Short Post.

It’s midnight right now but still I’m Internet-surfing. It’s Friday, I mean Saturday.

I’m currently uploading some photos. And one ad irritated me right now: a promotional ad for ABS-CBN’s Tayong Dalawa, featuring Kimerald, my “favorite” loveteam. Now they have another ad for Close-up and Coke…I’m getting sick of them already. Like I said a million times, THEY’RE SO EVERYWHERE ALREADY. Obviously, I don’t watch their show because Kim and Gerald are there. BTW, I hate the new coke commercial because Kim is there….again. It’s like her 1000th commercial in three years.

Their Your Song series “My Only Hope” (never watched it also) finally ended. Never liked it anyway. I don’t know what will happen as 2009 ends. Will they shine or die out? I just hope some other celeb will take over them. Hello, there are a million celebs more good-looking and more talented than them. I don’t know why I rarely liked leads in TV series. First of all, they’re always featured although they’re not the most talented nor the most popular star in the set. Second, they bury the other main characters. See Tayong Dalawa? I can’t believe they’re the leads in the show. Supposedly, it’s a critically-acclaimed drama….but my “favorite” loveteam ruined everything. (Sorry fans, it’s my own perspective.)

Speaking of leads, if you read my Gossip Girl survey, I answered Blair Waldorf in almost all of the questions. She may not be the main star in the show but according to some presses and fans, Blair is the soul of the show. Honestly, I never liked Serena that much, but I have to admit that I’m getting sick of her trying to be the most popular star in the set. Can you believe she’s on the cover of Vogue? So unfair, in my opinion. Yes, Blake may be playing Serena as the main star but I think she’s getting too much attention. Give the other stars a chance.

It’s the main reason why I rarely liked “hot” loveteams (like Kimerald) and stars who aren’t at all talented nor pretty but always the center of media attention. Showbiz can be unfair sometimes. If I were to change everything there, I’ll give talent a chance to shine and balance it with looks.

Media-related post about getting sick of overhyped celebs? You bet. :D

Oh My Gosh. :)))

I just came back right after a very stressful day. I just want to blog right now because I’m bored. I know I should be sleeping right now but I can’t sleep because I just woke up from a nap. Right now I’m thinking of two things: going to my friend’s blowout in McDo tomorrow after classes and commercials.
It just struck me. I don’t know why. But I guess it started when some of my classmates sang old commercial jingles, such as from Lucky Me! and Coke.

My mom hates the Lucky Me! Supreme Jjampong commercials. She didn’t like the idea of having a Korean-style storyline in the first ad when this kind of noodles first appeared. Now that Jjampong has a new TVC again with Korean boy band wannabes (I’m searching it on YouTube right now), I decided to post the TVC here. Do you remember, “Jjampong”?



I really love one commmercial right now: the McDo “First Love” ad. I really like the way they put their French fries in the hot fudge sundae then after a few seconds, the kids turn into adults. Let me give you some 100% true trivia: see the girl in the ad as a grown-up? That is a family relative of ours. We first learned about it during a birthday dinner of my mom’s cousin last December the previous year. One of her cousins told us about my tita being part of the TVC (by that time, she’s about to shoot the ad the next day). A few weeks later, my tita appeared in the commercial when it finally aired. So let me show you the commercial:

Well....

Update right now: trying to make a blogskin. I want to do my own blog layout…that’s it.

Site update: wishlist box added. :)))

The Tide Turns

School might be turning its tide this year, especially it’s my last two months as a sophomore.

First, I received really good scores in two quizzes: English and Religion. In English, I was absent when the Indian film Lagaan was shown to the sophomore batch. We had a quiz on the topic last Thursday, and I was surprised to get a very good score. 15/18. Very good already. Speaking of Religion, I reviewed hard for the quiz, so I only got two mistakes. Not bad.

Now today, I think I have forgiven someone who hurt me four years ago. I don’t know how to begin this. I was thinking about this thing the whole afternoon, when some classmate told me about the current situation. This girl was my classmate in Grade School. At first, I noticed that she didn’t like me at all. She did everything to hurt my feelings, such as trying to turn almost the whole class against me. She even spread some news which made me distance from these people. I have to admit that she was nice on and off. There are times when she can be mean. I won’t mention what she did to others.

Fast forward four years later. This girl is no longer bothering me, but all the pain she caused me still exists. Then last Friday, I noticed something. Based on my observation, her old attitude started to disappear. She was acting fine and all that. She even shared some light stories to the whole group. On the way home with my grandfather, she said hi to me while she was riding the tricycle. The moment it happened, my mind began to wander.

Forgiving the person who did something wrong to you is really hard. It takes years before you forget all of what happened. I haven’t forgiven the girl for 4 years. When everything went wrong in school months ago, I don’t know what to think nor to say. Maybe today is the reflection and my lightning bulb that I should forgive her already. Come on, it’s been almost 5 years since all of these happened. Forgive and forget. So what is my plan right now? Forgive her before the school year ends and everything’s too late. I don’t want to regret this when March 13 rolls around.

Birthday/Exposure Trip!

I really had a fun Tuesday and Friday this week the presence of two special events: my 15th birthday and our class exposure trip to the fishermen’s village in Binangonan, Rizal. What makes the two events special? First, it is another year of happiness for me as I turn a year older. Second, the Binangonan trip would be the last time we will have an outdoor trip as a class since we will be reshuffled next school year. So here is what happened:

On my birthday, I didn’t go to school although there’s the English Festival being held there. My main reason is to celebrate this special day with my mom, so I went with her at the office where she works in Makati. I had a blast there: the annoying Internet connection which was on and off, slept in chilly temperature, camwhored with lots of pictures, and ate the yummiest lunch: KFC Chicken. After a long day, I and my mom went to SM San Lazaro to end my birthday with a dinner at Yellow Cab. To recapture the memories, I took photos. I’m going to post the pictures next time since the file upload here in Blogspot is sooooo slow.

Speaking of the exposure trip, it was a fun yet learning experience. We have seen what life in the fishermen’s village was like. It was simple, with lots of cooling trees and a beuatiful lakeside. When our group arrived in the lakeside of Laguna Lake, I was stunned to see how lovely it was. Clear and sparkly. The water is almost blue, the kind that rarely exists in rivers today. No fishes, though. In the house our group visited, we played around with the videoke! It was so fun, along with the kind family who gave us free sodas. When lunchtime was over, we went to the fish port where we stayed there for around 45 minutes. There was ice cream, but I didn’t buy one. We arrived back in school at around 3 pm.

Gossip Girl Survey. :)))

Just got it from somewhere.

Have you read any book in the series?
-wala pa.

Who is your fave character?
-Blair, Nate, Chuck.

Is Chuck Bass hot and dangerous, or scary and perverted?
-HOTT and dangerous. XD

Is Blair being mean for dissing Serena?
-not much.

Did you like the books over the show?
-I haven’t read the books yet but I like the show

Have you watched every episode of Gossip Girl?
-Nope.

What do you think will happen with Georgina on the season finale of Gossip Girl?
-Disappear?? I guess she’ll leave NYC.

Who is the hottest guy?
-Nate and Chuck. Hands down!!! :)))))

Who would you want to look like most?
-Blair

Blake Lively or Leighton Meester?
-Leighton!!! Blake is overrated already. (Sorry Blake fans.)

Blaire of Serena?
-Blair!!!!

Blair and Chuck or Blair and Nate?
-Both? But I like Blair and Chuck more. Queen Bee + Bad Boy.

Blair and Nate or Serena and Nate?
-Blair and Nate :)

Leighton vs. Blake
Who’s prettier: Leighton. Classic beauty!
Smarter: Both
Hotter: Leighton
Better actress: Leighton! Her queen bee role suits her well.
Better at playing their role: Leighton (see above).
Would like to see more: Leighton
Should be with Nate: Uhmmm….
Should have gotten into Yale: Blair!
Who you like better: Leighton!!!

Releasing My Emotions Before B-Day

In less than 4 hours I will be turning 15. I’m very excited for my birthday tomorrow, since I decided to stay home to spend the day with my family. I know it is a hard decision not to go to school tomorrow since our sophomore batch will be holding its English Festival for English Week. We all have to wear Afro-Asian costumes and I’ll get to see my classmates wearing saris. I’ve been rambling on that decision since last week. But I guess it will be better to enjoy my birthday with my mom.

However, I have a confession to make. It’s been affecting me since the last months of 2008. I will be going to junior year this June, very excited to meet my soon-to-be classmates. Imagine walking down the corridors while passing by a familiar face. Then 6 months later, she is seated next to you as she is your classmate for the last two years of high school. I’m relating this because I have to admit that I am having problems in school like I mentioned in my previous blog post “2008 Was Disappointing”. Academically I’m fine, but inside the classroom I was feeling something that I have to show only to my peers.

In reality, I feel invisible once again in school. It was like a relapse of the horrible memory that happened 3 years ago. I’m trying to forget it but the presence was coming back to me. I was invisible in the way only a few notice. It hurts me so much. In school I am like one of the happiest people on Earth by being the subject of jokes but deep inside, my feelings were cracked like shattered glass hoping to be put back together again ala Humpty Dumpty. I was secretly getting mad every time it happens. Just like what happened this morning, during our dry run for the English Festival.

I was sitting there in the HS Covered Court with some of my classmates. Then this group needed some dancers for the practice of their presentation. Everybody was asked to go up the stage except me. I was expecting for them to call me, but no one did. While they were dancing, thoughts began to flood all over my mind. I was thinking, How could they do this to me once again? I watched the whole practice with anger in my burden. It wasn’t the first time, I think it began during the fun/horrible Christmas Party.

Only my closest friends and some others gave gifts to me. I value these gifts until now. However, I was sad at the sight of lots of presents on all of my classmates’ desks while I was outside the room, wondering. I know it’s stupid to complain having only a few gifts that Christmas but at least my closest friends who gave me their treasure mattered a lot to me already. I want to pour out my pain in this blog, so I will spill something: not all people in my class have been very good to me over the past two years. I won’t mention names, but there are the people who are nice to me when I’m around but say the nastiest things about me behind my back. There are those who are very nice to their friends but outside their clique they’re not treating some girls as nice as they treat their friends. I have seen those who are like that. I’m getting pissed off every minute. I’m getting sick of all the stress in school. I’m tired of being treated differently. There are times when I even want to LEAVE THE SCHOOL.

Then something lit me up tonight. During our Group Guidance session, I and two of my closest friends were sitting in a circle like we usually do during lunch. One of my friends said that she wants the three of us to be classmates this coming junior year, which made me delighted. Then here’s what I will always remember: she said to me, “Candice, huwag kang lumipat ng school.”

I may not be in the class’ most popular clique but I am satisfied to be in a group of friends who value you for who they are. If they are your friends, they will ask you to stay if you plan to leave the school after encountering all of the pain you’re experiencing. People may come and go out of your lives but true friends will always remain at your side.

My friends keep me happy when I’m blue. I hope they’ll be my classmates as I spend my last two years in STC. Enough with the sad post: I just submitted my essay for the Manila Times Writing Competition to my English teacher. I’m happy to say that I got additional points for this quarter’s English subject for participating in the said competition. The winners will be announced this February 10; I need your support and prayers. :))

BLOG CONSTRUCTION ON-GOING!

Watch out for my new layout anytime this weekend! :)

What Happened in 2008, Intrams, Candydoll Domination???

Right now, I’m thinking of the word CANDYDOLL DOMINATION.

I don’t know why. I was thinking of the PCD’s current album “Doll Domination” and that was it. I can’t talk loud as I have sore throat since Friday. Weather was cold, I shook when I go to sleep while the air almost freezed to me. Bad chance, I didn’t bring my jacket to school last Thursday. When we arrived back to school last Monday, we immediately started our annual PALARO (aka intramurals) which lasted for three days. Chess wasn’t my original choice of sport but since the slots for Suongan were full, I forced myself to go there. Guess what? I won the championships! Hehe….just kidding. My opponent was very patient; she was helping me while we were competing in the game. It turned out that she won. Later, we learned that our classmate won second place although our section didn’t expect it. As the 3-day intrams ended, our section won 4 games, all in second place. At least we did better than last year, bringing home only a runner-up in badminton.

I blogged awhile back last year about my disappointment in 2008, with all those social problems and academic competitions. But I guess I have to count all of my blessings and falls as I break down what happened the past year. Not all of them were bad, actually. So here they are:

I created this blog in February but officially made my first post on 3/14/08. 71 posts later…nearing 100 in its 1st b-day this March!
Dad came home from Singapore twice (March 21 and December 27) and we had a blast as a family!
I got my pink PSP Lite (originally Dad will give me an iPod Touch)
I learned how to cook my specialty: bacon rice in Star Margarine.
I learned to love watching wrestling again after their storylines turned from crappy to awesome
I became a Gossip Girl fan and currently idolizes Blair
I became an active Teentalker over the summer
Became a Gyllenhaalic (and still am! Can’t wait to see his next movie).
Saw Martin Del Rosario in STC during our Dance Pro (Gahd, hottness!)
Learned to use Adobe Photoshop
Got my first laptop (in pink!)
Our section lost Dance Pro….and it sucks. :(
Became a better photographer
I grew tired of watching Kapamilya and Kapuso shows
Auditioned for COC 9….but wasn’t accepted. :( (Better luck this September.)
Auditioned for Dulaang Pinoy….still was rejected. (Forget that stupid manananggal part.)
Year of the karma (someone mean got karma-ized this year)
Got injured with a swollen right knee during our Outbound
Had a yummy lunch with friends at KFC
Became a member of the school’s “Junior Librarian” group….and enjoys it until now

I guess that’s all for now. What’s in store for me this school year? Let’s see.

13 Days of Happiness: Dad's Visit!

First of all, I would like to greet all of you a Happy New Year! I know I should be in school right now but I have to take an absence because….you’ll learn the reason later by reading my first post of 2009! So let’s begin with the most memorable end of the year: the return of Dad for a 13-week vacation, from December 27 to today. It all began with this: it was around 6 in the morning when someone tapped me on my leg and there he was, my Dad! I hugged him tightly while he was saying I got chubbier (which was true). After that, we went to my grandmother’s house and there came full of surprises.

My cousins were there since yesterday. As I sat down in the living room, my dad gave me an optical mouse and a brand new set of speakers. Then when all of these things were given, I noticed he pulled out a small black leathercase which I thought was an organizer at first. But then, I saw that it was a pink ACER laptop with a built-in webcam! I thanked dad for this and I immediately explored its contents. In the afternoon, the whole family went to SM Mall of Asia and ate a super yummy dinner at the Dampa. Did you know that I ate more than 12 shrimps and lots of calamari while my little cousins bolted out the karaoke machine? We really had a fun time there.

Over the next few days, I and dad did the things that we haven’t done over the past 9 months. We did grocery-shopping at SM San Lazaro, which was one of the most memorable things that happened during his visit. Before he left this morning, he and his brother picked me up from school. They were supposed to meet my friends; however, he came to school so late that he didn’t have the chance to meet them since their fetchers have arrived already. My friends were actually eager to see him! When we arrived at home, I dressed at my best outfit and we picked up mom from her office to have a dinner at Fish & Co. in Greenbelt. Gosh, we had a blast there although the food was pricey. I took a lot of pictures there and will post it on FS and Multi sometime. Here are some of the pictures:

Picture 1: Yum!!!! Having fun with my Seafood Platter! Here is also how I look with glasses. Too chubby here. :)

Picture 2: Dad!

Picture 3: Mom and Dad

This morning, Dad left for Singapore again and I miss him right now. It was a truly memorable 13 days since we had a chance to be with each other after 9 months. If he ever reads this (he’s a regular reader of my blog), I’d like to say “Thank you for the vacation” and words full of love and care that I told him when he visited here. There are plans of I and mom going to Singapore in the works and I hope it will happen this coming summer.

I have a new Flickr photostream! Visit the site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/hotfudgemadness/

Intrams? Tell you about it later. XD