Dot. Dot. Dot.

33 days to go, BOARD EXAM na. Seriously, parang di ko pa kaya mag-exam. Ang hirap pala mag-review! Jusko. Kaso iniisip ko na lang na "Lhea, kung na-survive mo yung 4 years sa Nursing, 2 months na review pa kaya?" Pero yung totoo, parang gusto kong di na muna mag-take, kaso sayang. HELLO! Effort na effort kaya ako mag-ayos ng PRC cases ko tapos mag-file sa PRC! Wow ha.

Eto, seryoso na talaga. Ang hirap eh, as in. Actually gustong-gusto ko talaga sabihin to sa isang tao kaso di ko alam kung kanino ko sya isi-share (Okey, naisip ko na, si Lola!). Unang-una, naiisip ko na baka bumagsak lang ako kasi hindi ako handa. Seryoso, as in hindi talaga. At pangalawa, feeling ko may kulang sakin.

Thank you pala sa mga taong nagmo-motivate sakin mag-aral, mag-review, at i-TOP ang board exam. Kayo na lang talaga ang dahilan kung bakit ko ginagawa to maliban sa parents ko at sa dream ko maging registered nurse. Salamat dahil naniniwala kayo sakin na kaya ko, na matalino ako, at lahat-lahat na.

Kaso isa lang talaga yung gusto ko eh, gusto ko ng magulang sa tabi ko. Yeah, parent. Well, sa lahat ng parent ko, si Papa lang yung malamang na makakasama ko in the coming weeks (well depende pa kung dito sya sa apartment ko magsstay or dun sa Alabang). Pero di eh, ibang magulang yung kelangan ko, si Nanay kasi yun. Gusto ko ng pinipilit ako na mag-review, magising ng maaga (dahil madalas akong absent sa review), at pinapagalitan ako. Siguro yung care and concern talaga yung nami-miss ko, maliban pa dun sa mga paglalambing ni Nanay sakin. Hay, miss ko na talaga sya eh. Every night na lang akong umiiyak kasi nami-miss ko na sya, at kelangan ko sya sa mga panahong ito kaso wala na sya eh. Medyo hindi okey para sakin tong pag-eemote kasi mas made-depress pa ko. Ako na lang mismo sa sarili ko yung nagsasabi na "Wag ka nga magdrama dyan, makakasama lang yan", "Pumasok ka nga!" (Okey, ang drama-drama ko. Very wrong)

Hay. (On the lighter side! Di na ko magdadrama!) Nitong mga nakaraang araw, may isang tao na feeling ko eh "sinapian" ni Nanay. Well, friend ko naman kasi to, so malamang eh mangungumusta sa pagre-review ko. Kaso nung huli eh pinapagalitan na ko. "Di ka nga umiinom, babad ka naman ata sa tv." Nakakaloka, magagalit, tapos magtatampo. Aynako. Tapos nung Saturday, muntikan na ko atakihin sa puso dun sa text nya na "Hoy ikaw ha. Tumakas ka sa review kanina." HAHAHA. Actually di ako tumakas, wala akong pera pang-enrol para sa Critical lecture namin that day. Since ayoko naman ma-bano sa bahay at para isabay ko na sa pagpunta ko sa puntod ni nanay eh nanuod na rin ako ng game sa San Juan Arena. Pagkagising ko the next day, nagtext sya ng "Galingan mo :)" Nakaka-empower eh no! Hulaan nyo na lang kung sino ang taong to kasi malamang eh mahuhulaan nyo. Ayun, we don't text or talk (or tweet!) a lot, pero kasi malaking bagay na sakin yung mga bagay na nagpapaalala sakin kay Nanay (na ginagawa nya), and thank you kasi in times like this, mga kaibigan ko talaga yung masasandalan ko. 

Malalampasan ko rin tong board exam na to. Sana bigyan ako ni Lord ng tibay ng loob and sharp memory para mai-top at mai-pasa ko tong NLE. Aba! Walang masamang mangarap na maging topnotcher no. Pangarap kong mailagay yung pangalan ko sa tarpaulin sa tapat ng Tech Bldg tapos mai-feature sa Advocate! Oh yeah! Ayoko muna mag-wish masyado kay Lord, masyado na kasing marami yung hiniling ko sa kanya. Matapos lang tong NLE na to! :))

Good luck Lhea! Panindigan mo yang FUTURE NURSE LEI mo ha!

Graduating :)

And YES! I'm graduating! :))

If only i can scream at the top of my lungs here at my apartment, I would definitely say, IM GRADUATING, BITCH! LOL. Actually, I'm nervous that I'll get a failing mark in NCI since I rarely attend my classes (dahil uma-aura!) and I'm so goddamn bored and lazy. Any, I still got 3.0. Thank you so much Sir Quijencio and Sir Nonog, special mention to Sir Rasos who gave me an special exam because I wasn't in his class when he gave the exam (because it's my birthday). Good thing, there are also some students who missed his exam, so he made another set and let us took it. yeay!

After 4 years of hard work, I can say that I deserved everything I got here. FEU taught me to be competitive. I'll never forget when I got that third place in a uni-wide Filipino essay writing contest, and won the best poster presentation in nursing practice that bested other schools. Aside from that, our thesis belongs to Top 10 researches in our batch. Yeay!

Though I've been through ups and downs, I learned to stand still and face a new semester positively.

For now, I have to enjoy my remaining days in school. I'll definitely miss every inch, and dust of FEU :)

Of rants and sudden burst of critical thinking

Last Sunday, I just grabbed Slam Magazine's latest ish where Terrence Romeo's name was on the cover. Actually, I wasn't planning to buy magazines since my rack's already full. HAHA. It was Justine who told me that Romeo's featured there, and since I'm an ex-Juliet (I'll just tell you the story later), I was kinda interested  on what's there.

As I browsed the magazine, I first came across June Mar Fajardo's article, read some lines there then proceed on the TR article. The moment I saw the first 2 pages, which contain his picture and a huge title, I was like "Wow, nagpa-interview sya dito tapos samin eh picture lang, ayaw pa na." I turned on the next page and kinda shocked that the article's writer and I share the same fate of not being replied by Romeo. "Really? Di rin sya nag-reply? Nakakahiya naman ganung ugali. You already agreed on the interview tapos biglang waley?" Then, the writer just interviewed key people that could say something about the 20-year old combo guard, which include Coach Bert, Coach Magtulis, and Mike Tolomia. I really liked the angle of the story. It's like it indirectly answered Romeo's ball-keeping attitude (Sorry, I really can't say bwakaw, or ball-hogger). Actually, it's kinda hard topic, that I, myself, can't even ask other people that "Is Romeo a selfish ball distributor? (Uhh? magulo Lhea. Where's the sense?)

Going back, Coach Bert is a person that will honestly tell you what's wrong on this kid since he's aware that TR has this thing called "shoulder fake-head fake-with hair swaying move-plus-I-can-do-this-all-by-myself-and-shoot-the-ball-without-sharing-to-my-teammates disease. Sorry for being harsh guys especially to some of his fans that might be able to read this. TR has an incredible talent, I know we all agree. He's also hardworking when it comes to taking time to practice his shooting (Someone from R.Papa told me this before and I have seen him before practicing even in the dark. Yeah, srsly). But he has to learn that he doesn't have to carry the burden single-handedly. There are 4 other guys, waiting for the ball he's going to distribute and facilitate, that will take that magical shot. And there's also a concept of 24-seconds that will let you plan and get that right timing to bury that dagger into your opponent's throat, and not throwing the ball freely like the one's in the arcade.

On the other hand, as a schoolmate, Im happy on what he achieved this year, especially being a part of the Mythical 5. Being one takes a lot hardwork from the start of the season til the end. We've seen how FEU rose above the seven other schools with that 4-0 record. That's already something. He was a hero in every game that he played, with long-dropping triples, defense-slashing drives, cat-quick hands that swiped every ball off an opponent, a sprinter-like fastbreaks and his signature shoulder fake-head fake-then- stepback jumpers that can make any girl go crazy seeing his nearly angelic face, lazy eyes and Son Goku-like hairstyle that he nourished for more that 3 months. (Phew! that was looooong!) I can't imagine FEU sans Romeo during their crucial first three games in Season 73. As some sports writers and Coach Bert said "It could have been 0-3, not 3-0." But how about FEU without RR Garcia? Well, more unimaginable (for me). Garcia suffered from an ankle injury from a practice before the season. With that incident, Garcia had a lesser time on court and gave Romeo more time to take charge as one of the veterans. As some UAAP fanatics observed, TR and RR doesn't seem to have that balanced pH, in short, chemistry. Whenever they are on the floor together (IDK who assumes the 1 and 2), they simply don't pass the ball on each other. (Guuuuuys? This is not an arcaaade). I have seen it a lot of times already, even last year. Well, it's just this time that it's more evident. But there are those times that when they share it, it  was like a nuclear bomb that can wreck the whole arena. During FEU vs NU Game (Sept 2), Garcia dished the ball on Romeo in the left wing, then shoots a triple that gave them a 2-point edge. Well, that game might not be counted as a win (Hello Technical Committee!), but it's SOMETHING. Something that not everyone witnessed. Another one was their KO game against DLSU. FEU was 7 points behind the Taft-based team and 38 seconds' left in the game clock. Everyone from the Morayta side wished for a miracle, until Garcia passed the ball on Romeo and knocked a triple, then Garcia stole the ball from DLSU's possession and dropped a three pointer that left the other team in a one-point advantage with 30 secs left. Yes, six points in 8 seconds. Magical, doesn't it? Yet, it was a sorry loss for FEU since it was the first time they were kicked out of the Final 4 in 5 years. Oops, I still have another one in my sleeves! Well, this time, FEU won their first cardiac game in the season. Less than 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter, UST's possession, and up by 1 point. The Tigers need to shoot that one last shot to run away their first game. Jeric Fortuna carefully dribbles the ball, inspecting the area and switches his attention to his coach, waiting for his signal to drive the ball. As his attention focused on his mentor, he forgot what he has in his right hand. It was the perfect timing for Romeo to swipe the ball, pass it to the running Tolomia and to Garcia who was waiting to make the finishing touches. And the ball safely entered the ring with 7 seconds remaining. And FEU's up by 1! UST wasted no time and made a fast play with Mariano on the downtown and missed the big shot when the time expired.

Garcia's fate next year is still undetermined, whether he'll stay or embark a new journey in the pros. Whatever happens, it will be Romeo who is expected to take over the floor general title. But in that time, Romeo has to change, for the his own good and for the better of everyone. Talent? No doubts. Confidence? More improved this time around. So lemme switch on the other side of my rants. I know TR is a nice guy, well, according to Joshua. HAHA. But seriously, he's good. I've talked to him a lot of times already, have picture with him, etc. He also do some simple efforts to other people in his simple way (like texting someone to alleviate his/her feelings [im a living proof to that. haha]).

Actually, I've been texting him since last month for my work-related assignment (thanks to JE for his number) and he doesn't reply. Joshua already warned me that recently, he's not into interviews (Actually, it's just for a photoshoot!). Then last sembreak, I had some few trips to R.Papa Gym, hoping to catch him there and talk about the shoot. But unluckily, I wasn't able to see even a shadow of him. Last Friday, I went back to the gym with Armen and Justine. Good thing, I met Coach Jo and told him why I'm looking for the kid. We patiently waited outside, hoping to talk to him that time around but we just wasted our time. I went back to the campus and met Russel and Mac. So I talked to them and ask where can I find TR. RE offered me to join them going to their Dean's office since TR's currently enrolling, and finally get a chance to meet him after 1 month of searching him. Side story: I cant help but laugh when we reached EB 8th floor. A lot of young girls are screaming when they saw the 2 tall guys I'm with, haha. So I just waited on the side and called by RE "Lhea, tara pasok na tayo. Nasa loob sya" "Uy, di ako pwede dyan, IN ako eh. Sabihan mo na lang sya" Then he entered the room and returned after 3 minutes. "Hintayin mo na lang daw sya sa gym after. Text mo nalang sya." Me: "Uy, seryoso yan ha. Sabihin mo mag-reply sya. Kung hindi, iiscalpelin ko sya, now na." And he terribly laughed while cameras are clicking at the background. After that, I went back in the office and after 30 minutes, someone saw TR outside. So I hurriedly called Justine to run after  him then he just said "Enrolment eh, busy ako". And the moment I hear it from Justine, I just bowed my head and said, I give up. But wait, I still have other pending papers! haha :)

Going up

Covering UAAP Basketball for 2 consecutive season's really amazing. You got to see basketball games a few inches away from you. You see scenes that can't be seen in television, like players talking or tapping their opponent, their facial expressions when they miss a shot or when they fell on the floor like a weak puppet.

I watched FEU's games last year, and honestly, I wasn't expecting that we're going to have our 2nd straight Finals appearance. But FEU pulled that season to an exciting and fantastic one, nailing those cardiac games and proving everyone that they'll definitely make it again, though in a roller-coaster ride to the top. 

That time, I was really scared that the Tamaraws would face Ateneo if they place 4th. Well, that would be suicidal for us. Luckily, UST bowed to NU in their final game and FEU won against DLSU. Before coming to semifinals, I was thinking that since Adamson stopped Ateneo's elims sweep, FEU would lose easily. Adamson also cancelled their classes that afternoon while FEU still carried on. I opted to cut my afternoon class to watch and support the team aside from doing my duty.

Some of the kids I met at the venue skipped their classes too just to catch the game that might be our last for that season. Yet, FEU ended it with a 10 point advantage. And the team's luck continued up to their rubber match and booked a round trip ticket again to the championships.

Again, FEU choked in their 2-game finals against their foes, Ateneo. I know it's hard to lose another crown again, but everyone must move on and improve their skills once again.

This year, FEU sparked in their opening game, with RR Garcia doing the magic again. The Tamaraws saw themselves at the top of the standing with 4-0. Not until NU halted it. The green and gold squad remained positive yet lost again to Ateneo at the end of the 1st round elims. The Tams showed everyone that they're really hungry for the gold when they trounced UST with 20 points, and then bowed again to Ateneo.

Their two loses against Ateneo's really a tough one, but their 2nd round match-up against NU was a very big blow to them. And then, DLSU made FEU's way to third spot blurred with Vosotros' baskets.

Come their rematch, Im confident that FEU would notch this, but seeing them play with crappy defense and kinda chaotic plays made me bow down and asked extra help from above. God heard my prayers and gave FEU a run to catch up with NU's score. The game reached overtime and FEU was up by 6 points, not until Parks made those terrific shots that shackled the Morayta-based cagers.

We left Araneta Coliseum with a pierced heart and unexplainable facial expression. We tried to keep the pain but we cant.

I know, rants and rages would not really help our squad right now. It's just disappointing to see that you're on top of the standings and now fighting for dear life at fourth. This doesn't mean that FEU's a weak team, it's just because of certain circumstances that caused them to be at that hanging spot. We almost had it all, but we let it slipped away.

That first match up was undeniably ours, but let's stop all these buzzes, it already happened. "bilog ang bola", right?

So let's just put our whole faith and support to them, I know that they need us. Even though we're going to face a lot of trials along the way, I know we'll definitely get there at the right time. 

IDC about my grammatical errors here, I just wanna voice out what I feel. :)

Of disappointments

Last week seemed to be the most disappointing week of my life. Thing didn't go well especially in my academics. Yes, I got zero on my Medical Calculation practical quiz, and got 50 on the other one. I'm afraid that I might have a Revalida before the end of the sem.

What went wrong?

Well actually, I chose to sleep rather than to review. I prioritized my physiological need rather than the other one. I took things too lightly, maybe because I think it's easy. I don't usually fail in our skills lab, which seems to be my forte even before (exclude Health Assessment here). I think, maybe because of the type of practical exam why I failed. Well, I think so. I just need to bounce back next week. I dont wanna be late again or to have a failing grade. I will do my best this time. Swear!

I will also study my lessons on NCA, I will not take it for granted again. I'll prioritize my obligations well.
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Come Friday, everything's changed. I was really enthusiasted in our new concept in NCM which is Communicable Disease. Our professor described herself as a terror teacher, but I dont see her like that. Maybe she just wanted us to do our best and study more in her concept. She did asked a lot of questions during the start of classes, and me being the "best in recitation" kid (hahaha, no doubt!), I always raise my hand and answer her. She gets irritated when everytime she throws new questions, and no one raises their hands, except mine. :)

HAHA. I hope I'll have good grades in her concept :D

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And yes, I missed blogging here!

Acads realizations..

And Im not supposed to make another entry after my acads-related post earlier. So, this one is kinda evaluation of my midterms.

NCM104: THIS! Eto yung pinaka-push na concept sa MedSurg ever, plus super galing pa nung lecturer namin. Thank god at masasabi kong nakabawi ako this concept dahil sa consistent passing grades ko sa quizzes (thanks to my seatmate, Kuya Ramon who's celebrating his birthday today!). Since malaki ang percentage neto, sana talaga eh makabawi ako mula sa pagkakalugmok sa 2.75 ko last sem na siyang humila sa pangarap kong makapasok sa 1-point somthing na GWA. That 14-unit NCM grade spoiled my three minors. The hell! Pero may exams pa kaya pagbubutihan ko dun :)

History: The not-so push subject. Honestly, Im a history addict and I inherited this from my grandma. Anything about history, sucker kami dun. kaso ibang kwento na ngayong college. Iniisip ko, sinong may mali? Yung prof ko ba na magulo magturo, na puro kwento ng mga behind-the-scenes sa history, the untold stories ika nga, yung pilosopo at di panatiko,at super magulo magtanong sa quiz (para naman kasing nagkkwento lang siya sa quiz at di mo alam kung tanong ba yun o ano)? O si AKO, na nakikinig naman, sakto lang mag-aral, papetiks-petiks, pero paborito ang history at mahilig mag-advance reading? Ewan ko ba kung anong mali sakin. May quiz kami las time and ako yung pinacheck ni Mam, sa kasamaang palad, nakakahiya ang quiz ko, 9 out of 25. Whatta shame! Pero yung iba naman 11-19, and yung classmate ko na tunuturing kong matalino, 8 lang nakuha niya. Wow diba? So feeling ko, di lang ako yung may problemang ganito. Okey, eto na talaga to, almost all of my classmates consider me as the intelligent one dahil pala-recite ako and chenelyns. Pero di naman nasusukat sa recitation yung katalinuhan. Nabo-bobo ako sa quiz, ewan ko rin kung bakit ganun. YUng ibang classmates ko na parang keri lang, mas matataas pa ang nakukuha sakin. Parang nasuntok ako bigla na, bakit sila nakakakuha ng mataas, ako hindi? And I see that as a big challenge especially this finals. I need to do better. Nabo-bother nga ako sa 50 ko dun sa activity plus yung 9/25 ko pa. Awful grades. kaya kahit na assignment, pinagpupuyatan ko makabawi man lang sana.

PolSci: Not so awful to since keribels yung subject na 'to. I dreamt of becoming a lawyer then dahil sabi nung iba, bagay daw sakin yun dahil ma-rason akong tao. Kapag ma-rason eh abogado agad? Di ba pwedeng nag-eexplain o may pinaglalaban lang? GOING BAAAAAACK! *commercial break. Any, 2.5 naman ako dito but I need to improve my grade dahil baka manganib yung GWA ko. Wala na akong inaasam pa na makukuhang honors this college dahil walang pag-asa. Isa na lang ang pinanghahawakan ko ngayon, to do better in our review and top the NLE.Ganyan ka-taas ang pangarap ko. Tapos mailagay yung grad pic sa tarp sa Tech Bldg at mailagay sa headline ng Advo *ahem ahem to News people especially to Juju and Janice*, ambisyosa na kung ambisyosa, yan ang driving force ko para magtino pa lalo. Okey yugn 1st 2 quizzes ko,a nd I must say, may pag-asa pa ako sa 1.75 na goal ko :)

Nursing Research: Yeah. 1.75 beybe! Since pinaghihirapan ko/namin si bebe GLABS (autoclaved reused/reprocessed disposable gloves *phew!), sana mas tumaas pa grade namin. Sana mag-tuloy tuloy yung magandang grade namin para push! :)

Nursing Appraisal (NCA): bakit naimbento ka pa? I'd rather choose In-house review kesa sa computer classes sa NCA na super boring at hindi push. Sana naman kasi ibalik ng IN yung in house review na socratic (as described by an IN alum). Magulo kasi yung NOL pramis and mas wala kaming natututunan dahil iba pa rin yung actual. Partida, may grade to kaya I fear na iligwak ako nung leche na 'to. *peace po :) Ah basta, kaya ko to.


--Sorry naman at naglabas na naman ako ng hanash dito. And as the finals is approaching, buhos effort na  para maka-kuha ng GWA na above 2.5 :)

ACADS is LOVE

Since our Neuro RLE ended today, kaya heto ako ngayon at nagpapaka-busy sa acads-related paperworks. Nursing Research, History and NCM yung mga kempers na nagpapa-busy sakin. Should've done this last sunday kaso si NurRes yung inuna ko kasama na rin si so-so RetDem.

Ang tanong, bakit andito ako sa blogger? Katatapos nga lang din namin mag-usap nung groupmate ko dahil kahit siya, tino-toxic nung groupmate pa naming isa. Oh well, dahil naman sa kasipagan ko sa articles for Research, 7 abstracts ang isusulat ko. GOSH, after ko siguro magsulat, pwede na 'ko magka-carpal amputation (i forgot the exact term).

Si History naman, medyo maarte ng konti. Well, para tumaas ang grade, pagbubutihan ko ang kemerot na 'to. Kaso unfair ah, 6 yun ia-outline namin compared sa other group na 4 lang tapos maiiksi pa. Oh well, MOVING ON!

Si NCM naman, madali lang kemehin, kaso nga lang din ulit, exams na namin sa Friday pero di pa ako nakakapagreview. I dont wanna spoil my Neuro concept since maganda yung mga quiz results ko compared last sem. Therefore, I conclude that (LOL), having a good sleep and NCM classes in the afternoon will give you good grades. hellooo, di ko na kaya tinutulugan yun. And pasalamat lang, magaling yung prof namin, si Mam Richelle Briones :)

Madadala ko ata si Parker sa school bukas para dun ko na ipagpapatuloy yung homework ko. May cover pa ako ng 4pm, so kelangang may gagawin ako from 10am to 3pm.


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Bilang acads-focused blog entry to, isisingit ko na rin yung hirit ko kanina sa RLE. About body mechanics yung lecture namin kanina. And nung di naexplain nung classmate ko yung about dun sa purpose of turning and moving patients na provide comfort, naghahanap si mam ng makakapagsagot sa kanya. No one raised their hands, pero plano ko magtaas ng kamay nun kaso nahiya ako (mahiyain ako guys, believe me). Though nasa likod ako, nakita ni mam na medyo nakataas yung kamay ko, pero yung truly eh parang sinandal ko lang yung elbow ko sa may upuan kaya nagmukhang nakataas ng konti. So ayun, tinawag niya ako and I answered her in straight english. Nakakatuwa lang kasi all of them applauded me, dalawang sections kami sa room kanina and most of them were my former classmates. Talk about 15 minutes of fame :D

At isa pang proof na mahiyain ako. Since nawala ko yung receipt ng PressPlay, kelangan kong tumawag sa The LaSallian office. Una, nahihiya ako though nagprepare na rin ako kung ano sasabihin ko, pero kinakabahan ako. Una, baka kasi inglishin ako ni Mr. M.E. Patrick Ong (haha, kasiii....), then baka maaning ako bigla at kung ano masabi ko at baka mali ako ng masabi. basta yun! Pero nung tumawag na ako, okey naman din, girl yung nakausap ko kaya okey lang :)))


O sha, back to acads! Busy day tomorrow, PUSH!

Crazy Weekend

This weekend must be the busiest since the start of this year. Freaky lang kasi mula kahapon and ngayon. Yesterday, katakot-takot na exams ang hinarap ko, and ngayon, kinalaban ko naman yung pagiging solo.

Yesterday, my life started with our Nursing Research class. Since we're anticipating a quiz, todo review naman kami. Good thing, considerative yung mommy ni Ate Clar (hi ate clar!) este yung prof namin, di na kami nag-quiz and naging slow-paced yung lecture namin. Medyo antok pa rin ako sa class, medyo busy rin ako the night before nun and review-review rin ng NCM exam namin. So lumabas ako and natulog, mga 15 mins din ata yun. Dun sa table na tinulugan ko umupo sina Cedie and Azel kaya sila na rin yung gumising sakin. To my surprise, pagabas ko pala, nagpa-break na rin si Mam. After nun, inannounce niya na wala na kaming RLE class sa kanya para makapagreview sa NCM and NCA.

After class, bumili ako ng food sa McDo sa kadahilanang gutom na gutom ako, di kasi ako kumain nung breakfast and dun na lang kumain sa office. Nung mga 11 am na, medyo marami-rami na rin kami sa office then nagpasama sa Jollibee si Ralph. Nadaanan namin yung EAC crowd na nagsusuppport sa team nila sa Showtime kaya naki-usyoso kami. At dahil nga sa sobrang tagal, bumili na muna si Ralph ng chocolate sundae. Pagbalik namin, nakiusyoso kami hanggang sa pagreveal nung score. Talo nga lang EAC pero super galing nila. Nakakaproud.

Anyway, pagbalik namin ng office, nagpasama ulit ako kay Ralph papuntang Tech Bldg bilang opening nung UAAP Chess. YUng totoo, nakalimutan ko na opening pala kahapon. Kung di lang ako nakakita ng mga taga-UP sa Jollibee, eh wala na sa utak ko yun. Buti na lang nakasalubong namin sina Cindy and Rits kaya nalaman namin na wala pang game. habang nasa office, nagrereview ako for NCM. Nung medyo malapit na ng 2pm, bumili na ako ng bubble sheet. Waley pa rin update kung what time yung exam. Nung mga past 2 na, buti na lang talaga at umakyat ako sa NB at nakasalubong si JC (bf ng classmatek ko) kaya nalaman ko kung san yung room namin. Grabe, ako na lang pala wala sa room at buti lang talaga, DUMATING pa ako. I managed to finish that 70-item exam in 15 mins. Mantakin mo yun?

Bumalik na rin ako sa office then Tech Bldg for Chess. Good thing naitext ko si Leilani at sinabi na pwede na mag-exam sa NCA. Okeeey! Ako na nagccram! natapos ko yung 200 items in  30-45 mins ata. Katabi ko si Karl Uy. Haha, masingit lang. Very bet din yung classmate ko na yun bilang magkalapit chairs kami sa NCM and andami niyang alam. haha, yun lang :) After NCA, diretso cover na ulit with Cindy and The Don. Waley kaming alam sa Chess, yung truley. Nasabi ko pa kay Cindy na pansinin and kausapin yung taga-Varsi na guy. After game, nagtutulakan pa kami for interview kay Coach but we ended up playing Chess instead. Ayun, nauna kong na-check si Don pero super mega checkmate naman ako nung huli.

Pagbalik ng office, pinuntahan namin si Jerome then nagka-ayaan sa Tayuman. Pagbalik namin, nag-chess lecture naman kami kay Juneys. Nakakatawa lang kasi kelangang i-relate pa sa love para maintindihan namin :) HAHA. Then, bago kami umalis, naglinis muna kami ng office bilang Sports at Arts yugn cleaners. Gulat pa si Aaron na cleaners pala kami. So ayun  nga naglinis na kami tapos sinasabihan pa ako ni Don na pwede na akong mag-asawa. LOL.

Nung pauwi na kami ni Cindy, dumaan kami sa Pav at sumigaw ng DAIREN kaso sa may admin na pala si Dairen with The Polar Bear. After 10 years, nagkasama ulit kami ni Cindy pauwi. Pagdating sa bahay, di ko magawa-gawa yung article ko. So natulog na lang ako.

Jan. 15.

Ayun na nga, 12pm na ko nagising. So di pa rin ako makagawa ng article. Nag-facebook na muna ako and kinontact si Sisterette Dana. Nakita kong online si Ji Hoo and nagka-chika kami ng konti bilang nawawala siya sa chat. And this message made my day :))

Haha, okey ako na masaya sa reply niya na yan. Tapos after few minutes nag-log out na ako kasi pupunta na ako ng FEU. Nung nakauwi na ako nung nabasa ko yung reply niya na nagpagupit na ulit siya. Bakit kasi ambilis humaba ng hair niya?

So ayun na nga, pumunta na ako ng FEU. Pagpasok ko ng Tech Bldg, walang tao. Tinanong ko si Kuya Guard kung tapos na ba yung chess, sabi niya wala pa. nagulat ako nung tinanonng nya na from what school ako, then sabi ko, FEU po :))) HIHI.

Pagdating ko sa Mini Audi, syempre loner ako, may game pa yung womens. Matagal-tagal din akong nakatayo and nakatingin. 4pm ako dumating sa venue bilang waley traffic. After 30 mins, naka-chika ko yung team captain ng mens. Ayos si kuya kausap, dami kong natutunan about chess. Buti lang namatay yung oras dahil dun sa pep talk namin. Then nung malapit ng matapos, kinuha ko na yung mga data and nagpaalam na rin.

Nung pauwi, dumaan muna ako ng McDo para bumili ng food. Nung asa jeep na, hawig ni Kean (the 19 year old Kean) yung guy na kaharap ko sa jeep. Akala ko nung una si Mark Marcaida pero very Kean talaga yung nasa jeep. Natawa pa ako sa binabaan nila, anlapit lang! Eh todo reklamo pa sila na baka gabihin daw sila pagdating sa pupuntahan nila. Sana naman nilakad na lang nila. :D

Pagdating ng bahay, kumain then nanuod ng Petron game kaso talo aya may game 7. Then gumawa na ng article kaso very waley pa rin, di ako makapagconcentrate. Mga 9pm na ako gumawa then natapos ng 11. Mga 12pm nagstart na rin ako mag-blog neto then nagluto ng pancit canton bilang nainggit at nainspire ako dun sa tweet ni Eben. Habang kumakain, nagkkwento ako about sa HS lovelife and other boylet kemps dun sa kasama ko sa apartment. Aliw na aliw siya sa kwento ko :))) Take note, from 1am-4pm ako nagkwento ah! Walang pahinga yun! :)

So continuation pa rin ng blogging ko. Nagpost si Juneys about dun sa nakakamatay at masakit sa ulo at mata na VB artix ko. Yung truly, nakaka-guilty na, very fail ako magsulat ngayon compared last sem. Parang paulit-ulit ko na ;tong pino-post pero ewan ko ba kung bakit ganito. SOPHOMORE JINX ba itey? More improvements pa Lhea! Aral-aral din! Ano kaya problema ko sa sarili at nagkakaganito ako. HAAAAAAAAY, can someone explain this to me? Kulang lang ba ako sa PAGMAMAHAL? LOL. Well baka nga kulang ako sa inspirasyon diba? Pwede naman yun. HAH! WANTED: INSPIRASYON and PAGMAMAHAL. Please contact ME! :)))

Okeeeey, 4:44 am na! :) *pwede mag-wish? ... Sana di ako manganib sa NCA ko, improve pa yung grades sa midterms and yung writing ko na rin. Thank you!

Matutulog na ako at pupunta pa ako ng FEU for White cap exhibit :)

pahabol: matutulog pa kaya ako. teka, wag na lang. :D

Memory Lane 2: Ang mga orgs, ang "Advo" at AKO :)

Kani-kanina lang, nagba-browse ako ng mga articles sa FEU website then nakarating ako sa article about sa FEU College "Y" Club and Oratorical and Debate Chamber (ORADEC). First Year pa lang ako, alam ko na yung mga organizations na 'to, syempre freshman, excited malaman kung ano ang tungkol sa school niya. Since active student ako way back elementary and high school, gusto kong dalhin yun hanggang college. Yeah, nung org hunt sa school, or also known as TamHunt, super dami ng inapplyan kong orgs. Pero nung huli, wala naman akong napuntahan ni isa. Here are some : 

FEU-Institute of Nursing The Lamp- Official Student Publication of Institute of Nursing (yes, nag-sign up ako dito dahil sa writer din ako nung high school. Tsaka feel ko magwork nun sa mga nursing-related fields. Thrice ako nag-sign up dito kaso nung una, di ako natawag for interview, 2nd di ko maabutan yung ME, third, waley talaga.)

FEU-IN Red Cross Youth Collegiate Council (Gusto kong maging volunteer sa mga nursing-related fields din. Since nursing naman talaga yung focus neto, malaki yung maitutulong niya. Nagka-ID na ako nun kaso nung may mga events na, tinamad na akong pumunta. Once lang ako nakasama sa meeting nila nun. Sayang, inabot lang talaga ako ng katamaran noon)

Tamaraw Volunteers (unforgetable yung pagsali ko dito, maliban sa mga projects nila, eh si Kuya Ramon Victor Roxas yung isang dahilan kung bakit ako sumali. Fortunately, siya nag-interview sa akin noong 2nd year na ako, haha, ansaya ko lang. Member na ako eh, kaso KATAMARAN ko na naman yung umepal.)

FEU Central Student Council (bilang active politician ako nung high school at naging student council officer din ako for 2 years, naisipan kong sumali dito kase siguradong makakarelate ako sa mga tao dito. Feeling ko, ito yung org na maraming exposure sa mga events, in and outside FEU. Waley naman akong balak tumakbo sa eleksyon or anything, gusto ko lang sumali sa mga committee nila)

FEU Church Ministry (pinagsisihan kong hindi ako naging member ng Youth Ministry sa parish namin nung high school, kaya sa FEU ko na dinala yung frustration kong makasali. Ayun, di rin ako naging active :( )

Peer Counselors (ito yung org na makakatulong ako sa mga co-students ko kapag may problema sila. And syempre makakahanap ako ng mga friends dito. Para kasing ang saya ng vibes nila esp dun sa booth nila sa TamHunt.)

FEU Drum and Bugle Corps (sa ilang di nakakaalam, majorette ako mula elementary hanggang high school. Naging leader majorette na rin ako, tumugtog ng xylophone, and nag-drums! Dahil sa drum and lyre namin, mas nahasa ko yung pagsasayaw ko na super fail nung bata pa ako. Since dahil masaya sumayaw, napagtripan ko ring sumali ng DBC. Ang saya kaya ng sumasayaw with baton/flag with a cute skirt!)

FEU Theater Guild (yung totoo, nag-sign up lang ako. Nung huli kase, naisip kong conflict sa time ko to kapag magdu-duty na kami. Sabi kasi nung iba, til 9pm daw kasi practice nila, eh ayaw pa ni Nanay na gabihin ako noon. Gustung-gusto kong umarte, bukod sa maarte ako [LOL], kasali din ako sa drama club namin nung high school.)

College "Y" Club (nung una, di ko alam kung about saan yung org na to, basta sumali ako. Pati nung 2nd year, sumali din ako dito, kaso di rin ako naging active.)

Oratorical and Debate Chamber (eto talaga, dream kong maging DEBATER maliban sa umarte. Gusto ko kasing maging lawyer noon, and dahil sa madaldal at ma-rason akong tao, ito yung sinuggest ng mga english teachers ko. Ilang beses ko na rin kasi napanuod yung Oradec sa ANC dati. Feel na feel ko yung bawat words na sinasabi nila dun.)

So ayan lahat, sa kasamaang palad, di ako naging active at yung iba talaga eh di ko napuntahan. Thrice akong nag-apply sa The Lamp, TamVol, Church Ministry at Peer Counselors; samantalang twice sa RCYCC. Pero above all orgs, sa FEU Advocate ako nagseryoso at tumagal. Nga pala, happy 1st anniversary pala samin this coming December 3 though Nov. 30 ako naging official staffer.

The lamp requirements

IN Committees

Advo TTL

Main reason kaya ako nag-Advo, dahil sa passion ko for writing, wala ng iba. Sumali ako sa Advo ng walang kakilala, or sabihin nating meron din dahil sabay naman kami ni Cindy na nakilala ko ngayong college. Nung unang sign up ko, di ako nag-exam, nung pangalawa naman (2nd year-1st sem) eh tinamad ako. Kaso coming 2nd sem, naisip ko na parang may kulang sakin. Yes, kulang. Parang di ko maramdaman na may nagawa ako for FEU, or wala akong maiiwang alaala, footsteps, contribution, parang ganun. Unang pumasok sa isipan ko: dahil siguro wala akong org. Marami nga akong gustong salihang org, kaso conflict sa oras ko, then nahihiya ako kasi syempre baguhan, baka ma-OP lang ako.

 Kaya ko napiling mag-Advo dahil na rin sa gusto ko sanang mag-MassComm. Gustong-gusto ko na talagang mag-shift dahil desperado na akong walang kapupuntahan yung buhay ko sa nursing dahil mahirap tapos wala namang trabaho sa huli. At gusto kong makita yung sarili ko na nagta-trabaho sa media, either as a reporter or writer. Naging impluwensiya rin sakin yung hilig ko sa pagbabasa ng mga magazines dahil dun ako kumukuha ng inspirasyon, at plano kong makapagtrabaho roon kahit part time lang after graduation. Actually, nung nakita ko yung mga application forms ko sa  St. Paul University at West Visayas State University na di ko naisubmit (and yung course na nilagay ko sa UP, Trinity University of Asia, at FEU), kung hindi AB Journalism, AB Broadcasting eh AB Masscom yung 2nd choice ko.

WVSU form

St. Paul Univ-Iloilo

So ayun nga, nung sumali ako, News, Features, Filipino at Sports yung inilagay ko. Kaso nung exam proper na, pinapili na ako kung nong gusto ko, at ayun, pinili ko ang Sports. Bakit Sports? Sa mga nakakakilala na sakin, hindi lingid sa kaalaman nila na may crush ako sa FEU Basketball Team, o sha, pangalanan na natin... Terrence Bill Romeo po. Okey na? Nag-isip muna akong mabuti kung alin sa apat yung itutuloy ko. News-mula high school, news lagi ginagawa ko. Features- bihira lang ako dyan bilang si Jesna ang laging sa Feats. Filipino- ayun, Filipino writer nga ako sa masthead, pero sa news naman talaga ako. Sports- ang patay na section sa paper namin. may sports section nga, wala namang page tapos 1 article lang about sports para sa buong taon :)) Kaya nung huli, Sports yung pinili ko. Masasabi kong mas may idea ako sa sports ng FEU compared sa iba. Sports page ang una kong babasahin kapag nakakuha ako ng kopya ng Advocate. Nung 1st year, after ng unang panunuod ko ng UAAP Mens Basketball game sa Araneta for the 1st time, nagsimula na akong mag-research about sa history ng FEU Athletics at UAAP. Grabe lang, wala akong kilalang player nung mga panahon yun. Andun lang ako para mag-cheer, tapos wala rin pala akong kilalang player ni isa. Tawag ko sa kanilang lahat habang asa upper box A, "kuya" lahat! Then nagbabasa rin ako ng mga articles about sa mga past and present players. Halos everyday din ako magresearch nun ah! fanatic much ba? :)) Ayun, gusto ko lang din i-try yung section na 'to, for a change. :) Wala akong kilala ni isa sa Advo, at wala ni isang staffer na pamilyar sakin (si Rezzmah na former classmate ko eh nakalimutan ko). Si Sir Ian Evasco (former EIC) lang yung kilala ko, pero di naman ako nakakapagtanong sa kanya about advo and di naman siya nakakapagkwento. Tapos may inadd ako sa fb dati na former Advo rin. 

2nd year (Filipino)

4th year

drum and lyre days

Nung exam proper na, inis-skip ko muna yung 1st part na article-making though may idea na ako kung paano gawin yun. Halos masiraan ako ng bait sa jargons, Nay Lora, mahirap po talaga siya. Dun na lang ako sa bandang likod medyo nadalian, tapos merong pang explanation keme sa may 3rd part. Sa article na ako mismo medyo natagalan, may pagka- essay kase yung gawa ko na may konting tono ng news (feeling ko lang yun). nagpaextend pa nga ako ng oras ng konti noon kay Kuya Bill. HAHA, patapos na kase time ko nun, tapos sabi ko eh 2 sentences na lang :))) Pasalamat na lang talaga at napanuod ko yung game 1 ng finals noon. And ang di ko makakalimutan after nung exam, sumakit ang ulo, binti at puson ko-- ayun, dumating nga yung monthly visit ko. :D

Nung nalaman ko na nakapasa ako sa exam, edi interview na. Pumunta kami ng SM ni Nanay at bumili ng isusuot ko sa isang medyo mamahaling store (yes! lakas ng loob naming gumastos nun bilang super regular pa ng allowance ko, twice a month pa. kaya lagi kaming nagsshopping ni nanay, pero sa di ganun ka-mahal. Nagulat lang ako kay nanay na dun kami pumunta). Since si nanay ang magaling pumili ng damit, siya na yung pinapili ko. :) Nung interview na, sabay kami ni Cindy at sinamahan pa kami ni Ate Chin with picture-picture pa sa labas habang naghihintay. Dun ko na rin nakilala si Jaimer na naging kapatid din namin, pero mas nakakwenthan namin yung classmate niya na si Lynndel na iinterviewhin for Literary. Nung turn ko na sa interview, pinakita ko na medyo confident naman ako, okey yung mga tanong at nakakaba yung iba. Pero mas nakakakaba isipin kung papasa ka o hindi. After interview, pumunta kami ni Cindy sa R.Papa Gym para kunin yung tickets for PCCL sa classmate niyang si Russel (yup, Russel Escoto). Di ko na isasama dito yung phone call keme.haha.

number 9 and 40, me and Cindy :)) then andyan din sina Jaimer, Mish.

nakapost sa labas ng office

with Cindy and Real

us with Lynnedel

with Russel Escoto a year ago. haha, ampayat pa ni gwaponess dito. :)

Ang sabi samin, kinabukasan (Sunday) eh itetext kami, mga bandang tanghali. Since nagsimba kami ni Nanay nun at pumunta sa SM then magkatext kami ni Cindy,namalayan namin na lampas na ng tanghali eh wala pa rin kaming text, kaya inassume na namin na di kami pumasa. Okey lang naman samin kung pumasa o hindi eh, no hard feelings. Kinabukasan, game na ng FEU sa PCCL, tapos nakita namin yung isang girl na naka-advo shirt (si Ate Caryl), medyo nalungkot lang kami konti. Then Martes na kami naitext na pumasa kami. Yeay! :))) Ayun, may assignment, tapos General Assembly na super saya at una kong nakilala eh si tito Ace, and si Ate mona naman yung naka-chikahan ko pati si Ate Joie and nakabonding at nakasama sa nakakahiyang prod yung 2 sibs ko na sina Mish at Jaimer (madaya si Cindy!)

kaming magkakapatid, with Mish and Jaimer

Motherly looove :))) after GA

with EIC, SE, ME, News, Photos, Arts, Sports sections and Asst. Sec

Mula nun, lagi na akong tumatambay sa office after class. Nung una, si June Ace lang kinakausap ko dahil sa ka-section ko siya. Nung huli, dahil na rin sa kadaldalan at kaingayan ko, naging ka-close ko na silang lahat :))

Early days :)

with Photos and Layout (Dec 2010)

1st ever group shot :)

Alumni Homecoming with Kuya Ram, Meyorr and Chris Tsuper

webcam mates :)

Sports siblings 2nd sem, 10-11

Kubo ni Juan bondings :) (Jan.2011)

Sports 10-11 with Ate Reich (Feb 2011)

tambay moments :))

18th birthday with them

minsan sa Ateneo:))) (Jan.)

with meyor and don

Sports (March 2011)

at San Juan arena with Ace for FilOil Cup (May 2011)

with Dairen, Ate Abbey, Kuya Ram

3rd year 1st sem :)

with beatty, nikko, trish. (magkakaribal po kaming tatlo. bow). HAHA (July `11)

Bea, Meyorr, Dairen :)

Cindy and I with Photos '11-12

At Araneta Coliseum for FEU-ADMU game

Yon, Mark and I (Aug `11)

Ate Clar and I at FEU-AdU semis game with Sports and Photos newbies (Sept`11)

sem ender tambay at FEU Grandstand (Oct. `11)

Sembreak/ team building

Nikko. Lhea. Beatty

Kerikeriketch.. Yellloooooow!

Third Year-2nd sem

with sisterette Dana (photos) and sib Janice (news)

with Dairen (news) and Christelle (features)

ME

Ayun, ang haba na pala neto. Talagang super memory lane na to. :)) hehe. hala, inumaga na pala ako :)))