Back from PlanSem

March 27-31, 2008
Things I will not forget about PlanSem:
1. The beautiful place

2. The bathrooms na ibang style ang pag flush. haha

3. The long arguments (hanggang 2 AM)

4. Agawan sa PSP

5. Caloi and Ace tandem

6. The hot weather kaya outdoor breakfast and lunch (and sometimes outdoor discussions)

7. "Tim" day

8. Adventure with Weng and Elai in search of a Sunday mass

9. Night swimming on the last day

10. Shooting star while swimming! with Weng, Faith, Elai, Jeni, Emm.

11. Weng's birthday

12. RHETT'S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE NA SUUUUPER KILIG, DI KO KINAYA! He drove all the way to Laguna alone to surprise Weng for her birthday at 12 midnight by the pool. Weng was waiting for his phone call thinking Rhett was in Manila studying for accouting. He called tapos when Weng asked where he is, he wasn't answering. Weng's back was facing us so di niya nakita na si Rhett nasa poolside na with us then he greeted Happy Birthday from behind. OMG nakakalokaaaa kinilig kami sa moment. We love you, Weng! I bet yun wish mo sa shooting star. weee!

13. 'rock climbing' before we go home.

14. Ganda ng van namin pauwi. hahahahaha and Kuya is super bait. Boracay na next time! wooot!

15. syempre, si GIZMO.♥ ♥ ♥ And Ex-Senator Serge Osmeña who dropped by to visit the ABAM plansem. big time noh? weeeeh!

Sikat

Our birthday video for Miggy is finally uploaded!
Juniors unite to wish you a superb birthday! weeee!

vacashyon!

Gone for the weekend!

Weee! Makiling, here we come!

Let's go ABAM. ;)

across the miles

We miss you na! Have a great vacation!

Happy to be Alive!

MTV and Body Shop join forces to launch the
Move Your Lips campaign
for the Staying Alive Foundation. Body Shop created a limited edition Guarana Lip Butter to support the campaign to promote awareness and prevention of HIV all over the world. I saw this in Duty Free today, sold at $3.25 per pot. All proceeds go to the Staying Alive Foundation. Limited edition nga pala. :)

There's also a scent created for the same advocacy.
Body Shop's Rougeberry Eau de Toilette for the
Spray to Change Attitudes Campaign
also for HIV awareness and prevention.

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Just to explain how I found myself in Duty Free, well, my uncle's girlfriend (pseudo-wife) wanted to purchase yet another Longchamp bag (she has loads of 'em in different colors) so we headed to Duty Free to take advantage of the sale they have.

My brother and I, being trained in the field of business in our respective schools, have noticed the change in the trend of shoppers in Duty Free. Many years ago says 'Tita Girlfriend', around 20 years, probably, it was very nice to shop in Duty Free. The have all these unique items and the people who shop there are really the well traveled ones. Luxury goods are updated, items are quite exclusive and the service is really good. Today, people flock in big vans and even convoys that seem like the whole barangay, celebrating everyone's pagiging bigtime abroad. Trends aren't very much updated such as bags that are from last season, scents in all these 'tipid packs' as my kuya and I fondly call it. This shift is very much evident in what types and classes of people come to Duty Free. I can't really blame them. I mean, of course they are simply reaping the fruits of their sacrifices abroad. But it is such a shame that Duty Free downgraded quality as well. The aircon wasn't even turned on! There were lots of electric fans turned on but for a department store, moreover, for Duty Free, sheeesh. Howell, must stop ranting since I didn't really buy anything. I'd rather shop in Rustan's, Glorietta and Greenbelt. They have everything that there is in Duty Free and more, at the same price (when you convert to peso) and of course, the aircon.

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Oh, learned something today. Familiar with L'oreal's latest hair care line, the ELSEVE?
I found it in Duty Free too! But it's labeled ELVIVE.

I haven't exactly figured what is behind their marketing strategy but I do want to understand. According to some websites, it's ELVIVE in the UK and Europe but here in the Philippines, it's ELSEVE. But don't worry, it's the same banana. hahahaha

I'vre tried the shampoo and conditioner of ELSEVE. It smells fine but still, the Purple Palmolive variant still smells waaay better. For the job it does, the price is definitely affordable. I swear, even a bi friend commented 'ang bango naman ng hair mo, Adz.' Weeee! Kinilig ako, in fairness sa bi. hahaha Anyway, back to my story, the conditioner works too but I think it is too expensive for the job it does. So, I wasn't really hooked to buy my second bottle of ELSEVE. Nothing beats Kerastase of course. Although I haven't gathered enough strength to let go of two thousand effin bucks for a bottle of shampoo. I just end up having Kerastase on my hair when I get a cut at chosen David's Salons. haha Maybe when I'm waaay richer, I can afford to buy all the Kerastase I want. wooohooo!
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Oh, one last! Even (PRODUCT) RED brand (branchild of U2's Bono and Bobby Shriver, in cooperation with Ecko, Gap, etc.) joins the World in the call for AIDS awareness and prevention. Half of the total proceeds of the RED line go to the Global Fund for AIDS. They started in March 2006 and have by far pooled up to $100 million. Oh, the parenthesis? it's "the embrace". sweet.

To learn more about this campaign, visit www.joinred.com.

The best things in life are still free.
Movie
midnight Starbucks snack and a great talk with my 'sisters' and daddy
adventure walk
sleepover
March 20,2008

I'm daddy's

Ohboy, I really am.

♥ ♥ ♥
Oh, Raish, wish you were there. I really do. :)

This is it

Photo op with Mister Alattafun himself, Ramon Bautista.
Punky, Kyle, Sir Ramon, Fa, Myself

Now with Tim and Dianne.

Hoping ain't overrated

I'll keep that in mind, okay?
Because you said you promise.
And because I really trust that you'd keep your word,
like you always try to.
So leave those keys to me and fo sho'
we'll be having the ride of our lives.

Totally Hot

Sobrang init today. Exaaage. I will tell you about my day.

I was too lazy to commute but I had to fight the urge to call the guardhouse for a cab so I walked to the tricycle and shuttle station w/c is just around 100 meters from the house. Outside the village, I scored an FX ride which I was totally happy about. Kaso , when I hopped in, it was humid at talaga naman may amoy pa eh! However, I can't really choose at that point right? So inside, there's this lady who had like two bagfuls of Natasha merchandise on the legroom at the backmost part of the FX. The backseat was filled when two younger ladies got into the FX. I got totally pissed with the lady who sat beside me because one, she was super magulo, second, she kept hitting me sides with her elbow and third, her sticky arm kept hitting my arm which by the way was not sweaty. So diba? Hello naman ,ang lagkit mo kaya! A little farther, the Natasha lady signaled to the driver para. Ideally, any courteous person will open the door to assist the lady in exiting the FX in the shortest possible time. The lady beside me just made way by slanting her legs so that the Natasha lady could pass. But she refused to open the door for her. It pissed me to a point that I had to mumble to her "BUKSAN MO KAYA." Diba? Respeto kasi tawag dun. OR at the very least, show some consideration. As we approached Philcoa, it rained super hard I bet that lady laughed at me when I had to go down. (Hello karma?) But I don't really care. I know I was right. She was just kupal. When I got to school, it was super hot I actually felt pounds shedding away. Hahaha! But it's not the best way to shed pounds y'know. It made us look dugyot.

COMELEC Pictorial. Super dugyot rin. hahaha but fun.

Heto ang winner. This is the real IT'S ALATTAFUN. We had a photo op with Mister Ramon Bautista! Kudos to Fa who ran after him at the oval, and asked for a photo op. wooot. Tim even ran to us just to have his photo taken too! yaaay! I'll post our photos soon. :D

For the lack of better word

Sometimes we give up so fast on people. We let personal things corrupt our mind, thus, we settle on just forgetting what exists. We'd rather shut them out of our minds and accept that things are leading nowhere.

Funny how life gets back at us. Maybe they haven't really forgotten. Maybe they know, it's just that they're having a hard time thinking where to position themselves. Maybe they're busy but it's not like they're gone. And sometimes, all we need is a little time to breathe, little more time to think things over, and even a little bit more time to wait.

shiitake :))

Stressed kaming lahat, kamusta naman. Howell, today was fine. It was our finals in Finance. I sure hope I did well. For two consecutive nights, I've only been able to sleep for three hours a night and I just realized I can't live that life. So this sacrifice must pay off. After the finals, my friends and I left to grab a bite at Wendy's at SM North but we ended up eating at Yellow Cab at Berkeley's. Yay! It was a fun lunch out. yaheeey! Panalo yung shittake mushrooms na amoy utot. hahaha Forgive me for my casual use of the word. But it was a hilarious moment for all of us. Tim, from the execore one-on-one meeting in Chowking, arrived while some of us were taking our last few bites. Farrah was craving for ice cream but since YC ice cream isn't too affordable, some good hearted men (Pat, Ian and Tim) decided to pool some funds so we could buy a big bucket of ice cream at the grocery. While enjoying our dessert, a super bad smell came from nowhere. Pat smelled it first and said

GRABE TIM, AMOY CHOWKING YUN AH!

At first, we didn't get it but at the very first inhalation after Pat's comment, we realized. Damn, it smelled like fart talaga and we were so convinced it was Tim. HAHAHA We dispersed from our tables while laughing at Tim. The yellow cab ladies, including the manager saw us laughing and dispersing so they approached us and said

"Ma'am, yung naamoy niyo po shiitake mushrooms."

The laughter was so intense. Mas bumenta sa akin because super kawawa talaga si Tim na napagkamalan na nagpakawalang ng 'sama ng loob'. HAHAHAHA

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First ever ExeCoun Meeting! Yay! Sorry, can't divulge info. But basically it was about the graduation program. Hurray to the graduates!

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I'm excited for the Comelec pictorial on Monday. Vincent, with his spanking new D-SLR will be our photographer. We don't have a theme yet but our default theme is white. (yeah, like, what's new? hahaha) I'm still looking for a super angas tagline for comelec. yung tipong maaasar sila sa inggit. hahahaha pero we don't mean to harm anyone ha, we are just having fun.

Execore Pressure

I am so thrilled to be part of the UP Association of Business Administration's Execore! More than that, I am super happy that most of my batch mates and friends have positions in the BA organizations and BAC.
To enumerate: ABAM: Caloy Laguardia, Emm Enriquez, Ace Ricafort, Tim Humangit, Jay-Ar Natal, Adz Garcia, Ian Antonio

BAC: Miguel Tirona, Nica Marquez, Raymund Li, Ching Lansang, Kyle Dael and Hye Quintos, Pia de Jesus, Trixie Rodriguez, Carlo Abanes, Rachelle Sison
JFA: Peter Ramos, Raisia Rojas, Barnett Balberia, Larice Ramos (Lemme know who else :-S)
JMA: Don Ingal, Andy Portugal, Risa de Sagun
CE: Jave Maceda
JPIA: Jep Olazo, Diana Fernandez
AdCore: Farrah Rodriguez, Bobit Ebarle, Ja Lagunda, Jen Santos

I am looking forward to working with my friends.

Let's all make the coming school year an unforgettable and productive one.

I am

ENRAGED
by a forseen dictatorship.
DISAPPOINTED
with the people I respect.
NEEDED
by people who believe in me.
LOVED
because of Farrah, Raisia, Dianne and Andy.
MOTIVATED
to take your breath away.
INSPIRED
to fight for what is right.
SLEEPY.
World, I bid you nanyt! ;)

it's alattafun!

Today's a perfect holiday before Finance exams. Transport strike pushed through so classes were canceled. Yay for me because I got to sleep a few extra hours. wooohooo!

Study time was good because of our study breaks. Yaaaay!

I'm super excited for the next school year to start because, first, we'll be the graduating batch na. Second, we have lots of plans for the batch and I am looking forward to Kyle's representing of the batch to the BAC. I'm excited for our Free Hugs project. Also for our Grad Ball.

here's what i got for study break.

This one made me cry again.

Here's a biiig hug to the people who kept me sane today. Raisia, Andy and Dianne.

This next one made me laugh so long and so hard.

I am definitely looking forward to our next academic year. Let's all make it an unforgettable year.

Live a legacy. Leave a legacy.
Let's go, (incoming) Seniors!



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Happy Birthday Bobit! :)
March 11

Nothing's changed

It has been quite some time since my last super open conversation with my best friend. Today, after Law class, she took some time to catch up with me. It's always comforting to have someone just listen to you and would make you feel that she really understands every bit of what you said.

I'm really glad to have let it all out to my best friend this afternoon because at this moment, I just feel betrayed by the other friendship that I have invested on.

You know the feeling when you never ask for anything talaga? At one point, you'd wan to feel important rin naman right? And there it goes, invisible and probably non-existent in the first place. Now that things are going really good in this person's life, I just officially lost my role. You'll never need me naman siguro so ayos lang, I'll spend all my energy on my other friends.

Fine, I might as well start busying myself with org work, summer classes and jogging with my best friend. That way, you'll realize you do not mean the world to everyone (read as: me). ASA KA.

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I sent my best friend a text message after our conversation.

I missed talking to you like that. Nothing's changed.
You're still my best friend.
Kahit na may *** ka na.
HAHAHAHA

Dapat tulog na ako

Yes, I should be sleeping right now but no. I find myself reading blogs and forums about the recent and past University Elections and I shall post the funny ones. hahahaha I labeled them na rin to cater to their niche. hahaha

Pag slang ka...
RYE here, RYE now. Make the RYE choice.

Pag mahilig ka sa corny but super benta...
Tin-Nem-Bang (tin servando, nem canete, bang dizon) =))
Isulong ang progresibong pagbabago...Steph by Steph!
Don't forget my Nem...
If aiken, you can! =aiken ng pol sci, running for a cssp-sc councilor position

There are others worth mentioning but I can't find their niche so I picked one lang. here it is...
yes na yes kay noel reyes.

PANALO DIBA? :)) good night, world!

oooh,wait...totoo bang may helicopter si steph tan? my gawd, bumenta sakin. I just read in in a blog. lemme know, okie? ;)

Mango ni Barnett

Today I spent my whole morning sleeping, my whole afternoon understanding Chapter 11 of Finance, and my whole evening catching up with people while doing exercises for Finance.

NEWS! Barnett got an internship in MANGO, as in the clothing brand Mango. woot woot! I changed my stat message to
BARNETT, GUSTO KO SUMAMA SA MANGO INTERNSHIP MOOOOO. :D

In seconds, three people ym-ed me to inquire and verify if it's the MANGO Clothing brand. hahaha

Good job Barnett! and!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!We love you!
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Nga pala, to Nica Yan and Vincent, I apologize wala kayong birthday greeting on my blog. busy lang ako nun. but you know we love you guys. :)

I am so dead

Here goes nothing...

I was talking to a friend this afternoon and during one of the many study breaks I took while understanding Finance.

And my friend goes
masama ba tumawa
ikaw yung malabo
ayaw mo akong maging lonely
at ayaw mo rin ako maging masaya
annnuuubbeeeehhhh

HALATA BAAAAH? SORRY NAMAN! HAHAHAHA

THE SONG I must internalize

Chasing Pavements - Adele

Ive made up my mind
dont need to think it over
if im wrong i am right
dont need to look no further
this aint lust i know this is love

but if i tell the world
i'll never say enough
cos it was not said to you
and thats exactly what i need to do
if i end up with you

should i give up
or should i just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads no where,
or would it be a waste
even if i knew my place should i leave it there.
should i give up
or should i just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads nowhere

i build myself up
and fly around in circles
waiting as my heart drops
and my back begins to tingle
finally could this be it

or should i give up
or should i just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads no where,
or would it be a waste
even if i knew my place should i leave it there.
should i give up
or should i just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads nowhere

yeaaah ehh

should i give up
or should i just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads no where,
or would it be a waste
even if i knew my place
should i leave it there

should i give up
or should i just keep on chasing pavements
should i just keep on chasing pavements

ohhhh ohh

should i give up
or should i just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads nowhere
or would it be a waste
even if i knew my place should i leave it there

should i give up
or should i just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads nowhere

counting today's blessings

First,I want to thank God for helping me in the ABAM elections. Thank you for everyone who voted for me. Yay! I will work with my fellow execore memebers President Tim, EEVP Ace, IEVP Jay-ar, CA VP Caloy , Fin VP Ian and SE VP Emm to push ABAM beyond the limit and make this term the biggest and best ever term for the organization. Yahooo!

Second, yay to the ABAM casino night! Hurray to the chocolate fountain, karaoke, billiards and poker. Sayang, we didn't know may pool pala. Swimming partaaay!

Third, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANABEE! YAY! Very intimate and cool party at the Ayala Hillside Clubhouse. Congratulations on the new home as well!

Fourth, Alice Jong, our Korean classmate in OpMan is leaving on March 14. We will miss her. I will remember the time we tried to learn her Korean name, as well as the time we offered her Pili nuts and she loved it. We'll see you soon, ayt? take care!

Elections High

Things you did not know about the Elections. hahaha

1. The night before the elections, we got news regarding the greatest fear of every comelec memeber- Manual elections.

2. UP UNPLUGGED created the Halalan Software for our computerized elections. Sobrang galing nila. They spoke in tongues.

3. There was a notice of power interruption from Meralco. Kamusta naman ang timing nila noh? But wait! Destiny has a plan...

4. With destiny against us, CBA's transformer decided to give up on us on the day of elections. The consequence? COMELEC RED ALERT. We had plan B and C. B was to move to the MBA computer Lab at the ground floor and have the generators of BA running. Plan C was THE BOMB- Manual elections. (scare number two.) Sosyal si Ma'am Talavera. She told sina Kuya Rolly, etc. "Gusto ko e prepare mo yung mga generators natin. Wala akong pakialam, kailangan may kuryente tayo."

5. A hell lot of people left their ID's at the comelec booth. Oh, claim them from Kitch nga pala! hahaha

6. Ma'am Glo Talavera, Sir Erick Capistrano and Sir Manuel Manuel are suuuper kalog. aylavem!

7. Fun fun fun but tense wait for results.

8. DZUP (UP masscom's radio station) was covering the elections. From time to time, they aired live interviews.

I totally enjoy comelec. I definitely want to be part of Comelec 2009. Yay!

Tagged by Raisia

5 Random facts about me

1. I always claim I am shy. Yes, I am! But only when I am in an unfamiliar territory. hahaha

2. I totally love Lipton Red Tea. I'm supper addicted to it, I have to drink at least one 500 ml bottle a day. If I run out of Red Tea at the BA coop/snack bar, I really get irritated. It happened twice. hahaha *ehem...Lipton must make me their new endorser.ehem*

3. I love white! Most of my clothes are in white. I always buy stuff in white (first choice). When I am super rich already, I'll wear white tops everyday. hahahaha (I love wearing denims rin so tops lang ang white. haha) But then again, that's just what I feel now. hahaha

4. I love non-loud, no-shouting music. Just tonight, while hanging out with a friend, I realized when you're the silent type, you prefer loud music. If you're energetic and sociable, you like mellow music. At least, I think ha.

5. I am trying to bring back my interest in reading. I was into reading back in high school but I sort of had a 'reading block' when I got frustrated with 100 years of Solitude. I won't post my reading list but first on my list is The Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I postponed Catch 22 muna. hahaha

Sooo, didja learn something new about me? haha

There! I tag Nica Yan, Fa and everyone who is interested to answer. hahaha ;)

At your service

YAY! Election is half over. hahaha Super tiring but definitely fun fun fun and worth going through. Kuya Kitch, our COMELEC chairman said that the people's feedback on this year's COMELEC is that we are like an org daw. hahaha cool!I must admit, two weeks of working with these people was really fun! And guess what? It is extended! There are still 9 slots for a councilor position and a single slot for a terminal batch representative open until Monday (10th).

See the BAC Results! This is quoted from the official release of COMELEC 2008.

BA students,here are the results of the BAC Elections:
Total number of undergraduate students: 770

First year= 96 voted: 74 turnout: 77.08%
Second Year=198 voted: 164 turnout: 82.83%
Third Year=229 voted: 190 turnout: 82.97%
Fourth Year=197 voted: 150 turnout: 76.14%
Fifth Year= 50 voted: 46 turnout: 92%
Turnout for undergraduate students = 81.04%

Graduate Students: 311 Voted: 20 turnout: 6.43%

Overall turnout: ( 634/1062)*= 59.70%

*634 = based on the computer tally

*1062= 1081-19( LOA students)

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BAC

CHAIR Vice-Chair
"Migs Tirona"- 307 "Nica Marquez"- 395
"Pia de Jesus"- 255 "Trixie Rodriguez"- 169
Abstain 72 Abstain- 70

BA Councilors: Title VI Article 4 (Single Candidacy Rule). Since there are 11 candidates running for the 11 councilor positions, the candidates are under the Single Candidacy Rule. A candidate must get 2/3 of the votes cast. 634 x 2/3= 423

1. Raymund Li- 500

2. Ching Lansang- 454
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3. Brenda Magaoay- 403

4. Kat Cruz - 389

5. Rachelle Sison - 368

6. Pats Carbonell - 343

7. Bianca Borlogan - 336

8. Carlo Abanes - 334

9. Ems Crisostomo - 309

10. Aldrin Cortes - 279

11. James Biscarra - 272

Abstain - 36

Sophomore Batch Reps

1. Englebert Chua - 72

2. Brian Catbagan - 46

3. Bam Santos - 43

4. Dj de Jesus - 18

Junior BAA Batch Rep: Title VI Article 4 (Single Candidacy Rule). 164x 2/3=110

1. Edgar de las Alas 145

Abstain 17

Junior BA Batch Rep: Title VI Article 4 (Single Candidacy Rule). 164x 2/3=110

1. Zel Enriquez 141

Abstain 21

Senior BAA Batch Rep:Title VI Article 4 (Single Candidacy Rule). 190 x 2/3= 127

1. Hye Quintos 149

Abstain 36

Senior BA Batch Rep:Title VI Article 4 (Single Candidacy Rule). 190 x 2/3= 127

1. Kyle Dael 173

Abstain 12

A reelection will be held on the day set by the COMELEC. Just wait for announcement from us. Thank you!

It's your college. It's your choice.

-BA COMELEC 0708

Stress, stress and more stress

YAY to NE-YO's concert! Hurray to my mare, FA for coming with me. THAAANK YOU SUUUPER!

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My deliverables and upcoming exams:
1. Sociological journal review
2. Paper on ethnicity, gender and stratification
3. HR reaction paper
4. Socio exam- March 3
5. ELECTIONS for BAC and USC- March 4
6. Marketing case digest - March 6
7. HR report- March 6
8. ABAM elections- March 7 (Vote for me!)
9. Finance 3rd exam- March 12
10. Finance Finals- March 15
11. Law finals- March 19
12. HR finals
13. OpMan finals
14. Marketing finals

My first two papers are due on Monday even if Socio class in on a Tuesday. I'm COMELEC and my job requires me not to leave CBA on the 4th of March since it is election day. We will be busy manning the table for online elections from 8 am to 7 pm (for the MBA students). Tim even mentioned that our break time will only be lunch and washroom visits. Howell, I am totally excited for the computerized elections since it's gonna be the first time in CBA. Yay! I am also very excited, especially after the controversial meeting de avance. To add to that, election results are real time!!! Yay! No more counting of ballots. woot woot!

Speaking of my stint with the comelec...
It's really hard when you are faced with role conflicts. You want to be a good and supportive friend at the same time you have to do your job. It is really tough. I have been in situations where right then and there I wanted to remove my ID and just be a friend. But what keeps me in Comelec is that I know my friends understand. And that I have other ways to be a good friend to them such as reminding them of guidelines, deadlines and important announcements that may be crucial to their campaigns.

I just want everything to end na. I know it's gonna end soon. For the meantime, little hugs in between wouldn't hurt. ;)