Pinoy Gay Brother: Ubernayt edition (Dec 19-20)

Overnight.. hay.. Nothing is better to be the close of 2008.. BONDING TIME..!!
Meeting place.. Syempre, sa McDo, ang meeting place ng Mandsci.. 5pm sharp. (daw..) hinintay pa namin si John.. Sabi pa ni Bryan, kasama daw si Marc.. Pero, dahil hindi naman sya madalas ma-late, naisip namin na baka tulog, nagpapatangkad.. Kaya yun.. iniwan na.

eto ang mga sumama.
Jacob
Aura
Bryan
Daniel
Paolo
Ced
Melo
Annlo
Tasha
Loann
Cheska
Anna
Diana
Mikhail
John
Arlene
Ferdyn
Joyce*
Mam Doan*

Nung makita ko na marami-rami pala yung sasama, kinilabutan na ako.. Kasya ba sa Starex ito..? Trivia lang.. 18 yung pasahero.. Bwahahahha! You can't imagine how crowded we were in there... dumating kami, 7pm..

Ayun.. may nagpartycrash pa, si mam Doan.. Nakwento ko kasi sa kanya na may overnight samin through text.. hala, sumama na! buti na lang, hindi sya nakisabay sa Starex.. Pipit na kami sigurado!!

So, they arrived at my house.. hindi naman dapat mabibigla kasi pinakita ko na yung picture ng bahay namin and marami na rin yung nakapunta dun nung bday ko.. pero, may nawindang pa rin.. yung mga tipong, "wow, Angel!! Mansion nga!!" o di kaya "gosh, ang laki!"

So, yan, kumain..dumating si Joyce, buti na lang nakahabol sya. (its better late than never!)
Naglaro din kami sa court/playground ng gabi.. Sayang talaga yung volleyball court kung may bola lang kami..

Bumalik kami, mga bandang 8:30pm na yun.. So pinapili ko na sila kung saan sila matutulog.. bedroom, sala or rooftop. They chose ROOFTOP.

eh, pano ba yan? super lamig pa naman nun!! Gabi, umaambon tapos winter season pa!
Anyway, nais nilang uminit man lang ang kanilang mga nanginginig na katawan.. So, naglabas na ng mga baraha!!!!
4 yata yung nagdala ng baraha nun.. hehe!

bored pa rin.. so bumaba yung iba sa sala at nanood ng Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere at Julia Roberts. (todo kilig si Aura eh!)

Well, there's

=spin the bottle. (so funny na pinapagalitan na kami ng nanay ko kasi nagtitilian kami kahit 2am na ng madaling-araw.. sa sobrang ingay, rinig na ng buong greenwoods yung crush nina.. *toot* na si *toot*..)

=secret game (hahahah!)

=ghost stories
sa simula, 4 na tao lng yung nagkukuwentuhan.. tapos nagka-asaran na may mumo.. sabi ni Cheska, "oo nga eh, marami na akong nararamdaman" ayun, nagkwentuhan na.. si Ced, malupit yung kwento nya.. nawindang na yung iba.. grabe, hindi ako makapaniwala na magkukuwento ako sa kanila.. nanginginig na ako sa takot at lamig.. niyayakap na ako nina Dan at Jacob nun kasi nanginginig na ako.. sabi pa nila, itigil ko na raw kasi baka may masamang mangyari... pero tinuloy pa rin namin.. dahil sa takot, bumaba kami sa sala galing sa rooftop.. pero, nakwento ko na nga.. ayaw ko na ituloy pero namimilit pa rin sila..) nagpray kami nun after that..

sayang din, umuwi si Tasha. sinundo sya ng parents nya..(2am) Pero bumalik din siya ng mga 7am!

=chat-chat with lovelife (binuksan ko yung wi-fi tska laptop.. ayun, nagfriendster na yung iba at nakipagchat pa kay AJA!)

=syempre, mawawala ba yung mga usapan tungkol sa mga teachers, classmates (na wala nung overnight, kaya sorry na lang), lovelife issues, manga/anime, books, graduation, college, courses, family

=grabe, makakapaniwala ka ba..? kahit kasama mga bebe na total advocates ng INUMAN, hindi nagkaroon ng inuman samin.. hehehe.. So, sa mga parents na nag-aalala noon, HINDI NAGKASALA ANG MGA ANAK NILA. pero may disadvantage din.. kasi inubos naman nila yung 3 kahon ng kape namin dito sa bahay. nakadalawang kulo rin ng tubig para sa kape na yan..

excited na rin, kaya naligo na yung iba, kahit malamig.. so habang nagkukuwentuhan, may nagsisipilyo sa tabi namin, nakikinig..

Ayun.. walang tulugan pa rin.. yung iba, bumigay na. himbing na himbing yung tulog nina Aura, Cheska, Diana, Mikhail, Ferdyn, etc.. nabasa yung unan ko ng laway. ewan ko kung kanino yun pero, tsk.. malala na talaga.

So, natulog na nga yung iba.. nagising na sila, mga 7am na.. Ayun.. doon naglabasan ang mga bathing suit at trunks ng mga tao.. gusto daw magswimming! hala! eh ang lamig-lamig nga eh!! and to think na hindi ko naman sinabi na mags-swimming.. kusa talagang nagdala!! so nag-arkila kami ng pool at naglakad papunta dun.. (mahaba-habang lakaran ito.. kawawa nga yung iba eh. excited sana, naka-handa pa yung twalya.. pinaglakad ko sila ng 6 na kalsada.)

wala na nga pala si Aura nun kasi may something with her dad.. so she went home early.. mga 9am..

sa Resort, tanggal na kagad ng damit, wala ng sunblock-sunblock! nag-dive na kagad sa pool.. BIG MISTAKE, kasi mas malamig pa yung pool kesa sa rooftop namin ng madaling araw.. parang mga basang sisiw na nanginginig na yung mga tao.. si Melo, todo-deny pa eh, "WOOOOO! grabe! hindi malamig!! ang init! nakakapaso!"

And, dumating ang merienda, BROAS.. (yun yung biscuit na nasa malaking lata..) nagduraan ng broas, nagpakain sa pato, nagkalat sa pool.. Grabe talaga!!!

Syempre, lunchtime, parang sa isang normal na outing, kumain kami ng lasang chlorine yung kamay.. Pero ok na rin kasi mainit-init yung kinain naming Meatballs with misua.. (yum!)

kahit tanghali na, hindi pa rin umahon yung iba!! nagpaka-Michael Phelps pa at nag-diving lessons!
habang nagpapa-itim yung iba, kaming mga sobra nang tinamaan ng lamig, tumigil na sa pagswimming.. pumunta na lang kami dun sa mini-zoo.. "kumain ka na?", sabi nung maya.. OW SHET! NAGSASALITA YUNG MAYA! namulot din kami ng mga nahulog na feathers ng mga ibon at ginawang remembrance/souvenir mahirap talagang kumuha ng balahibo kasi baho ng ipot yung kelangan mong tiisin..

at last, umahon na rin yung iba.. grabe yung itim nila! lalo na si Mikhail, talagang ebony-black na yung mga hita nya sa sobrang babad sa tubig eh! hahahahah! as usual, nagshower ng sabay-sabay.. naghakot ng mga basang damit at towel... then, balik-"mansion" na ulit..

pagdating sa bahay, biglang bagsak na kami sa sobrang pagod.. inubos na naman ang isa pang kahon ng kape at nag-merienda.. Yung iba, pumunta pa sa playground para magvolleyball.. yung iba (including ako), hindi na kinaya, nag-amplify na yung gravity pull samin sa kama..

So yun.. it turned 5pm.. uwian na.. nag-ayos na ng mga bag, damit, unan, kumot, baraha, gitara, sapatos... Hay.. as usual, mukha na namang sardinas yung mga yun sa sasakyan.. nagpunta pa ata yung iba kina Cheska nung pagkahatid sa kanila sa mcdo! (nabitin na ng todo)

Pagkakita ko sa mga iniwan nila, gosh, bahay ko pa ba ito..? parang refugee camp na sa sobrang gulo..
pero at least, I had fun.. grabe.. nag-enjoy talaga ako.. parang yung feeling, its once in a million years.. todo bonding, no open forums, no insults, no "parinigan".. just memories from one of the best things you can do with FRIENDSHIP.. its a thing no book can print or teach, no person can accurately retell, no other class can experience..

Yun nga lang.. yung mga kasama ko sa overnight.. I'm glad to have them.. I don't regret every single moment with them.. Wish ko lang na sana, yung mga tao na maituturing na closer to my heart, sana, pumunta.. well, new friends.. its worth the eyebags.

Just to add something, eto yung mga nakain namin:

• Sinigang na baboy
  
• Kanin
• Ridges (bbq and cheese)
• broas
• pandesal
• loaf bread
• banana cue
• fish crackers
• kapeng mainit
• e-aji dip snax
• meatballs and misua
• fried chicken
• yun lang ata.. kung meron pang iba, hindi ko na matandaan.. baka kasi naubusan or hindi na ako nakakain sa sobrang bilis ng pag-ubos..

O, yan.. eto na yung mga pictures.. yung iba dito, galing kay Anna (friendster)

Oooopps! Hindi napigilan ni Anna na kuhanan yung unggoy sa zoo ng resort..

Anlayo ba ng kuha?

Ayan, mas malapit pa..

Meet Mr/Ms Partycrasher and Mr/Ms SSG President..

Vain!!

The Safehouse.. Grabe ang lamig dyan.. Parang 10 degrees na lang..!

vain!

Syempre, mawawala ba ang BARAHA? trivia lang, 4 na tao ata nagdala ng baraha eh..=)

Bryan: naku, may newsletter pa akong gagawin.. (what?!)

Mik, lantad na lantad na! (pasensya nga pala sa lighting)

Parang ngayon lang nakapag-swing ah..

Waaaaaa!!! Nakakamatay na ang Vain syndrome mo.

Loann: Ako naman sa swing!!

Anna: Ang cute!!!!

Safehouse.. Pusoy!!!

Paolo, andaming katabi sa kama ah!!

On our way to Villa Cecilia resort..=)

Swim! (Kung alam nyo lang yung tiniis naming lamig sa bawat pose namin dito..)

Well, di na kinaya nina Paolo at Jacob yung lamig.. mga isang minuto lang ata sila.. di pa nga umabot sa kabilang dulo ng pool eh..!

pose!!!

pose!!!

Bbrrrbbrbr..!

Grabe, super payat ng mga ito. parang malnourished children sa Somalia..

Merienda time!!! Kahit lasang chlorine ang kamay, diga pa rin!!

Go, Loann!!! Walang shy type dito!!!

Pose!!

Hindi yan buhangin. BROAS yan.. yung tinapay..

Pose!!!

Waaaaa!!! Tsunami na!!!

Diana: May broas na sa pool oh..

DIVE!!!

Joyce offers free diving lessons. (haha!)

GUSTO MO BANG MAKASAMA SA SEASON 2..?

Deafening Silent Night. (gosh!)

OKAY.. Now we have gone to a point of no return..
I'm supposed to blog about this thing since the day we started our practice.. (YEAH, I can't remember when that is, because apparently, I don't attend much.) But then we're soooo busy during practices.

So this crap we call CHRISTMAS CONCERT, is one of the fund-draining projects of the Graduation Committee for our school.. They did this because THEY LOVE US... and WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO AFFORD OUR GRADUATION ACTIVITIES. (ahahh..haha..)

First thing, we planned this concert in Cheska's house (I think).. when we were doing our headstands. We grouped them (us) according to body structure (huh?!) and ability.. There are ballerinas, angels, drummers and fairies..
For me, everyone's in their proper place.. except that its just weird that more guys are in the Angel group than Drummer group.

Then, our practices started. We had our practices in Rag's Studio with Kuya Molong. We had a hard time during these practices..Mainly because the air's to tight in the studio. I mean, 35+ students in one poorly ventilated room that is a lot smaller than our house's living room! I just can't believe this..! Another thing is the Alto-gether group.. we felt like crap during the practices because we can't just tune our voices with then stupid organ. Hehe! Plus, we were singing with our normal voices unlike the Sopranos who used their falsettos. You could ask the guys how hard it was to sing beyond one's vocal range.
What else..? Ahhh.. The keyboards.. and Kuya Molong's voice.. it's the perfect match. because of these two things, we can UNDERSTAND AND IMITATE the voices EFFORTLESSLY.

That didn't end there. We still had our practices in Brgy. Ilaya park later. WHAT?! The park is beside Pasig River.. And so... crap is still in the air.

One of the most exhilirating stuff about this concert is our costumes.. We went beyond city borders just to get them. And some have to come back to complete them. And, yeah, not the most pleasant experience, I might add.. Because I went home late (and haggard).. =D
Well.. DIVISORIA.. The word says more meanings than the dictionary.. I don't have the ability to talk about it here.. Maybe you should just go there (xmas season is a good time.) and experience DIVINE INTERVENTION.

Then came KUYA JED.. I felt cold when I heard his name.. I had a bad childhood experience with him when I was still in SFNPS.. But then, that's the past.. I actually prepared myself for more "experiences" with him.. especially with regards to my dancing abilities. (haha!) We did our practices for 4 days.. (and nights!).. That is a big progress for us at that time because we were practicing our songs for almost a month (not praise-worthy, in a way..) So we practiced in school, for a weekend, until 10pm.. wow!!!, some in the rooftop of Brgy. Old Zaniga (until 12am).. The practices were great.. Although it seemed unclear for some that I still had problems with Kuya Jed.. (hehe!) Did I sound complaining?! I just asked him if I could skip the practice for one day, besides, I have only one dance, unlike most of us who have 2.. When I attended the other day, I was shocked when my classmates told me about that "reklamo" thing.. (hahahahah!)

Dress rehearsals. We can't tell you how miraculous this thing is. We changed our clothes for a millisecond.. almost like a superhero. There's shouting, panicking and you can see flying candles and robes everywhere. Crappy stuff, but still, it deserves an AWESOME CHEER!..

At last... The CONCERT CAME..

But before than, lets see about the Conflicts and Controversies of the Concert. (wow! alliteration!)

First, there's this thing about the tickets.. I'm not really involved in this matter, mainly because I kept my mouth shut during the process. (we normally just open our mouths then we automatically involve ourselves.) And besides, I was always notified about the ticket sales because my mom is friends with the Graduation Committee.

Second, the Deduction of points for buying expensive costumes. Personally, I really don't like this idea. Is it my fault that I'm rich enough to buy nice costumes? Yeah.. And it's the choice (and capacity) of the person to spend their money.. And if they want to spend it to entertain the people at the concert, why stop 'em?

Third, the Conflict with our teachers.. Of course, it all started with a little more focus of sunlight on a very flammable object. This series of GALACTICALLY UNFORTUNATE EVENTS just piled up on us. One teacher was mad, then the next one.. then the next one.. we asked forgiveness for the first.. but then more teachers got mad.. Our records in their NOTORIOUS STUDENTS FILE CASE got digged.. we have no choice but to reconcile with them all. Don't get me wrong.. I am a straight A student and I have witnessed most of these conflicts with teachers.. But then I just realized that I single "UNGREETED GREETING" can already get you free sign up for being a disrespectful student. Well, this thing caused more effects than we have expected (we didn't really expect this thing to happen anyway.)
A broken xmas tree.
35 wet t-shirts
15 soaking wet handkerchiefs
tons of tissue paper wet with tears and nose drippings.
5 classes
a free pass for every student in Mandsci to see a telenovela in campus.
VIP pass for 4-D (not to mention, the winners of the concert) for seeing the most heartbreaking talk with Mam Tirones
lectures from several teachers
27 pesos for the roses
1 manila paper
air from our weak lungs
246,876 gallons of tears
10,299,484 gallons of nose drippings.
and an unforgettable experience.

Fourth, "PONTIUS PILATE" This doesn't concern me, of course, because I enjoyed the punishment of Pontius Pilate for us.. but it was not that sweet for others who are too jealous of our bonding time with Pontius Pilate.. (hehe!) anyway.. This thing really erupted the conflicts because the parents were definitely involved in the situation. And through this, we witnessed our defeat.. It's obvious how the other sections and the Graduation Committee ganged up on us.. They were taunting, teasing, stabbing us as we just sat together in the middle of the quad. What else can we do but to lower ourselves to their level? (still, tactless choice of words.) Ok.. Take twO! What else can we do but to reconcile with them?

OK.. Lets stop this horrible flashback.
CONCERT!!

the pressure is in the air. Of course, Section A is used to this kind of pressure because we've been getting it for 4 years already.. So there's this unreasonable policy about the other sections not watching the performances because it might ruin the stage production.. Because I'm that obstinate, I went and sneaked a peek on their performances..
One that really broke my heart is the piece of 4-C.. Their CD didn't work.. And its the shittiest thing to happen in a concert. Mr. Patron even joined his class and tried to lift their spirits up onstage.. Everyone knew they cried after their performance.. for 4-B.. One thing that I like in their presentation is Kaycee.. (haha!) I have a crush on her already! (not the lesbo type.. I might add!) Another is their costumes. They have this blinding gold robe and Christmas wreaths on their heads. soooo cool! As for their performance, it didn't give me that kind of kick that will make me burst my applause.. But the performance is great that it is an understatement if I say "I was entertained.".. 4-D..I didn't get to see their whole performance because we were pissing our tights and pants. But I could still hear the audience's incessant applause for their performance.. Well, their performance, without a doubt, deserves a prize..

4-A.. wow. Our performance was so messy and fast.. Everyone's in a hurry.. dresses got mixed up, candles burned, voices untuned, sweat dripped.. Well, it was all unforgettable.. in one dance, my guitar fell. (haha!) I just want to laugh at myself that time.. But then, what the heck. I enjoyed the whole thing! hehe..! OK, I am clearly not the only one who had a stomach-grinding experience onstage. Annlo, who's in front of me during choir pieces, forgot her tambourine in the first piece.. She even told us to snatch it to her during the song itself.. But, no sweat, its not that noticeable anyway.. next, the slip.. Someone in our area (left part of the stage), slipped while getting her costume.. I don't remember who it was because the lights were out.. But I heard the slip and it's just hilarious.. Another thing is with Arlene and Paolo.. If I am not mistaken, they accidentally exchanged their black robes in the second choir piece.. Paolo got a shorter robe and Arlene got a longer one.. The details I heard are vague because the witnesses were just laughing their bellies out while telling the story.. For me, the most amazing piece(s) in our performance were the candle-thing and the dance with the tambourine..
According to all people, our Waterloo is our Silent Night piece. I have to agree with them.. I mean... in the first place, what a nice choice of song.. Silent Night is the hardest song to learn even for professional singers.. We have no right to tell the judges now how that song silenced our pride for next days to come.. but for me, we should've dropped that song because it sucked.. Well, the group to blame there is ALTO.. I will not pour out my excuses here because I dropped my voice during the song when I realized my voice was clearly out of tune and will definitely worsen the whole song.. I was lip synch-ing (I don't know how to say this.) and peeking in only when I know what notes to burst.. Apparently, our performance bursted like a boob job. (nice metaphor.)

After our performance, there was 4-E.. Their mime thingy was breathtaking.. and their choir piece was very satisfactory.. But their dance? ummm.. Good but not enough.. I wish they gave their dances more energy.. I think I can tell some of them were already sleeping while dancing..

Upstairs, we removed our costumes.. One of the most annoying thing about mine is the glitters on my head.. These glitters stayed on me for almost 3 days even with hardcore bathing.. What a mess.

What else can I say..? well, I don't have to blog more of these anymore.. The experience was thrilling enough that its aftermath was definitely amazing..=)

Deafening Silent Night. (pics!)

CRAP...at its best!

4-Almeda's classroom decoration.

Bakla.. este BAKLAS BOYS. (Habulin ng mga bakla at washing machine.)

Sige pa, trash trash trash! (kanta ng Paramore)

Isa sa mga pinaghirapan kong baklasin. Ang hirap..! buti na lang, barako si Rose Anne..=)

Busy ang lahat. Kapag nahuli ka na hindi busy, katakut-takot na pagpaparinig ang aabutin mo, and.. sa harapan pa ng klase!

Apparently, wala na talagang klase.

Hindi naman sa ayaw naming papasukin ang mga teachers.. Hindi lang talaga sila makakapasok sa classroom namin..

Copper. Copper. Copper. (Chemistry?!)

THE CHERRY ON TOP?

heheheheh!

BAKLAS BOYS, boyband na sila. Binabaklas nila yung makina ng electric fan.. (Pano pa yung washing machine?!)

BALAT GIRLS. (Copper wire naman ang hobby ng mga ito.)

Pero, as usual, kahit amoy basura na kami, never kami magmumukhang basura! (ANNA & JOHN)

So..? Got CRAP..?

12-25-08 (Feliz Navidad)

Haizz..
I'm just sorry I can't keep up with these days.. I mean, everything just happened without stopping.. I can't blog about it all..!

Anyway.. Maybe I'll just save it for my Year-Ender SPECIAL article..
YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THAT!

So here it goes, Christmas.

Well.. Sa totoo lang, malungkot ang pasko dito sa Grenwoods.. Dahil yan sa walang kwentang pagbabawal ng pangangaroling dito.
Sayang sana ang mga pamaskong naghihintay sa aming mga kapuspalad.

kaya, tahimik na tahimik dito lalo na kapag gabi..

Buti na lang, nagsipuntahan ang mga kaklase kong lumuhod sa mga magulang para payagan sa Overnight.
Nagtitilian pa rin kami noon kahit alas-dos ng madaling araw.

Happy times.. Ang it deserves a special blog post.

Anyway.. The reason I felt compelled to do a blog post today iss because I just received the most wonderful gift this Christmas.

An LCD monitor and a new keyboard.

Bwahahahahha!!
Nawindang talaga ako. Kaninang gabi, akala ko, wala akong regalo.. puro keychains and charms and medyas lang regalo ko.. pagkagising ko kanina, WAAAAA! may LCD monitor at keyboard na ako! Syet!

kaya, excite na excite ako magtype ngayon.
kung may mapansin man kayong typo's, pasensya! PASKO naman eh!

So.. Its a season of giving, a season of rejoicing.. Ibig sabihin ng season, matagal. aabot yan hanggang February. pustahan pa tau.

MALIGAYANG PASKO!!!

Now Playing:
Comeback - Bush
Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World
All I want for xmas - Mariah Carey & Bow Wow
Talk you down - The Script (I'm officially SCRIPTED)
Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band (nice!)
Hey Jude - The Beatles (labet!)

11-17-08 (bleed, baby, bleed)

Halooo!
Well, this is not the first time that I would make my title as relevant to my article as I could.. But, hey.. I like the sound of it, so scram...!
Wait! don't go, I insist that you stay with me for a while.. and I'll display some of my RANDOMNESS..!
Sorry, its just hard to get some topics nowadays.. Maybe I'll make a decent blog entry for Christmas... but that can wait.

1) We have a project in Filipino.. we should make a slideshow/movie of our batch pictures.. but it's just annoying that some people grab my photos, especially here in my blog.. shet! I don't think they realize how hard it is to capture those moments.. ='(

2) I haven't told you about this guy who jumped off the second floor of our school building because of a f****** break-up. Yeah.. true as gravity. But I still reserve that for more.. it deserves a solo blog entry.

3) I have been to Divisoria and I'll never go there again. Everything's sooooo messed up.. I think I have experienced Manila long enough to say I'm a full-time Pinoy.

4)Fundraising is for fools. We have spent more for our costumes than what we need to raise.

5) Everyone's more excited to watch this shit they call Twilight than Christmas, yikes! Here's the trailer link just to pump up your adrenaline..


6) Citizen Advancement Training.. Or should I say.. it Trains Citizens to go home in Advance.
Hahahhah! I just cannot believe it, how our batch takes this program very lightly.. Well, I don't think our batch had a full attendance for this.. And as the weeks pass, here's the handful of people attending this "CAT."


7) We had this Dyaryo Bote Naman Dyan, its a fundraising activity where smart, wealthy, and educated students take a leave off their books and go buzzing around like flies through the neighborhood, sniffing others' junk and crap. Here's an awful snapshot.

Like the guy who jumped off the second floor, this crappy thing deserves its solo blog entry, so wait for that.

Meanwhile,I have this thing you call "homework" which keeps me dead for almost 12 years. I still have to do it to prevent me from being ALIVE.
Thanks for your time! (and internet connection)

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