December 27, 2011

Guess this blog entry will contain less words, more pictures. :>

1. Lolo's 89th Birthday

Mass then breakfast at home :>

(l to r)
Me, Daddy, Mommy, Lolo, Ninang, Eunice,
Ate Angel, Kuya Ardin & Sr. Azucena

Dayandayan Family

Huli ka! =)))

our breakfast

Late lunch at Dencio's Tagaytay!!!

Taal Volcano

Waiting for our food :)

Happy 89th Birthday Tatay!

With my brother and my cousin

2. MCWB Christmas decors

(Their decorations are made up of recycled materials)

Went to MCWB after breakfast for my therapy. :)

before the therapy 

Snowman! :D

A Christmas tree with microscope on top :>
(with Daddy)

with Eunice and the drunk Santa! =))

3 words!

TIRING  but FUN :>

My FAMILY ♥

So I've been thinking of something I could write about for this entry. Then I realized today, I spent my day with my family.

So I guess, I'll be talking about my family. :)

I grew up in a family of 5. (Well that was until when I was 8 years old. I'll talk about this later.) I have 2 older brothers. Yes, I am the only girl, and I am the youngest, though sometimes I wish I had a sister, maybe an older sister.

I can say that being born into this world with the family I have now is the best gift that God has given me. I have very loving and supportive parents, very caring brothers... What else could I wish for? None. I could not ask for more. I guess, if there is, it would be a happier and more peaceful life with them.

So as I said earlier, I'll be explaining why I said we were 5 in our family, only until when I was 8. Here's the explanation that I owe you.

Well, we all know, there's no such thing as a perfect family. Every family has its own flaws. Every family faces struggles. And as a normal family, we do experience these things too. When I was 7, my eldest brother got sick. He had brain cancer (I think I already told you about this in one of my old entries). And by the next year, 4 days after I turned 8, we lost my brother. It was kinda hard for me to accept, since I was really close to him. We did get along, and we were very much alike.

Four years after his death, I graduated from elementary, and my parents decided to send me to a school in Manila. My parents are doctors and they work in the province. They could not leave their work, so we had to be separated from them.

On my four years in highschool, I was away from my parents. Glad that for my first two years in highschool, I was with my brother and a house maid. On my next two years in highschool, I spent it with just a house maid.

Highschool years had passed, and I am now in college. My brother and I are studying in the same school, so now we're back on living together. It's really a good thing that we're together again. It's like, I have someone who's always right beside me.

I am now on my second year in college. And I am part of 2FMT, which I can say, I consider my second family.

With FMT, I feel like I'm home. I feel very comfortable with them, and I feel like everything's gonna be alright when I'm with them. They're always there for me, especially the GCs.

These are the families that I have right now, and the ones that I will have forever. It is really great that I have each and one of them. It's like I have always people I can run to.

Thank you so much guys! :>

Happy GC's! ♡

Hi. :)

The highlight of my day was:

when I lost my voice

an hour of Pharmacology
third day of PharmaWeek
blue day today

HANG OUT WITH THE GC's! 

It's the third day of UST Pharmacy Week 2011, and the only class we had was Pharmacology.

After the class, we went to Illumina Residences (where Neo lives) to have a simple outing.

I think today's the first day of this week that the whole GCs (formerly known as Jejetribe) is complete. :D

I thought I would not be able to go since I had to fix my NSTP stuff.

Good thing my NSTP prof replied quite early, and Daniel and I were able to follow to Sta. Mesa.

I guess I'll let the pictures below summarize how fun today was. :)

Me, Mae, Karla, Luchi, Den, Kim, Rona and Maiza

Daniel and I

Kim, Neo, Den, Cla, Mae, Rona

Thanks  to Neo and to his parents for today!

Thanks for allowing us to stay in your place, and for making us feel home. :>

It was indeed fun. Glad we were home safe!

I really enjoyed this day even though I kinda lost my voice. Hahaha!

xx

Hi. I`m happy. :)

This month is full of mixed emotions.

I got hurt. 
I cried. 
I followed my heart.

 I finally figured out how to be happy. 

Making decisions is for sure one of the toughest things to do in our life. We all have made decisions, and for sure, all of us became happy for choosing the best one and of course, all of us have already blamed ourselves for making a wrong one.

There are times that we decide, not for ourselves, but for others... for others' happiness. We choose what will make them happy even if it won’t make us feel the same way. This is because we care for that person too much, and we don't want to see them get hurt.

 Last October, I made a very big decision that did make a great change in my life. I know to myself that the decision I made was not really for me. I made that decision basically because I care for that person, and I cannot afford to see that person hurt. I got hurt because of the decision I made. But I didn't mind it because I know I made that person happy.

Later on, I realized that things won't be great if it’s not meant to work great. Even if you try your best to make it work, if it’s not meant to be, it  won’t be.

I came to a point where I was given a chance to choose again. Same choices were given, and all I’ve got to do is to choose whether I’ll stay with choice #1 or choose choice #2. I was so close to choosing to stay with choice #1 until I realized that it is already the time for me to follow what my hearts says. I guess, I realized too that it is also the time for me to take the risk.

I did choose choice #2. And I cannot tell how happy I am right now.  I can say that choosing choice #2 is one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life. :”> I might be sad sometimes thinking that I let choice #1 go, but  when those times come, all I do is think of the happiness that choice #2 brings in my life. Happiness that if I choose choice #1, I would not experience.  

Final words?

I guess, I won that's why I'm happy right now. :)

Follow your heart, and learn to take risks, because no one knows, by doing so, you'll find the happiness your heart has been waiting.

Bringing back all the memories we had :)

The first 2 days of November are the days I always get to spend with my brother, grandparents and other relatives who already left this world.


We always stay at the Gethsemane where my brother's, grandmother's and uncle's graves are. 




OCTOBER 31, 2011

With my cousin and bestfriend, Eunice! :)

I miss you so much, Kuya Donn! :(

My lolo (father's side) and his favorite granddaughter!
HAHAHA. Joke! :D

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

From l to r:
Apo sa Umali 49th (Kuya Ardin), 46th (Ate Rio) and 50th (me)
photo c/o Ate Rio :>

Street food! Yummy! Forever favorites! :>

November 2, 2011

a photo with Eunice after we prayed the rosary
and when we finally got tired :)

Juan vs. Pedro

          So here is a very interesting love story that I had in mind for the past few days or maybe, weeks. It is all about Inday and how she chose between Juan (the guy she likes from the start) and Pedro (the guy she fell in love with because she thought she had no chance of being with Juan.)

JUAN 

          On the 2nd month of the year, Juan and Inday got  close after their common friend's birthday party. They go to mass, eat dinner and review together with their other friends - usual things that friends do. Inday's friends would tell her that Juan treats her more special and that Juan's feelings for her is so obvious. But Inday did not want to believe any of the good deeds Juan was showing. She thought that Juan was just really a good guy.

          Summer came, and they got even closer. They continue communicating each other by texting. And they still did even when school started. More people have noticed their closeness to each other, and still, Inday did not want to assume anything. Inday was very honest to herself, that she knew she has feelings for Juan. All she was waiting for is Juan to say what he feels.

PEDRO    

          Inday and Pedro have known for each other for a very long time already. They used to be schoolmates when they were still kids. Pedro had a crush on Inday when they were younger, but Inday never noticed his feelings for her, until Inday transferred to another school.
          On the 2^nd month (same month and same year Inday and Juan got close), Pedro saw Inday again. All those “butterflies in the stomach” feelings went back, and by the next month, Pedro made a move. He asked for Inday’s number, and they started texting, and started building a friendship.

When Pedro told Inday what he really feels towards her, Inday did not know what to do. She knew at that time that she likes Juan, but she also knew that being with him is quite impossible to happen. Inday made herself available and set aside her feelings for Juan. Days, weeks, and months had past, and Inday was able to move on, and later on, got together with Pedro.

____________________________________________

         Inday was actually happy being with Pedro, until one day she realized something. There was something lacking in their relationship. Aside from being away from Pedro, Inday realized that it is always Juan who is there for her. It came to a point that Inday was in need of someone at her side and it was Juan who was there for her. It made Inday realize that until that time, it was Juan whom she really likes. Maybe, she just set aside her feelings for him, and focus on Pedro, but it was never gone. Never.

            Juan never knew about Inday being in a relationship with someone else. Inday did not know how to tell him and her other guy friends. Juan could have heard stories about her being in a relationship but he did not believe any of them.

Until one day, Inday finally told Juan that she already has a boyfriend. She also told him her feelings for him, and with that, Juan also confessed. The two realized that they like each other at the same time but they were both scared to admit it.

        Inday had a hard time deciding who to choose between Pedro and Juan. Juan is the guy she likes from the start, even before Pedro came back to her life. She put aside her feelings for him thinking that there is no chance to be with him. Pedro is the guy who she knows loves her with no condition.

She knew to herself she wanted to choose Juan. But she thought that choosing Juan over Pedro will make her hurt the person who loves her so much. On the other hand, she knew that choosing Pedro over Juan means sacrificing her happiness.

At the end, Inday chose Pedro knowing that it is the right thing to do. She put aside her happiness once again because she cannot afford to see Pedro hurt, especially when there is no reason for her to hurt him.

"We had the right love at the wrong time..."

-Somewhere Down the Road, Barry Manilow 

Quite an interesting love triangle story, isn’t it? Can I be a scriptwriter now? Hahaha. But hey, I think these things happen in real life. With that, let me ask you, would you do the same thing? Would you choose Pedro over Juan? And who do you think is this fault anyway? (Personally, I think it is Inday’s.)

So yeah, leave your comments HERE. And if you want me to reply, don’t forget to indicate your email address! J Thank you!

BATAAN TRIP: Daniel's 18th Birthday!

While everyone was getting nervous about their grades last Saturday, a friend of mine was celebrating his birthday. Last October 15, Daniel celebrated his 18^th year in this world.

To celebrate his birthday with us, he invited us for an overnight in his town in Bataan. We stayed there for 2 days (October 17 and 18) and were able to visit 3 provinces.

So here’s the story of our Bataan trip J

First, 10 of us all met up in UST.

Two cars were waiting for us. The first car was Daniel’s, and inside were of course himself, his driver, Neo, Yna, Maiza, Kim and I. The next car was Greg’s and inside were himself, his driver, Lim, Ten and Mike.

After making sure that everyone’s ready, the trip started, and the first stop was at Trinoma. There, we fetch Tim, and he joined Greg’s company. The next stop was at  Bulacan, and there, we fetch Simon who joined our company. Lastly, we fetch Luchi, who was waiting for several hours already at SM Pampanga. We had our late lunch at the mall where we ate at Burger King.

When we were finally complete, we went straight to Bataan. We first went to the resort, then to Daniel’s parents’ clinic where we met his parents. After meeting Daniel’s parents, we were asked to have merienda at their resto, Nico’s Bar. After filling our almost empty stomachs, we went back to the resort. The boys played basketball while girls had fun at the pool. When they decided to go back to Nico’s Bar, everyone went back to the room to fix themselves. It was kind of scary at that time because the rain was pouring hard which later on, caused the brownout. Most of the girls freaked out. But later on, the light went back.

At Nico's Bar

We had a great dinner at Nico’s bar. The food was great, and the band was also good. Right after the dinner, we left the resto and went to 7eleven and Mini Stop to buy drinks. When we arrived at the resort, we decided to take a night swimming first. Everyone was enjoying, especially the slide. J

After the night swimming, we all took a bath and prepared for the drinking session. Only Tim and I were the ones who refused to drink. We watched them play this game called Ring of Fire while drinking. The drunk ones were so funny.

Yna was the first one who stopped drinking. Maiza suddenly blacked out. Kim started speaking in English. Neo was quite loud. Greg was telling funny stories about his past. Lim and Luchi puked. And Mike, Oh Mike! HAHAHA he was so drunk that he slept on the floor.

Some boys played basketball after, while Maiza and Luchi stayed beside the court resting. Daniel and I were at the side, too, watching and laughing at them.

When almost everyone was sleeping, I decided to sleep too, leaving Maiza, Daniel and Lim taking care of Mike. I was sharing bed with Yna. She was so funny. She gets easily awakened by little movements. After 30 minutes of sleep, Yna was awake again saying she has headache, causing her not to sleep. I could not sleep either so I told her that I am going to buy medicines. She followed, and when Ten and Daniel saw us, they joined us. After buying the medicines, we went back to our room and got back to sleep.

When we got up, we ate our breakfast, took a bath and got ready to leave. We passed by Daniel’s house first to drop some of his stuff, then we went straight to Subic. After our lunch at Shakey’s, we went to Royal. Daniel gave 30 minutes for everyone to shop. After 30 minutes, we were all back in the car. Most of the girls bought chocolates, except for Yna who bought these cute paper plates and plastic spoons & forks. The boys bought a toy gun which they used to shoot us (us who were inside the other car) when we were in SCTEX already. =)))

At Shakey's in Subic

We passed by Nathaniel’s and then dropped off Luchi, then lastly headed to UST.

It was just an overnight but it was indeed fun.

Once again, thank you Daniel for inviting us! :D

(for the photos, credits are given to Mike Reyno)

I'M BACK!!!

Wow. After 6 months, I finally opened my  blog again.

So many things happened to me that I dunno what exactly what to share in this entry.  

So I think this entry will be about what I'm thinking right now:  School and Sembreak

Oh yes. Everyday, I've been thinking of these two. I want this semester to end already. I know to myself I did start it quite good but unfortunate events happened. For only this semester, I got sick twice, and had been absent for more than a week. I have a feeling I'll fail a subject. I dunno what to do. It's freakin' hard! All I know is that IT COULD NOT HAPPEN. I can't make my parents see me fail. I can't make my sembreak/summer a nightmare.


I think I'll stop writing now. This is not a good entry.  I just got back and I'm sharing depressing  stuff here.
Bye! 

Spell DEPRESSING

Hiiii. :)
So first of all, I wanna say sorry for not updating this blog last week.
It was my finals so I had to focus. :D


From the title of this entry, you'll see the word DEPRESSING.
So why depressing?
Well, there are two reasons why I`m sad and depressed today.
First, today until tomorrow was supposed to be our block's outing.
My parents allowed me to come until we figured out I am the only girl who's coming.


I tried my best to look for girls to come in the said outing.
But no one really wanted to come. :(


I really wanted to go, that before the boys left UST (where they met), I met up with them.
Oh well, I'm just hoping they'll have a blast. (Oh yes, I know they are having a good time now. I was talking and texting with some of them, and I can say they're enjoying there. || Ugh, bitter me. HEHE :>)


Second, I`m so saaaad.
As of this moment, Mae is on her way to Saudi for her summer break.
I called her earlier and had conference call with Maiza, Neo and Den. ( I can`t contact Karla Go :()
Gaaaahd. I miss them already :( It's soooo sad!


I`m just hoping to see all of them, as in the whole 1F, I mean, 2F (aside from Mae) on the 7th during our clearance.
I`m hoping that we'll all get to bond...and that mine and Yna's plan will push through. (Oh God, I hope my parents allow me to stay in Manila from 7th-10th. PLEAASE? :))


Anyway, you can check my other blog, where I posted some pics about my road trip with my friend and PIB, Yna! If you wanna view them,  click this!


Oh, another thing, I am not so sure yet if I can update this blog over the summer. :( I`m spending my summer in Batangas with my family, and the internet connection at home is slow. :| =)) But, I`ll still try my best to update. Hehe :>
Oh well, good bye for now. :-h 

zzzZzzz

ONE WORD: SLEEPY

This week's so tiring.

So many papers, projects, homework, quizzes and final exams are due this week.

I'm so effin tired. :(

I can't wait for this week to be over.

I miss my bed so much!!! :((

I'm so sleeeeeeeeeeepy,

and I don't know what else to say. =)))

HAHAHA. Love and thank you for reading this nonsense entry. :* =)))

*sabog*

Reality check!

1. My grades

Well, I have to admit. My grades in some subjects aren't that high. So I'm getting conscious now.
I swear, just let me pass all my subjects this sem, I'm gonna study well next academic year.

PLEASE, LORD! I'm begging :"(

2. My lent sacrifice

It's Ash Wednesday today, and I still don't know what to sacrifice for this Lenten season. I can still remember, last year, I abstain from drinking sodas for 40 days. I'm thinking of doing the same thing this year, but I wanna add something.

I thought of abstaining myself from chocolates, but I am so sure I won't be able to do that. Thinking that the first thing I did this morning was ate oreo cookies.

My friend and blockmate, Daniel told me that I should try abstaining from opening social networking sites. I realized that it was a great idea, since in that way, I can concentrate in my studies. But on second thought, knowing myself, I won't be able to do that. 

My friend from AC, Juni tweeted that she'll be abstaining from rice. I actually got jealous. I also wanted to do that. But I know my parents wouldn't allow me.

3. I'm getting fatter and fatter.

So I just realized that lately, I CAN'T stop myself from eating. I don't know what's wrong with me. I should be on a diet now. :| I don't know why it's so easy for me to buy food, and eat and eat. :(
I should stop this. I mean, I haven't jog for weeks now, and if I don't stop this "habit-becoming" of mine, it's going to kill me!

4. SUMMER BREAK

How I wish it's summer break now.
I mean, I love school. I love seeing my friends and bonding with them.
But I also miss Batangas.
I miss home.  :(
You know, the feeling that even you just lie the whole day on your bed, you don't have anything to worry? :>

That's exactly what I wanna feel right now.

Plus, if you're my best friend, or like, a very close friend of mine, you'll surely know why I would want summer break to get closer.  Hahahaha! (y'know, aside from being with my family, and shizz.)

See the picture above?

That's home.
So colorful, right?

Just think of this: Home with my parents, without my brother and I

Whatta colorless home! HAHAHAHA!

(Kapal!)

5. I want to draw and paint again.
Obviously, college makes me busy. I had no enough time to draw and paint. I had no time to express what I really feel. This is basically another reason why I want summer break to get closer so baaaaaaad! :|I wanna get my pencils and paintbrushes. I wanna use them. I wanna stay in my room and just draw and mix colors :(

6. I miss childhood.

Kuya Donn and Kuya Ardin

Seeing this picture makes me miss my childhood.
My childhood with my 2 awesome brothers.
If only I can turn back time, I'd love to play with them again. Hahaha!
Love you both!

And miss you, eldest brother! Hope you're happy up there!!!

Til here!

Love always, Darlene!!!

Visit Darlene's other blogging sites now.
Click this: http://darlenedayandayan.co.nr
http://darlenedayandayan.tk

The JejeTribe is transforming into Black Swans. =))

Yesterday, I celebrated my birthday with my college friends.

We had our lunch in KFC.
Karla Go and Kathleen Santos left after lunch,

while the rest of us went to Sala in Dapitan.

We watched Black Swan.

It was a suspense movie.
We were all freaking out...except for Dan! HAHAHA!

Maiza, Den, Mae, Kim, Karla, Rona, Yna, Kat, Dan and Neo,

thank you so much for coming!!!

I really had fun! :>
And I hope you guys did too! 

I love you all :*

Pwede ka ba magabsent bukas? Para makapasok ka naman sa puso ko :">

HELLO ;) 

Really dunno what to say.
Guess all I can think and feel is that

I AM SO FREAKING TIRED :(

... and I feel like failing.

BOTANY, why can't you love me too?

I`m trying to understand you naman eh :|

BV, your tests are freakin' hard kasi :((

I am not going on details of the things that happened to me this week, cause I am really, really busy right now. I still have to study for my Psych test for tomorrow which is really long, and my groupmates and I have to finish our thesis' first draft. Plus, I have to clean my room :|

So there, thanks for reading my useless entry for this week =))

YOU will always have a place in my ♥

Hello ;)

So I`ll be starting my blog with the things that happened since Saturday (February 12).
I guess you already have an idea that my blog is gonna be quite long

So let me start now.

Feb 12, Saturday : Yna's 17th!

It was Yna's birthday dinner at her place. At first I was thinking if I should go.

 My friend Kim said that she wanted to go, and at first I was kinda against it.

That's basically because I was so lazy at that time.

(I was sleeping over at Kim's dorm that night so basically wherever she goes, I'll also come. Hahaha! )

Later on, I decided to go, thinking that there was no homework due on Monday and it will be fun.
And it was.
So thanks Carmina Reyes for inviting us! >:D<

missing: Danielle & Ish

Feb 13, Sunday : Chillax!

Sooooo that day, Kim and I woke up late since we were tired from Yna's party.
When I woke up, I went home because my dad's coming over to visit us.
Daddy stayed only for a short time. He left after 3 or 4 hours cause according to him, mommy's alone at home and that no one can stay overnight in our house in Batangas with mommy.


At 6pm, Kim, Daniel, Simon and I went to mass together.
After the mass, we ate at Kim's favorite canteen in Pnoval, John Allen's :)

After our dinner and the super long kwentuhan, we finally decided to go home.

Feb 14, Monday:   HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

Read my entry in Xanga to know what happened last Monday!
Click this to go to my Xanga


Feb 15, Tuesday : Prey visits UST!

With Prey
(c) Frances Chio

The highlight of my Tuesday was Prey's visit in UST.
Prey came over last Tuesday and I was so thankful that I'm always half day on Tuesdays.
At first, it was just me, Prey and her friend, Hazel (who happens to be Mike's (my blockmate) friend)
Later on, Akua arrived but left right away after saying hi and encouraging Prey to buy a ticket for Salinggawi's performance some time on March.

While going around UST, we saw Chio. Good thing she was already dismissed when we saw her, and she was able to join us.


Later on, Prey said she had to leave already. Chio and I kept insisting that Prey should stay for awhile, but Prey didn't want to because she had to do her homework which was due at 7:30 on that day.
Chio and I suggested that Prey should just do her homework with us, since there are a lot of computer shops around UST.
Prey agreed. So the three of us went to a computer shop in Pnoval and Prey did her homework.
Prey also met up with some of her friends from UST Architecture.




Feb 16, Wednesday : Big catching up!


Today's quite a long day for me.
For lunch, I ate with one of my besties, Eloisa.
We ate in KFC inside UST and had a talk.
I can say that we did miss each other since when it was the time for me to go to 4th floor for my next class, she came with me and only left when my prof arrived.


After our last class, Den, Mae, Karla and I went to Lacson to buy cheese sticks, kwek kwek, etc. The first thing we bought were fruit shakes. All of us had avocado.
While drinking our fruit shakes, we realized that it doesn't taste good. It's like the avocado's skin was part of the fruit shake. The taste was really weird. 


While, earlier this night, I was with my other bestie, Nicolle. We jogged around UST.
Same as what Eloi and I did, Nic and I also had a talk. Y'know, girl talk.


When I was on my way home, something creepy happened to me.
I was in Lacson at that time when there was a guy in front of me who started walking slowly.
The guy turned around and looked at me.
He started walking towards me so I freaked out.
I ran back to UST, and went out by the Dapitan gate instead.


When I got home, Yna and I were chatting on facebook. 
Yna showed me her friend's blog wherein there was an entry about their highschool classmate/friend who died. The girl died from brain cancer.
Knowing that the girl died from the same sickness that caused my brother's death, I stopped reading the blog.


I guess I just miss my brother right now.

How I wish you're still here, kuya!
How I wish I have two loving brothers with me right now.

How I wish you can play the piano for me again.
How I wish you can help me with my homework again.
How I wish we can dance mambo number 5 again.
How I wish we can play, "we gonna kick" again.
How I wish you can continue teaching me how to play the chess and sipa
just like what we do when we were still kids.
How I wish I get to spend a day with you again! =((
And how I wish I can still say that our family's COMPLETE.
Yes, without you kuya, our family's never gonna be complete :(

 Donn Angelo Umali Dayandayan

I miss you so much, Kuya Donn! :((
I really do. :|

I`m so sorry but I have to end this entry now. :((
I can't continue this anymore.
Sorry & thank you for reading.