SUGARLANDELLE

SUGARLANDELLE http://amaegan.multiply.com/ Pursue your goals with a fierce intensity and be prepared to commit yourself deeply and readily. Believe that whatever you would like to do or think you can do, you do! Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:06:53 -0000 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:57:35 -0000 SUGARLANDELLE http://multiply.com/mu/amaegan/logo http://amaegan.multiply.com/ 100 100 Adventure at Guimaras http://amaegan.multiply.com/photos/album/40/Adventure_at_Guimaras last May 28-29 with MM, L.A., Leanne, Susy and Cyril. After three hours of waiting at the Bacolod port, we finally rode the RO-RO to Dumangas, Iloilo. It was my first time to ride the RO-RO ship. At the Bacolod port, we were mistaken as varsity players of volleyball. HAHA. We arrived at Guimaras at around 8:30 a.m. and waited to be checked in to our rooms at 2 p.m. The most adventurous part was at Guisi Point Lighthouse. Sadly, my camera ran out of battery. Went to a place my friends call "mini-boracay" courtesy of our resident tour guide manong Richard The pictures were at Leanne's camera. We then went snorkeling. Had lots of fun! but I will not ride on a small boat while crossing a sea of big waves. http://amaegan.multiply.com/photos/album/40/Adventure_at_Guimaras Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:57:35 -0000 phone pics http://amaegan.multiply.com/photos/album/38/phone_pics http://amaegan.multiply.com/photos/album/38/phone_pics Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:19:59 -0000 It's my turn http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/76/Its_my_turn I entered adulthood. A birthday dinner with adults only tells it so. I'm the newest and take note, youngest member of the Guzman young and not-so-young adults. I started the day with a mass but we came late. We had the family birthday tradition of misua and boiled egg breakfast. This I think is one family tradition I will carry on for the rest of my life. My mom believes in feng shui. She says misua is for long life and the boiled eggs are for fortune. We have this breakfast every time there's someone in the family celebrating a birthday. I cooked shanghai and spaghetti. I'm quite good in cooking pasta because it's my favorite food. We ate dinner outside unlike the past years when we had to prepare home-cooked dishes. I didn't expect that my mom would treat us to dinner because, as I can remember, we agreed not to have a celebration because I already asked her a gift two months ago and she bought me a new cellphone. Well, a happy birthday to me! To all who greeted me, thank y... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/76/Its_my_turn Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:55:14 -0000 Some things could not be ignored http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/75/Some_things_could_not_be_ignored I'm trying to move on from a lot of things. I've been doing well in the past days but life had other things in mind. Events of the recent past keep on coming back and in their own way disrupt my almost-focused system. Every time I try to ignore and continue living this part of my life, some things would happen and will again bring a recollection of ifs, musts and buts. I think life is a bully in itself. But it is up to me, the doer of my dear life, if I allow this bullying to happen over and over again. Yet it's hard to move on. Why? Because life consists of repetitions guising in different forms. Things happen again and again, however, it is important to take note that these repetitions aren't grounded on a sole level. They take different heights or steps that will eventually lead us to or teach us a meaning-giving realization. Even if it's so hard to get over a thing, one shouldn't be trapped in it for a long time especially if it's something disheartening. It will becom... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/75/Some_things_could_not_be_ignored Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:30:43 -0000 Pakikipagsapalaran ni Momoy http://amaegan.multiply.com/photos/album/37/Pakikipagsapalaran_ni_Momoy Kwentong pambata nina Meg, Apa at Ana. Kwentong barbero lang 'to. Haha. Hindi talaga ako magaling sa mga ganito pero kasi requirement namin 'to sa Filipino last sem kaya kelangan gawin. haha. Mga kwentong barbero nina Apa, Meg at Ana http://amaegan.multiply.com/photos/album/37/Pakikipagsapalaran_ni_Momoy Sun, 7 Sep 2008 10:40:08 -0000 Life is beautiful http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/74/Life_is_beautiful I always like going home after class. The 30-minute ride (or it takes 45 minutes when the traffic is bad) from UST to Tandang Sora gives me time to reflect on current or past experiences. While riding the jeepney tonight, I realized that I've never been this tired and stressed in my entire 19-year-old life. I've never been this unenthusiastic about reality. I've never been this lethargic about the things I need to accomplish. The things happening now are really exhausting me. They drain my energy. I'm thankful though, that despite all these, there are still a lot of wonderful things in my life. My goals and passion are still intact. I have friends who listen every time I rant and also remind me to relax and be calm. I have a cousin who bought me ice cream last night. I have another cousin who taught me how to play basketball. I have my sister who every other month gives me allowance. I have a brother who fetches me near SM North Edsa when I go home late. I have another brothe... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/74/Life_is_beautiful Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:53:33 -0000 Don't punish me for this http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/73/Dont_punish_me_for_this That's what you get... Karma is what I'll get if I continue singing this line. But it can't be helped, the song just continue to play in my head over and over. Lord, I'm sorry for being mean. I believe in the concept of Karma or what we Christians call as the Golden Rule. Do unto others what you want others to do unto you. I have been mean to other people lately. I threw criticisms that were really offensive (sorry) but I wouldn't have said or acted those things had you straightened yourself in the first place. Karma will really hit me, I know. I think I'm  being burned by someone out there. Lord I'm sorry.    http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/73/Dont_punish_me_for_this Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:15:36 -0000 From a new standpoint http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/71/From_a_new_standpoint The different mood I've been into lately made me like to stay at our house more often. Besides having time for family bonding, it seems that I'm more at peace when I'm at home. The days that I spend at home make me feel that I love myself more. And loving me more means not overdoing or under-doing things.   I realized how I've been depriving myself of care and love when I sleep less than the needed hours, when I cram for an academic requirement, when I fail to eat at the right time and when I forgo resting.   My mom always tells me that if I’m hungry, I should eat, if I’m tired I should rest, and if I’m sleepy I should sleep. Heeding my mom’s advice, I am sticking to a love-myself-mantra. As part of it, I'm trying to shift my cycle from the erstwhile nocturnal lifestyle I have to a daytime routine. The change isn't successful for now, but in time I can adjust to a more productive daytime schedule.     http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/71/From_a_new_standpoint Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:35:25 -0000 My failed athletic dream http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/70/My_failed_athletic_dream I've long resigned the fact that I can't be a serious athlete. By serious athlete, I mean exhausting myself in trainings and competing in games. The first sport I played was basketball. I towered over my male cousins when we used to play until my vertical growth stopped when I was in sixth grade. That usually happens among boys and girls. Girls grow tall during puberty stage then boys start to outgrow girls when they are adolescent. Height is an advantage in most sports as I could see it. So, my height not going beyond five inches cuts away my chances of being an athlete. Also, the prime sport played during our P.E. classes in highschool was volleyball. I am not good in volleyball so my P.E. classes then were not really a big help in my aspirations. Basketball was not played during the intrams. It was only in fourth year that basketball was included in our sportsfest. Unfortunately, and as much as I want to play, I could not. It was the time when I injure... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/70/My_failed_athletic_dream Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:55:34 -0000 A positive point of view http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/69/A_positive_point_of_view There are things which we are good at and there are also those that we can’t handle quite well. In Edree’s words “kanya-kanyang ka useless-an lang yan.” Edree has her own way of putting her perspective on things--- subtle yet remarkable. Her assertion was actually a response to Raydon’s witty I-felt-I’m-useless remark after reading the lead I constructed for a sports article. If Raydon and I switched places in a literature class, I would probably say the same thing. As a writer, I’m a disaster, if not mediocre, when it comes to writing creative pieces such as poetry and fiction. But sports writing is one that I can deal with less trouble. That’s because my beginnings as a writer started out of my passion for sports, an attitude I owe to my brother and my cousins who influenced me to watch and play sports. We do have our own I-feel-useless moments. Time comes when we are given tasks we are well-acquainted with. However, there are instances we are caught up in things that make us feel ... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/69/A_positive_point_of_view Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:18:05 -0000 Coverventures http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/68/Coverventures The last thing I could think that would happen to me while covering a ball game is being mistaken as the elder sister of one of the players. Do I look that old? I imagine a lot about things in life but the idea just didn’t cross my mind. I went to cover a basketball game between the junior teams of UST and Ateneo. It was one exhilarating game. I said so because it made me turn into a fangirl cheering and praying. Unfortunately, the Tiger Cubs fell short of a hairline. Ateneo led by three with nine seconds left in the game. In the next ball possession, the UST gallery cheered with optimism as a Tiger Cub powered his way to score a basket from underneath and fished a foul for a bonus charity just less than two seconds remaining in the contest. But the UST cager failed to convert the free throw that could have sent the game to overtime. It was a painful defeat but there was really nothing much to regret. In fact, the team should be confident for they had sent a message so loud--- that... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/68/Coverventures Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:36:31 -0000 Negative vibes http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/67/Negative_vibes “For every minute you remain angry, you give up 60 seconds of peace of mind.” (and 60 seconds of positive energy from my harmony charm) After sending me this text message, I wonder if my friend who’s islands away from me knew what I felt in the last seven hours. Today is not my day. I was pissed off after knowing that ______. I almost got blinded by an electric flare after plugging a defective extension cord during our class reporting. And to end the night, Nicole and I encountered a very unapproachable, weird old woman while riding the jeepney. The woman actually pushed Nicole who attempted to seat beside her. She didn’t want anyone sitting by her side. Which I think is illogical considering that she was riding a PUBLIC utility vehicle. I know she’s an old woman and she has to be respected but it was not right to push someone while the vehicle was moving. Still not contented, she started murmuring when another passenger rode the jeepney, thinking that the guy would sit b... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/67/Negative_vibes Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:28:30 -0000 ojt pics http://amaegan.multiply.com/photos/album/34/ojt_pics http://amaegan.multiply.com/photos/album/34/ojt_pics Tue, 27 May 2008 16:07:33 -0000 Random thoughts http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/66/Random_thoughts No matter how evil we may think of a person, goodness still dwells in man’s soul. We are after all created in the image and likeness of God. However, goodness radiated by a person is often times eclipsed by his unlikely behavior. And when this happens, people tend to get the wrong impression and give away bias remarks.   One of the lessons I learned during my final year in highschool was to first know a person deeply before jumping in to false criticism.   Other matter: Atlanta Hawks forced a make-or-break Game 7 after outwitting Boston Celtics in a 103-100 series equalizer Game 6. Haha. I’m not really a patron of any of the two teams but I want the Hawks to clinch the first-round playoffs. Wala lang, underdogs kasi sila eh kaya gusto ko sila manalo. http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/66/Random_thoughts Sat, 3 May 2008 05:45:01 -0000 Carola http://amaegan.multiply.com/links/item/9/Carola This is an art gallery site created by the us, Oreo Buddies, in fulfillment of our Art Appreciation http://amaegan.multiply.com/links/item/9/Carola Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:29:21 -0000 Weekend reflections http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/65/Weekend_reflections Maybe Nicole was right for saying that I’m allergic to idleness. I got a well-deserved rest last week— a long weekend, thanks to the Edsa I anniversary, no formal Tuesday classes, no deadlines, and a good sleep. But strangely, it was when I was in a lull that I got sick. What’s new? It seemed that I really am allergic to doing nothing. I hate it when I just sit down doing nothing. It gives me paranoia that I might have skipped a task or two. A trait, I think I inherited from my mom.    UAAP Season 70 will come to its closing stage on Sunday. I really don’t want the season to end for it would bring a story-drought, meaning less covers and less stories. It's offseason time. It would strip me of action-packed games that could only be witnessed in UAAP like the UST baseball team's incredible come-from-behind Game 2 win earlier. On the bright side, UST is assured of the general championship whatever the results in men’s volleyball and baseball on Sunday.   I got this ... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/65/Weekend_reflections Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:00:02 -0000 CINEVITA 2008: TUKLASIN ANG BUHAY SA PELIKULA http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/64/CINEVITA_2008_TUKLASIN_ANG_BUHAY_SA_PELIKULA <A href="http://amaegan.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R8gfbQoKCEcAACsw-c81"></A>Featuring Tirador and Foster Child by Brillante Mendoza Tribu by Jim Libiran Endo feat. Jason Abalos and Ina Feleo For the schedule of the screenings, please see the poster below FREE ADMISSION! <IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.amaegan.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R8gd6goKCEcAAHlPBUk1/invout.jpg?et=C9iGB1DXCwyZwTKI8qvUjg&nmid=" border=0> <IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.amaegan.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R8geeAoKCEcAABNwj@k1/invinside.jpg?et=BYzw71rdrKexG9nJYeW7gQ&nmid=" border=0>   <IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.amaegan.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R8gfbQoKCEcAACsw-c81/postercopy.jpg?et=2%2BNmuLb0vQfS%2Cw%2C3U87XeA&nmid=" border=0> http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/64/CINEVITA_2008_TUKLASIN_ANG_BUHAY_SA_PELIKULA Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:09:54 -0000 Friday encounter http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/63/Friday_encounter Last Friday, I had a chance to meet Jun Lozada in a closed-door encounter with selected Thomasian students at the Tan Yan Kee Center. I was surprised that a politically apathetic person like me (I’m not proud of it) suddenly got interested in joining the meeting. I just wanted to see Jun Lozada, I just wanted to see what he looks like.   He gave a brief message and then entertained questions from the audience (I left my notes on Sam’s notebook so I’ll just post it later). At that time, I could not think of a question so I just sat there doing what I’m good at—listening and observing. He seemed to answer the questions in a way that Thomasians could relate. In dealing with every matter, he used philosophy concepts, Bible stories and the famous Thomasian three C’s, really the Thomasian way. I wasn’t able to stay until the end for some reasons but listening to Lozada for more than an hour was like a wake up call, telling me that I need to be aware of the political situation in our ... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/63/Friday_encounter Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:49:33 -0000 Needed break http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/62/Needed_break After two hectic weeks, I finally got a breather. It felt so relaxing to go home not thinking about deadlines, just a night of sleep and rest. Everything— thesis proposal deadline, Varsi commitments, Political Dynamics, rhyme in Retorika, and our house transfer, took place all at the same time. Good thing chocolates are there to give me enough energy.   During these past days, I realized that: You can’t push yourself too hard. We’re not Superman, Batman or Darna. Overconfidence results in one’s downfall. I doodle in my notebook while covering games. I’ve been on fangirling abstinence for almost a month. I need to finish Yukan Club! I should not entertain text messages while covering games because my replies are so out of context. Who would suggest that an 8R photo be placed on a resume? One should not ride the MRT at 5 p.m. Oreo Buddies eat a lot of food. Defending a thesis is tough. We should listen to Nikki when she says that the State is at the top of the Triangle of A... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/62/Needed_break Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:16:15 -0000 Turning emotional and all http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/61/Turning_emotional_and_all No matter how you avoid it, there would be people who will hurt you directly or indirectly, physically or emotionally, that you feel like giving up the fight. Lucky if you are like a stone that can withstand weathering through time. In my case, I can endure pain. I'm a masochist as a colleague suggests, but I also reach my limits just as a stone wears away through erosion. I’m just happy that I haven’t lost my sanity.   *35 days to go     http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/61/Turning_emotional_and_all Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:34:57 -0000 Love 101, spicy noodles and funny conversations http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/60/Love_101_spicy_noodles_and_funny_conversations My energy meter usually declines every Monday evening. Staying in school for 12 or 13 hours depletes my energy supply. But this Monday was rather different. Maybe, because of the LOVE 101 our Filipino professor lectured about or the spicy noodles I ate or the funny conversations Nicole and I had.   It’s February and love is in the air or not? Anyhow, our professor pegged his discussion on love (and sensuality) since Valentine’s Day is just a few days away. Basing on his lecture, it seemed that our professor has a load of experience about love. I learned from him that love, in a scientific perspective, happens because of nature. Yes, blame it on nature. It’s nature that prepares you to love, that make you fall in love and fall out of love.   I don’t deny that we, Oreo people, love to eat. Yesterday, instead of having a spicy hotdog sandwich for snacks, I decided to eat spicy noodles. It was somehow a prelude to our Binondo escapade. I missed the Three Treasures Mami I ate mo... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/60/Love_101_spicy_noodles_and_funny_conversations Tue, 5 Feb 2008 14:03:37 -0000 A day of losses http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/59/A_day_of_losses It’s the start of the PBA Philippine Cup semis and my cousin and I had a deal on the Purefoods-Red Bull series. I placed my bet, of P20, in favor of Red Bull just to show my detestation of James Yap’s team. The team that I’m really rooting for is Air 21, but since it was eliminated already, I am on another team’s side. Any team would do but not Purefoods. Every person has a team which he or she is against with and mine is Purefoods. I just plainly don’t like the team.   Watching Purefoods and Redbull play is like watching a boxing match. Every time they have an encounter with each other, it would not end without the players getting physical. Fortunately, today’s game ended with no one getting seriously hurt except my wallet. I lost my bet and it was my last money before my mom hands in my next week’s allowance tomorrow. It seemed like karma for hating Purefoods without any reason hit me.   This loss was preceded by UST’s baseball and volleyball teams’ losses. Sad, but it ... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/59/A_day_of_losses Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:28:49 -0000 Fighting no more? http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/58/Fighting_no_more If there’s  a day I would not want to happen again, it would be today, Jan. 25, 2008. I’m sorry Meg and Edree, I know today is Sho’s birthday, but I just had bad encounters this day. I am the kind of person who can handle pressure. I am the kind of person who would be the last to surrender in battle. But today, I was completely opposite to my FIGHTING! Mantra. I realized that I have limits and couldn't be like Darna at all times. I grasped the idea that I need not be solving problems by myself, that there are people who are willing take the journey with me. And to those who abandoned along the way, may your conscience bother you forever.   To Emil and Paul, apologies for my grumpiness. This just happens rarely and I hope it won’t happen again. I know you are also having difficulties so let’s just work it all out together. http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/58/Fighting_no_more Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:18:15 -0000 Workload, corny jokes and fangirling http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/57/Workload_corny_jokes_and_fangirling The surge of events and tasks gave me a full-loaded week that even my sleep was cut from eight hours to five. I remember promising to myself that I would never compromise sleep because that’s just how I pamper myself. But as how activities are lined, getting an eight-hour sleep is quite not viable these days.     Chapters 1 and 2 of our thesis proposal were done but even so, Chapter 3 keeps knocking on the door. Thanks to the St. Thomas Aquinas holiday, I can have a rest before the grueling work for Chapter 3 begins, or maybe not. As my schedule indicates, we have to do our Literature report on Monday. Ok, enough with the tasks and things to do. Just thinking about them makes my FIGHTING! self waver.   I realized earlier today that Nikki has cornier jokes than me. During our Layouting and Copyreading class, our professor had us listed words which take the same singular and plural forms such as food, evidence and information, among others. Then, Nikki dropped a joke s... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/57/Workload_corny_jokes_and_fangirling Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:38:12 -0000 What I get for having a keen eye for detail http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/56/What_I_get_for_having_a_keen_eye_for_detail Tonight’s ride from school to home is one of a kind. I seldom glance at the people inside the jeepney sitting like sardines in a can. But today I just got the energy to look at them and try to observe their behavior. It was when a group of teenagers rode the vehicle that I started noticing them one by one.   This group of six young men caught my attention the moment they stepped inside the jeep. Five of them seated at the back part and the other one was seated beside the driver. So, what was extraordinary with these young men? They looked like guys who would try to snatch your bag (really) but they were obviously gays. That was disturbing but I was somehow thankful the scene was not the kind of disturbing mental image (couples in pda) I always encounter.   When one passenger alighted off the jeep, one of these goon-looking-gays (I know it’s mean but it’s how I can best describe it) transferred in the front seat because we were packed in the back seats. At that time... http://amaegan.multiply.com/journal/item/56/What_I_get_for_having_a_keen_eye_for_detail Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:56:41 -0000 It's Christmas time http://amaegan.multiply.com/photos/album/33/Its_Christmas_time http://amaegan.multiply.com/photos/album/33/Its_Christmas_time Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:47:11 -0000