I found myself recalling my 18th birthday and how I would have settled for a simple party with all my friends there, a few bottles of (tequila?) drinks, chips, perhaps a guitar or two for people to sing along to. But yeah, I had one of those catered dinners as well, with the 18 this and 18 that. After a few years, all you have is pictures and a dress you find you can never wear again.

What a conundrum human festivities are. But really, life isn’t life without them.

I WILL GET TO MARCH ACROSS THAT STAGE AND GET MY DIPLOMA NEXT APRIL. I WILL. IF I HAVE TO SACRIFICE EVERY LAST DROP OF SWEAT AND BLOOD TO GET IT, I WILL.

That I can PROMISE you.

Plus it’s either sweltering hot or raining cats and dogs right now. The weather’s making this summer an even worse bust than it already is.

To blog my day in all the wrong ways one can write a story grammatically:

Went home at around 2AM, continued coding, left again at around 7AM, got to school 9AM, we went on coding, finding more and more bugs as our presentation schedule drew nearer, ended up screwing up the entire thing before AND DURING the presentation, were given a second chance to present at 4PM, did debugging the entire day until 3:30 — my OTHER project presentation, aced that presentation thanks to Paolo Sy, went back to coding for 192, presented to Ma’am Weng who told us that we have to meet with our client before she gave us a final grade, went home, oh wait, went through a 3-hour traffic jam on the way home, got home, didn’t eat dinner, worked for a bit, worked even more, fell asleep, woke up at 2:30AM to find out my phone had run out of battery and when I plugged it in, got a flood of work and acad related messages, couldn’t go back to sleep, watched American Idol, tried to sleep, failed, watched 24, had breakfast, worked again…

..and now I’m blogging.

I’m excited for this database project I’m gonna be working on this summer that would probably somehow turn out to be my OJT/internship. I’ll also be taking up summer classes — thinking of whether to get some interesting G.E subject or a foreign language elective.

A lot of stuff in the road ahead. It’s partly scary, partly exciting, but I am starting to like every minute of it. :)

Went out to meet friends this afternoon, planned our summer get-away. Glad there’s something to look forward to this summer. :)

A chair, ladies and gentlemen, as I JUST realized a while ago, had had been in front of my doorway for a while now. Looking back, it seemed to have been there since last week. It had no place being there since it USED to be in the living room.

the freakin’ chair

It then hit me that I have been going AROUND the chair when I go in or out of my room but it had never occurred to me to move it, ask my mom why it was there, or even be BOTHERED by the fact that this thing had been in my way for a while now.

The next thing that comes to mind is something most of you would find extremely corny, if not plain ridiculous. I realized that maybe life’s being clever and blunt about some similar stuff that’s been going on in my life. The cryptic version of that story would go something like: there was this thing, it was there for a while, and I did not know what a huge OBSTACLE it was until eventually something snapped. And now that it isn’t there anymore, well, it’s just somewhat of a huge relief.

Yes, dear reader, I just realized all that now. So sue me.

Now THAT’S what I call a life lesson.

Claude, myself, and Juancho enjoying our Beer Ice Cream cones. :)

I’m not a fan of Beer, but that was definitely a treat. Although the cones didn’t really seem to go well with it. LOL. I had a sampler of Choco Chili as well and it was just as amusing — very chocolatey with a spicy aftertaste. Talk about and unusually pleasant mix.

I googled Elfav and found a few other reviews from southbound.ph and A Bugged Life.

Apparently, Elfav serves a local brand of Ice Cream, “El Favorito”. Hooray for the creativity, not to mention QUALITY, of this restaurant! And it’s local too! :)

Aside from amusing ice cream flavors, they also serve full meals like T-bone steak (that’s just 99 pesos!) and Fish Fillet. They also have FREE WI-FI!

I’ve found a new place to hang out in BF Homes. Yehey!

It’s already well into the first quarter of this year, and I’ve made nothing of it. Time’s gone by like some jet-propelled vehicle on the fast track to the finish line. I wish it would all slow down though, so that I’d have time to make sense of it all. It’s hard to make the most of your time when it’s doing nothing but slipping through your fingers.

There ARE still good days. Today, I woke up unbelievably late in the afternoon. Got up, did some work, and then had dinner with the Sunday Club (er, Clauds and Juancho lang pala) at Pergola, BF.. we even discovered BEER ice cream at Elfav! :)

Summer’s fast approaching, if it’s not already here. I PRAY for a smooth ride ahead. (Plus a little taste of beach sand if at all possible)

Thank you in advance, Lord. :)

The educated man is not JUST the well read. He is the man who went forth into the world, and came back to tell the tale.Ugh how I hate knowing that there’s so much out there that I’m trading for calculus books and time in the classroom. I hate it even more that after school there’s an entirely different prison we’re facing. This is not how we were meant to live — to ACTUALLY live. How I envy stories from my professors about their travels.They got to experience everything first hand, so why should I settle with just hearing about it in the classroom?

Someday, if we want it enough, we can be free. That’s what I’m holding on to.

Yeah, embarrassing as it is to admit, I reached the lowest of my lows last week due to a greatly assorted variety of reasons [note: plural], not to mention getting sick.. But when you hit bottom, I guess there’s really no other place to go but up.

All you really need is a big strong slap on the face that’d make you see the harsh truth that whatever it is you’re crying about, somebody else out there’s doing way worse. Yup, the “..’til I saw a man with no feet” part of the saying.

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..and in the meantime I think I’ve become horribly ignorant of all the buzz happening around. Someone get me a newspaper! Or better yet get me cable. I miss watching TV. Although I’ve seen the latest McDo commercial and it really is very very touching. <3

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I believe my little downward slope has immensely aggravated my existing insomnia. I really should do something about that. :P

It’s early dawn on the first day of 2009, and I can’t rest until I know I’m not going to face this year without drawing wisdom from the events of 2008. The details of those events may very well be lost with distant memories as time goes by, but never forget what is essential.

It’s been a great year. I’ve seen the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in the shy of 20 years that I’ve been in this world.

This year I experienced a lot for the first time.

The first time I had a gun to my face,
the first time I got TWO phones stolen in less than a year,
the first time I drove all the way to school,
the first time I embarrassed myself in public,
the first time I broke down from all the craziness of this world,
the first time I got my own income,
the first time I went to Corregidor,
the first time I though I was losing my mind,
the first time I was in Jammeng’g / Acoustic Jammeng’g,
the first time I went GAGA over a fictional vampire (..Edward Cullen),
.. and some other firsts that are either forgotten or better off forgotten.

This year I learned that things aren’t always what they seem.

You lose something and you think the world would come to an end, but then you make it through, and find that you’re stronger and simply better for it. Pardon the cliche, it’s just that I’ve never found more truth to that saying than with all the things I’ve gone through this year.

You may also think something would be worth giving everything up for, only to find that, well, it isn’t. But when you DO find out what IS worth it, hopefully you’ll have a whole ‘nother entry for that. :)

This year I nearly crashed.

(No, not physically) Much as I’d like to admit that I’m superhuman, and that I have the ability to withstand anything blown my way, I am but a fragile fixture in this brutal world, and sometimes things do take a toll on you.

..and because of that.. I learned that true friends will always be there for you no matter what. It sometimes just takes an ounce of humility to admit that you need help. To these people I owe my sanity.

I also learned that all you have to do is SMILE, and though it may not take your problems away, it makes you feel a hell of a lot better. :)

This year I was given a second chance that I didn’t deserve.

..But I thank God for the opportunity to learn from my actions.

I don’t believe you can correct mistakes by wishing they never happened. I believe that there isn’t just ONE route to a destination. Sometimes you might make a wrong turn and end up taking the longer way, you’ll get back on track somehow. — only if you know where you’re heading to, and unfortunately that’s still something I’m working on for next year. But hopefully I’ve done good progress so far.

Mark not the year by what you’ve achieved, but by the person you’ve become, and welcome the New Year not with expectation, but with an open mind.

Happy New Year. :)

Awitan = 3rd place kami.

Haha. Lucky number 3?

Oh.. and someone stole my bag. With my phones, wallet, ID, clothes, school stuff, EVERYTHING. WAAAAAAAAH ANG HIRAP PALITAN NG MGA LAMAN NUN. KUNG PERA LANG SANA.

:(

It’s funny how amidst the noise from all that singing and merry-making across the lot combined with all the noise from inside our house could somehow bring me peace. I wondered for a while if it was because the noise I usually heard from this spot was of a man cursing loudly at his wife who was also screaming at him with equal rage. I concluded from tonight and several other nights that in their household, if they weren’t arguing, they were singing old love songs and Christmas jingles (off-key, if I might add), and it was an equally amusing thought as the Tagalog Jingle Bells.

Somewhere across the vast oceans on our planet, little boys were wielding guns and being brainwashed to believe that killing is a way of life. Somewhere in a desolate country, a little girl was curled up on a hard-rock ground with no proper bed to sleep in. Somewhere out there a baby was dying from hunger. Somewhere back in the real world I’d escaped from, I myself had real problems.

And from here, on this cozy little spot of mine, I was playing with matches and spying on my neighbors. From this spot of mine all I can see was a starry sky up above and a comfortable home through the window behind me.

Then I suddenly wasn’t sure if it was fair that I was being amused at anything anymore. And then again I got to thinking that if not for the little things, there wouldn’t be anything else in the world that could be amusing anymore.

What an unsettling night.

So it wasn’t as good as I hoped it would be. But I guess that’s what happens when you expect too much. The movie itself was okay though, if not to be compared with its book counterpart.

It was funny though, you could feel the “kilig” of every giddy girl in that cinema during Edward-Bella scenes. I tried my best to fight off the very strong urge to smile and chuckle at each of Edward’s corny (yet very sweet) lines lest I become one of them “giddy girls”.

Over all I’d say it was a good movie. Not great, just good. I’d still recommend that you read the book, though. There’s nothing like your own imagination to spice up any good vampire-human love story. LOL. Besides, Meyer (the author) described Edward Cullen as PERFECT. Yeah, Robert Pattinson was charming and sort of lived up to the Edward Cullen commercial image, but it was still a downplay from what I would have imagined he would look like.

Anyway, now that the hype for the movie’s gonna eventually die down, I really do have to look for something new to look forward to. Although for now, the leftover excitement for Twilight will have to do. :)

Even homework isn’t homework in this class. Over the weekend he tasked us to “try something different”.. roll around on the grass, climb a tree, feel its leaves. He even asked us if we were up for acting crazy at the A.S. lobby and seeing how people would react.

It’s these classes that I find real passion for. Sit me down in a 2-hour lecture on data structures or computer networks and you might as well subject me to watching reruns of local tv-shows (which, FYI would be nothing less than excruciating for me).

I miss my Philo classes. Oh, and my World Lit class under Dr. Jose. Those were the days.

So far I’m already finding it hard to get a minute for myself. The annual Engineering Week is fast approaching, and just like every other organization in the College of Engineering, UP CURSOR’s working its butt off to get into shape and prepare for the deadly 7-day war amongst “friendly” orgs.

After Eng’g Week, there’s CS Week in February 2009. That again would be another mad festival of events that we have to get into motion (well, the CURSOR part of it at least). Although February also means UP FAIR! I love Fair season. It gets surreal around campus that it’s almost magical (I really am not exaggerating).

I fear my sanity might not hold throughout this very very long semester. But then again, I fear that all the time, and yet I’ve only ever had one meltdown / burnout in the history of my College life.

So there, I’m already looking forward to next year’s events that it’s like I’ve skipped over Christmas and New Year. And there’s one thing I can say about both holidays.. I DON’T WANT 2008 TO BE OVER YET! STOP TIME! PLEASE!

Sembreak ko na rin sa wakas. Pagbigyan niyo po ang pagtagalog ko sa entry na ito.. wala lang ako sa mood magpaka-proper na English. Wooh!

Kahit one week na lang halos ang natitira sa bakasyon, okay lang.. bakasyon pa rin. Gusto ko na matulog ng matulog.. magpaka-bum. Pero mas gusto kong lumabas ng lumabas, kung may pera lang ako. Gusto kong gumala, gumimik, tumambay, lumabas, humiga lang.. lahat ng hindi ko magawa pag may pasok (well at least with a clear conscience that is.. haha).

Matter of fact, I just came home from having coffee with a friend of mine.. I missed hanging out with him, kahit saglit lang. Everybody seems to be too busy to hang out these days. Well anyway, I realized that I have a relatively boring life right now.. there’s nothing much to tell. My extra-curriculars aren’t exactly life-of-the-party material.

Therefore, I need a hobby. And the search for a hobby begins. [Funny thing, if you stare at the word “HOBBY” long enough, it just looks like a weird mixture of letters.. sounds funny if you say it over and over again too.]

I’ll let you know how it goes. Haha.

Before I knew it, the headlights of big black pick-up were just a few inches from me — the driver honking madly. I should have been startled.. I should have at least tried to dodge as quickly as I could. Instead, I was just standing there, staring for a few seconds at the truck’s plate number before realizing what was going on. Then I just walked away slowly.

I felt like there was a huge void in the place where my brain was supposed to be. I wasn’t in the place I wanted to be — in more ways than one. It’s as if I was in Context Switch mode.. the limbo between states of mind.

The night went on.. and as different things transpired that night, I was in a different kind of dizziness. I was still in a void, but a different kind of void.

My eyes blurred at the view of the dark silhouettes of the buildings along EDSA zooming past as we drove by. My mind was drifting, lost in the concert of thoughts in my head — sometimes when there’s too much, there’s nothing. I could have stayed in that tranquil state forever, but I had to snap out of it. The midnight road isn’t something one wants to be simply drifting through.

That night I couldn’t sleep. I stared at my bedroom ceiling, listening to Joshua Radin’s “Winter” track over and over again. Occasional glimpses at my clock let me know that time was either in a stand-still or it was moving really really slowly. The sound of the second hand’s soft tick-tock was deafening even through the music in my ears.

It was like I was high.

Let me down, then take me higher…

I have an exam tomorrow at 1PM. I am cramming, as are the rest of my classmates (who are conveniently cramming together at Jen’s house). Please let the exam be answerable.

I have an MP due on Wednesday. I’m quite far from accomplishing my part… since I do have an exam to prepare for. Gawd I hope we can pass it on time.

After that, an exam on Saturday.

Then finals week!

I will be so happy when this is all over! (well not really, I have to pass all subjects first before I can really be happy) I’ll be FREEEEEE!

Let’s party.

 (right) My Pasta Puttanesca leftovers (@ Chocolate Kiss)

I slept at 3AM this morning. For me that’s an all-new record for early bedtime. Naturally, as all unusual things seem to never go unpaired, I woke up with a splitting headache, but the 8:00 AM time on my bedside clock seemed to indicate the start of a good day — which are rare.

Went online, plurked, checked my mail.. then got ready for school. It was hot as hell on my way to school. I thought it would rain hard when afternoon came ‘coz that’s how it usually works. Amazingly enough, the day stayed bright and sunny the rest of the day.

Got to school in time for CS 150 class. Ma’am Chris discussed Syntax and Semantics (plus tips and tricks, as well as the algo we’d be using for phase 2 of our Machine Problem).

I accompanied Dan to Chocolate Kiss after my class. We were to meet Mr. Aldwin (person making CURSOR shirts) there. By this time, the fact that I had not eaten anything since I woke up was making itself very apparent through hunger. I had forgotten all about food. So Chocolate Kiss sounded perfectly perfect.

I ordered Pasta. Dan got Fries and Sans rival. We talked over late “lunch”. CURSOR stuff.. people.. more CURSOR stuff. Haha.

It was almost 5 PM when we left Choc Kiss. I went to Eng’g. It’s been AAAAGESSSSSSSSSS since I went to our tambayan. I’ve missed seeing people around Eng’g too.

I was about to go home when I got a text from Marie. The rest is history.

Dinner at Sisig Hooray, then dessert at Jollibee (<<eh. haha). For the record, Sisig Hooray is NOT a good place to dine. What ever happened to regular plates and spoons and forks? Ever heard of CFCs? (They were using Styros even for those dining in). And MICROWAVE SISIG? Puhlease. Haha!
(left) The amazing upside-down cone-in-cup! (Makes no sense)

I had fun talking over dinner, as I always do. :) Grabe lang ang iyong question and answer portion, Marie. With the hand gestures and everything. Haha.

I took the LRT from Katipunan station. The new 11:00 closing time comes in very handy at times like these. I’d usually take the scary jeepneys to Cubao otherwise. Then MRT to Ayala where I bumped into Kai! :) We rode the shuttle together — while updating each other on the latest CURSOR-related chismis. Haha.

It’s one of those good days.

It’s because I stopped fighting. I let it take over me for just the slightest moment, and it ruled.

I WILL NOT EVER BE BROUGHT DOWN BY ANYONE OR ANYTHING.

I WILL MAKE IT THROUGH, YOU’LL SEE.

I WILL FIGHT!

I’ve been gone for quite a while now. By “gone”, I mean “Missing In Action”, out of it all, disappeared, lost, NOT THERE. People are asking where I’ve been. I keep asking myself the same question over and over again.

But enough with all the emo-ness. I’m sick of it. It’s all I’ve been doing, and it’s getting old. I’ve gone past my limits for self drama, and so I have put a cap on all that stuff. *Enter clean slate mode*

CS 180 exam this afternoon didn’t go as well as I would’ve wanted. I couldn’t concentrate, much less calculate all the things there were to calculate. Good grief. *Dizzy*

After the exam, a dismayingly strong downpour greeted us at the CS building exit/entrance. Thank goodness I had my umbrella. Couldn’t save my jeans though.. got soaked. It’s been raining cats and dogs recently, pardon the cliche. I feel like I’ve been zapped back to my freshman year when a sunny day was welcomed like Christmas in the summer. Makes me think the end of the world might really be drawing near this time.

Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.

-Charles M. Schulz

(Yes, I’m stacking up on Charlie Brown quotes. I simply adore Charles Schulz)

Anyway, I didn’t go home right away. Went to Trinoma with Marie to have dinner, and talk (but not before getting even MORE soaked on our way to the mall). We ate at Taco Bell — complete with the never ending re-run of “Demolition Man”. I missed this. I missed going out with friends and just talking about life and people. I simply miss a lot of things right now. And this is not me being melodramatic.. this is me stating FACTS. I share Marie’s sentiments on dinner-outs. They are definitely irreplaceable.

After dinner, I went on to ride the MRT. The station was semi-packed. Is it just me or do wet raincoats and umbrellas make the trains seem all the more cramped than usual? Anyway, I got to Ayala where it seemed like highschool barkada reunion since I was with two of my friends.. and I could insert two VERY long paragraphs here about our tiring attempts at getting home quickly, but I’ll spare you the dull details, and spare myself the effort of going through it all in my head again.

Then now I’m blogging. I was in the middle of taking care of my acads but apparently, my attention span hasn’t changed at all, if not diminished even further.

Rain, crowds, and traffic don’t really make for a bad day. Sometimes all you need is a bowl of Cheesy Potatoes with a friend to make it a little better.

Salamat, Marie. :)

The movie was great. It wasn’t jaw-dropping awesome, but the storyline was quite good, and I was really into each scene. Plus it wasn’t all gut-spilling (as other action movies are these days). There was a “human” factor in the movie. I liked that about it.

Warning, semi-slight-kinda spoilers ahead. (more…)

So what’s there to wait a month for?

I’ll let you know in 4 weeks.

Sigh.

BUT THAT’S ALL OVER NOW. I have my blog back. (Hopefully for good). Pardon also my layout which is nothing short of lacking creativity right now, I’ll be changing it as soon as I have TIME on my hands again.

HELLO (again) WORLD! Mwah!

Tagged by Dan! :)

Rule: List all the names you were called by and the people who call you that. Tag at least 10 members of your contacts and give a comment on their site for them to know they’ve been tagged.

1. Mayee - My actual nickname. Most people call me by this (most of the time). From “Jeureen Maye”.. Add one “e” to the “Maye” and you have “Mayee”. Haha.

2. Timay - my younger sister, Katee, calls me this.

3. Ats - Mom and Dad.

4. Te-ats - Si Daddy lang tumatawag niyan sa akin.

*   Ma-je - Mommy. “Ma-je, wake up na!”

5. Mai/May/Maye (isa lang pronunciation niyan) - Mom, Dad, Auntie Ninang, Ate Ann, and my close friends who find it either hard to say the “yee” part of my name or just convenient to shorten.

6. Jeureen - People who I’m just acquaintances with for “business” purposes (e.g. company contacts from marketing, teachers/professors, etc). Nakakatamad na sila sabihan pa ng nickname ko. Haha.

7. Tita Mayee - Tito Elo used to call me this when I was a kid. :)

8. Jumay - Ken Gallo (nung app pa ako) & Marie (pag trip niya), from “Jeureen Maye”.

9. BFFL - Joellei, BFFL ko rin. Haha. Best Friend for LEVER. Joke.

10. Tolabing - Sir Pol and other High school teachers. “Jeureen Maye” is hard to pronounce apparently so they stuck to my last name.

11. Tolabs - I am called this on very rare occasions, but usually by Paolo Sy.

12. Mata - kung friend kita, then at one point in your life nasabihan kita ng “Uy! Nahulog mata mo!” at tumingin ka sa baba, at natawa ako. Most people go around calling me “mata” for days after that.

13. “3×5″ - Tawag sa akin ni Julius Torres. (at tawag ko rin sa kanya yan. haha bastos!)

14. Mayeeahi - By my beloved co-reps and close friends from the Engineering Student Council. Coined from our Miting De Avance presentation.. secret na lang kung ano yun. Haha. I based my domain name on this.

15. Bit - RJ, ang aking ever dearest byte.

16. Carl - Ria Marra Cruz calls me this. Crush ko daw si Carl eh. Haha issues. Hello, dimples!

17. Temas - (or some weird spelling I can’t remember) imbento ni Marvin. Haha.

18. Boss - Tawag sa akin ni Kee! (Exte kasi.. Hehe)

19. Mami-comhead-Mayee - Kyle! Exte again. Haha (I lab Exte!)

20. Rihanna - Ever since our version of “Please Don’t Stop the Music”, this is what my friend Badong calls me now.

21. Jeureen Maye - Brian Mateo (yikee special mention.. Haha) Nobody else calls me by my entire first name.

22. Bunso - G205/Molave luvs ko. :) They called me “bunso” because I was the youngest. I mishu!

23. Lil’ Sis - Kuya Jay! My adopted big bro.

24. Tamei - Ernie Veloso. Haha I still recall Senior days.

25. IS- Badong and Vincent. Mga pauso. :))

I’m too tired to think of any more. Haha. That’s that! Tamad na rin ako mag-tag.. so if you’re reading this, then TAG! YOU’RE IT! Gawin mo rin ito.

I seriously promise a more acceptable update next time.

http://jeureenmaye.multiply.com

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For some reason I have yet to post the very song that keeps playing in my head FOR WEEKS now. I would rather have something else playing up here but LSS leaves no room for choice.

Think me conceited, but the song is our entry to the Acoustic Jammeng’g earlier this month.. our version of Rihanna’s Please Don’t Stop the Music. :))

Gawd.. PLEASE give me new songs to sing over and over and over again in my head.

But that’s not the point of this entry.

Sabi ng tito ni Joelle tumaba daw ako! I merely dismissed the thought thinking to myself it’s been a year since he last saw me (during the days when Dan and I stayed over at their house doing our CS 140 MP). And then this morning Joelle texts me saying sabi daw ng dad niya tumaba ako! And it’s not that seldom that he sees me!

Okay, I’m on crash diet mode right now. See me holding up any edible substance to my face, snatch it right out of my hands and starve me to death. I am not kidding.

Wall-E

Once again, Disney Pixar brings us one outstanding movie. I loved Wall-E. It was hilarious, touching, heart-wrenching, amusing, and just plain BRILLIANT. The storyline was amazing, I mean, for a movie that has main characters who don’t speak to entertain that much.

..Hm.. I honestly thought I could write a better review than this for Wall-E, graphics-wise, plot-wise and all that.. but truth be told, it’s just one of those movies that you just have to see for yourself to really get how I like it so much. :)

Life.. in general.

I can never be able to comprehend how the flutter of time goes by. Sometimes it seems like the days last so long that it’s unbearable, and sometimes you don’t even notice 24 hours go by.

Just a thought. :)

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Classes are suspended today. It’s all typhoon Karen’s doing. Typical August, sending storms and typhoons my way. I love my birthday month. :))

I’ll post about my birthday experiences next time. I’m too pooped out from all the happenings to narrate everything detail by detail.

Thank you to everyone who greeted through text, multiply, facebook, friendster, or in person, or whatever else. You all made my day. :)

Special thanks to JC BORJA for his birthday gift. It reheheheaaally made my day. REALLY. Loko-loko ka talaga! LOL.

As usual, my birthday was very rainy. And when I say rainy, I sincerely mean RAINY. Thank you, August, for giving me such wonderful weather. How else can I have fun dancing in the rain?