Haaay. My relatives left last night to go back to LA. We flooded San Juan to the airport with tears. I hate goodbyes man. The funny part though is that we know we're going to see each other again during the summer but we still cried so much. Haha.

Had SO much fun with my cousin. She got to meet Job and Chino. She finds Job so funny. We love hanging out with him. And now, she is an official Chino fan! Haha! She made him beatbox on the phone and when we met up in Jollibee. She even tapped it! She was so amazed. Haha. Too bad we only hung out with him for a while. Chino kasi eh.. Late. But it was fine.. He made us laugh from the time he came till the time we left. It was crazy. And that was at like 3 in the morning. Haha.

*After Chino talked to Ate Jessie*

Chino: "Kakagising ko lang, inenglish ako.."

Marj: "Haha! May accent pa noh?"

Chino: "Oo nga eh. Pakausap mo sakin ulit, aasarin ko."

Haha. Sama.

*Chino, Ate Jessie and me on the phone*

Ate Jessie: "Chino, how tall are you?"

Chino: "Uhhh.. 5'5... And a half. Oh and 5'8 with shoes!"

HAHAHA! Laughtrip man.

Oh crap. Madel needs the pc. More stories to come.. Sorry bitin. Haha!

Yup. 3 more days till I find out what the future holds. It drives me nuts just thinking about it! Thank God Tina, Raina and Ice will be there to... you know.

CONGRATULATIONS!!
I know how much you wanted to go to that school...
Im so happy for you, and very proud of you!
I really wish I can just get in my car, drive and celebrate with you and everybody!  But no matter how far, that will not stop me from celebrating for you my dear! (See attached pictures)
 
-So is that a Co-Ed school?
-Are you excited or Nervous?
-Any of your friends going to Ateneo too?
-How and when did you find out?
-Ano sabi ng Papa mo?
 
Keep up the good work!
Once again... Congratulations on this big accomplishment
and a new chapter in your life.  Hard work really pays off.
 
Take care,
~Tito Raymond
 
PS.
Ready kana ba sa prom mo?
You got anybody in mind for your date?
I'll talk to my twin Jeffrey and see if he can go with you.
 
PPS.
Im so bumbed that I didnt get to spend more time you girls.
Now I want to go back so we can all hang out longer
 
Raymond

Here are the pictures he attached to his email:

 coke for me!

 beer for me!

He is the sweetest! DOESN'T HE LOOK LIKE JEFFREY CARIASO? Even Ice thinks so.

Speaking of Ice.. He ate lunch with us yesterday at Mcdo Katip. I was supposed to treat him out because of our deal that if I pass Ateneo, I'll treat him to lunch. But then he ate lunch na before he joined us. Weirdo. Haha. When he arrived in Mcdo and saw me:

Ice: "I told you, you were gonna pass eh!"

Hahaha! Thanks doode! Schoolmates na tayo next year?

Marnee, Eunice, Ria, Raina and Madel was with us too. We were just there in Mcdo, eating and hanging out. Ice's driver left him in Mcdo and he was supposed to ride a trike back home so I told him that we'll drop him off na lang since he stayed with us.

After Raina finished her food (She took like an hour! Haha! Just kidding babe!), we dropped off Ice at their house. It was so embarassing! He made us go down pa! Eh Madel brought the notebook filled with caricatures of the different players and coaches. So Madel asked Ice if he can make his dad sign it na.. Coach Chot was supposed to go down to meet us but he was in the bathroom so he couldn't. Sayang. Haha! Then we left na. Their house is nice. Hehe.

Mabel had a birthday party here last night so I couldn't go out with sila Andy. Too bad. We had a double celebration though! For me and Mabel! My titos were all so funny! They kept teasing me: "Uy Atenista!" Haha. Laughtrip.

I have, yet again, another story about.. Who else? Ice Reyes. Haha!

At 2pm yesterday, he sent me a text: "Doode... Call me." Since I was playing Clue with my sisters, I got to read his text at around 3. I have to admit that I was nervous right after I read his message.. I tried calling him right away but then his phone was unavailable. Madel made me scared all the more when she said: "Nako ate. Baka ano na nangyari dun!" So being the most paranoid person in the whole world, I texted Mosh. I asked him if he was with Ice and stuff.. Yun pala, Ice was playing basketball and since they were in the province, he didn't have signal. Great right? So much for being a paranoid. HAHA. So I told Mosh to tell him to text me if he still wanted me to call..

At around 4pm, Ice texted me this: "Hey doode! What time's the soph night? I'm on the way home from Baliwag na kasi eh.." I got so excited! I even woke Madel up from her sleep! Haha! Since she was sick, I was hesitant to tell Madel first so I called my mom and asked permission for Madel before I even told her. Haha. After my mom allowed her, I texted Ice then he said he'll call me when he gets home.

At 5pm, Ice called me. He said that he can go to the soph night na.. So I made him talk to Madel and stuff. After that, Madel went up to our room to shower na and stuff. Ice wanted to pick her up at 730. So Madel had to get ready.. Since my sister is the most last minute person in the world, she couldn't make an appointment at the salon so I ended up fixing her up and stuff. While preparing, Ice texted me again: "Doode! I have a problem! My dad used the car so now I don't have a driver!" I got pissed. Well, just a bit. So we fixed the transpo thing (without Madel knowing that there was a problem na pala). I called my mom and told her that Ice will be dropped at my house by Josh and we'll bring them to Urda. At first, Ice as hesitant.. He was shy daw but I got him to agree anyway. Haha.

At 8, Ice called me and said that he was alreayd in my street so I went out to check. I didn't see Josh's car so I went back in then I went up to our veranda. Then I saw this familiar figure going out of a cab... It was Ice! So he went in our house and stuff.. We were watching The Biggest Loser (if you're any of my school friends, I have kwento bout our favorite alalay in connection with this show. ). Then I asked him why he took a cab then he said: "Eh Josh got lazy to drive me here.. And since I was nahihiya na, I just took a cab here." Awww! Haha! Then my mom came at 830 then we left na. Since all of Madel's friends thought that she couldn't come, they were all surprised when she came! Not much kwento bout the party coz I wasn't there. Haha.

After dropping them off at Urda, my mom and I went to the Fort to eat dinner.. At 9pm. Grr. Late dinner again! But ohwel. Then at 11, we went home first to rest and sleep. At 1215, Madel texted na to make us pick them up. Since my mom was a bit sleepy, she made me drive. Yay! Haha.

In 20 mins, we at Urda na. Oh yeah. When we were on the road na, Madel said that Ice didn't want to eat daw at the party so we went to The Fort again to look for a place to eat. Since most of the places there are bars and we were with our mom, we settled for Starbucks. Then after that, we brought Ice home. My mom said we should've let him drive na lang since she was getting lost at C5. Hahaha.

Madel and Ice had a great time. They were so cute. Haha!

Only one person will get my title... Tina. Haha! *what happened last night, darling? *

She wrote me a poem in my notebook:

Marsupial, Marsupial
Second term's (The year's) almost done.
In the course of our friendship,
I hope you had fun!

We'll soon leave this place,
You shall seek BLUE and WHITE.
I, on the other hand,
will shout GO GREEN, WHITE, FIGHT!

But no matter where we go,
No matter where we end,
You'll still forever and always be,
My crazy, silly, secret friend.

Isn't she the sweetest?

Teachers' Day was great! *CONGRATS TO KEENA, JACKIE, PATA & MADEL!*  I was assigned to teach Prep C. They're the "naughtiest" class as Ms. Jackie said. But during the day, even though they were really kulit and stuff, I still had a great time with them! It's funny how they always ask for your permission to do anything! Like "Teacher Marj can I drink water?" or "Teacher Marj can I color my drawing?" Awww gosh! Such cuties! And the end of the day, the best reward was getting hugs from them.

*During class, while they were doing an activity, one student, Jaime, went up to me*

Jaime: "Are you a real teacher?"
Me: "No... Why?"
Jaime: "What grade are you in?"
Me: "I'm in 4th year, highschool."
Jaime: "But you look like a real teacher."
*she gave me a smile then went back to her seat*

*During supervised games time, Jaime approached me again*

Jaime:"Are you going to teach us again tomorrow?"
Me: "Nope."
Jaime: "Why not?"
Me: "Because it's not Teachers' Day anymore tomorrow.."
Jaime: "But I like you."
*then she gave me her sweetest smile*

I was keeping an eye on one of the girls, Alex. She's one of the most kulit people in their class... Ms, Jackie even said so. But during the day, she was running around and stuff but she kept giving me hugs! It was so sweet.

Awww. I wanna teach them again! Too bad it's our last Teachers' Day in Highschool. BOO.

Going to Euro carnival tonight with Eunice, Andy, Madel and Ice. I'm excited! Hope I can find a ride home. Uh-oh. Haha.

We had this culminating activity for THE called the boy panel... Or should I refer to them as men? Haha. The guys talked about courtship, relatinships, blahblahblah. We had to ask them questions and stuff. Tina and I were saying that most, if not all, questions would come from PatO. Which came true in the end.. Out of 10 Qs, she asked 8. Haha. That was fine though coz she's the friend of all the guys.

It was going well... Until I found out about Colleen's plan. I got so excited and nervous for her at the same time! Actually, Tina and I were. Funny!

Before the end of the talk thing, Ms. Pang asked each of the guys to say their final words to us.. The last guy was Mikael Daez. After he talked, Colleen raised her hand.

Colleen: I have a question.. For Mikael Daez.
*everyone's quiet*
Colleen: Would you like to take me to my ball?
*everyone woots in excitement!*
Mikael: Wait! What about my answer?
*everyone's quiet again*
Mikael: "Of course.. I'd love to."

SHEHT!!! Sweetness!! *Colleen! You rock! * Hahaha!

That made my morning...

In the afternoon.. *drumrolls please* ATENEO ACCEPTANCE LETTERS WERE GIVEN OUT TODAY! Yay! I love it! I scanned it pa to send to my dad and all my titos in the States. Heehee.

This is from my Tito Raymond:

A girl came skipping home from school one day. "Mommy, Mommy,"
she yelled, "We were counting today, and all the other kids
could only
count to four, but I counted to 10.
See? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!"
"Very good," said her mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde?" the girl said.
"Yes, it's because you're blonde," said the mommy.

The next day the girl came skipping home from school. "Mommy,
Mommy," she yelled, "We were saying the alphabet today, and all
the
other kids could only say it to D, but I said it to G.
See? A, B, C, D, E, F, G!"
"Very good," said her mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, Mommy?"
"Yes, it's because you're blonde."

The next day the girl came skipping home from ! school. "Mommy,
Mommy," she yelled, "We were in gym class today, and when we
showered,
all the other girls had flat chests, but I have these!" lifting
her tank
top to reveal a wonderful pair of C-cuppers.
"Ummm, very good, dear," said her embarrassed mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, mommy?"
"No Honey, it's because you're 24...."

 This one's from Carrie:

Bobo: Pare, hulaan mo best trait ko. Nagsstart sa letter A.
Pare: Approachable?
Bobo: Hindi
Pare: Amiable?
Bobo: Hindi.
Pare: Sige na nga. Sirit na!
Bobo: A-nest!

HAHAHAHA. Sorry mababaw nako.

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