I hate Valentine's day. (yes, it's possible for the rest of us)

I hate the greetings.

I hate seeing red and pink meshed into this clashing color scheme dotting my perception all day long.

I hate that I am a candidate for SAD, and that people keep reminding me so.

I hate that my own brother, younger by three years, has a valentine.

And I hate that it had to fall on this day. The day after 18 hours of non-stop radiation exposure seated in front of the computer and wrestling over the History VidProd. 18 hours!! As in absent na ako nung day before hindi ko pa matapos tapos!

Damn it, timing isn't one of your stronger amenities, year 2007.

(to my valentine: some of this stuff may actually be harsh and insensitive, but all that was just when I was moody and depressed )

I wasn't much into the whole exchanging of gifts thing. I thought of it as an excuse for everyone to have something, even if it was a forced effort to provide that something so last minute.

So as I walked into the classroom and saw this heart-shaped token with a note saying all the words you could possibly say on Valentine's, wala lang. 

And then, I had to face a big whallop from a frying pan called "Chem" (don't know where I got that) on 2nd period.

But then, I see this little thing on my table. A knick knacks crispy wafer being sweet and unassuming, with a post it with all the reassurances I could ever need on a cloudy day.

Nakakalungkot lang kasi nawala yung post it niya. huhu. Yun pa naman yung nagpaganda ng araw ko. Anyway, I'm pretty sure it wasn't from "my valentine" coz the handwriting was different. I think, haha.

Thank you Steph Tan, Dianne Duque, Alyssa Flores, and the unnamed individual who showed me that not everyone is intent on their own happiness. Today, you gave me mine. Nakoooooooo.

And to my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling - Valentine? Nyee. Isa ka ata sa apat na nagbigay ng letters sakin. Thank you for showing me your true, and genuine concern and for giving me different and tearfully insightful V-day this year. Really.

Bianca and I got both questions right on the quiz bee! (for remembrance: science - what do you call the horizontal rows on the periodic table of elements? math: sin 390 degrees) 

Gusto niyong makita yung kanta namin kay Momma Vivs? (Ms. Sarenas)

*NOT SURE OF THE TITLE*

Lyrics and Melody by: the III-1 MACers and Amanda de Pano

 June 13th, such a gloomy day

Though we had to smile anyway

We got the wrong first impression

Now we've got such affection

You showed us genuine care

Now, our souls we bare

Chorus:

Thank you for the love that you give

Thank you for this life that we live

And now we walk our path with you

Once unfamiliar, now clear and true

Thank you for the things that you teach

For making the world's past in our reach

For making our sweetest ride second to none

For being our mother, sincerely... III-1.

Times are hard, but you stand close

You save us from the things we hate most

We used to be good, but now we're better

We're united, you and us together

Chorus:

Thank you for the love that you give

Thank you for this life that we live

And now we walk our path with you

Once unfamiliar, now clear and true

Thank you for the things that you teach

For making the world's past in our reach

For making our sweetest ride second to none

For being our mother, sincerely... III-1.

You can just imagine the tears streaming down her face...

No. Hindi talaga.