Wednesday, March 28, 2012

I See You.

I was really glad to see you.
I felt sad for you.

I wanted to give you a warm embrace.
I felt you were trying to pull away.

I was finally vindicated.
I never wished for your loneliness.

I saw you smile.
I refused to believe it.

I do not feel mercy.
I only have sympathy.

I see you.
Yes, I see you.

Monday, March 5, 2012

PIL Moot Court Competition 2011-2012

Just recently, this year's Public International Law Moot Court Competition (Semifinals and finals) was held. Our section was one of the participants as the class was able to win its way to the semi-finals. There were five other participants albeit I am not really sure which of the sophomore sections successfully reached this round. Sadly, 2J, our section, never made it to the finals. We had a face-off round with section 2B, which bagged the first place.

We took the stand of the respondents and of course section 2B was for the applicants. As we witnessed how the competition went, a classmate leaned and whispered to me, "Ang hirap pala 'no?" I had to admit that yes, it was hard to compete. So this blog's primary purpose is to appreciate our oralists, Ms. Sheign and Mr. Chrys for doing a really great job. This is also to thank Ms. Caela, Ms. Vanessa, andMr. Lyndon for working their brains out to help the section the best way they possibly could. Of course, the whole class should be acknowledged for rendering an awesome group effort. We all knew that every one had sooooo many things to do--cases to digest, articles to memorize, assignments to read plus the fact that that finals week is nearing. But we all also knew and understood that the only possible way to make it through was to work together. And I am proud that we did work together.

In view of the competition the Saturday classes were suspended. However, attendance was a must. Especially during the finals.

So here are the highlights of the day:

Kevin, Mj, Pat, Caela, Chris and Sheign. Taken one hour before the event started.

This picture was taken right after the face-off with section 2B.

The girls of 2J.

Some of the guys of 2J.

I call this portion "Ang Pagpaplano." HAHAHA!

And this one, The Consummation.

The Tres Marias: She, Sheign and Nicole.

The Love team of the year, JaDee.

The perks of Law school. One, you get to be a lawyer someday. Two, you get so many chances to dress-up. Haha!

Wacky one.

Wacky two.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Flowers, Serenades, Letters, and Lovers.

Flowers, serenades, letters, and lovers. Yes, it was that time of the year. By 6 in the morning, I already spotted ladies carrying their bouquets as if they were babies. I was up by 5:30 AM since Momer had to pick me up at 6:00 AM since I had a class at 5:30 in the afternoon and Momer had a gig in the evening. Since we so love eating, we planned to fill our tummies with a scrumptious plus festive breakfast. Eastwood Richmonde Hotel breakfast buffet is valued at P614 per person. Not bad at all. You may check their website to see their buffet promos.

So here we go:

Eating is one of the things we love doing together.

Sorry if I looked groggy. I was up by 5:30 AM!

My comeback. Groggy no more!

Momer actually said, "Ako naman!"

What a way to fill an empty tummy! Bacon, egg, and fried rice!

The man on a diet who would later on munch on bacon, waffles, beans and hash brown (on the first round).

The wheats.

Wheats plus fibers.

Strawberry jellies, butter, crinkles, danish, and bagel.

His plate.

Her plate. Yes, I ate more.

hello there Paris ring connector. And girls, don't we love red polish? ♡

Check out the lavatories. So posh.

The interiors of The Lounge.

A taste of heaven that is bigoli. Their bacon Stromboli is delizioso! I have yet to try their Tour of Italy, though.

Meet my driver, Momer.

Thanks to my classmate Jong Morales who is worth mentioning for giving each lady in the classroom with a stem of red rose. And inside our classroom my classmate was serenaded by his girlfriend. Sweet! And yes again! We saw The Vow. Channing was charming, as always. Great film.

The whole day, a smile was plastered on my face as I recalled that days prior to February 14, there were so many not-so-good things going on. But on that day...the whole world suddenly fell in love. In a snap. Just like that. And I couldn't help but marvel at it since I was a witness to how it happened. It was awesome. More so, almost unbelievable. Wouldn't it be nice if every one falls in love every day?

As I end this blog, please be reminded that God is love.

Monday, February 20, 2012

February 17, 2012

Every woman dreams of having a fairytale-like wedding. A gorgeous wedding gown, the prince charming waiting at the end of the aisle, the guests, the sumptuous feast, the vows, etc. etc.

And on the 17th of February 2012, one dream came true.

Let me congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Galaraga for a very beautiful garden wedding.

I am so happy for you. Here are some of the pictures taken on the day:

The venue: Thunderbird Resort.

The gentlemen with the groom, Mr. Joshua Galaraga.

The lovely bride, Mrs. Ivy Padilla-Galaraga.

We could not help but to be just in the moment. The married couples who were present? I am pretty sure, in their minds, they were back in the memory lane, each pair retrieving the memories that came about until the special day -- their very own special. The singles? Well, I believe, if not all, most of us pictured ourselves in the groom or bride's shoes, boys and girls (including me, of course) thinking that one day we will be the ones thanking everyone who celebrated with us.

During the reception, I helped charm with the registration. Thanks Mr. Alfred Cabiling for taking these pictures of us.

The very charming Charm and I.

If the beautiful lady on my right looks familiar, then yes, you've seen her in Candy Magazines and on TV. So it's Abby, the beauty queen, I and Charm.

So here's me rendering my best smile because I successfully glued the false lashes. Yey!