why is it that there are so many beliefs about new year? the round fruits, the polka dot outfits, the noise to shoo away the bad spirits and many more. hey, it might be against our religion (unless your'e an atheist or your Scripture tells it so).

anyway, it's a new year. i think i need to be hyper. and i took inspiration from the extra challenge host. (okrayin mo nalang pag may nagagalit sayo para di ka na mapagod sa pagiging galit) ayt?

man: eto tandaan mo... blah blah blah blah!!!!!! (very loud voice)
ethel: oo naririnig ko, di ako bingi!
man: isaksak mo to sa kokote mo... blahblahblah!!!!!
ethel: wla akong kokote pasensya ka!

nice one ethel. [she works on a comedy bar, she's used to okrayan]

i was laughing my head off when i saw this on TV. great reality show huh? it could be a good example for me. (hands down!)

school's near. i finally felt it when my mum gave me my allowance! oh no! i don't want to go to school yet! 3 more months before summer. i gotta save for summer. my mum doesn't have money so she might not enroll me to summer swimming or tennis lessons so i have to save for myself to help myself and my mum.

hey, my mum didn't buy any fireworks. she reasons that she doesn't want my younger brother to go out of the house, but the real reason is that we don't have money and we are empty because of our new house. hmm... it's okay. i got to see all the very beautiful fireworks at our second floor and we were all there, including my nephew who lived one house away from ours. we invited him to our house coz his mum, dad, and sister is always in saudi arabia and he lives with his grandmum (my aunt). plus, he is asthmatic so he isn't allowed to go outside their house... but he still got outside!

i will propose a deal to my mum about getting an allowance for summer. but not now, maybe before school ends... when i was 9 or 10, we had no helper, my brother and i will wash and press the clothes and we get 50 pesos a week (each)! [equivalent to one or two sets of clothes to wash and one set to iron, no worry, we don't iron uniforms anymore]. so this incoming summer, i might do that, especially if our helper goes back to her provincE , leyte, but i won't ask for 50 pesos, mum will get pissed off. i know that. just 30 or 40. lolz! 10 pesos will make a difference, why not?!

***claire will not change her personality. (hands down again please!)*** i will only change my weaknesses into strengths. some friends will not like it if i change my whole personality. although some people find me a very bad person. i don't care! it's not true. because i know that sometimes, what they say are not true. they do not know me. but if i know that it's true, i will certainly agree. i always try to get second opinionssssssssssssssss so i know it. [many S's]

hands down.

A mother named Alma joined that Laban O Bawi contest. She told that she was a domestic helper in Dubai once and her husband is in Dubai looking for a job, taking the risk and wasn't sure whether or not he will get a job. She said that there was a man dressed in all-white and black shoes. The man said: "Kapag di ka lumaban di mo makukuha ung 1M." Then Mrs. Alma won the elimination round. She kept on saying "Laban" and her children kept saying it too. She might seem insane for telling about the Man in White she saw on national TV. Seems strange huh? She doesn't like the 80,000 pesos because it wasn't enough for her debts. Until she got the One Million Pesos. What can you say about the Man in White who approached her before the contest. He told it to the right person who will win the contest and nice prediction huh? That's why I couldn't keep myself from thinking about it. And stranger than it seems, I don't like watching that Laban O Bawi contest because the hosts make fun of the contestant/s, but God made me do it.

Now what? God has his own way to make His will be done, even though it means sending an angel in disguise.

Everyone here in the world are angels in disguise. You, me, your friend, my friend, your enemy and even my enemy (if we have). Treat your enemies as angels.

Hey, I finished I Kissed Dating Goodbye and The Catcher in The Rye in 2 and a half days. I seem so excited about The Catcher in The Rye coz it was like I was seeing it on TV. Nice story. It made me cry. Seems like when Holden cries or bawls, I also cry :cry: . Strange huh? Even I Kissed Dating Goodbye made me cry for no reason, maybe because of the epilogue about Shannon and Josh. Strange too.

Gotta leave. I just wanted to tell my blog about that Laban O Bawi thingy so that I won't think about it anymore. :)

jomar was asking jobel about what she was wearing to the prom and i suddenly remembered:

during the class christmas party, I was donning my favorite white button-down polo, an old but very slightly-used khaki skirt, slipping on aqua blue beaded flats and carrying a light blue sling bag. i saw pau/lo wearing a light blue polo and a white shirt underneath, a pair of khaki cargos, his white cross-trainers and carrying his all-time-carried navy blue backpack. imagine. when pau removes his polo, do we just dress (or color) alike? good thing my white and blue cross-trainers needed some repair so i didn't use it, instead i had my abused flats.

i hope i don't get into that semi-color-disaster-like- thingy during the prom. i might be colored like some boy again. i won't wear black on my footsies! i'll use my white heels... i think? but do i really have to dress-up on the prom. i just wanted a vintage or cocktail dress so i won't look like anyone and so i won't need to spend much. but mum insists. (she's more excited than me! ...because i'm her only daughter) hmm... i don't want to worry about it! but i'm bugged today! ...and my point is? hmm...

bye! gotta read joshua harris's I Kissed Dating Goodbye (2 chapters more!)...

dad complimented me on my second acharang papaya again! achievement?

After a few days, my life will go back to normal, waking up early, sleeping late. So I'm trying to adjust as early as now. :)

Now I know that moving to another house is very difficult, and I think that our new house will be blessed on early February while my cousin and aunt is still here in the Philippines. And I'm hoping for those high-cut Chuck Taylors... lol!

I noticed that lately I have lost interest with new phones, iPod minis, digicams, webcams ang other techie thingamaJIGS, in short, the materialistic Jane in me has been recessive. I became contented with my N2100 with almost worn-out keypads and lots of scratches. I have stopped dreaming of that iPod mini, because I know that I won't get it unless I work for it. Mom and Dad will never afford one, and I accept it. I have broken my illusion of a DiscMan from Sony. I don't know why, I don't know how. Maybe because of our financial status today. And don't ask what's going on. I hope we get better soon. I have stopped yearning for a new sneakers (unless my aunt from the states GIVES me one or more pairs) I can't afford to buy. Those pretty flat pumps or the graceful ballet flats I see on magazines, even those a-line skirts from shang, I have stopped wanting for them. I am contented by now. But I still plan to reward myself with an orange or green trucker cap from people are people, I've dreamt of that months before.

Mom and I usually go shopping not more than 4 times every year, and that includes Christmas shopping and before-school-year-starts shopping. So shopping is not really my thing because the process I use is to go window shopping and look for an item I want to buy. Then, I'll buy it once I saved the amount. I don't ask money from my mom or dad to buy those thingies. I buy them myself and I am proud that I can buy that sportshirt from rrjeans myself, or those cute pendants from cubes et al, or those earrings from robinsons department store. Without cash from mom and dad. It may be a bit frustrating for some that we are not that rich to satisfy our "wants" but who cares? I have my "needs" anyway... and it's what inside that counts!

Want to know the secret to be contented of your life? Go to Cubao ilalim, Payatas dump site, an orphanage or any place where poor people live. Get a clear pictuire of that in your mind. Look at them. Look at where they live. Look at what they eat. Look at what their jobs are if they have one. Always remember them and never erase them in your mind. I am sure, somehow, materialism will lessen. Using those beans or any food for the lantern-making contest will make you bat an eyelash or remind the lantern-maker of what materials to use.

Billions of people around the world are hungry. They have nothing to eat. While some people still, aren't contented with their monophonic/polyphonic cellphones, their computers, discmans, iPods, cameras and many other thingies. Many poor people don't even know what those are!

The real spirit of Christmas is giving and sharing, not getting what you want. ThankYouVeryMuch! :)

Merry Christmas!!! masaya kahit pinapagalitan, init din kasi ng ulo ng lahat ng tao dito sa bahay! bwahaha! okey lang. Uuwi galing Saudi ung pinsan ko sa January 19! Uuwi galing States ung tita ko sa February 14! yey!!

Masaya talaga pasko kapag nasa bahay ako nila lola kahit maliit at masikip, iba parin pag nandyan ung mga pinsan, tita, tito, at pamangkin ko, pati si lolo at lola! lolz!! ganyan naman lagi routine namin eh, pag umaga, mga 10:00 am dun na kami kina lola... first time dn namin mag-noche buena, kasi dati umaga kami mag-simba, kaya di kami pwede ma-puyat, pro nagyon 10:00 pm kami nagsimba kaya okey lang... Tapos nun tulog agad ako... pagod na pagod ako kakatulong sa kusina... maghihiwa nito... maghahalo niyan... magbubukas nito maghuhugas niyan... magtatapon nito kukunin yan... gagawa ng gelatin... haaay... pero okey lang iba parin pag ako nagluluto ng gelatin! ang sarap kumain pag ikaw nagluto! naku baka tumaba ako niyan... deee... okey lang di nman ako gaanong malakas kumain eh... tpos nagkainan kina lola nung umaga! dati di kami ganon... punta lang kami dun... di kami kakain... pro mula nung dumating sila at lulu at nanay lita nang sabay, magluluto pa sila, masaya tlga kasi kulitan, ang lalakas tlaga ng boses ng Litonjua clan kaya para kaming mga binging nag-ririot dun sa bahay nina lola...

ang sikip sa simbahan as in dikit-dikit na ang mga tao dun... nakatayo nga lang ako... actually, nagdalawang isip ako kung susuotin ko ung beaded flats or ung white na Bally na may heels, ung bigay ni nanay lita, buti ung flats ang sinuot ko... grabe, di ko na alm kung anong gagawaing ko kapag naka-heels ako dun... ang guwapo talaga ni jigz!!! wah! jigz tawag ko sa kanya lolz! nakita ko sa simbahan... kaya lang di masyado kasi ang daming tao eh, di ko matanaw, ok lang un kasi panggulo si jigz saken pag nagsisimba ako eh! dati naaalala ko naka-red top ako tpos suot nya ung red na sottana... sna tama spelling ko... dun ko unang nakit ung mukha niya ng malapitan... kagabi, para para siyang santo ma g-dasal as in super pikit ang mata at makikita mong may sinasabi ung labi nya! galing noh! ang cute nga eh! ang bait bait pa nun sa mga kapatid ko at mukhang inosente, dahil wla siyang piercing sa tenga o sa kung saang parte ng ktawan... actually... kilala niya ung mga kapatid ko at kilala siya ng mga kapatid ko pero ako di nya ko kilala... kahit kilala ko sya...hihihi... pag nagdasal ako hindi ganon... titingin sa itaas,  sa crucifix, yuyuko, pero di naman ako lumilingon noh! nasa isip lang ang dasal.

naku eto nanaman ako! lagot! pero ayus lang kasi di ako naka-focus sa ganong bagay!

ang wish ko... sana gumanda ang kalagayan ngtrabaho ng mommy at daddy ko... naniniwala akong mangyayari yun dahil may awa ang Diyos at alam niya kung anong nararapat para sa amin... sana din ay ma-inspire akong mag-aral lalo at tulungan Niya ako sa pag-aaral para next year ay nasa star section parin ako! Praise GOD!!! Happy Birthday Jesus!

o ayan! hyper na ulit ako, [palibhasa nakatulog ng hapon!]

sa wakas... ireregalo saken ng kapatid ko ung transparent case sa national na kay tagal kong gustong bilhin [mula pa september] un nga lang di kasya sa budget nya kaya ako nagbayad nung part na di nya afford... lolz!!

ang dami-daming gagawin! asar!

M: gumawa ng acharang papaya (kung di ba naman mamula ang kamay ko sa kakakamot daHil sa sobrang kati hatid ng dagta ng papaya! naku! buti itinapat ko sa apoy! haaaaay!]
T: gumawa ng macaroons [2] gumawa ng gelatin
W: gumawa ng macaroons ulit [2]
Th: gumawa ng fruit salad? kasama si mommy...
F: tumulong... tumulong... tumulong... mag-impake... lilipat na kami sa january 10 basta daw sa new moon... ay nako... masama sa religion ang naniniwala sa mga ganyan noh!

magabasa ng 2 nobela... gumawa ng tula... maghanap ng topic... gumawa ng notes... nagkakandaugaga na ko dito sa bahay... isa pa... GUNBOUND!

o ayan... asahan nalang ang mas hyper na claire sa 2005...

pag ayaw sayo ng tao... kahit gano ka-nakakatawa yang joke mo... corny parin... pag gusto ka ng tao... kahit gano ka-corny ng joke mo... lahat sila tatawa... itaga mo yan sa bato.

thankyouverymuch!

kinukumpleto ko ang simbang gabi para naman maipagdasal ang mga trabaho...

meron ba dyang job vacancy para sa graduate ng B.S. MedTech?? mukha tuloy akong gago... okey lang yan. malay ba nila??

congratulations... matatapos na ang bahay namin... parang di samin un... di ko akalang makakapagpagawa ng ganong bahay ang mga magulang ko... congratulations nalang... kaya lang super deficit kami sa pera... grr... sa april... pagdating tita ko galing USA, magpapabless na daw ng bahay... tagal! hihihi... good night!

i like arranging MY things like C-R-A-Z-Y! Christmas is fast approaching. I love Christmas, well, sort of... and i am going to do all my assigned tasks, from school tasks, to home tasks up to cleaning my room without anyone telluing me... only now that my family is experiencing one great problem again like the one last 2 years. and that's still fresh on my mind... but i still love Christmas, not the gifts, coz i dont recieve much gifts... hey, we are moving!!! on january 10, i think... tentative sched only.. i can't believe we are having THAT house... hope anyone visits for a project or just to hang-out... i'm so proud of my 'rents that they managed to have that house... even if we are just "mediocres"...

this time i gave everyone in the class a present so i won't regret if someone gave me a present but i don't give anything in return... like last year... and even though i didn't receive much, i don't have any regrets... better to give than to receive coz GOD will be the one to give me a 10-fold thingy in return! [better deal huh!? para tuloy gusto kong mangyari ay wag na kong bigyan ng regalo para lahat ng babalik saken galing kay GOD... :lol: ] plus, a simple "Thank You" like Jon and Frederick texted to my phone is a great gift Frederick said "Hi Ate! Thank you sa regalo" or something but there's the word "ATE" hahaha... just funny... i was laughing like CRAZY again... lolz.... :lol:

i bought those enamel pendants from cubes et al from the money we won at the lantern-making contest... not a bad deal actually... and i can buy a present for a few relatives like my granny, my nephews and our helper who has been here for 4 years.. our longest-staying helper... :lol:

mom was going "senti" na di ko daw siya maipagmamalaki... baliw noh? bakit hindi... tignan mo nga... nanay ko ang nagpaaral sa sarili nya kahit sa NCBA lang... di nyo alm ung skul n un kc di un klala... pti dad ko sa MCU lang un... working student un pareho... pero i think mas maswerte si daddy sa mga lolo at lola koh... pero mas maswerte si mommy sa mga kapatid at mga pamangkin at mga apo[sa pamangkin]&nb sp;at apo sa tuhod [si franzhine] nya... hihihi... lolz...si mommy... nagtrabaho un nung elementary at high school nya... naglilinis ng bahay ng tita nya... nagbebenta ng kung ano... di ko alam... nagtrabaho sa Cinderella nung college... si daddy... naku... nakakahiya pero alam ko nagpasada daw ng tricycle un nung high cshool xa, kahit di pa pwede... [naka-shoot na daw xa ng tricycle sa kanal nung 12 y/o sya...] hihi... nakakatawa pro hinde... tpos nangunguha ng kanin baboy... alm nyo un... nakakahiya sabihin pro actually proud parin... kasi kahit paano... nakakaraos naman kami ngyon kahit di pangit ang buhay kumpara mo sa mga bata sa ilalim ng flyover ng Cubao at Quezon Ave... DoÑa Ascuncion ang pangalan ng lola ni daddy... may doÑa tlga kasi daw may lupa sa Visayas tlagang malalaki... as in hectares ang sukat... di naman sa nagyayabang actually kahit ako di ko rin maisip na may ganun pala ang lola ko sa tuhod... hihihi... kaso di nakatapos ang mommy ni daddy... kaya ayun nagkaganon ang buhay... [isipin nyo si Joseph, carpenter, pro ancestor niya si King David at King Solomon...] ang layo ng status nila noh? lolz...

sige to be continued ulit... about christmas na talaga ung susunod... tomorrow... cguro...

I SHALL RETURN.

suddenly... i thought that i will never be "punk-y". coz it will turn me into a dark loner [though sometimes i tend to be one, but not everytime]. i changed my layout, pretty cool huh? blue and green...

i also realized that there is a side of being semi-obsessive-compulsive in me. how? well, i tend to arrange all of my stuff. in a shoebox wrapped in colorful pastel giftwrapper, the cute chestbox eric gave me, and the ever-beautiful box melissa gave me yesterday, not to mention my pink hello kitty mini-drawers i had since i was 9 or 10. i like arrange everything, my drawers, my cabinet, my clothes into different colors, my accessories, into bangles, chains and charms, pendants, bracelets, rings, earrings, everything. the only thing that lacks is that i dont clean my room habitually... only when i feel like i have the time or when my mum tells me so... but we're moving and i am having a brand new room painted baby pink [sue me for deciding on this... lolz] a brand new HUGE cabinet, my OWN study table, which my bro really owns... but doesn't use it, coz he's too lazy to study... a side table and a dresser i can really claim my own. i don't really "own" my room today... coz my brother places his stuff there like the wires, the play cards, the toys and i always remove them but he still brings them back. naughty boy. my grandma and our helper sometimes sleep there at my pull-a-bed. but i dont hate them. in fact i appreciate it, coz my grandma arranges my clothes sometimes when i am too busy and when i sleep late, and our helper also cleans my room. so much about that... i also realized it when i began to appreciate very much the gifts eric and melissa gave me, the boxes [wait, i definitely appreciate all the gifts i recieved] and immediately placed my "aning-aning" on them. i usually wait for christmas day before using the gifts my classmates gave me.

I SHALL RETURN.

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