lisaisms

we just found out last night that pril and oj are childhood friends. yes, PRIL and OJ. two of my closest friends in the world. haha. stuff i found out:

• oj used to live in inca st. in palanan
  
• they both went to sunshine nursery school (or something like that)
• their dads were best friends
• they were being "paired up" as kids
• may "buntot" si oj (his hair)
• his normal attire back then was a polo, suspenders, and shorts
• he really is lampa, even before
  
• marami siyang "barya" (hehehehe)
  

grabe. what are the odds, right? :)

am still not over the football team's championship.

from ateneo.edu.

grabe. nakakatawa ba kung sabihi kong muntik na kong maiyak habang binabasa ko yun? hehe. but seriously, i will miss our football days. i think i already do. nevermind the photographs (that i will not be able to take in about a year -- and that is thinking hopefully). it will never be the same again without the team lineups (and very interesting people!) we have seen throughout our college life: those years with evan santos, gian achacoso, enzo (dunno his surname), "coach" aris bocalan, james (forgot your surname), jason costanilla, "kuya" chico ingles, alfred roa, roger lastimado, mickey ingles, mickee gimarino, pat ozaeta, alvin perez, gerard cancio, jerome reyes, gino tongson, tristan tongson, fred ozaeta, zaldy maranon, peter mortillero, migs siojo, neil calinawagan, jerwin belina, jp merida, jolo peralta, sam wilson, coach ompong, and all the other football athletes (whose names i don't know or perhaps forgot -- i know you by face! hehe).

it will never be the same without those guys.

to our friends: shean, jang, pril, rahel and peds;
to new-found football friends: angel and vicky;
and especially to my fellow football fans who have cut class, endured the heat, cheered and jeered with me: joan, gela, mary, coloy, eboy, teng, and bj (and all others i forgot)

-- til next year and the years to come :)

P.S. i can't believe i'm THIS forgetful. haha. depleting brain cells.

live in manila!!!!!! had a blast with diane, marty and our dad. it was all worth it. :) match results:

• eugene def. tyson tomco (opening announcer is maria)
  
• "the masterpiece" chris masters def. val venis --> chris masters is indeed THE masterpiece. got to see the masterlock. val venis is SOOO boring.
  
• viscera def. gene snitsky --> big vis humping-- snitsky at that-- is such a terrible sight.
  
• trish stratus def. tori wilson --> OF COURSE trish won.
  
• rvd def. carlito ("asshole") --> new-found liking for carlito. he's funny. hehe.
  
• sheldon "mama's boy" benjamin def. the nature boy ric flair --> never thought benjamin would be the antagonist. ric flair is STILL the greatest, after all.
  
• "the cerebral assasin" triple h def. big show --> i was rooting for triple H :)
  
• "the champ" john cena def. edge (with lita, the slut), guest referee is mick foley
  

nanaman ang football team!!!! :) thanks to roger lastimado's goal during the extra time. pat ozaeta is the MVP-- again.

had a great time watching the game with joan, ams, mary and angel :) thanks girls for a great season! next year ulit! :)

nakakainis! gusto ko talaga ng "totoong" digital camera. in other words, yung hindi ko digicam ngayon. don't get me wrong, mahal ko ang digicam ko; jung wala yun, eh di mas lalong maiinis ako. pero shempre, sino ba namang nakukuntento sa mundo, di ba? grabe talaga, if i had a real camera, say, a Canon Eos 5D, no doubt i would be takng better picures (hello, 12.8 MEGAPIXELS!). i just visited the site of several sports phtographers, and well, QUALITY says it all. grabe talaga. at shempre, mas mabilis ang shutter speed, so i'll be able to capture "better moments", kumbaga. naaafrustrate talaga.....

hay nako, pag ako talaga nagkatrabaho, pag-iipunan ko talaga ang magandang camera.

tingnan niyo naman ito:

is nugget. benjo drove by yesterday so i can meet him, and damn, that dog is really THAT cute. i want to keep him!!!!! :)

the game between the ateneo men's football team and the la salle football team resulted in a draw. yes, a draw. it wasn't really that disappointing, for some reason. the players were very disappointed though. it's bad, i know, to even think that i'm "sort of" glad the season isn't finished yet because i get to take more pictures. haha. anyway, the next game is on thursday, against la salle. good thing is that we're in a twice-to-beat position. i hope we win. they deserve it. :)


on another note, our thesis paper is done, finally. in about an hour we're going to print and BIND it. more power to joan and me. haha.

fyi, joan and shean shot their commercial (a class project) with some players of the UP footbal team. nakakatuwa sila :) i like andoni santos and nacho (forgot his surname) :) hehe. too bad i won't be seeing them again :( --> no thanks to that good-for-nothing-person-who-thinks-he's-actually-smart. another "grudge" against him. haha.

made my day. a quote: About Relationships- Theres this thing called masturbation. all of the pleasure, none of the drama. wehehehehe.

anyway, today the ateneo blue booters once more proved that they are UNDEFEATABLE. the final score was 4-1, thanks to jp merida, sam wilson, and gerard cancio, who made 2 consecutive goals!

and yes, you read it correctly. 4-1. someone finally got past our goalie, jerwin belina. but hey, what's 1 goal compared to 4, right? :)

i can't wait for sunday!!!!! that'll be the last game though (hehe, yes, i am assuming), and i'm sort of disappointed though, because i won't be able to take any more sports pics for a while. :(

from atenista.net's jkad:

Ateneo demolished UST 4-1 behind a relentless attack from the opening whistle. For a while though, it looked like the soccer gods were conspiring against us. In the first 5 minutes, Cancio had a golden opportunity to put Ateneo ahead when he walloped a half volley from point-blank range. UST's keeper however was able to deflect it a bit towards the sidepost. After that, Ateneo kept pushing forward yet uncharacteristic indecision in the penalty area led to weak attempts at goal that were easily corralled by the keeper. It looked like the first half would end in a scoreless draw until deep into injury time, Roger Lastimado won a corner for Ateneo. Roger took it himself and made a bullseye cross to JP Merida who headed in the goal over the keeper's hands and barely under the crossbar. Ateneo crowd goes wild, the sweep is alive.

THe next two goals offered us a glimpse of our future when Cancio scored 2 goals from out of nowhere in true goal poaching tradition ala Ronaldo. The fourth goal came very near the end when crowd favorite Sam Wilson knocked in a rebound off a Gimarino(?) shot. One hiccup was the first goal allowed by Ateneo in the whole tournament, again off a dead ball situation. During its 3 year championship run, Ateneo has been at its most vulnerable during free kicks near the goal. We have to be more careful about useless fouls in our half of the field in our championship game on Sunday against La Salle.

See you guys on Sunday, let's cheer our boys on in what could potentially be the last game of the UAAP careers of Ingles, Lastimado, Gimarino, Merida, Maranon, Mortillero and Calinawagan. One Big Fight.

A testament to how balanced the team is, 7 different Eagles have scored in this tournament.

Lastimado (5)
Ingles (3)
Cancio (3)
Merida (2)
Ozaeta (2)
Tongson, G (1)
Maranon (1)

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the feb 14 aftermath:



um, nothing to report pala. haha.

last night, i finally got to talk to him about basically everything that's been bothering me. it got rough at the middle, but we managed to work it out, and i'm glad that things are better between us. it's better this way: no strings attached. i told him that i want to cancel that idea of "exclusive, yet no commitment." he said it was my call, and he would go with whatever i decide.

but what surprised me though was how sincere he was. all this time i had been doubting him, the things he do, and the things he say. but last light, i realized that he really meant everything. i can't quite say how came to that thought; i guess it's just something you know. i must admit that i felt guilty for not trusting him; in a way it was my fault that i entered a relationship without trusting (yes, i know. how stupid could i be, right?). it's ironic to think that all this was kind of my fault. In the first place, i was the one who brought up the idea of us being together: on june 18 in mig's car, i uttered the words "so does this mean na tayo na?". stupid girl. i can't even count how many times i've made stupid moves with regard to our relationship. haay. i am so bad at THIS. it's sad AND pathetic, actually.

but you know what? no matter how bad things get, i STILL love IT. and like i said earlier, it's just something i feel and know. at this point, it does not even matter if i make sense or not. i've been asking god to shed some light in this aspect of my life so i can understand IT. but i realized that THIS is something that i can't deduce, analyze, or even put into words, because well, it is not science. or, to put it in other words, it's not something that can be proven by objective means. all the while i have been trying to explain, to reason, to put it in exact terms, when i should have just went with the flow. and in the process, i have been hurting not only him, but myself as well.

there's two kinds of knowledge. First is knowledge from science, that which we know by studying, observing, that which can be proven: phenomena. but there are also things that we know not by empirical means-- things like the value of life, morality, justice and love. halos maiyak na talaga ako nung philo class namin. pari na mismo ang nagsabi na pagdating sa pag-ibig, sundin mo ang nararamdaman mo. tinawanan pa nga ako ni jov nung narinig niya yun.

but the question is: is this IT? i can't tell. it's difficult to say things, to define. i have come to the point where i do not want any definition, because there's always the tendency to assume and jump to conclusions. it's sort of a paradox, come to think of it. the lack of definition makes it ambiguous, yet it's clear. all i'm sure of is that i do want him in my life, and he wants me in his. we like being friends. and if we're lucky, we get to be friends forever. but friends or whatever, we just simply want things to work out. and to quote my dad, "it's not a matter of compatibility, it's how you work things out." we may not be "compatible" in many ways, but there is SOMETHING that binds us together. totally weird and unepected. especially for me.

but well, things are the way they are.

was one hell of a game!!!!!!!!!!!!

haha wala na akong masabi. ang saya-saya lang talaga!!! :) at the last minute, slow motion pa!
congrats to the team :) mickey i was suspended (at i think sinadya niya yun), so pat was the one who wore the red and black band for the day.

sidestory: whatever talaga ang UST players! parang, excuse me no, nauna kami ni mary dito. and now, you're blocking our view, and making papansin (haha sorry for that)! feeling gwapo, looking gago (sounds like another stupid prick that i know). but anyway, it was a funny experience.

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"exclusive but no commitment" my ass. i am NOT going to wait forever. haha. the ball will be in MY court.

last night at nikko's party (which was a lot of fun, by the way -- i should allot another post for this) zomesh asked me what want in a guy. hmm. that got me thinking-- and realizing that i actually DO NOT KNOW. i've put up these "standards" in what i want in a guy/boyfriend, but of course, as we all know, all of those did not matter when i had a boyfriend. and after that, i dismissed the notion of having any kind of standard put up. but in not having standards, am i lowering standards-- maybe even removing-- standards for myself? i do not even want to imagine that as possible. i guess i owe it to myself to get a great guy. hah! and as i said before, it CANNOT get any worse, because i've been through the worst (or so i think). and so, i'm going back to where it all should begin: standards. we have standards for morality, so i guess girls need a standard for a boyfriend. hehe. this is where it's going to get interesting.

(note: this is not an act of desperation. this endeavor is directed towards easing heartache, and ultimately, entertaining whoever's reading this.)

and in a time of job-hunting, why not boyfriend-hunting? hehe.

Job Title: Boyfriend

Division: heterosexual relationships
Department: long-term commitments
Job Analyst: the (would-be) GIRLFRIEND

Job Summary:
The BOYFRIEND works under the direction of the GIRLFRIEND, and basically just loves her.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:
1. directs attention towards the girlfriend; gives her gifts; takes her out on dates.
2. takes care of the girlfriend; does not make her commute alone; opens the door; brings her heavy stuff; walks on the side of the sidewalk nearest the road, etc.
3. makes effort to get to know and get along with the girlfriend's family and friends.
4. makes her feel good about the girlfriend; compliments her when she looks good.
5. lets the girlfriend in his life.
6. RESPECTS the girlfriend.

Job Requirements:
1. Ability to express ideas clearly in both oral and written communications, which includes the use of correct grammar and spelling in text messages.
2. Skill in public relations.
3. Ability to be faithful.
4. Patience.

Minimum Qualifications:
Well-educated; a gentleman; an art appreciator; open-minded; and decent-looking.

Optional yet Preferred Qualifications:
1. likes rock music
2. artistically-inclined
3. has a car
4. non-smoker (of anything)
5. mechanical/technical skills
6. a film buff
7. travels or is adventurous

Definite NO:
1. has any kind of piercing
2. a heavy drinker

Salary: unconditional love
Bonus/es: depends/negotiable ;)

see? i'm not asking for much. hehe :D this will probably change in a year or so. let's just see what happens. :)

and yes, we won AGAIN today against UE. 2-0. didn't watch today though. hence, no pictures :(

..again. and guess who we saw at the game? :)

the score was 1-0, courtesy of pat ozaeta's penalty kick. the game was exhausting -- even for us. it was difficult to take pictures; it rained during the first half of the game, and i needed to keep on zooming during the second half (hence the terrible picture quality). the referee SUCKED. if not for his stupid calls, we would have gotten more goals. and i can't believe the UP team would sink THAT low. perhaps it's due to the pressure -- imagine, not winning any game (hmm, kumusta naman ans women's team natin?!)! nonetheless, our team showed great sportsmanship.

benta si #14. haha. pang-famas ang acting. hehe.

happy birthday to our goalie, jerwin belina! good job :)