surprise!

Got a major surprise last night. The teacher from the Chinese cultural office at PCHS called me last night regarding a 6-month scholarship to study Chinese in 雲南. The scholarship is sponsored by the Chinese government. It includes everything, from tuition to lodging, I just have to pay for the airfare. On top of that, I get RMB800 every month for food expenses(Will I be spending that much?haha). It's a pretty good offer. However, dad doesn't want me to go, because he's not sure if the place is as developed or modern as Shanghai or Beijing.

I really, really want to go!!!

I've been yearning for escape for years...and this is such a great opportunity! Coz my parents won't have to spend for it.That way, they don't really have anything to complain about.

They have to come up with a real good reason if they don't want me to go on this one. For Canada, its too far...so they can't use that here,coz 雲南is in Southern China, and pretty near the Philippines. Shobe's friends dad said that the place is really beautiful, that its a city(as in, not a probinsya-type place), so they can't use that as a reason too.

Well, we'll have to see how creative they get, and how I counter their reasons. (Here's where FOLOGIC comes to use.hahaha)

shopping

You know how sometimes you go into a shop wanting to buy something and ending up buying something else when that something you wanted to buy isn't available? That's exactly what happens to me every time I go into Powerbooks. hahaha I was supposed to get a copy of the GMAT reviewer by Kaplan, but I ended up buying 2 other books, coz they were out of stock. I bought Buddha in Your Backpack and this math trivia book for Candee.

I went to 2 Powerbooks, and 1 National Bookstore yesterday, and all of them were sold out on the GMAT reviewer, the one by Kaplan that is . Gosh! A lot of people must be taking the GMAT these days, where having a BS degree is not enough to make it big in the business world.

routines

For the past few weeks, this has been my life, wake up, eat breakfast, get ready for work, leave for work, work,eat lunch, work(or do something esle when there are no projects), come home, eat dinner, read the newspaper, watch TV, do the dishes, do the laundry, then sleep, then repeat the cycle. It's too routine. haha Pretty much have nothing to do on the weekends, except watch TV, read a book or something. Been wanting to take up baking. But classes are soooooo expensive and some are just too far, and Dad still won't let me drive. I have to take more lessons pa daw. hehe I don't blame him actually, after what happened to Koko's car. But then the weathers been crazy so now, I'm like trying to learn Korean over the net. Trying to learn the alphabet now. ALthough, am still confused with the vowels. They all resemble each other.

Gosh! I really need to get out more...and get a life. haha That's the main reason why I want to go abroad and live by myself for a while. I'd practically be forced to go out since I won't have anybody to talk to there. While here, I can talk to my parents, or my sister anytime...

My parents control 24% of my life...

got this from Aileen via friendster =)

[x] You have to make your bed everyday.
[x] You have to do chores.
[ ] I have a time that I have to getoff the phone and computer.
[ ] You have a bedtime.
[ ] You have to earn your money.
[ ] You can't have friends over unless your room is clean.
[ ] You can't have a boyfriend/girlfriend.
[ ] You can't be friends with someone unless your parents know them.
TOTAL: 2

[ ] You can't go shopping by yourself.
[ ] Your mom tells you what to wear.
[ ] You have to look for "good deals" on clothes, otherwise you can't buy it.
TOTAL: 0

[ ] You get grounded for stupid things.
[ ] You have a time limit for the computer/video games/tv.
[x] You have to get along with your sibling(s) otherwise you get grounded. (grounded,no. reprimanded,yes)
[x] You have to share your room.
TOTAL: 2

[x] You have to ask to go to a party/friends house in a few days advance.
[ ] You can't go anywhere without aparent/adult.
[ ] You can't stay home alone.
[ ] You have a babysitter.(I'm at the age where I should be the babysitter. haha)
TOTAL: 1

[ ] You're not allowed to have a tv/gaming system in your room.
[ ] You can't be on the computer without someone watching your every move.
[ ] You can't have a door in your bedroom.
TOTAL: 0

[x] Your parents get mad if you don't want to do something simple that they ask.
[ ] You can't swim without an adult watching you.
[ ] You can't have a friend of the opposite sex over, unless they are family.
TOTAL: 1

multiply your total by 4.

nothing much...

Went to Sheryll and Elson's wedding reception at the Manila Hotel last Saturday night. Had a great time. The wedding reception was real nice...loved the AVP they showed. And it was fun catching up with the BLIA peeps. Funny thing, when it was time to catch the bouquet/garter thing...and the wedding organizer came to our table asking who was single. We were all like pointing at each other..haha No one joined in the end. Remember when I was still younger and we were automatically exempted from that. hehe

Then Sunday, we had lunch at Golden Fortune with Mom's side of the family and went shopping in Glorietta. Went in to Face Shop. First time to go in...Used to think that the stuff they sell there are real expensive. Surprised that their goods are relatively reasonably priced.

Monday till now, we've had a lot of projects..ok, maybe not a lot, but pretty long projects.hehe

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Watched The Holiday and Because I Said So. Great movies! Both were extremely touching, getting me teary-eyed in some parts. I could totally relate to what Millie was going through, with her overbearing mom. Enough said.

Oh, and we are now down to the last episode of Hana Yori Dango Returns. Can't wait to watch it. I really want to know if it's going to be a happy ending or a sad one. ALthough I feel that the whole series(for the second season) is too short with only 11 episodes total.