witty

"My left hand says WE, my right hand says ME."

That's how it should be, at least. :) Had a fun conversation over lunch about loyalty, engagement rings and bollywood. Just what I needed before continuing on with InDesign. Ho-hum.

i was tagged!

Three names you go by:
1. Pauline - what I prefer to be called in class, although Sir Bobby Guev gave me a new nickname, PEPPI! ;p
2. Popi - my nickname ever since I was a kid. Mom can't even remember why ;p it really was pronounced as Poopi but when I started school it became Popi na. So don't be startled when my relatives call me POOPS. Haha.
3. Pops - we're tight if you call me that. :)

Three screen names you have had:
1. popi_pax - paxi/pax was another nickname way back. Some of my high school friends still call me pax until now though.
2. papferrer - current ym id
3. doodlesmat - paxidoodlesmat is mom's nickname for me, have no idea why :)

Three physical things you like about yourself:
1. my smile
2. my waist
3. the part of my fingers between my knuckles and my nails ;p

Three physical things you don't like about yourself:
1. my hips
2. my height
3. my nails

Three parts of your heritage:
1. Pinoy
2. Spanish
3. Chinese

Three things that scare you:
1. Cats - the mere sight of them gives me the shivers. And when they stare right back, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
2. Sudden deaths of the people who matter to me.
3. Horror flicks.

Three of your everyday essentials:
1. Ice cream! The ultimate stress reliever! I get withdrawal symptoms if I'm not able to have some. ;p haha nahawa na ako kay Yda!
2. Sleep for at least six hours. If I get less I can't function normally!
3. Raving and ranting in my journal. :)

Three of your favorite songs: (THREE lang?! Gosh I have so many! Top of mind nalang)
1. Perfect by True Faith
2. Weak by SWV
3. You're In Love by Wilson Philips

Three things you want in a relationship:
1. Trust
2. Unconditional love :)
3. Respect (and so much more...)

Three lies and truths in no particular order:
1. Love will conquer all.
2. The grass is greener on the other side.
3. Buying a Jaguar is against the preferential option for the poor. (Hangover from orals, haha)

Three physical things about the opposite sex that appeal to you:
1. Fashion sense. Very big factor.
2. Hands. The nails should be trimmed (but without any gloss please!) and the effect na parang he's worked a lot, hehe :)
3. Broad shoulders.

Three of your favorite hobbies:
1. Writing. It's so therapeutic. :) I used to write short stories but I never finished any. Boo.
2. Watching movies and pigging out on junk and sweets and not worrying about a single thing! (Girls! When do we finish Chasing Liberty? Hahaha ;p)
3. Reading. I miss that. HP6 after hell week! :)

Three things you badly want to do now:
1. Eat ice cream! I deserve a treat from enduring the entire week's stress!
2. Visit Mama! :(
3. Have someone do my CS project. I'm supposed to be starting it now. Ugh.

Three things you're considering/you've considered:
1. Visit Mama after college. I need a miracle for this.
2. Get a masters degree. Right.
3. Work in CDO. It's booming after all.

Three places you want to go to on vacation:
1. Italy
2. Bohol
3. USA

Three kid's names you like:
1. Marguerite
2. Enrico
3. Jose

Three things you want to do before you die:
1. Travel all over the world.
2. Be happily married with kids.
3. Able to help Mom and Dad :)

Three ways you are stereotypically a boy:
1. I enjoy basketball.
2. I prefer wearing sneakers.
3. I like cars.

Three ways you are stereotypically a girl:
1. I have so many issues with sanitation.
2. I always put on alcohol after holding dirty things.
3. I prefer leaving the house with dry hair (which means I need to wake up an extra hour earlier for it to dry so I end up being late all the time coz I keep on hitting the snooze button!)

Three celeb crushes:
1. Piolo :)
2. Geoff Eigenmann
3. Jude Law

Three people I'm tagging:
1. Yet
2. Ailen
3. EZ

bittersweet

Ate Hi-C (our formator), couldn't have described the entire immersion experience better. Bittersweet. The people we met, the stories they shared, the games we played, the tears we all shed. It wasn't the immersion I expected, but the entire experience struck me nonetheless. As much as I'd want to write about everything that transpired, I still feel beat. The long nap I had since I got home wasn't enough. Maybe I'm still emotionally drained too. Joy was right, "parang sinampal kami sa mukha" with all that they've experienced. There's just SO MUCH to be grateful for. Right now I don't have the words that could capture how enlightening the entire experience was. Maybe they will come in bits. Basta, kakaiba talaga mag-immersion. :)

Hope to write more soon. It's gonna be a FULL week ahead. I dread CS. Will reply to emails tomorrow.

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"Gusto kong humuli ng tutubing asul.
Gusto kong humuli ng tutubing pula.
Tutubing asul?
Tutubing pula?"

my battered baby :(

Sob. My beloved Chucks are so battered. The saleslady at Beauty Bar deranged it with her big black heel. But before that, I had to go through such a harrowing commuting experience. I thought the Boni ride with Ara a few months ago was the worst MRT scenario ever, but the one I just had today obviously broke that record. It was like an obese person forcing herself into an extra small tank top. Seriously. Plus I had so much stuff on my hands, and they all got smashed. I bought Yaya Nats a slice of her favorite banana crunch from Red Ribbon, and it was practically flat when I handed it to her. Oops.
So was it just today? Or are Friday nights on the MRT really that bad? Now I know why some people describe these experiences as dehumanizing. Hahaha.

My bill's on an all-time high this month. 1600+, with three days to go till the end of my cycle. Mom is really gonna kill me. I'm thinking of paying for the excess this time. Guilty guilty.
On my way to the LRT earlier, I noticed a lot of people were inside Lacoste Footwear, a very unusual sight. OMG!!! They're on sale!!! Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!! The flats I've been dreaming about for the longest time costs 30% less! Oh dear God. So that's why some grace came my way last week. But no, I spent it na! Ho-hum. When will I ever learn to save?!?! And Adidas is having a 50% off + trade in your old sneaks thing come end of the month. So depressing. The shoe addict in me is seriously being tested. Gah.

Yda says "NO, even if I haven't met him. NO!!!" Haha. I know I've said a billion times that I've put this all behind me. Why does he have to mess everything up all the time? Men - no, BOYS, can be such cowards sometimes. Tella says we need MEN, not BOYS. Such a sweet thought. ;p

Happy 14th birthday Geli! :) Got two classics for my dear sis - Through The Looking Glass and Wind In The Willows. Hope you'll enjoy reading them! Miss you lots Pinz!

I'll be in Taytay for the weekend. It's been so long ago. Immersion na next weekend!

here, there, and everywhere

I feel so burnt out from cramming the yearbook requirements last night till this morning! Doing my write up a few hours before the deadline? I don't think so! I hope it won't be as crappy as I think it is, although I don't know how that will change since I've already submitted it. Oh well.

Immersion's coming up soon, and I don't know what to expect. I have qualms about it coz our sector's on children and I'm not a big fan of kids. Let's see how things go. Which reminds me, we have another Theo quiz tom, and I really need to make up for the sucky grades I got in the past two quizzes! It's such a struggle to translate the English concepts to Filipino! I haven't started reading yet. Good luckie.

The effects of this unlimited/free text thing can be drastic. But then again, there's always the concept of choice, so I think a huge part of it depends on me. Sigh. I need Divine Intervention. ;p

what i can do

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

growing spaces

My own words aren't brave enough.

Thanks for the Bo talk Yet, don't two negatives result to something positive? :) It'll be all good soon.

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"Fears are mind games." - Nat

details

It's always best to keep your hopes up. And be happy with the little things. :)

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"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision."
- Maya Angelou