Update

My friends have gone yesterday to Charles' wake, I will also be going later with Rusty. Anyways, my friend told me that there was a suspected foul play with Charles' death. If he indeed accidentally fell from the 9th floor, he could have landed on the canopy in the 2nd floor, which could have possibly saved his life.

Wish List

Guys! After watching District 9 at Shangrila last Friday night, I saw this dog sleeping on the side. It's the K9 dog, but I dont know what breed this is, maybe Goldren Retriever or Labrador?



Isnt he/she super cute?!?! I want this kind of BIG dog.



Dad was laughing at me when I asked my brother to take a picture of me with the dog. :)

Wish List

I WANT.

Mango black snake skin pump

Charles Abrena

Death has come to a friend of mine just the other day, actually. His name is Charles Abrena. He is a batch mate of mine, he's also from DLSU and he was taking Marketing. I'm not that close to him, but we shared a few conversations before. I really felt sad when I learned of his death this morning. He doesnt even look like the type who commits suicide (that's what I've heard to be his cause of death, he jumped out of somewhere) because he's always smiling and cracking jokes.

Conversation with Rhia just this afternoon:

Babs: Shet. Tawagan ko kaya phone niya?

Rhia: wag! nakakatakot yun! baka mamaya sagutin niya.

Babs: eh d meaning nun d nga totoo! buhay nga siya!

Rhia: oonga noh, sige sige go tawagan mo na.

*Babs reaches for her phone, then changes her mind.*

Babs: wag nalang, takot ako eh punta nalang ako sa wake niya.

He's the very first friend of mine who is now in the hands of God. Well, back in high school a batch mate of mine also died due to some internal bleeding in her brain, something like that, but we never were friends, we never talked. But I visited her wake and I cried a little because I felt she was too young to die and it could have been me, or it could have been one of my closest friends. She could have been fulfilling her dreams now. But God has plans for everyone, and everyone has their purpose in this world. Probably she has served it already.

Charles, even though we're not that close. I will surely miss you. I will miss your smiles at me, the way you call my name and the way you wave at me every time we see each other in school. Thanks for being a part of my life, a chapter that I will never forget. Rest in peace, brother.

Post-Graduation

Time flies so fast. August 9 was my mom's birthday, then I watched Lady GaGa in Araneta, then Hangover premiere then defense, they all felt like they just happened last week! there's only 2 weeks of school left, then September's a bum month.

My dad got annoyed because I kept bugging him about getting me employed. He told me to wait until after the graduation ceremony. Hello, that's not until October! I want to be employed by October.

My brother told me not to be in a hurry in working with the "formal stuff". He knew a lot of people who are professionals but didnt enjoy it so they lived on what they loved doing and now they are very successful and happy. Well, I like the outdoors and sports, but Im not a professional athlete and I have no money to fund my outdoor gigs. I like clothes and fashion but Im not artistic with it. I like music and I like to sing but I cant write my own songs nor make my own beat like Lady GaGa. I like to act but that's all good time acting with friends.

Im not really sure if I'd like to be in the world of finance. Honestly, the only reason I chose that course is because it has sure employment. But i wouldnt want to do things that Im not enjoying, right? BAHALA NA. maybe im just saying this because my experiences in undergrad. maybe everything will be different once i start working?

It's a bird

Yesterday, some bird ( i dont know what its breed is called, but let's just call it city bird since it's the type that we usually see flying in the city skies) made its way through our house. My brother just told me about it last night but i only saw it this afternoon while i was working in our dining area, it suddenly popped out of a corner and flew recklessly every where. Surprisingly, Miu Miu is scared of any animals other than the 2 cats in our garage. It frantically bumped on our huge mirror and that was the only time i was able to pick it up. Ive decided to keep it and make it my new pet since, i dont know, it's so cute and such things rarely happen hahaha!

I was hoping maybe city bird could be like a goodluck sign or something.

should i set city bird free?

Poverty-stricken

Yesterday I rode the train from Trinoma to school as my dad and I came from my cousin's house in Novaliches. He dropped me off in the entrance nearby EDSA and as I hurriedly went up the stairs to the platform, I went past an old woman walking slowly and she was carrying a child barely noticing what the child looked like. Of course, I excused myself and made my way inside the train. As I took my seat, the old woman entered and I finally got a glimpse of what the child looked like. It had bruises from head to feet, and Im not really sure what the child's gender is, had a blind left eye. The child kept on whining and crying, obviously because of his/her condition and probably the old woman was his/her mother, was trying her best to make her feel comfortable. I couldnt bare look at the child, I felt like crying. Im not literally trying to avoid to see such things because I want to turn a blind eye on them, but I feel so much for them, up to the point that I want to cry. If you could have been there to see the child's condition, man I swear you'd feel the same way. Some ladies seated beside the old woman talked to her what happened to the child, I couldnt hear the conversation though because I was listening to my music. Im guessing they're asking what happened to him/her.

If only Im as rich as Bill Gates, I would never forget to help the poor. Perhaps, build a home for them and provide free education to the children so that when they grow up they could manage to be independent and try to rise up from poverty. Also to provide workshops for adults to help them start small businesses just to generate enough income for their families. I know, probably a lot of you would say it's all talk, but even if I wont be able to provide this big kind of help, I could still lend a hand in some small ways.

Im just hoping the poverty level in this country would end. I know it's impossible, but people could try. There are plenty of valid ways how to survive and become successful. It just depends on how the person thinks and acts.