Just Because

Hello! ;D

Today is December 30, 2011 (pay day for employees XD). Tomorrow will be the 31st, last day of the year 2011. By midnight it will finally be January 1st of 2012. They say new year, new life. New haircut. ;))

Sorry, no haircut pics today. ^^;;v

I'm still home alone despite the fact today is a non-working holiday. Rizal Day is a Philippine national holiday celebrated every December 30th in commemoration of the execution (and his good works for our country) of our National Hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. Some people mistook Rizal Day as Rizal's birth date which is... kind of... nvm.

Mom went out together with her sisters to visit our relatives (Grandpa's side) and probably have a little get together. I chose not to go because I am not fond of those things really. The conversations are always: "How are you?! You've changed a lot. What year are you now in college? How many kids do you now have? Where do you work?" yatidee yatadaaa. It would have been fun to go and meet some of our relatives who I don't really know and haven't met but I really don't like going to such gatherings especially when it's a late notice. I somehow feel like, the last resort. If you really wanted to see me and all that, you could have invited me sooner and not later. Idk. But this is what I really feel right now. I know, I should have just ignored those thoughts because it's the season to be jolly.....but.... Ah.

Also, Mom has a date with her bestfriend, Ate Kooky, this afternoon. She said Ate Kooky will be treating her to a foot spa. How I wish I was bestfriends with Ate Kooky too lol. It's not that I prefer to pamper myself than to spend time with my family. Time management. That's all. Ate Kooky invited Mom in advance so it's no big deal really. But argh. Nvm.

The purpose of this blog post is to only upload this:


;D Yes, those pictures you see in the wall are photos of myself and Mom. For the record: Mom put those pictures there. I tried to argue but what do you expect? Moms never lose. Those were taken during Mom's officemate's daughter's 18th birthday celebration.


Let's zoom in?



Keke. I thought I needed some entertainment in my life. So, I made that bulletin thingy. It used to be full of post-it notes during our preparation of the little gathering for TVXQ's 8th Anniversary here in Cebu. ;D Just a small gathering with simple photocards, Dong Bang Cookies, Games and fun! ;)

You will also see the homework I should be doing, which are due next year immediately.

Sometimes, I wonder how some of us get by. Being a student, a fangirl, a daughter, a friend, etc. Some of us may be working part/full time while studying. And some of us are breadwinners. Those people who work hard every single day makes me realize how a lazy bum I am. Hopefully, my determination in doing something will do my laziness justice. XDD


Piled up homework here I come! ;D

*cue bgm: TVXQ's O.Jun.Hap.* LET'Z DO THIS!

Merry Christmas 2011

I wanted to make another video just like last my Christmas Video of 2009 but I don't have a proper digital equipment to be able to record a decent video greeting now... so meh. ;D

This Christmas, I must say, is probably the grandest Christmas I ever had so far. I may have only spent it with my parents (Mom and Step-dad) unlike the usual celebration with our relatives (but I'm not complaining!) and all but this Christmas, I have helped families. ;-)

On the 21st, together with the CNU Tourism Society (TourS) officers in partnership with the League of Tourism Students in the Philippines (LTSP), we had an outreach program and fed the little kids in Brgy. Bunga, municipality of Toledo, Cebu City. It was my first time to do such thing. And it was really really really heartwarming. The place is a small barangay situated in the Southwest part of Cebu island.

As you can see, I've been exercising. Hello biceps. lol 

I was the former Secretary of the TourS organization. Why I didn't ran for a re-election, don't ask. Anyways during our term last school year, we thought of doing an outreach program instead of a Christmas Party because we wanted to "give back in our own little way". But due to time constraints and the lack of connection (people of authority/officials) our ignorance in those stuff blah blah the "thought" totally washed down the drain. Now, with Michael's (former Vice-Governor of the org) lead as this year/semester's Governor, we were able to immortalize the outreach program! ♥

Now that we finally have a PC of our own, I will make a proper blogpost about the outreach program. If we're friends in Facebook, you can check the pics there. Moving on~

Last December 16th, Typhoon Sendong struck the southern part of the Philippines especially in Mindanao. Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City experienced the fury of the typhoon that it resulted to over 1,000 casualties and damaged millions worth of properties. I personally have a soft spot for both cities since Step-dad's family migrated in Iligan (they've been spared from the calamity, thank God) and we've spent Summer Vacation there. As for Cagayan de Oro, we recently had our Educational Tour there. I even made a blog post of it, as seen in my previous post.

The families in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities needed immediate help since most of their houses and belongings were either washed away by the flood and/or are covered with mud. Cagayan de Oro came from the word cagay/kagay which meant river. The river connecting Cagayan and Bukidnon (as what I understood on the news reports) over flowed which resulted to a great flood. Bukidnon came from the bukid which meant mountains so the place was spared by Typhoon Sendong's wrath. Heavy rainfall started pouring at night time when all the families were asleep. There were news bulletins about the typhoon though but most of them (families) did not really expect it would turn out this way. It's just sad. 

So I thought, this time I will really help in my own way. On the 22nd, I donated two bags of used clothing in behalf of our family to ABS-CBN Cebu's Kapamilya Relief Campaign in Fuente Osmeña Circle. I also volunteered to help in re-packing the relief goods since it's Christmas Break and all. Initially, I would be going to the regional network station at Jagobiao, Mandaue. It was all thanks to Zarah's mom who had the connections. ;D but since there were some...misunderstanding  mis-communication etc. etc~ we were told to just go to our school because the repacking of goods is held there too. Since I live nearby, I went right away. 

done with the volunteer work! together with the other student volunteers and policemen, we filled the kaohsiong bus with 450 sacks of relief goods which will be sent to the families in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro~ ♥ my 6 hours of volunteer work was definitely worth it! ^^

Again, I will try to make a more decent post of the volunteer work I did. I also heard I was featured in the local afternoon news. WHAT IS FAME loljks. I wasn't able to witness my TV debut though because we were busy repacking the relief goods until 5PM. I was still on my way home when I received an SMS from Zarah's sister that she saw me on TV. I also received "I saw you on the news" congratulatory messages in Facebook hahahaha! Anyways, I represented our school and Cassiopeia *points at my red lanyard* xDDDD

It's 15 minutes more before Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas everyone! May you all have a wonderful time with your family, friends and strangers! ;) Let's all give our time and love this Christmas! Love you all~♥