things you should have said

one thing i noticed about myself is that i always figure out the right things to say WAAAY after they're supposed to be said. i mean, have you ever felt that way? When you're talking to someone and that person needs your advice but at that moment, you just have no comforting words to say? And then, all of a suden it hits you in the oddest of places, in the oddest of times.

like today.

a while ago in the mrt, actually.

take sample conversation number 1:

friend: "ba't di ako na-culture shock pagdating ko sa UP?"
me: "ah yeah? asteeg! ako rin!"
i should have said: "deins... marunong ka lang makisama sa ibang tao. you just know how to adapt to your surroundings.."


sample conversation no. 2:
"if i went to ateneo, i don't think i would have learned how to commute. parang pareho lang yung life ko sa high school"
me: ongano..
i should have said: " i don't think you need to go to UP para matuto ka mag-commute. i think all it takes is a little daring. i guess it also helps to be in an enclosed/isolated environment because i think that gives you all the more reason to dare-- to step outside your comfort zones. When you're safe and secure, you tend to be complacent, so i guess it's just up to you to make that first step, to go outwards to go beyond."

sample conversation no. 3:
me: "magbabarriowork ka ba ngayong sembreak?"
person: "ah.... baka hindi ako payagan ng parents ko eh..."
me: "sige na!! punta ka na! masaya yun... promise!!"
i should've said: "[quoting from the notebook:] will you stop worrying about what other people want and think about what you REALLY want??!!... you can't please everyone, you know!... [quoting from ana o:]'kung gusto mo, kaya mo, kung ayaw mo, maraming kaputa-putang dahilan!' 'nuff said."

wala lang, just random thoughts while riding the mrt.

UP versus ateneo

this game was a few days ago but i still can't get over it. especially after that heartbreaking loss to lasalle yesterday. haaaaayyyy... i haven't been updating in a long time.

oh, thanks to yaya petra and ryan for providing me the site for this pic. www.peyups.com

check it out!!!

so, here's the pic.



UP FIGHT!!!!!!

kahit wala na tayo sa final four....

U!NIBERSIDAD NG PILIPINAS!!!!
U!NIBERSIDAD NG PILIPINAS!!!!
U!NIBERSIDAD NG PILIPINAS!!!!
U!NIBERSIDAD NG PILIPINAS!!!!

MATATAPANG, MATATALINO
WALANG TAKOT, KAHIT KANINO
HINDING HINDI MAGPAPAHULI
GANYAN KAMING MGA TAGA-UP!!!!!

crossing

i'm in an internet shop in crossing.

i've been feeling down the last few days. The fact that UP lost versus la salle yesterday din't help things either. today was a welcome change for all of that.

a big big thanks to mel for keeping me company today, from 8:40 am to 4:05 pm. Not an easy task, i should tell you. oh and big thanks to her family too for being so cool and so accommodating. and for feeding me too!! thanks for the steak, the garlic bread, the fruits in ice cream, the tuna casserole... hmm. did i miss anything?

oh and a big thanks too to my high school batchmates. Just reading everyone's kwento in the e-groups made me smile and reminisce. and i thought i didn't miss them. damn. i was dead wrong.

hmmmm... what's with all the thank you's? am i receiving an award or something?

nah. i just feel better now. better than i've felt the past few days.