I've been bored a lot lately especially yesterday afternoon and today. Wala talagang magawa. Zero. Anyhow, ok na rin compared to having to juggle tons of school work. I'm getting myself ready for everything that's coming this year most especially because medyo nadagdagan yung responsibilities besides academics. We'll see what happens.. :p Praying, praying, praying.. :)

Because I was bored, I went online all day yesterday and today, literally. Well, of course I also went home to Batangas and slept in between kahit papanu. And anu pa ba...Hmmm ayyy, I forgot, I was supposed to forget about everything nga pala, hahaha..anu nga, Ralph? wahahahaha..loko ka talaga! :p Anyway, sige, stop na dun :p Thanks na rin lessening the boredom kahit papanu, wahahaha :p

What's with the name? Everyone has their story. I remember moments when we were asked in class where our names originated. The activity was done twice in high school (3rd and 4th year, I think) and once in college (Genpsych). The weirdest story I've encountered so far was from my friend Elro (her whole name is Elrobeliza, by the way :p). Parts of her name were from the name of her mother's ex-boyfriend. O di ba? We all asked her if her dad didn't feel bad about it and think she answered that he was disappointed a bit (sino kayang hindi noh?? :p). Another friend had RV as his name (as in yun lang). Weird noh?? Parents talaga, you'll never know when creativity (or the lack of it) will strike, hehe. Anyhow, a new found friend from school, Java, and I were taking about names a while ago. I find her name quite cute and interesting (It's Jayveline :p).

Java: walang connect sa names ng parents ko..hahaha..johny and nancy
Isabel: kala ko pinag mix ung names ng parents mo eh..parang gnun kasi
Java: hahhaha o nga e jv and lynn eh noh..ahahhaa
Isabel: hahahah..pwede! hahaha..ang isip ko jay at eveline
Java: hahahhahahah pwede!!!!!!!!!!!

Hmmm..I read something about parents who mix up their names for their kids and their other wild//creative naming strategies. It's HERE. Creative? Uhm, the person who wrote it doesn't think so :p Bob Ong also wrote something about it in one of his books..I think it's Bakit Baliktad Magbasa ang mga Pilipino or Stainless Longganisa. :)

As for me, it's just plain old Isabel. It was supposed to be Beatrice but I dunno, Dad changed his mind last minute when he saw me. That's my oh-so-exciting name story, hahaha. Na-trippan lang ni Dad na maging Isabel ako. And it's not even the unique/different Isabel (e.g. Ysabel, Ysabelle, Isabelle..). It's just Isabel.

I used to complain about it coz my sister and brother have two names. Tinamad ata sa akin eh coz I'm the firstborn. My mom's/dad's answer to my complaint was that Isabel was my only name because it can stand alone as it is. Coincidentally, Java pointed that out to me too. Powerful ba ang name ko? Wehehehe :p

Anyhow, I don't really have any problem with my name nowadays. I love it actually. People tell me they like it (sosyal ba? hahaha). This woman, after introducing myself, even told me that she'll name her baby girl Isabel if ever she'll have one (awww, touched ako :p).

So yeah, I guess, being plain and simple Isabel isn't so bad after all. :)

(oh my, ang vain nung entry ko..hahaha :p bored eh!!)

PS. Why is 'dreams' in the title? hahaha..ask me, I'll tell you :p