write-up...

the toughest task i have ever dealt with since july is to come up with my description for the yearbook [beyond the academics of course]. it is coined a write-up and the task there is, is that it must not appear as a write-down... =)

i have made Globe Telecoms richer by around a hundred bucks [or more???] sending SMS to my friends asking [read:asking, not demanding] them to "please make a write-up about me." however, being a certified OC that i am, i made it a hobby to revise my write-up as often as i eat... until the muses came and i invented the phrase YOU KNOW IT'S TIN which they are supposed to complete. and thank heavens, despite my kakulitan, i still have friends who bought the idea. here it goes...

You know it’s TIN…

…when you hear an infectious laugh that reminds you that all is well in the world.
…pag nagkakawalaan na ng Baygon!
…when you meet some loving na makulit, kikay na mahiyain, matalinong humble and mapagmahal na tita, na friend ni Carol!
…pag meron ng umiiyak na tumatawa pagkatapos ng inuman.
…when you see a petite girl with a bag full of everything, as in daig ang girl scout dahil lahat ng effects dala niya.
…when she can stay up all day and night trying to finish 40 CDs in just one sitting, despite the Corpo class the next day (partida, may subtitle pa ‘yan!)
…if you see a voluptuous woman typing a novel with one hand!
…when you see the “punong-abala”, lahat kinakarir from choir, to enrolment, to Barrister, to SEDLEX, to 3B beadle and now the yearbook! Ang babaeng walang pahinga!
…when you have met the Lifetime Achievement Awardee for Martrydom!
…when your lucid interval is over and won’t have any for a long time – or at least until you are out of her sight.
…when you are comfortable in your own skin and no need for facades, masks or pretensions.
…when you are laughing your heart out, drinking ‘til you call the crows and having fun ‘til the wee hours of morning and it does not amount to alarms and scandal.
… when someone invites you to a totally jologs tagalog movie and you surprisingly end up enjoying, must be her company!
… when normal becomes abnormal in two seconds flat.
… when you see an enormous energy contained in a petite package marked with the cutest dimples and eyes filled with mischief. Her methodical and thorough mind coupled with a wonderful knack for finding practical applications for her ideas enable her to organize large projects easily. People like to be around because she always generates a happy atmosphere. Tin is always willing to help others. Her warm, honest and loyal nature ensures that she is loved by all.
… if it’s the gal who can be one of the guys, as well as be the seductive lady.
… if she writes a hell of mushy stuff about ______!

… kung ikaw ay nanlilimahid na sa pila sa enrolment at si Tin ay fresh na fresh at mukhang balikbayan tuwing enrolment!
… when you have that warm, fun feeling even on a cold day.
… when you hear strange noises at night.
… when you hear Mark or Jennylyn’s voice over the TV.
… because everything you’ll share together is silly but fun, trivial but significant, ordinary and yet memorable.
… because her potent smile has the same dynamite yet mysterious effect like her poetry.
… when she’s a friend you can always count on, sarap kasama mag-emote!
… when she’s a leader by heart!
… when there’s blue roses, the same ones closet stalkers use.

violent reactions are always welcome. but of course, with only 23 days to go, you sure wouldn't want to repudiate your gift, right? =)

p.s. many thanks to my friends who used up all their pambobolas just to satisfy my hunger for flattery!!! joyce, carol, ethel, roxanne, jaja, jen, tria, ods, sherwin, kats, shen, che, pam mercado, cheng, carrie, rose, marie, yayo, joy diaz, azela, weng simbahan, mareng dred, johna, rica, and [for the three most balahura answers i got] bumbo, allan carreon and omay. =)