Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Cool day, cool day.
My day started with me worrying about lots of things. I wasn’t able to finish all my homework the night before so I had to cram those. Then, I was also nervous because I was the one assigned to report news in economics class. I was also assigned to sing in music class. I don’t do both that often, so I really wasn’t sure what to do. I guess it didn’t show though, because when I reported in front of the class I got a perfect ten, and my classmates and my teacher, loved my singing. It’s surprising but it really feels great. I love being appreciated.
And yes, I finished all my homework on time! Hah.
Hmm, what else? Ah, I also changed electives. Well, technically it’s not really a “change” because that was really the elective I was listed in, but I just found out last week. I have to say goodbye to Mandarin class and attend Spanish. I sure missed a lot. My classmate said that they already had quizzes and lots of worksheets to study. I’ll have to study them all in just one week, but I know I can do this. Fight, Claudine, fight!
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
So we have no school starting tomorrow. We’ll be back on Monday because of the A(H1N1) virus. A classmate got infected, as well as some kids from the grade school. It’s pretty scary. But at least I get to rest, too. I haven’t been feeling well recently (but for an entirely different reason). So I decided that tomorrow would be rest day and Wednesday’s homework day. I think the teachers already knew about this early on because they gave out lots of homework. It’s okay, I love working now. I wouldn’t want to be stuck at home with nothing to do because of that A(H1N1).
Wait. This is a little off-topic, but I think I haven’t blogged about school yet. School’s really fun and my classmates are all nice. I am classmates with people I disliked before but now I find them friendly. I can speak my mind more freely now because everyone respects each other. I didn’t like our adviser at first too, but she’s warming up to us now. And I am LOVING Physics, my teacher is just awesome beyond words. It takes a miracle for me to like science subjects and the miracle that I have been waiting for has come. For the first time I’ll be looking forward to a science subject! Hah.
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Everything still hurts. I have swollen jaws, I look fat, I can’t chew, and I can’t fully open my mouth. I had a dental surgery last Saturday, thus removing two out of four impacted teeth. I don’t know how it would have felt if they removed all four at once. I’m in a quite fragile state so the preparations took long and the oral surgeon decided to take things slowly. Luckily all four teeth still didn’t have roots so the procedures would be easier. But, everything still hurts! I didn’t go to school yesterday because I had fever and it was really hard to open my mouth. I went to school today but couldn’t perform a lot of the tasks assigned to me. Good thing my classmates and teachers were supportive. But I hope I get to sing in our music class by next week. I want to be able to speak a little more comfortably by the time Friday comes.
I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s choir auditions too, but I know I won’t be able to do it. It’s crazy to wish for everything to be all healed up by tomorrow. Maybe I’ll be a bit better, but I don’t think I could sing well tomorrow. Oh well.
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
This is a pretty weird day, but I seriously love it. It started out wrong. We had a “smart casual” dress code and I really didn’t know what to do. I hate deciding on things like what to wear. Luckily, my sister let me borrow a dress and it’s a really nice one. But when I got there I saw that the people of the large group in our class didn’t follow the dress code, so my friends and I (who wore dresses) looked stupid. I got over it anyway.
Today’s the last day of our review, but we still had to do another exam. It was hard. I really hate abstract reasoning. I seriously didn’t get most of the items there. I just kept on answering. Time pressure. *sigh* I hope I still got decent scores. Oh, and when we took a break, our adviser talked to us about the farewell party. I didn’t want to join the class because, as I said, they’re a group and I don’t enjoy feeling out of place. Who would?
All the fun and random stuff started after review. We went to the food court. My friends left me for a while and went to buy ice cream from Dairy Queen. While I was carrying my tray to my table, a woman approached me and said, “Miss, where did you buy that dress?” It was weird and funny. I don’t remember how I handled that situation well. Seriously. In ordinary circumstances I wouldn’t be able to answer her quickly and confidently. Oh well. We also found a photo of our classmate’s essay. It said, “Shakespeare is an idiot in his own mind.” Yes, he passed that essay to our teacher. Wow, I seriously can’t pass an essay like that. Really. I’d make it better, anyway, it would be embarrassing if someone other than the teacher read it.
Hmm, so what else? Oh! I won major prize in Stacker on the first try. I don’t know how I did it, but it’s just so awesome! But still I wish I won the Luigi stuffed toy instead. After all, that was the reason why I played.
Gosh, I really missed blogging. I’ll try to blog more often and maybe put more updates. :) This is all for now.
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Oh, it’s only been a week since my last blog post! I really should blog more often. It’s fun! If only I had more time.
Review’s still fun. Our adviser changed the seating arrangement but it’s great because I made new friends. I like to talk, and I’m glad I have them to talk to. They’re pretty good talkers too, so we always have awesome conversations. We also got the UPCAT simulation results yesterday and I’m in the top three. Yay! I was really surprised but of course, it’s great news. It’s nice that I’m still enjoying review, I hate doing things I don’t like. Ooh! And the deadline of the UP application forms is on the 27th. I still haven’t thought of a course that I really, really like. Journalism is nice, yes, but then I like Engineering too. Can’t choose. Music would be great too.
Right now, I’m getting big red spots all over my body and my brother said I am allergic to something. We just don’t know what that something is. I wonder when I’ll be checked. It’s seriously starting to annoy me. Even my face itches. Now I know why my dog can’t resist scratching and biting his healed wound. There are just times that it itches so much. Ow. I already took some anti-allergy pills but all it does is make me sleepy. I think that was what hindered me from focusing in review awhile ago.
Hmm, so what else? I can’t stop listening to Kris Allen’s version of No Boundaries. Lol. However, whenever I listen to it, I also can’t help but imagine Danny singing it. It’s a Danny song for me, I think he would have nailed it if he got a chance to sing it. Anyway, I’m still happy for Kris. I’m still glad he won.
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
…especially celebrity fandom. But of course, it’s not great when they’re so near, yet so far from you.
David Cook and David Archuleta arrived in the Philippines yesterday and of course, I couldn’t help but feel excited. It’s so nice to know that finally, they’re here! At last I got to feel the concert fever. I really, really want to meet them both and all the chances I get just slip away in a matter of seconds. Like today. David Archuleta had a meet and greet at 5pm in SM Mall of Asia and because of my review classes, I did not get to come. Bummer, right? Gah. I was really looking forward to finally seeing them and talking to them even for just seconds, but in the end I wouldn’t get to experience it! I was stuck in my ACET for four hours.
And tomorrow, David Cook will be in SM North Edsa at 4pm but again, I won’t be able to come because of the review. I really wish my review was in the morning! It’s so sad. Kim and I found a solution, and we decided to just go see the Davids in their hotel, since her dad’s there. There’s going to be a press conference so we figured that after that presscon, we could greet them and stuff. Something. I asked my parents but they wouldn’t allow me, even if my sister was going to fetch me there. It’s unfair!
[UPDATE 051409: FANGIRLY STUFF!]
The next morning, my parents decided that I could go see the Davids. I was confused for a while but it’s so great that they allowed me, and after the review I took the bus with Kim. It was funny because we kind of got lost. It was also my first time being on the streets without an adult with me. Scary, but I loved the feeling at the same time. Haha. It was a good thing that we managed to arrive at around 7pm. We waited for quite a long time and one of David Cook’s band members, Joey Clement, was there. I had a picture with him <333 He was sooo nice!
And then after the presscon the Davids left quickly. Such a bummer, but David Cook waved at us and that gesture made me forget that my feet hurt from waiting. Heh, such a fan, eh? Well anyway, after that, we went to dinner with Kim then talked by the poolside. After a while minutes, her dad called us and told us that David Archuleta was there at the entrance! Of course we rushed there and we found no one. Or so we thought. David was BEHIND us and when we turned around he was already inside, heading for his hotel room. It was a huge disappointment, but he said that David Cook would be passing by there so no problem. My sister wasn’t there yet to fetch me so I waited for Cookie, too.
He arrived at 11pm, I think. And when we saw him, we just literally gawked. We froze. We couldn’t speak. He was super near to us and at that time I didn’t know what to say. He looked even better in person and he seemed really cool! I don’t need pictures to relive that moment or whatever, it’s in me already. Lol. Then after that my sister came and I went home. What an experience! As I said, moments didn’t have to be really big. I just really wanted an encounter and I got it! Yay.
I can review happily now~
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Seriously. I’m enjoying work, this is crazy! Must be the effect of the summer rain. The rain always gets me high. I wish I was like this all the time.
Review classes started yesterday and I had a great time! It was crazy having to answer the UPCAT simulation for four hours and having only a fifteen-minute break but I loved every second of it. I’m slowly learning how to be on my own, and I can’t believe that I didn’t get lost in the mall looking for the review center for the first time! I never thought it would be this cool. So anyway, I forgot all the Math stuff I learned way back in my second year of high school. UPCAT’s a bit tricky, so my scratch paper was filled with numbers and drawings of triangles and circles. Heh. But Science proved to be my worst subject ever. Why oh why did I get that freak as a Chemistry teacher last year? I forgot to study and that just made things worse. But oh well. I had fun. I look forward to the ACET tomorrow, even though it’s a bit hard to study at this time.
My review’s until night, so when I came home I was a bit brain-dead because of the exhaustion, of course. Who wouldn’t be? Then when I got home, a school paper editor asked me when I would be able to pass my feature article, or something to that effect. I didn’t know I had been assigned something to write, and the “deadline” was Sunday so I was obviously shocked. My editor extended my deadline and I started working on it for five hours, including the interviews I did. It was funny because I was working on one of my favorite topics, rain, but I was having a hard time transferring all my ideas to paper. It took very long. Since I couldn’t afford to be sleepless (because of the review), I decided to take a three-hour sleep and woke up 4am. I still did not get to finish it so by the time I got to review I was thinking of possible things to add to the article. Luckily I was with my friends and just having them there made thinking easier.
I got everything done by 11pm tonight, and it feels so great! Despite all the hard work I’ve done trying to write a lead in the wee hours of the morning, the weird, dull answers that came up during the interview, and the crazy titles my friend Kim and I thought up, it was the greatest feeling I’ve ever felt these past three months. I love working so far, it would be great if I stayed this way forever.
Monday, May 4th, 2009
I don’t know why I’m kind of happy about being busy again, but I am. It’s weird. I mean, I’m not the type who enjoys work. I’m all about play. But now I’m glad to go work again. Maybe I just got tired of being lazy.
My review classes start next Monday and I’m excited. I will be reviewing with two of my friends, and it’s always nice to have friends with you in a new environment. My brain wants to do Math stuff already! Really. And people said that on the first day, we’re going to have a mock exam. I’m not sure if I want to do that already, but I’d do anything that gets my brain working. Besides, there are many amusing questions in some of those exams (i.e. Who won the seventh season of American Idol?). I’m sure it’s going to be a blast. And after the review, I could go shopping if I wanted to. Lol. The review center’s located inside a mall anyway. It’s kind of contradictory but… XD
So many things to get excited about. And there’s the concert. It comes next week too, and it will be a nice break from the first week of review. I’m already doing a countdown. But I hope David Cook’s going to be alright when he performs here on the 16th. I feel so sad for him. It’s going to be hard but I know he’s going to give his Filipino fans a great performance as always.
Friday, April 17th, 2009
I haven’t been busy, but I really haven’t had the inspiration to blog for a few days now. Maybe it’s because I’m always at home and there’s nothing I can write about. Anyway, just going for a quick update. Here’s my life right now:
[PET] – My brother visited him yesterday. No need for biopsy anymore. The wound has healed and he’s almost ready to come home! Yay!
[HAIR] – I’m starting to get used to it. I’m just trying to pretend nothing happened.
[FANDOM] – I already have my tickets to the David Cook & David Archuleta back to back concert :) I can’t wait for May 16!
[ONLINE] – I truly realized what’s fun about Twitter. I registered last month, I think, and I used to think it was pointless. Now, I love it :) But still, my heart’s still with Plurk. Lol.
Oh, and ate Nina tagged me! Click click!
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Rules:
1. You will tag this to 8 people.
2. When the tagging reached to a person named “Grace”, the tagging will stop.
3. Answer the questions HONESTLY and have fun.
Why did you choose (your site’s name)?
Answer: I was ten years old back then and I was just trying out a random combination of words because I badly wanted my site to have a name. I came up with “Awfully Pretty” that time. When I got older, I tried to change it but it’s still better than all the other names I thought of so there.
What is your favorite color combination so far?
Answer: I don’t have a favorite. I like whatever looks good.
Who is your favorite Friend online? Why?
Answer: Mika. She’s random, shares the same interests as mine and a great conversationalist. She’s really funny and she can relate to any topic. Kim, too, for the same reason.
Who is your favorite chatmate?
Answer: Those two also.
OK, Thanks for Answering! Let’s talk about something personal:
How many boyfriends have you had since birth?
Answer: Zero! Hah.
Do you have boyfriend?
Answer: Nope.
Hmmm… When (age) was your first kiss?
Answer: Never been kissed. Whut. Lol.
What was your feeling?
Answer: .
So… Let’s talk something about your country. This one is very serious. (M’kay) ?
Where did you came from (country)?
Answer: Philippines.
Then what’s the nationality?
Answer: Filipino
What’s the official language?
Answer: Filipino and English
How many languages can you speak? What are they?
Answer: English, Filipino.
Are you proud of your country?
Answer: Oh sure.
Hope you learned something from these questions… OK, last set of questions…
What’s your hairstyle?
Answer: *cries* Shoulder-length and terribly messy.
What’s your beauty style?
Answer: Do I have one? XD
What’s your clothing style?
Answer: Random. I’m not kidding. I wear whatever I see first from my closet.
Anything else you want to say?
Answer: Thanks ate Nina for tagging me, I miss doing these things. And I wouldn’t have blogged if you didn’t tag me. :D
I am tagging: Kisara, Sakura, Mika, Gel, Hershey, Fia, AnMarie, Dre.
Saturday, April 11th, 2009
I like long hair. My hair has been long for many years now. I like styling it and all that, and it looks good on me. I never wanted short hair because I remember looking terrible in it.
[RANT]
It’s really short now. It’s unfair. My mom tricked me. Last week, she told me that my hair should be trimmed. Darn, she always tells me that. I think she really hates my hair. But every time I agree, my hair turns out fine, and it’s still long and it still looks great. So when I was finally convinced, I thought that my hair would be okay. But I was wrong. Yesterday, I think she and the stylist secretly agreed to cut my hair super short. Ugh, I hate that stylist. I’ll never go back to that salon. At first it wasn’t obvious that it was short, but when I tried to touch my back, there. I almost cried when I realized what happened. Then I avoided my mom because she didn’t go by what we agreed on.
So now, my hair is messy even if I brushed it a lot of times. And I look terrible.
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