My... My... My...
I couldn't believe it! I couldn't believe it! I just saw the 3rd white hair strand in my head today! I was fixing my hair in the mirror when I saw something shiny, when I looked at it closely, thinking it was a fiber or something, it was a white hair strand!!!! wahhhh!!!!! A few weeks ago, I saw two white hair strands and plucked it out, I was surprised to see it but didn't mind it too much. And now, I think the one that I plucked last week is growing again! wahhhhhh!!!! Is this a sign of old age for me already (hehehe, I think not!) or stress (from our sportfest maybe?!) or just plain genes (my mom is only in her 50's and it just started coming out, my dad, though in his 60's now, started growing white hair strands when he was about my age, but he's a lawyer and probably that was the cause hehehe Joke only Papa Dear!). wahhhh!!!!!
Apply what you learned
This is what I did last night, when we had our Bowling Sportsfest at MCS. We had our Eliminations wherein for two games, the top 6 on each team (we have 4 teams) will move on to the semis. On our team, I think I'm included in the top 6. Yey! I was so ecstatic because I applied all the lessons I learned when we were being coached by Mommy Butch in my Ephil days, and got the right rhythm of play last night. I scored a 115 in the 1st game and a 105 in the second game. It's not that high, but Mommy Butch said, don't concentrate on the score but on the way that you play only. But I couldn't help myself as a novice I guess. hehehe I regretted some throws I had during the game, especially during the 1st 5 frames of the games, because nerves and pressure was in my mind. Being a newbie in the group, I still didn't know some of my teammates and the awkwardness was still there. But after not minding that, I got my groove back in the last 5 frames of the games and got strikes and spares! Even I was in disbelief. This morning I told my coach how I played last night and she was happy for me. She's glad I remembered her pointers and told me she would want to watch me play the next time and give me a little shout outs along the way. hehehe Pressure!!!! The Coach is watching! hehehe I'll see if I can stand the pressure of the game and with my coach watching me play the game. Uh oh... teehee
My RAGE brings out the WORST in me AGAIN!
Last night, while we were going to Badminton Extreme together with my officemates, we almost had an accident with a stupid driver. If I hadn't stepped on the brakes at the right time, I didn't want to think what might've happened. The driver of this old mini-truck, with no headlights, no brakelights and taking two lanes on the raod suddenly hit the brakes with me closely following behind him. I was following closely because I was getting ready to overtake this guy, but suddenly he stopped at the middle of the street and so I stepped on the brakes instantly. Out of sheer anger, I honked my horn so long and loudly because of what this moron did. While overtaking this guy, he glanced like a madman at me for honking my horn like that at him and when I was already in front of him. I noticed that he wanted to follow me and maybe get revenge for honking at him. Good thing there was a big truck behind me, so he didn't get to follow me closely and get his revenge at me. Although I was pissed off already at this moron because of his driving skills and his old "not supposed to be in the road" mini-truck, I tried to control my upcoming road rage.
However, when we were about to turn at Badminton Extreme, this moron caught up with my car and stopped at my side of the car and started talking nonsense (with curses pa ata I think) at me. I think he was pissed off because a lady driver (that's me) honked at a moronic driver on the road. I said nonsense because I didn't roll down my window to listen to his F* nonsense, so after seeing this moron's angry face and talking non-stop nonsense, I really couldn't help myself, and so much to my regret, I retaliated. Hay... I know I should've known better than to retaliate to a person with so much anger in him also, but I just couldn't help myself. I showed the guy the "finger". After doing that, a friend of mine in the car, reminded me to stop what I'm doing and just not mind him anymore and just go inside the place already. After thinking of what I just did, I felt humiliated because it was not a good example and I acted on my rage again without thinking of the consequences of doing that. Hay... Good thing I didn't have a game that night or my mind would be on something else. Good thing also was the guy didn't follow me inside the place anymore or maybe even waited for me outside the place to do something bad to me. Thank God for that! Whew! Take a deep breath!
This is one thing I hate about driving here, there are a lot of inconsiderate drivers around, which sometimes I'm also guilty of doing. No excuses there, but no excuse also to the drivers who are inconsiderate EVERYDAY! Imagine that! I guess last night was another lesson about PATIENCE for me. I've been wondering for quite some time now why I've been learning a lot about PATIENCE in my life and in other people's life. I guess it's another way of God telling me that I should not get angry too easily anymore and more importantly, I still need more PATIENCE and more.. and more.. and more.. and a lot more PATIENCE.
Oh yeah, one bad and sad thing happened, none of my teammates in the BLUE team won. :-( Bummer!
Blast from the past
After coming home at 4am from our gimik that night, and only having 3 hours of sleep, I took my nieces and nephew to the Elementary school (CSA Makati) that I went to when I was little. My niece, who is going there will have a field demo in the school's Annual Fair. It's been a long time since I stepped foot in that 'ol school of mine. 10 years to be exact.
When we got there, all the memories from that school came rushing back to me, which is a good thing mind you! hehehe This proves that I'm not getting forgetful like what my cousins are telling me. A lot has changed since I went there, all the classrooms are air-conditioned now, there are gates everywhere too and the school theater has been renovated into a futuristic kind of theater. hehehe I wonder how much the parents of the school paid for the renovation of the theater.
Of course, when there are changes, there are also things that didn't change in my old school, like the chapel is still what it looks like, the covered courts, the enormous field, the gym and most especially the teachers and staff that I've always seen everyday of my life when I was still going there. We all have older faces now I guess. It's been 10 years and most of my teachers are still there, elementary and high school! I wanted to greet them, but I hesitated, they probably don't remember me at all since I was just another quiet kid that just kinda blended in with the crowd in those days. Oh well, maybe that's also one of the reasons I haven't visited this alma mater of mine in a long time. Lots of memories.. good and bad... But now, I guess I'm over those things now, because I went to see my school. All is forgotten now, and a long time ago, I said to myself that if ever I will have children of my own, I will not let them go to this school of mine because of the changes that happened when I was still going there.
But now, after experiencing CSA Makati after 10 years, it's different. And besides, my niece is having lots of fun in this school, I guess your views change when you see the different side of the picture. So we'll see when I have kids, if CSA is still the right school for them. I want my kids to have the best education in town and during my time, it was the best education I had.
For curious readers that went to CSA Makati, I would just like to let you know that, YES, Father Rodriguez is still there and still is the Principal of the Elementary School and Dra. Ronquillo is still the Vice-Principal and Aling Clara is still there also, but now calls herself, Nanay Clara. hehehe I wonder if my kids will still see them if ever they go there someday. One wish though for the school, remove those gates! There are damn too much gates there. It's like a prison cell with all those around.
Friday Bonanza
Friday night was a very hectic and interesting night for me. First off, Doths, Axel and I went to MCS to practice our bowling skills for our upcoming sportsfest. Stayed there until 9pm I think, had a lousy game. Mommy Butch will kill me if she saw how I played that night. hehehe
Anyway, when I was about to bring Doths and Axel to Ayala where they will take their ride home, I was stopped by a "crooked" cop for making a "VALID" U-turn in an intersection, I said "crooked" because just by looking at him and the way he walked to my car you can feel that he was about to extort money from me or something. So as courtesy, and besides they have motorcycles, I pulled over to ask what the problem was. So, this "crooked" cop said that I made a U-turn on a red light and it was forbidden. Then I told him, "I've passed this road before and I've made a U-turn there hundreds of times and now ur telling me it's forbidden?!" Of course, I told all this in a mild mannered voice and still with a lot of respect to this "crooked" cop. And you know what he said after I said that, he said, "When there are no cops around, you can make U-turns, but if there are cops around, it's forbidden." After he said that, I thought to myself, "What the fuck did he just say?!", "Tarantado pala talga to eh, mangongotong lang talga to sa akin." So after telling me all that, he asked for my driver's license, to which I relunctuntly gave. Now here's a funny story, When he got my license, a piece of paper dropped from my license case, it's a list I keep in my license jacket. When I noticed it, I told him, something dropped from my license jacket and told him to pick it up. He said with a commanding voice, "What? Nothing was dropped!" Now I thought to myself, I think he was looking for what looks like money that was dropped to bribe him and when he didn't notice
the look of money he didn't even bother to have a second look at the ground. After exchanging a few more words, he saw the piece of paper and gave it back and he let me go with a warning. Whew!
Doths, Axel and I were discussing that good thing Axel was in the car with us, because if it were just us ladies, then that cop would have gotten a chunk of my money that night. I just really hate kotong cops in my country, I wish they would all go to a place full of kotong cops and just bribe themselves to death.
After that, I decided to go home already since it was already late and thought that my friends in EPhil already left for their gimik. Before my bowling practice, I told the Ephil guys I'd join them later for their gimik, but at the last minute I decided not to join them, must be because of that stupid cop. hehehe
Anyway, as I was nearing my home, I got a text message from Nikks that they were still in the office and was waiting for me to start the gimik! hehehe Feeling guilty about the situation, I decided right then and there to join them in their gimik at Pier One in Buendia. The food and drinks were great. But not greater than the stories exchanged during our drinking session. hehehe Told the guys that next week, we should have a videoke session. They all agreed to it. 'Till next week then...
