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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Which makes us the strongest contender.

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Amazon River gets kicked off the Top 7.

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