going forth to multiply

haha. i told myself i will *not* sign up for a multiply account.
looks like i'd have to eat my words wahahaha :p
this is friend roanna's fault, nyahahaha.
oh well. this one's going to eat up more of my time, tsk tsk..

still rainlover <3

summer is officially over!! bwahahahaha!!!
the rains are coming.. and wow, how they pour!!! :)
bring it on!!! i just looooooove the rain.. *smiles*

who ever coined the name "dronkey" anywyay?!

hehehe. last night, we (mom, dad, tito joe, tita amy, doms and i) had dinner at mcdo katipunan after going to the wake. we didn't really feel like having a heavy meal.. so we just ordered the shrek chicken nugget promo that included 2 happy meals ü

naturally, cousin doms and i got the toys (yipee!!).. and we were both "childlike" enough to still be able to appreciate dronkey, bwahahaha :p

and i was in a picture-taking mood last night.. so here they are.. posed for your viewing pleasure, haha :p

in mourning

i just came home tonight from the wake of bro ogie reyes - one of our more regular speakers in the community. the mass was celebrated by our spiritual director, fr mario sobrejuanite.

it's weird.. i don't know bro. ogie personally. i just know him to be a good speaker.. a servant-leader in their community.. a follower of God. but news of his death.. and the manner by which it happened.. really shocked me. it hurt me a lot. i felt betrayed. and it really hurt :(

i looked up to him. we all did. he always gave us funny anecdotes that gave insights about God. he was never boring.. and his lectures were peppered with witty comments and remarks. he talked about faith and trust in God. how we should trust the Lord especially during hard times. he talked about suffering.. and how God uses it for good. he inspired and enlightened.

and he died by his own hand.

when i heard the news, i was shocked. i went through denial, anger and pain. bro ogie, how could you?! i asked. if this happened to YOU.. one to whom many of us looked to for strength and guidance.. what would become of us?!

no, i did not know him personally. but since his death, i've offered up at least a dozen prayers for bro. ogie. because i have experienced despair too. and i know how dangerous it could be. how it can take the strongest person in its grip and suck out all hope. and i never want to go through that again. not on my own.

if there's anything bro. ogie's death has taught me, it is this: one life DOES cause ripples. just as one death affects the lives of countless others.

may the Lord be merciful to him.. and to all who are despairing. may He be, to all of us, a Refuge in times of sorrow.. a Rock in times of doubt.. and a Ray of Hope in times of darkest despair.

still on vacation mode

aaaaahh. still on vacation mode today :p

we had an early morning start. well, not so early for me. i woke up around 6:30am (when most of them are already up and about).. took a quick shower.. then headed out to the veranda to chat with the "oldies" hehe. (sheesh.. i always seem to find it easier to relate with the oldies than with my own peer group. why?!?!? :p)

the weather was nicely cool, as usual. (even now, as i write this, it looks as if it's going to rain again. wooohooooo!!) after eating breakfast (i really, really love the coffee!! wish we had that coffeemaking thingamajig that the sy's have..), we quickly went on our way to hear mass.

too bad, though.. coz we didn't even get to hear the homily :( we thought that mass started at 9am. but when we got there, it turns out that the schedule was 8:30-9:30am. darnit. pentecost sunday pa man din :( oh well. at least i got to visit a "new" church again :)

from church, we went to the pink sisters' convent. it's a beautiful place - well-maintained and very quiet, too. well, of course, that's to be expected, as the nuns are of the contemplative type. they are not even allowed to go out of the convent! they don't speak to anybody.. and no one's allowed to talk to them, either. day in, day out, all they do is intercede for people who are in need of God's love. that's *really* difficult. weird.. but in a way, it kinda rocks, too :p (that's definitely not the life for me, though, bwahahaha)

by the time we were through roaming the grounds of the convent, it was almost lunchtime. we then headed to tagaytay highlands. while waiting for the others (friends chris, armi and kat were to join us for lunch), we took a tour of the animal farm :) hahaha.. *that* was really fun. shobe had a blast looking at the different animals (especially the parrots.. and the tiger, hehe). i did, too. i mean, there i was, standing outside the wild boar pen.. when this boar couple started doing it right then and there. perfect timing, bwahahaha. it was hilarious.. too bad i wasn't able to take a picture.. :p (see the picture below? they're the famous couple who unabashedly did the act in front of me bwahahaha :p)

by 1pm we've successfully "walked out" all the food we ate during breakfast. and of course, that means it's time to eat again! hahaha.. so off we went to have lunch :p but not before taking some more pictures, of course, hehehe. this was taken just outside the restaurant:


and of course, this one was taken just before our food was served :) tsk tsk.. i guess it sucks to be the official photographer. you never get to be part of the picture. poor dad.. :p

anyway, it's been a great day. too bad this tagaytay trip is such a short one. hmm. maybe we should plan a longer vacation soon, hehehe.. :p

PS: check out this link. i posted a lot of pictures there, in case any of you want to see more of 'em

vacation mode

this entire summer has mostly been about work, work and more work for me. so it was a *real* pleasure to go to tagaytay for the weekend with family & friends :)

we are at the sy's resthouse to unwind and relax. practically the only thing we will do here for the next two days is eat.. sleep.. eat.. chat.. eat.. go sightseeing.. eat.. and, uhm, well, you get my drift :p nice itinerary, huh?

today, after eating a *very* heavy lunch at antonio's grill, we went back to the resthouse to lounge around and appreciate nature (beautifully landscaped nature.. but nature nonetheless hehe). the others went to pick some mangoes straight from the tree. i opted to just watch them from the newly-constructed pagoda, haha. well, you know me. l-a-z-y bwahahaha :p

i love tagaytay. i love the weather there.. and all the nice greenery. i love the flowers and the breathtaking views. i love the grounds of the resthouse. i wish i lived there, hahaha! i wouldn't mind not having cable tv. i wouldn't mind not being able to go to huge malls. i wouldn't mind not
being able to visit fully booked/powerbooks. uhm.. wait.. scratch that last line.. haha.

but really.. just being here makes me feel pampered :) *sigh* i soooooooo wish i could stay here for a longer time..

ateneo adventures

whew! what a day!

i practically spent my entire day at the ateneo grounds. like i said yesterday in my post, ms joanne assigned me to lecture at ISO for the entire day.

i don't mind, really. i like being in the ateneo campus. i'm impressed by how well-maintained the grounds are. i feel safe and secure.. especially with the numerous guards posted at the gates. there's much greenery.. and you won't find any trash littered about.

like i said, i enjoy the venue. what i did not like about this day were my lecture classes :(

it all started this morning, when i went to my first lecture. i had around 50+ students (room 3) coming from different schools. in stark contrast to my class yesterday, these kids were all so.. umm.. blank. i'd ask them questions and they'd all just stare at me as if they were statues. geez! what a way to start my day. it took a lot of effort to keep my smile plastered on my face. i felt like i was talking to aliens who couldn't understand a single word i said. ugh.

i thought to myself, "things couldn't possibly get any worse than this.." so i looked forward to my afternoon session. i was supposed to administer the math compre quiz then discuss the answers afterwards. so by 12nn, i went to the ISO cafeteria to have my lunch (while reading gaiman's "violent cases"). friend joyce bumped into me then.. and we chatted a while (which cheered me up a lot) before i proceeded to my 1pm class.

so there i was.. excited to get the test over with so i can start the discussion again. i gave the students the compre test (good for 90 minutes).. and noted that quite a number of them were done way ahead of the prescribed time. hmm. i didn't mind that.. except that a bunch of girls looked really bored and kept going out of the room. those who stayed inside kept talking amongst themselves in very loud whispers. i don't really know what the helll they were fussing about.. but i found them to be very rude.

so there i was. stuck in that room with a bunch of bratty kids from *bleep* school (i won't name the school here - their behavior would just besmirch the campus' reputation). i wasn't quite sure what to do - i didn't want to tell them off in front of the other students.. but they were so dense (or they were just so "makapal") that they did not sense the meaning of my stares (nor of their classmates' "shushes"). grrrrr.

after the 90 minutes were up, i started discussing the exam. most of the girls were still outside (along with some guys). i had to call them back in.. even though they were fully aware that we were already discussing the answers. fine. i breathed in deeply.. willing myself to be a bit more patient.

but after a few minutes, as i was discussing the answers, some kids would stand up.. go out.. chat a bit.. come back as if nothing happened.. would talk to their seatmate.. etc. gggrrrrrr!! that was it!! that was the last straw. i couldn't take it anymore. i decided *not* to discuss anything with them anymore. hell. if they don't want to learn, then i certainly don't want to teach them. sheesh. no one's forcing them to study. who cares if they leave?! it's *their* loss, not mine.

i was sooooo tempted to show them just how bitchy i could be. but i decided against it.. thinking about the review center's image. aaauuugggh!! so i tried to cheer myself up by chatting with the other kids (who, quite unfairly, did not get the chance to see the solutions to the test) - answering their questions and giving them some tips. unfortunately, the remaining students in the room were all quite "hyper" - and were so noisy that ma'am rj from the adjoining room had to shut them up (twice!!) because her class couldn't concentrate on their lesson. ugh. that was soooo embarrassing :(

oh well. i had dad pick me up early.. and i suggested we go around campus to look for friend armi's food kiosk (it's located at SoM mall). we spent some time looking for the place (we weren't really familiar with the buildings - SoM mall is new).. but after taking a couple of wrong turns, we were able to find it :)

"kaon ta" is a tiny stall, but armi says the sales are good :) we tried out their barbecue and grilled pork (tsk tsk.. they ran out of chicken already). it's good :p dad and i also bought some drinks from "matcha".. just to see if it's any good :p the food trip lifted my mood a bit. so did the gloomy skies and the tiny raindrops that soon fell, haha.

anyway. so much for my day. *sigh* i'm beginning to dread the remaining lectures i have for this summer. sheesh. i miss my students this summer. waaaah!! :'(

buzzing around

busy as a bee?! nyahahaha. and certainly looking every bit as crazy as this one here :p

as soon as summer classes ended, ms joanne (of LSC) called me up to inform me that i'm scheduled to lecture for the rest of the break. (sheesh, would you believe.. my calendar is full.. until classes start on june) so i woke up early 6am to prepare for my 8am lecture at ISO bldg, ateneo. the students were from pshs (bright kids, haha).. so we ended the class early - around 11:30am.

i headed to LSC to return my materials - only to be informed that tomorrow i'm scheduled to have a *whole day* lecture. whaaaaat?!?! i didn't know!! i thought i only had an afternoon session for tomorrow. grreat.

so. i went home (cousins trishia & gabo went home with me, yay!). and decided not to go to friend johno's guitar recital at 2pm. instead, i set out to iron my clothes. a month's worth of crumpled, crinkly clothes. nyahahaha :p sheesh. household chores that piled up while i was busy making lesson plans, checking papers and writing exams haha.

ironing was never really my favorite chore (watering plants, washing dishes and doing the laundry appeal to me - anything with water, haha). so when i finished ironing (after 2 1/2 hours), i went up to my room. and SLEPT!! haha. i was soooo tired. i think ironing exhausted me even more than teaching for 4hours straight hahaha.

oh well. tomorrow's another busy day. buzz buzz. i'm just glad i'm not behind on my household chores anymore.

er.. except for tidying up my room, that is. darn it.. :p

hand to hold

typical day this has been - at least, as far as summer goes. i spent the better part of my morning printing out the final exam and texting announcements to my students. i grabbed a quick brunch (which consisted of 2 slices of spam downed by half a glass of soymilk) and sped off to school for an applicant's demo teaching. that took a while.. so i was late for my appointment (my dad had to drive for me, to avoid my having to take a cab - couldn't bring my car. coding).

we arrived at ortigas around 4pm. i was rushed and kinda tired.. but i was able to settle down after some time, haha. well, the 2 hours flew by quickly. though i have to admit.. when it was time to leave, i was going "awwww" to myself :( summer just flew by!! it was *finally* the last day. and it came all too soon. uhh.. for me, at least. though i'm quite sure *they* all are feeling relieved, nyahahaha.

anyway, dad and i got to megamall past 6pm already. by then, i was already hungry.. so we ate pasta at tea republic before heading to the prayer meeting. the service was nice. though really.. i was kinda shivering from the cold. the a/c was soooo cold. probably because IT RAINED!!! hahahaha. i just *love* it everytime that happens.. :D the rain, that is.. not the too-cold a/c :p

like i said, today's a typical day. busy and basically routine.

except for one thing.

i now have another hand to hold :)

no.. nothing romantic, at all. (ha! i just *wish* i had *that* special hand to hold.. sigh)

but i do have my soulmate back :p

no wonder i've been feeling all giddy and happy for most of this day. maybe i kinda foresaw this.

a slice of heaven. a ray of sunshine. a bit of rainbow-colored sky to make my eyes smile.

sometimes, that's more than enough to get me through the toughest of days.. :)

weird cravings

ok.. it's 1am and i'm still in front of my pc, typing. not that this surprises me. i mean, i am used to staying up 'til the wee hours. just me and my love. my computer. hahaha :p

what's weird, though, is what i'm craving right now. at the moment, i'm wishing for a bowl of chicken curry. wahahaha. i don't know why. i just have this urge to eat spoonfuls of rice with that yummy curry sauce and tender chicken bits.

at 1am, i think my mind's starting to sleep even though i'm convinced i'm still wide awake. hahaha

derring do

nyahahahaha. this has been a daring day for me. full of adventure and cool escapades, wahahaha :)

i checked out the stall that friend oviler recommended to me. it's this place near AS.. and it has all these hard to find titles. and guess what?! they also have graphic novels on sale!! :D yep. i found some sandman titles.. and the graphic novel version of gaiman's neverwhere. i was looking for other vertigo titles (swamp thing, watchment, etc.) but they were out of stock. so i just got myself a copy of 'violent cases' - for only P500! ha!

i did some more wandering on my own for a while.. until my leisurely travels got rudely interrupted. tsk tsk.

i'm happy it rained, though. hahaha. really happy ü i'm grateful for that downpour *sigh*

now it's time to make that test.. bwahahahaha >:p

unexpected gains

there are many reasons why i think i should not be happy today. here are a few of them..

1. i am soooo physically exhausted. even if most of the time we're just seated there, listening to the talks/chatting. even if we love to sing and serve. just being in one place for all those hours can be very tiring.

2. i haven't been able to accomplish the things i set out to do. i still have no final exam. or third exam, for that matter. i'll be cramming again. and i hate it when that happens.

3. my chores piled up. now i have to face a ton of clothes due for ironing. and my room is in desperate need of dusting and organizing.

4. i now have additional work to do in my primary ministry. hmm. i was just informed of some problems that were not really our fault.. but are now sort of our responsibility. great. so we get to be the people who will try our best to fix other people's blunder :(

5. i remembered some things that i do not wish to think about because they are painful. uhm. let's just say that this weekend, i was *really* hoping something would happen. and i've been waiting the whole of saturday and today for it to happen. but it didn't. i thought my friend would've given more importance to it; but apparently she didn't. i know she has her own reasons. i just don't want to worry myself over *what* those are. still, it kinda sucks.

at the end of the day, though, i look at myself and find that i am happy. in spite of this list ü

it's true. it really is. sometimes, all you need is One ü and He gives me enough reason to smile..

ahem ahem

bwahahaha. i love this cartoon :p

in a couple more hours i'll be off to serve at our community's life in the spirit seminar (lss) - to be held at the meralco theater. and since i'm going to be very busy with church stuff this weekend, i'm going to have to bring along my papers for checking (as well as my trusty notebook - so i can make my exam while listening to the talks). i'm great at this multitasking stuff hahaha :p

math teachers. hahaha. do we really "impart perfect universal truths" to our students?! *gasp* i wonder what kinds of truths i'm imparting bwahahahaha >:p

bridging the gap

the day started out quite nicely for me. i was able to chat with dee this morning :) it's good to know that in spite of the distance, we can still keep in touch. *sigh* it's really good to have someone you can relate to. someone who can bring some sanity into your life time and again :p

so anyway. it was off to ortigas again for me this afternoon. i had fun today. haha. we spent hours reviewing for the exams next week (word problems, functions and encrypting/decoding). i think the kids enjoyed working with the Z26 system too :) it's kinda like "spywork" haha :p

after class, i killed some time with benben and company. ooh boy.. they can be *really* loud, nyahaha! but really.. in spite of the 15 or so years separating us, they were great company :p

choir prax was at meralco theater around 7pm. well, actually, it's more of a soundcheck and mass service. but because the priest was late (again?!), we had to stay there till 10pm :( oh well.

i got home about an hour ago and man, i'm soooo tired! but that's fine. i'm happy :) i've been bridging lots of gaps today.. and that's always something to smile about :)

sweet surprises!!

i got wonderfully surprised this morning when i went to my graduate class. my edsc217 students had a "farewell gift" for me (today was their last exam.. before the finals, from which most of them are exempted) - a handsome shoulder bag (haha.. how i wish it were a handsome guy!) ü

the (children's) book is also a surprise from one of my students.. and it's really nice - the gesture and the book, that is ü and the bag charm comes from student laureen (who, as it turns out, is some kind of entrepreneur/model haha) ü

this summer is so cool. i'm meeting so many sweet people. awwwww :p

i hope i don't get fat from all this sweetness nyahahaha

glare witch

this is what my eyes are seeing right now.. haha.

geez, what a looooooooong day! i barely had any sleep last night (an hour's rest?!).. woke up early for my graduate class review session.. off to ortigas afterwards.. and found out that i'm going to have observers tomorrow. hahaha. great. just grrrrrreat :p

i was so distracted during mass tonight. i guess the exhaustion's starting to get to me. i found my mind wandering.. planning the tons of stuff i'm supposed to do before the week ends. *sigh*

hahaha i've turned "witchy" today. i wonder if i'd have energy enough to get through tomorrow.. nyahahaha.. :p

who're we KIDding?

"there's no such thing as a grownup. we move on, we move out, we move away from our families and form our own.. but the basic insecurities, the basic fears and all those old wounds just grow up with us. we get bigger, we get taller, we get older.. but, for the most part, we're still a bunch of kids, running around the playground, trying desperately to fit in.."

another nice grey's anatomy quote.. courtesy of friend rita :)

well, i know i'm not grownup. not in my heart, at least. and probably not in my thinking either, hahaha.

who wants to be an adult anyway?!? ugh. if only we can get rid of that nasty R word. oh, you know. responsibilities. *sigh*

unfortunately, i don't think there's any getting out of adulthood once you've reached it. unless you grow senile (which, for me at least, is not a good alternative).

so i have to end this post and write down that exam for tomorrow hahahaha :p

it's that day again

may 14, 2007. hmm. it's that day again. *sigh*
i never really liked elections. especially those in this country. i hate politicians in general. could rarely trust *their* lot.
but it IS one's civic duty to go to the precinct and vote for the country's leaders. a *sacred* duty, according to fr. mar. so yeah, off i went to cast my ballot this morning.
and i can only hope that something good comes out of this.
God help the philippines..

blue with splotches of red

after hearing mass today, the family and i went to barrio fiesta (still at megamall) for a mother's day luncheon. present, of course, were mom, dad, me, tito efren and almi.. along with allan & bro danny (dimalanta). we ate crispy pata, kare-kare, pinakbet and cohol. yumyum :) i was so stuffed afterwards that i had to walk around the mall to burn some of the calories i ate haha :p

anyway, we went to starbucks in the afternoon for the usual "catharsis" session that our family seems to be well-known for :p pretty soon, another friend from the community joined us.. and told us his colorful life story.

what i like about hanging out with the "oldies" (as cousin em usually calls our folks) is that i hear so many interesting stories. really rich, complex true-to-life stories that would rival.. no.. surpass any telenovela plot! yup. unbelievable tales that include stuff like family feuds, weird love polygons (not just triangles, see?!), passion, betrayal and the like. juicy bits.. nyahaha :p if i were a scriptwriter, i'd have a treasure trove of stuff to write about bwahahaha >:p

the down side, of course, is that the sad stories do put a damper to your day. i mean.. heck.. the people who recount these experiences to us are our *friends*.. and it's just sad how, a lot of times, there isn't much we can do for them but to offer moral support and keep them in our prayers.

hmm. maybe that's really all we're called to do - to be friends ready to lend listening ears and shoulders to cry on. i just hope that *that* would suffice..

perfect timing, as always :)

i attended a whole day music ministry workshop today (by creative house - a new group formed by bros. arun gogna & alvin barcelona, along with sis. rissa singson). it was held at the san carlos seminary from 8am - 5pm. quite tiring.. but *definitely* well worth it ü

the speakers gave inspiring and enlightening talks on various practical topics such as "heart of a minister," "the elements of ministering through music," giving my all as a music minister," "bonding the band," "performance and the role of the music minister" and "the songs we sing"

after listening to the different talks, i feel quite refreshed and ready to serve anew ü it's true, you know - it IS quite difficult to be in ministry. it's even more difficult when you're serving in a ministry that's always in the spotlight.

being a music minister is a tough job.

but being a music minister ROCKS ü

tough as it may be to be part of such a group, it is both an *honor* and a *privilege* to serve through this ministry.

i'm feeling l-o-v-e-d ü

poor, poor kids..

bad. really bad.
that's how my students described their long exam today. and frankly, i agree.. :(
i haven't checked *all* papers, of course. but from the ones i've seen.. umm.. i really, really think we ought to do a retest.
it doesn't make me happy to give failing marks on tests. it makes my work so much harder. *sigh*
i swear.. next time, i'm going to make sure i'm not overly happy when i make an exam. i get sooo carried away.. and everyone loses. tsk tsk.

the start of the adventure

a few days ago, i acquired a new pet. he's cute, cuddly, smart and has a weird sense of humor. oh. and he wears glasses, too. black-rimmed glasses that make him look even smarter than he already is. his name is descartes. he's my imaginary pet bunny :)

friend alexis is currently writing a story about this weird happening, hahaha. i suppose you could say she's descartes' and my unofficial "chronicler" bwahaha. here's what she's done so far.. :p

* * *

She never knew where he had come from. He just appeared that morning, after her curiously amusing dream of being chased by bunnies.

He was just there, sitting on her night table, blinking his eyes and twitching his nose at her bewildered expression. He was a handsome grey, with big black eyes and long velvety ears. His name was Descartes.

Or so he said, anyway.

Rowena was so startled she sat straight up and stared at the bunny, sitting on top of her copy of Gaiman's Fragile Things, which she had been reading earlier.

"Uh...hello...I think." she says to the creature. Why am I talking to a bunny and where did he (or is it a she) come from? she wonders.

"Hello Rowena. My name's Descartes. Yes, you are talking to a bunny. Why? Well...why not? I'm here, aren't I?"

"A bunny? Right. And I just had the weirdest dream about bunnies!! I must still be dreaming...."

"Why can't I be real? You don't doubt the existence of imaginary numbers....so, why should you doubt mine?"

harumph

there. *that* is the pose for today. or at least, that's MY pose, hahaha.

it's been an extraordinarily long day for me. and by the time i got to megamall for the prayer meeting, i found myself exhausted almost beyond endurance. i was almost falling asleep as i was eating my early dinner (i only had enough appetite for soup - even eating saps my energy).

it rained quite hard today. actually, it's been raining for the past few days. unfortunately, as i pointed out to alexis, when it does, i'm not around to appreciate it. i'm usually inside the classroom - not even able to watch the big drops fall.. or smell the rain as it comes tumbling down. *sigh* next time i'll make my rainwishes more specific.. :p

gotta go for now. coz for sure, tomorrow's gonna be another exhausting day for sure..

black is my new pink

nice day today. tiring but happy :)
gave my grad class their exam this morning. i think they had an easier time than the previous test, haha.
oh. and it rained this afternoon, too. hmm. and about time it did! :) hahaha.
i wore all black to school today. black top. black pants. black inner shirt. black shoes. black shades. and yet.. i've never felt more "sunshiny" bwahaha.
it's true. black IS my new pink :p bwahahaha >:p

random ramblings

if you regularly eat bananas (or even if you're just fond of looking at bananas sold in the market), then you've probably seen those "twin" bananas. well, today i was eating siniguelas.. and i happened upon a "siamese twin" piece. i just *had* to take a picture. hahahaha.

yeah. well i guess i'm really a sucker for weirdness. i can't help but remember friend oviler's comment that i'm "magnetically weird" - that is, i just have this tendency to attract weird people, weird things :p ha. not that i mind. i think weirdness is cool.. :)

anyway. i'm just loafing around right now. i'm almost done with this week's newsletter.. but i'm still waiting for some articles to come in. i'm supposed to write a mother's day article.. but i dunno. my creative juices have stopped flowing, i think. i can't seem to come up with *anything* at all :( oh well. maybe tomorrow. if it's not yet too late. *sigh*

yesterday, cousin em & i went window-shopping. and geez, did we regret it!! :( well. it's not that we didn't like what we saw. rather, we loooved so many stuff on sale!! there were these gorgeous gowns at sari-sari.. and really funky shoes, too.. and those cool shirts at vice versa.. and nice blouses and tops at cinderella and petit monde. darnit, darnit, darnit!! (this wasn't among those we've found yesterday.. but with all our ogling, we didn't get the chance to shoot decent pix. tsk) it was sheer torture to go around the mall.. see all those clothes we wanted to buy.. and not have the money to buy them. grrrr. we were both wishing to win the lottery (or find some rich prince charming to sweep us off our feet, nyahahaha :p)

anyway. back to reality. hahaha. still have lots of stuff to attend to. good thing i was able to finish typing (and printing.. and photocopying) my exam for grad class tomorrow morning. haha. that's *one* less thing for me to worry about. i'm also done checking (and recording) the first exam test scores. i have my lessons for the week outlined too. hmm. the important stuff are almost all done. it's just those annoying "small stuff" that i can't seem to find energy to do :(

like that bank application thingy (for our salary - we switched banks). i managed to fill out the form last week.. but i couldn't find a decent 1x1 ID pic. so i thought to myself, i'll just take my own picture.. edit it.. then have it printed in the proper size. hmm. well, it's been a week. and all i have is *this* pic (hahaha.. see that?! sheesh) unedited. and i'm not even happy with it. darnit.

then there's that gsis e-card thing. umm. right. when am i supposed to go to that darned office? i have no time!!! yeah, i know.. we're all *required* to have our e-cards and all. but really. it's so much of a hassle for me to go there. what with the heat.. the traffic.. the long lines.. etc. *sigh*

oh well. back to work for me. and back to waiting. but i'm thinking this waiting won't last for long. i sure hope i'm right. i'm really tired. i wanna hit the sack soon.. zzzzzzzzz..

i agree

all the way
(f. sinatra)

when somebody loves you
it's no good unless he loves you
all the way
happy to be near you
when you need someone to cheer you
all the way

taller than the tallest tree is
that's how its got to feel
deeper than the deep blue see is
that's how deep it goes
if its real

when somebody needs you
it's no good unless he needs you
all the way
through the good or lean years
and for all the in between years
come what may

who knows where the road will lead us
only a fool would say
but if you'll let me love you
it's for sure i'm gonna love you
all the way, all the way

* * *

got this song stuck to my mind after fr. mar sang it in his homily this morning, nyahahaha :p

anyway, it's a good song. definitely an oldie.. but still a goodie haha :)

i'm feeling "uppity" today. no particular reason. which IS weird :p

and the fact that i have tons of stuff to do for the upcoming week just makes my happiness feel all the more weird.

but hey. i'm not one to complain. at least, not *right now*

time for some blogtests hahaha :p

Your Vocabulary Score: A

Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary! You must be quite an erudite person.

How's Your Vocabulary?

What Your Hands Say About You

You are logical, analytical, and rational. You have good verbal skills. Flexible and broad minded, you can fit in to any situation. There's no telling where your life will take you. Consistent and reliable, you like to count on structure and routine in your life. Your emotions tend to be nervous and potent. Your energy - both positive and negative - deeply impacts your life.

What Do Your Hands Say About You?

The Part of You That No One Sees

You are powerful, passionate, and dominant. You have a vision of how things should be, and you do your best to make things happen. People rely on you for your strength. You are a rock to many. Underneath it all, you aren't so sure about your passions. So many ideas spark your interest, it is hard for you to get behind a select few. However, you see indecision as a sign of weakness. So you pursue your goals full force - no matter how foolish they turn out to be.

What's the Part of You That No One Sees?

You Are 50% Left Brained, 50% Right Brained

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

Are You Right or Left Brained?

Your Personality is Very Rare (INFP)

Your personality type is dreamy, romantic, elegant, and expressive. Only about 5% of all people have your personality, including 6% of all women and 4% of all men You are Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Perceiving.

How Rare Is Your Personality?

hahaha. very rare, huh? sounds bloody.. bwahahahahaha >:p