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Spontaneous santacruzan of my niece. I did her hair and make-up! Isn’t she a beauty? :)

Happy Summer!

Finally!! It’s summer vacation already! I have waited for this day for so looooong. This semester was too tiring that I really needed to have a fun sem-ender.

So after our last exam, my blockmates and I did just that. First, we ate lunch at Gravy Fix, Katips. It was nice although we weren’t really able to maximize the consumption of the various flavors of gravy they offered. We ended the meal with yummy Wicked Oreos though, so yay! Then we headed to Greenhills Badminton Center. Again, we weren’t able to maximize the 1-4pm time given to us as we ran late. Nonetheless, we got there at 2:30 and it was still hella fun!!

After playing badminton, we went to my place, decided to take a swim then ate dinner at Red Mix. To end the night, we watched the epic Battle Royale and Life or Something Like That. (Weird cause the two movies are so.. uh.. contrasting but that’s good too because the latter counteracted the former.) It was fun to watch BR because we all were noisily commenting and guessing about the film. I wouldn’t have wanted to watch that film any other way. 

It was so nice to end the semester with the same people that got me through it! Thank you and I love you guys!

Anyhow, this summer ought to be great. Not only did it started well, but for once, I’m taking a rest from summer classes mainly because this is my last before practicum starts. Now, there’s just so much books to read, TV series and movies to watch, music to hear and good memories to be made. I’m going to have so much R&R so that I could last another year without it. Can’t believe I’m a senior already. Wasn’t it just yesterday when I was a senior in high school? @-)

Anyway before I start babbling about how fast time flies, let me end this by wishing all of us an awesome summer! *cue Urbandub’s First Day of Summer* ☀

Thank you, Ma’am Ines! ♥

Picking up from where I left off with my HE101 post is today’s semender. As with last year’s Christmas party, our teacher prepared a party for us again. She gave us this cake along with many other foods. So sweet and generous of her to give us treats every week!

I really admire UP professors who teach with passion. With Ms. Ines De Guzman especially, we felt how passionate she was with teaching. All of our three-hour classes, as tedious as it may sound, were actually filled with fun and interactive activities all thanks to her. Moreover, I love how she’s so cheerful and young at heart. She would oftentimes throw some corny jokes and we would laugh not because of it but because of her contagious laugh. She really is so inspiring!  I hope one day I would be able to radiate that same youthfulness and sense of purpose like she does. :)

So… Thank you, Ma’am Ines!!! ♥

All That’s 90s!

Last week, my blockmates and I were taken back in time, back to the good ol’ days of afternoon animes, boybands, epic toys and games, and movies. HEEd 177, a food service management class in our college, offered us a service with a really interesting and nostalgic theme — the 90s!!! And the name was All That’s 90s.

I loved the concept because it was very relatable and entertaining. The atmosphere inside the room was so nice because everything was well thought out. On the ceiling were pieces of paper which read the different names or things about that decade. Also, a wall of fame where picture of the movies, boybands, celebrities who were famous back then were there. There were pictures of young Leonardo diCaprio, Nsync, Titanic, Spice Girls.. name it!

Then, in front was a memory wall as I would call it which allowed the people to write things they remember. Squint and maybe you could see it!! Anyway, it was fun to read what people wrote.

To complete the 90s experience, music videos and anime OST were playing. So many times people would sing along with the songs or would smile as they recognize which show that song was from! Awesome!

Oh, and they also offered KTV and Dance Revo although I wasn’t able to avail it. Moving on… their menu was equally appealing as well. What I loved most and am still craving for is the Luigi’s Fire Pasta which is basically Malunggay and Basil pesto with Tinapa! Mmm. I love that it has the taste of pesto yet it was distinct because of the fish.

Here are the 90s kids! Had so much fun with these girls. :)

How I miss the 90s!! During and after eating at All That’s 90s, we were so full of stories of our childhood. How pokemons were only 150 during our time, how we used to play brick game and tamagotchi (although I haven’t played the latter, huhu.), how we miss those glittered butterfly clips we used to have and the list goes on.

I guess the real magic behind the 90s era, as with other decades for other people, is basically our image of childhood. Those memories growing up, back when everything was so simple and how you could share it with others just give us these warm and fuzzy feelings. So here’s to the forever 90s kids. :)

I need you so much closer…

Death Cab for Cutie… Literally!!

Last night, March 05 2012, DCFC played live here in Manila! It was an extremely eargasmic night, although I wish I could have seen the band closer (hence, the title) No worries though, I was contented just to hear their awesome songs anyway. That’s how good they were. Oh and also, I wish that SLR cameras were allowed. These were the only photos I’ve taken using my phone’s camera. :/

Anyway, here’s their setlist for the night:

(setlist.fm)

 I can’t say that I’m perfecty satisfied with this because well, dcfc just has too many great songs to fit it all in one night. I wish The Ice is Getting Thinner, Stay Young Go Dancing & Underneath the Sycamore were included. Anyway, Ben Gibbard said that they’ll be back. I love that they loved the audience here in Manila!! I always get this kind of fear when my favorite artist or band is having a concert in the country. I fear that they won’t be treated well or they won’t like the crowd. So I was so happy when Ben tweeted that we were the wildest and loudest crowd they have had so far in the tour. Yey!! :)

Can I just say that these lyrics are so haunting:

“I should have given you a reason to stay” (A Lack of Color)

“And I know that you’ll find, love, I will possess your heart” (I Will Possess Your Heart)

“Love is watching someone die” (What Sarah Said)

“If there’s no one beside you when your soul embarks, I will follow you into the dark” (I Will Follow You Into the Dark)

“That everything, everything ends” (Meet Me on the Equinox)

and well of course,

“I need you so much closer” (Transatlanticism)

Lastly, kudos to the band especially to Ben who showed his prowess on playing the guitar, drums and piano!! Thank you and see you when you get back! :)

I need a productive weekend.

So I slept last night (a Friday night!) at 2 am as I was doing my paper. This weekend, I’m planning to continue pushing myself real hard because next week is gon’ be one of the hellest of my many hellweeks. Also because I want to lessen the load and guilt that I will feel when I’m listening to DCFC play this coming Monday!! (yay!)

Not that it will interest you but I have 6 papers, 3 reports and a quiz to prepare for next week. Fingers crossed I finish these all and still have my sanity by then. I really am so stressed this month. But the thing about stress as I’ve recently learned in my Food Chemistry class is that it drives us to be better. You know how mango trees are whipped or given other stresses so that they would bloom? I think it’s the same with people. We grow more with these difficulties around. So yep, challenge accepted!

Anyway, here are my companions for today.

Ooh la la at that White Fudge Covered Oreo. I swear it’s so gooood. It’s like eating the cream layer by layer. Mmm~