Movie

Things I love doing the most.

I love watching a movie. It makes you forget about all your worries by drawing your attention to the movie only. I usually watch a movie in cinemas with my boyfriend and tv series or movies in DVD with my sisters. I love watching, may it be a movie, tv series or just a show. I love seeing the stories and being so immersed in it. When I watch a movie, I give my full attention to it because I want to digest and enjoy all the details.

Talking

Things I love doing the most.

I am very talkative. I really love talking whether I'm tired or not. But sometimes when I am very tired I just don't want to do anything. I love communicating to people. I believe it is better to communicate when you are face to face compared to chatting online or even texting. I'm tired of sending text messages, it stresses me out that sometimes I'd have 30 unread messages. I love talking to my friends and telling them everything about me. Told you, I'm a very detailed person.

Swimming

Things I love doing the most.


I miss swimming. The last time I swam was almost two months ago but the last time I used swimming for real exercise was a year ago. It was when Prince was still in school. We swim once in a while in the schools' Sports Complex. We do laps together then we reward ourselves with a good meal after. I love swimming with him since I am pushed to do more than what I can. Swimming, jogging and badminton are my favorite sports but I like about swimming is that you don't feel that you feel that you're tired but you'd still want to swim some more since you are in the water. You feel tired after, when you're not in the water anymore. I love that feeling - tired yet healthy.


Moreover, I love swimming in beaches when it's just for fun. I love the tan you get when you swim in the beach. Also, when you're in the beach no one cares what you wear or what you do. You're just so free when you're in the beach.I miss summer.

I love swimming because it's both for fun and for a healthy living.

What all the girls love

Things I love doing the most

Who doesn't like shopping? Noone. I think even boys like shopping but they don't love it as much as girls do. Anyway, I wish I could shop every week but my savings won't allow me to. My parents aren't willing to give me shopping money every week. Thus, if I want new clothes weekly, I have to save up, but I couldn't. I couldn't cost cut due to my love for food. Even though I'm more excited on shopping than eating (since I eat six times a day or more!) I still couldn't sacrifice my own allowance which is supposed to be alloted for food for the sake of shopping. I know some people who would skip lunch to save up but I personally couldn't. I have to start saving though.



Anyway, I want to shop for bottoms since I always wear denim jeans in school since the dress code was implemented. I also am looking for new outfits. I currently like semi-loose tops that could be worn with belt. I also like the pink boyfriend polo in Greenhills but the weather made me decide not to buy it. Sandals are also on my to-shop-list. I also am excited to buy corporate attires since my friend and I learned that you have to be in corporate attire in law school. The day I found out about that I counted my corporate clothes and realized that I cannot survive law school with only those so I have to start buying corporate clothes (positive thinking for law school). Speaking of corporate clothes, I spotted a really nice black dress that can be a corporate attire but when I got back to purchase it, someone got it already. I really feel bad about that.

I want to shop now!

Handy Planner

Things I love doing the most.

I am a very futuristic person. I love planning for my future. I like taking a peep on how things will turn out in the next years. For instance, I have a plan for my life in the next 7 years. 7 years because at the age of 27 I have to be married. After college I'm hoping to enter law school. If I don't get in the schools I want, I'll work first then take an entrance exam again the following year. If the two law schools don't want me, I''l just get a Masters Degree. I want to be a lawyer so badly though.


Besides planning for the future, I always plan the things I have to do within the week. I love bringing my planner with me everyday so I would be guided accordingly. I am a very detailed person so as much as possible I plan what I will do every hour. My planner is not creative, it doesn't have drawings but it has a lot of texts. I wish though I know how to draw so my planner wouldn't be that serious. I love planning and conceptualizing but the hard part is in the execution. Not every plan is being executed well however I am working on that.

Stress eating

Things I love doing the most.

Sleep eat sleep eat sleep eat.

For some reason I get hungry easily. And for some reason I always have a big serving every meal - breakfast, snacks, lunch, snacks, dinner, snacks. No wonder my boyfriend said I have to start controlling my food intake. He said it's bad for my health but maybe he doesn't want to go out with a fat girl like me anymore. That sounds horrible, my boyfriend isn't like that. However, it's true that I need to diet already. I simply have no discipline when it comes to eating. There are a lot of times wherein I am very full yet I still want to it just because my brain tells me to do so.


A factor of my addictiveness to food can be traced from my roots. I came from a healthy family. The bonding of my family is through eating. We blend so well when we're all on the dining table. A friend even told me that she gets full just by watching me and my sisters eat.

I also admit that I am a stress eater. I deviate my stress through eating. I do this especially at night time when you have to think about doing a lot of things in just one night. I start my night either with a nap or a meal. I don't want to do work that early or I just don't want to do it or I don't know how to start it so I do something else first.

Indeed, food lessens my stress or at least it makes me feel good. But the long term effect of too much food intake is bad. I have to stop or at least control.

Sleep addict

Things I love doing the most.

This week I want to talk about the things that I love doing the most. First would be sleeping. I always crave for sleep and even though I have slept for 8 hours already, I still am willing to sleep some more. There was even one instance when I woke up one morning after a long sleep, I just ate breakfast and then I felt the need to crawl into my bed again.

I can actually sleep anywhere. I've slept in the field during one of our assemblies in High School, in the classroom in one of our boring or at least tedious lessons which I think I've been caught, in the car especially when we had to leave at 6am, in the shuttle both on my way to school and on my way home, in the jeepney on my way home again, in the movie house in the middle of a movie (I did this just once, I was really tired that day) and a lot more places I cannot remember.



I especially love sleeping in the car besides my bed of course because I am allowed to sleep there unlike in the classroom, field and shuttle. I always reason out that I don't do anything in the car and it's best if I sleep because at least I am using my time wisely. I can sleep in any car. I remember my sister saying that I'd always fall asleep a just a few minutes after I sit down. It is true actually. My boyfriend says so also. Sleeping is simply amazing. I'm not sure why I am addicted to it but I wish it's not because of my blood sugar.

Gemini

Regrets

Of all my regrets, the thing I regret most is not being able to control my anger. I feel really bad every time I think about this especially when I think about the people whom I hurt because of it. One of my annoying negative attributes is being hot-tempered. I easily get mad because of my short patience. I tend to be close-minded at times because of anger. I forget about myself and the people dearest to me when I'm mad which is very sad of course.


I know I have hurt a lot of people already especially Manang and I regret that the most. I always pray for that particular weakness. I pray that I have the patience to keep my head cool and to understand the people around me. In fairness, the breathing exercise my mom told me every time I'm put to a very pressured situation works. I just don't do it sometimes.

But I keep saying to myself that I am not as bad as what I think of myself. I just tend to lose my screw sometimes. I can be so nice and so bad. Extremely extremes. Truly a Gemini.

Patits

Regrets

I miss my best friend. I miss Patits. I have four best friends when I was in High School excluding my boyfriend. But Patits is my best best friend. We just became best friends when we were in 3rd year High School. Together with two of our classmates, we formed a group that had a different culture, not really different but we were the 'girl friends group'.


But I was closest to Patits. We went through a lot that year. It felt like we've been best friends ever since. When we stepped into Senior Year, we didn't get to be classmates but still best friends. We have lunch once in a while but we still update each other. Sadly, when we got into College, we parted ways. We entered different schools. On our first year, we still got to talk to each other as often as we can, but when we got into second year, we didn't get to talk that much anymore.

I regret not calling her at least once a week. I regret not texting her on ordinary days. I miss my best friend. I miss our sleepovers and I defintely miss talking to her on the phone. I hope I'm still her best friend.

Frosh

Regrets

As I said in my earlier post, I always am afraid of taking risks - but I'm working on that. One of the things that I regret was when I was in 1st year College. I've always been active in organizations ever since I was in Elementary. I always love taking responsibilities and being in-charge. However, when I entered College, I was afraid to join organizations because my friends won't go with me. I wasn't really afraid, I was just too shy to enter a room without recognizing anyone. It was the easiest year of my entire college life yet I wasn't engaged in any other things besides academics. I didn't like the feeling or not doing anything. I regret not joining organizations or not being active when I was in 1st year College.



Also, since it's the easiest year of my entire College life, I regret not giving my full potential in getting an excellent grade. I know I could have done better, I could have been excellent not just very good. I am not bragging about this but honestly 1st year in my college is really easy that getting into the Dean's List is not something unusual.

Two things I regret when I was in 1st year:
Not joining orgs
Not giving my full potential

Height Matters, Good Thing I have Beauty!

Regrets

Tina Huang, a researcher from Tufts University's Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging studied height factors in relation to other areas particularly height. She found out that "each one-inch (2.5-centimeter) increase in knee height cuts a woman's risk of developing dementia by 16 percent (and Alzheimer's disease, in particular, by 22 percent)" (Hawthore). However, "some short people may have a gene that will extend their life span" (Hawthore, 2008, http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=no-tall-tale-height-matters).



Admittedly, I am short. It may be genetic but sleeping late may also be a factor. When I was in 5th grade I used to fall in line at the back because of my height. I used to be a little taller than the my classmates (not all of course). However, when I started drinking this Vitamin D my mom gave me, I started gaining weight rather than getting tall. Besides the Vitamin D factor I think I could have gotten a little taller if I listened to my parents every time they tell me to sleep early. I always stay late doing something (homework or studying, oh my High School!, talking to the phone, etc.). I should have listen to them, maybe they're right. Maybe I could have grown an inch or two taller. I regret not listening to them and not sleeping early. Height matters, good thing I have beauty!

Human Biology

Regrets

I've always believed that I am not destined to take up a course that has something to do with Science nor Math.I believe I suck at both because of the grades that I got when I was in High especially Physics. I wasn't a consistent Average student in both subjects but I mostly got a grade between 83-87. However, there was a particular subject that I excelled at in the field of Science and that is Biology. As far as I can remember, it was only in 2nd year that I got a grade that's more than above average. That made me realize that I cannot survive College with Math and Science constantly ruining my life. Thus, I took up a course that is far away from those two subjects.



However, watching Grey's Anatomy and picturing in my mind myself treating a patient made me think that I could be a doctor also like my mom. I'm not saying I don't like my course now but it definitely wouldn't hurt if I'm taking up Human Biology. What I regret about it is not choosing Human Biology but not considering taking it up. I could have been a doctor. What if I'm destined to save live? Who knows?

But I'm happy now with my course. I'm geared towards a different direction now, I'm working on becoming a lawyer like my favorite uncle.

Risks

Regrets

Yes it is hard to wake up regretting the things you have done but it so much harder waking up and thinking what you could have done. You regret the things you didn't do. It ranges from not being early in class to not attending your mom's birthday celebration. You were given the chance to do it, to make things right but you missed it. That is the worst feeling.


I myself have a list of things I regret not doing. First would be not reciting in class. I am not brave in taking risks because I am afraid to be wrong or to commit mistakes. Hence, as much as possible I don't do anything unless I'm sure it's right (except of course when your head is hot). This happened to me a lot of times already. I'm too shy to say what's in my head because I'm afraid I might be humiliated. And then the answer is said by the professor and that is exactly what you were thinking. Although you know you're right you cannot tell your professor or even your classmate about it because they might not believe in you.

I should have risked it but then again I couldn't do anything about it. My boyfriend told me that it's okay to make mistakes, it's a way of knowing if you're right.

It takes courage to take risks and know what more you can do.

At a friend's place

Regrets

We all have a list of things we regret doing. Getting drunk in a party, kissing a stranger, cheating your boyfriend/girlfriend, fighting your mom back and eating too much sweets are just some of the the things you might find in the list. We wake up the next morning realizing how wrong our action is but we cannot do something to erase that mistake.


On top of my "regrets" list would be getting drunk at gay friend's place. I got drunk twice there and yes I regret it. First was on his birthday. All of our friends were there of course and it was also our first time at his place. There were only a few people there but it was fun. Until I had too much alcohol in my system. I hate myself when I'm drunk - I talk too much, as in too much and I also cry. The first I got drunk I think also cried. For some reason, I always cry when I get drunk but at least I don't vomit. Anyway, I was too noisy talking and crying that my friend's mom heard it and a friend even had to carry me. It was too embarrassing. I told myself I wouldn't drink too much alcohol.

The second time I went to my friend's place was for a block party. Too much alcohol. Drama. Crying. The second time was the worst ever that I don't even want to tell the details.

Although I keep saying to control myself and know my limits in drinking, it's hard. The best thing you can do when you're in a party is to make sure you are with a very good friend so whatever happens you still have a name to carry, I got lucky on that.

To them three

7th month of receiving a salary

I am giving my two sisters a top, a dress or any type of clothing. I have always dreamed that someday I will be shopping clothes for my sisters. I know how pretty the both are and I want to add a good piece of clothing to their wardrobe. I am their "ate" and I know that in a way they look up to me. I want to spoil them so they'd tell their friends how I love them. I want to give them all the things that I could possibly give them.



I'd also give my boyfriend a jacket. I was thinking of a polo so he could wear it at his office but a jacket has a meaning. A jacket gives you warmth and comfort like what I always want to give him. Besides, looking at that jacket, I know he'd look more charming.

These three people are very special to me and I want them to feel that.

A good meal for the chef

6th month of receiving a salary

Half of my salary this month would be spent in Circles, Shang-ril La. I want to treat a very lovely person, Manang Piling. Manang has been with my family even before I was born. Ever since she never left us. Manang has been very loyal to the family.

For me, she has always been part of the family. I consider her my 2nd mom. I always tell the people who ask about my mom or dad's favorite and I always answer that my dad's favorite is the second while my mom's is the youngest BUT I'm Manang's favorite. Manang favors me very much that she puts me first in everything. She always cooks my favorite food - shrimps and she always give me what I want. I am spoiled to Manang.

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I always regret the times when I get mad at her. Sometimes when I'm looking for what I want and she can't find it, I get mad easily. I admit that really is my weakness and I know I have something to do about it. She gives a lot of care and love to me always.

I just feel sad that Manang doesn't talk about her family. She doesn't have a husband nor kids, but she helps her sisters and brothers. I want to get to know her family because I want to thank them for being nice to Manang. Thus, I will be inviting the whole family of Manang to Circles.

Circles is known for its good quality of food. I chose Circles because they have different cuisines which I want Manang and her family to try. Also, I want to bring her there because they have open-theatre kitchens which Manang will sure love. Manang is a very good chef. Until now, she still cooks the best home-food. Nothing beats her kare-kare (according to my sister because I don't eat kare-kare), bbq and a lot more. My cousins and all the other relatives who have eaten at our place tell me the same thing. I Manang and her family will enjoy.

To the billiard addict

5th month of my salary

As I said earlier, half of my salary will be put in the bank. Half of it this month will be used in buying something for my dad. I was thinking at first of buying something for both of them at the same month but given that I am still starting, I might not be able to give them something nice. Thus, I am giving them a gift in two separate months. This time the gift will be for my dad.

My dad is a billiard addict. He plays billiards on his free time. He has many billiard cues but I think he gave away some already. He even used to have a mini-billiards place. After some time he sold the place and he brought one of the billiards tables at home.





Thus, I have decided that I’m buying him a billiard cue. I really don’t know which one’s nice because I myself do not own one. I just looked it up in the net and I think it’s nice. It's called the Adrenaline cue. I hope he’ll like it. I was thinking of buying him a pair of tennis shoes but I think he’ll like the billiard cue more.

I also am proud of my dad. I’ve seen how he worked for our family. He’s a good businessman. Although my dad can be harsh at times, I know he has a soft spot. One memorable moment I had with my dad was during the Youth Camp of my sister. After the last talk my younger sister cried and so did I and my other sister. When I looked at my dad, he was also crying. . I think that was the first time I saw him cry and I would never forget that moment. When we asked him why he cried, he said it’s because we we’re crying. That line hit me and made me realize how much Pop loves us.

Best mom

4th month of my salary

This month half of my salary will be for my mom. I’m buying her a pair of shoes. My mom is addicted to shoes and bags but more of shoes. It's the thing she enjoys shopping. There was even one time when there was a sale in a shoe store and she came home with 7 pairs. She's good at picking shoes. I sometimes borrow her shoes when I have to be in corporate attire back then. She always want a pair of shoes with an inch or two. Knowing how heels can be tiresome sometimes, I’m buying it from Aerosoles so it’ll be comfortable for her.

I’ve always looked up to my mom that is why I want her to be the first one to receive something from my own money. She has devoted her entire life taking care of our family and I very much appreciate that. She works really hard for me and my two siblings and I am very much thankful for that. She’s not only a good mom; she is also a good daughter. When Papay, my grandpa became bedridden, she was his doctor. Papay stayed at home for almost three years until he passed away, and my mom in those years never missed a day (expect on Saturdays because she’s Batangas) checking how Papay is. After a very tiring day at work, she still managed to be a doctor at home.

My mom rocks and I am very proud of her. My mom is the best doctor, wife, daughter and mom!

My prize

3rd month of my salary.

Discipline is the key to everything. Starting this month, I will put half of my salary to the bank. In my ATM in particular because like what I said in my earlier posts, I can’t afford to own my credit card yet except the extension card from my parents. I will deposit just half because I want to spend the other half on other things. For instance, this month, I’m buying something for myself. Yes, I think I deserve to buy something for myself. I am very excited about it because it will be the first thing I will be buying for myself using my own money, not my savings, but my salary, something I worked hard for.

I am buying myself a gold pendant necklace. I really want a pendant that I can wear every day. I’m putting a picture of me and my boyfriend and a picture of me and my mom. I’m actually still thinking if I’ll put a picture of me and my sisters or a solo of my boyfriend. I have to get one for my boyfriend also. I'l get him one when I have enough money. So he could put my picture there also. I'll think about the other picture I'll put when I already have the necklace. And that would be in 10 years?

For the future

I will deposit my whole salary for the second month. It may seem impossible but I'm very willing to do it. I am a futuristic person so I try to be good now so I'd be well in the future. I won't get a credit card yet because I might not be ready to pay the bills. I won't get money from my parents anymore but I cannot commit myself yet to help in the expenses at home. This will also help me in disciplining myself especially now that I am earning and spending my own money (acting like I really am earning already).



Although I know what I will do with my salary, I am not yet sure of what my work is going to be. I want to be a lawyer. I am sure of that, but I don't think this is enough assurance that I really am going to be a lawyer. As of now, my friend and I are looking for a entrance review center for the school of law that we want. I actually have two options now which by the way are the only options of my parents. If I don't get in those school, I'll just get a Master's Degree. But I pray that I'd be accepted in my first choice.