Half Truths

This post is a pathetic attempt to make myself feel better for my disappointing grades…or not. Maybe it’s actually a comforting thought knowing that while my academics may not be that excellent, it’s not the only thing that defines me.

People who circle their lives on studying and getting good grades have the right to complain and feel bad when they get bad grades. They go home right after school to study and they don’t have any extra-curricular activities because they focus solely on their academics. Although I admire  their discipline, I feel sorry for them. They try and give effort much more than others, yet their grades aren’t exemplary, just good.

I’m not like them. I should be ashamed of my irresponsibility as a student, but I’m not. Even when I neglect my studies and prioritize other less important things, I manage to keep my grades afloat, and sometimes even better than those who try so hard. Even when I go home late or stay up all night doing things not related to school (which is…almost every single night btw), I manage to be at par with my classmates, to think most of them go home early and study during the night.

Academics and academic capabilities aside, I could do other things, too. Dancing, acting, swimming, writing, target shooting - oh…there’s so much more that I can do, if not well, other than solving for X and knowing what happened in 1956. I even have enough time to party and bond with my friends!

Ahhh, yes. It does feel good. :D

Ning2x called my house and I was so happy. It was almost like before she left for college when she’d pop out of nowhere and we’d plan to go out. Haha.

We stayed in Cafe Bobs SM with Pie and her boyfriend, Jansen. Eventually, Joeluz, Yeng, and Bboy came over. They then had to leave because Jansen had to go back to Iloilo.

Ning2x treated Yeng and I in Pizza Hut, and I discovered the awesomeness of Tropical Fizz. Haha. We were so full! Anna eventually came over too and finished the last slice of pizza.

After, we had cafe lattes at Brew Ha, courtesy of Anna. We talked some more, as the Chinese Community** people waited for more of their friends. Alfred was also there with his family and I used him to my advantage. Teheee.

Around 6pm, my parents drove me to Mansilingan where Pie celebrated her 23rd birthday. Per request, I wore I dress…which made me sooo uncomfortable being a person of pants and shorts. Haha. Then again, I still ate sooo much because the food was delicious. Haha! After dinner, we all went to KGB where the talented people sang while I ate and drank.

It has been almost a year since I stopped dancing with MMB. While we got to meet every now and them, it wasn’t the same as when we all danced together and spent so much time with each other. With this, I expected all teasing to have died down when I saw them recently, but it wasn’t so. It’s almost as if I a year didn’t pass. They were still stuck on the same loveteams, and still persistently teased too. Hai.

One year na. Naka get over nako sang phase. Pwede, tama na sunlog sang wala man ga exist? :|

Since I fell asleep around 3 am, I woke up around the same time in the afternoon…so I wasn’t able to do much. I just watched Mean Girls 2, MegaMind, and Love and Other Drugs. I also did some stuff for my debut and read around 4 chapters from John Grisham’s The Client. I ended up sleeping around 4am. Pft.

We met at Jollibee Lasalle around 11am, then went straight to Isa’s punong at E.B. Magalona. We had hours and hours of chikka and catching up with each other.

We also ate lunch there of grilled pork, fish, mangoes, and watermelon and we ate so much. We were so bloated that we just sat and talked for a few more hours, trying to stay awake since the wind felt so nice. Haha!

After hours of talking and eating, we went to Robinsons where we bought some groceries that we needed for the night.

We also sang 10 songs at WOF’s karaoke rooms.

Around dinner time, we went back to Isa’s house in Silay where we had dinner. We were supposed to eat at El Ideal but since it was raining, we just had takeout from there. We were also supposed to sleep at their place in E.B Magalona, but the weather wasn’t permitting us, so we stayed in Silay instead.

I learned to do the hula hoop…for the first time! I was really happy. Haha! :D

Mixing GSM Blue with Tipco juices and other stuff, we started playing games while drinking. We had the traditional Truth or Dare game. We also turned off the lights and did some effects with the lamps and the IPod program so we were able to come up with a club-ish effect. Then we danced like crazy teenagers…which we were.

Eventually, after much talking and crazy doings, we were tired. Haha. So we went to sleep. :)

The next day, we had brunch, then drove the people to their houses. We went to SM to look for the identical sunglasses we’d use for our planned beach trip…which I don’t think will push through. Haha. ISA MARTIN, thank you! :D

I was supposed to watch Sucker Punch at SM, but since I started reading John Grisham’s The Client, I lost interest in leaving my room. Yes, I spent the whole day reading 260 pages and I still have 300 more to finish. :)