2012: Ad Astra Per Aspera

As I write this, amongst the chaos and noise surrounding my neighborhood, I realized that 2012 was indeed the "rollercoaster year" in my life so far. (The previous "rollercoaster years" faded as compared to this years'.)

I've had my ups and my downs (like any other year, I know), but this one was different. I graduated from my dearest UP, defended my thesis successfully and won Best Poster. I had the life humbling experience of being in City Trial Courts and being involved in civil law cases with my family (Hardest experience in my life, but we came out on top. I could still be a lawyer ya know hahaha!). I made the biggest decision in my life and chose UST to be my dear med school. I got to travel to places such as the exotic Thailand, and the very beautiful Bicol. I've got my first break-up. I've got to experience bus commutes to and fro school. I've got new friends (Hello dear ScuBa 5)! I've STILL got my old friends (Hello Gazebo Friends and John and Maki and Jim from UPM). In short, this was different because it made me think that even though I am only a single speck in this giant universe of ours, I could affect so many people from what I do and what I've decided to do. That this world we live in makes us all interconnected in more ways than one. That one heartbreak can cause happiness to another. That one tear can free you of the sadness you've been keeping inside. That one monumental decision, might change your life forever.

UP Naming Mahal

Thailand :)

Bicolandia Roadtrip

The Statement Says It All :)

Toxic in medschool...but we party harddd!

Christmas in UST

ScuBa 5's Christmas Eating Bonanza

Gazebo Friends' 5th Annual Year Ender

My family :) <3 (insert Mina here lol)

I've got so many things to be thankful for, happy experiences, sad and angry moments. I'm thankful for both, because without them, I wouldn't realize the value of contentment and happiness.

2012 gave me it's best shot. It was a tough year, most especially emotionally. But because of those events, I was able to bring out the best version of myself (I hope), yet. 

As I end this post, I close 2012 with a smile, a bittersweet smile. Memories: some remain, some fade. But the lessons you learn at the end of the year is what matters.

Cheers to 2012. Here's to 2013.

Issa

P.S. I've finally let go. I've let go of the sadness and madness I've been encapsulated in the past few weeks. To you who reads this or not, thanks for adding me in Twitter again (that did surprise me because I thought we were friends there to begin with). Who knows, we might be in speaking terms again...someday. 

 P.P.S. "Ad Astra Per Aspera" - A Rough Road Leads To The Stars.

Forgive But Never Forget

It's just unfair how I let you bring out the worst version of myself. And probably that's what you want. And that's what I am doing.

There's a certain kind of satisfaction doing that. So am I weird or what? But come the end of the year, I shall forgive. I don't know about forgetting, after all, how can you learn if the things in the past are left there to be forgotten?

Anyway, have a great holidays y'all. :)

I'm trying my best here. I really am. Just give me this time to be a little bitter, that's all. (maybe this is the "mourning period" i was waiting for haha!)

Cheerio,
Issa ö

P.S. here's a little 9gag humor for the holiday season!

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas: Growling Tiger Style

3 Reasons Why I Love Being A Growling Tiger Medical Student:

1) Got to cheer for Dandan, Kim and Simon at the Philippine Society of Anatomists 2nd Quiz Bee in FEU-NRMF Institute of Medicine! Bonded with the Anatomy faculty as well hahaha! (Plus free food and ice cream!) Congrats you guys, so proud!!! ♥

2) UST are the Champions for the PCCL!!!! WOOT! Funny how my mom was giving me updates through text and the whole bus was like "ano nang score?!" "pano nalaman ng mommy mo?!" hahahah! Mommy I love you so much. You're so cool!

Congrats to my friend and captainball, Jeric Fortuna, and the whole UST team! Woot Jeric Teng MVP!!!

3) I FINALLY got my pictures taken with the Christmas lanterns and lights in UST ♥ UST is SO BEAUTIFUL at night. It made me actually feel like it is Christmas season already, for the first time this month.




I'm just so utterly in love with the campus :)

Cheerio,

Issa 

This Is How You Remind Me

Glad that I was able to have dinner with one of my undergrad friends tonight. We had a nice time catching up. :)

He's one of those people who I really look up to because you know that he deserves more than what he usually gets because
he works hard for it. And he really is an independent guy (in every sense of the word) traversing the harsh conditions of our daily living conditions here.

He's one of those guys you really want to see succeed (and to me, he is succeeding in what he is doing right now) because, again, he deserves it - with a gentleness and kind heart to boot.

People like him make you see the world as a better place. That there is hope in every dim situation you might possibly be in (His experiences are testament to this). That there is a rainbow after the rain. That smiles will prevail after a dark chapter of your life.

I'm just real glad that I'm friends with him. He is a reminder of what I should strive to be - determined, relentless but compassionate in every sense of the word.

Kudos to you my dearest friend.

I'll see you around, yes? :)

Cheerio,
Larissa ö

Respect, Bro.

I heard some news today. Rather, I was delivered some news today. I found out that, indeed, the 3 month rule has been broken by my former boyfriend.

It's not like I wanted so bad to hear ANY news AT ALL about him. Au contraire, I am carefree and happy and couldn't give a damn about him or his new chick. I really don't. I was surprised that my friend voluntarily gave me this valuable piece of information - telling me what kind of guy he really is.

This friend of mine (who is really close friends with my former's friends and the lady herself) told me that he was really pursuing this girl. I personally couldn't give a damn. No qualms about the lady, it's not my fault he's a jerk needy guy. I didn't even ask my friend what the name of the girl was (but she was ready to give it to me since she's also close to her *gasp*, I just said, "No thanks.")

But what annoyed, irritated and disrespected my whole being was the fact that I was SO REPLACEABLE. That he couldn't wait 3 months for him to actually put his moves on another person. Funny thing was, when his friends asked my friend what I felt about the news, my friend non-chalantly said "Issa doesn't care. She couldn't care any less."

Perfect words. And his friends thought that it was cheap of him to break the 3-month rule. I wasn't the one who said that. His friends thought and said that. Hahaha. I'm laughing. What a jerk guy.

I'm writing this just to get it out of my system: I'm really disrespected. I'm not asking him not to date anyone. Date and date. Many fish in the sea. I just wish that he respected me as someone he "loved" (as he claimed that he did) before. I chose to respect that 3-month rule. I still am respecting it. (I am REALLY enjoying my single life lol). 

Anyway, no bittergourd slices here.

Just learn to respect bro. Respect.

Have a good day. What comes around, goes around, my friend.

Cheerio,

Larissa Ö

Lover's Game

Favorite Song for this week: Geographer's Lover's Game

Well, they say you get it if you got it coming,

It's a lie we've got to keep;

And when I close my eyes my mind starts to running,

But it's you I want to see. -->I really do!

There's nothing we can do,

We were born to die fools.

There's nothing we can do,

We were born to die fools.

I wonder who's watching,

Underneath the night somewhere. -->Hopeful for the new guy :)

I wonder if we're all so far, now,

From who we were.

I wonder if I lived for nothin';

I wonder if I did at all.

I wonder if I ever loved you

For who you are. --> I'm so OVER this line...! And him!!!

Good sleep and good music

Told you I was gonna wake up with a smile on my face? Yuuuup!!!

Good morning everyone! ☀

What wonders enough sleep and good music can give you :)

Ngiti

At ng dahil sa iyo, matutulog na naman akong may ngiti sa aking mga labi.

:)

Good Vibes Sunday

Who cares if it's Monday tomorrow? I'm feeling good vibes because I was able to watch some Sleepless in Seattle and Gandang Gabi Vice. Had nice dinner with my family and listened to some good music (Might I recommend Geography's Lover's Game?).

Good vibes indeed. And now Beyonce's Love On Top is playing :))

I shall greet Monday with a smile tomorrow. Nothing can bring me down. :)

Cheerio,
Larissa Ö

TGIS

Many kids regard Saturdays as a day full of arcade shooting games and theme park rides and cotton candies. The higher ups regard this day as a golf tourney day, polo match day or shopping at your nearest organic or farmer's market. The working class, on the other hand, tend to gravitate to the shop around the nearest malls and eat out. Lastly, students ("student of life" as I would like to call myself) would just rather sleep off the whole day, watch some good (by their standards) tv and eat off their way until Sunday.

Alas, I could be a member of all these demographics. Today I got to do so many things! Let me count the ways:

1. Got to shoot some pistols (yessss REAL GUNS!) with my Dad at our make-shift firing range at home. I got to shoot some rounds with the 22 caliber and the 9mm. There's just something about the way you get to hit the target right where you want to hit 'em. Empowering. Badass. So beware boys, you wouldn't want to break my heart (HAHAHA i kid!!!) 

2. Went to Anticipated mass (yay 1st Sunday of Advent!) 

3. Went to the St. James Christmas Bazaar afterwards and got to window shop. 

4. Watched some How I Met Your Mother, Awkward and New Girl! 

5. Ate some pizza from Domino's and a huge-ass ice cream cone with dip from McDonald's. The ice cream was GINORMOUS. It was so big that it couldnt even fit in the cup!!! Man, me and my Mom were laughing so hard because we simply haven't seen an ice cream cone from McDo THAT BIG. Shallow huh? But hwho cares, it was hilarious! Haven't laughed my head off in a long while :)) 

6. And my Mom gave me some good advice on boys: Keep your options open. If the guy really likes you, there's a way. If not, he will always make some lame excuse. There are lot of fish in the sea so don't tie yourself to one coz you're still young.

Yep. I know Mom. If you knew how long ago I actually realized that with my ex. "Kung gusto may paraan. Kung ayaw, may dahilan." My mom did really give the right advice. Thank you :)

And so, Saturday was, to say the least, successful and awesome. I hope i get to have another Saturday like this :)

Cheerio,
Larissa ö

Cyber Mass Movement (No Pun Intended)

Exporting posts from Multiply...please do bear with me =)) That will be a ton-load of embarrassing pictures and blog posts and priceless Multiply comments =)) Ah, those were the days.

Cheerio,

Larissa Ö

Closing Time

It's amazing how time flies so fast when you're talking to someone cool and amazing? Or   someone interesting, or someone you're interested in? Or someone who just simply puts butterflies in your stomach?

Funny how sleepy you'd get and still be in denial that you really are in need of zzz's and still go on and talk your ass off just to spend some more time with that person?

WARNING: Yoda-speak commencing in 3..2..1...

VERY much like this, I am right now.

I haven't felt like THIS (giddy) in a LONG TIME. Oh shuckers, please, not now. Not while in med school.

Cheerio,

Larissa Ö

The Inauguration of a Thousand and One Thoughts

So, what brings me here? The export of my soon-to-be-defunct Multiply homepage. You gave me one of the most face-cringing pictures of all time, Multiply. I've got to hand you over some credit for that. Good times, good times. And so we bid Multiply adieu tomorrow (or rather, later, December 1, 2012), and hence, when a door closes, another window opens (is that right?). You've had a good run laricsifan.multiply.com. 

Anyhoots. Enough eulogies for Multiply. Welcome to my Blogger site! (I highly doubt if I can actually update this, but meh, I'm gonna try!)

I've got a 1001 thoughts. Maybe. More or less. Who knows, some of these might actually get me a patent's license or something. 

I'm rambling. Maybe because I'm actually talking to my crushie right now. HAHAHA. Here goes the capital lettered HA HA HA's. 

Ill shut up now. December is around the corner but I still feel like I'm stuck in some month which doesn't feel much festivities. It'll come, I know it will.

In the meantime, I'm content with talking to my crushie. Toodalooo. Ö

Cheerio,
Larissa Ö