I'm a year older, but I don't feel different. It was just yesterday when I was still a teen (twen-teen that is.. :P).

I had a nice birthday. It wasn't that type that would knock your socks off, but it wasn't crappy either. ^_^ Plus I think that God was guiding me because of the things that happened throughout the day.

Let me start off with the first class. I was supposed to get to school around 8am to write the Schematic Diagram that I wasn't able to finish the night before. (I fell asleep while I was writing it. I was so tired when we came home from Kuya Edong's house blessing in Laguna. -_-;) I got there at 8:15am. No problem, I told myself. I could write this diagram in 15 minutes... After 15 minutes, I was still trying to decipher which part goes in the schematic diagram and writing. A few more seconds later, the teacher came armed and ready for the discussion. I felt like withering inside because my Schematic Diagram is due at 10am and class usually ends exactly at 10am. But after an hour, we finished the discussion, checked the attendance twice and class was dismissed earlier than what I expected. Whoopee! ^___^

I finished my Schematic Diagram on time, plus we finished up the experiments early so I had time to munch on a few crackers before meeting up with Phin at 1pm. I was at the AS Lobby around 12:45pm and sat in a corner. I thought Phin might have forgotten about our meeting so I texted Sarah about it (she never replied). Then walked towards the AS steps to see if she's outside but she wasn't there. I was getting worried but after a few seconds (yes! seconds!) after going back to my original corner, Phin came. She was looking around the lobby and browsing at the exhibits. I called her name and she slightly looked at my way but she didn't see me. (Whoo! Am I invisible? :P) I waited for a few minutes if she would look at me and I tried to call her name again, she looked behind her (but I wasn't behind her! I was in front of her... at the corner! ^^;) she still didn't see me so I got up and poked her in the ribs. :P

We went to Beach House (I wanted to go to Chocolate Kiss but I have a class after an hour so I don't think going there would be a good idea. :P). Marco came a few minutes later, and we ended up talking about schedules and japanese class (woohoo! I finished my homework!). I walked back to AS with Marco for my next class. In the lecture class, the teacher called me to solve a problem on the board using Hess's Law. I know how to do it if I wrote it first in a piece of paper... so after standing for a few minutes and looking at the board I told him I was going to write it down on a scratch paper first. He said okay, then he turned to another guy (late-comer) and told him that he should do the problem on the board. Yay! I got off the hook! And the teacher didn't get mad at me.. he got mad at the late-comer guy... Waaaahhhh!!! I'm so lucky! :D

I got home around 4:30pm, traffic was pretty smooth. I rested for a while before we went out for dinner. Dinner was great. I picked the best dish! Beef Brocolli with leaves... yum yum! I should have taken a picture. :D Then I had orange marmalade for dessert (I have no idea what marmalade is... but I've read Marmalade Boy... haha!). It was fun... we talked A LOT. After that, we all went to French Baker. Nyaaa~ I love danish bread and coffee cakes... *_* I'm addicted... :P

Birthdays are always fun! ^_^

*Poof*

I just want to plop onto my bed and sleep all day. =_= Even though I'm able to sleep before 12midnight, I can't get that much sleep because I've got to up by 4am for my morning classes. I feel soooo sleepy.

I've got 9 hours of lab and 12 hours of lecture a week. I'm worried about the lab part, especially when it involves Chemistry! T_T I've already forgotten Chem 16 when I finished the subject and I was planning to let it rot in my brain. Now I've got to dig up all those Chem stuff in the deepest crevices of my mind. -_- I was surprised when we had a pop quiz last thursday about net ionic equations and solubility rules, I couldn't even remember my Chem 16 teacher's name! O_O;; I can't remember how to make a pre-lab report and all those other stuff.. Gahhhh.. I need help!

I got four books yesterday, one for chem, one for materials, and two for me! Wahaha! :D I bought the three books and borrowed one from the library. They were heavy... I had to take the two books home by lunchtime or else my arms would fall off. -_-

I've got a lot of things to do this weekend. Mostly for school... T_T

I miss summer vacation.

Haaaaaaaaaa...

The dreaded enrollment period is over. I just want to say take this opportunity to thank all those people who have stayed by my side during the long waits, trudging road trips and even just having lunch with me. I must say, it would be quite lonely being in a new environment (well, not entirely new, but you know what I mean.. ^^;).

Mom had a lot of check ups and lab works this week. It seems that the simple problem with her eyes led to a bigger problem with her thyroid. I'm hoping that it's not that serious... I'm so worried about her. :(

I just have to cut this short because I've got to head off to school... classes start in one hour and 30 minutes. Anyway, I'll leave you with this song that I learned in my Japanese class. :D

*To the tune of "Are you sleeping? Brother John" (It doesn't have any meaning, just a way to memorize the numbers and a few words. :P)*

Ichi, ni, san, yon
Go, roku, nana, hachi
Hachi, kyuu, juu
Hachi, kyuu, juu
Juu-ichi, juu-ni
Juu-ichi, juu-ni
Ohayou, konnichiwa

Ichi, ni, san, yon
Go, roku, nana, hachi
Hachi, kyuu, juu
Hachi, kyuu, juu
Juu-ichi, juu-ni
Juu-ichi, juu-ni
Arigatou, sumimasen

Ichi, ni, san, yon
Go, roku, nana, hachi
Hachi, kyuu, juu
Hachi, kyuu, juu
Juu-ichi, juu-ni
Juu-ichi, juu-ni
Sayonara, mata ashita

If you can't sing it... then I'll sing it for you~! (You can ask me to sing it. :P) Hahaha! I'm so hooked on this song. I know it's really silly but it's just so cute~! XD

Ahh... *yawns and stretches*

I'm happy~! I've been able to sleep easily these past few days. My sleeping pattern has changed! ^___^ The earliest time I'm able to fall asleep is 11pm and the latest is 1am. Nyaaa~~~! Compare it to my usual 4am sleeping time, it's a BIG improvement! *nods*

I was so tired yesterday, but I'm still happy in a way. First we went to the mall, we were supposed to buy new shoes but ended up getting new sandals instead. I didn't like the style and material of the shoes, they're not waterproof. (Maybe I should get boots instead?) Ah... The rainy season sucks because when my socks get wet, it's so uncomfortable. =_= Good thing there are a lot of flat sandals available! ^___^v <- doesn't like shoes/sandals with high heels

Anyway, we went to Ate Lai's boarding house in Mandaluyong after that. She's so vague in giving directions that I had to call her twice to ask for the house number. -_-; Good thing MRT gave a free ride from 5pm to 7pm. We were able to avail of that promo! Yay! It's the first time I got to ride the MRT for free! :D

Then we headed off to Cherry Foodarama to get some groceries. I waited at the French Baker because of the half-price closing sale (I'm first in line!)... but it took Mom a lot of time to fall in line at the cash register that I had to be the one to buy the food in the bakeshop. Good thing I had some money... I got a box of coffee cakes, a box of mini danish, diet wheat bread, whole wheat bread, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate croissant, and cinnamon raisin crisp. (Got those names from the receipt. :P) Mom said I bought too much bread. ^^;;

When we got home, Eugene and Luke enthusiastically (or rather.. hungrily? :P) greeted us. :P So after feeding the dogs, eating some bread (chocolate chip cookies are sooooo delicious! XD), texting a lot, putting groceries in the cupboards, and opening the front door for Kuya (he got home really late, around 12:30am -_-;)... we all went to bed. ^_^

Well.. that's all I guess. If I don't feel lazy today, I guess I'll accompany Mom with her check-up. ^_^; *wants to go back to bed*

Wild... rawr! XD

I spent the afternoon yesterday at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center(NAPWC). It was LA's birthday and he wanted to go to the zoo, but it's too far so we settled in going to the Wildlife Center. It was fun! LA and Mavik were running around and shouting out the names of the animals they saw. They were like "Mommy!!! LOOK! BIRDS!!!", "Mommy!!! Monkeys o!!!" and "Mommy!!! Look at that big snake!". But the best quote was when Mavik saw an eagle and she said, "Mommy! Si Aguiluz o!!" *laughs* (She thought it was one of the characters in Mulawin. XD)


Mavik: Mommy may dog o! (pero Mouse Deer yun... ^^;)


Mavik: Woah! Tita kakainin ka ng fish kapag nagalit yan! (Hahaha! XD)


Mavik ginagaya yung expression nung eagle. :P

Other pictures: 1 2 3 4

Anyway, we circled the animal cages for a while and then rested on the benches beside the lake. When we continued walking along the path, we got lost and ended up walking around the whole center. >_<;; We were so tired that by the time we finally got home, the kids immediately fell asleep. ^^;

I already forgot what happened the last time I went to the zoo. I think I was still in kindergarten. Next time, I want to go to Manila Zoo. ^_^