Pagliliwaliw Sa Kamaynilaan

To clear things out once more (lalo na sa mga hindi masyadong nagbabasa o kaya naman, kung saka-sakali, ngayon lang napadpad dito), hindi ito isang secret blog. Read the first entry for details, bitches.

Hello sa iyo, blog! Ano'ng meron? Wala lang.

Maya-maya kasi, hindi na naman ako makagagamit ng computer, kaya naman naisipan ko na ring mag-update kahit papaano.

So ano'ng bago? Heto, dito ko na naman naisipang mag-update dahil gulu-gulo ang buhay ko.

O ayan. Lumuwas ako patungong Maynila upang tapusin ang mga dapat iligpit. Nagtungo muna ako sa MaSci at doon, nakita ko sina Kat M, Joco at Mr. Sta. Ana na tila naghihintay ng iba pang mga Lawrence. Mukhang may lakad ang mga bangag. So ayun. Nagulat nga ako nang ako'y magtungo kay kuya Adam.

Ako: Kuya, kukuhain ko lang po yung Form 137 ko.
Kuya Adam: Sandali lang ah.

Biruin niyo 'yun? Hindi man lamang tinanong ang pangalan ko. Makalipas ang ilang segundo, hayun! Pinapasok na niya ako at may mga kaekekan na ipinasulat sa akin. Tapos, voila! Ang galing naman ni Sir Adam! Hehehehehe...

So ayun. Matapos iyon, nagtungo akong PLM upang kuhain 'yung stipend na ilang months ding nadelay (or dinelay!) Pagpasok ko, nakita ko si Mykol na papalabas na at tila masaya. May kasama kasi siya. Anyway, matapos ang isang maikling panayam sa kanya, nagtungo na rin ako sa ICO kung saan nakahimlay ang sekretarya ni Mrs. Patag. Naging mabait na bata naman ako. Tinanong pa nga kung medalist ako. Sabi ko naman, "Opo" Bulong ko naman, "Who cares?!" Tapos, binigyan na rin niya ako ng limpak-limpak na salapi! Bwahahahah! Bago lumayas, nagthank you ako kahit na ilang months nang nadelay yung stipend. Well, at least, meron (kahit ilang months nadelay)

Matapos iyon, dumeretso ako sa isang pwesto malapit sa SM Manila (hindi ko alam ang tawag dun eh). Basta nakiupo lang ako doon. Hayun. Nagtext muna ako sa mga tao since unli ako. Sinabi ko sa kanilang lahat na nasa SM Manila ako. Hindi ko specifically nasabi na nasa labas ako ng SM Manila. Well, pareho rin naman iyon eh, 'diba? Hehehehe... wala lang. So ayun. Pinapunta ako ni Cielo sa KFC kasi nandun daw yung Lawrence. So hayun pala, may lakad pala ang Lawrence.

Bago magtungo sa KFC, umupo muna ako sa harap ng MaSci at tinext ko si Allister. Matapos ang ilang sandali, nagulat ako nang tumalikod ako at boo! Nasa likod ko ang monster! Si Monster Allister! Saya ko naman. Tapos, pagkarating namin sa tawiran papuntang Alva, nakita namin si Cielo na talaga namang sinundo pa kami papuntang KFC.

So ayun. Nandun na sina Iric, Kat M, Mr. Sta. Ana, Joco at Vanir - mga Lawrence people. Hindi naman kami masyadong mukhang sampid nina Allister, 'diba?

Well, anyway, kahit na pawang mga sampid kami, nagtungo pa rin kaming Robinsons, Ermita upang magliwaliw (kasama, of course, ang Lawrence.) Kumain muna kami nina Cielo at Allister sa Food Court habang ang Lawrence people naman ay nagdance maniax. Matapos noon, nagkita kaming muli at nagvideoke. Grabe. Kahit papaano naman, naging makapal din ang mukha namin ni Allister kaya naman hindi na rin kami mukha masyadong sampid, kahit na sa totoo naman talaga, sampid kami.

Noong isang token nalang ang natira, biglang dumating si Super Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Julie Ann Sigua, na nagkwentong pumayat daw siya sabi ng Tita niya. Biro naman ni Cielo, "Baka sinungaling lang 'yung tita mo!"

Matapos magastos ang pinakahuling token, nagpaalam na kaming dalawa ni Cielo. Nagpunta muna kaming rest room. Pagkalabas ko, nakita ko sina Roemel at Arvilind; tila sasama rin sila sa Lawrence. So ayun.

Nagtungo kami ni Cielo sa MCDO, Pedro Gil dahil may pinabibili raw sa kanya ang moody niyang tatay. Matapos niyang hintayin ang order niya, nagpaalam na kami sa isa't isa. Nagtextext muna ako bago ako umuwi. So ayun.

At doon nagtapos ang aking pagliliwaliw sa Maynila.

Pagdating ko ng Times, bumili na rin ako ng pasalubong para kina Jess, MJ, Mark, J-Ann at Kuya Jeff. Mukha talagang papayagan na ako sa outing dahil ang bait ko raw! Well, sana nga...

Ayan. Sige, sa susunod muli. Paalam!

Short Get Along

Nakalulungkot talagang isipin na matapos ang isang napakaganda't hindi malilimutang araw na naganap sa iyong buhay, wala man lamang mga litrato na naiwan at sana'y magsisilbing pagbabalik-tanaw.

Pictures do paint a thousand words.

Do you think I have that capacity to put all pictures has to paint in words? Surely, I don't.

Grabe. Gaano man karedundant ang pagpunta namin sa Robinsons, Ermita, hindi ako makapaniwala na this day has turned to be one of the most unforgettable ones. Maybe it's just that we have really missed each other that much. Yeah, right. Kaya naman pala ang lahat ay nalate!

Kumain muna kami sa Karate Kid at doon kami nagdiscuss ng matters about our outing (sila lang pala. nakinig lang ako noh. haha) Matapos noon, nagpunta nalang kaming GBOX upang magliwaliw. Nagphotohunt kami (as usual) pero ewan ko ba. Ang saya saya saya saya namin kahit na ilang beses na kaming nag-ganun noong pasukan. Naglaru-laro rin kami;t nangolekta ng tickets. At siyempre, ang galing talaga dahil nakaabot ng lagpas 600 ang points namin. Ipinapalit namin iyon sa walong monkey keychain. At grabe. dito na umiral ang aming pagiging "EVIL FRIENDS!"

Eh kasi naman, yung keychain, pwede mo siyang gawing water gun. At yung water, lumalabas from his *tooooot*! Kaya ayun. Nagpunta kami sa Comfort Room malapit sa GBOX upang magkarga ng tubig sa keychain. Haha.

Tapos, napag-usapan namin na si Gidget ang babasain, ngunit tumakas naman ang bitch. Sa halip, nagkasundo kami sa pamamagitan ng mga salisihang tinginan at tinira namin si Laarni. So ayun. EVIL FRIENDS!

Matapos noon, nagcoke float kami sa MCDO. Grabe. Ang saya ng mga kwentuhan! SUmakit ang tiyan... napaluha... (at yung iba, umagos ang laway)... ganun ang mga napala namin. Sadly, after that, kinailangan ko nang umalis.

Mas marami pa silang naging kwentuhan after that. Kalungkot naman.

Walo (Laarni, Cielo, Dane Marc, Allister, Angelo, Gidget, Iric at ako) nga lang pala kami. Sana naman sa outing mas maraming sumama. Hehe... marami kasing nagtake ng APE eh.

Kita kits sa outing!

Pre-enlisting, Unlimited Texting at Panlilimos

Sige. Since gulu-gulong muli ang bangag kong buhay na kahit kailanman ay hindi nagkaroon ng kwenta, napag-isipan ko muli na magpost sa blog na ito. Unang-una sa lahat, mali siguro 'yung title ng blog ko na "Daily Me" dahil hindi naman ako nakapag-uupdate daily, bitches. Anyway, tinatamad na rin naman akong baguhin iyan. Anyway... ulit

Katatapos ko lang magpapre-enlist ng mga GE subjects na gusto kong kunin sa UP Diliman. Hopefully, walang mareject sa mga iyon. I mean, may limited number of slots lang kasi 'yung bawat schedule kaya ayun. At ayoko ng abnormal na schedule noh. Hehe. Naku! Dahil sa PE na iyan, MEDYO naging abnormal ang schedule ko. Pero 'di bale na. Si kuya Jeff yung nagrecommend ng subject na iyon sa akin kaya nagpapasalamat ako sa kanya, kahit na sa kabila noon ay marami siyang mga panlalait na nabitawan. Hehe. Like:

Ako: Kuya, maganda ba 'yung Judo?
Kuya: Hala. Ang paya-payatot mo, magjujudo ka?!
Ako: Wala naman akong sinabi ah... tsk tsk...

May risk nga lang dun sa block na pinili ko... kailangan kong maging super dooper flexible sa aking surroundings. Wala akong mga maituturing na blockmates or super friends. Well, anyway, sapat na ang Linnaeus '06 sa buhay ko noh. Bwahahahahaha! Sige, Padolina, Marconi at Moseley na rin. Haha! Hoy! Nagbibiro lang ako!

So ayan... baka naman maraming ma-offend sa sinabi ko!

Hay naku... kahapon, unli ako. Naku, nasabihan ko ng bitch si Lea at nabasa ng Nanay niya. Wahahahahaha! Sabi ko sa GM ko sa Moseley:

"Lea-watch your food intake bitch!"

So paano nalang iyan?! Naku... saka marami pala akong nagambala. Hahaha! Hayaan niyo na, minsan lang naman iyan eh.

Naku. Sana talaga makakuha ako ng Dormitory. Kung hindi... baka maging tambay nalang ako tuwing vacant ko. Sabi naman ni mama:

"Edi sa Library ka!"

Hala?! Ang lungkot naman ng buhay ko kung ganoon!

Hay naku... isa pa iyang Kasaysayan 1 na iyan. Iyon lang kasi 'yung feeling ko na pinakamadali. Sabi naman ni mama:

"Baka naman makita na lang kita bigla sa TV na nag-rarally!"

Sabi naman ni Gidget, "Sa Developmental Studies kaya iyon!"

So ayan.

Meron pa. This past few days na nasa harap ako ng computer, wala akong ibang ginawa kung hindi manlimos ng MP3 formatted songs. Salamat kina Lorraine, Juan Carlos, Gidget, Heidie, Carlo at Laurence!

Sige. Hanggang dito na muna. Sana naman matanggap ako sa STFAP para makatipid kami. Taghirap kami noh!

Bye!

Moseley's Outing

Hello blog. Just got home from Moseley’s outing (Villa Ocampo, Silang, Cavite). Would you believe that? The trip to Agno, Pangasinan didn’t pursue due to a lot of technicalities encountered. So that’s it. I was astounded when the jeepney driver charged me thirty pesos on a trip from Talaba to Silang. The trip was, again, holocaust. Despite the sweat drooping all over my body, I was surprised when Laurence said “Ang bango mo, Jopay! Nag-Axe ka na naman!” There. The rest that happened when we were at the resort was a memory to treasure. At the way home... well, I guess the ride in the jeepney could be the last time that I would be with those people, together, as of now. I don’t know. As for Jan (he’s enrolled at a different school where his course of preference is offered), he still has plans of visiting his GF at UP, who will take up Mechanical Engineering, so I guess there are still chances of seeing each other, if ever. I got the cp numbers of Mik, Neph, Tam, Jan and Maricar. After parting ways with Pia at Zapote Kabila, there were only five of us left. Maricar and I were the first ones to go down the jeepney; the people left (Neph, Nialyn and Joyce) will be off at ATC. Maricar’s house's a walking distance away from where we got down. Since, I think, that would be the last time that I will be seeing Maricar, I opted to walk with her instead of riding the tricycle. There. Sorry for this short post. I am really dizzy right now, again. I might as well hit the hay. So long, JP! (May iba bang nagbabasa? Haha!)

Encounters

Just came back home from UP. Good thing it wasn’t as screwed up as the one that happened yesterday. But still…

We saw Laurence when we were at the MRT station. He was with some friend of his. My ghad, his face’s really a vivid reminder of Moseley’s outing. I tried to be, again, as apathetic as possible, to him at most. Anyway, I am currently having a chat with him right now about the “stuffymajiggers” he has done around UP.

At the jeepney terminal, Nialyn came into sight. We didn’t really talk that much, for we both preferred silence. Haha, corny. They were to go to the infirmary so, I wish her luck. Hehehe…

At Vinzon’s Hall, I was flabbergasted when Ronald Belandres greeted me. It was kinda weird for we were both wearing the Foundation Day t-shirts, only that he was wearing the red one. I think I kinda gave him a bad expression of how I interact to people, for I was almost emitting fumes in my ears as the guy who facilitates the STFAP forms said that we still need to accomplish the blah blah and the heck. Just hope that Mr. Belandres didn’t mind things much.

On our way home, at the MRT station (again), I thought I also saw Robi. But the chat earlier with Juca made the confirmation that she’s still at Batangas. Hay… what has happened to me?

At the LRT station, as I made my way down the staircase leading to the counters where tickets are sold, I thought I also saw Angelo Perante. I am not really sure if it was him, but his trademark of texting through his cellphone made things a little bit clearer. Anyway… (again)

Kei. So I guess that’s all for now. Bye bye!

Holocaust

Finally, this blog will be able to serve me with the purpose it’s been made. I am so full of rants right now.

Little did you know, I have just gotten out fresh from the oven. And I meant what I’ve just said, after having been exposed under series of tiresome journeys my mom and I have had in UP. Maybe the holocaust started when the alarm clock started to disturb the deep of dream my mama and I had been enjoying. Well, put the blame to whoever had set up the time! (which was none other than I)

So that’s it. The lack of sleep was a hell to start the day… (yah, RIGHT.)

I even remembered the time when mama and I were throwing back and forth arguments about certain things… in which some of them were heard (and seen) by Louise Abanador as we went in the jeepney.

We also saw Maricar Lerin, who was looking for someone whom she could borrow a cellphone WITH LOAD (for that was, I think, her last option when I appeared to her very own sight) to text Marah. Anyway, mama and I were still in the proper temper during that time.

Well, anyway, the next events that followed were not as holocaustic as to those that happened earlier. After all, we all came to understand each one’s motive for flaring up; and the singular motive I am referring to is none other than the call of stomach. So that’s it. We were left with no choice but to eat somewhere around UP’s vicinity.

Ghad. I don’t think I can’t proceed any further with my story. Hell, I am really dizzy right now.

Man, our tip to Agno, Pangasinan was set for tomorrow. Sadly, the forms that need to be accomplished for UP purposes are not yet finish. So I guess there’s a conflict with the schedule. This also makes my diminutive hopes of joining Moseley’s outing dwindle out more.

Hay… choices. I need to set up my priorities. Waaah… this outing could be one of Moseley’s lasts (or maybe the last one).

Ghad, I hate this.

Proofreading is openly welcomed (if ever the sight of oh so many grammar errors irritates you) Well, this blog’s for my viewing pleasure, anyway.

New Blog

For the past few months of having maintained a fairly-made blog, I realized that, perhaps, even though I can claim that I own my blog, the thought of seeing almost “rants” on my blog kinda irritated me. What more would a reader like you feel? That is why I felt like generating a new blog for my own viewing pleasure, just to avoid any errr… well… person getting irritated. So that’s it. I posted the thank you letter I have done to our sponsor. I was surprised to find out that it kinda appeared more sincere than I thought it would. Anyway, to clear things out, this is actually not a secret blog, in case that is what you were thinking. I would have made another blogger account if ever this was one.

Anyway, later, I am planning to go to church (like it hasn't become a routine). Hehehehehe… well, I’ll see how this blog will turn out. As of now, I am too out of time to make a new skin for this. So much for what more I am about to say. ‘Till then! Bye bye!

My Thank You Letter

To Mrs. Marissa Toledo-Peterson:

Sad to say, this could be the last thank you letter that I would be addressing to you. It has been a long three years we have had as we play the role of being your scholars, receiving the benefits you are showering upon us. Maybe, I could perhaps narrate what had transpired during the last days of my high school life, just hoping that perhaps, you could reminisce the old times you have had with your friends way back when you were still a teenager.

Weeks before the actual Graduation Rites had occurred, we, led by Mrs. Jocelyn Carlos, had undergone an immense preparation; I say immense for the batch was forced to sing - one thing I'm not really good at. They had this term SATB dynamics. What the heck is that? Soprano-Alto-Tenor-Bass. So that's how we were divided. I was one of the basses though I think I could've been better with the tenors. Well, so much for that. Aside from the concert we had repeatedly rehearsed, a sort of when we will stand up and sit down was also programmed into our brains. Yeah, Ma'am Carlos even told us that, for once in our lives at least, we should give in to the thought that we will be functioning as robots during the rites and she will be the programmer. Hahaha… one of her humors. Well, we had a great time with her anyway.

So that's it. We were like that for two weeks, I guess. Of course, the free time was jubilantly spent with my closest friends.

Third to the last day, we had our recollection. It was my first time to have such. I was unaware of the things that had come along. Unexpectedly, I became so emotional and was not able to keep tears from flowing. We were also asked to gather along with our friends and so, I came along with my third year section. Kinda weird, isn't it? There was a part there wherein everyone exchanged hugs with each other. Just to add to the mushiness we have all been put upon, I also joined. Of course, my fourth year section has also been etched in my piece of heart so I also came to them and hugged whoever would want to exchange hugs. Sadly, some of my friends there were so reluctant to join the “schmaltz”.

The next day was the baccalaureate mass. After the thanksgiving, some inspirational reflections followed courtesy of some of my batch mates. All of the speeches made sense for you could see that all ears were lent on the one speaking as they uttered there unforgettable journeys throughout high school. Mrs. Immaculada Gumboc also shared some of her insights, more of which was centralized on the struggle she had been, along with her teaching. I could not help but sympathize to everything she was saying. Anyway, the last one was an impromptu speech delivered by the batch's PTCI president Mrs. Pamela Bueser, in which she shared her insights as a mother.

Before I forgot, it was Father Ramil Tapang, SSP, who facilitated the mass. And I can say he has done a marvelously great job.

The next day was, well, the one we have beeen practicing for the past weeks – the Graduation Day. It was nothing new; only that the sight of people all eyes on you gave me a weird feeling. Anyway, I didn’t really flourish on my studies, which is why being one of the silver medalists really made a great consolation. At least, I have achieved something my parents and relatives would be proud of. They even said to me that I will soon be the one raising the flag of our dear name. Well, I hope I won’t fail them.

Well, are you still there? I hope all of these somehow brought you to your very own nostalgia. Maybe, if there’s anything I would ask of you, it is of seeing you in person someday. Well, thank you again for adding color to my high school life!

PS: I will soon be studying at University of the Philippines – Diliman. I was able to pass on my first choice course (Civil Engineering) but I have decided to shift on my second preference. I have already requested to the Office of Admissions that if ever there would be available slots in Electronics and Communications Engineering, I wish to be reconsidered to that course.

Once again, thank you and God bless!

John Paul E. Abad
Your scholar