It's supposed to be Christmas, a time where we can eat lots of delicious Hamonada and lechon and lots of delightful desserts, where we can enjoy our family's company while waiting in high spirits for our presents to be opened.
I'm supposed to feel that way, only something made me stop on my tracks.

While eating dinner my cousin asked me if I ever heard of this one outrageous news:
that ABS-CBN is planning to make a Filipino version of TWILIGHT.

And its title is...

TAKIPSILIM

Yeah, you read it right. You heard it right.
And you'll go crazy with this:

ARE THEY CRAZY???
NUTS? INSANE? DERANGED? BERSERK? DEMENTED?

I also researched on the net. And according to the site perezhilton.com:

"Actors Rayver Cruz and Shaina Magdayao will be portraying Edward and Isabella, respectively, in the ABS-CBN production which will treat the vampire love story as "drama, romance, and fantasy."

It will be directed by Cathy Garcia Molina and is scheduled to begin filming sometime in February, in both the Philippines and abroad.

The news comes as an upheaval to Twilighters across the internet, who have started an online petition to halt production on Takipsilim because it will "ruin the real Twilight.""

I researched more, and found these rumored casts:

Rayver Cruz as Edward Cullen
Shaina Magdayao as Isabella Swan
Valeen Montenegro as Alice Cullen
Gabby Concepcion as Dr. Carlisle Cullen
Luis Manzano as Emmett Cullen
Al Tantay as Charlie Swan
Yayo Aguila as Renee Dwyer
Fred Payawan as Jacob Black
Carlos Agassi as James
Chin Chin Gutierrez as Esme Cullen
Karylle as Rosalie Hale
Joross Gamboa as Jasper Hale
Jessy Mendiola as Jessica Stanley
Empress Schuck as Angela Weber
Brad Murdoch as Laurent
Nikki Bacolod as Victoria
Aaron Villaflor as Mike Newton

...
I think there would be a very evident, nationwide upheaval concerning this. 'Copying' issue is a very loud issue, and now another one is coming up. Expect an uproar.
Filipinos are undoubtedly good actors. But this is going too far. Twilight is a very successful book and movie, and if this goes to Philippine presentation, oho, everything would go haywire. Critics would probably sprout everywhere, and the internet would be bombarded with lots of sideswipes.
If this thingy will be realized in Feb, there would be national shaking of heads, for sure.


Waaaaaahh!
I can't believe it.
It's disgusting.
It's awful.
I dunno how to react, really.

If this will happen, let's just see...
...with arms akimbo...
WHAM!

Huhu... Edward!

Do you have anything to say?

Let's just hope that THIS is just some funny joke.

Classes are finally over!! For the meantime. (Awww....)
Yep! It's Christmas break! No classes, no lectures, no uniforms, no napping in class... Yippee!
We just had our party in Mambaling beside Petron, the one with the lot for sale...? The sHeEet group arrived first, at about four in the afternoon, and everyone got in slowly at about five. The part officially started at about 6:30. Talking about punctuality and Filipino time.
Anyway, it was a sumptuous feast. There were about three to four different courses lain on the buffet table, plus yummy desserts called Buko-pandan and two flavorful gallons of ice cream.
(You know, i really wished I brought my camera along to take shots. It would have been fun taking stolen pictures! Just like what Jem said, the best pictures are the ones that are taken at the spur of the moment!)

The sHeEeT group...?







various faces there...

good work Justin!!
Wait... where's the cake?
Haha, there's no cake. :)

This is Rosefil
Roses are red...
But I wonder why they call her tambok?
She doesn't look tambok to me...
But she certainly have looks. :)





The Sci-hi girls...
Where's Ma Jo?

These are some pictures I stole from Lyka's Facebook profile. Thanks Lyka and sorry pud! Hihi.

Hey, how come I'm not in there??

Never mind that.

I waited patiently for the exchanging-gifts portion to come. It was after the Hephep-hooray and paper dance segments. Finally, we all stood as one, formed a big circle and started singing, "I love my manita/manito. yes i do..." like a chant. After a few rounds I got mine! But sadly, Kimberly wasn't around to personally give me my present. But we understood. She was lining up for promotion in Karatedo after all. Ma'am Pogoy got her present from Donya Panyang and, surprisingly, she gave her gift to Phoebe! We thought it was Monece... Anyway, after everyone has received their own presents, we opened them together and VIOLA!!

I got my wish!!!
Artemis Fowl...
I've been waiting for this for months...! I've been wishing on having even one book of the series ever since I happened to handle the book and read its back page, which surely caught and captivated my eye, a few months ago. And Kimberly gave it to me! Wow...! Thanks a lot Kim! Though this is the fourth book, I really appreciate it! I've been secretly planning on buying the first book: The Lost Colony, and then Patrice, Justin and Angelie told me that book was totally out of stock and you had no choice, and then you were scared that I might have read the book when in fact I haven't read even one, and then...wow! Thank you thank you thank you!

Go raibh maith 'ad!

And Ferrero Rocher too!
Thanks!

And I won't forget this gift from Phoebe, which was also on my wish list:




Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge!

Thanks Phoebe!



MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS IC!

I'm currently listening to Beyonce's If I were a Boy...

If I were a boy
Even just for a day
I’d roll out of bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted and go
Drink beer with the guys
And chase after girls
I’d kick it with who I wanted
And I’d never get confronted for it
Because they’d stick up for me

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I’d be a better man
I’d listen to her
Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
Cause he’s taken you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
If I were a boy

I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone its broken
So they think
that I was sleeping alone
I’d put myself first
And make the rules as I go
Cause I know that she’d be faithful
Waiting for me to come home (to come home)

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I’d be a better man
I’d listen to her
Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
Cause he’s taken you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

It’s a little too late for you to come back
Say its just a mistake
Think I forgive you like that
If you thought I would wait for you
You thought wrong

But you’re just a boy
You don’t understand (and you don’t understand)
How it feels to love a girl
Someday you’ll wish you were a better man
You don’t listen to her
You don’t care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
Cause you’ve taken her for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
But you’re just a boy…

The song has its own touch on relationships that are slowly not working. Many must have been struck by this... but I'm not one of them.
Wahahaha...

If i were a boy?
I'd learn to drive a car and a Big Bike way before I turn eighteen.
If I were a boy?
I'd sleep in class and ace all the tests after snoozing.
If I were a boy?
I'd join Fear factor!
If I were a boy?
I'd do lots of sports, especially extreme ones.
If I were a boy?
I'd do the fireworks myself, without feeling afraid.
If i were a boy?
I'd find myself a convenient apartment, with a beautiful view of nature.
If i were a boy?
I'd study Forensic science, or probably become a spy.
If i were a boy?
I'd work on my abs!
If I were a boy?
I'd work hard to become a Badminton pro.
If i were a boy?
I'd become a famous, independent photo j.
If i were a boy?
I'd buy all the Mangas after a tiring day in the office.
If I were a boy?
I'd become an astronaut and study the mystique of the universe.
If I were a boy?
I'd play Dota all night without feeling a bit drowsy.
if i were a boy?
I'd learn Archery and join Olympics.
If I were a boy?
I'd be a genius!

Well...

If I were a boy?
I'd compose a song for my girl, and let her hear about it.
If I were a boy?
I'd give my last piece of my fave Dried Mango to her, not minding that the last piece is always the most delicious one...
If I were a boy?
I'd buy myself a telescope and watch the night sky... with my girl.
If I were a boy?
I'd kick the ass who would make my girl cry.
If i were a boy?
I'll make her feel that I love her, even during my most hectic schedules in my studies.
if i were a boy?
I'd give her my time, even after a busy day in the hospital.
If i were a boy?
I'd help her in her studies, especially in Anatomy and Physiology.
If i were a boy?
I'd play with her her most favorite game, even though I hated playing the game on my own myself.
If I were a boy?
I'd teach her play Dota, so we can enjoy the game together.
If i were a boy?
I'd let her tease me, and I'll tease her twice more.
If i were a boy?
I'd treat her ramen and let her choose which flavor she'd want.
If i were a boy?
I'd just listen to her, without talking, without disturbing her. Just listen to her voice playing like a beautiful orchestra on my ears.

If i were a boy?
If i were a boy...?
If i were a boy...

But I'm not.
I'm a girl.

Unwritten
by Natasha Bedingfield

I am unwritten
Can't read my mind
im undefined
im just begining
the pen is in my hand
ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inner visions


Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten ,yeah

Oh, oh

I break tradition
Sometimes my tries
Are outside the lines, oh yeah
Within condition
To not make mistakes
But I can't live that way oh, oh

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inner visions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten


Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inner visions


Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
drench yourself in words unspoken
Live you life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten

I really want to place the pictures I've taken during my birthday, but sad to say, I can't upload them because of technical problems. But anyway,
THANKS FOR ALL THOSE WHO GREETED!
I'm now officially 17!!
Oh bless me.



Oh yeah. One year to go and I'll be officially an adult!
One more year of waiting, and I could have my license and drive the car. One more year and I can do lots of independent things... Char. But with parental guidance japon uie.
Hihi.
Kalagot lang, we had NSTP! The weather was not behaving very well in the morning and I really REALLY didn't want to go but then I was looking forward to our notes so taddah...!
In the afternoon Cherssy and I went to the church together and attended the 2:30 mass. After that we went to my house and ate IT with gusto. *Chuckle* Just kidding.
Well, what we really did was just we had a little gathering, me, my family and some relatives, and a few neighbors. I quite regretted the idea of not inviting more friends, though I tried but then due to some constraints and stuff, they weren't able to come.
It was a happy event, with lots of food and ice cream and cake, but it would have been happier if my Dad was here. I understood, though. He's on the other side of the globe, so there's nothing I could do. When we talked he also wished to be here, but hey, he's still in the middle of adjustments,with his new job and environment. As much as he wanted to be here in the Philippines, there's nothing he could do but just hang on and sacrifice for a little while.
I'd bet we'll have the saddest Christmas of our lives...
But anyway, before the night was concluded last Sunday, Cherssy gave me my present! Weeee! Actually, the 'box' came from my closest circle of friends (Chers, Danielle and Shayne) but it was Cherssy who gave it to me personally. After hours of little 'surveys' and some 'kuti-kuti' and 'palusot', she gave the box she was bringing before we left the house. And wow! I got a USB! thanks guys! I also got three blank CDs, a clown fish stuff toy (which, according to Cherssy, was ANDREW from my story. *snicker*), and two very cute slings for the USB. One was a pretty black sling, the other one was a very pink girly stuff. they also gave me a small, blue Oriental pearl mirror and! mind you, a very blue girlish headband.
Nah, mabayot jud ko ani.
*laughs*
And did i mention that the box had some confetti 'arte' or something?
Thanks jud kaayo guys! I mean... Wow, words are not enough! thanks to Mdm. Eviota pud, who also contributed to the gift. Thanks jud!
I was really touched when she also gave me a letter she made herself. I really like the connection of characters, how she related them to me. Char. but bitaw, i really like it. Thanks a million!!

I also would like the people who made the little celebration possible:
To my parents and my siblings! Thank you!
to Tito Dan, for my ice cream
To our Kuyas, for the cake and the foods
to our neighbors, thanks pud.
to Tita Net, for her greetings from London.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
^u^