Epic movies of my childhood

I love watching movies. I grew up watching movies with my Kuya Ryan and Tita Edios whenever there's a new film that will be released in theaters. I am very open in watching different genres of films. I can watch comedy to drama, action, sci fi etc. I want to try anything just like my choice of books.

Eversince, I have been a huge fan of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leah, daydreamed with me on Legolas dating (haha!), cried with Woody and all the awesome toys of Andy, rooted for Peter Parker and MJ, also had a crush with Robin... (Batman and Robin) and wished that Cyclops is real and he will marry me (Oh! good Lord!).

I hated Darth Vader so much that i even imagined myself killing him. (Anyway, we watched this in VHS... 3 or 4 VHS tapes) It started from Star Wars 4: A new Hope to Star Wars. My favorite is Return of the Jedi, 6th film.  In highschool, my Kuya shared that there will be another star wars movie (Star Wars 1: The Phantom Menace). He explained that it is were it all started. A big reason to watch Darth Vader's back story, what is his life before he became the cruel Darth Vader. I remember, my first girl crush is Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman).

My unforgettable memory of watching the Star Wars movies is when my brother needs to run so that we'll be the first in line to buy the tickets but when he arrived the line is already long. EPIC moment! haha

The Epic movie poster (so old :/)

And yes i remember how much I adore the effects of Lord of the Rings and how I tried to control myself from screaming when Legolas is using his bow and arrow for the war.. i can still remember that zoom  shot! argh! He's so beautiful! haha :) I love the Lord of the Rings: The Two towers the most! :)

And I'm a Spiderman fan so much.. i think Spiderman 2 and 3 is most memorable because we watched it with Papa :) father and kids moment. I love Spiderman so much. Come on! who doesn't know that famous line "With Great power comes great responsibility" and of course that epic upside down kissing scene moment with MJ. *blush*

My Spiderman

And the recent hype, is the Xmen First Class wherein I've learned more about Magneto and Professor X (the history of their friendship) :) I remember I have read the Xmen Comics but not all of it and when i was a kid, all I know is that Storm is awesome and i will marry Cyclops someday! haha! Until, sequels and prequels were released... I've loved the film more and every Xmen character has a huge place in my heart... So when I watched Xmen First Class.. It was so nostalgic because this is were it all started. Btw, can't wait for the next prequels. haha

The aweome Storm

But the film that has affected me the most is... Toy Story!!!...3

Toy Story 1... 1995, I was five years old. Toy Story 2... 1999, I was 9 years old... then 2010/2011, Toy Story 3 was released.. I am already 20 years old. Already said goodbye to my teen years.

Toy Story 3, Little Andy is now a big Andy who will be leaving home for College and the movie opened with videos of little Andy playing with his toys. Before, it feels like they're his only world. It may have a simple plot but for me its the most real.. Remember when Woody looked at his shoe and he saw Andy's name on it. It actually tore me up, and what's funny is my Kuya is also touched.. because of one thing... We actually grew up with Andy. When we watched the movie, we're on the stage of our lives that our toys were just a display or a hand me down for our little cousins and little nephews and nieces. And just like Andy, there are certain toys that we don't want to give. It feels like we will be violated. But, like what Andy did with Woody, he gave him up... to someone he knows who could treat his toys the way he treated them.

 It was also a touching scene when Andy saw his little self in Bonnie. Awww. Also, we have to learn to let go because life teaches us that people will come and go in our lives like the toys of Andy. :) I could watch this movie over and over again.

I just hope film makers could still make new awesome films like this for the younger generation. Something wherein they could treasure their childhood moments. :)

So how about you what's your favorite movie?

dark mocha frappe w/o whip cream w/ a pump of strawberry

It was 3pm and I was "INTENSELY" reading The time traveler's wife when my friend charie called me if I want to have coffee, at first I said I don't have money but I'm very eager to go out of the house even just for awhile. just to get away from my frustration mode (don't ask).

So we (yie, celine and me) went to Starbucks Mamplasan, and yeah finally I got the chance to try one of my kuya's recommended frappes in sb. He said to me that I should not order the usual frappe with whip cream. try different pumps etc. and then yeah I tried dark mocha frappe w/o whip cream w/ a pump of strawberry :) and i love et! Kuya will be proud of me! haha..

Kuya and I promised to each other that we should not stick to what's the usual. We should be trying everything and yeah that includes starbucks coffee.

Anyway, I also like the coffee shop's new rules that customers are not allowed to smoke even outside.. hhmmm. that's another step for a healthy environment. :)

*peace*

Words I couldn't say

Hi! I've been gone for a few days. I've been busy reading books and thinking about certain things.
Like, how life can (sometimes) be too frustrating. Anyway, that's another topic so.. lemme continue this post..

I've read The girl who was on fire, I am an emotional creature and I'm currently reading The Time traveler's wife (supposed to finish this a week ago but..) its too hard for me to digest the words because i've been thinking a lot lately... Anyway, I'm already halfway through reading it, and i'm loving it... :)

So yeah. words I couldn't say is the title of this blog post because I've been listening to leighton messter's cover of the said song.. (original by Rascal Flatts :))

Also a reason why i'm not posting so much....."Words I couldn't say" were now all written AGAIN in my journal. haha! My journal and I have been bringing things back to normal (LOL!)

In my last year in college, all my thoughts (even the smallest, most silent ones) were in my tumblr account .. but now, I go back to my journal in times of writing/sharing urge. haha.

And still thinking of more awesome things to blog while Ja still busy from doing certain renovations for my blog (so excited!).

Enjoy the song... and love the video.. Leighton Meester! hahaha

words i couldn't say .... no back up plan no second chance Noone else to blame....

Renovation

I thought of renovating my blog and make it more personalized. I'm glad my friend janine is willing to help me. So excited for a new blog layout! :) Yey!

Happy Father's Day Papa

Happy Father's Day to all the Fathers out there. Of course, Happy Father's Day to my Superman, my Papa.

I've been thinking what entry would I post here because I have already posted the different versions of Dance with my Father on my last posts. So this time, this post will be dedicated only to my Papa.

This is an old entry from an internet meme i made last year (2010). On Day 4: Post the 7 people who inspires you. Click here for the link of that blog post..

Anyway, this is the post I've included on the 7th person who inspires me. And yes, the most influential :)

7. My father, Mr. Reynaldo B. Andaya, working outside the country for his family's future. That's what my Papa does. My Papa's story might be an ordinary story but for me this is a special story that I would remember for the rest of my life. Papa came from a poor family in Bataan. Lolo is a farmer while my Lola is a plain housewife. My Papa is the 3rd child from the eight siblings. Being one of the oldest, he learned to work in an early age. He works on their farm early morning then proceed to school after he handed all his earnings to Lola. He even told me that he experienced self pity wherein his baon is just tuyo (dried fish)and rice wrapped in a banana leaf while his classmates have adobo, fried chicken etc. Someone even exchanged baon with Papa because he (his classmate) wanted to taste the tuyo. Papa didn't finish technical school to go to Saudi Arabia so that he could earn more money for his family.
That's where he met his true love. :) And yes, that's my Mama. :)
Papa is a man who has a vision of giving a good education for his children. He promised his self that he should be able to let his children finish their studies. If you could just see the smile on his face when he attended Kuya's graduation. Its the best smile I have ever seen.
He wanted us to dream higher and be a better person. He is a very loving husband. Everytime my Mama gets angry he just smiles. He calls more than three times a day to Mama *sweetest*. Whenever I tell him my impossible dreams, he would just smile and say "Maabot mo din yan mag-aral ka lang mabuti." Whenever i turn to him in times that my world is falling apart, when I feel insecure or anything he would say " Kaya mo 'yan, ikaw pa." These words can be said by anyone but when it came from my father I know it is very sincere. And another plus for Papa, HE KNOWS ABOUT VAMPIRE DIARIES before i even watch it. haha! COOOOOLLLLEEESSSTTT FATHER EVER! I love you Papa, so much as well as Mama.
Mr. Reynaldo Andaya, you inspire me a lot. :)

This post was published on 2010 (I'm still at school.) Now, I already graduated.. so maybe things are falling into place for our family. So yeah! Cheers to all the awesome Fathers out there! :)

You don't need that make up to look pretty

A Message for insecure girls. just found at tumblr... and i'm sharing it with everyone

here's the rap in the video

She was a young preteen obsessed with magazines
Always watched the model scene on the television screen
Looked up in the mirror and the only thing she seen
Was a fat and ugly body never thought she was queen
Squeezed into her jeans and all she could was scream
Spent all her daddys money on the lotions and the creams
Man she spent a fortune never had reinforcement
daddy never hugged her cuz her parents were divorced and
when she ate she forced it, or cut it into portions
then spent the rest of the night just clutchin to the porcelain
she used to be so pure but she gave the intercourse
to a dude thats abusive cuz she feels so insecure
hes cheatin and the beats her but they never gonna break up
cuz when her eyes are black and blue she just covers it make up
the companies be lyin just so they can get they cake up
cmon baby look youre beautiful you need to wake up

Things I have done

The effect of bum life.

mark the phrases that you have done.....

graduated high school. XXX
gotten so drunk you passed out.
gone long periods of time without sleep. XXX
lied to someone. XXX
snorted cocaine.
failed a class.
been in a car accident
done drugs.
watched someone die.
been to a funeral. XXX
burned yourself.
cried yourself to sleep. XXX XXX XXX haha
flown on a plane. XXX
had a best friend. XXX
lost someone you loved. XXX
been to jail.
had detention. XXX
skipped school. XXX
gone to a different country. XXX
dropped out of a school.
been in a mental hospital.
been close to going into a mental hospital.
watched the “harry potter” movies. XXX not all the movies
fired a gun.
been in a play.
taken a lie detector test.
swam with dolphins. - really want to... :))
read more than 20 books a year. XXX XXX
used a coloring book over age 12. XXX
taken a taxi. XXX
overdosed.
almost overdosed.
had a drug or alcohol problem.
been in a fist fight. XXX with my brother... actually its not a fist fight, its wrestling! haha
used a credit card. XXX of my aunt -- she knows..
dyed your hair.
started a fire.

:)) How about you?

Dance with my father

Father's day Celebration is fast approaching and I'm really fascinated with the song of Luther Vandross Dance with my father (eversince I heard it).. Actually, I'm one of the people who still has my father beside me (though, not literally, he's in Saudi Arabia to work). I'm so thankful that God always guides my Papa each and everyday. yes, I'm a Papa's girl. Super. Whenever there are Father/daughter & Father/son scenes in any movies that I watch, I'm always affected. I love my Papa so much. Though, I'm not a super fan of superman, HE's my superman.

I have friends who already lost their fathers that's why I'm also affected with this song.. I may not feel their lost, but as a daughter you know that it will really hurt to lose a Father. Sometimes, I wish that they could dance with their father again....

"When I and my mother will disagree
To get my way I would run from her to him
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me
Yeah, yeah, then finally make me do just what my mama says

Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet"
This lyrics always makes me cry... Because its so me and my Papa... haha!

Below are some fan made videos of the song and different renditions of singers:


Dance with my Father Joseph McElderry's version :)


A heartbreaking music video... It brought tears to my eyes. aaaawww.


Celine Dion's Version


Terry Steele


Jacob Lusk :)


:) Hope you like it. :)

December Baby

DECEMBER=BEAUTY
This straight-up means ur the most good-looking Loyal and generous. Patriotic. Competitive in everything. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organizations. Fun to be with. Easy to talk to, though hard to understand. Thinks far with vision, yet complicated to know. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having lots of ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Shy towards opposite sex. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Loves freedom. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves travelling. Dislike being at home. Restless. having many children. Hardworking. High spirited.

Got this one from tumblr and I think some of the things here are true, some are not FOR me. :))

.Loyal - everytime people ask me of how i'll describe myself, i always say I'm a loyal friend. I stick to him/her no matter what. I try to be there good or bad times.
.Generous - i'm not sure, i just want to give simple things to my friends. Whenever I'm at a mall, I see their favorite character in a cute stuff I'll buy it if its affordable.. haha
.Patriotic - whoa! I really hope so.. support Philippine products!
.Competitive in everything - no not me! haha
.Active in games and interactions - YEah if I like the game! haha
.Impatient and hasty - not me :))
.Ambitious - GUILTY!
.Influential in organizations - I hope so
.Fun to be with - what do you think?
Easy to talk to, though hard to understand - I'm easy to talk to...
. Thinks far with vision, yet complicated to know -haha! i dont know!
. Easily influenced by kindness - YES! YES! its me!
.Polite and soft-spoken - POLITE... soft spoken? hahaha can you change it with LOUD?! haha
.Having lots of ideas - okay 'nuff said
.Sensitive - yes! but i dont show it all the time
.Active mind - *ehem
.Hesitating, tends to delay - sometimes? but nah i dont tend to delay
.Choosy and always wants the Stubborn and hard-hearted - homaygash
Strong-willed and highly motivated - ROCK ON beybee!
Sharp thoughts - :)
Easily angered - nah! only if its too hot weather, i have a short temper whenever I feel stinky and eewky
Attracts others and loves attention --huh? but I dont love attention :'( i mean that much...
Deep feelings - ouch! yeah its me.
Beautiful physically and mentally - HUH?!
Firm Standpoint - Yeah!
Needs no motivation. - haha!
Shy towards opposite sex - you got it, i mean if that someone is a stranger of course.
Easily consoled - ME!
Systematic (left brain) --hmmm>?
Loves to dream - RAISING TWO ARMS UP.
Loves freedom - who doesn't?
Strong clairvoyance - waaah I hope!!!
Understanding - always...
Sickness usually in the ear and neck - dunno
Good imagination - yes
Good physical - I'm fat :'( hehe
Weak breathing - before
Loves literature and the arts - YOU GOT IT!!!!!
Loves travelling - OKAY? I think this is cheating, the one who made this.. are you my friend? haha
Dislike being at home - no! i love home... but then again i love to travel
Restless -- haha
having many children -- I just want two children
Hardworking - YEAH!
High spirited - yes! yes!

hahahhaa! are you a december baby?

What book would you recommend for others to read?

Hunger Games Trilogy, Have a little Faith, all american girl

Let's talk and forget the world

June 10, 2011

An awesome day. A breather from my stressful days. My brother and I passed our civil service exam application form in Banawe, Quezon City. Then we went straight to Alabang Town Center to unwind. We ate at California Pizza Kitchen, it was delicious! Then when we're about to go to Cinemas to but tickets for XMEN FIRST CLASS. Outside CPK, James Younghusband my super duper football crush, passed by me. I was really shocked, my kuya Ryan(brother) really laughed at me... :)) after that we went to Powerbooks, I bought a book by Eros Atalia. then we stand by at Starbucks before the movie starts... though i didn't drink coffee, I just tried Serenitea's WinterMelon MilkTea... and then we wathced XMEN... aaaw! I love Erik and Charles... the movie is AWESOME. :) we went to Festival Mall then Kuya bought a set of book at NBS while I bought books again at a BOOKSALE in Mini Tradehall...

hmmm.. this day is really awesome. love love my kuya! :)

The 30 day blog project

I've been finding memes like this.. finally i found one

30-day blog project

Day 01 - A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself

Day 02 - The meaning behind your blog name

Day 03 - A picture of you and your friends

Day 04 - A habit that you wish you didn’t have

Day 05 - A picture of somewhere you’ve been to

Day 06 - Favorite super hero and why

Day 07 - A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

Day 08 - Short term goals for this month and why

Day 09 - Something you’re proud of in the past few days

Day 10 - Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad

Day 11 - Another picture of you and your friends

Day 12 - How you found out about Multiply and why you made one

Day 13 - A letter to someone who has hurt you recently

Day 14 - A picture of you and your family

Day 15 - Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play

Day 16 - Another picture of yourself

Day 17 - Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why

Day 18 - Plans/dreams/goals you have

Day 19 - Nicknames you have; why do you have them

Day 20 - Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future

Day 21 - A picture of something that makes you happy

Day 22 - What makes you different from everyone else

Day 23 - Something you crave for a lot

Day 24 - A letter to your parents

Day 25 - What I would find in your bag

Day 26 - What you think about your friends

Day 27 - Why are you doing this 30 day challenge

Day 28 - A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?

Day 29 - In this past month, what have you learned

Day 30 - Your favorite song.


Lemme start it later. After I get back home.

Repost: Ten things I wanted to be when I was younger

I had this post last August 2010 and I felt that I should repost this to remind me of how ambitious I was. And to make me go on with my life and to achieve any of this dreams. :)

1. Doctor - who doesn't? when i was a little kid, I thought that there are only two choices, do you want to be a lawyer or a doctor? so i also said that famous line "because i want to cure the sick and help other people." :)

2. Babysitter - i love cute babies & little kids so much. (but when i found out that many kids today are naughty and hardheaded, no way!) :)

3. tutor/teacher - i love to study and share what i learn to others (before). I remember that I always hold a ruler and a pencil and pretend that i have an imaginary student. :)

4. famous ballerina - i had my ballet lessons when i was in 1st grade. I enjoyed it so much but I just learned the half split because i can't do the full one. Fat kid me. :) But, now its one of my frustrations, if i continued my lessons maybe i can still sit up straight and be poised and have beautiful legs. :)

5. poet -i love to read poems back then.. hmm. until now but i know that my poems are just for me. just personal purposes. :)

6. host - honestly, i was a shy kid back then. But, there's something in me whenever i watch woman who holds a microphone and talk all the way w/ so much confidence. (I still dream to be one!)

7. swimmer - when we had our swimming lessons, i knew from the start that I want to swim swim swim, but it ended up with "i know how to swim :)" I know freestyle and backstroke. Just the basics! :)

8. Be a nurse - because my mom's a nurse. I thought that i had convinced myself to be like my mom but, science and me cannot love each other. Swear! I'm just glad that my family is very open - minded about this. They let me choose what course I really wanted, and now I'm in a happy place.

9. EIC of a newspaper - i thought that it was the coolest, awesome, fabulous job in the universe. But, now that I'm a part of our college paper, i tried to scratch that dream. Being an EIC requires full responsibility about everything from smallest to largest details. so no way, i'd rather be a writer on a lifestyle section. or I want to be an EIC of a magazine, I can handle feature articles... :)

10. Journalist, Reporter, Writer, Correspondent - anything that would require writing, current events, social awareness, traveling, etc. that's my dream. That's what I picture out in my mind whenever I will go to sleep. And yes, I'm in a happy place. I know there are times that i get frustrated about what I'm doing but I know practice makes perfect. :)


You? what do you wanted to be when you were younger?

Dear Mr. God

I first heard this song when I was watching the movie Letters to God with my mom 2 days ago. Watch Letters to God. It moved me. Touched my heart and made me cry. and listen to the song and let it speak for itself. :)

That ...what ifs

Think how many people have sat next to you on a bus, train, whatever. Now think how many people have sat next to you on purpose, with their fingers crossed in hope that you’ll talk to them. I’m sure somebody has. There’s plenty of times when somebody’s seen you and hoped that you spoke to them, but you never did, ‘cause you don’t have the guts, and neither do they. Don’t go around thinking nobody likes you and that you’re not loved, there’s been plenty of times when a stranger’s spotted you and thought “oh they’re just my type,” but haven’t had the courage or confidence to open their mouth and initiate a conversation, the funny thing is, neither have you.

I was rereading my posts 5 months ago in tumblr and this one I post it when I reblogged (terms used in tumblr). It got me thinking, what if? what if? what if?

Though, its really weird to talk to strangers but if you look at this way... Maybe when you rode that bus, that special someone was also there. When you went to a coffee shop, the person who's missing in your life was also there lining up, three persons away from you. What if you already saw him in school, you just didn't look back. And when you finally met him, right there on the most unexpected time and place. :/ Think about it... That certain feeling in your heart when you finally meet him/her...

have a good night :)

Just let it go

There is a point in our life that no matter how much you want to have full faith in the Lord, it seems it's slipping away. We grasp onto whatever we have left in us and pray on dearly that we hang to HIM. We take the easier path or depend on our judgement.
The Lord will not give us problems we cannot handle, this we need to believe and with Mother Mary's intercession, it will be easier to succeed. - I pray that we find true meaning of each our live's journey. - ADMIN

I just found this on a like page of Mama Mary On FB.

And I was really touched because its what I'm feeling right now. And it gave me the will to hang on. Than You Lord and Mama Mary. :)

Breaking Up hurts

I just want to share this particular scene in my favorite LOCAL movie "One More Chance." It is my favorite movie with my bestfriend. We have watched the movie gazillion times but whenever its on CinemaOne we still watch it and we already downloaded it in our own laptops! haha! Even when we close our eyes we already know the scenes of the movie.... The lines and everything... haha!

Actually, i think it is the favorite local movie of Filipinos, especially the ones who are heartbroken. (By the way, we cannot relate about the situations in the movie but its really moving... its like, when you're in that scene you would also feel that way. hahahahah!)

The scene on the video has english translation on the upper left side.

One More Chance is a 2007 Filipino romantic film featuring the box-office team-up of Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz. The film is directed by award-winning director Cathy Garcia-Molina and released under Star Cinema.


Popoy had a break up with his long time girlfriend Basha... then he met Tricia (the girl on the video) ... They became a couple and they're happy until Popoy and Basha had to be on a project together (just watch the movie). Popoy and Basha eventually warmed up towards each other, especially after memories of the five years they spent together resurfaced. Slowly and unconsciously, they fell into their old routines and found themselves enjoying each other's company once again.
Of course Tricia would know if some thing's up. And she also felt that Popoy still loves Basha. :(

This scene made me die.. especially the part when she asks DO YOU LOVE ME? / DO YOU LOVE HER??! gooosh! hahaha

enjoy watching.

Time is a special Gift

I just want to share some of the quotes I have picked on the book I just finished reading. Finally, I finished it. haha! :)

THE GIFT by Cecelia Ahern

"Time cannot be packaged and ribboned and left under trees for christmas morning.Time can't be given.But it can be shared"

"People tell stories and it's up to those who listen whether to believe or not."

"Shouldn't the storyteller believe it."

"The storyteller should tell it."


"Being the best was as equal to being in the middle, which was equal to being the worst. All were merely a state of being. It was how a person felt in that state and why they were in that state that was the important thing."

"What is it with science these days? Everyone is so quick to believe in it, in all these new scientific discoveries, new pills for this, new pills for that. Get thinner, grow hair, yada, yada, yada, but when it requires a little faith in something you all go crazy.' He shook his head, 'If miracles had chemical equations then everyone would believe."


"Time cant be given. But it can be shared."


There are many lessons in this book and one of it is TIME... Find time to get to know someone better, to know your kids better, to learn more about your wife, your friends..... Find time in everything. And most of all.. always find time to talk to God. :)

The fat girl in the group

I've been a fat kid ever since. It's not that I'm very proud of it. There are times that I feel awful of my body too but you know what? I never felt that way... The "it sucks being the fat girl in the group?!". My friends never let me feel that way. Maybe I'm just lucky enough that I'm surrounded by awesome people.

I don't want to be fat forever not because I want people to want me more but to be able to work easier and to be healthy.

I also have many insecurities, I just don't want people esp. girls to always feel bad for themselves. You should learn to embrace your body and when you can, try to find ways to make you healthier and happier.

To tell you the truth, I don't get it why some girls tell everyone that they're fat when they are skinny or just have the normal body weight.  If that's your definition of fat, then what am I?

Give your Top 5 dream jobs.

to be a foreign correspondent. travel writer/photographer, fashion stylist or personal shopper, eic of a magazine (grabe lang taas ng pangarap), documentarist

ASK ME, i'll ANSWER

Look who's gonna be a celebrity someday

Eiffel Paris De Castro Medel. My god daughter (inaanak). The daughter of my friend Nile and Anjo. She's the first baby of our College Barkada. so that's why she'll be the favorite. haha :) Nile (most of the time) asks us about everything for Eiffel, we are also the ones who suggested to held her 1st birthday party at Fun Ranch. :) I'm so happy for my friend Nile especially that she's now having a new baby and will be called England!

i'm so proud of Nile because even if she's young when she got pregnant, she has became more responsible. And i'm so happy that Anjo sticked with her and be man enough to be a responsible father and take care of his family.

I'm so happy for them and I'm so happy with my inaanak :) She's growing up na. :'( Actually, when Nile's pregnant we have already created many activities for her. We want her to be painter, figure skater, soccer player, ballerina, etc etc haha! (we're like frustrated ballerina, painter etc etc) but, we always end up saying, WHATEVER she wants to be we will support her.

Leaving my brothers and sisters behind

The title's just so dramatic. Very different from my Sentinel Family's usual goofy and funny personalities. So now you know that this blog post is dedicated to my favorite people in school.

"The Lyceum Independent Family"

Just by looking at these photos, look who is getting emotional...

To tell everyone the truth, I never expected my Senior Year to be an awesome one (because of the pressure of graduation and yes! Thesis!). And yes, The Sentinel Family is part of the reason why its hard to leave College life behind. Even its just a year, it felt like years of spending time discussing about random things, teasing each other, fooling around, eat lunch, merienda, breakfast, dinners together.

I didn't really aim for an editorial position when I applied for Sentinel. I just want to try writing in a school paper and be busy so that I could write it in my resume. Little did I know that I just didn't gain extra credits for my resume but I automatically have brothers and sisters.

The Sentinel 2010-2011 didn't have a good start. Everyone has many issues from each other. I'm really glad it all ended (di nga?!) haha. As far as I know, we're okay now more than ever. (NYEK?!)

Haaaiii. I really don't know what to say but....

Thank You
Thank You guys for welcoming me in your life. I will surely miss our moments together. I hope you would keep in mind the lessons I have shared. Not only the lessons but also the kalokohans. Huwag masyadong malala.

The Sentinel gave me a family and walang palyang supporters. I remember when we were all "ngarag", hours before our thesis presentation, I received many sms from all of you, saying Good luck!, Kaya niyo yan!, Go Mamu! etc.. I was really touched. If I could just hug everyone at that time, I would.

Whenever you watch us perform and make a fool out of ourselves during productions, thank you guys.

Thank You for being my brothers and sisters.

I will miss
Because of Sentinel, I learned to edit articles. i also learned to pray hard and harder so that my reporters could pass the articles in time. I would surely miss the days when I would send group messages to feature reporters then noone would reply except for Ken who'll say "wala pa din pong dumadating na articles sa kin."

I will also miss the days when MJ, Cindy and I will talk about life then Armon, JM and Rai would butt in then everyone else will be part of the conversation. Many new lessons learned from them.

I will miss seeing the bulletin board full of notes, memos, revised articles and angry messages (bakit angry? kasi naka CAPSLOCK!) like.. *******, ARTICLE MO?... or **** asan ka? USAP TAYO., I will also miss the dirty kadiri office that I always try to clean up but always end up madumi, dahil very good nga ang mga Senti Peeps.

I will also miss the merienda moments when everone would buy sopas, turon, fish crackers, lomi kay nanay. Eat at the canteen because we're all too lazy to get outside the school campus.

I will miss the love teams reel/real.

I will miss all the random conversations that we have from family problems, financial problems, irritating professors, *feeling niyo lang walang kwentang* subjects, Disney Stars, Gossip girl, Glee, any movie that's showing, accounting, VPAA, Admin, news, feature, bashing the AWESOME Literary Section, Sports, Margaret, Jejemon, Bronzy's love life, internships etc etc.

I will miss the Sentibabies! :)

I will miss the times when we just go to school just to *tambay* at Sentinel. :))


So guys, you have the Senti office all for yourself, There's more room for electric outlets, at wala ng manghaharbat ng wifi.

Take care of each other, take care of Sentinel, the school paper. The reason why we were all in room 123-A?.

Remember that you should love and respect each other. Everyone is fighting a hard battle... Always be professional --wala na kaming magpapagaan ng nararamdaman ng mga nagkakasamaan ng loob... but, I know kaya niyo naman yan e. Always remember when under pressure, good vibes lang tayey!

Listen to your editors, if you can't do a certain responsibility tell them days before the deadline. Read more, learn more, write more. No one could ever get rid of arguments so accept it, no one's perfect but you should also remember you are friends BEFORE that argument. Huwag niyong hayaang masira ng trabaho ang pagkakaibigan (vice versa). Sometimes, let go of your pride. Also guys, learn to LISTEN. HEARING someone is not enough....

And be more awesome this coming school year, welcome the new staff with big hugs. Make them feel comfortable. Fresh start again for everyone. Look back to all the past works that we have then brainstorm new ideas.

Features Team... kayo na bahala ah! Laaam niyo na yan! *kung sino man ang mapapadpad sa Features*

I love you guys so much!

And also guys, always remember what Mr. Nathaniel Santos said in an article for 25 years, “THE SENTINEL is not made in just a snap of the fingers, the pioneers fought hard to have an independent school paper for the student’s welfare. It’s now in your hands to, continue its legacy.”

lovelovelove everyone!

Editorial: Think things over

This article was my exam for Editorial Writing. I got a high grade on this which means the Guillermo Santos standard. This is just a simple editorial back then, I got the chance to reread it and I thought that the original article has many empty spots. I tried to change some of it for sample work pursposes. It is not timely because I made this 2 years ago...
I just changed the middle and last parts (where my editorial really begins). The first two paragraph are facts... :)

The Philippines and other poor Asian countries are no longer G-8’s priority. The sad news came from our former National Treasurer Leonor Briones when she came from Germany. She added, that the G-8 countries (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Russia) will just spread their help to Africa and give other poor countries in Asia, little attention.

The G8 leaders’ aimed to place the African continent firmly on their international agenda’s list of priorities. The premise for this new focus was the awareness that Africa has been deprived of the international community’s much needed attention for far too long. It was a way of recognizing adequacies of the past.

Now that the Philippines is no longer G8’s priority, we have to stand alone and work for our country’s economic recovery.

We might think that it would be hard because of the Global economic Recession, but eversince the country is already experiencing recession.

The Philippines has many useful resources. The people should just learn how to use them properly. Everyone should also help the government in gaining our country’s progress. If we want change we should start from ourselves. As the MMDA sign board says, Akala ko ba gusto mo ng Pagbabago?. Nobody has a perfect government but if all the rules were followed strictly maybe our country will be a better place to live in to.

It’s time to open your eyes and face the fact that the government is not the problem, not only the pro government, not the anti but all of us. We are all part of the problem and maybe we should all think things over.

Hearing the phrases “They should do this..., Why didn’t they do that?” is so whiny. Why can’t someone say, “What can I do to help?”

The Britney

I know that some people would say that she's not the right person to idolize now because of her many mistakes. Well, I stand by Britney. I'm a fan girl eversince. I remember when I was still 12 years old, my favorite website is Britney's site. Our printer's ink will be used for Brit's pictures from baby photos to present, well of course aside from printing my homeworks! haha. I even have my aunt who backed me up. She gave me a cute folder so that I can organize my Britney stuff. I was a super fan back then but when Britney had her many shares of bad publicity and wrong decisions... I started to stop making her my role model. *Okay you can laugh at me now* haha! I was very disappointed when she married someone and then after 55 hours filed an annulment. I freaked out! haha
But, i will never question her songs, i love it to death.

When she had a relationship with Justin Timberlake, I became the super fan girl again. Though I didn't believe much on fairy tales, I believed that Britney and Justin will have a happy ending. BUT THEN AGAIN, some good things are meant to last. AAAwww. I remember I was also broken hearted when I read it on the internet. Confession: Until now, I can't move on! I am very sure that Everytime is really for Justin while cry me a river is for Britney! haha! And its like they never had closure, they were not friends after the break up 'til now. So sad.

When I watched Brit's docu Britney: For the Record, I cried with her when she said When Justin walked out of my life I was devastated. Goooosh! haha

When Britney married Kevin Federline, ggrrrr! but, its her life and I'm just a fan. That didn't end there, more controversies, rehab, issues and everything. I opened myself to idolize new artists and left my love for Britney behind. Though I know I will still be a super fan! :)

Britney's making a comeback and haters are bigger but the love of her fans will be forever. Even she loves to lip sync every now and then. I still love her. HAHA! And I admire her for moving on and her perseverance to have a new life not only for herself but for her children.

So Britney Jean Spears, i will always be a fan girl! and I really hope I could get a work already so I have money to watch your Concert here in Manila (well I hope the concert will pursue!)

To be a kid again

I call this photo Innocence. I even submitted this for our school's literary portfolio and I'm glad my co school paper peeps included it. The innocence of a child. For them, having fun is just simply playing with water, watching their favorite cartoon, lollipops and many more. I miss that life especially that life is so complicated when you're older.

It was taken two summers ago. My niece, the daughter of my cousin, had a vacation here in Manila. I think I had a blog about her vacation here... Hmmm. Anyway, she's sweet but she's so Maldita! and she quarrels with everyone but yeah sometimes she'll be too sweet. Especially, if she wants something and yes! she hugged me so tight so that I would let her take a bathe using the water hose. I don't what's in her imagination because she always says there's a crocodile in our bathroom. As in?? HUh?! Kiddddsss!!

I know she's a big girl now. Can't wait to see her and her baby sister again! :))

My niece when we're the one's who tease her! haha she told us to stop.. but we won't haha!