The Backstreet Boys Concert

Last night was a blast!

It was my 2nd time to watch a Backstreet Boys concert. The first one was last 2007. It was great too but our seats were a bit far from the stage. Then last night, our seat was at the patron P1 and P2 to be exact. It is by the aisle and the view was great! =)

Although at first i was a bit annoyed when people started standing on their chairs.. Since I'm, oh well.. cute.. hehe.. Even I stood also on my chair, I still can't see bsb well.. But the security did well with their job of keeping the crowd organized that we all got a good view and enjoyed the concert so much!

It was another experience that I will surely treasure. My friend would say to me "I told you so" cause at first I wasn't really up to paying so much cause of my other concerns, but hey, every part of it was worth it. They sang some of their old famous songs that never fail to make me so in love. They also sang some of their new songs that made them different from before, but it was a good different thing. Their music matured with them and they get to go with the flow of the music industry but still keeping who they are. My favorites are As Long as You Love Me, All I Have to Give for their old hits and I like singing along with Bye Bye Love. I hope they sang Helpless but Pitbull must be there too.. hehe. Their "movie previews" were entertaining.. I like that of Brian's.. hehe.. =)

They asked if we will still be there the next time they go here to have another concert. I said to myself, I will save up for it this early so that next time we can get the VIP ticket. =)

The Start of Year 2010

The start of 2010 was not the best for me...

I get into petty fights that I manage to magnify. I even came into a realization that the thing I do best is hurt the ones who love me.

I keep asking myself one question.. Where do I really belong? It is so hard having to be "nakikitira".. But I still somehow feel their need for me.. Or it's just me?

Things are ok now.. We all got things over during a KFC snack.. I hope for things to be better.. I have to make myself better. I need help though.. I always say "I'm ok", "Kaya ko 'to".. but if you really know me.. You can say I'm a liar.. So, I need your help..

Pahabol Birthday Surprises.. =)

When I thought I've got more than enough surprises already, i thought wrong!

Last NOv. 26, Thursday, I went to AdMU to meet up with one of my best frends.. I know she got something for me, but I didn't expect that she got a lot for me.. =)

When Cal and I met at the black benches (where she always hit her elbow when she moves to get something or whatnot.. hehe.. =p), we chatted first for awhile on how our day was. Then she gave me her first surprise, she got me (or us, coz she has the same one of it) this cute cellphone holder. It's pink (as usual.. hehe) cute pig.. hehe.. kamuhka ko! =))

And when I thought that the mosaic Cal did for me was just the one she sent to my mail on my birthday itself, it wasn't. That was her next surprise! =D She made a compilation of mosaic of me, it was so cool! I super wanted to have a mosaic of me, and now I just didn't get one, I have 7! =D

And the 3rd one! A whole New York Cheesecake from Sweet Inspirations! Yumyum! hehe.. =) We were supposed to eat it there but I was "selfish" I wanted to bring it home whole. And as I write this, what is left is less than 1/4.. haha! =D

I stayed with her to watch their video she directed for their Lit Night. It was a cool and very entertaining video. It was a breath of fresh air from the series of reading and singing. Congrats block B! =)

Thanks Cal for all the surprises! I really appreciate them all! =D

My 3rd Decade on Earth

I just turned 30.

Before this day came, I visited my mom last Nov. 15. I didn't expect that I'd be crying really hard. I miss her so much, especially that my birthday was about to come. It was her who always made my birthday really special. I miss her hug and kiss and singing of happy birthday near my ear with a very soft voice. Then she cooks us her spaghetti that 2 kilos of it don't fit for us 3 siblings. We didn't grow up getting gifts for our birthday or even new stuff for Christmas. But mama cooking what we like was more than enough to make things really special. But while "talking" to her, it just dawned on me that my 30th birthday would still be special. I guess she whispered to me that and then I started to stop crying. And with that thought in mind, I managed to put a smile on my face as I left her.

Here comes November 23, 2009...

12:00 am - Kitty greeted me, gave me a hug and kissed me on the cheek and forehead. =)
12:02 am - Ate greeted me and sent me her 2-page birthday letter. =) she got jealous of Kitty cause she saw us through webcam.. hehe.. =p
12:05 am - I read Cal's birthday text and got her birthday gift from my e-mail. It was a mosaic of my selected vain pictures and she made my name with them in purple color amidst the pink background. I found it so cool and really like it a lot. =D

I was doing something that early morning that I finished around 2:30 and finally went to sleep.

Preparing for work...

The funniest greeting ever! Mommy goose was still so sleepy when she passed by me while I was putting on my make-up. She was standing by the door of the bathroom when I returned the dipper inside. Then, she all of sudden got startled and with wide eyes greeted me happy birthday! We were both laughing so hard cause it's like she all of a sudden got wide awake after remembering and greeting me. =) As an additional to her super advanced birthday gift (a pink and white UCB wallet), she gave me a set of stickers and a little pink Sto. Nino. =)

Before going to work, grandma gave me Birthday money as a gift.. =)

While in the cab on my way to work, kuya called and greeted me.. =)

School...

1. Students who saw me and knew it was my birthday greeted me as I passed by.

2. I stayed at the lab as I always do. Anton was the first to visit me but it was funny that he just told me some funny stories and not greet me.. haha! Kinalimutan ako ng anak ko! He left after telling me his stories and said that he might visit me again. =p

3. MK was my next visitor. She greeted me and gave me a letter and oreo cheesecake that she personally made. It was good and would've been better if it had less oreo, but I super appreciated it. =)

4. Then the person I was waiting for came (so slow kasi eh.. hahaha!). At first I didn't even understand if ate wanted me to go out or not. So I just stayed inside the lab. Then before she entered the lab, she asked me what I should remember about her gift to me and I said "looks can be deceiving." She then gave her gift in a big but kinda light box. She explained that she had to put some stuff so what's inside won't make a sound but it didn't quite work. Anton came back and I then decided to open the gift after ate said that I can open it already. I got my VOLLEYBALL! =D It is the one I have always been looking at Ralph's Sports everytime I pass by there every morning going to work. I hugged the ball after getting it out of the box.. =)

5. After the assembly and us teachers went back in the faculty room, most of them greeted me. Mrs. Sagadal gave me 1/4 slice of buco pie. It was so good cause it is so generous of buko and the crust was so tasty.

6. After printing what Mr. Alanano asked me to, I delivered it to him in his class at 4-A. They all greeted then sang happy birthday 2x, slow and fast version.. hehe.. =p

7. THE MOST UNEXPECTED.. I saw Mrs. Duran enter the gate as I was about to leave the school going to Kennedy vacant lot for my usual Monday monitoring of the Tissue Culture Grow-out Shed. I approached her and told her that I'm about to go at Kennedy. Then I said "Ma'am batiin mo naman ako", she replied "Oo alam ko, nakakainis ka naman, pinangungunahan mo ako. Sandali lang!". She was getting something from her bag while she were saying those things to me. I was just smiling and said sorry after what she said. Then she handed me a tiny pink bag with pearl earrings inside. She then said "Happy birthday! That's for you for being such a good person and a good teacher". Then she gave me a kiss on the cheek. I was so touched and for a second found myself speechless. I said thank you and smiled at her as I again told her that I'd go to Kennedy first. She said to replace the earings I was currently wearing before I finally left for Kennedy. When I went to her in her office to report back about Kennedy, we were able to continue our conversation. I told her about my visit to my mom and how much I miss my mom. I also explained why I told her to greet me cause I thought she forgot cause during the faculty meeting, she didn't pay attention when Mrs. Sagadal and Mr. Aquino were loudly saying it'll be my birthday the coming Monday. She was focused with Mr. Tabada who'll be turning 50. She said she knew about it that's why she had to make up for it and thought about me while she was shopping for pasalubong for her siblings. I again thanked her so much for I didn't really expect it.

8. When I went to 4-B to call for the dancers for their blocking rehearsal for the dance exhibition, they all sang happily. Kayne looked so cute while singing.. I can't describe exactly what he was doing while singing cause the rest of his classmates were just clapping their hands above their head while singing but his was different.. hehe.. =p

The day went by like the usual. I looked after the dance/blocking rehearsal of the tigers from 10:10- 11:40am. Had lunch with ate, anton and aj. Then I cleaned the wash area of the lab, washed 3 trays of culture bottles and laundried towels and rags. Saw jane by the corridor on my way back to the lab from the faculty room. She handed me a big card from 4-A who were my former "anakis". =)

After work...

I met with Kitty at Watson's in Vmall after I brought my shoes at Mr. Quicky for repair. We walked in Anapolis going to the MRT station. When we reached Shang, she made me go first at Shabu-shabu while she buy something at National Bookstore. I told her that I'll hit her in the head if she gives me the book "The Shack" as her birthday gift. When she finally got in Shabu-shabu, she sat across me not like the usual that she sits beside me. Then after we placed our orders, she asked me if she should give her gift already. Then she explained that her plan didn't push through. She said that she was supposed to get me "The Shack" as a decoy gift for it will carry inside her real gift. But since the book was out of stock, she just handed to me a short white envelope with someting inside. I was trying to see through the envelope but she insisted that I open it already. I don't know if Kitty noticed how wide my smile was when I saw that it was a gift certificate at Welsha Spa. She explained that at first she planned to just bring me there but she wanted to give me something on my birthday so she got me a gc.. =D .. She asked if I'm happy with her gift and with a wide smile, I nodded. She said she wasn't convinced cause I wasn't jumping up and down. But of course she was just kidding. I told her that it has been in my wishlist since my 29th birthday, and at last now. . hehe.. =) We plan to use it up during the Christmas break.. =)

When we got home, I opened neo and saw a lot of greetings in my fb wall. I planned to write my blog after reading the greetings but I was so sleepy already that I keep on falling asleep in front of neo. So around 11pm, I finally gave up the idea of writing my blog and instead just went to sleep.

Oh, I almost forgot those who greeted me thru text - Ms. Soqueno, Paul, Ms. Milante. Mrs. Dotimas and Mr. Inigo called me in my opis to greet me. =)

My 30th birthday has it's ups and a couple of downs but hey, it was a good day for me. Thank you to everyone who really made my day so special. *hug*

Thank you God for this gift of life that you gave me. Thank you for the 3 wonderful and very challenging decades and hopefully another 3 more decades to come of service to you.

No Right!

So I have NO right to just play and rest! When the househelp is not here, I'm the one who should take her place! BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wanna go home.. to my real home.. where I'm treated well and given the respect I think I truly deserve.

I wanna cry.. but even that I can't do cause it may mean showing weakness on my part. But the truth is I'm just really hurt.. so much! I can't even believe I have lasted this long being treated like this by this one person! And who does she think she is?! The boss of all the bosses?!

I'll be most glad to come back to my real home once my brother and I have finalized things up. I used to think so much of this foster family I have been with for years. Considering their situation is what make me hold on and not leave. I still owe them a lot and I will always be indebted on how they have welcomed me in their house. But I think things change and people show their real color when all I was and still is the same person the first time I stepped into this place. I just wanna think that things without me in this place will be better since they will be able to find someone they can boss around to do things here. Or they will be more independent enough to do things by themselves. I have humiliated myself and made myself feel so inferior of them when I know to myself I'm not like what they or particularly HER think I am.

I think it is not too late to regain my self confidence and my self respect the soonest I can get out of here! And when that time comes, all I wish for this family is the best of life has to offer for them.

Things aren't getting any better

Things aren't getting any better...

1. Ondoy did a lot of negative things to our country. Not only that he destroyed a lot of properties and took hundreds of lives. He also caused trauma to those who experienced devastating things cause of the floods and also disturbed classes in all levels in NCR and Region IV.

2. And while we haven't really moved on and picked up the pieces of what Ondoy did to us, Pepeng is up and running about being what they say is a super typhoon.

3. I have made her sad once when I got stranded. And while she isn't over it yet, "oops, I did it again".. I didn't hear from her for 56 hours and when we finally got to communicate again, I broke her heart again. Now, I can't again contact her. She must have been really mad at me right now. And all I can say is sorry.. I really am.

4. And the thing that she got mad at me about.. Oh well, I think it will never be a cause of our tampuhan or whatnot. Things aren't getting any better. I will never step foot there again.

5. Tatay.. he is battling with this curable illness PTB. He is in the starting stage wherein he was just been diagnosed with this for week. It's not really the illness that we are worried about, but his disposition in life. He used to be really a physically strong person. And now with PTB, he easily gets tired and he gets frustrated by it.

6. Work.. adjustments of schedule.. making us watch something that we didn't super willingly like.. rebuilding what was lost in the TC lab.. Never ending cleaning of the lab, but it never will be totally cleaned cause of the back area full of mickeys and roachies.. I can go on about this but I think in one way or another, these things will have solutions... eventually.

hay.. *sigh*

But even with all these not so good things.. I keep in mind and heart that things are going to get better... SOON!

NBA Asia Challenge.. A Fun Night! =)

I love volleyball more than basketball.. I got torned between an invitation of a friend to watch NBA Asia Challenge (her treat!) and to play volleyball with my previous students. Well, from my title, you know which I chose and I didn't regret it. Like what my friend said "it's not always that you'll get to watch NBA legends play against our own PBA legends, plus you'll see Alvin Patrimonio! "(he is my ONLY crush in PBA.. haha!)

So, after work last Friday, September 11.. I headed off to Gateway to meet Kitty. We met at Taco Bell and had dinner. I really got full with the belly heavy burito that I ordered.

Then we went to Araneta Coliseum.. By the main entrance, we saw the Gatorade Challenge. They give out free taste of Gatorade lime and you can fall in line to shoot some hoops and get some freebies depending on the score you'll get. Kitty and I went in line and waited for our turn. While waiting...

• We asked what are the prizes for every range of scores. Kitty wanted the towel so she's aiming to get 61 points. I wanted the bag so I need to score 50 points.
• I went to the baggage counter to leave my umbrella cause I need to even though I don't want to. The guy kinda annoyed me cause he was taking so long trying to figure out how he'll stick the masking tape on my umbrella that won't confuse him of the number.. For Pete's sake! The number I got was 69! I told him that no matter how he sticks it, it will still be 69!
• Going back to my line, Kitty and I just keep on counting the people ahead of us just to make sure that we won't be late for our game

It's our turn! I went first and sadly just scored 45 points, but yey I got a bandana.. hehe..=p .. Kitty's turn! She got 75 points and went to a 2nd round. Her final score was 121! (I forgot to take pictures of her while shooting.. sorry.. hehe..=p) ..She got a tumbler! Comments we've heard while we were shooting..

• For me.. The pectus of my ball is makulit.. it's side turn. (Dude I'm a volleyball player, shooting a basketball is just a kulit game for me.. hehe)
• For Kitty.. "ang galing, basketball player yata 'to eh" .. "tama ba yung score nya?!" (her score then was 99!)

We got our picture taken after the game and then time to go inside!

We got Upper A tickets seats E 309 1 and 2.. We had a nice spot!

We spotted right away Alvin Patrimonio during their warm up. Then I was surprised to see 2 of my 2nd batch anakis, Karl and Carlo!

Kitty and I took pictures of the players and had some vain shots of ourselves.. Kitty can't believe how big Horry is as well as Divac.. And I think Hardaway is familiar, but I can't really recall.. And the game starts..=p

Our team was on fire with Allan Caidic scoring triple-3 and even more! We led the 1st quarter 26-25..=p But as the game continued.. and ended.. NBA won over the PBA 109-86. It was a fun game and we didn't realy care who wins but just really enjoyed watching them.

In between the game was a TVbreak and the New Jersey Nets dancers graced the court with their moves and other tactics.. The fox was so cute too! (the mascot.. hehe..=p) I was owed with their dunk segment and liked their final dance to the song single ladies especially when the fox joined them.. hehe..=)

We didn't go right away after the game and just wathched the happenings on the court. Kitty wanted to take a picture of the empty Araneta but wasn't able to cause there were still some peolpe inside before we left.

We checked the souvenir stall and wanted to buy a shirt, but there's no size small anymore on the design we liked.

I got my umbrella and the guy who handed it to me kinda annoyed me cause he doesn't wanna let go of my umbrella. hmp!

Going home, I told Kitty that we just take a cab.. But she wanted to take the MRT.. It was already past 1o.. But then she was so convincing so I said yes. When we got to the station, the other side already had 8 trains when our train came but we weren't able to go in cause it was really full already. When one of the passengers asked what time the next and last train will come, the driver said after 30 minutes! Oh well, I blamed Kitty that we got stuck there. We just then bonded and made kulit with each other. Shared some laugh and serious talk once in awhile. Then when the train is nearing, i told her to stay near me so we can squeeze in. When we finally got in and I got home, I said to myself, I had a fun night! =)