The Law and Economics of Lust, Love and Life

On Miracles...

i do believe in miracles, but my concept of miracles is kind of different...i think everything that's ordinary is still miraculous by nature...i dont look for anything extravagant... everything that we see is in effect a part of a miracle that is life...for me, it's not hard to believe in miracles because i have come into a conclusion that no matter how hard i try, i have no idea who or what really is behind everything that exists...

Flirt Since Birth

Anonymous: hey bitch, stop flirting around get ur own boyfriend! if you can get one.

It wasnt addressed to me, still i was rattled by how remorseful the tone of the commentor was. This got me into thinking about flirting... Do we choose to flirt or ARE WE FLIRTS SINCE BIRTH?

I dont see anything wrong with flirting, in fact i have been told several times that i'm a natural flirt. I dont find the concept of flirting as immoral or inappropriate because as social beings, i think it's an instinct to flirt with people whom we are attracted to. Everything in moderation.

We all are flirts in our own little or big ways. We shouldnt go around condemning other people whom we see as flirts when we ourselves, may it be outright or discreet, resort to flirting too. THat's too hypocritical.

Everywhere

that's Yvie's and my theme song for Mr. Starstruck moment because for some unforeseen reason, we seem to bump into him every single time. Argh, blockmate nga namin pero kahit sa labas na ng aming mumunting lawschoo, he is all over the place. He is literally everywhere.

We got our Crim recit grades, well, mine was ok... almost 81, i'm thankful na rin 'coz i only had 7 as compared to those who had 9 already and i got a 90 for today. Therefore, mahal parin ako ni Lord. Sana lang ay magtuloy-tuloy ang biyaya niya.

I so love Professor Sta. Maria, he makes Persons and Family Relations more than tolerable. Even his "jibber jabber" moments dont make me nervous because he is such a father figure.

Kinikilig parin ako kay Bam Aquino. Ngayon ko lang nare-realize na dapat pinagkalat ko sa mga friends ko na i would be in Breakfast. Ang tagal din man kasi nun exposure ko na un. Oh well, tapos na ito.

Bakit nanaman ako nagtatagalog? Ito ay bilang tanda ng aking paghihimagsik sa Ateneo. Ngii. Ok lang naman, i was able to handle being beadle for the day, pero Patty utang na loob bumalik ka na! Hehe. Ang tagal na yata namin online ni Yves. Stop na muna ko.

Cute Boys are Usually Dumb...

I'm touched... Someone explained to me why Cute boys are usually dumb:

Cute boys are usually dumb only because when they encounter you they cannot help but become drooling fools at your mercy. They cannot help being dumb because they are so enthralled by your loveliness. :)

Yihee, ang haba ng hair.

Thanks.. Salamat,.. Merci.. Gracias...

....... Yves (guy) for lending me 60 pesos for my cab fare
...... Francis for the Mocha Frap
...... Jaye and koko for saying yes to sponsoring kids
...... Joseph for entertaining me for a few minutes
...... Pancake house waiter for waving back
...... Haze for the ride

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Salamat dahil...
yihee meron ako "kilig moment" today... nagmamahalan na kami (winks at Haze) ... ika nga ni Francis.. "clouded kasi ang utak mo kaya di mo ko napansin dito.." ayun na.

isa syang cutie, kahit na nakataas un buhok nya habang nagkukuwentuhan kami...
isa syang cutie kahit na may hawak siya na isang malaking bote ng mineral water...
isa syang malaking dahilan para dumalaw sa UP...
isa syang cutie.

ika nga ni Ate Cia, "He looks good in black.." Siya na ang nangunguna sa aking listahan ng "Hotness" .. kumbaga sa FHM siya si.. uhmm... Angelina Jolie ba?

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kaninang umaga, pagkakita ko sa sarili ko sa salamin, naiyak ako. Seryoso. Ang psycho no? Kasi parang naramadaman ko lang bigla un pagod. DI ko na alam kung makakaya ko pa, di bale na lang kaya? Ngii.

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Nalulungkot ako, kasi di ko man lang natext si AM at Japhet. Wala kasi ako load eh. Di pa ko makakasama sa inuman bukas, kasi nga may EK trip kami sa Saturday. Miss na miss ko na silang lahat... Haay.

Bakit ako nagtatagalog? Wala lang, kasi minsan na lang ako magtagalog ng direcho e. Bakit ako nagpapaliwanag? Wala lang, wala ako masabi e.
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Jibber jabber! Super doooper Jibber Jabber!
Nasaan ang happenings?

Usapang Paghihikahos...

"Kailangan ko pa ngang magbenta ng kalabaw para mabayaran ko ang tuition ko sa Ateneo eh.."
-- Kay
(i imagine her riding her carabao, causing traffic in Rockwell while desperately trying to make the carabao walk...)

Laughtrip ka talaga good morning good morning Kay..
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Because of some charitable stint, i found myself broke today...

Klasmeyt: Bakit ka nakashades?
Jersee: Para di ako mukhang busabos, wala na kasi ako pera e.

When we saw Raul walking his way to Powerplant:

Jersee & Melodie : Raul, pautang. [Laughtrip!]

Oops, we were thinking aloud.
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Grabe, di ko nakayanan ang aking cost of living today. Therefore, umasa ako sa aking "buy one take one" Starbucks card. Yehey.
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while in starbucks:

Kay: o akala ko ba wala ka na pera? nakapag-jollibee ka pa? umasa ka sa free spaghetti ng Blue Card no?
Jersee: Mayaman na ulit ako. Bwahahaha! Sasabay ako kay hazel, ginastos ko na lahat ng pera ko.

Horrorscope ito!

Taurus:

Feel like giving up? Hey, everyone has doubts -- that's normal. Call up your closest friend and express yourself. Now take some positive action and see if that doesn't wipe out any misgivings you might have.

Ok, i will not give up. This is an EARLY WARNING DEVICE... my next entry will be unbelievably long. i had a FANTABULOUS 2-day gig with my TAG ENAG 1C friends...

Sneak Peek: the Road to Tagaytay

Balita sa Buhay-buhay ni Yunis Bungisngis

Last wednesday, Jaye the wife of "Congressman Noel" treated us to a more than delicious dinner to celebrate the end of our midterms. Caramel Meringue.. J'adore.
talked about a lot of sexual stuff. we were asked to name three of our blockmates whom we would wanna do "it" with.. i chose

(1)Mr. Starstruck Moment (2) Mr. Source of Joy 1 (3)Mr. Source of Joy 2 ... after that night, i found it hard to look at these men straight in the eye.

i got to converse with Mr. Starbucks cutie. ayun na, close na close na kami. Sana di sya badinggerzie.
kinuausap ako nun isang guy sa starbucks habang pareho kaming naghihintay para sa turn namin sa washroom. na-pressure ako na bilisan umihi. hay naku.
nginitian ako ni Mr. Nananana ... parang close na close kami, un dimples nya kasi e.
apparently marami na nakabasa ng aking "Bestfriend Theory" ... i'm glad na na-appreciate nila.
pupunta kami ng Tagaytay tomorrow. sana masaya.
mahal ko na si Sir Vallente. isa syang inspirasyon.

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un lang.

Revisiting My Bestfriend Theory...

i just found out that an article i submitted to Peyups.com was published today. My friend Donald informed me through the Yahoo Messenger. T'was an article i wrote a few years ago entitled My Bestfriend Theory...

My Bestfriend Theory

Monsod’s Bestfriend theory states that, at one point in time, the bestfriends will have to go through a stage where they will fall for the other. if they're lucky, they'll go through it together but according to statistics it’s most probable that they’ll not fall at the same time. if they do fall in love in synchronicity, that's when the platonic relationship becomes a love story, but if one falls without great timing, it's a possible prelude to the end of a friendship..the ending lies on how they handle the situation, whether they'll just let it go, address it or wait ‘til the other also falls and they cross the line from being friends to lovers..

We’ve all been hearing all these “falling in love with the bestfriend” stories. From it being a success, a complete disaster or a one-sided melancholy. We have seen movies with the same premise, from the heart-wrenching “My Bestfriend’s Wedding” to Sharon and Aga’s “Kung ako na Lang Sana”. It can’t be an isolated case right? The Falling-in-love-with-the-bestfriend Phenomenon reached a universal state and everybody’s experiencing it, of course except those who don’t have a bestfriend, silly. I can blame it on whoever started the adage, Friendship is the foundation of love. Screw him/her, whoever he is. I don’t think friendship is the best groundwork of love, it’s an illusion, it’s a fallacy, a hasty generalization. Bestfriends fall in love for convenience, for lack of options or for mere boredom and exhaustion from the lifetime quest for the “LOVE OF HIS/HER LIFE”. It’s not about “Kung ako na lang sana” but it’s “Sige na nga, ikaw na lang.”. Got that?

Ok, a lot of people’ll probably disagree with me, of course nobody wants to be disenchanted. How more perfect can a love story be if it all started from being just friends? Then one sunny day, they just look at each other on a different way, one begins noticing how cute the smile of the bestfriend is, the other notices how they totally understand each other without uttering a single word. Then they both go home with a smile on their faces, lie on their beds, think of how dense they both are for not “paying attention” and for not realizing that “what they’ve been looking for is just right in front of them” (imagine the song For the First Time is playing in the background). The next day, they’ll both feel awkward, the girl begins to dress more “consciously”, the guy becomes more of a gentleman ( as an attempt to conceal all the farts and snores). Then after a few weeks of trying to mask what they think they feel, they decide to have a heart to heart talk about stuff. After the tête-à-tête, they end up cuddling in a tight embrace with tears of joy and contentment that they finally figured it out. Ohh, that’s sick.

I’d rather look at it this way. One sunny afternoon, they were doing their stuff, conversing about their ex’s and how people can’t seem to identify with them. While conversing, they realize that they’re tired.. they look at each other, trying to persuade themselves (of course by themselves, not totally discussing it) that maybe, there’s a chance that they’ll end up together. You know, just to stop the futile chase. They try to rationalize their illusions by looking for each other’s “good points”. When they go home, they’re both smiling because they feel stupid for giving malice to a perfectly platonic relationship. They lie on their beds, imagining each other’s faces just to give assurance that the other bestfriend is not that bad. They end up dreaming of each other due to excessive thinking. They feel guilty for whatever happened in the dream (it wasn’t that wholesome, I guess).. they feel awkward, and it will be aggravated by their friends’ teasing. Then they start to acknowledge the problem, they try to talk it out. Then they are both too scared to end their being BESTFRIENDS so they decide to take it a step further by being lovers, besides they both have been hypnotized by the “fairytale” they created. There’s just no one else to keep, same story as the meantime girl or guy. End of narrative.

At one point in my story, the other might try to divert his/her lust for the bestfriend by dating

other guys/girls. Then that’s when things get fucked up. Or should I say it’s when order is once again achieved, and the bestfriends resume their “platonic relationship” in misery. Until they are able to find the better replacement. Then they continue the infinite battle. My bestfriend THEORY happens in a cycle. Oh shit, yeah, it never ends, it has not resolution. I think I’m gonna be sick.

These are a few of the comments in Peyups.com

couldn't agree more! by kthernz
Saturday, August 13, 2005 @ 01:03:00 AM
been through three close male friends(not simultaneously), all of them tried to suck my face at one point in time (after a disastrous break-up with their gf's) but knowing them full well, i just tell them to sleep on it. i lost all three friends by the way and one of them called me two nights ago saying how he's not happy with his gf and he still loves me, well m not with a bf now, maybe i should try to prove you wrong. he might be the one for me

i don't think so.. by afitoritei
Saturday, August 13, 2005 @ 06:32:10 AM
with all due respect,, for the article was well written.. this may happen some of the time but other bestfriends-falling-in-love shit happens.. you were right in saying that others would probably disagree since, hey, they're in love.. why mess it up?

nice article though.

Re: wow.. by i_luv_u
Saturday, August 13, 2005 @ 12:11:31 PM
i like the article... although i can't personally relate.

one wild guess by DrizzleTine
Sunday, August 14, 2005 @ 12:06:41 AM
pouring your frustrations coz you've been hurt yourself...

one really wild guess though

Re: couldn't agree more. by imquitestupid
Sunday, August 14, 2005 @ 05:39:45 PM
totoong-totoo. :)

Re: nice artik...but! by shuriken
Sunday, August 14, 2005 @ 08:41:44 PM
maganda ang pagkakasulat subalit hindi ako sumasang-ayon, dahil ang aking mga magulang ang pinakamagandang halimbawa na maaring magka2luyan ang dalawang matalik na magkaibigan....

Here's a list of my articles which were published in Peyups.com

Crim of the Crap

a 17-page exam, to be finished in two hours. great.
i still love Criminal Law.. it's the Crim of the Crap.

"Kilig Moment"

i finally got to converse with Mr Hotness No More, it was totally an accident, i thought he's someone i know. I was preparing to go out of the room, turned around with an expectant look and a really sweet smile, i almost fainted when i realized that it was him beside me. And all i came up with was, "Are we gonna take this home?" (while holding the Crim exam questionnaire). He was smiling (God, he's really cute) and he replied with a simple, "Yes" while nodding.

Ok, i did say "are we gonna take this home.." but what i really wanted to say was,

"Can i Take you home? I really need human warmth right now."

Are these things real?

i swear, i experience the oddest and weirdest things. to prove my point, these are a few of the weird things i've had the pleasure to see / go through...

1. Have you ever ridden a cab with the driver drinking Starbucks coffee?

2. Have you ever had this conversation...

(a familiar looking guy walked in, looked at me.. waved at me. i hesitantly waved back. he stopped to think and suddenly approached me)
Guy: Hi, i know you right?
Jersee: Yeah, san tayo nagkakilala ulit? YSpeak?
Guy: Nope. UP Diliman?
Jersee: Yup. (awkward silence) What's your course in UP?
Guy: Theater Arts.
Jersee: Uhmm, ok. (really awkward silence) Siguro we have a common friend.
Guy: Siguro nga. Sige...
Jersee: See 'ya 'round. (iiling-iling)
Magkakilala talaga kaya kami o nagkakasalubong lang kami lagi sa AS?
3. Have you ever tripped in an intersection,in front of everyone in their cars, causing traffic?

4. Have you ever seen the washroom in Starbucks (Rockwell) with gazillions of tissue paper and with pee on the floor?

5. Have you ever been in a situation where a group of people in black stopped at you only to say.. "Conio!"?

6. Have you ever been told by a poor kid while giving you the "you should be guilty look"... "Anak mayaman!"?

7. Have you employed a waiter for your resto who has a car, who plays the piano and is apparently rich?

...

I swear, i'm beginning to think like any moment, a group of people'll approach me and tell me that i'm a part of a reality show on the other side of the world and that everything that's been happenin to me is a part of a conspiracy.