Life is a buffet...

45 of the most random things you probably never needed to know about someone

2006-05-28T00:56:00.000+08:00

whats your name spelt backwards?
-anreb acir euginalla oredroc

What did you do last night?
-Net. And sleep. Oh. Ay! Watched Xmen3 with friends. :)

The last thing you downloaded onto your computer?
-Superman Returns Trailer

Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery?
-WHY would I even do that?

Last time you swam in a pool?
-When we were in a hotel in Batangas, nung bagyo, kaya nde kami nag-galera. Inis.

What are you wearing?
-A sky blue colored shorts, and orange spaghetti strapped shirt... sobrang terno noh? haha.

How many cars have you owned?
-Ako? NONE. Family, dami na. Papalit-palit.

Type of music you dislike most?
-Heavy metal. GAD.

Are you registered to vote?
-No. I don't think so. Hahaha.

Do you have cable?
-Yup.

What kind of computer do you use?
-Laftaf.

-Ever made a prank phone call?
Who hasn't? Haha. I can't remember the last one though.

You like anyone right now?
-Oo naman.

Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?
-OH YEAH!!! Bungee lang. Hehe.

Furthest place you ever traveled?
-States. I rode the plane alone!!!

What's your favorite comic strip?
-Not really a fan... I'd say Archie. Haha.

Do u know all the words to the national anthem?
-Yup!!!

Shower, morning or night?
-Most of the time both.

Best movie you've seen in the past month?
-XMen3! I've seen, poseidon, da vinci, and she's the man (sa super delayed na SM Batangas. Haha.)

Favorite pizza toppings?
-Ham. Cheese! Pepperoni! Ground beef!

Chips or popcorn?
-Chips. Potato. Pwede rin holy kettle corn.

What cell phone provider do you have?
Both! I'm so happy may globe na ko. Hehe. Pero Smart ung main ko.

Have you ever smoked peanut shells?
-Pwede un?

Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?
-Never. Yehey!

Orange Juice or apple?
-Fresh Orange

Who were the last people you sat at lunch with?
- My family!

Favorite chocolate bar?
-Hershey's with almonds!

Who is your longest friend and how long?longest?
-I don't know... Hmm. High School friends na ata ung longest..

Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?
-Never ata.

Have you ever won a trophy?
-Never rin ata.

Favorite arcade game?
-Dance Mania/Fever/Freak!

Ever ordered from an infomercial?
-Never. Will do some day I bet.

Sprite or 7-UP?
-Sprite!

Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work?
-Oh yes.

Last thing you bought at Walgreens?
-anu un?!

Ever thrown up in public?
-Never. Haha.

Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love?
-True love! You can be a millionaire and still be sad.

Do you believe in love at first sight?
-No. Sabi nga... Love.. takes time... Hehe.

SPONGEBOB OR JIMMY NEUTRON?
-Spongey. Hehe.

Did you have long hair as a young kid?
-Haha nde pala. Highschool na. Pero ngayong college, never ako nag-short. Last short haircut, UPCAT pa. =p

What message is on your voicemail machine?
-have no voicemail machine.

Where would you like to go right now?
-To bed. Hehe. Damn it's late na.

Whats the name of your pet?
-No more. Pero we have 5 stray cats here. Hehe.

What kind of back pack do you have, and what's in it?
-Esprit black.. girly... My only backpack.

What do you think about most?
-Council and Memcom. I've no more space for other thoughts. Hehe. Amazingly I still find time to answer this thing noh? Haha.

Gerald-Kim

2006-05-27T18:06:00.000+08:00

I'm so agaaaaaaaaaainst this. Nde ko matanggap.

Mikee-Kim ako eh.. Pero oh well. Haha.

Oh Randomness

2006-05-23T15:10:00.000+08:00

*Since what keeps me from blogging is the fact that i have to have "one thing" to talk about, il post instead, from now on, a random bunch of whatever goes on inside my head. Hehe.*

a. Council. Whoa. Haha. Thanks to Ben & Aisa, I've learned to punch myself to reality that I have lots to do for council:

1. council video
2. execoun planner
3. BA stickers & button pin
4. other BA line
5. scan signatures of Ben & Aisa (my GwAD. where the hell are those?)
6. Back-to-school event afax. (waaaaaaaaaah)

W h a t t a l i f e. Although I like doing all of the above, except for the video kasi I'm not good at conceptualizing talaga, which isn't a problem coz we'll hire someone to do the thinking for us. Or at least, the directing and the videotaking and the editing, all that stuff, which makes conceptualizing look very easy for work. Nothing to worry for me though. Ben said I must set a meeting for those who have suggestions for the video. Jolo, I count on you.

b. Memcom. I'm SO happy with our meeting the other day though we're only few and it seemed like I was the only person enjoying. And chard. And jeff who is not at all memcom. Hehe. My co-chairs were bored ata. Haha. Pero it's fun. Anyway, the meeting was about AO/AP theme for the apps. I can't post it here, an app might see. :p

Pero anyway, that meeting made my "passion" for mem rekindled again. Not that I lost 'pake' in mem work, but all these lazy days made me lazy as well. Haha. AND, thanks to my teammates, I've had myself another blow to realize that I've also lots to do for Mem.

c. After the meeting, I went to Glorietta to spend the 150 pesos I have left. Know what, I'm kind of worried that I will be overly magastos when I'm earning my own money. Scary. Pero at least I care; that's something, I guess. Anyway, I just had my Timezone card reloaded with 40 pesos, and I found out that I have 46 pesos pa pala inside. Yeyness.

I played dance fever/mania/freak, whatever you might call it. Basta the one with sensors for hand movements, and parang dance revo. Hehe. Loving it. My fave songs are Locomotion & In My Dreams. I liked Baila Baila and Heaven, too. Pero I can't perfect them in Wild Mode. Haha.

I'm geeky.

Anyway, ang TANGA ko. I spent two swipes for one game. I swiped twice kasi para I'm reserved sa pila, pero I pressed the start button for both player zones. BOBO. May kid dun, I asked her to play with me. Hehe. Oh well. At least I made one soul happy.

d. After playing, I decided to spend the 110 pesos I have left and saw that French Baker's the only place with fewer people, so there.

e. I saw Jhong Hilario of streetboys. He's whiter than he is on TV. Swear. I wonder what my color would look like if I get on TV. Even Laurenti Dyogi has amazingly nice skin pala in person. Rosy cheeks, ganun. Grabe. So what would Kris Aquino look like in person?

f. Kris's Pantene commercial isn't really okay. Haha. The first one is. But the succeeding ones parang lacked ideas. HAHA.

g. That's it. Wala akong life.

Just a thought...

2006-05-21T00:57:00.000+08:00

How come Diane Castillejo's work is to just videotape and "host" her family vacations?

Songs I'm Loving...

2006-05-09T17:42:00.000+08:00

Brighter than sunshine - Aqualung
Could not ask for more - Lifehouse
You and Me - Lifehouse
Look what you've done - Jet
Bad Day - Daniel Powter

Weeh. I'm loving this genre at the moment. What do you call this genre anyway?

im back.

2006-04-18T00:33:00.000+08:00

Only God knows where i got this sudden urge to blog tonight...

A lot has happened to me lately, been everywhere actually, meetings here & there! Woohoo career woman daw.

Anyway that's not really the point of this entry..

Actually I know why I suddenly wanted to blog... I visited someone's blog, and I was really amazed how this girl can post "everything" that happens to her, or everything she feels... Well not absolutely everything but at least a peek inside what's really going on in her head & in her heart.

Not that im lying in my blog entries, but i cant really remember when i ever blogged about things that really mattered to me.. iv always posted about things i know most people know about me already, but i never dwelled on things i know were majorly important to me, something beyond my "ditzy/babaw" self.

Maybe i should start an anonymous blog? haha.

But then it will be korneee. I want my friends to react on things i post, but i dont want them to know it was me... Haha. this is virtually impossible, i know.

For all those who think they know everything about me, think again.

Harharhar.

Just kidding.

EXCITEMENT!

2006-04-03T11:59:00.000+08:00

I am exaggeratedly excited to work!!!

I got elected as CBA councilor and I got accepted as MemCom Chair in JPIA that's why I can't wait for next sem!!! Hehe.

Yun lang. It's been a while since I last blogged... Birthday ko pa. Haha.

I am... the SONNET...

2006-01-14T12:17:00.000+08:00

I super love this test. Take it! I took it like 2 years ago, 'coz I thought baka mag-change na yung result since I've changed a lot rin naman.. Pero NO! Same result, same result. For people I know who've taken this test, I can say the results are pretty accurate. Hehe. :)

The Sonnet
Deliberate Gentle Love Dreamer (DGLDf)

Romantic, hopeful, and composed. You are the Sonnet. Get it? Composed?

Sonnets want Love and have high ideals about it. They're conscientious people, caring & careful. You yourself have deep convictions, and you devote a lot of thought to romance and what it should be. This will frighten away most potential mates, but that's okay, because you're very choosy with your affections anyway. You'd absolutely refuse to date someone dumber than you, for instance.

Your exact opposite:
Genghis Khunt

Random Brutal Sex Master

Lovers who share your idealized perspective, or who are at least willing to totally throw themselves into a relationship, will be very, very happy with you. And you with them. You're already selfless and compassionate, and with the right partner, there's no doubt you can be sensual, even adventurously so.

You probably have lots of female friends, and they have a special soft spot for you. Babies do, too, at the tippy-top of their baby skulls.

ALWAYS AVOID: The 5-Night Stand, The False Messiah, The Hornivore, The Last Man on Earth

CONSIDER: The Loverboy

Link: The 32-Type Dating Test by OkCupid - Free Online Dating.
My profile name: bernaricarics08

It's my birthday!!!

2006-01-13T22:03:00.000+08:00

Yehey. Greet me, greet me.

Can't seem to find The One?

2006-01-08T12:51:00.000+08:00

LSS..

2005-12-22T13:03:00.000+08:00

Where Are You?
J. Roman ft. Soluna

[J. Roman]

I know you out there baby
So where?

There's someone out there for me...
I know she's waiting so patiently
Can you tell me her name?
This life long search is gonna drive me insane

How does she laugh, how does she cry,
What's the color of her eyes,
Does she even realize I'm here?....

Where is she?
Where is she?
Where is she?
Where is this beautiful girl?

Who is she?
Who is she?
Who's gonna complete my world?

Where is she?
Where is she?
Where is this beautiful girl?

Who is she?
Who is she?
Who's gonna complete my world?

La la la la la la la.. la la la la laaa..
La la la la la la la..

[Soluna]

I'm starin out at the sky...
Prayin' that he will walk in my life
Where is the man of my dreams?
Yeah...
I'd wait forever, how silly it seems

How does he laugh, how does he cry,
What's the color of his eyes,
Does he even realize I'm here?....

Where is he?
Where is he?
Where is he?
Where is this beautiful guy?

Who is he?
Who is he?
Who's gonna take me so high?

Where is he?
Where is he?
Where is this beautiful guy?

Who is he?
Who is he?
Who's gonna take me so high?

La la la la la la la.. la la la la laaa..
La la la la la la la..

[J. Roman]
Where are you...?
There's someone out there for me...

[Soluna]
There's someone out there for me...

[J. Roman]
I know she's waiting so patiently..

[Soluna]
So patient...

[J. Roman]
Can you tell me her name?

[Soluna]
Can you tell me his name?

[J. Roman]
This life long search is gonna drive me insane

[Soluna]
How does he laugh, how does he cry,
What's the color of his eyes?
Does he even realize I'm here?....

[J. Roman]
Where is she?
Where is she?
Where is she?
Where is this beautiful girl?

Who is she?
Who is she?
Who's gonna complete my world?

[Soluna]
Where is he?
Where is he?
Where is this beautiful guy?

Who is he?
Who is he?
Who's gonna take me so high?

[Together]
La la la la la la la.. la la la la laaa..
La la la la la la la..

[J. Roman]
(Yeah...I know you're out there...)

[Together]
La la la la la la la.. la la la la laaa..
La la la la la la la..

[J. Roman]
Where are you?
I'ma look all over the world baby
Cuz I know you're out there
I know it might sound crazy...
But I love you

La la la la la la la..

Sana Ngayong Pasko...

2005-12-20T22:36:00.000+08:00

Hmm. My phone's acting crazy super. Actually, no. I think it's my fault, too, 'cause I don't have much memory left 'cause I took lots of videos and pics yesterday in EK!!! I've like 173 kb free phone memory and 327 kb free memory card.

WEEEH! Nga pala, my UP friends and I went to EK yesterday! Wooooh. Everyday, everyday, everyday the magic is here!!!

Pero later na 'yun.

I have already written a long Christmas wishlist on the org's logbook, in which people commented "Berna, asa ka pa.." or "sino namang magbibigay sa'yo ng mga 'yan?" And yeah, I'm guilty, 'coz I know the grant of my wishlist would be merely a dream even if it contains some mga babaw stuff lang like ballpen, etc. kasi nga diba, "sino namang magbibigay sa'kin ng mga 'yun?"

Drama. Drama. Drama. This entry really started with a very shallow potential topic in my head. I was just planning to type some more of my babaw wishlist but I realize material things are not what I really want this Christmas season (a season supposedly called a "Season of Joy and Gratitude") but something more, something priceless, something else I'm not sure I can get anytime soon, something else I've no control of.

Worse, I think if I put in here all my priceless wishes, it would be longer than my babaw wishlist. Hmm.

Funny how this season can just make you feel either, very complete or very empty. (Or is it just me?) Maybe it's the chilly breeze, which can either make you very giggly with kilig or can really freeze your veins and make you realize that your Christmas would be literally and figuratively malamig. Come on, Berna... happiness is a choice! Oh well.

Hehe. Sana nga it's only the breeze...... But again, Berna...*sigh* "asa ka pa."

BaCBAcan na!!!

2005-11-13T20:36:00.000+08:00

from gymworld.com

Every single muscle and bone of my body's aching. Haha. Despite the very "promising" workload i have this sem, I still decided to join cheerdance in this year's BaCBAcan II! Yehey. This is A LOT more serious and more 'keser' than BaCBAcan I since this one is inter-org unlike Bacbacan I which is inter-batch. :)

Our coach is Ate Fran, former team-captain of the UP Pep Squad. She's pretty, and fit, and strict. Haha. But I'm sure I'll learn a lot from her.

We had a skills test yesterday that's why my body's feeling really mabigat...

As usual, our assignments include learning to do a backbend, cartwheel, front walk, piroutte, and last but not the least, we must learn to do a split.

Exciting 'to. Yehey.

Anyway, I met 2 out 5 professors already. All my MTh professors didn't show up, so Thursday was practically a wasted day. Anyway, I got Agustin in Finance, and Alava in Systems Design. I've NO IDEA how to get thru that Systems Design course, but I'm glad that all activities are group works. Yehey. Well, the finance prof requires us to read the business section in the newspaper. Hay. KATAMAD kaya! Haha. I can't believe I'm a business student.

JPIAWeek doesn't have much work for me yet. But our planning sessions are really fun and kabusog. Haha. I signed up for AuxCorps under BA Idol, and my only job so far is to bring fabrics for the photo shoot of the contestants. Hehe. Well, I'll apply in JMA also. I and Gamil. Magpaka-best app kaya ako? Haha. So 'yun lang, for my extra-curriculars.

This will be an exciting sem. Sureness.

Last na 'to. Swear.

2005-11-08T19:24:00.000+08:00

Your Personality Is

Idealist (NF)

You are a passionate, caring, and unique person.
You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals.

You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily.
Your heart tends to rule you. You can't make decisions without considering feelings.

You seek out other empathetic people to befriend.
Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships.

In love, you give everything you have to relationships. You fall in love easily.

At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career.

With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone.

As far as your looks go, you've likely taken the time to develop your own personal style.

On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours.

The Three Question Personality Test

-- WOW. Mostly true. 3 questions lang!

Another quiz..

2005-11-08T18:55:00.000+08:00

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you.

You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something that will confine you. You are afraid of marriage.

In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

Sa wakas.

2005-11-08T15:18:00.000+08:00

Check out my online photo album!!!!! I love it.

It's in flickr.com. It's part of yahoo so you can create your own online album sans the hassle of entering your bio-data. Haha. All you need to do is go to flickr.com, click sign-up, and type your yahoo ID and password! Yehey.

It's really nice. I really recommend you create your own account with flickr.

I've uploaded many pictures already. Few are from my recent reunion with my HS friends, others are random pics of my friends in UP, and many were taken during our induction ball in JPIA! Visit it ah.

Quiz

2005-11-07T21:11:00.000+08:00

You Are 40% Weird

Normal enough to know that you're weird...But too damn weird to do anything about it!

How Weird Are You?

Inggit ako kay manu...

2005-11-03T00:13:00.000+08:00

FIRSTS

First best friend: si jaykris. haha. childhood bestfriend! naalala ko tuloy, star scout camping nila noon, tas lumipat kami ng bahay... wla pa namang celphone nun.. so nde nya alam... pagbalik nya, iba na nakatira sa house namin...
First car: wala. haha.
First break-up: umm.. kelan lang.
First screen name: wala eh. uhh bernaricarics? nde nman obvious na ako.
First self purchased album: 2 eh. sabay binili. hanson at damage. ung may mmm bop at forever. hahaha.
First funeral: i dunno! pero 'yung malapit na relative, sa tito ko. Christmas pa. :(
First pets: si simba. waaah. super baet na puppy. pero nagksakit.. so wla na sha..
First big trip: Baguio lang pinupuntahan namin noong bata.
First music you remember hearing in your house: Fire truck nursery rhymes? Nde eh. Basta mga how much is that doggie in the window arf arf.

LASTS

Last car ride: kagabi. pauwi from cemetery!
Last kiss: wala ngang first eh. haha.
Last good cry: HAHA. mga 2 weeks ago.
Last movie seen: sa TV? Just Maried. sa cinema, Corpse Bride. Haha luser.
Last beverage: water. haha. before water, cowhead fresh milk. mabait na bata.
Last food consumed: chocholate. dunno the brand.
Last crush: wag dito. haha.
Last phone call: umm. cant remember.
Last time showered: kanina lang... 8pm...
Last shoes worn: as in non-tsinelas? cant remember! haha. umm.. ahh.. silver high heels.
Last item bought: nver bought a thing with my own money ds break. kc i have none. haha. so i guess, great taste caffe chocolat from 7 eleven nung planning sem.

RELATIONSHIPS

Who is your very best friend: hmm. si cora talaga siguro now.. highschool kabarkada. she super knows me and my life! pero sa college... wla in particular..
Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend: wala. haha. si accounting.

FASHION/STUFF

Where is your favorite place to shop: none in particular. basta inside a mall. & mura.
Any tattoos or piercings: 2. sa ears! tattoo ah. hahaha. :p

SPECIFICS

Do you do drugs: hmm. stopped. haha joke. nevah.
What kind of shampoo do you use: shampoo for dry hair. haha. no particular brand.
What are you listening to right now: oh my. commercial ng JOY. so J-O-Y, joy in my heart... 'yun.
Where do you want to get married: very nice old but well-preserved catholic church. high ceiling, long aisle. :)
How many buddies are online right now: 10.
What would you change about yourself: umm. kutis? haha. may mt. everest sa aking nose.

FAVORITES

Color: pabago-bago.. now, pink, white, and brown.
Food: dami! chinese food, fastfood, lutong pinoy, chocolate, potato, creamy soups, pasta, all-meat pizza, junk food. haha.
Boys' names: joaquin, anton, miguel.. mga telenovela-ish pwera mga facundo, fernando, ganun.
Girls' names: i like rin mga parang boy nicknames... george, noelle, alex, toni.. :D i just dnt know kung ano dapat ung full first name kc i dont like georgia, alexandra, at antonette. haha.
Subjects in school: hmm. wala. grabe. i think im not for CBA! accounting na ung most favorite, sa lagay na 'yun. sa GE, panpil17.

HAVE YOU EVER

Taken a bath with someone: nung bata..
Smoked: tried once.. pero ngih.
Made yourself throw up: oo. haha.
Skinny dipped: jacuzzi? mali ata spell.
Made yourself cry to get out of trouble: tried. but failed. haha.
Pictured a crush naked: HUH? haha. semi?
Actually seen a crush naked: no! di ko sha crush. haha joke! wala. semi? (topless lang haha)
Cried when someone died: yeah.
Lied: shempre naman. human.
Fallen for your best friend: nde nman bestfriend.
Rejected someone: oo.. tsk.
Used someone: no. not intentionally, at least.
Done something you regret: shempre meron rin, niregret lng for a while. pero dpat let go na rin, face na lang what's already there. yehes.

CURRENT

Clothes: shorts, very big shirt. hehe.
Music: type? emo, r&b.. basta for easy-listening.. hehe.
Make-up: own? or wearing? wearing, none. own, basic lang. foundation, powder, blush, lip balm.
Favorite artist: sugarfree?

LAST PERSON

Hugged: dunno. my mom?
You IMed: aisa.

ARE YOU

Open Minded: depende sa mood. most of the time though.
Arrogant: kung arrogant rin ang kasama, why not. haha.
Interesting: sana. pero i medyo think im not.
Moody: OO. Pero depende sa oras at lagay ng panahon. pag mainit, tsk tsk.
Hardworking: pag kinakailangan na!
Organized: i really wanna be organized. pero nde ko magawa sa very aspect ng life! haha. periodic lang. nde perpetual. gets? go inventory.
Healthy: well.. wala akong sakit.. pero i dont live a healthy lifestyle. i eat super unhealthful (ndi mali yan, fyi) food.
Bored: Obviously.
Responsible: Not sure what other people think. Haha. Pero oo naman, for me.
Angry: I wanna learn nga how eh.
Sad: now? im free.. 'yun lang. :)
Disappointed: kay franzen? oo. ang pasaway kasi. sha nga lang tong gs2 kong manalo.
Hyper: ALWAYS. Pero sa friends lang talaga.
Trusting: Yup sobra. Uto-uto nga eh.
Talkative: ALWAYS. 'Yun, gusto kong mabago. Sobrang ingay ko.
Legal: 18!

WHO DO YOU WANNA

Kill: si big brother. tsk.
Slap: hahahahaha.
Talk to online: walang active.

WHICH IS BETTER

Coke or Pepsi: Coke. Non-light. Haha.
Flowers or candy: FLOWERS. I loooove flowers. Kahit alahas vs. flowers, flowers ako! Pero ngayon lang siguro 'yan. Haha. Imagine, wedding proposal sakin, nde diamond ring, kundi santan or sumthng? Haha. Pero okay lang. Basta true love. And again, baka ngayon lang 'to. :p
Tall or short: Basta taller. Hehe.
Thick or thin: sakto lang dapat.

RANDOM

In the morning I am: bugnutin and useless. Not a morning person.
What do you notice on a person first: kung straight ba s'ya or not. Simula nag-UP ako. Tsk. Haha. Pero bukod dun, looks and aura.
Last person you danced with: cant remember. this is so sad. AHH! sus. si pao. debut!
Who makes you smile: funny people? haha. pero with matching butterflies, sa ngayon, wala. again, sadness.
Who gives you a funny feeling when you see them: eh pareho lang to nung kanina eh
Who do you have crush on: si diether ocampo, ang galing umarte. haha. phase lang 'to. haha.
Who has a crush on you: di ko alam eh. hehe.

DO YOU EVER

Sit on the internet all night waiting for that someone to IM you: grabe naman. nde all night! haha. kidding.
Wish you were young: younger, you mean. hehe. umm, minsan.

NUMBER

Of times I have had my heart broken: hmm. twice?
Of hearts I have broken: im not sure..
Of boys I've kissed: zero. haha. kaya heartbroken twice. haha joke! zero.
Of girls I've kissed: ngay.
Of continents I have lived in on: one!
Of cds I own: i dont count.

:D

New Layout!!!

2005-11-02T13:24:00.000+08:00

Obvious. Hehe.

Sorry for the shoutbox. I changed the skin, and put it on an a more respectable spot. Pero its sobrang mali. Try nyo. It's acting crazy. Any shoutmix user here? Help me please.

Anyway... I'm happy with the layout. It's the first layout I found when I searched... Ang galing. Suits me well. Puro food. Hehe.

I'm so lazy to change the header. Haha. It still obviously pertains to my previous layout. And j0logs sobra pero I didn't care then.

Katamad. And this is one of the 7 deadly sins right. Sloth. Haha. La lang.

Later... I'll look for another shoutbox server.

P.S. Abangan... I'll build a photoblog soon!

Undas...

2005-11-01T12:29:00.000+08:00

It's that time of year when people go to cemeteries to visit the himlayan of their loved ones...

Hehe. Pero wala akong masabi 'bout anything but my embarrassing moment kahapon! [Yes, we visit one lolo on halloween and the other lolo on all saint's day.] Anyway, here it goes. Our car was approaching the entrance of the cemetery when I saw this Dunkin Donut stall and suddenly had a choco wacko craving. My dad told me to step out of the car if I want to buy and told me that they'd just wait for me inside the cemetery near the entrance. The cars were very near each other since the traffic was slow meaning it was really bad taste for me to step out and make the traffic even slower, since our car had to stop.. S'yempre. Hehe. So I hurriedly slipped my feet on my slippers, and stepped out of the car.

So I bought the donuts, blah di blah... When I was on the way to our car, my slippers felt kinda weird. I knew that the slippers I wore were rubber. But, the left one's really hard compared to the rubber slipper I was wearing on my right. YIKES! Magkaiba 'yung slippers kong suot! HAHAHAHAHA. Shucks. 'Yung lang. I brought two pairs kasi, one rubber and one abaca. Di lang pair 'yung nasuot ko. Hahahaha. Haay grabe.

So 'yun lang. Hehe.

Finally...

2005-10-30T23:07:00.000+08:00

I have something to blog about...

Well, contrary to my assumption in my "To shift or not to shift" entry, I passed 114.1!

Hmm.

It was planning sem then when my friends and I knew about our grades. The EOs texted JR Gamil, our blockhead, our student numbers for him to text back our grades. And after a while, when I saw that (umm how will i describe this) MIRACULOUS "2.5" next to my student number (you actually need 2.75 to continue), I was really SHOCKED. Well not really... since I already saw Richard and Stephie literally jumping around and screaming with joy, I kind of had this little spark of hope inside me that somehow, I'd pass. Ehe ehe. And yup, I did! I was really happy 'bout it and I, myself, literally jumped around and screamed with joy as what others did during that, again, miraculous moment of our lives.

But, after a minute or so of our crazy release of jubilation and excitement, I found my self tulala. And so were my other girl friends.

There's this other feeling of nervousness and stress....... Uhuhh........ STRESS! We couldn't believe that we'll go thru another sem with a dangerous mixture of Law recitations, Finance and Management cases, ACCOUNTING classes, homeworks, and exams!!! But wait, there's more! (Haha) We'll have another deadly subject on the menu... Systems Design! (Tama ba?) (Actually, I've no idea 'bout this subject, pero I saw my BA friends working extremely hard for this one.) Basta, there's a hellish sem coming up.

That's why some of my friends (kahit ako), thought about shifting... Parang, it's not worth it kasi eh... Imagine enduring all that to be a CPA? When all you're after is to have that 3 little letters "CPA" after your name? I mean, most of us do not intend to practice it anyway... So why stress yourself over something you don't really love with all your heart? Diba...

On the other hand, I thought, it's not really Accounting I hate... In fact, I don't hate Accounting at all! It's kind of fun actually... Haha. What I REALLY hate are those EXAMS that are exaggeratedly & impossibly hard! Pambihira. Sabi nga ni JR Gamil, with the trends of really low passing rates across the batches, "mukhang gusto na nilang i-phase-out ang BAA." Hahaha. Seriously, that's how it feels na nga eh. Parang pahihirapan ka lang, pagtapos, pahihirapan uli, tapos ibabagsak ka rin sooner or later.

Anyway, I won't shift out of BAA... Haha. I'll still give it a try. God gave this opportunity to me... Why not grab it? Maybe He wants me to be an accountant talaga. Hehe. Bahala na nga! I'm still young... I'm not in a hurry to graduate anyway... So what kung ma-delay ng 1 sem 'pag magshift to BA after this sem? Hmm... I'll be 20 by then (Oct 2007). Ang bata! Haha. So okay lang 'yan. Masarap ang hirap. Fulfilling. Haha. :)

Sorry...

2005-10-29T18:48:00.000+08:00

I know I haven't been blogging much lately.. so I apologize.

(Yehes..) As if may nagbabasa... Well meron naman. Rei and Lawrence, hello. Haha.

Hmm.. I really want to post something like a "Goodbye 3rd year 1st sem" kind of entry like what others do 'coz that sem of mine was really sablay in every aspect, pero masaya pa rin kahit pa'no... :)

Peroooooooooooooo.... With all these "I'm-too-lazy-to-do-anything-kasi-sembreak" air above me, kahit blog, natatamad naaaa....

Haha.. So there. Expect more masipag entries by yours truly siguro tomorrow? Err not sure.

Anyway, I just wanna share with you this site I discovered: http://blaec.com , waaah.. ganda ng clothes! Hehe. Sana may trabaho na 'ko.

To shift or not to shift...

2005-10-16T13:27:00.000+08:00

that is the question... for those who will pass BA 114.1!

Hence, it's not a problem for me!

HAHAHA.

God.

For non-UP CBA readers, BA 114.1 is the course number for "Intermediate Accounting 1", otherwise known as a life changing "welcome" subject for BAA students, which challenges a student's mental and emotional condition, tests someone's ability to stay away from "tukso's" like sine, mall, dinner sa labas, etc.

Mamimiss ko atang mag-aral for an accounting exam. Kahit mahirap, I find it interesting talaga. Not exactly mahirap nga eh, the topics are okay, pero 'yung EXAM, EXAGGE. Haha. Pero fulfilling 'pag 'yung score mo is higher than what you expected. :)

My 1st 2 exams were really (relatively) okay! I was inspired to study talaga then. All the hard work i sowed, i reaped the rewards rin. I dunno if I was sobrang relaxing na pagdating ng 3rd and 4th kaya hindi na as "aral-na-aral" di tulad nung 1st 2 exams. Pero I don't know! I studied pa rin talaga!

Actually 'yung 4th, 'yung pinakakonti! 2 days. Tsk. Kaharap ko pa si dappy. Tawa lang kami ng tawa. Haha. Oh well. Pero 'yung 3rd, okay pa rin naman! 'Yung 4th 'yung worst aral, pero I know it was enough. 'Yung exam lang talaga, HORROR. As in I had no sure answers! Jen Chua (highest standing sa 114.1) and I compared answers muna before passing it, tapos 11 answers lang ang pareho namin!!! 40 problems, 2 points each!!! OH NO. Doomed. Tapos 'yung theory part na 20 points, super magkaiba rin! UGGH!

Pero kahit ganun, may hope pa rin, FINALS. PERO, sobrang nawalan na 'ko ng gana kaya I was so tinatamad rin to study. Come exam day, tsaka ako kinakabahan. I felt unarmed. Pero okay lang. I read lang TeenVouge right before the exam. Haha. To alleviate the pressure lang. It was an all-multiple choice exam. Pero EXAGGE, laging wala sa choices 'yung sagot ko. UGGH. Other people found it RATHER EASY. Pero OH MY GULAY, i was NOT CONFIDENT at all about it. Hay. No hope na talaga.

So to shift or not to shift? I don't have much choice really.

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On the other side of the CBA world which is BA, all the people are beautiful, happy, carefree, kahit hindi stress-free. Ibang stress lang rin talaga siguro ang dulot ng accounting. Haha. (Disclaimer: I'm not saying na ang mga accounting people ay ugly, sad, at forever stressed. Haha. In fact, tumaas ang tingin ko sa lahat ng BAA seniors at terminals.)

I think it's really fine naman talaga to shift. Considering I've no plans rin naman talaga to practice accounting as a hanapbuhay. I just wanna be a CPA. All for the title, medyo. I'm after "the edge" really. Pero if sobrang mababaliw ako dahil sa pag-aaral, at madedelay ako sa kababagsak, I quote Manu, parang "not worth it.." Hence, okay naman talaga ang BA track.

Haha. Kinocomfort na ang sarili. Why not? :)

Stress.

2005-09-18T12:14:00.000+08:00

Gusto kong maglupasay.

Why I Hate September

2005-09-03T00:26:00.000+08:00

Screenshot of my September planner:

Akap

2005-08-29T11:38:00.000+08:00

by Imago

Nagtatanong
Bakit mahirap sumabay sa agos
Ng iyong mundo
Nagtataka
Simple lang naman sana ang buhay
Kung ika'y matino

[chorus]
Sabihin sakin lahat ng lihim mo
Iingatan ko
Ibaling sakin ang problema mo
Kakayanin ko

Pikit mata
Kong iaalay ang buwan at araw
Pati pa sapatos kong suot
Nagtatanong
Simple lang naman sana ang buhay
Kung ika'y lumayo

[chorus]
Sabihin sakin lahat ng lihim mo
Iingatan ko
Ibaling sakin ang problema mo
Kakayanin ko

[bridge]
Sasamahan ka sa tamis
Sasamahan ka sa pait
Sasamahan ka sa dilim
Sasamahan ka hanggang langit

Sasamahan ka sa tamis
Sasamahan ka sa pait
Sasamahan ka sa dilim
Sasamahan ka hanggang langit

[chorus]
Sabihin sakin lahat ng lihim mo
Iingatan ko
Ibaling sakin ang problema mo
Kakayanin ko

Hmm... Heard Glaiza sang this in Homeboy. Hehe. Nice! Pero can't remember na the tune. Hahaha. Hmmmmmm...

2005-08-28T19:23:00.000+08:00

CAPRICORN

Few will believe that a hardcore practical and materialistic person like you is capable of sensitivity and genuine emotions. You project a hard exterior but are actually very sensitive, a trait you successfully hide from others. You can see thing with anger but will not betray your feelings. But then, there are times that even you cannot control your temper. Under such circumstances you can shout and scream, more with frustration at the situation than with anger at any particular person. Your outbursts can shock others and can make them feel guilty too.

---Akong ako 'to. Haha.

IRITAng tunay

2005-08-26T23:13:00.000+08:00

Can't find the flash Pao made for me for my debut! Grr. Sana may back-up kami, though.

Can't find my pics as well. Sana nasa boarding house ko.

GOD. I'm turning 19 and I'm still stressing over my debut! The photo album isn't out pa rin and the video editing hasn't started yet. Kainessssssssssss.

---

Dance (JMA) and Swerve (JPIA) na Bukas. I'll go to both. And after, I'll ask Manu if we can stay at his place overnight. Hahaha.

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We went to TAGAYTAY yesterday. Can you believe? As in we left UP Dil at 5:00 pm. Got there at around 7:00, left at around 10:30, then got back at my boarding house at 1am. Hahahaha. It was so much fun. Hehe. Ben, Rich, Lau, Marves, and Jen. Haha. Amazing.

I know, the idea is just plain stupid... Traveling that far just to eat Yum Burger and sip Starbucks Cafe Mocha is super not worthy of the travel time. Pero believe me, it is pala. Hahahaha. Amazing talaga. ALIW!

Medyo naligaw pa kami pauwi. Made the experience more fun. Hahahaha.

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I think I need another blog. An anonymous one. Hmm.. To expound on some things and to rant the most rantable stuff in my life but just can't put here. Haha. Oooooh. Mystery.

Anyway, antok. I'm still irritated na I can't find the Flash. Grrrrr. De. For sure meron si Pao. Hay pray for me. Ciao!

Stop!

2005-08-06T22:13:00.000+08:00

Ayoko na.. Parang awa mo na... Manhid ka ba? O nagmamanhid-manhidan? ROAAAR. *Slap slap* Tigilan na 'tooooooo.

Haha. Ang sarap ng may blog.

Disclaimer

2005-07-24T14:56:00.000+08:00

Yes I'm bitter, but I'm not a bad sport. Hehe. Yeah I know... if I were the judge, I'd choose the seniors talaga to be the winner in cheering. Aminado naman ako eh. Panis kami sa astig ng inyong ginawa. 'Yun lang. I was just nanghihinayang for our effort.

Anyway...

...it's been almost a month since I last updated my blog.

So much has happened to me talaga! BA 114 (Accounting) exam, AOG, and my ultimately SIRA voice (which saved me from many circumstances hehe).

BA 114 Exam. EXAGGE. I reviewed for a week! [Almost] I started Sunday before the Sunday of my exam. Ms. Starbucks and I became bestfriends for like 4 nights. Grabehan. Super kapagod 'yung week na 'yun.

Saturday, Bacbacan practice?
Sunday, Accounting Review in Starbs.
Monday, Case 2 overnight.
Tuesday, Case 1 was moved to Friday, so we were all rejoicing; Accounting Review in Starbs, walked from Vinzon's to Area2 ALONE at 11:30 pm. Super takot.
Wednesday, Accounting Review in Starbs with Lawrence ata.
Thursday, Accounting Review with Lau, Lawrence, Marves, Mads, Mico in Starbs. Nalagas ang wallet.
Friday, Accounting Review sa Boarding House, la na pera eh.
Saturday, Accounting Review sa Boarding House muli. Woke up at 8am, slept again at 8:30am, woke up again at 11:30, started reviewing at 1pm, stopped studying every 1 hour and 30 minutes, decided to have dinner at Jollibee Philcoa at 6:30 pero di natuloy. Natuloy ang dinner ng 7:30 with Lau sa Jollibee. 9:30 kami umuwi. Haha. I slept at 12am.
Sunday, Accounting Exam. Many were devastated but not I. Jen, Mick, and I watched UAAP in Ateneo. We won against NU. Weeh. Went to Manu's for overnight. Pero di ko sila groupmates. In short, I was a parasite for a night.
Monday, I woke up without a voice. Hahaha. UAAP kasi. The answers in Accounting Exam were out. Then, I became devastated. Hehe. It's bagsak for sure. BWISET! Gusto ko nang mag-shift.

TUESDAY, Case Report and AOG. Medyo may voice na, pero parang bading daw. Haha.

I wasn't able to report. I almost cried with frustration. I SUPER wanted to report because the case is maganda. Pero anyway, I answered naman in the Q&A part. The case report was succesful. YEHEY.

AOG! Oh my God. I've realized, JPIA has really exhausted all the kahihiyan I have inside me... 1st OrgPres and that Wohooo costume, 2nd Ms. Bacbacan at sobrang kadiri ako nun, 3rd eto nga. AOG. Pambihirs.

Hehe. Anyway, congratulate me! I didn't win! Haha. Muntik na. 1st Runner Up! Buti na lang my talent lang was that Pete (my partner) sang for me [hahahaha kahiya!], I was like a siga maglakad, my voice was parang Inday Garutay's, and my answer in the Q&A part was BLAH. Hahahahaha.

Go KC. Keser kasi. Hahahaha. :p And my partner won rin pala as Mr.

Yehey. So 'yun. KC and Pete won and they'll be representing JPIA UP Diliman Chapter in the Mr. & Ms. JPIA pageant of NF JPIA. Hehehehehehe.

Wednesday, Applicant's Outing! Grabehan. It was fun naman medyo. And it didn't rain as hard (as in last year's). After, BaCBAcan practice. Mads fell while doing inverted split and hurt her arm. Sorry Mads.

Thursday, Didn't recite in Accounting class kasi paos ako. Hahah. Yehey. BaCBAcan practice uli. Super cram.

Friday, Walang LAW!!! BaCBAcan practice for the last time! Sumisigaw na lahat... We weren't able to dance the whole thing!

Saturday, BaCBAcan na! Met at 6am sa BA. Grabe practice ng umaga. No run-thru pa rin. Exagge. At BaCBAcan, we did na lang our maximum! :) [See entry below for details]

Sunday, Bum Bum Bum. Hehe.

Monday [tomorrow], habang lahat ay nagrarally para sa SONA, kami at gagawa ng Case4. Good Luck friends! [Group 4 is our sister group. Hehe. Barkada ko lahat. Kami ang critique nila.]

Grabe. Feeling artista, fully-booked. Sorry HS friends, can't attend UBE. :)

Okay lang 'yan Kat....

2005-07-24T13:43:00.000+08:00

I don't know exactly what happened, pero what I know is that she's okay na now.

On our last [and super ganda raw] na pyramid, she did a basket toss and I think parang pa-backwards ung lipad n'ya that made her bump on the wall ata, and the guys kinda failed to catch her. Jeff caught her pero parang sa lower body lang so nagslide pa rin s'ya pababa.

She had a cut on her shin and the doctors stitched it ata. Pero at least negative ang fracture and nothing worse happened. ;)

Hay grabe! Kinikilabutan ako.. parang it's our team's fault na hindi ko maintindihan na parang nakokonsensya ako.. Pero anyway, nobody meant that naman to happen... At least walang nangyaring masmasama..

So 'yun... I think it's kinda impossible na for her parents to allow her to join next year's dance pero sana naman diba...

So there.. Get well Kat. We love you. Nuhux. :)

Ano? BaCBAcan na lang tayo?!

2005-07-24T12:25:00.000+08:00

Ang BITTER KO SA SENIORS!!!

BOOOOOOOO Seniors BOOOOOOOO! Haha. If a UP CBA Senior happens to read this entry, pardon me, hayaan n'yo na lang ako for my bitterness. At least you won. Haha.

GRRRR. 1st. CHEERING! We LOST to the seniors!!! Uggh. Our goal was really to WIN. Haha. But due to Acad reasons, our cheerdancers (including moi) had conflict in schedules because of differing deadlines of case studies, exam scheds, etc. Thus, resulting to cheerdance practices with incomplete people lagi.

No kidding, our first COMPLETE (meaning with both dances and pyramids) RUN-THROUGH was the actual performance itself! Haha. Grabe. Crammers. We started practicing last summer and ended up like this.

Though, super objectively, no biases and all, I have to say ours pa rin was the best routine. If only we spent more time practicing than reviewing for an Accounting exam that we all know we'd FAIL, edi sana we had a more polished and mastered performance. Oh well. Such is life.

Pero manalo, matalo, CUTE PA RIN TAYO!!! Go JUNIORS!!!

Hmm... Hey.. we're not really losers naman eh. We're 2nd place overall right? Uggh Seniors na naman panalo! Hahaha.

So there.. 2nd sa cheering.

Sa Basketball naman.. 2nd rin!!! We lost to the sophies!!! Hay. I saw their line-up naman kasi noh [they're applicants in our org]... They're all tall! And shooter pa raw lahat. Oh well. Pero okay lang, we made history yesterday kasi we beat the MBA!!!

Sa Mr. and Ms. BaCBAcan, well, 2nd muli, we lost to the Seniors muli.. Magagaling talaga sila sa ganun. Hehehe.

Sa Volleyball, 2nd rin. Lost to the Seniors na naman. Hay.

Sa Parlor Games....... Hahahaha we won! Bwahahaha. Tug-o-war and Mattress Stuffing (Paramihan ng nakatungtong in one mattress)... Hehe. Sarap.

Oh well.. Even though yesterday's event really got me bitter, I still had fun!!!

Pero wait, I left nga pala mga 1pm. So Cheerdance and Parlor Games lang na-witness ko. Hehe. Kainis. I really wanted to watch basket and all the other sports! And the batch celebrated pa in Dencio's after. I should have stayed! Ang boring kagabi exagge. I was in Dad's induction in Rotary Club. Suuuuper boring. Haha. Oh well. Pagmamahal sa pamilya.

Anyway, 'yun na nga.. next year wala nang challenge eh. Most of the magagaling Seniors in cheerdance would graduate na. Syempre almost all that will be left in their 5th year would be the BAA people na lang. Eh they have like 40 BAA students na lang or something.. So the challenge isn't there anymore. The glory of beating them would not be as sarap. Haha. Rivalry na ito. Ooooh. 'Pag may nakabasa nito baka abangan ako ng Seniors sa 4th floor back lobby at bugbugin. Haha. Congrats nga pala sa inyo Seniors.. and mas mataas ang plus points n'yo ing accounting. Haha. I badly needed pa naman that. Oh well.

Last na talaga.. Mahal ko ang batch namin super! I really wanna extend my college life pa 'til 7th year or something.. I wanna be forever young! Hehe. So 'yun.. GO JUNIORSSSSSS!

Inspiration to workout

2005-06-28T20:53:00.000+08:00

It's one of those days, when I got the divine inspiration to walk on the treadmill. But no, the treadmill was transferred to another room. Tsk tsk. Walang TV dun. Panget. To make the long story short, I didn't workout yet again.

Almost everyday, I plan to "jog bukas" and "diet bukas". And I must say that I'm a perfect example for the adage, "the soul is willing but the flesh is weak." Haha. Always weak to wake up at 6am and jog, always weak to let go of this chocolate-covered Cream-O in my hand. Hahaha.

--

Over the past few days, I've been really really sick. Emotionally, that is. No one even noticed that underneath my laughs and kabangagans is an aching being. Haaay. Sadness.

Anyway, I'm slowly recovering from that sickness, convincing myself that the things that I thought probable would never ever come to life. They will have to endure existing only in dreamland; I guess I just have to be happy with what I have. At least, meron. Kaysa wala diba.

--

Anyway, champion talaga si Manu sa pambababarbs! Here are the most benta to me:

- He said that the Tagalized version of Cookie Monster is named "Biscochong Halimaw"

- He said that he's seen on TV the Spanish airing of Spongebob Squarepants and that the keso-looking creature's Spanish name is "Sponghebobe Pantalones Quadrones/Quadrados." He isn't sure daw if "Quadrones" or "Quadrados." Hay Manu. Grabe, I can't believe I believed in this one.

- When I asked how Roosters impregnate Hens, [my question really was where in the world is the rooster's *toot* located?], he told me that it can be found under a rooster's left wing. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. So if ever you're eating chicken wing right now, be sure it's not a left one.

The wonders of animal life. Yesterday's "Wok Dis Way" day was really fun. Haha. Manu, Richard, Brian, Mak, KC, Owen, Lau, and I were there. Hay grabe. We argued 'bout the Hen-Rooster issue. We also talked about other animals. Hehe.

--

JPIA App's Orientation and Acquaintance Party tomorrow! Woohoo! Goodluck to MemCom and PepCom! Weeeh. Ang saya.

--

As for my academic aspect of life, this has to be the most stressful sem of 'em all. EVERY NIGHT, dapat aral. Pero if you're a pasaway like me, you'd find time to blog on a Tuesday night. Haha. Imagine, accounting homeworks, laging "all problems on chapter __" GRABE! I should've enrolled in Accounting lang dapat this sem. Haha.

--

Speaking of which, I have to read Chapter 4 na. Chapter 4 all problems ang HW. Exaheradong tunay. We haven't even touched that topic yet! Hay HELL. Goodbye.

P.S. To eat or not to eat, that is the question. My favorite food, Baked Macaroni of my Ninang Achie dearest, is on the dining table. Hmm.

La la la la la

2005-06-19T12:16:00.000+08:00

2nd week's over! Haha. I think I'm gonna be doing this countdown to sembreak 'til the end of classes. Haha. I will have no time [and PC] for blogging except on Sundays since Mondays thru Saturdays, I'm gonna be a full-pledged UP Diliman resident.

So there. Accounting's a killer I must say. And I'm actually considering BS BA already as a course. It's all Dr. Gregorio's fault. He said if we're not interested in practicing Accounting after graduating [meaning if all we really want is to be a manager someday] then shift raw to a course that will waste less time of our lives. Hmmm. I'm not gonna shift out to BS BA pa rin. But if ever I don't pass the grade requirement in BA 114, I think it's gonna be okay for me pa rin. I'm now really open to taking up BS BA instead. Pero for sure I'd miss my BAA blockmates. *Sniff* Haha. As if it's gonna happen na talaga diba. I super HOPE pa rin na I get thru with this hell subject and crawl my way to graduation from BS BAA. Haha.

So there. R&R's still ongoing. And if there are sophomore BAA students of UPD reading this post, sali na sa JPIA!!! :) So far, there aren't sponsee-able apps yet. Harhar.

A rant that I'll be ranting for the rest of my college life: Di ako makabili ng mga gusto kong bagay. Ang hirap ng mahirap. Haha. Pero again, berna, ok lang yan. At least wala kang kapansanan. (Sana maconvince ko ang sarili ko.) Haha. I think my list of pangarap to-buys are gonna be longer na than my height but I still haven't bought a single thing. Ang gastos ng life. Ang hirap maka-ipon.

I saw a Nike rubber shoe in SM yesterday after I bought an Adidas shirt for my ama. P3,500. Good luck. That shoe model's like less than 24 hours old pa lang daw dun sa shop. In other words, new arrival. Hehe. Nice 'yun. Pero again, walang pera. Hay. At again, berna, okay lang 'yan. At least wala kang kapansanan.

Hahaha.

My Mom's in US na. Wow ang saya nila dun. Another sister went to States din kasi from Australia naman. Tapos kasama pala si Ate Lyn! One of my most beloved cousins. Awww ingget ako.

Father's day ngayon! Happy Father's day to my itay! I love you po. Hehe. As if mababasa n'ya 'to. Awww. First Father's day ni daddy na walang wife by his side. Aww. Haha. Okay lang. Andito naman mga anak n'ya. Father's day naman eh, hindi Husband Day. Haha. The family voted Mr. & Mrs. Smith as our flick for the day. Napanood ko na. Pero it's super fine with me. I'd rather watch it again kaysa manood ng Batman for the first time. Hehe. I don't know. I'm just not interested.

Yesterday, we celebrated some sort of Pre-Father's-Day day. Haha. We bought piniratang DVDs, proben [my fave street food], cheese pandesal, choco buns, Coke Light, and Nestea Light. We watched Hitch yesterday. Hehe. I realized pala that all DVDs we bought, I've watched na. Hitch, A Lot Like Love, The Notebook. Oks lang. They're all worth watching the 2nd time around. :)

So there. Ang tagal naming umalis. Sa'n kaya ang lunch? Sana Gerry's!

Happy Father's day to your dad. :)

Let's do the funk, let's do the first week funk!

2005-06-12T10:19:00.000+08:00

The first week of 1st Sem AY 05-06 is overrr. And hell, it was tiring. The effort I put into this first week was even greater than all my efforts put together last summer classes. Haha exagge. Pero looking at how this 1st week almost exhausted me simply says that this sem's gonna be a cruel one.

Tuesday - First day!

I was in UP at 10am. So I decided to watch NBA muna at Manu's! Miami lost. Boo. I'm sure the finals is boring. Haha.

So there, the classes were boring, as usual. But at least the profs are not terrorists. Imbento. Haha. Ngih. Scary. They already gave us 80 pages of reading assignments. Maraming salamat. 37 for Law, 33 for Finance. [est]

I slept at Sheryl's! Would u believe? I felt like a squatter. Hahaha. I didn't wanna stay a single night in my ex-boarding house kasi ayaw kong masumbatan ng isang gabi ng libreng pagtulog. Haha. Nga pala, thanks super she!

Wednesday - Minsan may isang yagit...

...na naghanap ng matitirahan.

Yep, I spent my whole Wednesday looking for a nicer boarding house. I went to waiting sheds on my way to Area 2 [where my former boarding house is] to take note of ads on apartments, dorms, and boarding houses. I was so ready to live in UP Vill or Teacher's Vill since I really thought that there's no chance in hell that there's an available slot in a boarding house inside UP.

Pero dahil ako'y mahal ni Jesus, I found one! Haha. Shemps. It still wasn't WOAH sa ganda pero I must say it's a lot more pleasant than my former boarding house! White walls, no suffocating extensions, friendlier landlady. Hehe. It's in the same area, 'yun na nga lang, I have to bear the extra steps to reach it since it's along the 2nd street of Area 2. Dati kasi 1st street. Hehe. My roommates, Melai, Kim, and April, were verrry nice. :)

I went home to Laguna. I instantly moved my things out na to my new tirahan. So ang sagwa pa ng arrangement so I don't wanna sleep there muna. Hehe.

Sidenote: I helped Lau find a gift for Marves. Hahahaha. Our feet were manas na after. Haha. :p

Thursday - Ngih accounting.

First meeting in Accounting. Mr. Peds warned us na "ngayong sem, hindi pwedeng pa-easy-easy lang." It's our time in college when our geekiness will be at its highest. Ooooh. Scary.

By the way, he gave us a reading assignment. Two chapters of our book. Umm. 75 pages lang naman in total.

I read Law. I decided to read na lang Finance morning of next day.

Friday - Walang [**yang] Law

A text woke me up. It was from Prof. Villafranca saying that there will be no classes. Thanks very much. Sana Finance na lang ang binasa ko. Well at least I didn't have to cram it diba. Hehe.

Saturday - Woh org!

R&R (Registration and Reaffirmation) Workshop. La di da di da. Our booth background is the penguins in Madagascar. And Manu coined the title of this sem's R&R as "Madagascar & R" Hahahahaha. Cute diba. And cuddly. Wahaha.

Rich, She, Lau, and I watched Mr. and Mrs. Smith! I liked the story super. Angelina Jolie's verrrry maganda talaga. Brad Pitt's, well, always gwapo naman. Hehe. Watch it!

We went home na after.

Haaay home at last. Ngunit bukas, alis na naman. Hay. Para sa'n pa't nagka-long weekend? Ok lang though. Go Batch! Overall champion na ng Bacbacan 'to! Hehe. :)

So there. School hasn't even really started yet, pero this week has exhausted me na! Oh well. Enjoy naman eh. Weeeeh.

I'm not excited to go to school

2005-06-06T09:46:00.000+08:00

I haven't recovered yet from Saturday's practice... My muscles are still aching... especially my right gluteus maximus. Yup, it still hurts. Uggh.. I don't wanna go to school yet. I already got my social fix last Saturday so there's no other reason why I should be excited for school kasi I don't miss them na now. Haha.

Anyway, we shopped for school essentials yesterday. My sister looked for school shoes and a school bag and her picks were entirely dependent on my taste. Harhar. Impluwensya ni ate.

As for moi, my only school essential that I would want to buy using my Inay's money are clothes. So I bought a few... 6 tops for less than P500. Haha. And they actually look good! How I did it? Haha... secret. The only thing I'm worried of is if they're gonna last for more than 3 gamitans. Hehe. Pero ang daya, my siblings shirts were like more than 300 a piece. Samantalang ako... haha. Oh well.

We're gonna go to Greenhills today. Sana may mabili ako. Hehe. Weeh. Pero masnakakapagod. Hay.

Hay nako.

2005-06-05T11:08:00.000+08:00

Ang lungkot ng buhay.

My butt hurts (and I watched a lot like love)

2005-06-04T18:48:00.000+08:00

And it's because of the mortifying stunt routine we practiced today for bacbacan. Wow. On the bright side though, at least I learned how to pike, then fall butt flat on the floor, do a back roll, pose, stand-up, and do a cartwheel, all squeezed in only 16 counts.

It's really really really nakakapagod. Haaay. Jen teached me the Get Right cane dance of J.Lo. Wooh. My body and my brain were already so tired while I was learning it so I'm not sure if I still can recall the steps later. Hehe.

After the practice (it ended 12nn!), Jen, Ian, and I went to SM North and watched A Lot Like Love. Haay ang cute. But it's just impossible in real life. Hay. But the couple's chemistry in the movie is really ideal for me. Wow. Hay. Watch it na lang to know what I'm talking about. ;)

So there. Hay pasukan na. Katamad mag-empake.

Fake Havaianas?

2005-06-03T19:35:00.000+08:00

Uggggggh.. I'm super annoyed. Not because of the fake Havaianas, but of the people who are annoyed by fake Havaianas. I just came from Candymag Teentalk and there were gurls who posted their rants 'bout fake stuff.. they were like, "GRRRRR... Fake Havaianas?!" and "babatukan ko ang bumili nito!" Uggh. I don't know. I'm super annoyed. Partly because I'm a patronizer of pirated stuff and partly because I liked the idea that I can buy "Havaianas" for P350.

There are P350 Havaianas daw kasi in Greenhills. They're orig daw. The owner bought the slippers from Brazil in wholesale kaya cheap. Damn. Is P350 really cheap for slippers like that? I mean, damn, the friggin' slip-ons are overpriced at P900 a pair! Beach Walk nga P70 eh!

I don't know why i got annoyed. I think may effect din ang UP eh. Those stuff I hear "Imperyalismo ibagsak!" and the like... they have effects really. Though I WANT Havaianas of my own, I'm a bit happy 'bout the idea that Filipino pirates found a way to sell cheaper pairs of those. Hahahahahaha.

I know my argument's not very sound. But heck, blog ko 'to. Hahaha. They say that the prints on those "fake" ones can be easily erased... pero if I want lang plain brown ones, pwede na! Hahaha.

So, to annoy those people who posted "Mabuhay ang Orig!" and "Bwiset talaga ang mga fake!" in the Candymag forum, I'm gonna ask, "San sa Greenhills makakabili?"

Hahahaha. Mabuhay ang pirata. (Basta ibang bansa ang pinipirata, ha.) Harharhar. Pinoys are ingenious. :p

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P.S. I know. I have no life. I posted 3 times this day. Practice bukas. Have no garter for Ten Twenty and Chinese garter yet!

Excited sa pasukan

2005-06-03T13:21:00.000+08:00

Wow. Despite of my really really short vacation (due to summer classes and bacbacan practices) and the upcoming hell that is BA 114, I am ecstatically anxious [woh] for the classes to come! I mentioned na kanina why pero I wanna mention it again.

Block na kasi! Block A ako, with all BAA batchmates I know except Ais, Ian, Beth, Mads (okay lang 'yan.. next sem!). And I reiterate, It's gonna be like High School again! Same crowd for every class, same room, same seating arrangement? 'Wag naman sanang parang elem na alphabetical order pa. Haha. The Block A D3-ers and extended D3-ers planned to occupy all the 2 first seats next to the aisles. Hahaha. Wooh. Para daw makinig. And kaya hindi raw by row ang occupation, para daw hindi mukhang cliquish? Hahaha. That would be impossible. We're accused of being a clique (which is hello? impossible to avoid) even before we were freshies pa.

Oh my gad. Junior na ako. I can't believe it. *Sidenote: Edmund suggested a tagline for our batch this coming bacbacan, "Junior ako kasi anak ako ng tatay ko." Hahaha. Funny, but simply wouldn't work.*

Anyway, ayun. Junior na ako! Dati rati'y freshie lang... at ngayon *dramatic reverb*Junior na. Hahaha. I hardly noticed my being a sophie passed. Wow. I survived my first two years in UP which served as gates to being an immortal BAA student. Haha. With immortal I mean, the college can never kick us out of the course kahit pa ilang 5.0 yan basta 'wag lang MRR. Hehe. And now I'm down to the final gate, my third year in college.. naku 114. Tsk tsk. Lord help.

Hala. Does this mean I cannot allow myself anymore to waste after-school hours on watching movies in SM and late night Starbs and Wok Dis Way tambay in Katips? Haay. Pero sabi nga ni lau kahapon, "I think hinde." And ditto. I think hindi pa rin mawawala sakin ang lakwatsa. It keeps me sane. Hahaha. And actually, these pointless (daw) na tambays are a reason for my ecstatic anxiety. Hehehe.

I think ultimate galaan time for the barkada is on tuesday and friday, 5:30 pm. Kasi that's the common dismissal of the two blocks. Weeh. Sidenote, Mickey's already planning for his birthday libre in July. Weeh. Hehe.

Another reason, bridge. It's been a while since I last continuously played 20 rounds of bridge. Hahaha.

Yet another reason, JPIA Mem work. Weeeeeeh. Jihan and I are the EB-ICs for the 1st commeet. Hehe. Walang magrereklamo. Gusto ko ng baked spag ang shanghai. Hehe. Apps na rin! Ooooh. Power trip na 'to! Just kidding. :p

Bacbacan rin! Haha. I can't wait to see our final routine. I just wish talaga maganda 'yung mix ng sounds, mamaster ang choreography, magawa ang stunts na horror, and magawa ang pyramids. Go lang ng go, macho guys ng CBA batch 03. Haha. Anyway, MARVES. SUMAYAW KA NA.

Wow. And si Sir Peds samin. I'm sure. All RVCs (Registration Volunteer Corps) are in block A eh. Hehe. Weeeeh. I'll be forced to finish all homeworks. Haha. Sadness, walang book for 114! Bwiset kasi ang Philippine GAAP. Paiba-iba.

And, I'm excited na rin to go to school kasi I wanna watch A Lot Like Love, and school's my only excuse to luwas. Hehe.

So there. UP CBA, here I come. Nyahaha baduy.

Of my top to-buys and social status rants

2005-06-03T12:37:00.000+08:00

I'm excited to go to school! It's because,

-yeah, I miss my friends (though I saw them almost every other day after summer classes),
-we were divided into blocks (it's gonna be like HighSchool again!),
-new geek stuff (notebooks clear envelopes, books, pens),
-and the last but definitely not the least, the money supply will be up and running once again.

Hahaha.

I've already budgeted my income in order for me to save some for my current top things-to-buy:

-brown Havaianas
-black Maldita cardigan (I lost my unbranded ultimate favorite black cardigan huwaaah)
-cheap plain-colored tops.

It kinda bothers me that I am not as fortunate as other girls my age who can buy all the stuff they want without even having to save their own money to buy them. Those who have multiple credit cards and have parents who never mind their children maxing out the limit of their credit cards on shopping for clothes, food, books, on spa and parlor visits, etc. Yes, it bothers me. But also thinking of other girls my age who can't even go to school, who can't even go to the mall just to window shop, I get ashamed of myself for even thinking that I am unfortunate. Hay life. Why is it so unfair?

Kaya, I'm thinking if I still wanna get a scholarship. I want lang naman to spend the money for CLOTHES and BOOKS and FOOD and other indulgences. Kung mang-aagaw lang ako ng slot from those who really need a scholarship, parang 'wag na lang. Hay. Pero sa totoo lang, confusing talaga. Sige nga, 'wag na lang. But whenever I realize we need money rin naman nowadays, I get teased pa rin by the idea. Pero fine, 'wag na lang.

Hahaha. Wow. Tough decision ba 'to? Hehe. Makapag-ipon na nga lang. And ask for an allowance raise. Hehe. (My parents, though, would appreciate if I apply for a scholarship, and let go of the allowance raise. :p)

Nalulungkot ako.

2005-06-02T23:55:00.000+08:00

Natalo ang Phoenix Suns. Kainessss. Pero actually, after every basketball game naman i'm sad kasi dun ako lagi sa underdog kampi. Haha. Hindi naman.. I just wanted sana the West Finals to be a wee bit more exciting kung 3-2 sana ang nangyari diba. Pero well, 4-1 na. Hay. Spurs na sa finals.

Sa East kaya kamusta? Haha. 2-2. Natalo ang Miami recently. Manalo kaya sila next game? Haha bukas na 'yun. Ang galing ni Dwayne Wade.

Wow. I don't know what made me watch NBA lately. Haha. Finals kasi.. exciting pala! Heck, I found nga golf exciting eh, basketball pa kaya?! Hahaha. My dad and my bro kasi eh, natalo ako sa remote, no Koreanovelas na tuloy. Hehe.

Anyway, si Steve Nash kamukha ni Pepe. Si Brian Bauza parang kapareho ng facial expressions ni Tim Duncan. HAHAHAHA. Si Tony Parker parang Grant Hill na pinamukhang bad. Inis ako sa itsura nina Duncan at Parker kanina. Haha bitterness.

Naawa naman ako kay Steve Nash kasi parang ang talino n'ya maglaro and he did all he could pero talo pa rin sila.

Sidenote: NOW I SOUND LIKE A MAN NA TALAGA. Haha. Ooooh refreshing. Last time I actually showed interest in NBA was Chicago vs Utah pa. BWHAHAHAHA. Oh well. Pero I watch basket naman, live pa nga eh. UP games. Haha.

Umm. I miss Michael Jordan. Hehe. He's the most amazing bball player I've seen play pa rin. Parang exhibition affax lagi 'pag nasa game s'ya.

Ditzy Note: I want a pair of brown Havaianas. Gud luck sakin.

Learning HTML

2005-06-01T20:32:00.000+08:00

I've decided to subtract one frustration from my Top Frustrations list (see May 28 post) by learning HTML... (Recall that my frustration no. 5 is "I wanna be a great web designer." and learning HTML is the first step of the great journey towards that. Hahaha.)

Nah. I've no plans to make this a profession, noh. I just wanna be able to create a complete blog layout in a day (or 3 days max)! Hahaha. Before, I made my Tabulas layout in Dreamweaver and Photoshop. I think it took me a week to finish it. Hahahahahaha. I nearly wanted to puke at the sight of it right after I uploaded it to my page. Ganun ako kasawa na sa itsura n'ya. Haha.

I've been trying to learn HTML for 2 days now. And wow, until now I don't know if I can make a layout na. Hahaha. Weeeeh. Bahala na. Well, I've learned the simple tags, I already know how to make tables, blah blah blah. But thinking of the stuff I can do with Dreamweaver, a WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) type of program, I still can't imagine how I'm gonna do 'em in Notepad. Hahaha. Oh well.

Next tutorial... Adobe Photoshop. ;)

P.S. For other desperate techie-wannabes like me, check this out. :)

Half of my house has no electric power

2005-05-29T15:48:00.000+08:00

And unfortunately, that half is the net cafe...

So how the heck am I able to blog if there's no power here? Well... Thanks to the two extension cords, which make me able to tap electricity from the side of the house with power. Hahahaha.

Aww.. wawa naman mga kids sa labas.. their noses are sticked to the glass door, as they get envious with me being able to use the PC. Haha. They continuously ask Ate Anette [the net cafe keeper], "Ate, pwede nang maglaro?" Harharhar. Belat. Ako meron. *evil laugh* [In fairness, they're loyal ah. There are other net cafe's naman that are more fortunate than us pero still, they wait for ours to have power back again. Pero baka naman kasi puno sa iba. Nyehehe.]

So why in the world is it possible to have brownout in only a part of your house? Kasi raw... this net cafe's electricity line's separate from the house itself. Eh... unfortunately, the "electricity supplier" [I don't know what it's called.. or baka poste ang magkaiba or something] of the two separate lines are different. So it's possible that there's electricity here, but no electricity inside the house [this is the more preferred case], and vice versa [this, on the other hand, is the more frequent case]. Pero, ok lang.. As long as I have extension cords with me, I'll be alright. Hihihihi.

P.S. Since Ate Anette has no work to do because the net cafe's closed, she taught us how to make Mojos. Hehehe. Yehey. Marunong na 'ko.

I miss my FRIENDS...

2005-05-29T12:26:00.000+08:00

7:30pm, Weekdays and Saturdays, Star World

Berna's top frustrations, dreams, and plain impossible wishes.

2005-05-28T13:59:00.000+08:00

Hmm.. All of us have "secret" dreams diba.. It may be a talent, a skill, a stature, or whatever it is you don't have, and things that just make you sigh everytime you see other people who have 'em.. Haha. And for moi, s'yempre I have 'em too..I have a lot! Here are things I wish I have in life! [not in any particular order]

1. I wish I were more artistic [this covers a lot of frustrations like the following:]
2. I wanna be able to draw/paint
3. I wanna be able to even visualize man lang what I wanna draw/paint.
4. I wanna be a good writer of short stories, essays, poems, and BLOGS... Haha.
5. I wanna be a great web designer. Hahahaha.. "Mangarap kaaaaaaa... mangarap kaaaa.."
6. I wanna learn how to cook yummy dishes, as in real ULAM and not just fried fish, fried egg, fried hotdog... this is learnable I guess.
7. I wanna learn how to bake! Cookies, brownies, pastries, cake.. I wanna design cakes. Hehe.
8. I wish I learned ballet when I was a kid... It would be impossible to learn it now!
9. I wish I were more flexible.. Haha.
10. I wish I am UP Pep Squad-able.
11. I wish I could sing better and reach high notes effortlessly. Hehe. I sound like a man! Kainis. [No naman. Sounding like a man's creepy. Hahahaha.]
12. I wanna be part of a choir.
13. I wanna have lots of clothes. Who doesn't? Dummy..
14. I wanna know how to design and sew my own clothes.
15. I wish I have a fast metabolic rate. Hahahaha.
16. I wish I were more athletic.
17. I wanna learn figure-skating.
18. I wanna learn how to play ice hockey.
19. I wanna be a master swimmer. Haha.
20. I wish I live inside Six Flags Magic Mountain and ride roller coasters everyday.
21. I wish I have a genie.

Dami pa dapat eh. Haha. 'Yan na muna for now. ;)

2005-05-27T11:22:00.000+08:00

I really wanna have my bangs cut shorter. I'm frustrated with my hair.. Hay. I shouldn't have had it cut. It's now matikwas and panget. Basta. Before it was long and has soft layers that need almost no combing from time to time. But now, if my hair wasn't blow-dried after a shower, it would look disastrous.

My hair's straight but I'm thinking of having it relaxed. Haha. I'm jealous with Koodei's. She has just had it relaxed lately so now it's really straight, flat, and nice! It made her look pounds lighter. Haha. I didn't recognize her when I saw her with her relaxed hair for the first time. Ang ganda talaga. Hehe. Nuhx. If only relaxing is all-good for the hair.. hmm.

Wait... I just thought, if it made Koodei look pounds lighter, and if I already have straight hair and I still look mataba, THEREFORE, i'd look fatter pa when my hair's wavy?! Hahahahaha. Thank God. Pero I still wanna be curly.. as in Jennifer Aniston curly in Friends that's currently aired on Star World. NICE talaga. 'Yun na nga lang, for sure it's high-maintenance.

It is fun, but is also hard being a girl. Ditz. Haha. Weeeh.

Shoes, shopping, and money matters

2005-05-26T21:50:00.000+08:00

Shoes. After berberi tiring cheerdance practice that nearly torn my muscles and lamang loob, we went to Shang to eat! Mick, Lau, Ian, Marves, Jen, She! We went to Toby's to buy Mickey's knee pads, and all the other's tendency is to look at the shoes there... Wowee.. there are a couple of cute pairs of sneaks by Gola... They look almost the same but the "better" one's like a thousand piso more expensive.. Hay. Sapatos. Ang mahal. PAA lang naman 'yun noh.

Then after Shang, Lau and I went to G4 kasi my dad's gonna pick us up there... We went inside a couple of shoe stores.. ang weird, i'm not a fan of rubber shoes naman talaga, pero some people influenced me eh... it's the first [well.. not really the first] on my list of to-buy's. Wawee.. I saw 2 pairs of Nike I liked: one's in silver and orange [hahahahaha] and the other's in white and purple [hahahahah uli]. Baduy ba? They're cute naman. Haha.

Shopping. There's one thing I can say lang about shopping. Can't do it. No money. HAHA. Grabe..

Money Matters. Aisa influenced me to saving for a Rainy Days Account. Hehe. So I'll try to keep 50 or 100 pesos a week for the rainy days! Hehe. Wow. Good influence pala si Ais. Haha. I can get a scholarship para may stipend.. para san? pang-shopping? ng shoes? Haha. Bad. There are so many people who need the money more than I do. NUHX! Mabait na bata. Pero why not. Haha. Bahala na.

So there. I'm soooo boring. And I'm so bored na rin.

Key to my heart?

2005-05-26T20:52:00.000+08:00

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to good manners and elegance.

In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you.

You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was insecure and in constant need of reassurance.

Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something that will confine you. You are afraid of marriage.

In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

hindi naman totoo lahat... hehe.

Hay. Buhay.

2005-05-25T19:55:00.000+08:00

Nabawasan na kami ng isa. Ang pakiramdam, para kang may iniwan na hindi mo naman sinadya.

Masakit na may matanggal sa inyo, lalo na't kabarkada mo pa. Hindi mo na siya makakasama lagi-lagi [kahit iisang college/iisang floor lang kayo araw-araw], s'yempre iba-ibang subjects na. Magkaiba na kayo ng schedule, kaya malamang pati mga break times iba na rin. Nakakamiss, sigurado.

Pero ilan pa samin ang matatanggal, diba? Ilang beses pa kaming malulungkot kami tuwing may aalis. Pa'no na pag oras ko nang matanggal? Masakit 'yun. Yung tipong ginawa mo na lahat, pero hindi pa rin talaga kaya.

Ewan ko. Gusto ko ba talaga 'tong kursong 'to? O dahil kasi "astig maging BAA" dahil kayo ang "cream of the crop" dahil "mahirap 'tong ipasa sa UPCAT", kaya lang gusto kong hindi matanggal dito? Eh parang ngayon pa nga lang, naduduwal na ko tuwing iniisip ang 114, pa'no pa kaya 'pag and'yan na diba? Wala na'ng time para sa lahat.. sa pamilya, sa org, sa barkada... Hay. Ewan. Lalo na't 'pag may kailangang umalis sa inyo, hindi nakakadagdag sa lakas ng loob. Mas nakakapanghina pa nga.

Hay.. Basta, okay lang 'yan pare... SM North/Katips/Fontana pa rin tayo! May JPIA pa naman.. at lagi tayong nasa 3rd floor lang! Make the most out of everything na lang... And di'bale.. when a door closes, a window opens. [tama ba 'yun?] Hay. Pero basta, bonding affax pa rin dapat ah! Hehe.. sige... cheer up. ;)

Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith!

2005-05-24T12:06:00.000+08:00

*Sigh* I should have posted last night. I was disheartened a while ago by friends who have friends that didn't like Star Wars daw! Hay. Ang ganda kaya! BOO to you. Kung sino ka man. Haha.

Anyway... beware those who haven't seen it yet.. Spoilers ahead. Hehe.Basta. Maganda. Ang sad kaya. Si Anakin, though I know magiging siya talaga si Darth Vader, I was still halfly hoping na may gawing twist si Lucas sa story at maging hindi siya si Darth Vader. Hahaha. How stupid is that..

Awwww... it was really dramatic when the evil Palpatine ordered the Operation No.66 to be executed... that was when the clones attacked the Jedi Masters of the council. Hay. Mga traidor.

Nakakatawa 'yung kapatid ko... She finds Anakin gwapo kasi... [I do, too!] Kaya nung nasunog na siya, she said, "Ay. Hindi na s'ya gwapo." Hahaha.

I really have no idea 'bout the happenings in the next episode, which is, "Star Wars" lang. With Luke, Leia, etc. I didn't know they were twins!!! Haha. So nainis ako 'dun sa mga katabi ko. Because right before Padme gave birth to the twins, they were murmuring, [actually hindi na murmur kasi narinig ko!],

"Twins daw?"
"Oo. Si Luke. Tas si Leia 'yung isa."
"Ay. Magkapatid pala sila. Hindi ba love team sila?"
"'Yun na nga."
"Ahh. Sayang naman akala ko magiging sila."

Roar. Nainis talaga ko. Pero buti na lang, seconds after I heard their conversation, sinabi na rin na si Luke at Leia 'yun. Haha. Nakakatuwa si Obi Wan. 2 generations 'yung tinrain n'ya... Anakin at Luke.

And ang saya! Si Qui-gonn Jinn buhay? I didn't get that part so well... So bahala na! I hope they'll remake episodes 4, 5, & 6! Hindi naman raw malayo dahil malaki ang kita sa ganun. Hehe. Weeh. Can't wait! :)

Last words, watch it! I was not a Star Wars fan until this! :)

Starwars!!!

2005-05-23T23:24:00.000+08:00

ANG GANDA!!! Best movie I've seen in years. Details bukas.

P.S. I like Hale's song, "Kahit pa". =)

Frustrations of a Star Wars' non-fan

2005-05-19T20:14:00.000+08:00

I texted my mom a while ago, "Ma, let's go Star Wars!" And she said, "Okay. Tomorrow."

But I think napasubo ako. Haha. It's already Episode 3 of Star Wars, I came up with the idea of us watching it tomorrow but I, myself, haven't watched [or just can't recall watching] Episodes 1 & 2. Hahahaha. So now, I'm searching the net for a summary of the first 2 episodes. I can't find kasi a piniratang dibidi of them. So there. Haha. It's kinda hard to be DVD piracy-dependent.

Last time I really paid attention to watching the Star Wars series was when it was Princess Leia pa nga, with Harrison Ford, ganun. Hahaha. So for now, I feel quite "backwards" or "wala sa uso" because I don't know much nga about Star Wars. Hahaha.

Anyway, okay lang 'yan. Haha. I'll try to rent a copy of Episodes 1 & 2 from Video City. BUT, hindi pa nila ako member! Nakuh. Haha. So if rent wouldn't be possible, I guess I'll just have to stick to the summaries and past movie previews in the net or just watch it without umm understanding anything about the prequels. Hahaha. Oh well.

Ba't ako nagbblog?

2005-05-18T00:33:00.000+08:00

Hindi pa ko tapos sa PI paper ko... Ewan ko rin ba't ako nagbblog. Si Mak kasi eh. Link kasi ng blog nya ang status n'ya sa YM. So pinuntahan ko blog n'ya, tapos after nun, click click sa links tapos ayun, hanggang mainggit ako sa kanila at napa-blog na rin ako.

Woh. Tatapusin ko na ang paper ko para tapos na. Hehe. I don't know why I'm so relaxed. This paper is due tomorrow, and I've written pa lang 2-page double space times new font size 12. Hahahaha. Pero okay lang. May outline na kasi ako. Haha. Sana kasi thru blog na lang 'yung paper, para no pressure at all! As in type type type and it'll be over in a total of 24 minutes and 58 secs. Diba. Eh pag paper, sus, and'yan pa 'yung dapat maganda ang structure blah di blah..... Tapos you'll be conscious of the length pa, unlike sa blog, tuloy-tuloy ka lang tapos mapapansin mo lang pagtapos mo na novel na pala nasulat mo. Hehe.

Wow. Dapat pala title nito "why blog entries are better than term papers" Hahaha. Oh well. Sige na nga.. Banat na Berna. Go. Mahalin si Rizal.

Can this be love?

2005-05-15T20:20:00.000+08:00

Contrary to what other people might think, why the title's such is because I must react on the movie Can This Be Love of Sandara and Hero... required sa PanPil...

Anyway, ano nga ba ang pinapakitang relasyon ng bansang Pilipinas at ng bansang Korea sa pelikulang Can This Be Love?

Unang-una, ang pinakahalatang bagay ay pwedeng mag-ibigan ang isang Pinoy at isang Koreana.

Pero bukod dun, ang isa pang halatang relasyon ng dalawang nasyon ay ang kagustuhan ng mga Koreans na mag-aral ng English dito sa bansa natin. Maraming Koreans dito... tunay 'yun. Sa UP lang eh, ang dami na... Sa kanto ng FC, lagi akong may nakikita. At hindi malayong nag-aaral rin sila ng Inggles dito tulad ng karakter ni Sandara sa pelikula.

Bakit ba dumadayo pa rito ang mga foreigners na tulad nila para lamang matuto ng Inggles? Bakit hindi na lang sa kani-kanilang homeland? 'Yun ay kasi masmura ang fee ng mga taga-turo ng Inggles dito. Hindi man lang nila kailangan ng certified teacher talaga para magturo sa kanila. Naalala ko one time, sa isang bulletin board sa isang waiting shed sa UP, may isang Korean guy na naghahanap ng magtuturo sa kanya ng Inggles, kailangan lang n'ya ng babae na magaling mag-English. Pero pa'no naman n'ya malalaman kung magaling mag-English diba? Hehe. Mapapansin ba n'ya kung wrong grammar na ba? Haha. But that's beside the point. Malalaki raw magbigay ng fee ang mga tulad nila [it crossed my mind to teach one], pero still, they regard the payment pa rin as "cheap." This simply shows the difference in the standards of living in the two nations. 'Yung bayad, malaki for us, pero maliit for them.

Another thing is the need for them to learn English. Si Sandara sa movie, she wants to learn English to be a newscaster in Korea. Koreans study abroad to give back to their homeland, in this case, they study English. Unlike Filipinos, we study here, para makapag-work abroad. Pero tayo, bakit nga ba tayo nag-e-English? Well, yeah, dahil na nga rin kasi the Americans "shared" their language to us, pero 'yung iba kasi, they use this ability to relate with people abroad and to work there. And isa pa, parang kasi kung hindi ka magaling mag-English, hindi ka "corporate" na tao, particularly saming mga BAA people... nung freshman kami, the degree program requires us to use up all the AH GE units on English subjects, lately na lang binago na pwedeng may 3 units na under other departments ung AH, hence, this Pan Pil 17 class. But anyway, product na nga ito ng imperialism, and is also used in what we call "globalization" since English is the most-widespread language, kumbaga 'yun na nga ang "Official language ng Earth." Look, kahit ang Koreans, whom I know are patriotic [that's what I know], need to learn English as well. And for nearby Asian countries like them, they see our country as an oasis ng English language sa desert which is Asia.. tayo kasi ata ang pinakamalaking English-speaking country sa continent.

Another thing is 'yung na-meet ni Hero 'yung uncle ni Sandara at kumain sila ng Korean food. Nakakahiya si Hero nun, nde s'ya marunong mag-chopsticks, at naanghangan pa s'ya sa kimchi. So like ayaw nung uncle nga ni Sandara kay Hero, dahil nga kasi Pinoy... Part nga ng kultura nila siguro na dapat kalahi nila ang mapangasawa nila, pero kasi issue rin ito malamang ng pagiging mahirap natin at pagiging mayaman nila. I mean if si Hero ay isang anak ng CEO dito, malamang hindi magiging ganun kalala ang reaction ng uncle ni Sandara kay Hero. And diba sa movie hindi naiintindihan ni Hero 'yung mga sinasabi nung uncle about him na masasama diba? When looking at this scene in a figurative way, [tama ba 'yun], pwede nating sabihin na Hero resembles 'yung mga Pinoy, minsan hindi nila alam, ginagagago pala sila ng ibang bansa, hindi pa nila nahahalata.

Dagdag lang, diba dun sa first part ng movie, may Sociology paper si Sandara na tinype ni Hero, the one about Filipinos na negative. Inis na inis si Hero sa paper; 'yung iba dun maaaring hindi totoo, but some are strikingly true kaya nakakainis. I remember one e-mail sent to me, it was a letter written by a South Korean, saying something to us na like nationalism ang solution sa paghihirap natin. Filipinos aren't patriotic enough daw, kaya tayo mahirap. Sinabi rin sa letter na dati sila 'yung mahirap, at nationalism ang nag-save sa kanila. Oo nga, sabi ng dad ko, kulang na lang daw e i-deny ng mga Koreano noon na Koreans sila, ganun nila pinandidirihan ang status nila noon, at parang they look up to our country. Wow grabe noh. Nabaliktad ang sitwasyon. Tignan mo ngayon, somehow, we look up to them na now. Koreanovelas? Sandara Park? Diba? The email written by the Korean nga wasn't annoying for me at all, meaning naisip kong may concern pa nga 'yung email kasi he/she bothered pa to send a message to Filipinos and suggest something na "makakaangat" satin from the putikan. Pero 'yun na nga, astig kasi sila pa 'tong may pakialam satin, pero ang mga Pinoy mismo, parang wala... suko na.

So basically, 'yun nga 'yung mga nakita kong relasyon ng Korea at Pinas sa movie na Can This Be Love.

Haircut's done

2005-05-14T19:21:00.000+08:00

I. Still. Look. The. Same.

*Roar.* I planned to have bangs. Pero kasi the decision was by impulse lang so 'wag na lang super obvious bangs... And isa pa, the hairdresser objected... he said it'll be too short if he cut bangs with length at the level of my nose. Okay. Tinanong pa n'ya ko kung ano'ng gusto ko'ng gawin n'ya sa hair ko. Hehe. Oks lang. He was so proud of his creation.. basta for me, I still look the same. Hehe.

Ganto kaikli: when I tie my hair up on a ponytail, and if I try to sniff it, makukuha ko lang, 'yung end ng hair ko. Hehe. Wala. I swear mahaba pa rin. Hehehe. Tsk. Pero I miss my looong hair... haha. 30 minutes pa lang ako'ng nawalay sa aking long hair, nostalgic na 'ko agad. Haha.

Hay grabehan. May masmahaba pa kaysa sa buhok ko dati. 'Yung babasahin for PI. Hay PI talaga.

I'll have my hair cut.

2005-05-14T17:47:00.000+08:00

My sis told me, "Ate... haba na ng buhok mo. Pagupit ka na. Parang Marina." And I was like, "Ah. OK. Sige. Papagupit ako ngayon, as in ngayon."

I don't know why. Haha. Actually, just recently, I told myself, "papagupit lang ako pag malungkot ako."

I'm not exactly nanlulumo... Pero I'm kinda sad lately... Or should I say parang something's missing in my life now. Yikee. Drama. Hehe. Can't blog too much. Mahirap na. Haha.

Nah. I think I'll just get a trim. Bye.

Sino nga bang maganda?

2005-05-14T16:42:00.000+08:00

I've just read a post of a friend, ranting about how she feels like she looks panget lately.

Pambihira. I just thought, if she thinks she's panget, then I have every right to call myself a bakulaw.

Hay. Biglang panget na rin tingin ko sa sarili ko. Hahaha. Let's see how my physique differs a whole lot from the stereotype "magagandang babae" here in Pinas.

Isa akong, morena. It's really funny, noh. Most females here are morenas but sila mismo think na pangeht maging morena [kasama ako dun]. Well, not that it is panget to be morena, but let's face it, it's "masmaganda" to be fair-skinned. Dala kasi na rin ng westernian ideologies natin. Nuhx. Haha. Lagi namang ganun eh... We think that white skin is better... I must say this is also because of advertisements of whitening products... "Mas maputi, mas kissable..." Para na ring sinabing nakakasuka 'pag hinalikan ang morena skin. Haha. Para na ring sinabing "Berna, ang pangeht mo!" Haha. Pero yeah, mas mukhang "mabango" pag maputi... Pero I swear, mabango naman ako. Haha.

Nakakatawang hinde, noh? Actually matters are different in the states... Everyone's dying to get a tan... And that was the only instance [when I was in the States] that I made myself believe that morena skin is beautiful, sa ibang bansa pa kamo... Pero pagbalik ko rito, siguro after two months, nangangarap na naman akong maging maputi. Sa totoo lang, 'pag maputi ako sa photos, instant ganda agad. Haha. Feeler... I mean relatively maganda.

Next, umm... I'm friggin' taba. Well not so taba, pero hindi pa rin payat, I'm pear-shaped [fine! fine! peras!!!]. Haha. I don't wanna be payat talaga.. I appreciate having big hips, kasi kahit 30 na ang waist line ko, may kurba pa rin. Haha. I love being curvy, but I just don't like that curve so named as "bilbil" around my waist. Hahaha.

My dad said, "Dati, kung mas mataba ka, mas maganda ka. Kasi mas-okay sa pagbubuntis." Sheesh. Fat women before are well-liked because 'yun na nga, okay daw sa pagbubuntis. Haha. Kaloks.

Anyway, I'm tired already.

2005-05-08T22:23:00.000+08:00

Sir ang haba pala ng post ko! Sorry po. Hehe.

Imperialism

2005-05-08T20:54:00.000+08:00

So... According to Encarta, imperialism is a practice by which powerful nations or peoples seek to extend and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples.

It differs with colonialism on how the control is put forth. Colonialism usually implies formal political control, involving territorial annexation and loss of sovereignty. Imperialism refers, more broadly, to control or influence that is exercised either formally or informally, directly or indirectly, politically or economically.

Basically, what I know about imperialism, is 'yun na nga, an extension of influence of more advanced countries over other "weaker countries" or those countries that can't help but just obliviously go with the flow and let these imperialist countries take over slooooowly but suuuurely.

Pero, nabasa ko sa Encarta ang explanations about imperialism.

First is the economic motive. States are motivated to dominate others by the need to expand their economies. Para may mapagkuhaan sila ng natural resources that are scarce in their own land, to acquire labor [preferably cheaper s'yempre], and to have outlets for surplus capital and goods.

Second is political motives. Dito papasok 'yung desire for power, security, prestige, diplomatic advantages over other states, etc. Another is 'yung tipong pag-ayos ng nasirang imahe na. Like sabi sa Encarta, napahiya ang France sa isang war, so like naging imperialist sila to restore their international prestige.

Third is ideological motives. Dito pumapasok naman 'yung pag-influence ng other countries of the strong states' political, cultural, or religious beliefs.

Fourth explanation is based on "reactive imperialism" na tinatawag sa Encarta. Ang pagkakaintindi ko, the powerful states may not always intentionally influence or exert [seeming] control over other weaker states, but naiinfluence ang weaker states regardless dahil pwedeg ang reason ay prevailing pa rin ang influence ng stronger na bansa over the weaker bansa dahil colony ito before nung stronger na bansa nga. Another is on the proximity of one country to another. Dahil sobrang lapit ng isang bansa sa isang bansa, nakukuha na nila ang kultura ng isa't-isa. Something like that.

Dito na lang nagreresort ang most powerful nations. Hindi na kasi nga uso ung lantarang colonialism, tulad ng ginagawa nung mga panahon ng Kastila at Amerikano sa atin... Hindi na uso ung territorial pananakop mismo. Kumbaga ngayon, ISA na lang o, as opposed to colonialism which I label as the RSA type. Imperialism na indirect and informal na lang. Sabi ko nga kanina, medyo oblivious ang "receiving" country sa influence nung dominanteng nation... hindi kasi declared na sinasabing "sinasakop ko kayo," when in fact, ganun na rin 'yun. Ideological ang pananakop.

Cultural Imperialism naman.

According to learnthis.info, cultural imperialism is the practice of promoting the culture and language of one nation in another, particularly when the former is a large powerful nation and the latter a small poor one.

'Yun na nga. As I was saying, ideological. This includes nga the mentality of people. And what else can affect the mentality of the people greatly but the culture diba? So malaki talaga ang impact ng cultural imperialism sa mga Third World Nations such as ours.

Let's start with the cultural imperialism exercised by Spain over us. Hindi na bago 'tong term na 'to eh [cultural imperialism], kahit noon pa, effective na ito sa pananakop ng bansa. Spain brought us Catholicism. Diba that's what the Spaniards did to successfully colonize the Philippines? Hindi effective ang pakikipagdigma ni Magellan, so nung sumunod na men ng Spain na pinadala, what they did was to kidnap ata the Rajah's daughter, tapos binalik nila ng buong-buo sa Rajah 'yung anak, sabay kwento na agad about Jesus. So 'yun, walang danak ng dugo, na-colonize ng Spain ang bansa. And, ang alam ko ah, look naman, presently, Philippines is the only country in Southeast Asia [if not whole Asia] na Catholic. I need not mention the evident influence of the Church on the government's decisions. So malaki talaga ang impact ng pagiging Catholic natin sa bansa. And ang Catholicism, result ng cultural imperialism.

Another result of cultural imperialism is of course the English language na dinala ng mga Amerikano sa atin. Ang masasabi ko lang, matatalino silang tao. Ang laki ng importance ng language talaga. Since nakalat na nila ang lenggwahe nila sa atin, mas naging madali ang pag-exercise nila sa atin ng cultural imperialism. Tignan mo naman, since naiintindihan natin ang English, madali nilang mapapamahagi ang classic and pop culture nila satin, at 'yan tuloy, hindi maiiwasang mabura unti-unti at hindi na marecognize muli ang sarili nating kultura. Ang Amerika pa naman ang matuturing nating leading nation ngayon. At dahil sa colonial mentality na active sa bansang ito, kahit na America influence pretty passively, tayo na mismo ang kumukuha at gumagaya at nag-a-acquire ng kanilang kultura. Ang galing talagang mag-market ng [United] States.

Ang most popular siguro na tangible product of the States' cultural imperialism towards us is McDonald's nga. Buti na lang may Jollibee. Pero sa totoo lang, product na rin 'yun ng cultural imperialism eh. Nagtitinda sila ng food that are the same with those of McDonald's like burger, fries, spaghetti, etc. Kung tutuusin ang Pinoy lang d'yan ay 'yung kanin, palabok, at Halo-halo Ice Craze. Hehe. Astig ang McDo. Hindi lang sa Pinas. Tignan mo 'yung pag-advertise nila ng "love ko 'to" na slogan, lahat ng bansa na may McDo, may slogan na ganun translated into their language. "I'm lovin' it" ang original nun eh. At muli, d'yan magaling ang States, sa pag-market ng kanilang products.

What else... sus. Sa TV, films, music, books, sports, apparel and other form of pop culture pa lang, kitang-kita na ang cultural imperialism. Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, etc. At eto pa. Since naging widespread ang cable TV at napapanood na ang NBA, hindi na tuloy natutuwa ang mga manonood na Pinoy sa larong PBA! I quote my dad, "Kasi naman eh, 'pag napanood mo na ang NBA, macocorny-han ka na sa PBA."

Kitang-kita rin sa movies ng States ang kanilang ultimate pangarap. There was this movie. I think it's Fifth Element. Its setting is on an ultra-modern universe. Wala nang bansa. Planets na lamang. Tapos there was this scene na makikipag-usap ang president ng Earth sa another planet. And ang nakalagay na setting as caption, "New York City." 'Yun na bale 'yung capital ng Earth daw by that time. O diba.

Our TV shows na rin. Nauso ang reality TV at Asianovelas diba. Kanino pa ba galing 'yun. Edi sa foreign countries. Pati nga telenovelas, nauso lang naman 'yun nung nagkaron ng Marimar, which is from Mexico, whose culture is primarily Spanish.

Eto pa. Ang mga apparel stores dito sa Pinas like Kamiseta and Bench, they get foreign models pa for their clothes.. malamang para mas-bumenta. Alicia Silverstone and Natalie Portman for Kamiseta, and Jerry Yan and Barbie Xu for Bench. Pero 'yun na nga, 'tong mga bagay na 'to, hindi naman isinaksak ng ibang nations na gawin natin silang modelo ng ating mga products... Meaning, it's our choice na rin. So we cannot attribute fully the "fault" that is cultural imperialism only to the "more powerful" nations.

I think cultural imperialism has really a tendency to dwell in our country since wala naman kasi talaga tayong identidad. And kasi naman, resulta na rin naman talaga ang ating kultura ng pinaghalo-halong kultura ng mga Amerikano, Kastila, Intsik, at Hapon. Another thing is that the dominant cultures are those of the richer and more powerful nations. And since we look up to them, we want to be more or less like them, hence, our KUSANG paglapit to other countries' lure to their culture.

Pero kasi rin naman, nabasa ko lang rin kanina sa learnthis.info, there are Pros and Cons on cultural imperialism. Pros... Cultural imperialism brings in competition sa product natin. And since may "competition", the Filipinos will strive to improve their products to match up against the other countries' products. This applies to everything, sa music, sa films, sa damit, sa pagkain, etc. Another is natututo rin naman tayo sa kultura ng iba. Cons naman, dahil saturated na ang bansa natin ng culture ng ibang bansa, nakakalimutan na natin ang sarili nating kultura, at pati na rin lenggwahe. It's really hard to pinpoint which culture product is purely Filipino and which is partly influenced by foreigners. And finally, 'yun ngang sa lenggwahe, ako mismo, mas nahihirapan pang magtranslate into Filipino ng isang English text kaysa the other way around.

So, basically, 'yun na 'yun. Hehe.

SM North

2005-05-03T20:09:00.000+08:00

The first time I went to this mall, grabe, nandiri ako sa SOBRANG dami ng tao. Habang bumababa ako ng escalator, exagge sa dami ang tao.. parang mga langgam! Yakideers. Naalala ko pa nun, freshie ako. At bago ako ihinatid ng parents ko sa boarding house, dumaan muna kami sa SM north para bumili ng mga kung ano pa mang kailangan ko para mabuhay. Unang pagpunta ko dun, woah, sabi ko, "HATE ko na 'tong mall na 'to." Pero ngayon, masasabi kong kinain ko ang mga salitang 'to... dahil ngayon, sa SM north edsa ang lakad lagi.

Haha. Malamang. No choice naman eh. Kung gusto mong malamigan dahil sobrang init ng summer, 'pag gusto mong maraming choices na tambayan at kainan, 'pag may kailangan kang bilhing random stuff, 'pag bored ka na at gusto mong mag-window-shop, mag-arcade, mag-videoke, at mag-sine, at kung ika'y nakatira sa loob ng o malapit sa UP, malamang SM North lang talaga mapupuntahan mo. At 'pag nasanay ka na laging dito ang punta, mamahalin mo na rin ang mall na 'to dahil sa mga ala-alang nabuo rito kasama ng pagbuo ng pagkakaibigan mo sa iyong mga uh..kaibigan. Haha.

Anyway, ang gusto ko lang naman talagang sabihin, last thursday, nasa SM ako... mga 10pm na ang uwi. Nung monday, dumayo pa talaga ako mula Laguna papunta sa SM north para lang manood ng Can This Be Love with Manu, Richard, at Jen. At ngayon, ayan, kagagaling ko lang medyo sa SM, dun na ko kumain, at chumillax na rin ng onti.. Hehe. Nakakatawa lang. Kasi last sem, nagkaron kami ng Katipunan attachment, tapos ngayon naman, SM. Haha. Actually sakin okay lang kahit saan. Pero next time siguro back to Katips naman since mas malapit naman 'yun.

Oh well. 'Yun lang naman. Haha. 'Yung ibang posts ko, nasa papel.. Whaha pathetic. Sana kasi diba may laptop ako para nakakapagpost kahit weekday diba. Ngunit hindi. At dahil nakalimutan kong dalhin ang mga papel para ma-i-type tonight, mananatili muna ang aking posts sa papel. Hehe. So 'yun lang.

Bye bye. Hay. SIR ANDRADA.. sana madali lang po 'yung exam. Hehe.

2005-04-30T23:05:00.000+08:00

Ang bagal ng myDSL ngayon. Oh well.

Anyway, haha ang pasaway ko. My mom told me na to sleep, pero blog blog pa rin.. hehe. Kasi, maaga kami gising bukas... and we're going to Eagle Ridge again... [golf & country club effect] ayun... swimming.. with my mom's side naman this time... weeeh sana masaya. Hehe. Tapos May 8, we'll go there again, with another batch of relatives. Haha. Diosko. 3rd ko nang time mag-s-swim dun if ever. Kasawa na rin. Hihi. Ssshh.

Weeeeeeeh for the first time ever in my life, my parents are gonna give me money for shopping [on my own], na hindi panahon ng Pasko. Hahaha. Kasi poor lang kami, so 'yung mga shopping afax na ganun, never nangyayari kung hindi Pasko.. haha. Pero now, they're giving me money [maliit lang naman] for clothes... kasi wala ngang uniform and kasi siguro I've been a good girl this sem... HEHE.

I saw a CUTEY-cute-cute red belt-effect watch in a Giordano Time stall sa Robinson's in Festival kanina. Uggh. If I only had money, I bought it na. Orig price is P999.. tapos 20% discount so mga P800 na lang! Hehe. "Lang" daw o. Eh P200 pesos nga, hindi ako makaipon. Haha.

...ang dami na kasing gastos.

Before, when I was just a frosh in UP, I could save about P500 a week! Imagine... P1000 lang baon ko per week. De... that was when hatid sundo ako tuwing Sunday and Friday, I can bear to eat sardines for dinner and siomai and rice for lunch and no breakfast at all, at higit sa lahat, mura pa ang pamasahe, at wala masyadong readings.

Pero nitong 2nd year. WOH. Utang-utang pa ko kamo. Ilang beses ring below maintaining balance ang ATM account ko.. Haha nakakahiya.. ba't ko ba sinisiwalat ang mga impormasyong ito dito. Hehehe. I don't care. 'Yan naman ang totoo eh.

Grabe naman kasi. Ang mahal naman kasi ng pagkain sa BA... malamang 'dun ako naglulunch.. alangan namang pumunta pa kong Casaa or lutong bahay para makakain ng meal for only P35 diba. Haha. Mahal din ang photocopy service sa BA... at kung tamad kang bumababa sa Florofoto, talagang mabubutas bulsa mo.

Haha.... Pero kasalanan ko rin naman talaga. Ang hilig ko kasi sa food in between meals. Haha. And, lagi kaming katips mag-dinner lately. Tsk tsk tsk.

Lalo na ngayong summer. Mineral water, P10 at the very least. Eh may Bacbacan cheerdance practice na, so s'yempre madaling mauhaw. Kung sawa na sa tubig, paminsan C2 ang binibili. Eeeeeh. Ang mahal.

Makapagtipid na nga. Hay. Pero hihingi ako ng increase... Mahirap rin kasi, na pag friday, sobrang ang pera ko ay sakto na lang pamasahe pauwing Laguna.

Naisip ko tuloy, pano kaya 'yung mga minimum wage workers noh? P250 per day lang. Tapos may pinapakaing pamilya, may pinapaaral na anak, tapos pamasahe pa papuntang trabaho. Tapos ang mga bilihin at pamasahe, tuloy-tuloy ang pagtaas, pero ang suweldo, hindi. Haaay. Ibang klase. Ngayong college ko lang natanto ang hirap ng tunay na buhay.

Ang swerte ko na pala talaga noh. Kahit ba hindi ako 'yung tipong binibigyan ng perang pang-shopping dahil "wala lang, trip lang..." at least, pagdating ko ng bahay, kung gusto ko ng pagkain, kahit na ano pwede. Kung kulang ako ng ballpen, ng notebook, ng sabon, ng shampoo, kahit kailan pwedeng bumili. Lam mo 'yun.

Hay. Nalungkot naman ako bigla. Ayaw ko tuloy grumaduate agad. [Lord joke lang. Hehe.] Pero kasi, kung estudyante ka, ayan lahat ng kailangan mo, nakalatag ang before your eyes. Hingi ka ng allowance, kuha ka ng sabon at ng shampoo sa cabinet pag ubos na, timpla ka ng iced tea pag uhaw ka na, okay lang kahit ubusin mo lahat, hindi mo naman kasi alam kung pano kinita ang pambili sa mga bagay na 'yan...

Pero kung nagtatrabaho ka na, hala. Apektado ka na pag tumataas ang gasolina, at pag tumataas ang pamasahe, at pag tumataas ang presyo ng toiletries at pagkain. Tsk tsk.

Hay. Life's complicated talaga noh. I wanna be forever young, pero malamang hindi pwede 'yun. Hay.

Anyway, sabi nga sa Van Wilder: Part Liaison kahapon, "don't take life too seriously, u might not get out of it.." Hindi ko masyadong gets, pero basta dapat steady lang. Hahahaha. Mantakin mong may kapupulutan ka pa lang "aral" dun sa movie na 'yun. Hehe.

Pero tama nga. Don't think 'bout the future too much that you already forget 'bout the present. Hehe.. Pero sabi rin, "Party hard, study harder." Nuhx. Haha. Kung ano-ano na nasasabi ko. Kailangan na atang matulog. So 'yun lang. Nobela na pala 'to. Free-flowing lang ang mga thoughts. Haha. Enjoy ah. Hehe. Bye. :)

Narko-analysis: ALAPAAP

2005-04-25T21:31:00.000+08:00

ALAPAAP
Eraserheads

May isang umaga
Na tayo’y magsasama
Haya at halina sa alapaap
O anong sarap!

This part I think, parang ayun nga, pagyaya sa paggamit ng droga, "alapaap" meaning the state of kabangagan.

Hanggang sa dulo ng mundo
Hanggang maubos ang ubo
Hanggang tumulo ang luha
Hanggang mahulog ang tala

Basically, this means that when you use drugs, you're like transferred to another world...

Masdan mo’ng aking mata
Di mo ba nakikita?
Ako ngayo’y lumilipad
At nasa langit na
Gusto mo bang sumama?

This stanza proves that the "lumilipad" term doesn't mean any other but using stuff na nakakabangag... since, pag "minasdan lang ang mata", malalaman mo agad na "lumilipad."

Hindi mo na kailangan ang magtago’t mahiya
Hindi mo na kailangan ang humanap ng iba
Kalimutan na muna ang lahat ng problema
Huminga ka nang malalim at tayo’y lalarga na
Handa ka na bang gumala?

Again, this one's talking about drug usage as a panandaliang pampasaya...

Papapapapapapapapapapapapapapa…

Andaming bawal sa mundo
Sinasakal nila tayo
Buksan ang puso at isipan
Paliparin ang kamalayan

Finally, this stanza's telling us that drug users are somewhat forced into drugs because there are much hardships in life, and parang mahirap mna hindi ka malaya sa mundong ito dahil "maraming bawal", at naiisip na 'pag gumamit ka ng drugs, para kang "liberalized" at least temporarily man lang.

Narko-analysis: ELISI

2005-04-25T21:12:00.000+08:00

ELISI
Rivermaya

Pag automatic na ang luha
Tuwing naghahatinggabi
Pag imposibleng mapatawa
At di na madapuan ng ngiti

Basically, this stanza illustrates how deep the problem of the person is...

(Refrain:)
Kumapit ka kaya sa akin
Nang ikaw ay maitangay
Sa kalayaan ng ligaya
Tayo na, tayo na
Ika’y magtiwala
Sapagkat ngayong gabi
Ako ang mahiwagang elisi

Tapos, since the problems/sadness of this person are really "deep" nga, some evil persona na nakapaloob sa refrain, ang nang-aakit sa taong ito na "magpatangay" sa elisi [drugs], patungo sa "kalayaan ng ligaya". Elisi ang ginamit siguro kasi it is a propeller to "lift one up" tungo sa kabangagan. And napansin ko lang, pwedeng kaya ginamit ang phrase na "ngayong gabi" is because temporary lang ang effect ng "elisi" and kinabukasan, nariyan uli ang iyong malungkot na situation.

Pag komplikado ang problema
Parang relong made-in-Japan
At para ring sandwich
Na nasa lunchbox mong nawawala
Nabubulok na sa isipan
Minsan ako’y nangailangan
Daglian kang lumapit sa akin
Ibinulong mo kaibigan
Ako ang iyong liwanag sa dilim

In this stanza naman, I think this is more on the addiction part na... na everytime na may problema at "nangangailangan" na naman 'yung person, it is 'yung "elisi" ang "dagliang lumalapit" sa kanya, and making the person think na ito, ang panandaliang "saya", ang solusyon sa problema.

A Day of Film Showing(s)

2005-04-25T20:23:00.000+08:00

I went to UP today, not knowing that both of my classes [Pan Pil 17 and PI 100] were going to be primarily for showing a film.

In my PanPil17 class, we watched a film which has a theme about the impact of illegal drugs to people. I forgot the title. Hehe.

There was this old lady and his son. His son, who has a friend and a girlfriend that are both drug users, left her and got addicted to drugs. Also, the mother, got very obsessed with dieting for a TV game show she was invited to play in, and also got hooked on the diet pills [which are addictive and illegal for sure] her "diet" doctor gave her.

Anyway, in the conclusion of the film [the part that had the greatest impact on me], Harry's [the son] left arm was amputated because of an infection caused by injections , Harry's friend got imprisoned, Harry's girlfriend prostituted herself and join a crazy live show, to earn money she used just to buy drugs, and Harry's mother got kind of baliw.

Of all the character's situations aforementioned, it was Harry's girlfriend that had the greatest impact on me. Actually it was the scenes when she prostituted herself to ghastly men & when she had this show with kurimaos surrounding her and another girl whom she "performed" with that really struck me. I could not believe that female drug addicts can actually do those stuff just to buy drugs. Clearly, this movie made me see how strong drug addiction effects on people are. Hay grabe. Heavy 'yung movie.

In my PI 100 class, on the other hand, well, we waited in front of Aldaba Hall, but to our GREAT disappointment, my friends and I weren't able to go inside because the theater's full na raw. Hay. Ang lagkit, naiimagine ko pa lang.

Babae po ako...

2005-04-22T17:41:00.000+08:00

It's funny how one jerk can ruin a fine, sunny, Friday morning.

It was 7:20 in the morning and I was headed for class. I got out of our house, deciding not to let my dad drop me off to the bus terminal. So I walked towards the other side of the street, waiting for a trike heading "palabas." Then after 15 seconds of disappointment for occupied tricycles, a school bus [or van rather] honked twice, and I saw the driver looking at me, shouting "Woooooow!" and some unclear "Hooot hooot" sound he made.

It's really hard to spot nowadays an ordinary Filipino male, who is qualified to be called a Gentleman or Maginoo.

Speaking of gentlemen, I'm just thinking, bakit kahit mga gentlemanly kong friends, hindi naman gentlemanly towards me?

Ewan. Most of the time, this thought crosses my mind. Oo nga naman. Bakit ba ang mga lalaki kong kaibigan, halos hindi na ko respetuhin? Haha. It's not like that naman. They just treat me as "one of them"... meaning, parang maton, bruskohin, in short, parang lalaki.

My College guy friends' pakikitungo with me does not differ with my High School guy friends'. They are used to calling me, "pare", "tsong", "dude", and the like. They enjoy teasing me, "eh lalaki ka naman eh", calling me "jerk" instead of "bitch" [as a joke lang naman], and others. They are SUPER comfortable of talking in front of and sometimes with me about MAN stuff... [i.e. green facts, beautiful women, pangit women, boobies, butt, FHM and other things that aren't katanggap-tanggap talaga to include a girl in the conversation] And when I ask them to STOP, they'd say, "Okay lang 'yan. Sus. Lalaki ka naman eh." [Again!]

Sometimes I have problems with these. It's because, sometimes, they forget na babae rin ako. I'm not one of them. I don't like being called a LALAKI 'cause I certainly am not. [DUH] I want them naman kahit minsan, to open the door for me, to carry my stuff for me, to hug me tight when I cry, etc. Haha. Ang arte ko. Nde naman. Minsan lang hindi ko maiwasang mag-isip, ano bang meron, at lagi na lang ako ang one-of-the-boys and dating. Haha. Hindi tuloy ako maligawan. Tsk tsk. Haha kidding. Hindi ko naman hanap 'yun.

On the brighter side though, I appreciate that I'm comfortable with them, too. Boys are great friends... Aside from the free rides you get from them [haha], you can get insider info about MALEkind, have someone to walk you home when it's already late, have someone to go to the movies with, and have someone to talk about buhay pag-ibig from their point of view. Yihee...

P.S.

Woah. Men. From them being jerks, to them being great friends. Haha. Hindi ko napansin naging ganun ang takbo ng post kong 'to.

Mean and Green

2005-04-20T19:43:00.000+08:00

Siguro pag nakita ni Sir Andrada ang blog kong ito, wala na s'yang makikitang posts kundi puro "new layout again!" ang topic. Haha.

I got bored of the other one. The VINTAGE QUEEN template. People asked kasi "where are the posts?" palagi when I show them my blog. Haha. Even I get tired of reading my own posts pag andun.

So, I decided to search for a new one. This one, I got from blogger-templates.blogspot.com. Neat noh? Hehe la lng. I saw another similar to this one only that it has the I-pod as the background image. Ngunit, this one whispered to my ears agad, "AYAN NA!" But another "ayan na" can be heard from inside of my head when I get sawa with this monster.

So there.

P.S.

Pwede s'yang anak ni Shrek at Fiona.

Random Babblings

2005-04-20T19:09:00.000+08:00

1. I just noticed today that all my summer courses are Philippine-related. La lang. PI 100, and Pan Pil 17. Astig. I never became this interested about "how Pinas works" ever in my life. Haha. There goes the stereotype on BA people.. apathetic kami. Haha. Hindi naman. Baka ako lang.

2. Someone weird YM-ed me today. Basta. Weird.

3. I like my Pan Pil 17 class. The discussion could go on for the whole 2 hours but can still get BITIN. The discussion has no definite direction but each topic can be related to the main course topic! Astig talaga. ;)

4. I like my PI 100 class, too. The professor's cool... much like Pepe [a batchmate in CBA], who dresses in semi-worn-out jeans and medyo small shirt, has long hair, and seemingly can start a revolution basing from the insights he expresses, and the aura he radiates. Haha. The class discussions are okay, except for the fact that we have classmates who expound on their arguments too much while they can state 'em naman in 50 words tops. But what the hell, if they're not gonna talk, who would? Hehe.

5. Finding Neverland is a remarkable film. One of my present favorites. Others don't like it, but I do! I'm a fan of "sappy" films talaga. Hehe. It is about James Barrie, [portrayed by Johnny Depp mi amor] the playwright of Peter Pan [t'was a play], and how he came up with the story of the said play. ANG CUTE. Naiyak ako. Watch it.

6. I got home with Jopi. We ate in McDo Ayala Station. I ate'yung cheeseburger value meal.

7. LSS for the day: Wowowee! Sinong di mawiwili? Dahil sa game na 'to ay di ka magsisisi! Wowowee! Panalo ang marami! Laging panalo ka sa Wowowee...

I'm just wondering why ABS-CBN keeps on hiring Willie Revillame despite the countless "expulsions" he experienced from past shows. What's with him kaya? I don't find him appealing. I've never met a person who finds him appealing. And I don't think Princess Punzalan finds him appealing now. Hehe.

8. I have found a perfect adage. "To err is human, Tugegarao is in Cagayan." Nonsense I know. Got it from a friend of a friend. In case your curious what the real next line should be, it is "to forgive is divine."

I'm tired na. Haha. Bukas na lang.

2005-04-19T18:33:00.000+08:00

new layout. yey. im sleepy. just got home. *yawn*

I got the layout from createBlog.com. I like it! Malamang diba. Hehe. Napaka-unprofessional ng aking blog. Supposedly, this is for a class nga. Hehe. Oh well. Uggh sana lumabas 'yung link to the comments page. Nasa template naman, pero ayaw lumabas... I'll take care of it na lang later, or tomorrow, or whenever... 'pag hindi na ko antok. Hehe.

Bye.

2005-04-18T21:59:00.000+08:00

Wahahaha. Kailangan ba starting from now, all-tagalog na ang ating posts sa naaayon sa kursong PanPil17? Hehe. Baka kahit na ano sigurong "popular" na lenggwahe. Anyway...

Hello everyone. This is my 2nd blog account. [Yep as stated as the previous entry which I've forgotten I posted almost a year from now. Haha. And until now, crush ko pa rin si Adam Sandler. Hehe.] ANYWAY, this blog is primarily for my class Panitikang Pilipino 17, which is about "Kulturang Popular" or "Pop Culture". Yipee. At dahil nagpakilala c Sir Michael sa blog nya, ako rin...

Pangalan: Berna Cordero
Student No.: 03-*****
Kurso: BS Business Administration and Accountancy
Contact No.: 0920-*******
E-mail: *************@yahoo.com
Paboritong Hayop: Giraffe
Paboritong Inumin: Nestea Iced Tea... Lite?
Paboritong Sine: Ayala Malls Cinemas, Festival Mall Cinemas
Paboritong TV Show: Di ako makapili. Hiram?
Paboritong Pagkain: Tsokolate, Kanin, Manok, [Basta hindi bangus at atay ng kahit anong hayop]
Paboritong Libro: Sa ngayon, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, kahit wala pa sa 1/4 ang nababasa ko.
Paboritong Aktibidad: Maging batugan/couchpotato
Paboritong Libangan: Makipagdaldalan

There. Hehe.

2004-04-25T22:47:00.000+08:00

Okay.. I can't believe I created another blogger account again.. haha. Oh well, siguro kasi I had something to post na! Compared to the 1st one I created [with a blockmate who never posted (luv u brich! Haha.)] which contained posts that never failed to have "im bored" typed all over. Haha..

Finally, I've watched 50 first dates na! Super late ba? The movie is so hilarious! I was laughing the whole first half of the movie but nung second half na, I couldn't stop crying. [As if this is new to me.] All in all, the movie's good! If a movie made me cry, good na un for me.

And... naging crush ko si Adam Sandler! He looked waaaay better in this movie than in Weddding Singer [1st movie nila ni drew, at eeew ang hair nya dun].

Yah I know na mtagal na s'yang egg-head. Pero kasi, this i think this is just the 2nd movie pa lng I've watched with him in it. [I always fall in love with leading actors in romantic comedies] But no matter how more romantic he was in the wedding singer than in 50 first dates, he fell short to make me fall in love with him there because of his disastrous 80's hair.

So there.. movie review ko.. more like "Adam Sandler's Hair Review". [Although i didn't post any pics of his hair here..hehe..]

Ayan. 1st blog! Sana umabot ako sa 4th blog.. [something I didn't reach with my 1st blogger account]. Haha. Good luck to me.