The Random Bandit (???)

Nanny McPhee was a cute movie... I think that is the perfect word to describe it. It was a cute and a highly moralizing movie. I wanted to see this because well I thought it was... cute. Well I was right, it was. Watch it everyone.

Tito Roy invited us to watch the movie so at quarter to four we left home to head to SM Centerpoint. We were in one of the old cinemas at SM which wasn't good... seats didn't have that thingy where you put your soda... great. I almost killed my dad with too much salt... I put too much on his popcorn and I do mean too much. I'm a klutz... and proud of it?

That reminds me my dad called me "spud face" today... and I said I was proud of it. I mean that with conviction actually. I love potatoes. HAHA I'm a "potato-holic" aside from all the other "holics" out there no not alcoholic... I'm a "shopaholic", "chocoholic", "Orlando Bloom-holic", "pc-holic", "blog-holic", "book-holic", "tv-holic" and a whole lot of other holics that do NOT include the illegal and life endangering ones... THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I'm making this up as I come along... o.O

After the movie, Tito Roy sick of Chinese food (he has had them for a couple of days already, left over from eating outside) suggested we eat at Chili's in Tomas Morato... I love Chili's because of their food, huge servings (I do mean huge) and the service crew are nice, excellent service. As usual, we weren't able to finish our food... too many. I took home half of my Chili's Cheesesteak... I don't get how their fries are like wedges already but they still taste like those small finger thin ones... yummy.

Enough about food. I'm still living in my world filled with:
a. The Sims 2 Nightlife
b. Hordes of Candy, Seventeen and other teen fashion mags which include my beloved Teen Vogue October 2005 with Orlando Bloom on the cover! o.O Oooohhhh...
c. TV and all my favorite shows
d. DVDs that I have yet to watch
e. Music from these people mostly (and a lot of other artists in between):

Surprisingly I'm not that bored. Maybe because I have a long list of things I haven't even started. I haven't done my annual summer cleaning. I am in the process of transferring some files onto cds. And well a bunch of other things I am not currently thinking of. The summer cleaning thing will take up a lot of time. I shall begin tomorrow since it is the first day of April. Another month has passed. It is the summer month even if the weather is a bit funky. But I appreciate the cold just not the rain. Where is my beloved sun? It is summer after all! I am so hard to please. I cursed the heat and now I want it back. Well I want the sun, not the heat, it could be a windy sunny day after all...

God Answers Prayers

God answers prayers... okay so I didn't really pray for this but that heat has been insufferable these past few days. Don't get me wrong I LOVE SUMMER. I'm in love with summer if it were a man I would marry it. But it has been suffocating like a possessive boyfriend (get it the marry comment then the boyfriend thing? Okay never mind. I suck at this... I can never be a comedian. Don't think about what you just read). It is raining right now. Well I guess it is supposed to be La Nina or something so should rain really be expected this summer? Can anyone answer that for me?

I just finished refilling water bottles. That isn't such a bad thing but doing that at 10:45 at night just so you could have "semi" cold water from a slightly broken freezer in the morning, that is a bad thing. It has been so hot that I can't even drink tea anymore. Hot tea I mean. I love tea also. I am a certified tea drinker. No coffee for this young lady. Starbucks will not be gaining profit from me. No sir.

Well I have been living on that album up there among other things this summer. I am a self-proclaimed music junkie yet there are a lot of things I don't know about the industry. No I am not an aspiring singer because I can't sing... not professionally anyway. But I just love music (I think this is the third time I said that I loved something), it calms me when I'm pissed, it brings a natural high. It is just something that helps me get through the dizzying world. I am not one of those deep music people (okay I need to find a better name for that) who are into classic rock or electroclash music, I do not even know what that is. I'm into mainstream and I am not ashamed to admit that. I listen to the latest stuff and from there I research. Okay I download. Thanks to DSL and the wonders of LimeWire.

I am currently "discovering" music through well it started out when I got the songs from both One Tree Hill and The OC's soundtrack. They are the shows that feature indie bands and sort of get them out there for the public to get the chance to hear their music. I usually get my "discoveries" (I really do not know what to call them) from shows and one of my favorite songs right now is from She's The Man's soundtrack: Dave Lichens song Let Go.

What are you people listening to right now? If I had an IPod it would be filled to the brim probably. Well I'm currently listening to Tyler Hilton, Gavin DeGraw (one of my favorite if not favorite male singer), Yellow Card, All American Rejects (I love them! Love "Move Along"), Teddy Geiger, FeFe Dobson, Death Cab for Cutie, Fall Out Boy, Sleater-Kinney (something I just discovered today thanks to ElleGirl, I'm a magazine junkie too), Bethany Joy Lenz, songs from OTH andThe OC and She's The Man soundtracks which include Mozella, Hawthorne Heights, Jem, Nada Surf, Jonathan Rice, The Faders and I love Hemorrhage by Fuel (thanks to American Idol) and the list goes on among the other 300 plus songs on my PC right now. My dad would kill me. I need to get some Modest Mouse and The Faders (this is a reminder). People might be rolling their eyes and thinking what a wannabe but hey I am "rediscovering" I am taking it one step at a time. I am finding the things that make me tick and I seem to be taking an attraction to Punk and Emo music. I am more of a rock fan. I just love music.

Arvee asked me if I was bored. Actually I have a lot to do this summer. I have left a disaster site here at home after I finished my first year and everything just needs to be straightened out. The same problems I had last summer (consult my archive section) are still rampant now. I'm still lazy. Big surprise there. I haven't gone through all my magazines yet. I haven't been on a movie marathon. Although my dad and I watched 5 episodes of Lost last night. It is our favorite bonding experience. And my dad is currently downloading Gilmore Girls episodes for me. He's almost through with the Lost episodes, thus the marathon. We just love that show and I will never look at the following numbers: 4 8 15 16 23 42 the same way ever again.

It is pretty late (for me anyway) and I guess I'd better go. I really have to get my life in order before I start anything. There I have it in writing. Good. What an appropriate song: "No Sleep Tonight" sorry but I am going to sleep.

What I Want In A Man

I have been contemplating over the whole "Channing fever" (yes it has a name now) because he has captured the hearts of every single warm blooded woman below their thirties (maybe even higher than that?) and maybe even a few guys(???) who have seen the movie... wait there is this one person I know who didn't fall for the act. Yes Sushi/Ms. P I'm talking about you... I find that really interesting... HAHA

As I said I have been contemplating on this whole thing and how all the women I know who were captivated by this movie fell in love with the character Channing portrayed. Duke (Channing's character) was the guy every girl dreams of. He's athletic yet shy and sensitive at the same time. A perfect match and with a face like this who wouldn't fall in love:

He portrayed the things we want in a man, the things I want in a man. I got so crazy because he was the epitome of what I wanted and if he had been in the form of this guy below I probably would want to fly to the States or is he in London right now (???) and demand that he marry me (I'd be crazy enough to do that! LOL):

It's peculiar how a simple chick flick (I admit that "She's The Man" is the ultimate chick flick, in my opinion anyway) would evoke me into reevaluating what I wanted in a partner. As you all know I am a member of the "No Boyfriend Since Birth" society (if you didn't, well you do now) and it would probably seem like I do not know what the heck I am talking about but this is my preference so don't criticize me for my choices.

I want either an athletic guy or someone who has a lean body without even trying to be lean, he could be a musician with an excellent singing voice, or the captain of his sports team in school or just an active player on the team (being on the soccer or basketball team would be a definite plus), or he could be slightly geeky / a responsible student who's active in the campus. Being a looker would be another definite plus.

He must be confident but not overbearing. He must NOT have an ego bigger than his head. He must be open-minded, intelligence would be a definite plus or a necessity (how would I talk to him if he wasn't?!) and he must be understanding.

He must be a gentleman in his own way, a closet romantic, a passionate person (not just for me but for what he loves to do). He doesn't have to say all the right words but in his presence I must be comfortable enough to say what's on my mind. We would be able to jump from one topic to another without any glitches.

When I would look into his eyes I would feel like nothing would ever harm me. He would stand up for what he believes in. He knows when to admit he's wrong and I will do the same. He would be patient with me. He would be willing to see chick flicks with me once in awhile because I'd be willing to see the gory movies with him.

He would complement my being in lots of ways. We would live separate lives but still manage to feel like we can't live without each other. He would love me with all his soul and I shall do the same. He would be idealistic and realistic at the same time to know that even love would not bring food to the table. He would be the guy who would make me want to be a better person.

It seems highly idealistic I know but then again these are what I want and I believe that sometimes if you wish hard enough you will get what you want... and this is what I want, emphasis on the I.

***Channing Tatum picture taken from http://www.modellaunch.com/face/article.php?id=1000070; photo taken by Richard Phibbs

***Orlando Bloom pictures taken from www.theobfiles.com & http://patsie.livejournal.com/; first photo from 2003 UK GQ photo shoot, by James Dimmock

First Day Of Summer

It's SUMMER!!!! I love summer... it's vacation for me already... today was the first day of my vacation anyway... I didn't have to wake up at 6 in the morning... no alarm clocks... no academic thinking for two months... yeah... rest. Rest is good... after a very interesting year... rest is indeed good...

I have a new layout and I love it... it feels very "summery" HAHA. I finished my first year and I just could not resist to change it. I used to resist change but I realized that it does me good... I grew when things changed.

I fell in love yesterday with:

Okay more with him:

Oh Me Oh My... *drools*

Can this please be me?!

HAHAHA! I fell in love (in lust? *LOL*) with Channing Tatum... I loved this movie... Amanda Bynes is so hilarious... cool movie but the highlight was that guy in the picture above *evil laugh* XD BWAHAHA... sorry I'm a girl possessed again. After our final exam in Economics yesterday, Apa, Mae, Nikki (my friend not me), Meg, Adi and I went to Glorietta to celebrate a bit... I have to post the group pic but I might as well do that in another entry because the scanner is not available right now...

Aedrianne didn't join us for the movie but after eating in G4's food court we got the picture taken then we went to see the movie. It was a really good laugh fest and all the girls in the cinema were swooning over Duke (Channing Tatum's character), the ultimate jock yet as the movie progressed he became the sensitive guy you just can not help but fall in love with... I'm still swooning until now. I might be in love with his character and not him but he is still so hot!

I remember that first picture up there is actually the first scene with him on it and the girls in the cinema squealed, it was contagious. We finally understood why Apa wanted to see this movie again because she already watched it... HAHA we couldn't stop talking about him after the movie. He played the captain of the soccer team... there is something really sexy about soccer players, in my opinion anyway, they are sexier than basketball players... but I still do love my basketball players. HAHA Although there really is something about soccer players... damn sexy!

Why is it every time I talk about guys I turn into mush? I become this mindless drone... HAHA can't help it really. I really do have to make my countdown now... hmm... oh God Channing's just too sexy! Hmm... LOL

It was really fun yesterday. I had a blast. Good movie, good place, good company... everything was a-ok. What a way to end the year with a bang... hmm... Happy Summer Vacation everyone!

***Pictures taken from Yahoo! Movies

Hiatus?

After a seemingly unnoticeable hiatus... did I go on hiatus? I definitely did. I'M BACK... HAHA

Okay so not in full swing yet but I think out of the eight things I listed in my last entry only one of those remain... oops two I mean because we still have to submit our "final, FINAL" research paper for Sociology... here's my new list for my last week as a college freshman... I'm almost through guys! WOOHOO!

Tues - Final Exams in Phil. Literature & Logic
Wednesday - Final Exam in Geography
Thurs - Final Exam in Economics & Submission of paper in Sociology

If things go as planned and those groups that did not submit their paper for Socio will submit then we won't have finals for Sociology. We already do not have finals for Journ and English! I am so happy that everything that was needed for submission was submitted. I am so proud of our newsletter! A couple flaws but not bad... I wonder if I can post it here? Hmmm...

Anyway, I won't do a summary of my year right now because I can't afford to do that yet. I must study for these tests to pass and hopefully remain on the Dean's List... God I wish I'm still on that list! Because I feel that my grades slipped a bit... I feel like I didn't do that well this sem... Must.Work.Harder.

I'm relieved that vacation is seriously just around the corner and I just have to wait... but I will miss a lot of people... especially those blockmates of mine who are moving... aww... I'll miss you guys so much... I miss a lot of people actually... my entire barkada, my high school and grade school friends... and now add 1JRN1! The best section a girl could ever have! I wish everyone luck for the upcoming finals! Guys this is it! Summer's here! I'd better go! Because instead of studying right now... we are going to watch Shaggy Dog and celebrate my tita's birthday... well at least my test is on Tuesday! HAHA

'Ciao for now!

Discrimination & Success

Before I dive back into my work... I just want to blog... I'm sick actually... okay I have a bad cold but I still count that as a sickness. BecauseI tried to ward it off with sleep which is something I need but I can't really get to... and I had a pounding headache last night. Although things are starting to wind down a bit even if this coming week is hell week because of the following:

1. Submission of Final Draft of English paper on Tues.
2. Submission of Final Research Paper for Sociology for qualification of no finals on Tues.
3. Long Quiz for Literature on Tues.
4. Quiz on Production for Eco on Wed.
5. Finals for Theology on Wed.
6. Submission of Final Paper for English on Thurs.
7. Submission of Newsletter for Journ on Friday (which I still have to layout and gather articles for and print)
8. Finals for Philosophy some time this week

There are probably more quizzes to be jammed in there because everything is being crammed into this week since next week is already finals week... and then I am almost through with my first year... hopefully no glitches... I hope to pass with flying colors and I hope to maintain or better my average to maintain my spot on the Dean's List... I want to maintain that so bad... I'm working hard for it.

Yesterday we have proven our worth in the Thomasian community again. For the 5th consecutive time, the Faculty of Arts & Letters have won the UST Varsitarian's Pautakan! It's a quiz bee and AB's Pautakan team have upheld and sustained their rightful place on top!

We have been unjustifiably discriminated since before I entered AB because even my tito calls most of the AB girl students "pok2x" or "hoes"... I'm not exaggerating... we have all heard that we are "beauties without brains", that "we just do not study" and all that jazz... well I'm just putting this lightly.

I find it offensive and unexceptionally rude. Other colleges seriously do not have any right to belittle us like this because what the heck to they think we do in classrooms? Put on makeup? Ha! Like what Aura said, we are humans and we put on makeup... we are girly and all because we are given the outlet to do so... we are a college for liberal arts for crying out loud! I haven't really talked about this because I just let this all slide... rubber and glue what bounces off me sticks to you... and all that.

I remember one of my friends say that by their expression of disdain for us they are actually putting down their own college because they would stoop so low as to say such bad things about us when they don't even know what's going on inside. It is insulting and I have had enough. The Pautakan was proof that there are things in this world we know more than they actually do. 5 years for God's sake! 5 glorious years!!!! I'm so proud to be an ArtLet right now!

And in the immortal words of Rainier... one of my beloved blockmates:

"Beauty and Brains... why choose when you can have both?!"

I guess we have proven ourselves yet again. HA! Take that all of you haters! This reminds me of something Lindsay Lohan said on the movie Mean Girls, it goes something like:

Calling someone ugly doesn't make you beautiful. Calling someone fat doesn't make you thin. Calling someone stupid doesn't make you smarter...

'Nuf said.

Random Musings

I need to write in here because I might well... nothing is really going to happen to me except losing touch with my blog and myself... I love publishing my random musings out for the world to see... HEHE which is what this entry would probably contain.

First... well I closed another chapter in my life this weekend. I'm officially a graduate of UST's Reserve Officer's Training Corps or ROTC... I finished my basic cadet course and now I have fulfilled my NSTP requirement... now all I have to do is finish all the other requirements in college then I will graduate! HAHA It was a bit nostalgic because it reminded me of my graduation from CAT and my academic graduation. It was closing time for us... you know the song closing time... "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end"

Then... the Oscars was aired today... and Keira Knightley blew me away... she looked absolutely stunning... I could still be having a hangover from Pride & Prejudice... I will be talking about that in its own entry... because I absolutely loved that movie too.

And my the last of my musings is the first magazine that I bought the October 2005 issue of Teen Vogue with Orlando Bloom on the cover... I was too ecstatic that I got ripped off along the way... never mind that. Just wanted to express my happiness upon finally having my very own magazine with him on the cover. I have to post a picture of that...

I really have to go now... Must.Get.Sleep.

Sequel To Countdown

I can't think of anything to write about just a few minutes ago but I think that I would make the first part of this series I want to do... well this is technically not a part of it... this should actually be more of a sequel... a sequel that is out before the original piece... anyway... I am trying to come up with my maybe top 20 or top 10 countdown of the hottest men... this is in my opinion anyway so nobody get mad at who I may include in my list... that would be coming soon but for now...

I'm currently watching American Idol... the second episode of the guys performance and all I can say is Kevin is sooo cute!!! I want to pinch his cheeks! He is sooo cute!! Ooh and he wants to try to also have a career in journalism! Cool... join the club! HEHE Saw it on idolonfox.com... he says his gangster and a sex symbol now... you just have to see this episode to understand.. HEHE he really is adorable!

From adorable to HOT... HEHE you see this entry would be all about them men in my life... say what?! HAHA And now I have found another note worthy and as Randy puts it... "We have a HOT one right here..." I already have my favorite guys... well this guy has the edge for me... he has this Constantine Maroulis vibe... okay so you probably know already... ACE YOUNG o.O I love him soooo much! HAHA The fan girl in me is coming out again... I'm just swooning... I would probably melt if he sings me "If You're Not The One" o.O I'm just gushing... : )

Then there's Chris Daughtry... even if he is married and has two kids... he's still hot... and of course the rocker gets to me... being as self-proclaimed "rocker chick" I am rooting for him... I just can't help it.

Then there's the crooner who's my age... David Radford, he's 17... he's so cute!!! O.o He's on right now and I can't think straight... must regain composure... must stop drooling... must stop swooning... can't take it. Whatever the judges say about these men I still love them!

O.o seriously I can't think straight right now... HAHA I'm excited to start making my list already! But I still have so much requirements to pass so I will try to put that out as soon as I can... I really want to but now I have to go...

*Photos courtesy of idolonfox.com