What is your most waste-of-time movie? Why? I have a lot of waste-of-time movies in my head, most of which I never got to finish. I always get bored watching them and I end up falling asleep. One of them is Jackass the movie. Honestly, I wouldn't even buy a copy of that movie. The only reason why I watched part of it was because my brother enjoys watching these kinds of movies (maybe it's a guy thing), and the TV is right next to the computer. I get so distracted because my brother wouldn't stop laughing. I glance at the TV once in a while, and I always see the same three guys, Steve-O, Johnny Knoxville and Bam Margera (I can't believe I memorize their names.) doing the most stupid things for fun. They do loads of waste-of-time stuff, and I don't understand why my brother can stand watching these! Some of them are so gross! There was one time when they stuck their arms inside the butt of a bull, then some guy snorted wasabi and ended up barfing, one got his butt cheeks pierced together... all for fun. It's so weird. Another waste-of-time movie that I watched last year was Slither. I watched it with my boyfriend because all the other movies were chick-flicks, and I wasn't really in the mood for those. We got curious because it was an R-18 movie, and I personally enjoy watching scary movie. I thought this one would turn out well. It was about some alien worm things that landed on Earth and would go inside people, feed on them, and then use and control their bodies. It was not scary at all! It was just really gory and bloody, but I wasn't even grossed out because it looked so fake. It got so draggy and I got so bored throughout the whole movie. That was definitely a waste of money and time.

What is your favorite movie and explain why you like it...

I actually have A LOT of movies that I like. I can't choose among all of them, because I like each one for a different reason. But if I were to think of the "favorite" movie that I'd like to watch now, it would be........ Peter Pan!!! :D I know a lot of people hate that movie, especially that scene when he was trying to revive Tinkerbell. I have to admit, that was REALLY gay. Jeremy Sumpter was 16 or 17 years old when he played the role of Peter Pan, and yet he still managed to say those unforgettable lines: "I DO BELIEVE IN FAIRIES! I DO! I DO!" For some kids, that was a serious scene because they were probably hoping that Tinkerbell would come to life again. Once you grow up you can't really help but laugh...and pity the boy. But I liked this movie because it allowed me to go back to my childhood. (hehe) I've always wanted to go to Neverland! I want Jeremy Sumpter, I mean Peter Pan, to teach me how to fly. I just have fun every time I watch this movie. It's one of those movies that some people hate so much, but I just can't get sick of watching.

Dear Kuya,

I know you're probably wondering why i'm writing you this letter. We were never close or anything, unlike other siblings. We always fight about ANYTHING. But i duno.. i guess it's just in us to disagree with each other. All these years i was never really able to show you that i love you. You're the only sibling i have, and it's sad that we don't even get along. When we grow up, we'll only have each other to depend on, or when something happens to mama, it'll just be you and i who will have to take care of her. But we can't even have a decent conversation. it's sad. But even though we always argue, even though i always end up ruining your day by being that b*tch you always call me, i love you. i still love you for all the stuff that you do to me and for me. you're my brother, and i don't care if at times, you tell me that you wish i wasn't your sister. i don't care if there were times when you made me cry. Honestly, i cry because even if im so mad at you, i don't wana fight back. i can't. i don't wana hurt your feelings too. im sorry if we never got the chance to get to know each other. even if i grew up with you in the same house, even if we have the same blood, you're the person that always remained a mystery to me. i'm sorry if i kept so many secrets from you, and i guess that's why you also kept secrets from me. i'm sorry you had to find out about you-know-who the wrong way, and because of that, mama doesn't trust me so much anymore. i'm sorry if i always criticize all the things you do, trying to make you perfect, trying to sound as if i were perfect. i'm sorry.
I know i won't be able to mention all the things i'm sorry for, but i hope you forgive me for everything i've done to hurt you. I'm a sucky sister, i know, you said it yourself. but that's how i am, and i hope you love me despite being a sucky sister.
sorry if i wasn't able to tell you this before. it's only now when i'm about to die that i get to tell you all these things. even though i wasn't able to show it, i love you kuya. please don't forget that. i've always loved you, but i guess i just wasn't able to show it to you because i'm scared of the way you would react. i'm scared that you wouldn't love me back.
anyways...
please tell everyone that i love them, and i'm sorry. mama, for being an annoying daughter who always complains about her curfew, papa, for being another b*tch to him, yaya, for always losing my temper because of her forgetful-ness... my barkada, you know them, they always come over to the house. tell them i'm sorry if ever my teasing went too far, or if ever i wasn't there when they needed me. everybody else in the san juan and reyes side... and job, please tell him i'm sorry if ever i pissed him off or if i wasn't able to make him happy. please tell him i love him so much and i'm gonna miss him.
by the time you read this, i'll already be gone, but please don't forget all the things i told you. i love you kuya.

paula

If i could ask God one question, it would be...

"Am I going to heaven?"

Haha. I'm really scared about what would happen to me when I die. We're starting to take up Dante's Inferno now, and I'm really worried that I might end up in one of those levels! I took this online test for before when I was in first year high school. It would tell you what level in hell you would end up in. Holy moley! I was in the sixth level of hell! That was first year high school!! Geez... What about now?! Scary... I want to go to heaven. I really do! But it's just hard to do the good SOMETIMES. Hehe.

If i could ask one question to someone dead...

I would ask Jean Paul-Sartre where he got all his weird philosophies. It seems like he must have been so miserable to come up with such beliefs.

The piture to the right is our "I have an idea!" picture. Hehehe.

Here they are... My mom answered all the questions quite honestly, and I was actually surprised with some of the answers. hehehe... :D

What was the funniest thing I did when I was a baby?
We would know that you were up to something * pooping in my diaper* because you would just sit, staring with your face all red, and have that "gigil" look. And once you're finished, you would stand up, and start walking, not minding that your poop went trough your diaper and fell on the floor. (You didn't use disposables. You grew up using cloth or what we call "lampin.")

--------- ehehehehe. That's kinda weird... and gross... but I didn't use disposable diapers because i was allergic to them. :D

What was my first word?
Dada.

What was my favorite food/ first food?
Fish/chicken were your favorite kinds of food. You hated beef. Your first food was milk and mashed pumpkins.

---------- I hated beef?! Well, i love beef now... I love steak!!!! hehe. And I hate milk now. I don't know if I liked it before or if i was just forced to drink it. (Maybe that's whyI'm so small... :|)

What was the craziest thing you did when you were a student?
This was in third year high school. I locked the whole class in the classroom. The teacher couldn't get in to give us our test. I only opened the door when the bell rang for the next class. I was suspended for this.

---------- Hmmm... hehehe... I didn't know my mom was that naughty before. Maybe if I did the same thing she wouldn't be able to punish me. haha. (But i wouldn't do that! ehehe. :D)

If you could do anything other than what you are doing now, what would it be?
(It would be...) To be a child again. Sometimes when i look at myself in the mirror, with all the wrinkles starting to appear on my face, i see a vision of the child i once was... I would have a big smile surrounded by chocolate ice cream, knees and elbows covered with scrapes and bruises, feet that never stopped moving, and always be carried by my parents or older sisters from one adventure to the next. I miss the freedom that comes with childhood (It's the freedom without responsibility.)

---------- This sounds kinda "senti." hehehe. I can't really relate to what she's saying because I'm only fifteen, but I bet if i were in her position, I'd feel even worse! This is coming from the person who complains about pimples, wounds, blisters, and bruises. :D

Tell me a secret you kept from your parents.
I started learning how to drive without my parents' knowledge. After classes, when the driver would pick me up, I would beg him to spare a few minutes to teach me to drive before we headed for home. I would buy him banana cue or camote cue for "merienda" after the lessons. It was a surprise though for my parents when I got my driver's license without having to go to driving school.

----------- Tsk tsk tsk... I'm starting to see the naughty side of my mom... >:) hehehe

Tell me something about you that I still don't know.

There was a time during my college days, when I took a leave of absence from school to reflect on my "love life." I was broken-hearted because my first boyfriend of almost five years got another woman pregnant. I decided to go on a retreat and enter the convent to be a nun. My retreat master sent me back home and said that I had no calling, and that i was only running away from "something," which was in fact, true.

----------- Hmmm... I think I know why she's telling me this now... hehehe. But that must've been really hard for her. If I were in her place during that time, I'd probably beat the guy up. I'd go hire some hitman to kick his arse... I know! I'll try to "investigate" who this guy is... Maybe one of these days I'll pay him a visit. ahaha.

It was cool to know these things. Now i have something to talk about when I'm with my mom. These are pretty juicy... heeheehee.

Who am i? This is a question i always have a hard time answering. I just don't know where to start! Or maybe...Maybe i just don't know myself completely...yet. I'm still getting to know myself with each day i go through.

So.....

As always, i start with my name. I am Paula Reyes. I'm a fifteen-year-old senior studying in PAREF Woodrose School. (I sound so formal, it's weird...) Anyways! People can distinguish me from others because of my big toothy smile. I'm USUALLY happy, but there are also days when i look really stressed and pissed. I'd like to think i'm a friendly person, although my closest friends told me before that their first impression of me was "mataray." Do i look mataray?! I'm not!!! At least i don't think i am?! ehehehe... I can get really weird and hyper sometimes... I guess my friends are getting used to it already. hehe.
I believe i can be an indecisive person at times. It only takes a few minutes for me to change my mind about something.
I'm a natural crammer...And surprisingly, i work best when i cram. I tried working on something extra early, and in the end it turned out so bad. I don't know, maybe my brain just works better when i cram..
Oh yeah, one thing about me is that i can be very pessimistic sometimes. I'm always the one worrying about something, including the smallest things. I even worry about pimples, or eyebags, or white hair! It can get weird! But that's really how i am..haha.
Although i'm a pessismist and a crammer, i believe i am also a hardworking student. I always try my best to get high grades, and i try to exert a lot of effort in making projects, homeworks, etc.


So far this is all i can think of to write...It really is hard for me to answer this question right away. What it all comes down to is that i am a fun-loving person. I like to smile, laugh, make people laugh... i just like having fun. Oh and i love my friends! They're the best! :D I love my family! They're the best! :D hehehe...


-Paulala