LSS OF THE DAY: THE SONG WITH THE LYRICS, "TIBAY AT LAKAS NG LOOB ANG *I forgot the next part here* PARA LANG SA 'YO" (You'll see why later)

Hey hey hey people!!! I'm back!!! Hehehehehe!:)

So, here's what's happened to me so far:

AUGUST 21:
Hmmmm. Wow. I forgot na yung mga ginawa namin. Hehehehehe!! Oh yeah, wala kaming pasok!! I went back to Manila this day pala. Hehehehehe!!:) We were supposed to have our practice for P.E. pero it was raining so we had to cancel it.


AUGUST 22:
My tita's birthday!:) Happy birthday tita Livy!:)
For the first time, I enjoyed Economics. We were discussing Marginal Utility when Professor Ostacio gave an example that was related to real-life situations. Pinagtripan namin yung "elastic" at "inelastic". Go Strachan!!! Hehehehehe!!:)


AUGUST 23:
May I.D. na kami!!! Pero I look soooooooooo dark.

Practical exam namin sa P.E. Grabe! Unprepared kami talaga! Time namin sa P.E. was 3-5. 1:30 we started practicing na. Pagdating namin dun, we practiced some more. Then when it was our turn to perform, nagkamali pa kami!! Two parts siya kasi eh; part 1 yung warm-up, part 2 yung stretching. Pero, you know what? I got a 1!!! That's equivalent to 96-100!! Cool!! My very first uno grade!!:)


AUGUST 24:
FIELD TRIP NAMIN TO BILIBID!! I went to the school around 6:10 coz I had to meet Iris; we were gonna buy food to give to the inmate that we were going to interact with. She got there around 6:20 with Meg, another classmate of ours, so we walked as fast as we could to Mini-Stop in Dapitan. We bought those microwavable things; we both bought kare-kare and sisig. Sosyal! Hehehehehe!! Pero most of our classmates bought either Chowking, Jollibee or McDonalds. O, sinong mas sosyal? Hehehehehe!:) Then we met up with Janel sa Pav in front of the Church. I remember looking at my watch, 7:20; so much for "07:00 sharp". We thought that the buses that we were going to ride on were gonna come to us, we had to walk a little bit more pa sa Catwalk to get to them. It took a while to find our bus kasi walang nakasulat na section sa harap. Once we found it, we boarded it, and we were off after 15mins. Si Meg pala katabi ko the whole time. Dang, that girl can talk! And I mean TALK. But I didn't mind, di ako nabored sakanya. Saya niya talaga! Hehehehehe!:) I can't remember how long it took for us to get to Muntinlupa coz I was pretty much staring outside the window the whole ride, and talking to Meg once in a while:). I think it was like an hour and a half or something; can't remember na!! Hehehehehe!:) Anyway, when we went through the gate, there was this big face carved on white rock that kind of startled me when I first saw it. It looked, well, DEAD. I mean, some carvings look so realistic that it's like they could just jump out and touch you. But that looked really dead. Maybe because it had no pupils? I dunno. We went through another gate and at this point, our class president, Ms. Monica Manaig {one of the collest girls you'll ever meet:)} started collecting our cellphones since we weren't allowed to bring them inside. She took out her bag {Jansport pa!; wala lang, pansin ko lang;)} and we all put our cellphones in there; some of my classmates put their iPods and MP3 players there narin since strictly no gadgets allowed inside the vicinity. Baka kasi kunin ng mga inmates or something like that. We drove past the Maximum Security Compound, where Manero (the guy who ate a priest) was said to be staying (they wear orange shirts). Too bad we didn't get to see him. Then we went past these fields; they were really beautiful. The land was really well-taken care of. And all of us were like, "Wow. If only this place wasn't a prison then I'd come here everyday just to escape everything from the city". It was THAT nice. We saw a few cows, goats and carabaos grazing on the grass and it just added to the beauty of it all. We passed a lot of inmates from Minimum Security (they were in brown shirts) and we just waved at them. Wala lang, trip lang namin! Hehehehehe!:) Then we passed the Juvenile Training Center (I'm not sure if that's the correct name of it though) and we saw a few guys, around my age siguro or a little older, wearing these green shirts and they waved at us too. Yung isa pa dun medyo gwapo. Naks! Hehehehehe!:) I remember thinking "They even have juvenile delinquents here? Man, this place has it all!". Finally, we got to the Medium Security Compound. We left our stuff in the bus and we just took the food we bought with us. Upon entering, we were told that there were these security guards who were gonna check on the food we brought. Kasi baka daw nay nagdadala ng gin na nakalagay sa water bottle, since gin is clear it looks like water di ba? Kaya yun. They made us drink our water and they smelled it just to be sure. Then we were showed to the visiting center. It's not in a room or anything, it's like a waiting shed. Bigger than the one in Dominican of course. When we got there, a band started playing and a lot of us were moving our heads to the beat. Galing nila ha, in fairness. A total of 5 sections went on the trip; one section from BES (that's us), one section from Economics, one section from Philosophy, one section from Sociology and one section from Legal Management. A little later, the program started. The band played for us again and we sang along with them. An inmate called kuya JB hosted the program, ang saya niya maghost!:) Then came the Servants Motions Dancers. Dang!!! Ang galing nila!! On a scale from 1-10, they're an 11!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Grabe!! Ang galing nila talaga!!! Talo pa nila mga Streetboys!! May cute pa dun!! Hehehehehehe!!:) My jaw dropped to the floor while they were dancing. Ang super galing nila talaga!! Then may mga kumanta, I forgot na the name basta it has the word "Teatro" in it. Magaling din sila. Ang ganda ng pagharmonize ng mga boses nila. Dami pa nagperform para sa amin. Ang gagaling nilang lahat! After the program, we were told na we were gonna have the interaction na. Me, Meg, Janel, Iris and some of our classmates were assgined in one group, and guess who we got to interact with? The Servants Motions Dancers!!!! Ang saya namin nung nalaman namin na sila yung mga kainteract namin!! Since there were 18 of us in that group, and I think there were 6 of the dancers that went to us, it was 3 students to one inmate. And the guy that went to us was:

~~Phillip Jay E. Alo;
~~prefers to be called "PJ";
~~25 years old;
~~came from a well-to-do family;
~~was sentenced to 8 years in prison (he was caught when he was 17) because he was caught stealing while he was high on drugs;
THE REASON: He had some problems with his family so he fell to "bisyo" and got into a bad barkada. They started stealing, which they thought was "good" or something, until they got caught.
~~loves to watch GMA; loves to watch all the shows there (nakilala pa nga niya ssi Krista eh; sabi pa nga niya sakanya, "Di ba ikaw yung nalink kay Kirby dati?);
~~he really loves to dance, that's why he joined the Servants Motions Dancers;
~~he had a girlfriend named Carmen; they were together for 6 years; they started going out when they were in 1st year high school; he broke up with her in 2002; the last thing he heard about her was that she got married already.

He's really nice. Saya namin na nakipagkwentuhan! Meg did most of the talking of course, while me and Ella just nodded and occasionaly said a thing or two. Hehehehehe!:) Then we took out our food and we started eating. We gave him a lot of the food but he said that he wasn't going to eat all of it coz he was thinking of giving it to the other inmates who weren't part of the inteaction. He ate Meg's longganisa, dami kasi eh. Hehehehe! I gave him the sisig, but when I opened the kare-kare I brought, medyo may amoy na siya. Iris, who was sitting next to me, but who was talking to another inmate, Kuya Mark, told me na even hers was starting to smell. Kuya Mark and Kuya JP offered us different food, so I took the sisig instead. Then we talked, and talked, and talked, and talked and talked. Walang katapusan pagkwentuhan namin!! And before we knew it, our time was up and we needed to go back to our original places because there was still the second part of the program. Kuya JP and the other dancers were gonna get ready also coz they were going to dance again. But before we parted, he showed us the picture of his ex-girlfriend and the first thing I thought was, "Hey! That's Jzan Brie (our classmate)!". I saw the similar reactions of Meg and Ella and we started teasing him. Just then, Jzan Brie passed by and we were like, "Hey Jzan! This is kuya PJ; you know what? You look like his ex-girlfriend! blah blah blah..." Then they started talking, uuuyyyy!! Hehehehehe!:) Then we took our seats and the second part of the program began. The singers sang a song called "Muntinlupa" and I was near tears by the end of it. There was this one line that said "Ganyan talaga ang buhay ng walang nagmamahal". Wow. Dang. Then the dancers came on again and we were screaming our lungs out!! Si Kuya PJ naman, bigay na bigay!! He winked at us a few times and we either waved or winked back at him:) And he gave Jzan Brie a flower!! That was soooooooooo sweet!!:) Then some more singers sang a medley and we all song with them. One of the songs was the song that got stuck in my head. Yung minention ko sa taas, yung LSS ko. Catchy tune kasi eh. They even put on a play for us; it was soooooooooooooooooooo funny! We were all rolling in our seats from laughing so hard!! Then one student or a group from each section will perform an intermission number; okay lang yung mga iba. May isa na trying hard talaga; my ears were practically bleeding by the end of it. Si Jade kumanta sa amin and Mac played the guitar for her. Love them!! Yung mga boys nga namin pumunta sa harap para yakapin si Jade o punasan yung pawis niya. Nanguna pa sa Strachan! Hehehehehe!:) Then Ma'am Peppin and a few other guys gave the closing remarks. I was pretty surprised at how fast time flies there. I looked at my watch and saw that it was already 4:00. But Ma'am Peppin said that we were gonna leave at 2:30! What happened?! Wala eh, enjoy na enjoy kami talaga kasi! Hehehehe!:) Then Kuya JB said:

"Nung nalaman namin na pupunta kayo dito, nanaginip kami. Lahat tayo ngdito sa place na ito, at namatay tayong lahat. Pumunta tayo sa taas; pero sabi nila na iisang grupo lamang ang makakapasok sa langit, at yung isa mapupunta sa impyerno. Doon, mas pinili pa namin na pumunta sa impyerno dahil sa araw na ito, ginawa niyong langit para sa amin. Salamat mga studyante ng USTe, at sana'y pumarito kayo dito ulit."

That was really nice of him to say that. Then we stood up and made our way to the stall where they were selling the stuff that the inmates made themselves. There were cards, ships in bottles, candle, carvings. Ganda na pagkagawa nila. I bought a candle shaped like an angel painted in gold, a card, and a stationary made of recycled paper. As we turned to leave, I noticed that a lot of guys were staring at me. Some of them even came up to me and introduced themselves. Meg was right behind me that time and I heard her ask, "Bakit siya pinapansin niyo?" and one of them answered, "Kasi mas heartthrob pa siya". I pretended not to hear what that guy said as I steadily made my way out, with Meg and Kuya PJ still talking behind me. When we got out, we bid Kuya PJ goodbye and we went back to our bus. Ma'am Peppin greeted us at the gate and said, "Di kayo nagenjoy noh?" in a sacrastic way, she was smiling widely as she said that. When we got to the bus pingakalat ni Meg na "heartthrob ako sa preso". I really didn't know if I felt insulted or flattered by it. Ewan! Hehehehehe!:) We left and we passed the rest of the ride talking about the stuff we did there. And Meg opened up to me about a few things; sa amin na yun:) We got to the school around past 5. I said goodbye to my other classmates and I wen to Zagu to buy Choco Crumble. I was craving for something sweet kasi; buti may outlet sila sa carpark. My savior! Hahahaha!:) Then I went to the dorm na. I was sooooooooooo tired when I got there. I fell asleep quickly that night. Hay:)


AUGUST 25:
We weren't supposed to have classes. Sporstfest kasi ng mga teachers. Pero pinapasok parin kai. Asar!!!!! Pero, on the good side, naswipe ko na I.D. ko sa scanner! First time! Ang saya! Hehehehe! Ang babaw ko talaga:) Nagklase kami sa Philosophy and History; come on, do you really think that ProfessorDoctor Co and Professor Dalangin would play baskteball or volleyball at their age?! Isang tira palang ipapadala na sila sa hospital! Malapit lang naman eh. Hehehehehe!:) Professor Guevarra and (to our immense surprise) Professor Shimamto were part of the Sportsfest. So some Med-Tech interns came to us for our Drug Test. Ang super gwapo ng isa dun! At left-handed din siya, just like me! Yipppeee!:) Wala lang. Heheheheh!:) Then they told us that we had to pee in these little containers for them to analyze. It felt weird coz the stall was open while we were doing it! Once we passed our urine samples, we left. I went to the dorm, packed my stuff, had lunch and I was off to the terminal. I got to Dagupan around past 7. Had dinner with my mom and Patsy in Matutina's. Mmmmmm. Goooooood foooooood!! We ordered sinigang na hipon, barbeque, adobong pusit and calamares. I was so full when we left!! Then mom took us to Tapuac.

Happy Birthday to my sister, Pats!!:) You may be a sneak, but at least you're the good kind. You know what I mean:) Take care always!:)


AUGUST 26:
Well, here I am in Tapuac. Hehehehe!:) Dad left for Baguio already. He's taking the LET (Licensure Examination for Teachers) exam there. Good luck sakanya! He studied late with tita Beth last night. Hope he passes:)

Ooooooooh!! My tita sent me a video from YouTube. You guys have got to see it! It's sooo cool!!


Okay, that's it for today. I'm hungry na. Hehehehehe!:) I'll try to update again tonight:)