Day out with the sister I never had

THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT BOYS

I know that there's tons of things that guys don't understand about girls. Some guys may say wearing high heels, make-up, being extra mean to other girls, crying over petty things and the list could go on. But guys, you are as mystery as girls are. I mean, really? Don't worry, this won't be "I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GUYS ARE SUCH JERKS!!!" kinda post. Nooooo, not all guys are jerks, ladies. Not all. So, going back, there are few things that I don't understand about boys, just a few. I've observed this from a lot of guys in my zone.

"Hey I'm a guy, check out my hair." 

I mean, really guys? What's the deal with you and your hair? I know some guys who spend like 3 to 5 mins. in the shower and spend an hour doing their hair. Considering the fact that they have shorter hair than girls, they take most of their time fixing their hair. Correct me if I'm wrong but this is how guys do their hair... put some hair product, apply it all over, pull off their desired hairdo, look in the mirror, get unsatisfied, gulo gulo, fix the way he wants it, doesn't like what he's seeing, gulo gulo ulit, fix his hair like the first time, and gulo gulo again and again. Labo, gaaiz.

"Hey I'm a guy, and I love basketball." 

Don't get me wrong. I find guys playing basketball hot, with all those sweat and armpit hair showing off. Rawr! Haha really, it turns me on. But I don't get how guys get obsessed with basketball. Like how they make bets and all for a game. How they'd do anything just to watch a game. During my internship, my guy co-interns managed to make callouts and watch the game without getting caught. Very impressive. 

"Hey I'm a guy, and I walk weird."

Well, not all guys walk weird, but I notice that a lot of guys have a different way of walking and sometimes it turns out to be weird. Some guy would walk into the room and walk with feel na feel swag, a.k.a The Padilla walk. If they think that makes them Padilla level attractive, uh no (not for me at least). While some would not appear that they're walking, instead they'll look like hopping, looking as if they're bouncing. And lastly, The Penguin walk, oh y'know. 

"Hey I'm a guy, and look how cool I look with my oversized cap."

This won't apply to most guys, but some guys just wear caps by just plopping it in their heads and it looks as if it's going to fall off by a tiny blow of a wind. Really now? What's the point?

"Hey I'm a guy, and my pants are almost below my bums."

I've seen most guys wearing their pants and almost showing off their undies. WHY! Just why! Okay, I don't care what brand your undies are, just pull those pants up!!! It doesn't give you extra pogi points. Trust me, it doesn't. And don't you ever say, "Pinapakita talaga yan". Please. Just please. 

"Hey I'm a guy, and I like checking out girls."

I've heard and seen my guy friends check out on girls from afar and I feel bad for some of the girls who are not their type. My friend once said, "Tignan mo yun. Di na maganda yan pag umitim yan." Grabe lang gaaiz. So mean. And if a girl they like walks by, "Pre pre pre!" *stares* "Oww!!!" -_-

Waddup?

Here's what's up...

I'm having a face breakout. I normally just have a pimple or two, but now as I type, I have 12 zits!!!!!!! When I look in the mirror, I just want to peel off my face skin and just get it over with. Oh, imagine the horror. I'd look like Grim Reaper. Ha ha, not funny. This is causing me too much errrrr! Can someone be kind enough to comment on this post what to do to get rid of these unwanted tiny lumps on my face. Please? 

My Blackberry's not working for almost a week now. It's stuck on the 2/3 of reboot phase and won't startup. I tried updating the software numerous times but the update kept on being interrupted for an unknown reason. I'm trying to get it fixed on my own so that the files would still be there, but apparently, I'm hopeless. I now have to let an expert fix my bibi. Goodbye, photos, videos, contacts, files, memories. Boohoo. I'm now using an Android phone but my bibi's still irreplaceable. 

I purchased something that I loathe. I recently received the oversized black-rimmed eyeglasses that I ordered from an online shop and I just hate it. It doesn't look like how it is shown in pictures. Such a waste of money. There's no way I'd wear that. 

I'm bored. During my 3 vacant days on weekdays, I do nothing at all and I just feel like I'm the worthless potato alive. I sleep, eat and repeat. I'm my Mommy's patabaing baboy during M-W.Whenever Dad's going to his project site, I'd beg him to drag me along with him and I'd be his phone keeper while on the road. "Chel, tawagan mo si...", put it on speaker phone and let him make utos away. He would leave me inside the car for hours and bore myself to death. 

Graduation day is nearing. It's just bittersweet. 

I know, I know. I sounded so depressing. Haha I'm sorry. Don't worry, those are just the things I'm ughhh for, but you see, all of those have its bright side. Those are my "But oooh, look on the bright side..." Coz y'know, I'm still living up with my wala-lang-gusto-ko-lang-magka-resolutions. ;)

Grand Prix Vlog

Third wheeling

Shocker.

Naaaw, I don't mind being a third wheel to some relationship. I really don't. -_- Hahahaha no really, I don't. In fact, whenever I'm with a couple, they never fail to make me feel awww true love eklavu. And it's refreshing to witness that someone you love just love you as much as you love him/her. Yikes! OK, moving on...

There's this "almost lovers" that I've been rooting for the past 3 years. The guy is waiting forever and the girl, who happens to be my best friend, is forever wating... for the perfect "yes" moment. But by the looks of it, they look like a real couple. You can tell just by how they look at each other. Tss, I just know it. And through their ligawan stage, my presence is inevitable. There were several times that both of them called me up crying because they've been having a teleserye moment. As for me, I'd act like a love expert and listen to whatever they have to say. In their wooopteeedooo happy moments, I'm always there, too! It's like I'm Carly Shay in Sam and Freddie's relationship. I'm a third wheel and I don't mind.

Earlier this afternoon, my friend and I are talking about her online shop...

Me: Mag-cocomment nga sana ko e. Sabihin ko sana sa photo na nakatalikod ka wearing body suit, oh bakit nagshorts ka na?

Her: Hahahaha! Predator ka, gerl!

Him: Ako din, magcocomment sana. Mine... yung model.

Reading the convo doesn't give my kilig justice, but oh well. As we wait for the magazine to be printed out, we played the game "How much do you know me, hunny?" I asked the questions and they wrote their answers on the back of a receipt. The scores were not bad, I guess they really know each other that well, eh?

He got 7, she got 8

Not bad, not bad.

I kinda gave them space, but apparently they don't want it

On the way back to school, the two lovebirds were practically planning their future together. Oh di ba. The likes of "May ipon ka na ba?" "Gusto ko mukhang Korean magiging anak ko." ".... 'pag kasal na tayo." I was invisible for a moment. 

That stare

They talk about their future plans together...

FOREVER ALONE

Hahahahaha no. It's okay. Still a fan of their love story, though. 

Keep the flame of love burning, you gaaaiz. While Rachel sits in the backseat third wheeling ;)

Weekend Escape

Before prepping up for my 8am class, I packed my things up for Mla. South's weekend getaway/anniversary celebration/church planning/Perspectives graduation at Rizal Recreation Center. In the middle of the class, my Mom called me up saying that my Dad, who's supposed to fetch me from school that day, won't go to RRC anymore. She told me to no longer come, but then, being the big girl I am, I texted her "Punta po ako. Kaya ko naman mag-commute." Waw. Ang yabang ko. The truth is, I had no idea how to go there. I asked my classmates how to get there and their answers were hopeless. Called my Dad and asked how to get there and he hung up on me and said he'll call me back. An hour later, he did call back and told me to go home and wait for him there, tss he's coming na daw. Yey. My Mom was calling me every 30 minutes and asking where we were. Dad's GPS was acting up so we didn't know exactly how to get there. We used our natural GPS instead, magtanong! We arrived at RRC just in time for dinner. After dinner, we went straight to 2014 planning. Being youths with a small voice, we just sat there like saling ketket.

My girls find me amusing mehehe

After dinner *brrrrr*

And the planning begins zzz

Daddy holding the mic but didn't actually use it

The next day, I woke up with excitement. Why? I'm excited to eat breakfast. Haha. As we wait for breakfast, we took a stroll along RRC and took pictures. 

Incoming, bagong-gising-may-muta-pa look...

Good morning, byoorifuul leydis!

This remind me of mushrooms

It's a good morning, indeed

After breakfast, we went to the hall to take group photos. Photo as a congregation, photo as a family, photo as youth, photo of January-December celebrants.

Presenting... Mla. South church

Girls!

Boys being boys

Family photo! Look how my lil brother loves meee

Nakiki-photographer din naman

Even it's yay cold in Rizal (as in define LAMIG gaaaaiz), and since we're feeling like Elsa in Frozen na "The cold never bothered me anyway", we still went for a dip in the pool. Wooo! Ah tibay ah tao! But no really, I literally couldn't feel my fingers. 

No, Arbs didn't go swimming with socks on

Feeding koi fishes

Sometimes, you just gotta reflect on life while in the pool

Aaaand it's uwian twime!!! Boo. Last meal. Beach volleyball. Gigantic chess. Bye, RRC.

Aaaah'll eat my heart out

I take volleyball seriously, yu know! Hahaha really NO

CHESS

Every friggin' night!!

We have a thing for... horses

2003, 2009, 2011, 2012

2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ARVIE!

Clean Slate

I know, I know. It's too late to make my New Year resolutions bla bla. You see, I really don't make New Year resolutions because I believe that you don't have to wait another year to start anew and make better changes for yourself. I'm just not a fan of the idea of 'new year, new life, new me'. But then, it wouldn't hurt if I make one for this year, right? Let's put it this way, this won't be my New Year resolutions, this is more of uhmm wala-lang-gusto-ko-lang-ng-resolutions kinda thing. 

OK. Lo and behold.

1. Erase the word 'late' in my vocabulary.

I'm known for the girl who's always always late. For the sake of my resolutions, I will do my very best to avoid being late in class, in church or in any engagement I'm into. I'm proud to say that on my first three days in class this year, I came 10 mins. early. Yay me!

2. Do more, complain less. 

I've always hated my habit of complaining. I always hear myself complaining and I notice that as I start to complain, all the negative vibe just follow through. It would be nice if I'd see things on a positive note than spreading negativity everywhere. Negativity is contagious, y'know. 

3. Keep myself focused.

I'm in my last three months in school (woah just woah) and I always see myself losing my focus and keeping myself distracted. I tend to do a lot of things in one time that everything goes out of hand. It's really stressful if you think too much of everything. There's this one time that my friend and I had to do a lot of things in one day and I worry too much that we won't finish everything at the end of the day. She calmed me down and said, "Wait lang, isulat natin lahat ng dapat gawin. Isa-isa lang kasi."

4. Love more.

I'm beyond blessed with the people around me. My family and friends are the constant reminder that I'm loved, so in return I want to make them to also feel extra loved. I'll make them them feel that warm love that Rachel can give. It's important that I love myself even more, too. I mean duh, how can anyone love you if you can't even love yourself.

5. Eat more real food.

When I'm in more worst days, I always find myself eating unhealthy foods. That's probably why I always feel sluggish and unfit. I hate waking up the next morning having puffy face and flabby arms. I'll eat healthier this time. Yesh.

Atomic Bomb

Earlier in our Media Laws & Ethics class, our professor, Ron Gagalac, talked about how news go hand in hand with entertainment. He pointed out that some viewers watch news because they go after the eyecandy field reporters. 

Sir Ron: Lalo na yung paborito nyong si Atom Araullo. Ano? Papogian na lang?

And all the girls (including me) went, "hihihihihi si Sir Atom". Uhm-hmm, my batchmates call Atom Araullo, (a.k.a the mighty Athorm Araullo) who stood still in the middle of the super typhoon just to deliver the news *tears*, bicozzz he was our Introduction to Journalism professor during our second year. We are his first students and hopefully the last! Mwahaha! Pinagdamot? 

Lunch date with Sir Atom lol

I know I blogged about how I fell madly in... what's the term? Fudge no, I wouldn't say in love. Hmm. Okay, let's say, I was smitten. The first time I saw him was, of course, in our first meeting in class. It was a rainy Saturday morning, I was late for a few minutes, took a deep sigh and opened the door. He was standing in front wearing his white long sleeves, black pants and his welcoming smile. Okay, define starstruck. But he went on with his lectures and he looked like a kid on his first day of kindergarten. He's so new at this and clearly don't know what to do. He was holding his notebook and looking at his notes the entire time he's teaching. But it's okay, what he said made sense naman. So, the semester went on having him as our professor. Some of the girls in our class would look their best during our class with Sir Atom. Yung iba, may pagkulot pa ng hair. It's the "Oh no, andyan na si sir! Kamusta naman ang heyyr koooo" moment for the girls. And it's the "Oh, please -___-" phase for the guys. 

If you might ask, "Magaling magturo?" Well, he was very laid-back and chill lang. Dinadaan nya ang lahat sa matamis na ngiti. Haha no. Yes, he teaches by the book and corresponds it with his experience as a field reporter. You wouldn't go "Aaaagh! Information overload!" after his discussion. He's very chill. There's this one time that he asked us to pick a partner, talk about either near death experience or first love and share it to the class. That's it. 

Sir Atom is one of the nicest professor alive. Why? Cause he never gave us a hard time working for projects. The only time he gave us something productive to was during the final period when he asked us to write a feature article depending on what topic we want. Guess what my article is about. Hmm? This. Blogging.

LET YOUR KEYBOARD DO THE TALKING

Awww.

Sir's love note on my notebook.

Hihihihi.

Until now, we still keep in touch. Kaya tuwing holiday o may okasyon, excited ako lagi. Kasi I'd get to text or tweet to greet him. My classmates do the same. Teeheee.

3 years ago. I have no idea how did he know that I'm a fan of Sam Concepcion 

2013 Christmas Day and New Year.

Oh, feels.

Three years later, I'll go back to these photos and check who remained SINGLE

WHO I want to meet

When you have all the time in the world, you could think of a lot of unthinkable thoughts (huh?). In my case, I've had a lot of "the fortress of my solitude" time during Christmas break. On a sad note, I've been a lazy bum for weeks, but uhm it's okay! Right? Okay, maybe no. But I've gone through a lot of thinking lately (wow naman) and come upon the people who I want to meet. Remember the 'Who I want to meet' section in Friendster? Now that I recall what I wrote there.. *kruu kruu*.. okay, I can't remember what I wrote there. But now, there are several people who I'd love to meet and maybe take pictures with them and just stand in front of them in complete awe. And these people are...

1. Confucius 

2. Jeff Buckley

3. Dan Schneider

4. The writers of Phineas & Ferb

5. Raven Symone

6. Carrie Fletcher

7. Lisi Harrison

8. Saab Magalona

9. Marla Miniano

10. Zoe Sugg

11. Ryan Higa

12. Patty Laurel

13. Jim Parsons

14. Sam Concepcion (I'd love to meet him over and over and over and over again)

15. Neil Patrick Harris

16. Miranda Cosgrove

17. Kryzz Uy

18. Ellen DeGeneres 

19. Miriam Defensor-Santiago

20. Candace Bushnell

21. John Green

22. Tori Kelly

23. George R.R. Martin
24. Jenn Im
25. Sophia Grace & Rosie
26. Ian Somerhalder
27. Joseph Prince
28. Suzzette Doctolero
29. Jeff Canoy
30. Jerry Trainor
31. Patricia Evangelista
32. Ramon Bautista
33. Leighton Meester
34. The guy in Epic Meal Time
35. One Direction (or not haha)

And the list goes on. Some of these people may be dead, some are my favorite book authors, executive producers of my favorite shows, comedians, writers, bloggers, icons, preachers, 8-year and 5-year old little girls, YouTubers, and someone whose brain I adore. Oh, and lastly, 36. My hubby. Hihihi. 

Venuzz in da Hauzz

As I go through my previous blogposts, I realized that this blog revolved solely on myself. Eh malamang blog ko nga, di ba? But I noticed that the bloggers who I look up to don't live up to "blog ko 'to, buhay ko 'to". So I figured, I might as well blog something that's not entirely about myself. I'll make this easy and won't go beyond my comfort zone.. yet. Who knows, maybe a year or two I'd be blogging about world peace, or hunger in Africa or my thoughts about taxes (or not). But now, lalayo lang ako ng konti sa sarili ko, wait lang... There! These people are very very very close to my heart, my soul, my mind.. in short, very very close to me (literally). Mi familia! The family who's the goddess of love and beauty, VENUS family! *applause* But no, I won't talk about how grateful I am to be in this family, how I love them and all those mushy stuff. NO. Let me introduce my family through the following pictures:

Slideshow plizz...

First up, my Daddy-o

This sums up his job: floor plan, color chart and that plexibond thingy

Few of his books (spot LOSING WEIGHT PERMANENTLY haha)

Engineering, business, manly books

He keeps his other books in the bathroom, y'know when *wink wink* (those three on the top are mine tho)

He's obviously a fan of Joseph Prince

Next, my Mommeyh

Her 28-year old radio (that still works)

Her messy workplace

Inside her drawer

OPLAN: Frisky's leas

Lastly, my litol brahw

He's a pro guitar player

Fan of TBBT (he needs to get a haircut tho)

Apparently, he reads books too

There!! Let's pretend I ended this blog with a cool catchphrase. OK.