Whatever

Know what? I don't care

I'm gonna spend whatever time is left with you

I'm gonna wait for you like I always do

and in these two months, even if i'm so scared of the attachment,

I won't care, I'll think about it until then

'cause I love you gummy...

Storytelling with a 38 deg fever

Me, k. Wacko, a. Cha, a. Mars, k. Percy

Yesterday, we performed a chamber storytelling of Si Aliguyon at Pumbakhayon: Mga Bayaning Mandirigma ng Ifugao at a National conference held at Seameo Innotech in Quezon city.

For those who are dummies to storytelling (haha!) chamber telling is similar to role playing its just that the focus is still on the book.

I was Aliguyon--my first ever lead role with Alitaptap. Kaya naman scary. what made it even scarier is I was the only newbie in the cast so go figure. So despite my 38 degrees celsius fever, storytell pa rin. Masaya kasi e! (plus, i have a feeling they'll kill me if i don't show up). Haha.

It was again a great experience!

more pics at http://themistermistaker.multiply.com/photos/album/68/Storytelling_at_the_bIg_Circle_Time_National_Conference_15_May_2008

My L72

I have a new phone!

Well, my Nokia 7610 finally gave way. First, the backlight got busted, then the display got lost entirely. (I knew this was coming considering how i have been treating my good ol' phone. i'm really really sorry Mr. phone-y).

Panic mode. Why now when its just now that i have someone to actually text

So yesterday my mom brought it to greenhills to have it it swapped with my one and only condition-- nothing less than a megapixel, for blogging purposes of course. Fortunately, she got me a 2 -megapix phone. Yehey!. Just have to pay her monthly for it. hahaha

It's a Motorola L72. Not BAD!

11 May 2008

we ate, we sang, we talked, we watched, we hugged
it was simply the best date i ever had

I never thought doing things with someone you like and probably love made that much difference.
too bad it's complicated
I really enjoyed this night.

Thanks, Gummy.
Miss ya

Bui na lang i hugged you so tight 'cause your perfume remained on my jacket. Now i have a scent to remind me of you. ahahaa

My parents' 20th wedding anniversary

Saturday night. Heavy Rain.

We surprised our parents with a pseduo-wedding to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary.
Ang saya! I was even the priest. hahaha. Plus, nakakatuwa yung vows nila kasi it included stuff like "... i will love you despite your hair loss..." and " I will love you despite your Kaskasero driving skills." hahaaha.

So fun.

The wedding was complete with the veil ( a first communion dress), cord (made from knotted pieces of cloth), a bouquet of kalachuchi ata. Then there was the part where you get to ask if anyone wants to put a stop to the wedding (lahat sumagot, "KAMING LAHAT") hahahaha. Then of course there was the kiss.

Reception followed where there was the cutting of the cake (my first well-earned cake. haha) , wine (limejuice pala), bouquet throwing and stuff. We planned to catch pa nga mayas instead of doves pero ang hirap e. hehehe. Nakakatuwa lalo, may Sinigang na Baboy sa menu. hahaha.

It was really fun! Im so thankful i have my parents despite whatever.
I love you MUMI! I love you PAPS!

More pics @ http://themistermistaker.multiply.com/photos/album/67

Sugar Rush

During an errand to the bank I finally got to encash the other half of my salary for April. In other words, i encashed my first ever check. Cool.

...................................

Went to Makati kanina. Makati day pala.

Well, what did i do in makati?

Basically, I ate and drank sugar at Krispy Kremes.

hahaha.

Well, napilitan lang ako cause someone forced me.

I think i was hypnotized actually.

hahahaha.

Hypnotized by a smile and a nice personality.

Weird.

Fascinatingly weird.

I kinda liked the feeling of being hypnotized.

hahahahaha.

Wala lang, you simply lose control 'cause of the charms some people ooze with.

Charms, coupled with plain goodness.

I guess you dont get to meet people with these traits so much nowadays.

So you could just imagine how you can easily fall for them.

Anyways. Masakit ang ulo ko ngayon simply because i ate and drank so much sugar and met someone who was super sweet. haha.

Sugar rush nga naman. Kaka-adik.

ayan ha, proof that i finished your treat...

Kahit masakit na ulo ko, pinilit ko pa rin...(",)

MAY blooh-blahs

1 May 2008:
Went to Bulacan for my dad's company outing

2 May 2008:
A first happened

3 May 2008:
My first Alitaptap Storytellers Philippines Meeting

4 May 2008:
A nice friend left our choir. Sad. Sad.

5 May 2008:
Finally got the music sheets of One Republic's Apologize
and So Close from the movie Enchanted.
Music waiting to be played. YeaA!

6 May 2008:
Had my hair shaved to a "dos-uno."
I received a weird friendster message,
a message i actually liked.

7 may 2008:
My parents' 20th Anniversary.
Just realized I was a honeymoon baby. Haha!
Salvaged my bleach-stricken clothes to make them wearable again by using bleach to re-design them. They turned out nice. I think.

8 May 2008:
I'm falling again. Stayed up until 5 am on the phone
Sighs...

9 May 2008:
I'm happily sleepy at work, writing this entry

My Second Youth Camp

Just came home last sunday around 2200 from this year's summer youth camp...

What can i say, syempre masaya na naman sya!

We boarded the bus around 7 am then travelled for at least 3 hours. Around 1030, we finally arrived at the campsites where we sang songs of praise and worship, met the participants, got introduced to our groupmates, pitched our tents then ate lunch. The rest was all about fun and learnings.

Can't tell every detail though kasi this isn't Pigafetta's blog anyways.

Anyways, survival cooking on the first day, then mountain and water trekking with cave exploration heading for the Daranak falls on the second day. 5 am pa lang, i was already good to go. With my trekking shoes, shorts, muscle T and my trekking backpack, i would pass as an experienced trekker hehehe (look what GQ can do for you). Well i really want to join UP Lakbay ( a trekking org ata) actually.

In the falls, I wasn't suppose to swim because of some issues (hahahah) but i did when i saw a Manong climb a high crevice beside the falls and dive from there. I had no choice. That jump was waiting to be done, and the water was waiting to be plunged.

Ayun, the next thing i know i was in that same crevice preparing to jump. Did it twice. The first one, to the cheers of my co-campers was awkward 'cause i landed on my butt. hahaha. The second one was better.

Grabe!

Adrenaline rush I really loved it. I have a video to prove it cause i think people just wont believe it without actual proof. Seems to be out of my character i guess. Well, i like adventure and in that moment that was the best adventure possible.

hahaha.

On the third say I got to rappel and do military rope courses among others.

It was my first time to be a facilitator in camp after my first camp last year. So it was quite an experinece. Here are the names of my groupmates:

GROUP ALDO:

GellyBelly

Gregor

Tina

Dona

Eirene

Raf

Seph

Carlo

co-faci ate JOYCE

Hahaha we were named the Most Organized Group. Plus imagine, i won the male best faci award hahaha. Weird. Last year mr. congeniality award ngayon this one. Ano to, career?

HAHAHAHA. Sori. Na-enjoy ko kasi masyado hahaha. And i guess i really take care of the people i'm responsible for (drama. drama.).

In going home we got to ride a military truck (think cargo truck) without a roof or sumtin hehehe. At siksikan pa. San ka pa? It wa a nice experincec. Habang drenched sa rain and sobrang sardined ayun we were holding on to our dear lives and dear bags as the truck traversed arount the mountain cliffs to a place where the bus was parked. hahaha. Pero ang saya. Parang evacuation. Parang roller coaster.

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This year's theme was about the parable of the prodigal son. And what was so cool about it was that we did not just learn about the prodigol son (the younger one) yet again but also learned about the elder son. I actually got more struck by the story of the elder as i can relate more to him.

Hay... know what sometimes i tend to be self-righteous that i think other people are more sinful than I am. Pero i have been teaching myself this past few years that i'm not. We all have our imperfections it's just that they come in diferent forms.

I guess the prodigal son wasn't just referring to the younger one but to the elder as well. With that note it actaully refers to everyone.

>>>>>>

CAMP. I'm so gonna miss you...

More pictures at http://themistermistaker.multiply.com

Laguna

Laguna

arriving at around 10 pm last saturday, I hurriedly jumped into the pool as this is one of the few vacations i will be getting this summer considering my student assistant stint.

it was fun. seldom does my relatives in my mom's side hold reunion so it was nice seeing all of them after some time.
One thing i noticed that made me realize we were not getting any younger (not that it needs proving or sumtin hehe) is that every hour, we religously re-apply sunblock. Unlike before when we didn't mind how chocolatey we'll look like after swimming.

Vidoeke, food, alcohol, volleyball
Also reviewed the swimming strokes i have long forgotten ehhehe. Up to now, i still can't do the butterfly though.

it was a good rest from LIFE hehehe
...

fix this later

IPOD at ORAS

Friday, 11 April 2008

The first day of the EDTEG sumemr fun class in UPIS. Ang hirap palang kausapin ng mga parents, tama si Roald Dahl hehehehe, sometimes parents can get way over themselves especially when it comes to their kids. It was fun meeting the kids nonetheless. After 2 months of enlisting their children, it was nice to finally see the kids themselves who were so cute.

After such a busy day in the department, and since it was a friday, I decided to drop by a mall to finally buy something with my first ever salary. So, I went to Glorietta and window shopped for clothes but ended up buying an IPOD Shuffle. Cool. There it was, my first ever self-purchased gadget.

--a silver IPOD which I can conveniently clip unto my shorts whenever I jog--which tranlsates to additional distance since it kills boredom hehe.

Then I bought a book in powerbooks that I so wanted to read--Boys Turning to Men.

There, with my money depleted I had no choice but to go home.

Saturday, 12 April 2008

I spent most of the day reading, sleeping, then reading again. Then in the PM, went to the gym with Marlon. Bad thing was I forgot the last part of my program, instead of doing my biceps I did tricep exercises instead. Well, to lessen the damage of my careless mistake, i did a couple exercises for my triceps then another couple for my biceps.

Afterwhich, we hangout in SM para magpalamig and to check DVDs. Tapos, i was introduced to another tapsihan called ORAS. Ang sarap, i ate longsilog plus really enjoyed the in-house soup. Ayun, umuwi na ako. hehehehe

Onga pala, i realized, im not that scrupulous anymore. Not sure if it's a bad thing though.
Anyways, I really like this thought:

"The signs were there, but when you don't know where your're going, you can't read them and the signs don't mean anything.
--Raymonde C. Green

Hay, is it one's fault then that he did not understand the signs at that time?

Wednesday blooh-blahs

9 April 2008, Wednesday

My first-ever-worked-for money (aka salary)
Never thought it would feel this good to receive well-earned money, money i got from my student assistant stint.

My first-ever-completely-consumed ballpen
a Standard black ballpen was the first ballpen i ever used up to the last drop of ink. Cool. Imagine, I did not misplace it!

Lesson learned for this Wednesday:
prepare
to be disappointed by people you look up to or even probably like
to be judged and to be interpreted negatively
to be taken as a weakling just because you consider someone's feelings,
emotions and personhood
to meet people who accept what wrong they have done but
who do not realize how inconsiderate and insensitive it was

Friends and Cheesy-ness

In ATC I met up with a couple of high school friends (Kathleen and Mervin) after the Parish Fiesta Misa Cantada.
After almost three years, it was just today that we saw each other again so many things needed cathcing up. At Shakey's, over a pizza and a basket of mojos, we chatted and updated one another with one another's life. hahaha. Hindi namin napansin na ang mahal pala ng na-order namin (well, expensvie for our budget anyways).

So after that, with no money left, we had no choice but to tour the mall. Of course, I was succesful to drag them to check on clothes and books. Ako pa. I really enjoy shopping for these stuff. kahit wala pera, masaya mag-fit at mag-browse. hahaha. Nakabili naman ako ng isnag shirt so at the very least it wasn't JUST window shopping. hehehe

Then, we seated in the outer cloister of the mall and chatted more. COOL. It was there that I saw Nicsoai--another close friend in High School. So there. Mervs, Nicosai and I were reunited--the three class CUTTERS of our section in Masci. hahaha. Good old days nga naman. I remember cutting chemistry to study English and to let Nicosai tutor us in Calc. Miss those times.
Dami na nagbago. But the thing is, even after 2 years or so, I still felt the warmth and comfort one feels whenever he or she is with his or her close friends. Parang we didn't really NOT see each other for a long time. It was as if it was just another ordinary day back in High School.

I know it sounds cheesy but don't give me any of that crap. Everyone needs cheesy-ness.

Ang saya!

Hay. Seeing your close friends again after a long time sure fires you up, recharges you to take on one's life. Nakakapagod na kasi minsan, but knowing you have friends kinda gives you the hope and strength you need to face problems, issues, dilemmas and what have you. Hahahahaha.

I know I'm (somtimes lang ha!) forcing myself to be happy being single for reasons i keep secret but then again i have friends anyways so I'm not that sad again.

haha!

Grades and Tea

After such a busy day in the department (imagine recieveng calls non-stop while accepting payments from peole while in my work clothes while searching for materials hidden in cabinet-caves of dust and allergens) i went striaght to Starbucks for a meeting with Koro. I was late of course (first friday kasi e).

After having a sausage roll (the first REAL food i ever had in starbucks) and a green tea frappe, we talked about issues and issues and more issues.

What was interesting though was that everytime i go to starbucks (which is like 6 or 7 times pa lang) they always seem to be quite sure that I'm a first timer. I guess it is obvious if your not used to going to some place--especially if that place carries a social stereotype with it.

Funny and weird. Hehehe.

GOOD NEWS: I got a 1.25 in PI100 which i almost dropped. Woohoo! Thanks groupmates!
BAD NEWS: Di na naman ako na-swelduhan kanina.

Long weekend, but so many paperwork to do.
Oo nga pala, for some weird reason, naging assitant conductor ako ng KORO, Weird.
At least di na ako SEC. OFFICIAL MEMEBRS na kami ng KORO STIGMATINO! (",)

more pictures at http://themistermistaker.multiply.com

Storytelling at PCMC

We volunteered. And so, we were sent by Aitaptap to the Philippine Children's Medical Center in Quezon City this afternoon. Together with ate Princess, we storytold to the children in the hospital.

As always it was a fun experience. I kinda made them laugh especially with my voice and face distortion eheheheh.

But honestly, I had a hard time eliciting the excitement I am used to from the kids since all of them were quite sick. But then, they tried to really respond to my interactive questions and activites and to smile despite their not feeling good which was something that moved me.

Ang Madyik Silya ni Titoy and Si Pilong Patagu-tago were the stories i told.

Ang saya! I even got this mug as a token.
Astig talaga mag-kwento sa mga bata!

I can still remember some of their names, Cessa, Joan, carmela, Rosemarie, Elyssa, Jared, and others. And the most cute kid who was really participating in my story was Rinna, a four year-old girl with cancer. If not for her hair and mask, you wouldnt think she has cancer for she is so active and very sociable. She even wanted to have a picture of us taken. Ang cute!

Know what? This day reminded me about a thing or two about life's challenges...sigh. (",)

more pictures at http://themistermistaker.multiply.com

Kwatro Dos

Last Night. 31 March.

Went to the gym to see yet again guys with this distinct hairstyle. I was quite thinking deep last night so i got kind of impulsive and rebellious to try this style: Impulsive since it wasn't part of my plans that night and rebellious since so many people (which includes 3 hairdressers from B. FiX, David's, ) said it wouldn't look good on me.

Haha. The brave in me made my feet walk to a salon, asked to be given a haircut,and guessed two numbers. I have never done this before so all i know was that you give the hairdresser/barber the length you want--uno, dos, tres, kwatro etc.

And so it happened. For the First time in my life, I got a semi-cal haircut. And what numbers did i guees?-- dos on the sides, kwatro on my top. Here's how i look:



With this being my first time, I immediately went home and tried what my friends sporting a semi-cal 'do said would be cool, liteally--Head and SHoulders shampoo on a semi-cal hair. Cool. it indeed felt cool.

Ang saya! My favorite part of having this hair style is that i don't have to spend 5 minutes in front of a mirror to clay and gel my hair. Plus. i get to wear caps without ruining my hairstyle. hehehe. Astig.

Last stretch before the sem ends , after these all i have to face are my Student assistant work for the whole summer which I am actually excited about since i will get to assist in a teacher training 10-day seminar (imagine the things i'll learn) and the EDTEG Sumemr Fun CLass '08.

Well, my to-do list before the sem ends:

♫ PI 100 paper and Exam tomorrow
☺ EDR 121 Children's Lit annotations of at least 40 children's books
♫ Matilda Book and Film review
♫ a couple of peer and self evals

then i'm done!
hehehe.

Visita Iglesia

Obviously my pics suck cause so many things are running in my mind

AKA Church Hopping

Baclaran Church

Airways Church

Mary Mother of the Church

Nature Church

Parish of the Five Wounds

(replica of the Shroud of Turin in our Parish)

We haven't done this for a while so it felt nice that our family got to do it again

Still, it felt weird cause i have roblems with my faith right now so guess i wasn't able to contemplate as much as i wanted to. I prayed a little but i spent more time taking pictures of whatever things to escape from the uneasiness my mind (and soul) was feeling. I even got a chance to change my blogheader as you can see.

Hay...

I wasn't prepared for Christmas

I wasn't prepared for New Year

Now I think i won't be prepared for Easter

I'm losing my faith and it's kinda effortless

I'm scared...

Final Rites

wahoo! natapos na ang University of the Philippines Volleyball Club (UPVC) application process ko. Mem na ako. Akala ko di na ako matatanggap dahil may pagka-delinquente akong applicant. Pero binigay ko naamn ang kaya kong ibigay (tulad ng pagpapaganda ng sigsheet as usual ahah) yun nga lang syempre kulang.

Kung pwede lang i-share dito ang initiation nila ay i-shashare ko ko kaya lang GAGANTI pa ako next time! hahaha

Masaya. Parang UPSCA may processing ang bawat gawain at hindi wala wala lang. Astig. Basta. Buti na lang tapos na siya. May punto kasi na malapit na ako umayaw, dahil down na down na ako. Di ko nga alam bakit di ako umiyak hahaha. Hay.

HINT: Lahat ng elemento ng earth ay na sa final rites ng UPVC--apoy, tubig, hagin, lupa, at kung anu ano pa. hehehe.

Nakakaasar. Nakakapikon. Nakakatorture. Nakakapagod. Pero Sobrang Masaya!

JOIN UPVC!

FIRST PUBLIC STORYTELLING

My first ever public storytelling with ALITAPTAP STORYTELLERS PHILIPPINES! It was a volunteer thing but who cares?! It wasn't a booklaunch in powerbooks or sumtin but it was way better. I love storytelling to KIDS. It's fun and gives you that nice feeling of being able to somehow teach kids (this time streetkids). I don't care if i dont get paid for storytelling forever, I will still be a good storyteller. I WILL!

I even met Kuya BDJIE of batibot. SUper nice with a great sense of humor. He even promised to give us a workshop on storyellin.



NICE NICE. We did a chamber telling of ang Binibining Tumalo sa Mahal na Hari.

super cool. It was in an art exhibit/street party on Galleria Duemila in Pasay City.Daming foreigners, writers, some tv personalities like Robin da Rosa and a couple of other known people. Then thr street kids near the big houses were invited to the party where free street food were available--from hotdogs, squidballs, popcorn, chocolait, corn, mangoes, buko pandan and gulaman. DAMI!. Kinda great actually.



Im learning so much from the expwerts of storytelling. I promise to hone whatever skills I have in this art. At least sobrang napatawa ko naman ynug mga bata in playing the DATU in the said story. COOL.

It was an art exhibit so it was like a cocktail party thus we, the storytellers (including kuya BOdjie) were SO SO underdressed for the event. Still, we made the children laugh and gave them a good time than the other performers haha!

COOL COOL!

astig

just finished the 2-day ALitaptap storytelling workshop with Sir Manolo Silayan
Astig!

grabe! ehhehehe

ayusin ko na lang to next time