I really feel blessed so I think it’s time to blog again! ;D A lot have happened to me during the past 8 weeks.  So, here are some brief updates.

..I was able to see Erik again in person twice in the month of July after 8 months. Can you imagine?!

..I did a teaching with Idol about Intercession and Spiritual Warfare. It was my first time and I actually had fun.

..The victorious St. Scho LSS weekend! My lambs made me ecstatic, I must say. And also, dancing for the Lord was so refreshing!

..More family days! Or should I say, shopping days. I’m so spoiled. Kudos to me for choosing UPLB! Haha.

..I had so many ‘lakwachas’ in Elbi. I’m lovin’ my life there. ;)

..I got to bond with my best friend and my other high school friends.

..I attended Feast.  Wonderful weekends of worship.

Too bad, I can’t remember everything. Oh well, at least you get to have some ideas.   

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“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessings in the heavens..” – Ephesians 1:3. I can say that the Lord has truly blessed me. Despite all the depressions and emo days, I really found true happiness in Him. He threw a lot of surprises at me. He also has changed me to become a better person for my family, my friends and especially, for Him. Yes, a lot of things have changed. The way I look, the way I look at life...almost everything in me seems to have changed. And I will use this change in me to become better each day, to become more like Jesus every single day. :D

Jesus moments plus

This was our activity yesterday at the Prayer Meeting. We drew 5 things (well, I did more than 5) that made us smile during the past week.  So, I’m going to elaborate everything I drew on my paper. :> Plus, more Jesus moments which were not in the paper. Haha!

Sunday, Monday, Friday – FAMILY DAYS! Yeah, we now spend more quality time as a family. We attended the Feast, had lunch at Pangkeyk House (Sunday) and Yamazaki (Monday), had dinner at Sam Won (Friday), and we shopped together as a family. I can feel the love overflowing in our family. J

Gown – I am frustrated designer. I have always wanted to become a fashion designer (and also a dermatologist). So, I was able to draw/design a very beautiful gown, complete with all the beadings and stuffs. I felt so proud of myself.

Erik Santos – I watched this play with my blocmates called Isko’t Iska. By the way, my FEmate, Rizza, starred the play. There was a part in the play where in the background music was the song May Bukas Pa of Erik. That made me smile, okay.

LB to Manila – Dad picked me up last Friday at Elbi. I didn’t have to commute and bring 2 oh-so heavy bags!

Eyebrows / Readings – Nagsunog ako ng kilay. I really studied for my Fil20 quiz. I hope I get a good grade for that quiz. :D

Noynoy – Hahaha! When I found that he’s running for the presidential office, I actually smiled. Laban!

P500 – I got to save P500 for the past week. I used it for my bonding with my lovely Ate Rica.

Bonding with Ate Rica at Rockwell – I so loved this! We ate lunch at Zaifu, a Japanese restaurant. Then, we just strolled. We went to this toy store and everything inside made us laugh like crazy! There was this Princess Make-over thing. I don’t know what it’s called though. You get to have hair and make-up plus nail polish for only 300 bucks! Ate Rica and I watched this girl who was having her turn. We were just so amazed that I even wanted to try it. Aaah, the kid in me. I also bought a shutter shades for Kae as a pasalubong. Lastly, we went to the chapel and prayed. Off to Prayer Meeting ~ *Ate Rica, I love you! Thank you for making me feel so loved. :D More bondings to come! 

Prayer Meeting – I felt like I had my own little concert during the Worship. I just stood up and praised Jesus. I was shouting praises at the top of my lungs. Ang sarap. :D Feeling ko pa, gumanda boses ko. :> Then there was the Jesus moments activity.

Andrew’s Birthday Celebration at Rockwell – Rockwell again, huh? We heard mass then ate dinner at Sugarhouse. When we were in an intense conversation (intense talaga!), the waiters showed up and one of them was holding a cake with a small candle on it. We all sang happy birthday to Dru. Happy, happy!

Grandparent’s Day – We ate at Dragon Gate yesterday with my grandparents from Mom’s side. Food overload! When we dropped off Lolo and Lola at their Mahjong session, I saw Lolo, teary-eyed. Aww.

Blogging spirit, please stay.
 

To my bestfriend..
I miss youuuu! I'm really happy that we're going to see each other on Saturday. You'll be my shoulder I could lean and cry on. I love you very much.

To my parents..
Thank you for simply understanding. Thank you for providing everything I want and need. I love you very much.

To the One I draw my strength from..
Lord, I'm really sorry for not seeking You in times of making decisions. I'm sorry for doubting Your great plans for me. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know if I can even smile to a brighter tomorrow. But I know of one thing, Lord God, and that is You are and will always be at my side no matter what. Help me, Lord, to follow Your divine plans for me so that I can make the right decisions and make my dreams come true someday.  I love You Lord and to You, I offer up my life, my heart and my soul.

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I would also like to share the things that I'm thankful of/make me happy somehow.

-I'll be seing my Socrates friends on Friday at school. Kristian's birthday.
-I'll be seing my best friend on Saturday.
-Prayer Meeting on Saturday! A day to worship and dance for the Lord! :)
-Erik's new album, the Erik Santos: The Jim Brickman Songbook. The songs are very heartfelt. For me, this is his best album so far.
-My parents allowed me to watch Erik's mini-concert on Sunday at Glorietta 5. I haven't seen Erik, ESFO and the Ashriks for several months and I'm glad that I will finally be cheering for Erik with them again on Sunday!
-My new found friends and blocmates here at UPLB.

Yay.
Sorry if this is not a good blog entry.
 

Because the UP fever is still on, this blog is gonna be 'bout my life here in UPLB. :D And, naiinggit rin ako kay Dan. :)

TAGLISH! Pwede naman, diba? :) Naiinggit pa rin ako kay Dan, Taglish din blog niya about his UP life. Haha! Pa-experience lang. Puro straight English, nakaka-nose bleed na. Haha!

SECOND WEEK! \:D/

Monday
I was already here in LB at around noon. Walang internet nung Monday. I just fixed my things, read a book and slept. Eating, net surfing and sleeping - TYPICAL KIRAE. Haha! Okay, random.

So nung 4pm, nagtext ako kay Christine and inask ko siya kung pwede niya ako samahan mamili ng mga gamit namin for different subjects. Haha! After, we went to Netopia. Haha, internet addict talaga. :)

Dinner with BACA Block 2 at LB Square.
Medyo excited kami ni Christine so nandun na kami by 6pm pero ang usapan, 6:30pm. Then, we found out na sa Chowking pala magmimeet muna kasi a lot of us still don't know where LB Square is. And ayun,ang dami pala namin. Haha! We were 16! Yup, S I X T E EN - Ate Ana, Milcah, Jodi, Feleo, Patis, Cheanrie, Raiza, Christine, Nax, Mary, Eizen, Steph, Tricia, Jem, Cass and me! O ha, ang dami namin! :) I served as their waitress that night. Yuck, hahaha! Panalo! Kwentuhan and tawanan lang kami. After, some of us still went to the Freedom Park. Tambay and kwentuhan pa rin. Before 10pm, we all had to go kasi may curfew mga dorm nila, kami ni Ate Ana wala. Haha! Whoo, fun. :)

Tuesday
I was almost late for Badminton Class. Pero, hindi pala and our prof. is really kind...and funny. Haha! She dismissed us early. I had to go somewhere near Vega kasi medyo nagbreakdown yung N5000 ko. :| But, there was still no technician so I went back to the dorm. Internet pa rin of course, and tulog. At around 11:20pm, I went to Math 2 class already. Late pa kami ni Cass. :( Math 2 is basically about Problem Solving. Problem Solving of problems in real life. Ang sabaw. Then, Hum1 and Fil 20. Grabe, bida ang B2 sa Fil 20 class. Haha! 

After, I went back to the dorm. After almost an hour, I went to the Umali Hall 'cause Ate Ana and Nax were there. Ayun, I met Ate Ana's bestfriend, Ate Merryl. Grabe, ang cute nila. Haha! Kwentuhan for almost 2 hours then we ate dinner at KFC. :)

Wednesday
First Class ko today was History1 with Patis and Nax. We had a group activity. Nagwapuhan kami ni Patis sa isa naming kagroup. Ang hot niya. Nakakakilig. Tas parang ang bait-bait pa niya. Hahaha! :"> Went back to the dorm to eat breakfast, then Philo1 naman. After Philo1, I went to CoOp to have our lecture in Hum1 photocopied. Tas balik ulit ng dorm to eat lunch, then my last class, Eng1. Ang saya nung Prof. namin! Eric pa siya. Haha! And, feeling close siya sa'kin. Haha! After our class, he asked me to go with him to his cubicle para kunin yung syllabus namin for Eng1. I went back to CoOp to have it photocopied din and I saw Christine pa. Haha! Then, I went to the library. Research for Hum1. Haha! Yuck, sipag.

I had dinner with my room mates and their friends at LB Square. Haha! 

So there. I'm really enjoying. And I'm really excited for tomorrow and Friday! Wala lang. :D

THANKS, BRO. :) The best Ka forever. :">
 

The Lord said: “Write down your plans using a pencil and give me the eraser. I just might erase them and write better plans for you.” How nice, right? :D

I've been in UPLB for almost 4 days this week and so far, I'm enjoying my life there. :)

..It's great to be independent.

..It's great that I actually walk from the dorm to the buildings of my subjects. It serves as a healthy exercise for me.

..It's great that I get along well with my blockmates! B2 is love! They add more happiness to my life in UPLB. :)

..It's great that my blockmates and I explore the UPLB campus. Like this afternoon, we went to IRRI! Hahaha.

..It's great that there's WiFi and television in my dorm. Duh, internet is somehow "my life".

..It's great that I can just eat whenever I want.

..It's great that we have Ate Ana. Though, I didn't attend the Campus Tour, I also get along well with her already. She will always be the cute leader of BACA B2. Ate Cute! :) Btw, she's from BS Applied Math. ;)

..It's great that Chipao and I live in the same dorm. :)

..It's great that my roommates are also from BACA. I can just approach them whenever I need help.

..It's great that my friends, Edmarc and Rizza, also study in UPLB. :)


Haaay. It feels just wonderfully great to be an "ISKOLAR PARA SA BAYAN". :) The Lord never fails to amaze me. I feel kilig because of all these blessings. His surprises make me ecstatic. :)

I'm so blessed, and I just could sing of His love, forever... ;)