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KNOWiNG HOW FiCKLE i AM...
i COULDN`T HELP BUT MAKiNG ANOTHER LJ.

Hopefully, this will be my last.

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i ADDED ALL MY FRiENDS. PLEASE ADD ME BAAAAACK! I'll keep my posts public.

Coming back to school today was interesting. It wasn't the same as always, because we're being taken into the whole "Finals Week" season. I can feel it in the air, the extra credits being given more and more, deadlines coming closer, and people are going out less because they have to finish homework... or browse through their papers to get the notes that they need to turn in for credit.

And when Finals week rolls on, us seniors know. It's almost over. We know that come February, we'll need to buy caps and gowns, purchase class rings, take our panoramic class pictures and the money will just flow right out of our pockets. And as these senior events go on, I always find myself sitting down somewhere and looking back at all the memories... all the memories. Freshman year to Senior Year.

I put new songs on my iPod, including Rivermaya songs. One song that I'm sure will be mostly played is my forever favorite, Awit ng Kabataan. I had almost forgotten the day that Bella and I performed it with the La Sallites, the Xavierians and ICAns. I had almost forgotten about that day, the day that TALA was introduced to the EDSOR community. It was our first major gig. Ever. After that was the Poveda fair, where we performed in front of the biggest crowd ever.

There were sooo many events in highschool that I tend to overlook. That's what's wrong with me sometimes. I tend to forget the small things that I should be remembering. Like the seventh grade soiree with the A boys. Watching out for Contented Cows perform. Performing at the LSGH Pre-prom. Sharing ghost stories in that one coffee room beside the mess hall at the Poveda House of Prayers... everything's a precious memory.

Ugh I wanted to type something long too. I just

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, everyone!

So much homework... but I finished it all.
-- Econ Individual Project
-- Econ Current Event on 60 Minutes
-- Drama Monologue Blocking Sheet
-- Forensics Module on Terrorism
-- ( English Extra Credit Postcard )

Jessica came over, too. She and I just chilled the whole day. LAUGHTRiP TO THE MAX. I love the girl to death. I also made a new myspace layout. CLiCK TO SEE! This long weekend was... boring. I can't wait to go to school. LOL. We watched Ellen and saw Kanye West sing "Hollaback Girl" and "Since You've Been Gone." Fun stuff.

Someone also called me near midnight last night, because turns out, he was right outside my apartment's gate... he was visiting. :]

Finals are in the end of the week. Winter Formal is on the weekend before. WHOOT.

My GPA as of now will get me in the honors list. HECK YES, NUKKAH!

So Bianca, Jessica, Albert, Bianca's sister Rachel and I watched the Gahr ASB Talent Show last Friday night. I couldn't have had a better ending to my oh-so-stressful week.

Wednesday, we did our presentations for our companies for Econ, so I had to go to school in my business attire again. I looooved the compliments. I'm telling you all. I have to be in a profession where I can wear polos, slacks and heels everyday. So anyways, the presentation went SOOO well. The Powerpoint was impressive [thanks to yours truly (;] and all of us knew about the companies we were representing. I chose to represent Ford, and I couldn't have been happier with my choice (although I should have chosen something I could relate to a bit more). I made it a point to make the presentation relatively easily for my classmates to understand, and made myself even more talkative than usual.

So after that day, I had been able to skip fourth period to visit Natividad's fourth period econ class, just so I could be an "investor" to the companies being represented in that period. It felt soooo good to have ended before everyone else, it really was. Friday was just a blessing for Jessica and I, because we both finished our presentations already.

We went to the mall the rest of the afternoon before going back to school. We watched the talent show and I must say that I have never heard so many "Why's?!" in a day. Everyone wanted me to join it, and everyone was frustrated at the fact that I had to pull out because of Econ. A lot of my friends were getting mad because they all wanted me to be in it, and a lot of them would have gone to watch it if I was there (no joke). When we were watching the show, Bianca and Jessica kept hitting me on the head because I knew then that I could have had a chance to win. I'm DEAD serious.

After that, we went to Starbucks to chill. Then my parents picked me up there.
I love my friends.

Then just a few minutes ago, I got a call from Will and he told me that he and Josh were outside my house. so I went out and chilled with them for a while. But they left later on because it was freeeeeeezing outside.

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE MY FRIENDS!!!

"i won my match pia i hope you are happy because i did it for you because you were upset and i thought it would make u happy that i won the match for you and thats it i did it in under one min ok well i g2g ttyl


always sean walton"

Aww... I feel loved! :)

"Hey, I was wondering, if um... umm... you wanted to go Sadie's with me. I know it's a bajillion years from now, buut..."

"Sure, I'll go with you. *big smile*"

So I'm going with Will to Sadie's. Even though Winter Formal is this month already. I asked him Sadie's because girls ask boys and I didn't want to ask him to both dances.

But my friends are gonna kill me. Because they all think I could do better. But hey, it's Sadie's, the most harmless dance of the year.

Then of course there's prom...

But whatever.

I'm happy I got a date to Sadie's. :]

So I thought my birthday would suck. In the end, it was one of the best ones I've ever had.
And remembering what I said before... that's saying something.

JANUARY 6, 2006

I went to school in my business attire. Click and comment here to see. I went to school fairly early, also, because of the MUN Simulation later that day. I was talking to my friend CJ that morning and then I heard Will's oh-so-familiar voice from behind me say "I hear it's someone birthday today." And when I turned, he was pulling out a balloon on a ceramic vase with candies in it. Nykki and I had been arguing the day before about Will giving me something. I honestly didn't think he'd get me anything, because I knew he was out to watch our friend Josh's wrestling match at Artesia High. Turns out he did get me something. After the hugs, he said "You know what, I woke up extra early so I could go to Ralph's and buy you that and so that I wouldn't miss the bus going here. I also came early so that I could give you that, because I know you come to school early." It was the sweetest thing ever.

Then later that morning, I saw Jessica running toward me with two balloons that said "Happy Birthday!" and "Birthday Wishes!" in them. Then she gave me a huuuuge hug. I saw Brianne, and she hugged me and everything. Nykki came with a present and I when I opened it, I found a Victoria's Secret kit inside with a perfume bottle and lip gloss. She had also taped in a note that I read in first period.

The whole day, people would come up to me and say Happy Birthday. I know it's mostly because I was carrying around my balloons and Will's little plantbox/gift around. But I was happy. It sucked though, coz one of Jessica's balloons flew away. HAHAHAHA.

MUN came and my friend Emil and I stuck together the WHOLE TIME. It was such a fun experience, I will never forget it. I don't regret joining at all.

January 7, 2006

The minute I woke up, I knew I had to do something special for the day. My parents and I planned out a last-minute dinner for my closest friends. I knew not everyone I wanted to be there was going to be there because it was last minute. Before everything else, my groupmates Linda and Francis came to do stuff for our Econ project. Caroline, my neighbor came over later on because I had been helping her group because none of them know how to make powerpoint presentations. After they left, Jessica came and my dad dropped us off at the library to meet up with Caroline's group. Will's in her group, so I he and Josh came. Jessica and I hung around for a while and later found out that Nykki was on her way also. After the library, we walked to towne centre, because Jessica, Bianca and I had plans and took pictures at Imagix.

Will and Josh left later on. Nykki, Jessica and I got free Coke slurpies from Bianca because she was working at Burger King. Laughtrip in front of Starbuck's while waiting for my parents to pick us up, I SWEAR. It was soo much fun. When my parents came to pick us up, I did one of the three things new 18-year olds here do: Buy a lottery ticket. So now, I only have "buy a porn magazine" and "buy a pack of cigs" left. ;]

We went home and got ready for our little get-together.

I HAD THE BEST TIME EVER. The best. It would've been better if the people I wanted to be with the most were there. :[ But that's OK. I still had fun.

How cute are we?



You love it. ;]



( Gifts! )

45 minutes ago, the clock struck 12. 45 minutes ago, time has declared that I can now legally drink in the Philippines, I can now open my own accounts, I can drive with minors in the car even without a supervising adult and well... simply put, I turned 18.

I am 18.

I have been waiting to be 18 for the longest time. I remember sitting down during my Ate Maricar's debut when I was 6, seeing her perform her "Cinderella" dance number with her friends. That's when I started imagining a HUGE debut, to have all my friends there, and make every little girl's wish come true. To be a princess, even for just one night.

Well, two months ago, I had that debut become a reality. We had the place rented out, we had a menu set, and a guestlist that I had altered more than I could ever imagine.

But see, things don't always go the way you want them to. This time, I realized that since I've already had 17 sucky birthdays, why put effort into this?

I'm a sad birthday girl, it's a sad sad thing. But I hope everything changes for the better in school. :]

HAPPY BiRTHDAY TO SARi, LiA AND MARiJA. ♥

Yay. New year, new layout.
Ooh, this is fun. :]

New Years Eve
Went to Fullerton with the family to go to my Lola Mia's house. There was some tension in the house, because not everyone was in good terms. But anyways, the minute I got there, I sat on their cozy couch and snuggled up to their pillows to watch Nginiiig on TFC. OH MAN. Twilight Zone's got nothing on this shiz. So anyways, I was done getting thecrap scared outta me, and Little Big Star came next. Swear, kids in the Philippines talaga, talented. I remember when I was younger, I used to hate watching talent shows for kids, 'coz you can tell that they're just screaming to hit the pitch. It used to piss me off so bad. But these kids knew how to sing. I was entertained. LOL.

After that, we had a lot of food, a lot of kwentuhan and of course, karaoke. It was so funny how everyone was just throwing numbers at me, and everyone stuck to their trademark songs. DAYA! After a few hours, we all tuned into ABC and watched the ball drop in Times Square, while the other TV at the other end of the house was tuned into MTV's ball-dropping countdown, where right after, my sister and I watched Fall Out Boy and the All American Rejects perform together.

The feeling of counting down the to the New Year? Numb. I don't know, I always have this tingling feeling running up and down my spine when I count down the last three numbers to the new year. It's funny. Like... all 18 years of my life, I remember that I should let go of everything in the previous year. It's an overwhelming feeling.

New Years Day
Stayed around town, and had lunch at Tita Linette's house. I had fun straight on, because Nicole was there, and she and I started on our heart-to-heart right away. I loved that talk, because I knew she and we would connect right away, she and I were going to see eye-to-eye already.

After a heart-to-heart, Nicole's friends came and they started talking about hanging out the next day, calling all their other friends... the girlie things girls do. HAHA.

After that, we went out to the kitchen to eat dinner, then the karaoke machine was once again brought out, and my manager aka Tita Linette went to collect numbers from the rest of the family and made me sing all of them. Of course, being the makapal-mukha that I am, I sang them all with much enthusiasm. Good job. ;]

First Day Back at School
I loved it. I loved it all.

I needed a monologue for drama class. I read it thrice and I memorized it already. It was the easiest thing I had to memorize, because I was able to relate to the monologue so well.

( Wanna read? )

Perfection.

There are three more days until the new year.

This year was so full of emotions, I don't think any other year has made me feel this much joy and pain. Yesterday, I went ice skating with Will, Sapir, Nykki, Josh and of course, Char. The original plan is just for Nykki and I to take Char out to the mall, maybe have lunch out or whatever. But Sapir had called us and told us we should go ice skating. Of course, Josh had to come because Josh and Sapir are now practically a couple, and Will just had to follow because Josh was there and they're inseperable.

Honestly, I didn't think that I would have as much fun as I did. For one, the last time I went ice skating was about 5 or 6 years ago in SM Megamall with Maissa, for her birthday, I think. I was sure I was going to fall. We all were, because NONE OF US knew how to ice skate, except for Josh. So Char, Nykki and I stuck together, because we all thought we were gonna fall over. Will was just watching over us, and Josh and Sapir were the cutest thing together.

I didn't really get to skate as much as I wanted to, because there's something wrong with my toes, and it acted up inside the skates, so I had to sit down with Will. Everyone else came to sit with us, and Nykki and Char didn't feel all too well about skating anymore, so they returned their skates after I did. We decided to sit on the bleachers by the rink while Josh and Sapir went back to skating. I saw my cousin Nicole skating with her friends, so Will and I walked up to the door that opens up to the rink and called to get her attention.

So everyone was having fun, and we decided to get some food. So we walked to Wendy's where the boys left us because Josh had to go somewhere. Then Sapir's mom gave us a ride to the mall, where my mom picked us up to take us home, where Char's sister picked her up.

After dinner, Nykki and I chilled in my room for a while, where I sang to her the song I wrote during sophomore year (Tala fans! You'd know this! LOL). Then I practiced my talent show song, and I showed her my box of palanca letters, my yearbook... there were so many things to show. I even played the k-hon for her. Basically, what I wanted her to see was the life I had before moving. I showed her how I was in the Philippines, how things were for me back home and what my interests were there. Then we had a heart-to-heart that I honestly needed.

And then I went to bed at around midnight, and at 3am the alarm for my phone's calendar beeped. Turns out I had forgotten to delete this one event that Kai Honasan and I had made a pact on. Last Christmastime, she and I made a pact to go to Cheesecake Etc. and have someone with us. Someone meaning... yes. Special people. ♥

Oh man. Do I have the bestest friends ever or what?!

iCE SKATiNG PiCTURES HERE!!!

Before anything else, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE POVEDANS (AND XAVIERIANS, AGUSTINIANS, W/E) WHO MADE IT TO DLSU!!!
Iba na talaga pag ANIMO, eh, noh?
HAHAHA.

Spent my Christmas with Gayle and Georgia.
Got a Dooney&Bourke purse.
Got a digital camera.

THIS IS A GOOD CHRISTMAS.

I'll make kwento later.

What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
Fell in love. ♥

Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't have a New Year's Resolution, but this year, I just want to keep up everything I've been doing this past year... like balancing my friends, family and school.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
Will's mom gave birth, does that count? :]

Did anyone close to you die?
No, Thank God.

What countries did you visit?
None.

What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Someone.

What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
December 1, 2005... HUNCHBAAAAACK!

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Acing majority of my classes, and getting into Hunchback and the talent show.

What was your biggest failure?
Getting a C in Geometry because I kept slacking off.

Did you suffer illness or injury?
I'm sick right now. Haha.

What was the best thing you bought?
My iPod.

Whose behavior merited celebration?
Wala! LOL. Everyone messed up this year.

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Some people in school. Rumors suck.

Where did most of your money go?
Gas and food during gimmicks.

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
SENIOR YEAR, FER SHURRRR!!!

What song(s) will always remind you of 2005?
LAFFY TAFFY!!! And CHA CHA SLIDE! Whoot! Oh and So Sick, Collide... much much more.

Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? -- HAPPIER.
ii. thinner or fatter? -- same lang. :[
iii. richer or poorer? -- POORER! Senior year is stripping me broke!

What do you wish you'd done more?
Nothing really, I didn't really limit when I did things for myself and others this year.

What do you wish you'd done less of?
Trusting others.

How will you be spending Christmas?
Next year? Iono. HAHAHA. Hopefully be in the Philippines and spend it with my barkada.

Did you fall in love in 2005?
Yeah. I actually think I did.

How many one-night stands?
ZERO.

What was your favorite TV program?
LAGUNA BEACH, GAUNTLET... Marami...

Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope. I didn't hate on anyone this year... not much at least. ;]

What was the best book you read?
Harry Potter.

What was your greatest musical discovery?
EMO BAAAAAAANDS!

What did you want and get?
iPod, car, AWESOME FRIENDS...

What was your favorite film of this year?
NOTEBOOK!

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I don't even remember... that was January!

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
SCHOOL. Everything about it was PERFECT.

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Lots of people say I've changed a lot over the summer before Senior Year, kasi 2004, I was still parang... shy. I'm finally "blooming" daw.

What kept you sane?
The phone, the mall, towne centre, the COW, driving, being online, Hunchback, ECON CLASS

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Stephen from Laguna Beach

What political issue stirred you the most?
Hello Garci, I guess. Hanggang dito, it was an issue.

Who did you miss?
My friends from home especially the choir barkada and friends from Poveda.

Who was the best new person you met?
HANDS DOWN. William James.

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
Be true about everything.

Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
There are too many songs. :]

MERRY HAPPY CHRISMAHANUKWANZAA!!!

"Hey, where's Pia? It seems like I haven't seen her in forever..."

And he called me today, too.
Aww. It's only been 5 days. :]

Dear Santa,

Another year has gone by. And I remember that last Christmas, I didn't really wish for anything from you. In fact, last Christmas was one of the worst Christmases I've ever had, so wishing for something from you was the last thing on my mind. Last Christmas Eve, my mom, my sister and I went to our relatives' house in Corona, but my dad wasn't there because he had to work. That was the worst feeling ever, and because of that, my sister and I locked ourselves up in the car and ended up crying until our dad called and we found out that his boss let him go home early. My mom's dinner was ruined, but we were happy to go home and have dinner with our dad. The next day, though, we went to three Christmas dinners. Although all three could never beat my Mamalo's cooking, the warmth and happiness I felt that night was comforting. Especially since I knew my dad was nowhere near his workplace.

This year, Christmas is a lot better. It's near perfect, actually. I cried in school, because my friends were telling me how grateful they were for me. There's my Mexican Jessica, who thanked me for being there for her all this time and for being her friend since the beginning, since she was new last year, too. Then my Filipino Jessica, who isn't very expressive. I knew that somehow she was happy having friends like us around because she entered highschool in a US Naval Base in Japan, so she didn't really have friends that stayed with her because her friends would move a lot, also. There's Bianca, who read my Christmas letter for her and replied by simply coming up to me during lunch and giving me a hug and saying "Thank you." There's Eibar, who wrote me a Christmas letter back and thanked me and told me he considers me his sister already. And then, there's Will, who, despite the roller coaster of emotions I was on concerning him, still kissed me under the mistletoe and stood up in the middle of class to give me chocolates.

This year was full of so many joys. Getting a part for Hunchback, my kuya getting married, my kuya's wife giving birth, being top of the class (which has never happened before), Senior Year, finally driving here, and so, SO SO SO much more.

But I guess there's still a part of me that misses home. The people I grew up with, Santa, I don't know when I'll see them altogether again. Santa, if there was one wish you granted that truly made someone happy, it was when my parents wished that I could get into Poveda, and I did, 14 long years ago. Because it didn't just make my parents happy, it made me happy. I'm me now because of everything that Poveda is to me.

I learned to do cartwheels in that little PE room in the kinder department. I learned to work faster on my IWs so I can get into the LEAP Center. I learned to play "Heaven, Earth and Hell" because of those steps in the Grade School Building. I learned to play nice in the playgrounds. I learned how to make polvoron in the HE Room. When I entered high school, I couldn't have chosen better people to experience the anxiety than my batchmates. I remember the first day very well. I remember the Covered Walk being sooo full of us freshmen. Everyone would scream when someone would walk in in their highschool uniforms. It was a good feeling, and I'll never forget the excitement I felt when I saw my friends walk in.

Well, we're seniors now, Santa. Seniors. Never thought this year would go by so fast. For me, the first half of my senior year is over. For my friends back home, though, Povedans or not, they only have about 3 to 4 months. After those very few months, it's over. Donezo. Some will be here, some will stay there. After they graduate, everyone will physically be separated.

So for this Christmas, Santa, my ultimate wish is to be able to go home next year. I want to be home before everyone has seriously left Manila. I want to be home in time to see everyone. I want to be able to go on a roadtrip to Tagaytay, maybe even go to Boracay. I just want to be with my friends before I graduate.

I want to fly home.

*To every girl that is herself no matter what.

*To every girl that dresses cute not skanky

*To every girl who wants to be called beautiful not hot.

*To every girl that will spend her whole day looking for the perfect birthday present for him.

*To every girl who gets her heart broken because he chose the whore instead.

*To every girl who is nice to everyone no matter who they are.
(TRUTH BE TOLD MAYBE NOT EVERYONE)

*To every girl that would die to have a decent boyfriend.

*To every girl that wont settle for the jerk.

*To every girl who would just like once to be treated like a princess.

*To every girl that cries at night because of another heartbreak.

*To every girl that wont get down on her knees and open her mouth just to get a boyfriend.

*To every girl that just wants to holds hands.

*To every girl that kisses him with meaning.

*To every girl who just wishes he cared.

*To every girl who would just once want a guy to give their jacket up when they are cold.

*To every girl who just wants him to call.

*To every girl who wastes her day waiting by the phone.

*To every girl that just wants to cuddle.

*To every girl that just wants to sleep (not have sex) with him.

*To every girl that is scared to put her heart out there again because she has been hurt so many times.

*To every girl who shows how much she cares and gets nothing back.

*To every girl that thought maybe KNEW this could be the one.

*To every girl that believes in her dreams.

*To every girl that would do anything so she could achieve them.

*To every girl that laughs at stupid stuff when she actually doesnt think it is funny.

*To every girl who is just looking for that one and only and is having a rough time along the way.

*To every girl that gave her heart only to have it
shoved back in her face.


*To every girl who wants that one boy... not perfect ... the one who makes her laugh & shows he cares





~*~*~This ones for you~*~*~

I would highlight the ones that relate to me most, but that would mean that I just typed my whole entry bold.

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I was bored today. And as if on cue, just as I was about to jump up and down screaming because I had nothing better to do, Jessica called me. She ended up coming over.

We went to Ashley's house and borrowed her guitar and play with the baby she was babysitting. Then we went to the mall and met up with Albert.

That's basically it.

Tomorrow's my WHOLE DAY DATE with my ading, Nykki. We made a deal to take the COW all over Cerritos and take pictures and like... chill... everywhere. :)

SHOULD BE FUN. :)

I didn't have a very good day today.

I almost ended up crying in the shower, because the "dead time" made me think about him. I don't want to lose him to someone like the girl he wants to get to know. Everyone knows na pinipilit lang nila. Lalo na the girl. I can't let that happen, because she doesn't deserve him.

My prayers are with them both.

Today was the last day of school. FINALLY! And I changed my layout, too. I'm so happy.

Today, I was exceptionally happy. I don't know why, but I felt so light, like I knew the day was going to go my way... and it did.

I had bought more candies and chocolates, and I knew that I would be receiving a grip of presents from other people. Bianca had given me my Claire's giftcard worth $20. It was a really nice thing to do, even though it was for our barkada's "Secret Santa" game. Jeanora gave me a Christmas card that told me how happy she was that she got to know me this year, the year before I leave. My friend Bonnie did the same. Eibar sort of replied to my Christmas letter for him, and it touched my heart that he also considers me one of his very bestfriends at Gahr. Then I got candies from Tayani, Nikkay and other random people. But the sweetest moment of the day was when I walked into 2nd period and Mr. Klein, the teacher I T.A. for gave me a heavy, giftwrapped present.

During Drama everything was chill, and my friend Mychael had brought his BEAUTIFUL guitar. Andrew, Mychael and I ended up sitting in one corner of the room, playing different EMO, OPM and Pop songs. That guitar is now my bestfriend. Then we remembered that our friend Taylor had her bonggos in the room because Theatre Lab had a Christmas show. After asking Baca for permission, we used the bonggos. YOU CAN BET THAT I SHOWED THEM MY PERCUSSION SKILLS! Shoot. I wanted to run home and get my k-hon soooo bad. Andrew and Mychael were AMAZED. Actually, the random classmates that came to watched were amazed. The two boys started throwing songs at me, and I always found the beat, no matter what kind of song.

It reminded me so much of TALA, and the 2A jamming sessions during sophomore year.

Then the best thing happened. Mychael threw "No Such Thing" at me and I got all excited. I positioned the bonggoes between my legs, like a k-hon. I OWNED THAT SONG LIKE NO OTHER. Andrew told me that in the year that we've known each other, he never thought I'd be as "talented." Mychael told our friends that he knew I could play the percussion, but he didn't know that I could catch up to any song played to me. They started shouting out "TALENT SHOW! TALENT SHOW!" and I remembered that I had been accepted, and I got a spot. If Mr. Velez, the ASB teacher allows, the three of us can take my spot. I also told Andrew and Mychael that I have a k-hon. Andrew knew what it was and told me we should go jamming all the time.

We stayed in the Drama Room the whole snack time.

Forensic Science came, and I had remembered that I didn't meet up with my barkada at the spot. I wrote a note to Jessica, and asked Mr. Nix if I could go to Mr. Natividad's room to give the note. Once I got to Natividad's room, and before I could say something, Mr. Natividad called out my name and made me enter his room. Instantly, I realized that I had sooooooooo many friends in the class, because they started calling out my name randomly. "Mahal kita!" from Susannah aka Esmeralda, "Onomatepoeia!" from Mauricio, "Pia-pia-piaaaa!" from Hugo, "Bebot!" from Baxter, "What are you doing here?!" from Jessica, "Piaaaaaa!" from Jadelin and "She's in my baaand!" from Andrew. A lot of my other friends just said hi and stuff. Natividad introduced me, and told his class that I was going to help him decide who should win their ongoing debate.

I felt so sorry that I had to choose the group opposing Jessica, and Natividad made it worse by saying "Don't hate on Pia, but with her decision, I will definitely take that in consideration and it will help me decide who wins!" Natividad LOVES me when we debate. IT'S AWESOME. LOL.

So 5th period came. I had English. After 30 about 20 minutes of packet-submitting and agenda-copying, we watched "Home Alone." I LOVED IIIIT.

Lunch came, and I found my other Jessica, the Mexican one. I hugged her sooo tight and we just talked to each other while hugging. She told me how thankful she was that we're still bestfriends, and we told each other how happy we were that we were spending our 2nd Christmas, and that we love each other so much. I started crying.

It was such a good moment for me, just standing in the quad, by our barkada's spot, looking around, seeing how many of the people around me know me, and how many of them are my friends. I felt warm and fuzzy. for a moment, I forgot all my problems. I forgot that I was in a knot because I'm not in good terms with my parents when it comes to what I want to major in, I forgot that I was flat broke because I had spent a lot on gifts, I forgot that I had finished up all the ink in our printer to make letters and I now felt obligated to pay for it, I forgot that I had no idea how I was going to pay for my Hunchback costume costs (I HAVE TO PAY $115), I forgot about how people started assuming things between me and Will and how it made me let him go, and I forgot how last year, I was so homesick and I felt like I didn't belong.

I looked around and so the "hierarchy" I know Gahr had... and realized that I had friends from each group, and from each clique. I smiled. I was just like "Eff the money, eff the boys, eff the problems. All I know is that hands down, this is the Christmas I've ever had in my life." And I was serious. This whole year. It was just such a blast.

I almost made Bianca cry, too.

During 6th period, we finished our debate. Once again, I ripped it up and in the end, we know we won, even though we all got A's. Natividad stopped my friend Stefani and I at the door and told us that the two of us have been such good debaters in the past two days, and that we surely "deliver the goods." Also, during the debate, I received this and I just felt even better.

After school, Albert's sister picked us up from school and took us to the mall. I had SUCH a good time at the mall, it was one of the best yet.

So yeah. I'm going to have a good winter break, that's for sure. :)

So I was a sweetheart today. Since I know that most of my friends won't be in school tomorrow, I gave out presents today. My presents? Candy canes stuck to little "cones" made of paper with personalized messages for 2 dozen of my closest friends, plus three chocolates inside the cone. First of all, this Christmas is truly a very sweet one. The other day, Will's mother gave birth to a little baby boy named Gabriel Angel. I am in no way related to Will's family, but it's such a beautiful thing, birth. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. He just sent me a multimedia message of the picture of his baby brother:



He's an angel. It seriously is the cutest thing, seeing Will so happy and excited because this little guy is here. He told me that his stepdad is away at work almost all the time, and since he's the eldest guy in the family, he feels like he holds the most responsibility for him.

Another.

I've been pretty confident with school. I've been doing better than I thought I could ever do, and it's all because of hardwork and motivation. I don't know what keeps me motivated, but whatever it is, it sure is helping. ;) So far I'm very active in school, been meeting more and more new people everyday. I love it.

Yet another.

The other day, I found out that the Talent Show auditions were going on. Since my friend Rowel was in charge of the applications, he slipped Eibar and I a couple application forms, even though it's well after the deadline. Thank God I've got a grip of friends on ASB, because singing for them wasn't as hard.

Today, I saw my friend Brian from ASB. He congratulated me and when I asked him what for, he just said "for making it to the talent show!" he started joking around, asking everyone if I made it, like... to mock me (DID SHE MAKE IT? DID SHE? DID SHE?!), but in the end, he looked at me, nodded his head and smiled.

So I'm on the Talent Show. I'm singing "Valentine" by Jim Brickman and Martina McBride.

And another.

Since joining MUN, I've been working very hard on public speaking, since I can speak to people, just not "professionally." We had a debate in Econ today, and I'm proud to say that Mr. Natividad was impressed. And Mr. Gordon, his bestfriend/our MUN instructor was right there, watching.

I loved it. All my groupmates nominated me as the key speaker, because I really had good arguments about how pro-growth is better than the 0-sum policy.

So basically, I feel blessed. I really do. I've been counting my blessings, and I am thankful.

Also... I got my hair did. :) LOL. The lady cut off four inches, also because I can't stand the split ends anymore. I thought it was too short, but my friends happened to like it, so... awesome. :)

I joined MUN yesterday.
I had second thoughts about it, but thanks to my Econ Buddy, Emil, I couldn't say no.
I don't regret it, though.
I now represent The Netherlands.

The MUN Simulation will be on January 6, 2006.

WHO'S TURNING 18 THEN?!

Heck yes, nukka.