all i wanna do is BANG BANG BANG BANG and KKAAA CHING and take your money

Coke, Coins and other rambles

Coke is bad for your body. (and i mean Coca-Cola... not cocaine. although cocaine is bad too)

In an attempt to make my coin shiny, I left my five peso coin inside a mug of coke overnight. The next day, it was whiter than normal. Not shinier... whiter. Also, if you don't already know, the five-peso coin features five stars on Emilio Aguinaldo's shoulder. After leaving it in coke, it disappeared. :|

Coke = death. o.O How ironic. An old Coke ad for Sakto featured Emilio Aguinaldo drinking Coke.

Anyhow, I went to Mercury Drugs during dismissal. I checked if they had Glo... to shine my coin. Well, the pharmacist said they didn't. Damn. So I showed Kim rat poison called Dora the Rat Killer. Anyhow, when I put it back, I noticed something... TADA! GLO! Lol. Thank you, Mercury. Also, they gave me a shiny five-peso coin in exchange for a dull one. Yehey!

In other news, we lost a round of volleyball in today's intrams. We seemed to have the lead until we weren't able to return a ball. Then, Sanchez went crazy and started murdering us. :| By the way, Mrs.X came over and cheered. Hehe!

In more news, I evaded two punishments this week. I'm so good!

On the other hand, section c pulled off the worst music video for english. :| It's a good thing Mr. Legaspi really wasn't there.

Also making the rounds... someone ruined my day. But it's alright na. :D

DAYS NA BUKAS! =o

i could wait all night and day to go to a party sit down and wait

Dulaang Panradyo and Report Card

Okay. I am very satisified. WOOOOHOOOOOOOO!
Where was I? Oh yeah.

Before I go introduce the results, lem'me start with the worrying. :|

Okay. Dulaang Panradyo.
We never, ever had one real and straight practice. Not a single damn practice. Our prod was seemingly hopeless. The script was still empty. And most of all, I kept screwing up (which would usually end with me exclaiming p--)

Just when I was writing the script... I'm like. Damn. It's soo.... empty. o.O But I take pride that I successfully wrote out the narrator. (Don't you just hate them?) Lol.

In the most unfortunate twist of events, Direk Julian came down with a fever the night before. Gahd. How crazy was that? So it was just all nuts the night before.

On our final practices. I still kept screwing up. We still kept stopping to point out what sounds effects came next. Ms Cuevas's comments were along the lines of "pwede na" and "uhh." Classmates' reviews weren't as favorable as well--or maybe it's just me.

So the moment came. We were preparing for the event during lunch. What I planned as a small practice in the AVR turned into a no-practice-at-all in the MPH. However, we did clarify some stuff. o.O

By the way, I played the DJ who introduced the judges and the scoring system. I kept making mistakes as though I were being warned. Anyhow, the moments that led on to the event seemed to pass by with me either worrying, criticizing or going nuts.

So there it was. I was shaking the whole way. I couldn't hold the script with only one hand... I shook too much that I couldn't read. I made a mistake somewhere in the start. Bulol. What most alarmed me was that I felt my accent--rather my voice--was really inconsistent. I kept hearing some weird sounds from the audience. I dunno if it was laughter, mockery or something. Or maybe it was just me.

I was happy with my non-main roles. I enjoyed doing Bunso. It was fun. And I'm glad I was able to say the dialogue between him and the main straight. I usually made mistakes. Wahaha. I love bunso.

Anyhow, the ending went all... bad. I missed a line which cause TJ to skip over. He uttered his last line too early which led to blank lines for me. The bottle of coke didn't break too. Damn.

Overall though, when it was done, I felt relieved. I guess we made a "pwede na" performance. Nothing I would keep the radio on for myself... but it was good. I felt relieved. I think I gave an 'okay na' performance as well.

I missed most of the next section's play since I went out to get a drink. I dunno if it was jsut me because I missed most of it... but I thought it was awkward. What with the gangstah topic. I'm like... in the Philippines? Anyhow.

After them was awesome. Totally. I applaud them! Great job, baboy! Congratulations, Adrian: you totally stepped up from the practice the night before. Baboy, babaeng-babae ka talaga!

Anyhow, after some awkward intermission numbers, time came. I felt nervous... I dunno why.

So there... it was overwhelming to win Best Cast. I didn't expect much, but wow. Ang'galing ni'yo, TJ, Jan and Ezra. It's worth it being batch enemy. We upfront were quite overjoyed amidst the jeers of the crows. Haha! And third place too. Again... unexpected. Hahaha.

Wow.

Congrats to all the winners. You too, CJ. Grabe ka... I was looking at you when they said your name. Sobra-sobra ang tuwa mo. Hahaha. Congrats!

What quite made me laugh the day after. As in today. I was taking some stuff out of my locker when Mr. Gabriana passed by. Then he said something along the lines of, "You're a really good actor. You should join Stage FX." Natuwa ako sa first line... syempre sino ba naman ang hindi. Natawa naman ako sa second line. "I already am."

And then, another comment from a batch mate while in Ash Creek. :D

What next? Right.

If you haven't read my previous blogs... I've been quite worried these past few days because of... well... my underwhelming scores. o.O Most of all for Social Science what with the line of eight QT and low quizzes.

Anyhow... the week passed by so fast I barely bugged about report card day. It only fully came on to me this morning. o.O Gahd.

Surprisingly and thankfully. I STILL HAVE HONORS! Yeah! Thank you, Lord. Thank you. You have no idea what it means to me to still be in the honor role. Lol. But wait... you do. :|

Filipino: 96 (grr qts. sayang to!)
English: 94
Mathematics: 93
Chinese: 92
Science: 91
Christian Life Education: 90
Social Science: 89

I got V's for everything including Advisory. (Hey! I sing naman everyday a! I also try my best to take an active part in the class, diba?) The only exceptions are Soc Sci conduct and Filipino effort, on which I got O's.

Anyhow, I have to commit myself more. All my grades are on the lower 90's. I even have one line of 8. I really need to work on those. I want to try for first honors again. Nothing lower than 91. Basically... two subjects. Hehe.

In other news. WELL DONE, LUIS! *pats self on the back* You survived... mostly. Good job!

(wow... that was long. and so english-y)

someone's being consistent in ruining my day.

FX Night, QT, Balikbayans and Radio Play

Wow. It's been a really long time since I last blogged. :| (Castro has suffered too. Hihi.) I guess this one will be filled with rambles.

I've finished a couple more movies. I'll write about them once I have the time to actually remember them. Lol.

It seems I haven't blogged about FX Night. Can I just say it was really fun and get it over with? I can't can I. LOL. It was fun, although I was sleepy for the most part.

I've been drinking semi-black coffee. (which means the coffee had both sugar and cream but still tastes like the not-3-in-1-coffee I've been drinking every recess.) On my last cup though, CJ taught me how. Finally, it had taste. Yikes baka di na ako tumangkad. :|

I kept running around like a lunatic. Not my fault. The EED just creeps me out. Whenever I'm alone in a closed hall, I start running halfway through. Really, I feel the presence of a... Brrr.

We watched Cats. It's really bizaare. I'm wondering how that lasted so long on Broadway. The only song that seemed solid was Memory.

Singing in the shower. LOL. To a whole new level!

Thanks, Pika for the cam lessons! I need more though.

Is there anything else? Nah. I guess CJ already spoiled everyone about everything that happened sans all the R-rated stuff. :D (joking.)

Where was I? Okay. QT Scores. Yikes. They make me nervous. Especially that I have two line of 8s. That's like a first since a very long time. All I'm aiming for is second honors. I hope I get it, but Soc Sci just freaks me out. Here they are:
CLE - 94.92% (90 in the card)
English - 94%
Filipino - 92% (kakainis. if this was perfect, everything would've been perfect)
Math - 92%
Science - 89%
SocSci - 88% (funny, i made it into the top 10.)
Chinese - Laoshi says the lowest is the card is an 88 so I'm safe for honors kahit na I failed MT2 miserably.

What else? I need to start going on a diet. Starting on Wednesday. I've eaten too much.
Why? Relatives from the States came over this week. I remember eating: Kare-kare, Gloria Maris, Pandesal, Cake, Albergoo's, Cafe Breton, Jollibee, Dencio's and a whole lot more. Puke.

Radio Play was successful. Ms. Cuevas comments I was great. Lol. It's not that bad after all.
Now, I'm worried for the contest. The script (which I wrote) lacks the drama I need (which my play had). It might not do so well. :(( And we haven't PRACTICED!

I've taken soooo much pictures because of the States people. Can't wait to post them. The twins are so much fun! I can't wait till the babies are that age! I wish I had children. (?!) LOL.
By the way, Robin's sooo cute! He keeps calling me. And hindi pa rin nawala ang paghabol niya sa akin. (Except that he likes his yaya--technically mine first--more. :|) Every time he sees me, he's like: WEEEE! WEEEE! (That's Louie without the Lou. Yeah, that's what everybody at home calls me. Louie.)

I need to Gmask my iPod and my cellphone. That's around 1,400 + 900. I have to save 2,500 for my funds. :D Is there still one in Shang?

I've become addicted to this emoticon: :| Thanks Michael Lim.

Did I mention FX is going.... nowhere. C'mon people! We need the adrenaline

Is that it? I know I've missed a lot of stuff. Oh well. :|

fire and dust

QT, Schoolwork and Resolutions

Okay. Here we go. One about the QTs. Quite funny.

SOC SCI: Not as hard as I was expecting it to be. But it still was quite hard. Basically, I think I did well enough. Hehe. it had so much trick questions. But what I likd about it is it had clues. One question can help you answer another. Lol.

SCIENCE: Again, not that hard. but still hard. I hope I did better. I usually do bad in Science.

ENGLISH: I was very, very satisfied with English. I loved my essay. It made me really proud. Wahaha. And most of it didn't seem that hard. Hehehe. I hope I'm right.

CLE: God. It was sooooo long. My arm stiffened right after it. I kept writing and writing and writing. All the long sentences. :| My hand was tired. I was unsure of some of them, but I think I did well.

FILIPINO: It didn't seem that hard. I guess I was wrong... Nooooo. Anyhow, I'm hoping I did well. :| Siguro pampatas lang to sa mga matataas kong scores. Waaaa/

MATH: It was quite easy. Or maybe it was a trick. (The math department usually does that) Hehehe. I also loved my lat part. The sort of proving thing. Hehehe. I hope I didn't make it too much. Wahahaha.

Anyhow...I still need to do some sh*t. Waaaa. Chinese computer. Aaagh!

And by the way... the Filipino radio play turned out well... enough.
So here's my say. I still believe my story is better read than acted out. But the script turned out fine even if it was, well, disagreed upon at first. Of course, I'm the only one who can see things the way I do... LOL.

So we did it in Charles house, with me late. Lol. Starting at 3, we ended at 10. :| Dinner and breaks included. Lol. (By the way, I took pics of Charles' bathroom... you should see how OC he is. Also, I've been seeing a growing trend in Tsinoy houses. Hmmm.)

Back to the story... We start off quite ugh. And then we build it up slowly. Then, we take take the punch and it's a good hit. But then, we end on the worst note, literally. If you want to listen to it, here it is: http://dewe52.multiply.com/music/item/76/Madilim_na_Liwayway
I find it a notch above pwede na. Lol.

In other news...
Since I'm starting a new quarter, I want to change my ways. Change my bad habits. This, I am making my New Quarter Resolutions. (wow, that sounds like sh*t)

1. I will sleep earlier... ibig sabihin:
2. I will start work earlier... ibig sabihin:
3. I will stop procrastinating. I will stop getting distracted
4. I will cook more of my own food. (this should be delicious)
5. I will not miss my evening rituals
6. I will not miss breakfast
7. I will improve my posture
8. I will exercise more
9. I will stop eating unhealty sh*t
10. I will drink more water
11. I will religiously learn Spanish (with the help of my new book... which needs wrapping. hehe)

Phew. basically, that's most of my New Year's resolutions. I guess, I just needed to restate them, I guess. Lol. I've been keeping off-track.

Here I go... second quarter. BTW. please give my high QT results. :|

oevenideladespedirme

Departure

After passing four pesos of load, Paul left the Philippines. Alas singko ng hapon. (Coincidence. Halos ganoon din ang oras ng aking kwento.)

That was quite sad. Syempre, hindi ko pa iyon iniisip noong oras na iyon. Abalang-abala kasi sa dulaang panradyo e.

Noong patapos na kami, saka lang pumasok sa ulo ko. Bakit? Napakalungkot ng huling kanta sa dula namin. Nilapatan ko pa ito ng kantang Adios.

Ang lungkot nga naman. Emo.

Totoo nga ang salawikain. Kaya mas malungkot ngayon kaysa sa noon.

Sana mas mabuti ang idinulot nito.

....

Nakakatawang isipin. Sinabi ni paul na kailangang kaibiganin ko ang kaibigan niya roon para pag namatay siya, mas magsasabi sa akin. :|

they all come to an end.

Movies.

Okay, I apparently have the time to watch more of them. There's only around 3 movies left for me to watch. Wahaha.

Anak. It was beautiful film. There were times I felt Vilma's rage was too much. But then there are more times when it was ang galing. I hated Claudine soooo bad, meaning she was really good. Wahahaha. The message was heartfelt too. I especially liked the moment the bunso gave Vilma a frog. Sabi ng teacher ko, pag pinapagalitan ka ng magulang mo, ibig sabihin mahal ka niya. Galit na galit ka sa akin kaya ibig sabihin mahal mon pa rin ako. Kaya ako masaya (Okay that wasnt exact. My wording was ugh. But ang ganda ng pagkakagawa.) The story was beautiful but I just wish the ending was more happy. haha!

Tanging Yaman. I wanted to continue the Filipino family thing, so I watched this after. This movie was in ways great, in ways not. Acting was inconsistent. When they're in the moment, they're really good, when they're not, they're gone. But praise for Edu Manzano and Johnny Delgado... they kept the same the whole way through. As I was sayinng.... pwede-pwede.

The Last King of Scotland. This one, though quite sad, was a really good film. Congrats on the awards. Nuff said.

Titanic. Okay. I get annoyed every time leonardo dicaprio would end with sentence with Rose. Kate Winslet isn't all that beauty. The fiance's looks are too scary. Why did the lights go off only by the end? How is it she alive and kicking at 101 years?
But this film I watched straight. I guess the really, really, really strong story just kept me captured. Really beautiful.

V for Vendetta. This was quite a good film. Very inspiring. (Hala. Anarchist na raw ako.) I enjoyed it a lot. Wahaha.

Zodiac. I haven't been as satisfied with a movie not seen in a cinema since Little Miss Sunshine--more than a month ago I think. It was AWESOME. It deserves its high critics ratings. I just wonder why no Academy nods. All the actors were convincing. The story kept me absolutely hooked. It kept me wondering, made me think. It ended on a light note.
Grabe, when he entered the cinema owner's house. Natakot talaga ako. I kept pausing the movie. I was really scared. And the hooded Zodiac still haunts me. Wahahha. I think I enjoyed this one a few bit more over Juno. (Woah... is that possible?) Bravo.

you never know what you have till it's gone

Paul's Despedida and First Real Jeep Ride

You know what, I have three possible moodies for this day. But I chose happy. Yeah, I chose happy.

Anyhow, since Paul is leaving tomorrow--I mean, later today--gumimik kami sa prome. Kinda short-notice. We planned it, then cancelled. Then back again the day before. Wahaha.

So let's start from school. Coming from QT's some problems before taking off. The meeting with Mr. Legs, which I skipped after much waiting. Hehe. Sori.

And then our problems with the seventh grade workroom. First, Ms. A wasn't there and the door was locked. Then, she arrived but she didn't have a key, which was with Ms. Fainsan. Then, Ms. fainsanw as still giving a speech. Anyhow... we finnaly got our stuff. :|

I'd like to express my disappointments. but nevermind. I think I got it out already...

So there, we went to Prome na. :D

Anyhow, we ate at Via Mare. Adobo Flakes. <3. (But sweet Gerry's has better) Bibingka too!

While waiting for the food, I made my errands. Bought stuff I didn't eventually use (Stacey!!) at National. And I boughat card too. Hehe! Then, I went to Fully Booked and bought the Berlitz Essental Spanish book. Finally! I love it. Hehe.

So yeah... back to Via Mare. Funny conversations. lol.

So Starbucks next. Hindi gumana si Fri. (Binasa ba namang Fry?) Next time, Sail na nga lang. "Coffee for sail!"
Anyhow, pictorial to the max. LOL! Iyon nga lang, lowbatt ang cam ko. :|
Ran and Germs went to Time Zone :| habang nagkwekwentuhan kami nina CJ and Paul.

Sadly, our time ended. Goodbye on the road with a hug and a card. I gave a gift din... but I was thinking of myself when I bought it. Wahaha!

So here's the worst part of the day...I guess.

We went looking for a taxi and ended up all the way in Unimart. Because we couldn't find one, Ran called his tito. (No offense but gee, can't you have done that earlier?)

Anyhow, it was getting too late and I feared for my life and my stuff, so we had to leave him there. Sinamahan na lang siya ni Geremy while CJ and I took a jeep. Guilt anyone?

The jeep ride was amazing. Aside from the driver and the "tawag-girl" who didn't want to leave till the jeep was full, it was quite a pleasant ride. I was so good at picking jeeps--among the 3 keeps to pick from, ours was the first to leave. (Well duh, I basically helped. People will always ride the jeep with more people kasi iyan ang unang aalis. Wahaha)

That was my first jeep ride alone. Well, technically I wasn't alone. That was my first jeep ride with out a maid. Lol. There we go. So basically, I was in charge of myself. It was fun. I noticed some stuff.
CJ's really conspicuous. He spoke in English too much and he was shades and tones away from every person in that jeep. I was lighter than most but I still blend in. Wahaha.
I actually spoke in almost street-Tagalog. Lol. And I was listening to myself. It didn't sound like I had an english-spokening accent. Weee. Wahaha. Weirdly, three people kept looking at me. Wahaha.
CJ was entertainment during the trip. He kept asking me questions. "How do you know which jeep to take?" "There's a jeep o!" "Are we leaving soon?" "When are we leaving?" "Did you tell the driver where to stop?" "How do we know when to stop?" "(we were approaching jollibee) Tell him na to stop!" Wahaha. Thanks, CJ. lol.
Lastly, first time kong sumigaw ng para. That was fun. Nagamit ko ang voice projection. Haha!

Anyhow, we ran to Xavier. The End. (FX Night to follow)

Goodbye, Paul. We'll all miss you. Sob. 2 years.

cranberry juice and kurant

More Movies.

I forgot. I also watched American Adobo. I was flipping channels and I saw it on Cinema One.
It was a really good movie.
I just it when they speak in English. Most--not all--of them can't act while speaking in English... they're too conscious of their accent, which still sounds bad. But I'd rather they act better because bad accent shows you're (the English as second language type of) Filipino.
But it was still really good.

Anyhow, I just finished Atonement. Beautiful movie. Saoirse Ronan was intense! (amazing little girl) And so was James McAvoy. Sad story though. But stil beautiful.

I think I'm going to watch Anak now (not now-now. but now as in when i have time). wahaha.

zombies. in my head. zombies.

Movies

Okay. I don't wanma do homework yet. :| Let's blog about the movies I've watched!

Aside from the ones I've watched in the cinemas, I've watched quite a lot from my iPod. Wow, torrents.

Let's see.. on my iPod, I have: Chicago, Crying Ladies, Hard Candy, Into the Wild, Juno, Little Miss Sunshine, Ratatouille, Sukob, This Christmas, Gladiator, Anak, Atonement, Dekada '70, Feng Shui, The Last King of Scotland, Tanging Yaman, There Will Be Blood, Titanic, V for Vendetta and Zodiac. Everything before Anak, I've watched.

I've also seen The Terminal because of CLE. I've also watched Jose Rizal for Filipino. And I watched The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

The Mummy. It was well. I dunno. Not so good, I guess. At the end of the movie, I went That's It? It's too straightforward. Walang kwento. Kumabaga, it's just a shallow Man vs. Man (wth? why am i analyzing plots?) movie. Kulang eh. And I get weirded out by Brendan Fraiser's voice... someone give him a caveman movie.

Jose Rizal. This is probably one of the greatest Filipino films I've watched. Scratch that. I just realized I haven't watched much great Filipino films. o.O That's why my iPod is filled with them. Maganda siya! Performances were really good. And the story was beautiful.

The Terminal. It was a nice film. It wasn't the best, but it's lovely. I really felt for Victor, sad talaga situation niya. Did you know that was based on some visitor who got stuck in NAIA?

Gladiator. Mr. Lapena made so much repeated references to this film that I couldn't relate. :| There we go. It was a really good movie. Not much to say about it.

This Christmas. I loved this film. It's so family-y. It had a heartwarming story. And the music was fantastic. Wahaha. Love.

Ratatouille. All the reviews are true. This one's another really good movie. Heartwarming. Beautiful. Hands down.

Into the Wild. This one is a sad, sad movie. Wahaha. But it was really, really good. I like how things progressed. And in the end, okay, at least masaya siya.

Crying Ladies. Ah. Another beautiful movie! Ang galing! Wahaha. It's got a beautiful story and excellent actors too. Very heartwarming talaga. And I recommended it to Paul for his Filipino mini. So much you can learn about Filipinos (and Tsinoys too).

Chicago. Fantastic movie. Wahaha. Everything's just so--as Mr. Legs would say it--pulido. The music was great. The dances were perfect. The actors were really amazing!
My favorite scene is probably Call Block Tango. Grabe, timing na timing ang lahat ng galaw nila, down to the hair flip. Na-a-amaze ako. Tsaka, may power at character ang mga boses. Lalung-lalo na si Catherine Zeta-Jones. Woohoo!
Catherine Zeta-Jones was a showstopper! Ang galeeeeng niya! Really, wow! She deserves her Oscar. Lol. I mean, I kept waiting for her scenes kasi na-amaze talaga ako sa kanya. I wish Queen Latifah and John C. Reilly won theirs too. They were really good!

Right now, I'm still watching Atonement. I'm not yet done with it, but it's definitely a great film. Okay then, back to homework. :|

gooo mooorning!

Blogging at 4am, Stress, Time Quintet.

Wow. This is a first. It's a quarter till five and I'm awake. Wahaha. No, I didn't go all the way through.

I started reading the Jose Rizal thing (on my bed. wahaha) at a few to 11 and fell asleep. Lol. I was repeatedly woken up. I repeatedly tried reading it. I repeatedly fell asleep. :| Ms. Cuevassss!

Anyhow. La lang.
I just noticed. I must have been so stressed these past few days. Yesterday, I had a headache, back pain (mostly from bad posture :| ) and foot pain. I felt so weary. Then, the day before that, all water taste like tap. I kept wanting to puke.

Well, I think I'm fine.

I keep forgetting to mention: I have the book! (after soo much searching.) Look at the collection:

Kulang na lang ng isa pang book. Wahaha. (BTW. I got my favorite one..Dypu know what it is?)

I feel sooo at peace. I should do this more often. Wahahaha.

goodbye. sometimes it's just hard to say

Hell Week.

Yep, it's started. It's 12:51 am. Why the hell am I blogging?

Today started... is it be good or bad?

Woke up late. Almost late for the school bus.

Don't you just love the weather? It's been keeping me chipper and calm.

Huag Acong Salangin Nino Man.

Weird. I'm beginning to appreciate one teacher.

After chatting with Michael Lim, I noticed: Ms Cuevas has some kind of magic. She's the only one who's managed to keep me awake.

Plus... I hate racists! All of you.

Hooray for the birthday and cake.

I hate Soc Sci. It's my only line of 8 quiz average. Why the hell are they so hard?
I miss Mrs. Lugay.

Josephine Bracken deserves a part of the inheritance!

So stupid. I fell asleep in the afternoon. Woke up late.

Procrastinated too much. Cramming.

Hate the habit. But I can't stop.

Jose Rizal is a copycat. He copied Jesus' last words.

Weird. I've only checked my Multiply now. I usually do it earlier.

I need a hug.

And maybe more time. Time turner anyone?

I think I've been stalking Jose Rizal. WTF?

Why do we have homework? I mean, normal jobs don't have literal homework. Just overtime homework for teachers who wanna check at home, architects who don't have a fixed schedule and them other non-office jobs. o.O

Can I die?

Let's dye spirals.

Skip the habit.

Makamisa.

Procrastinate Now!

(wow. that was random. x.x)