What's in my GIRLFRIENDS' bags?

Watch me as I raid my friends' bags! This is my legit feeling YouTuber moment. Lo and behold!

                                         

Tita, I'm a good influence to your kid!

One of my friends' bubog for the past 3 years is that she hasn't gone to church for a long time. So I invited her to come to church with meee! The church we went to wasn't the church I grew up in though. When the two of us are talking about our plans for that day, some of my girlfriends said "Kayo lang?" Soo yey! They tagged along with us and I couldn't be happier. 

"For where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them." - Matthew 18:20

The message was given by Pastor Alvin. He talks about living life with God's purpose and discovering the potential that God gave us. It was compared to how a designer creates a custom-made clothing. God already designed everything about us, including our potential. We may haven't revealed it just yet, but it's there! It's just waiting for you to fully unlock it. He also reminded us that your death isn't the end of your life.

"You don't have a dead-end. Your story does not end in death. That is not your story. Your story is about life. And that life is attached connected to intricately link to Jesus Christ."

Just before we step outside, my girls thanked me for bringing them to New Life. Gela's exact words, "Parang bagong binyag ako." Haha oa! I had a great time as you did, girls. After worship service, we made our feet sore, laughed like there's no tomorrow, made pa-cute to dog owners, stuffed our tummies with shabu-shabu and talked about how our lives will change in few months. *sobs*

Passion Manila Live!

Yesh! We were there! Few months upon knowing that Passion's coming to Manila, my friends from church managed to buy tickets na. We just had to! Their songs have been a part of my life for the past years. Plus, Louie Giglio's there, wooooo! 

I just found myself nodding, holding my hand up, dancing, singing and letting God's presence fill my heart that night. 

It turned out to be a mini reunion for the GCI youths as well. Haha! Araneta's jam-packed mostly with Christian youths. Coolness! Oh, I had to thank Nicole for letting me hatak her at the very last minute and take my extra ticket. Teehee. And I'm glad that this concert, as you said, changed your life (naks).

It's tough out there, they say

Same time last year, I was nearly done with first wave of my thesis and the semester is about to end. Meaning, it's summer time! Woot woot! Well, not for me. Some of my blockmates who survived Com Res1 and hasn't failed any subject wanted to get ahead and start internship. Since I'm succumbed with peer pressure, I joined the "mag-oojt ako ngayong summer para di ako pagod sa 2nd sem" club. So around last week of March last year, my thesismates and I went on our way to search for the perfect OJT site. It took us one morning to come up with target companies and one whole job-hunting day. Before "feeling fresh grad vibes" job-hunting day ends, I got an interview. It was that fast. I submitted my resume to TeamAsia at around 10am and I got a text that I'm in for the interview at around 3pm. The day after, I sat down for a very casual interview, and after 20 minutes of awkward smiling, I got in. It was that easy. 

Now, I know it'll be totally different from what happened last year. I know that it won't be that easy. I had a small talk with an alumnus (or is he? I'm not sure if we even graduated) during Com Nite, and he warned me that it's not going to be easy once I'm in the "real world". I've been hearing a lot about how hard life would be like in the professional world, and it does scare me. I don't want to have a boss like Miranda Priestly, give up the love of my life and be miserable like Andrea Sachs in the 'The Devil Wears Prada'. I also don't want to end up waiting tables as I wait for the opening of jobs for writers in San Francisco Chronicle like Erin in 'Going The Distance'. I don't want that. But I have to face the fact that I'll be competing with God knows how many thousands of fresh graduates and unemployed earthlings in finding jobs. In a room full of gazillion applicants, I'm just an average joe. And I tell you, it scares me.

I have a list of my target job positions in my dream companies, and maybe I wouldn't get in any of those (hoohoo hope not). But as my fear of dipping my toes in the sea of uncertainties conquers me, I would just take my Dad's advice to not belittle those job positions that I think isn't worth my awesomeness. He told me that those who started from the bottom are those who are now in the highest of highs. (sigh) Is it too early for me to worry about this right now? Yea? No? Well, I'm not done with college yet. Woops, that reminds me, I still have two papers to finish. 

You tell her, Ted!

Jenette: How long have you been hung up on Robin? 8 years? And you're still killing yourself to fetch dumb little trinkets for her. That's crazy! That's more than crazy! I don't think there's a word for what that is.

Ted: Actually, there is a word for that... it's love. I'm in love with her, okay? If you're looking for the word that means caring about someone beyond all rationality and wanting them to have everything they want no matter how much it destroys you, it's love. And when you love someone, you just... you don't stop... ever! Even when people roll their eyes or call you crazy, even then, especially then! You just, you don't give up, because if I could give up, if I could just take the whole world's advice and move on and find someone else, that wouldn't be love. That would be, that would be some other disposable thing that is not worth fighting for. 

Everything is sound

Whenever I  sit for a short prayer every morning, I ask God to let me be in my best mood as if no one can rain on my parade. Even if I'd just stay at home doing nothing, I'd still make it to a point that I have that Spongebob Squarepants aura. Life's too short to mope around, fellas. Oh, and if you take a look on my weekly checklist, at the end of every page, it has BE HAPPY :) in it. I kind of remind myself to always always be happy. 

If you ask how I am right now, I'd gladly answer you with three words, "Everything is sound." It's one of my resolutions to take time and appreciate what's out there. And as I write this blog, I realize how I'm loving my life. I'm glad how my life turned out to be for the past 19 years. Why am I so positive all of a sudden? Well, it's just that I learned that if I document my thoughts and utter how loathsome my life is, there are some people who love to see the worst in me. So I'd rather be in their faces, smiling from ear to ear and loving the life God gave me. You should, too.

Star Magic Ball'14

Hahaha major chos!

Well, Com Nite's kind of a Star Magic Ball version of Communication Arts Dept., so uhm that works. It's that time of the school year when COM students would go gaga over being on their best look after a semester of nakakalokang school works. And it's just sad that this year's Com Nite is my last. Booo. Anyhooo, it was the perfect "Good bye! Farewell!" event to us seniors. It was indeed a night to remember.

Black & White theme

With Peetah

Woohooo! You make us proud, Nicole!

Such byurifuul people

Wanted to take home that centerpiece

Unggoy face with one of the unggoys

What happens before a photo op

Ta-da!

Gorgeous gerls

Dashing unggoys

White Swan and Black Swan

Ms. & Mr. COM43

Got the "HUH? WHY?" award

Cutesy bibi Dinyol

With the person who I will miss the most

BATCH2014 

Ganito talaga sa "industriya"

Broadcast Journalism is finally OVER. Like finally! And the last production that we had was the craziest!!! There were girls bickering, one of my classmates went topless, "Ha? Hindi ko alam task ko!" scenario, solar bikini thingy, division of labor issue, and considered as the worst production ever by our professor. Hahaha oh well. *shrug* I'm glad that it came to an end, but I'll surely miss every ka-pressure Friday. 

Gonna miss you, Ms. Q! Thanks for letting us experience a glimpse of what the "industriya" feels like.