For the Gun and the Grade

Egypt

2006-04-05T22:20:00.000-07:00

Finally we're here! and its boring..zzz.. so i decided to update my blog. what the hell, theres nothing much to do here except for the tours to the Pyramids, trekking Mt. Sinai, Nile cruise and so on...

Day 1:
we were at the airport around 9:30. upon enterting, i noticed a loooooong queue in Emirates, our airline going to Cairo. as i was about to fall in line, my mom told me that were not queuing there. she told my brother and i that since she is a Silver member, we were to queue in a diffrent line- a much much shorter line at that! damn! there were only 3 people in that short line compared to the 20+ people in the other line. haha losers LOL

as we boarded the airplane, i noticed that there were a lot of in-flight movies to choose from! and these movies were not old, they were new releases! so i strapped my seatbelt on and chose a movie. after abnout 30 minutes ( the flight was delayed= Plane was full + lots of problems with other passengers) we took off. i decided to watch bruce willis' die hard (sa dami dami ng bagong movies, yung luma pa tlga pinili e! haha) after the movie, i watched Just Friends and then a \john Cusack movie (forgot the title) and played the in-flight games. OMG i think i slept for only an hour and a half during the 9 hour trip to Dubai. oh yeah, airline food still sucked. and i took a crap on the plane causing a long line outside among other passengers. haha

upon arriving in dubai, my mom said that we have to wait there for 11 DAMN HOURS. we arrived there at 3 AM and would leave there at 4 PM. we went muna at a Duty Free shop downstairs, which i think is the biggest ive seen so far in an airport. also, there were a LOT of Filipino employees at duty free! as in 90% of the emplyess i saw were filipinos. haha wla lang. we bought books, chocolates and a stuffed toy there. haha wala lang. after about consuming 30 minutes (lol) in duty free, i asked my brother, "what now?!?" good thing my mom, as i mentioned before, was a silver member kaya we were able to stay at the Emirates Lounge.

oh my, there were a lot of people at the lounge! it was damn full! good thing my mom was able to talk to a filipino emplyee there and he helped us look for a spot in the lounge. after settling in that spot, we slept. i think i slept for about an hour and a half. upon waking up i noticed that there was a plate in a table near me. turned out my mom ate in a breakfast BUFFET. so i put my shoes back on and went to the buffet table. OMG! hash browns, sausages, eggs, salad, sandwiches, cold cuts, softdrinks in can, wines, beer, vodka, tequila etc etc. daming food! too bad i dont drink or else i wouldve drank the whole stock. haha. i ate a lot damn it. sarap eh! after stuffing myself, i went back to sleep. buti na lang i didnt have a nightmare ala rico yan. haha. i also took a shower there and befriended an arab man. haha. so we were there for 9 and a half hours lang. after leaving the lounge i saw a starbucks about a hunred meters away. i went there to see if they have the same menu as our starbucks here. hmm.. they have same menu. too bad they dont have the same price! #!$@!#% it was double the price! a venti frap cost 300 pesos. pucha ang mahal! wag na. that was my mom's opinion. i really really wanted to taste dubai strabucks to see if they taste better or what. haha wla lang. so un. after waiting for an hour or so, we started bnoarding the plane. here it gets annoying. we were travelling with a group of students. a group of NOISY ROWDY ANNOYING international school students from dubai. damn i hate travelling with these kind of people. grr..

FINALLY, after a 4 hour journey, we arrived at egypt. as i looked around their airport, i can only say 1 thing: damn! ang ganda pla ng NAIA! hahaha. they have a crappy airport, with a crappy system. i learned that after everything an egyptian does for you, you are OBLIGED to give them a tip! oh my. stupid egyptians. haha racist amp. so un.. after getting our baggages from a "baggage rotating thingy" we went outside na. first thing i noticed was that it was cold. yes folks, it is cold here in egypt. baguio-like.

a funny (for me lang) story. i mentioned that egyptians expect tips dba? we went into an elevator at the airport and i accidentaly hit the door of the eleveator with my cart containing our baggages. the elevator operator operator, a man in his 40's, said something in arabic. i didnt understand whaht it was until he held out his hand. oohh he wants a tip for hitting the elevator door... he said something in arabic ang gave a little laugh. i also said to him, "ulol" as i laughed with him. i immediately went out the elevator without looking back. baka ipitin pa niya ako sa armpits niya, mamatay pako sa baho. haha

so now were in egypt. cant wait for the tours, the adventures, the food, the culture adn the tips (damn it). til next time!

onti na lang...

2006-03-07T03:55:00.000-08:00

phew! after 8 months of studying, summer vacation is near!! yess!! only 2 more weeks then tsover! TSOVER!!!

oh well... as if i would be having a summer vacation... on April 3, we would be going to Cairo, egypt for a vacation cz my dad works there. i would spend only 2 weeks there then go back home for summer classes. crap! i would love to stay there for the tours! pyramids, nile river cruises, ancient temples, the mummy, scorpion king, imhotep, rachel weisz *ehem*ehem* ANYWAY, im taking French, FIl 14 and the ever-so-useless ITM. stupid waste of cash... imagine we would spend a little over 6 thousand for a non credit course?! pucha. sayang money! rather than basking in the sands of egypt, i would be stuck in an airconditioned room together with others who feel the same way i do. oh well... at least may baon pa rin :D

hmm.. a zoo heavy-hardcore research paper about black widows, a speech for filipino about the damn situation of our country, a reflection paper for english and a math longtest. not to mention the exams but,, YAN NA LANG!!! after that,, goodbye freshman year. goodbye english and lit ( I HATED THEM BOTH. I HATE LANGUAGE COURSES) and goodbye english block (you guys, i dont hate :D )

but for the remaining days that lie ahead, im gonna make em count.

I thirst...

2006-02-21T06:47:00.000-08:00

Last Sunday, a tournament was held in Las Pinas. All Spring Pistol Rifle.

when i first heard of the news 2 weeks before i thought, "ha! easy medal... not only that, easy gold pare!" i was pretty psyched up about the tournament. then hell came. that sunday was in the middle of a hell week. shit. what do i do? there will be a freakin ZOO longtest, Math Longtest, english argumentative paper, english orals defense, Fil expositry essay..blalbalbla i could go on forever... so i really had to choose: Gun or Grade?

if i choose gun, easy medal. no sweat. the last tournament that i participated in, competitors used air pistols including our captain and an ex-national team member. hell, i defeated them. using what? an old, but reliable, spring type pistol. usually, spring vs air, air would greatly outweigh its advantages over spring. still i got the gold. so pare, in this tournament, they would ONLY use spring type guns. tangina! this is gonna be good. but the presence of unfinished works loomed upon me. Gun or the grade? i consulted my girlfriend about this. what she said i will never forget. "Allan, you went into the Ateneo not because of the ARPT but because of your acads. so quit ranting and start studying!" damn. that hit me hard. straight in my noggin.

so i had to make up my mind. i had to do it quick. if i were to shoot, i would need time for training. that would consume most of my saturday not to mention our LIT practice and a saisaki lunch. i also have to sleep early, around mga 9, if ever i were to compete. so more or less, 5 hours to cram all those stuff... nah... i'll just stay home to study. i mean, its just one medal right?

after the tourney, i asked what happened. all the good players were there. FULL HOUSE. they also said a fellow rookie had a very high score. and damn, i missed that?! not only that, our coach said, "Allan may tatapat na sayo. mukang hindi na ikaw ang # 1" oh Wow. after hearing that, i immediately became a super saiyan 4! my spirit was so damn high that if a tournament would start there and then, i would get a perfect score. i was psyched up. i became thirsty. i needed blood. i had a sudden longing to again prove myself. this is what i needed.

as of now, blood is still raging in my veins. i want to compete. tangina nila, makikita niyo kung ano ang hindi niyo naramdaman nung sunday. I want to kick ass. I want to win.

damn it

2006-02-07T03:13:00.000-08:00

i just bumped someone's car as i was parking a while ago at a UP parking lot. damn it. the guy who was in charge of the parking lot suddenly came and said, "naku sir may sira ung kotse" FUCK.
the last thing i need is a mishap like this one. i am already stressed to the limit and FUCK this doesnt help one bit.

a sudden impulse rushed through my mind. i needed an excuse. an excuse to have my ass out of there quickly but cleanly. so i told the guy that i really needed to leave because i am terribly late for class. i told him that i would just leave my name and number so that he could give it to the car owner. i took out a piece of paper and wrote: James Reyes 09183385073. now this would get me out of this dillema. i sped off as i handed him the piece of paper.

5 minutes later. something unexpected came. and damn it i had to listen to it. it was my conscience. i really felt bad upon leaving with a false name and number. i actually felt sorry to the driver of the car who would find his car with a dent in his bumper. i just had to do it...i went back...

as i was entering the parking lot, i noticed that people were standing in front the green mitsubishi lancer that i bumped. damn it. it was them. the guy noticed me and motioned me to come. so i parked my car and went to the driver. oh wow. was she pretty! hahaha! i thought of an excuse for i saw her with that piece of paper that i gave to the parking lot dude.

"excuse me. im sorry for what happened." i quickly took the paper from her and said, " sorry mali number ko rito." she asked me, " whats my name. i said my real name. then she said," but who's this james reyes?" oh fuck. i forgot! haha! i replied with my straightest face without any glimpse of emotion," ah, sa dad ko yung number na yan kaya yan binigay ko." hahahh

anyway, we exchanged numbers (oohh goodie :D) and told her to text me regarding the problem and how to resolve it.

oh well. shit happens.