Pizza Nights

Every Friday, my brother comes home and he always, always, always, always orders Pizza. He works at the Petron Refinery in Bataan, that’s why he only comes home on weekends or every other. I forgot where exactly the plant is, but it’s far away from the city area. The nearest fastfood resto, Jolibee, I think, is 30 minutes away (that is, if you have a car). From my place, the mall’s like 5 minutes away or even less.

So every time he comes back to Manila, he gets so excited about everything (he won't admit it, but it sure looks like it). Malls, restos, chill spots, and pizza - he can’t get enough.

I love Pizza too. But my brother, he love-loves pizza. He can finish a whole box of party size or even two. He craves for Pizza. His favorites - 1. Pizza Hut’s Supreme or Bacon Cheeseburger (my fave too!) with regular stuffed crust (this one’s a must!); 2. Shakey’s Manager’s Choice Thin Crust (he has a card, so it’s plus 1- Pepperoni pizza with Coke; 2 pizzas for the price of 1? You can‘t get better than that. Super sulit); And,3. Yellow Cab’s Manhattan Meatlovers (I don’t like YCab but this is one of their best).

What amazes me is that even if he comes home late, he would still be able to find a pizza place who’ll deliver. Mom and I would be thinking, “Hmm, may nag-dedeliver pa pala ng ganitong time?”

Every Friday Night, when he is here, we always have pizza for late snacks. I love that.:)

When he’s not here, we don’t have pizza, and I miss that :(

What I really love about Friday night, well, it’s not just having pizza. It’s spending time with my big bro. And I really, really miss that.

It might be cheesy but it’s true. Cheesy, just like my favorite pizza :)

MB
07.24.2010
13:30

Hmm

Hmm, I have something to say. If you’re gonna start reading, then don’t stop ‘til you finish.

Charles, my boyfriend (hmm, that sounded good:) ), had this thing with this chick. They’ve probably known each other right before I came into the picture. It was fine with me (just as long as his FB status says he's with me :P). Just as the good girlfriend that I was, when they’re having relationship troubles, he would call me up. Sometimes I even ask him, how they are doing (bummer).

Ever since summer, I’ve noticed they’ve been going steady (you’ve probably noticed that too). Well, I can’t do anything because I wasn’t in school anymore. So I let them be.

They spend so much time together- early morning ‘til school is over. And they couldn’t get enough of it, they spend Saturdays together too. So Charles and I were left with the Sundays.

I was a little jealous. Okay, I was really jealous. He promised me it’s gonna be over soon. I hope it will. By the way, did I mention the chick’s name?

It’s “Thesis”. Haha! You can stop reading now.

Here’s the real deal.

I just got a phone call from my baby. It was about their thesis defense. I was waiting- a bit anxious (you know how a defense goes, even if the thesis is good, the panel will still grill you as much as they can. And after the grueling experience- sweaty palms, stuttering, nudging thesismates for the answer, trickling sweat down your forehead or your back. It was all worth it.

Sleepless nights, no-taking-a-bath-because-we-have-to-hurry days (eww), slight inis with thesis mates about the workload and being neurotic about everything thesis. It was really all worth it.

I was waiting for his call. I tried texting and calling him, but he wasn’t answering (‘cause he’s probably busy, stupid), so I started praying. My mom even called and asked for Charles’ full name and the time they’re supposed to defend. ‘Cause she’s gonna pray for them too, just like what she did when I defended mine. (And look what happened with my thesis, good omen huh)

I knew he was gonna do well (of course, he will!). I believe in him. I knew he put so much work into it. He gave his full effort and his time, even our time.haha:P

He called me right after. I was so happy he called me first (thanks, babe! meant a lot!). I don’t know much of the details but they did well - a couple of revisions, but it’s nothing they couldn’t fix.

Congratulations! I’m sooo proud of you, baby! I love you to bits:)

MB
07.20.2010
12:40

Battle of the “Humans”:P

…because everyone, well, almost everyone is an animal. No pun intended.:P

Ateneo - Blue Eagles, UST - Growling Tigers, FEU - Tamaraws, Adamson - Soaring Falcons, NU - Bulldogs, and UP - Maroons? Obviously, I’m not sure what theirs is, other than it, being a color. It’s not an animal, and not even human. Everytime I see it, I always remember this certain character, alien dude from Fantastic 4, the Silver Surfer. ‘Di ba? They’re so alike!

Anyway, enough about my fascination with the Silver Surfer (I promise you, I will ask my friend, what “Maroons” mean and that popular humanlike figure, because I really don‘t have any idea).

As you’ve noticed, I’ve been keeping you updated with LaSalle’s gameplay and standing in the UAAP. I know you’ve got lots of things to do and maybe even too busy to watch, and since I’ve got nothing much to do, I might as well blog about it and keep ME busy, and YOU updated.

Good games from good teams last Sunday. They are the ones I usually watch. 1st game was the battle of the animals, Blue Eagles VS Growling Tigers. Ateneo won, but it’s actually a pretty even game. If they went into overtime, maybe UST would have won. As we all know, Ateneo lost their good players - Al-Husseine, Reyes and Baclao, but no worries (or is there?), ’cause they still have Salamat, Salva, Long, and Buenafe, who have all experienced being Champs. UST also lost key players - Ababou and Mirza but they still have Teng, Fortuna, the big guy, and the rookie (forgot the name, sorry! Will edit soon)

2nd Game - Battle of the Archers and the Warriors. It’s a very interesting game. LaSalle won with a whopping 19 points lead, 82-63. Everyone on court did their share, pretty even distribution of points, unlike the previous games.

A lot of players stood out, especially Paredes. He shoots, he scores. He assists, that person scores. Someone else shoots or tries to shoot, he gets the rebound. He did an overall good job, for a rookie. Here are some players that stood out and stuck to mind - Villanueva, Marata, Ferdinand, Andrada, Atkins, and Tolentino.

I think the reason why LaSalle won that game was because everyone really tried to contribute in terms of the offensive plays, and the defense was quite intact. Pretty even match-up in terms of height- everyone was as tall or as short(if you call 5’8” short) as everyone else.

With UE, one player obviously gave us his A-game, and that’s Paul Lee. When he had to take a rest because he suffered from an injury, LaSalle took advantage and scored some points. When he got back in, I think that’s the only time UE scored again. Unfortunately, his other teammates didn’t bring their A-game. You can’t always rely on one star player or go-to person when everything else fails.

Good job Archers! I just hope they continue the winning streak. I’m kinda worried that it might turn into a pattern: win-lose-win-lose, and 4th game is against their biggest rival. So good luck with that. It should be win-lose-win-win-win-win-’til the finals. Haha. Okay, take a rest and lose in some other games, but better get back that Final Four slot. Haha.

What I love about this game is that the Green Archers showed us that they believe they could win the game, they didn’t give up. That’s the attitude that we’ve been missing for quite some time. And I hope to see more of that attitude, and more of that belief in the coming games, especially the next!

And I really, really hope that they could bring their A-game this Saturday. Ateneo looks like they’re on rocky grounds themselves, just like LaSalle. That’s gonna be a showdown! (Hopefully!)

DLSU-ADMU rivalry- one of the best, for sure. I can’t wait to watch it.:)

July 24, Saturday
Games at the Araneta Coliseum
NU vs. UE - 12pm (2pm on Studio 23)
DLSU vs. ADMU - 4pm, live broadcast on Studio 23 (gates open at 3pm for the 2nd game)

MB
07.20.2010
8:35 am

What happened?

I did say, they might surprise us again, and so they did.
Well, I hope it’s just nerves. Yesterday, July 15, was DLSU’s 2nd game and it was against the NU Bulldogs.

Just a short background - the Green Archers last game, last season was against NU. It was a sweet victory for NU because in UAAP history (24 years since LaSalle came in), that’s only the 3rd time they've beaten LaSalle in basketball. Even if they won that game, they won’t get into the Final Four, it’s just ending on a high with bragging rights. For LaSalle, however, it’s such a sorry loss, because it’s the first time in their UAAP history that they didn’t get into the Final Four. I remember feeling sad and dismayed about the game, watching the Archers falter.

I don’t know what happened yesterday. Both teams scored very low, 59-55 if I’m not mistaken. And it’s not because of good defense, it’s more of poor offensive plays. The players weren’t at their best. First half, MBE, NU’s key player was just dominating it, drilling it, point after point. And it paved the way for a big lead for NU. They also got big men on the court. Of course, in person, I’m sure the Green Archers are also big but not as gigantic as NUs and I think they’ve used that so much to their advantage. And 3-point shooting wasn’t working at all for DLSU.

I was sad watching the game. I thought it was gonna be payback time but it just opened that big scar the Bulldogs left last season.

What I liked about the game was that we’ve seen new faces on the court. Pumaren was trying to juggle the line-up, probably trying to ignite something but it didn’t work out. They got good by the end though, but it was already too late and time wasn’t on their side.

Thing is, I expected so much because of what they’ve shown last Saturday. I really hope that it’s just the nerves. We’ll see this Sunday : )

MB
07.16.2010
11:30

What saved me from Brownout Boredom

It started Tuesday night, around 11:30 p.m., I was watching TV as usual, when the electricity went out. I knew that there was a storm coming (Basyang) but I didn’t expect that electricity would be cut off because it wasn’t evident yet.

When it hit Manila, it surely was one hell of a storm. You can really hear the wind, it was so loud and so strong. I was awake for about 2 hours ‘til I fell asleep. I wake up the next morning and found the car inside the garage drenched, seems like it got into a muddy, leafy carwash. Everyone was trying to clean up the mess.

I was waiting (so patiently-sarcastic tone) for the lights to turn on, but the electricity was still out and it continued ‘til the next day. I was so bummed because the houses along our street, before the bridge have their lights on already. And we had to wait for another 18 hours. It was from 11:30, Tuesday night ‘til 2 pm of Thursday. All in all, it was almost 40 hours, and I didn’t expect that at all.

So what saved me from brownout boredom?

1. Maddee - my puppy who’s 7 months now. She loves to sleep but when she’s awake, she’s always on hyper-mode. She and the other dogs kept me sane.

2. My sister’s Ipod. It saved me from hours of “got nothing to do ‘cause there’s no electricity” time. And it helped me sleep because I always have the TV on sleep mode, and that’s the only alternative.

3. Mom’s cellphone. Both of my phones failed me, they died just when I needed them. Good thing, my mom let me borrow her cellphone. I was praying that it had initial charge because it was still new, it’s still in the box. It lasted ‘til the electricity got back.

4. Emergency light. It actually saved me more from the darkness. I hate it, I’m afraid of the dark. But I enjoyed having it around, because every time I switched it to flashlight mode, Maddee tries to catch the light until she gets tired. Haha. Saved me from a few minutes of staring into space.

5. Cross-stitch. Haha. I know. So I bought this cross-stitch packet last week, and good thing it came handy during the day.

6. Piano. When the electricity’s out and Ipod’s out, you know you can always count on your good ol’ piano to make music. Guitars count too.

7. Eclipse. I read a few chapters that I liked. I love the story and of course, the love triangle (cheezy) and it saved me for hours.

8. Jo - one of my best friends since grade school. We haven’t spoken for 3 years and he called me last Wednesday night and it was so fun catching up. We reminisced about good old times and of course, dishing out on the love life.

There you go. I’ll probably keep them handy for the next storm, if the electricity will be cut off again, hope it won’t be that long next time.

MB
07.15.2010
19:00

Go Green Archers!!!:)

D-L-S-U! Animo LaSalle!

Aww. I miss. A lot.

UAAP. Cheer. Crowd. Players. Fans. 3 points. Fastbreaks. Fouls. Turnovers. Free throws. Final Four. Championship. Game. Basketball. - I miss it all.

I was so excited for last weekend because finally, it’s the opening of the UAAP Season 73. LaSalle is the host for this season, coinciding with the centennial celebration next year. From what I’ve read, National University (NU) was supposed to be the host but DLSU made the swap.

I’m not a die-hard fan, but I do love watching LaSalle play. For the past few years that I’ve been watching them play, the Green Archers always have a way of surprising the spectators. They do something, spur of the moment, when you least expect it. Sometimes, they can pull it off and sometimes, it just doesn’t work out but it is still surprising. It may not always materialize into winning, but sure enough, you’d know they fought real hard.

DLSU vs ADMU, Season 70

Last season was definitely a heartbreaker for LaSalle. They didn’t get into the Final Four. I think it’s the first time in UAAP history, in 24 years since DLSU became part of it. That basketball season, the game play was different. The belief, the faith, the Animo, it felt like it wasn’t there.

That’s why this season, I’m excited - excited for a comeback. I’m really hoping that they’d get into the Final Four. It’s a very young team, they have 7 or 8 rookies and only a few have been playing for the past few seasons, and it wasn’t as great. But as I have said earlier, the Archers have a way of surprising us and last weekend was a really good one.

If you’ve watched the opening game last Saturday, DLSU vs. UP, you would know who won - Archers. I was really surprised, and clearly I have underestimated the team. Sorry!

It was a really good game for the Archers. I forgot the score but DLSU’s up by double digits, less than 20 or 20? Anyway, they really stepped it up. It was a huge comeback from their sorry loss against NU (which cost the Final Four slot) last season.

I’m proud of the new captain and my FILDLAR seatmate, Simon Atkins for stepping it up and being a leader. 20 points -16 in the first half alone, 3 point shooting, steals. Whew, what did he eat for lunch? First time I met him was in class, my friends are going crazy over him, and I know lots of people wanted to trade places with me, but I can’t ‘cause we’re seated alphabetically, so I’m stuck. He’s always absent on Thursdays, of course. But he’s fun, always goofing around in class.

Everyone stepped up too. I can’t remember everyone, but here’s some that stuck - Villanueva, Webb, Vosotros, Marata, Tolentino, de la Paz, Ferdinand. Everyone on the court did a good job of maintaining the lead. Hope it works out for this young team. They might surprise us again next time. Go Green Archers!

DLSU vs. NU on Thursday, 4pm - Studio 23

MB
07.14.2010
15:30

If it ain’t broken, then don’t fix it…

…or you’ll just mess everything up.

My Dad probably has this perspective - not for all things, of course. Just for this certain thing. And I think, I’m kinda getting it too. And again, for this certain thing ONLY.:P

Anyway, Ma’s take on this is different. Fix it before it gets broken, so you don’t have to deal with the mess, bigger mess later. If you’ve asked me a few weeks back, I would 100% agree with Ma. But now, nah-uh (for THIS thing), so here’s why.

I woke up this morning, like any ordinary day. Kinda happy that I wasn’t woken by the light hitting my face (because it has been like that for most of summer). I noticed that it was raining, really hard. When I went out of the bedroom, I saw water (lots of it) dripping from the ceiling. Part of the hallway was soaking wet.

Yes, it was the damn ROOF. The roof that got “fixed” over summer (for no reason, well, there is but you know what I mean).

I called my mom and told her about the problem (the problem that wasn’t supposed to be there) and she asked me to dry the floor (to try to dry the floor), lay big plastic bags, put rags and basins.

I got pissed, I just woke up, and I get welcomed by this dripping water, ruining the wooden floor. You know how wood is when it gets soaked. But what really pissed me off is that our roof before it got fixed, never leaked at all. Bad trip.

My mom got the roof fixed over summer- that’s what I thought. Come to think of it, there isn’t really anything to fix because it ain’t broken. I didn’t know they were going to replace the whole thing, and I didn’t think it would cost so much.

According to Ma, the roof was getting old and all-rusty, I didn’t see that and I doubt that my mom has seen it too because she has never gone up there. But I know for a fact that it’s really old, because it’s the same roof since our parents have the house built- that’s as old as my brother, 25.

The rainy season has also started, and it was a good call from mom having it fixed, it was about time. They tried to fix it, but when it rained, it leaked again so I had to hustle and put all the stuff in place. They fixed it again. Good thing, they’ve finally got it, no leaks. And if there were any leaks, I’m gonna unleash the monster in me and let the fixers cover the holes with their hands even if it‘s raining. I’m not gonna do that, but I have imagined myself, in some alternate/parallel universe, doing that. Haha

From this experience, I wanted to say that I did learn something, but I’m quite sure about that. It was a good call and I appreciate that my mom thought of it and prepared ahead of time.

Although Charles is a man of few words, this time, he had something to say:
‘Pag hindi sira, sirain. ‘Saka mo ayusin. That actually kind of made sense. Haha:)


MB
06.02.2010
13:45

Popping the Thought Bubbles - The doodle notebook | journal version

This probably is my first personal journal entry since the “diary days” (that was like 12 years ago, I think. And I never really wrote anything on those (those 10+ diaries) religiously. I just bought a bunch of diaries (now we call them journals, to get rid of that “Dear Diary” effect), because all my girlfriends when I was 9 have those or “write” on those little cute diaries. It is actually more of doodling little hearts plus name of latest crush, with details of a very brief interaction which is a pa-cute paaway effect, and at the end, trying out the FLAMES matching thing, making E engagement instead of enemy, in hopes of being the perfect match for one’s true love - crush. I think I just described mine.:P

When I was still in school (yes! “was still in school” feel na feel, na graduate na.hehe), teachers/professors ask us to keep a journal, so I did. But it wasn’t really as satisfying or fulfilling as I thought it would be. I thought then that the journal will relieve me from stress or from whatever’s bothering me. I’ll just write it down, so I can keep my mouth shut (if I can). Thing is, they’re gonna check it, and I think they wouldn’t really appreciate me whining about the drinking water, because it ain’t cold. I figured it would be better if you do it on your own, without anyone pushing you to do it or requiring you to do it. But I guess, it’s a way of introducing students to something new and probably in the future, someone might take interest in it. So here I am.

I did start a blog, a few months back. Fail. And then this one. I wrote several entries, a few of them I posted. The rest, I wasn’t really quite sure. I realized while I was reading my entries, that they just seemed kinda blah. So now they’re just in my laptop, waiting to be posted. It’s like I was thinking too much, so it made no sense at all. I wrote about water, fruits, etc. Tell me about it, I didn’t know where they came from. It was supposed to be random thoughts that made sense, but it didn’t. It was supposed to be a blog where I could share my stories, thoughts that came to mind which I just can’t resist to tell.

I type my entries on my laptop so what happens is I keep on editing and editing and editing it over and over and over again. Need I stress on that more? And sometimes, I get so lazy to turn on my laptop.(except when I want to play Sims3.ha!)

So I have come to a new way of sharing my thoughts, I’m gonna write it first on my journal (I miss writing using my hand. Haha). And I’m gonna type it on my laptop, as it is and publish it.

I’m proud to say that this one came straight from my journal, which is just an ordinary notebook from high school that I never used.

I promised you in my first entry that this blog is gonna be different. I’m gonna write whatever’s in my head, in my stomach, wherever. But I promise you it will surely come from the heart, or pass by it. It’s gonna be more me. I hope:) Here’s to this being more ME:)

MB
05.30.2010
20:45

Tim Gets the Boot On Idol Gives Back

Comeback kid got voted off last week, leaving 6 of the Idol hopefuls.

I’m not a Tim Urban fan, but I did like some of the songs he sang during the competition. One of which is the Beatles’ song that he did-- All My Loving, Hallelujah, and Come On Get Higher-- where Ellen even gave him a big hug on stage. Thinking about his first live show, I believe that he really got better as Idol progressed. He is charming, laidback, boy-next-door type. He has a nice voice, good musician. However, I didn’t see him much of an American Idol. When you’re on the show, you have to be all out, it should be A performance, you give the people a show. Although, Tim showed us that he was a fun performer, I liked him better singing chill songs with his guitar. I actually like the Goo Goo Dolls song that he sang-- Better Days but everyone was really trying hard to step it up. He has been in the bottom several times, and he has been given bad critiques from the judges, but what I love about him is that he just takes it all in, not being too much defensive, and he just gives all of us his big, charming smile. I’m gonna miss that.

So there’s 6 left in the competition. The favorites are very obvious.

Crystal Bowersox
She’s obviously one of the judges’ favorites, singing in a “different league” among everyone else. I didn’t like her in the beginning ‘cause she seems a bit weird. But I’m starting to like her now. Especially when she said that Lee and Andrew Garcia are gonna live happily ever after and have Danny Gowkey babies. (Hahahaha, oo nga! Puwede!)

Lee DeWyze
He’s a favorite too, and my bet for Idol. He’s kind of a shy-type, which I love about him. He’s keeps on getting better, and his gaining more confidence. Plus, I lovelovelove his taste in songs! When I see him, I remember Danny Gowkey and David Cook and I don’t know why, probably the Ds.

Siobhan Magnus
My girlfriends are going ga-ga over this girl. She’s their girl crush, and I think if they could, they would ask her to be their girlfriend. Lol. She’s also weird, punk (love that she got a Mohawk, love the tattoos but not the nose ring, love the clothes, love that she‘s different). She actually started out really, really good, but I don’t know what happened. I like her voice but sometimes it’s kind of nasal. I don’t like the screaming, you can belt out without screaming. She loves picking those big, popular songs, and that’s just - pressure, because you will always be compared to the original. The judges are kind of disappointed. I really hope that she gets on track again.

Casey James
I didn’t like his performance this week but he’s really gotten better over the weeks. He’s such a good musician, and I like his voice. Bummed out that his in the bottom 3. He just has to step it up, let it all out.

Michael Lynch
Big Mike’s really got it on. Lots of people said that it was too early to give the save. But it was really a gooooood save. 3 people got voted off already after Mike was saved. He wasn’t even in the bottom for the last 2 weeks. What an ego boost, although he doesn’t need more of that. I like his voice too, but he comes off as mayabang. I don’t know if you have noticed, but every time he’s told that he’s safe, he crosses his fingers, closes his eyes, breathes out. I think he’s not mayabang naman, pero gano’n lang ‘yung dating niya. Funny ‘cause Simon commented about the song Hero (I love that song), he thought of Spiderman. I know it’s in the soundtrack, benta lang niya talaga sakin. I hope he stays longer.

Aaron Kelly
He’s 16? so young. He has a nice voice. I hate it when he is compared to David Archuleta. Yeah, they got on the show when they were 16? But he’s NO Archuleta (David‘s die-hard fans are probably in raged with the comparison). I find it funny when he sings, ‘cause he sways in this weird, awkward, sort of cute way. Hehehe. But I think he also needs to step it up, because he keeps on doing the same thing over and over again, and it’s boring. If he doesn’t, I think he’s next to gooo.

I love the Idol Gives Back show. I love the Black Eyed Peas. I lovelovelove Alicia Keys. Damn, what a perfomance!!! But I didn’t like the part wherein, George Lopez and Wanda Sykes were making fun of Simon. (I love the other jokes though) Poor Simon, give him a break. I’ve been watching Idol since Fantasia’s season, season 3? And he’s been REALLY nice this year. Must be the loooooove:)

Anyway, I’m just so excited for next week! We’ll see what happens.

Just Love

You know the movie, If Only? If you haven’t watched it, then I don‘t know what I‘m gonna do to you, I can give you a copy or better yet, come to my house and we’ll watch it together :) It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and this really cute Brit(I think) guy, Paul Nicholls.

You probably want to save the movie for some sappy bonding moments with your girlfriends so you guys can cry together, or with your boyfriend/girlfriend or your girl/guy bestfriend (whatever!) so the guy can watch the girl cry while her head’s resting on his shoulder. (100+ kilig points for you!):P

I’m not gonna make a review (although I think I will make kwento of the movie ALL THE TIME). I just wanted to share one of my favorite scenes which also plays a significant role in the movie. It’s the one with Ian, the lead guy, and the cab driver (their first scene together). Here’s how it goes…

Ian gets into this cab, and the driver kinda knows their having problems with their relationship (go figure, hahaha)
Cab Driver: .. And you’re having problems with you love life…
Ian: How in the world did you know that?
(I didn‘t understand much of what he said, but it kind of went like this-- Cab driver tells him, that being in his profession doesn’t mean, that he doesn’t know the problems of the heart )
Cab Driver: So, what’s the trouble?
Ian: Nah, don’t wanna talk about it.
Cab Driver: That’s a good idea, the thing will probably just fix itself. (I know, right?)
Ian: I can’t seem to make her happy… How can you love someone and not know how… how to love them?
Cab Driver: So, you do love her?
Ian: Yes, very much.
Cab Driver: Well, that’s all that matters.
Ian: She’s going away tomorrow, two weeks. She wants me to go with her.
Cab Driver: What if she never came back?
Ian: What sort of question is that?
Cab Driver: Come on, picture it. You wave goodbye at the airport, she gets on the airplane, you never see her again. Could you live with that?
Ian: No… No… I couldn’t.
Cab Driver: Well,you know what to do. Appreciate her, with what you have. Just love her.


This particular scene, never fails to bring tears to my eyes. Just thinking about the movie, makes me cry. It probably won’t make any sense to you, but it does for me, and that’s another story.

Got lots of reasons why I loooooooove this movie. And if you haven’t watched it yet, you have to.

I believe that each of us, deep inside, we just wanted to be loved, and make the people we truly care about FEEL that we do love them.

Sometimes it can really be hard to show how much we love someone, probably because of fear. Fear of rejection. Fear of getting hurt. Because sometimes, it isn’t reciprocated as much as we wanted to. --and that sucks

Sometimes, we love but we just can’t make them feel that we do. Fear of not knowing how. Fear of not knowing what’s gonna happen next. We overthink. We get scared. --and that sucks even more

How do you show someone that you love him/her?

Obviously, I’m NOOO expert on the subject.

Come to think of it, the cab driver pretty much said it already…

Just Love

again...

Hey you! So here I am, starting a new blog AGAIN. Let me tell you about my blogging history…

My first blog was for my Communication Technology class back in 2008. My partner--Kail Baylosis and I were working on creating communication channels for an organization using Open Source Softwares. It was supposed to narrate our experiences in working on the projects. Let’s say, it didn’t really work out. It didn’t last, I don’t even remember what we placed in there. We were just so busy working on the project that we didn’t have the time to blog. But hopefully, we can revive that, and let’s see what happens.

My second blog, Yummy Experiences, was really something that I wanted to do during that time. It was probably in September of 2009. It was supposed to be a food blog because I love to eat (not cook, only eat). I really wanted to blog. But after my first entry, well, you probably know what happened to that. As my friends say, my blog was an “epic fail” attempt. Haha:)) I agree, but you have to hear me out. I started the blog, when we started working on our thesis. Tell me about it. So it was really just bad timing. And it turned out that I didn’t want to write something about food all the time.

I did use some blog features in Multiply and Friendster, but it turned out to be just a bunch of reposts.

So why am I blogging now? Well, I just wanted to start anew. I just graduated last February and am looking for the job that would fit me. And yes, that makes me part of the newly grads-slash-unemployed pop. Thought that once I graduate from college, it’s gonna be lalala. But NO (hey, there goes an idea for my next blog entry).

I’ve got nothing else to do, so why not? I am actually not the blogger type. I am more of the sit-on-the-couch-or-stay-in-bed-all-day-and-watch-TV-when-I’m-home-and-chat-all-day-with-friends-when-I’m-out kind. I’m super makwento, I think, I have never ran out of things to say, even to a stranger. Haha:))
But since I really don’t get to talk as much now, well, I could probably blog about them:)

Why xooomanydoubles? Hmmy, my nick name’s got a double a and a double n, that’s actually it. My friends say there are just so many, so it kind of stuck. I’ll probably change it sometime. Just can’t find the right one.

This blog is me sharing what I like, what I want to do, what I’ve been up to, my thoughts, whatever I know that I wanted you guys to know too, and all that stuff. It’s me sharing a piece of my life with youJ

Hope I could keep this up, and keep you updated. Thank you so much for reading my first entry, appreciate it a lot!

Shoutout to one of my best friends, Mei Abaya. Thank you BC for encouraging me to blog again!J

Kudos to the people who never tire of blogging and sharing a piece of them every time they do!