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11/29/07--07:52: UP Diliman Lantern Parade (chan 1892111)




11/29/07--07:53: UP Balanghai "Pautukay" (chan 1892111)




12/04/07--06:19: Pag-iilaw sa Pasko 2007 (chan 1892111)

My favorite time of the year is finally here! Merry Christmas everyone. Here is a video of the Pag-iilaw at UP Diliman (Quezon Hall). I loved the fireworks display! The dance concert was a great Yuletide treat too. =)


06/13/08--09:39: UP NCPAG SCAC ORIENTATION AND TBA (chan 1892111)




06/26/08--05:28: SCAC Orientation and TBA (chan 1892111)

Dahil bagyo pa rin daw last Monday, napostpone ang event na 'to. Kaya naman.. tuloy na tuloy na siya ngayong June 30 (Lunes). Yeah ba! =) See yah there.


07/12/08--11:03: UP NCPAG Acquaintance Party (The Big Night!) (chan 1892111)

Retro Party. Grads meet the Undergrads. Fashion Show. Food. And a lot more. After Niigan with Dean. See yah!


07/12/08--11:05: UP NCPAG Big Build Challenge! =) (chan 1892111)

Tara na! Sama na! =)


08/02/08--11:57: As reflected by my handwriting (chan 1892111)

My Economics teacher once asked if I studied in La Salle. I gave him a blank stare because I didn't know how he arrived at that idea.

I was shocked when he told me that it was because of my handwriting. He said that my strokes were similar to that of a La Sallian's. Oh well,  I just remembered that moment when my roommate "forced" me to answer this personality test.

Could one's personality be reflected by his/her handwriting? This could be an interesting reasearch topic.

In Psychology, I learned that these personality tests are designed to yield results that will match all types of people. But while reading this, I would oftten catch myself nodding. haha. Seems that the author was good. haha.

Source: http://www.handwritingwizard.com/



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 Jhai is moderately outgoing. Her emotions are stirred by sympathy and hea...


08/09/08--09:08: To the One God has prepared for me (chan 1892111)

"Dear _________________,

 
I am wondering at this very minute if you are thinking of me, if like me, you are wondering what is taking us so long to find each other.

Many times I thought I finally found you only to be disillusioned by the fact that my wait has not yet ended. I get up each morning hoping, dreaming, longing to meet you. I am thinking of how we will meet, would it be as romantic as the ones I have seen in movies? Or is it possible that I have known you all my life but we have yet to realize that we are meant for each other? Oh how I wish you were here right now because you are the only one who has the answers to all my questions.

Sometimes I ask myself if I have ever really known "love". I do not have the answer to that question either but I believe that, more often than not, we will never really know what love is until we find that right person.... and since I have not found you yet, then maybe I do not really know what love is!

You just don't know how ...


08/09/08--21:17: UP NCPAG SC's WHAT ABOUT YOUTH FORUM (chan 1892111)

Forum/Talk show with Atty. Adel Tamano, Rep. Gilbert Remulla, Rep. TG Guingona III, Rep. Erin Tanada III, and Prof. Danton Remoto. This is for free. You are all welcome to come. =) See you there.


08/15/08--07:25: Everything (chan 1892111)

I have always loved the songs of Michael Buble. Home and The Way You Look Tonight are some my favorites. Last night, he captured my heart once more through this song I discovered while browsing through my Music Folder. "Everything" makes me smile. For some odd reasons, I can actually imagine myself dancing freely in an empty room with this song playing. It think it's a happy working song. :) The tune is very relaxing and the lyrics, lovely. :) Gee! I can't get enough of Everything. Why have I not heard of this song before? :) A million thanks to my instant singing buddies (Ian and Chard). August 15, 2008 ******************************************************************************************* You're a falling star, You're the get away car. You're the line in the sand when I go too far. You're the swimming pool, on an August day. And you're the perfect thing to say. And you play it coy, but it's kinda cute. Ah, When you smile at me you know exactly what you do. ...


08/22/08--09:08: SAGADA-BATAD FIELD TRIP (GEOG 131) (chan 1892111)

This is the main reason why I was not able to join the Kalinga Field Trip. I hope it's worth the sacrifice. hehe. =) Gee, I'm excited for this trip. Well, maybe because I'm a traveler by heart. I love exploring new places and seeing new sites. Since I always spend my summer vacation at Leyte, I am very much accustomed to the rural/provincial life. My cousins and I would go to the mountains just to see the lovely site on top. Sometimes, my grandpa would bring me along in the farm come harvest time. And oh, when I was still a kid, water supply from their barangay was from the mountains. So, we had to go up just to take a bath. At first it was tiring, but I eventually got used to it. My "childhood" summer days practically exposed me to the wonders of trekking, farming, simple living, etc. Sigh. I am hoping that this trip would be a memorable one... even if I'm not with Shiela, Vane, Jeh, Arriane, Chard and Ralph. Well, I'm going with Arl, Ate Arlene, Ate Jen, Ate Franz, Ate Ruby,...


08/27/08--09:34: Catching a Butterfly (chan 1892111)

How many times have I been told that there is no such thing as catching a butterfly?

But every time she flaps her fragile wings, I commit the same mistake.

Now I’ve learned that rushing to her beauty is sending her away.

And so I sit among the flowers, hoping that my silent adoration doesn’t have to be silent and someday, will be silent no more.

The love for a butterfly is the patience to wait, the courage to hope that someday my palms would mean rest to her beautiful wings.

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Written above is a masterpiece of my good friend, Kim Arveen Moreno Patria.


Two years have passed since he first presented this to us. Yet until now, I am still moved by the message it wishes to convey.

Indeed, "the love for a butterfly is the patience to wait, the courage to hope that someday my palms would mean rest to her (or his) beautiful wings".





*** I'm just taking a break. The pressure is getting in to me. September is coming. Sigh. Reading through litera...


09/09/08--09:49: Jhai's Christmas Countdown Begins: 100 Days Before Christmas (chan 1892111)

My favorite time of the year is fast approaching. Christmas is almost here! Yey! :) I can't remember when I started celebrating the 100th day before Christmas. I don't even know if it's really on September 16. But since I got used to that date, I'm sticking to it. ;) September 16 is one of the must-remember dates in my calendar. This year my goal is to treat myself by seeing many people smile. Even if I think that I am the only person who celebrates such an event (my close friends actually think I'm weird), I'm still doing it for 2008. Yeah, I know that Christmas is everyday. But the 100th day just excites me. :) The 100th day makes me happy because it's one of those perfect moments to make people happy too. :) Happy 100th day before Christmas everyone! =)


09/19/08--07:11: What To Do Until Love Finds You (chan 1892111)

You knock
        and I stand paralyzed
        blood rushing through my veins
        racing with the pounding of my heart

You knock again
         and still I hesitate
         trying to decide
         if I'm really ready to open that door and let you in...
   
    I catch my reflection in the mirror
         and nervously I smooth the same strand of hair
         that I've been smoothing for the last hour...
              you see
                        I want to be perfect for you...

A third persistent knock
    breaks the trance of my preoccupation...
 &n...


10/08/08--08:22: I'm Coming Home: Hello BXU, Bye MLA (chan 1892111)

I miss home. I really really miss my mama and papa, my brothers, my sister, my room, my Pooh Bear, my relatives, my classmates in high school, my Butuan friends, the refrigerator (hahaha), the dining table, cooking, washing the dishes, cleaning the house, unlimited rice (haha), the barbeque stalls near Central, Gaisano (hahaha), the diversion road leading to the Capitol, pedicabs in Butuan, Urios,YFC, KFC, titos and titas, and many more. I can't wait for this day to come.


10/30/08--22:53: Bye Butuan. Hello UP. (chan 1892111)

The break is over. I think I wasn't able to rest. I had to do a lot of things. But I definitely enjoyed the Camiguin YFC Regional Youth Conference. Three of my dreams came true: 1. Be a DJ (hahaha. Thanks kuya Chingboi and Kuya Popi) 2. Be a stage manager and wear the communicator/headset (very cool) 3. Eat a lot of pastel (hahaha) It's sad that I have to return to the busy life again. UPB events are coming and there are a lot of things to do in the council. Sigh. Goodbye BXU. I'll see you again in December.


11/13/08--05:44: Paparating na po sa Paliparan ng Butuan :) (chan 1892111)

Welcome to Butuan. hahaha.


11/14/08--06:33: Running Away, Running Back (chan 1892111)

I sit beside you

Wrapped in thoughtful conversation

Feeling too good for comfort...

The alarm sounds

And my heart awakens

To ask questions

My mind chooses to ignore




Instead I choose to race with love

And I am off and running...

Oblivious of what I stand to lose

Or how much I gain

 

I run from love

I run from you

And become entangled in

The echo

Of your laughter...

I shake you loose

And still I run

From your voice...

 

And the wind becomes your touch

Enveloping me

Filling my nostrils

With your scent




And I continue my flight

Away from you...

Running...

Running for my life

Running for the preservation

Of my heart...

My soul..

My mind..

Running...




With my will

Tightly clenched

In both hands...

I run into my own vulnerability...

And for a moment

I’m arrested

By a vision of your eyes...




And still I run..

Until I can run no more...

For I am lost..

Until I find myself back to you

Back to love...









*** Still one of the literary works in...


01/18/09--11:45: Ngayong malamig ang panahon, naiisip ko parati ang... (chan 1892111)







1. Mga pamilya at mga batang walang tahanan

Nakakatulog pa kaya sa lamig ang mga kapatid nating walang matirhan? Natitiis ba nila ang  ginaw sa lansangan? Habang tayo’y may blankets, socks, at jackets, anong meron sila?

2. Mga batang wala ng pamilya

Sa murang edad, sino ang nagkakalinga sa kanila? Sino ang nagkukumot sa mga batang ito? Sino ang yumayakap sa tuwing giniginaw na sila?

3. Mga nasa kulungan o ang mga binihag

Ano kaya ang iniisip nila sa tuwing sumasapit ang gabi? Nakakatulog pa rin kaya sila? Umaasa pa rin kaya silangmakakamit nila ang kalayaan o sumusuko na? Kailan kaya nila makakamit ang hustisya? Sino ang huli nilang naiisip sa kanilang pag-idlip?

4. Mga OFWs at ang pamilya nila

Marahil ay sabik na silang maging kumpleto, sama-samang kumakain sa umaga pagkatapos matulog nang mahimbing sa gabi. Paano nila nakakayang malayo sa kanila ang kanilang kapamilya? Mahirap nga talaga siguro. Oo, mahirap pero kailangan nilang tiisin ang pangungulilal sa isa’t-isa.

5. Mga asawan...