against the flow

again, another batangas trip hosted by burns. i love it there!

friday morning, i woke up and readied myself for hte trip. i packed my bags and off i went with my dad to a rendezvous point with burns and company. i picked up zarah on the way and off we were! had breakfast at jollibee near tiendesitas and the guys arrived as i was finishing my meal up.

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picked up jerome at jollibee at parañaque.

road trip to batangas commences.

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a coupla hours into the trip, we come across a humble eatery. for prices they offered, the portions were generous and it was cheap. we saw how real sisig was made. they literally were grilling half of a pig's face on burning coals! i guess they'll chop that up a bit later and serve it on a sizzling plate, which they did. they're  lomi's serving was WHOA. i was expecting a bowl for one person but no, it was a big bowl for 2-3 persons! haha. having eaten a heavy breakfast, i didn't finish it all. there was a lot to go around for everyone though so it's ok. shopped at the market for our dinner (liempo) and off we were again!

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it was 1130 when we arrived at burns' place and settled a bit. by noon we were on the way to the beach.

the beach condensed:

-guys in birthday suits

-kayakking

-sunbathing

-hiking

-jumping into the open sea

-the green hornet (hehe)

-we were there till sunset

 

after the beach, everyone washed up, ate, and slept for a coupla hours. we were all beat.

everybody woke up and the karaoke singing began. we sang till 3am. well, until the lights went out. you see at burns' place, it's a farm. farms don't have lighting outside. pitchblack. everybody was creeped out and went to bed. going to bed doesn't mean sleeping though. they kept on telling ghost stories. i'm no scaredy cat, but you have to understand that i just saw The Grudge 2 the day before so the images were still pretty vivid on my mind. VERY VIVID. i know he was just playing, but Burns kept on saying that he feels something wierd about the door. i was the one nearest to it so i creeped out. we were seven people. i compressed on them so much that we fit on less than 1 and a half beds. i was that scared. we were like that from 3am till sunrise. when there was a hint of light, i began to not be afraid. hehe. i moved and we all occupied the 2 beds comfortably. we slept at sunrise.

woke at 10 and had noodles for breakfast. just something to fill the tummy i guess. we were on the way back to manila by 1130.

 

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i didn't know this, but we were going to abby's place pala. she's burns' girlfriend. she had food prepared for us. a late luncheon! food is always good.

 

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we were back at manila by 5.

im still tired.

i didn't think they were serious about getting me as a candidate for the Ideal Music Personality pageant this year. i guess i was wrong.

we just had our meeting this afternoon regarding the thing. the pre-pageant will be on monday. i am now officially one of seven candidates, to be trimmed down to 5 after monday for the pageant. i'm not really feeling very confident about it, but let's see what happens.

pre pageant is on monday. an hour after the pre pageant, the seven pairs would be trimmed down to 5. pictorials for the pageant on tuesday! ahahaha. this is nuts.

we had our pictorials today, tuesday. i love taking pics. it was quite evident coz all my shots didn't need retakes. hahaha. they were like, "*click* ok next one please."

and i was like, "huh? are you sure?"

anyhoo, i just woke up an hour ago. i was tired after all the activities of the whole day. pictorial in the morning then ramp training in the afternoon.

this is definitely not my cup of tea.

after training, i went to sm to buy undies. i felt that i needed new ones. these new ones feel great! lol

one of the girls backed out and since the student council felt that there should be some sort of symmetry in the whole thing and that the male partner was also feeling a bit apprehensive about joining, they decided to remove the pair. so there's only 4 pairs now. more chances for winning! not really that excited about it, but that's the fact.

people actually think i'm gonna win. even my biggest competition (in my opinion) thinks so.

this is nuts!

 

EDIT:

the pics came out..... nice. i think i actually looked good. LOL

i actually think i'm gonna win this thing. i will pray about it.

this pageant stuff is very tiring. i'm glad that after this week, it'll all be over.

anyway, i bumped into milch and ren as i was gonna make my way to the bus stop to go home. they were in a hurry to make it to Chico Sci's set at the CFAD week concert. they asked me if i wanted to tag along since miro and jero were there as well. what the heck. 30 mins can't hurt.

i ended up arriving home at 11pm.

pacman fever hits the philippines once more as the filipino champ finishes the match almost as soon as he started. manny finished the match 7 seconds short of 3 full rounds.

went to church. it was our senior pastor's 60th birthday. cool.

went back to condo, got a haircut, ate dinner at mcdo when milch texted.

"dito kami arlingt0n,wala na step-dad ni ren kanina 2:15pm =c"

i've had this crush on you since my freshman year.

you're two years above my year level.

you're the officer in charge of this pageant thing.

we finally get to talk.

i find out we're both the same age.

i find out we're both on the same page.

your smile seems brighter now.

mister music, for the win!

the pageant's done, i can eat as much as i want! hahaha.

i was the third runner up. for 4 candidates, that means the last. hahaha.

not really bummed about it. it's just that, i'm last. i don't think i did THAT bad. i think i did better. oh well.

it's finally over. i can sleep earlier because there are no more rehearsals, i can eat whatever without having to worry about my belly getting bigger, i don't have to live up to people's standards! ahahaha

jonah won by the way, good for him. he had a lot of supporters due to the fact that he makes friends with everyone. i don't know how he pulled it off though. he can't speak very straight english. i just wish that he won't embarass the conservatory when he represents us in the university pageant.

congratulations jonah ruiz!

this whole pageant thing has taught me a lot of things.

-i have an ugly normal walk

-people like clean looking guys

-feeling good ends up in making you looking good, and vice versa

-being conscious about looks isn't a bad thing

and lots more. i just don't feel like scouring my brain and look for words. i'm pooped. goodnight.