The highest level of fan girl-ing

Sorry for the poor video quality... and for my voice that sings along with Alexander! haha

Even if I am a fan of a celebrity, band, musician or any "awesome" human being, I never went to their mall tours even if it is just near my place. So, I have to say that this is one of the things I have done for the first time!

I've learned of the band, The Cab from my friend/ former office mate, Eena. She let us listen to Vegas Skies and Take my hand. And yes, I instantly fell in love with the them and their songs. For many nights, I've been listening to their songs, endlessly (haha). Some of them are on repeat for weeks until I try another track. Usually, it was Vegas skies for two weeks, Take my hand the next until, I had their two albums and discovered more heart-pinching and kilig songs. 

I've been a fan of other bands but I never thought of going to their tours or any activities.... until, The Cab. I was searching for events in September (for work) when I stumbled on The Cab Mall Tours in Ayala Malls. At that time, I just joked my friends that we should go  because the band have a gig at ATC -- (my favorite hangout place). Also, I was really brokenhearted because I can't watch THE MAROON 5 concert so I'm finding a way to ease the pain, LOL!

So there, Airiz agreed to go with me and Joanna joined too. The funny thing is my office mates were very supportive. We thought of a way on how will the band notice us. NOTICE!!! hahaha. We thought of a stuff toy wherein I can throw it at Alex Marshall (the keyboardist of my life, LOL). 

The stuff toy thing was scrapped in the plan, another plan is to buy the sash where words "be my future husband" is written. Then, I said.. Oh my gosh! I can't do that... hahaha!

Hours before the event, I saw my first ever dream catcher necklace. I decided that I will find a way to give it to Alex... GOSH! I was so excited. 

The thing is we don't have tickets to get in (because we are broke girls) -- haha! it is really part of the plan. We know that during mall tours, you can still watch on the side. BUT!!! Even if we do't have any pass, our SPOT was the best! We were on the side where Alex Marshall seats when he is playing the piano. (Yes, my heart is screaming and I am screaming and all the poise in me was forgotten! haha)

We always tried to get their attention even if we're just outside. The plan worked really well. Alex Marshall keeps looking and smiling in our direction until the best thing happened. He gave his guitar pick to us! He asked the sound production man to give it to us... AND HE POINTED AT US!!!!! aaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! Then I remembered my dream catcher. We asked the same man to give it to Alex, and the second best thing happened, ALEX MARSHALL wore my dream catcher... and looked at me and smiled. I can't breathe... LOL

ALEX MARSHALL!!! I LOVE YOU! haha Thanks for this!

though, Airiz will be the one who'll keep it! :)

Woah! That was really an awesome experience though we just tortured ourselves as we watch the others hugged and kissed The Cab because they have passes for meet and greet. Anyway, those two best things were the awesomest! hahaha

Thanks for these photos tumblr and google! hahaha

09/22/2012

Mixed Vid tape

This mixed vid tape is a Chritmas gift of my friend Debbie to all of us.

She gave it to us while we were eating at Dad's Glorietta (during our post Christmas get together.)

I always say that I love mixed tapes and I wish someday someone would give me one (gooosh! I'm so cheesy and old school! haha.) So this mixed vid tape is very special. Debbie explained that all of us have almost the same content of the vid except that in the cd that has your name, you are the star of the video. I'm not saying the shining star but the laughingstock star. HAHA!

I have many candid photos and VIDEOS(OMAYGAASH!) that is why Debbie told us that we can blog about this but we should "POST AT OUR OWN RISK!" I'm still thinking if I want to post the vid because I am ashamed of myself... hahaha! The photos and vids are very funny but at the same time... HEARTFELT. 

We just graduated last year but I miss everybody already. It is really different because when we were still in College, we see each other everyday. Have lunch together, dinner, snacks, wait for each other before class starts, "be late in class together", attend org/club meetings, watch movies together even the "cheesy" ones, overnights, go home late, just pig out whenever we have extra money.." So I'm not really used on the set up of not being with them everyday. Still, I have to remember some good things never last. We all need to grow up and be better people. One thing I know is as we go and achieve our dreams, we will never forget each other and we will always support each other. :) 

The songs debbie used in the video is really ♥. Actually the video has a collection of many photos with our many friends, mostly our Journ group, Sentinel Family (school paper), MassComm friends, other classmates etc.. That is why, I was teary eyed while watching the vid. Here are some stills in the vid. :)

me smiling for the cam during our meeting. haha

The Sentinel Family

Journloorves

oookay the conference night! haha

Grad day!

haha! super funny! a photo for Sentigang. This is not real guys. Everyone's into acting! LOL

Team Building! ICE CREEAAAM night!

The Ed Board. :)

lose together, WIN TOGETHER!!!

hahaha!

:)

and as the song goes:

Minsan ay hindi ko na alam ang nangyayari
Kahit na anong gawin
Lahat ng bagay ay merong hangganan
Dahil ngayon tayo ay nilimot ng kahapon
Di na mapipilitang buhayin ang ating pinagsamahan
Ngunit kung sakaling mapadaan baka
Ikaw ay aking tawagan
Dahil minsan tayo ay naging
Tunay na magkaibigan

Translation:

Everything has its own ending and we need to go on separate ways but some day I will remember and I might call you because once in our life we became true friends. :)

Nobody has to be ashamed.

The video is so touching. :/ ‎"With your love support and friendship, NOBODY HAS TO BE ASHAMED." #EQUALITY


Celebrate at the 2011 Manila Pride March!

December 03 - Saturday.
Registration starts at 1:00pm at the Remedios Circle.
Parade starts at 4:00pm.
Program: 6:00pm.
Street Party at 10:00pm at Orosa-Nakpil, Malate, Manila.

I miss school life. This photo was taken before our baccalaureate mass. Life's much simpler back then. Your friends appreciate you and will say your mistakes right in front of your face. You won't even worry about people who'll tell sh*t about you. Unlike on the real world, people always act like they're always better than anybody else. And also some people in the net world can ruin your positive attitude in just a snap... #just saying.

Frappes. Talks. Laughters. Memories. Friends.

May 29, 2011. Vis Maior Pacita and as the title says Frappes. Talks. Laughters. Memories. Friends. :)

Charie and Celine are my seatmates during our Senior Year. We talk a lot about everything. Charie and I were classmates when we're 2nd year and 4th year. Eversince sophomore year Charie already called me Mommy Kit and yes she's my baby. While Celine and I were classmates in First and Fourth Year and the seat/cheatmates. :)

We have planned this day for so long. We just want to talk and catch up with each others lives that's why we decided to just see each other on our place's local coffee shop.

As soon as everyone arrived we have talked from simple things, chismis, remember highschool life, laugh at each other's crushes, bash Charie's ex boyfriends! (haha!), talk about possible work places, and most importantly, update each other's life.

Celine.Charie.Me.

Looking back, we were so naive back then. Now, that we finally graduated and Yie is just months away for her graduation, I realized that nothing has changed. The friendship didn't change. We just became more mature and sure of ourselves. We now know the goals that we want to achieve, the dreams we want to reach. We are still those giggly loud voiced girls when we share stories, only stronger and wiser. We still fool around a lot. I missed them so much.

The two bruhaz fooling around. saying im the future EIC of UNO... Anoo???

We are the only customers in the coffee shop that's why we can laugh loud and tease each other to death.

Too bad Yie has to leave early because she has another agenda. Celine and I went to Jollibee and have more time to talk and update our College lives.

Celine and I became very close because we're seatmates. On our Senior Year, aside from my bestfriends and barkada, I also ask for her opinions about my life. Actually we both dream to study at UST but for so many personal reasons she enrolled at St. Scholastica and I went to Lyceum of the Philippines University. I still remember the times whenever we saw each other on the bus, we would usually talk of how much bitter we were.

BUT, now that we have graduated.. We have admitted that we have loved our respected schools and we have already let go of our frustrations in UST. We have achieved many things, we became more active in extra curricular activities. She became batch representative of her batch and had an awesome life changing documentary that I envy so much. I just wished I had the chance to watch it :( While, I achieved my dream of writing in our school paper and became Feature Ed (w/c I did not expect.) :)

Anyway, I'm really glad I have caught up with Celine's life. and!!!!! we also saw our EX crush in highschool on our way to Jollibee. You know what's funny when we saw him? After we said HI! There's no spark anymore, we didn't feel that rush of joy or "butterflies in the stomach" feeling. As in like we're just saying hi to an old friend. That's it... we really are grown ups now. haha! FUNNNNYYY!

I'm looking forward to more moments like this with my friends.

More Frappes. More Talks. More Laughters. More Memories. with awesome Friends

Graduation Happiness - April 30, 2011

MASAYA PALA TALAGA GRUMADUATE! :) An awesome day for everyone who worked hard for our diploma. All I can say is... Dear Diploma, you know what? you're worth it! Super duper worth it.

me with mama

with Tita Edios

looorve!

with my bestfriend

with Papa

Journleftovers!

--the reason why college will be hard to let go. My batchmates who became family.. I will really miss them. The memories will forever stay in our hearts! Kudos to us! CAS Batch 2011.. and to my journleftovers family! i love you forever and always.

I really wanted to blog about college and graduation more... but i'll do it next time or maybe next post! Anyway, i call that day the first day of the rest of my life.

Okay! BUM LIFE now signing on!

hahaha! til the next post! :)

Thesis Defense

"I actually like your paper, it is done systematically." -Ms. Dusaban

It is the most convincing sentence that I have heard this day. Something that I could say that I have done something right. That we have done something right (Rowland, Eliza, Jedi ad me.) I know that our research is not the most perfect research a college student could ever make. Even our panelists threw questions that we thought we cannot answer. We have loopholes in our methodology because we have made the simplest one. Nevertheless, I'm happy that we got 96 for our study. Actually, the grade doesn't matter at all. It is the appreciation of our study that made me happy.



I'm also glad this is all over (except for some revisions and minor exams). I'm also proud of my beloved friends (the other group) Airiz and Debbie, who also made it with flying colors! I love their awesome presentation [while we are peeking on the media rooms, window].



I can't explain the happiness that I'm feeling right now. I'm so glad that I'm already at the finish line (in college) with my beloved friends. I'm so proud of us. I love them so much!



And as i say, this is the first day of the rest of our lives.

(pictures to be uploaded soon.)

The Highlights of My 2010 (first part)

2011 is just 24 hours away, maybe its time to share the highlights of my year. I may not be exact about everything but I will do all the best to remember those AWESOME memories. :)

And yes! AWESOME is my word of the year. :)

So here it is, (sort out by month!)


JANUARY


This is one of my shots. I'm sure this is not the photo that is included in our exhibit. :) Anyway, I like it.

We went to Corregidor (Camera Club with 3rd year photojourn students :)). We are very lazy to take photos because its very hot! We even wanted to swim but we don't have our swim wears. Its a nice experience because CORREGIDOR is history. And as I say history, we encountered creepy moments. Haha.


My looorves!



They are my girls. When we speak about tv series, we are the main characters. I remember that this happened after Corregidor, we ate at Teriyaki Boy wherein we cursed the place after. I think this is the time that when we don't have that much money. We tried not to buy or spend anything on Corregidor but we realized that after eating at Teriyaki Boy, we spent too much. Do you know the feeling when you spend money then after you'll say "Grrr. di kaya masarap, di ako nabusog!" I even remember we are cursing Airiz on the way home because she's the one who says she wants Maki.. It all started there. :) This is one of the "breathe of fresh air moments" that I have with them. Not in the picture: Kianah and Paolo :)




Our dear friend Niley. Our little girl suddenly became a woman na. We love you dear Niley and our dear Eiffel.



Mr. and Ms. Cas - the time that we assisted the contestants in their outfits and everything. Haggard moments but feels good because we dream of working backstage. Thanks for Saii and Rei, for allowing us to give help. Super haggard and I remember "nag init ulo ko sa isang contestant." haha. secret! :)

Elai's 19th birthday



February






COCOPEA CONGRESS :) Actually I don't remember the details of the program though MOST of the Presidential Candidates at that time are very late. The students are even tired to listen to them. My friends are busy looking at the food table if there's still spaghetti. The only thing I remember fully is our picture taking at SMX :)


Of course, who could forget? Row's 21st birthday Celeb at Starbucks! :)

March

I think March is one of my depressed months. :) I remember we have moments of haggard days because of requirements. And moments when I would cry because Mega Pub., Summit Media- my dream places for internship are still not responding to my emails. I was really devastated at that time. Some good points are, I have dinner nights with my friends.

But I think the most special one is when Eiffel Paris came into our lives. Especially to our friend Nile and Anjo. Their little angel. I think she's truly a blessing not only for her mama and papa but also for us. I remember that between those busy days we would stop everything just to talk. (I'm referring to original a104 barkada - mean girls) We are all happy for Niley.





I just hope Eiffel will not grow up that fast. (pwede ba yun?) haha. When you grow up, I will let you read this blog and to show you that you are very loved. :)

April
My kuya's graduation :) and bestfriend's 20th birthday. Pictures here and here


My internship moments

I dream of being in a Magazine Publication but in the media organization Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), I experienced more than what I wanted to experience. I tried something different (out of the box my usual feature stories) wherein I have applied the lessons my professor, Sir Gil Santos, taught us.
I even experienced the "its getting hot in here" in the office when ABS CBN's Maria A. Ressa defended their news team on a statement given by CMFR. (grabe ang awesome lang kasi.. Ang gagaling ng mga boss namin and of course the veteran journalist Mr. Luis Teodoro.)

It is also the time I fully understand the Maguindanao Massacre Case wherein we got to attend rallies and made interviews with prominent people in Media and Politics. We felt for the victims' families but we also learned to do our job and forget about the emotions. We were also one of those photographers & reporters who are joking, laughing and almost killing each other just to get interviews and photos. But, the best is when your work is published. With those hundred edits and different colors of marks just to make it perfect. See here

It is nice to meet new people but the most awesome is to stay friends with them after all of this. I will forever be grateful to them.






more photos: click here

May

Still finishing my last days in the office when some of my friends also started their internship at CMFR. So, I don't have that so called "vacation" but I have "gala" days with my cousins. :)I even learn how to play BINGO (sa mall). We almost won Php 10,000. ALMOST! "Ganun pala yun feeling pag isang number na lang kulang mo, akala mo talaga mananalo ka na.... :)) My kuya ninoy (cousin) said (who is an expert bingo player) "ano ba yan? Naubos ko na yun ten thousand sa utak ko eh.." hahahah!




June

National Press Forum at Diamond Hotel



The time when we wished that we could turn back time. Sana dun na lang kami sa event ng CMFR pumunta. hahaha. Anyway its an experience na pakape kape, cookies at ensaymada. :)) I love my girls (elai, jedi, debs, airiz) this time wala kami ginawa kundi tumawa at maidlip. :))At syempre makinig kay Sir Yambot. :))

Enjoying each other's company. -Seniors na. :)

Wow. I realized first 6 months pa lang ng year parang ang dami ng nangyari. :)) pano pa kaya sa second part? :))

Criss - cross by Airiz :)

Her fingertips tap against the keys

like a steady rhythm of a weeping heart.

We wait for time to slip;

I watch and reminisce and think --

is there something to offer us

when we exit our little 'paradise?'

We share puzzle pieces behind closed doors;

we traded bittersweet nothings

of the escapist planes of our hearts.

Time seems nonexistent

when we explore each other's thoughts.

Her happiness is her choice,

My destiny is weaved by my bare hands.

Unconciously, we complement each other.

in a world that forbids criss-crossed fates

-This is a poem made by my friend Airiz Casta for me when we were still Freshies. I so love this poem because she just made this while we're talking inside the photo lab, (dark room). She's just awesome. I treasure this because its the first time someone made me a poem.

Best girl friends

I just want to share a picture of me and my best girl friends in college. This is our last season. And yes, we're looking forward to that special day of receiving our diplomas but we're more excited ( also scared) on the fact that "real world" is already in front of us.

I really wanted to include more girl friends but I think they are the best of the best. They are the ones who i can call on 3 am who will curse me because I woke them up but still they will listen. They are the ones who always pissed me off because of the petty fights but I would always realize that I love them more than I hate them. Really, I can't put through words how much I love them. :)

:) Maybe God really blessed the broken road on my way to them.

I hope to make awesome episodes with you on our last season. :) I love you dearest. :)

3rd year 2nd sem - officially over

I'm going to miss doing my assignment, research, blah blah blah.
I'll miss the alarm.
I'll miss waking up early.
I'll miss the times wherein i'll wait for my friends at 7'11. or i'll wait for kianah because she's late.
I'll miss bringing my laptop every wed (bigat meeennn!) then stay at the library for 6 hours and be pissed off with the -uber-duper-ultra-slow net connection hahahaha!
i'll miss the quizzes.
i'll miss reading things about politics...

i'll miss them..


hahahaha. Believe me. (bleh!)


HAHAHAHA. Kidding aside.

What i'll miss the most is

my beloved journleftovers and broad friends...

It made me relect. Next sem will be the start of a new us. "New us" meaning more mature decisions are coming our way. Kailangan kabog! Next semester, we will be 10 months away from our dreams.. KAYA TODO NA ITO GUYS!!


and of course, ang saya, ligaya, at kung ano ano pa ay hindi pa rin mawawala.

So, hello summer. Hello internship. Hello bonding. hello. hello. hello.

SUUUUMMMEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! iyong iyo na ko...

huuug me. embrace me!

I LOVE YOU GOD! :)