on new friends

Is it even appropriate to still try to remedy something that you know will not really be the same? Personally, I think not. It is just like trying to glue a broken popsicle stick but when you try to use it, you realize it will just break easily. So, you decide to just get another popsicle stick that is sturdier. Yes, you might say that this analogy for friendship just sucks but I do have a point.

There's a point in time where you have to move on. It's like there's this line that connects two relationship periods and there are some people from the past period that will overlap into the next period. These people will still be your friends in addition to the new ones. I guess there's always a moving on factor anywhere. It's hard to explain. And now, I'm part of something that I know I have been a part of eversince.

The bottomline is I still love my first period friends, for lack of a better term (you know who you are) and my biology friends. I hope we're still together until Med school (wherever that will be). :)

eco field trip

Okay, so I just got back from my field trip with the other Biology majors and it really was fun. Actually, the whole thing started with the Friday night movie with Issa, Annie, Ann, and Jordan. Unfortunately, Karen could not come so there was one extra ticket. Anyway, we headed for Ann's house after that and waited for about 2 hours there and I even tried ironing my hair because I was just bangag. Then we headed for Annie's condo and I think I was able to sleep for about thirty minutes so that's just great.

We headed to school and we found out that the vans would be arriving late. Okay we were supposed to leave at 4am but ended up leaving at 6am. I rode with Gel since it was already full in the vans and we just sang our hearts out with boy band songs. This made us realize that we were actually pop by heart but still r&b/hiphop lovers all the way. Okay, before anything else I just wanna say that Manong Jun is the fastest driver I have ever known. Anyway, we got to the site after about 3-44 hours and we started looking for our cottage which was supposed to fit 20 people. We had so many food in our cottage because everyone brought food. It was like we can survive for a week in the beach.

Then, Gel made some drinks for us and we started drinking even if it was just 12pm. We had to do the transects and other required exercises before doing anything else (what's the use of the trip if we didn't do the exercises right?!). So after that, Gel and I decided to have a race and drink everything in the cooler. Ann joined us too. Woohoo. Okay, we kinda did a music video of ByeByeBye and it was just funny really. After finishing the drinks, we just continued on with the party and danced the afternoon until night away. We also had a bonfire which was fun. We won. Woohoo!

Then that night, Karen, Issa, Berto, and I decided to walk to the end of the beach (by that I mean away from the shore). It was low tide anyway so the water was not that deep. We saw so many creatures and it was scary because there were so many sea urchins. Karen was funny because he was afraid of a lot of things. So we then decided that we better get some aqua shoes to protect our feet. We went back to teh shore and we went back to the middle of the sea. We got as far as the breakwater. And we just found so many creatures.

We got back again and the four of us decided that we were not going to sleep. We were on folding beds that we layed down on the shore. So we were just there talking and trying to make ourselves awake. The deal was that if everyone sees a falling star then everyone can sleep na. I did see one and my wish came true (I passed my eco LT). Anyway since I haven't slept for almost two days I decided to sleep at around four. I woke up at 5:30 because my folding bed got destroyed. So umm... great.

We went to the mangroves after. I just want to say that it was full of garbage. Ahhh... I hated it. We went back and Iggy, Berto, Gel B., and I decided to go to the coral reef which our teacher said was about 250 metres away. We only had goggles on so it was harder. But we didn't care. We still went on. It was just amazing. I wish I could have taken pictures of it. If only I had a waterprrof camera. Next time.

We went home and we still sang boyband song in Gel's car. Okay... we are just pop people. So there, it was fun and I seriously had a blast. Actually, I like my bio batchmates. They're fun. I hope there's a batch party soon.

battle of the gods

A battle between gods
Spoils the coliseum's mighty walls
Fire and ice rain upon the people
Intent on witnessing the high and mighty
Fall on their knees
And fight to their own deaths

They are the heroes in this battle
where both will come out champions
to everyone's dismay

A battle between gods
Is no battle at all
Just a mere game they play

stop bugging me

Mosquitoes
Bug you constantly
And suck the life out of you
Such is the life of a parasite

Keep away

Feel the poison of avoidance
Or the direct hit of rejection

seven

Feeling at home with people takes time. It does not just come with one snap of a finger. Usually, it starts out with people who you would not imagine being together because of the clashing personalities of different individuals. It starts with two people, which turns into three then four which then goes to five and follows through to six and ends at seven. This, I think, is what happened.

Each individual had different friends at the start but as time passed, they met each other. There were times when some of them did not like the other individuals for petty reasons. There were also times when these people never imagined they would hang out with the other people in the group. The funny thing about all this is that it all worked out in the end. Indeed, there will be times when petty problems will be encountered, but these things will not last. This is the perfect group. It’s a combination of individuals coming from different backgrounds. But fate has pulled the strings to make these people meet at one point. And then somehow, they spend time together (during lunch) and realize they have a connection and that is all it took. It's a myriad of personalities and talents (from music, sports, fashion, academics and entertainment). These are the people whom I know will always be my friends.

I think I have found it. Erase that. I have found it. Just perfect.

snapshot

With one touch of a button
A bright light flashes
which transfers your soul
into a plastic container
trapping your very self



I shall press the button
to help me remember

CLICK!

in the eyes of a child

Must blindness strike me, I shall be thankful
For in the dark sanctuary that I shall be living in
Forever will the echoes of your silence be heard
And that is enough for your presence to be known

In time of eternal noise
There is only one thing I can do
I will look for you in hopes of finding that silence
which I will know will be my guide

Must blindness strike me, I shall be thankful
For with it, I will never lose sight

merry-go-round

I have ridden the merry-go-round a lot of times
where horses roam the same pastures for eternity
where music flows with the soft, calm air around
where each round gives that momentary bliss

Oh how I love the merry-go-round
for I have loved it since I was a kid
and it said i was tall enough to ride
and that was enough reason for me to love it

But as all things are, it shall come to an end
where horses roam the same pastures for you to be surfeited
where music pierces the soft calm air you enjoy
where each round gives that sickening feeling

Oh how I abhor the merry-go-round
for I have loved it only when I was a kid
and it said i was too tall to ride
and that was enough reason for me to abhor it