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2005-12-07T15:02:00.000+08:00

grade 2

2005-12-07T14:54:00.000+08:00

we're having so much fun!!!

updates!

2005-11-19T13:15:00.000+08:00

yahoo! at long last...i had the drive again to use this blogspot! you know why? cause i'm a bit sad. oh well, i don't really get sad most of the time but when i do it means it's really something. but anyway i try to do a lot of things to forget all those negative and bad feelings and i am just blessed that i got a lot of nice stuff to do these past few days. you bet i've been really a busy buddy!

oh well...the latest....

1. my friends and i got to finish 6 units for MA.
2. gone are the saturdays when pao, bryle, prinz, joyce and i would hunt for a nice place to eat out for our late lunch since we were not so effcient enouf to get the saturday MA slots instead we had to enlist for the weekday classes! new adjustments again huh!
3. just finish with the PTC and i had 2 unpleasant....hmmm...better hush or else...
4. just came from the world record breaking shortest and nearest field trip...tho' i know my kids enjoyed it...because i was there with them....whahahaha!
5. had one of the longest starucks talk with prinz and pao...
6. getting a bit serious with life...planning now!
7. been meeting jacky for almost a week straight, which i have to say is very refreshing!
8. been good to do something good to somebody but feels like it was never appreciated! hehee! but it's okei i'm getting used to it!
9. wala na ata! isip uli ako!

reunited!

2005-10-28T13:30:00.000+08:00

oh my...i long have taken forgranted this blogspot! reasons here, reasons there. lesson plans. grades. PDM. green folder. i can just go on and on!
but my saturday meeting with my highschool friends made me realize that this blogspot already misses me! hehe!

eniweys, i really enjoyed my date with kistna, karen and jean...tho' there can't really be enuf time for all our chickas!

oh my...can you believe it friends.we're getting older...older...and older! hehe...

oh wel...i'm not even functioning right! i'll get back later!

arrgghh

2005-09-16T19:09:00.000+08:00

it just feels so bad that no matter how you try to be the best person you can be...there will always be people who would test you...and sometimes I can't help but get affected!

who said life is easy!

2005-08-22T14:18:00.000+08:00

oh well, i've never been this busy!!!! whahahahahahhaa

hmmm

2005-06-04T14:06:00.000+08:00

hmmm...hmmm...hmm..im just trying his out! yahoo...i hope this gets to be posted

this is just what i need!

2005-06-03T12:34:00.000+08:00

got this from a friend thru e-mail...i think this proves to be so factual...

I believe that without a friend you are missing out on a lot!!!
Don't be confused by friends and acquaintances, there is a difference!

tsk...tsk...

2005-06-02T13:48:00.000+08:00

too bad i had to feel this way.......

WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING GOOD...NEVER EVER EXPECT IT TO BE RETURNED....because sometimes it just does not and it wont make you feel any good!

phew! a little disappointed... a little depressed... a little confused... a little hurt... that it made me do a lot of thinking...maybe i should stop thinking of other people...maybe i could try thinking of myself first...i know it's not good but it's the only way!

bad anna...
very bad anna...

i'll try to be good soon

IN MY MIND...

2005-05-27T10:06:00.001+08:00

In my mind I have so many questions.
In my mind I thought everything was okay.
In my mind I found out I was wrong.
In my mind I am still confused.
In my mind I am longing for answers.
In my mind I don't have an idea where to pull the answers from.
In my mind I want everything to be okay.
In my mind I am asking what went wrong.
In my mind I am wondering why things like these happen.
In my mind I know there's a reason.
In my mind I don't know what the reason is.
In my mind I am hoping to find out soon.
In my mind I am afraid God doesn't want the idea "soon."
In my mind I think God prefers "later."
In my mind I am praying to God not to give it so late.
In my mind I am searching for tranquility.
In my mind I know I am happy despite the confusion.
In my mind I am sure I can handle this well.
In my mind I believe it's not yet the end because it's not yet all right.

LET'S CALL IT A DAY

2005-05-24T23:00:00.000+08:00

morning

5:40 - met up with Teach at Mc Donald's...that was so early...wasn't even in my senses yet!
6:00 - we wanted to start our day right...we headed to St. Claire...
7:00 - off to UP for the life-sentencing Admissions Test
9:00 - my sweat glands became so active while hoping i was giving the correct guesses to the test questions
10:30 - screwed up with my essay test!
11:40 - just came out from a bad dream...lunch at the Beach House with Teach and Jack

afternoon

1:00 - rewarded ourselves for atleast braving the exams...SM North now!
1:30 - went with Jack to buy her OROcan for her visual aids...Jack, remember Robin Padilla?
2:30 - going techky this time...NETOPIA time!
3:30 - bumped with Jean
4:00 - Chillete appeared
4:15 - Karen followed
5:00 - Jean, Chillet, Karen and I gate crashed Cricel's home

evening

5:00 - 7:00 - our mouths can't be shut!
7:00 - the rain didn't stop us to head back to SM
7:15 - dinner at BK...more stories
8:15 - bye bye time
8:30 - way home....texting time...joyce, jords and pao
9:30 - home now!
9:30 - 11:00 - computer again
11:15 - ho-hum.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

felt so great to have accomplished a number of things in a day!

Things our Quezon trip taught me...

2005-05-24T14:24:00.000+08:00

Last Pahiyas Festival was never like the other Pahiyas Festivals before because we were actually there to join in the celebration! Paola, Lino, Armi, Anpao, Prinz, Zai, Precious and me! Thanks for the great experience and for the invaluable learnings!

When you are to meet up with Princess Manga...you're left with only 2 choices...either you lie about the meeting time (make it an hour earlier for her) or be willing to wait until she arrives with her practiced apologetic look. :)
Make sure you know your geography...never anticipate that your destination is just a short drive because if it's really not...you'll end up restlessly squirming in your seat wondering why you haven't gotten there yet!
A tricycle can actually transport 6 people (not counting the driver) at a time.
Stick to where the tricycle driver dropped you off...it it's in Batis ni Aramin 1...stay there...don't be so stubborn to head to Batis ni Aramin 2...because after the longest walk of your life you'll find yourself cheated only to discover that Batis ni Aramin 1 and 2 are just but the same!
You can get people thinking that Big Mak caters rice dishes...
You entertain yourself while going down from a 287-step grotto when you start counting them.
Prepare enough coins in your purse so you can join the card game "in between."
Water in Lucban can get so cold that you can literally tremble in this hot summer days while bathing and you can even drink the water direct from the faucet.
Nobody can encompass the hospitality and generosity of the Filipino people...thanks to the family of Lino.
Never underestimate the talents of the Quezonians...you'll just be amazed to see how they can give their houses a new exciting look!
Be open for last minute changes!

Where was i when God handpicked the would-be geniuses?

2005-05-24T14:09:00.000+08:00

The past school year busied me with the weekly lesson plans, talent-draining visual aids, challenging kids and exhausting "quest for survival" in my new found workplace. I needed to bury my passion for reading novels in exhange to English for Life and Adventures in Words books. But the moment the school calendar prints read "summer break" I found my hands loaded with 2 novels that bore the names of Jeffrey Archer and Dan Brown, respectively.

I jumpstarted with Archer's The Eleventh Commandment. In this story he taught me to trust and end up hating myslef for actually falling into the trap of the pretentious evil characters. I felt my heart pounded in excitement and fear with every surprising twist and secrets that slowly unfolded. He even convinced me to surrender my hopes for a happy ending and yet I ended up closing the book feeling more than satisfied.

I then got my hands on Brown's Deception Point. The scientific terms he used challenged my unwilling to go scientific mind and almost tempted me to put down the book and completely abandon it. But I held on my trust on Dan Brown that he would make me appreciate the story. Although I didn't grasp half of the information presented because of the brain torturing terminologies used, he still didn't fail me with an intelligently woven story ending.

I've got my hands down for the brains behind these awesome novels. I get so marveled by their power to awaken the brain cells and captivate the imagination of their readers. I am often left in bewilderment on how they get to piece together their thoughts and make a moving story out of it. Their books make me leave my world and head on an uncertain destination. A true genius indeed!

perhaps...i am

2005-05-13T16:18:00.000+08:00

lately i'd been unexplainably up on my feet. i got excited with every simple thing that unexpectedly came up. i found joy in every little thing that i did.

a short hair cut
four tiring observations in a differently structured school
a musical night with my friends
finally letting in my friends in a little secret
unexpected text messages
a bubble bath while perusing a book i just sneaked out from my mom's drawer
a comment received on blogspot
an idea that popped out my mind worth writng on my blog
a nice swim in a not-so-nice pool
a sumptuous dish either from Burgoo or from my brother's ameteur-trying-hard cooking skills
enough time to dust off the display rack, sweep off the floor, wash the never-ending coming dishes
a good seat in a movie house with a film i'm seeing for the second time
a good feedback from the program leader of the pre-school i'd observed
rhumba frappe (coffee-based please) from starbucks
a warm morning greeting from people i don't know
a humorous sermon from a priest
a "meow" from our cat

i dunno! these are things that may seem meaningless to other people. they might not even make any sense but i love everything that's happening around me. i don't live a candy-coated life. just like any ordinary girl i've had down days but i remain so positive. so positive that my optimism radiates a good glow on my face. i even got a friend asking me..."in love ka ba?"...it made me stop...it made me think...perhaps i really am...so inlove with life!

What's An Elementary Teacher?

2005-05-13T15:55:00.000+08:00

An elementary teacher is somebody who...

...doesn't run out of gifts - that's all year round...Christmas gifts, Valentines' gifts, birthday gifts, thank you gifts, "just remembered you" gifts

...becomes an instant mother of 40 kids...that's even without a husband...:)

...readily becomes an infamous celebrity...autograph here and there, cheering squad formed by the kids whenever she's got something special to do in school activites

...turns to be a household name in her students' homes...parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandparents, godparents, yayas, drivers...almost every relative gets to know her without even having to meet her

...never grows old...never goes out of style...free up-date on cartoons, latest fashion for kids, new toys, hit songs, evolving dance craze...they're all courtesy of her students

...gets honest compliments on how you look and for the littlest new things you put on with your uniform

...evolves to be the best dancer in the eyes of her students though she has two right feet

...gets to be a diva though her notes strike everywhere and anywhere

...becomes an actress without taking any auditions or acting workshops

...can give sermons without having to go to a seminary school

...hears "i love you's" being whispered in her ears...gets hugs and kisses any time of the day

...need not go to work when the announcement says "No classes in the elementary level."

...enjoys summer vacation, Christmas vacation and semestral breaks

...and an elementary teacher feels good for simply having something to share with her students...be it knowledge, love, a smile, a hug, pieces of advice, a good laugh...a teacher just never runs short of good things to offer...that's why i take great pleasure of being one!

oh c'mon!

2005-05-13T15:51:00.000+08:00

i can't get the logic...i have a pc at home...a working pc i suppose...but then i can't use it to get this blogspot working for me...you see, i still need to go out of our house and use somebody else's computer just to be able to update this blogspot! what's the matter with that computer!?

what a tiring day!!!

2005-05-06T14:45:00.000+08:00

im finally done with my four observations for today...i got to see the pre-school, ECLC, grade 1 and grade 2 classes. i had fun interacting with the kids and i learned a lot from the teachers. i think it would be great if all the teachers in the local school will have enough means and opportunities to apply those great ideas!

baga berde...here we come!

2005-05-06T12:30:00.000+08:00

i'm so excited! i'll be seeing my friends again! after almost 3 weeks of not having dinner or any gimmicks with them, finally we've got something to do! well, it was supposed to be an overnight in our house but then our schedules just won't meet...but just as flexible as we have always been we were able to come up with another gimmick! baga berde will be our stop this evening...im just so excited....
but....
i have a little secret....
and armi will kill me if she finds out about this...
and i bet she will...soon...

hehe...i've done this once and i did it again...
you know me...i'm the same old friendly anna who's so grateful for the gift of friendship i had been showered with...
and...just like my rusting principle...i wanna share our friendship with other people...
so...
so...
so...
what do u think did i do?

i invited prinz and pao to our gimmick later...
don't get me wrong...it wasn't planned but i saw the opportunity...so i did!
and knowing these girls...they immediately said yes!

then i remembered my friends...for the second time...i didn't consult them
well, that's simply because i know they're very kind-hearted people...
they certainly understand...

but we had a plan...and this is in connivance with prinz and pao...
we'll be meeting in megamall...
i'm gonna meet my friends first then im gonna text prinz and pao where we'll be eating so they can catch up on us...
they'll pretend (thye're an expert on this) that it is just a coincidence that they're in the same resto where we're eating...
then they're gonna throw these lines "we're going to baga berde, side a and mymp are performing"
then viola! we'll be going there all together! without my friends knowing that i really invited these 2 people...

isn't that so clever!?

im back!

2005-05-06T11:45:00.001+08:00

im back with vengeance! haha! i knew it! i'll have the last laugh..but...not for long, oh boy!
well...i missed this blogspot so much! i've been dying to post anything here...but our computer at home just won't let me! so, that gives you the impression that im doing this somewhere else...hehe! curious where am i? well...well...well...

pagmumunimuni

2005-05-06T11:45:00.000+08:00

hay...kahapon ay huwebes...gaya ng nakalipas na limang araw wala paring pasok. noong isang linggo...parehong araw ay aking kaarawan. karaniwan ang araw ng huwebes ay nilalaan namin (ng aking mga kaibigan) upang magsimba sa st.jude ngunit sa aking kaarawan hindi ko nagawa iyon sa kadahilanang ito rin ay ang parehong araw na lumabas ang mga guro ng miriam grade school. dahil dito ipinangako ko sa sarili ko na ang susunod na huwebes ay hindi ko na palalampasin upang ako bumisita at magpasalamat! at ikinararangal kong sabihin na iyon ay nagawa ko...well...wala lang...walang kwenta ito...kasi naman kinakausap ako habang ginawa ko ito!

im so bored

2005-04-28T05:15:00.000+08:00

im done with all the stuff i need to accomplish and that gives me enough time to waste...