Entries for January, 2008
Time does fly when you're having fun. Yes?
Make it a date. 2008.
(:
Written by kaktus at 11:21 AM.
What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
-Prom and Grad Ball
-Snuck out on a date. Ssh.
-Shopping alone
-More gimiks
-A MOTHERCRAPPING 74. I can feel it.
-Be independent
-Commuting goddess extraordinaire
Written by kaktus at 09:12 PM.
Just endured an hour-long sermon from Mom-zilla dearest last night.
Can't remember much. Was to engrossed staring at my toes and reading titles of my books on the bookshelf to pay attention to what she was saying.
I know the gist anyway. Something like this I bet: what a shitty daughter I have.
Whatever.
I was never good enough for you anyway. Hindi na ako tinatablan.
Written by kaktus at 08:49 AM.
{ mood } cheerful
Written by kaktus at 09:01 AM.
Nearly 24 hours after learning that becoming an Atenean is not gonna be a distant possibility anymore because I actually passed their exam, I still can't believe it. AS IN.
During the summer, I begged my parents to enroll me in a review class and I was very bitter about it because they didn't. I was like, hey people. don't you realize the gravity of the situation here! UPCAT and ACET is hell made tangible on earth, mental-wise. None of my grovelling helped. They said, KAYA MO NAMAN YAN E. Gastos lang yung review classes. Bakit sila Ate Rica mo, hindi naman nag-review classes, pumasa.
I finally resigned to the fact that I'm not getting it my way this time so..Fine, if I want to pass, I need to do some serious hardcore reviewing. Alone.D8
Senior year came and Louise was my classmate. And like me, she was also the brat who didn't get her way but soooo want to pass the entrance exams because it's the key to what doors we can enter once we enter college. lol
Together, we spent an hour a day in the library reviewing on our own and yeah, goofing off. We're too crazy to take each other seriously but um-e-effort naman kami. Ata. Hahaha! Ata lang.
Tapos. Tugsh.
UPCAT and ACET na!
Like I said, hell made tangible on earth, mental-wise.
We kinda resigned to the fact the we totally BLEW the test. Pero hindi kami nadedepress e. We joke that, pag wala kaming napasahan.(Oo, kahit UST. Hahaha) Sa Bulacan National Agricultural State College ako, tapos Angeles University siya. (I repeat, joke lang yan.) Yeah, sumasakit tiyan namin katatawa everytime we tell each other that joke.
And then the waiting game. X.x
It sucks. Hahaha. Big time.
I distinctly remember telling Louise that I want to check my name on the paper.. ALONE. Kasi kung may kasama ... tapos ikaw pasado, siya bagsak. I really dunno how I will react. Or vice versa. o_o
Paano ba yan Louise, pasado tayo pareho!!
And yeah, magkasama kami ni Lou kahapon. Shouting in the middle of the field, "Atenista na kami!" CHEH. Hahaha. It was a very sweet feeling!!
Salamat sa magulang namin na marunong maniwala.
Thanks rin to Sid, for helping me harbor illusions of grandeur. Nagkakatotoo na e. 
(Hey, atenean.) Hahahaha!
Louise, SPHBSS. Hindi mo alam kung gaano ako kasaya na kasama kita sa lahat ng ito. Ayieee. Kadiri, I can't pull this off without sounding like a loser, can I? Anyway, you made the whole thing loads better. 
Sa ibang tao rin na pumasa, Congrats!! Kitakits na tayo sa España ok? Hahahaha!
Ang saya talaga. <3
Oh noes. May UP pa nga pala. Huhu. T_T
Written by kaktus at 07:33 AM.
let's assume XYZ passed the acet. as in hindi waitlisted. so, no need for appeals and other asskissing tactics shizznit like, reciting Paradise Lost and/or The Desiderata to the OAA people there.
what if her grades in 4th year are not exactly hot? (to be honest, her grades are so crappy it stinks to the high heavens.)
and they will ask for your report card together with your birth certificate and reply slip from the letter that will be sent to the sch0ol. yes?
the question's this:
is it just for formality's sake? para proof na nakapasa ka nga talaga ng high school?
or meron pa ring bearing sa status mo? i mean, posible ba na accepted ka na tapos dahil sa "pagkapatapon" ng grades mo ng fourth year babawiin nila yung status mo na yun? (dear God no!)
or pag in ka, IN ka na talaga. despite your crap beyond crap grades for the last leg of the race?
please enlighten XYZ.
thanks. :]
p.s. mag-aaral na siya ng mabuti sa 4th qtr. promise. ._.
Written by kaktus at 06:33 PM.
It's like my intestines from my lower abdomen was viciously yanked from its place and wrung like it was a wet laundry. I can't do anything but writhe in agony.
Midol 200mg sucks. Dolfenal 500mg is still my candy. *hoards the painkillers*
"Have a happy period!", my ass. They don't know the meaning of pain!
I shall then demand people to be nice to me until January 12. Hmph.
{ music } Al Green
{ book } Aves de Rapina
{ mood } dysmenorrific.
Written by kaktus at 05:31 PM.
DSL NA KAMI!
100.0 Mbps, baby! I repeat, 100.0 Mbps!!!!! Are you people even reading this?!? Ang bilis SOBRA! (Oo na. Tagabundok na alam kong matagal ng may DSL sa mundo pero... kinikilig parin akooo! SOPAS the internet!)
Tapos, um.. di ko `to nakwento e. Lagi kong nakakaligtaan.
Noong debut ni Liezel, may cute at matangkad na guy doon. NGUMITI SA AKIN! Ang cute nya! Kinikilig ako. Tapos pinagbukas nya pa kami ng pinto tapos ngumiti ulit siya sa akin.
Kaso di ko alam kung anong pangalan!!! D8D8D8
Wala lang. Kinilig lang talaga ako. HAHAHAH!
Fine, I will shut up na! Ktnxbai. :X:X:X
Written by kaktus at 04:47 PM.
ISKALICIOUS.
ISKA-ktus.
<3
{ mood } I feel like crying my brains out because of euphoria!
Written by kaktus at 10:38 PM.
UP. Suntukan ang pagpasok kasi nga lahat gusto dito mag-aral at syempre kasama na ako sa libu-libo iyon na nag-aasam na makapasok sa napaka(ano tagalog ng prestigious? hahaha) na unibersidad na ito. Anyway, ayun nga. Hindi ako pina-review classes ng magulang ko. At aaminin ko, bitter ako kasi karamihan sa mga batchmates ko, nagrereview classes. Edi ano pa kayang pag-asa ko na makapasok dito e sa mga marka ko palang sa report card, hindi mo na pwedeng sabihin na kahanga-hanga ang mga ito.
Pero wala e. Di nasunod gusto ko kaya doon nalang ako sa Plan B. Mag-aral mag-isa. Ang ganda ko naman. Kaya sige, basa dito, basa doon. Minsan nakakatulog ng nakapatong sa mukha ko yung Bio book, pasagot-sagot ng mga Math problems at kung anu-ano pang bagay na baka lumabas sa test. Maraming nagsasabi na "Stock Knowledge" lang yan. Sabihin mo yan sa taong katulad ko na tuwing nagtatapos ang taon, ay nababawasan ang katalinuhan ng mahigit sa kalahati.
At ito ang pinaka-nakakatawa sa lahat. Ang kapal ng mukha ko.
Diliman at Manila ang nakalagay sa application form.
O diba? Kagandahang suntok sa buwan.
Pagdating naman ng huling taon, nagkaroon naman ako ng kaklase at kaibigan na Study Buddy. Oo, kusa kaming naglalaan ng isang oras para mag-aral ng Math. Siguro, dahil na-bwisit na rin ako sa pangungulit ng mga tao na hindi ko kayang ma-ipasa ito kaya ako napilitang magpursige. Pareho kami ni Louise. Pero syempre, pag kaibigan ang kasama, madalas napupunta sa kung anong ka-ewan-an ang usapan kaya hindi mo talaga pwedeng masabi na seryoso kami dito.
Ayan. Pagdating ng UPCAT. Maximize your skipping power! Naalala ko pa suot ko noon, Naka BRAIDS, naka-shorts at naka blue na shirt. Talagang pinagplanuhan ko yung baon at breakfast ko. Tapos alam nyo ba ang tumutugtog sa radyo pagbukas ko nito ng umaga pagkagising ko? THROUGH THE FIRE. O diba? Ang taray. Hahahahahahaha!
Natapos ko naman sa awa ng Diyos. Medyo sabaw na sabaw nga lang pag-uwi. Anak ng ewan yung init. Mga isang oras ko rin atang hinintay tatay ko dahil sa sobrang trapik.
Pag-uwi sa bahay, tinanong nila ako tungkol sa dito at parang sagot ko ay, "OK LANG."
E pupunta kami sa Avalon, Greenhills noon kasi party ng pamangkin ko sa pinsan at ito ang nakakatawa, pinagmamayabang ng tatay ko na NADALIAN LANG daw ko. Ang sarap batukan. Kasi hindi naman naging madali para sa akin yun! Hindi nga lang kasing-hirap ng inaasahan ko, pero mahirap parin!
Nagyayang magsimba ang tita ko at dahil unang beses ko doon, humiling ako na sana makapasa ako ng UPCAT kahit na't tapos na ang lahat-lahat. Hindi na pwedeng mag-last hirit.
Sige bahala na. Anim na buwan. Kaya yan.
Pagkatapos ng UPCAT, ACET at USTET naman at ika nga, time flies when you're having fun. Kaya ito, hindi ko namalayan na labas na daw yung resulta. Parang ang hirap paniwalaan kasi sa Pebrero pa daw ilalabas diba? Wala na akong oras para atakihin ng kaba kasi bukas ay malalaman ko na. Pagkatapos ng ensayo namin para sa Song Fest sa park ng La Vista. Nag-jeep na kami papuntang UP at ang maganda kong kaibigan na si Marmar ay tumawag sa aking selepono. PUMASA DAW AKO. UP DILIMAN. BS Interior Design.
Napa-sigaw ako at napaiyak.
OO. HUMAHAGULGOL AKO SA LOOB NG JEEP NA PUNO NG TAO NG WALANG TISSUE. Naghalo-halo na ang laway, sipon at luha sa mukha ko kakaiyak ng malaman ko na pumasa ako. Kasi sige, sabihin na nating umaasa ako pero hindi ko sukat akalain na makakalusot ako sa Diliman. Hindi, DPWAS(Degree Program with Availabe Slot), hindi Pending. Pasok na talaga.
Natupad ang hiniling ko sa Diyos sa simbahan na yun. Thank you po.
Salamat rin sa inyong lahat na naniwala at gumabay sa akin. T_T
Uhuging freshman palang ako, UP na dreamschool ko.
Ang drama ko. X_x
Written by kaktus at 12:47 AM.
The feeling have finally sunk in on me. I am gonna be an Iska soon and the feeling is way better than you know, falling in love, or something like that. Hehe. Went to Ateneo to buy my shirt. (FINALLY!) and then to UP, to celebrate in Chocolate Kiss. May speech pa kami and all ni Louise. Hahaha!
I'm looking forward to:
[ ] The liberal environment Miriam has deprived me of. (HAHAHAHAHA!)
[ ] Meeting people from ALL walks of life! (Meeting Ate Ekang and Ate Johanna in the flesh!)
[ ] Oblation Run! Nyahahaha! I'll waaaatch it with mah girl friends.
[ ] The possibility of snagging myself a SMART and TALL (and cute) boyfriend. Wish, fool.
[ ] The eccentric roster of professors. <3
[ ] No Dresscode! Tsinelas all the way!
[ ] AND MANY MORE. XD
But:
I will definitely miss my friends. Sadness. Louise will be studying in the Ateneo, and my other friends might go to Benilde or UST. I mean, things will definitely change and ayaw kong dumating sa punto na hindi na namin magawang kitain ang isa't isa dahil na rin sa different skeds. 
Anyhoo, Louise gave me a letter and I just had to post this because it was so AWWW-inspiring.
(Yo Pau.)
No one could have said it any better, love.
Written by kaktus at 05:37 PM.
{ book } Aves de Rapina. Gad, Ka Amado is sexually repressed in prison. WE CAN SEE THAT.
{ mood } happy!
Written by kaktus at 04:54 PM.
B, our classmate shared to us her drama about the recent crapstorm that was her life. It was so horrible that my own drama pales in comparison... I always moan how sucky my life is and there is my classmate, beautiful, rich, talented and smart. I thought people like her does not have any problems at all. She's not Atlas, don't expect her to carry all the emotional baggage of the people around her. They always thought that she's strong that's why she can handle it alone. Everyone has her/his limits and she's really thisclose to breaking down. Maawa naman sila.
Hay nako.
Pinakanakakaasar talaga na tao sa mundo ay yung nagpapaasa at mga ingrata.
Love you, B.
{ mood } frustrated
Written by kaktus at 05:54 PM.
Interior Design. Ang pumasok sa isip ko, colors, furnitures and creativity LANG.
I borrowed a book.
OMG.
Geometry, Trigonometry, and of course, PHYSICS! (gasp! heart palpitates.)
Magiging best friend ko ang kape, ruler at lapis.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
OMG.
Hi! I'm Paula. My general average in Geometry is 79! Nice to meet you. :D And don't even try asking me what my high schoo Physics grade was.
Lol.
Whatever. Magsu-summa cum laude parin ako dito. Cheh! XD
I'll be that HOT interior designer that all the rich and famous will pay a fortune for just to avail my oh-so exclusive and innovative services! Nyahahahaha!
Slap me. I'm hallucinating. 8D
Written by kaktus at 05:19 PM.
Anak ng echos.
Maawa naman sila please lang.
PAGOD NA PAGOD NA KAMI.
At the rate I'm going, I'll be popping vitamins, paracetamols, painkillers like candy just to be able to function properly.
Leche.
And no, it's not TGIF kasi my practice parin kami bukas. o.o
UGH.
{ mood } tanginis na kapaguran.
Written by kaktus at 08:15 PM.
You make me feel out of my element
Like I'm walkin' on broken glass
Like my worlds spinnin' in slow motion
And you're movin' too fast
[Chorus]
Were you right, was I wrong
Were you weak, was I strong, yeah
Both of us broken
Caught in the moment
We lived and we loved
And we hurt and we joked, yeah
But the planets all aligned
When you looked into my eyes
And just like that
The chemicals react
The chemicals react
You make me feel out of my element
Like I'm drifting out to the sea
Like the tides pullin' me in deeper
Makin' it harder to breathe
We cannot deny,
How we feel inside
We cannot deny
[Chorus]
Were you right, was I wrong
Were you weak, was I strong, yeah
Both of us broken
Caught in the moment
We lived and we loved
And we hurt and we joked, yeah
But the planets all aligned
When you looked into my eyes
And just like that
The chemicals react
The chemicals react
Kaleidoscope of colors
Turning hopes on fire, sun is burning
Shining down on both of us
Don't let us lose it (don't let us lose it...)
[Chorus]
Were you right, was I wrong
Were you weak, was I strong, yeah
Both of us broken
Caught in the moment
We lived and we loved
And we hurt and we joked, yeah
We lived
We loved
We hurt
We joked
We're right
We're wrong
We're weak
We're strong
We lived to love
But the planets all aligned
When you looked into my eyes
And just like that
Watch the chemicals react
And just like that
The chemicals react
(The chemicals react)
Written by kaktus at 10:59 PM. Filed under Music and Lyrics.
Songfests- CONGRATULATIVES TO 4-4 (Loralove!) and 4-8 (Prudooon!) for winning in the songfest. YOU TOTALLY TOTALLY TOTALLY DESERVED IT LIKE, 110%. Or something. Hahahahaha! Group huuug! :D Damn! You guys were EFFING BRILLIANT! Bilib ako sobra. LABYUTOO! :D
Intrams-Hahaha. Absent ako bukas. Rotting in school is not my can of beer. Besides, I'll just rest! Argh. Kulang na ako sa dugo at vitamins at boses. I'm just gonna crochet my scarf instead. (I'm one-tenth done!)
Computarr- YEHEY! FINALLY. Nabili na yung computer! 17-inch LCD! 160 GB of HDD! <3
Prom. HAHAHAHAHAHA! My brother is going to the Miriam Prom! He's going with my bestfriend's sister. O diba? ANG CUTE. ((: Syempre, eepal na kami ni Miko doon! :D
Shopping. SOBRANG GUSTO KO MAG-SHOPPING. :| And I only have like, 20 pesos on my wallet. What's up. Pauperism and Penury mode kami ni Louise. Huhu.
SUPER EXCITED NA FOR COLLEGE. O.o;; I am so frigging excited it's irrational already. XD
Written by kaktus at 09:39 PM.
Yes, I ripped the title from one of the stories in Haruki Murakami's The Elephant Vanishes.
If he wasn't so adorably gay, WE'D MARRY HIM.
But he is and that's perfectly fine with us. (Hati kami ni Louise sa kanya e.)
Man, he smells HEAVENLY. (Nakakalason ng pag-iisip ang pabango niya! 8D)
We super loooove him. Hahahaha! Eventhough I'm expecting a 79 from him for the third quarter. I still adore him like, whoa. :D
Written by kaktus at 01:53 PM.
Christian Life:
-Reflection Paper (3-5 pages)
English
-Powerpoint Presentation
-Edit Research Paper
-Debate. :|
Filipino
-Read A LOT of chapters of Mga Ibong Mandaragit. SADNESS. Well, not really but the bad font will kill my eyes. x.x
Economics
-I have no idea. Our teacher hasn't really taught us anything yet. -_-;
Math
-Can some kind, blessed smart soul teach me about logarithms and exponential functions? I really don't get eet! Hmpf.
Physics
-IP crap.
What's up.
Make time go faster for me, why don't you? x.x
Written by kaktus at 09:05 AM.
Stone me if you must but I'm really itching to do this.
I passed `em all!
UP, Ateneo and UST.
ROCKSTAR.
I suddenly remembered my post about my NCAE and CSAT. Sana ganyan rin kadali yung mga entrance exams para hindi ako na-uulol kaiisip kung may pagpupulutan ba akong kolehiyo.
Ayan, now all I have to do is choose! (and pass Physics.)
Written by kaktus at 11:44 PM.
I have no classes tomorrow! Happiness.
Because it's our Card Day. Sadness. D:
Oh well.
I promise to edit our paper and finally start on that synthesis paper tomorroes. Yeah, well whatever.
I'm bored. Surveys. I must answer surveys. D:
And thou shall not remind me to read like, 3 abyssmal chapters of Mga Ibong Mandaragit hokei? The book is good, but badly-typed font is too much. I hope the reprinted versions will be better. But that means the lower batches will not suffer like us! Fine, retain the fugly old style. Equality for everyone. Har har.
Less than 20 days before MARCH begins!
I will be having my 3-day retreat next week in Batangas. PALANCAS are highly, highly, HIGHLY, appreciated. Thankyousomuchiloveyoutothebottomofmyheart! 8D
{ mood } nothing
Written by kaktus at 04:30 PM.
And we shall now be called The Gutter Girls (who sometimes manage to get a strike purely by chance).
{ mood } happy but annoyed as hell to that.. that.. ugh.
Written by kaktus at 04:43 PM.
