I don’t have time for another game

My first decent blog entry in 13 days. Is this the longest break I ever had? Don’t worry, I’m all cooked up for a new post. I’ve been hanging around in Tumblr and Twitter lately when I have the shortest free time in the world. Put an emphasis on shortest free time. Everyday I’m piled up with homework and quizzes to study but that doesn’t mean I’ll abandon this blog. I got a lot of comments from readers wishing me luck for the UPCAT - which happened last Sunday.

It wasn’t difficult nor easy. In fact, I only found Math as the mind-boggling section of the exam. Language proficiency and reading comprehension (sans the Filipino nosebleed) were eggs to the face. I was shocked to hear my classmates complaining how hard the exam was. I thought of what went right. I guess it’s the prayers I made every night. Generally, last Sunday was a very good day. I woke up at 7:30 AM, attended the 8:30 mass with Grandpa and left the house with my aunt at 9:30 AM. We first headed off to Tutuban for a power lunch at KFC (yummy!) and bought snacks to eat while taking the UPCAT. What were my snacks? A big bag of Piattos Cheese, a small pack of Oreos and Absolute drinking water. I enjoyed taking the LRT-2 because aside from occupying a seat, the train was air-conditioned. After the ride, we hopped on to a jeep going to UP where we encountered heavy traffic. Luckily, School of Economics was already near us.

The exam is a very long story since I took it for five hours. Eventually, I ate and finished my snacks during the course of the test. None of the IV-3 people were in my room but three girls coming from my batch were there. Before I went to UP and on the way home, dad and mom called me asking me how am I doing. I got home at around 6:30 PM and proceeded immediately to my homework.

I’ll tell you a confession: I almost wanted to quit my elective Creative Writing and Journalism.

Kinda shocking, eh?
Back in the first weeks, I only got a 9/10 in my Take 10 writing exercises. It was depressing to see my CWJ-mates rejoice over their perfect 10s while I only got a 9. It was very, very disappointing to know I’m part of the Theresian yet I couldn’t manage to perfect my writing exercises. I was like, “I don’t deserve to be part of the Theresian because I couldn’t get a perfect 10.”

Everything came to a head last Thursday. After two weeks, our Take 10 journals were returned. I browsed through the pages. I was shocked to see two perfect tens. I DID IT! I GOT A PERFECT TEN AT LAST! As the wise men say, nothing is impossible.

Haven’t I shared my obsession seven years ago? Stare at the photo below:

Leonardo DiCaprio was my celebrity fantasy for only two months. I wouldn’t fall for him if not for Titanic. On the summer of 2003, I went online to know more about his films. I watched Romeo + Juliet, The Quick and The Dead and Catch Me If You Can all thoughout my vacation. I was so obsessed with him I called his name like Lady Gaga did in “Alejandro”. I was madly into him my dad even scolded me for that. I met F4 and Meteor Garden and I dumped Leo.

How about you? Who’s the celebrity you’re once obsessed with? Share your answers by commenting on this post.

[Hey Monday]

There's a party at the end of the world

So, do you like my new layout? For me, the one-week hiatus with a temporary layout was all worth it. I’ve been busy for the past few days and it was only yesterday I was able to go online freely. It took me about three to four hours to alter my April-May blogskin because I loved it so much. Since nothing on Blogskins.com tickled my fancy, I dug in my files and searched for the basecode. Voila! I got it and tweaked it all along. I’m glad I’ve got Amandine in my font list because this suits my current theme. So what do I call this?

Lipstick and Dynamite V3? Leave a tag on my chatbox or comment on this post. Meanwhile, I’ll answer the tag by my very wonderful online buddy Nice.

1. Are looks important? Why?
- I don’t know why teenagers are making a fuss out of their appearance. When I became a sophomore in HS, my looks started to matter. There are a hundred pretty girls in my school I’m very insecure of. Everyone’s telling them how beautiful they are. I suppose no one thinks they’re ugly. Me? I only got praised for my skills and good attitude. There are some people telling me about my looks but not as many as those girls. It sucks to know that most of the “simply flawless” people are in a relationship or have suitors. Thus, the misconception of the infamous “Single = Ugly” thought shadowed upon me.

But when you get to adulthood, I don’t think it will matter anymore. God doesn’t see you through your Angelina Jolie face. Have you read the Bible story of how David was chosen as king? If not, I’ll tell you. God sent Jesse to call all of his sons to be presented and judged by God to be the next ruler of Israel. The first son was very handsome but the Lord rejected him for He doesn’t base a human’s greatness by its appearance. See that? Good looks fade, your pleasing morals don’t.
I guess this is the purpose of having wrinkles and saggy cellulites when we grow older. In other words, looks are temporary.

2. What are your plans for the future?

- Aim to pass all of my entrance exams (which I’m studying so hard right now), enter the world of theater and journalism, have a happy family, be successful, work for a magazine (if Candy still exists by the time I turn 20) and forgive all of my enemies.

3. Have you ever been in love? How does it feel like?
- Not yet. I’ve been unattached since birth.

4. What are your special talents?
- Creative writing and acting. I treat them not just as talents but God’s precious gifts.

5. What’s your favorite song for the moment, and why?
- If you ask about my current LSS, Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream. The melody gets on my impulses. I like it better than California Girls.

6. What had hurt you the most?
- All those offensive online and real-life bashing. I hate the fact some people want to get rid of me even if I didn’t do something against them. There was even someone who told me her life will be better if I just left school because I was a curse to everyone.

7. Recall the best memory you have.
- I guess the day my family went to Enchanted Kingdom back when I was four years old. It was also the first time I ate KFC Zinger.
8. Are you loving your life right now? Why?
- Yes, because I have a great online life (thanks to all of my Tumblr followers and HYC friends for making me happy), a great set of classmates and friends and a loving family.

I’m done with my ACET essay. In fact, my dad read it via my e-mail and he loved it. UPCAT will be in a week away and I’m preparing for it. I pray hard to God every night telling him to guide me and for giving me an opportunity to study in UP or ADMU. But it’s not just the prayers that work. I make an effort to study after doing my homework.

I didn’t know that the little prince in the book (The Little Prince) was already dead after he met the snake. I was wondering how come he fell on the ground without a thud (like live people do) and suddenly disappeared. It was only then I got the picture. But overall, I love the book. Speaking more of it, I failed to blog about the staffers’ bonding last July 23. I had a great time listening to the editors’ narration of how they got the job, playing this “grab me” game and sharing insights with the lower classmen. It was a great experience. I even found this year’s staff bonding more enjoyable than last year’s.

Wait, I forgot to tell you about my Basyang experience. Our house lost the electricity at 2:30 AM of July 14 and got it back by 10:30 PM. I, my mom and tita went to Tutuban to cool things off in the morning but there was 40% electricity there too so we didn’t get to enjoy our visit. For the rest of the day, I slept about four times and did my homework. When the lights went on again, I sat here in the computer to do my CWJ paper. Unfortunately, I noticed that the Internet connection wasn’t working.

It was total FML for six days. I worried about my Twitter and Tumblr followers. I thought of HYC. I was bothered by my Facebook updates if there were any friend requests or notifications. It was total boredom for six days until 9:00 PM of July 19. I was listening to my iTunes playlist when I checked the connection. There were two lights flashing. I opened Mozilla.

BAM! THE INTERNET HAS RETURNED! IT WAS A MIRACLE!

I was happy with my Tumblr because I gained 20+ followers. As for my Twitter, I lost some but regained a few after a few days. FB? I accepted some friend requests.

Before I end this post, here’s a typography I made during no Internet week:


I’M TAGGING EVERYONE IN THE TAG I ANSWERED. :)

[All Time Low]

ON HIATUS FOR A WEEK.

I really have to study for everything. Wish me luck. Don’t worry, I’ll fix this blog layout.

I'm stupidly happy

UPCAT is coming up, I have to study for my three other entrance exams (ACET, DLSU-CET and USTET) so I I have to stay ON FOCUS. I don’t want to ruin my life for the next four years.

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I’ll fix this blog layout at the end of “study week”. Don’t worry, I’ll return the chatbox and comment links next week. Lovely readers, keep on visiting this blog.

Meanwhile, visit my Tumblr and Twitter for my daily ramblings and fancies.

[XTC]

Sorry for the late update.

My Internet was crappy for six days and it was only on Monday I got it back.

Second, thanks for all those who commented on my previous post. I’ll answer them on the weekend.

Third, I’m facing a pile of schoolwork every single day.

You can have it all but not at once.

We got a red light pornographic dance fight

I’m in love with Lady Gaga’s song “Beautiful Dirty Rich”. At first, I didn’t really like the song. But when I watched an episode of Skins with this song played at the beginning, I got the LSS bug. I really love Gaga’s songs and fashion and I personally think “Beautiful Dirty Rich” suits her personality best. I failed to blog about this in my previous post. One night while checking my chatbox here, I received two messages from a guest. Here’s what the first mesage said:

“Hey. Yung experiences mo sa classmates mo, grabe yun. You’re not ugly. Sila yon. Pangit ang ugali. Everything has a reason.”

The second message read as follows:

“-cont- Baka blessing in disguise yan ni God para sa iyo. Stay strong.”

I’ve been blessed with very kind readers. I’d like to extend my thanks to this person (whoever you are) for the warm encouragement. Now moving on, let me share to you my most recent planner doodle. It took me a day and a half to conceptualize this “plannerpiece”. I was inspired by @thunderpopcola’s drawing.

*Note: I originally posted this photo on Tumblr that’s why it’s named under shutupandsaycaution.

Let me tell you a secret about my hair: it’s naturally straight. But nine years ago, I loved Elai’s curls so much I switched to the springy look. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out for me. What happened? I cut my hair. End of story. But have you ever seen me with curly knots without the chemicals and salon treatment? By some whisk of magic, I tie my hair up in a bun and put it down after a few hours. Take a look at my photo below:


Curious about straight hair? See the difference as you check out the next photo:


I finally got my ADMU application form and I am working on it. I’m still thinking of what I’ll write in the application essay as of this moment.

[Lady Gaga]

Fine fresh fierce

This past Wednesday, I watched Eclipse with my mom and tito Charles at SM. We left the house early to avoid being stuck in traffic. As soon as we arrived at the mall, we immediately headed to the cinemas to get a ticket. But it wasn’t easy for us because by the time we got there, the line was VERY long. It took us about 20 minutes before we got three tickets because some of the cinema houses were not for regular screenings. At about 11 AM, we went inside and waited for the first showing to start.What can I say about the movie? Eclipse was fine but it didn’t turn out what I’ve expected. Anyhow, I’ll cite what I’ve noticed about it:

• They changed the line “Isabella Swan, I promise to love you forever, every single day of forever. Will you marry me?” to “Will you do the honors to marry me?”
• The action scenes were pure, raw explosion. However, I think the part where Edward bit Victoria to death was brutal.

• After two movies of no dialogue, Jasper has finally spoken! Plus, he looks different now he has a new hairdo.
• Jacob looks better than Edward. Enough said.

• The best line of the movie: “Because I’m hotter than you!”

I was supposed to watch Toy Story 3 that day but for some reasons I can’t fathom, I was stuck in the plush seat watching Edward and Bella’s romantic scenes. I was kind of disappointed with the movie but it was worth watching somehow. Now from the world of vampires and werewolves we move on to the real world. As I said in my short note in my previous post, I have good news. So let me begin by holding on what you’re reading now.

Do you remember the time I told you about my re-audition for the Theresian Magazine? I found out about the change on the day before the tryouts (June 18). According to our editor-in-chief (oh hi Danielle!), we need fresh faces into the roster that’s why the old staffers are required to re-audition. So on the night before, I prayed hard telling God not to let me pass this opportunity. I told Him I worked so much hard for it and promised to balance everything in my life. The butterflies in my stomach became numerous as the time grew closer to audition hour. When dismissal time came, my heartbeat was running faster.

I had to go face-to-face with 40 other girls in the IV-3 classroom. It was very scary. Several of them were also outstanding students. My chances were slimmer than last year’s. The plot thickened when the editors gave two topics for our essay: one about the automated elections and the other about what a rightful leader should do. What added to the workload is a literary genre of our choice. Do you know what’s worse? We only have a very short time limit. It took me about five drafts to complete my piece. I wrote the best reasons why I should stay in the school paper. I wrote with a passion word by word my essay on why our nation still needs to use the automated electoral system in 2013. However, time wasn’t enough. I didn’t get to the literary section because the editors told us to pass our papers even if we’re not done yet. I went home with a feeling of nervousness and hopelessness. I said to my own little self, “It’s over.”

But no!

The miracle happened last Thursday during our flag ceremony.

MY RE-AUDITION FOR THE THERESIAN MAGAZINE WAS A SUCCESS!

I sighed in relief when I heard my name as part of the news section. Ahhh! Finally I’ll graduate with a two-year experience in school journalism. And being a Creative Writing and Journalism member myself, I’ll have the opportunity to write for the yearbook. So watch out for it by November.

Before I end this post, let me show you how I dressed up Leighton Meester and Taylor Momsen via Paper Doll Heaven:

[Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg]