I both love and hate surprises. I love the idea of being overwhelmed with happiness and I love the adrenaline rush. What I hate about it is my not having control over my reaction. I guess there will forever be situations where I could not stop myself from sweating and where I could not plan on what I would do or say.
It was hard for me to see the future of my past at present. It was like an illegitimate déjà vu.
Aminin nyo, maganda ang aking one-liner na un. Illegitimate déjà vu? Sino makakapag-isip ng ganun? Hahaha…
In-FAT-CHEW-WAITED
It’s amazing how in one day, a person begins to feel things she never felt before. It’s surprising how life is the biggest comedian that anyone will ever meet. For almost three days now, my mind’s been filled with thoughts of “what-could-be’s” involving someone I just met, well “sort of just met.” A year in law school made me mature, but I guess my maturing doesn’t stop me from being heavily infatuated with a guy. I just realized that I am not really that hard to figure out, I fall for guys who uhmm, make me laugh and make me feel special. A single moment of pseudo-intimacy lures me into thinking that I like the warmth that I get from the person. This warmth tells me that he isn’t afraid of me, the loud me, the foolish me, the shallow me, and every intricacy that is me. It’s easy to be friends with me but it’s hard to really figure out what I am into.
I am beginning to know more about him, we’ve been talking and sharing a few “us” time together. I don’t think it’s anything romantic… yet. I don’t even believe it will go any further simply because there is no way we can continue seeing each other. When the school year starts, my being a social outcast will resume and he’ll begin to realize how impossible it is for us go deeper. Sad,sad reality.
I am beginning to know more about him, we’ve been talking and sharing a few “us” time together. I don’t think it’s anything romantic… yet. I don’t even believe it will go any further simply because there is no way we can continue seeing each other. When the school year starts, my being a social outcast will resume and he’ll begin to realize how impossible it is for us go deeper. Sad,sad reality.
ATTENTION: for the COMMHEADS
ATTENTION: for the COMMHEADS
PROGRAM
1:30 Registration
2:00 CHOW TIME! =P
2:30 Magic Tricks [c/o CLOWNS]
3:00 Games
3:45 Balloons
4:00 School Supplies Distribution
PROGRAM
1:30 Registration
2:00 CHOW TIME! =P
2:30 Magic Tricks [c/o CLOWNS]
3:00 Games
3:45 Balloons
4:00 School Supplies Distribution
Crime Rhyme
I am water, you’re electricity.
Together we are deadly,
Useful, individually.
I am your conductor,
You personify my horror.
Still, I want you…
Let me be deadly with you.
Flow, fast and controlling.
Let’s create a crime while smiling.
Together we are deadly,
Useful, individually.
I am your conductor,
You personify my horror.
Still, I want you…
Let me be deadly with you.
Flow, fast and controlling.
Let’s create a crime while smiling.
ARETE: Ateneo School of Law Orientation Seminar 2006
It probably will be one of the highlights of my 4 years in the law school. It was a great experience, to be given the chance to officially welcome the still happy freshmen before they realize how effin’ hard it is to be a law stude. It was just a year ago when I was like ‘em, just another hopeful face in a crowd of excited freshies hoping to excel. At that time I was thinking of how I would really want to host the OrSem the next year, or whenever I would be invited to. Well, I got my wish… and so much more.
I can’t take all the credit, I shared the stage with an equally or probably more entertaining host, AJ. I didn’t know AJ until enrollment, when he asked me if I was Eunice. That’s when I found out that we’ll be co-hosting the OrSem. I have nothing but praises for him; he’s a warm, hilariously funny and well, crazy man. We got to really interact when we sort of had a run through a week before the OrSem. I was amazed at how easy it was to jive with him, it didn’t take time before we got into the groove and the rest was history. Our batchmates were laughing at the things that we said, that’s when I felt sure that hosting the OrSem would be a breeze with him around. Gaya nga ng sinabi ni Anton, “may chemistry”. Pero Anton, mas matindi parin ang chemistry natin, don’t worry, hehe. You will forever be my Mr. OrSem. Hahahaha.
The speakers were all good, I found myself really listening, and it’s not that I didn’t listen a year ago. I agree with Mia when she said that it’s only now that we really get to appreciate these things. After a year, we can totally relate to what the speakers are saying. It’s like rediscovering the law school. I’m sure a lot of the freshmen are like me, I was in denial that law school’s going to be hard. What could be hard in memorizing and reading right? Oh well, I just hope we did a great job in making them realize that it’s definitely going to be far from being a walk in the park.
Three of my friends from UP are in the same section that I was in during my first year. [Side Kwento: The only reason why I’m not in Section C anymore is because the whole block was renamed as Section B… ] Gino, Lili Mae and Monette are all from The UP School of Economics and they were also my orgmates, we’re all from the UP Economics Society. [Haze, a fellow Upian, and I got into a conclusion that former UP students tend to sit on front of the class. I guess it’s a manifestation of our lack of fear in professors, a fear that I immediately retained after a sem, thus the change in my seat during the second semester…transferred to the 2nd row, and yes, it made a big difference, haha]. Anyway, there were a lot of interesting students from the new 1-C, one is … drumroll please… Mikko Samson. If you’re wondering who he is, uhmm, if you used to watch Gimik, he was Tonsi, 1/3 of the love triangle with Camille Pratts and Stefano Mori. Kamusta naman diba? Now I’m thinking of a Face off between Yves [our batch’s “artista”] who was from TGIS and Mikko. Hehe, kidding. Meron namang isang freshie na kinatatakutan namin ni Hazel, mabait naman sya guys, pero uhmm, parang any moment bubugbugin nya kami. Di ko na lang papangalanan. Meron naman isang freshie na kamukha ng vocalist ng Cueshe, seryoso. And di ko rin kinaya dahil meron kamukha ni Rico Blanco. This year’s Section C is surely star-studded. Sabi ng mga guys, marami daw maganda, sabi ko naman, di ko alam, di naman kasi ako naghahanap ng MAGANDA, duh!
Aside from my reunion with former orgmates, I was surprised when I saw another familiar face in the audience, Jericho Salenga. He was my classmate back in grade school, the last time I saw him was more than three years ago, i think. I was invited by his twin to their house. I have a funny anecdote pa pala, I went to their house to listen to his brother’s business proposal, in the middle of his business presentation, Jason [Jericho’s twin] told me that my mom’s on the phone. I felt confused because it was impossible for my mom to call me since she didn’t know where I was going and she didn’t know their house’s phone number plus she could always contact me through my cellphone. So I went to answer the phone, only to find out that there was no phone call. It was only Jericho who wanted to catch up because we haven’t seen each other since grade six. So we ended up chatting for an hour, yata. He’s a nice guy; it’s nice that he’s in law school. I heard his brother’s in med school, glad they’re both doing well.
During the OrSem Night, Section C’s Representatives for Mr. And Ms. OrSem, Monina and Eric bagged the first prize, C also won the “WHAT’S the LETTER? That’s the LETTER!” contest, Mikko also wowed the crowd through his rendition of Edwin McCain’s I’ll Be, their rep for the Olympics almost won, if only he UNDRESSED FASTER in front of me [that didn’t sound right, haha], and their rep for most number of words memorized also did ok. All in all, SECTION C was victorious in their own right. Aww yeah! Jeno’s worth menotioning, she really cared for the Freshies.
Kaya naman ang masasabi ko lang sa Section C…. C… nong tatay nyo?!
I’m happy that people had fun during the OrSem, it’s always a high to make people laugh. It’s nice to know that they appreciate the effort that AJ and I exerted. I went to the washroom for an “alone time” when a freshie entered. I felt touched when she said, “Ang galing mong mag-host. Kayo na nga lang nun kasama mo un nakakapagpagising sa amin e.” Tapos sabi ni Kay, sabi raw ng friend nya, nakakatuwa ako. It’s more than enough to make me feel that everything was worth it. Overall, the OrSem was more than fun; it was a wonderful experience especially because I was able to share it not only with old but also new friends.
I can’t take all the credit, I shared the stage with an equally or probably more entertaining host, AJ. I didn’t know AJ until enrollment, when he asked me if I was Eunice. That’s when I found out that we’ll be co-hosting the OrSem. I have nothing but praises for him; he’s a warm, hilariously funny and well, crazy man. We got to really interact when we sort of had a run through a week before the OrSem. I was amazed at how easy it was to jive with him, it didn’t take time before we got into the groove and the rest was history. Our batchmates were laughing at the things that we said, that’s when I felt sure that hosting the OrSem would be a breeze with him around. Gaya nga ng sinabi ni Anton, “may chemistry”. Pero Anton, mas matindi parin ang chemistry natin, don’t worry, hehe. You will forever be my Mr. OrSem. Hahahaha.
The speakers were all good, I found myself really listening, and it’s not that I didn’t listen a year ago. I agree with Mia when she said that it’s only now that we really get to appreciate these things. After a year, we can totally relate to what the speakers are saying. It’s like rediscovering the law school. I’m sure a lot of the freshmen are like me, I was in denial that law school’s going to be hard. What could be hard in memorizing and reading right? Oh well, I just hope we did a great job in making them realize that it’s definitely going to be far from being a walk in the park.
Three of my friends from UP are in the same section that I was in during my first year. [Side Kwento: The only reason why I’m not in Section C anymore is because the whole block was renamed as Section B… ] Gino, Lili Mae and Monette are all from The UP School of Economics and they were also my orgmates, we’re all from the UP Economics Society. [Haze, a fellow Upian, and I got into a conclusion that former UP students tend to sit on front of the class. I guess it’s a manifestation of our lack of fear in professors, a fear that I immediately retained after a sem, thus the change in my seat during the second semester…transferred to the 2nd row, and yes, it made a big difference, haha]. Anyway, there were a lot of interesting students from the new 1-C, one is … drumroll please… Mikko Samson. If you’re wondering who he is, uhmm, if you used to watch Gimik, he was Tonsi, 1/3 of the love triangle with Camille Pratts and Stefano Mori. Kamusta naman diba? Now I’m thinking of a Face off between Yves [our batch’s “artista”] who was from TGIS and Mikko. Hehe, kidding. Meron namang isang freshie na kinatatakutan namin ni Hazel, mabait naman sya guys, pero uhmm, parang any moment bubugbugin nya kami. Di ko na lang papangalanan. Meron naman isang freshie na kamukha ng vocalist ng Cueshe, seryoso. And di ko rin kinaya dahil meron kamukha ni Rico Blanco. This year’s Section C is surely star-studded. Sabi ng mga guys, marami daw maganda, sabi ko naman, di ko alam, di naman kasi ako naghahanap ng MAGANDA, duh!
Aside from my reunion with former orgmates, I was surprised when I saw another familiar face in the audience, Jericho Salenga. He was my classmate back in grade school, the last time I saw him was more than three years ago, i think. I was invited by his twin to their house. I have a funny anecdote pa pala, I went to their house to listen to his brother’s business proposal, in the middle of his business presentation, Jason [Jericho’s twin] told me that my mom’s on the phone. I felt confused because it was impossible for my mom to call me since she didn’t know where I was going and she didn’t know their house’s phone number plus she could always contact me through my cellphone. So I went to answer the phone, only to find out that there was no phone call. It was only Jericho who wanted to catch up because we haven’t seen each other since grade six. So we ended up chatting for an hour, yata. He’s a nice guy; it’s nice that he’s in law school. I heard his brother’s in med school, glad they’re both doing well.
During the OrSem Night, Section C’s Representatives for Mr. And Ms. OrSem, Monina and Eric bagged the first prize, C also won the “WHAT’S the LETTER? That’s the LETTER!” contest, Mikko also wowed the crowd through his rendition of Edwin McCain’s I’ll Be, their rep for the Olympics almost won, if only he UNDRESSED FASTER in front of me [that didn’t sound right, haha], and their rep for most number of words memorized also did ok. All in all, SECTION C was victorious in their own right. Aww yeah! Jeno’s worth menotioning, she really cared for the Freshies.
Kaya naman ang masasabi ko lang sa Section C…. C… nong tatay nyo?!
I’m happy that people had fun during the OrSem, it’s always a high to make people laugh. It’s nice to know that they appreciate the effort that AJ and I exerted. I went to the washroom for an “alone time” when a freshie entered. I felt touched when she said, “Ang galing mong mag-host. Kayo na nga lang nun kasama mo un nakakapagpagising sa amin e.” Tapos sabi ni Kay, sabi raw ng friend nya, nakakatuwa ako. It’s more than enough to make me feel that everything was worth it. Overall, the OrSem was more than fun; it was a wonderful experience especially because I was able to share it not only with old but also new friends.
Dorts' Wedding....
“Love may be blind but marriage is a real eye-opener. “
A real eye-opener? It maybe is, and in this case, to a romantic cynic like me. I’ve been to a couple of weddings myself, some of which I didn’t really “attend” if you know what I mean but the last wedding that I was invited to meant a lot because for the first time in ages, it got me into thinking of how wonderful a feeling it is to be finally with someone you want to spend the rest of your life with. Dorts found her [and well, “our”, since that’s what the whole block call him] SWEETIE.
The first time we sort of got to know about her plan to get married, I don’t think the block took it seriously, I mean, we were kinda in denial still that yes, we aren’t young anymore and that yes, some of us are in the “MARRYING STAGE”. We took the plan seriously when Dorts one day arrived at school sporting her engagement ring. One couldn’t miss it, the ring is GORGEOUS. It’s the kind of ring that would make you say yes, it’s a screaming I LOVE YOU.
As a lot of you know, “mah girls” and I have been rigorously trying to prepare for Dorts’ BIG DAY. Well, I think we did make the FASHION GODS and GODDESSES proud because we looked damn good that day. [ o diba, may thwang ang paragraph na ito to give it an im-not-that-serious-pero-totoo-rin-kahit-paano-modesty-aside-kumbaga mood]
But of course, this wouldn’t be a certified Legally Blunt blog entry if there weren’t no mishaps.
The day before Dorts’ wedding, I bought these shoes, [no they’re not cheap which makes me scream “WHAT ARE THE CHANCES?” more!] the problem was that the pair that was on display was the last pair in size 8, therefore since I liked it sooo much because it’s soooo me, I bought it still. That was a very big mistake.The next day, we were supposed to meet up at Mel’s condo so we could go to Valle Verde together. My family decided to give me a ride since they’re hearing mass at the EDSA Shrine and the condo’s in front of Galleria. My family decided to have breakfast at Chowking. While I was inching my way to our table, my right shoe suddenly got torn in half. I literally couldn’t even drag it with my feet because there was nothing I could hold on to. Can you just imagine the horror that I felt when I realized what happened? Anyway, I was still lucky because it didn’t break during the wedding; the worst that could’ve happened was if it broke while I was strutting my stuff at the Church aisle for the offertory. Fine, I wasn’t even supposed to “STRUT” during the offertory but it’s not like I exert effort. Anyway, all’s well that ends well… MIGHTY BOND saved the day. Woohoo.
At Mel’s condo, I found out that Shem forgot to bring her shoes for the wedding. HER SHOES! We all came into an agreement that Shem could not possibly go to the wedding in slippers. No, no. So she had to drive fast, err since we’re talking about Shem, she had to drive like her usual self to her condo to get her shoes.
During the ceremony, the wedding coordinator approached us to ask if we know the people in her list for the offertory. I said yes and introduced her to everyone in her list. She felt relieved and then blurted out, “Bakit sabi nila di kayo ito?” [Pointed at Haze]. Natawa na lang kami ni Kiboy.
During the offertory, I felt like it was a fashion show, the aisle being the catwalk because we had to walk back to our seats through the aisle again after giving the stuff we offered. ‘twas because there was no space for us to walk in at the side. Time to shine.
The reception was at The Shangrila in Makati. We felt like we were bursting in happiness for Dorts because not only was she glowing but we felt like she was right were she belongs. When she sang “From this Moment On” while walking towards Sweetie, we couldn’t help but believe in love again.
A wedding as beautiful as Dorts’ and Patrick’s only has a limited number of effects on people… envy, happiness and well, that craving to hold someone else’s hands quick and be swept away by him. In my case, the strongest effect was the latter, it however instantly faded when I remembered a line formed because of a weird anecdote in the wedding…
Sa hinaba-haba man ng prosisyon, in the end, *MAGPAPA-GAS ka rin. evil grin
* “Magpapa-gas” is a term that my friends and I now use when we want to talk about uhmm, “the things” that couples do in private. We started using it on the day of Dorts’ wedding when this uhmm, “couple” took a long time to arrive at Shang because they suspiciously got lost during our pseudo-convoy. Sabi ni lalaki, “Nagpa-GAS lang daw sila.” Oh well, ‘nuf said.
A real eye-opener? It maybe is, and in this case, to a romantic cynic like me. I’ve been to a couple of weddings myself, some of which I didn’t really “attend” if you know what I mean but the last wedding that I was invited to meant a lot because for the first time in ages, it got me into thinking of how wonderful a feeling it is to be finally with someone you want to spend the rest of your life with. Dorts found her [and well, “our”, since that’s what the whole block call him] SWEETIE.
The first time we sort of got to know about her plan to get married, I don’t think the block took it seriously, I mean, we were kinda in denial still that yes, we aren’t young anymore and that yes, some of us are in the “MARRYING STAGE”. We took the plan seriously when Dorts one day arrived at school sporting her engagement ring. One couldn’t miss it, the ring is GORGEOUS. It’s the kind of ring that would make you say yes, it’s a screaming I LOVE YOU.
As a lot of you know, “mah girls” and I have been rigorously trying to prepare for Dorts’ BIG DAY. Well, I think we did make the FASHION GODS and GODDESSES proud because we looked damn good that day. [ o diba, may thwang ang paragraph na ito to give it an im-not-that-serious-pero-totoo-rin-kahit-paano-modesty-aside-kumbaga mood]
But of course, this wouldn’t be a certified Legally Blunt blog entry if there weren’t no mishaps.
The day before Dorts’ wedding, I bought these shoes, [no they’re not cheap which makes me scream “WHAT ARE THE CHANCES?” more!] the problem was that the pair that was on display was the last pair in size 8, therefore since I liked it sooo much because it’s soooo me, I bought it still. That was a very big mistake.The next day, we were supposed to meet up at Mel’s condo so we could go to Valle Verde together. My family decided to give me a ride since they’re hearing mass at the EDSA Shrine and the condo’s in front of Galleria. My family decided to have breakfast at Chowking. While I was inching my way to our table, my right shoe suddenly got torn in half. I literally couldn’t even drag it with my feet because there was nothing I could hold on to. Can you just imagine the horror that I felt when I realized what happened? Anyway, I was still lucky because it didn’t break during the wedding; the worst that could’ve happened was if it broke while I was strutting my stuff at the Church aisle for the offertory. Fine, I wasn’t even supposed to “STRUT” during the offertory but it’s not like I exert effort. Anyway, all’s well that ends well… MIGHTY BOND saved the day. Woohoo.
At Mel’s condo, I found out that Shem forgot to bring her shoes for the wedding. HER SHOES! We all came into an agreement that Shem could not possibly go to the wedding in slippers. No, no. So she had to drive fast, err since we’re talking about Shem, she had to drive like her usual self to her condo to get her shoes.
During the ceremony, the wedding coordinator approached us to ask if we know the people in her list for the offertory. I said yes and introduced her to everyone in her list. She felt relieved and then blurted out, “Bakit sabi nila di kayo ito?” [Pointed at Haze]. Natawa na lang kami ni Kiboy.
During the offertory, I felt like it was a fashion show, the aisle being the catwalk because we had to walk back to our seats through the aisle again after giving the stuff we offered. ‘twas because there was no space for us to walk in at the side. Time to shine.
The reception was at The Shangrila in Makati. We felt like we were bursting in happiness for Dorts because not only was she glowing but we felt like she was right were she belongs. When she sang “From this Moment On” while walking towards Sweetie, we couldn’t help but believe in love again.
A wedding as beautiful as Dorts’ and Patrick’s only has a limited number of effects on people… envy, happiness and well, that craving to hold someone else’s hands quick and be swept away by him. In my case, the strongest effect was the latter, it however instantly faded when I remembered a line formed because of a weird anecdote in the wedding…
Sa hinaba-haba man ng prosisyon, in the end, *MAGPAPA-GAS ka rin. evil grin
* “Magpapa-gas” is a term that my friends and I now use when we want to talk about uhmm, “the things” that couples do in private. We started using it on the day of Dorts’ wedding when this uhmm, “couple” took a long time to arrive at Shang because they suspiciously got lost during our pseudo-convoy. Sabi ni lalaki, “Nagpa-GAS lang daw sila.” Oh well, ‘nuf said.
Hay naku....
I wrote my entries about the OrSem and Dorts' wedding in advance, but since our Computers in Ateneo are losers because we cant use our Flash disks / diskettes.. i'll have to post it some other time. Oh well.
LOOKS DRAIN
Koks, Pwede mo ko idemanda for my violation of your right to privacy in communication pero ipo-post ko parin ang conversation natin...
jersee_d_goddess (5/18/2000 11:21:07 AM): koks!
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:21:27 AM): hi eunice!
jersee_d_goddess (5/18/2000 11:21:40 AM): kamusta na?
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:22:12 AM): ok lang. little stressed sa schedule but
fine nevertheless
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:22:19 AM): how's summer vacation?
jersee_d_goddess (5/18/2000 11:22:58 AM): hmm, great.. im kind of recharged
for another sem.
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:24:42 AM): kind of? hahahaa doubt it
jersee_d_goddess (5/18/2000 11:24:53 AM): i knoooooooooow. kaya nga "kind
of"
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:25:36 AM): sumama ka na lang sa akinjnograles
(5/18/2000 11:25:54 AM): dun tayo sa lugar na kamukha ng lahat ng lalaki dun si
brad pitt
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:26:10 AM): kaya nga ako pupunta para masabi ko "i'm
coming home" hahahahaahahaha
jersee_d_goddess (5/18/2000 11:26:33 AM): koks, you know me too well...
alam mong napaka-enticing ng idea na yan. brad pitt all around. feeling angelina
jolie ako nyan.
jersee_d_goddess (5/18/2000 11:26:54 AM): so alam mo na talaga kung san ka
ppnta..haha.. kasi the last time we talked you were kind of "unsure"
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:27:26 AM): o ano pa inaantay mo? sumama ka na!
biyahe na! *sharon cuneta pose*
jersee_d_goddess (5/18/2000 11:27:39 AM): ewan ko na lang. pag sumama ako
sayo, mawawalan ng dalawang good-looking sa pinas. imbes na ikaw lang
mag-isa..
jnograles:(5/18/2000 11:29:51 AM): uso na ngayon yung brain drain.. gawa
tayo ng panibagong uso.. looks
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:29:56 AM): ang kulit ko. pasensya na. medyo malakas
yung tama ng gingko biloba hahahaha
jersee_d_goddess (5/18/2000 11:30:24 AM): haha, LOOKS BRAIN. Tama yan. pero
kung wala na ngang utak wala pang itsura.. paano na ang kinabukasan ng bansa
natin?
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:30:57 AM): babalik at babalik din tayo
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:31:00 AM): hahahahajnograles (5/18/2000 11:31:10
AM): "kay tagal mo nang nawala, babalik ka rin..."
jersee_d_goddess (5/18/2000 11:31:25 AM): and it's the same song that I was
supposed to type.apir!
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:31:37 AM): wavelength natin in sync
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:31:40 AM): kakaaliw
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:31:42 AM): hahahaha
jersee_d_goddess (5/18/2000 11:32:09 AM): na-establish na natin yan dati
pa. i dont know if it's a good thing or a bad thing though
jnograles (5/18/2000 11:33:17 AM): only time will tell
MARLON, SOURCE OF JOY KA DIN!
Got this from http://sleepyhead29.blogspot.com/ PANALO!
"Oo, aaminin ko. Sila ay mga yakal, lawaan, apitong, at narra..at kami ay
saging lang. Pero maghanap kayo ng puno sa buong Pilipinas..saging lang ang may
puso...SAGING LANG ANG MAY PUSO!"
- Mark Lapid in Apoy Sa Dibdib Ng
Samar
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