One Long Break!

This past weeks turned out to be a really long study break for me made possible by the annual celebration of our department, Department of Biology, as well as the little gathering I've had with my long time friends and detox party with my schoolmates.

As you may see, I was very much out of sync with the blogopshere. Practice hours for Biogyugan (a competition among Biology students) and Biorhythm (Department Choir / My Org) were demanding! The theme for BIOgyugan 2011 was "The Forest: Our Last Stand Against Climate Change".

We won 1st runner-up! All thanks to Him! :D It was definitely a big deal for us batch because the past 2 years of our Biogyugan experience were better off forgotten. This year's performance was exceptional. It was a well-planned production by us, Juniors in my opinion. I played the role of an evil Jane (That girl in yellow top and violet skirt amidst the deers of Pocahontas, dwarves of Snow White, Lady Gaga and Ariel in labgown for the moment! :D ) who would eventually ruin the forest.  We even had Dora, Boots, Doraemon, PPG, etc. in our show. Oh just remembering that day makes me laugh! One memorable Biogyugan performance it is! ^^~

On another note, we had dinner at Karen's place before her departure off to Seoul a couple of days ago. I've been friends with these three since birth. Yep, 19 years and counting of friendship! Whenever I look at our pictures and how well we've grown since our meeting... it just makes me high in spirit! Awesome friends!  XD We're now in college but whenever we get-together, it just feels like going back to our childish self. :D

Lastly, detox party with the gang aka Monique's debut! I was out searching for night make-ups then stumbled upon a couple of videblogs made by a friend and co-blogger, Rhea. I tried one of her looks in Youtube, and I liked the result!

Outfit is from Forever 21. Heels from Gibi. I was part of the 18 songs, so I sang Count on Me by Whitney Houston.  :D

Last pic for my update today! I was with a bunch of Sophomores during that night with Miguel (Junior) and Vap (Senior too. To sum it all up, I felt detoxed after! Nothing beats partying with stressed students like us, as they say! :D LOL!

Carefree Sunday

This is yet the most relaxing weekend of my entire third year college life probably because I have no exams to worry about for the coming week. My carefree attitude is also a factor here though, since I really had enough of the stress lately that all I wanna do is just be "rebellious" for the moment and JUST BE AWAY from all these stress-inducing activites AKA Acads. Who's with me? :cool:

So I had Mcdonald's for breakfast! :D My parents often go to Mcdo on weekends. When I was in high school, we usually go out every morning just to eat our fave breakfast meals from Mcdo! Now that I'm in college, I prefer to sleep rather than get up early for breakfast, so they usually bring home my fave Sausage McMuffin with Egg and fries!  Then we headed to Church for Mass.... I bought this beautiful rosary-bracelet personally made by the priest awhile ago. I'm very much into these bracelets. They are really purdy and I feel like I'm always protected when I have tangible stuff like this with me.

Here's my attempt to look like a weirdo doing the kitten's paw pose! I'm wearing the bracelet! ^^~

Ala-Siete y Media

Kung mapapansin niyo, di ako mag-iingles ngayon; Feel ko lang kasi talaga mag-Filipino. Parang ayaw ko muna mag-isip ng kung papaano ko isasummarize ang pinakaimportanteng mga kaganapan sa buhay ko gamit ang wikang Ingles. Ano naman ang kwento ng blog title ko? Ayun, "7:30 o Ala-Siete y Media" -- pinakasignificant na oras ngayong araw na'to -- day and night time!

7:30 AM. Late ako ng 30 minutes sa 7AM class ko kanina, sayang tuloy yung additional 2 points for our 1st exam na binigay ng prof namin sa Ecolab. Oh well, that's life! Masaya narin ako since napasa at qualified pa akong maexempt for finals sa subject na yun, as of now. xD So ano na ba pinagkaabalahan ko ngayon? SAME OLD SAME OLD ang sagot ko diyan! Acads pa rin ang nagbibigay kulay sa mundo ko. Third year na ako ngayon, at mas feel ko na ang pagiging BS Biology Major ko. More on papers kami lately -- scientific reports, oral reports, atbp. :D Ang saya-saya. Minsan. :))

Syempre, di magpapatalo ang laki ng eye-bags ko sa dami ng gawain ko bilang estudyante. Mapapa-"grabe only!" ka talaga sa dami! Buti nalang may twitter na pwede kong paglabasan ng stress. :D Di lang 'yan, meron din akong mga pinapanood na Asian Dramas para madivert ang atensyon ko paminsan-minsan. Just to keep me sane! Heartstrings (Kdrama) at Sunao ni Narenakute (Jdorama) ang recent na nasa dramalist ko! Okay silang dalawa. Yung former, typical romance-comedy. Fave ko ang chemistry nila Shin Hye at Yong Hwa kaya approve sa akin ang Kdrama na 'yan! Yung latter naman, kasisimula ko palang panoorin yan. Friendship made through Twitter naman ang concept nila. :D

7:30 PM. Pauwi na ako ng bahay nang umulan ng malakas! at napansin ko lang, di ko masyado mahal ang kulay pink at violet. xD Purple bag, key strap, umbrella. Pati suot ko purple. Tapos yung interior lining ng bag ko ay pink. Pink din most ng cases na makikita sa bag ko -- pencil case, kikay kit, wallet, at dalawang de-zipper na lalagyan (1-pang LRT/MRT cards at 2- lalagyan ng earphones atbp. na pkailangan ma-isolate sa iba kong gamit). AKO NA. Oo, ako na talaga. :))

Bago pala ako umuwi, nanood pa kami ng Babae sa Septic Tank starring Eugene Domingo. Sa cinemas na namin siya napanood, so madaming cut scenes. Sayang, 170 php bayad namin, pero parang di worth it dahil di naman buo yung napanood namin. Naubusan kasi kami ng tickets sa CCP at UPD for Cinemalaya Movies a couple of weeks ago.  :)

So ayun, 7:30 AM at 7:30 PM, naisip ko lang siya pagkadating ko ng bahay. Ano kaya meron kung bakit ang "significant" ng 7:30 sa araw na'to? Baka nung past life ko, importante din ang mga oras na yan. HAHA (Okay, ang gulo ko na. Sabaw)

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Gong Cha Craze

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One day when I was strolling around SM North Edsa, I found this newly-established tea shop called Gong Cha at The Sky Garden. Being a huge fan of milk teas, I definitely tried one of their specialties and found love. XD I've already tried three milk teas from their menu: (1) Taro Milk Tea with Egg Pudding (Php 100.00); (2) Earl Grey Milk Tea with Pearls (Php100.00); and the third which was bought just an hour ago is (3) Toffee Milk Tea (Php75.00). I totally love their beverages! :D One can really tell how fresh the ingredients are. Find out more about Gong Cha Philippines and try one for yourself!

Gong Cha sets the highest standards when choosing tea materials, and takes the utmost attitude in quality control in order to provide the best tea available with considerate services to our customers....Every beverage is tailored for the customers and is made by our well-trained people (Gong Cha PH, 2011).

Just so you know, this isn't a paid ad. :)

The Splash Corporation General Assembly

It's a rare thing for small-scale school orgs to perform in front of well-established corporations like Splash. Fortunately, we, the UP Manila Biorhythm, were invited to partake in the occasion. We practiced for almost 2 weeks for this occasion; day and night we sang our hearts out in preparation for this event and I guess it was a successful gig! :D

I even saw a former Montessorian (my high school), 3 years older than me, who is now working for Splash Corporation! It was unexpected. She took a picture of us singing, and look, the videocam focused on me for a moment. See the white background and that big face over there? That's me. XD

It was an awesome experience! It made us realize one important thing -- we're not just college students but performing artists as well. As our President had said:

After that event, I felt how great it is to perform and sing because I love to. It's only the rough start of the school year but we get to sing in major events like this already (e.g., our gig in Robinson's Place Manila). I shall anticipate more for the coming months! Long live UP Manila Biorhythm! :)

Bonding with Tricia!

It was a rainy Sunday bonding with my cousin who came all the way from Saipan! My cousin's name is Tricia and our last meeting was six years ago. Yes, we definitely grew up away from each other but this cousin of mine surely is close to me for unknown reasons. We just jive on whatever we talk about, I guess! :D Talk about blood being thick. ;) Trying to kill time on our way to Manila Ocean Park, here's a picture of the view from the window while rain poured down like cats and dogs.

We had Tokyo Tokyo for lunch! Nomnom.

Then we headed to MOP. It was my second time there but decided to accompany her that day. We strolled around and took pictures together. I still find ocean park great for family bonding! It's too crowded as always though. There are a lot of lines waiting for you, either for ticket buying, entering the park, or waiting for your turn to get your feet treated in the Fish Spa. Here's our picture after entering the Manila Ocean Park. YES, I know right it doesn't show the ocean but rather a place with terrestrial plants, but after that portion, we get to see the aquarium! XD

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Anyways, we had the chance to experience the Glass Bottom Boat Ride. IMO, it's 65% okay if I were to rate it. It needs to be developed, and I hope the admin would work on that; nevertheless, it's a fun way to get a much closer look at different species of fish under the sea! :D It is best for appreciation of marine life. ^-^

Before ending the trip, we ate at UCC Cafe. She bought French Toast and Mango Juice while I bought a cake (forgot the name, but they told me it's their latest cake addition) and Irish Choco Cream Cooler. I'm very much into coffee y'know!

FUN DAY IT WAS! I hope to get more bondings with my cousins. I definitely needed this break away from Acads! It sure keeps me sane. :D

Jabbed Lips

Yes, people, I jabbed my lips on Thursday night while riding the jeepney. I didn't know how and why it happened. LOL! All I know is I was fixing my hair then this road humps got in the way~ T_T So now I have this scar on the right side of my lips.

Being conscious of how I look in front of others as I have been since I had my debut as a lady last year(18 years old in the Philippines), I bought a lip tint the next day! I can't stand to see my lips' uneven color, so I chose a liquid tint. Fortunately, while strolling around SM North Edsa's Department Store - Cosmetics Section, I found Tony Moly in there! And wallah!

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I bought Tony Moly Lip tint in Red Apple. It's 2-in-1 such that you can use it both for your lips and cheeks! XD Of course I was ecstatic to use it just to save my uneven lip color.

At least it's even now! :D On another note, life's busy as usual, so I seldom blog and bloghop. I think my Junior year will be toxic yet fun. How's that suppose to happen? we'll see! It's just my hypothesis. LOL! XD

Questions:

• Have you ever jabbed your lips like this?


• How was your first weeks of classes?