Ohana

So  these past few weeks, we’ve been bonding with our relatives because first, two of my cousins are graduating, and my uncle just had his birthday. We’re really close to each other and we always have a good time. So I just wanna share with y’all my famiLEE.

Kat, my sister and Bea, my cousin.

We were talking about College. She’s Angela (or Francine), my cousin. She’s an incoming college freshman and she took the exam in DLSU, ADMU, and UP and she passed them all! She’s a genius okay. She’s going to take the toughest course in UP which is BS Administration&Accountancy. I’m so proud of her. Haha

Alli, my youngest cousin, all dressed up like the Barden Bellas

Ashley&Ge Jin

Squished face with ate Max

Endorsers of Jamba Juice?

That day ended quickly. So we’re off to tito Bok’s birthday after 2 days, I think? I just wanna feature my pretty siblings. 

Kuya Mac

Ge Jin

Ate Max

Mom and tito Bok

Birthday ‘boy’. Hey couz. (Naks, bagets)

Bored apa

Jamming

Tumblr girls? Sadako maybe

Death stare, Bea

Tres Marias

Perfect Pic ender

Promenade

Our Juniors’ prom was held last March 9, 2013 at Crimson Hotel, Filinvest City.

Very late post indeed. :p Anyway my prom kind of disappointed me. There are several reasons why.

1. My prom dress was so expensive and it wasn’t even worth its price.
2. My brother was my prom date. It’s okay. But it’s prom, so I wanted to have a real date.
3. My make-up. They said my make-up was fine, but I kinda didn’t like it.(arte!) My sister did my hair and make-up.
4. Program. Boring.
5. Music. I made a playlist for our prom and they didn’t use it. The sound-crew didn’t play good music during the dance segment. When I requested to play SHM’s Don’t You Worry Child then when I turned around, no one was on the dance floor. The peeps obviously didn’t know how to party….
6. Service. I wish Gordon Ramsay was there.

All the disappointments aside, I did have a tad bit of fun with my friends at the photobooth!

With my favorite people

With the prom princess, my good friend, Raven.

The very quiet Table 3

I’m such a fatty. Working on losing weight this summer!

M

Tonight, I’m letting it out. The unsure feelings suddenly became clear and I knew what was actually happening. I’ve always been considering the what ifs. Yeah, because I don’t want to judge my friends. Because I love them. And you don’t judge people you love. You shouldn’t judge anyone. But sometimes, or most of the time we ignore our instincts. We tend to doubt our judgement which is sometimes obviously true.

Having trouble with friendship or having a failed friendship is one of the biggest problems I can face. I’m a teen. It’s normal. And it’s so hard to go through.

Our english teacher made us read essays which helped me in the process of realizing some things. Whistle by Benjamin Franklin and The Decay of Friendship by Samuel Johnson. Look it up.
In the essay Whistle, it talked about “paying too much for the whistle” which means giving too much for something not worth it. When does it become unworthy? I think it becomes unworthy when you give something valuable like your time, or presence and then you don’t get anything back. Not even happiness or appreciation.
In the essay The Decay of Friendship, it talked about the causes of decay of friendship. There are innumerable causes but Samuel Johnson told about 5 causes which I can really relate to; long absence, not met expectations, opposition of interests, suspicion, and gradual decay of friendship.

I have talked about my problem to some of my closest friends. Friends who are truly there for me. Friends who I didn’t doubt. One friend of mine actually related to my situation as she was also experiencing the same problem. Yay I’m not alone.

Have you ever gave so much effort for a friend and it all went to waste? Like traveling really far just to see a friend and the meeting didn’t happen or the meeting didn’t turn out well, like it was boring or something.
Have you ever felt confused if what she’s saying is really true because words are so convincing but where’s the action? Where is the actual thing you wanna see?
Have you ever realized that you’re paying too much for the whistle? You feel ridiculous and you feel tired. Tired of trying and figuring it out.
Because I have. I have done it, felt it, realized it. Okay maybe I just think it is but it really isn’t. I don’t care anymore. I just let it be. Leave it be. Because just thinking that it’s there and believing it’s there is not enough. If you don’t feel it and if you feel alone, I think it’s just right to be sad and all dramatic about it.

I hope I get through this shit.
Someone save me

One Year More

Got my title from the song “One Day More” by the cast of Les Mis. Haha

Anyway, my Junior year is over and I’m about to take my college review classes this whole month of April. I’m going for MSA with my friends. And I really wanna go to Arrrneoo. Yuh. When I saw the application forms, I thought, damn I wanna repeat my high school. So for you young people, do really well in high school and have a lot of co-curricular activities. (I have very few of those)

So the week before our school ended, my class and I had our recollection and we went out for a pool and pizza party for our farewell and Victory in our Hamlet play and also for doing a really good job in our Noli Me Tangere play. (Yeah, we have a lot of plays, our teachers love to see us act)

Recollection 

Pool Parteeh

One billion rising daw?

Yan ang jumpshot

Over all, my school year was… Okay. It’s fine. Adjusting wasn’t all that easy. I still miss my best friends. I still miss my previous school too. To my classmates who think I didn’t have fun, well I did. We all know we had a lot of laugh together. Thanks Ehren!

Our projector got stolen! Seriously!

Unfinished bulletin board. It’s my fault!

The Santos Twins. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

Mikha and Mia <3

Paparazzi mode to this cute little girl 

Every play practice

 

Have a great summer!

M

3-Ehrentrudis S.Y. 2012-2013

I have once again abandoned my blog. Sometimes I think I shouldn’t blog because I’m lazy, but inside, I really want to blog. Haha!

It’s March and the end of my Junior year will be over soon. I have spent my school year 2012-2013 with my class 3-St. Ehrentrudis in SSCW. I have to say that even though most of the time I’m complaining to myself about some people in my class I still enjoyed being with them.

If I were to describe them I’ll say they’re weird, moody, smart, dramatic, autistic, boring, fun, loud, they have stinging words at times (hindi nyo lang alam ang sakit na ng sinasabi nyo, haha!), accepting, helpful, ok that’s all. Very Elementary, Malja.

To my friends/close friends, Kat R., Puj, Shaira, Jaja, CJ, Chiara, Trishia, Nery, Kathy, Ger, Danah, Dani, Cla, & more, thanks to every bit.

Even though I seldom talk to my classmates, there is an experience in every small talk. I’m sorry if I wasn’t careful with my words or actions and I might’ve offended you.

I enjoyed all the play practices even though very little of us attend. Haha!

Our school year 2012-2013 will end on March 20 something. Our prom will be today, March 9 at the Crimson Hotel. I’ll be posting pictures.

M

Homemade Granola

I made this granola a long time ago and I’ve long been wanting to post this in my blog. Granola is healthy and it’s so delicious. It’s made with the healthiest ingredients. 

I use my granola as a topping for my yogurt or oatmeal and sometimes I just like to munch on it. 

I saw this very easy recipe somewhere. I’m not sure if it’s in Ina Garten’s show “Barefoot Contessa” because it’s been so long since I watched that episode. The ingredients just got stuck in my mind so I made up the measurements. You know, the measurements are just up to yourself. Don’t be afraid to add up more spices to this because it’s all about enjoying eating in your unique taste.

My ingredients are:

Dessicated Coconut

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Old-fashioned Oatmeal

Almonds

Honey

Vanilla

MIx it all up. Pop it in the oven for 15-20 mins or until golden brown –150degrees Celsius.

I got my granola a bit burnt because I left the house for awhile and I forgot to go back in time. So no photos for the finished product.

Promoting my Keek

Watch my videos in my Keek
I also posted snippets of the Foster the People concert. The whole video would be too embarrassing to post because I keep on squealing.

Foster the People Live in Manila

Foster the People, my favorite band in this planet, came to the Philippines for their concert last October 6. They had an exclusive meet and greet in Edsa Shangri-La where in only 130 fans had a chance to get their album signed. I am one of those 130 and I am very thankful especially to Foster the People PH!

Photos of Foster the People press conference and meet&greet

According to the fans, Mark Foster’s dad messaged him at this moment about living in the Philippines.He said this at the concert, “It’s so good to finally be here, been wanting to come here for a long time,” “You know it’s so crazy to be here right now, my grandfather lived here in the 40s, and my dad lived here in the 70s, and now I’m here in 2012,” “He told me he watched a band play here back in 1973,”

You guys should really read this article because it says a lot of what Mark Foster said during the concert.

So I got my album signed. I shook their hands and they talked to me.(AHHHHH!!)

*insert hot eye contact* *insert Mark Foster showing off a grin*

Mark Foster: You going tonight?

Me: Yes

Mark Pontius: See you!

The best seconds of my life. Right after the meet and greet, I just cried. Strictly no picture taking at the meet and greet.

Concert

I was VVIP Section 101 in Row K! That’s so far. I could’ve been one of those fans in row A who can touch Mark Foster if it didn’t get sold out so easily.

The concert was intense and the fans were hardcore. Here’s Mark Foster raping the keyboard. 

Everything he said was amazing and his voice is so hot.

Foster the People planet

Everyone loves a derp face.

My concert buddies&bestfriends. Mikee and Micks.

I also met my best friend Louis! I was a tad bit shocked. I didn’t even know he was going. He just texted “Hey. What’s your row and section?” Haha! I look crap

I don’t have a descent photo of myself.

I love my oxfords and socks.

Sleepover

I already had a harsh voice(paos) before coming to the concert. I screamed(yeah, singing too but mostly screaming) a lot in the concert so the next day, I lost my voice.

I can say that Foster the People really loved Manila. Cubbie Fink, the bassist, only has 5 tweets in twitter and it’s funny and amazing how he tweeted “Manila Wafer”. Don’t really know what that means but it means a lot to me.. (Ano daw?)

Call me a loser or whatever but I’m admitting that that was my first ever concert. I danced my heart out for my favorite band and it felt amazing! This has been my life long dream and it finally came true. I’ve had waited for them since forever. Thank you God, mom, Foster the People Philippines and Foster the People.

Photo Sources: I got my photos from my Instagram, Mikee’s and Micks’, Ivory Music&Video, and the rest are in the photos itself

P.S. I am currently suffering from a Post Concert Depression (PCD) and I don’t know long this will last.

P.P.S. They said it won’t take them long to come back in the Philippines for their 2nd record.

Delish

Delish is the brand name of the s’mores bars I’m selling. It is home-made by Kat, my sister, and Joyce Buen, a family friend.

For the meantime, we’ll be selling s’mores but I’m sure we’ll level up to wider recipes.

I have been selling in  school. I know it’s prohibited in schools but let’s keep this a secret. I sell it for about 25/30 pesos, depending on its size. Affordable, right?

Scholasticans really love it! It gets sold out in a span of 10 minutes during our recess and it’s always not enough. It is that delicious!

If you want to order, the details are above.

Foster The People

Foster the People’s my favorite band! They’re coming here in Manila on October 6th. I already got my tickets. Patron VIP with Mikee and Micks.
Tickets are selling like hotcakes! You better run better run and go get your ticket!