My Christmas This Year

My Christmas this year is quite different from the previous years because our family is not complete. We are only few this Christmas and it's really sad, although I enjoyed celebrating it with them. It feels different because I'm so used to celebrating this season with a lot of family members.

Since we were only few, the laughter and the stories were few as well. Our yearly family "pictorial" didn't seem like one because there were only two cameras--- mine and Ate Lilian's. Before, there were a lot of cameras and the pictorials really took a lot of time. I was also disappointed because my cousins from Canada weren't with us. They celebrated Christmas in Quezon City with one of my aunts who is sick. I understood the situation, but I wished they were here instead of being there. My other cousins who live in the other side of Quezon City didn't come for Christmas too. They went to Bacolod to celebrate Christmas there. :'( The only thing that didn't change was, me running out of English words while talking to Luisa and Cente. Haha. :D

Anyway, I hope that next year we are complete. Christmas is not the same without them. And, they missed a lot delicious foods such as lechon, crab, kare-kare, fried chicken, and the yap-yap (small shrimps). Haha.

Before I end this entry, I would like to share with you some of the pictures taken last Christmas: (I also uploaded pictures in friendster and multiply)

Before I Sleep Tonight...

First of all, I want to greet all of you a very belated Merry Christmas! I hope that you guys have had a wonderful and meaningful Christmas celebration. And I'm sure, everybody enjoyed this season.

Okay, I only have thirty minutes left before I go up to my room and sleep on my bed. You know, even if I'm at home, I still have a curfew. It sounds like c-o-r-n-y, but I have to follow the rule as long as I live here. So, I will go straight to the point, because time is running out.

I love writing new stuff that's why I have my blogs. Like what I said to a previous entry, this is my outlet to express what I think and feel. It is possible that people can see and read my blogs because, hey, this is internet, if you know what I mean. It is wonderful to share thoughts with each other and it is nice to know others who have the same idea as you. I'm just thinking about what my cousin said the last time we've seen each other. Well, she has a point. Let's be careful when we share our thoughts, especially when writing (or typing rather) blogs. We should know our limitations. Don't add and meet people whom you're not connected with. Oh well, when it comes to adding a celebrity, it's a different case. Haha. I turned down some friend requests from people whom I don't know in Friendster. I only accept friend requests that come from people whom I have connection, and of course, from the ones I know personally. This may sound like a cliche, but let's keep in mind what our parents usually tell us before: "Don't talk to strangers". I'm not saying that it's bad to meet new peers. But I think, it is definitely better to meet new friends in person, not thru chatrooms, friendster, or other websites in the cyberspace. So please, be careful. Don't take a risk, because you might not know what would happen. Good night! Ciao! =)

A Writer's Block and Totally Random Thoughts

Right now, I'm experiencing a writer's block. I have a lot of things to say about my dream chocolate cake but unfortunately, I slowly forget all about them. I don't know where to start and I don't know what to say. Gosh. Although my experience with a chocolate cake yesterday is memorable, it seems that somebody has erased that memory of mine in my mind. Sad. I'm totally blank today and I'm wishing that I could write like the way Bianca Gonzales, Saab Magalona and Mikee Lee write. Oh my. This is really not good. I feel like I have amnesia or Alzheimer's or something. I suddenly remember some of my past examinations when I experienced a mental block. Shocks. And now I'm comparing myself to a gold fish! Wow! Why gold fish? Because I've read in a magazine that gold fishes have a short term memory. They only remember things for only like five seconds! Yes, five seconds! OMG. Guys, I think I'm like Dory from Finding Nemo. She's the fish who helped Nemo's father find him. She's the fish who has a happy spirit and the one who keeps on forgetting things--- definitely like me. And, she said the lines, "Just keep swimming...just keep swimming...just keep swimming...". Her voice is the voice of Ellen De Generes. Lucky her. She always has a lot of things to say, like Oprah, and what she says is all impromptu. Waaa. I feel like an old lady who doesn't remember anything at all! I imagine myself having wrinkles on my face and my hair becomes grey then white. Haha. Very funny. Leech. I feel and I look like I lost my sanity. Haay. I'm laughing by myself! Is this the result of having a writer's block? Hey, I'm supposed to write [or type rather], an entry about chocolate cake! Whew. But instead, I ended up writing non-sense stuff. Grrrr. By the way, this is a complete example of random thoughts. Raarrrr.

Awww...*sigh*

Nine days to go until Christmas. Yay! I'm so excited because my cousins from Canada, and the twins, who came all the way from California and Los Angeles, will celebrate this special day with us. I really want to see them!!! My camera is ready to take pictures of them. Hahaha. Honestly, I'm practicing talking to myself in English in front of the mirror. Hahahaha.

Well, there's one thing that I've realized here. Christmas is meaningful and happy even without expensive gifts, the material things such as new dress and new shoes, and delicious foods. I'm not saying that having those is bad. Of course, it's fine because, honestly, it's wonderful to have something new for Christmas. My point is, even if without those things around, at least you're with the ones you love and you spend this special day together, it's okay. No matter what, as long as you're together, everything will be alright. =)

Takbo! Takbo! Takbo!

Dumating na rin ang araw na pinakahihintay ng mga mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas. Ngayon ay ang araw ng pagtakbo ng mga kalalakihan na walang saplot sa kanilang katawan. Ito ay ang pinakasikat at walang kamatayang Oblation Run. Taon-taon ko nalang ito nababalitaan sa telebisyon, sa dyaryo, o sa radyo. Hindi ko alam kung bakit at paano ito nag-umpisa. Ngunit, sa aking palagay, ito ay may mahalagang simbolo, hindi lamang sa mga taga-UP kundi maging sa Pilipinas na rin. Dahil ako ay naiintriga sa kasaysayan ng Oblation Run, nais ko na magsaliksik tungkol dito. Subalit, hindi ko muna ito gagawin dahil sasamantalahin ko muna ang bakasyong ito. Gagawin ko muna ang mga bagay na hindi ko nagawa sa nakalipas na tatlong linggo dahil ako ay naging abala sa paggawa ng mga proyekto na binigay sa amin ng mga propesor. Tulad nga ng islogan ng Kit-Kat, "Have a break, have a Kit-Kat".

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Hindi ko pa nararanasan ang manood ng isang tunay Oblation Run. Nakikita ko lamang ito sa telebisyon, sa isang bahagi ng mga balita. Ayon sa iba, ito ay masaya at makabuluhan. Hindi ko naman pinapangarap na mapanood ito ng "live" , dahil hindi pa ako handa na makakita ng mga kalalakihan na tumatakbo ng walang kahit ano sa kanilang katawan, kahit na ako'y nasa tamang edad na. Kung ang mga naliligo nga sa swimming pool na ang tanging suot lang ay trunks sa skul ay hindi ko matingnan ng tuwid, ito pa kayang mga tumatakbo sa kalye na walang suot na trunks? Hahaha.

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