UP Baguio Oblation Run

December 16, 2011

On a freezing Friday night at Baguio City, just hours after I arrived at the coolest place in the Philippines. 

It draws its name from the Oblation, a statue of a nude man located in every University of the Philippines (UP) campus, which symbolizes "a selfless offering of one’s self to the country."

It was my first time to witness the Lantern Parade and Dance of the Brave (Oblation Run). I was with my BS Biology friends who are studying in UP Baguio, luckily one of them is a member of the Alpha Phi Omega who does the annual Oblation run as part of their tradition.

 

They entered the crowd unannounced and they left me dumbfounded. 

 

I stood there frozen like a statue, speechless and amazed on how brave these guys were as they run naked through the crowd of UP students shouting, figuring out who they were and waiting for some  precious roses from them.
All I did that moment was to tick my camera and capture some precious memories and hopefully get a nice  picture

And if given another chance, I will still watch Oblation Run not because of then naked hot guys but because I want to witness how they strive to preserve their tradition and continue the legacy of their fraternity.

Addicted to Richard Gere

It all started after watching Nights In Rodanthe which made my tears fall, then I searched for a couple more romantic movies and found Autumn in New York, after that I was addicted to him and downloaded some more movies which I think is soo good: Pretty Woman, American Gigolo, Amelia, Runaway Bride, Shall We Dance, Chicago and ended it all up with Unfaithful. Richard Gere is the best actor in a romantic movie plus he is soo handsome (more than George Clooney) especially when he was young!

I must stop now, he is really addicting!

1. Pretty Woman:

 

2. American Gigolo

3. Shall We Dance

4. Run Away Bride

 5. Amelia

6. Chicago

7. Unfaithful

 

8. Nights in Rodanthe

Pretty Woman and Shall We Dance are my new favorite movies 

(I already have watched them three times!) haha

He's religious, he's handsome, he has this wicked unique soft smile which melts every woman's heart, he's a great dancer (Shall We Dance), maybe a singer too (Chicago), he does not seem to age.

He is a great actor.
Richard Gere is the BEST!

12-07-2011: Nostalgic Me

time flew too fast! We visited Bataan delegates for SCUAA 2011 this afternoon and found some of our team mates in CLRAA 2007 still playing their games until the sun sets. hmm.. oh i miss training and playing my favorite sport all day for weeks of “quartering”, living with other priced (sometimes good looking) athletes in one venue, when our only problem is how to eat everything they feed us and how we’ll wake up so early to jog after a night’s chismisan. it was during that time when i realized and felt how wealthy the government is.haha! free uniform, free shoes, free food, allowances…I could not ask for more! I loved the athlete’s life…the good, if not the best life!

Dealing A Hang Over

Here are some tips, based on personal experience, on how to deal with a hang-over especially if you have an important thing to attend to the day after intoxicating yourself or if your parents do not know that you're a drunkard.

1. Never ever forget to turn your alarm off. You should wake up at the time your body wants to because otherwise you'll have a bad day; it's more like waking up on the wrong side of the bed or worse.

2. Expect headache and nausea so do not stand up from bed too fast. Never return lying down because it'll worsen the nausea.

3. Surely you are thirsty so drink a lot of water, sit down somewhere other than the place where you slept, take time and relax.

4. Eat some noodles, arozcaldo or anything hot that will your stomach up.

5. If you're lucky and were able to sleep at your place, take a good bath. If not, wash your face up, go home and take a bath. You just have to take a bath not only to remove the alcoholic smell but also to loose the dizziness and freshen you up. Do not use warm water.

*Do not move too fast, do everything slowly because otherwise it worsens the dizziness.

*Avoid things with alcoholic scent; it'll just ruin things up.

Then you will be ready for whatever again.

Cheers!

W Jones Cup 2011 -groin incidents

What's wrong with some players in the W.Jones Cup 2011. the other day, a Malaysian held Asi Taulava's balls and then during this evening's match, a Japanese player kicked Chris Tiu's groin

well, i just hope those weren't intentional

Noong isang araw groin-grabbing incident

tapos kanina, penis-kicking incident naman

isang bahagi ng term paper namin sa literature noong college (Para Kay B)

Ang pag-ibig may may iba’t-ibang mukha depende kung paano mo ito titingnan, depende kung paano mo ito mararamdaman at depende kung paano ito magiging bahagi ng iyong buhay at pagkataon. Walang quota ang pag-ibig dahil maaaring maging maligaya ang lima sa bawat limang umiibig.

Sa limang kwento ng pag-ibig sa kauna-unahang nobelang ito ni Ricky Lee ay maraming matututunan na makakatotohanan tungkol sa kung paano talaga ang dalisay na pagmamahalan ng dalawang tao.

Hindi porke’t masama at mapait ang alaala mo tungkol sa isang bahagi ng iyong buhay ay kalilimutan mo na ang lahat tungkol dito, na maski ang matatamis na alaala ng kung papaano ka unang umibig ng lubusan noong iyong kabataan ay iyong buburahin. Sa tunay na pagkakaibigan nagsisimula ang malalim na pag-iibigan na tumatagal nang habang buhay, kahit ano pa man ang mangyari, kahit na minsa’y i-deny ka ng taong mahal mo. Ito ang itinuturo ng kwento nina Irene at Jordan, na kahit na liku-liko ang kalsadang kanilang dinaan ay nakarating pa rin sila sa masayang magpasawalang hanggan.

Libreng magmahal kahit kailan mo naisin, ngunit hindi mo maaaring mahalin ang lahat ng tao sa mundo, hindi mo maaaring mahalin, in a romantic way ang mga pari at madre, hindi mo maaaring mahalin ang mga hayop, halaman at bagay, ang kaparehas mo ng kasarian at hindi mo maaaring mahalin sa ganitong paraan ang iyong mga kamag-anak, lalo na ang iyong kapatid. Hindi maaaring mahalin ni Sandra si Lupe at ni Ester si Sara kahit na natatangi ang pag-ibig nila, kahit na ito’y gusto nilang ipaglaban sa lahat ng tao sapagkat mali ito dahil ang pag-ibig rin nama’y may sariling rules and regulations na para rin naman sa dalawang nag-iibigan at sa pag-ibig kailangan paganahin din ang isip muna kaysa puso, kaya nga ba’t may mataas ang posisyon ng utak sa puso sa ating katawan.

Walang totoong lugar ng Maldiaga at walang totoong tiyak na lugar sag lobo na love-less at parang mortal sin ang salitang pag-ibig dahil lahat tayo ay nasa mundo at buhay ngayon dahil mismo sa pag-ibig. Nagiging manhid ang tao, nakakalimutan kung paano umibig kung pinalaki siya sa ganitong paraan, walang pag-ibig, walang affection at titingnan ka ng masama kapag sinabi mo ang salitang love. Ganito marahil sa Maldiaga, ang lugar na bawal ang kahit anong love at doon lumaki si Erica, ang babaing manhid sa pag-ibig ni Jake, ang babaing kahit anong gawin ay hindi makaramdam ng pag-ibig dahil hindi niya alam kung ano ito, kung saan galing ito at kung papaano ito, ngunit matiyaga si Jake, matiyaga ang tunay na pag-ibig, ito’y naghihintay, naghahanap, kahit ikamatay pa ang tunay na pag-ibig sapagkat magiging Masaya lamang ang isang tao, sa tunay na pag-ibig, hindi sa huwad at sapilitang relasyong mag love raw sakanila.

Ang ultimate lesson siguro sa nobelang ito ang kung paanong maghintay sa pagmamahal na ibalik sa iyo, kahit na mamatay ka pa sa sakit na iyong nararamdaman dahil alam mo sa sarilim mo na kahit kailan ay hindi mapapa sa iyo ang iyong iniibig at sa huli ay hayaan na lang ito, mag let go at mag move on.

Madaling banggitin pero sadyang napakahirap gawin ng salitang let go at move on. Ito yung oras na sinasabihan mo yung sarili mo na tama na, palayain mo na ang sarili mo at kalimutan mo na iyon, kahit na sa puso at isip mo ay hindi mo kaya.

Hindi naman talaga tayo nakakapag move on o nakakapaglet go. Natututo lang tayong mamuhay nang iba naman, nang wala na sila, nang tayo na lang ulit mag-isa, kung paanong nagsimula tayo sa buhay. Masasanay din ang tao sa ganito, at kapag dumating na ang oras na iyon, masasabi mo na, na ikaw ay nakapag move on na, na ikaw ay nakapag let go na.

Masarap umibig at ibigin pero sa bawat saya ay mayroong luhang kapalit, kagaya ng pag-ibig, hindi sa lahat ng panahon ay maligaya, minsan kailangang tumulo ang iyong luha para ika’y matuto, para sa iyong pag-ibig at para sa iyong iniibig.

UST Sets Guinness Record of the World's Largest Human Cross

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS. UST Sets Guinness Record of the World's Largest Human Cross 

It's finally official! Thomasians made history when 13,266 participants marked the UST campus with the world's largest human cross on Ash Wednesday, 9 March 2011. As a bastion of Catholic teaching, the University of Santo Tomas continues to spread the light of faith as it endeavors to build the church, the nation and the family. Go USTe!

N.B. Although actual turnout of participants was close to 20k, the official count only recognized those who swiped their ID's both when entering and going out of the field, as relayed during the instructions. (Apparently, not everyone was keen to swipe on their way out) Nevertheless, the new record is set, and we congratulate the whole Thomasian community for such an achievement! Go USTe!

celebrating my first night of being a pharmacist

it was a sunny Wednesday morning, i did not know what to do, where to go or what to expect. my heart was pounding. it was the morning after our board exam.
i went home after the exams not sure of passing and because of alot of expectations, im too shy to face people at the moment. i just wanted to melt.
so i decided to meet up with him (the only constant guy in my life for six years now). it was a pretty long ride, i was exhausted and hungry when I arrived at my destination so he made me sit directly at the dinning table. yes i was hungry, but sitting beside him is enough for me. that moment, i felt invinsible.

i was alone watching Dead Poets Society using his laptop when i saw a tweet from joie which linked the exam results from prc. suddenly, my heart's beat was more than the definition of a tachycardia! it was only a day after the exam and there was i, staring at the link which will dictate the rest of my life.

funny as in may seem, but i was too afraid to open the link so i logged out from both facebook and tweeter and shut my cellphone off. all i wanted was some time of isolation from the world.

realizing that i had no choice because one way or another i will know the results whether i like it or not, i opened the link, eyes closed.

i searched for my friends name first and they all passed! i was too frightened to type mine in the "find" tab so i scrolled through the page until "M", stoppped and prayed. and there was my name
"MANINGAT, MARIA EDA INFANTE"

my tears was unstoppable.
"Thank You God" seemed to be the only words left in my vocabulary.


then he came in.
he was the first person who knew that i am, that time a registered pharmacist. (i wanted him to be the first one actually) i hugged him and tears came falling again. that became the best moment of my life right now. "euphoria" falls a little short for the perfect word to describe it.
i was hysterical but he was just so calm, like nothing life-changing happened in my life. i thought at that jiffy he really does not care after all.
i asked him to buy a few bottles of beer, so we did. while in his car driving along a deserted road beside an ocean, i was almost shouting my lungs out and kind'a like a fake cd which says the same phrase over and over again. it was a moment when you can almost say "I can die right now!"
the view was breath taking, the stars shone brightly which lit the dim winding road, the ocean seemed to reflect the light coming from the stars and there was i, sitting in the passenger seat right beside the gentleman that i always wanted to be with.
it was almost midnight when i called the celebration off because im almost drunk and I dont want to be drunk on my first night of being a pharmacist.
as we were walking away from the kubo along a cliff, i told him again the same phrase that i've been telling him all night long and then I ended it up with:
"Bakit parang hindi ka naman masaya for me."
and he answered: "Because Im not that surprised."
...and everything became perfect. my though was almost like "I can die right now!"

what more could i ask for?
what else of a celebration can be happier that what just happened?

he is i think, the only guy who accepts me for who i am.
i asked him one week ago if he'll hate me if i fail the board exam, and after asking that question, i felt stupid with what he answered. of course he will never ever hate me. he never did and will never do.

like what a famous song says:
This is the moment, i thank God that Im alive. This is the moment i'll remember all my life. I have all i've waited for and i could not ask for more!

we belive!

it feels like we are all hanging in a balance.
no one knows what will happen in two weeks time.
but we are all optimistic, 100%!

all we can do right now is to study until the eyes close...
until the brain shuts down or until it hits the wall...
until that weird moment comes when suddenly you realize that you are already talking to yourself out loudly, or talking too much to people around you...


we believe!

with God, everything is possible!
100% !

(3:50 am) some random thoughts

i have been wanting to write something so that my blog would somehow be updated plus writing something relaxes me somehow but i havent really had time for my self the past week and wont be too for the couple of weeks forward. but its okay. i kinda wanted this anyway.

it is usually this time  of the day when my imaginative and talkative mind would function, i dont know why, but its kinda amusing. :))

it is almost four in the morning, the sun is about to shine again.
it is a brand new day.
a fresh day to start anew.
but for me, its just another day.

1. we only have one and a half month to prepare for the "Big Day" and Im kinda pressured right now so i can barely sleep. before our review started, most of the time I fall asleep at around midnight and wake up at around three or four in the morning (is that a sickness because i really dont know why that happens all the time) and sometimes i can not sleep up until two in the morning, that's the time when I start to pray the Rosary until I end up snoring. But the past days, after our lectures in the review center, I havent been able to sleep. I try to close my eyes for about an hour and try to just doze off but all I see are the lectures and discussions and notes and/or all I think about are the stuffs that i studied or the stuffs that i need to study, and then i would stand up form my bed and begin reading again, but with an agitated and tired state of mind, the reading isnt really helpful, its almost like wasting time because the things wont get stuck in the memory. And because of this, I end up feeling bad and lethargic the whole day.
for now, im just so excited to finish this off and get this over with, just like college.
a little more sacrifice. a little more sleepless nights.

2. yeah, him again.
dont you feel this way too during this time of the day?
you miss that one person who will forever be special to you no mater what and just think about things you wanna do together (kinda like daydreaming during the night. haha!)
the thought of him not only makes the butterflies in my stomach fly but also make my brain cells function and my imagination explore. :}

after june 28, im going to do everything that i want to.
im going to tell people what they're supposed to do.
its about time to live life to the fullest.
about time to live life like there's no tomorrow.

my dream TRB Dream Marthon 2012 or something else

When my kuya (Edison Maningat who just became an ultramarathoner after finishing 100km in 27.20hours in TNF100-CAmSur)  finished his first Full Marathon (that's 42 kilometers) in The Bull Runner Dream Marathon 2010, I said to myself "I am definitely going to finish my first marathon in this same event maybe next year of the year after if im still here."

that time, I was one of those what they call "The Chasers" (supporters and cheerers).

it was a very well-organized run for first timers. there were cheerers everywhere, there was a bus which would fetch us supporters and bring us to a place where the runners would pass so that we would cheer for them, they were giving us away last pieces of papers and pens for us to write in them or make something for our runner and since the race starts at 2:00 in the morning, they would give free Starbucks coffee as we wait for the runners to arrive.

it was a great event for everyone!

"The Bull Runner" Jaymie Pizarro (founder of TBR-DM)

i wanted to joing TBR Dream Marathon 2011 but I failed to get a slot. (and i think i chose to but an orchestra ticket for a musical over buying a slot here. LOL!). but maybe im for TBR Dream Marathon 2012! (or run my first marathon maybe in torontomarathon 2012, who knows?) haha! :))

my kuya's sun visor for his The North Face 100k Trail Run

Camarines Sur

April 30, 2011

Palm Sunday: How ironic...

Unang beses ko lang magsimba ng Lingo ng Palaspas dito sa Maynila, nakaugalian ko na kasing umuwi ng Bataan tuwing Holy Week, pero ngayon lang ako nawalan ng choice kundi dito na lang magsimba.
Unang beses ko lang ring magsimba ng Lingo ng Palaspas na walang hawak na palaspas sa kamay. gustuhin ko man, hindi na rin sigurodapat kasi wala naman akong mapaglalagyan ng palaspas sa bahay namin dito sa Manila.

Habang nasa Misa, tinanong ako ng kaibigan ko: Talagang naka red sya? [pointing at the priest]
Gamit ang akin munting nalalaman tungkol sa simbahan mula sa aking makulay na nakaraan bilang altar server ng limang taon sinagot ko sya: Yes. Red talaga ngayon kasi "happy day" ngayon. Ngayon kasi diba pumasok si Jesus sa Jerusalem.


Ironic.

Festive ang mood pero ang homilya ay tungkol kay Jesus na ipinako at namatay sa krus.


pagkatapos ipagdiwang ng lahat ng tao ang pagdating Nya sa kanilang bayan, makalipas lang ang ilang araw ay nilatigo sya habang nakatali sa haliging bato, nilagyan ng koronang tinik, pinagpasan ng krus paakyat ng bundok, ipinako sa krus katabi ang dalawang makasalanan at namatay. at saka lang naniwala na Sya nga ang Tagapagligtas!

ahhh leche! whatever...

 An excerpt from one of our Theology Class' Project [three years ago] entitled: My Life's Journey.

"I do believe in the saying that love is sweeter the second time around. Love is unending and trust is on its strongest. I do not think of the end, I always believe the everyday is a new start so that we won’t get tired of each other. We spend almost everyday of the week together and laugh throughout it. It’s like time stops every time we are together, we always lose track of time, and just let everything come and go as long as we are holding each other’s hands. I enjoy being with him and he does with me too. We don’t need to look nice to have each other’s attention, we both like the way everybody is and live with it. Many times nowadays I think that it is really God working, that our past break-up was for the better. And now, just like the old song says, “These are the moments I thank God that I’m alive. These are the moments I’ll remember all my life. I’ve got all I’ve wanted for and I COULD NOT ASK FOR MORE.”"

"bullshit!" ~reaction ko tuwing nababasa ko ang buong sulat ko na yan. haha!

kapag naaalala ko ang feeling ko dati habang sinusulat ko yan, nasusuka ako. paranggusto kong iluwa ang bawat brain cells na naglalaman ng memory ko sakanya. (hindi ako bitter).

hindi ako masasakitin at isa lang ang allergy ko sa katawan:

Im ALLERGIC TO JERKS. 

kaya malamang naaalibadbaran ako kapag nasapaligid ko sya.

haha!

being alone...

6:52 pm
In a dimly lit room
Asturias (Dapitan) Sampaloc, Manila

being alone is not easy for it is during the times that we are by ourselves when we think infinitely, when our imagination becomes endless and our thoughts and feelings are both indescribable and immeasurable.

 it is also during our lonesome times when sometimes we feel extreme sadness and the longing to be with the  people whom we love.

boracay's sunset

it was my first time in Boracay.

but right then and there I fell deeply in love with it. 

kinda like "Love at first sight."

someday i will rule the world...

Someday I will rule the world. And when that day comes, everybody I hate will be tortured to death and no law about human rights will be implemented. Earth for those who does not appreciate me and what I do, will become hell but they should still love and support me because if not, they will be tortured to death too.

I will gather everybody’s money and then will burn it because I am going to reprint a new currency with my picture on it and put it in a bank which then I will own.

All properties; cars, houses and lands will become mine.

I am the ruler of the world. Earth will become Planet Eda.

I will build a special huge island where edible fruits and vegetables are to be grown and another island where animals which we will eat are to be bred.
But still, you can grown your own plants or raise your own animal at your backyard.

Food will become abundant. It will be buffet through out the day at hotels where everybody can stay, for free.

House and lots, rebuilt with swimming pool and centralized air con or heater in it will be given for free. Rural areas will not be far anymore because there will be a Mall and a Disney land in every region or state where entrance fee is for free and in every town, there will be a movie house and time zone too.

Hospitalization, Education and transportation are for free.

No slum area will remain.

Those areas that are expected to endure from flash floods are to be removed form the map and those that are living in there will be given a new house and lot.

Going in and out of your country is for free, as well as watching a movie in Hollywood or touring in Caribbean or Bahamas. You will just need to give me a letter so I may decide if I will or will not approve of it.
Of course there will still be Hollywood superstars and gigantic international and national companies. They will remain.

Everybody will get a new cell phone. I will choose what brand and series will be given to you. And it will be loaded with unlimited call and text forever.

Everybody will also receive a brand new car. I will choose which to give depending on what I think you deserve.

Pharmacy will become the leading course in college.

Nuns will become beautiful as ever and Priesthood will become the coolest vocation for men ever but still following the chastity, Celibacy and Obedience vow.

Bars and beerhouses will be accessible only to those eighteen years old and above. Antonio St. Cor. Dapitan will become the coolest spot for yosi breaks.

A government shall still exist but I will become the president of the presidents of all the nations.

However, before running for presidency or any other political position of your country, one must pass my examination, just like an entrance exam before entering college, so that we may know that you really are eligible to run.

But when I become the ruler of the world, I will still remain in the Philippines, living in our bungalow house who rides a tricyle, jeep, fx, mrt, and a public bus.
I want to rule the world because maybe, I might change the way how we live, maybe I might give equality and justice . (except for those i hate and who will hate me) hahahahahaha

gradeschool graduation

this was our elementary graduation song (Hermosa Elementary School) composed by our sixth grade teacher, Miss Benito.
we were the first batch to sing this.
i already forgot the last stanza... but i can still remember how to sing it! :p

Anim na taon ang lumipas
Mula ng matutong sumulat
Bumasa at maging mabuti
Para sa aming kapwa

Kay tagal kong pinangarap
Diplomang mula sa 'king sikap
Dunong mula sa king gurong
Labis na nagsumikap

Ngayon ay sandali ng pagtatapos
Pangarap ay amin nang naaabot
Handang harapin ang bagong hamon
Upang maging mamamayang lubos

selfish version o: "Grow Old with You"

Grow Old With Me

You wanna make me smile whenever I’m sad
Carry me around when my arthritis is bad
All you wanna do is grow old with me

Youll get my medicine when my tummy aches
Build me a fire if the furnace breaks
Oh it could be so nice, growing old with me

Youll miss me
youll kiss me
Give me my coat when I am cold

Youll need me
youll feed me
Even let me hold the remote control

So let you do the dishes in my kitchen sink
Put me to bed if I have had too much to drink
You could be the man who grows old with me
You wanna grow old with me

Nakapaskil sa jeep na "Quiapo (Ilalim)

SAMPUNG UTOS SA MAG-IINOM

1. Huwag makulit habang nag-iinom!
2. Huwag matakaw at huwag kamayin ang pulutan!
3. Huwag patagalin ang baso, may naghihintay pang tatagay!
4. Huwag uminom ng uminom, kailangang bumili ka rin!
5. Magpaalam kung uuwi na. Huwag yung biglang nawawala!
6. Uminom ng diretso sa tsan, at huwag sa ulo upang maiwasan ang basag ulo!
7. Magtira ng panlakad, kahit hinlalaki ng paa, iwasan din gumuwi ng pagapang!
8. Huwag matutulog habang umiinom!
9. Siguraduhing sa sariling bahay ang uwi kung lasing na.
10. Huwag mananakit ng asawa, kung hindi bigyan ng pang-inom ay dapat mo pang lambingin at nang pagbigyang muli!

*Huling pakiusap, bawal sumuka at umihi sa salawal... Hik!!! Hik!!!
Para tuloy ang samahan.

Samahan ng mga Lasenggero ng Pilipinas

(SALAPI)

may pag-aalinlangan pa rin

kung gaano ako kaexcited magkaroon ng lisensya ganun din ang level ng takot ko para sa board exam.
natatakot ako sa failure, pero kailangan kong harapin ang takot na yun kasi hindi naman pwedeng hindi kasi masstuck na lang ako sa ganito forever, at hindi yon pwede. hindi yon katanggap-tanggap!

hanggang ngayon, wala pa rin akong motivation para seryosohin ang pag-aaral. iniisip ko pa rin kasi na "Oh My Gosh ang dami dami dami dami ng aaralin! kakayanin ko ba? maaalala ko kaya silang lahat sa board exam mismo?"

doon pa lang natitigilan na ako.
at sa bawat lipat ko ng pahina ng mga libro, sa bawat topic na natatapos ko palagi pa ring may alinlangan. ang pakiramdam na tila wala akong tiwala sa sarili ko na kaya kong itong gawin, wala akong tiwala na kaya kong ipasa ang board exam.

marahil kulang lang ako sa inspirasyon, or motibasyon or mga salitang nakakapagpabuhay ng diwa.

Anita predicts

There are alot of applications in Facebook which "predicts" our future but Anita Predictions is my favorite of them all.

Im not really into these kind of things and I dont believe them either. I just find it amusing to read them. :))


Compared to any other applications who tell us about our future, may it be devastating or encouraging,  I find the Anita Predictions sweet most of the time. She's the application who speaks about love, life, friendship and sometimes about money too.

Quadricentennial Medal

Q Medal for the Q Batch!

so finally...

after four long, sleepless, stressful yet fun-filled, productive and didactic years I am now done with you BS Pharmacy!

I am happy, who wont be! but in the midst of ecstasy, there's sadness. we are leaving. we wont be in the same classroom for about twelve hours five days a week anymore. its about time for the real life, the real world. :|

thats why now im nostalgic but ill keep it brief. :|

so finally i am graduating...

Four years ago, the first time I stepped on the corridors of 2nd floor in the Main Building, I said to myself "Geez, this will be my home for four long years. can i do this?"
each day I leave my house, I pack light and bring only the essentials but that Monday morning was different. I brought every bit I can: bag, pen, paper, pencil, sharpener, crayons [yeah, I remember bringing this], scissors, extra uniform [I still dont now why I brought this, but yes, I did], handkerchief, money, food, water, courage, positivity, extra smiles, extra patience, humor, my shallow English vocabulary and common sense [just in case]. That day, I guess, I was ready for whatever or whoever.
and so there was I, as what most freshmen look, totally lost and don't have any clue of where to go, when i finally found our classroom [room 21~something. i forgot]. it was cold inside, a little silent and awkward. it was my first time to enter a room where I do not know anyone. I was frightened.  Should I speak in English or Tagalog? should I talk to them first or will I wait until they speak to me? Is it okay to sit where ever i want to? Will there be anybody here who is going to be a long term friend? I was nauseous.

Weeks passed by and the environment became ordinary and soothing, I realized that time, I was HOME. I gained friends, been introduced to many different past-time activities, brought to alot of leisure places and built my study habits [dont deny it, we all have study habits!]

Claire, Pam and Shen (she transferred at La Salle after our second year) were my first friends who then became my housemates, then Rama, Rona and Cyndrill's group merged with us and then Neil and Laurie came in. They became my friends. Long-term friends. Never did I thought that I would be blessed with such friends who were in the journey with me through good times and bad. They are one of the few reasons why I survived and enjoyed my college life.


Being in UST Faculty of Pharmacy, I experienced most of my firsts, some of which I would never thought I'd experience in my lifetime. It was my  first time to be at school for at least thirteen solid hours and  still have alot of homework, reports, and take-home stuffs to be done! I could still vividly remember those sleepless nights when we would have reports the next day and quiz in every subject (most of which is a 5unit course) and assignments and thesis experiments and/or deadlines and classes starts at 7 am. Those were the reasons why we endure sleepless nights which gives us, well specifically me, alot of huge eye bags. It was my first time to have those kind of big, red, swollen eyes which wants to close but dont have the right to because the professor in front who is frantically lecturing appears to be frightening. It was also my first time to experience sleeping for a maximum of 6 hours (during weekdays) and when times get worse, we are spared with two hours of sleep. I also had the chance to travel to alot new places for both research and leisure. It was my first time to walk along the corridor sometimes to have at least the chance to see my crush (you know-who), learned to drink till [we] drop, learned how to correctly puff a cigarette, go to school with a hang-over, review in a beerhouse for a final exam, go home during the wee hours (or not at all), eat alone, kill time, study inside the library, appreciate silence, long free hours and fresh air, use facebook as source of review material, watch a UAAP Game in Araneta and Phil.Sports Complex, see the Master of the Dominican Order, see alot of Pyromusicals for free, MY NAME TO BE PUT IN A TIME CAPSULE and alot more!

Now we are leaving...
[It is time to face the reality which our university prepared us for.]
Even if our journey as pharmacy students seemed to be miserable and looks like it sucks, truth is, it doesnt! Four years was a fun ride! We may not have much time to hang-out in every place we want to, we still had one hell of a college experience which we will never forget for the rest of our lives.
While you are in some place chilling, we are in the Laboratory learning and laughing our lungs out because of an experiment done and funny ways how we manipulated the results for it to be POSITIVE! :))
While you are in the club partying, we are in our rooms chilling  on one table with our friends who wont get drunk with alcohol but will act and look exactly the same as your drunk friend because of different mind-boggling pages after pages of pharmacology stuffs.
And while you are dismissed early from class, we are still in the same room enjoying the company of our beloved classmates until the darkness creeps across the corners of our university.
Simple memories are what we remember for the longest time and these memories are built mostly in the company of friends and/or classmates in a peaceful place.

College taught me alot of things about life besides the nerdy part.
How to be independent is my favorite of them all. Im living for four years [and counting] in a place where there is no rules and no one to control me. I can basically do whatever i want to: ruin my life or do something to make it amazing to live in.

 Here I am, a day from having by bachelor's degree, proved something to everyone. :)

 I will definitely miss our University especially the Faculty of Pharmacy (2nd floor of Main Building).

*plus my college crush. :)) [well, he'll always be my crush even after college]


Its been a pleasure living in the grounds of the Royal Pontifical Catholic University of Sto. Tomas where the presence of God is forever felt, good friends is just a blink away, love is always in the atmosphere and peace is everywhere.

 

Maningat, Maria Eda I.

Seat No: 28 (oftentimes)

1F . 2F . 3F . 4E Pharmacy

UST Faculty of Pharmacy

 

ang bitin kong blog na emo

like a tree in the middle of a dessert, during the deep moments in the darkness of night the lonesome being emanates, loneliness creeps and emptiness cripples the already tired and weary physique.

night after night this feeling grows until the heart makes it part of its beating. night after night of lonesome loneliness and emptiness.

why these?
why thee?
no one knows. nobody even she herself.

about five years ago, she was the happiest lady, even though faced with a lot of adversities, optimism was her mindset. no problem could tear her delicate heart, no one could make her feel blue. the days when she was crazily in love with the omnipotent and benevolent Lord of lords. all was perfect, it felt like paradise here on earth until the day all of them were instructed to stop serving at the altar. she was sent off from her fountain of happiness, from her second family, from her life. ...serving at the Altar was her second self but it was taken away. all can do nothing but obey, obedience is one of their duties.
yes bishop, whatever you say.

and then little by little, inch by inch, time after time the happy smiling face, the flaming and burning love faded.

and then she went to college.

ang naglalagablab na pag-ibig ay natupok ng makamundong mga bagay mula sa kolehiyo, nakakabingi mula sa tawag ng Diyos. hanggang sa ang apoy na naging mahinang baga na lamang, konting kanti ay matutupok nang tuluyan.

hanggang doon nanatili ang lahat, isang maliit na ilaw ng baga sa kailalim-ilaliman ng kanyang puso. naghihintay ng bibig na iihip para tuluyang patayin o isang bibig na iihip upang lumagablab muli.

nagkaroon na siya ng mga kongkretong plano para sa kanyang buhay. hindi na doon kasama ang pagsagot sa tawag na kunwari'y hindi niya naririnig.

hanggang ginambala siyang muli ng munting sulo.
dumating na ang tao na umihip sa maliit na baga, hindi para ito'y patayin kundi para ito'y pagalabing muli.

ngayon siya na'y nalilito sapagkat may takot

for "the man"

i know that im not the most beautiful girl that you have met
i know that i am not your ideal girl
but there's one thing i am sure of,
i can be the one lady who will love you through thick and thin,
for richer or poorer,
in bad days or good...

when love made me fearful

its hard to accept but little by little i am realizing how much frightened i am to love again.

it feels like i have given all the love that i can possibly give to my one ex-boyfriend that i cant share love to other people anymore.

this is the weirdest feeling that i've ever felt in my entire life.

C .O . R . R . I . D . O . R

the corridor of happenstance
our own version of “Where amazing things happen”
it is here where we
…cry because of failing grade
…laugh because of perfect exam results
…fall in love
…mend our broken heart
…find new friends
…quarrel with fakers
it is along this corridor where we began dreaming
and it also this corridor who will witness us fulfill it.

muntik nang masabihan ng "HULI ka!"

she was walking along Dapitan a while ago when she thought of puffing a cigarette to ease her boredom but suddenly she remembered him.

three nights ago, at the same spot along Dapitan, she was about to buy a stick of marlboro lights but there were alot of people crowding the cigar stand so she had to wait, but she lost her patience and decided to buy in Antonio instead. when she was about to leave the cigar stand and involuntarily looked around, she saw him! to her astonishment, she walked fast and ignored him and his friend staring at him. she did not smoked from then on.

then she realized how he could change her by just a look in the eye.

he is the only man who can make her do bad habits and live a happy life.

:)

UST Grand Alumni Homecoming

Plaza Mayor

 

even i am amazed of everything happening
or maybe im just so overwhelmed with what the moment is giving me...

i dont wanna fall deeply because i might drown and die right then and there.
a couple more months.
a little more patience.