Today I almost died...

...out of worry. T_T

When I woke up, I didn't see Aragorn with Luke while I was at the kitchen. I thought he was probably resting at the yard. But when I went out because I was going to buy some medicines, I found out that he wasn't at the yard, or in the dog house, or anywhere in the house.

Then I started to panic. @.@

Turns out my mom didn't notice that he went outside with Luke this morning. She was too busy cleaning. =_=

So I looked for him around our subdivision, and outside our subdivision. I even went as far as 30 blocks away from our subdivision asking security guards, tricycle drivers and people on the street if they saw a brown dog pass by. It wasn't very comforting when the tricycle drivers told me that it's probably pulutan by now. I was praying while I was walking around, hoping that he'll turn up at the next street. But I couldn't find him. I went to the market, looked around but still no sign of my dog. I was crying at this point because I don't want to lose my dog. T_T

A thousand things were running through my head, like "What if he can't find his way back home because he doesn't go out at all?", "What if he was run over by a car?", "What if someone already took him and made him pulutan?", "What if I never see him again?", and so on...

After 90 minutes of searching under the hot sun. I didn't find him. :(

So I went home... and there he was! My mom said that he came home on his own. I was so emotional at this point that I knelt at Aragorn's side and cried so much. All the worry and frustration became overwhelming that all I could do was cry until my eyes hurt.

I don't want this to ever happen again. T_T

BREATHE

I was so tired when I got home from school that after dinner and relaxing on my parents bed, I fell asleep. @_@

Well, stress stuff started last Wednesday, escalated by Saturday and started to diminish yesterday (Monday).

Stressful things:
1. Lola's funeral - Spent the whole Friday night up to Saturday morning. No sleep. Parents were not home for the past 3 days. ^^;
2. Thesis - Not yet finished. Target to finish the first draft by the end of January.
3. Academics - Report for 151, Interview for 197, EEE exam and homework, and Presentation for 173
4. Yearbook - For the ads and barkada pages and marketing stuff.
5. Jobfair - Where am I going to apply? What am I going to put in my resume? O_O
6. Gifts - Ahaha... last minute shopping! XD

De-stressers:

1. Barkada Bonding - Yay for Nikki's comeback! So sad I wasn't able to bring a camera, I forgot all about it because my parents used it that the morning and I didn't have any sleep. We didn't get to go to Global Fun Carnival because it was raining, but the seafood feast, cheesecake galore, exchange gifts and Monopoly more than made up for it! (I really wanted to go to the Carnival. ^^;) :P
2. My nephew and nieces - I love them to bits.
3. My pets - Because fun-loving dogs are so cute! Birds do the silliest things. XD
4. The Secret - Positive thinking gets you EVERYWHERE. ;)
5. Shopping - Enough said. :D
6. Internet - It's always nice to unwind by just browsing stuff.

Yesterday, I was in school by 8:30am for our report and got home around 7:10pm because we had to finish our interview. That explains the super tired feeling. ^^ Right now, I'm still researching for the homeworks. Ehehe... good thing I got some sleep before working. :)

Let's go!

Family bonding time!

I really cherish our yearly reunions. I rarely see my uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews and grandchildren. (I have four! And there is one coming next year.. gosh.. I feel old! :( ) It was so good to see them so grown up! And lots of very cute kids too! Ahaha! I feel like a paparazzi chasing after them for their silly antics. :P

Lots of girl bonding time with Grace, Ate Eleng, Ate Julie, Ate Jane, Valen, Dyan and others.. haha.. Its really fun to just spend time together and keep on joking about everything under the sun... or moon for those moments. XD

I wish I was there a day before the reunion. I feel like I've missed a lot. T_T

I was the camera girl again, but this time Grace had a camera too. More moments to capture! Yay! :D

Oh well... sacrifices. At least when we got home at lunch time on December 26, the doggies were still active and very hungry. Ehehe.. ^^;

Because I'm bored...



and stumbled upon the studio pics of the staff. I present my picture with the Associate Editor-in-Chief (Yacel) on left and the Graduation Bash Committee Head (Nat) on the right. I think we look really pretty in this pic. Hehe.. :P

Anyway, I'm waiting for the AFM results... which should be here by now. I'm trying to follow-up the whole thing with my advisers. I was supposed to go to school today, but it rained so I had an excuse not to go. XD

And I spent last night trying to train Aragorn. He is so smart! I love him to bits and pieces! I made him sit and then tugged at his ears... I love doing that! XD Anyway, I was training him to balance on his hind legs which was a bit difficult because his torso is big. Big, muscular doggie... wah! So adorable! I also love making him crawl... I could go on and on about that dog but I'd spare you the details. :p Oh and Luke is also participating in the training, sometimes he also does what Aragorn does (when he doesn't feel like interfering) and they look super duper cute together! *squeals*

I love them! :D

I'm trying to finish the records for the ybook payments. So far I have finished checking and encoding 5 out of 12 department courses. Yay! Almost half-done! :D After that I still have to follow-up on our letterheads so that I can start printing and sending letters. Mmm.. yeah, work work work. (Just like what the Peons like to say. :P)

And if Chrissa is reading this, I know you will love me because I just discovered this site.

OKHC Online Manga

This has the most updated list I've ever encountered, so yeah.. feel free to fawn over Tamaki and the rest of the gang. They are just lovable! XD

I *heart* Kyouya! *_*

Let's go out and vote! :)

Finally, the time has come to vote. I have chosen the people I believe are worthy to be in those positions. I'm hoping for the best!

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One word to describe the Puerto Galera trip: BITIN!!!

I loved every minute of it! I was super hyped to get there... Although I got a little worried when they were asking me to bring food and lots of moolah. A thousand things were running through my head, if they were eating right or if they have enough money for the place, etcetera... >_<

I was so relieved to see they were all good and enjoying the beach when I got there. (All that worrying for nothing?! >_<) I got a bit scolded because I said I'll just surprise them when I get there. And yay for me for making it to the ferry! I thought I wouldn't be able to ride it if I was later than 4:30pm and I got to the pier around 4:45pm. Good thing there were ferry rides up to 6pm. Yay! And the porter I talked to was really nice, he told me how to get there... I fell asleep on the way to Puerto Galera. It wasn't a comfortable ride, but I was tired... and I woke up at 2am that morning so I really needed the sleep.

I got there around 6:30pm, found my friends in less than 5 minutes. Hehe..

We bought a few goodies, went to Talipanan (where they wanted to stay) and helped cook our dinner. Then after dinner and taking a refreshing bath, we went outside where they had a drinking game. I didn't join in the game, not really an alcoholic lover. ^^;

We stayed up and watched the stars up to 1:30pm. I found two shooting stars! Sadly wasn't able to wish.. gah! >< Anyway, I fell asleep as soon as we went back to the cottage. I woke up around 5am because of lots of mosquito bites.. ack! I completely forgot to put some Off lotion. My poor arms and feet. T_T

Since I was already awake, I ate a few crackers and waited for the dawn. I tried taking pictures, but the mountain was blocking the view of the sunrise.. :(

When I got back I woke everyone up and cooked some hotdogs for breakfast. We had hotdogs, bread and cheese for breakfast. :P Then we all geared up to swim in the nearby waterfalls. Little did we know that the way to the waterfalls was quite an adventure! Our hiking and rock climbing skills were tested... and we all went there wearing flip flops (as the foreigner put it). But the waterfalls was pretty! I swam and swam until I got tired of swimming and just stayed under one of the roots of the trees. The water was clear and cold when we got there... it got blurry when we went in. Hehehe... XD It was also a big adventure trying to go back, so steep. O_O

Then we had lunch at the cottage, the view was beautiful and we had the whole place to ourselves. Mm... yay! :D I fell asleep after lunch, and then went para-sailing! I have never done anything death defying in my entire life. I loved the whole experience! It was soooooooooooooooo much fun! I was flying! XD

Anyway, I had little time to look for souvenirs because we had to pack our bags and go back to the ferry. How sad... I wanted to get a few souvenirs for my cousins and my parents. :(

It was a sleepy ride back to Batangas port. I was so sleepy because I only had 3 hours of sleep. Plus the fact that I always fall asleep in ferry rides, bus rides, mm... almost all rides... XD

I went back to Laguna to grab my stuff and then went home. I got home around 11pm so I didn't notice this one important thing...

Which makes me go to the next part of this post.

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Eugene, our dog for 11 years and 10 months, died last Tuesday due to heatstroke.

I was so tired last night so I didn't have time to look at my doggies, so I immediately went to sleep when I got home. I woke up around 6:30am and started looking for him. Sadly, they told me that he had a blank stare on Tuesday morning and then he just plopped down in the afternoon. When they were sure he was dead, and the other dogs were barking because he was no longer moving, they paid a passing bottle dealer (magbobote) Php 40 to take him away because we had no space to bury him here. I got a bit mad at this part, I wanted him buried here... T_T

I've been crying since this morning, especially when I was outside and I found his dish, looked at his favorite spot and his collar. TT_TT I miss him sooooo much! I can't believe I didn't spend much time last week because I was rushing to go back to Laguna. He was barking at me when I was leaving... I didn't know that was the last time I'll see him and hear him and touch him. You see, he usually stays calm when I leave the house, last time he barked at me like that was when I left the house was when I was still in first year high school. Since then, he didn't bother barking at me when I leave.. he just stays quiet. Well, most of the time... But last week, he was barking like he was trying to tell me something. I can't believe he was already saying goodbye.. I even told him I'll see him next weekend. *cries*

I even had a "happy dream" last Thursday. I dreamt about all the dogs we had and went to doggie heaven. I was collecting them and I was really happy to see them all... REALLY HAPPY... I just can't grasp the idea that I was dreaming about that because he was gone. It was like.. he wanted to say something. I think he was in that dream. I didn't see Luke or Aragorn, at least I don't think I saw them.

It hurts. I want to see him again. I want to say goodbye and hug him and tell him I love him so much. I want to see him running freely and playing with me and catching the tennis ball with his mouth and giving it back. He was a good dog, he was always alert and ready. I really really want to see him. I wish I could. T_T

Eugene, you will always have a place in my heart. I hope you're happy in doggie heaven and I wish you had fun while you were with me. I love you so much...