Misadventuring with a DOM Magnet
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The like most weeks since summer classes started, this week has been extremely busy. Some times I just feel like collapsing and desperate beyond words for a break and other times it all feels like everything's covered in a thick haze of ecstacy.
Summer's ending and I can't help but feel that it's all gone by so fast. It's not like I felt like I've wasted it... in fact I doubt if I've ever been as busy or nearly as productive. I hate to admit it but I think I'll miss all the art attacks, wishing I got off earlier than I usually do and the overwhelming sense of accomplishment after every activity. Hahaha easy to say after I've done my last manual labor task and only one implementation (to be held somewhere in the college) left.
Although I've never really had a work free summer since I hit first year college and though the heat doesn't get any less annoying summer is usually my favorite time of year. It must be getting old... how I keep finding myself thinking that I cannot be any happier. But it's true life simply doesn't get any better. :D
It's been a long and hard week I'm happy it's over but there is so much that I'd like to remember.
Tuesday: Haring Chi Chi Takes Payatas by Storm
Just when I thought the visits to Payatas were killing me I realize that there was only one left and though I can't say that it was easy it was kind of fun. Of course there was getting over the fact that our venue was horribly smelly and dusty. EEEEW! I'd really rather not be graphic but there was dog poo all over the place and I honestly don't know how Beck and Isah managed to sweep the place without fainting or dropping dead.
The backstage area was definitely NOT the place to be. It was cramped and dusty and though I'd really rather not deal with the children the walls behind us had "bawal umihi dito"s weren't encouraging and at one point made me think that sitting near the kids might not have been a so bad after all. But there's no feeling quite like making the products of a week's worth of manual labor work. :)
Trying hard to look fresh and have fun in the backstage area
A clearer picture of how cramped we are at the backstage area
I must say that despite the technical difficulties and a few poorly delivered lines here and there, it was oddly fulfilling to find that the children enjoyed the puppet show. I loathe to admit it but I found the corny songs clever.... even the Sakto song. Egads!
I almost felt bad for getting caught drinking softdrinks in the nearby sari-sari store after Sangre Gatas' "Sakto, softdrinks iwasan mo. Gatas at juice, tatangkad ka dito!". Hahaha drinking softdrinks was made even worse when I heard the kids talking about Haring Chichi and how he was the contrabida. But whatever I don't deny it... I rarely ever practice what I preach and I am a devoted alagad ni Haring Chichi.
Wednesday: Project Manual Labor
Just like going to Payatas I never really realized just how close I was to the last time I'd have to subject myself to this brand of torture. I must say out of all the times this was definitely the most fun. Ironically my manual labor team members were not even from the same course. A HUGE thank you to Mary my fellow lazy ass roomie and Jayson the other fellow lazy ass with nothing to do. :)
I wont say it's the best set of visual aids that I've made nor is it a set that I'm remotely proud of. No thanks to Jayson and his crazy spells. Hahaha needless to say I don't like it but I love it. Much like my love affair with Gaudi and Karl's design philosophy. It's so wrong, that it almost seems right.
Jayson's drawing of a hypertensive person and a sphygmonanometer
I must say that despite all the complaining this drawing isn't half bad and though it's positioned all wrong (should be in the upper arm) and it hardly looks anything like a sphygomonanometer and you friggin forgot to place the stethoscope..... I think I have to thank you for this one. The following are drawings that I don't really need to comment on and are unremarkable in well... a good way I guess. XD
HPN symptoms... redness
HPN Symptoms: "Masakit ang Batok"
HPN risk factors: Family History
HPN Risk Factors: Salty Food
HPN Symptoms: chest pains
Jayson: Pwede ko lagyan ng highlights ang buhok ng lola na to?
Tasha: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Elderly sila ano ka ba!!!
Jayson: Ah yun nga para di sila ma-bore. Hahaha ang ganda naman ng lola mo!
HPN Risk Factors: Age
Jayson: Tinatamad ako magcolor! O ayan may design na ang T-shirt ni lolo! Hahaha mukhang dirty old rich man costume. DORM.
Mary and Tasha: *blink blink blink*
Jayson: Ano nga yung brand para na favorite ng mga DOM? Le Froge?
Mary and Tasha: *blink blink blink*
Jayson: Yung may buwaya?
Mary and Tasha: Lacoste! At di kaya yun pang DOM!!!
HPN Symptoms: Headaches
While nothing's really appears to be wrong with this drawing the necklace is there for a reason and a rather stupid reason too. Only Jayson lacks enough braincells to attempt to place cleavage on an old woman. Not only that it's also too high. Observe through the positioning of the necklace that of all colors had to be blue. This old lady is definitely a fashion victim.
HPN Risk Factors: Overweightness
Jayson: Tasha ano ba to? Paano to naging overweight?!?!?! Hay nako patabain ko nga.
Tasha: Ano ka ba pinagalitan kaya ako ng teacher ko dahil mataba yung nakalagay sa prototype. Sabi niya baka daw ma insulto ang matanda.
Jayson: Fine di ko nalang gawing morbidly obese. Pero lagyan ko parin siya ng Patrick Starfish shortpants.
I hate to say this but I wish I listened to Jayson. The only comment he made that night that made sense. ARGH!!! It's not fair how can I be wrong and more importantly how come he's right?!?!
Anyway at least I only had to repeat one drawing...
Revised: HPN Risk Factors: Overweightness
Tasha: ARGH! Pinaulit sa aking and drawing ko na isa! At guess what yung overweight ang pina ulit sa akin.
Jayson: Ha? Talaga bakit naman... di naman yun mataba ah.
Mary: Hindi nga... payat nga ng legs e.
Tasha: Kasi sabi ng teacher na di daw ma picture kung paano daw naging overweight kung ganon kapayat.
Jayson: Oo nga beer belly lang ang meron siya.
Mary: Akala ko ba napagalitan ka dahil sa original drawing mo.
Jayson: Nakita mo ba yung original drawing niya? Paano naman di na tao yun balloon na.
HPN Symptoms: Difficulty in Breathing
Jayson: Ako color nito! Bwahahahaha lagyan ko ng floral patterns!
Mary: Hay nako! Kamusta naman ang kabaduyan ng mga lolo natin.
HPN Prevalence in the Philippines
While nothing apart from terrible shading seems wrong with this picture a closer look will reveal sad faces etched onto the HPN victims. ARGH!!!! I got called on that too!!!!
HPN Symptomes: Nausea
The green cheeks are already a bit much but the green specks of vomit!?!?! ARGH!!! CURSE YOU!!! Oh well at least I wasn't forced to do it over.
HPN Risk Factors: Fatty Foods
If green cheeks and vomit aren't enough to stress about there's still the pink lechon!!! ARGH!!!! CURSE YOU AGAIN!!!!
Hahaha despite all the crazy moments and uncalled for coloring antics I think we make a good team! :) It's the most fun I've had while working on something for school. :D Hahahaha in fact it barely felt like school work. I'm truly appreciative of all the effort that went into my silly project. Hahaha let's pretend that this isn't upon the insistence of my mother... but American Dreamz is on me. :)
Thursday: Night of the Busaw Children
Of course after all the manual labor and hard work there has to be some sort of celebration. Despite being in school from 9am to 7pm all the anger died down as soon as I realized that the busaw plans were gonna push through no matter what. In fact I'm beginning to feel that the Ebisu sushi buffet and taking pictures of our silly selves... are kinda becoming a very dangerously habit forming. Our Wednesday-Thursday club is definitely loads of fun. :)
I love the pictures not only do we look thin but we look insanely happy and criminally Korean. XD Hahaha looking forward to next Wednesday already... it better be good or your favorite pair of busaws won't be amused. XP
The Busao Children and the Ebisu Yakiniku and Sushi Buffet! :D
Friday: The New DOM Friend
It's strange really. I am more than certain that I am living up to my DOM magnet status. The free clinic friendly man who might be gay and the ID student hunting DOM in costume.... ACK! This morning I had to got the Quezon City Circle for another implementation. This time it was for the elderly. I really didnt have much of choice but to be nice to the old people but it's hardly amusing when they keep trying to talk you.
Ack! Why did he have to show me pictures of himself when he was young, ask for a massage and ask me to go line dancing. The last straw was when he looked for me before he left. Just to tell me "O paano na yan, kelangan ko ng umalis. Sasaing pa ako ng kanin at bibili ng ulam". Eeeew creepy old men aren't and won't ever be my type.
Hahaha I make it sound like that nothing good happened today. But really I just love to complain 3 DOM friends in one year is just a bit too much.
But seriously, everyday really is a good day. There are more reasons to do better in school, fight for what you believe in and simply be alive. Life is good and I've never been this happy to just be alive. It's funny how it's so much easier to live when you let yourself feel and just be alive. I now find that there's really no point in denying yourself certain things and that being afraid is poison and a terrible excuse to remain unhappy. For the first time in what seems like forever things are finally in a neat perspective and what I always used to fear doesn't seem to be bothering me anymore.
Again I find myself saying that I doubt if I've ever been happier. It's strange really, it's all so new... almost foreign to me. I doubt if I can ever put the feeling into words but nothing compares. But I'll go with Logan's definition: "Expanding years and continents. Lives ruined, bloodshed... epic!"
Weepingly beautiful and now I truly believe that heaven's not just a place you go when you die. :">
Hahahaha I ALMOST forgot. Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday dear Kevina! :) Here's to more debut technical difficulties, toothpaste presents, going the wrong way in mall parking lots, scathing remarks that only you can get away with and our future December NMAT adventure! :)
"Still, cause I don't want to move a thing..."