Finally

I'm all too exhausted and sapped by yesterday's election like standing up's the last thing I ever want to do now. See, I wasn't really all participating at this certain party-- I never attended practices and meetings [okay, I attended once.. just ONCE.], only that I was asked to manage this entire campaign thing a day before the room to room campaign-- to help out Megan [a junior stude] or to cajole or however you want to put it.

I was hesitant at first since, pathetic as it may seem, I thought I'd get in trouble yet again. What a big crazy thought but yeah, I WAS HELL SCARED. Then one second, like abracadabra voodoo magic, the hesitations and trepidations vanished, and then there I was, or were we rather, doing our crazy jobs.

June 21, 2007-- room to room campaign day. Everything was going really well-- we were smoothly switching rooms with smiles on everyone's faces, we were full of energy and all, then just like that, rumors started to heat everyone up, ripped posters were all over the place, tension begun rising, and people were crying. You could really feel the tension right there and there.

Then the whole thing reached Mrs. Valle [our school's prefect of discipline and the one who managed the SSG elections], she gathered all the candidates and supporters of the YSPEAKS and ELITE party at the library to patch things up. Everyone was defensive, everyone had their own explanations, and everyone was being reasonable. I did appreciate Ma'am Valle-- at that juncture, I wanna say. She said that this whole campaign or election thing wasn't carried out for people to fight, or spread nasty rumors, or to break friendships and all.

She was right. I mean, on my part, I think the whole lot could have been better if nagtulungan lahat, right? If there was only less competitiveness, maybe whatever the results could have been, for sure tanggap ng lahat without any qualms.

Anyway, June 22, 2007-- the rally. The ELITE party went first and I must say, Frances did her job really well as their campaign manager. It's very evident how she almost gave everything for the party-- she really really worked hard for it. Anyway, Cali band played Pasan by Callalily which, in all honesty, one of my (and Eka's) favorite songs. Eka and I really wanted to go in front of the stage and do the rock on jumps-- like we did when we watched one of Callalily's gigs at this certain mall. But we ended up doing crazy moves just on our seats. Anyway, Nathaniel, who happens to be Cali's vocalist (?) and a friend of mine sounded and looked like Kean Cipriano. Our school's gymnasium has big electric fans only to reduce the heat which I know for a fact is caused by global warming. Okay, so even if gargantuan electric fans were everywhere, it was still friggin' HOT that crazy Friday morning-- so what's the point? Hay naku, si Nathaniel, mantakin mo nakasweater at naka-hood pa habang kinakanta yung Pasan, aba, magpaka-Kean ba! Martir ka talaga Nat! he-he-he. But it's all good.

A'right, after the ELITE party, it was Paula's party's turn [YSPEAKS]. And I, together with Megan, did the whole "hosting”. Ha! I prefer being "the host" than being the "campaign manager" eh. Hehe [hi mami pau!]. Wala lang. It's been a dream of mine kasi to be an event host- so ayun. Maybe the rally yesterday was my "big break". What do you think? Ha-ha, we'll see. ;p

FYI, paos na paos ako ngayon and whole day nang tikom bibig ko. [sana may naka-aapreciate ng ginawa ko. haha.]

Anyway, Justin won over Paula as the SSG president. Before I say my thing, I want to share to you a simple nonsense thought of why Paula didn't win.

Lahat daw ng tumatakbong Vice President for SSG tapos nanalo and tumakbo as SSG president the next year, for sure, HINDI MANANALO.

And they all say it's a curse. I really wasn't going to believe it, but Paula's defeat proved it all right. It gave me goosebumps. Paula won as the SSG VP last year, and when she ran as SSG president this year, she didn't win. This was also the same reason why Ate Justine declined the offer to run as SSG president last year. And mind you, no former SSG VP won as the SSG P the next year. As in no one.

But on the other hand, I still believe that it's God's plan.

To Mr. Justin Tumanan, congratulations!!! Do your best to do your job to serve the whole student body. We're all here for you. We should all move on now since election's over and it's a whole new day ahead-- with you of course as Dominican's new SSG president. I hope this would serve as a nice training for you-- who knows? Maybe one day, you won't just be serving one student body but a whole community or nation na. hehe.

To Mami Paula Patungan, congratulations still for a job well done. God has indeed greater plans for you, I know. You're a strong person and I know this ain't gonna pull you down, kaw pa. We'll always be here for you and if you need one fidge, I'm just here. Lots of care mami Pau! Stay pretty. :)

And to all the candidates who got elected, a big big big congratulations to all of you. People voted all of you because they believe that you can do your duty well in your assigned positions. Do all your bests to keep your jobs okay? And to those who didn't make it, this is only the beginning. There are a lot of other opportunities out there. :)

Sigh. I'm soooo overwhelmed. I'm so overwhelmed coz election's over. I'm now gonna get a goodnight's sleep, and I'll be able to focus on my studies na, Yey. My voice is still playing somewhere I don't know and I hope the turd will come back before Monday.

Worst election. Finally. Tapos na.

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b.u.s.y.

Much as I want to blog all day long, [I swear I will never ran out of thoughts lalo na ngayong schooldays], much as I want to clean the mess out of my room [daig na ang Payatas. Tsk.], much as I want to have my face and hair done, much as I want to get an over 8-hour goodnight sleep, much as I want to finish all my books, much as I want to go to the movies, much as I want to just go somewhere and shop or eat or whatever... HINDI TALAGA PWEDE.

Well, pwede naman. Only that I don't have the fuckin' friggin' time. TOXIC! Then there goes Britney Spears' toxic song in my backdrop. Eew.

According to the dictionary, Toxic means poisonous. But in student/worker lingo, toxic means work overload. And that's just what's happening to me at this very moment. Just when I was about to breathe easy coz election's ended, thoughts of all the works I left behind begun encroaching my brain and hell I don't even know what job to start.

Being a senior isn't all glitz and fun and all that you think a senior stude's having. Sure, you've got all the great privileges your lowerclassmen would take forever before having, but you're faced with lots of jobs and responsibilities. And it ain't easy coz people expect a lot of things from you. Better things. Greater things. And it's taking all the pressures up.

The only thing that makes this whole lot a bit lighter for me is the sweet company my friends are giving me. I love them. Plus the jamming with this certain band makes me feel so high all the time. Hah! Buti na lang nag-jam tayo yesterday-- we were able to let loose all that's eating us inside. Ye! Kuya "Jil's Musician" is soooo nice.

I miss Kaffi. I miss ate Andrea.

I miss Newton Batch 1 people. I hate snobs.

I love Chicken Soup books. Nakakarelate ako. Sobra.

Guys, magkano laughing gas? He-he-he.

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