May & June 07 Pics

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Notes to Self: Lessons I learned on a Caliraya weekend

1. Geography - Caliraya is found in a mountain in Laguna, not Cavite. Being more geographically-unchallenged will save you a text message to Mama correcting exactly where Caliraya is.

2. Hard Work - Hard work pays off. Before getting to a really yummy buffet, you must endure an uphill climb of over 40 steps. Now that I think about it, after the uphill climb, anything would have been yummy.

 

 

 

3. Gravity - Gravity is at work all the time. It spares no one. Not even scared girls who are "peer-pressured" to climb a bell tower by ladder steps. With every step, gravity will pull you down harder and make your knees buckle even more. But of course the beautiful view and realizing that you are at the highest point of a complex on top of a mountain is all worth it.

 

 

4. Potential and Kinetic Energy - Potential energy is mgh. It means that they higher you are from the ground, the more energy you have. And as you slide down the hill, it converts to kinetic energy which is 1/2mv^2. So in a mudslide, it means that the higher you are on the hill, the faster you go when you reach the bottom. And the faster you go, the more mud you get all over yourself (and I mean ALL over yourself). And with all the mud, the more Tide commercial models you have.

 

 

5. Sports - An earth ball is an incredibly huge soccer ball. When you play goalie, don't even think you can guard your goal by surging with all your might to the earth ball. Remember that there are at least four other people pushing it in the opposite direction. You will only realize it too late that you will inevitably get run over by this huge ball - something you never imagined in your wildest dreams. And then you'll end up flat on your back, laughing so hard at your stupid mistake.

6. Invisible Friends - Instead of moping because one of your friends couldn't come with you on the outing, why not make him an invisible friend? You can shout at him for waking up late and tell him he's being too quiet. You and your friends can leave a place for him while eating and take pictures with him everywhere. It's as if he was there with you! It's okay if for a weekend you and your friends become total nutcases, at least you remembered a friend that should have been there.

 

7. Art - Be creative! Especially when you need to play pictionary with the girls given limited paper.

8. Photography - What's 400 pictures over the weekend? Well, that's 200 pictures a day. Make sure you smile every minute and be mindful of the camera. Your friends tend to document your every step - from 10 shots to jump shots to vogue poses to horror shots to asleep times(!) - I mean everything.

 

9. Film - When bored, shoot short horror films in Duplex 11. Remember that your hair is always in character. And that no role is too small, especially if your hair is the monster's hair and you'd have to lie on your stomach for the whole stretch. Ifugao blankets, friends who are great actors, some sound effects and a camera that can shoot in sepia can come in handy.

10. Friendship - Friendship is the greatest and most important lesson of all. You never would have learned all of the above without it. And everything wouldn't be half as fun without them. So friendskami, THANK YOU!

Caliraya, June 2007

Extended Friendskami - Chris, Rhea, Han, Jam, Von, Leng and Chubbs!
Missing in action: Miki and Daniw
June 23-24, 2007
Caliraya Recreation Center

Thank God for Steph

This week, my YM status says "wants hot chocolate." When I posted the status, I promise I really wasn't fishing. Sure, I thought that maybe someone could buy me some hot chocolate (and I will love that person forever), but it slipped my mind in the following days. I really was just announcing to the world that I wanted hot chocolate. That was it.

Imagine my surprise when I met up with a person that I will love forever, i.e., someone who actually bought me Starbucks hot chocolate because of the status message. Thanks so much, Steph! This is the sweetest and most thoughtful thing that someone has ever done for me. I was really touched, Mam.

Thank God for Steph and the little but very thoughtful things that make me smile. And thank God for Fridays and Friday night dinner with the girls. I had so much fun! Sa uulitin!

Again, thanks Bossing Steph. Not only for the hot chocolate but also for all the more important things you gave and shared with me before it.

Lost, not found

In my family, I've once been tagged as someone who loses or misplaces a lot of stuff. I think I lost 2 colemans back in highschool in the span of 1 week. Back then, I didn't really care about drinking water. I lost them with no remorse whatsover, just another heavy thing off my back.

Come college, I started losing umbrellas. When it rains, you have to let them dry outside the classroom. Now the tricky part is, you have to remember to get them after class, even if the sun is already shining outside. My worst experience was when I bought a new umbrella after I lost the old one, only to lose the new umbrella after using it once. It sucks, I know.

What really sucks is when you lose something of value. Sometimes, for the monetary amount, but most of the time, for the memories and sentimental things you attach to it. I lost an anklet from Galera that Sarah gave me. Funny thing is, I also lost it in Galera. I was sad losing it as I've worn it everyday since I got it.

When I started working, my rosary fell off my pocket in an FX. Sharing the incident to Miki over YM, I was starting to cry a bit. I received that rosary on my first communion and praying with it really helped me through the hardest times. It's really sad that I lost it, but I just hope it still helps someone get through life's daily challenges.

Tonight, as I was preparing for bed, I realized that I lost one of my pseudo-diamond earrings. I bought them with my first paycheck from my on-the-job training. They were supposed to be a reminder of my first work experience. I've worn them almost everyday since I bought them. Now after 3 years, I only have one left. And this caps off a really bad week for me.

I guess I can always take comfort in thinking that at least I have half of the pair. But then again, what do I do with only one earring?