Back to Who I Was

A few nights ago, as I was on my way to the gym, I bumped into one of my oldest friends (not by age) in UP. We haven’t seen each other or communicated for months. We were both in a hurry for our appointments so we quickly agreed to meet again in a couple of days. That happened last night.

We met over dinner and I realized how much I missed his company as well as our other friends. They were one of the reasons why I moved back to my college apartment despite it being eight (8) LRT2 stations from school. But because I was so busy with schoolwork and other stuff, I still wasn’t able to see them (my college friends) that often.

So we started catching up with what's new and upcoming in our lives. We talked about his job, my med school, friends from UP, our new set of friends, how biologically old we are getting (I couldn't stand up  because of my first weight training session in the gym an hour before), and how much things are the same yet a lot different.

Then we talked about UP culture vs the culture in our current situations. And how we met UP graduates who are sell-outs in their careers.

After dinner, since my legs hurt so bad, we chatted in the lobby of my building for a while. It was very refreshing to finally talk to someone who gets me the way only this set of friends get me (Sometimes even He-WHo-Must-Not-Be-Named does not get me too, but I think its more of the age gap, although he catches up soon enough).

We laughed and shook our heads and laughed and made plans to meet again sometime soon, hopefully with a few other friends.

Mga Natutunan Ko sa Walang Hanggan

Grabe, isa ata ang Walang Hanggan sa mga pinakatinutukan kong telenovela of recent years. Bukod kay Coco Martin, natuwa din naman ako sa balik-tambalan nina Richard at Dawn. Actually hindi ko ini-expect na magki-click pa sa sila. At ang masasabi ko lang, walang kakupas-kupas si Miss Susan Roces.

At syempre, may mga natutunan din naman ako sa Walang Hanggan. At ito ay:

1. Sa langit pala, hindi nagpapalit ng damit. At walang hanggang takbuhan din ang ginagawa ng mga tao. Nakakapagod yun ha.

Tumigil sila sa kakatakbo sa langit para mag-pose sa pic na ito.

2. Kahit na matangkad ang mga magulang mo (Marco at Emily) pwede ka pa din maging vertically challenged (Daniel). Si Nathan naiintindihan ko pa kasi maliit si Jane.

3. Lucrative business pala sa Pilipinas ang paggawa ng alak. Akala ko lambanog at tuba lang ang kumikita dito.

4. Baka makita ng future anak ko ang ipinaghahagis kong mga singsing/accessories na binigay sa akin ng mga ex ko. Nako. Madami yun. Baka madaming babae din ang pagbibigyan nun.

5. Pag pala kinasal ako sa pari, irerequire ko na ipakita sa akin ang license to marry niya. Baka ma-technical din ako.

6. Idol ko na si Emily. Kahit na may anak na siyang 20+ ang edad, go go go pa din sa pagbubuntis.

7. Pag naghawak kamay ang dalawang magkapatid, maiimagine nila ang multo ng apo nila na nagtatakbuhan sa bahay.

Hindi pa ako nanonood ng Ina, Kapatid, Anak. Pero napansin ko lang, walang kilay si Cherry Pie? Bakit?

More 25 Randoms

And another 25 randoms.

>> I like writing when my head is all full or I have some issues I want to resolve or simply when I feel like it.

>> I hoard tissue paper.

>> I buy and sell and sometimes create accessories in my free time. Shopping for materials is one of my  favorite relaxation activities.

>> I own and manage a bakery named after my Mom. My start-up capital was a cash gift from my paternal grandma.

>> My bakery is the go-to bakery in our town for pandesal. I developed the first pandesal recipe in 2007. From then till now, we adjusted the recipe to fit the likes of our customers which led to the recipe we have today.

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>> I cannot think straight if my REM sleep is disturbed.

>> I am irrationally scared of roosters.

>> I collect many-colored retractable pens.

>> I recently discovered paperless magazines that I download in iPad. Costs less. Less bulk too.

>> I keep a 'secret stash' of junk food and chocolates in my closet that I refill twice a year only. Just today, I found out that it's not much of a secret anymore.

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>> I used to be boy-band crazy.

>> The only stuffed toy on my bed is a stuffed lab puppy named Iggy after St. Ignatius of Loyola.

>> I only recently started singing in the shower.

>> I own an old grey Les Miserables t-shirt that I bought in a (now closed) shop in UP Shopping Center. It's too old and worn out that my mom is already plotting to throw it away.

>> I "watch" Grey's Anatomy, House MD or Charmed while I study for exams.

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>> Aside from flats, then next most comfy shoes for me are wedges.

>> I am a make-up addict even though I rarely wear make-up.

>> When I was a kid, I can stay in my room for days. For as long as I have an encyclopedia. Because of that, my mom bought me three sets.

>> I have a toy trident that I sometimes carry around the house just for the fun of it.

>> I have a complete LOTR DVD set. Now I'm saving up for Harry Potter. (It's on my Christmas wishlist **)

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>> I can be anti social at times.

>> I am currently learning to cook eggs in different ways.

>> I have a huge dangling and chandelier earrings collection. But I do not wear earring on ordinary days.

>> I used to be an Obagi girl.

>> To hide my Nutella from being "confiscated" because it's fattening, I kept it in my dresser near my perfumes and creams.

^_^

Bounce Back

Hello again, blogger. I am so back.

Yeah, Blogger used to host my first blogs since college until I transferred to Wordpress just last year, I think.  Then blogger had a facelift and I found out that it's actually better now. So here I am. Back to my old Blogger account with a different blog.

So it's the semestral vacation... well actually, it's technically over since classes start again tomorrow. But my classes won't be until Tuesday so I still have one day before my semester officially starts. I have a handful of things to do before November kicks in. Like practice driving in the city and maybe update my closet as well as reorganize my stuff at home.

I bought three large plastic boxes and stuffed all my med school things in so that they're not messing up my other stuff. My problem is the obsolete encyclopaedias that I want to put into storage too. I want to keep them because I want my future kids to learn to read books first before going digital.

I also kept all of my sagala and evening gowns to regain more room for other stuff in my closet. I have a relatively big room but nowhere to put stuff in.

Spent most of the break running here and there since dad is home for a vacation. I spend my days running the bakery and playing Chefville on idle hours. Oh yeah, I spearheaded the Harana Kay Maria program a week ago, too.

I hope I can update this blog more than I update the WP one before. We'll see. But for now. Toodleloo. :)