I.C.Y. Summer

Since April, I've been working at a preschool, Integrated Center for the Young, for my practicum. It's required, I don't get paid, but boy, am I having the time of my life!Ü Let the pictures do the talking...Ü


That's me helping Lance with his sand art. Yaya Connie took the picture for me while we were working on our activity.

That’s Ate Bujoy teaching Beginning Reading to Noah, Harley, Adrian, and Lance (not in photo). See the zoo poster with all the animals? I made all that.Ü

From left to right: Reese, Lance, Ethan, JB, Alex.

They were our students in the Toddler Program last April. If you noticed, Lance is also here. And if you noticed also, they're wearing their pajamas. We were learning the letter P that day & what could be a better way of teaching the children that letter but with a Pajama Party!Ü By the way, Reese, Lance, & JB are still in the Toddler Program this May.Ü

This is a cute moment taken during the Swimming Party that was held on the last day of the April classes (April 28).

This is Teacher Mel’s female chow-chow, Domino. I met her on the day of the swimming party for the kids. Blue pala talaga ang dila nila. Kakaiba. It’s so hairy it looks like a lion. I wondered out loud what Domino’s hair would look like if it were rebonded. Hahaha

Here's another shot of Domino. She's so beautiful!

This is JB. He’s only 2 years old and he’s in my Toddler class. He’ll still be my student during the May classes. He has a really cute smile and he’s so huggable! He likes to dance, to count (he’s really good with numbers), and to swim. For some reason, he has a fixation to round or circular objects. Though he has mild autism, he responds well to people around him.

How to Eat an Oreo Cookie by Lance

This is Lance. He is in both my 2 classes. He’s only 3 years old and yet he’s smarter than his classmates who are a year older than him. He knows all the letters and can even tell you what sound each letter makes. He’s really inquisitive with his endless series of why’s. Apart from asking so many questions, he talks a lot, and fast too. At first I had a hard time understanding what he was saying because he’s still using baby talk that’s really difficult to decipher. I’m glad I’ve gotten used to his babbling since I usually feed him his morning snack in between his 2 classes. One thing I will never forget is when I packed up his lunch box after he finished eating, he wrapped his tiny arms around me and gave me the sweetest hug ever.Ü

This is Miki. She’s the daughter of Teacher Kelly. She isn’t my student but she’s very friendly and talkative. She also likes it when she is the center of attention (artista!). She has bright eyes and a sweet smile that just makes you wanna go, “Coochie-coochie-coo!” Her brilliant mind came up with this question last Wednesday while we teachers were having lunch: “Why is it raining? It’s summer!” Of course, we were all teachers there and couldn’t give her an answer she could understand. Hahaha

Ilocos: March 23-27

Bantay

Cherubim

Where's the Corn?

Dugtungan

Gulong na Gate

Sa May Bintana

Farmer's Footbridge

The Holy Family

Vigan

Aawitan Kita

Parang Kapiling
by Nyoy Volante

Sadyang kay hirap na ika'y mapalayo
Araw-gabi kang hinahanap
Bawat minuto ng bawat oras
Nais maramdaman iyong yakap

Alam ko na 'di maaari
Makapiling ka'y 'di muna mangyayari
Kaya't aking dinarasal lagi
Ang ikaw ay makausap marinig

Tangi kong hiling
Ang ngayo'y narito ka sa 'king piling
Ngunit kahit kay layo mo
Tila bang narito ka
'Pagkat sa tinig mo'y parang kapiling na

Alam ko na 'di maaari
Makapiling ka'y 'di muna mangyayari
Kaya't aking dinarasal lagi
Makausap ka at aking marinig

Tangi kong hiling
Ang ngayo'y narito ka sa 'king piling
Ngunit kahit kay layo mo
Tila bang narito ka
'Pagkat kung marinig ka lang
Puso ko'y sumasaya
Sa tinig mo mahal
Parang kapiling na

Better Late Than Never

Happy 19th Birthday

Matthew Anson C. Dy!

(uy! Xmas colors! hahaha)

Sa mga hindi nakakakilala kay Machoo, hindi s'ya 'yung nakasalamin na nasa picture. Si Mike 'yan. Si Machoo 'yung nakatalikod na nakapula at may hawak na cellphone. hahaha (Machoo, do you love your pic? hahaha) Anyway, aaminin ko 'di ko pinaniniwalaan ang "better late than never" excuse 'pag may birthday. What I meant was late itong paggawa ko ng blog. Pero maaga naman kitang binati, 'di ba?Ü Sana naging masaya ang kaarawan mo, kahit na busy kayo sa pag-aayos para sa defense n'yo nung araw na 'yun. hehe Good luck & God bless always! Isa ka'ng biyaya sa aking tiring days dahil sa kabag na ibinibigay mo sa akin, 'di lang 'pag magkasama tayo, kundi pati online. Kakaiba ang galak na idinudulot mo sa lahat ng iyong mga kaibigan. Hinding-hindi ka talaga malilimutan! (Cue in music: "Hindi kita...malilimutan.." with matching dance hahaha) Tawa pa tayo!Ü

I'm Oh-So Naturale

Need I say more? *wink* ;) hahaha

Your Seduction Style: The Natural

You don't really try to seduce people... it just seems to happen. Fun loving and free spirited, you bring out the inner child in people. You are spontaneous, sincere, and unpretentious - a hard combo to find! People drop their guard around you, and find themselves falling fast.

What Is Your Seduction Style?

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Happy Birthday

Gilbert Emmanuel P. Levosada!

Astig, ka-edad mo na si Kristo nung mapako s'ya sa krus! Qualified ka na! Hahaha!Ü Kaso, ang waistline mo, nalagpasan na ang edad mo? Pa'no na 'yan? Hahaha!Ü (O, butas ng ilong mo lumalaki na naman. H'wag pikon! hihihi ;p) Isang pangungusap lang ang gusto kong sabihin sa 'yo ngayong kaarawan mo:

Maraming salamat, Nono.Ü

WATER RAT

Feb 15, 1972 to Feb 2, 1973

Rat people are so charming and attractive they are always surrounded by friends and admirers. They can also be lone tumbleweeds, seldom making lasting friendships. Known as Perfectionists, they never want to lose face. It takes an understanding friend to get them to "put on the dancing plumes." Rat people have vivid imagination and are known for creating extraordinarily magic moments in time. Not surprisingly, the sensitive Rats have the gift of insight and clairvoyance, so you better watch out what you think around them! Rats enjoy being leaders and pacesetters and usually enjoy extraordinary success in life.

Hearty Bean Soup is one of the keys to good health for a Rat!!

When water rats talk, people listen. Commanding and eloquent, always the center of attention, the Water Rats also have a soft side that endears them to the world. When the world needs, Water Rats are there. Humanitarian fighters against hunger, illness, sadness, they try to bring happiness to others through their compassionate endeavors and smiling warmth. When the world wants a friend, it's the loyal and sincere Water Rat which draws them in. The Water Rat has a successful career but money-wise, it's pretty much middle of the road. Changing free-spending ways could lead to financial security if they are willing to make the effort. Their natural charisma attracts members of the opposite sex like wildfire (opposite sex lang ba talaga? hahaha), but Water Rats often don't set their standards high enough and are quite indiscriminate in seeking love affairs, until they finally settle down later in life (premonition ba ito? hmm..). Once this happens, they advance pretty far exhibiting oodles of charm with their loved ones (oodles... rhymes with noodles... wala lang. hahaha).

Source: http://www.tuvy.com/entertainment/chinese_horoscope.htm

Delayed Pics

BaliKatTan

Date: 28 January 2005; Model: Kat; Venue: ACIL Room

Giggles

Date: 8 February 2005; Models: Joy & Mike; Venue: ACIL Room

I-shoot Mo, I-shoot Mo!

Date: 8 February 2005; Event: SOAc Women's Basketball Practice; Venue: Cov Courts

Alapaap

Date: 11 February 2005; Taken from behind the Church of the Gesú

Tingala

Date: 11 February 2005; Venue: Church of the Gesú (back)

February Halloween

Date: 11 February 2005; Models: Hazel & Nicolo; Venue: LSH Conference Room

New Kids on the Block

Date: 26 February 2005; Models: ESCOPA Kids; Venue: ESCOPA, Proj. 4, QC

Taglagas

Date: 26 February 2005; Venue: Kostka Extension

Anino

Date: 26 February 2005; Venue: Kostka Extension

Wood Rat

Today is Chinese New Year. Today is also my Chinese birthday. Here is what my Chinese horoscope says about me:

Feb 2, 1984 to Feb 19, 1985

Rat people are so charming and attractive they are always surrounded by friends and admirers. They can also be lone tumbleweeds, seldom making lasting friendships. Known as Perfectionists, they never want to lose face. It takes an understanding friend to get them to "put on the dancing plumes." Rat people have vivid imagination and are known for creating extraordinarily magic moments in time. Not surprisingly, the sensitive Rats have the gift of insight and clairvoyance, so you better watch out what you think around them! Rats enjoy being leaders and pacesetters and usually enjoy extraordinary success in life.

Hearty Bean Soup is one of the keys to good health for a Rat!!

Wood rats don't care about firecrackers and whiz-bam-boom special effects. Still waters run very deep! Somewhat introverted and shy in social gatherings, Wood Rats nevertheless make a big impact when it comes to career, finance, and entrepreneurial projects. A big ego keeps this one focused on the big picture, talking only when necessary to make the next move. The enterprising Wood Rat knows and lives the rules in human dynamics: compromise, flexibility, "playing it by ear," the Golden Rule, and generosity. In the Love Boat, don't expect the Wood Rat to whisper a lot of sweet nothings; again, still waters run deep. They don't need words, they ACT their love, showering affection, kindness, and respect on their loved ones, who love them in return.

Source: http://www.tuvy.com/entertainment/chinese_horoscope.htm

Pics of the Week

Kuyangot

Date: 31 Jan 2005; Models: Rica & Koonce; Venue: ACIL Room

Honeymoon

Date: 31 Jan 2005; Models: Rica & Koonce; Venue: ACIL Room

Chismax

Date: 31 Jan 2005; Models: Rica & Machoo; Venue: ACIL Room

Ka-Ibigan

Date: 31 Jan 2005; Models: Hazel & Francis; Venue: ACIL Room

Suko

Date: 1 Feb 2005; Model: Aligs; Venue: ACIL Room

H'wag Kang Mangamba

Date: 4 Feb 2005; Model: Rachel; Venue: ACIL Room

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Birth Data for Denise:
Birth Date and Time..... February 2, 1984 10:20 AM
Birth Location............. Manila, Philippines
Sun Sign.................... Aquarius

How You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others

You meet life head on and throw yourself into new experiences with zest and enthusiasm. You are direct, straightforward, assertive, and usually completely aboveboard in all your dealings. Candid and incapable of guile, insincerity or phoniness, you project a confident and sometimes arrogant appearance to others. You often lack tact and sensitivity, and can be completely oblivious to others' needs, and inadvertently selfish. You are self-reliant and don't depend upon social approval and reinforcement as much as other people do. You like to be original and do not mind going it alone. You may feel that you do not fit into groups very well, and that you do not naturally blend in and cooperate with others very easily. You like to be either a leader or a loner.

The Inner You: Your Real Motivation

You are a freedom-loving, strong-willed, and independent-minded individual, and you insist upon living your own life as you see fit, even if that means ignoring convention and tradition. In personal relationships you cannot be owned or possessed, and while you are willing to share yourself with another, you do not always adjust easily to the emotional give and take of a close relationship. Though intellectually open, you can be enormously stubborn, opinionated, and inflexible on a one-to-one level. You have strong convictions and feelings about fairness and equality, and you try to live by your ideals, but your ideals about how people SHOULD treat one another don't always take into account human weaknesses, differences, and needs. You probably dislike sentimentality and traditional gender roles and "games".

Source: http://www.astrology.com

Pics of the Week

I've been using (more of abusing, I think) my dad's digicam for this past week. Naaliw ako sa mga nagiging resulta ng mga kuha ko kaya ibabahagi ko sa inyo ang ilang mga paborito kong kuha. Sana magustuhan n'yo rin.Ü Susubukan kong maglagay ng mga bagong litrato linggu-linggo para hindi kayo magsawa.Ü

Tristan Joel
Date: 27 Jan 2005; Model: TJ; Venue: Social Psy class

Bionic Eye
Date: 28 Jan 2005; Model: Nanan; Venue: ACIL Room

Everything You Need is Under the Sun
Date: 28 Jan 2005; Venue: Loyola House of Studies

Kulayan ang Mundo
Date: 29 Jan 2005; Models: Janine & Arnold; Venue: ESCOPA

Gapang
Date: 29 Jan 2005; Models: San Mats peeps; Venue: Bel Field

Titanic Madness

Jingle Muna Tayo

Sana'y masabi
Sa awit kong ito
Lahat ng ninanais
Nitong puso ko.
Sana saanman
Patungo sa buhay
May pag-ibig, may pag-asa
May saya at saysay.
Sana sa bawat
Sandali'y matikman pa
Sarap ng pagsasama
At simpleng ligaya.
Tara na, sakyan lang
Malay mo,
Andyan lang, andyan lang
Ang hinahanap mo.

You've Got Mail

The author of this entry wishes to remain anonymous.

Today I finally got the courage to look at his picture, or to be more accurate, OUR picture. I never thought I'd still feel sad, but I still somehow feel happy. Looking back, I just know that those were one of the best days of my life and he was kind enough to help make them as they were.

I've learned from Philosophy class that some things would just have to end for you to find out how much they really mean. Think about endings as a form of death. Death scares us and seems too morbid for young ones to think about, but it's in knowing that we'll die one day that we realize what is more important to us - to live AND love while we still can.

I'd hate to leave something as sure as what I really felt about him. Now, I don't know what I feel anymore. Do I still miss him? Am I still looking for him? Why do I miss him today of ALL days? But the most important question to me is "Is he happy?" I ask God that every night, and God always gives me an assuring smile and nod. It was as if he were saying, "Why shouldn't he be if I'm always with him?" I know God loves him more than I ever can. I could only cross oceans of religion and culture just to be with him, but God was willing to cross the ocean seperating heaven and earth.

I don't know when I'll ever stop talking to God about him. Sometimes I ask God, "God, why do you still remind me of him whenever we talk? Don't you want me to be with just you?" But what is in my heart is that God was not only with me, he was with US. And he is with us in our joys and pains. I don't know if I'll still talk to God about him after tonight. Maybe I'm just waiting for God to assure me, to help me see that he really is happy. Yes, I think that's it. What I've been asking God for the longest time was "God PLEASE show him to me happy." But I don't think I ever can or ever will.

What I do know is that I have faith not only in God's love for him but in his love for God. I just know him enough to be sure, that wether or not he is happy, he is looking for God, the same way I look for him and God looks for us. This assures me that in the end, when this journey of love finally, finally ends - LOVE WILL TRIUMPH.

Spot Jollibee Ü

Reyna ng Katorpehan

Speak
sung by Nickel Creek (thanks TJ!Ü)

Well I sat down next to a photograph
Tried my best almost made her laugh
She was my toughest crowd
There in the way was a mountain up in the clouds
Well I can't sleep and I'm not in love
I can't speak without messing up
Eye's tell of what's behind
And hers showed the way to a long and lonely climb
But through failure I'll proceed
And she'll see how far I've come

And it's you and me in the sun and sea
I'll offer my arms to yours
It seems to me, no mystery
Well it isn't
So I'll try hard to speak

Well I sat down next to a living hell
Tried my best until I struck out
Movement is not mine
I stood in the way pretending that I was the vine
But no failure will proceed from a mouth that drinks its wine

And it's not me
Not my sanctity
These aren't my words to you
It's all clear when it's not from here
So clear
So I'll try not to speak


Malala na 'ko...

My Pride & Joy

Null & Void

Make Me Whole
sung by Amel Larrieux

Darling I want you to listen
I stayed up all night, so I can get this thing right
And I don't think there's anything missing
Cause a person like you, made it easy to do
I've waited for so long, to sing to you this song

Cause your eyes are the windows to heaven
Your smile could heal a million souls
Your love completes my existence
You're the other half that makes me whole
You're the only other half that makes me whole

I think the angels are your brothers
They told you about me, said you're just what she needs
And I find myself thanking your mother
For giving birth to a saint
My spirit flies when I say your name
If there's one thing that's true
It's that I was born to love you

And your eyes are the windows to heaven
Your smile could heal a million souls
Your love completes my existence
You're the other half that makes me whole
You're the only other half that makes me whole

You make my dreams
Come true over & over again
And I honestly truly believe
You & me are written in the stars
I live my whole life through
Just giving thanks to you

Cause your eyes are the windows to heaven
Your smile could heal a million souls
Your love completes my existence
You're the other half that makes me whole
You're the only other half that makes me whole

Les Miserables

You're Les Miserables!
by Victor Hugo

One of the best known people in your community, you have become something of a phenomenon. People have sung about you, danced in your honor, created all manner of art in your name. And yet your story is one of failure and despair, with a few brief exceptions. A hopeless romantic, you'll never stop hoping that more good will come from your failings than is ever possible. Beware detectives & prison guards bearing vendettas.

Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

On My Own

And now I'm all alone again
Nowhere to turn, no one to go to
Without a home without a friend
Without a face to say hello to
And now the night is near
I can make believe he's here

Sometimes I walk alone at night
When everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and I'm happy
With the company I'm keeping
The city goes to bed
And I can live inside my head

On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me

In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever

And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us

I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers

I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Without me
His world would go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known

I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own

Hopelessly Addicted

THE DISTANCE
sung by Evan & Jaron (Serendipity OST)

The sky has lost its color
The sun has turned to grey
At least that's how it feels to me
Whenever you're away

I crawl up in the corner
As I watch the minutes pass
Each one brings me closer to
The time when you'll be back
You're coming back

I can't take the distance
I can't take the miles
I can't take the time
Until the next time I see you smile
I can't take the distance
And I'm not ashamed
That I can't take a breath without saying your name
I can brave a hurricane
And still be standing tall when all the dust has settled down
But I can't take the distance

I still believe in feelings
But sometimes I feel too much
I make believe you're close to me
But it ain't close enough
Not nearly close enough