well the other day while riding the bus home, keithleen and i were having this conversation on how a lot of GMG members will be graduating soon. and all that would be left are some of us plus the newbies and trainees. its scary to even think of clarence's position on this issue. so i guess it means that we're no longer the babies that we once were in GMG. those ahead of us will be leaving soon and now we're kinda taking their place to guide others and make them feel welcome. its sad if you think about it really. i remember the days when martin, clarence and i were new in GMG and were always nervous and shy to face the other members and how we would call most of them "ATE!" (pero yung guys never nmen tinawag na kuya! hehe.bt kya?)

and then yesterday i hosted this Confluence Cocktail at the Angelo King Convention Center ng CSB. it was a very formal event and i even wore a black cocktail dress(nyay! hehe.) it was very fun to do the event even if joanne(my partner) and i had no script to begin with. it was actually a very simple event where people are supposed to interact. there were students from dlsu, dls-csb, admin people, and some industry partners(company reps) and being in the middle of them all was quite a new experience for me. hosting was not the question. it was the "mingling" thing that boggles me. i had absolutely no batchmate there and i was the youngest amongst everybody in that hall. so during the interaction time, joanne and i had to interact as well. lucky for her, she knew some people. but as for me, i think that seeing a few familiar LaSallian Ambassadors there was already a blessing for me. but im glad to say that i faired out well naman. i had to be all formal and introduce myself and shake hands in such a dignified way that would probably make my friends wonder if that was really me.(haha) most of the people i met asked if i was already graduating too, but i said i was only in my second yr. so then i thought to myself, "don't worry ariane, one day, you'll get there!" i was bewildered on how mature i was supposed to act at that time. but it was very fun and interesting nonetheless. :)

also, i recieved a call from Happy(my pool head a.k.a mentor) last night and was surprised at the news that since she would be leaving for Germany for the 2nd term, i would be taking up the position of "acting-pool head" or officer-in-charge for the mean time while she's away.. this was something big for me. i love my pool and what we do, and now, being able to be given this oppurtunity is such an honor . i just hope that i will be able to do a good job with all of the new responsibilities. . . just a while ago, i attended a meeting of the EB's(Executive Board) and pool heads already. whew. iba din ang feeling ah. kinda scary na kinda fun.

growing up is a natural thing. but once you think about all of the responsibilities and new things that it comes with, be careful not to get blown away or scared. parang nalungkot nga ako ako bigla. i'm still a kid if you ask me. i'm in no hurry to grow up. . . being 18 pa doesn't help either. together with all the "adult ka na" snippets here and there. pero i am sure na i will do what i should. after all pa, i want to do so many things in life diba? so i better work hard.


goodluck na lang sa cramming, procrastination at katamaran na bumibisita once in a while. . . ^_^


(oh and martin, if you're reading this, "i miss u". i nid ur mature advices or funny quips ryt now. either will do) hahaha. . .=P