Pre-IloIlo

Pre-IloIlo

Hummin': I'm leaving on an AIRplane...

My family and I'll be leaving for Ilo-Ilo on Saturday. The house looks like we've been visited by Hurricane Katrina, having shirts, pants and shoes everywhere. Picking the best ones to bring to the family reunion and bringing along a few other items to wear at night.

Aside from the responsibilities of packing for the disorderly men in our family, my proud Dad requires me to bring along about twenty or so boxes of brownies to give away to friends and relatives. Ah well, doing that just about filled up our kitchen, dining room and refrigerator with so much sweets that hardly anything else would fit.

The baking frenzy has just begun, our helper said with a tired sigh. In fact, because of all the tasting (ehem, ehem) that I have to do with each batch, I'm afraid that I might gain some pounds even before Saturday! HORRORS.

I don't even have that free time to go to the gym. I'm that busy.

Wonder why I'm taking the time out to blog when I should be taking a much-needed bath.

Hmmmm...

Poor Little Girl

Poor Little Girl



Hummin': Win by Brian Mcknight

Like a little child, she meekly said she was afraid to look under her pants for fear of seeing too big of a wound on her knee. Hearing the quiver in her voice, I was concerned and asked her what happened.

And she says, "Nadapa ako, on the same spot kung saan nadapa ako ng malakas before."

I nod my head, remembering that time where being focused on her 10-peso Mcdo sundae almost got her ran over by a huge truck after tripping on a crack in the pavement. But she corrects me by saying, "The one where I stepped out the elevator, tripped and fell on the marble tiles...sa school ni Achie."

I winced at the sudden memory. Ouch.

"What happened?" I squeezed for details. "Lagi ka nalang nadadapa ah!" I said with a chuckle at how clumsy she gets.

"Ikaw ba naman tae-han ng ibon, hindi ka ba madi-distract?!" she rhetorically asked. I guffawed, imagining the ridiculous scene as I had witnessed in previous "tripping accidents" where her lack of concentration almost killed an innocent potted-plant in the mall unfortunately placed on her path.

She pretended to be offended, and then laughed along, continuing her story. "Eh kasi naglalakad ako ng mabilis, tapos biglang may warm na nahulog sa kamay ko! On impulse, inamoy ko, nadistract ako and then, nadapa!"

WHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I just couldn't help myself, but laugh uncontrollably at my mom, who with her petite height, chubby frame and short, copper-tinted hair, probably looked both pitiful and hilarious!

Baho ba?

Peace! Hahahahahaha!!!

** To cap this entry, let me just say that I AM FREE for almost a whole month of semester break!!! Yip yip yeheeey!!!

Prayer for Finals

Prayer for Finals




The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not flunk
He keepeth me from lying down when I should be studying
He leadeth me beside the water cooler for a study break
He restores my faith in study guides
He leads me to better study habits
For my grades' sake

Yea, though I walk through the valley of borderline grades
I will not have a nervous breakdown
For thou art with me
My prayers and my friends, they comfort me
Thou givest me the answer in moments of blankness
Thou anointest my head with understanding
My test paper runneth over with questions I recognise

Surely passing grades and flying colours shall follow me
All the days of my examinations
And I shall not have to dwell in this exam hall forever.

A-M-E-N.

Falling Over

Falling Over


Hummin': Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles

I realized that it takes so little to actually break me down.

Perhaps, it's because I never show any fractures or signs of breaking until I reach that very edge where I know that one little piece of sand would make all the difference. And if that one sand is added on my shoulders, I just tip over and fall--

Down...

Hard.

And I get knocked out....

Out of myself.

Only then, I see things from an outside perspective, and I study what happened and how I got to that point.

Sadly, that's when I start pointing fingers.

(A word of advice: Duck.)