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I have been recently freaked out by the fact that Paris Hilton is all over my world.  For two days now, Paris Hilton has been haunting me in more ways than I could ever imagine.

It started the other day. I was browsing through the pages of The Philippine Star (which I habitually do, every Tuesdays and Fridays while waiting for my Journ class) in the CMC library, when I came across this news item telling that Paris Hilton vowed to be celibate for a year. She said she won’t have sex with anyone, just kiss and nothing more. Well, I’m betting she would eventually break the vow. She’s just too (insert word here) to suppress her heat from coming off. I dunno. It’s just my opinion.

The Paris haunting came to its second stage when I was in the MassComm canteen. I was about to buy some drinks when her song "Stars are Blind" played. It kinda put me and my orgmate, Danna, in somewhat a social climbing mood. We decided to use a straw to drink from my C2 bottle. Yeah. Feeling sosyal and all.

I decided to go back to the dorm after some time. I went to my room and decided to browse through a back issue of FHM I got hold of free, courtesy of Rothi (thanks, by the way). Not that she’s not supposed to be there, but I was taken aback seeing another aparisyon of Paris Hilton in that men’s mag. There was an article about spending a trillion pesos on all kinds of stuff. It says that it would take Php90,240,900 to clone the Hilton hotel heiress. That’s a lot to pay for lust (if you want to do your own version of the video with your own Paris).

Today, just when I thought I could get rid of Paris, I was haunted even more. I turned the TV on and surprise, surprise: Paris Hilton was MTV’s Moto Artist of the Month (Im not sure if that’s the exact title). Anyway, the show devoted a particular segment, with lots of airtime, for the gal. It showed the MTV for her single, discussed facts about her and other what-not.

Finally, when I rode an FX on my way back to UP, Paris’ song was on the airwaves. Damn. That was the last song I wanted to hear that time. I then whispered to myself, "YOU WIN, PARIS. YOU WIN (sounds like that line from Pamie’s Jollibee blog). What followed were minutes of singing along to the freakin song.

I know. Paris Hilton is hot. But i’ve just grown sick of her. You win Paris. You win.

SOME NOT SO RELATED STUFF:

- I completely feel sad for Kral’s lost cellphone. Kelangan na siguro ng legislation against cellphone thieves.

- Check this blogspot out, recommended by Bikoy, and which, I now recommend, coz I am guilty of some of the things stated here: http://jaypeeonline.net/?p=93.

Un lang.

1. a (1) : having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars <Saturn is retrograde for another week> <the retrograde motion of Mercury>

–> My Communications 100 professor, Prof. Jazmines, shared to us this "Mercury retrograde" thing last, last meeting. Mercury, she said, seemed to be moving backwards relative to the Earth the past few weeks, and this phenomenon causes interruptions in communication stuff here on earth. It’s kinda bizarre hearing that, since I dunno how the hell the planet Mercury is related to communications. She just said that Mercury was "the patron saint of communicators" here on Earth. (If you want more info, check out http://www.astrologycom.com/mercret.html. I won’t go explaining this astronomical thing, for God’s sake.)

Anyhoo, I was skeptical when she finished explaining the thing. However, I had a change of heart when I experienced the effects of Mercury retrograde myself. One night last week, Karl, Inang Mother and I had this sort of unlimited texting thing. At some point, I was to send Mother my comments on the remix version of "The Day You Said Goodnight". But the darn message won’t send. I always got a "Message not sent this time". Due to this, I decided to turn to freakin cellphone off, and tried resending the message. Thank God it was sent this time. I didn’t expect what happened next. Mother texted me: "Nakakalorka (that’s nakakaloka, actually. S/he is making it more gay. Hehe). Ilang beses (I am unsure about the number, but s/he included it in herm message) ko na-receive ang message mo." To make the long story short, the messages I thought were not sent were actually received by Mother, courtesy of Mercury retrograde.

The same thing happened Monday morning, when I texted my mom upon arriving at UP. I almost lost my temper while sending the message, since I consistently received the same "Message not sent this time" response. I got a different response after some attempts. However, the response pissed me off more. It said "Check Operator Services". Damn it. All the messages were sent, and my prepaid load was used up, courtesy again, to Mercury retrograde. Hell that Mercury retrograde.

Now, I’m a believer of the freakin’ Mercury retrograde. I learned the hard way though. Darn it.

2 : tending toward or resulting in a worse or previous state

–> My eating habits are not getting better the past few days. I skipped breakfast and lunch today, and all three meals yesterday. Just imagine how my digestive system would complain if my organs could only speak. Well, my poor eating habits are due to my occasional laziness, poor time management and sheer love of sleeping, all in all. Sometimes, I just don’t feel like walking to a nearby food stall to eat. At times still, I just don’t have time to eat. Most of the time though, I prefer sleeping over eating. Darn. I should fix my life. Health is wealth, as the good old saying goes.

I made up for the missed meals during our org night yesterday though (I ate two big fried chicken pieces, a slice of pizza and some mac). I had one helluva time with my fellow MCOers last night. We had this cross-dressing contest, and Bikoy won the thing (congrats. go MPRT!). I also had fun with my fellow MPRT members doing our thing with the Magic Sing. Plus, I enjoyed taking pictures with the oh-so-burgis na digicam. Ang saya. I felt like a film major. Hehe. Anyhoo, ang saya talaga sa org.

Ayun. Since minamadali na naman ako ng kapatid ko, hanggang dito na lamang. Yes. I’ve been retrograded this past few days. Darn it.

it was an overly long weekend for me, courtesy of typhoon glenda. classes were suspended yesterday and the other day, and i still don’t have classes today, since it is wednesday. wednesdays are free days for majority of UP Diliman students. And i am one of those. the 5-day vacation was boring at some point. A while ago, i was freakin bored alone at home that i invited my cousin living near our house to soak ourselves in the rain. she agreed and we had a pretty crazy time. we are both grown-ups, you know, and passers-by got freaked out to see us na naliligo sa ulan. funny.

anyway, i would just like to comment about the SONA last monday. the heavens seemed to favor PGMA, for the rain drenched the protesters and their intensity. but i have to give it to the others who still came and protested sa commonwealth. i saw some coming from the university ave. well, the SONA was more of a Philippine geography refreshers’ course than a SONA for me. it was helluvah dragging speech i almost fell asleep, especially in that part when gloria began talking bout the superregions thing. in addition, the rounds of applause made the speech longer. at the end of almost every sentence PGMA said, her allies in the hall clapped. i dunno if they even understand what the hell the president was saying.

i also found some of her comments totally ironic, especially the part when she condemned political killings, and at some point, greeted general palparan, who is said to be responsible for all those (according to the news). anyway, i do not wish to talk and i am not that interested about politics (o, i sound like gloria) and those killings. all i can say is that i enjoyed seeing the general sheepishly smile and seem to get very shy because of the attention drawn to him. haha. i never expected him to be that shy, especially when the news say he’s kinda tough. nakakatuwa lang. ironic, indeed.

GMA also said she’s not going to talk about politics, but heck, she called almost all her allies in the hall. He greeted congressmen, military men, local government officials and even manny pacquiao and the mt everest dudes. i dunno. i see it as an indirect way of talking bout politics. tonigz calls it a ‘roll call of cronies’. i dunno if i would consider them all as cronies. but i still like the way he called it. sharing lang.

anyway, enough of the SONA. i just felt interested in it since im a journ major. but id rather talk about the musical ‘the sound of music’ that i watched yesterday, on one of those bored moments i had than the oh-so-long speech the president gave. contrary to the speech, the musical was not nakakaantok. the shots were breath-taking, especially those on top of the mountains, and the song numbers were fantastic. the eldest von trapp child also looked like kristin kreuk, and i really felt captivated whenever the cam focuses on her. alam ko antigo na yung film and i am so darn late to watch it, but it was a fun time watching it anyway.

to wrap this blog entry up, ilang mga sharing:

- i so like hale and craig david. i practically listened to their music during the long vacation i had. i am addicted to hale’s ‘blue sky’, maybe because i want a glimpse of a blue sky after all the rain and stuff.

- i’ve been busy with some org MPRT stuff, but im having fun. hope the org week turns out fine amidst the postponement yet again.

- i just can’t have enough of the new close-up commercial. the one that seems like a cellphone ad. very creative.

- ive been eating a lot of sweets lately. ill not be surprised if i gained a lot of weight just within the 5-day vacation span. i promise to shape up next week. swear.

- mother and the rest of the gang said i look like a korean now. i dunno if i will be happy about that. but con says im ‘blooming’. nakakaflatter lang. haha. tnx con.

o sya. nagkakalokohan na tayo. til next time. adios.     

i had a really hectic sched yesterday. actually, hindi sya dapat naging ganoon kahectic, if not for my refusal to wake up at 8 in the morning to start my day, begin dressing up and head to the university in the morning. factor din ang pagnanasa kong mapanood si kris aquino sa game knb. ewan kung bakit.

anyway, my day began at 10 in the morning. i was hoping i cud make it to UP from our house in bulacan if ill eat my breakfast, dress up and do my other supposedly early morning routine at that time. i was chasing time to be able to make it in our org photo shoot which starts at 12. but 12 noon came, i was still at home, watching game knb with my mom. bottomline, my efforts were all in vain.

i went to UP anyway, just to watch a film we were required (actually, not that required. i just wanted to help the hospitalized filipino prof. it was a fund-raising thing of sorts.) to watch for panpil17. i arrived at the campus 10 minutes before 2 (the film’s screening time), so i had to rush to the film center to get tickets and some decent seats. i met dodz kral (and a bunch of his SOD-mates) at the theater. after getting tickets,  we got some seats (luckily) and waited for the movie. he updated me about his plans to shift to journ next year. i wished him luck, assured him he can get some help from me along the way, but told him that i, too, was still competitive.

anyway, i was praying the film we were about to watch had color and was not that old, but my prayers were not answered. it was a really old black and white film– one of ishmael bernal’s firsts. it was entitled "pagdating sa dulo". it was a pretty bizarre film, talking about film-making, and the love affair of a stripper who looks very much like keanna reeves and a taxi driver. the pacing was too slow. it just revolved around shootings. quarrels among the characters and surprisingly, a lot of bed scenes. didnt know they were that ’showy’ before.

anyway, i failed to finish the film because i was scheduled to have a buddy date with my org buddy (duh. that was a no-brainer) at 4 o’clock. it was some sort of blind buddy date, since i havent met her before. all i knew was her name: sophia. when i went to choco kiss, i practically searched for her. when i found her, we had the usual introductions, afterwhich we had a really cool conversation. she was fun to be with and i have to admit she’s cute. im lucky to be her buddy, coz i can sense the potential in her. by the way buddy, in case you’re reading this, thanks for the treat. just remember im here to help anytime.

after the fantastic buddy date, i went to the cmc building and spent some time with my orgmates at the skywalk. we kept ourselves busy thinking of our mutant names and superpowers for the org exhibit. i had a really fun time with xter, eli and tips. on our way home, adie shared some problems. it felt awkward listening to a problem i knew little about, so i just was silent most of the time.

i, eli and xter then had dinner at lutong bahay. i was shocked to realize that i eat relatively less amounts of food than they do. maybe my stomach got used to the cost-cutting thing. i dont know.

after dinner, i met my floormates from kalai (tim,jay-ar,ted,theok,tonigz,brocoy,even madam erli, lennen, and kuya juads had some aparisyon) along the way. they looked like some cult having their pot session outside kalai (since most were in black), but it turned out they were just eating isaw. we played jokes on some residents while chilling there. afterwards, we accompanied joy to ilang and met some stand-UP people there. they were nice people, i must say. on our way home, we did some silly graduation rites on the ilang gardens.

after that, i went to molave dorm to have my photo shoot c/o dodz. it was a fun time, though his cam had some problems and champ was walking all over the place. i also saw harold there. eli was with me during the photo shoot.

anyway, this blog entry is getting way too long i have to wrap it up. bottomline is i had a quite busy wednesday. thanks nga pala to buddy (again) for the treat, to my roommate, kuya allan, for the gonuts donuts. man. i was so full at the end of the day. anyway, un lang. til next time.

PS. Thanks to jonas for letting me use his PC. un lamang.

ive just seen the up vs admu uaap game. and darn it. we lost. by 9 freakin points. 98 to 89. it was the first time i saw a basketball game from beginning to end. and man, the team i was cheering for, my alma mater’s team, was beaten up by those blue eagles. special mention to that doug kramer guy. he was just so good i hate him. gayunpaman, his surname reminds me of the film ‘kramer vs kramer’. a great film. i know. that was a totally irrelevant sharing. sharing nga e.

anyway, midway through the game, i saw a man waving this "you have just been marooned" banner. i just like the tagline. witty indeed. but at the end of the game, we were the ones who were marooned. for those who do not know the meaning of the word ‘marooned’, it means ‘left behind’. but if used as a noun, it’s the font color i’m using now. sharing lang ulit.

i have to give it to the cacha, katsa, catsa or whatever his surname is guy from our team. he toiled much in the game. he did much offensive rebounds. marvin cruz wasnt that impressive. or should i say i wasnt impressed by his performance. i also like the maroon’s coach. coach lipa. i like it when he goes crazy off the court. his face is comically expressive. especially when the team was little by little being marooned by ateneo. funny face talaga.

anyway, why am i talking about basketball? this is so not me. ok. back to my original self. since pinag-uusapan na rin naman ang aking unibersidad, may i just share na im starting to freak out because of the two up students abducted. and they were abducted in bulacan. geez. my home town. i dont want to be abducted. i dont want my hands tied, left with nothing to eat but simple food. i just hate the thought. pero sa bagay, bakit naman nila ako iaabduct? ano bang malay ko sa mga isyu nila? hehe.

ayun. since minamadali na ako ng kapatid ko, fast sharings na lamang ito. last friday, typhoon florita left the country. kinda sad classes werent suspended that time. kasi naman, we had this freakin practice for the waltz social dance exams, and i had a partner taller than me. i felt uncomfortable. but im workin it out. also, we also had that mind-draining envsci1 exam. it was difficult. or maybe not. it was just long. i dunno. i just hope i fared well. during the weekends naman, i just practically did nothing but read ‘angels and demons’. yeah. i know im ancient. everybody has read the book. but the hell i care. i like it. twists. turns. drama. conspiracy. love it talaga.

update with my mushy dilemma: geez. we are just practically spending more time together. and she just inspires me. i just dunno how to fight the feeling with everything that’s happening. mind over matter dreo. mind over matter.

anyway, yun na. bye.

Another storm just hit freakin’ Philippines and classes were thankfully suspended. Suspension of classes meant a lot of time for me to just chill around and forget acads even just for a while. I slept for about 10 hours, one of those few instances that I do so now that I’m in college.

At lunch time, I and my dorm mates (Jushua, Bogs, Jonas and Monchi) braved the storm and went to Katipunan. We ate at KFC (a bucket meal) just for the Superman tumblers. I got a pretty good tumbler, although almost everyone in the dorm had a tumbler of the same design. Luckily, I didn’t get Monchi’s tumbler. It was so darn not-so-looking-right. I dunno. Maybe it’s because it’s too simple. Anyway, all in all, I enjoyed the KFC experience. Why wouldn’t I, after eating two fried chickens, fries, double rice and a ‘tumblerful’ of iced tea? Nakakabusog ng sobra. Fun din yung non-sense talk while chillin sa marble na table sa KFC-Katips. Although masyado nga lang maginaw sa place namin. Partida, nakajacket pa kami nun.

We also dropped by Cello’s doughnuts and dips before going home. We bought donuts, of course. I was surprised to see a mini-donut on top of my Oreo sprinkled chocolate dough donut (long name, I know). It was then that I realized that the mini-donut was a free item. Sort of anniversary give away. Tough luck.

When we were on the jeepney back home, Jushua was uberly porky, eating his donuts like he had never eaten one before. He also had his tumbler’s cap almost fall from the jeepney. How I wish nalaglag talaga ng tuluyan. Wattascene sana. Haha.

Moving on, after some time at the dorm, I went to Jeli, Petot and Olga’s boarding house in KNL. I was there to borrow some notes, but it turned out to be a kitchen task for me. I cooked fries for them (I volunteered to do so). Masaya naman. And I have to say I cook great fries. Jeli, you have to prove this. Haha. Balita ko you drop by my blog once in a while. Paramdam ka naman diyan.

And finally, I surfed the net. I saw Kevin’s (my best friend since elem years) valedictory speech. And man, he’s awesome. Valedictorian? Astig. Not to mention he’s so slang. I also watched (for the nth time) the hippies’ winning moment in the amazing race. I am just addicted to it. I still felt the adrenaline rush even I’ve seen it many times.

So ayun. Wala lang. Nagpagpag lang ng mga ginawa habang bumabagyo. Thanks pala kay Patty for dropping by last time. Yge.

PS. I’m falling even more. Damn. Wake up time dreo. U’ve got to stop this.

For the first time after my many years as Rivermaya fan, I finally saw them perform live right before my eyes just last night. Geez. Was I happy at that time? I braved those freakin’ balara boys to go as close to the front as I could to the stage just to catch a better glimpse of them. Watching Rico Blanco render songs and do his thing on stage was a sure treat for me. Grabe talaga. I could still hear him singing "Umaaraw, Umuulan" and "Liwanag sa Dilim". They make good music indeed. Real good music. Thank God for that band. Thank God for Rivermaya. I am such a fan. I so like them.

By the way, thanks to that freshie guy and to kuya juads for letting me borrow the form 5. you rocks.

I’m feeling a bit (ok, not just a bit) odd the past few days. Up to now, I just don’t feel right. Bad news is, I really don’t know the reason for it. Maybe it’s just because of the irregular hours of sleeping and eating I have been experiencing since I entered Yakal. I would sleep at 3 in the morning, wake up at 9, have breakfast at 9:30, have lunch at 2 and have dinner at 6. Sometimes, I skip 2 meals a day and fill my stomach with either just half long or hot monay. I know this isn’t right. But I just dont have the energy to correct it.

And due to my disorientedness the past few days, I unintentionally skipped class last Monday. My first time to do so. I felt oh-so-guilty because of it. I failed to wake up at 7:30 for an 8:30 class kasi. I really felt big time stupid after the incident. Lesson learned: I should alarm my cellphone before I sleep.

Then here comes the Yakal Acquaintance Party. That was soooo tiring. We were made to squat for God knows how long. We were exposed to the rain and were wiped with that sticky thing made of gawgaw. Geez. After the event, I just looked and smelled horrible.

Pero in fairness it was a fun event after all. East Wing II won the performances, and I have to admit they did a great job. We were 3rd out of 4 competing wings, but I do not feel bitter, seriously. I had fun with my wingmates, special mention si Anj, who lightened up every rehearsal, and si Josh, na nakausap ko at about 2 in the morning tungkol sa mga bagay na hindi dapat pag-usapan tulad ng foul smell ng iba. Salamat pala sa shampoo.

Also, at the night (or morning) of the acquaintance party, my feelings for her began to get even stronger. I tried to convince myself that all of it was wrong, cuz somebody owns her. Pero lagi kong naaalala all of our conversations, the contacts, the way she told me I had some dirt on my face, the way she fixed my hair na sobrang gulo after the initiation, the way she smiled when I served her… Geez. This is wrong. I’m getting zahir-ed all over again. 

Ok. I’m all out of my element (sounds like that Mariah song). I should get up and fix my life now. Haaay…

PS. Something right happened naman pala after all. I watched Superman Returns with kral, andrew and mykel. It is always fun watching a movie with your closest friends. It was particularly nice sharing thoughts to Mykel after some time, while drinking Nescafe Ice and munching on chips. It was a fun time talaga. Haha. Sa inyong tatlo, maraming salamat. : )

Kahapon sa Yakal, naikwento sa akin ni Andrew na nagsabi siya ng wish/es niya sa kanyang blog at natupad ito, lalo yung tungkol sa peanut butter. Haha. Well, napag-isip-isp ko rin na gumawa ng sarili kong bersyon ng wish list. For more lang. Tsaka para malaman niyo rin kung ano frustrations ko sa buhay ngayon. Haha.

1. Isang bottle ng Nutella. Masarap ipalaman o kaya ay papakin. (Inspired by Andrew’s peanut butter wish. Hehe.)

2. A new pair of flipflops.

3. A purple, semi-fit shirt. Sa mga lubusang nakakakilala sa akin, mapapansin niyo naman na ayoko ng maluwag na damit. Nagmumukha akong scare crow. Tsaka purple siya dahil wala pa akong anything purple sa aking wardrobe.

4. An original VCD copy ng "Kung Fu Hustle", isa sa pinakapaborito kong pelikula.

5. CD ng Rivermaya, Greatest Hits. Asa. Hehe.

6. Sandamakmak na Samba. Ung blue and gold na cover. Sarap kasi ng tsokolateng iyon.

7. Free tickets to "Superman Returns". Pls? Hehe.

8. Anything Superman, for that matter. Kahit medyas lang.

9. DVD ng Smallville, Season 5. Summer pa lang, kating-kati na akong bilhin ito. Haha.

10. Blue Berry Cheesecake. Syet. Mouth-watering. Naalala kong bigla si Glim at ang kanyang wish sa YuPa 2005.

11. Cash. Kapal ng mukha ni dreo. Hehe.

Ayun lang siguro. Mababaw lang naman kaligayahan ko e. Kung demanding ako, e di sana Portable DVD Player or i-pod na may video na ang hiniling ko. Pero alam ko namang makakamit ko ito sa pamamagitan ng pagsali sa "Pilipinas, Game KnB?" kaya hindi ko na hiniling. Haha. Samakatuwid, kinakailangan ko nang simulang magdasal kay St. Jude para magkatotoo ang kahit isa lang sa mga wish na ito. Yge.

PS. Orgmates, June 29 ang birthday ko. 28 ang nakasulat sa ating directory. Sharing lang. Haha.

For some bizaare reasons, I feel happy because of the many good things that happened this week:

-Ang saya ng PolSci14. Grabe. Pinaka-fun siya na subject. At hindi siya fun dahil walang ginagawa or dahil kwela ang subject. Fun siya dahil you get to learn and enjoy at the same time. San ka pa? At natuwa ako sa Creative Thinking Session. Go Odd Group! We got to draw first blood from the other group.

-Binilhan ako ng ham and cheese roll ni Bekbek, ang aking younger sister. Sobrang na-touch ako dahil hindi ko na nga naalaala na nagpabili ako sa kanya nun, binili pa niya ako. Syet. Ang saya ko talaga dahil sa ginawa niya. Unang-una, paborito ko yun. Pangalawa, galing ito sa pinakamamahal kong kapatid, kahit na nga ba baboy siya minsan. Haha. Joking.

-Superman Returns na next week. Im so freakin excited. Hoy Mykelolz, mag-ipon ka na dahil hindi kita maililibre. Cost cutting ako. Kaw na lang manlibre sa akin. Birthday week ko naman next week. Haha. Asa.

-Nagtagumpay ang MPRT sa katatapos lamang na sem opener ng org. Ang MPRT ay Media and Public Relations Team, ang team ko sa aking org. Kahit na nga ba nalamon ko ang pulboron, tinakbo mula Sunken hanggang Math at nawalan ng dugo sa paa dahil sa pagkakatali at naubusan ng hangin sa pag-ihip ng lobo, keri lang. Basta proud ako sa pagiging resourceful namin. Con, Patty at Ynna, "you rocks". (quoted from Tips)

-Panalo ang Welcome Rites sa Yakal kahapon. May konsepto ng hahanapin mo ang floormates mo gamit ang mga ungol, at may konsepto pa ng longest line pero pabilisan sa pagsuot ng mga damit na hinubad. Syempre pa, panalo ang teams na kinabilangan ko. Natuklasan ko rin sa pagkakataong ito na mahusay palang sumayaw si Monchi ng "Bongga Ka Day". Gayundin naman, kinantahan namin ng Goldilocks B-day Song si Malik. Belated nga pala.

-Marami na namang umaparisyon na mga kakilala, kabilang si Lucci (sa wakas), 3rd ulit, Harold at kung sinu-sino pa. Pinakamasayang aparisyon si Tim, kung saan kung anu-ano ang aming napagkwentuhan kasama si Ar-man. Salamat Ginoong Ebido.

-Kumpleto na kami sa room. Wooohooo. Salamat kay Kuya Allan. Mukha naman siyang mabait.

-Naging groupmates ko ang two of the cutest girls sa isa kong class. Pinagdasal ko na maging groupmate ko talaga yung isa sa kanila, pero dalawa ang binigay sa akin ng Diyos. Ang lakas ko pala kay God. Kelan kaya ang susunod na group work? Haha. Paksyet. Agit na ako.

-Nakatipid ako ng malaking halaga this week. Kaya nga I’m treating myself  lots of hours using the net. Haha.

Yun lamang muna siguro. Sana mas masaya pa ang susunod na linggo.