Happy birthday, "Baby Rose" :)

I don't remember what Yosh was looking at, but I think it was one of her balloons :)

She'll probably kill me for these pictures, but what the heck, she'll get over it.

Twenty-something years ago, she was once this cute little girl Mommy called, "Baby Rose". For those of you who do not know the story behind her current nickname, "Byosh", well, this is how she got it... Baby Rose was just too long and complicated for my one year old tongue and I could only pronounce By-os. Mommy thought of making it sound more sophisticated and unique. Thus, "Byosh" :)

Twenty-something years ago, this was us. Twenty-something years later, we're pretty much the same, save for the haircuts, matching clothes, the weight, and the height.

Truth is, we are different in so many ways, but we are sisters, through and through. We fight about the simplest, silliest things and the tough, more complex stuff, but fights never last a day, and apologies are never required.

We have been through so much but we never grew apart. In fact now, I think we are closer than ever.

So, here's to you, Yosh, for being the Best(her)! Hugs! Happy birthday! I love, love you :)

Rihanna and Chris Brown Concert

Start:

Nov 16, '08 8:00p

Gaya-gaya puto-maya :)

Mood: Wasting time and loving it

Music: It's Friday, I'm In Love :)

And this, I snatched from Fria.

School Life Survey

Kinder 

1. Ano ang sinasabi mo noong bata ka pa na gusto mong maging paglaki mo?

* I remember always saying that I want to be a lawyer like mommy.

2. Ano ang isang bagay na na-enjoy mong gawin noon? 

* Playing with barbie dolls and paper dolls!

3. Bakit? 

* I had fun changing my dolls' clothes ;)

4. Pumapasok ka ba ng ganitong age? 

* Hmmm, not Kinder, but Prep A sa Holy. 

5. Sinong 'buddy' mo noon? 

* Christine Joy Miranda, but actually, nung Prep B na ata un :)

6. Anong pangyayayari ang hindi mo makalimutan? 

* Dancing ballet on stage at the "Gym". I was supposedly a flower. I remember making a wrong turn because I missed the last day of practice and our teacher changed that part of the routine pala. She did tell me about it before we went up the stage, but I guess I was too nervous to pay attention. I felt so embarrassed after and mommy kept saying that nobody noticed, haha!

7. Kilala mo pa mga teachers mo?

* Ms. Gabriel for Prep A and Ms. Legaspi for Prep B

8. Iyakin ka ba noon? 

* I don't think so. I liked being in school :)

Grade School 

10. Sinong principal nyo noon? 

* Sister Florencia. I think she was the nicest.

11. Anong paborito mong laro? 

* 10-20 (hustler, haha!), Jump rope (as in "I love you, teddy bear, teddy bear days), chinese garter, patintero, agawan base.

12. May club ka bang sinalihan? 

* In school we were compelled to join a club every year, so I joined reading club, singing club, young writers' club, girl scouts club, cooking club.

13. Maingay ka ba sa klase? 

* Haha, nope. I was very obedient. I was the student usually asked by the teacher to list down noisy and standing girls clandestinely.

14. May kinakatakutan ka bang teacher noon? 

* I don't really remember, but since Fria mentioned it, si Ms. Orduna for reading class in Grade 3 or 4 ba 'yon? She was quite tough!

15. Bakit? 

* She hardly smiled!

16. Pano ka pumupunta sa school? 

* School bus ni Mr. Cesar and eventually ni Mr. Palanca.

17. Marunong ka na bang mag-commute ng panahong ito? 

* Nope.

18. Paano ka mag-aral? 

* I was very diligent then. I'd finish all reading assignments and written homework before going to bed (I wish I can say the same for law school!). No tv on weekdays.

19. Mahilig ka bang kumain ng tusok-tusok? 

* Nope. Bawal kumain ng tusok-tusok.

20. Responsable ka bang estudyante? 

* Yup, as I said, I was quite diligent ;)

High School 

21. Saan ka nag-high school? 

* Holy Spirit (same nung grade school)

22. Anu mga section mo? 

* Sibol, Biyaya, Kagitingan, Sandiwa 

23. May-CAT ba kayo noon? 

* Nope, the nuns thought it was not appropriate in an all girls school. We had swimming instead and scouting in fourth year.

24. Naging officer ka ba? 

* N/A

25. Kumakain ka ba habang nasa klase? 

* Nope :)

26. Tamad ka bang pumasok? 

* Nope, I liked school, but then, as I got older, I got more and more lazy to wake up early!

27. Sinong principal nyo noon? 

* Ms. Castillo

28. Kilala ka ba nya? Ano tawag nya sa'yo? 

* Yup, because I was member of the Student Council. She called me by my first name, "Katherine"

29. Paano? 

* (Fri, I think it's asking kung paano ka kilala ng principal mo, or something like that.)

30. May award ka bang natanggap nung highschool ka? 

* Yup, honor student, leadership award, and loyalty award, haha!

College 

31. School mo? 

* UP Diliman

34. Meron ka bang org na sinalihan? 

* Yup

35. Ano? 

* UP Economics Society

36. Naniniwala ka ba na pag college ka na,matatagpuan mo ang true love mo at hindi sa highschool? 

* Haha, nope! Wala namang deadline or definite time for true love. It comes when it comes. It's when your mind and your heart are saying the same thing. Hahaha! :)

37. Embarrassing moment? 

* Sheesh! When I was in college, I hated driving with my slippers, sandals, or shoes on. So, right before I drive, I'd remove them and drive bare feet.  One time, my friends and I decided to get burritos and barbecue somewhere in UP village. We were all excited as it was one of those spontaneous things.   I dint realize that I took off my left sandal right before I even got my left foot inside the car. When we got to the place where we were supposed to get the burritos, I discovered that my left sandal was lost! Of course, it was nowhere inside the car. I couldn't think of how I could've lost it, until I remembered taking it off not inside the car, but outside the car. So, we all went back for it. Lo and behold, it was right there at my parking space. Nakakahiya, parang tsinelas na nagsa-save ng parking space :)

38. Unforgettable moment? 

* EHS moments :)

39. Pano gumalaw ang mga tao sa eskwelahan mo?

* Iba-iba. I love UP for the range of different things I've learned from the different people I've met.

40. Sosyal ka ba?

* Simpleng mamamayan :)