A V-day post.

I've always believed that God has carefully planned my life for me...

That's why I do not regret any experience and simply enjoy the wonderful blessings that come my way.

I recently had a realization that I'd like to share...

So far, my boyfriend count has been: ONE.
And I plan to keep it that way!
And people would almost always be amazed that I've been keeping a relationship with only ONE person for more than SIX YEARS...
And, for some reason, as a common "outlet" of love stories-slash-problems, in the end the people I've come to talk to would eventually say how lucky I am with my "love life"...
And i just smile.

I never expected I would have someone who is smart, independent, 101% responsible, super loyal, extra sweet, understanding, and loving. (cheesy, i know!)

Anyway,

At this point in our relationship, we're honestly talking and opening up to the idea of the big M... Marriage.
It's actually never been taboo for us.
In fact, we're looking forward to it!
And belonging to a generation where people marry very young...
We secretly get jealous of people who could afford a house or condo, and a fancy wedding at a young age...
When we stress out at the office (him even trying to find sideline work), put aside some money with our mean salary (considering he has to pay rent, the car loan, and bills, and i have siblings to support)...
Earning gradually, our closest time to getting married would be in 2-3 years...considering we already have a decent place to live and a budget for an intimate wedding in Caleruega...

But hey!
What's the rush?

My realization is this:
We are on the right track.

Don't get me wrong, I love the feeling of spending for my family.
I love buying them gifts I never thought I'd afford...
And I love the satisfaction I get from earning!
I have another account where i deposit a percent of my salary every payday, and Jejo has the ATM card so I don't get to use it, except for emergencies of course :p

And another thing, I love the feeling of missing him, because we only see each other once a week...
I enjoy the boyfriend-girlfriend hangouts and adventures to new experiences and places (places we couldn't go to before kasi wala pang car!)
I secretly fancy the petty fights that don't last for a few minutes.
I like to talk to him about everything: my success and failures, how my day went, what i discovered, what i bought, when i feel like ranting about something ETC!
I'm a bliss when he calls me at night before we go to sleep...and calls me in the morning when he wakes up (special thanks to SUN of course)...

And so, I truly believe God has this planned for us...
We just have to wait for our right time.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
Cheers to True Love!

Empathy.

The hardest part of losing a loved one,
is when he was ready to go but you always wanted him to stay...

To a dear friend, so close to my heart:
Be strong.
I know it was too soon.
But know that he's peaceful now,
and will always guide you and your family in spirit...
>>>HUG<<<

Sulit buy!

from Boardwalk^TM...
10+ top styles and a skirt!
for 329 php

haha, la lang...
my officemate brought the catalogue to work...
this caught my eye :p
(and i tried so hard to ignore the pages with shoes in them!)

Anyway, i just had to try it on when i got home!
haha! napagtripan lang :D

confession of a shoeholic...

Yesterday, i planned to have my hair undergo a hot oil treatment...
because my hair had gone bad! (or is it just me? :p)
...maybe because of stress
or maybe because i haven't been well-adjusted with my new work schedule
(7AM to 4PM nako...for board reviewing purposes)
...i needed something to relieve me!

Instead, i ended up buying...a new pair of shoes!
Why?
Well, I actually haven't bought myself anything for the past holiday season.
nah-dah!
So I promised moi to buy a bag or white shoes or glads with heels...
Frustrated with the expensive hot oil treatment price of Going Straight
(considering maikli na nga ang buhok ko...o baka niloloko lang ako ni ate sa counter),
I opted to buy the holiday gift for me  instead :D

Tumingin ako ng bags...
but i did not like any...
and behold!
I smiled at the sight of shoes :D
kasama ko ang aking dear cousin, Grace, sa pagpili ng shoes
(kasi gusto rin sana niya ng white shoes)
and then we saw...
Peep-toe Lace-up Shoes!
*drool*
hanganda!
it comes in black too.

and then there was...
the wedged gladiators :D
in cute beige-yellow, classic black, and chocolate brown...

gusto ko sila pareho
pero isa lang dapat!
the other one was way over my budget,
i didn't wanna splurge
(sapagkat nag-iipon ako! for uh, somethin' BIG! hehe)
so it was easy to choose...

and the winner is...
tada!
the glads.
bow.
besides i also wanted a yellow pair anyway.
plus it makes my feet look nice and fair :p
Parisian nga pala sila pareho.
hihi...

wha!
...after a few months na ulit till the next shoe purchase!

pre xmas jitters

im excited but nervous...
next week Pasko na!
though i slightly started buying for presents, bukas pa talaga ako mamimili...
and who knows, maybe abot pa next week! hehe.

im excited because...
...It's the Christmas i can afford to buy "better" gifts for my loved ones (plus myself!)
...Christmas day is dress up day! na napagkasunduan naming magpipinsan :)
...we'll have our first ever exchange gift ng magpipinsan, haha!
...naka-leave nako next week! yay to rest and relaxation!
...after Christmas it's Goodbye 2008 and Hello 2009! (i'll be phlogging about 2009 na, bilis!)

but im nervous because...
...Christmas break means the beginning of my review for the board. it has been self-imposed that i'll start reviewing this break. wha! i wanna pass, i wanna pass, i wanna pass! rawr!

wish me luck!

The Servant Encounter

...let me share this article i made for the Suloy Newsletter

The Servant Encounter 

Maria Angelica Castro

 

Just a little while after lunch, my family and I would get ready to leave for Darasa Resort in Tanauan. Mama would bring several documents with her. As Papa revs up the car, it would mean the beginning of about three to four hours of Sing and Dance practices.

 

The Family Encounter Weekend No. 4 was nearing and so our performance should be close to perfect. I can still clearly picture Brother Obet Guia and his family, together with other shepherding families, demonstrating the steps to action songs, while simultaneously holding up signs like: “SMILE”, “EMOTE”, and “BE STILL”. Then after, it’s Merienda time! Our parents would eat their merienda as they hold a meeting. And us kids, well, we’d discuss and practice for our Saturday night presentation!

 

Even though our Sundays then turned out to be a tiring one instead of it being a rest day, I believe I speak for my fellow servants that it was a weekly Sunday afternoon routine that will surely be missed.

 

Being a Servant is an Encounter all by itself. Undergoing the FE weekend is just the beginning of the Family’s Journey.

 

About ten months ago, we relied on our Souvenir Kits to identify each family and its members. Now, we know each other by heart: the Cabalhin Family (Tito Liv, Tita Chris, Lance, and Coleen), the De Leon Family (Tito Raul, Tita Marilyn, Kuya Patrick, Jasper, Aaron, and Dominic), the Hernandez Family (Tito Pol, Tita Elvie, Ate Kay, Ate Gela, JV, and Caloy), the Lindaya Family (Tito Jojo, Tita Sonia, Archie, Lanz, and Phia), the Morales Family (Tito Ross, Tita Ann, Izah, Cholo, and IG), the Ramilo Family (Tito Edgar, Tita Len, Edward, Earl, Hazel, and Ervin), the Rodelas Family (Tito Nick, Tita Cynthia, Andrea, Rizza, and Raciel), the San Buenaventura Family (Tito Rey, Tita Liza, Alyssa, and Alyana), the Turalde Family (Tito Willie, Tita Marlyn, Wilson, and Wilma), and our family, the Castro Family (Papa Noli, Mama Pauline, Lique – myself, Cess, and Mike).

 

We all were committed, as well as enthusiastic, to give the FE4 families a great experience. I truly believe that God made such things happen. Personally, I never really had the eagerness to perform or to facilitate. But then, I just that did at the time. I secretly felt happy when the families we served laughed and bonded. I did not feel much exhaustion whenever we performed. I didn’t mind procrastinating as I made a script for my hosting act for the Saturday Night performance (I unexpectedly did it anyway!). I overlooked the pang of the afternoon sun as we crammed for the completion of the Souvenir Kits. Isn’t it just amazing how service equates to a great deal of will-power? I guess that’s the nature behind the Love for Service. One gets to feel a sense of fulfillment and inevitable bliss to serve and care for others, so that they in turn may feel that same sense of pleasure just because somebody bothered to care.

 

Who would’ve thought that the ten Sponsoring Families, who barely knew each other a year ago, would create such a close connection that resulted in a successful FE 4 Weekend?

 

Goodluck to the new appointees, FE 5 Head, Rolly and Siony Macatangay from Lipa, FE 5 Head Servant, Ed and Len Ramilo from Calamba, Chapter Head, Manny Rosales from Batangas City and the new FE 5 Presenting Families, the Turalde family of Cavite-Imus and the Madrid family of Binan-San Pedro.

 

I bid Kudos! to my fellow servants. We did great!

 

Till the next reunion!

The Lounge

http://www.land8lounge.com/

"premier social network for landscape architects from around the globe"

i just recently discovered the online social network for Landscape Architects!
oh diba? bongga! kasi may sariling "friendster" ang mga LA!
hehe...
i just signed up yesternight and have been tweeking and pimping my folio
it's way better than friendster...
it has a forum, events page, library, gallery etc!
well, although Friendster (c) also has some of the features mentioned above, Land8lounge has better interface.

kudos to the one who thought of it!
check it out!

PS. add me up! hehe...just search for my complete name

Angels and Demons Movie!

i so loved this book...
better than The Da Vinci Code!
oh yeah, the ambigrams were amazing and super thrilling yung kwento!
wha! at guess what?
may movie na siya hehe...
May 15, 2009 :D
hihi...
la lang.
naexcite.
harhar.

yoohoo, EK tayo diyan! :D

http://www.filipinasoul.com/enchanted-kingdom-offers-discounts-for-up-alumni/

The theme park is offering significant discounts to members of the UP Alumni Association (UPAA) through the “Diskwentong Peyups” program. Here’s how it works:

* EK’s “Diskwentong Peyups” card is available to members of the UP Alumni Association for only Php 100.

* The card can be used to get a Php 100 discount on  Regular Day Passes at the theme park.

* A maximum of ten Regular Day Passes per day can be purchased by a cardholder. If you purchase 10 of these passes in one day, you’ll be saving Php1,000 with the card, so bring the entire family!

* Carousel Special tickets and Junior Day Passes are not included in the promo.

* For every ticket purchased, a P10 donation will be made to the Alumni Associations of UP Diliman and UP Los Baños.

* Cards are available for purchase at the following locations:

          - UPAA office at UP Diliman
          - EK’s Group Sales Office at Sta. Rosa, Laguna
          - EK’s Makati Sales Outlet at the Ground Floor, The Biltmore Condominium, 102 Aguirre St. Legaspi Village, Makati City

* This promo runs from August 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009.

* For more information, you can contact Enchanted Kingdom at (632) 830-2111 to 16, or by email at schools@enchantedkingdom.com.ph.

information and photo used with permission from Enchanted Kingdom

lately...

...i have been busy with my cousin's debut preps - finally printed out copies of her "mini mag" invites. hurah! (just darn the typo.) yung tarp at AVP nalang :p



...i have also been tv series marathon-ing: GG, OTH, and Heroes! kumpleto yan. may chick flick, may drama, and may action-suspense!



...i have been going gaga over Rico Blanco's new album. The Yugto single is super LSS material! rawr. I've watched the "other" so-called music video in youTube. yung may mga aswang paraphernalia and creepy setting. Much more astig than the "simple" version they show in Myx.
Your Universe and Antukin are also very nice songs.



...i have also been LSS-ing on The Script's The Man who can't be moved and Lifehouse's Broken.



...and i have been missing my BFFs, who are obviously busy like me :( kanina dapat mag-lulunch date na naman kami ni Jomie, may ikikwento daw siya! o diba naexcite naman ako, but then again, our date was cancelled the last minute kasi may deadline daw siya. wawa naman yun. Toxic was how she described her work....Katz, is going to take the mursing board in a few months! wha! goodluck chums! Godbless...see you guys soon, i hope :D



...and that reminds me, magboboard narin pala ako early next year! Wha!!! I have already borrowed Joms' reviewers. Grabe! tatlong makakapal na libro/handouts na ang nakapila na babasahin ko. Oh, kelan ko kaya yun sisimulan? hmm...



...oh, and lately, i have declined a job offer ng "kapitbahay" na kumpanya (itago natin sa pangalang Hi There! :p)  na nung March ko pa naipasa ang resume ko. When they called i just said : "Thank you, but i already have a job and I've been here for four months now..." kumusta naman yun? parang di man lang ako nag-isip nun. pano kasi, biglaan ang tawag nila.

And when i shared this to my officemates, they were surprised why i declined...mas malaki daw kasi dun. eh, kasi naman, probi pa ko, panget naman kung aalis ako agad nang di pako regular diba? Anyway, cut the story short, i had no regrets. I believe God put me where I'm supposed to be. Alam ko mag-gogrow ako kung asan man ako ngayon. In due time...



...and i am not yet sleepy. why oh why.



...and i am home! yes. on a Friday night. I usually go home on Saturday mornings but then again, Jejo and i wanted to go home on a Friday this week. wala lang. haha! it is anticipated that i'll be waking up late tomorrow...uh mamaya na pala yun. haha!

Goodnight-slash Good morning everyone...
i guess i have to snooze now...
zzzzzzzzzz.....

can't hardly wait!

Gossip girl's and OTH's following episodes.

Heroes Season 3!

Finish thy cousin's debut stuff (invitation, tarp, AVP etc!)

Model-making and Ortigas overnights! wee!

Overdue kwento-isms.

My officemates' kembular reactions to my haircut. (i can just imagaine! rawr. the frenzy!)

Finishing the Sandman Series :p (im hooked!)

The 4th BCBP Family Encounter Weekend on October! (kami na ang servants :D)

Sweldo day once again...bwaharhar! (malayo pa. atat. oo. eh ano?) :p

My brother's taking the ACET next weekend! Goodluck! (pero nawa pasok siyang UP. uy..biased.)

Betty la fea. lol. (si Ruffa ang inaabangan ko dun, haha)

Hot oil and Spa day -or- Tagaytay getaway! (which only time can tell...no specific date yet!)

good things...

even though i feel tired after a day's work...
the (surprising) "little things" make me smile :)

lil thing 1 - there is a chance to the so long prayed for "qualification". we shall know in time :D
lil thing 2 - i am happy for friends who're doing okay now...who had the "guts" to get what they
                want in life...naks!
lil thing 3 - 50% off sale...hihihi
lil thing 4 - being early for work has its perks. (wee! incentive! hehe)
lil thing 5 - got a "good job! keep up the good work!" gesture from my Senior Design Manager
lil thing 6 - unexpected rice subsidy (yes indeed, very timely haha. isang sako yun ah)
lil thing 7 - the overdue "chorva" i've been waiting for...for 2 months :p
lil thing 8 - the long awaited UP centennial jacket...very soon... (talia! yuhoo!)
lil thing 9 - triple choco donut... java chip... cake..pizza...and all the yumminess



SMILE!
blessings are just around the corner.

a gift for myself.

materialistic na sige...
compulsive na kung compulsive.
pero minsan lang kaya pagbigyan niyo nako...
Ok?
more than 50% off naman rin kasi :D



tsaka sweldo kasi eh  :p
toink.

...also, given the fact that i am a "footwear person" by heart :D

next time red/yellow flats naman :)
or pumps.

teehee.

whew...

yahoo! at natapos narin ang halos isang linggong puyatan...
adventure!
super saya pa...
kahit ang laki laki na ng eyebags kow...huhu.
chorva lang kahit maraming sumali, kahit tanders pa sila. ha!

sana pagpalain ng Diyos at maqualify kami sa kompetisyon...

hehe, at super naaliw naman ako sa isang bata na di naman pala talaga bata :p
an-jha-jan lang siya o an-do-doon...hehehe :D
the best!
lol.

belated kay mareng peyt
labyu mare.
lab da look. peyton hairstyle and all.

segue: gusto ko na talaga ipursue ang pagaaral muli...alongside the line of graphic arts...
dahil may dalawang chever na magaaral muli't nakakainggit :p hmph...
at lalo pakong na-engganyo sa pagbisita sa chromagraph/digi-arts sa makati..rawr.
oh well, we'll see...

today's twelve...

today...

1 i amazingly spent my day having "work" to do...
(since for the past few days eh office bum ako)

2 i finally have my office drawer after a week's request.

3 hEfi VertHdei ni Bernardo...

4 i was suprisingly given Snickers, nyummy.

5 i finally got my atm card :)

6 i weirdly missed sudoku, haha.

7 i missed the people in the 9th floor

8 people keep telling me and kuya joms we look like siblings!

9 i used the microwave to heat my lunch na ngayon ko lang napansin sa pantry. lol!

10 got an unexpected "miss you" text from father dearest (who is FYI alone at Lipa dahil andito kami ng mga kapatid ko at ni mama sa Paranaque)

11 it slipped my mind na Season finale na pala ng OTH at GG last week. nabigla kasi ako walang torrent na bago. haha. ahw. bitin pareho ang ending! grr!

Season ending self-imposed verdicts:

OTH - Lindsay for Luke! :p
but Peyton's still the prettiest of them all...
super adorable si Jamie!
and i feel for Dan (weirdly)

GG - mas kinilig ako kay
Blair and Chuck
&
Lily and Rufus
kaysa kina Dan at Serena...
kaya di naman ako affected sa breakup nila...
also, good riddance to Georgina! haha!

12 and it's about 31 days in counting till the enoks' 6th anniversary. wee!

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!

all in a week's activity...

i've amazingly finished the clearance process in a day nung tuesday. and i saw jomie too (whom i can't pursue to attend the grad. toink. matigas ang ulo...haay). i was also able to pay for and accomplish the phi kappa phi requirements that day. though, yung picture ko the next day ko pa nabigay.

spent wednesday and thursday at Paranaque. hehe. watched dvds as usual. haha. amazing ang brand new flat screen tv nila jc haha, surround sound pa mhen! kulang nalang popcorn. laugh trip na naman sa White Chicks and Scare trip with Shutter (the Asian version). and i heart 27 Dresses...na-encounter ko na naman si Katherine Heigl...and yung crazy wife ni Ben Stiller sa Heartbreak Kid eh yung sister ni Katherine dun sa movie. hahaha. may crazy reputation ba xa?

heniwei. i suddenly constructed an "inspirational message" of some sort...for uh something, hehe. ewk, ang bulok ng message ko, but i did my best! hihi :D

then...tada! interview day nung friday. akala ko sandali lang, but no, tila 3-step process ang interview at iba iba pa ang nag-iinterview...pataas ng pataas ata ng posisyon. oh, i saw Kuya Jomar there..hehe, we said our "hellos"...at medyo chumabby siya, pero in fairness, bagay sakanya kaysa yung thin guy i knew nung first year college pa ko, hehehe. Thank God everything went well. May 5 is the day i'll become a member of the Philippine Labor force! yikes! scary yet inexplicably exciting...

hmm, what else?

i was able to meet jejo's co-workers. they were fun! haha.and very accommodating. Dagitab's office is cool. I guess Miko has an eye for classy interiors.

and PUPS! oohh.. i love'em puppies. dilat na ang mga mata ng tuta ni Plate. haha. Keyt, sayo na nga ang isa dun...

oh! i learned Poker today! had a fun road trip with my cousin para pampalamig ba. then visited her friend in Tiera Pura for fun. "Adaza" was super hospitable...we were offered ice cream then a friendly game of poker....hihi, it's like playing pusoy dos and bluff in one! fun fun fun! sa uulitin nga daw..

had a fun night too! late night! haha. chocolates! yum yum...na super milky. and the italian food was great. love the pasta.

haay...next week GRAD PRACTICE NA! rar!

atat nakong gumradweyt!

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...

break.

baguio trip bukas! bwaharhar!

and all grades are in! bwaharhar again.

toink.

ang labo ko.

owel.

bwaharhar!

i'm just so inexplicably blissful today!

at dahil dun, i wanna give YOU (yes you!) a BIG HUG!!! mmmmmph...

 

 

PS. to chums, CONGRATS! mishu so much....a special super duper BIG HUG for you!!!! sorry i wasn't present at your graduation rites this morning...pero i'm super proud of you! see you soon! hehehe...

Oh my god… I’m… Ok, I’m so sorry… I… I told you that I’m so confident…

ewk.
kumusta naman ang Bb. Pilipinas World?

*cathe! cathe! napanuod ko na sa you tube! ghad, parang nakalog ang neurons ko sa shock, hehehe*

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Paolo Bediones: Janina, how are you?
Janina San Miguel: I’m fine.
Paolo Bediones: Alright, so you won two of the major awards - Best in Long Gown, Best in Swimsuit, do you feel any pressure right now?
Janina San Miguel: No, I don’t feel any pressure right now.
Paolo Bediones: Confident! Alright! Please choose a name of the judge.
Paolo Bediones: We have Miss Vivienne Tan.
Vivienne Tan: Good Evening.
Janina San Miguel: Good Evening.
Vivienne Tan: The question is, what role did your family play to you as candidate to Binibining Pilipinas?
Janina San Miguel: Well, my family’s role for me is so important b’coz there was the wa- they’re, they was the one who’s… very… Hahahaha… Oh I’m so sorry, Ahhmm… My pamily… My family… Oh my god… I’m… Ok, I’m so sorry… I… I told you that I’m so confident… Eto, Ahhmm, Wait… Hahahaha, Ahmmm, Sorry guys because this was really my first pageant ever b’coz I’m only 17 years old and ahahaha I, I did not expect that I came from, I came from one of the taf 10. Hmmm, so… but I said dot my family is the most important persons in my life. Thank you.

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ang ganda pa naman niya, sayang.
i know kinakabahan siya...pero...
...pero pwede naman sana siyang magTAGALOG divuh?
ok lang sana kung mali ang grammar kung may sense naman ang sagot.
pero..uhm..wala eh...
sorry ha.
oo na i'm sssoooo mean na.
kaloka eh.
kahit super ganda pa niya.
pero I don't blame her.
sa judges ako galit na galit eh.
you know?
ewan.
la nakong magagawa.
siya na ang representative ng Pilipinas sa Miss World.
galingan mo mareng Janina!
sabi nga ni Ruffa may 7 months ka pa para mag-ensayo.
if all else fails...
mag-tagalog ka nalang at kumuha ng translator sa Q&A portion.