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A Day of Sorts

MOST AWESOME FAMILY BONDING WEEKEND YET!

We all woke up at the ungodly hour of 3AM because we headed to Nuvali in Laguna for the Bull Session 3. No, I didn't participate in it (wish I did, though), but Daddy did! And yes, the whole family was there to support. Haha. :)
The Bull Runner, Jaymie Pizarro, giving out instructions on groupings.

If I'm not mistaken, that's The Bull Runner's group doing a 5 minute run, 1 minute walk.
I think 5:27 AM is pretty late starting time for a long run. By long, I mean marathon long. It'll be too hot by the time runners cross the finish line. Then again, that's just my musing.
Mom, brother, and I ran our own route. I disappointed myself with my performance today. My mind, lungs, and legs weren't in harmony. I lack practice! I've been a bum for three weeks now. But can you really blame me for bumming and pigging out after the finals week of my third term for junior year? Haha.
Hi-ho, hi-ho! Laborers on their way to work on a bright Sunday morning. Two more and they'd pass up as the Seven Dwarfs. Heehee.
With these signs, Nuvali seems like a very friendly place. I like it there!

While we were running back to Solenad, we decided to quit so we could take in the scenic surroundings. They may be man-made but it's almost unnatural to not be awed.
So yes, we had to stop for photo-op. Haha! :P
And so after we cleaned up, we fed millions of Koi fishes! They're gross when they crowd and go crazy over tiny fish food pellets. It's fun, none the less. :D
The taxi boat ride was just too tempting to let it pass up. Haha, such dorks. Besides, Daddy was still running then. Haha, excuses!
Speaking of Daddy, spot Dad run! In case you can't zoom in, he's making a funny pretend-binoculars gesture with his hands against his eyes; and I wonder why I get too goofy at times. Haha!
Yay, fun boat ride! Dorks 101.
I am not ashamed to say why this photo looks pathetic: I'm such a chicken for not going up to Jaymie Pizarro (The Bull Runner). All I wanted was to take a photo with her but I don't know what got to me. Hey, don't judge me for being pathetic, okay. We have our days. Haha.
So... Here's Daddy, with really bad tan lines. No, it's brown lines. It doesn't show how burnt his arms and legs were, though. Anyway, it got too hot that morning. Point is, it's a summer morning. I hope the TBR Dream Marathon starts earlier so each first time marathoner can finish the run sans injury and heatstroke! Haha. I'm excited for my dad! Someday, I will run my first marathon. Someday!

We were exhausted! It wasn't from running, I'm sure about that. Say, the Koi fish feeding? Or the boat ride? Oh, it's the heat! We were too tired that after an Italianni's lunch, we weren't so interested in shopping at Paseo. There wasn't much to see anyway. Too lazy to have taken photos on this part of the day as well. We all collapsed onto our beds and woke up hours later. After hearing mass, hello, Selecta Ice Cream Land!
Selecta Ice Cream Feast at the South Parking of the SM Mall of Asia! For only P50, you get a free ice cream on a cone, and once inside, line up all you want and get high on unlimited ice cream! Well, it got limited when they ran out. Haha. I had a cone and three cups. Ow, my tummy. I know.
The ride wasn't THAT great. It wasn't too shabby, too. But I. Was. In. A major screamfest! HAHAHA. I blame my brother for pushing me to experience "Underworld" on the X-Rider. Haha. The lady at the counter sheepishly nodded when I asked if my screams were too loud. Dammit. Hahaha.

I look forward to more days like this. It's hella tiring but it's great to get to spend time with folks despite my unfair summer schedule. :)

Collapse, Lay Dead, Hibernate

What is up with my February? There are only four weeks, and the third week is about to end today. The first week was one hell of a busy one. I spent the second week being sick to the bones. The third week was a no-academic-stuff-accomplished-just-pure-org-work week, which gave me more than the stress and exhaustion that I expected: two shows.

Taken last Thursday night, during the Culture X production. Yuchengco never looked this pretty until that night.

Last night, when I went to the University Week Animo Fair and Culminating Night, I felt like I wanted to collapse and lay dead and hibernate. I wish I could do just that. Hibernate! I feel like I need that now. I collapsed on my bed last night. I lay dead and slept. All that's left to do is hibernate.

But before anything else, here are some photos to show that despite insanity, I look sane. Or not? Hahaha! Well, fine. I look too damn tired.

I was telling them a funny story that happened two weeks ago. I'm really this animated when I tell people about my experiences and whatnot. I'm enjoying my mango juice, that's for sure. Haha.

Ugh. Fat cheeks plus deep, dark eye bags. Not nice. Not nice at all.

Both photos courtesy of Yanee.

I know that hibernation is a far cry right now; what with midterms week coming up and all other requirements attached to it. For sure, I would love to hibernate from GMG, even just for this week. I know I still have a lot of responsibilities despite the midterms, but I think I can put them off somehow. Even just for a week.

To make things light again, here are some photos from Friday night:

Most photos courtesy of Yanee, Lexie, and Meryl.

Sign Language 101

Today was the annual Lasallian Enrichment Alternative Program (LEAP) Day. For the past two years that I've been in La Salle, I took boring LEAP classes, I admit. Here are my reasons:

1. I wanted a LEAP activity that didn't require me to leave the campus.
2. I'm sorta scared to leave my comfort zone.
3. It's cheap. Like, I don't have to shell out money at all. Hahaha.
4. But yeah, back to #1, I'm lazy like that.

On my frosh year, I took Digital Photography. I know, I can read about that online or whatever. Besides, I'm in a communication course so they'd probably teach us that one way or another. In my defense, though, I was really into photography (and still am) and maybe I was too excited and got ahead of myself. My curriculum flowchart indicated that I was to take a photography class, a major one, on the first term of my sophomore year. But no, I was too excited. It failed me. I won't delve into details, but ugh, I was so disappointed.

Sophomore year, hello! I proclaim it the toughest time of my life. So much has happened that the new year (2009) wasn't much of a motivation for me. I was so addicted to Lomography and film and analog and la la la that time so it was a no-brainer enrolling in Lomography 101. It was interesting, but I knew that already. I've been doing it, see. I'm not being proud, I was just lazy. Heehee.

Having said that, today could be the exception! The one thing that broke the boring-LEAP-class curse: Sign Language 101! Sponsored by SC-EDGE 2008, I'm really glad I enrolled in that class. If I may say, I have been battling with a go or a no with that class since last year. I dunno why I went with a class whose topics I already knew about. This time, wow. I learned so much! The instructors may have crammed three months worth of sign language lessons into three full hours but I learned so much.

I have always wanted to be signs literate because I believe in the power of non-verbal communication. It also keeps the mind busy; searching for simple words that substitute a complex one in order to interpret it in sign.

Ah, the joys of language!