tatlong itlog

these are my three cute cousins who just looove getting their pictures taken

my sweet sweet loverboy

he doesn't know that his face is pasted all over this page so...

garage sale (july 2005)

Our first ever garage sale. Jona, Artie, Jing and I share the same booth while Maklet and Thom have their own.

Thought Bits

The term finally ends. With it, comes the holiday season. Of course I love the gifts and food and the vacation, as well as the other merry making devices that keep us occupied for the duration of the vacation. As for the spending that inevitably goes with Christmas, hmmm, that part I don't like so much. So I'm recycling gifts! Mwahahahaha!

Three weeks ago, I successfully defended my thesis proposal so technically, there is now absolutely nothing that stands on my way to writing my novel. Except laziness, perhaps.

I might have a load next term. Litera1. Well at least that's something I'll be more comfortable handling. It might not push through though, because as of last count, only nine people are enrolled. We need at least fifteen.

In an hour or two, we will be on our way to Grace's surprise bridal shower. I hope that'll be fun. She's getting married to her boyfriend of eight years. Wuuuoow! What's enviable is that they already have their own house in Cainta. Hay, I wonder when I get to have my own house.

On Cinemalaya entry and thesis writing

As always, I am sleepy. But today, I do have a legitimate reason for being so. I spent all night working on our proposal for the CCP Cinemalaya with Artie. We didn't expect it to last all night but it did. I have to admit it was also fun, being so meticulous about the exact phrasing, word, and even punctuation mark to use. It made me miss writing even more. Although another confession is that I never was that meticulous about my own writing. But because there were two of us, we were able to toss the ideas and words between us and come up with something that we both can live with. Oops, that's an understatement. Did I say we worked until the sun was high up in the sky?

I'll be working on my thesis starting November. Whether I like it or not. I'm still making up my mind as to my topic though. Hopefully, come November I have more things figured out. The reason why I picked that month is more out of neccessity than any other. By that time, I'll be done with my classes in FEU. I'll only be handling a class at DLSU, artapre yes, but just one nonetheless. So finally, I will be left with no excuse for not writing. In a way I am also looking forward to it. Loads and loads of time to think and write and go mad!

sick

I have been sick for almost a month now. I have a permanent cold, which gave way to a full-fledged cough--one that's mildly embarrassing when you're riding public transport, and extremely embarrassing in a conference, movie theater or concert. But I have to be thankful that I no longer have a fever most of the time.
So that is what's happening in my life these days. I largely attribute this to not being able to rest, as in really rest. But all that will change, hopefully.
Beginning Wednesday, I no longer have to substitute for Fykes so I am hoping that I will now have more time to sleep and build up my resistence. Ooooh, that sounds so health-magazinish.
After all, I need all the strength I could muster for my thesis, which incidentally, I have not yet begun to write. Thank you very much for the added pressure.
If you don't mind, I'm gonna go check some papers now.

getting better

I am actually beginning to enjoy my Art Appreciation class. I was too intimidated when i was first given the class that I was just panicky the whole time. Now, I'm getting more excited with the lessons and the discussions. My students, maybe because they're upperclass people, have very insightful comments, which leads to stimulating class discussions. Not to mention that I am finally being given the perfect opportunity to learn more about art, which is something I have always wanted to do.