CHRISTMAS BREAK NA!

Thank God it's Christmas!

At least, I'll have a break from all of these things... Pero di parin eh. I still have 4 homeworks to do when I arrive in Davao.

Hassle.

Anyway, dapat mag-uupdate na ako ng mga pangyayari.

Naku. Pumunta nga pala kami ni Rae at Ciara sa BelField. May mga Christmas lights kasi sa BelField sa gabi. Eto tingnan niyo:

Ang ganda, diba?

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UP OBLATION RUN.

December 15 'yon. Sabi sa'kin ni Bex, 12 noon magsisimula. Hanggang 11:30 lang ang class ko last friday.

Dinismiss kami ni Ma'am Tulao ng mga around 11:20. KAso, hindi ako nakaalis kaagad. Pinabura pa kasi sa'kin ni ma'am 'yung mga nakasulat sa board. Perteh. Then, traffic pa pagsakay namin ng trike.

So, naisipan naming sumakay ng taxi.

Luckily, nakasakay kami. Mga around 11:45 na 'yon. Traffic. Perteh.

Binaba kami ng taxi sa opposite side ng Palma hall ng UP. As in, sa other side ng Sunken Garden. Mga 11:55 na 'yon.

Halfway papuntang Palma Hall, nagtext sa'kin si Bex:

"Dan, nagsimula na..."

Perteh.

Binilisan namin 'yung paglalakad.

Malapit na kami sa Palma Hall. Biglang nagtext si Bex:

"Tapos na..."

Perteh. Perteh. Perteh. Perteh.

WAA...

Badtrip. Pero may susunod pa namang taon. And I'll make it sure na next year, nasa FRONT ROW TALAGA AKO.

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Christmas party namin sa block last friday.

Doon ko talaga na-realize that I've been so blessed to be in block XX! Ang saya-saya.

The best damN freakiN' blocK evahh!

Mga babae ng block XX

Kate, thanks for the graphic novel. ANG GANDA NG SANDMAN! YEAAH!

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Naku. MAy ishe-share pala ako sa inyong lahat.

Ang kinuha ko na PE for this sem is ARNIS; the filipino martial-art. Parang fencing ito with sticks. Instructor namin si Sir Gialogo--6-time national champ ng Arnis.

Ang saya ng arnis. Promise.

Last, last thursday, nagkaroon kami ng prelims for arnis. Lahat ng 8 patterns ipeperform sa harap ni sir.

After ko magdemo, eto ang nangyari:

Sir: "Pasia, Pasia, halika nga..."
Ako: "Sir..?'
Sir: (hawak-hawak pa 'yung index card ko) "Anong province mo?"
Ako: "Davao CITY po sir..." (HINDI NAMAN PROVINCE ANG DAVAO EH! PERTEH!)
Sir: "May varsity team ka na..?"

PErteh. At that moment, parang natulala lang ako. PRAMIS!

Ako: "Sir..?"
Sir: "Sali ka sa varsity team ng Arnis! Sige na!"
Ako: "aaah..."
Sir: "Sige na..."
Ako: "pag-iisipan ko muna sir. kakausapin ko muna parents ko..."

PErteh...

Kaya naman, ginugulo ako ng pangyayaring 'yon. Nakaka-overwhelm lang 'yung feeling na narealize ng isang all-time champ ng arnis na may potential akong maging magaling sa arnis. Goodness... Sobrang saya ng feeling. At the same time, nakakaconfuse.

Hmmm...

Magvavarsity team ba ako o hindi? Gaaaaahh...

Help me Lord.

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UUWI NA AKO BUKAS!!! YEAAAAH!

ARAL

Bumili si Kuya Jon ng pagong at ipinangalanan niya itong TORT--in civil law, a wrongful act for which damages can be sought by the injured party.

Century tuna pa ang ipinakakain ni Kuya Jon dito. Ang cute-cute talaga ni Tort--that is, until nakita ko siyang patay na sa kanyang basin.

Naku. Patay na pagong. Nakakaawa.

Kuya Jon: "Here Lies Tort, My First Dorm Pet. May He Rest In Peace."

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Long tests... Physics. Math.

Aral nang aral nang aral nang aral nang aral...

Buti nalang may study group ako! Ang sayang mag-aral (hanggang 12midnight) kasama sina Niña, Jerold, Luis, at Mara.

Ika nga ni Alec, "For the Love of Education Mode"

Yeah!

Alrayt!

ANGHEL

Opo... Ang anghel ng Illumina06 ay nagdedebut nga ngayon.

ANGELA S. BELGERA

Marl, Matakot Ka.

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY! IKAW ANG ikatlong babaeng naging legal na sa Illumina.

Anj, Ikaw ba 'yan?

Salamat sa lahat kaibigan. Dahil sa'yo, naging makulay ang mundo ko sa high school. We shared a lot of things with each other--natatandaan mo ba 'yung mga endless skyflakes at chicharong masarap? 'Yung mga tuksuhan, at mga pa-clingcling mo pa diyan. Kahit 'yung mga problemang walang katapusan. Naku Anj... I may have been so weak without you.

Ganda namin dito. Ang pumalag, pangit.

Thanks for the friendship, for the guidance (kahit minsan nauuwi ang lahat sa samaan ng loob), and of course, for the love!

God bless you Anj! Di bale, kung makapag-ipon man ako ng napakalaking pera (that is kung di ako kakain ng isang buong taon) bibilhan ko ng roundtrip ticket ang lalabs mong si Marl.

Hinding-hindi ko maipagpapalit sa kahit anumang bagay ang divine friendship na inaalay mo sa akin. Kaya ikaw---bigyan mo ako ng mouse sa Enero (dapat black na optical mouse. salamat kaibigan!).

Sige bai... Labyu!

TO THE ONE AND THE ONLY

KATHLEEN JOYCE "DOLSKEE" DOLORES,

Pwede nang maging commericial ad ng sabong panlaba.

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY! Ikaw ang ikalawang babaeng naging 18 sa Illumina.

Words aren't enough to completely describe what we've been through all these years. My life wouldn't have been SO GREAT if you weren't there to keep me from losing myself throughout gradeschool and highschool.

Thanks for the treasured friendship. I would've been such a fool if you weren't there.

Thanks. Thanks! Thanks.

Salamat Kat...

Etong video ay pampabawi sa lahat ng mga ginawa mo sa akin. I labyu KAT! (Much thanks to Jason who uploaded this video.)

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Ok now...

Balik sa pag-aaral.

NERD

Hala! I'm officially a nerd.

I'm currently stuck in the dorm because of this seemingly unending physics and math problem sets. I still have to read (and reread) chapters 1 to 5 for my upcoming physics long test on wednesday. I must practice solving problems harder because I'll have a math (calc) long test on thursday.


Ha...

But still, I have to give an update of the events that occurred recently.

Yes. We we're able to attend the Skechers Street Dance Competition. Kasama ko sina Bex, Jacques, Tal, Migs, KBo, CJ, Ate Reys, and the other UPDil people. I happened to sit on the UP area (kasi naman ang layo ng Ateneo plus wala akong kakilala sa mga Atenista na nandoon). I cheered for CADs ( i love ateneo), Xavier High (haaai...), and UP StreetDancers.

Sa Araneta. Skechers Street Dance Competition


With Tal, Bex, and Jak


Ako at Tal

Without a doubt, nanalo ang UP Street. Xavier ang nanalo sa high school level. Sayang ang AdMU. Kulang kasi ang performance nila eh--maganda pero kulang.

As usual, we have our Katip night-out every monday. For the past two weeks, we went to Pizza Hut and Bubble Gang Toppings. Ok lang naman ang mga pagkain doon. Ang bilis ng pagseserve ng food ng Pizza Hut (surprising, diba?)

Ang sarap ng pizza


Rae, Ako, Bex


Awkward moments. Tal, Cia, Lec.

Nagbunutan na kami ng mga blockmates ko. Sa December 15 na ang aming Christmas party. Sana naman maging masaya ito! Yey!!! Magpaparty kami after watching the Oblation Run (hehe).

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Anyone who wants to view the BEST OF UP STREET DANCE?

Eto, si Bex pa mismo ang magprepresent.

Enjoy.

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Lord, exams na next week.

Help me...

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So again, I have to study.

I'm too old for the Mañana habit. And I don't want to be complacent in every task that I do.

Yes, I'm officially a nerd.

Eh dalawang klase lang naman ng tao ang nandito sa mundong ito:

Ang mga NERD at ang mga BOBO.

Ikaw, saan ka nabibilang?

THE HEBREW TALMUD SAYS

I received this text message from Ciara, and I wanted to share this thought to every one of you.

The Hebrew Talmud says:

"Be very careful if you make a woman cry because God counts her tears. Every tear a woman shed is equivalent of man's sacrifices in life. The woman came from a man's rib, not on his feet to be stepped on; not on his head to be superior, but on his side to be equal. Under his arms to be protected and near his heart to be loved..."

Char.

O sige. Balik na ako sa aking pag-aaral.

God bless people!

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Let's pray for all the victims of the typhoon Reming (international name: Durian). I do hope they can recover as soon as possible. Let's give out a helping hand. Let's always remember that we're all Filipinos. Let's help each other.

THIS NEED TO FOCUS

Bumabagyo na naman.

Buti nga hindi gaanong naapektuhan ang Metro Manila. Mapayapa pa naman ang Katipunan sa mga oras na 'to.

Holiday ngayon, kaya wala ring pasok. Kaya't heto ako ngayon, nakakulong sa loob ng Dormitoryana.

I did my best in solving the problem set for physics. Argh. Perteh. Hindi ko masolve-solve! I need to exert MORE EFFORT on this. Apparently, the people who are good in physics are busy with their own homeworks. Ayoko silang gambalain ng mga sarili kong problema. It has dawned on me that I must really solve this ON MY OWN. Haah. Perteh. Physics pa talaga. Help.ME.LORD.

Our Fil prof gave us a homework last tuesday, to be submitted next tuesday. It's a one-page essay with the theme "anong sasabihin ng isang pusa sa isang maulan na araw?" Perteh. What the heck would a cat say to the rainy day? Perteh naman oh... Kung pwede lang sana maging pilosopo, isang salita lamang ang maaring sabihin ng pusa sa isang maulan na araw:

"Meow"

Ano pa ba, diba?

Perteh.

I must finish this homework before midnight. As of now, I must indulge myself with physics problems. thhhhh... Tapos noon, magma-math ako.

Focus dan... focus.

HELP ME LORD.

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Tomorrow (morning), our block is going to visit the people in the Correctional Institute for Women. I just can't wait to meet a murderer! I'll probably get some tips from her... Waaa.

And tomorrow night, we're (with Bex and Tal) going to the Araneta Colesium to watch the Skechers StreetDance Competition. Yes. Sasali ang UP Street Dancers. And of course, sasali rin ang CADs (Company of Ateneo Dancers). I'll support both of them. Hahaha :))

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REMINDER LANG:

OBLATION RUN na sa DECEMBER 15!!! SUGOD mga KAPATID!

Waaa...

Thank God I'm free on that day. Hanggang 11:30am lang class ko niyan! Yeah!