christmas fever is on. i can't really feel it, but i have had mild fever and breathing difficulties since tuesday. as of presstime the writer is still under medication and will be so for the next two weeks. my instincts told me that i was sick because i was not yet used to dawdle idly at home for four straight days. guess what? my intuition skills were strikingly remarkable, for a few hours at least.
thursday i discovered that i had less difficulty breathing while riding a jeepney along the heavily smoke- and vehicle-congested tandang sora avenue. and i felt even better as i walked a few kilometers from commonwealth highway to my friend maikka's village where a christmas party will be held.
i arrived at the village clubhouse one thirty-sharp, which was the designated time for the affair. however, i arrived there to a sight of balloons, balloons, and a few more balloons - but no people. i thought "are these preparations for us?" and found the answer moments later, as some adults arranged some chairs for some night party.
a few minutes later anna cee and hazel arrived. finding nothing but me and empty space, we resolved to go to maikka's house before returning to the clubhouse when there were more people. there we stayed until... 2 pm when ronald, jamie, gelynne and daryl, and nice arrived. back at the clubhouse (diba 1:30 yung party? anong oras na nun, 2:30?) we waited again. kathy and inah and domeng arrived, and decided that we order pizza and wait for some others until quarter-to-three. miles came. and then gerald. and then we started. then the pizza arrived. and followed the softdrinks. then came a few others (krizia, kacie, dina, abi, julia) and then we talked. then i felt that i wanted to leave, and leave them i did.
ohh. i'm awfully sorry. that was plain boring. actually domeng prepared a "programme" in the form of a game. he called it "the 5 P's of life." the P's stand for pamilya, pag-aaral, pag-ibig, paggawa, and pangarap. the mechanics of the game go like this: each person would say something in-detail about the 5 categories mentioned above. then the next one does the same, until everyone had spoken.
since i rushed my speech last thursday, i'll make up for it here, categorizing it into two: 1) what i did say, and 2) what i forgot to say.
pamilya (family). what i did say: my mom celebrated her birthday, and that was why i had to leave early. my parents have plans of taking the whole family to canada and/or sending me to my scholarship in italy. what i forgot to say: our family will be spending the holidays in three different places: our home, my grandparents' home, and baguio.
pag-aaral (academics). what i did say: i thought that so far, i was doing good, compared to my high school days. someone mentioned my current US status. what i forgot to say: i do my homework nowadays, and i don't arrive late for class. heh.
pag-ibig (lovelife). what i did say: contrary to popular notions that i currently have many love interests, actually i have none due to time constraints. what i forgot to say: having a crush is way too different from having a lovelife of sorts. ha!
paggawa (business). what i did say: nothing was keeping me busy. all i did was plump myself up. what i forgot to say: nothing. you guys already know what i do to keep myself from slitting my throat out of boredom.
pangarap (dreams). what i did say: it depends on how the next two years fall out. but hopefully i become a doctor. what i forgot to say: i have strange dreams. just last night i dreamt that i was walking along a red carpet towards an altar, with people watching from both sides of the path and cameras flashing from every direction. back in elementary i dreamt of becoming the next rookie prodigy of ateneo basketball. you see, what i did say was quite enough, or else i would have been real late for my mom's birthday bash.
but then i had to go. worse thing is, i forgot to take pictures. oh well.
moving on. from north susana executive village i had to go back home, fetch my siblings and proceed to sm north, then wait for my parents to fetch us by 7 in the evening and proceed to super bowl, which practically sums up my thursday.
[the next day...]
thursday i discovered that i had less difficulty breathing while riding a jeepney along the heavily smoke- and vehicle-congested tandang sora avenue. and i felt even better as i walked a few kilometers from commonwealth highway to my friend maikka's village where a christmas party will be held.
i arrived at the village clubhouse one thirty-sharp, which was the designated time for the affair. however, i arrived there to a sight of balloons, balloons, and a few more balloons - but no people. i thought "are these preparations for us?" and found the answer moments later, as some adults arranged some chairs for some night party.
a few minutes later anna cee and hazel arrived. finding nothing but me and empty space, we resolved to go to maikka's house before returning to the clubhouse when there were more people. there we stayed until... 2 pm when ronald, jamie, gelynne and daryl, and nice arrived. back at the clubhouse (diba 1:30 yung party? anong oras na nun, 2:30?) we waited again. kathy and inah and domeng arrived, and decided that we order pizza and wait for some others until quarter-to-three. miles came. and then gerald. and then we started. then the pizza arrived. and followed the softdrinks. then came a few others (krizia, kacie, dina, abi, julia) and then we talked. then i felt that i wanted to leave, and leave them i did.
ohh. i'm awfully sorry. that was plain boring. actually domeng prepared a "programme" in the form of a game. he called it "the 5 P's of life." the P's stand for pamilya, pag-aaral, pag-ibig, paggawa, and pangarap. the mechanics of the game go like this: each person would say something in-detail about the 5 categories mentioned above. then the next one does the same, until everyone had spoken.
since i rushed my speech last thursday, i'll make up for it here, categorizing it into two: 1) what i did say, and 2) what i forgot to say.
pamilya (family). what i did say: my mom celebrated her birthday, and that was why i had to leave early. my parents have plans of taking the whole family to canada and/or sending me to my scholarship in italy. what i forgot to say: our family will be spending the holidays in three different places: our home, my grandparents' home, and baguio.
pag-aaral (academics). what i did say: i thought that so far, i was doing good, compared to my high school days. someone mentioned my current US status. what i forgot to say: i do my homework nowadays, and i don't arrive late for class. heh.
pag-ibig (lovelife). what i did say: contrary to popular notions that i currently have many love interests, actually i have none due to time constraints. what i forgot to say: having a crush is way too different from having a lovelife of sorts. ha!
paggawa (business). what i did say: nothing was keeping me busy. all i did was plump myself up. what i forgot to say: nothing. you guys already know what i do to keep myself from slitting my throat out of boredom.
pangarap (dreams). what i did say: it depends on how the next two years fall out. but hopefully i become a doctor. what i forgot to say: i have strange dreams. just last night i dreamt that i was walking along a red carpet towards an altar, with people watching from both sides of the path and cameras flashing from every direction. back in elementary i dreamt of becoming the next rookie prodigy of ateneo basketball. you see, what i did say was quite enough, or else i would have been real late for my mom's birthday bash.
but then i had to go. worse thing is, i forgot to take pictures. oh well.
moving on. from north susana executive village i had to go back home, fetch my siblings and proceed to sm north, then wait for my parents to fetch us by 7 in the evening and proceed to super bowl, which practically sums up my thursday.
[the next day...]
wheeee. quezon city science high school batch 2006's yearbook was released today. never mind that i felt dead sick. or that my feet and legs experienced slight cramps because of the generous jeepney passengers who gave me an eighth of a seat through 30 minutes of travel (someday i'll write a piece about them jeepneys). i paid 1200 bucks for that. period.
what did i get? hmmm... let's see. colorful hardbound cover. half a page, scrapbook style. one- to two-word phrase descriptions, followed by a three-paragraph text. one wacky picture, one formal. 261 students. faculty members. some literary pieces, congratulatory speeches, pictures of all kinds, caricatures, typographical errors. ads for sponsors. greyscale. not bad. but it could have been better, i guess. unless i think about it. and read again. and try to remember. and laugh. and then think again.
anyway, after that i had to go buy some groceries, where some is equal to three bags full of stuff. i got home alive. not bad for some sick and tired being. *gasps for air* i'm taking a rest now.
happy holidays. (",)
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