i cant believe i was able to join our puerto galera trip. i was the last to confirm, due to the usual financial problems that a 22 (going 23) guy, who at my age is still studying and no means of earning my own money.
well, i wouldnt say much about how the puerto thinggy came and all sorts of misadventures i had in that island coz the pictures i posted here are, i suppose, says it all. Probably i have to mention the 3 highlight of my trip:
1. i accidentally bump into ethel (not the booba though she sure has a lot of it hehehe), while buying beer in a bar where i never knew so much eyes could be afixed to me all in one sitting. i was close to freaking out that night with all those people staring, making glimpses of me, coz i dont know what the hell they're looking me at, cud be my beer belly. good thing there was ethel to keep me sane. anyway, after bugging the "gay" barista for my two bottles i sweep myself out of a crowd of "bi's" to my friend who's been sitting for a good 15 minutes waiting for me at the beach.
2. also the night, i had a feeling that king would be in puerto. Alas! he is. so there i met up with him and a couple of his friends, got my self drunk (damn that mindoro sling!). and i was so drunk that king had to accompany me to our resthouse, coz god knows my barkada might have just found me at the beach naked. now that wouldnt be a good sight does it? hehehe
3. saturday morning, our second day at puerto, while having breakfast, jayson went out to get some softdrinks, when he saw an "enriq look-alike". he was about to even talk to my look alike when he realized it wasnt me. hehehe. and i saw my look a like and geesh, he does look like me, skinhead, glasses, same height. probably the difference would be that, he's much chubbier than i am, has good skin than i have, and straight. hehehe. its rare that i get to have crushes, but i have to admit i had a crush on him. NO, i have a crush on MYSELF. hahaha. wierd! im getting the worse narcistic case of all time.
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
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Thursday, April 07, 2005
SLEEPING DRUNKEN BEAUTY. i was freeing up some space in our yahoo group when i stumbled on this. this was taken december of 2003, on our class outing. it was the time that i got drunk. isang quatrokantos na ginebra pinasaluhan ko with ice's brother (na tomador). and damn, first time ko nagsuka. pagkagicing ko nun, paalis na kme. di ko man lang naenjoy un gabi. btw, khit na lasing ako nyan, i managed to cover myself up, nakabriefs lang kse ako. hehehe damn i look so wasted!
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
the boogeyman!
yesterday, i met up with margaux to attend what was supposed to be a youth rally for pope john paul II. what happened was there weren't any rally afterall. it was margaux's lack of attention to last sunday's mass that got me travelling amid the afternoon scorching sun to manila cathedral. the good thing was that we were able to sign the farewell book for the pope which will be read by the succeeding pope on his reign. cool eh!
we had two options that day, either to go to quiapo church and see whats going on there or go to sm to buy me a new mouse for my pc. we chose the latter, and ended up going to the movies. me and margx have always been like this...planning something out but completely doing the opposite.
the movie...THE BOOGEYMAN!
it says in the poster: "the no.1 movie in america" hmmm...sounds interesting we thought.
and it was! we were 30 minutes late because margx's childhood sweetheart called. i was losing my patience and told her to hurry up or ill puke to death over their mushy-doodle-dee.
i told the ticket lady for a deluxe seat, and she gave us the premiere. fine. so there we were inside the theater with margx's equally funnt comment on every scene. "shh!, tumahimik ka para pag sumigaw tayo damang-dama natin" i told her. and she shut herself up, but covered her eyes. i remember the time when i saw "feng shui", with tim and mrgx. tim was our buffer that's why he always seats between margx and i, coz me and margx has this habit of really getting into the movie. to continue, mrgx and i seated ourselves in the middle and the nearest pips seated was a row from behind us. immediately as the first frightening scene came, was as easy as our scream went. the lady behind us was laughing at our sillyness which to her boyfriend's chagrin did not at all find us amusing.
ano magagawa nyo? e dalawa kme matatakutin! beh!
we were screaming frantically on almost every scene, even those that aren't too frightening. we just enjoyed screaming thats it. thats what margx and i like, movies that makes you scream. at least it gave us a reason to scream at something other than each other (we argue alot!). and as typical as it may seem, after the movie we just sat there and said to each other..."that's it? tangna tinakot lang tayo...wala man lang spiritual upliftment or something".
well, its the number one movie in america though.
yeah it kinda figures.
anyway, here's the climax of our date. on our way home, margx again told me something that i didnt see coming. we were talking about being bitter and stuff
and she told me "how could you be so bitter when in fact you're eyeing for someone"
"im not eyeing for someone", i lied and defended myself.
"oh com'on, what's with not talking to me about this someone?"
"coz there's nothing to talk about"
"you're just afraid that i put a sentence over him, thats the reason. thats what you always blame me for"
"no thats not it"
maybe i was just too afraid thats all...i thought
and the argument was gone...puff like coco crunch!
i hate it when she sees right through me. im thinking now if i have been too transparent or she just knows me so well that she just can tell. while other people are having trouble guessing if im just keeping a front, she just swiftly goes into conclusion which usually hits me off my face. thats why tim chooses to talk to me prior to talking to margx about his usual depressive state. she has this knack on putting people on the edge, double thinking, and making drastic moves. unlike me whose too laid back and see-what-happens type of guy. and that made us click, were superbuds that we even finish each other's statements, laugh at our own jokes, get on each other's nerves, and together sentiments on life. tim was our superego. he neutralizes the two of us, and sometimes we switch places and neutralizes the both of them. they're both taurus and bull headed, that it sometimes hard for me to keep up with their tantrums. while ice (another superfriend) is my confidant. if happy-go-lucky has a face, it is her.
i have this feeling tim, margx, ice and i will be going places as friends. i have always imagined us under one roof, practicing our beloved profession, going into some rough times, getting into each others nerves, walking out, making up, having fun.
i never knew how much friends are worth until i met them.
we had two options that day, either to go to quiapo church and see whats going on there or go to sm to buy me a new mouse for my pc. we chose the latter, and ended up going to the movies. me and margx have always been like this...planning something out but completely doing the opposite.
the movie...THE BOOGEYMAN!
it says in the poster: "the no.1 movie in america" hmmm...sounds interesting we thought.
and it was! we were 30 minutes late because margx's childhood sweetheart called. i was losing my patience and told her to hurry up or ill puke to death over their mushy-doodle-dee.
i told the ticket lady for a deluxe seat, and she gave us the premiere. fine. so there we were inside the theater with margx's equally funnt comment on every scene. "shh!, tumahimik ka para pag sumigaw tayo damang-dama natin" i told her. and she shut herself up, but covered her eyes. i remember the time when i saw "feng shui", with tim and mrgx. tim was our buffer that's why he always seats between margx and i, coz me and margx has this habit of really getting into the movie. to continue, mrgx and i seated ourselves in the middle and the nearest pips seated was a row from behind us. immediately as the first frightening scene came, was as easy as our scream went. the lady behind us was laughing at our sillyness which to her boyfriend's chagrin did not at all find us amusing.
ano magagawa nyo? e dalawa kme matatakutin! beh!
we were screaming frantically on almost every scene, even those that aren't too frightening. we just enjoyed screaming thats it. thats what margx and i like, movies that makes you scream. at least it gave us a reason to scream at something other than each other (we argue alot!). and as typical as it may seem, after the movie we just sat there and said to each other..."that's it? tangna tinakot lang tayo...wala man lang spiritual upliftment or something".
well, its the number one movie in america though.
yeah it kinda figures.
anyway, here's the climax of our date. on our way home, margx again told me something that i didnt see coming. we were talking about being bitter and stuff
and she told me "how could you be so bitter when in fact you're eyeing for someone"
"im not eyeing for someone", i lied and defended myself.
"oh com'on, what's with not talking to me about this someone?"
"coz there's nothing to talk about"
"you're just afraid that i put a sentence over him, thats the reason. thats what you always blame me for"
"no thats not it"
maybe i was just too afraid thats all...i thought
and the argument was gone...puff like coco crunch!
i hate it when she sees right through me. im thinking now if i have been too transparent or she just knows me so well that she just can tell. while other people are having trouble guessing if im just keeping a front, she just swiftly goes into conclusion which usually hits me off my face. thats why tim chooses to talk to me prior to talking to margx about his usual depressive state. she has this knack on putting people on the edge, double thinking, and making drastic moves. unlike me whose too laid back and see-what-happens type of guy. and that made us click, were superbuds that we even finish each other's statements, laugh at our own jokes, get on each other's nerves, and together sentiments on life. tim was our superego. he neutralizes the two of us, and sometimes we switch places and neutralizes the both of them. they're both taurus and bull headed, that it sometimes hard for me to keep up with their tantrums. while ice (another superfriend) is my confidant. if happy-go-lucky has a face, it is her.
i have this feeling tim, margx, ice and i will be going places as friends. i have always imagined us under one roof, practicing our beloved profession, going into some rough times, getting into each others nerves, walking out, making up, having fun.
i never knew how much friends are worth until i met them.
Monday, April 04, 2005
commitments
i've been reading my friend's blog, and they all sum up to what is called "the frightening summer". for med pips its the transition from having the accad year end and not knowing if you'd be spending the summer as it should be spent...happy.
when i was an undergrad, having to get 75% in a subject was an extreme low, something that i didnt get to have exept for algebra (yup, 3.00 lang ako dun kse di ko pinapasukan, first year pa lang ako maloko na ko), but now in med skul getting 75% is like getting to heaven all together. at the beginning of med skul i always have this mission and vision that i'd rather get kicked out of med skul due to failing grades than to stay in medskul just because i merely survived. well, i'd like to return what i said and ill choose the latter. having to experience second year in med skul was an eye-opener for me. the trans that i have to study was three times more of what i had in first year, the endless nights became longer, the yosi breaks became less (last year it was tim and jhun who would accompany me, now most of the times ako lang), the night-outs were gone.
assessing my second year in med skul made me realize that there's no turning back. that surviving is what i need and should do. its one thing to survive the pressure of accads, but the emotional pressure is a whole different story. there were nights, in the middle of my study that i stop and think if i really did made the right choice. if staying up all night studying was what i really wanted. if not having to join my friends in their getaway adventures is really worth it. but this is all that i wanted. i chose going to med skul, and it all boils down to the word "commitment".
if there's one thing that i have learned in med skul that i apply to my everyday life it is commitment. i have come to treasure my own words and my own decisions. its like when i say ill be there for you, i am. no questions asked. technically, commitment applies to my relationships. i have this habit of focusing on one person (blindedly), eventhough i dont know what the stakes are. its a matter of sticking to my own gut feeling. whatever comes out of it, no one knows. thats the beauty of "double blinded experiment" (i learned this in family community medicine, cool eh), no confounders, no avenue for chance and bias. in the end no one loses.
but...how long will the two of you gets blind of everything? is there a certain time frame? what if, after taking the eyefolds, there's actually nothing in it in the first place? and even scarier if after taking the eyefolds no matter how hard you try to see, you just cant? a cortical lesion maybe.
last saturday, i watched "the notebook" on dvd. and my friends were right, it was one of the most romantic, realistic love-themed movie i have ever saw. commitment was written all over! i love the scene where the girl was having second thoughts of who to choose, the wealthy guy or the other who has less. the latter reasoned, and i quote:
newsflash: just now i got a date tomorrow with margaux to join the youth rally for pope john paul II. at least i could make my summer more interesting. :) damn, im hungry, the burger my sis cooked for dinner was not at all satisfying. it looks great though, something that you could mistake for a TJ burger, but more of like "torta" tasting. hehehe. sorry sis!
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more of my fav quotes from the notebook movie
Noah: Well that's what we do, we fight... You tell me when I am being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you are a pain in the ass. Which you are, 99% of the time. I'm not afraid to hurt your feelings. You have like a 2 second rebound rate, then you're back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing.
Young Allie: So what?
Young Noah: So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? What's it look like? If it's with him, go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it again. If I though that's what you really wanted. But don't you take the easy way out.
Young Allie: What easy way? There is no easy way, no matter what I do, somebody gets hurt. Young Noah: Would you stop thinking about what everyone wants? Stop thinking about what I want, what he wants, what your parents want. What do YOU want? What do you WANT? Young Allie: It's not that simple.
Young Noah: What... do... you... want? Whaddaya want?
Young Allie: I have to go now.
lesson: most of the times, its hard to be definite of what we actually want, its a tough decision, but every decision is worth taking risks. :)
when i was an undergrad, having to get 75% in a subject was an extreme low, something that i didnt get to have exept for algebra (yup, 3.00 lang ako dun kse di ko pinapasukan, first year pa lang ako maloko na ko), but now in med skul getting 75% is like getting to heaven all together. at the beginning of med skul i always have this mission and vision that i'd rather get kicked out of med skul due to failing grades than to stay in medskul just because i merely survived. well, i'd like to return what i said and ill choose the latter. having to experience second year in med skul was an eye-opener for me. the trans that i have to study was three times more of what i had in first year, the endless nights became longer, the yosi breaks became less (last year it was tim and jhun who would accompany me, now most of the times ako lang), the night-outs were gone.
assessing my second year in med skul made me realize that there's no turning back. that surviving is what i need and should do. its one thing to survive the pressure of accads, but the emotional pressure is a whole different story. there were nights, in the middle of my study that i stop and think if i really did made the right choice. if staying up all night studying was what i really wanted. if not having to join my friends in their getaway adventures is really worth it. but this is all that i wanted. i chose going to med skul, and it all boils down to the word "commitment".
if there's one thing that i have learned in med skul that i apply to my everyday life it is commitment. i have come to treasure my own words and my own decisions. its like when i say ill be there for you, i am. no questions asked. technically, commitment applies to my relationships. i have this habit of focusing on one person (blindedly), eventhough i dont know what the stakes are. its a matter of sticking to my own gut feeling. whatever comes out of it, no one knows. thats the beauty of "double blinded experiment" (i learned this in family community medicine, cool eh), no confounders, no avenue for chance and bias. in the end no one loses.
but...how long will the two of you gets blind of everything? is there a certain time frame? what if, after taking the eyefolds, there's actually nothing in it in the first place? and even scarier if after taking the eyefolds no matter how hard you try to see, you just cant? a cortical lesion maybe.
last saturday, i watched "the notebook" on dvd. and my friends were right, it was one of the most romantic, realistic love-themed movie i have ever saw. commitment was written all over! i love the scene where the girl was having second thoughts of who to choose, the wealthy guy or the other who has less. the latter reasoned, and i quote:
"The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more,
that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what
you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever."
newsflash: just now i got a date tomorrow with margaux to join the youth rally for pope john paul II. at least i could make my summer more interesting. :) damn, im hungry, the burger my sis cooked for dinner was not at all satisfying. it looks great though, something that you could mistake for a TJ burger, but more of like "torta" tasting. hehehe. sorry sis!
_____________
more of my fav quotes from the notebook movie
Noah: Well that's what we do, we fight... You tell me when I am being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you are a pain in the ass. Which you are, 99% of the time. I'm not afraid to hurt your feelings. You have like a 2 second rebound rate, then you're back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing.
Young Allie: So what?
Young Noah: So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? What's it look like? If it's with him, go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it again. If I though that's what you really wanted. But don't you take the easy way out.
Young Allie: What easy way? There is no easy way, no matter what I do, somebody gets hurt. Young Noah: Would you stop thinking about what everyone wants? Stop thinking about what I want, what he wants, what your parents want. What do YOU want? What do you WANT? Young Allie: It's not that simple.
Young Noah: What... do... you... want? Whaddaya want?
Young Allie: I have to go now.
lesson: most of the times, its hard to be definite of what we actually want, its a tough decision, but every decision is worth taking risks. :)
Sunday, April 03, 2005
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