Saturday Gala

After so many years, nagkaroon kami ng gala ng mga college friends ko.

Meeting time and place:  April 9, 2011. 10am. Sunken Garden. =)

Initially, ang plano lang talaga ay pupunta sina Guillard at Jomai sa bahay para kumain ng pancit canton na may repolyo - specialty ni mama na paborito namin. =)

Kaso, nagyaya si Kyle sa UP kaya nagkaroon ng change of plans. So long pancit canton with repolyo. Next time na lang. =)

Nag-lunch kami sa Rodics. Tapsilog, ano pa nga ba. =) At ang bilis kong kumain. Nakakahiya. Nauna pa ako kina Kyle at Jomai. Parang hindi ako babae. Haha. =)

Nagdala si Kyle ng pinagmamalaki niyang Lava Cake. Hindi nga lang nag-lava dahil wala naman kaming magagamit na microwave. So as is namin siyang kinain. Ok naman. Hindi masyadong matamis. <3 

At kami ay nagplano na mag-bike sa QC circle. Ngunit paglabas namin ng SC, umuulan. T.T Kay lakas atang manalangin ni Guillard na sana magkaroon ng aberya. Kulang kasi ang childhood niya - hindi siya marunong magbisikleta kaya kinakabahan siya sa plano namin. Kaya nagpasya kaming magtungo na lamang sa SM North. =)

On the way, napansin namin na hindi pa namumukadkad ang mga sunflowers along University Avenue. We wondered kung aabot sila come graduation time.

Sa wakas, nakabili na ako ng lalagyan ng cellphone ko. Naiwala ko na kasi sa Bulacan ‘yung lalagyan ko ng phone.  Tapos, clueless kaming naglakad-lakad sa mall. Nakita namin ang Yamaha.  Ang cool ng mga gitara, violin at piano.  Gusto ko na talagang matutong maggitara. Gagayahin ko ‘yung Scandal o kaya K-On! Haha.  At naalala ko ang pangarap kong musical instrument - violin. Sabi ko noon sa sulat kay papa na nasa Saudi ‘nung bata pa ako, uwian niya ako ng violin. Ngunit ang inuwi niya sa’kin ay laruang robot. Akala niya lalaki ako. =) Ayan, hanggang ngayon nakatabi ang robot na ‘yun.  Pero seriously, gusto ko matuto maggitara. Para naman magka-talent na ako at may maipresent sa mga talent shows. Hihi.

Tapos, natanaw namin sa labas ng mall na tumila na ang ulan. Nagpasya kaming bumalik at magtungo na ng QC Circle. Umulan ‘nung naglalakad na kami from Philcoa to Circle. Pero pag-emerge namin from underpass to Circle, wala ng ulan. Yipee! Natuloy ang pagba-bike namin. =)

Ang funny ni Guillard. Pero naka-isang pedal naman yata siya. *clap*clap* Sayang, akala ko makikita ko siyang sesemplang. Haha.

Pinagpawisan kami nang bongga. Namahinga muna kami at nagasaran. Nagkaka-ungkatan din ng mga nakaraan. Pero hindi namin maintindihan ni Guillard ang mga snide remarks nila Kyle at Jomai sa isa’t isa.  Kaya nakikitawa na lang kami ni Guillard. At nang mapunta kay Guillard ang topic, siyempre, naka-relate na ako nang bongga.  Memorable talaga ang ka-emohan niya sa Sunken Garden nung UP Fair three years ago yata.  Kung kailan hindi siya sinipot ng nililigawan niya. Balak niya pa man din ibigay ang pinagipunan at pinangutang pa nga yatang kwintas.  Sanhi rin ‘yun ng ilang araw niyang kagutuman.  At siyempre kagutuman na rin namin ni Jomai dahil hindi niya kami mailibre.

Nakapwesto na lamang siya sa parte na ito ng Sunken.

Nakaupo. Hawak-hawak ang chain ng kwintas sa kanang kamay. Nakataas sa level ng mata niya ‘yung pendant ah.  Mga ilang minuto siyang ganoon.  Siyempre ngayon, tinatawanan na lang namin, pero dati, pramis, dinamayan naman namin siya. =p

May dalawang Christian Jehovah’s witnesses nga rin pala na kumausap sa amin.  Sorry, hindi ako nakinig. >.<

After nun, nagtungo naman kami sa Technohub.  Timezone! Ang galing ni Kyle sa basketball. Umabot sila ni Jomai sa Stage 4! Pero may daya talaga eh. Hindi kasi gumagalaw ‘yung basket nila. ‘Yung pinaglaruan ko gumagalaw, Stage 2 pa lang. At ang tangkad niya kaya. Haha. Hindi matanggap ang pagkatalo. v^^

At siyempre, amidst my masakit na lalamunan at ubo, videoke! :D  Dito na naglabasan ang sigaw ng mga damdamin.

Hindi ko na kabisado ang pagkakasunud- sunod pero eto ang ilan sa lineup ng songs na kinanta namin:

        Halaga by Parokya Ni Edgar

Ironic by Alanis Morissette

Buses and Trains by Bachelor Girl

Why by Avril Lavigne

Tonight by FM Static

Cool Off by Yeng Constantino

Stay by Lisa Loeb (yata)

Let Me Be The One by Jimmy Bondoc

Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka by Ogie Alcasid

Silvertoes by Parokya ni Edgar

Ako’y Iyo at Ika’y Akin Lamang by

Ikaw Lamang by Silent Sanctuary

Bakit Nga Ba Mahal Kita by Roselle Nava

Out Of My League by Stephen Speaks

5pm. Nagdecide na kaming umuwi kasi aalis na si Jomai para sa practice nila sa church. Actually, 430pm niya binalak umalis kaso panay ang extend niya dahil pinakakanta namin nang pinakakanta. Tumatawad din si Kyle nang tumatawad sa oras. Buti na lang pagkarating daw niya sa church niya, sakto lang siya. Hindi siya late. =)

At sa akin naiwan ang mga natitirang Lava cakes. =)

Binalak nga rin pala namin na mag-Splash Island one of these days para sa summer outing.  Sana matuloy. = )

The Day I Turned One Year Past Twenty. Ugh.

Gumising akong puno ng notifications ang FB page ko. Hihi. Birthday ko na kasi.

Sa paulit-ulit na pagta-type ko ng Salamat, (insert name here), iniisip ko kung maya-maya pangalan mo naman ang itatype/itetext ko.

Pagdating ko sa office, binati ako ng attendance system. Gusto ko sanang i-screen shot at i-mail sa'kin. Kaso, nahiya ako. Fire drill. Exercise. Mula 31st floor hanggang ground floor. Magpapasalamat na rin ako dahil walang 14th, 13th, at 4th floor. Muscle strain after, grabe. Hindi bale, may reward namang tatlong oras na petiks time. :)

Ay naalala mo ba 'yung unang beses na nagcelebrate ako ng birthday na kasama ka? Fail kayo sa plano ninyo. Ever late kasi ang susundo sa'kin. Ayan tuloy nagpang-abot tayo. Haha. :)

Phi Kappa Phi Forum: Empathy

Last week, March 5, 2011, my first Phi Kappa Phi Forum arrived. :)

Front

Dr. Jose Rizal, Don’t Be Sad Now

When you said through Elias

‘I’ll die without seeing the sun

Rising up in my beloved nation.’

Perhaps you were sadly wondering

Of what it might look like.

Well,

When the sun rose,

It scattered four proud colors

Global Game Jam Manila 2011

It was the second time Manila hosted a GGJ at Philippines.

By indiscreetly (what with the pillows and big paper bags we were carrying!) sneaking out from the office, our team arrived at the GGJ site earlier than we actually expected.  I was in fact the 27^th person who registered.

And so once again, I am a proud participant. v^^

Midwest Literary Magazine: Winter Canons

Surely, being determined has its reward. And I just earned it! :D

At the bottom of all the countless rejections I received from different literary publications, you’ll see the much coveted string of characters: A-C-C-E-P-T-E-D.

Oh yes. My poem just got accepted at Midwest Literary Magazine (MLM) February 2011 issue. :D

You Asked The Reason

You asked the reason, and I groped for the right words because I did not want to sound too dramatic for my age or too shallow for my age. But neither kind of words came out.  I just settled for the obvious reason (which you yourself provided by wild guessing based on what you knew about me, because, on my own, I would never have found it to be the most obvious reason) so you could easily understand.  But it did not feel right because that was not what I intended to answer you with in the first place.  Maybe I was waiting for your cue, a sort of is-that-really-the-reason-why line which never came. I wondered, however, if that line would come later if only our time together was not short lived.  But the hourglass was just too cruel. Or maybe the hourglass was just my scapegoat. Heck, I could have said it all out in a matter of seconds. But I needed a little more push. My courage at almost anything is always below the average level.  I know I needed to work that one out. If I didn’t need to work that one out, you will never have to ask me for a reason in the first place.

Oops...
Can you read between the lines? I think I dropped a clue.

Rain Dance

The rain summons me.

It wants to fill me with cold.

It wants to fill me with warmth.

But I stand under a tree,

Where only minuscule drips are allowed

I see them all laughing.

They run around like lunatics.

Constantly stumbling,

Constantly falling,

Sometimes blinded by the curtain of downpour,

Yet finding their ways around effortlessly,

Yet enjoying every stinging droplet

For where they are, they also feel comfort.

They also feel secured.

They also feel complete.

They feel loved.

And they can show love the way they know how -

Fearless.

When will I leave the tree,

When will I throw the umbrella,

When will I strip off this raincoat,

When will I dance with someone under the rain.

Who can hold my hand firm enough to pull me?

Global Game Jam Manila 2011 Seminar

We finally decided to accept the invitation for Global Game Jam Manila 2011!

Game development.  Game design.  Game art.

These are the three things that were tackled in GGJ11 Seminar.

The event's official flyer. :)

Profession

A sudden burst of words.

Not yet meant to be heard.

Dazing valor, indeed!

Admire you, I admit.

Yet pain is its merit.

Self-doubt imprisons me.