Miss. Adventure

I had yet another solo sorta adventure today. It started out with a vague plan to go shopping for clothes that I could hopefully wear to Galera [if things fall into their proper places] this weekend. After a few hours of shorts-hunting, shades-digging and well, window shopping [due to financial constraint] I deicded to do what I do best, hangout alone in Starbucks and read the book that I conveniently packed inside my bag. The decision that I had to make was whether to go to Starbucks inside Market! Market!, Starbucks Bonifacio Highstreet or Starbucks Fully Booked [also in BOni High Street]. In the end, my being starved for MORE BOOKS made me decide to go to the heaven that is Starbucks Fully Booked.

A few minutes of briskwalking after, I was in Fully Booked with the dilemma of not finding a vacant table outside [the smoking area]. That's when I spotted a barista who was smoking with a vacant chair beside her. Because I badly needed to smoke and because I was left with no other choice, I ended up asking if I can share the view ,err, if i can seat beside her while I wait for a vacant table. She said yes.

It was the start of our getting to know you process. Her name's MJ and she is quite an exquisite new character in the comedy that is my life because of her uhmm, credentials. She is at present a barista in Starbucks but the juicy part is... she used to be one of the ASF Dancers in Wowowee [aka WOwowee dancers, MTB Dancers etc]. How appropriate diba? Give it to me to meet interesting people.

We ended up chatting for at least 2 hours. It was an entertaining, interesting and well, funny exchange of kwentos and misadventures about my life and [mostly] her life. Whoever said "Don't talk to strangers." is a good rule ought to talk to me for enlightenment. I got a lot of juicy gossips [which I promised not to tell other people] and suprising anecdotes from MJ. When she finally had to leave, [she was just waiting for the rush hour to pass] we did what was inevitable... exchange full names so we can search for each other in Friendster.

Alas, I wasl eft alone with only my book as my companion. I stayed for about 2 hours more to finish TRIAL BY JURY by Graham Burnett while I smoke my way to nausea. .Then I toured Fully Booked, browsing through the gold mine that is their store.

It was a great adventure for the Miss. Adventure that I am.

Eunice's Choice of Electives

Law and Economics	Carmona	Friday, 4 - 6 pm
Tax Reforms and Policy	Bañez	Friday, 4 - 6 pm
Clinical Legal Education II	Atty. Sembrano	Friday, 7 - 9 pm
Int'l Eco Law 2	Attys. Abad/Gatdula	Friday, 7 - 9 pm
Collective Bargaining Agreement	Atty. Cadiz	Friday, 7 - 9 pm
Clinical Legal Education II	Atty. Vallente	Friday, 12 - 2 pm
Corporate Practice	Atty. Ceballos	Friday, 2 - 4 pm
Securities, Public Offerings & Stock Exchange Listings	Ozaeta	Saturday, 3 - 5 pm
Special Penal Laws	Judge Pimentel	Saturday, 12 -1 pm
Special Penal Laws	Justice Peralta	Saturday, 2 - 3 pm
Special Civil Action	Diokno	Saturday, 1 - 3 pm

FEEDBACK anyone?

How Appropriate.

"My plans for you are good and not evil, to give you a future and a hope."
Jeremiah 29:11

This Too Shall Pass

Let us remember that it is during these trying times that we are able to feel God's presence the most.

You guys know who you are. We'll get through this. Hold on and have faith.

Almost Forgot to Post This

This was how Japhet convinced me to go to our Tomas Morato gimmick last Saturday. Note the subtlety and sensitivity of the message. [haha!]

"Please lang ha, wag umarte. Malay mo nasa Morato ang ang kapalaran mo... Crunch time na, bawal pa-girl at choosy. =)"

Panalo diba?

It’s that Time of the Year AGAIN

We shall wait in agony as we watch our future unfold in front of us. Let’s all have faith and keep our fingers crossed. We may cry or laugh or become suicidal after but I say…

Grades… BRING IT ON!

Another Perksquad Escapade

“Nagpagupit ka? Bakit? Gusto mo naman yan haircut mo? Di naman yan tulad ng ibang girls na nagpapagupit sa moment of weakness nila at nagsisisi after? Bagay naman sa’yo, nagmukha kang woman with perspective.”

-Paul

Last Saturday was the first time in ages that I met up with my bestest of friends [Japh, AM, Sam, Bon and Paul … Nate and Abby in spirit] outside of Rockwell [that’s because when school starts, the only time where we can meet up is when they decide to visit me in Rockwell, specifically in Starbucks]. It was all Japhet’s idea, he called and informed [yes, he wasn’t asking if I could come, saying NO was not an option] me that we shall meet up that night. I said NO, he asked why and I said MONEY, his exact words were, “Kailan naman naging problema yan? Magkita tayo sa Shangri-La at ako na bahala sayo.” So, I asked my parents if I could come and they said no, I should stay home. It was time for the,”I don’t get to go out without studying! This is the first time in ages that I’m really going out to have fun… I haven’t seen my friends in a while!” tantrum. They heeded.

Euns: Let’s meet up at Starbucks upstairs, smoking area.
Japhet: Dun na lang sa Starbucks sa baba!
Euns: Di pwede, mas ok sa taas. Di halata na I didn’t order anything.
[Summary of my ka-PURESAHAN!]

With an amount of money not far from poverty, I commuted my way to Shangri-La. Sabi ko nga, “Jeep kung jeep ang lola mo!” It turned out that our gimmick was gonna be in Tomas Morato. The plan was to have dinner at Reyes Barbeque, conduct a videoke night in Starway [it was everyone’s first time, AM suggested the place.. it turned out, she just looked for a Videoke place in Click The City] and cap the night off in Starbucks. Well, almost. We didn’t have dinner at Reyes Barbeque because Japhet and I were so lazy to walk from Starbucks, so we had dinner at Starbucks. When Bon, Paul and Amitz arrived, we felt the urge to buy REAL FOOD and went to my hottest resto find at present, GRILLED TOMATO. People who are in Tomas Morato should definitely try the place… It’s cozy, the food’s great and well, it’s very conducive to great conversations… did I say that the food is GREAT? El delicioso, I’ll post the menu one of these days. GRILLED TOMATO is near Starbucks. Walk through the side street from the corner of Aruba and on look for it on your right side, you won’t miss it.

We spent about three hours in Starway KTV [somewhere in the creekside] and belted our hearts out while satisfying our alcoholic urges. The room was big, more than enough to accommodate our song and dance numbers. We really shook our bonbons, brought IT and told ‘em what we want what we really really want. It was worth the 350 per hour that we paid… It was one helluva private show!

At the end of our “concert”, we headed to Starbucks to talk. Our favorite thing in the whole wide world is CONVERSATION. From the usual how are you’s and dustahan moments to our political, entrepreneurial and spiritual views. I was reminded why they are my bestest of friends. A few hours after, we decided to end our fruitful night and vowed to do it again. Hopefully, earlier than next year. [winks at AM]

As for the freeloader me, I went home more thankful than ever for God’s gifts that are my friends.

It’s Complicated.

Whether we admit it or not, we click on It’s Complicated as our status in Friendster to create an illusion that we are extremely close to being In a Relationship. For me, adding the status It’s Complicated is Friendster’s most brilliant idea, it’s a mask or a profile accessory that Single persons can turn to if they need to once in a while make heads turn or more correctly, make people pay attention [even for a few secs] to their profile. It can mean anything from the most honest, “I am dating someone, it’s just that he /she still hasn’t asked me to go into a serious relationship yet.” to the pretentious, “I know this guy/girl likes me, he/she just hasn’t gathered the courage to ask me out... and to even smile at me.” or to the dramatic, “What do we mean to each other? Are we friends or lovers?”

It’s Complicated represents the hopefuls, the drama queen, the confused, the abandoned, the in denial and everything that this Complicated World has to offer. The thing is, It’s Complicated is a catch-all status. Being “in a relationship” can be complicated, being “single” is definitely complicated, and well, I cannot imagine how complicated Marriage or Domestic Partnership could be.

What’s the point? Oh well, it’s complicated.

Cine Europa Day 3: FC VENUS and Girl Power

I went to Ateneo to pass my International Economic Law and Labor Law Paper Requirements and met up with Haze to watch a Cine Europa film for the last time. While waiting for our film, Haze and I decided to hangout at the Starbucks Shangri-la smoking area. Luckily, we bumped into Haze’s college friends whom she hasn’t seen in a while. They chatted a few minutes before we decided to buy our Dimsum n’ Dumpling soup dinner. Then we returned to what has become our temporary home in Starbucks Shangri-La.

We were planning to watch at least two films but were only able to watch one, FC Venus. It’s about the usual misunderstanding between men and women and how it’s constantly resolved by love and everything that really matters. Nothing new about the plot except for football and how it has become the central theme for the film. It was good enough to entertain Haze and I and to make us laugh… After the film, we one again bumped into Jan [the high schoolmate] whom we bumped into on our second Cine Europa day. I asked for her number so we can keep in touch and vowed to meet up again a year after for another Cine Europa getaway.

It was a great end to our Cine Europa trilogy. After our “Sinigang and Adobo” conversations [inside joke] and a lot of kadramahan after, I can say that we started our semestral break right.

Cine Europa Day 2: A Sort of Reunion

My second Cine Europa day for this year was planned a week before it happened. My long lost cousin, Jeff and I got in touch after what seemed like ages and decided to meet up for a sort of reunion / bonding / catching up. The plan was to watch from 12nn until 12 mn, but it didn’t push through because first, I wasn’t able to wake up in time to catch the 12nn flick and well, Jeff got “caught in traffic”, which I think is a sort of lame excuse. [Kidding!] When we finally got to meet, it was too late to catch even the 2pm film so we had to wait for Facing Windows whose screening is at 6pm and fall in line at around 4pm for the tickets. You will not believe how easily the tickets can run out. It’s a competitive sport, haha. My cousin and I had to get four tickets [for Haze and Rach] so after falling in line for our tickets; we separated and fell in line again to get another set. Pa-spy pa ang drama, nagkita pa sa hagdan after ng krimen. Apir cousin!

It was around this time that I texted Rach and Haze to join me and my cousin. Rachelle said yes and emphasized the importance of us watching that 9pm film, Just Sex and Nothing Else. The title easily enticed my cousin; the only word he could remember was Sex. We decided to enter the cinema late so we can fall in line first at around a few minutes after 6 for the Just Sex and Nothing Else tickets. When Rach arrived, I got to introduce her to Jeff whom she thinks looks cute because he looked like a big17 year old playing with his PSP. Our only dilemma was that the “brilliant Hazel” didn’t make it to fall in line for the 9pm film at six. So, the Cine Europa whores that we are tried to find a way to get Haze’s ticket. Alas, I saw my friend / high schoolmate Jan who was luckily alone. I asked her if I could fall in line [again] with her so I can get another ticket for my brilliant friend. She said yes and so we got to reconnect. I found out that she currently works or Gabriela as a writer. I knew she’d be someone someday, I’m glad she found her purpose. Now, with four tickets for Facing Windows and five tickets for Just Sex and Nothing Else, we asked Jan to just watch Facing Windows with us because it was apparent that Haze will not make it on time anyway.

Facing Windows was very interesting. It was about an old man with a mental problem who turned out to be a pastry expert who was looking for Simone. The twist was that Simone turned out to be a guy [the old man’s gay] and that they had a secret place where they would exchange love letters. When the Nazis came, the old man saved the very same people who judged him and Simone for being homosexuals. Ohh, but the real protagonist was this woman accountant who had a family and an absolutely hot husband who doesn’t take care of her. She met this absolutely way hotter guy who lives just across her apartment, thus the title Facing Windows. The cinematography was good; the little details were little puzzles that completed quite an exquisite picture. The lines fit the mood of the film. In other words, ahlaveeet.

Just Sex and Nothing Else probably is my most favorite of all the films in my three-day Cine Europa escapade. No, it’s not because there’s sex in it, in fact, it was surprisingly wholesome. What made it extraordinary are its wit and its ability to transform the usual plot [boy meets girl, they hate each other initially but the phrase, “The more you hate the more you love.” comes into place.” The woman is made cynical by her unfortunate relationship experiences thus hiding her being a romantic who wants to have kids and the guy reputed as playboy but in reality is a very loyal knight in shining armor.]

After our Cine Europa day, Haze, Rach, Jeff and I decided to have dinner at Hula! Hula! I’m so glad that Rach and Haze liked Jeff and Jeff, the usual “people-person” that he is, was able to jive with my friends. The night ended with us being won over to his side after a day of me teasing him about being a chauvinist [hehe]. It was a great second Cine Europa day.

CHOKOLEYT

I was watching Sharon a while ago and I couldn’t help but quote Chokoleyt for making me laughed the hardest.

Sharon: Paano kayo nakikipagsabayan, lalo na dito sa ABS sa mga tao na kagandahan naman ang puhunan nila?
Chokoleyt: Di ako nakikipagsabayan, nagpapahuli ako para mapansin. Tsaka naniniwala ako na lahat naman tayo maganda, depende lang sa katabi.

Beverly: [on her face] Matagal na tinanggihan ng DPWH itong mga baku-bako sa mukha ko.
Chokoleyt: Meron din doctor na tumutulong sakin pero ang kaisa-isa nyang hiling wag ko na raw banggitin ang pangalan nya.

[On seeing Rosita and her French boyfriend kissing]
“Ang swerte mo naman Rosita, ikaw talaga ang napili sa lahat ng mga camel dun.”