So what's in store for summer?

Blimey, second year in engineering was really a tough stage in our lives. Passing through it without any red marks on our transcripts, was easier said than done. But praise God we passed every subject! :D Gah. I was really fed up from all the stress from school. God only knows how I longed for this summer to come. And now it's here!

Six Sheldon novels, one Dan Brown’s, one Anna Quindlen’s, and two Coelho’s; plus Chuck, One Tree Hill and Prison Break. With all of these stuffs piled up for me, I wonder if summer can still bore me. Nah, I doubt it. I’ve got a whole lot of things to do to spend my two-and-a-half summer vacation. In fact, I don’t even know where to start. Talk about being busy -- busy in a very enjoyable way. Love it.

I'm gonna make sure that this summer is one of the well-spent ones. Susulitin ko talaga! So for the next two months, I'm gonna forget about school and just mind home.

Enjoy the vacation!
-H-

Goodbye PE.

Friday the 13th, March 2009
was our last PE day for the sem, and our last PE forever. I never thought that I'd be saddened by that thought knowing how much PE hates me. Well, the feeling was mutual before I met my friends and enjoyed every PE day because of their company. Though PE's always draining all our energy, it was a way for me to release my stress and just enjoy like a child. PE will always be PE.

FolkDance was my first PE in UST. It was the most disgusting PE with the most disgusting uniform ever. A lot of practices for ridiculous dances! We had to spare a monday just to practice for our practical tests. I really really hated it.

Next was volleyball. It was the first PE that I enjoyed. :) I was with my friends, playing and cheering at the beautiful field of UST under the heat of the sun. It was really fun.
The most exciting PE that I took was Softball. Our class was on Mondays, but the extra days were really worth it. All the cheers, the thrill, the bonding was something I'll never forget. I thought I'd really suck on that sport because batting and catching were something not meant for my clumsy hands. But my teammates helped me a lot. The games were at it's highest energy as always. I'd never ever forget my first homerun as a softball player. Ang saya.My last PE was Basketball. The schedule sucked. Friday, 3-5pm. So we had to wait for 3 long, hot, and sleepy hours just to play basketball. Argh. Madaming nakakainis sa PE na yun e. At first I was really sweet lemoning just to enjoy that PE. But in the end, I enjoyed it in a way.

Goodbye PE.

"Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow."

Yes I will! I will! I will!

I was devastated and blown away by my Calculus quiz#5 just recently. I couldn't sleep because of it. Damn. And the moment I woke up, that's what I remembered. Oh my. I was that frustrated! I reviewed for that quiz till 2am, so I thought I'll do good. And Sir told us that he's expecting a lot of u to get perfect scores because the quiz'll be easy. I don't know what had gotten into me that I was blown away by it. :(( There were a lot of erasures, a lot of confusion, and all that. I'll pass that quiz but I know my score will not be my usual. Kainis talaga.

I was also tanga in our Physics quiz#3. Why didn't I read the problem carefully?? What happened to me! Kainis! I can get a perfect score from that quiz! Pero. Pero. Kainis!

Our Comp prelims was given back to us (finally!). It was a career-low score for me. 57/100!!! NAMAN!! All of us got low scores on that. Grabe. I know I found the prelims hard, but I didn't expect that I'd get a score as low as 57. Grabe naman. I think it was only 10 of us who got a grade above the passing. Pero I don't care, coz my grade was almost pasang-awa. So my partial average in Comp is now just 62. :(

We still have one quiz to go for each of these subjects before the final exams. The bottom line-- BABAWI AKO!! This weekend, I'll be studying for Computer and Physics na. And I'll be preparing early for Calculus. Humanda ang last quizzes! Ibabawi ko talaga ang grades ko!

A lot of people's been wondering why am I so fussy about my grades, as if I'll fail. I know I won't fail. It's just that school is so important to me. It's the only place where I feel good at the things I do, and it's the only place where all my hardworks get recognized all the time. During the time when I felt very unappreciated, it was the school and my teachers who gave all the appreciation and recognition that I need to boost myself up. School is my haven, school is my comfort nook albeit the stress surrounding me there all the time.

EIGHTEEN

You know, I never knew what's exciting about turning 18. I didn't understand why my schoolmates and friends are so stoked about their debut and their 18th birthdays, coz few weeks ago, I wasn't. Few months ago, my parents asked me if I'd like to have a debut celebration and I fervently said NO. I find it useless. I don't even understand what's special about the 18th birthday of a girl. I mean, what's the difference if you turn 17 or 18?? You'll turn a year older anyway.

So, yesterday, February 17,2009, I woke up with nothing on my mind. I just told myself, "hey I'm eighteen!", then I'm off to my usual routines. Didn't even do something special about my hair! What a debutante. I said my morning and birthday prayer, then I was good to go.

I was shocked the moment I arrived at school! My friends gave me gifts! Books. Jhuli gave me a blouse. Grabe! I reckon I told them "thanks" for about twenty times that morning. Umeffort naman sila. Salamat! But the most shocking part was when I was about to go home. We were at the hardrock when they told me to sit, then they fell in line. I didn't know what was that about until they started giving me chocolates! WAHHH! Ang dami talaga! Isang plastic! It was F who planned all of it. I remember telling him ages ago that I'm addicted to chocolates. I really thanked him bigtime! I never remembered going home happier than I was yesterday. I didn't even expected to be happier that day.

But I did!!

My best friends came over to complete my birthday!!! Debbie, Eric, Ghel with Tito and Tita, Bab, Juhiro, Nina and Abby came! I wasn't even expecting all of them to come, especially Eric! He told me that he can't come because he was really dizzy due to lack of sleep. DANG!! I was shocked when I found him standing on our doorstep! I love you hever!!

It was really one of the best nights of my life. I couldn't even recall when was the last time that all of us were together, eating, laughing as hard as we can, and talking about anything under the sun. I miss the way I talk, the way I laugh, and the way I am myself whenever I am with them. I couldn't be like that whenever I'm with the others.

I feel loved, I feel valued and I feel very appreciated yesterday.God only knows that I am under a tough situation these past few weeks, and I was almost close to blogging about how I feel about being "nobody". But last night, it made all the difference in me. I realized God has blessed me with a wonderful family, wonderful friends and a blessed life! Not everyone can have friends as wonderful as mine. Not everyone can come at the dead of the night just for a friend's birthday, and my hevers are one of the few who would gladly do that.

There were no fancy dresses, no catering services, no gowns, and no celebrations on the day I turned to be a lady. But given the chance to choose between a grand celebration and another day with my beloved ones, I'd gladly choose the latter in a heartbeat. I had the best 18th birthday celebration that I dreamed of!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

IT'S MY MOM'S DAY!

My mom is celebrating her 41st birthday today! :D Happy birthday Mom! You're the best! I never thought that my momma and I will get as close as we are now. Since my first year in college, we have started talking a lot more times than we have talked for the past 16years. College is a blessing to my relationship with my mom. Now she's my best friend and I always look forward to going home for me to talk to her about anything under the sun.

Love you mom!