Wahh..last na!

Your Pisces Drinking Style

If you're a Pisces, you've probably already heard that you share a sign -- and an addictive personality -- with Liz Taylor, Liza Minelli and Kurt Cobain. Not only do Pisces like to lose themselves in the dreamy, out-there feeling that only hooch can give, but you build up a mighty tolerance fast. You're an expensive date! On the other hand, you're a fabulously enchanting partner, whether in conversation or in crime. With the right person, you can start out sharing a pitcher of margaritas and wind up in bed together for days. The phrase "addictive personality" can be read two ways, you know.

Your Signature Cocktails

Pisces rules fresh mint, and you do love a mojito or three -- though a julep will do just as well. You also like punches, like sangria or the oh-so-aptly named fish house punch. (Pretty much anything will satisfy a Pisces in a pinch, though -- "drinking like a fish" is an idiom pulled out of the zodiac, not the deep blue sea.) You're a total chocoholic, and you love creme de cacao (and spiked cocoa).

Your Celebrity Drinking Buddies

Drew Barrymore, Chelsea Clinton, Queen Latifah, Bruce Willis, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ted Kennedy, Jon Bon Jovi, Fabio

What's Your Alcohoroscope?

One more...

Your Hidden Talent

You have the power to persuade and influence others. You're the type of person who can turn a whole room around. The potential for great leadership is there, as long as you don't abuse it. Always remember, you have a lot more power over people than you might think!

What's Your Hidden Talent?

Weirdness...

You Are 40% Weird

Normal enough to know that you're weird... But too damn weird to do anything about it!

How Weird Are You?

One more...

How You Life Your Life

You seem to be straight forward, but you keep a lot inside. You're laid back and chill, but sometimes you care too much about what others think. You tend to have one best friend you hang with, as opposed to many aquaintences. You tend to dream big, but you worry that your dreams aren't attainable.

How Do You Live Your Life?

Tests...

You are dependable, popular, and observant. Deep and thoughtful, you are prone to moodiness. In fact, your emotions tend to influence everything you do. You are unique, creative, and expressive. You don't mind waving your freak flag every once and a while. And lucky for you, most people find your weird ways charming!

The World's Shortest Personality Test

Allergy...grrr...

Went to Sta. Lucia East today. Wow. Imagine that. From Alabang to Sta. Lucia East! We had to for our project. Went to La Salle at 1230. Met up with Chris and Dax. I was supposed to take the car, but I thought...no! So we commuted to Sta. Lucia. I was prepared actually. I wore my sneakers. Hehe. Took the LRT and LRT 2. It was frikking hot, but I was glad to do it. Taft, as expected is sooo polluted. I inhaled the smoke..everything. Another adventure for me. (It's funny how I keep referring to commuting as an adventure, when it's a normal thing...criminy!). There weren't a lot of people in LRT. It stinks in there..but it's all good. Then when we got to LRT 2, WOWOWEE. It was really nice. It's clean, it had vendo machines for the tickets... Impressive. Madel picked us up at the Santolan terminal.

Welcome to Sta. Lucia. It was my first time there. (Not really..we went there maybe 8 years ago when we had our sleep over at Eona's, but since I don't remember anything..It's my first time..no wait..I think we watched Tanging Yaman there with Tito Emy, Tita Che and Angelo when they were here??) Anyway, since I don't remember, I'll count this as my first time. It's pretty much like SM. I won't be talking Marketing stuff.. Yaddi yadda..we did what we were supposed to do...then went back.

My LRT 2 experience was fine. But LRT that time..wasn't soo good. Since I was with 2 boys, I had to be with them. (It's really funny why women and men are segregated. I mean..here we are, fighting for equal rights but we want to be segregated from the men? Jeez.) Anyhoo... it was already 5pm, and I guess everyone came from work...so everyone's tired and yes..stinky, not to mention sweaty. I had the chance to sit down, but that meant I'll be sandwiched by two sweaty guys...so no thanks. Worse, I found out the aircon wasn't working... argghhhh! No complains.. I enjoyed the commuting..

However, I didn't enjoy the pollution. I've been sneezing since this afternoon. It's so bad. I had my allergy test in South Carolina and turns out, I'm allergic to everything: house dust, smoke, grass, all kinds of trees, cats, dogs..arghhh. In fact, after the results, Tito Emi's nurse got really concerned. She told me I should live in a bubble that would protect me from all of that. So in short...I gots the allergy. My nose is runny and itchy.
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Once again..it's a Saturday night and I'm at home...typing my blog. Great.. All because no one's gonna take me home all the way to Alabang...arghhh...

My feet hurt...

Talk about fashion over comfort. Wearing high heeled shoes are great and all, but they're just killing my feet. My feet used to be so flawless...now my right foot has a band-aid...grrr... I hate myself for letting this happen...oucchhh...
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Woke up very early this morning for the oathtaking as PJMA Governors in Araneta. Didn't get my money's worth. I mean, they tickets were P400 each and we didn't even get our free food. The talks were cool, but they had so much technical problems.. I didn't enjoy it. We had to leave by 1pm. I was in my corporate attire...and yes..those black 3-inch heeled shoes I borrow from Zaza whenever I have to be in my business get up. I decided to let the driver go after dropping us in Araneta. I thought to add something different to my day by commuting with JEMA people: Dax, Chase, Pats and Abie. We took the MRT-LRT to school. By the time we got to the MRT station (only a couple hundred steps from Araneta Coliseum), napaltos na ung right foot ko. Great. Chase and Pats asked me if I could still walk. Sure, I can..it would just be torture! Chase wanted to give me his shoes. Hah! Really sweet, My Sassy Girl sweet (don't get him wrong...I realized, he's just like that...he has a girlfriend he loves dearly), but...uhh...was he serious?! No way. Good thing Pats was kind enough to buy me band-aids from Watson's. They even volunteered to put the band aid to my foot. Uhhh...Haha! No.. I can do it myself. You know me! I'm a modern woman and I won't let anyone do anything for me if I can do it myself..

We entered the train and boy were there tons of people inside. We were literally like sardines. And with my shoes and all that, it was difficult to be balanced. There was a time when I had to grab Chase and Pats. Funny experience. And they all think it was my frikking first time to ride MRT. Duhhh.. Man. This Alabang shit is giving people all the wrong impression. Criminy. It wasn't my first time..but it was my first time to ride MRT jampacked. But it was fun. Thank goodness, LRT wasn't that crowded. By the time we got to school...hayyy.. I needed to sit down...

My feet..oh my feet. My beautfiul feet...
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Just read Ate Erin's blog and we're kinda feeling the same. Kinda lang.. I feel so restricted... I hate it.

In a way, I also feel like I'm stuck with my friends. There are soo many things I wanna do, but they're just not up for the things I'm up to. Magkaiba ng trip. I mean, I enjoy my friends. It's just that when it comes to pursuing things I want, I can't with them. And who am I gonna do it with?! The PTF is there, thank goodness for my insanity with movies and all that, but when it comes to trying new things... I mean..I've been whining about surfing, wakeboarding, belly dancing, God knows what else...

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Something came up. It's about going away for 6 months..school related. If it will push through...I want to do it. Financially, I hope there won't be any problems. I'm sure my parents would gladly let me do it. Maybe this could be the ultimate experience of my life that I'll never forget..it would make me the independent woman I want to be. But I want to do it with the right people. Maybe a new bunch of people I'll be working with and I'd be spending those 6 months with. Someone who can balance serious shit and at the same time, being fun, the kind of fun I like...I wish I wish...

Here Comes the Pain...

Happy days are over. Damn. The term is coming to its final stretch and I'm feeling the pressure. My "tambay" week is over. I've been a tambay for this whole week, and I enjoyed it, but my Friendster Horoscope has never been more accurate (except for one thing).. Wow.. those Horoscopes do make sense, sometimes...

"You've never been especially fond of idle chatter. It's not that you don't like chatting with friends. You just don't like wasting your time on conversation that means nothing at all. In fact, you don't like participating in anything that doesn't have a meaningful ending. You've been dealing with that type of thing for days and you're tired of it, but there's light at the end of this tunnel now, and you know it -- the kind that will actually show you something."

I've been spending time in school and I've been having a great time spending it with my long lost blockmates I missed. It's just that, we kept talking about the same stuff: love lives, what's up and what's not, reminiscing, etc... Then Ted mentions that he doesn't go to church now, so I tried to talk to them seriously about it and engage in something that makes sense..they make fun of how deep I went with it. I mean..of course, I didn't want to ruin the whole "moment" of all of us being there so I just went with the flow...

Somehow, it's funny to me that I usually engage in good conversations when the people I'm with consumed a good amount of alcohol. Why is that? I don't usually ask for deep philosophical conversations everyday, but I feel like I need to once in a while... Not even deep and philosophical..I just need something that would contribute something to my growth...or the kind that would make me realize things that I've never been able to before...

As for that one thing..

"You are on the receiving end of a whole bunch of love letters. How to reply?"

I WISH! Actually...I like someone...and of course..I have the same problems as before. What to do, what to say, how to act? Can I just ask him out?! I WISH AGAIN. Haha! I'm pathetic...I get more and more pathetic each day. This is bad. Or better, can I just talk to him one on one for a whole hour and find out if he can give me what I need?!

TANANAN!

I'm an irresponsible student. I'm online again and I'm doing nothing. Just talking with Aga while we bug Patty. Haha! It's fun, actually...it's just...not productive.. Yeah as if I give a shit if it's productive. Te-hehehe! Hodi-humm...

On my way home, I hitched with my carpool, of course. JC was driving, his friend Jammy was there and Sarah was also there. We basically talked about all the old stuff we did when we were younger. Batang X, That's Entertainment, Agila, Valiente, Mara Clara, SST, German Moreno Show, Ang TV, Manilyn Reynes, Inday Badiday, LA Lopez... Haha! Laugh trip. Those were the days... All that reminds me of our yayas. Ate Jonnah and Ate Baby. Awww... I wonder how they are now. We were pains in the ass, seriously. Every morning for school, they'd have to drag us to the shower. They fixed our beds, prepared our food..everything. Hmm.. From what I heard, they both have their own families now...

Oh yeah... I was in school almost the whole day today. JEMA stuff. Stayed in the tambayan for hours. I was really glad to have spent time with my blockmates: Jenx, Patty, Ted, Ther, Madel, Ivan. KJ Aga wouldn't go near us. Jam just waved at us, but saw him anyway while waiting for my ride home. I missed those people.

Anyhoo... Enrollment's coming up and I just realized...I only have 4 terms left! Sheesh. All the while, I thought I still have 5. Now I'm having problems with my thesis mates..bleh.... Grr... I mean..it's all good that I'll be graduating earlier..but what happens to my thesis?!?! ARggghhhh....

Love Will Show You Everything

Yes, people. It would again, take quite a while before I get over "If Only." I love the 2 songs. Hayyy...

"Kaya kayo, ung magiging boyfriend niyo, ganon dapat magmahal."
-My Dad...

Can you believe it?! My Dad cried over this movie. Ain't it cute? Haha! It's just that good.
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Aga texted me last night telling me his recent discovery about me, since apparently, he's been reading my past entries. I tried reading them. It's sooo funny. It's really funny that it's been almost two years when I've started this blog. It's also amazing to see that a part of me has changed, but some of my hopes and dreams are still there..like for example: surfing, wakeboarding (oohh...saw my friend this afternoon...he was soo pink from wakeboarding yesterday...argh!), and yes yes..love again. It's amusing to read them too. I was so obsessed with gym and dieting a year ago. Now..I don't even have time for that. But yes..I'm in bad shape and I really need to exercise. I haven't lost that 7 lbs I got from my US trip during the summer. Hehe..

Good changes. It's good that my mom and I aren't fighting anymore. I seem to have a more positive outlook in life, now. I'm still a whiner, and I guess I'll always be, but now, I appreciate the things around me more.

I still daydream a lot. I can't believe I've been listening to the same songs from my iPod over and over! I need to catch up on my reading. Okay..academics of course is still the priority, but I promise I'll read Good Omen. I'm not so much of a bum anymore. I'm busy with school shit. Oohhh...and I still have not gottem my driver's license. This is soo bad. My student's permit has expired...so how am I gonna get my license now?! Arrrggghhh..

What else...oh yeah. I still forget to do important things.. like prepare for our report on Thursday!!!!!!!!! Wahh!

The Quest for Kilig Movies..

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved.

You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was ruthless, cold-blooded, and sarcastic.

Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something that will confine you. You are afraid of marriage.

In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

Hehe..got that from Kokoy.

Let's see if they're true..

1. Agree..
2. Agree..
3. Hmmm.. Dunno about this one..
4. Yeah.. agree.
5. Yeah I guess.
6. Maybe..
7. Dunno about this too..
8. Siguro..pero I like Kokoy's better.. I think that's more applicable:

"In this moment, you think of love as something you thirst for. You'll do anything for love, but you won't fall for it easily."

ANYHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Obviously..wala akong magawa.
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Yep. We're looking for kilig movies. Well.. I LOVE movies like that, but now, Zaza's in the mood for it too.. great! We've watched everything here a million times..so we're looking for new ones. Hmm...Well.. If Only's not a kilig movie but maybe I can push Mom to watch it with us later..para libre diba. Hehe. I'm such a bum..

I'm soo LOST!

My entire family is crazy over LOST. I can't believe it. I should be up there with them watching. BUT!!! It's really not my fault that I'm not there. Mom, Zaza and I watched the first episode together last Friday but I was tired so I went to bed after that. They were so into it that they finished the first 3 episodes in one night. Saturday came, and I went out with the girls. When I got back, they were already in the middle of the season. They even got Dad hooked as well. Then this morning, they started!!!! Dad's watching in their room. Mom and Zaza in the TV room. Kuya Nono in his laptop. Ate Erin has finished it already...and I'm here...still...updating my blog, chatting with my friends. WHATTALOSER!!!!!!!!!

Tomorrow, I'll start..on my own. Hehehe!

I'll Let It Slide...

I'm feeling so good today, that even if my family literally abandoned me, I'll let it slide this time.

I met up with Toni, Ida and Marga. We watched "If Only" in Greenhills. Layo diba. But I missed my girlfriends so badly I'd do just about anything to go out with them. Got to bond with Toni once again. Ida's got a new boy and he's really a boy, meaning he's only 18 and he looks like a kid. Marga and I as always, same old, same old. No guy, no whatever. But seeing those girls made me feel really happy. The movie made me cry...no..sob... Toni and I were really sobbing so after watching, we had to sit down somewhere and recover. Hehe. We sat down in Mrs. Fields..talked about our lives..waited for my way home. But nooo.... they were all too busy doing something else. Sheesh..I had to literally beg Gaspar (Marga's driver) to take me home....

I feel so stuck living here in Alabang. My life's becoming monotonous!!!!!!! LET ME OUT!

Still Giddy...

This is hilarious. For three days now, Pat and I have been waiting for our KL pictures from his camera to be uploaded in Multiply. Hehe. Still not over it?! So while we wait... Random thoughts ulet..

1. Kelan kaya ako makaka-surf talaga?! I don't want this to be just another frustration like wakeboarding, or !!! This is soo sad. Hafta get my girlfriends with me on this...and hopefully, they'll have the time...and I'll have the time..nako nako..

2. It's fun to read other people's blogs. "You think you know, but you have no idea." Now, that's true diba?

3. I'm remembering this movie "Closer" and it's so sexy how Natalie Portman said "Hello stranger." I don't think I can be sexy though. If I try doing that, the person I'm talking to might walk away laughing his ass off.

4. Now, I'm listening to Stellar. The movie "A Lot Like Love" (for me ah) captured the picture I have in my head for the song. When they were in the place which they thought was in the middle of nowhere at night and they decided to take a picture of themselves naked. They were under the stars and they were hugging each other. It was done so perfectly. I love it.

5. "Could you show me dear something I've not seen? Something infinitely interesting." Obviously, I'm listening to Incubus. But can someone show me something I've not seen that's infinitely interesting?

6. Oh yeah. Today we find out the results for StratMark. After yesterday, I'm fine even if we don't make it. But of course, I hope we do. *fingers crossed*

7. I always find myself in situations I don't like. I guess, that's how it really is. It's just a matter of how I deal with it when I'm there. Most of the time, I don't know how to deal with it so I end up just screwing things up more...hehe..

8. Underneath the waves by Hale gives me the natural high. Wooohhhh! Champ's voice is very soothing.

Killing Time

How come yesterday I was feeling so happy, now I'm not? Grrr... Maybe this JEMA thing is ruining my life. Jeez. What happened today is not my fault. I've told Marie a thousand times not to do the whole thing by herself. Criminy, there's a lot of people in the org!!! And what's really funny is that...she's an AVP, commanding a VP to do something. I wanna smash her head and now, we got into a little trouble with the Marketing Department. Sheesh. I was asked to buy a Swiss Chocolate Cake from Becky's. I thought that was good news and that we passed through the elimination for Stratmark. I even squealed for joy. But no. That meant I did something wrong. CRIMINY. The Queen Bitch (this is a compliment..I like this name...) was so pissed at us, and I didn't have any idea it was us she was mad at. But thank goodness, they were good people. Arrrr....
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Bad vibes out please. I'm still trying to keep my KL mode. I love it. I'm kinda distracted but it's fun. I almost forgot to do my Markost paper regarding the KL trip. Haha! But it's all good. It's all good. I'm happy I got to meet a new bunch of friends. I love it. More of those. I think there's another trip next term. To Bangkok. Woohooo... I hope, i hope.
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So what else am I to do? I have about thirty minutes to kill...

Random thoughts:

1. I know this guy 2 computers away from me is an ex boyfriend of Kathy's friend. Looks like they haven't been together for quite a long time now.. awww...

2. I love my iPod. I'm listening to Somebody Told Me by The Killers. This song is so cool..."Somebody told me that you have a boyfriend who looked like a girlfriend." Haha!

3. I'm happy that I finally got my ex-crush out of my system. We're not on the same page. He's kinda immature.

4. This other guy beside me is talking to someone on his cellphone and he's kinda peeking at w
hat I'm typing here. Haha!

5. My carpoolmate just sat beside me and she's playing some war game. I've no idea why people get entertained with those stuff. Oh well. kanya-kanyang trip yan.

6. This same girl asked me to check out if the subjects for next term are already available in the website. Thank god, she reminded me. Ooohh yeah..the KL group that I love so much is planning to have a subject together with Miss Tañada. Reunion! Hahaha!! I hope we do get into that class. It'd be soo fun.

7. I have a module on Saturday for JEMA. I have to explain to the JE's (aspiring officers) what the Externals Department is all about. Funny thing is, I have no idea what to tell them. Argghhh.. I'm such a lousy VP.

8. On Saturday, I'll meet up with The Goddesses and we'll watch a movie, "If Only." Hayy.. There's only 4 of us left who are single. Hayy.. Watching that movie, for sure will make me cry. Can my soulmate show his face to me now?!

9. I saw Zaza crying once again last night and she won't tell me why. I mean, she writes in her blog no one cares about her..bleh bleh bleh..but when asked what's up with her, she won't answer. C'mon man..Sheesh. Carlo is an asshole. Well..maybe it is love she's feeling. I envy her for that. She's finally felt that "thing" I've been waiting to feel for soo long.

10. I love reading my testimonials... hehe.. Some of them are soo old already and it makes me look like I'm such a nene. Haha!

11. I have to print this paper I forgot to do last night...and my class will start in a few minutes.. soo..tara for now. =)

In This Moment I am Happy!

There are days when you just feel soo bad and there are days when you feel like you can't help yourself from smiling...for nothing, really. And today's one of those days. I think I just flunked my midterms for Finama, but I don't care. I'm just sooo happy today. Hayyy... I wish everyday's like this. I love it. I'm satisfied with just listening to my iPod and let my imagination take me places. Ahhhhh.....this is the life... Maybe I'm still in my vacation mode from my KL trip...

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I miss my girlfriends.. I miss the goddesses. Hayyy... I hope I'll see them this weekend...

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On our last night in KL, we had a really good talk about relationships and how men and women really think. I'd like to think that I am a woman with balls, which I think I usually am, but a part of me still likes the old fashioned stuff. There was a time when I really wanted to ask someone out but I couldn't because I fear rejection and he might find me too aggressive. So what does that imply? That I'm supot? The thing with me is I don't know how to flirt..seriously. I mean, I may like someone but most of the time, I tend to give the wrong impression. I'd all of a sudden act weird. Everyone hates assumptions because you're not really sure if your assumption is true, right? So I want direct questions..let me know from the start what you're after. To make everything clear. Fine, I know I'm intimidating so asking me directly could take a lot of courage, but I want someone who has a lot of guts to actually make me speechless and ask me out. What's so bad about that? Besides, women like being chased. It makes us feel important and loved. But then..when I get compliments..I dunno what to do with them. Hah!

What I gathered from the guys is that they'd rather go with someone whom they're sure likes them. So that doesn't work for me because criminy, you won't get anything from me. One of them actually likes the girls to make the first move because that's what he's used to. And that doesn't work for me either. They're all torpe which really sucks because I hate waiting.

That's one of the coolest conversations actually I had. Boys and girls freely talking about it. Those were honest opinions and feelings.

Hayy hayy... I'm tired of waiting...

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But as I said.. in this moment I am happy!

What happened in KL will stay in KL. =)

The scandal...

Scandal Part II

The boys.

The girls.

The end.

Kuala Lumpur here we come!!!

Me and Madel...ganda namen!

Coolness...

Amazing fountains in the Petronas Towers

Eric, Kars, Clang, THer, Moi, Madel, Lyka, Meyos and Chris

It's a really really nice city. I'm so sad the Philippines is soooo left behind. 30 years ago, those people looked up to us and were really amazed with Makati. Now, they have the Petronas Towers, the biggest airport in Asia and man were the roads smooth. Malls everywhere, all of them as big or even bigger than Megamall. Ohh what the heck..I'll post pictures (woohoo!! I know how!)

But it doesn't end there...

I'm a bitch ...yes I know.

For the past week, I (together with the Stratmark team, of course) have been blowing my brains out for a marketing strategy for Ali Mall. It was fun, yeah. It's just that working with all these new people for the first time for something sooo big....hayyy! At least it's over now..hopefully just for now. I really, really wanna get into the next stage! We did a "promising" paper...sooo... I'll keep my fingers crossed.

So what am I bitching about?! About the ideas with what to do with the mall...it came from me. YES IT DID. Di naman sa mayabang ako ah..pero...YEAH...

1. When I read the case, the first thing that came to me is make Ali Mall as this really nice family mall, just restore it, make it as it was before. Just change the packaging. But that's just one of those ideas that come out when a group brainstorms and you say whatever pops into your head.

2. I thought the first idea was crap, I thought. I mean...a-duh?! Someone just said they should put a gym there. Then it came to me that we should make it into this Sports Hub, filled with specialty stores, even put up spas, dance studios..since Araneta Center has already tons of shopping malls and the last thing they need is another one. Since they're the first to make malls...maybe being the first to do this would just be right. Then this researcher said..."Uhh.. I don't think they would be needing that anymore because these people are already batak." So what seemed to me like a wonderful idea was thrown to the bin by a frikking slave. I really wanted to push through with the sports hub thing. I mean, class C people are not poor! For sure, these people would love to be involved with things like sports, have a healthy lifestyle. In fact, it won't just be about sports. Health not just physically but also intellectually. There would be Trumpets, Color Me Mine, bookshops... Sports and Arts. A part would also be devoted to beauty..put up nice and affordable salons, barbershops and dermas. I mean..isn't that amazing?! For once, people won't just be hanging out in the mall, but they're actually going to do something that would contribute to their personal growth. Diba? But that frikking slave...grrr.... didn't even let me finish for my frikking explanation. I wanna smash his face.

3. Then I thought of putting up a theme for the whole mall. I mean, combine the old and the new. Vintage is soo in right now, that making it into this vintage mall seemed like a cool idea. My biggest mistake was to tell it to that same slave. Criminy. He was like... "You think that would work?" uhh..yeah why not? Vintage fashion is in and even tons of movies are being remade. So why not make the it into this old-fashioned mall, bring back those restaurants that had those car seats and waiters that wore rollerskates. Then at the same time, put up memorabilias around where people can look at and say, "Awwww..." I wasn't very convinced myself with that one since, after all that..then what? It'll be good only for the short term. So I didn't really expand on that.

The next meeting came, and I wanted to share my idea about that whole total health and wellness hub. I've told a few people about it and they were convinced, so I was happy about that. Then as I was explaining it, this same slave guy kept butting in. I gave him THE stare and he shut up for a while. But after that..when the group was just absorbing what I said, he opens his mouth and says..."What if we have a vintage mall?!" Uhhh...okay. Then he basically plagiarized me. He said exactly what I said to him. What an asshole.. Okay..the group liked that idea better, so we started working on it. Then as the day was about to end, I realized I'm not betting my life on that idea and present it to the Marketing department. No frikking way. So I expressed my sentiments with whoever was left in the room.

Edel: Hey, I'm not very convinced with this vintage mall.
Apet, Cindy & Shiv: Oo nga..ako ren.
Slave: You think?
Edel: Yup. Kase..blah blah blah. I want the other one.
Slave: Ahhh..so kayo ba di ren convinced? Kase ako feeling ko okay, idea ko eh! Haha!

I was too pissed to even counter that.

On my way home, I really wanted to pursue that 2nd idea, so I planned out exactly the stores and shops that will be there so that the next, day they would have a better picture. And so I did...and they loved it. Criminy. One day before the submission!

Yesterday when we had the extension, I was too tired to even jump for joy. Shiv (another researcher) omes to me and tells me that the "alternative lifestyle" thing should be changed. Soooo I explained to her again what exactly the mall is. Well, I really didn't know the words to describe it...so I told her..."It's basically like a country club." She wrote down all the revisions that had to made on a piece of paper and I asked her to upload it in the e-group.

Then I read this email from our team leader: Bleh bleh bleh..it's going to be a "Country Club Mall." Thanks, Shiv.

Argh!!! I mean, it's like the episode of the Levi's Jeans in The Apprentice 2. Jen getting all the credit from Mr. Trump for Ivana's ideas and hard work...
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Our paper was 100% better than the past Stratmarks, Abie told me when I got in this morning. Even better, this was said by Miss Z. WOOHOO!!!

Miss Zamora just scares me..gawwddd.. We were having the "mini-defense" in the department. Sir Gutierrez asked us, "Why the Country Club Mall?" I was just too scared of those Marketing profs, man. I feel like they're gonna judge me and think what an idiot I am. We couldn't answer it. Miss Zamora said she had 4 answers to that questions, and criminy, we had none!

Then she gave us her 1st brilliant answer: Go back to the history of Ali Mall..it's the first mall in the Philippines so having to introduce this kind of idea first..blah blah.
--Ummm...yeahhhhhh... we actually thought of that.

A few more minutes she gave us her second answer: The Araneta Center is already complete: Gateway, Araneta Coliseum, Farmer's Market and Farmer's Plaza and Fiesta Carnivale..adding a "Country Club Mall" will synergize it with the whole Araneta Center.
--Exactly..right?

Few minutes of torture more, Marie had the guts to actually tell them about making use of time wisely..rather than bum around the mall, they'd do something they really want.

Cindy came in late, and she added a new reason which was a really good one.

I just wanna bump my head into a wall. I mean..I know those answers! Why didn't I say it?! Arghh!!! A basta! I'm proud of the paper! and I'm off to KL tomorrow!

Extended!

The deadline was extended.. After the brilliant profs of the Marketing Department left us hanging, we're just too thankful the deadline wasn't at 6pm today.. WHEW!!! I screwed up my COMLAW 2 and FINAMA 2 midterms...I'm just dead.......................

But for now...I'm in KL mode...
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And Splitcide mode, btw. They were in school this afternoon and I literally left the Stratmark people to watch them. Haha! I mean, I missed them at Fete..so might as well catch them when I had the chance, right. Funny experience, once again. I ran three floors down when I heard them playing Wala Ka Na. I told Ted and Aga to watch. There weren't a lot of people watching yet. They were the first band. It was hot, so we went to the shade...near the stage. Not my idea, by the way..but theirs. I turned Ted into a groupie. Haha! Migi a.k.a. the amazing bokalista of the band probably recognized me and gave me..THE nod. I gave him THE wave. Ted went.."Uyyy close!" and gave me THE tulak.

When they were done, Migi approached us. Now, he's probably just going somewhere else, which just happened to be the same direction where we were.. (we're literally sitting on the stage, anyway)..but what the heck..who frikking cares. Ted wanted me to ask him for an EP, so I did. Smalll chat. Well..as much as I wanted to stay and talk..I had important stuff to do a.k.a. the marketing strategy for that contest we have to win...so I left (and now, I realized, I didn't even introduce him to Ted). Haha! Had to much things in my mind...it was really funny by the way because I have a great feeling he doesn't remember my name...haha!
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NASAAN ANG ARAW?!
SA PAGSIKAT NIYA TAYO AY BABANGON
AT SA SANDALING ITO
WALA TAYONG KAAGAW......

Almost Over!

I've never stayed so late in school. I was there for 13 hours. It was really tiring, and I'll be back tomorrow at 8am. But the good news is it's the last day. Tomorrow, we submit the paper. Thank goodness. It's not yet finished. We're all newbies with all that marketing competition bleh. And a week to do a frikking case is too exahusting. I'm convinced with our strategy..but I'm too sabaw to actually put it to words...so they do all that pambobola.. I hope they agree with us.. but first! We have to face our profs..I'm actually too scared to face Ms. Zamora I think...haha!
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KL mode...

GRRRR!!!!

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Speaking of orginality..hhmm...this StratMark thing is really getting to me. I mean..this guy..who is supposed to be a "slave" claims my idea was his idea!

Sheeshh...well as I thought about it...it might not be the best idea...arghh...I'm running out of ideas!

The Call (not as in BSB's THE CALL!)

However, this "call" might not be ruining my life, as it did in the context of my favorite boyband in the world, who I thought was already disbanded, but turns out...they were NEVER GONE...

This call, I'm referring to is me, taking up Marketing. *Hallelujah!* For a time now, I've been questioning myself if I'm taking the right course. Looks like..I am. Finally. But now, it's just a matter of proving it to my folks, who are obviously still doubting. The time will come...I hope.
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I'm excited!!! I'll be going to Kuala Lumpur... YEAHESS!!! I'll temporarily leave all this shit in this country for a while... Then I'll see that countries like Malaysia who used to look up to our country is now a million miles ahead of us.. Hah!
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I miss my blockmates.. I miss my high school friends.. I miss working out.. I miss bumming around.. I miss Maxx.. I miss my life!!! But seriously, I think I'm moving forward, finally instead of just being idle..I'm actually doing something real and I'm happy about that.. It's just that I hate looking like shit! Dark circles around my eyes.. Zits are about to pop out.. Arghhh... But this is good..this is good..

Hayy..the irony of it all. I'm tired, but I'm enjoying it. I mean...as this woman was stepping on my back last night, I was thinking of what Marketing Strategy would work for Ali Mall... Damn!

Crunch Time

My eye bags are huge, and I can't believe I had my grad pic taken this morning looking like shit. I saw my grad pic.. I didn't like it. Robbie, my "stylist" wasn't able to do my hair and make up so I wanna smash the hell out of him. I ended up having my look done by the Gays of New York..Cubao..arghh. They had no idea how to fix my hair and my make up is so ordinary. And if there's anything I hate..that's ordinary. Arghh.. Brown eye shadow, pink cheeks and nude lips. Argh. Good thing I had my creative pose...

Tomorrow's Sched:
800-?: Stratmark Meeting
900-1030: Batch Assembly Meeting
1300-?: Stratmark Meeting
1300-1430: JEMA Meeting
1650-1750: Finama Quiz
1800-1900: Comlaw Graded Recitation

then on Saturday, have to attend the PJMA meeting and another Stratmark meeting...

July 12, is a report on 2 chapters, submission of best and worst billboards.
On the 13th is the Stratmark deadline, as well as the midterms for Finama and Comlaw2.
But on the 14th to the 17th...I'm off to Kuala Lumpur. Yesssss....

It's so hectic it's driving me nuts.

Plus, Dax is telling me he's not seeing any action from my department. Is he kidding?! Does he want another JEMA activity..there's tons lined up already...jeez. Competitions, talks and seminars...criminy... I mean.. I'm basically just helping them out first with their activities that seem to be ruining their lives right now. First of all..we haven't had our General Assembly yet..JEEZ! When the calendar opens up a bit, I'll schedule my thing. Grrrr...

Plus, there's a SMART thing I have to accomplish.. I will, I will..after all this..

KABOOM!

Tito Emi and Angelo's time with us has come to an end. Awwww... They left early this morning at around 4am. I was supposed to wake up but when I did, I could hear them outside and they're already in the car. Too late. Oh well. But hopefully they'll be back for Christmas. That would be great.

I'm pretty sure they had a good time here and obviously, we had a good time too. It's always a pleasure spending time with my cousins. I'd probably skip tons of meeting with my orgs for the "more important" PTF meetings.

Last stop was this weekend in our ancestral home San Blas, Villasis. It has just been renovated and we were all there for the house blessing. I was surprised to see the new house. The color selection was okay, I guess..blue and white is a good combination. But there's something wrong with the paint itself. It was soo shiny that according to Ikay and Kokoy, it looked like a cake. It really did. The inside of the house was also a surprise. Lolo's collection of ancient cameras weren't on display anymore, my dad's and his siblings' graduation pictures were also gone, pictures of the senior PTF when we were still juniors weren't there as well. Each room has air-conditioners which is good news. The CR's though...still the same. They should have changed the fixtures. Some candleholders were displayed like it was for a gallery in a museum about ancient stuff. The ceiling was a bit weird with the ceiling fans, which in fairness, made the house cooler. But I guess, that's Lolo and Lola's taste. Can't argue with that. It's their house and they could do anything they want with it.

It was PTF galore once again. We fed Lolo's chickens and ducks in the backyard. There was a lot! *Kluk Kluk kluk!* One of those chickens and ducks would later be our dinner. There's really nothing to do there, good thing Earl had his PS2 to keep everyone entertained. The boys + Denden played NBA Live, some anime fighting game and the boxing thing while the girls watch, and basically "commentate" the games.

When the sun was setting, we all walked to the cemetery. It was Lolo Dorico's birthday. Lola said her prayer that brought her to tears and by the time we went back, it was already dark. We're supposed to play hide and seek, but the adults wanted to go home. When we got back, someone remembered to take our pictures with the new house in the background. Of course, PTF are certified cam whores. It's automatic I guess, given that Lolo and Tito Ernie are fantastic photographers. But we had to be complete in the picture so the ever-reliable Kuya Collin took the picture. Haha! We had our photo session for about 5 minutes. But the PTF wanted more, so another 5 minutes for us. Hah!

The boys resumed their games. While Kokoy plugs his camera into the laptop so we could all see our pictures ora mismo. Maybe it's vanity or just the joy of seeing ourselves frozen in time... I dunno. And conveniently, the laptop was in front of a mirror. Eona brought our her camera and started taking pictures of our reflections. I plugged my iPod into the computer speaker...

Mr. Pogi in Space...

It was a natural high. Ikay, Kokoy and I danced as Eona directed our on the spot music video. Elyza and Isay entered the room and joined our little party. Before we knew it, everyone else was there with us. It was insane!

Dinner time. Ilocano food was to be expected as always. The menu: kilawing kambing, papaitang kambing, adobong itik, tinolang manok, dinuguang pato, balut and talaba. Hhhmmm... I ate 2 baluts and the adobong itik, which was very good and 4 oysters. Then we played Angelo's game, 7-up. Whoever made a mistake had to eat one spoon of any of those. Everyone did, except me and EJ. Whew!

Ikay and I watched The Little Black Book in one room. A few minutes later, we were all there squeezing ourselves in this twin bed watching that chic flick from the small screen of the laptop, trying to fight our sleepiness. Lola and our moms kept disturbing us telling us where we would be sleeping. Slowly, the twin bed gets more spacious. The boys left. Ikay and I watched the movie til the very end. Then it was time for bed...

Or not..because we all had to sing one song. Mum went out of our way, btw just to get that magic sync. One song it was. Though my throat was dry, I opted to sing Whitney Houston songs. Haha. Pagbigyan na. Ikay, sang her Carpernters song. Kokoy did the Incubus version of Hello. Kuya Nono and I, though we were asked only to sing 1 song, stayed and sang a couple more. Dad won't stop until he beat Ikay's 97 record. So they stayed for a few more as we all went to bed.

Morning came. Ikay, Eona and Denden had to go home early. They left at around 4am. I was too tired that I wasn't really able to say goodbye. Eona just shook my leg and said they were leaving. Zzzz....

I got up at around 10am. Isay and Elyza were still sleeping. Then I felt I had to go to the CR. I need to take a crap. The house only had 2 bath rooms. I've always used the one in Lolo's room because it had more privacy. But as I was going to open the bath room door:

Lolo: May tao?! May tao ba?!
Me: Hah?
*slams the door to my face*

I guess he really needed to go. So I ended up using the other CR. To my surprise, it was one hell of an explosion. I wanted to throw up. It's soo fucking gross and I dunno why the hell I'm putting it here.

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My phone crashed and I'm just receiving messages I should have gotten hours ago.. shiyet... gotta get back to work...

I know I am! I can do this!

This week has just been really bad for me. I mean, talk about major bad luck that my cellphone crashed just when I needed it the most. Maybe I'm just not a good enough leader for two orgs. Hah! Who am I kidding?! ME?! I've entered this thing and there's no way I'm quitting nor would I let the people around me down because that would kill me. I can be quite irresponsible at times but I try my best. And one thing I know now...I have to organize my schedule, damn it! I spend most of the time thinking what I should be doing. I know I should be doing something but I don't know which ones to do first. It's making me crazy, I swear. When I go to school early in the morning for a meeting, I end up not paying attention. My mind drifts somewhere else...hence! I end up not doing what's supposed to be done. Argghhh.. I'm so pissed at myself.

KABABAWAN, KATARANTADUHAN.. ewan!

For the I'm so frikking shallow part...

I'm getting bigger. My jeans are getting tighter. This is bad. I can't stop myself from eating sweets and junk.

Secondly..my cellphone crashed. I can't press the frikking keys so I can't enter my pincode, which means, I can't access everything in my cellphone. I have important messages and contacts there so my life is doomed.

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On the more important stuff...

The Philippines...

I dunno what to think anymore. All I know is that I'm tired of all this bullshit. Last night, Mum was listening to the news on our way home. The congressmen were voting on whether or not they should hear the edited tape. MY VOTE IS NO.

The Filipino deserves to know the truth, yes and I think that for us to know the whole truth, we should listen to the WHOLE tape. Get the master tape and play it for 3 hours. I don't care if people would fall asleep for 3 hours..but if we're gonna listen to those conversations, better hear the whole of it so we could understand what those "teasers" really mean. For us to get a clearer picture of what they were talking about.

Then again, the source of the tape is dubious, as one of them said. Allowing that tape to be an evidence to the court is an insult to our intelligence, isn't it? The motives and the credibility are questionable..

But here comes PGMA with her big confession. For crying out loud, if she's gonna confess, she might as well tell the whole truth. Why lie?! That just made it worse. I mean, how can we trust her now?! I want for her to step down. We've all had enough of this bullshit. But the big question now is..if she steps down, who is willing to take her place? Hah! A lot of people actually. But we do not just need someone who is willing. Who is the right person to take her place who has all the qualifications the Filipino people need? Although I think that changing our president wouldn't make any difference. The government is just full of corrupt bastards and selfish idiots...

Young people, unite! As Ikay said. It is in these times that the uncorrupted hearts of young people filled with idealism should definitely unite, stand up and be heard. But who will listen?!