Christmas season would never be complete without the stretches of Christmas parties. I just attended one epic yet simple party with my dearies.

My friend Irene and I arrived bringing loads of food and we just commuted. The hassle couldn’t get worse I tell you. Just because we love being late and we still have to take that late moment of buying our exchange gifts, we traveled by ourselves. Meaning, no transpo to get there. It’s like get early or commute. Ugh.

I was finally able to wear my top that I shared from this post. Yehey!

Irene is my all around friend and I couldn’t thank God for having such friend with me. She is awesome and like that. *obligatory swimming pool pic*

The venue is near our house and thank God because we did not get lost. I did not bring any clothes with me because I don’t want to be tempted to swim. I just don’t want to…but.

Oyes. That is me. Very wet. Somebody pushed me in the pool and I was panicking like forever since nobody got extra clothes or what. I also got Php500 as a gift from my friend Kay. I love her for that. Teehee!!

Parlor games like kiddos. Yes! That was her! That was Kat who pushed me and dragged me to hell for doing so. I could strangle her but she should thank God because I love her. I hate her tho. *kills Kat*

We lost this game. It’s like, I lose every game.

I hate the guys, with all that I am for winning this annoying game. It’s so difficult. My pouting skills did not work. 

Our grilled hotdogs are all fail! The marshmallows melted and got wasted but we had fun! We had this Junior Masterchef peg! It was yummy! Hotdogs are our favorite snack nowww!

My day was complete because I ate almost all of these Kiat-kiat (small oranges). I am forever a fan of fruits!

Plug time! If you happen to be a Chinese or fond of eating authentic Chinese food, it’s near impossible for you to not know Masuki or Ma Mon Luk. This is the reason for our suffering. We brought lots of siomai and siopao as food to share. They all loved it. Why? It’s a taste of the best Chinese food! Irene and her family own a branch in Binondo and it’s too awesome for we can always get a taste of their food for free.

Played water polo like there is no tomorrow. I got tired for no meaningful reason at all. It was fun losing though…for the nth time.

<3 <3 <3 That lil guy with goggles is the owner of all these photos btw. I don’t want to miss thanking him or else…yeah. Thanks Zam!

I thank Irene for having an extra shirt! Though I look like I just got out of bed, I was able to survive and get through with the wetness and no-clothes scheme that I had. We all love Trolli gummy pizza!

This is our awesome president who happens to be Mr. Political Science and a look alike of Taylor Lautner. We all call him Jacob and I couldn’t believe it when his “girlfriend“‘s name is Bella. Sucha coincidence!!!

Then we all went home happy and all with hangover due to too much fun! I would always love to have them around. No matter how diverse we are as a class, we always get that enthusiasm of bonding together! Merry Christmas dearies!!! Those who did not attend should die of jealousy now :)

I’ve been very serious in my previous posts and posting about so much realizations so I think it is about time to share something more random. This would be my come-back post and it is all about the Musts in My School Bag.

These are the stuffs that no matter what happens, shouldn’t be absent in my bag

• The purple small purse that contains my name stamp for the purpose of labeling all of my readings. Being a Political Science student, it is almost everyday that we get new supplies of articles to read. Torture, I know.

I was so allured by this and I happened to stamp it in all of my classmates’ arms and made them ‘mine’. Hahaha. This is only very cheap and really handy.

• My Jack Spicklaus pink wallet which for me is so far, the best and my ideal wallet.
• Floral vanity kit for all my hygienic needs. It is designed by Katrina P.
• Frixion pen by Pilot which is suitable for my no-erasures tests and everyday use. It replaced my loyal support for G-Tec that always runs out of ink even before I notice it.
• My school id slash receipt and forms container. I also place some tickets in it like the one displayed, my recently staffed event, Himigsikan (Himig, Musika at Kasaysayan).
• Ralph Cool by Ralph Lauren perfume. I’ve been saving it but I cannot resist using it everyday. It not like my other favorite scent, Very Sexy2 which after consuming everything, I was not able to buy another since no one is selling it anymore. Try Ralph by Ralph Lauren too. It’s my other favorite. I like it more than the one I am using.
• Tissue. Its purpose is self explanatory.
• My Dong-a Hexaplus colored pens which I use to write on my planner. 3 of my classmates bought the same set of pens after I brought mine to school. 
• My Belle de Jour Power Planner which contains my rants, wishes, thoughts, to-dos and all. I’ve been a user for three years now.
• My umbrella which stood the test of time. It is so far the longstanding umbrella that I had ever since the start of my college life.

My vanity kit does not contain much make-up unlike the usual vanity kit of other girls. I am not fond of using much cosmetics since I can exist without them. Yes, after going out the shower, all I apply is moisturizer then I am good to go. I just use the right type of soap and sometimes lotion so to take care of my skin. I also use sunblock from Shiseido which is not greasy or anything. 

These are the stuffs that I think I need for everyday though:

• Hello Kitty mirror which is a gift from my grade school bestfriend.
• Comb which I rarely use since I really do not comb my hair. I always use my hand to fix my hair since I find it more natural looking. :)
• Biogenic Alcohol since it smells really good.
• Smint breath fresheners which is suitable after I eat during my breaks. I wish to consume them already because I will replace the mints with Skittles. Haha. 
• Allue fine face powder. I do not use powder too because our classroom is air-conditioned. I have the higher tendency to get dry skin than oily face. I only use it when I am more exposed to heat or after a very tiring walk that I have to wipe the sweat, oil and freshen up with pats of it. I like it because it is very light on my face and I actually stole it from my little sister’s stuffs. Hee! It is very cheap too!
• Cheek Tint since I have a pale face and I need some blush or else I will look like…

I have been more vain when it comes to my lips so I have more lip-related cosmetics above all else.

• Plus + 1 Lip care from Elianto which I use when I have dry lips and to add some color since like what I said, I have pale skin.
• G-Lish lip color with shimmer and gloss which has the best color to compensate my complexion.
• Victoria’s Secret very Sexy2 Lip Shimmer which comes with my favorite scent. The logo was already erased right away which I think is a boo for the packaging. Hee!
• I also forgot to include in the picture my Elianto Lip Protect lipstick which contains Spf 15. The color is my favorite. Reddish or pinkish shades do not fit me well so I go for the darker shades like purple or maroon.

I also found this make up kit which contains my name. I was very excited when I saw this. It contains my screen name before. I did not buy it though since the color of the powder and gloss is not my type. It is very cheap so I changed my mind and planned on buying it one of these days though. 

My break is so long so when I was fixing my bag, I kind of remember my hell days before this break. My grades are good but I really need to find more effort to make them improve. So as for everybody, never settle for just good but always be the best! :)

It was a rainy night and I just finished helping my friend in a video shoot for a project this end of August when my good friend Irene and I decided to chill first before going home. The streets of Dapitan in UST are filled with people always. People of all sorts from students to vendors and of course, beggars. It’s very usual for one to be tapped on the shoulder by a street child and beg for coins or left-overs from the food that one is holding. One time, while Irene is feeding me with her daily dose of stories, one kid came up to us and of course begged for some coins. We ignored him and Irene continued chatting but this kid would not stop. He was making hand gestures that we cannot understand and it caught our attention.

“Kung di niyo po ako bibigyan, like niyo na lang po page ko sa Facebook.” (If you will not give me any, just like my Facebook page.) He said to us.

We were puzzled and I glanced at him from head to toe.

“Aba may Facebook page ka pa! Alam mo, hindi ka mukhang pulubi! Mas mukha pa nga kong pulubi sayo eh! San ka ba galing? Nasaan mga magulang mo?” (And you even have a Facebook page! You know, you do not look like a beggar! I even look like one compared to you.) I asked him out of curiosity. 

“Kung magiging madumi ako, hindi ako lalapitan ng mga tao o lalayuan nila ako. Hindi ako makakahingi. Kailangang presentable lagi.” (If I would be dirty, no one would approach me or people might run away from me. I wouldn’t be able to beg. I should always be presentable.) His answer started to wonder me a lot and the conversation with this kid lasted the whole night long. I even forgot that I should be going home by that time or I will miss the train.

• We found out that he manages the computer shop of his friend every Saturdays and that he was able to make his pages on Facebook. 
• He is a very witty kid. He attracts people by telling jokes to them. He was able to study through begging. 
• Due to his consistent hardwork, a lot of people has been sponsoring their family with shelter and education. He lives to beg and to help his siblings since their mother already died and their father lives and Tondo and do not care about them anymore. 
• I found out that he just lives near our home and he still travel all the way to Manila using the bicycle which is a very tiring thing to do. 
• He studied for free in a school for the deaf just because he wants to learn how to do sign language and it explained the weird hand gesture that he did earlier.

I was impressed with this kid’s story that we ended up giving him all our coins. Something that might help him for that night’s begging that he got. He is so much blessed with people who sees his perseverance and depiction of real essence of simple living and being happy.

Like his page here and his jokes compilation here and add him here.

Another interesting person that caught my attention is this leaf musician. I do not know how to call him but he resembles the great Filipino Artist who popularized playing music on a leaf, Levi Celerio. He was able to entertain us with his good music and high energy. he was old but his presence feels young. He played modern music and shout “yeah!” always which is funny and alluring. He did not beg for money to us which is unusual because I thought that he did such in exchange for alms. I saw him before on the other side of our school two years ago and glad to see him again.

I was amazed with these types of people who not only ask for simple contributions from us but gives us something in return which is inspiration and hope. We disregard these people since we just see them everyday or that they are none of our concern but they just manifest the need for our help and attention. If we just give them ample focus, sooner or later, no body in the streets have to do such just to live by for the day. They are the unsung heroes of our time.

I saw this and I laughed. But something tells me that not only girls have this BFF (bestfriends forever) sort of thing. Mara, whom I consider as my bestfriend way back in highschool, and I had this girly and shallow stuff before. We bought a “bestfriend” shirt and slippers (and yes, even wore it on the same day) and bracelets and rings. Yes it’s very childish yet it’s something we are just fond of doing. I just found it cute to see this two guys have matching Spongebob-Patrick bags (these creatures are bestfriends) and walk around our school like we-do-not-care-we-just-have-these-bags-and-like-that. I do not find it gay actually.

Love Language test which was something that we took in our guidance session. I found out that I value quality time the most.

This test says that there are 5 types of language of love:

1. Physical Touch- This is all about forms of expressions of love which include physical contact may it be in the form of hugs, kiss and the like. Nobody in our class got this. I don’t know if they are just not that honest or what. Haha.
2. Quality Time- You love long walks, bonding times, happy hours with the person you love. You value the time when you are with them because as what people say, time is something that you cannot get back anymore. It is a supreme manifestation of how you give importance to a person…when you allot time for them.
3. Acts of Service- This is when you feel loved the most when a person fetches you or helps you in your works and others. You feel important when that person do things that he do not usually do but does it anyway for your sake.
4. Affirmation- You love words of endearment and compliments. You feel loved and appreciated the most when someone affirms what you do. Praises lifts you up and most of the time gives you more love since you feel that you do well and they see it from you.
5. Receiving Gifts/ Tokens- When someone remembers your birthday and gives you something, when someone surprises you with gifts on a random day and gives you stuffs, you feel loved the most. It is when you feel valued when someone remembers you by giving something. By having something tangible to hold or see makes you feel their love easily.

I think just by mere looking at the categories, you can easily classify yourself without taking the test. This does not only refer to your lovers but also to you family or friends. By this, you can best know how to express how you love and value the person more and I think it’s always better to give love without always expecting something in return. Love unconditionally.

Today is obviously a holiday and it gave a whole day free time to do the necessary. In the first place, I do not know why I am in this place but whatever that may be, it is my first time to spend the longest hours in a coffee shop. I’m fond of Figaro since their salads, meals and sandwiches are all made out of awesomeness and delightful taste! Yay for Grilled Chicken and I drank hot Cappucino since I have colds and cough. Begone!

• Was not contented of what I accomplished of my paper. You may help me by giving me a constructive idea on how to discuss the relationship of politics and development. Yes, I know it is very basic and easy but being the broad topic that it is, it gave me a difficult time to think since I have lots of thoughts and I do not know where and how to start.
• I have this toothache for 3 days consecutively and I found out that my gums are already infected. Taking medications now and prays that it will work or else something more extreme will be done to my gums & tooth.
• Why is it that I can blog and not make my paper?

I will greatly support Ligo na U, Lapit na me, as an official entry for this year’sCinemalaya. It is a movie rendition of the book of Eros Atalia who is a professor in Faculty of Arts and Letters of UST. 

I am somehow puzzled with how they chose the actors. Intoy, the male lead is described as the not-so-good-looking student in their campus and Jenny as the most beautiful girl. Anyway, I am very much looking forward to the showing this July. This will be a good birthday treat for me!

PS. I am also looking forward to have Sir Eros as my professor! *all fingers crossed*

I know very much that I lost and did not attain the student council position but it wouldn’t stop me from serving in my own will. Here is the board committee of the PRO, Ace Quebal who is from our party. Sadly we are not complete but I am looking very much in working with them. I am really after to having the next school year because our section was not shuffled and I will be with the same awesome people minus those who shifted. Sad. :(

Anyway, to those of you who watched the movie A Crazy Little Thing Called Love (First Love) the girls wear the same uniform with us minus the name tag. [evidence]