new me.

joelle kate, again.

summer of 7th grade to 8th grade, 2013.

yes, officially going to 8th grade, i'm already studying for the psat. i really don't wanna. 7th grade has been a blast. i really wish i could rewind and play it all over again. it just hit me that i'm about to get ready into high school. but that's life & i should just embrace the childhood i have left.

my friends have been amazing. so grateful to have them. you get to know who are you close friends & maybe you could make even more! i hope haha

so i'm officially 13. bout to turn 14 in 5 months. i just saw a post that i said i was about to turn 13 lollll



i may have drifted from some people or vice versa, but i still had great times with them <3

embrace who's there for you, darling. not everyone's gonna last long.

again, 7th grade was amazing. my friends, my family, my "love". haha i want you to meet him, soon.



43 minutes after midnight, it's late & i have to go to church at 11:30 in the morning. til' next time, i'll tell you everything about my heart and joy. :)

bayonne pool with the bestest girl friends in the world <3

My Day #4: My Vacation!

Ew, this was last year. I never got the chance to finish this blog post, because I can't remember what else happened. But, I LOOK LIKE A MESS. bare with my ooglyness. ;_;





Friday, June 29, 2011:
If you're lazy to read all this, I made a video, BUT, this video is only for Day 1 of my vacation. It's not the whole vacation. (btw, the video was on youtube, so i deleted it cos i didn't want to make a fool of myself, LOL)

If you want to read, please carry on.
I woke up at 5AM to go to the airport. There are 5 members of the family. This is the first time my family had been seperated, meaning that 3 members [I'm one of them] took the first flight and the 2 members had to wait two hours later for their flight. Our flight was 5 hours. We landed in LAX. We ate at a diner. I forgot what its called but it's across from LAX. It's facing the entrance to Gates 6 &amp;amp; 7. We ate there to kill time. We [as in my mom, my older sister, and me] has to wait for my dad and my brother to land. When they landed, we met them at the luggage claim. After we claimed our luggages, we took a bus. The inside of the bus looks like the bus that I yearly use for fields trips at school. At the end of the bus stop, we have to pay for the ride. ["We" as in "my dad".] The bus stopped at the building where I have to wait for my relatives to pick me and my family up. I was visiting my Grandma, my aunt, and other people that is related to my dad. When we got picked up, we ate at In-N-Out. While Grandma, Dad, and Mom was still eating, my sister, my brother, and me went across the street and looked around in Barnes &amp;amp; Nobles. I was interested in buying a book called, "Soul Surfer" but I was given anytime to pay for it. Anyways, I went back to the diner and wait until we're ready to leave. We went to Macy's that is not that far from Barnes &amp;amp; Nobles. My Grandma, my Mom, and I went there to look around. Then, we went to the hotel. This is what my hotel looks like.

Nice huh? We settled our things in the room and I think we fell asleep. That's the end of the day.

Saturday, June 30, 2011:

I woke up from the cozy bed. My mom has to visit her childhood friends. She left me, my sister, and my brother in the hotel room. We had to wait for my dad to come. When my dad came in the room, we decided to go to an amusement park. The amusement park we chose is Disney California Adventure Park. We went there to have a great day. My sister and I rode the crazy rides. Well, only one ride, which is the roller coaster. The four of us watched It's Tough To Be A Bug in 3D. It was frickin' scary. My 18-year-old sister was the one who was screaming. hahaha! XD We watched the World of Color. I took a video on the first half, not the second half because my camcorder died at the end of the first half. It's a good thing we got a good view of it. After that, we went to the hotel and fell asleep. What a good day.

Here are the videos of the World of Color; 

Sunday, June 31, 2011:

I went to Church. My family and I reunited with my Grandma and my aunt. For lunch, we went to a Filipino restaurant called, "Max's". Then, we went to see the Hollywood sign. After that, I went to meet my uncle and cousins. We went to a restaurant with them. We took a lot of pictures. Then, we went to the hotel to get ready for San Diego.

Monday, August 1, 2011:

Woke up from the cozy blankets. We packed to go to San Diego. My aunt was the driver. My dad is relived that he doesn't need to drive. When we reached San Diego, we stayed at Harrah's. I didn't took a picture while we were there. But, we did get the suite for free because my aunt has this card that will only be used from residents. We used up her card because she doesn't use it often. The view from the suite is beautiful. I took pictures, whichever, I really like the quality on my video camera. Here is what I took:

Creds to mother.<3

Keep in mind, I woke up.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011:

Time to get back to the road! We waited for my aunt to check us out from the hotel. To kill time, Dad played in the casino. He won $600. Unfortunately, he spent it all on food and gas. Haha. We went to get gas and my aunt won $500 dollars in the lottery. My dad started dancing like a happy leprechaun. haha. So, they retrieved the money later. We went back on the road to Las Vegas. We stayed in a hotel called Aria. We walked around and enjoyed the sites. We loved our hotel room. It was fun staying there.

*Sigh, that's it. That's all I remember. This was made last year ^^^^ apparently, i never finished it, and forgot the rest of the vacation. ;~; sigh, ohwell. finally get to publish it one year later! Enjoy!

**plus, these pictures were from 2011. i'm 2 years older now, so i changed lmfao

- joelle.

a memory well made.

So, I was invited to do a surprise plan for a good friend of mine. My kuya (not by blood, of course. friend-kuya.) wanted to ask out a girl he particularly likes. Either way, this is how we did it.

The girl and her best friend took a walk around the park. They stopped at the playground, where the person held a pokemon ball, with a clue inside. The clue led to the gazebo, then, that clue led to the pond, and then the tennis courts, and then to the basketball courts, which is where I was. I gave her the pokemon ball with a clue inside which leads up to the other gazebo where kuya asks out the girl. :) anyway, after i gave the girl (whose name is anonymous) the clue, once shes gone, i go to the other gazebo where kuya is. BUT, i made the girl doesn't see me. so, i had to look back a lot of times. .-. but, its okay. the girl's bestfriend distracted her for me, so i just need to run FAST. anyway, at the other gazebo, once she arrives, kuya sang Bottom Dollar by D-Pryde and his friend played the uke, and after, kuya confessed something, saying that he's always there for her, and will always miss her when they both going seperate high schools. Me and the other pokemon ball holders were just dancing along to the song. lololol. Also, he didnt get to ask her out, because personal family problems came in last minute, which i wont tell it on the internet, but he couldn't handle both relationships and family problems. so.. he didn't get to. besides, she would've said no because she was focusing on high school. but, on the bright side, kuya confessed something very touching. (:

~ joey.

My Vacation Trip.

My trip to Canada!

Once again, I have visited Canada this Sunday. I stayed there for 2 nights, and left Wednesday afternoon. Sunday night, after 8 hours of driving, we went to the amusement park next to our hotel, which is Marriott Courtyard. It was down the block. We didn't do much but walk around. But, at the very end of the block, we could see partial of the Niagara Falls which is all the way down the block. It was beautiful, though you couldn't see it on my iPod, considering that it has terrible quality and it was late at night. like 11pm - 12 in the morning when it was pitch black dark.

The next day, which is Monday, I swam in the swimming pool at the hotel. I swam in the indoor pool. Not the outdoor pool with the swirly slide next to it, leading to the pool, because it was unexpectedly raining outside. My sister, brother, and mother were exercising in the gym. After our workouts, we ate at a Japanese restauarant. I had chicken teriyaki. :3 Then we went to the amusement park next to our hotel. It was down the block also.* We walked around for a bit. but, then we decided to do an activity. Mom, Dad, and my sister didnt want to do one. ugh, killjoys. but, my brother and I went inside this museum about Guiness World Records.

aha, i was comparing myself to the tallest man of the world(x LOOOL.

The next day, we drove up from Ontario to Toronto to visit my dad's best friend from his college days, who moved there last year, i think, from the Bahamas. They lived there for about 10 years. I got a McFlurry at the McDonald's near there. it was SOOOO good. omg. Oreos are the best. and I think I got it for free, because the best friend's wife, is a manager there. so, i got a discount(: i think. LOOL. after that long visit, we drove back, which took 2 hours, and we went to the amusement park again. But, this time, my brother and I rode a ride called 'XD' something. LOOL. it's where you wear 3D glasses, a big screen is in front of you, and your chair moves a lot. Its as if youre on a REAL rollercoaster. I had lots of fun on it tho. They said to hold the bars for a better experience, but I put my hands up throughout the whole ride. ;) tho, i kinda cursed when it showed where the coaster jumped off the tracks and the chair shook hard when the coaster landed onto another track. LOL. but it was really fun. My brother definitely enjoyed it. Tho, i wanted to ride the two other rides like that, because I think it has more shaking of the chair, and more up and down. That XD ride.. it was just vibrating. nothing new. but I enjoyed it, somehow.

Finally, the last day. ;~; we ate at Tim Burton's. LOL, NOT THE ILLUSTRATOR, NOR THE ACTOR. LOOOOL. THE ACTUAL TIM BURTON'S RESTAURANT. anywho, we ate a quick breakfast there, but we ended up eating it in the car because there was too many bees in the store. When we finished, off we go! We made a few stops. But in NY, I had curly fries, and they were addictive to eat. LOL. I finished the whole cup of curly fries, which is a large! :O im fat. LOL. okie. then again, back to the road. The drive was like 6-8 hours. I finally texted my friend because I'm back in US. because since my phone isn't international, I couldn't text or call my friends or anyone when I'm out of the country. It costs charge. But, then I came home. LOL, boo. I loved Canada so much. I wish I could've stayed there. There was a lot of cute boys there. c; ahaha. I'll see you soon, Canada! Thanks for the lovely hat(x

- joelle kate. xx

6th grade.

omg. sixth grade was amazing, with the exception of drama. i hated sixth grade. everyday had at least one person crying, or one person fighting, or one person starting rumors. but, when i look at these photos.. i realized that ive made so many memories with the people who's leaving.. and the people who's not. i miss those memories where i laughed, jumped, screamed with them. it was all about laughter and having fun. its that moment where.. all the drama didn't exist.

btw, i got these pictures from the school website. :) if you want to see it bigger, then click on the photo. hehe. c: all these photos are taken by the best teachers ever! Mrs. dela Cruz, Mrs. Miranda, and Mr. Villaver! Miss you! http://stalselem.org

   aha, my times as a class representative in the Student Council 2011-2012. I've run for Secretary for Student Council 2012-2013, but, unfortunately, I lost to my best friend, Daniel. aha, its okay. he's very suited for the job as well as i am. :) aha, all student council pictures are taken by mrs. dela cruz!<3

bestie & i working on our Student Council banner. :) aha, why yes. i am a lefty.(: but, i do mostly everything with my right. on my right, i use scissors, i use the mouse, everything. some i use on my left.

here's her idea for the banner. c: cute, eh?

ASIAN POSE. ;D LOOOOL. my favorite picture!<3

i don't know who's this. lmfao. some 5th graders, probably.

aha, other class representatives! aha, theres daniel! aha, look how tiny he is. C: even though this was last year in 6th grade. lmfao. he's getting taller everyday tho! i bet he'll be my height this year during 7th grade. (:

last year's 8th graders. my vball girls!<3

LOL, Dom's face is PRICELESS. <3

aya and rhania. c: omg. miss these two! aha, look at aya(x

lol, sup, rhania. nice face. c;

secretary, treasurer, then representative! working on a sign, probably.

omg. these boys are so hilarious. i laugh til' i can't breathe because of them! aha, miss you! x

so, another great memory of mine. c: 

science! so, creds to our homeroom teacher, Mrs. Miranda. c: we're doing our science projects as a group assignment. we have to make a habitat of a biome, with its background, and animals, trees, and all sorts. aha, kinda frustrating, because people were being lazy to work and stuff like that. ugh.

aha, i've told you about my bestie, justin right? in my last post? hes the boy on the left. c: anyway, he's helping that group with some few adjustments and stuff. lol. i thnk they did tundra. or taiga.

Justin and his group! aha. theyre done here already. >_< before me. ugh.

Workin' on that project. lmfao.

aha. Hey, lookie! It's meeee! oh, ew. look how awkward i'm standing. .-. anyway, me workin' on the project. ugh, the rest of the members left me. ;~; lol, jk. they got lazy. ugh. asswipes.<3 LOL, i got a solo picture. ;D ugh, nvm. alex is there. ;~;

So, i'm guessing this is the pep rally. LOL, yeah. I think.. anyway. its catholic schools week, where its all about fun events. Pep rally is where the atheletes show the student body what they've got. Volleyball players and basketball players. We play music to boost up the excitement in the room. Basketball players played first. They shoot hoops and stuff. Boys and girl players. :D Next is volleyball players. We do a short game. A Team vs. B Team. aha, i forgot who won. I think A Team won. lmfao. idk. yaaay, my team won. c: ah, yes. i am in the A Team, i am a vball player. lool. read my bio.

6-2 class! <3

Here, some 8th graders come and teach us stuffffff. lol.

OH! THIS EVENT IS MY FAVORITE. Here, we have to wear clothes based on our race, which is optional. but, i wore a shirt with the philippines logo on it. hehe. PINOY PRIDE. C; anyway, we also have to perform a dance or song in our race.

they sang an american song. lol, idk.

they sang a spanish song. c:

Ah, look, my friend, me, and my other two friends. aha. name unclassified. lmfao. anyway, we sang "Paano Na Kaya". it was supposed to be me, and the girls on your right, but then the one in blue had to butt in last minute. ugh. she just wants to get all the spotlight, sing the loudest, and show off that she's the "best" singer. ugh, whatever. fuck off. k.

singing one of his own made up songs. lol.

we be singing Empire State of Mind. loool. :D it was fun. yet that same bitchass spotlight nigguh had to sing the loudest, and fucking sing higher pitches than the rest of the girls. k, youre a star, i get it. just let us have a turn, k? k. anyway, boys be dougie-in' and rapping and stuff. LOL.

me and the three funniest boys. lmfao. best friend next to mee. c;

aha, this is the parent conference. lolol. dance club had to dance to Move Your Body by Beyonce. :D it was good. aha. btw, see those tiedye shirts theyre wearing? yeah, EVERYONE made their own tiedye shirt, and we had to wear it on our Pep Rally. ;D

aha, last day of art clubbbbb! <3 thats me on the left, with the white jacket and scarf. lmfao. creds to Mr. Villaver! hes our school photographer. :D mrs. sommers too, but she didnt take these pictures. lmfao. 

ill miss these guys. wish you luck in high school!<3

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ah, art club. shall join again this year.<3

sixth grade. good memories. but, full of shit.

this was taken in our field trip to a museum in new york. theres my friend, kyra from davao.<3 aha. my group. 6-2 doe. WSUP MAH HOMIES. no? k, fine.

- joelle.

ps. this post took me like 3 days. damn.