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I can't help but smile!! It will be such an achievement to be able to pull up all my grades because of my hard work!
3.0 Chemistry
4.0 Chem Lab
3.0 Compana
3.5 Compana Lab
3.5 Trig
4.0 Soctec
3.5 Englcom
4.0 PE

Aside from that I will finally be able to finish all these SC concerns:
COFS
Free Planner Bracelets
COS Yellow Pages

How?

The Law of Attraction simply says that you attract into your life whatever you think about. Your dominant thoughts will find a way to manifest. (Steve Pavlina, 2006)

I don't think I have fully realized that yet, but seriously, I might fail Chemistry!!
I can't imagine myself repeating that class next term and being held back from the next subjects.
Nag-aaral ako sa lagay na yan ah! 

NAIINIS AKO.

Stop it with all your hidden agenda. I know how to play the game, just so you know. I've always been humble and understanding, but I won't let you take advantage anymore. YOU - all of you.

:) :)

This week, I had been so consumed with academic stress that I literally didn't have time for anything else.

Things I would've done if it weren't for my comparative anatomy and trig exams:
1. Do student council project proposals
2. Watch Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy and Glee
3. Lunch out with Yaya
4. Cut my nails (hahaha)
5. Shave my legs (HAHAHA)
6. Blog in Candy :(
7. Derma laser session
8. Catch up on Chemistry, SocTec and PE
9. Exercise
10. Go out with friends

So finally, a free three-day weekend to do all these! Let's see how much I accomplish :)

PS You noticed how I didn't bother write "sleep"? Hindi kasi uso yun sa block namin eh. Kayz. Crazy how much my course is taking away from me.

As you may or may not know, I've been blogging regularly in my COC Blog since December 2008. However, as much as I recognize the exclusive privilege and extraordinary perks of writing there, I'd still like to have a more personal outlet. You know, a place where I can talk about my random irrelevance and everyday whatnots without reading twice for parallel sentences and wrong grammar. I don't want to worry if or not my "target readers" would be able to relate. Besides, in two months or so, I'd be asked to evacuate my little corner in the COC blog anyway.

So, should I write here again? What with the age of Twitter and Tumblr, do I still have room for my first love?

Come on, LJ. We both know I never really left you anyway.
Aura

1. Do you know someone named Amanda?
Yes.

2. Do you know anyone named Chris?
Yes.

3. Ever kissed anyone with a name starting with R?
No.

4. Do you have any siblings?
Yes, 3.

5. Do you look alike?
No, they got all the ugly recessive genes.

6. What color are the walls in your bedroom?
Greenish white.

8. Are you named after a grandparent?
Yes. My mom's mom name was Aurea.

9. Are you a heavy sleeper?
No :(

10. Who did you last hug?
Nathan

11. Are you taller than 5'3"?
Yes yes yo. :-|

12. Eaten a bug before?
Dried maggots, yes. Cos it's a "delicacy" haha

13. Ever seen a dead body other than at a funeral?
Ah, no :(

16. Who was the last person to send you a text message?
Louisa, for the school paper article.

18. What did it say?
She told me what her email address is

19. Are you jealous?
Just paranoid.

20. What made you smile today?
I finally finished Eclipse!

21. What did you do today?
Sleep, read, eat, mass :)

22. What did you do yesterday?
A LOT! The only thing I planned was going to Ira's for our CL project. But then I ended up going to a waxing salon (only to find out that they're closed). Then I went home, but soon after my dad asked me to withdraw money to pay for my sister's friend's sutures and injections, since our dog bit her. Then Jan and I decided to go to Nathan's house to be stupid together and feel better :)

23. What's the first thing you would do with a million dollars?
Decide how to spend it rationally.

25. How many hours did you sleep for last night?
9? I love weekends.

26. Who was the last person you had a sleep over with?
LSYC facilitators! :)

27. Who's the last person that creeped you out?
The doctor in the Silent Scream film.

28. Do you like your school?
Of course I do :)

29. What jewelery are you wearing?
Bright yellow round earrings.

30. Anything fun happen today?
Actually, nothing yet!

31. Anything bad happen today?
We missed the mass.

32. Are you on any kind of medication?
Haha no.

33. Are you mad at anyone?
No :D

34. What's the last thing you bought?
A purple robot shirt!

35. Have you cried today?
Yes! While reading Eclipse! :))

36. Do you think that someone is thinking about you right now?
Yes. =))

37. Do you have shoes on?
No.

38. Whats the closest thing to you that is pink?
My bed's headboard.

39. Do you get annoyed easily?
Not really.

40. Are you photogenic?
No :(

41. Do you like to draw?
Yes. On my hands and on test papers.

42. Are you good at saving money?
Yes :)

43. What should you be doing right now?
The article for Counterpoint :))

44. Do you have a tattoo?
No.

45. Do you still watch cartoons on Saturday mornings?
No.

46. Is there a secret you've never told your bestfriend?
No. Haha I'm such a girl

47. Have you ever told someone you hated them?
No ata

48. Have you ever changed your clothes in the car?
Yes.

49. What are you doing in 2008?
(I hate general questions) Deciding on a lot of things.

50. What is your ringtone?
Woohoo part of The Sweet Escape :)

Since it has been consuming most of my time and brain cells for the past month or two, why not write about it right?
WHAT WENT WRONG:
UP:
1. I picked Nursing, Public Health, Psychology and Molecular Bio & Bio-Technology..... cos I'm cool like that! :-\ :-\
2. Idiotic how I let the course I really want be my 2nd choice only.
3. I had 3 hours of sleep before the UPCAT. I tried to sleep at 9 PM but at 1:30, I still couldn't find my happy place. :(
4. I accidentally set my alarm to go wild at 4 pm, instead of 4 am. I didn't get to sleep in the car either.
4. I had to combat my raging bladder and the hey-think-twice language proficiency questions at the same time.
5. I failed to just skip some of the questions that were outside the range of my knowledge and understanding.

ATENEO:
1. I picked Health Sciences, Management, BS Psychology and Political Science.
2. In my non-proof-read essay, I decided to write about how untalented I am.

WHAT WENT RIGHT:
UP:
1. It's a good thing the test is over.

ATENEO:
1. It's a good thing I haven't taken the test yet.

Actually if you think about it, this entry is not about college because I'm still dealing with something that's very high school: pre-college dillemma.

On a lighter, more high schoole-y note, it's my class retreat tomorrow! :) And we just had our first Search-In retreat last weekend and the LSYC retreat is just a few days away! (SLEEPOVER!) All my college friends are jealous. :)

Nicole and I have moved on from those days, thankyouverymuch. But I still know her songs by heart. And Nicole and I still look up to Hilary Duff. I know this is a question that I'm supposed to answer for myself, but I'm tagging Nicole along so the two of us can take the criticisms together.

Hilary ROCKS :))

I'm supposed to be working on my Ateneo essay. It's due in 3 days and all I have is a measly outline.

I accidentally published this question to my dead blog.
What keeps you blogging?

I used to think that if I just keep writing about my life now, I can have access to dramatic flashbacks a few years from now when I start looking back to my entries again. It's still true, and it's probably your answer to my question above.

But I still neglected this. Not that I didn't have the time or the access to this update page. I just felt like I didn't really need to write anything to make me remember my experiences. The past two months or less have been so busy, eventful, different and unforgettable.

Okay I admit it, I might regret missing out on my blogging. HAHA of course I will. That's why I am going to try to update more now.

No promises, just a little personal goal. If I miss out on it again, I'll think of a better excuse.

In my last text, I promised to write all about my RTV trip in Iligan.
Last new year, I also promised myself that I would always always always update my Starbucks planner.

It's been more than a month, and I made no written records of the days that passed so slowly and quickly at the same time.

Probably because a big part of me knows I don't need written proof to remember all the usually unusual things I've done so far.

SRCC meetings, Gossip Girl, PBB and American Idol, running out of prescribed clothes to wear for the summer review classes, spending my money on a lot of diabetic Mango Silvanas and many many more.

This doesn't feel like summer vacation though. I still have sleepless nights because of all the things I need to do the next day, but I'm gonna have to start admitting that that won't change for a while. I'm just so glad the review classes are through.

I should be sleeping right now. Good night.

Last Saturday, I decided to bake with my mom again. But this time she made me do almost everything so I know I deserve more credit from the hungry people who just stole from the jar.



If you're going to tell me they look yummy, thanks, but those aren't even cooked yet! Haha, just kidding. :)

I'm definitely joining my mom in her next trip to the baking shop. I can't wait to choose my own colorful ingredients!

I'm happy to proclaim that it was because of me that my father finally learned how to use his email account and join our clan's e-group before he turned 58 today. Happy birthday daddy cool!

... I wonder how it feels like to be two years away from a cinema discount card.

Everything is so fast paced recently. I never had the time to write about something important because the next thing I know, I have to attend to another thing already. Preparing for the elections, winning, preparing the turn-over ceremony, delivering my acceptance speech and now, finalizing SRCC 09's summer agenda. Good thing I had the time to fit in sleepovers and dates in between.

We won 1st place in our Filipino dramafest. Ms. Caldo said you were her most enthusiastic student about the same event last year, and you made your class won. 

Sabi nga nila, the good die young. :)

http://www.hillaryspeaksforme.com/

I've been so busy non-stop since the start of the year. And this weekend I hope to get a break at last.

Glamour and Glitz: Tonight's Dream, Tomorrow's Memory.

Cha prom really is here!

Most people do things out of obligation. Only out of obligation.

 

It's been four years since I published the entry above in an old blog site that I shall never ever link to save what's left of my dignity. A lot has changed since my cool grade 7 days as you can see. I don't wear sleeveless anymore, my eyeliner has been upgraded to electric colors and I now use the liquid variant, I lost touch with my online friends, I'm still in the student council, class retreats became org retreats and more.

But you can't really compare me to the 12 year old "prinsesa" who wrote that entry above. We do have the same hairstyle and we still have the same fondness for blogs and the online world, but I'm older now so I'm COOLER! Seriously. :) 

I've been through greater adventures, met more fascinating people, endured more sleepless nights with thoughts of the harsh mornings to come after. 2007 had been one of the longest years of my life, giving me enough time to go through what most of my friends haven't experienced yet. Looking back, 2007 had me crying over a lot of things. But they all got better towards the end. Do I really have to list down everything? 

I know I don't. 10 items would never be enough. I just know that it's been a good year, and I'm ready to face the coming year with a braver heart.

Or not. Hell year coming ahead. Good luck!