Home is where the heart is

Wednesday, December 10, 2008
We'll be blessed because we came

December 10, 2008 - We had our recollection at Santuario de La Salle. Us, the English Majors shared it with the Math Majors, Seniors of course. We had lots of fun as we rebuild our relationship with God as well with the people whom we have hurt and failed. It was a day filled with giggles and tears, with learning and sharing. It was a day of realization, realization that in a few months I will be walking alone in the corridors of Cody Hall. My friends will be graduating in March. It makes me sad and scared to face that fact, but at the back of it all, I'm happy for them that they have survived being college, and that they will be facing the real battle fully equipped with Lasallian values. And just like what Sir Slade, our recollection facilitator, have said, "Welcome to the world of unemployment!" heheheh...

There are things that are worth remembering during the event...

One - Mark, Ferlyn and Krismarie revived their friendship. I may not know what happened behind the scene of the argument, but Im glad that they are now helping each other to pick up the pieces of the broken friendship. The Math people have always been close to my heart since I shifted from the College of Education. I gained good friends from that major, eventhough their major is my waterloo.

Two - Rina and Dawn finally sealed the knife. Although they have been talking to each other since the later part of the first sem and on the beginning of the second semester, Dawn and Rina finally made peace with each other through the help of a white petal. A white petal was given to use by Sir Slade, it symbolizes the gift of peace. They exchanged their white petal, hugged and said peace. If our recollection will be made into a movie, for sure it will be one of the highlighted parts. Im glad its a closed book now.

Three - I am Rina's joy. I never expected Rina would give her "Joy Petal" to me. I was thinking she might give it to Ding or to Genice. Why did I say so? Sometimes I feel that she's annoyed by my childish acts or even pissed when i'm way too irresponsible for her standards. But after the recollection, I was happy to know that I was her joy. I was relieved that she still have patience over me. Lol

My LaSallian Journey

Englishes

Mathses

MathLish

We're suppose to do a task about our Lasallian journey, but I cant help to take a snap

Englishes with Mumoy
(Halin ang naiba)

Close thy book, Ding

And as we left Santuario de LaSalle with smiles and a warm heart, I couldnt help but thank HIm for making us feel his presence, for being with us as we share our frustrations, laughters and tears. And I hope that all those friendship that has been restored will not be broken again. not ever.

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Chocoholic Cathie is finally at home on 12/10/2008 03:51:00 PM.
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Christmas is almost here..

December 8, 2008 - I have decided to write a letter to Santa. Hopefully he will come across my blog... ^_^

Dear Santa,

Please leave Edward under my tree before Rudolf gets hurt.

Hugs and Kisses,
Cathie

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Chocoholic Cathie is finally at home on 12/08/2008 12:00:00 AM.
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
My personal brand of heroin

edward cullen Pictures, Images and Photos

yes i am addicted.. im one of those tweenies (and tweenies wannabe) who are so obsess with the Twilight Saga. I have watched the movie 3 times already, listened to the soundtrack over and over again, surfing the net about the characters, trivia and merchandise, and rereading the novel over and over again. Other than that, I've been crazily downloading wallpapers, screensavers, mp3 for my mobile phones and computer. I need help. Does anybody have a cure?

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Chocoholic Cathie is finally at home on 12/04/2008 01:26:00 PM.
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Sunday, November 16, 2008
Moving on...

November 17, 2008 - It has almost been a month since someone I dearly loved passed away, and has been 2 weeks since my big sister left for Florida. I wont say I'm still grieving and depressed, nor would I say that I'm cool and everything doesnt matter. Because that would be very hypocrite of me because everything that had happened matters to me. I miss my Lola, I miss my sister. Both of them, I could no longer touch, hug, or kiss. My sister will probably stay in Florida for years! The only difference with the two is that I could never talk to Lola anymore (not even through text messaging!) But I guess that's just how we walk through this life. We love, we hate, we gain, we loss. We just need to learn to value everything that we have in our possession until the time that it has to go. We have to learn every lesson this life teaching us. Learning from every mistake we commit as our elders put it. We dont have to be scared committing mistakes. There's nothing wrong with it. what's wrong is letting it stay as a mistake without any effort of making it right. Hope it made sense. You may wonder what made me jump from grieving to mistakes. Well let's just say that I just made a mistake of not making the people around me feel loved and wanted while they were around. It just way too late to make my Lola feel loved since she's probably 6 feet on the ground. The least I could do is offer my prayers and visit her grave once in a while. I hope you'll learn from this one. Remember to express yourselves and show the love and give it to everyone around you! Life's too short! So live it well and enjoy! :)

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Chocoholic Cathie is finally at home on 11/16/2008 03:14:00 AM.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The 9/11 Myspace post

You stay up for 16 hours.
He stays up for days on end.

You take a warm shower to help you wake up.
He goes days or weeks without running water.

You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.

You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends.
He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.

You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.
He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.

You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
He patrols the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.

You complain about how hot it is.
He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow.

You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.
He doesn't get to eat today.

Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.
He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.

You go to the mall and get your hair redone.
He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.

You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.
He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.

You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.
He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.

You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.
He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.

You roll your eyes as a baby cries.
He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet.

You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything.
He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and remembers why he is fighting.

You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.
He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.

You see only what the media wants you to see.
He sees the broken bodies lying around him.

You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.
He does exactly what he is told even if it puts his life in danger.

You stay at home and watch TV.
He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.

September 17, 2008 - I got this from a bulletin post in my MySpace account posted by my friend tok3d. This goes out for all the soldiers out there, facing gunshots to protect their countrymen. You're bravery is very much appreciated and our prayers are with you.

Of Love and other Demons,
Cathie

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Chocoholic Cathie is finally at home on 9/16/2008 04:49:00 PM.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
I'm back in the game

September 11, 2008 - Its been awhile since my last post. Pardon me my dear readers but this little writer has been very busy with school works, exams, and projects. You know usual stuffs that’s students do to please their crazy teachers. Anyway, I am back with bunch loads of new features for my humble blog. First is the new skin. Oh! I love it! I really had this huge crush on him. He is so sexy and a good family man. Plus if I add his character from Grey’s Anatomy which is Dr. McDreamy err Dr. Derek Shepherd, surely no blind girl wouldn’t fall for him. So to inspire me to write rose-colored glasses writings I made my Dr. McDreamy as my blogskin. *applause*

In relation to my skin I have added a few headers on the right side. Now, let me explain to you why the headers are named such.

Header 1: The Doctor is In
just a few lines about me. And a fan pic with a crush!

Header 2: Previous Notes

list of my 10 recent posts

Header 3: Old Records

Blog Archives

Header 4: Secretion Samples

I know the word of secretion may sound yucky but then again I don’t know what other medical terminology would replace it. Anyway, in this link portion of the blog are just categories of my previous posts.

You know the usuals:

Last Song Syndrome for my weekly mind-struck song

Today's Best Site for the site I find enticing

Essays in Idleness for my personal reflection about things and anything else

OPENions for the reviews (book, movie and stuffs)

Blah! Events anything else

Header 5: Staff Meetings

Tagboard. Feel free to leave a message! ^_^

Header 6: Interns

Links to my friends’ blog.

Header 7: Ultrasound

Mp3

Header 8: Therapy

Links to what sites I visit on the net. Try surfing on it, too.

Header 9: Charts

Links to my accounts. You can reach me through these accounts. And feel free to add me too!

Header 10: Chronometer

Clock

Header 11: Blood Count

Blogstats

Header 12: Donor

The thank you zone

Before I forget, you may notice in the Secretion Samples header that there is Blah! Events. Well, let me tell you something about what is this all about. Blah! Events is a weekly post about something random. Like if i saw something weird and i find it funny or an unusual overheard quote or road signs. Just anything random. Random. Random.

Well, I know you miss me dearly. You wouldnt be here if you wouldn't. Awwww.. And I know you well wished me Welcome Back. Sweet!

Time to discharge from this cabled diary.

Ta-ta for now!

Of Love and Other Demons,
Cathie

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Chocoholic Cathie is finally at home on 9/10/2008 06:04:00 PM.
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Monday, August 11, 2008
For the guy who owns this ink

Thoughts of you makes me blush.

***

I enjoy every minute we've spent.
Whatever you are doing to make me red, i just want you to know that its illegal to my world.
But don’t stop now ‘cause I’m already addicted to your evil grins and outrageous tactics.

j'espère que vous aurez toujours un sourire dans ce visage

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Chocoholic Cathie is finally at home on 8/11/2008 06:43:00 PM.
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Blame it on Eli ^_^

August 11, 2008 - Ive been tagged! Im it! Im it! And now its my task to post about 5 fun facts about me. Eli started this (so for those whom I have shared this wicked chain, blame it on Eli *grin*). Seriously, I was really having a hard time thinking what to post. I mean I want my 5 fun facts to tell my readers/friends something they don’t know. But for the past 3 months (almost) of blogging, I have posted a lot of things what leads my readers/friends how chocoholic, life-aholic, bookaholic and currently how blogaholic I am. So that’s why I chose to come up with something new.

And with the help of thorough research, concept mapping, brainstorming and clustering, I now present to you my 5 fun facts:

Numbah 1: Multiple Intelligences Test

When Ms. hazel administered the Multiple Intelligences Test (MIT) to me and my classmates, I was so excited. I love taking personality tests. It's my way of understanding the confusing me. hehehe. So here's my result.

Purple - Naturalist - 8 points

Green - Intrapersonal - 8 points

Red - Verbal/Linguistic - 7 points

Blue - Spatial/Visual - 7 points

Light Blue - Musical - 6 points

Orange - Logical/Math - 4 points

Fuschia - Bodily Kinesthetics - 4 points

Yellow - Interpersonal - 3 points

Note: the image attached above is my result in bgfl.org while the points are my result from Ms. Hazel's

Numbah 2: The Waterloo

In relation to the result of MIT, you may also notice that i got low in bodily kinesthetics and math. yup! both are my waterloo. I am not comfortable dancing. although it's weird because I always get picked to dance for playground demonstration, linggo ng lahi, school anniversary and even nutrition month. Weird.

In the case of Mathematics - I really hate stffs that have something to do with equations, graphs, and Mathematics. PERIOD.

Numbah 3: For the love of words and utterances

Hajimimashite? Watashiwa Kyasarin desu. Anata no onamae wa?

Fascinating. Interesting.

I really love learning new language. Right now Im learning nihongo (just one of the effects of watching too much animes). And if I am going to have a chance to learn other languages aside from Nihongo, I'd love to learn french, Spanish, Mandarin, hangul and Malay.

Numbah 4: Non-wife material

Loud and clear. i can't cook, wash&iron clothes, and sew. My papa would always say "You are a very good prospect for murder. Your husband will die of hunger." But hey! we have take-out now, right? :)

Numbah 5: Alone in the gloomy dark space

I cannot stand being alone in a gloomy dark space. I cant even move. I have my reasons.

One: My eyes vision grade is 120+ - 140+, nearsighted. This one is acceptable. It'll take a lot of time for my eyes to adjust.
Two: When it's dark, there are ghosts. I am very sensitive when it comes to the energy surrounding me. Good thing my third eye is cooperative. (It doesnt work *wink*)
Three: The last reason is that the eeeewwwy, yucky, cockroach(es) appear. i hate the disgusting mere sight of them.

So these are my 5-lengthy-fun-facts (I hope you guys wont use it against me, especially the number 5). Well, I've done my part. It's now time to pass the ball. And the ball goes to: