I know, don't sue me, it's been a while since I posted something solidly all about Ginebra. Ewan, daming naging kaadikan lately. Haha. Minsan, naaalala ko lang may game pala. Minsan naisisingit ko lang sa post ko. I could not even remember the last time that I did post something about them. Shall we call that, lie low. Whatever. So here I am, catching up with those times, and so I decided to write this. Nothing much with the team, really. Kakatapos lang ng game nila tonight against SLR, and they actually won. Nakalimutan ko yung final score. Haha. So unlikely me. Dati eh talagang tanda ko daw lahat eh, mapa-jersey color, kulay ng sapatos at headband ni Jayjay eh, alam ko. Adik?! Haha. Basta ayun, panalo sila kanina. :)

I must admit na isa ako sa mga bitter-bitter-an nung nagpasya ang management na pauwiin si Rod Nealy. I just feel so much for that guy. He's talented, kind and a God-fearing person. Haven't really met him, though. But with what I've heard, he really was a nice guy. Sa isip ko nun, di naman niya kasalanan kung bakit nagsunod-sunod ang talo ng team nung unang round ng eliminations ah? Ginagawa naman nya lahat, eh sadyang malas non, is it his fault? So why ditch him? Hmm.. But then maybe that's what's best for the team. The management thought so, and eventually they were right. So, I accepted it, wala din naman akong magagawa eh.

Here came the man named David Noel, at nagsimula ng mag-iba ang ihip ng hangin. Naks! It's such a long story if I'll elaborate all the facts. All I know now is that the TEAM'S ON A FIVE-GAME WINNING STREAK! Yess! Almost nothing could go wrong. Everyone's contributing, all is stepping up. Offense. Defense. Plays. Crowd. Chants. Isa na lang ang kulang.... ang nag-iisang MARK CAGUIOA.

Kelan nga kaya sya talaga babalik? Ang gugulo ng balita eh, iba-iba sila ng sinasabi.

Back on tonight's ballgame, I learned something new about one of my favorite persons in the world, Jayjay. I always thought before that he got his nickname from his former name, Lamberto Romero Vicente Jr. Wala naman kasing J sa Anthony eh. So palagay ko nun kinuha yun dun sa JUNIOR, sa umpisang letter, kaya JAY. Genius thinking! Napaka-corny ko eh no, gumawa ng sariling teorya. Hahaha. And tonight I found out from the trivia that the nick Jayjay was actually from his initials -- Anthony Jason James Helterbrand. Cool, isn't it? Iche-check ko yan! Hahaha. (Mala-Ryonan. Haha! Loved his spiky hairdo, he reminds me of Ryonan's ace player, Akira Sendoh.)

Yay! I hope that they'd win their remaining elimination games. Hopefully we could watch at the venues before schooling resumes in June. *fingers crossed.*

Never Say Die! x

My dad works in Manila and goes home on a weekly basis, and it has become a habit already that every time he goes home, I am asking if he bought me a newspaper. Be it a tabloid or a broadsheet, whatever. Yes, a newspaper! Ang babaw ko eh no, I could have asked for anything, food or other sorts but I satisfy myself with a piece of paper that to others, it might be just a piece of waste to them. I dunno, but once in my life, I have been a writer also, on our schoolpaper, Ang Tanglaw. Been an Editor-in-chief for two consecutive years... so basically, I feel for those writers/journalists that's why I pay attention to read. And hey, I love reading too, and get updated with the current scene! There is this ball of happiness inside us every time we finish writing and/or editing an article. Having your work being published is just, "Wow." Seeing others reading your piece is so heartwarming, praising/criticizing your work is such a bonus one must be thankful of. Constructive or destructive, it doesn't really matter. What's important is that they've paid attention, and gave enough time to read it, and/or give their opinion about it right? Seeing them taking our works for granted is... Sad. Yet it is just okay, because it is the fulfillment that you got while writing your stuff that really matters. Hence, you should be happy already.

Moving on, when my father arrived last weekend, he didn't get me a newspaper, but he gave me this Europe & Britain Travel Guide. Yay! And I was like "Huh? Ano ba yan, aanhin ko yan. Pupunta ba kong Europe?" Haha. But that was only a joke of course. Indeed, I was happy with it. I always wanted to travel and explore other places and I will, given the chance to do so. And Europe is actually one of those places which someday, I would also love to be in. *I hope so!* And as I browse through the pages I am smiling. I am so fascinated by the places especially those that I am familiar with. For example, the Piccadilly Circus, which can be found in London, the place where the filming of one of the scenes in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 movie took place just last week. Also, this Houses of Parliament building, also in London, that reminded me of the fleeing scene in the Order of the Phoenix movie. Cool! How can I ever forget the Eiffel Tower if it reminds me of one of my favorite persons in the world and that is, Ma'am E Beresford, and her hubby Adam? Prague, Venice, Milan, Barcelona, Rome, Jerusalem, Paris and the like! Lovely, isn't it? Plus the Leaning Tower of Pisa that we've discussed just this last semester in our Geology subject -- the settlement of its foundations. haha, see? I've paid attention on that effing subject! lol And so, yeah, I loved it - reading that travel guide. But of course, isn't it lovely to visit and tour our very own dear country first? (Biglang preno eh, haha.) And yes, the Philippines, no matter how down we are now, I still wanna be here than to be in any other place in the world. Given the chance to travel, why not go to other places? I would love to visit the places I've mentioned above. But in the end, this is my home. I'll be here, I'll return here.. In the Philippines.. my homeland.

"Within the darkness, you are the light that shines away.. In this blind justice, I can be that man who saves the day.."

- For You by The Calling (Daredevil OST)

Sa May 6 pa, (tama ba?) but posting this days earlier than the big day won't hurt, right? So... here's my, shall we call this, version of the "laglagan thing" Haha, I mean my tribute to one of my Most Favorite Pairs in the World! Naks! :)

Mahaba-habang kwento kung sisimulan ko pa kung saan at paano nagsimula ang lahat sa dalawang 'to, and I might get some informations wrong, so I'll speak based on how I knew them and on what they were when they're with me.

Random Facts About PM and Ancis :

 Favorite nya si Jennifer Garner. Andami nga nyang magazines na puro may tungkol kay Sidney (Alias).

Mahilig kumain pero mahilig ding magpapayat. Haha I remember nung first year palang, sabay pa kaming umuuwi nun nila Ancis, Shee at Neah, tas pag nagugutom at nagkaayaan eh syempre kain muna... sa Uniwide. Hahaha di pa uso Puregold nun. Pero ngayon sa Puregold na ata sila madalas. Hehe.

Si PM, you just can't help but admire his English speaking ability. Lol He's soo spontaneous. Parang kaning pang araw araw lang, walang hirap sa kanya umingles. Nakakain nga lang nya minsan sa sobrang bilis. Haha Pero mahusay. Tagal na naming nililigawang sumali sya sa Debate Society eh pero apparently, bigo kami nila Roy, Masa at Lilet. :)

Maka-SPURS at maka-Ginebra yang si PM. May balat pang 13. Hmp. Haha at nia-update ako nyan palagi sa latest sa NBA. Hehe. Si Ancis, di masyadong mahilig pero alam ko TNT gusto nya dati. Hehe. :)

SHE shares Cedward with me. Haha We liked RobPat in his HP days more, though.

 Greenminded si... Inamin nya sakin yun dati sa Psychology activity namin. Oy! Nakalimutan ko lang ung exact term na ginamit nya. Hahaha

Parehong mahilig sa pet dogs. BOTH love the Simpsons. BOTH are into US based series. Alias, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Charmed, ano pa ba. Dami nilang pinapanuod eh. Haha

Madaming gadgets. Haha

Galante. (baka naman ilibre nyo pa ko? Haha)

American Idol enthusiasts. Aliw na aliw kami nun ni Ancis kay Archuleta pag binabasa nya yung lips nya habang kumakanta. Yee! Cute! Haha Si PM naman eh pwedeng pwede ng tapusin ang karir ni Simon Cowell. Haha "fantastic"

Tawa ko ng tawa pag sinasabi ni PM yung line ni Ron na "Murder me, Harry." haha

Pasaway pareho pero pag seryosohan ma eh seryoso talaga. Ang tataas nga ng mga grades nila eh. Haha (I got your CC's na.)

Eto, seryoso na..

I value their thoughts, always, when I talk to either of them, 'cause I find it somewhat straightforward and they were only some of those few people whom I think are sensible to talk with.

Para silang si Ron at Hermione pag LQ. Hehe. Aso't pusa kung minsan pero love na love ang isa't isa. They compliment each other that much which makes me think that they're really meant for each other, even this early. A match made in heaven, indeed. Sana magdilang anghel ako. :)

Yes, I mean that! :)

At bago pa magkaiyakan, tatapusin ko na 'tong post na 'to. Haha. At bago pa nila ko i-Avada Kedavra dahil sa mga pinagsasabi ko eh, HAPPY 2ND na! More love-filled years to come! At sana magkaroon din kayo ng Violet Anne at Seraphina Rose in the future. (Ginoogle ko pa yan. Hahaha.) Kinikilig ako. Haha.

God bless you both! x

Love from,

April

Music/Band lovers, yesss! Rakenrol. Music is nice but it's nicer when you can share it and your thoughts with others. It's like we're driven to the center by a force we call music. It's fun, and I thank you too for being there. Bands, we love!

Eto, bongga, worldwide. When I am introduced to the world of Harry Potter, never would I have thought that I would be this hooked. God, like we were talking about it, everything. Like when we started talking about it in the morning it would last until afternoon, night, tomorrow, the next day, next next day, next next next, etc. And never would I have ever imagine that I'll get to know some other fans from different lands, countries. They were all nice, too! Thanks to my growing obsession, yet again. Lol Rupert Grint! Hahaha And to his precious fans who are also so nice, thank you for bearing with me and my crazy ideas. I may be far from where you but you can still count on me, I promise. I love you! :*

At sa lahat ng kaadikan ko, pero patuloy parin nyong napapagtyagaan: my obssession to learn different languages, Nihonggo, Korean, French, what else. Mga korean drama, anime, JPOP songs. Si David Archuleta and his songs, na pinag-aagawan namin nila Andrea at Elai. DCook. (12thou lang ticket oh, libre nyo ko. Haha Ancis! PieM!) Hale, Chicosci, Udub, UDD, all the OPM bands except... Uuy, behave. Hahaha right, mare? vin?

Sa mga taong nakakaintindi. :) Sa mga kaSEF na miss ko na, ka PICE, kaDebate Society whom I owe a lot when it comes to the PR.

Most of all, my highschool friends, whom I missed a lot. We may not be as close as before. We may not see each other that much anymore. All I know is that we love and care for each other and all of you will forever be treasured. :)

Tomorrow, I'll be of legal age. I'll be eighteen, a new chapter in my life. But that, I will not dread, 'cause I know that you'll be there, my real friends. And nothing will ever changed that fact. I love you, all!

I should have posted this on the review section, but I think this post contains a lot of opinion and personal thoughts rather than actual analyses of the whole book so... (does it matter, anyway?) Maybe it's one-sided, I know, anyway, I just want to spill out my thoughts about this awesome book from J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Lately I was like, here I am on our house, with this book on my lap, reading it for the Nth time, I'm not really sure. All I know is that it's my favorite so far, or should I say my favorite among all the HP books with Deathly Hallows being closely second. This post is timely too, because as we all know, three months from now the movie will come out. Whoa! Yey! Uh, enough for the lousy intro, let's dig deeper and Apparate through the pages and so here it goes..

Rowling's style of writing matures as she writes, and so the same applies with her (also ours) beloved characters. It is so apparent that Harry, Ron and Hermione has matured in many ways. Almost everyone. Even Ginny. I personally believe that this is the phase where Ginny's character has finally blossomed. She's more comfortable with herself, she's brave, she's more confident now and I just loved it whenever she's retaliating. I like the way she makes Ron shut up with her straightforward retorts, and how subtle she answered Hermione back on one part which surprised Harry and Ron, including me. :)

Harry, he's more of a man now and not just the orphan boy we knew back when he's eleven. Over are the days when Harry's so irritating, he's so moody just like any teenager would be. (the OotP days.) His temper's still there, though, but the seriousness of the situation between him and Voldemort, little by little, is now sinking in onto him. Thanks to the ever brilliant, Professor Dumbledore. He's willing to learn the past and is definitely aware of the prophecy that he is expected to accomplish. He still thinks a lot, but his judgment and decisions are better now. Harry being Dumbledore's man, through and through is just admirable.

In this book, there is also a heightened level of insecurities. The O.W.L's results. The help that Harry's getting from the Half-Blood Prince-- Hermione's having a hard time getting over these. Add the love angle and boom! Hermione learns that life is not just about learning everything and topping classes. She needs someone to share her triumphs with. Obviously with Ron. Yay! She's not into admitting it now, though, but it is so indubitable that her feelings for Ron goes deeper than friendship. She's got jealous, hurt and comical in the process. Ron feels the same way. (and not admitting it, too! Yay! This couple's driving us all maaad! They're so meant to be!) Then Lavender Brown enters and then the next scenes are not suitable for very young audiences, parental guidance is advised. :D Lol Just kidding. It's just so entertaining how this side events contribute to the beauty of the book as a whole. Back to Ron, the Quidditch scenes seem to be another shining moment for him, which is good because Ron's a great guy too and he deserves the attention.

Other interesting stuff in the book:

The Weasley twins, as always, is so lovable.

Slughorn reminds me of the awful fact that some people are judgmental. But he's a great Potions teacher, I must admit that.

The ever loving and caring to monsters and his friends, Hagrid.

The evil-ish Malfoy, with his softer side.

Luna's Loser's Lurgy. (nice Alliterations.)

Of course, the Half-Blood Prince of which I think everybody already knew now that he's Severus Snape. You'll just have to love or hate this man. (Well, I love him!) Which side does he really belong? The good or bad? Is he really a coward just like what Harry has said?

He is so noble, that's all. You'll just have to admire his genius work and his never-ending loyalty.

The end of the book is sad and somewhat tragic, but there's a challenge, there is hope and there's Book 7 to answer all the pending questions in our minds.

Overall, J.K. Rowling never fails to amaze us. The way she transports us to a universe she knew everything about making it seems so real. Though there's magic, it still seems so human -- how the character behaves, the moral lesson and themes, EVERYTHING. Action, Drama, Romance, Friendship and all the things in general, what more could you ask for? I know, I may sound as if praising her a lot but she deserves it, doesn't she? We should be thankful that she introduced the HP universe to us. With all the problems that we have in this present times, good thing we have Harry with us, who showed us that LOVE is still the most powerful thing in the world that will defeat all its bad counterpart; That friendship can still last even through troubled times and that friends will always stick with you no matter what; Which teaches us the value of a family, learning, trusting people and most of all, loyalty. That even in the lowest point of our lives, we get entertained, forget the hassles for a while and gain new hope to continue living, solve problems and live to tell the tale of the Boy Who Lived, the Chosen One and the Boy That Will Forever Be Loved.

That's about it for now. Notice that I didn't include a lot of spoilers and as what I have said earlier, this post is soo April-ish, full of personal views about the characters and ideas so... I recommend you to read HBP, or better, read the whole HP series for your own good. You'll never regret it, promise!

Nox!

Oh come on. What do I know? It's not our major subject, isn't it? But still, I wanna learn about the English language more.  And so I am thankful (Nah, hehe. Yep, tunay.) and grateful that my sister has asked me to help her for the hard copy of her report regarding (no need to ask.) Colloquialism. No choice naman ako eh. Haha. Pero gusto ko rin naman kasing matuto pa kasi makakatulong din naman sa'kin 'to for sure. So eto nga, type type type.

I've gathered some info from the World Wide Web. This is fun. Haha. Here's a list of Celebrities, be it on local or international/Hollywood stars/singer/performers, "Superstar" or just extras =D with their REAL NAMES. Some are awkward. Some funny. And some are just amazing. =)

 Aliw. Hahaha.. MABUHAY ANG NAKAISIP NG MGA SCREEN NAMES NILA!! =D