Rollercoaster of emotions

I thought i'm past the stage where i can stay up for 24 hours and still function normally. Guess i'm wrong. Patty and i went to her house in BF Homes, Paranaque for an overnight cramming session. Ana tagged along to do some cramming of her own. Hauling our books and laptops, we braved the traffic to Paranaque. Amazing how much work can be done when we're cramming! Thesis deadlines, studying for the elective subjects, memos, and retainer agreement.

As a result, i was super cranky by the time we reached school on Friday morning. *scary* More cramming had to be done and we barely made it in time for our practical midterms for legal counselling. What cheered me up was a comment from the professor that I could be a good fiscal in the future and a high grade to boot. I was so physically drained but also psyched up that i couldn't keep still enough to study for my next class. Hence, my recit was awful! I barely had anything substantial to say. After the endorphines and the blushing shame wore off, i had to drag myself home a precious few hours of sleep. *snore*

I really did intend to go my last class. *nod nod* I set my alarm and it went off. But, darnit, snoozing was such a great idea at that time. *guilty* By the time i finally decided to wake up, i lost the will to attend class. I ended up going to the mall to wait for my friends. By then i was a bit refreshed and willing to take on another all-nighter.

And all-nighter it was. Meeting up with Pa St for a bonding session was on top of my to-do list that night. As always, we ended up chatting, laughing, sharing, and getting to know ourselves up to the wee hours of the morning. One funny moment was when my roomie, Chiqui, went home and locked the door after passing by us. Kamusta naman ang nilock ako sa labas?! Hahahaha. Good thing she woke up to unlock the door for me.

I love mornings and sunrises. Most people think i'm more of a night owl because i tend to stay up late. But i really love watching the sunrise. Refreshing. Like forgiveness just dawns on you. But it's a sight i seldom get to see. Thank you for the sunrise.

A Rainy Saturday

It started out my usual Saturday - a whole day of leisure and net-surfing, went to mass with my roomies, and planned to study at Starbucks. Unfortunately, the looming rain decided to pour [and i mean POUR down right after mass, may kasama pang thunder and lightning (T.T) which i absolutely dread]. Ces, eunice and i were trapped and stranded in school along with those who had no umbrellas (Rihanna's song comes to mind here. Ela, ela, under my umbrella). After their round of yosi, we decided to brave the weather and go to Market Market! [ kyaaa! *grins with anticipation* another spontaneous adventure about to begin...]

Dinner at Oody's [ugh, my burger steak has veggies in it *pukes*]. Shopped a little. [ces and euns got "nerdy" glasses! haha]... [oh, and ces was seriously contemplating buying a phone! thank God, she resisted that temptation] Transferred to study at Serendra.

On our way to Bonifacio High St. parking, we saw that the oh-so-new Fully-Booked bldg had Starbucks on the 3rd floor with a balcony. And it closes at 12 midnight. Perfect. The night was turning out really nice.

It was my first time in the new Fully-Booked so I was impressed at the size of the store and the very "Fully-Booked" kind of lay-out. Loved it! *dancing around with glee* Reminded me of my National Bookstore heaven in Cubao. And this one is nearer and newer. I had to force myself to sit and study *sob sob* coz i really wanted to explore the place. [?wondering why all this time we never entered the building everytime we went to coffee bean?] We even met Ma'am Maita Chan-Gonzaga [surprisingly, we always see her at various Starbucks]. *wink wink*

Sadly, the clock struck 12 and the Cinderellas had to go home. But, we promised ourselves that we'd hang out and study there again soon. ;-)

Avilon Zoo Pictures

Presenting the animals of Avilon Zoo...

Ibong Adarna

Meow meow

Ruf ruf [big bad dog with a strong bite]

Ugly Duckling

Sad-eyed agila

Ssscaaarrryyyy

Creepy Crawlers

Ssssss... Zzzzz...

Ninja Turtles

Turtle Island in NeverEnding Story aka Land Before Time

Reptile Island

Pong Pagong and friends

Bambi

Avilon Zoo

Last Saturday was one of the best weekends of my life. I volunteered to be an "Ate" for a day to the kids of APS staff. We went to Avilon Zoo in Rizal and spent the day touring the oh-so-large-and-amazing zoo.
I was a little hesitant because i was out of practice in dealing with kids. Good thing my "kids" were wonderful, John Patrick [12] and John Prince[10]. My kids were pretty adventurous and we always got ahead of everyone else or got almost left behind.

My silly fears drowned the moment we saw the big fishes in the pond [really big koi-like fishes about 4-5ft long that happily scramble for raw chicken heads]. We saw hundreds of animals ranging from flyers, walkers, crawlers, swimmers, stalkers, meat-eaters, etc. We touched and petted "Narda" and the green parrot, hesitatingly held the yellow snake [eww, it was cold and scary], and secretly fed the big fishes with friend chicken until the water turned oily [whoops, konsentidora kasi ako]. Though we walked for 2 hours and slept through the ride home, we all enjoyed it, kids and kids-at-heart alike.

I miss the feeling of being "ate." I miss caring for someone younger who seems to need me. I miss being with kids. I miss Kaingin.