today is our last test and i'm not sure how i did. bahala na si batman!last week na ng german class at bakasyon na for three weeks. i hope makapag-pahinga naman ako dahil medyo stressed at burned out na rin ako sa dami ng mga trabaho. although i'm having fun and i'm really enjoying being busy with a lot of things, i still need a break!!!

i'm practising for three different choirs. lagare!!!

i'm moderating three friendster account. hilo!!!

i'm blogging two blogs. whew!!!

i'm co-planning activities for the youth. awww!!!

i go to school every morning. kahit antok pa ako!!!

i have part-time-jobs after school. kayod para may Geld!!!

i have to do household chores. dahil para nang dinaanan ng tsunami ang bahay ko!!!

i still have my personal things to manage. windang na 'ko!!!



important note: i'm enjoying it though. it simply excites me!!!

Currently feeling: tired

it's our last day today in school and we had a little party. i brought pancit canton and our pinay classmate brought lumpiang shang-hai. they enjoyed it so much. as always! iba kasi ang lutong pinoy eh!

after the party, i went to the other class to meet a friend. the teacher greeted me, "Ni Hao!" i told her that i'm not chinese then she asked me if i come from latin america. i laughed and told her that i come from the philippines.

it has been almost always like that. it's difficult even for fellow filipinos to distinguish my nationality.

when i was new here, a geman woman approached me and talked to me in korean. she is apparently a missionary.

when i was in paris, someone greeted me, "Konichiwa!"

the chinise whom i meet on the streets always smile at me and speak to me in chinese.

a filipina had mistaken me from a peruvian.

and a friend told me that i can be mistaken from a puerto rican.

whew! that's why i say...

my name is american.

my surname is spanish.

i'm absolutely a filipino

but i look like chinese.

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we are practising handel's hallelujah for the coming easter at ngayon pa lang napapakanta na ako kasi maganda ang weather. the sun shines but it's not warm. the blowing cool breeze of spring, refreshes the day. what a wonderful day! it's officially spring! i'm still crossing my fingers for this weather to stay because april is known for it's rainy season as if it waters the plants.

on this type of weather, the people are just simply warmer and friendlier. they always wear a smile and wish you a good day. now, isn't that great! how i wish it'd stay.

this morning, i went to a university to inquire about a course. i'm not sure if it's just because of the weather or if the woman whom i talked to is really nice. i've already had a phobia dealing with the people in the university kasi. may mga taong may pagka-racist! but in this university, they are nicer. i hope it's not just due to the weather.

i'll be applying in april and i hope i would be given a chance to study there. sana naman!

i still have some weeks to go. so, i'll just relax and enjoy the good weather.

this is life!!!

Currently feeling: sunny

 i gotta watch my mouth. this afternoon, as i checked my e-mail, i recieved an e-mail from a groupmate of ours in the youth. she is already nerved and mataray. the makulit and alaskador side of me replied in yet another banat that made her more upset.

me and my sinful tongue.

i think before i speak. but often times, i speak before i think. i'm really straight forward. direkta kasi akong magsalita at masyadong maloko na alam kong minsan medyo sobra na sa banat at nakakainis na. nasanay kasi ako sa mga kaibigan. kahit pa sabihing babae rin sila. sanay na rin siguro sila sa akin. ewan ko ba, when my tongue slips, it really slips.

i never knew that my tongue can get me in to trouble because i always thought it only gives pleasure. kapag biruan, talagang biruan. as in we'll make fun of ourselves. ganun kami sa barkada sa 'pinas. para nga kaming mga stand up comedian sa isang comedy bar na nagtitirahan at nagbabanatan.

i never mean what i say kapag nagbibiruan. nagbibiruan nga kasi eh. it's all in the name of fun! dahil sa normal na sa akin 'yun, automatic kung baga. hindi ko na iniisip kung may ma-o-offend ba o hindi. i never knew na offensive na pala ang banat ko sa kanya. ngumingiti pa kasi siya eh. akala ko, okay pa rin sa kanya.

the whole group has already been affected kaya tinawagan ako ng isa naming kasama na tigilan ko na muna. tinawagan rin ako ng isa pa naming kasama at pinag-usap kami via conference call. she's still mad at me. i can actually feel it thru the line as we were talking. i actually find it weird kasi ngayon lang talaga nangyari na may taong na-offend sa akin.

i'll be meeting her later tonight for a choir practise. i bought her a little pot with little roses planted in it. i hope this would do as a peace offering. i'm supposed to buy a cute cactus with some decorations pero natinik ako kaya hindi ko na binili.

my stupid mouth!

my stupid mouth by john mayer

My stupid mouth
Has got me in trouble
I said too much again
To a date over dinner yesterday
And I could see
She was offended
She said "well anyway..."
Just dying for a subject change 

Oh, another social casualty
Score one more for me
How could I forget?
Mama said "think before speaking"
No filter in my head
Oh, what's a boy to do
I guess he better find one soon

We bit our lips
She looked out the window
Rolling tiny balls of napkin paper
I played a quick game of chess with the salt and pepper shaker
And I could see clearly
An indelible line was drawn
Between what was good, what just slipped out and what went wrong 

Oh, the way she feels about me has changed
Thanks for playing, try again.
How could I forget?
Mama said "think before speaking"
No filter in my head
Oh, what's a boy to do
I guess he better find one

I'm never speaking up again
It only hurts me
I'd rather be a mystery
Than she desert me 

Oh I'm never speaking up again
Starting now 

One more thing
Why is it my fault?
So maybe I try too hard
But it's all because of this desire
I just wanna be liked
I just wanna be funny
Looks like the jokes on me
So call me captain backfire

Oh, the way she feels about me has changed
Thanks for playing, try again.
How could I forget?
Mama said "think before speaking"
No filter in my head
Oh, what's a boy to do
I guess he better find one 

I'm never speaking up again
It only hurts me
I'd rather be a mystery
Than she desert me 

Oh I'm never speaking up again 
I'm never speaking up again 
I'm never speaking up again

Currently feeling: guilty

what a joy spring brings!
you here the birds chirpin'
the bees buzzin'
the people laughin'

the sun shines!
can't help but to smile.
what a great feeling.
the spring has come!

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Currently feeling: grateful

the world youth day cross arrived in cologne from speyer. it was brought by a ferry boat along the rhein river and the filipino youth has participated in the hand-over.
here are some pics from the pre-vigil.




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the people praying

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the cross and marian image with the cologne cathedral at the back

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the cross and the cathedral

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the youth singing songs

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the marian image witht he priests

Currently feeling: peaceful

holy week is sooo different here in germany and it made me miss all the traditions that the filipinos do in this season. we are fortunate that our priest, fr. jun; who happens to be a filipino; arranged programs for the holy week. that made every filipinos excited and that also made us busy.

the choir that was born last christmas, the bridges choir; that was composed of filipino members of different choirs from different communities and places here in germany, was asked to sing handel's "hallellujah" ang sandy patti's "how majestic is your name" by our priest for the easter mass. that made us soo busy. tomorrow is the big day and we have to ready our throats for the "maka-tanggal almoranas" notes, as we all call it. mal sehen.

last friday, we had a pabasa! isn't that great!?! it was held at a little hall and there are a lot of filipinos who joined there. there was also a reporter/reasercher for Detsche Welle, a german cable channel. his name is ken, a japanese-german guy, who has been interested with the filipino activities this season. he is also making interviews with some people regarding these activities. he'll be joining us until tomorrow for the biggest event. okay di ba?

fr. jun has also instructed us to assign some youth to pray for the stations of the cross and i was asked to organized this. i am so thankful that the youth are so cooperative especially when we practised the prayers. they are open for comments and corrections. i was proud of them because they have done it so well, that fr. jun and most oft he people there told me that we have done a great job. bow!

yesterday, we had the seven last words and a practise  fort he choir. i actually thought, i could rest today but we still have to go furnish copies of the newsletter that we are releasing every last sunday of the month. we also have to fold all 400 copies. whew!

tomorrow's the big day! i hope we could do a great job singing. i should also be reminded to adjust my clock an hour advanced for the summer time.

Currently feeling: restless

sobrang aga naming nagising last sunday. dst na kasi kaya one hour earlier kami lahat nagsi-gisingan. big event 'yun kaya naman nagpapogi ako nang husto! aba, kailangan angat ako! hehehe. naligo akong maigi, kinuskos kong mabuti ang katawan ko at sinabon nang todo. nangalahati ang lalagyan ng gel ko sa inilagay ko sa buhok ko at talaga namang para akong bote ng pabango sa bango ko. hehehe. ang guapo ko! 'yan ang tingin ko sa salamin. naka-amerkana ako at neck tie pa! mukhang eksekutib lalo na't plantsado ang buhok ko at tinalian pa para hindi ako mukhang busabos.

alas-nueve ng umaga, wala pa akong almusal pero kailangan nang bumirit. nagpraktis kaming lahat para siguradong walang sablay. sige sa hallellujah! dapat walang mali at mapapahiya kami sa dami ng bisita. kaunti lang ang kinain ko dahil mahirap kumanta nang puno ang tiyan. grabe! this is it! sabi ko.

pagdating sa simbahan, may mga tao na. hindi lang pinoy, may mga puti rin. kinabahan na ang karamihan kaya naman nagdasal na! hanggang sa sumenyas na si father. sige at bumirit na ng hallellujah! ipinagmamalaki ko na naging succesful ang kanta namin sa buong misa. kahit pa na may nagkamali, hindi naman nahalata ng mga tao dahil hindi nila alam kung ano ang tama. pero medyo nakakainis din, hindi ko na lang pinansin at dapat magpakabait, nasa simbahan eh!

natapos rin kami at nakaraos! maraming nasiyahan sa kanta namin. pati na rin ang mga bisitang poreyner, tuwang-tuwa. sabi ko nga sa kanila, hallellujah syndrome ang tawag dun. na-infect na lahat. ang choir nga kumakanta ng ibang kanta sa tono ng hallellujah. na-praning na!

nabawasan na ang pressure at activity pero may mga nakahilera pa rin na youth-related. whew! enjoy talaga! i hope lahat maging succesful.

now, i can say... i'm too busy for LOVE! SEX PUEDE PA! HEHEHE

Currently feeling: jubilant