While there, we happened to meet a Lyceum supporter who had become so nice to us despite unfamiliarity. He's queer, he's funny, and somehow I got fond of his company. Later on, good thing Carol was able to catch up. I thought she wasn't coming because of NCAA. Kasabay niyang dumating si Aileen. So yun, ang lakas na naman ng trip namin. Bukod sa ambulansya at abakada chants namin (hahaha), isang ka-adikang magpayong kami sa loob ng ADMU gym! Haha talaga. Butas kasi yung bubong, eh biglang umulan nang malakas! Talaga namang tulo yung ulan sa kinauupuan namin. Napatingin tuloy yung ibang nanonood sa lugar namin. Agaw-eksena. Haha!

    At dahil tuluyang nababasa na talaga kami, nagpalipat-lipat pa kami ng puwesto. Soon enough, Rhea came. It was a huge comeback from this gal. Ang tagal niyang nawala, akala ko tiwalag na siya sa tropa. Matagal man siyang nawala, siya pa rin ang dating Rhea -- adik, pasaway at maingay. Haha. Kamusta naman ang pagkahumaling niya kay Ann Dave. Halos malaglag ako sa kinauupuan sa pagtawa. =p

Acquainted with Mozzy

    Too bad Adamson got lost in 5 sets. It was really disappointing. Lyceum managed to be a huge spoiler in the league. So anyways, we didn't watch anymore the 2nd game. Besides, it was lunch time. As I promised, I would treat my pals when I pass PDI. Before going, we passed by Dave. It was really a funny incident because of Rhea. She talked with Ann and poked jokes on her. Haha. Nag-CR kami pagkatapos. Another unexpected thing happened. Nagkataong nandun din si Mozzy Ravena, one of the commentators of Vleague. Somehow I thought of acquainting for the sake of promoting vleague.tk. Kinapalan ko na talaga mukha ko at nagpakilala akong webmaster ng isang Vleague website. At first I was slightly shy to speak with her but perhaps Mozzy is just so nice that you will feel unperturbed. I've always wanted to make friends with her since she's a Thomasian. I felt glad when she promised me to flash the website's URL on screen and that she'll keep on promoting it. Sinong mag-aakalang mai-lelevel up ko pa yung Vleague website. It was a mission accomplished in promoting volleyball. =)

Twisting Lunch Treat

    Nasalubong namin si Jc sa daan kaya niyaya na rin namin siyang kumain. It was so hilarious that we took too much time to find a place to eat. We were really undecided. Ang dami na naming pinasukang kainan sa Katipunan at nauwi ang lahat sa Kenny Rogers. Haha, at siguro nga, may rason kung bakit kami napadpad dun..

    Surprisingly, Ate Cherry and her family were eating there too! Who would have thought that after the game, we would still talk to each other again. While ordering food, Ate Cherry saw us. Lumapit siya at nag-joke pang ilibre ko din siya ng dessert. Hehe. As we sat, I hardly ate my lunch since we were busy chit chatting with Ate Cherry. It was in deed, a nice talk. Perhaps I would thank for that moment when I knew that Ate Cherry sided me and my friends with regard to that elongated issue on my BEST FRIENDS. Mas na-feel kong naintindihan niya yung sitwasyon. Di ko naiwasang ikumpara siya sa kung anong sinagot ni Ate Rox sa akin noon. Ate Rox chose to be neutral then. As for Ate Cherry, somehow she had spilt her personal comments on the issue. She often listens but she seldom speaks, that was why I felt glad when she spoke and advised something smacking.

    We went back to the gym for a while. Carol thought that her 2 friends were still there but they had left already since the 2nd game was over. At the exit, we happened to bump at Kanchana (Thai player ng DLSU). So yun, na-tripan lang naming magpa-picture. Paalis na kami nang may makita kaming isang umpukang maingay. We thought of promoting the website to them. They told us that they were Paulinians (all-girls) and man, sobrang ingay talaga nila! Sila din yung maiingay nung AdU-LOP match kasi patay na patay sila kay Dahlia. Haha. Grabe.

Cubao Blues

    Since it was still early, we decided to go to Gateway in Cubao. We took the LRT 2. Nagbibiruan pa sina Rhea at Ate Flo na magpapasagasa na lang sa tren dahil natalo Adamson. Haha, adek. So anyways, we just roamed around the mall. We tried to find a spacey place to chit chat but the mall was full since NCAA Opening at Araneta Coliseum had just finished.

    Nagpaikot-ikot kami. Sumakit talaga paa ko nun. Inabutan na kami ng ulan habang naglalakad sa tabi-tabing pasyalan ng Cubao. Napadpad kami sa Wendy's. Nag-merienda muna kami. Napag-tripan pang mag-pictorials habang kumakain ng Chewy Frosty. Haha! Parang tanga talaga.

    Mula sa Wendy's, natanaw ko yung Fiesta Carnival. It was funny to confess that I had never gone to that carnival! Kaya ganun na lang ang pagyayaya ko. Haha. Pumunta kami dun. Nag-bump car sa halagang 40php. It was really a BUMPY ride! Talsik kung talsik. Actually I even got hurt from two bumps. Nagka-pasa ako sa tuhod huhu. Pagbaba ng bump car, iika-ika pa kong naglakad. Haha. Sasakay pa sana kami ng Viking kaso naisip naming kaka-kain lang. Nagkataon pang nag-text si Diah at wala siyang kasama sa Letran dorm. So yun, nagka-yayaang pumunta namang Intramuros.

Tambay sa Intramuros   

    We took an FX to reach Letran dorm. Past 7pm pa lang nun. Buti na lang at tumila ang ulan. As we were welcomed by Diah and Ate Tynez (na papuntang Cavite), nag-kuwentuhan muna kami sa labas ng dorm (nilapa kami ng lamok tsk!). Magba-baskteball sana kami sa gym nila kaso walang bola. Later, we went up to their dorm para naman hindi na malamok. Maglalaro sana ng tayaang tong-its pero nagyaya munang mag-dinner si Diah.

    So we walked a few meters from the dorm. Dun kami sa ihaw-ihaw kumain. Habang lumalafang, si Diah naman ang nagkuwento ng kung anu-anong bagong chismax. So yun, tamang bonding na naman.

    Bumalik kami sa harapan ng dorm. Naupo na lang kami sa may waiting shade. Umakyat muna si Diah para magbihis dahil niyaya siyang mag-Malate. Naisipan namang mag-takutan at tamang-tama madalim. Haha talaga. Mamatay din ako sa kakatawa sa mga jokes ni Ate Flo. Binabara namin sina Aileen at Rhea. =p Maya-maya, bumaba na si Diah at kasama na niya si Yeye. So yun, tuloy pa rin ang pamatay na tawanan. Noon lang ulit ako nakatawa nang napakalakas! Mala-comedy bar talaga. Adek si Ate Flo.

    We finally went home around 10:30pm. What a day it was. Nag-taxi na lang kami para madali ang pag-uwi. Magkakasabay kami nina Rhea, Carol at Ate Flo. Si Aileen hinatid namin sa sakayan ng bus.

    "Lakwatsa" is the term. Kung saan-saan na naman ako napadpad ngayon. Haha.

Sometimes, we don't expect the things to happen to us. We don't ask for it but it comes. Basta stay strong. Kahit malayo ako, kampi tayo.

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June 23 2006 | Friday | 09:58pm

"POP THE BUBBLE"

    I woke up early to attend an 8am Filipino class. Thank heavens I reached UST ahead of time. Of course I didn't want to be late again and be rebuked as "magnanakaw ng oras". Hehe. I took breakfast courtesy of Burger King. It was a delicious corn beef platter to start my lengthy day.

    Filipino -- We got stunned by the lengthy notes via Powerpoint presentation of Sir Ampil. Initially, I thought I would be able to copy everything. Soon enough, I gave up and my hands ached in numbness. Nakinig na lang ako sa pagpapaliwanag ni Sir. Naisip kong mas makakasagot ako sa exam kung iintindihin ko yung mga sinasabi kaysa palaging aasa sa written notes. Grabe, information overload talaga. I understood it well but I'm just not sure if I've stored them all in my head. Kaya nga ba ang hirap ng 3-hour class dahil pipilitin mong isaksak ang lahat sa utak mo.

    Before ending his class, Sir Ampil shared with us a chunk of his life. He admitted to us that he's a homosexual. As for me, I didn't take any changes on the way I look at him as a person. Anyway I don't base people on their physique but rather, I look what's inside. Sir Ampil is simply real to himself and I do respect people like him. Si Sir Ampil na rin ang nagsabi na, "Mas tatanggapin ka ng tao kung aamin ka, Niloloko mo lang sila kung pilit kang nagtatago sa kaanyuang hindi ikaw." I really got inspired with what he shared a while ago. He had bad memories as a teenager who lately got the acceptance of his father. His life is like other homosexuals out there who are hardly accepted as themselves by their families and the community as well. It's a disheartening reality.

    After Filipino class, we had a short meeting for our Newspaper Management activity. We just divided tasks for Wednesday's presentation. Later on, I went with Haoson and some other 3jrn3 peeps at TomasinoWeb (online web community of UST). I should have gone home at that moment but in a way, I thought of lending my time for extra-curricular. So yun, nag-meeting kami para sa coverage on Sunday. I was assigned to do the write-up on the upcoming Rowing Competition of the UST team. I will be with Haoson, Joan, Ate Clynne and Gran in Manila Bay as its venue. I'm quite excited for the coverage especially that I'll be the one to write the news story. Hehe. Before going home, we passed by the Org Fair and we were introduced by Sir Jude to the Rowing Team of UST. Kakagulat, kasi may mga babae din palang sumasagwan. Hehe! =p Good luck sa kanila sa Linggo.

    I went home seeing my mom arriving from Batangas. So yun, kuwentuhan kami sandali. Later, I took lunch and at the same time, spoke with Ate Flo on the phone. We'll meet tomorrow for another TropaPeepz hangout. =) So anyways, I was about to head school again but suddenly, I remembered about my Literature filler! Paano kasi, mali yung nagamit kong filler (dapat medium-size). Naisip kong gupitin na lang yung malaking filler pero dahil sa duling akong gumupit (haha), halos maubos na yung filler sa kaka-pantay ko. =p HAHA. Hay naku, nagsayang lang talaga ang oras. 2pm na. I had no choice but to rush at NBS to buy a medium-size filler! Sa kamalas-malasan, ang tagal-tagal dumating ng jeep kaya naglakad na lang ako! Grabe yung init. Kulang na lang eh takbuhin ko yung N.S. Amoranto St. sa laki ng hakbang ko. Pagkabili, buti na lang at may jeep na pabalik ng bahay. Diretso ako sa kwarto at naglilipat ng notes. Kumopya din pala ako ng mangilang sentences sa filler ni Madie dahil kulang yung na-reasearch ko. Hehe.

    Nagpahatid na lang ako sa driver namin. Trapik pa sa Dapitan at alas-tres na! Waah. I slightly ran as I entered UST campus. I thought I would be late then but good thing, I was just in time. Kakapagod.

    Literature -- We availed the thick readings forr Literature today. It costs 300php actually (ang mahal!). Nangutang na lang ako dahil di ako napagdala ng pambayad. At dahil nakalabas ang pera ko, Ma'am Pereña thought of assigning me to collect all payments for the readings! Hay naku, dagdag trabaho tuloy haha! Na-realize kong mahirap pala talagang maging ingat-yaman dahil sunud-sunod na ibabagsak sa iyo yung mga bayad at mahirap magkwenta. I even have to go to the Creative Writing office to submit the partial payments. Hay.

    As I went back, the discussion began. Medyo di pa rin ako maka-cope sa klase ng pagtuturo ni Ma'am Pereña. Para bang nasa Planet Mars ako habang siya'y nasa Planet Pluto. Bukod sa ang hina ng boses niya, mabilis siyang magturo! Grr. I chose not to jot down notes anymore from the Powerpoint presentation so that I could just listen to her but too bad, I got nothing except question marks in my head! Natuwa na lang ako nang mapag-tripan ng klaseng ipaulit-ulit yung NATIONAL ANTHEM NG INDIA at nagpa-uto naman si Ma'am! Wahaha, it was a total madness from us. We were just discussing Indian Literature and how come we also touched on India's hymn. Ah ewan! Hehe.

    We had a 30-minute break, thanks to Ma'am Pereña merciful mind-set. =) My friends accompanied me to the library in returning a book. Madie, Dez and Arene stayed at AB Pav whereas I was with Chuchie. Ayun, kuwentuhan ng sari-sariling kabaklaan habang nakapila. Hehe. Sa masikip na buhay ko araw-araw, madalas kay Chuchie ako humihinga at nakakapagsabi ng lahat. =)

    Spanish -- Darn, my head really ached in this class! Maybe because it was the last subject for the tedious day and I felt like I cannot extend my strength anymore. We spent an hour just for the attendance. Such a waste of time and it seemed that only Sir Obusan enjoyed that moment. Inisa-isa niya yung mga pangalan namin at binigyang-kahulugan ang bawat ngalan. Ah ewan. Kakantok. Soon, we went on with the discussion but man, nosebleed talaga. Beginners pa lang kami pero hayun at inisang bagsakan ang napakaraming Spanish terms! Rarr. I keep on asking several things about the lesson but getting an answer from him was even so hard to get as well! Di niya nakuha yung tanong ko kaya iba ang sagot niya. Hay, kakaubos talaga ng pasensiya. Mauubos ang bangs ko sa Spanish class. Harinawa, makapasa ako.

    Bago umuwi, nag-meeting pa ulit kami sandali para sa Newspaper Mgt. Medyo magulo pa nga kung ano ng mangyayari sa report namin eh. Bahala na. Di ko na magawang mag-isip ng matino kanina dahil suko na yung katawan at utak ko. Nagpasundo na lang ako ulit. My mom and brother was in the car when I got fetched at Dapitan. On our way home, somehow my tiresome got relieved when my mom told me that Inquirer called again a while ago and requested me to come on Monday. It's for a Medical Exam. Buti na lang at wala akong pasok ng Lunes. Pero kamusta naman, 8am ang call time. Rarr.

    Patience had really tested me today. To some point, it's enjoyable to be a student but there will come a time that you'll be bent into so many works. I was like a bubble gum a while ago, chewed in a hard way and yeah, I almost popped..

I tell you, it's hard to be virtuous. As said, 'patience is a virtue'.

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June 22 2006 | Thursday | 08:20pm

"MIRACLES DO HAPPEN"

    I was reminded of the famous saying, "When God closes a door, he opens a window." In deed, there may be times that life gets unpredictable but later on, you would realize that God was just simply taking His time to plan your destiny. Somehow I took this day to ponder deeply -- on life, on where I am right now and on what is ahead of me.

    I got a bit worried this morning as our helper told me that someone from Inquirer called. I wasn't able to receive the call since I was still asleep. Kakainis, kasi hindi ako ginising gayong pinaulit-ulit kong importanteng tawag yun. The phone caller left a message to call PDI right away but too bad our helper didn't thought of asking what was PDI's landline number. I didn't know their number as well, so how I would call? Hay, there may be some instructions or announcements from PDI that I must know.

    I was thinking twice if I would text Djhay and ask for PDI's landline from him. In a way, I was shy to talk about PDI's call because what if they didn't call him yet. However, I had no choice but to open it up. So there, I knew from him that PDI haven't called him yet but of course, I'm wishing that they would. Pam is also waiting for the call. So anyways, soon, I called PDI already. I was able to contact Ma'am Cita and she then asked how much is my tuition. Suddenly, I was surprised when she said this, "..because you MIGHT be one of the qualified scholars." She also told me to ready my registration form because they might require me to fax it to them. Waah.

    After that phone call, I simply can't believe it. Considering all the pain stakes, I feel like I'm nearly there. Siyempre di pa rin ako nagpapaka-play safe dahil di pa naman pormal na sinabing PDI scholar na ko. Iniisip kong baka may mga dapat pang gawin at di pa final ang lahat. Pero kahit papaano, di ko napigilang hindi i-kwento yung nangyari kanina sa mangilang kaibigan, lalo na sa nanay ko. Sino ba namang hindi matutuwa. At sa nangyaring ito, para bang tumibay yung paniniwala ko. Di lang sa Diyos, pati na rin sa sarili ko. May mga pagkakataon mang naiisip kong ang bobo, tanga at eng-eng ko, naisip kong minsan din pala eh matinong tao ako. Hehe. Kung noon, naghihinala pa ko sa kakayahan kong maging mamamahayag, para bang ngayon eh mas determinado ako. =)

    Speaking of miracles, how I loved watching Adamson's volleyball match on TV a while ago. The last score was credited to Rubie De Leon who was even experiencing cramps on the 4th set. Grabe, sinong mag-aakalang ang injured player pa ang pupuntos ng pagkapanalo nila. Siguro nga, kung nakatadhanang sa 'yo, sa iyo talaga.

There can be miracles, when you believe.

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June 21 2006 | Wednesday | 10:42pm

"DAGUNDONG"

    May ingay na nakakatuwa. May ingay na nakakayamot. Kanina, iba't ibang ingay ang narinig ko.

    Feature Writing Class -- We continued our discussion on hard and soft news. It sounded boring as she went on with her lectures. Well, her way of hauling the discussion was so usual. Then again, it went around her personal experience on Ninoy Aquino's assassination. It may be informational but we couldn't lend an ear to it since were post-EDSA I babies. So anyways, nabuhay ang lahat nang dumagundong sa pagre-recite yung kaklase naming irreg. Career mode kung magsalita na para bang pinapangalandakang napakarami niyang alam. Tsk. Sa lahat ng ayoko, eh yung mga maiingay na lata. Natawa naman ako sa hirit ni John. Nag-recite din kasi siya tapos parang ginaya niya yung pananalita nung irreg student. Haha.

    Thank heavens, soon enough Ma'am Colet had thought of establishing an activity. It lessened my boredom. Basically, it was a challenge of distinguishing news types. Okay naman. By the way, we have a pending feature article to be passed on July 5th which will talk about the Pacquiao-Larrios bout. For me boxing as a feature is better, as compared to the FIFA World Cup which I have just been knowing.

    We had a short break after the tiresome 3-hour class. Nag-take out kami sa Burger King dahil tumutunog na yung tiyan ko sa gutom. Hehe. Perfect time also to speak with my buddies on resonating concerns.

    Newspaper Management -- Rarr, isa pang nakakaantok na klase. First, Ma'am Pusta gave an overview of the course via Powerpoint. Since she said that the presentation shall be sent by ygroups, I didn't bother to jot down note anymore. I was just seated and feeling cold (winter time ang aircon, kamusta naman). Naisipan ko na lang makipag-joke kay Ruben. Haha. Paano kasi, napansin kong kapag dumadagundong sa tenga niya yung pangalang 'Ruben', eh 180 degrees lilingon agad yan sa nagsalita. Basta, this classmate of mine is quite comical. I just can't help but make use of his comic character to relieve my sleepiness. Hehe.

    Later on, we watched the film, "The Paper". Expecting a good one, we were not able to fully understand it because the audio bass was so loud! We only watched it through Windows Media Player. Puro dagundong lang ang narinig namin. Kakayamot lang talaga. Natapos ang pelikulang nakanganga pa rin kaming lahat sa kung anong pinag-gagawa ng mga tauhan ng The Paper. Sayang ang 1 1/2 hours.

    Napa-dagundong ang utak ko sa balitang V-league. Haha. Natalo na naman ang Lasalle sa volleyball! =p So siyempre, kulang na lang eh umuwi na ko't makibalita. As said, Kanchana (DLSU Thai Import) was sick to play and Lyceum won in 5 sets. Adamson also happily won against SSC. I missed a lot again especially that Rhea (who's a funny bone ka-tropa talaga) watched with Ate Flo, Carol and Aileen. After the game, they even dropped by Letran to meet with the Arribas. Sayang, may pasok ako. Hehe.

Listen to the unheard shouts of people. Sometimes, it's not important that you just listen by ears. Rather, it's more important that you deeply understand what's being addressed to the heart.

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June 20 2006 | Tuesday | 09:38pm

"PRE-OCCUPIED BUT NOT BUSY"

    I made use of the vacant day to get something done with my school works. Man, I'm quite tired right now, with all those stuffs I've done for today. But happily concluding, I feel so accomplished.

    I pushed myself to wake up earlier this morning. In spite of the free day (no classes on Tuesdays), I chose to get into some unfinished school matters because as I promised, I will really work hard in school. So around 1pm, I went to the UST Library for my researching.

    The library was quite busy. A lot of students were really utilizing it. There was a point when I couldn't do nothing but wait patiently for my turn in the OPAC (computerized resource catalogue of UST) section, or the borrowing section or even in the internet section. Kahit saan, may pila talaga. Kaya ganun na lang ang paglipat ko mula sa isang section papunta sa mas maluwag. Akyat-manaog ako, from Social Sciences library then to the Humanities. I was researching for three different assignments: for Classic Literature, IT & Newsroom, and Literary Journalism. Kamusta naman yun, kakapagod talaga.

    I bumped into several familiar faces as I was in the library. They were either friends from AB or former STC school mates. Though I was kind of rushing with so many works at hand, I still kept some time to chit chat with them for a while. Just to make them feel that I'm not a snobbish person (which is often, the impression of people on me). Naisip ko din kasi, minsan ko na nga lang sila makausap o makita, bakit i-indianin ko pa yung pagkakataon?

    With that, I always remember what Ate Flo tells me with regard to her impression on me. She compliments for being a multi-tasked person that though it seems I have so many works, I can manage to have time for everything. For friends to accompany them. For academics to surpass it. For leisure to make myself relaxed. Perhaps she's right. I don't consider myself as a busy person actually. For me it's a negative impression when people tell you that you're busy -- because it just implies that you do not know how to manage your time and make use of it wisely. Perhaps I'm just pre-occupied but definitely, not busy.

    I went home from UST as rain began to fall. It was past 3pm. I went to my PC right away to type my IT & Newsroom assignment. It was quite lengthy actually. Later, I took a break to watch V-league. Onga pala, natuwa naman ako kay Ate Cherry kasi naalala niyang batiin yung TropaPeepz sa TV nung ininterview siya bilang best player. =p COOL. Naisip ko tuloy, maski ang dami niyang iniisip ngayon, naaalala niya pa rin kami. =) So anyways, after watching, I talked with Ate Flo on the phone for a while. Matagal na ulit kaming hindi nakaka-gimik at nagpa-plano kami ng lakad soon. Hehe! In the evening, I gave myself a treat naman at Jolibee. Along with Ate Aileen and her family, we ate dinner there. Yummy. Pag-uwi ng bahay, tinapos ko na yung iba pang assignments.

    At ngayon, oras na para mag-internet at magpuyat sa kaka-chat! Bukas pa ng hapon ang pasok ko kaya yakang-yakang matulog ng madaling-araw. Haha.

Minsan busy, minsan maraming ginagawa, minsan walang panahon. Magbago man ang lahat pero eto tatandaan mo: lagi akong maglalaan ng oras para sa isang tunay na kaibigan na tulad mo! =)

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June 18 2006 | Monday | 06:38pm

"CONFLICT"

    Rarr, I'm still thinking about playing steady in volleyball again. Some factors are convincing me to join once more which include my own passion for sports and the delight of playing with friends but on the other hand, I have priorities in school as well. This morning I entertained a volleyball training at Taft. I knew it was such a bad time since I have classes in the afternoon. Pero dahil ako'y pasaway na bata, tumuloy pa rin ako at sa pamimilit na rin nina Kuya Popo. Hindi na naman ako naka-attend ng meeting sa TomasinoWeb (in UST) ng 10am. Medyo nagtampo na nga si Haoson sa akin eh. I remembered what he said, "We need people who can give and sacrifice their time for other things." Waah, role conflict.

    I attended a 3pm class. Good thing I arrived UST on time, coming from Taft. As I expected, my muscles slightly ached but somehow I loved the pain. Masochist eh noh. Haha. So anyways, we waited for a while for a professor to enter. Tamang kuwentuhan muna with my block mates. Maski nasa loob na ng room, volleyball pa rin ang nasa utak ko. Haha. I don't know if it's really appropriate to reiterate sports passion within school lessons. Who knows in the latter run, these things might collide and I might not be able to weigh which must come first. Kung anu-ano kasing tinanong ni John tungkol sa V-league eh. Haha. Todo kuwento naman ako kasi aminado din naman akong natutuwa kapag volleyball ang pinag-uusapan. =p

    So after some bonding moments with John (LOLZ), I shifted my topic then. Alam ko kasing dapat pag-usapan dahil baka lalo lang lumaki. Hindi ako magtatago ng pangalan dahil di ako nakikipaglaro ng taguan (haha). It's all about Maureen. These past days she has been acting so weird. She's aloof, she's quiet, as if there's really something wrong between her and the group. Before, I was even trying to speak or poke a joke on her  but I guess I've found out the roots of this whole unfriendliness. So yun pala, so-called "friends" na lang kami. Ang panget. It's a harsh statement I should say, as though she had forgotten what was once, a nice friendship within the group. Ayaw naman niyang makipag-usap. Para bang dinadaan niya ang lahat sa mga titik at mapanlinlang na mga pangungusap. How could we ever fix the conflict if there really is a conflict? Kakaloka. Mauubos ang buhok ko sa mga nagyayari sa kanila. Hahaha.

    Anways, there's a change on the Monday and Tuesday schedule since there's conflict between the professors' schedule and our Monday schedule. We'll be having no classes on Mondays whereas we'll have 2 subjects (Psychology and Literary Journalism) on a Tuesday. Wala pa yung Psychology professor namin kanina. Buti na lang at nasabihan agad yung susunod na professor na pumasok na ng 3:30pm para naman di masayang oras namin. Anyway it's just temporary for today. So yun, Sir Aldaba came in. I think he's a good one and to note, he writes for Manila Times & Manila Bulletin. Naging professor pa niya sa Investigative Journalism si Sir Yambot (yung humawak sa amin sa Inquirer). Waah, bigatin talaga. Hehe. Nung una, nagkagulo pa kung ano ba talagang subject ang ituturo niya sa amin! Haha. Akala niya kasi Specialized Writing. Later on, he found out that he'll teach Literary Journalism pala. Either way, how I loved his stories! I remembered his wisdom words saying, "One of the best part of being a Journalist is that you get paid for stories created as you travel and meet different people." Waah =p Astig.

    Since it was first meeting, we got dismissed at 4:30pm. Saktong-sakto, aabutan ko pa yung TV coverage ng V-league. Haha. Dali-dali akong umuwi ng bahay. Paano ko ba naman mapapalampas ang unang pagkatalo ng Lasalle! HAH! I really enjoyed watching it. Ang galing ng depensang Baste at pamatay sa opensa si Boulee. Revenge is here. No more conflicts about it. At siguro, kahit awayin pa ko ng 1 milyong Lasalista dahil sa pagkatalo nila, tatawanan ko na lang sila ng isang malaking:

MUWAHAHAHA!

Law of impenetrability:

nothing can occupy the same place at the same time.

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June 17 2006 | Saturday | 11:14pm

"LEARNING SPELLS F-U-N"

    I came to school for a single subject only. Ang masaklap pa diyan, 4pm ang pasok. Pagsakay ko ng jeep kanina, wala akong fare discount dahil weekend. Ako lang ang nag-iisang estudyanteng naka-uniporme. Medyo nakakatamad ang pagpasok ng Sabado

    While waiting for Room 200 to be emptied, we just stayed at the AB Pav along with some 3jrn3 peeps. Ang init ng panahon at nakakaantok. Bumili muna ako ng required Spanish book sa lobby habang naghihintay. Ang mahal nga ng libro eh, 207php na agad. Totoo ngang may halaga ang edukasyon dahil malaking halaga ang dapat ilaan para dito.

    It was an IT & Newsroom subject for today and we'll be using the Computer Laboratory as our permanent room. As we went up, no professor was there yet. So yun, medyo maingay ang klase habang naghihintay. May mga nagkalikot din ng keyboards para may magawa siguro. Maya-maya, nagulat na lang kami nang may sumigaw sa bandang likuran. A man requested us to please stop playing with the computer keyboard. Natahimik na ang lahat pero etong si Shiela ay hindi yata narinig yung lalaki. She even slightly shouted which maddened the man. And yeah, soon we knew that he's our professor in IT & Newsroom pala. Bad shot kami kaagad. Nyay.

    Nung una, medyo takot pa rin kami sa kanya. Sir Aquino went on discussing while we were trying to minimize our side comments and noisiness. Moments later, I guess he had forgotten about what had happened earlier. He then started to poke funny lines and somehow I enjoyed his way of dropping jokes. Natawa talaga ko sa "bor-da" (supposedly burda) ni Jenny na paulit-ulit niyang ginaya. =p Medyo silahis din kasi siya gumalaw at magsalita. He really reminded me of a friend. Hehe. So yun, sa tingin ko ay ma-eenjoy ko ang subject niya. Bukod sa gusto ko na yung subject (dahil tungkol sa pagle-layout sa computer), eh mukha pa siyang ma-kwela bilang guro. I want to learn in an enjoyable way because it lightens the mode of learning.

    We were dismissed early at 5:30pm. Kumain muna kami sa Jolibee nina Madie, Arene, Dez At Djhay. Dahil sa Macaroni Soup ni Dez na after ten years dumating (hehe), mga 6:30pm na kami umalis dun. Sasakay na sana ako sa Laon-Laan pero etong si Arene ay nagyaya sa may IPEA (gym namin). Na-tripan ko lang sumabay hanggang dun. Akala ko kasi may makikita ako sa gym (HAHAHA). Nakalimutan kong Sabado nga pala. Harhar. Kaya bumalik na lang ako ulit sa Dapitan. I waved goodbye to my friends and went home.

    I went straight to my room when I arrived. I did some school stuffs just to lessen it. Ayoko kasi ng patong-patong na gawain. I started to read Lección Uno of our Spanish book. And yes, I'm really loving it! Since then, I'm so eager to learn the Spanish language and this is it, I'm starting to become skilled at it! How I love to pronounce Spanish words especially the accented ones. This comes to show that learning is so much fun. =)

What I learned from reading.. =p

    Hola! Buenos dias! Me llamo Shelly Faune Dimaculangan y Capuchino. Yo tengo diez y otso años. Vivo en la calle Bulusan, numero sitenta y nuebe, ciudad de Quezon. Estudio en la Universidad de Santo Tomas. Estoy en el tercer año de Journalismo en la Faculdad de Artes y Letras. Gracias!

    HAHAHA, adek. Kahit mahal yung libro, mukha namang masusulit ko.

Look at the deeper side of things to appreciate and learn from its innate beauty.

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June 16 2006 | Friday | *02:46am

"STRETCHY DAY"

    It was a long and lethargic Friday. I don't know how come our faculty had punished us with a chaotic schedule. Para bang sa isang iglap, naiba ang mundo naming lahat para lang maki-ayon sa makabagong oras-eskwela. Hay.

    I was really admitted of being late this morning. I woke up quite delayed on time since I finished Montreux Volley Masters (where Germany won against Japan and I saw my long lost idol, Angelina Grün WAAH!) last night on Solar Sports. I slept at around 3am whereas I should have been more responsible as a student. Tsk. So anyways, unfortunately, the heavy rain beforehand had spread its upshot as I went to school. Some streets were flooded which really caused traffic! Man, I was so wrong that I left home at 7:30am. My first class was at 8am. Haha. Nag-feeling akong makakarating ng USTe sa loob ng trenta minuto, habang buhol sa trapik at lubog sa baha ang Maynila. Minsan tuloy, naiisip kong ang tanga ko dumiskarte, HAHAHA.

    My route to school had truly tested my patience. Rarr. Since there was no Recto jeep yet at NS Amoranto, I switched plan and took the Dapitan route instead. Wishing to get on time, but I guess it was really destined that I would be late. Traffic still caught me. I took options but with no effective answers. Ang resulta, naburaot at nainis lang ako sa loob ng jeep. Sa bagal ng takbo ng sasakyan, kulang na lang eh takbuhin ko mula Maceda St. hanggang Dapitan! Actually when the jeep was still in Forbes, I decided to go down already and walk in meters. 8:20am na.

"ANG PAGIGING HULI AY PAGNANAKAW"

    This statement had resounded on my ears for a time. It came from the 'wisdom' words of Sir Ampil, our Filipino professor whom we first met this morning. Ang aga kong na-badshot sa prof dahil yan ang sermon niya sa aming mga nahuli. Sa naaalala ko, apat kaming nahuli at hindi lang ako. Medyo nagulat lang ako, kasi masyadong matalas agad ang binitawan niya. Di naman siya nagalit, pero yun nga, napagsabihan kami talaga. As for me, is it a sin already to be late by first offense? I mean, if it's so, we should have condemned some of our government leaders who are always late in meetings not once, not twice, but for a thousandth times. Haha, palakihin daw ba ang isyu. =p Pero kasi, di naman makakailang trapik talaga eh. Gumawa man ako ng ibang paraan, trapik talaga. So siguro kailangan kong dumulog sa pari upang ikumpisal ang 'pagnanakaw' na ginawa ko. Hehe. =p

"THE LONGGG BREAK"

    Kung anong ipinagmadali ko papuntang USTe, ang siyang ikinadali ng Filipino class kanina. Since it was first day, we hardly used the 3 hours allotted. Around 9am, nagpa-dismiss na agad si Sir Ampil. At saan ka pa, 3pm pa ang susunod naming klase! Waah nosebleed. Ang haba talaga ng break. Mas maigi kasi sanang tuluy-tuloy na lang. Umuwi muna ako ng bahay at kinupkop ko ang mangilan kong kaklase. Hehe. Nag-7evelen (in Dimasalang) muna kami bago tumuloy sa bahay.

    It was a bonding session with my classmates again. I was with Madie, Dez, Arene, Anne and Chuchi. We watched DVD (Hoodwicked), slept (kaming dalawa ni Anne haha), ate lunch together (courtesy of Chuchi "Inday"), and sang on the videoke (wuhoo!). Siyempre di nawala ang walang-kamatayang kuwentuhan. Magkasama pa kami ni Chuchi kaya parang nagtayo na naman kami ng instant comedy bar. Hehe. By the way, I also had fun when my friends decided to fix my hair! We thought of hairstyling myself as Pucca. Waah >.< Thanks to Dez for being a patient hairstylist then. Hehe. Kahit papaano, may nagawa kaming masaya sa loob ng anim na oras. Just imagine how boring it was if we only stayed in school.

"VIOLET"

    We reached USTe at 2:30pm. Nakatambay lang kami sa corridors dahil may gumamit pa ng kwarto. Hmp. Maraming taong nakapanisin at natuwa sa Pucca hairstyle ko. Hehe. So yun, ang tagal pa bago kami nakapag-palamig sa aircon.

    Ma'am Pereña has a distinct fashion. Well, it was obviously seen that she loves shades of violet! Her outfit, her notebook, even her stamp! Parang may dumaig na sa akin sa pagka-orange at kay Jenny sa pagka-pink. Haha. So anyways, she's our professor in Classical Literature. She discussed some points already and even left assignments. Medyo nahihirapan lang akong intindihin siya sa pananalita. Ewan ko ba, para kasing kinakain sa ilong yung pagbigkas.

"QUIERO TI CONTIGO"

    Spanish class came in as our last subject for the extensive day. Somehow we became quite thrilled about it since it was our first time to have Spanish. Wala pa yung prof, eh kung anu-ano ng Spanish terms na ang pinagtatawanan namin. Hehe.

    Sir Obusan entered the room speaking in Spanish already. He even lead the prayer in Spanish too. Quite odd but edifying. He went on discussing as we sat. Nung una, na-enjoy pa namin ang pagkukuwento niya. May mangilang Spanish terms pa nga kaming natutunan na agad eh (such as: Simpatico/a, Lindo/a, and the like). But as time elapsed, I guess our attention had loosen up already. We got bored because he only told his stories. He barely asked for class participation. As for me, I was slowly taking the consequence of not getting enough sleep. Unti-unting bumababa ang talukap ng mga mata ko. Ang sakit ng ulo ko. Nilalamig ako.

    Buti na lang at nakantyawan ni Lance si Sir na magpa-dismiss ng maaga. Hehe. 7:30pm uwian na. Nagpasundo na lang ako kay Aps dahil akala ko umuulan pa din. Sinabay ko na sina Anne at Vet sa akin. As I reached home, I ate my dinner and afterwards, I slept right away. Iba yung pakiramdam ko, mabigat. Para yata akong lalagnatin. Hay.

    The saddest thing here is that we have to bear with this schedule for two semesters. As early as now, I have to make some huge adjustments. It's not easy to head school so early in the morning, then have a break for long hours and be back again for two more subjects. Ang panget talaga!!! Hay.

Beautiful lives don't just happen. These are made every single day with much love, patience and sacrifice.

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June 15 2006 | Thursday | 11:15pm

"PUCCA MADNESS"

    Nothing much for today. I just stayed at home almost all-day. I rested and used the internet frequent. Nilubos ko yung araw na walang pasok at wala pang school works. Hehe.

    Minsan, feeling ko parang batang-isip din ako. I may be a tough critic but when it comes to my soft side, perhaps you'll laugh at my craziness. I've gone busy searching for Pucca GIFs today. As most of my friends could notice, I became more addicted to Pucca stuffs recently. Kakatuwa kasi yung itsura ni Pucca. Ang liit ng mata, parang ako din. Haha. Perhaps this Pucca madness really started when I was in Cebu and I saw this huge Pucca stuffed toy. She's my newest favorite cartoon character as of now. Hindi na si Sailor Venus. Haha. Natuwa pa ko lalo nang may makita akong fully-animated Pucca website kanina at nalaman ko yung kwento ng buhay ni Pucca. Ten years old lang pala si Pucca at may crushie siyang ang pangalan ay Garu. Tuwang-tuwa ako sa mga simpleng nalaman ko kay Pucca. Haha. Adek.

    Speaking of Pucca, nagtext si Ate Rox (ang mukhang Pucca din lol) sa sim ng kuya ko. That was my old sim card actually. She informed about her new number AGAIN. Wala na daw yung Globe niya. I felt kinda worried though. The last time she changed was because of her cellphone being snatched when she was texting on the street. Baka mamaya na-hold up na naman yun. Di ko naman ma-text, kasi wala akong regular load. Haha.

Each one has the power to express his preference.

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June 14 2006 | Wednesday | 08:32pm

"FIRST DAY HIGH"

    I'm back with my university life. How I enjoyed "my first day high" as a junior Thomasian which has started today. It comes to show that there's another phase of routine ahead for me.

    Supposedly, I would go to UST earlier since Haoson (a classmate) requested me to come at the UST Main Building for TomasinoWeb purposes. But I guess I haven't adjusted yet with school extra-curricular demands and I just decided to attend academic classes at 3pm. Haha, ang aga-aga tinatamad. =p So anyways, pagpasok ko ng UST campus, napadaan muna ko sa AB Pav dahil nandun sina Djhay and Kristine. Afterwards, we went into our building and yeah, how I missed swiping my I.D.!

    Our class was at Room 205. Too bad there was a class ahead of us and we waited for 3pm to occupy the room. Tambay muna kaming lahat sa corridors. So yun, medyo magulo ang paligid, maingay at mainit. Busy ang lahat sa pagkuku-mustahan. Nagkita-kita kami ulit ng mga adek kong kaklase.

    "THE WOW CLASS"

    Our professor came in at the first day. As she entered, somehow I felt an impression that it would be a boring subject since she's an oldie. Later on, she introduced herself to the class and I just got surprised when my classmates astoundingly reacted when she wrote her name on the board. She's Alice Colet Villadolid who'll be teaching Feature Writing to us. At first, I was really puzzled how come they seem to know her and I don't recognize her. (Siguro dahil alien ako? Haha.) Soon, Madie told me that she's the author of one of our books in Journalism (2nd year, 1st sem). Kaya naman pala napa-wow ang lahat.

    Mas lalo pa kaming napa-wow sa mga sumunod na narinig. Paano naman kasi, bigatin palang professor ito! She shared with us that she worked at New York Times, Newsweek and the like. She has also lots of connections to prominent people such as Max Soliven, Benigno Aquino and others. From her stories a while ago, I guess she had gone through a lot in the field of Journalism. Sinong estudyante ng Journ ba naman ang hindi mamamangha kung ganyan na ang naabot ng guro mo?! Nakaka-inspire ang unang pagkikita. At harinawa, ma-enjoy ko at marami akong matutunan sa Feature Writing class. =)

    We got dismissed early and so we took the extra time to eat na lang. Tumambay kami sa Burger King. I was with Madie, Arene, Djhay, Dez, Anne, Judy and Kristine. So yun, tamang barahan na naman ang naganap. Siguro nga na-miss kong barahin si Arene na baong kulot ang buhok. Haha. =p So anyways, before 6pm, we went to Room 201 already.

    While waiting for the next subject, I just roamed around the room to talk with people. Naki-kamusta ko sa iba pang mga kaklase. Nakakatuwang makinig sa mga nangyari sa kanila nung summer. May mga nagtrabaho, may mga nag-training sa sports, may mga tumambay lang sa bahay. Iba-iba man noon, at least ngayon nagkakasundo kami sa iisang hangaring pag-igihan ng mag-aral. Somehow we realized that we're on our 3rd year. Time flies swiftly and we have to manage each moment with relevance. Sooner or later, we'll get our diplomas from UST already and that will be the time to work on the real world. It's time to get a little serious to pursue more in the future. By the way, napadaan sina Jan (a senior) sa room para mag-endorse ng Journalese. Nagulat ako kasi alam din pala nila yung scholarship ko sa PDI. He wished me luck then. Huge opportunity daw yun if ever. Nung panahon kasi nila, puro UPians ang inaalok ng scholarship. Kaka-flatter in a way.

    "GAME KNB? CLASS"

    Our last subject was Newspaper Practice and Management. Medyo natawa ko nang pumasok yung professor namin. Perhaps it was because I know her by face. Madalas na kasi namin siyang makita sa AB Building noon. May hawig siya ni Olive Oyl (hehe) kasi sobrang payat niya. She's Ma'am Pusta by the way.

    She discussed a bit about the subject. Pretty much it was usual. Actually, marami sa aming inantok. Grabe, paano na lang kaya kung formal lecturing na. Haha. Nabuhay na lang kami nang mabanggit niyang mahilig siya magpa-games (huwaw!). Siyempre natawa na naman ang makulit na 3jrn3 class. Panay ang side comments (isa yan sa hobbies ko, haha!) Bukod pa dun, nabanggit din niyang magkakaroon kami ng field trip sa iba't ibang print media companies. Ano pang aasahan mo sa klase namin, mukha kaming field trip. Hehe. Maaga pa lang pinag-uusapan na yung transportation at kung anu-ano pa. Kakatawa lang. Wala pa ngang nasisimulan, tinanaw na namin yung kadulu-duluhan. Mga adek.

    We also got dismissed early. Around 7:30pm, uwian na. I was about to go out of the room when Verity looked for me. Sabay daw kaming umuwi dahil pareho namang Laon-Laan ang sakayan namin. So siyempre pabor din ako dun dahil medyo nakakatakot ngang umuwi nang mag-isa. At least, I have company. Sumabay din pala sa amin si Anne. Kaya kahit trapik sa daan, di ako masyadong na-bore dahil dala-dalawa pa ang kausap ko. Hehe.

    No classes tomorrow. Yipee. And I'm feeling sleepy already. Napagod akong kaka-dakdak. Hehe.

Nananabik, nananabik sa first day high.

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June 13 2006 | Tuesday | 08:49pm

"PANEL INTERVIEW"

    For the third time, I went back to Philippine Daily Inquirer for an exam. Today was allotted for a panel interview and I'm hoping that this would be the last assessment for the scholarship. It was an average nosebleed. And thank heavens it's over.

    The call time was 4:30pm. I almost got late due to heavy rain. Buti kamo't nakapagdala ako ng payong. Pinag-isipan ko pa kung magbibitbit ako ng payong dahil nung umalis ako ng bahay, maaraw naman. The weather nearly fooled me.

    My trusty umbrella didn't cope with me as I went down the jeep in Pasong Tamo. Kung kailan kinailangan, saka nasira! Langya. Buti na lang at may malapit na silungan. Inayos ko muna ang pasaway na payong dun. Later, I crossed the street to PDI. Though I had an umbrella, the rain was so hard to handle. I still got wet. Nahihiya pa akong pumasok ng PDI lobby. Medyo basa yung slacks ko.

    I caught Djhay waiting at the lobby. Kuwentuhan sandali. Soon, Pam came and we went to the third floor already. We were starting to get nervous then as we seated on the couch. Pam suggested that we take hold of a 5-peso coin to release nervousness. Hehe. Somehow it was effective.

    So anyways, Pam was interviewed first. I was second. As I waited, I really tried to calm myself so that nervousness won't get in me. I silently prayed. I also thought of those people who believed that I could do it. My mom, my friends. All those people who knew about my scholarship. How I imagined their faces. Their voice of encouragement lingered in my ears and heart at that time. And somehow, I really felt better.

    Soon, my turn finally came. I was quite shivering as I followed Sir Yambot (one of the panelists) at the Conference Room. Two other panelists were there too. Nagpakilala kami sa isa't isa at maya-maya, nagsimula na ang tanungan. It started with basic questions which talked about personal life such as my family background, school background and the like. Actually I got surprised when Sir Nolasco (one of the panelists), did mention of STC. May anak daw siyang nag-aaral dun noon. Nagulat ako lalo nang malamang anak niya si Joy Nolasco! Haha. Joy is my batch mate in STC (2003-2004) and we became classmates in grade school. Small world isn't it? Mukha namang okay si Sir Nolasco kaya nagtanong din ako ng mangilan tungkol kay Joy. Nasa UP na daw siya ngayon at isang PT student. Coolness. Somehow my uneasiness got minimized, thanks to that topic. Medyo halatang kabado kasi ako eh. May isang tanong pa ngang di ko masyadong narinig at inakala kong yung "read" ay "need". Waah kakahiya. Hehe.

    As we went along, serious questions were asked to me. Yung related na sa Journalism talaga. Situations as a reporter were given and they asked about my response to it. Tipong, "what's more important to you: truth or happiness?". Each time a new question comes in, I would press my 5-peso coin. Nakaka-kaba talaga, haha. So yun, sa tingin ko naman, nasagot ko nang maayos yung mga tanong kahit malaglag na puso ko sa kaba. I just hope I sustained their standards. Anyway I told them what I really feel towards the situation. I guess what makes an interview successful is by being real to your words. I tried to be one. By the way, naalala ko lang yung isang tanong ni Sir Nolasco sa akin. Sa tingin ko, ito yung pinaka-kabog na nasagot ko at sana ito ang maiwan sa mga alaala nila. Nailagay ko kasi sa essay test noon na, "Hard life motivates me". Sir Nolasco requested me to explain this. So I responded right away. As I can remember, I told them this: "Sometimes, people tend to criticize me. My work, my personality, my philosophies. That defines a hard life for me -- when some people ironically celebrates as I perish. But for me, I believe that we should not count them. What matters most is what I know about the real me. What pushes me down, will push me up. That's why I'm motivated when more people tend to put me down because the more I'll prove them wrong." RARR! Nakita kong sabay-sabay silang napatungo at napangiti. Bigla kong naalala muli yung mga tao sa buhay ko. Marami mang nagtangkang siraan ako, mas marami namang taong naniwalang may karapatan akong umangat. At sila siguro ang mga taong pasasalamatan ko balang-araw, kapag nagtagumpay ako. 

    Fingers crossed on the results. By the way, I accidentally left my umbrella at PDI. I jokingly told myself that this might be a sign and I WILL be back in PDI next week. =p Haha. Assuming. But seriously, I really hope to pass. Sino ba namang may ayaw di ba. Ito talaga ang magpapalinaw sa mga pananaw at pangarap ko sa karerang pinili ko. Amen!

    Pasukan na pala bukas. Kamusta naman. x.x

Wow good luck Shelly!

(Pimentel, 2006)

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June 12 2006 | Monday | 08:46pm

"INDEPENDENTLY CHANGING"

    Too bad this day wasn't the ideal one which must have been. Today's my last day (perhaps) of watching V-league live. School will resume on Wednesday already and somehow I am not yet ready.  So anyways, expecting a memorable send-off of my summer a while ago, I was rather faced with realizations which have really knocked me off.

"..Change is the only permanent thing in this world.."

    I always question how come to some point, people and situations must change. Okay naman noon pero biglang di na o-okay. Sometimes, it's really hard to get used to a new scene, coming from a  habitual past.

    I group texted my volleyball ka-tropas 5 days ago with regard to our withering friendship. I just told them how I missed the "old" them. Obviously, I'm feeling so bad about the situation. Para kasing sampal sa akin na ako ang bumuo ng grupong yun pero ngayon, mukha ng watak-watak. I'm really having a hard time finding logical and consistent reasons from their unremitting changes. Wala naman kasing kaso noon eh. Ngayon, sobrang laki na ng pinagbago ng mangilan. Pero siguro nga, sa pagbabago ng mga nangyayari ngayon sa balibol at sa kani-kanilang buhay na rin, pati sila apektado.

    I thought they would initiatively do something about it as I treated them coldly these past days. Hanggang ngayon di ko pa rin sila maintindihan. Si Diah lang ang nagkusa kaninang manood. Si Ana nandun pero parang wala din. Siguro dahil na rin sa makabagong anggulo ng buhay-may-bagong-boyfriend niya, kaya feeling ko inexistent siya bilang kaibigan. Ate Flo was kind of resistant to speak with Ana as well. Kaya kahit nandun siya't sandaling nakiupo, nakakalungkot lang talaga kaming tignan. Kung dati rati sobrang close kami sa isa't isa, para bang may pader na nakaharang ngayon. Ang simpleng volleyball event na kinaaaliwan ng lahat noon, di na makita ang dating samahan. Just come to show how a dwindling friendship we do have. Sayang.

    We met a new V-league friend by the way. She's Fritzie, a supporter of Ate Cherry. So yun, nag-enjoy pa din kami nina Diah, Ate Flo and Fritzie despite all. Bago mag-AdU-DLSU game, nag-lunch muna kami sa Jolibee Katipunan. Tambay mode. Hindi kasi namin na-tripang maupo lang sa ADMU gym dahil ang bastos sumigaw ng isang gay supporter ng SSC. Hehe.

    We went back on the fourth set of the 1st game. We were after FEU since the players were pals of Diah. Okay si Daquis. But too bad, they got beaten up by SSC. So anyways, the 2nd game came afterwards. DLSU-AdU. Marami-raming taong nanood. Pero sa totoo lang, iba pa rin ang dami ng tao kung DLSU-UST game yun. Nakakapanibago din ang dating V-league event na di-mahulugang karayom.

    So anyways, sumabay din sa mga pagbabago ang laro ng Adamson kanina. Talo na naman sila sa Lasalle. Walang pinagbago ang kadayaan sa mga tawag pabor sa Lasalle. Tsk. Halatang pati si Ate Cherry, naiba na rin ang takbo ng laro at parang tinamad na sa mga kasama niyang suko agad. Too bad. They won the first set but on the next 3 sets, they started to perish. Ang pangit ng laro talaga. Nung first set lang may rallyat masaya. May kantyawang DLSU gays fans vs AdU gay fan [yung animated fan!] pa nga eh. Kakatawa talaga. Naisip kong parang ganyan din yung tropa -- sa una lang masaya kasama pero nang nagtagal, unti-unti ng nalagas. Hay.

    Nagpakita lang kami sandali kay Ate Cherry after the game. Matagal na rin kasing di nagkikita sina Ate Cherry and Diah eh. Soon, we left the gym and went to Mcdo for a merienda. Umuwi na nun si Fritzie, wala daw kasing tao sa bahay nila. Hehe. So yun, we took time to speak on both serious and whacky things about ourselves. Tamang bonding. Somehow the problem about the tropa was confronted too. In a way, I still felt so sad because our friendship is yet a question. Siguro nga, tama yung obserbasyon ni Diah na dahil sa iba't iba yung gusto at pinanggalingan namin, di namin magawang magkasama-sama nang matagal. Wala pang malalim na sitwasyong magpapatibay ng pagkakaibigan namin. Kaya paanong masasabing tropa talaga kami? Hindi sapat yung pagkaka-kilala ng isa't isa kung kaya't mababaw ang pakikisama. Kaya paanong masasabing magkakaibigan talaga kami? Sayang talaga. Somehow I was in hopes that we could really go far beyond as volleyball-surrounded friends. I guess the inevitable changes had become its hindrance.

    Pangit na pagbabago man ngayon, sana umikot sa mas positibong pagbabago balang-araw. I hope to find friends who, despite changes on his or her surrounding, can manage to cope and stay intact. Yung samahan bang sumasama ang lahat kahit hindi mo piliting yayain. Yung samahan bang madaling makapansin at gumagawa ng paraan kapag may problema yung isa. Yung samahan bang di lang tinatanong eh "okay ka lang ba?" o "galit ka ba?". Yung samahan bang nagkukusa sa lahat ng sitwasyon dahil alam niya ang tunay na ibig sabihin ng 'kasi magka-tropa tayo'. Yung samahan bang kaya mong ipagmalaki kahit tumanda ka na dahil magbago man ang lahat, nandiyan pa rin para sa isa't isa.

    Everything remains a hanging bucket along a tall sky scrapper.

    * Siya nga pala, HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! Hehe. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas maski naghihirap. =p

Nobody tells the fish to swim, the cows to moo, the dogs to bark, the birds to fly. They simply do. And just like in real friendship, nobody tells when, where and how will each other keep their presence felt.

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June 11 2006 | Sunday | 09:13pm

"ME, MYSELF AND I DAY"

    It was my first time to see SM Mall of Asia. As I woke up this morning, my mom told me that we would come a visit to that so-called, third largest shopping mall in Asia. Somehow I felt excited since I haven't seen it for myself.

    We went there at noon. Besides the blistered sun, we were welcomed by a sully smell of the bay. Mall of Asia is situated near the Manila Bay, by the way. Though the mall is quite remote, you would never imagine it since many people stretch in. As we entered, man, we even fell in line on the entrance due to heaps of people who would also want to enter. I can't hardly look around because people block my view. Ang Pinoy nga naman oo, sadyang mga ususero. Nung kailan lang nagbukas ang Mall Asia pero dahil pinag-uusapan, dinadayo ng marami.

    We shopped for several items. Perhaps I would be thankful that my mom wasn't kuripot a while ago. She even bought me a fascinating wrist watch which I didn't exceedingly wish for. Naaawa daw kasi siya sa akin dahil wala akong sinusuot na matinong relo. Hehe.

    Later on, we decided to eat. We persistently scouted a restaurant. Somehow, we had a hard time finding a place where we could sit and eat. Ewan ko ba, di na naman tanghalian nun pero nuknukan ng dami ng tao pa rin sa lahat ng kainan! Bukod sa gutom na talaga ko, gustung-gusto ko na rin maupo. Akyat, baba. Lakarang walang puknat, siksikang nakaka-badtrip. Dumating pa sa puntong naligaw kami dahil ang laki-laki ng mall. Soon, we finally settled at French Baker. Nag-abang na lang kami ng mauupuan dun. Matagal din kaming naghintay. Grabe talaga. Nang makaupo na kami, kulang na lang eh umusok yung kinauupuan ko. Haha.

    I ordered fettuccini and it was superbly yummy! Worth it ang paghihintay nang matagal sa pagkain. Hanggang ngayon, ramdam ko pa rin ang kabusugan. Haha. As we went out of the restaurant, naglakad-lakad muna kami. My mom decided to avail ice cream dahil nasuya daw siya sa kinain niya. At grabe, ice cream parlor na nga lang, ang haba pa rin ng pila! Ilang minuto din kaming napako sa pilahan gayong nilaan na sana namin ang oras na yun para mamasyal. Ah ewan.

    We caught a parade when we went outside the mall. The environment seemed festive. So yun, walang kamatayang lakaran na ulit. Real-time pamamasyal. Supposedly, we were to take the free ride around SM Mall of Asia but we hesitated due to long lines again! Naupo na lang kami sa tabi ng fountain habang pinagmamasdan ang iba't ibang klase ng tao -- mag-anak, mag-jowa, Koreana, Afro man. Isang buhay na turismo ang SM Mall of Asia. Papaampon na ko kay Henry Sy dahil paniguradong lalong mayaman siya ngayon. Haha.

    We reached home past 6pm already. I didn't stay long at home and went right away to the salon. Nakahingi ako ng pera para magpaka-vain. Hehe. Nagpa-itim ako ng buhok at nagpa-gupit. And how I loved my hair style right now. It looks new. Somehow I thought of it as a prelude for the "Me, Myself and I" Day There really comes a time when you have to solely think about yourself. Naisip kong madalas puro ibang tao na lang inaasikaso't napapasaya ko. Kanina, naisip ko namang pasayahin ang sarili ko. =)

No one in this world can dictate where and when will you be happy except your inner self.

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June 10 2006 | Saturday | 08:49pm

"DIREK"

    I still can't help but laugh at my day. It has been so whacky. For a while, I thought of becoming a real-time movie director. This time, I went off comedy.

    Who else would be my talents? None other than Schenly and Xianne again! They're kids of Ate Aileen who are fond of acting. It just so happened that I got into the mood today. Pare-pareho kaming walang magawa sa bahay. Aba, eh di nag-shooting na lang kami kanina haha! After eating my lunch, I called them and right away they went to my room. I told them to carry along their swimsuits. As they played dressed up, I also placed make-up on their faces. Tuwang-tuwa naman ang mga uto-utong bata haha.

    So yun, ilang oras din kaming nag-shooting. Minsan mahirap silang turuan, pero kahit papaano na-enjoy ko din. Nakakatuwang sa murang edad, eh kaya nilang umarte sa camera. Nakukuha nila yung mga gusto kong anggulo. Nagagawa nila yung mga gusto kong posing. Astig. Feeling director talaga. Kahit anong sabihin ko, sinusunod talaga nila agad. Pati pagkuha ng maiinom na tubig (huwaw!). Haha.

    After shooting, I went straight to my PC. It was time to edit the movie through Movie Maker. Mabusisi ang pag-eedit pero nang matapos, natuwa talaga ko. Isang obrang pinagmayabang ko sa buong bahay. =p Grabe yung tawanan ng mga tao dito kanina. Parang totoong pelikula daw kasi. By the way, the title of my mini-piece is "Kapag Tumibok ang Puso". And I'm hoping to bag as many Oscar's as I can. =p Wuhoo.

x`cez: Happy Birthday Kc! =)

Kapag tumibok ang puso, wala ka ng magagawa kundi sundin ito. Kapag tumibok ang puso, lagot ka na.. siguradong huli ka!

(Na-LSS ako diyan! Haha)

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June 09 2006 | Friday | 09:15pm

"MUSICALLY INCLINED?"

    I've been really choosing to stay at home. Ewan ko ba, tinatamad lang talaga kong umalis. Biyernes ngayon (gimik time sana) pero wala akong piniling lakad.

    Anyway I didn't get bored for being a homebody. A while ago, I got hooked to music! Naisipan kong iakyat yung keyboards sa kwarto. Konting kapa sa tiklado, konting pag-alala sa mga dating himig. Maski pipi yung ilang tiklado, pinag-tiyagaan ko na rin. Alam kong matagal ng di nagagamit yung piano, kaya inalikabok na sa taguan. Actually I was quite disgusted with my way of playing the piano. I used to know many songs but look now, I have forgotten almost everything! The only piece which I remembered playing was "When You Say Nothing At All". Harhar.

    Nang manawa sa pag-ppiano, naisipan ko lang ding mag-videoke! Haha. Nung maglinis kasi ako ng kwarto, nakakita ako ng Videoke VCDs. I used to ignore these stuffs but look now, I made fun with it. So I plugged the chords to the TV and connected the microphone to the component. The quiet afternoon at my house had changed atmosphere! I may not be a pro or anything in singing but hey, I've proven myself that I could cope with some songs. I really had fun singing and I guess I want to sing again tomorrow! =p

    Naputol ang pagkanta ko nang tumawag sa bahay si Franz. Nag-kwento siya tungkol sa STC, pasukan na pala nila. So yun, napilitan na rin akong magligpit ng mga VCDs dahil nawala na sa momentum yung boses kong kumanta. Hehe. Bukas na lang ako ulit magpapaka-Nina. =p

Let the music take your mind.

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June 08 2006 | Thursday | 08:53pm

"PUSHING TO THE LIMITS"

    Everything sets a limitation. Excess is not good enough to fulfill ones contentment.

    My left hand terribly aches right now. It feels like the nerves and muscles from palms to arms are unwell. Perhaps it was due to overusing of my hands. I've been pressing the keyboard all-day. Siguro nangalay yung kaliwang kamay ko dahil naka-steady lang sa "P" button habang naglalaro ng Sims 2. Besides that, in the afternoon I decided to clean my flip flops. Natuwa naman akong makitang malinis na yung flip flops kong negrita noon pero namanhid naman yung mga kamay ko sa kaka-kuskos. Grabe. I keep on massaging my left hand but it won't mend. Parang sumasama tuloy yung pakiramdam ko ngayon. =/

    By the way, yesterday I watched V-league again at ADMU gym. Too bad Ate Cherry's team got beaten up by Jeanne's team. Haha. Both are my friends but somehow I rooted for AdU since I was with Ate Flo. Wawa nga si Ate Cherry eh. She was then telling us on how she felt bad with regard to the game. Natakot daw yung mga kasama niyang lumaban. Mahirap talaga kapag sa iisang star player lang inaasa ang lahat.

    So anyways, after the game I just thought of something. Naisip ko bigla, kami na lang pala ni Ate Flo ang madalas magkasamang manood. Si Ana nandun din pero nagkabatian lang at di kami magkasamang nanood. May iba siyang mga kasama. Yung iba, niyayaya naman namin pero di nakakapunta. Naalala ko yung dating masiglang tropang sabay-sabay nanonood ng balibol. In a way, I was saddened and how I missed those days. Before, we would often chat at night and talk about how we would meet up to watch V-league together. Even now, we seldom chat online and keep in touch. Some are busy, some are lazy and perhaps the others just got tired of being together as a group. Siguro masyadong madaling naging close kami sa isa't isa. Nang magtagal, nagkasawaang maging magkakasama. Sayang.

    As we went home last night, Ate Flo and I were still talking about that. I just remembered what she told me, "Ganyan talaga, masanay ka na. May mga kaibigang biglang mawawala dahil mababaw lang ang pagsasama.." I don't know if I'll believe on her words for good. Still, I'm hopeful from my friends that they didn't change at all. Ayoko kasing isiping porket wala na yung paborito nilang players o kopunan, hindi na sila makikisama. Kasi kung ganun rin lang, sayang nga -- sayang yung binuo kong grupong inakala kong kayang humigit sa panonood lang ng balibol.

    x`cez: PDI called up already and I was invited for the Panel Interview on Tuesday. Rarr. I hope I can answer well.

Stop nurturing your pain because in the end, the more it will kill your spirit.

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June 06 2006 | Tuesday | 11:03pm

"GREATER THAN THE GREATEST"

    Though we almost have everything, we can't help but aspire for something else.

    My head ached all-day. Sure enough it is because of the hot temperature. I'm bearing with relentless sweat and caught a blistering feeling today. I never thought that despite the fact that I love summer days, I felt some room for hating it. Tsk. I admitted myself that since then, I was deeming for this season but look now, how I wished it would immediately end. Heto na't ine-enjoy ko ang tag-init pero minsan pala, gusto ko rin ng tag-ulan.

    I just stayed at home, since I felt so lazy to go out. I spent my time using the computer and listening to my newly burned CD. In the afternoon, I watched V-league on ABC 5. Yun din yung pinanood ko ng live kahapon haha. Adek lang talaga ko sa volleyball at maski paulit-ulit, papanoorin ko pa rin. It was so obvious that I'm still a hopeless spiker. Somehow, I thought again that how I wished I pushed through with the serious training back then. Though I'm having a deluxe Journalism steady right now, in a way I have been yearning for something else. A while ago too, there's a volleyball fan who messaged me via Friendster. She was then asking me how come I'm not playing volleyball anymore. Hay. Nalungkot tuloy ako habang tina-type ang rasong pinili ko na lang mag-aral ng mabuti sa college dahil desperado din akong maging mamamahayag balang-araw. *Sighs*

    Whenever I get caught in a situation wherein I have to choose between the two, I weigh what's more important and what's nearer to my heart. It may be hard, but the stronger you become once you have decided on what is right. I believe that it's pretty normal to deem for something else, especially when it's a futile reverie that we had once dreamed about.

There may be dreams that for once, had fallen apart but remember that it's not the end of the road. Pieces of fallen dreams can simply be welded again, if you simply believe.

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June 05 2006 | Monday | 08:47pm

"JOLLY-BE"

    I woke up quite heavy this morning. I had a bad dream last night. Papatayin daw ako. Yun ang panaginip ko.

    As I can remember, I was at the event of searching a top secret matter. I was about to discover the real score but the dream ended up at a dark staircase. I saw myself hurriedly going down the stairs but I suddenly stopped when an unknown person was about to stab me. I went up again but another person was there too. In short, I was cornered. It was really a strange dream. As I opened my eyes, somehow I was thankful that it was only a dream. Pero sa totoo lang, ang bigat ng pakiramdam ko paggising. Para kasing totoo.

    Instead of getting up, I just settled myself thinking about this -- what if it was true that I died? Will people cry for me? Will they miss me? Naisip ko yung mga taong malalapit at mahalaga sa akin. Malungkot kaya sila kapag nawala ako? May mga mababago ba kapag patay na ko? It was in deed a weird morning. I ended up crying when I began to imagine so many things.

    Past 12pm when I utterly made myself okay. I got up and ate lunch. For this day I planned to watch V-league with Ate Flo again. So while waiting for the time, I just stayed at my room and listened to music. Somehow I got entertained -- puro J.Lo kasi ang kanta. Haha. Anyways, bandang 2:30pm na nang umalis ako ng bahay. Maaga-aga akong umalis dahil alam kong parang pagong ang dyip sa Recto. Tsktsk.

    It was a huge mood shift as I met with Ate Flo. Though I had a bad wake up, I seem to make myself happy, thanks to Ate Flo. Tawanan kaming nagkita sa Katipunan Station. Paano kasi, nasa iisang tren na naman kami pero di magka-kitaan. Nung una, nasa gitnang parte ako ng tren. Pagdaan ng Gilmore (kung saan sumakay si Ate Flo), naglakad ako sa harap para i-meet siya. Soon I found out that she also walked backward to see me. Haha, nagka-salisihan. Nakakatawa yung itsura namin pagbaba ng LRT -- magkabilang-dulo ang layo namin! Adek. =p

    Jc paid for our 30-peso V-league entrance. Wuhoo. So yun, tatlo kaming magkakasamang nanood ng AdU-FEU game. Tawanan na ulit sa pang-ookray ng mga players. Nag-enjoy talaga ko. Na-diskubre naming may kamukha si Oscar (yung nasa Shark's Tale) sa mga players. Hahaha talaga! Adamson won in 3 sets. Nice defense from the team and hats off to Jackie's spinning service aces! Napa-whoah talaga ko, kasi ang ganda-ganda ng serve niya! Sana kaya ko din yung ganun. >.< Hehe.

    Before leaving, we just met with Ate Cherry. For the first time, she was substituted during the last minutes of the third set. Haha. Maaga akong nakauwi. How I loved my dinner and I guess I'm starting to get addicted with corn beef again. Yummy.

    I guess it's just innate in me to be jolly. My close friends know that I would often poke jokes if I'm in the mood to do so. No matter how things and events occur within my day, I always try to put a smile in it. I believe that with a happy heart, comes a blessed soul. As said, happiness is always a choice. And I really chose to be happy despite worries in my mind. Through happiness, we can surpass the numerous qualms in life.

Life has its own way of making us smile even when you want to give up and loose hope. Certain surprises come your way when you thought you'll never smile again.

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June 03 2006 | Saturday | 12:19am*

"FOR A CHANGE"

    I got stuck in front of my PC since last night for I was so hooked to Sims 2 once more! Haha. So that was why in the afternoon, I decided to go out of the house. A change of activity to retract from monotony.

    I went to SM San Lazaro. Magpapasukan na rin lang, namili na ko ng gamit pang-school. Ang dami ngang tao sa National Bookstore eh. Kakahilo. Kakasakit ng paa. But in a way, I felt like it was all worth it. I availed a cute notebook. I used to buy orange-themed stuffs but this time, it wasn't. Just thought of changing a bit. Hehe. Volleyball yung cover, lue and yellow yung kulay. Kakatuwa. And I guess it's so rare to find that kind of design.

    Gabi na ko nakauwi ng bahay. Nag-ikut-ikot pa kasi ako sa mall. Bukod pa dun, eh nag-experiment na naman ako ng daan pauwi kaya medyo nagtagal. This time, I was able to figure out the cheapest fare to reach home. Isang sakay lang, haha. Di tulad kapag sumakay ka sa Caltex (near SM San Lazaro), tatlong jeep ang dapat sakyan at kukuwenta sa P22.50. Natuto na kong magtipid ngayon. Malaking pagbabago nga ba ito?! Hahaha.

    We underwent a sort of "changing" in the house. Since I'm staying at the other room (used to be my sister's place) already, I decided to transfer some of my things there too. Nilipat dun yung study table at saka inakyat yung isang TV stand. Iniba din ng puwesto yung component para magkasya yung mga gamit. In a way, it gave way for me to organize and clean my jungle-like things. Mas maaliwalas tignan ngayon ang tinutulugan ko. Hehe.

    I feel so tired right now. I've gone hours fixing and not to mention too that I walked intensely in the mall. Dumagdag pa kamo ang malamig na panahon. Hay. After all my activities, I just sat and watched PBB's Big Night. As I expected, Kim Chiu won. Grabe, ang daming bumoto sa kanya -- 600,000+ na text votes. Just imagine how her life will change after this. One lucky girl in deed. Oh well, anyway I believe that she really deserve it. She's talented, she's funny and she looks like Ate Rox pramisss. =p

How ironic that change is the only permanent thing in this world.

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June 02 2006 | Friday | 05:18pm

"BALIK-ESKWELA"

    I dealt with my back-to-school affairs today. Enrollment time. Nakakatawang nung isang araw ko lang na-realize na enrollment pala ngayon. Patapos na ang masayang bakasyon ko.

    I went to UST around 11am. Blistering heat of the sun welcomed me on the way. It seemed that summer blues had shown its last intensity. So anyways, I first met with my Ponkanbabes at Chowking in Dapitan. I was with Madie, Arene, Mau and Djhay.

    In a short while, we went to the Seminary Gym. Mag-12pm na kasi. Habang naglalakad, magkasabay kami ni Djhay (na parang ang tagal naming di nagkita lolz). Napag-kuwentuhan namin yung sa panel interview ng PDI. Sana pumasa kami. May we survive.

    Pumasok na kami agad sa entrance gate para pumila. Sa labas pa lang, ang dami ng estudyante. Mainit. Masikip. While I was there, I started to meet my block mates again! Geez, how I missed them. With their new hair dos, Jenny's ORANGE braces (haha), and the like, I realized that it has been a while. So yun, todo kuwentuhan para di mainip.

    Mabilis lang ang pag-eenroll. Di tulad nood. Siguro dahil wala ng P.E. at NSTP. Kami-kami pa rin ang magka-kaklase (as 3jrn3 na wuhoo). But somehow I was repulsive of our schedule this semester. Na-vibes kong mababawasan na ang pag-gimik ko dahil pang-hapon kami! Waah. Konti man yung subject sa isang araw, tatlong oras naman! May pasok na hanggang 9pm. May pasok nang napakaagang 8am. Mahabang breaks. Walang pasok kapag TTh. At may pasok na ng Sabado! =( Harhar. I guess I have to accept the fact that summer is almost over. I have to slowly give up my summer escapades. Face the reality that school's back and things must get serious once again. I promised myself to do it all for my junior year. Malapit na kasi ang graduation. I have to perform well and perhaps if I'll get that the PDI scholarship, I have to maintain good grades talaga.

    After enrolling, we just seated by the bench to wait for Dez and Djhay. As they arrived, we went to Chowking -- nanlibre ng haro-haro (halo-halo haha) si Mau. Coolness. Habang naglalakad, para na naman akong clown dahil tawa nang tawa sina Madie sa akin. Just felt like poking nonstop jokes on everyone. How they loved my newest Chinese-barok accent. Hahaha!

    Humabol sa Chowking ang Gothic-look na si Kristine. Haha. What a huge change for that gal, from girl-next-door to witch-next-door (joke lang! haha!). Paano kasi, nakahiligang mag-black ngayon. Ang puti-puting babae tapos puro itim yung kwintas at burloloy sa katawan. Nagpa-hena pa ang bruha! Haha. So anyways, we spent hours of updating each other's lives. As for me, I told about my experiences in PDI. Siyempre pa, di nawala ang pang-ookray na naman kay Sir Esguerra. Wahaha. Bukod dun, na-kwento ko din yung adventures in Cebu at ang latest updates sa volleyball and friends (tsktsk). In deed funny.

    We decided to go home past 2pm na. Bago umuwi, dumaan muna kong CDR King. I reached home and went to my mom. Ayun, naubos nanaman ang laway ko sa pag-kukuwento. =p Napagos tuloy ako't nakatulog.

    Nagising na lang ako sa malakas na pagkulog at patuloy na pagbuhos ng ulan. Marahil, patapos na nga ang tag-araw. Bagong panahon na ulit. At siguro, sa pagdating ng mga "bago" sa buhay ko, kailangan ko na ulit maghanda at pahalagahan ang bawat sandali. Hay, balik-eskwela na. Ang masaklap diyan, ayoko pa! Haha.

It's raining, it's falling.. The old man is snoring..

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June 01 2006 | Thursday | 11:15pm

"STAR STRUCK"

    I'm feeling sleepy already. I spent my whole afternoon at Philippine Daily Inquirer again. Yesterday, I got the message from Pam that we passed the recent written exam and so we headed back to take another exam. Lume-level up, news writing exam naman.

    Di na kami nagsabay ni Djhay papuntang PDI kanina. Bukod sa wala akong perang pan-taxi, may mga ginawa pa kasi ako bago pumuntang Pasong Tamo. I took the longer way to PDI -- which was to take a Blumentriit jeep,, ride LRT 1 until Gil Puyat and ride another jeep routing PRC. Di naman ako naligaw kahit ngayon ko lang niruta yun. Experiment ride ba haha. Para naman di habang-buhay eh aasa ako sa taxi at mamulubi ako.

    Dumaan muna akong Shopwise para bumili ng tubig at pagkain. Experience wise. From my recent PDI exam, I starved for eight hours straight! And I didn't want it to happen again. So anyways, I went right away to Mcdo and met with Djhay. Dun kami naghintay ng 4pm.

    As we went to PDI, we encountered three UPian girls at the lobby who were about to take the exam too. They went ahead as we waited for Pam. Later on when Pam came, we saw them again upstairs. Sabay-sabay pala kaming mag-eexam talaga. So yun, habang naghihintay eh hindi na ko nakatiis na di magsalita't kausapin sila. I asked from which school they came from (although I already knew they're from UP haha) and as an answer back, they affirmed if we were from UST nga. It was a getting-to-know-you session  among the future PDI workmates. Tsktsk.

    Minutes later, Sir Yambot came to welcome us again and he then gave the activity paper. Our task for the day was to write a news article or a feature story out of an interview to Miss Remedios Gregorio, chief Librarian of PDI. We transferred to another room and met with Miss "Medy". As we waited, we just formulated our questions. Kaming tatlo pa rin nina Pam at Djhay ang magkakasama. Kahit kakilala na namin yung mga UPians, ayaw lang talaga naming sumama sa kanila (haha competition ba ito?! UST vs UP). As we went on, Pam just thought of texting the debonair Sir Esguerra (our former Journ prof who's also working at PDI). Nanghinge pa kami ng moral support bwahaha. At nakakatuwang nagreply naman. Too bad he wasn't in the PDI building but it was so touching that he wished us luck for the exam. @.@ Parang crush ko na tuloy ulit si Piaya-chinchanzu. Waah.

    We interviewed Miss Medy for around 30 minutes. Ang tagal nga eh. Paano kasi, ang dami-daming tanong nung mga UPians na walang koneksyon at walang sense naman sa paggawa ng feature. O siguro, kaya din namin nasabi yun dala na rin ng yabang naming tatlo dahil mga taga-UP sila. Tsk. Humaba naman ang mga hair namin dahil mukhang mas kilala ng mga taga-PDI ang Thomasians (yess). In fact Miss Medy personally know Sir Esguerra and Sir Zulueta. Naks.

    We went back to the Editorial room to create our story. Kanya-kanya ulit ng computers. Kakatuwa. Ilang oras din akong nag-feeling taga-PDI talaga. At lalo ko pang na-feel ang pagka-media men nang mangyari ito...

    I just got surprised when I suddenly heard cameras clicking. The people merged at the middle as they seemed to look at one spot alone. As I typed my feature article, I began to wonder what was happening. The writer beside me even vacated her place for a while to go at the merged area. Soon I found out that it was Oracion and Emata of the Mount Everest Team who came in! Grabe, kaka-starstruck! Haha. Nagulat talaga ko kasi sa TV lang sila nakikita nun tapos biglang makikita ko sila sa PDI building. Hahaha.

    Gusto ko sanang magpa-picture! Kaso sina Djhay at Pam nahihiyang magpa-pic kaya huminde na lang din ako. Bukod pa dun eh pagod na rin ako, mukha ng haggard para magpa-letrato sa mga unang Pinoy na tumapak sa bubungan ng mundo! (Shit, pero bitter pa rin yata akong di nakapagpa-pic kahit kay Oracion lang waaah!) Past 8pm na kami nakauwi. Kasunod pa namin sa hagdan yung Everest team. Haha. So anyways, sumabay na lang ako sa taxi ni Djhay. Sa España ako nagpababa. What a rare day. =p

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    Speaking of star struck pala, just want to share a pinch of what had happened to me yesterday at the Asian Club Championship. Last day na kahapon. At sa pagod ko kahapon, I wasn't able to put a May 31 entry. Hehe.

    Binungad ang lakad ko kahapon ng malas. Saktong nasa Mcdo Harrison din yung mga "best friends" ko. Buti kamo't nandun na sina Carol at Kim. Sila ang nagturo kung saan sila nakaupo. We waited for Ate Flo. When she arrived, we just got surprised when my best friends moved seats and went nearer to our place. Parang naghahanap yata talaga ng away. Narinig ko pang isinisigaw yata yung buong pangalan ko. Mga walang breed talaga.

    Later on, we left Harrison. We waited for Kuya Rey at the PSC clinic. Buti na lang at kahit naghigpit para sa last day, nakapasok pa rin kami nang libre. Dun kami sa p200 naupo. At hay naku, dun din nakaupo ang mga best friends. Kakasira talaga ng araw. Haha. Dala-dala ko pa naman si Pucca.

    Third game pa yung Philippines vs Thailand. Kakaantok nga maghintay eh. Inakap-akap ko na lang si Pucca. Around 6pm, finally the RP team came out as well as the Thais. So yun, warm up. Natawa lang ako nung nag-jojog na yung RP team -- kinawayan kasi namin nina Ate Flo si Ate Cherry. At dahil katabi niya si Ate Ging, kumaway din sa amin, assuming we were waving at her. Grr talaga, hanggang ngayon di pa rin mawala-wala yung inis ko sa kanya. Ewan ko ba. Kahit pa birthday niya nung 31. Hay.

    As expected, Philippines got beaten up in three sets. Pero medyo okay yung 2nd set (in fairness). Nakita namang lumaban kahit papaano. Before the game ended, Ate Rox came at last. She came from her work and she looked so corporate by the way. =p Kahit papaano may napanood siya haha. And yeah, how I missed her!!! Umakyat kami sa upper box para puntahan siya agad. So yun, sa malayo pa lang nakangiti na siya sa akin (at kay Pucca na rin siguro lolz). Ayaw ko pa man ibigay si Pucca, binalik ko na siya sa tunay niyang ina (na si Ate Rox muwahaha)! Yun kasi ang pasalubong ko sa kanya galing ng Cebu. Hanggang ngayon ayaw pa rin maniwala ni Ate Rox na mukha siyang Pucca. Haha. Kaya nung inabot ko na, iiling-iling pa. Adek. Niloloko pa niya kong mas magkamukha kami Pucca. Ang kulet. So yun, kuwentuhan kami sandali. Too bad time wasn't enough to squeeze everything which we want to talk about. Maya-maya, bumaba na rin kami kasi awarding ceremonies na. Magpapa-picture pa kami sa mga International Players na nakaka-starstruck din. Haha. Before splitting ways with Ate Rox, I told her to take care of Pucca. Napamahal talaga sa akin yung doll na yun. At sana nga, sumaya si Pucca sa piling ng kanyang totoong ina. HAHAHA! =p

    Grabe, mamatay ako sa kakatawa habang nagpi-picturan. Paano kasi, paikot-ikot kami sa court nina Carol. Halos maubos yung memory card ng phone ni Kim. We even got the chance to speak with Susanti (Indonesian player). Okay naman yung Ingles niya't nagkaunawaan kami. Naitanong ko pa nga kung nasaan na si Sari (former team captain ng Indonesia). As said by Susanti, she's still playing volleyball but wasn't able to come in the Philippines. Hehe. Cool, feeling close na kami ni Susanti.

    After the game, we decided to eat dinner together. Nag-Shakey's kami (sa Roxas Boulevard). Paalis na nang mapansin namin yung mga adek na Chinese players. Paano kasi, nagpumilit silang sumakay sa piyera kaysa mag-coaster! Haha. Perhaps they just wanted to experience a ride from that kind of vehicle which is only-in-the-Philippines. Kakatuwa silang tignan. Sa sobrang laki nila, nakayuko silang lahat. =p Buti pa sila nakaka-appreciate ng sasakyang Pinoy samantalang yung ibang Pilipino diyan kinahihiya yung sariling atin. Hehe.

    Sobrang napagod talaga ko. Nag-taxi na lang kami pauwi nina Carol. Sa bahay natulog si Ate Flo dahil napag-sarhan na ulit ng village. Hehe. What a day it was.

If people talk negatively about you, live in such a way that no one will believe them.

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