Colonel Sanders goes to Brooklyn

Late last night, after singing in the 6:30 PM mass, went straight to the KORO house for Ate Grace's dinner treat. We ordered 2 boxes of Brooklyn's Pizza and 2 KFC bucket meals. Ang tindi. The most carbs I ate all in one night for 7 months now. To hell with calories and carbs. Nothing beats great tasting food (not good cause it not healthy hehheheh) all for free. Thanks 'te Grace.

Had a meeting with the MD and the President afterwards.

Also watched the TYRA BANKS show. The topic of which was on detecting homosexuality scientifically. Heck. Homosexuality na naman. I have been studying this topic for so long now, both theologically and scientifically. Nothing was new execpt for the hair growth patterns:

galing sa puyo:

Clockwise--male dominant

Counter-clockwise--more inclined to femininity.

Whatever. It feels bad that sometimes people focus so much on a person's sexual orientation that they forget all the good in that person. Who cares if a person is gay? i'm not saying I'm for homosexual genital acts, 'cause Im not (specifically beacuse the Catholic Doctrines says so). I am actullay trying to discover this for myself.

To my best bud whose gay: Dude, just hang on with your struggles. We both know God gave you that challenge for a reason despite the whole world judging you and despite the homosexual revolution of today. I know you are going to stick wtih the LORD. Promise tol, dito lang ako.

more pics?:http://themistermistaker.multiply.com/photos/album/26/Dinner_treat_ni_ate_Grace_29_December_07_PM

Annual Overnights

29 December 2007 (2:30 AM-10)

After practicing up to 2:30 in the morning with the KORO, I got home to see a couple of friends with my bro and sis watching DVDs cozily tucked in the sofa bed we placed as some sort of hangout in our preschool. Unfortunately, my eyes were drooping so badly that after a midnight snack I fell asleep in a split sec. Sayang. Maganda pa naman daw yung movie na 23 (starring Jim Carrie)

In the AM, I cooked breakfast for them which we ate while watching memento mori-- a dramatic love story between two ladies with poor attempts of scarying whoever will be watching it. Totally did not enjoy it.

more pictures?: http://themistermistaker.multiply.com/photos/album/25/29_December_07_

VAN mishap

Everyone has his firsts.

So do I. I had my first car mishap yesterday morning. After driving around the village to confirm caroling places for later, I attempted to park the car pass a narrow gate to somewhat impress my dad with my narrow-pass driving skills. Too bad I ended dissapointing him.

What's worse was that I already heard that I hit the gate, but i panicked and forced the van to move anyway. hay. In desperation, I tried wiping the orange scracthes away but to no avail obviously. Hay. And then I saw my dad's face :c ...

How bad was it? see for yourself.

Sorry pops

Christmas '07

Christmas '07

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As shown in the picture, I gave my three young cousins--James, John Paul and CJ--a box ofcolored chalk as a Chritsmas present. AStig. Having learned from my major that we should opt for toys that promote creativity, toys which are open-ended (many ways to play with them), I decided to give them Crayola colored chalk. Natuwa talaga sila. After convincing my aunt to allow my cousins to use the garage floor as a canvass/"paper", we filled it with drawings and scribbles that were something new to my cousins. Cool. I was successful in drawing them away from the computer games they were playing with before i came. I'm quite happy that I'm applying what I'm learning in early Childhood education.

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Pasko na pala. After early dawn masses, so-late carolings and tiangge raids, Christmas parties, choir duties, an asthma attack after three years and what not, Christmas has come and I wasn't prepared for the Lord's Bday. Bad. Bad.

Hay... dON'T WANNA THINK ABOUT THINGS THOUGH!

Sige na.

Christmas naman e Give myself a break please.

Maawa naman ako sa sarili ko.

Merry Christmas!

Sorry Lord, nahihirapan talaga ako. Baka naman tinatamad lang ako lumaban?

SImple Plan

Meron na uli new song ang Simple Plan
Cool! Can't wait for the 12th of February 2008>> release ng album
For those out their reading this blog: My birthday's on Feb 1
do the link
hahahahah

WHEN I'm GONE

"...Whoahh

No we’re not gonna waste another moment in this town

Whoahh

We wont come back, the world its calling out..."

Larangan ng Pagtakas at Pag-iwas

Balik koro...

Kagabi, matapos ipahiwatig sa akin ang aking pagbigo sa mga tao buhat ng ako'y magtangkang tumakas, ay inilatag sa aking harapan ang ang aking mga responsibilidad bilang kalihim ng Koro Stigmatino. Ngayon ko lang napagtanto na gano'ng kabigat pala sila. Tuloy, ay napaisip ako. Hindi pala talaga puwedeng lagi na lang tumatakas. Kahit gaano na ako kabihasa sa larangan ng pagtakas at pagiwas, sadyang isip-bata ang ganitong gawain.

Ayoko kasi ng responsibilidad. Nakakatakot. Nakakakaba. Magaling naman akong taga-suporta hindi ba? Ginagawa ko naman ang lahat sa aking makakaya upang maging isang mahusay na miyembro--maagang nag-aaral ng mga piyesa, pinahuhusay ang sarili sa pagbasa ng mga nota at ine-ensayo araw-araw ang aking boses upang maging isang ganap na bass. Hindi pa ba tama yun? Hindi ba talaga puwede yun?

Malamang hindi. Siguro panahon nang harapin ko naman ang mga takot ko sa buhay, panahon na na ako ay lumaki't magbago. Kaya naman kagabi'y tunay na tumatak sa akin ang mga salitang ito:

Hindi ka na puwedeng matakot

Hindi ka na puwedeng mahiya
Hindi ka na puwedeng magalinlangan

sapagkat...

May kasaysayan kang pangangalagaan
May pagkakakilanlan kang dapat protektahan
Madaming umaasa sa iyo

at syempre, ang hindi mawawala

Isko ka ng bayan

Sa totoo lang, nabigatan ako. Pero napansin ko kapag nabibigatan ako, lalo akong nagpupursige. Ganito ako sa aking pag-aaral. Kaya naman mahilig ako sa mga terror-prof. Dapat takutin niyo muna ako para ako'y gumalaw.

Hay, ang hindi ko lang ganap na maaninag ay kung bakit kahit na akin nang napatunayan na ako'y isip-bata't duwag ay sadyang pinagkaaktiwalaan pa rin at binibigyang pagkakataon upang bumawi. Ang wirdo. Hindi ba dapat napatunayan na ng aking pagtangkang tumakas na hidni ako karapat-dapat?

Wirdo

Gayunpaman, nagdesisyon na ako harapin ang mga responsibilidad. Lagi kong sinasambit na di ko nais ang maging isang medicore. Kung gayon, dapat na akong mag-mature.

At wika nga ng isang kaibigan, "steady lang...focus."

KUMPISALANG BAYAN

MOBLOCKS

bull-fest

Read between the lines

_________________

things are just pure bull.

why can't people appreciate people for what

they can contirubute, say in a society?

why do people pressure people to do things

they are not comfortable doing?

why can't people accept NO for an answer?

can't a person choose what he wants to share?

why expect so much from a person?

Whatever

2 busy-humiliating-entertaining days

6 December 2007

I damaged a house.
Litterally.
I was in the attic of our choirmate's house looking for the Christmas tree to be put up when poof...the floor (which is the ceiling of the master's bedroom) gave way. Luckily, my reflexes worked and saved me from the crash. Kahit na. Nakakahiya.

Not one of my proudest moments.
Yet, I find it a comedic scene. Haha.
Sorry po talaga tita.

7 December 2007
EDTEG 102:

We surprised our Professor (Teach Diaz) with a mini birthday presentation for her--complete with a skit, dance, pseudo-cake and greetings--, just to find out that her birthday wasn't until the 5th of January. Hahaha. Nakakahiya na naman. Nevertheless, she said she was really touched and surprised (surprise nga naman, kasi di naman niya birthday. hahaha).

Then, our topic for the day was about toys. How cool could that get?--types of toys and what not. Teach brought samples of toys and we were asked to play with each of them. And among all the toys, this is my favorite:

Modeled by Ei

This is an example of a divergent toy where there is NO one way of playing with it, rather you can be creative and imagine ways on how it can be manipulated. Cool huh?

EDR 121 (children's lit):

Imagine having a children's book illustrator and a writer seating with us in the same classroom. Astig. We got them answering for us questions about their expertise (they are the ones seating by the door--Leo Alvarado and _________). It came as no surprise that they are issues between publishers, writers and illustrators that are quite sad to tell.

Then afterwards, naglaro pa kami ng pabitin at palayok game. Astig. Daming candies. Of course I didn't it them (read: sugar haha). Still, it was really fun.

That is my teacher holding the rope. Go teach!

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I ended the day by watching the gala concert of my brother's school choir, SIGLO of the Bloomfield Academy (my elem alma mater), which was kinda cool. I really liked the song "ilong." Syempre, daig na naman ako ng kapatid ko pagdating sa facial expression.

Xristos-mas

TRIVIA:
In the shortened form of Christmas XMAS, "X" stands for Xristos--the greek word for the Messiah, or Christ.
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Christmas! I simply can't wait.

I've been awake for a while now
You've got me feeling like a child now
`Cause every time I see your bubbly face
I get the tinglies in a silly place

-Bubbly by Colbie Cailat

The Greatest 8 hours

I read a book. It started somewhat like this:

""A guy in cargo shorts, pink shirt and orange windbreaker meets up with a girl in white and green and brown top, and pants (describing how good she looks however, is impossible or I simply am clueless on what you call certain women’s apparel. Take your pick). After almost three years, they will be meeting again. Why just now? Ask the guy who is stupid, undecisive, a no-to-risk cowardice, and what not, he never even bothered checking on the girl up until now..."

I shut the book and didn't bother to turn on the next page.

Stupid guy, I thought.

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Last Night. Mall of Asia. First time. Heck, was it huge.

Visited the Science Discovery Center and enjoyed the place with all its booths and activities, particularly the planetarium. But then again I guess being with someone special made all the difference.

sigh...(",)

Hope I made you happy

“What you risk reveals what you value.”-jeanette Winterson

finally

After all these years SOMEONE finally agreed with me that guys should not ask permission if they are to court a lady. Heck, what's the point of courting when you are somewhat assured of a possible yes.

Kwentista balang araw

May bago nang naidagdag sa aking mga panagarap--ang maging isang magaling na kwentista. Ang pangarap na iyan ay pinalakas pa ng kanina'y ako'y gumawi sa isang pagpupulong at workshop sa larangan ng pagkwe-kwento.

Weavers of Magic:
Manunulat, Illustrador, Mananalaysay

Napakasaya namang tunay kaya naman walang pagsisi kong iniliaan ang oras ko nitong sabado upang makadalo sa seminar na ito. Nandoon si tito Dok, si Prof. de jesus at si Gng. Gagatigan na mahusay naman talagang magkwento.

Unang hakbang para maging kwentista?--huwag maging self-conscious masyado. Tandaang ang ginagawa ay para sa mga bata at literacy. Kaya ko kaya yun? Madami pa naman akong hang-ups at insecurities.

Kaya yan

Wala lang

Things I promise to do before the year ends:

1. review my English grammar and registers. I have beocome quite an informal writer and I do not wish to stay as such

2. master the art of "genuine" smile. People--orgmates, choirmates, friends, and family members--have been commenting, if not complaining, on my fake smile. Paano ba kasi? (for crying out loud people, 'ine' in genuine is pronounced like win and not like wine)

3. finish Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo with deep comprehension.

4. reach the halfway mark of the minimum number of children's books (40) we have to read for EDR 121. Lots of fun!

5. strengthen my left arm

6. read 5 full length books (yup I know that's a small number, but i have tons of readings in educ hahaha)

7. blah blah blah
wala lang uli magawa...
inaantok na ako...

buntong-hininga

Christ the King na next week
Advent na the week after next
hay...
Pasko na naman
syempre masaya yun
inaabangan ko naman yan bawat taon
January 1 pa lang may countdown na ako sa kuwarto
hahaha
ang sarap kasi ng feeling
wala ka iniisip
kasama pamilya
birthday pa ni JC
hay...
sana makumpleto ko uli ang simbang gabi
sana makuha ko ang nasa top ng aking wishlist sa kuwarto
sana sana sana
sana mabiyayaan ako ng uno ngayong semestre
sana makaipon ako
sana bigla na lang mawala ang life-long trial sakin ni Lord
(hehehehe sori Lord joke lang, kakayanin yan)
sana may magawa akong makabuluhan ngayong disyembre
sana may matulungan ako
sana may mapayuhan ako
sana bigla na lang may lalapit sa akin at alam na niya kagad problema ko
sana sana sana
sana tumigil na ako sa kaka-sana
sana lang
sana sana sana
ayan ang wirdo na ng salitang sana
sana sana sana
...Hosanna sa Kaitaasan...
sana pananampalataya
sana sana sana

NHI

Kanina, nagtungo ako sa National Historical Institute (NHI) sa T.M. Kalaw, Ermita, Maynila. Matagal-tagal na rin noong huli akong bumalik sa Maynila kaya naman nakakatuwa na muli kong nakita't narinig ang ingay ng Maynila na aking kinalakhan noong Hayskul.

Bumili ako ng collector's edition ng Noli Me Tangere at El Filibusterismo para sa aking PI 100--Philippine Institutions/Rizal Studies--kung saan sa loob ng sampung (10) araw mula noong martes ay inatasan kaming muling basahin ang mga naturang obra ni Rizal.

Sa halagang Php 450, walang panghihinayang binili ko ang dalawang libro sapagkat sila na ang pinaka-huling kopya ng kanilang uri na inilimbag noong 1957 ng Martinez at sons. Tunay nga namang Collector's edition. Sa katunayan, nakapaloob sa mga librong ito ang mga orihinal na guhit at pinta ni Juan Luna na nagbibigay buhay sa napaka-makatotohanang paglalarawan ni Rizal ng Pilipinas. Idagdag mo pa rito ang pagtaas ng presyo ng mga libro bawat taon sapagkat sila ay "rare" kung tawagin.

Wika nga ni Gng. Albina Fernandez, bakit nga ba nga ba ang mga Pilipino bumibili ng mga mamahaling bagay na walang katuturan ngunit pagdating sa mga pampanitikang bagay tulad ng mga libro ay nagtitipid.

Guilty. tsk. tsk. tsk.

Pero sa totoo lang muntik ko nang ipa-kansela ang assignaturang PI 100 sapagkat nasindak ako sa Propesor. Subalit nang aking pagisipan, mas mahalaga ang aking matututunan kaysa sa gradong aking makukuha. Kaya naman pagsisikapan ko ito. Ako ay isang mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, nararapat lamang na ganito ang maging takbo ng aking isipan at ugali pagdating sa pag-aaral.

...kanina'y muli kong nasilayan ang Jollibee kung saan kami'y huling kumain...

Big Bad Wolf

"Friendship is the paradigm of love"
-Fr. JBoy, CSC sportsfest
11 Nov 2007

Di pa rin ako enrolled
bukas kaya?
nakakakaba ang PI 100
Institusyon na at Rizalista pa ang prof at daming pinapabasa.
Meron kaming 10 days para basahing muli ang Noli At El Fili.
Mukhang busy talaga itong sem na ito.
Anu kayang mangyayari?

Para sa Assignment namin, nalungkot ako sa The True story of the Three Little Pigs.
Misunderstood lang naman pala yung wolf.
Parang ako.
hahahaha.
Ang totoong nangyari...
(from wikipedia)
"The wolf justifies his journeys to the little pigs' houses as needing to ask for some sugar, his "huffing and puffing" as him having a cold and "sneeze[ing] a big sneeze", and his eating of the pigs as not letting good meat go to waste, since the pigs die in the sneeze anyway. At the very end of the book, it is revealed that the wolf has been telling the whole story from prison."

Kawawang Big Bad Wolf
bakit ganun ang mga tao, kapag na-stereotype na ang isa, generalized na ang lahat. Panu ka nga naman magtitiwala sa iba?
Ang hirap tuloy.
Sana makatagpo na na lang rin ako ng Big Bad wolf tapos makakarelate kami sa isa't isa hahaha.
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Matapos manlibre ni Kuya Marlon sa Mcdo hanggang 4 am noong sunday(dude salamat sa libre), sporstfest naman ng UP Catholic Students' Community (CSC) ang pinuntahan ko. Syempre Kasali ang UPSCA. At syempre, kahit talo kami sa Basketball, nanalo naman kami sa Volleyball. At ang nakakatuwa, spike ko pa ang tumapos sa laban. Astig. Mula nung elimination hindi ako ma-settan ng maayos kaya di ako makapalo, pero astig na nung huling point pa ako nakatira hahaha.
Tagal ko na rin di nakakalaro sa tunay na kumpetisyon kaya naman nakakatuwa.

ang sarap talaga ng spag sa bday dinner ng ka-choir namin.
adik talaga ako sa spag. hehehe

hay...buti na lang may spag nung gabi at least di ako masyado malungkot hehehehe
Mga Emo-eater nga naman.

First Day

Kahapon, nagsimula na ang aking klase, at astig ang mga assignatura (subject na lang, lalim e) tuwing martes at biyernes:

EDTEG 102 (8:30-10)
Play and Other Physical Actvities in the Learning Process

We formed a circle and then were asked one by one what types of play we were fond of when we were still kids

I answered:
1. mataya-taya-- running game where there's an 'IT' chasing after everyone else
2. titser-titseran--a role play where I get to be a teacher giving lessons to my friends and younger siblings hahaha
3. matchbox--my all-time favorite toy. Like Hotwheels, this is a brand of small cars which i have by the hundreds. I use them to make my own 'busy intersection' and traffic flows.

hay... sana bata na lang ako forever para walang problema at konti lang ang changes
Yup. I know it sounds immature, even for me.

EDR 121 (4-5:30)
Children's Literature

We were asked what our favorite childrens' story is
I asnwered:

Rumplestiltskin because it was one of the few stories where the main character wasn't a princess or a prince. Which is kinda cool because i like weird things cause I'm weird hehehe
Plus, I really like to imagine the woods where Rumplestiltskin can be found. Syempre dahil wala kasi kaminmg probinsya, so anything woody and tree-ish is a good place for me.

What's cool is that we are tasked to annotate/read/relish/enjoy 40 chidlren's books. Imagine, being graded for what i enjoy doing. Hahaha. How cool could that get?

What's even cooler is that our assignment was to know the true story of the Three Little Pigs.

_________________
Anyways

18 unists na ako Thank God.
A couple of lines and some smiles then I'm ready to enrol.
I have been really emo (as in emotional and not the vague music genre) this past sembreak so i'm really excited about the new sem where I could channel allt hese things to harwork and hopefully 6 unos. HAHA!
I hate dealing with emotions. They suck.

"Tell me what we got, tell me it's a lot tell me it's the real thingTell me not to change and always be the same, tell me that's a good thingIt's a good thingTell me not to lie, tell me not to waitTell me that you want the same things as meTell me that it's fate driving me insaneTell me it's the real thingThat keeps me hangin on"

-Bo Bice, "The Real Thing"

6 am

*hahahaha ayoko na ata mag-blog dahil nagkamali ako at na-ipromote ko ito sa mga tao,
kaya may nagbabasa na ngayon n

first day
di pa rin ako enrolled
2 lng subject ko: isang 8:30-10 at isang 4-5:30
6 hours na vacant
hahahhaha

ayusin ko n lang to mamaya
_________

interview ng WYD nung isanggabi
nagulat ako na kasama ako sa initnetrview
astig
sana mapili ako
...
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Blasts

3-4 NOV
My last weekend before the second sem starts was quite a blast.
Blast as in blasted to wastedness, blasted to amazement, and blasted to becoming a secretary.

Blasted to wastedness
After our trainee evals in Koro Stigmatino,
...which was scary as hell. Being an inexperienced bass, it was as if no sound was coming from my mouth because of the pressure, nervousness, anxiety and what not. Feeling ko kakainin akong buhay ng panel. Buti wala yung crush ko sa Koro hahaha...
we celebrated the choir's 18th anniversary with a party. Syempre may inuman. We--the bass and tenors at least--ended up drinking and singing to the vidoeke's lyrics up until 6 am the follwing day. Hahahhaa. It was only then that i realized what wobbly walking is. I guess i wasn't really wasted yet it felt that i was pass my alcohol limit.

Actually, it felt good to drink. Wala lang. Some form of release. Ngayon lang naman. No worries, I have no plans to turn to alcohol in times of problems. I'm a tea guy you know. hahaha.

Blasted to being Secretary
I was voted new secretary of Koro. By the system(the secreatry automatically becomes vice next year and president the year after next) it says that i would be president in 2010. Weird system actually. Let's see what will happnen. Sabi ko nga in my speech, "magsisisi kayo."

Blasted to amazement
It is a tradition for the Koro to invite the alumni to sing with the current members in the 6:30 pm Sunday mass nearest the anniversary. That's exactly what happened. We sang with the oldies (not that their old or 'sumtin) and they amazingly made my jaw drop. Througout the mass they were breathtakingly oh-so-good. lalo la yung mga sopranos doing their obligato in some songs. And when The Majesty was sang, I was really awestruck. I had been the entire mass actually. Hay.

It was also my first day as secreatary. Ang hirap pala, especially with the collection of the music sheets after the mass.

more pics?: http://themistermistaker.multiply.com/photos/album/13

__________________________
Just a day before enrollment. Di ako nakapag-driving lessons this sembreak. Hay. Sa Christmas break kaya?
Also read a mate's blog entry about black and white and the gray areas in between. I promise to make a blog entry about it.

Thanks LORD for this sembreak.

I pray that i'll recover from my state.

I know that if i want to, I will be able to do it

It's a matter of choice.

If I'm for You i'm for You. If not, then I'm not. No in-betweens

HAPPY BDAY F8!!!

San Juan Cemetery

1 November
A tiring day and I havn't retired yet, not until I blog

At 12:00 am, i was at a friend's house with some of our friends. What was suppose to be a DVD marathon turned out to be a serious-mushy-cheesy talk about love and relationships.

Heck did they put me in a serious hot seat. I hate this topic (check my previous entries). They asked me stupid questions like "bakit wala ka pa girlfriend?" and "May gusto ka ba kay ****? (**** was there with us actually!!!!%&#), just imagine how awkard it felt for me. Of course I had to do some answering. Pero syempre i'm an expert in geting out of tight spots--like giving safe answers for mushy questions.

HAHAHA!

anyways, it didn't end with my answer. The next thing i know questions were falling like bullets fromt the air. It was so weird and akward. Hay, i'd ratehr not tell the whole lot...
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Went to Lolo Papang's cemetery earlier at San Juan. Honestly, compared to my lola's cemetery in loyola, the place was really crammed with people. Plus, it was poorly maintained with skulls and garbage left here and there. But still, it was fun going with my cousins and aunts to the cemetery. admitedlly, i didn't had the chanc to get to know my mom's dad. He died when I was in third grade at age 8. To me, all that I knew back then was that I was so scard to take a peek at the coffin. It was only later that I realized that I wish I knew him better.

Also saw JV ejercito. hehehe i had a laugh when I saw that his head was really big hehehehe

The Invisible October 31st

I forgot that October has a 31st day.

So, it didn't surprise me that when i woke up this morning I was in a panic state. Being assigned the Wednesday-AM commentator for the month of October, I forgot that i am still the commentator for this morning's HolyEucharist.

Bad. Bad.

I have no idea what happened then. Usually, the elders (yung mg titas in red skirts) get a bit angry whenever a fellow lector doesn't show up for their assigned duties, what more for a commentator.

I guess papagalitan ako pag nakita nila ako sa meeting--which won't be happening until next week since its all saint's day this thursday.

hehehe
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Nagpunta kami kanina sa Loyola Memorial Garden para dalawin si Lola Goring. Parang kelan lang noong namatay siya taong 2005--noong unang linggo ko sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas(gagawan ko si Lola ng blog entry sa susunod). Kaya naman ika-3 taon pa lang ito ng aming pagbisita kay lola.

Naisip ko nga kanina bago kami mag-rosaryo, na nang pumanaw si lola nadagdagan ng isang araw ng pagtitipon ang angkang De la Paz. Si lola talaga, hanggang sa langit ay nagpapakita pa rin ng pagmamahal sa pamilya.

Madrama na ba?

Hehehehe. Sa totoo lang ang saya saya kanina. Nandun na naman ang aking mga pinsan na sa Pinas sa side ni papa na lahat ay mas bata sa akin. Ang weirdo.
Ako ang pinakamatanda.
Ayoko na kasi maging kuya.
Hehehe

Ayun, kaya naman ako ay nakipaglaro sa kanila. Tapos ay nag-story telling pa ako gamit ang mga puppet na binili namin sa naglalako nito sa halagang Php 30.
Nakatutuwa naman talaga.
Akalain niyo na ako pa ang nagpabili nito kaysa sa mga paslit kong mga pinsan hehehe.

Ang bilis ng panahon, parang kailan lang na may tindahan pa si lola sa may harapan ng bahay namin kung saan lagin akong humihingi ng kendi. Na-mimiss na kita lola, sana nandito ka pa para makita ang aking tulong sa simbahan na natutunan ko pa mula sa iyo.

for more pictures: http://themistermistaker.multiply.com/photos/album/11

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.

And may perpetual light shine upon them.

May the souls of the faithfully departed

through the mercy of God rest in peace.

Amen.

Bukas kay lolo naman sa San juan North cemetery.

Messed up ME

Can't believe sembreak's ending. Compared to my previous sembreaks, nothing happened this year actually.
Well, theoretically that's impossible. Nothingness is something happening:
So far this sem i was able...

1.) to get the original OVER MY HEAD
(cable car) by the FRAY piano sheet for free
and am almost finish.
2.) to catch up with friends
3.) to enter my 6th month in the gym
4.) to cook and bake (learned new techniques btw)
5.) t0 blog
6.) to read
7.) to watch movies
8.) hay... and sadly, to think

Sana maka-driving lessons pa ako kahit less than 2 weeks na lang.
Tapos, i have to finish my shirt design for the artwork contest
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KORO Evals na sa Saturday. Gudluck (lalo na sa Tagumpay piece).
Plus the aniv party where I have to wear something cowboy-ish
Another Gudluck.
(I usually skip parties that require costumes hehe)
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bummer...
I'm still waiting for a one more grade
4 1.5s so far
Not bad I guess
I'm really enjoying educ so much
(hanggang kailan kaya?)

Really thanking the Lord for giving me 2 educ subjects, PI 100 and BIO 1 on the online enlistment. That's 2 pahirapang-pumila down the drain

Here's my enlistment schedule right now before the last processing:

I'm trying to get a better PI 100 class (11:30-1:00) on a tuesday kasi EDR 121 lang ang meron ako at 4 pm (gudluck naman). Then also trying to see if I can get an EDFD 116 instead of the 2:30 PI 100.

LET's see what happens...

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SERIOUSLY...

I'm pretty messed up right now and it feels shit
really just want to shout my lungs out.

Cooked our family's dinner tonight. Pambawi hihi my mom was so worried last night 'cause i texted her that I'm on my way home at 11:45 pm and still havn't come home at 2:30 am.
My bad.

Here's what I cooked:

*Leftover Chicken soup mixed with campbell's cream of mushroom
*Home-made burgers and canned sausages which I electically grilled
*Butterish gravy (although it tasted good, namuo pa rin yung flour)
*Sayote with egg strips

At least i was able to do something productive in this rather wasted and boring day.

Based on my online grades: three 1.5s so far...
not bad considering my lack of focus and over-excitement this sem.

Inuman

Weird. I kinda did not keep the Sabbath day Holy last night (or rather this morning) 'cause I took shots of gin and lambanog with the koro up until 3 am. Well, theoretically, in the bible it says that to drink is not a sin but to to get drunk is (Ephesians 5:18)--having a good control of myself and having a good grasp of what my limitations are took care of that so i did not really get drunk.

SO ACTUALLY, it wasn't the drinking that prevented me from keeping the Lord's day holy, it was the fact that I did not ask permission from my parents that I would be drinking up until 3 am that did.

Not that it was the first time i drank with friends, but i guess it was the first time i did not ask permission from my parents (well i have no idea when the session will end). But that's that.

It started when kuya Marlon and Ate Anna mixed mango juice, milk, and sprite (which tasted really good). Someone suggested putting a little gin on it then one thing led to the other.

Well, i usually don't enjoy drinking sessions ('cause i'd rather drink alone) but what i always like about these sessions are the conversations that keep rollling and rolling. And since i have a certain control, I always end up getting to know people "2-chapters-of-their-lives" better.

LOVE na namna yung topic kagabi. Weird.

...I just woke up upon posting this entry, so i guess alcohol did have its toll on me after all.

more pictures at

http://themistermistaker.multiply.com/photos/album/10/Koro_Sessions_21-22_Oct_2007_

I can't believe Dumbledore's gay: http://mugglenet.com

At Giligan's

We ate, did videoke, then ate some more. Hehe.
Earlier, at Giligan's (festival branch) we celebrated my Dad's bday. We rented a videoke room where we ate our hearts out and sang our lungs out. It was really fun. Since my sister and I went to college, our family day-outs were lessened, no wonder we really miss them.

Then, went around the mall, bought stuff, and window shopped. What was quite amazing though was that I bumped into my First grade teacher-adviser. Nostalgic. i could still remember that classroom where I first had a teacher that wasn't my mom (we own a prep schoolÜ).

Teacher LOR Lagdameo still looked young despite her retirement age--the sweet smile was still on her face, the posture that deserved respect was still earning respect, and her calming but stern voice was still making ears listen. Imagine, that was like a decade ago. Buti na lang sharp talaga memory ko on people.

hay... i wish i could just stay a first grader forever (hahah peter pan!). Really miss those times where you go to school, learn the basics, and enjoy life. hehehe.

Told ya, it was nostalgic.

ANYWAYS...
Happy BDAY PAPS!!!

Wala lang. Even if my parents do not really know me, i still feel safe and protected when i'm with them. Sometimes, when everything seems chaotic, pressuring and simply "whatever-or-who-cares", it feels good to know that I have a family to go home to.

Thanks Lord

Burger King (ATC)

Ate at Burger King with my sister my mom and my mom's friend earlier.

Of course I had the snack pack--squid rings, chicken strips and fries(which is quite similar to shakey's Captain's choice) plus a BK Fish.

What's cool about BK (ngayon ko lang napansin)

was that it had free movies, free cellphone

charging and free WIFI.

SAN KA PA!

hehehehe

Then, we tried the hershey's sundae pie. Sugar overload so i did not even bother to taste it. Pero wala rin cause i ate 2 small bags of fries--carbs, sat. fat, and trans. fat naman. Too bad. I guess this calls for an extra 20 minutes sa treadmill tomorrow. HAHA!
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It's papa's bday tomorrow, I think we'll be having lunch then. Di kasi pwede dinner because my sister will be attending a debut party and i have koro practice. At least the night's free for my parents to date or something.

HAPPY birthday pa!
GODBLESS
I love YOU

Yum Yum

This is what I usually eat after going to the gym:

Tuna flakes in water+

durog na Skyflakes+

lettuce

Then milk as a drink

It really tastes good plus it gives you the protein muscles need to recover without the guilt of trans fat, excessive carbs and sugar. You kinda feel healthy after each meal (pero syempre, there's always the psych part to it. (",)). hehehe.

"BUMMAGE"

It's 10:36 and In less than 7 hours i would be awake again to jog yet again.
My sembreak has been proving to be boring, bumming and what not
Walang magawa
Or maybe I'm simply idle to do things

I hate it when i don't get any allowance to go to wherever
(though I get fare to go to the gym&church)
Naalala ko kasi 18 na ako, and October ngayon, punta kaya ako Okterberfest?!
hehehehe

I've started to fix my stuff from the previous sem--rewriting notes I would be needing in the future, reviewing things I should have a good grasp of, discovering notes I planned to rewrite but was never able to, etc.

It's 10:41
Nothing to do
Hope someone would just call me and then invite me to do something
(libre dapat hehehe).

I really want to go to the Shroud of Turin exhibit. At 250 bucks i guess it ain't that bad even if it's just a replica. Plus, i haven't even stepped a foot on MALL OF ASIA (Asian Mall pala sabi ni manong driver hehehe) even if I pass by it everyday in going home from UP. Heheheh

I also have to finish my design for the ARTWORK T-shirt design contest. hmmm... Anu nga ba?

HAY... Total bummer...so much time to think about things i don't really wanna think about
HAY...

its 10:45
zzz...

KAHAPON...

Nagbake kami uli ni ate Jo ng Sguar Cashew cookies.
Masarap naman, sayang lang kasi dapat choco-chip cookies uli kaya lng naubusan kami ng baking soda. Ayun, ginamit namin ang bagong cookie cutters ni ate jo nakaktuwa hehehe.

Pagkatapos, dumaan ako ng simbahan, madilim na, 3 lang kami na sa loob. Ang laki pa naman ng simbahan. Nagdasal...nagisip...nakonsensya...nalungkot...hay...

Syempre di rin ako nakasama sa STAR CITY/pool party sem-ender ng UPSCA. Sayang. wala kasi talaga ako pera (Panu ba kumita ng pera?). At meron rin kasi praktis ang koro. Kumpleto kaming bass na nagpraktis. Walang alto. Isang sop. Isang tenor.

hay...

Of Workshops, Baskets and Lubes

Had a singing workshop with Koro stigmatino yesterday. Did exercises for breathing and singing, which was quite nostlgic for those were the exercises my first choir teacher (the lecturer's wife) taught us when I was still a kid--all naughty and hyper.

Also, it reinforced my diaphragmatic breathing I learned from Speech 111 (voice and diction-- dos lang ako. too bad.) and whichI have been applying in my way of talking and singing (pati nga ata laughing ko diaphragmatic heheheh).
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Also went to Puregold and Ministop (with kuya Marlon and Ate Jo) to buy some merienda for the workshop. look at what cool stuff i saw!

1. A horny lube which comes in ice and fire (hihi♂)
--nakalagay pa dun. "wait for cooling sensation before starting"
HAHAHAH Astig diba?
2. and a cool basket with wheels
--san ka pa? basket pa ba yun?


Nag-jog na ako kanina tapos
last day of requirements ngayon so
BAKASYON NA!
tomorrow I'm officially in SEMBREAK mode!
woohoo!