Dear Lord,

Please help me get rid of my excessive GC-ness.

Please talk sense into me and make me realize that grades, although important, don’t make the world go round.

Please teach me the values of HOPE, PERSEVERANCE, DILIGENCE and FAITH.

Please help me get through this depressing week.

Please give me the willpower to resist any form of internet, magazine, shopping, chatting, movie and eating temptation until the final exam is over.

Please help me revive my old study habits.

Please guide me through this. i know you will!

Thank you for waking me up and making me realize that NOT everything in life will come easy… that i gotta work for what i want.

Thank you for helping me accept what needs to be accepted. 

Thank you for all the people who made me realize sooooooo many things i never could’ve realized on my own.

Thank you for allowing this to happen so that i may learn my lesson. and i promise, i will remember forever

Thank you. thank you. thank you.

I am not losing hope. i’m not.

Amen.

waaaah!

for behind-the-scenes footage of her Elle magazine shoot, watch this!

the moment you start thinking you’re too good there’s nothing else to learn, that’s exactly the time you STOP being good.

We just have to remember that it isn’t a bad thing. I know we’re so used to placing ourselves and everything around us in boxes because it keeps our lives in order and gives it some sense. When we do something or think something that we feel is out of character, we run back into those boxes for fear of being “found out”. More often than not, we simplify people into stereotypes, when in reality, every single one of us is a complex being and it will take a whole lifetime to get to know each and every one of us (i mean a lifetime each!). And to make things more confusing and complicated – we change!

And right when we think it’s too much to handle… life rewards us with bright sunny days laughing with our best friends, our greatest love, a delicious meal for less than a hundred bucks, a good hair day, the priceless feeling of (really) understanding what you read in your accounting book…

… Then everything is suddenly worth it.

… and i had to learn it the HARD way.

** PREROG - the oh-so-tiring process of lining up for (God knows how many) hours, begging the department / professor to give you a slot in your desired class. and when i say “lining up for hours”, i don’t mean 1 or 2 or 3 hours; it can take you as long as 6 hours to a WHOLE day if the class you need has a high demand.

June 3 (monday) – My ever-so-reliable friends (Candice, Borbe, Reg) and i decided to go to UP at 7:30am so we can get our Form5a and start prerog-ing as early as possible. we thought that if we prerog-ed ahead of everyone else, we wouldn’t have to line up, and there’ll be more chances of getting into the classes we preferred / needed. So i woke up at 6am, woke Reg up at 6:30, picked her up at 7:15, and reached UP at 7:30. Reg had a shiftees’ orientation at 8, so candice, borbe and i lined up at the RVC (registration volunteer council) booth to get our form5a. while waiting, we bumped into a couple of our batchmates, who, like us, were also such eager beavers to start prerog-ing (hi michelle and eana! haha). unfortunately, it was announced that our form5a WOULDN’T be released that day due to some guidelines, rules and procedures our college had to follow. i felt so so so sad and bad coz our friends from the others colleges in UP got their form5a already, and they were starting to prerog that day. but ohwell, it’s okay. no use crying over spilled milk. haha i love BA. and i still think it’s the best and coolest college in UP. anyway, we tried to prerog even without our form5a but didn’t succeed, so we ended up eating lunch in Teriyaki Boy.

Attempt #1: failed. monday was not our lucky day.

June 4 (tuesday) – i woke up at 5:30 am, woke Reg up at 6, and we all (including candice, borbe and roy) met up in UP at 7. the line for the form5a was sooooo long but luckily, we were able to get ours pretty early. after getting our form5a, we lined up for the REALtime enlistment, but when we felt it was taking forever for it to start, we decided to leave BA and start prerog-ing. 

Let the PREROGS begin!

• Reg went to Econ to prerog for an Econ 100.1 class
• I went to College of Science (CS) to start lining up for STS (Ayna texted us that the line was long).
• Candice and Borbe picked Reg up in Econ and went to CS to meet me.
• The line was insanely long (as in there were approximately 60 people ahead of us) so i headed for the English Department in FC (faculty center) with Candice’s and Borbe’s form5a to prerog for an English subject, while Candice and Borbe stayed in CS and Reg looked for a SocSci subject .
• To cut the long story short, I was in the English Department in FC, Reg was in PHAN for SocSci, Candice was in CS for STS, Katie was in Archi for L Arch 1 and Borbe was our runner.
• We got English, Reg got SocSci, and we all met up in CS to continue lining up for STS.
• Their lunch break was at 11:30 and since we were already 2nd in line, we didn’t want to leave anymore, so we decided to wait in line until 1pm. who cares about the heat, the boredom and the hunger when you can get an STS class???
• We were entertained a couple of minutes after 1pm, but sadly, STS was already full. we tried to convince them to accommodate us in that class, but the RVC girl was sooooo nasty and rude to us so we decided to leave CS – sad, hungry, bored, sweaty, and about to cry.
• We went around UP to look for other subjects like Arkiyoloji 1, Socio 10, Physics 10, EEE 10 and the list goes on and on and on, but all our efforts did NOT pay off.
• I went to BA to see what subjects / majors i can take in advance, just so that i wont be underloaded. my best bet was BA 181 (to be taken 2nd sem of 2nd year) because its prerequisite is Stat 101, which i already took during the summer, but the schedule was in conflict with my english 11 so it wasn’t really an option for me. i asked the upperclass people what else i can take in advance, and they suggested BA 151 because according to them it was fairly easy and it didn’t have a prerequisite EXCEPT for the fact that you have to be at least a JUNIOR. so after 5:30pm, we decided to go home while the others lined up for Stat.
• as soon as i reached home, i wrote the letter of request to waive the junior standing prerequisite of BA 151 because i was in dire need of a subject.

June 5 (wednesday) – i went to UP at 6:30 am to line up for Marine Science (MS), but after 1 1/2 hours of waiting, the MS department announced that they only have 5 slots left for MS 1, so i, along with bam, brian, erika, eana, michelle and jowee decided to run to Villadolid Bldg (for Env Sci 1) to try our luck there. but voila! we were again unlucky. we went to NIGS to prerog for Geol 1 but only Erika got a slot, because the Geol classes were in conflict with our other classes. I went around UP the entire afternoon, hopping from building to building, to get ANY class. i was just so damn desperate coz i only had 12 units. but… i did NOT succeed. at around 3:30pm, i made up my mind that i’ll brave it out and take BA 151 this sem, so i went to BA and looked for the schedule of 151. soon after, i found out BA 151 had BA 101 as prerequisite, and i wasn’t allowed to take 101 yet, so in a nutshell, i CANNOT take BA 151.

Hoping some people canceled their slots, Catb went with me around UP to look for classes – SEA 30, Chem 1, Bio 1, Socio 10, etc. BUT, all the classes were already full.

June 6 (thursday) - i was soooo desperate i devised an “ANTI-UNDERLOADING PLAN OF ACTION”. i decided to work around a blank schedule, meaning, i would cancel my other subjects and just leave my majors, BA 99.1 and Econ 100.1 because most of the classes that had slots were in conflict with my other subjects. with a relatively blank schedule, i realized it would be pretty much easier to prerog because i wouldn’t have to be too picky in terms of the schedule of the classes. because i was so so so desperate, i was already in UP at freaking 5 in the morning. i was 4th in line for Env Sci 1 and… and… and… after 3 hours of waiting… *drumroll please* i GOT IN!!!! i GOT IN!!!! wahoooo! i felt like i won the lottery!!! now all i need is one more subject and it’s BYE BYE UNDERLOADING DILEMMA for me! woooo! *sings*  There can be miracles, when you believe… though hope is frail… hahaha.

i went to the Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas to prerog for Fil40, and after 6 hours and 10 minutes in line (9am to 3:10pm), i got it! i got it! i got it! wooo! woooo! i couldn’t believe it! FINALLYYYYYYYY, my hard work paid off. wahooo! wahooo! ahoooooooooooooo! oh yeah, babeh!!!

so ladies and gentlemen, with all pride and glory and with my head held high, i present to you my schedule for the upcoming semester.

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM	CWTS 1 – CBA CWTS 2 – CBA	Econ 100.1 HK3		Econ 100.1 HK3
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM	CWTS 1 – CBA CWTS 2 – CBA	Env Sci 1 THU-1	Fil 40 WFU2	Env Sci 1 THU-1	Fil 40 WFU2
11:30 AM – 01:00 PM	CWTS 1 – CBA CWTS 2 – CBA		Eng 11 WFV		Eng 11 WFV
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM	CWTS 1 – CBA CWTS 2 – CBA	BA 99.1 THW		BA 99.1 THW
02:00 PM – 02:30 PM	CWTS 1 – CBA CWTS 2 – CBA	BA 99.1 THW	PE 2 BL WFJ	BA 99.1 THW	PE 2 BL WFJ
02:30 PM – 03:00 PM	CWTS 1 – CBA CWTS 2 – CBA		PE 2 BL WFJ		PE 2 BL WFJ
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM				Econ 100.1 HK3

 

i can’t wait for tuesday! im excited to go to school

but i’m gonna push for 18 units. i have yet to prerog for Socio 10 or Soc Sci 1

P.S. i realized, i can be patient if i CHOOSE to. or if i have no other choice. hahaha  

Unexpected things happen, and when the going gets tough, there are just two things you can do:

either you ACCEPT it or you FIGHT it.

If you choose to fight it, there are two things that can happen:

either you get results or you get exhausted.

If you get results, there are only two things that can happen:

either you get what you want or you don’t.

BUT… What if it doesn’t go your way?

When you accept it there are two things you can do:

either you pray about it or mope about it.

When you pray about it there are two things that can happen:

either you offer it up or you rage against heaven for not granting your wish.

I accepted that the situation was already what it was.

I prayed about it.

That was two days ago.

Now, my prayers were answered.

Prayer works. Amen.

My story is nothing close to inspiring. hahaha. i just feel like sharing!

1. My sister has been the numero uno Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (CBTL) addict since the latter part of her college years. I believe her week wouldn’t be complete without a cup of either Caramel Ice Blended, Morrocan Mint Latte or Chai Tea Latte. she’s one of those people who would opt to spend her entire afternoon in one of the CBTL branches just studying, reading a book, browsing through magazines, hanging out with friends or tinkering around with her laptop. so much so that most of the CBTL baristas already know her. she’s also a sucker for freebies, including the complimentary postcards, and i’m pretty sure we still have a stack of them at home. and as a certified CBTL addict, she decided to avail of their Swirl Card (you earn points for every food and drink you buy, and when you reach a certain number of points, you get a free drink of your choice) and ever since she left for New York, where unfortunately, CBTL does NOT exist, that card has been with me (yeyyy! i get to claim all the free stuff from the points SHE earned. haha. that card is the ultimate savior whenever i experience economic difficulty).

2. the Tan kids, especially Ashley-9 years old and Alex-11 years old, are believe it or not, CBTL fans as well, to the point where we use “COFFEE BEAN” as some sort of MAGIC WORDS (okay fine, bribery! haha) to get them to do something, and so far, it’s been pretty effective

* you guys better stop quarreling or else you won’t get Coffee Bean later! (after less than a minute, they’re best friends. haha)

* whoever behaves gets a Coffee Bean drink! (abaaa! good girls! no crying, whining, wailing! haha. good jooob!)

3. Two of my kabarkadas (hey Katie and Mica!) are self-confessed CBTL addicts, too, and most of the drinks i’ve tried are all recommended by them. woohoo!  

* my top three favorites: pure vanilla ice blended, hot vanilla and double vanilla tea latte / double vanilla SOY tea latte 

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oh and another thing…

DULAANG UP of the University of the Philippines, Diliman has an AUDITION CALL FOR A NEW WORK written and directed by Anton Juan, Ph.D.

Description of the Play:
A dialogic and liminal voyage to the other world of victimized, abused children crying out to be heard. Physical theatre, sound-sense, and vintage Anton Juan, in tribute to Rene Villanueva.

WANTED:
15-actor ensemble
You must bring a resume of theatre experience with photos
Prepare a monologue and a movement piece.

DETAILS:
June 2, 2008 (Monday), 7:00 pm onwards
at the Teatro Hermogenes Ylagan (THY), Faculty Center (beside Palma Hall), UP Dilman Q.C.

FOR INQUIRIES, CONTACT:
Dulaang UP Office – 9261349/ 9818500 loc 2449
Pat Valera - 09274464001

we had a photoshoot at bia’s house today.

our theme? LABELS!

everyone in KUMAG face! hahaha.

*i think ANDY still has the best kumag face ever!

my beloved team mems! go team FIERCE! rooooaaaar!!!

it was anaJ’s brilliant idea to pull our hair. hahaha

i can’t believe i made ittttt!

even if i was super stressed, tired and sleepless, i made it to the shoot!

yeyyyy! thank you, Lord!

pamilya in character!

pamilya masaya!

my oh myyy! thank you so so so much, CRISTINA BIANCA CATBAGAN!! we seriously owe you big time! i never thought posing for the camera would be sooo much fun! hahaha. love you, mamma bia! you’re the greatest! *big hug* i can feel it! we’ll have the best page on the sigsheet! hahaha. go internals!

oh and thanks also to BEA ANGELES for being kind enough to drop by my house to get the lights, wallpapers and neon papers! i love you bea! thanks for helping me save gas. hahaha! you rock!  

i thought my 19th birthday was gonna be just like any other normal day. i was actually ready for an uber stressful day, thanks to the math exam i just took and the stat exam i’m studying for. i dreaded “may 13″ so much because i thought i’d be too tired to even manage to have a few laughs from time to time. and i imagined the day to be soooo bad that a) it will just end unnoticed or worse, b) i’d wish it’ll just be over.

while i was studying last night, my body was literally like jelly and my mind was melting into goo, so it came as a big shock to me when i received my first 19th birthday surprise at 12mn (okay, fine, around 12:15 coz i wasn’t answering my phone. haha. sorryyyy!), and until now, it still seems so surreal to me and i’m still in a state of shock. it was soooooper exagg… it was more than what i wanted… it was sooo unexpected… and it was sooo lovely. wooow! i really couldn’t ask for anything more thank you for making me feel special.

i was again surprised with a loud, resounding bold all caps HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! outside the math building by the internals / JMA people and the guards. woooow. i was soooo surprised i didn’t know what to say. i really didn’t expect it… as in i had no clue at all! it was such a funny surprise because instead of a candle for the cake, they had a lighter. hahaha. gosh, what can i say, i have such resourceful friends and they made an “art attack” masterpiece pa for me *tear*

when i reached home, i went straight to my room and was AGAIN surprised to see a red rose on a yellow bottle, a huge “Happy 19th Birthday, Steph!” banner that was DEFINITELY made by pianne, a lot of yellow and green balloons (im sure care of Katie), a chocolate-chip cookie, a choco crinkle and a brownie (all from Banapple! haha. thanks guys! you really know what i want! mga tunay na kaibigan talaga kayo! hahaha!) and a note the note was so funny it made me laugh like woah! i was so happy to see my room! graaaaabe! thank you so so so much for coming all the way here to my house!
it was such a pleasant surprise! i LOVE LOVE LOVE it

thank you so so so much to all the people who took the trouble to greet me, surprise me and remember me on my birthday. i feel so special, loved and HAPPY! haaay.. i’m really soooo lucky to have all you guys! thank youuu, thank youuuu, thank youuuuuu! i can’t say it enough sooooooooper kadoooooooooper trooooooooooper thank you! *huuuuugs*

and allow me to thank you all, one by one:

* Katie Li - thanks dear! thank you for coming all the way to my house to decorate my room! you know i love you ) let’s hang out soon! miss na kitaaaaaa!

* Pianne Lim - pipi!! i haven’t seen you since forever! disappearing act ka eh! i miss youuuu! thanks for decorating my room! and thanks for the banner! without thinking twice, i knew it was you who made it hahaha.

* Candice Kua – i didn’t see you today anyhoo.. thanks for the birthday greeting! God bless us sa stat exam natin tomorrow! let’s hang out soon! when summer classes are over! im looking forward to more UP adventures with you.

* Micaela Lim – i miss you mexxxx! thank you sooooo much! sayang wala ka sa birthday ko! sad talaga! but it’s okay! i will celebrate again when you’re here na haaay… i sooooper miss you na talaga! i rarely catch you online. i hope to see you real soon! *big tight hug* thanks for the birthday greeting from halfway across the globe! i feel so loved

* Robyn Lim - aaaah! you’re coming home na! good job! miss you, bex! see you soon! we’re going out on friday, right? mwah mwah! i can’t wait!!

* Regine Tan - aww… reg!! are you okay na?!? im soooo sorry! thanks for the birthday greeting! sorry for your warrior PE classmate… sorry for your bad day… okay lang yan, BAA naman eh! hahaha. mwah! im looking forward to more UP adventures with you too!

* Bea Joson - thank you for your birthday greeting na talagang FULL NAME ko pa. haha God bless us in stat exam tomorrow! see you!

* Bobit Ebarle - thank youuuu! i still can’t believe it. daaaym!

* Gelo Villar- thanks gelo! see you around! *hug*

* Paule Santos - thaaaaanks! God bless you in math100! a few days nalaaaang!

* Dee dela Torre – thaaaanks! God bless you in math100 too! konting tiis nalang!

* Kate Burgos – thanks kate! see you around!

* Danne Lim - thank you soooo much danne! me too, im glad we were classmates in Geog1 and Kas1 looking forward to more adventures with you in the future ) miss you, danne! God bless you in Math100! :

* Ahia Hubert - thanks for the birthday greeting! we’ll go out tomorrow ah! BE THERE! i demand! haha )

* Stat Classmate (the one wearing a red shirt kanina)- sorry! i’d appreciate it if you refresh my memory… what is your name, please? haha. but thanks for the greeting! God bless you!

* Wesley Hontiveros - tama na sa 3 servings of rice ah! hahaha ) kidding kidding thank you, honti! kita kits!

* Innah Lim - innaaah! i never thought i’d be close to you! but im soooooper happy i am! thanks for all your bloopers! thanks for math memories! thanks for all your chismis! thanks for all the kwento na complete with reenactment hahaha. love you, innahnaaaa! God bless you in your Chem exam tomorrow! uno na yaaaaaan! remember, perimter of a square is 4s (not 2s) hahaha kidding kidding! ) *huuuuug* thanks innah!

* Jeanne Limgenco - thanks for greeting me, jeanne!

* Sean Aquilino - thanks sean! dahil *ahem* “you really waited for me just to be able to greet me personally” hahaha thanks thanks thanks!

* Andy Portugal – andy wandy! thank you for waiting outside the math building for more than 30 minutes! im really really sorryyyy! thanks for making me feel special! *big hug* i love you, andy!

* Bea Angeles - thanks beaaaaaaaaa! i sooooper kadooooooper appreciate everything you’ve been doing for me! thanks for always being there to make me laugh you are my instant laughing gas and source of all kasabawan love you bea! *huuuug* thank you soooo much! i owe you bigtime!

* Maio del Pilar – thanks for always being so positive and full of energy! you never fail to make me laugh and smile talaga. your energy is so woooow! hahaha. and yes, i will always be your megaphone hahaha.

* Gian Abrahan - to the fiercest head, thank youu! thank you for the surprise! thank you for theeffort!thank you soooooo much looking forward to many more projects with you this coming sem

* Karen Jumarang - congrats, BA na! wooo! thanks for rememering juma! and sorry you were late for math class kanina! hahaha )

* Joyce Amonoy - thanks joyce! see you around! bacbacan here we come!

* Eana Cubacub- eanaaaaa! thank youuuuuu! excited na ko for another round of bacbacan cheerdance! hahaha im happy i met you *huuug*

* Achie Ann - thanks ach!

* Maron Reyes - thanks for remembering! you can drop by the house to get your books na sorry again for the hassle!

* Vince Racoma - thanks vince! i hope you enjoy BA and UP! see you around, yo!

* Ella Javier - thanks Javier! thanks for tolerating my kakulitan hahaha. and thanks for being the math2 queen! wooo! im soooo happy we became classmates! wooo! through all the ADB’s and interests and long divisions, i will always be here if you need anything!

* Bam Santos – thanks bam! you have free patting rights to my head. hahaha thank you sa corn (na kinainan mo na)! it’s the thought that counts naman eh, dibaa? haha

* JB de Joya – thanks JB! haha.

* Bia Catbagan - mamma biaaaa! thank you sooo much for always being there to listen to my rants and raves! thanks thanks thanks we WILL hang out soon! i’m looking forward to that! you still owe me kwento by the way!

* Jowee Caraso – hey stat seatmate! thank you soooobra! see you tomorrow! God Bless us in our stat exam! wooo! konting tiis nalang and summer class is over! hurraaah! kwentuhan to the max next time ah!

* Jela de Leon – thank you, vivi! see you around! take caaaare!

* Keith Cruz - thank you, bro! ingat ka!

* Laurence Go - woooooo! mr.genius! please share some of your brain cells with me! kahit 1/3 lang! haha thanks for greeting me!

* Sherwin Su - thanks for making my 2 hour breaks less boring! hahaha wag na maging madaya sa bridge ah!

* Engle Chua - thanks for being my numero uno corny friend! haha di pa ko 22! che! hahaha ) see youuuu! 1-2:30 block ka naaaaa! go go go!

* Mara David – woow. thank youuu! how’d you know it’s my birthday?!? amaziiiing! sorry i havent been there in a looong time. the next time i go, i’ll make sure to let you know God bless you!

* Cheska Macasinag - thanks cheska! *hug*

* Reyneil Go – thank you for remembering! thanks talagaaa!

* Ms. Lim - thanks for the beautiful message yes, i hope to stay forever young! hahaha )

* Trixie Uy - thanks for remembering trixie!

* Patrick Lubenia – thanks thanks thanks! sooooper thanks!

* Meg Panopio – thanks meg!! i sooooper doooooper troooooper miss you na! thanks for always being there to cheer me up! remember when i was depressed with acads? haha i’ll never ever forget you for that

* Mikee Tan – thanks mikee! we will hang out with summer class is over

* April Tan – thanks pooofy! hahaha yess.. i will go there when i have the time

* Kat Manas - thanks kat! i miss youuu! love youu!

* Ystacey Ty – aww… thanks ys! haven’t seen you in a long time! boo! i still owe you circled buffet! mwah mwah! *hug* i miss youuuuuuuuu!

* Martin Borbe – boooorbs! thank you sooooper for your sense of wisdom! hahaha i learn so much from you.. minsan sabaw, minsan insightful… but nonetheless, thank youuuuuuuuu for imparting Borbe knowledge on me hahaha.

* Fenina Lim – thanks fen! hahaha see you around! ang sweet mo!

* Mike Roxas - hahaha thanks mike! of course i wont textbrig my birthday hahaha wooo! thanks for remembering! see you in Pub photoshoot God Bless!

* Ayna Salazar - thanks aynaaaa! thank you sooo much for greeting me! miss na kitaaa! God Bless you in math54! kaya mo yaaaan! *big hug* see you around!

* Roy Co - thanks roy! thanks for answering all my math-related questions ‘dahil birthday ko naman’ hahaha ) sorry rin pala for the hassle yesterday! oh myyy.. sorry talaga! haha. God Bless you, little fella! hahaha. thank you for giving us reason to LAUGH everyday. (right ella, innah and lupa? haha)

* Alfred Tanunliong - thanks alfred! oo alam ko na… you dont need the formulas for ammortization and interest and everything else… matalino ka kasi mashado eh! woah! ibang level! sorryy na! hahaha. jooooke!

* BA Racoma – you didnt actually greet me, but you asked if today’s my birthday, so pwede na rin hahaha. joke thanks BA! if you’re young, im younger.. always remember that! hahaha )

* Elaine Rodriguez - thanks sooo much elaine! i misss you!! )

* Daniel Velasco - thanks daniel! thanks for the birthday greeting! take care! see you around

* Rica Tai - thanks rico tae! miss na kitaaaaa! at ang iyong kasabawan at kacornihan! ) God Blessyou,class president! haha.

* Achie Ling - hey love, thank youuuu so so so much! sorry i wasnt able to reply! i was taking my math exam eh! let’s go out tomorrow, okay? game ako! see you! love you, ach! *hug* mwah!

* Ahia Eric - thanks for the birthday greeting! sorry wasnt able to answer your call i was in class kasi! but really, thanks for remembering! *huuug*

* Kermit (the frog) - haha thank you! thank you! thank you! but i believe you’re AWESOME-er yes.. we will celebrate my birthday soon. you take care!

* Sherry Tismal- thanks sherry! *hug* busygirl ka na! sorreh!

* Kate Tuazon - thanks kate! see you soon!

* Leanne Lu - thanks lupaaa! i enjoyed every momeny of math with you! mamimiss kitaaaaa! NANG MALAKI! hahaha (with the lupa hand gesture) im happy we became classmates! sooooper funny and laugh trip ka! love you lupa! — promise, i will never leave you in AS. haha. sorryyy!

* Patrick Carbonell - thanks a lot carbo! God Bless you! pwede ko ba untugin ulo mo sa wall? just so that you’ll wake up?!? hahaha kidding.

* Nix Tiutan - thanks nix! see you soon!

* Deirdre de Padua – thanks Dierdre! see you around! of course i remember you! hahaha the ever-so-perky girl haha.

* Haruka Urabe - thanks for the greeting! Advance Happy birthday to you, haruka!

* Ara Aguenza- thank you sooo much, my equestrienne friend! take care, okay?!? let’s hang out soon!

* Lori Linsey - thanks lori! hahaha thank youuuu sooo much! looking forward to more bonding moments with you!

* Lour Miller - welcome to BAA! hahaha thanks lour! mwah mwah see you around!

* AA – hey AA! miss youuuu! we should have solid bonding soon! good luck sa school! mwah! love you, AA!

* Camia Tangco – thanks camia! i miss youuuuu!

* Nathan from team mems – thank you! looking forward to working with you

* Joy Lo – thanks joy! yess! i will definitely extend my childhood stage hahaha. see you soon!

* Ana J. – thanks Ana J! *huuuuuug*

* Chase – thanks chase! go team mems! see you!

* Camilla Bontogan - hey camilla! sure you can stay at my house anytime! hahaha thanks dear! you are a lovely team mems staff

* UP Alyansa - thank you for the birthday greeting!

* Sheena Villanueva - thanks sheena! go team mems!

* Joe Romualdo – thanks joe joe moe joe! i miss youuu!

* Kaiser Sy - thanks kaiser! see you around!

* Alin de Venecia - thanks alin! our date!!! it MUST push through! love you, alin! i miss you too!

* C.Aw - thanks C.aw! love youuu! *hug*

* Trish Simeon – thanks trish! see you in UP! hangout ulit tayo one of these days! we’re both 19! *appear*

* Trixie Mariano – my waaard! thanks for remembering trixie! it was so sweet of you! *hug*

* Camille Albay – magpakita kaaaaa! i dont see you na! boooo! miss you, alby! wala na kongnasusulatan hahaha.

* Kirby Cheng - thanks Kirby! ang aga mo nagtext, good job! haha

* JJ San Juan - thanks JJ! konti nalang and stat is over! hahah i hate “kalabit” hahaha

* Katkat Lim – aww.. thanks! it’s sooo sweet of you to remember! love you, katkat! *mwah*

* Kenn Chua - thanks kenn! your text message is sooo funny! panalooo! haha

* Gio Dionisio – thanks Gio! i havent heard from you in a loooong time! i miss you! i hope all is well with you *hug*

* Meg Coronel - aww meg! i suuuper duuuuuper truuuuuper miss you naaaa! let’s hang out soon!!!

* Mocca Raymundo – i miss you mocca! thanks for remembering! ) mwah! mwah! *huuuuug*

* Achie – i miss you ach! when are you coming home?!? i never catch you online! booo!

* Achie Lor - thanks achie lor! *huuuug*

* Michelle Molas - aww… thanks michelle! let’s hang out soon!

* Anne Padilla – thanks! thanks!

* Andrew Nieto – thank you andrew! you are a fierce team mems staff

* Hye Quintos – hyeeeee! mang jimmy’s date natiiiiiiin! when when when? i’ve been looking forward to it

* Pat Asuncion – thanks Pat! *hug*

* James Dy – thanks james!

* Marco – thanks, marco!

* Jaybee – thank you jb!

* Mark - thanks mark!

* Shanelle Tan - shaaan! thanks soooooper!

* Sha Supangan - thanks sha! i miss youuu! haven’t seen you for sooo long!

* Karl Po - thanks karl!

* Annika Dadivas – annika! thanks! mwah!

* Kymsee - thanks kymsee! enjoy summer!

* Nissy - thanks nissy! *hug*

* Brian Catbagan – thank catb! thank you sooooo much! and no, i wasn’t avoiding you kayaaa! hmmph! haha hang out soon! MANGO TORTE!!!!! hahaha.

* Ash Siy - thanks ash! *huuuug*

* Adrian Manlapig - thanks adrian!

* Jan Lo – thanks for remembering, jan! i hope all is well with you.

* Don Ingal – thank you, el presidente! hahaha. yesss! we’ll do it soon!

* Edrich Ayroso - thanks for the birthday message! good luck to you too!

* Ronna Cabalfin - awwww… your birthday message was sooo touching! thanks ronna! and yess.. hopefully umayos na yung taste mo sa guys! hahaha dapat yung next na crush mo, approve ko na ah! hahaha kidding!!

* Dar Haw – aww. thanks dar haw!!! i miss youuu na!

* Bianca Gonzalez - thanks bianca! cheers to more traveling this year! wooo! hahaha. i wish you all the love and happiness the world has to offer!

* Vicka Siddayao – thanks vickaaa! i miss youuu! i’m glad i got to know you through socsci! oooh.. how’s EJ? hahaha

* Clar Juico - thank you my fellow FASYON! hahaha love you clar! mwah! see you soooon!

* Rex Ferriols - thanks rex, my classmate by destiny! more power to you and your band! hopefully, i’ll be able to watch one of your gigs soon!

* Angela Nunez - thanks angela! yess… it WAS my birthday yesterday haha

* Jian Miranda – thank you, jian! your message was just lovely

* Alaine Cheng - thank you SOOFLE! mwah! i miss you naaa!

* Jayne Li – thanks jayne! *huuug*

* Rose Chua – thanks rose! thank you also for the super fun SPR photoshoot at your house! your mom is soooo cool! haha see you around!

* Maf Aguila - thank you maria fe! God bless you, my friend!

* Jopet Reyes - hey jopet! i miss you too! thanks sooo much for the birthday greeting! *hug*

* Brenda Magaoay – friend ng bayaaaaan! thank youuuuU! soooper dooooper trooooper thank you! mabuhay ka, brenda! see you around! yess! im excited to app for JPIA! way ta goooo!

* Mae Ang - thanks mae!! belated happy birthday to you! i hope you’re okay i havent seen you since foreverrrr! boooo!

* Margaux Cabinian - thanks prettymargaux! i miss youu!! are you coming home for the summer? have fun in singapore! i hope i can visit you soon!

* Rachel Ann Go - it’s okay, kahit late… i soooooper appreciate the birthday greeting! thanks rach! see you on saturday! mwaaaah!

* Dorothy Jean – thaaaaaanks! *hug* i hope you’re alright!

* Achie – come hoooooooooooome! yess! let’s go bora soon! when are you coming home? i miss youuuuu!

* Elaine Alas – hey elaaaaine! i miss you na! let’s hang out soooooon! thank you thank you thank you!

* Achie Lor – thanks ach! see you in caitlin’s birthday party next weekend!

* Tita Ofel – thanks tita! i love youuuu ms. gorgeous and sexy! haha.

* Levy (my old yaya) - thank youuuuuu at natandaan mo pa ang birthday ko! grabe! natuwa talaga ako! napakaraming salamat po! sorry sa lahat ng sakit ng ulo na binigay ko sayo! thank you rin sa walang kupas na pasensya at pag-aalaga mo sa akin! sorry kung hanggang ngayon na may asawa ka na, tinetext pa rin kita kung hindi ko mahanap yung mga gamit ko. thank you talaga soooooobra! sana dumalaw ka ulit dito! namimiss ko ng tumawag sa intercom at hanapin si LEV! haha kung may kailangan ka, text ka lang ah!

* Manong Duca – thank you manong duca! hahaha natawa naman ako sa text mo

* Manong Oscar – thank you po! thank you din sa pagtiyatiyaga mo sa akin sa UP araw-araw. Kahit namumuti na ang mga mata mo sa kakahintay sa akin, kahit nauulanan ka dahil pinapayungan mo ako, kahit one-way na ang acad oval, kahit halos wala ka ng pahinga, okay lang sayo thank you talaga!

* Manong Cesar - thank you sa pagsundo sa akin tuwing late ako umuuwi! thank you at naalala mo ang birthday ko! maraming salamat talagaaaa! sana maayos ka at ang iyong pamilya

* Manong Boyet – thank you at talagang binati mo pa ako thank you dahil alam mo ang bawat kalsada at eskinita sa maynila. thank you sa pasensya, tiyaga at kabaitan mo thank you din dahil nung nawalan ng battery ang cellphone ko, pinahiram mo sakin yung cellphone mo. salamaaaat!

* Paz - thank youuuu at nagluto ka pa ng napakasarap na pagkain sa birthday ko! actually, sobrang sarap naman ng lahat ng niluluto mo, kaya nga ako tumataba eh! hahaha thank you kasi lagi mo akong pinapasaya sa mga pagkain na niluluto mo. thank you din dahil pinipilit mong makontento ang aking tiyan sa tuwing may gusto akong kainin.

* Sarah - thank youuuu dahil palagi mong inaayos ang aking gamit. kung wala ka, marahil ay typhoon signal no.4 na ang itsura ng aking kwarto thank you sa pagtiyatiyaga mo sa akin kahit masungit ako minsan. thank you din dahil pinipilit mong matandaan kung saan mo nilalagay ang mga gamit ko (kahit minsan, makalimutin ka pa rin! hahaha. joke lang). sorry kung palagi kitang pinapagod sa kakahanap o kakagawa ng kung anu-ano salamat at ikaw ang unang bumati sa akin pagkagising ko kahapon.

* Manang Norma - thank you sa paglalaba ng mga damit ko kahit nakakailang palit ako ng damit sa isang araw, wala ka pa ring reklamo thank you po!

* 2 new maids na di ko pa alam ang pangalan - thank you at binati niyo ako! sana masaya kayo sa trabahong pinasukan niyo

* Michelle - thank youuuuuuuuu! nakakatawa ka talaga forever… thank you dahil soooobrang bilis mo matuto

* Sarah Kaw – happy birthday to you! it was fun hanging out in Chili’s with you i hope you enjoy your college life here in Manila it’s very different from your life in Hongkong, so i hope you have the time of your life!

* Maica – thanks maica! see you around!

* Patty - awww.. it was sooo sweet of you to remember! thanks dear! i miss you too! and yess! we should go out soon! : i’ll text you.

* JC - thanks man! you rock! haha! when are we going go-karting and wall climbing? you still owe me dude! hahaha. kung sino matalo, maglilibre ng lunch! haha

* Tracy – thank youuuuuuu! i hope you’re okay even if you’re sooo far away! i miss youuu! *big tight hug*

* Gab - woooow, you remembered! thanks!

* Maita - thank you, twin! i told you na kanina everything i wanted to tell you! haha so there… thanks again! see you tomorrow!

* Den Hui - thanks den! congrats for being able to shift to BAA! i wish you all the best

* Atom - salamat, mr. nerd! hahahahaha. joke lang! thank you for making NERD the new COOL. haha. good job!!!

* Erika Inigo - thanks erikaaaaa! dont worry, it wasnt too late! haha. thanks for being such a great person! i love love love hanging out with you see you around! God bless you!

* Maam Caring – thank you, maam, for greeting me! sorry kung soooooper ingay namin sa class mo nakakatuwa ka lang talaga i wish you more power and more happiness! btw, we like your new hairdo stay groovy!

* Sir Yabes – even if i spent my birthday studying for the stat exam, ayos lang! hahaha. thank you sir! sobrang bait mo talaga! dalian mo lang ang finals ah! hahaha.

* Solid 5 – thank youuuu! nakakaiyak nman yung video na ginawa niyo! hahaha thanks guys! kita kits soooon!

* Morning group – thankssss! love you all! im soooo amazed! even if we haven’t seen each other in months, you never fail to make me smile. thanksss!

* to everyone else who greeted me and remembered my birthday, thank youuuuu! sobraaa i love love love birthday greetings! thanks for making me feel extra special! your greetings were a big part of my birthday talaga! *big hugs to you all*

my top 15 FUNNY THOUGHTS of all time
(taken from http://goodquotes.com):

1. Aren’t the “good things that come to those who wait” just the leftovers from the people who got there first?

2. If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

3. Wouldn’t it be smart to make the sticky stuff on envelopes taste like chocolate?

4. Have you ever noticed that if you rearranged the letters in “mother in law”, they come out to “Woman Hitler”?

5. If you’re in hell, and are mad at someone, where do you tell them to go?

6. Is a man full of wonder a wonderful man?

7. If you say something is indescribable, isn’t that describing it?

8. If Pringles are “so good that once you pop, you can’t stop” why do they come with a resealable lid?

9. If love is blind, how can we believe in love at first sight?

10. Why are they called goose bumps? Do geese get people bumps?

11. Why is the name of the phobia for the fear of long words Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

12. Why do people say, “you’ve been working like a dog” when dogs just sit around all day?

13. When people say, “I’m so tired it’s not even funny” or “my head hurts so much it’s not even funny”, why would it even be funny in the first place?

14. If mars had earthquakes would they be called marsquakes?

15. If masochists like to torture themselves, wouldn’t they do it best by not torturing themselves? and if so, aren’t we all masochist?