i just wanted to do a quick post before the weekend is over. i went to the coastal clean-up with the rest of the officers yesterday. buying the boots was a good call because the floor was literally made up of trash. they handed us these sticks to pierce the trash. i tried it out for a few minutes before i fully realized that it didn't lessen the garbage in the area. so i finally put the stick down and used my [gloved] hands.

buying rubber gloves: very good call

a lot of people were there, actually. from all over, i guess. it was the international coastal clean-up day hosted by the DENR. freedom island's coast line was almost entirely made out of garbage. the place was hella stinky. we'd been cleaning there for an hour and it didn't seem like we lessened the trash. we went back to the buses at around 8:30 AM. we left the place at 9:00 AM. our bus kind of got sidetracked so we had to go around a farther u-turn slot. we got back to school at 10:00 AM. kind of a long ride considering we were just a little bit ahead the mall of asia. we were the last bus to get to STC. actually, when we got there, all of the buses were gone. i'm assuming they already parked in gate 7.

since we finished early, (the ETA was 10:30) i had to call my mom up to pick me up. too bad no one was available. so...on July 20, 2008, i rode a jeepney alone for the first time. oh yeah, it's a huge deal. i know way younger kids have been riding the jeep alone for as long as they can remember but i'm not like them. i rode a jeepney for the first time as a 15-year old. who said 15 wasn't a milestone year? haha. my first jeepney ride all alone was a pleasant one. haha. if you consider riding a jeepney pleasant.

after taking a scalding hot shower (to kill the smell, germs, etc) i had lunch with the family and then i went to trinoma with ate ida. i accompanied her while she was shopping. that hurt so much because i didn't even get to buy anything. :(

sunday: i watched game one of ateneo vs. la salle. i really hadn't been following the season but my sister was watching so i watched along with her. she's an atenean so guess who we were rooting for. i'd forgotten how much fun it was to watch basketball. my mom got so into it, we almot missed mass. almost. my mom would never let us miss mass unless we couldn't stand anymore.

so yeah, that's how my weekend went. how was yours?

i've finally come back to school. its been a good first day. everyone was really complimentary about my new haircut. their compliments made my day. the first day of school this year is the intramurals (intrams). i'm on the suongan team. its a team sport so you can't be blamed on your performance individually (duh). its really just tug-o-war. we've won once and lost twice. ahh, well. at least things are better on the basketball front. thanks to leky and arianne. they really make a great team. the volleyball team also did well. i think they didn't get much success for their first few matches because they lacked support. by the time sam got there, they were pumped and enjoying the game. enjoying what you're doing actually contributes to your success. we had to forfeit for the tiyakad games. we didn't have enough players. at least marta is still all for chess. but she said herself that she doesn't expect to win. who knows?

my dad will be going back to calapan to give his full attention to the business. i hope he doesn't get too stressed out.

all in all, its a fine day.