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Sunday, January 04, 2009

the fun break i had. :))

This Christmas-slash-term break really allowed me to have a VACATION.
I enjoyed every single day I had.
I had a great time. :D

DECEMBER 19. Our course card distribution day. I went to school in the morning to get my course card and submit them to the SGO for my enrollment. After, I went to buy gifts for my TCOA loves. I was supposed to join them in Town, but then I took a long time preparing the gifts. AND, the traffic, it was so BAD. I rode with Ryan and Rob on the way to Town, since they were going there anyway. It took us more than an hour to reach Town, the usual is around 30 minutes or less, that's why I wasn't able to ride with Lauren going to their house. Well at least, Teacher Chelo and Teacher Jan were meeting up in Mcdo, so I still had a ride going to the Pastores'.
(I posted a blog already about this party, so i guess you refer to THIS if you want to be refreshed.)

DECEMBER 20. We left Lauren's house around before lunch. I went home to get my stuff I would need for church. Then off I went to church for gift wrapping and loot bags packing for the Sunday School Christmas party the next day. After, we had rehearsals for the musicale Sunday evening. It was a tiring day, but yeah, I was productive.

DECEMBER 21. We had the Sunday School Christmas party in the morning. So many kids came. They had presentations per class: the pre-school kids, grades 1 to 3, and grades 4 to 6. There were games and prizes. And of course, the gifts. Everyone who came received a loot bag with snacks and toys. They really enjoyed the party, and I was so happy to see them all smiling after. Indeed, Christmas is best enjoyed by kids.

In the evening, we presented EVERLASTING LIGHT, a Christmas musicale. Most were songs presented by the choir. They were awesome. I had a dance part with Micha, and another with the Creative Arts group. I felt fulfilled after. Thank God for the strength and gift He gave me to dance. I enjoyed the performance; I enjoyed how His Spirit led to me to perform my best.

DECEMBER 22. I stayed at home. But, Iella and Ryan came over. We worked on the video for Meme's debut. Oh great!

DECEMBER 23. I thought I would be a bum that day, but then Ryan texted that I can join them in Town. So, I went with them. I was able to buy shoes! And, I received my Starbucks shirt. (The previous blog about it, heehee.) And the more fun part, we played chines checkers in San Fo! Oh what boredom can do.. xp

DECEMBER 24. I went with my Mom to my Lola's house to prepare the food we'll have for the 25th. On our way there, it was raining. When we got off at Ayala, the rain was so hard. We didn't have an umbrella, magaling. So yeah, we got so wet for when we thought the rain was manageable already, it poured again. Anyway, we went to the grocery before going to my Lola's house. They made the mocha graham and buko pandan there. Yummeeeeh, love it. :D

DECEMBER 25. CHRISTMAS DAY, happy birthday, Jesus! I went to church in the morning. And then after, lunch at my Lola's house. Great food! :D The celebration was more than the gifts and food and all, it was a celebration of God's faithfulness to us.

DECEMBER 26. Another Town day. I went first with batchmates. We had this " song rehearsal" for Meme's debut. But then, Rob just played the music and let us listen to it and be familiar with our parts, not a serious rehearsal. At 6pm, Lauren, Charm, and I met with Teacher Chelo for our Life 101 at Pancake House. We listened to Teacher Chelo's non-stop stories. But of course, we were able to take time to reflect on what we had for the past year. It was a good time to just pause and take time to listen. :)

DECEMBER 27. I went with my mom to a dedication of a churchmate's daughter in the morning. In the afternoon, we went to Caloocan for it was my Lola's (the one who passed away) 40 days. It was Tita Zeny's birthday too so we stayed there til evening. I had a fun time with my cousins. We were allowed to taste red and blue vodka. My mom was there too beside us! They had a videoke thing also, where they sang and all. A really fun time. I wasn't able to bond like that with my cousins for a long time already. So, that was indeed a memorable time for me.

DECEMBER 28. After I attended church in VCF, I went with Teacher Chelo to Asian Hospital to visit Sophia Ochoa's, a student in Palms, 4-month-old sister Sabina. She was in ICU then, for she had a breathing problem. The baby was so cute, I felt sad that she had to suffer a disease so young. We prayed for her and her mom too there. I was supposed to go home after, but then Iella said she was alone in Town so I decided to drop by there first. I met with her and Cej too. We bought Meme's lovely gift. :D I went home after, while they went to their cotillion rehearsal at the hotel.
I went to the hotel for Meme's debut around 5:30. We stayed first at the hotel room and went down to the hall minutes before 7pm. The program started before 8. The whole thing was so fun! Jess and Rox hosted the event. There was this game that we didn't win, booooo. Our "surprise" for Meme was good, too. (Oh, right? xp) But oh well, I really had a great time, a fun fun debut indeed! :))

We had sleepover after! I stayed in the hotel with Iella, Jess, Rox, Rob, Lea, Cej, Ryan, Youko, Brai, and the new batch.. Franz! Since we all didn't want to sleep yet, we decided to go to Mcdo around 2:30am. When we got off the elevator, the lobby was smoky, we thought something happened there. The smoke smelled like some pesticide fog thing. Anyway, off we went outside the hotel. While we were deciding in the middle of the food thing behind Bellevue, Ryan did this kalokohan to Brai. I won't expound much, kinda foul. xp But then, it was super laughtrip. :)) We decided to stay on the tables outside, ate at Mcdo, then went back to the hotel sometime before 4am. We didn't sleep right away when we got back, we stayed up for some minutes, and then off we all went to sleep. A tiring night, but we all sure had FUN. ;)

DECEMBER 29. Started the day at the hotel, still with my sleepover friends. We woke up sometime between 9 to 10am, enjoyed the last hours at the hotel, and then fixed our stuff. Tita Minda treated us for lunch at KFC in Festival Mall. I was able to be home around 2pm. When I got home, I quickly took a bath and prepared myself to leave RIGHT AWAY to meet with my cousins in TriNoma. I went with my sister there. We arrived sometime before 4pm, they ate first, then we went to Starbucks. My sister bought shoes there too, and I even saw Charmaine and her family in the same place where my sister was looking for shoes. The TriNoma thing with my cousins was the first mall hangout I had with them. And really, I enjoyed. I wish to have more of that with them!

DECEMBER 30. A rest day. I stayed at home the whole day, and I was able to get sleep! Awesome. :D

DECEMBER 31. My Tween Elaine's eighteenth birthday! I went to her lunch celebration in Shakey's Glorietta. I thought I wouldn't make it coz of no ride, but thankfully, I found a way. I was able to hangout with Elaine again. Lovely. ;)

I was online in the evening til New Year came. I celebrated the New Year with friends through YM! A new way of celebrating with friends! ;p

JANUARY 1. Happy New Year! I was up until about 4am, so I woke up around lunch time already. Another day that I stayed home, and had a batugan life. :D

JANUARY 2. A date with my TCOA Seniors loves. I met with Shek, Charm, Mash, Bei, Anj, and Lauren. We planned this get together before Lauren would leave again for UWC. Her last hangout request with us. Aww. We had a great time! We met in Town first to have lunch at Pancake House. Teacher Chelo dropped by. We had our picture by the Christmas tree too! When we got to Lauren's house, we played our favorite game, Wii! :D We also made up this home-made Picture City, wherein we used printed blankets for our background. Instant studio! :D A really, really fun time. ;)

JANUARY 3. I really had no plans for this day. When I went online in the affternoon, Ryan told me to go with him to Grach's house to give back the 1 foot of her Havs. I said ok, but I didn't know that he would pick me up so soon. Anyway, I still went with him, thinking that we would just drop by Grach's slippers and leave after. When we arrived outside her house, we saw their gate open and some tables outside. It was Grach's birthday so we thought she had a paty. Rob came out and told us to come in and join them for only a few will be there. So yeah, we decided to stay and join the celebration. Rob and Rizza were there already, Brai arrived sometime later. After we ate dinner, we played Taboo. I was teamed with Brai and Rizza, while the other team was composed of Rob, Ryan, and Grach. The game was really pressuring, especially when you're the one who would give clues. Our team was leading the whole time! :D Renzo was added to our team, and it made us lead more. Around 10pm, we decided to leave already so we can go to Starbucks. When we arrived there, there were a lot of people still so we went to Ruins first. After going around once, we went to Starbucks and stayed there. I had a great night of sudden hang out. I enjoyed hanging out with them for the last time before school would start. And oh, that was the first time again that I was able to hang out with Rizza love! :)

This break is super unforgettable. I didn't enjoy my previous breaks as much as I did this time. This made me so lazy to go back to school, coz I want to have more.

To all my friends and relatives who became part of making this break a memorable time, THANK YOU! :)) I super loved it! Til the next bonding time I would have with you guys. ♥

Labels: ballet, birthday, break, Christmas, friends, party, relatives, tcoa, vacation

10:35 PM // 10 comment(s)

10 comments:

ang haba, sumakit mata ko sa font. haha

By ryan, at January 5, 2009 at 7:59 PM

Haha, Im not yet ready to leave this break!

I have an entry about it too. Kaso, naghang laptop. So di ko napublish. Wait nga, hanapin ko. hahaha

By Iella ♥, at January 5, 2009 at 10:21 PM

wahahaha, sorry, naisip ko din yun eh, kaso kapag iniba ko, di na same format like the others. wahahaha. :))

By Johanna Sotto ♥, at January 5, 2009 at 11:11 PM

oo iella, i dunat like to go back to school! break hangover. wahahaha.

By Johanna Sotto ♥, at January 5, 2009 at 11:12 PM

inayos mo din ba pics? nairita ako nung sa other entry ko, inayos ko tapos naging isang line lang siya. hahaha. pinahirapan ko pa sarili ko.

By Iella ♥, at January 5, 2009 at 11:25 PM

uh, basta tinabi tabi ko lang siya, tas nilagay sa center. baka dahil sa space kaya naghiwahiwalay. wahahaha :))

By Johanna Sotto ♥, at January 5, 2009 at 11:51 PM

i read the whole thing, wuhoo! i super loved this break, too :D i really enjoyed our TCOA moments ;) sobrang namimiss ko na ulit kayo!!! :(

By Anonymous, at January 6, 2009 at 2:00 PM

That's what i did din. Tapos naging diretso lang. hahahah. sayang effort. Ohwell :P

By Iella ♥, at January 6, 2009 at 4:13 PM

yay, lawruuh, bravo! :D
i super miss yooooou, too.
pagbalik mo, we'll make more tcoa moments! ;)

By Johanna Sotto ♥, at January 7, 2009 at 9:51 AM

onga iella eh, sayang effort, pero oh well, mukha naman maayos kahit papano. xp

By Johanna Sotto ♥, at January 7, 2009 at 9:53 AM


JOHANNA. student. ballerina. multimedia artist. dreamer. believer. lives to glorify God. give me chocolates, and we're good. iella. meme. teacher chelo. ryan. lauren. tita tes. cha. tepai. raissa. December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 October 2010 Plurk.com follow jheee at http://twitter.com Johanna Sotto's Profile Create Your Badge Bituwin - template Dementee - image Words from Before It's Too Late by Goo Goo Dolls.	Sunday, January 04, 2009 the fun break i had. :)) This Christmas-slash-term break really allowed me to have a VACATION. I enjoyed every single day I had. I had a great time. :D DECEMBER 19. Our course card distribution day. I went to school in the morning to get my course card and submit them to the SGO for my enrollment. After, I went to buy gifts for my TCOA loves. I was supposed to join them in Town, but then I took a long time preparing the gifts. AND, the traffic, it was so BAD. I rode with Ryan and Rob on the way to Town, since they were going there anyway. It took us more than an hour to reach Town, the usual is around 30 minutes or less, that's why I wasn't able to ride with Lauren going to their house. Well at least, Teacher Chelo and Teacher Jan were meeting up in Mcdo, so I still had a ride going to the Pastores'. (I posted a blog already about this party, so i guess you refer to THIS if you want to be refreshed.) DECEMBER 20. We left Lauren's house around before lunch. I went home to get my stuff I would need for church. Then off I went to church for gift wrapping and loot bags packing for the Sunday School Christmas party the next day. After, we had rehearsals for the musicale Sunday evening. It was a tiring day, but yeah, I was productive. DECEMBER 21. We had the Sunday School Christmas party in the morning. So many kids came. They had presentations per class: the pre-school kids, grades 1 to 3, and grades 4 to 6. There were games and prizes. And of course, the gifts. Everyone who came received a loot bag with snacks and toys. They really enjoyed the party, and I was so happy to see them all smiling after. Indeed, Christmas is best enjoyed by kids. In the evening, we presented EVERLASTING LIGHT, a Christmas musicale. Most were songs presented by the choir. They were awesome. I had a dance part with Micha, and another with the Creative Arts group. I felt fulfilled after. Thank God for the strength and gift He gave me to dance. I enjoyed the performance; I enjoyed how His Spirit led to me to perform my best. DECEMBER 22. I stayed at home. But, Iella and Ryan came over. We worked on the video for Meme's debut. Oh great! DECEMBER 23. I thought I would be a bum that day, but then Ryan texted that I can join them in Town. So, I went with them. I was able to buy shoes! And, I received my Starbucks shirt. (The previous blog about it, heehee.) And the more fun part, we played chines checkers in San Fo! Oh what boredom can do.. xp DECEMBER 24. I went with my Mom to my Lola's house to prepare the food we'll have for the 25th. On our way there, it was raining. When we got off at Ayala, the rain was so hard. We didn't have an umbrella, magaling. So yeah, we got so wet for when we thought the rain was manageable already, it poured again. Anyway, we went to the grocery before going to my Lola's house. They made the mocha graham and buko pandan there. Yummeeeeh, love it. :D DECEMBER 25. CHRISTMAS DAY, happy birthday, Jesus! I went to church in the morning. And then after, lunch at my Lola's house. Great food! :D The celebration was more than the gifts and food and all, it was a celebration of God's faithfulness to us. DECEMBER 26. Another Town day. I went first with batchmates. We had this " song rehearsal" for Meme's debut. But then, Rob just played the music and let us listen to it and be familiar with our parts, not a serious rehearsal. At 6pm, Lauren, Charm, and I met with Teacher Chelo for our Life 101 at Pancake House. We listened to Teacher Chelo's non-stop stories. But of course, we were able to take time to reflect on what we had for the past year. It was a good time to just pause and take time to listen. :) DECEMBER 27. I went with my mom to a dedication of a churchmate's daughter in the morning. In the afternoon, we went to Caloocan for it was my Lola's (the one who passed away) 40 days. It was Tita Zeny's birthday too so we stayed there til evening. I had a fun time with my cousins. We were allowed to taste red and blue vodka. My mom was there too beside us! They had a videoke thing also, where they sang and all. A really fun time. I wasn't able to bond like that with my cousins for a long time already. So, that was indeed a memorable time for me. DECEMBER 28. After I attended church in VCF, I went with Teacher Chelo to Asian Hospital to visit Sophia Ochoa's, a student in Palms, 4-month-old sister Sabina. She was in ICU then, for she had a breathing problem. The baby was so cute, I felt sad that she had to suffer a disease so young. We prayed for her and her mom too there. I was supposed to go home after, but then Iella said she was alone in Town so I decided to drop by there first. I met with her and Cej too. We bought Meme's lovely gift. :D I went home after, while they went to their cotillion rehearsal at the hotel. I went to the hotel for Meme's debut around 5:30. We stayed first at the hotel room and went down to the hall minutes before 7pm. The program started before 8. The whole thing was so fun! Jess and Rox hosted the event. There was this game that we didn't win, booooo. Our "surprise" for Meme was good, too. (Oh, right? xp) But oh well, I really had a great time, a fun fun debut indeed! :)) We had sleepover after! I stayed in the hotel with Iella, Jess, Rox, Rob, Lea, Cej, Ryan, Youko, Brai, and the new batch.. Franz! Since we all didn't want to sleep yet, we decided to go to Mcdo around 2:30am. When we got off the elevator, the lobby was smoky, we thought something happened there. The smoke smelled like some pesticide fog thing. Anyway, off we went outside the hotel. While we were deciding in the middle of the food thing behind Bellevue, Ryan did this kalokohan to Brai. I won't expound much, kinda foul. xp But then, it was super laughtrip. :)) We decided to stay on the tables outside, ate at Mcdo, then went back to the hotel sometime before 4am. We didn't sleep right away when we got back, we stayed up for some minutes, and then off we all went to sleep. A tiring night, but we all sure had FUN. ;) DECEMBER 29. Started the day at the hotel, still with my sleepover friends. We woke up sometime between 9 to 10am, enjoyed the last hours at the hotel, and then fixed our stuff. Tita Minda treated us for lunch at KFC in Festival Mall. I was able to be home around 2pm. When I got home, I quickly took a bath and prepared myself to leave RIGHT AWAY to meet with my cousins in TriNoma. I went with my sister there. We arrived sometime before 4pm, they ate first, then we went to Starbucks. My sister bought shoes there too, and I even saw Charmaine and her family in the same place where my sister was looking for shoes. The TriNoma thing with my cousins was the first mall hangout I had with them. And really, I enjoyed. I wish to have more of that with them! DECEMBER 30. A rest day. I stayed at home the whole day, and I was able to get sleep! Awesome. :D DECEMBER 31. My Tween Elaine's eighteenth birthday! I went to her lunch celebration in Shakey's Glorietta. I thought I wouldn't make it coz of no ride, but thankfully, I found a way. I was able to hangout with Elaine again. Lovely. ;) I was online in the evening til New Year came. I celebrated the New Year with friends through YM! A new way of celebrating with friends! ;p JANUARY 1. Happy New Year! I was up until about 4am, so I woke up around lunch time already. Another day that I stayed home, and had a batugan life. :D JANUARY 2. A date with my TCOA Seniors loves. I met with Shek, Charm, Mash, Bei, Anj, and Lauren. We planned this get together before Lauren would leave again for UWC. Her last hangout request with us. Aww. We had a great time! We met in Town first to have lunch at Pancake House. Teacher Chelo dropped by. We had our picture by the Christmas tree too! When we got to Lauren's house, we played our favorite game, Wii! :D We also made up this home-made Picture City, wherein we used printed blankets for our background. Instant studio! :D A really, really fun time. ;) JANUARY 3. I really had no plans for this day. When I went online in the affternoon, Ryan told me to go with him to Grach's house to give back the 1 foot of her Havs. I said ok, but I didn't know that he would pick me up so soon. Anyway, I still went with him, thinking that we would just drop by Grach's slippers and leave after. When we arrived outside her house, we saw their gate open and some tables outside. It was Grach's birthday so we thought she had a paty. Rob came out and told us to come in and join them for only a few will be there. So yeah, we decided to stay and join the celebration. Rob and Rizza were there already, Brai arrived sometime later. After we ate dinner, we played Taboo. I was teamed with Brai and Rizza, while the other team was composed of Rob, Ryan, and Grach. The game was really pressuring, especially when you're the one who would give clues. Our team was leading the whole time! :D Renzo was added to our team, and it made us lead more. Around 10pm, we decided to leave already so we can go to Starbucks. When we arrived there, there were a lot of people still so we went to Ruins first. After going around once, we went to Starbucks and stayed there. I had a great night of sudden hang out. I enjoyed hanging out with them for the last time before school would start. And oh, that was the first time again that I was able to hang out with Rizza love! :) This break is super unforgettable. I didn't enjoy my previous breaks as much as I did this time. This made me so lazy to go back to school, coz I want to have more. To all my friends and relatives who became part of making this break a memorable time, THANK YOU! :)) I super loved it! Til the next bonding time I would have with you guys. ♥ Labels: ballet, birthday, break, Christmas, friends, party, relatives, tcoa, vacation 10:35 PM // 10 comment(s) 10 comments: ang haba, sumakit mata ko sa font. haha By ryan, at January 5, 2009 at 7:59 PM Haha, Im not yet ready to leave this break! I have an entry about it too. Kaso, naghang laptop. So di ko napublish. Wait nga, hanapin ko. hahaha By Iella ♥, at January 5, 2009 at 10:21 PM wahahaha, sorry, naisip ko din yun eh, kaso kapag iniba ko, di na same format like the others. wahahaha. :)) By Johanna Sotto ♥, at January 5, 2009 at 11:11 PM oo iella, i dunat like to go back to school! break hangover. wahahaha. By Johanna Sotto ♥, at January 5, 2009 at 11:12 PM inayos mo din ba pics? nairita ako nung sa other entry ko, inayos ko tapos naging isang line lang siya. hahaha. pinahirapan ko pa sarili ko. By Iella ♥, at January 5, 2009 at 11:25 PM uh, basta tinabi tabi ko lang siya, tas nilagay sa center. baka dahil sa space kaya naghiwahiwalay. wahahaha :)) By Johanna Sotto ♥, at January 5, 2009 at 11:51 PM i read the whole thing, wuhoo! i super loved this break, too :D i really enjoyed our TCOA moments ;) sobrang namimiss ko na ulit kayo!!! :( By Anonymous, at January 6, 2009 at 2:00 PM That's what i did din. Tapos naging diretso lang. hahahah. sayang effort. Ohwell :P By Iella ♥, at January 6, 2009 at 4:13 PM yay, lawruuh, bravo! :D i super miss yooooou, too. pagbalik mo, we'll make more tcoa moments! ;) By Johanna Sotto ♥, at January 7, 2009 at 9:51 AM onga iella eh, sayang effort, pero oh well, mukha naman maayos kahit papano. xp By Johanna Sotto ♥, at January 7, 2009 at 9:53 AM post a comment.