Felt Like Forever.

Paintball!!! It is gala day, the day we've planned since before DVBS. There were, aside from me: Kezia (the "organizer"), Sarah, Minnie, Nikki, Ate Lourrie, Clang, Kaye, Ate Ellen, Toto, ZJ, JL, John (aka Stranger), Kuya Russel, Kuya Rommel, Sir Meshack. 15!!! We met at New Jersy at NCCC for the pic taking, then to MTS for paintball. Aaack! Init ng armor! Boys VS Girls. Once lang ako natamaan, pero hindi ko nakuha yung flag. I did, however, get to hit ("wisik" lang daw) the boys' (hard to admit) star player, Toto. Woohoo! He was the one who hit me, right in the head, and I think he dislocated my whole jaw. Sarah was our star player. Choo choo!!! We lost, but what the heck. The heat, sweat, paint and pain, it was all worth it. We had a blast.

As for the shoot, or as we might call it, picture taking, we had a lot of poses, but only one serious pose won out in the end. Majority: wacky!!! A favorite would be one where Kuya Rommel's eyes popped out.

We went to McDo afterwards and spent hours eating and talking. We grouped off a little, and in ours it was mostly Kuya Rommel and me doing the talking. JL and Ate Jem, who caught up around paintball, spilled. If Kezia spilled last year, I think we'll have 3 spills next.

We gabbed about guys, girls, and complications, and then some. Haha.

Kuya Rommel threatened Kuya Russel and me to pair us off. I admit he has been successful so far with the pairings (ex: Sammi and Jethro, Ate Ellen and Sir Jay), but in no way will he catch me falling for anyone because of him. He can't decide between Glenn and Johnruf yet (si Friend!!! The nerve!!!), but I doubt. Whatever. Ruseel's would be Ate Apooooool. Yipee!

We dropped off Sir Meshack, Kuya Rommel and Minnie, Ate Lourrie and Clang, and Kaye off to their places. :]

I don't know why I don't have much to say about the whole thing. All I remember is blurry fun and noise. ;p

Oh dear. Maam Jocy called early this morning. She called to tell me...
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at first I thought it was about Hillstar...
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it turned out that she wanted me to try out for the Kabataan essay category of the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Literary Award. Only, I don't know, the most prestigious literary award in the country?!?!?!? Heebie-jeebies. The essay question:

"A foreign visitor has only one day to spend here in the Philippines. Where should this visitor go that day and why?”

I got an answer, but I'm not comfortable sharing it online. It dawned on me while popping french fries into my mouth. I went nuts borrowing a pen and writing on the Summers of Love McDonalds' tray paper.

Deadline: April 30, but Maam Jocy wants me to be done by Friday. Minimum 4 pages, maximum 5.

Pray for meeeeeeeeeeee.