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Old and New Image

2006-04-09T21:00:00.000+08:00

Just so you know, I am serving as a Sunday school teacher in church, and my job is to basically teach children the teachings in the Bible. All the teachers were assigned to a designated date, and it just happened that I was assigned for this Sunday.

Anyway, I was not that ready for my lesson for them, so I decided to make an impromptu lesson plan, AGAIN. After the opening prayer, which was led by one of the pupils, I opened my Bible and looked for a good topic. Voila! Yes, SELF-IMAGE was the chosen topic for this Sunday.

At the beginning of the session [or class] I read a Bible verse relating to the self-image topic, and then I let them have some sharing. The sharing-slash-activity was for each one of them to tell everybody what their OLD IMAGE was and what their NEW IMAGE is. So we started to do the round.

Each kid was telling everybody how bad s/he was, and how s/he has improved on that bad attitude. After several testimonies, a testimony of one girl JUST HIT ME. Her testimony was about her CHEATING HABITS in school. Yes, it's normal for students to cheat (though, it's still a violation), but cheating as a habit…that really bothered me. What made my heart pound harder was when I learned that almost all the kids in the circle are involved in such a dishonest act! From there, I started asking questions like "Why are you cheating?", "Do you know that cheating is bad?", "How long have you been doing that?", "How often?", "Were you caught cheating before?", "How do you feel when you cheat?", and many more.

I was in great shock when the girl told me that it's INEVITABLE for them TO STOP CHEATING; that it's already PART OF HER SYSTEM. Sheesh! Is this what's happening in our schools today, particularly in PUBLIC SCHOOLS?! Sinasabi pa naman nating "Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan" tapos ganito lang pala ang nangyayari. Cheating is only one of the cancers infesting our schools today. There are many more like DRUGS, SEX, and VIOLENCE at elementary and high school ages.

Moreover, they told me that their teachers sometimes give them the answers in their tests. Yes, even in their NAT (National Achievement Test), teachers also gave out what we call kodigo so that the students would pass, and the school would place high in the national rankings. What's the use of having a national assessment test, anyway, if almost all the students just copied from each other? [Anak ng tinapa!] Therefore, I conclude that the NAT is close to useless. Sayang naman ang effort ng DepEd...

Another thing, I just learned that some of the teachers in public schools are not LET (Licensure Examinations for Teachers) passers. So I was like, "Pwede pala 'yun?" Not a good idea, though. But, can we blame them? NO! As we all know, there is a scarcity of teachers here because of BRAIN DRAIN. Yes, the good teachers we had found greener pastures abroad and would most probably not go back here anymore.

What are left here are the newly graduated, inexperienced teachers, as well as the non-qualifiers of the LET. As soon as the new graduates of Education get their diplomas, most of them (if not all) would most likely fix everything as fast as they can to look for teaching opportunities in first world countries. After a few months or years of fixing-slash-working, they will say "GOOD-BYE!" to the Philippines. Now, what's left? Of course, the LET non-qualifiers as well as the not-so-good teachers. You know what to expect from them, don't you? I am not saying that the teachers who stay here are not good. [I SALUTE and HONOR those teachers who stay here to teach and have a good intention of catering to the educational needs of the new generation, like us.] What I am trying to say is that many of the good ones go abroad to earn bigger money to support their family (here, WE CAN'T BLAME THEM), thus the occurrence of scarcity of quality teachers for our Filipino children.

After hearing the stories of the kids about their stay in public schools, it suddenly occurred to me that I want to be the principal of their school, or the Secretary of Education, or even the President of the Philippines. Geez. The Department of Education HAS TO DO SOMETHING, indeed! I am so bothered about the education situation and system we have here in our country. I just hope that someone from DepEd reads this. Pero, asa namang maaantig ang puso nila dito. This just means that the solution to this cancer in the field of education is not for the current government to fix, but for our generation to fix.

The quality of Philippine Education used to be number ONE in Asia. Now, only ONE country is behind us from the lowest rank in Asia. Let's BRING BACK the OLD IMAGE of Philippine Education by IMPROVING its NEW IMAGE today. I hope that my generation is also readily challenged and has the care (pakealam) to solve this BIG predicament as me. A-Ja! [",]

Destiny Fulfilled

2006-04-04T14:59:00.000+08:00

It's been a year now since I graduated from high school. Last year was very crucial for me because of all the confusions I have when it comes to the college I will go to and to the course that I will take. Yes, time passed away in just a snap!

Ever since I was a child, I've really wanted to be a doctor, a pediatrician in particular. This is so because I really love kids. However, all came into bewilderment during the summer of last year after experiencing all the pressures I got from almost everybody around me (Hint: the BSN-craze). To cut the story short, my dreams and goals of being a doctor were all shattered at once. At any rate, past is past. I've forgotten all about it; I've moved on.

June of 2005, I entered U.P. (Manila), my dream school. I've been a University student for one year now, and up to now, I still can't believe that I am actually studying there (seriously). Sigh. Indeed, the Lord hears my prayers. Thanks to Him. *smiles*

Now, I am taking up BS Occupational Therapy (BSOT), a premedical course; still hoping to pursue my dream of being a doctor. But, honestly, when I got into BSOT, I was like, "What's this?!" Geez, I had no idea of what BSOT really is. However, after all the orientations that I've attended, and after all the explanations that I've received from upperclassmen, my knowledge about Occupational Therapy started to widen.

Here's my point. It's really irritating (sometimes, funny) for me whenever people ask me what my course is. Yes, it bothers me because almost everybody always gives me an annoying Ha-What's-That answer after I tell them what my course is. Here's a typical illustration:

Person: "Mike, ano nga palang course mo sa UP?"
Me: "Occupational Therapy po."
Person: "Ahhh... ano ‘yun? 'Yan ba yung parang PT?" or "Ahhh... ano 'yun? 'Yan yung nagmamasahe, 'di ba?"

[Sige, magmarunong pa! LOL. May "Ahhh..." pang nalalaman, kunyari alam, sabay biglang, "Ano 'yun?" Funny isn't it? LMAO. Minsan nga eh akala nila na sa UP-Diliman ako nag-aaral. Hello? Health Science courses such as OT, PT, SP, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, etc. are all offered in UP-Manila alone. Wala lang, just so you know, people. Smiles.]

At this point of the conversation, it signals me to go about the whole process of defining OT, differentiating OT from PT, giving examples of what OTs do, and correcting the misconceptions about OT. Okay, for all those who are still confused of what OT really is, read this:

Definition:
"Occupational therapy is skilled treatment that helps individuals achieve independence in all facets of their lives. Occupational therapy assists people in developing the "skills for the job of living" necessary for independent and satisfying lives" (http://www.aota.org/featured/area6/index.asp#what).
Difference from PT:
OTs focus on rehabilitating the fine motors skills (reaching objects, brushing teeth, using spoon and fork, etc.) of the patients, while PT's focus on the ambulation (walking, etc.) of the patients.
OTs help improve the function of a person in his or her respective OCCUPATION. For instance, a typist had a stroke. Obviously he or she won't be able to move his or her hands and fingers to type. With this, an OT will make a therapeutic activity to rehabilitate or fix the dysfunction of the typist. After several sessions of therapy, the typist will bit by bit improve his or her skills in typing and function normally in his or her occupation again.
PT's basically relieve the pain, prevent deformity, improve strength, develop coordination and increase functional ability of his or her patients (http://www.casa.colostate.edu/Advising/Pre-Professional/info/otOrPt.cfm).

Misconceptions:
WE DON'T DO MASSAGES. OTs are not reflexologists who only take up 6-months training of massaging to work in sauna bars and massage centers. So don't call us "masahistas". LOL. We're also not nurses; we work with nurses. We are clinicians who work in therapeutic facilities to give people (children or adults) a satisfying and better life through rehabilitation medicine.

There! After reading this, I hope you already know a bit about us. So, sa susunod, hindi ka na magiging-IGNO kapag tinanong ka kung ano ang OT. Nakakapagod at nakakatuyo na kasi ng laway kapag explain ka nang explain sa mga taong hindi alam ang OT eh, kaya sinulat ko nalang dito.

To add, OTs can either focus on rehabilitating children (pediatrics) or elderly people (geriatrics), or both. Sigh. God really knows everything and He never makes mistakes. Indeed, He already planned this out for me. I may not be a pediatrician in the future, but I can be an OT who gives hope to kids with dysfunctions and disabilities. See? I'm still in the medicine field and at the same time, I'm also gonna work with kids, which I've really wanted ever since.

I love what I am doing now and no one, nothing can ever stop me. Despite the hardships that I had gone and will go through to finish this course, I am still thankful to God and to those who support me because this is what I want and makes me and my destiny fulfilled. :)

Empty Classrooms

2006-03-31T21:11:00.000+08:00

Long time NO blog for me. Blame the 2nd semester that just passed. He-He. It was just a HARD (and I mean it) semester that kept me SO busy with school, all those acads, and other stuff. Yes, it was like a LONG walk to Calvary. Now, it's FINALLY through. Students are now in vacation...classrooms are now empty.

By the way, I just buried the 2nd semester today at exactly 4:16 p.m. right after my Math 1 finals, my last exam for the sem. LOL.

Remember my entry last January about my anxiety for the 2nd sem? Even before I stepped into it, I already heard a lot of rumors about it. They all say that it is HARD, TIRESOME, and DEMANDING. Owell, true enough, it was!

Like all those other college students out there, I have also shared my SLEEPLESS nights and COUNTLESS depressions with them. The grueling tension of studying [or cramming] every night for an exam the next day made me a LIVING ZOMBIE for several months. And oh! Hello to my new best-friend, FAILURE. Indeed, achieving a HEALTHY PAIR OF EYE BAGS was truly the best reward for all these.

But, despite with all the STRESSES and ANXIETIES this sem has brought me, I would like to thank every thing that helped me go through all these:

MECHANICAL PENCIL & BLACK PILOT PEN that never retires from its job of assisting me in writing all my notes and reviewers;
CALCULATOR that has been my bestfriend during chemistry, physics, and math exams;
YELLOW DERMATOGRAPH that never fails to highlight the lines in my handouts, books, and reviewers;
CORRECTION TAPE that never fails to maintain my test papers clean even though I have some erasures in them;
STAPLER (and its wires) that never fails to keep my handouts in place;
and, all the "FOTOX" I have that have been there for me in preparing for all my departmental exams (even though they already infested my room and cabinets). LOL.

Of course, I won't forget my CLASSMATES[SLASH]TUTORS who never hesitate to teach me the things I know not of, and for all my BEZ's who incessantly pray for me whenever I request them to. Guys, thank you.

LORD, I THANK YOU for making me pass ALL my subjects. (I already CLAIM it! He-He.)

The semester's over, hello now to SUMMER! :)

Ang Sa Akin Lang...

2006-02-27T00:23:00.000+08:00

It's happening again. All those rallies, coups, and people powers - please! I just don't get why does it have to be like this?! Yes, it is the 20th anniversary of Edsa One. But, does it mean that we have to do it once more like the re-enactments in those crime expose shows? Not funny.

All those leaders and military men organizing a coup against our president are all pathetic! [Let me express myself in Tagalog starting from here.] Sige, sinong ipapalit nila kapag bumaba si PGMA? Si Ka Noli? Utang na loob... Then who? Them people who are so engrossed to put PGMA down? Think again. Oo na, nandaya na si Gloria. Oo na't nangurakot na sila ng asawa niya. Pero sino bang pulitiko ang malinis? Sino bang presidente ang kayang magbigay ng pagbabago sa loob lamang ng 5 taon? Malabong mangyari 'yun lalo pa't malala na ang kanser ng lipunang kinabibilangan natin. Sige, tanggalin si PGMA at subukang ipalit ang mga walang-utang-na-loob na militar na 'yan. Tignan lang natin kung hindi rin magkanda-loko-loko ang Pilipinas sa pangungurakot at sa pag-pa-powertrip nila!

Wala sa pagsali sa malawakang welga ang totoong rebolusyon. Wala sa coup at wala rin lalo sa presidenteng nakaupo. Matagal nang namumulok ang puso't diwa ng mga Pilipino; wala na ring natitirang pagmamahal sa bansa... Pero ang totoong pagbabago ay dapat na magsimula sa ating puso. Sa pamamagitan ng paggawa ng tungkuling nakatakda sa atin ay isang paraan na upang maipakita mong mahal mo ang Pilipinas. Bilang isang estudyante, ang pag-aaral ng mabuti ay isang pahiwatig na mahal mo ang iyong bayang tinubuan. Maging radikal sa pag-aaral at pananalangin, hindi sa kalye. Susko!

Maaaring corny o cliche-ish ang mga nasambit kong salita... Pero 'yan na lahat 'yon. Ang sa akin lang... Ang sa akin lang...

Hello to a Better Year of 2006

2005-12-31T21:46:00.001+08:00

Just before 2005 closes, I just want to make one more blog entry. Huling hirit, kumbaga.

What a year! 2005 has a lot of ups and downs for me, really! Tears and laughter were the main ingredients of this farewelling year.

For all the people who made this year wonderful for me, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I mean it mga bez. You know who you are. And for those people who hurt me, thank you also because I wouldn't be this strong if it weren't for you. Again, you know who you are. :)

I don't believe in New Year's resolutions because honestly, it's hard to promise. Am i right? Or am I not? Okay, here's the thing: as I have observed, in most cases, after making a new year's resolution on the first day of the year, after a week or so, you'll be back to your old bad habits. Believe me! Unless you're dead serious about your NY's resolutions, which is always a rare case.

However, I believe that it's much better if we call it "I-Will-Try-to-Decision" in exchange for "New Year's Resolution". With that, here are my "I-Will-Try-to-Decisions":

On 2006, I will try to be more loving to all the people around me;
be more active in church;
be more hardworking in school;
be a more responsible kuya to my siblings and my mom;
be a BETTER PERSON AS A WHOLE.

A lot more follows but I can't write them all down here because it will take some time and space. All I want to point out is that as New Year (2006) comes, let's all TRY to withdraw the bad habits and improve more on the good habits that we have. There's no harm in trying, right?

So to everyone, may you have a blessed and better year of 2006! I love you guys! :)

Reunion

2005-12-30T19:41:00.000+08:00

It's nice to go back to the past and remember those good memories you've had with your high school classmates and friends. We were just all together last March, and come June, we're off to our own different ways. Now in college, it's hard to be all together again, and I mean it. Anyway, college came along so fast and of course, it won't be complete without having reunions, big or small, with high school classmates and friends. Yes, that's fun.

Yesterday was a blast!

Couldn't describe it but that. With my all my high school buddies around, it's simply a good way to end the year.

So as afternoon approached yesterday, I hurriedly took a bath, dressed up, and went to Katipunan to meet with my former teacher in grade 7. The meeting place was Starbucks, and I was late. He-He. Whatever. At least, I got to meet my buddy from Fordham, Jared, and of course, Miss Gina. After a long time, finally, we met each other once again. We had some coffee and chit-chatted as if there's no tomorrow. It's really a relief, seeing some special people you haven't seen for a long time. Thank you po sa book and bookmark, ma'am. See you soon!

Ice came in late at 6pm and never had the chance to talk or even see Miss Gina. Too bad! But, there's always a next time so I guess he doesn't have to worry.

It was dinner time then, and we're all hungry. We decided to go to World Topps to eat but we suddenly realized that we might miss the Pyrolympics in Roxas scheduled at 7pm. So we didn't eat dinner first and hurried straight to Manila.

We're six: Me, Ice, Migy, Monchet, Andrew, and Japie. Thank goodness we fit the pick-up of Ice. Every second was specially fun. We talked and joked around endlessly inside the car as we traveresed the streets of Manila. It was traffic and we didn't realize that it's pass 7pm, therefore, we assumed that we're not going to catch the fireworks display of the U.S. Fortunately, as we were in the middle of the traffic in Roxas Boulevard, the pyro displays came out, and yes, we could see it from afar inside the car. After the U.S.A.'s pyro display, it was South Africa's turn to show off what they got.

Finally, we got to park the car somewhere in Roxas (infront of Kenny). From there, we walked to the site where the Mall of Asia is situated. It's far but it's worth it. The fireworks were brilliant. The audience whoaed in awe as the breath-taking display filled the black skies. Different shapes, sizes, and colors of fireworks were there and all the people were absolutely stunned and impressed with what they saw. The Pyrolympics ended and indeed satisfied each of its viewer, including us.

Okay, we almost forgot, we still haven't eaten dinner during at that moment and from there, we dashed straight to the nearest restaurant with seats. (Ack! All the eating places there were full, as in, FULL of people.) The place for our stomachs was Pancake House. Kinda expensive but it's delicious. Besides, we're starving. We had no time to think of the "how much?" anymore. All we wanted was to eat. He-He. Finally, we got to fill in our tummies and gained some energy to party the night away!

Bring it on! Yesternight was my first time to be in Baywalk as well as in Malate. It was awesome! I mean it. Baywalk was full of lights and color. The people there, I assume, belong to different walks of life, which is a nice and healthy sight.

From Baywalk, we headed straight to Malate-the party capital of the Philippines! Yeah baby! It was crowded there. Beer drinkers all around, entertainers scarttered all over the streets, and bars everywhere. Sheesh, being a first-timer, I was amazed. But there's one thing I noticed when we got there: Malate people love to party and have fun! And, that's what we want that's why we're there.

Just to add, Malate is a melting pot of people, but we were really shocked as we passed by a particular street exclusively for gays and bisexuals. The landmark in there is the boutique of sexy clothes, et cetera (you know what I mean). I have nothing against them, I just felt something odd in the atmosphere as we walked on "their" street because their eyes were like hawks as if they would eat us alive if we did a wrong move. He-He. No offense meant. But, it was fun though. I mean, it was a unique experience, boy! :)

A night of partying and hanging out with my peers... What more can I ask for? :)

We left Manila at around 2:00am. I got home at 3:00am. That's late! He-He. But, thank goodness I got home safely. This is an unforgetable one...

Indeed, reunions don't fail to make people happy. :) Sana maulit muli...

Happy Birthday Jesus

2005-12-24T10:57:00.000+08:00

Hello Blogspot! Long time no blog for me. Well, I have really been planning to come up with a Christmas entry before the actual celebration ever since I stopped making entries for my blog. This semester has been very demanding that's why I didn't manage to make at least one entry after my November 8 entry (my last one, LOL). Anyway, without further ado, let me now start with my Christmas entry:

I don't know if it's just me, but I just didn't notice that Christmas is coming. December came and yet I still don't feel its spirit. The streets and houses I see and pass by everyday are full of intricate and shimmering Christmas decors. I see a lot of people busy shopping for Christmas gifts. And, I see the media's repetitive showing and flashing of Christmas advertisements... All of them failed to make me feel the spirit of Christmas.

Yesterday I was at the mall doing my last-minute Christmas shopping (just for conformity). As I walk through the middle aisle of one of the floors in SM, I suddenly became disheartened with the picture I saw: people who are all so busy shopping as if there's no tomorrow, Santa Clauses everywhere all adored by children as if he's the one we all should celebrate for, and the grandiose decorations filling the entirety of the mall. Indeed, the world has become so materialistic today. It just saddend me for it seems that everyone forgets the TRUE MEANING OF THE SEASON.

Tumatanda na nga yata talaga ako kasi hindi na'ko nahahayok sa pagsapit ng Kapaskuhan.

Sometimes, I just envy those small kids I see, all wearing their best sweaters and feeling the cold Christmas breeeze. I just love seeing them getting excited for the 25th day of December. But what really bothers and makes me sad is that what they're really excited for is the gifts they are about to receive from "Santa" on Christmas eve - new clothes, toys, candies, et cetera. Most of them do not know who they should really be celebrating for...

[Singit ko lang: sa totoo lang nahirapan akong maghanap ng picture for this entry kasi wala akong mahanap na totoong nag-de-depict ng CHRISTMAS. Sad isn't it? :c)

Indeed, it's not about the gifts, the cards, the aguinaldo's, and the decors. But, it's all about JESUS. Let's turn our backs from the materialistic world we are engulfed in and embrace the real essence of Christmas - the birth of our LORD and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Let's all love and give, not only during Christmas time, but in our every day lives.

Now friends, I'll just leave you with these questions to ponder upon just before the celebration starts:

How can it be, that He was the one on the cross?
How can it be, that the scars in His hands are for me?

Think about it. Answer it yourself quietly.

That's just how He loves you and me. Happy Christmas to you and your family. Most of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!

Karate

2005-11-07T19:46:00.000+08:00

PE: Karate? Whatthafudge!? Okay, so here's the definition from Encarta:

KARATE is a traditional Japanese form of unarmed combat,

now widely popular as a sport, in which fast blows or kicks are used.

Tell you this first. So I enrolled today for the second semester. The enrollment started after lunch at 1:00 p.m. Thank goodness I finished in an hour and a half. Well, good enough. (As we were in queue during the enrollment, we can't help but talk about how excruciating and how long the enrollment in Diliman is. Is it right to compare? Nah. Oops! Don't mind me.)

So anyway, as soon as I got my Form 5 (where my schedule for the semester and receipt of my tuition and fees are printed), I immediately took a look at what my PE would be for this coming semester. But before that, according to the CRS (the online enlistment system of UP), our block is to be separated into two PE blocks: one is Tae-Bo, and the other one is Karate. But, to tell you, I'd rather have Tae-Bo than Karate even if I don't feel like getting either sport as my P.E. Owell, so going back to the Mike-looking-at-his-Form-5 scene, what came crossing my eyes was the word: KARATE! My first reaction was to laugh at it sarcastically ('cause I simply don't like to take Karate). I know I couldn't have it changed but there's something in me that wants to go and talk to the College Secretary and ask her to actually change my PE into Tae-Bo or to some sport, which would be more interesting for me like badminton, tennis, or anything just not Tae-Bo or Karate.

Brat me! Ha-Ha. But hey! Enough of the negativities. I'd just like to look at the brighter side of this sport, Karate. Well, I believe that it would help me learn self-defense and use it for all those thieves and snatchers in Manila. Ha-Ha. Another one is discipline. And lastly, strength and stamina. Hope I'd accomplish all that.

Good luck to my Karate sessions every Thursday at 7 to 9 in the morning this semester! c",)

Sembreak's Almost Over; Back to School

2005-11-06T20:17:00.002+08:00

School is back again. My first semester in college is finished, and now, another semester is on my way. Seven more to go. Well, HOPEFULLY I'll just have to pass through SEVEN more semesters to finish my course, BS OT.

What I am feeling now is I-want-to-go-to-school-but-still-don't. Okay, forget it.

I want to go back to school because I am sick and tired of being forever idle at home with nothing to do. However, I still don't want to go back because of the fact that there will again be dreaded assignments, papers, and projects that will be given to us soon by our kind-hearted professors. Well, they're part of school and it should be like that. Doesn't it?

But, reality is reality. Time doesn't go back, it moves forward. Yes, we all know that. Now, I can just see how the Second Semester outstretches its arms looking like it wants to hug me for the next five months. It's all up to us if we're going to hug it back or not. But I suggest, we hug it back so that we won't have a hard time... You know what I mean.

Wake up, guys! It's back-to-school time! Need to rest now since tomorrow's enrolment. God bless us all. :)

A Two Day Break Far From Manila

2005-11-03T22:02:00.000+08:00

I'll be gone for two days for a Youth Camp/Sportsfest that will be held in Pandi, Bulacan. It's a church event for the youth, so there. It's my first time to be out of Manila during the sembreak. I guess it's time for me to breathe fresh air (at long last) and see the untouched nature in the countryside.

I'm looking forward to having a great time there. Off I go now! :) I still have to pack up some more stuff for tomorrow!

I'll be back Saturday night. See you! :)

One Week Before School Resumes

2005-11-02T22:24:00.000+08:00

I just remembered my previous entry on what are the things I should accomplish during the one-month long semestral break. Well, since I only have one week left before school starts, I'll see and give you an update if I've done everything I wrote:

[check] Pumunta sa AdMU for a visit. / I did it several times. It was fun and nostalgic at the same time.
[check] Linisin ang filler at ibenta sa junkshop ang mga papel na nakuha mula rito. / Actually during the first day of the sembreak, I did this task already. However, I did not manage to sell my papers to a junkshop because I thought that I may need it or someone may need it in the future. I just don't want to put them into waste.
[check] Maglinis ng cabinet./ Done it during the second day of sembreak.
[check] Gumawa ng raket para kumita ng pera (para sa NSTP2 next sem). / Oh yeah! During the break I tutor English to some students. With this, I am hoping for some amount in exchange for our CWTS2 next semester.
[×] Mag-out-of-town with my blockmates. / We didn't have much time in planning for an outing this sembreak since we have this upcoming CAMP Talent Show on November 15. So instead of planning for the outing, we chose to prioritize and went on planning for the talent show. Maybe we can go out of town during summer, next year.
[check] Magpaka-muchacho sa bahay. / When there's nothing to do in the house, I try my best to help out in doing some chores. Well, it's a good thing, isn't it? Kinda fulfilling for me.
[check] Makipag-trick-or-treat. / Come on! Believe it or not. I did this task last October 28. My friend, Leo, invited me to go to their Halloween party in Tierra Pura. There, we pretended to be kids once again (without the costumes). Thanks Leo. We all had fun! :) ]
Bisitahin si daddy sa Himlayan. / We visited dad and Lolo Papang last October 31 and November 1.
[check] Bonding with family. / Everyday is a bonding day for our family during the sembreak especially when we went to Himlayan to visit daddy. :)
Matulog nang matulog. / Yup. Yup. Yup. I slept and I slept a lot for the past few weeks. Of course, I'd indulge myself in sleeping before it's too late 'coz next sem, I suppose, there's no sleeping anymore. Ha-Ha!
[×] Magpataba. / As usual, this task is so hard for me to do ever since. I tried eating everything I can, yet there's no effect. I ate a lot of sweets, fatty food, meat, and oily food, still the same old Mike with a weight of 125 pounds and a waistline of 27 inches. Geez! I shouldn't have said that. Okay, I am an ectomorph, but is it still possible for me to obtain a mesomorphic BMI through proper diet? Nevermind.
[check] Magbasa ng kahit isang libro. / Yes! I am currently reading Harry Potter 4, The Goblet of Fire. Sheesh, I'm now in Chapter 27. Ten chapters to go. I'm hoping to finish this book before the movie premieres on the 16th.
[check] Maglaro ng isport - balibol at badminton. / Yup! I did have the chance to play sports during the long break. I played volleyball in Ateneo with my HS classmates and friends. That's my only exercise and means of perspiring. Not yet badminton, though. Having one week more, I hope I can do some more physical activities in preparation for the coming semester.
[check] And, of course, to meet and hangout with my high school classmates, friends, and teachers. / Done it a lot of times. I hope that with the one week I have left, I'll get to hang out with them some more before second semester begins. Thanks for everything guys.

Hindi naman ako halatang bored, 'no?

Anyway, out of 14 tasks to be done, there are only 2 goals I didn't quite accomplish: to gain weight, and to organize a block outing. But, there's still time - a lot of it, I hope.

Now that school's beginning in a week, I've decided to indulge myself in resting and sleeping, nothing else. Why? Because next semester, I'll be having a high school student's body clock once again, waking up at 5 in the morning because class starts at 7, EVERY DAY except for Wednesday. Geez! I wonder, how's that gonna be? Let's just see.

Now, I'll cut it here. :)

What If You're Next?

2005-11-01T21:38:00.000+08:00

What if on November 1, 2006, we'll be the next one to be visited? Have you ever thought of that weird idea? Anyway, All Saints' day had passed once again, and the holiday season is now nearing its end.

What if you're next? It's not impossible. Believe me. Many people have experienced that already. Like, last year, they are just the ones who are visiting their departed loved ones, but this year, they are now the ones who're also being visited. Now what, reality sucks? Sad? Scary? But, the only way to pass through reality is to ACCEPT IT, nothing else. Geez! I could not just remove that question in my mind as we were all in our second day of visit in Himlayang Pilipino.

Yes, my dad and grandfather just went first. Here on earth, it is just the matter of who'll go first, and who'll go next? As what we say in Filipino: Una-unahan lang 'yan. No one's going to be immortal. Every one of us will soon leave this earth and either go to heaven or hell. Nevermind purgatory simply because there's none.

Now, the only thing we can do is to make the most out of the moments we still have left on earth. Seize the day! as what they always say. Every single day, hour, minute, and second is important. Show love and goodness to every person we encounter every day because we might just not know that the person we just had an argument or a fight with is the next one to leave? Maybe a day after you had the friction? A week? A month? A year? No one knows except for Him.

It's indeed clear that what I'm saying here is that we shouldn't take anyone for granted especially our family, friends, classmates, teachers, colleagues, et cetera. We all don't want to regret or be guilty of anything, do we? So, with all these, just two words: GIVE LOVE.

P.S. I just want to share and show our Himlayan Visit 2005 Photos: http://mhuyksy.multiply.com. Sorry for being so makulit. He-He! But, thanks for having a peek. c",)

Gaga Over All Saints' Day

2005-10-31T21:23:00.000+08:00

I just don't get it. Why do Filipinos go gaga during the season of the saints and the souls?

Okay... From October 30 to November 2, Filipinos just don't go to the cemeteries to visit their loved ones who already passed away, but they also go their to have a reunion and, yes, a party.

When NORMAL people go to the cemetery during All Saint's or Souls' Day, they just bring candles, flowers, rosaries (if they are Catholic), handkerchieves (if they are still sentimental about the death of their loved ones), and themselves. But for FILIPINOS, it's totally different. They bring with them all those stuff normal people bring, plus food (enough for an overnight stay), a karaoke set (to have a sing-along all day long), radio & television, a big tent (that can shelter 10-20 people), matresses, guitars, liquors, and sometimes even deadly weapons. In short, Filipinos bring their "house" in the cemetery for one or two days to party and celebrate. That's how much Filipinos love their family. You know, the well-known characteristic of Filipinos: strong family-ties.

But, are we really in the cemeteries to visit and remember the ones who already went ahead? Or are we just there to have pure fun and have a break to the point that some Filipinos, due to their freewill and overindulgence in fun, actually kill a person, engage in a fight with the policemen, and participate in other shameful actions? This is reality during the season of the saints and souls in our country. Sad, isn't it?

So, if you are to visit the cemetery to commemorate the saints and the souls of our loved ones, the thing you can do for your visit to be fruitful is to help clean the grave or the mosoleo (if your family is well-off). Another thing you can do is to actually remember the good memories you have with your loved ones back then. Pray? Well, for as long as you know that your loved ones are in heaven with God as soon as they left the earth, you obviously don't have to pray for them anymore. This is because they are already happy in the arms of God our Father. Purgatory, you may ask? There's no purgatory. You won't see a single "purgatory" written in the Bible in any translation. Apparently, that idea was just made up. Anyway, these are just my personal suggestions. You don't have to do it, if you don't want to. But, I guess this is the best thing you can do during the season.

Mourn? Not. Celebrate? Yes. But, don't overdo it. That would be all. Thanks for reading.

To add, this is my multiply site: http://mhuyksy.multiply.com. Take a peek! c",)

Simply Rejected

2005-10-30T23:36:00.002+08:00

"I gave it my all!" - Tuesday V.

How can somebody turn somone down? I just don't get it. Do these kind of people satisfy themselves in rejecting someone? Why? What's their purpose? Many questions have been bothering me throughout the day, yet I can't seem to look for an answer to even one of my interrogations.

Yes, indeed, it's been a confusing day for me. Not knowing what to do, or what to think, I just feel empty-handed the whole day. It's an unexplainable feeling. A kind of happening I couldn't quite express. I want to blurt it out to someone but I just couldn't and wouldn't.

Bewildered, am I not? It's simple. I just feel rejected. Recoginition is the last thing in my list, but at least an apology will do to ease this perplexing sensation I am having.

I don't know if people are just insensitive nowadays, or am I just being oversensitive and overreactive. Maybe I'm overplaying, but why isn't the idea coming off my mind for days, ever since...

With this, as I am saturnine, I bid you, people, goodluck and thank you. (Or shall I not?)

Next time, be careful and be sensitive to the ones in your circle, because you just might not notice that you're stepping on them already.

Rejected as I am. This is all, bow.

Yey! New Blog Layout

2005-10-29T22:09:00.000+08:00

Wee! At last, my layout's changed. Actually, I wasn't the one who altered everything in my blog but my beloved and very talented cousin - Selle (as you can see, the layout is copyrighted by her). Good job, cousin!

This just comes to show that I really need to learn more about computers and these stuffs that create a BANG! in the internet. Promise, when summer comes, I'll ask a tutorial from my cousin, who happens to be only a third year high school student. Ack! Whatta shame, Mike! He-He. Nevermind, at least I still have hope of learning how to do this stuff. Not too late for me, I guess.

Halloween? It's a fun thing, isn't it? Yes, honestly, I want to trick-o-treat, too, like what other children do. I didn't experience such during my childhood that's why I'm craving to do so. Aww, I just hope that it's okay with Dima if we could go there in his place to do trick-o-treat. :)

Blogspot is Getting Boring

2005-10-28T22:48:00.000+08:00

Now, I am looking for a new blog server who can provide more varieties of layouts, colors, and other features. I am getting bored with blogspot.

It's so hard to put on pictures.

The layouts are the same old - boring.

The colors aren't cool and inviting anymore.

But, it's actually my fault. I don't know HTML and those editing stuff computer wizards do. I am so left behind by the computer world!

Anyway, I really had a bad, bad day but I don't feel like writing it in here. It's too exhaustive. Now, I feel sad, depressed, taken for granted, rejected, and most of all, unloved. I don't know. Maybe I'm self-pitying, maybe I'm not. The feelings just came and is now in my whole system. I hope that an 8-hour sleep can eradicate all of these negativities I have. This day sucks!

Tomorrow is a another unpredictable day. A blessing, some people may say. Let's see. I still have to look for a costume for Leo's Halloween party tomorrow. Will I really come? Yes. No. I don't quite know.

Thanks to Hillsongs' You Are My World album. At least, it helped me release some of the negative energies inside me. Despite everything that happened today, God, I thank you.

Another one of the bad days we'll have to experience in life has passed. Hoping for a better day tomorrow...

BLONDE AND BLUE EYES by Patricia Evangelista

2005-10-27T12:55:00.000+08:00

I just feel that I really have to post Patricia's speech here in my blog. I believe that this just serves as a reminder for all of us who are losing our trust and love for our beloved country. I hope, reader (if you are Filipino), that the "Filipino Pride" in you will start to revitalize as you finish reading the speech. Here it is:

When I was little, I wanted what many Filipino children all over the country wanted. I wanted to be blond, blue-eyed, and white.

I thought -- if I just wished hard enough and was good enough, I'd wake upon Christmas morning with snow outside my window and freckles across my nose!
More than four centuries under western domination does that to you. I have sixteen cousins. In a couple of years, there will just be five of us left in the Philippines, the rest will have gone abroad in search of "greener pastures." It's not just an anomaly; it's a trend; the Filipino diaspora. Today, about eight million Filipinos are scattered around the world.
There are those who disapprove of Filipinos who choose to leave. I used to. Maybe this is a natural reaction of someone who was left behind, smiling for family pictures that get emptier with each succeeding year. Desertion, I called it. My country is a land that has perpetually fought for the freedom to be itself. Our heroes offered their lives in the struggle against the Spanish, the Japanese, the Americans. To pack up and deny that identity is tantamount to spitting on that sacrifice.
Or is it? I don't think so, not anymore. True, there is no denying this phenomenon, aided by the fact that what was once the other side of the world is now a twelve-hour plane ride away. But this is a borderless world, where no individual can claim to be purely from where he is now. My mother is of Chinese descent, my father is a quarter Spanish, and I call myself a pure Filipino-a hybrid of sorts resulting from a combination of cultures.
Each square mile anywhere in the world is made up of people of different ethnicities, with national identities and individual personalities. because of this, each square mile is already a microcosm of the world. In as much as this blessed spot that is England is the world, so is my neighborhood back home.
Seen this way, the Filipino Diaspora, or any sort of dispersal of populations, is not as ominous as so many claim. It must be understood. I come from a Third World country, one that is still trying mightily to get back on its feet after many years of dictatorship. But we shall make it, given more time. Especially now, when we have thousands of eager young minds who graduate from college every year. They have skills. They need jobs. We cannot absorb them all.
A borderless world presents a bigger opportunity, yet one that is not so much abandonment but an extension of identity . Even as we take, we give back. We are the 40,000 skilled nurses who support the UK's National Health Service. We are the quarter-of-a-million seafarers manning most of the world's commercial ships. We are your software engineers in Ireland, your construction workers in the Middle East, your doctors and caregivers in North America, and, your musical artists in London's West End. (Doesn't this make you proud?)
Nationalism isn't bound by time or place. People from other nations migrate to create new nations, yet still remain essentially who they are. British society is itself an example of a multi-cultural nation, a melting pot of races, religions, arts and cultures. We are, indeed, in a borderless world!
Leaving sometimes isn't a matter of choice. It's coming back that is. The Hobbits of the shire travelled all over Middle-Earth, but they chose to come home, richer in every sense of the word. We call people like these balikbayans or the 'returnees' -- those who followed their dream, yet choose to return and share their mature talents and good fortune.
In a few years, I may take advantage of whatever opportunities come my way. But I will come home. A borderless world doesn't preclude the idea of a home. I'm a Filipino, and I'll always be one. It isn't about just geography; it isn't about boundaries. It's about giving back to the country that shaped me. (I agree!)

And that's going to be more important to me than seeing snow outside my windows on a bright Christmas morning. (Aww...how touchy! The punch line.)

Mabuhay and Thank you.
Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Mabuhay ang Lahing Pilipino! Salamat sa pagbabasa. :)

At Last, Sembreak Na!

2005-10-13T18:41:00.001+08:00

Yehey! Yahoo! Yipee! Hurray!

» Napakasaya! Sino bang hindi matutuwa na sembreak na? Ako sobra! Okay, I'll make this entry casual because I'm really ecstatic right now. Napakarami kong gustong isulat at ikwento kaya dadahan-dahanin ko para sa mga taga-subaybay ko (feeling!). Owell :) Here it goes:

» Kaninang umaga, I had my final and last exam for the first semester -- Comm1, which covers outlining, paraphrasing, and précising. Geez! Thank goodness, natapos ko ang test kasi I really thought that it will be so long, and so hard, as what our professor described it before. Anyway, I think that I'll pass that exam (hopefully) to at least lift my GWA for this semester. Ha-Ha! GC pa rin, pero okay lang.

» So after the exam, sobrang nagmamadali nako kasi I'll be going to AdMU to visit my friends there! Tapos na rin kasi ang mga exams nila so I decided to have a visit. Geez! Kasabay ko pa nga pala yung 4 kong blockmates sa pagsakay ng LRT papuntang Katipunan: RC, Poi, Erica, and Chelsea. Erica and Chelsea went down in Cubao, while RC and Poi went down with me inKatipunan (they'll meet their Atenean friend din kasi). Iniwan ko na yung dalawa sa Wok Dis Way kasi gutom na gutom na raw sila. Anyway, I was all alone and went to National to wait for Andrew and Kevin. Gutom na gutom na ako sa mga oras na 'yon. Hello? Alas-dos na wala pa ring laman ang tiyan ko. Pero finally, after around 20 minutes, dumating na rin sila tapos kumain na kami sa Wok Dis Way din (kung saan nadatnan ko pa si RC at Poi na kumakain, ha-ha!). Thanks for the company, guys! Ü

» Ansarap! Na-miss ko ang pagkain sa Wok Dis Way. And, as usual, inorder ko na naman ang walang kamatayang Seafood Rice nila don worth PhP75.00 and their bottomless-pwedeng-abusuhin iced tea. Napakasarap! Marami pa rin ang laman ng plato, at hindi pa rin nagtataas ng presyo. Wow! Bago 'yun ah? Anyway, nabusog ako ng sobra to the point na hindi ko na kinailangan pang magdinner. Ü

» Ha-Ha! Tawa ako nang tawa kanina. Hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili ko sa kakatawa kasi narinig ko na naman ang mga kwentong matagal ko nang inaasam-asam. Kwentong barkada, mga kalokohan, at lahat-lahat na. Matagal na rin kasi akong hindi nakakarinig ng mga ganong klaseng usapan. Habang kumakain nga kami sa Wok Dis Way, kwentuhan to the max kami nina Mikkolo, Mafran, Martin C., Andrew, Kevin, and Erwin. Grabe, those laughters are, indeed, priceless! Sobrang miss ko na sila. Nakita ko nga rin pala si CPG, kaklase ko noong HS, at napakawalang-hiya ko dahil napa-akap ako nung nakita ko siya. Ha-Ha! Sabi sa inyo eh, lahat ng makita ko sa pagbabalik ko sa AdMU, yayakapin ko, eh. Well, lahat naman talaga sila ay niyakap ko, just to show them how I really missed them. Ü

» So, after eating, we got bored and we argued on where we are going next. May nag-suggest na Gateway (huh? bakit do'n? movie? wala na'kong pera), HS (wala nang madadatnan don kasi dismissal na sa mga oras na 'yon), College, or UP-Diliman. Ha-Ha! We ended up going to the College, first. Buti nalang nakalusot ako sa gwardiya. Geez! Napakasaya! Dinala ako sa isa sa mga computer laboratories nila where there is FREE INTERNET ACCESS, dang! Ang astig. Grabe, how I wish may gano'n din sa UP (hello? posible ba 'yun? Eh, drinking fountain nga lang, hindi ma-provide 'yun pa?). Actually, meron naman sa UPM na internet place, sa LRC ('di ba?) pero free lang for the first 30 mins. tapos pag lumampas na ng half an hour, may bayad na. So anyway, going back, napakasaya talaga ng surroundings sa AdMU. Ang hi-tech, and ang modern. Pero okay lang, hindi naman ako nagsisisi na nag-UP ako. I believe that it's just the way it should be. Basta ligayang-ligaya ako sa mga nangyari at nakita ko kanina. Andami ko ring na-meet na mga kabatch nung HS, ansaya, ansaya talaga! Ü

» Pagkatapos kong bumisita sa college with my friends (Mikko, Martin C., Maf, and Erwin), nagpunta kami sa UP-Diliman para mag-isaw. Gusto nila eh, so wala akong nagawa kundi sumama na rin. Kumain kami ng isaw, corn, fishball, kwek² (or egg fritters, for the convenience of others), squidballs, bulaklak, and many others. Bumili rin ako, AT LONG LAST, ng U.P. I.D. strap also for my convenience (when I ride jeepneys, and when I enter the school). He-He! Ansaya-saya! Sobrang I really want to share this experience I had a while ago, because it's truly priceless, for me. Ü

» P.S. Mga kaibigan, nagpapasalamat din ako sa Dios at walang nalaglag sa block dahil sa Math11 o sa kahit anumang subject. Lahat pumasa! Yehey! I told you, Ella. Ü We can all do it next sem. Happy sembreak! Bon voyage sa lahat ng luluwas sa kani-kanilag probinsiya. 'Wag kalimutan ang pasalubong sa pagbalik ha, joke (pero kung gusto n'yong totohanin, okay lang din)! Ü Salamat ng marami sa pagbabasa. Update ulit ako soon.

» Guys, you all made my day! Yehey! Again, sembreak na! God bless ya'll! See ya again soon. Ü

Pagmumuni sa Kawalan

2005-10-10T23:37:00.000+08:00

» Share ko lang din 'tong block picture namin sa Corregidor. :)

Okay, so it's Monday. Today has been a day of reflection for me. Really.

Here they are the 10 things I did think of the whole day. Share ko lang:

Ano kayang oras yung release ng Math11 class cards bukas?
Ano kayang kahihinatnan ng 1st semester grades ko?
Miss ba kaya ako ng mga HS friends ko?
Uulan kaya bukas?
What time ako gigising tomorrow?
What grade will I get in Math11?
Bakit andaming kalokohan sa internet such as viruses?
Gusto ko ng bagong printer.
Sana walang malaglag sa block 20.
Sino kaya sa mga previously evicted housemates ang papasok ulit sa Big Brother house?

Oh come on. It's raining HARD again. Sana naman bukas, wala na! Anyway, hanggang dito nalang muna, mga guys. Thanks for reading. God bless! Visit my multilpy site: http://mhuyksy.multiply.com.

Sembreak - Almost There!

2005-10-08T11:23:00.000+08:00

» Whew! Another semester has gone. Well, actually, hindi pa naman siya tapos, may Comm1 final exams pa kasi ako sa Thursday (kainis!) Anyway, at least, isa nalang.
» Wala pa akong balak mag-aral for Comm1 kasi medyo matagal pa siya, baka makalimutan ko lang yung inaral ko if I study this weekend. With that, I decided to CLEAN my room! Yeah boy! As in hawak-hawak ko kanina pa ay walis tambo, feather duster, basahan, dust pan, at basurahan. Opo, nagpaka-janitor ako ngayon araw because of one and simple reason: wala akong magawa, bored, for short. Ha-Ha! Eh 'di ang linis ng room ko ngayon, ansarap nang tambayan.
» So, with regard to my title above, totoong sembreak is almost there. I was thinking for the past few days what I'll be doing during the 1-month long break? Here are some of thing I have thought of doing (in no particular order):

Pumunta ng AdMU for a visit! :)
Linisin ang filler (then, ibenta ang mga papel na ito sa junk shop. O diba?).
Maglinis ng cabinet.
Gumawa ng raket para kumita ng pera (para sa NSTP2 next sem ito!).
Hang out with friends!
Mag-out-of-town (hopefully) with my blockmates! (Block 20, nagpaparinig n'ako, sa'n na nga tayo sa sembreak? lol).
Magpaka-muchacho sa bahay (siyempre, palamunin, tambay, at salot na naman ako sa bahay, he-he Ü).
Makipag-trick-or-treat (Mike, grow up! ha-ha!) sa kung saan-saan (martin, sure na ba 'to sa alabang? Ü).
Bisitahin si daddy sa Himlayan Ü
Bonding with family!
Matulog nang matulog (para sa second sem, bwahaha!)
Magpataba (josmio, pa'no ko ba gagawin 'to?)
Magbasa ng kahit isang libro.
Maglaro ng isport - balibol at badminton (huy, brian, kelan na kasi?)
And siyempre to meet and hangout with my:

HIGHSCHOOL CLASSMATES
ahmed, ali, andrew, balux, bj, carlo, cem, chino, cpg, dan,don, dondee, dust, gali, greggy, greg, ice, papi, jake, jan, jeff, jim, kevz, kix, leonard, mac, manny, mao, marin, martin, miggy, mikkolo, monch, monmon,niko, noel, onie, papi, parms, roy, tantan & miko z
FRIENDS
dima, roger, brian, ralf, samboy, cheska, cookie, macky b., maf, jojo, nyko, rench, migui, blow, ivy, telle, kriska, mian, sam, erwin a.,micay, wobs, leo a., pussy, ardi, enzo, ssf, ian g., jeff, joshee, segui, henson, marc n., atbp.
GS and HS TEACHERS
sir lax, mam siega, mam mutuc, mam gina, mam girly, atbp.
» Whew! God bless ya'll! Sana magawa kong lahat 'tong mga sinulat ko.
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Ang Hirap Maging Tanga

2005-09-29T17:28:00.000+08:00

Argh! Hindi ko na talaga mapigilan... Kailangan ko na talaga siyang i-share...

Actually nag-aaral ako ngayon for my Philo1 exam tomorrow pero isusulat ko muna 'tong angst na nararamdaman ko ngayon sa nangyari kanina sa school. Here it goes...

Okay, so kanina, I had an exam in History 1. That was actually our last exam before the finals. Anyway, the test was in essay form. There were 3 questions and each question is worth 25 points. Okay. Nag-aral naman ako and I believed that I could do well in that test. Samahan pa ng dasal ang sipag at tiyaga, I answered all the questions confidently. Okay...so here's the thing. Nasa jeep na ako kanina pauwi, at bigla ko nalang naalalang MAYROON PALA AKONG FOLLOW UP QUESTION NA HINDI NASAGOT!!! [Calm down, Mike, calm down.] So in item number 2 kasi, mayroong 3 questions: 1 main question, and 2 follow-up questions. So nasagot ko naman yung main question (at mahaba ang sagot ko do'n, seryoso) not knowing na hindi ko na sinagutan yung follow-up questions sa kakamadali. Sinagutan ko kasi agad 'yung 3rd question. Wow. How tanga naman can I get. Come on!

I got home kanina na masakit ang dibdib. Masama ang loob ko kasi akala ko makakabawi na ako pero hindi pa pala. Actually, hindi pa naman ako sure kung anong kahihinatnan ng test na 'yun, pero himala nalang talaga ang makakapag-salba sa akin.

Natulog ako kaninang pagdating ko at hindi ko pa rin makalimutan yung nangyari to the point na pati sa panaginip ko ay nandoon siya. Shiet! Ang hirap talagang maka-move on sa katangahan. Anyway, mauuna na ako dahil mag-aaral pa ako. Hopefully naman bukas, hindi na akong maging tanga as kanina. Well, that's life. Sabi nga ng mommy ko kanina nung kinwento ko, "Tao ka kasi, natural lang na magkamali." Okay, okay, I'll take her words for that. Ma-relieve naman sana ako, and hopefully bukas, maka-move on na. Ü

Cheers! I need to go. Comment kayo, guys. I need some support! Palubagin n'yo naman loob ko, he-he! Thanks for reading. God bless. Ü

A Bad, Bad Day

2005-09-22T21:34:00.000+08:00

This will be brief. I just want to share my day today.

I knew it beforehand that this day will be full of bad luck (though, I really don't believe in luck). But, anyway, as I said, my day totally sucked.

During my NatSci1 (Intro to Chemistry) class = Our group was about to report on Biological Macromolecules today. In fact, I was all excited since yesterday because of our powerpoint presentation that we've prepared. I really gave it my all in doing that PPT, but during our class, when I inserted the CD (containing the PPT pres'n), a window popped out in the computer saying that the CD is corrupted and thus, can't be opened. Chocolate fudge! Sobrang pinagpaguran ko yung powerpoint na 'yun ha tapos hindi bubukas? Eh, bago ako umalis ng bahay, chineck ko muna ulit yung CD kung gumagana...okay naman sa computer ko? Anyway, buti nalang at mabait si Ma'am Castell kasi she gave us the chance to report on Monday from 9-10am. Anyway, 2 kaming magrereport on Monday kasi nagkaproblema din yung report ng isa pang group. Well, that's life. Computers do suck, at times.
During my Histo1 class = As soon as our History professor entered our classroom (that looks like a dungeon), she immediately asked us to get a crosswise piece of paper because, obviously, we'll be having a quiz. Sabi ko nga agad sa sarili ko, "May galit ka ba sa'min?" Anyway, naglabas ako agad ng papel tapos inalala ko agad yung ni-lesson niya last session. Naisip ko, "Bakit siya magpapa-quiz eh kakarampot lang yung notes niya last session?" Aba naman, nagsulat na sa board ang propesora, at sabi do'n na i-explain namin ang mga ganitong law, agreement, policies ng mga naging Philippine President. Choco Mocca! To cut it short, wala akong alam sa mga tanong niya, therefore, nanghula nalang ako sa buong test at umaasang maka-chamba. Badtrip! Pero, heto, malakas pa rin ang fighting sfirit ko dahil umaasa pa'kong sana'y makasama ako sa exemptions list ni ma'am. *Praying* Pero, whatever, it doesn't matter.
During my Comm1 class = Late na naman kaming nagklase to think may reporting pa. 2:30pm ang start ng klase at nagsimula na kami at around 3:15pm sa kakahanap ng bagong room assignment (sistemang UP talaga). So there, instead na 10 ang magrereport (sana), eh dalawa nalang silang nakapag-report para naman hindi kami gabihin sa pag-uwi.

Nakakawindang talaga ang araw na 'to. Pero okay lang. Tapos naman na, eh. Panibagong araw na naman bukas and I just hope and pray that it will be a better one. *Prays*

Punta ba'ko sa AHS bukas to visit sa Comm Cluster Night? Hmm...kanina ko pa iniisip 'yan. Pero bahala na (siyet, ang fatalistic ko na talaga). Thank you for reading. God bless you all.

*Comment naman kayo. Thanks. Ü

After 38 Years, I blogged again...

2005-09-20T23:33:00.000+08:00

» After 38 years... What's so significant with the number 38? I don't know. All I know is that I got bored and i decided to write in my blogspot again. Geez, it's been several months since I last wrote here. Actually, I have nothing to do this day that's why I finally decided to post an entry here in my beloved blog.

» So there. Ever since my last entry, dated somewhere in July, a lot of things has happened to me...

» Nahihirapan nako, tatagalugin ko na. Bwahaha! Anyway, hindi talaga kasi ako makatulog at wala pa naman akong ginagawa for school (thank goodness at kahit papaano naranasan ko ring mag-relax). Nagpapakasasa na nga ako ngayon dahil alam kong tadtad na naman sa trabaho next week. Hellweek na nga pala for the coming two weeks kaya heto ako ngayon, nagpapakasaya at nagrerelax. Actually, sinabi ko na rin sa sarili ko na hindi ko na kakayanin pang mag-blog kapag nagsimula na ang school noong June kasi ang alam ko, mawawalan na talaga ako ng freetime sa UP. Pero, eventually I proved myself wrong kasi ONCE in a while (take not, may emphasis yung "once") maaari pa rin pala akong mag-relax by watching the television, chatting, and yes, blogging.

» Honestly, na-miss ko talagang magsulat dito. I haven't expressed myself for a long time now through writing. For the passt few months, puros salita ang nagiging channel ko to express myself. Well, medyo nakakapagod naman kasing magsalita nang magsalita at maging paulit-ulit kaya buti na lang...naisipan kong magsulat ulit sa blog.

» Anyway, as of now, for all the people who care about me, I am really starting to feel the pressure in UP. Grabe, totoo ngang hindi basta-basta ang tinahak kong landas. Mahirap talaga, believe it or not. Actually ngayong patapos na ang unang semestre, nagsisimula nang magpatong-patong ang mga projects, reports, and papers. Nagsusunuran na rin ang mga exam schedules. Waaah! Nakakabaliw na talaga. Hindi ko na nga alam kung ano ang uunahin ko. Pero ayon nga sa aming mga propesor, gaano man kahirap mag-aral, dapat magpahinga pa rin kami dahil walang mangyayari kung ipipilit namin. It'll worsen the situation if we force ourselves in doing things, gano'n.

» At times, I really feel so inferior among my blockmates. No kidding, hindi ako nagpapaawa kasi nakikita ko naman na parang ang lost ko compared to them. Pero I just found out, when we confessed to each other the other day, na sila rin pala gano'n ang feeling. Well and good. At least, we share the same sentiment. Tama nga naman ang sabi nila, 'pag tuntong mo sa UP, walang mata-matalino, nawawala ang bisa ng pagiging honor student mo noong high school. Yes, I must admit na may competetiveness, pero buti na 'yun dahil 'yun ang nakakapagbigay ng drive for everyone in the block to study hard and aim for the gold. I just hope that everyone of us in our block will make it through this semester. Kasi kung may maiwan, paano na kami sa 2nd semester? From 15 units this semester to 21 units next semester? Isang malaking GOODLUCK. Kakayanin ko 'to. Kakayanin namin 'to. Faith lang. Ü

» I also miss my high school classmates and friends, super. Almost all of them are in Ateneo now and I really want to visit them soon (when I am free, hopefully). I haven't been to Ateneo for so long now (I guess, more than a month now), and I so miss the feeling of being an Atenean (shocks, Mike ikaw ba 'yan?). I miss Katipunan. I miss the green fields and the trees. I miss Cello's Donuts. I miss Ateneo HS. In short, I miss my second home--Ateneo. Grabe, naisip ko lang na nung March, nasa Ateneo pa'ko, pero ngayon, nasa UP na. Sa totoo lang, hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin ako makapaniwalang nasa UP ako. Parang it's really a dream come true, pero parang dream pa rin siya for me hanggang ngayon. Well, I just hope na I'll get used to it soon (nasa adjusting stage pa naman ako, eh). Basta, before or during our semestral break, I will visit Ateneo at least once. Ü Tipong mayayakap ko yung mga makikita kong kaibigan at kaklase sa sobrang pagka-miss ko sa kanila, seryoso (pasensiya kayo!). Bwahaha!

» Isa pa, alas-12 na ng madaling araw at hindi pa rin ako natutulog. Siyempre, gusto ko nang magpahinga dahil bukas ay isang mabigat na araw. Ilalaan ko ang bukas sa paggawa ng mga schoolwork na kailangan (mga pahabol bago magtapos ang sem). Anyway, hindi ko alam kung kailan ako magsusulat ulit dito, pero maraming salamat sa mga nag-abalang magbasa nito. Kung kaya n'yo, comment kayo, miss ko na rin kasing makatanggap ng mga komento eh. God bless you all. Hanggang sa muli...

» P.S. Siya nga pala, visit n'yo multiply ko: http://mhuyksy.multiply.com. Wala lang. Ü

UP Fight!

2005-07-10T21:27:00.000+08:00

» U-nibersidad ng P-lipinas...Ooh! Ü
» Geez! Hindi ko alam kung bakit biglang nanalo ang UP kahapon sa UAAP? Ha-Ha! Bad. It's UP versus UST and obviously, from the looks of it, mananalo ang UST dahil nga sila ang kilalang "marunong maglaro ng basketball" at hindi ang UP. So we were in Araneta yesterday to cheer and to root for UP even if we know that we're going to lose the match from the start palang.
» Napakagaling ng UP Pep Squad! Damang-dama ko talaga ang pagiging tiga-UP ko dahil sa mga cheers! UP Fight! Ibang klase talaga... In favor man ang score sa UP o hindi, tuloy pa rin ang sigaw ng boosters! Walang patawad ang cheers, dere-derecho, walang kapaguran! 'Yun ang masaya, manalo man o matalo, suporta pa rin sa sariling koponan, Unibersidad ng Pilipinas! UP Pep, I'm so proud of you! Save your voices for the next games, he-he! Ü
» Nasa Upper Box A kami nakaupo. Sampu lang kami mula sa block naming nakapunta. Pero parang nagsisi ako na nandon kami sa Upper A kasi mas masaya sa Upper B. Andon kasi yung drums, yung cheer dancers, and almost all the UP people. Next time, try ko na sa Upper B, mukhang mas dama at masaya ang pag-cheer 'pag don (masikip nga lang :p). Grabe andaming isko at iska kahapon, lampas one-fourth ata ng Araneta Coliseum. Todo suporta!
» Ang pinakamasayang parte pa ay yung paghabol ng UP. Kasi during the last two minutes of the last quarter, lamang pa ang UST. Pero all of a sudden, biglang naka-score ang UP. Tapos sunod-sunod na until matapos yung game. In the end, lumamang pa ng 3 or 4 points ang UP! Ang galing! As far as I know, once in a blue moon lang nangyayaring manalo ang UP sa UAAP basketball game pero who knows, baka tuloy-tuloy na nga 'yan..hopefully! 'Pag hinde, bawi nalang sa cheering! Sana makuha na rin ng UP ang title. Ang proud ko sa UP, haha sorry sa mga nagbabasa, pagbigyan n'yo na kami, ngayon lang kami gumaling sa pag-tsamba! He-He! » Isa pa, nakakatawa lang. Nung nanalo na yung UP siyempre, kinanta yung "UP Naming Mahal", the alma mater song of my dear school (na hindi ko pa rin memorized hanggang ngayon kaya naki-taas nalang kami ng kamay like the upper classmen did and of course, we kept quiet kasi nga hindi namin alam yung lyrics, LOL). So there, nung nagsitayo na kami para kantahin ang aming alma mater song, natawa nalang kami nang biglang tumayo yung mga tiga-UE at FEU para kantahin din yung song namin. They also cheered with us, lalo na yung chant na, "Matatapang... Matatalino... Walang takot, kahit kanino..." He-He! Salamat sa suporta! Astig n'yo! Ü
» Excited na rin ako sa cheering competition on September 17, 2005! Nood tayong lahat! Let's see who's gonna go home victoriously! Is it UP or UST or some other university? We don't know! Let's just continue to cheer for our schools! Good luck and GOD bless. Ü I love UP!

Culture Shock

2005-06-30T22:23:00.000+08:00

» Indeed, I am living my maroon dream.

» From blue to maroon, I can say that I am totally fine and truly happy with my new surrounding. New friends, new places to venture, new people, new system, new everything! Coming from a very sheltered, conserved, and pampered environment, I am now in an environment totally opposite to where I was brought up. UP is indeed equal to the tagalog term "pasaway"!

» What is the usual association or thought that will immediately pop out into mind of an ordinary person or student if he or she hears the word "UP"? Most likely: matalino, aktibista, iskolar ng bayan, radikal, mahirap na may utak, simple, de-komyut, mahilig sa rally, magaling sa debate, opinionated, open-minded, pasaway, kontra-gobyerno, and many more. True enough. What people think of UP students are for real because being a UP student myself, I agree with those thoughts or prejudices they have with the Iskolar ng Bayan. Let me just tell you here what happened a while ago in school...

» My first class was Natural Science I (or simply NatSciI) at 10am to 11:30am. It was just a session for reporting about some topic in Physics. [Can't remember what topic in particular.] He-He! Owell, we just listened to the reporters for an hour or so and our professor just made a very short lecture on the topic reported (for clarifications and further explanations). Our class was supposed to end at 11:30am, but no, we were dismissed for like 20 minutes before the time. Fun, isn't it? Thanks ma'am. He-He! That's one good thing in UP: professors usually dismiss his/her class earlier than the actual time given in the schedule. Ü

» Next up is History I or HistoI. Every Monday and Thursday, I have Histo I from 11:30am to 1:00pm. This just means that I need to control the rumbling of my stomach for one hour before I get to eat lunch. This happens every Monday and Thursday. Imagine? Can't do anything about it; I guess I'll just have to get used to it. Anyway, we went to our room assignment (RH-313) for Histo I and when we got there, someone told us that our Histo professor couldn't hold our class for the meantime. There was no reason said for her absence. All we could do is guess why she's out during that time. Maybe she's sick but I guessed that she was in the mobilization in Plaza Miranda... Well, not sure, no idea. With that, we were rejoicing as we strolled the RH lobby for having a 3-hour break that day.

Before we went off to Rob, someone approched us and said: "Ano? Sama na kayo sa Plaza Miranda? Heto na yung flags, punta na tayo do'n! Sabay-sabay na nating pabagsakin si Gloria!" I was so shocked when I heard her say those words. I'm really scared of what will happen to the political arena and to our country tomorrow. No one knows. As a young, freshman college student, I still don't know what to do. I am still confused.

» We went to Robinson's place at exactly 12 noon to have lunch in KFC. Owell, we were enjoying every bit of this once-in-a-blue-moon-long-break experience as we munch our chicken meals until...a blockmate told us that our Communications I or Comm I professor is sick and could not handle classes for this day. Our eyes went big and sparkled! We all assumed that we could go home already after eating lunch, but just to be sure, we just decided to attend our CommI class to re-check if the rumor was really true.

» It was 2:30pm and our Comm I block were all settled inside room GAB-101. We were sitting and waiting for a professor for like 15 minutes and still, there's none. Until someone knocked and announced that our Comm I professor is (really) sick and is absent for the day. Huray! We all celebrated and shouted as if there's no tomorrow! Ha-Ha!

» All of us left the room: some of us headed home and some of us went to the LRC to check the list of the people who are encouraged to take up the tutorial program in English and Math. [We had a diagnostic test for each subject during the first week of school to determine if you need tutoring or not anymore.] Thank goodness, no one from the BS OT, Block 20 (my block) is required to have the tutorials. This just means that all of us in the block did well in the aptitude tests. Yahoo! I am so proud of you guys, I really am... Keep up the good work! Hopefully, walang malagas sa'tin hanggang pag-graduate! Ü

» These all happened just this day. Liniency and freedom are what you'll get in UP. Liniency from the professors, in grades, of the administration, in the dress-code, and in almost everything. The taste of freedom of speech, freedom to act, and freedom to voice out all your opinions, may it be positive or negative, it doesn't matter in. Isn't it fun to belong in a system like this? However, how far can UP students get? What are their limitations? Don't they realize that they're not exercising their rights anymore, but instead, abusing it? Are we doing the right thing for the right reason? Doing the right thing for the wrong reason? Doing the wrong thing for the right reason? Or, doing the wrong thing for the wrong reason? Let me think for an answer... Tsk. For now, I still can't... But soon, I will.

UPM BS OT 2009, Block 20 Says Cheese!

2005-06-27T21:55:00.000+08:00

Toxic Blast!

2005-06-26T20:42:00.000+08:00

» I call this past weekend a "chopped weekend". Why so? I had my last class for the week last Thursday. There were no classes last Friday because it was Manila Day, since my school is simply located in Manila. I was so happy, thinking that I'm gonna have a long weekend to enjoy and study. But, unfortunately, I did have classes last Saturday. NSTP from 9am-12nn. Okay, whatev... Then, the next day, Sunday, which is today, I didn't have classes. And yes, tomorrow, I'll have classes, again. Chopped, my weekend may be, I still enjoyed everything for the past few days:

» Thursday 06/23: The day of my very FIRST college reporting! It was so fun. We were the first group to report in NatSci I. We are three in the group: Reg, Lyn, and me. We reported on the Emergence of Physics -- Kepler's Laws (there are three of them), Aristotle and Copernicus' views on motion, kinematics (which I did report on). All in all, the report was pretty well done especially during the reporting and explanation of Lyn (taray ng English!), the visuals made by Reg were really fantastic (super tinrabaho talaga!), the handouts, etc. I was really satisfied with what we did. Hope to get an uno on this! Ha-Ha!

» Friday 06/24: Marlo's despedida. Whoa! Geez, he's just one of my friends who are leaving for abroad to study. He's going to Vancouver, Canada next month. :( Can't do anything about it, smart asses eh! Joke! Ü I will miss you Marlo, so much! Also, I would like to thank him for throwing that party because we, as a batch, got to see each other again. I so miss my batchmates from the Ateneo - AHS Batch 2005. Special mention to the people I got to meet again after a long time: Martin D, Monchet, Mikkolo, Macky B, Mark I, Cheska, Cookie, Brian, Jared, Oliver, Ralf, Martin C, Roger V, Ian D, Dustin B, Roy P, Mafran, Kristan, and many more! I miss you all guys! Ü

» Saturday 06/25: NSTP day. I had to wake up early that Saturday because my NSTP class will start at 9am. It's just 7am and I'm off the rode. As usual, I rode the jeepney, MRT, LRT going to UP-Manila. It's usually tiring when I commute going to school but last Saturday wasn't that much. Thank goodness, there were less people in the MRT and LRT coaches. Anyway, so we had a boring lecture (no kidding) first before we had the fun activity. I was about to fall asleep when our professor said that we should assemble for a group discussion. To cut the story short, we came up with a very good project proposal for the community. It is something to do with the cleanliness and beautification of the UP-Manila campus. I just won't reveal the complete details here, but we're just so excited about it because it's very different from all those cliche projects with regard to cleanliness and the like. It's gonna be a fun project that will benefit not only our group but the whole UP-Manila community! Ü

» Sunday 06/26: Church day. As always, I woke up as early as 7am to prepare for the church service. It's really a relieving feeling when you get to sing and praise God through songs of joy and worship. I just want to thank HIM for everything that he has done in my life! Because of HIM, I am living my MAROON dream... Ü

Jess bless to everyone! Thank you for reading this entry. Please forgive me for my grammatical errors, I'm just a frustrated writer in English who wants to practice... Ü

Oust PGMA? Not.

2005-06-24T16:34:00.000+08:00

» Last Thursday, our block was asked to attend a teach-in seminar regarding the ousting of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo because of the so many rumors she is currently facing such as the jueteng scandal and her fraudulence in the past election. At first, I did not like the idea of attending such a symposium of some sort because I don’t want to be brainwashed by what the speakers would say in the actual teach-in. However, since it is a requirement from our History I professor, I do not have any choice but to attend it with my blockmates.

» The symposium began with a talk by a young leader of a youth party-list called Anak Bayan. I forgot to note his name but the point of his persuasive speech is that PGMA cheated during the last presidential elections and with that, she should be ousted. He also discussed all the crises our country is currently experiencing such as the increases in our taxes, poor employment rate, worsening poverty situations, devaluing of the Philippine Peso, the wrong priorities of the government with regard to the national budget, the inadequacy of education in our country, and of course, the scandalous wire-tapped conversation of PGMA and Election Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano over the telephone, which revealed the alleged fraudulence of PGMA during the last elections. Moreover, he mentioned that even if there would be a national election conducted (just in case PGMA is ousted); there is still no qualified candidate or personality for Philippine presidency. With all these predicaments we are facing, he implied a resolution, and that is to have a so-called “transition government” that will be led by various sectors of the Filipino people – women, farmers, laborers, youth, people who grouped together to oust PGMA from her presidency, etc.
» For me, the application of this teach-in about the political situation in our country is to simply inculcate in us the importance of understanding and knowing how to analyze the goings-on around us. With this teach-in, we were taught to use both our minds and hearts to determine what should we do and would not do to help improve and resolve all the dilemmas in ourselves and in our country.
» After hearing the side of the people who oppose PGMA, I have realized that politics is indeed the game of cheaters, liars, and clowns. Herewith, I learned that ignorance and apathy to our country’s present condition will not at all help and will simply make us irresponsible citizens of our nation. Thus, being involved and being nationalistic in our own small ways will eventually lead to a BIG way, which will give relief to this baffled country.
» By the way, there were two speakers in the teach-in, one was already mentioned above, and the other one is the secretary-general of the party-list called Bayan. Both of them almost spoke of the same things. However, they seemed to sound very biased because majority of what they said was fully against the government and never said anything positive about it. That was the negative side of the teach-in. On the positive hand, the speakers seemed to enlighten the students who attended the teach-in by letting them know what the current conditions in our country are. I personally learned a lot from this teach-in especially the skill of critically analyzing things. This just means that after the teach-in, I become more observant and more analytical, seeing the situation or problem from all sides and angles in order to arrive into the best solution possible.
» The problem of the Filipino majority is that when we are given responsibility or a burden by the government (which is usually for our own good, say, increasing taxes, etc.), our first reaction is to go on a strike and blame all our hardships to the government alone. For me, a scandal against PGMA will not come out if and only if the operation of jueteng in our country is not suppressed by her, or if not her, by some people in her administration. But why did she do that? I believe that jueteng is eradicated in our society for our common good. Illegal procedures are always wrong, and wrong-doings should be punishable by law. So, it is like saying: remove the cist before it becomes cancer.
» Indeed, a big number of the Filipino people are jobless and are under the poverty line. The prices of our prime commodities are constantly increasing. Taxes and commuting fares are rising. The economic status of our country is depreciating. In short, our country is now at the bottom-most-part of the “wheel”. Our nation is a young one. We can’t expect it to be on top right away. It took America and Great Britain hundreds of years to establish a firm government and be powerful nations. We don’t need to be like them, all we need is to do what we have to, be responsible of our actions, and wait… Patience is indeed a virtue and Filipinos lack this important virtue. The never-ending complains that we have against our government will never help solve our problem as a people. Let’s stop making things worse. Unity will help resolve this predicament we are facing as Filipinos, not apathy, not hostility. The Philippines is exclusively for the Filipino people, therefore, Filipinos should love the Philippines for WHAT IT IS. If this is done, surely progress will eventually follow.

Ang Kolehiyo... Báw...

2005-06-15T22:10:00.000+08:00

» Ayan, pagkatapos ng tatlumpu't pitong taon, nagsulat ulit ako ng entry sa blog ko! Ha-Ha! Gusto n'yo bang malaman kung bakit naudlot ang pagsusulat ko rito? Mahaba at magulong kwento. 'Wag n'yo nalang alamin.

» Napakasarap pala talagang isiwalat sa pamamagitan ng pagsusulat ang iyong saloobin. Matagal ko nang hindi naranasan ang ganitong pakiramdam. Ngayon ko lang na-realize na antagal ko palang nawala sa mundo ng blogging. LOL. Ü

» Hayskul pa pala ako noon nung sinulat ko yung huli kong entry, pero ngayon, kolehiyo na'ko! Yahoo! Sa UP-Manila na'ko nag-aaral ngayon, my dream school, come on! (Anu ba yun? LOL.) Masaya ako sa bago kong eskwelahan. Marami na rin akong bagong kaibigan. Oo, medyo culture-shocking dahil ibang-iba nga ang kapaligirang iniinugan ng mundo ko ngayon kumpara sa pinanggalingan ko. Sa lahat-lahat, masasabi kong ansaya-saya ko dito! Pero heto ang mga naging puna ko sa unang linggo ko sa UPM:

scary (Andami kasing mga leftist na estudyante/"tibak" eka nga nila sa UP.)
freedom to the highest level (Kahit ano puwede mong isuot sa UP! Any look will do. Name it, it's permisive! LOL. Siguro bawal lang dun pumasok ng hubad like the oblation statue.)
hindi strikto (Tama bang hindi i-check ng guard ang ID's pag papasok sa campus? Wala silang pake. Para sa'n pa ang ID? Library, okey payn!)
may kataraman ang mga professors (Tama bang hindi kami siputin ng prof namin sa 7 am PE class namin? Goodluck sa mga gumising at bumiyahe ng maagang-maaga katulad ko! LOL.)
puros frat at soro everywhere you look (Isa lang ang UP sa lahat ng mga unibersidad sa bansa na legal ang frat at soro.)
very accessible sa lahat (Masaya dahil anlapit sa Robinsons Place Manila, sa mga carinderia, ospital, commercial areas, LRT, coffee shops, etc.)
megatalino ng mga tao (kundi vale, salu...kundi salu, top3...kundi top3, nasa top 10? Eh san ako don? Tap-on? LOL. Basta, mga vrrilyant and vrrayt istyudents mga tao don, nakapanliliit! Ha-Ha!)
ang gulo ng classroom assignments (Biruin n'yo? Tatlong beses kaming nagpalipat-lipat ng classroom sa Philo1 na 'yan! Hindi kasi klaro yung instruction ng Office of the College Secretary *sorry po*! Basta nagkawindang-windang na ang buhay namin sa kakahanap kung saan kami mag-fi-Philo1, pero buti nalang, natanto na rin namin kung saan...sa GAB room 208. Hay...)
mababait ang upperclassmen esp. the CAMPers (They're very accomodating, willing to help, approachable and courteous!)
simple and fun class/blockmates (Sila ay mga taong simple, kalog at mabait. Go Block 20!)
mapolusyon (Usok dito, usok doon! Kalat dito, kalat doon! Buti nalang at naka-aircon ang lahat ng classroom sa UPM. Buti nalang... Linisin kaya namin ang buong UPM premises para sa NSTP? Hmm...)
freaky (Marami raw masasamang-loob na umaaligid sa UPM compound. Binalaan na kami ng WPD, eh.)
and, a whole new experience (Iba talaga kasi andami mong makikita at makakahalubilong tao sa kalye ng Padre Faura at Pedro Gil. Mayroong manghuhula/palm-reader sa tabi-tabi, taong grasa, pulubi, street children everywhere, small vendors na nagtitinda ng lahat ng bagay magmula sa coin purse hanggang sa mangga, rugby boys, pusa sa gitna ng kalye, mga ipis na nakahilata kahit saan, homless people, isang mamang pilay, makukulay na jeep, at marami pang iba.)

» Mahirap mang bumiyahe araw-araw papuntang Manila mula pang Quezon City, nasisiyahan pa rin ako sa mga karansang natamo ko sa unang linggong pamamalagi ko sa UPM. Hindi man ganoon ka-inviting ang lugar, hindi man ganoon kalinis, hindi man ganoon ka-safe, hindi ko pa rin maipagpapalit ang lahat ng naranasan at mararanasan ko sa aking pagiging Isko! Ü

Hayskul Layp

2005-04-26T22:28:00.000+08:00

Moda: banas at nanlalagkit

Hayskul layf, oh my hayskul layf ev'ry memory kay ganda...
Hayskul school days, oh my hayskul days are exciting kay saya...
There are times may problema ka kung ang homework left undone...
Pray ka lang, 'wag tawagin ka upang di pagtawanan...

» Nax! Nakakatawa ang kantang 'to lalo na ang tono. Jologs na kung jologs. Baduy na kung baduy. Pero ito pa rin ang forever and ultimate theme song of a newly high school graduate, like me! Ha-Ha! Hindi ko namalayang umandar ang oras. Napakabilis. Parang kahapon lang yung first day of classes namin sa fourth year, pero ngayon, aba, graduate na ako! Na-miss ko bigla ang klase...lahat ng kalokohan, kaingayan, asaran, kakulitan, kakengkoyan, at marami pang iba. Bigla ko ring na-miss ang Fair Committee na kinabilangan ko noong nakaraang school year. Sina Erick, Jojo, RG, Jodi, Justin, Tommy, Charles, Migui, Adrianne, Macky, Dan, Ervin, Joshee, at sa lahat-lahat na ng nakasalamuha ko at nakatalamitam sa tanan ng hayskul layp ko! :) Nakakalungkot pero ansaya rin talagang alalahanin... Bye high school, hello college! Ü

Bigla Ko Lang Naalala

2005-04-23T23:29:00.000+08:00

Moda: inaantok at masakit ang likod

» Wala lang, bigla ko lang naalala. Ambilis ng panahon, ano? Biruin n'yo, 14 years na pala akong nag-aaral? Tapos na ang pre-school, grade school, at high school. Ngayon pa-kolehiyo nako. Napakabilis palang talaga. Anyway, tignan n'yo nalang ito:

Saling pusa level - sa isang parochial school sa Cabugao, Ilocos Sur (Kitams, promdi 'toh!)
Nursery - sa NS Montessori (Short for Nueva Subong Montesorri, siya ang principal ng aming eskuwelahan noon hanggang ngayon. Yata?)
Kindergarten - sa NS Montessori pa rin (sa loob nga pala 'yan ng BF Homes sa Quezon City.)
Prep - Ateneo Grade School (AGS) na and my section is Prep-Mapagmahal - Aaminin ko na, mapagmahal nga akong tao...ayan eh! Ü
Grade 1 - AGS - 1-Kamagong - Isang klase ng puno 'yan kung hindi n'yo alam, he-he!
Grade 2 - AGS - 2-Taal - The smallest volcano in the philippines and in the world ('yan ang bulkang makikita mo sa gitna ng isang lawa mula sa Tagaytay.)
Grade 3 - AGS - 3-Soliman - Raja siya ng Maynila noong panahon ni kopong-kopong.
Grade 4 - AGS - 4-Mangyan - Isang tribo sa Mindoro (sa katunayan naka-meet na ako ng mga totoong Mangyan kasi tuwing fair namin sa AGS, bumibisita sila sa amin para magbenta ng kanilang mga bead products, ayan eh!)
Grade 5 - AGS - 5-Bagumbayan - Known today as the Luneta (siguro naman ay narating mo na 'yan?)
Grade 6 - AGS - 6-Burgos - Isa siya sa mga ginaroteng pare sa Cavite noong 1800's dahil sa kaniyang paninindigan (siya rin si "Bur" sa sikat na katagang GOMBURZA.)
Grade 7 - AGS - 7-Claver - Siya ang santo ng mga negro slaves (Heswita siya, duhrr! He-He! 'Yun lang alam ko sa kaniya.)
Freshman HS - AHS - 1-I - Letra 'yan, pang-siyam na letra sa alpabeto. Ha-Ha! My freshmen days were really fun, exciting and full of discoveries. I really enjoyed the company of my first year high school classmates a lot (halos lahat sila nasa class K2005)! Ü
Sophomore HS - AHS - 2-M - Letra din 'yan, pang-13 na letra sa alpabeto. Napunta ako sa klaseng M kasi nagkaroon ng reshuffling procedure ang eskuwelahan dahil sa programang gustong ipatupad ng kagawaran ng Filipino, ayan na naman eh! Ha-Ha! Bad and good memories I have there... Ü
Junior HS - AHS - 3-M - Tuloy-tuloy na ang aking pagiging isang eMboy hanggang sa magtapos ako sa mataas na paaralan. Mahirap ang taong 'yan (academically) dahil diyan natadtad ang aking mukha sa tigyawat dahil sa puyat! Ser Jepoy, you're da best! Ü
Senior HS - AHS - 4-M - Heto na! The best year in my high school life. Happy (80%) and sad (20%) moments I have there but, I will never forget you, guys! eMboys, will forever and will always be eMboys! The pioneers eka nga nila... Ü Ahh, binabati ko po si Ma'am Pipa, Ma'am Siega, at si Ser Joseph. Salamat sa pasensiya n'yo sa akin, ha-ha! Nanawagan? Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit... LOL. Ü

» Ngayong tapos na ako sa mataas ng paaralan, siyempre, saan pa ba ako sunod na pupunta? Eh di sa kolehiyo. Ayan... sa susunod na taunang-aralan (school year), papasok na ako sa University of the Philippines-Manila o UPM, BS OT o BS in Autism. Joke! Pwede... Ü BS OT po, Bachelor in Science in Occupational Therapy. Ayan na eh! Para po sa mga hindi nakakaalam, ang OT po ay gumagamot ng mga kaka-stroke lamang. Ibinabalik po ng isang OT sa normal ang motor skills ng isang na-paralisa o na-stroke katulad ng pagtuturo kung papaano kumain gamit ang kutsara't tinidor, pagsuklay, pagsipilyo, at marami pang iba.

» Dahil dito, pinasasalamatan ko si kay Kuya Jess dahil kundi dahil sa Kaniya, hindi ko magagawa at matatamasa ang lahat ng ito. Ü

Limang Bagay Na Ayaw Ko Tuwing Summer

2005-04-22T20:41:00.000+08:00

Moda: banas at naiinitan

» Hindi ko namamalayang isang buwan at mahigit na pala akong nagbabakasyon mula sa eskuwela. Sa una'y masaya pa ang ideyang "summer vacation" dahil maaari ka nang makapagpahinga pagkatapos ng sampung buwang pakikipagbuno mo sa eskuwela at akademiya. Nguni't habang tumatagal ay nakababanas na rin ang ideyang ito. Pansin mo rin ba 'yun? Ako, oo. Parang gusto ko na yatang pumasok ulit? Pero bakit kapag may pasok naman ay gustong-gusto naman nating magbakasyon? Napakalabo talaga natin, oh! Anyway, ito ang sampung bagay na ayaw na ayaw ko tuwing summer vacation:

Mainit. Nakaka-uhaw lagi at palagi kang pinapawisan (yak!). Pag mag-aircon ka naman lagi sayang naman sa kuryente (wish ko lang kami ang may-ari ng meralco para all-day aircon).
Banas. Boring sa ingles. Wala masyadong magawa o kaya kung minamalas ako, wala talagang ginagawa. Hirap tumanga ng buong araw, 'no!
Nakakabobo. Siyempre, ngayong bakasyon, hindi rin masyadong gumagana utak ko kasi wala naman akong inaaral. Gusto ko nang pumasok! He-He! Ü
Walang pera. Aba siyempre, 'pag walang pasok, walang baon! Ganon lang 'yon! Unless limusan ako. Ha-Ha!
Preso sa bahay. Malamang, dahil 'pag wala akong pera, papaano akong makakalakwatsa? Well said. LOL Ü

» Mainit man, nakakabanas man, nakakabobo man, wala mang pera, preso man...masasabi kong patuloy ko pa ring nilalasap at dinarama ang espesyal na summer vacation na ito dahil ito na ang huling summer ko bilang isang hayskul istyudent. He-He! Ewan, ang alam ko kasi, pagtuntong ko sa kolehiyo, mayroon nang mga summer classes. Eh, goodluck... Kaya lulubusin ko na 'to! Todo na 'to! Ha-Ha! Happy summer to everyone! Jess bless. Ü

Ang Araw Na Ito

2005-04-20T22:08:00.001+08:00

Moda: masaya at hyper

» Antagal ko na ring hindi nakapagsulat ng kuwento tungkol sa aking buhay dito sa aking pinakamamahal na blog. Sa totoo lang, napakarami nang nangyari. Mahabang kuwento pero sasabihin ko na rin sa inyo. Paiikliin ko nga lang. Ü

» Kaninang umaga, nagpunta ako sa Ateneo High School para maglaro ng volleyball at para makipagkita sa ilang mga kaibigang matagal ko nang hindi nakikita at nakakasama. Maaga akong dumating doon. Mga alas-diyes y medya na ng umaga.

» Nadatnan ko agad si Samboy at Kristan pag dating ko sa school. Maaga sila doon kasi nga nagturo sila sa Tulong Dunong Summer School (isang programa ng Ateneo High School para sa mga Tulong Dunong scholars). Pramis! Gusto ko talagang magturo sa TD Summer School kaso hindi ako pinayagan ng nanay ko sa ngayon kasi masyado raw magastos ang pag-commute. Siyempre, 50 pesos din 'yun. Idagdag mo pa yung pagkain ko? Eh, lalo pa't sawa yung alaga ko sa bituka ko? Paano na? Joke! Ü He-He! Hayaan n'yo, sa susunod na taon, magtuturo rin ako! Kaso, biglang sambit ni Samboy nang magka-usap kami: "Mike, sarado daw yung covered courts?" Bad trip! Nagpunta pa'ko? Sayang naman pinamasahe ko, pagod ko, oras ko! Game na game nakong maglaro, gusto ko nang mabanat mga buto't kalamnan ko, sabay, wala rin pala kaming dadatnang paglalaruan ng volleyball? Wala na kaming magawa, kinausap na namin yung mga taong may inaayos sa courts, pero ang sabi nila, hindi raw nila alam kung kailan ulit bubuksan yung courts para paglaruan.

» Ayon na nga. Wala kaming magawa kung kaya't umupo nalang kami sa mga benches sa fourth year quadrangle at nagkuwentuhan. Nagsidatingan pa muli ang iba pa naming mga kasama, sina Mikkolo, Miggy, Ardi, Josh, Ralf at Marlo. Nadismaya rin sila sa balitang sarado nga ang covered courts. Pero lalo kaming nagalimpuyo sa galit nang nalaman naming dalawang linggo isasarado ang covered courts! Walang hiya naman. Para naman kasing nabomba yung covered courts at kinakailangan nilang i-renovate ng dalawang linggo 'yun. Pero, wala na kaming nagawa hanggang sa pumatak ang alas-dose. Gutom na rin kami kung kaya't nagpasiya kaming pumunta sa Moro Lorenzo upang kumain sa Blue Cow. Mahal ang pagkain nila roon (PhP65.00) pero hindi kasarapan. Kumain ako ng beef with mushroom and sauce. Tubig ang aking ininom (PhP0.00) at isang malaki nguni't manipis na chocolate cookie (PhP15.00). Nainis ako kasi gumastos na naman ako. Iniiwasan ko na ngang gumastos eh, pero wala akong magagawa: tawag ng sikmura, hakot sa bulsa. Ha-Ha! Ayan eh! Ü

» Buti naman nabusog ako kundi malalapirot ko talaga yung mga nagbebenta sa Blue Cow! Ang mahal ng benta nila eh! Joke lang po. Hindi ko rin naman sila masisisi kasi naman lahat na ng bilihin ay nagtataasan. Ayun, tapos na nga kaming kumain sa Blue Cow, at bumalik na kami sa 4th year quadrangle, nagbabakasakaling mayroon kaming madatnan na kasama pa. At hayun na nga sila Cookie at Marc! Bad trip talaga kasi hindi na nga kami makakalaro kaya nag-usap-usap nalang kami nang sandali. Nakasama rin naming sandali si Erick (straight from the US) kasi nataong nandoon din siya sa school. Nakakamiss talaga ang hayskul, seryoso. Ramdam ko kasing ibang-iba na talaga ang lahat 'pag tuntong namin sa kolehiyo... Totoo naman kasi.

» Heniwei, wala na kaming magawa pagkatapos ng maikling pag-uusap-usap kaya nagpasiya na kaming umuwi kasi may naghihintay sa amin sa SCRC (Scholar's Consultative Review Center)--si Cheska! He-He! Napagkasunduan kasi namin ni Ralf na sunduin namin si Cheska sa SCRC @ 12 noon para makasama nga sa aming volleyball game (eh, wala nga). Pero, mag-aala-una na at nasa school pa rin kami. Ha-Ha! Ansama namin...parang 'di namin inalala si Cheska na naghihintay pala siya. Anyway, umalis na rin kami gamit-gamit ang kotse ni Ralf. Kotse yun ha, hindi van pero sumakay ako don, si Miggy (na bababa rin naman sa Katipunan), Ralf (the driver), Cookie (the ready-to-volley-gal), Marc (the ready-to-volley-guy), Mikkolo (the alta), and Dima (the unplanned-guy-to-come)! So, pito kami sa sasakyan?! Goodluck sa sasakyan ni Ralf. Buti nalang at may bumabang isa kundi makakawawa talaga kotse ni Ralf. Ayun na nga, sinundo namin si Cheska sa SCRC (late kami, obviously) at hindi namin alam kung saan kami pupunta after. Nag-isip kami kung saan kami pupunta after. Andaming mungkahi pero bumagsak kaming lahat sa bahay ko! Ha-Ha!

» Nyay! Ang galing ko talaga...nagdala ako ng anim na taong gutom sa bahay ko at hindi ako nakapagpaluto? Buti nalang, andiyan nanay ko. Nilutuan niya sila ('di ako kumain, busog na kasi ako sa kinain ko sa Blue Cow) ng corned beef at vegetables. May ice tea rin at some fruits. Nabusog naman sila pero hindi ko alam kung nasarapan. He-He! Ü

» Paiikliin ko na. Matagal-tagal din silang anim na tumambay sa aming bahay. Mga anim na oras siguro? Heto ang mga ginawa namin:

kumain ng marami (danish cookies, candies, chichacorn, champorado, fruits) ;
tumulong magbenta sa aming garage sale (si Cookie lang bumili eh, Ha-Ha! Thanks. Ü);
nanood ng telebisyon (MTV, AI, ETC);
nag-YM to death (kopas³);
maglaro sa labas ng bahay (volleyball, badminton, basketball)

» All in all, masasabi kong kakaiba at masaya ang araw na ito. Maraming salamat sa lahat ng nakibahagi sa masayang araw na ito lalung lalo na kina Martin, Mikkolo, Ralf, Cookie, Cheska, and Marc! Ansasaya nilang mga bisita. Ha-Ha! Balik ulit kayo, pero next time, magsabi na kayo para makapaghanda kami! Ha-Ha! Maraming salamat sa inyong pagbabasa. [Sayang, wala kaming pictrue!] Jess bless! Ü

My True Birth Month

2005-04-19T17:45:00.000+08:00

Your True Birth Month Is December

Logical
Patriotic
Ambitious
Not egoistic
Loves praise
Loves to joke
Fun to be with
Not pretending
Loves attention
Short tempered
Hates restrictions
Loves to socialize
Loves to be loved
Loyal and generous
Impatient and hasty
Changing personality
Good sense of humor
Honest and trustworthy
Influential in organizations
Takes high pride in oneself
Active in games and interactions

What's" Your True Birth Month?

95% ng mga characteristics na nag-result sa quiz na ito ay totoo. Pramis! But, of course, my real birth month is January, malapit na. Ü

The Amazing Meganame Generator

2005-04-19T17:36:00.000+08:00

Michael Palapal Sy's Aliases

Your movie star name: Dorritos Sy Kiong Ho

Your fashion designer name is Michael Cannes

Your socialite name is Balong Ibiza

Your fly girl / guy name is M Sy

Your detective name is Dog Ateneo

Your barfly name is Danish Cookies Vodka

Your soap opera name is Palapal Francisco

Your rock star name is Starburst Cheetah

Your star wars name is Miccha Syyan

Your punk rock band name is The Happy Peacock Feather

The Amazing Meganame Generator

Ang funny naman ng quiz na ito. Owell, ang corny ng iba pero natumpak yung "Your fly guy name". Some people really call me that: "Emsy". Ü I like my fashion designer name, altang-alta pakinggan. He-He! Also, my rock star name, Starburst Cheetah, is really nice as well as my punk rock band name (though, I really don't like rock), Happy Peacock Feather. Benta! Ü Try it, friends. It's fun!

Ano nga ba ang nami-miss ko sa M2005?

2005-04-17T22:59:00.000+08:00

» Ang klaseng Makwela, Madaldal, Masaya, at Marami pang iba. Mula pa noong nasa ikalawang taon ako sa mataas na paaralan, sila na ang mga kasama ko hanggang sa magtapos kami ngayong Marso 2005. Siya nga pala, "eMboy" ang tawag sa amin. Basta NADSFIL daw kami, in short for Nagtataguyod at Dalubhasa sa Filipino. Pero, anuman ang itawag, ibuska, ilait, ipuri sa amin, mananatili pa rin talaga akong isang proud na eMboy.

» Isang buwan na ang nakalilipas mula nang magkahiwa-hiwalay kami. Malimit nalang kaming magkita ngayong bakasyon. Siyempre, busy na sa kaniya-kaniyang papasukan na kolehiyo. Pero, sa katotohanan, hindi na rin namin masabi kung makikita pa kaming magkakasama bilang isa. Sa reunion siguro. Ewan, magkakaroon nga ba? Sana... Miss ko na silang lahat kung kaya't magbibigay ako ng (mga) mensahe para sa bawat isang eMboy na nakabahagi ko sa loob ng tatlong taon ko sa AHS. Ibabahagi ko lang yung (mga) bagay na nakakamiss sa kanila.

» Namimiss ko kay *blank* yung...

1 JAN ALCAZAR

...paghingi niya sakin ng size 1, 2, 3, 4, ballpen, at kakulitan niya lalo na nung seatmate ko siya sa 3-M.

2 MIKKOLO ARANETA

...pagka-diosa niya, ang 'di matumbasang paglalambing niya, at ang aming tawanan sa loob at labas ng klase.

3 JIM BACARRO

...mga hirit niya sa klase lalo na sa mga teachers namin, at mga basketball games na pinamumunuan niya tuwing PE class.

4 DONNUELLE BALAGTAS

...pangungulit niya sa'ki, mga paglalandi niya (Ha-Ha!), his courtesy and thoughtfulness.

5 DUSTIN BALICTAR

...kaniyang bilbil na masarap higaan at pisilin, mga tawanan, at maaliwalas na ngiti.

6 IAN BALUCA

...walang humpay niyang pagiging corny, pero okay lang kasi nakakatawa naman. Miss ko na rin kay Ian 'yung mga kwento niya at 'yung galing niya sa pananalita sa wikang Pinoy.

7 NIKOLAI BANASIHAN

...paggitara niya, mga oras na pinapabasa niya sa'kin ang kaniyang notebook na punong-puno ng tula at mga kanta. Isa kang makata!

8 MARTIN CASTAÑEDA

...kakulitang walang humpay, kadaldalang walang tigil, at higit sa lahat, miss ko na ang kaniyang kagandahang walang maliw. Ayan eh. Ha-Ha!

9 CHINO COPUYOC

...pangungulit niya at yung mga hirit na kakaiba, 'yung mga pang out of this world, mga biruan at kwentuhan.

10 BJ CRISOSTOMO

...kaniyang pag-arte sa teatro, pagiging kikoy, pananalitang kakaiba ang galing, at ang mga usapang may kahulugan.

11 MONCHET CRUZ

...pangangalabit lagi sa akin para pag-usapan si electromagnet, mga inisan, kwentuhan, at ang pananalita niya sa English! Ha-Ha!

12 KEVIN CRUZ

...kaniyang pagiging thoughtful and courteous, mga kwento, at ang kaniyang Incubus fanaticism! Ü

13 ONIE DATOR

...pag-sign of the cross niya nang maraming beses, yung pagkanta't pagtugtog niya ng gitara sa klase. Kakabilib 'to, talagang total surrender 'tong taong 'to kay Kuya Jess.

14 JEFF DAYRIT

...tutoring sessions namin tuwing umaga, recess at lunch; kasungitan, kalandian, mga kwentuhan namin sa cafeteria tuwing dismissal, at higit sa lahat ang busilak niyang kalooban. Pinakamiss ko 'to sa lahat! I wish you the best in UPD! I'm so proud of you! Ü

15 MIGGY ECHANIS

...mga panahong magkasama kami tuwing recess and lunch para kumain, mga kulitan, mga asaran, tawanan, at mga gimmicks na walang patawad! Hope we can still do it now that we're still gonna be in the same school this coming semester (nyarx, f na f na ang college eh noh!). Ü

16 IGGY ESTEPA

...kakulitan, kalokohan, at mga kwentuhan sa loob at labas ng klase (YM). 'Wag kang mag-alala, magkakasama ulit tayo ng isa pang taon sa bandang Ermita. Ha-Ha!

17 MAC² EVANGELISTA

...kahibangan, mga panlalait, pang-aasar, his smile and leadership as our 4-M class president! Nax!

18 JAKE FLORES

...mga hirit niya tuwing may klase, mga eye contacts namin kapag nakakapansin kami ng mga maling pronounciations ng aming mga teachers, at yung mga biruan namin.

19 CP GARCIA

...mga kalokohan nito, mga seryosong kwentuhan, at biruan. Miss ko na rin ang dorm niya sa Katipunan! He-He! Kita-kits tayo ulit doon Mr. Ex-President! Ü

20 CEMIR GATPO

...mga shy type moments niya, mga times na kinukulit ko siya sa sobrang tahimik. Cemir, smile naman diyan! LoL.

21 TAN² GAVIÑO

...mga hirit na 'di matawaran, mga oras na nagpapaturo ako sa kaniya sa Matematika, at lalo na ang mga kwentuhan.

22 ANDREW ILAGAN

...mga biruan namin, pag-react, at pag-arté! Da best 'yun! Miss ko na 'yung mga expressions namin at lalo na 'yung kaniyang makapangyarihang pananalita sa mga talumpati. Good luck sa BFATA! Kayang-kaya mo 'yan!

23 CARLO LENON

...talino niya, pati ang kakulitan niyang very unexpected!

24 KEVIN MARIN

...salamin niya, pangungulit niya sa'kin, kalandian, at ang kaniyang pamimisil ng... Ha-Ha! Ü Da bam ka! Kita-kits ulit tayo!

25 KIKO MIJARES

...buhok niyang bouncy, pag-play ng piano (Underscore!), at kakulitan! Isang taon pa tayong magsasama, 'wag kang mag-alala! Ü

26 NOEL MILLARE

...concern niya, kwentuhan sa phone, pagsabay ko sa kanila papunta't pauwi ng school nung HS, mga advising sessions, and of course, yung pangungulit niya sa'kin!

27 LEONARD MONTEMAYOR

...kaniyang pagiging forever na ingat-yaman ng klase.

28 DONDEE MUNSAYAC

...pagiging helpful niya in everything lalo na sa organization namin, ang Samahan sa Filipino (SSF).

29 DAN NAPA

...mga pagsutsot niya sa akin pag nag-iingay ako sa klase at mga kwentuhan. Ü

30 ROY PAREDES

...boses niyang rumerepeke, mga kanta niya, mga hirit at expressions, tawanan, mga biruin, kwentuhan and most especially his costumes when we have presentations in the class! Roy, miss na miss na kita, magpakita ka naman na sa'kin oh! He-He! Ü

31 DENNIS PARMA

...init ng ulo, mga kwentuhan, at ang aming mga asaran! Hamishoo!

32 MAO PAZ

...lokohan namin, conversations, invitations in their rest house in Antipolo, and charm. Ü

33 ICE REYES

...kaniyang pagiging movie buff, obsession sa video camera at photos, cramming, gimmicks, ang kaniyang Ford na sasakyan, Burgundy overnights, Eastwood escapades, at ang iyong pananalita ng English! He-He! Miss you, Ice!

34 ALI SANGALANG

...kaniyang ka-kengkoyan, of course, mga hirit niyang walang patawad, biruan, his pleasing personality, and his payaso look! Ü

35 RAYMOND SANTOS

...kind-heartedness, asaran, kulitan, and his pleasant look.

36 GREGGY SANTOS

...pagiging game niya sa lahat ng bagay (eh modelo ba naman?), asaran, kulitan, at conversations namin.

37 MIKE SY

...siyempre wala akong mamimiss sa sarili ko. Ha-Ha!

38 MANNY TANGLAO

...kaniyang pagiging funny aura, pangungulit, pagtawag sakin ng mahabang "Maaaayykk!", at siyempre, yung kaniyang red, salagubang-shaped, exotic car! Ü

39 AHMED TILLAH

...pagiging opinionated niya, mga kwentuhan namin tungkol kay Hitler and the Jews, mga oras na nag-da-dyad work kami, mga Muslim outfits niya, ang kaniyang kris, at ang kaniyang pagiging mabait na tao.

40 GREG VILLANUEVA

...pangungulit niya sa'kin, his curls, and his confidence.

41 MIKO ZEE

...kaniyang pagiging galante forever and ever, mga kwentuhan namin, yung for the first time in historey!, mga bonding sessions namin with Jeff, mga hangouts sa bahay nila, lalo na ang kaniyang treat sa Italianni's! Miss you Miko!

42 GALILEO GONZAGA

...kabaitan at busilak na kalooban, pagtawa, biruan, kulitan, at ang kaniyang pagiging keng-koy! Miss ka na namin Gali, sobra! Ü

» Maraming salamat sa pagbabasa. Comment lang kayo kung may mali or corrections. 'Wag kayong mahiya. Ü Jess bless!

"Again" by Faith Evans

2005-04-17T14:20:00.000+08:00

Do you know her, Faith Evans? Familiar, she whould be. Wala lang, nakita ko lang yung latest video niya kanina sa MYX channel. The new single that she released is entitled "Again". Ang ganda lang ng message ng song niya, particularly the chorus, kaya I want to share it with you, guys. Here it is...

If I had to do it all again
I wouldn’t take away the rain 'coz I know it made me who I am
If I had to do it all again
I’ve learned so much from my mistakes that’s how I know He is watching me.

Check out the complete lyrics in your favorite browser. Read the lyrics, it's undoubtedly inspiring. Ü

Personality Test

2005-04-17T13:23:00.000+08:00

Personality Disorder Test Results

Paranoid		62%
Schizoid		34%
Schizotypal		42%
Antisocial		62%
Borderline		26%
Histrionic		62%
Narcissistic		66%
Avoidant		18%
Dependent		30%
Obsessive-Compulsive		90%

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I must say that this test is not that accurate. When I say, "Mataas" it just means that the percentage is above 50% and when I say, "Mababa" it just means that the percentage is below 50%. (Ayan eh!)

PARANOID 62 % ~ Mataas ~ True. I am paranoid on some things, especially when it comes to feelings. Yung feeling ko galit si ganito, si ganyan sa'kin? And when I feel that something is not right, I feel really uncomfortable.

SCHIZOID 34% ~ Mababa ~ True. Hindi naman kasi ako nakakakita o nakakarinig ng mga kung anu-ano. But of course, sometimes, I daydream on my future and a lot of good things.

SCHIZOTYPAL 42% ~ Mababa ~ True. Hindi nga ako wirdo. I don't dress weird, I just want to be different, you know individuality. And, true, I don't have odd beliefs like magic and stuff. It's really scary being this type of person, well as for me. Ha-Ha!

ANTISOCIAL 62% ~ Mataas ~ False. Pwede bang idemanda yung gumawa nung test na 'yan? Hatulan bang antisocial ako? Hindi po. In fact, socializing with people is my passion. I'd die if I don't mingle. I believe that I am a sanguine person and that's very contradictory to the verdict of this test. He-He!

BORDERLINE 26% ~ Mababa ~ True. I'm a stable person I must say. Wala naman akong problema sa pakikisama, sa sarili ko, nakokontrol ko pa naman ang esmosyon ko at hindi ako bayolenteng tao. He-He! In short, I'm normal.

HISTRIONIC 62% ~ Mataas ~ True. Madrama rin akong tao. OA pa kung minsan. I must say that I am really an emotional person. 'Wag lang sosobra. Iba na kasi 'yun. People won't like it if it's too much. Ü

NARCISSISTIC 66% ~ Mataas ~ True. I'm kind of vain pero hindi ako self-conceited.

AVOIDANT 18% ~ Mababa ~ True. I'm a sensitive person, pero not over. I accept criticisms, too. I keep the ones that will help me to be a better person and throw away the ones that won't. And, as what I've mentioned above, I don't like to avoid people, in fact, I want to be with them. I'm also confident of myself, and not a shy type person.

DEPENDENT 30% ~ Mababa ~ True. I like to be independent and I can be one 'coz now I'm starting, He-He! I can do things alone if I want to. But, not all. Of course, I am still incomplete without the people who raised me (my family) and has been with me through the years (my friends).

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE 90% ~ Mataas ~ True. I believe that I have this disorder already. Joke lang! Hmm, totoong-totoo ito sa akin. Maybe I don't have the disorder, but I may have the symptoms. Alamin n'yo nalang kung ano yung OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder), may pagkaganon ako. I just want everything to be in order, nawiwindang ako when I see disorganization! He-He!

Wala lang. Bored eh. Ü

My Ice Cream Flavor...

2005-04-16T22:12:00.000+08:00

Your Icecream Flavour is...
Cookies 'n Cream!

Smooth and creamy with a few rough bits mixed in, you are a real treat! You are probably very popular amongst your friends. Remember too much of a good thing is not always good! Don't lay it on too thick!

What is your Icecream Flavour?
Find out at Go Quiz

Bahaghari

2005-04-16T17:47:00.000+08:00

There's a rainbow always after the rain. 'Di ba? Anuman ang dinaraanan mong pagsubok, malalampasan mo rin 'yan, 'wag kang mag-alala. Ü

Astig Nito! Subukan N'yo! Ü

2005-04-16T13:14:00.000+08:00

Your Inner European is French!

Smart and sophisticated.
You have the best of everything - at least, *you* think so.

Who's Your Inner European? If you wanna know, click the link below.

http://www.blogthings.com/whosyourinnereuropeanquiz/

Waw! Pranses daw ako... Ü

Ako at si EJ

2005-04-14T18:25:00.000+08:00

Ako 'to kasama ang aking pinsan, si EJ! Kinuha 'yan sa loob ng van na sinasakyan namin pauwi ng Manila mula sa Ilocos Sur. Uunahan ko na kayo, hindi ko siya sinasakal diyan sa ritratong 'yan. He-He! Mukha naman kaming masaya eh. Ü

Ako at ang Pug-os Beach

2005-04-14T18:20:00.000+08:00

Ako 'yan. Nakaupo sa bangka sa dalampasigan ng Pug-os beach sa Cabugao, Ilocos Sur (ang aking pinakamamahal na probinsiya). Kararating ko lang mula roon kung kaya't ngayon lang din ako nag-post ng entry dito sa blog ko. Apat na taon na rin akong hindi nakakapunta doon, ngayon lang ulit. Miss ko na nga yang dagat na 'yan eh kasi simula pa nung bata ako, diyan na talaga kami naliligo kapag nagbabakasyon ako sa probinsiya. Ansaya! Buti nalang at malinis pa rin ang dagat; sariwa pa rin ang hangin doon. Sana'y tumagal pa ang taglay na kagandahang hatid ng pook na ito. :)

Miss ko na ang mga Emboys!

2005-04-07T15:59:00.000+08:00

Miss ko na sila, ang M2005. Ritrato ito mula sa isa naming pag-eensayo para sa aming maikling pelikula. Naganap ito noong 2004 pa. Ansarap lang gunitain. Ang mga nasa ritratong ito ay si (mula kaliwa pakanan): Ice, Miggy, Nikolai, BJ, Ahmed, Martin, Donnuelle, Noel, Parmz, at Cemir! Miss you guys, magkita-kita tayong muli... :)

Mga Anak Ko...

2005-04-07T15:36:00.000+08:00

Mga TD kids ko. Si Christian, Rosneil (yung naka-red), Abigail (yung naka-blue), Mary Grace at si Liezel. Kulang pa riyan sina Natasha at si Genel (ang kanilang valedictorian, nax!). Nagtapos sila kahapon sa SSS Village Elementary School. Sayang nga lang at hindi ako nakapunta kahapon gawa nang hindi kanais-nais na pangyayari rito sa aming bahay. Anyway, gusto ko lang silang i-congratulate sa kanilang pagtatapos sa mababang paaralan. Alam kong magiging matagumpay sila sa kanilang pag-aaral pagtuntong nila sa hayskul, maging sa kolehiyo, matatalino 'yan eh! Mahal na mahal ko sila at hinding-hindi ko sila makakalimutan. Miss ko na silang lahat! Sana magkita kaming muli... :)

Ang Tulang Inaalay Ko Sa Mga Taong Hindi Nakaiintindi Sa Akin

2005-04-07T11:37:00.000+08:00

Moda: gustong lumaban at pagod na pagod

Follow your heart

And know joy in all things.

The path of freedom,

Has no markers,

Yet leads to fulfillment;

The path of confusion

Is crowded with signs,

Pointing in all directions.

by Haven Trevino (The Tao of Healing)

Mga Pasasalamat

2005-03-30T09:41:00.000+08:00

Moda: tulala at naiiyak

» Humihina na ang ihip ng hangin... Kaunti na lamang, titila na rin ang bagyo... Ambon na lamang...

» Para sa lahat ng mga taong umakay sa'kin, nakialam, nagpalakas, at sa mga nag-udyok sa'kin, maraming, maraming salamat sa inyo...

» Salamat sa'yo...

Andrew I. ~ Anjo ~ Ardi ~ Brian C. ~ Caré ~ Cheska A. ~ Cookie ~ Dima ~ Eka ~ Erwin A. ~ Ate Gretch ~ Henson ~ Ian Bantows ~ Ice ~ Papi ~ Ivy ~ Jacky ~ Karenini ~ Kaycee ~ Leo ~ Mac-Mac ~ Maria ~ Mary-Anne ~ Mela ~ Mian ~ Micay ~ Miggy ~ Mikkolo ~ Monchet ~ Noel ~ Nyko ~ PdG ~ Patty F. ~ Martin C. ~ Ray ~ Roger ~ Santi ~ Teller ~ Timi ~ Tyson ~ Ser Edu ~ Ate Nenet ~ Mommy

» Gusto ko kayong yakapin lahat... Salamat sa pangingialam...

» Hindi na talaga ako makakapunta sa class outing namin. c: Enjoy nalang kayo for me. I miss you guys! Mabuhay kayong mga Emboy! Ü

Tema ng Isang Peregrino

2005-03-27T16:04:00.000+08:00

Moda: banas at yamot

Gusto ko lang ibahagi rito ang koro ng kantang umantig sa aking damdamin noong araw ng aming pagtatapos, ang Pilgrim's Theme:

I think I’ll follow the voice that calls within
Dance to the silent song it sings.
I hope to find my place, so my life will fall in place
I know in time I’ll find my place in the greater scheme of things.

Salamat Shoolee. Nakita ko lang ito sa blog mo.

2005-03-27T15:43:00.000+08:00

Nawiwindang!

Tama si Eka...

2005-03-27T15:13:00.000+08:00

Buhay ang aking puso.

Dapat kong sundin ang tinitibok nito.

Hindi ako dapat magpapatalo sa mga kinatatakutan ko.

Salamat kaibigan ko... Salamat sa'yo Eka.