Sad Goodbye.

As of 7:04 pm, EST, June 23, 2008,

I bid blogspot goodbye. I can't manage 3 of my personal websites anymore (Friendster, Multiply, and Blogspot) and apparently my blogspot has the least feedback. I'm cutting it off the list. =( So, ayun nga. Sadness pero, I have to do this narin. It's beneficial for my time management as well.

If you have a Multiply account, you can add me.

angelinesayoc

or if you don't, you can still view my page.

angelinesayoc.multiply.com

I'm thinking about limiting my Friendster as well. Like deleting my pics and putting just my latest one. O well. I have to think about it. See ya there guys.:)

David is a Very Vain Boy. Here is Proof!

Vain--in a good way. Like Me! How come we have so many things in common yet we're worlds apart (or continents apart to be precise)? Anyhoo, here are some super rare pictures of him on his past Myspace account. I laughed the whole day after seeing these pictures. For a guy, he's pretty vain...in a very adorable way!

Picture 1: The Not-So-Smiling-Emo-ish picture with the Negative Counterpart.

I know boys. They love to take "serious" pictures of themselves and they also try to post the negative-d version of it. Funny thing is, they upload both, but they're too shy to make the positive one the main picture, so they make the main picture the negative one. AM I RIGHT BOYS? Haha!

Picture 2: The Classic "Mirror with the Camera Blocking My Face".

Girls do this most of the time, but so do boys. HAHA. Oh my. This looks like he just gelled his hair in the bathroom. So much for bringing the camera in the banyo?

Picture 3: "I Wanna Show Only Half of My Face" Picture

Ok. This is really weird. I can't believe he's more creative when it comes to being vain. I don't even know how he did this?

Picture 4: Harnessing My Photoshop Skills Picture


Okay, Okay. 'Fess up. We all know we have some kind of Photoshopped self-pic one way or another. This is pretty cool. I know how to do this too. Hue/Saturation tricks. Go David! Right on!

Picture 5: I'll Take it in a Bad Angle So I Won't Be Too Vain Picture

This is obviously taken from a bad angle. I *almost* kinda know what's on his mind. "People might think I'm too vain! Ah, I know, I'll take a picture from a bad angle!" Nuff said. Haha.

Picture 5: Banyo Pic with My Sister Picture

Aww that's so cute! I can almost predict what happened during that day. He knew he looked good, and was almost ready to go with his family at the mall or something. So before they left, he asked his sister to take a picture with him in the bathroom. Kasi, if siya lang, edi shempre people would say he's too vain. Then he will post it in Myspace once they get home. AM I RIGHT DAVID? HAHA >:D

Oh. The vaininess of Archie. He's so funny, he doesn't even know it. I love this boy to bits and pieces. He is the coolest thing ever since Multiply existed!

What's Up

Hay, life.

UP Manila - First Reactions
I was more of being nervous rather than being excited being in UPM. Since I'm a lateral student, I don't have a block. I'm a floating person in every class. Almost all of my classmates are freshmen. But there were some 2 or three who are laterals as well. Let me tell you about my classes. My professors are all male, how weird is that? And about the freshmen--some were so pumped and they were trying to speak in the most elaborate English that they could to impress the class and the professor. I think it's a bit uncomfortable. But you never know. Maybe I was trying to do the same when I was a freshie too. So now I get why some upperclass people have some issues wih freshmen. Haha. :D

Super Schedule
I have a comfortable schedule as well, but it's something I should really get used to since now it's 5 days instead of 4. Mondays to Saturdays, no classes every Wednesday. My latest class ends at 4pm and the earliest ends at 12nn. My earliest starts at 7am. I am to wake up 4am every Friday. It's really something I should be consistent about. Noo!

I'm so happy that God keeps answering all my prayers and concerns about school.

Math. Gulp.
Overall, I'm having a good time in UPM. I hope I get to pass all my MSTs. They are all formula-based MSTs. Math 1, Math 11, and Nat Sci 1. I think it's gonna be a challenge for me. I'm praying and aiming for a grade not lower than 1.75, and with Math being one of my weaknesses, I have to ask God for help! Double work for me too, I guess.

Loveapalooza
As for other concerns, I'm happy that there are no 'distractions' as well, girls, if you know what I mean. :D It's one of the things I'm praying for. First, I was praying that I won't belong to a block so that I will have less chances of being distracted or extremely attached with my peers. So God answered that. I hope God answers my next prayer. That is for me not to have a crush or be attached to someone emotionally for the rest of my college life. I think for now, it's very inconvenient for me to preoccupy myself with heart matters, there are bigger things to think about. It will probably make me a dork-a-loo, but whatever. I can't really risk my studies over some boy who will make me cringe out of regret after 2 years, you know. I really hope God will make me feel indifferent with these matters, at least during my college years. And so far, I think I'm doing great! Magtatanan na nga kami ng honeypie babylicious ko eh. Hahaha! Kidding!

Bring it on!

My Lolo
Today, I wasn't able to go to Youth Worship. I visited my Lolo in Las Pinas Doctors Hospital. He's been in the ICU for 2 days, and was transferred to his own private room just this morning. He's suffering weakness and degenerative complications, most probably because of his age (he's 83). We don't have my mom at home right now, because she needs to be with my tita to tend to my Lolo for the rest of this night.

Everytime Lola says something to him that goes like this,
"Pa, ano? Pupunta na ba tayo ng LTO? Sige. Pagkagaling mo, pasama ka kay Chit. Parenew ka ng lisensya para mahatid-sundo mo mga apo mo, ha? Diba sabi mo gusto mo ulit magdrive?"

Or

"Pa, sasama ka ba samin sa Kenny Rogers sa Christmas? Pag magaling ka na, kakain ulit tayo dun."

There's this part of me that hurts and wish everything would be like it was before. I know I have no reason to doubt my prayers, but I really hate seeing him being at this state whereas before, he was so strong, he can talk to us straight. I'm always praying, everyday, that he will feel better again. I'm even asking many of my friends to pray for him as well.

Despite this struggle my whole family is going through, I know that God is teaching us something. Maybe it's to patch up the never-ending conflict between my grandparents and in-laws. Or the pickfights between my tito and tita. Or something about my mom and dad. Or it could be something about us. Or maybe even myself. Whatever it is, I know that God is using these circumstances to bring our whole family together in Him.

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." (James 1:2-4 NIV)

"And we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28 NIV)

God Gave It To Me (Finally)

I've been praying for this since November last year. As I was seated in the auditorium this afternoon, amidst the distant voices of my enthusiastic peers and speakers, I felt goosebumps running through my arms. My Form 5 intact, and a smile plastered on my face. This is it. The realization of my wishful plans for my future just came true. It just did.

After hundreds of applicants, who were eliminated by half based on grades, and underwent the nerve-wracking, question-bombarded interviews, I was part of the 11 people who qualified for the program. After a long week in Diliman running around, looking for people to sign your clearance, in PGH, waiting in the long line for the Physical Exam, all of them done with an oily face, a ponytailed hair, and a pair of sweaty eyebags, I just realized something. It's just one of those days where you stand back and say, "Whoa." It feels amazing.

Never in my least expectations before did I see myself studying in UP Manila. But from the start, I knew that there was "Someone" who led me here. That faithful day I felt heartbroken about my plate grades in Photography, I just knew that it was Him who brought me to that website. Because of Him, my thoughts became plans. Because of Him, my plans became true. God. It's all about Him. It's all about Him. There's so many things I can attest to why God put me in UP Diliman first before UP Manila; and I can truly say that now, I'm seeing the big picture He painted in this aspect of my life. God is so amazing and I'm almost frustrated that I can't express it enough in words. HE IS AMAZING.

Especially to God. My deepest gratitudes to my mom, who opened my eyes into pursuing this course. She was the one who advised me to get into this, and I cannot thank her enough. We were both praying for it. My Lolo and Lola, who helped us with my tuition, and who prayed for me as well. To my family, D-group and friends, and all the people who prayed for me. Thank you sooo much. Especially to God. I offer Him every part and parcel of this accomplishment.

I'm now under BS Speech Pathology program of UP Manila's College of Allied Medical Professions!

Sa sobrang saya ko, para na akong nagpakasal. Haha!