1. Take a picture of the New York Skyline 2. Have a my own billboard at Skyway 3. Go sky diving 4. Build a resthouse for my parents 5. Meet Chad Michael Murray 6. Go on a medical mission outside the Philippines w/o my parents consent 7. Tour around Italy! 8. Try the skinhead hairstyle 9. Have my own statue beside Rizal at Luneta Park 10. Date a famous rockstar
April 25, 2007 – summer starts officially for me. It was very traumatic because I was expecting that I already passed my Neuroanatomy. So I went home immediately by April 6 only to find out a week after that I have to take the removals exam. I went back to Manila on April 13. Again, after sleepless nights, fueled by caffeine and rubbish foods, I thanked God because I passed Neuroanatomy! I was very happy to the nth level of extremity so I bought my first two – piece swimsuit at Tomato™ as reinforcement.
Before finally going home, I stopped over at Cebu City. I was assuming that the airport there is just located at the heart of the City, but it isn’t. It’s actually at Mactan pa which is about half an hour away from my sisters’ boarding house (now, I know). I was planning to surprise them but I was surprised on the contrary after realizing that I’m already lost. I’m in nowhere and I’m in dire need of my sisters’ help. We then went to Ocean Pearl Beach Resort at Mactan to celebrate my triumph (?). We drank, we tripped, and we sang at a videoke booth. It was as if the night is endless. The good thing was, confidence struck me like lightning and I posed with my two – piece as if no one is watching. The day after that, we went to Paseo, a newly – opened bar/square at Cebu, we partied all night and got drunk again. That’s the dizziest night that I ever had. I wanted to exude all my internal organs. My vomit smells like shit. I did not expect that that was what I will get after drinking colorful vodkas. I wanted to smoke but my sister’s boyfriend got hold of everything that’s flammable (yes of course, including cigarettes). *Note: If you’re planning to visit Cebu, I am promoting The Da Vinci’s Pizza parlor. Don’t miss that place. The pizzas are worth paying for. Try ‘em.
When I finally got home, we went to my friend Tiger Woods’ (the female version) den – Del Monte (Cawayanon) golf course. You can spot her playing around the green grasses of hope with her colleagues Frankie Miňoza and the rest of the gang, hehe. I’m a total loser when it comes to golf. I don’t really know how to strike a ball (I mean golf ball).
The nearest swimming pool at our place is about half an hour away from home so we made use of our mini whirl pool. With that, I realized that my height stagnates because I still fitted in that pool, just like when I was still in high school.
I turned 20 last May 9, 2007. It was one of my happiest birthdays (well, thank God all my birthdays are happy days!) The feeling was just the same when I turned 18, only a lot more older, wiser, and stronger. (The redundancy is intentional). My high school classmates and some yfcs came. They drank beer but beer’s definitely not my type so I just passed. One of my girl friends told me that the Cecilian boys have already transformed into full – grown adults minus the “isip – bata” ideas sometimes.
I was invited to join the YFC activity – the Youth Communications and I’m proud to be one of the pioneers. It’s a workshop wherein the youth’s potential talents will be discovered ad honed. We were trained to make different kinds of scripts, dance moves, to sing, to organize a production, video and picture editing and so on. One of my favorite activities was the color me red and dress me galore. I was chosen to be the make – up model during the color me red and it turned out to be cute. I learned a lot of techniques on how to dress like a pro during the dress me galore using only scrap clothes and the available resources. Before months of busy schoolwork and a well- deserved summer vacation, I joined the YFC chapter assembly a.k.a Fellowship: United We Stand. Seriously, there are a lot of hot spots in Bukidnon that are not yet discovered and developed. Is anyone interested? We trekked and we took pictures along the way. And we ended up swimming at Mangima Spring resort. It was like a road to heaven (seriously!). It was a showcase o fun, faith, friendship, freedom, and of course food in the yfc spirit.
To put into use what we have learned during the YFC YComm, we were tasked to organize a Fathers’ Day Special. It’s scheduled on June 24, 2007. Unfortunately, I can’t be there because school starts by June 13. I attended the meeting and my role was a script writer/encoder na lang.
Summer finale – the gay turned into a lady, hehe! I was chosen to be the Reyna Elena, charing talaga! It was my first and last time to join a Santa Cruzan. It was like a wedding with a gay groom, hehe, peace! Walang patawad coz rain or shine, rampa pa rin! We were like M&M’s melting in the rain. My gown was plain white with silver lining designed by Edelyn’s. My sister told me it’s simple yet elegant (fits my style). We walked a long mile that’s why my LeDonne wedge almost gave up. I wanted to walk with bare foot at that time coz it really hurts so bad. Like hell, stone freaked!
My super last summer hang – out was last June 1, 2007. It was an overnight reunion with my high school classmates at Rodriguez Beach Resort. At the rendezvous, I wanted to cancel the plan coz there were only six people who showed up. Good thing may apat na sumunod so naging ten na. It was fun. I have had two shots lang of tequila and two sticks of lights. And I spent the rest of the night with someone close to me. From dusk to dawn effect na naman. I was very happy coz at long last complete na naman ang L-Berks, my high school group L for “Laagan” (visayan term for hang-outer or magala). We took pictures with the beautiful sunrise effect.
“Kinda wondering why the sunset is a lot more colorful than the sunrise? I guess that’s the irony of life. There is “good” in goodbyes…”
“Chance or choice? When you meet the right person to love at the right place and at the right time, that is a chance. When you meet someone you are attracted to, that’s a chance too. Being caught that there are many people out there who are more attractive, smarter, and richer than your mate and yet you decide to love your mate just the same, that’s a choice. Attraction comes to us by chance. But true love that lasts is truly a choice. Fate brings you together but it’s still up to you to make it happen. We may meet someone by chance, but loving and staying with someone is still a choice.”