I need a new pair of glasses, I abuse my eyes like crazy so it's no wonder they get tired easily.

Anyway, it's also about time to upgrade my prescription and here's a very handy site for eyeglass shopping.







I'll probably get something like the second one. Or something like the first but in black. The third one is strictly for halloween. Miao!!

This is what one of the Sanjaya "fans" has to say about the entire situation:

We’re not voting for Sanjaya because he’s cute.
We’re not voting for Sanjaya because he has “cool hair”.
We’re not voting for Sanjaya because he’s got a great voice.

We’re voting for Sanjaya because “he’s the worst” and American Idol is BS.

Hahahaha! Sweet.

But my favorite last night was Phil who sang "Every Breath You Take". Grabe, laglag panty! I sure hope G won't read this :p

I just came back from the launching of Kodak's photo album which they intend to enter in the Guiness Book of World Records. Btw, what is it with the Filipino fascination with the Guiness Book of World Records? Or to be more precise, what's with the corporate marketing world's seeming love of setting world records? I guess it's a good marketing ploy it's just that it's been attempted over and over again (i.e. Lovapalooza, Joy dishwashing paste, human rainbow, longest bangus grill etc.) that it has more or less lost its zing.

Anyway, Kodak kiosks will be set up in most malls and if you print out a certain number of pictures you'll get a free picture to be posted on the humongous photo album for "the world to see". I think there's also a raffle involved but I'm not so sure now how that goes, I'll consult the press kit later.

Our table was right beside the celeb table. Francis Magalona, Tim Yap, Juddha Paolo, Phomela Barranda and Agot Isidro were there while the band Mojofly was at the counter to my left. But strangely enough I wasn't starstruck, which was a first for me. I guess once you meet your artista idol of idols (a.k.a Claudine Barretto) everyone else is just mere white noise.

But I still wanted my picture taken with Agot Isidro, Mojofly and Francis M. Unfortunately, after the presentation we all had to go down for the unveiling of the kiosk and by then kibitzers were everywhere. Damn fans.

I didn't think it was possible for me to get any nerdier than I already am, but apparently it is.

Hello Sudoku!

But I don't think I'll ever get the hang of doing it online, I still prefer the paper version. It's just more fulfilling to put pencil to paper and scribbling little numbers on the side.

nerd. Nerd. NERD!

I would like to thank my kuya Oliver for leaving behind his Sudoku book and thus fuelling another of my obsessions.

I had my last hearing today but I appeared before my first male judge. First and last in one day.

I find it weird that during my entire internship at OLA I only appeared before 1 male judge. And this judge just recently replaced a (surprise, surprise) lady judge. I wonder what the actual statistics are with regard to male-female judge ratios?

Anyway, all of the lady judges I appeared before were just fantastic. They were feisty and definitely forces to reckon with. But most importantly, they obviously loved what they were doing. Forget Amanda Griffin, when I grow up I want to be one of those lady judges and meddle in people's lives while bossing them around, in a good way of course.

Who would have thought that killing time at Tiendesitas and SM Hypermart before going to Pam's gig would bring me face to face with my favorite actress?

Thank goodness for digicams. Now I have proof that I was actually thisclose to Claudine once upon a time. If anyone knows where I can see the Megastar, please give me a holler.

Note the distance between us and the awkward poses. Yup, we're definitely the best of friends :p

Mozzie at The Room Upstairs, LRI Towers. I liked the place, it was cozy and the food was good. And Mozzie was a revelation. Starfucker is hilarious has been, has been, has been

Hanging out with Ruby and Pam post-gig

Guess who didn't wear her Schu last Friday?

With Maverick at today's San Juan vintage car show. When asked where Ariel was, he said: Wala nasa bahay, kailangan niyang maglaba.

Posing with the American dude who had an authentic army truck in the car show. His truck was the most popular in the entire car show, no thanks in fact to his costume and the props at the back of the truck (helmet, camouflage etc)

With G. The American dude took the picture and pretended to run away with the camera, G offered to trade the camera for his truck. Er...no thanks.

I've found a place to stay at for bar review. It's not at the UP village/ Sikatuna area as originally planned. What can I say, maybe I'm just a Katipunan girl at heart :p

It's right beside my old boarding house (or is it a dorm? Don't really know the difference) back in college and my roommate's name is also Karen. I remember it used to be a big house and one of my dormmates, Missy, used to go there all the time because her friend Anna lived there. I wonder if the same family still owns it.

Anyway, this place is a BIG improvement over my old dorm in Dormitoryana. First off, it's inside the village so it's quiet and not dusty at all. Dormitoryana is right along Katipunan avenue so the sounds of automobiles lull you to sleep at night and jar you awake in the morning. Not to mention the restaurant right beside with its noisy airconditioner. The only good thing about it is that the grocery is right next door so I can mosey on anytime I need to buy essentials like brownies and conditioner.

The new place has an A/C! That alone was enough to get my vote :p I sure hope I won't abuse it because this is already turning out to be a scorching summer. And it's also right inside a village so it's really quiet (ooops! I think I already said that). I'm posting my one month security payment and one month deposit next week so I'll be moving in soon, I can't wait to start studying full time! Yes!!!

And one last thing, Happy Homes also deliver there. I looove Happy Homes! It's this food delivery service and its packed meals with a piece of banana is only Php35. Beat that.

I had my second to the last hearing today (penultimate!), after that isa na lang and tapos na ang OLA! woohoo!

of course, i still have to submit my confidential memos, case lists and status reports. pero madali na lang yan.

yehey! i can start studying for the bar na! woohoo!

and that's called psyching yourself up for an unpleasant task.

Mick is turning out to be such a cutie! No surprise there really because good looks is hereditary... :)

Wear it like you mean it!

Wearing my new favorite shirt with my favorite (and only) father

We had our last OLA duty last Tuesday :(

I'm actually a little sad because although OLA can be toxic, with the variety of people and personalities to deal with, and stressful, with the unbelievable workload that brings you everywhere, it was really quite fun. Or maybe I just had fun with my teammates, both summer and second sem.

At any rate, I get nostalgic knowing that once I start working in the real world my daily routine will be nowhere as interesting as a typical OLA day.

And that's the bottomline.

With my OLA buddy, Liway.

With Sir Sol. Our supervising lawyer (as per the Rules of Court)

Team 4 with Sir Sol

LP Anna and Malou a.k.a. "The Koryans"

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My favorite ball pic. Thanks Rich!

I'm happy to say that the next Kikay generation is safe and secure. Meet the successor to the Kikay Exchange throne:



Now to teach her how to write...

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Pictures from the Portia Induction Ball

Seniors with LP Honey and Tere

With Anya, Sharry, Jhoe and Rich

Monster pic

We're bringing sexy back. Thanks for the pic Rich!

Somekinduva smoky eyes

Weird. All my blogspot entries got transferred to my multiply site. But I don't remember doing anything extraordinary to warrant the transfer.

WEEEEIIIIRRRDDDD.

Forget movies, books or music, my favorite thing to do is to get riled up and complain about annoying people! Oh yes, I probably won't be able to remember the last movie I saw or be able to discuss music with you (because I usually just listen to the radio while I'm on the road and the station with the least yakkity-yak DJs get my loyalty) BUT ask me about the people who annoy me and I can go on and on (which is technically not a good thing).

I don't know why I'm like that though, maybe I like complaining about those people because I'm on this high horse and I like the feeling of misplaced moral superiority. I'm better than all of you bozos!!! hahahaha!!

Anyway, I went to the Makati Hall of Justice today and the opposing counsel seriously riled me up. At first he was all politiko trying to butter me up with flattering statements but there was just something so fake about him, he was as sincere as James Yap when he denied any dalliance with Hope (evil!). Anyway, after a protracted marking of documents (Because he was obviously unprepared, probably expecting another resetting, he had almost all of the documents from the preliminary investigation marked. That's Annex A to T) the good attorney then asked about the legal basis for my appearance there after all, I was merely a law intern. He insisted that he wasn't questioning my right to be there, instead, he just wanted to know about the legal basis because he was already old and was no longer up to date with the law.

The clerk of court brought out the Rules and I opened it to Rule 138-A. But the good lawyer wasn't satisfied with that because he argued that I didn't have a supervising lawyer with me. I explained that the SL was needed in hearings before the RTC and not before lower courts or administrative bodies. He insisted that the Rules did not make any distinction about the presence of an SL so the SL must be present at all times. At this point, the Clerk of Court spoke up and said that if the good lawyer was contesting my appearance then he should write it in a motion to be decided upon by the Judge. Mr. Legal Eagle then started coughing (for the first time that day) and said that he was sickly and that he might not have the strength to pen a motion, instead, I should just answer his questions right then and there. Finally, the Clerk of Court said that Rule 138-A had a supplement and that he had a copy in his office. The Clerk then said that the questions had been duly noted and would be answered in open court.

After the hearing ended, the smarmy smile returned and he's like: "I hope there are no hard feelings kompanyera. I was really just curious about the law" to which I responded: "Oh none at all sir. I'll bring all the applicable laws in our next hearing, just for your enjoyment".

Once he left the room, the Clerk of Court told me that he didn't want to bring out the supplement to Rule 138-A because he wanted the Judge himself to lecture the attorney on the Student Practice rule. Apparently the Judge was also a UP graduate and probably went through the OLA too. The Clerk then warned me about "matatandang" lawyers, he said that the lower the roll number, the higher the probability was that the counsel would be difficult to deal with.

Which is true. All of the counsels I've gone against this year have been accommodating and even helpful, I've never experienced this sort of open antagonism and intimidation before. Of course, this is the first time that I went against a counsel who was past 50 years old, so that's probably it.

Anyway, I guess he had to show his worth to his clients, hence, the grandstanding and the legal acrobatics. You know what they say about near empty cans and the tremendous racket they inevitably make.

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Pictures from Michelle's induction to the Pi Gamma Mu honor's society

We arrived just in time to see Mimi march with the other inductees

The recessional

Right after she received the certificate. We weren't able to get a picture of her actually receiving the certificate. Stupid camera.

Pi Gamma Mimi!

G and I knew that Pam planned a makeover for Rosa's birthday, but we didn't know that it was supposed to be a surprise so...ooops!

But still, the birthday girl, though she had a heads up, was still very elated over her "surprise" because it was courtesy of Xeng Zulueta, one of the most popular makeup artists around.

So success pa rin :)

With Pam and Rosa while waiting for Xeng (naks! close kami!)

During the makeover

After the makeover

Group picture with Xeng

And the hating begins.

To all the Tere bashers, I only have three words for you: insecure, jealous, bitches (my apology to my doggie friends).

Christ, it's only a pageant! I know Tere joined because she wanted to travel but what about all these haters? It's pathetic how some people feel so strongly about these pageants, as if their lives and entire beings depended on them. Living vicariously I suppose because they'll NEVER EVER make the cut.

So there, those who can't walk on stage, bitch about those on stage.

And that's all I have to say about that.

Pathetic losers.

Congratulations Tere!!! I'm sooo proud of you! You held your poise even when the others were stumbling all over themselves. Mwah!

P.S.

Was it just me or were all the Cumbia gowns fugly? And were those even gowns to begin with? They seemed more like cocktail dresses.

And what's the deal with those "abaniko with birds of paradise" bouquets? Couldn't they get sponsors for a proper bouquet?

Lastly, why am I letting myself get affected with all this pageant hoopla? :p

Vote wisely.

Go Tere!!

Images taken today. Have digicam, will travel.

Killer Babyboy Dog begging Drago for some chocolates

Posing with Lilliput Vanilliput. Drago and Margot named her that. I can't wait to see what they'll name their daughter :p

Reading the newly delivered March issue of Marie Claire. Now if only I could devote the same intensity and attention to my studying as I do to my glossies, I'll surely pass the Bar:)

Finally, a video of Killer and Lily in action

ANO BA YAN?! The Exchanges are still down! Pangalawang araw na to.

This is just as ridiculous as G's village in Cainta having no PLDT connection for almost 2 weeks now.

Nah, the latter is still more preposterous. Supposedly, a switch (or some other techie component which does some techie stuff) got broken and it will them weeks to source it and/or replace it. So for the meantime, a whole shitload of people have no phone connection as well as DSL access.

I'm trying to be zen about all this, but it's just like driving in Metro Manila. No matter how hard and how often you remind yourself to stay calm, you'll find yourself in a burst of anger over some idiotic motorist (usually a bus/truck/trailer driver) or pedestrian (who see highways as some sort of backyard game). Or maybe that's just me.

Grrrr...........