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Monday, June 07, 2004
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004
ooops...sorry mr.harris...
Okay before anything else..I'd like to thank my blog-mentor prettyrhiz for fixing my website.Galing mo talaga! I have a very funny story to fill in the weeks i didn't blog here. Last Saturday, I invited my thesis-mates to a pre-valentine dinner of Still Waters, a satellite church of Word Community Church. The food great, all mexican, except the dessert. I was enjoying the dinner, when dennis (host for the night) asked me if I can join the Dating Game. Buti na lang nasa kulit-mode ako kaya pumayag na rin ako. I joined din, kasi kala ko si warm-fuzzy-feeling-guy yung searcher! haha. RM kasi, Rong Motive. Anyway, the searcher was from ateneo, 1st year college.Grabe ang bata.Haha.Here's the question and answer portion:
1.Which is sweeter, sunrise or sunset?
jam: syempre sunset.
dennis: why?
jam:kasi mas masarap mag-holding hands pagsunset.
2. If you were an ice cream flavor what will you be and why?
jam: i'd be a native ice cream, kasi madaling matunaw. *winks*
crowd: *screams* haha, native talaga yang si jam..BADJAO yan e!(thesis mate ko yun,she loves teasing me as badjao, i don't know why)
3. What will ypu do to sweep him of his feet? jam: simple lang...tititigan ko sya, at papakita ko how much i love him
crowd:*screaming again* boleraaa!!!
And for the climax, I won the dating game. haha! I went home with a bouquet of flowers and gift certificate form strabucks. Then, I kissed my date good bye.(copyright from jason balingit)Hehe, wala talagang date,I went home with my thesis-mates to do our plant design.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004
this is my valentine
It's heart's day once again. there are mini-flower shops in every corner of the streets. Lovers, not-yet-lovers-but-soon-will-be and barkadas are filling the malls and food places since yesterday.Ang saya, lahat inlove. Not me. I was in UP yesterday. Enjoyed 75% of my day at the tambayan. We ate lunch at bento box. I guess ang dami kong nakain from my usual share because I got dizzy after lunch and i wanted to puke.(but I didn't after thinking how expensive the food I ate). Then, we did our annual Say-It-With-Flowers in the afternoon. We share the gospel by giving out flowers and then presenting the LoVE that Christ offers even after Valentines day. It was nice to see people,(most of them alone), smiling when you give them red flowers and they're amused for the attention they're getting. I also enjoyed the gent's surprise gimik to the ladies. Bravo to the gent's. They composed a song entitled: If girls do not exist. Wulfagr said, it was cheesy, yeah, but it's okay, better cheesy than aphathetic.They gave out white roses din. Grabe ang tweet-tweet nila. Luv u SV gent's!
God-shaped-hole. Lovelle told me this phrase last night. there's a God-shaped-hole in us that only God can fill. I wonder if there's a Friend-shaped-hole in me. Because I feel that something was wrong with my valentines. I was missing my valentine's dates for two years. Yeah. I missed them. A lot. Shucks, it's 9am, better prepare for school. HAve an exam later.About designing chemical reactors. shucks, i'm excited. sigh.
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004
i feel.
'10 Things I Hate About You'
"I hate the way you talk to me.
I hate the way you talk to me and the way you cut your hair.
I hate the way you drive your car.
I hate it when you stare. I hate your big dumb ears
And the way you read my mind.
I hate you so much it makes me sick-
It even makes me rhyme.
I hate the way you're always right.
I hate it when you lie.
I hate it when you make me laugh-
even worse when you make me cry.
I hate it that you're not around
And the fact that you didn't text.
But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you-
Not even close, not even a little bit, not any at all."
arrrggghhh.
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2004
...so that i may be healed.
I was preparing for my bible study later in the afternoon when I bumped into these verses:
"He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and livefor righteousness; BY HIS WOUNDS YOU HAVE BEEN HEALED." 1 peter 2:24
My eyelids swelled after reading the verse. Specially the last part. I can imagie Christ on the cross...wounded, dripping with blood. Baring the pain of my sin, our sin. What made me cry even harder is the fact that He was also crucified for my problems and struggles... The phrase: so that i may be healed echoes to my head,I am overwhelmed by God's unconditional love for me. I can imagine my past hurts and wounds being washed away by His blood. Because of this, I realized that I should be moving on with my life and consider my past wounds as healed. Christ already bore the pain on the cross. I'm free, and therefore I should live in freedom not hide in the cold prison cells of my past. I am excited to share this to my bs group.
Ciao!
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Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004
MAS SERYOSONG KASAGUTAN SA MGA SERYOSONG KATANUNGAN:
I wanted to write something that is serious, well-thought of and can help change the society(yeah right!) But i found this email more worthy to be posted today than my usual rants. Grabe namiss ko mga joke machine sa esbi.:)
MAS SERYOSONG KASAGUTAN SA MGA SERYOSONG KATANUNGAN:
1. Ang uod ba pag namatay ay inuuod din?
Sagot 1: Ang tao kapag namatay ay hindi tinatao. Malamang ang uod pag namatay ay hindi rin inuuod. Kung ang tao ay inuuod kapag nalagutan ng hininga, siguro ang uod kapag namatay ay tinatao.
SERYOSONG SAGOT: Ang uod pag namatay ay NILALANGAM at hindi tinatao.Ang tao ang kadalasang pumapatay sa langam sa pamamagitan ng pag sunog o pag apak dito. Ang tao naman pag namatay ay siyang inuuod.
2. Pwede bang uminom ng softdrink kapag coffee break
Sagot 1: Pwedeng uminom ng softdrink kung coffebreak ngunit kailangan itong lagyan ng asukal at kopimeyt. Kopimeyt dapat at huwag gatas. (Milk in my cereal, kopimeyt in my pepsi. sounds good to me!)
SERYOSONG SAGOT: Ang coffee break ay para lamang sa mga taong nagkakape kung kaya inimbento nila ang " coffee break".Para naman sa hindi nagkakape ay pwede rin itong yosi break kung hindi kaya ay softdrink break.
3. Pwede bang gamitin ang a.m. radio pag gabi na?
Sagot 1: Maari lamang gamitin ang a.m. radio kapag umaga, kapag sa gabi ka makikinig, f.m. na ang tawag don.
SERYOSONG SAGOT:Ang a.m. radio ay magagamit lamang tuwing gabi sa NORWAY kung saan meron silang mga gabi na hindi na dumidilim. Kung kayat hindi nila malaman kung gabi o umaga na. Kaya a.m. radio pa rin ang pinakikingan nila.
4.Ang fire exit ba ay labasan ng apoy?
Sagot 1: Ang fire exit ay ginagamit lamang bilang labasan ng apoy kapag may sunog. Ito ang kanilang daan upang sila'y makatakas o ang tinatawag na "fire escape."
SERYOSONG SAGOT: Ang fire exit ay kadalasang makikita sa mga sinehan at hindi ito nilalabasan ng apoy. Ito ay kadalasang pinapasukan ng mga taong nag wawan-tu-tree sa sinehan. O yung mga taong walang pambayad, ay dito sila pumapasok.
5. Totoo bang ang mga manok na pinatay sa jolibee ay masasaya kaya sila tinawag na chicken joy? Sagot 1: Ang mga manok na pinatay sa Jolibee ay masaya kung kaya't sila'y tinawag na chicken joy. Ngunit hindi kinakailangang sa jolibee patayin ang manok upang ito ay maging masaya...ang mga manok ay nagiging masaya kapag sila ay may kasama sa buhay. kundi...mcchicken singles. (PS.
SERYOSONG SAGOT: Ang manok sa jolibee ay tinawag na chicken joy dahil sa pagkakaroon nila ng BIRD FLU. Dahil sa sakit ay magkakaroon sila ng pagkakataon makapunta sa ibang bansa kung kayat sila ay masaya. Mula sa tate ay pinadala sila sa pinas at binibili ng jolibee.
Talaga naman...pag pagod ka na sa thesis, mag joke time ka na lang!
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Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004
no pressures please
I went online this morning and saw my brother who's in Texas on msn messenger. This was a portion of our chat:
kuya: hi jam
jam:hi kuya! musta na?
kuya: okay naman. di mo pa kinukwento sa akin valentines date mo.
jam: kuya di ka naninwala na wala kong date? kasama ko sila tatay sa church renewal of vows sila ni nanay.
kuya: okay yun a.uy, 21 ka na, wala bang nanliligaw sa yo?
jam: kuya, bawal pressure...
kuya: pero ja, lalaki ko, okay lang matanda na maghanap..ikaw maghanap ka na...:)
What's happening to my family? Last month my tatay suggested that he will put a sign at our gate for wanted boyfriend. Now, my brother is pressuring me about looking for the one. This is weird, some people I know sneaks up to thei parents just to have a boyfriend. But on my case, they are pushing me to have one. Sino bang ayaw?! Buti sana kung libre sa happy meal ang pinapahanp nila,e di dapat pasko pa lang bumili n ako.(at pwedeng kinolekta ko pa) hehe. But I know that having a relationship is a very beauiful thing that should not be forced to anyone.I know God is at work. I believe He's now writing the prologue of my 'story'. Siguro natatakot ang kuya ko na baka tumandang dalaga ko. Well if ever he gets a chance to read this...be at peace kuya, I'm praying about it. In His time..magdo-double date din tayo! sigh.
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004
muntik na...
It's almost a year now since we moved in my brother's house in quezon city. I had alot of adjustments to make. Especially my habit of going home late. When I was staying in marikina, I feel so safe.The streets are well lighted, there were police men roaming every hour. There was a curfew for minors. I can always go home late and feel safe. Kahit walang maghahatid. Things changed when we decided to live in quezon city. My nanay is anxious when I'm not in the house at 10pm. I would always pray for God's protection when i'm commuting at commonwealth.Kahit umaga, tanghali o gabi. The drivers are very reckless and doesnt now the meaning of safety nad life.
Anyway, last night I went home late. I attended UP Christian Community's sem ender fellowship. Then I ate dinner with SV at Jollibee Philoca. I enjoyed the conversation so much that i lost track of the time. It was already 10pm. I wanted to go home na but Andrew ask if I could accompany him to buy something at mercury drug. Tapos we exchange updates pa. Kaya mga 11pm na nung natapos ang chikahan namin. I usually ride FX on my way home, but last night I decided to ride a jeepney. Kasi wala ng FX. I went home safely. But I shivered when I heard the news today, according to mel tiangco at arund 10pm an FX taxi was hold-up at tandang sora. The exact time, we went outside Jollibee. There was shooting pa daw dahil tumakbo ang mga suspects. Grabe, I could've been there if Andrew didn't ask me to accompany him. I uttered a prayer after hearing the news. I realized that God hears even my silent prayers when I'm commuting. Sa mga holdapers..prepare to meet thy God...
Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004
great weekend
saturday Last saturday my sister called up at 6am asking me to prepare a breakfast for 12 people. At first, I thought it was a joke, so I went back to sleep after our conversation. Then she texted again and saidd they're on their way to our house, and will be arriving in an hour. I was shocked. It's true. My sister was challenging me to cook for 12 people in less than 2 hours.
Still feeling heavy, I went out bought a can of corned beef, meatloaf, a dozen eggs and 30 pcs. hot pandesal. I was supposing it will be enough for all of them. But problem is, I don't cook. I'm the bunso/senyorita/tamad/batugan in our house. I don't do household chores. But I wanted to impress my dear sister, so I turned on the stove and cooked the eggs, meat loaf and corned beef. While I was cooking I was praying i won't burn the eggs or even worse our house. Hooray! I was able to cook the eggs (scrambled lang, mahirap yung sunny side up) the corned beef was fine but the meatloaf was toasted near burnt.But I think it was still edible.
They arrived just in time I finished cooking the last piece of meat loaf.You should have seen how my sister and the 11 people applauded at the feast I prepared for them. I was ecstatic! It's like winning the Bb.Pilipinas crown. hehe. Well, I guess I should start hanging out at our kitchen more often and try to be domesticated.
sunday I had a day-off with kuya gunns this afternoon. We ate lunch at Friomix then watched duplex. Grabe, the movie made me feel tired. Nakakapagod silang panoorin, tawa kami ng tawa ni kuya gunns sa old irish woman. Ang mean grabe. Then, we planned to go to greenhills but changed our mind and went to quezon city circle instead to watch a classical concert. Kaya day-off kasi feeling jologs kami ni rock starlet. Hehe. Ang saya kasi ang tahimik sa park, unlike sa mall na ang ingay. Anyway, nag-food trip na naman kami ni kuya. We were planning to eat, kikiam, quail eggs, mister donut, then kikiam ulit. Then, we saw this tempting poster of choco-lava deser. So we went in the cafe and ordered the desert. Grabe! It was very sinful..brownies with choolate syrp inside topped with strawberry ice cream. Who can resist that?! Kalimutan ang diet! Then we watched the concert, it was very cool and relaxing. Just right to complement the movie we watched:) Ang galing kasi di ako inantok, ang sarap kasing pampatulog ng violin diba? Hay,it was a very nice weekend..sana walang pasok bukas..
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Thursday, Mar. 11, 2004
the bad flood
Five minutes have past and i still don't know how will i start this entry. Y
esterday, ate daph and I were at esbi tambayan. She was convincing me to go to ate jang's yellow day celebration. BUt I can't because O had an exam in an hour. And Iw as still reviewing the last problem. Then, ate daph to told me that Spiderman 2 will hit theatres on summer.
I stopped reading my notes.
Actually, my world suddenly stopped. It was like opening the valve of my memory tank. I mean bad-memory-tank. You know those scenes in the movies when the world will stop and suddenly the memories will be flooding the space. Argg.
I hate spiderman. I mean, I hate remembering the movie because I remember the ugliest memories of my friendship with i'd rather not tell. I know that I'm better now than last year. But I know I have to find real closure so i can move on with my life. Geez, this is so madrama. Earth eat me.
Saturday, Mar. 13, 2004
graceful exit
I've waited for this day so I can share this quote here.
"There's a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over--and to let go. It means leaving what's over without denying its validity or its past importance in our lives. It involves a sense of future, a belief that every exit line is an entry, that we are moving on rather than out." --Ellen Goodman,
It's hard to bid farewell to something that has been part of you for a long time. IT's weird how a big chunk will be taken from you and still make you feel heavy inside. But I know its time for me to take another journey (i hate using this word), so let me just use road)there better). But I'll bring all the memories with me. I promise. good bye SV... I'll surely miss all of you.God knows how much. *hugs*
Saturday, Mar. 20, 2004
JAMpacked week
"NAsa heaven ba si eve? kasi kung oo lagot sya sa akin pagnakita kami." I said this to my nanay last tuesday, when my back was aching so bad, my eyes were sore from over use of computer and I can't sleep because my mind was still computing the height of the ion exchange column I needed for my thesis.Argg..it's only eve (and adam) as well that I can blame...mas okay n ayun kesa sabihin ko sa nanay ko na bakit nyo pa kasi ko nilabas?! hehe
I'm stressed.over stressed. But there are a lot of things to thank God for this week... surprise birthday party for leah..overlooking at antipolo until 2am...prayer meeting with UPstuds for election...unlimited yahoo games sessions...monthly period..cramps..at least i;m sure i'm a girl..understanding my computer project...birthday celebration of pepay..seeing riz...winnie friends..kuya gunns..jason..kuya derick..and more esbi pips..50 first dates..meeting new friends..ate al and ate ailene..finished speech..dami..dami..at MADAMI pa ding gagawin.pero kaya yan..matatapos din to! dream..believe..survive! hehe hay.ang corny.sensya na. Thanks sa lahat ng nag-tatag! love you pips!
Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2004
twenty one things in mind at the moment
thesis.thesis.thesis.thesis.thesis.thesis. thesis.thesis.thesis.thesis.thesis.thesis. thesis.thesis.thesis.thesis.thesis.thesis. thesis.thesis.thesis.thesis.thesis
count it, its twenty one. arg.
Mar. 24, 2004
sake san
i've never eaten so much japanese food until last night. my best friend know how life-less i am these days because of my thesis. she knows that i've been hybernating in our house for three straight days. at dahil mabait sya...she invited me to have dinner at megamall. she has an invation for the opening of sake san, that means eat-all-you-can japanese food. who will not give in to that kind of temptation?!
so i went to megamall around 5pm to meet her, hazel, jason and melvin. we went around the mall for a while and then went to the newly opened restaurant. we were shocked because everyone knows everyone except US! and they were like wearing decent clothes compared to our gusgusin-look. pero ok lang, tuloy pa din, invited kami! may invitation kami! hehe grabe, we ate as if it was the last day of japanese food supply. grabe talaga. ang dami din 'eye candy'.they're all over the place. sabi nila melvin tawag daw dun..'start the clock' kasi may pogi sa 3o'clock, 5o'clock at 2 o'clock.hehe
dami din ta-artits..si marvin agustin, dominic ochoa..pero sayang wala si rico yan.(sumalangit nawa)..andun din si angelika dela cruz, who, according to melvin, ay HINDI MAGANDA..kasi SOBRANG MaGANDA siya.hehe we left the place at 9pm. so just imagine the food we consumed for three hours! grabe ang saya. leah can't walk and can't laugh because she was afraid her stomach might burst any minute. hay.that was really a treat.thanks bes! thanks tatay LORD!
Monday, Mar. 29, 2004
it is finished.
Kala ko di namatatapos ang pagdurugo ng utak ko. KAla ko di na matatapos ang pag-sosolve ko ng mass at energy balance. kala ko isang libong equipment ang -dedesign namin. kala ko isang taon pa kami dito sa bahay na gagawa ng feasibility study. kala ko lang yun! tapos na kami! tapos na kami ng thesis! may ending din pala to! kahit biyal na ulo namin, duling na mga mata namin, at sin-tigas na ng tabla mga likod nmin...natapos din..natapos din..sa awa ni LORD.
grabe. bles, chela and eder, mamimiss ko kayo..salamat sa lahat ng masayang pag-sasama natin! kayo ang the best na thesis mates! thank you lord! natapos din! Wednesday,
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Saturday, Apr. 03, 2004
bakasyon sa bulacan
hello everybody! I'm back from SV retreat! Grabe, right after we passed our thesis, I packed my things and prepared for a week's vacation...far-far-away from manila. I didn't bother to check my mail or even go near my laptop the night before my retreat.I love my laptop so much, but that night I just wanted to have some space (parang mag-syota), I was enslaved by MS word, excel, photoshop and mathcad for two weeks kaya ayaw ko muna sa kanya.
The place was nice. It was in the middle of bulacan mountains. But I prefer our retreat place last year. I love the sea, the sunset ang the night sky. Falcon crest offers swimming pool, billiards and videooke. Anyway, I still enjoyed it, as long as its away from manila at may tubig ok na. Actually it was not the place that I enjoyed but the people that was there. After a long time, I was able to have bonding moments with my babies in SV. I was so blessed to hear their stories and their struggles as well.NAkakamiss talaga sila.
Lastly, I had my last kick off from sv. They bid farewell to us, the graduates (kahit next sem pa ko). It was very heartwarming to hear their affirmations. i didn't know that I was influecing their lives that much. Some members said that they treated me as their very own ate. But I was surprised and humbled as well when hannah said that I am her role model in leadership. Nagulat ako kasi parang hindi totoo...si lord lang makakagawa nun! Buckets of tears filled the place as I listen to them and as I say my farewell and bilins to sv. BUt Kuya val, an alumni encouraged me by saying..welcome to the grad club! ang drama talaga ng buhay..anyways..na-miss ko mag-blog! thank you sa mga nag-comment at nag-tag! namiss ko kayo!
Monday, Apr. 05, 2004
oops..wrong news
I was 20 minutes late when I arrived at church yesterday. I went straight to the usher's table to get the program. Then I proceeded to my favorite seat, first column, fourth row from the right. After praise and worship, I sat down and opened the program. Nothing was new, pastor's message, weekly announcements and..and..what..congratulations?!I read it once, twice, thrice, my name was there. It was real, my name was written. Congratualtions to the Graduates. Accckkkkkkk!!! No, i will not graduate this april. I still have a few units left till next sem. I think they assumed I was graduating because I told them thorugh text that I finished my thesis last week. But I guess it's alright. It won't kill me anyway. If that will make them happy, then so be it. I'll just explain to them when they ask for libre or grad pics. It's just nice that they're all excited for me. Anyway, I'll be away again this week. I'll attend our family camp at antipolo. Gimiks left and right! Super fun! Before I forget, thanks to brokensaint for the free consultation:) Ingat din jen sa byahe!
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Friday, Apr. 16, 2004
malungkot na summer
Dito ko sa TaraLet's computer shop sa shopping center sa peyups. Nagpapatay lang ng oras kasi maya-maya punta na ko sa bahay ni leah.Emcee kasi ako sa debut ng sister niya. I'm not that excited to host the party kasi ayaw ko yung dress ko, badtrip mahalay. Buti sana kung payat ako, e tabachuy ako ngayon. I'm sure mega-asaran nanaman mamaya. I'm not excited at all. arg.
Usually I stay in SV to kill time...kahit nga may dapat gawin nasa SV pa rin. But for two days, walang tao sa tambayan pag lunch. Nakakapanibago, ang sisipag ng mga tao. Nakakamiss tuloy ang summer barkadahan. Yung mga Sv mems na 9 units ang inenroll sa SM north pag summer. Sobrang tahimik at peaceful ng summer ko ngayon. Acads alng problema ko. Nakakamiss manood ng sine after class. Nakakamiss mag-plano kasama ng exec. Nakakamiss mag-library kasama ni ate daps. Nakakamiss umiyak sa metal box. Pero siguro tinuturuan ako ni lord maging engineer sa natitirang ilang buwan ko sa college. Okay na rin. Di nga lang ako sanay. Kahit kuya ko, di makapaniwalang di na ko gimikera. Sige layas na ko, punta na ko kina leah, sana maayos managyari mamya. San di ako magkalat. Sana pumayat ako papunta dun. haha, wish ko lang no?!
Sunday, Apr. 18, 2004
kwento, kwento, kwento
Grabe ang init! parang isang litrong tubig ata ang iniinom ko every two hours sa sobrang init. Salamat sa electric fan at ice candy ng tatay ko kaya medyo lumamiglamig ang feeling. debut Okay naman ang nangyari sa debut. Sobrang colorful dahil hawaiian motif. Ang kulay-kulay ng lugar at game lahat ng bisita dahil lahat naka-costume. Aliw talaga. Binantaan ko din ang dalawang tao na alam kong aasarin ako sa suot ko. Sabi ko, pag-inasar nila ko ilalaglag ko sila, emcee ata ako!
Hehe, ok naman, di sila nang-asar. Sabi ni leah, di daw mahalay yung damit. Siguro conservative lang ako kaya di ako sanay. Ang kulit nung program kasi may games. Limbo rock for guys at hoola hoop for girls. Guess kung sino kasali sa limbo rock? Si doc brokensaint!! Pinsan kasi siya nung debutant. (peace tyo brokensaint!) Sayang di sya nanalo, may bading kasing kasali, hanggang tuhod kayang mag-bend!Wala atang spinal cord. Marami nag-complement sa amin ng co-emcee ko, ang kwela daw. Nahihiya ako kasi feeling ko nangulit lang ako dun. Hay, kahit kelan talaga di ako natutong tumanggap ng complement.
sayahweh.
Sabi nga ni ate meigh, there are alot of things to be grateful this summer. Isa na nga dun ang comeback ko sa dance ministry. Last week sumayaw kami sa easter sunrise service, tapos kanina sayaw ulit sa church service. ANg saya kasi hawak ko ulit ang tambourine habang praise and worship. Pero mas love ko talaga ng interpretative dance, kasi mabagal akong sumayaw. Salamat talaga sa opportunity at talent na bigay ni lord. Shucks, paki-pagpray ako, umiikot utak ko sa sina-summer ko. Ang hirap kasi. Pero kaya yan...by God's grace. May mahirap ba kay Lord?!
Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2004
graduation ball
Gradball.
I felt a bit of regret when GMA news flashed the commencement exercise of UP diliman. I should’ve been there, if only I took my course a little more serious. But anyway, there’s always commencement exercise every year. I’ll just wait for another 12 months to know the feeling of wearing that black toga.
Anyways, last night I attended our graduation ball. The ticket was included in the yearbook package. Actually I didn’t have the slightest plan to go. I didn’t have a date, dress, gimik money and my college friends are all from SV, and most of them already graduated. But my thesis mates convinced me to come. They got me a red-backless-with low neckline-dress plus free hair and make up just to complete our group for the night. I gave in eventually since I want to relax and unwind. I had fun actually.
We had our ball at Intercontinental Hotel. There was good food,good music and it was my first time to see the UP engineers all spiffed up for the occasion. I must say that we were all gorgeous. They also gave us the copy of our yearbook last night. So in a way, I had a taste of the graduate’s pride…seeing my face in the Inhinyero page. College grad ball is so much different from highschool. There were no ‘sweet dances’, no ‘who’s-the-date-of-who’ questions and no crying moments with friends. It was so shallow…nothing beats high school memories talaga.
Take two.
For the second time, something happened to me, also in a grad ball. In high school, I usually keep my myself from liking someone who has a crush on me. Once I know that they like me, I will treat them as spirits, as if they don’t exist. So during our HS ball, this guy who courted me in third year came into the room looking so dashing in his suit. So I gave him the award of crush-for-the-night. He was so handsome, I was asking myself, why did u let this specie slip your hand. Anyway, he asked me for a dance and then he told me, ‘Ja, ganda mo ngayon a’. Syempre ok na ko. Humaba ang hair ko.
Anyway, same thing happened last night. I went inside the room and spotted W sitting beside a petite girl. I noticed him at once because he was handsome in his suit (again!). Two years ago, W told me that he had a crush on me since our 1st major subject. I was shocked because it was unlikely for him to be like that. Anyway, same thing happened…he became a spirit in Jam’s world…as if he never existed. I felt the same ‘sayang feeling’. Sayang ang pogi. We didn’t dance, but when I got home, I congratulated my batchmates through text including him. Then he replied,’ thanks, beautiful girl in red’ Ay sus! Humaba nanaman ang hair ko! Well I guess these are the simple joys of a happy single life…lalo na pag-tumatanda na...
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Monday, May. 03, 2004
crunchtime
Seven days to go before election, sabi ni dad iking, "grabe nak, crunchtime na!" Nakakatuwang makita ang mga christians an nag-unite to campaign for Bro. Eddie. Pati mga bata at teenager na hindi pa botante, nakikialam na..alam kasi nila na para sa kinabukasan din nila ang ginagawa nila. Pati nanay ko sobrang hyper pag election na ang topic. I know I've done so little to help in this election. Sana tumulong ako sa voter's education campaign. Sana regular akong nakipagpray for the election. Pero kahit papaano nabigyan ako ng chance na maging part nito.
Last sunday, nag-motorcade sa buong marikina ang mga maka-bro. eddie. Akala ko mga 10 cars lang ang sisipot. Pero nagulat ako kasi 110 cars ang pumila para ipakita nag suporta kay bro. eddie. Sumama ako, kahit alas-dos pa iyon ng tanghali, sobrang init ng araw, kahit sa likod kami ng pick-up sasakay, at kahit alam kong di lahat ng tao ay katulad ng pinaniniwalaan ko. ang mahalaga, kahit sa maliit na bagay,tulad ng pagsuot ng bro. eddie t-shirt, sa pag kumbinse ng mga tao na bumoto sa kanya at sa pag-hiyaw ng "pagbabago! pagbabago!" ay naipakita ko ang aking convictions.
Sa pag-ikot namin, madami ang gumagaya sa V-sign namin. Sana totoong iboboto nila si Bro. eddie. Ang iba naman, nang-aasar, nilabas nila mga kalendaryo nilang FPJ at binu-boo kami. Sabi ko kay leah, kawawa naman tyo pag sya nanalo. Pero kaya nga nangangampanya, kasi may pag-asa pa. Sa totoo lang parang nakakatakot matapos ang linggong ito. Pero alam kong kahit ano mangyari ang Panginoon ang may hawak sa ating bansa. Kailangan lang natin manalangin at palakasin ang ating paniniwala. Nabasa ko yung nasa likod ng t-shirt ni leah... "The world is too poor to nuy my convictions and principles-bro. eddie"
Let's vote wisely this coming elections, para na rin sa kinabukan natin. Di na ko nahihiyang aminin na mahal ko pa rin ang Pilipinas, kahit ano pa sabihin ng mga tao.
Sunday, May. 09, 2004
what if i die tomorrow?
I asked this question to my bestfriend last night. What if I'll be shot dead becasue I'm fighting fr bro. eddie's vote. Exaggerated but can be true. I'll be a poll watcher tom at marikina. I'm excited at the same time nervous on what's going to happen. Specially during the counting of the votes.
Ano kaya talaga no? Then I'll be a hero..or just an additional statistic to political crimes. But whatever happens tomorrow, i'll leave it all to God. I just have to be there and do something worthy for my country an dmy future. Okay, tama na drama! Vote for Eddie Villanueva!
Wednesday, May. 12, 2004
mga kwento nung eleksyon
Buhay pa ako! Madami akong kwento sa pag-popoll watch ko nung lunes.
5:30am Nagising ako ng maaga kahit hindi ako nag-alarm. Excited kasi akong mag-pollwatcher, first time ko kasi itong gagawin. Ginising ko ang kuya ko kasi sabi nya sabay daw kaming pumunta ng marikina. Doon kasi kami boboto.
6:30am Umalis na kami ng bahay ni kuya. Kaunti pa lang ang tao sa kalsada. Sabi ng kuya ko, daan muna kami ng seven-eleven para bumili ng baon ko. Sabi ko, sige kahit tubig at biscuit lang, okay na. Pagdating sa seven-eleven, kung anu-ano nag kinuha ni kuya, isang pakete ng blueskies, malaking tortillos, isang chips ahoy, isang balot ng hopia (alam niyang favorite ko ito), mentos, timeout at curly tops. Tawa ako ng tawa habang kinukuha nya ang mga ito, sabi ko sa kanya mag-popollwatch ako, hindi magfi-fieldtrip. Sabi niya, mabuti na raw ang handa, ayaw niya akong magutom.
7:00am Kaunti pa lang ang tao sa loob ng presinct. Andun na ang 2 pollwatcher ni GMA at 2 pollwatcher ni FPJ. Walang taga-bantay si Roco At Ping. Pinasulat ako sa Election Minutes ng Chairman. Mukhang masusungit ang mga KNP watchers. Nakakatakot naman ang mga watchers ni GMA. PUmunta ako sa likod ng mga teacher pata doon mag-bantay.
8:30am Dumagsa ang tao para bumoto. Mahaba ang pila, mainit at maingay. Nakita ko ang mga kalaro ko dati ng habulan. Ang tanda na nila, at mukhang may mga asawa na rin. Nakita ko rin ang tindera sa paborito kong sari-sari store, medyo may puting buhok na at mukhang pumayat. Maraming nakakatawang eksena. Tulad ng isang ale na pinipilit nyang sa kanila siyang presinto boboto, e sa amin nakalista ng pangalan niya. Ang kulit, nagwawala. Pero sa huli, bumigay din. May mga mag-asawa naman na nagkokopyahan ng boto. Pero may isang mag-asawa na nag-aaway palabas dahil, BRo. eddie ang binoto ng babae at hindi FPJ. Meron naman lola na bumoto na may dalang herbal na bote. Tiannong namin kung ano yun, sabi nya fountain of youth daw. Nagtawanan kaming lahat. Ang kulit nya kasi. Iba-iba ang bumoto, may excited, may napilitan. May masaya, may badtrip. May naka-porma at may mukhang kababangon lang sa higaan. Pero napansin kong walng gwapong bumoto sa presintong binabantayan ko. Talagang extinct na ang mga gwapo nagyon.
12:30pm Hinatid ni hazel ang lunch ko. Chicken meal ng McDo at dessert na gawa ni tita neng na Sunday ko pa gusto kainin pero sabi niay wag muna daw. Dinalahan din ako ng bangon pero sabi ko, meron na ko. Kasabay kong kumain ang watchers ni GMA. Tinanong nila ako kung may kapalit ako sa counting. Sabi ko, wala, dire-diretso ang pag-babantay ko. Nagulat sila, kasi mukha daw akong hindi tatagal. Sabi ko, kaya ko, kakatapos lang kasi ng thesis namin akya sanay pa sa puyatan. Sabi ko din na libre ang pag-babantay namin, walang bayad, mual sa kaibuturan ng puso namin ang ginagawa namin. Nabilib sila, meron pa daw pa alng mga taong ganun.
3:20pm Sinarado ang presinto dahil tapos na ang botohan. Inayos na namin ang silid-aralan para ihanda sa bilangan. KAming mga pollwatchers ang nag-ayos ng tally-sheets at elction returns. Tapos, tinawag ako ng chairman para tulungan sya sa pagbukas ng mga balota. Natuwa ako kasi ako lang ang pollwatcher na pinahawak sa mga balota.
4:30pm Simula na ng bilangan! Madaming GMA, madami rin ang FPJ. Pero sa tuwing tatawagin sa Villanueva, pumapalakpak ako. Kahit ako lang mag-isa. Tapos umamin sa akin ang GMA pollwatchers na si Eddie ang binoto nila. Kaya 3 na kaming pumapalakpak. Tapos mga bandnag 7pm, sabi ng chairman, eddie V. rin daw sya. Kaya ang dami nanaming natutuwa pag-may boto kay Eddie. Nakita ko pa nga ang balota ng nanay ko. Kabisado ko ksi ang sulat-kamay niya.
10:30pm Halos 30 mins na puro FPJ ang boto. Tahimik na ko. Nalulungkot na kasi ako ng mga panahong iyon. Gusto ko mag-wala! Tapos, yung 3rd person biglang humirit. "ano ba ito puro FPJ! ayoko manalo to!" nagtawan kami, pati mga pollwatcher ni FPJ natawa. Tapos biglang Eddie V. ang sunod na boto, nagpalakpakan lahat, pati mga pro-FPJ.Lakas talaga ng impluwensya ko..hehe
11:15pm Binasa ang huling balota, at natapos ang bilangan.Si FPJ ang nanalo sa presinto namin. Inutusan ako ng chairman na asikasuhin ang pag-pirma ng lahat ng pollwatchers sa election returns. Pumirma kami sa gilid ng mga tally election returns, at nilagay ang thumb mark sa tabi nito. Para akong naiiyak nung ginagawa ko ito, para kasing sinasabi ko na kasama ako sa nagbantay ng pagbilang nito. Para sa future ko ito at ng mga magiging anak ko. Ang drama ko talaga.
11:35pmNagpaalam na ako sa mga kasama ko sa presinto. Lahat sila naka-ngiti sa akin at tinatanong kung paano ako uuwi. Nag-pasalamat sa akin ang chairman para sa tulong daw na gianwa ko. Sabi ko, "welcome po, ma'am, salamat din po sa sakripisyo nyo." wala na halos masakyan pauwi sa amin. Madilim na ang mga daan at wala ng tao. Masaya ako dahil naranasan kong maging pollwatcher. Madami akong natutunan, siguro next election magvovolunteer ulit ako. Tutal likas naman akong paki-alamera, edi makiaalam na, para naman sa bayan.
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jam posted at 8:49 am
Monday, May. 17, 2004
Singing in the rain
It's raining hard outside so I decided to stop by the net cafe before going home. My brother is reformatting the laptop that's why I haven't been blogging lately. Actually my first option was to play under th rain at the sunken garden. But I had second thoughts because the rugby kids were already dancing in the rain. I don't want to be caught by the security guards as one of the rugby kids. Though sometimes I look like one.
It's our last day of summer class, just one more final exam and I'm off to my sister's place in Pampanga. But before that,I have a 'speaking engagement' on friday. The youth officers in our church invited me to speak about LOVE for the pleanary session of their summer overnight. I gave them a puzzled look when they asked me about it. Me? Speak about love?! I ask thge VP if I can just speak how evil men are..she told me that the guys will also be there. Sheesh.
I'm forced to behave and try not to brainwash them and just stick to the scriptures. I guess I'll focus more on the corinthians definition of love and highlight the 'love keeps no records of wrong' part. Because that's where God and I wrestled last year.
By the way, I want FPJ to win the elections. I'm still in the right mind. I just thought that if ever he wins, the philippines will dive into the lowest pit then we will be very despearte for God, then the Filipinos will learn to kneel and pray to God. I still believe God is not yet finish.
gosh, It's still raining, I can hear the heavy drops and the wind. I'm tempted to go out and have a crazy afternoon in the rain while singing Times of Refreshing...
Thursday, May. 27, 2004
wala akong maisip na title
Sakit ng ulo ko, just got back from pampangga this afternoon then went straight to Katipunan for an appointment. Naks. Ahead called me up and asked me to take the advance exam, nag-aaply kasi akong tutor. Bad trip and hirap, parang board exam. Yung unang exam, mga three weeks ago pranga upcat. YUng kanina 3times mas mahirap. Tungkol sa Algebra, Chemistry, Physics, Geometry at Language. Hirap pala mag-isip pag sobrang bakasyon ang isip. Hopefully makuha ako sa work para may extra income this sem, gusto ko kasi ng kotse. Hehehe (libre ang mangarap)
Sa mga nang-hahunting kung saan lupalop ako nag-tago after summer classes..sa pampanga po,isang sakay mula sa SM San Fernando. Binantayan ko kasi pamangkin ko. Enjoy mag-alaga ng toddler. Ang kulit! Lahat tinatanong, lahat pinapakialaman. Feeling ko isang buwan akong nawala, ang bagal kasi ng buhay sa province. Sobrang pranig ako sa ang tahimik na nga ng paligid, brown-out pa. Sabi ng ate ko, mag-muni-muni na lang daw ako. Ayun, punta ko sa farm, sa likod lang ng bahay ng ate ko. Ang sarap ng hangin..sariwang-sariwa. Naghabulan kami ng pamangkin ko at naglaro ng putik. Hay..life! Walang ganyan sa SM. Dami ko napag-isip isip sa bakasyon ko. For the first time, nanahimik at nagpahinga ako to-the-max. Next time na lang yung mga napagmuni-munihan ko...basta happiness and quietness ang life ko ngayon. Pero june na, may mga parting naring mga bagyo. Thanks pala kay kay artistmonk,te meigh, pepay, tarits, na nag-tag:) At pati sa laging nagbabasa ng blog ko (you-know-who-u-are) thanks.
Thursday, May. 30, 2002
song for the moment
IT IS YOUR LOVE
Nothing in this world can satisfy me
Jesus you alone can fill me up
I could gain the world and all its treasures
But all those things will never be enough
It is your love
It is your goodness
It is your kindness and compassion
That fills me up inside
It is your grace
Your tender mercy
It is your presence in my life that satisfy
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I can't remember all the lyrics but these are the words that has spoken to my heart. I have been going on circles as to what will happen to my life after college. I wanted to succeed in life. Like every body else, I want fame and fortune.
But as I was praying and asking God for His plan for my life. I heard this song two sundays ago, and it gave me the answer to my question. God is my inheritance. He is the only thing that can satisfy me. I've been very anxious of the things that are going in and out of my life. Changes that I can't stop. But God remained and will remain faithfull to me forever. That gives me the assurance of a bright future. Me and the lord, together forever..(Romans 8).
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