I can’t believe that the next weekend is already the start of September! A few more crazy hellish months and I’m off to sembreak haven!

It’s amazing how adjusted I am being in my junior year now. Prior to stepping into Ateneo and experiencing being in the midst of the infamous hell week, you wouldn’t see me pulling all-nighters, cramming papers or studying till the wee hours of the morning. Not that I was a slacker (hardly). I just couldn’t find myself doing all those. Nothing was worth foregoing my beauty sleep.

Slowly, after terror profs, endless groupworks and unthinkable research/paper work, I’ve adjusted my body clock and have learned to make full use of God’s 24 hours a day. Tama ata ang mga magulang ko, abusado talaga ang mga katawan ng kabataan ngayon. Of course, I still don’t think it gets any easier. I may be used to the system, but the workload still gets even more challenging every time. Pagod na ako magreklamo. I do what I can, and I try to do it well. Unfortunately, I tend to be a perfectionist at times (especially with my papers!) and it can get frustrating. Slow and steady… that’s my paper mantra! Kahit na umaabot ng ilang araw, sige lang.

Of course, I couldn’t let my long weekend go to waste without some kind of social life. Ha. Reunions with my closest High School best friends are treasured moments. Last Saturday was the despidida of one of my closest friends, Sarah. She’s leaving for Korea the following day for Ateneo’s JTA Program, and won’t be coming back here till the last week of December. Together with my other best friends: Jaz, Audrey and Dan, we went to the mall, watched a movie, and then proceeded to Sarah’s house for a dinner party. (Hahahaha. Mukha akong baliw sa ibang picture.)

On the side: I just have to say that Hairspray was awesome! It turned me and my best friends into total fangirls of Zac Efron! I’m not normally a fangirl when it comes to stuff like that, but he was just soooo charismatic as Link Larkin! Fun, fun, fun movie!!!

After having dinner at Sarah’s place all the way in the South, we headed back towards my place and dressed up for a night of partying at Warehouse 135. It was supposed to be a UPJMA party. And since I have way too many UP friends, I decided to support them and go even if I’m not really a party person. Besides, I had no choice. Hahaha. Although I do enjoy dressing up, and going out every now and then, especially with my friends. Those are always good distractions. I didn’t expect that the place will be totally packed. I actually like Warehouse 135, but that party had just way too many people for my liking.

After the party, I was glad to go home and enjoy a sleep over with my BFFs, Audrey and Jaz. Despite having totally different college lives, we really have so much fun when we’re together. Out of town trip for my 4D family!!!

Shush. At this point, I’m exhausted. I’ve been doing papers every free time I have. Earlier, I spent the day at Pat Dy’s studio for a Fashion Editorial shoot for Candy magazine. It was pretty fun assisting in shoots, and our concept was totally interesting. We had a great shoot, and I got to meet new people and models. I really can’t wait for November to see the finished product.

I guess at this point, I’m just basically drained. Hafta study for my Philo orals and History midterms. I can’t wait for this week to be over.