Better day. Small World.

Surprisingly, I had a great day yesterday! Finally, something new!

It started with me waking up at 9:30 for breakfast with my family... Without my mom. She went to this PLDT workshop in Taytay, and we were going to pick her up after breakfast. We were supposed to be there by 11 am, but then at past 11 we still haven't left the house. We ended up getting there at around 12:30-1 or something.

We waited for mom's officemate to leave so that he wouldn't have to wait for his "sundo" alone. His name was Jun, I think, and he graduated from La Salle. Small world, really, because I learned that Claire Tiamzon and Allan Espinosa (?!), fellow ECE students of mine that are in their fifth year, had their OJTs in their department. Or... well, something like that.

And then I learned that he's the best friend of Tin Boongaling's (Another ECE student in Ateneo) sibling, dunno if it's a guy or a girl. Or... something like that. What year is Tin in anyway? Fourth? Fifth?

Then after he left, I chatted with my mom, something we don't usually do. First I asked her the difference between EE and ECE, and then I asked her what she does as an ECE graduate. Then I asked her if she had classmates or schoolmates in college who now work with her, and she named a few.

Then I remembered what Claire said to me during the GA last friday. She introduced this dude to me whose dad worked in PLDT. Forgot his first name, but his last name was Almendarez. It was a familiar name, so I told my mom about it. She told me that This Almendarez guy had a son in ECE, but then he shifted to... Errr... I forgot where. So yeah, he's no longer in ECE now, but he used to be.

I think the shiftee's name was Christian or something, as my mom said. It was from her that I learned that he was Claire's boyfriend. How come my mom knows this and I don't, huh?! Hahaha...

After that she told me that Christian had a sibling named Carl (did I get it right?), and that my mom was this Carl dude's godmother. Really... Small world...

Then we went to Robinson's to eat lunch. That was at 2 pm. We ate at Pizza Hut, and our Auntie Sally followed us there. She was my dad's cousin Uncle Mike's wife.

After lunch, we headed to their place. No one was home except for Kuya Christian, and he was asleep. Hahaha. So we woke him up so that he'd open the door, and in we went. The kids (and that included everyone present, not just my two siblings) watched Ice Age 2 and then Spongebob the movie.

Sometime while we were watching Ice Age, Carlo (Kuya Carlo?!) arrived. He's the second cousin of mine who is in the same year, graduated grade school in GVS like me (except that he was in GVS Cainta and I was in Makati), now studying in UST, and who says he used to see me in the V. Mapa station of the LRT on his way to school when his train passed by. Then just before the movie ended, Uncle Mike and their yougest son, Kriscini, arrived. We watched Spongebob after that.

After Spongebob, we were supposed to leave already, but then I saw this book on home furnishings and I showed it to my mom. To kill time while we were poring over the book, my dad and Uncle Mike talked about Smart, Wi-fi, Globe, PLDT and other telecommunications stuff. Then they talked about the N70, other cellphones, until finally the conversation went to iPods.

Kuya Christian and Carlo joined in the conversation, and then so did I. Hahaha! Cuteness... 3 second cousins who haven't seen each other in a long time and we were chatting and chatting. Too bad Kriscini wasn't there... I think he was sleeping. Hahaha!

Uncle Mike told us three how lucky we were that we had access to this kind of technology, and that during their time it was my dad who bought them their first radio and their first TV. So when was that? When they were in college?

Talked to Kuya Christian and to Carlo about college... How it was in Ateneo, how it is in UST... Stuff like that. Wow... It's bonding with the boys.:)

Finally it was time to leave, and I reminded my mom that I needed new pants. So we went off to SM Megamall and bought stuff. my sister bought herself a new pair of pants, while I bought myself 3. Good thing there was a sale going on in Mega. I was going to ask for a new shirt as well, but then since we've already spent 2thou plus on pants and we were still going to have our house renovated, I thought it would be better to ask for a shirt another time.

But then... In essence I got myself 4 new pairs of pants, since I could wear my sister's pants anytime. Haaaa... The advantages of being thinner than your younger siblings...

We bought me a new bag as well, and watches for both my siblings. Mom bought herself a new blouse, and Christopher and Christine bought VCDs. Christopher bought Looney tunes, and Christine was reaching for Little Mermaid 2. But then I stopped her and told her that if she was going to buy a VCD she shouldn't waste money on that movie. Little Mermaid 1 is definitely way better.

Then I saw Beauty and the Beast! Favorite Disney movie of all time!!! I told her to get that instead, and she did. Awwww... Favorite.:)

We ate dinner at Jollibee. That was late in the evening already. I think at around 10 or something. Got me a Champ meal.:) It was really fun in Jollibee, because they were playing Eraserheads songs. Fun.:) So the whole time I was eating I was singing along to the songs.

Then we left for home. When we got to the house, I prepared for bed. Brushed my teeth, took a short shower, and then went up to my parents' room and plugged in the Beauty and the Beast VCD.

Awww... I really really missed watching it. I remember when I was young and still didn't go to class, I'd borrow tapes everyday from the video tape rental near our house. I'd watch Beauty and the Beast everyday, until I got to memorize the lines. Awww. Those were my Aladdin, Lion King, Sleeping Beauty, Little Mermaid, Snow White, and Basil: The Great Mouse Detective days. I really do miss those Disney movies that I used to watch EVERY SINGLE DAY.

Finally I went off to sleep.

Woke up this morning feeling like shit again. Since there was nothing to distract me from the shit happening to me, here I go again. Depression welcomes me everytime...

Shitty Shit

Forgot to cross-post this last Friday...
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Life has been shitty the past week. I've been feeling depressed (don't ask), and because of that I've been treating some people badly. Badly as in getting all worked up about simple things and shit like that.

Dammit, it's not like I'm asking for this. It's not as if I like feeling like shit, as if I like feeling unloved and alone (when in fact I'm not), as if I like everything that has been happening this past week.

Sometimes I would be in the worst mood, and in the process people end up thinking I'm mad at them. Please don't think of it that way. It's just really the way I am. I was trying to refrain from acting like that, and to the most that I could I tried to smile and pretend like nothing was wrong, but sometimes it just does not work.

Maybe I have some sort of emotional disorder or something. I haven't been emotionally stable these days. I was talking to a friend on the phone I think last Saturday or Sunday night, and I actually "broke down" and cried. A bit. I told that friend about how sucky life has been. He has this habit of being mean to me in a joking manner (it IS only a joke, right?) and when I told him I'd cry because of how mean he was, I actually did. It took me a while to compose myself...

Then a few minutes ago I was answering a survey in Friendster out of boredom (as usual), and I got this:

12.) Umiyak ka ba kanina?= Hahaha... Lingid sa kaalaman ng buong klase ko, oo. Biruin mo yun... Umiiyak na pala ako nung math period di pa rin nila napansin! So either magaling lang talaga akong magtago or wala silang pakialam sa akin. Haaay...

See... I was actually crying during math period this morning. I just really couldn't take the depression. I know I've been telling people that I am okay, but actually I am not. When I look like I have a problem and yet I say I don't, it's a sign that something's up. I just don't want to share it to anyone.

Sometimes life gets better. Like when I'm with my blockmates. Surprisingly enough, even though most of them are guys I still find talking to them a very pleasing thing to do. Even if they are slightly mean... Haha.

Like last night. We were at UP for the optional play that we had to watch for Fil. After the play, we hung out a bit at the parking lot (way to go!) and the whole time I found myself laughing and laughing. There were Kristle, Carol, Bea, Ann, Eloy, Mark Manio, Mark Ang, Paopao, Paolo, Lean, Boss Rodri and Lenvic. Even though I was with the boys and not with the girls, and I was constantly being picked on, I still enjoyed the night. Seriously, I'm thankful that I have them for blockmates.

Wait, enough depressing shit. Move on to lighter things.

I just realized when I was walking home this morning that the school week has ended and yet I still have an LRT card with around 35 pesos worth remaining. it's all due to the rains that have been pouring the past week. Everytime it rained, I asked our driver to bring me to school, and so I saved up on money.

And I'm actually thankful that our driver seems to be a race car driver in his past life. A few words like "Tingin niyo po ba aabot ako sa Ateneo ng 9:30?" and he's be breezing past cars and jeepneys on the road. Like there was one day I was heading to school in the car and when I told him the exact same line I stated his driving just sped up. One minute we had just entered Kamias, and in 5 minutes we were well into Xavierville. Talk about fast!

Hmmm... What else?

I've been so out of it lately. This Wednesday, I had a GA for an org at 4:30-6 pm, and I totally forgot about it. Paolo just reminded me of it on Wednesday morning itself. Good thing the CYA fellowship on the same time was cancelled, so I got to attend the GA. I was wondering why no one told me about there being a GA. I got the answer while I was at the LRT station. I took my card out of my wallet and when I did I saw this little piece of paper that was given to us on the day of our interview. It had the date and time of the GA printed on it. Stupid of me to forget.

Then Thursday (yesterday) evening I was supposed to go to this party for CYA freshmen in UST. We talked about it in TOSH the night before, and I as good as gave my attendance. I just had to confirm it with my parents. And they allowed me to go when I told them about it when I got home. Behold, come Thursday morning and I learn that the optional play we had to watch was on the same night. Great. I had to back out of the party plan to watch a freakin' play that I didn't even understand.

Then today was the AECES GA. I knew it was today, at 4:30-6. And I knew we had ELC lab at 3:30-5:30. I suppose my brain must have failed to process the fact that the times overlap, so when I heard Paolo tell Mr. Boss Luigi that we end class at 5:30 and we would be late for the GA I was surprised. Talk about really sabog.

Today, we also had to go to UP for the Ictus thing for Theo. We left school before 1, and when we got there the kids we were supposed to be teaching weren' there yet. We went to the Shopping Center and I found Niki! Weee! Totally a good thing that she transferred from LB to Diliman.:) Oh, and when we were ordering at Rodic's I found Ate Ning-ning. I totally forgot that she was teaching there.

We left at around 3:15 because remember we had class at 3:30. We left Carol and Ann there since they had no classes. Went to school, had ELC lab, and left for the GA at around 5:45. Of course, the GA must have started later than 4:30... What else do you expect?

Laughed with coursemates, ate, didn't win anything from the raffle, and then finally at 8 it ended. Paolo and I brought Ayen to Xavier, followed Eloy, and Tosh to Dela Costa, and with Lean we walked outside school. Lean left for the LRT, Tosh rode a jeep home, I think, and Eloy left us just before we crossed the street from Shakey's to Mcdo.

I got a free ride home! Hahaha! Good thing they were picking up Paolo's Ate in UERM, so I rode with them. I got off at the ex-KFC/McDo/Kodak/a lot more area and walked home. It was my first time to walk the overpass... Wala lang.:) Walked to the South entrance to the LRT and crossed to the other side, then went on walking.

Oh yeah, thanks for the ride.:)

So there. That has been my shitty/happy week.

I bet everyone would be surprised to know I was crying during math. Hahaha! Duh! Who wouldn't be?!

Weird

I think my little sister just started her period yesterday... O_o

Does that mean that soon enough she'll be taller than me already?

Rawr...

It's really stupid.

Some people are so dense, they just couldn't take a hint.

Do I still need to make myself clearer? I mean, clearer than I'm already trying to make them see?

Or maybe I'm just too friggin' nice that I'm afraid to say just how much some people irk me...

Hey, I'm being stupid now.

Fuck you.

No, seriously.
















Ahh... I feel so unloved, dammit.

Badtrip

I know I've been irritable lately. I've been mean to quite a few people today. Well, okay... Maybe to a select few. Or maybe to some people it may seem like I'm that way only to them. Ahem. You know who you are. Oh, and I've been like this since last week... I know. That's why I'm apologizing. I'm sorry for the way I've been acting.

Maybe I'm PMS-ing. Wait... My period is about to end. Maybe it's a Pre-post-menstrual thing... Or maybe not. Talagang binulgar sa buong mundo na meron ngayon eh noh?

Anyways, there... I've said sorry. Tomorrow I won't be acting like I did today. I promise that. No matter how much life sucks, I'll keep on smiling.:)

Bumabagyooooo...

Wooooo! Ang sarap ng buhay ngayon! Malamig! Yay!!!:P

Argh. Bago nga pala ako magkuwento tungkol sa mga nangyari ngayong ayaw ng July 12, may short kuwento ako about last night! Mwihihihi! Medyo la wents, pero wala lang... share!

Kagabi kasi late na umuwi sila mama. Well, di naman actually late. Mga before 9 nasa bahay na sila. Tapos... MAY DALA SILANG KFC GRAVY!!! Yeaaaaaa! Bwahahaha! So pinapak ko yung gravy habang sinusubukang mag-aral for ELC. Hahaha!

Yun lang naman ang walang kwenta kong kuwento!:P

Ayways, ang nangyari ngayong araw na ito. Nag-alarm ako ng 3 am para mag-aral para sa ELC test dapat ngayon, pero hindi ako nagising. Nagising na lang ako sa tawag ni Paolo sa phone... Ng mga 5:10 ng umaga. Tsktsktsk. So ayun... Nagising ako ng 5:10, nag-alarm ng 6. Hahaha! sabi ko kasi tulog muna ako hanggang 6. Pero bumangon ako ng mga 6:30 na... Hahaha! Tsktsk talaga!

Dapat papasok ako ng maaga, pero nawili masyado sa pagkain ng breakfast kasama ng family. Matagal-tagal na rin akong hindi nakapag-breakfast kasama sila ng weekday. Hehehe. Ayun... Late na tuloy ako nakaalis ng bahay.

Umalis ako ng bahay ng 8:45. Sabi ko nung una pahatid ako sa driver kasi ang lakas nung ulan, pero tumigil din so di na lang. Tsaka tumawag si papa bago ako umalis para sabihin na ipasundo daw sa driver yung dalawa kong kapatid sa opisina niya kasi kanselado ang klase nila. Tsss...

So ayun. Alis ako. Habang naglalakad papuntang LRT station, napansin ko na ang daming mga taong sumasakay sa jeep. I mean, more than usual. Parang ako... "Oh no! Sana hindi ibig sabihin nito na sarado ang LRT!!!" So ako naman ay nagmadali patungong station. Bukas naman pala.

Aba, nalaman kong hanggang Anonas lang sila ngayon! Inisip ko na siguro binabaha sa Katipunan kapag umuulan ng malakas... Pero teorya ko lang yun. Ayun... LRT hanggang Anonas tapos sumakay na lang ako ng jeep hanggang Katipunan.

Pagdating ko sa Mini Stop ay ang haba ba naman ng pila sa mga trike papuntang Ateneo! Edi naghintay pa ako ng matagal-tagal. Nakasabay ko pa nga si Melissa, yung ECE 3rd year na kaklase ko sa ELC. Ayun, sabay tuloy kaming pumasok.

Pagpasok namin sa klase ni Monje... Aba, wala ba naman akong maintindihan sa mga pinagsasasabi!!! Tsss... Consequences of being late. Tsssshhh! As if naman kasalanan kong late ako noh!

Pagkatapos ng ELC ay Math naman, kung saan nabadtrip ako sa katabi ko dahil sa sobrang katarayan. Pero fine, naiintindihan ko naman...

Nung Theo sobrang gusto ko na talagang matulog. Super tempted na akong mag-cut. But, oh well. Pumasok pa rin. Tsktsktsk...

Sa Theo nga pala nagkuwento si Sir Jimenez tungkol sa friend niya noon na namatay dahil ata sa liver failure. Basta yun, pretty pretty raw siya noon, kasi lang dahil sa sakit niya ay nanghina at nag-iba ang itsura. Tapos ang masaklap pa doon ay iniwan siya (at yung anak niya) nung kaniyang asawa nung magsimula na siyang manghina. Urgh. Jerk.

Pramis, naaasar talaga ako. Tangina, habol na lang lagi ang katawan ng babae. Tapos kapag nawala na yung ganda na nakita nila noon, alis na rin sila. Tangina talaga. Die, jerks. Diba, Kate? *wink wink* Atin atin lang yun. Jerks.

Anyway, ayun. Pagkatapos ng Theo nalaman namin na cancelled ang classes. Sana kasi inabutan yung Theo diba?! Oh well. Ayun. Tambay sa kung saan-saan. Sa caf, sa labas ng caf, etc. Tapos nagtungo kami nila Kristle at Pao sa MVP para sa interview namin sa Musmos. Pagkatapos naman nun ay alis na kami patungong UP para sa Ictus thing. Theo nanaman. Grrr.

Ayun. Sakay kaming anim nila Bea, Carol, Ann, Kristle, Pao, at ako sa Jazz ni Kristle. Dun si Pao sa likod, si Kristle sa harap, tapos kaming apat sa backseat. Nakarating kaming UP ng mga 2 at pumunta sa kung saan kami nagkaroon ng kauna-unahang CYA sectoral noon. Delaney Hall, kung hindi ako nagkakamali.

Pasok kami dun, tapos sumama sa Ictus people. Ayun si Ate Wowie, sinasabing hindi raw required sila Kristle and company na sumali sa Ictus, pero ako daw ay no choice. Tama ba naman yun? Hahaha!

Ayun, nanood ng orientation, laro laro ng onti, tapos pagdating ng 3:30 ay umalis na kami. Balik sa Ateneo, tapos nakita namin yung mga lalaki sa Faura. Hinihintay nila si Sir Monje kasi raw mag-uusap daw ng 4-4:10. Sa pagkakaalam daw nila ay cancelled ang test, pero may announcement pa si Sir.

Ayun, hinintay namin si Sir, tapos pagdating niya cancelled na nga raw talaga ang test. Sa Monday na raw namin i-take, same time. Sabi naman ni Jerome sabihin ko raw kay Sir na meron kami nung guidance test shit on that day, so sinabi ko. Aba! Akalain mong i-move to this Friday yung test, class time! Eh one hour lang ang class, compared to the 1 hour and a half na we could get kung sa Monday kami nagtest.

So sinabi namin na ipapa-reschedule na lang namin yung guidance, tapos sabi ni Sir na sige raw, kung magagawa namin. Aba, pag-uwi ko ba naman ay malaman kong walang pasok bukas, kaya walang chance na mapa-resched yung guidance. Tae.

Anyway, ayun. Dahil napakalakas ng ulan ay stranded kami sa Faura. Masaya. Hehehe. Namiss ko talagang makasama lang sa gaguhan ang blockmates ko. Wala lang. Kasi ngayon parang may sari-sariling mundo na kami, di na tulad nung first sem. Di na kami ganun kadalas magkasama. Wala na kasi kaming breaks in between classes eh. Oh well.

Ayun, alis kami ng mga 5:30 siguro or earlier doon. Umuwi na sila Carol, Bea at Vic, tapos kami nila Pao at Eloy ay sumakay ng trike papuntang Mcdo. Pagdating ng Mcdo umalis din si Eloy at nagtungong computer shop somewhere. Tsktsk. So kumain kami ni Pao ng dinner sa Mcdo. Well, sa akin dinner na yun, ewan ko sa kanya. Ayun... Order kami ng ope-piece chicken na binaha sa gravy. Literally. Naubos namin yung laman ng thermos nung refill... Hahaha!

Ayun. Sabay din kaming sinundo. Dumating ang mga sundo namin ng mga 6:50, tapos naghiwalay na kami. Hehehe. Tapos nalaman ko same route pala dadaanan namin. Nakita ko na lang na dumaan sa tabi ng car namin yung car nila paliko sa may Mcdo somewhere, tapos kami naman dumiretso.

Ayun, nakauwi rin, tapos internet na.

Haaaay. At nababadtrip nanaman ako ngayon. Hmph... Tanginang buhay talaga.

Hung damot ni daddy dearest...

I went to the UD gathering in ISO at 3-6 today. Typical prayer meeting. Songs, prayers, sharings, presentations... But hey, I enjoyed it! Haha! Gotta love the UD guys.:P

While I was at ISO, my dad went to Shopwise Libis to do some grocery shopping. He picked me up after our gathering, and as I stepped into the passenger's seat I noticed him opening something which I THOUGH I recognized. I didn't say anything... until he took the thing out of its box.

"Nano?!" I asked.

"Yeah," he said.

"For meeeeee?" I tried to grab it from him.

"No way!"

"Thank youuuu!" I've already got it in my hand, and he was trying to get it from me but the car was already moving so he had to face the road.

"No waaaay!"

"Thank yoouuuuu!!!!"

"Noooo waaaaaay!"

Literally that was how our "conversation" went.

"Sige naaaaaaa!"

"Ayaw!!! Akin yan!"

"Eeeeeh!!! Birthday gift! Wala naman kayong regalo sa akin nung birthday ko AT nung pasko eh!"

"Ayaw! Bumunot ka sa Shopwise kung gusto mo!"

"Eeeeeeh!"

"Akin yaaaan!"

"DAMOT!!! DAMOT DAMOT!!!! Unfaaaaaiiiiir!"

"Belat."

"Share the wealth!!!"

"Akin ito!" He finally has it in his hand again and he hid it in his breast pocket.

"Daaaaammooooooot!"

"Hahaha... Wala kang magagawa. Akin ito! Belat!"

"Ano na lang... grocery shopping ka ulit!!! Bunot ka ulit ng ipod para naman sa akin!"

"Sige..."

"Seryoso? Dali! Ngayon naaaaa! Balik sa Shopwise! Yay!!!"

"Ano?"

"Hmph! Damot ka talaga! Malabo ka na nga, corny ka pa, malabo ka pa! Hmph! Unfaaaaair!"

We got home... I still didn't convince him to give it to me... Tssss...

Been so busy!

I've been sooooo bizeh lately! And I've got a lot of stuff to blame for that!

First off, let's blame part of my busy-ness on Math21 and ELC. I can't believe I actually spent time STUDYING for these two subjects. Normally I would put off doing the homework until the day of submission, or I would study for the recitation at the last minute, but great goodness... I actually did the Math homework/s as soon as I got home. After that, I studied for ELC until 11:30 in the evening (on both days that I studied) and woke up at 3 am to study some more. Really surprised myself... hahaha!

Next, I've been attending CYA meetings the past two weeks. Wow. Can't believe I'm becoming "active" again after an entire summer of not participating in any activity at all!

Then of course there's PE. Darn PE... Last Thursday we were made to run from Batibot to Gate 3 and back. At first I was okay. I was running! But then, like some people I know, I've got the tendency to run fast/sprint from the start until I get tired, and so I kinda wasted my energy because of that. Maybe around thirty seconds into running I realized that, and so from then I tried to pace myself so that I don't get tired easily.

It worked. I got to Gate 3 without stopping, slowing down only the sligtest bit during the times when I felt that I should. But then on the way back I couldn't help myself. I ran until around halfway from the gate to the lib, but past that I slowed to a walk from time to time. I told myself that I would keep wwalking while I'm under the shade of trees and then start running when i'm finally under the direct sunlight again, but as it happened clouds blocked the sun just at the moment when I was stepping out into the light, so I kept on walking until I finally felt that I've rested enough.

Two days after that, we were made to do push-ups and sit-ups. Of course, our push-ups were modified to make it easier for us girls. I got 14 push-ups until finally Sir Bonoan told me to stop.

Oh, and I failed to mention that while we were supposed to do the exercises in groups of five pairs, me and MY PARTNER ended up doing it with just the two of us in front of the entire class. Hmph... I told him to run for the mats, but no! He had to back away because he "didn't want to stay in the middle mat." Haaay... But it's alright. At least we did it both at the same moment. One moment of humiliation. Hahaha!

After that came the sit-ups, and I had 25 for that. At the very moment that the one minute alloted to us was up, I did the final sit up. I could feel myself trembling in the effort of bringing my body up, and thought I would not be able to make it! Thankfully I did.

And that's that. My abdominal muscles are still in pain from the exertion at the moment, and so I couldn't laugh too much. Let's just laugh in text, shall we? Hahaha!

Then there's also the cheer rally that we attended. Paolo and I ended up watching only the last part when the entire gym was singing the school song. He had this thing to do in the ASEC room, and we left for the gym only at 5:30 with Abby, Nicole, and this Japanese foreign exchange student named Ryoko.

After the cheer rally, we watched the basketball game between the Blue Eagles and the Legends. I was rooting for the Legends, and so was Paolo, but as it is they had to lose. Oh well. Go Ateneo? Hahaha!

That night I texted my mom and dad a different text each to let them know that I was staying late in school to watch the game. In the message I specifically said I wanted to watch "at least the beginning" of the game. I said AT LEAST. I didn't say I wanted to watch ONLY the beginning. At 8:30 my dad called me to say that I should go home because I might not catch the train. I told him I would since there were only a little more than two minutes left, but then in the background I heard my mom yelling "Go home now!" My dad gave her the phone and she told me that I was to go home that instant and no 'buts.'

Of course, I said 'but,' but it's hard fighting against mom. Of course, I didn't go home right after I put down the phone either, even if I said I would. I finished the game and then stood up right at the moment it ended. I lent Paolo 20 pesos because he had absolutely no more money left save for around 5 pesos or something. We both rode the LRT, and he got off at Anonas to ride a jeep from there.

And what do you know... A minute after he got off his mom called, looking for him. I told her that we've separated ways already and that I lent him money to get home. Hahaha! Funneh.:P

The next day, I had to wake up early for the NSTP orientation that was at 7 in the morning. Woke up at 5:30. Actually, I woke up at 5 thanks to my trusty alarm clock *ahem ahem* but got up at 5:30. I really wanted to sleep some more, but I couldn't. So yeah... left home an hour later, met up with Paolo at the u-turn by Mini Stop, and he drove into school.

We got there and around 3-5 minutes later the facilitator finally started. We ended 30 minutes later than we were supposed to, and so Mr. Driver had to rush. Manio and I rode with him and he dropped me off at the LRT station, while they drove off to who knows where he was going to drop off Manio.

Got home and posted pics of Friday and the drive from the orientation.

At around 3:45, me and my family left the house for UP. We were having a sectoral Lord's Day celebration in the Center for Social Welfare and Cultural Development. Or something like that. Basta it's called CSWCD. It's the pink building, according to Cha, and yes, it was pink.

So we passed by SM for a bit since my siblings needed something light colored to wear for their presentation. We got to UP at around 4:30. My siblings went up to the Bulwagand Tandang Sora room to practice, while my parents and I stayed in the car to catch up on some much wanted sleep. We woke up at 5:30 and followed them upstairs.

Good thing we did, too, because it was airconditioned! Yay!!! We waited until 6 for the program itself to start. During the entire time before that, I sat on my seat, feeling the urge to just drop my head and continue my sleep that was cut short. Well, except for the times when I stood up to greet CYA members that I saw entering.

6 o'clock came, and we started off by singing songs such as "In Your Light I See Light" and "How Great is Your Love." Then we sat down for the Lord's Day proper, which involved a bit of praying over bread and wine and then passing it around.

After that came a little bit more singing, and then finally the much awaited dinner. We had to wait until it was our turn to get our food, and when that time came we had to walk to the jam-packed area of the buffet tables. Imagine fitting five tables, one for each district in the sector (A, B, C, D, and E), and having to pass through the space between the railings and the tables that was at the most around maybe two persons wide. And in that small space there were people lining up and getting food from their tables, people passing by from their tables back to the room, and people passing by from the room to their respective tables. How is that, huh?

But then the food was great. Soem people brought great stuff like Dinuguan and Pancit Malabon. Gotta love that.:P

Finally after eating was the FOJ/JYA presentation. FOJ stands for Friends of Jesus, and JYA stands for Junior Young Adults. Some kids danced, some kids sang, and some kids played music. Both of my siblings were part of those who danced, and as I watched them I couldn't help but get jealous.

I want to dance too. I really do. College isn't like high school. You don't get chances to dance unless you're part of CADS or Babble, unlike back in high school. I wasn't part of the AC Hardcourt or the Dance Troupe, and still I had chances to dance during intrams and competitions between the four sections. But I can't do anything about it, can I? Unless of course I join CADS or Babble, which I so do not see myself doing. Can you see me doing that?! Hell no! I'd never get in!

Oh oh oh! There was one presentation where three kids/boys played the guitar, and one girl played the k-hon. Hahaha! Call me a pedo, but I have a crush on one of the kids there, and he's just 13! Bwahaha! Kasiiii! The first time I saw him he was wearing this long sleeved white polo, with the sleeves rolled up until his elbow, and jeans. My closest friends know that I absolutely LOVE guys wearing white polos with the sleeves rolled up. Whenever I see one wearing that I just want to SWOON like crazy, like it's either I swoon or I die. *sigh* Hahaha! Weirdness.:P

Anyway, after the presentations of the kids came the presentations of the different sectors. Hmmm... This part was actually boring, since it was mostly done by the elder members. Hahaha! No offense meant there.:P

Somewhere in the middle, the YA (Young Adults) had their presentation. AGAIN, I saw another one of my crushes! Bwahahaha! But... I think he's around 1-3 years younger. Tsktsk... Why always the younger ones?! Bwahahaha! Anyhoo, he played the part of the dad in their presentation, and I must say he did it very well. He managed to make everyone laugh.

I think he was the same person that my mom has been pointing out to me since I was in high school. Whenever we would have sectoral assemblies she would point and say "Look at him, isn't he cute? Don't you think so?" And I'm always like, "Mom, he's younger than me." But back then he still looked to totoy... Now he looks more... Errr... Mature.

Oh, but he's still got that high school look. Hahaha! High schoolers are soooo easy to spot.

ANYWAY, finally their presentation ended and there were more presentations by the elder members. Haaay... I waited and waited until FINALLY it was time for the UD presentation!

Yezzuh... This was what I have been waiting for! UD stands for University District. Obviously I'm part of this one. But I wasn't part of the performers. Actually, originally guys AND girls were supposed to perform, but I don't know what happened. In the end it was only four guys who danced.

So anyway, they danced to the tune of "I believe" and again I couldn't help but feel jealous. Waaaah! I want to dance, dammit! Grrrr... Haaay. So there, they went and danced and everyone (Including me, of course!) was clapping for them. Weeeee!

After the dance there was this short comedy by Carlos and this other dude I don't know. They sang "Pasko nanaman" but changed the word "Pasko" into "Lord's Day." After that, they sang this song with this weird title that I don't know how to spell, and ffor every word Carlos would make up actions. Like, when the word is "behold" he would pretend to catch a bee that was flying in front of him. And for the word "brethen" he would "brethen and brethout." Get it? Breathe in, breathe out? Hahaha!

Fianlly after that last funny presentation, the night ended. We sang one last song, but I forgot which one it was, and then eveyone started to say their goodbyes. I went off to the UD/CYA people and bid them all goodbye...

And SAW ANOTHER CRUSH OF MINE!!! Tsktsktsk! Hahaha! This time he's older than me. A college graduate, I think. Yes, he's definitely already a graduate, because his younger brother is already in third year college. Hahaha! There! Three crushes from different ages! 13, 15, and 20 plus! Hahaha!

Weird, eh? Why don't I get crushes who are my age? Well, I do, but still... I have a lot more crushes from the other age brackets than mine! Take Jiro Manio, for example! Hahaha! And of course... Johnny Depp, Hugh Jackman, Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell... I could go oooon and oooon and oooon...

Waaaah! Is that the time?! 8 in the morning!? I've got class at 9:30, and I haven't prepared myself yet! Waaaaah!!! *rushes off for a bath*

New discoveries

I was talking to my parents over lunch about what's been happening to me in school. They like being updated and knowing what's going on around me, and so I enlightened them.

I started by saying how it sucks that not many AECES members are active. That it sucks knowing that people don't even know we've got a room in MVP. That it doesn't feel nice knowing that your batchmates don't even know what OAW is and that it's going on. Of course, I blamed it on dota and such stuff.

So we talked about how many people were active, and my dad said "I'm guessing that the females are more active than the males. Am I right?" I totally agreed. I even said that whenever I'm in one of the EB meetings, you won't even guess that most of the ECE population are male, because in the meetings the ratio of men and women are more or less equal.

From there we began to talk about MVP. Yes, we finally have a room. No, not many people go there. Yes, AECES is totally boring because of the lack of participation on the members' parts. And because we talked about orgs and MVP, the conversation eventually led to CYA, Christ's Youth in Action.

CYA is one of the many outreaches of Ligaya ng Panginoon (LNP), a charismatic group that we are part of. Oh, and I learned just a few moments ago that the full name of CYA is "The Philippine Foundation of Christ’s Youth in Action, Inc." which is too long. Hahaha.

I told my dad the other night that we were rebuilding CYA in Ateneo, that we've got an unofficial bench in Kostka by the infirmary and that eventually we WOULD (Yes, we would!) have a room in MVP. I told him about how CYA used to have a room in Colayco, where the MVP now stands, and why CYA - AdMU was dissolved. Why, oh why, did everyone (well, most, at least) io CYA-AdMU have to graduate all at the same time!?

Anyway, my dad told me that it would be great if we finally have a room in MVP. It would be a good venue for recruiting members, so he said. I told him that, yes, it probably would. Then he told me that I could probably recruit those who are in AECES.

Hmmm... That got me thinking. I remembered that many people in my block were part of YFC but were not active, and I told him that.

Then he told me... YFC is under CFC... which is under LNP. And I just stared at him.

He went on and explained about how CFC used to be just an outreach of Ligaya, but that the leaders of the two groups had some sort of disagreement, and so CFC drifted away from Ligaya and formed their own group.

After lunch, I went straight to the pc and searched on google, and I found this:

"Not many outside of Ligaya know that Ligaya established the now famous or infamous Couples for Christ, depending on the politician you know. It was meant to be an outreach for married couples but some years back, the vision Ligaya had for Couples for Christ and the vision of the leaders of the Couples for Christ diverged in separate ways.As a result, there was acrimony.

Pride and prejudice got in the way and like a doomed father-son relation, the two groups became ships passing through the night. Over the years, Couples for Christ grew in strength, drawing people to Christ and by choice, became a national political force while Ligaya remained simple and true to its name to be a joy and light to others.

I share my community in the blogosphere because very recently, the two communities have reconciled with each other. For some time, their silent hostility was a blot to our evangelical calling to spread the good news. Now, the leaders of Ligaya ng Panginoon and Couples for Christ have asked forgiveness from one other. The reconciliation has ended the hidden shame and both bodies can boldly lay claim to be true disciples of Christ."
-- http://lacierda.blogspot.com/2005/08/joyful-reconciliation.html

CFC and Ligaya reconcilled on Ligaya's 30th anniv. I was there. I was in that celebration, and I didn't even know!!! Talk about not paying attention.

Hmmm... That article is so biased. Hahaha! It was written by a member of Ligaya, and I reread it. The line that says "Ligaya remained simple and true to its name to be a joy and light to others" is just soooo biased. Hahaha!

Anyhow, so you YFC people are under us CYA people! Bow down before me!!! Bwahahahaha!