Falcon attacks!

 Last night was the worst night ever. Two hours of traffic along Espanya and E. Rodriguez and one hour of barefoot triathlon along Araneta Ave. What's worst is that my three-inch heels was stolen by the water rapids! 

After Egay was done raping the country, here comes another typhoon named Falcon who is pretty much interested to do much larger harm. Though Signal 1 wasn't even raised in Metro Manila, weather was so bad that winds were frightfully strong outside and rain was pouring so severely. It wasn't just rain and winds, mind the temperature too! It's 26 °C. I don't need to turn on my electric fan now, which is a semi-good thing. 

There might be just an ambon, but the winds are moving like the Flash. 

 According to PAGASA, Falcon was the fourth tropical storm that is currently trolling in the country. By trolling, I mean, walking and not just passing. The storm's so slow which makes it stronger. The slower the storm, the stronger it gets. And right now, news says that just got an upgrade when it merged with another Low Pressure Area. Many places in the metro were flooded as rain poured continuously and without fail. Areas such as Espanya and Sta. Mesa. Araneta Ave. was even submerged in flood, literally!

Temperature was really low that fog covers the whole of Sta. Mesa

What was more frustrating besides the typhoon is CHED. PAGASA (Or sometimes, we fondly call it PAASA) is not to blame this time around. What about CHED? They handle all the class suspensions in all college levels and they didn't even mind to cancel our classes despite the heavy flooding and  the strong winds! Well, actually, they did suspend but it was already about 5pm. So what's the use? With all the jeepneys filled with people, we had a hard time looking for a transportation. It was already a struggle going home. Some even decided to have an overnight in school rather than take a hike going home. What is hassle?

All my things are wet! My iPod was spared though. 

Even my planner :( Bad day. This.

Newly-bought book in Marketing worth 800php was trashed!

I'll be really lucky if my cellphone will still work

When another Falcon attacks, be safe and prepared.

A Falcon, literally. lol

Ten years and beyond!

Yesterday, I finally saw my childhood bestfriend! That was around 4pm at Starbucks, Vito Cruz. Chime, she has been my bestfriend since grade one. Really steady, eh? We haven't seen each other for two years already and I miss her badly. Anyway, distance isn't an issue to people who matter to each other. We are the living proof! You see, she left me bestfriend-less back in grade two and I haven't heard anything from her until I reached third year in high school through a friend who is her cousin. We decided to see each other but the first meeting wasn't actually what was expected. The next attempt was better, although the feeling of uneasiness was still there. The third time, this time, it was waaaay better. It wasn't actually like those in the movies when they hug each other like there's no forever. Of course there's still a gap between us and we need to make up for the lost time. But it was a pretty good thing that things weren't as awkward as when we first met. Stories were told, how are you and what happened to you were asked. Things turned out natural and so nice. And btw, she introduced me to her another bestfriend, Regina Rafael. Really laid back. Supposedly, I am to be in the same school as theirs, De la Salle University in Taft. That is one of the reasons why I really wanted to study there. But unfortunately, financial problems were too much back then. But anyhow, at least we got to meet again, right?

As a token of super, extra special friendship and sisterhood, I gave her a plain, white, v-neck shirt from Folded and Hung. Really basic and clean.

This friendship will last longer, I know. Ten years down and forever to go!

WTH are these dreams?

During the two nights I was lured to sleep by body weariness and eye constraint from too much typing, dreams have entered into my sleeping mind unconsciously. And it was beyond my control. I feel like I was one of those to be murdered in A Nightmare at Elm Street, defenseless against their deadly dreams.

AN EPIC STORM.

I knew it. I shouldn't have come. What I came for wasn't there anyway :))

It was a gloomy Saturday, the Family Day. The skies were dark and it seems to me that they were crying, it was raining. Just the night before, PAGASA announced that a terrible typhoon will hit Metro Manila the next day, Saturday. But it was still not definite that time how strong the typhoon would be. But certainly, it is still a typhoon. And we all know how disastrous typhoons could be. They are merciless, lashing their winds on innocent people. But are they really innocent? That question lingered on my mind that fateful afternoon. It was just then that I realized how hard it is to have evacuation centers as homes. I mean, for REAL evacuees. But for us, we only got a taste of it. Was it hard? Not really. I admit, despite knowing that some of us in there are actually wondering if their homes are still standing, I was just enjoying the ride. It was the experience that counts for me.

I woke up 5am. It took me an hour to decide what will I wear. I want to wear a 3/4 shorts and slippers. There was a feeling that I need to wear those. For what reason? That time, I didn't know yet. But a something's telling me to wear those, something low-maintenance . I opted to wear a simple shirt and pants plus sandals. My instinct was right. I was just so wrong to wear my skinny pants. It felt so cold after getting wet :)) Going to school, I saw how high the flood was already. It was almost near the bridge itself. But I did not mind. I mean, it always happens. LOL! I arrived in school around 8am and my mother plus siblings arrived half an hour later. When I arrived, I first saw Ja with her "cous". Well, I didn't know him. Ma-O-OP lang ako :P HAHA! During the duration of the program, IT WAS HEAVILY RAINING. I also got some news that Araneta was already impassable at 9:00am.

*Texting Loren.
Loren: Nagalit na si papa. Di kame makadaan sa Araneta.
Ako: WEH? As in di na madadaanan?
Loren: Oo. Baha na nga.
Ako: Gaad. Sana pala di na ako tumuloy.
WALA RIN NAMAN PALA AKONG PINUNTA :|

Right then, I already knew we will not make it home. We were meant to stay in school, overnight. It was really a FAMILY day, we bonded, a lot.

*Sr. Minda, talking to my sister. Around 7pm.
Sr. Minda: O, di ba? Family Day talaga. Bonding na bonding tayo.
Camille: Family day ba 'to? Halloween kaya! Nakakatakot dito.
Kapal eh! HAHAHAHA!

Despite the rain, the priest managed to finish his mass. And the show went on. LOL! Actually, I did not notice the program. Not until, it was our time to present our dance number. A jazz dance. Vanity by Lady Gaga. Do you know what? We danced on the flooded floors of the covered court! Like, it was already ankle-high. LOOOOL! Before the program ended, the WHOLE covered court was already in water. We stayed in the lobby, waiting for the water to subside. But no, the raining won't stop. We stayed in classrooms but life there was too vanilla, too plain. I wanted to go out, I want to do something adventurous. Something like, playing in the rain >:D Childish? Yeah. I miss being a kid. I AM A KID AT 3> *grins* But kids don't play alone, do they? I got a playmate! :)) JAJAJA! HAHAHA! Nakahanap din ng isa pang isip-bata =)) Actually, I first thought if I am ready to unleash my inner childishness. I mean, I am in school and it feels awkward for me to act like that in a place such as the school. But anyway, andun na yun eh. I CAN FEEL IT! =)) And so, nagpaa kame. LOOOL! BAREFEET. Kase si jaja ehh. Dare daw. Cross the court from the corridors to the AVR with your bare feet :)) Sabay kame. Kaya there! I ran and walked from the corridors to the canteen :D first time! It's not that bad ah. What's bad is nahuli ako. At pinagalitan ng nanay ko :)) Pero it's just fine, I also enjoyed it. Btw, I enjoyed the walking, not the scolding :)) I would be such a bad child if I enjoyed getting into the nerves of my mother. LOOOL! Napaka-inggrata ko naman nun! XD After awhile, we got bored. We talked and talked, especially about kapal. Ang kapal kase ng mukha! FEELER. PSH. It irritates me a lot when people assume na sila na daw yun. LOOOL! Anlande-lande. Lalo na pag FLIRT pa. May partner na nga, di pa rin makuntento. Friendly daw. Gawin ba namang pedophile si Jaja? Andame kaya nadadamay sa kalandian nya! People think the other way around. What they perceive is that kapal is the one being sought after. Habulin? HINDI RIN. NEVER. HAHAHA! Wait, alam kong di nyo kilala si kapal kaya wag na rin :)) Anyway, Jaja left and we, the stranded ones, were instructed to stay in the classroom, and there, we prayed the rosary. Kimberly was already crying, she received a text that the flood reached their ceiling. Even Yukiko. Both of them live in Villa Espanya, a subdivision adjacent to a river. They were hopeless. They don't even know if they have a house after the disaster.

*Me and Yukiko, passing time by making our Eco assignment. Around 5pm
Jjem: Czarr, sa bahay mo na yan gawin. Di ka makakagawa dito.
Ako: Ano baaa. Di ko alam kung may bahay pa ako na uuwian eh!
Kimberly: Yun yon eh!

At around 4pm, everyone already knew that we were doomed. Sr. Minda ordered sardines and some rice. That was an eye-opener. Sir Lobos ordered the tumbling mats from the MPH to be brought down. I also heard some teachers say that we should already buy some extra shirts and slippers from the sewing room. It dawn to us that everyone is trapped and no one outside knew we were there. We had a dinner over candlelight.

*While eating
Jjem: Unforgettable 'to.
Denise: Onga!
Ako: Yeah! Dinner over candlelight
How romatic no? =))

The menu? Sardines and rice :D HAHA! Ayos lang naman. Masarap din. After dinner, we headed to our rooms. Actually, we were assigned to the guest room, near the LE lab but going there was so scary. It was dark. You have to pass the lobby and the corridors. Too far. So, I pursuaded my mother to stay in the classrooms, where there are many people. We are isolated in the guest room you see. Before sleeping, we had a pictorial :D I'll upload it later :) when Denise goes OL. By 10pm, we were already sleeping. Lying on the tumbling mats, we were arranged side by side. From left to right: Denise, Me, Jirah, Jesuel, a second year student with glasses (I dunno her name XD) and Paula. We woke up at the same time, 12am. Then slept again. Woke up again at 1am. We went to the CR in groups :)) So scary. We couldn't sleep any longer so we just sat down outisde. Kami-kame lang.

*Y!M conversation
Ako: lumabas kame
Jaja: sino ba si kame?
Ako: kame!
Jaja: Lahaaat? XD
Ako: si jesuel? di ko alam spelling ng pangalan nya ehh. basta anak ni sir zamora; jirah, 2nd year; paula, anak ni ms. montilla; May isa pang second year eh, di ko alam pangalan nya; ako; denise. halos lahat sila 2nd yeaar
Jaja: oh tapos?
Ako: tapos si gumogda
Kilala nyo na kung sino si kame? XD

If it wasn't for this overnight camping, I wouldn't know them better :D And I wouldn't know that Jesuel* is Sir Zamora's daughter. Honestly, she looked a bit like my older sister. I'll upload a pic of them two some time and judge it yourselves ;) And Jirah, she looked a LOT like my groupmate during the sci-math race last year. But she said, hindi siya yun. Anyway, we, kame, played spin the bottle. Playing it, we noticed at times that it would hit the same direction for a couple of time. We dunno if it's of pure coincidence or paranormal intervention. LOL!

SCARY MOMENTSSSS:
1. We were playing spin the bottle, before Denise came, I was seated in the rearmost part. I felt a very peculiar cold beside me. Too cold. I ask them, "Super lamig. Di ba kayo nilalamigan?" And they all replied that it was just fine, not too cold. I told them, "Sobrang lamig ng katabi ko." Later on, Denise came and took a seat beside me, she was wearing a jacket. She told me that it was so cold. But I already felt fine that time. She was about to get up when we all heard something from the lobby. "AWOOO!" It sounded like a girl, a bit mature. Upon hearing that, we scampered our way inside our room. JP was left outside. Our conscience hit us.

2. Inside our room, we were seeing shadows in the tunnel. We were quite unsure if they were teachers or what.

3. Before sleeping, we heard cats fighting outisde. It's not quite paranormal but still, it's scary.


4. I was in the guest room, I am about to go outside when I saw someone. She was wearing a nun's uniform and was illuminated by a candle. I was flabbergasted for awhile. I couldn't speak nor move. Then she faced me! Si Sr. Minda lang pala! Josko! Natigilan pa ako. She told me, "Oh? Ba't ka tulala dyan?" =)) The best talaga! XD



5. We were taking pictures and posing. (I'll post it later on) When Denise got up, again, (She was adjacent to me) may kumalabit sa akin. I dunno who. I asked Denise if she was the one who did that. She said she wasn't. The other person next to me that time was asleep :|

6. While lying on the tumbling mats, Denise was on my left side and Jirah was on my left. Suddenly, a cold gush of wind passed on our (Jirah and I) feet. It was like for a millisecond? I think. And the others, Denise and Jesuel, who were beside the two of us, didn't feel anything

At around 4am, I got sleepy again. I woke up 6am. They said, the flood already subsided. We were to go home. When my mother saw Jan Wray's mom (they live near us), pinag-impake na agad ako! Gusto na umuwi! LOOOL! But I still don't want to go home :)) Masyado na daw ako nag-e-enjoy, ayaw pa umuwi =))

During the whole jeepney ride, all that I could see was litters and garbage all over! You could still see how high the flood became, it was seen in tall buildings. The black mud was ankle-high! I also saw two buses that were stranded. The blue bridge used in cleaning the river was already on the road itself! Before it was in the river. Stranded students from DLS were also starting to go home but they can't find any jeepney. All were full.

When I got home, I was REALLY, REALLY thankful. But, my sister, that time, was still stranded in UE :( I later learned that they had an electricity supply and a Jollibee spaghetti and chicken joy meal donated by Lucio Tan. It's not fair! We had sardines and no electricity! WTF? But it was a good thing that she got home safe.

Oh wait. I want to dedicate this post to everyone, especially Jaja. Alam kong nagsisisi ka kase di ka nagpastranded. LOOOL! Okay lang yan :))

Lovelots,

Office hours? LOL!

This is the day! :D I've been waiting for this day for two reasons and I do know it's kind of shallow:

a. I will finally get my LSC Reviewer and Ahead reviewer! Yeah! I'll have it xeroxed later on, those three big modules since it will take me thousands if I'll buy it from LSC and Ahead :| And I planned to study it some time, when I have that time. HAHA! Since Tep knew Gerald, the owner of the reviewer, more than me, I asked her the favor if I could borrow it from her :D So, by 10:30 I took a hike from E. Rod to Roxas District.x| Why walk that long? I have to fax a letter in a computer shop that time. I don't want to waste my 7php so I took the whole walk, alone :| When I got there (FINALLY~!), Tep just woke up. LOOOOL! The next thing I knew, Tep & I were finally walking once again from their house to St. Joseph's College, again. WOOT~! Actually, I was with Tepanie the whole day. HAHAHA! From 10am to 6:30pm. So that's 8 hours and a half. Btw, we found Jazmine in school.

b. Then, also, we were scheduled to have a gazette meeting (Jazmine is the SAE). woot~! But to my surprise, it only took a few minutes.x| I thought it will really be a meeting that we'll be planning and talking which I think we'll enjoy but no, we just had the meeting beside the faculty door. How's that for a formal meeting?

c. I might get my surprise (surprise eh? LOOL!) from Deana and Ate Luleth.x)

Anyway, by noon, we were (once again) walking from the school to Jazmine's house. (Power walks are such a fad now, especially when you're tightening a budget :D) We ate Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Btw, it was refrigerated and microwaved so it turned out to be quite chewable? LOOL! It is somewhat hard to cut with a fork and hard to chew. LOOOL! Tep and I even had contest. Who will be able to cut a piece of the chewable doughnut. I WON! With my immense strenght and a better fork, I cut it first~ Kidding. But I had a problem, the doughnut might uhm, stick to my braces? Might get stuck in between my braces.x| I had to chew slooowly which I found annoying, I'm used to eating the fast way like a car driving in the expressway. HAHA! While eating, Patrick arrived. We had a chat and all those stuff. We later headed to Gerald's house then to copytrade to have the reviewers xeroxed. The ate there said their store hours (it's almost the same with office hours. It just happens that it was a store but still, it is a commercial establishment) was from 7:30pam to 6:30pm and that the xeroxing will be done in an hour. That was around 3pm. BUT MY CURFEW TIME IS 3PM. WTF~! So, I made up this excuse that we had a long meeting (which is untrue. It's a lie, I know. But at least we had a free lunch. LOOL!) We (Tep, me, Jazmine, Patrick) went to gateway. Deana and her sister was not yet around so we went to FullyBooked were we got DOZENS OF YO CARDS!!! XD Aside from it's FREE, it also LOOKS REALLY GOOD. Grab some at FullyBooked stores. You might not noticed it. It's in the left side of the entrance (Gateway outlet).

*@ Fully Booked*
Ako: Tep oh, Yo Cards, gusto mo kumuha? Libre lang yan eh *kumuha ako ng isa*
Tep: *kumuha rin*
Ako: *Kumukuha pa rin*
Tep: *Ganun din, nakikikuha*
Guard: *Nakatingin. LOL!*

So what? Eh libre kaya! HAHAHA! Tsaka pwede sa scrapbooks.

*Pag-alis sa FullyBooked*
Tep: *Nakakahiya, Czarina..*
Ako: Ano baaa. Libre naman kaya! Ano ba pake nila? HAHAHA~!

Next stop was People are People. Patrick went to buy some shirts. I must admit. He is far MORE vain than Jazmine. LOOOL! But that's fine. Anyway, we parted ways afterwards. Jazmine and Patrick had to withdraw from some ATM. While the rest pondered about what movie to watch. But me, I am still undecided whether I'll watch or not.

PROS:

IT'S FREEE~!! c/o Deana :D
I haven't been to a cinema since last four months.
I missed watching movies in silver screens~!
It will be fun of course.
I will make up for Ate Luleth. I didn't go to her debut.
We will still be able to get the xerox and return the reviewer to Gerald since the movie lasts until 5:40pm. Btw, we decided to watch Night at Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian :D

CONS:

I might get home late.
I will get scolded of course!
That might result to being banned from going outside with friends, take note: FRIENDS.

I WANTED TO WATCH. So, I called mama. LOOL! She agreed. First time men~

Warning: This is a spoiler :D

The movie was good, better than the first installment. Actually, it was more of a kid's movie. Anyways, I'm still a kid, right? I'm just 15~ In the movie, there were Larry Daley from Daley something, Octavius Gaius (the small Roman soldier), Jedediah Smith (a cowboy from the wild west who will be held hostage), Sacagawea (which looks like Pochahontas), Attila the Hun (The big Mongol), Dum-dum (The statue from some tropical Island in the Pacific, rememer?), The monkey from the jungle, The monkey in space suit, Ivan the Terrible (who is actually Ivan the awesome!), Al Capone (He's notorious for his Mafia connections and he had this big gun which looks frightening), Napoleon Bonaparte (He looks evil and really, really small), Kahmurah (Wrong spelling? sorry. HAHA! He was the older brother of a more successful king who I forgot also the name. Egyptian names are easy to forget. I dunno how they got along memorizing those), Abraham Lincoln ("I never lie"), the wobble-head Einsteins (they deciphered the code of the tablet and looked do cute), the Wright brothers (whose planes were used by Amelia and Larry), The Thinker (Thinking, thinking, thinking...), The cupids (who were SO adorable with their voices. Actually, they were the ones who initiated the Larry-Amelia tandem), the bust of Teddy Roosevelt (He hates the Teddy Roosevelt that have hands and rides in a horse because he can't scratch his bronze nose. Jealous! HAHA!), Teddy Roosevelt with a horse ("The way to true happiness is physical exercise". LOOOL!), The eagle-headed Egyptian Army (who were crushed by the giant Abraham Lincoln), Gen. Custer (who's famous for his loss in a battle. tsk!) and of course who would forget Amelia Earheart. Actually, she is the romantic interest of Larry Daley but, well, Amelia Earheart of the Smithson is made of err, wonderful things? That would be a better word than to say, "you're not human at all". LOL! The story revolves around Larry finding his true happiness which actually is being a night guard of a museum. But the job will not provide him enough income. His adventure in the Smithsonian will lead him to the tablet which Kahmura (?) will use to get back to life after 3000 years. In the end, they got the tablet, saved the museum. Larry (Ben Stiller) got his job as a night guard back and he found a more "humanly" love interest (played by Amy Adams of Enchanted)

After getting up our seats, they had a few picture-taking sessions. We also found Jazmine and Patrick were to watch Angels and Demons. They did not know we will be watching a movie.

Off we go. Tep and I took a jeep ride going to Quiapo. Stopped at Copytrade to get the xeroxed reviewer and the reviewer itself. To our horror, IT WAS CLOSED! We all thought it will close down 6:30 but we arrived 6:20pm. We still had that 10-minute spare time.x| We walked, fast,to Gerald's residence. Nothing at hand, Tep explained everything. And the rest was history. It is better not talk private issues here. LOOOL!

3 minutes before 7pm, I arrived home. *sighs* I was scolded and banned from going out.

Aba! Tinalo mo pa ang nagtatrabaho! May office hours ka na pala?
--Mama

Anyways, that's life.

April 21. Something to remember.

In just 24 hours, a lot of things happened. It's just so fast that I did not notice it. Time really does fly fast.

April 21. It should be memorable, for us. It was the birthday of Papa. And he was soooo far away. He's in Canada, working as a nurse. But despite that, he keeps track of us and even monitors us. How? With Skype and cellphone. LOOL~! Pag di kame nakaOL sa Skype, tatawag yan sa telepono. Ang mahal ng charge dun ah, roaming kase. He is really a good father to us and husband to my mama. He's also the disciplinarian-type. You can't make him laugh that easily at kapag galit, talagang galit. At ang pakikipag-away sa mga call center agent ay parang everyday routine na nya. Sanay na kami. Kawawa nga yung mga call center agent na yun eh, nagtatrabaho lang sila eh kaso palpak talaga service ng company nila kaya sila nasisigawan. HAHAHA! I remember one time, yung sa bayantel, talagang sigawan sila sa telepono. sooobra. It was not the same without him around. Hard? Yes. It was the first time that he'll be celebrating his birthday away from home and us. We can't feel the happy spirit, neither did he. It was just like any other ordinary day. Actually, I was even scheduled to play badminton that day. The night before, we presented a video. Yeah! We made our own music video of Home by Westlife. The artists? us. The cameraman-slash-director? me. HAHAHA~! It turned out well. It made Papa cry a little and we also cried. LOL! Nakakaiyak kase. First time. It was a sentimental night for all of us. Anyway, also, that morning, Jazmine's lolo died. Nakakaguilty. But why am I guilty? I was already told last Saturday that lolo was already nearing his err, death. But I was too confident that he'll make it through although he was already in the ICU. I did not bother to visit him last Saturday. By Sunday, Jazmine asked me again if I'll come. She said that this might be the last time I'll ever see him again, the last. Maybe my next visit will already be during the burial. I said I can't because I don't know how to get as far as Taft Ave. He was confined in Medical Center Manila near U.N. Ave. and it was too far aside from the fact that I don't know how to get there. That time, lolo was already asking if I could come since he's having the feeling that he will not last long. Monday. I was already the one begging if I could come, but I can't. My sister's supposed to go to UERM to enroll. If my mama will accompany me, no one will be left home to be with my siblings. GAWD! I was feeling sorry and guilty all at the same time. There is no way I can get there. I hope he understands. That day was his last day. He had multiple organ failures and leukemia, his willing power was the only thing that makes him live and he gave up. He can't survive that long. Out of the 6 patients in the ICU, he was the last to give up. Tuesday. So, this was really April 21. I was playing badminton that morning. By noon, it was raining really hard and we sheltered in Stefanie's home. Cedhez received a message that lolo passed away but I did not although I was mentioned in that text, that lolo was looking for me but I did not come. It was a guilty feeling. I think, the rain is also mourning, crying :(( That same afternoon, we had an adventure. Kame ni Cedhez. HAHA! Since it was raining hard and we had to leave, sinugod namen ang ulan! btw, we don't have any umbrellas with us. HAHAHA! Mga baliw kame.x)

At sinong di aawit kapag umulan,
At sinong di mababaliw sa ulan
At sinong di mapapasayaw sa ulan,
At sinong di mababaliw sa ulan
ULAN, ULAN, ULAN~!

YEAH! nabaliw kame sa ulan kaya sinugod namen siya. Nakakamiss. I was around 5 y/o when I last had my shower in the rain. Masaya. I don't know that gotten into us that we instantly, without thinking, walked out of the house. I had my badminton for cover and Cedhez had her shirt for protection. Bawal magkasakit.x) So, we walked from Magnolia St. (Roxas District) to KFC E.Rod. REALLY FAR but it was fun. HAHAHA! We talked about random things, about college, courses, the future! We did not mind the rain. At least hindi mainet, sooobrang lamig lang. Kaso, wala kame ka-hug eh. HAHAHAHA! Kidding.x) The road was also quite slippery that time, nakakatakot maglakad lalo sa bridge. But we made it through. When we caught sight of KFC, there was a crewman waiting to open the glass door for us. GLASS DOOR men! Kitang-kita na basang-basa kame at nagpupunas pa. HAHAHA! Siguro inisip nun, "Hayy, isa na namang magpapalamig. Lagi nalang sa amin pumupunta 'tong mga 'to. Di naman bibili..." NAKAKAHIYA! XD Feeling namen, alam na alam na nya ang pinunta namen dun, magpalamig at magpatuyo.x) Eh sa wala kameng choice eh, ala namang sumakay kame ng jeep na basang-basa. Baka mandiri pa sa amin yung mga yun. Mukha kameng mga basang-sisiw ehh. HAHAHA! Ewwiness. Joke!x) So ayun nga, pumasok kame at may gumulantang sa amin, soobrang nakakhiya. Mas malala pa 'to kesa nung nakita kame ng lalaki na pupunta sa KFC para magpatuyo. Ngayon, ang BUONG CREW ay nakahilera at naka-upo sa unahang mga upuan sa entrance. O_o MAS NAKAKAHIYA. Nakatingin pa yung iba sa amin. Bakit kaya sila andun? Hmmm... Anyways, sarado pa ang 2nd floor so sa first floor kame, kitang-kita! Umupo kame sa available na seats sa sulok para di mapansin kaso kita pa rin kame sa counter eehh. Kahiya! HAHAHA! Nagkwentuhan nalang kami ni Cedhez dun. Pinag-uusapan namen kung paano kami aalis nang hindi nahihiya. LOOL~! After 30 mins., we left, fast! Unahan sa pinto, parang walang nangyari. Di na nga tumayo yung crewman kanina eh, di na kami pinagbuksan ng pinto. Siguro alam nya talaga...XD We bid each other goodbye and we left. Cedhez, salamat sa company mo. Masaya talaga ang adventure. Sugod ulet tayo sa ulan? XD

the easter hunt craze.

Yeah! I admit, this was my first Easter egg hunt since Grade 3. LOL! Kung kelan pa ako tumanda, dun lang ako nag-egg hunt. HAHAHA! We just came up with it yesterday when everyone was already bored.

We got 20 pcs small eggs of a hen. LOL! 3php each, not bad eh? And we boiled 'em, we don't wanna have egg splatters all over the place especially when we become too overly excited about the hunting that we broke the eggshell before the hunt even ends. HAHAHA! Then, we painted each with our old, trusty brushes. I painted six eggs! The first one was called the "Tribute egg". Birthday na kasi ni dad in a few days. I want to give him an advanced small gift. When they saw it, mukha daw na holdaper.x| HAHAHAHA~! Ang hirap kaya magpintura ng mukha sa itlog, lalo na pag sabog yung bristles ng paintbrush mo. Ampf! At least nagmukha naman siyang tao kahit papaano. LOL! The second one was inspired by Superman! I dunno, it just popped in my nutshell. The third was a red and black-stripped egg inspired by soccer uniforms. The balck and red tandem is really kewl. My cellphone's even red and black. It looks so good, quite eerie. The fourth's an eagle. Okay, I know it doesn't look like one, again. HAHAHA! The yellow part is the beak and the brown is the fur while the small, oblong, black part is the eye. It's an EAGLE! GO ATENEO! :P Don't worry, I'm not a big fan of Ateneo nor am I dreaming to become an Atenean. Sa UST na'ko men! x) The fifth egg is not a red cross symbol as everyone says. LOL! It's the reverse of it, the flag of Switzerland. The red flag with a white cross. It looks simple, but good. The last was actually a leftover. Tinatamad na sila magpintura ehh so I just painted a not-so-good smiley. Hmm...at least it's yellow, right? In one hour, we're DONE! x) We dried them afterward and waited for it to get hidden. Then, we scrammed!

In 20 minutes, the winner was declared. Nakooo~! Andaya nya! Andaya ni Ate Kim! Lahat nalang ehh, kinuha nya. Nako! Out of the 20 eggs, 8 nakuha nya, ako 7, 5 naman sa kapatid ko pang isa. Tss...anyways, she won a 100php. Sayang! 100 din yun ahh, ang hirap na kaya ng buhay ngayon :P And the eggs? Oh, we made an egg spread. Ansarap nga ehh.x)

A Trip to Pampanga: Chapter III

This was the last day :(

THIRD DAY
Most of us woke up late for that day (I was the early bird, I woke up 6:52 to be exact :p). It was ironic because when we stayed up really late, we managed to get up at six in the morning. Now that we slept earlier, (Is 11pm to 12am early? haha!) it seems that we needed more sleep. Since no one's up yet, I stayed in the room, making myself contented by reading "Conspiracies" while endlessly listening to Thinking of You by Katy Perry. LSS, I guess. Although my ears were shut with my headset, I heard something. Parang nag e-exhale nang malakas. Di siya humihilik eh, para talagang humihinga. Ay mali, humihilik nga. Si Kuya Neill pala. Nagising tuloy si Kuya Kevin. HAHAHA! Lakas nuu?

Around 8 in the morning, someone knocked on the door. Si Julian pala, nanghihiram ng sabon. haha! Nauna na ang mga lalaki sa bathroom ngayon, first time! At sila pa ang sobrang late na natulog ahh. I wonder kung andun pa yung mga bathroom amenities? HAHAHAHA! PEACE! XD Later on, everyone else was getting off their beds. Something happened. 'Lam nyo yung caught-in-the-act? HAHA! May nakunan ang camera ni Ate Ixen eh. Magaling kase si Kuya Neill.

"Pang-FHM pa ang pose eh."
--Kuya Neill.

'Lam nyo na? Speaking of sleeping and waking up, there's one person who always wakes up very late. Bumirit kase hanggang madaling araw sa karaoke. Siya yung naka-suman nung makita namen. HAHAHA! Si Kuya Almacen! Ayaw pa nga magbreakfast nun eh, di nila magising. Ohh..yung breakfast pala! According to the menu, the breakfast was made up of longganisa and tocino. Kapampangan na kapampangan ahh. I really liked the tocino but it ran out so fast :( There were leftovers that night before, BBQ for breakfast! Then, the most awaited, lalo na para kay Ate Marla, was cooked! Niluto na rin ang Jumbo Bibbo Hotdog! Yey! I admit masarap naman talaga, lalo na pag bagong luto. After the heavy breakfast, we were not ready to leave :( but we needed to. Ala namang habang-buhay nila kame pagkagastusan? HAHAHA! sobra na yun, nakakhiya nga ehh. Anyways, good things come to an end. We fixed our things, took a bath (our last bath in the villa), prepared ourselves and we were ready to go. At exactly 12 o'clock, the jeep came (di nga kase kame kasya sa CR-V. LOOL~!). But before leaving, we took time to pose for our last picture in front of the villa. Yah! Last na 'to, but it's not bad to wish for another one, right?

In a few moments, we were already in the jeep waving and saying goodbyes although we will still be seeing each other later on. HAHAHA! Upon our arrival at SM Clark, we were off with our heavy bags. First stop? SM Department store. Why? Mautak ata 'tong mga 'to. Ginawang iwanan ng bag, di naman mamimili. O-HA! Mahirap isipin yun ahh. XD Accidentally, we managed to pass by a pin-making stall, the ones making personalized pins. We planned to have each of us with a remembrance, a pin, but it did not pushed through though. Anlande naman kase eh, wala ata silang USB port, pinapa-print pa sa amin yung picture. Doble-gastos. Tss...'tas 50php pa yung pagawa ng pin. Naman! We then, headed to McDo. I know, walang kasawaang McDo.

"McDo nanaman?!?!"
--Kame.

Siguro, pagdating nila sa college, wala na ang faithful na McDo E. Rod ehh (maliban nalang kung sa St. Jo pa rin sila magko-kolehiyo, yung mga loyal talaga). Most ordered Hot Fudge Sundae or the Coke Float. It's hot, remember? Summer nga kase. While the others? They were craving for Zagu, parang naglilihi.

@ the congested McDo
Ako: Di kayo kakain?
Ate Kim: Gusto ko ng Zagu...
Ako: Naglilihi ka?
Ate Kim: Oo..Gusto ko talaga ng Zagu ehh.
*Looks at the back
Kevin, saan ba ang Zagu dito?

After a few moments..
Ate Kim: Zagu tayo.
*Looks at the back, again
Kevin, punta lang kami sa Zagu ahh.

Talagang hinanap namen ang mahiwagang stall ng Zagu, nasa kasuluksulukan ng food court. Parang gubat lang ahh. haha! Most bought their own Zagus. Although I was also craving for one, I saved up my 40php for a better use. SOUVENIR men! I got three pins namely: the grinning Spongebob, the worried Spongebob and the serious Spongebob. I'll wear these babies depending on my mood. Di na uso mga mood rings nuu, pauso ako! HAHAHA! Since we were quite bored, we went to the arcade, Quantum Arcade. They played, I didn't. Sayang 5 pesos nu! So, they got loads of machines there like: the Time Crisis 3 (shooting spree?), Dance Maniax (If you're planning to go fit, I recommend this. Ewan ko lang kung di ka pumayat sa kakasayaw. Mukhang nakaka-adik kase ehh), the Basketball thing (Another shooting game, this time, with balls. haha!), the Racing thing (All-time favorite. I wish I had a Suzuki Swift for graduation. Aww..) and who would forget the bump cars? We all thought there were four, we were deceived. Kalahati lang gumagana. Whew! Muntik na'ko maglabas ng 30php nun ahh.

"Dalawang kotse lang? KORNII."
--Ate Kim

It's not worth it. Ewan ko ba. Nags-spark pa nga yung ilalim eh, amoy nasusunog na goma. Bulok. (Bastus!) 'Tas yung isang kotse, de-tulak pa! Tss...walang thrill. Halos isa lang bumabangga eh, kase nga di makagalaw yung isa. Anyways, it's already time. We have to wait at the foodcourt. But before that, Ate Ixen spotted something. It's a sign. CINEMA 6! HAPPY DAY SA INYO! Ayun, nagpapicture siya at nagpose sa tabi ng 6. Iba na talaga pag in-labb ang bastos ko. HAHAHA!

At the foodcourt, kumulo nanaman ang sikmura ng iba. Napakain tuloy sa Sizzling Plate. Nakakagutom tuloy. After awhile, dumating sila Tito kasama si Kate. Yup! Ihahatid na kame sa terminal, huling hatid na 'to (Quits nga lang kase kame sa Karaoke Challenge. 2 vs. 2 ang score). We were divided into batches. Most of the boys were in the first batch, yung mga tipong kelangan na talaga mauna. Kame, we stayed at the foodcourt. Di nagtagal, lumamon din. HAHAHA! Hati kame ni Ate Ixen sa 170php meal. Unahan kame matapos eh, malapit lang daw kase ang terminal. Maayos naman ang meal, madami ulam, lalo na yung rice. Kabusog. Tapos kwentuhan kame, nilait na rin si Kuya Kevin. HAHAHA! Sa UST kase nag-aaral si Kate (incoming 3rd year) tapos siya sa St. Jo grumaduate. XD Parang di ako sa St. Jo nag-aaral eh nuu? Bastos! Barado ako nun ehh. On the other hand, may private talk naman sila Kuya Neill at Ate Kim sa kabilang table. Pabayaan na, minsan lang yan, ngayon lang yan >:D
PEACE! XD Before I knew it, we were already walking out of SM Clark and later, we're already at Jollibee at the terminal. True enough, the bus station was indeed near SM Clark. Ayun, foodtrip ulet. Kumaen na naman sila. At wala na ata dun yung fishball-an na may canal-like cooking oil. XD

Then, we started moving. We returned to the terminal where the adventure started. We all thought leaving would be easy, but it was not (LITERALLY). The terminal was just a stop-over, not really the ones that is for loading and unloading passengers. So, we found it hard to find a bus that will seat us all. Btw, Julian left earlier. He gave his grandma a visit at San Fernando, Pampanga. Lola's boy ohh! Going back, a bus driver even suggested that we take separate trips, we would be divided then but we kept on looking for other buses.

"Wag kayo pumayag. Kahit abutin pa tayo ng eight ng gabi dito, di tayo magihiwalay-hiwalay! Mahirap na."
--Ate Marla

Then, there was this man who asked if he could help. We all though his help was out of pure goodness. Meron pa palang taong ganito? Mali pala kami. When we found the perfect bus, the one that can seat us all (although it doesn't have an aircon), he asked for a payment. He demanded that each of us will pay him 10php. Take note: He demanded. When nobody was taking notice of his presence, he became violent. Asking us one-by-one for payment. No one moved. He was looking at me straight in the eye, deadma nalang. That's when the commotion started.

*The man approched Kuya Kevin and asked for payment
Kuya Kevin: Wala akong barya-barya dito.
Man: Tusukin ko mata mo dyan eh!
Kuya Kevin: *Deadma

*Nice one! haha! Layo siya eh. Punta naman kay Kuya Neill, nanghihingi ulet ng bayad
Man: Put*ng-ina mo!
Kuya Neill: Put*ng-ina mo rin!

Now, Kuya Neill reported to the bus conductor. Bigla namang lumabas ang mokong. Tss...panira ng araw. Ampotek! Ang saya-saya ng party na pinanggalingan namen 'tas sisirain nya lang mood namin. MORAL: Wala nang taong mabait sa mundong ito. It's either plastic siya, may utang na loob sya sa iyo o kasi magaan loob nya sa iyo. Pwede na rin na kasi kaibigan ka niya. Nako! Nakakatrauma din yun ahh, ako pa ata pinag-initan nun eh.

"Pabayaan mo na yun, ikaw kasi pinakabata kaya ikaw ang pinag-initan."
--Kuya Roch (napansin ata kasi nya na sa akin lapit nang lapit yung kumag. Buti nalang andun siya XD)

The engine of the bus soon started to steam up. We were on our way to Cubao. I opt to seat at the back of the bus. Ewan ko ba, basta dun na ako umupo. HAHA! Katabi ko si Kuya Roch but soon, Kuya Kevin and Ate Ixen joined us at the back. Maybe they noticed the strong wind at the back. Mahangin sa labas at sa likod na rin. Who needs an aircon if you've got the winds fanning you?

1 hour later, we were already at the terminal. The trip was fast! I barely noticed time pass-by. And it means goodbye :(( When we finally bid our last goodbyes to each other, half went to Gateway while the four of us (Kuya Neill, Ate Ixen, Ate Kim at ako), hitched a ride. Yup! My sister and me luckily got a free ride home. Thanks to Ate Ixen, her mom and dad. When I got home, kumain agad ako. HAHA! Then, I received a group message from Ate Ixen. Naingget ako kaya nakapagpa-unli ako nang wala sa oras. HAHAHA! Nag-gm na rin ako.

"Pwede bang i-rewind yung oras? Nag-enjoy talaga kame ehh."
--Kuya Neill (nakuha ko lang to sa isang gm. hehe..)

I'll miss these three days, kahit na sa Pampanga lang. The place doesn't matter, mas importante ang mga kasama mo. I'LL MISS YOU GUYS! hehe... you made me feel welcome sa clique nyo.

And oh, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KUYA KEVIN! Thank you talaga! HAHAHA! Di ako makakapunta sa Fontana pag wala ka! HAHAHAHA! XD Seriously, nag-enjoy kami lahat sa paparty mo. I hope meron pang isa, kahit na hindi na ikaw ang financer namen.

And to the graduates, sa inyo, CONGRATULATIONS! Goodluck sa College life. You'll meet new people there but I do hope na di tayo magkakalimutan. In just three days, nakilala ko kayo.

"Hoy! Excuse me, 3 days ka dyan, marami nangyayari in just 3 days nuu. Bastus ka talaga!"
--Ate Ixen

Tapos kina tito at tita,to the Tabanos (sorry kung mali yung spelling, di ko magawa dito sa blog yung signature "N" nyo eh. XD) in short. Thank you sa lahat: sa food, accomodation, swimming, transpo at lahat-lahat! Masyado kami na-baby sa tatlong araw na yun. HAHAHA! Sa bahay kase, D-I-Y kame ehh. This says enough of everything. XD

'Lam nyo yung hospitality? Andame dito nun ehh. HAHAHA!

I just observed, the most, frequesntly used phrases were: "'Lam nyo yung.... "and "Bastus!"



This ends our three-day adventure. I know that some might find it shallow but for us, it was something worth reminiscing...


Lovelots,

A Trip to Pampanga: Chapter II

You think the fun ends there? Think again. It just started on the second day of our adventure.

SECOND DAY
We woke up early, around 6:30am. Yeah! Everyone's excited about this: SWIMMING! While everyone else was still forcing themselves to get up, the three of us (Ate Marla, Ate Ixen, me) went roaming around. It did not take much though. Anyways, we first had our breakfast. It was breakfast the Kapampangan-style (although the much awaited Bibbo hotdog and rice was not cooked as the list says). It says so in the "to-do list" of tita. Take note: naka-computerized pa ang "to-do list" with matching check boxes. O-HA! Ever-ready talaga! Prepared na prepared. Saan ka pa?

"Para di mo na ako guluhin pag may nakalimutan. Ayan na lahat!"
--Tita (she was answering the question of the
then-puzzled Kuya Kevin)

After the breakfast, everyone was lining up in front of the bathroom. We're hurrying because we might be late for the schedule. So, we prepared our bags, our things. We were instructed to wear our bathing suits and get-ups as the villa will only be available at 2 in the afternoon. And the girls? Oh, they did not only wear their suits but they already applied sunbloock. Overly excited? Nah! We just don't like the sun right now. It's different already. At eight in the morning, everyone's ready and we're waiting for the car to get moving. Since Fontana was far from Kuya Kev's home, we tried to fit ourselves in the CR-V. This time, we managed to get in, all of us! haha! Impossible? We just did it. Nagkalungan nalang kame. Upon arrival, we directly to the counter but we were denied. We still don't have the ticket that will get us inside. In a few minutes, we got in. Most of us first tried the Lazy River (Ate Lalaine, Kuya Roch and Kuya Anton don't want to swim yet). We were still lazy that time. LOL! Then, we went to the attraction, the WAVES! I found it sisiw at first. Nasaan ba kase yung alon? Antagal ahh. So, we first practiced how we will jump, how to get the right timing. In 15 minutes, the water started to shake and before we knew it, we were already jumping and jumping and jumping endlessly. The waves were still tame at first but as minutes pass, it's height rises. Yung iba sa amin, kamuntik na malunod. Sugurin ba naman ang di abot ng paa (kasama ako dun. hehe...) Nakakapagod at nakakabored tumalon nang tumalon lalo na pag di ka naman makapunta sa malalim, kulang sa height ehh. Alam ko naman yun, di na kelangan i-elaborate :)) Buti pa yung mga lalaki, antatangkad, nakaka-abot sa dulo. Paano kaya pag mas matangkad ang babae sa lalaki? LOOOL~! ampanget!

After the wavy experience, we headed to the GIAAANT SLIDE! We first took the one with the dark tunnel. Grabe! Wala kame makita sa pagslide namen. Total darkness, we did not know what to expect. Wala kame makitang light for like a minute? Basta medyo matagal 'tas na-stuck pa nga kame in some parts of the slide. Ang technique pala dun, dapat nakahiga ka lang kung hindi hihinto ka talaga ng wala sa oras. At nagkasipa-sipa at bunggo-bunggo kame sa slide dahil dun. HAHAHA! The next thing I knew, we were heading separate ways. The girls went back to the Lazy River. The boys, I think, went "sight-seeing". 'Lam mo yun?

After tiring swims, we went to our table. In a few minutes, everyone was already drying themselves and their towels. Exhausted. Others were sleeping. Some, tired of all the boredom, went swimming again.This time Kuya Roch, Kuya Anton and Ate Lalaine found themselves in the pool. What's funny is while we were in the midst of boredom and exhaustion, we heard someone SCREAMING. Screaming because of excitment with a trace of fear. Lahat ng tao napatingin sa taas! But who was really that person?

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH~! HAHAHAHA!
--Kuya Anton (sumisigaw yan 'tas tumatawa na rin habang nags-slide sa dark tunnel)

What we think about it?

*Biglang may sumigaw. Nagtinginan ang mga tao
Person 1: Sino yun?!
Person 2: Teka, si Anton yun ah!
Person 3: Tinginan mga tao oh! Grabe si Anton!
Person 1: Si Anton ba talaga yun!?!?!

*while going to the slide
Ako: Parang babae kung makatili si Kuya Anton.
Kuya Kevin: Anong babae? Di naman boses babae eh. Para kayang biik!
*PEACE! XD

In a few moments, laughter turned into boredom. GAWD! Ilang oras pa bago makuha yung villa? Antagal pa at pagod na pagod na kame. Soon, we were all waiting. It was like in the SURVIVOR series wherein we try to stay up alive on the longest possible time. LOL! This time, it was not a matter of life and death rather it was a challenge to keep our stomachs satisfied. We were hungry you know. HAHA! We were so hungry that Julian jokingly challenged that someone should throw stones at maya birds for lunch. Yum! 30 minutes more of waiting. We kept ourselves entertained with each other stories from the canal-like cooking oil used by the manong and the outrageous stomach of Kuya Marvin to the funny story-tellings of Kuya Almacen. May future. Bob Ong? Ikaw ba yan? He really knows how to entertain people.

"Madadaan pala ang gutom sa kwentuhan eh, sana pala kanina pa tayo nagkwentuhan."
--Julian (nang dumating na sila tito)

Finally, the long wait was over! THE VILLA WAS READY FOR USE! We hurriedly left our table of course! The villa was nice but the location was not. It was soo far away. We walked under the scorching sun for minutes 'till we got there. The villa was huge. It got a glass sliding door with Fontana stickers for an entrance. Then there was a spacious sala, it occupied the left side. While on the right was the kitchen and the maid's quarters plus a washroom. If you'll walk a little farther, you'll reach the dining table. It was black and I think it seats 8 people. Going left, there is a hallway. Upon walking down the hallway, you'll noticed there's another entrance. I think that was really the main entrance. Walking further more, you'll see three rooms and the "grand" CR. The Master bedroom was on right side. On the center and on the left side was two other rooms while the washroom was also on the left side. It was bigger than your ordinary bathrooms. Similar to those in hotels with free amenities. In a few hours, nawala yung mga bathroom freebies. HAHAHA! Sino kumuha? Secret :)) Clue? Siya rin ang naka-score dun sa babaeng mestiza. Nahawakan nya agad yung kamay nung girl. O-HA! Ambilis nuu?

Atat na atat na lahat kumaen. HAHAHA! Di naman sa pagging PG pero gutom lang talaga mga sikmura namen. XD Lunch was served. It was fried chicken with loads of rice! hehe.. para sa mga gutom yan. After that, everyone else was changing their clothes or just hanging around. All were tired and puyat, all of us need that nap that will make us stay up late again. Basically, almost everyone fell asleep except a few ones. Everything became lively again in the late afternoon. In our room, we were taking pictures of everyone and everything! Posing here and there while others were playing some sort of a wrestling match but in Kuya Neill's term, it was different.

"Wag mo buksan yang pinto! PLEASE!!! Re-rape-in ako ng mga yan!"
*Kumatok si Ate Kim, binuksan nya ang pinto at pumasok si Kuya Kevin at Ni-rape nga siya
"Ba't ka nagtaksil s'kin!?!?" (sabi ni Kuya Neill kay Ate Kim)
--Kuya Neill

After the wrestling match, Kuya Kevin and Julian returned to the room, this time they had a camera phone with them and they asked for a picture of Kuya Neill. He agreed, all smiles pa nga eh. Ang di nya alam, para kay Kuya Marcy, este, Ate Meryll pala yun. O-HA! Habulin eh, todo-ngiti ka pa dyan ahh. Ate Meryll is one of the kasambahays of the Tabanos and he/she (choose one) thinks that Kuya Neill was really good-looking. Ano ka ngayon? HAHAHAHA! In the meantime, the aroma of the grilling was hitting our noses. It was so good! In a few minutes, we were already eating the once-in-the-big-container-BBQ, we were enjoying the one we were eyeing before.It was so many that we did not finish eating all the grilled stuff. After we had our fill for exthat evening, Ate Ixen was experiencing the height of her allergy. Awhile ago, she was sneezing a countless times. Now, it was the peak. She really needs to go to the clinic nearby.

A scene at the clinic ...
Nurse: Anong nangyari?
Ate Ixen: Allergy po.
Kuya Kevin: Allergy kase madaming nakitang gwapo.
*people behind chuckled as well as everyone else

Well, she still payed the real price of the medicine times two. Why? Nasa Fontana ehh. Lahat nagiging mahal sa Fontana, pang-mayaman kase ehh. Ang gamot na 30+ nagiging 70+. Anyways, Ate Kim was already walking fast, ahead of us. She sensed something was wrong. Sa sobrang pag-iisip, nalagpasan na nya ang villa na ino-occupy namen. A woman's instict I guess because it was indeed true. What was it? I don't want to mention it here.

Later on, we decided to take a bath, again. I was the last to do so. And I was so lucky I did. After Ate Kim and Ate Ixen took showers, we heard a knock on the door. Then, BOOM! Nagpahiran na ng icing! Bagong ligo sila ahh, ako di pa! HAHAHA! Andami kong nakuhang icing sa mukha at shirt! Everyone was trying to outwit each other in putting icing on our faces. Soon everyone else was dirty and malagkit with all the icing on their faces.

That night was the celebration of the birthday-slash-graduation of Kuya Kevin. That's why there was a cake at ang cake, kinakain, hindi ginagawang pampahid. HAHAHA! Sayang naman buti nalang nakain ko yung mga chocolate dun bago nila ginawang pampahid yung cake

"Ako may gawa nyan, ako ang nagpasimuno!"
--Ate Marla (proud pa siya nyan ahh)

After the icing and stuff, all rushed to the wash room! unahan na ehh. Malagkit kaya yung icing, lalo na sa buhok! Later on, the CR WAS A MESS! GRABE! ANDUMI! Lalo na yung sahig, ang dugyot! sooobra! Di na nga namin nilinis ehh. Syempre, sila na bahala dun! BASTOS eh nuu? XD

Next thing I knew, we were gathering at the sala. We watched "The Final Set". It was a conert of the Eraserheads at MOA. Soundtracks of the famous Ehead and tributes were played. There was the all-time favorite Huling El Bimbo to the Kaleidoscope World. When the tribute to FrancisM was featured. Nako! Nagtatakbo na si Ate Marla papunta sa sala. Nandyan na daw asawa nya! HAHAHA! After the Final Set, they made a deal. What was it? If Team 1 will lose in a Karaoke Showdown, they will be walking from Kuya Kev's house to the terminal. It means, walang transpo o hatid man lang. Malupet! Papayat talaga kame nyan after 3-day of lazing around and eating. But if team 2 will lose, then, Team 1 will hitch a free ride to the bus terminal. Team 1 comprises of Kuya Neill, Kuya Kevin, Julian plus Kuya Almacen as the back-up dancer while Team 2 consists of the dad and the tito of Kuya Kevin. Let the showdown begin! Rock, Pop, OPM. These are the genres that dominated Team 1's list. Their songs on the list are the ones hitting the airwaves right now, kewl! On the other side, team 2 had songs similar to Skyline Pigeon. Mga Oldies kung baga. Mga tipong kina Martin Nievera at Journey. Ang layo ng agwat nuu? They were singing their lungs and hearts out 'till three in the morning. HAHA! While us? Mahimbing tulog namen sa kwarto. We said we'll wake up an hour later because this would be our last overnight but were too tired to even notice that it was already two o'clock. Ang tanging nagpabagon s'min sa aming kinahihigaan ay ang pagkanta ng "Low by Flo Rida".

Lights off...


Lovelots,

A Trip to Pampanga: Chapter I

WARNING: LONG POST AHEAD. THREE CHAPTERS plus a PROLOGUE

So, they proved me wrong. haha! All along I thought it would be a 3-day ordeal but no, it was not. It turned out to be otherwise. It was so uh, something better than fun, hmm...fun to the extremes?

PROLOGUE
Hours before the excursion, I was nervous. Not only because of the signs that we've noticed the night before but also because of my inferior PR skills. I almost wanted to backed-out. But right now, I'm so thrilled that I joined in the trip. haha! It was laughter, all the way.


Why did we go there? It was the birthday of Kuya Kevin ('lam nyo yun? yung varsity ng vollyball na magaling magbadminton. SIYA YUN! HAHA!) and it was like an outing to IV-St. Ma. Goretti and I thought the whole class was going. So, that would be 50+ people and I said, "WOAH! Ang yaman naman, andame namen tapos sa Fontana pa!" I was wrong. haha! We were only 13 and feeling ko VIP kame ng ate ko. haha! Para kaseng unexpected na isasama pa ako 'tas mga graduates na sila. Expect the unexpected...


FIRST DAY
The call time was 4 in the afternoon but since Ate Ixen was troubled because we might get into an accident, the four o'clock call time became three o'clock. The meeting place was McDo Gateway and I noticed something, everyone brought a rosary (including me). LOOOL~! Kuya Anton was already wearing his rosary and Ate Marla got four! Lahat talaga natakot XD but as fate might have dictated, we still arrived at the congested terminal four in the afternoon and we left the station 5:30 pm. Men! dameng tao sa terminal. Siksikan talaga! SUFFOCATION! When we boarded the bus, I just found out that it only got two seats on both sides and si Tita (mom ni Ate Ixen) ang katabi ko. haha! And to think na we both boarded the bus for the same reason: mga bantay kame, it's really funny kase we ended up seating next to each other and telling each other random things :))

The trip was quite fast. In just one hour and a half, we passed Cubao-EDSA-North EDSA-Balintawak-NLEX-Mexico, Pampanga- X (x marks the spot). So, we arrived there with our heavy baggages. Since we were 13 people, we can't fit in one CR-V. We had two trips. The first trip consisted of the girls plus half of the boys. The second batch? 5 boys plus Kate (Kuya Kevin's sister) and a mestiza (limot ko na pangalan nya ehh basta family friend) And Kuya Julian was already making suspicions that Kuya Anton and Kuya Neill might get to know this mestiza. He's driving the girls envious. LOL~!

"BEHAVE AND BEWARE!"
--Sila. (Babala daw nila Ate Kim at Ate Lala para kina Kuya Neill at Kuya Anton)

After an hour or so of waiting, they finally arrived! Probably, traffic caught them on the road. Then, we had dinner. The menu was an all Pinoy cuisine which consists of: Adobong Manok, Pusit, Pinakbet, Kilawen (it's an Ilocos dish which seems to be raw. Maasim siya.) tapos may isa pang gulay dish na limot ko na. We can't also fit in the dinner table. LOL! So, again, we ate in
batches. I heard na nagkaubusan ng ulam sa second batch. Kawawang Julian, naubusan daw ng ulam ni Kuya Marvin. haha! I really liked the pusit pero nagtira naman ako nuu. Oh, I also remembered their fridge, it was FULL! As in! There was this really huge (kasing laki ng maliit na balde) container containing tomorrow's BBQ plus a not-yet-opened Jumbo Bibbo Hotdog to which Ate Marla exclaimed in awe! Para bang tuwang-tuwa kase may Jumbo Bibbo Hotdog. Masarap nga daw kase :)) Then, we met their dogs. I only remembered one, KIM! I found it a coincidence kase ang pangalan ng owner ni Kim ay Kate na kapatid ni Kuya Kevin tapos dati, may aso kame ang pangalan ay Kate tapos ang may ari si Ate Kim. Nice one! HAHAHA!

After the satisfying dinner, (para sa akin. haha! ang greedy!) nagbuhay-kalsada naman kame. O-HA! Gabing-gabi na nun ahh...sumayaw-sayaw, naghandstand (sila), nagcheering!, nag-ala-Jabawockeez (hang-over po ang tawag dyan) at lahat ng kabastusan in all its good forms. Hehe... After all the buhay-kalsada, we went inside to hear them sing, may parang karaoke sila ehh. Favorites? Alone at Pasan. PEBORITS YAN AHH. After awhile, some got bored and played UNO cards instead and Kuya Almacen (di ko lam first name nya ehh) was dancing, dancing on the entrance. 'Lam nyo yung sa ibabaw ng pillars ng terrace? DUN YUN! HAHA! Nakakatawa kaya. But what really stopped the singing was darkness. GAWD! Bigla kayang nagblackout! HAHAHA! Nasa probinsya pa naman kame, baka may mumu! 'Tas ang inet pa. Kaya yun, buhay-kalsada ulet. Dapat may ghost-hunting ehh kaso bawal daw. Nako!haha! But who can forget "psst!"? T2 NA 'TO!

"Manuod po kayo ng T2, sa April 11 na po."
--Ate Marla. (free endorsement na 'yan ah, not talent fee needed :D)

Then lightness came, to our delight! Umilaw na at nagsipasok ang iba. Others stayed. We did some star-gazing. They are beautiful. The sky was clear of clouds, the stars are bright & the moon was shining down on us. I have never seen the stars to be twinkling so bright as this in many years. Many years did I yearn to go to the province and it happened. Ang drama eh, namiss ko lang talaga pumunta sa province. Ilang taon na rin ako di nakabalik s'min nuu. When the clock ticked 11:30, we watched "The Return to the Haunted Hill". It was sooo MORBID! Bodies being--ah basta! Kadiri talaga! And to think it's almost 12am, we can't squeal nor scream.

Take note: ang curfew para mag-ingay ay hanggang 12. HAHAHA! Di ko alam kung paano nila nasisikmura na pakinggan ang ingay namen hanggang hatinggabi. That's what you call CONSIDERATION.

After watching, all of us had this hangover. Sino ba naman ang di magkakagoosebumps dun?!? Grabe kaya! But it was already too late so some decided to go to sleep. In the room, I was the only one occupying the bed :D since I was the bunso. All the others were sleeping on mats on the floor at siksikan sila. Most didn't have their right dose of sleep and some didn't sleep at all (say Kuya Marvin and Kuya Roch) but I think (and everyone else) that I had the best sleep. LOL!

"Si Czarina lang ang nakatulog eh. Sa sobrang himbing ng tulog, kung ano ang posisyon nya pagtulog, yun ang posisyon nya paggising."
--Kuya Matthew

They were exchanging horror stories and playing PSPs. Kuya Marvin (because of his "wild" imagination) even claimed to have seen a ghost near the window. That made Ate Ixen and Ate Kim stay up all night. On the other hand, it was Kuya Kevin who made Ate Marla's night. At around 3am, a dog was barking then howling in a not-so-good way to which Kuya Kevin quickly responded, "Kapag ganyan tumahol ang aso, may gusto yan kainin." It was something like that. Takutan talaga ehh buti nalang nakatulog ako. haha! Kung hindi, puyat rin ako.

To be continued...


Lovelots,