2008. What a great year for pop music.

Indeed. Just saw the Billboard Magazine list for the Top 25 songs of 2008.
And minutes after, I slipped into a mash-up video of these songs on YouTube.

Billboard Top 25 Songs of 2008
(all of them's in my playlist. I'm a person of such good taste. wink.)

1. Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain - Low
2. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
3. Alicia Keys - No One
4. Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major - Lollipop
5. Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic - Apologize
6. Jordin Sparks Duet With Chris Brown - No Air
7. Sara Bareilles - Love Song
8. Usher Featuring Young Jeezy - Love in This Club
9. Chris Brown - With You
10. Chris Brown - Forever
11. Ray J & Yung Berg - Sexy Can I
12. Rihanna - Take a Bow
13. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
14. Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl
15. T.I. - Whatever You Like
16. Rihanna - Disturbia
17. Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music
18. Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine
19. Chris Brown Featuring T-Pain - Kiss Kiss
20. Ne-Yo - Closer
21. Colbie Caillat - Bubbly
22. Mariah Carey - Touch My Body
23. Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes
24. Pink - So What
25. Finger Eleven - Paralyzer




Why I posted this?

As an avid fan of pop music, well, of course, the iPod and the Walkman ear plugs always find their way to my earlobes. And since I was a kid, I've always embedded current events (which later become memories) into popular songs by that time. For example, every time I listen to Nick Carter's 'Do I Have to Cry for You', I've always found myself reminiscing about my gradeschool years (because during the famous run of this song, I was in gradeschool).

Get it?

Good. XD

So if you watch this video, it's like looking back into the year that has passed. Well, for me, at least.

Sabi nga nila, WHAT A GREAT '08.

Happy New Year everyone. =)

MARJONLANDIA: Adventures in the Golden Tiger Castle (A Three-Part Christmas Special)

Well, eto ako. You havent heard of me since the Caviar Mayhem.

Kamusta nga ba ang Christmas ni Margaro Jonathanne Enriquez?

A Very Special Christmas (Part 1)

That is.. If 'bad' or 'disastrous' is special.

I. Paskuhan - the Best Christmas Party Ever

Why don't we start with..(drumrolls) PASKUHAN!!!

Hay nako ordinary day na nman. Ang lamig ng tubig. So I'll just stare at the pail of water. Next thing I knew. Nakaligo na ko.

Booring.

Tapos nakita ko yung nephew ko. Sabi niya may raffle daw sa kanila for their Christmas Party kaya bigyan ko daw siya ng singkwenta pesos. And then I smiled. Sh*t. Christmas Party rin namin!

As in totally nakalimutan ko talaga, so excited ako.

Dali-dali nagbihis. At pumunta na school.

9 AM daw pala magkikikita-kita.

After one hour, nagsidatingan ang mga hayup. NAKOW talaga napakareliable na talaga ng Filipino time nowadays.

Para sa mga di alam kung pano magcompute ng Filipino time. Youve landed on the right blog!

Time Announced + 60 minutes = Filipino Time

Hahaha natatawa nga ako eh. Yung isa kong blockmate, kumakain pa daw. 10 AM na. Relax lang.

So siguro kapag in-announce ng NASA na 7 PM lalabas ang meteor shower sa Pinas. 8 PM mag-si-si-tingalaan ang mga tangang Pilipino. Proud to be Pinoy!

So ayun, nung nagkita kita kami sa UST. Dumaan sandali yung former English prof namin at nakigulo tapos we zoomed to Trinoma na.

So I was at Kara's car; I should navigate daw kase. Her driver doesn't fucking know how to get to Trinoma. Well, sa buhay ko? Never ako naging yung navigator. Parang kumbaga sa buhay, ako yung passive type. Well, sa kotse, ako yung nasa likod. Nakikinig ng music. Nakatingin sa labas. Namomroblema kung sasabog ba yung kotse o hindi. Pero again, hindi ako EMO.

SO yun na. Well, Di ko naman talaga kasi kabisado. All I know is. You get to Espana Blvd then diretso and make a kaliwa. Haha! So Conio!

Sabi ni Ench (yung kumakain pa sa bahay kahit 10 AM na):

'Bro, di ba dadaan sa Quezon Memorial Circle nun?'

Boom! That could only mean one thing. Dadaan kami sa scariest street in Metro Manila.

ANG ELLIPTICAL ROAD! AAAAAA!

Ang gulo kaya ng road na yun. Kaya nga di namin namalayan na dalawang beses na kami umiikot, di namin alam kung san kami lalabas! Tandang Sora? Commonwealth? Walang Trinoma! PAKING SHET.

Pano ko nalaman kung san lalabas? Simple lang. Ang alam ko kasi ang Trinoma ay nasa harap ng SM North EDSA. May salitang NORTH sa North EDSA. Kaya ang unang street na may makita akong word na NORTH, okay na yun!

HAHA at tama naman ako. Sa North Ave kami lumabas. And hello Trinoma!

Kumain lang kami. Nag-exchange gift. Nanggulo ng Food Court at nanuod ng Four Christmases. Nagkape. Nag-NBS. Nagsihiwalayan. At nagkita-kita sa USTe.

Ang gandaa ng fireworks! So iniisip ko na. Wait. Meron palang party sa bahay nina Jell. Too bad. Baka di ako payagan so di na lang ako pupunta. Pero gusto ko talaga pumunta. To go or not to go? To-go or dine-in? Ano?!?!

Bago pa ko makapagdecide, kinaladkad ako ng friend kong si DJ along with Ana and Arjo papunta sa bahay nila. All-expense paid trip daw! Magpapaka-choosy pa ba ko? GO na!

Medyo napansin namin na traffic. As in kung titingin ka sa horizon, dun mag-eextend ang pila ng jeep. Naghanap kami ng pinaka-most-likely makakaescape agad sa traffic. Sa sobrang enjoy namin sa paghahanap, kulang na lang nakarating na kami sa bahay ni DJ.

Pero sumakay pa rin kami. Sosy eh.

So tumambay muna kami dun at kumain ng spaghetti and uminom ng Coke Sakto.

That reminds me. Galit ako sa Coke Sakto. Kasi kumbaga sa mga sizes ng Coke. Sya ang pinakamapagpanggap. Impostor!

Bakit? Bakit i-c-claim mong sakto ka kung hindi naman? Di ba tinawag siyang Sakto dahil Limang Piso! Singkong Duling! Five Pesoses!

San ka ba nakakita ng 5.50 na sakto? Para mo na ring sinabing ang lahat ng buhok mo ay black! Pero alam mong may puting buhok ka! Impostor!

Grabe ang disappointment ko. Saktong Lima tapos may dalawang bentesingko pa. Parang nagtaxi ka tapos tuwang tuwa ka at nagtatatalon ka dahil saktong P100 ang metro dahil P100 lang ang natira sa allowance mo. Pero bigla kang matitigil dahil may P10 COMPULSARY TIP pala!

Hay. Haggardness.

Anyway back to Paskuhan.

After nun sumayad sa utak namin na mag isang shot ng Tequila. Pero maarte nga kami so kelangan ng salt, water etc. Grabe ang sarap utusan ni DJ. Parang fetish. Haha!

After nun, pumunta muna ko bahay namin para sa Moment of Truth. Papayagan ba ko o hindi? Si Pacquiao ba o si de la Hoya? Si Marky Cielo ba o si Didith Reyes?

Unti-unti akong lumapit sa pinto ng kwarto ng tita ko.
Unti-unting binuksan ang pinto.

Nakita ko tita ko. then yung sister ko. tapos may lumabas ng banyo. Ay TAE! Nakalimutan ko! Andito na pala Lola ko!

Kasi kung sa Tita ko. Party until 10 PM only. Sa Lola ko, NO PARTY AT ALL!

Pero wuh? All of a sudden, nagbago ang ihip ng hangin.

Before I could open my mouth, my Tita told me.

"If you have a party then fine. Just dont get drunk. And don't tell Mommy (Lola)"

Woohoo! I was jumping for joy! My God! Bukas na ba ko mamamatay?

When I went to USTe to tell the news, I paused. Time stood still. I stared blankly for a few seconds and sat..

-rjon-

MARJONLANDIA: Adventures in the Golden Tiger Castle (the Grand Finale)

I should leave now.

I really should.

Unfortunately, the adventure has come to its end.

I guess.

Last Friday was one of the worst Christmas parties ever. Really.

I was supposed to have the best day of the year.

But this.

They give me THIS.

The WORST DAY of the year.

This is even worse than when I was not allowed to go to the Alumni Homecoming.

You are your life's protagonist. And every scene in this story called life, every second, there will always be an antagonist. One may give up this role but another one will immediately succeed the former.

Honestly, I am so not over this.

What would you feel if you leave a 'DX' comment on a friend's page and then your friend says, 'uhm'?

I overanalyze people.

I know what that person's trying to say.

This person just got tired of me, whining.

They deserve the whine.

Where did I put that emoticon? On the page where the person put the photos of their oh-so-merry christmas party.

Bitterness? Indeed.

And then the person put. Uhm.

Uhm.

Uhm.

Let's talk about another person. This person is the one I reaaaally hate. Ive never felt so much anger and hatred in my life.

Why I hate this person?

Because this person makes everything so difficult. Everything. He took my friends. He took them. Those 'friends' would deny, of course. That's what normal people do. If they're doing this for me not to get hurt, what they're already doing hurts me. Well, I'm not normal. I know what youre trying to do.

Fakers.

Wag nyo pilitin na makisama saken. Alam kong napipilitan kayo.

Pity.

Pity may be one reason. Cause I have this and I have that.

'Gusto ka namin makasama'

But I do believe in the saying:

'Kung gusto, may paraan, kung ayaw, may dahilan'

No one fucking called me.

No one. Not even a fucking miscall.

Alibi: Network's crappy. The

My English teacher needs help. Please read.

We'll be here right beside you through this all, Sir.

From his blog:

I am seriously in need...of help. My mother needs to undergo a major operation. She has brain tumor and it has compressed a part of her brain. She has shown behavioral changes and we're honestly scared she'll totally go insane. The doctor will be scheduling the operation as soon as the family decides.

Any help will do. I really don't have the means, being the only working child. Please help me raise the needed amount (more than half a million pesos).

I hope it is not too much to as you for anything.

Please contact me through this message or email me at gurugeri@yahoo.com for anything.

Thanks so much! May God be with all of us.

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My English teacher needs help. Please read.

I am seriously in need...of help. My mother needs to undergo a major operation. She has brain tumor and it has compressed a part of her brain. She has shown behavioral changes and we're honestly scared she'll totally go insane. The doctor will be scheduling the operation as soon as the family decides.

Any help will do. I really don't have the means, being the only working child. Please help me raise the needed amount (more than half a million pesos).

I hope it is not too much to as you for anything.

Please contact me through this message or email me at gurugeri@yahoo.com for anything.

Thanks so much! May God be with all of us.

Twilight (Tagalized and Summarized) -->Funny!

Just watched it last night because I was forced by my ate's. Haha. Pero overall, not bad. I'm still a hater of the book, though. =)

So, eto na, a friend sent me a link to this.

Grabbed from chocolea.multiply.com who grabbed it from someone else.

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kasi pare ganito daw yun. may isa daw babae na hot daw pare. pero maputla siya kasi hindi
siya inalagaan ng nanay niya pare. tapos pare emo daw siya kasi nga daw hindi siya mahal ng mundo at para siyang patay na bata na galit sa mundo. tapos pare, lumipat daw siya ng tirahan kasi daw masyado daw siyang emo para sa luma niyang tirahan. sabi niya sa nanay niya "tangina mo nay gusto ko lumipat kay tay". tangina pare hindi nagalit nanay niya. sabi lang ng nanay niya "tangina mo pare wag ka magmura".

so lumipat siya sa tatay niya di ba? pagkarating niya dun sabi niya, "tangina erpat bakit maulan dito?" sabi ng erpat niya "gago "bur" months na! malamig na tangena". so nagtaka yung babaeng simula ngayon ay tatawagin na lang nating "babaeng maputla at emo".

so pumasok siya sa school di ba? binigyan siya ng truck ng tatay niya pare. sabi ng tatay niya "tangina mo sa'yo na tong truck ko". sabi niya "salamat tay".

pagkarating niyang school tsong, may nakita siyang lalaking mukhang bangkay pero pogi. sakto. pogi pero mukhang bangkay. sabi ni babaeng maputla at emo "hot pare".

nung chem lab na ni babaeng maputla at emo, natagpuan niyang lab partner niya yung poging bangkay. so nung tinignan siya nung poging bangaky, ang asim ng mukha nito. mukhang nandiri ata kay babaeng maputla at emo.

sabi ni poging bangkay "tangina mo". sabi ni babaeng maputla at emo "tangina KA". sabi ni poging bangkay "tangina NIYA oh *tumuro sa teacher nila*". sabi ni babaeng maputla at emo "oo nga noh. TANGINA MO". sabi ni poging bangkay "tangina mo gago bampira ako". tapos naghubad siya ng damit at kumintab ang katawan niya kasi linagyan niya ng glitters ang abs niya kasi tigas siya at ganun na ang mga tigas ngayon na nagpupuntang emba.

so pare na in love si babaeng maputla at emo kay poging bangkay. si poging bangkay naman sige lang kasi sex din daw yun. so ayun. angshweet shweet nila.

"eow poh... ahihihihi"

"bebe mwahugz,..... ^^,"

so tapos nun nagpunta sila sa damuhan kasi.... alam mo na. tapos sabi ni poging bangkay "ikaw na buhay ko ngayon" sabi ni babaeng maputla at emo "tangina mo gago patay ka na". sabi ni poging bangkay "TANGINA KA".

tapos nagsex sila

so basically pare yun lang yung mga importanteng nangyari sa buong storya. intense noh? kaya pala nahhook lahat ng tao. akala ko overrated. hindi pala. astig pala. parang estorya ni jesus christ pero may mga bampira. mas astig. alam naman natin ang basic equation ng pagkacool.

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May pagka-inaccurate pero to hell with that, it sure is funny!

MARJONLANDIA: Adventures in the Golden Tiger Castle (2-2)

Season 2, Episode 2
November 2 - November 29
Almost the first day until almost the last day of November

Kung nasubaybayan niyo ang pabalik-balik na kababalaghang dala ni Voldemort kay Harry Potter.

Kung kilala niyo si Brenda ng Scary Movie na ilang beses nang namatay(yung negrang sinaksak sa 1, nawala sa 2, binugbog ni Samara/Sadako sa 3 pero sumulpot pa rin sa 4)

Eto ang basahin niyo. Ang pagbabalik ng matandang babae. At pwede mong imagine-in ang isang villain (which is siya) na binuksan ang pinto with all the kuryente powers surrounding her at tumitingin ng nakangiti sa hero (which is ako) at nagsabing...

WE MEET AGAIN
(with matching evil laugh at OA na halakhak hanggang sa ma-sabit ang lalamunan niya at mapaubo. So cliche. Haha.)

Isang napakagandang second day of the 2nd sem at ako'y naglalakad-lakad sa corridor pagkatapos ng English at iniisip kung sino ang Theo prof namin. Hay, nararamdaman kong mabait ang prof namin sa Theo, sabi ko sa sarili ko. Pero nako, nagdilang-demonyo ata ako.

Nakasalubong ko ang isang matandang babae. May hawak na isang folder at ilang bond paper. Nagsipasok na mga blockmates ko. Mukhang siya ang professor.

Hmmm. Mukhang pamilyar tong babaeng to.

Pumasok na rin ako, nag-iisip. Sino to? Sino to?

In da neym ov da fudder, ov da zuhn, ov da...

Nice accent. And she claimed that she has been teaching English for many years. Seriously, tell me about it.

Di ba? (Nga pala itago na lang natin siya sa pangalang Caviar, oo, yung Russian food dahil hindi naman masyadong obvious)

'Siya yung nagalit sa inyo ni Wei nung niyakap mo siya sa corridor.' pabulong na sabi ng isang unknown voice.

Oh my F****** God. Di nga?

I hated that woman. As in kung nakita niyo siya mag-react sa pagyakap namin. Para bang nagseselos or something. Haha!

Pero there is something talaga. Sino ka ba?

Pero bago ko pa man mahulaan kung san ko siya nakita.

Humirit na siya ng mga utos.

The Ten Caviar Commandments

I. Thou shalt write her to-do list on the board.
Example:
1. Opening Prayer
2. Review
and so on..

Ewan ko ba kung may Alzheimer's ba siya at kailangan pang may magpaalala sa kanya.

II. Thou shalt have an opening prayer with all her rituals whatsoever.
(Sign of the Cross, Spontaneous, Psalm 91, Song, Sign of the Cross)

My gawrsh. Magiging in-demand kami sa langit niyan!

III. Thou shalt write a reflection paper on the Sunday Gospel every week and submit it every Monday.
Grabe. It's not even our major.

IV. Thou shalt write a summary of the articles in Life Today and submit it every Wednesday. Thou shalt buy the religious magazine, Life Today. Available in the Institute of Theology. Subscribe now and get a special discount.

V. Thou shalt be the one to make the seat plan, the class record and everything I should make. Thou shalt use the Caviar Code.
Example: 15 Marjon

VI. Thou shalt exclaim your name using the Caviar Code during attendance checking.
Example: 15 Marjon!

VII. Thou shalt betray your neighbors by declaring that they are absent but in fact, they're only pee-ing.
Example: 15 Marjon, 16 ABSENT!

VIII. Thou shalt have a whiteboard marker. Thou shalt 'Give chance to udders'.

IX. Thou shalt speak in English because I teached English for millions of years and beacuse my grammar is perfect.

X. Thou shalt obey my commandments or else, You're DISQUALIFIED!

Haha. I know! Katuwa no?

Parang gusto mo ng magdrop.
Magdrop ng malaking bato sa ulo niya.

Sooooo elementary.

Tapos, one day, nag-recite ako. Binasa ko yung pinaghirapan kong summary. After that may review kami, boardwork siya. Sa grupo ko, ako yung napiling representative ng groupmates ko. Tapos sabi niya.

'Hoy! [Group] Number 4! Why are you there?'

'Ka-'

'Speak in English'

'Beca--'

'I told you. Give chans to udders'

'Because I thought---'

'DISQUALIFIED!'

.....


Alam ko na kung sino siya.

Kung naalala niyo yung nakaaway ko nung Finals namin. Yung sa Season Finale. Yung mahilig magsabi ng Get Out.

Siya yun.

Ang matandang proctor.

Kung kaya ko lang, gusto ko mag laser eyes o superstrength o psychokinesis para tanggalin ang pustiso niya.

Oh well. Bibigyan ko siya ng chance mag-surrender sa kin. Sa mga susunod na araw makikita natin kung anung kalalabasan ng war na to.

---ABANGAN sa susunod---

Emo moment na naman. Alamin kung anung nangyari after the suicide attempt.

-rjon-

MARJONLANDIA: Adventures in the Golden Tiger Castle (Season Pilot)

'Reporter: The Latest Mini-series of the Marjonlandia Epic, Return to the Corn Fields, has been discontinued by its producers. The lead actor reportedly attempted to commit suicide.'

Season 2,
October 26, 2008

It was a long, loooong break.
Hmm. Wow. What a life. That was my first time in the ER. I blacked out. Some of you might have already knew it. I did a stupid but a reasonable thing. I tried to get rid of all the problems I have now. I tried to kill myself. I drank isopropyl alcohol.

Before you judge me or anything, numero uno, I'd like to clarify that I AM NOT EMO. Numero dos, if you find this boring or stupid, your Web browser provided a Close Button on the top of the browser window when it was released in the market.

What are my problems? If you'd ask me, well, I dunno maybe just a few. I'm part of a broken family. I have issues with my religion, I don't believe in second life so I wanna prove that there isn't one, I think life is boring. My classmates hate me, my grades hate me. I'm not used to a home-y ambiance. All I knew was to live in a dorm. My guardian thinks I would do insane things if I went to a friend's party. I dunno how to please my parents anymore. I haven't met my parents for like 6 years. I hate some of my cousins. I despise my arrogant and obnoxious cousin. I have a half-empty glass rather than a half-full one.

Well, i think 'just-a-few' is a MOUTHFUL.

Honestly, do you wanna live my life? No one would. My life's a mess.

What triggered me to do such a thing? If you have read the pilot episode of the discontinued series, The Return to the Corn Field, there was NO RETURNING TO ANY CORNFIELD. My guardian wouldn't let me go. Dahil daw hindi ako nagpaalam ng maaga. ANd she couldn't understand that I've sacrificed a lot of things just to get there at the Grand Alumni Homecoming. She doesn't trust me. She thinks I just wanna be with my 'barkada'. By the word barkada, she meant bad influence. I haven't even smoked a cigarette stick yet. And I hate the taste of alcohol. And I wouldn't do drugs!

'Hindi ako naniniwalang Alumni Homecoming yan. Kalahating taon ka pa lang wala sa school mo? Alumni ka na?'

Wow. I dunno where to start there. I was in tears and I was not in the mood explaining everything to her.

She didn't even care that I risked my enrollment slot just to get to Bicol. Requesting for a late enrollment was not easy. Plus, I've already asked my mother and she agreed. I've already planned what to do on October 27. I've planned what to get for my brother in his birthday. I've already planned what to bring for my batchmates. It was like doing everything for nothing.

Wasn't that devastating?

Despite all my explanations, she insisted that she wouldn't let me go. Well, I could just escape and go to Bicol without her permission but fate surely loves me. She has my ATM card. What am I supposed to do? I wanted to escape from this barb-wired structure they call home. I wanted to be with the people who understands me most. So the only non-bloody way out? Isopropyl alcohol. I didnt wanna go out of the house anymore, I wanted to go out of ME.

While my guardian(who's my aunt btw) was out for Starbucks, I drank several drops of it. Then, barely a tablespoon. I got dizzy and kinda like iffy. Then I had blurred vision. Things turned black then someone found me. They rushed me into the St. Luke's ER and called my guardian. And all were panicking but I couldn't say a thing. I wanted to say that I was alright but I couldn't speak. And what is this? An electocardiogram? Am I dying? Unfortunately, I wasn't. I did not die. If I did, it would scare the hell out of you while you're reading this. I only drank like 5 ml. And they only had to stab my veins and arteries with syringes.

Yep you read it right. Unfortunately, i did not die. When my aunt decided to visit me at the ER instead of drinking frappe, things changed. She became a better but still strict aunt.

She always asked me what I wanted. But I knew that I couldn't ask for freedom. So she took me out everyday. We went to my favorite hangouts, we ate at my favorite restaurants, we watched movies. Man, I would have asked for one priceless thing, freedom.

2 weeks later, I went to school, entered the Main Building, entered Room 130. Eyes looked at me. they were all smiling. Maybe I was overthinking. Maybe I should do what my mother said. The 'go with the flow' thing. It's gonna be a tougher ride. How would I deal with this after I have given a second chance?

-rjon-

MARJONLANDIA: The Return to the Corn Fields

Special Series, Episode 1

Fight for the sake of Corn Fields!

Hahahay ang saya. I'm gonna be there despite all hindrances. Did you know that my brother's birthday, the Grand Alumni Homecoming Day and the only day for my enrollment are all in the same day -- October 27. And all of them are going to happen in three different places. I'm only one human FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

So I had to prioritize and I had to choose the Alumni Homecoming Day because it can't be postponed just for me. Man, that's my highschool turning 10. I wouldn't miss it for the world.

I had to go through a series of sacrifices to defer my enrollment but at God's mercy, the request for enrollment rescheduling was approved. I will enroll on November 4th - the official start of classes.

Man alive! I really had to suffer all the consequences existing in the universe.

My brother's birthday is on October 27 so I have to go home after the Alumni Homecoming. They had to postpone it for a few hours until I arrive. What if I don't arrive? HAHA. Yah seriously, I've only attended 4 Pisay birthdays. But with my brother? Come on. I watched him grow. Gimme a break. Haha.

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La lang just wanna repost it as if it's a chain message! Haha.

10th Foundation Day Celebrations
October 26-30, 2008

First Day
OPENING PROGRAM
October 26, 2008

08:30-10:00 - Thanksgiving Mass
10:00-11:30 - Motorcade
11:30-12:00 - Opening Program
12:00-01:00 - Lunch
01:00-03:00 - Field Demonstration
03:00-04:00 - Alumni Presentation
04:00-05:00 - Parents' Presentation
05:00-07:00 - Presentation for Cultural Show
07:00-09:00 - Dinner Show

Second Day
ALUMNI HOMECOMING
October 27, 2008

07:30-08:30 - Registration
08:30-09:30 - Tree Planting
*Inauguration and blessing of ACA Building/Research Hub
*Opening of Exhibit
*Snacks
09:30-12:00 - Games
*Lunch of the Guest
12:00-02:30 - Luncheon Meeting (Alumni, Faculty, and Staff)
Short Program
Election of Officers
Launching of the RFMJ Memorial Research Award
02:30-05:00 - Symposia: My University
05:00-07:00 - Preparation for the Gabi ng Parangal
07:00-09:00 - Gabi ng Parangal
09:00-11:00 - Socials

Third Day
PISAYAHAN '08
October 28, 2008

04:00-05:00 - Diana/Serenade
05:00-08:00 - Preparation and decoration of the Bahay Kubo
08:00-08:30 - Breakfast
08:30-10:00 - Laro ng Lahi/Parlor Games
10:00-12:00 - Amateur Singing Contest (Inter-section)
12:00-01:00 - Lunch
01:00-02:00 - Street Dancing (Pisay students per year level)
02:00-05:00 - Literary Musical and Folkdance contest
Spelling Contest
Story telling
Elocution
Kilos Awit
Folkdance
Vocal Solo (Pop song)
07:00-10:00 - Search for Mr and Ms Pisay-Bicol 2008

Fourth Day
FOUNDATION DAY
October 29, 2008

07:30-08:00 - Registration
08:00-11:30 - Science Challenge Competition
11:30-12:00 - Awarding Ceremony
12:00-01:00 - Lunch Break
01:00-01:30 - Registration
MEDICAL AND DENTAL MISSION:
Parent-Doctors of Pisay Bicol
01:30-04:30 - Local Math Olympiad
04:30-05:00 - Awarding Ceremony
07:00-11:00 - Faculty Night

Fifth Day
CLOSING PROGRAM
October 30, 2008

08:00-09:00 - Awarding and Closing Ceremonies
09:00-11:30 - Restoration
11:30-01:00 - Lunch
01:00- - Home Sweet Home
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Yep that's the schedule. I probably will miss pretty much half of it if I attend my brother's birthday. Darn.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh.

-rjon-

Poll Results for 1Bio-1

So everybody knows I love polls and surveys and being the one who conducts or tabulates them. And everybody knows almost everyone in our class are getting paranoid with their status(if they'd pass or fail a certain subject). So I decided to make a poll for me(or us) to be able to know what subject scares us most?

The first poll was opened days before we took the finals:

POLL QUESTION: Which subject do you think will make you an irregular student? (Pick as many as you want)

RESULTS:
1. BioSci Lab - 25.00%
2. Algebra - 18.75%
Philosophy - 18.75%
3. BioSci Lecture - 14.58%
4. Philippine History - 12.50%
5. Physical Education - 6.25%
6. Filipino - 4.17%
7. English - 0.00%
Theology - 0.00%

-so obviously, one-fourth of the class thinks they will fail Bio Lab, and everyone is oh-so-confident in passing English and Theology.

The second poll was opened days after we took the test, so this poll is pretty much like - 'How much are you sure of what you were talking about?' or 'Has your confidence towards a certain subject changed after taking the final exam?'

POLL QUESTION: Which final exam did you find hard? (Pick as many as you want)

RESULTS
1. BioSci Lecture - 29.41%
2. Algebra - 25.49%
3 BioSci Lab - 13.73%
Philosophy - 13.73%
4. Philippine History - 9.80%
5. Filipino - 5.88%
6. English - 1.96%
7. Theology - 0.00%

I did not include PE because it's not much of a big deal. It won't affect our GWA's anyway.

-I agree. Taking the final exam for Bio Lec was one of the most shocking and hopeless moments of my life. However, still, everybody thinks Theology is still no match for us. Well, what can I say, it produced a lot of 1.00 earners. Algebra is still second most feared. People became more confident in passing Bio Lab and Philosophy.

Well, that's pretty much everything. See you second sem!

In the Season Finale of MARJONLANDIA: Adventures in the Golden Tiger Castle

Season 1, Season Finale
October 6-10, 2008

Toughest Test Yet

That's it.
I had enough.
The whole Finals week was a mess. Sobra. Mess. Disaster. Nagasaki Bombing.

Bio Lab was interestingly a lot easier than Bio Lec.

Everything that we studied didn't appear in the test. And it turned out that the one who got the highest score, only got 68 over 105 items - MAN, that's a lot of mistakes.

Let me tell you my thoughts about the final exams:

Day 1 - October 6

Philo - I dunno about you but this was damn hard. Plus, I've proven that being late is really a distraction factor. Iniisip mo kung matatapos mo ba to o hindi. At sa kakaisip mo kung matatapos mo yung test, kinain ang oras mo. Ayun, di mo nga natapos.

Math - At dahil hindi mo nga natapos, iniisip mo kung anu mangyayari sa nakaraan mong test(that's Philo, in my case). AT dahil distracted ka kakaisip na babagsak ka sa nakaraang test, naubos din ang oras mo at di mo na rin natapos ang sunod mong test kahit alam mong masasagot mo ang mga tanong. It's like a chain. Buti na lang, dalawa lang ang test for Day 1.

Day 2 - October 7

Filipino - Late ako for 3 minutes. At nahulog ang ballpen ko habang nagmamala-The Flash ako sa pagtakbo. SO syempre wala akong choice kundi manghiram. Lumapit ako kay Thea, kinalabit siya, pointed at her pen case and mouthed 'Ballpen'. Little did I know, that hag proctor warned them na bawal magsalita during the test.

Proctor: 'Hoy! Why are you talking with your classmate?'

The Mighty Marjon: 'I am not. I was asking for a ballpen'

Proctor: 'I told you. You're not supposed to talk to your classmate during the test!'

(Well, the point is, SHE KNEW I WAS LATE, therefore, hindi ko alam na bawal pala mangalabit ng kaklase at magmouth ng words - AND I WASN'T TALKING, OLD HAG)

Before I could answer..

Proctor: 'Ikaw[Thea] naman! Why were you talking to him? Get out, the both of you.'

The Mighty Marjon(in Thea's defense): 'No, she wasn't talking to me. I just..'

Proctor asked again why Thea was talking to me.
I repeated and made her understand and made her brain work.

'I WASN'T TALKING. SHE WASN'T TALKING. I WAS JUST ASKING FOR A BALLPEN'

Proctor: 'So you're talking. Get out.'

That bitch. She's getting into my nerves.

Proctor: 'And why didn't you bring your ballpen along with you? Get out.'

The Mighty Marjon: 'It fell.'

Proctor: 'Then, go look for it. Get out.'

Wow. It seemed to her that the sentence 'Get out' was like a punctuation mark. All her sentences ended with a 'Get out'. I smiled and looked for my ballpen. And I found it near the staircase.

I got the test paper. But thanks to her, I only took the test for 30 minutes.

English - Chicken. Haha. So far, the easiest exam.

Day 3 - October 8

Bio Lec - Early for the first time. But I had to take a bath for, like, 5 minutes because of the Late-Therefore-Distracted Syndrome. Pero. A Big Pero. And HIIIIIRAAAP ng final exams ng Bio Lec. Darn. Most of the parts that showed up wasn't even part of the coverage. Screw it.

Bio Lab - Now we're talking. Easier than English. I'm telling you, man.

Day 4 - October 9

Theo - Thankfully, it was easy. That's 3 out of 8. That's not even enough to get a DL GWA.

Phil History - As expected, it was a pure memory test. Except for the essay question, 'If you were the president, what would you do to solve the MILF problem?'

I answered. Kill 'em. Wasn't I right?

And it's over. I'm doomed.

Day 5 - Enchanted Kingdom - compensation for the suffering

Maulan pero masaya. Masayang masaya. Except that. Sumakit na naman ang tummy ko hindi dahil sa call of nature kundi masakit lang talaga siya. And I was laughing at the fact that, Mas nabasa pa ko sa Space Shuttle kesa sa Rio Grande Rapids.

We certainly got wet and wild the whole day.

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But I was thinking the whole week. Am I really meant for this school? this class? The exams are hard but it's okay.It's just that friendships get duller. Malabo na ang lahat. Mahirap tukuyin who's right for you. Kundi nga dahil kay Ench, wala akong constant companion for the EK day. But I still love 'em as a class.

The Great Black Serpent (Space Shuttle) was tough.
The Finals week was tougher.
But, my relationship with the class was the toughest test yet. But it's amendable.

I'm asking you, reader.
Should I leave?

-rjon-

October 17, 2008 Sun will rise for 1.5 days(36 hours)

“Coming October 17, 2008 the sun will rise continuously for 36 hrs (1.5 days). During this time the American countries will be dark for 1.5 days.

It will convert 3 days into 2 big days. It will happen once in 2400 yrs.
We’re very lucky to see this. Forward it to all friends.”

Hindi lang pala chain text to. Worldwide phenomenon talaga! But I still think it's kinda impossible. that would make the Earth's rotation a lot slower. But we'll see.

Well, let's find out!

UST tops standings for UAAP overall title after 1st semester

MANILA, Philippines – University of Santo Tomas topped the University Athletic Association of the Philippines overall standings after the first semester of competitions, according to a report furnished Monday by host school University of the Philippines.

UST, which won five titles in the seniors division, amassed 167 points, followed by Far Eastern University with 128 and De La Salle 119.

Points are calculated based on a school’s standing at the end of each sport. First place is equivalent to 15 points, second place 12, third place 10, fourth place eight, fifth place six, sixth place four, seventh place two and eighth and last only one point.

UST, the defending overall UAAP champion, won the titles in men’s swimming, table tennis and beach volleyball and in men’s and women’s taekwondo.

The Tigers placed in the top three in all sports in both gender divisions played in the first semester except in men’s basketball where they ranked a lowly fifth.

UP culled 118 points to place fourth overall. The bottom four was composed of Ateneo (fifth, 101 points); UE (sixth, 76); Adamson (seventh, 47); and National University (eighth, 25).

Last season, UST, FEU and UP placed in the top three in that order.

In the second semester, the UAAP will play athletics, baseball, fencing, football, softball, tennis, and volleyball. – GMANews.TV


GO USTe! GO USTe! GO USTe! GO-GO-GO-GO!

The Ten CONIOmandments

Oh this is good. Right on!

Hands down to the ones who came up with this.

Anyways, here it is:

The 10 Coniomandments
by Gerry Avelino and Arik Abu


1. Thou shall make gamit "make+pandiwa".
ex. "Let's make pasok na to our class!"
"Wait lang! I'm making kain pa!"
"Come on na, we can't make hintay anymore! It's in Andrew pa, you know?"

2. Thou shall make kalat "noh", "diba" and "eh" in your pangungusap.
ex. "I don't like to make lakad in the baha nga, no? Eh diba it's like, so eew, diba?"
"What ba: stop nga being maarte noh?"
"Eh as if you want naman also, diba?"

3. When making describe a whatever, always say "It's SO pang-uri!"
ex. "It's so malaki, you know, and so mainit!"
"I know right? So sarap nga, eh!"
"You're making me inggit naman.. I'll make bili nga my own burger."

4. When you are lalaki, make parang punctuation "dude", 'tsong" or "pare"
ex. "Dude, ENGANAL is so hirap, pare."
"I know, tsong, I got bagsak nga in quiz one, eh"

5. Thou shall know you know? I know right!ex.
"My bag is so bigat today, you know"
"I know, right! We have to make dala pa kasi the jumbo Physics book eh!"

6. Make gawa the plural of pangngalans like in English or Spanish.
ex. "I have so many tigyawats, oh!"

7. Like, when you can make kaya, always use like. Like, I know right?
ex. "Like, it's so init naman!"
"Yah! The aircon, it's, like sira!"

8. Make yourself feel so galing by translating the last word of your sentence, you know, your pangungusap?
ex. "Kakainis naman in the LRT! How plenty tao, you know, people?"
"It's so tight nga there, eh, you know, masikip?"

9. Make gamit of plenty abbreviations, you know, daglat?"
ex. "Like, OMG! It's like traffic sa LRT"
"I know right? It's so kaka!" "Kaka?" "Kakaasar!"

10. Make gamit the pinakamaarte voice and pronunciation you have para full effect!
ex. "I'm, like, making aral at the Arrhneo!"
"Me naman, I'm from Lazzahl!"

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I know, right?

They are, like, so right on.

=)

MARJONLANDIA : Adventures in the Golden Tiger Castle (SPECIAL EPISODE)

Season 1, Special Episode 1

August 23, 2008

Hay.. It's been a while..

Oh Sh!t

I opened my eyes and the first thing I saw was my clock, 5 AM.

Crap, syempre ang tamad nyong bida, 'umidlip' muna.

Alam nyo yung feeling na feeling mo nag-blink ka lang at voila! 30 minutes na ang nakalipas.

'OH SHIT!'

Binulong ko nang pasigaw. (Or sinigaw ko ng pabulong. Whatever.)

5:30 na! May fieldtrip pako ng 6 AM. 

Walang excuses yun. Pag late ka, iiwan ka talaga. Di tulad ni Prof Diamante na nagchecheck lang ng attendance pagkatapos ng klase nya. Kaya kahit 45 minutes late ka, PRESENT ka pa rin! Well, at least, I think it works that way. I'll be so pissed off and so doomed if I'm damn wrong.

So, yun, I couldn't afford to waste a single second. Wala nang panahon sa pagtunganga at pagmuni-muni. AT wala na ring panahon para manuod ng Unang Hirit at America's Got Talent. Adrenaline Rush!

At ang normally naliligo ng 30 minutes, nakuhang maligo ng 3 minutes(oy! di lang wisik-wisik yun!)

Kumakanta pa kasi ako ng tatlong 4-minute songs, normally. Parang mini-concert with your balde, tabo, soap, shampoo bottles and toilet as members of the audience. Daily routine talaga siya. Nasisira ang araw ko pag di ako nakikipagrakrakan at nakikipagbiritan sa kaharap kong dingding. Pero nung araw na yun, bumirit lang ako ng Alphabet Song, solve na.

EEEEYYY. BBIIIII. SIIIIII. DIIIII. yeahhh...

So tapos na ko in 3 minutes. Record yun ah! (Longest ko ay 2 hours. Believe it.)

Aking napagtanto.. Fuckk! Tulog pa tita ko. Pano yung baon ko? Ang tanging inspirasyon ng kabataan upang pagbutihin ang kanilang pag-aaral.

So, first things first. Bihis muna tapos nagmistulang grocery ang kwarto ko -  grab lang nang grab sa closet, throw lang nang throw sa bag.

AT gising pala ang tita ko. In fact, nauna pa siya nagising sakin. Nasa banyo niya pala kasi siya kaya walang sumasagot sa room niya. Magjojogging siya sa MOA. 

Sa awa ng Diyos, nakakuha pa rin ako ng baon at hinatid pa ko ng tita ko sa USTe. Isang bagay na hindi pa nangyayari dati. Kasi if we would use our car, 10 minutes lang to USTe. If I would take a Tayuman-Lardizabal jeepney, it would take, like,  10 years. Graduate na ko by that time. Hahaha. 

So sa awa ng Diyos uli, di pa sila umaalis. 6:04 AM.

Di pa ko nagbbreakfast so McDo mode ako.

6:10.

6:20.

6:30.

6:45.

Bakit di pa umaalis? Akala ko ba 6.

7:00.

7:15.

Peste. Lokohan ba to? Sayang ang 23 minutes ng pagligo. Sayang ang 5-minute bonding with Love Anover.

Anu na?

7:30 - Finally.

So 3-hour trip yun. And somethin's wrong with my tummy. Mabigat ang Hot Chocolate sa tiyan and it ain't good. Good Lord, is this the moment? After 4 days of constipation, mukhang ngayon pako mapapa-defecate. Pero nakalimutan ko naman dahil kabonding ko naman ang aking mga friends ko, ang Pussycat Dolls, Panic at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Callalily at si Katharine McPhee. Pati na rin ang PSP Game ng Bleach.

Pagbaba ko ng bus, masakit pa rin tiyan ko. Badtrip.

Ano bang ginawa kong kasalanan para magtampo siya sakin? Kung kelan pinipilit mo, ayaw niya. Kung kelan kailangan mong pigilan, excited siya to say hello to the outside world.

Nakarating kami sa Dambana ng Kagitingan which is the large Catholic cross erected at the peak of Mt. Samat. At may elevator siya sa loob, which is beneficial, kasi due to upward momentum versus gravitational force, my tummy was pacified.

Superb. Ang ganda sa top portion ng cross. Daig ang lamig ng Baguio. Sorta. Kapantay mo ang mga ulap. At free ka from Manila smog. It's as if you reached Nirvana.

AT nagtagal kami dun dahil sa aming CAMERA-SHY nature.

Sa aming pagbaba, nakasalubong ako ng sangkatutak na conio. Ang sarap... pagbabarilin at pagsasaksakin. They are murdering two languages, I was told by my English prof. I wanna make tusok-tusok them.

Moving on, dumiretso na kami sa Subic and we ate sa isang magarang hotel. Nawala sa isip ko, nagtatampo pala tiyan ko. So konti lang nakain ko, and that might be the reason why I was tummy-ache-free the next day. Haha. Peace tayo, mga victims.

After that, nagtour kami with kuya SBMA tour guide at marami akong natutunan. 

Kagaya ng:

Noon, binansagang CUBI ang Subic dahil ginagawa palang ito. CUBI means Can U Build It. 

@Nang ito'y nakumpleto na, binansagan itong SUBIC which means So U Built It, Congratulations!

@Lahat ng buildings sa Subic ay may assigned four-digit number dahil ginagamit ito noon ng mga Amerikano as secret codes.

@Ang mga Aetas ng Subic ay respected creatures. Karamihan sa kanila ay may ATM accounts.

Speaking of Aetas, sila ang sunod naming binulabog. 

First, we went hiking with Ate Milagros and she taught us about a few medicinal plants, but when she talked about dysmenorrhea, the lecture kept on getting more awkward so I had to leave and Ate Milagros followed me, kaladkad ang iba kong kaklase. And we talked about bad spirits and skin itching. And I remembered Toshi, asking her how she met her husband. Like I said. It was a awkward and haggard. Ang sarap maligo after that sweaty hike.

Second, Kuya Noel, Eldrin's long lost father, taught us to create fire with the use of bamboo and a hell lot of friction. So cliche, I've seen this on TV so many times before but this would be my first actual encounter. He taught us to cook Sinigang na Unggoy, Nilagang Bayawak and a lot more. Bon Appetit!

Then, He taught us how to trap these creatures. He even risked his life and poise because he acted as the target animal when he was showing us how the trap works. Haha, nagmala-unggoy siya. Umakyat siya sa mga puno. Sigawan naman ang mga girls.

'Kuya! Wag! Tama na!'

As if, may ginagawa si Kuya samin. HAHAHA!

After mamili sa Duty Free, natapos ang araw nang ligong-ligo kami sa pawis. Bumalik sa bus. Nagpahinga. Nagkantahan ng Lupang Hinirang at religious songs. Nagkwentuhan ng scary stories and about sa Singsing ni Lola.

Nakauwi na rin kami ng 9:00-10:00 AM at jebs na jebs na uli ako. Perfect timing.

Ang saya. Wish it would happen again. Thank you.

Buong araw man akong jebs na jebs, nakalimutan ko siya sa sobrang saya. Happy jebby!

-rjon-

MARJONLANDIA : Adventures in the Golden Tiger Castle (What you have missed in two weeks)

Napakabilis ng panahon. Dalawang linggo na pala akong hindi nag-uupdate ng blog. So basically, I'm gonna write about what you have missed.

Jun 23-24 - si Frank at ang Araw ng San Juan

Hay, badtrip ang araw na yun. Kung kelan ka eager na eager pumasok, tsaka nagpakitang-gilas ang kalikasan. Nakipagshowdown pa sya sa Manila Day at San Juan Day. SO basically, napakaredundant ng Monday at Tuesday. Mababasa ka pag Monday, mambabasa sila sa Tuesday.

May naririnig akong dalawang babaeng nag-uusap sa tabi ko nung tumitingin-tingin ako sa Oxygen nung Manila Day.

'May pasok ba ang mga taga-QUEZON CITY pag MANILA Day?'

Teka teka, ako ang probinsyano dito. Bat di mo yun alam?

Humirit pa ang kausap niya.
'Wala rin ata. Metro MANILA yun eh'

Naku naman Ineng, ibig sabihin pala ay wala ring pasok ang Laguna, Cavite at Batangas. Kasi Mega MANILA yun eh.

Jun 21 to present - ang aking pagka-irita sa nakakasawang pagbanggit ng news anchors and reporters sa 'M.V. Princess of the Stars'

Mel Tiangco, Mike Enriquez, Connie Sison, Jessica Soho, Pia Guanio, John Lapus, Susan Enriquez, Unang Hirit People, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes, Manny Pacquiao - kung may isang serial killer na pumapatay ng adik sa pagbanggit ng pangalan ng barkong 'Princess of the Stars'. UBOS ang ating mga minamahal na Kapuso.

Sana natuloy yung pagspill ng chemicals galing Princess of The Stars, para macontaminate ang buong Serenea at mamatay si Reyna Dyangga. Dyesebel! Ipaglaban mo ang pag-ibig mo para kay Fredo. WTF!

Tsaka ang husay rin nila magbanggit ng mga detalye kung anuman ang appearance ng mga bangkay, at mahusay rin silang tsumempo sa Breakfast at Dinner time namin.

Jun 28 - Ang first screening ko sa UST Singers

Ang pinakahopeless moments ko sa USTe. Grabe, ambisyoso na kung ambisyoso. May nagtanong pa ngang isang choir member:

College of Science ka, di ba?

Opo.

Bat di ka na lang sumali sa Glee Club nila?

AY amputah. Sagad sa kayabangan. Idol niya ata si SImon Cowell. The only difference is that no one asks his opinion.

Nameet ko rin si Kuya Kayle nung araw na to. Haha!

Jul 4 - Ang second screening ko sa UST Singers

Sa kabila ng comments ng isang Simon Cowell wannabe. Unexpectedly, nakapasok pa rin ako.

Mas maganda ang araw na to. Tinanong niya ko kung okay lang daw ba sa parents ko mag-UST Singers at kung ano sched ko. Oh sht, oh sht, oh sht.

Jul 5 - Ang first day ko as a UST Singer-Trainee

Oh shoot. Nakapasok pa rin ako. Tenkyu, tenkyu. Swerte lang talaga. Marami ako natutunan, first day pa lang. Can't believe this. SOMEBODY PINCH ME!

So, that seems to be everything you missed. Hindi ako busy. Tamad lang talaga ako. Have a nice week!

MARJONLANDIA : Adventures in the Golden Tiger Castle (Episode 3)

Season 1, Episode 3

June 17, 2008

Curse of the Centuries, Really?

Freshmen Orientation. And I'm beginning to see people who deserve me.

I don't wanna name them. Instead, Imma give aliases to people whom I don't like. I really don't like them. And I'm about to learn that I am not alone. =)

So, proceed na ko sa Med Audi. Pagpasok ko, nakita ko si Really. Ngumiti siya at tanga lang ang mag-smile back. That's right. Tanga nga ako. Plastic? Was I? Maybe not the exact word. Try 'respectful'.

'Asan si...Ench?' sabi nya.

'Oh, di ko alam'

'Okay'

'Okay'

O di ba. E di tapos. Parang text lang. (yung common sa mga textmates na walang interest sa isa't isa - Ex: ah ganun ba?, oh, haha, hehe, =D ) Walang plastikan.

Tapos biglang tumawag si Ench.

'Bro, asan kayo?'

'Sa med audi'

'San yan?'

Eto na katangahan ko, sabi ko:

'Ahm, ahhh, yung sa may DOOR...'

Tapos eto ang nakainsult saken. Pinagtawanan ba naman ako ni Really at nung kasama nya. 

Okay. Ngiti lang Marjon. Ayus lang yan. Day 2 pa lang to. Pag magkaoffense ka, di ka makakapagpatuloy. Okay lang yan. okay lang yan.

Ayos lang. Talagang katangahan yun. Pero di nya kailangang magpakita na katangahan yun. Kasi di nya ko kilala.

Nagpatuloy ako sa pakikipag-usap.

'Ahm, yung nasa may elevator pala..'

Ayun, naloko na, nasa likod ko na pala yung kausap ko. Nakarating na siya. At talagang nag-uusap pa rin kami ah. Ayaw nyang ibaba. Mahirap sya sa load.

'Andito na ko, sa likod mo'

Gusto ko pang sabihin:

'AH talaga? kelan pa? Kamusta ka? Maayos ba tulog mo?'

Kaso sayang naman load nya. Dugo't pawis rin yun ng mga magulang nya.

Hahahahaha. Bale nga pala yung naintindihan ko lang sa Orientation ang laging pagbanggit at pagmamayabang nila na ang UST ay ang the 'RPS' University (the Royal, the Pepsi, and the Coke University of the Philippines)

Haha baduy. Sabaw. Corny. Mamais.

Tapos paglabas namin ng Med Audi.

Wala kaming choice ni Ench kundi sumabay sa kanila. dahil sila lang ang grupong kakilala namin.

Dun nangyari ang karumaldumal na krimen. Kung anu man yun. Samin na lang yun. Baka mabasa nya eh. Haha

So nagtour na kami. At sobrang tahimik ko na sa sobrang inis at sobrang pagod.

AT umabot kami sa Arch of the Centuries. May isang legend tungkol sa arkong yun. Sabi nila, pag dumaan ka daw dun palabas, di ka na makakagraduate (maybe bcoz you can only use the arch once and that is, on your grad march). AMPUTTT.. Parang dumaan ako dun palabas nung Episode 1. Sht. Sht. Sht.

Ang masayang part dun ay nung umupo kami sa may tabi nun, nanonood at nagbibilang ng di gagraduate.

Tawag ko dun ay Curse of The Centuries.

New characters:

Wei (Hi I'm Wei, My Wei, Your Way, Path Wei, Hall Wei, Broad Wei, Pasa Wei! Any Wei, are you from Pisay?)

Shen (Hi, I'm Shen, no, not She, Shennnnnnnn)

Karl (Gusto nyo magkatabi [ni Ench]? Okay.)

Bon (Taga-Bicol ka rin? Taga-pisay ka?! Kilala mo si Gicka?!?!?!?!?!)

Thea (Hi, I'm Thea. Sorry forgot your name....ah, Marjon, sorry im kinda bad in remembering names?) How cute.. haha

Pero

Ngunit

Subalit

Yet

But alin ang tunay na curse? Ang Arch o si Really? That's what we're going to find out in the next days.

-rjon-

MARJONLANDIA : Adventures in the Golden Tiger Castle (Episode 2)

June 16, 2008

Season 1, Episode 2

Hmmm... People, people, people.

Sobrang daming people.

Heavy pedestrian traffic sa UST. Grabe.

UST is a big campus, di ko kinaya ang maghapon na paglalakad.

(kamusta naman kung sa ADMU pa ko nag-aral, baka magpabili ako ng wheelchair nyan)

5:00 AM - Ginising ako ni Madonna at Justin Timberlake dahil napindot ko pala ang play button ng walkman phone ko. Astig.

5:30 AM - Tulog pa isip ko nyan, pero nagwiwisik-wisik na ko ng tubig.

6 AM - Nakaupo. Nakatunganga. Nuod Unang Hirit. Tapos humirit pa pinsan ko, aga-aga, ingay-ingay. Annoying.

6:30 AM - Nakaupo pa rin ako, Nakatunganga. Pero magic. Narealize ko na ISINUOT na ng mga damit ko ang kanilang mga sarili sa aking katawan.

6:45 AM - Tayuman. Tayuman. Tayuman. Nasa jeep ako nun. Lakas ng sigaw ah, di ko na nga naririnig yung walkman ko eh. Kahit i-full volume ko pa. Antagal mag-blastoff ng sasakyan.

'What's the point? Don't wait for no one, please? I'm late.'

Naku, yan ang Unang Hirit ng utak ko. Gumana sya sa wakas.

7 AM sharp - Hinawakan ko na doorknob. Eto na Room 326. Shit shit shit shit shit, eto na. Not a single peep. Antahimik ng classmates ko. I looked around. Wala nmang prof ah. Narealize ko. Onga pala, First day namin. It's supposed to be that way. Unless.

Ayun as expected, babae ang unang dadakdak. Nagsabi lang ng Hi yung isa, I'm Blabla.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - BOOM! Napuno ang room ng:

Nu pangalan mo?(pero commonly, 'Nu name mo')

Where do you live?

Nu number mo?

First day mo ba?

Taga-UST ka ba?

Ka-block ba kita?

TAO KA BA?

KAUSAP BA KITA?

Hindi naman.. Medyo lang.

PHILO 2 - Tagal ng prof. SOobra. Bored ako syempre. Kaya pinanuod ko lang silang nag-uusap. AT ayun may nagsalita sa vicinity ko. Yun. Naloko na.

Ayan na yung prof. Haha! Bakit daw Philo 2? Kasi hindi Philo 1. (crickets, do your thing)

BIO 101 - HUHU. I'm scared. This is going to be one tough subject. Not because I don't like Bio. The prof looks mean. Pero enjoy naman sya magjoke.

VACANT - I made new friends at kami yung nasa pinakalikod/backboys/late/adik sa aircon.

ENGLISH - BOOYAH! WALANG PROF. Since may kakilala na ko. Okay lang na walang prof. Pero may fourth year students na sorta nag-orient samin(orientation para sa orientation kumbaga), apparently 10 times na mas maingay samin kahit dadalawa lang sila o tatlo.

THEOLOGY - God. God. God. Let's talk about God. Next. (Uy, walang personalan, joke lang hehe)

LUNCH - KFC is the place to be! Hotshots pa rin inorder ko as usual.

PE - Peste, di pala gagamit ng PE Uniform. Heto nangtrip na naman. Naku. Ayaw ko makipag-away ngayon. So help me God. Buti na lang biglang may Yellow Jackets na nagturo samen about yells. Impressive.

Go USTe! Go USTe! Rah Rah Rah. Bla bla. (not meant to offend people yung bla bla)

Tapos sepak na. Hmmm. Inaantok na ko. Hindi dahil ayoko nung sinasabi ng prof. Kasi nakakapagod pala maging college.

Uwian na, tapos may humabol pang makipagkaibigan. Ok. Sige lang ng sige.

Di ako marunong sumakay from UST to Lardizabal. So Nag-SM ako kahit walng bibilhin, kahit di gutom, kahit wala ako sa mood maglaro ng Deal or No Deal.

Medyo boring tong post. Hay.

Pero nakakapagod talaga ang maging college. At officially, Day 1 pa lang 'to! AHHHHH!

S.O.S.

-rjon-

Someone's going to butcher Cook's version of Billie Jean

Now this is an interesting show after all. A source posted the list of song choices by the top 16 contestants of Pinoy Idol. The theme is 'Musical Influences'.

I've been rooting for them but seriously, will they nail these songs?

Jayann Bautista will sing Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis (Tapang ni ate)

Sue Ellen chose to sing Love Like This by Natasha Bedingfield (bwahaha, nakakatuwa to for sure)

Penelope chose One Step at a Time by Jordin Sparks (No comment, di familiar yung song, pero narinig ko na sa AI Finale)

I hate them and they will still make me puke for choosing these songs:

Daryl Celis will sing Because of You by Ne-Yo(HAHAHAHAHAHA, GOOD LUCK PARE)

Warren Antig is going to try so hard for having the guts of choosing David Cook's (or Chris Cornell's) version of Billie Jean

Pinoy Idol Fever is Zero Degrees Centigrade.

Pinoy Idol is Kapuso Crap

Top 12 Performances of AI Season 7

Still got the American Idol Fever or should I say the Cookie fever?

As usual, wala na naman ako magawa so I thought why not do this now? Hoy pinaghirapan ko to ah. Magcomment ka naman.

Starting with...

#20 - Rescue Me - Kristy Lee Cook

Cute. Catchy. Hot Kristy.

#19 - You Don't Have to Say You Love Me - Ramiele Malubay

Because she's Pinay. Bwahaha. Seriously, she would have been a judge favorite.

#18 - Dream On - Michael Johns

Michael's last performance. But he was too good to be eliminated.

#17 - I Am.. I Said - Brooke White

Showcases her personality.

#16 - Angels - David Archuleta

Wow. This really moved me. Hehe

#15 - Dont Let the Sun Go Down on Me - David Archuleta

This was a big moment for Archie.

#14 - Anyway - Kristy Lee Cook

Her best, vocally.

#13 - Hallelujah - Jason Castro

Love the song. Love the rendition. Hate him.

#12 - Eleanor Rigby - David Cook

I can say no more. This was it for him.

#11 - Forever - Kristy Lee Cook

I still ain't going to give up. This version was good. It did give me chills, too. I think the judges were a bit unfair.

#10 - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - David Cook

Superb. Cool. Go David Cook.

#9 - Jesus Christ Superstar - Carly Smithson

I really enjoyed this performance, I think everybody did. But unfortunately, it turned out to be Carly's last performance on AI.

#8 - We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions - Michael Johns

Made me root for Michael Johns. Made our maid jump in excitement.

#7 - Let It Be - Brooke White

Brooke's best performance. One of the most memorable moments of the season.

#6 - It's All Wrong But It's All Right - Michael Johns

Wow. Bluesy Soul na parang Rock na Country. Haha. His best performance.

#5 - Every Breath You Take - Brooke White

I know. Let It Be was her best, vocally. But I really can't get this version of the song out of my head. This made me like Brooke White.

#4 - Come Together - Carly Smithson

My favorite performance from Carly. Very edgy. Kinda reminds me of Katharine McPhee.

#3 - Billie Jean - David Cook

This was really a big leap forward for D.C. This was Simon's most favorite performnce from him

#2 - Imagine - David Archuleta (First Version)

Considered the best performance of the season, vocally. His version of the song made John Lennon's version re-entry the Hot Digital Downloads Chart.

#1 - Always Be My Baby - David Cook

The biggest hit of the season. It even entered the Billboard Hot 100. Honestly, you know you love it. It earned more than a million views on YouTube, beating real singles. It is undeniably a major hit in USA, here in the Philippines as well. Lately this week, I heard this monster-of-a-hit numerous times and in numerous places such as Quiapo, St. Luke's, Divisoria, Makati, Cubao, Choy's Apartment hehe. You gotta admit - Cookie Fever is everywhere. As a source said, 'It [Cook's version of the song] was too good for American Idol'.

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Confirmed: Puerto Princesa Subterranean River Park enters the Top 7

Which makes us the strongest contender.

Tubbataha Reef enters the top 3, Chocolate Hills ascends to #4 and Mayon Volcano holds it's position at #10.

Amazon River gets kicked off the Top 7.

Wow, can't wait for the announcement of the shortlisted entries.

I really do hope they include at least two of our entries.

Well, you can't expect to do so by relying on their biased views. You have to make them hear your voice

Be a member and VOTE NOW!

Chocolate Hills overthrows Amazon River; the rest retain their positions

Yes, this means we have a good chance of having more than one natural wonder. Tubbataha Reef is still the strongest Philippine entry (#4). Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park and Mayon Volcano retain their positions at #9 and #11, respectively.

Wow, 6 out of the 7 top rankers are Asian candidates.





Looks like the New7Wonders of Nature Panel of Experts will have a hard time looking for a Non-Asian finalist. The Great Barrier Reef isn't even in the top 21.

Hope they include at least two of our entries.

Well, to make them do so, YOU need to vote.

Be a member and VOTE NOW!

Trust me. This would be a HUGE help to our economy. If at least one of our candidates make it to the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, more tourists would come. More tourists means more investments. More investments means overthrowing Malaysia! Hehe kidding. I hope you get the point.

The House Bunny (Hotta hotta!)

This is Katharine McPhee's big screen debut. Yeah!

Anna Faris gets hotter and hotter every year.

Yes, I am so watching this baby.

Playboy plus Katharine McPhee = Jackpot!

Sexy and funny film. A must-watch.

I am sooo watching House Bunny. Are you watching it, too? :)

Curious about it? Here's the trailer:

MCPHEEVER IS IMMORTAL!

David Cook is the 7th American Idol

Wow! I was so surprised. I thought Archuleta would win. For the first time ever, a rocker won American Idol!

WOOOOOOOOOOOHH!!

I can't believe it!

Parang tama yung sinabi nung poll. O marami lang talagang fans si Cook.

Basta, nagpalusot pa si Simon na wala siyang pakialam kung sino mananalo e samantalang kagabi Archuletang Archuleta siya.



Yeah!!! Congratulations and the best of luck to you David Cook!

His best performances:

ALWAYS BE MY BABY

BILLIE JEAN

ALL I REALLY NEED IS YOU

Can't wait for his album.

David COOK is the seventh American Idol!

Wow! I was so surprised. I thought Archuleta would win. For the first time ever, a rocker won American Idol!

WOOOOOOOOOOOHH!!

I can't believe it!

Parang tama yung sinabi nung poll. O marami lang talagang fans si Cook.

Basta, nagpalusot pa si Simon na wala siyang pakialam kung sino mananalo e samantalang kagabi Archuletang Archuleta siya.



Yeah!!!

Pinoy Idol Top 24 (Okay, hindi mo napanood? Naiintindihan kita)

Dalawang klase lang ng tao ang nagbabasa sa blog entry na 'to. Ang nanood at hindi nanood.

Ako? Nanood. Paki mo. E kung kanguso (este kapuso) ba naman ang buo mong angkan? Di ka madadamay? Di bale, it's really painful to watch Kapitan Boom.

Kung di mo napanood, eto ang video nila na ni-rip at pinoste ng isang sakim na blogger(alamin mo kung bakit).

Speaking of Idol. May Idols Africa pala. Hahahaha no comment. Puro RnB singers at rappers (kung sinwerteng half-american yung contestants) Inuulit ko hindi ako racist.

Anyway, balik sa topic. Okay, kala mo, may early favorite na 'ko. SUE ELLEN! pero hindi sya mananalo. Pamparami lang ng viewers si Daryl Celis.

Watch Pinoy Idol Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Proud to be Kanguso!

Tubbataha Reef Enters the Unofficial List of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World Today

Ang haba ng title.

Yes nakapasok nga, pero Rank 7 naman. In other words, our strongest bet is still in danger.
Well, the Philippines is doing great today, with Tubbataha Reef entering Top 7, with Chocolate Hills remaining at #9 and with Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park ascending further to #12.

So what are you waiting for?

Be a member and vote NOW

My Multiply Stats

Well, it's kinda boring in here, today, so I decided to do some statistics (well, I wasn't using formulas and stat stuff) Monthly Marjonlandia Awards kumbaga or Marjonlandia Compilation of Records. I hope you get the point.

My Multiply account just turned one month old 3 days ago.

Note: Non-Multiply viewership is not included in the count-off, beybe!

SO here we go:
Total Views: 335 views in a month

Most Talked-about Idol: David Cook; 2nd Place - Kristy Lee Cook; 3rd Place - David Archuleta
Most Talked-about Gadget: 'PlayStation 3 Laptop' (10 comments)
Most Discussed Blog Entry: 'DAVID VERSUS DAVID (Tanggal si Negra)' (25 comments)
Poll With Most Participants: 'Who Wins American Idol?' (8 voters)
Most Viewed Photo Album: 'Ice Skating in MOA' (22 times)
Most Viewed Photo: 'Rob, Rai, Me' (22 times)
Most Watched Video: 'Ang Sarap Dito - Coca Cola Angel TV Commercial(High Quality)'
Most Viewed Blog Entry: 'DAVID VERSUS DAVID (Tanggal si Negra)' (71 times in just 4 days)
Most Viewed Page: Of course, the home page. (89 times); 2nd Most Viewed - 'DAVID VERSUS DAVID (Tanggal si Negra)' (71 times); 3rd Most Viewed - Video Page (60 times)

Visitor With Most Unique Pages Viewed: dwightlies (37 unique pages viewed); 2nd Place - duanegalang (35); 3rd Place - elisse519 (20)

Most Frequent Visitor: dwightlies; 2nd Place - duanegalang; 3rd Place - soimrenee

CONGRATULATIONS! haha.. as if it's a great honor..