A Compliment From A Pretty Girl
Went to the Japanese Embassy today. I thought I can still go to school for the last grad practice but we ended up getting number 247. There are 246 people to be interviewed before us. So we were able to take our turn around 2:00P already.
My mom was betting that we're going to end up in Window Number 4. Window 4 had this pretty lady with an awesome styled short hair. And did I mention she was pretty? My mom wanted her hair. Haha She wanted to ask where the lady gets her hair cut, done and all. Haha. It was pretty funny.
As she shuffled the papers, quickly sorting them like a pro and seemed to not really read them (but we knew she's reading them all) she stopped to read the my Pisay certificate of attendance and admission letter from USC. In case they think we're trying to overstay. (You see, in the history of my passport I got denied by the Jap Embassy once.) So anyway, she asked all these questions like "You got into USC?" "You're studying there?" And stuff like, "Did you take an exam there?" "Sino nagfile ng papers, yung school?" And I said, no I just took the SAT and I handled the filing myself. And she was like, "Ah, so you just take the exam here? Wow, you got a scholarship." I didn't get a scholarship but I was just nodding and nodding. haha After a while she said, "Ang galing mo naman *smile*" We're guessing she has a sibling who's planning to study in the US too or something. Her hair was so nice I was just like *_* hahaha Just kidding. Hey, she's pretty. And I'm not lesbian.
After that short interview it was all *pak* *pak* *pak* *pak* (Pathetic attempt at trying to illustrate, in words, stamp sounds.) Oh, the sweet sight of pink receipt sticker thingies. Yeah, I'm going to Japan for sure now.
And then there's California. I just talked to my grandmother (mother side) and invited her to my grad. She asked where I want to eat, I said in some nifty Japanese restaurant (I'm thinking Genki). And then she asked me what I wanted for graduation. My cousin asked her for a car years ago. And he's not even my grandma's direct grandson. I'm not very demanding so I asked her to pay 3/5 of my ticket to LA instead ;) I'm not rich. She is.
Me: I'm going to LA, so maybe you can pay part of my ticket.
Her: Akala ko sa Japan ka pupunta?
Me: Oh, Daddy's paying for that ticket. Pupunta po ako sa States para tignan yung university.
Her: Ah, okay. How much do you need?
Me: Uhm... 30,000 in pesos?
Her: O sige.
Me: Thank you. And again, my grad's on Wednesday.
It seems easy doing that since she likes boasting about her money anyway. And if I were her I'd rather give airline ticket money rather than buy a car. And she hardly gives me anything so when I ask her for something, which is not very often, it's usually a food item or something expensive. (Hey, I have the right. I'm the real granddaughter.)
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Hope we can arrange the Vigan thing early April. And I haven't talked to Remika properly yet. Ange and I are planning to hitch with her family to Surigao.
I have a feeling too that the Swarthmore decision is going to appear in my email inbox VERY soon.
My mom was betting that we're going to end up in Window Number 4. Window 4 had this pretty lady with an awesome styled short hair. And did I mention she was pretty? My mom wanted her hair. Haha She wanted to ask where the lady gets her hair cut, done and all. Haha. It was pretty funny.
As she shuffled the papers, quickly sorting them like a pro and seemed to not really read them (but we knew she's reading them all) she stopped to read the my Pisay certificate of attendance and admission letter from USC. In case they think we're trying to overstay. (You see, in the history of my passport I got denied by the Jap Embassy once.) So anyway, she asked all these questions like "You got into USC?" "You're studying there?" And stuff like, "Did you take an exam there?" "Sino nagfile ng papers, yung school?" And I said, no I just took the SAT and I handled the filing myself. And she was like, "Ah, so you just take the exam here? Wow, you got a scholarship." I didn't get a scholarship but I was just nodding and nodding. haha After a while she said, "Ang galing mo naman *smile*" We're guessing she has a sibling who's planning to study in the US too or something. Her hair was so nice I was just like *_* hahaha Just kidding. Hey, she's pretty. And I'm not lesbian.
After that short interview it was all *pak* *pak* *pak* *pak* (Pathetic attempt at trying to illustrate, in words, stamp sounds.) Oh, the sweet sight of pink receipt sticker thingies. Yeah, I'm going to Japan for sure now.
And then there's California. I just talked to my grandmother (mother side) and invited her to my grad. She asked where I want to eat, I said in some nifty Japanese restaurant (I'm thinking Genki). And then she asked me what I wanted for graduation. My cousin asked her for a car years ago. And he's not even my grandma's direct grandson. I'm not very demanding so I asked her to pay 3/5 of my ticket to LA instead ;) I'm not rich. She is.
Me: I'm going to LA, so maybe you can pay part of my ticket.
Her: Akala ko sa Japan ka pupunta?
Me: Oh, Daddy's paying for that ticket. Pupunta po ako sa States para tignan yung university.
Her: Ah, okay. How much do you need?
Me: Uhm... 30,000 in pesos?
Her: O sige.
Me: Thank you. And again, my grad's on Wednesday.
It seems easy doing that since she likes boasting about her money anyway. And if I were her I'd rather give airline ticket money rather than buy a car. And she hardly gives me anything so when I ask her for something, which is not very often, it's usually a food item or something expensive. (Hey, I have the right. I'm the real granddaughter.)
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Hope we can arrange the Vigan thing early April. And I haven't talked to Remika properly yet. Ange and I are planning to hitch with her family to Surigao.
I have a feeling too that the Swarthmore decision is going to appear in my email inbox VERY soon.
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