surprisingly, i'm still alive

I'm still alive. Thank you Lord.

I just hope I'll be able to survive these next 2 weeks. I am so looking forward to sembreak. I desperately need the break. I'm so happy it's Friday today. I can sleep for at least 8 hours. Whoo!

Hayop na ko magbasketball! Naka-8points ata ako kanina! With assists pa yun ha! I was actually surprised with my hidden talent. Haha :) Feeling star player naman ang bruha hahahaha!

I just want the semester to end.

I'm gonna be having my orals next tuesday. Dang, I hope I do good and not mess up. I need to pull up my grade in English. Ooh. I'm super duper nervous already.

Since I became a college student, I was kind of over getting mediocre grades. I pushed myself to my limits, and now, I'm really frustrated with the outcome. I guess I should've just relaxed a bit. I tired myself too much, got grades I didn't deserve, and left no time for myself. Tanga. I just don't want to disappoint my parents. :(

Life goes on..

I miss High School. A lot.

A series of unfortunate events

I hate this weekend. I feel like I'm the unluckiest person in the world. Can anyone be more malas than me? I don't think so.

Been in school non-stop for a week. Had a four-hour duty yesterday and had my NSTP finals this morning. I still have to finish my micro report, NCP, homework on the make-up shift, reflection paper, and study for 2 quizzes on my "favorite" subject, Funda. Grr.

No time for rest. No time to chill.

2 weeks to go before sembreak. I can't wait.

school spirit!

4-peat! The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe won the Cheerdance Competition yesterday. Thank God. I thought UP was gonna win, although I feel bad for them coz they didn't bag first place. Sorry to all the UP supporters, but they were sorta mayabang kasi eh. Especially their courtside reporter. Magaling naman kayo eh. In fairness, I don't know how we won 1st place. Compared to last year's performance, the Salinggawi's performance was a drag. The stunts were good though. La Salle did great also, big improvement from last year. I remember yesterday, when Boom announced that UP got 2nd place, I started shouting and jumping, then I immediately sat down and looked at my sister. She told me, "Ate, what if La Salle pala panalo?" Ahahahaha! I was like, "Alis na tayo dito agad kasi sobrang nakakahiya!"

Used up all my 2-week savings in one day. I was overwhelmed with our win that I went shoe shopping in Gateway after. I told Chi I wanted a new pair of slippers, so we went to PRP, then I got a cute pair of white slippers. Then we went to Rustan's 'cause I needed a new pair of black shoes for school and I wanted to buy from Aerosoles. When I was there, Chi saw the Havaianas section, and all the pairs I want were there. So I ignored what I really needed and bought 2 pairs of havaianas which I only want, not need. I also bought the black shoes, after I purchased the Hava slippers. Funny thing is, I don't get to wear the slippers often since I'm always in school. My sister told me nalang that we're going to the beach on sembreak naman eh.

I'm supposed to attend a seminar for NSTP this afternoon, but I had no idea we had a seminar. So I didn't attend, and now I don't know how in the world I'm going to pass NSTP. Why does it have to be online anyway?!?

Quiz day tomorrow. Done with CHN and MCR-PRS Lec. Still have 3 subjects to study for. Good luck to me.

Still loving life. Even if I had conjunctivitis last week (Wed-Fri). Sore eyes. I looked so stupid in school. Imagine, it was raining real hard, and I was wearing big dark glasses. I looked like a weird bug. Bug-eyed is what I call it. People were making fun of me, but it's the trend, accdg to my mom. Although not the eyes, the glasses lang. I hope I could wear my contacts na tomorrow because I'm having a hard time seeing things with my glasses since these don't have the correct grades for my eyes.

Few weeks before sembreak!

Roger won

I knew it.

He won against Agassi. A well-fought match. I like them both.

Roger's still unbeatable. I wonder who can and will beat him.

I hope it's Andy. But Andy's only won 1 game (I think) against him and that was 2 or 3 years ago at Montreal.

Back to studying.

Pacman won

Wala lang, gusto ko lang sabihin na nanalo si Pacquiao. Nakakatuwa eh. Natalo niya si Velazquez. I don't really watch boxing because I think it's a very violent sport. I hate seeing my fellow countrymen in bruises and being hit by other people. I'm terrified of seeing people with blood dripping all over their faces or their bodies - funny since I'm taking up Nursing. I just don't like seeing people get hurt. Period.

Jia came over last night since it was Chi's birthday. Ria and Nina couldn't make it eh, sayang. I miss Trisha so much. My mom misses her too. :(

PICTURES!

with the birthday girl - Chi. Twas her birthday yesterday.


with Ate Gay

I logged on to Andy's website again just now, and Andy left a message for all his supporters. Here it goes:

Message From Andy
By Andy Roddick 2005-09-08

Hey all!! first and foremost i wanna apologize for my us open. i was more prepared for that tournament than i have ever felt before. unfortunately, that did not translate. i am not going to lie. this loss cut deeper than any one i have ever had. i am normally pretty good about bouncing right back, and having a good outlook on things starting the next day. this one took a little while though. i had to remove myself from everything. it was tough to get away from it, considering it was a pretty hot topic of conversation around the country. i am lucky enough to have great friends who really took time out to hang out. I am ready now though. i am ready to put all of this behind me, and start my preparation for trying to get back to number one next year. as weird as it sounds, losses almost motivate more than success. i cannot wait to play davis cup in a couple of weeks, and am looking forward to a strong fall season.

Even though my loss was upsetting personally, there has been a tragedy in the world in the form of hurricane katrina. i think we all need to realize how lucky we are to be healthy. i truly feel blessed. it makes our day to day problems seem rightfully petty. i also love how our country reacts to adversity, and we all truly become one to help in the fight. i ask that each of u take a second and just realize how lucky we all are.

I am going to end this ramble on a positive note. i cannot express how excited i am for robby ginepri and james blake. they have been friends of mine for a long time, and the whole group was catching flak earlier in the summer for not producing results. people were saying that i was the only American, save andre, capable of making a real run in a slam..... they quieted a lot of doubters, and i can't wait til next year when we are all healthy and playing well. i hope everyone reading this was as lucky as me and got the chance to watch the agassi/blake match last night. it was unreal tennis played by the two best sportsmen in the game. i have never been so conflicted watching a match, but it was an absolute privilege to watch. i am so happy for james to be doing well after the year he had last year. to come back from what he went through even better than before is a real testament to his character.

Lastly, i want to thank all of u for your support. i love u guys and cannot thank u enough

andy
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Yup, didn't edit any word. Straight from andyroddick.com. I hope he does well next season. If only I could watch all of his Davis Cup games.. *sigh*I went to Metrowalk with my family for dinner. I so love Papa! He bought the complete 2nd season of The OC for me! Yey! I will be watching it on sembreak. Few more weeks til Sembreak. I can't wait.

Crazy

Crazy week. We had the feedback for our prelims and I did okay. At least not bad, just okay. I'm content with okay. I have to work harder this grading period though. It's never too late for anything.

Since last Wednesday, I have been driving myself to school, and since I leave at 5.40 a.m., I arrive in school very early. I realized that now I have the time to spend with the Lord. No more excuses. So instead of the rest I desperately want and kind of need, I go to Church and hear mass instead. I thought I'd feel bad about it, but it actually feels good. There's this something in me that makes me think 'hey, anything bad can happen, but God won't let anything bad happen to me.' It’s like as if I know I'm being guarded by someone or this higher Being. Now I'm more confident with things like school and driving - which I used to be so afraid of.

What a day! We had Ana-Physio at 7 and as usual, the prof arrived at 7.45. Duh. Anyway, we weren't supposed to have a quiz in Digestive System. All he said yesterday was that we should read the chapter on digestive system because we might have a graded recitation on the system. I didn't bother to read last night since I was too tired from duty. But some of my classmates were kind of noisy and the prof got pissed at us, so he gave us a 30 point quiz on Digestive System. I so wanted to strangle him for that. I didn't read the chapter. Didn't even open the book. Lakas ng loob ko eh noh?

He dismissed us right after the quiz, which was at around 8.30. We left for ABS-CBN since we had to do an activity for NSTP. We had lunch at Teriyaki Boy in Tomas Morato at around 11 then went back to Abbie's condo to change for PE. PE was a drag. I thought we'd be playing, but thank God we didn't play. We officiated the game and I was part of the 'committee' coz I was the one keeping the scores. I fell asleep an hour 4 quarters later (8 quarters all in all since there were 2 games). I asked my groupmates to wake me up when someone scores and tell me their jersey numbers. =)

I went to the Country club after school, coz that's where I changed clothes prior to going to Shang. I met my sisters in CPK, and had early dinner there. I also bought Chi a gift in Bayo. Lucky girl ha. I have been saving for a week now since I want to buy something really really fancy for myself. Nabawasan na savings ko. That’s okay. I won’t spend nalang next week. I met Ria outside Bayo and she had dinner at Bon Appetit. I had Tiramisu since I already had dinner. I so missed her.

PICTURES!

With Ria at Bon Appetit


With Ria at the Foodcourt


the Barkada. I miss them.=(

LAST SUNDAY

with Chi


Papa and Mama


Papa laughing at something Chi did to piss me off again

deep

I'm enjoying learning, but I'm not enjoying receiving my testpapers. Ugh.
School sucks haha

No classes daw tomorrow? There's gonna be a rally tomorrow (as reported by ABS-CBN), because of the opposition. They're obviously not happy with the trashed impeachment complaint against PGMA. Ginugulo pa kasi nila mundo natin. I believe in Rule of Law, and it's about time we stop going to the streets whenever we don't get what we want. Most of the congressmen in the opposition are young and they're still not used to the kind of politics we have. They want change, so do I, but ousting the President isn't gonna improve our country's economy. We need a steady government. And who will be put to office in case PGMA is ousted? Noli de Castro?

We are in deep sh*t.

Missed Gilmore Girls

Had fun at Karen's debut last night. The one thing that really bugged me though was that I missed the first episode of Gilmore Girls' Season 5. I'm so addicted to that series, I swear.

Back to Karen's debut, everyone looked so beautiful. The Glitterati, self-confessed camera whores, were our usual selves, taking pictures of each other. I missed everyone. Half of our group are in 2-7 already, and we can't do anything about it. What really surprised everyone, especially **y* was EVAN! We didn't expect him to be there! Haha :) It's so sad that he broke up with his girlfriend. I mean, he traded UST to be with his girlfriend in FEU, and well, that's none of my business so I really shouldn't elaborate on it. Anyway, Evan looked handsome! Haha kakatuwa. Reunion talaga.

Since I don't get to watch the US Open every single day, I didn't know that James Blake defeated Rafael Nadal. Cheers for James! I like him. Coz he's Andy's friend and teammate in the Davis Cup :) Also because he's good. Harvard student-turned tennis pro. Nax. Rafael Nadal's good also. James prolly needed the win. I miss Mardy Fish. He's still injured I think, but I'd like to see him on court again. I was able to watch Roger Federer's match with Santoro (don't know the first name). I bet Roger's grab the US Open title this year. I don't like him like him, but he looks like a really nice guy so I can't hate him. I just wish Andy would beat him.

I still have to finish the activity thing for our NSTP.

New pictures uploaded in multiply. Friends, please add me there, my username's dinmontalla. Thanks :)

I missed being with Jaye, Iris and Gra.

I miss being with Inna..

I miss being with Trisha, Jia, Nina, Ria and Aiza..

I miss being with my High school friends and classmates..

I miss High School..

PICTURES FROM LAST NIGHT


Ems, Jaye and Me (looking like a fairy)


Jaye and Angge


Me with Iris


with Angge


with Ems


with Evan


I hate this picture. I look soooo fat!


with Oana



Me and Abbie looking silly

Nagiinarte





Me and Abbie



Me and Jaye







Vanity. Minsan lang naman eh. :)

animo cheers beat ateneo!

And we did beat ateneo. 77-73 :)

Yey!! Wooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooo!!

Ms. School Spirit is so happy again! :)

What's done cannot be undone

Andy didn't make it as he lost his 1st round match in the US Open to this Euro guy, Muller. I was at Abbie's condo that day (Aug 31 here, 30 in the US), when Gino texted me and told me that he was pissed with Andy for losing 2 sets already. So I tried looking for the SportsPlus channel in Abbie's TV and screamed in joy when I landed on that channel. Andy was still smiling though he was being eaten alive by his opponent. I was so frustrated that I punched the floor. Yes, I get so into the game that I don't know what I'm doing already. He lost and I was sad. I felt so bad for him because he lost on the day of his birthday. He was so confident about winning that match but things got crazy. He said in his interview that he was so confident about the whole thing and got so bummed and frustrated with the outcome. HE DIDN'T KNEW WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW THAT HAPPENED. He's referring to his loss. That's one of the things that struck me recently. I felt that way a couple of weeks ago. I thought I was doing good in school, yet the grades I received where bull. Quizzes were high, hardly failed any, yet I got low grades. I mean how in the world did that happen?! And that proved that somehow, Andy and I are connected to each other..


No Compromise. with the notebook & pencil in the background eh noh?
may essence pa ni andy. :) We have something or some things in common :) haha

*pagbigyan ang loka. It's true if you try to analyze the whole situation. :)

I'm watching the UST-ADMU on Studio 23 right now. Go USTe! We are on the lead.. Oh Lordy, I hope we win! Galing nga, 2 of the best players of the Tigers are on the bench right now, not playing (Warren's got a sprained ankle) , yet the players are just good. Ayos.

Thank God Prelims are over. I hope I did well. I studied hard for all the subjects, and I hope my hard work will pay off this time. As a treat for my hard work, I went out with my "Sisterhood" friends Inna, Oana and Abbie yesterday. We were joined by Tiffany, Raymund, Rowell, and Paolo (Abbie's friend from her condo). Us girls + Paolo watched the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants which I so loved. We all loved the movie. It's a real chick flick, and I recommend it to all barkadas out there. You should watch it with your closest best friends. As what Inna told me the other day, It was the story of our lives. We find ourselves in the girls' characters. I'm Lena hahaha. I'm very conservative but I could let loose sometimes. I'm a bit misunderstood, and that sucks. I miss Trisha. I wanna watch the movie with her. *sigh* Because of the movie, I am now on a diet. I'm so frustrated with my body. I used to be thin. Well not uber thin, but not this fat/chubby. Hopefully by October I'll still be religiously following my diet.

Since I need to save money for this thing I so want to buy, I will only be spending 200 bucks/week. Yep. Believe it or not, I will be bringing food to school with me, starting Monday. I'll be hitting 2 birds with 1 stone. Diet+the money. Ooh. Because I need money, I had a deal with my Papa this afternoon. If I eat durian, which I loathe (because of the smell), he'll give me 1000 bucks. Ha. I tried eating it and finished what little he gave me. He gave me 500 and I'm making him kulit to give me the other 500 tomorrow :)

I'm gonna party tonight! Ooh, but I'm not at all excited because I'm so tired from this week. It's going to be my Rest Day tomorrow. Sleep all afternoon. *sigh*

NSTP in UST SUCKS! Ugh. We're required to do so many things that we can't understand! As if we have the time to do everything they're asking us to do.

Be happy!