Life is beautiful….

Life is good. For the first time in weeks I can finally sleep in peace. I got my first college acceptance today for De La Salle University. Actually I just looked up my name in their Qualified Freshman Applicant Inquiry Form and when I saw it there, I just stared dumbly at it for five seconds. Then, thinking there was probably a mistake, I typed in the names of all my friends who took it. A lot didn’t, to my surprise. Even my friends who are in the Top Ten didn’t make it. But when I saw Kriya’s, Chris’ and Anthony’s names, I was finally convinced that there wasn’t an error and that I did make it. I whooped for joy, even if De La Salle is located in the middle of a really polluted and pockmarked avenue prone to floods. But who cares?! My future is secure! I am going to at least one decent school!!

I SMSed all my friends (well, at least those who made it) and called Chris personally to tell him the good news. He sounded kinda bummed when he answered the phone (he later on told me he was in a bad mood cos he couldn’t go to Rockwell tonight), but then I was like, “Chris, I’ve got great news. You’ll never guess what. WE MADE IT TO LA SALLE!”

Silence for five seconds. And then we both started jumping around and screaming that we have a future and thanking God for giving us a chance. Chris dubbed me later as “The Bringer Of Good News” because I always happen to call him whenever he’s feeling really down. The last thing he expected to hear tonight was that he made it to La Salle. We spent the next hour talking about college and the courses we’re going to take here before we go to the States. If I go to the States.

Of course, I’ll be a million times happier if I get accepted into Ateneo and a zillion times happier if I get to go to college in the States. But for now…this is enough. There are lotsa cute guys at La Salle anyway.

In other news, Casey and I finally got to talk yesterday.

Christmas is the season for eating

Merry Christmas! Right now I feel really bloated and ugly. I just came from my cousins’ place and for lunch, my dad brought this lechon (roasted suckling pig) stuffed with paella (a Spanish rice dish). I ate a lot of that, along with some huge-ass prawns and random sweets. Oh well, Christmas comes but once a year. It’s a shame I won’t be losing any of these excess calories though. I decided to skip rehearsals tomorrow because not only am I not ready to sacrifice waking up at noon, I also need to work on some college shit. And if Rajelyn wants to remove me from the cheerleading team altogether, then so be it. I have my priorities and although cheerleading can be fun, it’s located somewhere near the bottom of my list.

Another reason why I want to stay home tomorrow is so I can have some good bonding time with my Playstation2. I won’t be able to even touch the damn thing once school starts, so I might as well play while I have the time. At the moment I’m really addicted to Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4. The music is good and besides, it’s the closest thing I’ll ever come to becoming a “skater girl”. I swear, I can’t skate to save my life. I’m not even lousy at it–I just don’t know how. A couple of my friends skate and I’ve had many opportunities to learn, but the most I’ve ever done is stand real still on a skateboard. Something about standing on a wobbly, rolling base really unnerved me, and I couldn’t bring myself to move. That’s what I love about Playstation–I get to do stuff that I normally can’t. Although playing Tony Hawk made me think twice about trying to learn how to skate again. As if.

So that’s how I spent Christmas Day–pigging out at my cousins’ and then playing Tony Hawk. Wonder what I’ll be doing this time next year.

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My cellphone smells like detergent

Grr, just when I feel like downloading songs for the first time in weeks, the Internet becomes real slow. I guess the only reason why I bother is because I’m getting bored with my songs again and I need a new batch to listen to. Finally finished my essays today. All I have to do is fill in my applications and then I’m free!

I’m still deliberating on whether or not I should join cheerleading. I really don’t feel like practicing during Christmas break, especially with everybody being so bitchy and all. All I want to do during vacation is stay home and eat and sleep and play Playstation 2. So I *probably* won’t join. We won’t even be wearing skirts anyway so what’s the point? I’d feel too much like a member of the snobby, clique-ish Dance Club in those pants. On the other hand, if I’m not a cheerleader then I’m required to be in the Pep Squad. And there’s nothing more boring than being a Pep Squad member cos all you do is scream your lungs out under the heat of the sun. In that case, maybe I’ll just call in sick on the day of the cheerleading competition so I won’t have to go. I know, I know, it’s my last year of high schol, I should be making the most out of it, blah blah blah. But somehow I’m just not feeling the batch spirit at all.

I should go to bed. I’m not sleepy at all, but my complexion’s been acting up since I always fall asleep at one a.m.