Battle of the Fortress

  Ito ay isang istorya tungkol sa natatanging labanan na nagaganap sa isang yugto ng buhay ng tao. Ito ang...BATTLE OF THE FORTRESS!

"Ang konsepto ng fortress ay nabuo sa isang matinding clash sa magkabilangpartido. Sa labanang ito ay ang partidong nagpamalas ng matindi at matapat na pagmamahal sa kanyang fortress. Bhala na kayong magpasya, mga mahal kong taga-basa." _Janina Mercado

 Ano nga ba ang “Battle of the Fortress?”

          Ito ay isang uri ng pagtutunggali ng dalawang tulog na tao gamit ang kanilang mga natatanging panakip-kama bilang kanilang kalasag sa giyera.

Sino ang pwedeng sumali sa labanan na ito?

          Ang answer diyan ay LAHAT NG TULOG. Basta, siguraduhin na hindi makikita ang face mo sa labanan. Para secured ang  iyong dignidad.

Ano ang mga pinapakita sa Battle of the Fortress?

          Ang nakikita lang halos ay kumot at paa. Dapat ang focus sa laban ay kung gaano katibay at kabongga ang fortress mo.

Ipakilala na natin ang magkalaban sa edition na ito ng Battle of the Fortress:

PLAYER 1:

Name: Charis alias “BOY TWALYA” Cauyao (medyo tunay niyang pangalan)

Fortress type: hanger plus body towel

Special Features: body towel dolphin design

Player formation: baluktot-ipit-boom-boom-tiyan formation

Strength: MEGA WEAK

VERSUS

PLAYER 2:

Name: XTALSION (hindi niya tunay na pangalan...eto lang ang nakuha ng source ko na info)

Fortress type: Folding table plus kabayo ng plantsa

Special Features: Pikachu hotdog unan

Player Formation: tuhod-camel-pregnancy position

Strength: STRONG

AUDIENCE involved:

Sam Reyes and Janina Mercado

-sila ang nakasaksi sa maka-kabag-utot na pangyayari na labanan.

Para malaman natin kung sino ang nanalo, panuorin niyo itong isang special interview kay Janina Mercado. Salamat sa ating field interviewer na si...AKO. 

According sa Video...malalaman na natin kung sino ang nanalo sa Battle of the Fortress. Sa una palang, obvious naman na no match ang body towel fortress sa folding table. Pero pinapasalamatan pa rin natin si Charis dahil nag-participate siya kahit di niya ito alam.

Salamat kay Janina “Jajabass” Mercado dahil pinahintulutan niya akong i-release ang top secret interview niya.

Sobrang tagal na nangyari itong battle of the fortress pero hindi pa rin alam ni XTALSION at Charis ang buong EPIC na pangyayari. =))

Obra Maestra ni Janel Salivio

Nakita ko itong art work ni Janel Salivio (CdSP classmate ko) sa old yellow clear book ko nung grade six. Binigay niya sa akin itong sobrang gandang art work niya sa Last day namin ng grade 6. Si Janel ay sadyang madrama na tao, at naglagay pa siya ng dedication sa likod ng artwork niya. Sabi niya, huwag ko daw iwawala yung special remembrance niya for me. Oh di ayon, nakalipas ang matagal na panahon, nakalimutan kong iwala =))

Yung art activity na bingay niya ay yung i-ccopy mo yung isang cut-out person sa magazine. As in dapat, kamukha. Napakagaling talaga ni Janel! kuhang-kuha niya yung...white background sa drawing =)) joke lang

Naalala ko, yan yung art activity na natapunan ko ng juice yung akin tapos kalahati lang natapos ko sa drawing na yon :/ pero utang na loob na nag-submit pa ako =))

Sadyang di ako kagalingan sa larangan na pag-ddrawing =)) kaya 7/10 lang ata grade ko don. Tapos hubad pa at may punit yung natitirang plastic cover yung artbook ko kasi ganon talaga. =)) hindi ako NEAT. NOON. =))

Buti pa si Janel, naka-10/10 sa art activity =)) tapos na-show off niya pa sakin ang sobrang cool drawing skills niya =))

tapos medyo kamukha pa ni Janel yung drawing niya =)) biro lang Janel. Wala lang, gusto ko lang i-share. Nakakamiss kasi si Janel gaga gay. =))

Nahanap ko man yung artwork ni Michelle Santos na binigay niya sakin nung grade six. Kaso baka pag-inupload ko yon...masapak niya ako =)) kakatakot. Tapos 10/10 din grade niya...samantalang matumal akong makakuha ng 10/10 sa artwork ko =)) Siguro nagsawa yung teachers ko sa EPIC beach, sunset, horizons, trees, flowers na FAIL drawings ko =)) yun kasi uso non.

Tapos ang random na ng kwento ko. hahaha! inaantok na kasi ako ngayon. 12:30am na pala =)) Gusto ko rin i-share yung artwork kong may mga dinikit akong monggo para sa Christmas tree outline tapos after 3 days, inamag na. =)) may maliliit na bugs na kumakain duns a monggo ko tapos pinasa ko pa yun sa teacher ko =)))))) benta talaga. Tapos ang baho =))))))

Anyway, pabaon lang...those people who didn’t start out great, become the greatest when they grow. OK TAPOS NA. (;D) 

Melodica

I finally found my lost Bachendorff Melodica after a year! =)) Well, it was found with my old Playstation 2. I started practicing with my Melodica once again. I’m quite rusty though. It still sounds good! Oh yeah!

I tried recording some of my Melodica music but most of the records were a failure. Here’s a sample of my Thunder by Boys like Girls Melodica solo:


http://www.badongo.com/audio/25345082

Here another sample of my Melodica solo, Kings and Queens by 30 seconds to Mars:

http://www.badongo.com/audio/25345081

I decided to save some money so I could buy a new Yamaha Pianica. Playing with my mini-music toys is my best stress reliever when comfort foods are not available. Have a musical summer everyone! :)

Kapal ng face ko mag-upload ng melodica samples pero FAIL naman lahat =)) Rusty na ako!

Confession 2011

(c) SAMREYES| photography

Finally, I had my confession after 3 years in oblivion. I kinda moved away from religious activities and started living in lost solitude for the past 3 years. When I entered college, with pride I thought that my faith was not vulnerable (concluding from the vast religiously-active history in my previous school). But stress came, problems invaded my conscience, doubts instilled in my heart...leaving my faith---defenseless. I started skipping mass sometimes voluntarily or not. I got immune with my recurring sins, as it became just a habit.  I was consciously losing my faith and all I did was nothing.

It’s just so different now. I feel liberated and not tied down to the same old beliefs I held close. But as much as I would want to change who I was back then, a part of the past would always grow with me. I want to become a better person but with my faulty actions and flawed understanding, I could only hope for the best so I could improve myself.

I think I have lost a lot of faith. I am consciously losing my faith and I'm not doing anything to prevent the deterioration. I've been too egocentric and all I could see are my accomplishments and intelligence. I started to question my faith and things concerning my faith and I wanted proofs. I don't want to challenge God, but I think my irrational actions are a step of being away from God. I still believe in God, and don't want not to believe in Him. Maybe I really need Him and sometimes I feel He's not there for me. But who am I fooling? God has always been with me...I'm just too proud and blinded by the world to notice Him. Please, pray for me.

The italicized text above was a paragraph taken from my diary last year. I couldn’t say that I’m proud of myself when I wrote that...and I couldn’t also say I’m upset because I wrote that. I don’t know what I need right now, or what I need to do next. When I had my confession this Holy Week, I didn’t feel free, but I felt somehow unflustered. I think this is a good step to rebuilding my deteriorating faith. It’s never too late to change.

I couldn’t believe how much I’ve changed. I used to be THAT PRAYERFUL way back in uhm...grade school...and somehow in High school. Now, I’m bothered coming back with my batchmates in my previous school. I’m afraid that people would judge me easily and see how I’ve been corrupted by reality. I guess, I’m afraid to disappoint people who looked up and placed there hopes for me in that school :| I just realized it now since I was confused on what I really feel.

 I miss my old self. I miss the days that I wasn't too proud... the days that I believe so much in friendship and in GOD. :c I've become my own Lex Luthor. 

JANEL SALIVIO (SPVM 2009’s Drama Queen goes to AUSTRALIA, mate!)

Janel Salivio the Drama Queen

We had a very sudden notice that our beloved friend, Janel Salivio, is already going to her homeland, Australia :((  Despite our mocks/jokes/fault-pointing comments for Janel, I have formulated a very intricate idea to surprise our BEAUTY QUEEN.

            Janel Salivio is well loved in class because of her refined gestures and friendly aura. She’s not the class CLOWN, but she’s a funny person. She’s PERFECT...PERFECT-BULLY-MATERIAL =)) Aside from our constant teasing and verbal-joker-torture, she remained a SAINT. She’s indeed a professional bullied-person.  Everyone loves to bully and tease  Janel all the time. But she showed us remarkable temperament and patience.

            She’ll be surely missed! Not because of her extremely patient disposition, friendly vibe, and modesty; she’ll be sorely missed because she simply, ‘touched our hearts.’ Janel Salivio has been more than a sister, friend, classmate to all of us...she’s been the ‘Janel’ we all grew to love. Now, she’s leaving us and there’s nothing we could do to make her stay. We tried several persuasion strategies, blackmailing, wall-flooding, bullying activities...but she really needs to go.

I hope you appreciate our little ‘pabaon’ before you go:

JANEL FAMOUS QUOTES:

“kayo ha...”

“kainis ivan!”

“ano bah huh.”

“(any statement)  plus HUH”

“loko kayo janina...”

“eto talagang si rhox...HUH”

“miss ko na kayo.”

“kita kits.”

“hoy bruha!”

“uHUH”

JANEL NAME DROPPABLES:

Donya Chuanel

Jernel

Banel

Mother Ling Ling

Channel

Garudanel

Sogosanel

JANEL BEFORE AND AFTER:

rawr

By this point iiyak na si Janel >:)

MESSAGES FOR DONYA JANEL:

“Uwian mo kami ng Kangaroo! I’ll miss you so much! Especially your WATTA FACE. Tandaan mo, pagdating mo ng Australia…ikaw ang pinaka maganda!!! Pinaka magandang kangaroo =)) joke lang. Mamimiss kitang asarin. Sobra.” _Sam Reyes

 “Janel. Ihuli mo ko ng Kangaroo jan ah, yung malaki pouch.  Thyen mababa lang tumalon. Ingat sa hailstones jan! salamat sa info sa anatomy class. 1^st sem is not enough! Lol we’ll miss you! Sabihin mo sakin if maganda nutrition jobs jan ah. Kkk. Si dad kasi walang tiwala sa course ko T_T pray lagi. Ingat sa mga pervert foreigners k.” _ Mark John Badong

“Hi, Janel! Masyado mo naman akong binigla sa iyong mga pasabog. Daig mo pa si Kris Aquino nang sinabi niyang makikipaghiwalay na nsiya kay James Yap. Huhu. Kala ko ba mag-second year ka pa dito? Di ka makakakuha ng trabaho dun kasi INC ka. Kaya kung ako sayo, i-ditch mo na yung flight mo! Hindi, loko lang. Alam ko naming mahal yung ticket, at matagal inayos yung visa. Pero mas matagal pa rin yung pagaayos ng ngipin mo. Lupet! Di kinaya ng braces. De, joke lang! hehe. Eto na talaga. Dear Janel. Eto na. Gagawa ka na ng pangalan sa Australia. Sa alindog mo, alam kong makakajackpot ka ng mayaman, matanda at madaling mamatay na native! Pagmayaman ka na, eto size 8 ako sa sapatos at size 30 sa pants. De, loko lang talaga. Eton a talaga message ko:

Janel, nung umalis ka nung 2^nd year, nalungkot ako nkasi wala na kaming mabully. Huhu. Di ko na napractice yung skills ko. Ngayon aalis ka na naman. Although, din a ganun kasakit kasi nung mga panahong wala ka, isa lang ang ginagawa ko non: ang hintayin ka. Hanggang sa masanay na lang ako sa thought na hindi ka na dadating. Pero dumating ka. Leche. Tapos aalis ka rin. Leche. Anung klase ba naman yan! Huhuhu. Anyways wala na tayo magagawa. Ingat ka na lang dun. Tsaka wag ka didikit sa mga kangaroo kasi baka mapagkamalan kang isa, mabaril ka pa ng hunter.  Hindi, joke lang. Hehe. Janel, wala nang mangangalabit sakin sa chapel para sabihing nadukutan siya ng wallet sa loob ng classroom niya at nangutang siya para makauwi ng Rizal. Huhu. Sana maging successful ka sa Australia, sana magkaintindihan kayo nung mga tao dun. Huhu. Tip ko lang sayo, practice ka ng accent neutralization (search mo na lang sa net). Andiyan pa rin naman ang fb eh. Chikahan na lang ulit tayo. Osya. Masyado nang mahaba to. Baka sumabog na kay Samantha.” _Janina Mercado

“Hi, Janel, I’ll miss you. Magiging ‘sleng’ ka na. hihi. At magkakaron ka na din pala ng bagong boypren na sobrang puti. Hahaha” _Michelle Santos

“Good bye. Bibisitahin na lang kita someday. Hug and Kiss” _Ikee Gonzales

“Janel, ingat ka palagi ha!” _Jasper  Baltazar


"Dear Janel, nainis talaga ko nung ang talkshit mo. Pero wala e, ganun talaga. Ganyan ka talaga.Para kasing balewala lang sayo effort ko. no really. pero kahit anung mangyare friends pa din tayo. love kita eh." _Abi San Andres


"Hi Janel, sayang hindi natuloy farewell party. Sana nahug ka pa namin. We'll surely miss you. Kahit sandali lang kita nakasama nung highschool lang, madalas naman kita makasama sa carpark para tsumibog! :D I love you janelskie! We'll miss you" >:D< _Katrina Navarro

M.I.A. (sick)

April 7, 2011 I was admitted in the hospital. I was supposed to attend my scheduled football training at Ateneo that day. When I woke up 5 o'clock in the morning, I could barely stand. I went upstairs to get my soccer gear, take a bath, and get ready to go to Manila. When I finished taking a bath, I noticed a sudden change in my condition. I felt kinda dizzy so I decided to go down and eat my breakfast. I lost my appetite, so I decided not to eat breakfast and just rest on my bed until I get better. I started having chills. I wrapped myself in 2 blankets but I still felt very cold. I went to the bathroom as swiftly as I could, because I felt I was to vomit anytime soon. Everybody in the house was panicking because it took several minutes for me to come out of the bathroom. I screamed inside and cried for help. People at the outside of the Bathroom couldn't do anything because I was locked up. I couldn't reach for the door because I already collapsed on the floor. As I gained momentum, I managed to get on my knees. When I was about to stand and open the door, I vomited gastric juice excessively. Our housekeeper already called the hospital to send a nurse at home. I felt kinda better after I vomited a lot. I managed to get back to bed. The nurse suggested that I should be brought to the hospital for further observation and analysis. Since I couldn't be thoroughly monitored at home, Daddy decided to bring me at the hospital.

As arrived at the hospital, I got two deltoid injections. My siblings weren't around so another doctor took care of me. I was confined. After I had the injections and some medication, I gradually felt better. I asked Yaya Ann to cancel all my appointments that day so I could have a day of rest. I finally fell asleep. I woke up at 10 am. I texted some of my friends I ditched that day. Ate Lilia already arrived and she assigned Kuya Ed (nurse) to give me dextrose. Jolo, Joaqui, and my other family members visited me. I had several visitors and...FOOD, but I wasn't able to eat well.

Ikee visited me after lunch. She gave me a box of Oreo Krispy Kreme (my favorite). She also handed my school clearance. She took care of me the whole afternoon. It was great having her around. Michelle too, visited me but she was LATE =)) Anyway, Ikee and Michelle stayed with me the whole afternoon. We even ate merienda together with Yaya Ann and Kuya Ed.

I'm alright now! >:D My dextrose was removed at 3 o'clock in the morning. I was discharged in the hospital April 8, 2011. I went to SM Megamall after I got discharged in the hospital because I promised Maita that I would support her in her cosplay at Ozine Fest.

GENERALIZATION:

1) FOOD OVERLOAD = FAST RECOVERY

2) I love my family and friends.

3) FREE KRISPY KREME when SICK.

4) MAHIRAP KUMAIN pag-isa lang ang KAMAY.

5) Nakakatamad maligo pag may sakit.

6) Mas lalo akong magkakasakit kapag walang INTERNET.

I'm really thankful for the people who visited me in the hospital. I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks to those who had stuck on me during my sickness. Thank you to the concerned people whether ONLINE/OFFLINE.

-S.Reyes