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last sunday, after church, neil, bianca and i attended tita amy's grandson's birthday. [ tita amy and her husband tito fred are good friends of my parents. they supply food for ken afford in katipunan, which is owned by their son, uh, ken. ] we didn't know anyone else from the party, but we went for the great food and the kiddie treats. hehe. there was a parrot and snake show. there was actually a similar show in manila zoo before, when we brought the kythe kids there for a whole day. there were games, but bianca was too shy [ or tired ] to get out of her chair. i was like a stage mother cajoling her to join the games so she could bring home any of the prize toys [ with that, she replied, "eh ang dami dami na naming laruan eh.." oo nga naman. hehe ]. she initially wanted to play the "pabitin" but she made it clear that "ayoko nung fake na barbie ha." she never got to play with the kids though 'cause we left early. anyway, she later on agreed to sit with the children on one of the kiddie tables with the mini monobloc chairs, but we had to sit with her. poor neil had a hard time trying to fit in one of the chairs. hehe. we had a great time taking advantage of the free popcorn and cotton candy. hehe. and the buffet table was a feast. grabe ang daming food! we literally shoveled heaps of food on our plates. it was definitely food trip heaven. and it was even free. ehe. mukha akong pagkain.
no, this isn't a prom picture. [ although we could still pass as high schoolers. hehe ]
right after the kiddie party, neil and i rushed to innotech in commonwealth for a rotary event [ which my dad should be attending ]. we were seated at the VIP table [ naks. haha! ] together with the 60+ year old past governors/officers who don't run out of pangmagulang hirits [ but of course. :P ]. some were even UP law alumni. wow, can relate :P. it was a good thing we ate a lot at the kiddie party earlier. we didn't enjoy dinner at the rotary event. the food was a la carte [ read: limited ] and they're cut into very minimal proportions. they even gave us red wine, which i set aside after one sip because i could feel the heat coming through my nostrils. neil and i actually had no idea what we were doing there; all i knew was that i was receiving some recognition on behalf of my dad. people were congratulating me after the awarding. i found out later on, after reading the program, that i am now a "paul harris fellow", thanks to my dad. i have no idea what that means though. kebs.
Labels: family
last saturday night, kris and i watched tanghalang ateneo's 3PO. i didn't exactly appreciate the play. too many songs, too many jokes. although there were a lot of hilarious lines. plus, there was also rhem in drag. hehe. i was tempted to post a candid picture we took of him, but i'm just too nice so i resisted. heehee. and he might kill me in case he comes across this site.
after the play, kris, neil and i were supposed to go to the last day of the UP fair but due to the looong line, we just opted to go to eastwood. we thought of going to makati to the admit one gig but it was too far, and it's getting late, so eastwood it was. we felt left out with all the high school people including the post prom people [ complete in their formal attires ]. we walked around the shops, 'saw joan and boyfriend, bought drinks [ just sodas ] and some food at the bowling center. we arrived fairview around 2 am [ ahh, the joys of being home alone. hehe ]
Labels: random
i just arrived from school. apparently, our 6-9 pm class was cancelled [ yay! ] so i have the whole night to myself. i'll be able to watch tanghalang ateneo's play, 3PO, probably go to the UP fair [ if it stops raining ] or go to the admit one gig at saguijo cafe [ i've never been there yet. and i really want to go to the "i love you store" located at the second floor of the same building ].
one good thing to be thankful today is the fact that i didn't study, yet i was spared from the wrath of recitation. i even had the time to eat lunch at satya's with neil when i haven't read the cases or the provisions on chattel mortgage for credit yet. hehe. at least i was full afterwards.
i wasn't able to study because i slept the whole night, i was online for hours checking out blogs and updating my site, and in the morning, i helped out di's brother for their social org's "big brother program". di, joan and i [ being the psych majors that we are ] screened around 28 students by interviewing them to find out if they are mentally/emotionally fit for the mentoring program [ each kid will be matched up with a "big brother" with the same interests who will help him in his future career ]. it lasted for only a few hours. and despite the slight fatigue [ imagine asking the same questions to strangers over and over ], we had fun exchanging the latest chismis [ hehe ] during the break. we even got a free jollibee meal. ehe.
i interviewed around 10 students out of the 28. each student was sharing his dreams/future plans, and it's nice to believe that they will pursue their careers and all become successful one day. but due to the economic and socio-political situation in the country, it's hard not to be cynical. the mentoring program would definitely be very favorable to the students, but not all would be picked. the hardest part for me was probably choosing which students to admit into the program. they all had potential, and i think they all needed a mentor. i just hope that they would seek some form of help in the future to guide them in their pursuits. i was actually tempted to help out this one kid who is interested in painting and wants to take up fine arts in college. hehe i think my altruistic side is turning into a messianic complex.
anyway, these are some funny things that happened from yesterday's interview:
hehe. you find a lot of interesting people everyday.
another one for the everyday matters group challenge.
[ yes, i'm procrastinating again. i've been doing everything this morning but study. ang boring ng partnership!! i'll be leaving in a short while to help out di with some psych thing. i'll probably study tonight. :P ]
last christmas, my mom noticed i didn't have any presents under the tree, so she bought me this out of pity. hehe. it's a nice addition to my moon and star themed room. 
Labels: artsy fartsy
the perks of being in UP
really, UP has a lot of perks, if you just look in the right places. case [ s ] in point:
i heard the next morning that there was a rumble/riot at the fair which started at around past 1 am, i think. oh well.
well, i'm finally starting to like my UP stay. i've been too focused on law school that i fail to see the institution as a whole. but no, i'm still not addicted to isaw. hehe.
so, last valentine's day, as expected, i had a food trip with neil. actually, we have weekly food trips anyway, so valentine's day wasn't any more special. hehe. we were supposed to eat at chateau verde, but after i told him about my blockmates' lunch at bellini's at marikina shoe expo in cubao, he decided that we eat there also. and we did, and we ate a lot. after which, we went to gateway at araneta center, right beside araneta coliseum. it was my first time to go there. it's a nice building with good shops and a outdoor garden thing in the middle. hehe. i think the mall just opened last year [ ? ]. the last time i went to the cubao area was during the uaap seasons back in college; i didn't know things have changed so much since then. i also discovered that the fiesta carnival was transferred to an outdoor location, and there's already a shopwise store right across SM.
Labels: UP
a lot of things still bothering me lately. i have a lot of wishes in my mind that are not at all realizable. a basta yun.happy valentine's day to me :P
It's down to this
I've got to make this life make sense
And now I can't do what I've done
And now again I've found myself
So far down, away from the sun
That shines the life away from me
- away from the sun by three doors down
gosh i'm so emo. mwehehe.
this weekend, i did everything but study.
last night, i attended joy's 23rd birthday dinner. her party always follows jonel's [ they have a 4 day gap. but jonel's older by 1 year ], and the guests in her party are actually the same people who attended jonel's party last week. i was the only high school batchmate [ margie didn't make it ] among the guests, the rest were either choir members/neighbors, but i still had fun nonetheless. it's nice meeting new people/re-establishing contacts with other people, even if you're not really that close. i can't believe it's been 5 years since we started attending each other's birthday parties. [ the three of us consistently held parties on our birthdays ]. i regret not being able to attend joy's debut though; we only started to become close between claudette's debut and mine. but after that, we never missed each other's birthdays [ also jonel's ]. and our friendship has stayed intact through the years. aliw. that fact just makes it harder for me to believe that it has been five long years. grabe. we're so old!!
today, we weren't able to attend church, but neil and i joined the second meeting of the growth group for the M12 [ mission 12 ] campaign in church. it was supposedly a group for "young pros" [ hence, there were teachers, a dentist, auditor, a married couple ] in the group. given the choice, i would've joined the "youth" or "teenager" group [ ang kapal ba ng mukha? hehe ] because i feel that i could relate more to them in terms of life issues, but of course i'm too old for that already. besides, there was another law student in the group [ he's the other half in the married couple ], so i guess we do share the same issues and we won't feel left out.
afterwards, neil and i ate at our favorite resto, bubba gump in greenbelt. we love the big serving, the atmosphere.. and the food just tastes good. the place was packed, we don't really know why [ 'cause it's valentine's tom.?. ]. the last time we went there on a sunday, we were the only people there [ apart from 1 or 2 other tables ].
later in the afternoon, we played ultimate disc at the sunken garden with ian. we didn't join an actual game, we just had a few throws. it was my second time to play, the first time was last year, when the field was still squishy with water because of the rains. we played till we couldn't see the disc anymore. well, it is addictive. i want to play right after class [ and class is just a few meters away from the field ]. my hands still hurt a bit [ from catching the disc ], and my right leg also hurts [ i accidentally jumped in a deep, icky ditch, clumsy me. i told you neil, ako ang "hari (prinsesa? reyna? hehe) ng sablay". hehe. ]
and now, i'm home, it's almost midnight and i haven't studied for credit yet. i should finish the contract of pledge [ which bores me to tears ] and all the cases before 8 am tomorrow. ack.
these were sent from e-mail. naman eh, tama bang inggitin ako.. hehe..
and these are my adorable little pamangkins [ i'm sure you can identify which ones they are hehe ]:
well, it isn't much, but this is my first sketch journal entry. i made this months ago, right after i bought the havaianas flip flops at the mall.
coincidentally, a challenge was posted in the everyday matters group for the members to post their favorite shoes. so, here it is. i love this pair because it makes me look a few inches taller, it's so comfortable, it's durable, and easy to clean. it also matches my laid back look [ read: pambahay. hehe ].
notice the beach theme? i miss the beach. AND i wish it were summer already. i hate law school [ so what else is new :P~ ]. i also drew the sarong nico gave me two christmases ago. :D
for other artsy news...
awhile ago, i attended my second to the last session of art class. mr. sena taught the tempera technique in watercolor, which i really want to master. the technique, to quote our art guru [ hehe ] is very minimalist, but the end result has the same effect as oil paintings. basta, it's all in the hand stroke. he made it look so simple, he finished each drawing for less than 10 minutes. i haven't tried it yet, but i will when i find the time this weekend.
i also manifested my intent to become an illustrator, and i was able to talk to one of the teachers who is an expert in that field. he was surprised at first why i wanted to be an illustrator, when i'm in law school. i think he was implying that being an artist is not as lucrative, but i clearly pointed out that i'm not going to quit law school, i just want to draw for children's books or whatever along with my [ aimless ] pursuit in law school. i'm glad that he and this other teacher were happy to help, and they were eager to give their advice on the matter. the thought of being an "artist" excites me. i want to enroll for advance 1 level already [ i'm almost done with beginners' level ]. i guess mr. sena's right - you don't have to go through a fine arts course when you can learn everything you need in art workshops. so i guess i'll just continue with the workshops [ despite my dad's protests ] and practice a lot. because i think enrolling in an art school in place of law school is definitely out of the question.
speaking of art school...
i was telling my mom the other day that my brother wanted to enroll in an art college. i was hoping she'd show some support to him and me, but nooo..
me: gusto raw ni nong mag-art course ah
mama: mapagkakakitaan ba yun?
me: uhh.. ewan.. baka pag nag-graphic design siya..
mama: ah yung computer?
me: oo. pero gusto niya ata painting. ako rin, gusto ko mag-art college sa states.
mama: hmp, bahala nga kayo.
heehee. oh well. so much for that. i understand why she exhibits such violent reaction though.
we watched the phantom of the opera at robinson's metro east earlier with grace, nico and oggs. i liked it! the actress/actor who played christine and raoul made such a perfect pair. except there were some parts when they REALLY didn't need to sing... afterwards, we were joking that our next recitations would be in song, as inspired by the movie. hehe.
Labels: artsy fartsy
God doesn't want you to live in an endless cycle of defeat.
- Joshua Harris, Not Even a Hint
lifted from the planner i bought from GCF last month. i've been assuring myself with this thought over and over lately. wala lang.
the link to this quiz was sent by CJ through the block e-group.
hehe. i don't know if i should be alarmed with the result. i was anticipating the same outcome though. take the quiz also and tell me what your age is. (para di lang ako yung abnormal hehe)
You Are 19 Years Old |
19 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax. |
my parents, by the way, are in the US for the rotary convention thing (my dad's the district governor, among other things to add to his long list of credentials). i never realized how quiet it is to be at home by myself until now (well the manangs are still here plus bubbles and peewee hehe). being an only child isn't so bad though. hehe.
i'm supposed to be studying for the labor midterms, but procrastinating is just so much fun.
yesterday, we spent the whole day finding a labor dispute case for labor relations class. what was supposed to be a 2 hour activity in TUCP (how exciting :P~) turned out to be a whole day event [ thanks to the some very "helpful" individuals in TUCP who insist that they burn all their records and my superb driving skills that got us lost and circling the makati area for a full hour.. ]. i was with chi, nico and oggs. we waited the whole morning in TUCP for the lawyer we talked to before, but since it was getting late, we were told to just talk to another lawyer. we were able to get a case, but we wanted to have other options so we proceeded to my dad's office after eating at super bowl along jupiter st. at the end of the day, we were so wasted we literally laughed at almost anything. hehe. as if doesn't happen on normal days.
yesterday seemed to be a good ending to a terrible week. since last friday's agency exam, i've been having doubts about law school again since i feel that i don't seem to excel no matter how much i study, and other people who don't study as much as i do are performing better. i've succumbed to the thought that yes, i'm just inherently less intelligent than the rest of the batch and if i want to measure up to them, i should probably stop doing everything else and devote each hour of the day studying. spending the whole day with my friends yesterday didn't change that main thought, but at least it was a good break from the stress and boredom of law school.
these are some pictures from yesterday's "field trip". no, we didn't pose intentionally under the labor union logos because we think they're nice. most of the pictures here are needed for class [ proof that we're actually doing something ].
i download free mp3's. so sue me.
i promised myself more than a year ago that i'll stop downloading mp3's from the net and instead buy original cd's everytime. well, the idea didn't really materialize because of my regard for ethics and the law; kazaa just became too unreliable and inconvenient for a dial-up user. well, the whole "stop piracy" stand didn't last long. for one, didn't prove to be too allowance-friendly . also, i now have a stock of cd's i don't listen much to anymore because i only like 1/2 songs in the entire album, and by now i've grown tired of them already. they're now left scattered all over my room. and so, i decided to download the kazaa program again just last week. 'turned out it was probably the virus that was slowing down my computer before and not really the program itself, and the program is still very good. i downloaded a lot of songs already [ jars of clay's "show you love", frou frou's "let go", yes, including blackeyed peas' "let's get started" and some unpopular ones like longwave's "tidal wave" and pitty sing's "radio" ] and i also compiled my first cd since my college days [ specifically january 2003 ] which i'm loving so much right now. this is a big deal for me - the college cd held a lot of good memories and it took me quite a long time to get over it [ i still miss college a lot ]. but now i'm very happy with this new cd and it's the only set i've listened to since i burned it. it's like letting go of a used-to-be-perfect pair of jeans that don't fit you anymore because you've gained a lot of weight, and then finding a new pair that is two sizes bigger but suits you just as perfectly. [ sorry if i don't make sense. at pasensya na sa kababawan. hehe ] wala lang.
by the way, if you want a gmail e-mail account, just tell me. [ free e-mail with 1 gigabyte storage space ]. i have 50 more invites.
mag-aral na nga ako ng labor.
Labels: law school, random
i skipped school yesterday for reasons not of my own doing:
so that was how my whole morning went. things like this you just look back on and well, laugh at. or cry over. gawd. pathetic. about the car, i heard the damage costs about 15 thou more or less. about the bee sting, i took medicine and applied ointment on this awhile ago. there's only a small red spot left on the area. occasionally though, i would feel like it's being pricked by a pin or some other sharp object. about the jeans, well, there goes another relic from college. i remember last night looking at some of our college pictures and i was lamenting over how fat my thighs have become since i started with law school. that pair of jeans particularly got my attention, because it fit me perfectly well back in college. and so i tried it on, and i didn't look too fat in it, although it did feel a little snug. i decided to wear it this morning under the false notion that i haven't gained weight since college. but the fact that the jeans got damaged tossed me back to reality [ yes, you gained a lot of weight, and you are in UP law hell school. get over it].
the only good thing that came out of this day is this:
wheeeeee! i'm watching jars of clay with neil and penny!
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