pasttimes
After a night of review, red usually goes to school early to make some stories with his/her friends before going to classes. They laugh through these stories, and enjoy the company of each others. Afterb each of his/her classes, he/she goes to school canteen to buy some chocolates and sometimes, he/she tend to but the foods being sold by "MAnang Mane".
Red has so many designated tambayan along the university. He/she has from the lobby, galleria, above the court, parking lot and many more. These were the tambayans where he/she spend her vacant time, if not with her friends, if not eating, he/she gets his/her celphone and communicate with her family and friends that are away from her.
If not comfortable with the weather, he/she goes to SM Megamall, have some window shopping, have some coffee, stroll, and watch cinema. He/she loves to watch movies, on a long weekend, he/she rents video cds for him/her to just lay down and focus on the television.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
....butterflies in the stomach...what an UNDERSTATEMENT!
they say falling in love is like falling off a cliff...
or getting butterflies in your stomach...
or like getting a sugar high after eating way too much chocolate or drinking too much Coke...
that's all an understatement...
but am i really IN LOVE?
Okay so fine, let me tell you all the details first...
it was like any ordinary school day...i had just gotten dismissed from my math 1 class when out of nowhere this really cute guy passes in front of me on my way down the KA steps. i almost freaked out.
no, it's not like he's the FIRST cute guy I've ever seen, it's just that lately, well, ever since I got to Baguio I haven't really been looking around because I've really just been trying to adjust to living alone and not trying to be homesick all the time... So, well this guy was like...well, the first cute guy I've noticed since I got here.
Anyway, it's like I'm frozen on the spot for a few seconds, watching him head down the stairs when my friend Jenna grabs me and asks me why I look like a lost kitten (I have no idea what she means by that, by the way...). Anyway, my voice is completely lost and I simply resort to pointing to the cute hunk of a guy heading down the stairs in front of us.
"Ikaw din?!" Jenna half whispers, half screams in my ear.
I look at her wondering what she could mean by that. It doesn't take her too long to decipher my look and goes on to explain that he seems to have been the fixation of so many other girls in our block.
I honestly actually didn't even hear half of what she said.
Anyway, turns out the cute guy's name is Jeremy and that he's in my Math 1 class too, which shows how oblivious I've been these past few months (Spare me! I've been really homesick lately...). Anyway, after that day that he begin to exist in my world I really haven't stopped thinking about him or wanting to see him in class or even around school.
Okay, okay...I know what I feel isn't like LOVE or anything even close to that but seriously...you see something miraculous happened to me yesterday...
I was at the lower canteen with May (another blockmate of mine) waiting for our turn to tell Manang what we wanted to buy when Jeremy walks over to me and asks me-
"Ikaw si Red 'di ba?"
At this point I am rendered mute.
"Wala kasi ako kahapon sa Math 1. Ano ba ginawa niyo?"
I have no idea how exactly, but I was able to mutter-
"Discuss lang."
Jeremy smiles, thanks me and walks off.
I had butterflies in my stomach.
I felt like I was on a sugar high.
It was as if I was falling off a bottomless cliff.
So, is this love?
or getting butterflies in your stomach...
or like getting a sugar high after eating way too much chocolate or drinking too much Coke...
that's all an understatement...
but am i really IN LOVE?
Okay so fine, let me tell you all the details first...
it was like any ordinary school day...i had just gotten dismissed from my math 1 class when out of nowhere this really cute guy passes in front of me on my way down the KA steps. i almost freaked out.
no, it's not like he's the FIRST cute guy I've ever seen, it's just that lately, well, ever since I got to Baguio I haven't really been looking around because I've really just been trying to adjust to living alone and not trying to be homesick all the time... So, well this guy was like...well, the first cute guy I've noticed since I got here.
Anyway, it's like I'm frozen on the spot for a few seconds, watching him head down the stairs when my friend Jenna grabs me and asks me why I look like a lost kitten (I have no idea what she means by that, by the way...). Anyway, my voice is completely lost and I simply resort to pointing to the cute hunk of a guy heading down the stairs in front of us.
"Ikaw din?!" Jenna half whispers, half screams in my ear.
I look at her wondering what she could mean by that. It doesn't take her too long to decipher my look and goes on to explain that he seems to have been the fixation of so many other girls in our block.
I honestly actually didn't even hear half of what she said.
Anyway, turns out the cute guy's name is Jeremy and that he's in my Math 1 class too, which shows how oblivious I've been these past few months (Spare me! I've been really homesick lately...). Anyway, after that day that he begin to exist in my world I really haven't stopped thinking about him or wanting to see him in class or even around school.
Okay, okay...I know what I feel isn't like LOVE or anything even close to that but seriously...you see something miraculous happened to me yesterday...
I was at the lower canteen with May (another blockmate of mine) waiting for our turn to tell Manang what we wanted to buy when Jeremy walks over to me and asks me-
"Ikaw si Red 'di ba?"
At this point I am rendered mute.
"Wala kasi ako kahapon sa Math 1. Ano ba ginawa niyo?"
I have no idea how exactly, but I was able to mutter-
"Discuss lang."
Jeremy smiles, thanks me and walks off.
I had butterflies in my stomach.
I felt like I was on a sugar high.
It was as if I was falling off a bottomless cliff.
So, is this love?
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Red experiments in the Kitchen2
beef and sausage fried rice.
let me share to you my newly "found" recipe.
this recipe is originally from my mom. but since its hard to take notes and lessons from my mom (now that i'm far from them), it decided to search about this recipe on the net. so here it is!
Ingredients :
6 c. of steamed rice rice, cooled for best results
2 c. of pre-cooked beef chunks, about 1″ cubes2 chinese sausages (locally known as longganisang macau)
2 chicken hotdogs (optional)
2eggs, beaten
2 tbsp. of oyster sauce (optional)
1 tbsp. of light soy sauce
4 tbsp. of cooking oil
salt and pepper
Cooking procedure :
Season the beef chunks with steak sauce. Cut the chinese sausages and chicken hotdogs into 1/4″ thick rings. Set aside.
Heat a skillet or wok. Pour in 1 tbsp. of cooking oil and heat until it starts to smoke. Add the beaten eggs, tilting the skillet or wok to swirl the eggs while cooking. Cook until set. Transfer to a plate. Roll up and cut into 1/2″ wide strips. Cut each strip across into two.
Add the rest of the cooking oil to the skillet or wok and heat until it starts to smoke once more. Add the chinese sausages and chicken hotdogs. Cook over high heat for about 30 seconds. Add the beef chunks. Cook for another 15 seconds, stirring. Add the rice. Cook, stirring, until the rice is heated through. Pour in the oyster sauce and light soy sauce. Add the pepper. Stir well. Adjust seasonings, if necessary. Add the egg strips and pour in the sesame seed oil. Toss a few times. Serve hot.
simple as that!
go and feel free to try it..enjoy!
let me share to you my newly "found" recipe.
this recipe is originally from my mom. but since its hard to take notes and lessons from my mom (now that i'm far from them), it decided to search about this recipe on the net. so here it is!
Ingredients :
6 c. of steamed rice rice, cooled for best results
2 c. of pre-cooked beef chunks, about 1″ cubes2 chinese sausages (locally known as longganisang macau)
2 chicken hotdogs (optional)
2eggs, beaten
2 tbsp. of oyster sauce (optional)
1 tbsp. of light soy sauce
4 tbsp. of cooking oil
salt and pepper
Cooking procedure :
Season the beef chunks with steak sauce. Cut the chinese sausages and chicken hotdogs into 1/4″ thick rings. Set aside.
Heat a skillet or wok. Pour in 1 tbsp. of cooking oil and heat until it starts to smoke. Add the beaten eggs, tilting the skillet or wok to swirl the eggs while cooking. Cook until set. Transfer to a plate. Roll up and cut into 1/2″ wide strips. Cut each strip across into two.
Add the rest of the cooking oil to the skillet or wok and heat until it starts to smoke once more. Add the chinese sausages and chicken hotdogs. Cook over high heat for about 30 seconds. Add the beef chunks. Cook for another 15 seconds, stirring. Add the rice. Cook, stirring, until the rice is heated through. Pour in the oyster sauce and light soy sauce. Add the pepper. Stir well. Adjust seasonings, if necessary. Add the egg strips and pour in the sesame seed oil. Toss a few times. Serve hot.
simple as that!
go and feel free to try it..enjoy!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
the road to success....
Hey, this is just me… again… Red… stealing some moment from time to write down my sentiments. Like what I’ve said in my past entries, I was born and grew up in the green province of Cagayan. I had my elementary and high school days there… incubated in different schools where teachers could never get any weirder.
But eventually, I had to move to Baguio City to continue my schoolings. When I left for UP Baguio to study, I am in an absolute state of worry. I never knew what to expect. For once, I am in the shoes of a stranger.
In the face of adjustments, I was for once thinking of giving up my UP career. But hey, wait a minute, this is University of the Philippines. And I am one of the lucky few chosen to bear the prestige of being called the “Iskolar ng Bayan”.
So, optimistic as I should be, I began making friends and began enjoying the thrill of getting an awful and lonesome grade of 5.0 and an exciting grade of 1.0.
At first, it was never really easy to cope up with my highly intellectual teachers and my overactive classmates. But then, as I learn to get along with the UP style of learning, I learned to love all my subjects. As a matter of fact, I am one of the so called ‘achiever’ student. I am always excelling in my subjects (I never get a grade lower than 2.0).
I may never want to here at first, but being literally here by heart helped me changed everything for the better. The loneliness that I felt because of living away from my family, drove me to work harder and strive in studying. Besides, before I was admitted here in UP, it was like going through a series of challenges: from the filing of the UPCAT admission papers, to the sleepless nights of preparing for the UPCAT, up to the actual UPCAT day… whew! Not to mention the additional anxiety whether I will be one of the ten thousand qualifiers out of the sixty-five thousand examiners.
That’s why every time I feel lonely; I just think that I am still lucky because I passed the UPCAT (which is the only objective basis to decide whom to admit in a fiercely competitive admission system!)
Besides, I am not alone. I am one like the others… some distance away from their family (sometimes, much much farther) and in the phase far from their usual lives.
Hey, I am from University of the Philippines! And I am getting used to this UP Baguio life… =)
But eventually, I had to move to Baguio City to continue my schoolings. When I left for UP Baguio to study, I am in an absolute state of worry. I never knew what to expect. For once, I am in the shoes of a stranger.
In the face of adjustments, I was for once thinking of giving up my UP career. But hey, wait a minute, this is University of the Philippines. And I am one of the lucky few chosen to bear the prestige of being called the “Iskolar ng Bayan”.
So, optimistic as I should be, I began making friends and began enjoying the thrill of getting an awful and lonesome grade of 5.0 and an exciting grade of 1.0.
At first, it was never really easy to cope up with my highly intellectual teachers and my overactive classmates. But then, as I learn to get along with the UP style of learning, I learned to love all my subjects. As a matter of fact, I am one of the so called ‘achiever’ student. I am always excelling in my subjects (I never get a grade lower than 2.0).
I may never want to here at first, but being literally here by heart helped me changed everything for the better. The loneliness that I felt because of living away from my family, drove me to work harder and strive in studying. Besides, before I was admitted here in UP, it was like going through a series of challenges: from the filing of the UPCAT admission papers, to the sleepless nights of preparing for the UPCAT, up to the actual UPCAT day… whew! Not to mention the additional anxiety whether I will be one of the ten thousand qualifiers out of the sixty-five thousand examiners.
That’s why every time I feel lonely; I just think that I am still lucky because I passed the UPCAT (which is the only objective basis to decide whom to admit in a fiercely competitive admission system!)
Besides, I am not alone. I am one like the others… some distance away from their family (sometimes, much much farther) and in the phase far from their usual lives.
Hey, I am from University of the Philippines! And I am getting used to this UP Baguio life… =)
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
meeting new FRIENDS
The minute you get up, smile and take a deep breath. It’s a start of a new school year and you’ve got so many adventures just waiting to happen. When you get to your school, try to see how different your campus is from a year ago. Getting a grip on your environment will ease the tension. Go to school with a smile on your face and be nice to everyone, not just your mates. You’ll be surprised at how many people smile back. People want to be pals with someone approachable. Start saying hello to people in the places you go to everyday, like the corner shop or internet café. It might start off as a bit of small talk, but you could become firm friends.
Be daring and hang out somewhere different but be cautious. If you’re tired of seeing the same faces every time you hit town, you should try new pastures-who knows, fab friends could be waiting for you!Meeting new friend is an adventure. Don’t be pretentious and just be honest and real. Be clear to them and to yourself on what you want. Try not to be too much of a wet blanket. Don’t try to please people just for them to like you. If you don’t watch it, you might just snap. You won’t only find your true identity, you’ll also figure out who your true friends are.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
red experiments in the kitchen
my allowance is just good for a week and i still need to buy school supplies and food.
I have found a cheap carinderia near my boarding house the other day where i have bought an order of menudo for just P20. What a great deal! Since my i already have my own rice sent to me by my mom (remember? enclosed to it is my allowance).
Now, i realized that i still need to buy some instant foods from the supermarket. Ask me why? - its because sometimes, I need to be in a hurry and rush assignments and other stuffs. Because of these instances, I forget to eat sometimes, especially breakfast. Now, if have to keep on skipping my meals, how about my health?
This is a problem, buying instant food is quite expensive and unhealthy, but it is time saving. On the other hand, if I will eat in the school canteen, it will also be more expensive but the foods are quite healthy - veggies, meat, chicken and fruitss, all are there! But I need to control my expenses..hmmm.
Im knew it! I will just ask my friends or my mom about easy to cook foods. I will ask them waht are the foods that are appetizing and cheap at the same time.
Okay. For now, I will research first then i will let you also know how it went out. Next time, i will log in here with my recipes shared also to you..see yah!
I have found a cheap carinderia near my boarding house the other day where i have bought an order of menudo for just P20. What a great deal! Since my i already have my own rice sent to me by my mom (remember? enclosed to it is my allowance).
Now, i realized that i still need to buy some instant foods from the supermarket. Ask me why? - its because sometimes, I need to be in a hurry and rush assignments and other stuffs. Because of these instances, I forget to eat sometimes, especially breakfast. Now, if have to keep on skipping my meals, how about my health?
This is a problem, buying instant food is quite expensive and unhealthy, but it is time saving. On the other hand, if I will eat in the school canteen, it will also be more expensive but the foods are quite healthy - veggies, meat, chicken and fruitss, all are there! But I need to control my expenses..hmmm.
Im knew it! I will just ask my friends or my mom about easy to cook foods. I will ask them waht are the foods that are appetizing and cheap at the same time.
Okay. For now, I will research first then i will let you also know how it went out. Next time, i will log in here with my recipes shared also to you..see yah!
Monday, September 3, 2007
Budgeting Part 2 >Ü<
Hopefully this week I get to save more for my other activities--the things I love doing. I would definitely need to save up for my surfing sprees, blogging and computer gaming and of course for my projects in school.
I think the best thing I can say is that you should learn how to avoid spending much on things that are not so so important. I mean, smoking and drinking is fun but what if you don't have the money for it right?! 'Til next time. ;->
I think the best thing I can say is that you should learn how to avoid spending much on things that are not so so important. I mean, smoking and drinking is fun but what if you don't have the money for it right?! 'Til next time. ;->
The Mathematics of Budgeting Red's Allowance
For this week:
Food - P 440.00
Readings - 69.00
Extra Expenses - 185.00
I came from Tuguegarao, Nueva Viscaya. My allowance is sent by bus so I should make sure that my expenses fit for the week.
I was sent to UP Baguio because of the low tuition rates. My parents could not afford to send be to other prestigious universities. I have 4 brothers and sisters and my parents' budget are tight. For this reason I only receive P 950 for a weeks expenditures.
I get P 150 for weekdays and P 100 on weekends because I spend less, or I need not spend extra. But because I have extra activities, I also need to spend wisely. And in this post you will see how I budget my weekly allowance.Ü
I live in a boarding house in Lower Cabinet Hill which is near to UP. SO I just walk when I go to school and I avoid goind to places where I need to ride a cab or jeep to get back to my place.
Every morning I drink hot chocolate or coffee and take in bread that I buy from the nearest bakery. There are a lot of carinderias near my boarding house, all serve affordable and yummy healthy food, where I can eat P 25-30 meals instaed of spending P 38 for lunch in school.
Good thing Mama sent me bigas (rice grains) two weeks ago so I just needed to buy viands from the nearvy carinderia.
In UP, professors make use of many books. There are a lot of readings and last week I spent P 69 on photocopied readings, which are quite not clear or the prints are fading. But anyway, it's okay.
Food - P 440.00
Readings - 69.00
Extra Expenses - 185.00
I came from Tuguegarao, Nueva Viscaya. My allowance is sent by bus so I should make sure that my expenses fit for the week.
I was sent to UP Baguio because of the low tuition rates. My parents could not afford to send be to other prestigious universities. I have 4 brothers and sisters and my parents' budget are tight. For this reason I only receive P 950 for a weeks expenditures.
I get P 150 for weekdays and P 100 on weekends because I spend less, or I need not spend extra. But because I have extra activities, I also need to spend wisely. And in this post you will see how I budget my weekly allowance.Ü
I live in a boarding house in Lower Cabinet Hill which is near to UP. SO I just walk when I go to school and I avoid goind to places where I need to ride a cab or jeep to get back to my place.
Every morning I drink hot chocolate or coffee and take in bread that I buy from the nearest bakery. There are a lot of carinderias near my boarding house, all serve affordable and yummy healthy food, where I can eat P 25-30 meals instaed of spending P 38 for lunch in school.
Good thing Mama sent me bigas (rice grains) two weeks ago so I just needed to buy viands from the nearvy carinderia.
In UP, professors make use of many books. There are a lot of readings and last week I spent P 69 on photocopied readings, which are quite not clear or the prints are fading. But anyway, it's okay.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Boarding House Woes Number 1
Living away from home is harder than I thought. I always thought that living away from my family would be fun and exciting. And I never imagined that learning how to be independent can be very depressing.
I rented a bed, which they refer to as a bedspace, in a two-storey house near my school. In this boarding house, all my clothes had to fit in a very small closet while the rest of my stuff had to be arranged under my bed. Unlike my room in the province I can put my things anywhere I want because the whole room is mine and I don't have anyone to share space with.
The first few days of my stay here were very awkward. Everyone seemed to give me a "that's the new freshie boarder" look. Also, I couldn't do the things I wanted to do because I felt like everyone was watching my every move. To avoid their stares, I chose to stay in my room and read. But I found it hard to concentrate because they're really loud in the next room. And because of that sleep was just out of the question. I figured, the only thing left for me to do is write out this blog entry.
Actually, one of the other reasons why I'm compelled to write this entry is due to an incident earlier between the landlady and myself. Today is "water day", because water has a schedule here in our place. After taking a bath I decided to fill the pails in the bathroom while getting ready for school. While putting on my watch, I glanced at the time and I realized that I only had 5 minutes to get to my class, so i rushed to get my things together and headed out the door.
When I arrived home, I was surprised that my landlady was waiting for me at the receiving area. She scolded me for not turning the faucet off and not locking the main door. I apologized and explained that I forgot to do those things because I was hurrying to get to school. She didn't listen, and walked out murmuring words in a dialect I didn't understand.
On my way to my room, I noticed that one of my boardmates had seen the whole thing and was watching me from the kitchen. I felt weird and a bit ashamed that she was just standing there, watching the whole time. Because of that I decided to stay in my room despite the fact that my stomach was growling from hunger. And I just didn't want to overhear them whispering about me and what happened.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
Don't be careless enough to think that someone's gonna pick up after you. When you live alone, you're the only one responsible for your actions.
So, that's that. Here I am, hungry and lonely.
Things have GOT to get better!
I rented a bed, which they refer to as a bedspace, in a two-storey house near my school. In this boarding house, all my clothes had to fit in a very small closet while the rest of my stuff had to be arranged under my bed. Unlike my room in the province I can put my things anywhere I want because the whole room is mine and I don't have anyone to share space with.
The first few days of my stay here were very awkward. Everyone seemed to give me a "that's the new freshie boarder" look. Also, I couldn't do the things I wanted to do because I felt like everyone was watching my every move. To avoid their stares, I chose to stay in my room and read. But I found it hard to concentrate because they're really loud in the next room. And because of that sleep was just out of the question. I figured, the only thing left for me to do is write out this blog entry.
Actually, one of the other reasons why I'm compelled to write this entry is due to an incident earlier between the landlady and myself. Today is "water day", because water has a schedule here in our place. After taking a bath I decided to fill the pails in the bathroom while getting ready for school. While putting on my watch, I glanced at the time and I realized that I only had 5 minutes to get to my class, so i rushed to get my things together and headed out the door.
When I arrived home, I was surprised that my landlady was waiting for me at the receiving area. She scolded me for not turning the faucet off and not locking the main door. I apologized and explained that I forgot to do those things because I was hurrying to get to school. She didn't listen, and walked out murmuring words in a dialect I didn't understand.
On my way to my room, I noticed that one of my boardmates had seen the whole thing and was watching me from the kitchen. I felt weird and a bit ashamed that she was just standing there, watching the whole time. Because of that I decided to stay in my room despite the fact that my stomach was growling from hunger. And I just didn't want to overhear them whispering about me and what happened.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
Don't be careless enough to think that someone's gonna pick up after you. When you live alone, you're the only one responsible for your actions.
So, that's that. Here I am, hungry and lonely.
Things have GOT to get better!
Monday, August 20, 2007
...the very first one...
It's a challenge to live away from home...
I should know because as of a few weeks ago I had to move to Baguio City from my province to study. This is my first time ever to be away from my family and from the life that I knew ever since I was a kid. You see, back then, I didn't have to worry about cooking food or washing clothes. I mean, I knew how to do those tasks but I never really had to do them.
It's different now.
Now no one's around to pick up after the mess I make. No one's around to wash my clothes or cook my food and wash the dishes after. No one's around to clean my room either, or at least tell me to.
Now it's all up to me.
So, I say, why don't you join me in this challenge. Take me as your partner in discovering the things all young adults should know. Maybe then it will make it easier for us both...
And by the way - Hi, I'm Red.
I should know because as of a few weeks ago I had to move to Baguio City from my province to study. This is my first time ever to be away from my family and from the life that I knew ever since I was a kid. You see, back then, I didn't have to worry about cooking food or washing clothes. I mean, I knew how to do those tasks but I never really had to do them.
It's different now.
Now no one's around to pick up after the mess I make. No one's around to wash my clothes or cook my food and wash the dishes after. No one's around to clean my room either, or at least tell me to.
Now it's all up to me.
So, I say, why don't you join me in this challenge. Take me as your partner in discovering the things all young adults should know. Maybe then it will make it easier for us both...
And by the way - Hi, I'm Red.
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