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105 Truths (got it from Mavz)

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1. real name: Jaime Luis S. Habitan  
2. like it: Of the four siblings, I have the most traditional name
3. single or taken: single
4. zodiac sign: Virgo
5. male or female: male
6. elementary: Saint Mary Montessori (Nursery-Gr. 4), Haycock Elementary School (Gr. 4-5), Saint james Academy (Gr. 6)
7. high school: St. James Academy
8. college: De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
9. eye color: Black
10. hair color: Black
15. are you a health freak: Whenever I look at myself at the mirror
16. height: 5’6″
17. do you have a crush on someone: Yes, I have a crush who gradauted from Meycauayan and another from my school.


18. do you like yourself:Siempre!
19. piercings: Walang balak
20. tattoos: birth mark, puede na.
21. righty or lefty: Maka-kakanan

FIRSTS
22. first surgery: twice when I was young. One time on my forehead and another on my tongue
23. first piercings: none
24. first best friend: Carlos and Michael Ross from our Montessorian days
26. first sport: Karate (umabot hanggang purple pero di na napatuloy)
27. first pet: pet na matatawag na akin, a pet butterfly I named Catherina “Cathy” Habitan.
28. first vacation: Madalas from out-of-town resorts, kaya di ko na malaala. the earliest that I could think of was my first time in this resort on Bulacan, Bulacan.
30. first crush: Iyung kababata ko sa SMMC dati.

CURRENTLY
49. eating: Anything as long na hindi exotic
50. drinking: ua lot except for alcohol
51. about to: daydream
52. listening to: LSS
53. waiting for: next class at 1:00 PM (11:00 Am pa lang as I write)
54. wearing: Balck and white striped t-shirt with collar.
56. want to get married: maybe never
67. careers in mind: Writer, mutimedia artist, novelist, moviemaker, photographer

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?
68. lips or eyes – eyes
69. hugs or kisses – hugs
70. shorter or taller – shorter
71. tan skinned or light skin – Pareho
72. romantic or spontaneous – Pareho
73. dark or light hair – dark hair
74. muscular or normal – basta hindi mukhang lalaki katawan
75. hook-up or relationship – relationship
76. similar to you or different – basta, may respeto sa isa’t isa at ginagalang ang kakayahan namin

HAVE YOU EVER
78. kissed a stranger -no
80. broken a bone – muscle yes
81. climbed up a tree – yes
82. broken someones heart – no
83. turned someone down – unfortunately not
84. liked a friend as more than a friend – sana

DO YOU BELIEVE IN
86. yourself – yes
89. Santa Claus – yes, kaya nga noon pilit kong mapuyat para makita siya eh.
90. kiss on the first date -Di pa muna hangga’t wala pang bF yang ate ko.
91. angels – Yes forI was once an angel, wearing my angel dress every night when I was 5 years old (actually, those angel dresses are only my dad’s surplus t-shirts with a “Power Patrol” printed on both front and back).

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY
92. Is there one or more people you want to be with right now? – romantically? I hope so
93. Do you hang out with these people? -Yeah, almost everywhere I go
94. Are you cool?- When I wear my La Salle Dasma jacket, I am.

LASTS
95. Text message – Globe text advisory
96. Received call – A fellow org member who mistook me for one of our org officers.
97. Call made to – Bahay
98. Comment on friendster – Mydy
99. Missed Call – From my dad
100. Person you hung out with – Hoogie, Chris and Issi
101. You hugged – my mom before she left for Korea today
103. You talked to – my Filip12 prof
104. You slapped – Grade 3- Grade 5 di ko maalala
105. Said I love you to – myself as I was watching an episode of Hey Arnold where Arnold’s weird cousin uttered those words to Helga.

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The Day I Found Out The Truth About Puppets

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      Noon pa man, fan na ako ng mga shows na puppets. Una sa listahan ko siyenmpre ay ang Sesame Street, tapos Batibot, then Awit Titik Bilang At Iba Pa (ATBP), pati na rin iyung children’s show sa PBS Kids noon na Cailou nung nasa States pa ako. Kaso, akala ko noon na buhay sila. Kahit na alam ko na puppets weren’t real, I had to know paano sila nagagalaw, paano sila nagkakaroon ng buhay. And that was how I found out the bitter truth.

 

     Birthday ng pinsan kong si Bernice sa Malabon. Ginanap sa bahay nila iyung birthday party niya as always. Siyempre excited ako kasi makikita ko uli ihung bahay nina Tita Dina kasi ang ganda at malaki pa. Malapit siya sa Immaculate Conception Parochial School ang bahay nila.

   I think I was around 8 or 9 years old then habang si Bernice maycecelebrate ng 6th birthday niya. Nalala ko pa rin noon na medyo tahimik siya, as compared sa ate niya na si Ate Bea (na nasa La Salle ngayon by the way).

   Now, there was going to have a puppet show kaya happy ako at nang mga bata na nasa party. Ang theme ng show ay Power Puff Girls (yah, avid viewer ako ng show na iyon kasi wala namang magandang panoorin nung araw ‘no!). Ngayon, some people placed a big black box sa may isang part ng bahay kung saan gaganapin iyung puppet show. Other than it is big and black, may butas siya na parisukat, at ang gilid ay kinokoberan ng isang mahaba black cloth.

    Later, naging curious ak on what wa beneath that box ot what ity is insiade. I took a peek and saw na may bukasan siya sa likod. Now, kasama ko ang mga pinsan ko, we went to see what on there. And voila! The Truth!!: Three guys with Powerpuff Puppets worn on their hands! They saw us and told us to get out! Ngeee… Nakakatakot iyon. And that’s how I leanred the truth about puppets.

   Although alam ko naman na puppets are handled by real people (especially nung nanonood ako ng Marco dati), it was only that I saw it for myself. Waghh!

 

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LRT Tales: Kasama, Kasali, Kasabay, Kasalo

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    Ngepers, ang corny naman ng title. Pero nakakatuwea rin kasi totoo naman.

    Minsan nakakasabay mo ang mga taong hindi mo maasahan na makakasama mo sa pag-uwi, mga tao na kasama mo’t kasabay paminsan minsan sa pag-uwi at kung minsan, kahit sa pagpasok mo ay nagkita kayong nakasakay sa parehong tren. Heto nga ang nangyari sa’kin mula pa nung naging regular rider ako ng LRT sa pagpasok ko sa school ko sa Taft.

    Mula sa CSB, nakasabay ko sina Maan, Nicky, Lhiana, Justin, Gelli P, at Ace. Pinakamadalas ay kapag nakakasabay ko sa pag-uwi sina Lhiana at Ace kaso sa huling mga araw, malimit na. Malamang iba na kasi ang oras nila. Si Maan, rare rin habang one time lang ang kay Nicky. Sina Gelli’t Jus ang latest na naksabay ko sa pag-uwi kasi sabay na kami nang dismissal. Pero madalas na nauuna na ako sa pag-uwi kaya di kami ganon masyado magkasabay all three. Sa mga blockmates ko naman (We are One, DV1), ang mga nakasabay ko sa pagskay ng LRT ay sina Reyn, Jiko, Joaqui at Kathryn. Si Jiko bumababa sa Pedro Gil, si Reynalei sa D. Jose, si Joaqui sa Carriedo habang si Kat ay sa Tayuman. Wawa nga ako kasi wala akong kasabay hanggang Monumento talaga.

    Kung minsan nga, nagkikita kami ng ilang kong blockmates sa Vito Cruz Station ngunit sa ibang side sila umaaabang ng tren, pa-south. Madalas sina Gilbert and Carlo ang mga nakikita ko sa saide na iyon. There was a timer na marami kaming magkablockmates na sumakay na magkasabay para bumaba sa iisang estasyon at iyun ay nung time nang manonood kami ng laban ng La Salle at ADMU (second to the last). Sarap ng experience!

    Sa mga galing La Salle, ang mga naksabay ko na sa pag-uwi ay sina Camille, Milet, Robert, Robin, Russel, and company. Hindi kami ganon ka-close kaya di ako masyadong nakakapagparamdam sa kanila. One time nung Wednesday, kasabay ko sina Russel. Actually, nakita ko na sila sa estasyon pa lang. Di na lang ako nagpahalata kasi antok na rin ako, gusto ko na umuwi kasi malayu-layo pa ang uuwian ko mula pa Monumento. Eventually, sa may UN ata o Pedro Gil, nakita ako ni Russel at pinaglalaru ako, tawag ng tawag na “Jaime” sa’kin pero nakiskaya na rin, kungwari kung ano lang ang naririnig ko. Hehehe. At least naman, pampagising naman sa’kin iyon kasi kulang na lang matulog ako sa loob ng tren na nakatayo’t nakahawak pa sa safety handrail.

    Mula naman sa ibang schools, nakasabay ko sa tren si Rose (Lyceum), si ??? (Mapua) at si Ken (Letran, 2x beses na rin). Funny story naman nung nagkita kami sa Central Station sina Louie at Martin. Actually nga nasa loob ako ng tren na tumigil sa station. Tapos may parang figurine na kumakaway sa’kin. Tumingin ako mabuti at sila pala iyon. hehehe. Nagpahintay pa nga sila nung nasa may Ever aako pagkababa mula Monumento. hehehehe

    Sana na nga lang may talagang may kasabay ako sa pag-uwi kasi madalas mag-isa ako doon. Inggit nga ako sa mga maggroupies na kasabay ko madalas kasi tuwang tuwa sila at saya saya sa piling ng isa’t isa pauwi. Hmmm,,, nangangarap na naman ang lonely diyan.

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The CSB Experience: Lipatan, Palitan, Enrolan, Atbp.

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    Nung Lunes, nakita ko si Jane na nakalog-on sa internet sa loob ng klasrum (10-minute interval, yahoo CSB!). Kasama niya sina Pax, Inna, Aje and co. at mukhang seryoso ang anuman ang nababasa nila sascreen.

    I took a sneak peak at what they’re looking at at actually, binabasa nila iyung listahan ng mga courses sa La Salle Main. Nasa may section sila ng College of Liberal Art at kinilik iyung text na “Communication Arts”. Gulat sila sa listahan ng mga majors sa ComArts. Narinig ko pa nga si Pax na gusto na niya lumipat, ganon rin si Aje. INterested  rin si Jane.

    Coincidentally, ilang araw rin ang nakakaraan, sabi ni inna na may balak siyang magtransfer from CSB to Ateneo. Nagtanong iyung mga friends niya bakit. Hindi ko na lang inalam pero right now, meron siayng application form sa pagkakaalam ko.

    Ano ba naman ito, is thge dark days of CSB returning?

    Ako rin, at first di ko rin naman nagustuhan na hindi sa schoolna gusto ko ang mapapasukan ko. Kaya nga di ba nasabi ko na ang pinapangarap ko talagang pasukan ay ang UP lalo pa’t dream course ko ang Fine Arts. Pero dahil di ako nakapasa sa quota at dahil na rin sa iba ring mga factors, sa Benilde na ako napunta. Actually, okay naman ang pagiging AB-MMA major ko eh (Sa tingin di tama ang tawagin ang sarili ko na MMA major kung di ko pa natatackle ang majors ko later pa). Sorry sa sulat ko, nagiging konyo ang sulat eh.

    Pero kahit naiiggit ako na mas maganda ang itsura ng Main sa loob, marami sikat ang nag-aaral (Nabanggit ko ba na ka-floor ko si Serena Dalrymple?), hindi lang tatlo ang caf, at may green soccer field pa; di ko inisip na magtransfer o magshift man ng kurso.

    Now, rewind to June 2007. Nagkekuwentuhan noon iyung ilan sa mga blockmates ng DV1. Sabi ng isa na hindi talaga first choice ang CSB kungdi La Salle. Napunta lang siya sa CSb nung di siya nakapasa. Grabeh talaga. Well, ako rin naman, di pasado sa entrance exam ng La Salle, at sa CSB na lang.

    Kahapon nga, sabi ng isa kong blocmmate na,”mawawala na ang DV1″. Although, in fact, madiidssolve ang section pagdating ng third term, ang big niyang sabihin ay mawawala na iyunug mga naging DV1 dahil lilipat na (o may balak) na umalils ng CSB.

    Sa totoo nga lang, mahirap ang magtransfer ng school, let alone shifting to another course. Nung nagapply ako sa La Salle, ang first choice ko ComArts kasi ito ang pinakaclosest sa either Fine Arts, Advertising, o MassCom man. Di ko na maalala iyung second choice ko pero sa kasamaang palad nga at di ako nakapasa.

    Sayang rin naman ang mga endeavors ng section kung di kami magkikita-kita bilang magkacourse o kaeskwela sa CSB kung isa man sa amin ang lilisan at lilipat sa ibang kolehiyo. Huwag naman sana ganon. Bukod pa nga sa mahirap, mahal pa ang lumipat. Sayang ang oras na andon ko, lalo pa’t kung di ka masaya sa tinahakan mong kurso, kawawa ka naman. So sana naman, inatct pa rin kaming mga taga-DV1 kasi walang section ang katulad sa’min dahil WE ARE ONE DV1 (Ngee..)

Sana huwag na lang no?

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Buhay Kolehiyo: True Blue Eagle Over The Green Fields, The Forbidden Rivalry

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    The La Salle-Ateneo rivalry has been one of the most intense, if not the only one, in the field of school competition. It traces its origins back when both were members (founding members) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA (where La Salle still has a lasting presence via its sister school, the College of Saint Benilde). Even if both left for the UAAP, their rivalry never ceases thus born the greatest rivalry of all time.

    Just last Thursday, I was able to watch the 2nd to the last duel of the two schools live at the Araneta Coliseum with some of my blockmates. Even when we left the LRT 2 station, the intensity is so great as we see many clad in blue and green came pouring into the Big Dome even if it’s already the end of the 2nd quarter when we arrived at the Araneta.

    We were on the general admissions section but the view’s great as we can see all the action from up there. Meanwhile, you can still see the distinction of the Irish green and the Jesuit blue as the Dome itself is divided into La Salle and Ateneo territiory. Half of it marks the demarcation line that’s why I never imagined that this kind of school spirit is so great!

    Initially, I don;t have any idea of who are the main players of La Salle, except for maybe TY Tang and Rico Maiehofer. The latter is especially an exception for I had an idea who he is when the girl standing next to me was all cheering for him and yelling that she wanna be his wife with a banner saying “RICO’S STALKER…CALL ME!”. That was when i remebered one time when the announcer during one of the past Ateneo-La Salle games this season made remarks about Rico, calling him “Rico Mambo”.

    Back in season 69, I already knew one of the players of Ateneo, Season 69’s then fresher Chris Tiu along with then outgoing veterans, Doug Kramer, JC Intal and the other guy (LA Tenorio last played on Season 68 right?). Today, Norman’s squad of biologically-enhanced super basketball crusaders are made of Tiu, and Kirk Long, Al Hussaini, Eric Villanueva (he’s an Atenista right?), and others.

    It was on that Thursday that I found out which Jersey numbers should the Archers avoid, the number 17 (Tiu). The other players, among them number 12, I feel they have to avoid also. But it was Tiu’s flaring performance (yeah, I admit, he really charged up against La Salle during the final 11 seconds) did the Eagles left a big lasting impression (or the other way around) on La Salle.

    Now, besiding the Archers and the Eagles, it’ll all go down to a war between two people, La Salle coach Franz Pumaren and Ateneo coach Norman Black. Now, I get to know about Pumaren when La Salle suffered its first Atenista defeat this season, the next game everyone saw him and his stable bald as a symbol of their ambition to subdue Ateneo de Manila, which they eventually did after several ball games. Norman Black, I knew him since Seaosn 69. He looks like an overheating teapot waiting to burst as he looks so angry with a scary face to go with it. I’m not sure how he looks so calm before the game as I always see him on taray mode. He’s like the Source of All Evil in the defunct series “Charmed” as even as early as Season 69 did I regarded him as Public Enemy No. 1, I wasn’t even a Lasalista yet then but I was siding with the UST Tigers for I feel that ADMU should not conquer Season 69 , weird but true (Sorry Mavs and MR, I already have this impression of ADMU even last year).

    Don’t get me wrong that I’m all out anti-ADMU. My ninong’s an Atenista. I have a friend who goes to Ateneo High School (He’s in New Zealand with ninong now). Actually I have 2 friends studying in Ateneo now. But of course, as part of La Salle Philippines, it just so happens I share the passion for DLSU to go over ADMU. But it’s all for fun right?

    I understand La Salle’s will to win, especially after a year of suspension did they have the itchyness to rule the court and hopefully reclaim the crown they lost after some controversies from Season 68 (or was it Season 67, as long as it is from 2004). That is why many feel that this Season, the underdog now is DLSU while many considered UST as the underdog of 69, and the team to defeat is Ateneo.

    Many if not all, would see Ateneo as an almost perfect school while La Salle has been increasingly known as a Chinoy university because of its large core of students of Chinese descent. No one knows why we say it as such, especially that Ateneo is almost a quarter century older than La Salle.

    Anyway, La Salle’s bitter loss from Ateneo that day did not end the road for them as they have a 2-win advantage. Now came Sunday, a do-or-die situation as both faces elimination. Now, the Archers would never again fail their bid to conquer the Eagles as all eyes are set on the Eagles’ main asset, Chris Tiu.

    Tiu has been constantly being double teamed up by the likes of Ferdinand, and Maierhofer so it became increasingly difficult for Tiu to perform his long distance shoot that have salvaged his team in times when they’re even with the other team. He had no choice but to pass the ball on to his team mates. Offense is not exactly La Salle’s favorite ally at that time as during the second 1uarter, they can’t get a good shot at the basket and their current score of 16 was outnumbered eventually but that of the Eagles.

    I wasn’t able to go in Sunday’s fight but I did watched at the comfort of my home. By the third quarter, La Salle was able to recover and eventually lead the score in the 50’s while Ateneo can’t get out from their 40’s score.
   
    Why is it so? Maybe because that La Salle was able to learn from past lesson to seriously maintain momentum especially when 4th quarter comes. The Green Archers gave their best defensive strategies and never let Ateneo beat them at all odds.

    Eventually with almost 10 seconds left, La Salle finally conquered Ateneo 65-60, a 5-point lead that effectively reversed last Thursday’s record of 64-65. As they say, revenge is sweeter the second time around and it is sour the other way around.

    Nevertheless, WIN OR LOSE IT’S THE SCHOOL WE CHOOSE THAT WHY WE LIFT THE ANIMO SPIRIT.

    Good game to Ateneo and La Salle and hope we see another sensational game like that on next year’s season 71!!

ANIMO BENILDE!

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