WANTED: Margaritas.

Fridays have literally become a TGIF moment for most of us. Since the start of this Tuesday to Friday school days sked, we always find ourselves itching to reach Friday- when things can temporarily stop and people can unwind. And this Friday was no exception.

Yesterday, I was able to borrow Weng from Rhett for a movie at Eastwood. I gladly told Farrah about it so the three of us excitedly went to class, knowing we were gonna have a blast later in the evening. Three ladies in shorts and white tops that is. Kulang nalang isa pa, SATC na kami! hahaha

After visiting the College of Engineering for feasib ideas, we went back to BA to brainstorm while we wait until 7 pm for coding to stop. It was not a very productive feasib session, however, we did enjoy hanging out with Tim, Bobit, Jave, Vincent, and James. James of course was a different situation. Although he wasn't as annoying as he is during class. hahaha Gradually, people started to leave- Jave and Vincent left for DoTA, James just disappeared and Tim went to meet his 'boss' Kathy, Weng, Fa and I decided to leave for Eastwood too.

As girls would normally do it- we window-shopped before we finally went to the cinema to buy tickets for WANTED. However, a lot of people were watching it that the only seats left are for the 11-ish time slot. We decided to put the idea on hold since it was too late if Weng will join us. We decided to continue 'shopping' and then had dinner at Chowking.

While eating, a random guy with an accent called from behind our table asking if it was the only Chowking store in Eastwood. Fa and I said yes and casually resumed eating. After a few minutes, he asked us how he can get to Makati from Eastwood. We suggested he take a cab. However, he told us he is afraid to take a cab because he did earlier and the driver took him around Taguig before bringing him to Eastwood and he ended up paying 500 for his fare. He was afraid he'd be taken to some random places because he isn't familiar with Manila. A couple of moments (and questions) later, he requested if he could join us. Since he seemed harmless, we said yes and asked him to join us in the table. We casually asked from what country he is, what's he doing here in Manila, etc, etc. To cut the long story short, his name is Ali. He's from Atlanta and he's here to fix his papers so he can play in the PBA. He ended up in Eastwood because he was supposed to meet his friends. However his phone battery died, and he is using sun cellular so we ended up not being able to call his friends through my phone because of bad signal. He told us stories such as he was supposed to play for the Blue Eagles way back in 2001. He also explained he has a driver but the driver's wife is sick and had to go back to Pampanga to take care of her. He seemed really nice. He even said we were 'mabait' and promised he'd greet us on TV if ever he'd make it to PBA. hahahaha

After buying our ticket for the 11:50 showing, the three of us bid Ali goodbye and met up with Jave and Cheska for margaritas. Jave texted me for drinks when we were with Ali at Chowking. We gladly told them what happened to us and we sure did have a good laugh. Weng, Fa and I took turns telling them our story and the two seemed to enjoy laughing at what happened. Jave agreed to pay half of our drinks and we gladly ordered their buy 2 take 1 margarita. Just perfect for the three of us! I must admit, I totally missed the taste of margarita. It reminds me of late night partying or simply late night drnkscapades with Miggy, Anabee, Don, Fa, Joseph, etc. Along with the groovy RnB and hiphop music being mixed by the DJ (beside our table), it felt just like the good old days, only more laid back.

With such ambiance, I cannot help but think of the next five months of work. That includes endless presentations, group meetings, cases, CEO events, individual homeworks and feasibility study. Which only spells one thing- STRESS. We are destined to be the most boring creatures in the academic world in the next five months.

But so far, I have done a few things to de-stress. That includes getting enough sleep during weekends, watching movies every chance I get, and of course, sharing a laugh or two with the batch mates I love. As for you-

what have you done lately?



:))
Cheers to sabaw-ness and happy margarita nights!

You don't always get what you want

but when you do, it's never the best feeling in the world.

I got my wish but it felt empty. It felt like hugging a post- where all your effort just bounce back to you. Sometimes getting what you want leaves you wishing you didn't ask for it.

Right now I just wish I didn't get the hug. So that what stayed with me were the best hugs I've ever received. So that those were the hugs I will always remember. But this? It did not feel right. I'd rather yearn for that genuine one that receive something soon but half meant. Coz I'd rather be in the position of knowing what is not rather than not knowing what it is.

I hope tomorrow's better. :)

Of 21 things

Today is Mareng Fa's birthday! I can clearly remember a few weeks back when I joked to her 'Uuuy, lapit na birthday mo..." And she goes "Hay mare, hindi ko na nararamdaman yun. Di ko na iniisip."

What are we to do? Eh di IPARAMDAM ANG BIRTHDAY NIYA SA KANYA!

After Global Marketing class, Pat comes and drops the bomb. The best bomb to drop? ANYTHING REGARDING HER MOST LOVED CAR.

Something like...'Fa, may gasgas yung car mo. Nakita ko." And Fa mumbles OH.MY.GOD. and starts walking toward the stairs. Great supporting cast includes Emm, Punky, Kyle. Weeeee!

I had to nag Jen na 'Jen Jen baba na kayo, now na! Now na!' Sabay sagot 'Yes ma'am, yes ma'am!' HAHAHAHA Sorry for the pressure Jen!


As usual, Emm is the only cam-ready person here. No 'posing' photos kasi masyado na kami natuwa. haha

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARE! I KNOW YOU HAD A GREAT (twenty)ONE!

P.S.
Benta pa rin ang twenty-one shiny 'pisos' ni Jen! great job!

Rainy day

Today I officially finished my driving lessons! I am excited to drive However, I do not have my non-prof license yet. And besides, I bet my dad won't let me use his car. I'm fine with it since the price of fuel isn't really very pocket friendly right now. So I'm good with taking the FX or bus.

Anyway, after endlessly thinking of a good name for our class in Advertising, Emm and I came up with 'Choose well, choose nestle'. FYI, our teacher's name is Nestle Jeturian. haha Other group names that made it to the list were 'what's your brand', nespresso, and brandwire.

So far, I am enjoying my classes. All my professors are to look forward to! Thank God they're all great because the schedule is killing me, exage. As Emm would rightly put it, our TWThF sked means Tang*na What THe F*ck! HAHAHAHAHA I love it! It really captures the feeling of every student who hates the new schedule. It is so tiring! Like every after class, I end up lying on the couch for sometime just so I can energize- complete with school clothes on ha! Sometimes I am even too tired to change into my house clothes that I have to drag myself into my room to change. I cannot help but express my dislike of the sked. This schedule also caused the postponement of my attendance at the uMobile party with Fa, Raish and whoever wanted to come. We were just too tired to dance the night away. HELLO STRESS, WRINKLES AND DARK UNDEREYES. GOODBYE SOCIAL LIFE.

On other things, well, it's raining right now. There's a typhoon and it affected Iloilo so much that the whole of Iloilo does not have electricity for almost 23 hours as of this typing. I hope Mom, Dad and Joop are okay. Our house is on an elevated lot so it won't easily be flooded. Also, our town isn't really a flood favorite so I'm quite sure they are safer than the rest of Iloilo. I am quite thankful that Manila is most of the time, lucky not to be directly hit by typhoons. Milenyo is the only typhoon I can remember. It has largely affected Metro Manila causing black outs, falling and flying billboards, and the increase of hotel profits since people who can afford moved to hotels for safety, electricity (generators, amen) and clean water. But for some reason, I did not feel the intensity of Milenyo here at home. Sure it rained, but it was just like any other rainy day. The only direct effect was the electricity loss for less than5 hours. Yep! While my friends went ballistic not having electricity for days, my brother and I only had to endure 5 hours (from dinner time to 11-ish).

Ok, enough snippet telling for now. I'll go rest and sleeeeep as much as I can. Because Sunday marks another day of cramming 4 days of deliverables on Monday. TWThF!

Today's Snippets

Today, we celebrate the centennial year of UP. Yes, We are celebrating it specifically on this date. Because of that, I had to walk from CHE to BA since the oval was closed for Joseph (Gutierrez)'s Vinzons UPgrade Launch. I am so proud of Joseph for this project. YEY! The big celebration was at CCP this evening, however, tickets are limited (but free!) so my friends and I decided to hang out in BA. It was a tiring but fun afternoon. Chatting with everyone- even Ms. Chin. Wooopeeedeee!

After lunch, Dianne and I walked to Econ to buy Cerealicious for dessert. We were joking about this "I'M GOOD!" greeting to Sir Raya and were laughing really loud when we chanced upon Sir Raya at the sidewalk. He said "I love it when you laugh. It made (makes) my day." Awwww, I must admit natouch kami talaga. It feels really good when people appreciate the little things about you- like our laughs. (Shout out to Jen who said ang sarap ko tumawa.) haha

In the afternoon, sometime after doing a little SWOT on Head and Shoulders, Fa and I decided to watch Made of Honor (yey to the pinky promise!). I texted Raisia to join us and surprise surprise! She said yes! First time ni Raish mag movie sa Eastwood so yey! Next time guys, tickets from Caloi na toh, weeee!

So there, just a little space on my blog to remind me, and prove to my future kids and grandkids that I lived to see the centennial year of UP. hahahaha

And oh, Fa! I will always laugh when I remember our joke about the libraries of our kids.

Cheers to UP! Cheers to great people!

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LSS- Bleeding Love. Dianne and I walked by this stall of pirated cds near CHE when this gay vendor belted out 'keep bleeding, i keep keep bleeding...". We ended up singing it the whole day and even Punky acquired it. hahaha