Here's my year ender post. I might not have the chance to blog anymore(since i will be seriously busy from this day on) so i'll be posting now the higlights of my 2005. This year's WARNING: A VERY VERY LONG POST. Visit last year's here. January Weird. One of the promises I marked in my imaginary tree was to form a decent band the moment I taste college life. Yeah, may banda na kami... pero we only got a chance to practice once. Tapos, something was definetly missing... a gig! Haha!:) Tsaka medyo busy sa school. I dunno... heheAnyways, I really wanted to 'revive' the band if given the chance (and gig). For fun lang. For the passion for music. I think my musical talent was swept away by time and slowly wearing off my system. Sayang naman diba. Kaya ayun, wish us good luck!:) (January 6) I sent him the "what if in 30 seconds i'm gonna die blah blah blah, what would be the last thing you will tell me blah blah blah" message this evening. I thought he would not reply coz it was around 9pm na (usually, tulog na sya nun. Batugan yun eh. HAHA!). I was kinda suprised that he text back... with a pretty serious answer ( really sweet too) " il zay 'Mhlga k kht nd k nani2wla. Kht wla k ng tym zkn, gnun pa rin ako at nd un mgba2go'" Sorry, sorry talaga. Feeling ko tuloy, i am taking na him for granted. Argh. Naaasar tuloy ako sa sarili ko. Sorry na po talaga.... Sorry.... Bob Ong already released na his 4th book. Ang Alamat ng Gubat. Pretty different from his 3 previous books. But his humor never fails to amuze me. Nakakaaliw basahin. medyo weird lang. Pero nakakaaliw. Grab a copy. Only a hundred bucks for a colorful experience. (11) I was a bit suprised to found out that the coop (or the canteen or whatever you wanna call a place where people eat) at the front of St. Raymund's building was closed yesterday. (14) Remember my preggy friend? The baby is expected to come out 1st week of Febuary! Excited nako! Parang ako yung naeexcite eh! hehehe. Weird.(18) We broke up (19) 1st and foremost, I would like to congratulate my stalkers - on - training friends Dale and Arianne for accomplishing their assignments and doing it so well (complete with the guy's number). Ok. Im beginning to sound a bit creepy here.(25) Can you believe that I saw JAY CONTRERAS at the mall today? Jay is Kamikazee's lead singer and yung naka duet ni Chits sa 'Okatokat/Humanap ka ng Pangit'. It's so cool.(28) I can't believe this. Akala ko, wala na talagang communication between the two of us. I tried to trash out my SUN sim so I gave it to my cuzin ( nakakapanghinayang kaya itapon). Then he and his kada are texting her na! Gulo na talaga ako. He was asking daw how am I, and I am a complete jerk to ignore him. Bakit ko pa sya papansinin. I hate him. Period. One time, My cuzin gave me her cell. Nagtext sakin. He asked me kung galit daw ba ako. For the 1st time in my life, I became very honest to someone, even though I know it would give a negative impact. Kasi ayaw ko ng nakakasakit ng ibang tao. It's really hard to draw a line between being good, being true one's self and not hurting other people's feeling. I answered a simple 'OO'. Duh! isn't that obvious!(31) FEBUARY You read it right. One of my friends ran away from home. Nuff said. I don't even want to discuss it right now. I just want to pray to the Lord her safety and enlightenment.(2) One of our prof was stabbed 4 times i dunno when. Na holdup daw sya. We still don't know his condition since Val only heard the news at the radio ( flash report lang). (7) ABSC wll held its election I don't know when and room-to-room campaigns are everywhere! It's really driving me insane. Specially *put a name of a political party here*! Although I have nothing against it, and they were asking me naman if I wanted a *put 2 colors here* flag or piece of mantel attched to my blouse and it's rude to decline especially because they approaced me with the biggest smiles i've ever seen, but, nasasayang lang kasi yung props nila sakin. Tinatanggal ko din naman kasi. ahahaha:) (10) I was jotting down some information in my pad when all of a sudden, Bangge, bless her, shouted "Kuya si Aika po oh". My mind was focused on my paper because i obviously acted late AND confused. I looked at Bangge puzzled and she was actually laughing as if she had just accomplished a long lost mission.(12) Tapos it was nice seeing some of my profs ridicule themselves. Hindi naman talaga nila pinahiya sarili nila. It was cool seeing their hidden talents. Hindi halatang nambabaksak. Ang cute cute nga ni Ma'am Au!!!:) (12) *** the dude who's running for absc who held the door for me was there *** the dude who's running for absc who held the door for me greeted me a Happy Valentines *** i think he was greeting everybody else a happy valentines *** he's cute though *** bunch of candidates for election was greeting me a happy Valentines Day *** Lei was pissed off *** Lei was not greeted even once(14) Speaking of my Bilibid trip, it was a mixed emotions: tiring, scary, happy, sad, and eerie.(17) We finished our practice at around 4:30 ata. I lost track of time kasi. Lei and I went straigh to SM North EDSA because I have to buy a gift pa for my inaanak (yeah, nanganak na yung friend ko!). (27)
March
I would like to congratulate my cousin Jayjay Gepanaga for passing Ateneo de Manila University entrance exam! Congrats!:) (4)
Random Text messages waiting to be realized and critique: "Oi! Love kita! Ingat ka plgi!:)" (sent by A.C)(my reply: I love you too! Ingats din!:)(4)
Lessoned Learned: Read the Manual. you'll never know what you'll find out. For instance, there could be a built-in voice recorder in you digicam. Or a lightsaber in you oven toaster.(8)
we just finished our JRN 202 Newsletter. Even though a lot of complication slowed us, we still made it! I'm so proud of us guys! ( Jenny, Toni, Joyce, Dale and Xam. Rock Salt!) And I would like to thank my buddies Abu and Bonn for helping us out! Thank so much!!!(13)
Vacation na!!! I'll miss these guys...:):):) (20)
APRIL
It's all over the news. The head of the catholic church is dead. (4)
Ei, I am Friday's YOU Blog Addict! Harhar! Thanks Joey!:)(24)
Jenny and I went to Makati yesterday because we just wanted to stress ourselves out for self-amusement. Kidding aside, may pinuntahan kaming super uber secret. It was a particular building(let's call it 'the buliding') in a forest of tall establishments in Makati. Basically, we didn't know where it was. I on the other hand only knew how to commute from Sampaloc to Makati, but the rest of the travel going the the building was a great mystery for Jenny and I.(30)
We rode the jeepney and asked the driver to dropped us at Paseo (that's what the lady told us to tell the driver to drop us. It's near the street where the building was). After about 5 minutes of travel, we saw the 'Paseo' board and we were so excited!We asked for more directions, and after a couple of hours, we made it! WE MADE IT!(yes it took us a couple of hours to find the building. Yung mga directions pala na nakuha namin eh pinaikot ikot lang kami sa place. It was really really really tiring , plus the heat of the sun made it worse, but at least we went home happy.)The feeling was great. I mean, seeing the street name, i was like Sh*t, eto na yun, Sh*t, nakikita ko na yung street name! Sh*t! Malapit na kami! And when we finally saw the building itself, I was like... wow, this is definitely better than seeing Jemal half naked...(30)
MAY
OW PAYB OW PAYB OW PAYB(05-05-05)Look at the date... MALIGAYANG ARAW NG SARDINAS! Hehehe (5)
THAT was suprising. As in. I was plain glad that my mom bumped her head somewhere hard and decided to brought me up to this cruel world. Or else, you would be reading something else. Or there would be no Aika Pascual! Or worse... the world would be dominated by huge egoistic robotic racoons!I know... teribble...(7)
I hate this day. I just don't know why. Sobrang gloomy! Maybe because I knew that some of my classmates, former, in that matter, will be requesting for their honorable dismissals today. There's no turning back na.(26)
*Manong Solis was AB's guard.Ngayon ko lang naisip, I went to AB's dean's office the same day he died. Kaya lang, medyo 4 pm pa nun. Pabiro pa nga nya kaming hinarang eh. How sad... I never knew it would be the last time i'll saw him. I never knew it would be the last of his days... sad talaga. Bait pamandin nun...(26)
JUNE
We finished at around 2:00pm, i think. I lost track of time talaga. I was happy to pay the cash so much coz I wanted it out of my hand. Good! Now I ONLY have my cellphone na lang to give if ever anyone declares a hold-up!(2)
That's why I decided to color nalang my hair. Medyo nakakaboring na kasi.... kinulayan ko sya ng black!(My hair's original color is brown.) I didn't color it from root to tip. Nakakatakot kasi. I dunno, I love styling my hair but I hate killing it(hindi nga ako gumagamit ng gel or blowdrier or anything. shampoo lang at conditioner). Yung sa may tip lang ang kinulayan ko. Para at least, if anything goes wrong, may option ako na putulin nalang(an omen, i suppose).(9)
*warning: really childish post ahead*And, remember, I stressed near-to-perfect. Hay nako. I was so stupid na hindi pansinin ang crush ko! Nakakaasar talaga! Well, it was not my fault. Summer passed and people changed. I mean, literally. Naiba talaga yung itsura nya at hindi ko sya nakilala.Jen, my crush, a friend na kilala si crush and I were at our way to the east wing of the building. Tapos my friend was talking to him. Sinisiko ako ni Jen and I knew she was telling me something. I was shouting pa 'Ha?Ano yun?'. I really knew she was telling me something.Tapos, medyo nauna sya sa paglalakad then he faced us while walking(napipicture out nyo ba? Bale, naglalaakd sya patalikod kasi kausap nya si friend). He was really talking at hindi ko sya pinapansin kasi he was talking to my friend. I didn't wanna listen to their conversation anyway. I was looking at Jenny at pagkatingin ko sa kanya(kay crush), he was looking at me (with that fantastic smile) ! And worst, he was talking!I tried to avoid his stares by looking at Jenny, pero pag tingin ko ulit sa kanya, nakatingin pa rin sya sakin(and he was still smiling! *sigh* that smile...) , and he was still talking.I was like 'Bat ba nakatingin sa akin 'to? Ako ba kinakausap nito? Impossible eh, kasi di naman nya ako kilala at di ko sya kilala, pero in fairness, kuya. *winkwink*' It irritated me talaga kasi nga I hate people i don't know staring at me. That's why i avoided his looks talaga.Nung nasa dulo na kami ng wing, someone shouted his name. At 1st, it didn't register in my system. I was like 'teka, pamilyar yung pangalan ah, sino nga ba yun?' then he suddenly disappered with my friend(bumaba ata ng stairs).Vangge was sitting near the stairs, with that meaningFUL smile, looking at me. At 1st, I was trying to process what that smile could mean, then BANG! I remembered the name. I remembered my 2nd semester in college. I remember the boy!*corney talaga!*Tapos sabi sa akin ni Vangge 'oh aika si *his name here* oh'. Then I was really really thinking blankly. It was my opportunity to let him hear my voice and I blew it! Tapos, Jenny told me that she's been trying to tell me that, kaya nga nya ako sinisiko. I knew it! She was telling me someting!(15)
May sakit ako! hindi sakit na 'hilo na kailangan lang ihiga' or sakit na dahil sa mata. I was really really sick! Di ko lang alam kung anong temperature ko, pero ayaw ko ng magkasakit ng ganun uli sa talang buhay ko!(17)
I'm back! I'm alive again! After 3 days of struggling for my health, I made it! I'm ALIVE!I'm OK! :)I don't wanna tell it all in details. Just read my previous post and repeat that 3 times. That's exactly what happened to me. Masamang alalahanin. (And besides, there's nothing else to say 'coz I was asleep the whole weekend! Almost literally.)Oh! Oh! May nadagdag pala sa paghihirap ko nun, I lost my appetite. To the point na natatakot na talaga ako. Coz I was really really hungry (my tummy told me), pero ayaw ipasok nung katawan ko yung pagkain. Lalo na yung liquid intakes ko(malalamig). I was threwing up everything cold. Nakakatakot talaga.*kaya kayong mga bata, wag sana tayong gagaya kay Ate Aika na lolokohin si Dale pag nawala ang cellphone ng nahuli, at siguradong ipapakulam kayo nito!*(20)
This day went fab. I saw Jemal(nakanang! Ang kulit talaga ng buhok nun! Na miss ko tuloy ang kanyang Pantene-commercial-worthy hair). I saw them(wahaha). And *name here* thought today was my birthday. Thank you very much. (20)
JULY
'WEN AY GROW AP, I WANT TU BI EY RAKSTAH!' Once again, my camera (named bukorean slash buko shake. baptised by Hershey Homol) done a very good job satisfying her owner(2)
Then, I was like Ow sh*t! What am I supposed to do? Wait, I remember Bonn's home-made fire extinguiser way back in highschool. All I need are some vinegar and baking soda... wait! Where's that f****** baking soda! OMG! AM I GOING TO DIE?! PLEASE DON'T BURN DOWN MY HOUSE! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME YET! (another nonsense intrapersonal conversation.)*maybe i should take up How to Maintain A Presence Of Mind In Case of Fire Due To Electricity 101.(5)
I was browsing one of the shelves in the store. If I remembered it correctly, I was looking through the Religion section. My mind was focused on the books, looking for familiar titles. I looked at my left side, then I was like*OMG! I knew that guy!* pertaining to the guy at my left. He too was browsing some stuff. I was totally starstrucked! He was Led of Kamikazee. I didn't notice Puto at 1st, but he was with him too! Talk about the best time to visit a bookstore!(9)
I already bought my own copy of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! I was really really happy since I alotted 1300 bucks for it. Then I asked the kind NBS lady how much would I pay if I made a reservation(yeah I did) and I have a Laking National Card. She told me that I would only have to pay 799! It was a complete shock! Cool ei? Then they gave me a 100php worth of book coupon. Cool. :D( The book really really costs 1499Php)(18)
If you are a 'taong likod' (that's what we call ourselves, people sitting at the back part of classroom), youve probably heard me mumbling (or shouting excitedly) about a favorite poet who added me up in Friendster last week.(24)
I was totally suprised that it was another one of my favorite poets!It was totally cool! He used a weird username. Then he told me that he's glad that I like his works. I was like 'OMG! Two talented poets in a week!'. That was cooler than sitting beside a popular baller during a basketball game.(24)
AUGUST
The letter:Dear Ms. Pascual:Congratulations! Your entry entitled "Alaala ng Quiapo" in the Kabataan Sanaysay category of the 55th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature contest was adjudged second place by this year's board of judges...Congratulations... Carlos Palanca ... second place...everything else went black.F*ck. I just won a Palanca. I just won a Palanca. I just won a Palanca (repeat 100x)(9)
... to those people who stopped whatever they were doing just to say 'congrats' or 'astig ka!' or 'I'm so proud of you!' or even 'san mo kami ililibre?'. That really really really(did i say really?) meant a lot to me. Some texted me with the sweetest words ever, some even called up just to say congrats. Others wanted the world to know about it that they posted it in friendster. YOU GUYS ROCK!(Translation: Bato kayo! Kidding).(12)
I wonder, kaano ano kaya ni Chuck Taylor si Chester Taylor. Corny na.(16)
With National Artist F. Sionil Jose at Fiction Forum today, held at the UST-CCWS for the Thomasian Writers Guild. Cool.Sorry. Too starstrucked to blog. Awesome day. One of the few productive days of my life (Cirilo Bautista, Ophelia Dimalanta and Eric Melendez were there too!) (19)
I just had the weirdest dream ever! I dremt that I was running really really fast ang guess who was chasing after me.Chad Michael Murray.(21)
Ok. So, if you are studying at UST and visit UST lib, particularly the SocSci floor and, by any chance, find a piece of paper with my name and number on it, do me a favor and throw it away, will you?:D(27)
Shoot. Awarding's tomorrow. And I'm really really excited. Shoot.(31)
SEPTEMBER
Booyah! I received my award yesterday. Whew. I mean WHEW.(2)
"I am going to sit here with you by the river. If you go home to sleep, I will sleep in front of your house. And if you go away, I will follow you - until you tell me to go away. Then I'll leave....I guess I'll have to start packing for the next chapter of my freakin' life..... BUT I HAVE TO LOVE YOU FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE." - BtRPISDaW, Paulo Coelho(4)
I would like to congratulate my classmate slash our Ms. 2Jrn1 Charity Dumpit for making it to the finals for kABog (a singing contest sa AB-UST)! Way to go girl!(10)
Ladies and gents, meet my babies: my brand new pair of ChuckTaylor.Pretty ei?
Anyways, I also grabbed an AUTOMATIC PAYONG(hurray!). I'm SO happy!:) Finally! after a lot of thinking! Imagine that! An automatic umbrella. It took me a whole lot of time to think it over. I mean, it was the biggest decision i have yet... buying an umbrella. Dream come true. (Well actually, it was Jenny's dream. Don't ask. Hehe :P)(16)
OCTOBER
Fast Forward. We were about to go home after the gig when Ivan felt the urge to go to the bathroom. On our way to the male CR, I saw this half naked guy inside the rest room. Hershey was telling me"pasok tayo sa CR ng boys, samahan natin si Ivan, pwede na yan, wala na namang tao eh. Then I answered "May nakita akong nakahubad! Promise, may tao, nakahubad nga sya eh!". Then, when we were about the enter the comfort room,Ebe.Dancel.Was. There.(1)
I was almost a victim of those modus operandi thingy that got my brother's and bestfriend's cellphones.(8)
I WAS REALLY REALLY PISSED OFF BY SOME 2ND YEAR AB SOCIOLOGY MAJORS WHO WERE TOO STUPID TO PERFORM AN EASY TRICK CALLED FORMING A LINE.(26)
I'm not really afraid of the dead. I mean, THEY ARE DEAD. What bad things could they actually do to me( except of course if we are talking about the zombies in the movie 'Land of the Dead' who could actually 'think'). But coffins are so creepy. Don't ask me. I don't know niether.(31)
NOVEMBER
Pasukan na. At walang pumasok ni isang prof ngayong lunes.The perfect way to start the sem.(7)
Aika: Ah, miss, meron po kayong nung Biology book ni Realuyo? Ale: Biology book? *tingin sa kasamahan* meron ba tayong biology book ni Realuyo? Kasamahan: Wala Ale: Wala eh. Hindi naman Biology book yun eh. Aika: Um... Biological? Ale: Ayun! Aika: Huh?(11)
"VANGGE!!! SI JMIE!!! SI JMIE"(16)
DECEMBER
Anyways, *ehem ehem* NAPANOOD KO NA ANG HARRY POTTER 4! And Ron Weasley was SO HOT!(1)
Kung sino man ang nakaisip ng ULTRAELECTROMAGNETICJAM:Music of the Eraserheads, isa kang henyo. Although, I guess you commit some grave mistakes in choosing some of the artist to remake the Eheads originals. But the idea's cool, anyway.(4)
Hindi para sa lahat ang librong 'to. Kung ikaw ang tao na mas gustong mag laslas ng pulso kesa sa makabasa ng libro tungkol sa struggle ng isang writer sa pagsusulat nya ng mga aklat nya, malamang, mabore ka lang.(23)
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Year 2005 has been the best year of my life yet.
All is well.
Love you guys!
Have a Blessed New Year ahead!! ^_^
Happy bday kena :Ciello Angeles, Marvin Cruz(uy!), and Maria Althea Sabrina Lim Perez!




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