Dear Past..

2011 went terribly fast, and by terribly fast I mean, 2011 actually had everything in it. Failures, success, first love, heart aches, heart breaks, expectations, disappointments, dreams, happiness... 2011 has truly been one hell of a ride. 

*allow me to use Taglish though it is prohibited, things are better expressed through this language, so, bear wit me. Haha. This'll probably be a long post so.. Read on.

FAMILY

Let's just keep this.. private. Haha. :> Everything's fine and awesome. Though there are tough times, we still manage to keep the love alive. (Naks.) 

SCHOOL (and everything related to it...)

Isang malaking part 'to ng buhay ko. As in. Sabihin na nating corny, jologs, pretentious ang dating but it's true. Actually, kung walang school, parang, 'di ko alam kung saan ilulugar ang sarili ko. Ako kasi 'yung tipong.. Walang ibang alam kundi ang mag-aral. This is not boasting ha!! I mean, wala akong talent. 'Di ako marunong sumayaw (wag niyo ko pasayawin please), kumanta, umarte and such. Wala akong alam na instrument na tugtugin. Ang alam ko lang, sa organ, (334454321223322), 'di ko pa perfect tugtugin. Wala akong alam na sport. Pag matagal na takbuhan, hinihingal ako. 'Yung puso ko, 'di kaya 'yung mga ganon.. So, kung walang school, wala talaga akong pupuntahan. This year, school has been, a roller coaster. At one point, I was really enjoying it pero the next day halos baliktarin ko na mundo sa sobrang pagod dahil dito. Minsan tinatanong ko pa nga sarili ko, "Normal na buhay ba 'to ng isang teenager. Ba't yung ibang estudyante, ang liit ng bag, walang eye bags, nakakapag party party pa? Samantalang ako, kami walang zombie." Pero, at the end of the day, na realize ko na, kundi rin naman dahil dito sa mga hinayupak na gawain na 'to, 'di ko maabot mga pangarap ko. 'Di ko malalaman mga bagay na alam ko ngayon, 'di ko marerealize na mahalaga pala ang torque, ang center of gravity, ang median, ang mean deviation at kung ano ano pa. (Pero minsan tinatanong ko pa rin sarili ko kung para san 'tong mga 'to.. haha) Sa bigatin naming mga teachers, 'nung una, nakaka-intimidate talaga. 'Yung tipong, 'baka kainin ako nito' pero, 'di naman pala. soya lang pala. Sa tingin ko, basta't marunong ka lang sumunod, gumawa ng maganda, maging matiyaga, things will go smoothly.

Tip #1: Listen, write down, write down.

'Di lang 'to applicable sa mga lectures, applicable to sa lahat ng sasabihin ng mga teachers. Maski mga save/remember the dates pa 'yan o 'di kaya'y mga simpleng wrong grammaring nila, maganda kung mate-take down mo. I suggest na magkaron ng handy dandy notebook at hatiin ito sa tatlong part. First, to-do list/things to bring/dates to remember. Second, Your Personal Dictionary. Eto yung para sa mga wrong grammaring at spell checks  na mapagdadaanan mo, ng teacher mo at mga kaibigan mo. Third, scribble, doodle, pilas-sulat-tiklop-pasa-sa-katabi. 

Tip #2: Learn to have Teamwork.

No need to expound. Will come very handy. Know your limitations. 'Wag kang abusado.

Tip #3: 'Wag Mapraning

'Wag ka magpanic. Chill lang. Pero minsan mas productive kapag panic mode na e.. Depende naman sa'yo yun.. Learn to manage your time wisely. Unahin ang dapat unahin.. 'Wag na gawin kapag alam mo namang 'di rin gagawa ang classmates mo. (opsss.) 

Tip#4: Matutong Makiusap sa Teacher

Walang mawawala kung magtatanong ka.. 'Di masama ang sumubok. 'Nung una, takot rin akong magtanong / makiusap. Minsan, akala kasi natin, kung anong sinabi, 'yun na. 'Di na mababali ang utos ng hari, pero, ang hindi natin alam, maunawain naman pala at, pwedeng idaan sa pacute na usapan.. Konting puppy doggy eyes tapos, 'ang ganda/pogi' eh, baka pwede na. Pero, kung 'di pumayag.. Eh malas. Note: Pipiliin niyo lang ang pakikiusapan, makiramdam kumbaga. Baka kasi ma-kombo nang 'di oras. Saklap non.

Tip#5: Enjoy.

Minsan ka lang dadaan 'jan, jusko utang na loob i-enjoy mo na! Gawin mo na laaht ng gusto mong gawin. Loljk. I mean, make every second count. 

Tip#6: If all else fails, run to God.

'Nuf said. Siya na. Siya na talaga. Everything else will fall into place basta't nilapitan mo siya. :) He never fails to save us.

Going back, school has been, awfully nice. Kahit mahirap, keri lang! Dahil at the end of the day, everything will pay off. Soon, we will all be harvesting the sweet fruits of our labor.

FRIENDS

This year has been special because of these people. The people close to my heartttt. (Ewww cheesy)

-NYIP

Jusko sawang sawa na ko sa mga muka netong mga 'to. HAHA. Kidding aside, they are the best friends ever. *Teary eyed habang sinusulat to.* Actually, I can't imagine going to school without them. Kaya, natatakot akong magcollege e. Kasi alam kong, iba na yung magiging umaga ko. 'Di na ko papasok ng room tapos uupo kasama nila, magrereview, magchichismisan, magtatawanan. Kung pwede lang 'di kami maghiwahiwalay. (Sino ba kasing aalis ha! Sino ba. Paslangin na nga.) They are not just my friends. They are my sisters. And, I can't imagine life without them. Thank you, just, thank you for the almost three years of legit friendship. I love you. I thank God for giving me friends like you and I cherish everything. Every single moment that we had. 

-MNL

Shempre, mahalaga kayo. Shempre, 2011 was special dahil sa inyo. Kahit rough start, we were able to get through it. We were able to establish a family. I was truly blessed nung napasama ako sainyo. Every single one of you gals. You make MNL special. I love you galsss! :)

-MLYBT

Alam niyo namang mahal ko kayo 'di ba? Tagos sa buto, lagpas sa laman, abot sa laman-loob. We are not just batchmates, not just friends, but we are a family. Nasaksihan niyo ang lahat, nasaksihan natin ang bawat moment. Every success, every downfall. You will always have this special place in my heart. 'Di ko kayo malilimutan. Never ever ever. :) Nalagpasan na natin ang mga iba't ibang problema, natawanan ang lahat ng mga uri ng mga jokes, kinalaban ang mga kumakalaban, at eto, andito pa rin tayo. Standing strong and proud. I could say that we truly rock. \m/

-Domdomdomdom. =))

Hi Best. :) I thank God for sending you. Kahit ang sama sama mo sakin. Thank you. Thank you for being there for me, for understanding, for laughing with me. You are the best. Remember that I'll always be here for you. Kahit anong mangyari. Every heart break. =)) I'm here. Sa lahat ng ampalaya moments mo, I'm here. I'll translate deep Filipino words for you. HAHA. Basta. Alam mo na yon. Labyuu Pangs! >:D<

LOVE

HAHA. Wala ata ako nito this year? Pero lol sige na nga. May dumating tapos umalis. Meron namang  andiyan lang tapos umalis.. Pero sige wala e.  Anyway, love shall find it's own way. Mag-aral muna tayong lahat. There are more important things. :) Kung dadating, edi.. Dadating. :) Pero jusko naman 'wag naman masyadong matagal dumating. Mamaya deds na ko wala pa rin. =))) JOKE. 

LIFE IN ITS SIMPLEST AND SWEETEST FORM

This years has been awesome. Kahit na may mga tough times, nakayanan pa rin. I thank God for that. Narealize ko na napakaraming mga bagay na dapat ipagpasalamat. I was once hurt. I even cried for days. Pero narealize ko na napakaraming mga bagay na mas mahalaga, and that I should learn from my failures. As I bid farewell to 2011, I do hope it takes away every heart ache, every bitterness, every sadness, every failure. And as I welcome 2012, I am positive that this would be a better year, that this would be the year I really start to explore, to excel and to achieve my dreams. 2012 will be my year, if not, I'll still make it my year.

On Break...

So I've been on a long blogger vacation. Last entry was way, way, way back. Talk about all the troubles of school, social life and life at its simplest form. It's not the easy to handle everything you know. (The Dilemmas of a Teenager *hahaha*)

With a series of the so-called 'marathon teaching' comes the so-called 'ultra-mega-super-duper-marathon-deadline-for-requirements'. Third quarter was really really fast. But its requirements.. Gaah. IP with its partner Thesis.. Projects sprinkled with a dash of Performance Tasks. Long Tests with a pinch quizzes. Name it, we had it. Those sleepless nights came to visit us again. *I really don't know why the week before PT week is the busiest. I mean, WHY.* 

On the brighter side, it's Christmas Time!!! Well, technically, not yet but it's very very near like, 6 days near!! *Sings Chipmunks version Christmas Time is Here* 

Coming up with an outfit + buying all the gifts is a difficult task, I tell you. And to think that we did the 'panic shopping' a day before the party... It was just... nuts!

I bought my friends a notepad from Papemelrotti and yes, for several years, I've been buying my gifts there. While my bestest friends, the cutest pens from Blue Magic. (Spoiler haha.) Circled around the mall for 6 yes, 6 straight hours just to buy gifts, clothes and shoes. 

And this is what happened during the party...


Mass. Program. Raffle.


Mass, of course any occasion must be graced with a mass, so no further explanation needed.
Program... The HSSCB took the initiative to have this short program wherein 3 people dougied (?) and the rest of the program... raffle. To think that there was a long list of winners and I didn't even win. I have really no luck with this kind of things. *sobs* Any who, the raffle prizes were snacks from Oishi I think? And 'cause two of my classmtes won, we were eating while the program was going on. I know. I know it's bad but you know, when the tummy says it's hungry, it really is. :)))


We went up to the classroom, distributed our Jollibee sponsored food... And we started eating.. must-not-talk-about-the-food-cause-it's-delicious-ha-ha-ha. 


So while we were eating.. There was this little commotion outside the room. My friend told me... "Trisha, si chenelyn nasa labas." And I was like.. Baby baby ohhh. Loljk. I didn't really know what to feel and how to react. Everyone was shouting and looking at me and what.. What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you... Loljk^2

So he entered and sang Harana.. 


I really appreciated what he did but my mind is set on certain priorities right now. He's been consistent and kind and hardworking and all. I mean, I'm very very thankful for the effort and such, though. :')


Going back to the party.. T'was fun. + the siomai and the barbecue were A+++++++. 


I actually thought Ella See was my partner but it turned out to be KC Ril. *Nice trick.* I also received a lot of gift from friends, not to mention Ira's delicious A+++ cupcake and Jana's cookie. :3


So the 'after party' happened at Raine Do's condo. We watched Easy A then the power died so we just had le 'photo shoot'. 


And of course, here are some snap starting from school up to the after party. :>

This is my.. "what the heck is happening" face.

Us, eating le sumptuous Jayibiiii.

Danger Zone Unite. :>

Nyip-1. Ella See's in Baguio.

Never mind.

So this is how it ends.. There's more to come during this Christmas Break. I'll be blogging about gifts and food.... And stuff! :>


I'll be sending my greetings to you soon! :)


<3,
Ly Li.