life. a melody. a rhythm. a harmony. a song written and sung by myself. so come on, sing with me!

9.29.2004

my wishes have been granted

dahil sabi ko wala akong hell week, dumating na siya. heto na ako. nalulunod na ako sa impyernong linggong ito. puro trabahong hindi ka maaaring matulog o magpahinga. this is just one hell of a hell week. now, i know how it feels to be under the pressure of heavy loads of work. ayoko naaaaa!!!

to make you realize how hell it is:
1. psychology reporting on relationships - friday
2. statistics project: anova - monday (data gathering this week)
3. sociology and anthropology major paper - friday
4. theology major project - tuesday
5. theology special project - thursday (kailangan ko'to)
6. pe101 finals - wednesday
7. filipino reporting on bombita - thursday? (walang sources)
8. filipino long quiz - thursday
9. theology 3 readings (mahigit 10 pages each)
10. sociology and anthropology readings (nagalit teacher namin)

yun lang. ayoko na. sana matapos na ang linggong ito. huhuhuhu!

9.25.2004

ganda ni marge...

i enjoyed this day. kahit na maraming gusot ang kailangang plantsahin para sa mga academic requirements ko, i really liked the things we did today. my psych teacher turned our psych class for today into a love workshop. afterwards, dahil walang stat class, i had lots of time to celebrate birthdays. one, with my good friend from aclc -- si marge. another one, with my blockmate sa barn.



the major highlight of my day is the birthday surprise for marge. bakit? wala lang. after a long time, sa kanya lang ulit kami nagkaroon ng well-planned surprise for someone so dearly loved in our community. what did they plan to do? her unitmates planned something out of the ordinary. they planned a 20 cookies. parang 18 roses kaso cookies. every cookie will be given by a unitmate, lc or someone na katrabaho ngayon. since ako, arearep niya, kasama na rin doon. each cookie has a note or dedication. tapos ibibigay namin isaisa sa kanya sa room.

i really thought na she was kinda expecting something like that would happen. pero ang huling part ng surprise ang hindi niya ineexpect. the unitmates of marge talked with jc intal. si marge lang naman ang die hard fan ni jc intal. akala ko nga suntok sa buwan ang planong ito pero dahil sa pagpupursige, paggamit ng mga connections at sa bait ng Diyos at ni jc, we were able to pull this one off. ANG GALING, AS IN!

marge wasn't expecting that jc would be the 20th cookie. funny nga kasi jc didn't know what to do. pero, saludo ako sa kanya sa pagiging gentleman at mabait sa pagpapaunlak na kanyang ginawa. when the 20th cookie was introduced, marge's eyes were covered and jc intal went in. everyone in the room -- as in jampacked kami parang ateneo-lasalle game -- were screaming like crazy. when jc intal was right beside marge, they uncovered her eyes and to her surprise, jc was right beside her with a cookie and a bouquet of peach roses. GRABE ANG REACTION. nawalan nga raw siya ng poise. we were all cheering, screaming and laughing at the enjoyment of seeing our friend face-to-face with her idol and crush. nakakatawa nga, cinocoach pa ni michiko ang mga gagawin ni jc. ang pinakamasaya, jc kissed marge sa cheeks. we were all screaming. grabe, parang nanonood talaga ng game! kinikilig ang mga nasa paligid. we were all cheering like crazy. haha. it was a once in a lifetime event. regalo na namin 'to kay marge. after the whole mumbojumbo, nagkaroon ng photo ops, puro picture, puro tawanan, bigay ng note etc. gwapo si jc, according to marge pero mas lalo siyang gumwapo, lalo na para sa aclc, dahil sa pagpapaunlak niya sa isang fan at tagahanga. siyempre after the craziness, tiningnan namin ang mga masasayang pictures. hehehe. i hope it gets posted sa groups.

for 4 minutes, ang saya-saya ng atmosphere sa room. i missed that atmosphere -- yung tipong nagwawala lahat kasi ang saya-saya lang.

for just a few minutes, marge was the star and all these was for her. happy birthday marge.

side note: hiyang-hiya nga raw si jc dahil hindi niya talaga alam ang gagawin. hehe. wow! someone so popular like him would be so shy in front of a fan. also, i noticed this with most of our players -- mabait at madaling lapitan. although they may project an image of "suplado", basta para sa tagahanga, game sila. pero alam mong hindi nila talaga gustong magpasikat. they are just doing them to make their fans happy because they owe their popularity to the fans.

the LOVE workshop

i need to blog more often. hehe. wait, i just want to enumerate the things i learned from our love workshop. bakit hindi na lang kaya magkaroon ng subject tungkol sa LOVE, since, according to ma'am, it plays an integral part in our human relations.

LOVE WORKSHOP
1. hindi totoo ang soulmates. what is the probability that you will be able to find that special someone kung ikaw ay nakatadhana sa iisang tao sa mundo. we find that someone from our circle -- from the closest of friends and from the acquaintances.
2. hindi totoo ang opposites attract. they actually repel. personality differences among couples would cause more conflict.
3. being attracted with someone or loving someone will never be a choice. hindi natin maiiwasan o maipipilit na magkagusto o mainlab sa isang tao.
4. hwag daw maghanap ng kasintahan while in college. ateneo survey shows: around 25% lang ng population ang taken.
5. for psychologists, compatibility is an essential factor in making sure that a relationship would work. many important factors directly affect compatibility like time, money, religion, etc.
6. for a relationship to work, kailangan hindi laging magkikita ang dalawa para hindi madaling magsawa sa isa't isa -- para may misteryo lagi.
7. studies show that women end relationships 2/3 of the time. men suffer during breakups most of the time than girls do.
8. since we're accustomed to the men choosing the women they want, the women are just left with those who approach them. however, it is sure that whoever any man chooses is someone he really likes or loves. mas nagtataya ang mga lalaki. alam nilang 'yung kasintahan nila ngayon ay 'yun na. the women are more practical.
9. it is very good to be realistic when coming into terms with love.
10. whatever we see in the movies about love are most of the time not true.

9.23.2004

haven't been blogging

hmmm... i'm in solitude with this blogging thing. de joke lang.

actually, i'm trying to redirect myself to doing schoolwork and giving them more importance. medyo malakas ang pagkakauntog ko matapos kong mapagdaanan ang nakakapraning na theology experience at ang filipino kong di sigurado ang kalalabasan. kaya ito, pakonti-konti muna. mahalaga, naaalala ko pa rin ang blog kong ito at ang mga karanasan ko sa araw-araw.

heto muna. sa susunod ulit.

9.16.2004

i know i need to blog

i have not been blogging lately because i haven't found any time to do it. now, fortunately, i can. how am i? heto, ganun pa rin pero i can say that i am much better now. i am more focused towards my academics after realizing the shocking reality that i am failing theo. i knew that i needed to work doubly hard and cut down on those unnecessary cuts. i need to focus myself more. i don't know what happened to me this sem but like what i told my oac, baka it's something personal -- looking for purpose, meaning or direction in my life and in the things that i do.

that's why i'm dying to go on retreat. i need it. i need it badly.

9.10.2004

hey now now...

wala na akong oras para magblog. actually, tinatamad lang akong magblog. hehe. now, gusto ko lang magparamdam.

ang ganda ng concert sa sibol kanina. i realized that i really want to be a part of a choir. baka next year sasali ako ng glee club. namangha talaga ako sa boses, sa blending at sa galing ng mga choirs sa ateneo. the whole musical repertoire struck me. now, ngayon naging successful ang hindi ko naachieve na silence kagabi. i was in a good prayer disposition while listening to the soulful music.

hay... pagpapatuloy ko na lang 'to. time out muna.

9.01.2004

HEADACHE!!!

ang sakit ng ulo ko. after a humid morning, rain pours. kung di pa naman sasakit ang ulo mo sa init-lamig, ewan ko na lang. ang sakit-sakit ng ulo ko. tapos, this morning, kahit ayokong malate o magcut, walang nanggising sa akin so 11 am na akong nagising. ang saya di ba?! kaya masakit yata ang ulo ko ngayon.

oh well, di ko nasulat kagabi. ang saya-saya lang kasi for the past few days, i was able to meet some of the people na hindi ko na nakikita. yun pa naman yung tipo ng meeting na "O! KAMUSTA KA NA?!" imagine a scandalous scene sa gitna ng kalsada, eskinita o kung san man kami abutin. ganoon ang aking mga experiences. what's nice, though, is that they remind me of the things i've gone through. masasaya ang mga experiences ko with them at sobra akong natutuwa na nakita ko sila ulit.

anna, salamat nagkita tayo ulit.
adrei, salamat nagkita tayo ulit.
mam verna, salamat nagkita tayo ulit.
sa mga di ko pa nakikita muli, sana magkita-kita tayo.

porqi OUT!