the fuzzins ... you think you know, you have NO idea

~ 7.9.2006 ~

cake

philmana countdown : 3days

001. provincials,
iknow thats finally over a long time go but we still havent gotten our results back yet. so still stressing about it . out of english, math and science hmm i think science was the hardest. cos it was so tiring in the head; it was 9am in the morning and they give us 116 questions to answer like whoa
002. hot hot heat,
i havent really stayed in richmond since we left for montreal. i am so humble for the weather there right now. firstly montreal was super hot as in hot as in warm breeze in super sunny weather. second theres calgary which is the same thing. its like 30 degrees right now .. and im dark enuff
003. sevec,
that was one experience i'll remember forever and ever. we went around like we lived there too thats what was most special about it. it seemed like we actually lived with our host families and that we had been friends with the pamana people for years. you couldnt tell we were tourists at all. xcept for the random piix in weirdo places. de la peltrie pride =)
004. pamana to vancouver,
that group doesnt know that theyre actually gunna be staying in richmond not vancouver. they'll still be pleased .. hopefully. richmonds not that bad at times. we'll show them how un-ghetto and proper we live with our lil' rented school bus rides and all . i cant wait
005. calgary,
this place is full of cowboys i swear. everyones wearing cowboy hats and boots. i feel like such a minority. heres the whole population 98%white 2%asian. i swear. im not even exagerating. im so not use to it especially since i live in richmond .. can you say chinatown.? sheesh.
006. airplanes,
i hate planes. im dreading the europe plane ride so much right now. i was so sick i couldnt even talk on the plane ride here. it was the worst turbulence ive ever been in. i had to eat so much gum so i wouldnt puke. and im not overacting either .. twas bad
007. homesick,
you have no idea how much i wanna go home. i hate this place i hate calgary. the only good thing about it is that my dads here and they have no pst. i miss so much back at home. i wonder how my cats doing in my garage
008. philcas,
i miss going to practices like crazy. i missed the homecoming thingy on friday. i also missed two sivo practices uhoh! hopefully i remember everything. i had my pasodoble debut in montreal wasnt that bad. made lil' minor mistakes but theyre not too noticable .. i think. thats not up to me to say. im juss a struggling junior

by; kylaespina

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we're BAAACKK!!

hahaha well we were back last thursday night but i havent had the time to update this thing..

MONTREAL was OMG. its beyond words.   thats all i could say

last thursday, maybe i was homesick.. but right when i saw my mom i asked her if she could bring me to dairy queen. luckily she agreed. so then i got there good thing i knew the people(obus i WORk there) so i had my special-only-for-rachel blizzard. YUUUM! and to treat myself even more, i got a regular sized one instead of my small one. =D.

friday, i got up at 9am coz i had work at 10am right away. can u believe that? oh well. i spent too much in montreal, so i deserve it. loool. gotta have money for europe!    and hey! at least im getting shifts!... aint that right ate tina? hehe;p.

i was so eager to go home at 6 that at 5:50ish, my line gets friggin long. as in LOOOONG. i was sooo pissed. i wasnt being all courteous and nice. grr then people started spazzing at me bout the popcorn and prices and combos. im like, WTF i just WORK here. talk to the boss. grr so mad. i got off at like 6:19.. adn i totally missed my bus by like 5 mins. WAAAh. got pissed more. had to wait 20 more mins. eeer not that great. so i decided to buy my super discounted TCBY. haha. hey my only food consumption for the rest of the night.

i dunno what time i got to practice.. all i could remember was coming in, then seeing rominas annoyed and pissed face calling me saying that paunjalay/yakan was starting. omg i was in uniform and had to take out my work shoes right away. lool. 2nd time to do that na. weh. then we watched the pics. watched the vid. ate food.(thanks parents!) and performed what we learned from our pamana workshops. .. ok i totally forgot that ate tina made one of the most hurtful comments we could have ever heard when we were in total cloud9.     she reminded me. lol for her.

then watched our performance, got to criticize the dances and what we were doing(we were all helpful to each other i guess. i love my family! hahahaa) then packed up and left. maridel brought me home and off to comp and bed was i. oh and i watched my beloved HSMUCIAL DVD> omg.    love!<3

saturday practice went well except when we had to do the new yakan for paunjalay. we were totally lost and then tita tonette lost it too. lool. then ate pho. YAAY first meal. hahaha. ive been craving since i think last last week. omg. nabitin ata sa honolulu. hahaa.then after that was dropped off by ate gail at my house. yaay. i tried sleeping but couldnt, so gave up and just went to the comp. surprisingly ate aj was online. and she was talking to pamana people. hihihi. soo youthful talking on msn i guess. hala!   whoos my daddy??? clyde found his, whos mine mommy?? hahaha! uuy ate ahj and kuya neil!!! new admirer much??! hahaha.

then went to work from 6-12:50am. omg. kawawang bata ako. i have work 10-6 tomorrow. im glad im getting like long shifts.. but im still a kid. haaha. i need a life too ya know. oh and btw, after that... im getting picked up by my mommy(thats ate aj to you) from work coz theres no bus to the performance place. so basically, ill be out and about for about 12hrs. non stop. hopefully i can eat a lil bit. and breathe. GOOD THING THERES NO SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY! oh then monday i dont have work but i have to fix and clean my ENTIRE house coz PAMANA will be arriving on WEDNESDAY! yaaay.

PHILMANA '06!!

wooht cant wait!

now let me end this post with something familiar to most people(HIHIHI=P) will most probably be replied with an "AY GEEZ!"

yihee!! CHINO AND TINTIN!!!

;P no deny daw! hahaha

-RACHEL TARA

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~ 6.30.2006 ~

me cant sleep

i cant sleep.. darn it.

5morehours till montreal!!

i cant wait..

it feels like it was just yesterday that we had the meeting about the "plans" for the exchange..

-RACHEL TARA

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~ 6.29.2006 ~

this is the moment

This is the Moment
Erik Santos

This is the moment
This is the day
When I send all my doubts and demons on their way
Every endeavor I have made ever
Is coming into play, is here and now today.

This is the moment, this is the time
When the momentum and the moment are in rhyme
Give me this moment, this precious chance;
I'll gather up my past and make some sense at last.

This is the moment, when all I've done
When all the dreaming, scheming and screaming become one.
This is the day, see it sparkle and shine
when all I've live for becomes mine

For all these years,
I've face the world alone,
and now the time has come
to prove to them I've made it on my own

This is the moment, My final test,
Destiny beckoned, I never reckoned second best
I won't look down, I must not fall;
This is the moment, the sweetest moment of them all

This is the moment damn all the odds
This day or never,
I'll sit forever with the Gods,
When I look back, I will always recall,
Moment for moment...
This was the moment...
The greatest moment...

Of them all…

WOOOOH!!!! LETS GO SEVEC LETS GO!!!

-RACHEL TARA

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the start of something new// summer '06!

omg!

shux im fidgetting(sp?) like CRUSIEASSSSYY!!!

i cant stop thinking about the trip(well i kinda have to).. but its killing me.. i cant pace myself.

i dunno what to do!! i dunno what i need more! or what i have to do still!!

shiyett..

i dont even know what im feeling right now.. my heart is racing as i type.. WHY??? its something new, i know that. but why is my heart beating so fast that its making my breathing very irregular right now. i breathe in deep, then i can hold that for like 30seconds then breathe again.. huh?? gets?....

ME TOO!

omg, shuxx. ive never felt so anxious like this since my move here from the homeland.

no comprende!   no comprende to the maximum! hala..

maybe, coz im going to be doing somehting different, something i dont know what to expect.. ngeh

help me, help me God. please send prayers. i need it. i cant even sleep now. and to think i jsut got off a very loong and annoying(?) shift. hmphm.

on friday, im predicting a bittersweet day.

obviously we're all excited and shit, but omg also we're sad that we're leaving(wushu!) and we're also sad that we're alone there(hahaha)

NEVERMIND>!!!! I LIED!!! hhihihi

well i guess im the only one scared in the group. since maridel and my husband(kuya felix to some, mister to maridel) laughed at me when i told them im scared for montreal. ate tina knows my reason why. HAHAHA

omg grrrr

shuuuxx

my heart is still racing.. i wanna scream so loud! i guess i need to go do kareoke!

omg i love the songs that has been playing on itunes! shuxx its so my songs na like.. eh i dunno.. i just like it!!! jason mraz is love!   shet memz nanaman.

ok i cant finish this thing properly.

i wanna scream!   i want to!!!

btw got the sevec shirts. accdng to maridel, we will be walking advertisements. HIHIHI.. true tho.. at least i get to wear it with my name on it.

YEHAAA!! i feel so    i dunno... i cant say it... theyre the things taht are on the tip of your tongue, but u cant spit it out.

grrr...

maybe it wouldhave helped if my vocabulary was broad.. like ate ajs posts before..

but no, i grew up watching nickelodeon and disney...

ngeeeeeeekk..

what na ba???

shux

i love you all!! im scared of airplanes btw.// hopefully ate aj reads this... AND IM SCARED OF FRIGGIN DOGS! AND CATS!! IM SCARED OF ANIMALS!   and yes molly, that means you too..

talk to you guys in a week!! i mean, ill talk to the others in a week, most of you will be comin with me to MONTREAL!! YEAH YEAH!!!!

its the start of summer '06!! YEAH REPRESENT! DAMN IT I CNAT WAIT!! SHETTTT.. I MUST BE PREPARED. I LOVE IT! I CANT WAIT! I LOVE IT!! IM SCARED! I DONT WANNA GO! ITS A WHOLE NEW THING FOR ME! THAT MEANS I HAVE TO ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES!! WAAHH IM SO HAPPY!I CANT WAIT!!

did u just feel how i have been feeling since last week? yeah thats right.

-RACHELTARA

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~ 6.23.2006 ~

update ?

the countdown : 7days en' counting

001. english provincial,
finally its over phew . 2/3 left to do wells its better than nuthing. well now iknow what provincials are like and i know where my seat is now . ilooked all over the place for it. i was at the very front of the third row sheesh. it wasnt that bad. turns out the practice provincial i did already had the answers to this years provincial .. sshh !!
002. summer time,
finally .. i think it was around wednesday or thursday .. the first day of summer wootwoots. meaning beginning of longer days and going out more and longer. and also meaning no more jackets and the start of getting super dark
003. birthdays,
happy birthday ateh espina and theo simbulan ( june 23 )
004. dress rehersal,
woaw it was one hectic day sevecs. the occasional yelling, slip up and late start. the quick changes got me. ive never had to change four times in a show ever so that part surprised me the most. especially from binasuan to subli phew. thankx you =] to the ladies that helped
005. calgary/alberta,
noope im not moving to calgary. daddy said i can stay for another year so yeah i'll still be around. when i found that out it was like a ton of weight was lifted off my shoulders finally
006. montreal/sevec,
finally . its almost here. just around the corner from now and it feels like we juss signed up for it a month ago. time went by so fast. i feel like i jus learned my dances couple weeks ago. im excited to perform tho =] woots. just super nervous at the same time. im dreading the packing tho
007. grouse grind,
hopefully no one gets hurt like we predicted. meh .. i dont think its that bad if we can handle some of ate ajs warm ups plus lines we can handle the grind PSH im guessing heheh .. then again ive never done it before so new experience yays
010. studying,
everyones been studying and cramming for the exams. especially the tenth graders with all three exams to do in like a week. good luck to us =] im so nervous for the math one tho. i finally got through the whole practice provincial ( and no i still do not know what #30 is )

by; kylaespina

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A little Flip Pride=p

QUICK BLOG

wuick blog b4 i go to english provincial guys!! i found this at a philippine biography site cuz I was bored=p

Body Language & Signs

Filipino body language and signs are an important part of the way Filipinos communicate with each other.

Pursed Lips
Pursed lips are used at times instead of pointing to something. If you see a Filipino pursing his or her lips in a certain direction, they are actually giving you directions to which you should follow.

Raised Eyebrows
Raised eyebrows are generally a reflection of a warm greeting. When you first see someone, raising your eyebrows with a friendly smile would indicate a hello.

Hissing
Hissing is used to gain someone's attention. If for example you are in a restaurant then to get the waiter or waitresses attention, a general hiss will get you service. Also if you are in a restaurant and you want the bill, just make the sign of a square or rectangle in the air with your fingers, which will indicate you would like the bill.

Tolerance
The ability of Filipinos to be able to laugh off embarrassing situations and be tolerant of foreigners indiscretions is legendary. I'm constantly humbled by there generosity in hardship.

Balut'

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coz i had a bad day...

GRRRR!!!!

why did it have to be suuny today?? when i get my ONLY shift at DQ?? WHY?? WHY?? grrr. made me mad even more.

i got to a conclusion that everytime i work, i have to eat BEFORE working.. like right before.. because whenever i do not eat before my shift, im always grumpy.

okok i had my LAST final exam. it was my socials provincials and i dont understand how i was so fast there. i dunno. anyways, after that, i was supposed to go to the mall but then i missed the bus so i was like, forget it then i just stayed home and ate.

after eating, i roller bladed to my work(DQ @ terra nova) then i got there and i was hungry. i was about to buy food but then im like, well what was the point of my rollerblading here if im going to eat a full meal right after? so i just got a moolate. then i started working.. then it was so slow that i was moving even slower. then i dipped dilly bars. it made me soo slow. omg. basically everything i did, i did in slow motion. ahhaha. even when it was rush time.

speaking of the rush time. ok, 2 mins before we close.. like 15 people come in! i was like, WTHHHHH. i was so mad. considering i havent even finished cleaning the tables yet and theyre using it na. grrr. so then i jsut started cleaning tables.. i didnt mind them. lool

grr then i come home and get frustrated with the luggages. then i get a call from maridel telling me that i have a shift at silvercity tomorrow starting at 12.. and ending at 8! at first i was like, awesome 8hr shift! but then i was like.. FKCUUU its dress rehearsals tomorrow! so i start panicking and i didnt know who to call alangan naman si tita tonette kasi tulog na un. so then i called ate tina, ate aj, and ate gj. then im like waaah why again?? why?? so then ate tina just told me to call in early morning tellthem that i had a dress rehearsal at 6 and i had to be there because were leaving next week. im soo hoping they allow me! omg god HELP ME.%#%$&#*^@%#^%#.

even after all that venting out, i dont feel any better.... GRRR

im just waiting for all the good things to happen...

and ill just have to go with the flow.....

PLEASE PRAY FOR MY SOUL.

-RACHELTARA

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~ 6.21.2006 ~

oh my fuzzins!

countdown to Montreal: 9 days!

omg, i am soo not ready for montreal!(i guess spiritually and emotionally?) well i am, but im just like scared and anxious at the same time.. and hindi lang ako makapakali(sp?). time flew by soo fast, and its not even funny!=(. soon enough, i will have to clean up my room(or whole house) for my hostees(?) to not be grossed out. then ill be packing up my stuff for europe!! kyla! why are u leaving? HAHAHA. sorry just wanted to include that in! since i never knew u were leavin!=|. lool. my trips also means that all my hard earned money will go down the drain, like super fast!=( boo. but oh well. hahaha. noo i dont want the week to end yet!!!see on monday, it will be only 4 days left till we leave!! huhhhhh??? its so crazy. hahaha. we'll see who cries first, the parents? or ate aj? lmao!

okok moving on... damn it growing up is so emotionally charged, i hate it. romina will label me as an EMO when she reads this.

after all that whining, let me get to the fun stuff! me rambling about everysinglething that comes to my mind!! YAAAY!

im so dark now! like everyone mentions to me that im like so dark now. (hihi used the same line 2times).and i used to like getting dark. but this is just ridiculous! i go to carwash, i get dark(well obvs! ..i mean obUs!) but i wait for the bus for my work, i get dark(and mind u, im wearing all black! hottness to the maxx.. i dont know how ate tina can handle it!) and even the fix and label day, it made me darker! hello, i just stay out in the sun not for too long, i become darker! ay yia talaga! and everyone has been telling me to apply sunscreen too! well i really dont like sunscreen. i hate the texture after you apply it and the smell of it too. but since i can notice that i have to(also coz i dont wanna get skin cancer.. ), ill just use the spray on ones. damnit it costs so much tho!   12$ for one can!

i wanna watch the lake house or any movie for that matter!!   i havent had the chance to use my free movie passes! and im not happy. lool. grr i need kuya felix for rides too... HIHIHI!

dude, i wanna go to la ronde! i saw the website, and it amazes me how we dont have that here, and considering our "perfect" weather here, i dont understand why they still havent built that here yet. i dont like PNE. its like temporary. and if you came to my school before and witnessed the 'fish coaster' ride disaster, you would understand how uneasy i am with those rides.

i studied the whole day yesterday! well half of the day, omg! i couldnt believe it! at the end of the day(or night) math terms, numbers, equations, etc wer ringing in my ears! it was crazy, but fun! who knew we could conduct an effective study group? haha.. but not at ate tina place... yes yes i know that already! (LOOL!)

hmm what else.. OH YIHEE MARIDEL!!   ur secret! hahaha!

oh! when i gave my days off letter to my manager in silvercity, he was like reading it, the looked at me, read, looked, read, looked. it was so scary! ... i will be like that too if i was the manager! they might as well fire me, since im new and all. lool.     maridel again!

i bought the go nederlands! shirt from roots! yaay we should all wear it!

the day ate tina learns how to hang up first, will be the day i learn how to sleep at the right times. LOOL.

ok thats it.. im hungry and im hungry.. im out! see ya!

-RACHEL TARA

~ 6.18.2006 ~

survey time!

fr. kuya john

1. Do you still talk to the person you had your first
kiss with?
never been touched, never been kissed. HAHA

2. What would you do with 1,000 plastic spoons?
donate to DQ or sumthin-> me too!

3. What kind of music did you listen to in
elementary school?
sclub7! britney spears, christina aguilera, steps, spice girls.. DISNEY!

4. What is the best thing about your job?
i get PAID to bumm around(my jobs are pretty light)

5. Do you wish cell phone etiquette was required in
class?
i mean everyone has cellphone rules.. mga bastos lang kasi ung ibang mga tao

8. Where are you going on your next vacation?
montreal and europe-> HELL YEAH

9. Quote a song lyric?
"summer lovin, had me a blast! summer lovin, happened so fast!" GREASE IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER

10. Are most of the friends in your life new or old?
theyre both. im pretty happy that i got to move here. i met more people, experienced a very different well.. experience.. and i get to go to europe! nyahaha. i also get to expose myself to the public. naxx for hollywood G-RATED films!
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11. Do you own any furniture from Ikea?
yeap!

12. What's your fave animal?
bull? CHICAGO BULLZ(lool at that. only PMB will get that tho). HOW WILL I SAY WHAT FAVE ANIMAL I HAVE? i dont even go near puppies. HELLER

13. What are you doing right now?
bloggin, chatin

14. What state/country are you from?
philippines! representin AAV

15. Tell us about the last conversation/s you had.
im talkin to 'boobs' right now. hahahahaa

16. Where do you see yourself in one month?
practicing for europe like crazy

17. What is your favorite smell?
it used to be gap dream. now i do not know.

18. What is your favorite sight? *
always the hollywood sign lighting up for me

19. Do you consider yourself bi-polar?
nope. im always happy, on the high side. ROMINA is bi polar.

21. Have you ever done anything vindictive to your
coworkers?
uhhh.. no

22. Have you ever gone to therapy?
nope! i think0

23. Have you ever played Spin the bottle?
yeap. but not as controversial as some others here.. *ahem ahem kuya john*

24. Have you ever toilet-papered someone's house?
nope. and its TP, btw.

25. Have you ever liked someone but never told
them?
hmm i dunno no comment? hahaha

26. Have you ever gone camping?
yeah. omg first camping ever, i get emotionally damaged. LOOL

27. Have you ever had a crush on your sister's
friend?
no eeww youngins

28. Have you ever been to a nude beach?
haha nope. we accidentally was supposed to. good thing we read the sign

29. Have you ever had sex on the beach?
eww no omg

30. Have you ever had a stalker?
i guess

32. have you ever laughed so hard you cried?
all the time... i miss the pre-canada days!=(

33. Have you ever gone to a party where you were
the only sober one?
yes. always and forever the sober one

34. Have you ever been cheated on?
on what?where?who? nope

35. Have you ever felt betrayed by your best friend?
nope

36. Have you ever lied to your parents?
white lies

37. Have you ever been out of the US?
ok. ive never BEEN to us before

38. Have you ever thrown up from working out?
i dont usually work out. HAHAAHA

39. Have you ever gotten a haircut so bad that you
wore a hat for a month straight?
yeah! i wore a bandana to school. lool. the teachers got mad at me coz against school policies daw. so my hideous bangs we're seen by many. surprisingly, they found it cute. LOOL

40. Have you ever eaten 3 meals from 3 different
fast food places in 1 day?
hmm most probably yes.

41. Have you ever gotten so wasted you cant
remember the night before?
not wasted.. but tired. and i most probably remember like 90% of it.

42. Have you ever spied on someone you had a
crush on?
err no.its sounds so pathetic. but i actually know people who do that. AHEM ROMINA. ive spied on people, but not people i had a crush on.

43. Have you ever slept with one of your
coworkers/friends?
no eww. HAHA maridels church camp. it always comes back to the church camp.

44. Kissed more than one person at a time?
beso besos. HAHAHA

_RACHEL TARA