My internet has been quite screwy lately, which made me postpone blogging time, but now it’s all dandy and I actually have some time for myself to rest and recover from a little bit of everything. It’s not going to last long since I still have midterms, orals and a lot of org work to accomplish during the next few weeks. At this point, I might as well share a few happy happenings recently as I just turned twenty-one last Wednesday. :)

Birthday mornings are the best as...

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I’ve been enjoying a lot of downtime lately, and part of that is having the time to enjoy some of the musical acts that have been coming over to this part of the globe. It’s quite exciting that there has been a no. of bands and performers coming over here. Not to mention really good theatre productions and musicals out in the next few months! It’s all making me really excited, even if it means starving for quite some time. hahaha. I’ve managed to catch Lifehouse last July 26 and Alicia Keys yesterday, and I really don’t regret shelling a...

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For the past three summers, I’ve been going back to visit my province in Camiguin with my family and even with friends. Of course, most of my summers as a child growing up were spent with my grandparents and relatives over there as well. So it’s safe to say that Camiguin has always felt like home. It’s a far cry from the place I grew up here in Makati. And though I still believe that it would be incredibly different to part ways with the city lifestyle, I occasionally crave for that form of escapism that only the provincial...

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Our trip to Singapore has been way too much fun for words. And after taking around 800 pictures and more than an hour’s worth of video, a photoblog is the way to go. My apologies in advance for this incredibly overloaded entry.

Day 1

(Top): Flying via Singapore Airlines with my sisters beside me. We ended up watching Enchanted. Feel good movies are fun.
(Middle): That’s me and my good friend from high school, Jam at the Singapore Airport.
(Bottom): That’s really just my sister clicking away as we head on to our car.

The...

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Just because there’s free internet here at Starbucks, Corinthian, I’m going to try updating this thing. Starbucks is not exactly my ideal place to study, but that’s probably because I never really found a ‘good’ branch that’s conducive for studying. It’s all a matter of preference, and this one is surprisingly not bad. It’s not far for Ateneo, but not exactly close enough for me to bump and deal with people I actually know. And the place is pretty big, and plays just the right kind of music – easy-listening, motown/jazz and soul. I’m stuck here because I’m still not...

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I’ve been in an emotional rut for the past few days, and it doesn’t help that there are just so many school-related things I need to worry about. Every now and then, I’ve been trying to get a hold of myself, trying to dismiss anything that will let me fall into a relapse. I guess the stress helps me focus on the things that should matter for the time being. I have to make the most out of everything.

Saturdays are meant to be days of indulgence for myself. My tito happens to be one of the regional directors under...

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I just got home from a long, intense, yet surprisingly fruitful shoot for our History165 video project. It was supposed to start at 1:30pm, but we only had the chance to finally shoot 2 and a half hours later. Blame the holiday for the lack of admin people. We had to go through so much red tape. Freakin SOPs. Thankfully, a few contacts, name-drops and kickass, no-nonsense phone calls from mom saved the day.

Our adventure started from Luneta Grandstand, Luneta Park, Intramuros, Fort Santiago and ended back at Intramuros’ Barbara’s Restaurant. For most part, I was donning a shimmery...

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My internet provider has betrayed me for days starting during my big B-day. I guess I’ve been so used to having net access everyday that it becomes too much of a necessity. Ugh, the struggle. Fortunately, I have it back and I can finally blog about my birthday week.

I spent most of it with my family because I really didn’t want too much fuss over it. I was just happy spending time with them and eating loads of good food.

Uhm… the...

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I phrased the title that way because as soon as I got on board our 5:10AM flight to Cagayan de Oro, Gwen Stefani’s Sweet Escape blasted through the plane, and turned my happyhappy (mode#1, hun. haha.) mood just a little bit up the notch. at 5AM folks!!!

My trip last weekend counts for a full photo blog entry. I’ll try my very best to not go crazy with the photos and just focus on the highlights. Mainly because there were one too many, and everything seemed to fall under the unforgettable category. But I digress.

This was definitely a spur-of-the-moment plan of...

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Wow. The hits from Candy and the sweet people over at StealThatLook are wonderful. I hope that all my new visitors can make their presence known by giving a comment or just email-ing me. I really enjoy hearing from all of you.

One more month left to enjoy before school starts, and the piercing heat is suddenly replaced by intermittent rainshowers. Despite my fondness over rainy weather, it makes it hard for me to go from one place to another. Whaaa. I’ve been busy. I’m all over the place with so many assignments and responsibilities to handle...

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The cool, breezy winds of Baguio was just what I needed to get away from the piercing heat of the summer sun here in Manila. The drive going there was surprisingly shorter than usual. Or at least it felt like it. Must be because I was in total slumber from the moment I got inside the car up until we reached the mountains of Baguio. Amazing. Total eyes-wide shut some freakin 4 hours after. Upon arrival, the change in weather was totally refreshing. The usual unbearable coldness was nowhere to be felt. It was just perfect.

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It seems like I’ve been on some kind of blogging slump. Mostly because summer permits me to actually have some time not to just waste solely on the internet. I still end up browsing for a bit though, especially when insomnia hits past midnight. Oh what should I do??? Regardless of a terribly exhausting day or not, I still end up like the nocturnal person I don’t want to get used to be.

Shush. The things that bother me during summer time. Sweet.

A few days ago,...

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Oh. wow. finally. I can hear it… the sounds of sweet summer sunshine (gotta love alliterations) blaring on amidst the can-be-unbearable heat. But I am not complaining. I have waited for this for so long, and now I am ab-so-lute-ly feeeeelin it! I’ve never longed for summer to arrive as badly as I have been (and with good reasons too!). And because I only have limited summers left (practicums and more school hullabaloo await the next few ones), I’m making sure I make the most out of this one.

I swear I’m a happy kid. Maybe at this point, I’m...

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