impressions

sometimes, other people's wrong impression about you becomes your own thought of yourself. you get too consumed with what they say that you are suddenly becoming just what they think you are, though that's not the real you. you are confused that you start thinking if you really are like what they say you are. you lose yourself for one moment and it is suddenly hard to get back to what you really are. be careful with what you hear about yourself, intentionally or unintentionally, 'coz what you hear might just turn you  into someone you don't know.

I N T I M E

110311. thursday.

this day of mine was spent with my beautiful and fun-loving friends. haha! i'm talking about ago, je, jonas, and ri-ri. haha! originally, i don't have any plan of going out today. jerome wanted to hangout, so we all met to watch a movie. haha! haven't been to the moviehouse in awhile so i said to myself why not. haha!

after eating at KFC, jonas and ri-ri had to go 'coz they have other things to attend to. haha! only the three of us were left but it's all right 'coz we still had a hell of a great time.

we watched IN TIME. haha! actually, we were about to waste our own time by falling in line at the wrong cinema. ago and i thought that the long queue was for IN TIME until jerome told us that it's impossible for all of those people to line up for IN TIME. and he was right. those on the line were there to see praybeyt benjamin. haha! if not for jerome, we wouldn't have seen the movie on time. haha.

the truth is i don't really have the tiniest bit of idea at first. i thought it was some animated film when i saw its poster, but i was wrong. hell wrong. haha! 

http://www.google.com.ph/imgres?q=in+time+movie&um=1&hl=tl&sa=N&biw=1366&bih=677&tbm=isch&tbnid=FivUTu-K6o7GYM:

http://www.google.com.ph/imgres?q=in+time+movie&um=1&hl=tl&sa=N&biw=1366&bih=677&tbm=isch&tbnid=55EA9MF3T0F

IN TIME is  a film where the lead characters are played by justin timberlake and amanda seyfried. haha! its story is literally about time. it's like time makes their world go round. in the movie, time is the counterpart of money in reality. haha! time is so important to them that it is the thing that runs their lives. time is what they use to pay for everything. they buy food, they pay them with time. they ride a bus, they pay the ride with time. they pawn their jewelry for time. they apply for time loan. they work, they are paid with time. haha! isn't it cool? can you imagine? haha! and just like money, it is also transferable. haha! if you're running out of time, you can ask someone to give you some by just putting your forearms together. haha! they also have social classes, there were richer people and there were poorer people as well. their status in life is dictated by how much time they've got. haha! and just like money, time  can also be stolen from anyone. there's actually where the story began. they thought justin timberlake stole a man's century when in fact it was given to him. hehe! the way the movie showed time's importance is so cool and unique. i mean, i haven't seen anything like this one.

the moral of the story is seen even in the littlest things in the movie. VALUE TIME.  haha! i mean, some always think they have a lot of time left that's why they don't put so much importance in it. they'd spend time wastefully. they only start thinking about what they can do and what they must do when there's not much left of them. meanwhile, some would just abuse time. abuse in a sense that even the time of others they steal, if you know what i mean. and sometimes, you will only know how much you mean to someone depending on how much time he/she can give you. am i right or am i right? haha!

it made me realize what time really means and why we shouldn't keep on spending it on the useless things. let's spend time with the people we wanna be with. let's start doing the things we wanna and gotta do before our time ends. nobody knows how much we got 'til it's over.

this is highly recommended especially to those who waste their time and even the time of others. so, this goes out to me as well. HAHA! this gotta teach us some real lesson. haha! 

a day with my DIAMOND FAMILY :)

103011. saturday.

finally, it happened. haha! this sem-ender hangout was originally planned to be held last monday. but due to some schedule clashes, things didn't work out for us. jusz left calamba that afternoon for her internship, julie was still in makati then. see what i mean?  busy people. haha!

october 30, 2011 is the perfect date. today, there were more who made it - ME, FAITH, KRIZIA, JUSZ, MANALO, PORTEZ, OLIVER, HIBEK, JULIE. the call time was 2 p.m. but it's understood that we'd be coming by 3 p.m. onwards. that's how we deal with time. that's our culture, baby. haha! jusz was there earlier 'coz she, together with roc, went to school first then straight to the mall. haha! oliver and mel were the next to arrive, followed by hibek. hehe. when i arrived, mel, ver and hibek were waiting at the stall where josan works. i greeted them, then went straight to starbucks to meet roc and jusz. haha! the three of us were so excited when we saw each other 'coz jusz and roc had a lot of stories to share about their first week as interns at leo burnett. roc said goodbye after a few minutes of talk.

this is me trying to cover myself. as usual. haha!

jusz and ver

joson and jusz

when we were almost complete, that's the time we started thinkin' where to eat. it's also part of our culture, or may be other circle of friends has the same culture. you know that, that culture of  debating for hours before reaching a decision. haha! max's, kenny roger's, classic savory, pizza hut. in the end, we went to MAX'S, the first choice. haha! it's a good thing we ate there 'coz we were already joking that we might end up dining at mcdo, the place where we always, always eat. we have nothing against mcdo. truth is we love mcdo. that's why we always eat there. this time we wanna try something else., something different. haha! when we got there, we occupied the two tables in the middle. again, we were joking 'coz it's as though we're a family eating there, families are the most usual guests who dine at max's. well, we consider each other a family so we still belong. haha! after the debate on where to eat, the argument on what to eat was next. haha! when our orders came, we did something we don't usually do as a group. we prayed. i was honestly surprised someone initiated to do it. it was a good thing though. it made me feel more that i was with my family. haha!

this is us while we pray. oh so holy. hehe.

nard and faith

ME! sippin' some iced tea. haha!

not sure what i am looking at. haha!

i don't know who among them owns the  plate. haha! whoever you are, you a glutton huh?

FAMILY PICTURE. haha!

josan wasn't able to make it. she was supposed to be with us but when we went back to her stall, she wasn't there anymore. too bad. hehe. julie was the last to arrive. some of us were almost done when she came. julie, julie, oh julie. haha! while eating, we were updating each other on what we've been doing lately, exchanging jokes(the funny, good old jokes. haha!), and sharing the problems we have openly. it has become easier for us to discuss and involve our friends with our most personal problems. maybe it's because we have now really matured in a way that we already know how to listen, comfort, and advice each other. just sayin' hehe. we saw rochelle and archelle too. they had a date i guess that's why che didn't go to our get-together. it's pretty understandable. you know, those boyfriend-girlfriend quality time together. haha!

this is us discussing where to go next. haha!

gago si nard e tinakpan ako. haha!

josan and darwin. darwin happened to be there at the mall too. good thing.  haha!

we didn't know where to go next. we really had no plans for this day. haha! joson finally suggested that we go to UPLB, the place where she and nard always bond. haha! most said yes, but there were also those who didn't want to. haha! we all laughed when hibek suddenly suggested that why don't we try to go to PUP in sto. tomas. haha! we laughed because out of nowhere he'd suggest such a place. haha! we ended up riding the jeepney en route to UPLB. haha! the ride was filled with funny stories from our high school days. we always love to reminisce the funniest and most stupid experiences when we were still studying together at st. john. haha! we were the loudest in the jeepney. it's always the case when all of us are together. haha! 

ver, hibek, nard, and me! haha!

ver hibek, joson, faith, me, and nard. haha!

faith and ver, ang mag-ex. haha!

i find this photo funny because of what mel tells about the guard. haha! wanna know? ask mel. hahahaha!

we walked and sat and walked and sat from one spot to another when we got to UP. haha! those were not just boring walks but walks filled with chuckles and glee. haha! one of the highlights of that night was when leomel would be talking in english with british english accent and would be posing for a picture as if he was some cool hunk every time he puts on his VIOLET RAY-BANs. haha! he is so freaking funny! haha! he'd say that it's the effect of his violet rechargeable shades. the shades make him look cool, funky, and hot. haha! another highlight was whenever joson and nard would be playing violently like kids. that's how they show love for each other. they'd be hurting each other physically and nobody stops until one of them gets hurt. haha!

si mel habang suot ang kanyang rechargeable shades. haha! pag suot daw niya yan nagiging cool daw sya at maangas!

ito si joson na wala na namang magawang matino. sari-sari ang pose e. haha!

 nakailang shot pa bago nakapicture nang maayos dito dahil si joson e utas na pagpopose nang fierce. haha!

kawawa naman yung poste kay joson e. muntik na maputol sa bigat ni krizia. haha!

tangena. ano to? i miss you like crazy? haha!

this is the reason i love saturdays. i get the chance to be with the people i wanna be with. 

this is why i also love sembreaks. they give me the opportunity to mingle with my high school friends again. 

i always love to eat with them, laugh with them, make noise with them, play with them, walk with them, spend money with them, dream with them, go home with them. haha! and i will never get tired of doing all these things over and over again for as long as i am with them. haha!

let's share more of these moments. haha!

2nd CHANCE by JAMES PATTERSON

102211. saturday. 

o yes. i just finished the second book in the women's murder club series by james patterson. haha! 

it's a great way to start my sembreak. opening another patterson novel is like getting back on track since i had been taking a break from all the brutal and quizzical stories. this semester had been an exhausting one so i felt like i couldn't handle it anymore if i'd be reading such complicated stories that would drain my brain. haha! if you remember, the most recent i've read were memoirs of a geisha and the wedding. both were far different from patterson's genre. haha! 

big thanks to julie and her cousin for lending the book. haha!

anyways, 2nd chance is another book you won't drop the moment you open page one. haha. it left me clueless until i reached the last pages. again, it makes you believe that you figured out everything but then you start realizing that no, he's not it. it's like you know the suspect is not the real killer but you just can't figure out who he really is which is oh so frustrating. haha! patterson is the man. haha! i can say that i really love this women's murder club series. i'm enjoying it. what makes me like it is how patterson puts emotional attachment with the story, may it be romantic or parental attachment, to think that these novels are about killings. he gets to find the balance between two contrasting themes. haha! i believe that's what makes the series more attractive to me. in 1st to die, it is lindsay's attachment to chris. here, it is lindsay's attachment to his father. see what i mean? haha!

2nd chance is about the case of numerous murders of black cops or anybody related to them. at first, they thought it was the cop who was jailed for killing a teenager. hell no. they were wrong. haha! here's where the story of lindsay and his father gets in the picture. haha! i don't wanna be the spoiler so better read if you wanna know. haha! 

huling PAPAMPAM!

101011. monday.

i didn't expect things would turn out like that. haha! i wasn't actually planning of taking part in huling papampam in this tour, but things just didn't go my way. haha! fuck tardiness, fuck oversleeping. haha! 

we had a tour at abs-cbn with a chance to watch showtime. sounds great, right? it really was great! haha. the call time at school was originally 4:30 a.m. those who'd come by 5 a.m. would be left. sounds bad? really bad! haha! 

well, my plan was to wake up by 3 a.m. so that at least i'd have enough time to prepare. sadly and horribly, i wasn't able to wake up on time according plan. i woke up by 5 a.m.!!! what the fuck was that?! haha! when my mom woke me up and told me what time it was, i didn't know what to do and how to start fixing myself. oh god! i checked the time and saw that it indeed was 5 a.m. already! i was panicking. i was soo mad of course. who wouldn't get mad for such a thing? haha. without second thoughts, i rushed to the bathroom and got myself cleaned. o heck. there were so many text messages asking where the hell i was and telling that they were about to leave in ten minutes. ten minutes?! fuck. i haven't left our home yet then and it usually takes 25 minutes for me to get to school, so how was i gonna be able to get there in just 10 freaking minutes?!! HOW?! haha! there were calls from liezette asking me if i could still make it. she was asking where i was already. haha! i was soo in a hurry. i didn't even manage to put powder or anything. i was only able put my earrings and perfume when i was already in the jeepney on my way to crossing. couldn't waste a jiffy. haha!

i met them at turbina. when i got in the bus, madam phlor and madam gerby were seated in front! haha! of course, they were mad and i understand very much why. haha! i apologized to everyone.  it's the least i could do. haha. my classmates told me that they were all so worried about me. they said they were bothered that i might not make it. haha! well, i was so worried of myself too! haha! thank god i still made it! haha!

some of my classmates were asking what i would do if i wasn't able to make it. truth is i don't know. haha!  we were all joking that i will just go to sleep again and not watch today's episode of showtime because i am bitter. haha! but no, i seriously don't know what i will do if ever it happens. maybe i will only know if it'll happen. i hope it won't. i wish it will never happen. haha!

during the whole day, we would always use the statement "wag maging kampante." haha! it's especially for me and for those who still have "atrasos." haha! whenever someone becomes happy, he/she will be told that statement which will eventually remind him/her of his/her "atrasos." poor kids. haha!

camille, hanawoods, and ate dakka.

ri-ri na naka-aura na naman with camille! haha!

yvonne and roc.

the tour was not that exciting anymore since it was our second time already. we went from one studio to another. there was this sir who guided us and shared things about abs-cbn and its studios and sets. hehe. then, it's SHOWTIME!!! haha.

this is us before the tour begins. haha.

abs-cbn's sets of equipment hanging on their ceiling. haha!

dervs and okiy with madam ana manalastas. haha!

paul and alaga. haha!

mga kita sa tv o. haha!

we were seated at the fifth or sixth row in front which meant that we were kinda near the stage. hehe. before the show started, there were entertainers who set the mood and taught us dance steps for the opening of the program. i am not a dancer! good thing the steps were cute and easy to follow except that they were too many. haha! found it hard to remember all of them. hahaha! 

the entertainers before showtime starts. haha!

yvonne habang naka-split together with the others na nagpasikat din sa sayawan. haha!

when the show began, we were all energetic as we clapped, cheered, sang and danced along with the artists and other audiences. haha! more than anything, i was caught on cam. exposure, baby. hehe. i am such a camera shy but was not able to stop and cover myself before they could catch me on cam. o heck. those things made me conscious all the while. haha! everyone in the set was soo nice. and as usual, the studio is way, way smaller than you expected. their cameras are so updated that they have features that can magnify a thing for up to maybe 10 times. very tricky! hehe!

showtime was a blast from the beginning 'til its end. hehe. it's just that we were all so tired after because we clapped and cheered all throughout the show, plus those cameras that make us oh so conscious. our only chance to relax were during commercial breaks. very few of my classmates were able to take pictures with the artists.

the hosts: teddy, billy, kuya kim, anne, vhong, and karylle.

the hurados. haha!

after having our late lunch, we headed straight to the national printing office. they were holding their sports fest that's why some of their operations were temporarily stopped. but still, they were kind enough to let us tour around the printing office. hehe. the tour inside NPO was exhausting 'coz there were so many offices and floors. part of the exhaustion might also be because of the hangover at showtime. haha! they are the ones responsible for printing the ballots, birth and death certificates, and other receipts and papers that the government provides. on a personal note, i can say that the building is a true picture of a government-owned facility. lack of budget led to the current state of the building. maybe you'll only understand me once you get inside it too. you'll surely see what i mean. hehe. anyways, their people were accommodating and approachable. i thank them for that. hehe!

one of the highlights of the whole trip was when we were already at turbina where the two professors were already out of the bus. we all started singing the showtime theme song, then all of a sudden there was a commotion! we started pulling off paul's clothes, they all began to just hurt anyone near them and that's basically ME! i was tortured! haha! they pulled my hair, they all jumped and bumped me! haha! before i knew it, i was dead. there was also a cat fight between vyna and jamie. haha! we were already at lyceum when all the chaos ended. at least it ended without anyone rushed to a hospital. hahahaha! 

the day was such a memorable one. haha!!!