JUNIOR YEAR'S over and done with :/

''prang kelan lng..''

True enough. I could still reminisce my first day in third year, I was somewhat overwhelmed by my emotions. A bit apprehensive and jittery but still determined to prevail the difficulties of going back to csa. yes . the typical ERICKA. 

Junior year was indeed a joyride. This is my best year so far. I've a made bunch of friends with an assortment of dispositions. This year, I knew who I was supposed to be(parang lyrics lang ng ''fifteen''' ah? :)). I mean, I've never really tried being someone else,but at least now, I've become more decisive than ever, who prefers to be independent rather than being a sheep in society who follows everyone else's lead. :) Credits to my friends, who despite incessant dilemmas, taught me a lot of things. Ang mga sumusunod ay ilan sa mga mahahalagang babae na nakapagpasaya sa 3rd yr ko. :)))) :

DENISE DAANTOS. 

She ALWAYS,and when I say always,damn right i mean ''ALWAYS'', gets me into trouble. :)) Despite that,we remained good friends,perhaps,the BEST OF FRIENDS since we had something in common: we loved trouble :)).   Though others might misunderstand her for her actions, we understood her perfectly. A lass with such boldness,yan si den. I'll miss her for sure. :(

ALYZA TUPAZ.
BIG bright eyes. HUGE smile. No wonder ''he'' loves her so much *wink. She's probably one of my bubbliest pals. trio kami nila den. Kahit anong ikwento mo,kht gano ka-corny tatawa yan for sure,that's why I like keeping her around. I'll miss her laughter. :(

CAMILLE ALON-ALON.
I didn't like her at first. reaaally. pero nung nagkasama kami sa raptors,let's just say, I thought wrong. She was a lot of fun,pretty much like den,she's game for just about anything. Ang tinis tinis ng boses,at grabe makatawa. I just adore her. :) I've opened up a lot of things to her, most likely because we share the same type of problems. imy cam. :(

JENNINE BOADO.

yeah. she hates it when her name is mispronounced, funny thing is, it happens aaaall the time. :)) timid and reserved,that's the typical jen. Buddy buddy ko yan pag training,kasi lagi kami nauunahan sa pila :)))). We've shared a thousand stories together,she always had the time to listen to what I've got to say. Just like the others,I miss her.

MEI LI CAMPOSAGRADO

Mei , Li, Mei -mei, Mei-Libag,camposarado, ke ano pang itawag nila jan,eh wla na akong pakialam ,I just admire her for her ability to be so hyperactive.   Daming kalokohan nito,minsan didikitan ka sa likod at GOD KNOWS,kng ano anong pinaggagagawa nito? haha. Certified ''G'' force. :)) ''Who wanna get f* up?" imy mei. :)

JANN BALON
One of the best seatmates I have ever had this school year. :)) I wonder why she's so damn nice and friendly?Very sociable AND approachable  ;).She always finds time for her friends and she sees to it that she finishes all schoolworks on time - responsable. Keep it up. :) I'll surely miss her company :)

 

SHEENA CABALE

Smart girl and remarkably humble. That's what I like most about sheena. You can tell her almost anything - horror,comedy,drama.:))) Definitely a good listener. IMY! 

VIANCA CASTILLO

Just like cam, I detested her during the first few weeks of school. But it turned out,that my first impressions about her weren't true. bait pla nian :) Agressive,tough and defiant - yep yep yan si vianca.Wag kang loloko loko at nakamamatay na sigaw ang aabutin mo. Just kiddin' :) imy vianx :)

CHRISTELLE RESURRECCION

*whew, I finally got her surname right. She's pretty much like sheena,only difference is,she can get a bit wild at times. lalo na nung reco,remember? :)) Surprisingly sweet and charming. Stay humble. imy :)

G-FORCE.

why g-force? long story. But anyway,I love these girls. Define wild, and we'll exceed the definition. :)) We've had good times and bad times together. DEN,ALY,VIANCA,MEI,JANN,SHEENA,STEL,i'll miss you guys. :)

TOO BAD. they probably won't even get a chance to read this,unless I post a link in may facebook account. :)) Who cares? I still love em'. :)

III -  ST. BONIFACE. woah. my dearest section. We were a hodgepodge of personalities, but we still managed to make the most out of our differences. And I think,that's what makes our section distinctive. no, make that ''SPECIAL''. The guys, also seem to make the teachers nuts,but what the hell?, they also gave vigor to the class and they certainly also made me roll in the aisles. :)) Thanks to our beloved president Arselyn Palad and our adviser Sr. Yappy :) salamat sa pasensya niyo sa amin. :)  i'll miss you dudes . ily 

sooooo. moments worth recollecting for a.y 2009-2010? well, you've got the muddy fieldtrip, a time for soul-searching during our recollection, our ''frenzied'' prom :)), and hmm? what else. I guess every single day of junior year is worth recollecting. Yes, there were a lot or ordeals and setbacks, but seeee, we've endured every bit of it. Like what I used to say at the end of every school year, '' I will subsist another school year with ease'', indeed I have, and damn right I'm proud of it. I may not acquired what I wanted BUT I DEFINITELY GOT WHAT I NEEDED. :)

goodbye junior year. :) 

''To make room for the next ''good thing'', one door closes as another opens. :)''

THANK GOD FOR EVEYTHING. there are a GAZILLION reasons to be happy.

-ica here,signin' out. :)

p.s 

I'm thinking about migrating to tumblr. ,Lj,or

wordpress. Should I or shouldn't I? any ideas? 

feel free to post your comments. They will 

be highly appreciated :) 

.paperbacks.

Me n' my folks just arrived home this afternoon, from Cavite. T'was a quick trip since we had a ''formula one'' driver, kaskero..super. Sa sobrang bilis magpatakbo,mpapakapit ka sa hawakang bakal. Yep, I was a bit bushed so I took a quick shower and a few hours of sleep.

I had lots of fun back there. Being able to jam with a couple of my cousins,uncles and aunts was great. 


here's a short video of my cousin. text kasi ng text.. >:))


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8DoEMLhKKU



Idk if the link works. anyway..




''Kumikitang kabuhayan''..

.. my cousins back there would often annoy me with these words. Nakapamasko kasi >: )) I didn't even dare count how much money I've accumulated , since I really didn't care. I didn't care about the money, pretty much because I didn't know what to do with it. One of my aunts gave me 2 paperbacks as a Christmas gift. I was rather .. delighted.


 I was like, '' paperbacks ? nice. for a change?.. "


The books were entitled, ''Bakit baligtad magbasa ng libro ang mga Pilipino'' by Bob Ong, and ''Positive Thinking'' by Norman Peale. I read the first one first since bob ong was one of my favored writers. As expected, it brought humor and a bit of  the realities of being a Filipino.Here is an excerpt (even though, most of you reading this, might've probably read the book..),


Lumuwas ng Maynila and isang matanda para sa kanyang interview sa US Embassy . Isinama niya ang kanyang apo bilang translator. '' Bakit daw ho gusto niyong pumunta sa Amerika?'' tanong ng apo. ''Sabihin mong gusto kong makita ang mga anak ko doon'', sagot ng lolo. Marami pang ipinatanong ang consul sa bata ngunit  dahil hindi makasalita ng Ingles ang matanda, ni-reject ng consul ang application nito. Hindi ito ikinatuwa ng matanda kaya't inutusan ang apo,


'' Sabihin mo ito sa kanya at hwag mong papalitan ang sasabihin ko. Putang ina niya,bakit sya naririto eh ndi sya narunong magtagalog.''


Sinunod ng bata ang utos at sinabi ito sa consul. He said: ''You son of a bitch,how come you are here..you do not know how to speak in Tagalog''.


Sa pagkakagulat na may halong tawa,mabilis na inaprubahan ng consul ang visa application ng matanda. 




Nice story. Very amusing but it actually imparts to us to take pride in being a Filipino. ''dangal..national pride..kasarilinan'',ika nga ni Bob ong. This book actually awakens our nationalistic side His witty style did not diminish the impact of the book's content. It will make us ponder about what we can do to the country. A real eye opener.

I was a bit hesitant to read the other book. It made me wonder for a while but then I decided to read it since it was a gift and I must put it into good use. I've only read 2 chapters from the book, which actually deals with having peace of mind and self-esteem. As I read the pages of the book, I started to like it . It actually teaches you to let go of all your troubles, try giving yourself some time-out, and believe in yourself and everything you do.
The author incorporated his ideas with some verses in the Bible which caught my attention. Unbelievable as it seems, I'm one of those '' essentially religious persons'' and reading the book gave me serenity and made my mind sop up happy thoughts. The priniciples stated in the book are not invented by the author,but rather the Greatest teacher that ever lived and still lives.. :)

*whew. TOO MUCH  chatter huh? well, that's all for today.  I hope you learned something from this blog. :))

till' then,
-ica.

.bored to tears.

I haven't used my pc for like a week, and dud, that was one HELL of a week.

so. it's 1:25 a.m . I wanna go to bed and get some rest, but my mind tells me not to.

"wag muna. mmya nalang. *okay..?"

I've got no idea of what the hell I'm supposed to do right now.

I'M BORED TO TEARS.

Lemme just tell you, what I've been doing for the past few weeks, or should I say months?

Well, to kick it off, last month we had our recollection. Unbelievable as it seems, but I haven't gone to one of those before, since I studied abroad for like 4 years. So as expected, I was so hot and bothered, wondering what kind of stuff they'd actually do during a "recollection". On the day of the trip, my classmates seemed like untamed animals, since we were all enthusiastic to go to tagaytay. I actually got a bit dizzy while we were on the bus. It kept changing direction which indeed made my brain wiggle as well.

That night, we practically just talked for like an hour or something. But we didn't just talk, each of us actually exposed our deepest and darkest secrets. Secrets which actually bared our soul. I didn't expect it to be that intense. I got so engrossed by their stories and I didn't expect to see myself and my classmates crying. I even thought I heard one of my friends wailing. My God...

The next day, we actually got the chance to watch a short film about abortion. It wasn't nasty, I bet it was even informative. I really loathed those people who thought the film was corny. SHEESH. I just hate em'.. After that, we finally read our so called "reco-letters". I didn't got a dozen of those but I really cherished em',since most of the letters basically touched me. Which ONLY happens,every one hundred years. YEAH. that's why I think this experience is worth remembering. I believe that the recollection was a success, because I was able to learn a lot of things. A reality of which I kept denying to myself for the past 14 years of my life.I will always remember one thing, especially when I'm down in the dumps and rejected, something that kuya Noel has told us

''..always remember that Jesus is with you even through your darkest hours and He has ALWAYS LOVED YOU.."

I will definitely never forget that. : )
***

***

And so,enough with the drama. AFTER our recollection, we were back with our interminable and seemingly endless school work. Monthly exams are over as well. *WHEW and just last,last week, we were asked to group ourselves and create a short film using our mobiles, and that film will actually serve as our monthly exams. Turns out that our film, unexpectedly won the mobile film making contest thingy. oh wow. should I act surprised or what? My groupmates felt the same way as well. Oh well, at least we won and that's the gist of it.

TODAY, mom and I went to the mall and watched 2012. It's a great film , with the mind-blowing-effects going on, its definitely a must see film . :) TOMORROW, I'm gonna be making my project in cve. Oh I hope I don't mess up this time.

usigii'. I must say, this is ONE LONG blog and I think I've had enough :)

nytnyt. I'ma watch somethin' on youtube. :)

*ica here, signing off.

.sunup.

time check : its 1:30 and I'm still wide awake.

SHIT. boy am I bored.

I'm beginning to think that I have insomnia.

geez'.

anyway, I just created an account on this site called "palusot.com". I saw their tv ads, which really got my attention. I was rather intrigued by it , so beyond a shadow of a doubt, I opened my laptop and decided to check it out. T'was cool though .Especially when you read some of their famed AND notorious alibis. : )

and so.

that's all for now. i'ma go watch somethin on the tv.

*gudmornin' fellas :)
  ica here,signin' out

. just a recap :) .

SO , I haven't made an entry on my blog for quite a while so here's a bare recap of what I've been doing for the past few weeks.

well.first of all,don't even ask about the damn fieldtrip. yeah,i had fun but t'was muddy, grimy ,mucky,dirty, slimy ..you name it! thing is, I wasn't really ready and geared up for the activities that they had ahead of us. ANYWAY,at least my patience was put to the test. PLUS I had a blast,thanks to my madcap or rather reckless attitude. :))

next.HS WEEK.INTRAMS.we did a lot of stuff during these weeks. an assortment of motions AND commotions. ahh. some were amusing while others were simply dreary and mind-numbing.

after that,we had our..2nd monthly test??WOOH'.am having a hard time dredging up.
nevertheless,the exams went well.I HOPE. it was tolerable nmn. :))

NOW.a typhoon has just hit the country. As expected,it did a lot of damage .There were those who were big-hearted and charitable enough to help those in need.

how about me?no worries. I've done my share.:))

sooo..NO CLASSES for like a week. wii'. i'ma have lotsa fun.coz' that would simply mean,hours and hours of netsurfin and mallin'.anyway, I've been carefully contemplating these past few days bout' something my mom told me. sheesh. she says my ideas are always questionable and open to doubt. the weight of the problem's getting heavier and its grip is getting tighter. slowly, I know,I will concede her decisions and disregard mine..

But I won't.

.I will be conquered BUT I will not capitulate..

Oh well.am' currently listening to: LOL smiley face by trey songz. :))

yep.its a nice song.

*i'm out.:))

.stirred up.

I've actually been hot and bothered about our "outbound" tomorrow. It's 10:30 and I still haven't packed up and prepared all my suff.UGH.

We're going to morong,tanay,rizal . I'm envisaging our trip to be bold and venturesome. yeah'. I'm pretty sure that i'm gonna be actin' so wild and carefree during the whole trip, i hope that the scenery and the milieu will be breathtaking and generate me to evoke strong emotions. Sounds crazy?.you'll love me when I'm crazy. *wink.

I anticipate that me n' a couple of my oh-so-naughty pals would seem like a barrel of monkeys exhbiting barrels of laughter and causing a bit of a riot.

"A spectacular visual display.."

..you'll see..

*heeheehee

UNLESS , most of us are accompanied by mood swings, we'll be restrained,subtle and subdued tomorrow. so much for that.

Oh well,I'm just hopin' to take oodles of pictures tomorrow, and maybe post it in friendster or facebook . so typically me .

Time check: I presume its 10:40.I'm gettin a bit sleepy. I'm gonna put the boot in and get some freakin' rest.

*nytnyt.

ica here,signing out. :)

.Intrams.

INTRAMS.

Today is the day. After weeks of keeping my damn nose to the grind stone, after hours of training,today is the day the raptors are going to perform our first all star performance. How'd it go? well,most of my friends said we did great,but I heard the complete opposite from our coach. She was right though. I even got hauled over the coals for not smilin'. dayum. well, I did smile..once. I guess. It ain't my fault,I was too engrossed lookin' at the audience. This isn't the first time I performed in front of a huge crowd, but I just stupidly,got too caught up and forgot to paint a smirk.

.NYE?.

: D

Anyway,I had a great time today. I got to run around and play silly little games. just like 1st grade!. aw,childhood memories.

.and so.. I just got home'. done in and tired out. still got stuff to do..
till then'...

*ica here,signing out.
: )