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I saw a funky graphic pop culture statement tee today. When people wear statement tees, do they actually mean them ("Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?"). When people wear pop culture tees, do they get the pop culture reference? Or are they just wearing it cause it looks cool?

Today, I wanted to approach you. Today, if you weren't in such a hurry rushing from the LRT to the MRT (I'm assuming), I'd have blocked your path, tackled you and demand that we have a decent conversation. Just cause of your shirt. If you knew the absolute sheer coolness of your shirt. It felt like shirt soulmate or something. I mean, come on, who else wears, "Save Ferris/ Ferris Bueller's Day Off" on their shirt? To think that the other day I was thinking of some of the coolest spontaneous musical scenes in movies and I remembered Ferris Bueller. It's like destiny. Or something. And I thought about how I wanted to swoon over 80s Matthew Broderick all over again. And then there's Save Ferris, which brought me all the way back to high school and ska and the band of the higher batch singing "Come on Eileen." And do you see what your shirt has done to me.

New toy cause Apple has crap earphones. Took me a while to find not-so overpriced set. Well worth it. Apple green is a plus too!

Big slap to the head lang. Ack. I need a Master's degree. Is it pride or stupidity that's holding me back from getting a master's degree from my college? Eh kasi naman. Kasiiii. I want the other good ones to teach there again. But then, no enrollment = unempoyment. Ish.

Pugad brings so many good memories and so many good times. Love you all.

Again, things feel so rushed.

Btw, ang hirap pala pag sinusundan mo yung Glee sa lj. My friends page is flooded allll the time. :))

Adidas King of the Road (KOTR) 2009. Fort Bonifacio. October 25, 2009. I only joined because the yellow singlet was too pretty. So yeah, sure, I'd pay P500 for it and registered for the 21km event despite having zero training since Globe's Run For Home (last July). Running used to be fun when we used to train for an event, a THE event. But since there are running events every weekend, it's hard to find a THE event. But I figured, if I'm going to spend P500, why spend it on 5km or 10km runs? 21km na!

I won't go into the details of the race, just that this was the most emotionally trying race I've joined. All I wanted to do was finish the race and drink a cold beverage. Thankfully, towards the last few kilometers of the race, I caught up with Daddy O and it was probably only because of his presence that I was able to finish. By the time he and I crossed the finish line, I looked up at the clock and expected to finish in the 2:30++. I don't wear a watch, I want the clock to shock me. And shock me it did. I ended up getting a new PR (personal record). :O 4 minutes off my best time. Holy crap.

So here's my frustration. If I could beat my old record without any training whatsoever, what more if I started training? What more. Motivate me!

A few days ago, I registered for the Adidas King Of The Road, which will be held on Oct. 25 at the Fort. I was pretty excited for it, as it's been a while since I last participated in a run, and I found the singlets to be too pretty. :P

I went to Megamall at around 1230 to claim my race kit. (The reg form stated that claiming of the race kits ofr 21km was from 10am-1pm). When I got there, I was surprised to find that they weren't letting people inside the expo because the lines were too long. When I asked the organizers what the holdup was at the lines, they said that they stopped distributing the race kits because "magulo daw sistema nila, kaya inaayos daw muna nila." When I inquired what time they'll resume, they said in 30 to 45 minutes. But my claim time for my race kit is only until 1pm! How am I supposed to get it? They said, "Ah, free for all na po. Wala ng claim time, claim time."

Eventually, they let me in and I was able to fall in line. I noticed that there was only one line for each event. People in line were already getting edgy and testy, with one woman getting into an argument with the organizers. She demanded for a refund but for some reason, the organizers weren't able to accommodate her at once and kept passing her request from one person to another.... Read More

Eventually, they started distributing the kits past 1pm. At around 130, I finally reached the front of the line and presented my claim stub. The man up front checked my control number and told me my name wasn't on the master list. I told him I already registered this week. He told me that all those who registered on Oct. 10 onwards, would have to claim their kits at their Annapolis branch on Wed. WHAT. Where on the reg form did they mention that? Did we receive any message from Adidas/race organizers that they would distribute on another day? Heck, not even takbo.ph has that info (at least the non-registered users don't, as I'm not registered on the site). Anyway, I asked the man to recheck again, but this time I gave him my last name. Thankfully, my name was on the master list and I was able to claim my race kit.

In hindsight, my experience wasn't as bad as the others who had to fall in line only to find out that their names weren't encoded and had to claim their race kits on another day. Or the others who had to wait in line outside the expo before they could actually fall in line to get their kits!

A few more complaints: what kind of a running expo was this? There was nothing inside except for Canon, KFC, Adidas and Lesofat! The organizers also failed to mention that meal stubs were limited in number, so not everyone was able to get a meal.

Seriously, must it be this difficult to claim a race kit? If it weren't for that oh-so-pretty-singlet, I definitely wouldn't spend P500 to run for this! :))

Why did it take me this long to be a fan? :))

I'll die at the ripe old age of 92. Haha.

Kafrustrate lang pag umoonti na ang kailangan mong gawin. Ayoko na mag-overthink.

I need the following relief goods:
1. A court or a football field. Para matapos na ang class na 'to. Di na kami pwede sa Ultra.
2. A bike repair kit. I bike to save money. Unfortunately, when disaster hits, I become all damsel-in-distress-y, and end up riding a cab. So much for not spending. :))
3. A Master's degree. Sino gusto mag-fund?
4. External hard drive. Why so many great tv shows?

Anyway, I forgot what my drama was about. Ang saya lang ng Facebook: makes all your worries go away.

Bakit ang gwapo ni Piolo sa Lovers in Paris???? I hate KC. Hindi talaga bagay e.

Manila and Diliman kids, I miss you.

Supposedly, I was supposed to write about all the vounteering this past week.

Nagulat ako sa isang request sa FB :P

I'm so jealous that you'll be having fun this weekend and I'll be stuck here doing stuff I don't want to do. :| harumph.