Mariane's Narratives

attended my high school friend, rhendren's debut.
was one of the 18 candles.
my kabarkadas, arao and tougan (with her bf) were there, also was shane, a good high school friend... ang pretty pa rin niya, long na yung hair and very lady-like...
none much happened... mega chika lang...
nakauwi na nga kami ng 11 kasi 8 nag-umpisa yung supposedly 6 in the evening affair... hay naku, Filipino time nga naman...

earlier that day, nagpunta me sa school to check my fil 40 standing...
turns out, di pa tapos ni mam...
yung sa nat sci 1 ko naman, naka-post na... 1.5 ang grade ko...
ok lang, kasi yun naman ang na-feel ko na magiging grade ko eh...
sa april 14 naman lalabas classcards namin for soc sci 2... wish ko lang maka-dos ako dun no...

btw, HAPPY APRIL FOOLS' DAY!!!!!!!!
not going to join in the celebration kasi ala lang...
can't think of anything to fool you with...

ayun lang, til next time!

took my application form for ba socio... nakalimutan ko lang tanungin kung puwede ba na dalawang course ang i-shift ko sa cssp... damn it... di bale, tawagan ko na lang as 101...
pumunta rin me ng institute of chem just to check for updates and stuff... katakot talaga dun parang multo lang ang nakatira eh...
watched the pacifier... funny movie... pang-family... seth looked a hell like jesse mccartney... was it jesse mccartney? didn't check... the mom gilmore (of gilmore girls, forgot her name) was there too... and vin diesel kicked major ass there... ayoko nang maging masyadong film critic kasi i destroy the essence of the film when i criticize them.. thus, making me regret having spent 80 bucks on it...
napanood ko na ang trailer ng closer... hotness talaga si Jude Law... si Natalie Portman naman nakakatibo... will watch with supposedly jayjay (a longtime friend) kaso i can't seem to contact her... basta will watch with her...
sa thursday may gimik ang barkada ko... sa baywalk kami magbo-bonding and emote... sana payagan ako...
btw, hope you liked my new layout... nasa templates site na ito...
i'm actually planning to buy myself a domain for a blog... sa ploghost.com considerable ang price, may 75, 150, 200/ month.... still considering kasi my site doesn't get much traffic so i don't want to waste money...
ayun lang, til next time, tata!

that's why i decided to do some quizzes..
voila!
btw, i added a new content page.. really funny one emailed to me by Patricia Simon...
I discovered Ate Palo's blog at LJ... Ate Palo is a good HS friend...

You Are 25 Years Old

25 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

You Are 50% Normal (Somewhat Normal)

While some of your behavior is quite normal... Other things you do are downright strange You've got a little of your freak going on But you mostly keep your weirdness to yourself

Your Brain is 60.00% Female, 40.00% Male

Your brain is a healthy mix of male and female You are both sensitive and savvy Rational and reasonable, you tend to keep level headed But you also tend to wear your heart on your sleeve

You Belong in 1977

1977 If you scored... 1950 - 1959: You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in! 1960 - 1969: You are a free spirit with a huge heart. Love, peace, and happiness rule - oh, and drugs too. 1970 - 1979: Bold and brash, you take life by the horns. Whether you're partying or protesting, you give it your all! 1980 - 1989: Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You're colorful at night - and successful during the day. 1990 - 1999: With you anything goes! You're grunge one day, ghetto fabulous the next. It's all good!

we (sis and i) went to my dad's province (grandmom's house) yesterday for some financial reasons. just came home today.
my cousin, Mary grace was there. i was a bit apprehensive at first because when she was a little kid, she was a spoiled, spoiled, spoiled to infinity brat. she would cry when she doesn't get what she wants. she always bragged of her "expensive" toys and refused to let us touch them. she bullied me (I'm freaking four years older tha her) and all my other cousins because she thought she was some sort of demi-goddess. we all hated her so she being in my grandmom's house is not really good news. when we went there, i was too surprised to know that she's completely changed. well, she's still stubborn and all (exactly the reason why she's in my grandmom house because she and her mom had a quarrel. her parents, my ninong and my tita, annuled their marriage a long time ago, in case you're wondering) but she's become very amicable and cheerful. we even slept at her room, talking, laughing and hanging out til dawn. her room had a small opening leading to the roof so we stayed there, looking at the stars and stuff. we were supposed to sleep there but i feared we would fall off and i was getting colds already. ang sarap nung feeling na yun... looking at the stars and sleeping on top of a roof... magpakasenti raw ba? we had to return here soon because i still had stuff to do.
my fil 40 prof texted my grade. 1.25. i kidded her to up it a notch to 1.00. she didn't reply. hope she does. para naman makatikim man lang ako ng uno.
we have a new refrigarator. nasira na kasi freezer namin. cool nga siya eh, may dispenser sa labas.
ipapalabas mamaya ang Requiem for an Ishin Shishii, the Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X) movie. not really that addicted to the series anymore but I treasure it as one of my most favorite anime's. yung iba kasi Sailor Moon, Ghostfighter.. ganun.
summer enrolment's on thursday-friday. hay naku, doon pa lang ire-release ang classcards. mapapagod na naman ako kababalik-balik. saka ipapasa ko pa yung application ko for socio. hay...
anyway, hope you had a good weekend.
til next time, tata!

Alice: Hello, stranger.
just watched closer today... nanood na ako kahit na lam kong date namin dapat ni clare yun... can't bloody contact her and she doesn't contact me... e i feared it (closer) would be gone by wednesday (showing nun ang finding neverland and ring 2) knowing how Filipinos like their movies... kaya pinanood ko na... i made some lame excuse to go to up para lang mapanood ito...
i wasn't expecting much from it because i've already read reviews on the net about its slow pacing, cynical outlooks and uneventful plotline. however, i expected a bit pa rin kasi clive owen and natalie portman were nominated a lot of times for their performances here... i've watched quite a lot of films last year and for their performances to be outstanding, siguro nga very commendable..
anyways, i watched it around 11:05, first showing... the opening scene, along with the music gave the movie a lovable feel... it deceives one into thinking that the movie is actually a love story... as we are taken along the film, we realize a lot about the characters, sex, love, relationships, and life....
i'm not going to spoil your viewing but it is suffice to say that love isn't always love... the love that these characters here claim to envelop them is not real love... then again, what is true love? we may never know because as these people move on with their lives, choices and decisions, we realize how confused their outlook on love, intimacy, sex and relationships is. but who are we to judge these characters? aren't we all encased in our own little idea of love?
people may consider this film tackling a very cynical outlook on the aforementioned principles, but it is actually very realistic... things like these happen in real life...
the performances of the actors were very commendable... natalie portman totally deviates from her physical stereotype... jude law is exquisite... clive owen is as bastardly as his character can get... julia roberts is melancholy and subtly brilliant as a character... what a powerhouse cast i must say...
oh well, that's all the review i can give you... i might go and start blabbing... so have to stop now
in short, watch it! 3.5 out of 5 stars...
that's all, til next time, tata!

i can't believe it!!!!! I GOT A 1.0 FOR CHEM 1!!!!!!!!!!!
hay, feels so good to finally see that number on my classcard. i expected to ace two subjects too, but unfortunately, my profs thought i didn't deserve it. they gave me 1.25 instead (fil 40 and philo 1). it's alright. least i did my best. my philo 1 subject should have been a clean 1.0 if only i perfected my finals. oh well, whatever. my fil 40 could have also been a cool 1.0 if only i perfected my paper. oh well, whatever. para namang kalevel ng 1.25 ang singko no? buti nga nakapasa eh! (katwirang baluktot ba? hehe)
in my other three subjects (socio 10, nat sci 1, soc sci 2), i got 1.5. i didn't expect on anything for socio 10 since our only requirement there was the 2,000-long essays, the measly class participation and the perfect attendance. i knew i had perfect attendance for that subject but it was only 20% of the whole grade. my essays were crappy and shit, so i felt that i deserved that 1.5. for my nat sci 1 class, i could only thank whatever forces giving me luck for even attaining a 1.5 rating on it. i barely attended the chem part of the subject and barely studied for the exams but still i passed. i'm not braggin or anything, that's the least i want to do, i just want you to realize how i bastardized that subject and yet i still got an average grade. i was a bit disappointed with my grade when i found out my class standing a week ago because i knew i could have done better. but i thought, what the hell?! at least i did what i thought was best enough for the subject. i was thankful for getting 1.5 for soc sci 2 because i expected to get 2.0 downwards for it. prof santamaria had already shown us our class standings (the broken down parts of it--quizzes, reports etc.) and from my computations, the highest grade i could get would be a 2.0. i guess the finals i didn't take so seriously proved to be something for my prof. suffice to say, i am grateful for my grade, bow!
as usual, enrolment was hell. mga 11:30 na kami nakarating ng sis ko run kasi inantay pa namin mom ko na namalengke bago kami umalis. no, my sis is not my chaperone. i'm big enuf to take care of myself. manonood kasi kami ng spongebob kaya kasama ko siya. anyway, mas matagal pa yung inispend kong time for getting all my classcards than actually enrolling for summer. naawa nga ako sa kapatid ko kasi pabalik-balik kami sa mga buildings na super lapit, sa ilalim ng napakalamig na panahon. buti na lang nakuha ko lahat ng inenlistan ko sa crs dahil kung hindi, i don't know if we'll make it out of up alive. at least, i got some fats burned out.
i'm kinda apprehensive of my summer classes (env sci 1, weight training) kasi araw-araw siya sa ilalim ng napakalamig na panahon. pero kaya ko to! AJA! isang buwan lang yan, sisiw!!
mehn, stressed na me... rerecharge na muna... til next time, tata!
btw, nanonood ba kau n memories of bali and stained glass? i like the sexual tension happening in the former and the pacing of the story in the latter. in fairness, tolerable naman ang mga leading men sa mga Koreanovelang ito. oo, mehn, kapamilya ako. wala kasi akong puso eh, hehe..

wow, 26th of april na... parang kailan lang eh minumura ko ung isang prof ko for her final requirement....
well... i've got 18 more days to go sa aking summer classes... i'm gradually accepting the fact na eto nga nagsummer ako kaysa mabagot sa bahay....
grabe ang init kanina... naheatstroke nga ako eh, ang tindi pala ng ganung feeling... buti na lang nangyari sa akin yun tapos na ang classes ko... sa pe naman, kahit papaano nakakaraos... isa na lang ang hindi ko nagawang exercise kanina... back extension ang tawag dun.. it's like doing situps na nakastretch yung legs mo only that nakabaligtad ka... para kang magsisit-up na nakalaylay yung upper torso mo sa edge ng bed... dreaded exercise kasi yun eh... kasi hindi pa ako nasa kalahati, bumibigay na...
bukas naman ang first of three exams namin sa env sci 1... hayop ang readings... ang kapal! pero kaya to, aja kung aja!
i'm feeling better na... kaya nga ako nagblo-blog di ba?
napansin ko lang na stereotypical rin pala ang mga koreanovelas... most of the time mayroong mga elements na ganito:
1) kababata chuva na one girl and two boys (as in stained glass, love letter- di yata koreanovela to eh)
2) business stuff na ceo ang leading guy (lovers in paris, save the last dance, memories in bali)
3)poor girl ek ek (stained glass, memories in bali, lovers in paris, cenxa na hindi ako familiar sa full house & stairway to heaven so i can't include them here)
4) piggybacking (lovers in paris, stained glass, memories... et al)
5) naaksidente dahil may hinahanap (meteor garden 2, lovers in paris)
6) hinahabol ang bus (stained glass, meteor garden 2)
7) predictable endings - well, basically lahat naman ng love story predictable ang flow eh... tulad ng full house, you know jesse's going to end up with justin... and sa save the last dance, of course francis/ adrian's going to choose sandy over celine...
pero eto ako, nanonood ng memories and stained glass... balita ko hindi naman maganda yung latter kasi sa umpisa lang daw may storya... yung former naman tragic... pero mas gusto ko yung former kasi andaming sexual tension!!!!!! hahaha.... saka ang guwapo ni jo in sung! wehehehehe....
pero after these two, hindi na muna ako manonood ng asianovelas... ayoko kasi na predictable yung storya eh (maliban na lang kung angsty, sexual-tension filled and mga plots )...
ay nako, titigil na nga ako, magre-review pa ako n!
hanggang sa muli mga bata! bye!

ngayon ay nangdaya na naman ako sa weight training... sa lunges na dapat ay nakakneel ang isang leg samantalang nakabend ang isa, hindi ko iniluhod ang isa kong leg kasi ang hirap! you're carrying two dumbels na 10 pounds ang bigat and then you're trying your best to not hurt yourself and at the same time exercise! tapos hindi ko rin ginawa yung french curls na nagrerequire sa iyong ibend ang arms mo backward then raise it up as high as you can while holding a crooked bar na may weights na 5 pounds on each side... gayundin sa back extension in which i did only 37/60.... at sa pinakamahirap na leg curls na 25 na nga lang eh 8 lang ang nagagawa ko out of 15...
hay, buti na lang bukas alang ganun kasi may aatendang seminar si prof caces... sa monday rin ala xa... pero xempre may catch... may iniwan siyang mga exercises (13) na dapat naming gawin mula friday hanggang monday dahil kung hindi, di namin magagawa ang mga bagong exercises... i'm dreading the finals dahil balita ko 70% lang naman yun... hay naku... bahala na, singko kung singko... tres kung tres! AJAAAAAAA!
speaking of exams, nakuha ko na ang result ng env sci 1st exam ko... haha... katawa talaga ang exam na yun... di bale nakapasa naman, 1.5 ang equivalent niya sa grading system ng prof ko... babawi na lang ako sa susunod na mga exams... may 2 pa naman eh... hindi kasi ako nakapag-aral nang mabuti dahil tinatamad ako saka nanonood ako ng memories... wahehe.... gawin raw bang excuse?
hay nako... aun lang...
ay oo nga pala... may bago nang lugar ang templates ko... kaso di ko pa tapos iedit eh kaya hindi ko na muna babaguhin ang linx...
AT SAKA ISA PA! HAPPY 18TH BDAY TO MY TRU PREND MARY ANN QUIYAN TOUGAN!!!!!!!! LOVE YOU, PREND!!!!!!!!!!! MWAH MWAH!!!
ayun lang, til next time!