im getting on

I had chocolate truffles, mint kisses, almond butter crunches, chocolate éclairs, galaxy bars, white meringues, bongbong’s ube piaya, polboron, and more sweets from bacolod and places I haven’t been. Oh my God! And the holiday hasn’t even started yet. Well maybe it has for us?

Tomorrow is December 1. I wonder why my mother hasn’t put up all those Christmas decorations yet. Waterfront hotel put up their Christmas tree two weeks ago. It was beautiful.

Sean told me that based on his observation, Cebu only has two classes in society, the rich and the poor. I think that’s arguable. Three days ago, we went to a businessman’s residence for dinner. This is still part of our volunteer work for the SEAG. He provided dinner for everyone out of kindest and generosity. Well.. anyway, wow! His house was big! Huge! He had this very big parking space presumably for his guests anytime (which is most of the time) they hold a party in their residence. He has many maids with uniforms too. He also has a BMW car. The house is located at Beverly Hills, Lahug overlooking the city of Cebu. What a very rich man! But a few meters down from his kingly place is the sad disposition of the poorer, most neglected sect of society.

wait a minute man

i enjoy being one of the liaison officers of the delegates, VIPs and adjudicators for the SEAG dancesports competition. as in, grabe. i miss them all already. i was so ma-PR during those five days of stay at the Waterfront Hotel. lol
during the last night of stay at Waterfront, i met a Chinese man named Francis. he invited me to have dinner with him. i had to refuse. we've only talked for five minutes and besides i've had dinner already with Mitch. he asked for my number, i kind of panicked but maam Dyna told me to treat him kindly so i gave my number to him. after that i bade goodbye and rushed to mitch's side and went out of the hotel.
then this Chinese guy, Francis, sent a text message inviting me and Mitch to hang out at Crossroads. i said oh no we can't we're on our way home. then he asked if i have a boyfriend. yes, i said..in fact i'm on my way to his house now. for how long? we'll be two years on december 10, i lied. ahh that's good, he said. and then he went on asking questions and stuff. finally i got home and told him i'm going to sleep, so there he said goodnight and stopped sending messages.
when i woke up i saw a text message from him inviting me to go out with him. i replied, well i dont think so, im not going back to the hotel, my job there is over. i think he got the hint and said ok, he thinks i'm beautiful and that he will miss me. awww.. what a sweet guy. im just not ready for these things yet. and also, he is 30 years old..hmmn you know my age limit for guys is ten years. oh well..oh whatever.
mitch thinks he's a big fish. maybe he is. but i dont like big fishes. at least that one big fish.

i thought i like History

now mr. blix misses me very much na jud. absences in three consecutive meetings? im gonna have to secure a readmission slip.. i hope he'd allow me in his class again. if it wasnt for the SEAG i would have taken that examination, i wouldn't have to go through all the formalities in getting a readmission slip, i wouldn't.. if it wasnt for my decision to volunteer, then these things wouldnt happen. oh well. im still glad i joined the volunteer group. and i still like History...i just dont attend to it that much.

maghimu unya ku ug suwat. wala lang.

i love you
mahal kita
gihigugma ku ikaw
je t' aime
aishite masu
te amo
ich liebe dich
wo ai ni
graim thu

ug daghan pa..sa sunud na lang ang uban..

groupie night

groupie - a girl fan of rock groups or other popular personalities, who follow them about, often in the hope of achieving sexual intimacy (in our case, it's minus the and 'hope of achieving sexual intimacy' part)

last night was terribly fun! there were a lot of people inside ayala. what with events going all at once! just outside starbucks is Constantine Maroulis's concert, in the parking lot area is the PBB eviction, inside the mall is the Harry Potter showing in three cinemas and a sale is to go on til midnight. you bump into a lot of people like you would click on a bomb in minesweeper. if i didn't know any better, i would think that the whole population of Cebu resided in the ayala grounds that night.

i invited Sean to come along to watch the Constantine's concert with us. i thought it was for free but when we got there the guards wouldn't let us in. we needed tickets. and the tickets were all sold out by that time. so kaycee, russell, sean, joyce, jopet and i settled in the steps of a coffee shop strategically situated 10-15 meters from the stage that could allow us to see Constantine's back while he's performing.
the show was to start at 8pm. Sean, being a very time conscious South Korean exclaimed "when i see this Constantine, i will talk to him and ask why he's late". 10 or was it 15 minutes later, Constantine appeared prompting the audience to give out screams of anticipation? then he disappeared into the tent to get dressed and ready to face the royal audience hehe.

it was a great opening number, i don't know what that song was. he's style is rock. he later sang a song from aerosmith. actually i don't know much about him from tv since i dont watch american idol. i've only known of him from kaycee who sent me pictures of him downloaded from the internet in the morning of that day. this guy's name, Constantine, sounds greek literally and looks greek too. he's got strong features. why do most rock stars wear long hair? is it to create some dramatic effect when they bang their head in the air and sweat splashes all over the stage? he's got long hair..nice hair actually, nicer than mine.lol

he sang one of my favorite songs, Kiss From a Rose by Seal. there were only two songs that i was able to sing along with. Seal's song and Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. Bohemian Rhapsody was the last song he sang after the audience shouted for an encore. i was so happy. although we weren't able to get tickets, i think we were more fortunate than those who were able to get one. Constantine would stand on an elevated corner of the stage and face us. he is so nice. i like him already for doing that. Sean, whose hobby is to analyze people, said that 'this guy has charm'.

now, there was this other guy, probably one of constantine's staff looking handsome in a white polo shirt. he is so cute. after the show, Constantine signed some cds and took pictures with some people. we, on the other hand, were busy shaking hands with the white shirt guy whose name, we found out later on, was Jason. he is so nice. he's hand felt so smooth. he's so white (actually i think he was almost pale... not albino white, maybe snow white lol) he entertained us for a minute or two. so nice guy. that would be the best two minutes of my life.:)

hahaay, i can't watch Harry Potter today because i've conflicting schedules..im so busy hehe but not to busy to sit in front of pc typing and having breakfast at the same time.

oh yes, yesterday (in the am), i wanted to shout, rejoice, praise God, dance, everything. mam lapus sent me a text message saying i passed her taxation exam!! im so so happy, i should be, it was a removal exam. i feel guilty for sleeping once in her class. sorry madam. im getting my life back. thank God for being so kind.

*groupie - girl who passed her taxation exam, goes out to see a concert with friends and korean tutee and having a real good time.

i'm a happy groupie=)

affirmation

I believe the sun should never set upon an argument
I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands
I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you
I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do
I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem
I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

I believe you can't control or choose your sexuality
I believe that trust is more important than monogamy
I believe that your most attractive features are your heart and soul
I believe that family is worth more than money or gold
I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair
I believe the only ones who disagree are millionaires

I believe forgiveness is the key to your unhappiness
I believe that wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed
I believe that God does not endorse TV evangelists
I believe in love surviving death into eternity

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

by Savage Garden...

tonight i will go to ayala center with kaycee to see Constantine of American Idol. wohoo!! actually, i've never seen an episode of american idol but he's supposed to be a big star and i'd get to see him tonight. im so excited. maybe i'd even get to see some of the evicted Big Brother housemates. i've not seen one full episode of the PBB show.

i'm supposed to watch Harry Potter with Ondong Joseph tomorrow but can't coz i've got a meeting with the SEAG people. i dont think i'll be able to watch it even after tomorrow. too bad. arrggh. it's ok. the movies have been disappointing anyway. i'll check the book, Jopet's, after i read her angels and demons.

we went on a little tour around the city with the SEAG committee. i didn't know the Ad Congress was in Cebu, at Waterfront. we went inside and i saw KC Montero..he is sooo gwapo!! grabe!! and so suplado...hmmph..

tartanilla

the last time i rode a tartanilla/kalesa was that time when Jopet, Joyce, Donah, Doris and i went to Carbon market to look for materials to be used as props. (us being propsmen for a christmas production which turned out to be disastrous)
that was almost three years ago but i still remember how good it feels. i've never mounted a horse, i wish to though, and riding a kalesa is closest to riding on horseback
i love the clicking of the horse's shoes as it struts in the street not minding about the jeepneys and private vehicles zooming by. i even appreciate the smell of horse dung! it stinks but it's better than car emissions, for me at least.
when on board one though, i can't help but feel a bit of pity for the horse as it is being whipped and made to go to the direction the "kutsero" wants to. although, the streets are made of concrete and leveled out the ride is bumpy which gives you that feeling as if you are in the province going up a steep hill(the carriage is a bit inclined)
riding the kalesa would have been very fashionable if today was 50 years ago. now there are very few kalesa units down at Carbon market. and the horses look tired and deprived of what i dont know food maybe or something more.
i think it'll be a good idea to revive these horses and this kind of transportation. not really for commercial purposes, maybe for tourism or soemthing like that. like in vigan.

i gotta go.

i see the light of day

the other week was too much.

i'm going to look for titanic starting tomorrow. i just love that film! and i hope i can get a job this week, any kind of job as long as it's "not against law, morals, public order and public policy". *something's missing there, wondering now why and how i passed law111.
must get a job..must must must not tell anyone in the family too. lol