The 2nd World Pyrolympics

Overwhelmingly awesome!

Last night was the final night for the 2nd World Pyrolympics event held at the esplanade of Mall of Asia. We bought tickets, costing us a hundred pesos each, for us to have sure "seats" and an unobstructed view of the fireworks display. The show was supposed to start at about 8 in the evening, but of course being Filipinos that we are, it started at about 9.

There were only two final presenters last night. We were informed that the first one will be Australia and the finale will be by the defending champion Philippines.

I cannot put into words how dazzling Australia's presentation was. You would really hear the oohs and ahhs of the people around. Mind you there were more than a thousand people there last night and we were just so thankful we decided to buy tickets. A wide array of colors lighted the night sky and after fifteen minutes or so of light display, our necks were so strained from looking up, it almost ached.

We waited for an hour or so for the Philippines' presentation and had to revert to childhood games (i.e. bahay kubo, nanay tatay, leron leron) to kill the feeling of boredom. But all the wait was worth it. If Australia's presentation was dazzling, the Philippines' display was indescribable! Walang wala yung presentation ng Australia. It was a mixture of light, smoke and sound that made it all so more than impressive. Yes Australia had the light and sound effect but it did not have the smoke to make patterns on the night sky. And even if Australia did have the light and sound, it was not as spectacular, as fantabulous, as amazing as the Pinoy's presentation. And I'm not even being biased when I say that it was really awesome! The arrangement of when specific fireworks would go out was breathtaking. Kung baga sa literature, may introduction, climax at conclusion. It was just great. The final fireworks lighted the night sky so bright, you'd think it was daybreak. And after the daybreak-like-fireworks, bits of sparks were left to light the night sky making it seem like there were huge stars that were slowly falling and losing it's brightness.

After the whole thing was over, I was on the verge of tears. I once again felt proud of being a Pinoy.

Giving My Face A Rest

It's school time again, and guess what? I'm still not that excited! Even though it's been twelve days since the changing of the year I can still feel the holiday season embracing every bit of me. Why would I not feel that way when you still see the streets lined up with Christmas decors, the wind is chillier than before and there are still presents left to be wrapped, unwrapped or given away. Sheesh, when is the next national holiday coming up?

The stress of the Christmas season is evident on my skin especially on my face. Pimples popped up like mushrooms, my pores also have widened, I have started developing raccoon like eye circles and I've definitely put on some weight! For a girl who's uber conscious with the way she looks, that is so like a nightmare! *shakes hands like a bitchy blonde coño girl*

To solve this beauty dilemma, I spent my week's allowance on the following:

Olay Total Effects + : P649.50
Panoxyl (anti acne ointment): P158.75
Kankunis slimming tea: P11.75 (per sachet)

Not only that, I stopped my morning ritual of putting on make up (you'll see me now with nothing but powder on my face). Let's see how well this whole treatment goes. Oh well.

Happy New Year!

Golly, I have to go back to Manila tomorrow for school. Sheesh... that takes the "happy" out of happy new year.

Anyway, since this is the first day of the new year, I didn't want this blog to be left without an entry. So, I will be listing down the most memorable things that happened (to me or not really to me) during the past year.

1. 18th birthday - no extravagant debut celebration though. If given the chance and the money, I'd still opt for the traditional party with gown thingy. After all, I really just want to parade myself wearing a gown.

2. (finally) shifted to OrCom - after two years in the university, I finally was able to shift to Organizational Communication. Not really my dream course but is also in the field that I'm good at so there. :D

3. 2nd anniversary celebration - me and Alex celebrated our 2nd anniversary at 8 waves water park and afterwards dined at seaside restaurant where we feasted on seafood at a very low price.

4. Manny Pacquiao - you name it, Pacquiao is into it. Not only is he now a world known boxing champion, he is also locally a commercial endorser, singer and actor. Whew. So much for being famous.

5. Typhoons Caloy, Reming and Seniang - these are not the only typhoons we had this year, however, these three hit Oriental Mindoro and other provinces pretty hard.

6. Starting a blog - this is probably the most successful blog of all blogs I've had. Whew. Finally.

7. May-July Affair - I've already created an entry elaborating this "affair" so I need not reiterate it. However, though I said I already let go, the scars are still there. Oh well, gotta find a cebo de macho to make these "scars" disappear.

8. N6170 and W550i - prolly the best phones me and Alex ever had and lost. There should be a death sentence served to those who took it.

9. Alex's dad - he passed away last September 22. It was really saddening and it happened so fast.

10. Playing Santa - this is the first Christmas where I really enjoyed giving gifts to the kids. You can just imagine the excited look on their faces when they open the presents. It was really fun.

Good bye 2006, bring your sad moments with you. Hello 2007, let's see what you have to offer.