~Wendy

hello 2008! time flies huh? one night, anytime soon, you’re just going to be lying down on the bed, thinking: "Where have all my four years of college went? It feels as if it slipped right out of my fingers." that’s the time you recall those events that have made such an impact to you. may they be positive or negative. But with this one major event that I consider, i can’t tell if I should be smiling while I will be recalling, or shattered just to get those thoughts inside my head.

December 15th of 2007, wasn’t just any other day, or any other party. It was the last Double Major (as undergrads) Christmas Party, and the first time ever, celebrated with a teacher. Not just any other teacher, with the mentor of all our mentors, Mr. Ted Cantones. (**Just for the information of a few people, Mr. Ted Cantones, designed the Double Major curriculum, he had been our Marketing teacher for a couple of years, and we are his "children"–we are the pioneer batch of the double majors program.) WE spent our Christmas bash this year at his home in Cordova in Mactan Island. Oh! the bliss of the preparation for this party. He was very excited and he told us that he is willing to provide the venue for the party. And we just dove right and in and went like: YEAH!

Earlier in 2007, the Department of Business Administration was shooked up when we heard, Mr. Ted Cantones wouldn’t be coming back to teach. We thought it would just be for a while, but then, the hard part of the news broke, and we were informed, he is diagnosed with Stage 4 Bone Cancer. My lips and throat just ran dry as if a gush of incredible heat dried up every moisture in my body. When the information reached the batch, i could say, people felt the void inside. we all have a share of our actions in his class that we finally ended up regretting (texting, sleeping, playing in class, not taking the whole subject seriously, etc). This is one of the many reasons why we really worked on this party with extra love and labor. True, it would be the last Double Major party as a batch, but we were more concered of spending the holidays with our teacher who is sick, and probably crushed on the inside. He needs this celebration more than we do.

In the course of preparing for this party, we had everything laid out, including the food, transportation (thanks to Fr. Mark Matthias, Dean of the College of Commerce, who has been very generous to have provided funds for transporation), programs, videos, and games even. Each corporation had their own share of the tasks, which i personally would like to thank for the full support as well. The House of Dominique Corporation, was in charge with the food, transportation, and games; The Creative Thinkerz for the majority of the programs (intermission numbers, ice-breakers, crazy drama presentations-that could get your intestines tied up in knots); DMpreneurs for the Mini-Concert, and videos; ShePao Corp for the tribute.

With all these corporations working together, and support from teachers, this party materialized. We set off early to the house of our teacher in 3 vans, and arrived pretty early to get things ready for the party. When we arrived, we gathered around the front porch, laid our Manito-Manita gifts under the Christmas tree, opened up the piano, check the sound systems, etc. As we were all busy, I’m sure everyone was just aching to see the face of our teacher. I was exceptionally nervous. few minutes after, he came out, seated on a wheelchair, a big smile plastered on his face. That made my day to be honest. I didn’t realize how much I’ve missed him, though half of the time i was glancing at my watch during his classes, and i felt how wrong i was to do that. we chit chatted for a while, had group pictures in his front porch. He was wheeled inside because he needs to make a phone call, and us, to prepare for the games.

Prior to that, by the way, Inee and I sat by the piano to play for our-last-minute-piano presentation of It Might Be You. Sir Ted requested earlier before December that he wanted someone to play the piano within the program of the party. I had a line up prepared, none of them are classical, which he requested, but i still tried to play some of the best songs I have learned. One of them is "It Might Be You" that Inee has been learning in our piano lessons. I promised to do the melody, while she took care of some of the chords, and I with the others that she hasn’t been able to learn yet. The night before, we were alreay deliberating if we are to play or not. We ended up in the decision not to. But when we were there, maybe the enthusiasm just poured out that she decided that we practice for a few minutes. We were busy tinkering away while the others are busy preparing for the party as well. I was very proud of Inee that time, and true, she has still much to learn, but she is fast in learning them. (great job!)

When Sir Ted was wheeled in, i went inside to arrange my stuff by the piano, and suddenly wanted me to play. I wasn’t sure if i wanted to do it because i haven’t practiced that much since i don’t have a piano here. For the past week, I only relied on the piano in the dorm which has a specific schedule (8AM-10AM and 4PM-6PM), and a lot of people playing it. He asked to be turned to face the piano, so I didn’t have a choice but to play although I don’t go on til after lunch, as planned in the program. I played "At The Carousel", a favorite piece of mine taken from the soundtrack of Turn Left Turn Right, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbGaSo9pPMQ&feature=related –the original is a violin arrangement.

When i finished the song, a loud applause came from the audience which i thought was only Sir Ted, but to my pleasant surprise, i saw all of my classmates clapping as well. (Thanks!) My heart swollen up like a proud performer. They urged my to play  them another song, Claudine by Maksim. I decided to play this against the "Disney Medley" (inspired from Jim Brickman, and arranged by me) because it sounded like a classical piece, and Sir Ted might like it.

After these two songs, I looked for another excuse not to play the "Disney Medley" because im not ready to play it yet, that led me to drag Inee into the scene to put that practice to the test! And yes, we played it. well enough to get cheers from the crowd again (although I think its Inee who deserved most of the credit here =) )

It’s the favorite part of the whole party…and definately one of the favorite things that the DMs love to do, and yes, we EXCEL on this one as well —- G A M E S!!! Thanks to Kimmi for the wonderful games that definately got the party started!!! 

After the body-challenging games, we had another expertise of the Double Majors…kainan na!! Thanks to Gladys for coordinating with the caterer. =)  YYYUUUUMMM!

The Creative Thinkerz did it again! Providing us with fantastic world-class entertainment! We have a new star of pirated, chopping songs, Miss Crystal Bakekang Celine DaYON, who has once again, found true love’s "wipe" 

What is a Double Major Party without the Miss Gay Competition? "Wwwwuuuuuttt??" If you remember, we had Miss Gay on our Christmas party last year! What a great way to close the program with real men in female wardrobes. And with the great hosting skills of Jiana aka Tyra Banks.  Thanks to the irregular Double Majors who willingfully submitted to the make up and bikinis. =) Congratz to Miss Greece, Daniella (Daniel Diores)–Miss Gay Universe 2007. well-deserved!

The moment of truth. the Tribute video for Sir Ted is next in line. and true enough, not an eye was dry. you would have been as cold as stone if you didn’t cry in this part! The video was made by Maeka backep up with the perfect song, Music of My Heart by NSync and Gloria Estefan. I chose this song because it is a song written for teachers. the lyrics are just perfect that it could set off everyone who listens to it in tears. (okay, I might be exaggerating on that but truly, it has a wonderful message)

POOL PARTY!  As Sir Ted retired to rest, the fun didn’t end for the double majors. Apart from the wonderful home that Sir Ted had provided us to use, we had access to the pool! WEEEE! Although i didn’t swim, i still got wet because of the tidal jump of Butch (you owe me a dry shirt!)

We decided to head home by 6PM, all with smiles and content in our hearts. it was definately a party to remember. I need not write a longer essay to tell the story. We all had the moments, and memories. I’m sure it will be carried on with us forever.

The Double Majors in one batch that is ENTIRELY unique from the rest.

I find myself in an incredibly emo mode tonight. for some reason, i can’t stop crying. i don’t even know why I’m crying. im thinking something is wrong with my eye but i feel so hurt.

=(

Just yesterday, I received the news that one of my favorite English bands, Son of Dork, split up (nope, not McFly, i would have died and never would have written this blog if they did). 2 minutes later i heard from Ex-Busted, and Son od Dork’s frontman, James Bourne that they are going forward as a band, without David Williams (the guy who posted in Son of Dork’s myspace that they are splitting up, and he is taking over the account, and starting a new band–bleach blond hair in black). And then, all of the sides started to come up. I read the updated blog of David when he explained why he is leaving. He is not just a fan of being stagnant and not doing anything for the past few months when a band is supposed to be doing something. James is in the States, and the others could be just taking five.

Then again, Steve came out and explained stuff. they are ACTUALLY doing something. James, Chris and himself are writing songs (independently..i think) for the band, and for other artists (bless), and somehow, it’s David who didn’t get the whole point of it and decided to just leave, in return, stirring up commotion!

I don’t know whose side I am on now but i LOVE this band the way it is/was. i hate these accusations and all the more the fact that David is not in the band! He turns out to be my favorite in the band, and here he is, leaving one of UK’s top bands and starting his own. yes, i am more than torn, i feel like im ripped into pieces.

Why is the band starting to be like this???!! I think the pressure rests on James. People are starting to blame him. He was in a band that split up few years back (BUsted—yes, they were busted when big-guy with Oscar the Grouch’s eyebrows left for FightStar, and i still am a Busted fan), see how hard this could be for me? it’s pretty frustrating. I look up to these guys in someway, and this happened. I woke up finding their myspace completely bombarded with rant from fans and ex-fans, their individual accounts totally messed up with a lot of "What Happened?" and a whole lot of cursing.

poor them…. they are stuck in loserville. am i still a fan? yes, i still listen to their music but it’s frustrating to do so. I am just waiting to see how this is going to fall into place. Son of Dork promised the fans a second album (NO DAVE), and Dave on the other hand is looking for a new set of band members. whoahh…bitter….

My head is totally messed up listening to their sides. One of the most confusing times of my life. What bums me out is I never saw them together. It’s going to be a whole lot different without David. are you kidding me? that guy can rock his guitar! one of the best that ever hit my iPod! heheh! I wanna laugh this out. It’s starting to take over my system. Whatever it is, God has a plan for these two bands.

Im signing off. Just needed to get this out of my system.

It’s a boring rainy night (pretty self-explanatory, yeah?). There’s nothing good to do other than writing a boring blog entry.

It’s been ages since i wrote my last entry (which never made sense to me), and my fingers just fancy typing tonight.

Hmmm…what happened this week? Nothing really. Just got some progress reports made for the company. I have two "business meetings" –i like saying that, tomorrow. Sorting of merchandise in the morning, and a subcontractor meeting in Ayala. I’m pretty excited about it though you wouldn’t really say I am a business person (after almost 4 years of studying Business, i realized that i don’t like it—whatta realization). I’m just itching to get some money for the corporation we have worked hard on. anyway, enough of that. I got my Motion in the Ocean Tour DVD yesterday, so as eager as i have always been, i couldn’t concentrate on anything i was doing in school because my mind was floating around my DVD waiting for my whole body to get back home and watch it.

Turned out that i didn’t have classes in my ONLY class on Tth (terrible), so, basically, i wasted a good hour waiting for my history teacher to show up. So when i finally came home, i ran to my sister’s room to get the laptop ready only to realize that she had brought it to school with her for a report (AAAhhhh!!! the AGONY of lying down on my bed, waiting, glancing over my digital clock EVERY MINUTE from 8:06-8:45 –it wasn’t pretty at all). When i heard the familiar sound of a door slamming, my whole body jumped out of the bed with such grace, landed on my spongebob slippers perfectly, and on the next second, i was already outside the door of my sister (whatever happened to opening my door and walking down the stairs?—i DONT KNOW…really). I told my sister i had to use it, and gladly, she let me did (she wouldn’t really let me borrow that much since i infected it with Trojan). It took me only a few minutes and i found myself sitting on the computer room, laptop on, DVD on hand, and me eagerly squishing the earphones to my ears. The concert was great (no doubt—i know you know who I’m talking about. don’t make me say it ) I nearly pissed myself when i saw them. Darn it! Kind of made me wish i was in the crowd. That was one heck on an arena tour.

I swear i never peeled my eyes off the monitor the whole time. i realized that when the show ended, and when my eyes were battling to keep themselves open as i looked around the room. I had to close my eyes for a while before i could manage to go up. I was pretty exhausted after watching the concert. Seriously, i can’t understand why i felt so drained and tired. I felt my skin getting warm as if i’m having a fever, and i can feel trails of hot current shocking all parts of my body. I guess my mom is right….that band is a bad drug. (i beg to differ)

Today, however is a lot different (it was WORSE compared to what i was feeling last night). I forgot all sorts of essential things today, like forgetting to take my Vitamin C, i ended up sneezing away the whole day; I forgot my USB flash drive which i carry around in case i wanted or needed to download something. I apparantly, NEEDED to download something and save it in my USB when i FORGOT to bring it. I’m supposed to save up some programs that could back my songs, videos, and photos up. I technically, have TROJAN in my iPod–which calls for reformatting, and yes, losing all my songs, and videos, and wonderful photos which is a good 18 Gig all in all. I flipped when i realized my friend is sick with trojan. I called iStore for help and they just slapped a mind-popping 500 pesos for the back up and reformatting. I told myself, i’ll just look for a program to do that. but then i realized it wouldnt be of any use SINCE, i can’t use my iPod with the laptop or else it will kill the laptop, which would lead to my sisters killing me. soo…yeah…. simple as that and i didn’t realize it earlier.

And now, i am just here sitting down with a BIG white monitor mimicking whatever i am saying…. i am THAT BORED. the laptop is with my sister so i can’t use it. =( i want my own laptop! carrying  my own files, and yes, my own viruses and problems teehee!

I’ve been typing for a good 30 minutes now, i have to go back and check out my posts in the message board. See you in a bit!

that is one heck of a title, ei? Honestly, i couldn’t even find a reason or a simple explanation about what it means. It’s something really random, or perfectly useless. So what is the point of writing it? or reading it for your case….well i don’t know…

Just last April, i re-read my diaries that dated 2001. It scared me beyond my wits as words of profanity, sexual insults, gossip, unending rants, filled the pages of my diary. As i read through it, denial that I WROTE IT enveloped my whole being. all i could utter after every entry was: "i don’t believe this…" but then, my most feared moment arrived when i found myself CLEARLY recalling all the situations that i had scribbled on the pages of what could pass as "MY LIFE".

Now, i am here typing yet another essay that speaks so much about who i am (or who i was). There is so much left unsaid, but it scares me to type one more word for it might bring me destruction, and lose all my friends who trusts me.

  This summer, is by far the craziest! i went to a lot of places. flying back and forth from Manila and Tacloban and then to Cebu again, that’s where i am right now and I’ll be back in Tacloban tomorrow. heheheheh!

But the highlight of my crazy tripping would have to be the fact that my family and I went to Hong Kong. Something that I did about 10 years ago! This was my second trip abroad, sadly, to the same place. But the last time i went, was pure crap. The typhoon decided to dance and flap its fancy wings and tail on HK when i got there. Bummer. but this year, i enjoyed to the fullest!

When i rode the double-decker bus from the airport to Causeway Bay, i realized that i didn’t have so much memory of how Hong Kong looked like. As i went pass the crazy skyscrapers, and long bridges, I kept reminding myself to breath. It looked so majestic from where i was sitting. Heard of twin towers right? Well, they have a lot of those, even triplet towers and quads. The buildings looked like they couldn’t breath since they are piled so close to each other. The bridges have meticulous details to it that it’s so hard to comprehend its shape and pattern.

When we got off the bus, loud buzzing cars, and warm air met me. And as we walked from the bus stop to the hotel which is about 3 minutes, 3 minutes of dragging our heavy luggages, i realized my average speed of walking was too slow. Hong Kong is fast-paced. The people here looked like they are in a hurry or running away from the fire. As we crossed the streets, i saw a huge difference between this country and HK–everyone observed street rules. there are no jay-walkers and people wait for the Go signal before they cross. It wasn’t hard for me to adjust since i really am like that by nature (observing street rules), what was new to me is the people of HK are so disciplined! super! Walking on the pedestrian lane reminded me of Tokyo rush hour! it’s that busy. Anyway, enought of that, we stayed at the Park Lane Hotel. the rooms are affordable and pretty much the same as i remembered. Immediately, my sisters collected the hotel freebies such as the shampoos, toothbrushes, etc. hehehe! (it’s their hobby)

Hong Kong’s transpo is through the train, or as i like to call it, the tube (Brit vocab). It’s relatively cheaper than the taxi, and a lot faster because you don’t go through traffic anymore. But the number of people riding the tube can get pretty stupid during rush hours. but nevertheless, it saves you time and money. I learned how to ride one, and like which exit or entrance to take (tubes are like spiders–going out of the wrong exit could get you worried and stressed!), read the map and stuff like that. I enjoyed doing it though, made me learn a lot!

However, there are still cars in HK of course. the cars there are wicked! i saw my fave car–MIni Cooper about a lot of times. and their driver’s seat is on the right side, and they drive on the opposite lane. Dude! That is weird and something many of us aren’t used to. if i would sit on the "passenger’s seat" i would probably have the urge to feel stirring wheel that is supposed to be in front of me, and try to step on the pedals which are supposed to be below me. LOL!

Where did i go to? We visited some relatives in a place called North POint, and another one who lives a few train rides away from North Point (i forgot the name). Here is a list of where we went to.

Ocean Park: Fantastic park with a cool view of the ocean (duh). I rode a few rides which kept my heart beating like nuts!

My sister and I rode a ride called the Flying Swing. it does pretty much as it is called. the swings fly! you ride on this swing and it gets higher and spins you around. Haha! i was laughing my head of! it feels great to "fly". But my stomach ties in knots whenever i see my mom down there! hahah! i’m getting that feeling again now as i read it.

After that ride, we rode yet another insane ride called the Abyss! it is twin towers of 20 stories, you sit on the edge, it goes up, and it drops without warning. it felt great and nerve-wrecking to see the whole of HOng Kong while your sitting on the edge of a 20-storey building. while i was up there, i was already saying words of prayer. to me, it felt like i was about to die. my fear of heights is starting to take its toll. We were up there for about 10 seconds, and i was about to talk to my sister who was beside me when it DROPPED! i screamed my brains out, as my bottom lifted ever so slightly and with such grace from the seat! that scared me a lot, even though we got protective gear. it dropped halfway and shot us back up again and dropped us again. it was INSANE! My knees were shaking when i got off but i laughed at myself! After the rides, we went to see the Reef, and some pretty school of jellyfish! i also saw sharks and all its kinds! pretty cool! By afternoon, we watched their show where dolphins and seals did tricks! pretty cool. My sisters who went there before was able to watch a killer whale doing tricks but i guess it died because it wasn’t part of the show already. sad…..

i also got my first cable car ride from the Headlands to Lowlands (for kids) part of ocean park. i don’t know why i was still afraid of the cable car ride considering that i rode the abyss! but i was still scared, and pretty paranoid when the cable car did some swaying movements.

in the lowlands, we rode Whisker’s Wild Ride. it’s like a movie with moving chairs that moves according to the film. it goes up down, and shakes pretty much. i kept on laughing all throughout coz i was like in a virtual roller coaster, swimming with whales, riding on dolphins, etc. it was funny!

DisneyLand: we went to Disney when we had a couple of days ledt before we leave. We stayed in Disney’s Hollywood Hotel which had a crazy check-in and check-out sessions.

IT NEVER ENDS! Anyway, i was pretty psyched when we got there. i felt like a complete kid! it’s just magical! it’s the magic of Disney! we took pictures with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Pluto, Mulan and POoh!

this Disney is relatively small but cool. It’s divided into 3. You got Fantasy Land, Adventure Land, and Tomorrow Land.

The Sleeping Beauty Castle stands in the middle of everything.

I rode the Space Mountain in Tomorrow Land. MY Goodness! it was again a crazy ride. it’s a high-speed (i do mean, high-speed), roller coaster ride with sharp turns, twists, and drops!!! the best thing about is, you can’t see anything! it’s pitch dark, and filled with tiny lights that resembles stars! you feel like dropping and spinning in space. again, i screamed the loudest! it lasted for a couple of minutes. by the last minute, i couldn’t scream anymore. not because i don’t have a voice anymore, but because i felt like i was in a total shock. there was a bright flash and i thought i died, but…no…it was a camera taking a picture. when we went to see it at the end of the ride, we looked like…..you know…IN PAIN! hahahahah!

We also had fun in Buzz’s Astro Blasters. it’s a shooting game…pretty lame but it’s ok. i had bits of fun. i wished there was just more action! hhehe!

In fantasy land, you can see Mickey’s PhilHarMagic. it’s a 3D show. pretty cool coz it looked like the cast is flowing and dancing before your eyes. it showcased some of Disney’s best like Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Aladdin, PeterPan. what’s so great about this, you can actually smell the pies baked in  Beauty and the Beast, feel the wind in the thrilling magic carpet ride of Aladdin and flying through clouds in Peter Pan. It was magical that i went to see it twice!

There was also a show called the Golden Mickeys. It reminded me of Broadway. talented casts, and crazy mascots. it was so beautiful that i got so emotional. i cried!!!

And the fireworks was the best! Colors flashed brightly above the Sleeping Beauty castle brings you back to the past when  you were still a kid, laughing over great Mickey Mouse and Friends shows, sighing over romantic fairy tales, and swining through ropes in Tarzan or Lion King. it was fantastic and very magical. i couldn’t hold back the tears when i was watching the fireworks. I realized that i am a Disney kid, it’s like family to me.

well, i think i better stop here. i still have more thought. but it’s so hard to recall because there are a lot of them. i had a blast! i promise to upload pictures of the trip in this entry once i get it from my sister.

thanks for reading!

Okay! I’m finally in my hometown! Here at the very small island of Leyte, a city at the north called Tacloban City.

There are a reasons why i like to be home and why i don’t like to be home. I like to be home because: One, i get to see my mom, and my dog. Two, i get to eat homecooked meal, specially prepared by my Mom. Three, i could use the computer whenever I want. Four, i get to charge my iPod, and phones for free (the dormitory charges for charging use–how redundant). Five, I got TV, DVDs, VCDs. Six, i get reunited with my best buddies Danny and Dougie! ahah! Danny is my piano, and Dougie is my violin. Six, i get to be myself!!

But there are reasons why I don’t like to be home. One, I get to take the stinky medicine that my mom gives me. It’s supposed to make me healthy (and SICK!!! Barf). Two, I don’t get to have my own room. Three, I have 2 big drooling dogs that could never stay put (we have three dogs by the way–one is mine–he is the nice one. His name is Sanzo). Three, there is NO internet in the house!!! my mom had it disconnected since no one was using it. Crap!! That’s why I am here right now at Netopia, paying just to check my mail and do stuff on the net. On second thought, i also pay when i am in Cebu. But it sucks big time when you are in the comfort of your home, and you got no internet!

Anyway, so what have i done lately? I really didn’t do anything much. I’m more like a bum when im at home. Oh yeah! I’m starting to write a short story again (something i didnt do for almost 3 years now). It’s entitled "More than Anything". Although, im not sure if I’m going to let anyone read it. No one read my works before. I think i burned them after i wrote them. I got this really weird habit of burning my work. I wrote over 10 stories in the past. And i burned them afterwards. I don’t even remember the titles anymore for crying out loud. Hahahah!!!

So….I’m really getting bored. I’m waiting for my mom’s text so i can leave. But anyway, while im here, i might as well share my awesome boredom with all of you who are reading!!

when i’m bored, i really got nothing to talk about. so im just typing whatever i have in mind…let’s see…right now, im wearing my really really old blue shirt, and jeans that i haven’t laundered for 4 days already (talk about hygiene); Im yawning 4x in one minute—roughly; Im staring at the monitor, i’m typing, and listening to Suede’s Beautiful Ones in imeem.com. Oh wait. i changed it to something by my favorite band!!! —McFly. really. you’re a dumdum if you haven’t noticed. ;P

Of course, I’m not going to be narrating why i like this band because i already did (if you read my previous blog posts). But anyway, im so bored i could tell you all over again!!! [if you can't take it, better close this blog entry]

Here goes…McFly is a band from the United Kingdom. They took away the title of The Beatles as the youngest band who ever had a #1 with their debut album in UK. The band came out like 2-3 years ago. I’m not so sure (omigosh!!! im not sure!! have to research). Anyway, they are Tom Fletcher (guitarist, vocalist), Danny Jones (my love–guitarist and vocalist), Dougie POynter (hottest man alive–and he is just my age–bassist), Harry Judd (drummer). Tom and Harry are 21 years old, Danny is 20, and Dougie would be turning 20 this november (wee! we are born in the same month. 20 days after me).

They are pretty big in UK, and in the states. not much in this side of the world. I came to know and like McFly because of the movie Just My Luck with Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine. it’s a chick-flick, romantic comedy movie..it’s cool! i like it. but i liked it even more coz McFly was on it. I thought they were actors at first but turns out that they are this wicked band (i started to like saying wicked). And thats when i went nuts over them! they got great songs (they write their own songs..but also do covers), and great looks. these guys are FIT! hahha! i got loads of their songs in my iPod and have been listening to them since January! i got most of their music videos…or probably all…and some of their TV guestings in UK. all thanks to Mouse Potato! thanX bro!

anyway, it would really take me 10 pages or more to tell you about these HOT Brits! and i’m really not that desperate. my fingers are starting to hurt. so is my brain. hehehe!!

I will be back in Cebu next week to do some stuff for our PFS. and then, we will be heading to Manila, then Singapore, then Hong Kong. woohoo!! i definately deserve this vacation!!! haven’t done that since i was in 4th grade! yahoo!!!

I have to go. my head is starting to spin. i’ll bore you more some other time

Oh wow! What a day it has been for me!

It opened with a good morning wake up call from my digital alarm clock, playing my favorite song =). a nice shower, and a very light bag (first time–my school bag use to be heavy on a tuesday). anyway, i was on my way to school when i saw a really cute guy sitting across me in a jeepney. Anyway, we didn’t talk except for: "palihug"—something you say when you want someone to pass the fare to the driver. Short and sweet! Just the way i like it! hahaha!

Anyway, when i got in school, i was shocked to see over 8 guys wearing pink barong with guitars, and bandurias. i was like: "huh?! are they going to play a song for me?!–woohoo!!" but no, heehe! they were for someone else. So anyway, i went straight to the Seminar Room 1 where me and other schoolmates are supposed to meet the ambassador of the United States of America (the reason why there were a string band in the entrance), Mrs. Kenney. Oh wow! What an honor!

I was pretty stiff on my seat while trying to formulate questions to ask in the open forum. I was kind of agitated because I never thought i would be talking to someone who has been given high and exceptional regard from other people, and not to mention, other countries. All of us were actually. You can see people tapping the table restlessly with their pens, checking how they look on the mirror from time to time, popping in breath mints, in deep thought, tilting on their executive chairs and stuff. –what a sight!

We all stood up when she went in. And oh my goodness! I didn’t know what to say. She is really pretty and fit. WOW! And she is not like any other government representative. She is so down-to-earth and cool. It’s like talking to a long time friend. She was amazing!

I even got to answer a question! heheh! of course, i was unconsciously thinking about McFly. But hey! because of that, i was able to ask a question! hahahahah!! (MORE POWER TO MCFLY, AND MAY THEY HELP ME IN MY UPCOMING FINANCE COMPETITION!!! haha!) Anyway, my question involves the UK foundation called Comic Relief. It’s a fund raising foundation that uses talents in the entertainment industry. That includes comedians, actors, and bands to act as "ambassadors". McFly is one of the many. They are even in Uganda right now helping the less fortunate! cool huh? and the official song of Comic Relief is sung by McFly entitled All About You.

I could see that Madame Ambassador wasn’t so familiar with Comic Relief. But she was able to relate it to the United States. and yes, entertainment is a medium to get in touch and strengthen that bond between the USA and the Philippines. coolies ei?! (thanks McFly) wahahaha!

The picture is still with my classmate since it was her camera. But nevertheless, i’ll just upload it when i get my copy.

Whoops! it’s dinner time for me so i have to go. I still have to pack my sister’s food unless i want her to go hungry! The day is still going well—It’s just my luck! =)