Today is a day after Christmas. Yesterday was my first Christmas in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte with all aunts and uncles from my mother's side (except for one family, the Moncadas), all their children (my cousins), my grandmother, my mum, my brother and my sister. It's fun having Christmas here. So many people - never a dull moment. Although sometimes, it's too noisy. But really, I can bare with it. Come January 3 I think I will missing all the noise. hehehe

Tomorrow, me and the everybody else in this town will be attending the FCA (Felias Clan Association) Chrimstas Party. Yep! I am Felias. Well, at least my great grandmother is. Almost everybody in Nasipit is Felias. Ha! Wherever I go, I see relatives. hehehe

My great grandmother, which I only got to know of today (not that she's still alive...she's dead...but at least now I know she once existed... and well, existing in me and all the people here in Nasipit if you look at it in that way...), is Gadencia Felias. She married Isidiro Abao and bore my grandfather whose name Eduardo (although when I was young I called him Lolo Adok. I don't remember him that much. He died when I was small. He didn't even get to see my sister.). Lolo Adok married Teofila "Lola Pilang" Matammu. My grandparents have a very funny family. When Lolo and Lola met, Lolo was (I think) 30ish (age ha!) while Lola was 18! Beat that! Corrupting minors!!! hehehe

They met in Manila. Lolo was arranged to marry this girl, but then found out that the girl was sleeping with somebody else on the day they were supposed to be married (beat that!). So, he ran away (don't exactly know why of all the things, he did that. he could just have told his parents what he saw so they could call off the wedding or something). Lolo went to Manila and met Lola there. I don't know exactly what Lola was doing in Manila (becuase she's from Cagayan Valley). She probably also ran away. And... the rest is history... they fell in love... got marreid... and Lolo brought her to Nasipit.

Lola hasn't visited Cagayan Valley ever since she met Lolo in Manila. My mum have been trying to convince her to visit Cagayan (even just for a visit), but she really does not like to. Her sister (who is rumored to be very pretty but then decied to become a nun... uhm... went out with a priest... you get the picture, right?) keeps on inviting her to Cagayan.

I'm actually excited for tomorrow.

I'm gonna see what I have been missing for 20 years, when my parents decided to let me and my siblings grow up away from all our relatives (from both sides). I know I missed a few things by not growing up with these people. But I think my parents made a good decision by letting us grow up apart from everybody.

christmas! christmas! christmas! yes! it's the christmas vacation. but guess what!!!! i'm sick!!!!

colds. cough. sore throat. and a fever coming up.

too much of anything, whether good or bad, in the long run really is bad - physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually... and financially too. hehehe

hay... just had three days of fun back in davao. upon arriving in davao last saturday morning, i immediately went out with one of my long lost friends (i mean those i haven't seen for a very long time), Vebs. we hanged out at the mall for a couple of hours and then proceeded to jacksridge. i don't know why i was so excited to go to jacksridge... uhm... most probably because the view is soooo nice (even if the direct view is the memorial park...it's nevertheless overlooking the whole davao city), the air is fresh too...giving a meditative aura...but more than the physical, the place reminds me of some of my best memories ever...

jacksridge is the place, one of the main reasons why i am where i am and i am who i am. it is where i found a real friend. it is the reason why i am graduating this march, hopefully. it is the reason why, given all heartaches and heartbreaks i was put into, i never gave up. and i feel so blessed.

an old friend once told me: "one friend in a lifetime is enough. two is too much. three is hardly possible." darn! i feel like the luckiest person in the world - i have such great friends. i guess, i just wanted to thank the place.

moving on... the next day, sunday, i went out again. PJ, Mitch, and I went to the mall (again!), had fun with the arcade, and tried the sing-a-long. hehehe . it was so fun! couldn't get enough of it! and now that i think about it... it's probably the reason why i am having a sore throat right now.

after the mall, we went to Dumoy - it's this beach resort near Villa Victoria in Toril. sympre, we ate, talked a lot (probably, one of the best conversations ever... not because of the topic mind you!!! but because of the content and the honesty).

after Dumoy, we all went home. but before we got home, we had this eerie experience with the supernatural. i swear!!! i heard footsteps. PJ saw a black shadow. and i cried because the "mu-mu" feeling was too strong. i'm such a coward!

monday... i went out with Luan and PJ. PJ again! i wasn't suppose to go out with PJ but then he forgot to get the CD from me the night before. so, i had to meet him again. the three of us played arcades again. again. again. PJ kept losing to Luan (and to me!) in basketball. Imagine that! (PJ-san peace!) but before we met up with Luan and PJ started losing (hehehe ), PJ and I had lunch at Dencio's. he paid for it. wahahaha Muchos Gracias PJ-san!!!

after lunch, we met Luan at National Bookstore, played arcade, ate at Dunkin... and then PJ had to go buy some electrical stuffs and Luan and I went shopping. funny! Luan and I actually bought the same shirt in different colors. we're planning to wear it at the same time one of these days.

today... i'm in Nasipit. and as promised, i will be spending the rest of my christmas vacation finishing all my school works. i think i've had enough play. now, it's time for work. can you even imagine how tyrannical my teachers are? i have a very long homework for the christmas break. arg...