Ho ho ho. Merry Christmas everyone! :) Though I didn't receive lots of presents, I had fun. Masaya ang Pasko ko kasi kapiling ko ang aking pamilya. :) Yey! :D

Was watching TV last December 24 and I saw Christian on TV. Bwahaha. He was singing this song (I think this was the song... Hehehe.) and it captures how we should feel this season and the real reason why we celebrate Christmas. :)

The Reason
Charles Mangano

As little children we would dream of Christmas morn
and all the gifts and toys we knew we'd find,
but we never realized a baby born one blessed night
gave us the greatest gift of our lives

Chorus
We were the reason that he gave his life.
We were the reason that he suffered and died
to a world that was lost he gave all he could give.
to show us the reason to live.

As the years went by we learned more about gifts
the giving of ourselves and what that means
On a dark and cloudy day a man hung crying in the rain,
because of love, because of love.

Chorus

I finally found the reason for living;
it's in giving every part of my heart to him.
In all that I do every word that I say,
I'll be giving my all just for him, for him.

Chorus

We are the reason that he gave his life.
We are the reason that he suffered and died.
To a world that was lost he gave all he could give,
to show us the reason to live.
He is my reason to live.

Ang ganda.. Bagay na bagay sa kanya. Hehehe :) Hmmm... Nung nagsisimba kami kahapon, naisip ko bakit kaya kami naka semi-formal/dressy outfits? Diba kaarawan ni Jess? Hindi ba tama lang na sa kaarawan niya maganda ang ating isuot sapagkat siya ang ating Panginoon at Hari? Naisip ko rin na sa birthday ni Jess, ano kaya ang birthday wish niya para sa akin? Para sa'yo? Para sa ating lahat?

So.... Yun lang. Hehe. Nanood kaming Enteng Kabisote kahapon. Hindi siya maganda. Haha. Nakakatawa lang si Michael V. :) Haaay. :) Anyhow, have to eat dinner. And have to pack my things. Good night to everyone :) AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! :)

It's been two weeks since I last updated. Two friggin' weeks?! Hehehe. Pag tinatamad nga naman. :) Ang dami nang nangyari. :) Heehee. Here's my short, well not so short account of what happened.

December 10, Friday

First Math 53 Long Exam. Ang haba. Grrr.... After school, my mom, Allyssa, and I went to Makati for this trial make up session for my debut. Hehehe. :) Hmm.. Nothing much to tell really, well except that I didn't like the make up artist. He wasn't 'great' at what he did. Haaaay... Went home at around 9 pm.

December 11, Saturday

Went to Makati at 11 am to have my make up done. Hay. Di maganda. Afterwards, proceeded to the Peninsula Manila. Changed, and all that. Had my pictures taken. Ang dami. Hehehe. :) Tas ayun na. Hehe. Nag debut na. I delivered my semi-speech. I cried. And cried some more. :) I would've wanted to say more but I just can't. Iyak na kasi nang iyak. Sa mga dumalo at nakibahagi sa gabing iyon, maraming salamat. Hindi lang siya pagdiriwang ng aking kaarawan at ng 18 taon ng aking kabataan. Higit sa lahat, ito ay katuparan ng mga pangarap ng aking ina at ng kanyang mga kapatid. Maraming, maraming salamat. :)

December 12, Sunday

Went to Glorietta. Hehe. Sumama lang ako sa mga tita ko at kapatid at mommy ko na bumili ng mga bagay bagay. :) We went home at 5 pm. Ate dinner and opened my presents. Bwahaha :) Salamat ulit! :) Watched Christian on TV. Wowee. :) *We could be in love...*

December 13, Monday

School day. Performed chemical kinetics experiment. Hehehe. :)

December 14, Tuesday

. Met Vany for lunch. Hehe. Had our picture taken at Studio K. Will post pic as soon as I have it scanned. :) First Bio 11 Lab Exam. It was quite easy but was rather confusing.

December 15, Wednesday

Bio 11 make up class (at 730 AM). Gawd. I fell asleep again during class. Sa may harap pa ako na gitna. Grabe. Nakakahiya. Kailangan ko na atang uminom ng kape. :) After class, I met Cox at Casaa. Went to Eng'g building afterwards. Eng'g kasi. Hmm.. Went to Miriam to sort of fetch my sister. Had lunch at home and then Ming and I proceeded to SM Fairview. Did our Christmas shopping. :) Went home and slept. And slept some more.

December 16, Thursday

Math quiz. OBLATION RUN. Haha. :) Yun. Lunch at McDo Katipunan with Ben and Cox. LANTERN PARADE. Hindi namin nasilayan si Hero... Haaaay. Kay malas nga naman. Pero ang ganda ng mga lanterns ng FA. Manonood ako ulit sa isang taon. :) *Note: Was supposed to meet someone.. Kaso sobrang biglaan naman nung sinabi nitong taong itao. Haaaay. Sayang.*

December 17, Friday

Went to Robinson's Metroeast with Ming. :) At around 4 pm, I went back to Katipunan to meet Ben and Cox. Went to Ateneo (sa Belfield) for Mandi's surprise picnic/birthday party. :) Hehehe. Fun, fun, fun. Ang sayang maglaro sa damuhan. Humiga kami at naghabulan. Haha. Rhyming. :) Wala lang. :) Nagcharades pa kami. At nakita ko ang totooong Jolo the bear. Hahahaha :) Went home at 9 pm. Watched Christian on TV again. Pop ko 'to kasi. :p Haaay. I like, I like.

December 18-20, Saturday to Monday

Subic days. :) Swimming. Shopping at Duty Free. DVD watching (Freaky ang Feng Shui.) Hehehe. Bumming around. Bonding. Went home on Monday night. :)*Happy birthday to Lesley, Mandi, and Riva!*

December 19, Tuesday

Swimming/Christmas party at Den's place. :) Grabe. Ang dami kong nainom na tubig sa kakakuha ng mga barya sa ilalim ng pool. :) Haha. May ginawa pa si Cox na um... kontrobersyal. :) Heehee. Sana maulit 'to. :) Hinatid ako ni Ben sa amin at naghang out siya sa bahay. Walang magawa. Funny ng Crocodile Hunter. Labo. Ah. Nag sleepover din si Dodong-ski. :) Heehee. :)

December 20, Wednesday

Went to Dodong's and watched Pocahontas. Haha. :) Wala kong ginawa. At nailibing na si FPJ...

So, wala kong magawa sa bahay. I have this paper due on the 3rd. It's about interesting applications of chemical kinetics. Tinatamad akong gumawa... At may Lab report pa kong kailangang tapusin. Haaay... Pasko na sa Sabado. Di ko pa nararamdaman. :) Ang bilis talaga ng panahon. Mag 2005 na. Tumatanda na tayo. ACK!!! Pero parang hindi lumalalim ang ating pang unawa, hindi gumagaling ang ating paggawa ng mga desisyon, hindi pa rin tayo umaaksyon... Wala lang...

Punta pala kong Puerto Galera sa isang linggo. Excited, excited. :) Sa uulitin! :p

After its opening about a month ago, I finally saw The Incredibles (last Friday) with Ninang Nene, Tita Bek, Dodong, Kirsten, Ming, Jolina, Tibs, and Kuya Lem. It was a fun movie. Hehe. And the graphics were awesome. The characters' hair looked real. Hehe. Wala lang. What I liked about the film was its take on excellence and mediocrity. I think it was Mr. Incredible who said something about how we celebrate mediocrity . Alam kong paulit ulit na lang nating naririnig na di pwede ang pwede na. Totoo naman eh. Why should we settle for anything less than the best? Why do we remain complacent about things? Why? *Parang kanta. Haha.* Hindi ba mas malaking kasalanan ang hayaang masayang ang ating mga kakayahan at talento kaysa mangarap na maging mas mabuti at mas mahusay pang nilalang? *Hmm.. I'm getting confused here. Hehe.*Ho hum. I just think that we are all exceptional (and unique because of genetic variability caused by the crossing over of non sister chromatids during meiosis I and blah blah...) even though we don't possess super powers, and we have to make use of whatever gifts we have in order to make the world a better place to live in, cliched as it may sound. :)

So... I will be celebrating my 18th birthday (Yey! Di na ko minor. Woohoo!!!) on the 11th. I finally got to fit my gown last Saturday and Sunday. Grabe. Ang higpit niya sa baywang. Sana makakain pa ko. Hehe. It's yellow. The other one's in pink. Heehee. Mas maganda yung yellow. :) *Excited si Andoi. Excited si Andoi.*:) Haha. Labo. :) Last Sunday, I went to Tagaytay pala. Erk. Mali yun. Hehe. We heard Mass at the Pink Sisters' monastery (?) and ate breakfast, brunch, and lunch afterwards. The yuppies went to Casino Filipino (?) and my sisters as well as my little cousins decided to go to McDonalds' because they weren't allowed in the casino. Haha. Ako pwede na. 18 na kasi. Hehe. Labo talaga. :) Hmm..

Went to school yesterday and today. Malamang kasi may pasok na. Boring. Haaay. I fell asleep during Math yesterday morning and to think that I was seated right in fron of the teacher's table. Nakakahiya. PE sucked. Bakit ba kailangang mag gymnastics roll whatever crap? Ang sakit sa ulo at ang hirap niyang gawin. Help me please. Sana di na paulit. Wala ako sa sarili ko pagkatapos mag PE. Chem was tiring. You have to exert so much effort in solving stuff. Haaay. Nakakapagod. After class (yesterday), I went to Sunny Hill with Ben to deliver an invitation to my Nursery teacher. Hehe. Naaalala niya pako. Sabi niya di daw nagbago mukha ko at tinanong pa niya kung umiiyak ako pag di ako nakakakuha ng 'perfect score' sa mga test. Hehe. Funny. Di na naman ako umiiyak. Nagdadalamhati lang ako sa loob. :) Today, classes weren't very interesting. We reviewed stuff for math. What's the purpose of limits? Ack. Our Art Studies teacher returned our first quiz. Got a 1. Hehe. saya kaso di ako nakaperfect. Hahahahahaha. :) Slept at Ben's car. Ang init ng panahon. Bio lec was made more interesting by our substitute professor, Ma'm Jacinto. Ma'm Ungson went to Singapore this week, I think. We discussed cell divison, genetic variability, and the like. Bio Lab was fun and not so laborious. Hehe. Well, except for the part in which we had to count cells undergoing different stages of mitosis. Actually, I didn't count the cells. Cynric did. I just took note of how the cells looked like during interphase, prophase, blah, blah... After Bio lab, I went to Katipunan to meet Enya (because I still haven't given her invitations.)We saw Sir Sanchez there with his club. (Salamat sa sundae Sir!) Paola, Be, Karla, and Marj also came along. *Hello guys!*Hmm.. Went home afterwards. And here I am talking nonsense. Haha. :) Nakita ko rin pala si Katz sa UP kanina. *Welcome back Katz!* :)

Here's my schedule for the week and the rest of December:

December 10 - First Math 53 Long Exam December 14 - Bio 11 lab Practical Exam December 14/7 - Bio 11 lec First Long Exam December 16 - Oblation Run and Lantern Parade (Exctied. Excited.

So there goes my entry. Haha. Bangag ako. Hahahah. I need to sleep. *Note: Marj introduced me to her blockmate, who happens to be Benjo and Glaiza's schoolmate. It's a small world. Haay.*

I turned 18 yesterday. Haha. I am now of legal age to do stuff. I can watch R18's already. Bwahahaha. :) Although I'm a year older, I don't feel any different. People keep telling me that hey, you're a young adult already, or dalaga ka na talaga. Ngark. :) Come on. You can't expect a person to change overnight, or even over a year. Some changes happen gradually. Hindi lang ako magmamature kaagad. Pero sana oo. Hehehe. Anyhow, aside from the fact that I'm facing a different stage in my life (so cliched!), I also am very grateful to God for the 17 beautiful years that have come to pass. At ang ewan ko pero ngayon ko lang talaga natanto kung gaano kahalaga sa akin ng aking pamilya. Talagang maswerte akong naging nanay at tatay ko yung nanay at tatay ko, naging kapatid ko sina Ming, Jolens, at Tibs, naging pinsan ko yung mga pinsan ko, naging tita at tito ko yung mga tita at tito ko, naging lolo at lola ko yung lolo at lola ko, at naging kapamilya ko yung mga kapamilya ko. Yun na malamang yung pinakamagandang regalong natanggap ko buong buhay ko. :) As for my friends and classmates, thanks for remembering. :) Thank you for making my day extra special. Kahit na mga yung pinilit/pinaalalahanan ko 'subtly' *wink wink*, salamat ah? :) Hmm.. Ang wish ko lang sana mawala na yung bagyo. Sana maging maayos na yung mga nasalanta ni Yoyong. Sana di na matuloy yung lindol na narinig kong darating. Sana maging masaya at malusog lahat ng mahahalagang tao sa akin. :) I used to not like my birthdays. But this year, it was different. It was wonder-full. :)

Other news

Sunday

Ha! My mom brought us to Mandaluyong for this friggin' photo shoot for my debut. Walang kwenta. Grabe. Panget. Haha. Para kaming timang. Haaay. :) Anyhow, after the shoot whatever, my family and I went to Glorietta to have dinner. Heehee. Birthday kasi ni Kuya Lem. :) Bought a new umbrella. Wala lang. And I watched Pinoy Idols on tv when I got home. Haha. Jologs. :) I so like Christian. Bwahaha. :)

Monday

It was Happy's 1st birthday. Kakaiba talaga pangalan ng mga kapamilya ko. :) We went to Dampa Libis to have lunch. There was plenty of food. It seems as if we were going to join Survivor and we won't be eating anything for a month. Hehe. :) La lang. After lunch, we went home and ate some more. Pig out day. Heehee. Labo. Wala rin palang pasok. :p

Tuesday

Classes resume. Corny start. My parents brought us to school. I was at the Math Building at 730 AM (and my class starts at 833) so I decided to sleep along the stairs? Tama ba yung paglalarawan? Hehe :) Basta. Nakakahiya kasi paggising ko tapos na yung mga nagklase ng 700 kaya nakita nila ko? Ewan. Also had our first quiz during Art Stud. Ang hirap mag isip ng comic strip about art at aesthetics. Heh. Bio was boriiiiinnnnnng as always. Good thing our first exam was moved to Dec 14/17. Bio lab was tolerable. We didn't use the microscope so that's a plus. :) Went home afterwards. Went to Nanay's because my Ninang Nene arrived from Canada. Hmm.. Ming acquired new toys - a digital camera and a camcorder. Haha. :) Went home at 800? Erk.

Wednesday

Read The Da Vinci Code all day. Finished it too. Nice book. I like it.

Thursday

Birthday ko. Ha! No classes.

Friday

No classes also. Hmm.. Bumming around.

*** According to my sources, Christian was a big hit in Indonesia. Wala lang. [Ming will laugh at me for this.] Hehehe. Parang Jerry Yan. Haha. :)

And... I was sending text messages to my classmates last night about my debut. The text was in Filipino and those who replied in Filipino made my day. :) Hehe. Here's a copy of my text: Inaanyayahan kitang dumalo sa aking kaarawan na gaganapin sa ika 11 ng Disyembre, ala 6 ng gabi sa Garcia Villa, Bulwagang Balagtas at Balmori ng Peninsula Manila. Bianca replied: Malugod kong tinatanggap ang iyong paanyaya, kaibigan. Wala lang. Nakakatuwa. :) Basta yun. La kong masabi. :) Salamat. :p