Almost Grasped, But Not Quite

Christ the King College will be hosting a young graduates’ reunion. FOR REAL!

Yes, I was exactly thinking of the same thing. Isn’t it too early? Why, all of a sudden, hold a reunion? Well, I’m sure there’s a deeper reason for this, like a school anniversary of some sort. Whatever.

For whatever it is worth (i.e. seeing your teachers and hearing them say "O, what happened to you?" / swapping stories with your batchmates, classmates, and seatmates / reuniting with your exes (and realizing how much you love him/her pa pala or how lucky you were that you didn’t end up together) / knowing you still have that lingering feeling for a longtime crush / planning your revenge for your hs enemies and rivals / laughing at each other’s boo-boos in hs / … WHATEVER YOUR REASON MAY BE…), I do encourage CKCians to go.

For a CKCian who stumbles upon this site, here’s the details:

CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE
YOUNG GRADUATES’ REUNION
October 28, 2006, Saturday
2:00 pm - 10:00 pm
CKC HS Covered Court

For CKC HS Batch 2001 (yes, my batch… now don’t go counting how many years ago has passed since we graduated) should wear WHITE.  Simple, pure, casual WHITE.
Perfect color for such a versatile batch.

They changed our batch color. (Yes, there is a color code for each batch so don’t wear a color which will make others think you came from the younger batches. Believe me, no one falls for that trick anymore.) Whatever happened to the first dazzling, sexy RED theme? Hmn, taken by another batch I guess. Anyway, I like the second pure, casual WHITE better.

We already had an earlier informal reunion* last year (*scroll down second entry on the other blog). Courtesy of well, uh, Mae and I. Haha! It nearly turned into a disaster but actually, it turned out fine. On my POV that is. I’m sure the others enjoyed the little get-together.

I love seeing my former classmates. Makes me want to remember. But this year, it’s gonna be tough. Someone has gone missing. Forever. It made remembering harder.

Anyway, I’m hoping there will be lots of CKCians on that event.

Will I and the rest of the girls (Cath, Donna, Mae, Grace, Florence, and Dianne) and yes, Mayer go? Hmn, let’s see. We’ll always be CKCians. (Mga pasaway.)

I was going through the racks and racks of books at BookSale the other day and I chanced upon this book by Hugh Prather. The not-so-thin/not-so-thick book is titled, "Notes to Myself." It contains lines from the author’s everyday experiences. It’s like he’s talking to himself, reminding himself of the insights he learned each day.

Here. I’ll share some of his notes to himself, which you can also claim as a note to yourself when applicable. I can probably call my rant notebook a "notes to myself" notebook now:

Few can choose when they will die. I choose to accept death now. As of this moment, I give up my "right" to live. And I give up my "right" to her life. / But it’s morning. I have been given another day. Another day to hear and read and smell and walk and love and glory. I am alive for another day. / I think of those who aren’t.

The rainbow is more beautiful than the pot at the end of it, because the rainbow is now. And the pot never turns out to be quite what I expected.

Often my fantasies express how I would like to feel rather than how I feel. Here’s the man I’m afraid of and I fantasize the part of the very tough person - when actually I feel weak in relation to him. Do I want to actualize myself? OK, the actuality is I am afraid of him.

The way to be most helpful to others is for me to do the thing that right now would be most helpful to me. / I am not interested so much in what I do with my hands or words as what I do with my feelings. I want to live from the inside out, not from the outside in.

Sometimes, the only way for me to find out what it is I want to do is to go ahead and do something. Then the moment I start to act,  my feelings become  clear. / Being myself includes taking risks with myself, taking risks on new behavior, trying new ways of "being myself," so that I can see how it is I want to be.

I don’t feel "I want." I feel "I lack." I decide "I want."

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I’m beginning to love Goo Goo Dolls. I’m so memorizing their songs na! I’ve been listening to their songs in my Tungsten E2 for a week now. Aside from the melody, I just love the lyrics of their songs. Here’s a part of their song Slide (which I’m currently listening to):

Could you whisper in my ear
/ The things you wanna feel
/ I’ll give you anything 
/ To feel it comin’

I wanna wake up where you are 
/ I won’t say anything at all
/ So why don’t you slide 
/Yeah we’re gonna let it, slide

Now, why do I have a feeling there’s a hidden meaning of this song for me somewhere? Hahaha!

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Anyway, I’ve updated my other blog with photos from Mobile Pilipinas 2006 and my very own shopping challenge. Why do I have two blogs ba (actually more)?! Well, Friendster’s blog lacks some features which Wordpress has and vice-versa.

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Random Answers
Eating: I would like to say nothing  because I’m on diet mode (choz!) but I can’t tell a lie (yeah right)! So, I’m going to say Taters’ cheese-coated fries and white cheddar-coated popcorn. (No, "im not watching a movie. Hehe!)
Drinking: What else? Taters’ Iced Tea!
Singing: Slide by Goo Goo Dolls
Writing: An entry to this blog
Wishing For: An ipod nano RED
Looking Forward To: A one-week vacation
Happiness Now: Him (who?!)

I need to update this blog because I’ve been neglecting it for the last couple of days months. Hehe! Since I don’t have anything to talk about, I’ll just answer this survey which I stumbled upon on the bulletin but wasn’t kupal enough interested in answering it there.

1.Ever liked someone younger than you? How young?
None. I can’ t see myself falling for someone younger than me. Baka mapagalitan ko lang. Haha! Kung mangyayari man, siguro one year younger lang. I’m more for those my age or one year near my age. Something like that.

2.Someone older?
Depends. I can tolerate a three-year difference but more than that? I don’t think so.

3.Ever been drunk?
You may think I’m corny but I don’t drink beer. And I’m kindda proud of it. Sige, maghanap ka ngayon ng katulad ko. Haha! Ladies’ drink pwede but who the hell gets drunk with those?! Haha!

4.Do you smoke?
No. It’s sickening. Inhaling cigarette smoke makes me dizzy. I abide by my own rules so walang pakialaman. It’s just sad when other smokers don’t even respect those who don’t smoke. We don’t smoke because we don’t want it (and the illness it might cause us) but here are some people puffing near/beside/in front you. Unbelievable!

5.Been in love?
Not yet. (Am I hearing howls of "OWS?!") Hahaha!

6.Loved someone whom you knew you couldn’t have?
Wow! This is sad. Pero di pa naman nangyayari sakin (and I’m not wishing for it to happen to me).

7.Got in a car accident?
Nope. Hopefully, not ever!

8.Had your heart broken?
Nope. Unbelievable? Believe me!

9.Last time you cried?
Cry as in cry? Matagal tagal na rin. Nung June pa yata. (I’d rather not say why tutal hindi naman tinatanong.)

10.Last time you laughed?
Kahapon lang. At the Mobile Pilipinas event when Jeepney Joyride played their wacky music. Galing!

11.What age do you see yourself getting married?
Actually, I don’t see myself getting married. (Okay, stop thinking I’m weird! Haha!) I see other ladies getting married partly because of me (It’s my dream to become a wedding coordinator! Hehe!)

12.Describe your dream wedding.
Okay fine. Even if I don’t see myself getting married, I like weddings! A perfect motif would be "deep red" as in yung nearing maroon na but you can’t say it’s maroon coz it’s not… or wasabe green. Yung parang fresh lettuce/greens in your salad ang hitsura. Haha! I can go on elaborating on the details but I’d rather give it to my first client! Hehe!

13.Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
No. Pillows, and more pillows lang.

14.If you could dye your hair with one color, what would it be?
Hmn, dark brown?! The shade na pag tinatamaan lang ng araw nakikita.

16.Would you rather give or receive?
It would be selfish to say receive but when nothing is on the line, receive na nga lang. Hehe! But I also like giving. Especially to people worth giving something to.

17.Where and how many homes have you lived in?
Two. Our houses in La Union and Makati.

18. Do you play any musical instruments?
How I wish! Pero ayaw nila sa akin. Haha! My father sent us a piano when we were younger (one of his first padalas). The only thing I can play with it is a gospel song (I’m trying to remember the title). Now, we don’t even know where the piano is!

19.One or two pillows?
Two.

20. Do you get along with your parents?
Yes, of course.

21.Do you get along wid ur sibling(s)?
I’d like to think yes. But we also fight naman. We’re normal eh.

22.Whats your favorite color(s)?
Green and White.

23.Do you sing?
When I’m alone. When it’s videoke time at home. When I’m in the shower. When I’m listening to the car radio/computer speaker and I know the song. When I have someone to sing along with me.

24.What are your favorite dishes?
My grandfather’s igado, dinuguan, and pancit. I also like Chinese, Hong Kong, Indian, and Persian cuisines. Just love the spices!

25.Who was your first crush?
Hay, hindi ko maalala! (Or pinipilit lang wag alalahanin! Hahaha!)

26.Are you the romantic type?
Other people would say no. Sa taray at seryoso kong to… nah! But let’s see. Hahahahaha!

27.Are you in love right now?
Hmn, that’s an odd question. I’m also trying to figure this one out. Hahahaha!

28.Are you happy?
Yes.

29.What are you going to do after this?
Write an entry on my other blog.

30.What is your favorite number?
8

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