Mata sa Mata

I've been daydeaming about the guy who would sweep me off my feet though I'm sure I won't meet him that soon. But it doesn't matter, 'cause I'm actually having a fun time having eye contact with some guys I encounter in different places. Haha! Ilang beses nang nangyari sakin yun. I would spot a guy, look at him and somehow he'll feel my eyes on him, at mahuhuli nya ko. If I'm lucky enough to be noticed by that guy, we would end up having eye to eye contact. After nun, wala na! Pero at least, parang nakumpleto na ang araw mo. ^_^

Here are some scenarios that I remember, starting from the most recent:

* LAST WEEK, SA TAPAT NG MALL- we had an early dismissal so we decided to try out the Pizza-All-You-Can sa Greenwich (99php, you can eat as much pizza as you want, I only had 6, my friend had 17!parang vacuum!). So anyways, while ordering at the counter, I spotted a college guy together with his buddies. He was a college sophie because I know one of the friends he's with,so I assumed they're in the same year. Tall, messy hair, sharp eyes, and yes, I thought he was cute . Saglit lang kami nagkatinginan kasi dumiretso kami agad sa table namin. After we ate, we decided to check out some CD's. Guess what, I saw him again, and we ended up looking at the same shelf and I had urges to talk to him because he was looking right at me! (shamelessly, mind you). This time isang guy na lang kasama nya. Natawa na lang ako when we left, I saw him for the third time bago sumakay ng jeep. ^_^

* SA NUEVA ECIJA- I attended the Regional Training for Campus Journalists at Nueva Ecija and stayed there for three days. Sa unang araw, wala pang nagpapakitang gwapong nilalang sakin (please don't mistake me for a guy-hunter. trip-trip lang yung pagiging ganito ko), and for the first night (parang acquaintance), I saw this guy wearing a blue polo shirt at that time.Napansin ko sya kasi malikot sya sa kakatawa. Then,sabi nung emcee, we should smile at the person on the other row of chairs, and when I did, sakto he smiled at me. For the rest of the week, magkakasalisi kami sa pila ng food, or kapag may sessions. I found out his name was Aldaine, and he was from Pampanga. Nung uwian na, sabi ko sa friend ko, sana makita ko sya before going back to Olongapo, nag-SM San Fernando kami,and guess who I saw again with his teachers and classmates ^_^


*SA BAGUIO, TEACHER'S CAMP (National Leadership Training for Student Government Officers)- Held on Aug.16-21. Masaya, puro takas kami. Instead na makinig sa plenary session, punta kami ng Session Rd. or SM Baguio. When we arrived at the Teachers' Camp, napuno na yung place sa dami ng delegates so the other delegates, pati kami, napunta sa different hotels (we stayed at the creepy Concorde Hotel--sa sobrang creepy nagfu-full minsan yung status elevator kahit tatlo lang kayo O_O). I think its a big coincidence na yung naka-eye-to-eye-ko-dito-pero-never-nakausap, eh delegate from Pampanga. Matangkad sya, as in!, medyo slim but not that skinny. He looks like a model. I happen to see him at Albert Hall (mess hall) and sa group dynamics pag plenary sessions, kaso hanggang pag-uwi, I never got to talk to him. So far, I think he was the one I thought I should've really approached. =)


*LAST NA TO, SA JEEP PAUWI.- I was super tired this day(forgot the date). I can remember that this was a Friday. I was imagining myself hanging out with Mong Alcaraz (super crush ko sya kasi napakatalented nya),then someone wearing a red shirt stepped on my foot! Naka-kulay reggae pa syang hat. He was a little chubby, but it didn't matter haha. Siya nag-abot ng bayad ko sa jeep, tapos tinaggal nya shades nya and was reading a Psychology book. Akala ko nagbabasa siya ng seryoso, pero nung tinitigan ko sya mabuti to see if he's that good-looking as I thought he was, nahuli nya ko. Napansin ko din nakabrace siya which looked really cute on him; nakita ko kaso hindi ko alam kung natawa ba sya sa kalokohan ko.He closed the book and placed it back in his bag. Sometimes I'd look at him, pero nakadungaw sya sa bintana. Or I would pretend to look around but I would be hoping he's staring, though I'm not sure with this one, kasi parang serious ang tingin nya, but he doesn't look annoyed, mystified or dangerous hehe. Sandali lang ang moment ko kasama sya kasi maaga siyang nag-para.



So I guess it makes me appreciate na ang daming binagsak ni Lord na gwapong nilalang and that a geek like me could actually get noticed and smiled at. ^_^

Goong and Addiction.

Ang story? Typical. Yung mga scenes? Predictable. Cast? Ang cute nila. So what is it about Princess Hours that I can't seem to evade? To the point na, pagdating ko ng bahay, pahinga, tapos gawa ng school stuff, then tulog! Mag-aalarm ng 10pm, pero naka-snooze pa yun so saktong 10:30 ako babangon,then I would be waiting in front of the television to watch it. Eto pa, realizing that commercials destroy my viewing pleasure and that I couldn't wait for the next chapter to "unfold" (wow), I've even decided to buy a DVD. In fact, I'll be buying a two-disc DVD (all 24 chapters na yun) in a few days. *whew!*

Ganito ang mga addict diba? If you're really fond of something, you would be willing to go hungry just to load up your phone (SMS addicts), spend just a few more minutes stretching to a few more hours just to get past that level (PC gaming addicts), spend even more to buy those new shoes that will just gather dust after a few days (shopaholics), overwork your body because you're too caught up with working (workoholics), swear to yourself you'll never touch Hersheys again but he just broke up with you so there you are finishing an entire bag by yourself (chocoholics)... you are mindlessly amused by what you do.(oops, I shouldn't exclude myself in this one. we all have certain addictions and the simplest hobbies and interests -->friendster?-- could turn out to be something more than how we see it.)

I've seen people be manipulated by their addictions, some end up worshipping it. This post is actually a self-reminder too, because I had to learn the hard way. I am a/an internet addict, SMS addict, music addict (all my original CDs are bought with my own savings. I never ask for my parents' money), C2 addict! (I think its dangerous, some of my classmates got UTI because of too much C2), puyat addict! (forgive me for the term)...and lots more.

About time I rehabilitate myself. Its a working progress, the way I see it, I need to work harder. A lot has changed in my life, and I just noticed it recently: my eating, sleeping and study habits have changed, and even in my behavior.



GOD, HELP ME.



PS: Aside from Meteor Garden, Princess Hours is another favorite Asianovela of mine, at ito lang talagang dalawang 'to, so far, ang "sinubaybayan" at iniyakan ko! ^_^

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Estudyante Blues.

I am actually amazed that I've never been sent to a mental asylum for insanity cases.

I wake up so early in the morning, do the usual morning routine and head off to school.This is where my day really starts. For an hour, I would study Analytic Geometry, next would be Precalculus for another hour. Breaktime. Forty minutes of world history in Social Studies follows, another 40 for PEHM, last period would be Chemistry. *Two consecutive math subjects and I believe I cursed math since elementary,both lasting for an hour. A very short recess lifts my spirits up, but will instantly fail when I see my Social and PEHM teachers. Plus another hour of agony before lunch? Gaaah.The horror*

I WAS TOLD THAT A PERSON'S AVERAGE LISTENING CAPACITY (WITH HIS FULL ATTENTION) IS ONLY ABOUT 16 MINUTES.

After lunch, English comes in, but I have no problem with this subject. Next would be Physics, Advanced Statistics and last is Filipino. Maswerte na kung onti ang homeworks, eh natuto ako mag-cram nung nag-high school. Sinusumpa ko yung isang araw na lahat ng subjects sa umaga may PRELIM, tapos may mga homeworks sa ibang subject.Or sunod-sunod yung quizzes na matatawa ka na lang dahil tinadhanang ganun ang mangyari at nasisisi pa ang mga teacher (conspiracy theories!) kasi parang nakaplano.*

I was just pondering upon how students manage to work their brains this hard. An average of 6-8 hours in school for me...its been like this for 6 elementary years,3 (one more year)high school years...and there's still college.The human mind is so perplexing. I underestimated its strength and capacity...my own capacity.Its just earlier this day that it struck me "Wow, buti wala pang studyanteng nababaliw dahil puro na lang aral".



OH WELL. Sounds like I am complaining. Slight, I guess, but you'd have to agree that school life may be hated so much, but "there's something about it that makes me keep coming back to school everyday". Thanks to my best buds, we keep each other sane. =)

Kenshin and Kaoru.

That's right. This post is about one of the veeeery few anime series I SERIOUSLY tuned into. Samurai X (Rurouni Kenshin). I'll just tell the summary and it would be up to you to absorb it according to how you can relate to it. I JUST THINK THE LOVE STORY BETWEEN HIM AND KAORU IS BETTER THAN ROMEO AND JULIET. haha.

* Battousai was an assassin during the Tokugawa era. A hired killer. An assassin = a murderer (of course.) His former life was dedicated to taking the lives of others using his sword. He was feared and known all over Japan, and the very sound of his name sends shivers to people's necks. Then something happened. The Meiji era entered, and Battousai was no more. He has died and reborn,now known as Kenshin, a wanderer.

Yet he was still identified as the assassin who ended so many lives and left more than scars to the families of those he killed. But stunning as it may sound, he changed his sword from a double-edged to a reverse-edged sword, therefore [still] causing pain to others yet no blood trickled. He then dedicated his life to saving and helping more people to atone for his sins...of which,the majority is the killings.

One of his murders was his own wife. It was also his wife who gave him the X-shaped scar on his cheek. He loved his wife so much but left with no choice but to murder her. Bearing that scar, his smiles carry a lifetime burden.

During his travels, he stumbles upon Kaoru and the dojo house where he dwells from that moment on. Kaoru has grown to love Kenshin but does not reciprocate during the early days. Kaoru was kidnapped by Kenshin's brother in law and said that if she means anything to Kenshin at all, he shall come and reclaim her, but if not, the brother will let Kaoru live. If Kenshin does show up, he will kill them both, as payment for killing his sister. Kaoru envies his ex-wife because she doesn't know how to be important to Kenshin, plus with his scar, she's having a much harder time.

Kenshin does appear to rescue Kaoru. Kenshin and the brother-in-law duel, yet Kenshin evidently lost because he was not in good condition, but driven by emotion, the brother decided not to kill Kenshin. He and Kaoru went home safely and Kaoru admits that she loves Kenshin so much, she'd be willing to do anything to make him happy. Its her great dream to see Kenshin smile at her from the bottom of his heart.

Soon after they marry and had a child named Kenji. Kenshin still continued his travels but would still come home to his family. At that time, he had a disease growing in him, a disease fatal and with no known cure at that time. Before leaving once more to continue travelling, Kaoru discovers his disease and fully accepted that Kenshin won't live much longer. They make love one night, with Kaoru deciding she wants to share the pain with her husband. In short, its her way of devotion, and she became just as ill.

The next morning, Kenshin sets off once more. A few months pass, the couple grew weaker...Kaoru was waiting for him to come home, Kenshin was just as anticipated. During Kenshin's last hours, Sanosuke, a friend, came to the shack where he was staying. He took care of Kenshin and helped him get home...back to Kaoru. He was dying. Its all because of all the years of war, wounds, battles/duels, emotional problems. He boards a cargo ship and walks from the pier to the dojo house with all that's left of him.

The cherry blossoms were blooming. Kaoru decides to get up, stumbling...(I WAS ALREADY TEARY-EYED IN THIS PART)...She sees Shinta (this was Kenshin's real name),they embrace, Shinta falls on his knees. "Welcome home Shinta". He replies, "I am home".

They settle by the river bank...and that's where Kenshin dies...on Kaoru's lap. Kaoru sees his cheek and the scar is no longer there. "At last,its finally gone" was all she said.She cried.It just means Kenshin has grown to love her so deeply and gotten over the burden of his wife's murder. I cried. And that's where it ends. =')