Friday, December 22, 2006



Sorry for the very much delayed December post. I got pretty lazy in updating. Isn't that excusable??? A lot has happened. And when I say "A lot" I mean it. Sadly, my memory isn't fresh anymore. So, I wouldn't be able to get down deep into the tiniest detail.

Let's start off with the school production: Whose Garden Is It?. Well, it was okay. Not really that amusing to watch but according to my Mum, it was. Hm, I'm still not in total favor of that. All throughout though, the production went on smoothly. Of course, I got nervous during presentation and yes, I did make quite a number of mistakes. Whoops. But overall, it turned out well. Unexpectingly, a sister approached me and said that our number was what she liked because of the harmony of the music and she got a little bit fascinated about the instrument. Now I know that a recorder's not really that bad.

Just a couple of days ago, we had our Environmental Scan. We had an awesome trip to Brgy. Holy Spirit and Smokey Mountain. Believe me it took a while for us to reach these two destinations but Smokey Mountain, is way, way farther. In Brgy. Holy Spirit, we got to see vegetables and different plantations but since I'm not really interested in plants or flowers, I wasn't quite amazed by it. Now, Smokey Mountain was "the" challenge. Good enough, it wasn't as awful as I expected it to be. The mountain which used to be dumped with garbage was now flourishing with trees and grass, but still there was this "unidentified" liquid flowing down from the sides and it looked icky. Well, the people whom we interacted with were mostly kids-- my partner was actually only six years old. They warmly welcomed us and after a while, toured us around. We went into this small house where they sell bags which were made creatively by women and then we walked around the marketplace. There, that's where "the" challenge increases. In the marketplace, the smell was just unbearable. As much as I wanted to cover my nose and run back, I just couldn't because for sure, that will just insult them. So instead, I held back my breath and pretended to act normal. But really, the smell was just terrible and very much indescribable. What actually gave me hope during our trip (to Smokey Mountain) is the fact that the people there still manage to find joy and happiness despite sufferings they encounter. And for that, I salute them all.

On our way home, it was (as expected) traffic. Heavy traffic. So, out of boredom, some ifour students requested/made a shoutout on air (97.1) and it was cool hearing it on the radio. Of course, there were also some laugh trips but most of the time, it was quiet because people were obviously tired and exhausted from the encounter.

Yesterday was our vigil. We had to practice our vigil songs in the morning and that bore me. Totally. In the afternoon, I took a quick nap; ate early dinner; and proceeded to the assigned venues. I wasn't actually in the mood for a vigil because I was expecting myself to fall asleep while the others are still praying. Fortunately, that didn't happen so. Instead, I was able to pray sincerely but I cannot avoid the habit of playing with the wax of the candle. I got to sleep at around 1:30am and woke up at 3:00am. It was indeed just another nap. Soon, we had to get up and get ready for the Morning Praises and Dawn Mass. Another accomplishment here: I didn't fall asleep despite the fact that I was already wanting to.

So, today was the last mass for the year and when I go back, it'll be a whole new chapter of my life, again. I hope that there will be more colorful pages and memorable events taken note of. Christmas is fast approaching, I can hardly wait. An advance Merry Christmas to all.

Friday, December 01, 2006



I feel totally depressed and down because there's no possibility of pulling my grades up anymore. (Now I'm being pessimistic but I guess that's already reality and I'd have to brace that fact.) IP had put much pressure on me lately. It sucks. Why do we actually have to device our own science projects when afterall, I'm too dumb to think of an ideal investigatory project (and after quite a while, it gets too boring to push through with experimentation)? Aside from this, we have countless of projects due and I just can't seem to detach from cramming.

No school today because of Reming-- supertyphoon. I'm hating but at the same time enjoying this long weekend. I hate it because it's going to be one massive typhoon which'll directly hit Luzon, to be exact Manila (I just pray that it'll atleast change direction. Please) and electricity might be down again, just like what happened with that of Milenyo. Sucky life without electricity. Also, I don't want a lot of people to suffer anymore. Plus, my dad's business is quite at risk because of all the typhoons hitting the country, one after another. Blame it to these insensitive typhoons. Anyhow, I feel pretty scared though just thinking about the fact that this (Reming) will be very much stronger than Milenyo and concerning that Milenyo toppled billboards and left uprooted trees, I guess now Reming will have the power to pull out a well-built house. Oh please, not Rizal.

Well, fair went on smoothly. Manning our booth was definitely fun because I get to see those people who have the guts of wearing our costumes. Kudos to you all! I couldn't remember exactly the little things that happened during the fair. Memory loss. But anyhow, it was so much fun because I got to hang out with my dear friends.

Hm, I guess my weekends going to be a little bit jampacked. I have to work manage things well this time. I'll also be praying for good weather and for Reming to be not much of a trouble anymore. I hope for everyone's safety.

Good night world. (Til my next update)