Yearbook writeup

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“It's all just a... a random lottery of meaningless tragedy and a series of near escapes.” - Troy Dyer

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“Your first dawn blinded you, left you cursing the day.

Entrance is crucial and it's not without pain.

There's no path to follow, once you're here.

You'll climb up the slide and then you'll slide down the stairs.

It's foreign on this side,

But it feels like I'm home again.

There's no place to hide

But I don't think I'm scared.”

"Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders."

- Friedrich Nietzsche

Oh, How I Remember the KISSES!

I was just reminded of the legendary kisses of my childhood. You know, the little kisses that we used to put in plastic egg shells with powder to let them multiply. (Yeah, multiply...) It was a vivid memory of my grade school days. Ah, how I miss those days -- my childhood -- when all I can think of was how to get away from my Ninang who always insists on letting me wear those kikay clothes during wash-day Fridays in school. If only I can always be young and carefree...


It's a lot more different now. I realized just now how I was not able to take responsibility for my stupid decisions and damaging actions. How could I? When in truth, I always feel young and carefree, I never seem to grow up.


Now, let the kisses remind me of my sweet and fragrant childhood that never ceases to make me smile even for a split second.

Sad feet on a stormy day

Grabe talaga tong araw na to! Di nga lang kita sa picture ang mga bahang dinaanan ko para makarating sa school, pero grabe talaga. Ngayon ko lang naranasan to. Although hindi naman hanggang tuhod yung mga bahang nadaanan ko sa may Katipunan at papuntang school, just enough to cover my feet.


This is the whole story.

I survived!

October 5, 2007


Haggard talaga ang araw na 'to for me. Imagine?! Kahpon, natulog ako ng 2pm-6pm. Tapos from 6pm(04Oct)-4:40am(05OCt) eh nagmarathon ako ng pagre-review ng chem 145 at chem 125, take home exam sa PI 100, at thesis! Whoah! By 4:30 am, tapos ko naman ang thesis proposal at PI 100 paper. Pero di pa ako aral na aral sa dalawa kong exams. Pero umidlip muna ako til 6am.


Nasa school na ako ng 7am at dun ko na lang tinuloy ang pag-aaral ng chem 125. After ng exam 10:30, tinuloy ko ang pag-aaral sa chem 145 exam for 11:30. Ang hirap ng exam sa 145 kahit multiple choice kasi uber objective at di ako nakaaral. SANA MA-EXEMPT AKO SA DALAWA!


After ng exams, 1pm, sa PH 1205 naman ako para gumawa ng 125 lab special project at i-finalize ang collaborated papers namin nina Joel at Kristel sa PI 100. Tapos nagpa-print, then pumasok sa PI 100. Tapos at 4pm bumalik sa PH 1205 para sa chem 125 project. At dahil magagaling naman ang groupmates kong sina Carlo, Ace, at Jebs, eh almost tapos na ang project pagdating ko dun. Pagkatapos nun, nag-demo na kami ng ginawa naming water-level indicator kay Sir Lim. Eto pa nga yun o!


Yung black device ang gawa namin, di kasali yung pinagpapatungan. Yun yung experimenter. Ang cute noh? Akalain mo yun? Nakagawa kami ng electronic device! So ok na. Pero di pa dun nagtatapos. Pinuntahan ko pa si Kristel ng 5pm sa FC kasi may play sila sa Theatre class niya.


At last! 6pm nakarating na ko sa bahay at TULOG!

Nagmumuni-muni sa freshie walk

September 21, 2007


Pagkatapos ng nakakapagod na GPS activity sa GE1, naghintay ako ng Katips jeep sa may Yakal. Kumusta naman ang hindi ako makasakay? I think five jeeps na yung dumaan na puro puno talaga. Knowing my level of patience, di ko talaga kinaya. Gusto ko na ngang mag-taxi kung di lang ako nagtitipid. Hehe. Madalas na kasi akong mapa-cab these days. So ayun naisip ko na dun na lang maghintay sa may FC kasi dun hindi pa masyadong puno ang Katips na jeep.


So with my ears plugged with my headset, nilakad ko na lang mula Yakal hanggang FC waiting shed.






Ang saya sa may part ng Lagoon sa Freshie Walk. Isa lang yung nakasalubong kong tao tapos super tahimik talaga. So para may magawa naman ako, I took pictures of the sceneries. Haha so happy.





Nakarating din ako sa wakas sa may FC waiting shed. At Alas! Walang laman ang jeep pagsakay ko!

All in a day

August 28, 2007

Na-haggard ako! Reporting ko kasi today sa PI 100, 4pm, tapos may midterm exam pa sa Chem 125 ng 8:30am. Pinilit ko talagang gumising ng 3am. Actually 2am yata ako nag-alarm pero 3am na ako nagising. Minutes before midnight ako natulog. Pagkagising ko at 3am, nag-start na akong magbasa ng Rizal in His Centenary, pages 35-60+. Then at 6am, I took a bath. After that, aral ulet ng Chem 125.

Fortunately, okay naman yung exam – that is, kung tama ang mga sagot ko. After ng exam, may class pa ako.

Buti na lang na-dismiss kami nang maaga sa Chem 145 just so I had the time to study my PI 100 report on La Liga Filipina. Reporting really stresses me more than exams. Okray “Queen” pa naman ang prof – Sir Jesus Ramos. Scary.

Sa pabigla-biglang pagsulpot ni Sir Len Lim (Chem 125 instructor), ewan kung narinig yung conversation namin ni Krystelle (ka-Chem) about him. The conversation more or less went something like this.

Krystelle: Is he mabait?

Me: Oo. (Nodding)

Krystelle: Is he tamad?

Me: Slight lang. (I gestured with my thumb and forefinger)
Hindi pala – ganito (I gestured with my two arms wide open just in time for him to appear right in front of us.)\

Oh my God! I just convinced myself that he didn’t hear the latter part of our conversation. Geez.

So much for the previous kamalasan kasi natuwa naman ako sa PI 100 kasi di ako pinag-report ni Sir! Sana lang hindi naman ako singko. Wala na kasing time kaya siya na lang nag-explain. Prior to our reporting, may exciting scene na naman.

Sir: O, plus 1 sa final grade. Anong kahalagahan ng La Liga Filipina sa buhay ni Rizal.

(Knowing na report namin ‘to, na-force akong sagutin.)

Me: In writing his novels, Rizal was merely a political analyst. But with La Liga Filipina, Rizal became a political activist.

Sir: Tama, noh? So, blah blah blah. (Then, may next question siya.)

Me: Uhm sir, ok lang ba? Report kasi naming yun.

Sir: Kaya pala tawa ka nang tawa, pinagtatawanan mo ‘ko kasi mukha akong tanga na tinatanong kita. Ang yabang-yabang mo. Sige, plus .25 na lang. A Sige, wala na lang plus. Report mo pala yun. Ok, continue (referring to the reporter in front).

In fairness, good mood si Sir ngayon. Kasi kahit inokray nya ako eh laugh trip naman ang buong class kasi nakatawa din siya. Haay…thank you, Lord!

Snorkel snorkel

Brine Valley Resort
Mabini, Batangas
Mabini Tourism

August 25, 2007
MS 102

Na-kornihan ako kasi sa Batangas lang ang field trip…I can just go there any time -- this was before the trip. Pero naisip ko…hindi rin. Kaya happy na rin ako – this was after the snorkeling experience! Yahoo!

The vastness of the ocean seen from the surface was spectacularly overwhelming. As I plunged into the open ocean with my life vest on, there was much more vastness – incomparable. At first, I had to get used to the snorkel, which was really difficult for me. I had to learn it on my own because that’s what the others did. When I asked my classmate, who has already experienced snorkeling, why am I having a difficulty in breathing, she merely said that I was just panicking. I wanted to ask how exactly can I do it right, but it really seemed that I had to find it out on my own. And so I explored on my own, convincing myself to calm down and relax. Don’t panic. Until I finally did it and I was just so amazed by the fact that I did it.

The next thing I knew, I was swimming without my life vest. Whew. But I couldn’t risk going too far from the shore.

The marvel of that fact that I was actually seeing different kinds of fishes (you know the ones you see in aquariums) and I was there swimming with them was enough to take my breath away, sometimes even literally. But as I swam and moved farther from the shore (this I assumed when I could see a more vast area), it actually scared me to go on so I always ended up going back and not being able to explore more. I don’t have the guts. I wasn’t able to do manta towing as well, a water activity where you get to be dragged by a boat while viewing the deep with your snorkel on.

If you're lonely and you know it, shop for clothes!

White and black razor-back tees
Baleno
Php199.75
(SM-North EDSA Department Store)






Olive green sleeveless tee
Genevieve gozum
Php199.00
(SM-North EDSA)








White polo shirt with neck tie
Red Head
Php399.75
(SM-North EDSA Department Store)






Brown kurduroy shorts
Penshoppe
Php699.00
(SM-North EDSA Department Store)

Black suspender
Genevieve gozum
Php150.00
(SM-North EDSA)





Brown flip-flops
Dupe
Php485.00
(SM-North EDSA Department Store)
I bought a pair of Dupe slippers din pala – I so love flips (tsinelas!).




I LOVE THEM ALL!

Two treats in a day

August 29, 2007

2pm

Prior to the CHEMbot event, nag-FRIULI muna kami ng blockmate kong si Matet. Tagal pa kasi ng 6pm na event. Ayan…excited na naman ako! First time ko sa Friuli. Nag-order kami ng isangMargherita pizza tsaka dalawang putanesca pasta. I didn’t expect na ganun pala kadami yung serving ng pasta at ang laki ng pizza! Wohoah! Considering na dalawa lang kaming kakain – di yata ako ganun kababoy. But no! In the end, naubos din namin ang pasta at may natira lang 3 slices ng pizza. Yun nga lang…more than 2 hours yata kami dun sa resto! Parang kami yung mga slow-eaters sa Diner Dash. Panalo! I’ll write a review na lang on the food.

9:30pm
Then after ng CHEMbot event, nagpalibre pa ang isa kong blockmate na si Lubai sa McDO-Katips. Oh well, burger and fries meal lang naman. Sige, go lang. Ayan…baboy. Nakita ko pa si Claire (chupekwa ) sa McDO din. Amazing!

i-CHEMbot mo!

August 29, 2007

Tonight’s activity sa Institute of Chemistry: CHEMbot.
(Although wala ako sa pic...malamang!)

I think this is one of the few times na na-involve ako sa mga activities sa school. Ayoko talaga sana mag-attend kasi parang boring at tinatamad ako...sarap maging couch potato lang sa bahay. Pero napilit naman ako ng blockmates ko. But I must say this is the longest night of my college life…I think so.

Eto...sobrang tili ang ginawa ko sa pag-cheer. May freshie kasing sumayaw na cute (or gwapo). Lalo pang nadagdagan ang pogi points nung sumayaw na. Aba! Kumusta naman? Di lang hip-hop at street dance…nag-baila pa! Hang-cute na bata talaga – uber. Yikes. Hehe. In fairness, freshieng-freshie talaga kasi nahiya pa siya nung sinabi ng host na maraming nagpapatanong ng name niya. Aha. Sobrang na-overwhelm ako (actually lahat yata ng girls sa audience, lalo na ang blockmate kong si Maan at si Cressa na rin -- guys, sorry sa pambubuking ko) kaya super cheer na lang ng “GO Freshies!”, di ko na naisip na kuhanan ng pic. Umalis na nga siya agad eh. Haay…mga cradle snatchers nga naman…Haha. Evan (or Ivan) yata name niya.

May isa pa nga palang prospect dun sa event...yung isa sa lightsmen. Raket lang niya yun pero dentist daw talaga siya by profession sabi ng blockmates ko. Astig.

At siyempre may entry din ang Seniors kaya todo cheer na naman! Syempre sila pinaka-magaling…kaya nga nanalo ang Seniors! GO Seniors!

At yun nga…napagod ako sobra sa social event na ‘to! Lalagnatin yata ako…Hehe.

Ohhh...it's Martin Reyes pala

This photo was grabbed from http://ubeltcom000.web118.discountasp.net/photos/search.aspx?gid=616


Haha. Patawa naman talaga. Ngayon ko lang nalaman na yung isang classmate ko sa Archaeo 1 eh si Martin Reyes (UP Fighting Maroons-Men's Basketball) pala. Ang bano ko naman. :) More than half na ng sem ah. Sabi ko na nga ba parang namukhaan ko siya once sa TV nung may game. Kung di pa dahil sa activity namin sa Archaeo 1 eh di ko pa malalaman. Parang familiar nga yung name pero di masyado kasi di naman ako uber fan ng UAAP -- olats kasi sa Men's Basketball. Si Marvin Cruz lang yata kilala ko...oops si Bruce Quebral pa pala. Haha.


Ang babaw ko. Big deal masyado.

My 200 pesos' worth

I hate it. I just lost my 200-peso bill yesterday. I think I must have dropped it somewhere 'coz I just slipped it inside my bag's open pocket. Napaka-careless. It's 200 pesos! I could have gotten myself a treat at McDonald's or Tokyo Tokyo. I really felt like buying all the things in the world -- which is far from possible. So, I just ended up buying a box-of-three of Gonuts Donuts (Php70.00) and 3 three pairs of Dickies socks (Php169.75) -- a total of Php239.75, more than my 200 pesos' worth. Though I later realized that I actually lost more than twice my 200 pesos. But still, I felt a sense of relief having done so.

Buhay FM Radio

12:51 na ng umaga ngayon, Lunes. Walang pasok! (Seven days in a row!)


Bakit walang JAM 88.3 ngayon? Paboritong istasyon ko 'to kasi dito pinapatugtog ang mga hindi masyadong sikat na kanta pero magaganda (sa tingin ko lang naman) gaya ng Samson (ni Regina Spektor) at Sophia (ni Nerina Pallot). Lipat na lang muna sa ibang istasyon.


Oo, marami-rami rin akong mga kantang pwedeng patugtugin sa Windows Media Player. Pero ewan kung bakit gustung-gusto kong marinig sa FM ang mga kantang yun na pwede ko rin namang patugtugin sa player ko. Katulad nitong kasalukuyang pinapatugtog sa isang istasyon (sa pagitan ng 91 MHz at 94 MHz -- antigo na kasi yata itong radyo sa kwarto ko kaya ganito, di mo malalaman ang eksaktong istasyon) na Superman (ng Five for Fighting). Meron ako nito sa player. Siguro nagugustuhan ko lang ang ideya ng pagiging random ng mga bagay-bagay sa FM. Kahit pwede rin namang i-shuffle sa Media Player, mas masaya pa rin sa FM kasi hindi nalilimitahan ang pwede kong pakinggan. Minsan, yung susunod na kanta ay hindi swak sa pandinig ko. Kaya kapag ayaw ko sa isang istasyon, pwede kong ilipat sa iba at maghanap ng mas maganda.


Ang buhay ko parang FM Radio. Gusto ko na random ang mga pangyayari sa buhay ko at hindi naka-plano. Basta kung ano lang ang dumating. Gusto ko yun para lagi akong nasosorpresa. Pero hindi naman maiiwasang sa pagiging random ng buhay ko, may bigla-biglang dumarating na hindi ko gustong mangyari. Napapaisip ako kung maganda kaya ang kinalabasan kung pinagplanuhan ko. Pero hindi, kailangan kong panindigan. Sana lang katulad sa FM Radio, pwede ko ring ilipat sa ibang istasyon na lang kapag ayoko ng mga pangyayari sa kasalukuyang istasyon ng buhay ko.


Pero napansin ko, sa tuwing maghahanap ako ng ibang istasyon, parang mas gusto na lang bumabalik sa dati -- JAM 88.3.

Tap here to add new task

TAP HERE TO ADD A NEW TASK. I wonder why my phone has this feature. It pisses me off. I don’t need this feature.

Oh yes, I have tons of things to get over and done with. I actually find myself TAPPING on my phone screen and ADDING A NEW TASK. I even set the reminder settings. After my new task has been added, dozens of undone tasks finally flashes on the screen, including my new added task. It’s as if I’m a busy person for real.

But there's this one thing I forever-and-a-day accomplish – BUMMING. No sweat. Today is, in fact, my fifth-day existence as a total bum. I have two more days left. I’m desperately hoping not to succeed as a SUCCESSFUL BUM. I guess I have to start emptying my task bin. Way to go!