Ang Ginagawa ng Kabataan Tuwing Krismas Break

Hello guys,

Long time no talk! Anyways, I would want to share a short story before starting Ang Ginagawa ng Kabataan Tuwing Krismas Break. It’s exactly 7:37 am in the morning and I can’t go to sleep even if we had a Holiday Dinner that ended at 1 am yesterday, which is why I am now writing… in the morning. Oh God!

You’d be more able to relate to this article if you are spending Christmas at home.

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1. Nagpapa-fasyon. Kahit ang init init noong Christmas Day nagpilit talaga tayong sumuot ng Winter Fashion! Well of course, what better season is it to wear a maong jacket and not look like a Balikbayan. Grabe pa ang mga stores ngayon! Parang dapat marelocate kaagad yung mga damit sa F21 at H&M. Hindi naman sakto sa weather natin eh. Buti pa nga noong Dec. 24 maulan-ulan pa. You can pretend nalang na the rain is snow eh! Para masaya!

2. Maground trip sa lahat ng mga kamaganak! Whether it’s, “Anak! Kunin niyo na yung mga gifts ibibigay na natin sa lola mo.” o “Anak! May family reunion/Noche Buena/Kris Kringle/Christmas Party/Family Malling/Family Ice Skating/Family Mass/Kung-ano-anong-family-eklabu tayo. Tama na yang internet na yan! Magbihis ka na.” At kung makadrive naman ang mga parentals natin papunta doon parang stress na stress mas malalim pa sa chest!

3. Remember, kung may Family Roundtrip dapat lang may BESO BESO! O diba! Parang mga anghel sa taas o! Kita mo yan! Lahat kami naka 60 degree head tilt! Cute na cute ang peg! Dapat lang kasi super malambing at masayahin sa mga kamaganak! Kung humirit sila ng, “Iha! Parang tumaba ka…” Sasabihin mo lang, “Opo, Tita. Thank you!” Kahit sa loob gusto mong sabihing, “OO ALAM KO! Mahirap kayang pumayat noh! Grabe ka ah! Christmas na Christmas… Malamang tumaba ako! Bakit ba!”

Tapos after a while wala na ang pagkakapoise-poise sa katawan…

It’s “Tita, what’s your wifi password?” time.

3. The wait. Ay nakow naman! This is it talaga. This. Is. It. TUH-LUH-GA. Kung maka socialize naman ang parents mo parang wala na bang bukas? Hindi ba kapatid mo yan? Parang kasi full life story ang pinaguusapan ninyo eh. This can take hours and hours and hours and hours. Grabe! Minsan, may mga Christmas parties ang mga parentals mo at hindi lang yun magkasunod pa sila kaya maghihintay ka nalang sa mga sidelines. At iniisip mo, “Grabe naman! Mas may social life ang parents ko kaysa sa akin!”

Fun Fact: In Spain they call this Sobremesa, which is the time after a meal wherein you all sit and talk.

4. Kung Christmas Break walang pasok ang mga estudyante, dapat lang wala ring pasok ang mga parentals. You know what that means. Utos here! Utos there! Utos everywhere! Because you are the young and hip members of the pamilya you are the ones obliged to make the family games, move this, move that, scratch this, scratch that. Alam mo na yun! Joke lang, parents! Hindi niyo naman kami ginaganito ng this level!

5. Mag matchy matchy with the family! Kung sabihin ni papa, “Let’s all wear red.” Lahat kayo dapat susunod, pero kung ayaw ni mama at sasabihin niya, “Hindi! Let’s all wear green nalang!” Lahat kayo susunod sa kanya kasi takot si papa kay mama eh, pero kung ayaw ng mga bata at sasabihin namin, “NO! NO! Let’s be a rainbow!” Walang susunod. Eh kasi naman eh, anong klaseng matchy matchy yun? Matchy matchy tapos rainbow? Isip-isip kung may time.

6. SIMBANG GABI! Actually, I did not go to Simbang Gabi, but I know a lot of you have! I’m thinking of doing it next year! Look at this, o! It’s so cute! We had mass in Landmark tapos bigla nalang all their repapeeps started going in the chapel.

7. Ikaw ang taga set-up ng mga techy gadgets! Ano? Ipapagawa mo yan kay lola? Baka maclick niya yung self-destruct button. Ang weird nga eh! Parang pagkatapos nilang gamitin at ibinalik sayo, naiisip mo paano nangyari toh? Kasi shucks! Gulong gulo na ang settings ng techy gadget na hinahawak mo! Minsan naman try naman nilang i-setup and after 4 months of waiting at tapos na ang pasko biglang sasabihin nila, “Eh! Ewan ko na! Ikaw nalang dito.”

8. Kung ikaw ang taga-setup, ikaw rin ang camera man! This only means, mas marami silang pictures kaysa sayo! Kita mo nga yan! Nagfamily picture sila pero wala ako kasi ako yung kumuha ng pic! At kung sabihin mo namang, “Can you take a picture of me?” Ayaw naman nila o hindi naman maganda yung shot! Minsan pa nga blurry! Pero mommy ko kasi mahilig kaya gusto rin niyang magpicture picture kaming dalawa!

9. KAIN! KAIN! KAIN! Need I say more? With the amount of delicious looking newly cooked food in front of you, how can you say no? Goodbye diet! Goodbye body! Goodbye hard work! Hello taba-taba-ching-ching!

10. Ikaw ang kanilang performer kasi mahal magrenta ng banda! Ipapasayaw, ipapakanta, ipapatumbling, ipapalaro, at papantayin ka sa lahat ng gusto nilang gawin sayo! Magastos ang entertainment kaya ikaw nalang ang entertainment nila! Parang Bet On Your Baby lang toh, except it’s my apo is better than your apo! Ang larong pangmalakasan ng lahat ng mga pinsan sa Pilipinas!

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Here you go! I know there are a lot more that I didn’t place in and I didn’t really proof read. So Sorry!
If you want to correct my grammatical mistakes and/or add in anything in the list, then you can just comment below and I’ll get back to you in no time!

I hope this article made you laugh!

Love,

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Mika Reyes

When will they start noticing: Make-up Problems

Hey guys,

I haven’t been very active last week. Well, I wasn’t active at all. I didn’t post anything. I’m so sorry about this, but I do have some great news! I started this experiment a few days ago, becaus make-up has been a pressing issue for a lot of young women right now.

I have absolutely nothing against make-up and I do wear a fair share of cosmetics on my face, but apparently when you start wearing make-up you automatically will be judged. It’s as if you’ve murdered someone if you wear make-up at this age. The chismis usually goes like this, “OMG! I have like kwento!” “What? What happened?” “I heard that so and so has been wearing make-up in school ever since Grade 7! She is like so fake pala!” Okay, maybe I’m over-exaggerating, but you get the point, so here is what I did. For the past 3 days I have been wearing make-up and I would want to see how much of it can you wear before people actually start noticing. Here’s the gist of the last 3 days;

(In ascending order of the 3 days) Here are the 3 days!

On the first day, I wore lip and cheek tint! That’s all I wore on that day and nobody noticed I had make-up.

On the second day I wore; powder, lip and cheek tint, lip gloss, and liquid foundation on some parts of my face. A few people thought I looked different on that day, but they all assumed it was the hair!

On the third day I wore; a bit of liquid foundation, bronzers and highlighters for couture, powder, lip and cheek tint, eye shadow, and eye brow powder. Nobody noticed I had make-up that day even if my powder was staining my t-shirt during training.

The funny thing is… I wore the exact amount of make-up during a special day in school and 2 people noticed. The first thing they noticed were the eye shadow and the contoured cheeks.

Girls, make-up will forever be a phase in our life we have to conquer. It’s potentially the most womanly object in the world, but don’t forget that natural beauty and the beauty found inside is much more valuable than the cover we place on our faces. It doesn’t matter if you found out that your best friend of 3 years has been wearing make-up everyday. She’s still you’re best friend! Both of you still admire Zac Efron’s abs from the day he left High School Musical! With that all said, have a beautiful day, girls!

Love,

Mika Reyes

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Well, today was awful.

Hello good people of the internet,

Today wasn’t exactly grand. Today was actually awful. I wouldn’t want to rant on the worldwide web, but I’d want to get a couple of things out of my chest. The day started with me waking up at freaking 4 o’clock am on a Saturday. My mom came into my room way too early, to wake me up for practice. She thought practice starts at 6am when it actually starts at 7am- whoops too late she already woke me up. 

I then went to dance practice where I danced underneath the burning sun for 2 hours straight. I was having stomach pain and I really felt like throwing up the entire second half of the training. Imagine, out of all days, today just happens to be 34 degrees as the average temperature. 

After finishing training I had two options, I would either go to Sabayang Pagbikas practice or I would attend a VTR with my mom. We both decided to take the Animo way!

We’ve decided on going to the VTR instead. We’ve been to the place before but we don’t remember how to get there, so we pulled out a map and tried figuring out where this studio would have to be and most especially where we are. We almost found the place, but we missed a turn and was stuck in the traffic again. By some time we finally found the place, by the time we got inside they rejected us for auditions because we were 5 minutes late.

We were pretty bummed and we had no idea how to get back to Makati in time for my prayer meeting in Merville. We followed a taxi driver hoping it would lead us to Rockwell or Makati. Plot twist: The taxi driver wasn’t going to Rockwell and we were led to Pasig, where the Summit office is located. Because of this I had to miss my Prayer Meeting.

Yesterday was also incredibly annoying, I was so damn sleepy but I couldn’t sleep because I kept hearing drum noises every where I went.We also loss electricity about four times yesterday.

When I got home, I got interested in the beginning of this movie, yet to find out that the whole movie was in French. Incredibly Annoying. 

 

Hope you guys had a better day than me,

Mika Reyes

 

NotMikaReyes and Biancabarbiedolls in the Reese’s Throwback Festival

Hi guys,

Yesterday I went to an event for Candy, it was the Reese’s Throwback Festival and here are some of the pictures and thoughts I had during the Festival!

 

Pagpumipila sa linya mag selfie muna!

Left to right: Jessa, Bianca, and Me. Then this angel (Jessa) popped up and led us around the festival-Media Style! We didn’t have to line up for anything. It was so fun because me and Bianca were like, “Oh yeah! A listers kasi in Kim K eh!” HAHAHAHA!

We played lots of games, but my favorite game was the Reese’s eating game and then you’d have to shoot the wrapper in a bin! We were so happy. Free chocolate betchez!

I even had to jump on a trampoline to get Reese’s. Hindi halata na chocolate addict kami!

And because I’m not such a chocolate fan (I’m being sarcastic here), I took a picture with a gigantic Reese’s Nut Bar. I think I might get Diabetes.

Yehey! We got all the stamps and can now claim our rewards! In the rewards place you spin a wheel and whichever prize it lands on that’s what you get, but since Candy is so freaking cool and being Media is “da bomb-s”…

We got everything. As in…

EVERYTHING!

When they were filling up our bags with freebies our eyes got wider and wider every time they placed something inside, so here’s what we got; A Reese’s backpack, cap, tote, baggie, shirt, pen, USB, Monopod, and of course, Reese’s chocolates! Can I please be a Reese’s Ambassador?

We were walking around when we saw the Mrs. Fields booth. We saw the Reese’s cookies and we were talking about buying one. We asked the counter girl and she said it was P59. We took out our wallets and then they suddenly said it was for free because we’re Media. OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS! We were bouncing up and down! FREE FOOD! It was so good pa, I died in the inside!

I met Phil Younghusband. I asked him if he still trains in Zobel, but apparently he hasn’t been to our school for a long time. Well that’s okay, he had a hot accent anyways. That was enough!

We were asked to sit in front with the parents of the performers in Never The Strangers. Phil was right behind us and his mere presence gave me chills, but we had to act cool because you know you have to. This dad in the picture was so sweet. He was talking to me throughout their performance telling me things like, “Yan o! Anak ko yan nagdu-drums!” “Alam mo kakagraduate lang nila sa Ateneo!” “Magka-klase nga sila eh!” What a QT!

Here’s Never The Strangers! Oh! I have kwento pala. Before they went on stage, we saw them near Coffee Bean and I was telling Bianca, “HUY! I think that’s them let’s go to them na!” and she was all like, “What if that’s not them! That would be so embarrassing!” When we got out of the restroom we saw them on stage. TOLD YOU I WAS RIGHT!

Itchyworms performed after Never The Strangers. Everyone went ballistic! I loved their first song and even sang along! Pero the Akin ka nalang part lang, ’cause I didn’t know the other words and there were hardcore fans in front of me, so if I freestyled they might have bitch slapped me.

I also met Anthony Libre the Lead Vocalist of Never The Strangers. While talking we eventually got into a funny misunderstanding;

Anthony: Oh so are you guys still in college?

Bianca: Yeah, I am.

(He looks to me for an answer)

Me: Well I… Uhmm

(Bianca laughs and then I laugh)

Anthony: Oh it’s okay I’m not in college anymore too.

Me: No uhm I’m…

(Then he starts talking and talking)

Yeah dude, if you read this. I’m in high school. HAHA!

After everything all the Itchyworms fans started mauling over the band. Then suddenly fireworks started coming out and I was expecting all the fans to stop mauling over them, but no. How wrong was I. They we’re like F*CK THE FIREWORKS I’M GETTING A PICTURE WITH ITCHYWORMS!

So that was my experience during the Reese’s Fair! Were you there too? Share your experience!
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Love you guys,

Mika Reyes

More Than A Teacher Campaign: Ms. Santiago, Ms. Heidi, Ms. Nuevo

Hey guys,

I just wanna say before I go on about this new campaign I’m starting that I am so thankful because you guys liked HOHOL! I wasn’t expecting it at all and I really wish I could deliver even better blog posts like HOHOL in the future! Don’t worry, I have a lot in mind and I can’t wait to expand my mind on this blog!

Okay so here we go to I don’t play volleyball’s latest campaign. I believe that teachers are the most important beings in the world- Serioso toh! Hindi ako nangbobola para makakuha ng plus points, pero kung gusto niyo teachers why not. Hehe! Just kidding, a little! Anyways, I have had my fair share of experiences with teachers I didn’t like. Usually takot tayo sa sobrang strict na gusto mo nalang sapakin, so that’s what I’m trying to demolish. I’m gonna try to interview all the teachers out there and get you a little something extra about them. Para hindi na tayo matakot! I’m gonna dig deep and get some vital information. At hindi! Wag kayong chismoso! Nothing serious naman, maybe just some things you didn’t know about them!

If you have any suggestions feel free to tell me and I will get that interview right away!

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Here are our first victims;

 

“My passion is cooking. I’m from Pampanga, so I cook for my family every time I go home.”

Would you cook for a student or your students?

“I actually did before. I cooked Spaghetti and Ginataan for a bunch of students.”

 

“I love malling, especially in Town! My favorite place to eat there is BonChon and I love Pop Fiction. Yung She’s Dating The Gangster and Diary ng Panget! I love dancing rin, if I were in high school like you, I’d be in ZDC. I keep telling Sir. M that kaya!

“I just saw the Fault in Our Stars.”

Did you cry?

“No. I didn’t like the sad ending. I wanted hope for Hazel, pero hindi eh ang lungkot niya.”

 

Stay tuned every Wednesday of the week and maybe you’ll see your favorite teacher on my blog!

Love,

Mika Reyes

Why you don’t cheer up

Hello world,

I’m 15 years old and I believe that I am in that awkward stage. Can I get an Amen, Momma? My mom believes that everyone experiences the “Abnoy” stage and that me and my sister are currently in it. I don’t think I have the guts to be rebellious and sneak out of the house at 3am to party with my friends, so I’m more of the mopping around, I hate my life, cry my eye balls out type of “Abnoy”. Well, thats what I think.

Sometimes I feel like crying about the simplest things or about nothing at all, so I watch The Notebook or The Fault in Our Stars over again just so I have a reason to cry. This goes on for days. I even think to myself, “Why the hell am I not in The Pursuit of Happiness, Kid Cudi? I’m a junior in high school and every one says that high school was the “best of days of their lives”! Bleh, Etchoseros.” Leading to the day I barricaded myself in my room and re-watched the whole Awkward Series and saw this;

Sweet Baby Jesus, Thank you for Jenna’s Dad!

I then realized that this is so totally correct-ermahgerd. I’m playing with you guys. I don’t talk like that, but I do believe that this quote is amazingly correct. Don’t you ever wonder why is it when we’re depressed and all we stay depressed for days, whether it’s because your 3 year relationship ended, or you failed your mid-term exams, or you realized you can’t make fetch happen, you just can’t get out of the rut. Well, it’s because you do all the wrong things while you’re sad. You freaking watch The Notebook again just so you have a reason to cry. For Heaven’s Sake, don’t be like me.

It would be terribly cruel to present you with a problem and have no solution. That’s just inhumane, so here are a few things you can do to get out of that depression cycle.

What you usually do: You eat your feelings out. You get that bucket of ice cream and those BFF Fries all for yourself because food is love and you need love right now. After gaining 5 pounds in one sitting you look in a mirror and cry some more because you think you look like a total fatty. Really? Are you kidding me, gurl?

What you should do: Yes, you binge for maybe an hour. You deserve it girl. After that shining Splenda-less hour you motivate yourself to look so man good that everyone will be thinking “OOOH GET EM” every time you pass by. Then you workout, start small but aim big! It’s okay if you aren’t that good at least you’re working out. You don’t have to do it regularly you just need enough bragging rights to say, “Oh yeah. Sorry I’m late I was working out.”

What you usually do: You re-watch all them #hugot movies. Here’s a list of your movie guilty pleasures; Pearl Harbor, The Notebook, The Fault in Our Stars, A walk to rememeber, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Vow, The Last Song, Dirty Dancing (ala New Girl Style), Pretty in Pink, Another Cinderella Story, Hachiko, Gone with the Wind, Marley and me, Titanic, UP, Lost in Translation, Ghost, and those huhu-why-is-the-world-so-cruel movies. Don’t even think about watching these movies. Don’t. Just don’t.

What you should do: Download Vine on your smartphone, Read Buzzfeed.com or watch their videos, you can also type 8th Grade Make-up Tutorials on Youtube. I swear you will laugh. It’ll be ten times better than crying when Hazel Grace talks about infinities and math.

What you usually do: Your friends try to help you and they even ask you to go out with them. You become dramatic and shut them out. Saying, you just can’t handle people at the moment. They go out anyways and you see the photos the next day then you’re all mad because they’re bad friends for going without you. Wew. Ala stupid lang ang peg.

What you should do: You go out with your friends, duh. The tricky part is I dare you not to talk about your problems. I want you to pretend like nothing happened and just let the fun times come rolling in. You do not want to cry in public and you don’t want people treating you in a special manner just because you’re depressed. You’re better than that!

What you usually do: You stalk all the people you hate and you read every single detail about their lives. You then find out that the person loves french fries, so you deliberately try to hate french fries because he/she loves them. If you know the person more there will be more things that will remind you of him/her.

What you should do: YOU STALK YOURSELF! This really helps. After looking through all your “nene” pictures and remembering all your problems before you think to yourself, “Hey! If I survived that then I can survive this!”. You’ll also be thinking, “OHMYGOD… I was so ugly before. Thank God I’m hot now”. Just kidding guys. Plus, you’ll see all the “nene” pics of your best friend. Yay! More leverage. This also helps; http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/594643 Enjoy!

What you usually do: #HUGOT Music to da max. You finally appreciate Taylor Swift music. She’s like your soul sister in times like this. You sing your heart out and you say things like, “PREACH IT SISTER! I feel ya!”. You then start crying because you feel so pathetic talking to figurative Taylor Swift.

What you should do: Hello, 8Tracks and Spotify. I’m usually the happiest when I uncover really cool new songs. I can talk to other people about it ask them if they know the song and they’ll be like no! then you smirk and be all oh you don’t know it! Look for the happy upbeat songs and make your sad days playlist. Wake up to a pocket full of sunshine, shower to a pocket full of sunshine, and dance to a pocket full of sunshine. Do it Emma Stone Style!

What you usually do: You live life normally and monotonously. You let life take control of you. You make the negativity a part of you. A part of your sadness. Sadness plus Sadness is not happiness. Happiness needs effort and the right amount of fluff.

What you should do: Shake things up! Life is too short to wear the same black patent shoes. Mess around and stop looking back. Be the you, you’ve always wanted to be because no one can control your emotions except for yourself. You are loved and loved a lot by everyone and by him(God). Date that guy you never thought would be the one, Go parasailing even if you’re afraid of heights, because you are not normal and that’s what makes you interesting. Do not dwell in sadness.

 

Hope you guys liked this! If you did then take a drive, roll down the windows, and shout I LOVE LIFE to the whole world.

 

Love you all!

10 ways to keep those peepers awake in class

Hello guys,

I really wish I could blog more, but school has been so hectic nowadays. I’m even writing this blog during my English Class. Hey, it’s still English considering that I am writing right now. We just finished Algebra and I kept falling asleep. It was weird because it was like I was doing a slow-mo head bang throughout the whole period. This event led me to blogging about how to keep awake during your worst class. Because honestly I’m the worst at Algebra, but I just can’t help falling asleep in that class.

Here we go;

1. Go to the restroom. I do this a lot. I take the long route to the restroom and I get that “The Hobbit” feeling when he goes,”I’m going on an adventure”. You can even wink at people at the corridor because ya know you’re bored, what else are you gonna do. YOLO. Ew, I can’t believe I said that.

2. Wash your face. It usually works, but if your teacher is too-boring-for-your-lyf then there will only be a 50% chance this will work.

3. If you find that the restroom is empty, I suggest you to do 10 jumping jacks and a few other workouts. If you’re really persevere in keeping awake, you can even do push ups and sit-ups on the floor. The thrill of touching the dirty restroom will surely keep your mind boggling during class.

4. Put on some mint lip balm. No real reason. It’s just so zesty.

5. Bring out your phone. The idea of doing something “rebellious” is just the right amount of thrill you need to keep you awake. It’s also a confidence boost, giving you the “Hehe! I’m using my phone in class. I’m such a badass” kind of feeling.

6. Put that minty Chinese sick stick around your eyes. This will make you cry, but it’s also pretty fun.

7. Raise your hand. You don’t need to have a question in mind or anything. Just do it anyways and you’ll just make something up along the way. The teacher might get mad but hey at least you’re awake.

8. Keep agreeing to whatever the teacher is saying. When the teacher is talking about postulates, or whatever geometric churvaloo out there be sure to keep answering back for no apparent reason. Keeping in the game is what it’s all about. Wink. Wink.

9. Let there be snacks. This literally is the best way to keep awake. You’re rebellious and health conscious. Surely with this trick you will not go anorexic. Some say you eat to live, but I live to eat. Don’t be masyadong PG naman.

10. Pinch yourself. I am not promoting self harm or anything like that, but seriously beating yourself up is one of the easiest ways to stay awake. Wanna know a fun trick? Of course you do! Wear a rubber band on your wrist and every time you fall asleep you just stretch the band making it hit your wrist. Morbid? I say not.

The Cinema Seat Guide

Most advisable for Filipino readers. As an avid movie watcher, I’ve tried different types of cinema seats. There are ones that move, ones that smell, and some that are just plain ordinary. Well just to familiarize you guys with the ones I’ve tried, here’s a list;

 

• The Norma Jean (2D)
• With? It could be anyone. It has been everyone.
• What? The 2D Film we watch in our 10-meters-away-from-the-screen seats. The place where we have our first dates and our first “gimmick” as kids usually ends up in.
• Where? Every single mall in the barangay- barangay lang pala. Kahit Star Mall meron nito.
• How Much? Dati mga P180 lang, ngayon P230 na. Palpak talaga ang gobyerno.
• Pros? Low expectations=wala masyadong mawawala sayo kung panget ang papanoorin ninyo.
• Cons? Simple lang siya.

 

• The Marilyn Monroe (IMAX)
• With? The pamilya kasi sigurado libre ni mama o mga RK friends mo.
• What? A clearer, high definition screen that is 10x bigger than your average cinema. Some shows are in 3D.
• Where? SM City Clark, Megamall, SM Lanang, SM North Edsa, Southmall,SM Cebu, SM Aura, and MOA.
• How Much? P350-P400
• Pros? Sometimes comes with 3D glasses, but it’s just a bigger clearer version of your Norma Jean. Maganda lang sabihin na, “OH EM! I so totally watched that in IMAX it was so linaw, swearzies!” para parang RK ka rin.
• Cons? Twice the price for a bigger screen? I think not.

 

• The Lazy Boy (Maganda na yung pangalan niya eh)
• With? That special someone or your best friend. The barriers are usually divided by 2 seats. Have pity on the 3rd person who has to share a barrier with a stranger.
• What? The chairs for a lazy boy cinema are well, La-Z-Boys. You can recline your chair while watching your favorite film.
• Where? Marami ng lazy boys, actually. Pero hindi pa siya available in some malls. Look for SM’s Directors Cut and Eastwood Ultra 7.
• How Much? P350-P500
• Pros? Sobrang relaxing yung upuan. Parang nasa bahay ka pero sobrang malaki yung screen at maganda ang sound effects.
• Cons? Nasobrang na-athome ka na nakatulog ka na. Sayang lang ang pera mo dito kung antokin ka.
• Tips? Resorts World’s La-Z-Boys are the best. They come with refillable iced tea and popcorn with just the buzz of a button.

 

• Ermahgerd-so lapit (3D)
• With? SPRAK na friendships.
• What? As the name goes, the film is three dimensional. When shards of glass break during the movie its like the pieces could actually hit you.
• Where? Anywhere and everywhere. Naging mainstream na siya.
• How Much? P230-P350
• Pros? Aminin niyo na! Minsan nagugulat ka pa rin kasi kala mo talagang tatamaan ka! Life-like siya minsan.
• Cons? Medyo nakakahilo at times at minsan rin mabigat yung 3D glasses.
• Tips: While wearing your 3D glasses wave your hand in front of your face repeatedly and get ready for strobe lights.

 

• PBB Teens (Love Seats)
• With? Si special someone of course
• What? Love seats are basically ordinary seats with arm rests that you can rise.
• Where? Selected Cinemas. Minsan hindi mo nga narerealize na love seat pala siya.
• How Much? Same as the normal seats. Around P230.
• Pros? Pwede ka nang maglambingan with special someone. Wag lang masyadong magall-out, nakakahiya. Please lang.
• Cons? Minsan hindi stiff yung arm rest kaya konting galaw lang talsik na ang Large Jamba mo with extra protein.

 

• TOMGUTS (Complementary Food and Drinks)
• With? Da barkads kasi usually sponsored ang mga events na ganito.
• What? The seat you bought has complimentary drinks and popcorn with it.
• Where? Sponsored movie screenings.
• How Much? P230-P400. Sabi with free drinks and foodies pero ang mahal naman ng ticket. Ano toh, pork barrel?
• Pros? Who doesn’t love free food? Plus, you don’t have to line up to buy popcorn in Taters.
• Cons? Kala mo maraming pagakain, yun pala isang Krispy Kreme doughnut lang at isang C2 sakto. Kaya gutom ka simulang trailers palang.

 

• Kuya Kim (Outdoor/Rooftop Movie Screening)
• With? Your guy friends or yung mga pahipster na friends mo.
• What? An outdoor movie screening. Usually a movie marathon or a special preview. You will be sitting on the floor while watching the film.
• Where? The great outdoors! Kung nasaan nakatira ang mga langgam at langaw.
• How Much? P150-P350
• Pros? Paenvironmentalist effect ka ate. Feel mo intouch ka sa nature at maganda ang ambiance ng lugar. Mas maganda pa kung may stars!
• Cons? Paano kung umulan?
• Tips? Bring your own blankets and pillows because sometimes the blankets they provide aren’t enough.

 

• Si Ate DA WORKS (4DX)
• With? Adventure seekers.
• What? 4DX would have to be the newest cinematic experience in the Philippines. It includes 3D, aromas/scents, strobe lights, smoke, water sprinkles, moving chairs and a whole lot more. It is the ultimate movie experience.
• Where? Bonifacio Global City Highstreet
• How Much? P450
• Pros? Kung malabo ang Universal Studios plans mo at gusto mo nang magenjoy this is the perfect treat! I would have to say this is the best movie experience in the Philippines.
• Cons? I wouldn’t advice it for people with heart conditions or get dizzy quickly. Second reason would be, kung may scents siya, de paano kung nasa basurahan sila? De ganun rin yung palalabas nilang scent?

 

That’s my review guys and don’t forget to exit the blog calmly and in Ayala Malls Model Style! 😉

Love,

Mika Reyes

#WritingisHard: Long Essays

Hola Internet,

I haven’t been blogging for the longest time, so I’m sorry blog. I miss you. #Sepanx much. Anyways, if you guys didn’t know, I am a member of the Candy Council of Cool this year. It’s like a student internship for Candy Magazine. I got in during November last year and I realized that whenever the teacher/editor/someone superior gives you a writing assignment, whatever word count it is, it’ll be hard.

LONG ESSAYS

You get a 5 paged, 10,000 word essay assignment in your English class and you look at your teacher mortified.

Then you start writing, but you’ve only reached 5,000 words in 2 pages

so you just repeat the “important points” over and over again but in different ways.

You even place a graphic representation because whats an essay without a graphic representation? (Plus, you need to make sure it reaches 5 pages. Right, Honey?)

Finally, you’ve created a 5 paged 10,000 word essay that hasn’t been proofread

but its too long to proofread

so you ask your dad to do it and he declines because he’s too busy

then you ask your mom and she declines because she’s too busy

you ask your friends but they decline because they’re still doing their paper

so you resort to your younger sibling.

Nobody, including you, would wanna do it anyways so you just let her do it.

While she’s proofreading you gallivant with your friends.

By the time you start caring again it’s the day before your deadline and you have decided to read the final paper.

You find punctuation marks that aren’t supposed to be there and a bunch of misspellings

because in truth your sister didn’t actually proofread it she just said she would so you would stop whining about your paper.

You don’t have time to get mad because you need to get that paper proofread

You go to school the next day and ask to see your classmates papers, so you can compare your answers.

Then you realize all your classmates have something in their paper that you don’t. It could be a damn rubric you forgot to print out, our you forgot to put margins, maybe even a different line spacing, but the worst would have to be they printed it and you wrote it down in intermediate pad paper.

You’re fed up, so you’re grumpy the whole day.

You now have to pass your paper and because of all the anger you just give it up. Not looking back once.

But you do look back. Then this happens…

and your teacher goes…

 

Well, this is my article on passing long essays. Welcome back to school, mustafas!

7 Reasons Why Worship Is Actually Cool

Hi guys,

For the past few days I’ve been going to this Youth and Spirit Encounter. I have attended prayer meetings, worship, confession, and I was recently re-baptized. This would sound too much for someone who doesn’t usually go to prayer meetings. I know I was a bit surprised by the dedication of the people in worship, but after experiencing the Encounter I got so into Worship.

Here is why:

1. Practically, everyone is so nice. It’s like stepping into freaking Disneyland. They don’t care about who you are or what you’ve done they’re just happy you’ve decided to join the mission. At first you’d be scared. You’d be thinking this cant be real they’re planning something, but no, darling, that’s just Gods love.

2. You get to meet a lot of people. Once you get in you’re ambushed by a dozen of people and each of those people have someone they want you to meet, so you feel like a freaking celebrity moving around like a boss.

3. The songs are fantastic, especially if you have a good praise group or band. I had no idea that worship songs could actually sound so good. I’ve been in the chorale for 5 years and we sing worship songs there but they’re all so classical. There are actually worship songs for the youth like “Alive” by Hillsong Young and Free. It’s the video included in this article.

4. Every worship makes you feel like you’re in a concert. When you feel God’s presence sometimes you stand and put your hands up and start jamming to the song. At first you’d be thinking, “What the hell are they doing? Should I join in?”, well it’s up to you. Nobody in the room can judge you. Plus, its your moment with God so anything goes as long as you let it.

5. You receive gifts! Well, not concrete gifts. Gifts of the Holy Spirit, which is 10x cooler. It’s like receiving super powers, except well they’re called gifts. Remember when they said you only use 30% of your brain? Well, it’s like unlocking the other 70%. First it would come off as scary, but after a while its one of the best things you could ever receive. Plus, the bragging rights of course. Just kidding you’re Holy now you can’t brag. Okay, just a little.

Wanna know the gifts you can receive? Check this link out. http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/what-are-gifts-of-the-spirit-a-bible-study/

6. Everyone hugs each other. Okay, I must admit one of my most favorite reasons for joining is the hugging because you get to hug all those fine ass looking mofos. A lot of hot people go to worship and every time you leave, take a shi*, arrive, sleep, stand up, or sit down they will always hug you. Face it tiger, you’ve just hit the jackpot.

7. This is the best reason. You get closer to God. I wish I could’ve reached out to God sooner because when you’re with him all your problems go away and that perfect love you can’t find from your boyfriend, or girlfriend, or parents, or siblings, or friends can be found in worship with God.

GO TO WORSHIP!
God Bless Everyone!