my sister the debutant.

no.
we didn't have a party.
we don't have the "budget" for it.

anyhoo, i actually didn't know what to get for my sister on her 18th birthday.
pero alam ko dapat extraordinary naman...
kasi nga ala naman siyang partey...

so...*think think think*
aha!
may naisip nako...
kaso medyo mahal...

911! Jejo? hello?

oo, hati kami sa regalo..
hahaha! :p
pati regalo eh conjugal :D

i shopped for "the gift" yesterday lang, Friday...
kasi sweldo, hihi...
..at Rustan's Glorietta
(kasi sabi ni ate anna dun ako mamili - sabay pahiram ng Rustan's card niya-slash-Kim's mom's card para may points! hehe. toink)
good thing too that the gift wrapping was free of charge. wee!

segue: i bought Buffalo David Bitton Jeans for me and Enok.
Sale kasi :D
(ate an! i bought narin! hehe)
Finally, i bought pants for myself...first time ever! swear!
kasi lagi si mama namimili for us! :D
yay accomplishment!

So anyway, we went home yesterday unexpected...
well, not 100% unexpected...kasi alam ni mama :)
dapat kasi saturday morning pa kami uuwi...

What happened next?
let the GIF speak for itself...

gastusin...

unang sweldo!
ahoo ahoo!
but instead of spending it on buying stuff for myself eh...
eto...

pa-cheeseburger, pero wendy's dahil walang mcdo sa gateway.
chika-chika updates narin sa dear blockmates.
too bad talia suddenly had allergies.
rawr.



and then, bili ng backpack para sa aking dear brother, at Case Logic reversible laptop sleeve para kay enok :)


and since dumating sina tita maits and JC back from Jeddah, edi eat out na naman yun. second sweldo ko na nun actually...Friday the 13th! hehehe. sa Mongolian resto naman...forgot the name sori, hehe...hati naman kami sa bayad ni tita :p

siyempre, treat ko sa mi pamilya ang Fathers' day lunch out :D hihi. abangan nalang ang album. nag Flavours of China kami :)

Siyempre, dahil pasukan na, bigay ng allowance sa mga kapatid at contribution sa gastusin sa bahay :p nais pa magpa-braces ng sister ko. o diba? piggy bank ako! pero ok lang. pangarap ko naman ito...ang makabahagi  ng blessings sa family ko...

I always had more satisfaction in spending for my loved ones than for me...and of course, mas gusto ko yung nireregaluhan ako! haha, compared to buying things for myself. weird man, parang selfish kasi ang pakiramdam, pero sakin lang naman yun. kaya ang kuripot ko pag dating sa sarili ko, hahahaha!

Sa ngayon, wala pa kong nagagastos for myself...di ko pa kasi alam ang kailangan kong bilin kung meron man, hehe. Siguro sabi ni Lord, ipunin ko nalang muna ...oo nga! tama..uhuh uhuh.

Right now, super happy lang ako!
at napakalaki ng pasasalamat ko kay Lord sa blessings niya...

this is it!

officially ako'y gradweyt na.
Good Riddance pa nga ang graduation song hehe.

CONGRATULATIONS nga pala sa lahat ng UP Centennial Graduates!
sa lahat lahat narin ng Gumradweyt ngyong taon!

But i will definitely miss the haven of the ikot jeep, pisbol en isaw, Akasya trees, and the open-armed, bare and copper idol known as the oblation!
ah Peyups!
nasa stage ako ngayon ng nostalgia. sorry naman.
kasi naman, isang linggo lang ang pahinga ko.
i'll be starting work on Monday!
ahoo! yuppie-ness...

and as i was preparing the employment requirements needed this week...
all i can say is...HAGGARD. haggard kumuha ng TIN number, SSS, NBI clearance, Philhealth etc etc!
RAWR!
heniwei, one month completion pa naman.
and i won't be getting my NBI clearance till the 15th dahil...no, la naman po akong criminal offense, may kapangalan lang daw kasi ako. ilan kaya ang Maria Angelica Flores Castro sa Pilipinas?
plus, the release of my TOR and COG aren't till the 22nd.
so there.
at ang kagamitan ko mula sa Tandang Sora ay di ko pa na-uunpack!
bukas, early morning promise
ihahanda ko pa ang kagamitan na dadalin ko sa sunday.
magma-migrate naman kasi ako sa kamag-anakan ko sa Paranaque. hehehe.
sampid na naman ako haha.
it's kinda ok really, kasi most of my cousins there are on the Labor Force narin.
oo, yuppies kami dun. harhar.
huhu, pero ang layo na ni enok...
huwah!
siguro nga'y panibagong milestone na kasi ito sa buhay.
kailangan maghanap-buhay. mag-ipon.
para sa pamilya...sa pamilya ko ha...may mader en pader en siblings...
hehehe. pero kung sa tingin mo may double-meaning iyon. sige. bahala ka.
anyway, speaking of family...kaarawan ni mama kahapon!
yes, Labor Day siya ini-labor ng lola ko haha. joke.
and today is my parents' 21st anniversary! (ahuh. right, my age plus 1)...by the time i'm 24 silver wedding na nila! wee!
pero ngayon simpleng celebration lang. nothing fancy.
and speaking of enok, magkikita kami bukas!
deyt! deyt!
hehehe.
sine daw kami at kain sa labas.
Ironman!
at sagot niya sapagkat unang sweldo. yay!
but come to think of it, lagi naman niya akong nililibre :p
anyway, ayun.
before i enter the realm of the yuppy, eh i had a week of rest and fun with the people i truly care about ...my pamilee is the most important fersons in my layp ika nga...
and hmm, what else? i watched OTH and Gossp Girl (grr to Georgina!)
and i ate my heart out with nips-like chocochips, mangoes, and ice cream.
hmph. kasya pa naman sakin ang pantaon ko. di naman ako lumalamon. haha.






"real world!" here i come!

kumusta na kaya si Lique?

well, she's having the best and most restful vacation ever! AT HOME.
i know medyo weird pakinggan for some who feel like, ewk, "sa bahay lang ang bakasyon mo?"
well, kasi naman, dito samin ang place of solitude ko, away from the urban stress...hihi
aahh, i missed home so much..all the halabaloo of thesis has kept me from enjoying the warmth and quietness of our humble abode...plus the fact that i missed quality time with my pamilee...(the most important fersons in my layp, teynkyu, lol)

heniwei, before that....HOORAY THE SEM IS OFFICIALLY OVER!
i passed my thesis books wednesday last week, hihi. and oh, sweet sweet elation and bliss suddenly came over me after that....BWAHAHAHA! that explains the weirdness of the blog entry about feeling oh so i-wanna-hug-everyone thingy. you know? it's that feeling of accomplishment and pride...kinda like "OH MY GOSH, I CAN"T BELIEVE I'M FINALLY DONE AND ALL OF THIS IS OVER!" feeling...hehehe. well, not exactlly over kasi graduation day is still a few weeks away.

anyway,gusto ko na nung umuwi asap. kasi super namiss ko ang bahay...arf. kaso i couldn't muna...padaanin ko muna daw ang birthday ng aking "dear" lola...hehehe...and so by saturday, mama came and helped clean up the house para sa birthday ni lola the next day...ah, mmmhmm, the gist of the events that occured on April 6 shall be phlogged:

devouring the ever famous leonardo brownies.nyummy.

puppy caressing and tickling, hihi :p

and oh, the usual camwhoring...

and there was a lot of eating, chit chatting, PSPing, laughing etc... typical family reunion stuff.
too bad my sibs and my dad couldn't make it.

moving on, finally left for home on monday, pero shopping detour muna kami ng aking mudra para sa aking grad gown...sure na ito, sure na! ghad! we bought one for a very good deal kasi may maria clara type shawl na siya, may balintawak pa...both pinya husi and embroidered...just right for a two-day event that requires a filipiniana get-up. :D and if you know me(and especially my mom), the gown was cheap but pretty :D haha, we're total bargain hunters....

and so, arriving home was such a relief...diretso akong bed to watch dvd like there's no tomorrow! hehehe...

but i'm not a total bum...tuesday i accompanied my sister to school as she got her grades...this morning, i accompanied my brother naman para kunin niya ang card niya (segue, akala ng mga classmates niya eh magsyota kami, bwahahahaha! at mas younger looking pa daw ako! lol...ehem ehem)...and may i say that i'm proud of my sibs for having such good grades...wee! mana sa ate? hehehe, chorva!

hay, GOD is so good. kung di dahil sa Kanya, for His gifts of wisdom and strength, eh di ko matatapos ang thesis ko and i wouldn't have graced through college life courageously. ha! to God be the Glory! (and a certain professor has texted me a warm "Congratulations" that confirms "it") oh thank you Lord!

next week i'll be taking care of clearance, applying for the honor's society, and going to a job interview on friday...next next week, grad practice! i can't wait...huhu, ang tagal tagal pa ng grad...

and oh,i got a new cellphone, kanina lang :D grad gift ng tito art ni enok...straight from qatar...
nokia2630...cutie












PS. Jomie! loka loka! umattend ka ng grad! it's just a day! trust me, you'll be able to find a job asap. hay naku...nakakabaliw ka talaga. hamishu...

worn out.

random echos due to exhaustion
at dahil namiss ko magblog ng 9days.hehe.

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ilang araw nalang ng tila walang katapusang pagpupuyat...
gusto ko nang matapos toh...
pero kinakabahan naman akong dumating ang araw na iyon...

*sigh*

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mantra to self:
i must do this.
i will do this.
i CAN do this!
...for GOD
...for my family
...for myself!

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gusto ko no worries ang drama ko sa sabado, sa debut ng mahal kong pinsan. at sa linggo na kaarawan ng isang enok *haha, bente uno ka na* at dahil dapat nagpapahinga nalang ng mga panahong iyon.

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i would like to thank the following:
-GOD.for my health and strength.
-papa,mama,trina,mike. para sa inspiration and support (kahit malayo kayo...ahw..i miss you guys ssssoooo much) :D
-enok...sa pagmamahal na walang katulad (dahil marami ka nang nagastos sakin, huhu, haha. "ang mahal" ko maging gf.) :D
-tita tess and louj sa pagtatanggol sakin kay lola, hahaha.joke....para sa understanding chova.
-nadal pamilee. for making me ampon for several days of puyat-ness.
-keyt and kuya lah-yers for meni meni things...
-dhene sa model chuva at sa suporta.
-talia and ayit for laughter and chi-sms and for making tanggap all my kurot at panggigigil sa braso. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
-ser VJ for pep talks and patience :p.
-sir aleta for the concern, support, and thesis references (hihi)
-sir arce and sir roger for references, hahaha...more power to Polygon!

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to everyone else...my friends/thesismates nica, dennen, faith, kuya richard, vonn, kuya lou, ina, kuya julius, kuya chino KAYA natin TOH! matibay tayo! yun yun eh! heads up!

Kuya Jer Jer and Conrad...maybe the Lord has other plans for you guys...there's a right time for everything...suportahan ta ka.

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jomie and chums, i miss you guys very much...huhuhuhuhu...

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ew, im being cheesy na.
yak.

entry ends here.
resume thesis chovalens.

my sibs, my inspirations for the day :)

andito ko kina cathe.
ayun si cathe, nag powernap for 10mins (daw).

eto at gagawa na naman ng thesis muli.
bago ang lahat, i arranged to do notes and typed down revisions and advises from profs today.
at eto at nag surf timeout.
checked my friendster.

ahw.

yun lang ang masasabi ko.
nakakatouch ang mga kapatid ko.
huhu. (teary-eyed. blah.)
i promised myself di muna ko uuwi hangga't di tapos ang delibs ko.
at dahil dun, mamimiss ko ang bday ng sis ko (next week) and mine (next next week).
ala munang HAPPY birthday. hush. yoko muna magcelebrate hangga't di natatapos ang madness na toh!
and i miss my family su mats. huhu.
at nagsilbing inspiration ang mga testi ng mga kapatid kong chorva.

eto, excerpts:

Cess
Posted 01/17/2008 11:35 am
long! pasalubong.... :phihihihi
uhmmmmuhm.....
i miss you... (weeeeeee!!) =D

Myk
Posted 01/20/2008 10:34 pm
ayan, finish na kme mag pray..
nga pala ate, wag kalimutan magpray ah...
ay nga pala..gud luck ate dun sa thesis mo..:)
kaya mo yan! kaw pa..( o dba..nakz..hehe )
bait c ate! nagbbgay yan pasalubong..:)
tsaka taga advice..kung anu ung maganda..o kung anuman..hehe
wat els pa ba?...un na yun!haha..
ang bait ko nagbbgay ako testi..hahakelan ka uwi?mis u te,ingatz!

labyu!mua
lab myk

AAAAAHHHHWWWW...
eto na, gagawa nakong thesis.
gawa narin kayo ng dapat niyong gawin! bwahaha!

mama in her younger years

kailangan ng sister ko ng lumang picture daw ni mama.
yung tipong teen years.
ang hirap maghanap!
huhuhu.
ang dami kong kinalkal na photo albums dito.
kaloka.
anyway, natuwa naman ako sa pagkalkal.
eto ang mga nahanap ko.
for fun...












































bwahaha! nakakatuwa lang.
at cheerleader pala tong nanay ko.
sosyal.
hayun, at may extra picture pa ang tatay at kapatid ko for more effect :p

what's next?

lola's interment took place this morning in Laloma.
i cried my last few tears. konti lang. kasi masaya naman ako at nasa heaven na siya at di na siya naghihirap.
































one day, sabi ng pari kanina, we'll all meet again in heaven. dun, magkakaron kami ng family reunion muli! hehe...
kaka-sad lang kasi siya ang favorite kong lola ever!
*oh, and i looked for the gold ring lola gave me nung bata pa ko. aba, sinukat ko siya ulit ngayon! KASYA pa! wee! will wear it poreyber na


oh well, moving on...grad pictorial na namin bukas sa Zone 5 (sa may west ave)
haha, excited kami ng mga blockmates kong girls, and the guys don't simply understand that.
i remember nung grad pic namin nung HS eh pinatanggal ko pa talaga ang braces ko! haha!
anyway, hay, excited ako sa creative shot ko haha.
secret muna.
tapos movie "daw" after pictorial.
hihi, nawa'y kasya ang pinansiya ko.
*i really really want to watch beowulf and/or one more chance (hehe)

fastforward...Thesis.
may namemressure na prof. adviser. deym.
i know concerned siya, pero napepressure talaga ako everytime he asks me kung kumusta na ang thesis ko.ewan ko ba. nakakapraning. ayoko pa naman na napaparanoid. rar.
hehe. seryoso! kailangan ko na tumigil sa pagiging lax! baka senyales ang pagpaparamdam ni prof. adviser hehe. faster results lique! rar.

super fastforward...
malapit na nga pala ang pasko.
huhu, kapos ata ang pinansiya ko.
bahala na si batman.

lola's girl.

what should be the feeling when a loved one has left?
dapat ka bang malungkot dahil wala na siya?
o dapat masaya ka dahil masaya rin siya at di na nahihirapan?
hay, ganun ako.
mixed emotions.
at ganun pala talaga, na when you lose someone, that's the time you think about the past.

november 12. 11AM-ish nag text si kuya vin sakin.
"lola ebo passed away already"
and i don't know how to react that time.
nagtext nalang ako agad kay mama kasi i know she's in manila to go to quiapo.
sabi ko i want to go to parañaque today after class....
the details after that i wont elaborate nalang...
ang gulo kasi ng iskeydyul...hmph.
basta kay ate mimie ko unang sinabi.hehe.kasi kailangan ko ng mapagsasabihan that time.
then i burst into tears.
pero dahil ayoko talaga ng umiiyak...napa-joke nalang ako kina dennen, faith, at ate mimie para pangpa-calm down sa sarili ko.
hehehe. pati si ate mimie nag-comfort at nagpapatawa.
*thanks ate mims*
blah blah blah.

basta. reminiscing time ko today.
as i was saying...
when you lose someone, that's the time you think about the past...
si lola ebo ay panganay na kapatid ni lolo minio (ma's dad)...
being the eldest of the 4 siblings, she took the responsibility to be the second parent to her younger sisters and brother.
di na nga siya nakapag asawa eh.
siya parin ang nag-alaga kina mama.
all 10 of them ay dumaan sa pangangalaga niya.
of course, being the motherly person that she was, karamihan din sa aming magpipinsan na apo na sa tuhod ay dumaan din sa pag-aalaga niya.
baby palang ako alaga nako ni lola.
i could never forget the rocking horse na favorite ko laruin dun sa kanila sa parañaque.hehe.
i remember nung sa bacolod pa kami nakatira and we would go to manila during breaks and vacations, siya yung katabi ko sa kama, habang ang mga kapatid ko ay katabi nila mama sa guest room.
she'd tell me stories before i sleep.
at sakanya rin ako nagsusumbong minsan.
tapos she'd cook and prepare us meals.
laging handa na nun ang baso ko ng kape at pandesal.
pumunta pa nga yung bacolod to visit us eh.
and every christmas (or sometimes kahit walang occasion) super generous niya magbigay ng aguinaldo.
yung iba samin binibigyan niya ng "pamana" like heirlooms or her jewelry.
yung binigay niya sakin ay gold ring nung nene pa ko.hehe. na ngayon ay di na kasya sakin.
and it's funny kasi she calls jejo "jojo" haha.
kami kasi ng mga pinsan ko eh mas comfortable mag-open up sakanya ng love life. unlike my other lola (ma's mom). hehe.
hindi ba mga cousins?
kasi super approachable niya.
emo rin yang si lola eh. hehe. ma-drama. ang worry-level niya ay high na high. yung tipong iiyak siya kasi nag-aalala siya kanino man samin.

anyway, though she's not with us anymore, i really believe she has lived her life to the fullest!  95 years ba naman! she's lucky enough to have lived that long...and a satisfied life. I'm happy that she left peacefully...and very happy to have spent some of my childhood memories with her. hehe. ayan. ako na tuloy yung emo.

well, i guess, this entry ends here.
at this point, i'm asking for all your prayers for her soul.
God bless everyone!

cookie-making

bum bum bum muna ko this past few days.
tomorrow ako magreresume ng thesis mode hehe.serious level.
nagpahinga lang ako.
and due to bumming, it's been a habit to make no-bake cookies for mi pamilya...




wee!

toxicity...plus sanity remedies

haha..
ilang araw nakong puyat.
2 or 3 am na ang average bedtime ko.
sabi nga ng pinsan kong si kuya carl, "toxic ah" or di kaya "busy na naman tayo dyan ah"

hay..
oo, busy...

lahat ng subjects ko may gawain..
Kom1 essay...
STS group work stuff...
Natsci2 boring prof plus quizzes stuff...
Parks design, book report, field trip, and blah stuff...

Thesis! haha! Thesis forever! thesis, thesis, thesis, lalalalalalalala...
punta nga akong STAR tollway office tommorow...kasi weekday lang may pasok, at buti nalang walang Parks subject at Arch159 bukas, at nakapagpaalam na kay sir na magsisite nga...
wawawawaw, ibibigay na daw yung plans...autocad.hay.buti naman.
nakalimutan ko pala magtanong ng land use plan.sana meron sila.san maalala ko.
May pending pa kong mga books at other references na kailangan basahin...
ala pa kong naiinterview ng matino...nagcacavass pa kasi kung sinong pwede..hehe

nyay.may arch159 assignment pa pala.shux.di pa naman ako nakikinig kay sir. doodle time ko kasi ang isang oras niyang paglelecture about...gosh...i really don't know...hahahaha!
hala, may field trip pa sa sabado...must be at UP by 7am..huhu, galing pa kong Lipa...

hala, hala, hala....hahahaha....lalalalalala...

hay, buti nalang may laftaf nako.
oo guys, may laftaf nako...
di nga lang siya MAC tulad ng dream ko, pero ang ganda! hehehe
all BLACK, ECS 14" laptop from PC Corner Gilmore...
dati pa toh, ngayon ko lang binulgar...haha...
30k lang, intel core duo na, yay!
aylabhet...bigay ni enok..
oo...BIGAY! as in gift...
at nagkasundo kami na ito ang huli nyang regalo sakin...
no xmas gifts, no birthday gifts, anniversary, valentines, na-dah!
hangga't di ko natatapatan ng regalo din sa kanya! hahaha...
laftaf is one of the reasons that keep me sane..
perhaps you've read my haircut sanity-remedy from my previous post. hehe.
ayun. also Simpons keeps me sane as well. Plus a BIG DOSE OF PRAYER.

eniwei, di maintindihan ng karamihan kung bakit tinanggihan ko si laftaf nung una...
yes, dineny ko siya at first.
kahit limang taon na kami ni jijumar...may hiya parin naman ako noh...kasi nag-iipon sana siya for a car (nax, pati yun binulgar ko narin) at..basta nakakahiya...kung ikaw ba naman nagkikwentuhan kayo ng mga pangarap niyo sa buhay...etong si isa gusto ng kotse, si ako gusto ng laptop...and viola! ako may laptop na...pero prrt...di ko naman kaya bumili ng kotse noh...huhu...la lang, kakatouch, hehe...yung ibang tao kinikilig...ako?haha...ewan...habang buhay naman ata akong kinikilig...yak naman...hehehe...
owel, ayan, nadagdagan ang wish list ko: BUY A CAR FOR ENOK.

for now, ang short term goal ko ay to get through first sem na pasado lahat ng subjects! hehe...tapos, gumradweyt! find a job...na i don't know yet kung ipupursue ko nga ba ang Landscape Architecture o ang dream job ko nag mag-Advertising (co-dreamer ko ang bestfriend ko dito, si jomie...we're both advertising freaks.lol)...because i'm not really sure i'm meant for the L.A. world...sidelines siguro pwede hehehehe...freelancer! owel,bahala na, basta may MALAKING sahod...sorry, in desperate need ang pamilya ko eh...hay...

deym, review pa pala akong natsci...baka may quiz na naman...huhuhu...
over and out....

May 1, 2007

Happy Birthday sa aking

beloved MAMA!

tapos bukas wedding anniversary naman ng aking parents...19 years! (siyempre kung ilang taon ako, ganun lang ang computation nun, hehe)

hay, i have to wake up early tomorrow...work day na kasi ulet, hmm...

friday life

went out with classmates sa Metrowalk yesterday..
mga working people "kuno"
hehe..
nagkwentuhan.
nagkumustahan.
nagtawanan.
kumain sa yoohoo bbq.
namili sandali.
nag-quantum sandali.
hayun.
nakakawalang pagod.
yey!
(dennen...awaiting to make nakaw pix agen hehe)

summer ready!

owel, officially nagtapos ang Third Year days ko kahapon! and im so glad to have ended it with a blast! haha! ok naman ang two exams ko.At...ok na ok ang sem ender ng org! haha! (will do year end report later...promise) 1st swimming for the summer.at ang saya saya. KJ nga lang ang mga di sumama owel, loss nila yun. sayang nga lang di overnight hehe. saya. nuff said.

next sunday swimming ulit! sa Laguna naman with Flores relatives! yey! madami akong kilalang nasa Baguio ngayon..hai, nagpapalamig ang mag tao. hehe...feel ko ngayon mag beach...wel let's just see..hmm..

i am also anticipating may practicum this summer.excited narin ako mag work sa design firm haha! gusto ko mag Divi for wardrobe, hehe.

ayun. awaiting pix upload of UPCLAS semender.nanakaw ako haha! (kasi di nakasama si CaPow nun eh.nakay sister dear ko..)

kaso mamimiss ko ang dormmates ko wha?! kasi po di nako magdodorm next schoolyear. sa mga tita ko na ako sa tandang sora.because i feel cramped in my dorm room. Thesis na and i definitely need a bigger space for drawing stuff and model making...sana matuloy ang thesis house sa second sem (ehem...ina?cathe?) but i promised my dormmates dadalawin ko sila hehe...mishem...si rum8 din...ate dona...gagraduate ka na...kudos! mishu...tnx sa chowking treat last thurs.yum.

un lang...

entry ends here.

...and summer begins!