I'm starting to get really stressed because of all our school work. We have lots of homeworks and seatworks and I have a really bad schedule. I go to school 7:30am then go home 6pm. Can you believe that? It's like staying in school for 12 hours. I go home late, and try to do everything for 5 hours. Sometimes I sleep late just to get the work done but I still have to wake up early because of my classes. I get more stressed when I always think of getting higher scores. When I get a low score in something I always blame myself for not studying (even though I did..) and for not trying to put my attention into it. I passed everything from our homeworks and quizzes but I'm still not contented with my grades.. I don't know what's with me.
We had our orientation in school yesterday. There was this British guy who told us that when turned at the early age of 23, he was the 9th richest man in England but even though he had all the luxuries he can get, he still wasn't happy with his life. So when a Filipina friend of his told him about our country and an organization called Gawad Kalinga, he directly went to our country and helped the Filipino people. He has been staying here in the Philippines for 3 years now. He told us to always be proud of our own culture, and that it's free to dream. I got so inspired that by the moment he was giving his speech, I thought of joining some orgs to help the poor and unfortunate people. It feels really good doing things for other people. Right? Let's just see where this will take me.
I was supposed to go to school earlier for our orientation but I suddenly felt tamad so I decided not to go nalang and slept for 3 hours. Now I'm wide awake and I'll research na muna for my homework in Socio.
Baboosh!
Prof. Maximino: You studied abroad?
Janyn: Yes, sir.
Prof. Maximino: You know how to speak Arabic?
Janyn: I know some words, sir.
Prof. Maximino: Kefalhal?
Janyn: *mental blocked and thinking* *still thinking..* Uhmm.. I forgot.
Prof. Maximino: How long have you been staying in Abu Dhabi?
Janyn: 9 years.
Prof. Maximino: Whaat? You've missed the opportunity. You know what class? I went to China for 3 weeks and I already know how to speak the language.
Gawd, I got soo embarrassed. It was then seconds after I remembered that the answer to "Kefalhal" is "Al Hamdulila" or "Tamam". But I still love him though. Hehe! =)
My sister and I woke up early today because kuya Winston invited us to go to SM Mall of Asia. At around 11:00am, he and kuya Sherwin picked us up in our place and after minutes of traveling, we met with the others in SM Mall of Asia. So far it has been the best and the BIGGEST mall I have seen here in the Philippines. My sister's friends and Karl (my HS classmate) were in the ice rink so we strolled around the mall while waiting for them to finish. I sooner found out that they almost have all the stores I know. Hay, sobrang sarap mag-shopping dun! Kung may pera nga lang.. Hehe! After strolling around we met up the others and ate lunch. We ate in Burgoo. I swear the place is soo good. The ambience is good, the furnitures they used are good, the lighting is good - but it was so stacked because there were too many people. I ate baked macaroni and the food is delicious too! Expensive nga lang.. But very worth it!
After a very satisying meal at Burgoo (I just love the way how that word is pronounced), the others went back to go ice skating while some of my sister's friends and I went strolling again in the mall. When we went inside Topshop I realized something - why is it that when I buy clothes in Abu Dhabi (no matter how expensive it is) parang wala lang. Pero when I go inside the same shop here feeling ko parang can't afford na. Maybe it's because abroad you get the feeling you can afford anything you want because you can easily earn the money (from allowances, extra money given, blalala..) Pero dito limited lang ang budget kaya you have to save money. Siguro ganon talaga ka-hirap ang buhay dito sa Pilipinas. Opinion ko lang yun ha. Hay.. So yeah, we were walking around and look what we saw outside the mall..
Ganda noh? I just wished it was cold that time! After strolling my sister's friends decided to meet up with the others so we went back to the ice rink in the middle of the mall. We kept on laughing so hard because there was this guy who didn't know how to skate at all (criticizing ba? Hehe!) but what made me laugh the most is the fact na sobrang galing niya mag-balance, kasi kahit na ilang beses na siya malapit matumba talagang he can still keep his balance and not fall down. We were waiting a long time and it was like after 10-20 minutes pa nung matumba siya. Sayang nga lang the others didn't see it. Hahaha!
After meeting up with Karl and the others, we decided to go home. Kuya Winston dropped us home around 7:00pm.
Anyway, I would like to greet my friend Jeb a very very happy birthday! Kahit na magkalayo tayo, I hope we still keep in touch. And that goes out for the rest of my classmates too! =) Happy birthday and many more birthdays to come!! Happy Independence Day din pala.. Araw ng kalayaaan bukas eh! Huh? Tinagalog ko lang. Sige na nga.. Babay na!
I'm here in Netopia right now with my dad and sister. It has been a long time since they last used the internet so we decided to go here at SM Batangas. My mom's busy shopping and looking around so we'll just meet her afterwards.
Life here in the Philippines is totally different from the way I live my life in Abu Dhabi. In Abu Dhabi, I can go out whenever I want until late in the evening. Here I feel like a prisoner always stuck in the house with nothing else to do except watch TV and eat! In Abu Dhabi, I have many things to preoccupy me. There are my classmates and friends to talk to when I feel bored at home, there's the internet to always keep me busy, and I can go out whenever my friends and I feel like it. Here I feel like a mongha. Kulang nalang kausapin ko ang sarili ko sa salamin. Haha! It's really hard if you move away from your home country and didn't grow up with your cousins. I hardly see them, and I don't even know what I'd say if they started talking to me. I'd get this weird feeling and get shy at the same time.
At the 9th, I'll be moving to Manila with my sister. Classes will start at the 13th and I have 3 days to familiarize the places in Manila. My tita will help me with this. I'm a total ignorant when it comes to memorizing the streets in Manila. The roads are so confusing and the places are always so stacked with houses, not to mention the squatters living everywhere. I hope I get to see my classmates even before classes start. I have a pretty hectic schedule in school. (I go to school Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Classes begin early in the morning and end up sometime in the afternoon.) To all my previous classmates and friends who can read this right now, meet up tayo! You guys call me nalang okay? Take care everybody!
