Malunggay mania. :))

Post made 2010. Reminiscing din ako :))


It was Sir Ruben who praised our Malunggay pancakes and Malunggay juice. He really appreciated it. Wee, my groupmates and I tasted the true success. We were touched by their comments about the pancakes. Here are they :

Teacher Nacy -- She was the first to taste the pancakes. She was happy because we did that kind of project. She said na puno ng experimentation ang Dalton. Laging pagkain raw na kung anu-ano pinaghahalo. But it's okay. It can be our trademark. Aiee. :D

Teacher Laarni -- Uhm, I don't know. But she laughed when she tasted the pancakes. Hahahaha. But she said they were delicious. Wee. All of them said they're delicious! =))

Teacher Vivian -- She said that she is always eating malunggay. It was delicious but she explained to us na halata na may malunggay yung pancakes. I think she means that it is better to puzzle the taster's mind if it's true we put malunggay there.

Sir Kirby -- He also said it was good! Ow yeah. He ate two pancakes and we can see that he likes it. Gooooood to know. :D

Sir Gil -- He also said he likes it. Whoo. I think I forced him to like it. Kasi ganito pagkaalok ko : Sir! Masarap di ba? Hahahaha! Then he said yes. Lakas ng charms ko eh. :))

Teacher Marsha -- Nakakatuwa siya kasi she also ate two pancakes. She said those were good. And then we asked her, "Gumaling na siguro sakit ninyo teacher. :)" Because she was sick yesterday.

Sir Digs -- He was funny because he demanded for the malunggay juice. Di nga naman kumpleto kapag walang drinks di ba? :D

Sir Geoff; Sir Alvin -- They said they like it. I saw their brightest smiles and said, "Sarrrrrapp! :D"

Teacher Glen and Teacher Belle -- They said the pancakes were good. Teacher Belle said that we should have made bigger pancakes. Hehehehe. While Teacher Glen said that the pancakes will taste better if we added some sweetness. Still, it was delicious. =))

And lastly,

Sir Ricky -- Oh, he just smelled the pancakes and parang siya pa yung pinaka-nasarapan. I think he's not eating (o baka bihira lang) leafy and green vegetables. Even though we were convincing him na hindi naman lasa yung malunggay, he still praised the pancakes as if he tasted it. :)) Inamoy lang yun ha, masarap na kaagad. Yun ang malupeeht! Ganung kasarap yung gawa namin? :))

That was the happiest day ever. Why? Because we felt so touched when we see somebody appreciating our work. Lalu na faculty, na-absorb nila ng todo yung gawa namin. Thanks to y'all. :D

Thanks also to Teacher Angie for giving us enough time to prepare for that presentation. :)

Thanks to my groupmates : Maezzie, Kevin, Ralph, Em, and Kimmy. We did it! Sa uulitin! :)

PS -- Oh the juice? Hahahhaa. Forget about it. We hated the juice. :))

The Art of Silence

Being silent doesn’t mean you’re not talking. Being quiet doesn’t mean you have to keep all the heartaches inside you.

Silence, in the eyes of most people, is a symbol of weakness. They say that whenever someone puts you down, you should fight back and make them experience what you had, return it to them in its worst form. If you remain silent, they see you as a weakling who can bear all the pains they’re putting on you. All the bad words and mischievous pranks that they set you in.

If someone argues with you, especially when you know you are right, is it a relief if you explain yourself? In the first place, a person argues and bombards you with words because he sees himself as a person who never commits mistakes. So you'll just waste your saliva voicing out your point of view. If you stay silent, he will think (he will even be annoyed) and be dead curious about what you're thinking. That would be the time that his defense mechanism covers his whole-being, by saying more words that are not related to the matter anymore and by picking up a fight to show you how strong he is physically. And that's when he already looks stupid.

If someone bullies you, are you sure that the words you're going to say will stop them from doing it to you? If you tell them to stop, they would laugh at you and mock you more. If you pretend you're not affected, they would make extra effort to put you down. Now you're gonna be asking, "Then what should I do?" Kick their asses with good grades, achievements galore, and show them that you now live your dream. For sure, those bullies spend their whole life putting others down without them knowing that what they do never brings them up.

If you speak up to someone who's not listening, you'll just waste your time because he didn't even have time to listen to what he's saying.

Silence is speaking to yourself, knowing yourself, and motivating yourself.

It's like combat without mud on your boots. It's like a winning boxing move that won't cause you any bruises. It's like a maneuver in a diplomatic way.

It doesn't have to be hard taking back all the wrong statements you've said. It doesn't have to cause you so much pain when people are putting you down.

In silence, and in God's time, they will realize that they were the ones who made a mistake.

A Tribute To HB. :D

This post was made year 2011. I reposted this because of Clau's demand. Hahaha. Ganyan talaga pag reminiscing. :))


Siguro naman nakwento ko na sa inyo kung pano ako napapunta sa medtech. :) at first, di ko talaga gaanong kagusto ito. I just thought about my mom kaya yun ang nagmotivate sakin dito. She was asking me before kami mag-enroll kung magbabago pa ko ng course, but I said no kasi kahit tinatanung nya yun, I know she'd be more comfortable kapag ginawa ko yun. :)

Anyway, di naman talaga to ang usapan. HAHAHA!

Ngayon, I really find studying enjoyable dahil ngayong college, I feel like everything is in great balance. :) Naks! Porgib my engglis because I'm not magaling. HAHAHA. I am really lucky kasi di naging mahirap sa akin ang paghahanap ng friends ngayong college. Nagbago kasi ako ngayong college. Kung nung high school, sobrang friendly ako, ngayon, tahimik at di namamansin unless ako ang kakausapin. Hahaha!

Lemme introduce to you my girlfriends. HUNGRY BADJAO BIRDS. Improvised ang name ng group namin because of some reasons. HAHA. Hungry Birds, dahil sa sikat na video game na Angry Birds, at Badjao comes from our tradition: ang makishare sa pagkain ng isa't isa :)

Teka, pano ba? By height? Unahin natin sa pinakamaliit. ^^ :))

Jastine Jae Cruz. Jae for short. Siya ang pinakamaliit samin pero ang boses, abot hanggang langit! Parang ung powers lang ni Bubbles, kapag nasigaw, nahihilo si Mojo Jojo. HAHA. She is the very definition of the quote, "Small but terrible". Despite of her strong voice, she has a soft heart for her friends. Kapag tumatawid ako, naaalala ko siya kasi lagi kong inaalalayan ang kasama ko kapag tumatawid. Being the tallest in the group, I take my responsibility as the one who'll make alalay the smallest one. HAHAHA! Ka-team ko din to sa basketball. Hindi lahat ng players kelangan maging matangkad dahil pwede siyang panlito sa laro at manunungkit ng bola. Weeehee! Kadalasan, inaasar sya na walang ate dahil kaming lahat, meron. Siya yung tipo ng tao na laging mukhang nawawalang batang cute. hahaha! She wears glasses, just like me. Matangos ilong, maputi, MAGANDA! :))

O, pangalawang pinakamaliit! Si Shobe ba? :))

Sheena Marie Batapa. Shobe for short. Sa kanya ako unang naging comfortable sa lahat ng kaklase ko. Nung una, di ko sya tinitingnan at kinakausap nang biglang sya ang naunang makipagusap. Naalala ko nung sinabi niya na Batapa ang apelyido nya. Sabi nya, bata pa daw kasi siya. Hahaha. Lahat nga ata ng teachers namin kapag tinatawag apelyido niya, ganito sinasabi,

"Batapa. Matanda na."

O kaya,

"Batapa. Bata pa."

And it was like, paulit-ulit naman tayo mga kuya at ate! hahahaha. Sumali si Shobe sa Ms. Medtech, kahit brusko maglakad. :) Singkit, parang laging kakaiyak lang. Cute cheeks. MAGANDA! :))

O susunod!

Docris Braga. Doc for short. Nung first day ko sa college, she's the first one I noticed. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, "Kelangan ba talaga pag college nagme-make up na? O maarte lang talaga to?" because of her red lipstick. I also noticed her kasi among my classmates, siya ang pinaka-friendly. She can get along easily with sooo many. Nung nakilala ko pa siya, I realized that she's waaaay waaay more than just a girl wearing lipstick. For me, siya ang pinakamalambing sa lahat ng mga kaibigan ko sa college. Understanding. Minsan lang talaga malakas ang trip. How can I forget the moment na wagas na wagas siyang nag-gallop habang nakanta ng Louder ni Charice sa labas ng chemlab? hahaha. When I'm with her, there was never a dull moment. Tas kasama pa si Bien at Clau! Maputi, makinis, (i always compliment her very makinis na kutis) at syempre, MAGANDA! :))

Next!

Justine Mae Robinos. Bien for short. She has this very girly name pero kung kilala mo siya, brusko! Naaalala ko nung nakina Ate Lei kami, napapunta ung bola ni Donat sa bubong ng canteen ni Ate Lei. Kung san san kami umakyat, sa owner jeep, upuan, garden, gate, at kung ano pa. Biglang sabi ni Docris, "Ate Max, antayin na lang natin si Bien. Kayang umakyat nun dyan. Lalaki yun e." HAHAHA. Parehas sila ni Docris na suuuuper friendly. Kahit boyish siya, siya ang pinakaseksi saming lahat. Ang liit ng tiyan e. Yung tiyan ko siguro, apo sa tuhod lang ung tiyan ni Bien. Hahaha. Sila ni Clau ang laging malakas ang trip. Pinapanuod ko sila mag-asaran and I end up laughing out loud na para akong nanunuod ng Bubble Gang. :D Ngayon ngayon ko lang nakakausap si Bien ng super. Nung una kasi, nagkakapaan pa kami. At least ngayon okay na kami. And I'm happy that we're getting closer. :) Kayumanggi, slightly matangkad, may dimple (isa lang? hahaha), at syempre, MAGANDA! :))

And last but definitely not the least!

Claudine JC Miranda. Clau for short. Kung starbucks ang usapan, siya ang grande! She's the one I always hug kasi grabe, kakaibang comfort ang nararamdaman ko kasi ang fluffy niya. Naalala ko nung una kong araw sa school. It was her birthday. At nagpapalibre siya sakin. Inisip ko nun, "hala, how would I react, e di ko pa siya kilala?" hahahhaa. yun pala talagang palabiro lang siya. :D Mahilig siya sa chuckie. As in! Hahahaha. Natatawa din ako kapag nilalapit niya yung mukha niya sakin. Gusto niya daw i-kiss ang lips ko. OH NOOO. Ang ginagawa ko, tinatakpan ko ng kamay ko ung labi ko tas ikikiss niya yung kamay ko. HAHAHA. I love her baby-ish voice pero kapag tinakot mo na siya, mapapaluha na siya. matatakutin sya sa multo, at sa ipis. Ako din naman takot sa ipis. :)))))))) Mukha siyang bata, batang mataba, at syempre, MATABA! :)) Ay MAGANDA pala. :D

So, there. :) They are the reason why I keep on laughing everyday. I chose to be with them dahil alam kong kahit seryosohang pagaaral ang kailangan sa Medtech, they would always be happy and fun to be with. Makakalimot ng problema at worries kapag kasama sila. Thank you guys! I hope our friendship would last longer than we all expect.

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Overhauled! Welcome to the new face of my webface--my blog!

“FROM ZERO TO HERO”

I got this title from Jason Mraz's Geek In The Pink. Anyway, it's his concert pala ngayon in Manila. Well, ingat ka na lang. Wala ako sa concert mo ngayon. Wag ka nang magtampo, okay? Hahaha!

ANYWAY,

Of all the words in that song, I like this the most,

Ups, downs, lefts, rights, and YES!

I got the chance to study again after one long year, na samahan mo pa ng few, idle months! I'm gonna be studying AB Digital Filmmaking at De La Salle-College Of Saint Benilde. 

Now, you might be thinking,

“From BS Medtech to AB Digifilm?”-- Yes. I took up BS MedTech for a year. Dahil... Well, I don’t know too. Hehehe. Nagustuhan ko naman ang course nung mga bandang gitna na ng first sem. I said to myself, maybe hindi talaga ako destined maging writer. What I really want is to become a scriptwriter or a journalist. Pero since kahit papano nagustuhan ko na ang MT, I started planning and considering this track I was on. I dreamt of being a doctor, a pathologist, in particular. Because our cool and awesome dean, Dean Ramirez said na kaunti na lang ang ganon. So, I put it in my mind while studying. It’s been good and fine because I got good grades naman, higher than I expected. All I wish is makapasa lang naman. Pero hindi lang iyon ang binigay sakin ni Lord. I’m happy that some of my professors recognize my performance in class, kahit lagi akong tulog at di nakikinig sa FCL. HAHAHA. I had no hard feelings when I took this course, even though I don’t think I would like what I’m doing with this.

“AB Digifilm? Practical ba?” – I’ve seen a forum on Myx, about college life. It’s like they are talking to incoming college freshmen about factors that they should consider in choosing their college course. Some say that when you are financially-unstable, you should consider practicality. Like, you have to choose a course wherein after you graduate you would surely get a high-paying job or just simply a job, that everyone’s been struggling for. A job that will provide you a living. For rich people, some say that they consider their passion. They meant that rich people can afford anything: going to prestigious schools and do what they want. So, I thought to myself, I’m one of those people who are not rich, neither poor. What am I going to choose? When I took up BS MedTech, everybody knows that medical technologists are in demand, kahit saang bansa pa ang pinag-uusapan. Let’s say that there are BIGGER chances that they will have jobs once they pass the licensure exam. Pero naisip ko din, paano naman ang gusto ko? As I’ve said earlier, I want to be a scriptwriter. When I was working as a fastfood service crew, there was a time I got the chance to talk to my parents. I opened up that I like Medtech but it was not the one that I truly love. So we talked about many things, and we ended up understanding each other. They now let me pursue what I truly want. And I’m really happy about that. I don’t know what’s in store for me in the coming years. But what I am sure of is this passion that I have in my heart will enrich the artist in me and I don’t really care about the money I am about to make someday. We all need money, but we need not be living just for it, right? What’s important to me is living without having major, life-changing regrets.

“Benilde? Mahal dun diba?” – YES! Super! Hahaha. Kahit ako ay nalulula sa tuition fee namin. Pero I SUPER THANK GOD for helping me get through this because I became a scholarship grantee of DLS-CSB Office of Culture and Arts, as I join Coro San Benildo. Ito na ata ang isa sa pinakamagagandang regalong natanggap ko, because it’s so overwhelming to know that kahit saan ako mapalingon, gusto ko ang ginagawa ko. And it’s really really nice to know that, etong katawan ko lang ang mapapagod, pero hindi magsasawa ang puso ko sa mga ginagawa ko dahil gusto ko to. I love music, I love writing, and I LOVE WORLD! Grabe ang saya lang! ;)

So, I answered all the questions that, I think, are now in your minds. Feel free to ask some more! I’d be glad to give an answer. Di man ako on time sasagot, basta sasagot ako. J Don’t be shyyyy. And to those who wants to ask but prefers to be quiet about it, it’s okay. I am not a mind reader anyway, but I hope that your reason behind staying quiet is you guys are happy for me. ;)