Isang Malupit na Adbentyur!

Bilang Sem opener ng UP Explore, napagkasunduan naming lahat na mag-climb na lang para maiba naman at para ma-experience naman ng mga new mems (at old mems din) na umakyat ng bundok kasama ang kanilang walang kasing-bangis na orgmeyts. :) At napadpad na nga kami sa Mt. Maculot na matatagpuan lamang sa may Cuenca, Batangas. Maraming nangyari, good, bad and everything in between. Nariyang matapunan ng gas ang karamihan ng gamit namin at isa sa mga sinawimpalad na minalas ay walang iba kundi...AKO. tsktsk. ambaho ng gas, swear! maligaw-ligaw sa paghahanap ng mismong bundok at pinakamatindi ay mahuli ng MMDA. kamusta naman yon para sa pagtatapos di ba! Pero kung susumahin, hindi ko naman ipagpapalit ang exhilirating feeling ng pagconquer ng isang bundok at syempre pa, ng experiences with my beloved orgmeyts. Yeah!

Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros

nagulat ako sa opening ng pelikulang ito. pero bigla ko ding naalala na indie nga pala ang pinapanood ko so, understandable. Nakakahiya yung simula. kasi alam ko na sanay tayong mga manonood na puro magaganda ang karaniwang pinapakita sa mga pelikula..magandang tanawin, magandang tao, magandang setting. Pero sa pelikulang ito, di mo makikita ang mga bagay na yun. Pero sapul naman di ba? Manila at its "lowest". Pinakita lamang ng direktor ang totoong kalagayan ng Pilipinas at pinortray lang naman ng mga nagsiganap ang pangkaraniwang Pilipino sa pang-araw-araw na pamumuhay.

Gayunpaman, maganda ang kinalabasan ng pelikula. at least para sakin. nung medyo matagal-tagal na din ang flow ng istorya, iniisip ko na rin agad kung pano nga winakasan ng direktor ang istorya ni maxi? mamamatay ba sya? dead end? o alang kwenta yung ending? sa kabilang banda, katanggap-tanggap naman ang ginawang pagtatapos ni aureaus (close kami di ba!). nasa sa atin ng manonood kung ano at paano sila[mga bida] napunta sa kinalalagyan nila sa pagtatapos ng istorya. at makatotohanan naman sa parte ni maxi kasi napatunayan ko na isang phase lang sa buhay nya si victor. at higit sa lahat, relevant ang istoryang ito. masakit man at nakakahiyang aminin, pero ito ang reyalidad ng buhay sa Pilipinas, ang buhay ng mga mahihirap.

sa opinyon ko, hindi talaga ang istorya ni maxi ang gustong ipaunawa ni aureaus ating mga manonood kundi ang isyung mas malalim pa dun. ang mga panaka-nakang kuha ng kamera sa mga bagay, lugar o tao ay mas mahalaga para maipakita sa lahat ang pang-arar-araw na tanawin natin na naisasawalang bahala na rin natin pero syang sumasalamin sa atin. ang mga spaghetti wires, "kumpare syndrome', imburnal, ilog na madaming basura, barong-barong, Filipino's hospitality at marami pang iba. Relevant para sa mga Pilipino at sa inang Pilipinas.

Natuwa lang ako dahil si maxi ay isang napaka-sweet na bata. totoo. at nakakatuwa lang yung idea kung paano hinandle ni victor ang emotions ni maxi para sa kanya..walang halong pananamantala ng damdamin. and i believe, that's really something.

paboritong linya ko galing kay tatay paco:

"... oo nga't pinalaki kitang magnanakaw, pero mamamatay tao, HINDI!"

go justify. :)

Happy watching!

Messages from the Campsite

mushy na kung mushy but i'm so darn proud that the officers heard my suggestion and pursued it.

it's one thing to receive notes and mini messages but it's another thing if it came

from people that you least expect the most to hold different feelings towards you.

ito ang isa sa mga matinong nagawa ng Explore sa bundok despite pagod, puyat at dugyot. :)

sa mga na-offend at naasar sakin, pasensya na.

sa mga natuwa....:)

Hanggang sa mga susunod na peaks, jinx or no jinx!

Jitters!

gotta get through this..
will have so much fun..
there'll be mishaps i bet my...
gonna be one memorable night and day.

Jah Bless Explore!

Lookin' forward

Bazal, I guess, was still the last challenge I’ve been into. It’s not exactly what you could call mountain climbing. More of a hiking and near-death stunts for some. Anyway, this only means that I haven’t climbed any mountains yet. So it is only natural that I feel really excited about this mountain climbing thing. It’s actually more of a responsibility and challenging tasks ahead, yeah, yeah, but still, a mountain is a mountain. And I haven’t broken my at-least-once-a-year-climb rule yet, so far. So, there. Whatever jitters I’m going through right now would be nothing compare to the exhilarating feelings later on. As for now, I’m just gonna keep my fingers crossed and try to be as prepared as possible.

*Mt. Maculot here I come!

Conversations behind, beside and beyond

While I was walking towards FC building from my Geol 1 class (yes, Geol 1!) this hot, hot afternoon, I overheard different types of conversations. Mind you, I never had any intention to eavesdrop as I have my own life (and growling stomach) to worry too when suddenly I was literally stopped by these two coÑo ladies walking in front of me. I never really understood their conversation because I was listening halfheartedly and I was more interested in their SLOW progress in walking - which by the way, a fellow student from peyups can perfectly understand. All I got was the “y’know”, “well” and “if they were doing that…” with what you can count as a perfect coño  twang. Yeah, whatever that maybe. its just that it sounds annoying.


After finally reaching FC, another 2 ladies were or should I say one was seriously discussing something as the other one intently listens. Their topic was the 'glamorous' world of philosophy. She was arguing with her premise that nature should blah blah blah and that philosophically speaking it isn’t right blah blah blah. The rest was gibberish that I could never understand for the life of me. Hay.

See how boring my life is lately.

Interesting.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

my favorite scene! :)

eto yung binabatuk-batukan ni snape si harry at si ron.

Roland was Aragorn

wala munang OTH para sakin (and the likes). di pa nila pinapalabas sa star world. di naman ako makanuod sa ETC kasi ang aga. Pero Smallville naman pumalit e kaya ayos lang din. so, habang nagchachanel surf ako kagabi nakita kong Return of the King ang palabas sa HBO. As always amazed na naman ako. Narealize ko that night na sa big screen ko pa sya las na napanood. Dahil nga sa namesmerize ako e pinanood ko na din kahit yung last hour na lang. Ang ganda talaga. nakita ko na naman si (my) King Aragorn at bigla kong inimagine sya bilang si Roland the Gunslinger. Nakakapraning kasi pwede sya if ever! Dark haired nga lang dapat sya at mas toughie. as of that moment e never pang sumagi sa isip ko kung sino ang pwedeng gumanap na Roland kung magkakaroon man ng film adaptation ang Dark Tower Series (although mahirap!). Ayun, spur of the moment lang talaga. At excited na talaga kong matapos tong series na to kaya talagang hiniram ko na kay Popsie yung 2 remaining books. Can't wait.

As for Lord of the Rings. sobrang nasa high order of my movie list ang trilogy na ito, lalo na yung Return of the King.nakakamiss na nga yung mga casts e. san na kaya sila ngayon. si merry e nasa Lost (o si pippin?) si elijah ba san na kaya? si viggo unfortunately di ko napanood yung latest fim nya. sayang. Aragorn and Roland Deschain of Gilead...ultimate role if ever. :)

Hmmp!

ang hirap talagang maghabol sa mga taong tinataboy ka na ng harap-harapan. pero di ko na i-eelaborate pa ang mga unfortunate events sa buhay ko. sobra na ang drama. anyway too much drama can be superficial sometimes. haha. whatever.

kwentong delingkwente

DQ.

terible pakinggan di ba? pero yun ako mismo nitong nakaraang sem kaya nagkandaletse-letse na ang registration ko for this sem at ang pinakaaasam-asam kong graduation ay hindi pa rin mangyayari. nakakasawa na din talaga lalo na pag feeling mo ginawa mo naman talaga yung best mo. pero nakakaguilty din kasi alam mo na ikaw lang naman ang may kagagawan ng lahat ng paghihirap na ito.

buti na lang kamo at lumipas na ang mga rantings ko sa buhay. kung pano magpabalik-balik sa isang propesor na lagi ka naman pinagtatabuyan, bina-black mail at kung anu ano pang ka-echosan sa buhay. Nga pala, kung last sem e INC is the trend, this sem DQ is the new trend!!! at ang mga trendsetters...walang iba kundi ang mababangis na Geog Majors!kahit na nakakahiya, kebs! at least di pala ko nag-iisa.and i guess, kahit pa selfish pakinggan, that's the only thing that matters for now.

Advance Happy Birthday Ed!!!!

Well, dahil sa wala kong mahagilap na ibang picture mo pa, eto na lang. at least kasama din ako at si izay at harlon pa (Go UPX!) . lahat pa tayo naka-black. haha.

Wuppee Berhdey Vain guy!

Sa wakas 20 ka na rin! kala mo ha.

so, after ng batian di ba chibugan na? :)

San tayo? Naiimagine ko na sagot mo. hmmpp..kuripss..

* izay, me, birthday guy, harlon.

Happy Birthday Tel!!!

Happy Birthday Chantel Girl!

Miss ko na tong kaibigan kong to!

Isang babaeng nababaliw sa beach at mahal ang Sorsogon. Weeehh!

Jah Bless!

Worries

*Worry Number 1:
that i might not finish my thesis (still?) in time for enrolment. i'm screwed! i'm into so much trouble dunno where and how to get out of it.

*Worry Number 2:
am i alone? no i guess in this one i am quite sure i am not alone. but i know someone who only passed 6 units of her past acad loads. hmm...

*Worry Number 3:
They're coming ba-ack!! tomorrow my friends, i am once again in chaos. so much for peace and stuff..

*Worry Number 4:
the usual enlistment and registration blues. yeah yeah yeah..endless lines we meet again (for the 14th time!). i've been in peyups too long im beginning to fade away. gotta gotta get out here soon...

*Worry Number 5:
i don't worry much nowadays of being a loser. i was. i am. i will be. sore eh?

*Worry Number 6:
that we will not live to see the day that the world would really achieve "world peace", that there are too many people dying and getting hungry every second, that TomKat would really last forever, that whoever wins PBB would be such a star someday, that the Pope ain't gonna come in Asia for that matter, that the Philippines is losing its battle (and purpose perhaps), that i may graduate without.... Man! i'm sore.

#
thanks hannee for the prayers!

Recaps

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It's only normal that after the much awaited arrival of the 'other half', chaos came next. but it's actually the good kind, although it still kinda get into my nerves. i have a lot of things in my mind. i imagined and realized a lot of stuff when he arrived. very complicated though. and perhaps the moment had already passed.

* A PLEASANT SURPRISE
just as when i thought that people here did actually forgot about our very existence, along came some surprise. i love surprises! whether good or bad. i dunno. i just do. i guess magic here sometimes do comes back.

*
i know im not making much sense but i'm feeling good. i've temporarily buried the things that i should-have-done-before-but-obviously-did-not-do and that was really something. unloading the academic baggages. but somehow time always has its way of being recognized. darn.

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too much to tell, too lazy to do.