my Christmas wishlist...

Christmas day is nearing and with it is gift-giving...

Hohoho....
I wonder what Santa would give me???
Pero sa mga feeling Santa-ish jan oh, here's my wishlist...

CATEGORY:

Para sa mga hindi galante...

• choco mucho, milk flavor and hany bar
  
• pocket mirror
• highlighters (colors: pink, green, yellow, orange and purple)

Para sa mga medyo galante...

• underwear na color red and orange. size 30
  
• one month load for my cellphone.
• red ribbon na ube cake (dalawa ah)

Para sa mga galante...

• havs na red, size 10-11
• bag sa wade (either ung gray na corpo bag or ung backpack na white and gold)
• polo shirt na red or yellow or green sa fnh (size 1)
• 1 whole sbarro chicago deep dish plus baked zitti.. yum!
• a pair of jeans (black or gray, size 30)

Para sa mga super galante...

• tennis racket (prince - maria sharapova edition or wilson - roger federer edition)
  
• vans na white (size 10.5)
• brown na bag sa maldita (nasa mannequin pa un sa trinoma)
• d&g d&g for men
  

Para sa mga super duper galante...

• Kenneth Cole watch (just tell me, alam ko ung sinukat ko)
• Nike Hellboy shoes (size 11 - limited ed)
• Lacoste bag na black (just tell me, alam ko kung san store siya available... teehee..)
• hp mini note
• Honda jazz
  
• Si mickey mouse.... or si donald duck... ung galing sa disney ah.
  
• Or someone by the name of : _ _ _ _ bwahahahahaha
• passing grades sa lawschool this term (pwede ba un???)

Hope this post serves its purpose, sa lahat jan na may balak akong bigyan ng gift, ayan ah, may idea na kayo!!!
Hohoho!

Happy Christmas!!!

anong size mo???

Due to a very fortunate stir on the wheel of life, classes for today were canceled because of the Paskuhang Bedista. Yipee!!! Instant chance for us to cruise and tour the mall in spite of mountains of assignments to finish. Siyempre naman no, ang lamok nga nagpapahinga tao pa kaya.

Agreement was to just to have coffee and chill. However, we ended up doing more as what has been planned. Details? nah, i'd prefer to keep it to myself and my peers. But I tell you it was a whole lot of fun. "SO-DA"

The highlight of the day would perhaps be this...

SCENARIO: While ordering at starbucks...

Cast:
Barista as herself
Gorgeous Bitch as "someone who doesn't want to be named", try to guess if you can, 3 lang nman kme...
Me as myself
Big Momma as the other person i was with

Barista: "Your order ma'am?"

Gorgeous Bitch: "Toffee Nut Frap short..."

Barista: (Not having heard of the size of the drink) "What size ma'am?"

Big Momma and Me: "Gorgeous Bitch ano daw size mo?"

Gorgeous Bitch: "34 B!!!" Hahahahahaha

That's it. hehehehe ;P

Now, anyone up for a cup of coffee??? Goodluck to us and our goal of filling out every sticker slot for those damn planners!!!!

As for the scenario right now, alert me, pending memo for legal writing and a pile of readings for oblicon... Someone help me...

si cez at ang mga lamok!

One afternoon, i sort of arrived in Beda earlier than expected. Its customary that if that incident occurs, my peers and i would go directly to ma'am gladi's office and spend the rest of the waiting time there... And to my surprise, SARADO siya!!!

So I had no choice but to scout for a place to stay. Luckily i found my own little corner, and then this conversation (via sms) came about... i find this pretty funny... hehehe

RON: Cez, nsan ka? what time ka dadating ng beda?

CEZ: Nagbibihis nako, nasan ka ba?

RON: Sa may bench, sa my fountain na madaming fish. Katabi ng mga locker. Nagiisa. Kausap ang mga lamok, tinatanong kung bkit nila ako kinakagat...

CEZ: Sumagot naman ba? Bkit ayaw mo sa guidance?

RON: Hindi nga eh, patuloy lang cla sa pangangagat... sarado ung guidance...

and so on.....

Imagine how blonde-brained our conversation was. hehehehe. Ang lamok and my role in their life, or is it the other way around?

Cez, thanks for keeping me sane that moment. Alam mo nman na ayaw ko nag-iisa.
:)

btw, the yesterday i was able to successfully murder a mosquito. Bwahahahaha! Vengeance is mine!

Kuya, wag kasi dampot ng dampot ng mga twalya

This one's totally hilarious and overly disgusting...

The past three days i have been inflicted with the super common "Sipon-Ubo-Lagnat" sickness and when I'm under such condition, believe me, it's definitely not a sweet sight to see...

Yesterday, being the worst day of the sickness thread, my brother had an awful defining moment.

With the amount of that eecckky stuff my nose is releasing, i plumped for a mini towel instead of a hanky. My unfortunate nose was out of control and obviously, a hanky, won't suffice. Period.

While preparing dinner, I placed that towel in one of the chairs in our dining and never had it crossed my mind that the following incident would happen.

SCENARIO: My brother just got out of the shower and went out of his room and into the living room to dry his hair and put his hair stuff. Still, his hair was kinda wet and damp so he had to dry it off.

Then I turned around...(Ala Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara turn)
And I saw him....
Using that muck filled towel of mine,
covered with you know what,
to dry his hair...
Comfortably brushing it against his hair, feeling every strand of hair it tangents.

"NO!!!!!!" - the only word i uttered.(Shouted pala!)

Then he asked, why I had such reaction?

Of course I had no choice but to spill the beans and tell the truth, that is, his hair is apparently covered with slime and grime. (dapat talaga rhyming para synchronous at iba ang effect)

As for my bro's reaction: unfathomable, unexplainable disgust. It's like seeing Oprah and Ellen de Generes sharing one stage, one set, one show. It's like seeing myself eating papaya. Nauseating!
Of course it left him no choice but to wash his hair again...
Hahahaha...

I even joked around that he could opt not to wash his hair again and just use whatsoever that's in my hair in lieu of his hair stuff..... *gross*

Kuya, wag kasi dampot ng dampot ng mga twalya. hehehe

:P

three dads with one mom...

Sa title palang, napaka leading na. Well, me being a not so avid fan of Koreanovelas and the like find this one show really interesting. Nakakatuwa. Yep, abs-cbn's only Koreanovela in their primetime slot,

"Three dads with one mom".

Wala lang, i just like it. Everything in it seems so pleasant and light. Kaya nga even if it's aired for like the latest hour hinihintay ko pa din. I was not able to catch the beginning nor every episode of it, pero ok lang. hehehe.
I'm just so intrigued as to whom is the real dad of Nicole... (btw, she's such an overly cute baby...)
Sino nga ba? C jake? C jayden?or c Ariel?
Feeling ko c Jake...
You decide...

JAYDEN ARIEL JAKE

now, now, now...

easy, easy, easy...

now here's one big truth...

life in general not only offers the sweetest scents but also caters the bitterest aromas.

like a see-saw, you do not, should not and cannot always expect that you're on top. Of course, you'll have your share of the low side. Just so you could taste the best of both worlds.

Ayan parang gusto ko ng palitan ung lyrics ng song ng paramore and turn it into,
"that's what you get when you're not thinking."
hehehehe

like paris hilton against nicole richie, like obama against mccain, like piolo pascual plus sam milby against lolit solis, like christy fermin and nadia montenegro, like me against someone i know.. (ayan, assuming na ako!)

Life's a paradox. Crappy things happen, and that's a fact.

However, everything will come to an end, an end unknown to all. All it takes is an ear to listen and a mind to understand.

I suppose what's done is done, and there's nothing i could do to change it, but perhaps i could do something "to remedy", yeah, i think so... :P

jingle all the way!!!

Pares Hilton!!!

After a heart stopping class in statutory construction, some of my friends, (Alan, Dia, Maica, Nickson), along with my ever posh self of course, thought of eating out for dinner together, somewhere, out there...

To cut the story short we ended up eating in Pares in San Juan. It's a 24-hour "hole in the wall" like food establishment. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about, so i need not say more..

It was really funny when this conversation blurted out... (Hold on, this is another attempt of mine to become a successful joke narrator...)

Dia: O san na tayo kakain???

Nickson: PARES...

Maica: Pares? Pares Hilton???

*hehehehehehehe* that's it... really funny if you get to see the actual event.

patawad na kung hindi nakakatawa...

Had great hair day! as in close to perfection for;
- i wasn't put to the stand in statcon, THANK GOD!!! i was on the edge of the cliff earlier.
- my hair was fab and great, literally... Maica will attest to this.
- i had a free ride and free dinner. Thanks Alan.
- and many more.

will post the pics soon...
*ciao*

do it the BEDAN way...

No! I cannot not end the day without writing this!!!

what's my itinerary?

hmmm, nothing much i must say??? A championship game to watch and, if victorious, an after party to attend...

My stereotyped day didn't turn out the way i expected it to be though. As far as my thoughts take me, it is, obviously different, ultimately distinct.

Let me begin with my path towards the Big Dome for the most awaited championship match for NCAA's Men's Basketball between San Beda Red Lions v JRU Bombers.

Before proceeding to the game experience, i'd like to share this. On my short cruise inside the gateway mall i came across this emporium, and in it, are the bags i'd definitely love to own. Fancying on a lot of stylish bags, my deep brown eyes saw this big black leather bag! I was in total awe! The spotlight dedicated to that perfect piece seemed like a ray from heaven. It was the epitome of perfection. I rushed to it! Checking it out, feeling it's skin brush and glide through mine, I felt a sudden connection, the bag and I are related! (in some way. haha). The deep urge ran into my veins, telling my core that I need to get this bag! However, one sad fact, my piggy bank isn't prepared for this, and that's really hapless... btw, the bag is
P **,000, you just figure it out.
Hell!!! I'll get that soon, few months from now! I want it! I will have it!

Going back to the basketball game...

It is after all the third and final game of the championship round and i felt like there is an inherent need for me to catch it LIVE.

Today's Scenario: A sea of people wearing RED versus a river of people wearing YELLOW.

So how was it?

It was my first ever live experience of a basketball competition in Araneta, and to my luck, what i was about to see and what i saw is not just any game, it is THE game, the championship match.

Being a consistent skeptic, i really though i wouldn't find the aroma in this brew of coffee. Not until i was able to sniff the sweet scent of high grade coffee impeccably brought by the game and what has transpired.

Seating at a place most souls won't dare to go, the border between SBC and JRU, surely made scared. But with every point, which resulted into an insurmountable lead, the sense of fear slowly crept away. Indeed i was enjoying the game. It's really different to see it live. The cheer, the drums, the crowd, the spark of competition, the conflict between two teams, incredible! I remember hearing myself uttering these words as the play goes on, "Empathic, Ecstatic, Energetic". What's behind it, i dont know. I got carried away...

In the end, SBC won, placing a 15 point lead, untouched and unscathed. Like that's so given! It's like stating that Oprah is one of the most influential person in the world, if not the most, or Roger Federer being the greatest tennis player ever. You see, it's an absolute fact, even a six-year old wouldn't doubt that SBC will come out triumphant.

The team really did great! I take my hat off to their heartfelt and superb performance.

"PUSO!" - SBC Cheer Group, :)

3PEAT! Beat that!!!

"You keep the Faith, We keep the Crown"
- Karla Nitura

The After Party...

It's tradition that an instant celebratory party is to be held if SBC Red Lions Win NCAA.

And this year, being another "Bring home the Bacon" year, a party was indeed organized.

At first, I had no intention of confining myself to the asphalt covered street of Mendiola, to do partying! I thought it's weird! A big No, No, No way for me...
However, due to my friends' persistence, i ended up gracing the said event, in the most unusual sense of clothing one could possibly wear in such occasion. (my lips are sealed! don't even ask!)

Careless about what people might speculate of, i made my way through and just went with the flow. Good thing i have such wonderful friends, CEZ, KARLA, DIA, MHIK... You guys rock! I would've been crying my heart out if i wasn't able to witness and experience the Bedan victory party! Not a stir loser tonight!

So what's different about this partey!!!

That would be, "Everything"

It's a celebratory party for a basketball team, and coming from a university where not too many basketball trophies were won, i was bereft of such experience. it was evidently new to me.

What's the party like? Picture this...

Mendiola was closed, cars lodged and parked on both sides, then turned their trunks into instant bars with overflowing beer and the like, everywhere! No one was without the essence of joy!

The streets leak in alcohol! And I had my fair share. Even if i was drinking with some people i do not know, i still enjoyed it, for in it is the spirit of victory. Mutual and equally shared, through the cups of liquor of course.

People were flying everywhere, everyone was busy rounding every corner of Beda and Mendiola. They come and Go! I didn't know Beda had that much of a population. Fortunately, i met some new people.

Cameras flashing everywhere! Snapshots - a never ending sight! Speaking of pictures and snaps, we (karla, dia, cez and i) had this crazy idea of having our pictures taken with some of the Bedan players for some various reasons. All i know is that my reason is just to make my world funner! For karla, i'll just leave you with this, #16. For dia, it's #18. Click! Click! Click! Success!!! I'll get the pictures and post it soon... Now i know how an avid fan feels like.Some random guy even took pictures of me and dia when we were walking and asked us to pose some more. Whoa! it's not everyday you get to experience that.

A number of tys to the following: (we'd love to see the pics soon)
- sir anton flores
- yao69.multiply.com
- imrdy2.multiply.com

Dia and I had to cut out our party appearance short, but every millisecond was worth it. :)

This is perhaps, one of the highlights of my COL stint in San Beda College. I never knew that this would be super duper fun! And i can't wait for next year!

Tsk3, another reason for me to stay - for good.

Up until now, i feel the drum beats, i feel the cheer, i feel the rush, i feel the victory and i feel the glory.

With all things said and done, truly, life is different if you live it and DO it the BEDAN way.

Cheers to the good life!

joke time!!!

jokes courtesy of toa... hehe...

Q: "ano ang favorite food ng magician?"

A: "tu-ron"

Q: "ano ang favorite brand ng car ng magician?"

A: "che-deng"

i hope you get to feel the humor. hehehe, i'm such a lousy joker...

hahaha

ronli v. mosqui

in life, there are never ending battles. Battles you ought to face, whether you like it or not.

My life is no stranger to that, for it has lived through an unending saga, a bout that began since ever, repeating on a continuous cycle -

a fray between a man and a mosquito.

"Ronli vs. Mosqui"

The Battle of 09-19-2008

Armed with needle-sharp proboscis, mosqui stalked and flounced my every move.
then...
with impeccable timing and with his every might,
Mosqui attacked...
Not good enough though.

Equipped with my own set of arsenal, a pair of 8" hands and my secret weapon as reserve,
i countered...
Attempt failed.

Mosqui, agile as ever, was able to elude my attempt to sandwich him between my hands. But not for long, unleashing my secret weapon - an tennis racket like electric mosquito killer.

Will my secret weapon force Mosqui to give up the fight? Will he succumb?

Unaware of my plan, sneaky Mosqui, using stealth, managed to move closer... closer... and closer...
Three feet, Two, one.
Ready...
Swoooosh!!!

I successfully bashed Mosqui! FINALLY...
I was able to put an end to Mosqui's life.

The sound of Mosqui's entirety getting electrocuted sounds like Dulce singing "Ako ang Nagwagi!!! HAHAHAHA
Majestic and Triumphant!!!

For now, i was able to put an end to one Mosqui. A close to the life of a worthy adversary.

More of Mosqui's kind will come, that of which I'm sure.
Seeking revenge...
Preying...

But i am ready.

Bring it on.

(damn, i hate mosquitoes!!!)

up pep squad conquers araneta, one more time...

Sept. 7, 2008 UAAP Cheerdance 2008

well, well, well, the up pep squad once again took home the bacon!!!
Congrats!!!
This just goes to show that 397 years of "OTHERS" is no match to 100 years of pure and unscathed excellence.
hahaha.

Fresh, new and original, that's what up pep's known for...
and today, they reap the fruits of their labor!!!
Nothing but sheer brilliance!
Total winner... without a doubt...
Everything was spectacular!!! The concept, the energy, the attitude!
A champion!
Total dominance!!!

To the "once upon a time" majestic but now a runner-up squad, wake up and smell the coffee!!! repeating routines won't work anymore... We've seen that for like a gazillion times... :P

I would like to comment on the results though... In my opinion, feu had a good shot in winning, tough luck, the glitches in their routine made them deserving of the 2nd runner-up title. no contention about that.
Meanwhile, adamson should've been awarded the 1st runner-up title. cleanest routine. their stunts were ok, some were amazingly great.
un lang.

based on my ranking:("an opinion", magreact kayo if you want...)
1: UP (PERFECTION!!!)
2: AdU (whoa!!! you could do that pala?)
3: FEU (hats off to your synchro)
4: UST (i've seen everything before... winning? not this time!!!)
5: ADMU (i love the mascot!!! can i keep it?)
6: DLSU (i enjoyed sitting in dlsu side!!! haha)
7: NU (most improved squad, in all fairness)
8: UE (a total wreck...)

Enough of the cheer queer... May next year pa. i can't wait!!!

if today were an ice cream, my cherry on top would not be UP being declared as the winner and all, but it's the chance i had to spend time with one of the closest groups of people i know...
b xoxo
gretch
boss
fran
raisa
emer
mark
i super had fun! too bad we had to cut the bonding moment short... :(
my next time pa nman eh.
not seeing you guys for a close two months seems like 4 million years, pero nabawi un knina... i couldn't ask for more.
unfortunately, may nakita akong hindi dpat makita. hehehe. erase, erase, erase!!!

til next year.
:)
matatapang, matatalino, walang takot kahit knino, hindi hindi magpapahuli, ganyan kamng, mga taga-UP!!!

*photo from gian's account*

m-a-r-r-i-a-g-e

It's been a while since i last wrote an entry...

Here I go again...

Earlier today, I had this mini-test in one of my law subjects (persons and family relations). Supposedly, (as what most of us presumed), the coverage was the entire Family Code. However, only a 7-item mini-test was given which embraced a tiny bit of the whole - "marriage". Honestly, the test was relatively easy, but one question for me was highly controversial, and worthy of argumentation.

QUESTION: Who are capable of contracting a marriage? Can a person who had a sex transplant be capable of contracting marriage?

tick... tick... tick... *blank stare*
So far, nothing in the books i've read has supplied any answer to such a question.
This, being i test, i need to take a stand.
So what's it gonna be???
Ting!
Thus, my take on such case...

We begin with the definition of marriage. What is marriage? As stated in Article 1 of the Family Code of the Philippines, Marriage is a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into life in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life. It is the foundation of the family and an inviolable social institution whose nature, consequences, and incidents are governed by law and not subject to stipulation, except that marriage settlements may fix the property relations during the marriage within the limits provided by this code.

Reiterating the provision, marriage is a contract, a union, between a MAN and a WOMAN.

In Article 2, as supplied, no marriage shall be valid, unless these ESSENTIAL requirements are present:
1. Legal Capacity of the contracting parties who must be a MALE and a FEMALE; and
2. consent freely given in the presence of the solemnizing officer.

Article 1 and 2 basically sums up the qualifications of individuals who may contract a marriage.

Now, the case to be dealt with talks about the capability of a couple to contract a marriage through a change of sex/gender, made possible by technological innovations, almost matching the power of the Supreme Being in creating the so-called MAN and WOMAN.

Clearly, the law of the Philippines does not allow same sex marriage. And the act of having a transplant perhaps is the only probable means by which same sex couples may take in order to live together and be in a union of marriage, legally.

I believe that once you've changed your sexuality and have undergone a transplant, you are deemed to be a person having a new sex, different from what you've had before. Thus, a man can eventually be a woman and vice versa.

Accomplishing such act achieves one end, that is, the same sex couple, now becomes a relationship of two different sexes, a union of a MAN and a WOMAN.

With that, their relationship can now be considered as one of having the right to contract a marriage, for it is vividly written in the law that the contracting parties must be a MALE and a FEMALE. The couple, although one has changed physical attributes, falls on that category and thereby such contract may be extended to them. They can validly and legally claim for a contract of marriage.

Many might and will contend that the grant of such right to similar cases would defeat the marriage law and its goals, but i think otherwise. Yes, marriage is geared towards the goal of the establishment of a conjugal and family life, but it is completely foolish to say that marriage can only be granted to those who are capable of multiplication of species. Resting on the idea that marriage is a form of offspring making or population building is absurd and insane. With that as a sole basis, we put other people in a disadvantageous position. What about the IMPOTENT, the HERMAPHRODITES, and THOSE WHO OPT TO NOT TO HAVE A CHILD? Yes, they possibly won't be able to contribute to such goal, but depriving them of the right of contracting a marriage would be highly unfair. What's essential is that they comply with the ESSENTIAL requisites, being a MAN and a WOMAN. Being able to give birth and reproduce is amazing, a spectacle, a gift, but to count it as a requirement for marriage? No way!!! it just can't be...

END...

There are lots of ways on how one person with legal knowledge may give judgment to such case, after all, people have different views and opinions. But, at the end of the day, it all boils down to how decisive you are in defending your stand, how willing you are to stick to what you believe in, and how strong your belief is. Argue your case and i'll argue mine.

=)

1st day high

It's been a while since i last posted an entry for this particular blog. Well, what do i have to offer this time. hmm, perhaps i'll let the whole world know how my first day at law school worked.

Btw, i went out just and looked for an internet cafe cause our connection at home's crappy...asar!!!

I choose red as my font color to represent the flagship color of SBC, San Beda College, Red Lions. Although, i'm still a dedicated fighting maroon.

So, my first day at law school was oh so nerve wracking, in the sense that i am not fully aware of what will happen to me!!! I really am. Lots of people look really smart and made me feel intimidated. But i didn't let this get in my way, there i went with all confidence and belief that i will pull this off and guess what i survived a day in my life as a law student.

Arriving 3 hours before my scheduled class was really strange, for i am a fan of tardiness.lol. The reason is that i need to somehow familiarize myself with the subject matter of my first class, that is - persons and family relations. Whew!!! believe me this subject is not as easy as it may seem. A whooping 5 unit class, it can make or break me. As i opened the book, i noticed the minuteness of the text. OMG, i think it'll take like forever until i finish reading the civil code. For 2 hours i did non-stop reading and to my surprise i ended up in Article 7 of the civil code, that is around page 15. I never knew that understanding the law will consume that much time.

After reading, dehydrated, i grabbed something to drink and eventually made my way to my classroom. 13-C, my room for the rest of the semester.

Getting there was easy, staying was rather really difficult. i got in at around 15 minutes before the time of my first class, and yes, my blockmates were already there. Smiles from the lasalistas headed by our beadle, Dianne and followed by all the LM majors, came my way. As pressumed by most of my new friends, i am the friendly and cool type, so without any hesitation i smiled back. Next was Yay and Allan, Yay is the mom figure of our batch, a full fledged doctor and a dedicated law student. She's intimidating at first but she really is nice. Allan, is the hunk and modelly type of guy, gifted with the smile that could melt anyone's heart. To my surprise, he greeted me, in an araneta concert way of greeting, that is really loud and catchy. I replied back and sat beside him, well a good three feet away from him. While sitting, i saw migs reading the required book and for the nth time, butterflies in my stomach went flying on again, along with dragonflies, fireflies and everything that flies.

Moving on, our room started to fill up and people nervous as they may seem, sat and waited for our first ever law subject, persons and family relations. Everyone started to wish that the professor would not make it. And thank God, our prayers were answered. Up until legal profession, the professor did not show up, not even his/her aura crept in.

During the course of our breathtaking wait, we all started to loosen up and shared each others' lives. We were all fooling around and laughing. I never knew that law school would this be fun. At least for now we are giggling and just having a great time. 1K thanks for sharing your life, thanks for being a new family, and promise we'll be all there till the end.

*I'll update this entry, but the updated entry will be posted in my multiply account*
adjacentside.mutiply.com

tc

LSS...

"Just when i thought i was over you,
just when i thought i could stand on my own,
oh, baby these dreams they come crashing through,
and i just can't go on without you..."

This song (erik santos' remake) has been on my mind for two days now and up to this moment i'm still clueless of its title. Help me!!! hehe.. this song is for someone so dear to me...Lol..

2 lbs. gained!

hoist!!! dun sa mga nagpapataba sakin, you know who you are, i gained 2lbs in just one week!!! Hmp!!!
i hope you're happy now, waah, i don't want to see the "monay" cheeks i used to have.

PS. Bes, pano ba yan, natatalo nko sa goal ntin, guess ikaw lang ang forever na magiging mapayat..

back to school!!!

yes! i am going back to school! San Beda College here i come!!! Now i'll be fulfilling my dream of becoming a law student.. Last may 21, i enrolled for my 1st term, and hell, it was really tiring and oh so difficult, far different from what i am used to.. Although they had the steps printed on a sheet of paper, the task was too effortfull. UP enrollment was so easy that i could finish it in about 2 hours, but SBC's process was far longer and time consuming. A lot of places to go and a lot of things to do. My legs were totally killing me from running around and going up and down. But i had no choice. (and that's the sad part of it.)
I'm really excited for i'll be exploring a whole new world, but part of me still is overly nervous and worried for this decision of mine entail lots of sacrifices and challenges. I hope i'd pull this off..
While i was enrolling, i've decided to read some of the bulletins posted and to my surprise, i found out that San Beda has the highest passing rate for the bar exams followed by Ateneo and then by UP!!! i still think and believe UP has the best law school.
I've met several remarkable and annoying people too;

Diana - why are there lots of UP students in san beda??? it's nice to meet a co-isko in a new school.. we'll show them how good we are... hope we're in the same section..
The girl from UST - i forgot to ask your name...kmsta nman ang pagtanong satin kung cum laude tayo? haay, our hands are oh so tired from fillin out those forms. c yah!
Mr. Cres - i'll never forget how harsh your treatment is... i'll prove you wrong.. i swear..
The lady from the Law Guidance - Ma'am thanks for all your help.. mahirap din po ang law sa UP hindi lang halata...hehe
Ung crush ko - i'll bump into you again!!! hahaha, next time i'll know your name and you'll know mine..

Haay, i hope i made the right decision. I'll go for it!!


PS: Zeph, please do find your old notes, that'll be of great help. thanks.

my father's words

"the biggest problem we had with you was how we would be able to explain the concept of failure and somehow make you understand what it is."

May 17, 2008, before having lunch, my dad and i found this box filled with our family pictures. Of course all pictures were taken in the past, some of my pics were taken when i was really really, really young, as in. There's this pic taken when i was around 2-3 years old, my mom said "kulang na lang apple, may lechon de leche na tayo", hahahaha. And some were taken during my early childhood years highlighting my oh so ugly duckling stage, where i was really fat. (i'll have some scanned and i'll post it really soon). It was nice seeing them, until i saw this pic, we were playing "hampas palayok" and it was my turn to make hampas the palayok, so i was blindfolded. Imagine that tiny me, almost close to 3 feet carrying a pole of the same height. Well, my mom told me that i didn't get to hit the palayok, and i lost but at least i tried. Then my dad told me, "alam mo nung bata ka, whenever you joined parlor games, and kapag ma-oout ka na, nagwawala ka and you were so angry." (even doing a reenactment.). To my shock, i only said "talaga?" and then he continued, "you were always competitive and you don't want to lose." Until he uttered these words, ""the biggest problem we had with you was how we would be able explain the concept of failure and somehow make you understand what it is.". according to my oh so clever dad, i was so used to winning and i was so competitive that they were worried because i never experienced failure. Well that went on, up until i lost at one competition in 4th grade. (and, my mind was really digging deep, and yeah, they were damn right...) That moment really sucked, and i certainly did remember that, i lost at my first ever modeling competition. harhar, tears were all over my face that night, and i kept on asking myself why i lost? i got over it eventually and i continued to live my life normally.

Thinking over the years i've lived, there were numerous competitions and insurmountable challenges that came my way. And it came to hit me, that i was indeed a competitive person. I never liked losing, winning was always what i wanted. I was a complete total fighter. Now, i so believe my friends, i really am what they think of me.

Guess i already had my competitive part of me since i was a kid, and until now, i still am. Before failures and disappointments brought tears, but eventually i realized that this is all part of the game of life. I hate failing but i know i can and will manage to pull it through. As we grow and age, we mature and we learn. And that's what's important, we discover who we are and we define our purpose.

"We can't win everything, but I'm ready to give everything a shot"
-rlpv

cinderella

Cinderella, a fairy tale that touches many hearts and fantasies, especially those of women who dare to dream. Perhaps, the story of Cinderella, that is, a girl suffering from her evil step mom who eventually gets the chance to meet her prince in a ball under a 12midnight magical curfew, and then loses her glass slipper while running and getting her dreams will always be told and forever be evolving.

During the past month I saw the third sequel of this Disney movie on Disney channel, scenario: Anastasia gets a hand of the magic wand of the fairy Godmother, and the step mom made a spell which turned back time. The time before the ball started. Now, Anastasia becomes the love interest of the Prince. And Cinderella still continues to be the maid.The evil step sisters and the evil step mom succeeds but in the long run, guess what, "surprisingly", they fail. Of course, Disney won't make a sour ending for this utterly beautiful story. So Cinderella did eventually again regained what was rightfully hers and lived the life of a true princess.

But what if?

What if Cinderella never got the happy ending she wanted? What if Anastasia did become the princess? What would happen? Would Cinderella ever find her happy ending? Would Cinderella be Cinderella?

I would surely like to know...

"No matter how your heart is beating, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true."

maria sharapova: new no. 1

Back to back tennis entries for me...

This is for the tennis enthusiasts out there, now that Justine Henin retired and requested that she be removed out of the wta ranking, "The Golden Girl", Maria Sharapova is bound to be the next world no. 1. Sharapova is not new to the no. 1 ranking for she has been on top before. She first ascended at the number one spot during the year 2005. And since then she has spent a total of 15 weeks in the top spot.
A personal favorite of mine, Maria has the capabilities of being a top player. Her close to perfection beauty and physique make her one of the prettiest faces in the world of tennis. She has powerful ground strokes and strong flat services which really define her prowess, making her win 3 out of the four grand slam titles, missing only the French open trophy. So far she's having a good year, after suffering plagues of injury, she has recovered and now in good form.
Maria is also known for her trademark - "shrieks!!!" That loud loud shriek! She has been ultimately famous for it. Maria won't be maria if she's not shrieking and shouting.
At a very young age Maria has achieved a lot not only in the field of tennis but in her modeling career as well. I believe she earned more money with the nike commercial she did than what she has won in any tennis match. She also, i believe is an ambassador of some sort.
Truly Maria Sharapova is worthy of the world no. 1 ranking and she will be staying there for a long time, hopefully longer than henin.
I salute Maria. "Come on!"

Justin Henin retires

Now this is a shocker. At the age of 25, tennis star and current world no. 1 Justin Henin, decides to give up her career in tennis and retire. (www.wtatour.com)
Perhaps Justin Henin is one of the greatest female tennis players ever to walk earth. Known for her extra effective and lethal strokes, she has made a mark on tennis history. Her greatness and skills are shown in her countless trophies in the atp tour and in the grandslams, having 3 of 4 titles - only wimbledon is out of here hands. She has proven her worth and she is indeed the queen of clay!!! Her success will always be admired and her style will forever be unscathed.
I wish she didn't retire this soon. She still has an insurmountable amount of talent within her.. I'll surely miss henin..

Love and expectations: another quote reflection...

"i woke up fallen so deeply in love with the wrong person,
wrong time and wrong place
But then, one day, I've realized that
it's not the person, time nor place that's wrong...
But my expectations of a love story..

This was sent via sms by *prince ace*. Like my previous entry, i did make a reflection on a tagalog quote, now i'm doing it again.
Being a cheesy and mushy creature, quotes like this really hit me. As a result, i relate it to my own life.
I have had my own series of falling in love moments and as of now, nothing worked out. *sad puppy eyes*... Well, we never even got to where i wanted us to be. And that made me wonder about the things that were wrong.
Reading this quote made me conclude that maybe, just maybe, my expectations of my version of a love story may have been the reason why nothing worked out. I've come to realize that there was nothing wrong with the person i loved, with the time we were in love and even with the place we were in to. What i was thinking and expecting was the culprit. Expectations really could kill you and kill the love you have for another person.
I was too idealistic. I pictured love as a feeling or a state close to perfection. But i guess it's not. Falling in love was totally breath taking but getting hurt was the complete opposite. It's like breathing under water, impossible and difficult... I expected that the person i fell in love with would fall in love with me too. Turned out that i was the only one giving love and i received nothing. i expected that we were getting there but i assumed too much. We got ultimately close and i thought that this was the sign, but it turned out to be all wrong, all that happened were all under the bounds of friendship, nothing more nothing less. I failed to recognize my place in that person's life, and for that, I was left behind, left alone - aching..
I moved on eventually. (Hmmm, did i?) Now I live my own life, not under the shadow of the love i felt for that person before, but with the love i have for myself and the hope of finding my one true love. One thing's for sure, lessons were learned and i am stronger now. Now, what i have with me are not expectations but guidelines that are meant to aid my heart whenever it beats, whenever it falls, whenever it starts to love and whenever it starts to get hurt.

Kuya Marco at 26!

Happy birthday kuya Marco!!! I know green is your fave color that's why i'm writing this entry, obviously in green. lol. Well, you've turned 26 na and this marks a new year for you. A new year to live with many things to explore and learn.
The party (as it may seem) we had at relyn's place was really fun. Kahit na it rained, sobra! We planned that talga so as to repay you for all the good deeds you've done for us. You deserve it cause you've shown us much love na worth reciprocating.. Naks! that's how much we love you. Mielle had the idea of throwing this surprise chorva for you and we all thought about giving you gifts, raymond said na dapat daw banner and balloons, the cake was relyn's idea,and "the memory box" was courtesy of me, myself and i.haha, aun, i didn't get to see what's in it na eh, just wish that you'll remember us every time you open it. Aun, we incoporated it all kaya instant party effect na nga.hehe
Aun, sana you had a great time and you liked what we prepared. Thank you for everything, for sharing your life and thanks for the friendship. Cheers to a good life! "i hate you!"hehe, peace.

Btw, here's a clip of what happened at relyn's place.

P.S.
-Fave ko na ang kare2 ngaun and i eat gulay na.
-how's bearie and nial? i miss them na, sorry hindi ko cla nasundo.
-(ang dami ng PS' ko)
-sleepover!!! 801 ulet!
-mcdo, jbee, kfc, tokyo2 o yellow cab? pili ka.haha-i eat a lot na ulet!*hate it!* kaw kasi!..

sports: roger federer, the king of tennis, still...

For some years, i have been really interested with tennis and i must say that i am a fan of the game and some players. Watching tennis games on tv has been a hobby of mine, even if my brother insists that it's totally boring. I have learned the game just by mere visuals and i have known a bit of everything too. What's great with this sport is that every match is unique because of the style of every player. Speaking of tennis players, there's this one who made me appreciate the craft of playing the game, one person who exemplifies the versatility of a great tennis player, one athlete who never fails to impress me when he's on the court, and that is, ROGER FEDERER, yes, the swiss player who has been on the top of the rankings for like a lifetime.hehe He has ruled the game with authority and for me he is the best player ever. Although he haven't won the french open yet, his success as a tennis player for this era is pretty difficult to match nor even get close to. With all the titles under his belt, he need not to prove his worth.

This year though, the world no. 1 is on a blur. he had consecutive loses and surprisingly, he only won one title so far,and that is the estoril open. He's missing something in his game, i don't know if its the drive to win or the confidence that he'll be able to win. I wonder why this is happening? For clay courts, i really understand that roger's having a difficult time especially if he's battling it out with nadal, but for hard courts, how could he lose?

However, the occurrence of the consecutive loses has not ousted him from the top spot. The last time nadal and federer faced was on the court of monte carlo i think, and as expected Nadal won. But i really admire Nadal for his humility and admiration for federer, he somewhat said that roger is still the no.1 in the world and even if he had a number of loses, the fact that he is still no. 1, makes him STILL the greatest player. Which i think is ultimately true, maybe roger started the tennis year quite unprepared but i'm sure he'll make up for it. I believe he'll win Roland Garros this year.. I wish him all the best.