i'm a self-proclaimed fashionista...
i'm a former dormgirl...
i'm a cat-lover turned dog-lover...
i love purple...
i love the 60's era...
i rarely update this blog... oops...
and i hate marshmallows! hahaha!
welcome to my CRAZY lil world! =^.^=
It's sooo common for me to hear people answering these following places whenever the question: "What is your Dream Destination?"
"Paris!" "New York!" "Hawaii!" "Singapore!" "Hong Kong!" "Beijing!" "Seoul!" "Milan!" Very familiar, rrright?!?
I
admit, I do mention some of these places too whenever that question is
thrown upon me but as I was reading the paper today (among the
newspapers, I ONLY READ INQUIRER, haha!), I saw a feature in the
Lifestyle Section entitled: Gentle, surprising Transylvania, from Sir Augusto Villalon's Pride of Place column.
And 'lo and behold... I was taken by the place he featured, as in truly taken! I was enchanted on how Sibiu (in Transylvania, Romania) was restored to become the 2007 European Cultural Capital... waay cool!
Frankly, I have NEVER been to that place but after reading the article, everything about it made me feel magical... that I almost wished that as soon as I
placed the paper down, a roundtrip ticket to Sibiu would suddenly
appear infront of me!
I would really rrrreeaaaallyyyy love to see the Brukenthal Museum, the City Hall, the Gothic-inspired churches, the houses that date back to the 19th century, and everything else in the Piata Mare (Big Square)!
Just by merely reading, I was already enthralled to see Sibiu for myself!
But going back to reality... I was then a bit crushed since I only have 1 problem...
HOW THE HELL WOULD I GET THERE?!?
With just a passport (that I think is already expired... for the 2nd time!)
and a thrist to learn about Sibiu's culture in tow, my dream of seeing
my newest fave destination would most probably have to wait...
And I am soooo hoping I wouldn't wait for too loooooong! *crosses her fingers*
Posted by catmille13 at 11:34 PM on April 22, 2009.
*disclaimer: i RARELY write in tagalog nowadays, but i think posting this in our native tongue would make it more amusing!
Mainit at nakakainip ngayong summer. Wala
na naman akong magawa ngayong gabi at naisipan kong maghalughog (woah,
lalim!) ng kung anu-ano sa cabinet ko at 'lo & behold... (teka,
sabi ko hindi english post ko?!)
sa topmost drawer eh punung-puno ng basura... este memorabilia! hahaha! highschool
memorabilia to be exact! mga reply slips, scratch papers, class
pictures, diaries, & letters... nakatago pala sa drawer na ito all
along! pero dahil UBER bored ako...
i decided to look for
something REALLY interesting to read... at nakita ko na ang hinahanap
ko... ang mahiwagang orange tin box na puno ng mga palaka... aay... palanca pala!
so ito ang mga nalaman ko/naalala ko from what i've read from the palancas i got from highschool during my senior year retreat:
1. PALAKA -yan ang tawag ko sa palanca... para mas masayang pakinggan pag
nanghihingi ako sa mga friends ko noon, hehehe! ("Uuy... PALAKA este
palanca ko huh?!)
2. "HI BABES!" -yan ang famous line ko (with MATCHING flying kiss & kindat pa yan!) pala nung 4th year... yaaak! ambaduy! hahaha!
dahil
galing ako sa ALL GIRLS na school at gusto ko lang mangshock ng tao,
ciempre ang weird nga pakinggan ng linyang yan. at dahil gusto ko lang
ring mantrip, lahat ng mga ka-close ko noon eh yan ang greeting ko...
& take note... BUMENTA SHA! at sa sobrang natuwa sila (i
know, it's odd right?!)... ay pumayag sila na i tagged them with
nicknames such as: Babes # 27, Babes # 167... umabot pa nga ata ng
Babes # 1025 eh... i lost count na, hahaha!
3. POLO/MENTOS -yan ang UBER always present sa skirt pocket ng uniform ko. every day,
as in EVERY SINGLE DAY eh may baon talaga akong mint candy. kilala pala
ako dati as "candy factory" ng class & ng gleeclub! pero kung sa bagay, hanggang ngayon naman lagi akong may dala pa rin eh, hahaha!
4. MATARAY -yan pala lagi ang first impression ng mga tao sa'kin nung highschool pero ciempre nawala agad dahil as the palancas say: baliw,
kwela, bakla, kikay, madaldal, friendly & the like ang mga
adjectives na kasama sa TUNAY ko raw na pagkatao, hahaha! TAMA sila!
5. F4 -oo, inaamin ko... nahumaling rin ako sa F4 noon to the point na nanood pa'ko nung back-to-back concert ni vanness at ken, eeeewww! umiral na naman ang kabaduyan ko, wahahaha! at sa sobrang tuwa ko sa
group na'to nung 3rd year eh nagkagroup pa'ko sa class na L4... a.k.a.
LIOBA 4! (4 kami ciempre, may dance step pa, at lahat kami ay from
III-St. Lioba)
6. ISAW MANOK -yum yum! :D yan ang pinaka FAVORITE kong streetfood nung highschool!
kapag yung service namin eh tumitigil sa marist (all-boys school
nearest sa school namin), lahat kaming mga scholasticans na
servicemates ko (especially si tiffany!) eh masaya na 'pag nakakakain
ng isaw manok... but who doesn't right?!
7. GLEE CLUB -yup, yan ang club ko buong highschool,
naks! looooove ko ang club kong ito dahil dito ako nagkaroon ng
disiplina at ample skills when it comes to acapella singing, reading
notes, performing on stage, having a sharp ear for tones, etc etc! dito
ko rin naranasan na magkaroon ng rigorous training from monday to
saturday! until now, i can't believe that i've actually done that!
naranasan ko ring magka gold medal nung junior & senior years ko
dahil laging panalo noon ang core group sa CMLI, ah yeah!
kaya't kahit papaano eh in the future, may ipagyayabang naman ako sa mga magiging apo ko! JOKE LANG!
8. KWEKKWEK -oo, masarap at fave ko rin ang streetfood na yan pero ibang kwekkwek
ang tinutukoy ko. sha ang alaga kong pusa na kilala pala ng
nakararami dahil sooooobrang mahilig ako sa pusa dati to the point na
pati buhay ng alaga naming na yan eh nakwekwento ko na pala?! hahaha,
adik!
9. MANIAC/MANYAK -oist, hindi ako yun ha... i think, JOKE! yeah, kapag nasa all girls kasi, laging iniisip ng marami na ang corny raw kasi WALANG BOYS... but they are soooo wrong!
uber
saya rin ng walang mga lalaki sa school dahil mas matindi ang mga
hirit! nung senior year, asaran talaga namin eh kung sino ba talaga ang
pinaka manyak... sha ba o ikaw?! uso rin ang taasan ng palda, paluan sa
pwet with matching "nice ass" line (nabiktima ako nito), booby touching
(never done that & was never victimized by that, yey!), at yung
pagsigaw (without getting embarassed) ng "Uuy... sino may napkin jan?"
ayos di'ba?
& last but not the least...
10. KADA -yan usong tawag sa barkada nung panahon ko, hahaha! kada (shortcut ng
barkada) ang pinaka una mong masasandalan when it comes to kasayahan,
kainan, kalungkutan, at ciempre sa kalokohan! who doesn't have her own
kada sa isko/st. scho noon?! lahat meron! & what's cool about it eh may mga kada-ng nagmerge, kada sa
classroom, kada sa club, kada sa service, & the like! ang kada ang
mga kababaihang (well, all girls nga kami di'ba?) pinakamakakatanggap
sa'yo kung ano ka...
no buts, no ifs, no questions... sila ang instant family mo sa school!
(special mention sa kada ko: ALOT, JORDS, CAMILLE/CORAZON, ANDREA/YORIE... love you guys! *hugs*)
marami
pa'kong nabasa sa napakaraming palancang natanggap ko noong senior year
from letters predicting that i'll have my OWN talk show or radio show
in the future, to notes wishing me goodluck with my college entrance
exams! grabe, i am not a mushy person but every precious palanca in
that orange tin box never failed to touch my heart & actually
encourage me to face my problems & fears!
highschool in st.
scho was really fun! as i read each & every rolled, folded palanca,
i realized that i was more noisy, friendly, carefree, funny, &
confident before. maybe it's because people mature in time. but i know
that's NOT an excuse for me not to bring back those good 'ol traits
that made me receive these palancas in the first place!
who knew reminiscing by reading palanca letters was both enriching & amusing at the same time right?
but then again, i still break my own rules... hindi ko natiis, nag english na naman ako.
Posted by catmille13 at 10:06 PM on March 21, 2009.
Yes, I DO NOT have a grad pic. Why you ask? Because I'm NOT graduating this March. It sucks... I KNOW.
While
my friends and batchmates pore over their creative shots and formal
shots, I admit that yeah, I do get jealous at times, wishing that I do
have my own set of pictures too. Sometimes, well often actually, it
kinda hurts when I see uploaded grad pics of my peers on networking
sites since I should have had been uploading mine myself, instead of
still struggling on my acads just to be able to get myself on track
again.
Sometimes, I still do ponder on a lot of what-if's like: "What if I opted to choose another university and study what I have really wanted?" "What if I just gave up on studying in UP earlier on when there was still time to transfer schools and do what I really desire?
But then again, I can't go back in time and change all of these. I
try to keep myself from getting to the point of just throwing
everything away and just follow what I really fully desire, because
that would be a selfish thing to do.
Maybe I am not graduating on time because it wasn't meant to be. Maybe there is a purpose for it, but whatever it is, I still do not have a clue.
Yet sometimes, I do wish that I live a normal life and that I'm graduating on time but then again...
My life would be boring then! Since I easily get bored, maybe these imperfections are THE things that make my life interesting and colorful!
Posted by catmille13 at 02:28 AM on October 22, 2008.
Nowadays, every time I try to reevaluate or reminisce, I catch
myself frequently saying…
“Hey… it’s empty.”
I do feel empty. I’m quite confused if it’s just self-pity
or I’m just finding ways to make myself preoccupied especially that I am now
home for the semestral break.
Sometimes, even during attending Sunday mass, I catch myself
staring into space, thinking about what will happen next. I couldn’t believe
this is me NOW…
A girl with no concrete plans.
A girl who keeps on trying… but to no avail.
A girl who sticks up like a sore thumb amidst the crowd.
A girl who wishes… but gets nothing back.
A girl who is totally insecure.
A girl who now end up strolling and eating alone in campus.
A girl who mechanically goes to and from school…
increasingly hating every minute of riding buses and commuter trains.
A girl who admits that being in UPLB is a blessing and a
curse at the same time.
And finally…
I’m the girl who has completely lost it!
I remember back in high school, a lot of people were
actually peppering me with compliments on the fact that I already know what I want
to be in college…
And it ended up wrong. In the end, I was the one who didn’t
know what I want and who I really wanted to be.
Yeah, I made wrong choices… and I would really like to fix
things before it’s too late but nothing’s turning out the way I wanted it to
be.
Is it wrong to ask for something you like? Is it wrong to
continually wish for things to turn out the way you desire it to be? Is it
wrong to still be idealistic at these hard times?
Worrying makes me really tired already but I can’t help it. Next
semester, a lot of my batch mates (including most of my high school barkada)
will be going up the stage and taking their diploma. I on the other hand, would
probably be on the sidelines, watching them or I would just probably not show
up on anyone’s graduation at all. It’s like rubbing salt on deep wounds. While they
all have their grad pics taken, I would be stuck inside my apartment… still
studying… and will be studying until God-knows-when.
I admit, there are times that I completely loathe the
situation I’m in. Yeah, I’m in UP… but am I really happy?
During freshman year in college, I thought that being in one
of the high-caliber universities would make me feel special, would get me out
of mediocrity, and would make me become more important…
But damn… I was totally wrong!
And how stupid am I to blurt this all out in a blog?
Because I know no one would be able to totally understand
the mess I put myself into.
People say that you’re the only one who can help yourself in
the end…
looooove ko ang club kong ito dahil dito ako nagkaroon ng
disiplina at ample skills when it comes to acapella singing, reading
notes, performing on stage, having a sharp ear for tones, etc etc! dito
ko rin naranasan na magkaroon ng rigorous training from monday to
saturday! until now, i can't believe that i've actually done that!
naranasan ko ring magka gold medal nung junior & senior years ko
dahil laging panalo noon ang core group sa CMLI, ah yeah! 
