things i'm looking forward to this week

• thesis -well it has been all thesis for these past few weeks, like right now, Jeline my thesis mate had just emailed me our thesis and i have to edit and save it for tommorows the deadline of chapters 1-3.
• OJT - well, just writing about it pressures me...i have to accomplish that since its already February and we have so little time left to finish all these requirements! i have 120 hours of OJT left.
• other graduating requirements - i have to at least get some of it crossed out on my to do list!!
• make time for the bf - i know this will be a hell of a week, maybe the only time i'll be having to have with him is on saturday...that is if i'll be free
• baking- finally, my father arranged the oven. mag-sawa lahat ng kilala ko because i'll be baking all week! hahaha!
• catch up on my reading - i've bought catcher in the rye at the start of this month/year and i have'nt progressed...it was kinda too rebelious for me...
• keep writing - i've deprived myself of writing, for a long time. something held back my love for writing blahs, (that story should be in a different entry) but i think i've got it back...

firsts

well, last thursday, i had to meet up with my gurl Jen and buy gifts for our friend Vanessa who's going to get married the next day. yah, i know. But really for me, it was a brave decision for Vanessa and Niño to get married at their early 20's. i mean today, the older the better. Everyone does not like to gamble and take on the responsiblities this early. (that includes me)
and so, knowing Vanessa who's headstrong and stands up for what she wants, i know they could get through this...

Imagine the two of us, buying gifts for a wedding! we had no idea. grabe! we we're gigling all the throughout the gift buying. I had to not really abandon, but leave early our thesis session. Most of our working friends had to take a leave, and some had to be absent to attend her wedding. Jen and I we're saying that she had to go through this for us din when our time comes!!!! and i was telling Jen, no more baby shower for her!!! expensive na! i'm still not working!!! haha

and so the day has come, January 28, 2004

Transpo was not really a problem since my ever dependable boyfriend was willing to come and drive for us-- Jen and Niña to the wedding. when we we're about to leave, the car wouldnt start...i was a little bit calm, and buti na lang our kapitbahay is an auto shop. they helped us, so yun we took Nagtahan and Espana, although Vanessa textd us instead of Nagtahan, we should take Sta. Mesa, but it was too late since we're reaching Espana na. Buti na lang di masyado traffic, by the way, we have to be out of the streets by 3pm kasi color coding.hehe The only problem left was, we didnt know where West Ave was... we took Timog Ave instead and we we're lost we ended up in Commonwealth..hay naku..we we're all patient naman since nobody knew the directions, we we're just worried, we wanted to on time for the rites.

We arrived there, the place was packed with a lot of older (yes, the lola and lolo kind) of people. we and niño's friends lang we're the young ones. ang naabutan na lang namin was, "Blue plates po sa atin". hahaha

It was a civil wedding, and so i thought there wouldnt be those wedding rituals like the cutting of the cake, the doves and the garter and bouquet catching.

So the host, who was for me very impatient and demanding. Started to get everyone's attention for the cutting of the cake, we got the wishes on the cake -mine said something about the career chuva. followed by the garter catching, then, "all the single ladies please come forward for the catching of the bouquet (is that the way you call it ba?), i really did not want to participate since, i was with the boyfriend, it would be too awkward. but then the bf, said "Sige na,ok lang, nakakhiya,ikaw lang sa mga barkada mo matitira sa table. he's right, and i was thinking what are the chances?

and so, we all lined up there and as vanessa threw the bouquet, it landed on me.. no intentions, it hitted my head then my chest then it fell in front of me. i protested it wasn't for me and besides, it would be akward to participate in the garter thing since some other guy got it--i mean a friend of niño, some other guy --not jog. so there, i was kill joy.

although he was telling me it was ok, i still didnt want to do it.

afterwards, he joked about me getting the bouquet. "Hala ka!" It kinda occured to me that yes, catching the bouquet means "you're next", but hey! i didn't catched it, it landed on me. besides it's not a wedding tradition who would decide when i'll get married. what am i saying?? the last sentence made me wide eyed!

we then headed to manila, we dropped off Anne, Magaan,Jho,Niña and JC. then since Tonet and the my other friends are shooting their short film in Malate, we decided to drop by. and just when i was about to txt tonet, she already sensed it. the text read

:halur! dito kami rothman hotel,rm 314,akyat na lang kayo.ingat!

hahaha that's tonet!

and after the chikahan and some yosi break for my beau, we finally got to catch MEET THE FOCKERS at Rob.Place. It was so hilarious! i know, everyone already watched it na. whatever. hehehe. it was so funny, i was irritated to with the guy behind us, who was laughing so hard it was disturbing na and was telling the whole movie na! kainis! i just hate it when people do that! i mean, if you've watched it before na, keep it to yourself! don't steal our chance to have a good laugh. if by chance we didn't get the punch lines and you did, good for you, don't mind us. it's not your money we spent on this one! he kept when jog said "tsong, pakihinaan" but it was too late. we almost didnt enjoy the movie!!! i hope he reads this! hehehe ok lang sana the laugh, but he was laughing so loud i cud not hear the next lines the actors was saying. grrrrr

kaya nga sometimes, although this thought might be discriminating, pero, di ba, its better to watch in Makati or Alabang and pay 100+ --you'll get your money's worth with the audience you'll be sharing the movie with. Instead of paying a little less than that and be with those kind of people who talk during the movie, laugh so loud, and talk about the movie all together! hay!

assh-hole! hahaha! ben stiller's the best! hehehe

so anyway, those we're the firsts for me this week. and boy was it hell. from thesis, to graduation requirements, to weddings.

**this entry could have been much more better with pics, but my dad's cradle for his phone is not here.damot! hehehe

my sister my enemy



I wrote that when i was in third grade. An essay, actually it was more of an attempt to make an essay. It was that early, i was 9, that i wanted to write. Or actually thought i could write.

You see, Buding as we all call her,(Alexis to her friends) is 5 years younger than I am. When she was born, i wasnt really crazy about her. though i wasn't jealous, let me make that clear, i was just used to being myself and being the only kid around the house. Although i remember joining her in her crib drinking milk, still form the bottle and kinda play with her. I remember rescuing her after her yaya left her in the room sleeping and got locked. I had to climb on top of the door and jump from above the little hole my Tito made for me to get inside.

I was used to playing alone, having imaginary friends, being the first grandchild on both sides and being the only pamangkin my aunts and uncles are fond of. So when we we're growing up, and she can play with me na, I wasn't crazy-happy at all. I should say, we didn't click.

But now, that I'm on my 20's (and would still want to remain that age even after 10 years) and she's turning 17, we've actually grown closer together. Thankfully. Our parents couldnt be any happier.

We're actually not only roomates, we're currently bedmates due to the very cold weather. Actually, it started during the rainy season, there's a leak from the roof on our room, and sakto sa bed niya. There was this time, it rained so hard her bed was soaked and we needed mga pails para masalo yung tulo ng water. Of course she couldn't sleep there, and we ended up to sleep together until now.

It's actually fun, although sometimes we still get into each other's nerves. But it will always end up her making kwento about her school and the things she did that day, her teasing me on the things i do, on me being gullible and me being a nag to our little brother and my boyfriend. Or me trying to please her (all of us in the family are takot to her), me making kwento, me asking her to teach me on my NatSci subject.

I never told her this, but i hope this makes up for it.

I appreciate her and the things she does specially for me, and I'm proud of her dancing and being a cheerleader (although there was a time i teased her for that). I'm proud that she's matured and sometimes she acts like the "ate". I know there's a whole world out there for her to explore and conquer.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDING!

trauma

my sister got into a real tragic incident yesterday. she went home shaking, and crying while telling me the details.

on her way home,[ from her school(also my former school) to our house, it will just be two rides away] on the jeepney she rode in Taft, i cannot even continue to write, i'm more traumatized by the whole incident than her...i cant write anymore..she got hold-up.tinutukan sya ng balisong, and the worst part, not only tinutok, tinurok pa yun on her sides para maramdaman niya talaga yung balisong. before itutok sa kanya, pinakita pa talaga sa kanya. they we're 3. and accor to my sister, mga adik. the f's and the p's are not even enough cursing for them!!

i felt bad being the eldest, and my school right now is so near lang, i mean we should have been going home together, and maybe this could not have happend. and i'm so terrified for my sister and the trauma she has now, if only i could take the trauma for me na lang. although i'm thankful nothing else had happend to her but every chance that i have to pray at night i always ask for the safety of my family. no im not blaming God, its how unsafe Manila is.

there we're no policemen. could you imagine, there are 2 other schools near my sister's school, and there's a big sign pa na WAG MAG CELLPHONE MAG INGAT SA MAGNANAKAW, my sister was not using her phone. im sure kaya may sign na ganun kasi there have been incidents na, and yet there we're no policemen, 2 station ng police meron in that area, both in U.N.

i dont want to dwell on that na. i want it erased from my memory.

i hope nothing like this happens to you, or anyone form your family.

god bless us all.

and hey! how could i forget to write, LOUISE gave me the nickname "kikaye"


that's me the fatso with my bitch


he can can me anything he wants, i call him the "grade 2 first communion kid" alex&me


the "toys R us couple"


i occupied the whole space!


alexxx as "Chito Miranda" hehe gwaping eh!


the pic taken by chilli, who i realized does not have a picture with me or picture taken that night
louise and the real fatso -Al King

Catching up

My Saturday started with my dentist texting me about porcelain jackets, that ive texted her about last night, because someone I know needs it and is kinda canvassing around how much it would really cost. Then, my bestfriend Gian followed, asking if I had class or anything I had to do. I immediately replied, no im at home sleeping, no classes for me today. I knew she would come over,since its been ages since we’ve last saw each other, plus she works just 20 mins away..Makati..so, I was waiting for the doorbell, when my mom calls, and tells me to get ready and she’ll buy me an OVEN. Yes, we don’t have that. I’ve been cooking for my family since high school with a gas stove. I don’t even know what do they really call that. All I know is that, since I learned baking when I was on 4th year high school, I wanted to bake and bake. And I know I’m good at it.

So, we had brunch at ToHo in Binondo. Then, we went to this appliance store in Binondo, where as my mom always finds the best bargains, even on appliances, they had exactly what I wanted, well not actually, but close enough. A 4-burner gas range, with an oven roaster that could not only bake but as the lady who sold it to us said, it could roast a LECHON! Wow! But the only set back was, we couldn’t take it home yet, cause they don’t have stocks, and it would be delivered Monday. Oh well, I wanted to have the best, so all right, what’s so bad about having it on Monday instead. I’ve wanted that for years.

Gian and I did the catching up, she seems to enjoy her job right now, as to it was all she talked about. I’m happy for her, and I just hope it would bore her eventually and may it bring her back to school.

Later, Louise texted me that they we’re hanging out in glorietta, and so I wanted to see them. The last time we saw each other was when we watched x-men 2, I think…basta I miss them and wanted to see how they all are, now that all of them are working na. kainggit. I’m glad to know that nothing has changed, Alex was still the cheek-pinching-8-year-old. Nahawa na si Louise sa toy craziness ni Alexxx, but still the animated Louise I met. And Al-king who gained so much weight, I don’t believe its holiday weight, still looked good and just says the right punch lines on me. And Chilley, who also gained weight but it looks good on him and should keep it, made me realize he might be just right for my high school kumare Jenny.

We watched Kung- Fu hustle which was “gad-dam-funny” (I want to quote Al-King) and everybody who watched it before me and said it was soooo funny was right. It was hilarious, and although I’m a Matrix fan, the Kung Fu scenes was for me their way of saying we are the originals!

All night, Alexxx and Al-King we’re teasing me about my arms, my belly, and my cheek-fats! Hehehe But its fine for me, I enjoy their company. I know they’ll be reading this, so, thanks guys for the fun Saturday night. Sa uulitin!

**super late entry

hi!

inaasar kasi ako ni louise..update daw yung last post ko...palpak nga eh..

yesterday, we we're supposed to watch oceans 12, kaya lng mejo late na kami, so we moved the plan on friday. everyone in school, are having their midterms exams, me? My only exam would be Nat.Sci and its scheduled on Saturday, 830 am. so goodluck to me.

finally, finished Da Vinci Code. the first few chapters really bored me, it surprised me with the revelations on the first few chapters of the book. after those revelations, it got me hooked. made it my before sleeping ritual and finished the book. haaaaay! it made me look at our last supper, and it gives me goosebumps everytime i remember those said in the book. although it didnt shook my beliefs, i repeatedly told myself it is fiction. so there, thanks to Dan Brown.

i bought, J.D. Salinger's The Cather in the Rye. i was supposed to buy 11 minutes but National Bookstore, Robinson's Manila doesnt have them (which reminds me to visit their site for my Laking National card). Paulo Coleho's books are gone by the second.i've just read the first 2 pages of the book, and planning to read more tonight. i should have bought eleven minutes the same time i bought Da Vinci last December!

my christmas money is slowly blown by the wind...

btw, yesterday, when i bought the book, jog asked me about my National Bookstore points, i actually dont really pay much attention to that, knowing these kind of rewards promo take up too much time and money before you can really earn and get something out of it..(but hey! i believed in Starbucks planner promo, and i did get my planner) but to my surprise, i have P110.00!!! and if that's true, i could maybe just add 100+ if they would have 11 minutes na! yey!!

so there..

i havent posted in a long while na pala...

i will post again later, and share with you the best buys i love!

take care!

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