Yes, finally I have uploaded it This is our piece for the UST Songwriting contest. Hahaha :D At pansamantala muna siyang sticky entry dahil ipagyayabang ko sa inyo

THROUGH THE YEARS
Music and lyrics by gemini & Imy Anabo
Sung by Imy Anabo (ops d po yan ang name ko. mas maganda boses niya sakin kaya siya pinakanta ko:D)

The years have passed
Time has come and gone
Mem'ries will last
We'll stand as one

Ref 1:
Through the darkest nights and lifeless days
Hand in hand we'll find a way

Chorus:
You've touched our lives
Molded our hearts and minds
With you I have won the fights
From nothing we have found
Something to remind us how
To face tomorrow without doubts
We've made our way
Through this endless maze

Imbued in our souls
The glory of Your love
No one can change
Our faith from up above

Ref 2:
Through our hopeless dreams and fearful thoughts
Hand in hand we'd wade the road

Chorus:
You've touched our lives
Molded our hearts and minds
With you I have won the fights
From nothing we have found
Something to remind us how
To face tomorrow without doubts
We've made our way
Through this endless maze

Sooo... what do you think about it?:D

nagusap kami ni phil hanggang umaga, 3:32am.

ang daldal niya

at grabe ang GIGO ko, gumana ng todo. panay GF ang kwento.

oo nakakairita. kasi wala akong care.

pero nakakatuwa, kasi at least, masayahin na siyang tao.

at magaling pa rin siya tumugtog.

so ayun. that ends my story with him, eto na yun.

grabe. eto pala yun feeling tlaga na makausap mo yun una mong crushables after five years.

blank.

as in, my heart is telling me, wow, i want to go back. pero yun qualities na gusto mo sana sa kanya, andun pa rin, pero hindi na yun ang nagpapatulak ngayun.

so. heto.

i hate it when i feel effing blank. hindi ko alam kung ano ang pwede kong madarama para sa kanya. ampot. haha.

okay lang. mamaya maeenergize naman ako. magkikita kami ni kid sister.

then on sunday, manunuod ako sa dragonboat team ng la salle. tapos ililibre ako ng pizza ni rc! wahahahaha. *adik sa pizza*

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PS: update ko lang yun title para mas lalo ko pang maintindihan yun meaning ng entry na itech. jus ko.

Biggest turn off of a guy is inserting every negative judgement or idea in a conversation. Dang, nakakabiwisit kaya yun ganyan.

I once dated a guy, who was sweet enough to treat me lunch. Pero nung nag-usap na kami, hala, sige, panay insert ng mga negative things. Kunyari, yun malalate sa school. Edi nag-share ako, kasi usually late naman talaga ako matulog. Usually rin mabagal din yun driver ng FX. Tapos nag-agree siya, ang malupet, nilait pa niya yun mga driver. Na sobrang tamad na nila, wala na silang pakealam sa mga pasahero. Na naka-sideways na lang umupo, na ang sarap daw murahin, na ang sarap turuan ng tamang way na mag-drive, at hindi na ako nakinig sa mga sumusunod niyang kwento, kahit na tumutungo-tungo ako. Inaalala ko lang yun tungkol sa jeepney driver, para may palatandaan ako na yun ang dahilan kaya ayoko na sa kanya. Naging Garbage In, Garbage Out na kaagad yun ibang mga bagay na kinwento niya. Oh by the way, hinayaan ko lang siya magkwento buong mag-damag. Pag naTO ako, I ask a lot of questions to keep the conversation going kunayari. Hindi namamalayan ni guy, siya lang ang nakakapag-share.

The worst thing was that he even invited me watching 500 Days of Summer, kung saan nakarelate ako ng malupet kay Summer, at kay Tom (kung may babaeng version lang si Tom). Pero yun sa panahon na yun, nakarelate ako kay Summer, at etong si guy, nakarelate kay Tom. Na-feel ko na feeling niya okay kaming dalawa, kasi I laugh a lot (which is a trait or habit I can't remove, whether something is funny or not). Pero hindi man lang napansin na hindi ako nag-share kahit isang kwento ko, panay reaction lang ako. Hindi man lang niya napansin na atat na akong umuwi noon. Hindi man lang niya napansin na pina-uuna ko siya maglakad kesa sa akin. Good thing we didn't end up holding hands, or anything of it. Ako pa mismo ang nagsundo sa kanya sa EDSA para sumakay ng bus. Ang alam niya, sasakay rin ako ng bus papuntang office. Pero bumalik ako ng gateway, at hinintay si Gleni, para sabay na kami pumuntang office.

Another thing, malalaman kong hindi ako kumportable sa taong kasama ko kapag nanliliit ang boses ko. As in pa-sweet or childish-like. It's not that I have a crush on you. Most of the time, I feel intimidated. Most of the time, narerecover ko naman yun natural voice ko, naibabalik ko yun guts ko. Pero yun time with that guy, kahit nung sinubukan ko siya tawagin the day after that date, my voice never changed. I still had that irritating small, pa-sweet voice. It's irritating, because it's not me.

So there. Summer's character is in everyone of us.

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Okay, para fair, naranasan ko rin naman yun feeling ni Tom. I mean, hello, sino bang hindi? Akala mo siya na, kasi pareho kayo ng favorites, nagtatawanan kayo, nag-uusap kayo, niyayaya ka niya sa music room nung nagka-sakit ka, tutugtugan ka niya ng "My Immortal" sa piano, kukulitan ka niya sa umaga, papatawanin ka niya sa tanghali, tatabi siya sayo, sasabihin ng ibang klasmeyts mo na bagay kayo... stuff.

Pero hindi mo man lang napansin na minura ka niya nung na-promote kang Deputy Commander ng CAT, mas mataas pa kesa sa kanya. E ikaw kasi itong lampa nung umakyat kayo ng bundok, pero ikaw itong parating present at disiplinado sa platoon. Tapos masisira mo itong sumbrero niya, binilhan mo siya ng bago para makapag-sorry ka, binigay mo sa kanya sa umaga, at the end of the day, makikita mong nakatambak lang sa shelf ng classroom yun sumbrero. Makikita pa ni Guel, buti na lang kaibigan mo siya, aawayin niya itong lalakeng ito, bakit niya daw iniwan yun regalo mo sa kanya. Tapos pagsasabihan ka niya ng mga sweet stuff, tulad ng mag-dasal ka sa Diyos, huwag mong kakalimutan na isama kami ni Jenny, syempre diba best of friends naman kasi tayo, isama mo na kami sa pasasalamatan mo. Tapos ipapaheram niya sayo lahat ng gamit niya, pero ipapagawa na rin niya sayo lahat ng mga homework niya kasi ikaw nga naman nangunguna sa klase.

Tapos after five years, magiging friend mo siya sa facebook. May Link post ka, na kinomentan ni Lizzie, na kinomentan mo pabalik. Na biglaan na lang niya, itong taong mala-Summer ang dating, kokomentan ng "Kamusta na ang mga imberna kong klasmeyts?" Na kung pwede lang pumatay ng tao ang facebook, nagawa mo na yun sa kanya ng sampung libong daang beses, kung meron man ganyan.

Pero, well, hindi mo na siya crush after five years. Ayaw mo lang yun hangin niya.

Speaking of hangin, malakas din pala ang BO niya nung highschool. Pero dahil childish fanstasy mo ang mga quotations na "Pag mahal mo, tanggap mo hanggang buto," minahal mo na ng tuluyan ang malupet na BAD ODOR niya.

Ngayon na naiisip mo pa, buti na lang hindi naging kayo. Kundi namatay ka na ng million libong daan beses.

So, Tom's character is in everyone of us too.

//

(Wala pa kaming maisip na title T_T tulungan niyo naman kami)
Music & Lyrics by gemini and Imy Anabo
Sung by Imy Anabo (ops d po yan ang name ko. mas maganda boses niya sakin kaya siya pinakanta ko:D)

The years have passed
Time has come and gone
Mem'ries will last
We'll stand as one

Ref 1:
Through the darkest nights and lifeless days
Hand in hand we'll find a way

Chorus:
You've touched our lives
Molded our hearts and minds
With you I have won the fights
From nothing we have found
Something to remind us how
To face tomorrow without doubts
We've made our way
Through this endless maze

Imbued in our souls
The glory of Your love
No one can change
Our faith from up above

Ref 2:
Through our hopeless dreams and fearful thoughts
Hand in hand we'd wade the road

(repeat chorus)

Remember the UST songwriting contest? Yes, that would be our piece. Sana makapasok man lang siya sa 5 finalists para may sure na P20,000 na kami. Hahaha.

I know, parang hindi siya about sa 400 years ng UST. Eh what the heck, maganda kaya yung tono Lagay ko dito as soon as ma-upload na. Omg ise-send ko pa pala! AT NGAYON NA ANG DEADLINE. Kamustang cramming naman 'yon? Sana tanggapin pa, please Lord. Sayang yung dyaheng inabot ko.

As usual salamat kay kuya Julius. Suki na ko sa helpless friends niya. Salamat sa props mo men.

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OMG This just in...

Deadline was today, 5pm. 5 PM!!!! FUCK. (But I'd still try to submit)

So tell me, what could be much worse than this? 

FUCK.

 So there, I stayed for a month at the Institute, where I learned of many things...

This is me, looking busy. hahahaha!!!

(And yes, those curls are REAL)

And here I am looking at a bacterial smear.

(This was before I had my locks curled)

I learned how to perform various tests for isolation of clinically significant microbes:

This is a set of manual biochemical test for bacteria.

(From L to R: Urease, LIA, TSI, Citrate and SIM)

Breaker: Miss Abigail, please describe the various reactions (practice lang!) hehe

This is Shigella flexnerii.

(As seen on Mac Conkey Agar)

Say hello to Vibrio cholerae.

(As seen on TCBS agar.)

And of course, I also found new friends and colleagues...

Here's sweet Miss Abby, who I learned to love like a sister.

And naughty Miss Rose, who's been a Registered Medical Technologist long before I was born.

I really had soo much fun, and I also learned a lot of things, and knowing that Lady Luck is on my side, I can only think of one thing:

"Thank You soo Much, Papa Jesus!"

I always had this sudden frustrated feeling whenever the vehicle I'm riding in stops at the place it's designated to. It takes a few seconds for me to realize I have to get down and start walking.

//

Napaka-ganda ng Vision, Mission, at Core Values ng company ko.

Vision: To be the ultimate benchmark in the world of Global E-Commerce by uplifting a billion lives.

How?

Mission: To uplift one life at a time in the service of humanity through the fusion of a Global Family connected in heart and in mind.

Through?

Core Values:
Integrity, Commitment, Love for God and others

Kaya imememorize ko sila ngayon ng parang Panatang Makabayan, dahil alam ko by heart na totoong ito talaga ang kultura ni GFI.

Kagabi, kahit sinisinat na, pinagpatuloy ko pa rin ang training. Ang lupet talaga. Ang dami dami ko nanaman natutunan. Tapos eto pa ang malupet, buong gabi, pinag-usapan si God. O ha. Saan ka makakakita ng kumpanya, na habang nagtetraining, pinag-uusapan si God? Saan ka makakakita ng kumpanya na pagkatapos ng training, bababa sa square, gagawa ng circle, at biglang magtatawag ng mga tao na magkekwento tungkol sa success nila sa buhay habang pinasasalamatan si God? Saan ka makakita ng kumpanya, na may lipon ng mga tao, na nagtutulungan (magka-grupo o hindi) para sa pag-abot ng goals ng bawat isa? Saan ka makakakita ng lipon ng mga tao na ala-una na ng umaga, sumisigaw ng "God is good, ALL THE TIME!" habang naniniwala ang lahat na yayaman sila under sa company na ito?

Sa GFI lang yan makikita.

Sa loob ng isang buwan, walang araw sa office na hindi ako nagkaroon ng takot at duda na itong company ang sagot sa lahat ng gusto ko mangyari sa buhay ko. Thanks be to God.

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So habang nagtetraining kahapon, halos atakihin na ako sa puso dahil sa sinisinat ako at ang lamig pa ng seminar room. haha. pero ang lupet ng training.

Tama nga ang sabi. Always empty your cup. Maging estudyante all the time. Kundi, sarado na parati ang isip mo.

Ang sarap ng feeling na maraming natututunan. :D

//

I was chatting with Evan's friend's mom the other day. Her son is also 3 years old like Evan. She was relating to me the tough time she had been having with her son's defiance and contrariness. Hmmm... that surely sounded familiar.

Cat In The Hat interviewing Batman about his utility belt.

Evan was exactly like that for two weeks. Tell him "no" and he will yell at you. Give him a scolding and he will "blow raspberries" (almost spittinglike) as defiance. Meltdown in the middle of the street for all the neighbors to hear? Yup, we had several of that. I recently browsed a book "Your Three Old: Friend Or Enemy" and that exactly what our relationship for the past month has been like. Now, since last week, we are buddies again.

I nodded sympathetically at what the other mom was saying, then something occurred to me and I shared it with her. "You know, somebody have told me that these moods are like waves. Some weeks they are contrary and other weeks they are very cooperative. But what I have noticed with Evan was that after the days of being difficult he sort of hits a milestone and what follows are really good changes."

Like he is much more calm not when we are outdoors. He actually holds my hand willingly, walks on the sidewalk and enjoy a conversation with me. The first time this happened was when he got bored on the small, deserted playground and I invited him to walk with me in the neighborhood, to wade through fallen leaves and look at decorated houses. And we did that, and we both had fun. We were doing something what grown-ups would do!

There was the other "first times" too the night when I told Evan to put all his toys in a box, left his room and when I came back, there wasn't a single toy on the floor. Or when I handed him his briefs and pants and when I came back he wasn't in his room anymore but in the living room wearing the said underwear and bottoms. Or when I did grocery with him no longer seated at the cart (at his request) but walking along with me and having fun pushing the cart, helping me put the vegetables inside the plastic bag. Or when he didn't go crazy at the toy section in Target but did look at the toys one by one and chose only one of the cheaper toys that I told him that he can have (I told him big, expensive toys are only for birthdays and christmas).

I really thought that Evan would be whining during Halloween with all the other kids in their Superhero costumes, but he didn't at all. What he would do was just follow them around, ask questions about their costumes ("Batman, is that your utility belt?" "Ironman, is that your mask?" "Buzz, are you a superhero?"), complimenting them ("Nice Flash costume!") but he never whined to my relief.

This morning we were at the library's foyer and Evan was putting around 10 books back in the return slot. An older gentleman stopped and jokingly asked me, "how much are you paying him?" I laughed. He complimented, "he is really doing a good job. I wish I taught my daugher how to do that." I do remember another friend bemoaning the fact how her now 9 year old daughter was lazy in fixing her room or even getting water from the fridge. My friend regrets of not training her when she was younger partly because it was faster when the parent's does it themselves, "we treated her like a princess for too long when actually they love to help around the younger they are."

And I can see it in Evan now. Having him underfoot while vacuuming, doing the laundry or dishes, dusting the house may make doing the chores longer but it is play for him. And learning too. Another wave might come in a few weeks or so again but knowing the positive developments that comes after it makes riding out the tough preschooler mood swings all worthwhile.