Huling hirit :D

My last blog was about my YE Weekend Experience and the day after that was pure bliss. I got all the sleep I was “deprived” of. No big deal since I enjoyed my weekend. =) Binawi ko naman yung kulang kong tulog. I had fifteen hours of sleep but still felt bitin.

I was infront of the pc idling away when I got messages from vi and driver. They had the same message so I knew WE must be going somewhere. Fast-forward… I took a quick shower, dressed up and driver was waiting for me at the shortcut. Picked up vi in bicutan and TAGAYTAY here we come! :D

Tagaytay, my favorite place down south. I wanted to go there for weeks long before we decided a trip to go there. So when driver told me we were off to tags I didn’t hesitate even if that meant a sermon from mum. I even asked bene to drive to tags after the YE Weekend kaso pagod na daw siya eh.

So there, TA-GAY-TAY!!! :D I am a happy, happy kiddo! Met up with caf and had late lunch at mang inasal. Caf saw this boat ride to Taal so we inquired and BOOM!!! Money flew outta our hands. =))

Boat ride and then 40 minutes of hell hiking. I was wearing my flippies for crying out loud! Poor havs. =(

Wallets considerably lighter and tiiiiired, it was all worth it when we reached the top. What a sight to see. Ah, nature! I love you! Pictures left and right and then we descended before it got oh sooooo dark!

Horses, grabe hindi namin kayo ma-reach! Sobra sa mahal!Kaya ayun napagod na lang kami. Hahaha! Takutan blues pababa ng bundok! Boat ride back was awesome! I didn’t get scared practically because I can’t see anything. It was too dark to see the water.

Vi wanted to celebrate. We celebrated and got tired hiking. Hihi! I wanted to unwind and I got to “work-out”. What a way to celebrate my last day as twenty.

I was really tired but I enjoyed every second of it. =) Thanks fellas for making it oh so memorable. What’s up for next year eh?

So there goes my huling hirit as bente años. ‘til then… =D

Just For YOU :D

If there is one reason why the start of November was busy for me, this is it --- The YE Weekend. It happened last November 13-15. A lot of preparations were made so I had half of November devoted to it. No regrets since I had a B-L-A-S-T!!! :D

I had a few opportunity costs for the preparation of the YE Weekend and during the YE Weekend itself. Let me enumerate them for you.

Moving the birthday weekend to a later sked

Puyatan blues

Missing my 8am-5pm class (don’t tell my mum I skipped class)

Missing the Pacquiao-Cotto fight

Magastos sa load

That’s the list of things I had to forego. Here’s the things I had in exchange…

Closer to HIM

Precious bonding time with YE friends

A loooot of new friends :D

Kitikitext

Tons of fun

Awesome experience

Creativity unleashed

Fun Wednesday nights in SDSA

Extrovert

Yummy food for three days

It’s double of what I had to forego. I’m pretty sure the list will go on and on but that’s the first ten things that came to mind while typing. :D

I really had an awesome time serving. Just for YOU, I would go anywhere. Just for YOU, I would do things I barely do. Just for YOU, I would sacrifice things that matter to me. It is never enough for what YOU did for me, for us. Because of YOU, that I am saved, alive and blessed. :D

The YE Weekend has taught me a lot. It taught me to be patient, friendly, innovative, talented in sleeping and a loooot more. But what I enjoyed the most was that I felt God’s presence and love once more. I was able to talk to Him directly. My heart is filled with soooo much joy. It’s an awesome birthday gift! ‘til next year… :D

Iskul-Bukol

This came as a surprise to me and to everyone close to me. This wasn’t part of the plan. I had intentions of taking my Masters two years from now. So why now?? I am currently a bum and time is ticking away. Mum had this brilliant idea of why not go back to school and fill my brain with knowledge. I thought about it and came up with a decision that I’ll take the exam and see what happens.

I had a lot of exams in my twenty years of existence. I took a few different exams these past months. So you can’t say that my brain’s getting rusty. But this exam was tough!!! Modesty aside, nahirapan ako. Usually, I tell mum if my exam’s easy. This time, I told her it was very difficult and it would be a shock if I passed.

I patiently waited for the result. I was getting anxious and even prepared my sorry speech if I didn’t get in. Ganun kahirap. I accepted defeat before it actually came.

So when mum said it’s posted online already, I asked her to check. I just turned off the pc that time and was sluggish to turn it back on. When minutes passed by, I felt really nervous. Mum didn’t call back. So I thought that I really failed.

I turned the pc on before anxiety killed me. I checked the site and my heart was hammering inside my chest. I didn’t see my name. POOOOF!!!

But as I was going through the list, I found out that I was looking at the wrong list! MBA pala yun. Wala talaga dun ang pangalan ko. =)) Then I found my name. :D Sweet success! It wasn’t really difficult after all. Uyyyy, ang yabang!

I immediately called mum and the first thing she said was, “Congrats!”. My mother knew but she wanted me to see it for myself. Alam naman daw niya na papasa ako at titingnan ko rin kasi hindi ko matitiis.

So I’m back to school, only on certain Sundays. Some would think it’s too early but I say nothing’s early for an eager mind.

From USTedyante to PUPpy. A lot of change. But I am thrilled with the idea of going back to school. Sanayan lang yan. Iskul-bukol na naman ako. yippie! ‘til then… :D

The Case of The Needles

*A series of blogs will be posted so please bare with me. Sorry for the super late blogs. It’s my first time to blog for this month…last day pa ng month!tsk!

I did this blog over a month ago but the fool multiply wasn’t able to publish it. I didn’t save it as draft so no back-up. L BOOOOO!!! So now, I’m doing this in Word so it’s sure that I can retrieve it in case of any fortuitous events. =))

Anyway, back to my story. Over a month ago, I went to the doctor to ask for a medical certificate. I needed it for my requirements in grad school. The doctor could have made me one in an instant but no, she wanted me to submit my stool and urine samples. She also required me to have CBC. I suddenly went crazy! CBC equals NEEDLE encounter!

I am not a fan of THE needle! My tolerance for pain is below zero. :S My first memory of THE needle encounter was during 4th grade. The school gave free vaccine for whatever and my mum signed me up. :S Brutal din ang nanay ko. Sabi niya, para naman daw sakin yun. haaaay! The nurse said, “Para lang kagat ng langgam ‘to”. Indeed it was. Yung langgam nga lang bullet ant. Toinks!!!

Since then, I literally avoided needles. That’s the main reason why I try not to get sick. Ayoko ma-ospital at lagyan ng dextrose. Aguuuuuuy yun!

But some things can’t be avoided as much as we want to. I had my next needle encounter when I was fourteen. The meanie pricked my finger. Ang tagal pa bago kami natapos kasi hinihila ko yung kamay ko. Hahaha! A tiny prick could bleed so much! It hurt a lot!!! Tae talaga.

So I included it in my to-do list before I turned 18. I had to face my fear. Fear of the blood and fear of the NEEDLE! They asked me to prick my finger. My heartless friends weren’t so heartless since they thought it was too much. So they asked me to prick someone else’s finger with a lancet.

Poor lj had to be the victim. He volunteered himself since needles are not his enemies. haha! The mere thought that I would cause someone pain is a torture for me already. Tapos little brother ko pa. Double torture. The foolio didn’t mind getting his finger murdered! Hassle talaga. Why can other people can and I can’t?!

Then the time came when I got sick. I wasn’t feeling well and they had to check if I had dengue. Meaning they needed my blood sample. Talaga nga naman! I had my eyes closed the entire time. I felt the needle in my skin right thru my vein. As soon as the procedure was done, I was all pale and clummy. I asked my sister if I can cry. She said I can if I wanted to. At talagang humagulgol ako doon! Yung batang katabi ko kinunan rin pero wala lang. Steady lang siya. Hanep!

So when the doctor said I needed to have CBC, she became my personal nightmare. Okay lang naman na wala na yun eh. Mother assured me that their medtech is very good and that I wouldn’t feel a thing. I did. I felt the needle out of my skin but it was done. I survived…or I spoke too soon. I had chills. It was a sunny day but I wore my jacket because I felt cold. I turned pale and felt sick. Okay ako nung pumunta, uuwi akong masama ang pakiramdam. Very good doc!kidding. Pinakain ako ng nurse ng candy kasi bumaba daw ang sugar ko sa kaba. Sure enough, when I had a candy, it felt great. Parang Honeyduke’s kay Harry after a dementor attack. =))

I seriously have a bad case of the needles! I might subject myself for the med students’ experiment…on second thought, ayoko pala! ;p Di bale nang takot kaysa naman maging human pin cushion! ‘til then…

Sesenta y uno

Today is THE BEST MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY. :D My mum is a year older today making her sesenta y uno.

I sincerely thank God for showering mum with so much blessings the past year. :D He undeniably LOVES mum. I couldn't ask for more. Well perhaps nine more years for mama. Though mum says she wants to see the world until she's 75. So that's my only prayer, Lord. That you grant my mum's wish. I know You will. :D

I am very lucky to be mum's little princess. She and pap are really awesome. Happy, happy birthday ma! :D

You will be retiring soon.A chapter in your life will end but there will be a new chapter to be written.

Let's tour the world together. :) Let's check out the pyramids in Egypt, ride a gondola in Venice, party hard in Ibiza, surf in Hawaii... There are still a gazillion things to explore. :D

To THE BEST MUM in the world, Happy, Happy Birthday from your oh so gorgeous daughter. ;P I love you ma!