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July 26th, 2008 by kathy-ipoipo

[the following stuff may not be suitable for very young audience. parental guidance is recommended. haha. i just copied it. masyadong magaling ang gumawa nito. tumatagos.]

HOW I LOVE UPLB

"But it’s always you I run home to, take me back, take me home away from here back to where I am free" -"Los Banos" by Sugarfree
Dalawang oras mula sa usok-infested streets of Metro Manila matatagpuan ang aking personal heaven ditto sa mundo. Matanaw ko pa lang ang Mt. Makiling mula sa South Superhighway, kinikilig na ako. Wala naman akong girlfriend sa LB. Lalo nang wala ding boyfriend. Kahit ka-fling na pwedeng balikan, wala naman akong pupuntahan. Pero yung feeling pwede mong itulad sa pagpunta mo sa bahay ng mahal mo matapos ang isang buwang walang pag-uusap o pagkikita. Nasa LB ang org ko, pero hindi naman kami close ng mga orgmates, actually parang iwas pa nga sila sa kin e. Nandito sa Metro Manila ang mga kaibigan ko. Nasa Pasig ang pamilya ko. Wala naman akong ancestral roots sa Los Banos. Mayroon lang talagang hindi maintindihang connection sa pagitan ko at ng napakagandang lugar na to. Bakit kaya ako napaibig sa Los Banos? Suspect : Yung environment. Kasi sa umaga, ang sarap langhapin ng hangin. Ang sarap panligo nung mainit na tubig na lumalabas sa gripo. Lalo na pag may matinding hangover, ang sarap pantanggal ng sakit ng ulo. Lalabas ka ng bahay, maririnig mo yung iba’t-ibang huni ng mga ibon. Dadampi sa mukha mo yung lamig ng  simoy ng hangin, at didikit sa sapatos mo yung damo na nabasa sa hamog. Hindi ko kayang lakarin ang Ayala Avenue from EDSA to Buendia, pero pag sa LB, kahit doblehin pa yung same distance, wala akong reklamo. Kahit ilang milyong bumbilya pa ang ilagay mo sa mga building ng Makati , walang tatalo sa napakagandang backdrop ng LB, ang Mt. Makiling . Minsan magtataka ka, sa isang araw na wala kang makikitang ulap, makikita mong nakatambay ang mga clouds sa tuktok ng bundok na ito. Suspect : Yung pagkain. Wala namang pinagkaiba yung pagkain sa LB kumpara sa Manila e. Sa totoo lang, hindi din ako madalas kumain ng buko pie. Madaming kainan sa LB, pero ginawa kong suspect yung pagkain kasi napamahal talaga ako sa nanay ko dahil siya yung araw-araw na nagluluto ng laman-tiyan ko. Kung gagawa ako ng list ng "The Best LB Food", nasa menu ko ang mantika-licious Ellen’s Fried Chicken, yung Pinoy-style siomai sa Papu’s, yung, Doner Durum (LB version ng shawarma), yung dinuguan na binebenta sa Lapitan’s Meat Shop, yung chocolate cake ng Mer-Nel’s, yung tokwa sa IC’s bar, at syempre ang aking all-time favorite na Bug-Ong Roasted Chicken. May natikman pa akong bagong panalong chibog, yung sa Ihaw Express na malapit sa White House. Kahit sinong taga-LB ang tanungin ninyo, sasabihin nya na mas masarap ang Lucky Me Pancit Canton na niluto sa LB kesa sa niluto sa kung saang lugar. Suspect : Yung inuman. Kung magtatayo ka ng business sa LB na ayaw mong malugi, magtayo ka ng liquor shop o kaya ng affordable na bar. Dahil may kasabihan nga na "hindi ka taga-LB kung hindi ka marunong uminom". Madaming resto- bar sa LB, pero nothing beats the house parties. Bago pa sumikat yung gin-pomelo sa Manila , yun na yung iniinom namin. Madami pa kaming nagawang kakaibang cocktail. Yung Kamehame Wave (vodka ice tea), yung POGi (pineapple orange gin), yung FuKiKo (fundador, hershey’s kisses, tsaka kape), yung Boracay (Tanduay 3-in-1 coffee mix evap), at ang walang kamatayang Pina ColaTa (pineapple coke tanduay). Sa LB, mas maganda ang tagayan kaysa kanya-kanyang kuha ng inom. At shempre kulang ang inom pag walang home-made pulutan tulad ng Kilawing Cornick at ang sikat na sikat na Tuna-Skyflakes. Suspect Yung mga tao. Ewan ko lang ngayon pero nung nandoon pa ako sa LB, walang social climber. Walang pa- sosyal dun. Yung mga galing sa mga mayayayamang pamilya (conio in layman’s terms), kailangang mag-fit in sa masa. Hindi importante ang porma. Kahit naka- pambahay na damit at tsinelas ka pag papasok, tanggap ka na ng lipunan. Kaya yung mga kilala ko na taga-UP Diliman dati, hindi ma-gets yung mga kwento ko kung gaano kami ka-barok sa UPLB. "How baboy naman the pig", ika nga nila. Walang mapagkunwari sa LB. Siguro dahil nga small town lang to, lahat magkakakilala. Kung may pino-protektahan kang image, eventually, lahat ng baho mo lalabas din. Kaya mas magandang ilabas mo na yung totoong ikaw kasi mas mapapasama kung mabubuko ka lang. Suspect Yung memories. Ahhh. The memories. Siguro sa lahat ng suspect ko, eto ang parang "Mastermind" . Pag nakasakay ako ng jeep sa LB, o kaya kahit naglalakad lang, hindi ko naiiwasang tumingin sa isang bahay, sa isang bar, o sa isang kainan, at sabihin sa sarili ang mga bagay na tulad ng "uy, diyan yung first kiss ko sa 3rd girlfriend ko", o kaya "diyan sa bangketang yan natulog yung brod ko nung nalasing", o kaya "diyan kami pinakitaan ng multo". Halos lahat ng lugar sa LB, may naiwan akong memory doon. May mga napalitang mga establishments, pero may itatayong bago na maaring pag- iwanan ulit ng alaala. Kung tutuusin, ang LB ay isang buhay na diary para sa kin. Bawat lugar, isang pahina. Bawat araw, isang linya. Madaming hindi nakakaintindi sa akin kung bakit pabalik-balik ako sa Los Banos, lalo na yung mga batchmates ko noong college. Lagi ko nang naririnig yung mga phrases na "Grow up", "Move on with your life", "Leave the past behind", "Wala ka na sa stage ng buhay mo na college ka pa din".  Masakit marinig, pero may point nga sila. Kaya minsan, tinanong ko yung housemate ko na umuuwi sa LB every weekend. Sabi ko "bakit kaya ako bumabalik sa LB eh isinusuka na ako ng mga tao doon, wala naman akong binabalikan, wala naman akong napapala?" At hinding-hindi ko makakalimutan ang sinabi nya."Tinatanong pa ba yan? HOME. Home is where the heart is."

now what?

July 26th, 2008 by kathy-ipoipo

nakakatuwa. dami nangyayari. parang kailan lang eh super toxic ako sa mga bagay na "dapat" kong gawin. tapos na ako ngayon dun, at simula na naman ng panibagong mga hamon.. mga hamong tunay na susubok sa aking katatagan.

july 24th, 10 minutes before 11pm, nagtext si ate lani.. may results na daw. simula na ang panlalamig ko sa kamay habang hawak ang telepono ko.. nagtext si gold.. si ana.. si ate lani ulit. seems like ako lang ang may access (o masyado lang kumitid ang mundo ko?).. si gold nagtext, naghihintay din daw sya online. hayun, sumabay ang pagkalowtech ng pc ni ate deth.. [nagloloko that time ang pc nya, nawala ang pagkahitech].. tapos.. tapos..

lumabas ang tab : Acrobat Reader.

BOOM!

lumabas ang PRC results. sympre i made it sure na tama ang date bago ko iniscrolldown.

BOOM!

Seq. No. Name
26236 UMALI, MARIA KATRINA ABORDO

isang malakas na sigaw ang narinig sa buong 4th floor [o baka buong building 4] dito sa UP Bliss mga bandang 11pm. akalain mo. sabagay, i’m sortof expecting it. kase wala naman akong choice kundi pumasa. diba? failure is not an option for me when i took that exam.

few minutes after that, napakainit na ng telepono ko. i remembered telling my bestfriend over the phone the words, "im so hot!". literally. ang teleponong kanikanina lang ay walang nagpaparamdam ay biglang nabuhayan ng loob.haha

2 days later, nagtatype ako dito at nagiisip.

patnubayan nawa ako ni Papa Lord. :)

akalain mo

February 23rd, 2008 by kathy-ipoipo

wahahaha!

it all pays up.. ang pagtulog ay mahalaga. bow.

some things are…really!!

February 13th, 2008 by kathy-ipoipo

wooo.. these past (and future) days are really OWsome.. not awesome. yeah, im really TIRED mentally and psychologically speaking. minsan mas ok na pla na physically tired pero psychologically calm. nakakapagod magaral. hahaha! hate to say that but i really hate meeting deadlines. parang dead end na din kase for me if i wasn’t able to meet with my deadline. haaay.

pero sulit ang mga seat in days ko kay sir clemente. define sulet. parang nasa comedy bar lang and yet ang dami kong natututunan. he is really funny. i actually like him. yeah. those jokes and that brain rarely come together in a person. too bad, he’s a family man. haha. he is actually the best lecturer that i’ve ever met. yieee. infatuated? no. many students can testify to that.. sna lang magamit ko ang lahat sa tuesday and wednesday. hehe.

actually, im really anxious about those coming two days of my life. im going to enter a battle (hindi pa war) withou anything except my stock, (pwede ding stucked) knowledge. i know i should have studied earlier pa lang, but the circumstances doesnt allow me to. really. ikaw na ang may mga minors. im so disapointed at myself for being so lax for the past months. it’s true na walang pgsisisi sa huli.. haaay. pero im hoping naman na walang "pagsisisi" na mgaganap come next week. exams are on the way.. pero bakit mas masarap matulog sa mga ganung panahon?? i suppose it’s a means of psychologically escaping the real world. hate to say this but sleeping is really my weakness. bad side? i think no one takes me seriously about that. they think i do study at home. duh? the weather doesn’t comply with my goals.. the mind is willing but the flesh is weak. ahaha. like now, i am supposed to be studying for my upcoming exams, and yet, im spending time with this crap?? haha.

i have to study na.. uhm, sleep pla..

til we meet again.

pray for my soul. haha

i am soorryy.. :p

February 4th, 2008 by kathy-ipoipo

Yesterday, i really planned my day. Sabi ko magchuchurch ako sa gabi para naman solemn ang communion ko, since bihira na akong magchurch (lalo na ang umabot sa communion). Super hila pa ako sa bro ko only to find out na may meeting pla dun. Ok lang, baka late lang ang vesper.. well, late na nga and wala  na nga atang vesper. Super sad. Naudlot.

Then we had this "talk" about that every year’s pastoral assignment. That meeting is about that activity. Yooonn. Wla na, it really made my day.. worst. I really felt bad because maybe i hate saying goodbye sa mga taong nakasama ko ng matagal.I know it’s not the end, but it is somehow "an end" to us.. Sila kase yung mga taong nakapagpadali ng adjustment ko personally, dito sa Bulacan.

Then naalala ko yung sinabe sa akin ng bestfriend ko, kase nagdadrama cya one time about the end of the college life, chever nya, and i somewhat "binara" ko sya.. Really snide comments na i know i should have not said to him, because i only brought up "the past" sa mga discussions namin na hindi ganun kaganda. I know i haven’t been fair to him. I’ve been so mean sa kanya and unfair. Parang karma tuloy ang nangyare sa akin. Hmpf.

Yun, brad, sorry na ha :b bawi na lang ako sayo. Or better yet, magbawian na nlang tayo. May atraso ka din naman sa akin eh. Hahaha.

LSS ko, bakit ba??

January 22nd, 2008 by kathy-ipoipo

WHY CAN’T IT BE

You came along, unexpectedly
I was doing fine in my little world
Oh baby please don’t get me wrong
‘Cause I’m not complaining
But you see, you got my mind spinning

REFRAIN:
Why can’t it be
Why can’t it be the two of us
Why can’t we be lovers
Only friends
You came along
At a wrong place, at a wrong time
Or was it me

Baby I dream of you every minute
You’re in my dreams
You’re always in it
That’s the only place I know
Where you could be mine
And I’m yours but only
Till I wake up

REFRAIN:
Why can’t it be
Why can’t it be the two of us
Why can’t we be lovers
Only friends
You came along
At a wrong place, at a wrong time
You came along
At a wrong place, at a wrong time
Or was it me

seryoso to :)

January 19th, 2008 by kathy-ipoipo

sarap matulog, pagkagaling ko sa review ni ma’am lee sa OB (mga 3 hours straight lang naman yun), plakda ako sa kama.. haha. umeecho pa ang boses nya hanggang sa panaginip ko..

"do you agree?yesh.okay..kahit nagoorgashm kayo dapat alam nyo na yan..".

haha, nakakashock kashe, este, kase wala sa fes nya na mgsasalita sha ng gnun. haha. epekto cgro ng pagtuturo ng OB sa mahabang panahon..

going back..

geez.. i love the way i see things lately. though i have so much to do, it seems that i have this drive to do things, even the impossible ones.. sarap! parang high lang??

parang in love?? ahaha. no comment. basta kasama ko friends ko (SPECIAL MENTION: LIEZA FE AND CRISEL AND OUR SECRET SPLASH!!!), i have the support that i need–mom and dad, at syempre ang undying FAITH.. u see, hindi nman mahirap humingi ng Wisdom sa KANYA.. to see things the better way..sabi nga,

"If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him."–James 1:5

let’s be grateful fo He never left us alone, we just have to SEEK Him.

greatday!!

adiktus

January 2nd, 2008 by kathy-ipoipo

Tattoo


Oh, oh, oh

No matter what you say about love
I keep coming back for more
Keep my hand in the fire
Sooner or later, I’ll get what I’m asking for

No matter what you say about life
I learn every time I bleed
That truth is a stranger
Soul is in danger, I gotta let my spirit be free

To admit that I’m wrong
And then change my mind
Sorry but I have to move on
And leave you behind

I can’t waste time so give it a moment
I realize, nothing’s broken
No need to worry ’bout everything I’ve done
Live every second like it was my last one
Don’t look back at a new direction
I loved you once, needed protection
You’re still a part of everything I do
You’re on my heart just like a tattoo

(Just like a tattoo, I’ll always have you
I’ll always have you, I’ll always have you)

I’m sick of playing all of these games
It’s not about taking sides
When I looked in the mirror, didn’t deliver
It hurt enough to think that I could

Stop, admit that I’m wrong
And then change my mind
Sorry but I gotta be strong
And leave you behind

(Just like a tattoo, I’ll always have you
I’ll always have you)

If I live every moment
Won’t change any moment
Still a part of me and you
I will never regret you
Still the memory of you
Marks everything i do

Just like a tattoo
I’ll always have you

obsessed ako dito

January 2nd, 2008 by kathy-ipoipo

Tattoo


Oh, oh, oh

No matter what you say about love
I keep coming back for more
Keep my hand in the fire
Sooner or later, I’ll get what I’m asking for

No matter what you say about life
I learn every time I bleed
That truth is a stranger
Soul is in danger, I gotta let my spirit be free

To admit that I’m wrong
And then change my mind
Sorry but I have to move on
And leave you behind

I can’t waste time so give it a moment
I realize, nothing’s broken
No need to worry ’bout everything I’ve done
Live every second like it was my last one
Don’t look back at a new direction
I loved you once, needed protection
You’re still a part of everything I do
You’re on my heart just like a tattoo

(Just like a tattoo, I’ll always have you
I’ll always have you, I’ll always have you)

I’m sick of playing all of these games
It’s not about taking sides
When I looked in the mirror, didn’t deliver
It hurt enough to think that I could

Stop, admit that I’m wrong
And then change my mind
Sorry but I gotta be strong
And leave you behind

(Just like a tattoo, I’ll always have you
I’ll always have you)

If I live every moment
Won’t change any moment
Still a part of me and you
I will never regret you
Still the memory of you
Marks everything i do

Just like a tattoo
I’ll always have you

sure, it ain’t broke :(

September 16th, 2007 by kathy-ipoipo

i hate what i’m feeling right now.. im becoming quite manipulative na, am i havig a borderline personality disorder?? hehe. parang i have this tedency to stretch and bend some boundaries.. i hate it but then, i can’t help it. oh well, maybe i just need a break.. a cup of a really god coffee.