they fixed the computer monitor here in the office na. yey!

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had a great time in laguna yesterday. especially after spending some time observing the autistic children go to school. i was checking out CAHBRIBA to see whether we can give them volunteers or not.

it was definitely a moving experience for me. can't find the right words for the place. but my whole day there was certainly worth it. i could imagine the year that the volunteer would be spending there. grabe...

anyways...

off i go to the wild blue yonder again. am not as excited as before because i have been tired and sick for the past few days but well... it's still a trip. there would be first time places for me to visit, too. so... yey! pa rin.

listahan na naman.

things i miss in calapan:
1. knowing people even if you just walking the streets.
2. authentic shawarma (with an authentic iranian to cook)
3. biking to the beach.
4. biking to the ricefields.
5. seminarians intentionally irritating you.
6. barrio masses.
7. nights at the beach.
8. fr. mimo
9. CEDC
10. hosting "alingawngaw" whether 5AM or 5PM
11. the very kind bishop
12. my partners.
13. the ilog.
14. going to mangyan settlements.
15. peaceful sundays.
16. cheap aikido lessons
17. washing my clothes
18. BMW (bayanan mineral water)
19. frequent visitors
20. nice people.

things i miss about pangantucan
1. student's visiting the boarding house after school.
2. fiestas.
3. habal-habals!!!
4. the cold weather.
5. feeling very pretty. :)
6. pamamalengke.
7. sinugbang burot.
8. kilawing burot.
9. the barrios.
10. pigtauranan lake
11. my students.
12.the sound of the river to lullabye you at night.
13. spring water.
14. no signal.
15. walking around.

things i miss about advertising:
1. overtime pay
2. meeting directors (and directing them what you want!!!)
3. free movie screenings
4. newspaper and magazines of all sorts
5. green jokes
6. ted
7. dressing up for meetings
8. short commute
9. corn for merienda
10. games!!!

things i love about my job now:
1. travel
2. volunteers
3. getting a lot of visitors
4. people visiting the office
5. interviewing applicants
6. going to seminars
7. travel
8. sceneries
9. ateneo setting
10. working with friends

from ishi raquiza's mom on having to meet vandolph:

"i needed to... because it was befriending my pain."

such beautiful words from a beautiful woman inside and out. and she has never failed to make me cry in any of her interviews.

I'm a Fire Spirit


really nice artwork. i love faeries and similar creatures. :)

thanks to solace's journal.

fine night last night. :)

had dinner with AG, her treat. it's been a long while since we had a chance to talk with each other. and as always i had a great time.

with the very conducive (tama ba spelling?) ambiance of kamirori, we just spent four hours talking about our lives and reminiscing our calapan days. :)

at the end of our date, after taking a slow walk around ateneo, i told her how talking to her always makes me feel so much better. i guess, it's just our lives are so similiar in some ways. though she's four years older, our wavelengths match perfectly.

darn, i will miss her when she goes to mindanao for her field work and thesis.

by the way, we made some naughty plans. i hope the people we invite will bite. hehehe!