Sunday, December 30, 2007 ++

Yes, I live. So what events have occurred in my absence? (not experienced in chronological order)

1) NMAT

It made me realize that I tremendously lack perceptual acuity skills. That part which required examinees to find a particular shape in a mesh of convoluted lines left me cross-eyed. In my defense, I fail to see how spotting bold letters, misplaced punctuation marks, and other typographical errors would make me an outstanding neurosurgeon. What does it matter? Doctors' handwriting suck so much that hardly anybody notices those things!

2) Lulu Castagnette planner

I got it for free. Well, not really. It came with a purchased item. I love it! It's hot pink! It makes me so happy. Aside from it being gay colored, it would save me from making and forgetting mental notes. Not that it would prevent me from cramming but it would make me seem so organized, well-prepared and professional. I feel like an accomplished lawyer fighting for animal rights but without well-manicured nails.

3) Ayala Museum

Going there made me feel so intelligent and civilized... even if most of my remarks went something like "That clay model looks like he's going to urinate on the prison wall", "Filipina women are so hot. We must have taken our flat breast attributes from Europeans", "That metal staircase costs more than my life", and "Spaniards hated the Chinese because they were more stylish than them. See? They wore silk!"

It was so educational too. It reviewed me of of my Philippine History and taught me that the Braille dots near the arrow pointing upwards in the elevator does not say "Good morning!" but "Up".

4) Enchanted

How does she know? I have been singing that verse repeatedly with Niki, Mafel and Janna. You know how actors portraying cartoon characters try too much? So much so that their emotions and gestures appear fake? Well, this movie is different. The cast had a good grip of Disney fairytale characters and it all looked natural. I applaud that. It really was a classic Disney production. It had that princess-y feel.

5) Guests are unwelcome

When I grow up, I'm going to save enough money to go in a far away place every Christmas. That way, I could escape entertaining guests. I do not enjoy preparing meals and fetching them pasta and juice, while plastering a smile on my face. If I don't become successful enough to fund trips, I shall happily stay in Niki's or Mafel's house as a guest.

6) Hormone Disparity

My younger cousins look older than me. It was weird. I thought she was an older cousin but before I could say "Hi, Ate!", she beat me to it. It's not just her. My orthodentist, who recently visited my aunt in California, told me my cousins there seem older than me now.

7) Jannish emoticons

>.< XD -_-; T_T ^_^ @_@ O3O Hey Janna! Look at the ones I came up with! []3[] (because I have glasses on) and Y_Y (so you could see the eyelids). Mafel did this: ^v^.

8) Leaver behinders --- Y_Y

9) Gokusen 2

Just finished it. Yehes! In terms of plot, performance and characters, Gokusen 1 is better. However, the sequel has something that the first season will never have. Teppei! If I have a son, I want him to be as cute and vulnerable-looking as him. I will dress him in ruffled skirts, shiny Mary Janes, and curly wigs.

10) Yamado Taro Monogatari

It is obviously Taro/Takuya! That desperate green-eyed wench should know her place! Ambisyosa! Ilusyonada! Keep your tama no koshi plans to yourself! Commoners are not fit for horse-drawn carriages so stop dreaming! Do not, for one second, think that you will be whisked away by some fairytale prince! There is nothing extraordinary about you! You have no remarkable qualities! You hear me? None! You are beneath them!

Why must there be stupid selfish infuriating girls in every jdrama?



11) Simbang Gabi

There was a girl stupid enough to wear tight fitting clothes during Simbang Gabi in church. She fainted. Moral lesson: Before you let your mind accommodate thoughts on increasing sex appeal, you must first reserve room for logic.

12) People grow cold as I grow old

Age and the amount of received Christmas gifts are inversely proportional. Not only that, you are entitled to give away stuff for the younger crowd too. My grandaunt came for a visit and when she was about to leave, my mother insisted that she take muffins for my younger cousins. So I don't want to share. Bite me. It's a good thing she left me the task of picking which ones to give. I chose the carrot muffins.

13) Going Retro

.. for the Christmas party my blockmates and I had on the last day of classes. It was fun taking pictures with everyone in their 80's outfits. I had the pleasure of having one with my Itay, the winner of the Best Costume award with his geeky Alfalfa look. The boys did another spectacular presentation. They were surprisingly more well-prepared than the girls who had to create one on the spot. We were so blown away by their act we got shamed by ours. Nice.

... in terms of musical tastes. Mafel, Niki and I planned to fall back on old beats by Black Sabbath, The Cure, AC/DC, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Breeders, Metallica, Cranberries, Silverchair, and other band worthy of being called "rock bands". I am grateful to my older cousins who shared with me their generation's music.

14) Word of the Day: Sapol

It is a Filipino expression which translates into "bull's eye". This word is commonly used by Filipino teenagers. Despite this, Niki only discovered the meaning two days ago. Mafel and I had oodles of fun rubbing it in. Disclosing the facts that Mafel does not know what KKB stands for, and I got easily fooled into thinking Cherie Gil is Kokey's biological mother, we had every right to tease her about it.

15) Evaluating Research

Brazilians are hot but they sure as hell cannot write a proper journal. I'm afraid they would not last a minute under Sir Go's merciless scrutiny. The first of my recommendations is "fire your translator".

16) Gacha Gacha

The first thing I read on the cover was "Mature Content". Thank you, Niki and Mafel. I don't need to tell you that it was stimulating read, do I? Mind you, it got close to being discovered by my mother. It was a good thing she decided instead to open my planner, which was on top of it.

16) MERRY CHRISTMAS!



I was wondering why I did not get those new pair of Converse shoes I wanted.
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