the gaghans!

currently listening to:Foresight/Granian.



for those of you who don't know. i am a reality tv junkie.

but of aaaaaall the reality shows, my favorite, without doubt, is the amazing race. this season, their 8th, is no exception. wednesday nights, i must be home.

meet the gaghans. carissa(9), bill(40), tammy(42) and bill(12). my super duper favorite team in this season's race.



aside from the adorably cute children, what i love most about this family is how supportive they are of each other. they do so well, even if they're obviously the underdogs in the season because of the kids' age. they're perfect!!! whether ahead or behind, the parents never cease to give encouragement to their children. my heart melts when daddy billy (hehe) says "thank you for running so fast, carissa!", or "good eyes, carissa!".

they're so... sweet. it's impossible to watch the show and not fall in love with them! if they get eliminated, i will be crushed. really. =(

what can i say? i'm gaga over the gaghans!!! =P

oreo.

meet oreo, the latest icasas member. it's only his first day as a member of the family, but i'm pretty sure that's he's the most loved among all of us.


he hasn't done anything so far but look cute, eat, pee and sleep.

yup. definitely an icasas.

arf arf!!!

balance.

currently listening to:Photograph/Nickelback.

it's so different now...

no more academic classes. not until january, at least. i've been on OJT with jackie, mel and ces for the past couple of weeks, and we've got a couple more weeks of it left. then it's off to work on our thesis. and then christmas break. and then one more term of classes. then no more classes for the rest of my life.

no more uaap games. my dad, vic, and i are still talking about the past season, and the roster of players for the next season--9 months from now. it's weird having nothing to do on thursday and sunday afternoons. they were always "game days" and now... they're nothing but ordinary days.

no more green&white. well, not really. it's still very much alive, but because im always at work, i barely get to visit the office or get any work done. i guess i'm kind of on leave of absence, but it's just so weird not being there and not being up to date on the place i've considered home for the past year and a half. i visit for a few minutes once or twice a week, then i go home. which sucks.

no more friends. ahuhuhuhu. 2 of my greatest friends (hi e and ches!) have moved far, far away---to places where crime is scarce and where thanksgiving is celebrated. it was only when they left that i realized that i now have no more saturday and sunday shopping partners. my other friends have begun working as well, some of them on the evening shift, which makes it worse. social life=non-existent.

no more sister. hehe. well, fine, my two sisters are still as present as ever, but carolyn is getting married next year (when? ewan ko sa kanya!). it's weird helping her make plans for the wedding. going to bridal fairs, scouting for reception venues... it's just so... different. i haven't imagined what life will be like after april/may/june/july... and i don't think i can handle it yet. so i focus on helping with plans.. and bahala na si batman.


...but things are still the same.

i'm still broke, and desperate to go shopping--for many, many things.

i'm still too lazy and tired to do anything but go home, eat, chat, eat, and head off to bed. then a new day begins. (usually all equivalent to a monday.)

and as usual, my blog post makes no sense to anyone... but me. which is nice to know, because after all, it is my blog... anyway.

closing this chapter.

currently listening to:If You Leave/Nada Surf.


for a fabulous uaap basketball season.

for allowing the team to surpass everyone's expectations--reaching the final four was not feasible.

for the 18(?) wonderful games that the archers played this season, and for the 13(?) games that i went to.

for bringing me closer to my dad, vic, and cyn because of these games.

for my dad, who humored me by paying for every pre-game "good luck pizza", as well as humoring all our other "traditions".

for the mrt train rides, which was a venue for my dad and i to vent out our frustrations with the opposing team's crowd, or chatter excitedly about maierhofer's fantastic dunk.

for the people at home who made sure that my gang green shirt, green socks... (and other green pieces of clothing) were washed in time for the next game.

for the texts of congratulations or condolences from friends after each and every game.

for introducing me to gang green, a new set of friends who love lasalle as much as i do.

for making zobel the new junior champions.

for making me a lasallian...

and for making me proud of it.

for another year of uaap to look forward to.

thank you, Lord.