It doesn't fade away

It's always great to hang out with long time friends once in a while. I get to be really busy when school starts to roll! You see, most of them study at the same university, so they get to hang out or eat lunch together. But in my case, I only get to be connected with them, well most of the time, through facebook or twitter and be more connected to my college circle during school months.

Don't get me wrong; I don't have any grudges on any of my friends now in college! :D  I just tend to miss the old times. FYI, most of my high school friends were also my kinder-to-gradeschool classmates, so I have lived my childhood and adolescent years with them. It was pretty hard to be away from them after high school, but then again life must go on! So, I had no choice but to adjust. :]

The girls of the gang!

Gladly, some of my high school friends and I were able to enjoy a day full of laughter and craziness in TriNoma-MoA-SM North Edsa. Yes, that was one loaded day! :D The girls and I ate lunch at TriNoma and waited for the four men (who had their basketball practice somewhere) to arrive. It was great catching up with them! The moment we talked, it was full blast! :)) I can't really narrate everything in here, but summing it all up, it was one heck of a conversation -- no dead air! Everything's just in-sync with one another; Just like the old times.

We watched Paranormal Activity 3 at 4:15PM. The whole movie was effin' crazy! We almost died in our seats LOL. Afterwhich, we strolled around the mall and went near Manila Bay, took pictures and had more stuff to talk about! Who can forget to take 'pictorials'! :)) Here are a couple of pictures. From L-R: Andrea, Tin, Me, Joan, Fae

We were lucky enough to see some fireworks too!



All 11 of us (some are not in the pictures) had an FX ride back home and had dinner at Tokyo Tokyo, SM Annex.

...and so I say, cherish those who are dear to you with all your heart

2nd Sem Sched

WARNING: Crazy stuff ahead

Here's my schedule next semester! :) All subjects except for one,which is NatSci4, are major subjects. I am really hoping that I get to be more serious with my studies this time. I often think of the future and all the responsibilities which lie ahead of me. I always say to myself that I'll do better next time, but there are really those times that I just want to "rebel" out of stress and not study for one day and do all things to relax my mind and body, thereby, making me quite easy-go-lucky for the rest of the sem.

I hope and pray to learn how to manage my time wisely this time. I know that the road I am taking, like everybody else, is difficult to surpass. There a lots of challenges, yet I have to be optimistic, stay strong, believe in my capabilities and keep my faith to God. I want to become a doctor. I must have the drive to achieve this. So help me God.  :]

Pardon me for the silly design of my schedule! XD The one on the right is Tegoshi Yuya, and I'm on the left side. LOLS! Fine fine, You can say I'm addicted or obsessed or whatever, HAHA, but I really admire this guy coz of his talents. He can be more beautiful than me if he were a girl, damn! :)) Plus, can you believe that I had this really crazy moment wherein I actually cried while watching the music video of NEWS entitled "Aki no Sora"? Yes, my dear readers, it was weird for the fact that while crying I actually had a burst of emotions as if I missed him and all. Being a pastlife believer, I suddenly thought that MAYBE we knew each other during one of my past lives. HAHA OKAY, I don't want to let you read more of my craziness. :)) So yea, I don't know, maybe stress has brought me up to this point! LMAO. XD

PS: I'll be seeing my highschool friends later! :D *next entry, that is!*

Tagged!

Thanks to Grysh & Sakura for tagging me! They tagged the same thing so I have 22 instead of 11 questions to answer! I'm loving this. #feelingartista LOLJK!

Rules:
1. You must post these rules.
2. Each person must post 11 things about themselves in their journal.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and create eleven new questions for the people you tag to answer.
4. You have to choose 11 people to tag and link them on the post
5. Go to their page and tell them you have tagged him/her.
6. No tag backs.
7. No stuff in the tagging section about “you are tagged if you are reading this.” You legitimately (AKA, really, truly, with all honesty)have to tag 11 people.

Grysh's Questions

1. How old are you? I'm 19 years young! ^_^


2. When did you start blogging? I started blogging in 2004 using Blogspot. :D


3. Are you fashion-forward? Somehow, I guess.


4. What is your favorite ensemble? The usual plain colored top, jeans, and FitFlops! (I have a couple of fitflop pairs XD, and I love wearing them)


5. Do you play any musical instrument? Unfortunately, I haven't mastered any instrument though I used to play the guitar before...


6. From what country are you? Philippines


7. Would you rather be an ugly tree or an emotionless rock? Emotionless rock -- in terms of biology, the ugly tree wouldn't be standing there if it weren't for the emotionless rock that would have undergone weathering to provide soil for the tree's nutrients and minerals. :D So somehow, I see the rock as an essential thing. It's good that it doesn't have emotions too! Because if it did, it'll surely think twice whether it must provide for the tree or not.


8. Are you still a student or are you already working? I'm still a student, currently on my 3rd year of pre-med in UPM


9. How do you see yourself 10 years from now? Hmm.. this is quite difficult to answer coz I've been dreaming of becoming a pediatrician, an inspirational blogger, and a theatre actress. XD I don't know if they can be combined but we'll see after 10 years! LOL.


10. Is 10 years too much? How about 5 years from now? I guess I'd be studying for Medicine Proper. :)


11. Honestly speaking, would you do this tag? I just did! ^_^

Sakura's Questions

1. What do you think of me? Friendly, Kawaii, Smart


2. Where are you from? Philippines


3. Do you love blogging? Yes, I do love it! It has become a pastime


4. Tshirts or buttoned shirts? Either actually. Tshirts for schooldays, Buttoned for more formal occasions :D


5. Ballet flats or sneakers? (for girls) Sport shoes or sneakers? (for guys) ballet flats


6. Sling bag or backpack? sling bag


7. Sennheiser or Audio Technica or Dr Dre? I haven't gotten any of those. ;)


8. Facebook or Twitter? Twitter! I can totally post anything in there.


9. What is your favourite music group/band? NEWS♥ Unfortunately (and it's really heartbreaking) Yamapi and Ryo already left making them 4nin!NEWS (okay this is /wrist time!)


10. What is one thing that you always wanted to try but don’t dare to try? Ballet! It's too late for my not so flexible body and I need a lot of time to be able to do it now that I'm busier than bees.


11. What is one thing that you tried but didn’t do well? Singing in very high notes with my original voice! I can only sing high notes or do the head tone in falsetto. I want to really have that "powerhouse"  belting-out voice. :D

So now, I'm tagging 11 people!

Kristina Trish Dipika Abhie Adrenia April Chiui Cassie Geneve Jamie Sheng

Here are your questions: (Theme: YOUR FAVORITES) What/Who is your fave...
1. Color?
2. Food?
3. Drink?
4. Music Genre?
5. TV show (Kdrama/Jdorama/etc)?
6. Actor/Actress (that inspires you)?
7. Get-up?
8. Scenery of Nature?
9. Perfume?
10. Dessert?
11. Musical Instrument?

Yakimix on a Friday

Yakimix recently opened their SM North Edsa branch! We usually eat at DADS or Saisaki for that ultimate eat-all-you-can experience, but just for a change, we tried Yakimix out. :D The ambiance was really great! The moment I saw the place I was like, "Now I know the reason why most people would choose to eat here rather than the other buffet restaurants out there". Being a maki lover, I had to try almost everything that is in the sushi/maki section! XD It was my first plate. LOL! Of course I didn't miss the tempura goodness! =))

I also did some grillin' at their smokeless grill. The marinated stuff were good! They were yummy, IMO, especially those asparagus and carrots wrapped with bacon, haha! You guys must try 'em out! I thought the "stress left-overs" from my acad-related life were relieved after I tried the smokeless grill. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take pictures of everything I ate already because I got carried away, LOL. I ate a lot and ended up having a really happy stomach! XD

And oh, about the ambiance, here's the buffet table! Really pleasing to the eyes, eh? :)

It has almost the same price as any other buffet restaurants we went to, so I guess the price was worth it! I was really full after anyway! NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! :D

Question:

Do you skip meals just to get your stomach all set for that one time-big time Eat-All-You-Can Experience? :D FYI: I didn't eat the whole day except for breakfast just to make my stay in Yakimix at dinner time worth it! XD

Feeling Christmas-y!

I decided to make the second theme for my SGCom Baby! :D It's a Christmas-inspired theme with crimson, green, and gold colors as the scheme. Here's the before and after shots of my site! As you can observe, I'm very much into earthy colors these days! Influence of BS Biology? HAHA Nah.

On another note, my feet still hurts coz of our Panigsahan 2011 last Sunday! It was an amazing race held in UP Diliman-QC Memorial Circle for our Hum2 Class. It was actually a game for "plus points" in our grade! How generous can our professor be! :D But yea, my feet still hurts like it's gonna break any moment now! LOL

PS: my family and I are planning to eat at Yakimix tomorrow! I'm so excited ^^~ It'll be my first time to eat there fyi; we usually eat at DADS or Saisaki whenever we eat at buffets! :D

Say WA!

Not really a pro ecologist yet, but hey, I'm grateful that I passed our Ecology subject. Just this afternoon, my professors in Ecology already sent our grades, and fortunately, I got exempted! I totally needed a treat so wallah!

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I had some milk tea and sweets to celebrate. Junior first semester sure is one hell of a sem! I know that somehow grades will be a little down compared to my previous performance as a sophomore but nothing is more important than passing all my subjects now and stay regular. Hopefully, I get to be exempted for the rest of my subjects so that I won't take any finals. I want to have some rest already! I had more than enough sleep deprivation. XD  I can say that sembreak starts now though. :D

So what did Ecology contribute to me as a biologist? Well, I can say it taught me a lot regarding the interplay of various factors in nature -- both biotic and abiotic factors. I never knew ecology could be so interesting. I mean, knowing the interactions among the organisms and why they behave that way... and how abiotic factors could affect the rest of the ecology and all that! The scope is really broad, but it's just amazing how everything is connected! :D

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The best part of Ecology, IMO,  is our fieldwork in San Juan, Batangas. We got the opportunity to explore the association of mangroves and learn more about them - the competition among different species and within similar ones. The whole experience of getting grubby and sweaty was the best part for me! I'm not really sure why I liked that exhausting part but, it  was the reason why I enjoyed the Mangrove Adventure! Learning while getting dirty ang drama! :D

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Here was our class picture after the fieldwork! Can you spot our professors? HAHA, I bet you can't but they're the ones sitting at the right-most side in white shirt and with shades (Sir Sed) and left-most side standing and carrying a black bag while holding a hat (Ma'am Lacdan).  The view is really relaxing too! Just a perfect spot to unwind and stay away from the troublesome acads for the moment. :D Most of us were doing the WA pose (our mouths wide open as if saying the word WA). XD It was popularized by our Ecology lecture prof (Sir Arnold)  [not in the picture]. He said whenever a predator captures a prey, it would say WA then eat the prey! :D

Such a wonderful experience, indeed. :) Thank you Ecology professors for sharing with us your knowledge! Till we meet again, ecology. :)

Saturated

A lot of things to think about... a lot of things that bug me.. Distractions are everywhere. I'm thinking too much , eh? Maybe. I just hope... [protected] I can surpass all my endeavors for the 2 weeks.I hope I won't take finals anymore! Please help me Lord, God [/protected]