while eating chocolate cake..

..and printing my homework, I decided to change my layout and blog. Super bilis lang talaga nito, wala pa atang 15 minutes. I fell in love with the lay the other day pa, ngayon ko lang na-change. SO how's my life so far?

• Everyone's in college application chaos these past weeks. Especially for UP. Since they're the school with the earliest deadline, everybody's rushing to get theirs submitted. I got my test permit already, I'm taking the UPCAT on August 5, 12:30 pm at the Institute of Chemistry. Waaaah! This is for real!
• I love SCT. Super nakakasunod ako sa mga moves. I can pass as a soldier pala. Well, almost. Haha.
• I just realized that almost all our teachers are oldies. Haha. Yung mga tipong expert na sa field nila. Kaya scary. Ang hihirap pa magpa-quiz, almost every meeting! But fun all the same, because di ba nakakatawa yung kacornihan ng jokes ng old teachers? Haha. For me, at least! =P
  
• I so hate the yearly Physical Fitness Test. I always end up in pain the following day!
  
• Mrs. Lee is so funny. Haha.
• So is Ms. Pepito (kanina, haha). And Ms. Pabelico. And yeah, okay, Mrs. Torres na rin. Haha!
• But nothing beats Ms. Toledo! YEAH! =)
  
• Takot ako sa Filipino teacher namin. Wahaaah.
• Swimming already on Friday!
• I'm falling more and more in love with PHYSICS! ♥
• I lost my elephant pencil case (with my G-Tecs in it!) HUHU! =(
• Journal writing for Accounting -- UGH. Exciting, but nakakapagod if you're doing it for three straight hours!!
• I'm enjoying Biochem because I'm getting it, haha.
• I'm broke! Pareho kami ni Nica, wala ng pera. And I refuse to use the money I saved. I'm determined to save lotsa money! =P
• We're going to go to UP Diliman and Ateneo on Saturday. My mom and dad's going to tour me.
• I hope I can get my DLSU and UST Application Forms this week, probably.
• I'm still LSS-ing on "Samson" by Regina Spektor.
• The Torch of the Fantastic Four is Hot with a capital H!
• BUT NATHAN'S STILL HOTTER!! ♥
• Our class retreat's on September na! Whee!

and last but most definitely not the least..

• Our graduation day's already set: March 16, 2008!! =) Waah, we cannot wait!
  

So far, Senior life is quite chaotic, because like what I said, everyone's arranging their application forms and inquiring about their courses. It really is different from all the other year levels. But I'm enjoying it right now, because even though our load is heavy, our schedule is so.. light. Haha, I mean, parang ang konti lang ng subjects namin. But that's because of the double periods though. Anyway, I hope everyone else is enjoying the school year so far. Can't wait to hear from you guys! =)

I hope my dad brings home a chocolate cake for me when he gets home later. Hehe. I'm craving for sweets!! Waaaah! =)

one night and one more time.

Whew. As luck would have it, our computer is malfunctioning (again) so I am here once again in the beloved neighborhood computer shop with all the gaming boys beside me, shooting guns like crazy. Which really annoy me.

Anyway. How's my first week so far? SUPER BUSY, I tell you. I even got sick last Friday due to stress! Nagka-flu agad ako. The nurse sent me home Friday morning after the mass. I had high fever, colds and cough. My dad brought me to Medical City for a check-up, and our doctor advised me to stay home for the rest of the weekend. So basically, stressed out na ko, first week pa lang. O_o I could imagine how the rest of the year will be. *uuugh* But not to worry, Bombastarr is up and alive again, I'm okay.

Tuesday is Specialization day for us. I know it doesn't sound too tiring when you say "Three hours of specialization a week" but I think people forget to mention that those are three straight hours in a DAY, so that means we had three hours of Accounting a while ago. And GAWD. Our noses almost literally bled. Haha. All the terms were enough to make you confused. Debits, credits, values received, values parted with, assets, liabilities, capitals.. AAACK. But it's very interesting. We started recording transactions in journal sheets already. It's confusing, and yes, you need patience and good analysis to be able to complete the accounts, but it's kind of fun. At least at the end of the period I can say I can use this in the future because this is real stuff. Unlike Chem. (HAHA BITTER TALAGA)

For English we have to memorize a Shakespearean sonnet, and since Shakespeare wrote more than a hundred, no one is allowed to have the same sonnet. Syempre, ako, I wanted to have the best out there. But thanks to our PC, I didn't have the luxury to surf and "analyze" the sonnets. So a while ago, while everyone else was busy writing down their sonnet numbers on our list, I just wrote Sonnet 23 beside my name just to be sure. I had no idea what Sonnet 23 was about, but at least I have something na, di ba? I just read this sonnet a few minutes ago. And it was about not being able to express your love for someone because that feeling is so overwhelming. The writer wanted to tell his lover how he felt but he can't because words weren't enough. So he wished she could see through his actions and looks, how they speak silently, how they foretell of the love buried within. And all I can say is.. WHOA. Talk about fate. =) Makes me love 23 even more.

I'm in love with this one word always used in our Advanced Algeb class. PARABOLA. I don't know but from the moment our teacher mentioned the word this year, I fell in love with it. Haha. Parabola. Ang cuuuuute. =) LOL, I'm crazy. Or maybe this is just my geekness.

Last night, I woke up from this really bad nightmare that I couldn't really remember. All I knew was that I was pushed down the stairs and I had huge bruises all over my body. Tapos I woke up crying. So I opened the TV to make me forget about it. Aba, to my surprise, Heroes was on Crime/Suspense. Grabe, nakaka-adik! I so love Claire. I wish I had her superpowers. If only my wounds could automatically heal.. life would be so much better. Hmm. Anyway, after that, I was about to go back to sleep when I had this feeling that I just had to check out ETC muna. And aba, to my surprise AGAIN, it was ONE TREE HILL! The Honey Grove episode!! Grabe. I so fell in love all over again for Nathan Scott. The best. So my point is, always check the TV when you get awakened by nightmares because you never know what shows are on. And that, as always, ONE TREE HILL MAKES ME FEEL BETTER. No doubt about that. Sarap na ng tulog ko after. =)

Sorry medyo mahaba. Just taking the opportunity kasi I don't know when my dad's gonna get our PC fixed. So yun. I have to go memorize Sonnet 23 na. And dumadami na tao dito, umiingay na. Grr. Later, y'all.

P.S. Thanks to all the commentors!! Promise I'll bloghop next time. Love you all!! MWAH! =*

"You are my sweetest downfall

I loved you first, I loved you first

Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads

But they're just old light, they're just old light

Your hair was long when we first met."

-- Samson by Regina Spektor

(this song is LOVE. Current LSS ko toh)

senior na si karla!

• I am officially a senior!
• I belong to IV - St. Jane with Miss Pepito as our adviser.
• Mrs. Torres is our Level Coordinator.
  
• I'm still in the pull-out fast.
  
• Miss Toledo is our Physics AND Research teacher. Yaay! =)
• I am so happy to be in Mrs. Lee's English class! She is THE best!
• Biochemistry in the afternoon. UUUUGH.
• But at least it's with Sir Baggay =)
• Our assignment in Eco? Super tambak!
• I'm glad I chose Accounting as my specialization..
• ..because I'm going to ask help from mom. Haha.
• Our Filipino teacher is strict.
• I'm the secretary during Filipino class. Whee, at least dream job pa rin diba?
• Mrs. Pabelico taught us a song in CLE. Super effective!
• Our PE sched is every Friday, last two periods. Oh yeah!
• I'm just glad the Puddings are together, even for just one subject. =)

The Puddings! =)
Karla, Nica, Trixie, Mikka and Tin.
Nagpalit-palit ng sapatos. So now, can you guess whose feet are these?!

back to school woes?

In a few days.. I shall throw myself back into the pit.

On June 4, Paulinians from SPCPq will walk the halls with their checkered skirts and neckties once more. Life is unfair, or should I say, the sisters are. Haha. Anyway, we're going to start school a week earlier than everyone else, so of course my anticipation-slash-anxiety has been building up for days now.

A part of me still DOES NOT want to go back to school. All the days of sleeping, eating, watching TV, surfing the Net all throughout the day.. soon to be gone. Instead it'll be replaced by late-night study marathons and reviewing for exams. Waaah. O_o Somehow I don't want to go back to that lifestyle just yet.

However, there is a geek part in me you probably all know, and (un)fortunately it occupies majority of my personality. HAHA. As usual, I'm eagerly anticipating the school year with much enthusiasm. After our school supplies shopping at MOA last Monday, I can't help but just stare at my new notebooks and ballpens (G-Tec of course! Nagmura na!!) I cannot wait to label them, write on them and use them. The other day, I wore my bag and just modeled in front of the mirror. Excited much? I can't wait to go back to school mode and rule the school as a senior. A fourth year student. Wheee.

What would this year be like? Hmm. I wonder. Right now I'm just very eager to make the best out of it. This is the make-it-or-break-it year. Aside from the fact that I have to do good in school, I also have to do well in my college entrance exams. I can't just loll around and waste my time. I have to do something, I really have to work hard this time. It's easier said than done, but who says I'm not going to do it? The anxiety is overwhelming, and the people are pressuring me like CRAZY (emphasis on CRAZY, as in SUPER PRESSURING) but I'm just going to do what I can do to make everyone -- including me -- happy.



Later.
=)

barbie love.

It has been a whirlwind week for me, because I had a lot of going on in my life. No, not problems, just lots of.. meetings, events and activities. Busy much? Haha. I apologize for the lack of updates. However, I come back with a new layout. =) Starring of course, my idol, Barbie. I got the idea when we went to Glorietta and I saw with my own two eyes the Barbie Loves MAC Line. It was just love at first sight! I've read about it a few months back, but I didn't expect I'd be seeing it since back then it was released just in the States. But now it's here, and in all its pink glory, it was before me. I wasn't able to buy though, since I spent my money that day on Coldplay. But still.. the joy of just seeing it. Waah =) Anyway, I suddenly had the nostalgic feeling about Barbie, and poof. There goes my creativity. Haha. So here it is. My new layout. It's best viewed in IE though (sorry to the Firefox people.. including me, haha) but hey, it's not such an eyesore in other browsers.

Anywaaaaay. How am I? After that apparently much-loved post about Gossip Girl, I couldn't believe how many people love GG just as much as I do! I'm done reading Book 11 and it's just so unbelievably.. shocking. As always, Cecily Von Ziegesar left me in awe. Kudos to her. Now I can't wait for the show AND the next book, which is the prequel. The prequel, tentatively titled "It Had To Be You" will bring us back to their sophomore year and will unveil the beginning of the Blair-Nate-Serena love triangle. Ooh, so exciting! Sadly though, that would be the last book in the series starring our favorite trio (and their whole batch actually) since the next book (the 13th) will star a new set of Upper East Siders.. the Carlyle Triplets. That's what's written at the back of Book 11. So a new era will begin. I don't know if their story will be as steamy, but oh well. If it's Cecily Von Ziegesar, you can expect some really juicy scandals. =)

Yesterday my dad and I had a little adventure. A father-daughter bonding. Haha. My mom was out of town for their office outing, so my dad fetched me from our review. We rode the cab to the LRT station in PGH. Upon reaching Doroteo Jose, we transferred to the Line 2 of the LRT, Recto Station. And we rode the train until Santolan, the end of the line! Haha. Along the way, I was like a new girl being toured in the city since he kept on pointing the schools, malls and churches we saw. It was so fun! He also pointed out the roads and where they led, so now I'm a little more, err, aware of the city. Haha. Upon reaching Santolan, we immediately caught the train going back. The guard stopped us, but my dad lamely came up with the reason that we just missed our stop because we were lost. =P So we went back to Cubao and just hung out at Gateway! As you all know, I have a passion for reading, and surprise surprise so does everyone else in the family, including my dad. So we stopped by at Fully Booked and indulged ourselves in book haven. Then we ate at Taco Bell and took a look around the mall. I so want to watch Fantastic Four at the Globe Premium Cinema there.. you know, with the comfy chairs and unlimited popcorn?! Since it was getting dark and it started raining, my mom called us (who wasback already) and told us to go home already. So we rode the MRT until Taft and just took a cab come. Whew! It was quite a road trip if you ask me! It was fun bonding with Papa because he always knew everything about anything so when I ask him he always knows the answers. Like what route I'd be taking if I go to UP, or where my Kuyas ride to school, and all the what nots. Our mom got a little mad at us, but it was worth it. Hehe. =)

Later, I'll be going to our Covenant Orientation. Can't wait! =P

Ohh, and tomorrow, bonding naman with Mommy because we'll be going to 168 -- again! =) Much love to all of you! I'll give credit to the commentors next post na lang. Pero super thanks ha! MWAAH! =)

don't you forget about me.

The first time I laid my eyes on my copy, I knew I was going to be hooked. Just by looking at the cover, I knew this was the start of a new addiction. It was like a drug, you can't get enough of it. At the end of every book, it leaves you feeling satisfied yet hungry all the same. If there's one word that could describe this series, it's addicting. Indeed, all you'll want is more.

It's Gossip Girl. And you know how much I love this.

I've always believed that I was Blair. I really do. Ever since I read the first book, I knew I was a Blair. Her thoughts, actions, and words would always be similar to mine. Okay, so maybe hers is a little exaggerated but still. I knew if I would be put in worse circumstances, I might turn out to be exactly like her. And her and Nate? Ooooh, priceless. You just know they're meant to be together. All throughout the series, they've dated lots of other people to move on, but deep down they know nothing can replace what they have. It just sucks that they only realize it when they're about to lose the other one.

I know my life is nothing like the life they lead. I don't have an obnoxious stepfather, I didn't go to boarding school, I don't smoke pot, I'm not a bald artist, I'm not a trying-hard social climber, I'm not a depressed poet.. I'm perfectly normal compared to them. But something about their complexities makes me feel like I am one of them. In a twisted, unexplainable way, I am like them. I'm a teenager with raging hormones and an unbelievable desire for adventure. I love this series to death. So imagine my surprise, shock, disbelief and anticipation when I found out that..

Gossip Girl has been adapted to a TV series!!

And it's going to air this fall on -- of all networks -- The CW!! This is so great! My two favorite things in the world under one roof. Waaah! I've just seen some clips and production stills.. and whoa! I can't wait any longer! I sooo love the girl they cast for Blair! <3>

I finally have my copy of the 11th Gossip Girl book!
And I can't wait to know what's gonna happen next!!
=)

*sorry for the over-addiction. Haha!

mommy dearest..

I believe that out of all the relationships you're ever going to have in your life, the one you have with your mom is certainly the most difficult, fragile and complicated. It's true. It's like it's written in the Book of Life that nobody can compare to the complexity of the mother-daughter bond.

And yet I also believe that it's the most fulfilling, fun and craziest of them all..

especially if you have one hot mom like I do! =)

Mommy, I know we've had our differences and we tend to fight a lot these days. But know that I love you so much and no matter how kulet you may be, I'm gonna love you just the same. Even though I strongly disagree with you getting your belly button pierced and a tattoo, I still think you're the best mom ever. After all, who else can I turn to? I'm sorry if I've been a b*tch these days. Raging teenage hormones.. hehe. I don't think any other mom in the world can be my best friend other than you. Thanks for all the patience, care and love you've given me and Papa. And yes, you're not a regular mom, you're a cool mom. =) You're a hot mom too. Hehe. Love you!

And that butterfly experience was so worth the shouting. Hehe =)

Happy Mother's Day to all your mommies!
Give them a hug for me, will you?