revitalizing

Tomorrow is the school fair! Hooray! :) And on Saturday is the much awaited, of course, cheering competition. We watched the final dry run today with the props that we, the props people, have labored for oh I'm not sure, a week perhaps? Anyway, I'm glad it's finished. But that reminds me that we still have to decorate the jail booth-- after years of waiting, I'm finally going to experience what is to be a JAILER! woohoo! Anyway, how are we supposed to decorate a jail booth (supposed to be fierce looking and stuff) with a theme "Revitalizing the Rosenan Spirit?" Roses with thorns? Idea rejected.

As we, namely me and Eevee, were painting the jail, a few elementary students came up to us and asked about the booth. My god. I'm good in English when it comes to writing but an articulate speaker? Give me a script please. But that's when I realized how different we (as in my batch's generation) from the elementary students nowadays. First of all, the english thing. I know the school is trying to promote the language through speak for a star but... we're Filipino for pete's sake! Secondly, I think there's something disturbing about their liking to be jailed. Yes. They actually want to be jailed. How sick (if that's not a strong word) is that? One of them actually asked me if I'll let her in if she pays me 200 Pesos. Like I said, twisted.

On the Cheering Competition this Saturday, all I can say is: wow. The performances from all batches were so amazing! I was cheering all throughout my batch's performance and not because we're required to do so as a proof of loyalty and support but because I really couldn't help myself. And to think I doubted our umm... unconventional choreographers. The Freshmen were cute and the Sophies, whose choreo is friends with ours, are okay. The Seniors however... wow. A perfect performance: routine, cheer and props. Not to mention originality. They might be the ones to break the so-called 'curse' wherein for 7 years, no Senior class has ever won the cheering. But I think... feel that their cheer lacks something... SPiCE I think. Something that my batch has... or maybe this is just my loyalty speaking. But either way, I'm excited for Saturday. We have batch jacket! It's a shade of blood red (I seem to have a penchant for that color since Junior year) with our surnames at the back. How official looking is that?

But even if I can hardly wait for Saturday, I'm still excited for tomorrow. We're going to spray our prisoners with water mixed with gold glitters. Fun. :)

Red-hot.

P.S. Oh and by the way, I decided to make a list of books I have read since the first day of the year. This should be fun... and long.

as always

Procrastinating. It's midnight, I need to get some shut eye.

But for the meantime...

My Complete and Personal Profile according to Colorgenics.

You have exaggerated demands on life but you are cautious enough to try to
hide these beliefs from the outside world. You are covert enough to try to
impress other people around you with your achievements and at the same time able
to put on an act of pretending to be 'humble' - being the same as everyone else.
It would appear, however, that whatever you are doing seems to be working out
O.K.You are finding the present situation extremely demanding and you're having
difficulty coping with it. A great deal of strain is involved and you would
really like everyone and everything to leave you alone for a while, just so that
you can put everything into perspective.In spite of all the opposition, you are
insisting that your goals are realistic but circumstances are forcing you to
compromise. You are not very happy with this situation but there is little that
you can do about it. You have very strict standards which you try to apply to
everyone who enters your sphere of influence.You are exhausted, over stressed
and you refuse to give in. You are trying to minimise the tension by being
physically active. It would seem that you are experiencing problems with an
existing relationship and try as you might, you find it impossible to alter the
situation because there is no co-operation. There is an urgent need for proper
understanding which may only be accomplished by communication. At this time you
feel that there is no 'give and take' on either side. This is resulting in
constant depression. You are irritable and it could be said by your nearest and
dearest that 'you are hard to live with'. You feel the urgent need to get away
from it all - even it's only for a little while. You may be finding it difficult
now to make firm decisions - you are restless and generally uptight.Be it
through unfulfilled emotional requirements, whatever the circumstances you are
experiencing considerable stress, be it mental or physical. To your credit you
are attempting to escape from this by endeavouring to create a semblance of
peace and serenity by refusing to allow yourself to be involved. You have the
strength to 'pull through' and all indications are that you will... perhaps
sooner than you even believed possible.

I'm too lazy and tired to give a reaction other than: whoa.

Ah yes. Annick, ever so eloquent.

Night.

by the way...

I finally read Revelations, the 3rd Blue Bloods book by Melissa de la Cruz. It's either that I'm lazy to do a review or it just didn't have that big impact on me. Anyway, here's a brief, bulleted review.

• The ending sucks. It's not an epilogue, it's a crapilogue.
• There's a hidden chapter. I'm annoyed that it's not published because I love that chapter more than the other published chapters.
• It's truly "Revelations"
• Monday: My Ate Carllyn told me it's so great. I was so enthusiastic. I told my friends, specifically Mariel and Hazel "Wag nyo ko pipigilan!"Little did I know they'd take it too seriously... // Friday: I bought it. Spent 599 Pesos for it.
• I can't wait for the other books.
• I will never doubt Ms. Melissa de la Cruz ever again. I thought Blue Bloods would be a bit shallow considering the fashion statements and luxuries implied throughout the books. I know, shame on me.

Okay. Time to study for my Computer exam.

just BLiNK

I took the Ateneo College Entrance Exams today.

Let me emphasize that statement.

I, a mere third year student, took the Ateneo Colleger Entrance Exams today as the qualifiying test for AJSS (Ateneo Junior Summer Seminar).

whoa.

There were lots of students and most of them didn't even look like High school juniors! There were 33 rooms I think. And about 35-40 each room. Only 70 students will be accepted.

whoa. I repeat.

The English part is easy. The Mathematics? Um. Not. Ever. Impossible. Good luck sucker! Hn.

I only started to study yesterday night since last week, I've been arriving home at 7 PM because of Cheering Practices. (Props yet again.) I was also out looking for bamboo (and not because of Pandas) for props materials. So yeah. No time. Well, I do have time but I was already too tired and a bit lazy to work. What you sow is what you reap.

It'll take a miracle for me to be chosen, to put it quite bluntly. But like what our (Me, Mara, CJ, Josette and Gascon) parents told us: It's just a practice test. Now I know what to expect at the Entrance test of Ateneo. Weird. I'd like to study there yet I still don't know which course to take.

Anyway, the exam was from 7:30 to 12:30 with a ten minute interval (spent lining up at the ladies' CR) There were some ironies or coincidences perhaps, that day.

• My proctor is Mr. Solis - a character from "Karalitaan", a play we just read at Filipino class
• When we are about to pass our exam, as if on cue, my watch beeped. It was alarmed at 12:25 and I didn't bother to restart it. Just a coincidence, a silly one.

And when I arrived home, I fell asleep (that is, after I checked my e-mail) until 4:30 PM.

Like I said, whoa.