Quarter Life Musings

I just remembered the time where I was reviewing the Bunnies about the different habitats.
Me: Ok, which movie has a sabretooth tiger, a mammoth and a sloth? ICE…?
(The kids were really quiet, trying to remember…)
Kyle: ICE… TEA!

Another time, Zharon was reviewing them about the people of long ago.
Zharon: Where do indians live? TEE….?
Gabby: TEA….POT!

Wanna watch THE MELTDOWN!!! I’m sure sakit na naman ng tyan ko kakatawa…
Manfred: [incredulous] You really think she’s the girl for me?
Sid: Sure. She’s tons of fun, you’re no fun. She completes you.

But who says girls don’t? We do too. As for me? I don’t know, I just take it with a grain of salt. Just means he’s not meant for me.
Their tagline from IMDB goes like "Moments like this have been ruining friendships for centuries." Well, not entirely. Friendships can still work out despite that.
It was a pleasant movie, with several hearty laughs here and there. Si Grech kasi ang sarap tumawa eh! I remember laughing so hard but I don’t remember which scene it was.. Tina, ano ba yung scene na yun? Uh oh, just a few hours after the movie and I can’t remember geez…
Coincidence tho, had the same sentiments as Jamie… a teacher who just wants to get married and have kids…. and have a hotshot executive for a husband hahaha! Looking at the houses in AAV just made my jaw drop. I was telling my co-teachers how I wish to live in that neighborhood. They said I better look for a rich American or Brit to marry. And yeah, who will give me really beautiful kids, unlimited shopping money, time for yoga, and a house with a sprawling garden and a swimming pool. Hahaha. In my dreams!

Friendster is one helluva distraction! I just wanted to get some info from a website and an unknown force made my fingers type www.friendster.com and so here I am. It’s 10:17 pm and I’ve just opened a pack of Ding Dong to keep myself awake for the next 3 or 5 hours depending how long it will take me to write. I found my mom’s chocolate stash! Kupit ko na lang yung miniatures mamaya if I get groggy na. I had a big mug of coffee after dinner and good thing the caffeine is still there. Otherwise I wouldn’t even bother finishing this one heck of a report that has brought me all the way to stress heaven for the past week. But the term’s almost over (yehey!) and I could finally go back to savoring those 10 or so hours of really fitful sleep, with the aircon on, of course. *Sigh* Just a few more hours to go…
I’ve been texting Jen since this morning to check up on her, to ask how many pages she’s done with the case study. And here I am, just a little over a page on mine, and I’m blogging. Talk about time management huh? 5 minutes!!! I unearthed the CDs James gave me, my own copy of the Billboard Top 100s of the whole 80’s decade, in mp3 format. I chose the 1986 compilation, song #17 - Alive and Kicking by Simple Minds. Yeah, I better be alive and kicking to finish everything before my 8am class tomorrow. I wonder if I’ll get to cover the whole decade tonight?

The kids practiced their numbers with the other kids, yayas and parents as audience. I looked at Bianca and she was so red from crying! Yun pala she saw Rona getting teary-eyed when Claire was singing "I Will". Darn. Might cry a river on Wednesday…

Me: You know, you’re gonna make me cry on Wednesday.

Joshua: Why?

Me: Because you’re going to leave us for the big school.

Joshua: No, I’m not.

Me: Yes you are. You told us you’re going to Kuya’s school.

Joshua: No, I told my mom I won’t leave here. Don’t cry na…

Waaaaahhh!!!

    It’s 12:16 am and I’m still awake. In my silk jammies and I can feel the summer heat. Beach na tayo! Kaya nga I went back to the gym yesterday and this afternoon to get back into shape.
    Don’t you just hate it when someone hovers on you while waiting for his turn at the Transport machine? 3:25 pm and he approached me to say that he will use it next. Fine, no problem. But walking back and forth behind me for 5 freaking minutes?!Dude, it’s not as if I’m about to run away with Transport #1, you know. You can shove it up your a** for all I care. And he was about to jump on me if I hadn’t "begged" for 20 more seconds to complete my routine. Geez. Talk about really getting on my nerves. That was the second time that jerk has disturbed my routine. The first time I was using this machine and he badly wanted to use it after my first set. And he really didn’t wait for me to finish the routine. I got so pissed I left. Mag strike 3 lang sya sa kin he’ll hear from me talaga…
    On a lighter note.. I just wanna share how it feels good to have a crush again. Haha ang babaw sus! Wala lang, it’s been a long time since I felt giddy about seeing a stranger. Considering he’s waaaaay younger than me, wala na to. Unless he shows interest and he gets introduced to me soon. Patay na to Fara! Deadline ko next week. Hahahaha. Nahihibang na talaga ako.
    My new favorite song together with Beep (who’s got nonsensical lyrics but an absolutely catchy tune). JD Fortune sounding very much like Michael Hutchence daw, or so they say…

AFTERGLOW
Here I am, lost in the light of the moon that comes through my window
Bathed in blue, the walls of my memory divide the thorns from the roses
It’s you and the roses

Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go I will find my way when I see your eyes
Now I’m living in your afterglow

Here I am, lost in the ashes of time, but who wants tomorrow?
In between the longing to hold you again
I’m caught in your shadow, I’m losing control
My mind drifts away, we only have today

Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go I will find my way
I will sacrifice ’til the blinding day when I see your eyes
Now I’m living in your afterglow

When the faith has gone as I let you go, as I let you go

Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go I will find my way, I will sacrifice
Now I’m living in your afterglow

Bathed in blue, the walls of my memory divide the thorns from the roses
It’s you who is closest

I bought myself a pair of pink Havaianas today hehehe. To think a few months ago I was bashing it. Wala lang, I think I just had to reward myself because my bosses said I did a good job with the kids’ narratives and write ups. But guess what, this morning they gave me a new batch to revise and an article for the bulletin due next week! Sus. Good thing I like to write.

Monty had a gash on the side of his mouth.
Me: What happened here Monty?
Monty: I was hit by a bat.
Me: A bat?! (anyone would be surprised right?)
Monty: No, it was not a flying bat, it’s a baseball bat…

Mwahahaha! Kids say the darnest things talaga…

I turn 26 today. Had a good talk with my mom while walking to and from church tonight and it somehow made me feel better. She said something that struck me the most - that there’s so much more to be thankful for today. I have to admit that today wasn’t as spectacular as I’d hoped, but there were little things that tugged my heart that I could not wait to write about, that’s why I abandoned my journal review for the nth time just so I could blog.

One, the SMS from Chie. Simple as it was, it welled my eyes with tears. What could I do, sadyang mababaw ako at overly sensitive pa. Sabi nya marami daw ako napapasaya with the jokes I pass on to her. Geez, really. Ang babaw ko talaga. Well, it really warms the heart when people tell you how you affect them even with something as simple and mundane as a joke. And thank God for UNLIMITXT I could just do that! Hahaha. And let me tell you, the jokes I pass around aren’t just those run-of-the-mill kind that’s too cheesy or corny to occupy space in your Inbox. Wanna bet? hehehe. Thanks to those who religiously send them to me, you know who you are

Second, the Bouncy and Busy Bunnies class. You just don’t know how adorable they are despite their irritating high pitched voices or rough mannerisms; you’ll love them all. Colby, my gray-eyed prince is so lovable, and since yesterday he didn’t mind that I was hugging him the whole time. I hope his family stays til November. (And can I just say his dad Sean is a hunk? And I salute mom Bronwyn, who definitely has good parenting right down pat.) And Joshua will always be my favorite. He absolutely is the smartest and cutest 4-year old I’ve known, and it pains my heart that he’ll leave for Zobel next schoolyear He probably knows he’s my favorite because he wants me to sit beside him and he snuggles up to me (like what he did yesterday and today) and he knows a lot, he can already write all the letters, etc (please refer to my narrative report on Joshua for a full-length review hehehehe) he makes those silly jokes and he flashes me that super adorable smile? Aack. How could you not love him?! Shucks. If only he was a grown man I would have asked him out. Or he would have definitely asked me out (with a little bit of prodding). Mwahahahahahaha!

Third, sina Mon and Chris. Even if you thought my birthday was on the 5th, I forgive you. That was a good 30 minutes worth of kulitan na umikot lang sa "Why not?" question nyo. Kasi naman pinagpipilitan pa eh wala naman talaga…. But nevertheless I would like to thank you guys for making me laugh and treating me as a good friend even if I haven’t known you for a long time. Mahaba-habang inuman to sa Saturday dude! Tapos kasama pa si Marlon. Aba reenactment ng Oktoberfest ito!

Fourth, my grandparents who’s amazed that at 26 I still haven’t settled down. If I could give them daw a great grandchild before they pass away. Can I just say pressure?! Natawa lang ako. Yeah sure give me 10 years. Kaya palakas pa muna kayo hehehehe. If they only knew how good guys are hard to come by nowadays. But this is actually the first time in a long time that I hugged my Lolo, and it actually felt good.

Wala lang, I think people have a different notion of me than what I really am. I begin to think if I had deliberately walled myself with pretenses that they absolutely have no idea as to how I really feel or think. I guess some people surmise that I’m having the time of my life because that’s what they see. I don’t know if it’s a good thing that I could easily detach myself from people with that wall, or that it could be the very thing that keeps me from being totally happy.

Sigh. It’s getting to be all fuzzy again and the mosquitoes are having a feast with my legs. I would like to think that my birthday is not yet done and it will stretch all the way til Saturday. I pray for more good things to smile about. And when the weekend wanes, I’ll be once again your run-of-the-mill (but neverthless far from looking 26) fitness freak wannabe who thrives on procrastination to survive graduate school.