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8.8.2005
Gardemet. I wrote an article last week, and apparently, there was something wrong with blogdrive. Now I have to write it all over again.
Anyway, I mentioned in my recap about my transferring to UP Diliman's Landscape Architecture. Here's a typical making-new-friends conversation:
"Hi! I'm . And you are..?"
"I'm Ouchie" sabay smile. (Sa mga nakakakilala sakin, madalas ko nang ginagamit yung second name ko para maiba naman. Pero dahil nakasanayan ko na ang first name ko, yun din yung una kong nababanggit kapag may nagtatanung. Hehe. Ah, at hindi rin ako magaling makipagusap sa mga hindi ko kakilala, kaya madalas ding hinahayaan ko na lang sila ang maginitiate/magisip ng paguusapan.)
"Ah. So, what course are you in?"
"Um, Landscape Architecture."
"Masters ka na ba?" (Hindi naman insulto. Pero kasi hindi talaga ako mukhang 18 eh. Imagine, mukha raw akong mas matanda sa sister ko na 23 years old na.)
"Uhh, no. I'm a freshman. Well, technically. I transferred."
"Really? So what school did you come from?"
"UP Manila."
"Wow naman, sinasamba ka pala! Anong course naman?"
"Ehehe.. Dentistry." *sheepish smile*
"Huh? Bakit anlayo naman? I mean, from a science-related course to an art-related course.. Maganda naman ang Dentistry diba?"
"Um. It's a loong story. I guess it's just not for me."
Basically, that's always how my conversations go, especially with so many friendly people here. Pero malamang kayo rin ay nagtataka kung bakit. So here goes.
Actually, I really didn't plan on transferring. Promise to God. If I knew that I was gonna transfer, then I wouldn't have had summer classes. It's just that my friend Jonep was gonna apply, and I was enticed to do the same thing. I guess I just wanted to see if I was gonna get accepted or something. Mind you, I didn't tell my parents about it til I was dropping off my application forms, and it was by accident pa. Like I said, I wasn't really taking it that seriously coz part of me knew I wouldn't get in.
Jonep and I applied in courses that had a low GWA requirement para shoo-in. In my case, I applied for Interior Design, Geography, Geology and Landscape Architecture.
I got interviewed first in Geography, and I thought my interview was sablay. As in, the interviewer asked my why I chose that friggin' course, what I thing Geography was all about, what I planned to do after I graduate chorva. It was a good thing that Jonep got interviewed a couple of days before me so I had an idea on what to answer.
I had fun in my interview in Interior Design. I was really at home, and spoke fluently and confidently. Actually, my essay and interview was pure bola, but they bought it. I didn't go to my Geology interview, tinamad na ako. Besides, I had to meet the dean of the College of Architecture at the same time so there.
The dean is my dad's college friend. They've been barkada since God knows when. So my interview was more of a chikahan with both friends. My mom and I just sat there listening, pretending to be interested. Haha. But after the long updates, we finally came to business. I got interviewed by another professor, and this time, I was really at home. I answered everything easily. And unlike the other courses, the interviewer told me that I was accepted even before the interview ended.
So there, I got accepted in all of the courses I applied in. It didn't really sink in til my mom texted me congratulations, asking me which course I would take.
I was torn between Interior Design and Landscape. Pareho namang designing. Don't laugh, but what made me decide was the college buildings. Interior Design is under the College of Home Economics, this dilapidated building with the crappy office of the registrar. The College of Architecture, however, had two new buildings. So new, in fact, that it was still undergoing construction and will be first used this school year.
But really, I'm glad I chose my course. I'm having a blast! More to come on what my course really is.. :)
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Current LSS: Mojofly's Runaway Angel (...so you'd better come home soon..)
Current Ouchiness: I left my wallet in his car.. I can't friggin use the library!
Scibbled, signed and sealed at 2:26:27 am by ouchie
7.23.2005
Hwow. This has been the longest gap that's ever happened in this blog.
Truth be told, I haven't even logged on to blogdrive, and I had no plans of visiting at all. Talk about breaking promises. I'm as bad as GMA [read: "I will not run for president"]. Pero I have my reasons. I just wanted people to think I've given up blogging. Basta.
Okay, so, quick recap on my 3-month break.
1. I've passed my Chemistry 14 summer class. Barely though. But I ain't complaining. I didn't really do my best [as to everything I do]. I gotta admit, I've improved. My professor, Mr. Robidillo, was one of the best teachers I've ever had. Although on the soft side, he's fluent and he really knows how to teach. Ergo, believe it or not, I actually understand Chemistry now.
2. I'm in Diliman now.
Yup. I said goodbye to Dentistry. To becoming a doctor. To my beloved block. To UP Manila (I visit sometimes).
I actually applied to BS Geography first, because I didn't really know how my chances were. Then I tried to apply to BA Interior Design and Bachelor of Landscape Architecture.
And guess what? I got accepted in all of them! I really thought my interview was sablay, but twas okay pala.
Im in Landscape Architecture now. I have my reasons (aside from the new college building, which means we don't have to share colleges with Engineering peeps) that I would later explain, when I have the time.
3. I got my hair permed. All this rebonding-straightening chorva bandwagon pushed me to it. I've always wanted curly hair, ever since I was a kid. Fortunately, my perm isn't sabog. In all fairness, a lot of people have been asking if my curls are natural and where I got it permed.
After me, several people had theirs permed, too. My mom, my sister, and my brother (!!!) to be exact.
4. Me and Mark have been together for more than a year now. 1 year and 23 days actually. I love him so so much, pero I've been such a pain in the ass recently. Wawa nga siya sakin eh. Pero he's still with me albeit all my bitchiness and moodiness. Astig niya no?
So far, those are the noteworthy events that happened in my life. Not that it matters to you guys or anything.
;)
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Current LSS: Dishwalla's Once in a While
Current Ouchiness: I've been drawing a lot in my new course. Ayos lang. Pero ang downside ay mahirap siyang i-cram. It's really becoming toxic, pero carry pa.
Scibbled, signed and sealed at 9:07:09 pm by ouchie
4.13.2005
Yeh yeh yeh! Tis my 18th burday!
Haha, they say a 'baby is now a lady'. But I seem to be an exception. I'll always be a kid. :)
Sorry, no debut. Truth be told, throwing that traditional party ain't really worth my time, energy and money. So what we did is we ate lunch in Mandarin Oriental in Makati (excellent service, very comfortable, yummy and healthy food), and went to Glorietta to buy a new laptop. I'm using it now. Mwehehe.
My gifts? So far, it's this new laptop, and my new phone from Mama. And I'm perfectly happy.
Tomorrow I'll be treating my friends to lunch at Gerry's Grill in Adriatico. I told Mom I invited 25 people, but it looks like more than that'll come.
I had a really great time. And it's only just now that the truth's sinking in -- I ain't a minor anymore. Wow. I'm that old. I can even apply for work at Starbuck's! Woow...
Oh yeah, thanks, for the people who greeted me (thanks to Friendster for the birthday reminder, hehe). Nakakataba ng puso. :D
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Current LSS: Imago's Akap pa rin
Current Ouchiness: I'm perfectly happy now. :) Scibbled, signed and sealed at 11:59:27 pm by ouchie
4.11.2005
I live in an organized family. Too quiet. Too careful. Never chaotic (sometimes there'll be a little gulo, and yes, that would be me who caused it). Every action must have a plan. Should there be some slight changes in that plan, it should be totally necessary.
I guess that's why I kept planning my barkada's and my friends' outings in high school. It's not that I'm good at it. More often than not, the outings we've planned would be cancelled due to some circumstance (tinatamad and flat broke, most likely), but planning's fun. Especially when I imagine the outcome.
So nobody's more surprised than I was when I went to a sort of roadtrip with my friend, Sith. Unplanned. Spontaneous. We did things upon impulse.
From UPM, we went to Tanza, Cavite (that's like the province part na ata), to Las Pinas, and back, with no money (not much anyway), and with no inkling of how to get there.
Why Tanza? Coz Mark's there, with his classmates. Field work for PH. Magkabarkada si Sith and Mark (and I'm thinking you guys know my relationship with Mark), and a couple of Mark's classmates are Sith's Pahinungod friends. So there's our spontaneity.
We had barely enough money, and thankfully, Sith and I weren't picky for our food. Simple things such as "bulok na pizza", as he lovingly calls the pizza being sold at the streets, and isaw makes him ravenous. Whenever we pass by some food place (simple isawan would do), he'd say, "hinahamon tayo Ouchie oh.."
During the whole trip, we ate, lemme see.. halo-halo sprinkled with that small biscuits with frost on top, that milk powder that we so loved (and still love!) to suck from that small straw, tuknene (is this the quail egg? Or is it kwekkwek?) doused with various sauce -- all that in Cavite. Isaw, Chowking's mantao, 7-11's slurpee mixed with a couple of gulp flavors, and that crispy noodles, I forgot what it was called -- that's what we ate in Las Pinas. And in Manila, I opened a can of corned beef, and we bought an unsliced, really really fresh bread. Yummy no? All that in just one day. :)
So what did we do?
We did a lil bit of exploring in Tanza while Mark and the others were wrapping things up at the Kapitan's house -- people there were gawking at us (I have no idea why, we looked decent naman), but they were really friendly. We asked this manang how to get to the palayan, and she said we could go through her house to get there. We crossed the really big palayan and we just gazed at the beautiful sunset. Too bad we didn't bring a camera to capture the moment. Twas really serene.
On the way home in the minibus, I suggested we go to my house since it was nearby. We got off Alabang-Zapote road, and from there, we just walked. Via car, my house from Alabang-Zapote road is 8 minutes. But it really didn't seem that far. We passed through the PhilAm park (the playground where I spent my kiddie days) without any lights. I swear, I started hallucinating shadows in the dark. It didn't help that both of us are duwag, and that we're freaked out by swings moving slowly without anyone sitting on it.
And then we walked on. And we walked. And walked. We reached my house, and we walked on. And we went back to Alabang-Zapote road to eat. Then we went back to Manila to talk some more.
Astig no? :D
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Current LSS: Imago's Akap
Current Ouchiness: Wala sha sa bday kooooooooooooh! Scibbled, signed and sealed at 12:01:53 am by ouchie
4.10.2005
More than a month.
Huh.
I said that I'd never give up on blogging, yet there's this huge gap in my calendar between March and April contradicting my promise.
Pardon me, but I suffered a moment of weakness.
There was this big part of me, while going through tough times and sleepless nights, that wanted to just stop blogging. I'd even stopped dropping by my site. It occurred to be that it's just damn pointless, why would people even read my narrative about what I ate this morning, and what I did tonight?
I guess it's your choice to read my blog.
That big part of me also thought that felt discouraged. This blog is supposed to be for my journal, and for my creative writing. Some creative writing huh?
Pardon me, but I'm still suffering from my year-long writer's block.
The small part of me went through the happiest of times, and wanted to type it down and share it to the world.
But.
The big part of me didn't give up without a fight. Why would the world care about the changes that happened? About the memorable times I will forever cherish?
Pardon me, big part of me, but I really don't care what they think anymore. It's time to think about what I think.
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Current LSS: Damien Rice's The Blower's Daughter
And so it is/Just like you said it would be/Life goes easy on me/Most of the time/And so it is/The shorter story/No love, no glory/No hero in her sky/I can't take my eyes off of you/I can't take my eyes off of you/I can't take my eyes.../And so it is/Just like you said it should be/We'll both forget the breeze/Most of the time/And so it is/The colder water/The blower's daughter/The pupil in denial/I can't take my eyes off of you/I can't take my eyes off you/I can't take my eyes.../Did I say that I loathe you?/Did I say that I want to/Leave it all behind?/I can't take my mind off of you/I can't take my mind off you/I can't take my mind.../'Til I find somebody new.
Current Ouchiness: He can't freakin' come to my birthday.. :(
Scibbled, signed and sealed at 12:21:11 am by ouchie
3.4.2005
We were actually supposed to go to Taal volcano since yun yung nearest destination na ultimately related sa Geology, kaso during that time (last week of January), medyo may volcanic activity pa siya. So there, we ended up in Tagaytay's People's Park in the Sky, which was literally what it was.
Contrary to what I expected since we shared the bus with another course, the bus ride was really fun. Lucky for us, JC brought his guitar. He knows a lot of tunes so marami-rami rin kameng nakanta. And lucky for me, Kokoy, my seatmate, was a future band singer (he sings amazingly well, parang Alex Band), so there never was a dull moment. Shempre hindi mawawala ang picture taking. :)
Me and Jessy
In a couple of hours, we arrived at our first stop. Although the park is kind of corny (I wanted to try out the kiddy playground, pero shempre baka gumiba dahil sakin, kaya hindi na lang), it has an absolutely amazing view of Taal and the surrounding plains. It was also chilly there, in a fresh kind of way, kaso the atmosphere was ruined by the jeepneys and buses.
Ah well. Might as well enjoy the view. 
Like I said, we were literally up in the sky
Inhale the fresh air
Me and our hunkalicious boys
Next stop was the Nasugbu beach resort. It wasn't really a remarkable beach, but hey, for a beach bum like me, basta may sand at clean salt water, ayos na! The place was really sandy without and rocks and stones in sight.
It was my first time to wear a racerback in public, and it really was a big step for me. I just wanted my tan to even out, maputi kasi yung forearm ko (yung natatakpan ng shirt sleeves) tas maitim yung lower arm dahil sa pagbibilad pag soccer.
Beach babes of Nasugbu!
Sand's a natural exfoliant. Beats the expensive foot spas in town!
Block 15's beach bums
In the cottage, after swimming
Obviously, we had a lot of fun -- and I've run out of adjectives to describe what we've experienced. Last field trip na namin 'to as freshies, at next school year may mga magshishift na, so it was kind of memorable. And what better way to cap it all of than to capture the moment. Lol, in case you haven't noticed, our block shares my passion for pictires. We had photo ops during the ride home -- creative pictures, mind you. Artistic. Kinky, in a way, kaya I won't post it, baka kumalat at maging UP scandal. Basta, it's for us to treasure. :) Eto na lang share ko, one of the unkinky ones:
In case you were wondering, that's Oreo in our teeth
To tell you guys the truth, it was my first time to have a field trip that rocked. I mean, from kinder to high school, it was always the same -- educational and dull. Astig talaga ang pagiging iskolar. :D
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Current LSS: Gin Blossoms' As Long As It Matters [nakaka-addict!]
Current Ouchiness: I'm supposed to study Chemistry. Hindi ako natulog para mag-aral. Pero andito ako sa harap ng laptop, nagbablog. Sino ba namang magtataka kung baket ako bumabagsak sa langyang Chemistry na yan. Scibbled, signed and sealed at 4:17:30 am by ouchie
2.21.2005
To All Alcoholics Out There (me included!)
Due to increasing products liability litigation,American liquor manufacturers have accepted the FDA's suggestion that the following warning labels be placed immediately on all containers:
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your bra.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like a retard.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them (like someone I know Ü).
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe that ex-lovers are really dying for you to telephone them at four in the morning.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you can logically converse with members of the opposite sex without spitting.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you have mystical Kung Fu powers,
resulting in your getting your ass kicked.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to roll over in the morning and see something really scary.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is the leading cause of inexplicable rug burns on the
forehead, knees and lower back.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter,
faster and better looking than most people.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe you are invisible.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause a disturbance in the time-space continuum,
whereby gaps of time may seem to literally disappear.
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy (like someone I know rin).
*thanks to Ate Glenda's bullpost. ;)
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Current LSS: Milk and Cereal
Current Ouchiness: Sana lang wag makitid ang utak ng ibang tao. Nakakabwiset pag nagegeneralize ka kagad eh.
Scibbled, signed and sealed at 12:06:12 am by ouchie
2.19.2005
Fertility Tree and Pasteurized Milk
January 24-28 was the Department of Physical Science and Math (DPSM) week, so halos lahat ng math and science related subjects namin hindi nagmeet. Yehey for us kasi ang Dentistry eh puro math and science related ang subjects. :D Pasaway nga lang ang PE (soccer), CommII and NSTP, pero ayos lang, we still almost got the week off.
We had the urge to do something out of the ordinary (like eating and sleeping, among other things) kasi we had the opportunity naman. Needless to say, I planned a surprise trip to visit one of my kabarkada in Los Banos with Karen, since both of us had this homesickness for our friends.
It wasn't as expected. First off, the bus fare was freakin' expensive! I estimated it to be around P50 or something, kase ang pamasahe from Manila to Las Pinas (and vice versa) is only P27. Pero hindeeee. P81 siya, single journey. Almost a hundred. Alam na natin kung saan mapupunta ang lunch money ko.
Pero ayos lang. Para kay Poopie naman eh, minsan-minsan lang naman namin magagawa yun.
Second, I thought uber dali lang makapunta sa UPLB. Pero hindi. Nawala-wala pa kame (salamat kay Pedro), at nakalagpas ang bus sa dapat naming bababaan. Buti na lang nagtanung si Karen kay Mamang Drayber.
I really thought that UPLB would look more.. province-like. Pero it really wasn't. Sa loob ng campus, I mean. Para siyang pinaghalong Ateneo (um, cheaper Ateneo siguro), Pisay at Diliman. At uuuber malawak ang kanilang sakop. Di tulad ng UPM na kaunting lakad lang ay naikot mo na ang buong campus, at pagkatapos ng paglalakad ay sobrang kapal lang ng libag na nakakapit sa katawan mo. Lol.
I really couldn't get enough of the green surroundings. If only the freakin' scorching sun would cool off a bit. Dumating kame dun around lunch time, so shempre tanghaling-tapat. Buti na lang at nagdala ako ng payong.
Walang nagrereply sa mga text ko sa mga tiga-LB kaya hindi namin alam kung saan kame pupunta. Buti na lang after 15 minutes, nagreply si Meryll, and we headed off for her building.
Twasn't really the surprise we'd planned, pero it was pleasant anyway. We got into hugging and chatting almost instantly. And then Meryll had the liberty to give us the tour.
First in our list to see was the infamous Fertility Tree, where lots of college kids do it. Sobrang laki at sobrang low kasi ng branches kaya hindi makikita, so ayun.
Too bad they already trimmed the branches. And no, wala kameng nakitang gamit na condom, lol. At shempre, hindi mawawala ang paporma namin. :)
Ganyan kalapad ang trunk at roots ng Fertility tree. Nakakamangha, hehe. That's Meryll and me.
Me, Karen and the Fertility tree under the scorching sun.
Next stop, ang popular freshly pasteurized milk. I don't drink milk, even when I was a kid. I'd drink only Chokolait (na naging Chuckie, na naging Chocolait), pero hanggang dun lang. Pero one time, Mark brought me milk from UPLB, and I drank every drop from the thick plastic. Ganun siya kasarap. At para makapunta dun sa place, we had to ride an open pedicab, the ones you usually see in CCP pag Saturdays.
Reign, Karen, and the pedicab driver while drinking their milk.
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Current LSS: Kjwan's Daliri
Current Ouchiness: So much to do, so little time...Scibbled, signed and sealed at 1:40:32 pm by ouchie
2.18.2005
Hwaahaaaw!
So far, this has been the longest blog break I've ever had.
My sincerest apologies, my dear readers. Yes, I've missed you all dearly. And no, I have not given up blogging.
I don't want to make excuses, but the past month has been (and still is) really TOXIC. And that's without exaggeration. I'm kinda surprised pa nga na I'm still alive, breathing and functioning properly. Lol.
So anyway, I hope you guys don't mind if I recap my (mis)adventures during my blog absence, coz A LOT has happened that I really want to remember in the future.
Ayun, read on na lang! ;)
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Current LSS: Meja's All About The Money
Current Ouchiness: Daaaaming kelangang gawin, pero hindi ako kumikilos para matapos na ang lahat. Mwehehe. Why am I not surprised, lol.
Scibbled, signed and sealed at 3:00:44 am by ouchie
1.24.2005
Hindi naman obvious na mahal na mahal ko ang aso ko no? Hehe. Seeing these pictures, I feel like a proud mom.
But I treat him as my lil bro, since I don't have one. Tuwing dadating kame sa bahay, sobra siya kung kumahol. Pero pag ibang tao, hindi niya kinakahulan. Instead, magtatago na lang siya sa sulok niya. Toink. Reasoning namin dito, kinukwentuhan niya kame pag tumatahol siya. Hehe.
Sobrang dami rin niyang kiliti. Just pat him on his back, magshishiver na siya. Pag tumihaya naman siya, rub his belly or chest, gagalaw ng kusa yung hind leg niya.
And get this: takot siya sa mga tuta. Mwehehe.
Last time kasi, nag-uwi si kuya ng askal puppy, si Pustolio. Sobrang talas lang ng kuko at ngipin niya, and you know what Pustolio loves to scratch and nibble? Muffin's balls and butt! Ayun, na-trauma. Kaya hanggang ngayon, hiwalay pa rin sila ni Side Dish. Si Side Dish nasa backyard, si Muffin naman sa garage-garden.
At medyo may inferiority complex din si Muffin. Ang tagal kasi niyang hindi nakipagsalamuha sa kapwa aso, more than four years din siyang nag-iisa. Dahil medyo lonely, kinaibigan niya ang mga pusang kumakain ng kanyang dinner. Dati hindi niya sila malapitan, ngayon naman nakita ng mom ko na nose to nose sila nung pusa. Labo.
Naiintindihan din niya yung mga sinasabi namin. Pag alam niyang may ginawa siyang bad, nagtatago lang yun sa sulok niya. Pag alam niyang galit kame sa kanya, hindi niya kame titignan, chaka iiwasan pa niya kame.
Eto pa. Dad ko kasi may psoriasis (skin disorder, parang may dandruff yung siko niya). Ever since nagkaroon siya, si Muffin din parang may psoriasis sa elbow. Tas nung one time na nagka-sugat ako sa leg, nagkaroon din siya. May time pa nga na nagkasugat ako sa likod, tas siya rin nagkaroon. Weird no?
He may be weird, but I still luuurve him sooo much!
Muffin is a basset hound, born July 2, 2000. He's 4 years, 6 months, 22 days old. We bought him on September, 2000. Weight, heavy. Height, just below my knees. Favorite pasttimes, sleeping; eating; drooling. Repeat 10 times. Favorite food, pan de sal (he eats more than 10 pieces in the morning); rice (preferably drenched with soup); bones; dental sticks. Scared of mineral water containers (the big ones).
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Current LSS: Yung song dun sa bagong Coca-Cola Commercial, post ko next time yung lyrics.
Current Ouchiness: We lost touch. I've given up.
Scibbled, signed and sealed at 12:43:23 am by ouchie
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