The Cookie Face

Okay, so I was like a drunkard last night of how I talked shit here on my blog. Whoops. Sorry but that’s how I describe it since I have read it again. Now, I have something to TALK about, the real TALK. This is called GAME talk with the Cookie Face :3 Why cookie face? Just like Country Story’s mascot or whatever you call it thing which has this face — :3 I would like to share some updates about the game that I have been addicted to.

CS Farm Invasion

This be eat Farmville!

I have thought of joining Country Story’s Farm Photo Contest in exchange of a chance to win 2000 Playfish Cash, in case you don’t play any Playfish games, Playfish Cash can buy limited items and stuffs, and the cash can only be availed by credit card or pay by cash dollars. Its really a hassle so I tried my luck and took a picture of my farm Yeah, nothing much, I just wanted it to be clean and simple with the never ending CS initials which stands for, lamely, Country Story.

Level UP! Maxed OUT?

Yes, I have just leveled up! It has been a sense that when you level up, you get two additional plots, but this time, when I was to plow my two additional plots after level up, this stupid box showed up. MAN! “I have been maxed out?! This can’t be! I have just leveled up this morning!” It was klutz, yeah, real klutz. I have researched for it and found out that 62 plots was the maximum number of plots per player. I hope they’ll increase it to 75 or 80 or even give plots a long as there is room for more. For the meantime, I hope, I have to stick to 62 plots.

Betrayal to the country or TREASON!

You’re over dude! Well, last Monday I think, those guys, in the picture started to show up saying that we have to collect them to be able to plant trees. It was really ugh, because you’ll buy the tree then scout for them! I think the idea was such a loser, Playfish just realized how it stinks by some comments and suggestions they have recieved from the players. As a result, the ‘Treason’ guys have to say bye bye. BWAHAHAHAHA!

Klutz and whatevers.

THIS IS MY MOST RANDOM BLOG EVER.

So yes, it has been weeks since I have written something worth the talk here. I really don’t know what to tell you guys but I’m in the mood for some talk. Just talk. Nothing in particular.

Thank God its midterms already. Yes. I thank thee of how time flies by this second sem. For me, its the worst sem ever. Talk about the workload, the stress and the major adjustments me and my classmates have go into. I feel so unmotivated, unexpected events start to happen, and most of the things get offhand more than the usual. Sight, and time is hard to handle. Although, I have been learning a lot, mentally, and emotionally. I have to get by people, help people and better yet confront people. I don’t why I just can’t take more of this slow torture, I guess this is college, sight again!

I want to read. I want to read everything. I want to read books. Good books. I don’t like text books. I like texts but I must start liking books too but not textbooks. I haven’t read a good book for a while, and I think its time to read one. Help me pick.

I’ll be mad, soon! I just feel like it. I’m letting go of the stress. Better than getting stressed inside, I’ll let my stress kick you in the butt!

Shortage of nowhere. I don’t know where. They don’t even know where! So there’s panic buying in getting into nowhere.

A poem for a lover.

It has been a year since we have been together.

I saw you and you were never an eye catcher.

But that was back then.

I never knew what have I gotten.

There we’re long nights of boredom.

Flight of the Youtube videos to stardom.

Undending Friendster comments that give and take.

I always go to sleep early and merely stay awake.

Days have passed and I’m checking you rarely.

Few people I know add me and greet me.

I thought of it at first as nothing fancy.

But I was wrong when I loved the app activity.

Soon it was turning into a band wagon.

All of the people I know, you caught their attention.

Hey! I saw you first, why the hell you didn’t mention!?

I remembered we’re just friends so no reason for such an action.

The wackiest of photos and other great moments.

They tagged me, tagged you and shared wacky comments.

Next to nonsense linking and video whoring talents.

Makes me and my workload dump to postponement.

I was happy you made a way for me and my old friends.

I also found new ones and a fan page of Fried Chickens.

Your dark side is that you don’t reveal stalking clients.

That’s why a part of my privacy ends!

We shared broken hearts, celebrated friendships and laughters.

Everything was fun but there we’re also some quarrel matters.

Saw emo statuses and attention seekers.

One thing is for sure, you kill Friendsters!

Whatever you call it, you’re still my digital escape.

A world apart from the planet of the apes.

Remember this, you’re my number one.

Until hell freezes over and done!

<3 JA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY FACEBOOK

They’re coming back to MANILA!

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Two years after..

The Passion team will be back in May of this year! For those pretty interested of what am I talking about, check this link out.

I can still remember everything that happened that night. It always gives me chills of awesomeness. The exact word for that moment. It was a crowd united for God, composed of 7,000 Filipino youths and their undying passion to shout His fame. It was moving. It was touching. It was the best. It was the greatest. I can never get the same feeling again. The feeling of being overwhelmed by such number of believers singing in one melody.

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And now, I want to have that same feeling again. What I needed the most. Something to keep the fire burning in me. PASSION on MAY 2010, I look forward to having that same long night of worship with my fellow fruitcakes.

Like a Moffatt song..

If life is so short..

The  melancholic passing of a love one. I just had the abstraction of writing about the most cheerless feeling of all time. When God takes away one of his sons back home. Or in simple say, a death of a beloved.

By the Lord’s grace, I haven’t experienced losing a member of the immediate family and I believe that He loves us because of this blessing. But of course, within the extended family (to a family tree larger than me), there are a few members who are already with the Lord’s presence. Not only to the relatives but also within friends and acquaintances.  I can recall a feeling of loss and deep grievance especially when you can’t accept the fact that the particular person won’t be around.

For friends, you’ll miss the times of hanging out, endless jokes, unique names and every little thing that reminds you of your happy days with him or her. By the fact that for our age, you’re always too young to die but sometimes, God wants him/her back for a reason that maybe too special to be deciphered by the human way of thinking.

For a family, the best advice givers, you’ll miss the moments where you have to run and tell all your problems, because nobody cares more than a family or a kin. Where as, most of the time, you’re always with them at home.

That’s why I believe in that saying, live like its your last. You’ll never know your contract between life here on Earth. In a context that learn to love, respect and treasure every moment with the people around you.

This is one of the most serious blogs I have ever written, and I dedicate this to all of those brothers and sisters who have been close to my heart for making an impact. And to the readers, if ever that there’s someone you have loved who had passed I away, the same thing, with respect and love, I commit this blog.

For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.
–Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

-Mahatma K. Gandhi

EPIC FAIL?

Again, for the second time, I have crossed the season of College Entrance Exam results. Which I find, to this day, a bit heart breaking because of the flash back memories I had when I was on the same time line as most of the senior students are now.

University life is really something. Most of us, believe that a good school will earn you a good name, a good job and a good reputation in the society.  By living to that counter-factual belief, many of the college bound students nowadays, pressure themselves to get into one of the BIG 4 Universities (namely UP, Ateneo, UST and La Salle). I find nothing wrong about the fact of having an aim like this, in fact, it pleases me to see our generation with goal setting abilities and faith to hold on to their dreams of unfolding the future with the gift of education. BUT! There is always the throw of failure behind success. Not everyone is given a chance to pursue college into those four schools I have mentioned. They have to set standards to maintain the quality of education and system, so somebody did this Entrance Exam thingy to give every high school graduating student a break of a lifetime.

A year ago, I failed one of the my biggest dreams. UPCAT. I have encountered depression and I came to a point where I don’t want to continue to college anymore. As the Beatles have said, life must go on, I searched for other opportunities, and I was encouraged by other people around me that the school doesn’t matter, as long as you are making the best of your studies, you can get a good job. It is not just a test of wit but of decision making. After all, the future is what you make in the present.

At this point, I have no regrets of entering the school I am in now. I’m very much satisfied of what college has to offer. Although, a part of that dream of mine, hasn’t been, there’s a right time for it and I believe its the best time.

It may take time to accept how really things have gone. Ako ang sinsabi ko lang yung totoo. HAHA! Biglang ganun? But be sure that you won’t get left behind by the Univ bandwagon by thinking about what number have you missed or having regrets. Remember that life never runs out of chances and you’ll never know what you will find until you’re in it.

Press to RESET

Hours before the calendars change and the timers reset, I would like to have a quick look on how the whole 2009 went through. Although, I already had it in particular in my last blog, the moment was enough to type down again as I enjoy the last few minutes of this year.

2009 was packed of indefinite surprises for us all. It was full of expectations yet with disappointments. Filled with goals and aspirations but bombarded with obstacles and tests. Every year, new chapters of everyone’s life starts to unfold.

I am not starting the year with a New Year’s resolution or wearing polka dots for luck but rather a positive attitude that whatever tide may come in 2010, I will face it with what I have learned during the past years.

Truly, another year ended with new friendships, boisterous laughters, meaningful tears, brotherly love, unshakable faith, fair hope and blessings from above. Sincerely, I want to thank those who have been part of this 2009 and making it count through the memories shared. You have my love and prayers.

2010, the best for this year!
HAVE A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!

A-107ION

[DRAFT FROM MY MULTIPLY ACCOUNT]

I wasn’t able to finish the first one, these are two different entries. The first one is written on June 15th of this year. The real first day. The second one was written a week after. June 21 to be exact.

Hmmm. My inbox is flooded by stories of first time high time college students. There was a bit of hysteria among these people waking up at 5am for a 7am class. That’s what I did. Then I arrived at Lyceum about 6:30am or so. The gates were wicked awesome, that you have to slap your IDs [take note, they scan it! not swipe, di naman kasi credit card yun eh!] into these fancy scanners and your friggin’ face shows up on a giant, 21 inch flat screen monitor overhead. LOOK MA, I’M ON TV!! So much for the tribalness of me, I forgot to bring my EAF [that effin' transcript like paper], and I’m not pretty sure of my room. I remembered that it was something between 3 and zero. I tried to check out 330, nobody was there so I went to 303 and finding out that petty upperclass men of the College of Engineering room there. So, I went back to 330, and asked the girl inside that room..

“Miss, Block A-107?”

“Hinde, room 330″

Hello? I asked the girl if that was the section, she seems to be in first day hysteria she didn’t got my question. I just checked in to budge if they are MMA students. Thank God, they are. I met a classmate named Thei. Okok. We waited 45 minutes for the prof. She seems to be lost in a suburb she has been dwelling in for 30 years. Hahaha. Alas. Behold! The mighty professor of Fundamentals in English, Miss Ledesma! Yeah, you heard it right, she looks like an old spanish lady that has been calling you senorito, senorita, whatsoever. Hmmm. I find her subject as Values rather than English, which makes it more boring. What’s cool is that her hair looks like a wig. Sooner or later I can find classmates teasing her about her glue sticked hair >:)

The next was Filipino. Rodriguez was the name. She was cool. She was funny and witty. Yet, I am very weirded out. I don’t know why. Some sort of aura I guess? Nothing much because we proceeded to the JPL Hell ehem.. Hall of Freedom for the AH1N1 orientation.

Again for the last prof for the day. (Thank God, this thing is gonna be over!) Another 45 mins on the clock, and I think the professors have also this first day hysteria that makes them lose focus on which class goes next. I have met Mr. Javier, I mean, Dr. Javier. Yeah, the guy has his doctorate degree, he was our professor in History. I think its gonna be a whole lotta fun in his subject, he was really outrageously funny in his Bisayan accent.

Well..

[I told you I didn't finished the blog. Hahaha]

Next entry..

Tenententenententen! (making weird mario sounds)

Its almost the 2nd week of school. Para lang akong naglalaro ng video game. Btw, may kaklase kasi rin akong pangalang Luigi, may misyon sya para hanapin si Mario. HAHAHAHA! Ayun, eto na, medyo bumibigat na ang mga challenges, parami na ng parami ang kalaban. Merong dragon, turtle, mushroom at fireballs. Nasa ibang mundo ako kapag pumapasok ako sa lyceum, isang malaking world kagaya ng sa Super Mario Bros. Hahaha! Ang problema, hindi pa ako nakakahanap ng mushroom para lumaki, kaya lulang lula pa ako sa laki ng buhay college. Sana makuha ko lahat ng coins, syempre dapat matapos ko din ang Lyceum mission ko!

Hmmm. Andami kong namimiss.

Btw, let us welcome new friends from the LPU Land! Roxel, Thei, Blancz, Jetz(tama ba spelling?), Jarenne, Trish (muse!), Hershey, Luigi, Carlo, Earl, Yuka and a lot more! Pag kumapal mukha ko kukuhaan ko na kayo ng stolen shots! LOL. HAHAHAHA!

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TJ 2009 In Review!

There are only a few weeks left for 2009, so I’m taking this chance to take a glimpse how did my year went. Of course, from the significant events that made this two-oh-oh-nine a colorful one. I cannot assure that everything that happened this year was in favor of me, but still, I believe it should be worth thanking for.

*January 2009

UP FAIL! Earlier this year, I have recieved one of the saddest news ever. It was really a kick off because I had to start my year with the stressing fact of me not going to UP for college. I failed the UPCAT exam.  Yes, it took me months to recover from the stress and the false hope. Well, enough of the rant. I just thought it was worth the count ‘coz I really learned something from it and it was part of my year.

*February 2009

Oh. Sorry February, I don’t remember anything memorable about this month. Wala naman kasi akong date nu’ng Valentines. MEHGANON? Hihihi. Sorry. Wala talaga eh. Isip muna ako.

*March 2009

GOODBYE, MONSAY.

Goodbye long hair too! Finally, after four years of strife for excellence, I graduated. I said goodbye to my second home and I took with me the memories I made in it. It was hard at first to let go of friendships made and everything that made it special, but I know, there is something better outside the walls of Ramon Magsaysay High School, Espana, Manila. Still, I’m proud to be one!

*April 2009

UPFI Film Production for the Young Workshop

This was really fun! A whole week of the basics about film production and behind the camera works. I had to sacrifice my DVBS teaching stint (which was my yearly practice) for this, and eventually it was worth it. We had made a simple output after the workshop plus, we got featured on Kids on Q! Hahaha, Eva has the segment, if I have time and the guts, I’ll post it sometime here and if I have the craziest guts ever, I’ll post our mini-film and practice shots here too! I have met new people, learned new stuff and it was really great! P.S. I encourage you to join summer next year.

May 2009

YOUTHEO!

From May 18-29 @ the Rizal Recreation Center in San Pablo, Laguna. I didn’t make a collage for this because this is the best shot that can describe that moment. It may be short, but it was big, it was fun, it was wacky! Of course, I had my first directing skills for it. I directed the Rules and Regulations infomercial (?). Sabi nga ni Tado, “its allata fan!” )

MY 15TH BIRTHDAY!

Poor me. I didn’t have any picture of that day. Hahaha! Anyways, I turned a year older. Thanks for that. Nothing much.

HELLO LYCEUM?

Three days before my birthday. I have enrolled in Lyceum for college. I remember the feeling that it was against my will. I don’t like it there. Well, at first. I’m talking about how I felt that time. Not now. ‘Coz it was very different. I took AB Multimedia Arts, AB Mass Communication major in Advertising and AB Journalism for my choices. Of course, I prioritized AB Multimedia Arts and by chance I passed the test and got into that friggin’ school. Kahit na naka-enrol na ako at lahat lahat, ayoko pa din.

*June 2009

FIRST DAY OF COLLEGE, HELLO A107

Ehem, ehem. The first day went ok, it was like a plain day, only that I miss most of my highschool friends. I don’t know anyone inside that room. I don’t even know if some of my batchmates went to Lyceum for college. After school, I immediately went home because nothing really matters at school in those times. Only that I expected so much, the result, I was culture shocked (who was not right?), the clock was 30 mins late than our clock at home, the professors were well oriented and a lot more pros and cons. I said to myself that it was a MUST to learn to live with it.

*July 2009

4DG REUNION?!

After months of separation, we have come together to check each other. DILIGENCE REUNION! Although, we were few, I was really happy to see the guys again and their whereabouts. Present were: Al, Shawie, Tabs, Ana, Kath, Isa, Dan, Elai and me. Plus Franz who just passed by. Hahaha! Glad too see you again guys!

CINEMALAYA 2009

It’s Cinemalaya 2009! Went there this year with Jed and Aie, we watched Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe by Alvin Yapan and Dinig Sana Kita by Mike Sandejas. Pinakamatao ang Cinemalaya this year! Swear, the lobby and halls were filled by mostly students and other Indie film enthusiasts. Proving that Indie is taking a little of the mainstream spotlight. Oh well, compared to last year, I really like the films showcased this year. Next year, my target is to watch all of the full length films.

*August 2009

A107 BONDING AND A’F WAS FOUNDED

As a froshie, I never thought field trips were part of such. NSCN11A proved me wrong, for the first time, as a section, we went to Laguna for some Research-slash-Field Trip. It was called an Educational Trip because you will have to take down notes and pictures on almost everything you see. It was fun, and by this time, I was starting to get a hang of college life. I have some acquaintances and some friends.

Of course, when you have friends, you’ll see those who you often hang out most with, and as a commemoration to Cory Aquino’s death, A’F was founded. Short for Aquino Family, consisting of 7 girls, just read it here! I don’t wanna tell everything here again. Hahaha

*September 2009

FIRST TIME IN SENATE

I don’t have a photo to prove it but it was my first time to set foot in the session hall where a the blabbing of the sentors happen. The feeling of being there is like being on tv, but on the latter part it gets boring. At least, it was an achievement, I saw Noynoy, Lacson, Legarda, Madrigal, Jinggoy and Revilla in person. Also, the highlight of the event, Defensor!

*October 2009

A107 @ BIAK NA BATO/ DANCE EXPO 2ND PLACERS

The last trip for A107 Our educational trip to Biak na Bato in Bulacan. It was a tiring trek and nothing much special, another bonding moment with the guys, but now, I can personally say that I am enjoying my college life to the last day of the first sem!

Above all it, the best part of being a A107er is joining the Aero Dance Competition for our PE. After all the Wednesday hard work, the fruits of our labor, we won 2nd place! Among the 23 contenders, we ranked 2nd, it was really fun. I will never forget that day when everybody got cheesy wheezy afterwards ‘coz it was the last week of the semester. Anyways, super the best day of being a A107er!

*November 2009

HELLO A109/FAREWELL A107

We already have parted ways among our friends who took a different path from us. I mean, those non-AB Multimedia Arts students. Since our block was a block for MMAers, there were still special people who by chance got by. Now, welcome A101, A106, A103,  and A109. The new blocks everybody has been to. I tell you it was hard. Hard as this.

*December 2009

CHRISTMAS. YAYZ.

Poor Christmas for me. I haven’t went shopping yet because of the second sem expenses. Anyways, I’ll be doing a post-Christmas giveaways to those friends and family of mine. Happy Three Kings na ako mamamahagi ng mga regalo. Hahaha Sa ngayon, mga inaanak muna bago ang mga damulag. It’s the thought that counts right? Happy holidays!

The year was filled with different stories of mine. Why not share yours? Oh, and in case I ahve forgotten an event which I shared with you, feel free to comment and I’ll edit this blog of mine Best for 2010! Have a prosperous new year!

Technical Foul!

NO. PLEASE. NO TO TORTURE!

SAVE US!