Goofing around with my daddio 😜

2012 in Retrospect

Hello readers, this shall be the final post of my blog for the year Two Thousand and Twelve (2012). I am still alive and kicking despite all the Mayans’ sincerest efforts to predict the world’s end. Everybody’s sharing their thoughts for the year that is about to end in less than three hours, so now I’ll be taking a page out of my lifebook as well. 

Let us look back at what happened to my life in 2012: 

• I became a bonafide member of this crazy world called Adulthood


• Spent sembreaks with my cousins and grandparents in Cavite


• LEAP on Valentine’s Day - spent the day dancing and ice skating at MOA 


• Visited Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru, Malaysia with my parents 


• Joined the Marketing and Events team of the Malate Literary Folio


• Had my first part-time job as a student telemarketer


• Got my first paycheck and saved it for shopping 


• Survived the hardest subjects (INTFILO, INTOECO, MATAPRE, and POLISCI)


• Made it (third term of 1st year), got kicked out (first term of 2nd year), and returned to the Dean’s List…all in ONE YEAR. 


• Laughed out loud and learned a lot at the same time at Miss Velasco’s INTFILO class (yes, I am serious!)


• Movies I’ve watched at the cinema: Underworld, The Hunger Games, The Avengers, Snow White and the Huntsman, Demonlover (a French film), Ninja Kids (a Japanese film), The Mistress (with my aunt), Taken 2, The Hobbit, and Jack Reacher 


• Attended Och’s, Kath and Khar’s debuts + reunion with HS loves!


• Trips back and forth to Shang, Market Market, The Block, Trinoma, Rob’s Place with my college chums 


• Took the qualifying course for Lit twice…and you all know what happened :( 


• The entire GENDERS class + Luntiang Tadhana play. Enough said! <3 


• Met new friends from all of my classes especially during the second term of second year 


• Eleven months with my Blackberry = endless BBMs + tweets + freezing 


• Finally got the iPhone after having to deal with the slowness of my old phone 


• Reunited with Che after five years 


• Shopping sprees

There you have it, a post meant to highlight the hashtag #BestMemoriesof2012. August and September were awful months that is why I did not include them in my list for what made my year Other than that, I believe 2012 turned out very good year for me in all aspects. Simply speaking it was just as memorable as 2011. 

To all the people I’ve been with this year, thank you very much for making my year so fantastic, so extraordinary, and so transcedent for me to remember until the end of time. It would not have been great without your presence. Regards also to all my readers on my two Tumblelogs for staying loyal despite my diminished activity there as a result of schoolwork and other priorities. I promise I would be more active when the new year rolls around. 

As for 2013, I throw my coin down the wishing well with one thing on my mind. My only wish for the succeeding year is be&nbsp;the one that will make my average life so phenomenal and kinky. 

One more thing: please let me take up my majors already by May, okay? 

Happy New Year and God bless us all! 

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

My brain cells froze while I thought of a suitable title for this post. 

My Christmas vacation officially kicked off last December 16 when I headed to SG to stay with my parents for three weeks. The moment I arrived in Changi Airport, excitement was in the air knowing I would get to see mom and dad again like I did the past three visits. Additionally it would be fantastic to spend the holidays with them two years in a row (and hope this year won’t be the last hihi). After meeting up with my parents, the three of us had lunch at Burger King then headed home to rest before having dinner at Bonchon in Bugis. 

The first three days here in my second home were dull because both of my parents were at work. My routine was like this: wake up at 8 or 9 in the morning, tinker with my mom’s iPad, have lunch at Hawker or somewhere else, take a nap, check my online profiles, read, dinner with the parents, then go to sleep at 11PM or midnight. I did not turn into some frivolous couch potato albeit all the boredom I suffered until the night before the end of the Mayan calendar - December 20. Instead of sucking up to the dust, there was something else I crossed my fingers on that day. And that was the…

ONLINE RELEASE OF GRADES!!!

Originally the grades were supposed to appear by some stroke of magic at our MLS (MyLasalle for those not in the know) accounts by 9PM. Alas on the morning of December 20 aka the day Miss Philippines got robbed once again at this year’s Miss Universe, we were informed by MLS we would have to wait until 11:30 in the evening for our agony to be ceased.

…..aaaaaand we were all asleep by midnight due to MLS’ infinite technical problems. 

For days prior to the Lasallian version of doomsday, I prayed for my grades would be good enough to get into the Dean’s List once again. Like I said three months ago the first term of this school year was so terrible it can be a top candidate for my worst of 2012 as well as my entire college life. Thank my lucky stars the odds were in my favor this term all because of my subjects and all the new friends I’ve made in my classes. Basically I morphed from Forever Alone to Freddie Mercury due to the badassness of my life from A to Z. Not only that, my grades were skyrocketing in all of my classes even in INTOECO.

Spoiler alert: my grade in INTOECO was higher than 2! All the while I thought it would sink lower than that crushing my dreams of being DL this term. 

On December 21, 2012, the world ended and now I am living in Jupiter. LOL kidding the Mayans lied to me and the seven billion people of this planet! The morning started out like no other: I logged in to my MLS account, clicked on “View Grades”, and I was delighted to see a 3, 3.5s, and a 4 for the second term. My prayers were answered; my efforts were not scrapped to the trashbin - once again I made the DL! 

*queue in Wagner’s Flight of the Valkyries*

Here’s a screenshot from my mom’s iPad as a proof of how marvelous the second term was: 

Too bad I was .67 points away from becoming a first honor DL but I’m still thankful for being at the cream of the crop again. I told you I’ll be making a comeback! 

On Saturday I went on a shopping spree at the Cotton Ion sale in Vivo City as my dad’s reward for my accomplishment. Can you believe that I spent around $100 on two long-sleeved shirts, four pairs of shoes, two skirts, and two printed tees? The days after that were great but I’m too lazy to narrate all of these because it would take up too much space on this entry. Teehee. 

You know what was the highlight of my holiday so far? 

I finally got the iPhone after 5678038237 years! This pretty much explains why I’ve been tweeting via any iOS client and posting photos on Instagram lately. As a result of creating my very own IG account, I will no longer use Twitpic. I will be tweeting photos via IG or the official Twitter photo client instead. Do you have Instagram? Follow me @reallycandicereally! This is where I post quotes, stuff I’ve found everywhere online and offline, and things enlivening the brighter side of me. Beware: occasionally I showcase my vanity through IG. 

So what happened to my Blackberry? Currently it’s lying in peace at the top of the bedside drawer. What will I miss? I will miss BB Social (especially BBM and Twitter), those annoying freezes, the colorful LED when I receive a message, and that cool QWERTY keyboard. It’s hard to imagine how the Blackberry used to be my dream phone a year ago. But I guess things change, right? 

Today I’m updating this because for three days I’ll be in KL with my family. I could feel the euphoria rushing through my veins. To all those reading this, enjoy the rest of your vacation! 

P.S. I had my hair dyed bronze brown today. Cheers! I’ll show you a photo when I get back from KL. 

Got the 2013 Typo planner on Christmas Eve 😻 Thank you to my mom’s Friendship! ❤😎👍

Finished reading LA Candy in an hour! #lacandy #books #nowreading

“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” -

- Winston Churchill

Playing around with Cat Wang 😜

Luntiang Tadhana: The Best of GENDERS

Said no one from GENDERS A55, ever: “I hate Mondays and Wednesdays at 8 AM." 

Who would have thought our class will develop this special bond all thanks to our play Luntiang Tadhana? 

Before that, let me reveal to you something. During the online enrollment for the second term way back in August, I almost changed sections. I was not excited over the fact I will have a seven-hour break from 9:30 to 4:10 since many of the classes I wanted were already closed. Then there was this newly-opened GENDERS section which accommodated my desired time of 1120-1250 so I begged Monzie to switch classes with me. Unfortunately she gently declined my request so I stuck to my original schedule. I was dreadful at first. But as Monzie said, "Everything happens for a reason.”

You know what? Three months later, I can proudly say I have no regrets in sticking to my original GENDERS section. In fact, so far this will go down as my favorite class in college not only because of the subject but also I got to connect with lots of marvelous people. The initial weeks were stressful due to the piles of readings we had to accomplish within two to seven days. As the weeks went by, the mood changed from tension to hysteria in the air ever since Sir Canoy gave us this challenging task to produce a final project as a class. 

One October morning, our class was divided between a play and a movie for the final project. After some serious brainstorming, the play was chosen via unanimous vote from the whole class. Then came all the casting calls, backstage role assignments, and the scriptwriting to be utilized in the production. We thought it was an unattainable task at first, but with unity we realized that everything indeed is possible. 

After weeks of day and night rehearsals, shootings on Fridays, an influx of announcements via text and FB, storyline switcheroos, jamming sessions, and stolen shots, Luntiang Tadhana was, without a doubt, a tremendous success! Everyone was able to do their jobs well especially the characters who got over with the audience. As a remembrance of being part of this college milestone called GENDERS A55, we all huddled together for our class picture - something I did not have since the one with LR23 last year. I may be with those people only for GENDERS class but it does not mean I cannot reach out to them. The number of people I know in college further expanded thanks to them as I became more open and interactive throughout the sessions. Just this past term, my friends asked me if I had made any new friends three weeks into the new school year. Alas for me I could not answer her because not a lot were open in building new friendships at the time. The tide turned soon enough now that I can count more than two new friends I’ve made most especially those I’ve met in GENDERS. 

In conclusion, GENDERS A55 made me feel like I’m part of a legitimate college block / high school section again. Suddenly in thirteen weeks I got the IV-3 and LR23 aura once more. To Sir Canoy and the rest of the section, thank you very much for being a huge chunk of my college life! I hope I can be classmates with any of you again >:D< 

Some of the memorable lines in class:

• Originally I was supposed to play Jamie’s part in the play but because of my backstage roles I took a supporting role instead. Anyways during the first rehearsal it went on like this:

Me (to Enzo): Are you the team captain of Los Angeles Losers (Lakers spoof)? Congratulations for winning the college championship against Orlando Tragic! (then again, another spoof of Orlando Magic) 

Enzo: Thanks! Correction: I was the team captain of De La Salle Fuschia Flowers! 

To this day, Migo the scriptwriter remembers me as the girl “who spoofed the LA Clippers”. 

On online enrollment day / shooting for trailer, we were sitting in the LS lounge when Russ told us about this particular person. 

Russ: Strict parents nya. 

Migo: Bakit naman? 

Russ: Kasi Chinese eh. 

Migo: Ang racist! 

• The agony we endured in casting the homosexual guy wherein Arvin eventually accepted the role after begging him to do so 


• Sir Canoy and the class’ happy and sad stories 


• “Naku sobrang excited na ako sa A Beautiful Affair!” - Sir Canoy


• “Ang Breaking Dawn, pambading lang yon!” - Enzo


• “I am 150 years old, a genius, and a direct relative of Mang Tomas.” - Maria


• Upon learning what he’s going to do in the locker room scene: “I don’t want everyone to see my beer belly!” - Bryant


• Monzie and I’s Trip to Jerusalem game vs. the CLA office to secure the William Shaw Little Theatre as our venue 


• During one of our rehearsals: “Alam mo bakit favorite scene ko yong nasa ospital si Arvin, Enzo at Eddie? Kasi gusto ko silang mag-kiss!” - Francis 


• Usher’s Yeah. Enough said. 


• Monzie and Czar’s Oscar-winning directing!


• Francis and Val’s random dancing 


• Watching the trailer over a hundred times before and after the play </3 


• All those kwentuhan moments and laughtrips during play rehearsals! 

Wanna see how much fun we had during the actual presentation of Luntiang Tadhana? Photos after the jump! 

problemswritershave:

103. When you have thousands of story ideas in your head but you can’t manage to actually finish any of them.

Submitted by trinityssecrets (note: I rewrote it, but the concept is still the exact same)

Best. Two Weeks. Ever.

It seemed like yesterday when I blogged about the first week of my fifth term in school. Now thirteen weeks have passed, I did not expect to create some of the best memories of my college life in between that period. The last two weeks of the fifth term have been very enjoyable at least for me; however, I wasn’t able to tell you all about it earlier because I was busy preparing for my finals (not a surprise for Lasallians at this time of the year). Now that I’m free from all schoolwork for at least a month, I can now tell the world how unforgettable the past two weeks have been for me. 

The Week of December 3-8

Monday (December 3) - For our GREATWK assignment, Dr. Sarza obliged our class to go to any Mexicali branch (but SM Mall of Asia, Trinoma, and SM North Edsa) for a “date” with the immortal Frida Kahlo. Right after a sample run of our GENDERS play in the morning wherein Sir Canoy liked it very much, Monzie, Kevs and I headed to Robinsons Midtown for our date with Frida Kahlo. At first we feared we would end up going to the Mexicali branch there for nothing had there not been a Kahlo painting in sight. Fortunately for us, we saw not only one but two works: The Elephant and The Dove and Self-Portrait with Bonito. Their chicken enchilada with Mexican rice made my tummy really happy that day! On that day Mexicali proved to be one of the finest restaurants in town with their delectable cuisine.

At night, we had night practices for the GENDERS play which will go on for the next few days - more about it after the jump! But first, here is a living proof that I had a date with Frida Kahlo (sorry Diego!) 

teacuts:

- The Honey Trees

via teacuts

Fashion Finds: Ellysage

Say hello to my first post for the last month of 2012! Finals week is heading our way so this would be the perfect opportunity for a last push so we can all enjoy a very merry Christmas. In order to make up for the lack of original posts lately, I will be sharing to you a lovely discovery from the cobwebs of the Internet - Ellysage, a Singapore-based online boutique! 

It was Friday night when I had nothing to do besides checking my online accounts and reading articles from various websites. I will be staying with my parents starting December 16 until the first week of January, so it’s best for me to check out outfits to lessen the hassle of deciding what to shop there. Then while reading a blog I came across a link Ellysage as recommended in one of her fashion haul posts. So I clicked on it, and as they say the rest is history!