after weeks of dilapidating, i'm psyched for a break! =D

revelry surely beats the crap out of wisp (aka 'wallowing in self pity'). i got to spend a fantasmic christmas party with the rest of my blockmates three days ago... never thought i'd have as much fun! we engaged in crazily perverted games (e.g. simulated dicks, egg trails, omg i better shush) that was nonetheless enjoyable, had the Secret Santa going sweetly (funny thing is that most incidentally had actual friends as Santas -- saves a whole lot of expense!), and had lots of glorious food my tummy was crying out already. the 50 bucks was well worth it. :) too bad we didn't have a party back in first year, and too bad i'm awol for paskuhan the second time around. but i'm fine with that... i promise myself i'll be up in attendance next year!

a day before the party, four of my blockmates friends and i went to the Commission on Elections' municipal office to register as full-fledged citizens of the state exercising the right to vote. *flag-waving pause* actually, i only forced them to go with me since i didn't know where it is. (one already registered, two lived in a province, and another tagged along to register too.) having been dismissed at 11, we trekked to comelec at about 11:20, and found out we were'nt going to be entertained at all since it's their lunch break. for all i know, i read a sign which said their break was from 12-1pm, where did the earlier 40 minutes go? piss. and so we grudgingly (no, hungrily) walked a stretch to the mall to do a little xmas shopping and munch the time around. we went back promptly at 1, and i scrambled through the labyrinth of this grand public institution. having only known my barangay number, i had to look for my district. the district offices located in the second floor was not as congested as the ones in the third floor (where it was dimly lit and smelly), and in relief my friend pointed out i'm in the former. there goes the start of a nightmare... simply asking for forms was excruciating! there were people pushing about, kids loitering, and some clerks had bad cases of PMS they were tossing identification cards back because they didn't meet the 'specified qualifications'. after pushing my ID for what seemed an eternity, i finally got my forms, filled them up quickly and began another series of waiting -- this time for the other step, the voter's id. it was horrible enough i had to wait over an hour for this (there was a long queue), but at least the people were cooperative. i wonder how i managed to pose in the voter's mugshot... fatigued i guess?! my stay in the comelec clocked in approximately 1 1/2 hours, while my other classmate only took less than an hour to complete everything! that's unfair hahaha!~ but what matters is that i'm registered!

(deadline of voters' registration is on december 31! make your voice heard!)

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so far, i have FOUR things out of my christmas wishlist "technically" fulfilled... :

1. a big box of fig newtons... the chewies i love!
the cute little story about this concerns the Secret Santa thing in our block. we pick a name out of the stash and give'em something we know they'd love, right? at first, i incidentally picked out the name of my closest mate L. ... voila! i was already thinking of what to give her, but then they re-did the SS a few days later because it was "spoiled". (hmmm.) so we picked another name again, and now it's my seatmate! but this is not the actual angle of the story ok? my seatmate knew who picked me, and so she was asking what i wanted so she could just relay it, and i blurted out the figgies because i knew it wasn't that expensive (gifts are at a minimum of 200php) and i really really wanted it. unsuspecting who my SS is, i was teasing L sometime ago she must've chosen me because she wasn't exactly telling! and i also thought someone else picked me... what a 1 in 44 chance? not until the day before the party (she was also with me in comelec) did it spill out that she was my ACTUAL SS! (awww, spoiler!) ... splendid, isn't it? thanks a bunch Laarnie! :)

3. internet cards (i'm wasting 60% of my $$$ on this!)
i decided to give myself one. with a lot of hours to splurge on, just for this break. i've been saving on leisure time too much!

4. pirated dvds of "house" and "prison break" season 1
part of the wish came true when my seatmate lent me her copy of PB so i can watch it over the long weekend ~ i'm already planning for a marathon! thanks Geca! gimme "House" next year! :p

5. a hot soccer-related tee please!
my aunt gave me one for my birthday. it wasn't exactly a nice fit, but it's the thought that counts. ;)

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The Plan for a long, happy, stress-free christmas break (wish #10):

read Coelho's "Eleven Minutes" (thanks Des!) & Grisham's "The Street Lawyer"

update my antivirus software (warped since june... the megabytes!)

download all the Muse mp3s i possibly could

"Prison Break" marathon! (gather 'round the folks!)

track down all unseen good movies and pop 'em in the player

watch "Love Actually" (it's gonna be a tradition!)

practice table tennis on any surface table

archive this blog (it's gonna take a long time)

engage in making a real portfolio blog of my stuff (essays & poetry)

resurrect my weather-beaten writing 'career', for real!

call up friends whom i haven't kept in touch with (psychic hotline!)

study... even for a teeny bit!

munch on my figgies and red wine for the holidays (ultimate indulgence!)

r-e-l-a-x, have f-u-n, c-h-i-l-l!

13 days. i'm already wasting spending the 3rd. hohoho...

... anybody up for a year-ending gimmick??? ;)

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