birthday blog

december 26, 2007

as gino said.. "welcome to the 19s club", hehe.

as usual, our Jimenez Christmas party did not end until the clock striked 12 and birthday ko na. before i was able to make parinig over the microphone na birthday ko na nga, naunahan ako ng mga dear pinsan ko by singing aloud.. surprise, the happy birthday song, hehe.

so how was my birthday? Masaya :) Kasi almost everyone I care for, my family and friends, remembered to greet me either thru text or friendster. Yep, I've come to realize na, simple lang naman kaligayan ko sa bday ko, ang mabati nila or niyo, hehe. Maybe because I also love remembering and greeting the people dear to my heart. Overall, it's nice to feel cared for, or just even remembered, by the people you care for.

xempre may catch din un birthday ko.. haha.. my least favorite day of the month ay sumakto sa birthday ko.. 'coz i define the definition of dysmenorrhea, hehe, kainis.

so dahil dun, i was just lying down almost the whole day until mga 4pm when i've decided na ayoko matapos ang araw na ito that way, hehe. so i decided that we'll have our dinner at Tatay and Nanay's house (grandparents from my mom's side) then go to Trinoma with my cousins.

Nakakatuwa kasi when I entered the dining room area, kinantahan ako ni Tatay and Nanay ng birthday song, sabay pa sila ha, hehe. May hangover pa, I guess, from the karaoke the night before.

Dinnertime.. my cousin AJ led the prayer for me before we started to eat. :) After nun, may dumaan na bagyo sa dinner table.. and the lasagna, which Mommy cooked, was gone in a few minutes. Grabe, ang takaw namin, haha.

Then we went to Trinoma.. supposedly manonood kami ng Sakal, Sakali.. pero dahil super daming tao, naubusan kami ng tickets.. So we went to Timezone Arena instead.

(from top left, clockwise) That's me, AJ, my brother Ezra and Kuya David drifting :D

(from top left, clockwise) Yanyan, Chelsea, AJ and Jarrell playing

Sabi ko gusto ko magkaraoke but the boys said they do not want to sing.. pero hindi na nila binitawan ang mic and songbook either.. Haha.. :)

The P500 powercard load was gone in less than an hour and ginutom nanaman kami.. so we went to Krispy Kreme..

(from top left, clockwise) the lasagna during dinnertime, assorted doughnuts (the birthday cake alternative, hehe) and my cadbury from tito and tita -feb 29-, haha.

before going home, group picS muna.

Bilang sa isang kamay ko ang birthdays ko na hindi ko sila kasama magcelebrate :)

I thank God for the 19 years of my life so far. :) I have my relationship with God, I'm blessed with my family and friends, i'm currently a student and bonus na lang ang material things.

Last teen year, this should be fun, hahaha. Next year, I already have something in mind on how to celebrate it. Something a little more selfless, God-willing :)

Christmas Spirit

25 days to go.. yep.. 25 days na lang.. and birthday ko na! haha.. kala Christmas eh noh.. ok fine, 24 days na lang Christmas na.. tapos birthday ko na.. haha.. kulit :)

december na..

december 1.. so exactly one year ago, finally nagdecide ako magdebut.. more of mini debut since small party lang.. and since 2 weeks to prepare before that debut (dec.15 ako nagcelebrate, maaga since my friends from UP will be going back to their provinces soon), na kay mommy ang stress, hahaha.. pati ba naman sa 18th bday celebration ko.. late pa rin ako magdecide at cramming nanaman.. well, that's me! :P

last month of the year 2007.. ang bilis.. 25 days na lang and i'll be turning one year up.. hmmm..

anyway, i've always loved december. really. may something about december na nagpapaexcite sa akin and may ibang happy feeling once i think of december and now that it's here, the feeling is also back. You're probably thinking, "Oh, she's getting the Christmas spirit."

But as I've done my daily reading on Daily Bread last night, the Bible Scripture was on Philippians 2:1-11 and the title of the reading was "Christmas Spirit".

Here it is:

How would you define "the Christmas spirit?" Would it be a friendly smile between strangers, the sound of familiar carols, a tree with twinkling lights in a sea of brightly wrapped packages, or just that good feeling you get this time of the year?

(Okay, guilty ako sa mga ito, toink!)

None of these elements captures the real meaning of the phrase. They represent feelings that may be a response to the commercialism that distorts the real spirit of Christmas.

J.I. Packer goes to the heart of this matter in his book Knowing God. He writes, "We talk glibly of the Christmas spirit, rarely meaning more by this than sentimental jollity... It ought to mean the reproducing in human lives of the [temperament] of HIM who for our sakes became poor,... the spirit of those who, like their Master, live their whole lives on the principle of making themselves poor - spending and being spent - to enrich their fellowmen, giving time, thought, care and concern to do good to others... in whatever way there seems need."

In Philippians 2, Paul described the God of heaven and earth as laying aside His divine glory and becoming our servant by dying on the cross for our sins. Then he urged us to duplicate that same mind of humble service to others. That's the true Christmas spirit.

If we look beyond the manger
To the cross of Calvary,
We will know the reason Christmas
Brings such joy to you and me.

The spirit of Christmas giving should be seen in all our living.

******

The point is, I think, hindi naman masama maexcite sa family reunions, gifts, shopping, all those food, decors and all the fun things.. but we should always remember *first* the Christ in CHRISTmas.. If Jesus wasn't born in this world, if He didn't become human and die and live again and save us from our sins.. Christmas would be nothing.

i pray that we'll all be having a meaningful CHRISTmas season (not just day) this year! :)


huling hirit: i have read Ms. Bianca Gonzales' blog on happy love-giving this christmas!, which was also nice :)

this time, wanted: shop 7!!!!!

november 9 -- first day of classes, 12 units kaninang umaga, 15 units na ngayon, woohoo, haha..

thank GOD, sa wakas, may improvement na enrollment ko..

una: Acctg1 -- may new section na for us! woohoo! kahit nasayang oras namin knna pumila sa BA, nakita ko ngayon sa CRS un sinabi samn na Saturday class, 9am-12pm.. so that means magkaka-saturday class na ko for the first time in my college years.. haha.. better that than delayed :D

2nd: artstud2 -- ano ang probability (ano daw??? hehehehe) na mabigay samn ni charm ang inenlist namin na GE.. at same day and time pa kami.. pero different sections! huhuhu.. oh well, at least may GE na.. and after 2 sems na walang GE, eto na ulit.. ang prof ni charm ay si ma'am romy fay gumba.. prof ni ayla before.. at nun sumama ako sa kanila sa sagada fieldtrip nila.. hehe.. TBA pa sakn..

SHOP 7!! medyo complicated pa kung pano ko makuha yun.. Lord, pano po?? summer na lang ba? un monday na sched? help.. favor po.. thank you po :D

Cast all your cares upon Him for HE cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7

****edit**** Cnancel ko yung ArtStud2! waah.. kasi naman, i've forgotten that i still need one english course.. and since last AH ko na supposedly yung Artstud2, masasayang lang siya since english nga dapat un last AH ko.. first time ko magcancel by the way, haha.. and it was, as usual, quite a hassle.. getting a form, going to the prof, going to your adviser, getting the dean's sig, paying at the cashier, going to CRS office to have the class cancelled online, submitting the paper to OUR and finally, giving the prof her copy of the form. So, i've only got 15 units this sem.

wanted: new acctg1 section!

naranasan niyo na ba maglakad from eng'g to ba.. tapos ba to eng'g.. tapos eng'g to ba ulit? sa ilalim ng araw (buti na lang puno ng mga puno ang acad oval) at mala-deja vu ang dating dahil sa bawat lakad mo, may something similar na nangyari.. pati chain of thoughts mo habang naglalakad eh pareho each way. yan ang nangyayari pag mag-isa ka naglalakad.

nov 8, 2007, batch run para sa mga 06 students kaya una, wala ako halos nakitang 05 at pangalawa, kaya walang sumama sakn mag-asikaso nun sa acctg1. may konting bitterness pero i had to fight it, just give it to God and pray na... ganito ganyan :)

bago pumuntang Educ para mag-enrol, binaba ako ni mama sa eng'g.. punta ko ng ME dept.. answered prayer # 1, andun pa ang petition list for Shop7. Kahit hindi ako pwede sa parehong sched, sige sign pa rin, baka igive up ko na lang un dose ko.

punta ko iE dept. answered prayer # 2, napirmahan na ni ma'am gina petition letter namin. kinuha ko na rin un page 2 ng petition list na nakapost sa dept.

Ano ung something similar sa bawat paglakad ko between eng’g and bA? Ang pagiging walking UP information center ko, hehe.

#1 Eng’g to BA:

habang naglalakad sa may tapat ng Law.. tumigil ang isang light blue na honda civic *ata* malapit sakn..
Kuya: Miss, alam mo ba kung san yung Law Library?
Ana (napaisip, *Asan nga ba un?*): Ay, eto po yun Law (sabay turo)
Kuya: *nagbigay ng facial expression na "Oh tapos? Asan un Library?*
Ana: Ah anjan din po ata yung library (stupid answer? Haha.. After half a second) Ah nasa likod po pala un Library ng Law, directly sa likod neto.
Kuya: Ah ok, thank you, thank you. *umalis na*
Ana: *tiningnan kung liliko si Kuya, oo, lumiko, very good*

#2 BA to Eng’g

Sa may Main Lib, across NEC.
May humintong green na van, di ko napansin kung anong model, hehehe.
Kuya: Miss, san yung Gonzales Hall?
Ana: Gonzales? (*anak ng tokwa, eto nnman tayo sa mga Hall – hall.. Gonzales, alam ko yun eh.. Itong library ba un? )
Buti na lang nagsalita ulit si Kuya.
Kuya: Yung library daw?
Ana: (nabuhayan, haha) Ah, eto po yun oh, *turo sa Main Lib na katabi lang namin* Yan po ang Main Lib, Gonzales Hall.
Kuya: Ah eto ba yun.. Sige sige salamat..
Ana: (tumuloy na sa Eng’g.. nagiisip kung tama nga ba na Gonzales yun.. tama ata)

# 3 Eng’g to BA ulit

Naglakad ulit, as usual. Pagkalagpas ng Main Lib, isang red na Vios ang huminto. Bumaba ang bintana at this time, babae naman.
Miss: Excuse me?
Ana: *humarap ako. At imbis na sumagot ng oo, medyo ngumiti na lang ako. Katuwa/Katawa, ngumiti din siya, haha, the power of smile? Hahaha*
Miss: San yung jfkjdsk – logy?
Ana: Ano po?
Miss: San yung sfklO – logy?
Ana: *confused* Ano po, astrology?
Miss: Hindi, sociology.
Ana: ahhhh.. *haha, asan nga ba un? Naisip ko Palma Hall Annex, hehe, psychology? Baka banda dun din socio*
Ana: ahmmm.. liko po kayo jan.. ah, actually, sa katapat po natin ngayon pero sa kabilang side (ng Acad Oval)
Miss: ah u-uturn ako jan? *tinuro un acad oval*
Ana: Opo, hanapin niyo po un Palma Hall Annex *tama ba? Baka*
Miss: cge salamat.
Ana: (habang naglalakad, tinitingnan kung liliko nga un Vios, okay lumiko, kaya na niya yun)

Kung bumalik kaya ako ng Eng’g, may magtatanong ulit.. hehe..

Pagdating sa BA, pawis na kasi nainitan sa paglalakad. Sabay pasok sa office ni Dr. Yu na aircon, lamig. Perfect, matutuyuan ako ng likod, baka magkasakit nnman ako neto. Buti na lang, andun si Ate Isay, my friend from church at si Em, former co-math major, kaya medyo comfortable ako at ndi feeling loner habang naghihintay so Answered prayer # 3.

Nang kinausap ko na si sir Yu, grabe, ang bait! Yun ang Answered prayer # 4. Super bait. Alam mong pinapakinggan ka at ndi ka minamadali na mag-explain. Ndi tulad sa **** *****, hehe. Inexplain ko pangangailangan namin for Acctg1. Binuksan niya sa computer niya yung sections sa crs. At pareho kami nagulat. Ang dami pang slots!

Sir: Oh, 40 slots, 15 pa lang enlisted. Oh ilan pa pwede dun?
Ana: Ah, 35, ay, 25 pa sir *mentally naisip, 36 kaming nangagailangan*
Sir: *parang nabasa utak ko* Oh, isang section pa lang yun. Magbukas pa tayo nung isa. Oh, 35 slots, wala pang enlisted.
Ana: Eh sir, bat sa crs, sarado na? As in, closed na po nakalagay, ndi na talaga pwede mag-enlist,
Sir: talaga? eh bakit dito, bukas na bukas pa *mukhang nagtataka din si sir, ndi sarcastic at mukhang naniniwala sa student, di tulad ng iba, lam mo na* Sige, tawagan ko si Boncodin kung tatanggapin niya kayo *kasi NCPAG students ang under sa kanya, sabay kuha ng cellphone niya*
Kaya lang may embarrasing moment ako, hehe
Sir: Teka, kilala mo yang si Boncodin?
Ana: *lost* Po? ndi po.
Sir: Yan ang dati nating department head *o secretary ba term niya? limot ko na* para sa Budget!
Ana: *pahiya, hehe, saka lang naisip na kaya pala familiar un name*
Ana: Ah oo nga, kaya po pala familiar un apilido
*whatever Ana, hindi naman ako clueless about sa government, pero eto pa nasaktong tanong sakn*
Sir: oo! bigatin yan!
Sir: Anyway, eto pwede mo gawin. Punta ka sa dept ninyo, tanungin mo kung papayagan kayong sa AIT or NCPAG kumuha ng Acctg1. Pag pwede, punta ka sa NCPAG, dun ka magtanong kung pano kayo makakapasok sa Acctg1 nila.
Sir: pag nagkaproblema, o, eto number ko, may scratch ka pa diyan? O eto, 091.......... Tawagan mo ko kung sakali, pero wag mo ikakakalat yang number, pag nagkaproblema lang sa pagkuha ng acctg1 niyo.

Paglabas ko ng office, medyo nagpanic ako. Kaya ayoko asikasuhin toh mag-isa eh! Sino naman kakausapin ko sa NCPAG? Ni ndi pa nga ako nakakatapak dun eh.. Oh well, para san pa ang prayers the night before kung maduduwag din ako ngayon. Eng’g na lang muna.

Pagdating sa Eng’g, nakita ko agad c jem! Answered prayer # 5! Since 06 siya, pwede xa mag-open ng CRS account niya. Pinatingin ko yung Acctg1 kung open na ba yung mga sections.

Tapos nagtext c Paula. Sabi ko tawagan na lang ako, line naman siya, hehehe at madami din ako sasabihin.

Tapos punta ko sa dept para tanungin kung pwede kami Ndi sa BA mag-acctg1 kung ndi sa AIT at NCPAG. Tada! Ndi daw pwede! Ngek ngek.. so.. ndi na ko pupunta sa NCPAG since bawal pala kami dun? Eh punung-puno na yung acctg1 sa BA.. ndi pwede toh!

Balik ako sa BA. Xempre, naglakad nnman.

Nakita ko si Em ulit sa may pagpasok ng BA. Dahil mag-isa lang ako, super atat ako makahanap ng makakausap. Buti na lang super tanong si Em kung bakit andun ulit ako sa college nila, hahaha.

Pagpasok ng office, pila ulit, pero aircon naman. Sige, matutuyo nnman pawis ko, oh well. In connection sa Answered Prayer # 3, andun c Carlo, friend ko from elementary days, hehe, so ayos, may kausap nnman ako.

Pagpasok sa office ni sir…
Ana: Sir.. ako po ulit, yun nagpepetition for acctg1. *paawa look ng konti, haha*
Sir: *todo smile, buti pa siya masaya, hehe* O, ano na nangyari? Okay na?
Ana: Naku sir, sabi po sa department namin, bawal daw po kami na sa AIT at NCPAG kukuha ng Acctg1.
Sir: Naku! Ganun ba?
Ana: Pano po yun sir *paawa look na talaga, haha*
Sir: Eh no choice tayo.. mukhang magbubukas na talaga ko
Ana: *parang baliw, from paawa look to todo smile, haha, pinigil ko naman*
Sir: (kinausap yun nakapila sa likod ko) Teka lang ha, wait lang kayo, asikasuhin ko na muna ito *Wooh! Sa wakas.. may mag-aasikaso na.. *
So ayun, punta kami sa other office ng BA, oo kasama pa tlga ako, haha, nag-ask si sir dun sa parang secretary kung what rooms pa pwede, what time, etc. Nakakakita na ko ng liwanag, haha.
Sir: O ayan, mukhang may room na. So mamaya or bukas sa CRS, tingnan niyo na lang yung bagong section. Online enlistment ulit ang pagkuha bukas.
Balik kami sa office niya.
Ang problem na lang daw ay yung teacher, kung may available sa oras na gusto namin.
Sir: At kung ilang students kayo, pag konti lang, baka iclose na lang namin.
Ana: Sir kailangan ba 100 din?! *since 100 un isang acctg1 class sa BA*
Sir: *natawa* Hindi naman 100.
Ana: Yang 36 sir? Most likely sure na yan.
Sir: Ayan siguro, 36, okay na yan.
Wooh, answered prayer # 6. Sana matuloy! Sana magka-acctg1 na kami…..

scary 27..

yes, ie27.
as i have written here before, yes, i did pass, thank GOD!
pero madami ang naka-4.0.. kwatro.. so nagremovals sila last monday..
at kanina lang lumabas un results..
sa dami2 ng nagremovals (according to charm, puno ang P&G, one seat apart)..
isa lang ang pumasa!
yes! would you believe that?! sa dami2 ng umaaasa pumasa and go on with their lives
isa lang ang pumasa, bagsak na yung iba.
i truly felt awful for them, since madami sa kanila kakilala ko and one of them
my close friend.
sabi nga ni patrick ".. kaya ang daming nakasimangot sa dept kanina"
malamang ='(
at sabi naman ni charm, un katabi niya sa pre-advising, d na kinaya, umiyak na
sa harap ni ma'am michay.. and i don't blame her at all..
one year delay na kasi agad pag bumagsak sa 27..
seasonal kasi subjects sa IE..
at madaming sumunod na major na may prereq na ie27..
kainis..
i really feel bad for them.. and I think most of those who passed do too..
this is it, ang time na kinakatakutan namin nun umpisa ng sem..
na "makakaltas" din ang aming batch at mga 1/3 at least ang mawawala sa regular standing..
pero hindi ibig sabihin na okay na buhay ko, since pumasa na ko.
umpisa pa lang ito. ie28 is another hurdle to pass.. oh Lord, Help me po..
i really can't do this alone..

Joy Unspeakable?

Yes, because God helped me with my error! :D

I just finished playing the piano for "Joy Unspeakable", along with the brass, during the offering in Church kanina. It was one of the few times na mas maayos un pagtugtog ko sa 8am service kaysa sa 1030am! waah.. hehe.. *labo noh, iyak, tawa, hehe*

May na-miss ata ako na 2 measures/1 chord kaya nauna ako.. pero THANK GOD medyo narinig ko na "parang iba na naririnig ko, at ndi na kami nagmamatch na brass! *konting panic*" Tapos ayun, inulit ko na lang un 1 chord para ndi na ako mauna and sabay na ulit. Again, thank you LORD, it worked :D Nung 8am ayos, perfect, hehe, I think, kasi yun yung binubulong nila Kuya "Brass" after namin tumugtog eh, hehe. Katuwa kasi parang medyo may konting kaba din pala sila before or while playing, so I'm no different pala :)

nun 1030am presentation ako unang napanod ni yanyan, my cousin. gulat nga ako na 1st time pala niya, sayang medyo sablay. hehe.. oh well, okay lang naman kay Lord un konting mali, di Po ba? hehe..

and for other news..... i have another addition to my g-clef collection! haha.. an off-shoulder blouse from circle c! P175 :D ang daldal nga ni ate (actually mga ka-age ni mama) na nagbebenta eh, hehe. will upload pics soon! ganito kulay nun blouse, this font, parang fatigue :D

and I now have a cd for Diner Dash2 and other Y! games! yey... :D

first band practice

kahapon, hehe.. not actually band... ano ba..

basta kasi at church, I play for God with the brass band every last Sunday of the month.. tawag sa amin or sa kanila, brass band, eh ndi naman kasi brass ang piano db, hehe..

anyway, first time na nagtawag ng practice si Tito Edd, usually kasi kami lang 2 nagppractice kasama un sequencer na ginagawa niya tapos on the spot na pagdating ng Sunday with the brass people.. usually 3 or 4 lang sila.. trumpet.. sax.. ganun..

pero kahapon, Thursday, I practiced along with them and it was something new.. and it felt good actually, hehe.. db Lord? God knows how contented my heart was.. I was thinking "now this is something I wanna keep on doing".. we hardly feel that way about something, don't we? Well, in my case, I hardly do kaya ayun, there was pretty much a lightness to my step after practice :D

at take note, my small "allowance" pa kami, i was actually surprised, hehe.

Lord, sana po maging perfect or at least good ang aming performance sa Sunday. For Your Glory! :)