bwahaha. chased Amidala around the house just to take snapshots of her. ang kulit! napagod ako! :D she's one of the best things that happened to me in 2004!



best things of 2004:

1. summer 2004
in between juggling two summer classes, i was able to do a lot of things! yes, i am a super woman. haha! :P

»the field trip to Mt. Banahaw to meet the Rizalistas with my PI100 class. the uber steep stairs and freaking scary slippery steps to and fro. it was scary. i call it "death steps". bonding with classmates. the bus ride back to manila. the laugh trips. the kwentuhans.

»the beach trips to Nasugbu and Subic. the endless soaking under the sun (even if i was already very toasted). the laughs with kuya john, ate, and moses during the trips. the white beaches that were so beautiful! the endless foodtrips during the road trips.

»road trip to Baguio from Pampanga. me taking pictures of anything and anyone. the storm after swimming in Pangasinan on the way back up to Baguio. the food trips at Burnham park. the horror flick fests. the memories.

»tagaytay. mushroom burger for breakfast. ghost stories at kuya john's family home up in tagaytay. starbucks in tagaytay at night. stargazing. free pizza. dinner at leslie's from nasugbu beach trip.

»pampanga. swimming in a pool at a resort. taking pictures of that poor dead dragonfly.

2. Amidala
» the family shih tzu! she's the nicest dog i've ever met. she hardly barks. she likes sleeping as soon as she hears the television on. she eats a lot. she's not growing taller anymore which makes her look like a toy. she likes cuddling especially if i tickel her from under her ears.

3. Lessons learned
» far too many. the trials didn't kill me. they made me stronger.

4. laughtrips at the cafeteria at school
» tambay at the canteen with my college friends/blockmates. the laugh trips. being silly. cramming for quizzes or daily recitations. gossip fests (aminin! hahaha!)

5. lunch with AUH friend Sherwin
» sherwin and i were classmates in PIPS. we became closer some time this year back when he still lived in malate. he was my instant "lunch buddy" and katambay whenever i needed to kill time. i can talk to him about anything i feel like talking about.

6. last full shows at galle or eastwood
» i'd be in the movie house even after midnight with my sister and her boyfriend. they became my instant ka-buddies because they always ask me out to watch movies. i love last full shows. i don't know why. :) eastwood cinema is the best. it's cozy inside and it's not crowded. i hate it when people are noisey in cinemas too.

7. Enchanted Kingdom trip with high school friends
» this was fun. i missed my AUH friends. so we met up and went to the amusement park. i had a blast with them although the girls didn't ride the rollercoaster. i was scared too! :) heehee!

8. my 19th birthday
» got together with my old college barkada (minus scelda). proved that apple has high tolerance for alcohol (hehe) even if i already threw up she could still gulp down a shot of Arctic vodka.

9. tambay at Scelda's place in Antipolo
» was supposed to stay for just a night but April and Scelda asked me to stay another day more. we went to the gym (haha!) after pigging out for late lunch. was supposed to watch a movie but we were already late.

10. terrific professors during first sem of junior year
» i love my professors during the first semester. every one of them. they're my favorites.

the list goes on :) the list is not in order. just thought i'd recall all the good things of 2004.

11. lack of sleep
» ...for studying! the killer courses in NatSci4 (but thankfully i passed after those killer departmentals!) and POLSCI160. the sleepless nights cramming and stuffing bits and pieces of information that my brain could absorb to save my dear life. the gulping of mugs of hot coffee just to get perky while the whole house sleeps tightly. the writing of long papers for my professors.

12. orgASM
Organization of Area Studies Majors (OrgASM) and the fun team building at Laguna. the freshies getting wasted. the only 3 juniors (including me!) that came. the funny seniors. the quiet sophies. the all-nighter. the laugh trips. the lack of sleep. the fun fun fun! the bonding, of course! then there's the org anniversary which was a huge success. a couple of misunderstandings here and there but in the end everyone was happy and proud of the success.

13. gabriel elijah
Crystal giving birth to the cutest and most adorable baby! take note: he's the first baby of the block and that makes the little guy extra special!