too hot to handle

Who says only Michael Phelps can reap medals?

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hehehe!

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Last Sunday, JJ graduated in Elementary. It was held in Emilion Roadhouse. The ceremony was fun- from the humor of Dr. Torralba, their commencement speaker to the valedictory speeches and the graduation songs.

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Only three of them in Elementary has special awards and that explained why he looks like this in the picture. There was another awardee from the 4th year that had a short talk with their speaker as he was awarded with his medals. One question and answer per medal. Just imagine how many his medals and awards were!

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JJ got 6 medals in total for his academic, sports and literary awards. He also got a 3000 peso scholarship in which he has already cashed out of Papa's wallet. I can remember I even fished out one yellow bill from his money. Papa said, share your blessings, so he gave me one, in which my brother got pissed at! hahaha! Gusto niya ya, iya lang gid tanan! I also remembered Papa was supposed to give him loose bills for his 100 peso bill and he handed over the 200! hahaha! His face turned sour! haha!

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Well, anyway, this marked the end of my week long gluttony! and what a finale! Batchoy at 5 pm, Buffet dinner at 8! We were giving ourselves tummy massages after the meal! Burp!

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At the end of the day, I was one proud (and busog) achi!

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Love and bliss!

post-graduation boredom

April 9- after 1 week of boringness, I have finally turned in my PRC application for the june board exam! Whew! I was worried about not beating the deadline at first because of my scrubs which I had an intuition that it got delayed in signing (and I was quite right.). It was not easy being a soon-to-be professional. I was jittery the whole time when I ensured the completion of my papers and the data in it. I was not confident that I am on the right track. I’m sorting out papers here and taking some on the other side. I feel like I’m in an office scene wherein the poor secretary had to do a pile of paperwork due the next day. Thank God I had it all covered. As soon as I finished my application, one thing just came into my mind- THERE’S NO TURNING BACK NOW. I’M GOING TO TAKE THE JUNE EXAMS AND PASS, PASS, PASS IT!!

Wish me luck!

april 19, 2008

finding solace

• holy week in hazel’s world mean prayers, sacrifice (which means an almost vegan diet) and 7th heaven marathons in studio 23.

• but this year was different. i have embraced the grace of sacrifice a whole lot more. i did not complain much about fasting and lengthy masses. i even enjoyed it and felt its meaning. i only complained about one thing though..the scorching heat!! i can’t take summer..i can thrive in cold air but not near the burning sun!

• that week, one thing was on my mind. to erase all the bitterness and hatred in me caused by the previous week by some ugly hag. i kept on thinking- "two incident reports in 2 years in college?not bad for a countess!", "people are screwing things up!", "i hate the witch", "she’s not worth my time and attention!"..but i started to realize that in life, you must know how to separate light from darkness in order to get its meaning and you should know what to fear and when to sneer.

• as i pray, i find solace in the lord. my faith is stronger now and i can say that it has driven my life more than ever. as i went to church and heard mass, i felt lighter and i decided to forgive. i trashed those grudges away. those are nothing but bad experiences that i should get over and i did. i did well.

• easter came. this is the day i’ve been waiting for. aside from the lord’s ressurection, it was also time for my hair ressurection. i had a hair rebond! i was so happy with the outcome. it seems that i don’t want to move or lie down so that my hair won’t get all scrunched up. talk about newbie freak! haha! i was preoccupied with getting my hair done the week before! all i can think about is to get my hair fixed before graduation. i was so excited that i felt nauseated the night before!hehe..

• well, i got good results. the downside? i did not wash my hair for 2 days. i went to school not washing my hair for 2 days. that’s the most i can get! my scalp got itchy by the night of the second day. good thing i was able to wash it already this morning. i also got a trim today. i deserve a treat after 4 years of venturing into excruciating school-ness!

• graduation is fast approaching! 3 days to go and i’m so excited to finally get my degree! yippee!

• but what comes next?? im quite terrified but i think i’m ready!

march 26, 2008