i finally got to upload them... hayyy...

All random pics from my UST barkada:


THe music match gimik with ust ppl:

MY friends are all kuyas... Is it just me, or do I really crave to have an older brother figure in my life? Well, it's nice to have over-protective friends who show how much they care for you. Like I said, in our barkada, Mia, Jem, and I are the only girls (not including EJ and Angel, because they don't always go out with the group), and everyone else are guys. That's Mat, Chan, Duds, Jepoy, Topher, and Gap. There are several others who go with us, but these are the main kuyas.

Last Friday, Mia and I went home early since the boys were playing billiards. I was supposed to watch Jan and Pao's play that night, but upon realizing that it was a love story and that a certain someone was going to be there... I chickened out. I was in no mood for any more confusion in my life. So after a few hours of playing Neverwinter Nights, I text Chan.

Jax: Ei, san k? Im bored.
Chan: pcquest, nagpplvl. san b kau?
Jax: Kmi ni mia @ dorm. Ewan san ang duds at jep.
Chan: tra ragna tayo.
Jax: Ayaw, maaadik ako. San b tau tonyt?
Chan: jem's?
Jax: Cge kau nlng... Dun kc m22log cla pao... and u knw.
Chan: pno kaw?
Jax: Nah ill b fyn, d2 mna ako dorm, dnt wori abt me
Chan: but I do care abt u
Jax: Aww... cge ask ko cla, nag-aaya ang duds knna ng cofi e.

And then I text everyone else, and Mia, Chan, and I ended up waiting for Mat and Duds under a lone lightpost somewhere in UST. It's a nice place, we sat on this long log with a lot of trees between us. Nice, except that Chan has his third eye open and he sometimes creeps us out with his stories.

We went to Coffee Bean Morato, and it was strange to not have Jem with us. So we ended up talking about what logo to put on our barkada shirt ("Adek sa Med"), that we all intend to wear when we go to Baguio+La Union during the SemBreak. That and drawing 'Mexicano' jokes on Chan's handy dandy pad of paper. And discussing a certain touchy issue that I don't dare write here, lest a certain someone might read and misunderstand...

Basically, I felt how much the boys cared for us three girls that night. They even talked about preparing an application form for those who dare court us three, hehe. It was really sweet.

Oh, and Chan told me that HMP Shunts are not allowed in our barkada. HMP Shunts? That's when ribose-5-phosphate couples with xylulose-5-phosphate to produce sedoheptulose-7-phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, and xylulose-5-phosphate reacts with erythrose-4-phosphate to produce glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and fructose-6-phosphate.. etc. Bottom line is, relationships aren't allowed in our barkada. I totally agree, what with what happened in mine back in PreMed. Lovers tend to enclose themselves in their own world, like autistics... and that ain't good for the group. As if we can actually control what goes on, right? I can already feel something brewing between someone 1 and someone 2, that'll lead to a catfight between someone 2 and someone 3, that'll lead to someone 4 getting stressed... and everyone else.

Spent the night @ Duds', since we couldn't go back to our dormitories coz of curfew. After watching Just Married midway, Duds and I dozed off, leaving Chan, Mat, and Mia goof around. It was funny to see, upon waking, how Duds' big sis reacted when she saw five people asleep in their bed as early as 7am the next day. Gah, Duds snores so loudly. It so happened that he shifted positions and accidentally laid his head on my hair, that we were facing each other (except he was asleep), and he started to snore. And I couldn't move, since my hair was held fast by his big head. Gahh...

Okay I gotta go, gotta bookbind some notes.

I'm at MIC, the med college computer place. Incredible internet speed. Too bad they won't let us use friendster. We're waiting for the others to come. Tired... But I'm getting used to this set-up. Four hours of sleep is enough to get me through the day.

This week is horrible. First time I got bummed out because of academics. I did my worst ever, I failed my Biochem departmentals big time, and I feel I did the same to my Histo long exam. Geez. Now I'm forced to take remedials for Biochem this coming October, just so I won't get a failing grade.

Med Week's next up, and I'm part of the dance group for the contest. Was supposed to join the band and help out with the other contests, but I can't juggle everything with what little time I have. So here I am, hoping that this entire day of practice is enough to burn my rapidly accumulating adipose tissues. (Exercise... stimulates insulin... stimulates glycolysis... inhibits glycogenesis and fatty acid/cholesterol biosynthesis... Not even sure if this is correct...)

Oh. And we're broken up. Must be why I'm doing this badly.

Everyone thinks I'm handling it okay. Everyone except my friends here at UST. And they're having a grand time teasing me about being so affected with each song I hear. My fault, I know. Puffy eyes for more than a week now...

And everyone from my section thinks I'm a gimikera. They marvel at how I can balance my studies and social life. Gah.. like it's balanced. We don't go out that often anymore, just hang out at Jem's pad and watch dvds or at the penthouse exchanging stories...

I tried smoking. I still don't know how. Duds would reprimand me, telling me to "stop playing with his friends" (he's a chain smoker. I think he can finish a pack a day). Jem would just stare at me through slit lids, and that'd be enough to keep me from touching another lit cig. Mia.. well... She'll let me smoke as long as I'll let her smoke. Hehe. Mat won't let me smoke either. Sniff. Why do they have all the fun.

Ooh.. Going back to practice now. Only had four hours of sleep... We had dinner yesterday at Dencio's Morato (with my section, we were supposed to go clubbing but we were dead tired from dance practice yesterday), and hung out at the penthouse til 3am.

Gotta get my grades up...

So far so good... Started studying even for the short quizzes and so far, I'm getting good grades. Especially in Biochem... I only got 1 mistake out of twenty-eight items, in the long quiz in carbohydrate metab. fun fun fun... that's coz i followed duds' advice... "pohtang ina... perfect ko to!" damn if only i didnt hesitate in that one item... oh well.

pat and me... rocky relationship lately. not in the mood to elaborate.

went out again last thursday but it was kinda boring. we only got dinner from hot shots then stayed at starbucks morato til the wee hours of the morning, while the boys played billiards.

After a second try at smoking, I still have no idea how to do it. Not that I'm bent on learning... And as if my friends would allow me.

Lately, I've been hanging out with Jem, Mia, Mat, Duds, Chan, and Topher. They're the constant group, the others just come and go as they please. Hehe.

I just woke up, so excuse my grammar if its yucky...

Ooh, we're practicing for a dance this coming Freshmen Night. I'm supposed to join the band too, but I don't think I'll be able to handle everything if I do. Plus, president Johnny tasked me with thinking up an entrance for our section... PLUS Chan and I have to do an mtv for the block as well.

Too bad Mia's and my idea for the tshirt design contest was incredibly similar to EJ's section... It was a cool idea. But Bon did a pretty good design too, oh well.. We'll see.

It's been a month since I went home, and I'm incredibly homesick.

Tired.

What's new.

Just came from Starbucks with Duds, Mia, and Angel. Decided to go there because of the sweltering heat, and to try get some studying done. Still haven't gone beyond glycolysis.

Been dancing practically the whole week, in preparation for the Freshman's Night here at UST Med. Yes, I'm dancing. Anything just to get my mind off med for even just a little while. But it's fun! We've even managed to convince the boys to join the dance. Yes, Duds is dancing. And Mat too. And Chan, Jof, Paul, the whole gang.

And speaking of our barkada... It just keeps on growing, and growing, and growing... We started out as 4 (Jem, Mat, Jep), then we merged to become 11 (Mia, Chase, Toph, Gap, Joanne, Glenn, Duds), then the boys joined in (Jof, Bon, Chan, Paul), and don't forget the extensions of the barkada beyond sec1Bmed (EJ, Angel, Che, Lou, Pao). Whoa. And more people are joining (Karen, Noems, Jam, Janina, etc...)

Oh, to fix the links... I haven't been able to upload everything yet though.

Eastwood SGD (Super Gimik Day, instead of Small Group Discussion)

@ Coffee Bean and Music Match

Maj's Pad

Waah. There. I'm gonna start studying.

Thank GOD... I only failed one subject for the 1st Shift, and that's Biochem. I got 72%, hopefully I can bring my grade up to passing. OH AND I FAILED PSYCH!!! HORROR OF HORRORS!!! ONly 22 people passed. Damn.

Attached Pic: Mat, Mia, Duds, Jax.