31 May 2007. Enrolment at UST. I woke up a bit late so we (me and mom) didn't leave home as early as I expected. Then we had to stop at the gas station pa to get gas and check the tires. Then traffic pa, quite a few road accidents and mga nasiraan na cars.

By the time we got to españa, I'd been getting texts from him asking where I was na, and that he was waiting in line and saving me a spot in the line rin. Darn, a line? I hate falling in line pa naman! Then he texted again, saying, "May RLE class ka on Saturdays, pero wala kang classes on Thursdays. Paano ka uuwi nyan on weekends?" Haha. So cute. Di ko alam schedule ko and he does (we're not blockmates anymore *sniff*). And he's the one worrying when I'd be able to go home. Aww. But damn, Saturday class? Grr.

When I got to UST, I rushed out of the carpark and left mom (later, she got so mad kasi iniwan ko sya--but I didn't mean to!). I went to the Med building and saw it packed with Nursing students. I easily spotted him (duh, he's too tall to be unnoticed) and he said I could get a copy of my sched dun sa may 130. I met a two other guys from BSN 1-3, Jake and Philip, and one of them said, "Fides! Blockmates pa rin tayo!" I didn't know which section I was in, so I just asked them. BSN 2-7 daw. I got my sched, saw my free periods, and checked which PE class I can enroll in. Then Joseph (yeah, HIM) told me, "Yung basketball, co-ed, on Thursdays. Para pwede tayo magkasama." Apparently, he not only checked my sched, he made checked which PE kami pwede magsabay. Haha. Really cute. So I copied down the code for Basketball CoEd on Thursdays then went to line up with him. We lined up with the rest of the people from BSN 1-3, and waited. I got my form, pero he didn't. He had to do something pa sa Health Services. I went with him, and when we got there, ang sabi lang sa amin was mag-enroll muna. We went back to our building, he got his form, then we made our way to the gym na.

Thank God there weren't lines when we got there. I got enrolled easily, pero siya hindi pinayagan. The Health Services thing nga daw. Aww. Di na kami sabay ng PE. Damn. Yun na lang ung subject na pwede kami magkasama, di pa natuloy. *sniff* Oh well.

Mom came na and I was doen with the payment and stuff. He was at Health Services, so I made some lame excuse for mom to let me go there, and she said okay lang, just make it fast daw. I met him and my barkada (miko, kaye, krista, jk and kae-anne) and after a quick hi and bye to my friends, Joseph and I went for a walk sa carpark. He surprised me with a whole bag of pasalubong from Boracay. Aww. How thoughtful. Kahiya, though. Haha.

We met Paola and Diane sa carpark. After a bit of talking, mom texted me so I had to go. I said bye to them, and left na. Darn, ang bilis lang ng meeting namin. Okay lang, there's always next time.

last weekend (26-27 May), we went on a family outing to batangas. and by family, i meant us Ocampos (papa, me, jinx, and martin); the de Leons (tito ben, tita toots, paolo, gracie, tammy and josh); and the Villafanias (tito nelson, kuya mitch, ate michelle, nj and john). we stayed overnight at the Munting Buhangin Beach Camp.

on the trip going to the beach, we got pretty confused. ang dami gusto muna puntahan. we ended up making a stop at calaruega. then off to eat at kainan sa dalampasigan. darn, na-trauma yata ako sa super dami ng rice. haha. jinx finished eating first. and i got to eat baked tahong--it was actually pretty tasty. haha.

we got to the place at around past 2 in the afternoon. we checked out out room first. astig. it's got a balcony and all, kaya masaya. haha. it had a nice view of the beach. then we went to the other two VERY CUTE bahay kubo-styled sleeping quarters. super cute! haha. and to think sina paolo and nj and kuya mitch and john ung matutulog dun. i dunno how they were gonna fit. but at least air-con ung kubo. haha.

around 4pm or 5pm, we went to the beach na. really nice beach, white sand and all. and, the best part, super lakas nung waves! haha. nadala kami nung waves. i ended up gulping down liters of saltwater and masakit ung nose ko. but we had a blast!

we went back to the room to rest for a bit, then we went exploring by the rocks. we even did some "photography" and modeling there. haha. astig, ang saya. our room was in a good location, accesible sa lahat ng places. after the exploring sa rocks, we went back to the room to have dinner.

what i like about having lots of family around is super ingay and saya talaga. sayang, not everyone got to attend this outing, pero it was fun naman. after dinner puro tawanan until night came and everyone had to go to sleep.

we woke up early the next day, had breakfast, then went back to the beach. the waves weren't as big as yesterday afternoon, but we had a fun time pa rin. we stayed by the shore, kasi pag nagcrash na yung wave dun, super lakas. haha. papa, nj, martin and i took a walk aroudn the beach. we trespassed in the punta fuego territory (magkatabi lang kasi yung munting buhangin and punta fuego), and off to the last beach sa other side. some people were snorkeling there. i remember going to that beach, basta it was a long time ago. i was trying to catch fishies in a plastic cup. haha. anyway, we went back to munting buhangin, stayed by the shore, got swallowed up by the waves while tito ben and paolo took pictures of us. ang saya talaga! haha.

thank god i got the chance na sumama sa trip na 'to. huling hirit for the summer. haha. god, it was uber fun!




P.S.
oh yeah, bad trip nga lang--walang signal! darn.
oh hey, i spent one night not texting him. haha.
that's a record-breaking event! haha.

P.P.S.
photos can be found at my multiply site:
http://daytripperfides.multiply.com/photos

A cute little...um, thingy. Story. Whatever. Basta, anyway...

I never leave my phone anywhere these days. (Hmm, can anybody guess why? Haha!). The last time I texted HIM was around about 9am or 10am. After that, I didn't bother. He's off vacationing in Bora; I didn't want to bother his enjoyment there with my text messages. Anyway, so ayun. I busied myself reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, hoping to finish it by today. (As of this moment, I'm just a chapter away from finishing it, FYI).

So the day went on. I hadn't received a message from him all day. I kept my phone beside me at all times, but it hasn't beeped or rung. No message at all. I didn't bother flipping it open (it's a flip-top), because it has cover indicators naman, which would tell me if I have a new message, or a missed call or something. So 12noon passed. Then 2pm. Then 3pm...4pm. I had started to think he's been enjoying his time there and hasn't had time to text me. Oh well, I though to myself. I can't expect him to text me day and night... So I left it at that.

At around 6pm, my sister knocked on my door and asked me if I had turned my phone off. "Why?" I asked. She said, "Because Pepe's texting me and asking if you're okay. You're not answering any of his messages daw." I got confused. He was the one who wasn't texting. I rushed to my phone, flipped it open, and I could've bonked myself on the head a hundred times! I was an idiot! My phone said, "INSERT SIM CARD." Syet! My bad. Darn it.

But anyway, now I've fixed the problem and I can text again. Yay! Haha. He was so cute. I read his text to Jinky, he was like, "Does your sister have her phone? She's not answering my calls or replying to texts eh. Nag-aalala lang ako."

Aww. So cute! Haha. He was worried. He even called up my dear (NOT!) sister. Jinky didn't answer it, though. She didn't have her phone when he called. Still, that was such an "aww..." moment. Haha. Nag-alala siya. Haha!

Hey, I feel guilty naman eh. And I feel like an idiot for not checking my phone. Still, he was so cute. Thank God he hadn't texted my mom to ask for me--if he did, I'd probably be laughing until now. Haha. I like this set-up wherein someone worries about me. Hmm. Maybe I could do this again! Haha! Really, this whole thing got me all smiley-smiley.

I miss YOU.

a set of photos taken during our visit to White Cross Children's Home last 19 May 2007, where I celebrated my pre-debut party with the kiddies.


No, this little girl isn't from White Cross. This is my ever-adorable cutie little niece Iya. :)


Darna! Er, also known as Liezel. (At least I think that's how her name's spelled). Haha.


Cousin Paolo. Aww, look at 'im helping little Jenella eat. Can they get any sweeter? ;)


Seeing double? Twins Anna Mae and Anna Lisa look so cute!


Me and cousin Gracie with some of the lovely little ladies of White Cross.


Because I was bored at home, I played with Photosop.

More photos can be seen at my Multiply site: Daytripperfides@Multiply. (Go to the Photos page)

i've been looking forward to this day since...yesterday. haha. today, we went to white cross children's home in san juan. they're my kids. yeah, my kids. haha.

see, it's like this. on my debut, i won't be asking for presents and gifts and blah blah blah for me. i'm asking my guests to give, instead, money donations for the children of white cross. and today, we went there to see the kids and spend some time with them.

we left home at around 8.30am. by we, i meant: me, mama, jinky, martin; paolo, gracie, tammy, and josh; nj; ate rovi and iya. we rode in one van. haha. dami noh? pero we all fit in the vehicle, along with the food, which was good for the 75 kids of white cross, the 65 staff members, and us. whoa. haha. we were planning to celebrate the kiddie party i had planned for my birthday. before, i told mom kasi na i won't have a debut. i just want to spend my debut money for a kiddie party and donate the rest to their institution. i thought kasi, i've had 17 years to celebrate MY birthday. ako yung bida. the main star, kasi it's my birthday. but now, it's about time other kids felt what it was like to have a birthday party, kahit once in their lives lang. so there, we found ourselves cramped in a van going to san juan.

when we arrived there, we saw a group of kids sitting along a table. very well behaved. their big, round were so curious. nakakatuwa sila tingnan. we went down the van and started fixing the table where we were going to put the food. tapos we arranged na the food and stuff. i spent some time getting bitten and pinched by iya kasi hawak ko siya while everyone else were making ayos the food. thankfully, tammy came to my rescue at siya muna naghawak kay iya while i helped. a few minutes later, i could hear sounds of kids talking happily.

they appeared from a door sa may stage and went down to find seats in their little tables. most of them looked like 3-6 years old. lotsa boys, di gaano marami yung girls. they said their prayers, then they sang "happy birthday" to me. then their carers got food for them na, while we took care of the tetra pak juices. nakakatuwa talaga, ang daming mga bata! so cute. makukulit.

i was handing out spoons and forks to some boys in a table when i saw one of them crying. inaway daw kasi sya nung bata across from him. heehee. so cute. his name is justin, he seemed to be about 3 or 4. yung nang-away sa kanya si buknoy (at least that's what i heard a carer call him). pilyo, pero super funny. as the kids ate, we went around taking pictures. all my cousins were talking to the kids and taking pictures with them. si paolo and nj had their own tropas. jinky was with some girls. tammy was taking pictures. gracie and i were punching the straws into the tetra pak juices. josh and martin were happy in their own worlds. iya was eating with the girls in one table, and ate rovi was helping her.

after the kids were finished (one of the kids, rocky, kept coming back for more barbecue), nagtakbuhan na sila around the hall. i chased around buknoy, nangungulit eh. haha. and i went around talking to some kids. there was a 6-year-old, angel, and she was there with her three sisters! three! there was 3-year-old cecil and 2-year-old twins anna mae and anna lisa. what would drive a parent to abandon her four children?

by 11.30am, it was almost time for them to take a bath and then nap time. so we took out the cake, they sang "happy birthday" again, then i blew my candle. tapos we gave them each a loot bag with candies and toys. nakakatuwa talaga. super. and hanggang pag-alis namin, they kept making pahabol na goodbye's. so sweet.

gawd. i wanna go back there again. it's during these sort of trips that i feel a sense of satisfaction and contentment. those kids, they don't have families. so to make them feel that there are still people who care for them--that's the best thing we can give.

P.S.
yes, i wanna make a difference in the world. haha.
or at least in a part of the world.

P.P.S.
To those going to my birthday whom i haven't given the invitation to yet, there's a part there i want y'all to take note. it's the bottom paragraph, and it reads:
"In lieu of gifts, I would like to request for cash or check donations for the children of White Cross Children's Home."

i went to UST today for my physical exam.

just me. no him. [no YOU]. *sniff*
haha. ang lonely tuloy.

anyhoo. so i went to UST for my physical exam--a requirement for incoming second year nursing students. shoot, when i got there, wala ako kilala! i went to UST pay hospital muna to get my results--the blood tests, etc--then off to UST health services. i felt so lost, di ko alam ano unang gagawin. then i saw my blockmate, lee. thank god. she told me where to go and stuff. tapos i went here and there na.

first stop--the dental check-up. may nakasabay pa akong faculty member. sa medicine, i think. basta yun. thank god for that, kasi he told me blah blah blah about dun sa dental thingy. tapos to my physical check-up. the lady doctor gave me multivitamins! ahaha! then pumila ako sa may bilihan ng vaccines. but before i got to buy, i saw rosanne, another blockmate. we went dun sa xray. the xray man was nice. madaldal. haha. then we went to the pharmacy to buy tetanus vaccine kasi out of stock sa health services. then back to the hepa b vaccine line. when i finally got my vaccines, i had the shots na. i was so jittery, nikakabahan ako dun sa shots. but after the hepa b shot on my right shoulder, okay na ako. ahaha. the tetanus didn't feel like anything, pero sabi nung iba yun ang masakit. oh well. baka manhid lang ako sa ganun. haha.

after my PE, i had to wait in UST for mom. she went off to divisoria kasi to buy some stuff for the kids of white cross. we'll be visiting them tomorrow--i'm so excited!!! haha. so i walked around UST-carpark. pero i didn't go inside any of the food shops. why? kasi nakakamiss...McDo isn't McDo without *him*. and SanMig Food Shop isn't SanMig if he isn't there. and frio mixx isn't frio mixx. and kfc isn't kfc. and tikboy's isn't tikboys. basta, you guys get the picture, right? haha. so i settled with sitting outside the food shops and remembering lang the stuff we did there.

• McDo: ang saksi sa lahat ng kalokohan namin. haha. don't ask, yun na yun. dito rin kami lagi nahuhuling magkasama, whether it be breakfast time, lunch, after classes, or dinner time. haha. the place where i are and he just watched me.
• KFC: ang meeting place noong paskuhan. and the place where he ate and i just watched him.
• Ice Monster: we took pictures here! haha. first pictures together. uuy! haha.
• HotShots: because the candy mix stall is inside this place. and we were s'pposed to buy gummi bears dun. heehee. gummi bears.
• Ate Eva's Grill: we love the sisig here! sarap! mas masarap for me kasi nilibre nya lang ako eh. haha.
• Frio Mixx: because malamig sa frio. tambayan namin kapag mainit ang weather. and he made me look out for his driver one time nung uwian--while he was just there sleeping. tsk tsk.
• SanMig Foodshop: he always buys 1.5L of Coke or Royal. I buy a Royal in can. and the owner--lagi kaming tinitingnan nang masama. uh oh. we're good people naman eh. haha.
• Tikboy's: actually, sa labas lang ng tikboy. we did lotsa fun stuff there. haha. [alam mo na yun, di ba? haha!]

oh well. tomorrow he's gonna go to bora with his family. aww. *sniff* [miss na kita ngayon pa lang. haha.]

Ahh, finally. After a month (and a hundred years) of not seeing him, I got to hang out with the guy ("my guy"? haha!). Who knew it'd have to take a blood test and physical examination to get us in the same place? Haha.

Yesterday, I went to UST-Hospital for the physical examination for incoming Second Year nursing students. Actually, I was supposed to go today, Wednesday, but I told my mom Tuesday na lang. Hmm, I wonder why...*ahem*Joseph*ahem*

So, there I was, walking out of the carpark and on my way to the hospital. Syempre, I wasn't looking at where I was going. I was too busy looking for someone who was s'pposed to meet me at the Pay Hospital entrance. Thank God I didn't get run over by a car, haha. Then, there he was, standing outside the door--apparently, looking for me rin. Aww. Haha. I walked up to him (I could've run up to him sana, kaya lang I didn't want to seem too excited, heehee), gave an "I missed you" hug, then we went inside to the laboratory na, where we met blockmates Leigh and Io.

As I waited for my turn sa cashier (he was done na, pero he said sasamahan nya ako), I surveyed him. The hair was longer; he lost weight; the red shirt he wore looked good on him; i liked the black and red nike shoes. But still, the guy's as sweet and nice as ever. [Uuy, smile naman sya--haha, I know YOU're reading this.] Nakakahiya kasi ang tagal ko dun, but he waited there with me. Sasamahan pa daw nya ako pag kinuhanan ng blood--weh, I ain't scared of needles noh! Haha.

After the blood stuff, we went out of the hospital na. That meant I could spend the rest of the day with him na. Yay! Our first stop: lunch at...McDo! Surprise, surprise! Haha. Well, sya hindi kumain. I did. But he kept watching. Tsk, tsk. Nakaka-conscious. Haha. It's not polite to watch someone who's eating.

We walked around a bit, then he said he wanted to grab a bite at KFC. So we went to KFC. Mukha pa kaming loko-loko kasi we kept looking for tables na malapit sa aircon. It was so init kasi. Eh lahat occupied. So we waited, and looked around kung may paalis na. Then waited some more. Then looked again--thank God we found one! Haha. He ate. I didn't, though he was nice enough to offer me his food.

We both had nothing to do after KFC. Eh he was going home at 4pm or 5pm pa. I had no idea what time I was going home. Mama dropped me off at UST kasi while she went to Quiapo and Divisoria for some stuff to buy. So dumaan kami ng Med building and saw JenDar there. Tapos walks around UST. We settled sa benches in front of the Main Building. Well, I told him dun muna kami. baka makita ko yung partner nya sa cotillion ng isang blockmate namin. Haha. [Pakilala mo na kasi sa 'kin. I'm nice and friendly naman ah! Haha. *Rawr!*] After an hour of waiting, wala pa rin. So we walked ulit. We went to the UST Church for a bit. Natuwa pa ako kasi I knew hindi sya maka-kneel because masakit sa knee nya (after his injury and all), pero when I kneeled, sabi nya, "Samahan na kita." And he kneeled beside me na rin. He's like, the nicest guy.

We went out of the church and to SanMig Food Shop. Nagpalamig lang, haha. We saw another blockmate, Ivie, pass by SanMig. Tapos sinamahan namin sya to McDo. She just finished getting shots and completing her physical exam, and tuwang-tuwa sya. Nilibre pa nya kami ng sundaes dahil lang dun. Then she left and naiwan na naman kaming dalawa--in McDo. Again. Haha. Then his cousin texted him na uwi na daw sila. So we went to wait near the second-floor carpark. We were walking around and waiting, tapos nung malapit kami sa may stairs, my mom saw us! Waah! Haha. Damn, Mama was like, "Aha!" Haha. So funny na ewan. Basta, he and I were like, "Uh oh..." See the thing was, Mama saw us and nakaakbay sya sa 'kin and I was holding his hand. Woo hoo! The best way na ipakilala ang isang guy sa parents--magpakita kayong magkaakbay at hawak-kamay. Wow.

So there, I introduced him to my mom, and my mom to him. Then Mama said dun lang muna siya sa car and eat the food she bought. So she left us muna. Haha. So we went out to some other corner ng second-floor to wait for his cousin. He was sooo cute. Natakot daw sya kay Mama. Aww. So cute talaga. Cute! Cute! Cute! Haha. Recalling that moment never fails to make me smile. *Smiley-smiley*

Then it was time for him to go, and time for me to do other things--buy my uniforms, etc. So we said our goodbyes (sadly). But we kept each other company pa rin through text. Heehee.

My mom is still teasing me today kasi nahuli nya kami. Haha. But okay lang, she did say he's gwapo, especially when he smiles. Aba! Haha. Hell yeah, yesterday naman talaga he looked HOT. Haha. [Uuy, flattered ka naman! Ahaha!]

God, yesterday was the best day ever this whole summer. Hopefully it's just the start of the best days ever. Haha.

Can't wait to see YOU.
I miss you.

last weekend, i went to watch spidey 3. weeee!! haha.

mama, jinx and i went to makati last friday. girls' day out. ooh. haha. we ate at yellow cab.

mama: jinky, you want spaghetti?
jinkx: nope.
mama: ikaw, em?
me: yes, please.
Mama starts to get some for me.
me: eww, mom! you used your fork!
jinx: aww, yuck. mama, use her fork kasi sya ung kakain nyan! haha!
mama: o sige, ayan! asan na yung TINIDOR mo?
jinky: no, FORK, mama. fork!
me: oo nga, tama naman sabi nya ah! tinidor.
jinky: oo nga, tinidor nga, di ba?! ano ba sabi ko?

mama: ay, grabe. ang hirap naman gamitin 'tong knife! baka tumalsik lang ung pizza sa plate ko.
She puts down the knife and fork, and starts to eat the pizza using her hands. Jinx and I look at each other.
me: if anybody asks, nakikiupo lang sya sa 'tin.
jinx: okay.
me: (to mama) yaya! don't be like that ha! use the knife and fork.
jinx: oo nga, yaya! hahaha.

we watched spiderman 3 at g4 ("ung katabi ng starbucks, di ba? but we're NOT buying starbucks!"--mama). wee! james franco is luv. ♥ oops, lagot ako. ahaha. nevermind. james franco is luv.

then we went looking around for clothes to buy. mom insists i should start wearing dresses. *gasp* haha. no, i didn't buy any. :)

we went to festival mall the following day, saturday. this time with martin and papa. the plan was to go to mass, then separate na ung girls and boys, kasi papa and martin haven't watched spidey 3 yet. i decided to go with them, haha. so haba ng mga pila for spidey 3! syet. but thankfully we got in, guaranteed seats. i saw jane pa! ahaha. she watched spidey 3 with her family, in the same movie house that we were in. wee!

the movie finished around 8.40pm, and gusto na umuwi nila mama. so we decided we'd just stop by caltex gas station sa may SLEX and eat yellow cab there. yay!

two Spidey 3 watching and two yellow cab eating in two days. aah, if only all days were like these, i can die happy. haha. (well, not really.) wee! tagoink! haha. XP