So I made up my mind to make the most of this summer. I haven't done anything academically-related (except in terms of preparation as incoming freshman). No books, no GC advanced studying or whatever. I've decided to give myself a break. I have partly accomplished that by doing daily exercise, organizing my room and malling as much as I can. Bwahaha. I've also read two books I've been dying to read: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (purchased last Christmas) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (purchased 2 years ago). My very busy schedule has forbidden me to ever dare opening them, but I finally have. Haha. Take that you tyrant of time!
Oh, and I've also made it a point to join every party, event or whatever else I happen to get invited to. Bwahaha.
ATE DENESY'S 18TH BIRTHDAY PARTY
Last April 25, I was able to attend Ate Denesy's 18th birthday party in Laguna. It had a Hawaiian theme, so I wore a shirt with floral print. Yun na pala definition ng Hawaiian. Haha. Since I love her so much, I braved the distance just to attend. Haha. As Oliver would say, "That's what Parlia does to you." :D
I hitched a ride in Kuya Michael's car together with Ate Nina, Ate Mikka and Ate Charm. I had fun talking with them. They even taught me how to play Pusoy-Dos. Oha Oha. Marunong na ako!
The party was supposed to start at 4:00pm, but we arrived at around 6:00pm and it didn't start yet. Haha. But we had a great time there. I was surprised that I was a part of the 18 wishes that had to give a message for Ate Den. Haha, super impromptu. But I was happy to speak there and blow the candle for her. Like I said in my message, she has always been the ate I never had. It amazes me how she manages to juggle everything from academics to Christian living and still have the time to enjoy life and help her friends. Indeed, she's one of a kind. :)
And here's the lovely lady herself:
Deane Denesy Jao
I love you Ate! :)
I love you Ate! :)
Party Pics!
Masci batchmates ni Ate + Ella + Ate Sarah
Table Numbah 1 with grass-skirted Ate Nina. XD
The 15th wish :)
Awww. Sisters. :DCOPER OUTING
I have been simply dying to have an outing with my classmates for as long as I can remember. I have never been to a single formal outing with my classmates ever since. I thought the dream would materialize last year, for the Berze Outing, but unfortunately that didn't happen.
However, the dream finally came true. Oha oha. Just yesterday, April 29, 2009, I was on Cloud Nine with the people that made my High School life worth smiling about. Yep. Yesterday I was at Island Cove, Cavite, with the class (or at least 15 of it) of IV - COPERNICUS 2009.
15 people already seems like an achievement. Here's the line-up:
Cavite people: Jota, Ace, Dencio, Jannah, Jaica and Myself
Manila people: Tatay, Gorie, Yana, Josols, Kakai, Piquero, Arviel, Claude, Chaim
Since I already live in Cavite, I met up with my fellow Cavite residents at SM Bacoor at 7AM. Dencio, our Super Organizer, was late. Haha. I just wanted to say that. Peace tayo Dencio. ;)
Surprisingly, our classmates from Manila, who met at Masci at 6AM, arrived there before we did. Aww. Haha.
When we got there, the weather was a lovely cloudy day. It wasn't too hot nor did it suggest the onset of a storm. There also weren't a lot of people there. It looked like a wonderful day ahead.
Since Island Cove has a strictly spandex rule, my mom had me buy myself a new swimsuit (for obvious reasons, my old swimwear just wouldn't do). Dahil vain ako, I took the liberty to take pictures:
Oha oha. XD
Wet Look. Whaa.O, say mo? Bwahahahaha
Piqs wasn't able to get up early so he missed the ride to Cavite. He contacted us and was able to arrive there all by himself! *applause for Piqs*
Syempre, dahil resort yun, nag-swimming kami. Haha. It was so much fun. We played all sorts of games like kids gone loose.
Hinanap namin ang piso sa pool, nagpatagalan kami sa ilalim ng tubig, nag-wrestling kami ng mga girls habang nasa balikat ng boys, nag pool volleyball kami nang boys vs. girls, nag-underwater vanity kami gamit ang underwater camera ni gorie, nag-slide kami at muntik na ako tumalsik, kinarga ako ni piquero dahil gumaan ako sa pool, nag-train kami papunta sa pinakamalalim na part ng pool at muntik nang magkalunuran (na-feel kong inabangan na kami ng mga lifeguard, haha). It was just like the old times at school, when we made the most out of each other's company, making each other happy with the simplest of things. That's one of the most wonderful things about Coper, it's so easy to smile with them. :)
Pictures from Denciooooo
FHM Part 2
Tweetums kuno. ;)
Pa-cute... Si Jannah nakatulog. Peace tayo!
Bridge over troubled water. Oha. 
Mahal kong Denciooo. :**Gusto ko lang i-share ang isang banat ni Josol habang kami'y nagvovolleyball:
Nasa pool kami...
Kakai: Uy! umaambon na!
Josol: Hala. (worried look). Baka mabasa tayo!
Hayup ka, Josol. LOL. :))
At around 2:30pm, we finally made our way to shore,haha. We had to shower and dress up for another trip that we paid for: Animal Island. Zoo trip naman kami. Haha. Since sabi ni Kuya malayo raw, we took on bikes and sidecars. Since I seem to have forgotten how to ride a bike, I rode in Piquero's side car. Ang sweet namin. Haha.
We saw the same stuff we were supposed to see at the zoo. Haha.
After animal island, Jaica, Jannah and Jota had to get home. The rest of us headed for our house. Yeay. May nakapunta na ring section sa bahay ko, and I'm glad it was Coper. :)
Kumain lang kami sa hinanda ng aking pamilya. I love 'em SOOOO much. :]]
Umuwi na yung iba while Dencio and Ace stayed over for the night. Yeay. First time din may nag-overnight. At Coper pa rin. Sayang lang at sa kauna-unahang beses na pinayagan si Denise mag-overnight 3 lang kami. Bwahaha.
We used the PC for a while then settled ourselves in the Sala to watch a movie. We all agreed to watch the epic tale of Titanic. Yeah, I know it's a pretty old movie but we all haven't seen it in years. We know how the story's supposed to end, but we were all surprised that upon watching the film itself, it was like watching a whole new movie. I also realized a lot of things that i didn't realize when I first watched the film, probably because I was too young to understand. Dahil sinsipag ako isheshare ko yung mga naalala ko:
- Of course, love conquers all. Hayup. Hanggang sa lamig ng Atlantic Ocean hindi nila iniwan ang isa't isa, even if their love was short-lived. This is one of my favorite lines: "You jump, I jump right?"(kilig) Makes me want to believe in love again, oha! (btw, they kissed 13 times as far as our eyes could fathom, haha). I also saw that love transcends reason. When Rose decided to run away with Jack when the ship arrives in America, this was their conversation:
Jack: This is crazy.
Rose: I know, it doesn't make any sense.
That's the beauty of it all. :)
- There was a very irritating rift between the British and the Americans. In the film, the Britons were depicted as the snobbish, wealthy kind while the Americans were the embodiment of the common people. There was one character, Molly, who belonged to the upper class of society but was not considered one due to her American race. The Britons believed that wealth meant owning land, which was not true in Molly's case since whe acquired wealth through her husband's fortune.
- There was, and is, a saddening gap between the rich and the poor. Facts prove that most of the survivors were obviously the privileged, first-class passengers. It was frustrating to see the wealthy men and women still fretting over their wealth, their brandy and their appearance whilst the ship was in danger. Also, the life vessels meant for around 70 persons seated only around 12-20 since the snobbish high-class passengers wanted more space. What a stupid reason.
- The horrible every-man-for-himself mentality. It was horrifying to see people frozen to death in the great Atlantic Ocean. They looked like mannequins left inside a gigantic freezer. What a way to die. The most horrifying perhaps was that of a mother carrying her child in her arms as they floated frozen. Ace even said that what really happened was far worse than that. There were already 20 life vessels floating nearby carrying already-saved victims, but only one dared to return and save the poor souls, but sadly it was too late.
- I once read that fools are always so sure of themselves. This historic event is probably a prime example. The Titanic was proclaimed unsinkable and yet met its fatal iceberg during the maiden voyage. Blinded by the dream of building the largest and most stable ship in history, somehow they forgot about the safety of the passengers. Ace explained a lot of flaws in construction that I did not understand, haha. But one terrible flaw is that the number of life vessels could only accomodate half of the passengers. Why? Cluttered on the deck daw. Hayy. Sabi pa nila, "not even God could sink her."
- Destiny will always bring you to the right places. There's this one line that Jack uttered that touched my heart: "Winning that ticket was the best thing that's ever happened to me,
because it led me to you." It's cheesy but I loved it. It was one very romantic line that showed how fate puts you in the right places. Although being in one of the worst nautical disasters of all time isn't such a happy ending, destiny brought Jack there for a purpose, and I'm pretty sure it didn't really matter to him that he had to die for Rose.
- You'll never run out of love. (Ayy, kaka-relate?) If what happened to Rose happened to me, I would have been utterly depressed. But I admire how strong Jack has made her. Despite the terrible losses she had to endure, she didn't let herself fall into ruins, she didn't even allow herself to die and instead chose to survive. Instead of letting her love for Jack take over her existence, it instead gave her the strength to move on. She didn't let all her love belong to one man. I'm pretty sure Jack never left the four chambers of her heart, but she did not allow that to keep her from loving other people. (hmm...)
Toodles!
I love you whoever you are. :)
