Innocent in the City

Friday, October 29, 2004

The REAL Divisoria: Painful!

We've been terribly busy since the other day. My aunt is staying at our house again so we have to prepare loads of "lakads" so she won't be bored (plus, my Lola has been acting up lately). So we decided that we all need an exercise so my mom thought it would be nice to go to the park to stretch our stagnant muscles...my aunt didn't bring her "sporty stuff" so we went (yet again) to Divisoria...this time, we went to the heart of the markets instead of going to the Tutuban Mall...I've never seen so many people in my entire life! People were walking with a purpose and for neophytes like us, we were pushed around a lot! and I mean a LOT! I came home with bruises (more on that later). So we were walking along the streets right? We saw this stall with loads of super super cute shoes so we just had to stop and take a look adn maybe try some things on... My mom was supposed to buy this ridiculously cheap pair of high-heeled sandals when the vendor started to panic. Turns out that he was a "sidewalk vendor" and that the police were doing their rounds to confiscate and take in such vendors. Since my mom didn't have lower denomination bills, the vendor gave her the sandals for 100 pesos...haha! I feel so bad for the vendor but still, that is a great deal!
After around 2 hours of being pushed around outside, we finally gave up and headed towards the mall...which wasn't as worse as the street market but at least it was air conditioned...
I had my mom (heehee) buy me a pair of uber cheap pants(200) and around 3 blouses (one of which i will have to share with my sister). We went home very tired, our arms were almost falling off from the 9 shopping bags we bought, and we got confused where we should ride a jeep so we ended up riding the wrong one (we ended up in la loma, q.c) and we took a cab. When we finally got home, I wasn't at all shocked to find bruises all over my body...I even have a HUGE bruise on my thigh (I don't know how that got there). My mom freaked out and she told me she'll never take me to DIvisoria again...awww...

Exercise sucks!

So we all had our exercise gear right? We went to the park at 7:00 a.m. and stayed there yntil 10:00 a.m. Let me just say that I HATE sweat! Even though I wasn't really doing anything, the heat was enough to make me sweat. I finally decided to join in on the game (badminton) since I was so bored just sitting there and taking pictures (of myself..heehee). I went home bruised again (surprise!). I just hate bruises! They freakin hurt and they freakin don't look good!!! I was tired and sweaty and I hated those freaking bruises!!! My mom freaked out (yet again) and told me to exercise more often (i was hoping she'd say the opposite,actuallY). I have a terrible headache now and I soooo want to take medicine but if my mom finds out about my headache, she'll freak out again and she won't allow me to go out tomorrow...=( so there...that has been my last couple of days...=D

CITY LIFE; 6:39 PM

Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Song Dilemma
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I've been singing practically the same old songs for a couple of days now. It's a bad case of LSS (last song syndrome) that even I'm getting annoyed as well. To top it all off, I've been requested to sing for a friend's debut and I have not a clue what to sing. All the songs i've been singing doesn't seem to be right for the occassion. What do you think? What songs can I sing? Help...=D thanky

CITY LIFE; 4:00 PM

A Certified Angel
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Well what do you know? I have angelic wings... I guess I have always known it (ehem)...heehee...Just trippin'

Angel

You are one of the few out there whose wings are
truly ANGELIC. Selfless, powerful, and
divine, you are one blessed with a certain
cosmic grace. You are unequalled in
peacefulness, love, and beauty. As a Being of
Light your wings are massive and a soft white
or silver. Countless feathers grace them and
radiate the light within you for all the world
to see. You are a defender, protector, and
caretaker. Comforter of the weak and forgiver
of the wrong, chances are you are taken
advantage of once in awhile, maybe quite often.
But your innocence and wisdom sees the good in
everyone and so this mistreatment does not make
you colder. Merciful to the extreme, you will
try to help misguided souls find themselves and
peace. However not all Angelics allow
themselves to be gotten the better of - the
Seraphim for example will be driven to fighting
for the sake of Justice and protection of those
less powerful. Congratulations - and don't ever
change - the world needs more people like you.

Image Copyright Sheila Wolk (prints available
through treefreegreetings.com) - words added by
myself.

*~*~*Claim Your Wings - Pics and Long Answers*~*~*
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CITY LIFE; 12:59 PM

Monday, October 25, 2004

sighs and boring days...
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I can't wait for my brother's exams to be over so we can go out of town. We have 2 options: either we go to Batangas or we go to Baguio. I honestly want to go to Batangas but since it'll be just me and my family, I don't think I would have that much fun at the beach. Don't get me wrong, I loooove my family. Its just that I usually like being with people my age...let's face it, my mom SURELY won't let me wear my new bathing suit right? she won't let me stay up all night, she won't allow me to stay on the beach all day..so I want to save myself (and my mom) from another family feud round...heehee...

Besides, I haven't been to Baguio yet ( for the nth time). So I think it's about time I did. So there...what to do what to do? I think I'll just leave the decision making to them noh? Ta's if things go wrong, I can blame them heehee...

CITY LIFE; 4:28 PM

Sunday, October 24, 2004

addicted...
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I'm such an inyternet addict! I consumed 20 hours in 3 days! Good thing that classes start next week...at least I won't spend as much time in front of the computer as I am now. I have been reading countless posts on the bulletin board, blog hopping and playing neogames. So now, I spent my precious savings to buy another internet card. Sheesh!

On another topic, I have full week planned ahead of me. We're going to Batangas (again) and hopefully, I don't forget to bring my camera! =D

So there...I know this is such a short and meaningless post but I just had to write down something. I don't Vea thinking that I'm dead..heehee

So there...Till the next (meaningful) post!

Tiepee..i'L give you chocolates for your graduation...=D

CITY LIFE; 10:04 PM

Saturday, October 23, 2004

Cheesy Moments...*shudder!*
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So far, today has been an annoying day...no, nothing bad happened, there hasn't been any accidents, and i haven't fallen off my bed again...(heehee). It's just that as soon as I opened my eyes, I just felt like being cheesy. I'm llistening to mushy songs right now and i'm craving for strawberry ice cream and a bit of chocolate (i don't usually like chocolates). What's worse is that I don't have any idea why I'm like this? It could be because of a dream but I can't remember the dream I had last night, it could be because of something I read but I read Taltos last night ...hmmm...

Sheesh!

I'm a big cheeseball this fine saturday morning...We have only one more week of vacation and my mom finally said that we would be going to the beach! I haven't been to the beach and i'm certainly looking forward to that.

Maybe I could invite a couple of friends as well...whatcha think?

So there...I'm still cheesy but i'm hoping that i'll get out of this phase as the day goes on...

Have a great day everyone!

Enjoy the sem break!

CITY LIFE; 11:01 AM

Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Tribute To My Friends...
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It's so nice to have friends who'll stick by you through thick and thin. It's nice when you know you have someone to depend on and speak with when problems arise. Well, I'm lucky I have friends who are ready to knock sense into me (by force if necessary...LoLz), who are ready to lend me a shoulder when I feel like crying and to offer me support when I feel like giving up. I met my most wonderful and dependable friends in college.. not that my elementary and highschool friends aren't like that but since my present friends know exactly what I feel when I feel it, they can comfort me when I need comforting...getz?!

My elem/highschool friends are equally special to me. Whenever I think of them, they remind me of the times when we can freely roam around after classes and gossip amongst ourselves and be kids. They remind me that I can still be child-like while in college. They remind me that I am a kid and I am appreciated as me-- a kid.

It's nice to see friends whom I haven't been in contact with for a very long time...It's even nicer to hear their voice and know that they still remember li'l ol' me.

Friends are often taken for granted and I must admit that I do disregard them and I don't give them the attention and acknowledgement they deserve...sorry bout that. =D

I know it's better to say this in person but this is a start...

Thank you for always being there when I need you guys.

Thank you for never givingup on me.

Thank you for always making me laugh.

Thank you for making me dream.

Thank you for bringing me back to reality.

Thanks for the jokes.

Thanks for the advice.

Thanks for the constant reminders.

Thanks for supporting me...

Just thanks...for being there.

From my YM buddies who are constantly online and knows a lot about me, to my already abroad friends who take time e-mailing me, to my blockmates who are ever so supportive, to my highschool friends from LCC who always make me smile, to the angelicum people who are a big part of my life to my long-lost friends whom I have found again...Thank you...

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Drama?!

I feel blessed, that's all...

Thank you

CITY LIFE; 8:19 PM

Yay!!!
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I have had a very wonderful day today...
No I haven't found a wad of bills lying around
No I haven't met a really cute guy (shux!)
And I certainly haven't lost 10 lbs overnight...It's even better
I passed everysubject this semester!
Don't roll your eyes okay...I just thought that I would see at least one failed mark on my clearance sheet.
But I didn't and thank God for it.

So we went to SM North Edsa (babaw!) and watched a movie...I was with Kate, Len, Celine and Denise. We watched this Korean horror flick: The Doll Master.
It was about dolls who get souls and stuff...It really freaked me out because I had thrown away loads of dolls when I was younger and the movie suggested that dolls could get souls and seek revenge if they wanted to...
Honestly, I kept on covering my face while inside the theatre...Len was laughing at me the whole time...
I;m kinda scared of going to bed tonight...Hehe...but if ever I get an unexpected visit from an angry ex-favorite doll, i know how to kill it...
"poke the eyes and detach the head" easy huh? Hehe...
I feel so silly getting afraid...of a...stupid...make-believe...movie...
But still...I think i'LL sleep with the lights on tonight...

CITY LIFE; 5:27 PM

Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Ranting Mode...*Ouch*
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Got up on the wrong side if the bed this morning..uh...afternoon. I don't see how anyone could be in a good mood after falling off the bed. Yep, I fell off the freakin' bed and my body's achin' (well, duh?). My mom came rushing in my rooms after she heard a crash and when she saw me on the floor, she LAUGHED and worse, she even called my Dad and they laughed at me together... They never even bothered helping me up. Their humor puzzles me sometimes. I get my Dad because he's really weird and I'm used to his wacky ways but my mom really baffles me. She's not the type who laughs a lot...heck she doesn't take jokes very well especially when its on her. But on certain days (days like this, for instance) she cracks up and starts laughing out loud. Sheesh! She just exploded in laughter without asking me if I was hurt (I still am...ouch!) and kept on laughing for about 5 minutes after. Even before she stepped out of the house, she gave me a look and giggled. GIGGLED!!! She NEVER giggles!

Maybe I should feel flattered that I made my Mom laugh. At my expense but still...it counts for something right? Heehee...now that I think about it, I must've looked funny back there. My face all smushed against the floor...Where are the cameras when you need 'em?

I still remember a part of my dream though. It was weird. I remember walking along unfamiliar halls with a lot of students so I'm assuming I was in school (what school, though?). So there, I was fumbling along the hallways and I didn't know anyone so I kept my head down (unlikely!) and quietly(!) made my way in a room. The professor handed us each a jar of worms and told us to count 'em. Mine broke and wham! the next thing I knew, I was face down on the floor...

Sheesh! Something good better happen today! I soooo want ice cream!
I have a feeling that today's not my day...

CITY LIFE; 12:35 PM

Random Thoughts
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I've been thinking for quite a while and I have a lot of things on my mind that I don't know how to start writing about them in my blog. So I'll just list them down in no particular order (or sense) and just get them off my chest.

1. Why do people think that popular=better? I have this fiend who told me that she kinda felt sorry for me since I wasn't one of the a-crowd. This hasn't been the first time she said something about her (ehem) popularity and my lack thereof. I honestly don't have a problem about being low profile but the way she said it (with so much pride and all) made me feel....em...slightly rattled. (clue to my friends: she's the same person who told me that I was almost a social zero...lol!)

2. I hate being broke! I'm broke (so what else is new?) and I so want to buy a lot of things. Not to mention that it's almost time to buy new books and school supplies for the new semester. I'm still trying to figure out how to earn quick cash (legally, of course).

3. Speaking of money, I wonder what career i'll take up when I get out of school. I mean, I'm taking up Communication Arts but I don't know for sure what path to take. I actually want to be in events management or maybe a PR practitioner (alhough I don't know what that is exactly). One thing I know for sure, I don't want to be cooped up in an office all day. I want to meet loads of new people and go to a lot of places.

4. And speaking of travel, I am secretly wishing to get employed by the travel channel so I could visit loads of countries and see the sights and experience new stuff abroad...hmm...or I could just be a flight stewardess...I'm just too short.

5. Aside from being too short, i'm probably too heavy to become a flight stewardess. I imagine that the plane would tilt to one side when i'm on board. Haha...I have weight issues...=D

6. My cellphone is sooo dead! I want to buy a new one but my lack of financial resources is proving to be the most difficult obstacle...(see#2 and 3)

So there...these are just a couple of thoughts on my mind. It's just that I have a terrible headache and I think I need to rest for a while. I'll update later. I swear...

CITY LIFE; 7:30 AM

Friday, October 15, 2004

Borrrrriiiiinnngggg!!!!
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Another day has come and honestly, i'm so bored i could eat a fly just to see how it tastes like.
Later, i'll be going out with my dear friend Rose. We'll be going to Rockwell to stroll, watch a movie and just chill...boy hunting is a given of course! haha...
So there...and Rose is planning to invite her (ehem) crush and I soooo want to meet him.

I'm having fun right now because i'm getting to talk to a lot of friends through YM...
I absofreakinlutely love ym!!! It's a life saver! I would've gone mad with boredom if not for YM!

My cellphone is officially dead!
And my mom doesn't want to buy me a new phone yet...

Bummer...
I'm still bored
And I'm boring...
I'm boring exemplified!

Catch ya'll later!

CITY LIFE; 1:48 PM

Thursday, October 14, 2004

I'm Back!
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I am so back! And you might say that i'm back with a vengeance. After roughly 3 days of complete relaxation, i'm so in the mood for a bit of pangungulit.
We went to megamall (tuesday) and did a bit of shopping for baking stuff. You see, i am now a master at baking!
okay, maybe not a master but i'm well on my way to being one...
We baked chocolate chip cookies and oatmeal cookies and coconut cookies...
Okay...i know what you're thinking...coconut cookies?! what the---
It's actually very good...very um...coconut-ty? bottomline: it's good!

I got the chance to catch up on my reading and i'm looking forward to reading a couple more books in the shopaholic series care of Ms. Vea heehee...luvyah Vea!
SO there...a couple of days and I didn't watch TV or open a computer...
but now i'm devouring every minute i have in front of the tv and computer...
i feel deprived now that i think about it...
but fulfilled because i did something worthwhile
not that blogging isn't worthwhile...
haha!

I'm having loads of free time and looks like i have to plan a lot of stuff for the next days...
help...

CITY LIFE; 8:04 PM

Monday, October 11, 2004

G'bye for now...
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Hey there!
I'll be going to Pasig for the next couple of days and i don't think i'll be able to write as much as i should.
At least i'll be going out of my house and i'm so excited...

I'll be learning how to bake and we'll go to Divisoria and MAYBE we'll get to mall-hop (my aunt and uncle are retailers of clothes so...)
Anyways, i'm saying g'bye for now but it doesn't mean that I will never write again...i'm just taking a break and hopfully, i'll get to experience things for myself...

So there...
keep me posted on stuff okay?

CITY LIFE; 4:21 PM

Sunday, October 10, 2004

What to write...
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vea DEMANDED for an update..so here it is...
problem is, there isn't any UPDATE to write about...
hmm...
We went to Providence last Friday and I started my attemp at being a "bad-girl".
I had a great time!!!
I was with Kyle, ate Arbs, Merlyn, Kate, Olet and Jona. We just sang our heart out. We really didn't care what song we sang as long as we did. We saw a different side of each other (they definitely saw a different side of me..haha) and I so liked what i saw. They were really nice and cool, they knew how to chill and juts do nothing but still enjoy. I wish we could've done that earlier...

I came home around 7-ish (bad na ba yun? haha) and my uniform reeked of cigarette smoke (thanks jona,kate) but no one smelled it coz i was home alone(bad trip!). After a couple of hours, my dad came home and asked me to go to the funeral parlor...my mom specifically asked me not to wear a sleeveless top and i had no intention of wearing one but since she mentioned it...(bwahahaha!) I went there wearing a racer back top and tight jeans...
Shempre she was annoyed but not as annoyed as i want her to be...=D
i was talking to my cousins friends and trying to be all bitchy (not in a bad way though) and tough but it was sooo hard! haha!
Add to that, the earthquake happened right as i was being my baddest so i took that as a sign and kind of lessened my bad-ness...

I hate funerals and stuff...its so gloomy and sad.
If I die, i want to have loads of balloons and flowers and people will wear bright colored shirts (pink!) and no one will be allowed to cry...i don't like seeing grown peolpe cry...
So there...
We buried my uncle this morning and my cousins said goodbye to their dad who loved and cared for them. hmmm...i don't think i would survive without my dad...I would probably cry barrels at his funeral...(morbid!!!)
Okay, i'm freaking me out here! Next Topic!!!

We went to the mall earlier...and as usual, my mom was being such a witch! She REFUSED to buy me a new pair of jeans which costs 300 PhP..Hello?! I think she was trying to annoy me as well...
Of course, AmZ bit back...i folded my shirt so a bit of my tummy was showing (she HATES that..haha) and i wore shades in the mall and walked really arte! haha!
Its fun having a feud with your mom...we don't have any verbal communication and stuff so we don't directly hurt each other but we try to outdo each other with the things we do...=D
It'll blow off soon though, it always does...=D

Hmm....maybe i do have updates, i just didn't know it..
Here Vea, this is for you...sama ko sa BAGUIO!!! =D

CITY LIFE; 4:40 PM

Thursday, October 07, 2004

Sem Break Countdown
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Bummer! I won't be able to join my friends in La Union Tomorrow...
My uncle died and I feel guilty about going on a vacation while veryone's mourning.
So, being the good girl that I am, I decided to put off my merry-making a while longer.
I had my mom promise me that we would go somehwere I haven't gone to before.
I'm so cooped up here in Manila...I haven't been to Baguio, can you believe?
So there, i'll probably go to Baguio or somewhere with a gorgeous beach! I haven't been to a beach since forever and I super miss the sand in my toes...=D I'll make them kulit if I have to, I'll be a brat about it...basta we're going to the beach! Heehee...
I hope I could stay in my bratmode long enought to convince them, though.
I seem to have trouble being bad...I guess i'm just a push-over. Period.
So there, I don't have any concrete plans this sem break but I assure you (and myself too...)
that i WILL have something interesting to share...=D Wish me luck?!

CITY LIFE; 9:10 PM

Wednesday, October 06, 2004

In the midst of finals...
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It's finals week but I find myself in front of the computer more often than I should...
It's baaadddd i know but hey, to each his own...c'est la vie
haha! just procrastinating...
i'll fail marketing...and computer(what the---)
I hope i won't fail any more subjects though...
sheesh...its been a pretty boring week (and its only wednesday)
You'll be pleased to know that i don't have a crush anymore...
Yep, that's right! No more gay crushes for me...I've seen the light! =D
hurray!
I miss my highschool days again though...
the careless frolicking after classes, just hanging out at the cafeteria ordering juice and chips...
hmm....the only thing i've eaten at the coop are cheese sticks and mojos..=D
i should eat out more...
yeah..i should
and i'm thinking of food in the midst of final exams....
i'm demented!

CITY LIFE; 8:46 PM

Saturday, October 02, 2004

An essay filled day...
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Well la-di-da i'm still alive!
I've been awake since 4 a.m. because I was thinking of my english papers....
I even dreamt of our professor..("Miss Amery Celiza Acedo, is this the best you can do?????")
So i was in front of the computer as early as 7 a.m. and turned it off at luch time..
One word to describe this weekend...CRUMMY
I have been working non-stop on my papers and i've been studying for my finals...
I'm hoping that all my HARD work would pay off....
I hope i pass Science...hehe...and Filipino....

Come to think of it, it's so weird that i'm havig problems in Filipino...I know how to speak Filipino (though not that good...)
What the heck is wrong here?
I'll just study REALLY HARD i guess..and hope for the best!

After finals i'll just hang out with my friends...i'm also thinking of going to our integration ball...
you think i should?
Hmmm....
So many choices...

My blog isn't THAT crummy is it?

CITY LIFE; 5:40 PM