Prom Madness Is Finally Over

It all happened so fast. I barely noticed that it was ending. Now, I know that the prom is just so overrated. Sure, many people waited with much anticipation for this event. People got their hair done. Some parents bragged about how much their children’s outfits cost. Girls, and also the guys hired the best stylists to make sure they’ll look good at the prom. Reynald and I even bought concealers to look our best.

My parents dropped me off at Jem’s place. From there, Jasper, Don, Jem and I went to Makati Shangri-la. During the long drive to the venue, I was really nervous about the cotillion but don’s mom really knows how to strike up a conversation. We talked about Leyte and how do our families know each other. That’s when I found out about my dead aunt. I also found out that their driver is a distant relative of my mom.

When we got there, there were only a few people. Some are at the lobby. Some are upstairs.  Others were at their respective rented rooms/suites at the upper levels. Everybody looked good. Some girls were so hot that I almost melted just staring at them.

Fast forward to the actual event. The prom kicked off with my buddy, Pito, leading the opening prayer. Then, after some announcements and acknowledgements from the emcees of the night a.k.a batch 2007’s richest couple, Maca and Kat, cotillion was up. I must admit that we were not comfortable and we’re very uneasy with the stage and the overly small dance floor. We did not do well - we sucked. Anyway, let’s go on to other things. The food was superb. The main course was sumptuous. Girls were hot. Anj is the hottest girl that night. She looked like a nymph. I’m not saying this because she’s one of my best friends. She was really the most beautiful girl that night.

Earlier, I was campaigning for Justine to be crowned Prince of Manhattan. I was also annoying Jem by asking about 7 people to vote for us as couple of the night. I was successful. Justine got nominated. I got nominated too. I don’t really know who voted for me but I would like to thank the people who cheered when my name was called. A lot of my friends got nominated as well. Pito, Garrick, Alloba and Paul got nominated for Prom Prince. Jao, eventually won the title of Prince of Manhattan. Jami, Christmas, Jem, and Zy were Princess of Manhattan nominees. Egg eventually got the crown. Val was Queen of Queens.

I hate the picture-taking process. It ruined everybody’s night. I only got to dance with 7 girls. Oh well. I wasn’t able to make it to the unofficial Sodium picture. That irked me. I really wanted to have my picture taken with the entire class. I was dancing inside the ballroom when they got the picture taken. Everything happened so fast. Anyway, thank you, Kevin/Makisig for trying to contact me when the sodium pic was about to taken.

I danced with only 7 girls because of the “photo shoots”. After the prom, Mara, Jami, Anj, Gelo, Reynald and I went to Starbucks. We had a picture-taking extravaganza. After about an hour, Gelo, Reynald and I took a taxi ride to Eski’s place at Blueridge. The cab driver charged us 300 pesos. He said that it was already past 1 am. We just paid him. When we got there, Cindy, Jem and Don were outside with Eski.

The after-party was great. It was our way of celebrating Don’s 16^th birthday. Eski was a great host. It was too short though. My dad picked me up at 9 am. Then, my family and I went to my Auntie Rineth’s home where a family reunion was about to take place…

Random stuff

1. Happy birthday mom...40 ka na....hehe...sori at sa birthday mo pa nakuha ang card ko.

2. Astig ng JREV kagabi...kahit may mga namiss akong parts...Nakakainspire siya. Ang galing talaga ng acts.. nakakalungkot at di ako naging active member ng club na to. kahit one way lang talaga yung kabisado kong song...ang astig talaga ng music.bumili rin ako ng shirt. basta next JREV, pupunta uli ako..

3. Naawa ako sa mga namatay sa wowowee.....Pero mas naiinis ako sa kakulungan ng edukasyon at matinong trabaho sa bansang to..kung meron sana ng mga to...hindi makikipagsapalaran yung mga tao na pumila sa wowowee..

4. May suot na ko sa prom..pero iniisip ko pa kung magtatatie ako o hindi...

5. Sabi kanina ni sir nat, nag-iimprove daw ako..yehey!

6. Sorry pala guys. kilala niyo na kung sino kayo.. baka di matuloy yung treat ko sa pba finals...

7. Next week, mag-aaral talaga ako para sa math achievement test..

8. Ang galing ni martina hingis. talo niya si maria sharapova..6-3, 6-1...Nung mga grade 3 ako, nagsimula akong maadik sa tennis dahil ang galing ni pete sampras at ang ganda ni martina hingis...i miss playing tennis...sa summer talaga..maglalaro uli ako

9. Dati nung grade school days ko sobrang devout catholic ako pero naging inactive ako nung naghighschool ako.. Pero kahit di ko man ipakita, strong pa rin ang faith ko....Lately, gusto ko nang maging born again christian pero i know may conflict sa family ko...Basta, magbabalik-loob ako...

10. Sana magbati na kami.... Malinaw na kung paano nagsimula ang away... Sana pakinggan niya side ko...

It has been decades since my last entry.

2006 is here at last. I have barely three months to improve my grades. Most people now know that my chances of getting kicked out are as high as the tallest skyscraper. My friends are worried. One friend even blames himself. There’s no one to blame. Shit happens. I want to blame myself but that won’t do anything good. This time, my priorities must be right. No more cramming. No more gimmicks. No more malingering.

January is ending in two days. My grades are slightly improving but time is running out. I need to make that significant jump in Math. I hired a tutor but as of now, we only met once. No problems though. He is damn good. But other things are on my mind. The prom is coming up. My gang had a problem with the seating arrangements a week ago. Now, another misunderstanding happened during cotillion practice. For the past two days, I’ve been busy canvassing for my suit. It’s hard because I need to match my date’s dress.

working with sodium 07

sa totoo lang, ngayon pa lang ako gumagawa ng mga homeworks ko.pero tapos na kami ng mga groupmates ko sa kythe project. Malapit nang makita ng mundo ang "Chuckie", ang aming comicbook. Ginawa namin yung project namin nung sunday at monday kina pito. Wala si Maca so siya na lang gagawa nung pagpapascan at pag-aayos sa computer. So yun, ginawa namin yung comic book nila pito, kevin, greggy at ako. I did the storyline at tsaka letter ng parents ni Chuckie for him. As usual, wala akong nakontribute sa art part. Wala kasi akong talent para dun. Astig yung paggawa namin, nanood din kami ng fight box, yung show sa studio 23 kung saan nagbubugbugan yung mga robots. Ang lupit ni pearl. Tapos, nood din kami ng scream tv on star world, mga scary shows. Sobrang nakakaaliw yung mga simpsons episodes. Tapos nung mag midnight na, nanood din kami ng adult swim on cartoon network. Basta masaya siya . Masarap yung food. Ang bait pa ng family ni pito. Salamat pala sa family ni pito para sa kabaitan niyo. Salamat din sa family ni greggy sa paghatid sa min ni kevin sa SM.

Tapos kahapon, gumawa kami ng mga back drop kina lex. Ang sipag talaga ng sodium. Kahit papaano, productive naman kami. Nanalo ako sa darts.. haha.. pero talo kami  ni joy kina lex at nico sa pingpong. Ang lupit kasi ni lex. ANg galing talaga niya sa sports. Tapos, may laban, nuggets vs. lakers. Lahat kami, for lakers. Si joy lang hindi. Nanalo lakers, ang galing kasi ni kobe eh.. pero exciting naman yung game, nagOT pa. Tapos, nakabili na ko ng gift para sa kris kringle ng sodium. Pinapili ko na yung nabunot ko- si greggy. Salamat sa yazon family sa kabutihan nila...at sa masarap na barbacue.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, hindi ako nakasama sa JREV gathering sa Araneta with pito and jao.  Nakakainis nga eh. Sana may next year pa. So yun, natulog lang ako buong araw pero patapos na ko sa book na pinahira ni pito. Ang ganda nung book. The Heavenly Man is worth reading. Sige, hanggang dito na lang. Gagawa muna ako homework.