I miss these people.
This videoke session happened over four months ago, and I am wondering if it will happen again. Some of them may not be the people whom I have known for more than a year, but it seemed that there is instant friendship between us. One that has a chance of lasting forever.
:)Hope we can have one of these again.
I met them years ago—some as far as my elementary years, the others during high school. We never had the exact same interests all at the same time, except in making fun of each other.
Some took related courses, some chose to venture on different fields. But, never once did we let the differences become hindrances to our common interests.
To the sameness. To the differences. I’m really glad we stayed the same.
Yesterday on Facebook, I posted about wanting to work in Hallmark.
Then this morning, I got the surprise of my life when I was invited to and made administrator of my own Hallmark Page! Hahahaha! Thank you Lilac, this is a big responsibility and pressure! But I’m honored, naks.
Click away~
Teppy’s Hallmark Page
I think it is a conventional truth that when people receive their first paycheck, they are either attacked by their stingy side or by their shopaholic selves. Or, was it just me?
When Jen and I did, we met with another friend, Jimma, and had a date at SM. We decided to buy “vanity stuff”. Well, I don’t consider myself vain because I have many pimples and my face isn’t usually among my top priorities. I am still the ‘normal’ type. Or however do you want to call that. I just put on some powder, lotion and all the other basics, and I’m good to go.
But not this time.
I told my uptight self that I am aging and I have to be careful starting now. So off we went to a beauty shop and took a lot of bottles from shelves and paid for them. Now, our aesthetic selves will be pleased. How about a little food for the brain?
[Jennie and I belong to a circle of friendship that are addict to books—usually the Booksale versions where the prices do not go beyond P75]
As it turned out, she was looking for a book by Ricky Lee, “Para Kay B”. She told me that she really has to have a copy of that book. But since it cannot be found it Booksale, NBS had to be it.
When she found it, I said what about me? [Hell, I still have a lot of unread books.] My eye was caught by a yellow-covered book showing a half naked man—with this back turned—with wings. “Ang Ladlad” by two of the members of the Ang Ladlad Partylist. I like reading gay writing. I think that it has most of the honesty that this world has lost. And besides, I like to read works made by teachers. And the greatest part, it doesn’t cost much. [P 195 in National Book Store, SM City Cebu]
Let me tell you about the book next time. What I can now afford to share is that I didn’t regret buying it. And that it wasn’t a timely book. These guys are really good.
(There’s a photo of this book if you fancy scrolling down. :D)
Last June 14 and 15, I was privileged to be a part of a new innovation in one of the, if not the, biggest mobile giant in the country, Nokia.
It launched two new phones, the Nokia C2-00 and the Nokia X1-01. Each with a lot of new features, Nokia Philippines assures its market that they are not far behind the other companies which have launch similar dual SIM phones. For one, the new Nokia phones can remember the settings of up to 5 SIMs. One need not turn their phones off and switch SIMs. Just slide open, retrieve the SIM you want changed, and put in the new one. Easy and breezy. The phones speak convenience, cost savings, simplicity and style.
Nokia X1-01
Nokia C2-00
For more information about these phones, visit Nokia’s website, www.nokia.com
Weee!!
My friend Jen and I are back again here in the Queen City of the South. This time around, for employment purposes. Hahaha. We haven’t started yet so the days go by so slooow. But we are excited about wandering around and getting lost. Hahahaha.
I haven’t visited my blog for weeks already. I was half afraid that it would be infested with spams. Or worse, deactivated. Thankfully, it was still kicking. Hehe. I miss blogging! :D
Now that we have finished everything: our thesis, papers and exams, we are almost stagnant. If not for our planned activities and where-to-gos, we would be utterly bored here in Miagao. Not that the city is not equally boring, but sometimes, a little too much of its ‘advancement’ is not good for the soul.
To kill some boredom, we decided to do a rummage sale of some of our items which we think we do not need anymore. Bags, shirts, shorts and belts that were unused and will never find its purpose went to our rummage collection. In the end, we realized we had enough rummage to send another Iskolar ng Bayan to dorm school! Hehehe! We are planning to do it this
Painting! They say its good for the brain and it relaxes the soul. So we bought watercolors (I recycled the leftover paint from our previous activity in school), coloring books and sketch pads and…we haven’t decided on a date yet. Hehehehe.
And on top of the two—and a constant hobby of ours—is movie marathon. We do it everywhere, when we feel like it. Sometimes, we would watch movies twice in a week. Sometimes, on a nightly basis—in our dormitory.
The best thing about not having to do anything is that you get to exercise your brain. What are the things that we haven’t done yet? Which places we haven’t visited yet? When the movie marathons are over, whose bed isn’t made up yet? Hehehe! And the ‘bestest’ thing about these is: I do it with my friends.
My brother, who is taking up Marine Engineering, recently packed his belongings and rode the boat for Manila with some of his classmates. After staying there for three to four hours, they will be leaving again for Subic, where they will complete a three-month training program—paid of course by the company which took them as scholars.
My sister, however, left for Manila as well. See, our only remaining grandmother’s health is failing and she demanded to see all the family members very soon. My grandmother has long dropped hints of wanting to see us all again, way back since 2008. We thought that this was the right time, since my uncle is also getting married next month and it will also be my mother’s town’s fiesta. Whew! I smell a lot of cholesterol. Hehehe! Since I still had a few matters to attend to at school—alongside marching—I was left here with my mother, uncle and a cousin.
Being left home sibling-less has its perks. For one, I get to have the TV set, DVD players and the refrigerator (and its contents) all to myself. I can watch movies anytime, sing ten times as loud anytime and kick the cat when it misbehaves, anytime. I’m sorry, I am not a feline lover.
However, I also get to shoulder all the responsibilities, all the time. When they left, I realized that our house never looked bigger. Hahaha! That’s the bad news: a big house means BIG maintenance. I get to sweep the floor, feed the dogs, wash the dishes, wash our clothes and water the plants (thankfully, it rains more than four times a week) all by myself.
I would joke around with my mother: How come there are only three of us? You could have added two more so when two leave, there will be three more to help out with the chores. She gave me a blank stare.
Mother: Who’s going to send them to school, you?
My uncle and cousin laughed. OK, enough of that. I’ll just watch movies for all eternity after cleaning the house.
our backyard, after mother and I have finished with the general cleaning
my mother with my epal dog, Lyla
Yesterday was the most awaited day in every dormitory here in UPV Miagao. How can it not be when yesterday, almost all dormitories had their year-end parties?
And today, March 26, was Goodbye Day.
Almost everyone was going home. The night before, many colorful bags made of sack (I am not sure if this is what it is really made of)–the ones with colorful cartoon characters–were strewn along the hallways. Broken what-have-yous from mirrors to lamp shades were scattered about, decorating the otherwise clear, waxed floor. Noticeable also, is the thick dust collected after the sweeping done. (In our room’s case, the quarterly sweeping done…)
Manang Bibi is going to go wild. Hahaha!
Since we were graduating, we cannot leave the dormitories until the 28th, or until we will have a place to stay over for the first weeks of the summer, before our graduation. Trust me, looking at the all the other dormers lug their bags around heading to the dorm doors makes me want to curse. I never got used to be the one left. But as it was, I cannot feel anything while all of my friends were posting statuses about “leaving” and “being left”.
What did my friends and I do all day?
Surf the Internet all day! :D We called it our “Kapehan Session“–sans the coffee. Never mind the ones who will go away, we have our chismis to make our days more enjoyable. :D
As in talking, coffee is better enjoyed in groups.
These days, I am in love.
I’d rather lie down on my bed than sit on it.
I’d prefer long walks to tricycle rides.
I’d rather hold on to my phone than to my wallet.
I am full of Hahaha!s
I am positive.
I enjoy the wind and the clouds more than the rain.
I am beginning to appreciate Pablo Neruda.
My mouth is talking less than my brain.
My friends always catch me smiling.
I listen more.
I see love as a feeling more than an explanation.
I see brightness more than darkness.
I write.
I want to see more of everything.
All I hear are love songs.
I am with my most beloved people, but I still long for you. :)
