currently listening to: on to the next one - jay-z

hey! it's been a while since i wrote on this blog. all i do on the internet lately is reblog stuff on tumblr. it's crazy. i remember a time when i said that my tumblr account would be for posting pictures that i don't think is relevant to the purpose of this blog. and now, my tumblr has taken over my whole life. i don't mind that much though since i don't have too much to write. my life is that boring.

so the last post ended with my enrollment for college. let's continue with celebrations now because there was a lot of that going on.

MOTHER'S DAY. to celebrate this hallmark holiday, my sister and i got our mom a cake. it's just the two of us this time so we didn't get to do much. we actually celebrated it on the 8th since ate ida had to go on duty at the medical city. i also made my mom a card/poster thing that i put op on the hallway mirror so everyone would see :D

SAM'S 17TH. ahhh! sam's birthday. on the day itself, i just greeted her through text since i wouldn't be able to see her that day. the next day was where the real celebration began because we went to trinoma for the partay. so the movie we saw was nightmare on elm street (after much debate between that and miley cyrus' the last song). the movie itself wasn't scary. it was the suspense that had me covering my eyes halfway. after that we ate at taco bell. while we were waiting for the food to arrive, koko, daryll, and i snuck out saying we were headed to the bathroom while we got sam a cake at red ribbon. we just joined forces because the three of us didn't get her a birthday gift. (sorry, sam! i wanted to get her this shirt that had the word LONDON written on it in bold. the lettering was a loud neon green. but i decided against it because the style of the shirt had this wraparound thingy on it and it just didn't look good) anyway, here's what we had written on it:

ATE IDA'S 27TH. so after sam's party, i had to get ready for dinner out with my family to celebrate ate ida's birthday at this restaurant in tomas morato. we went to yakimix, this new teppanyaki restaurant that offers japanese and korean cuisine. i had fun cooking the food and all that. we even saw polo ravales in there with his girlfriend. is he even in showbiz anymore? my dad was really annoyed at this one guy who keeps cleaning out the lobster every time they refill it. so rude. some respect for the other people who want to eat lobster too! jeezus. i checked out the reviews on the restaurant beforehand and it was really mixed. some enjoyed themselves and promised to return while others swore it was the worst dining experience they've ever had. i liked the restaurant though and i'd recommend it. we probably won't be going back anytime soon because my mom really doesn't like to go to buffet restaurants any more.

so that's it really. the rest of my days have been super boring and very routine. i was wrong you know when i said driving with my dad was the most stressful thing i've ever experienced. turns out, driving with my sister is 10x that stress. every move i make is scrutinized in a very bitchy manner. i hope she loosens up next time. i really dread having to drive with her in the car. *shudders*

13 days to go until college starts. but i heard on the news that deped is pushing the start of classes of public schools to the 15th. i wonder if that affects my school. but then again, it's CHED that has the final word on that now....i think.

a'ight. g'night. i'll try to blog more often and tumb'l less. :)

currently listening to: tik tok - ke$ha

i'm done with all my computer-related homework so what the hell am i still doing here?

i'm an internet-addict so that should explain everything.

today was really stressful. i had to finish the newsletter in time. i even gave myself a deadline: 3 PM. i made it you know. i really did. but i had to correct some errors that's why i finished it at 4. it doesn't matter though. i'm so proud of what i did. you should check it out here: banaHOW magazine. i'm not so sure if it will be super pleasant to read (a certain text-filled page comes to mind). but i still love it. in a way, it feels like my baby. gawd. that sounds so weird. but it does. i worked really hard on it for like 3 days (HAHA! don't misunderstand. please).

all the other work i had to do took a backseat to this one. it's a group project and i really don't want to let my group mates down. as a classmate of mine said, you can't do the group project last because other people are counting on you to do your share. however, a group is only as strong as its weakest link (ehem). overall, the group was commendable. gawd. whatever. i just hope we get a high grade.

okay. i have to prepare for tomorrow already.

holla!

and may i just say to all those who developed a crush for logan lerman: i saw him way before you saw him on percy jackson. and i have proof: APRIL 2009 and further reinforced: NOVEMBER 2009. thank you for your time. =))

Yahoo! updates the features part of their website daily. today, they have an article about a newly discovered painting of the composer Wolfgang Mozart. the writer of the article tells us why she cares so much that there is a new portrait of Mozart available. she says, and i quote:

Why do I care? Why do any of us long to know about the private lives of the artists whose work moves us most? The answer to this question is at once obvious and elusive: We want to know whether we have anything in common with them. Samuel Johnson, a great biographer who was himself the subject of a great biography, summed up that near-irresistible urge when he told James Boswell that "I esteem biography, as giving us what comes near to ourselves, what we can turn to use."

i guess the same can be said about my fascination with celebrities. i've been wondering lately about why i can't seem to stop watching gossip shows like "E! News" or "The Daily 10". why do i still go to websites like People.com?

the writer says that we are care about these people because we want to find out if we have anything similar to them. i guess this is true. we want to know what restaurant celebrities dine at so maybe we can check it out for ourselves. we want to know where they're buying their houses, taking their vacations, where their clothes can be bought, the designer they admire, etc. unconciously, we find oursleves wanting to live that life - the life of the beautiful, rich, and famous.

we're hooked because we want so much to be like them.

i guess this also explains why i'm not drawn to the news. i have no desire to be a politician or a social worker. i don't want to know what happens in house sessions and whatnot. it's not glamorous at all.

what do you think? does this make sense or is this complete bogus?

THIS JUST IN FROM ASHLEE SIMPSON "We know there has been a lot of speculation recently about Pete and I and we wanted our fans to be the first to know, because you guys are the best. Yes, we are thrilled to share that we are happily engaged. Thank you for all of your support and well wishes - it means the world to us. We consider this to be a very private matter, but we wanted you to hear it straight from us."