Big Yellow Taxi

Admittedly, there are so many thoughts running through my head.

However, to put it all here would take so much time.

Para mapadali ang buhay, lyrics na lang muna ng song na pang-LSS .. hehe

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

Ooooh, bop bop bop
Ooooh, bop bop bop

They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
No, no, no
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot

Ooooh, bop bop bop
Ooooh, bop bop bop

Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don't care about spots on my apples,
Leave me the birds and the bees
Please
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey now, they paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Why not?

Ooooh, bop bop bop
Ooooh, bop bop bop

Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
Now don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Well, don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Why not?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey hey hey
Paved paradise and put up a parking lot

Ooooh, bop bop bop
Ooooh, bop bop bop

I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna giving it all away
Hey, hey, hey
x2
Now you wanna give it
I should wanna give it
Now you wanna giving it all away

Hey, paved paradise to put up a parking lot

Why you want it?
x2
da da dada da da da da da

With A Little Help From My Friends

What would think if I sang out of tune,
Would you stand up and walk out on me.
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song,
And I'll try not to sing out of key.
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends,
He gets high with a little help from his friends,
Oh I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends.

What do I do when my love is away.
(Does it worry you to be alone)
How do I feel by the end of the day
(Are you sad because you're on your own)
No, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I get high with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I'm gonna to try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody?
I need somebody to love.
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love.

Would you believe in a love at first sight?
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time.
What do you see when you turn out the light?
I can't tell you, but I know it's mine.
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I get high with a little help from my friends,
Oh I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody?
I need someone to love.
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love
Oh...
I get by with a little help from my friends,
I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
Yes I get by with a little help from my friends,
with a little help from my friends

the song speaks for itself :)

10 Things I Hate About You

I got to watch "The Break-Up" today. The words of wisdom of Johnny-O (Jon Favreau) to Gary (Vince Vaughn) towards the end of the film somehow struck a chord with me that I decided to search for it in the Internet.

Unfortunately, I could not find it for now.

Fortunately, I stumbled upon this quote from the movie "10 Things I Hate About You." I truly enjoyed watching this film. And I have to thank Maia for introducing this one nice flick to me.

I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair.

I hate the way you drive my car.

I hate it when you stare.

I hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind.

I hate you so much it makes me sick; it even makes me rhyme.

I hate it, I hate the way you're always right.

I hate it when you lie.

I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry.

I hate it when you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call.

But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you.

Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.

Tears

"There are 5 types of tears:

• Sorrow
• Regret
• Joy
• Fear
• Allergic Reaction

The one thing they have in common is DNA."

This is what I learned from CSI the other day.

How appropriate. I wonder ...

The Fast and the Furious

Windang!

This was basically our reaction after our Constitutional Law 2 class a while ago.

So, this is fourth year. As expected, things are quite fast and furious. Masyadong mabilis ang pangyayari .. hehe .. Review class na talaga! No matter how much I expected that things would really be fast in fourth year, it is indeed quite different when I'm now experiencing it.

But I am not in panic mode just yet. Being in a panic mode would just make me panicky .. ano daw? Hehe .. I mean, I just have to chill it out and do what I am supposed to do. Panic would just lead to chaos .. chaos leads to disaster .. disaster is the end of me .. hehe.

Obviously, I am not yet panicking considering that I am here blogging =P But I am keeping this short since there's a lot of stuff to do ..

On the other hand, having so much to do would keep my mind off things .. hehe ..

Social Loner

I am not sure how I came up with this irony. But I guess I am a social loner. Weird but true.

I do not know how to explain this further .. hehe.

Well, I know a lot of people. I get to go out with different people every now and then. I get to talk and share stories with different people. But don't get me wrong because secrets and confidential stories are not shared along the way .. hehe ..

Still confusing? Well, I think it's about I can be with different sets of people. If I get invited to an event or just a simple dinner, I try to come. In the next event, I am with a different set of people. If I had too much of a good time in a month already, I stay at home.

Don't get me wrong because there are people that I am constantly in contact with, I think.

But maybe there is something wrong with me. Because at the end of the day, it is just me. I am alone with my thoughts and rarely say my innermost sentiments (if meron man).

Hai .. confusing man ako oi .. but I just have to write this even if does not make sense to humanity just save my insanity .. hehe .. yes, I am already insane :)

Tired

Nope, this is not about being tired about law school and all those law school stuff .. well, not yet anyway considering that I am still in my first week as a fourth year law student.

Anyhow, napaisip lang ako that there are just some things that I seem to have grown tired of. There are certain situations which I have dealt with almost everyday and somehow I just have to let go because it has come to a point that it drains my energy somehow. Well, it hasn't really drained my energy but I don't want to get to that point. I know I should just go with the flow and maybe this is going with the flow.

Things happen. Circumstances change.

Ang akin lang naman huwag pangunahan. Mangyayari rin naman siguro kung yun ang dapat mangyari .. hehe .. SMB commercial man ito noon.

Anyhow uli, there are situations that I have grown tired that I prefer not to be attached to such situations anymore. Some people will not understand. But this is personal and this is me.

There are certain images and perceptions that I have grown tired of being attached to me. I have grown tired of certain remarks that I feel nagmumukha na akong kawawa .. hehe .. self-pity .. haha. I guess that's life. It is just a matter of dealing with it. They just have to manage their expectations and I just have to live my life and manage my expectations within my own world. And just deal with it!

But that's about it. I may be tired since I am only human .. hehe .. but I still have more than enough energy to go on, for now that is .. hehe

Oh life!

Mmmbop!

I was surfing the net and I heard the Mmmbop song by the Hanson being played on TV. So, I decided na yun ang title ko sa blog ko for today .. hehe

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First time na nag-enrol ako sa first day of school .. hehe

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I did not know what to expect today except that I know I will be busy with the video stuff for the Freshmen Orientation

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I am happy that the music videos and powerpoint presentations went ok

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I am happy that my opening prayer went well. I think I seem nervous with the prayer. And I think it would seem that way since I just came from running when the program was about to start.

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I am happy that the opening prayer was acknowledged .. haha .. feeling :)

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I don't know what to say when Father addressed me while I was at the Dean's Office. He asked me about my mom still not taking the bar exam. I said she was already ok not taking the bar exam. I mentioned to him that before, we joked around na sabay kami magreview and mag-bar ng mom ko .. hehe. He then said that "it is better to have tried and missed, than never to have tried at all." Ok na sana, dinagdagan pa niya "it is better to love and be hurt, than to never have loved" Hala! Damay-damayon pa jud ko .. hehe .. affected!

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Afterwards, Father then mentioned to another professor that before, their student was my mom. Ngayon, anak na daw ang kanilang ginaturuan .. hehe

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I am happy and blessed when I officially found out that 5 of us in third year are dean's lister. Happy jud ako kasi madami kami and I super care for these people and this is a super blessing that is shared by all of us :)

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Grateful for those who expressed their congratulations, including teachers :)

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Hmmm ... medyo makapressure din iyong bar bets na speech ni dean ha .. hehe .. walay pressuray .. haha

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I am really happy seeing all those people in law school. I think I get my energy from the people around me .. mas energy, mas happy!

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Happy that we went out for dinner. Aside from food, nabusog pud mi sigeg storya ug sigeg katawa .. hehe .. sana padayon kahit fourth year na :)

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Cheers to a new school year!

Trip

After a super enjoy beach trip with friends, sinulit ko na ang mga natitirang araw ng summer .. hehe .. This time around a quick but super adventure trip with family.

We left on June 4 in the afternoon. My mom and my sisters proceeded to 168 Mall while my dad, my brother and I stayed at the airport for the son of my mom's officemate who was going along with us with the trip. Afterwhich, we proceeded to Mall of Asia and had dinner at Congro Grille. What a happy stomach! Then, uwian na.

We woke up early the next day for our interview at the US Embassy. Yes, this was the main reason why we had to go to Manila. Before 8:30 a.m, we were already done with the interview. We had good news and bad news. My mom, dad, JJ and I were ok for a US Visa. But my two sisters, whose courses were BSN, were denied for that reason alone. No other papers were asked. We think they also had doubts to issue a visa in my name since I am already 27, still a student and unemployed. But I think the fact the my dad is a lawyer convinced them that I am staying to practice the profession with my dad. Hai .. sadness for my 2 sisters. It would still be years before our family would be really complete ..

While it did dampen our spirits, we still made the most of our time there.

Off we went to the Manila Ocean Park. It was pretty ok but I think a lot of it is still under construction. So, I am hoping for more improvement. And I do pray they clean up Manila Bay as well. Seeing the trash was quite frustrating. I guess the highlight was when my brother decided to have that fish spa .. it was a delight seeing him enjoying that experience :)

We then headed for lunch to Aristocrat, which is one of my mom's favorite restaurants. Then, we went to see the PBB House ... haha .. I know! Jologs na kung jologs! We watch PBB and it was really nice for us to see the house and realize how small it is sa front yard. At umakyat kami sa stage at nagpapicture .. hehe. Hala! Picture galore .. hehe. Trinoma was our next stop. We were supposed to go to Bonifacio High Street but I guess everyone was already tired so we decided to go home and catch up some sleep considering that we slept at 12 mn and woke up at 5 am.

We headed for the Ocean Adventure the next day. My mom decided that we should take the swim encounter. We love you mom!!!! It was an experience in a lifetime jud! We really love dolphins that's why we were so ecstatic when we had that encounter. Abot tenga ang smiles. Siguro, kahit tulog kami after that .. nakasmile pa din. And we know that our mom and dad really enjoyed taking videos and pictures of us .. hehe

Back to Manila, we went to Bonifacio High Street, ate at TGIF (sarap, sarap) and saw John Estrada, his girlfriend Miss Earth Priscilla Mereilles and his kids.

The next day, we were back at Mall of Asia and tried ice skating. Hai, I fell 3 times .. twice on my left knee and one on my butt. Nabun-og intawon akong left knee. Aside from the fact that it was my first time, I had a hard time getting a hang of it (pero pinakamahirap pa rin ang snow boarding .. promise!). Nasugatan ang paa ko and it was too late when I decided to change shoes. Pero lingaw na ako na naka-ice skating nako .. murag bata .. haha .. We had lunch at French Baker, another of my mom's favorite.

We then proceeded to Enchanted Kingdom. It was fun because this time around my brother JJ can ride the rides (hehe), unlike the last time we were there. First ride, Rio Grande Rapids! Of all of us, my mom was the one was the most wet. I think I was second .. hehe. Then, there was Rialto! Up next was space shuttle! My brother was shouting "ayaw ko na". And I was nervous and excited at the same time .. hehe .. Then, we proceeded to log jam. I decided not to go with them sa Ferris Wheel. We then went to watch the Diving Show. Basta, we had fun there jud!

We went to get our stuff then proceeded to the airport since our flight is at 4:30 am. The gates won't open until 1:30 am. So, I sat on the floor and slept for some time, quite uncomfortably. Nung nakapasok na kami, hala, higa sa upuan. I got a one-hour sleep. And then, wala pa naka-take off ang plane, natulog na uli ako ..hehe. Pag-uwi sa bahay, we ate breakfast, nanghipos ug gamit and then off to sleep again. I woke up at 3 pm na .. feeling jet lag .. haha

All in all, it was a great family adventure. Short but super fun! Happy, happy, joy, joy!

The Great Island Adventure

This is some kinda belated ... nabusy man gud .. hehe

Anyhow, I had my 3rd trip to the beach for this Summer last May 30. The first one was in Paradise with a friend from Manila na parang 3 hours lang and I didn't swim. The second one was in Paradise where nakisabay kami sa team building sa office ng mom ko. That was a one-day affair. So, it was just appropriate that my 3rd trip to the beach would be an overnight and hindi na sa Paradise but sa Isla Reta.

That was my second time to Isla Reta. The first time was summer after first year law school. Overnight din yun. Come to think of it, the summer after second year, nakapagbeach din ako with law school friends overnight din sa Paradise. So, ayos talaga to. Dapat next year uli :)

It was quite an adventure since we had to ride two boats to get there kay giinspect or gipakyaw ata iyong boat talaga ng Isla Reta.

When we got there after some hours, the water was great for swimming.

After eating and some picture taking, I had fun swimming and discovering the different parts of the beach - underwater, by the rocks, sa sand, sa shore .. hehe.

We had so much fun taking pictures. Unfortunately, I did not take enough pictures kay murag nalingaw na jud ko sa tubig and sa company. Oh, well .. sa heart na lang .. haha .. Pero enjoy talaga iyong jumping pictures .. daming attempts just to get it right. And I think we were able to burn enough calories with those jumps.

Siyempre, meron ding card games .. haha .. lingaw din ako dito sige katawa. Sana nalingaw din sila akin. Pero super laugh trip talaga to.

Around 1 am, it started to rain .. hala! Buti na lang may vacant huts, kaya hayun. hehe

At 4 am, wala pang sun, the water looked so tempting that we decided to take a dip. Malamig pala .. haha! Pero naaliw ako because clear ang water. Makita kay may ilaw man sa isang part .. hehe

Kaya lang, we had to get back at 6 am kay ang next trip 3 pm pa .. hehe

Basta .. super nag-enjoy kami. Just a perfect way to spend summer .. not really to end the summer kay hindi pa tapos ang summer ko .. hehe ;)