6:45pm: Esteemation
We always try so hard to reach for the stars But who cares when you do get to reach them? I've been trying all these years to comfort myself With constant brooding and thoughts of self-pity "I want to have these, I want to experience these" "I want to live like this, I want to be like this way" It's all like that, whispering from my mouth
But then will I only end up being like this? A shadow for other to trample on? A dead leaf on the asphalt ignored till it becomes dust?
Maybe it's not yet my time to have those things Or it could've been now, but fate has it postponed How will I get past these claustrophobic thoughts?
Maybe it's time to stop letting those things get to me I have to stop being envious of other people's world I have to create my world myself, even if in pain With stars that won't be so hard to reach Because the stars that shine there Will only shine for me.
Current Mood: distressed
Current Music: Maaya Sakamoto's "Get No Satisfaction" (Quite unfitting for my mood...)
1:42pm: I'm A Slave 4U
Yuck, ginamit ko pa ang title ng kanta ni Britney para dito... If not for Kerstie's reminder, I wouldn't have updated my already-in-comatose journal... :D
Anyway, I've been a very good slave lately...
Slave for food I sure eat a lot the past few days, and I even told myself to control my weight...
Slave for TV My goodness, I sit like hours and hours watching senseless programming instead of doing something productive...
Slave for sleep Well, who isn't, with this cold weather, who could resist the temptation to take naps... But I sure hate it when I oversleep, end up doing nothing AT ALL...
Slave for laziness Yes, I did its bidding for a few weeks already... Seems like I still had those sem break hangovers...
Being a slave for all these means being a full-fledged procrastinator...
Has anybody have a cure for this? I want to snap out of my eat-tv-sleep routine!!!
9:47am: Hmm...
Just posting here to tell you guys I'm still pretty much alive... I got so caught up with Multiply and Friendster that I forgot LJ already... I shall be posting some new entries soon! :D
11:56am: Summer 2007 Recap...
Ah, after being so inactive with my blog for months, here I go again! So many things have happened these past few months that I haven’t had the proper time to write them down and post it then. Well, here’s a recap of some noteworthy events for me…
I enrolled for summer classes this year so I’d be able to finish my PE courses before next semester (I’d be third year by then). As always, the registration blues are there again at my college (Fine Arts) and we have to wait so long just to have our Form 5As. What’s funny then is that they have a list of names where my classmates and I woke up and came so early at FA just in time to get our numbers early to avoid the long wait. I arrived at about 7am then and my friend Sheena already wrote down my name at around nos. 5-10 I think. We waited until 8am where the registration supposed to have started, but a usual, it started late at 9am and the admin telling us that they scrapped the list and have form a new line at the admin to distribute the Form 5As immediately. It was both good and bad news for us… bad since we went so early to sign at the list but good since they gave out the forms right away. As for what successful result came out from the CRS (Computerized Registration Service) pre-enlistment, out of about 3 subjects I tried so hard to enlist (Ultimate Frisbee [PE], Social Dance [PE] and Math 2 [MST]), I only got 1 (Ultimate Frisbee). Ever since 2nd year, the CRS has always giving me headaches for not getting the subjects I need… Which results to always going for the prerog option (teacher’s prerogative) - begging profs for mercy to accept me in their class. Even though there’s an option to manually enlist on a subject, the CRS system was down then and I don’t want to wait so loooooooong again. So the first day of classes came and I was pretty much determined to get prerogs… though unfortunately that day, all my efforts were wasted especially for GEs… so again, I waited the next day and decided to just get a PE which I terribly need. I went to my friend Vica’s Social Dance class at 10am (where I was supposed to have been accepted) and waited until the professor came…
So the professor (Prof. Mynette Aguilar) came 30 minutes later and I desperately approached the prof immediately to accept me in her class. The prof told me, together with other “preroggers” to ask our other soon-to-be classmates what to do… and they told us to dance so we would be accepted in class. Surely that would be quite embarrassing, especially for me who isn’t that good with dancing, but I bravely and terribly desperately accepted the challenge. Together with my friend JJ who also wanted to take the class, danced swing in front of the class and since we’re both male, the whole class were amused and sang while we danced We really felt embarrassed then but decided to sacrifice for the sake of being accepted in class. That’s how desperate we’ve become. :) Now that we’ve been accepted already, I’m already able to complete my PEs this summer. Though I was supposed to take another GE subject, I decided to just take it next semester.
So far, our social dance class has been quite fun and a truly learning experience for me since I was able to learn a couple of dances such as the Waltz (which I really had quite a hard time learning but enjoyed it with my partner, MC), Cha-cha (which I enjoyed a lot with my partner, Grace since we got along quite well), Tango (which my partner Tina quite had a hard time perfecting it, especially ending up laughing a lot until our friend Felipe helped us and we had fun in the end), Boogie (which I’m terribly bad at and even messed up me and my partner Salve’s actual performance, especially giving my practice partner Vica lots of headaches, but with the help of our friend Lei, I was able to catch up), and finally, Swing (which I truly truly had loads of fun pulling my partner around… Hehehe. Thanks to Mira and Rain, I have learned to love this dance!). At first I was having apprehensions towards dancing but I was glad to be able to overcome all of that with the help of my dear friend Vica (who pulled me into this PE, patient, understanding and just really good in dancing!) and Victor, who was really patient repeating lots of steps for me. I also got to know really good friends such as Lei (the one who helped me Boogie well), Vanna and Roan (both of which I have fun talking to), Wilfred (the one who takes lots and lots of pictures then), J3 and C3 (I see them somewhat like the class clowns), Natalia, Grace, Felipe, and Tina (I feel comfortable in their company and really good dancers), Raymund (who’s my high school friend, I really admire his dancing well), Ervie (Raymund’s friend who’s also a good dancer, MC (my cool Waltz patner), Salve (my patient Boogie parter), Mira (my Swing partner that we enjoy the dance so much we get carried away lots of times) and Rain (my second Swing partner who’s quite a fast learner and a really good partner). After all the hard work and exams for this PE, it ended with a culminating activity party at Kublai’s in Katipunan where we had lots of fun dancing all night (and surely, munching on eat-all-you-can bowls and bowls of Mongolian Rice with toppings of our choice with really bottomless Iced Tea – I had about 10 glasses…). The other section was also there too, so it was a total interacting experience (my FA Section Y classmated Reg and Brent were there too! Really good dancers!). I must say this is one of the most memorable PEs I had since we had lots of interaction and bonding moments.
As for JJ, he dropped out of the class a few meetings after since he had one extra PE which he can choose to drop and decided on this one because he didn’t like the male-female pairing (well, he’s gay so what can we do about it) and aside from that funny reason, he gets totally tired from his 8.30-10 Camping PE and he wanted to have some vacant time to rest before our next PE class at 1pm – Ultimate Frisbee.
At Ultimate Frisbee, I’ve just realized that no one must ever underestimate this kind of sport. Before I just thought of this sport as easy as child’s play since you just have to throw a disc and have someone catch it. But I was just damn wrong! There’s always a certain science one must really know to be really good and precise at throwing the disc and playing it well. However, Ultimate Frisbee, or just Ultimate (since Frisbee is a brand name of a disc) isn’t as complicated as other sports though because what is valued here is the sport’s Spirit of the Game which encourages fair and fun play, not too serious and not too competition-driven. I guess that’s what I loved so much about this sport even though I’m not much of a sporty person. With my classmates in FA, Erica and JJ, together with our friend since the first day – Dimple, we really had so much fun playing the game. Our professor, Prof. Aouix Santos, was quite a patient one on teaching us the basics and principles of Ultimate. He’s fun prof I must say, cracking jokes most of the time and also sharing us “wisdom” through quotes and poetry readings before a game (since he’s a former Philosophy teacher and loves reading a lot). And as for our final written exam, he gave our True or False questions which all the answers are True; fortunately I just had 4 False answers... I guess this is one PE worth recommending because I must say, no one will ever regret nor forget the experiences and lessons gained in this PE. I guess the only things we didn’t like in this PE is being scorced for hours under the sun on the Sunken Garden while playing and sweating profusely. :)
This summer has been extremely fun for me because aside from just fulfilling my academic requirements, I gained new lessons, friends and experiences. I even had a summer that was quite fun and productive!
So until this coming 1st semester… Kitakits!
End notes…
As for CRS, naku, sana naman makuha lahat ng kailangan kong subjects. Diyos ko, ayaw ko na talaga noon kagaya ng mga nakaraang registrations!!! AT AYAW KO NA NG PREROG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:(
Current Mood: Blah Blah!
Current Music: Shiina Ringo - Utaite Myouri ~Sono Ichi~
11:35am: Playing Fashion and Etiquette Police in UP Fair can kill you.*
Attending the UP Fair Concert this year was a first for me since I wasn’t able to go last year when I was still in freshman year because we had lots of plates and requirements to do for our FA majors and GE subjects. I was envious of some of my classmates who were able to go back then, so I swore I’m going to attend this year’s event at least once. I was excited. Especially that the day I’m attending would be having some of the bands that I like very much so I had Friday scheduled for that, which also would be the day when my friends would be going too.
At around past 6 PM, we arrived at the Sunken Garden, as expected, with hundreds of people, whether it is inside or outside the barricades. All sorts of people were there, obviously, coming from all walks of life and all ages, though the majority would be about those of teenagers and those in their 20s. As for the kinds of people there, well, a friend of mine couldn’t resist observing, scrutinizing and criticizing those, in my friend’s honest opinion, with really bad fashion sense. Taste is somehow relative, but it’s obvious from anyone who has it to know what’s good or not. Basically, the ones I’ve been referring to are those people who wear punk/gothic rock attire that make up about a rough estimate of 70% of the crowd. We don’t mean to be mean, judgmental or anything, nor are we experts in fashion, but it’s really surprising to see the increasing lot of these people, who most if not all, come from class C-D-E communities (i.e. urban poor/squatter communities like those nearby UP such as Baranggay Balara, Quezon City, Brgy Tumana, Marikina, Montalban and San Mateo, Rizal). As best as I could remember, such kind of fashion started becoming a trend to them recently when current foreign punk/goth rock bands and singers set the trend and lifestyle of punk/goth like Good Charlotte, Avril Lavigne, My Chemical Romance and the like that they now try to imitate. I’ve seen some people wear the kind of attire they wear such as all black outfits and black shirts with a band’s name or logo on it, excessive eyeliner and black make up, 80’s inspired hairstyles, black polished nails, neckties, spike metal accessories, outrageous body piercing, tattoos, etc. but I guess in my opinion, some of them have the “right” to wear them because it suits them, unlike the ones we saw that were just miserable. A description by my brother in his blog (xananaventura.blogspot.com) is placed below in detail:
JJIB (jumping jologs in black) Expired mascara (smells like sour milk, super clumpy so the lashes look waaaay thicker. So think that you can’t see their eye sockets anymore. Or maybe their corneas got smudged by the mascara. Which, according to them is the trend of the season) Eyeliner that doubles as brow pencil and lip color cause they can’t afford the latter two Marker pen nails (Pilots are too expensive; they use the made in china ones that sell for 5 pesos for a pack of 3 instead) topped with Ever Bilena/Careline colorless polish (P20 only for a group of 75,000 who will share in it) The scent of someone who hasn’t taken a bath in 30,000 days – it’s the new Davidoff Cool Water for the Payatas/Montalban contingent, so deal with it. Your Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue scent is sooo out. And oh, don’t forget fucking ukay fashon. As in, unapologetic baston pants in tablecloth plaid, black good charlotte shirts. All those clothes tyhey got from ukay 3 hours ago, with no concept of prewashing. And oh, if those bitches get a little “creative”, they’ll do a trenchcoat. Take note, LEATHER. In a 35 C temperature UP fair. Of course, who can’t forget the 65 year old fake Chuck Tailors and the 3 for 20 socks in striped colors galore. And, accessorized with the obligatory artsyfartsy bracelet they made out of stolen safety pins. Or hairclips turned pendants.
With hair done with the Michael wet look super hard hold gel (take note, one P3 sachet is shared among 75,000 guys. No kidding.) And of course, the hair color? Di sila pahuhuli sa uso. Bigen’s too expensive daw. Food color na lang.
The hairstyle? It’s the bi-level cut that was soo in 25,000 years ago. Of course the hair shouldn’t have been washed in over a week, so the gel sticks. Together with smog, the smoke of doobie, dandruff, the obligatory kuto, lisa and garapata, and the 3-day old sweat of their moshpit mates.
And their demeanor? They go in packs of 65,800, let’s just put it at that. And the manners? Hihimatayin si Peggy Post, the etiquette queen.
How were they able to afford the scandalously expensive tickets? They didn’t. They either jumped through the tin fence, or dug an underground passageway that starts from the beta epsilon lot to right smack in the middle of the moshpit. They’ll soil their clothes, but hey, that’s the point. You have to give it to them for the effort.
How about the more “highbrow” kurimaws? Easy. They didn’t eat for a week to afford the ticket. Since Hilary Duff’s now the (ex) girlfriend of Good Charlotte’s frontman, anorexia among punks is now soo en vogue. I. Must. Not. Eat.
It’s easy to spot a member of this oh-so-exclusive contingent. Look at the bag. It’s pinned to the brim with backstage pass Ids they either dug out of the trash after a major gig or stole from a production assistant they mugged after a big band event, or maybe stolen from a bouncer who denied them entry. And take note, in the kurimaw world, the more STOLEN backstage passes you have pinned in your pakshet JonSport, Van, Fony (Let’s get it on!) or Esel (the opposite of Asolina and Nleaded) bag, the more you are high up there in the (garbage) ladder.
For all you curious earthlings: why black? Easy. Black makes you look cleaner. Imagine if they all wore white. My goodness, mother of pearl could be the new white. And if you go in hordes of all black, you’d be very discreet and nondescript. So discreet, no one could ever differentiate among the kurimaw, the tigre-sized daga running around, cow poo, and the giant flying ipis in the field.
And phones? What phones? Communication is a complicated system of fuck you signs for anger, another fuck you sign for love, one more fuck you sign for intense enjoyment, and the very unique fuck you sign for agreeting. And if you ask them what contingent they belong to, they’ll look at you scandalously, either give you the east coast or the west coast sign, or pull up their feet and give you a fuck you sign like in the Fony (Let’s get it on!) print ad while wildly declarins “Fank’s nat ded chong! Pakshet raaaak ooooon!!!!!!” (take note of the scandalously multiple exclamation points)
Just like before when the fad was still hip-hop, and those who can’t afford to be like their American counterparts have devised their own style, which was considered jologs with those oversized shirts, below the knee baggy shorts and rubber/plastic slippers. Not to mention, a little “bling-bling” jewelry/accessories would do, regardless if it were real or fake. Realizing it, it was hip-hop they’re trying to imitate; now it’s punk/goth rock that’s becoming the new jologs. I’m not against punk/goth fashion; it’s just the ones who are doing it. It’s true when they say that we Filipinos tend to overdo things (however, this is a generalization), and imitation in every sense of the word (has somehow been a part of our culture nowadays). Well, for us it’s their business anyway, but we can’t seem to avoid getting irritated. Adding to that is the kind of behavior these people show during the concert, being very unruly, noisy and quite rude. Taste, good breeding and manners don’t have to be only done by those in the middle to upper class societies; it just depends on the person.
Well, playing fashion and etiquette police in this place didn’t stop us from going in. That’s what to expect in places like this. We didn’t have tickets yet so we’ve decided to buy right on the spot which meant that we’d line up with the hundreds of people lining up to go in. Some bands have already started playing, and we just listened as we wait. After a long wait, we were finally able to get in. Like in any fair, there are lots of booths and stalls, which sell food and other merchandise, rides and amusement games. We decided to check out the food first, ate and watched the concert. It was somehow an enjoying experience to watch the concert, even from afar because we get to avoid the occasional moshpit riot by the kurimaw crowd, shouting and flashing banners whenever a good song comes up. We also occasionally went around the whole fair area to check out other stuff and we literally have to swim through hordes and hordes of people. It’s very crowded and people are just unorganized and inconsiderate sometimes that you get your new shoes “baptized” over and over again. I would not recommend people with claustrophobia to get into these places. It’s worse than a rally.
At about 9 PM, we decided to go out and just watch the concert from outside by just listening to the music as the crowd gets thicker and thicker, and the kurimaws get worse by the second, we see the line to the ticket booth unchanged since we went in. People are still trying to get in amid the humid and jam-packed concert area. There were much worse kurimaws outside, running around, shouting, throwing things around, hitting people as they pass by, and other really annoying things. So far as for the concert, we chanced upon listening to really good bands (though we forgot their names unfortunately) in the genre of pop, reggae and rock, though still none of those of our favorite and much established bands. A friend of mine told me that usually, the good bands come around at 12 AM and play until the break of dawn, literally at 4 or 6 AM. Since I had to go home at 12 AM, I just enjoyed the remaining time with my friends, listened to the bands as much I could, took pictures around, talked about gossip and stuff, played fashion and etiquette police again until some of us went home already. Those that were left decided to stay until morning, some at the sunken garden, some at FA where there’s also a concert being held for FA Week with FA bands and videoke matches all until the break of dawn (I wish I went there instead, at least the crowd was majority FA people). As I bid goodbye to my friends and ride a taxi home, I question myself if my 85-peso ticket to the concert was worth it. Maybe it would be if I had watched my favorite bands and if there were lesser kurimaws. This reaction paper for a live musical event had turned into a fashion, etiquette and cultural review that weren’t really my intention at first. I don’t even know if this would pass for that category. I just couldn’t resist recounting my experiences a few days ago. You can call me a mean judgmental hypercritical elitist with this but that’s what I really feel. So if someone invites me to the UP Fair again next year, maybe I’d have second thoughts (though I might attend still!).
*This was submitted as a reaction paper for my Art Stud 2 Class for a live musical event.
11:23pm: LSS Again...
If I Apologised (Mirrormask End Title Song) Written by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean Performed by Josefine Cronholm
If I apologised it wouldn't make it all unhappen wouldn't make the darkness go away If I apologised it wouldn't mean I was forgiven wouldn't mean you wanted me to stay
But it's a dream when you seem to be walking into the sun we're on first unrehearsed and we still don't know what we've done so we don't say anything. If I Apologised (Mirrormask End Title Song) Written by Neil Gaiman & Dave Mc Kean Performed by Josefine Cronholm
If I apologised I don't suppose you'd even notice even though I'd whisper it inside If I apologised we could be the perfect couple Well we could, but only in my mind
but if you ask for the mask then we're stumbling on through the dark But we wait it's too late And we only had to be asked so we don't say anything.
It couldn't hurt to try it It couldn't hurt too much to try It's there beyond the quiet it couldn't hurt too much to fly...
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Grabe, LLS na ako talaga matapos mapanood ang pelikulang Mirrormask. Hay, pasasalamatan ko talaga si Reg sa pagpapahiram sa akin ng DVD nun. Waaaaaaah!!!
8:36pm: Merry nga ba ang Christmas?
So far, Christmas this year was quite happy, though I couldn't help but compare to the past Christmases we had which were more happy, especially during my childhood days when I'd really feel the season in every moment during November and December. Almost every house in the neighborhood would have lots of decorations and lights whereas nowadays you'd just see one or two or no lantern or lights. This year is OK, but it just feels like an ordinary day when you just eat a lot of food at midnight and open gifts later. And that's it. Add to that the gloomy weather for the past few days before Christmas (which, according to the weather report, are due to Siberian air passing down the Philippines). You know how I hate gloomy days and I don't like them so much because they make you feel like there's no hope in the world.
But then, as they say, Christmas is not about anything fancy but about the spirit of giving love and sharing it because Jesus Christ is born. I know that, but I can't help but find the way of celebrating it like I used to.
Anyway, the good things that happened yesterday was that my siblings and I were able to bond with our dear cousins Nica, Chesca and Leica with my Tito Lito and Tita Lyn as we had our second Christmas dinner with them this year (we had our own family Noche Buena earlier before we went there at about 1 am). Since two years ago, we've been coming to their house every Christmas to bond and celebrate the season. So far, of all the cousins I've had, they were the ones whom we've been so close with. Even if we've never seen each other for months or for a long period of time, there are no traces of indifference or any uncomfortable feeling when greeting, talking or being with them. We had the whole time talking about lots of things that have been happening in our lives, sharing stories with delicious pasta, ham, bread, strawberry wine and hot chocolate! After that, we had photo ops, or should my brother say, 'camwhorage'. Then after that, we played cards and the usual chit chat. The fun was cut short when we had to go home already at 3 am. I sure would look forward to another chance of being with my dear cousins.
About the Noche Buena we had much earlier, we went to church first then went back home to eat. As usual, there was mom's special pasta (which is now lasagna compared to last year's spigadoro (spiral pasta), with delicious pata tim and chicken teriyaki. There was also the delectable sweet glazed ham and sinful fruit salad. Surprisingly, I just ate small servings of each food when I felt full quickly. At around 12, we had our gifts open already and I'm really glad to have received a black Lumanog guitar! (Thanks Mom and Dad!) At least now, during my spare time, I'm now able to finally learn and practice playing the guitar at home (thanks to Kevin (who's so patient with me), Kat (for the guitar I used of course) and Michael, together with Nikki and Pierre (who taught me the intro for "Kiss Me" which is still the one piece I can only play) for teaching me some chords during the Lantern Parade preparation days. I'll do my best not to fail you!). Together with that, I also got a bracelet and necklace from Kuya Dano, and a globe and an organizer from my sister Daphne.
Christmas may not feel the same like the past years, but I'm so glad that we're still able to celebrate Christmas together. I hope this goes on every year, no matter what happens.
I sure hope you guys would also have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thanks for always being there to read my entries. Cheers!
8:48pm: I've twisted my brain!
Together with the Meiji Chocolate, I also had this bought:
After becoming so obsessed with the Meiji Fran ad, I decided to play with this and see if I can really test my intelligence...
First trial, no success. It took me about two hours with my sister but I was only able to do certain forms.
Today, well, I'm proud to say I've done them all! Now I've realized that I have a brain with brain cells in it. I can still remember my classmates way back in elementary bragging about how they can form these shapes. Haha. ;p
My brother is now planning to kill me because I've done it all and he hasn't. Bwahahahaha!!! >:D
Current Mood: Weeeee!
Current Music: kapitbahay namin na nagwawala sa kanyang anak na makulit
1:16pm: I love Meiji!
Last night, I was eating a bar of delicious Meiji Milk Chocolate which my mom bought from the supermarket earlier when I decided to look for advertisments for it on Youtube. I saw a lot of good commercials, but here's one that me and my brother liked very much:
This ad was for Meiji Fran, chocolate biscuits covered with rich milk chocolate. The model is famous Japanese singer/actress Mika Nakashima of Nana fame. It has a lot of variants but this one was for Fran Noir and Fran Duo. I haven't tasted it yet since I haven't seen it sold here yet, but just by tasting other Meiji Chocolates, you'd know what Meiji tastes like.
With this, I'd gladly choose Meiji over Hershey's and Cadbury. (Though Cadbury is my all time favorite together with Curly Tops (siyempre, that's why I named this LJ curly tops). As for Hersheys, their chocolate sucks nowadays because once you take it out of the refrigerator, it's starts melting quickly and I don't like that. Whereas, Meiji has a richer chocolate flavor and stays molded unless exposed to high room temperature.)
Anyway, indulge in watching this commercial and Merry Christmas guys!
I just like to see her do that over and over! :) And she's so beautiful too! =)
So far, this year's Lantern Parade was fun, even though a lot of not-so-good things happened before like the damned administration's cancellation of the Lantern Parade due to bullshit security reasons (in other words, rallies and activists who might join the parade because of the opposition to the Tuition Fee increase (ToFI), the oppression of the Philippine Collegian and lots of other things like Charter Change, and the like). I came to FA last Friday at around noon just to hear from people about the disheartening news. Upon seeing the expressions on people's faces in the college, it really feels like a painful slap on the face... I even watched the video of the meeting taken by Kat B. wherein the college secretary told us that the Lantern Parade will still push through even though it would only be conducted on the FA grounds. It was somehow still a good consolation since our hard work won't be wasted, though it won't be the same as last year. Another meeting was also held at the locker's area where we students are asked if we'd still push through with it, and fortunately, we still are. Though in that meeting, the floats are given a choice as to whether we're also going to join the parade outside FA with the protests around the academic oval. Our class decided not to join since we decided to just have the celebration of the lantern parade for the holidays as we try to avoid having it attached with politics (as I've mentioned earlier, the ToFI issue, Kule and Cha-cha; upon deciding this, it is not to say that we are OK with ToFI, rather, we are against it, it's just that we don't want the parade to be used as propaganda - I sure hope no one's offended on this one). At around 4, all the floats were ready, and most of them went out and still paraded at the academic oval. Our float, which was the Taka or paper mache horse didn't join the parade at the academic oval and instead stayed at the college together with the sections who made kites and tops. There were still a lot of people who came at the FA to watch us and it was still a fun event. The kites flew around our taka, much to the delight of the audiences, together with the spinning tops. At around half past five, the floats who paraded around UP went back to FA and the crowd soon multiplied to witness the presentation. Lots of wonderful floats and lanterns brought joy and delight to everyone, and that's what made me felt so good since that the ultimate purpose of the parade. The program ended at around 8, with our taka as the finale.
All in all, it's still a fun parade and celebration, though at times I can't help but compare it with last year. Last year was much more fun, but this year also was fun and had a special flavor to it. At least in this year, we can always be proud to say that no one can ever stop us , now that we've proven that. And about the bullshit security reasons, well, according to my friends at the other floats who paraded at the acad oval, nothing bad happened anyway which brings us to the conclusion that the cancellation is just a ploy from the admin.
After the parade, Kat, Michael and I went with Tita Pat (Vica's mother) to have our yearly videoke overnight. It was a real fun night, even though Kevin, whom I consider the life of the party, already went home to her province, Surigao del Sur by boat with her friends. While waiting for Vica, we first watched Michael V: The Bubble G Anthology video and laughed at the hilarious spoof music videos shown in Bubble Gang in GMA 7. We had "Hindi Ako Bakla" several times and tried to copy the steps as we were planning to make an imitation video s a present for Nikki. We also watched the pirated DVD of Happy Feet, which by the way, has an incomplete ending which kept us hanging since it's the first time we've watched the movie. Vica came at around 10 to join us and have our videoke session where we sang most of the songs we also sang last year. After that, Kat, Michael and I practiced 'Hindi Ako Bakla' wherein they were the back-up dancers and I'm Michael V. It was very exhausting but we had a great time. Vica, who slept earlier since she had work already at 6, woke up at times, laughing as she saw us dance, and even took a video of our rehearsal. At around three, we decided to rest and shoot later in the morning. I slept at the sofa as Kat and Michael went to do the costume Kat was making (Futurama's Bender). At around past 4, Vica woke up and I transferred from the sofa to the futon and continued sleeping. Kat and Michael were still awake that time but slept a few minutes later I transferred (or so I believe because I'm already asleep again). Vica left earlier and we woke up at around 8 and 9 and had breakfast after fixing our things and the bedsheets. We had our chit chats with Tito Vince (Vica's father) and Tita Pat, and took our baths afterwards. At around 11, we had lunch where we ate a delicious meal of Chicken Lumpia, Laing and Adobo together with juicy chit chats about Vica, and some issues that revolve with Nidgel (who wasn't with us this year due to things only ashturil can explain. Anyway, at 2 pm, we finally had our shoot of the 'Hindi Ako Bakla' video, which we did quite fast. At around 3, we decided to leave already so Kat can pack and leave early to Imus. We weren't able to wait for Vica anymore, but I sure hope she understands. I'm just very thankful for the warmness they have given us during our stay. It sure makes us feel the desire of coming back again next year. Thanks Vica!!! :D
On other things, it breaks my heart to know that the administration has succeeded in the tuition fee hike. I got this article from ushuaia, who got it from www.inq7.net:
10:09pm: Hmph. Great.
I woke up ths morning and never thought of what surprises the day has in store for me. I was supposed to wake up at 6:30 to get ready for my 8:30 class but I woke up at 7:30 when my second alarm rang. Great. So I decided to just be late for my class since my prof in Production Methods doesn't care if his students are late or absent. So I ate my breakfast really quickly when suddenly I hit my glass accidentally and spilled milk over my mock-up paper model of a cap. And that plate's due with the first class which I'm already late in. Great. So I was forced to go to SC before I go to my class to print the design on the paper I'm going to use to make another paper cap. As I leave home, I walk towards the usual spot where I wait for public transportation when again, for the fifth time since last week, I miss a half-full bus, which is the most favorable transportation of mine during those times. Great. So I then decided to just ride a cramped jeepney to Katipunan.
Well, these things aren't enough to call a day an unlucky one, but it really just gets into my nerves.
However, some good things that happened today were that I was able to pass the paper cap and other plates to my prof, had my costume fitting for my X Cosplay with Kerstie and Ivy earlier at the dressmakers, and having helped my class in our lantern parade preparation by doing them an errand and buy Greco adhesive.
8:18pm: One cannot be silenced forever
"[T]he administration must realize that the Collegian cannot be silenced... If anything, it has emerged fiercer than ever." - Rebel Kulê editorial
I reposted this from http://www.philippinecollegian.net Matapos kong mabasa ang isyu ng Rebel Collegian, mapapansin na talagang grabe na ang nagaganap sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, unti-unti nilang sinisira at binabawian ng kalayaan ang mga mag-aaral... ngunit magkaganoon man, hindi nila tayo masusupil.
7:57pm: Art Paper Color Issue 1 Now Out!
Yey! Today was a really great day now that I can finally announce the availability for download of the first issue of ART PAPER COLOR!!! Art Paper Color is a part of Art Paper, which is the official newsletter of the UP-College of Fine Arts Student Council. For weeks I've done the layout, everything has paid off since Paolo, our editor-in-chief approved of it and posted it on the website. You can download the pdf on this link:
Even if you're not an FA student, nor a UP student for that matter, you'll still enjoy Art Paper Color. Send your comments to the ArtPaper Blog or e-mail at artpaperonline@yahoo.com. Thanks a lot! :D
11:47am: Lazy as usual
Well, today I didn't do anything again... Nothing ever goes productive as planned during my vacation... I ended up watching the Charmed marathon the whole afternoon on Studio 23. My, I sure miss this show a lot, ever since I stopped watching it since I lost interest in it since one of its main characters, Prue (played by Shannen Doherty) died. She was then replaced by Paige (played by Rose McGowan) to complete the power of three with Phoebe and Piper. Well, Paige turned out quite well than I've expected and I regret ever missing episodes of this wonderful show. Now that I've started watching it again, I sure hope I could catch up. And with that, I sure do hope I can start doing my work already. There's the Art Paper, then the VIP Exhibit Booklet, a couple of books and videos I have to finish reading and watching, and finally organizing my files. Hay, kung puwede lang i-magic lahat.
Oh, Happy Halloween to you guys. I'm not much into Halloween stuff so wala lang...
8:32pm: Hmm... Don't read this when you're eating. Please.
It's been a long while since I updated this journal and it feels as if I rose again from the dead... Timing sure is good as tomorrow's already halloween... But I don't really dig much on that halloween stuff so I don't care...
Anyway, it's good to be active online again, especially that our phone line and internet connection's back after it was accidentally cut off by PLDT, and it took weeks for them to put it back. Grrrr... SO what happened to me for the past few days aren't really that exciting, especially having a really bad case of LBM right after coming home from my friend Erica's swimming party last Thursday. Friday was when I started to feel pains from my stomach, much like having something explode inside it. When I let it out at the toilet, that's when I knew it was LBM because of the diarrhea-ish shit. I felt really bad the whole night, having to wake up in the middle of the night to shit. Eating even seems like a chore and it feels like everything I eat makes me vomit. Saturday was a bit better, since the trips to the toilet aren't that frequent then and the shit starts to get thicker. Sunday I felt a bit better, but still lazy to do work because I still have it even though I drank lots and lot of Coke and ate couples of bananas to make the load solidify. Today, I still have it, but I don't feel much worse anymore. Hopefully soon I get over this so I could go back to the usual routine I have planned for the whole break. Now that's real shit.
As for other matters, I couldn't access the CRS website (crs.upd.edu.ph - it's an online registration site for UP students) lately, probably because of processing stuff they have to do. I sure hope they get fixed sooner so I'd know what subject I got for the next semester because I don't want to go prerogging again.
Well, that's it for now, until then, I hope I'd feel better.
11:11am: DEATHNOTE ANIME!
Whether you're an anime afficionado or not, you're gonna love this series! a wonderful masterpiece by Sho-u Tajima and Takeshi Obata, Deathnote has now come to life in the world of animation... Here's the link for the first episode (part one):
As for the other parts, just search it on Youtube. :D Hope you guys enjoy it!
9:45pm:
Today, I finally finish my plate for Photography. I did the first two photos on Emphasis and Double Exposure last last week, and now I'm done with the last two on Stop Motion and Movement. Now what I have to do still are those on Design Workshop where we're now in Photoshop exercises in photo restoration, manipulation and illumination, plus doing animated GIFs... and together with that, our progress report in Production Methods for our final plate portfolio... So much work to do, but at least I have lots of time to do it this week.
The rain came pouring hard tonight and I find it quite a blessing since it won't be hot when I sleep. The thing is, it's a sign of another impending apocalypse, um I mean, a storm, according to the weather report. I sure miss the sunny days... now that this time of the year would mean shorter days and longer nights.
I was anticipating the maiden episode of GMA's underwater telefantasya 'Atlantika' when I saw the last episode of Majika replayed again. Ah, they sure can't get enough of the cheesy ending. It clearly looks rushed and too abrupt. What's weird too is the scene when Juno is already sucked by her black hole and Sabina tells Argo that Juno still has a chance to change. Suddenly, the black hole appeared aain with an angry Juno wanting to bring Argo with her. And here starts the fun when Sabina, who didn't want to fight her and instead wants to change her, attacks Juno to death. Very ironic. And what's sad for Angel Locsin-Dennis Trillo love team fans is that Sabina and Argo do not kiss. They just stare at each other and that's that. Sumingit pa kasi si Oyo Boy eh.
Anyway, enough of this telefantasya chatter. I still have class tomorrow and I have to sleep early...
2:05am: Just before I sleep...
I wish I were sleeping already... But I just finished doing some drawings on my desk and then I guess I'll sleep already. At these times, I think I'm still as good as myself when I'm in my day mode, but then I realize it gets a lot worse.
The storm a few days ago was quite a blast, the last time I remembered having experienced having that kind of calamity was a couple of years ago in 1996 when typhoon Rosing hit Metro Manila. I enjoy the storm, watching the mighty winds shower the earth with mists of rainwater... but I really don't enjoy watching lampposts and trees fall down like dominoes. Memories just came back when I heard the sound of my neighbor's roofs clapping against walls and posts of their houses. I was not scared before, and I was not scared then. But I'm scared of what happens after. I was fortunately not affected with much damage from the storm but I just hope that those who get affected by the storm would be able to recover soon. That's just what I want to say right now.
This is something that just thought of during the storm: It's quite weird that the storm's local name is Milenyo. When you say it as Bagyong Milenyo, it sounds like Bagong Milenyo. Do they mean that the new millenium is a storm? This could be positive or otherwise...
In case you didn't know where this came from, come on, you know you sing this once in a while. Release your inner 'jologs' on this one because I did. I just thought of posting this as a way to record what happened today with my shoes, my pants, my bag and my precious VC 20 Major subject - Typography plate. Shit.
(Hay naku, di nalang aminin, wala lang talagang masulat si Daniel sa blog niya ngayon. Basang basa pa utak niya.)
11:31pm: Chenez.
I just don't know what's with these blogthings, but I'm really entertained. Like a genital name generator... that I won't tell.
You Are 56% Control Freak
Generally, you are in control but not a control freak. You life is usually in order. However, sometimes you get too obsessed with making everything in your life picture perfect.
If you weigh less than this, you either have a fast metabolism or are about to gain weight. If you weigh more than this, you may be losing a few pounds soon!
Just finished doing a lot of plates lately which was the main reason that kept me busy and lazy to go online. Sad. Very sad. And now I'm back. Still sad, because...
this is what I'm only going to write today. Maybe when I have the 'gana', then I'd do those long entries again. Main purpose: just to remind you guys that I'm still alive. Hehe.
10:08pm: Nyek nyek rants again...
After weeks and weeks of not updating this dingy journal, I'm finally back... and exhausted from all the work I have done for the past week.
A part of the syetload would be from the plates I have to submit for my majors. One for my photography class (where we already started developing this afternoon, which was a fun experience! Tere was the one who did the messy stuff while I did the timing. Nyahaha, I didn't have smelly hands from the fixer after the whole process! Nyahahaha!!!), and then for my design methods class (which is a children's storybook illustration consisting of 8-12 pages using the vector program Inkscape. And it's not easy my dears. Next weeks the deadline and I haven't started anything yet. Grrr.), and lastly for my production methods class (something about the process of printing and all those technical stuff). Another major part of the syetload would be the Marist School Yearbook 2006 which I took as a sideline/raket from my former high school. For two years, I've been part of the yearbook staff and now they're getting me again. Poor me, I'm going to be enslaved again by the people there, but somehow it's a way for them to really trust me with my autistic/artistic skills (ego again... watch out) At least it's good experience and I get to have pay! I sure hope to be done with that this Saturday. I've been getting calls lately from my friends in the batch pestering me as to when it will be done. And last of those syetloads I have would be some extra stuff I do, like burning CDs for my friends Cath and Lucell (who gives me lists to burn every week. I haven't even given a couple of CDs then there's a new batch. But hey, I get to earn from it too! Thanks Cel!), pirating CDs and files from friends, doing my online duties (like this one), and other responsibilites at home. There's just a lot to mention about how much work I have to accomplish in a day. Maybe all I really need is time management I guess, and a sachet of Extra Joss, which I haven't drank for a long time now.
Hay, I sure hope I get them done ASAP. But knowing my lazy self, nothing gets done on time. Like I always say to those who demand work from me, "I can't promise time, but I'll promise I do it even if I give it eons from now".
Kawawa naman yung mga nag-aantay pa rin. A voice at the back of my head says, "Daniel, drawing requests ko!!! Daniel yung mga pinagawa ko!!!"
6:52am: Puyat na naman.
Ngayong umaga, pakiramdam ko para akong binugbog. Pero kung ganoon ako kahina, paano nagkalakas mag-update? Anyway... kaya ganoon, late na rin akong nakauwi kagabi. Kasama ko dad at kuya ko na nanood ng nanalong pelikula sa Cinemalaya na pinamagatang 'Tulad ng Dati' sa UP Cine Adarna (Film Center). Sa direksiyon ni Michael Sandejas, tungkol ito sa bandang 'The Dawn'. Here's the synopsis from the Cinemalaya website (www.cinemalaya.org):
TULAD NG DATI follows the current exploits of the Filipino rock band, The Dawn, composed of Teddy Diaz, JB Leonor, Caloy Balcells and Jett Pangan. During the second half of the 1980s, the band had risen to become the most influential musical rock group of the time. At the height of their popularity, their leader, Teddy Diaz is murdered. The remaining members decide to continue on with the music but eventually disband in 1996. In 2003, The Dawn reunited.
Tulad ng Dati starts in 2006. It revolves around the character of Jett Pangan who is nearing his forties. Jett has lost his passion for music and life and entertains thoughts of retiring from the band. On a fateful night, Jett is assaulted by a burglar and goes into a coma. He wakes up with no memory of his life after 1988. He remembers that he is 20 years old and is at the peak of his career with The Dawn. Not satisfied with how things turned out with his life, he tries to change everything back to to the way it used to be. The path he takes while finding his place in this strange new world proves itself to be a tough, emotional, and sometimes hilarious journey—accompanied by the celebrated music of The Dawn, both past and present.
About the Director
MICHAEL SANDEJAS was line producer for the following films: Homecoming by Gil Portes, Hesus, Rebolusyonaryo by Lav Diaz, Gatas, Sa Dibdib ng Kaaway by Gil Portes. He was Associate Line Producer for Gil Portes’ Huwag Kang Kikibo and Associate Producer for Gil Portes’ Saranggola. He was also production manager for Mike de Leon’s Bayaning 3rd World. Michael has also done work as a producer of TV/Video/Commercials.
It was a pretty good film, somehow worth my time and money. When we arrived at the Film Center a few minutes before the movie, grabe, ang daming tao. Good thing we were able to reserve some seats at nakaabot kami ng upuan. Napuno ang sinehan kaagad nang nagpapasok na ng mga tao. Then the movie started with an introduction (more like a greeting) from the director.
Basically it's about the band, but if you'll notice other elements too, you'll learn that it's not just about them, but it's also about the spirit of being in a band, commitment, and being mature to accept the things that can't be changed. It's also a form of remembering their deceased band member, Teddy Diaz.
It won the Best Picture, Best Editing and Best Sound. The video quality and production is really good, maayos ang editing at malinis. However though, there are some flaws that I think could have been improved. Some parts of the script needed some improvement because some lines sound awkward for certain characters to say (some lines in English that sound like the character is trying hard, judging from the pronunciation and diction). As for the sound, I guess only the parts where the electric guitars get really wild needed a bit of adjustment (they sound like breaking glass). As for the story, well, it centers mostly on the band, so expect quite a lot of fan service. Remembering the Spice Girls and the Beatles, who also made movies like this about themselves, this one's goes in the same fashion. However though, they deserve the award naman for doing a good movie like this.
The movie ended at 11 pm and there was an after screening party where THe Dawn would be there to perform live. Sadly, we have to leave early kasi may pasok pa kami bukas at nag-aantay din yung mom ko sa amin sa bahay. Medyo matagal kaming nag-abang ng taxi kasi kaunti lang naman ang pumapasok ng UP. At iyon, pag-uwi sa bahay, bagsak sa kama (actually kumain muna ako bago natulog, parang midnight snack. Hehehehe.)
As for other Cinemalaya entries, I've already watched the winning entries and finalists for short films and the full-length 'Rotonda'. I wish I could've watched the other entries kaso may class naman ako o di kaya'y busy ng mga screening time nila. Huhuhu.
Next week naman, nag-usap kami ng kuya na manonood kami ng 'Kubrador' sa Aug 17, 7:30 PM. Kaya papa-reserve kami uli!
After all of this, sana makayanan ko pang maging alive ngayong araw. Good day. Hikab...
12:18pm: Birthday (Ba) Boy!
Yesterday, I just turned 18! Yey! I'm now of legal age and now I can do anything like drive and watch R movies! NYAHAHAHAHAHAHA. :p
Like what I started doing last year, I have again brought boxes ang boxes of my favorite chocolate, Curly Tops (hence, the name of my blog). Most of my classmates sure enjoyed it and I'm glad they did. Now, since I got a lot of requests, I'll be forced to bring boxes everyday! Well, the Curly Tops days are going to be back again!
I'd like to thanks everyone who greeted me, my family of course, Dom, Jillia, Tara, Zam, PA, Santi, Koi, Kei, Lech, Kerstie (who greeted me first on my phone as early as 12:08 AM!), VIca, Cath, JJ (who greeted me in Filipino! minsan lang ako makarinig niyan!), Lucille, Kat, Justine, Clarence, Luis, Saeid, Lilli, King, Erica, Sheena, Nikki, Pierre, Lennard, Nidgel, Michael, Kat B., Kevin and all of my other Section V na ang dami talaga, My Section Y classmates (na natalagang non-stop bati hanggang sa last subject namin at nag-enjoy sa Curly Tops!), my Hum1 classmates Norman, Fat, Ven, Patrick, and Ina (who even came back when we were dismissed just to greet me! Na-guilty tuloy ako nang di ko siya nabati last Friday... thanks ng sobra!), and those friends of mine who just kept texting me and greeting me on the way to my classes. There's just so many names to mention! Basta, Super Thank you!!!
Sa susunod, ako naman ang babawi sa mga birthday niyo! NYAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! :D
Current Mood: SALAMAT
Current Music: Donna Lewis - Love You Always Forever
7:48pm: I hate the rain.
I still don’t feel like writing… but what the heck.
Today, I’m back… as usual, I was busy a few days ago and didn’t have time to go online and update. A bunch of plates need to be finished, loads and loads of extra stuff I have to do alongside, and the stormy weather are what made me feel lazy to write… Today’s just the usual stuff that goes on everyday. I’m late for my first since I woke up a bit late from the time I have planned the night before. It was really cold this morning and up to now, I still feel the chills. Traffic was surely inevitable in this kind of weather and being late as I was, I have to get stuck with it until I get to my destination. If not for the longing to have longer sleeping hours, I would’ve been much early. Luckily as I arrived, Prof. Austria was still checking the studies for our next plate that is a corporate pack, where we’d have to design a logo for a non-existing or existing restaurant/café/gourmet. Good thing he still has not conducted an attendance call. I was able to have my studies checked which is a logo for a restaurant whose specialty is serving egg-based dishes. I call my restaurant ‘Eggscape’, a somewhat mockery of the vector program Inkscape which we’re using in class. I could also say this is the feeling I have in mind when I get bored in class and I have the longing to escape the room and eat tukneneng (this is a local delicacy wherein quail eggs are coated with a special orange-colored flour mixture which tastes really good. There is a larger version, called kwek-kwek which uses duck or chicken eggs. Really tasty when spicy vinegar sauce is mixed with sweet/spicy fishball sauce. Mmm!!!). Anyway, after having my studies checked, I loitered around the computer room and looked at my other classmates’ studies. Some looked liked t-shirt graphic prints, some like toy store logos, some like a funeral/memorial park logo (particularly Bebbles, who was totally disappointed about what the professor told her about her café logo.) and some are simple but truly very good. It’s really nice to see how other people think and do their work so I can gain ideas on how to improve mine.
After class, I went to meet Sheena, Nikki and Pierre who were about to have lunch. We ate together and had the whole lunchtime laughing about stuff. One I remembered we talked about was Nikki’s PE classmate, Davie, whom Pierre thinks likes Nikki, judging from the kinds of messages he sent to her phone. Anna came a few minutes after we all finished eating with the news of a truck accident she encountered at C5. We thought she was joking so we laughed, especially that what I heard was ‘drunk drivers’ rather than ‘truck drivers’. We fell silent as she talked about that. She was driving along C5 Highway, her car slowed down a bit to give distance to the car in front of hers, when suddenly the truck behind her went out of the way and hit another truck. She was thinking if she was part of the cause why that happened. She just went on after seeing that. Surely she was not the cause, but it’s quite hard for her not to think about that, knowing that the truck was behind her. She even told us about contracts truck drivers sign wherein it is said that if any accidents happen due to their recklessness, they must kill the ones affected so it would be cheaper to pay the damages at the funeral rather than at the hospital. It’s quite a shocking truth for us, with the proof from Anna’s uncle who’s a truck driver. So it’s really not good messing around with truck drivers or you’ll end up at the morgue.
Anna left FA after we ate since she would be having her shift at their figure drawing class (so much for coming early, she even told us that when she’s around, there’s no class. But when she’s not around, there’s class… life’s mean…) and instead go back to her flat. Nikki and Pierre remained at FA to loiter around while I went to my Humanidades 1 class at CAL. What we did today in class was our report about narration (salaysay). We were assigned to bring news reports and depict them in pictures or drawings. Each of us brought newspapers, but what caught our attention was a clipping from our groupmate (sorry, I forgot the name!) whose report was about DepEd’s Fe Hidalgo (Department of Education) denying the approval of the use of long cylicdrical vegetables (i.e. cucumber, eggplant, etc) and the condom as tools for teaching sex education for Grade 5 students in Pampanga wherein the Catholic Church condemns it. It was really funny as it was crude and brash to use such teaching aids if it were true. We chose this so there would be some sort of comic relief from the other group’s works. My groupmate Skip thought of the sequences to draw and I did the penciling. The cartolina was divided into four panels. The first panel was a teacher using an eggplant and a condom to teach about sex. The second one was a view of the students playing with the eggplant and the condom. Next was a fat old woman (a comic depiction of Fe Hidalgo) with a floral DepEd shirt scolding the teacher. Then lastly, was a clergyman (bishop representing the Catholic Church) who hits the woman’s head with a big cross, together with all the lightning effects at the background. It’s a bit of an exaggeration about the report, but I think it will make it fun to understand what we are trying to report. My other groupmates planned the reporting and gave me lots of moral support, which I have to admit, were very helpful in creating the drawings (Thanks guys!). After drawing, I passed the cartolina to Skip who would then color it at home and prepare it for next meeting. Some classmates of mine told that our group was then lucky to have two Fine Arts students to draw the requirements. However, I think that one doesn’t have to be in Fine Arts in order to draw well, isn’t it?
I bid my classmates and went back to FA hurriedly just to know from Tere that there’s no figure drawing class. (Grrr… after all that rushing to be early in class, then the professor doesn’t show up.) I then thanked Tere for the news since I’d be able to do other things then. I went straight to Bartlett Hall and saw Luis who told me JJ was looking for me. Sheena and Lilli who I met told same thing to me on the way to the library. Then I met JJ and Kat who told me about the caricature project he was doing for our section, Section V. He did some adjustments that I had to scan again and he was a bit worried if it’s OK to repeat the process again. I sure agreed to do it again, especially now that the drawings are now better. I shall be posting the scans sometime when I finish editing it so you guys would see what the characters in our section look like. Hehehe… We ate first at Mang Nestor and then went back to the library. I borrowed books to be photocopied at the nearby ISSI building as I left JJ, Kat and Ivy at the libe. It was 2:50 then and still raining. The photocopying lasted until 3:40, and I’m glad that JJ patiently waited for me. We went home together at the Katipunan jeep. And that’s how my day ends…
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Weeeee!
Sarap!
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Oooh...
di na lang kasi magtrabaho
kahit di naman uminom