:D :D :D

Okay... it's official... I'm going to fail MATH... Which is weird!!!! Damn Kumon! Shoulda continue... Anyway... I got a special mention from Karol in her blog... YEY! Hahaha... Mention me in yours so I would be happy... Anyway.... Going to Church is very very fun especially when it's on Sunday and you-know-who is there... Right Jam?!?!!?!?!? Hahaha....

Studying Pinoi.... STUDYING... Hell yeah... (wink wink)

Okie dokie... Umm... Softball is soooper fun

Umm I'm gonna copy a questionnaire from Karol's blog since I'm tired of studying

All of these are school questions

1. Favorite tambayan?
- classroom especially when no teacher is around... that way I can make noise !!!!!!
- corridors!!! haha

2. Usual people na kasama mo?
- the batch... ons-e... kalayaan... people hanging out in the corridors

3. Usual food mo pag lunch?
- Breakfast stuff... my yaya stands up with conviction... longganisa or siomai everyday!

4. Lagi ka bang late?
- Nope!!! Hahaha... I get frantic when I am.

5. San ka usually nakikita pag morning?
- Corridors... Mingling...

6. Sinong teacher ang laging kausap mo?
- "Ang tanong kasi diyan, sino ang classmates na laging mong kausap!"

- Ms. O and Ms. Canivel seem like fun people to talk to

- Mrs. Ben seems cool
- Ms. LAGUUUUD!!!! I miss you!!!!!!!!!

- I want to talk to Ms. Ngo... one of these days...

7. Fave coach mo in SHS?
- Coach? I got no coach... :D

8. Usual drink mo in SHS?
- B.I.G.!!!!

9. San makikita table ng kada nyo?
- one of the long tables in the third year area

10. Usual snack that you buy?
- Pizza

11. Was there ever a time na umiyak ka sa cr?
- Sorry... I don't cry... I am emotionally unattached (manhid... big time)

12. Did you ever enjoy your fairs?
- No... I always see the same yugioh cards in the stalls

13. Best math teacher you ever had?
- Mrs. Dino. Ms. Lagud. Mrs. Pedrosa

14. Fave subj during your Grade 2?
- Language and Math

15. Fave subj during your Grade 4?
- Math and Science

16. Fave subj during your Grade 5?
- COMPUTER!!! (aircon!)

17. Fave subj during your Grade 6?
- Work Ed. ( I was even an example of what not to do!) Haha

18. Did you ever run for council?
- Yes

19. Nalate ka ba for flag cem?
- Yes :(

20. Fave year & Sec mo in SHS?
- 2-SANDIGAN!!!!!!!!

21. During mornings how do people see you?
- hyper or bangag


22. Was there ever a time that you left your id?
- NO! Thank God

23. Was there ever an event in SHS na bawal suot mo?
- Yes... :D


24. Did you wear make up in school?
- Umm... no comment

25. Usual thing that you borrow from people?
- STAPLER!!! Index Cards... ahahhaha

26. One thing you will never forget about SHS?
- Prayers and MOR!!!

27. Fave events in SHS?
- CL Day, Grad.

28. Was SHS the best thing that ever happened to you?
- Nope... the best thing that happened to SHS was me!!! JOKE!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE MY SCHOOL!

29. Noti's received! What do you expect to see?
- Umm... A lot of tears

30. In your whole stay in SHS, name your fave sections and advisers you've had.
- Prep A: Tsiko– Mrs. Guardian

Prep B: Pinya- Mrs. Roque

Gr. 1: Bughaw – Mrs. Corpuz

Gr. 2: Narra- Mrs. Panturilla

Gr 3: Kalaw- Ms. Lampa (dunno her name ... the real married one)

Gr. 4: Makiling – Mrs. Corpuz

Gr 5: Ruby- Mrs. Adriano

Gr. 6: Sampaguita- Mrs. de Jesus

1^st year: Sinag – Ms. Ambat

2^nd year: Sandigan- MS. LAGUUUUUD!!!!!!!! Shabooyah!

3^rd year: Kalayaan – Ms. Ngo.

CIAO!

Don't Hate On Me (pretty please???)

I hate OPM.... I'll say it again... I HATE OPM!!!! I'm not racist... It's just so poser-y.... Is that even a word??? HAHAHA

Crap... the prom's doin good but I ain't... so sorry *** ... Why are the schedules messed up!??!!??!!??! Great! Now I go alone.... really sorry ***!!!!! I can't leave my prom.... :( :( :( Gonna make it up to you... Krispy Kreme sound good????

Anyway.... My life stinks------- of ---------- Mediocrity------ I gotta get out of here.... Maybe somewhere not in the Philippines.... Singapore perhaps... Anybody willing to burn cash so I could study there????????

PROM!!!!!!! bummer.... major bummer....

GOD!!!!!!!

Waaaaahhhhh................

It is official... I am INSANE>>>>>>>>

Ciao....

Crudmonster! I hate being low.... Someone cheer me up??? Pretty please with sugar on top???

Feastday Schedule

12:30= Assembly
12:35-12:50= Introduction with Opening Prayer
12:50-1:00= Ice Breaker
1:00-1:20= Shoot that Ball (c/o Ms. Aniago)
1:20-1:40= 3 Legged Race (c/o Ms. del Mundo)
1:40-2:00= Maria Went to the garden (c/o Ms. del Mundo)
2:00-2:40= Volleyball (c/o Ms. Aniago)
2:40-3:10= Trivia (c/o Ms. del Mundo/ Ms. Ngo)
3:10-3:45= Food... Open Mic

Finally...

If you're looking for the English Editorial thing, skip this post...

Finally!!!! My internet connection is up and running... A lot of things happened...
Number 1, Grey's Anatomy... can you say addicting?!??!?! I know, right?!?!?!?! Anyway... I love Christmas shopping... its the time of year when shopping is actually mandatory in our household...
Prom... is not going good for me... ADMU and LSGH's proms coincide with ours... Great... so... if "you" are reading this... crap...

I love gummy bears... They're just so yummy... Yummy Gummy... I've been reading my blog from first to the last post... hahaha... anyway... I do not like Akon. He is not cool. You know who'd ought to be here doing a concert?!?!?!? Paramore, Tenacious D or umm.... Bon Jovi... :D I've run out of things to say... which is weird...

Oh yeah we just had an interaction... sorry elle for the crappy presentation (one big JOBE)... it was fun... Thanks partner... had fun

DYDY LEFT!!!!!!!!! DYDY!!!!!!! COME BACK!!!!!!! BRING ME SOME GUMMY BEARS WHILE YOURE AT IT>>>>>> DYDY!!!!! (scream of anguish follows.... )

ahem... anyway...

I am bored...

Read my previous posts... 'cept for the ones where I post as a batch rep or a psycho...

ciao... that's all I have for now :)

THE OTHER ARTICLE

"Loy Krathong" in Thailand
by Rina Jimenez-David

Thais celebrated Loy Krathong, the Festival of Lights, during which Thais head off rivers, canals, lakes or any body of water to lay down floating disks filled with candles and flowers supposedly to let all of the bad luck of the past year float away, to be replaced by good fortune.

Our group of Filipino journalists had the bad luck of arriving in Bangkok about a week early for Loy Krathong but we too had a chance of observing the feast thanks to our friends from Siam Cement Group under whose auspices we had visited their country.

On arrival in Bangkok, we hurriedly dropped of our bags at the Pathumwan Princess which strategically has a corridor leading out of the hotel direct ti MBK, a six-story shopping center known for its dizzying arrays of goods and very competitive prices, for just one and a half hour's worthy of frantic shopping. Then we were bused to River City where we were to board a river boar for a dinner cruise and some entertainment.

Later that evening fortified by a Thai buffet and dazzling traditional Thai dances, our hosts introduced Loy Krathong to us, instructing us that we were to light the candle and sparklers, set into the disks of banana stalks and surrounded by flowers after which a boat hand would scoop our lit krathongs and lower them into the waters of the Chao Phraya River.

I'm told that during Loy, meaning to float, Krathong, the Chao Phraya makes for a lovely sight as thousands of candles float downriver carrying the wishes, prayers and vows of contrition of the people. After I watched my own personal krathong float away, a fellow journalist teasingly asked what else there was I had to wish for. I wished that I would see my grandchildren soon, I informed him, though given my children's states if the heart, soon might take longer than I wish!

Everywhere we went, there were unmistakable signs of Thailand;s booming tourism industry, long the envy of its neighbors. Philippine tourism authorities are rightly proud of the country's breaking the one million mark as far as tourism arrivals go. But that's still quite a distance from Thailand's annual 12 million tourists, many of them from the US and Europe, though we also spotted a number of Chinese and even Russians.

Those of us who were visiting Thailand for the first time wanted to know what was Thailand's secret. After all, it is like the Phils., warm and muggy, if not raining, for much of the year. Bangkok is still seized by horrific traffic jams at all times of the day. And when it is raining, the streets likewise fill up with water, But the tourists keep arriving- even if Thais have to struggle with their English. At the year old Suvarnabhumi Airport, the info boards were lit up by announcements of arrivals and departures of hundreds of flights from all parts of the world. Clearly, Thailand's open skies policy is paying off.

Well for one thing, Thais seem to have the tourist game all figured out. While there are tourist police who take special care to prevent petty crimes, there's little to worry about as Bangkok boasts a very low 3% street crime rate. And even as we boast of Filipino hospitality, the Thais have their own unique gentleness and good humor to see them through.

A prime example of Thailand's careful planning not just to lure tourists but to keep them entertained was the evening we spent at Siam Niramit or Magical Siam.

Siam Niramit is a stage presentation that brings the audience back to the ancient kingdoms of Siam, which became Thailand only after the war, and thence to the realm of myth and folk festivals. This it does through the magic of special affects, flying Buddhist angels, a river onstage, alive elephant, even goats, and the energetic performances of a cast of 150 actors, dancers, musicians and even a comedian or two.

Before the show, guests are treated to a buffet dinner and then a showcase of traditional Thai life, though on the evening we were there, the rains prevented us from visiting the live tableau€s.

As if the two hour shows wasn't enough, as we exited the theater, we found costumed dancers and acrobats, elephants and other animal life, ready for photo ops. Even if one has just a day to spend in Bangkok, a visit to Siam Niramit, is enough of an introduction to this amazing country.

Of course, no account of a visit to Thailand would be compete without mentioning the food.

On our first dinner aboard the riverboat, the buffet featured traditional Thai dishes; and Aemrudee, who is with SCG's corporate affairs group, insisted we all try the fish cakes wrapped in banana leaves. Later during dessert, an SCG official urged us all to try the ice cream made from young coconut, so light and refreshing a treat after the spicy fair!

The next day, over lunch at the SCG guest house, under the benevolent eye of King Rama VI, founder of SCG, we were treated to a Chinese lauriat that featured, among other treats, Peking duck and noodle soup that came in bowls each with its own mini-burner. During lunch at the Wangsala Complex outside the city the next day, Aemrudee proudly presented us with durian, which, she said, is not in season and so was rather expensive at this time of year. We took it with sticky rice and coconut cream, a most delicious, calorific dessert!

For our final dinner, our guide brought us to the top of the tallest bldg in Thailand, the Baiyoke Tower, opened in 1998, with a restaurant in the 78th floor, that offers a fantastic Asian buffet. After dinner, we took a secret ride on the service elevator to the 84th floor to an open-air revolving deck that affords one the best views of Bangkok at night.

THANK GOD I AM DONE>>>> JOOOOBE!!!

ENGLISH EDITORIAL

Sorry for the long wait!!! Here it is.... been away on Christmas shopping duties :D

CRAP... its long...

A Necessary Sacrifice by Isagani Cruz

Save only for the Japanese Occupation Gov't that was imposed upon us not by our own countrymen but by a foreign invader, the most oppressive invader established in the Philippines after the revolution of 1896 was the Marcos despotism that bled the nation white with the avarice of its rulers.

Next only to that evil period is the present administration of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that has deliberately foisted upon us a calamity envenomed by unprecedented and insolent corruption that we have tolerantly chosen to to prevent, rectify or penalize.

The first Philippine Republic had little experience in actual government because of the American invasion. The administration of the governor-generals was on the whole honest and hopefully exemplary. During the Commonwealth era and in the early years of the present Republic, rumors of corruption were merely whispered and comparatively minor.

After the Marcos rapine, succeeding administrations under Aquino, Ramos and even the disreputable Estrada, the complaints against governmental venality were not as indignant and demanding as they are now.

In our tattered history, GMA has become the most unpopular Chief Executive, barring all other former tenants of the Palace of the People. The major issue against her is the crookedness of her administration.

When Estrada was ousted by direct action of Edsa 2, there was a widespread feeling of relief and a sense of confidence in VP GMA as his constitutional replacement. Although her public record then was not eminently encouraging, she was at least reputedly honest, let alone her impressive academic credentials.

The first suspicions about her credibility began when she promised in 2003 that she wouldn't run for presidency, which she was then occupying without a direct grant from the electorate. She blandly violated that vow in the last presidential election, claiming she was just responding to what she called the public demand. That excuse was hardly audible, or believable.

Her conduct during the campaign was far from presidential. She sang and danced like Nora Aunor whom many say she resembled. She donned the costumes of the indigenous tribes and ate with her fingers like the rural people to show she was one of them. She was unlike Sergio Osmena Sr. who did not leave his work in Malacanang to campaign in 1946 or Manuel L. Quezon who symbolically planted rice for the photographers but wisely wore botas instead of wading with his bare feet in the muddy farmlands. She was more like present-day politicians in their cheap courtship of the masses.

After her victory, irate reports of poll malefactions cast a shadow on her title as the now elected Pres. of the Phils. The Garci tapes surfaced to reveal secret conversations that suggested the doctoring of election returns in her favor. As her voice was identifiable, she admitted her lapse in judgment: but denied there was any scheme to falsify the election. She then dismissed the inconclusive investigations in Congress and asked the people to forget the tapes so we can move on as she put it. There were other reported anomalies that raised doubts about her election. Money and various goodies flowed liberally from the party in power allegedly from government sources. Still unexplained is the disposition of the P728-million fertilizer fund alleged to have been used to buy votes for her. Equally serious is the suspected role of the admin. in the escape of Undersec. Jocelyn Bolante who was in charge of the fund , to prevent him in making damaging revelations before the Senate blue ribbon committee.

On top of all the many irregularities suspected to directly involve Pres. Arroyo herself and her husband was the malodorous ZTE contract from which hundreds of millions of pesos are said to have been shared sub rosa by the favored gov't officials. And there is also the admitted distribution substantial amounts of crisp cash as gifts or assistance or bribes to selected national and local officials. She has denied any hand in this financial orgy that took place in Malacanang itself, in her own official residence.

The contagion defiling all levels of our gov't, beginning from the Office of the Pres. down to the lowly brgy., remains unchecked and continues to purify like an incurable malignancy. Even the World Bank is investigating our loan applications because of reported frauds in our gov't operations. We are looked down in the international community as a nation of weakling who have no backbone to resist the sordid leadership preying upon us like an unavoidable wraith.

The scandals tarnishing Ms. Arroyo's administration are more than enough to convince her that she is honor-bound to resign and leave the running gov't to leaders who enjoy the people's confidence in their competency and integrity. She may yet redeem her name in history by making this necessary sacrifice for the salvation of our contaminated country.

FINALLY!!!! ONE MORE ARTICLE!!!!