Louie

It's just like entering puberty. Only this time, I've gone past the other stuff. (Or maybe I'm still waiting for development.) Anyway, I've got pimples all over my face right now. Big ones. I started noticing them when I came back last Monday. I've been applying my clear gel courtesy of Dr. Forres but the zits are still sticking out. I'm not really vain. Other people are noticing it and I just can't help myself from not doing anything about it.

So how was the trip? I was away for 8 days but I didn't really miss home. We came before the start of the tournament so we had 2 free days to go around Singapore. We went places and it was fun. I'm not really fond of animals but I enjoyed riding the elephant in the zoo. I also saw polar bears and flamingos. We went to Sentosa too where there were lots of interesting things to do which left me broke afterwards. I especially liked the Underwater World. Ok. I've got my hands up for being a first-timer.  I didn't like the smell of curry around the place though. Not that anyone else liked it. I mean, the smell of curry wasn't exactly confined in Sentosa. It was everywhere... The MRT, the convening room, the queue to Cinemania, the malls and even the airport. 

 I was able to go to shopping places but wasn't able to buy lots of stuff because of the limited time and the lack of idea as to what to buy. The important thing was to get pasalubong for my family and friends. As for the tournament, 2 teams and 2 adjudicators from our institution made it to the break. My team made it to the octofinals and my teammates are the 2nd and 3rd best speakers of Asia. I'm really happy for them. I guess I can say (or write) that I didn't let them down this time. At least things worked differently from our previous tournament when I screwed up and dragged the entire team with me. So now I'm ok. But it doesn't end here. Hard work is still needed in order to improve.

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Louie

For some odd reason, I asked someone who can tell people's past lives and answer questions concerning the future about what my crush thinks of me.

This was what the person I asked said:

"Sa past life niyo, magkabarkada kayo. Kabarkada mo rin girlfriend niya. In fact, pag may problema sila, ikaw ang nilalapitan niya. Sa'yo siya humihingi ng tulong at ikaw ang pinapaayos niya ng problema nila."   >Ok. So I was actually a goosegog in my past life.

"Tinanong ko siya through his subconscious kung iniisip ba niya na pwede kayo maging more than friends. Sa subconscious ko siya kinakausap kaya hindi niya talaga alam na tinatanong ko siya. Ang sabi niya hindi daw ito sumasagi sa isip niya. Friend ka daw niya at sabi niya mabait ka daw." >Sure. Thanks. I think that you've answered my question.

"Sa ngayon, yun lang ang alam ko. Hindi ko alam kung magiging more than friends kayo in the future or hindi. Sa past life niyo kasi hanggang magkaibigan lang kayo. Kung nakapagtanim na sana kayo sa past, mas madali sanang malaman ang mga posibilidad. Ang advice ko lang sa'yo, maging close ka sa kanya pero at the same time, be open to other guys. " >I wasn't really asking for advice. I just wanted to know what he thinks of me.  

I don't really believe in fortune telling. Nor do I believe in reincarnation or karma. I did this all in the name of fun.  I think that predictions of fortune tellers are only coincidental if not deeply internalized. It's just all in the mind of the person who is too excited to find out about what the future holds.

Louie

Mango is on sale. And I am so happy. I've been planning to buy a bag and a pair of shoes since May but I decided to wait for the sale this month instead. I went to one of the stores last Saturday with my mom and two sisters. The store, as expected was packed with women of different ages. There were guys too and unlike us girls, they didn't look like they were having fun. Husbands, fathers and boyfriends were either carrying the stuff their counterparts intend to buy or sitting on the couch waiting. I was able to buy the shoes I've been eyeing since summer. I was also able to buy a bag and other stuff. When my dad came later that day to pick us up, I wasn't sure if I wanted him to see all the shopping bags. Not that he's totally against shopping. He's against splurging cash on something that's not worth it. Surprisingly, he just asked my mom how much she spent for all our stuff and that was it. And my mom didn't exactly pay for a small amount.

I still want to buy a skirt though. The store we went to didn't have my size. My mom told me that we can go to Shang later to check if they have my size. She plans to buy other stuff too. She told me not to tell my dad though.  The reason's pretty obvious. Going back to Mango would be just too much.

But is it really too much? Sure. Mango earns a lot from girls' ultimate weakness: shopping, but it's not like we're not getting our money's worth. To put it in economic terms, the utility maximization from shopping is high. And besides, it's not like our shopping urges are uncontrollable. We don't shop on a day-to-day basis nor do we insist on getting stuff that are not within our means. Shopping is bad when you just keep on buying a lot of stuff which you won't be using later on anyway. I'm going back to Mango later for the skirt and after that, I'm done with shopping. I think that's not too much.