conference on World War 2 in the Philippines

the two day conference on World War II in the Philippines held at the UST Graduate School finished today. it was very interesting & overwhelming to listen to old people who were actually witnesses to the war. with them being emotional about their suffering, their friends who died, & the experiences of an internee during the worst war... it was an experience to remember. F. Sionil Jose was there too. my friends & i wanted to take a picture of him (because we're fans of his works!) but we got too shy to go up to him after he spoke today.

the conference ended before 5pm. i was really perky because i downed three cups of coffee for the whole day. my first cup was from home (my idea of "breakfast" next to Nesvita), the second cup was when Tal & i rushed to 7-11 at Dapitan in hopes of finding something to wake us up. the conference room was so cold & the dim lighting made us want to curl on the floor & hibernate. the last cup was from Cafe Dapits. my new-found coffee place/hang-out at Dapitan Street near UST where they serve the best iced Caffe Mocha (it's cheap too!). i stayed behind while the others left. Tal stayed with me because she was waiting for Allen too while i waited for my father who ran late because of a meeting. then Alej came & we hung out for one hour more after Tal & Allen left.

Mrs. Almosara (the director of the National Historical Institute) still recognized Van, Apple, & I after our Palawan trip with them (Dr. Boncan, Chairman Ocampo, Mrs. Belleza, & co.) last June. she even invited us for an October trip to Corregidor with discounts! WOW. she's a really nice lady. i must not forget to burn her a cd of our Palawan pictures because she's still waiting for them. yikes.

i have four papers to write right now. i power napped for a while because i was too tired but caffeine kicked in & i was tossing & turning in bed instead of resting.

okay bye! I've got work to do.

lesson for the day:

wherever Gail, Apple, Van, & Tal go... THEY MAKE FRIENDS! hahahaha!!!!

bibbo kids kami eh. it's either that or we really have no shame making friends with strangers (er, not the creepy ones who roam the streets, of course!).

lastly....

belated happy birthday to my childhood best friend in myanmar... ESTHER!!!!

i miss you!