I posted this already in my friendster blog but...just in case...hehe

Yung may * means I need it more than I just WANT it.

 

1. Any good Interior Design Book*

2. Tankini* (my bikini's a bit too skimpy to wear alone.hehe) In case you don't know, worship leader ako sa echo, and I have to be showing less skin at all costs.hehe.

3.Nike ACG 2-way Cargos*

4.ipod nano

5.Laptop

6.Tungsten e2 PDA*.

7.Cash*:)

8.New brushes* (for acrylic/oil and watercolor)

9. Any boho-artsy apparel.Not the cheesy ones na uso ngayon.ick. (Kahit galing ukay2 pa)

10. Other nike apparel:)

11.A decent school bag/backpack that can carry at least 12x18" plates*

12.Schoolshoes na hindi kikay. Flood-proof.*hehe

13. LB. Echo Rest.**** (hehe)

14. Bagong canvass. Kahit gano kalaki:)

15.Moleskine sketchdiary

16. Giftcheck from starbucks/starbucks merchandise.

17.Dwarf bunny

18. Beauty trip

19. Student's License

20. Book on how-to-draw the human anatomy 

 

 Hayy 20 nako...:O

 

1.HIS words.

2.Chamomile Tea.

3.Singing and acting as Cosette in our Les Mis' Rehearsals

4.the bestfriend's laughter. His words, too.

5.Happy Thoughts

6.VCO on booboos

7.Los Banyos. The trees.Fields of grass.Mountains.Fresh air. All that green.

8.Buying art materials.

9.Drawing. Painting.

10.Music.

11.Hugs from SV people.Just watching them be silly.

12.Role Playing in the orgroom.

13.Window shopping for furniture.

14.Cuddling pets.

15.Reading from my sister's collection of Children's novels.

16.Jamming with Spy, John, the other John, or K.Charles and the rest of big sky.

17.Korny jokes ng cellgroup kids ko.

18.Coffee and a lovely conversation with an old friend.

19.Flower arrangement. From waking up early in the morning and going to dangwa to buy em fresh to its final touches.

20.Combing my hair in front of the mirror (like young women in the olden days -and note: This is coming from someone who doesn't comb so often.hehehe)

21.Beachtime.

22.Watching the surise and sunsets and clouds and stars...

Sigh. And being home. Manila is a lot more stinky and unfamiliar when I'm stressed out. Sniff.

 

I was late. Almost everyone was there. My kids. I love them. They're precious to me. We had so much funn. We were laughing like crazy people half of the time. Eh speaker pa ba naman si K.Elmer...hehe. More silly magic!haha. Joke pa ng joke sila gracey and kristine.Hayy.Food was good but the fellowship was wonderful. Lord thank you for blessing me with them and entrusting them to me as an ate in the faith. I'll strive to be better each time and continue to lift them up to you. Sigh. Bait mo talaga samin. 

1:30am Slept and dreamt of Shamans. A Shaman uncle and a Shaman Father. How weird is that. It was creepy coz' my shaman uncle was stabbed to death by another shaman who walked as if his whole body was distorted... anyway...hehe...

9:30am woke up when my phone's alarm rang. First thought was: I have to draft later merong deadline...(forgetting that it's already Christmas break) then sighed in relief to finally wake up knowing I'm not obligated to work for the day. But I was still a little shake-y and freaked out from the shaman dream and prayed the bad shaman was no longer around.hehe

10am prayed. got off the bed, texted the people I'll be meeting for the day.
          emailed.

10:30  Ate bacon, rice and turkey breast strips for breakfast with duday and steffie and the cat. Played with the hamsteys empoy, utoy, and chubs.

11:30 took a bath. and made the world a better place.hehe.

12:30 left for alabang in a van. Behind me was a family of chubby people and the     kids were really bilog and squirming coz' they were like fat sardines who could           pop out of their seat anytime kasi masikip.hehe.wawa. pero cute din. haha. At least I was amused during the entire trip.:)

1:30pm met with the elmer to give the popo's gift and get sv's logbook (plus a gift hehe) prayed, had lunch at chinastar before he left for a meeting in Makati. Browsed through a minimalist interior design book in Powerbooks then waited for erik and asheesh to arrive at starbucks.

3sumthingpm The two boys arrive and the kuya says bye. We walked around, passed by an art gallery, window shopped for furniture, the boys schemed to steal some really high-priced items but the plans were never executed. haha.

4-5pm headed to sex. (SINANGAG EXPRESS) at BF homes. Nakascooter sila. Sobrang na-traffic naman ako. It was terrible. What was supposed to be a ten-minute ride turned into half an hour or more. Sigh. Buti nlang Han, jai's(the bestfriend) brother rode the same jeep I was in and we talked until my stop. Providence. Thank you Lord.I was beginning to get annoyed... hehe

5:30pm watched the boys eat tosilog and tapsilog, had iced tea. Talked. I missed those two. They're such a lovely couple....I kid. Learned that Erik and I will be paid at least 20k for our highschool story which will be featured in national television... which channel?Secret!hahaha. Wow. saya-saya. he drew me from how I looked nung highschool. nene.hehe. Thanks choy. I'll be finishing up ash's pretty sketch in my sketchdiary.

6pm  10 minutes after  being dropped off after one heck of a ride (erik me and ash on his scooter-crazy, I tell you.) at k.Charles' place, I forgot my sketchpad, the acrylic set ash returned and the stuff he lent for me to use while painting were still in erik's backpack so I had to call them back and say extra nice goodbyes for the 2nd time around.hehehe.

6:15pm began recording. It was only k.charles and me. and mom wanted me to go home early so we tried to make it as quick as possible. Talked about Music and our new band in between takes and it turns out we're both really excited for what's in store for big sky promise.

8:45 finished recording. Da charles drove me back to ATC where ate hunny was waiting for me. The two I were with were drunk by this time and texting me. It was very amusing but the ninja did not approve much of their drinking session. Sigh.

9pm-headed home. Sigh. Home. Rest. No drafting to do. And I could stay up late just for the heck of it. Thank you Lord for this interesting day...hehe. More more! More suprises:D

Hayy...tapos ang lamig lamig pa sa labas...pasko na talaga...



 

God's been so faithful and lavish...yah. LAVISH. Not one prayer in my heart was left unanswered since six months ago...Rami eh. hehe. But I'll just list down some for now. 1. I'm back on the dean's list with the highest g.a. yet! woohoo! 2. Naging finalist ako sa Condo Design Competition and Jewelry design 3. I won the fine jewelry design competition with 10k prize.Chic category.hahaha. Mababayaran ko na mga utang ko!!! wahahaha. and support echo:) 4. He gave me a group of kids to take care of. I was praying to be assigned to people.My cellgroup's been ongoing for 4 months now. And we're having funn growing together. 5. I was praying to be part of 'a fellowship' of Christian Students who want to rock this world with His truth and I did. Sa LB nga lang.hehehe. But they're da grreytest! 6. I prayed for mentors. And I got em.:) One tasked to pray,the other to bug.I've been growing so much under their care and friendship. 7. That I wouldn't mess up worship leading his anointed ones in ECHO puerto. He gave me a lot of grace and I was able to give my best for Him. It was a wonderful experience I'd like to have over and over again. 8. Prayed that Jiords would be ok and his ministries to flourish...and they did. I'm so happy for him. 9. Prayed to be totally okay with my cribhood bestfriend in imus again and we are. After 3 years...Thank you Lord. 10. When people backed out on the fieldtrip I was organizing we were left with a deficit of 35k (45 pax, kulang pa kami ng sampu). Sinabayan kasi ng profs ng exhibit without checking the calendar. I had 2 days to figure out how to get the money or more people kasi sabi ng tour company hindi pwede mag-cancel. Then at the end of the day, she texted saying she cancelled the reservations na and we could opt for jan. Phew. I knew God will pull me through. Bait bait talaga ni Lord. Hayy.:) The ninja is spoiled. ang hindi lang nasagot yung dolphins. I wanted to see dolphins on the way to puerto coz' my friends did the last time they went. Oh well. Dolphins could wait.hehe.

I bought a new sketchpad and two charcoal sticks. Something about buying new journals and sketchpads make me feel like a better person. It's like starting over. Blank pages to fill in with new stuff from a newly overhauled self.Sigh.



 

My first worship leading marathon on the beach. It was nerve-wrecking. But God's grace always proved itself sufficient. Salamat sa lahat ng nagpray. Success.:)  Nixt time ulit. Hayy. Ang bait bait talaga ni Lord. Nakalibre ako ng 8 days sa puerto. SArap ng food. Ang saya kasi ang kukulit ng mga tao. I've grown into their so-called carabao English in which all proper nouns must have 'da' before you say them. like 'da ninja', 'da popo' and even 'da there'. It's crazy, but I find it kinda cute. All thanks to Mr. Jesus Araneta. I miss Ana Banana my Baby Beaver. I miss the kuyas. The Kitty. My Badee Heyder. Ate Ki. Elaine the iron woman.Maykc. I wish I had another shot to finish climbing the rock wall. Next time I'll bike the hill all the way to the top without having to get down and walk. I miss the feeling of sand between my toes and the nice colorful pebbles and stones scattered on the beach. I miss siopao the cat. I miss the sound of the waves backing me up as I sang. I miss the cold winds and kuya elmer's nifty Nike therma-wear jacket. I miss sleeping on the hammock. I miss the silly songs... and the dance numbers... Sigh... It was a good week. Marti and Ate hunny were campers, and fell in love with the LB people too. Now they know why I'm addicted to that place. They're all there. hehe.Sigh. Random. I'll post pictures this weekend. Salamat po Lord. It was great camping with yah.  

 There are some things you can't ignore. Usually, those are the changes that happen in your life. With the people around you, the places, the food, the smell, the feelings...yourself. I, personally, have this innate neurotic switch that turns on whenever it registers in my mind that something HAS changed. Something that matters a lot to me. And it's not like any normal adjustment. It's letting go. For one, I was grateful to read in his blog that he will do with all his might to finally look to the brighter side of life, for someone he loves. Someone new. That's when it hit me. I think he's okay. Lord, I think I can let go now. At first it didn't seem like good news, but I really am happy and grateful he's found someone to be his reason to leave behind all the depression and guilt for. I thank God for her and I thank God that I can actually lighten up a bit when it comes to him, making sure he's okay all the time. I never stopped caring. I don't think I ever will, because I have looked upon him as a brother and a dear, dear friend for the longest time. But hey, at least now I shall worry less and just hang around just in case. Sigh. I've been praying for this. Waiting for this for a long time. And of all the answered prayers I've received this sem, this one's a milestone. Phew. Thank you Lord. I never regretted it. Not one bit. So much for the coffee. Maybe in another few years.    

People are probably wondering why I love going to LB so much. For one, it's really homey for nature freaks like me. But most of all God has spoken to me in so many special, intimate ways there than all the other places I've gone to. Hence, after all the amazing overnight conversations about life, politics, art, God and people, all the breakthroughs and blessings, (not to mention all the interesting people I've met) -distance, became relative for me. hehehe. (But don't worry Mom, I'm not gonna set one foot there again unless you say it's okay). hahahaha. Sigh. I am going to live there someday. For a year at least. Not soon. But it's a must. Someday I'll be neighbors with makiling and all it's biodiversities, Bike to the rice research institute for breakfast almost everyday, eat cheese ice cream from the UPLB Dairy place, Occasionally dance in the rain and have grass ball fights when the field is newly trimmed, go to art exhibits, Trek to mudsprings for quiet time, swim in the 'pool' at flat rocks, go rapelling or traversing whenever tito M sets up ropework for his P.E. students, learn archery, have long conversations with good friends over coffee, have an acoustic number in LB square, lie down on the grass at Bakers' during lazy afternoons and look for shapes in the clouds while singing my lungs out, and go stargazing on special evenings when the sky is clear. I'll probably be so inspired to write and draw so much I'll need to bring a brand new journal with me for that stay.

Of course, I've done all those things already. hahahaha. Except learning archery. That I've always missed 'cause of traffic.  and the gig at LB square is still under consideration. haha. Oh well. There will be many many more chances.:) Nixt taym.  

Ano, nagtataka pa ba kayo? hehehehe.  *BOW*