Simple Registration Process?
WELL TURNS OUT IT WASN'T SO SIMPLE AT ALL.

The first time I went there, I already had my forms with me. I downloaded them from the comelec website. I filled it out, etc. When I got there, they let me lined up to those WITHOUT FORMS. It needs to be verified, they say. So I did. It took me around 2 hours lining up. After verification, they gave me a schedule of WHEN TO COME BACK for my Biometrics (ID pic + thumb print). And I wasn't available that day!!! I wasn't able to reschedule it, because a lot of people were crowding around the small window that was supposed to be their "Reg booth".

So I went back yesterday. Biometrics na lang. I was there 7am, and already 2k+ people were there. Some were there since 430am. I lined up anyway, since it was still early. They started late, mga 830am na ata. 10am, halfway through the long snake line, a guard started shouting that they were only going to allow 1000 registrants that day. WTF?! A lot of those people was on a leave because of this, and they wanted us to come back.. again!? The comelec people started to stamp those 1000 people. One person suggested if puwede, the next 1000 would be stamped too, para the next day, tuluy-tuloy na. BUT the guard answered, "Hindi po yun puwede, pumila na lang po ulit kayo bukas." TANGINAAAAAAA. NAKAKAINIS TALAGA. So mga 1pm, people started to yell and complain. The line broke apart, and people crowded over the office, shouting. SO, WALA RIN NANGYARI!!!

I told my parents my experience last night. Papa, who was in Bohol, asked me to text it to him. This morning, papa replied saying, "Sent your text to COMELEC Com. Rene Sarmiento for comment." HAH?! KAMUSTA?! hahahaha.

It's so disheartening to register now. I didn't even bother going back today, although I feel guilty for not registering. I really wanted to. I even convinced Troy to register, AND HE DID. He wouldn't have registered if it wasn't for me!!!!! Hayy. The whole process makes me think of the point of REGISTERING in the first place. If I get to vote, will it actually make a difference? Will the COMELEC system actually change? If it was all going to be the same, I'm not sure I want to be part of it. I mean, I love the Philippines, I truly do. All my loved ones are in it, and I believe that we, Filipinos are good, intelligent & talented people. But the whole system dissappoints me. They're no different from the UP System, and hello!! we are students. They should know better.

I think one one of Gloria's flaws is that she focuses more of the external aspect of the country. The internal issues are left to rot. It's like going to Belo even if your infection is spreading. In my opinion, everything should start from within. Inspire your people & make them respect you as their leader. Put yourself in their position and find their needs.

After all, what will you beautify if there's not a face left for it?

Friday Night
I was already prepared for my upcoming busy Saturday. Apps' Interview in the morning, Ar143 modelmaking in the afternoon, &choir practice at night. I prepared all my things in my bag cos I had to leave early the next day. Slept.

Saturday
Woke up. Groggy. It was raining out. I thought, hey it's one of those days that would rain in the morning, then comes sunny afternoons, then rain again. I left home 7-730am cos I was supposed to hitch with Celine papunta kina Merri. They went ahead cos puno na rin sila, and I ended up waiting for Diana at Mcdo Philcoa. We went to Merri's, may slight traffic pa lang.

9am. During the interview, my phone kept on vibrating. Troy kept on calling & texting me. When I finally picked it up, he told me what was happening outside. Commonwealth - baha, traffic, stay there, watch the news, don't go anywhere. We finished the interview around 130-2pm. Nawalan ng kuryente, so di kami makapanood ng news. All the stuff we know came from phone calls & texts :O Needless to say, we were oblivious of what was really happening. Nagjoke joke pa kami na mag-end up na dun kami matutulog. Which happened anyway. Diana & I thought of attempting to go outside when the rain stops --but it didn't. Buti na lang. :o

The good thing is, I had great company -- Gino, Celine, Reg, Carla, Diana, Millie, Lloyd, Pepe, Bryan and Merri :) Pinasaya na lang namin ang aming mga sarili. :)) Kami ay nagphotoshoot, nagkuwentuhan, nanood ng Glee hanggang samaubos ang batt ng laptops nina Reg & Celine, nag-asaran, etc. Sumakit ang tyan ko sa katatawa. At dahil may scarcity kami ng tubig, nababaliw na kami lahat. We went through the 5 stages: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance. 26 hours with these people. 26 hrs na walang ligo & toothbrush. Salamat sa Wet Wipes. Salamat kay Merri & her family! Sobrang sheltered kami sa bahay nila :)

Sunday
We went home around 1030am. Hello&Welcome to reality. Some of the fences were covered with trash & debris. Wala ng traffic sa Commonwealth! Feeling ko dinaya ako ng taxi driver sa pamasahe, pero whatever. It's good to be home. At nalaman kong naging refugee center ang bahay namin noong gabi. :o

At dahil sa mga pangyayari, lumala ang aking ubo at sipon. Wala pa akong nagagawa. Ngayon lang nagsisink in sakin ang lahat -- yung UE hospital, Provident village sa Marikina, kahit yung tito ko sa New Manila, buong 1st floor binaha. Hay. D:

Guys, let's do what we can to help out okay? For Arki, the ASC's asking for donations: canned goods, ready-to-eat food, drinking water, clothes, appliances. For UP, the USC's also looking for donations, just drop by Vinzon's. You can also send donations via SMS: text RED through 2899 (Globe) and 4483 (Smart). Other relief/donation centers and emergency hotlines are listed at http://bit.ly/Pwwhw.

Let us do everything that we can to help!!

Everyone's so stressed & drama in their blogs.

Well I'm no different, so... I won't go any further...

Some things that I learn from my dear kambal, Nikka :P

Some people think the mass is meaningless. Kasi naman, paulit-ulit na lang ang misa. Walang bago. Boring. So why do we keep on doing it?

The mass can be compared to a relationship. When everything becomes a habit, the whole thing becomes a bore. Nakakasawa. Pero pag kunyari, bigla kang sinurprise ka ni boy/girl ng flowers, matutuwa ka. May bago kasi.

But why choose novelty over stability?

We have been doing the mass for over 20,000 years. By it, we are commemorating our faith & the faith of those who passed before us. The mass shows the past, which bring our present, and gives way to our future. Thus the mass being "meaningless" shows how much meaning it actually has.

To me, the mass is very meaningful. It's a time for me to serve God for an hour, given my 1 week span. It's a time to sing and thank Him for everything He's giving me for the week (& asking for good things in life won't hurt too :P) The mass is like a ritual. Like in a relationship, there are things you want to keep going on and on. Rituals are special in every way. When things go tough, I hold on to these good & special things.. Holding on to God makes you stable. The mass strengthens my relationship with God. It makes me strong.

Troy and I celebrated our Golden Monthsary (50 mos! lol) at Lusso, Greenbelt 5 today.
Lusso's famous for their Foie Gras burgers. Ever since Kuya Jay (my choirmate who is also a chef) told us foie gras, Troy & I wanted to give it a try. Foie gras (pronounced as fwa-gra) is made of duck liver. Ducks were made to be fat (even forced food down their throats!!) in order to achieve this kind of flavor. So it's like a buttery, fatty flavor of ducks. SARAP.

We went there with such high expectations. and oh how are expectations are very much satisfied!!


It also comes with a Cambozola bath, greens (which taste sooo good, even Troy liked it!!) and fries. So you start of with the fries - try dipping it into the cheesy sauce :) Second, pour the cheesy (my fav adjective hahaha) &creamy Cambozola sauce over the burger, BITE then say "MMMMMmmmm......." The greens were minty! -probably to counter the meaty taste? Comes with a hefty price too (p595 + tax) but it's worth your money, I promise!!! I LOVE every bite. I can't even describe how good it was.. To me, it was a true, orgasmic burger experience :P

Hooray! Cos today's classes are SUSPENDED! :D and hooray cos I got to blog again! :D Hahahahah.. Sorry lj, my entry's 1 week late :P

Anyway, what's up guys? I only got to check my friends' entries yesterday (loser i know) all juniors are so stressed :O Napatingin tuloy ako sa mga old entries ko. Parati akong may sakit, inaallergy, hinimatay (once lang naman!) and yes, stressed. So guyss, kaya niyo yan!! *CHEERS*

Danica?! Special mention ka :D I miss you! Hahahha mag-update ka naman! :D

So what's up me? Academic-wise, I'm doing okay with everything except Structurals. Hayy. I don't know how to love/appreciate/study for that subject. D: There are no resources aside from the notes sir gives us. Haay. Paano kaya yun. Sa design naman, "kinakapa" ko pa si sir Dan. First time ko siya maging prof eh. Nakakanibago? He's different my other design profs. Both good and bad, I think, cos you need to learn how to screen out the bad comments and/or improve on it.
Next weekend, I'm going to Baler for design. Sana hindi umulan. I might go to Palawan also sometime in August for the same subj. :D The majors that I can say I love right now are lighting & urban planning. Lighting is sooo coool. *geeky mode turns on* It's not just because Sir Espina is such a cutie pie, but the topics are really interesting! Like, how a spotlight really works, and how incandescent/halogen bulbs differ. Nagkakasundo nga kami ni Troy ngayon eh. HAHA

Org-wise, we're now starting the application process. I'm excited for this year's apps. Ewan ko ba. Sabi ko nga kina Steph, GV ako this year. Bwahahahaha :D The Design Competition also looks good!! Nag site visit kami ni Steph to Candaba, Pampanga last Monday. We were excited to go bird watching since the place was supposed to be a kind-of bird sanctuary. It rained during the afternoon and so, we went bird eating instead XD It's so morbid eating birds in front of the ducks XDI also met some ASAPhil Alumni along the way. Matt & Aaron. Ang galing how they're still active after all those years. :D and pareho sila masayang kausap. Hahahaha

Troy-wise, malapit na kami mag 50th golden monthsary!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAH :)))))) *huuuuuuuuuugs* :)

Oh and RANDOM. Sir Joey Yupangco is designing the house of Kim Chiu! Taray!! at nalaman ko lang ngayon kay Jam na nasa Metro Soc siya. Big time na si pare.. Parang dati lang, kausap ko siya parati sa phone. Hehehehe!

PG!! I'm going to see you guys tomorrow!!! Can't wait!! :D

So that's all for now. ♥ Hope everyone's doing well!

Dear lj lacks my attention. I will blog this weekend I promise!!!!! :P

I've always been fond of lists. Lists make your life seem organized. Whenever I get the need to accomplish something, I open Notepad aaaand ta-da! List down whatever. :)

So here are a few lists I've made for myself this year:

SUMMER LIST:
1. Voice Lessons - :)
2. Go to Bora/Beach - woot!
3. Get thinner (100-105lbs) - AHH WHAT A FRUSTRATION :|
4. Driving lessons - HEHE SORRY TROY
5. Inuman with PG - & ran in the rain lol :))
6. Inuman with friends haha - I DIDN'T HAHA. WHOLESOME ANG SUMMER KO!
7. Learn V-Ray - PERO I HAVE THE TUTORIAL NA! i just didn't read it. HAHA
8. Enter Party Boat contest - OK NEVER MIND.
9. ASAPHIL Sem planning - +fabparty and other orgstuff!
10. Bum around
11. Spa/Sporty day
12. Movie marathon with Troy
13. Cook
14. Bake
15. READ!

2009 GOALS
1. Save P10,000
2. Open a bank acct.
3. Goal Weight: 105-100lbs. - ANO BA
4. Study music (singing)
5. Learn how to drive - MAYBE NEXT YEAR.
6. Pass 3rd yr 2nd sem w/ flying colors! - I THINK? HAHA
7. Redecorate room - BAH MY ROOM IS SUCH A MESS AGAIN!

There you go. Not bad for half a year huh? :)

Hi hi hi hi hi hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really missed this lj. Dati ko pa gusto mag-update but so much is going on that I'm getting confused on what to write! Anyway, it's SUMMER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOT! Grabe, I can't believe a year has passed since last summer. I love love summer. Despite the incredible heat gain, summer is still the best! <3

UPDATE # 1: NEWS FLASH!!!!!!! Remember the Bora-fied pics I posted long ago?! GUESS WHAT?!?!?!??!?! WE ACTUALLY WON!!!!!!!!!!  PG IS GOING TO BORACAY! Hahahahah I really have to say this 1st cos I only found out about it a while ago, and I'm still in a HYPE! OMGOSHSJDBASDOIQDHGQWODGBQDQWDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BORACAAAAAAAY! XD I'm really excited about this because..
1. it will be my 1st time there,
2. I WILL BE WITH MY BELOVED FRIENDS PG WHO ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST!
3. It's only us NO PARENTS!!! ADVENTURE ITO!! and
4. it's BORACAY DUH?! :p PARTY! BEACH!!!!!! 293#@*&@
So sorry for the overly all-capped letters, I'm just really200000x excited now!!! :D

UPDATE # 2: I'm going to Mindoro tomorrow!!! It will be me, Troy, his family, mommy, and some of his cousins. 1st stop to the beach this summer!!!!!!!! I just bought a new swimsuit (a 1pc cos I'm not yet feeling confident weh :p) I'll leave early tom and come back on monday!

UPDATE # 3: No summer classes for me this time! BUT I am taking up voice lessons in UP. :) My mom convinced me to break free & have fun this summer. Puro aral na raw kasi ako. Dapat daw pag summer, masaya :) So there. I always thought that taking voice lessons would be a waste cos I just sing for fun. Pero mama said, "Ano ka ba, as if naman pag nagvoice lessons ka magiging artista ka na pagkatapos noh?! Gawin mo lang for recreational. Pang anti-stress." :) :) :) OKAY MA!!!!! :) I'm on my 2nd meeting now, and my vocal coach is teaching me Italian pieces, pangstretch out ng vowels. Nakakaaliw kasi pinag-isipan ko rin whether to take up Italian na lang or voice. So yey, hitting 2 birds with one stone! :D

UPDATE #4: I ran for Chairperson in our org, and I won :) So now, I'm ASAPHIL-UP's chair. Naks. Sounds prestigious noh? I'm proud of it cos I'm proud of my org. It's going to be hard work, pero naniniwala ako sa aking magaling na magaling na execom! hahaha! :P We recently had a meeting before, then May is going to be org-filled (Semplanning, Teambldg, Fab party, Induction blahs). Nakakaloka pero natutuwa naman ako sa pagpaplano at paggawa. :D

UPDATE #5: Holy week was spent mostly with my choir who I really missed!!!!!!! Medyo inactive/active kasi ako during the schoolyear. We sang for GoodFriday+7 last words & Easter. We also had our annual PAL-EGG-SAHAN!! There were around 320+ kids which were divided into 8 teams. Puro games, food and loot bags! Nakakapagod pero sobrang fulfilling ang feeling sa end :)

UPDATE #6: For our  4th year anniversary of friendship, Troy & I had a sparty day. That's sporty + spa day :D We went to Celeb, had a yummy lunch, played badminton and went to the spa after! This marked the real start of my summer. I had a really great day with Tboy, free from stress & other worries.

UPDATE#7: Other summer plans include: PPF Choir outing, and Zambales trip with BFFs+Daddys! Hehehehe :) Plus, I'm currently addicted to Facebook's Restaurant City. Please give me lemon, garlic, lamb, chicken, bayleaf, kiwi, mango, dragonfruit, flour, strawberry and cheese!

THERE! Grabe! I want to stretch out summer so I can DO MORE! Hayy :) For now, I'm just really thankful cos I'm experiencing so much. God is good!!!! :D

 

I get tired of things easily. I used to try a LOT of things (street dancing, badminton, table tennis, singing, theater, etc), get excited on the first round, then jump off to something new. I hated being too attached -- of loving something too much and failing in the end. This also shows in my choice of music. Whenever I listened to the radio, I frequently changed the station whenever a commercial comes up. I can listen to any kind: rock, pop, r&b.. it doesn't matter. I only wanted the music. When I met Troy, he only listened to one station. That was 105.1 Crossover, which was filled with old songs, jazz and "easy listening" music. He does not change his station AT ALL. It itched me to change the station every time a Manny Calayan commercial came up. He loved the station. All I could do was sit back and listen. Sooner or later, I learned to appreciate his music. Like jazz, which was difficult to understand at first, he & his music started to grow on me. Even if I was riding the car with my dad, I would switch the radio on to 105.1. There came a time that I didn't change the station anymore. I became happy, relax and contented. The same way I feel about him. Although, as I believe, things can change. He also learned to adapt my ways, and sometimes, we listen to 99.5/89.9 or other hip radio stations too. :P

He already knows about this analogy of mine. I just wanted to share this with other people, loveless or not. Loving someone means adapting to his/her ways. Sometimes, it may not be the music you like, but once you learn to be patient, it will be the music you LOVE. :)