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17FebWeekend Post

From everyone’s blog.

Creepy that quizzes like this one, which really doesn’t have any scientific basis, would actually produce a result that has some truth to it. I will highlight what’s applicable to me.

You are 2:11 a.m. (Yep, I’m quite nocturnal. I’m currently writing this entry at 2:08 AM..)

Your time of day has a split personality — sometimes it’s sweat-streaked and loud, and you’re on the dance floor, getting your third wind, and shouting lyrics like you’ll never run out of energy. You are the time of night that carves itself into your memory forever, because you’ll never forget how much you love these people and this moment and this song. It’s not always about unforgettable parties, though. Sometimes your late night (err… early morning) burst of energy happens when you’re home alone. Those are the times when you say, “I flat out refuse to go to sleep until I finish reading this book, or typing this page, or reorganizing my entire closet.” In either case, you are the time of night when it feels sort of forbidden to be awake, but you love accomplishing something special long after everyone else went to bed. And hey — you can always catch up on sleep tomorrow, right?

10% of the people who took this quiz got the same evaluation. (I’m unique haha!)

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Random events for the past 2 days

Met up with a good friend of mine back in college - Tanya, who like me is a closet kikay. We talked about work, make up and skincare. Sooo not like us. Nonetheless, it was a very fun and informative conversation. Can’t wait to try your make-up recommendations. lol. We should have this more often.
Watched the anti-Arroyo protesters march along the streets of Ayala Avenue from my window.

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Catchy

My current LSS (Last Song Syndrome) includes:

Matchbook Romance - Monster
Good Charlotte - I Don’t Wanna Be In Love (Dance Floor Anthem)
I’ve also been listening to Amy Winehouse’s album a lot. My favorite track is Back to Black. Love her voice. ♥

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Movie to Recommend

I watched Juno last night. Loved everything about it. From the intro, to the plot, to the script, the soundtrack, the retorts, the characters, everything. I found myself literally laughing out loud at Juno’s witty lines. And Michael Cera’s dorkiness is adorable, just like in Superbad. I crush him! ♥ lol

The 2-minute opening to Juno:

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3-day Sale

There’s a 3-day sale at SM Centerpoint (which is just a few steps away from our house). I just found out when I dropped by a while ago to get my hair trimmed. I decided to look around and see if there’s anything worth buying. And I think luck was on my side today because I kept on getting good deals. 1) P30 off from the original price of my haircut+eyebrow threading 2) VMV superskin2 toner, moisturizer and cleanser - all gotten at a discounted price. As in 100/150-peso off from the original price. And as if the discounts weren’t enough, I got another 10% discount because I exceeded P1000. after all the maths, I ended up paying only P972 for all 3 products. So happy! 3) New shoes from Celine. no discounts here, but i’m very happy to have found a pair that fits well, and for only P599. Lately I’ve been having a hard time finding shoes my size. Don’t know if my feet had shrunk or size 5 got bigger . So thank God for this pair.

Overall, I’m happy with my purchases. Yehey!

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05Jan43things: Set bioclock back to Manila time.

My body clock is so whacked and I need to fix it. I read in a news site that people who are on night shift are prone to certain cancers. Now that’s reason enough to sleep earlier.

See more progress on: fix my biological clock

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03JunMissing Heroes and House

I miss having my daily TV show marathon. Back in the days when my schedule wasn’t as tight, I used to watch an episode or two with my brothers before going to sleep. We’re already a bunch of episodes behind two of our favorite shows—Heroes and House MD.

I kinda cheated with Heroes though – I went ahead and read the summary for each of the remaining five or so episodes. A weird thing about me is that I usually don’t mind reading spoilers and knowing who’ll be killed next. I like that I’m informed way ahead so I won’t get surprised.

What usually happens when I watch suspense is that I hide behind my pillow during intense scenes. I end up asking my brothers for a recap since I miss the most important parts of the show. Reading the spoilers prevents that from happening.

Of course, I have to keep my mouth shut the rest of the show. Otherwise, my brothers will throw pillows at me.

my fave Heroes character, Hiro

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The chess nerd won!
In other news, my younger brother competed for the first time in the recent Milo Best Chess Tournament held at St. Francis Square Mandaluyong. That nerd* won third place. (*just a term of endearment ) Everyone here is celebrating. Don’t worry brother dear, next year, you’ll gonna beat the pants off those two.

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29Octtemporarily signing off.

this blog will be on hiatus and will probably stay this way for a while longer.

you know where to find me. ;)

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26JunFirst day, Feast day

We had our orientation today.

Well, it was a good and productive day though some parts were a bit dragging like the discussions (probably because I haven’t gotten much sleep cause my body clock went haywire). But there were also parts that were actually fun like the presentations and the group activities. (I even won a pen in one of the activities. karir!) I especially liked the mini-conversations I had with my group mates. Food was also generously served and was quite delish—though I wasn’t able to finish my share because I was too full. Hmm, what else.. well, drinks were unlimited which resulted to too many bathroom breaks haha.

And, I think I have a crush on one of the senior execs (shh!). I have a thing for articulate men and good public speakers.

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And then later this evening, my parents and I attended a Mass at Manila Cathedral in celebration of the feast day of St. Josemaría Escrivá. It’s the first time I’ve attended a Mass hosted by the Opus Dei. For some reason, I like the way they celebrated the Mass—the solemnity, and the considerable use of Latin which I think is a beautiful language.

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24MarHow The Journey Began

This was formerly written on my Blurty, then transferred to my LJ. Now I’m posting it here because this is a great turning point in my life–the day I decided that I’ll grow in my Catholic Faith. After that day, crazy and insane things started to happen. My life has never been the same.

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29 Oct 2004|02:12am

You will notice na maraming flashbacks and “blast-from-the-past”s na mangyayari sa susunod na mga blurty entries. Wala lang. Naisip ko munang mag do away with the usual posts. (Lamo yung mga tipong.. “I bought a new chenes today.” and mga “I had a quiz at blah today” kinda posts.) Meron akong dalawang subjects ngayon. ECONDEV saka INTECON. Doon, inaral namin yung mga economic theories mula panahon ni Makopong hanggang makarating kami sa present, contemporary times. In the process, nakita namin yung weaknesses ng theories na yun and after nun, nakagawa kami ng mas magandang recommendations. Parang ganun ang gusto kong gawin ngayon. (haha labo ba?) Basta.. Bear with me nalang. Enjoy to promise.

Saka..namiss ko ang style ng pagsulat ko sa Tabulas kaya dito ko na lang i-aapply. Pilipino naman ako kaya magtatagalog ako. Saka masarap magkwento pag medyo taglish at informal. Ays ba? Nga pala, nagbago ako ng blurty layout (do you like it?). Wala lang. I was inspired by life kasi. Mwahaha! Keso.

Anyhoo.. here it goes..

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Simulat sapol, religious na magulang ko. Grader palang ako, aware na ko na religious sila—lalong lalo na tatay ko (wala atang hindi nakakaalam nito? At wala din sigurong kokontra haha!). Pag may Mass sa STC, siya yung nagbibigay ng Communion. Ganun din naman sa Parish namin dati.. Sa San Roque. Sa may Blumentritt. Pag magsisimba nga kami, dun kami sa first row.. basta malapit sa Altar. Kaibigan ng tatay ko yung mga pari at iba pang lay ministers (Si Bro. Candong, Si. Bro. Boy Itlong. Si Bro. Boy Mantika. Si Bro. Benzon—o ha nalala ko pa!). Ako naman, kinahihiya ko kasi ang weird lalo na pag inaasar ako ng mga kaklase ko noon. (ewan ko ganun ang pananaw ko dati e)

Naalala ko nung earlier years ng high school ko nagsimula yung pagiging “fans” ng magulang ko kay Bo Sanchez. Naalala ko, bumibili sila ng casette tapes niya nun at pinapatugtog yun sa kotse tuwing bumibyahe kame. Ako medyo KJ. Hindi ko type mga ganun e? Kadiri. Gusto ko radyo. Gusto ko Magic 89.9. Gusto ko Hanson at Moffatts. Yuck! Ako? Religious? No way!

Share ko lang.. Pag pumupunta kaming Bulacan, paglampas ng Toll Gate, maglalabas na nanay ko ng rosaryo. Marinig ko pa lang kilansing ng mga beads, automatic, sasandal na ako window at magkukunwaring natutulog. Style ko yun para makaiwas sa rosary e. Wais! Haha.

Hate ko din nun ang pag-attend ng mahahabang mass. Ang mass altogether. Gusto ko sa bahay lang at manood ng TV. Dati sa San Roque tagalog pa yung Misa. My gosh! Mas mahaba! Lalo na pag Easter Vigil. Josko! Nagaalboroto kami ng kapatid ko nun. Natatawa lang tatay ko pero walang paltos, aattend kami ng Easter Vigil. Shempre, utos ng batas, di mababali kaya sumasama naman kami at tinitiis ang mahahabang pagbasa na ewan ko ba nangaasar pa ata kasi kinakanta pa. Que Barbaridad! Pag andun na sa part na papatayin na lahat ng ilaw, natutulog ako haha! Buti na lang may crush akong sakristan nun at naeentertain ako.. kundi kalbaryo ang pagsisimba.

Pero lamo, my parents have always been consistent. Kahit anong gawin kong pagsusungit at pagmumukmok. Pagdabog. Pagsuway. Tuloy pa rin ang Mass. Ang Easter Vigil. Ang Talks ni Bo Sanchez. Ang rosary tuwing magkakaron ng mahabang biyahe. Di nagtagal… parang… gusto ko na din. Shempre, hindi ko pinapahalata. Pride pare.

Anyway, tuloy padin naman ako sa buhay highschool ko nun. Pacrushcrush na lang sa mga teachers. Kopya at doktor tuwing exams. Di pagsusulat ng mga latecomers sa attendance sheet kasi secretary ako nun (powerful! Haha!). Di gagawa ng assignment sa gabi dahil sa chat tas mangongopya pag umaga. Basta petty pasaway things lang. In short, I was having the time of my life. Mediocre sa studies. Pero I don’t really care. Masaya naman.

Nung third year ako, naging teacher ko si Ms. Tsaby sa Religion. Every week or so, pinapagawa niya kami ng reflection paper. At siguro matatawa nalang mga kaklase ko nun sakin pag sinabi ko na nageenjoy ako tuwing gumagawa ako nun. Kasi shempre added homework yun sa iba pero ewan ko ba, natutuwa ako. I have to admit na naeenjoy ko yung pagmumuni muni tungkol sa buhay. At narealize ko rin na enjoy palang magsulat. Nung mga panahong iyon, nagsimula akong maging in touch sa sarili ko. At narealize ko na ang buhay ko pala ay empty. Narealize ko na I have to do something with my spiritual life. (Btw, buhay pa yung mga reflections ko. Astig nga e kasi naghalungkat ako ng files at andito pa sila. Binasa ko nga e. Katawa.)

Continue reading ‘How The Journey Began’

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09JanDorkiness, New Year’s and Sidelines

I found my dorky self tinkering with MS Excel the other night and was able to come up with a table of distribution for my *future* income (which was set to a minimum as an application of the concept of conservatism ).

I divided my expenses into four major parts. The biggest part goes of course, to my share of household expenses (my dad keeps hinting on it) followed by the amount that I’m going to save then a part that I plan on giving to God and lastly, the one I allot for myself. (I even multiplied each to 12 so I’ll have a rough estimation of my yearly expenses. How dorky!)

I don’t know if it’s too early for me to be doing this, or if I did it the right way, but, I guess with this practice I’ll develop a habit of prioritizing my expenses.

Lately I feel uneasy asking my parents for money. Really. That’s why after I graduate (which is only a few months from now. Eep. :shock and start earning money, I’d try to gradually be independent especially on the financial aspect. Of course, I’d still be living with them during the first few years or so but I’ll try to help with the expenses. It’s like my token of appreciation to my wonderful parents. (cheesy noh? :oops

New Year’s Day

I mentioned of spending the New Year in Baguio. As expected, New Year’s Eve wasn’t celebrated as noisily as in Manila. My family’s not big with firecrackers anyway thus, seeing firework displays through our window, jumping with all our might as the clock struck 12 (as if I’d still grow) , playing monopoly and having dinner together as a family were enough to consider our first new year’s celebration outside our home, an unforgettable experience.

Anyway, here are the photos I took while we’re there. Surprisingly, we didn’t take family pictures. I guess we enjoyed too much our stay that we forgot to take any. My favorite part was my visit to the market. My mom and I haggle our way to the ukay-ukays. I bought nice skirts that I can use for OJT. We also bought binatog from our suki, pasalubongs, fresh strawberries and various jams.

Baguio Pics

The next day, my family headed to Sta. Maria, Bulacan to celebrate New Year’s Day with my relatives from my mom’s side. As always, there were lots of food, singing and the walang kamatayang BINGO. Sadly, I didn’t win any. (I don’t know but I was never lucky with this type of games haha) But they do have the latest Magic Sing so I’m still happy videoke-ing with my cousins.

candid shot

cousins

See how “tall” I am? That’s why I need to jump during New Year’s Eve. Hehe. ;)

Sideline

There are times when I think that I don’t have any talent. Or if ever I have a “talent” (which constitutes staying online 24/7), they’re quite useless and don’t have much value as compared for example, if I have a talent for playing an instrument or dancing (which I don’t have). But lately, I realize that maybe my talents are worth something. Especially now that there are offers coming in, asking me to edit and layout photos or make websites and—get this—be actually paid for doing so. Now I don’t intend to make a career out of it. But still, I’m very thankful that such opportunities come in.

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29Dec168 (part II)

Signs that you’re growing old:

When you already have the same tastes as your mother.

I realized this when, during our trip to 168, my mom kept agreeing to my chosen styles of shoes and clothes, down to the design of the wallet that I bought. Eeep.

Off To Baguio

My family decided to spend the New Year’s in Baguio to get away from the pollution of Metro Manila come New Year’s Eve.Hurrah! I better start packing.

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29Dec168

The last time I went to Divisoria, I was with my blockmates and had only 400 pesos to spend. Although I wasn’t new to Divi (Been going there with my mom on several occasions), it was my first time then to visit the famous 168 mall.

Completely overwhelmed by the multitude of clothes, shoes, accessories and what-have-yous I saw the moment I stepped in, I froze for about 10 seconds, took a deep breath, while my friends rushed to get their shopping finds.

I walked at a slow pace, scanning the different shops to see if there’s something that interests me. Of course there were. Lots actually. Ironically, that was the reason why it took me quite some time to buy something—there were too many items to choose from that I simply don’t know where to start and which ones to get.

Add the fact that I have limited funds. I held on to my 400 bucks for quite a while before I made my first purchase which was, I think, a skirt I bought for around a hundred. I can’t even remember. :oops:

What I remember is that the day ended well. With sore feet and empty pockets, but happy nonetheless. Carrying big plastic bags full of goodies well-bargained for.

I tell this story because a while ago, I had a chance to go back to 168. I was with my mother this time and with more money to spend. (thank you ninong and ninang ;) )

I bought a new wallet because my old one’s too worn out to serve its purpose (coins kept dropping out of the wallet even if it’s closed—haha that’s how kawawa my wallet was. Asked my friends). Two pants and two shoes—formal ones for my OJT. And inner blouses. Most of them, as I mentioned were for my OJT since I’ll be required to dress up in office wear. And belts too, since I only have 2 and they’re also about to retire. I think I spent around 1500. Not bad.

I didn’t buy earrings (which were all over the place) or those “uso” necklaces or those metallic step-ins. I was about to buy this nice brown jacket but decided not to the last minute.

Gosh, you know what I’ve just realized? That I’m such a KJ shopper. I’m not really impulsive and that I *think* I’m actually frugal. Especially if I’d be spending something that I earned. (even though this one’s aguinaldo) I don’t know.. maybe cause I’m always told to spend money wisely as the country is in crisis and only buy things that I need. That, or because I was fed with too much Economics.

Though I’ll never be a good shopping buddy (since I’m dead boring), I’m still happy that at least I’m mindful of my expenses. With only a term away from graduation, I’m inches away from working and earning my own money. Thus, I need to learn early on how to
spend my hard-earned salary wisely. ;)

In other news

My transition from Blogger to Wordpress went well except for minor but forgivable errors (missing titles, quotation marks and apostrophes not showing up on older, blogger entries). I downloaded a theme somewhere and tweaked it around a bit. I have this current penchant for the colors pink and green, floral and Damask designs, and anything that has to do with flying. Thus, the look of my current theme.

Hope you like it.

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