will you vote for earth?

on vintage

The senior batch invited me to host their graduation ball. I almost wasn't able to come on time because I couldn't get a cab to take me to the venue. I must say the party went well. Anili here was my co host for the night. I took this picture and I think she looks very pretty in this shot (ehem!). Wasn't able to get to many pictures for the night since I wasnt able to charge my camera.

a year with nikki

instant adult supervision
ticket mayhem, lost in transition
i want it grand, different!
monday assemblies
cheering
scripts galore
nosebleed
totally different
fun
comfortable
june, jessa, laurence, nikko, nessa, nicole, jp, colin
i must have been too harsh
i just wanted you to be better at it
high expectations
sir nitz, sir nitz!
high notes ear smashing
pe uniform upbeat
mr and ms
pressures @ 75: chapel incident
cool
hawaii appreciations day
dawn mass
hang ups with rodriquez, brito
english culminating tremor
best youth city vice mayor
magis
kota

misoy and sy

These were two separate birthday celebrations but both worked as a reunion with the people of Sanvitores and Mayer last year. These were invitations that were not to be missed. Every year I get to encounter different students and this group is pandemonium (kidding!). These guys are fun to be with and I never had a dull moment with them. Kent is back (minus both left and right eyebags)! Fun nights!

the call that will make a change

I was invited by the KASAMA of Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology to judge the 2nd CineArte Digital Short Film Festival. We had to travel early and arrived at MSU at around 9 am and headed straight to the Board Room. Once we arrived, I got a missed call from Manila and my sister told me to contact PAEF before 1pm.

That got me so worried.

I got to review and judge 6 brilliant works from Iligan. I must say, there is defintinely a promise for film production in Mindanao.

I tried to look for a phone I could use during the lunchbreak. I wasnt that familiar with the Iligan scene and I had to rely with calling using my mobile phone. When I called them I politely said that I couldnt use a landline phone because I was out of town. They said they would call me after 1. That was a relief.

And they did. I excused myself from the judging (we were already looking at their trailers) and picked up the call. Dr. Cunanan told me about my being accepted as one of the Fulbright awardee for this year. I thought the words from the other line cam very slow. She asked if I was expecting it. I told her my superiors were. She said the idea must have given me much pressure (of course it did). Instructions were given. I remeber saying yes and thank you as most of my reply.

I never had this much anticipation. When it came, I never knew what to do.

It is happening.

hassle

I never thought that iPod could give me so much stress. I had my laptop reformatted (which everyone knows changes your whole life - good thing my trusted tech support was able to retrieve all my files - bless you!) and now it does not recognize my iPod and all the songs in it. It suggested that I sync and erase which I never succumb to (otherwise I would be miserable now). They say its about piracy crap and so I had to research on the net and found forums to help me out with this predicament (even the apple guys had their explanations in more than one page of long sentences - just help me transfer my files! Argh!).

Good thing I was able to get what I wanted (inquisitive me). If you need help, just ask me.

admu bares it all

Too bad, we never really got the time to watch the musical. Sam of Bluerep was kind enough to show us the performance space when we got to ADMU. Our visit was actually to get familar with the theater groups at the Ateneo. We needed to go back to CDO that noon. I got myself the whole music album to get me working on this musicale.