it's summer =)

i'm taking a break from some intense bio and history review, i'm going to leave math and chemistry on the back burner and cram for those two seeing as they really aren't that important to me. i really want to win that $1000 for my provincials, it'll go a long way in paying for my future. as for tomorrow, i don't really care whether or not i win anything, i probably won't seeing as a lot of my people are blessed with natural talent and amazing work ethic, but it's all good, i'm happy for them =)

my summer is pretty much planned out, work, work, work. i don't know what i'm going to do with my time off...the next day or so will prove whether or not i'll have someone to share my summer with, but i can't really worry about that now seeing as i need to focus on my first priority: and that's to finish strong.

i guess i'll take this entry as a final goodbye and say some final thank yous that i couldn't put in the yearbook seeing as we only 200 characters to fill in the year book. so here goes:

My goodness, who to start off with. Well my mom and dad, thanks for your continual support, i know you sacrifice so much for me, and i hope that in due time i can learn to repay you in whatever way i can. i know my inspiration lies within both of you.

pao, thanks for being a good brother, you've been pretty supportive of whatever i do, and i know that you are always there for me, so i can't thank you enough for that unconditional support.

i'm taking a page out of apt. 107 and calling some shout outs.

luttrell, haha seeing as you'll probably read this, thanks for being an awesome friend. i trust you with my life, and i wish you all the best in victoria, please come and visit! bring your girlfriend during christmas, haha and i'll tell you whether or not she's a keeper. take care of cassie and brett while you're out there! it doesn't look like i'll be able to write in your yearbook this summer, but when you come back for sure, i'll fill out my page, and i'll fill you in on whatever is happening back home.

kevo, my bus buddy. some good times during b block spare, thanks for all the hilarious moments. i'm so happy to hear that we'll be spending at least the next two years together at kwantlen, hopefully we can broaden our friendship during our time there. can't wait til both of us get to drive...you rolling down in your pathfinder blasting out the reggae, haha eating some taco luis, i'm really excited.

palma, you've always provided the comical logic that i didn't really need, but it was really to hear your point of view. it's really easy to talk to you, and i think that's why i like being around you. i can tell you a lot of stuff, and i just want to thank you for that. haha i'm gonna egg your car at kwantlen. haha can't wait.

cheeks, gg dude, fix my escalator/elevator. hahaha! call me whenever dude. i got your back 100%

pcs, you're the only reason why i'd want to stay in st. pat's. big cheese, do your job!

sas people, i've known most of you the last 13 years or so, and even though we may not be as close as we used to be in elementary school, i know that i can rely on you guys. i couldn't have asked for a better group of friends to accompany me on my own personal journey. you guys are all going to find a lot of success, because it's within your character that you guys will find the success that will drive you forward everyday =) take care guys!

to the rest of the grad 09 class, what can i say? five years is way too short. i really regret not getting to know some of you guys, because it was only up to the last week of school that i realized that i left so many stones unturned. there was soo much potential for great friendships, but we just didn't get around to doing that. i hope that all you guys HAGS hahaha, take care, and i just want to say a final thank you, because you guys really made the past five years memorable.

au revoir st. pat's. i'm moving on to a different chapter in my life, but i'll never forget where i came from. you gave all of us the tools to be people of impact in society.

ps. i don't know where we went wrong. i hope this is just temporary. but things are telling me that we aren't on the same page anymore. i'm really sorry. i wish things were different.

GOD BLESS

The Year is Coming to an Abrupt End

i kind of have mixed emotions about the upcoming days. yeah the tradition of coming home and doing homework is pretty much over until i start university in the fall, but i guess i'm really going to miss the comfortable atmosphere of high school. i'm not the biggest fan of st. pat's, actually i'm not a big fan at all, but i'm really appreciative of the people and the resources that benefited my peers and i the past five years.

am i going to miss the cafeteria walls? the food? the overly crowded classrooms? yeah sure, but it's the people that give the school it's identity that really sadden my inevitable departure. teachers, faculty, classmates, and kids from other grades, every single person within the community add a certain element to the school that make it so unique.

as for my class, i really don't want to say goodbye, because even though these 5 years have been bittered by disappointment and frustration, you've always found a way to turn that pessimism into optimism for a better tomorrow. it's a sad reality to know that, i may never see those 93 faces i've grown so accustomed to seeing everyday...well that is when i'm not taking a day off ;). that's not even including teachers and other prominent faces within the school. all i can say to my classmates...not wait, my most cherisht friends, thank you so much. i can tell you that i've become a better person knowing every single one of you. i know that most of you won't read this, but i just wanted to set it in stone, that i will miss you with the utmost sincerity in my heart. thank you so much.



when i talk about the end of my high school days, i really thought that this would be a day that i would really look forward to, but having you around really makes it all that much worse. i mean that in the best way possible mitch. haha i guess that's one of the conns of our relationship huh? i'm really going to miss seeing you in the hallways, and at the cafe. i'm really going to miss texting you and seeing you during b block just to see how you were doing and stuff. i'm really glad that we hit it off the way we did last year, and that we are still best of friends still. i've known you for about a year, and i don't know how to describe it...it seems like i've known you before. haha. i guess i've learnt not to live in as much fear as i used to, because i know that whatever i end up doing, you'll be there to accept my faults. yeah i'll miss the infamous walls of st.pats, and my classmates too, but i'm going to miss you most of all! don't take this as a goodbye though! i'm still going to pick you up on fridays to hangout. NO MORE BUSSING!...i hope. lol. but yeah, i asked my tita dorrie if i can pick up my cousin sometimes...but that's just an excuse to see you afterschool. sorry mitch. it's like i'm leaving half of myself at st.pats because well you are my other half! haha. anyways i just want to let you know that i'm soo greatful and happy that God blessed me with you. i hope that nothing comes between us mitch =) i'm going to miss you a lot, but don't worry! i'll come every week, and maybe sometimes twice or thrice of seven times a week? HAHA


cheers mitch

anyways, this probably won't be my last goodbye, but it's just nice to write down my thoughts. st pat's isn't so bad now that i reflect on it. hahaha thanks to my classmates and a special someone

GOD BLESS

the sky is falling

i've succumb to the wonders of blogging, because i've been really bored the past few days. i guess staying home the past few days have been actually detrimental to my emotional state. with my grandma's recent passing, i've only had more and more time to grieve and reflect on the life of someone so dear to my heart. yesterday was one of the hardest days of my life...seeing nanay being buried is something that's still in my mind. i guess i'm just venting on my thoughts...i guess it's really sunk in.

i remember all the times that you used to come over when tatay went to play ping-pong. i feel really lucky, because you always took care of me. i'm so glad that i had someone like you in my life. it really hurts to reminisce about the past, and seeing as you're living a life with God now, i just really miss you. it's been a day that everyone was waiting for, but when the day actually came, it still was a shock, and it still hurt. i can take solace in the fact that you are free from all your suffering, and that you are living a life of tranquility with our Lord. i'll pray every night just for the chance to see you again.

my hiatus from school the past week has really set me back at possibly the worst time of the year, but that being said, i'm not lacking any motivation whatever happens from here on end, it's all for nanay. the way i finish, the way i live life, it's all for nanay. you've taught me so much, not necessarily through your words, but with your presence and unconditional love. i love you so much nay, iingatan ka.

ps. i really appreciate you coming yesterday, i know you could've gone to reconn, but i'm really happy you decided to come. it was really fun, and if anything it's only cemeneted my feelings for you :$ it's kinda weird writing this mitch...haha but give me a break =)